CN216114873U

CN216114873U - Refrigerator with a door

Info

Publication number: CN216114873U
Application number: CN202122573930.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马志强; 范艳武
Original assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Shandong Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-10-25
Filing date: 2021-10-25
Publication date: 2022-03-22
Anticipated expiration: 2031-10-25
Also published as: WO2023071010A1

Abstract

The utility model provides a refrigerator, which comprises a refrigerator body and an ice making mechanism, wherein the refrigerator body is provided with a refrigerator body; the box body constructs a refrigeration chamber; a refrigerating air duct for providing refrigerating capacity for the refrigerating chamber is arranged in the box body; the ice making mechanism comprises a bracket fixed in the refrigerating chamber and an ice making grid connected to the lower part of the bracket; the bracket covers the upper part and the left and right sides of the upper end of the ice making grid to form a channel between the bracket and the ice making grid; the shutoff is established to the one end of support and is had wind-guiding structure, and the export in wind-guiding structure and refrigeration wind channel is relative to in the passageway of the cold volume direction in with the refrigeration wind channel to the top of ice-making grid, in the cold volume in the refrigeration wind channel enters into the passageway between support and the ice-making grid through wind-guiding structure, can effectually avoid the cold volume to disperse in the entry of support and support, thereby improve the speed of ice-making, improve user's experience.

Description

Refrigerator with a door

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigeration, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

Refrigerators have become necessities of life, and the refrigerators maintain their interiors in a low-temperature state by utilizing refrigeration to prolong the storage time of articles. In recent years, with the increasing living standard of people, the performance requirements of refrigerators are higher and higher. In order to realize the ice making function, a refrigeration structure is generally required to be arranged in the refrigerator for making ice water or ice blocks for users to use.

The ice maker refrigerates liquid water on the ice maker by using cold energy in an air duct of the refrigerator so as to process the liquid water into ice water or ice blocks. In the related art, the amount of cold introduced into the ice maker is easily dissipated at an inlet of the ice maker or within the ice maker, resulting in a slow ice making speed.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a refrigerator with a refrigerating mechanism, which can effectively improve the speed of ice making and improve the experience of users.

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

according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator including a cabinet, and an ice making mechanism; the box body constructs a refrigeration chamber; a refrigerating air duct for providing refrigerating capacity for the refrigerating chamber is arranged in the box body; the ice making mechanism comprises a bracket fixed in the refrigerating chamber and an ice making grid connected to the lower part of the bracket; the bracket covers the upper part and the left and right sides of the upper end of the ice cube tray to form a channel between the bracket and the ice cube tray; and one end of the bracket is provided with a wind guide structure in a sealing way, and the wind guide structure is opposite to the outlet of the refrigeration air channel so as to guide the cold energy of the refrigeration air channel into the channel above the ice cube tray.

In some embodiments of the present application, the bracket includes an upper plate disposed horizontally, and side plates formed to extend downward from left and right sides of the upper plate; the air guide structure is arranged at one end of the two side plates, a gap is formed between the upper end of the air guide structure and the upper plate to form an air inlet, and the air inlet is opposite to the outlet of the refrigeration air channel; the ice cube tray is connected to the air guide structure.

In some embodiments of the present application, an upper end of the air guide structure is formed with a downwardly inclined air guide surface toward the ice cube tray.

In some embodiments of the present application, the air guide surface faces away from the ice cube tray and extends outward beyond the upper plate to correspond to an outlet of the cooling air duct.

In some embodiments of the present application, the bracket and the wind guide structure are integrally formed.

In some embodiments of the present application, an air guiding plate is disposed on an inner side of one end of the two side plates facing the air guiding structure; the distance between the two air deflectors is gradually increased in the direction departing from the air guide structure.

In some embodiments of the present application, the ice cube tray is rotatably connected to the wind guiding structure; and one end of the bracket, which is back to the air guide structure, is provided with a turnover motor, and the turnover motor is connected with one end of the ice cube tray, which is back to the air guide structure, and is used for driving the ice cube tray to turn over.

In some embodiments of the present application, the turning motor blocks an end of the bracket facing away from the wind guiding structure.

In some embodiments of the present application, the ice making mechanism further includes a shelf fixed on a sidewall of the refrigerating compartment, and the bracket is detachably engaged with a lower end of the shelf.

In some embodiments of the present application, a space is provided between the upper end of the air guiding structure and the outlet of the cooling air duct.

According to the technical scheme, the utility model has at least the following advantages and positive effects:

in the utility model, the bracket covers the upper part of the ice making grid and the left side and the right side of the upper end of the ice making grid so as to form a channel between the bracket and the ice making grid; the shutoff is established to the one end of support and is had wind-guiding structure, and the export in wind-guiding structure and refrigeration wind channel is relative to in the passageway of the cold volume direction in with the refrigeration wind channel to the top of ice-making grid, in the cold volume in the refrigeration wind channel enters into the passageway between support and the ice-making grid through wind-guiding structure, can effectually avoid the cold volume to disperse in the entry of support and support, thereby improve the speed of ice-making, improve user's experience.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice making mechanism and a cooling air duct of an embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a partial schematic view of an ice making mechanism of an embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention, with shelves not shown.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the structure shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a bracket of an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional structure view of a bracket of an embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

The reference numerals are explained below: 100. a box body; 200. an ice making mechanism; 210. layering; 220. a support; 221. an upper plate; 222. a side plate; 223. a wind guide structure; 224. an air deflector; 2231. an air guide surface; 230. an ice making grid; 240. a turnover motor; 300. a refrigeration air duct.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments that embody features and advantages of the utility model are described in detail below in the specification. It is to be understood that the utility model is capable of other embodiments and that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the utility model and 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.

The ice maker refrigerates liquid water on the ice maker by using cold energy in an air duct of the refrigerator so as to process the liquid water into ice water or ice blocks. In the related art, the amount of cold introduced into the ice maker is easily dissipated at an inlet of the ice maker or within the ice maker, resulting in a slow ice making speed. The application provides a refrigerator provided with a refrigerating mechanism, so that the refrigerator can be used for making ice when articles can be stored at low temperature.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice making mechanism and a cooling air duct of an embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

For convenience of description and understanding, a state of the refrigerator when it is used in an upright position is referred to, a direction of the refrigerator facing a user is a front-rear direction, and a width direction of the refrigerator is a left-right direction.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the present embodiment provides a refrigerator for storing articles at a low temperature, which may also be a refrigerated showcase or a refrigerated wine cabinet. The refrigerator includes a cabinet 100, a door rotatably covering the cabinet 100, a refrigeration assembly disposed in the cabinet 100, and an ice making mechanism 200 disposed in the cabinet 100.

A refrigerating compartment having an open front side is constructed in the cabinet 100, and foods are placed in the refrigerating compartment to be stored at a low temperature. The refrigerating compartment comprises a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment. The door is openably and closably covered on the front side of the cabinet 100 to open or close the refrigerating compartment of the cabinet 100 and to take and place articles in the refrigerating compartment. In this embodiment, the door is rotatably covered on the front side of the cabinet 100.

The refrigeration assembly is used for releasing heat in the refrigerator to the external environment and supplying cold energy to the refrigeration chamber so as to maintain the low-temperature environment in the refrigeration chamber. The refrigeration components include a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, a capillary tube, a refrigeration air duct 300 and the like. The refrigerating duct 300 is disposed in the cabinet 100, and an outlet of the refrigerating duct 300 is connected to the refrigerating compartment to provide refrigerating capacity to the refrigerating compartment. The specific structure and connection relationship of the refrigeration assembly refer to the refrigeration assembly in the related art, and are not described in detail herein.

The ice making mechanism 200 is provided in the refrigerating compartment to make ice water or ice cubes. In the present embodiment, the ice making mechanism 200 is provided in the freezing chamber. A water pipe is further arranged in the refrigerator, and the water pipe is communicated with the ice making structure and used for supplying water to the ice making mechanism 200 for making ice.

Fig. 3 is a partial schematic view of an ice making mechanism of an embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention, with shelves not shown. Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the structure shown in fig. 3.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, the outlet of the ice making mechanism 200 is opposite to the outlet of the cooling air duct 300. The ice making mechanism 200 includes a shelf 210 fixed on a sidewall of the refrigerating compartment, a bracket 220 fixed below the shelf 210, an ice making tray 230 disposed at a lower portion of the bracket 220, and a reverse motor 240 for driving the ice making tray 230 to reverse. The water duct transports water into the ice making tray 230 to make ice under the effect of the cold energy in the cooling duct 300. The inverter motor 240 drives the ice making tray 230 to be inverted to dump the manufactured ice cubes downward for use by a user.

In this embodiment, the inlet of the cooling air duct 300 in the freezing chamber is disposed on the rear side wall of the cooling chamber, and the shelf 210 is fixed on the rear side wall of the cooling chamber. The bracket 220 is detachably mounted on the shelf 210. When the ice making mechanism 200 is installed, the shelf 210 is installed in the refrigerating compartment, and then the bracket 220 and the ice cube tray 230 are installed as a whole, and then the bracket 220 is installed on the shelf 210, so that the ice cube tray 230 is installed below the shelf 210 along with the bracket 220, and the outlet of the refrigerating air duct 300 corresponds to the bracket 220, so as to deliver cold energy to the ice cube tray 230 on the bracket 220.

After the ice making tray 230 is installed at the lower portion of the bracket 220, the bracket 220 shields the left and right sides of the upper end and the upper side of the ice making tray 230 to form a channel between the bracket 220 and the ice making tray 230, and when the cooling energy flows from one end of the bracket 220 to the upper side of the ice making tray 230, the bracket 220 stops the cooling energy from being dispersed from the left and right sides of the upper end of the ice making tray 230, thereby improving the efficiency of ice making.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a bracket of an embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention. Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional structure view of a bracket of an embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Referring to fig. 2 to 6, the bracket 220 includes an upper plate 221 horizontally disposed, and side plates 222 formed to extend downward from left and right sides of the upper plate 221. The upper plate 221 is provided with a hook and a connecting hole to detachably snap the upper plate 221 under the shelf 210, so that the bracket 220 is detachably mounted on the shelf 210.

One end of the bracket 220 is provided with a wind guide structure 223, and the wind guide structure 223 is opposite to the outlet of the refrigeration wind channel 300 so as to guide the cold energy of the refrigeration wind channel 300 into the channel above the ice cube tray 230. According to the utility model, the air guide structure 223 is arranged at one end of the two side plates 222, a gap is formed between the upper end of the air guide structure 223 and the upper plate 221, and an air inlet is formed, the air inlet is opposite to the outlet of the refrigeration air duct 300, so that the cold energy at the air outlet of the refrigeration air duct 300 flows to the upper part of the ice cube tray 230 through the air inlet. The ice cube tray 230 is coupled to the air guide structure 223 to support the air guide structure 223.

In this embodiment, the air guide structure 223 is integrally formed on the bracket 220, and the rear side surface of the air guide structure 223 abuts against the rear side wall of the refrigerating compartment after the bracket 220 is mounted in the cabinet 100, the air guide structure 223 being located at the rear end of the bracket 220.

The upper end of the air guide structure 223 is formed with a downward inclined air guide surface 2231 facing the ice cube tray 230, the air guide surface 2231 faces the air outlet of the refrigeration air duct 300 and is located right below the air outlet of the refrigeration air duct 300, and the air guide surface 2231 guides cold energy to the upper side of the ice cube tray 230 quickly so as to make ice quickly.

In this embodiment, the air guiding surface 2231 extends outward beyond the upper plate 221 away from the ice cube tray 230 to correspond to the outlet of the cooling air duct 300, so as to guide the cooling energy conveniently.

In this embodiment, the ice cube tray 230 is rotatably connected to the air guiding structure 223; the turnover motor 240 is disposed at an end of the bracket 220 facing away from the air guide structure 223, and the turnover motor 240 is connected to an end of the ice cube tray 230 facing away from the air guide structure 223 and is used for driving the ice cube tray 230 to turn over.

The turning motor 240 blocks one end of the bracket 220, which faces away from the air guide structure 223, that is, blocks the front end of the bracket 220, so as to effectively prevent the cold from flowing out of the front end of the bracket 220. The two side plates 222 are shielded on the left and right sides of the ice making tray 230 to effectively shield the dispersion of the cooling capacity.

The ice cube tray 230 of the two side plates 222 has a space therebetween to prevent the ice cube tray 230 from interfering with the side plates 222 when the ice cube tray 230 rotates, and at the same time, after the air transfers the cold from above the ice cube tray 230 to the ice cubes or ice water above the ice cube tray 230, the air can flow out from the space between the ice cube tray 230 and the side plates 222, so that the air can flow between the ice making mechanisms 200.

In this embodiment, the inner sides of the two side plates 222 facing one end of the air guiding structure 223 are provided with air guiding plates 224; the distance between the two air deflectors 224 increases gradually in the direction away from the air guiding structure 223, so as to be used for guiding the cooling energy.

In this embodiment, a space is provided between the upper end of the air guiding structure 223 and the outlet of the refrigeration air duct 300, so that part of the cold energy at the outlet of the refrigeration air duct 300 is used for refrigeration, and part of the cold energy enters the bracket 220 for ice making. So that the arrangement of the ice making mechanism 200 does not affect the cooling of the cooling compartment.

In the present invention, the bracket 220 covers the left and right sides of the upper end and the upper side of the ice making tray 230 to form a passage between the bracket 220 and the ice making tray 230; the shutoff is established to the one end of support 220 has wind-guiding structure 223, and wind-guiding structure 223 is relative with the export in refrigeration wind channel 300 to in the passageway of the cold volume direction of refrigeration wind channel 300 to the top of ice-making grid 230, cold volume in the refrigeration wind channel 300 enters into the passageway between support 220 and the ice-making grid 230 through wind-guiding structure 223, can effectually avoid cold volume in the entry of support 220 and the diffusion in the support 220, thereby improve the speed of ice-making, improve user's experience.

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, characterized by comprising:

a box body which constructs a refrigeration chamber; a refrigerating air duct for providing refrigerating capacity for the refrigerating chamber is arranged in the box body;

the ice making mechanism comprises a bracket fixed in the refrigerating chamber and an ice making grid connected to the lower part of the bracket; the bracket covers the upper part and the left and right sides of the upper end of the ice cube tray to form a channel between the bracket and the ice cube tray; and one end of the bracket is provided with a wind guide structure in a sealing way, and the wind guide structure is opposite to the outlet of the refrigeration air channel so as to guide the cold energy of the refrigeration air channel into the channel above the ice cube tray.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the bracket includes an upper plate horizontally disposed, and side plates formed to extend downward from left and right sides of the upper plate; the air guide structure is arranged at one end of the two side plates, a gap is formed between the upper end of the air guide structure and the upper plate to form an air inlet, and the air inlet is opposite to the outlet of the refrigeration air channel; the ice cube tray is connected to the air guide structure.

3. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 2, wherein an upper end of the air guide structure is formed with a downwardly inclined air guide surface toward the ice making housing.

4. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 3, wherein the air guide surface faces away from the ice cube tray outwardly beyond the upper plate to correspond to an outlet of the cooling air duct.

5. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 2, wherein the bracket and the air guide structure are integrally formed.

6. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 2, wherein an air guide plate is provided at an inner side of one end of the side plates facing the air guide structure; the distance between the two air deflectors is gradually increased in the direction departing from the air guide structure.

7. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 2, wherein the ice cube tray is rotatably connected to the air guiding structure; and one end of the bracket, which is back to the air guide structure, is provided with a turnover motor, and the turnover motor is connected with one end of the ice cube tray, which is back to the air guide structure, and is used for driving the ice cube tray to turn over.

8. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 7, wherein the tilting motor blocks an end of the bracket facing away from the air guide structure.

9. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ice making mechanism further includes a shelf fixed to a sidewall of the refrigerating compartment, and the supporter is detachably engaged with a lower end of the shelf.

10. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein a space is provided between an upper end of the air guide structure and an outlet of the cooling air duct.