JPH10160311A - Refrigerator having automatic ice making machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator having an automatic ice making machine in which the taking-out property of the ice in an ice storage container is improved. SOLUTION: An ice making chamber having a door 19 which can be freely pulled out and openable/closable in the longitudinal direction is arranged below a refrigerating chamber independent from other storage chamber, an ice storage container 30 is loaded integratedly with the door 19. Because most of the ice storage container 30 is pulled out of the chamber, the ice 28 in the ice storage container 30 is easy to see, and the taking-out property of the ice 28 is improved. Because the door 19 is provided independent from other storage chambers, adherence of ice 28 due to the melting of the surface of the ice 28 can be suppressed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator with an automatic ice making device, which has an improved structure for taking out ice made.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, refrigerators having an automatic ice making apparatus for automatically making and removing ice have been considered, and some of them have been provided.

FIG. 6 shows an example of such an apparatus. An automatic ice making device 2 is disposed in an ice making and ice storage room 1 in a refrigerator, and below the ice making device 3, an ice 3 detached from the automatic ice making device 2 is provided. An ice storage container 4 for receiving and storing the received ice is provided.

However, in this configuration, the ice storage container 4
To remove the ice 3 stored in the ice storage, (a) open the door 5 of the ice making and ice storage room 1 and then open the ice storage container 4
The ice storage container 4 is pulled out by putting a hand on the front part of the ice storage container 4, and the shovel 6 provided is inserted into the ice storage container 4 to scoop out the ice 3.

(B) Open the door 5 of the ice making / ice storage room 1 and then hold the provided shovel 6 and insert it into the ice storage container located in the ice storage container 4 to scoop out the ice 3 (see FIG. 7). ). There are two ways to take it out.

[0006] Of these two ways of taking out, in (a), after the door 5 of the ice making and ice storage room 1 is opened, the ice storage container 4 is opened one by one.
It takes time and effort to pull out. On the contrary,
In (b), since the ice storage container 4 is kept in the ice storage container 4 and the drawer is not required, the labor can be saved.

[0007] Therefore, the method (b) is preferable as a method of taking out the ice. However, in order to be able to execute the method, the space where the automatic ice making device 2 and the ice storage container 4 are located in the ice making / ice storage room 1 is required. In addition to the above, a space is required between the upper and lower sides to insert the hand and the ice 3 can be scooped out, and furthermore, a space in which the inside of the ice storage container 4 can be visually checked at the time is required. As a result, the ice making and ice storage room 1 becomes large. Therefore, there is a problem that the space of other rooms such as a refrigerator room and a freezer room is narrowed accordingly. in addition,
In this case, if the ice 3 in the ice storage container 4 is to be taken out from the near side, the ice 3 escapes to the back and is difficult to take out. Was.

On the other hand, as an alternative to this, as shown in FIG. 8, a door 8 is provided in the ice making and ice storage chamber 1 so as to be pivotally opened by a lower hinge 7 and opened downward. 4 is moored by the mooring tool 9 and the ice storage container 4 is
Some are designed to be pulled out with the opening.

According to this embodiment, it is not necessary to draw out the ice storage container 4 one by one, and the ice can be taken out from the ice storage container 4 outside the refrigerator in front of the above-mentioned one.

However, the amount of the ice storage container 4 pulled out is small, and therefore, the ice 3 is not easily taken out.

[0011]

As described above, in the conventional refrigerator with an automatic ice making device, it takes time and effort to take out the ice 3 stored in the ice storage container 4, or the ice making and ice storage room 1 is large. There is a problem in that space is required, the space in the other room of the refrigerator is reduced, and it is difficult to take out the ice 3.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to remove ice stored in an ice storage container without taking time and requiring a large space for an ice storage room. Another object of the present invention is to provide an excellent refrigerator with an automatic ice making device which can be easily and sufficiently performed.

[0013]

According to the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator with an automatic ice making apparatus, wherein an ice making / ice storage room having a door which can be opened and closed in a front-rear direction independently of other storage rooms is arranged below the refrigerator room. An ice storage container is integrally mounted on the door, and most of the ice storage container is drawn out of the refrigerator.

[0014]

According to the above means, the ice stored in the ice storage container can be taken out of the ice storage room with the ice storage container pulled out together with the door outside the ice storage room.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

First, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a refrigerator compartment 12 is formed at the top of a main body cabinet 11 of a refrigerator, a refrigerator compartment 13 is formed below the refrigerator compartment 12, and an ice storage compartment is further formed below the refrigerator compartment 13. In this case, an ice making / ice storage room 14 and a chilled room 15 are formed, and a vegetable room 16 is formed at the bottom.
Further, doors 17 to 21 are provided for each of the chambers.

An automatic ice making device 22 is arranged in the ice making / ice storage room 14. The automatic ice making device 22 receives water from a cartridge type water supply tank 23 housed in the refrigerator compartment 13 into an ice tray 27 via a water receiving tray 24, a pump 25 and a water supply hose 26, and makes ice in the ice tray 27. Ice 28 (see FIG. 5) is produced by the cold air in the ice storage chamber 14, and after the ice is made, the ice tray 2 is driven by a driving unit 29 containing a motor, gears and the like.
It is configured to repeatedly perform the operation of turning over and twisting 7 to remove and drop the ice 28.

The automatic ice making device 2 in the ice making / ice storage room 14
An ice storage container 30 for receiving and storing the ice 28 falling off from the automatic ice making device 22 is provided at a position below the automatic ice making device 22. The ice storage container 30 is composed of a rectangular box shown in FIG. 4 in detail, and has a flange 31 formed on an upper peripheral portion thereof.

On the other hand, the door 19 integrally has a rectangular support frame 32 on the back side, and the support frame 32 is provided with guide rails, guide rollers, and the like (on both sides of the ice making / ice storage chamber 14). It is provided so as to open and close an opening 33 facing the outside of the ice making and ice storage chamber 14 shown in FIG.

Thus, the ice storage container 30 is positioned from above in the support frame 32, and the flange 31 is placed on the support frame, whereby the ice storage container 30 is detachably connected to the door 19, and in this connection state, The ice making and ice storage room 14 is provided so as to be drawn out to the ice making room 14 together with the drawer of the door 19.

The automatic ice making device 22 detects a storage amount of the ice 28 located in the ice storage container 30 in a housed state, and stops the ice making operation when the storage amount reaches the limit. 34 have been extended. On the back side of the door 19, a shovel 35 for scooping out the ice 28 stored in the ice storage container 30 is detachably mounted.

Now, in the case of the configuration described above,
In order to take out the ice 28 stored in the ice storage container 30, in the storage state of the ice storage container 30 shown in FIG. Then door 1
9 is moved away from the opening 33 of the ice making and ice storage chamber 14 to open the opening 33, and the ice storage container 30 is opened.
Is pulled by the support frame 32 and pulled forward. Then, next, the shovel 35 is removed from the door 19, and the shovel 35 is held in a hand and inserted into the ice storage container 30 drawn out as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the above structure, the door 1
Since the ice storage container 30 can be pulled out in conjunction with the opening of the storage tank 9, the operation of separately pulling out the ice storage container 30 alone is not required, and the labor for the operation can be saved. The ice 28 stored in the ice storage container 30 can be taken out of the ice storage container 30 that has been drawn out of the ice making / ice storage room 14 in conjunction with the opening of the door 19. 14 and the ice making / ice storage room 14
There is no need for a space between the automatic ice making device 22 and the ice storage container 30 to draw out the ice 28 by putting a hand between the ice storage device 30 and the ice storage container 30 at that time. Reduction can be achieved, so that a large space can be secured in the other refrigerators such as the refrigerator compartment 13, the vegetable compartment 16, the chilled compartment 15, and the freezer compartment 12. Further, in this case, since the work of taking out the ice 28 itself can be performed from above, the ice 28 does not escape to the back, and can be performed by sufficiently reaching the back, so that the work can be performed sufficiently easily. it can.

In the above embodiment, only the ice storage container 30 is provided in the ice storage room exemplified as the ice making and ice storage room 14.
The automatic ice making device 22 is provided at another place, and the ice 2
8 may be accommodated for guidance. Further, as the automatic ice making device 22, a device that makes and separates ice by another method such as a plate other than the above may be used.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings, but can be implemented with appropriate modifications without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0026]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the refrigerator with an automatic ice making device of the present invention, an ice storage container for receiving and storing ice automatically produced and desorbed by the ice making device is provided.
It is connected to a door that is independent of the other storage room that opens and closes the opening facing the outside of the ice storage room in a drawer type, and is provided so as to be drawn out of the ice storage room together with the door, so it is stored in the ice storage container It takes no effort to take out the ice,
The ability to take out ice can be improved while effectively utilizing the space of the ice storage room. Furthermore, since it is independent of the other storage rooms, the door is opened and closed only when ice is needed, and it is possible to suppress the connection of ice pieces due to melting of the ice surface. Odor from other foods can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a technique unit in a state where ice is taken out.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the entire refrigerator.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view taken along line CC of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of an ice storage container and a door.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional side view of a main part in an ice storage container storage state.

FIG. 6 is a conventional example corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 7 is a conventional example corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 8 shows another conventional example.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An ice making / ice storage room having a door which can be pulled out and opened in the front-rear direction independently of other storage rooms below a refrigerator room, and an ice storage container is placed integrally with the door. A refrigerator with an automatic ice making device, wherein most of the containers are drawn out of the refrigerator.