JPH064564U - Electric refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To reduce the noise generated when ice is removed from the automatic ice maker in the electric refrigerator. [Structure] In the drawings, 1 is a drive unit of an automatic ice making device, and 2
Is an ice tray and 3 is a water supply pipe. When the ice making is completed, the drive unit 1 inverts the ice making tray 2 to separate the ice and drop the ice into the ice storage box 4. When the ice falls directly onto the ice storage box 4, an impact sound is generated. In order to reduce the impact noise, a basket 5 is provided inside the ice storage box 4. The outer dimensions of the basket 5 are made smaller than the inner diameter of the ice storage box 4 except for the opening 6 in the upper portion, and a gap is provided between the ice storage box 4 and the ice storage box 4. The upper outer peripheral edge portion 7 of the basket 5 is supported by the outer peripheral upper end of the ice storage box 4. A flexible resin is used for forming the basket 5, and a mesh is provided on the bottom surface and the side surfaces so that ice does not fall out. In addition, convex portions 8 are provided at a plurality of locations on the bottom surface of the basket 5. This convex portion 8 is for preventing the bottom portion from being lowered (deformed) when the basket 5 is full of ice, and normally there is a gap between the convex portion 8 and the ice storage box. .

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an ice storage box for use in an electric refrigerator equipped with an automatic ice making device.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In an electric refrigerator equipped with an automatic ice making device, an ice storage box for storing ice falling from the automatic ice making device is arranged below the automatic ice making device. Most of these ice storage boxes are resin molded products, but when the ice storage boxes are empty or when there is only a small amount of ice in them, when the ice is released from the automatic ice making device, the ice boxes collide with each other or the ice and the ice storage boxes Impact sound is generated due to collision. Since this impact sound is felt to be quite loud in a quiet place such as at night, and it is offensive to the ears, conventionally, a cushioning mat was provided on the inner bottom surface of the ice storage box to soften the impact sound.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, since the above-mentioned cushioning mat is directly attached to the inner bottom surface of the ice storage box, the impact force due to the falling of ice is also transmitted to the ice storage box, and the cushioning mat cannot sufficiently soften the impact noise. could not. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electric refrigerator having an ice storage box capable of further reducing the generation of impact noise of this type.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and inside and outside of an ice storage box for storing ice from an automatic ice making device, the bottom and side surfaces are separated from the ice storage box, and the outer peripheral edge of the upper part is the ice storage box. We decided to provide a supported basket.

[0005]

[Action]

 With the above configuration, the ice released from the automatic ice making device can be received by the basket provided inside the ice storage box. Since the outer peripheral part of the upper part of the basket is supported by the ice storage box and the bottom and side surfaces are separated from the ice storage box, the impact sound generated when the ice falls can be softened.

[0006]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows the schematic configuration of an automatic ice making device and the relationship between ice storage boxes. 1 is a drive unit of the automatic ice making device, 2 is an ice tray driven by the drive unit, 3 is water in a water tank (not shown). The water supply pipes 4 arranged so that water can be supplied to the ice tray 2 by the water supply pump 4 are ice storage boxes for storing the ice made in the ice tray 2. Inside the ice storage box 4, there is provided a basket 5 for reducing the impact noise generated when the ice is released from the ice tray 2. Although not shown, the ice tray 2 has a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the ice tray 2, and the drive unit 1 is filled with ice in the basket 5 of the ice storage box 4. There is an ice detection lever to detect whether or not it has become. By the way, whether or not the ice making is completed is determined by whether or not the temperature of the ice tray 2 and the ice making time satisfy preset values, and when the ice making is completed, an ice detection lever (not shown) is driven. After checking whether or not there is room to store ice in the basket 5, the ice tray 2 is turned over, and the ice tray 2 is twisted to release the ice, and the ice is dropped into the basket 5.

[0007] The cage 5 is formed of a flexible resin, whose shape is devised so that the impact sound generated by the falling of ice can be further reduced. The side wall and bottom surface of the basket 5 are mesh-shaped, and the mesh is large enough to prevent ice from falling off. The outer dimensions of the cage 5 are smaller than the ice storage box 4 except for the opening 6 at the top, the bottom surface and all four side surfaces are separated from the inner surface of the ice storage box 4, and the upper outer peripheral edge portion 7 is the outer peripheral upper end of the ice storage box 4. It is supposed to be supported by. Further, on the bottom surface of the basket 5, convex portions 8 facing the bottom surface of the ice storage box 4 are formed at a plurality of locations. Since these convex portions 8 are normally separated from the bottom surface of the ice storage box 4, the impact when the ice falls is not directly transmitted to the bottom of the ice storage box 4. When the ice basket 5 is filled with ice, the ice basket 5 is lowered by the weight of the ice, but at that time, the convex portion 8 comes into contact with the bottom of the ice storage box 4 to support the ice basket 5.

[0008]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, in the case of an ice storage box that also uses a basket, there is a gap between the ice storage box and the basket, and the mesh has a mesh and is made of a flexible resin material. Since it is used, the impact of the falling ice is absorbed and the impact noise is reduced without using a cushioning mat.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an ice storage box and an automatic ice making device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Drive part of automatic ice making device 2 Ice tray 3 Water supply pipe 4 Ice storage box 5 Kakuro 6 Opening 7 Upper outer peripheral edge 8 Convex

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An inner side of an ice storage box for storing ice from an automatic ice making device, wherein a bottom and side surfaces thereof are separated from the ice storage box, and an outer peripheral edge portion of an upper portion thereof is provided with a basket that is supported by the ice storage box. And an electric refrigerator. 2. The electric refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a downward convex portion is provided on a bottom surface of the basket. 3. The electric refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the basket is formed of a flexible resin.