KR101215098B1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator in which an ice making apparatus for making ice can be more easily installed.

The refrigerator according to the present invention forms an exterior and is opened to the front side and includes a main body having a freezer compartment, an ice maker which is disposed in the freezer compartment and contains an ice tray containing water to be iced, and is fixed to an upper surface of the freezer compartment. And a water supply pipe disposed on an upper surface of the freezer compartment to supply water to the ice making tray, and a rear side of the fixing bracket includes water delivered through the water supply pipe to the ice making tray. Since the guide part is formed integrally, the number of parts of the ice making device is reduced, so that the process of installing the ice making device can be made simpler.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the installation structure of the ice making apparatus applied to the refrigerator according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the guide portion provided in the fixing bracket applied to the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: body 11: freezer

17: water supply line 18: support hook

20: door 30: ice maker

31: ice tray 31a: ice tray

31b: first fixing part 32: ejector

33: drive motor 34: drive case

40: ice supply device 41: ice container

42: ice feeder 50: fixed bracket

51: first hook hook 52: second fixing portion

53: guide portion 54: second hook hook

55: support groove 56: fastening portion

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having an ice maker, and more particularly, to a refrigerator in which the ice maker can be installed more easily.

In general, the refrigerator includes a refrigeration cycle components therein, and is a device that allows the refrigerator to freeze or freeze the stored matter stored in the cold generated through the refrigeration cycle components, which is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 2005-110330. As shown in the drawing, there is an ice maker for manufacturing ice in the freezer compartment and a refrigerator for automatically manufacturing and supplying ice, including an ice supply apparatus for supplying ice produced through the ice maker to the outside.

The ice making device includes an ice making tray containing water to manufacture ice, an ejector that is rotatably installed and rotated to eject ice held in the ice making tray, a drive motor that generates rotational force to rotate the ejector, and a front of the ice making tray. It is disposed on the side and includes a configuration, such as a drive case in which a drive motor is embedded therein, is disposed long in the front and rear direction is fixed to the side wall of the freezer compartment. At this time, a fixing bracket formed of a high rigidity material is installed on the sidewall of the freezer compartment to install the ice maker so that the ice maker is fixed to the sidewall of the freezer compartment through the fixing bracket.

In addition, in the conventional refrigerator, a water supply pipe connected to an external water supply source is disposed above the ice making tray to supply water to the ice making tray, and one side of the ice making tray is disposed below the water supply pipe to supply water to the ice making tray. A guide member is provided to guide the to the ice tray.

Therefore, the conventional refrigerator is equipped with a guide member made of a separate member on one side of the ice making tray, the fixing bracket on the side wall of the freezer compartment, and then the ice maker is fixed to the side wall of the freezing chamber through the fixing bracket to install the ice maker only to the side wall Since this is completed, there is a problem that the process of installing the ice making device is complicated.

In addition, in order to fix the ice making device arranged long in the front and rear direction to the side wall of the freezer compartment, the front end and the rear end of the ice maker must be fixed to the side wall of the freezer compartment through fastening members such as screws. Since the rear end of the refrigerator is located deep inside the freezer compartment, in order to fix the rear end of the ice making device to the side wall of the freezer compartment, the operator has to insert a hand deep into the freezer compartment and tighten the screw. have.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that can be installed in the freezer more easily by reducing the number of parts.

A refrigerator according to the present invention for achieving the above object, an ice making apparatus for manufacturing ice, including an main body having an external shape and opened to the front side and a freezing compartment, an ice making tray disposed in the freezing compartment and containing water to be iced; A fixing bracket fixed to an upper surface of the freezing compartment to allow the ice making device to be suspended from an upper surface of the freezing compartment, and a water supply pipe disposed on an upper surface of the freezing compartment to supply water to the ice making tray, and the fixing bracket The rear side of the guide portion for guiding the water supplied through the water supply pipe to the ice tray is formed integrally.

In addition, the guide portion is formed to have a V-shaped cross section so as to collect the water supplied from the water supply pipe is disposed on the lower side of the water supply pipe and includes a first guide portion formed to be inclined downward to the rear side to guide the water to the lower side Characterized in that.

In addition, the rear side lower portion of the first guide portion is characterized in that it comprises a second guide portion which is formed to be inclined downward and guides the water received from the first guide portion to the ice tray.

In addition, the upper surface of the freezer compartment is formed to support the support hook for supporting the rear end of the fixed bracket protruding downward, the fixed bracket at the rear end of the fixing bracket as the support hook proceeds to the inside of the freezer compartment It is characterized in that the supporting groove is provided on the fastening portion is fixed to the upper end of the freezing chamber through the fastening member on the front end.

In addition, one side of the fixing bracket is extended to the lower side is provided with a first hook hook for supporting one side of the drive case is caught on one side of the drive case, the lower end of the second guide portion is caught on the rear end of the ice tray And a second hook for supporting the rear end of the ice making tray.

The ice making apparatus may further include an ejector for allowing the ice manufactured by the ice making tray to be iced, and a driving case disposed in the front side of the ice making tray and having a driving motor configured to rotate the ejector therein. One side of the tray extends upwardly to form a first fixing part fixed to one side of the fixing bracket, and the other side of the fixing bracket has a second fixing part extending downward and fixed to the other side of the driving case. It is done.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator according to the present invention forms an appearance and is hinged to one side of the main body 10 and the main body 10, which are opened to the front side to store food and the like and form a freezer compartment 11. And a door 20 that rotates and opens and closes the freezer compartment 11, and a compressor 12, a condenser (not shown), an evaporator 13, and an expansion valve (not shown) may generate cool air in the main body 10. A refrigeration cycle component such as H) is installed to cool the inside of the freezer compartment 11 with cold water generated through these refrigeration cycle components. In this embodiment, the compressor 12 is disposed below the main body 10, and the evaporator 13 is disposed behind the freezing chamber 11.

In the rear side of the freezing chamber 11, the cooling chamber 14 in which the evaporator 13 is installed and the cooling chamber 14 are extended vertically in the front side of the cooling chamber 14, and the cold air generated in the evaporator 13 is moved upward and downward of the freezing chamber 11. The guide duct 16 is provided to distribute the supplied evenly, the cooling chamber 14 generates a suction force and a blowing force on the upper side of the evaporator 13 to cool air generated in the evaporator 13 through the guide duct 16. The cooling fan 15 which allows circulation to the freezer compartment 11 is arrange | positioned.

In addition, the refrigerator according to the present invention is provided with an ice making device 30 for manufacturing ice on the upper part of the freezer compartment 11, and the ice is stored in the lower part of the ice making device 30 to store the manufactured ice if necessary. The ice supply device 40 for discharging is disposed, the door 20 is in communication with the inside of the freezer compartment 11 so that the user can take out the ice produced in the ice making device 30 without opening the door 20 Discharge guide tube 21 for guiding the discharge of the ice is provided, the front of the door 20, the ice discharge portion 22 recessed inward so as to easily receive the ice discharged through the discharge guide tube 21 Is prepared.

The ice supply device 40 is installed in the ice storage container 41 and the ice storage container 41 for receiving and storing the ice dropped from the upper ice making device 30 and opened upward, and rotates the ice discharge guide tube 21. Including the ice conveying device 42 for moving to the side, the ice conveying device 40 is formed in a spiral shape and rotates and the transfer blade (42a) for transferring the ice to the discharge guide tube 21 side, and generates a rotational force to convey It includes a feed motor 42b for rotating the blade 42a.

The ice making apparatus 30 is an ice making tray 31 in which ice is supplied by receiving water as shown in FIG. 2, and ice that is iced in the ice making tray 31 while being rotatably installed and rotating. An ejector 32 to be ejected from the drive unit, a drive motor 33 installed at one end in the longitudinal direction of the ejector 32 to rotate the ejector 32, and a drive motor installed at one side of the ice making tray 31. 33 includes a built-in drive case 34, the refrigerator according to the present invention is provided with a fixing bracket 50 so that the installation of the ice making device 30 can be easily through the fixing bracket 50 The ice making device 30 can be installed on the upper surface of the freezing chamber 11. At this time, the water supply pipe 17 is disposed above the freezing chamber 11 to supply water to the ice making device 30.

The ice making tray 31 is formed to have a predetermined length and width and is installed in the freezing chamber 11 in the longitudinal direction. The ice making groove 31 a is formed in the inside of the ice tray 31 a so as to be opened in an upward direction in a semi-cylindrical shape. It is supposed to make ice with water. One side of the ice tray 31 has a pair of first fixing parts 31b extending upward to be fixed to the fixing bracket 50 and fixed to the fixing bracket 50 by fastening members such as screws. On the other side of the ice making tray 31, a slide bar 31c is disposed to cover the other upper portion of the ice making tray 31 so that the iced ice can be guided to the lower ice storage container 41. have. In the ice making groove 31a provided in the ice making tray 31, a plurality of partition ribs 31d extending long to the side of the ice making tray 31 are arranged at regular intervals so as to partition the inner space of the ice making groove 31a. Although not shown, a heater (not shown) is built in the lower portion of the ice making tray 31 so as to easily heat the ice making tray 31.

The ejector 32 is disposed long in the front-rear direction, and one end thereof is connected to the driving motor 33 to rotate by the driving motor 33, and extends and rotates radially outward from the rotating shaft 32a. It includes a plurality of ejector pins (32b) for the ice iced in the ice tray 31 is moved along the inner surface of the ice making groove (31a).

The drive case 34 is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape so that the drive motor 33 is installed inside the drive case 34, and the drive motor 33 installed in the front side of the ice making tray 31 is installed in the ejector 32. ) Can be rotated.

The fixing bracket 50 is formed to have a predetermined area so as to correspond to the upper side of the ice making apparatus 30 and is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the freezing chamber 11. The fixing bracket 50 may be installed so that the ice making apparatus 30 may be installed. A first hook hook 51 is formed on one side of the front side and is extended downward to be supported by one side of the driving case 34. The other side of the fixing bracket 50 extends downward and extends downward through a fastening member such as a screw. The second fixing part 52 fixed to the other side of the drive case 34 is formed.

In the refrigerator according to the present invention, the fixing bracket 50 is integrally formed with a guide 53 for guiding the water supplied through the water supply pipe 17 to the ice making groove 31a at the rear side thereof.

The guide portion 53 is disposed in the lower side of the water supply pipe as shown in Figure 3 is formed to have a V-shaped cross section so as to collect the water supplied from the water supply pipe 17 and proceeds to the rear side to guide the water to the lower side The first guide portion 53a which is formed to be inclined downward and the lower portion of the rear side of the first guide portion 53a is formed to proceed sideways and inclined downward to receive water from the first guide portion 53a. It includes a second guide portion (53b) for guiding the to the ice tray 31, the lower end of the second guide portion (53b) is caught by the rear end of the ice tray (31) for supporting the rear end of the ice tray (31) 2 hook hook 54 is formed.

At this time, the first guide portion 53a is formed to have a V-shaped cross section as mentioned above in order to prevent the accumulation of ice that may be generated by the residual water of the water supplied through the water supply pipe 17. When the first guide portion 53a is formed to have a V-shaped cross section as described above, the water supply pipe 17 even if the residual water falls directly downward from the end of the water supply pipe 17 and ice is generated on the center side of the first guide portion 53a. The water supplied from) is guided by the first guide portion 53a to pass through the frozen portion of the ice and to dissolve the ice, thereby preventing the ice from accumulating on the first guide portion 53a.

In order to allow the fixing bracket 50 to be installed on the upper surface of the freezing chamber 11, a support hook 18 extending downward is supported on the upper surface of the freezing chamber 11 to support the rear end of the fixing bracket 50. The support groove 45 which protrudes downward and is caught by the said support hook 18 at the rear end part of the fixing bracket 50 is provided in the upper side. In addition, the front end of the fixing bracket 50 is formed with a fastening portion 56 to which the screw is fastened so that the front end of the fixing bracket 50 can be fixed to the upper surface of the freezing chamber 11 through the screw. .

In the refrigerator according to the present invention, a process of installing the ice making device 30 in the freezing compartment 11 is as follows.

First, the screw is fastened to the first fixing part 31b and the second fixing part 52 on the outside of the main body 10 to install the ice making device 30 in the fixing bracket 50, and then the ice making device 30 is The rear end of the fixing bracket 50 is installed on the upper surface of the freezing chamber 11 by allowing the fixing bracket 50 to be retracted into the freezing compartment 11 and the support groove 45 is fitted into the support hook 18.

Subsequently, the fastening member such as a screw is fastened to the fastening portion 56 provided at the front side of the fixing bracket 50 so that the front end of the fixing bracket 50 is fixed to the upper surface of the freezing chamber 11. Since the front end and the rear end of the 50 are respectively fixed to the upper surface of the freezing chamber 11, the installation of the ice making device 30 is completed. Therefore, since the fastening member is fastened to the front side of the main body 10 or the freezing compartment 11, the operator can easily install the ice making device.

As described above in detail, the refrigerator according to the present invention is provided with a guide part for guiding the water supplied from the water supply pipe on one side of the fixing bracket, so that the number of parts of the ice making device is reduced, so that the process of installing the ice making device can be made simpler. It is effective.

In addition, the refrigerator according to the present invention is provided at the rear end of the support hook and the fixing bracket protruding downward from the upper surface of the freezer compartment is provided with a support groove into which the support hook is fitted as the fixing bracket is retracted into the freezer compartment, the rear end of the fixing bracket Since it is to be installed on the upper surface of the freezing chamber by the support hook and the support groove, the fastening operation for installing the fixed bracket is made only at the front side of the freezer compartment, there is an effect that can be easily installed.

Claims (6)

An ice making device including an ice-making device including an main body having an external shape and opening to the front side and having a freezing compartment, an ice making tray disposed in the freezing compartment and containing water to be iced; A fixing bracket which can be installed to be suspended from an upper surface thereof, and a water supply pipe disposed on an upper surface side of the freezing compartment to supply water to the ice making tray, The rear side of the fixing bracket is formed integrally with a guide for guiding the water supplied through the water supply pipe to the ice tray. The guide portion is formed to have a V-shaped cross section so as to collect the water supplied from the water supply pipe is disposed on the lower side of the water supply pipe and includes a first guide portion formed to be inclined downward to the rear side to guide the water to the lower side Featured refrigerator. The method of claim 1, The ice making apparatus further comprises an ejector for allowing the ice produced in the ice making tray to be iced, and a driving case disposed inside the ice making tray and having a driving motor configured to rotate the ejector therein. . The method of claim 2, Refrigerator, characterized in that the lower portion of the rear side of the first guide portion is formed to be inclined downward to guide the water received from the first guide portion to the ice tray. The method of claim 1, The upper surface of the freezing chamber protrudes downward to form a support hook for supporting the rear end of the fixing bracket, and the fixing bracket is caught by the support hook as the fixing bracket moves toward the inside of the freezing chamber at the rear end thereof. The support groove is provided, the refrigerator characterized in that the fastening portion is fixed to the upper surface of the freezing chamber through the fastening member is formed on the front end. The method of claim 3, wherein One side of the fixing bracket extends to the lower side and is provided with a first locking hook which is caught by one side of the driving case to support one side of the driving case, and is caught by a rear end of the ice making tray at a lower end of the second guide part. Refrigerator, characterized in that the second hook is provided for supporting the rear end of the. The method of claim 2, One side of the ice making tray extends upwardly to form a first fixing part fixed to one side of the fixing bracket, and the other side of the fixing bracket has a second fixing part extending downward to be fixed to the other side of the driving case. Refrigerator, characterized in that.

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