CN219063898U - Refrigerator with a refrigerator body - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses refrigerator includes: a case; the box door is rotatably arranged on the box body; the ice making mechanism is arranged on the box body or the box door and is used for making and discharging ice cubes; at least two ice storage boxes which are arranged on the box body or the box door, wherein the height of the ice storage boxes in the gravity direction is lower than that of the ice making mechanism; and the ice separating mechanism is arranged on the box body or the box door and comprises a driving part and an ice separating plate, the ice separating plate is positioned between the ice making mechanism and the ice storage box, and the driving part is used for driving the ice separating plate to rotate so as to distribute ice cubes falling from the outlet end of the ice making mechanism to different ice storage boxes. Further, the ice cubes outputted from the ice making mechanism may be stored in different ice boxes to improve the ice storing capacity of the refrigerator.

Description

Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Technical Field

The application belongs to the household electrical appliances field, especially relates to a refrigerator.

Background

The refrigerator is a household appliance commonly used in daily life and is mainly used for low-temperature fresh-keeping of fruit, vegetable, food and the like.

In the related art, the refrigerator is also provided with an ice maker for making and supplying ice cubes to a user. Specifically, the ice maker is provided with an ice making mechanism for making ice cubes and an ice bank for storing ice cubes. However, the structure of the single ice bank places a limit on the ice storage capacity of the ice maker.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a refrigerator, which can improve the ice storage capacity of the refrigerator.

An embodiment of the present application provides a refrigerator, including:

a case;

the box door is rotatably arranged on the box body;

an ice making mechanism mounted to the case or the door, the ice making mechanism for making and discharging ice cubes;

at least two ice storage boxes are arranged on the box body or the box door, and the height of each ice storage box in the gravity direction is lower than that of the ice making mechanism; and

the ice separating mechanism is arranged on the box body or the box door and comprises a driving part and an ice separating plate, the ice separating plate is positioned between the ice making mechanism and the ice storage box, and the driving part is used for driving the ice separating plate to rotate so as to distribute ice cubes falling from the outlet end of the ice making mechanism to different ice storage boxes.

Optionally, the box body is provided with a refrigerating chamber, a first channel and a freezing chamber which are sequentially communicated, the freezing chamber is positioned at the lower side of the refrigerating chamber along the gravity direction, and the first channel is positioned between the freezing chamber and the refrigerating chamber;

the ice storage box comprises a first ice storage box and a second ice storage box, the first ice storage box is arranged in the freezing chamber and is opened towards the first channel, and the second ice storage box is arranged in the refrigerating chamber.

Optionally, the opening of the second ice storage box faces the ice making mechanism, and the ice separating plate is rotatably installed at the opening end edge of the second ice storage box; wherein, the liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal display device,

the driving part can drive the ice separating plate to rotate to a first position so as to separate the outlet end of the ice making mechanism from the opening of the second ice storage box and enable ice cubes output by the ice making mechanism to fall into the first channel;

the driving part can drive the ice separating plate to rotate to a second position so as to separate the outlet end of the ice making mechanism from the first channel and guide ice cubes output by the ice making mechanism to the second ice storage box.

Optionally, the refrigerator further includes a housing, the housing is mounted on a side of the refrigerating chamber, which is close to the first channel, the housing is formed with an ice making cavity, which is communicated with the first channel, and the second ice storage box, the ice separating mechanism and the ice making mechanism are all disposed in the ice making cavity.

Optionally, the driving part includes an ice separating motor and a connecting rod, the ice separating motor is installed in the shell, one end of the connecting rod is in transmission connection with the ice separating motor, and the other end of the connecting rod is in transmission connection with the ice separating plate.

Optionally, the housing has a thermal insulation layer.

Optionally, the first ice bank includes a drawer disposed at the freezing chamber.

Optionally, the second ice bank includes:

the box body is provided with a containing cavity for containing ice cubes and an ice outlet communicated with the containing cavity so as to form an outlet of the second ice storage box;

the ice outlet screw is rotationally arranged in the accommodating cavity and used for pushing ice cubes in the accommodating cavity to move towards the ice outlet; and

and the ice discharging motor is in transmission connection with the ice discharging screw rod so as to drive the ice discharging screw rod to rotate.

Optionally, the second ice storage box further comprises an ice pushing wheel, the ice pushing wheel is fixedly connected with the ice outlet screw rod so as to rotate along with the ice outlet screw rod, the ice pushing wheel is located between the ice outlet screw rod and the ice outlet, and the ice pushing wheel is used for receiving ice cubes conveyed by the ice outlet screw rod and upwards transported to the ice outlet along the gravity direction to be discharged.

Optionally, the refrigerator further includes a dispenser mounted to the door to be rotatable to be docked with or separated from the outlet of the second ice bank such that the dispenser can receive and output ice cubes supplied from the second ice bank.

In the embodiment of the application, the ice cubes manufactured and output by the ice making mechanism can be reasonably stored in different ice storage boxes through the rotation of the ice dividing plate, so that the capacity of storing the ice cubes of the refrigerator is improved through a plurality of ice storage boxes.

Drawings

The technical solution of the present application and the advantageous effects thereof will be made apparent from the following detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the refrigerator shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged view of the refrigerator X shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a state in which the ice separating plate is rotated to a second position in the refrigerator X shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of a second ice bank of the refrigerator shown in fig. 2.

The reference numerals in the figures are respectively:

100. a case;

11. a freezing chamber; 12. a refrigerating chamber; 13. a first channel;

200. a door;

300. an ice making mechanism;

400. an ice bank; 41. a first ice bank; 42. a second ice bank; 421. a case body; 4211. a receiving chamber; 4212. an ice outlet; 422. an ice discharging screw; 423. an ice pushing wheel;

500. an ice separating mechanism; 51. a driving part; 511. an ice separating motor; 512. a connecting rod; 52. an ice separating plate;

600. a housing; 61. an ice making cavity;

700. a dispenser.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments herein without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application.

Referring to the drawings, the drawings are schematic structural views of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application. The embodiment of the application provides a refrigerator, which can be a double-door refrigerator, a single-door refrigerator or a triple-door refrigerator, and the embodiment of the application is not limited to the double-door refrigerator.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application, fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the refrigerator shown in fig. 1, and fig. 3 is a partial enlarged view of a portion X of the refrigerator shown in fig. 2. The refrigerator may include a case 100, a door 200, an ice making mechanism 300, at least two ice bank 400, and an ice dispensing mechanism 500. The door 200 is rotatably installed to the cabinet 100. The ice maker 300 is mounted to the case 100 or the door 200, and the ice maker 300 is used to make and discharge ice cubes. The ice bank 400 is mounted to the case 100 or the door 200, and the height of the ice bank 400 in the gravity direction is lower than the ice making mechanism 300. The ice separating mechanism 500 is installed to the cabinet 100 or the door 200. The ice separating mechanism 500 includes a driving part 51 and an ice separating plate 52. The ice separating plate 52 is positioned between the ice making mechanism 300 and the ice bank 400, and the driving part 51 is used to drive the ice separating plate 52 to rotate to distribute ice cubes dropped from the outlet end of the ice making mechanism 300 to different ice banks 400.

Furthermore, the ice cubes manufactured and outputted by the ice making mechanism 300 can be reasonably stored in different ice boxes 400, so that the capacity of the refrigerator for storing the ice cubes is improved through the plurality of ice boxes 400, and the ice cubes in the different ice boxes 400 can be processed differently to meet the diversified ice demands of users.

The ice making mechanism 300 may include an ice making tray for carrying a water source and freezing to form ice cubes, among other things. The ice making mechanism 300 may further include a torsion motor that drives the rotation of the ice making tray so that the ice making tray can rotate to pour out the formed ice cubes. Alternatively, the ice making mechanism 300 may further include a fork that can be rotated to eject ice cubes formed in the ice making tray. It will be appreciated that the embodiments of the present application do not limit the manner in which ice cubes within the ice making tray are discharged.

It is further understood that the ice making mechanism 300, the ice bank 400 and the ice separating mechanism 500 may be disposed on the case 100, the ice making mechanism 300, the ice bank 400 and the ice separating mechanism 500 may be disposed on the case door 200, or the ice making mechanism 300 and the ice separating mechanism 500 may be disposed on the case 100 and the ice bank 400 may be disposed on the case door 200, which is not limited in this embodiment.

In the following, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application will be further explained and illustrated by taking the case 100 as an example in which the ice making mechanism 300, the ice bank 400 and the ice separating mechanism 500 are all disposed.

For example, the case 100 is provided with a refrigerating compartment such as a freezing compartment 11, a refrigerating compartment 12, or a wide-width variable temperature compartment, etc. The ice making mechanism 300, the ice bank 400 and the ice separating mechanism 500 may be disposed in the same refrigerating compartment or may be disposed in different refrigerating compartments, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Illustratively, the cabinet 100 has a refrigerating compartment 12, a first passage 13, and a freezing compartment 11 that are sequentially communicated. The freezing chamber 11 is located at a lower side of the refrigerating chamber 12 in the gravity direction, and the first passage 13 is located between the freezing chamber 11 and the refrigerating chamber 12. At this time, the ice bank 400 includes a first ice bank 41 and a second ice bank 42. The first ice bank 41 is disposed in the freezing chamber 11 with an opening toward the first passage 13, and the second ice bank 42 is disposed in the refrigerating chamber 12.

Accordingly, the ice making mechanism 300 described above in combination with the ice making mechanism 300 is located above each ice bank 400, and the ice making mechanism 300 may be disposed in the refrigerating compartment 12 such that ice cubes falling from the outlet end of the ice making mechanism 300 may be dispensed into the second ice bank 42 by the ice separating plate 52 or into the first ice bank 41 through the first passage 13.

It is also understood that since the temperature of the air in the freezing chamber 11 is extremely low, ice cubes of the first ice bank 41 can be preserved by freezing the ice cubes of the first ice bank 41 using the low temperature of the freezing chamber 11 itself by disposing the first ice bank 41 in the freezing chamber 11, so as to prevent the ice cubes in the first ice bank 41 from adhering to each other after melting. Meanwhile, the ice making mechanism 300 is disposed in the refrigerating chamber 12 such that the height of the first ice bank 41 in the gravity direction or the vertical direction may be made larger to increase the ice storage capacity of the first ice bank 41.

In addition, the freezing wind in the freezing chamber 11 can be directly blown to the ice making mechanism 300 through the first channel 13, so that the water in the ice making mechanism 300 is frozen to form ice cubes, and the whole structure of the refrigerator is simpler.

The first ice bank 41 may include a drawer provided to the freezing chamber 11, and thus a user may withdraw the drawer from the freezing chamber 11 to take ice during use. Of course, the first ice bank 41 may be automatically discharged by a screw or the like, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In some embodiments, the refrigerator further includes a housing 600. The housing 600 is installed at one side of the refrigerating chamber 12 near the first passage 13, the housing 600 is formed with an ice making chamber 61 communicating with the first passage 13, and the second ice bank 42, the ice separating mechanism 500, and the ice making mechanism 300 are all disposed in the ice making chamber 61. Furthermore, a certain protection can be provided to the ice making mechanism 300, the second ice bank 42 and the ice distributing mechanism 500 through the housing 600, and at the same time, heat exchange between the inside and outside of the ice making chamber 61 can be reduced through the housing 600, so that ice cubes of the ice making mechanism 300 and the second ice bank 42 are prevented from being stuck together after being melted.

The housing 600 may include a layer with insulation. Further, heat exchange with the outside in the ice making chamber 61 may be reduced by the heat insulating layer of the case 600 to improve ice making efficiency of the ice making mechanism 300.

For example, the case 600 may include a first case and a second case, and the ice making cavity 61 is formed by the first case and the second case being spliced. Correspondingly, the heat insulation layer comprises a first heat insulation layer arranged on the first shell and a second heat insulation layer arranged on the second shell.

The splice of the second housing and the first housing may be provided with a thermal insulation sealing strip for sealing. The heat preservation sealing strip can be made of heat preservation foam or other materials, and the embodiment of the application is not limited to the heat preservation foam.

The driving part 51 may include an ice separating motor 511 and a link 512. The ice separating motor 511 is mounted on the housing 600, one end of the connecting rod 512 is in transmission connection with the ice separating motor 511, and the other end of the connecting rod 512 is in transmission connection with the ice separating plate 52. Further, the ice separating motor 511 may drive the ice separating plate 52 to move through the link 512.

Alternatively, the driving part 51 may further include a motor and a rack and pinion assembly matched with the motor, or include a motor and a gear reduction box matched with the motor, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Alternatively, the ice separating motor 511 may also wind up and unwind the traction rope to pull the ice separating plate 52 to rotate by the traction rope instead of the connecting rod 512, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In some embodiments, the opening of the second ice bank 42 faces the ice making mechanism 300. The ice separating plate 52 is rotatably installed at an open end edge of the second ice bank 42. Further, the driving part 51 may drive the ice separating plate 52 to rotate to different angles so that the ice separating plate 52 distributes ice cubes outputted from the ice making mechanism 300 into different ice bank 400.

For example, please continue to refer to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state in which the ice separating plate of the refrigerator X shown in fig. 3 is rotated to the second position. The driving part 51 can drive the ice separating plate 52 to rotate to the first position to block the outlet end of the ice making mechanism 300 from the opening of the second ice bank 42 and enable the ice cubes outputted from the ice making mechanism 300 to drop into the first passage 13. Further, the ice cubes falling from the outlet end of the ice making mechanism 300 cannot fall into the second ice bank 42, but can fall into the first ice bank 41 through the first passage 13, so as to distribute the ice cubes outputted from the ice making mechanism 300 into the first ice bank 41.

The driving part 51 can drive the ice separating plate 52 to rotate to the second position to block the outlet end of the ice making mechanism 300 from the first passage 13 and guide the ice cubes outputted from the ice making mechanism 300 to the second ice bank 42. Further, the ice cubes falling from the outlet end of the ice making mechanism 300 cannot fall into the first ice bank 41, but can slide into the second ice bank 42 along the ice separating plate 52, so as to distribute the ice cubes outputted from the ice making mechanism 300 into the second ice bank 42.

The first ice bank 41 may further include a first sensor for detecting ice cubes within the first ice bank 41 to determine whether the ice cubes within the first ice bank 41 are full by the first sensor. The first sensor may include at least one of an infrared sensor, a laser ranging sensor, and a weight sensor, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

The second ice bank 42 may further include a second sensor for detecting ice cubes within the second ice bank 42 to determine whether the ice cubes within the second ice bank 42 are full by the second sensor. The second sensor may include at least one of an infrared sensor, a laser ranging sensor, and a weight sensor, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

It will be appreciated that it is also possible to pass the cooperation of the second sensor and the first sensor: the ice-making mechanism 500 distributes ice cubes discharged from the ice-making mechanism 300 to the second ice bank 42 when the storage amount of ice cubes in the first ice bank 41 reaches a preset value; when the ice storage amount of the second ice bank 42 reaches a preset value, the ice discharged from the ice-making mechanism 300 falls directly into the first ice bank 41.

In some embodiments, please continue to refer to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a second ice bank of the refrigerator shown in fig. 2. The second ice bank 42 may include a bank 421, an ice discharging screw 422, and an ice discharging motor (not shown). The case 421 has a receiving chamber 4211 for receiving ice cubes and an ice outlet 4212 communicating with the receiving chamber 4211 to form an outlet of the second ice bank 42. The ice discharging screw 422 is rotatably disposed in the accommodating chamber 4211, so as to push the ice cubes in the accommodating chamber 4211 to move toward the ice discharging opening 4212. The ice discharging motor is in transmission connection with the ice discharging screw 422 to drive the ice discharging screw 422 to rotate. Further, the ice cubes in the second ice bank 42 can be automatically discharged by driving the ice discharging screw 422 to rotate by the ice discharging motor, so that convenience of a user in taking ice from the second ice bank 42 is improved.

The ice-discharging motor may be mounted and fixed on the box 421, the box 100, or the housing 600, which is not limited in this embodiment.

In order to further increase the ice discharge height of the second ice bank 42, the second ice bank 42 may further include an ice pushing wheel 423. The ice pushing wheel 423 is fixedly connected with the ice discharging screw 422 to rotate along with the ice discharging screw 422, the ice pushing wheel 423 is located between the ice discharging screw 422 and the ice discharging opening 4212, and the ice pushing wheel 423 is used for receiving ice cubes conveyed by the ice discharging screw 422 and transporting the ice cubes upwards to the ice discharging opening 4212 along the gravity direction to be discharged. Further, the ice-discharging height of the case 421 is increased by the ice-pushing wheel 423, so that it is possible to prevent the user from bending down to take ice due to the excessively low ice-discharging height.

Furthermore, the ice cubes are required to be transported from the low position to the high position in the process of transporting the ice, so that the ice pushing wheel 423 can not transport a lot of ice cubes in the process of transporting the ice each time, and the ice discharging amount can be controlled, the ice discharging amount of the ice cubes can be controlled better when a user takes the ice, the phenomenon that a lot of ice cubes are discharged once can not occur, and the user experience is improved better. In addition, since the ice pushing wheel 423 is driven by the ice discharging screw 422, compared with the additional arrangement of a power structure to drive the ice pushing wheel 423, the refrigerator of the embodiment of the application has a simpler structure and is convenient to disassemble and assemble.

In some embodiments, the refrigerator may further include a dispenser 700. The dispenser 700 is mounted to the door 200 to be rotatable to be docked with or separated from the outlet of the second ice bank 42 such that the dispenser 700 can receive and output ice cubes supplied from the second ice bank 42. Further, the user may directly take ice through the dispenser 700 without opening the door 200, in addition to pulling the first ice bank 41 out of the freezing chamber 11 to take ice.

The dispenser 700 may have an ice crushing mechanism. The ice crushing mechanism is used for completely discharging or crushing ice cubes in the dispenser 700 and then discharging the crushed ice cubes. Further, the dispenser 700 may output whole ice or shredded ice to a user through the ice crushing mechanism to meet different ice fetching demands of the user.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the embodiments are emphasized, and for parts of one embodiment that are not described in detail, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

The refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the present application has been described in detail, and specific examples are applied herein to illustrate the principles and embodiments of the present application, and the description of the above embodiments is only for helping to understand the method and core ideas of the present application; meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will vary in the specific embodiments and application scope according to the ideas of the present application, the contents of the present specification should not be construed as limiting the present application in summary.

Claims (10)

1. A refrigerator, comprising:

a case;

the box door is rotatably arranged on the box body;

an ice making mechanism mounted to the case or the door, the ice making mechanism for making and discharging ice cubes;

at least two ice storage boxes are arranged on the box body or the box door, and the height of each ice storage box in the gravity direction is lower than that of the ice making mechanism; and

the ice separating mechanism is arranged on the box body or the box door and comprises a driving part and an ice separating plate, the ice separating plate is positioned between the ice making mechanism and the ice storage box, and the driving part is used for driving the ice separating plate to rotate so as to distribute ice cubes falling from the outlet end of the ice making mechanism to different ice storage boxes.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the refrigerator body has a refrigerating chamber, a first passage and a freezing chamber which are sequentially communicated, the freezing chamber being located at a lower side of the refrigerating chamber in a gravitational direction, the first passage being located between the freezing chamber and the refrigerating chamber;

the ice storage box comprises a first ice storage box and a second ice storage box, the first ice storage box is arranged in the freezing chamber and is opened towards the first channel, and the second ice storage box is arranged in the refrigerating chamber.

3. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein the opening of the second ice bank is directed toward the ice making mechanism, and the ice separating plate is rotatably installed at an opening end edge of the second ice bank; wherein, the liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal display device,

the driving part can drive the ice separating plate to rotate to a first position so as to separate the outlet end of the ice making mechanism from the opening of the second ice storage box and enable ice cubes output by the ice making mechanism to fall into the first channel;

the driving part can drive the ice separating plate to rotate to a second position so as to separate the outlet end of the ice making mechanism from the first channel and guide ice cubes output by the ice making mechanism to the second ice storage box.

4. The refrigerator of claim 2, further comprising a housing mounted to a side of the refrigerating chamber adjacent to the first passage, the housing being formed with an ice making chamber in communication with the first passage, the second ice bank, the ice separating mechanism, and the ice making mechanism being disposed in the ice making chamber.

5. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the driving part comprises an ice separating motor and a connecting rod, the ice separating motor is mounted on the housing, one end of the connecting rod is in transmission connection with the ice separating motor, and the other end of the connecting rod is in transmission connection with the ice separating plate.

6. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the housing has a thermal insulation layer.

7. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein the first ice bank includes a drawer provided to the freezing chamber.

8. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein the second ice bank comprises:

the box body is provided with a containing cavity for containing ice cubes and an ice outlet communicated with the containing cavity so as to form an outlet of the second ice storage box;

the ice outlet screw is rotationally arranged in the accommodating cavity and used for pushing ice cubes in the accommodating cavity to move towards the ice outlet; and

and the ice discharging motor is in transmission connection with the ice discharging screw rod so as to drive the ice discharging screw rod to rotate.

9. The refrigerator of claim 8, wherein the second ice bank further comprises an ice pushing wheel fixedly connected with the ice discharging screw to rotate along with the ice discharging screw, the ice pushing wheel being located between the ice discharging screw and the ice discharging port, and the ice pushing wheel being used for receiving ice cubes conveyed by the ice discharging screw and being transported upwards to the ice discharging port along a gravity direction to be discharged.

10. The refrigerator of claim 8, further comprising a dispenser mounted to the door to be rotatable to interface with or to be separated from an outlet of the second ice bank such that the dispenser can receive and output ice cubes supplied from the second ice bank.

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