Summary of the invention
The present invention is the invention that proposes in order to address the above problem, and its purpose is provided with structure for a kind of refrigerator ice cube tank is provided, and conveniently puts by the ice maker generation of refrigerator doors inner face, the ice cube of discharging.
Another object of the present invention is provided with structure for a kind of refrigerator ice cube tank is provided, and allows the user easily take out ice cube.
An also purpose of the present invention is provided with structure for a kind of refrigerator ice cube tank is provided, and prevents the above-mentioned ice cube of putting because faulty operation is toppled over.
To achieve these goals, the technical solution used in the present invention provides a kind of structure that is provided with of refrigerator ice cube tank, include refrigerator doors, refrigerator ice-maker and be used to put the tank that described refrigerator ice-maker produces ice cube, wherein: described tank is the tank with the open case structure of end face, and its bottom is the inner face that axle is arranged on refrigerator doors rotationally with the articulated elements.
From the outstanding pair of plate-shaped fixture that forms of described refrigerator doors inside-out, its bottom is provided with groove, in the groove rotatably in conjunction with the outstanding articulated elements that is formed on the described tank two bottom sides face.
Lower end, the back side at described tank, outwards give prominence to and be formed with tabular articulated joint, the central part of articulated joint is provided with opening, described articulated elements is inserted in the opening, described refrigerator doors inner face is provided with the depression of the platy structure that makes described articulated joint insertion, at the central part of described depression, be provided with the rotation slot that combines with described articulated elements.
Top at described tank is provided with housing, in the lower end of housing, and the outstanding fixed projection that is formed with, the positive upper end at described tank has been recessed to form hanging groove, makes described fixed projection insertion or fixing.
In upper end, the back side of described tank, to refrigerator doors inner face direction, outstandingly be formed with fixture, at the inner face of described refrigerator doors, be recessed to form corresponding described fixture and insert or fixing holddown groove.
In medial surface the place ahead, the both sides of described fixture, to the outstanding restriction projection that is provided with of a pair of fixture center position, be under the state that turns an angle with the articulated elements at described tank, support described tank.
Described is that rotating shaft is assembled in articulated joint in the described rotation slot when turning an angle with the articulated elements, the restriction step that the bottom surface contact of described tank is provided with in the inlet lower end of described rotation slot, and supporting tank.
Effect of the present invention is in sum, and the present invention can be rotatably set in the inner face of refrigerator doors to tank, allows the user take out the ice cube of above-mentioned tank storage more easily.Simultaneously, the top of tank can more firmly be fixed on the housing and refrigerator doors of ice maker.Can be supported after tank turns an angle, prevent that it from rotating to an angle when above, the ice cube of having avoided putting is toppled over out.
The specific embodiment
Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, embodiments of the invention are elaborated.
Fig. 2 is that ice cube tank of the present invention separates in conjunction with schematic diagram, shows ice maker 30, is used to put the housing 31 of ice maker 30 and the state that tank 40 is arranged on 11 20 inner faces of refrigerator 10 refrigerating chambers.Fig. 3 is an ice cube tank generalized section of the present invention, shows that tank 4 of the present invention is fixed on the state on above-mentioned housing 31 fixtures 50.Fig. 4 is that another embodiment of the present invention ice cube tank separates in conjunction with schematic diagram, shows that the tank 40 of another embodiment of the present invention is fixed on the state of above-mentioned door inner face.Fig. 5 is an another embodiment of the present invention ice cube tank generalized section, shows that above-mentioned tank 40 is an axle with the articulated elements 41 that is fixed on door 20 rotation slots 61, the state that rotates.
Among the present invention, the inner face in 10 20 in refrigerator is provided with ice cube tank 40, is used to store the ice cube that is produced, discharged by ice maker 30.
Here, 10 20 in above-mentioned refrigerator is to be made of 11 20 of refrigerating chambers that contact with the lower cold air of temperature, by the sealing of above-mentioned door 20, allows the cold airflow of above-mentioned refrigerating chamber 11 lead to the inner face of above-mentioned door 20.
Above-mentioned ice maker 30 is arranged on the inside of refrigerator 10, utilizes the cold air of refrigerator 10 inside, the beverages of putting such as water is cooled off, and freezing ice cube utilization is moved the outside of device such as ice production apparatus row to ice maker 30.In the present embodiment, a side of ice maker 30 is fixed on the inner face of 11 20 of above-mentioned refrigerating chambers, presses the length direction of refrigerator 10 and arranges.
The outside of above-mentioned ice maker 30 also is provided with housing 31.
Above-mentioned housing 31 has and the similar case structure of the shape of above-mentioned ice maker 30, encircles in the outside of above-mentioned ice maker 30, releasably is fixed on the inner face of above-mentioned door 20.
As Fig. 2, shown in Figure 3, the two sides of above-mentioned housing 31 extend to form fixture 50 downwards.
Above-mentioned fixing piece 50 is extended to form to downside with platy structure by the two sides of above-mentioned housing 31.One end of fixture 50 closely contacts inner face at above-mentioned door 20 with an end of above-mentioned housing 31.
At the both sides, bottom of above-mentioned fixing piece 50 medial surface, be formed with circular opening or be recessed to form flutedly, allow articulated elements 41 insert rotationally.
Above-mentioned tank 40 is to have the open case structure of end face, and its size is less than the interior size space of fixture 50, so that be placed in the inside of pair of right and left fixture 50.
In the two sides, bottom of above-mentioned tank 40, be respectively equipped with the outwards outstanding bar-shaped articulated elements 41 that forms.
The part of the positive upper end of above-mentioned tank 40 caves inward with semi-circular shape, forms hanging groove 53.
In the lower end of above-mentioned housing 31, with the position of the last end in contact of above-mentioned tank 40, be formed with fixed projection 52 from the lower ends downward of housing 31 is outstanding, fixed projection 52 has semicircle tabular structure, can be inserted and secured in the above-mentioned hanging groove 53.
In addition, in the place ahead, two medial surface lower ends of above-mentioned fixing piece 50, be formed with bar-shaped restriction projection 70 to a pair of fixture 50 center positions are outstanding.
Above-mentioned restriction projection 70 can be respectively formed at the medial surface of above-mentioned both sides fixture 50, also can individually be formed on the medial surface of a side fixture 50.
Below, the operation principle that refrigerator ice cube tank of the present invention is provided with structure describes.
As Fig. 2, shown in Figure 3, the outwards outstanding bar-shaped articulated elements 41 that is formed on lower end, tank 40 two sides is inserted in the lower end hinge hole 51 of fixture 50 rotationally, makes the bottom of above-mentioned tank 40 be fixed on the inner face of 10 20 in above-mentioned refrigerator.Here, above-mentioned fixing piece 50 is extended to form downwards by housing 31 two sides that are close to 10 20 inner faces of refrigerator.
At this moment, the outstanding fixed projection 52 that is formed on above-mentioned housing 31 lower ends is inserted into and is recessed to form in the hanging groove 53 of above-mentioned tank 40 upper ends, makes the inner face of the tight contact in top of above-mentioned tank 40 at above-mentioned door 20, is fixed.
Under user's selectivity operation, above-mentioned refrigerator 10 and ice maker 30 carry out work.Along with 30 work of above-mentioned ice maker, the inside of above-mentioned ice maker 30 produces ice cube, and this ice cube is arranged the outside to ice maker 30 under the effect that moves ice production apparatus etc. of ice maker 30.
The ice cube that above-mentioned ice maker 30 is discharged, drop to the bottom of ice maker 30 by the lower end of above-mentioned ice maker 30, drop to the ice cube of above-mentioned ice maker 30 bottoms, the connected entrance 32 of housing 31 bottom surfaces by encircling above-mentioned ice maker 30 outsides is arranged the bottom to above-mentioned housing 31.
Row is to the ice cube of above-mentioned housing 31 bottoms, the opening of tank 40 end faces by being fixed on above-mentioned housing 31 bottoms, the inside of being put tank 40.
Thereby the ice cube that above-mentioned ice maker 30 produces is discharged from above-mentioned ice maker 30,, is stored cooling to be housed in the state of above-mentioned tank 40 inside.
Have under the state of ice cube at above-mentioned tank 40 storages, because user's selectivity operation, when the positive upper end of above-mentioned tank 40 is pressurized, under user's pressurization, be articulated in and articulate projection 52 on the above-mentioned tank 40 upper end hanging grooves 53, break away to the outside of hanging groove 53, the bed knife of above-mentioned tank 40 upper ends is eliminated, allowing above-mentioned tank 40 be in can serve as spool to carry out the state that freely rotates with articulated elements 41.
At this moment, the back side of above-mentioned tank 40 is supported by the inner face of above-mentioned door 20, and therefore above-mentioned tank 40 is an axle with above-mentioned articulated elements 41, from the inside-out side direction rotation of above-mentioned door 20.
When above-mentioned tank 40 serves as the axle rotation with above-mentioned articulated elements 41, the end face opening of above-mentioned tank 40, outstanding from the bottom of above-mentioned housing 31 to the outside of above-mentioned housing 31, be in open state.End face opening at above-mentioned tank 40 is under the opened state, and the user can take out the ice cube of above-mentioned tank 40 inside.
In addition, along with the bed knife to above-mentioned tank 40 upper end hanging grooves 53 disappears, above-mentioned tank 40 serves as that axle rotates with articulated elements 41, when above-mentioned tank 40 turns to certain angle, give prominence to the restriction projection 70 that is formed on above-mentioned fixing piece 50 inside lower end forward, hang over the positive basifacial of above-mentioned tank 40.At this moment, above-mentioned tank 40 is supported by above-mentioned restriction projection 70, prevents that tank 40 from further rotating forward.
Thereby above-mentioned tank 40 can not dump forward, and its inner ice cube also can not be scattering into the outside of tank 40, and the user can take out the ice cube of tank 40 inside easily.
After the use end to above-mentioned tank 40, under user's selectivity operation effect, above-mentioned tank 40 positive pressurized, the outstanding articulated elements 41 that is formed on above-mentioned tank 40 two sides, in the hinge hole 51 of fixture 50, rotate, above-mentioned tank 40 rotates, and is closely contacted the inner face at above-mentioned door 20.
At this moment, the hanging groove 53 that is recessed to form in above-mentioned tank 40 upper ends contacts with said fixing projection 52, and is pressed into.Be pressed into the hanging groove 53 of said fixing projection 52 lower ends, be articulated in the rear of said fixing projection 52, the fixed projection 52 that makes the tank 40 that is formed with hanging groove 53 be formed on above-mentioned housing 31 lower ends supports, and is in stationary state.
Below, with reference to Fig. 4, Fig. 5 describes another embodiment of structure that is provided with of refrigerator ice cube tank of the present invention.
As Fig. 4, shown in Figure 5, on tank 40, be formed with articulated joint 60 and fixture 62, corresponding with it, the inner face in 10 20 in refrigerator is formed with rotation slot 61 and holddown groove 63.
Above-mentioned articulated joint 60 is given prominence to the inner face direction of above-mentioned door 20 from the lower end, the back side of above-mentioned tank 40 and formed, and has platy structure, and is parallel with the two sides of above-mentioned tank 40, is to be formed by a pair of plate.
At the central part of above-mentioned articulated joint 60, be formed with the opening that can insert articulated elements 41.
Above-mentioned fixing piece 62 is with the inner face direction outstanding upper end both sides that are formed on above-mentioned tank 40 of bar-like shape to above-mentioned door 20, and its front end has the arrow structure.
Above-mentioned rotation slot 61 is recessed to form the position corresponding with above-mentioned articulated joint 60 at above-mentioned door 20 inner faces to the inboard of above-mentioned door 20, allows above-mentioned articulated joint 60 insert.
Above-mentioned rotation slot 61 has dented space to be formed on the inner face of above-mentioned door 20 with plate-like shape to the inside, so that allow tabular articulated joint 60 insert.The front of above-mentioned rotation slot 61 is formed with fluting.
The central part two sides of above-mentioned rotation slot 61 are formed with the identical circular open of section shape and above-mentioned articulated elements 41, so that fix the two side ends of above-mentioned articulated elements 41 with articulating.
The diameter of said fixing groove 63 inlets has groove shape structure less than inside diameter, is used to insert above-mentioned fixing piece 62.
After above-mentioned articulated joint 60 was inserted in rotation slot 61 inside of above-mentioned door 20 inner faces, above-mentioned bar-shaped articulated elements 41 was inserted in above-mentioned rotation slot 61 central parts.That is, above-mentioned articulated joint 60 is rotating shaft with above-mentioned articulated elements 41, rotatably is combined in the above-mentioned rotation slot 61.
Along with above-mentioned articulated joint 60 is combined in the rotation slot 61 of above-mentioned door 20 inner faces, the lower junction of above-mentioned tank 40 is combined in the inner face of above-mentioned door 20.
In addition, along with above-mentioned tank 40 is combined in the inner face of above-mentioned door 20, the fixture 62 of upper end, above-mentioned tank 40 back sides is inserted in holddown groove 63 inside of above-mentioned door 20 inner faces.
Here, above-mentioned fixing piece 62 has the arrow structure, is inserted into from the inlet of said fixing groove 63.After being inserted into said fixing groove 63 inside, the central part of above-mentioned fixing piece 62 is articulated in the inlet of said fixing groove 63, makes the top of above-mentioned tank 40 be fixed on the inner face of above-mentioned door 20.
Along with refrigerator 10 or ice maker 30 work, ice maker 30 produces ice cube, the ice cube that produces is arranged the outside to ice maker 30 under the effect that moves ice production apparatus of above-mentioned ice maker 30, the ice cube that is discharged to ice maker 30 outsides drops to the bottom of above-mentioned ice maker 30, by encircling the housing 31 bottom surface connected entrances 32 of above-mentioned ice maker 30 outsides, be housed in the inside of above-mentioned tank 40.
Ice cube from above-mentioned ice maker 30 landing by the opening of above-mentioned tank 40 end faces, is housed in the inside of above-mentioned tank 40.
Storing under the state of ice cube at above-mentioned tank 40, by user's selectivity operation, when the pressurization of the positive upper end of above-mentioned tank 40, active force passes on the fixture 62 at above-mentioned tank 40 tops.At this moment, be pressed into fixture 62 central parts in the said fixing groove 63, the narrow inlet disengaging from said fixing groove 63 is eliminated the bed knife that acts on above-mentioned tank 40 tops.
When the bed knife of above-mentioned tank 40 upper ends was eliminated, it can serve as that axle carries out the state that freely rotates with articulated elements 41 that above-mentioned tank 40 is in.
The articulated joint 60 of above-mentioned tank 40 serves as that axle rotates with the articulated elements 41 in the above-mentioned rotation slot 61, when above-mentioned tank 40 turns to certain angle, and the bottom surface of above-mentioned articulated joint 60, its restriction step 71 contacts are in the lower end of above-mentioned rotation slot 61, and are supported.Under the state that above-mentioned articulated joint 60 is supported by the lower end of above-mentioned rotation slot 61, above-mentioned tank 40 is supported with the state of inclination certain angle.
Above-mentioned tank 40 is with respect to the interior face tilt certain angle of above-mentioned door 20, is in that the user can take out the ice cube of above-mentioned tank 40 inside under the opened state.After the use of above-mentioned tank 40 finished, under user's selectivity operation effect, above-mentioned tank 40 positive pressurized.At this moment, the top of above-mentioned tank 40 serves as that axle rotates with above-mentioned articulated elements 41, and quilt is combined closely at the inner face of above-mentioned door 20.
At this moment, the outstanding fixture 62 that is formed on upper end, above-mentioned tank 40 back sides, be pressed into holddown groove 63 inside of above-mentioned door 20 inner faces, the top of above-mentioned tank 40 is fixed, and the articulated joint 60 of its underpart is fixed on the inside of above-mentioned rotation slot 61, makes the upper and lower part of tank 40 be fixed on the inner face of above-mentioned door 20 with combining closely.
In the present embodiment, above-mentioned ice maker 30 and tank 40 are arranged on the door 20 of refrigerator 10 refrigerating chambers 11.But above-mentioned ice maker 30 and tank 40 also can be arranged on the positive door 20 of the refrigerating chamber that is formed with the cold air path.In addition, also can omit the housing 31 of above-mentioned ice maker 30 outsides, the ice cube that allows ice maker 30 produce, to discharge directly drops to tank 40 inside of ice maker 30 bottoms.
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, within the scope of the claims, does not break away under the situation of basic thought of the present invention, can carry out various deformation, and these distortion belongs to also in the claim scope of the present invention.