CN215113374U

CN215113374U - Refrigerator with a door

Info

Publication number: CN215113374U
Application number: CN202120646975.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 韩立利; 张建; 李利云; 申乃雨
Original assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-30
Filing date: 2021-03-30
Publication date: 2021-12-10
Anticipated expiration: 2031-03-30
Also published as: WO2022206289A1

Abstract

The utility model provides a refrigerator, which comprises a box body and an ice making system arranged in the box body; the ice making system comprises a refrigerator, an ice making grid and an ice storage box; the ice maker is arranged in the box body; the ice cube tray is positioned below the ice maker; the ice making grid is provided with ice making cavities with different shapes so as to make ice blocks with different shapes or sizes on the ice making grid under the action of the ice maker; the ice storage box is positioned below the ice making grid and used for bearing ice blocks falling downwards from the ice making grid; a plurality of isolated ice storage cavities are formed in the ice storage box, and the upper parts of the ice storage cavities are opened; the ice storage cavities are respectively arranged corresponding to the ice making cavities. The ice making cavities with different shapes are formed on the ice making grids, and ice blocks with different shapes or sizes can be manufactured on the same ice making grid, so that the requirements of users are effectively met.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a refrigeration technology field, in particular to refrigerator.

Background

Refrigerators are used to store foods fresh for a long period of time. The refrigerator has refrigerating compartments each of which is maintained in a low temperature state through a refrigerating cycle, thereby freshly storing foods. Along with the continuous improvement of the living standard of people, more and more refrigerators in the market have the automatic ice making function at present.

Currently, some users need a refrigerator capable of providing ice cubes with different specifications to meet the requirements of production or life. However, the existing refrigerators in the market are basically one ice maker to ensure that the refrigerator has enough refrigerating compartments, and a single ice maker generally only makes ice cubes of one specification, which cannot meet the requirements of users.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a refrigerator to can make the ice-cube of different specifications, thereby satisfy user's demand.

In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

according to one aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a refrigerator, including a box body and an ice making system disposed in the box body; the ice making system comprises a refrigerator, an ice making grid and an ice storage box; the ice maker is arranged in the box body; the ice making grid is positioned below the ice making machine; the ice making grid is provided with ice making cavities with different shapes, so that ice blocks with different shapes or sizes can be made on the ice making grid under the action of the ice maker; the ice storage box is positioned below the ice making grid and used for bearing ice blocks falling downwards from the ice making grid; a plurality of isolated ice storage cavities are formed in the ice storage box, and the upper parts of the ice storage cavities are opened; the ice storage cavities are respectively arranged corresponding to the ice making cavities.

In some embodiments, the ice bank is a box-packed structure with an open upper portion, and a partition is disposed in the ice bank to divide the ice storage cavities into a plurality of ice storage cavities.

In some embodiments, an ice detecting rod is further arranged on the ice maker, and the ice detecting rod can rotate downwards to detect the height of ice in the ice storage cavity.

In some embodiments, the upper end of the partition board starts to be provided with a clearance gap corresponding to the ice detecting rod.

In some embodiments, the upper surface of the ice making case is downwards concave to form the ice making cavity with an open upper end; the ice making grid is connected below the ice maker in a turnover mode so as to enable the opening of the ice making cavity to rotate to face the ice storage cavity.

In some embodiments, the ice making chambers are provided in two groups, and each group is provided with a plurality of identical ice making chambers.

In some embodiments, two sets of the ice making chambers are arranged at intervals in the front-rear direction.

In some embodiments, the ice bank is slidably disposed within the bin to be extractable therefrom.

In some embodiments, the ice making system further comprises a water tank, a water pump, and a water pipe connected in sequence; and a water outlet of the water pipe is arranged above the ice cube tray.

In some embodiments, the water tank and the water pump are both located above the ice cube tray.

According to the above technical scheme, the utility model discloses following advantage and positive effect have at least:

the utility model discloses in, be formed with the ice making chamber of different shapes on the ice cube tray, can produce the ice-cube of different shapes or size on same ice cube tray to effectual user's demand that satisfies.

The ice storage box is internally provided with a plurality of isolated ice storage cavities, the ice storage cavities correspond to the ice making cavities respectively, and different ice blocks in different ice making cavities fall into the corresponding ice storage cavities, so that convenience is brought to a user to obtain different ice blocks in different ice storage cavities, and the convenience is brought to the user.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice making system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a connection structure between an ice making compartment and an ice detecting rod on an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a connection structure between the ice detecting rod and the ice maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice cube tray according to an embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of an ice bank in an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

The reference numerals are explained below:

100. a box body; 110. a refrigeration compartment; 200. an ice making system; 210. a water tank; 220. a water pump; 230. a water pipe; 240. an ice maker; 250. an ice making grid; 251. an ice making chamber; 260. an ice bank; 261. a partition plate; 262. an ice storage cavity; 263. avoiding gaps; 270. an ice probe.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments that embody features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the following description. It is to be understood that the invention is capable of other and different embodiments and its several details are capable of modification without departing from the scope of the invention, and that the description and drawings are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated in a particular manner, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

At present, some users need refrigerators capable of providing ice cubes with different specifications to meet the requirements of production or life, however, the existing refrigerators in the market are basically one ice maker in order to ensure that the refrigerator has enough refrigerating compartments, and a single ice maker generally only manufactures ice cubes with one specification and cannot meet the requirements of the users.

For convenience of description and understanding, the state of the refrigerator cube in use is taken as a reference, the direction of the refrigerator facing a user is the front direction, the direction of the refrigerator facing away from the user is the back direction, and the vertical direction is the up-down direction.

Referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a refrigerator including a cabinet 100, a refrigeration system disposed in the cabinet 100, a door covering the front side of the cabinet 100 and being openable and closable, and an ice making system 200 disposed in the cabinet 100.

A front side opening of the case 100 is formed with a refrigerating compartment 110 for storing articles, and a space for accommodating a refrigerating system and a corresponding ice making system 200.

In this embodiment, the refrigerating compartment 110 of the box 100 includes a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment are spaced apart from each other, and the refrigerating compartment is located above the freezing compartment.

The door is opened and closed at the front opening of the cabinet 100 to close or open the refrigerating compartment 110 of the cold cabinet 100. The specific structure of the box door refers to the structure in the related art, and is not described in detail herein.

The refrigerating system is used for providing cold energy to the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber so as to maintain the low-temperature environment in the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber. The refrigerating system comprises a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, a capillary tube and the like. The specific structure and connection relationship of the refrigeration system refer to the refrigeration components in the related art, and are not described in detail herein.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an ice making system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 2, the ice making system 200 includes a water tank 210, a water pump 220, a water pipe 230, an ice maker 240, an ice cube tray 250, an ice bank 260, and an ice probe 270.

The water tank 210, the water pump 220 and the water pipe 230 are connected in sequence, and a water outlet of the water pipe 230 is positioned above the ice making tray 250. The water in the water tank 210 is guided by the water pump 220 and the water pipe 230 and discharged into the ice making compartment 250, and the ice maker 240 cools the water in the ice making compartment 250 to change the water in the ice making compartment 250 into ice cubes, so that the ice cubes are made on the ice making compartment 250. The ice cubes on the ice making cells 250 are discharged into the ice bank 260 and stored in the ice bank 260 for use. The ice feeler 270 is disposed corresponding to the ice bank 260 to detect the height of ice cubes within the ice bank 260 to determine whether there are enough ice cubes in the ice bank 260.

The water tank 210 is positioned in the case 100 above the ice making tray 250, and the water tank 210 is filled with water for a water source for making ice. The water tank 210 is provided with a water filling port to timely supply water to the ice making system 200 by filling water into the water filling port. Filling the water tank 210 with water may be automatic or manual.

The water pump 220 is directly communicated with the water tank 210 or communicated with the water tank 210 through a pipe to pump or discharge the water in the water tank 210 into the water pipe 230, and deliver or discharge the water into the ice cube tray 250 through the water pipe 230.

The water pump 220 and the water pipe 230 are both located above the ice cube tray 250, in this embodiment, the water tank 210 and the water pump 220 are both accommodated in the refrigerating chamber, and the ice maker 240 and the ice cube tray 250 are both located in the freezing chamber. The upper part of the water pipe 230 is positioned in the refrigerating chamber, and the water inlet at the upper part of the water pipe 230 is communicated with the water pump 220; the water outlet at the lower part of the water pipe 230 is positioned in the freezing chamber and is positioned right above the ice making tray 250.

In some embodiments, the water pump 220 may be replaced with a valve, and the valve and the water pipe 230 are both positioned above the ice cube tray 250, and the valve is opened, and the water in the water tank 210 flows to the ice cube tray 250 under the gravity to replenish the ice cube tray 250.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a connection structure between an ice making compartment and an ice detecting rod on an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a connection structure between the ice detecting rod and the ice maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, the ice maker 240 is enclosed to form a frame structure, so that a window penetrating up and down is formed on the ice maker 240, the ice cube tray 250 is connected to the ice maker 240 and corresponds to the window of the ice maker 240, and a water outlet of the water pipe 230 extends into the window or directly faces above the window to replenish water to the ice cube tray 250 at the window.

In this embodiment, the freezing chamber is a source of cold energy for the ice maker 240, and provides cold energy for the ice maker 240, so that the ice maker 240 can make ice conveniently. With regard to the specific structure and connection relationship of the ice maker 240, reference is made to the structure of the ice maker in the related art, and details are not repeated here.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, protruding shafts are formed at both ends of the ice making tray 250, and the protruding shafts are inserted into the ice maker 240 and rotatably connected to the ice maker 240, so that the ice making tray 250 can be turned downward. After the ice cubes are formed in the ice making compartment 250, the ice making compartment 250 is turned downward to pour the manufactured ice cubes into the ice bank 260.

The ice cube tray 250 is rotatably connected below the ice maker 240 through a convex shaft, and the ice maker 240 is provided with a rotating motor which is connected to the convex shaft of the ice cube tray 250 in a transmission manner so as to drive the ice cube tray 250 to rotate.

The ice making compartment 250 is formed with ice making chambers 251 having different shapes so that ice cubes having different shapes or sizes can be made on the ice making compartment 250. In this embodiment, the ice making cavities 251 of the ice cube tray 250 are arranged in two sets, and each set is provided with a plurality of identical ice making cavities 251, so that ice cubes with square upper portions or strip upper portions can be obtained.

In this embodiment, the two sets of ice making cavities 251 are arranged at intervals along the front-rear direction, and the two sets of ice making cavities 251 do not occupy the space in the width direction of the box 100, and do not cause large interference to the effective storage space of the box 100.

In this embodiment, the upper surface of the ice cube tray 250 is recessed downward to form an ice making cavity 251 with an open upper end, and the edge of the ice cube tray 250 protrudes upward to form a water retaining edge for retaining water. The ice making compartment 250 is rotated by a motor to rotate the opening of the ice making chamber 251 toward the ice storage chamber 262, so that the ice cubes in the ice making compartment 250 fall into the ice bank 260 by gravity.

The upper ends of all the ice making chambers 251 are formed with passages so that water can be introduced into the respective ice making chambers 251 from the passages when water is filled.

A sensor for detecting the water level in the ice cube tray 250 is disposed on the ice cube tray 250 or the ice maker 240, and when water is filled into the ice cube tray 250 through the water pipe 230, the sensor stops filling water into the ice cube tray 250 after detecting that the water level in the ice cube tray 250 reaches a preset height.

Referring to fig. 2 and 6, the ice bank 260 is positioned below the ice making compartment 250 to carry ice cubes falling downward from the ice making compartment 250. The ice bank 260 is slidably disposed within the case 100 to be able to be withdrawn from the case 100, so as to take out the ice cubes within the ice bank 260 for use. The ice bank 260 is located in the freezing chamber to maintain the form of ice cubes using the cold within the freezing chamber.

The ice bank 260 is a box-packed structure with an upper opening, a partition 261 is arranged in the ice bank 260, and the partition 261 is vertically arranged to divide a plurality of ice storage cavities 262 with upper openings in the ice bank 260. The plurality of ice storage cavities 262 are isolated, and the plurality of ice storage cavities 262 are respectively arranged corresponding to different ice making cavities 251.

In this embodiment, the partition 261 is provided in one, and the single partition 261 divides the space in the ice bank 260 into two ice storage cavities 262, and the two ice storage cavities 262 are provided corresponding to the two ice making cavities 251 on the ice cube tray 250. After the ice making tray 250 is turned over, the ice cubes in the different ice making chambers 251 respectively fall into the corresponding ice storage chambers 262.

In some embodiments, the partition 261 is provided in plurality such that the ice making chamber 251 and the ice storage chamber 262 are correspondingly provided in plurality.

In this embodiment, the upper end of the partition 261 is provided with a position-avoiding notch 263, and the position-avoiding notch 263 is disposed corresponding to the ice-detecting rod 270, so that the lower end of the ice-detecting rod 270 can move into the position-avoiding notch 263 to detect the height of the ice in the ice storage cavity 262.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4 again, in the present embodiment, the ice detecting rod 270 is rotatably connected to the ice maker 240, and the ice detecting rod 270 and the ice cube tray 250 are disposed in a staggered manner. The ice-detecting lever 270 can be rotated downward for detecting the height of the ice cubes within the ice storage cavity 262.

In this embodiment, the ice-detecting rod 270 is located right above the clearance 263, and after the ice-detecting rod 270 rotates, the ice-detecting rod can extend into the clearance 263 for detecting the height of the ice cubes.

Referring to fig. 2 to 6, in the embodiment, after the water tank 210 is guided into the ice making cavity 251 of the ice making compartment 250, ice is condensed in the ice making cavity 251, and the ice making compartment 250 rotates to pour the ice in the ice making cavity 251 into the ice storage box 260.

The ice detecting rod 270 rotates to detect the height of the ice cubes in the ice bank 260, and if the ice cubes in the ice bank 260 reach a preset height, the water tank 210 does not fill water into the ice cube tray 250 and the ice cube tray 250 does not work. If the ice cubes in the ice storage box 260 are lower than the preset height, the water in the water tank 210 is introduced into the ice making grid 250, the water is poured into the ice storage box 260 after the ice cubes are made on the ice making grid 250, whether the ice cubes in the ice storage box 260 reach the preset height is detected again, if the ice cubes in the ice storage box 260 reach the preset height, the ice making grid 250 does not work, and if the ice cubes in the ice storage box 260 do not reach the preset height, the ice making is continued by the ice making grid 250, so that the ice making is stopped after the ice cubes in the ice storage box 260 reach the preset height.

The utility model discloses in, be formed with the ice making chamber 251 of different shapes on the ice cube tray 250, can produce the ice-cube of different shapes or size on same ice cube tray 250 to effectual user's demand that satisfies.

A plurality of isolated ice storage cavities 262 are formed in the ice storage box 260, the ice storage cavities 262 are respectively arranged corresponding to the ice making cavities 251, different ice blocks in different ice making cavities 251 fall into the corresponding ice storage cavities 262, and therefore convenience is brought to users to obtain different ice blocks in different ice storage cavities 262, and convenience is brought to the experience and the use of the users.

While the present invention has been described with reference to several exemplary embodiments, it is understood that the terminology used is intended to be in the nature of words of description and illustration, rather than of limitation. As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be understood that the above-described embodiments are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, but rather should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A refrigerator comprises a box body and an ice making system arranged in the box body; characterized in that the ice making system comprises:

an ice maker disposed in the case;

an ice making tray located below the ice maker; the ice making grid is provided with ice making cavities with different shapes, so that ice blocks with different shapes or sizes can be made on the ice making grid under the action of the ice maker;

the ice storage box is positioned below the ice making grid and is used for bearing ice blocks falling downwards from the ice making grid; a plurality of isolated ice storage cavities are formed in the ice storage box, and the upper parts of the ice storage cavities are opened; the ice storage cavities are respectively arranged corresponding to the ice making cavities.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice bank is a box-packed structure with an open top, and a partition is disposed in the ice bank to divide the ice storage cavities into a plurality of ice storage chambers.

3. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 2, wherein the ice maker is further provided with an ice detecting rod which can rotate downwards to detect the height of the ice in the ice storage chamber.

4. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 3, wherein the upper end of the partition plate starts to have a clearance gap corresponding to the ice-detecting rod.

5. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the ice making tray is downwardly recessed to form the ice making chamber with an open upper end; the ice making grid is connected below the ice maker in a turnover mode so as to enable the opening of the ice making cavity to rotate to face the ice storage cavity.

6. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice making chambers are provided in two groups, and each group is provided with a plurality of identical ice making chambers.

7. The refrigerator of claim 6, wherein two sets of the ice making chambers are spaced apart in a front-rear direction.

8. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice bank is slidably disposed within the box to be withdrawable therefrom.

9. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice making system further comprises a water tank, a water pump, and a water pipe connected in sequence; and a water outlet of the water pipe is arranged above the ice cube tray.

10. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the water tank and the water pump are located above the ice making compartment.