CN201697403U - Automatic ice maker and refrigerator employing same - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses an automatic ice maker. The ice maker comprises an ice maker main body, an ice cube tray component and an ice-making motor component, wherein the ice cube tray component can be horizontally extracted out of or inserted into the ice maker main body; and the ice-making motor component is connected to the ice maker main body, can drive the ice cube tray to turnover ice, and can move along the side wall of the ice maker main body to a position where interference between the ice-making motor component and the ice cube tray component can prevented when the ice cube tray is pulled out of or inserted into the ice maker main body. The utility model further discloses a refrigerator with the automatic ice maker. According to the utility model, the ice cube tray component can be cleaned periodically for eliminating bacteria and dust; moreover, the sanitary quality of produced ice blocks can be further guaranteed.
Description
Technical field
The utility model relates to ice machine, especially relates to a kind of automatic ice maker and the refrigerator with it.
Background technology
According to the difference of the mode of deicing, automatic ice maker can be divided into two kinds: reverse and force to turn over ice, ice is turned in electrical heating.Reverse and turn over ice owing to simple in structure, with low cost, ice cube quality advantages of higher are adopted in a large number, wherein the ice making motor body has been finished modularization, and in industry uses in a large number.
Existing automatic ice maker comprises parts compositions such as ice making motor, ice machine framework, ice exploration bar and ice-making disc, the rotation of ice making motor drives the end rotation of ice-making disc, and the other end of ice-making disc has stopping means, makes two ends anglec of rotation difference, generation is reversed, and twisting resistance makes ice cube break away from ice-making disc.
In existing automatic ice maker, most automatic ice maker itself is non-dismountable.Thus, can't be cleaned termly in the ice-making disc, thus easily breed bacteria, deposition dust etc., and after long-term the use, the hygienic quality of the ice cube that is produced also can not get guaranteeing.Problems such as also there is the air channel complexity in the removable ice machine of existing ice-making disc, and ice making speed is low.In addition, part can disassembly, cleaning automatic ice maker, usually ice machine is placed the refrigerator rear portion, and ice-making disc is placed on the place ahead of motor, by parts such as sliding support are installed to ice-making disc, thereby ice-making disc can be removed to clean.
In addition, the position blocks of the motor of being placed come the cold wind of flash-pot, ice making speed is produced bigger negative effect, for addressing this problem, solve the problem that stops the air channel by increasing laterally auxiliary air channel usually.But these means exist also that effect is undesirable, defective such as big takes up room.
Further, because existing ice machine is not rigorous to the process control that water is frozen into ice, the temperature sensor of installing on the ice machine can't carry out real-time sensing to the temperature of water and ice, has only the method by time expand to guarantee to freeze normally, has the problem of ice making overlong time.
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In view of this, the utility model is intended to solve at least one of technical problem that exists in the prior art.For this reason, the utility model need provide a kind of ice machine, and described ice machine can be dismantled easily, and is removed cleaning.In addition, the utility model need provide a kind of ice machine, and the ice making speed of described ice machine is fast, thereby improves the efficient of ice making.
According to one side of the present utility model, a kind of automatic ice maker is provided, comprising: the ice machine main body; The ice box assembly, described ice machine main body can flatly be extracted or insert to described ice box assembly out; The ice making electric machine assembly, described ice making electric machine assembly is connected to described ice machine main body, and can drive described ice box assembly and turn over ice, wherein said ice making electric machine assembly can move to and prevent the position that described ice box assembly interferes in the process of pulling out or insert described ice machine main body along the sidewall of described ice machine main body.
Thus, according to the utility model, can the ice machine main body of described automatic ice maker is relative with the cold air outlet of the refrigeration plant of for example refrigerator, form self-loopa thereby can allow cold air in described ice machine main body, form in the sealed space, thereby strengthened refrigerating speed and refrigeration.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, first end of described ice machine main body is formed with at least one air inlet, is used to import cold air.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the both sides that first end of described ice machine main body is in described ice box assembly are formed with air inlet respectively.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the air inlet that is positioned at described ice box assembly top is greater than the air inlet that is positioned at described ice box assembly bottom.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, down, described ice making electric machine assembly is engaged to second end of described ice machine main body, and forms enclosure space in described ice machine main body in working order.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, further comprise: ice tray, described ice tray be arranged on described ice machine main body under, be used to hold the made ice cube of ice box assembly.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, described ice making electric machine assembly further comprises: ice exploration bar, described ice exploration bar can drive be rotated predetermined angle from horizontal level by described ice making electric machine assembly, and sends the ice making stop signal of described automatic ice maker when touching ice cube in this angular range.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, be formed with water inlet on the upper surface of described ice machine main body, with by its water filling in the ice box assembly that described ice machine main body is inserted.
According to one side of the present utility model, a kind of refrigerator is provided, comprise aforesaid automatic ice maker, the cold wind outlet of first end of wherein said automatic ice maker in refrigerator, described ice making electric machine assembly is towards refrigerator doors.
Aspect that the utility model is additional and advantage part in the following description provide, and part will become obviously from the following description, or recognize by practice of the present utility model.
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Above-mentioned and/or additional aspect of the present utility model and advantage are from obviously and easily understanding becoming the description of embodiment below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 has shown the front perspective view according to the automatic ice maker of an embodiment of the present utility model, and wherein ice box assembly and ice making electric machine assembly are in open mode;
Fig. 2 has shown the rear perspective view according to the automatic ice maker of an embodiment of the present utility model, and wherein said automatic ice maker is in closure state;
Fig. 3 has shown the stereogram according to the ice box assembly of an embodiment of the present utility model;
Fig. 4 has shown the exploded perspective view of the ice box assembly shown in Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 has shown the stereogram according to the ice making electric machine assembly of an embodiment of the present utility model;
Fig. 6 has shown the exploded perspective view of the ice making electric machine assembly shown in Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 has shown the structural representation that the ice machine main body according to the automatic ice maker of an embodiment of the present utility model is connected with described ice making electric machine assembly, wherein:
Fig. 7 A has shown the structural representation of ice machine main body and described ice making electric machine assembly duty;
Fig. 7 B has shown the profile of Fig. 7 A;
Fig. 7 C has shown the structural representation of described ice making electric machine assembly when described ice machine main body is pulled out;
Fig. 7 D has shown the structural representation of described ice making electric machine assembly when described ice machine main body is laterally pulled out preset distance;
Fig. 7 E has shown after following Fig. 7 D closely the structural representation of described ice making electric machine assembly when described ice machine main body is rotated predetermined angular;
Fig. 7 F has shown the right view of Fig. 7 E;
Fig. 7 G has shown the structural representation when the ice box assembly according to the automatic ice maker of an embodiment of the present utility model is drawn out;
Fig. 8 has shown the front view according to the automatic ice maker of an embodiment of the present utility model;
Fig. 9 has shown the vertical view according to the automatic ice maker of an embodiment of the present utility model; And
Figure 10 has shown the local amplification view of part A among Fig. 7 B, wherein Figure 10 A has shown the local amplification view of part A among Fig. 7 B, and Figure 10 B has shown that Figure 10 A is along vertical view that B-B got; And Figure 10 C has shown the schematic diagram of pulling down/installing automatic ice maker.
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Describe embodiment of the present utility model below in detail, the example of described embodiment is shown in the drawings, and wherein identical from start to finish or similar label is represented identical or similar elements or the element with identical or similar functions.Below by the embodiment that is described with reference to the drawings is exemplary, only is used to explain the utility model, and can not be interpreted as restriction of the present utility model.
In description of the present utility model, term " inboard ", " outside ", " vertically ", " laterally ", " on ", close the orientation of indications such as D score, " top ", " end " or position is based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relation, it only is the utility model rather than require the utility model therefore can not be interpreted as for convenience of description with specific orientation structure and operation to restriction of the present utility model.
In following, will be example with the refrigerator (not shown), describe in detail according to automatic ice maker of the present utility model, but need to prove that automatic ice maker of the present utility model not only limits the use of in refrigerator, provides in the refrigeration plant of automatic ice-making function and can be applied to any needs.Following thus only for exemplary purposes rather than in order to limit protection domain of the present utility model.
Further; though following proposal of the present utility model is to describe in conjunction with automatic ice maker; but those of ordinary skill obviously can be applied to these technical characterictics after having read following technical proposals of the present utility model in the ice machine such as other types such as manual ice maker; following thus automatic ice maker only is in the purpose of example, rather than in order to limit protection domain of the present utility model." automatic ice maker " of the present utility model includes, but are not limited to manual ice maker, automatic ice maker, batch (-type) ice machine etc.
Describe automatic ice maker 1000 below with reference to accompanying drawings in detail according to embodiment of the present utility model, wherein Fig. 1 has shown the front perspective view according to the automatic ice maker 100 of an embodiment of the present utility model, and wherein ice box assembly 200 and ice making electric machine assembly 300 are in open mode; Fig. 2 has shown the rear perspective view according to the automatic ice maker 100 of an embodiment of the present utility model, and wherein said automatic ice maker 100 is in closure state.
As shown in fig. 1, described automatic ice maker 1000 comprises: ice machine main body 100; Ice box assembly 200, described ice machine main body 100 can flatly be extracted or insert to described ice box assembly 200 out; Ice making electric machine assembly 300, described ice making electric machine assembly 300 is connected to described ice machine main body 100, and can drive described ice box assembly 200 and turn over ice, wherein said ice making electric machine assembly 300 can move to and prevent the position that described ice box assembly 200 interferes in the process of pulling out or insert described ice machine main body 100 along the sidewall of described ice machine main body 100.Because described ice box assembly 200 can flatly be extracted or insert described ice machine main body 100 out and can not interfere with described ice box assembly 200 at ice making electric machine assembly 300 described in this process, ice box assembly 200 can be taken out thus, and described ice box assembly 200 regularly cleaned, eliminate bacterium and dust.In addition, can further guarantee the hygienic quality of the ice cube that produced.
Fig. 8 has shown the front view according to the automatic ice maker 1000 of an embodiment of the present utility model.According to an embodiment of the present utility model, first end of described ice machine main body 100 is formed with at least one air inlet 103, is used to import cold air.As shown in Figure 8, first end of described ice machine main body 100 both sides that are in described ice box assembly 200 are formed with air inlet 103,104 respectively.And described air inlet 103,104 is distributed in for example cold wind air outlet 501,502 places of the refrigeration plant of refrigerator, and respectively over against described cold wind air outlet 501,502 (as shown in Figure 8).
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the air inlet 103 that is positioned at described ice box assembly 200 tops is greater than the air inlet 104 that is positioned at described ice box assembly 200 bottoms, as shown in Figure 8.As shown in Figure 8, described ice machine main body 100 engages with ice making electric machine assembly 200 at second end, and described ice making electric machine assembly 300 is engaged to second end of described ice machine main body 100 down in working order, and forms enclosure space 105 in described ice machine main body 100.As shown in fig. 1, described ice machine main body 100 is formed with the transition part 109 that is inclination at second end, and described transition part 109 is used for forming transition between described ice machine main body 100 and described ice making electric machine assembly 300.And the ice making electric machine assembly 300 of the top of described ice making motor main body 100, described transition part 109, described joint and the described seal cavity 105 of ice box assembly 200 formation that inserts described ice making motor main body 100.Thereby after the cold wind from the cold wind air outlet 501,502 of the refrigeration plant of for example refrigerator is blown into described seal cavity, and described automatic ice maker 1000 top air inlet openings are bigger, and there is not obvious air outlet, cold air only sheds by peripheral slit, cold air can fully cool off the water that holds in the ice box assembly 200, and quickens ice making.The bottom air inlet 104 of described automatic ice maker 1000 is by the bottom refrigeration to ice box assembly 200, thereby make on the described ice box assembly 200 and under all have cold air to carry out ice making, thereby can be so that the ice-making process temperature equalization, can not introduce problems such as bubble or trash ice, thereby improve the quality of prepared ice cube.Need to prove, first end of described automatic ice maker 1000, be that left end can be set up a plurality of air inlets as required to increase the air-flow influx, accelerates the speed of ice making.
Further, described automatic ice maker 1000 can also comprise: ice tray 400, described ice tray 400 be arranged on described ice machine main body 100 under, be used to hold ice box assembly 200 made ice cubes, as shown in Fig. 7 E.
As shown in fig. 1, be formed with water inlet 101 on the upper surface of described ice machine main body 100, with by its water filling in the ice box assembly 200 that described ice machine main body 100 is inserted.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, described ice making electric machine assembly 300 further comprises: ice exploration bar 304, described ice exploration bar 304 can drive be rotated predetermined angle from horizontal level by described ice making electric machine assembly 300, and sends the ice making stop signal of described automatic ice maker 1000 when touching ice cube in this angular range.
Describe 26S Proteasome Structure and Function below with reference to accompanying drawings in detail according to each assembly of the automatic ice maker 1000 of an embodiment of the present utility model.
1,2,7,10 syndetons of describing on the top board that will be connected to according to the automatic ice maker 1000 of an embodiment of the present utility model in the refrigerator below with reference to accompanying drawings.Need to prove; syndeton of the present utility model is not limited to automatic ice maker 1000; those of ordinary skill obviously can be with the ice machine of this structure reference to other after having read following technical proposals of the present utility model, and it also falls within the protection domain of the present utility model.Figure 10 has shown the local amplification view of part A among Fig. 7 B, wherein Figure 10 A has shown the local amplification view of part A among Fig. 7 B, and Figure 10 B has shown that Figure 10 A is along vertical view that B-B got; And Figure 10 C has shown the schematic diagram of pulling down/installing automatic ice maker 1000.
As shown in Fig. 7 D, this syndeton that is used for ice machine comprises: three first connecting portions, described first connecting portion is formed on the upper surface of described ice machine and comprises: the first connecting portion main body 1021, and the described first connecting portion main body 1021 is connected to the upper surface of described ice machine; The first flange clamping part 1022, the described first flange clamping part 1022 extends upward from the edge of the described first connecting portion main body 1021, and has first kink 1023 that extends towards the central horizontal of the described first connecting portion main body 1021; Hang button 501,502,503 with corresponding three first of described first connecting portion, described first infrastructure of hanging button becomes to be suitable for being clipped in the described first flange clamping part 1022.
The described first connecting portion main body 1021 forms hollow circular cylinder, obviously its any other structure that also can form other hollow cylinders or can form the flange clamping part.
Described first hangs button comprises: suspension part 5011; The columnar portion 5012 of extending downwards from described suspension part 5011; And being formed on flange part 5013 under the described columnar portion 5012, described flange part 5013 snaps in the described first flange clamping part 1022.The center of described extension button is formed with threaded connection hole 5014, thereby can described extension button be connected on the top board of refrigerator for example by for example screw or rivet etc.
As shown in Figure 10, this syndeton may further include: second connecting portion, described second connecting portion comprises: second clamping part 2021, described second clamping part 2021 comprises: from the vertically extending vertical part 2022 of the upper surface of described ice machine and second kink 2023 that extends from the end horizontal of described vertical part, the bearing of trend of described second kink 2023 is identical with described first kink 1023, and is formed with open slot 2024 on it; And Elastic buckle portion 2025, described Elastic buckle portion 2025 and described open slot 2024 are oppositely arranged; Second hangs button 504, and the described second extension button 504 is corresponding with described second connecting portion, and described second infrastructure of hanging button 504 becomes to be suitable for being clipped in the described open slot 2024; Wherein said Elastic buckle portion 2025 be configured to do not deform, described Elastic buckle portion 2025 blocks described second bottom that hangs button 504, and hang button 504 and break away from from described open slot 2024 pressing Elastic buckle portion 2025, described second from freedom.According to an embodiment of the present utility model, described Elastic buckle portion 2025 comprises: the press section 2026 that is connected to the upper surface of described ice machine; And from the vertically extending Elastic buckle of the end vertical portion 2027 of described press section 2026, the length of described Elastic buckle vertical portion 2027 is the bottom of the described extension button 504 of overlap joint just.As mentioned above, described second hang button 504 and can have with described first and hang the identical structure of button 501,502,503.
Figure 10 C has shown the structural representation of operating described syndeton.When needs are installed or taken off automatic ice maker 1000, can allow described extension button 504 freely break away from from described open slot 2024 by pressing described press section 2026, and since the extension button 501,502,503 in first connecting portion can be freely from the lower part of the first flange clamping part 1022 from, thereby only promptly can realize the installation and removal of described automatic ice maker 1000 by pressing described press section 2026, simple in structure, easy to operate.
3,4 1000 ice box assemblies of describing according to an embodiment of the present utility model 200 below with reference to accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 3 has shown the stereogram according to the ice box assembly 200 of an embodiment of the present utility model; Fig. 4 has shown the exploded perspective view of the ice box assembly 200 shown in Fig. 3.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, described ice box assembly 200 comprises: ice box body 201, described ice box body 201 are formed with a plurality of ice cubes that are used to form ice cube and form chamber 202; Ice box body supporting piece 203, the two ends of described ice box body 201 are supported on the described ice box body supporting piece 203 corresponding two ends pivotly; Wherein said ice box body supporting piece 203 sidewalls 204 adjacent with its end are provided with rotation restrictor 205 (as shown in Figure 4), and described rotation restrictor 205 stops the further rotation of described ice box body 201 first ends when described ice box body 201 turns to predetermined angular.
As shown in Figure 4, the bottom of described ice box body supporting piece 203 is opened wide, and formed ice cube can be poured into the ice tray 400 that it is placed down like this when described ice box body 201 rotates in described ice box body supporting piece 203.Described ice cube forms chamber 202 can be formed with required shape as required, and described ice cube forms the form that can arrange chamber 202 more and puts.
As shown in Figure 4, be formed with sliding guide 212,213 respectively on two of described ice box body supporting piece 203 lateral walls.Described sliding guide 212,213 can form the reinforcement shape of the horizontal expansion on the described lateral wall, and corresponding with it, can be formed with chute 110,111 on two madial walls of described ice machine main body 100, as shown in Figure 9.Need to prove, also can be formed with on two lateral walls of described ice box body supporting piece 203 other matching structures with two madial walls of described ice machine main body 100 on the structure coupling of sliding, can be formed with chute on for example described lateral wall and be formed with sliding guide on two madial walls of described ice machine main body 100.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, be formed with damper portion 214,215 on the described sliding guide 212,213.And in Fig. 4, described damper portion 214,215 forms the V-shaped groove on the sliding guide 212,213, and described V-shaped groove is provided with in a longitudinal direction.Corresponding, also be formed with in the chute 110,111 of described ice machine main body and described Elastic buckle portion 112,113, described Elastic buckle portion 112,113 engages with described damper portion 214,215 respectively, thereby pull out in the process of ice box assembly 200 at needs, extra power need be provided, described ice box assembly 200 could be pulled out, prevent from the process of pulling out described ice making electric machine assembly 300, described ice box assembly 200 unexpectedly to be pulled out.
As shown in Figure 4, first end of described ice box body 201 is provided with columnar portion 206, and first end of described ice box body supporting piece 203 is provided with and described columnar portion 206 corresponding bearings 207, and described columnar portion 206 can be accommodated in the described bearing 207 also rotatable.Described ice box assembly 200 further comprises: ice box fixed part 208, described ice box fixed part 208 removably is connected to described ice box body supporting piece 203, and described columnar portion 206 is rotatable in bearing 207.
Second end of described ice box body 201 is formed with accommodation hole 209, described ice box body supporting piece 203 is formed with cylindrical hole 210, described ice box assembly further comprises connector 211, and described connector 211 can insert in the described accommodation hole 209 and can be driven in rotation in described cylindrical hole 210.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, second end of described ice box body 201 is formed with connector 211, and described ice box body supporting piece 203 is formed with cylindrical hole 210, and described connector 211 can be driven in rotation in described cylindrical hole 210.
In according to an embodiment of the present utility model, second end of described ice machine body 201 is formed with square accommodation hole 209, and second end of described ice box body supporting piece 204 is formed with cylindrical hole 210.One end of described connector 211 is formed with square protrusion, be used to be inserted into described square accommodation hole 209, the other end is formed with cylindrical portion, be formed with on the described cylindrical portion with the semicolumn oblique crank Z (not shown) of braking on the movement 302 and engage, and then can drive described ice box assembly 200 and be rotated and deice.Described connector 211 also can be connected to described ice box body 201 integratedly.
As shown in Figure 4, described rotation restrictor 205 is used for limiting the anglec of rotation of ice box assembly 200 away from ice making movement one end, and when this end contacts the anglec of rotation of an end when producing difference with ice making movement 302, then ice box assembly 200 will deform.Described rotation restrictor 205 forms half I-shaped bent tabs on the sidewall that is connected to described ice box body supporting piece 204, with the ice machine body 201 that is rotated in the carrying of predetermined angular place, and prevents that it is further rotated.Need to prove that, described rotation restrictor 205 also can adopt any other structure, to stop being further rotated of described ice box body 201 herein.
Described ice box body 201 elastically deformables, like this in described ice box body 201 rotating process, described ice box body 201 can deform, and allow wherein formed ice cube and described ice cube form the sidewall disengaging of chamber 202, and when rotating to predetermined angular, described ice box body 201 comes off.According to an embodiment of the present utility model, described connector 211 can be driven in rotation the 150-180 degree from horizontal level, and described rotation restrictor 205 is constructed such that first end of described ice box body 201 can be rotated the 100-120 degree.Like this because the angle difference that rotation takes place make the ice cube of described ice cube formation chamber 202 be extruded, and the angle that tilts owing to described ice box body 201 is bigger, comes off thereby nature can take place the ice cube of being extruded.
5,6 1000 ice making electric machine assemblies of describing according to an embodiment of the present utility model 300 below with reference to accompanying drawings, ice making electric machine assembly 300 can move to the position to prevent that ice box assembly 200 from interfering in the process of pulling out or insert ice machine main body 100 along the sidewall of ice machine main body 100.Wherein Fig. 5 has shown the stereogram according to the ice making electric machine assembly 300 of an embodiment of the present utility model.Fig. 6 has shown the exploded perspective view of the ice making electric machine assembly 300 shown in Fig. 5.
As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, ice making electric machine assembly 300 comprises: ice making motor supports 301, ice making movement 302, movement lid 303 and attaching parts 305.Wherein, ice making movement 302 is used to drive ice box assembly 200 and turns over ice.
Ice making motor supports 301 is used to hold ice making movement 302.Particularly, ice making motor supports 301 1 end openings, and inside is limited with spatial accommodation, and ice making movement 302 is located in this spatial accommodation.
Be formed with protuberance 3012 on the lateral wall of ice making motor supports 301, and be configured with the second hole portion 3032 on the side of movement lid 303, protuberance 3012 snaps in the second hole portion 3032 so that movement lid 303 is fastened on the ice making motor supports 301.
Attaching parts 305 are fixedly attached to ice making motor supports 301, and attaching parts 305 are configured to move to along the sidewall of ice machine main body 100 position to prevent that ice box assembly 200 from interfering in the process of pulling out or insert ice machine main body 100.
In examples more of the present utility model, attaching parts 305 comprise first cantilever 3051 and second cantilever 3052.Wherein, first cantilever 3051 stretches out a side of ice making motor supports 301, and second cantilever 3052 also stretches out the same side of ice making motor supports 301 and be positioned under first cantilever 3051, and the length of second cantilever 3052 is greater than the length of first cantilever 3051, and first cantilever 3051 and second cantilever 3052 are connected to ice machine main body 100 pivotly.Alternatively, the end that first cantilever 3051 and second cantilever 3052 stretch out from a side of ice making motor supports 301 is integral, and the other end is between the upper and lower every separating, as shown in Figure 6.
Correspondingly, on the sidewall of ice machine main body 100, be formed with and be respectively applied for the first transverse guidance track 106 and second guide rail 107 that cooperates with first cantilever 3051 and second cantilever 3052.
The first transverse guidance track 106 is used to be pivotally connected to first cantilever 3051.Second guide rail 107 is used to be pivotally connected to that second cantilever, 3052, the second guide rails 107 comprise the second transverse guidance track 1071 parallel with the first transverse guidance track 106 and be the arc guide rail 1072 that the center of circle forms with an end of the first transverse guidance track 106.Like this, when first cantilever 3051 time in the motion of the first transverse guidance track 106, second cantilever 3052 moves in the second transverse guidance track 1071 of second guide rail 107, when first cantilever 3051 motion, the first transverse guidance track 106 terminal, second cantilever 3052 moves along arc guide rail 1072, thereby make ice making electric machine assembly 300 rotate, as shown in Fig. 7 D-7G around the end of the first transverse guidance track 106.
In the first transverse guidance track 106 and second guide rail 107, slide respectively by first cantilever 3051 and second cantilever 3052, make that ice making electric machine assembly 300 can be along the both sides horizontal slip of ice machine main body 100 to the precalculated position, and in these pre-position ice making electric machine assembly 300 rotatable predetermined angles.
In addition, be formed with first grab 3034 respectively on two sides of movement lid 303.Correspondingly, an end that cooperates with ice making electric machine assembly 300 of ice machine main body 100 (being second end of ice machine main body 100) is formed with second grab 308, engage with first grab 3034 with second grab 308 when ice making electric machine assembly 300 inserts ice machine main body 100, thereby make ice making electric machine assembly 300 100 sealings of ice machine main body.
In one of them example of the present utility model, be formed with grip part 3033 on the cross side of movement lid 303, so that spur first grab 3034 to break away from second grab 308 by pulling grip part 3033.Alternatively, this grip part 3033 can be the attacker.
In another one example of the present utility model, shown in Fig. 7 A, the rear end of the second hole portion 3032 links to each other with first grab 3034 by the flexible member that is shaped as " U " shape, like this, when first trip 3034 engages with second grab 308, protuberance 3012 is fastened in the second hole portion 3032 and props up flexible member, and spur grip part 3033 and do not make first grab 3034 break away from second grab 308 when just letting go fully as the user, protuberance 3012 will give " U " shape flexible member with elastic force by the second hole portion 3032, the grab 3034 of winning is restored to the original state, and continue to engage with second grab 308.
In examples more of the present utility model, ice making electric machine assembly 300 further comprises ice exploration bar 304.Shown in Fig. 5,6, ice exploration bar 304 is positioned at outside the attaching parts 305, and be connected to ice making movement 302 pivotly by the opening on the side that is formed on ice making motor supports 301 3014, and can be driven the predetermined angle of rotation, and send the ice making stop signal when in this angular range, touching ice cube by ice making movement 302.
In the ice-making process of automatic ice maker 1000, described ice exploration bar 304 with the predetermined cycle to be arranged on ice machine main body 100 under ice tray 400 in ice cubes survey, be that described ice exploration bar 304 can be driven the predetermined angle of rotation from horizontal level by described ice making electric machine assembly 300, and send the ice making stop signal of described automatic ice maker 1000 when touching ice cube in this angular range, thereby described automatic ice maker 1000 stops to supply water by water inlet 101.
8 sensing units of describing according to the automatic ice maker 1000 of an embodiment of the present utility model 600 below with reference to accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 8 has shown the front view according to the automatic ice maker 1000 of an embodiment of the present utility model.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, be provided with sensing unit 600 at first end and the ice box assembly 200 position adjacent places of ice machine main body 100, be used for the ice making temperature in the described ice box assembly 200 of sensing.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the upper and lower sides that first end of described ice machine main body 100 is in described sensing unit 600 is formed with air inlet 103,104 respectively.Therefore the existence of sensing unit 600 can not influence flowing of the cold wind that flowed into by air inlet 103,104.The speed that ice machine is in time regulated cold wind according to the temperature of 600 perception of sensing unit, thus rapid ice making can be guaranteed, cut down the consumption of energy when going out ice.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the sensor support 602 that sensing unit 600 comprises sensor 601 and is used for fixing sensor 601, wherein, sensor support 602 is by adjacent cylinder, sensor 601 also forms corresponding cylinder and forms, and preferably sensor 601 is also formed by the adjacent column body by adjacent cylinder for sensor support 602.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, one end of sensor support 602 is fixed in the first end inboard of ice machine main body 100, the other end adjacent with ice tray assembly 200 forms hollow circular cylinder, and sensor 601 also forms the cylinder bodily form, and inserting in the described hollow circular cylinder of sensor support 602, and the end of the top of sensor 601 next-door neighbour's ice box assembly 200.Between the end of the top of sensor 601 next-door neighbour's ice box assembly 200, there is certain space, makes when guaranteeing when ice box assembly 200 reverses out ice that ice box assembly 200 reverses not wear sensor 601.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, sensor support 602 and ice box assembly 200 form by plastics.Thus, sensor 601 is being one deck plastics facing to the end of ice box assembly 200 only, and in other directions all around laminated plastics, therefore, sensor 601 is fast the most responsive for the temperature in the ice box assembly 200.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the end of ice box assembly 200 and sensor 601 next-door neighbours' position is provided with sheet metal 603.Because the heat-transfer effect of sheet metal obviously is better than plastics, therefore, by sheet metal 603 is set, the actual temperature in the sensing ice box assembly 200 more accurately.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, a sidewall of ice machine main body 100 is provided with microswitch 700, when ice box assembly 200 inserted ice machine main body 100, described microswitch 700 closures also triggered ice machine water supply signal, thereby inject the water of scheduled volume; Microswitch 700 is upspring and is triggered ice machine water supply stop signal when described ice box assembly 200 is removed.Guarantee thus when ice box is removed, can not supply water, thereby anti-sealing infiltrates through miscellaneous part and cause running bad after freezing.
According to an embodiment of the present utility model, sensing unit 600 is removable installed in first end of described ice machine main body 100, and the end that position and described ice box assembly 200 are set of described sensor unit 600 over against.
Thus, owing to be provided with sensing unit according to the automatic ice maker 1000 of an embodiment of the present utility model, thus can provide automatic control to whole processes such as water supply, ice makings, thus the intelligent of described automatic ice maker 1000 improved.
7 1000 the operations of describing according to an embodiment of the present utility model below with reference to accompanying drawings.Wherein Fig. 7 has shown the structural representation that the ice machine main body according to the automatic ice maker of an embodiment of the present utility model is connected with described ice making electric machine assembly, and wherein: Fig. 7 A has shown the structural representation of ice machine main body and described ice making electric machine assembly duty; Fig. 7 B has shown the profile of Fig. 7 A; Fig. 7 C has shown the structural representation of described ice making electric machine assembly when described ice machine main body is pulled out; Fig. 7 D has shown the structural representation of described ice making electric machine assembly when described ice machine main body is laterally pulled out preset distance; Fig. 7 E has shown after following Fig. 7 D closely the structural representation of described ice making electric machine assembly when described ice machine main body is rotated predetermined angular; Fig. 7 F has shown the right view of Fig. 7 E; Fig. 7 G has shown the structural representation when the ice box assembly according to the automatic ice maker of an embodiment of the present utility model is drawn out.
As shown in Figure 7A, in the process of normal ice making, second end of the described ice machine main body 100 of described ice making electric machine assembly 300 sealings, described first grab 3034 engages with second grab 308 on the ice machine main body 100, thereby in the course of work of described automatic ice maker 1000, form the air channel of a sealing, thereby quicken ice-making process, and prevent that described ice making electric machine assembly 300 breaks away from from described ice machine main body 100.Fig. 7 B has shown the cutaway view among Fig. 7 A, and wherein first cantilever 3051 and second cantilever 3052 lay respectively at the leftmost side of the first transverse guidance track 106 and described second guide rail 107.
In the ice-making process of automatic ice maker 1000, described ice exploration bar 304 was surveyed the ice cube in the ice tray 400 with the predetermined cycle, be that described ice exploration bar 304 can be driven the predetermined angle of rotation from horizontal level by described ice making electric machine assembly 300, and send the ice making stop signal of described automatic ice maker 1000 when touching ice cube in this angular range, thereby described automatic ice maker 1000 stops to supply water by water inlet 101.
Then, when finishing ice making or need pull out ice box assembly 200, by pulling grip part 3033, and make second grab 308 on described first grab 3034 and the ice machine main body 100 break away from, as shown in Fig. 7 C.
Then, at pulling movement lid 303 and make after first grab 3034 and second grab 308 on the ice machine main body 100 break away from, continue the described ice making electric machine assembly 300 of pulling, thereby described first cantilever 3051 and second cantilever 3052 carry out horizontal slip at the second transverse guidance track 1071 of the first transverse guidance track 106 and described second guide rail 107 respectively, as shown in Fig. 7 D.Need to prove, at this moment, motor driving shaft on the ice making movement 302 breaks away from connector 211, because Elastic buckle portion 112,113 engages the extra damping that is provided with described damper portion 214,215 respectively, thereby ice box assembly 200 unexpectedly can not pulled out.
Then, described first cantilever 3051 slide along the described first transverse guidance track 106 put in place after, described second cantilever 3052 can be that the arc guide rail 1072 that the center of circle forms continues to slide along the end with the described first transverse guidance track 106, and it is limited after rotating to certain angle, and keep this state, as shown in Fig. 7 E.The length adjustment of described arc guide rail 1072 becomes to make described ice making electric machine assembly 300 to keep the position of this state not interfere from the turnover in the ice machine main body 100 with described ice box assembly 200, as shown in Fig. 7 F, this moment, original hiding ice box assembly 200 was exposed fully.
Fig. 7 G has shown the state diagram when whole ice box assembly 200 is completely pulled out of ice machine main body 100, and described ice box assembly 200 can freely be inserted or pull out described ice machine main body this moment.With the aforesaid operations reverse operating, promptly be that ice box assembly 200 is mounted to process in the described ice machine main body 100, herein for succinct purpose, no longer repeat specification.
In above-mentioned, by describe automatic ice maker 1000 in detail in conjunction with Fig. 1-9 according to an embodiment of the present utility model.To simply describe below and have the application of described braking ice machine 1000 in the refrigeration plant of for example refrigerator.
At first, the extension button 501,502,503,504 of automatic ice maker 1000 of the present utility model by formed clamping part on the upper surface that is clipped to automatic ice maker 1000 can be connected on the top board (not shown) of refrigerating chamber of refrigerator, and when needed, can promptly can realize the installation and removal of described automatic ice maker 1000 by pressing described press section 2026, simple in structure, easy to operate.
In this refrigerator, the cold wind outlet 501,502 of first end of described automatic ice maker 1000 in refrigerator, and the ice making electric machine assembly 300 of described automatic ice maker 1000 is towards refrigerator doors.Can draw back described ice making electric machine assembly 300 when needed easily like this, and take out described ice box assembly 200 with clean, sterilization etc.And, thereby do not needing to provide speed and the quality that under the situation in extra air channel, has greatly improved ice making because the outlet of the cold wind of described refrigerator directly directly supplies to cold air in the enclosure space 105 by the air inlet on the ice machine main body 100 of described automatic ice maker 1,000 103,140.
Any mentioning " embodiment ", " embodiment ", " illustrative examples " etc. mean concrete member, structure or the characteristics described in conjunction with this embodiment and are contained among at least one embodiment of the present utility model.Not necessarily refer to identical embodiment in this schematic statement everywhere of this specification.And when describing concrete member, structure or characteristics in conjunction with any embodiment, what advocated is, realizes that in conjunction with other embodiment such member, structure or characteristics all drop within those skilled in the art's the scope.
Although the specific embodiment of the present utility model is described in detail with reference to a plurality of illustrative examples of the present utility model, but it must be understood that, those skilled in the art can design multiple other improvement and embodiment, and these improve and embodiment will drop within the spirit and scope of the utility model principle.Particularly, within the scope of aforementioned open, accompanying drawing and claim, can make rational modification and improvement aspect the layout of parts and/or subordinate composite configuration, and can not break away from spirit of the present utility model.Except the modification and the improvement of parts and/or layout aspect, its scope is limited by claims and equivalent thereof.
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1. an automatic ice maker is characterized in that, comprising:
The ice machine main body;
The ice box assembly, described ice machine main body can flatly be extracted or insert to described ice box assembly out;
The ice making electric machine assembly, described ice making electric machine assembly is connected to described ice machine main body, and can drive described ice box assembly and turn over ice, wherein
Described ice making electric machine assembly can move to and prevent the position that described ice box assembly interferes in the process of pulling out or insert described ice machine main body along the sidewall of described ice machine main body.
2. automatic ice maker according to claim 1 is characterized in that, first end of described ice machine main body is formed with at least one air inlet, is used to import cold air.
3. automatic ice maker according to claim 2 is characterized in that, the both sides that first end of described ice machine main body is in described ice box assembly are formed with air inlet respectively.
4. automatic ice maker according to claim 3 is characterized in that, the air inlet that is positioned at described ice box assembly top is greater than the air inlet that is positioned at described ice box assembly bottom.
5. automatic ice maker according to claim 1 is characterized in that, down, described ice making electric machine assembly is engaged to second end of described ice machine main body, and forms enclosure space in described ice machine main body in working order.
6. automatic ice maker according to claim 5 is characterized in that, further comprises:
Ice tray, described ice tray be arranged on described ice machine main body under, be used to hold the made ice cube of ice box assembly.
7. automatic ice maker according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described ice making electric machine assembly further comprises:
Ice exploration bar, described ice exploration bar can drive be rotated predetermined angle from horizontal level by described ice making electric machine assembly, and sends the ice making stop signal of described automatic ice maker when touching ice cube in this angular range.
8. automatic ice maker according to claim 1 is characterized in that, is formed with water inlet on the upper surface of described ice machine main body, with by its water filling in the ice box assembly that described ice machine main body is inserted.
9. a refrigerator is characterized in that, comprises automatic ice maker as claimed in claim 1, the cold wind outlet of first end of wherein said automatic ice maker in refrigerator, and described ice making electric machine assembly is towards refrigerator doors.
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