CN218936753U - Ice maker and refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ice machine and a refrigerator, wherein the ice machine comprises a mounting frame and an ice machine body arranged on the mounting frame, the ice machine body comprises an ice making tray and an air guide piece, a first air guide channel is arranged on the mounting frame, a second air guide channel is arranged in the air guide piece, an air inlet of the first air guide channel and an air inlet of the second air guide channel are both communicated with a cold air outlet, and an air outlet of the first air guide channel and an air outlet of the second air guide channel face towards the upper surface and the lower surface of the ice making tray respectively. According to the ice machine, the air guide channels are formed in the mounting frame and the air guide piece, when the ice machine operates, air is blown to the upper surface and the lower surface of the ice making disc, the air blowing amount of the ice making disc is increased, the air guide piece is provided with the plurality of through holes, the ice making disc is cooled more uniformly, the ice making efficiency of the ice machine is improved, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Ice maker and refrigerator

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to an ice maker and a refrigerator.

Background

At present, refrigerators with ice makers are popular for more and more users, ice cubes can be made through the ice makers at home, the requirement of users on the ice cubes is met, the ice makers in the refrigerators are used for making ice by means of air outlet and cooling of air outlets of the whole compartments of the refrigerating chambers of the refrigerators, but in the related art, only a cold air outlet of the refrigerators is simply communicated with the ice makers, and a cold air flow passage in the ice makers is not specially designed, so that the ice making efficiency of the ice makers is low.

Disclosure of Invention

The present utility model aims to solve at least one of the technical problems in the related art to some extent.

Therefore, the embodiment of the utility model provides an ice maker, which has the characteristics of uniform ice cooling, high ice making efficiency and the like.

An embodiment of another aspect of the present utility model provides a refrigerator having the above ice maker.

The ice maker comprises a mounting frame and an ice maker body arranged on the mounting frame, wherein the ice maker body comprises an ice making tray and an air guide piece, a first air guide channel is arranged on the mounting frame, a second air guide channel is arranged in the air guide piece, an air inlet of the first air guide channel and an air inlet of the second air guide channel are communicated with a cold air outlet, and an air outlet of the first air guide channel and an air outlet of the second air guide channel face to the upper surface and the lower surface of the ice making tray respectively.

According to the ice machine, the air guide channels are formed in the mounting frame and the air guide piece, when the ice machine operates, air is blown to the upper surface and the lower surface of the ice making disc, the air blowing amount of the ice making disc is increased, the air guide piece is provided with the plurality of through holes, the ice making disc is cooled more uniformly, the ice making efficiency of the ice machine is improved, and the user experience is improved.

In some embodiments, the ice maker body further includes a frame on which the ice making tray and the air guide are rotatably mounted, the frame being mounted on the mounting frame, the air guide being located at a side adjacent to a lower surface of the ice making tray, and an air outlet of the second air guide passage being directed toward the lower surface of the ice making tray.

In some embodiments, the first end in the length direction of the air guiding member is provided with an air inlet forming the second air guiding channel in an open manner, the second end of the air guiding member is provided with an air outlet of the second air guiding channel, and one side, adjacent to the ice making tray, of the air guiding member is provided with an air outlet of the second air guiding channel.

In some embodiments, the air guide piece comprises an upper air guide plate and a lower air guide plate, at least part of the edges of the upper air guide plate and the lower air guide plate are connected through a connecting plate, through holes are formed in the upper air guide plate, and the through holes form an air outlet of the second air guide channel.

In some embodiments, the cross-sectional shapes of the upper air deflector and the lower air deflector are arc-shaped, and the concave surface of the upper air deflector and the concave surface of the lower air deflector are located at a side adjacent to the ice making tray.

In some embodiments, the plurality of through holes are divided into a plurality of rows, each row comprises a plurality of through holes which are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the upper air deflector, and the plurality of rows of through holes are arranged at intervals on the upper air deflector along the arc-shaped extending direction.

In some embodiments, the mounting frame comprises a mounting portion and an air guiding portion connected with each other, the air guiding portion is located above the mounting portion, the ice maker is mounted on the mounting portion, the first air guiding channel is arranged on the air guiding portion, and an air outlet of the first air guiding channel faces to the upper surface of the ice making tray.

In some embodiments, one end of the air guiding part in the length direction is opened to form an air inlet of the first air guiding channel, and the lower end face of the air guiding part is opened to form an air outlet of the first air guiding channel.

In some embodiments, the air inlet of the first air guide channel is arranged on the same side as the air inlet of the second air guide channel.

The refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present utility model includes an ice maker, which is the ice maker according to any one of the above embodiments.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a mounting bracket according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 4 is a left side view of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Reference numerals:

1. a mounting frame; 2. an ice maker body; 3. a frame;

12. a mounting part; 13. an air guide part;

21. an ice-making tray; 22. an air guide member;

121. a clamping groove; 131. a first air guide channel;

221. the second air guide channel; 222. an exhaust hole; 223. an upper air deflector; 224. a lower air deflector; 225. a connecting plate; 2231. and a through hole.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present utility model, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative and intended to explain the present utility model and should not be construed as limiting the utility model.

As shown in fig. 1, the ice maker according to the embodiment of the present utility model includes a mounting frame 1 and an ice maker body 2 provided on the mounting frame 1, the mounting frame 1 is used to fix the ice maker body 2 in a freezing chamber of a refrigerator, and the ice maker body 2 can make ice using cool air provided by a refrigerating system of the refrigerator.

Specifically, the ice maker body 2 includes an ice making tray 21 and an air guiding member 22, the ice making tray 21 is provided with a plurality of containers capable of storing liquid, the mounting frame 1 is provided with a first air guiding channel 131, the air guiding member 22 is internally provided with a second air guiding channel 221, the first air guiding channel 131 and the second air guiding channel 221 are respectively provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein the air inlet of the first air guiding channel 131 and the air inlet of the second air guiding channel 221 are respectively communicated with a cold air outlet, and the air outlet of the first air guiding channel 131 and the air outlet of the second air guiding channel 221 face the upper surface and the lower surface of the ice making tray 21 respectively, so that the first air guiding channel 131 and the second air guiding channel 221 can blow cold air to the upper surface and the lower surface of the ice making tray 21 simultaneously.

It is understood that the first air guide passage 131 may be disposed above the ice making tray 21 and blow air to the upper surface of the ice making tray 21, or may be disposed below the ice making tray 21 and blow air to the lower surface of the ice making tray 21, and the second air guide passage 221 is disposed at both upper and lower sides of the ice making tray 21 opposite to the first air guide passage 131.

According to the ice maker disclosed by the embodiment of the utility model, the air guide channels are formed on the mounting frame 1 and the air guide piece 22, when the ice maker is operated, air is blown to the upper surface and the lower surface of the ice making tray 21, the air blowing amount of the ice making tray 21 is increased, the ice making tray 21 is cooled more uniformly, the ice making efficiency of the ice maker is improved, and the user experience is improved.

As shown in fig. 1-2, in some embodiments, the icemaker body 2 further includes a frame 3, and the ice-making tray 21 and the air guide 22 are rotatably mounted on the frame 3, and the frame 3 is mounted on the mounting frame 1. When the ice maker is operated, the air guide 22 rotates with the ice making tray 21, so that the air guide 22 is prevented from interfering with the ice making tray 21. The air guide 22 is located at a side adjacent to the lower surface of the ice making tray 21, and the air outlet of the second air guide channel 221 faces the lower surface of the ice making tray 21. The air guide 22 is as close to the bottom of the ice making tray 21 as possible, on one hand, provides sufficient air volume for the bottom of the ice making tray 21, improves the refrigerating efficiency, and on the other hand, saves space and has a more compact structure.

As shown in fig. 1-4, in some embodiments, a first end of the air guide 22 in a length direction (a left-right direction shown by an arrow in fig. 2) is opened to form an air inlet of the second air guide channel 221, and the air inlet is in communication with external cold air. The second end of the air guide 22 is provided with an air outlet 222, and one side of the air guide 22 adjacent to the ice making tray 21 is provided with an air outlet of the second air guide channel 221. The air guide 22 is of a long hollow structure, when the air guide 22 is ventilated, the air vent 222 can timely exhaust air in the air guide 22, so that cold air can penetrate through the inner cavity of the whole air guide 22, and the air outlet of the second air guide channel 221 can uniformly blow air to the bottom of the refrigeration disc.

As shown in fig. 2, in some embodiments, the air guiding member 22 includes an upper air guiding plate 223 and a lower air guiding plate 224, at least part of edges of the upper air guiding plate 223 and the lower air guiding plate 224 are connected through a connecting plate 225, and the upper air guiding plate 223, the lower air guiding plate 224 and the connecting plate 225 can be connected by adopting a buckle or an adhesive, so that certain tightness is ensured at the connection position to avoid air leakage. In addition, the air guide piece 22 can be cast by adopting an integrated molding mode, and is made of plastic, so that the processing efficiency is high, the air leakage is not easy to occur due to good tightness, the strength is high, and the service life is long.

As shown in fig. 2, the upper air deflector 223 is provided with a through hole 2231, and the through hole 2231 forms an air outlet of the second air guiding channel 221. When the inside of the air guide 22 is ventilated according to a certain pressure, the through holes 2231 are formed to help to increase the air flow rate, so that more cool air acts on the ice making tray 21 in unit time, the effect of rapidly reducing the temperature can be achieved, and the ice making efficiency of the ice making machine is greatly improved.

As shown in fig. 1-2, in some embodiments, the cross-sectional shapes of the upper air deflector 223 and the lower air deflector 224 are each arc-shaped, and the concave surface of the upper air deflector 223 and the concave surface of the lower air deflector 224 are each located at a side adjacent to the ice making tray 21. The arc structure forms the parcel effect to ice making tray 21, increases the area of blowing, gathers the air conditioning that air guide 22 blown out, avoids the air conditioning to flow away fast, has improved ice making efficiency. In addition, when the ice maker operates, the air guide piece 22 rotates along with the ice making tray 21, the upper air guide plate 223 and the lower air guide plate 224 are designed into arc-shaped hollow structures, and compared with a polygonal structure or a hollow cuboid structure, the space is saved, the design is more reasonable, the structure is more compact, and the appearance is more attractive.

As shown in fig. 2, in some embodiments, the upper air deflector 223 has a plurality of through holes 2231, and the through holes 2231 may have a circular, rectangular or polygonal structure. The plurality of through holes 2231 are divided into a plurality of rows, and each row includes a plurality of through holes 2231 spaced apart along a length direction (a left-right direction indicated by an arrow in fig. 2) of the upper air guide plate 223, so that the ice tray 21 can be fully cooled in the length direction, and the plurality of rows of through holes 2231 are spaced apart along an arc-shaped extending direction on the upper air guide plate 223, so that the ice tray 21 can be fully cooled in the circumferential direction. The number and the density of the through holes 2231 are determined according to the actual area of the upper air deflector 223, and the through holes 2231 are uniformly distributed at each position of the upper air deflector 223 as much as possible, so that the refrigeration of each point at the bottom of the refrigeration plate is satisfied, and the refrigeration efficiency is improved.

As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, the mounting frame 1 includes a mounting portion 12 and an air guiding portion 13 connected to each other, the air guiding portion 13 is located above the mounting portion 12, and the air guiding portion 13 is of a hollow cuboid structure, and has a length and a width slightly smaller than a top surface of the mounting portion 12. The air guide portion 13 is connected to the mounting portion 12 by bolts or welding. The mounting part 12 is provided with the clamping groove 121, and the ice maker can be movably mounted in the mounting frame 1 through the clamping groove 121, so that the ice can be conveniently detached and taken, and the use is convenient. The first air guiding channel 131 is disposed on the air guiding portion 13, and an air outlet of the first air guiding channel 131 faces the upper surface of the ice making tray 21. Through the first air guide channel 131 to the upper surface of the ice making tray 21, the temperature of the upper surface of the ice making tray 21 can be reduced rapidly, the upper and lower surfaces of the ice making tray 21 are ensured to be uniformly cooled, meanwhile, the refrigeration is performed, the ice making time is shortened, and the ice making efficiency is improved.

As shown in fig. 2, in some embodiments, an air inlet forming the first air guiding channel 131 is opened at one end of the air guiding portion 13 in the length direction (the left-right direction indicated by the arrow in fig. 2), and the air inlet is in communication with external cold air. The lower end surface of the air guide part 13 is provided with an air outlet which forms a first air guide channel 131 in an open mode, the air direction of the air outlet is shown by an oblique arrow in the air guide part 13 in fig. 1, and the air blown by the air outlet covers the upper surface of the ice making tray 21, so that the effect of rapidly cooling and making ice is achieved.

As shown in fig. 1-2, in some embodiments, the air inlet of the first air guide channel 131 is disposed on the same side as the air inlet of the second air guide channel 221. The air direction of the cold air outlet in the refrigerator is in a single direction, and the air inlets of the first air guide channel 131 and the second air guide channel 221 are directly opposite to the cold air outlet, so that the cold air direction is prevented from being changed by adopting a pipeline, the manufacturing cost is saved, and the structure is more compact and simple.

In the description of the present utility model, it should 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", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "up" or "down" a second feature may be the first and second features in direct contact, or the first and second features in indirect contact via an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

For purposes of this disclosure, the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "a particular example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples may be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.

While the above embodiments have been shown and described, it should be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and not to be construed as limiting the utility model, and that variations, modifications, alternatives, and variations of the above embodiments may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides an ice maker, its characterized in that includes the mounting bracket and establishes ice maker body on the mounting bracket, ice maker body includes ice making dish and wind-guiding piece, be equipped with first wind-guiding passageway on the mounting bracket, be equipped with the second wind-guiding passageway in the wind-guiding piece, the air intake of first wind-guiding passageway with the air intake of second wind-guiding passageway all communicates with the air conditioning export, the air outlet of first wind-guiding passageway with the air outlet of second wind-guiding passageway is towards respectively the upper surface and the lower surface of ice making dish.

2. The ice maker of claim 1, wherein said ice maker body further comprises a frame, said ice making tray and said air guide are rotatably mounted on said frame, said frame is mounted on said mounting frame, said air guide is located adjacent to a side of a lower surface of said ice making tray, and an air outlet of said second air guide passage is directed toward the lower surface of said ice making tray.

3. The ice maker of claim 1, wherein a first end of the air guide member in a length direction is opened to form an air inlet of the second air guide passage, a second end of the air guide member is provided with an air outlet, and an air outlet of the second air guide passage is provided at a side of the air guide member adjacent to the ice making tray.

4. The ice maker of claim 3, wherein said air guide comprises an upper air guide plate and a lower air guide plate, at least portions of edges of said upper air guide plate and said lower air guide plate are connected by a connecting plate, through holes are provided in said upper air guide plate, and said through holes form air outlets of said second air guide passage.

5. The ice-making machine of claim 4, wherein said upper air deflector and said lower air deflector are each arcuate in cross-sectional shape and said concave surface of said upper air deflector and said concave surface of said lower air deflector are each located adjacent to a side of said ice-making tray.

6. The ice-making machine of claim 5, wherein said plurality of through holes is divided into a plurality of rows, each row including a plurality of through holes spaced apart along a length of said upper air deflector, said plurality of rows of through holes being spaced apart along said arcuate extension of said upper air deflector.

7. The ice maker of claim 3, wherein said mounting frame includes a mounting portion and an air guide portion connected thereto, said air guide portion being located above said mounting portion, said ice maker being mounted on said mounting portion, said first air guide passage being provided on said air guide portion, and an air outlet of said first air guide passage being directed toward an upper surface of said ice making tray.

8. The ice maker as claimed in claim 7, wherein one end of said air guide portion in a length direction is opened to form an air inlet of said first air guide passage, and a lower end surface of said air guide portion is opened to form an air outlet of said first air guide passage.

9. The ice-making machine of claim 8, wherein an air inlet of said first air-guiding channel is disposed on the same side as an air inlet of said second air-guiding channel.

10. A refrigerator comprising the ice maker of any one of claims 1-9.

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