JPS5818075A - Freezing refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

Detailed Description of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator-freezer, and more particularly to a refrigerator-freezer having a water supply device for supplying water to an ice tray placed in a freezer compartment. The aim is to improve the usability of refrigerator-freezers by eliminating the need to carry around ice trays filled with water.

In conventional refrigerator-freezers, when making ice in the freezer compartment, the user must carry an ice-making tray filled with water. For this reason, it was necessary to be careful not to spill water during transportation or when placing the ice cube tray in the freezer compartment.

The present invention has been made in view of this point, and provides a refrigerator-freezer having a function of supplying a predetermined amount of water to the ice tray after placing an empty ice tray in the freezer compartment.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings showing one embodiment thereof.

1 is a freezer compartment, and a water supply device that supplies water to an ice cube tray 2 placed in the freezer compartment 1 is a removable container 4 stored in the refrigerator compartment 3.
A water suction pipe 5 is connected to the container 4 so as to lead pre-cooled water stored in the container 4 to the outside through the back wall of the refrigerator compartment 3, and a water suction pipe 5 is connected to the container 4 and extends through the back wall of the freezer compartment 1. Freezer compartment 1
It is composed of a water supply vibro extending to a desired length inside, a delivery pump 7, a delivery pump controller 8 that supplies power to drive the delivery pump, and a control signal input operation section 9 that inputs a signal to drive the delivery pump controller. 0 and then
Store the ice cube tray 2 in the freezer compartment 1, close the freezer compartment door 1o, and press the control signal input operation section 9 (3...), and the lever 11 will move to the wall facing the freezer compartment door 1o at the top of the freezer compartment. The provided switch 12 is pressed to close the switch, thereby operating the one-shot circuit built into the delivery pump controller 8 and supplying the delivery pump 7 with driving power for driving the delivery pump 7 for a predetermined period of time. Then, the delivery pump 7 operates for a predetermined drive time to take in the cold water in the container 4 housed in the refrigerator compartment 3 to the water suction vibro, and send it to the water supply vibro.

Furthermore, when the control signal input operation section 9 is released, the spring 13 returns it to its original state. Reference numeral 14 indicates the water inlet of the container 4, and reference numeral 16 indicates the refrigerator compartment door. In order to prevent malfunctions in the above-mentioned water supply system, for example, if the switch is
It is also possible to easily configure a control circuit that supplies the delivery pump driving power to the delivery pump only when the button is pressed twice.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which a container stored in the refrigerator compartment is transferred to an ice tray 2 using a water absorption pipe 17 that can be replaced with a commercially available juice bottle 16 stored in the refrigerator compartment door 16. A predetermined amount of water is supplied from the juice bottle 16 into the ice tray by pressing the control signal input operation section 9 arranged on the front side of the freezer compartment door 1o.

Note that the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment are not limited to the one embodiment of the present invention, and may be configured upside down or arranged horizontally in a line. Furthermore, it can be applied to a case where the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment are separated.

As is clear from the above embodiments, the refrigerator-freezer of the present invention provides a refrigerator-freezer that has a function of supplying water to an ice tray placed in the freezer compartment, and there is no need to carry an ice tray filled with water. Not only is it clean because it prevents water from spilling from the ice cube tray when carrying it around, but it also prevents water from spilling when the ice cube tray is placed in the freezer because it is empty.
In addition, the ice tray can be loaded quickly, reducing the time the freezer compartment door is opened, reducing the amount of cold air escaping to the outside, and promoting energy savings.In addition, the structure allows pre-chilled water to be supplied to the ice tray, reducing the time it takes to make ice. The time is shortened, and the container to hold the water to be pre-cooled in the refrigerator does not need to be a special container; a commercially available juice bottle or the like can also be used.
It has the following effects.

It is a perspective view of a refrigerator-freezer.

1...Freezer compartment, 2...Ice tray, 3...
...Refrigerating room, 4...Container, 6...
Water absorption pipe, 6... Water supply pipe, 7...
Delivery pump, 8... Delivery pump controller, 9...
. . . Control signal input operation unit, 16 . . . Juice bottle (container).

Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person No. 1
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Claims (1)

[Claims] It has a freezer compartment, and a water supply device that supplies water to an ice tray placed in the freezer compartment, and the water supply device includes a container accommodated in the refrigerator compartment, a water suction pipe that leads water from the container to the freezer compartment, and a water supply pipe. and means for delivering a predetermined amount of water from the container.