EP3236183A1 - Module de distribution - Google Patents

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EP3236183A1
EP3236183A1 EP17166406.3A EP17166406A EP3236183A1 EP 3236183 A1 EP3236183 A1 EP 3236183A1 EP 17166406 A EP17166406 A EP 17166406A EP 3236183 A1 EP3236183 A1 EP 3236183A1
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ice
dispenser
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refrigerator
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Sung Hwan Lee
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WiniaDaewoo Co Ltd
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/12Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25CPRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/20Distributing ice
    • F25C5/22Distributing ice particularly adapted for household refrigerators
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25CPRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C1/00Producing ice
    • F25C1/04Producing ice by using stationary moulds
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25CPRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C1/00Producing ice
    • F25C1/22Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds
    • F25C1/24Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds for refrigerators, e.g. freezing trays
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D11/00Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D11/00Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
    • F25D11/02Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators with cooling compartments at different temperatures
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/02Doors; Covers
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/06Walls
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D29/00Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F25D29/003Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for movable devices
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D29/00Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F25D29/005Mounting of control devices

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  • the present disclosure relates to a dispenser module.
  • a refrigerator is an apparatus for storing food for by keeping a refrigeration compartment and a freezing compartment at a low temperature using a heat exchange process involving a refrigerant, where a freezing cycle consisting of compression, condensation, expansion and evaporation is used to generate cold air.
  • a refrigerator in general, includes a refrigerator main body with a freezing compartment and a refrigeration compartment for storing food at a low temperature, and refrigerator doors mounted to a front surface of the refrigerator main body to selectively open and close the freezing compartment and the refrigeration compartment.
  • Top-mount refrigerators with a freezing compartment disposed above a refrigeration compartment are a common type of refrigerator.
  • bottom-freeze refrigerators with a freezing compartment positioned at a lower end of the refrigerator have become popular due to enhanced user convenience.
  • the freezing compartment is positioned lower which may be inconvenient when a user wants to retrieve ice from the freezer.
  • bottom-freeze refrigerator may include a dispenser disposed on a refrigeration compartment door for dispensing ice.
  • the dispenser is installed in the refrigeration compartment door, and a user may dispense ice by placing a container on the dispenser and pressing a push member or a button, for example.
  • the ice may be scattered around in the course of dispensing the ice through the dispenser and may become lodged in other parts of the refrigerator. This may lead to sanitary problems when ice and/or water sits in areas of the refrigerator that are intended to be kept dry. Accordingly, a demand exists for a dispenser that enables ice pieces to be discharged only through a specified route without being scattered around the refrigerator.
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a dispenser module and a refrigerator including the same, which are capable of preventing ice pieces from being scattered around the refrigerator and ensure that ice is only discharged from a specified route.
  • an ice dispenser for a refrigerator including a dispenser body comprising a discharge port, a guide wall disposed on an edge of the dispenser body and protruding outward from the dispenser body, a rotatable ice cap mounted on the guide wall, wherein the rotatable ice cap is rotated by a drive unit, and rotating the rotatable ice cap selectively opens a route through which ice is moved to the discharge port, a push lever mounted to the dispenser body, where a space separates the push level from the guide wall, and a switch configured to activate the drive unit when the push lever is depressed.
  • a dispenser module including a dispenser body having a discharge port, a guide wall disposed on an edge of the dispenser body and protruding away from the dispenser body, a hinged ice cap mounted to the guide wall using a hinge and rotated by a drive unit, a hinged push lever including a first end mounted to the dispenser body using a hinge, and a second end extending outward from the guide wall, and a switch configured to activate the drive unit when rotation of the push lever is detected.
  • the guide wall is disposed on at least a portion of the edge of the dispenser body and extends upward, and an upper end of the guide wall is above the hinged ice cap.
  • a refrigerator including a refrigerator main body, a refrigerator door mounted to the refrigerator main body and configured to rotate for selectively opening and closing the refrigerator main body, a dispenser module disposed in the refrigerator door, and an ice maker disposed on the refrigerator main body configured to produce ice and supply the ice to the dispenser module in response to a signal transmitted from the switch.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating an exemplary refrigerator 1 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a region designated A in Fig. 1 .
  • an exemplary refrigerator 1 includes a refrigerator main body 11 configured to define an outer shell, refrigerator doors 12 (12a and 12b) coupled to the refrigerator main body 11 to selectively open and close the refrigerator main body 11, a dispenser module 100 installed in one of the refrigerator doors 12, and an ice maker 14 provided inside the refrigerator main body 11 and configured to supply ice to the dispenser module 100.
  • the bottom-freeze refrigerator 1 includes a freezing compartment at a lower side thereof.
  • the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • the present disclosure may be applicable to different types of refrigerators such as a top-mount refrigerator and other types which are widely used in the related art.
  • the refrigerator main body 11 may include an internal space which may be selectively opened and closed by the refrigerator doors 12.
  • the interior of the refrigerator main body 11 may be divided into a refrigeration compartment R and a freezing compartment F, which may be selectively opened and closed by a refrigeration compartment door 12a and a freezing compartment door 12b, respectively.
  • the dispenser module 100 may be disposed on one of the refrigerator doors 12.
  • the dispenser module 100 may be disposed on an outer surface of the refrigeration compartment door 12a.
  • An opening 11a may be provided in the refrigeration compartment door 12a.
  • a push lever 140 of the dispenser module 100 may be accessible through the opening 11a to enable a user to use the dispenser module 100 without having to open the refrigeration compartment door 12a.
  • the ice maker 14 is configured to receive water from an external water source and to produce ice, and may be provided inside the refrigeration compartment R.
  • the ice maker 14 and the dispenser module 100 may be connected to each other by a separate connection pipe 13 (see Fig. 6 ).
  • the ice produced in the ice maker 14 may be discharged through the dispenser module 100.
  • the ice maker 14 may supply the ice to the dispenser module 100 in response to a signal transmitted from a switch 150.
  • Fig. 3A is a schematic perspective view of an exemplary dispenser module 100 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 3B is a schematic perspective view of the dispenser module 100 illustrated in Fig. 3A , viewed from a second angle
  • Fig. 4A is a schematic perspective view of the dispenser module 100 with an ice cap thereof removed
  • Fig. 4B is a schematic perspective view of the dispenser module 100 illustrated in Fig. 4A viewed from a second angle.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic side view of the dispenser module 100 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic sectional view illustrating an exemplary process for discharging ice from the dispenser module 100 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the dispenser module 100 may be provided in the refrigerator 1 to dispense ice.
  • the dispenser module 100 may be provided on a surface of the refrigeration compartment door 12a in order to enable a user to easily obtain ice from the refrigerator 1.
  • the dispenser module 100 may include a dispenser body 110, a guide wall 120, an ice cap 130, a push lever 140 and a switch 150.
  • the dispenser body 110 may be coupled to one of the refrigerator doors 12, and may use a shoot or pathway for discharging ice, such as discharge port 110a.
  • the guide wall 120 may protrude from an edge of the dispenser body 110.
  • the guide wall 120 prevents the ice from being scattered outward.
  • some of the ice I may not enter the discharge port 110a and may move to the outside of the discharge port 110a after colliding with the dispenser body 110.
  • the guide wall 120 prevents the ice from being scattered outward and guides the ice toward the discharge port 110a.
  • the guide wall 120 may surround at least a portion of the discharge port 110a.
  • the ice cap 130 may be disposed on a portion of the discharge port 110a not covered by the guide wall 120.
  • the guide wall 120 may be provided along at least a portion of the edge of the dispenser body 110 and extend upward. The upper end of the guide wall 120 may be disposed above the ice cap 130.
  • the guide wall 120 may include sidewalls 121 disposed at the opposite sides of the ice cap 130 and a rear wall portion 122 configured to interconnect the sidewalls 121 and face the ice cap 130.
  • the upper ends of the sidewalls 121 and the rear wall portion 122 may be disposed on the same plane.
  • the sidewalls 121 and the rear wall portion 122 may be provided along at least a portion of an edge of the discharge port 110a and protrude upward to guide the ice discharged from the ice maker 14 toward the discharge port 110a.
  • the guide wall 120 and the dispenser body 110 may be combined as a single object or provided as separate components.
  • the guide wall 120 may be manufactured using injection-molding, where the guide wall 120 and the dispenser body 110 are formed into a single component.
  • the guide wall 120 may be independently manufactured and fixed to the dispenser body 110 by bonding, screw-fixing or other methods.
  • the ice cap 130 may be mounted to the guide wall 120 in a rotatable or hinged manner.
  • the ice cap 130 may be mounted to the sidewalls 121 of the guide wall 120 using a hinge.
  • the ice cap 130 may be connected to a separate drive unit 160 and may be rotated by the drive unit 160.
  • the drive unit 160 may rotate the ice cap 130 in response to a signal applied from the switch 150.
  • the ice cap 130 may include a shaft 131 mounted to the sidewalls 121 using a hinge, and a stopper 132 connected to the shaft 131 and configured to open and/or close a route through which ice is moved toward the discharge port 110a.
  • the sidewalls 121 may include a first insertion hole 121a and a second insertion hole 121b into which the shaft 131 is rotatably inserted.
  • one side of the first insertion hole 121a may include a slit or narrow opening.
  • An elastic member 133 configured to apply a restoration force to the ice cap 130 may be disposed on one end portion of the shaft 131.
  • the elastic member 133 may be, for example, a coil spring or a torsion spring.
  • the elastic member 133 may provide a rotational force for returning the ice cap 130 to an original position.
  • the end portion of the ice cap 130 may make contact with the inner surface of the rear wall portion 122.
  • the operation of the drive unit 160 may be controlled by the switch 150 provided at one side of the dispenser body 110.
  • the switch 150 may sense the rotation of the push lever 140 and may transmit a start signal or a stop signal to the drive unit 160.
  • the push lever 140 may make contact with the switch 150.
  • the switch 150 may transmit a signal to the drive unit 160 and the ice maker 14.
  • the drive unit 160 rotates the ice cap 130 and opens the discharge port 110a.
  • the ice maker 14 can supply ice to the dispenser module 100.
  • the discharge port 110a is opened by a rotation of the ice cap 130, the ice supplied from the ice maker 14 can be discharged through the discharge port 110a.
  • some ice may collide with the pipe 13, which interconnects the ice maker 14 and the dispenser module 100, or the dispenser body 110.
  • the guide wall 120 prevents the ice from being scattered or discharged through a route other than the route provided by the discharge port 110a.
  • the push lever 140 may be mounted to the dispenser body 110 in a hinged manner.
  • one end portion of the push lever 140 may be rotatably mounted to the dispenser body 110 and the other end portion of the push lever 140 may extend away from the guide wall 120.
  • at least a portion of the push lever 140 may be exposed through the opening 11a of the refrigeration compartment door 12a. Accordingly, a user may push the push lever 140 using a cup, container (e.g., container B) or the like without having to open the refrigerator door 12.
  • a switch contact projection 141 disposed at one side of the push lever 140 may be rotated to press the switch 150. As the switch contact projection 141 presses the switch 150, the ice discharge process is performed as described above.
  • the method of operating the switch 150 may be changed to many different methods widely used in the related art.
  • a separate photo sensor may be installed so that a switch is operated when a container is detected by the photo sensor.
  • a pressure sensor may be installed on the surface on which a container is seated, so that a switch is operated when a container is detected by the pressure sensor.
  • the dispenser module 100 includes the guide wall 120 which surrounds at least a portion of an edge of the discharge port 110a for preventing ice from being scattered in the refrigerator or moved away from the intended route.
  • the guide wall 120 is an integral part of the dispenser module 100. Therefore, there is no need to install a separate guide member in the dispenser body 110 to prevent ice from moving away from the specified movement route.
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