CN219120870U - Refrigerating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses refrigeration plant includes: the box body is provided with a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space with one side open, and the first accommodating space is positioned above the second accommodating space; the first door body is used for sealing the first accommodating space; the second door body is used for sealing the second accommodating space; the ice making assembly is arranged in the second accommodating space and used for making ice cubes; the ice taking assembly is arranged on the first door body and used for taking out ice cubes; the ice conveying channel is arranged in the first accommodating space and communicated with the ice taking assembly; the ice moving channel is arranged on the side wall of the box body and is communicated with the ice making assembly and the ice conveying channel; and the ice moving assembly is used for driving the ice cubes to move to the ice conveying channel through the ice moving channel. Through setting up the passageway that moves in the lateral wall of box, because get the ice subassembly and lie in first door body, the lateral wall of box is close to first door body, moves the ice passageway and gets the distance of ice subassembly near, can shorten the extension that send the ice passageway, shortens and moves the ice route, improves and moves ice efficiency, reduces the user and gets ice latency.

Description

Refrigerating apparatus

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of refrigeration, and particularly relates to refrigeration equipment.

Background

Existing ice harvesting techniques typically implement automatic harvesting of ice below the ice bank by either manually harvesting the ice or using gravity. In order to improve convenience, the ice is conveniently taken at a proper height, a part of refrigerators are arranged on a refrigeration door body designed on the upper part of the refrigerator, the refrigeration door body is required to be provided with two ice machines, and especially, a set of ice machines are required to be arranged in a refrigerating chamber, so that the problems of high energy consumption and large heat preservation occupation space are solved when the ice is made and stored in the refrigerating chamber. How to solve this problem, some refrigeration apparatuses consider ice making in a freezing chamber and move ice cubes to a refrigerating chamber through a transfer passage, but how to improve the ice cube moving efficiency is a problem to be solved.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a refrigeration plant to solve the ice-cube and remove inefficiency's technical problem.

In order to solve the technical problems, one technical scheme adopted by the application is as follows: a refrigeration appliance comprising: the box body is provided with a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space with one side open, and the first accommodating space is positioned above the second accommodating space; the first door body is used for sealing the first accommodating space; the second door body is used for sealing the second accommodating space; the ice making assembly is arranged in the second accommodating space and is used for making ice cubes; the ice taking assembly is arranged on the first door body and is used for taking out ice cubes; the ice conveying channel is arranged in the first accommodating space and communicated with the ice taking assembly; the ice moving channel is arranged on the side wall of the box body and is communicated with the ice making assembly and the ice conveying channel; and the ice moving assembly is used for driving ice cubes to move to the ice conveying channel through the ice moving channel.

The beneficial effects of this application are: according to the ice removing device, the ice removing channel is arranged on the side wall of the box body, the ice removing component is located on the first door body, the side wall of the box body is close to the first door body, the distance between the ice removing channel and the ice removing component is short, the extending distance of the ice conveying channel can be shortened, the ice removing path is shortened, the ice removing efficiency is improved, and the ice removing waiting time of a user is shortened.

Drawings

For a clearer description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of an embodiment of a refrigeration appliance of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a refrigeration appliance according to an embodiment of the present application with a door removed;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a refrigeration appliance according to the present application with a door removed;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an ice-feeding path of an embodiment of a refrigeration appliance according to the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of an ice feeding passage of a further embodiment of the refrigerating apparatus of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of an ice feeding passage of a further embodiment of the refrigerating apparatus of the present application;

FIG. 7 is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the ice displacement assembly provided herein;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged partial schematic view at B in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged partial schematic view at C in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a second schematic view of the ice-moving assembly provided herein, wherein the ice-moving container is hidden;

FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged schematic illustration of FIG. 10 at D;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged partial schematic view at E in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged partial schematic view of F in FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the assembly relationship between the ice displacement container and the guide rail;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural view of the ice removing container provided in the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not limiting. It should be further noted that, for convenience of description, only some, but not all of the structures related to the present application are shown in the drawings. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without undue burden from the present disclosure, are within the scope of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, fig. 1 is a schematic overall structure of an embodiment of a refrigeration apparatus of the present application; FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a refrigeration appliance according to an embodiment of the present application with a door removed; fig. 3 is a schematic view of a refrigeration apparatus according to another embodiment of the present application with a door body removed.

Yet another embodiment of the present application provides a refrigeration appliance 100. The refrigeration apparatus 100 includes a case 110, and the case 110 is formed with a first accommodating space 111 and a second accommodating space 112 having one side opened. The first accommodating space 111 is located above the second accommodating space 112. The refrigeration appliance 100 further includes a first door 120 and a second door 130. The first door 120 is used for opening or closing the first accommodating space 111. The second door 130 is used for opening or closing the second accommodating space 112. The refrigeration appliance 100 also includes an ice making assembly 140, an ice taking assembly 150, an ice delivery channel 170, an ice moving channel 160, and an ice moving assembly. The ice making assembly 140 is disposed in the second receiving space 112 for making ice cubes. The ice taking assembly 150 is disposed at the first door 120 for taking out ice cubes. The ice feeding passage 170 is disposed in the first accommodating space 111 and is communicated with the ice taking assembly 150. The ice moving passage 160 is provided to the case 110. The ice moving passage 160 extends from the second receiving space 112 to the first receiving space 111, and communicates with the ice making assembly 140 and the ice feeding passage 170. The ice moving assembly is used to drive ice cubes to move through the ice moving passage 160 to the ice feeding passage 170. When the ice is required to be taken, the ice moving assembly sends the ice cubes made by the ice making assembly 140 to the ice sending channel 170 through the ice moving channel 160, and the ice cubes are transferred from the second accommodating space 112 below to the first accommodating space 111 above. The ice chute 170 transfers ice cubes to the ice extraction assembly 150 for the user to effect on-door extraction of ice.

The ice moving channel 160 is disposed on the side wall 117 of the case 110, and since the ice taking assembly 150 is disposed on the first door 120, the side wall 117 of the case 110 is close to the first door 120, and the distance between the ice moving channel 160 and the ice taking assembly 150 is short, the extending distance of the ice feeding channel 170 can be shortened, thereby shortening the ice moving path, improving the ice moving efficiency, and reducing the waiting time of ice taking of a user. In addition, the space utilization rate of the first accommodating space 111 and the second accommodating space 112 near the side wall 117 of the box 110 is relatively low, and the influence on the space used by the user can be reduced or avoided by arranging the ice moving channel 160 on the side wall 117 of the box 110, so that the layout rationality of the refrigeration equipment 100 is improved, and the user experience is improved. The first accommodating space 111 is a refrigerating compartment, and the second accommodating space 112 is a freezing compartment.

Adopt refrigeration plant 100 of this application, can set up ice making subassembly 140 in second accommodation space 112, get ice subassembly 150 and set up in first accommodation space 111, through move ice passageway 160 and move ice subassembly cooperation and can carry the ice-cube of second accommodation space 112 to the ice subassembly 150 of getting of first accommodation space 111 in to the user of being convenient for gets ice, promotes user experience. In addition, the ice making assembly 140 is disposed in the second accommodating space 112, and can share a cold source with the second accommodating space 112, so that an evaporator required for making ice is not required to be separately disposed because the ice making assembly 140 is disposed in the first accommodating space 111, thereby saving the cost of parts and energy consumption, reducing the space occupied by the first accommodating space 111, and improving the volume ratio of the first accommodating space 111. The ice feeding passage 170 can directly feed ice cubes to the ice fetching assembly 150 without providing an evaporator for cold keeping of the ice cubes in the first accommodating space 111, thereby further improving the volume ratio of the first accommodating space 111.

The refrigeration equipment 100 of this application has solved the user and has got the inconvenient problem of ice, avoids making ice subassembly 140 and occupies the space of first accommodation space 111, still reduces the influence of transfer passage to the interior usage space of refrigeration equipment 100, reduces the user and gets ice latency, wholly promotes the performance of refrigeration equipment 100.

In some embodiments, an air duct extending from the side wall 117 of the second accommodating space 112 to the side wall 117 of the first accommodating space 111 is formed in the side wall 117 of the case 110, and the ice moving passage 160 is disposed in the air duct. By arranging the ice moving channel 160 in the air duct, the space in the air duct can be effectively utilized, the occupation of the ice moving channel 160 to the inside of the first accommodating space 111 and the second accommodating space 112 is further reduced, and the volume ratio of the refrigeration equipment 100 is improved. The air duct may be an air supply duct or an air return duct according to the design of the refrigeration system of the refrigeration apparatus 100.

In still other embodiments, the ice-moving channel 160 is formed within the foaming layer of the sidewall 117 of the case 110. By arranging the ice moving channel 160 in the foaming layer, the space of the foaming layer can be effectively utilized, the occupation of the ice moving channel 160 to the inside of the first accommodating space 111 and the second accommodating space 112 is further reduced, and the volume ratio of the refrigeration equipment 100 is improved.

In still other embodiments, the ice moving passage 160 is disposed at an inner surface of the sidewall 117 of the case 110, i.e., the ice moving passage 160 is located at a position where the second receiving space 112 and the first receiving space 111 are adjacent to the sidewall 117 of the case 110. Since the space utilization of the first and second receiving spaces 111 and 112 near the side wall 117 of the case 110 is low, the influence on the space used by the user can be reduced by providing the ice moving passage 160 at the inner surface of the side wall 117 of the case 110.

Since the ice-moving assembly needs to transfer ice cubes from the second accommodating space 112 to the first accommodating space 111 through the ice-moving channel 160, in order to improve the ice-moving efficiency, the extending direction of the ice-moving channel 160 may be set parallel to the arrangement direction of the first accommodating space 111 and the second accommodating space 112, so as to shorten the length of the ice-moving channel 160, shorten the ice-transporting path of the ice-moving assembly, further improve the ice-moving efficiency, and reduce the waiting time of the user for taking ice. Specifically, the arrangement direction of the first and second receiving spaces 111 and 112 is a vertical direction, and the extension direction of the ice moving passage 160 is also a vertical direction to shorten the length of the ice moving passage 160.

It should be noted that the case 110 includes a first sidewall 114 and a second sidewall 115 disposed opposite to each other. The ice moving passage 160 is provided at the first sidewall 114. When the refrigeration device 100 is a double door refrigeration device 100, the first door 120 includes two first sub-doors 121, the ice taking assembly 150 is disposed on the first sub-doors 121 near the first side wall 114, and the ice feeding channel 170 is attached to the inner surface of the first side wall 114. The ice moving channel 160, the ice delivering channel 170 and the ice taking assembly 150 are positioned on the same side of the box body 110, the layout is reasonable, ice cubes are transferred conveniently, the inner surface of the ice delivering channel 170, which is attached to the first side wall 114, is provided with a docking distance which is shorter than the ice moving channel 160, ice cubes in the ice moving channel 160 are transferred to the ice delivering channel 170 conveniently, and the ice cube transferring speed is improved.

As shown in fig. 2, in order to further reduce the influence on the space used by the user, in some embodiments, the ice feeding passage 170 is located at the top of the first receiving space 111. Since the space utilization rate of the top in the first receiving space 111 is low, the influence on the space used by the user can be reduced by disposing the ice moving passage 160 at the top of the first receiving space 111.

In yet other embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the refrigeration appliance 100 includes a shelf 116. The shelf 116 is disposed in the first accommodating space 111 to form a receiving surface for receiving articles and a bottom surface facing away from the receiving surface, and the ice feeding channel 170 is disposed on the bottom surface of the shelf 116. Since the space utilization of the bottom surface of the shelf 116 is low, the influence on the space used by the user can be reduced by providing the ice feeding passage 170 at the bottom surface of the shelf 116. Since the ice feeding passage 170 is positioned at the bottom surface of the shelf 116, the length of the ice moving passage 160 is relatively short, thereby shortening the ice transporting path of the ice moving assembly, improving the ice moving efficiency, and reducing the waiting time for the user to take ice. It should be noted that, the first accommodating space 111 generally has a plurality of shelves 116, and the shelves 116 having a position higher than the ice fetching assembly 150 need to be selected, so that the outlet position of the ice delivering channel 170 is higher than the ice fetching assembly 150, so as to smoothly transfer the ice cubes to the ice fetching assembly 150.

In order to further reduce the influence of the ice feeding passage 170 on the usage space of the first receiving space 111, the ice feeding passage 170 is disposed to be adhered to the inner surface of the first sidewall 114 of the case 110. The top of the first accommodating space 111 and the space close to the side wall 117 of the box body 110, and the bottom of the shelf 116 and the space close to the first side wall 114 of the box body 110 have low utilization rate, and the influence of the ice conveying channel 170 on the use space of the first accommodating space 111 can be further reduced by setting the ice conveying channel 170 to be attached to the inner surface of the first side wall 114 of the box body 110, so that the layout rationality of the refrigeration equipment 100 is improved, and the user experience is improved.

In some embodiments, the ice moving channel 160 is disposed inside the first side wall 114 of the case 110, the ice feeding channel 170 is disposed to be attached to the inner surface of the first side wall 114 of the case 110, an ice inlet 1711 is disposed on a side of the ice feeding channel 170 facing the first side wall 114 of the case 110, and the ice feeding channel 170 communicates with the ice moving channel 160 through the ice inlet 1711. The positions of the ice feeding channel 170 and the ice moving channel 160 are reasonably distributed, so that ice cubes can be transferred, and the ice moving efficiency is improved. Of course, in other embodiments, the ice moving channel 160 is disposed on the inner surface of the first side wall 114 of the case 110, the ice feeding channel 170 is disposed to be attached to the inner surface of the first side wall 114 of the case 110, the ice feeding channel 170 is located between the ice moving channel 160 and the first door 120, the ice feeding channel 170 is provided with an ice inlet 1711 on a side facing away from the first door 120, and the ice feeding channel 170 communicates with the ice moving channel 160 through the ice inlet 1711.

In some embodiments, the refrigeration apparatus 100 includes a case 110, and the case 110 is formed with a first accommodating space 111 and a second accommodating space 112 having one side opened. The first accommodating space 111 is located above the second accommodating space 112. The refrigeration appliance 100 further includes a first door 120 and a second door 130. The first door 120 is used for opening or closing the first accommodating space 111. The second door 130 is used for opening or closing the second accommodating space 112. The refrigeration appliance 100 also includes an ice making assembly 140, an ice taking assembly 150, an ice delivery channel 170, an ice moving channel 160, and an ice moving assembly. The ice making assembly 140 is disposed in the second receiving space 112 for making ice cubes. The ice taking assembly 150 is disposed at the first door 120 for taking out ice cubes. The ice feeding passage 170 is disposed in the first accommodating space 111 and is communicated with the ice taking assembly 150. The ice moving passage 160 is provided to the case 110. The ice moving passage 160 extends from the second receiving space 112 to the first receiving space 111, and communicates with the ice making assembly 140 and the ice feeding passage 170. The ice moving assembly is used to drive ice cubes to move through the ice moving passage 160 to the ice feeding passage 170. When the ice is required to be taken, the ice moving assembly sends the ice cubes made by the ice making assembly 140 to the ice sending channel 170 through the ice moving channel 160, and the ice cubes are transferred from the second accommodating space 112 below to the first accommodating space 111 above. The ice chute 170 transfers ice cubes to the ice extraction assembly 150 for the user to effect on-door extraction of ice.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice feeding channel of an embodiment of a refrigeration apparatus according to the present application. In some embodiments, the refrigeration appliance 100 also includes an ice pushing assembly 190. The ice pushing assembly 190 is disposed in the ice feeding path 170 for driving the ice cubes to move to the ice taking assembly 150. By arranging the ice pushing assembly 190, ice cubes can be pushed to move in the ice conveying channel 170, the ice cubes are prevented from being stuck and blocked in the ice conveying channel 170, the efficiency of the ice cubes passing through the ice conveying channel 170 is improved, smooth ice discharging is ensured, and a better ice discharging effect is achieved.

Since the ice pushing assembly 190 is disposed in the ice feeding path 170, in order to perform an ice pushing operation of the ice pushing assembly 190, an ice inlet 1711 is formed at the top or side of the ice feeding path 170, and the ice feeding path 170 communicates with the ice moving path 160 through the ice inlet 1711. The ice feeding passage 170 is formed with an ice outlet 1721 toward one side of the first door 120, and the ice feeding passage 170 communicates with the ice taking assembly 150 through the ice outlet 1721. After the ice cubes enter the ice feeding channel 170 from the ice inlet 1711, the ice pushing assembly 190 drives the ice cubes to move towards the ice outlet 1721, so that the efficiency of the ice cubes passing through the ice feeding channel 170 is improved, and smooth ice discharging is ensured.

The ice pushing assembly 190 includes an ejection area 177 disposed on a side facing away from the first door 120, and an ice inlet 1711 disposed between the ejection area 177 and the ice outlet 1721. After the ice cubes enter the ice feeding channel 170 from the ice inlet 1711, the ice pushing assembly 190 drives the ice cubes to move towards the ice outlet 1721 from the ejection area 177, so that the efficiency of the ice cubes passing through the ice feeding channel 170 is improved, and smooth ice discharging is ensured. Specifically, the ice pushing assembly 190 includes a push plate 191 and an ejector 192. The push plate 191 is movably disposed at the ice feeding passage 170 along the extending direction of the ice feeding passage 170. The ejector 192 is disposed on a side of the push plate 191 opposite to the first door 120. The output end of the ejector 192 is connected with the push plate 191. The ejector 192 may drive the push plate 191 to eject from the ejection area 177 toward the ice outlet 1721, and may drive the push plate 191 back to the ejection area 177. By providing ejector 192 and push plate 191, ice cubes at ice inlet 1711 can be pushed along ice feed channel 170 to ice outlet 1721 and eventually delivered to ice extraction assembly 150. The catapult 192 has high catapulting response speed, can shorten the movement time of ice cubes in the ice conveying channel 170 from the ice inlet 1711 to the ice outlet 1721, and reduce the ice taking waiting time of a user; and can prevent ice-cubes from adhering in the ice-delivering channel 170 due to insufficient power, the ejector 192 pushes the push plate 191 to eject ice-cubes once each time is equivalent to cleaning the ice-delivering channel 170 once, and can prevent the ice-delivering channel 170 from influencing the subsequent ice taking due to blockage of accumulated water. In addition, by arranging the ice pushing assembly 190, the ice conveying channel 170 does not need to be obliquely arranged in order to enable ice cubes to move under the action of gravity, and the ice conveying channel 170 can be horizontally arranged at the top of the first accommodating space 111 or at the bottom of the shelf 116, so that occupation of the first accommodating space 111 is reduced, and user experience is improved.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of an ice feeding channel of a refrigeration apparatus according to another embodiment of the present application. In some embodiments, ice pushing assembly 190 includes a drive train, a drive belt 194, a plurality of baffles 195, and a power member. The driving wheel set includes a plurality of driving wheels 193 spaced apart along the extending direction of the ice feeding path 170. The transmission belt 194 is wound on the transmission wheel set. A plurality of spacers 195 are spaced apart from the belt 194 for receiving ice between each adjacent two of the spacers 195. The power member drives the transmission wheel 193 to rotate. The ice cubes entering the ice feeding passage 170 through the ice inlet 1711 fall on the driving belt 194 and are positioned between the adjacent two partitions 195. The power member drives the driving wheel set to rotate, and the driving belt 194 moves along with the rotation of the driving wheel set to convey ice cubes to the ice outlet 1721. By arranging the transmission belt 194 to convey ice cubes in a matched mode, the conveying speed of the ice cubes is high, the ice taking response time is short, and the ice taking waiting time of a user is shortened; and baffle 195 disperses the isolation to the ice-cube, avoids the ice-cube to bond each other to block up and send ice passageway 170, can also let ice-cube piece drop, promotes the user and gets ice experience. In addition, by arranging the ice pushing assembly 190, the ice conveying channel 170 does not need to be obliquely arranged in order to enable ice cubes to move under the action of gravity, and the ice conveying channel 170 can be horizontally arranged at the top of the first accommodating space 111 or at the bottom of the shelf 116, so that occupation of the first accommodating space 111 is reduced, and user experience is improved.

Specifically, the power member may be a power mechanism 173 such as a motor.

In some embodiments, the ice chute 170 further includes a sensor 180. The sensing member 180 is disposed at the ice inlet 1711 for sensing the passage of ice cubes. When the sensing member 180 senses that ice cubes pass through the ice inlet 1711, it is indicated that ice cubes are entering the ice feeding passage 170. Can cooperate to initiate the ice-conveying operation of the ice-pushing assembly 190.

The ice feed channel 170 further includes an ice feed section 178 and an ice discharge section 179. The ice inlet 1711 is provided in the ice feeding section 178. The ice outlet section 179 communicates with the ice delivery section 178. The ice outlet 1721 is disposed at the ice outlet section 179. The ice pushing assembly 190 is disposed at the ice delivery section 178. The inner bottom wall of the ice discharging section 179 is disposed obliquely downward from the ice feeding section 178 to the ice taking assembly 150. The ice pushing assembly 190 pushes ice cubes from the ice delivery segment 178 into the ice discharge segment 179, and the ice discharge segment 179 directs the ice cubes in the direction of the ice extraction assembly 150, facilitating the docking of the ice delivery channel 170 with the ice extraction assembly 150 and smooth ice transfer.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice feeding channel of a refrigeration apparatus according to another embodiment of the present application. In some embodiments, the ice feeding passage 170 has an ice storage function. The ice feeding passage 170 includes an ice storage portion 171, an ice feeding portion 172, a power mechanism 173, and a first separator 174. The ice storage portion 171 is disposed in the first receiving space 111. The ice storage part 171 communicates with the ice moving passage 160. The ice feeding part 172 is disposed in the first accommodating space 111, and the ice feeding part 172 communicates with the ice storage part 171 and the ice taking assembly 150. The power mechanism 173 is used for driving the ice cubes in the ice storage portion 171 to move to the ice feeding portion 172, and to move to the ice taking assembly 150 through the ice feeding portion 172. The power mechanism 173 can improve the efficiency of the ice passing through the ice feeding channel 170, ensure smooth ice discharge, and achieve better ice discharge effect. The first separator 174 is disposed between the ice storage portion 171 and the ice delivery portion 172. The first partition 174 is opened or closed to control the on-off of the ice storage portion 171 and the ice delivery portion 172. When the first partition 174 is opened, the ice storage part 171 is communicated with the ice feeding part 172, and ice cubes in the ice storage part 171 can move to the ice taking assembly 150 through the ice feeding part 172 to take ice; when the first separator 174 is closed, the ice storage portion 171 and the ice delivery portion 172 are separated, the ice storage portion 171 can store a small amount of ice cubes in advance, and when a user needs to take ice, the ice cubes stored in the ice storage portion 171 can be preferentially used by the user before the ice cubes in the second accommodating space 112 are transferred to the ice delivery channel 170 by the ice moving assembly, so that the ice taking waiting time of the user is reduced, and the user experience is improved.

Wherein the power mechanism 173 includes a first inclined portion 1731 and a second inclined portion 1732. The inner bottom wall of the ice storage portion 171 is disposed to be inclined downward from the back 113 of the case 110 to the first door 120 to form a first inclined portion 1731. The inner bottom wall of the ice feeding part 172 is inclined downward in a direction from the back 113 of the case 110 to the first door 120 to form a second inclined part 1732. The highest point of the second inclined portion 1732 is lower than the lowest point of the first inclined portion 1731. The ice cubes stored in the ice storage part 171 may move to the ice feeding part 172 along the first inclined part 1731 by the gravity, and the ice cubes in the ice feeding part 172 may move to the ice taking assembly 150 along the second inclined part 1732 by the gravity. By arranging the first inclined part 1731 and the second inclined part 1732, ice cubes can be ensured to smoothly pass through the ice feeding channel 170, the ice cubes are prevented from being blocked in the ice feeding channel 170, and a better ice discharging effect is realized; and the ice cubes in the ice feeding channel 170 can slide by gravity without other mechanisms, so that the cost and the space are saved. In addition, since the first and second inclined portions 1731 and 1732 are provided, it is possible to ensure that ice cubes previously introduced into the ice storage portion 171 are previously taken, and to prevent the ice cubes from being stored in the ice storage portion 171 for too long. Of course, in other embodiments, other mechanisms for driving the movement of ice cubes may be employed by the power mechanism 173.

Since the ice feeding passage 170 communicates with the ice moving passage 160 and the ice moving passage 160 communicates with the second accommodating space 112, the cold in the second accommodating space 112 may be transferred to the ice moving passage 160 through the ice moving passage 160, thereby causing the cold in the second accommodating space 112 to be dissipated and the temperature of the first accommodating space 111 to be too low, and thus in some embodiments, the refrigerating apparatus 100 includes the second partition 175. The second spacer 175 is disposed at the ice inlet 1711 of the ice feeding path 170 to control the on-off of the ice moving path 160 and the ice feeding path 170.

Specifically, the first and second spacers 174 and 175 may each employ a motor damper, and thus the opening and closing of the first and second spacers 174 and 175 may be controlled based on the monitoring signal of the refrigeration apparatus 100.

The ice delivery channel 170 further includes a first air duct 1712 and a second air duct 1713, and the first air duct 1712 and the second air duct 1713 are respectively communicated with the ice storage portion 171. The first air duct 1712 and the second air duct 1713 are respectively communicated with the air supply duct of the first accommodating space 111 to provide a certain amount of cooling capacity for temporarily stored ice cubes in the ice storage portion 171.

In some embodiments, the ice moving assembly may employ a lifting mechanism 62, see fig. 7-13, where the lifting mechanism 62 includes a rail 622 and a slider 628 according to embodiments of the present application. Guide rail 622 is fixed in ice moving channel 160; slider 628 may be movable up and down along rail 622. The slider 628 moves up and down along the guide rail 622, so that the ice cubes can be transported from the second accommodating space 112 to the first accommodating space 111. Where a guide rail 622 and a slider 628 are provided, the slider 628 may be driven by a driving mechanism such as a motor, an air cylinder, or a hydraulic cylinder to move along the guide rail 622, and the driving mechanism may be connected to the ice moving container 61 through a transmission mechanism such as a rack and pinion, a belt, or a ball screw pair. The transmission mechanism is not necessarily configured, and for example, the above driving mechanism may be directly connected to the ice moving container 61. Alternatively, the guide 622 and the slider 628 may be replaced by other structures, so long as the driving mechanism is ensured to drive the ice moving container 61 to switch between the first position and the second position. Two ice moving containers 61 are shown in fig. 7, to illustrate the first and second positions of the ice moving containers 61, and not to represent the lifting mechanism 62 with two ice moving containers 61 mounted at the same time.

In one embodiment, the lifting mechanism 62 further includes a fixing plate 621 and a friction belt 627, the friction belt 627 is mounted to the fixing plate 621, and the friction belt 627 drives the ice moving container 61 to lift along the guide rail 622. The situation that the friction belt 627 drives the ice moving container 61 to lift along the guide rail 622 includes: in the first case, a first end of the friction belt 627 is fixed to an upper portion 6281 of the slider, a second end of the friction belt 627 is fixed to a lower portion 6282 of the slider, and furthermore, power is transmitted between the friction belt 627 and the driving wheel 631 of the driving motor 623 by friction force. Here, a slot having a tapered cross section (i.e., similar to a V-shape) may be formed in the driving wheel 631, and the cross section of the friction belt 627 is adapted to the cross section of the slot, so that when the driving motor 623 drives the driving wheel 631 to rotate, the friction belt 627 may move along with the rotation of the driving wheel 631 and drive the slider 628 to lift along the guide rail 622. When the gravity of the ice moving container 61 is too large, the friction belt 627 and the clamping groove of the driving wheel 631 slide, so that overload protection can be realized. In a second situation, the friction belt 627 contacts the slider 628, so that when the friction belt 627 moves, a friction force is generated between the friction belt 627 and the slider 628, and the slider 628 is driven to move along the guide rail 622; in the third case, the friction belt 627 contacts the ice moving container 61, so that when the friction belt 627 moves, a friction force is generated between the friction belt 627 and the ice moving container 61, and thus the slider 628 can be moved by the ice moving container 61, so that the slider 628 moves along the guide rail 622.

Overload protection can be achieved by lifting the ice moving container 61 by the friction belt 627. For example, when the ice moving container 61 moves to the limit position, if the driving mechanism continues to drive the friction belt 627 to move, the friction belt 627 slips (including between the friction belt 627 and the slider 628, or between the friction belt 627 and the ice moving container 61, or between the friction belt 627 and the driving wheel 631) to avoid damaging the ice moving container 61 or the lifting mechanism 62. In addition, compared with the situation that the ice moving container 61 is directly fixed on the friction belt 627, the embodiment of the application has the sliding block 628 installed on the guide rail 622, and the ice moving container 61 is driven to move by the friction force of the friction belt 627 on the basis, so that the ice moving container 61 can be prevented from shaking, the stability of the movement of the ice moving container 61 is improved, and the movement noise of the ice moving container 61 is reduced.

In fig. 10 to 13, the friction belt 627 is mounted on the fixing plate 621, and it is apparent that the fixing plate 621 may not be provided, and at this time, the friction belt 627 may be mounted on other components, for example, the friction belt 627 may be mounted on the wall surface of the ice moving channel 160, so long as the friction belt 627 may move the slider 628 and the ice moving container by friction force.

In the embodiment of the present application, the specific form of the friction belt 627 is not limited, and for example, it may take the form of a belt or a flexible rope as long as friction force can be generated with the slider 628 or the ice moving container 61.

In fig. 7 to 13, the fixing plate 621 is provided with a tension member of the friction belt 627, wherein the tension member may take the form of a tension pulley 625, and the tension degree of the friction belt 627 is adjusted by adjusting the position of the tension pulley 625 to ensure that the friction belt 627 is in a tensioned state. In addition, the fixing plate 621 is also provided with a driving motor 623 and a rotating wheel 624 of a friction belt 627. On the above basis, the distribution position of the tension wheel 625 is determined by the length of the guide rail 622, the position of the driving motor 623, the position of the driving wheel 631 and the position of the rotating wheel 624. Obviously, the distribution of the tensioning wheel 625 is not exclusive, as long as the friction belt 627 is ensured to be in tension. In fig. 10, a tensioning wheel 625 is disposed between two rotating wheels 624.

In one embodiment, the drive motor 623 is moved to move the drive wheel 631, the drive wheel 631 moves the friction belt 627, and the friction belt 627 is wound around the rotating wheel 624. During the movement of the friction belt 627, since the length of the friction belt 627 is unchanged, the two ends of the friction belt 627 drive the sliding blocks 628 to lift, so that the moving container moves along the guide rail 622 through the sliding blocks 628. In fig. 10, two rotating wheels 624 are included at the top of rail 622 and at the bottom of rail 622 to ensure that friction belt 627 moves slider 628 along the length of rail 622.

In fig. 7, the driving motor 623, the rotating wheel 624 and the tensioning wheel 625 are all mounted on the fixed plate 621, and the guide rail 622 is also formed on the fixed plate 621, wherein the combined structure of the guide rail 622 and the fixed plate 621 is called a fixed seat, for example, the guide rail 622 and the fixed plate 621 may be integrally formed, and thus the structure of the elevating mechanism 62 may be simplified. In fig. 7, except for the rotating wheel 624 above the guide rail 622 and the rotating wheel 624 below the guide rail 622, the tension wheel 625 and the rotating wheel 624 are both located at the first side of the guide rail 622 and are mounted at the side where the driving motor 623 is located, at which time the movement of the ice moving container 61 (the movement herein mainly refers to the rotation of the ice moving container 61 mentioned later) can be prevented from being interfered.

In one embodiment, rail 622 is formed with a guide slot and slider 628 is at least partially positioned within the guide slot. Of course, the slider 628 may be formed with a mounting groove (e.g., a T-groove), and the slider 628 may be mounted outside the rail 622.

In one embodiment, the ice moving container 61 is rotatably coupled to a slider 628 that pours ice cubes by rotation of the ice moving container 61. The manner of controlling the rotation of the ice moving container 61 is not limited, and for example, a motor may be installed in the ice moving passage 160, and when the ice moving container 61 is lifted to a set position, the motor is turned on to push the ice moving container 61 to rotate.

According to an embodiment of the present application, there is also provided an ice moving assembly 6 that can control the ice moving container 61 to switch between the first state and the second state without an additional driving mechanism to pour ice cubes in the ice moving container 61 into the ice feeding passage 170. In the first state, the ice moving container 61 can contain ice cubes and drive the ice cubes to move from the first refrigerating compartment 1 to the second refrigerating compartment 2; in the second state, the ice moving container 61 may discharge ice cubes such that the ice cubes enter the ice feeding passage 170 from the ice moving container 61.

In fig. 7 to 13, the ice moving container 61 is rotatably coupled to the slider 628, and ice cubes can be poured out by rotating the ice moving container 61. In addition, the fixing base is provided with a first limiting member 630, and the ice moving container 61 is provided with a second limiting member 614 which forms a limiting fit with the first limiting member 630. During the process that the ice moving container 61 moving to the first limiting member 630 continues to be acted by the upward force, the first limiting member 630 is suitable for moving relative to the second limiting member 614, so as to drive the ice moving container 61 to rotate relative to the sliding block 628, and the first state is switched to the second state. Further, as the ice moving container 61 is raised to a certain height, the ice moving container 61 automatically rotates, so that no additional driving mechanism is required to drive the ice moving container 61 to rotate. Here, "the ice moving container 61 moved to the first stopper 630" refers to the ice moving container 61 when the first stopper 630 and the second stopper 614 are just contacted. In addition, the "fixing base is provided with the first limiting member 630" includes a case where the first limiting member 630 is disposed on the guide rail 622.

When the ice moving container 61 rises to a position where the first limiting member 630 and the second limiting member 614 are in contact, the first limiting member 630 limits the ice moving container 61 to rise, and at this time, the ice moving container 61 rotates around the connecting shaft 615 under the cooperation of the first limiting member 630 and the second limiting member 614. The structure of the ice moving container 61 and the installation position of the connection shaft 615 are not limited to this example, as long as it is ensured that the ice moving container 61 can store ice cubes under normal conditions.

In fig. 11 and 15, the first limiting member 630 is a limiting wheel, the second limiting member 614 is a limiting block, a limiting surface 6141 is formed on the upper surface of the limiting block, and the limiting wheel is adapted to move along the limiting surface 6141 when the ice moving container 61 is subjected to an upward force, so as to drive the ice moving container 61 to rotate to a second state relative to the sliding block 628. In this case, the friction between the first and second stoppers 630 and 614 is small, and the wear on the first and second stoppers 630 and 614 can be reduced. Of course, the specific forms of the first limiting member 630 and the second limiting member 614 are not limited by the examples herein, for example, the first limiting member 630 may also take the form of a stop block, a lever, etc., and the limiting surface 6141 of the second limiting member 614 is not limited by the drawings, and may also be a curved surface or an irregular surface, etc.

In one embodiment, to limit the overturning angle of the ice moving container 61 in the second state, a third limiting member (not shown) may be disposed on the fixing base, and thus, when the ice moving container 61 is in the second state, the third limiting member may lock the ice moving container 61 at the current overturning angle. The specific structure and position of the third stopper are not limited as long as the overturning angle of the ice moving container 61 in the second state can be limited. In addition, a fourth stopper (not shown) may be provided at the bottom of the fixing base to stop when the ice moving container 61 is lowered to the first position.

In fig. 8 and 15, the ice moving container 61 includes a container body 611 and an ice guide plate 612. Wherein, the top of the container body 611 is formed with an ice pouring port 613; the ice guide plate 612 is arranged corresponding to at least one side of the ice pouring port 613; in the second state, the ice guide plate 612 is adapted to protrude out of the ice moving passage 160 and is connected to the ice inlet 511. In fig. 8, the left wall surface of the container body 611 is connected to the ice guide plate 612, and of course, ice cubes may be connected to both the front and rear sides of the container body 611, so that the ice cubes can be prevented from falling off.

Referring to fig. 14, in order to ensure that the ice moving container 61 can rotate relative to the slider 628, the slider 628 is fixedly connected with one of the bearing 626 and the connection shaft 615, the ice moving container 61 is fixed with the other of the bearing 626 and the connection shaft 615, and the connection shaft 615 is assembled with the bearing 626. Of course, the manner of rotation between the ice moving container 61 and the slider 628 is not limited by the examples herein.

In fig. 14 and 15, the ice moving container 61 is formed with a mounting portion 616 of a connecting shaft 615, and the mounting portion 616 may be integrally formed with the second stopper 614.

In fig. 15, the ice moving container 61 has a rectangular parallelepiped-like structure, and an ice pouring port 613 is formed at the top of the ice moving container 61. On this basis, the connecting shaft 615 is arranged along the height direction of the ice moving container 61 and near the top ice pouring opening 613 of the ice moving container 61, so that when the ice moving container 61 is mounted on the sliding block 628 through the connecting shaft 615, the ice moving container 61 is arranged upwards under the action of gravity of the ice moving container, and the ice pouring opening 613 of the ice moving container can contain ice cubes. The ice moving container 61 rotates with respect to the slider 628 only by being subjected to external force.

It should be noted that the terms "horizontal", "vertical" and the like do not denote that the component is required to be absolutely horizontal or vertical, but may be slightly inclined; the terms "parallel", "perpendicular" and the like also do not denote absolute parallelism or perpendicularity between the fittings, but may form an angular offset. As "horizontal" merely means that its direction is more horizontal than "vertical", and does not mean that the structure must be perfectly horizontal, but may be slightly inclined. Furthermore, references to orientations or positional relationships of the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc., are based upon the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, or are orientation or positional relationships conventionally placed when the product of the present application is used, are merely for convenience in describing the embodiments of the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element 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 application.

It will be understood that the meaning of "plurality" herein is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless expressly limited otherwise. Furthermore, the terms "comprise" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those listed steps or elements but may include other steps or elements not listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. And the term "and/or" is merely an association relation describing the association object, and indicates that three relations may exist, for example, a and/or B may indicate: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the front and rear associated objects are an "or" relationship.

The foregoing description is only of embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of the patent application, and all equivalent structures or equivalent processes using the descriptions and the contents of the present application or other related technical fields are included in the scope of the patent application.

Claims (10)

1. A refrigerating apparatus, characterized in that,

comprising the following steps:

the box body is provided with a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space with one side open, and the first accommodating space is positioned above the second accommodating space;

the first door body is used for sealing the first accommodating space;

the second door body is used for sealing the second accommodating space;

the ice making assembly is arranged in the second accommodating space and is used for making ice cubes;

the ice taking assembly is arranged on the first door body and is used for taking out ice cubes;

the ice conveying channel is arranged in the first accommodating space and communicated with the ice taking assembly;

the ice moving channel is arranged on the side wall of the box body and is communicated with the ice making assembly and the ice conveying channel;

and the ice moving assembly is used for driving ice cubes to move to the ice conveying channel through the ice moving channel.

2. The refrigeration unit as recited in claim 1 wherein an air duct is formed in a side wall of said case extending from inside a side wall of said second accommodation space to a side wall of said first accommodation space, said ice-moving passage being provided in said air duct, or said ice-moving passage being formed in a foaming layer of a side wall of said case, or said ice-moving passage being provided on an inner surface of a side wall of said case.

3. The refrigeration unit of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a first side wall and a second side wall disposed opposite to each other, the ice-moving channel is disposed on the first side wall, the first door comprises two first sub-doors, the ice-taking assembly is disposed on the first sub-door adjacent to the first side wall, and the ice-delivering channel is disposed on an inner surface of the first side wall.

4. A refrigeration unit as recited in claim 3 wherein said refrigeration unit includes:

the shelf is arranged in the first accommodating space so as to form a carrying surface for holding articles and a bottom surface deviating from the carrying surface, and the ice conveying channel is positioned on the bottom surface of the shelf.

5. A refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 3 wherein said ice-conveying passage is located at the top of said first receiving space.

6. A refrigeration device as claimed in claim 3 wherein said ice-moving passage is provided in the interior of said first side wall, an ice inlet being provided on a side of said ice-feeding passage facing said first side wall, said ice-feeding passage communicating with said ice-moving passage through said ice inlet; or the ice moving channel is arranged on the inner surface of the first side wall, the ice feeding channel is positioned between the ice moving channel and the first door body, an ice inlet is formed in one side, opposite to the first door body, of the ice feeding channel, and the ice feeding channel is communicated with the ice moving channel through the ice inlet.

7. The refrigeration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an extending direction of the ice moving passage is parallel to an arrangement direction of the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space.

8. The refrigeration appliance of claim 1 wherein said ice-feeding passage includes:

the ice storage part is arranged in the first accommodating space and is communicated with the ice moving channel;

the ice conveying part is arranged in the first accommodating space and is communicated with the ice storage part and the ice taking assembly;

the power mechanism is used for driving the ice cubes in the ice storage part to move to the ice conveying part and moving to the ice taking assembly through the ice conveying part;

the first isolation piece is arranged between the ice storage part and the ice conveying part and is opened or closed to control the on-off of the ice storage part and the ice conveying part.

9. The refrigeration apparatus according to claim 8 wherein said power mechanism includes a first inclined portion and a second inclined portion, said inner bottom wall of said ice storage portion being disposed obliquely downward in a direction from said cabinet back to said first door body to form said first inclined portion, said inner bottom wall of said ice delivery portion being disposed obliquely downward in a direction from said cabinet back to said first door body to form said second inclined portion, a highest point of said second inclined portion being lower than a lowest point of said first inclined portion.

10. The refrigeration device of claim 1, comprising a second spacer disposed at an ice inlet of the ice delivery channel to control the on-off of the ice displacement channel and the ice delivery channel.

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