KR100636552B1 - Refrigerator door acceptance slush ice offer system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system provided in a door of a refrigerator of the present invention in a state of crushing ice (hereinafter referred to as `` ice water ''), and more particularly, receiving and crushing ice supplied from an ice making unit in a freezer compartment of a refrigerator or provided from the outside. It relates to a refrigerator door storage ice-water providing system properly installed in the door of the refrigerator.

In the refrigerator door storage ice-water providing system of the present invention, in the refrigerator, forming the ice-water receiver seating portion so as to partially protrude the inner surface of the door for the refrigerator to face the upper end of the supply passage formed in the freezer compartment; The outer cylinder is mounted on the lower surface of the blade, the inner cylinder is rotated in the outer cylinder by a rotating means mounted to the outside and the pressure blade is mounted, the motor is driven to drive the rotating means mounted to the inner cylinder is pressed in the outer cylinder An ice maker serving as a mounting portion; Consists of a discharge container communicating with the dispenser room which is partially indented from the lower edge of the blade of the ice water machine to open to the outside, so that the powdered ice can be provided directly according to the user's request, the ice is conveniently and efficiently crushed It is possible to provide, and the ice water unit is united, especially to protect the safety of the user.

Refrigerator, ice maker, ice maker, retractable ice maker

Description

Refrigerator door acceptance slush ice offer system

1 is a perspective view of an installation state of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the configuration state of the present invention.

3 is an enlarged view of a portion A extracted from FIG.

Figure 4 is an exploded view showing in an exploded state extracting a main part of the present invention.

5 is an operational state diagram of a main part of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a side cross-sectional view of a configuration state of the related art.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1. Door

11. Seating 111. Hanging groove 12. Dispenser room

13. discharge passage

14. Cover 141. Drive 142. Hinge

15. Crushers

2. Freezer

21. Supply passage

3. Ice machine

31. Inner cylinder 311. Push blade 312. Rotating means

312a. Ring gear 312b. Pinion

32. External cylinder 321. Blade 322. Shaft

33. Mounting section 331. Motor 332. Jamming jaw

34. Fixing bolt

4. Door switch

5. Ice maker

61. Fuselage 62. Swivel plate 63, 64. Hanging part 65. Compression spring

66. Motor compartment 67. Pressure plate 671. Staple 68. Shaft

69. Rope

Cp. Control Panel I. Ice

The present invention relates to a system provided in a door of a refrigerator of the present invention in a state of crushing ice (hereinafter referred to as `` ice water ''), and more particularly, receiving and crushing ice supplied from an ice making unit in a freezer compartment of a refrigerator or provided from the outside. It relates to a refrigerator door storage ice-water providing system properly installed in the door of the refrigerator.

In general, a refrigerator used as a device for low temperature storage of food is used to store the heat absorbed when the freon is compressed and expanded to indoors and, conversely, to radiate heat released during compression to the contrary. Maintain a constant low temperature state.

The refrigerator as described above separates the refrigerating chamber and the freezing compartment from the inside of the main body of the refrigerator so that the contents can be effectively stored according to the proper low-temperature maintenance state of the contents to be stored to maintain different temperatures, and separately installs doors for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment. Open and close the fridge and freezer.

Here, the inside of the freezer compartment serves as an ice maker to make ice by introducing low temperature cold air formed by circulation of refrigerant by convection or operation of a cooling fan, and the ice produced in the ice maker is stored in a storage container to meet a user's needs. It has been withdrawn and used accordingly.

In particular, as the desire to enjoy a comfortable life due to the development of the economy grows, the ice crushing and grinding device for processing ice provided in the freezer or ice maker into ice, flake ice, and ice water according to the user's preference. Tends to be installed at the lower part of the ice maker installed in the freezer compartment.

In response to these demands, various attempts have been made to install ice makers in refrigerators, for example, 'Refrigerator Ice Makers' of Korean Utility Model Publication No. 1991-7638 and Korean Patent Publication No. 1997-3480 (published 1995). -20164) and 'refrigerator for refrigerator' and 'refrigerator with ice maker' of the 1999-13947, all of which are different from the technical idea of the present invention, but to contribute to the understanding of the present invention An example is described as follows.

That is, in the conventional invention, as shown in FIG. 6, the protrusions 63 and 64 protrude from one side of the freezer compartment 2 located above the refrigerator body 61, and the protrusions 63 And the ice-ice machine 3 is installed in (64), the ice-ice machine (3) is formed in the upper side to form a motor chamber 66 so that the shaft 68 of the motor 331 is directed to the lower side of the shaft (68) The rotary plate 62 is provided with a plurality of blades 321 at equal intervals at the lower end of the lower surface, but the shaft 68 between the motor 331 and the rotary plate 62 is supported by a compression spring 65 and the bottom surface The pressure plate 67 protruding from the plurality of grooves 671 is formed in the lifting material, and the rope 69 is installed on both sides of the upper surface of the pressure plate 67 to form an end portion of the rope 69, that is, the ice maker 3. ) The handle is installed on the part which protrudes in front, and when the ice is installed, the pressing plate 67 is raised by pulling the handle forward so that the ice can be easily taken. It is a refrigerator ice water characterized by.

Therefore, attempts to provide an integrated device that produces frozen ice frozen in the freezer of the refrigerator as iced water can be of great significance, but automatic supply to the location where the ice in the freezer is crushed should be done manually, Since the extraction of the shaved ice should be done by the user himself, when the user wants to obtain the desired iced water, the user can obtain the ice only by opening the freezer door.

In the more advanced device, the ice maker is built in the freezer, so the ice making is automated, but when the user wants to take out the ice supplied from the ice maker or the ice provided by the ice providing device, the door of the freezer is opened. After removing the ice in the state, the door is closed again, which causes the cold air inside the freezer to be lost due to the opening and closing of the door, thereby reducing the efficiency of the freezer and reducing or damaging the freshness of the frozen or refrigerated food. Occurred.

This also adds to the burden on the refrigerator, which has to do more to compensate for the lost cold, as well as increasing the power consumption (energy waste).

In order to solve the above problems, the present inventors have made a great deal of attention to the present invention, and the main purpose of the present invention is to provide an ice maker or other device (manual type) installed inside the freezer according to a user's request. By introducing the ice provided in the door into the inside of the door so that it can be provided with powdered ice through a specific ice water machine, the refrigerator door storage to conveniently and easily receive the ice water to be taken without opening and closing the door To provide a system for providing iced ice.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator door-receiving ice water providing system that can provide ice water by efficiently grinding the ice while the ice water container accommodated in the door of the refrigerator has a structure suitable for storage.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator door-retained ice-water providing system that can be detached by uniting such ice-water machine, in particular to protect the safety of the user.

In the refrigerator door storage ice-water providing system of the present invention in order to achieve the above object, in the refrigerator, the ice cream machine so that the supply passage formed downward in the freezer compartment by partially protruding the inner surface of the refrigerator door. Forming a seat; The outer cylinder is mounted on the lower surface of the blade, the inner cylinder is rotated in the outer cylinder by a rotating means mounted to the outside and the pressure blade is mounted, the motor is driven to drive the rotating means mounted to the inner cylinder is pressed in the outer cylinder An ice maker serving as a mounting portion; Partly condensed from the lower edge of the blade of the ice water machine is composed of a discharge barrel communicating with the dispenser room open to the outside.

In addition, it is preferable that a locking jaw is formed at the side of the mounting portion, and a locking groove is formed at the corresponding mounting portion.

In addition, the discharge passage is more preferably characterized in that the cover is hinged to the drive port is added.

In addition, it is more preferable that the rotating means of the ice machine is engaged with a pinion connected to the shaft end of the motor which partially protrudes from the mounting portion as a ring gear inserted into the outside of the inner cylinder.

Further, it is more preferable that the pressing blades are formed at two or more spaced apart at an isometric angle from the shaft center, and each pressing blade is inclined from the position close to the upper end of the blade mounted on the outer cylinder.

Here, it is more preferable that the power drawn into the motor is cut off by the operation of the door switch for the refrigerator.

Referring to the refrigerator door storage ice-water providing system of the present invention as described above in more detail as follows.

1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the present invention the refrigerator door storage ice-water providing system installed in the refrigerator, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view in a side cross-sectional state so that the configuration of the present invention refrigerator door storage ice-water providing system well known 3 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 2 which is a main part of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an exploded view showing only the ice water group 3 which is another main part of the present invention in an exploded state.

According to one configuration of the present invention, in the refrigerator, a seating portion 11 is formed on the inner side of the door 1 for the refrigerator, and the seating portion 11 partially covers a portion facing the lower end of the freezing chamber 2. By protruding to, if the ice water machine 3 is correctly installed in the seating portion 11, the supply passage 21 formed in the freezer compartment 2 directly downwards is formed to face the upper end.

In addition, the ice maker 3 used at this time is composed of the inner cylinder 31, the outer cylinder 32 and the mounting portion 33, the blade 321 is installed on the lower surface of the outer cylinder 32 and the shaft 322 in the center Is formed, the inner cylinder 31 is fitted to the shaft rod 322 in the outer cylinder 32 is installed in the pen-shaped pressure blade 311 is installed on the outside of the rotating means 312 (for example, pulley and A belt structure or a gear structure) to rotate in the outer cylinder 32, and the mounting portion 33 is a rotating means 312 mounted to the inner cylinder 31 by supporting the inner and outer cylinders 31 and 32. ), A motor 331 for driving) is mounted, and the outer cylinder 32 is press-fitted.

In addition, a dispenser room 12 is formed on the front surface of the door 1 and is opened to the outside, and the dispenser room 12 communicates with a discharge passage 13 communicating from a lower end of the blade 321 of the ice maker 3. It is configured to be connected by.

According to another configuration of the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, the mounting portion 33 is formed in a spring (not shown) on its side, or is formed in a bar shape (Bar), the uneven locking that can be pressed by its own elasticity It is preferable that the jaw 332 is formed, and the seating portion 11 corresponding to the jaw 332 is formed with a locking groove 111 having a shape that engages the locking jaw 332. At this time, the locking step 332 and the locking groove 111 is a name for distinguishing and not specifying a structure, even if they are formed opposite to each other is just one configuration of the present invention.

According to another configuration of the present invention, in addition to the configuration described above, the drive passage 141 is hinged to the drive port 141 is connected to the drive port 141, while the drive block 141 is always swinging, It is more preferable if it features the cover 14 which makes it possible to open | release.

According to another configuration of the present invention, in addition to the configuration described above, the rotating means 312 of the ice water machine 3 is a ring gear 312a which is inserted into the outside of the inner cylinder 31 to form the inside of the mounting portion 33. More preferably, the gear is coupled to the pinion 312b connected to the shaft end of the motor 331 which partially protrudes from the side wall. At this time, the ring gear 312a has a structure that can be inserted and removed from the outer end of the inner cylinder 31, but the construction principle is the same even when integrally formed on the outer end of the inner cylinder 31.

According to still another configuration of the present invention, in addition to the configuration described above, two or more press blades 311 are formed at an equal distance from the shaft center, that is, when the number of press blades 311 is two, the angle is 180 degrees. In the case of using three, it is preferable to form at 120 degrees, and each press blade 311 is more inclined from the position which adjoins the blade 321 attached to the outer cylinder 32 to the upper end of the outer cylinder 32, and is characterized by the above-mentioned.

According to another configuration of the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, the refrigerator has a door switch 4 that functions as a switch for turning on / off the room lamp inside the refrigerator by being protruded and pressed as the door is opened and closed. It is more preferable that the power drawn into the motor 331 is cut off by the operation of the door switch 4.

Hereinafter, with reference to the operation state diagram of the main part of the present invention shown in Figure 5 with respect to the function of the operation of each component of the present invention.

First, reference numeral 15 denotes a crusher, a device that breaks a large chunk of ice provided into small chunks, and shows that it can be installed together in the seating part 11 of the present invention. The inner cylinder 31 of 3) is installed so as not to be separated from the outer cylinder 32 while rotating, and reference numeral 5 denotes an ice maker installed in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator.

The basic configuration of the present invention is to be installed in the refrigerator, the inner surface of a part of the refrigerator door (1) to form a seating portion (11) so that the ice-water dispenser (3), which will be described later to mount the dispenser room 12 In order to secure a space for installation, in particular, the position is located at a portion facing the lower end of the freezer compartment 2, and when the ice maker 3 is correctly installed in the seating portion 11, it is directly downward from the freezer compartment 2 The supply passage 21 (not specially partitioned) formed is formed so as to face the upper end, so that the ice supplied from the ice maker 5 or other ice storage and supplying device is correctly dropped on the ice maker 3 It is preferable to supply. However, as shown by way of example in FIG. 1, when the ice maker 3 and the crusher 15 of the present invention are installed in parallel, either the ice maker 3 or the crusher 15 is selectively or simultaneously iced. It is necessary to have a supply means for supplying the control to be controlled from an external control panel (Cp; Control Panel).

In addition, the ice maker 3 used at this time is composed of the inner cylinder 31, the outer cylinder 32 and the mounting portion 33, the blade 321 is installed on the lower surface of the outer cylinder 32 and the shaft 322 in the center Is formed, the inner cylinder 31 is fitted to the shaft rod 322 in the outer cylinder 32 is installed in the pen-shaped pressure blade 311 is installed on the outside of the rotating means 312 (for example, pulley and Belt structure, or gear structure) to rotate in the outer cylinder 32, so that the ice supplied to the ice maker 3, the pressing blade 311 is installed in the inner cylinder 31 is the ice on the pen blade Pressing the ice while being rotated to the bottom while being rotated by the blade 321 mounted on the lower surface of the outer cylinder 32 while falling into the powdered ice to the lower (see Fig. 5).

At this time, the mounting portion 33 is inserted into and supported by the inner and outer cylinders 31 and 32, and a motor 331 for driving the rotating means 312 mounted to the inner cylinder 31 is mounted so that the outer cylinder 32 is press-fitted. Since the mounting portion 33 is a convenient structure to attach and detach while making the ice (3) as a unit (Unit) to maintain the maintenance (convenience) and is used as a means for supplying power (rotation power).

In addition, a dispenser room 12 is formed on the front surface of the door 1 and is opened to the outside, and the dispenser room 12 communicates with a discharge passage 13 communicating from a lower end of the blade 321 of the ice maker 3. When the user places a cup or a bowl and operates a button on the control panel Cp in the dispenser room 12 in which the front of the door 1 is opened, the iced ice is discharged through the above-described process. It is put in a cup or a bowl through the passage (13).

A further configuration of the present invention is, in particular, to provide a structure in which the ice maker 3 is easily detachable from the seating portion 11, wherein the mounting portion 33 is supported by a spring (not shown) at its side or a bar. It is formed in the bar (Bar) to form an uneven locking jaw 332 that can be pressed by its own elasticity, and the locking portion of the shape corresponding to the locking jaw 332 in the seating portion 11 corresponding thereto ( 111 is formed, and when the mounting portion 33 of the ice machine 3 is pushed into the seating portion 11, the locking jaw 332 and the locking groove 111 are bound by the action, which is inadvertently external. The force applied by the one action is firmly supported, but when taking out for cleaning or preservation of the user, it is also possible to easily take out by pulling out by hand.

Another additional configuration of the present invention, the swing drive on the discharge passage 13 is connected to the free drive port 141 by a hinge 142, and always blocking the passage, while the swing drive (BB direction) In addition to the cover 14 to be opened through the hinge 142 by the 141, the cover 14 (generally made of rubber or resin) that is connected to the hinge 142 to the drive opening 141 is When the shaved ice dropped on the panel is required to make ice, the structure is designed to automatically open and close from the time of supplying the ice until the predetermined supply time, and to simply support the cover 14 with a spring. It is a one-piece, it is a structure that is opened by its weight when the ice is falling, and closes by the force of the spring to restore the cover 14 again when all the ice is falling, the cover 14 is opened in the dispenser room ( 12) it is possible to prevent dust that can enter into or into the discharge passage (13).

In another configuration of the present invention, the rotating means 312 of the ice machine 3 has a specific structure, and the conventional rotating means 312 has a belt or chain connecting the pulleys as mentioned above. In general, in the present invention, the pinion (312b) is connected to the ring gear (312a), which is inserted into the outside of the inner cylinder 31 in such a structure as the gear structure of the shaft end of the motor 331 is connected to it. As described above, this is to provide a structure in which the ice water machine 3 is detachable and to secure the accuracy and certainty of power transmission, and the ring gear 312a becomes a ring. The outer tooth has a structure that is fitted to the outer end of the inner cylinder 31, but if formed integrally therewith, the same function, and the gear and pinion 312b formed at the front end of the motor 331 to be shown. The gear is engaged with the ring gear 312a, but the pinion 312b functions in the same manner even when the pinion 312b is inserted into the tip of the motor 331, and such design changes are included in the technical scope of the present invention. Is obvious.

In another configuration of the present invention, two or more pressing blades 311 are formed at two or more spaced apart from the shaft center, that is, when the pressing blades 311 are two, 120 degrees and three are 120, respectively. It is formed in °, each press blade 311 is formed to be inclined from the position close to the blade 321 to be mounted on the outer cylinder 32 to the upper end of the outer cylinder 32, the more the pressing blade 311 is improved the processing capacity. However, since the size of the ice that can be accommodated is limited, it is preferable to adjust the number to an appropriate number according to the processing capacity and the content of the ice maker 3, and the pressing blade 311 is pushed to the blade 321 while grinding the ice to rotate the blade 321 The closer to the blade 321 is to be able to grind up to a small ice block is preferable.

In another configuration of the present invention, the refrigerator has a door switch 4 that functions as a switch for turning on / off a room lamp inside the refrigerator by being protruded and pressed as the door 1 is opened and closed. The power to be drawn into the motor 331 by the operation of 4) is to be cut off, and when the door 1 of the refrigerator is opened, the operation of the motor 331 is cut off to promote the safety of the user.

As described above, the refrigerator door retractable ice water providing system of the present invention flows ice provided by an ice maker or other device installed in the freezer compartment into the door according to a user's request, and then powders the ice through a specific ice water machine. By providing iced ice, it is possible to provide a refrigerator door retractable ice water providing system that can conveniently and easily provide the ice water to be taken without opening and closing the door.

In addition, while making the ice water to be stored in the door of the refrigerator has a structure suitable for storage, it is possible to provide ice water by grinding the ice efficiently, and in addition, such ice water is unitized and detached, in particular for the user's safety It is to provide a refrigerator door retractable ice water providing system that can protect even.

Claims (6)

In the refrigerator, Forming an ice machine seating part so as to partially protrude the inner surface of the door for the refrigerator so as to face the upper end of the ice supply passage formed downward in the freezer compartment; The outer cylinder is mounted on the lower surface of the blade, the inner cylinder is rotated in the outer cylinder by a rotating means mounted to the outside and the pressure blade is mounted, the motor is driven to drive the rotating means mounted to the inner cylinder is pressed in the outer cylinder An ice maker serving as a mounting portion; A discharge passage communicating with a dispenser room which is partially infiltrated from the lower edge of the blade of the ice water machine and opened to the outside; Refrigerator door storage ice-water providing system, characterized in that the engaging jaw is formed on the side of the mounting portion, and the engaging portion is formed in the seating portion corresponding thereto. delete The method of claim 1, In addition, the refrigerator door retractable ice water providing system, characterized in that the cover is connected to the drive opening hinged on the discharge passage. The method according to claim 1 or 3, The rotating means of the ice machine is a ring gear inserted into the outside of the inner cylinder is engaged with the pinion connected to the pinion connected to the shaft end of the motor that partially protrudes from the mounting portion. The method according to claim 1 or 3, The press blades are formed at least two spaced apart at an angle from the shaft center, each press blade is formed inclined from the position close to the upper end to the blade mounted on the outer cylinder. The method according to claim 1 or 3, The refrigerator door retractable shaved ice providing system, characterized in that the power to the motor is cut off by the operation of the door switch for the refrigerator.

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