WO2020052403A1 - 碎冰装置及冰箱 - Google Patents

碎冰装置及冰箱 Download PDF

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WO2020052403A1
WO2020052403A1 PCT/CN2019/100726 CN2019100726W WO2020052403A1 WO 2020052403 A1 WO2020052403 A1 WO 2020052403A1 CN 2019100726 W CN2019100726 W CN 2019100726W WO 2020052403 A1 WO2020052403 A1 WO 2020052403A1
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薛建军
朱小兵
张延庆
崔船
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青岛海尔股份有限公司
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Priority to EP19860381.3A priority patent/EP3851771B1/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/02—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice
    • F25C5/04—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws
    • F25C5/046—Ice-crusher machines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/18—Storing ice
    • F25C5/182—Ice bins therefor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/12—Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove

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  • the invention relates to the field of household appliances, and in particular to an ice crushing device and a refrigerator.
  • the ice maker of the refrigerator includes an ice making device and an ice crushing device.
  • the ice making device prepares ice cubes and stores them in a bucket-shaped container for people to use.
  • the technicians set the ice making mode of the refrigerator to ice crush mode and ice cube mode. In the ice crushing mode, people use the cut ice cubes; in the ice cube mode, people use the complete ice cubes.
  • the ice crushing mode and the ice cube mode are generally implemented by setting an ice crushing knife assembly in a bucket-shaped container.
  • the ice crushing blade assembly includes a fixed ice blade and a movable ice blade.
  • One end of the fixed ice blade is movably disposed on a rotating shaft of the ice crushing blade component, and one end of the moving ice blade is fixedly disposed on the rotating shaft of the ice crushing blade component, so that the rotating shaft drives the ice blade to rotate.
  • the rotating shaft rotates in the positive direction (that is, in the direction of the fixed ice skate)
  • the moving ice skate and the fixed ice skate are interleaved
  • the ice crusher assembly cuts the ice cubes. This is the ice crushing mode.
  • the ice crusher assembly When the rotating shaft rotates in the reverse direction, the ice crusher assembly only plays a role of stirring the ice cubes near the ice cutters, and makes the ice cubes slide out of the outlet of the bucket-shaped container. This is an ice cube mode.
  • an ice stirring rod is usually arranged above the rotating shaft, and the ice stirring rod is rotated by the rotating shaft to prevent the ice cubes in the ice storage bucket from sticking.
  • the ice stirring rod cannot effectively stir the bonded ice cubes, it will affect subsequent ice crushing, and even make the bonded ice cubes remain in the ice storage bucket for a long time, so that the ice crushing device cannot be used.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an ice crushing device and a refrigerator, so that the use of the ice crushing device and the refrigerator is more reliable.
  • an ice crushing device including:
  • the ice crushing module is arranged at the bottom of the ice storage box, and includes an ice skate shaft and a plurality of moving ice knives and a plurality of fixed ice knives installed on the ice skate shaft.
  • the ice crushing module passes the ice outlet and the ice storage at the bottom of the ice storage box. Box connected
  • a driving mechanism which is arranged on one side of the ice crushing module and is at least used to drive the moving ice knife to rotate relative to the fixed ice knife;
  • the driving structure includes a motor and a first transmission unit and a second transmission unit driven by the motor.
  • the ice storage box is provided with an ice stirring rod, and the first transmission unit drives the moving ice blade to rotate relative to the fixed ice blade.
  • the second transmission unit drives the ice agitating rod to rotate, and the rotation axis of the first transmission unit is arranged in parallel with the rotation axis of the second transmission unit.
  • the ice crushing module includes a casing, the ice knife shaft is disposed in the casing, and the ice storage box includes an ice storage portion forming an ice storage cavity and an ice storage portion formed by the ice storage portion.
  • An extension wall extending from one side to the bottom is fixed on the extension wall.
  • the first transmission unit includes a first gear driven by the motor
  • the second transmission unit includes a second gear meshed with the first gear
  • the first gear drives the The moving ice skate rotates relative to the fixed ice skate
  • the second gear drives the ice agitating rod to rotate.
  • the first transmission unit further includes a rotating bucket relatively fixed to the first gear, the rotating bucket is disposed in a housing of the ice crushing module, and the moving ice knife is relatively The rotating bucket is fixed, and two openings are provided on the rotating bucket radially opposite to each other, and the rotating bucket is rotated to a position corresponding to the two ice outlets for ice discharge.
  • the second transmission unit includes a turntable provided on the ice storage box, the turntable is concentrically fixed with the second gear, and the ice stirring rod is eccentrically connected to the turntable.
  • a recessed portion is formed on the outside of the ice storage box, and the second gear is received in the recessed portion.
  • the ice crushing device further includes a gear cover that is disposed outside the first gear and the second gear, and the gear cover is connected to the ice storage box and the ice crushing module.
  • the casing is provided with an ice inlet docking with the ice outlet, a guide groove is provided on the outside of the ice outlet, and a guide block is provided on the outside of the ice inlet. The guide block is snapped into the guide groove.
  • a baffle is also provided outside the ice outlet, and the ice crushing module abuts on the baffle.
  • an embodiment of the present invention further provides a refrigerator.
  • the refrigerator includes a box body, a door body for opening or closing the box body, and the crusher according to any one of the above technical solutions.
  • An ice device, the ice crushing device is provided in the box body or the door body.
  • the present invention has the beneficial effect that, because the technical solution provided by the present invention is provided separately from the axis of rotation of the crushed ice and the axis of rotation of the ice, it can effectively stir the ice cubes to prevent the ice cubes from sticking, thereby crushing them.
  • the use of ice devices is more reliable.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an ice crushing device in a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the ice crushing device in FIG. 1 from another perspective;
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the ice crushing device in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a front view of the ice crushing device in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 4;
  • Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in Fig. 5;
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of an ice storage box of the ice crushing device in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a housing of the ice crushing module of the ice crushing device in FIG. 1.
  • a first preferred embodiment provided by the present invention discloses a refrigerator.
  • the refrigerator includes a box (not shown) and a door (not shown) for opening or closing the box.
  • the box defines a storage compartment.
  • the number and structure of the storage rooms can be configured according to different needs.
  • the storage compartment usually includes a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment.
  • the refrigerator further includes an ice crushing device 100, and the ice crushing device 100 is disposed on a box or a door.
  • the ice crushing device 100 includes an ice storage box 10, an ice crushing module 30 provided at the bottom of the ice storage box, and a driving mechanism 50 provided at one side of the ice crushing module 30.
  • the ice crushing module 30 includes an ice knife shaft 31 and an ice knife There are several moving ice knives 311 and several fixed ice knives 312 on the shaft 31.
  • the bottom of the ice storage box 10 is provided with an ice outlet 111, and the ice crushing module 30 communicates with the ice storage box 10 through the ice outlet 111.
  • the ice mouth 111 is dropped into the ice crushing module 30, and the moving ice knife 311 rotates relative to the fixed ice knife 312 to crush or discharge ice cubes.
  • the driving mechanism 50 is at least used to drive the ice knife 311 to rotate relative to the fixed ice knife 312.
  • the driving structure 50 includes an ice-feeding motor (not shown) and a first transmission unit and a second transmission unit driven by the ice-feeding motor.
  • the ice storage box 10 is provided with an ice stirring rod 13.
  • the first transmission unit drives the ice knife 311 to face each other.
  • the second transmission unit drives the ice stirring rod 13 to rotate, and the rotation axis of the first transmission unit and the rotation axis of the second transmission unit are non-coaxially arranged, and are arranged in parallel in this embodiment.
  • the ice storage box 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes an ice storage portion forming an ice storage cavity 11 and an extension wall 12 formed by extending from one side of the ice storage portion to the bottom.
  • the ice crushing module 30 includes a casing 32, an ice skate shaft 31, and a movable ice cutter 311 and a fixed ice cutter 312 are all disposed in the casing 32, and the casing 32 is fixed on the extension wall 12. In this way, the ice crushing module 30 is located below the ice storage box 10, and it can be arranged so as not to exceed the outer contour of the ice storage box 10, so as to facilitate the installation of the ice crushing device 30 in the refrigerator.
  • the shell 32 of the ice crushing module 30 is fixed to the extension wall 12 of the ice storage box 10 by a screw connection.
  • the extension wall 12 is provided with a pillar. Screw holes are opened in the pillar, and the shell 32 The outer side of the protrusion protrudes from the positioning protrusion, and the screw extends through the positioning protrusion into the screw hole to fixedly connect the housing 32 to the extension wall 12.
  • the first transmission unit includes a first gear 501 driven by an ice crushing motor.
  • the second transmission unit includes a second gear 502 that meshes with the first gear 501.
  • the first gear 501 drives the ice skate 311 to rotate relative to the ice skate 312.
  • the second The gear 502 drives the ice agitating rod 13 to rotate.
  • the speeds of ice crushing and ice stirring can be set differently, for example, the number of teeth of the first gear 501 is greater than the number of teeth of the second gear 502, so that the second gear 502 The speed of rotation is greater than the speed of the first gear 501, thereby increasing the ice stirring speed and preventing ice cubes from sticking.
  • the first transmission unit further includes a rotating bucket 35 that is relatively fixed to the first gear 501.
  • the rotating bucket 35 is disposed in the housing 32 of the ice crushing module 30.
  • the moving ice knife 311 is fixed relative to the rotating bucket 35.
  • Two openings 351 are provided radially opposite each other on the 35, and the rotating barrel 35 is rotated to a position corresponding to the ice outlet 111 of the two openings 351 for ice production. That is, the rotation of the moving ice skate 311 is driven by the rotating bucket 35, and the ice skate shaft 31 and the fixed ice skate 312 are both fixed relative to the casing 32.
  • a plurality of grooves are provided on the edge of the end face of the first gear 501, and one edge of the rotating bucket 35 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 352 matching the plurality of grooves.
  • the protrusions 352 are inserted into the grooves to make the rotating bucket 35 It is fixed to the first gear 501.
  • the other edge of the rotating bucket 35 can be rotatably supported on a shim plate 34 provided in the casing 32 to avoid rotational wear between the rotating bucket 35 and the casing 32.
  • the peripheral wall of the rotating bucket 35 is provided with two clamping grooves 353. Of course, it can also be one.
  • the outer edge of the moving ice knife 311 is caught in the locking groove 353, so that the moving ice knife 311 is fixed relative to the rotating bucket 35, and the moving ice knife 311 is set on On the ice skate shaft 31, the two are clearance fit.
  • the rotation of the moving ice skate 311 does not affect the ice skate shaft 31.
  • the fixed ice skate 312 is fixed relative to the ice skate shaft 31. Under the action of the rotating bucket 35, the moving ice skate 311 is relatively fixed The ice skate 312 rotates.
  • the first gear drives the ice skate shaft to rotate
  • the ice skate shaft drives the ice skate to rotate.
  • the moving ice skates 311 and the fixed ice skates 312 are set in a shape with teeth on one side and no teeth on the other, therefore, the toothed side of the moving ice skate 311 is rotated relative to the toothed side of the fixed ice skate 312 for crushing ice.
  • the crushed ice can be discharged through the opening at the bottom.
  • the toothless side of the moving ice knife 311 is rotated relative to the toothless side of the fixed ice knife 312 to directly discharge the ice cubes in the ice storage box 10, so as to meet the different needs of the user. It can be achieved by controlling the ice feeding motor to rotate forward or reverse Different functions.
  • the second transmission unit further includes a turntable 503 provided on the ice storage box 10, the turntable 503 and the second gear 502 are concentrically fixed, and the ice stirring rod 13 is eccentrically connected to the turntable 503, so as to realize a wider range of stirring ice cubes.
  • the turntable 503 has a turntable shaft, which is concentrically fixed with the second gear 502, and the turntable 503 may be disposed in the ice storage chamber 11 to facilitate the rotation of the ice stirring rod 13.
  • a recessed portion 15 is formed on the outside of the ice bank 10, and the second gear 502 is received in the recessed portion 15.
  • the recessed portion 15 forms a protrusion in the ice storage cavity 11.
  • a circular groove is formed on the protrusion.
  • the turntable 503 can be partially accommodated in the circular groove to increase the compactness of the overall structure.
  • the ice crushing device 100 further includes a gear cover 52 that is disposed outside the first gear 501 and the second gear 502.
  • the gear cover 52 is connected to the ice storage box 10 and the ice crushing module 30.
  • the gear cover 52 may also be fixed to the outside of the housing 32 of the ice storage box 10 and the ice crushing module 30 by a screw connection.
  • the housing 32 of the ice crushing module 30 is provided with an ice inlet 36 that is connected to the ice outlet 111 of the ice storage box 10,
  • a guide groove 112 is provided on the outer side, and a guide block 362 is provided on the outer side of the ice inlet 36.
  • the guide block 362 is snapped into the guide groove 112 to guide the housing 32 of the ice crushing module 30 to the bottom of the ice storage box 10.
  • a baffle 113 is also provided on the outside of the ice outlet 111, and the ice crushing module 30 abuts on the baffle 113 to limit the installation of the ice crushing module 30.
  • the driving mechanism 50 includes an ice delivery motor (not shown) and a gear transmission mechanism driven by the ice delivery motor.
  • the driving mechanism may also include other transmission structures, such as a belt transmission mechanism, a chain transmission mechanism, and a turbine worm.
  • the gear mechanism is not limited to a spur gear, and may also be a helical gear, a herringbone gear, a curved gear, or the like.

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一种碎冰装置（100）及冰箱，碎冰装置（100）包括：储冰盒（10）；碎冰模组（30），设置在储冰盒（10）底部，包括冰刀轴（31）以及安装在冰刀轴（31）上的若干个动冰刀（311）和若干个定冰刀（312），碎冰模组（30）通过储冰盒（10）底部的出冰口（111）与储冰盒（10）连通；驱动机构（50），设置于碎冰模组（30）一侧，至少用于带动动冰刀（311）相对于定冰刀（312）旋转，驱动机构（50）包括马达以及由马达带动的第一传动单元和第二传动单元。储冰盒（10）内设有搅冰杆（13），第一传动单元带动动冰刀（311）相对于定冰刀（312）旋转，第二传动单元带动搅冰杆（13）旋转，第一传动单元的旋转轴线与第二传动单元的旋转轴线平行设置。

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碎冰装置及冰箱 技术领域
本发明涉及一种家电领域，尤其涉及一种碎冰装置及冰箱。
背景技术
随着科学技术的不断发展，人们生活水平的不断提高，为适应人们对生活质量越来越高的要求，家用电器的功能也在不断增加，如在冰箱上添加制冰机等。该冰箱的制冰机包括制冰装置和碎冰装置，制冰装置将冰块制备出来后储存在桶状容器中，以便人们取用。同时，为了方便使用，技术人员们将该冰箱的出冰方式设置为碎冰模式和冰块模式。在碎冰模式下，人们取用到的是被剪碎的冰块；而冰块模式下，人们取用到的是完整的冰块。
在现有技术中，一般采用在桶状容器内设置碎冰刀组件的方式来实现碎冰模式和冰块模式。碎冰刀组件包括定冰刀和动冰刀，定冰刀的一端活动穿设在碎冰刀组件的转轴上，动冰刀的一端固定穿设在碎冰刀组件的转轴上，以使该转轴带动冰刀转动。当转轴正向转动(也即向定冰刀方向转动)，在动冰刀和定冰刀交错时，碎冰刀组件将冰块剪碎，此为碎冰模式。而当转轴反向旋转时，该碎冰刀组件仅对冰刀附近的冰块起到带动搅拌的作用，并使冰块从桶状容器的出口中滑出，此为冰块模式。另外，转轴的上方通常设置搅冰杆，搅冰杆由转轴带 动旋转以防止储冰桶内的冰块粘结。
然而，如果搅冰杆不能有效的将粘结的冰块搅开，则会影响后续的碎冰，甚至会使得粘结的冰块长时间在储冰桶内，以至于碎冰装置无法使用。
针对上述问题，现有技术需进一步改进。
发明内容
本发明的目的在于提供一种碎冰装置及冰箱，使得碎冰装置和冰箱的使用更加可靠。
为实现上述发明目的之一，本发明提供了一种碎冰装置，包括：
储冰盒；
碎冰模组，设置在储冰盒底部，包括冰刀轴以及安装在冰刀轴上的若干个动冰刀和若干个定冰刀，所述碎冰模组通过储冰盒底部的出冰口与储冰盒连通；
驱动机构，设置于碎冰模组一侧，至少用于带动所述动冰刀相对于定冰刀旋转；
所述驱动结构包括马达以及由马达带动的第一传动单元和第二传动单元，所述储冰盒内设有搅冰杆，所述第一传动单元带动所述动冰刀相对于定冰刀旋转，所述第二传动单元带动所述搅冰杆旋转，所述第一传动单元的旋转轴线与所述第二传动单元的旋转轴线平行设置。
作为本发明实施方式的进一步改进，所述碎冰模组包括壳体，所述冰刀轴设置于所述壳体内，所述储冰盒包括形成储冰腔的储冰部分 以及由储冰部分的一侧向底部延伸形成的延伸壁，所述壳体固定在所述延伸壁上。
作为本发明实施方式的进一步改进，所述第一传动单元包括由所述马达带动的第一齿轮，所述第二传动单元包括与第一齿轮啮合的第二齿轮，所述第一齿轮带动所述动冰刀相对于定冰刀旋转，所述第二齿轮带动所述搅冰杆旋转。
作为本发明实施方式的进一步改进，所述第一传动单元还包括与所述第一齿轮相对固定的转桶，所述转桶设置于所述碎冰模组的壳体内，所述动冰刀相对所述转桶固定，所述转桶上径向相对的设置有两个开口，所述转桶旋转到所述两个开口与所述出冰口对应的位置以进行出冰。
作为本发明实施方式的进一步改进，所述第二传动单元包括设置于储冰盒上的转盘，所述转盘与所述第二齿轮同心固定，所述搅冰杆偏心连接于所述转盘上。
作为本发明实施方式的进一步改进，所述储冰盒的外侧形成凹陷部，所述第二齿轮容纳在所述凹陷部。
作为本发明实施方式的进一步改进，所述碎冰装置还包括盖设于所述第一齿轮和第二齿轮外侧的齿轮盖，所述齿轮盖连接在储冰盒和碎冰模组上。
作为本发明实施方式的进一步改进，所述壳体上设有与所述出冰口对接的冰入口，所述出冰口的外侧设有导向槽，所述冰入口的外侧设有导向块，所述导向块卡入导向槽内。
作为本发明实施方式的进一步改进，所述出冰口的外侧还设有挡板，所述碎冰模组抵接在所述挡板上。
为实现上述发明目的之一，本发明一实施方式还提供了一种冰箱，所述冰箱包括箱体、用于打开或关闭箱体的门体、及如以上任一项技术方案所述的碎冰装置，所述碎冰装置设于所述箱体或门体。
与现有技术相比，本发明的有益效果在于：本发明提供的技术方案，由于碎冰的旋转轴线与搅冰的旋转轴线分开设置，可以有效的搅动冰块防止冰块粘结，从而碎冰装置的使用更加可靠。
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图1是本发明优选实施方式中碎冰装置的立体示意图；
图2是图1中碎冰装置的另一视角的立体示意图；
图3是图1中碎冰装置的立体分解图；
图4是图1中碎冰装置的主视图；
图5是图4中沿A-A线的剖视图；
图6是图5中沿B-B线的剖视图；
图7是图1中碎冰装置的储冰盒立体示意图；
图8是图1中碎冰装置的碎冰模组的壳体的立体示意图。
具体实施方式
以下将结合附图所示的具体实施方式对本发明进行详细描述。但这些实施方式并不限制本发明，本领域的普通技术人员根据这些实施方式所做出的结构、方法、或功能上的变换均包含在本发明的保护范 围内。
本发明提供的第一优选实施例公开了一种冰箱，冰箱包括箱体(未图示)和用于打开或关闭箱体的门体(未图示)，箱体定义了储物间室，其中储物间室的数量和结构形式可根据不同需求进行配置。储物间室通常包括冷藏室和冷冻室。
如图1至图8所示，冰箱还包括碎冰装置100，碎冰装置100设于箱体或门体上。碎冰装置100包括储冰盒10、设置在储冰盒底部的碎冰模组30以及设置于碎冰模组30一侧的驱动机构50，碎冰模组30包括冰刀轴31以及安装在冰刀轴31上的若干个动冰刀311和若干个定冰刀312，储冰盒10的底部设有出冰口111，碎冰模组30通过出冰口111与储冰盒10连通，冰块从出冰口111掉落至碎冰模组30内，动冰刀311相对于定冰刀312旋转以将冰块破碎排出或者直接排出，驱动机构50至少用于带动动冰刀311相对于定冰刀312旋转。
驱动结构50包括送冰马达(图未示)以及由送冰马达带动的第一传动单元和第二传动单元，储冰盒10内设有搅冰杆13，第一传动单元带动动冰刀311相对于定冰刀312旋转，第二传动单元带动搅冰杆13旋转，第一传动单元的旋转轴线与第二传动单元的旋转轴线非同轴设置，本实施例中为平行设置。通过将搅冰杆13和冰刀轴31分开设置，有利于对冰块的充分搅动，从而防止冰块粘结。
具体的，储冰盒10大致呈长方体状，其包括形成储冰腔11的储冰部分以及由储冰部分的一侧向底部延伸形成的延伸壁12，延伸壁12可以呈前后双层的空心结构，碎冰模组30包括壳体32，冰刀轴31 以及动冰刀311和定冰刀312均设置于壳体32内，壳体32固定在延伸壁12上。这样，碎冰模组30位于储冰盒10的下方，其可设置成上下左右不超出储冰盒10的外轮廓，这样方便碎冰装置30在冰箱内的安装。本实施例中，通过螺钉连接的方式将碎冰模组30的壳体32固定在储冰盒10的延伸壁12上，延伸壁12上设有支柱，在支柱上开设螺钉孔，壳体32的外侧凸伸出定位凸块，螺钉穿过定位凸块伸入螺钉孔内以将壳体32固定连接到延伸壁12。
第一传动单元包括由碎冰马达带动的第一齿轮501，第二传动单元包括与第一齿轮501啮合的第二齿轮502，第一齿轮501带动动冰刀311相对于定冰刀312旋转，第二齿轮502带动搅冰杆13旋转。通过齿轮啮合的方式使得碎冰和搅冰同时进行，并且还可以根据需要设定碎冰和搅冰的转速不同，比如第一齿轮501的齿数大于第二齿轮502的齿数，从而第二齿轮502的转速大于第一齿轮501的转速，从而增加搅冰速度，防止冰块粘结。
本实施例中，第一传动单元还包括与第一齿轮501相对固定的转桶35，转桶35设置于碎冰模组30的壳体32内，动冰刀311相对转桶35固定，转桶35上径向相对的设置有两个开口351，转桶35旋转到两个开口351与出冰口111对应的位置以进行出冰。也就是说，动冰刀311的转动是通过转桶35带动的，而冰刀轴31和定冰刀312均相对于壳体32固定。其中，第一齿轮501的端面边缘间隔设有多个凹槽，转桶35的一个边缘设有与多个凹槽匹配的多个凸块352，通过凸块352插入凹槽而使得转桶35固定于第一齿轮501。转桶35的另 一边缘可以旋转支撑在一设置于壳体32内的垫板34上，以避免转桶35和壳体32之间的转动磨损。转桶35的周壁设有两个卡槽353，当然也可以是一个，动冰刀311的外缘卡在卡槽353内，这样使得动冰刀311相对转桶35固定，而动冰刀311套设在冰刀轴31上，两者为间隙配合，动冰刀311的旋转不会影响冰刀轴31，而定冰刀312相对于冰刀轴31固定，在转桶35的作用下，从而使动冰刀311相对于定冰刀312旋转。当然，也可以是第一齿轮带动冰刀轴旋转，通过冰刀轴带动动冰刀旋转。
因动冰刀311和定冰刀312都是设置为一面有齿另一面无齿的形状，因此，动冰刀311有齿的一面相对定冰刀312有齿的一面旋转用于碎冰，这样当两个开口351与出冰口111对应的时候，碎冰可以从底部的开口排出。动冰刀311无齿的一面相对定冰刀312无齿的一面旋转用于将储冰盒10内的冰块直接排出，从而满足用户不同的需求，可通过控制送冰马达正转或者反转来实现不同的功能。
进一步的，第二传动单元还包括设置于储冰盒10上的转盘503，转盘503与第二齿轮502同心固定，搅冰杆13偏心连接于转盘503上，以实现更大范围的搅动冰块。转盘503具有转盘轴，转盘轴与第二齿轮502同心固定，而转盘503可以设置在储冰腔11内，以方便带动搅冰杆13旋转。储冰盒10的外侧形成凹陷部15，第二齿轮502容纳在凹陷部15内。凹陷部15在储冰腔11内形成凸起，凸起上开设有圆槽，转盘503可以部分容纳在圆槽内，以增加整体结构的紧凑性。
另外，碎冰装置100还包括盖设于第一齿轮501和第二齿轮502外侧的齿轮盖52，齿轮盖52连接在储冰盒10和碎冰模组30上。当然，也可以通过螺钉连接的方式将齿轮盖52固定在储冰盒10和碎冰模组30的壳体32的外侧。
为方便碎冰模组30和储冰盒10之间的安装，碎冰模组30的壳体32上设有与储冰盒10的出冰口111对接的冰入口36，出冰口111的外侧设有导向槽112，冰入口36的外侧设有导向块362，导向块362卡入导向槽112内，以引导碎冰模组30的壳体32安装到储冰盒10的底部。另外，出冰口111的外侧还设有挡板113，碎冰模组30抵接在挡板113上，以对碎冰模组30的安装进行限位。
本实施例中，驱动机构50包括送冰马达(图未示)以及由送冰马达带动的齿轮传动机构，当然，驱动机构也可以包括其它传动结构，如带传动机构、链传动机构、涡轮蜗杆等，齿轮机构也不限于直齿轮，也可以是斜齿轮、人字齿轮、曲线齿轮等等。
应当理解，虽然本说明书按照实施方式加以描述，但并非每个实施方式仅包含一个独立的技术方案，说明书的这种叙述方式仅仅是为清楚起见，本领域技术人员应当将说明书作为一个整体，各实施方式中的技术方案也可以经适当组合，形成本领域技术人员可以理解的其他实施方式。
上文所列出的一系列的详细说明仅仅是针对本发明的可行性实施方式的具体说明，它们并非用以限制本发明的保护范围，凡未脱离本发明技艺精神所作的等效实施方式或变更均应包含在本发明的保 护范围之内。

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  1. 一种碎冰装置，包括：
    储冰盒；
    碎冰模组，设置在储冰盒底部，包括冰刀轴以及安装在冰刀轴上的若干个动冰刀和若干个定冰刀，所述碎冰模组通过储冰盒底部的出冰口与储冰盒连通；
    驱动机构，设置于碎冰模组一侧，至少用于带动所述动冰刀相对于定冰刀旋转；
    其特征在于，所述驱动结构包括马达以及由马达带动的第一传动单元和第二传动单元，所述储冰盒内设有搅冰杆，所述第一传动单元带动所述动冰刀相对于定冰刀旋转，所述第二传动单元带动所述搅冰杆旋转，所述第一传动单元的旋转轴线与所述第二传动单元的旋转轴线平行设置。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的碎冰装置，其特征在于，所述碎冰模组包括壳体，所述冰刀轴设置于所述壳体内，所述储冰盒包括形成储冰腔的储冰部分以及由储冰部分的一侧向底部延伸形成的延伸壁，所述壳体固定在所述延伸壁上。
  3. 根据权利要求1所述的碎冰装置，其特征在于，所述第一传动单元包括由所述马达带动的第一齿轮，所述第二传动单元包括与第一齿轮啮合的第二齿轮，所述第一齿轮带动所述动冰刀相对于定冰刀旋转，所述第二齿轮带动所述搅冰杆旋转。
  4. 根据权利要求3所述的碎冰装置，其特征在于，所述第一传 动单元还包括与所述第一齿轮相对固定的转桶，所述转桶设置于所述碎冰模组的壳体内，所述动冰刀相对所述转桶固定，所述转桶上径向相对的设置有两个开口，所述转桶旋转到所述两个开口与所述出冰口对应的位置以进行出冰。
  5. 根据权利要求3所述的碎冰装置，其特征在于，所述第二传动单元包括设置于储冰盒上的转盘，所述转盘与所述第二齿轮同心固定，所述搅冰杆偏心连接于所述转盘上。
  6. 根据权利要求3所述的碎冰装置，其特征在于，所述储冰盒的外侧形成凹陷部，所述第二齿轮容纳在所述凹陷部。
  7. 根据权利要求3所述的碎冰装置，其特征在于，所述碎冰装置还包括盖设于所述第一齿轮和第二齿轮外侧的齿轮盖，所述齿轮盖连接在储冰盒和碎冰模组上。
  8. 根据权利要求2所述的碎冰装置，其特征在于，所述壳体上设有与所述出冰口对接的冰入口，所述出冰口的外侧设有导向槽，所述冰入口的外侧设有导向块，所述导向块卡入导向槽内。
  9. 根据权利要求8所述的碎冰装置，其特征在于，所述出冰口的外侧还设有挡板，所述碎冰模组抵接在所述挡板上。
  10. 一种冰箱，其特征在于，所述冰箱包括箱体、用于打开或关闭箱体的门体、及如权利要求1至9中任一项所述的碎冰装置，所述碎冰装置设于所述箱体或门体。
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