WO2022143973A1

WO2022143973A1 - Ice making assembly and refrigerator

Info

Publication number: WO2022143973A1
Application number: PCT/CN2021/143524
Authority: WO
Inventors: 赵振雨; 朱小兵; 张延庆; 杜启海; 牟国梁; 宋向鹏; 赵斌堂
Original assignee: 青岛海尔电冰箱有限公司; 海尔智家股份有限公司
Priority date: 2021-01-04
Filing date: 2021-12-31
Publication date: 2022-07-07
Also published as: CN214536960U; EP4273473A1

Abstract

An ice making assembly (100) and a refrigerator having the ice making assembly (100). The ice making assembly (100) comprises an ice mold (10) having a plurality of ice trays for containing water for making ice; a refrigerant pipe (20) extending from one end to the other end of the ice mold (10) and located at the bottom of the ice mold (10); and a heating wire (30) fixed to the bottom of the ice mold (10) and spaced apart from the refrigerant pipe (20). The ice mold further comprises a fixing member (40) movably connected to the ice mold (10), wherein the fixing member (40) can operably move between two positions; in a first position, the fixing member (40) is engaged with the refrigerant pipe (20) so as to fix the refrigerant pipe (20) to the ice mold (10); and in a second position, the fixing member (40) is disengaged from the refrigerant pipe (20) so as to release the refrigerant pipe (20). When the refrigerant pipe (20) and the ice mold (10) are mounted and are separated, no tool is needed, and only the fixing member (40) needs to be operated to move, such that mounting is very convenient, and cost is lower. When the refrigerant pipe (20) and the ice mold (10) are mounted and separated, no tool is needed, and only the fixing member (40) needs to be operated to move, such that mounting is very convenient, and cost is lower.

Description

Ice-making components and refrigerators

technical field

The invention relates to the field of refrigeration appliances, in particular to an ice-making assembly and a refrigerator.

Background technique

The ice maker is usually installed in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator to make ice with the cold air of the freezer compartment. For a refrigerator in which the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment are distributed up and down, the user needs to bend down to open the door of the freezer compartment when taking ice. In order to make it convenient for users to take ice, some existing refrigerators are provided with an independent ice-making chamber in the refrigerating chamber or the door of the refrigerating chamber. The cold air from the freezer room or the evaporator room is introduced into the ice making room through the air duct to provide cooling to the ice maker. This ice-making method is also called air-cooled ice-making.

However, the ice-making efficiency of air-cooled ice-making is low, and the air duct occupies a large space, which will occupy the storage space of the refrigerator itself. For this reason, there is a way of making ice through direct contact between the refrigeration pipeline and the ice maker, which is called direct cooling ice making. When the ice maker is used, the ice maker needs to be separated from the refrigeration pipeline, so it is particularly important to realize the connection between the refrigeration pipeline and the ice mold of the ice maker. It is very inconvenient to disassemble and assemble the ice maker inside, therefore, further improvement of the prior art is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an ice-making assembly that is easy to disassemble and assemble.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator in which the ice making assembly is easy to disassemble and assemble.

In order to achieve one of the above purposes of the invention, an embodiment of the present invention provides an ice making assembly, including:

An ice mold with a plurality of ice trays for holding ice-making water;

a refrigerant pipe extending from one end of the ice mold to the other end and located at the bottom of the ice mold;

Heating wire, fixed at the bottom of the ice mold and spaced from the refrigerant pipe;

It also includes a fixing member movably connected to the ice mold, the fixing member is operable to move between two positions, and in the first position, the fixing member is combined with the refrigerant pipe to fix the refrigerant pipe to the refrigerant pipe. the ice mold; in the second position, the fixture is separated from the refrigerant tube to release the refrigerant tube.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the fixing member is configured in a line shape, and the middle portion of the fixing member is pivotally connected to the bottom of the ice mold, and the refrigerant pipe is configured as a U-shape. In the second position, the two ends of the fixing piece are respectively combined with the two straight sides of the U-shape; in the second position, the fixing piece is rotated between the two straight sides of the U-shape.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, an elastic pad is installed on the fixing member. In the first position, the elastic pad is in an interference fit with the refrigerant pipe, and the fixing member makes the cooling through the elastic pad. The agent tube is in close contact with the ice mold.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the fixing member is provided with a dovetail groove, a part of the elastic pad is shaped to fit with the dovetail groove, and the part of the elastic pad that matches the refrigerant pipe is configured to be self-contained. The thickness decreases from the middle to the ends.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, it also includes a drain pan fixed below the ice mold, one end of the drain pan forms a water outlet, and at least two support ribs protruding upward are provided on the drain pan, so The support rib is in thermal contact with the heating wire and secures a portion of the heating wire to the ice mold.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, it also includes a bottom cover that is fixedly connected to the ice mold, the bottom cover includes a bottom wall and a first side wall and a second side wall extending upward along the front and rear of the bottom wall, respectively, The drain pan is fixed between the first side wall and the second side wall, the bottom cover is along the direction from one end to the other end of the ice mold, and both ends are provided with upwardly protruding ledges, so The drain pan is caught between the two flanges.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, it further includes a casing fixed to the ice mold, the casing has a first edge and a second edge corresponding to the first side wall and the second side wall, respectively, One end of the bottom cover is connected to one end of the first edge and the second edge; the at least two support ribs include two first support ribs adjacent to the other end of the bottom cover, and the two first support ribs are respectively connected to the first edge and the second edge.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the bottom cover is connected with the first edge through screws, the bottom cover is clamped with the second edge, and the opposite sides of the two first support ribs extend respectively. There are struts, hooks are respectively extended from the first edge and the second edge, and the struts can extend into the hooks and rotate and move within the hooks.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the casing further includes a back plate extending upward from the rear side of the ice mold, the ice-making assembly is installed inside the refrigerator through a mounting structure on the back plate, and one end of the casing is An upwardly extending end plate is formed. The end plate is provided with a water injection groove opposite to the outside of the ice mold. The water injection groove communicates with the ice tray. The back plate, the water injection groove, the ice mold and the shell are integrally formed.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the edge of the drain pan has an edge extending upward, a plurality of barbs are respectively provided on the first side wall and the second side wall, and the drain pan is clamped by the edge The plurality of barbs are fixed with the bottom cover.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the front end of the ice mold is fixedly connected to the ice guide member, the outer side of the first side wall of the bottom cover is provided with a guide rib extending along its longitudinal direction, and the ice guide member extends downward. to a position flush with the guide ribs.

For realizing one of the above-mentioned purposes of the invention, an embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of refrigerator, comprising:

a box body, the box body defines a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment;

a door body, movably connected to the box body and used for opening and closing the refrigerator compartment;

an ice-making chamber, arranged on the door body; a refrigeration system, including a compressor and a condenser connected to the outlet side of the compressor;

The ice-making assembly described in any of the above embodiments is arranged in the ice-making chamber, and the refrigerant pipe is connected to the refrigeration system.

Compared with the prior art, in the embodiment of the present invention, no tools are required to install and separate the refrigerant pipe and the ice mold, and only the fixing piece needs to be moved to the position where it is combined with the refrigerant pipe during installation, and the refrigerant pipe is opposite to each other. It is fixed to the ice mold, the installation is very convenient, and the cost is lower. At the same time, the refrigerant tube is in close contact with the ice mold, which makes the utilization rate of cooling capacity higher and the heat transfer faster, thereby improving the ice-making efficiency.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic exploded perspective view of an ice-making assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the ice making assembly in FIG. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective exploded schematic view of the ice making assembly in Fig. 1;

4 is a perspective view of an ice mold of the ice-making assembly in FIG. 1;

5 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the specific embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. However, these embodiments do not limit the present invention, and structural, method, or functional changes made by those skilled in the art according to these embodiments are all included in the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be understood that terms such as "upper," "lower," "outer," "inner," and the like used herein to indicate relative positions in space are for convenience of description to describe the relative position of an element or feature as shown in the drawings. relationship to another element or feature. The term spatially relative position may be intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation shown in the figures.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5 , an ice making assembly 100 provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes an ice mold 10 , a refrigerant pipe 20 and a heating wire 30 located at the bottom of the ice mold 10 , and the ice mold 10 has multiple an ice tray for holding ice-making water, the refrigerant pipe 20 extends from one end of the ice mold 10 to the other end, the heating wire 30 is spaced from the refrigerant pipe 20 , preferably, it can be along the extending direction perpendicular to the ice mold 20 It is spaced from the refrigerant pipe 20 , that is, the refrigerant pipe 20 and the heating wire 30 are arranged staggered and contact different positions of the bottom of the ice mold 20 respectively. The refrigerant pipe 20 is used to provide cooling to the ice mold 10 to freeze the water in the ice tray, and the heating wire 30 is used to provide heat to the ice mold 10 to facilitate the release of ice cubes from the ice mold 10 . In this embodiment, the longitudinal extension direction of the ice mold from one end to the other end is the transverse direction, the side where the ice cubes are released from the ice mold is the front side, and the opposite side is the rear side. Vertical is the vertical direction.

The ice making assembly 100 further includes a fixing member 40 movably connected to the ice mold 10. The fixing member 40 is operable to move between two positions. In the first position, the fixing member 40 is combined with the refrigerant pipe 20 to connect the refrigerant pipe 20. Fixed to the ice mold 10 ; in the second position, the fixing member 40 is separated from the refrigerant pipe 20 to release the refrigerant pipe 20 . Preferably in this embodiment, the fixing member 40 is rotatably connected to the bottom of the ice mold 10 , the fixing member 40 is configured as a straight line, and the middle portion of the fixing member 40 can be pivotally connected to the bottom of the ice mold 10 through connecting members 41 such as screws or bolts. , the part of the refrigerant pipe 20 in contact with the ice mold 10 is configured as a U shape. In the first position, the two ends of the fixing member 40 are respectively combined with the two straight sides of the U shape; in the second position, the fixing member 40 is rotated to Between the two straight sides of the U shape. That is to say, when the fixing member 40 rotates until its length direction is substantially perpendicular to the lateral direction of the ice mold 10, the fixing member 40 interferes with the refrigerant pipe 20 in the vertical direction, and the fixing member 40 can restrict the movement of the refrigerant pipe 20 in the vertical direction. , so that the refrigerant pipe 20 can be fixed to the bottom of the ice mold 10 by the fixing member 40 . When the ice maker needs to be disassembled, it is only necessary to operate the fixing member 40 to rotate to stagger the position of the refrigerant pipe 20. For example, if the fixing member 40 is rotated so that its length direction is substantially parallel to the transverse direction of the ice mold 10, the ice mold 10 can be aligned with the refrigerant pipe. 20 is separated, so the fixing member 40 can release the refrigerant pipe 20 . That is to say, no matter whether the refrigerant pipe 20 and the ice mold 10 are fixed or separated, it can be realized only by operating the fixing member 40 to rotate, and the operation is very convenient and fast.

Further, in order to ensure that the refrigerant tube 20 and the ice mold 10 can maintain close contact, an elastic pad 42 can be provided on the fixing member 40. In the first position, the elastic pad 42 is in an interference fit with the refrigerant tube 20, and the fixing member 40 passes through The elastic pad 42 makes the refrigerant pipe 20 closely contact with the ice mold 10 , thereby improving the heat conduction efficiency from the refrigerant pipe 20 to the ice mold 10 . The fixing member 40 is provided with a dovetail groove, a part of the elastic pad 42 is shaped to fit with the dovetail groove, and the part of the elastic pad 42 that matches the refrigerant pipe 20 is configured to decrease in thickness from the middle to the two ends, so that when the refrigerant pipe is installed When the fixing member 40 rotates, the elastic force applied by the fixing member 40 to the refrigerant tube 20 through the elastic pad 42 is increased, the operation will be less laborious, and the refrigerant tube 20 and the ice mold 10 can be closely adhered to combine. In this embodiment, two fixing members 40 are preferably provided, and they are distributed along the lateral intervals of the ice mold 10 to more reliably fix the refrigerant pipes 20. Of course, more fixing members and corresponding elastic pads may be provided, or The movement of the fixing member is also not limited to rotation, for example, it may be moving, or the fixing member itself is made of elastic material, so that only the fixing member can be provided to elastically press against the refrigerant pipe.

2 and 3, the ice making assembly 100 includes a drain pan 45 fixed below the ice mold 10, one end of the drain pan 45 forms a water outlet 451, and the drain pan 45 is provided with at least two upwardly protruding The support ribs 452 are in thermal contact with the heating wire 30 and fix a portion of the heating wire 30 to the ice mold 10 . In this embodiment, the heating wire 30 is also configured in a U-shape, the refrigerant tubes 20 and the heating wire 30 are arranged oppositely, that is, the openings of the U-shape are opposite, and the heating wire 30 is located outside the U-shape of the refrigerant tube 20 . The support ribs 452 are integrally arranged with the drain pan 45 and can be made of a thermally conductive material, such as a metal material, preferably an aluminum drain pan, which can simultaneously absorb the heat of the heating wire 30 to defrost the drain pan 45 . Preferably, four support ribs 452 are provided, and the four support ribs are arranged at intervals along the lateral and front-rear directions, so that a space is left between the drain pan 45 and the bottom of the ice mold 10 to form a through-hole from one end of the ice mold 10 to the other end. The air flow cavity 44, when the air flows through the air flow cavity 44, it can exchange heat with the refrigerant pipe 20 and the ice mold 10, and the formed cold air can supply cooling to the ice storage box disposed under the ice making assembly 100, so as to prevent the stored ice cubes from being stored. melt. Whether it is the refrigerant tube 20 or the heating wire 30, heat exchange is performed through direct contact, so that the efficiency of cooling and heat transfer is higher, thereby greatly improving the efficiency of ice making.

Specifically, it also includes a bottom cover 50 that is fixedly connected to the ice mold 10. The bottom cover 50 includes a bottom wall 51 and a first side wall 52 and a second side wall 53 extending upward along the front and rear of the bottom wall 51 respectively. The drain pan 45 is fixed Between the first side wall 52 and the second side wall 53 , the bottom cover 50 is along the direction from one end to the other end of the ice mold 10 , both ends are provided with an upwardly protruding edge 54 , the drain pan 45 The first side wall 52, the second side wall 53 and the two convex edges 54 realize the accurate positioning of the drain pan 45 relative to the bottom cover 50 in two directions. Position fixation is more reliable. In addition, the edge of the drain pan 45 has an upwardly extending edge 455 , the first side wall 53 and the second side wall 53 are respectively provided with a plurality of barbs 535 , and the drain 45 pan is clamped to the plurality of barbs 535 and the plurality of barbs 535 through the edge 455 . The bottom cover 50 is fixed. In addition, a heat insulating plate 55 may be disposed between the bottom cover 50 and the drain pan 45 to isolate the heat transfer from the drain pan 45 to the bottom cover 50 and prevent frost from forming on the bottom cover 50 .

The ice making assembly 100 further includes a housing 15 fixed to the ice mold 10 , the housing 15 has a first edge 151 and a second edge 152 corresponding to the first side wall 52 and the second side wall 53 respectively, and one end of the bottom cover 50 Connected to the first edge 151 and the second edge 152; the at least two support ribs 452 include two first support ribs 453 adjacent to the other end of the bottom cover 50, that is, one end adjacent to the water outlet 451, and the two first support ribs 453 respectively Connected to the first edge 151 and the second edge 152 . Specifically, the bottom cover 50 is connected with the first edge 151 through the screw 16 , the bottom cover 50 is snapped with the second edge 152 , preferably a hook 1521 is provided at one end of the second edge 152 , and the corresponding second side wall 53 has a hook 1521 . One end is provided with a clamping block 531 , and the clamping block 531 is clamped on the hook 1521 during assembly to realize the clamping connection between the bottom cover 50 and the second edge 152 . The opposite sides of the two first support ribs 453 are respectively protruded with pillars 4531 , the first edge 151 and the second edge 152 respectively extend out of the hook portion 155 , and the pillar 4531 can extend into the hook portion 155 and rotate in the hook portion 155 and move. When assembling, first fix the refrigerant pipe 20 to the ice mold 10 through the fixing member 40, the bottom cover 50 and the drain pan 45 are pre-assembled together, and the pillar 4531 is butted with the hook 155, so that the bottom cover 50 and the drain pan 45 are together First rotate 4531 around the pillar, and then move along the hook 155 to snap the bottom cover 50 to the second edge, and finally fix the bottom cover 50 and the ice mold 10 through the bottom cover 50 and the first edge 151 through the screws 16 , the installation of the ice making assembly 100 can be realized. The whole process is very convenient and fast, and the heat transfer between the refrigerant pipe 20 and the heating wire 30 to the ice mold 10 can be reliably realized, and the refrigerant pipe 20 and the ice mold 10 can also be realized. It exchanges heat with the air in the airflow cavity 44 to facilitate cooling of other parts. In addition, during deicing, the drain pan 45 can also be defrosted by the heat of the heating wire 30 , and the defrosting water can be directly discharged through the water outlet 451 . The way that the refrigerant tube 20 and the heating wire 30 contact the ice mold 10 and the heat conducting member 40 at the same time makes the utilization rate of cooling and heat higher and the heat transfer faster, thereby improving the ice-making efficiency. In addition, if the ice mold needs to be cleaned, no matter whether it is disassembled or installed, it is only necessary to correspond the positions of the relevant parts and connect the ice mold to the bottom cover, so the installation is very convenient.

1 to 3, the front end of the ice mold 10 is fixedly connected to the ice guide member 17, the outer side of the first side wall 51 of the bottom cover 50 is provided with a guide rib 511 extending along its longitudinal direction, and the ice guide member 17 extends downward to The position flush with the guide rib 511 can facilitate the user to understand the approximate installation position when installing the bottom cover 50. In addition, in order to facilitate the connection of the ice guide member 17, the ice guide member 17 can be connected to the ice mold 10 first. Avoidance holes 171 can be provided on the 17 to facilitate the screw 16 to pass through to connect the bottom cover 50 and the ice mold 10 . The ice making assembly 100 further includes a driving mechanism 60 located at one end of the ice mold 10, and the driving mechanism 60 is used to drive the ice ejector 70 disposed on the ice mold 10 to rotate to remove ice. The U-shaped open end of the heating wire 30 faces the driving mechanism 60, which facilitates circuit connection. The U-shaped open end of the refrigerant pipe 20 faces away from the driving mechanism 60 to facilitate connection with the refrigeration pipeline.

Frost will form on the bottom of the refrigerant pipe 20 and the ice mold 10. As the heating wire 30 starts de-icing, the drain pan 45 will absorb heat to defrost at the same time, and the defrosted water will fall directly into the drain pan 15 to speed up the drainage. , the drain pan 45 can be arranged to be inclined downward along the direction of connecting one end of the ice mold 10 to the other end of the driving mechanism 60, and the inclination angle is about 0.5-2.5 degrees, and the drain pan is downward in the direction from front to back. Inclined, the angle of inclination is about 3-5 degrees, the water outlet 451 is arranged at the end of the drain pan away from the driving mechanism 60, and is located at the rear end of the drain pan 45, that is, the lowest part of the drain pan 45, so that the defrosting water can be Fully drained. In addition, a water blocking edge 456 is provided at the end of the drain pan 45 away from the end of the driving mechanism 60 to prevent overflow of the defrost water when there is too much.

The housing 15 and the ice mold 10 are integrally formed to simplify the overall installation of the ice making assembly 100 . The casing 15 has a front end and an opposite rear end. The rear end of the casing 15 integrally forms an upwardly extending back plate 157. A mounting structure is provided on the back plate 157 for installing the ice making assembly 100 inside the refrigerator. The driving mechanism 60 can be installed on the casing 15, so that the casing 15 only needs to be fixedly connected to the refrigerator, and the assembly is more convenient. In addition, an end plate 158 extending upward is formed at the end of the casing 15 away from the driving mechanism 60 . The end plate 158 is provided with a water injection groove 18 opposite to the outside of the ice mold 10 . The water injection port connected to the cavity, that is to say, the water injection groove 18 is communicated with the ice tray, and the water injection groove 18 and the ice mold 10 are also integrally formed, which avoids the problem of water leakage during the water injection process.

The ice making assembly in the above embodiment does not require tools when installing and separating the refrigerant pipe 20 from the ice mold 10, and only needs to rotate the fixing member 40 to the position where it is combined with the refrigerant pipe 20 during installation, and the refrigerant pipe 20 is Compared with the ice mold 10 being fixed, the installation is very convenient and the cost is lower.

6, the refrigerator in the embodiment provided by the present invention includes a box body 910, a door body 920 movably connected to the box body, and a refrigeration system. A fan for introducing cold air into the refrigeration compartment. The refrigeration compartment includes a refrigerating compartment 91 and a freezing compartment 92. The refrigerating compartment 91 and the freezing compartment 92 are arranged from top to bottom. The door 920 is used to open and close the refrigerating compartment 91, the refrigerating compartment 91 or the door. The body 920 is provided with an ice-making chamber, an ice-making assembly 100 (not shown) is installed in the ice-making chamber, an ice storage box 200 is disposed below the ice-making assembly, and a distributor ( Not shown), the ice cubes made by the ice making assembly 100 fall into the ice storage bin 200 for storage, and can be discharged from the dispenser. In this embodiment, the ice-making compartment is preferably disposed on the door body 920 of the refrigerating compartment. The refrigerating compartment includes a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, and of course may include more compartments, such as a changing room.

The refrigeration system includes a compressor 913 and a condenser connected to the outlet side of the compressor 913, the refrigerant pipe 20 of the ice-making assembly 100 is connected to the refrigeration system, and the compressor 913 is disposed at the bottom of the box 910 for cooling The evaporator 912 for cooling the chamber 92 and the refrigerating chamber 91 is arranged at the rear of the freezing chamber, and the evaporator 912 can be connected in series with the refrigerant pipe 20 for ice making and cooling or in parallel with both sides of the compressor and the condenser. Since the installation of the ice making assembly 100 itself is more convenient, the overall assembly of the refrigerator is also more convenient, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the refrigerator.

It should be understood that although this specification is described in terms of embodiments, not every embodiment only includes an independent technical solution, and this description in the specification is only for the sake of clarity, and those skilled in the art should take the specification as a whole, and each The technical solutions in the embodiments can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

The series of detailed descriptions listed above are only specific descriptions for the feasible embodiments of the present invention, and they are not used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Changes should all be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

An ice making assembly includes:

An ice mold with a plurality of ice trays for holding ice-making water;

a refrigerant pipe extending from one end of the ice mold to the other end and located at the bottom of the ice mold;

Heating wire, fixed at the bottom of the ice mold and spaced from the refrigerant pipe;

It is characterized in that, it also includes a fixing piece movably connected to the ice mold, the fixing piece is operable to move between two positions, and in the first position, the fixing piece is combined with the refrigerant pipe to cool down the ice mold. A refrigerant tube is fixed to the ice mold; in the second position, the fixing member is separated from the refrigerant tube to release the refrigerant tube.
The ice-making assembly according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member is configured as a straight line and the middle portion of the fixing member is pivotally connected to the bottom of the ice mold, and the refrigerant pipe is configured as a U In the first position, the two ends of the fixing piece are respectively combined with the two straight sides of the U-shape; in the second position, the fixing piece is rotated between the two straight sides of the U-shape.
The ice-making assembly according to claim 1, wherein an elastic pad is installed on the fixing member, and in the first position, the elastic pad is in an interference fit with the refrigerant pipe, and the fixing member is elastically The pad brings the refrigerant tube into close contact with the ice mold.
The ice-making assembly according to claim 3, wherein a dovetail groove is formed on the fixing member, a part of the elastic pad is shaped to fit with the dovetail slot, and the elastic pad is matched with the refrigerant pipe The part is constructed so that the thickness decreases from the middle to the ends.
The ice-making assembly of claim 1, further comprising a drain pan fixed below the ice mold, one end of the drain pan forms a water outlet, and at least two upwardly protruding upwards are provided on the drain pan The support rib is in thermal contact with the heating wire and fixes a portion of the heating wire to the ice mold.
The ice making assembly of claim 5, further comprising a bottom cover fixedly connected to the ice mold, the bottom cover comprising a bottom wall and first side walls and The second side wall, the drain pan is fixed between the first side wall and the second side wall, the bottom cover is along the direction from one end to the other end of the ice mold, and both ends are provided with upward protrusions the flange, the drain pan is stuck between the two flanges.
6. The ice making assembly of claim 6, further comprising a housing fixed to the ice mold, the housing having first edges corresponding to the first and second side walls, respectively and a second edge, one end of the bottom cover is connected to one end of the first edge and the second edge; the at least two support ribs include two first support ribs adjacent to the other end of the bottom cover, two first support ribs The support ribs are respectively connected to the first edge and the second edge.
The ice making assembly according to claim 7, wherein the bottom cover and the first edge are connected through a screw, the bottom cover and the second edge are clamped, and the two first support ribs are opposite to each other There are struts protruding from one side of the first edge and the second edge respectively, and hooks are respectively extended from the first edge and the second edge, and the struts can extend into the hooks and rotate and move in the hooks.
The ice-making assembly according to claim 7, wherein the housing further comprises a back plate extending upward from the rear side of the ice mold, and the ice-making assembly is installed inside the refrigerator through a mounting structure on the back plate, so An end plate extending upward is formed at one end of the shell, and the end plate is provided with a water injection groove opposite to the outside of the ice mold, the water injection groove is communicated with the ice tray, the back plate, the water injection groove, the ice mold and the shell Body is integrally formed.
The ice making assembly of claim 6, wherein the edge of the drain pan has an edge extending upward, a plurality of barbs are respectively provided on the first side wall and the second side wall, and the drain pan is provided with a plurality of barbs respectively. The disk is fixed to the bottom cover through the edge clipping on the plurality of barbs.
The ice-making assembly according to claim 6, wherein the front end of the ice mold is fixedly connected to the ice guide member, and the outer side of the first side wall of the bottom cover is provided with a guide rib extending along the longitudinal direction thereof to guide the ice guide member. The ice piece extends down to a position flush with the guide rib.
A refrigerator comprising:

a box body, the box body defines a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment;

a door body, movably connected to the box body and used for opening and closing the refrigerator compartment;

an ice-making chamber, arranged on the door body; a refrigeration system, including a compressor and a condenser connected to the outlet side of the compressor;

The ice-making assembly according to any one of claims 1-11 is provided in the ice-making chamber, and the refrigerant pipe is connected to the refrigeration system.