JPH04132378U - ice container - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To improve the ice-release performance of an ice-making container that makes transparent ice by making it deformable with a small amount of force. [Structure] The ice making container 13 is formed by an upper tray 19 having an ice making block 23 and a lower tray 20 having an impurity block 26. An outer peripheral wall 28 is formed around the lower plate 20 to prevent cold air from going around the impurity block 26. A vertical slit 29 is formed in this outer peripheral wall 28 to make it easier to twist the ice making container 13.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This idea is related to ice making containers that make transparent and delicious ice, and is particularly designed to improve ice release properties. It is related to

0002

[Conventional technology]

FIGS. 5 to 7 show, for example, the conventional ice making system disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 1-116371. In the figure, 1 is the freezer compartment formed at the top of the refrigerator, and 2 is the freezer compartment 1. The ice-making compartment located at the bottom, 3 is the refrigerator compartment, 4 is the vegetable compartment, and 5 is divided into the freezer compartment 1 and ice-making compartment 2. 6 is a cooler installed on the back of the freezer compartment 1 and ice making compartment 2, 7 is a cooler 6 A fan 8 is a fan grill installed at the top of the refrigerator, and a freezer compartment air outlet 9 is formed. . 10 is an air guide provided at the front of the cooler 6. 11 is a rapid ice making tray with a partition. It is placed on the wall 12.

0003 13 is an ice container placed at the bottom of the partition wall 12; 14 is a fan grill 8 and an air gas container; 15 is an ice maker outlet provided in the fan grill 8. , 16 is a cold air passage formed between the partition wall 12 and the ice making container 13, and 17 is an ice making container. 13 is the ice-making compartment suction port provided at the rear, and 18 is the lower part that partitions the ice-making compartment 2 and the refrigerator compartment 3. It is a cliff. 19 is an upper tray forming the ice making container 13; 20 is a lower tray for storing the upper tray 19; The upper tray 19 is an ice-making block consisting of a surrounding first inner wall 21 and a bottom surface 22. 23, and the lower plate 20 has an impurity block consisting of a second inner wall 24 and a bottom surface 25. 26. 27 is an ice making block provided on a part of the bottom surface 22 of the ice making block 23. This is a communication portion that communicates the space above and the space below the bottom surface 22 of the block 23. 28 is An outer peripheral wall that surrounds the impurity block 26 and is formed on the left, right, and rear sides of the lower plate 20. , to prevent cold air from entering the impurity block 26 from around the ice making container 13. Was.

0004 Next, the operation will be explained. The cold air cooled by the cooler 6 is passed through the fan 7. The inside of the freezer compartment 1 is cooled from the freezer compartment outlet 9. A part of the cold air passes through duct 14. Blow from the ice chamber outlet 15 circulates the rapid ice-making tray 11 from the rear to the front to cool it. The cold air that has cooled the rapid ice making tray 11 flows through a cold air passage 16 from the front to the rear of the ice making container 13. The ice is sucked in through the ice-making compartment suction port 17 and circulated back to the cooler 6.

[0005] When water containing impurities is poured into the ice making container 13, the impurities contained in the water Pure substances have a higher specific gravity than pure water, so they gather downward and impurities pass through the communication part 27. The concentrated cloudy part of the product can be guided to the lower tray 20 side, and the transparent part can be guided to the ice making block 23 side. Can form clear ice. The ice making container 13 is provided with an outer peripheral wall 28 covering three sides. Because of this, cold air is circulated to the bottom surface 25 of the impurity block 26 portion and the second inner wall 24 side. Freezing inside the ice making container 13 is ensured from the top surface, and from the bottom surface 25 side. Finally, the ice can be frozen, and the transparent ice of pure water from which impurities have been removed is transferred to ice making block 2. Make sure to build it on the 3rd side. In addition, to remove ice, place the upper tray 19 and lower tray 20 of the ice making container 13 in a heavy position. While lying flat, the front and rear parts were twisted to the left and right to release the ice.

[0006]

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

Conventional ice making containers are constructed as described above, so they do not produce cloudy milk due to concentrated impurities. In order to collect ice cubes into the lower tray, an outer wall is installed to prevent cold air from going around to the bottom of the ice making container. Because of this, it is difficult to deform even if the ice making container is twisted during ice removal, and it can be used with very strong force. There were issues such as the inability to release the ice without adding water.

[0007] This idea was made to solve the above problems, and the Even if there is an outer wall that prevents cold air from entering the ice container, a slight force is required to remove the ice. The aim is to create an ice-making container that can be deformed and easily released. Ru.

[0008]

[Means to solve the problem]

The ice making container according to this invention has a slit in the outer peripheral wall.

[0009]

[Effect]

The ice making container in this invention has slits in the outer wall to prevent twisting. It gets cheaper.

0010

【Example】

Example 1. An embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In Figures 1 and 2, 1 in the figure 28 are explained because they correspond to the parts of the conventional example explained in FIGS. 5 to 7. is omitted. 29 are vertically extending holes formed on the left and right outer peripheral walls 28 of the lower plate 20, respectively. slit, 30 is the front side of this slit 29, 31 is the rear side of the slit 29, the front side 30 to form an overlapping portion 32 extending to the back side thereof.

[0011] Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained. A slit 29 is formed in the outer peripheral wall 28. Therefore, when the ice container 13 is twisted during ice removal, the front side 30 of the slit 29 and Since the rear side 31 is not restricted, it can be easily deformed. In addition, the polymerization part 32 This makes it difficult for cold air to flow into the inner side of the outer peripheral wall 28 from the slit 29. Furthermore, since the front side 30 is on the outside of the rear side 31, cold air is drawn from the front of the ice making container 13. Overlapping in the opposite direction makes it difficult for cold air to flow into the slit 29 compared to the circulation flowing to the rear This prevents cold air from flowing into the outer peripheral wall 28 from the slit 29. This ensures that the top surface is frozen, and the bottom surface 25 side is the last to freeze.

0012 Example 2. In the above embodiment, the slit 29 is provided in the outer peripheral wall 28, and the front side of the slit 29 is 30 is shown with an overlapping part 32 overlaid on the rear side 31, but FIGS. 3 and 4 A bellows portion 33 may be provided on the outer peripheral wall 28 as shown in FIG. play.

[0013]

[Effect of the idea]

As described above, according to this invention, vertical slits are formed on the outer peripheral wall of the ice making container. Since the ice-making container can be twisted with a small amount of force when removing ice, it is easy to This has the effect of allowing ice to be removed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an ice-making container showing a first embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a back view showing essential parts of the ice-making container of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side view of an ice-making container showing a second embodiment of the invention.

4 is a back view showing essential parts of the ice-making container shown in FIG. 3. FIG.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a refrigerator equipped with a conventional ice-making container.

6 is a perspective view showing the ice making container of FIG. 5. FIG.

7 is a side sectional view showing the ice making container of FIG. 5. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

13 Ice container 28 Outer wall 29 slit

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An upper tray provided with an ice-making block having a first inner wall surrounding the ice-making block and a bottom surface, and a lower tray provided with an impurity block having a second inner wall surrounding the ice-making block and a bottom surface. The ice making block and the impurity block are detachably attached, a space is provided between the bottom of the ice making block and the bottom of the impurity block, and a part of the bottom of the ice making block is provided with a space above the bottom of the ice making block. An ice-making container is provided with a communication portion that communicates the space under the bottom surface of the ice-making block with a space below the bottom surface of the ice-making block, and an outer peripheral wall that covers the periphery of the impurity block, and a vertical slit is provided in the outer peripheral wall. An ice-making container characterized by: