WO2022262185A1 - 冰箱和冰箱的制冰方法 - Google Patents

冰箱和冰箱的制冰方法 Download PDF

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WO2022262185A1
WO2022262185A1 PCT/CN2021/130754 CN2021130754W WO2022262185A1 WO 2022262185 A1 WO2022262185 A1 WO 2022262185A1 CN 2021130754 W CN2021130754 W CN 2021130754W WO 2022262185 A1 WO2022262185 A1 WO 2022262185A1
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龙晓芬
姚惠民
郭玉华
卢玉波
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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
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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    • 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
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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
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    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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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
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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
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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
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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
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present disclosure relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a refrigerator and a method for making ice from the refrigerator.
  • refrigerators with ice-making functions are becoming more and more popular among consumers.
  • the main structure that realizes the ice-making function in the refrigerator is the ice maker, and the ice maker is generally installed in an ice-making chamber isolated from the refrigerator or the freezer.
  • the basic principle of ice making includes: pouring water into the ice-making tray in the ice machine, then providing cold energy to the ice-making chamber to make the water in the ice-making tray freeze into ice cubes, and finally releasing the ice cubes from the ice-making tray Fall into the ice storage box for the user to take.
  • a refrigerator in one aspect, includes: a box body, a door body, an ice making device and a controller.
  • the box includes a storage compartment.
  • the door is pivotably connected with the box to open or close the storage compartment.
  • the ice making device includes a plurality of ice makers.
  • the controller is configured to control at least one of the plurality of ice makers to make ice according to a user's ice making request.
  • an ice-making method for a refrigerator includes an ice making device.
  • the ice making device includes a plurality of ice makers.
  • the ice making method of the refrigerator includes: obtaining an ice making request from a user; and controlling at least one of the plurality of ice making machines to make ice according to the ice making request.
  • Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of a refrigerator in an open state in some embodiments
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a cold air supply device of a refrigerator in some embodiments
  • Fig. 3 is a structural diagram of an ice making device of a refrigerator in some embodiments.
  • Fig. 4 is a structural diagram of another ice making device of a refrigerator in some embodiments.
  • Fig. 5 is a flow chart of an ice-making method of a refrigerator in some embodiments.
  • Fig. 6 is another flow chart of the ice making method of the refrigerator in some embodiments.
  • Fig. 7 is another flow chart of the ice making method of the refrigerator in some embodiments.
  • first and second are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of these features. In the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, "plurality” means two or more.
  • the expressions “coupled” and “connected” and their derivatives may be used.
  • the term “connected” may be used in describing some embodiments to indicate that two or more elements are in direct physical or electrical contact with each other.
  • the term “coupled” may be used when describing some embodiments to indicate that two or more elements are in direct physical or electrical contact.
  • the terms “coupled” or “communicatively coupled” may also mean that two or more elements are not in direct contact with each other, but yet still co-operate or interact with each other.
  • the embodiments disclosed herein are not necessarily limited by the context herein.
  • At least one of A, B and C has the same meaning as “at least one of A, B or C” and both include the following combinations of A, B and C: A only, B only, C only, A and B A combination of A and C, a combination of B and C, and a combination of A, B and C.
  • a and/or B includes the following three combinations: A only, B only, and a combination of A and B.
  • the term “if” is optionally interpreted to mean “when” or “at” or “in response to determining” or “in response to detecting,” depending on the context.
  • the phrases “if it is determined that " or “if [the stated condition or event] is detected” are optionally construed to mean “when determining ! or “in response to determining ! depending on the context Or “upon detection of [stated condition or event]” or “in response to detection of [stated condition or event]”.
  • the side facing the user when the refrigerator 1 is in use is defined as the front side, and the opposite side is the rear side.
  • the refrigerator 1 includes: a box body 10 , a cold air supply device 20 and a door body 30 .
  • the box body 10 includes a storage room
  • the cold air supply device 20 is configured to cool the storage room
  • the door body 30 is configured to open and close the storage room.
  • the cool air supply device 20 cools the storage room by exchanging heat with the outside of the box body 10 .
  • the cold air supply device 20 includes a compressor 21, a condenser 22, an expansion device 23 and an evaporator 24, and the refrigerant is compressed by the compressor 21, the condenser 22, the expansion device 23, the evaporator 24, The machine 21 sequentially cycles to cool the storage compartment.
  • the evaporator 24 may be disposed in contact with the outer wall of the storage room to directly cool the storage room.
  • the cold air supply device 20 may further include a circulation fan to circulate the air in the storage compartment through the evaporator 24 and the circulation fan.
  • the box body 10 includes a transverse partition plate 11 disposed at the middle of the box body 10 along the height direction, and the transverse partition plate 11 extends along the left-right direction in FIG. 1 .
  • the approximate position of the transverse partition plate 11 is shown by the dotted line box in FIG. 1 , and the height direction is shown in the vertical direction in FIG. 1 .
  • the storage room is divided into an upper storage room 12 and a lower storage room 13 by a transverse partition plate 11 .
  • the upper storage compartment 12 serves as a freezer compartment for storing food in a freezing mode
  • the lower storage compartment 13 serves as a refrigerating compartment for storing food in a refrigerating mode.
  • the refrigerator 1 may further include an ice maker 1001, so that the refrigerator 1 has an ice making function, and the ice maker 1001 may provide users with ice cubes or ice water.
  • the ice maker 1001 is directly installed in the freezer, and the freezer is the ice-making chamber at this time.
  • Figure 1 shows an example in which the ice maker 1001 is installed in the upper storage room 12 (ie, the freezer) .
  • an independent ice-making chamber is defined by a thermal insulation board in the refrigerating chamber or freezing chamber, and the ice maker 1001 is arranged in the ice-making chamber.
  • the door body 30 is pivotally connected with the box body 10 to open or close the storage compartment by rotation.
  • the door body 30 can be hinged at the front end of the box body 10 .
  • Four door bodies 30 are shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the refrigerator 1 includes one ice maker 1001, and one ice maker 1001 corresponds to one ice making waterway. In some embodiments, the refrigerator 1 includes two ice makers 1001 , three ice makers 1001 or more ice makers 1001 , and the ice making water channels are set in one-to-one correspondence with the ice makers 1001 .
  • some embodiments of the present disclosure are mainly illustrated by taking the refrigerator 1 including two ice makers 1001 as an example, however, this should not be construed as a limitation of the present disclosure.
  • the refrigerator 1 further includes an ice making device 100 .
  • the ice making device 100 includes a water inlet pipe 101 , a water valve 201 , a first ice maker 301 , a second ice maker 401 and a flow meter 3011 .
  • One end of the water valve 201 is connected to the water inlet pipe 101
  • the other end of the water valve 201 is connected to the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 respectively.
  • the water inlet pipe 101 can be used as the water inlet of the water valve 201, and an external water source is suitable for supplying water to the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 through the water inlet pipe 101 and the water valve 201, respectively.
  • the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 are respectively configured to make ice from water flowing out through the water valve 201 .
  • At least one of the first ice maker 301 or the second ice maker 401 includes a flow meter 3011 .
  • the refrigerator 1 further includes a controller configured to: acquire a user's ice making request; the ice making request includes dual ice makers (ie, the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker ice machine 401) ice making request, first ice making machine 301 ice making request or second ice making machine 401 ice making request.
  • the ice making request includes dual ice makers (ie, the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker ice machine 401) ice making request, first ice making machine 301 ice making request or second ice making machine 401 ice making request.
  • the ice making request is an ice making request from dual ice makers, start the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401; when the ice making request is the ice making request of the first ice maker 301, turn on the second ice maker an ice maker 301 and turn off the second ice maker 401; when the ice making request is the ice making request of the second ice maker 401, turn off the first ice maker 301 and turn on the second ice maker 401.
  • the refrigerator 1 further includes a control button, and the ice making request includes triggering the control button in the refrigerator 1 .
  • the user can issue the ice making request of the dual ice maker or the ice making request of the first ice maker 301.
  • the ice production capacity is used to make ice.
  • the user can send a request to the second ice maker 401 to make ice, and the refrigerator 1 can directly make ice.
  • the distribution ratio of the ice making water volumes of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 may be preset.
  • the user can set the distribution ratio of the ice making water volume of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 through the control buttons.
  • the distribution ratio of the ice making water volume of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 includes 1:1 or 2:3.
  • the distribution ratio of the ice production volumes of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 is also preset. Therefore, in the case of a fixed amount of ice making, the amount of ice making water distributed by the water valve 201 to the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 can be determined.
  • the refrigerator 1 determines the first water injection amount that needs to be distributed to the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker respectively according to the amount of ice making water.
  • the ice making water amount is equal to the first water injection amount; when only the second ice maker 401 is turned on Next, the amount of ice-making water is equal to the second water injection amount.
  • the controller is further configured to: determine the first The first water injection amount of the ice maker 301 and the second water injection amount of the second ice maker 401; obtain the first water injection time of the first ice maker 301; use the first water injection amount, the second water injection amount and The first water injection time calculates the second water injection time of the second ice maker 401; according to the second water injection time, the second ice maker 401 is controlled to inject water.
  • the first water injection amount of the first ice maker 301 and the second water injection amount of the second ice maker 401 are allocated according to the ice production amount.
  • Water injection volume it is necessary to control the first ice maker 301 to start the water injection program until the real-time pulse number of the flow meter 3011 reaches the preset pulse threshold and control the first ice maker 301 to stop the water injection program; From the program to the first water injection time of the stop water injection program, the first water injection time is the water injection time of the first ice maker 301 .
  • the flowmeter 3011 will generate a pulse every time a certain amount of water passes through within a certain range of water pressure.
  • the total number of pulses generated indicates how much water flow has passed. According to the number of pulses, it can be calculated to reach the first The water injection time for the water injection volume. For example, to achieve the first water injection volume of 500g, the pulse number of the flowmeter 3011 needs to reach 500 pulses. At this time, the pulse threshold can be set to 500. When the real-time pulse number of the flowmeter 3011 reaches 500 pulses, it indicates that water has been injected. 500g, the corresponding first water injection amount can also reach 500g, and at this time, the water injection procedure of the first ice maker 301 needs to be stopped.
  • the refrigerator 1 After obtaining the first water injection time, calculate the second water injection time of the second ice maker 401 by using the first water injection volume, the second water injection volume and the first water injection time; finally according to the first water injection time The second water injection time controls the water injection of the second ice maker 401 .
  • the refrigerator 1 After a round of water filling is completed, the refrigerator 1 will retain the calculated flow rate parameters of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401, so that the first ice maker 301 does not need to work first during the next ice making process. to calculate the second ice making time of the second ice maker 401.
  • the ice making sequence of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 can no longer be restricted by priority, and when the first ice maker 301 or the second ice maker 401 has a water filling request, it is judged whether it is currently filling water , if water is being injected, then wait, if not, then control the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 to work according to the new water injection requirement.
  • the calculation of the second water injection time of the second ice maker 401 by using the first water injection volume, the second water injection volume and the first water injection time satisfies the following formula:
  • tickeB V2 ⁇ ticeA/V1;
  • tickB is the second water injection time
  • V1 is the first water injection volume
  • V2 is the second water injection volume
  • tickA is the first water injection time
  • the models of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 may be the same or different.
  • the flow rates of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 are approximately the same, which is convenient for calculating the flow rate of the second ice maker 401 according to the first water injection amount of the first ice maker 301 and the first water injection time. The second water injection time required to complete the second water injection amount.
  • the refrigerator 1 only includes one ice maker 1001 (for example, the first ice maker 301 or the second ice maker 401), the amount of ice cubes that can be made is limited, and for users with a large demand for ice making, it may not be possible to Meet the user's ice-making needs.
  • the ice maker 1001 may be easily damaged.
  • the refrigerator 1 includes two ice makers 1001, that is, the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401, and by controlling both the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 to make ice, Not only is it beneficial to increase the ice production capacity, but it is also beneficial to prolong the service life of the ice maker 1001 .
  • the ice making request is the ice making request of the second ice maker 401
  • the first ice maker 301 is turned off and the second ice maker 401 is turned on.
  • the second ice maker 401 shown in FIGS. In this case, there is no need to accurately calculate the amount of ice production, so the user's non-quantitative ice production needs can be met, and the cost is low.
  • the second ice maker 401 may also include a flow meter if the cost is not considered.
  • the ice making device 100 further includes a water outlet pipe 501 connected to the water valve 201 .
  • the water outlet pipe 501 is connected to the other end of the water valve 201, and the water outlet pipe 501 is configured to deliver part of the water entering the water valve 201 through the water inlet pipe 101 to the water dispenser for water intake.
  • the water valve 201 may include a water inlet and three water outlets.
  • the external water source enters the water valve 201 from the water inlet of the water inlet pipe 101, and then enters the first ice maker 301 through one water outlet, and enters into the other water outlet.
  • Another water outlet of the second ice maker 401 enters the water outlet pipe 501, and the water outlet pipe 501 is configured to be connected with a water dispenser for users to take water on demand.
  • the refrigerator 1 further includes an ice storage box for storing ice cubes.
  • the controller is further configured to stop the ice making operation of the ice making device 100 when it is detected that the amount of ice cubes stored in the ice storage box of the refrigerator 1 reaches a preset storage threshold.
  • the ice storage box of the refrigerator 1 will detect the storage amount of ice cubes stored in it in real time, and when the storage amount of ice cubes reaches the storage threshold, it indicates that the ice cubes stored in the ice storage box have met the requirements at this time. If there is no need to continue making ice, it is necessary to stop the ice making operations of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 at this time.
  • the refrigerator 1 in some embodiments of the present disclosure includes a first ice maker 301 and a second ice maker 401, so that the refrigerator 1 can select to start the first ice maker 301 or the second ice maker 401 according to the user's ice making request At least one of them, thus, not only the ice production capacity can be increased, but also different ice production requirements of users can be met.
  • the first ice maker 301 includes the flow meter 3011 and the second ice maker 401 does not include the flow meter 3011 , diverse ice making demands of users can be met, and costs are saved.
  • some embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an ice-making method for a refrigerator.
  • the refrigerator includes the above-mentioned ice making device 100 , and the ice making device 100 includes: a water inlet pipe 101 , a water valve 201 , a first ice maker 301 , a second ice maker 401 and a flow meter 3011 .
  • the ice making method of the refrigerator includes S1 to S4.
  • the ice making request includes the ice making request of the double ice making machine (ie the first ice making machine 301 and the second ice making machine 402), the ice making request of the first ice making machine 301 and the ice making request of the second ice making machine Ice making request from two ice makers 401; S2, when the ice making request is a double ice making machine ice request, turn on the first ice making machine 301 and the second ice making machine 401; S3, when the ice making request is When the first ice maker 301 requests ice making, turn on the first ice maker 301 and turn off the second ice maker 401; S4, when the ice making request is the ice making request of the second ice maker 401, turn off the first ice maker 401 ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 is turned on.
  • the refrigerator 1 further includes a control button, and the ice making request includes triggering the control button in the refrigerator 1 .
  • the user can send a request for ice making by dual ice makers or by the first ice maker 301.
  • the refrigerator 1 can make ice cubes according to the user-defined ice volume for ice making.
  • the user can send the ice making request of the second ice maker 401, and the refrigerator 1 can directly make ice.
  • the distribution ratio of the ice making water volumes of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 may be preset.
  • the user can set the distribution ratio of the ice-making water volumes of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 through the control buttons.
  • the distribution ratio of the ice making water volume of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 includes 1:1 or 2:3.
  • the user presets the ice production volume of the refrigerator 1, and the distribution ratio of the ice production volume of the first ice machine 301 and the second ice machine 401 is also preset, therefore, in the When the amount of ice is fixed, the amount of ice-making water distributed by the water valve 201 to the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 may be determined.
  • the refrigerator 1 determines the first water injection amount to be distributed to the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker respectively according to the amount of ice making water.
  • the ice making water amount is equal to the first water injection amount; when only the second ice maker 401 is turned on Next, the amount of ice-making water is equal to the second water injection amount.
  • S2 when both the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 are turned on, S2 also includes S21 to S24 .
  • S21 Determine the first water injection volume of the first ice maker 301 and the second water injection volume of the second ice maker 401 according to the ice production volume; S22. Obtain the first water injection time of the first ice maker 301; S23. Calculate the second water injection time of the second ice maker 401 by using the first water injection amount, the second water injection amount and the first water injection time; S24, control the second ice maker 401 according to the second water injection time Inject water.
  • the first water injection amount of the first ice maker 301 and the second water injection amount of the second ice maker 401 are allocated according to the ice production amount.
  • Water injection volume it is necessary to control the first ice maker 301 to start the water injection program until the real-time pulse number of the flow meter 3011 reaches the preset pulse threshold and control the first ice maker 301 to stop the water injection program; From the program to the first water injection time of the stop water injection program, the first water injection time is the water injection time of the first ice maker 301 .
  • the flowmeter 3011 will generate a pulse every time a certain amount of water passes through within a certain range of water pressure.
  • the total number of pulses generated indicates how much water flow has passed. According to the number of pulses, it can be calculated to reach the first The water injection time for the water injection volume. For example, to achieve the first water injection volume of 500g, the pulse number of the flowmeter 3011 needs to reach 500 pulses. At this time, the pulse threshold can be set to 500. When the real-time pulse number of the flowmeter 3011 reaches 500 pulses, it indicates that water has been injected. 500g, the corresponding first water injection amount can also reach 500g, and at this time, the water injection procedure of the first ice maker 301 needs to be stopped.
  • the refrigerator 1 After obtaining the first water injection time, calculate the second water injection time of the second ice maker 401 by using the first water injection volume, the second water injection volume and the first water injection time; finally according to the first water injection time The second water injection time controls the water injection of the second ice maker 401 .
  • the refrigerator 1 After a round of water filling is completed, the refrigerator 1 will retain the calculated flow rate parameters of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401, so that the first ice maker 301 does not need to work first during the next ice making process. to calculate the second ice making time of the second ice maker 401.
  • the ice making sequence of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 can no longer be restricted by priority, and when the first ice maker 301 or the second ice maker 401 has a water filling request, it is judged whether it is currently filling water , if water is being injected, then wait, if not, then control the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 to work according to the new water injection requirement.
  • the calculation of the second water injection time of the second ice maker 401 by using the first water injection volume, the second water injection volume and the first water injection time satisfies the following formula:
  • tickeB V2 ⁇ ticeA/V1;
  • tickB is the second water injection time
  • V1 is the first water injection volume
  • V2 is the second water injection volume
  • tickA is the first water injection time
  • the models of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 may be the same or different.
  • the flow rates of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 are approximately the same, which is convenient for calculating the flow rate of the second ice maker 401 according to the first water injection amount of the first ice maker 301 and the first water injection time. The second water injection time required to complete the second water injection amount.
  • the refrigerator 1 only includes one ice maker (for example, the first ice maker 301 or the second ice maker 401), the amount of ice cubes that can be made is limited, which may not be able to meet the needs of users with a large ice-making demand.
  • a single ice maker is in a working state for a long time when the ice making demand is large, which is likely to cause damage to the ice maker.
  • the refrigerator 1 includes two ice makers, that is, the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401.
  • the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 By controlling both the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 to make ice, not only It is beneficial to increase the amount of ice production, and is also beneficial to prolong the service life of the ice maker.
  • the ice making request is the ice making request of the second ice maker 401
  • the first ice maker 301 is turned off and the second ice maker 401 is turned on.
  • the second ice maker 401 may also include a flow meter if the cost is not considered.
  • the refrigerator 1 further includes an ice storage box for storing ice cubes.
  • the ice making device 100 further includes a water outlet pipe 501 configured to deliver part of the water entering the water valve 201 through the water inlet pipe 101 to the water dispenser for water intake.
  • the ice making method of the refrigerator further includes S5.
  • the ice storage box of the refrigerator 1 will detect the storage amount of ice cubes stored in it in real time, and when the storage amount of ice cubes reaches the storage threshold, it indicates that the ice cubes stored in the ice storage box have met the requirements. If there is no need to continue ice making, the ice making operations of the first ice maker 301 and the second ice maker 401 need to be stopped at this time.

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Abstract

提供一种冰箱，包括：箱体，门体，制冰装置以及控制器。所述箱体包括储藏室；所述门体可枢转地与所述箱体相连以打开或者关闭所述储藏室；所述制冰装置包括多个制冰机；所述控制器被配置为根据用户的制冰请求控制所述多个制冰机中的至少一个制冰。

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冰箱和冰箱的制冰方法
本申请要求于2021年06月15日提交的、申请号为202110658712.2的中国专利申请的优先权，其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
技术领域
本公开涉及家用电器技术领域，尤其涉及一种冰箱和冰箱制冰方法。
背景技术
随着消费者对冰箱功能需求的不断提高，带有制冰功能的冰箱越来越受消费者欢迎。
冰箱内实现制冰功能的主要结构是制冰机，制冰机一般设于从冷藏室或冷冻室中隔离出的制冰腔室内。制冰的基本原理包括：向制冰机内的制冰格注水，然后向制冰腔室内提供冷量使制冰格内的水结成冰块，最后使冰块从制冰格脱模掉落至储冰盒，供用户取用。
发明内容
一方面，提供一种冰箱。所述冰箱包括：箱体、门体、制冰装置以及控制器。所述箱体包括储藏室。所述门体可枢转地与所述箱体相连以打开或者关闭所述储藏室。所述制冰装置包括多个制冰机。所述控制器被配置为根据用户的制冰请求控制所述多个制冰机中的至少一个制冰。
另一方面，提供一种冰箱的制冰方法。所述冰箱包括制冰装置。所述制冰装置包括多个制冰机。所述冰箱的制冰方法包括：获取用户的制冰请求；根据所述制冰请求控制所述多个制冰机中的至少一个制冰。
附图说明
为了更清楚地说明本公开中的技术方案，下面将对本公开一些实施例中所需要使用的附图作简单地介绍，然而，下面描述中的附图仅仅是本公开的一些实施例的附图，对于本领域普通技术人员来讲，还可以根据这些附图获得其他的附图。此外，以下描述中的附图可以视作示意图，并非对本公开实施例所涉及的产品的实际尺寸、方法的实际流程、信号的实际时序等的限制。
图1为一些实施例的冰箱的门体处于打开状态的结构图；
图2为一些实施例的冰箱的冷空气供应装置的示意图；
图3为一些实施例的冰箱的一种制冰装置的结构图；
图4为一些实施例的冰箱的另一种制冰装置的结构图；
图5为一些实施例的冰箱的制冰方法的一种流程图；
图6为一些实施例的冰箱的制冰方法的另一种流程图；
图7为一些实施例的冰箱的制冰方法的又一种流程图。
具体实施方式
下面将结合附图，对本公开一些实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述，显然，所描述的实施例仅仅是本公开一部分实施例，而不是全部的实施例。基于本公开所提供的实施例，本领域普通技术人员所获得的所有其他实施例，都属于本公开保护的范围。
除非上下文另有要求，否则，在整个说明书和权利要求书中，术语“包括(comprise)”及其其他形式例如第三人称单数形式“包括(comprises)”和现在分词形式“包括(comprising)”被解释为开放、包含的意思，即为“包含，但不限于”。在说明书的描述中，术语“一个实施例(one embodiment)”、“一些实施例(some embodiments)”、“示例性实施例(exemplary embodiments)”、“示例(example)”、“特定示例(specific example)”或“一些示例(some examples)”等旨在表明与该实施例或示例相关的特定特征、结构、材料或特性包括在本公开的至少一个实施例或示例中。上述术语的示意性表示不一定是指同一实施例或示例。此外，所述的特定特征、结构、材料或特点可以以任何适当方式包括在任何一个或多个实施例或示例中。
以下，术语“第一”、“第二”仅用于描述目的，而不能理解为指示或暗示相对重要性或者隐含指明所指示的技术特征的数量。由此，限定有“第一”、“第二”的特征可以明示或者隐含地包括一个或者更多个该特征。在本公开实施例的描述中，除非另有说明，“多个”的含义是两个或两个以上。
在描述一些实施例时，可能使用了“耦接”和“连接”及其衍伸的表达。例如，描述一些实施例时可能使用了术语“连接”以表明两个或两个以上部件彼此间有直接物理接触或电接触。又如，描述一些实施例时可能使用了术语“耦接”以表明两个或两个以上部件有直接物理接触或电接触。然而，术语“耦接”或“通信耦合(communicatively coupled)”也可能指两个或两个以上部件彼此间并无直接接触，但仍彼此协作或相互作用。这里所公开的实施例并不必然限制于本文内容。
“A、B和C中的至少一个”与“A、B或C中的至少一个”具有相同含义，均包括以下A、B和C的组合：仅A，仅B，仅C，A和B的组合，A和C的组合，B和C的组合，及A、B和C的组合。
“A和/或B”，包括以下三种组合：仅A，仅B，及A和B的组合。
如本文中所使用，根据上下文，术语“如果”任选地被解释为意思是 “当……时”或“在……时”或“响应于确定”或“响应于检测到”。类似地，根据上下文，短语“如果确定……”或“如果检测到[所陈述的条件或事件]”任选地被解释为是指“在确定……时”或“响应于确定……”或“在检测到[所陈述的条件或事件]时”或“响应于检测到[所陈述的条件或事件]”。
本文中“适用于”或“被配置为”的使用意味着开放和包容性的语言，其不排除适用于或被配置为执行额外任务或步骤的设备。
另外，“基于”的使用意味着开放和包容性，因为“基于”一个或多个所述条件或值的过程、步骤、计算或其他动作在实践中可以基于额外条件或超出所述的值。
如本文所使用的那样，“约”、“大致”或“近似”包括所阐述的值以及处于特定值的可接受偏差范围内的平均值，其中所述可接受偏差范围如由本领域普通技术人员考虑到正在讨论的测量以及与特定量的测量相关的误差(即，测量系统的局限性)所确定。
定义冰箱1使用时面向用户的一侧为前侧，与之相反的一侧为后侧。
在一些实施例中，参照图1和图2，冰箱1包括：箱体10，冷空气供应装置20以及门体30。箱体10包括储藏室，冷空气供应装置20被配置为冷却储藏室；门体30被配置为打开和关闭储藏室。
冷空气供应装置20通过与箱体10的外部进行热交换来冷却储藏室。如图2所示，冷空气供应装置20包括压缩机21、冷凝器22、膨胀装置23和蒸发器24，并使制冷剂以压缩机21、冷凝器22、膨胀装置23、蒸发器24、压缩机21的顺序循环来冷却储藏室。
例如，蒸发器24可以设置为与储藏室的外壁接触，以直接冷却储藏室。在一些实施例中，冷空气供应装置20还可以包括循环风扇，以通过蒸发器24和所述循环风扇来循环储藏室中的空气。
箱体10包括沿高度方向设在箱体10中部位置处的横向分隔板11，横向分隔板11沿图1中的左右方向延伸。横向分隔板11的大致位置参照图1中的虚线框所示，高度方向参照图1中的上下方向。储藏室被横向分隔板11分隔成上部储藏室12和下部储藏室13。
在一些实施例中，上部储藏室12用作以冷冻模式储藏食物的冷冻室，下部储藏室13用作以冷藏模式储藏食物的冷藏室。
此外，冰箱1还可以包括制冰机1001，使得冰箱1具有制冰功能，通过制冰机1001可以为用户提供冰块或冰水。
在一些实施例中，制冰机1001直接设于冷冻室内，此时冷冻室即为制冰 腔室，图1中示出了制冰机1001设于上部储藏室12(即冷冻室)的示例。或者，在冷藏室或冷冻室内通过绝热板限定出独立的制冰腔室，将制冰机1001设于所述制冰腔室内。
门体30可枢转地与箱体10相连，以旋转打开或者关闭储藏室。例如，门体30可以被铰接在箱体10的前端。图1中示出了四个门体30。
在一些实施例中，冰箱1包括一个制冰机1001，一个制冰机1001对应一个制冰水路。在一些实施例中，冰箱1包括两个制冰机1001、三个制冰机1001或更多个制冰机1001，制冰水路与制冰机1001一一对应设置。为了便于叙述，本公开的一些实施例主要以冰箱1包括两个制冰机1001为例进行说明，然而，这并不能理解为对本公开的限制。
如图3所示，冰箱1还包括制冰装置100。在一些实施例中，制冰装置100包括进水管道101、水阀201、第一制冰机301、第二制冰机401和流量计3011。水阀201的一端与进水管道101相连，水阀201的另一端分别与第一制冰机301以及第二制冰机401相连。
例如，进水管道101可以作为水阀201的进水口，外部水源适于通过进水管道101、水阀201分别向第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401供水。第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401分别被配置为将通过水阀201流出的水制成冰。第一制冰机301或第二制冰机401中的至少一个包括流量计3011。
在一些实施例中，冰箱1还包括控制器，所述控制器被配置为：获取用户的制冰请求；所述制冰请求包括双制冰机(即第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401)制冰请求、第一制冰机301制冰请求或第二制冰机401制冰请求。当所述制冰请求为双制冰机制冰请求时，开启第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401；当所述制冰请求为第一制冰机301制冰请求时，开启第一制冰机301且关闭第二制冰机401；当所述制冰请求为第二制冰机401制冰请求时，关闭第一制冰机301且开启第二制冰机401。
在一些实施例中，冰箱1还包括控制按钮，所述制冰请求包括触发冰箱1中的所述控制按钮。例如，当用户需要冰箱1制造预先设定量的冰块时，用户可以发出所述双制冰机制冰请求或者第一制冰机301制冰请求，在此过程中，冰箱1可根据用户制定的制冰量进行制冰。当用户不需要设定冰箱1制造多少量的冰块时，用户可以发出第二制冰机401制冰请求，冰箱1可以直接制冰。
需要说明的是，在用户发出所述双制冰机制冰请求的情况下，第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的制冰水量的分配比例可以预先设定。例如，用户 可通过所述控制按钮设定第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的制冰水量的分配比例。第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的制冰水量的分配比例包括1:1或2:3等。
在一些实施例中，由于用户预先设定了冰箱1的制冰量，且第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的制冰水量的分配比例也被预先设定。因此，在制冰量固定的情况下，可以确定水阀201分配给第一制冰机301以及第二制冰机401的制冰水量。当第一制冰机301和第二制冰机40均开启的情况下，冰箱1根据所述制冰水量确定分别需要分配给第一制冰机301的第一注水量和第二制冰机401的第二注水量(例如均等分配等)；当仅第一制冰机301开启的情况下，所述制冰水量等于所述第一注水量；当仅第二制冰机401开启的情况下，所述制冰水量等于所述第二注水量。
在一些实施例中，如图6所示，在第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401均开启的情况下，所述控制器还被配置为：根据所述制冰量确定第一制冰机301的第一注水量和第二制冰机401的第二注水量；获取第一制冰机301的第一注水时间；利用所述第一注水量、所述第二注水量和所述第一注水时间计算第二制冰机401的第二注水时间；根据所述第二注水时间控制第二制冰机401注水。
例如，当需要第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401均制冰时，根据所述制冰量分配第一制冰机301的第一注水量和第二制冰机401的第二注水量。首先需要控制第一制冰机301启动注水程序，直至流量计3011的实时脉冲数达到预设的脉冲阈值时控制第一制冰机301停止注水程序；然后获取第一制冰机301从启动注水程序至停止注水程序的第一注水时间，所述第一注水时间为第一制冰机301的注水时间。
需要说明的是，流量计3011在一定水压范围内，每通过一定的水量会产生一个脉冲，总共产生了多少个脉冲即表示通过了多少的水流量，根据所述脉冲数能够计算达到第一注水量的注水时间。例如，达到500g的第一注水量需要流量计3011的脉冲数达到500个脉冲，此时可以将所述脉冲阈值设为500，在流量计3011的实时脉冲数达到500个脉冲时，表明已经注水500g，对应的所述第一注水量也能够达到500g，此时需要停止第一制冰机301的注水程序。
在获取了所述第一注水时间后，利用所述第一注水量、所述第二注水量和所述第一注水时间计算第二制冰机401的第二注水时间；最后根据所述第二注水时间控制第二制冰机401注水。在完成一轮注水后，冰箱1会保留计 算出的第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的流速参数，因此，下次制冰过程中，无需通过第一制冰机301先工作来计算第二制冰机401的第二制冰时间。例如，第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的制冰顺序可不再有优先级限制，当第一制冰机301或第二制冰机401有注水要求时，判断当前是否正在注水，如果正在注水则等待，如果未注水则按照新的注水需求控制第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401工作。
例如，所述利用所述第一注水量、所述第二注水量和所述第一注水时间计算第二制冰机401的第二注水时间，满足以下公式：
ticeB＝V2×ticeA/V1；
这里，ticeB为所述第二注水时间，V1为所述第一注水量，V2为所述第二注水量，ticeA为所述第一注水时间。
在一些实施例中，第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的型号可以相同也可以不同。当第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的型号不同时，由于水路的水压大致相同，且第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401使用的连接管的直径大致相同，因此，第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的流速大致相同，便于根据第一制冰机301的所述第一注水量和所述第一注水时间计算出第二制冰机401需要完成所述第二注水量的所述第二注水时间。
当冰箱1仅包括一个制冰机1001(例如，第一制冰机301或第二制冰机401)时能够制造的冰块量有限，对于制冰需求量较大的用户而言，可能无法满足用户的制冰需求。此外，单独一个制冰机1001在制冰需求较大的情况下长时间处于工作状态易于导致制冰机1001受损。
在一些实施例中，冰箱1包括两个制冰机1001，即第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401，通过控制第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401均制冰，不仅利于提高制冰量，还利于延长制冰机1001的使用寿命。
在一些实施例中，当所述制冰请求为第二制冰机401制冰请求时，表明用户希望冰箱1开始制冰，但是对制冰量没有要求。此时关闭第一制冰机301且开启第二制冰机401，图3和图4中所示的第二制冰机401中不包括流量计，因此在仅启动第二制冰机401的情况下，无需精确计算制冰量，故可满足用户的无定量制冰需求，且成本较低。
当然，在一些实施例中，在不考虑成本的情况下，第二制冰机401中也可以包括流量计。
在一些实施例中，如图4所示，制冰装置100还包括出水管道501，出水管道501与水阀201连接。例如，出水管道501连接于水阀201的所述另一 端，出水管道501被配置为将通过进水管道101进入水阀201的部分水输送至饮水机，以供取水。
例如，水阀201可以包括一个进水口和三个出水口，外部水源从进水管道101的进水口进入水阀201，然后分别通过一个出水口进入第一制冰机301、另一个出水口进入第二制冰机401，再一个出水口进入出水管道501，出水管道501被配置为与饮水机相连，以供用户按需取水。
在一些实施例中，冰箱1还包括储冰盒以储存冰块。如图7所示，所述控制器还被配置为：当检测到冰箱1的所述储冰盒存储的冰块存储量达到预设的存储阈值时，停止制冰装置100的制冰操作。
例如，冰箱1的所述储冰盒会实时检测其存储的冰块存储量，当所述冰块存储量达到所述存储阈值时，表明此时储冰盒中存储的冰块已经满足要求，无需继续制冰，则此时需要停止第一制冰机301以及第二制冰机401的制冰操作。
本公开的一些实施例中的冰箱1包括第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401，使得冰箱1能够根据用户的制冰请求选择启动第一制冰机301或第二制冰机401中的至少一个，由此，不仅可以提高制冰量，还能够满足用户的不同制冰需求。
另外，在第一制冰机301包括流量计3011，第二制冰机401不包括流量计3011的情况下，可以满足用户的多样化制冰需求，节省了成本。
如图5所示，本公开的一些实施例还提供一种冰箱的制冰方法。所述冰箱包括上述制冰装置100，制冰装置100包括：进水管道101、水阀201、第一制冰机301、第二制冰机401和流量计3011。所述冰箱的制冰方法包括S1至S4。
S1、获取用户的制冰请求；所述制冰请求包括双制冰机(即第一制冰机301和第二制冰机402)制冰请求、第一制冰机301制冰请求和第二制冰机401制冰请求；S2、当所述制冰请求为双制冰机制冰请求时，开启第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401；S3、当所述制冰请求为第一制冰机301制冰请求时，开启第一制冰机301且关闭第二制冰机401；S4、当所述制冰请求为第二制冰机401制冰请求时，关闭第一制冰机301且开启第二制冰机401。
在一些实施例中，冰箱1还包括控制按钮，所述制冰请求包括触发冰箱1中的所述控制按钮。例如，当用户需要冰箱1制造预先设定量的冰块时，用户可以发出双制冰机制冰请求或者第一制冰机301制冰请求，在此过程中，冰箱1可根据用户制定的制冰量进行制冰。当用户不需要设定冰箱1制造多 少量的冰块时，用户可以发出第二制冰机401制冰请求，冰箱1可以直接制冰。
需要说明的是，在用户发出所述双制冰机制冰请求的情况下，第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的制冰水量的分配比例可以预先设定。例如，用户可通过所述控制按钮设定第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的制冰水量的分配比例。第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的制冰水量的分配比例包括1:1或2:3等。
在一些实施例中，由于用户预先设定了冰箱1的制冰量，且第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的制冰水量的分配比例也被预先设定，因此，在制冰量固定的情况下，可以确定水阀201分配给第一制冰机301以及第二制冰机401的制冰水量。在第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401均开启的情况下，冰箱1根据所述制冰水量确定分别需要分配给第一制冰机301的第一注水量和第二制冰机401的第二注水量(例如均等分配等)；当仅第一制冰机301开启的情况下，所述制冰水量等于所述第一注水量；当仅第二制冰机401开启的情况下，所述制冰水量等于所述第二注水量。
在一些实施例中，如图6所示，在第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401均开启的情况下，S2还包括S21至S24。
S21、根据所述制冰量确定第一制冰机301的第一注水量和第二制冰机401的第二注水量；S22、获取第一制冰机301的第一注水时间；S23、利用所述第一注水量、所述第二注水量和所述第一注水时间计算第二制冰机401的第二注水时间；S24、根据所述第二注水时间控制第二制冰机401注水。
例如，当需要第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401均制冰时，根据所述制冰量分配第一制冰机301的第一注水量和第二制冰机401的第二注水量。首先需要控制第一制冰机301启动注水程序，直至流量计3011的实时脉冲数达到预设的脉冲阈值时控制第一制冰机301停止注水程序；然后获取第一制冰机301从启动注水程序至停止注水程序的第一注水时间，所述第一注水时间为第一制冰机301的注水时间。
需要说明的是，流量计3011在一定水压范围内，每通过一定的水量会产生一个脉冲，总共产生了多少个脉冲即表示通过了多少的水流量，根据所述脉冲数能够计算达到第一注水量的注水时间。例如，达到500g的第一注水量需要流量计3011的脉冲数达到500个脉冲，此时可以将所述脉冲阈值设为500，在流量计3011的实时脉冲数达到500个脉冲时，表明已经注水500g，对应的所述第一注水量也能够达到500g，此时需要停止第一制冰机301的注 水程序。
在获取了所述第一注水时间后，利用所述第一注水量、所述第二注水量和所述第一注水时间计算第二制冰机401的第二注水时间；最后根据所述第二注水时间控制第二制冰机401注水。在完成一轮注水后，冰箱1会保留计算出的第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的流速参数，因此，下次制冰过程中，无需通过第一制冰机301先工作来计算第二制冰机401的第二制冰时间。例如，第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的制冰顺序可不再有优先级限制，当第一制冰机301或第二制冰机401有注水要求时，判断当前是否正在注水，如果正在注水则等待，如果未注水则按照新的注水需求控制第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401工作。
例如，所述利用所述第一注水量、所述第二注水量和所述第一注水时间计算第二制冰机401的第二注水时间，满足以下公式：
ticeB＝V2×ticeA/V1；
这里，ticeB为所述第二注水时间，V1为所述第一注水量，V2为所述第二注水量，ticeA为所述第一注水时间。
在一些实施例中，第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的型号可以相同也可以不同。当第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的型号不同时，由于水路的水压大致相同，且第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401使用的连接管的直径大致相同，因此，第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401的流速大致相同，便于根据第一制冰机301的所述第一注水量和所述第一注水时间计算出第二制冰机401需要完成所述第二注水量的所述第二注水时间。
当冰箱1仅包括一个制冰机(例如，第一制冰机301或第二制冰机401)时能够制造的冰块量有限，对于制冰需求量较大的用户而言，可能无法满足用户的制冰需求，此外，单独一个制冰机在制冰需求较大的情况下长时间处于工作状态易于导致所述制冰机受损。
在一些实施例中，冰箱1包括两个制冰机，即第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401，通过控制第一制冰机301和第二制冰机401均制冰，不仅利于提高制冰量，还利于延长所述制冰机的使用寿命。
在一些实施例中，当所述制冰请求为第二制冰机401制冰请求时，表明用户希望冰箱1开始制冰，但是对制冰量没有要求。此时关闭第一制冰机301且开启第二制冰机401，图3和图4中所示的第二制冰机401中不包括流量计，因此在仅启动第二制冰机401的情况下，无需精确计算制冰量，故可满足用户的无定量制冰需求。
当然，在一些实施例中，在不考虑成本的情况下，第二制冰机401中也可以包括流量计。
在一些实施例中，冰箱1还包括储冰盒以储存冰块。如图4所示，制冰装置100还包括出水管道501，出水管道501被配置为将通过进水管道101进入水阀201的部分水输送至饮水机，以供取水。
如图7所示，所述冰箱的制冰方法还包括S5。
S5、当检测到冰箱1的所述储冰盒存储的冰块存储量达到预设的存储阈值时，停止制冰装置100的制冰操作。
例如，冰箱1的所述储冰盒会实时检测其存储的冰块存储量，当所述冰块存储量达到所述存储阈值时，表明此时所述储冰盒中存储的冰块已经满足要求，无需继续制冰，则此时需要停止第一制冰机301以及第二制冰机401的制冰操作。
以上所述，仅为本公开的具体实施方式，但本公开的保护范围并不局限于此，任何熟悉本技术领域的技术人员在本公开揭露的技术范围内，想到变化或替换，都应涵盖在本公开的保护范围之内。因此，本公开的保护范围应以所述权利要求的保护范围为准。
本领域技术人员应当理解，本公开中所涉及的公开范围，并不限于上述技术特征的特定组合而成的技术方案，同时也应涵盖在不脱离公开构思的情况下，由上述技术特征或其等同特征进行任意组合而形成的其它技术方案。例如上述特征与一些实施例公开的(但不限于)具有类似功能的技术特征进行互相替换而形成的技术方案。

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  1. 一种冰箱，包括：
    箱体，所述箱体包括储藏室；
    门体，所述门体可枢转地与所述箱体相连以打开或者关闭所述储藏室；
    制冰装置，所述制冰装置包括多个制冰机；以及
    控制器，所述控制器被配置为根据用户的制冰请求控制所述多个制冰机中的至少一个制冰。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的冰箱，其中，所述制冰装置还包括：流量计，所述多个制冰机中的至少一个包括所述流量计。
  3. 根据权利要求2所述的冰箱，其中，
    所述多个制冰机包括第一制冰机和第二制冰机，所述制冰请求包括以下之一：
    第一制冰机和第二制冰机制冰请求，当所述制冰请求为所述第一制冰机和第二制冰机制冰请求时，所述控制器被配置为开启所述第一制冰机和所述第二制冰机；
    第一制冰机制冰请求，当所述制冰请求为所述第一制冰机制冰请求时，所述控制器被配置为开启所述第一制冰机且关闭所述第二制冰机；或
    第二制冰机制冰请求，当所述制冰请求为所述第二制冰机制冰请求时，所述控制器被配置为关闭所述第一制冰机且开启所述第二制冰机。
  4. 根据权利要求3所述的冰箱，其中，
    所述第一制冰机包括所述流量计，所述第二制冰机不包括所述流量计。
  5. 根据权利要求4所述的冰箱，其中，
    所述开启所述第一制冰机和所述第二制冰机后，所述控制器还被配置为：
    根据用户预先设定的制冰量确定所述第一制冰机的第一注水量和所述第二制冰机的第二注水量；
    获取所述第一制冰机的第一注水时间；
    利用所述第一注水量、所述第二注水量和所述第一注水时间计算所述第二制冰机的第二注水时间；
    根据所述第二注水时间控制所述第二制冰机注水。
  6. 根据权利要求5所述的冰箱，其中，所述第一注水量和所述第二注水量的分配比例根据预先设定的制冰量预先设定。
  7. 根据权利要求6所述的冰箱，其中，所述第一注水量和所述第二注水量的分配比例包括1∶1或2∶3。
  8. 根据权利要求5所述的冰箱，其中，
    所述获取所述第一制冰机的第一注水时间，包括：
    控制所述第一制冰机启动注水程序，直至所述流量计的实时脉冲数达到预设的脉冲阈值时控制所述第一制冰机停止注水程序；
    获取所述第一制冰机从启动注水程序至停止注水程序的时间为所述第一制冰机的第一注水时间。
  9. 根据权利要求5所述的冰箱，其中，
    所述利用所述第一注水量、所述第二注水量和所述第一注水时间计算所述第二制冰机的第二注水时间，满足以下公式：
    ticeB＝V2×ticeA/V1；
    其中，ticeB为所述第二注水时间，V1为所述第一注水量，V2为所述第二注水量，ticeA为所述第一注水时间。
  10. 根据权利要求1至9中任一项所述的冰箱，其中，所述制冰装置还包括：
    进水管道；和，
    水阀，所述水阀的一端与所述进水管道相连，所述水阀的另一端分别与所述多个制冰机相连。
  11. 根据权利要求10所述的冰箱，其中，
    所述制冰装置还包括出水管道，所述出水管道的一端与所述水阀的所述另一端相连。
  12. 根据权利要求11所述的冰箱，其中，所述冰箱还包括：
    饮水机，所述饮水机与所述出水管道的另一端相连。
  13. 根据权利要求11所述的冰箱，其中，
    所述冰箱还包括储冰盒以存储冰块，所述控制器还被配置为：
    当检测到所述储冰盒中存储的冰块存储量达到预设的存储阈值时，停止所述制冰装置的制冰操作。
  14. 根据权利要求10所述的冰箱，其中，所述箱体包括沿高度方向设在所述箱体中部位置处的横向分隔板，所述储藏室被所述横向分隔板分隔成上部储藏室和下部储藏室，所述多个制冰机满足以下之一：
    所述多个制冰机设于所述上部储藏室内；
    所述多个制冰机设于所述下部储藏室内；或者，
    所述多个制冰机中的一些设于所述上部储藏室内，且所述多个制冰机中的一些设于所述下部储藏室内。
  15. 一种冰箱的制冰方法，所述冰箱包括制冰装置，所述制冰装置包括多个制冰机，所述冰箱的制冰方法包括：
    获取用户的制冰请求；
    根据所述制冰请求控制所述多个制冰机中的至少一个制冰。
  16. 根据权利要求15所述的冰箱的制冰方法，其中，所述制冰装置还包括流量计，所述多个制冰机中的至少一个包括所述流量计。
  17. 根据权利要求16所述的冰箱的制冰方法，其中，
    所述多个制冰机包括第一制冰机和第二制冰机，所述制冰请求包括以下之一：
    第一制冰机和第二制冰机制冰请求，当所述制冰请求为所述第一制冰机和第二制冰机制冰请求时，开启所述第一制冰机和所述第二制冰机；
    第一制冰机制冰请求，当所述制冰请求为所述第一制冰机制冰请求时，开启所述第一制冰机且关闭所述第二制冰机；
    第二制冰机制冰请求，当所述制冰请求为所述第二制冰机制冰请求时，关闭所述第一制冰机且开启所述第二制冰机。
  18. 根据权利要求17所述的冰箱的制冰方法，其中，
    所述开启所述第一制冰机和所述第二制冰机后，所述冰箱的制冰方法还包括：
    根据预设的制冰量确定所述第一制冰机的第一注水量和所述第二制冰机的第二注水量；
    获取所述第一制冰机的第一注水时间；
    利用所述第一注水量、所述第二注水量和所述第一注水时间计算所述第二制冰机的第二注水时间；
    根据所述第二注水时间控制所述第二制冰机注水。
  19. 根据权利要求18所述的冰箱的制冰方法，其中，
    所述获取所述第一制冰机的第一注水时间，包括：
    控制所述第一制冰机启动注水程序，直至所述流量计的实时脉冲数达到预设的脉冲阈值时控制所述第一制冰机停止注水程序；
    获取所述第一制冰机从启动注水程序至停止注水程序的时间为所述第一制冰机的第一注水时间。
  20. 根据权利要求18所述的冰箱的制冰方法，其中，
    所述利用所述第一注水量、所述第二注水量和所述第一注水时间计算所述第二制冰机的第二注水时间，满足以下公式：
    ticeB＝V2×ticeA/V1；
    其中，ticeB为所述第二注水时间，V1为所述第一注水量，V2为所述第二注水量，ticeA为所述第一注水时间。
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