WO2019140903A1

WO2019140903A1 - Refrigerator having ice making function

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Publication number: WO2019140903A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/101553
Authority: WO
Inventors: 许泽红; 郑乃超; 李志鹏; 曾勇; 李强; 李向冕
Original assignee: 海信容声(广东)冰箱有限公司
Priority date: 2018-01-22
Filing date: 2018-08-21
Publication date: 2019-07-25
Also published as: CN108050757A; EP3745062A1; EP3745062B1; EP3745062A4

Abstract

A refrigerator having an ice making function, comprising a refrigerator door (1); an inner surface (11) of the refrigerator door (1) is fixedly provided thereon with a mounting support (2), and the mounting support (2) is configured to mount an ice making assembly (3). The mounting support (2) comprises a first surface (21) that faces the refrigerator door (1) and a second surface (22) that is opposite to the first surface (21); the second surface (22) comprises a mounting area (221) used for mounting the ice making assembly (3) as well as an edge area (222) provided at the periphery of the mounting area (221). A wiring groove (211) is formed at the edge area (222) of the mounting support (2), and the wiring groove (211) is recessed in the direction from the first surface (21) toward the second surface (22); and/or the wiring groove (211) is formed at a position corresponding to the edge of the mounting support (2) on the inner surface (11) of the refrigerator door (1), and the wiring groove (211) is recessed in the direction from the inner surface (11) of the refrigerator door (1) toward an outer surface of the refrigerator door (1). Thus, the ice making assembly (3) is disposed closer to the refrigerator door (1), further reducing the space which the ice making assembly (3) occupies as the interior of the refrigerator.

Description

Refrigerator with ice making function

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201810061286.2, entitled "A Refrigerator with Ice Making Function" on January 22, 2018, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference. in.

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of refrigerator technology, and more particularly to a refrigerator having an ice making function.

Background technique

With the continuous development of the social economy, people's requirements for quality of life are increasing. With the pursuit of quality of life, the functions of household appliances are also increasing. For example, users have a pressing need for automatic ice making and ice breaking functions for refrigerator products.

Most refrigerator products with automatic ice making and crushing ice on the market currently have components with ice making function or ice breaking function installed inside the refrigerator cabinet. In this way, after the ice making is completed, the ice cubes are completely stored inside the refrigerator cabinet, which wastes the space inside the cabinet, and the refrigerator door needs to be opened when the ice is taken, and the operation is inconvenient.

Summary of the invention

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a refrigerator having an ice making function, including a refrigerator door, and an inner surface of the refrigerator door is fixedly provided with a mounting bracket for mounting an ice making assembly, and the mounting bracket includes a refrigerator door a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface,

A wire trough is formed at an edge of the mounting bracket, the trough groove being recessed in a direction from the first surface to the second surface, and/or

A wire groove is formed on the inner surface of the refrigerator door corresponding to the edge of the mounting frame, and the wire groove is recessed in a direction from the inner surface of the refrigerator door toward the outer surface of the refrigerator door.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the implementation of the present disclosure, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator door liner according to the related art of the present disclosure.

2 is an exploded perspective view of a refrigerator door and an ice making assembly in a refrigerator having an ice making function, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

3a is a structural schematic view of a first surface of a mounting bracket in a refrigerator having an ice making function, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.

3b is a structural schematic view of a second surface of a mounting bracket in a refrigerator having an ice making function, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.

4 is a structural schematic view of a second surface of a mounting bracket in a refrigerator having an ice making function, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5a is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Fig. 4;

Figure 5b is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Figure 4;

6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a refrigerator having an ice making function, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion B of Fig. 2;

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in some embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments. It is apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and not all of them. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present disclosure without departing from the inventive scope are the scope of the disclosure.

In the description of the present disclosure, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", The orientation or positional relationship of the indications "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "longitudinal", "lateral", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. They are merely for the purpose of describing the present disclosure and the simplification of the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, configuration and operation in a particular orientation. Therefore, they are not to be construed as limiting the disclosure.

In the description of the present disclosure, it should be noted that the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be understood broadly unless otherwise specifically defined and defined. For example, a fixed connection, a disassembly connection, or an integral connection. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present disclosure can be understood by those skilled in the art on a case-by-case basis.

The terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defining "first" and "second" may include one or more of the features either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present disclosure, "a plurality of" means two or more unless otherwise stated.

As shown in FIG. 1, in a refrigerator having an ice making function, a functional component for making ice and crushed ice is disposed on a door body of the freezing compartment. A boss 02 is disposed on both sides of the door liner 01, and a mounting bracket (not shown) for fixing the ice making member and the ice bucket member is fixedly disposed between the two bosses 02, and is mounted between the bracket and the door liner A gap is reserved between 01. This gap serves as a wiring space for the wires of the electrical component. The electrical components are essential for the functional components used to make ice and crush ice. However, this reserved gap allows the functional components for ice making to take up more of the interior space of the refrigerator.

Based on this, referring to Figures 2 - 5, some embodiments of the present disclosure provide another refrigerator having an ice making function. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator door 1 on which an inner side surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1 is fixedly disposed, and the mounting frame 2 is configured to mount the ice making assembly 3. The mounting bracket 2 includes a first surface 21 facing the refrigerator door 1 and a second surface 22 opposite the first surface 21. A wire groove 211 is formed at the edge of the mounting frame 2, and the wire groove 211 is recessed in a direction from the first surface 21 toward the second surface 22.

For convenience of description, the area of the mounting bracket for mounting the ice making assembly 3 is referred to as a mounting area 221, and the edge of the mounting bracket in which the routing groove is formed is referred to as an edge area 222, and therefore, the second surface 22 includes a mounting area 221 and a setting An edge region 222 on at least one side of the periphery of the mounting area 221.

The wire trough is formed between the region of the first surface 21 corresponding to the edge region 222 and the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1. For example, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the position of the corresponding edge region 222 on the first surface 21 is recessed away from the refrigerator door 1 and forms a wire groove 211, that is, the first edge 21 corresponds to the edge region 222. The position is recessed toward the second surface 22 and forms a wire trough 211. Alternatively, in other embodiments of the present disclosure, the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door is recessed toward the outer surface of the refrigerator door 1 corresponding to the position of the rim region 222 and forms a wireway. Still further, in still other embodiments of the present disclosure, the position of the corresponding edge region 222 on the first surface 21 is recessed toward the second surface 22, and the position of the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door corresponding to the recess is directed to the refrigerator door 1 The outer surface is recessed, and the two recesses together form a wire trough. Since the wire trough 211 corresponds to the position of the edge region 222 where the ice making assembly 3 is not installed, there is no need to reserve a wiring space between the portion of the first surface 21 corresponding to the mounting region 221 and the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1. This causes the ice making assembly 3 to be placed close to the refrigerator door 1, thereby reducing the internal space of the refrigerator occupied by the ice making assembly 3.

Since there is no need to reserve a wiring space between the portion of the first surface 21 corresponding to the mounting area 221 and the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1, the first surface 21 corresponds to at least a portion of the mounting area 221 and the refrigerator door. The inner surface 11 of 1 is attached. Thereby, the ice making assembly 3 is disposed closer to the refrigerator door 1, further reducing the internal space of the refrigerator occupied by the ice making assembly 3.

As shown in FIG. 5b, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the mounting bracket 2 includes a generally flat body portion 213 in the mounting area 221. The mounting bracket 2 includes a bent portion 214 provided on at least one side of the main body portion 213 and a baffle 223 connected to the bent portion 214 at the rim portion 222. When the mounting bracket 2 is mounted to the refrigerator door 1, the angle between the shutter 223 and the inner surface of the refrigerator door 1 is greater than 60°.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first end of the bent portion 214 is coupled to the body portion 213, and the bent portion 214 is bent away from the refrigerator door 1 with respect to a plane in which the body portion 213 is located. The second end of the bent portion 214 away from the main body portion 213 is connected to the baffle 223, and a wire groove 211 is formed between the bent portion 214 and the baffle 223. The opening of the wire trough 211 faces the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1. .

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, in the state shown in FIG. 5b, the bent portion 214 includes a turning portion 215, a longitudinally extending portion 216, and a laterally extending portion 217. One end of the turning portion 215 is coupled to at least one side of the main body portion 213 to effect a transition of the main body portion 213 and the longitudinally extending portion 216. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the turning portion 215 is curved. In other embodiments of the present disclosure, the turning portion 215 is planar. The turning portion 215 facilitates the molding of the overall structure of the mounting frame and improves production efficiency. For example, in the machining production mode, the processing difficulty can be reduced, and the yield and production efficiency can be improved. In the production mode of injection molding, it is beneficial to demoulding to improve the yield and production efficiency.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the longitudinal extension 216 is planar. The first end of the longitudinally extending portion 216 is coupled to the diverting portion 215, and the second end is inclined toward the baffle in a direction perpendicular to a normal to the main body portion. This design also facilitates demolding of machining or injection molding.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first end of the lateral extension 217 is coupled to the second end of the longitudinal extension 216 and the second end is coupled to an end of the baffle 223 that is remote from the interior surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1.

The turning portion 215, the longitudinally extending portion 216, the laterally extending portion 217, and the baffle 223 collectively form a wireway 211 that opens toward the inner surface 11.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the rim of the mounting bracket 2 includes an upper rim above the mounting area, a left edge located to the left of the mounting area, and a right edge located to the right of the mounting area. For convenience of description, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper edge is described as the upper edge region 222a, the left edge is described as the left edge region 222b, and the right edge is described as the right edge region 222c.

There are various options for the location of the wire trough 211. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the upper routing groove 211a is formed at a portion corresponding to the upper edge region 222a. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the portion corresponding to the left edge region 222b forms a left wire trough 211b. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the portion corresponding to the right edge region 222c forms a right wire trough 211c. As shown in FIG. 3, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the upper routing slot 211a, the left routing slot 211b, and the right routing slot 211c are simultaneously formed, and the two ends of the upper routing slot 211a and the left routing slot 211b, respectively. It is connected to the right wire trough 211c. Thus, at the time of routing, the three

routing slots

211a, 211b, and 211c are simultaneously routed. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, electrical components near the left edge region 222b are routed through the left trace trench 211b, and electrical components near the right edge region 222c are routed through the right trace trench 211c, near the electrical components of the upper edge region 222a. The line is routed through the upper wire trough 211a. In this way, the space for the wiring is larger and the room for selection is larger.

There are various solutions for the arrangement of the wire trough 211. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5a, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the position of the corresponding edge region 222 on the first surface 21 is recessed away from the refrigerator door 1 and A wire trough 211 is formed. In order to increase the depth of the wire trough 211, the rim region 222 is convex toward the direction away from the refrigerator door 1 and forms a flange 24. Thus, not only the depth of the wire trough 211 is increased, but also the flange portion 24 is used to limit the ice making assembly 3 in the left-right direction, so that the mounting of the ice making assembly 3 is more stable.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the maximum distance between the baffle 223 in the rim region 222 and the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1 is greater than the distance between the first surface 21 and the inner surface 11 such that at the first surface 21 After the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1 is attached, there is still a distance between the baffle 223 and the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1, so that even if the baffle 223 is present, the first surface 21 and the refrigerator door 1 are not hindered. The inner surface 11 is fitted. An end of the baffle 223 remote from the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1 projects away from the side of the first surface 21 away from the inner surface 11 and is connected to the bent portion 214, thereby enhancing the arrangement of the second surface 22 The limit strength of the ice making assembly on the second surface 22.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a wireway is formed on the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1. That is, the position of the corresponding edge region 222 on the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1 is recessed toward the outer surface of the refrigerator door 1 and forms a wireway.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the position of the corresponding edge region 222 on the first surface 21 of the mounting frame 2 is recessed away from the refrigerator door 1 and the wire groove 211 is formed, while on the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1 Corresponding to the position of the wire trough 211, the outer surface of the refrigerator door 1 is recessed and a wire trough is formed, so that the wire trough 211 on the first surface 21 of the mounting frame 2 and the wire trough pair on the inner surface of the refrigerator door 1 Forming a larger volume of the cable trough, which can increase the volume of the trough, and is suitable for scenes with more cables.

In order to connect the wires of the ice making assembly 3 to the main board in the refrigerator cabinet, the wires of the ice making assembly 3 are connected to the casing through the wire connectors on the refrigerator door 1 after passing through the wire trough 211. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 7, the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1 is provided with a wire connector 4 corresponding to the position of the upper wire trough 211a, and the wire connector 4 is configured to go up with The wires in the wire trough 211a are connected and connected to the hinge holes of the upper hinge of the refrigerator door 1 through wires in the refrigerator door 1, so that the wires in the wire trough 211a are connected to the main board in the refrigerator case. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the wire connector 4 is located at a corner of the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1 corresponding to the position of the upper wire trough 211a.

As shown in FIG. 2, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, when the wire trough 211 is formed only on the first surface 21 of the mounting frame 2, the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1 is provided with a position other than the wire connector 4. In addition, the position of the corresponding mounting area 221 and the position of the corresponding edge area 222 are on the same plane. That is, the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1 does not have a limiting boss and a groove structure at a position corresponding to the mounting area. This allows the mounting bracket to extend to the periphery, thereby increasing the volume and effective volume of the ice making assembly 3.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the mounting bracket 2 is attached to the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1 by threads or snaps.

In order to improve the reliability of the product, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of cable clips 212 are disposed in the cable trough 211, and the wires in the cable troughs 211 are clamped and fixed by the cable clips 212.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the ice making assembly 3 includes a ice crusher. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the ice crusher of the ice crusher is fixed to the inner surface 11 of the refrigerator door 1. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the ice crusher of the ice crusher is fixed to the mounting bracket 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the first surface 21 of the mounting frame is provided with a motor mounting box 23, and the crushing ice motor is fixed in the motor mounting box 23. Since the motor mounting case 23 protrudes toward the refrigerator door body with respect to the first surface 21, the operation is easier and the positioning is more accurate when the ice crushing motor is mounted. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the motor mounting box 23 protrudes toward the side of the cabinet of the refrigerator, that is, protrudes toward the compartment in the refrigerator, so that the foaming layer of the door body is not reduced, so that the heat insulating effect of the refrigerator is not reduced. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 2, a cavity 13 is formed at a position where the refrigerator door 1 corresponds to the motor mounting case 23, and the motor mounting case 23 projects into the cavity 13. This saves storage space in the cabinet.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the ice making assembly 3 includes an ice maker 31 and an ice storage bin 32 disposed below the ice maker 31. The bottom of the ice storage bucket 32 is provided with an ice outlet, and the refrigerator door 1 is provided with an ice exit passage 12 extending through the refrigerator door 1. One end of the ice exit passage 12 communicates with the ice outlet of the ice storage bucket 32, and the ice exit passage 12 The other end projects out of the refrigerator door 1, that is, from the outer surface of the refrigerator door 1. Therefore, the ice is directly taken without opening the refrigerator door 1, making the ice taking operation convenient.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 2, an ice making cover 33 is further disposed above the ice maker 31 to prevent foreign matter from falling into the ice maker.

The above is only the specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the disclosure. It should be covered within the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

A refrigerator having an ice making function includes a refrigerator door, and an inner surface of the refrigerator door is fixedly provided with a mounting frame configured to mount an ice making assembly, the mounting bracket including a first facing the refrigerator door a surface and a second surface opposite the first surface,

a wire trough is formed at an edge of the mounting bracket, the wire trough being recessed in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface, and/or

A wire groove is formed at a position on the inner surface of the refrigerator door corresponding to the edge of the mounting frame, the wire groove being recessed in a direction from an inner surface of the refrigerator door toward an outer surface of the refrigerator door.
The refrigerator having an ice making function according to claim 1, wherein a region on the second surface configured to mount the ice making assembly is a mounting region, and a region in which the wire trough is formed is an edge region, the edge The zone is disposed on at least one side of the periphery of the installation zone;

At least a portion of the first surface corresponding to the mounting area is in contact with an inner surface of the refrigerator door.
The refrigerator having an ice making function according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a rim of the mounting bracket includes an upper rim at an upper portion of the mounting bracket, a left edge at a left side of the mounting bracket, and the mounting a right edge of the right side of the rack, the routing slot includes an upper routing slot corresponding to the upper edge, a left routing slot corresponding to the left edge, and a right routing slot corresponding to the right edge one or more.
The refrigerator with ice making function according to claim 3, wherein the wire trough includes the upper wire trough, the left trough, and the right trough, and the upper trough The two ends are respectively connected to the left wire trough and the right wire trough.
The refrigerator having an ice making function according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the mounting bracket is attached to an inner surface of the refrigerator door by threading or snapping.
The refrigerator having an ice making function according to claim 3, wherein a rim of the mounting bracket projects in a direction away from the refrigerator door and forms a flange.
The refrigerator with ice making function according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a motor mounting box is disposed on the first surface of the mounting bracket, and a crushing ice motor of the ice making assembly is fixed at the Said inside the motor mounting box.
A refrigerator having an ice making function according to claim 7, wherein

When the mounting bracket is mounted on the refrigerator door, the motor mounting box protrudes toward a side of the cabinet of the refrigerator; or

The refrigerator door forms a cavity corresponding to the position of the motor mounting box, and the motor mounting box protrudes into the cavity.
The refrigerator with ice making function according to claim 3, wherein the wire trough is formed only on a first surface of the mounting bracket, and the wire trough includes the upper wire trough,

The inner surface of the refrigerator door is provided with a wire connector corresponding to the position of the upper wire trough, and the wire connector is configured to connect the wires in the upper wire trough and connect through wires in the refrigerator door a hinge hole to the upper hinge of the refrigerator door.
The refrigerator having an ice making function according to claim 9, wherein the wire connector is located at a corner of an inner surface of the refrigerator door corresponding to a position of the upper wireway.
The refrigerator with an ice making function according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a plurality of cable clips are distributed in the cable trough, and the cable clips are configured to fix the traces. Cable inside the slot.
The refrigerator having an ice making function according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the ice making assembly includes an ice maker and an ice storage bucket disposed under the ice maker, a bottom of the ice storage bucket An ice outlet is provided, and the refrigerator door is provided with an ice exit passage through the refrigerator door, one end of the ice exit passage is connected with the ice exit of the ice storage bucket, and the other end is extended Outside the refrigerator.
The refrigerator having an ice making function according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an ice making cover is further disposed above the ice making machine.