CN219063902U - Refrigerator with a refrigerator body - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a refrigerator, which comprises a refrigerator body, wherein a first refrigerating chamber and a second refrigerating chamber are arranged, and the first refrigerating chamber is positioned above the second refrigerating chamber; the ice maker is arranged in the first refrigerating chamber and comprises a shell and an ice making mechanism, the shell is provided with an ice making cavity, and the ice making mechanism is arranged in the ice making cavity; the ice storage box is arranged in the second refrigerating chamber; and the first channel is communicated with the ice making cavity and the second refrigerating chamber, and is positioned between the ice making mechanism and the ice storage box, so that ice cubes output by the ice making mechanism can drop to the ice storage box from the first channel under the action of gravity. In this way, the effective utilization space of the first refrigerating chamber can be increased, and at the same time, the capacity of the ice bank can be increased as much as possible. And the ice cubes output by the ice making mechanism can drop to the ice storage box from the first channel under the action of gravity, and a mechanism for conveying the ice cubes to the ice storage box is not required to be additionally arranged, so that the whole structure of the ice making machine is simpler.

Description

Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to a refrigerator.

Background

Refrigerators are household refrigerating devices which keep foods or other articles in a constant low-temperature cold state, and in order to meet more demands of users, some existing refrigerators are also provided with ice making and drinking functions.

Such as a refrigerator having an ice making function, including an ice maker and an ice bank for storing ice. In the related art, the ice bank and the ice maker are disposed in the same compartment of the refrigerator, such as in the refrigerating compartment at the same time. Because the ice storage box and the ice maker are designed in the same refrigerating chamber, the ice storage box and the ice maker occupy a larger space of the refrigerating chamber, and the effective utilization space of the refrigerating chamber is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a refrigerator, which can improve the effective utilization space of a refrigeration compartment.

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

the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, wherein the refrigerator body is provided with a first refrigerating chamber and a second refrigerating chamber, and the first refrigerating chamber is positioned above the second refrigerating chamber;

the ice maker is arranged in the first refrigerating chamber and comprises a shell and an ice making mechanism, wherein the shell is provided with an ice making cavity, and the ice making mechanism is arranged in the ice making cavity and is used for making and outputting ice cubes;

the ice storage box is arranged in the second refrigerating chamber; and

the first channel is communicated with the ice making cavity and the second refrigerating chamber, and is positioned between the ice making mechanism and the ice storage box, so that ice cubes output by the ice making mechanism can fall from the first channel to the ice storage box under the action of gravity.

Optionally, the ice making mechanism, the first channel and the ice bank are arranged side by side in a gravitational direction.

Optionally, the box body includes a first bottom wall, a first top wall and a first peripheral sidewall, where the first bottom wall is opposite to the first top wall, the first peripheral sidewall is connected between the first bottom wall and the first top wall, and the first bottom wall, the first top wall and the first peripheral sidewall form the first refrigeration chamber;

the first bottom wall is provided with the first channel.

Optionally, the ice bank is provided with a sensor for detecting the ice content in the ice bank.

Optionally, the sensor includes an infrared sensor, and the infrared sensor is disposed at a preset height position in the ice bank.

Optionally, the ice bank is slidably disposed in the second refrigerating chamber to be capable of being pulled out from the second refrigerating chamber.

Optionally, the ice making mechanism includes the system ice support, has the system ice tray of system ice groove, axis of rotation, stir piece and first motor, the system ice tray is fixed in the system ice support, the axis of rotation rotate connect in the system ice support, first motor is used for the drive the axis of rotation rotates, stir the piece be fixed in the axis of rotation and can follow the axis of rotation rotates in order to stir ice-cube in the system ice groove.

Optionally, the ice making mechanism further includes a guide plate, the guide plate is disposed on the ice making grid, and the guide plate is used for guiding ice cubes pulled out from the ice making groove to the first channel.

Optionally, the first refrigerating chamber is a refrigerating chamber, and the second refrigerating chamber is a freezing chamber.

Optionally, the ice maker further comprises an air duct piece, the air duct piece is arranged in the ice making cavity, the air duct piece comprises an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet is communicated with the second refrigerating chamber, and the air inlet faces the ice making mechanism.

The refrigerator that this embodiment provided through setting up the ice maker at first refrigerating chamber, sets up the ice bank at the second refrigerating chamber for ice maker and ice bank have respective space of laying, so, the ice bank can not occupy the space of first refrigerating chamber, makes the effective utilization space of first refrigerating chamber bigger, can store more article, simultaneously, the ice maker also can not occupy the space of second refrigerating chamber, makes the ice bank can improve as far as holding volume, in order to hold more ice cubes. And, the first passageway that communicates ice making chamber and second refrigerating chamber is located between ice making mechanism and the ice storage box, can make the ice-cube that ice making mechanism output can drop to the ice storage box from first passageway under the action of gravity, need not to additionally set up the mechanism of carrying ice-cube to the ice storage box for the overall structure of ice making machine is simpler. And the first channel can also guide cold air of the second refrigerating chamber into the ice making cavity.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are required to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings may be obtained from these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

For a more complete understanding of the present application and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals represent like parts throughout the following description.

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

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

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the ice maker of fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the ice maker of fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice making mechanism according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Reference numerals:

100. a refrigerator;

10. a case; 11. a first refrigeration chamber; 12. a second refrigerating chamber; 13. a first bottom wall; 14. a first top wall; 15. a first peripheral sidewall;

20. a door;

30. an ice maker;

31. a housing; 312. a first shell sidewall; 313. a second shell sidewall; 314. a shell front wall; 315. a shell back wall; 316. a shell top wall; 317. a bottom wall of the housing; 3171. an opening;

32. an ice making mechanism; 321. an ice-making bracket; 322. making ice trays; 3221. an ice making tank; 323. a rotating shaft; 324. a toggle member; 325. a first motor; 326. a guide plate;

33. an air duct member; 331. an air inlet; 332. an air outlet;

40. an ice bank;

50. a first channel.

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 a person skilled in the art without any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application based on the embodiments herein.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application. The embodiment of the present application provides a refrigerator 100, where the refrigerator 100 may be a double-door refrigerator, and the refrigerator 100 may also be a single-door refrigerator or a triple-door refrigerator, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. The refrigerator 100 may include a cabinet 10 and a door 20. The case 10 is provided with a first refrigerating chamber 11 and a second refrigerating chamber 12, the first refrigerating chamber 11 being located above the second refrigerating chamber 12, wherein the first refrigerating chamber 11 may be a refrigerating chamber, and the second refrigerating chamber 12 may be a freezing chamber. It will be appreciated that both the first refrigeration compartment 11 and the second refrigeration compartment 12 may be used to store items.

The door 20 is rotatably installed at the cabinet 10 to open or close the first and second refrigerating chambers 11 and 12.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, fig. 2 is a sectional view of the refrigerator shown in fig. 1 along A-A direction, and fig. 3 is a schematic view of the ice maker shown in fig. 2. The refrigerator 100 may further include an ice maker 30 for making ice cubes and an ice bank 40 for storing the ice cubes. The ice maker 30 may be provided to the first refrigerating chamber 11. The ice maker 30 includes a housing 31 having an ice making chamber and an ice making mechanism 32, and the ice making mechanism 32 is disposed in the ice making chamber for making and outputting ice cubes.

The ice bank 40 may be provided to the second refrigerating chamber 12 in order not to occupy too much space of the first refrigerating chamber 11. The refrigerator 100 further includes a first passage 50, wherein the first passage 50 communicates with the ice making cavity of the housing 31 and the second refrigerating chamber 12, and the first passage 50 is located between the ice making mechanism 32 and the ice bank 40, so that ice cubes output from the ice making mechanism 32 can drop from the first passage 50 to the ice bank 40 under the action of gravity. Thus, by arranging the ice maker 30 in the first refrigerating chamber 11 and arranging the ice bank 40 in the second refrigerating chamber 12, the ice maker 30 and the ice bank 40 have respective installation spaces, and thus, the ice bank 40 does not occupy the space of the first refrigerating chamber 11, so that the effective utilization space of the first refrigerating chamber 11 is larger, more articles can be stored, and meanwhile, the ice maker 30 does not occupy the space of the second refrigerating chamber 12, so that the ice bank 40 can increase the accommodation amount as much as possible to accommodate more ice cubes. And, the first channel 50 communicating the ice making chamber and the second refrigerating chamber 12 is located between the ice making mechanism 32 and the ice bank 40, so that the ice cubes output by the ice making mechanism 32 can drop to the ice bank 40 from the first channel 50 under the action of gravity, and a mechanism for conveying the ice cubes to the ice bank 40 is not required to be additionally arranged, so that the whole structure of the ice making machine 30 is simpler. In addition, the first passage 50 may also guide cool air in the freezing chamber (the second refrigerating chamber 12) into the ice making chamber of the housing 31, so that a low temperature condition may be provided for ice making of the ice making mechanism 32.

It will also be appreciated that the ice bank 40 is disposed within the second refrigerating compartment 12 due to the lower temperature of the second refrigerating compartment 12, and can effectively prevent ice cubes from melting.

In order to more facilitate the ice cubes output by the ice making mechanism 32 to drop into the ice bank 40, the ice making mechanism 32, the first passage 50 and the ice bank 40 may be arranged side by side in the gravity direction, so that the ice cubes can be conveyed at a shorter distance, and the ice cubes can drop into the ice bank 40 directly.

It will be appreciated that the case 10 comprises a first bottom wall 13, a first top wall 14 and a first peripheral side wall 15, the first bottom wall 13 being disposed opposite the first top wall 14, the first peripheral side wall 15 being connected between the first bottom wall 13 and the first top wall 14, the first bottom wall 13, the first top wall 14 and the first peripheral side wall 15 forming the first refrigeration compartment 11. The ice maker 30 is supported on the first bottom wall 13, and specifically, the housing 31 of the ice maker 30 is supported on the first bottom wall 13.

In order to make the overall structure of the ice maker 30 simpler, the first channel 50 may be directly formed in the first bottom wall 13, and the first channel 50 penetrates through the first bottom wall 13 and is communicated to the second refrigerating chamber 12. It will be appreciated that the second refrigeration compartment 12 and the first refrigeration compartment 11 share a first bottom wall 13, i.e. the first bottom wall 13 acts as a bottom wall of the first refrigeration compartment 11 with respect to the first refrigeration compartment 11; the first bottom wall 13 serves as a top wall of the second refrigerating chamber 12 with respect to the second refrigerating chamber 12.

Among them, the outer case 31 of the ice maker 30 may include a first case side wall 312, a second case side wall 313, a case front wall 314, a case rear wall 315, a case top wall 316, and a case bottom wall 317, the case front wall 314 and the case rear wall 315 being disposed opposite to each other and opposite to the door 20 of the refrigerator 100, the case front wall 314 being closer to the door 20 of the refrigerator 100 than the case rear wall 315. The first and second case side walls 312 and 313 are disposed opposite to each other and connected between the case front wall 314 and the case rear wall 315, respectively. The shell top wall 316 and the shell bottom wall 317 are disposed opposite and connected between the first shell side wall 312, the second shell side wall 313, the shell front wall 314, and the shell rear wall 315, respectively. It will be appreciated that the housing bottom wall 317 is supported by the first bottom wall 13, the housing bottom wall 317 being provided with an opening 3171 interfacing with the first passage 50 such that ice cubes can drop from the opening 3171 into the first passage 50 and into the ice bank 40, and that cool air from the second cooling chamber 12 can also circulate into the ice making cavity of the housing 31 via the first passage 50, the opening 3171.

Alternatively, in some embodiments, the first passage 50 may also be a separate structure, such as the refrigerator 100 includes a first structure provided with the first passage 50, which is detachably inserted into the first bottom wall 13, one end of the first structure being located in the ice making cavity of the housing 31, and the other end of the first structure being located in the ice bank 40.

It will be appreciated that the first passage 50 serves both to allow ice cubes made by the ice making mechanism 32 to drop into the ice bank 40 and to direct cool air from the second refrigeration compartment 12 into the ice making cavity to create a low temperature environment. In order to further increase the ice making efficiency of the ice making mechanism 32, please refer to fig. 4, fig. 4 is an exploded view of the ice making machine shown in fig. 3. The ice maker 30 may further include an air duct member 33, where the air duct member 33 is disposed in the ice making cavity, the air duct member 33 includes an air inlet 331 and an air outlet 332, the air inlet 331 is communicated with the second refrigerating chamber 12, and the air inlet 331 faces the ice making mechanism 32. In this way, under the mutual cooperation of the air duct member 33 and the first channel 50, the efficiency of cold air entering the ice making cavity can be improved, and the ice making efficiency of the ice making mechanism 32 can be further improved.

In some embodiments, a sensor (not shown) may also be provided at the ice bank 40 for detecting the ice cubes within the ice bank 40 to determine whether the ice cubes within the ice bank 40 are full by the sensor. By way of example, the sensor may include at least one of an infrared sensor, a laser ranging sensor, and a weight sensor, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. For example, the sensor may be an infrared sensor, which is disposed at a preset height position in the ice bank 40 and is in signal connection with the main control device of the refrigerator 100, when ice cubes in the ice bank 40 reach the preset height, the infrared sensor may be sensed by the infrared sensor, and the infrared sensor may feed back a signal to the main control device, so that the main control device can determine that the ice cubes in the ice bank 40 are fully stored for a next operation, for example, when the main control device determines that the ice cubes in the ice bank 40 are fully stored, the ice making mechanism 32 may be controlled not to make ice and output ice cubes.

In order to facilitate taking out the ice cubes in the ice bank 40 for use, the ice bank 40 is slidably disposed in the second refrigerating chamber 12 so as to be pulled out of the second refrigerating chamber 12 for use by a user. It will be appreciated that to facilitate the pulling out of the ice bank 40, a sliding rail assembly may be provided between the ice bank 40 and the inner wall of the second refrigeration compartment 12 to facilitate the pulling out or pushing in of the ice bank 40 into the second refrigeration compartment 12. Of course, in some embodiments, the sliding rail assembly may not be provided, and the ice bank 40 may be directly supported on the inner wall of the second cooling chamber 12, where the ice bank 40 is in sliding friction relationship with the inner wall of the second cooling chamber 12 when pulled.

It will also be appreciated that a drawer may be provided in the second refrigeration compartment 12, the ice bank 40 placed in the drawer, and the ice bank 40 removed from the drawer for the user to access ice cubes.

The ice maker 32 is a mechanism for making and outputting ice cubes, and for more clearly explaining the specific structure of the ice maker 32, the structure of the ice maker will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

Referring to fig. 5 in combination with fig. 4, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice making mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application. The ice making mechanism 32 may include an ice making stand 321, an ice making tray 322 having an ice making groove 3221, a rotation shaft 323, a striking member 324, and a first motor 325, the ice making groove 3221 for carrying water to freeze to form ice cubes. The ice making supporter 321 may be fixed to a wall of the case 31, such as the ice making supporter 321 may be fixed to the first case sidewall 312 of the case 31, the ice making tray 322 is fixed to the ice making supporter 321, the rotation shaft 323 is rotatably connected to the ice making supporter 321, the stirring member 324 is fixed to the rotation shaft 323, the stirring member 324 can rotate along with the rotation shaft 323 and can rotate into the ice making groove 3221, the first motor 325 may be fixed to the ice making supporter 321, and a motor shaft of the first motor 325 is in driving connection with the rotation shaft 323 for driving the rotation shaft 323 to rotate, so that when the first motor 325 drives the rotation shaft 323 to rotate, the stirring member 324 can rotate along with the rotation shaft 323 to stir out ice cubes in the ice making groove 3221.

In order to facilitate ice cubes drawn from the ice making tank 3221 to fall down to the first passage 50, the ice making mechanism 32 may further include a guide plate 326, the guide plate 326 is disposed on the ice making tray 322, and the guide plate 326 is used for guiding the ice cubes drawn from the ice making tank 3221 to the first passage 50.

It will be appreciated that the deflector 326 may be inclined from top to bottom in a direction away from the ice making cells 322 to better direct ice cubes to the first passage 50.

Alternatively, the ice maker 32 may also pour ice cubes within the ice making trough 3221 in other manners, such as the ice making tray 322 being rotatably connected to the ice making bracket 321, and the ice maker 32 may include a torsion motor that drives the ice making tray 322 to rotate so that the ice making tray 322 can rotate to pour ice cubes formed within the ice making trough 3221. It is understood that the embodiment of the present application does not limit the way in which ice cubes within the ice making cells 322 are discharged.

It will also be appreciated that in order to facilitate the ice cubes within the ice making trough 3221 to disengage from the ice making trough 3221, a heating plate may be provided to the ice making grid 322 to heat the ice cubes by the heating plate so that the ice cubes do not adhere to the walls of the ice making trough 3221 to facilitate the ice cubes to disengage from the ice making trough 3221. Such as a heater chip may be provided at the bottom of the ice tray 322.

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 examples is only for helping to understand the method and core ideas of the present application; meanwhile, those skilled in the art will have variations in the specific embodiments and application scope in light of the ideas of the present application, and the present description should not be construed as limiting the present application in view of the above.

Claims (10)

1. A refrigerator, comprising:

the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, wherein the refrigerator body is provided with a first refrigerating chamber and a second refrigerating chamber, and the first refrigerating chamber is positioned above the second refrigerating chamber;

the ice maker is arranged in the first refrigerating chamber and comprises a shell and an ice making mechanism, wherein the shell is provided with an ice making cavity, and the ice making mechanism is arranged in the ice making cavity and is used for making and outputting ice cubes;

the ice storage box is arranged in the second refrigerating chamber; and

the first channel is communicated with the ice making cavity and the second refrigerating chamber, and is positioned between the ice making mechanism and the ice storage box, so that ice cubes output by the ice making mechanism can fall from the first channel to the ice storage box under the action of gravity.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice making mechanism, the first passage, and the ice bank are disposed side by side in a gravitational direction.

3. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein the cabinet includes a first bottom wall, a first top wall, and a first peripheral side wall disposed opposite the first top wall, the first peripheral side wall connected between the first bottom wall and the first top wall, the first bottom wall, the first top wall, and the first peripheral side wall forming the first refrigeration chamber;

the first bottom wall is provided with the first channel.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the ice bank is provided with a sensor for detecting ice contents in the ice bank.

5. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the sensor comprises an infrared sensor disposed at a preset height position within the ice bank.

6. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice bank is slidably disposed in the second cooling chamber to be capable of being pulled out from the second cooling chamber.

7. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice making mechanism comprises an ice making bracket, an ice making grid with an ice making groove, a rotating shaft, a poking piece and a first motor, wherein the ice making grid is fixed on the ice making bracket, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the ice making bracket, the first motor is used for driving the rotating shaft to rotate, and the poking piece is fixed on the rotating shaft and can rotate along with the rotating shaft to poke ice cubes in the ice making groove.

8. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the ice making mechanism further comprises a guide plate provided to the ice making tray, the guide plate for guiding ice cubes pulled out of the ice making slot to the first passage.

9. The refrigerator of any one of claims 1-8, wherein the first refrigeration chamber is a refrigeration chamber and the second refrigeration chamber is a freezer.

10. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the ice maker further comprises an air duct member disposed within the ice making cavity, the air duct member comprising an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet in communication with the second refrigeration chamber, the air inlet being oriented toward the ice making mechanism.

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