EP2494285B1 - Refrigeration device comprising an ice maker - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a refrigeration device, in particular a household refrigeration device, with a body and a door which surround a cooled storage chamber, and an ice maker accommodated in the storage chamber. Such a refrigeration device is off, for example DE 10 2006 017 804 A1 known. The ice maker of this conventional refrigeration device has an elongated housing which is suspended from struts which extend transversely through the storage chamber and which are fastened to the body and which extends essentially over the entire usable depth of the storage chamber. The way in which the ice maker is housed in the refrigerator makes it very difficult to fill in water by hand. However, an automatic water supply for the ice maker is complex and incurs high costs.

WO 2008/020723 describes a refrigeration device with an ice maker that is mounted on the inside of a door, the ice maker having two trays arranged one above the other, which are connected to a lever via gears so that they can be turned over and emptied.

WO 2008/100018 A1 discloses a refrigeration device with an ice maker, which has two trays arranged one above the other, which are mechanically connected to a lever via a gear mechanism.

JP 05296623 A describes a refrigeration device with an automatic ice maker, the tray of which is automatically turned over to remove the ice cubes from it.

WO 2009/110678 A1 discloses a refrigeration device with an ice maker, which has two trays arranged one above the other, the trays being connected to a lever via a gear mechanism in order to be able to remove the prepared ice cubes by swiveling the trays.

U.S. 1,740,919 discloses a multi-compartment tray for making ice cubes.

The object of the invention is therefore to specify a refrigeration device with an ice maker that is well suited for manual filling.

The object is achieved in that, in a refrigeration device with a body and a door that surround a storage chamber, and an ice maker housed in the storage chamber, the ice maker is mounted on an inside of the door. Every time the door to the storage chamber is opened, a large area of the ice maker is exposed and is easily accessible for filling with water and removing ice.

Another advantage of the refrigeration device according to the invention is that the accessibility of areas of the storage chamber which, when the door is closed, are in the depth direction behind the ice maker, is not impaired. Therefore, the expansion of the ice maker in the depth direction of the refrigerator can be kept small, unlike an ice maker mounted in the body in a conventional manner, in which a gap between the ice maker and the rear wall of the body, if present, cannot be used.

A collecting container for ice produced by the ice maker is expediently also mounted on the door, preferably directly below the ice maker, so that ice produced can easily fall into the collecting container. By making ice makers and collecting containers are designed separately from one another, there is the possibility of using the collecting container for other refrigerated items if the ice maker is removed. A tray of the ice maker is divided in a manner known per se into several compartments by partition walls, in each of which a piece of ice can be produced. Outer walls of the tray that are at least one third higher than the partition walls can prevent spilling when the tray is moved while its compartments contain liquid water.

A portion of at least one of the outer walls protruding above the partition walls is preferably curved concavely on its inside in order to deflect water, which sloshes against the outer wall due to an acceleration acting on the tray, in a continuous, essentially laminar movement and to avoid splashing.

If the section projecting over the partition walls partially overhangs, this can help to throw water back onto the compartments of the tray, which sloshes violently enough against the outer wall to rise above its upper edge.

The tray can be pivoted and twisted about a first axis between a freezing position and a demolding position.

The ice maker can be installed to save space if the first axis is parallel to the door.

A lever that can be pivoted with the tray makes it easier for a user to demold the finished pieces of ice.

Such a lever is expediently placed in the width direction in the middle of the door; it is easily accessible, regardless of whether the door is hinged on the left or right of the body.

The lever is arranged between two trays of the ice maker.

In the interest of a compact construction of the ice maker, the lever is expediently adjustable between a rest position and an actuation position, the distance between a handle section of the lever and the first axis in the actuation position being greater than in the rest position.

In particular, the lever should not protrude beyond a longitudinal wall of the ice maker in the rest position.

The lever is preferably pivotable between the rest position and the actuation position about a second axis which is displaced parallel to the first axis. This enables the lever to be used both to pivot the tray and to twist it in one continuous movement.

In the actuating position, the pivoting movement of the lever about the second axis is expediently blocked by a stop, and the lever and the tray can be pivoted together about the first axis.

In order to twist the tray effectively with little expenditure of force, the lever and a stop limiting the freedom of pivoting movement of the tray are preferably arranged on opposite end faces of the tray.

A depression that drains into the tray can be provided on an upper side of the ice maker. This makes it possible to keep this upper side largely closed and thereby limit the spread of water vapor from the ice maker and the resulting frost formation in other parts of the storage chamber.

A valve attached to a drain of the recess can largely prevent the escape of water vapor via the drain.

If the capacity of the tray is n times the capacity of the recess and n is a small natural number, preferably 1, the tray can also be filled with an exact amount of water corresponding to its capacity if it is below the largely closed level for the user The top of the icemaker is not visible.

In order to simplify the metering of water into the tray, a dosing container can also be removed from the ice maker, the capacity of which is one n-th of the capacity of the dosing container, where n is a small natural number, preferably 1.

Fig. 1

eine perspektivische Teilansicht einer Kältegerätetür, die einen erfindungsgemäßen Eisbereiter in Gefrierstellung trägt;

Fig. 2

die Tür aus Fig. 1 mit in Entnahmestellung geschwenktem Eisbereiter;

Fig. 3

einen Querschnitt eines Eisbereiter-Tabletts;

Fig. 4

eine perspektivische Ansicht von zwei untereinander verbundenen Eisbereiter-Tabletts gemäß einer Weiterentwicklung der Ausgestaltung von Fig. 1 und 2;

Fig. 5

einen schematischen Schnitt entlang einer Mittelebene des in Fig. 4 gezeigten Aufbaus;

Fig. 6

den Aufbau der Fig. 4 in Entformungsstellung mit verwundenen Tabletts;

Fig. 7

einen zu Fig. 5 analogen Schnitt gemäß einer dritten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung;

Fig. 8

eine zu Fig. 1 analoge Ansicht einer Kältegerätetür mit daran montiertem Eisbereiter gemäß einer vierten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung;

Fig. 9

einen Schnitt durch den Eisbereiter der Fig. 8, der dessen Funktionsweise veranschaulicht;

Fig. 10

eine zu Fig. 1 analoge Ansicht gemäß einer fünften Ausgestaltung der Erfindung;

Fig. 11

einen Schnitt durch den Eisbereiter der Fig. 10, der dessen Funktionsweise veranschaulicht;

Fig. 12

eine zu Fig. 1 analoge Ansicht gemäß einer sechsten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung;

Fig. 13

eine zu Fig. 1 analoge Ansicht gemäß einer siebten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung;

Fig. 14

einen Schnitt durch einen türmontierten Eisbereiter gemäß einer achten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung; und

Fig. 15

eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Tür gemäß einer neunten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung.

Further features and advantages of the invention emerge from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying figures. Show it:

Fig. 1

a perspective partial view of a refrigerator door that carries an ice maker according to the invention in the freezing position;

Fig. 2

open the door Fig. 1 with the ice maker pivoted into the removal position;

Fig. 3

a cross section of an ice maker tray;

Fig. 4

a perspective view of two interconnected ice maker trays according to a further development of the embodiment of FIG Figs. 1 and 2 ;

Fig. 5

a schematic section along a center plane of the in Fig. 4 structure shown;

Fig. 6

building the Fig. 4 in demoulding position with twisted trays;

Fig. 7

one to Fig. 5 analog section according to a third embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8

one to Fig. 1 analogous view of a refrigerator door with an ice maker mounted thereon according to a fourth embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 9

a section through the ice maker of the Fig. 8 , which illustrates how it works;

Fig. 10

one to Fig. 1 analogous view according to a fifth embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 11

a section through the ice maker of the Fig. 10 , which illustrates how it works;

Fig. 12

one to Fig. 1 analogous view according to a sixth embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 13

one to Fig. 1 analogous view according to a seventh embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 14

a section through a door-mounted ice maker according to an eighth embodiment of the invention; and

Fig. 15

a perspective view of a door according to a ninth embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 1 is an interior view of a door 14 of a household refrigeration appliance, in particular a freezer or a refrigerator. The door 14 has a structure known per se with an outer skin 15 formed from sheet metal, an inner wall 16 deep-drawn from plastic and an interspace enclosed by the outer skin 15 and inner wall 16 and filled with heat-insulating synthetic resin foam. A large-area, flat projection 17 is attracted to the inner wall 16 and, in the closed position of the door 14, engages in a storage chamber of a refrigerator body, not shown. When the inner wall 16 is deep-drawn, arms 18 are formed on the projection 17, each of which has a pair with reference to FIG Fig. 3 Hold the ice maker tray 1 described in more detail. If the refrigeration device is a refrigerator, an auxiliary cooling unit such as a Peltier element should be assigned to each ice maker tray 1 in order to achieve temperatures below 0 ° C. in the compartments 2 of the trays 1.

In a space between the two trays 1 there is a lever 20 rigidly connected to the two trays 1, which moves a middle of the three arms 18 in the position shown in FIG Fig. 1 position shown largely covered. A handle eyelet or a hook 21 on the free end of the lever 20 facing the door 14 makes it easier to grasp the lever 20.

On each of the lever 20 facing away from the end walls 5 of the two trays 1 a pin 22 is formed, which strikes from below against the respective adjacent arm 18 when a user grabs the lever 20 and pulls it away from the door 14 to the trays 1 by one axis 23 running parallel to the door 14 through the arms 18 into the in Fig. 2 to pivot shown demolding position.

In the demolding position of the Fig. 2 the compartments 2 of the trays 1 are facing downward, and the end walls 5 of the two trays 1 facing away from the lever 20 are prevented from further rotation by the stop of the pin 22 on the outer arms 18. By pressing the free end of the lever 20 downwards, the user creates a twisting of the trays 1 about the axis 23, and the resulting deformation of the compartments 2 drives out the pieces of ice contained therein.

In order to catch the pieces of ice, a container 24 is expediently mounted on the door 14 under the trays 1. The container 24 can in particular be structurally identical to door racks, not shown in the figures, mounted elsewhere on the inside of the door.

Attaching the ice maker trays 1 to the door 14 means that they are exposed to accelerations and decelerations which set liquid water in the compartments 2 in motion and, under unfavorable circumstances, can cause it to spill over. In particular, if the door 14 is closed after the trays 1 have been filled with water, an abrupt delay can hardly be avoided when the door 14 hits the body.

Measures to prevent water from spilling over in such a situation are based on Fig. 3 which shows a cross section of a tray 1. The sectional plane runs through two longitudinal walls 6 and two compartments 2 of the tray 1; further compartments 2 adjoin transversely to the cutting plane. The compartments 2 are separated from one another by partition walls 3 which are provided with notches 4 on their upper edges, through which water can overflow from a full compartment 2 into an adjacent one. The The water level 13 of the tray when it is at rest is therefore usually just above the lower edge of the notches 4 during operation.

In order to facilitate removal of the finished pieces of ice from the mold, the compartments 2 are free of sharp edges on the inside and have a cross-section that decreases continuously downwards. The partition walls 3 and longitudinal or end walls 5, 6 each merge via continuously curved sections 7 into bottom surfaces 8 of the compartments.

The slope of the end walls 5 increases continuously from top to bottom, and at least above the intermediate walls 3, the end walls 5 run vertically. The longitudinal walls 6, however, are divided into three successive sections behind the vertical. In a lower section 9, as in the case of the end walls 5, the wall slope increases continuously from bottom to top. It reaches its highest value at a horizontal edge 10 extending at the level of the notches 4. Above this edge 10 there is a middle section 11 which is less steep than the adjacent lower section 9. The middle section 11 and an upper section 12 merge into one another via a continuous curve. In the upper section 12, the side wall is similarly steep as in the lower section 9; it can even be like in Fig. 3 shown overhanging inward.

A course of the water level that results when the closing door 14 on the body comes to an abrupt standstill is shown in FIG Fig. 3 labeled 13 '. The water does not follow the delay of the door immediately, so that the water level rises on the left edges of the compartments 2. The water in the right compartment 2 can rise over the partition 3 and some of the water spills over into the left compartment 2.

In the left compartment 2, the water sloshing against the left longitudinal wall 6 first meets the relatively slightly rising central section 11. It is therefore not abruptly decelerated like the door 14, but is continuously deflected upwards. This reduces the risk of splashing. If the delay of the tray 1 is so strong that the water rising on the left longitudinal wall 6 exceeds its upper edge, it gets a rightward impulse through the overhang of the upper section 12, so that it falls back into the compartment 2 instead of the side wall 6 to overcome. The combined height of the middle and upper section 11 and 12, which offers effective protection against spilling over, depends on the accelerations occurring and the duration of their action; in practice it is between one and two thirds of the height of the lower section 9.

When designing the Figures 1 and 2 the trays 1 must maintain a non-negligible distance from the projection 17 to in the rest position of Fig. 1 To create space for the free end of the lever 20 protruding beyond the longitudinal walls 6 of the trays 1 facing the door 14. The greater this distance, the longer the lever 20 can be, and the lower the force that the user exerts on the lever 20 must exercise to release the pieces of ice from the trays 1. However, the space between the door 14 and the trays 1 leads to poor use of space.

This problem is remedied by an arrangement of ice maker trays 1 as in FIG Fig. 4 shown. The trays 1 are aligned horizontally and are thus in a position suitable for making ice. In a space between the two trays 1, a lever 20 is mounted pivotably about an axis 25 which runs parallel to the axis 23 and at a distance from it. In a rest position, the lever 20 rests on a shaft 26 extending along the axis 23 and connecting the trays 1. A handle section 27 at the free end of the lever 20 is the (in Fig. 4 not shown) facing the door 14, but without protruding over the longitudinal walls 6 towards the door. In the rest position, the handle section 27 lies slightly above the trays 1, so that it can be comfortably grasped by a user.

Fig. 5 shows a schematic section through the arrangement of FIG Fig. 4 along a plane running between the trays 1. As you can see here, in a stop position pivoted by slightly more than 90 ° relative to the rest position, a projection 28 of the lever 20 abuts against a web 29 extending between the facing end walls 5 of the trays, so that the lever 20, when it is over the Stop position is pivoted out, takes the trays 1 with it and the axis 23 becomes the common pivot axis of the lever 20 and the trays 1.

As in the design of the Figs. 1 and 2 Here, too, the end faces 5 of the trays facing away from one another are provided with protruding pins 22. These intervene in arcuate recesses 30 of the arms 18 carrying the trays 1. When the pegs 22 have reached ends 31 of the recesses 30 by pivoting the lever 20 and the trays 1 together, further pivoting of the lever 20 is only possible by twisting the trays 1 at the same time. Fig. 6 shows the arrangement of the Fig. 4 in this twisted state. The open sides of the compartments 2 are directed downwards, so that pieces of ice loosened by the deformation of the compartments 2 fall freely out of the compartments.

Fig. 7 shows one to Fig. 5 analog section according to a third embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, the facing end faces 5 of the two trays 1 have facing arcuate grooves 32, and a lever 20 attached between the trays 1, here likewise curved in an arc, has ribs 33 engaging in the grooves 32. The lever 20 can be displaced along the grooves 32 between a rest position, shown in broken lines, and an actuating position in which a latching lug 34 of each rib 33 is engaged in a recess 35 at one end of the grooves 32. As a result of the force exerted on the lever 20 to pivot the trays 1, the latching lugs 34 are pressed into the recess 35 so that the trays 1 can be pivoted and finally twisted, as in FIG Fig. 6 shown.

The trays of the second and third embodiment can deviate from the illustration in FIG Figures 4 to 7 as spill protection and / or splash protection as with reference to Fig. 3 have described articulated side walls 5, 6.

The in Figures 3 and 4 shown, in the rest position with its free end facing the door 14 lever 20 is difficult to swing out when other built-in parts such as door racks are mounted directly above the ice maker trays 1. Fig. 8 shows in one too Fig. 1 Analogous view shows a fourth embodiment of the ice maker in which this problem is eliminated. Again, between two trays 1 there is a lever 20 about an axis 25 parallel to the pivot axis 23 of the trays 1 ( Fig. 9 ) pivoted. The lever 20 hangs in the rest position of the Fig. 8 free down.

Fig. 9 shows a section through the ice maker of Fig. 8 , again along a plane extending between the trays 1. Here, too, the freedom of pivoting movement of the handle 20 in relation to the trays 1 is ensured by a The projection 28 of the lever 20, which abuts a web 29 connecting the trays 1, is limited. However, the direction of rotation of the pivoting movement is opposite to that of the previous exemplary embodiments; the top of the trays 1 is pivoted towards the door 14 until the pegs 22 meet the top of the arms 18. In this position, the lever 20 is located in a gap 36 between two containers 37 arranged above the trays 1 Fig. 9 Position shown in dashed lines the free end of the lever 20 is pressed against the door 14, the trays 1 are twisted and the ice pieces are ejected. The contact of the lever 20 with the door 14 or, in the in Fig. 9 illustrated case, with a buffer 38 attached in the gap 36 between the containers 37, limits the possible twisting of the trays 1 and prevents permanent deformation of the trays 1.

Fig. 10 shows a view of a refrigerator door 14 according to a fifth embodiment of the invention. As in the case of the Fig. 8 trays 1 are suspended pivotably about an axis 23 on arms 18 formed on an inner door wall 16 and pivotable and twistable with the aid of a lever 20. A collecting container 56 for finished pieces of ice is suspended below the trays 1 on the door 14. The containers 37 of the embodiment of Fig. 8 are replaced by dosing containers 49. The dosing containers 49 are provided with calibration marks 50 which mark an upper and lower limit of a permissible water level in the dosing container 49. The calibration marks 50 are set in such a way that the amount of water defined by them is sufficient to flood the deepest points of the notches 4 in the trays 1, but not the upper edges of the partition walls 3. By pouring the exact amount of water indicated by the calibration marks 50 into the dosing container 49 and then emptying it into the trays, a quick and exact filling with an amount of water is possible which ensures easy and reliable demolding of the finished ice pieces.

A normally closed drainage opening 51 extends in the shape of a slot across the width of the door 14 over all compartments 2 of a row of compartments of each tray 1 immediately adjacent to the door 1. When the drain 51 is open, all these compartments 2 are thus filled at the same time and as soon as they are full , The compartments 2 of the row facing away from the door 14 also fill with water flowing over the notches 4. Fig. 11 shows a section through the ice maker of Fig. 10 in a plane perpendicular to the door 14 and running through one of the trays and the drain 51. A plate-shaped, transverse to the cutting plane of the Fig. 11 The slotted closing body 52 is guided displaceably in a tightly closing gap 53 at the bottom of the metering container 49 and rests against a valve seat of the metering container surrounding the drain 51. A lower end of the closing body 52 is supported on the upper edge of the longitudinal wall 6 close to the door. In order to ensure that the closing body 52 does not slip off the longitudinal wall 6, a tongue and groove engagement with clearance can be established between the two, here in the form of the upper edge of the longitudinal wall 6 encompassing groove 54 of the closing body 52 may be formed.

As mentioned, the ice maker tray 1 is suspended on the arms 18 so as to be pivotable about an axis 23 parallel to the door 14. In an in Fig. 11 The freezing position of the tray 1 shown in solid lines, the upper edges of its outer walls 5, 6 and partition walls are horizontal, and the slot 55 of the closing body 52 does not overlap with the drain 51 pushes away longitudinal wall 6 downwards, the tray 1 pivots into a filling position shown as a dashed outline, in which the closing body 52 is shifted so far upwards that its slot 55 overlaps with the drain 51. In this position, the water flows out of the metering container 49 into the compartments 2. Due to the great length of the drain 51 transversely to the cutting plane of the Fig. 11 individual frozen drops cannot completely block the drain 51. An uneven distribution of the outflowing water resulting from the possible presence of such drops has no effect, since the water level between all compartments 2 is equalized via the notch 4.

Fig. 12 FIG. 13 shows a modification of the embodiment of FIG Figures 10 and 11 in one too Fig. 10 analog view. A housing 57, shown separately from the door 14, is provided in order to be attached to the door so as to cover the trays 1 and the arms 18 carrying them. A main wall 58 parallel to the door 14 and rectangular flanks 59 of the housing 57 closely enclose the dosing container 49, so that the trays 1 are practically completely shielded from the rest of the storage chamber of the refrigeration device and the steam released therein by the freezing water does not reach other points of the storage chamber than frost can precipitate.

Collection containers 56 for finished pieces of ice are integrated in the housing 57 in the form of pull-out or pivotable drawers.

Fig. 13 shows a perspective view of a door 14 with an ice maker mounted thereon according to a seventh embodiment of the invention. Arms 18, on which the trays 1 are pivotably suspended, are here integrated into a frame 39 which is open on the top and bottom and is mounted on the door 14 in any suitable manner. A compartment 60 is kept free in the frame 39 adjacent to the trays 1 and is provided to receive a dispensing container 61 in a removable manner. The capacity of the dosing container identified by calibration marks 50 corresponds, as in the case of the dosing containers 49, to Figures 10 and 12th each the capacity of a tray 1. The removable metering container 61 allows the water to be filled outside the refrigerator to be measured so that the time required to fill a tray and thus the time that the door 14 has to be open for filling is minimized.

Under the frame 39, as in Fig. 10 shown, a collecting container can be mounted. But it can also be modeled on the Fig. 12 the frame 39 must be high enough to accommodate pull-out receptacles.

One in Fig. 14 According to a further development shown in a schematic cross section, the upper side of the frame 39 above the trays 1 is closed by a cover 62 in which a recess 63 is formed above one of the trays 1. Like the dosing container 49 of the Fig. 10 the depressions 63 have a slot-like, elongated drain 51 which drains into the tray 1 below. Like the housing 57, the cover 62 prevents the spread of water vapor inside the refrigeration device. In addition, it reduces the risk of accidentally spilling water next to a tray 1 during filling and freezing in an unsuitable place.

At the in Fig. 15 The seventh embodiment of the invention shown is a housing 57 similar to that in FIG Fig. 12 shown firmly mounted on the door 14. The housing 57 has an open upper side on which webs 43 extend at a small distance below the upper edge of the walls 58, 59 and possibly also along the inner wall 16 of the door 14. These webs 43 form a support for the frame 39 of an ice maker, which can be inserted into the housing 57 from above in a form-fitting manner. When not in use, the ice maker can can be lifted out of the housing 57 with a handle and stowed outside the refrigerator. By placing a flat base plate on the webs 43 instead of the ice maker, storage space is created on the door 14 for small-sized items to be cooled. If they do not contain any pieces of ice, the collecting containers 56 can also be used for other items to be cooled.

Claims (16)

1. Refrigeration device, especially a household refrigeration device, with a carcass and a door (14) which surround a storage compartment, and an ice maker (1, 20) accommodated in the storage compartment, wherein the ice maker (1, 20) is mounted on an inner side (16) of the door (14), wherein the ice maker has two trays, wherein each tray (1) of the ice maker has a number of compartments (2) separated by partition walls (3) as well as outer walls (5, 6), wherein the ice maker has a lever (20) able to be pivoted with the trays (1), characterised in that the two trays (1) are able to be pivoted and twisted jointly around a first axis (23), wherein the lever (20) is arranged between the two trays (1) of the ice maker.
2. Refrigeration device according to claim 1, characterised in that the door (14) bears a receptacle (24; 56) for ice created by the ice maker.
3. Refrigeration device according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the outer walls (5, 6) are higher than the partition walls (3) by at least one third.
4. Refrigeration device according to claim 3, characterised in that a section (11, 12) of at least one of the outer walls (6) protruding above the partition walls (3) has a concave inwards curvature.
5. Refrigeration device according to claim 4, characterised in that the section (11, 12) projecting above the partition walls (3) is partly overhanging.
6. Refrigeration device according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the first axis (23) is aligned in parallel to the door (14).
7. Refrigeration device according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the lever (20) is placed centrally on the door (14) in the width direction.
8. Refrigeration device according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the lever (20) is able to be moved between an idle position and an actuation position, wherein the distance between a grip section (27) of the lever (20) and the first axis (23) is greater in the actuation position than in the idle position.
9. Refrigeration device according to claim 8, characterised in that, in the idle position, the lever (1) does not project beyond a longitudinal wall (6) of the trays (1).
10. Refrigeration device according to claim 8 or 9, characterised in that the lever (20) is able to be pivoted between the idle position and the actuation position around a second axis (25) displaced in parallel to the first axis (23).
11. Refrigeration device according to claim 10, characterised in that, in the actuation position the pivoting movement of the lever (20) around the second axis (25) is blocked by a stop (29) and the lever (20) and the trays (1) are able to be pivoted jointly around the first axis (23).
12. Refrigeration device according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the lever (20) and a stop (22; 31) restricting the freedom of pivotal movement of the trays (1) are disposed on opposing end face sides (5) of the trays (1).
13. Refrigeration device according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a recess (49, 63) draining into the trays (1) is formed on an upper side of the ice maker.
14. Refrigeration device according to claim 13, characterised in that a valve (52, 53, 55) is attached to an outflow (51) of the recess (49).
15. Refrigeration device according to claim 13 or 14, characterised in that the capacity of the trays (1) is n times the capacity of the recess (49), wherein n is a small natural number.
16. Refrigeration device according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a dispensing container (61) is able to be removed from the ice maker (1, 20, 39) and that the capacity of the trays (1) is n times the capacity of the dispensing container (61), wherein n is a small natural number.

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