CN101749907B - Refrigerator - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator (1) comprises a box body (2) and an icing and ice storage mould (3); the icing and ice storage module (3) comprises an icing device (4), an ice container (5) and an ice discharging device (6) used for discharging ice out from the ice container (5); the icing device (4) comprises at least one first electrical element (40 and 45); the ice discharge device (4) comprises at least one second electrical element (26); the icing and ice storage module (3) comprises a first electrical connector (10) used for matching and connecting the icing and ice storage module (3) and the electrical elements of the refrigerator, wherein the first electrical connector (10) comprises an insulating body (11) and a plurality of conductive terminals (12a-121), at least part of which are accommodated in the insulating body (11). According to the suggestion of the invention, the first electrical elements (40 and 45) and the second electrical element (26) are respectively and electrically connected with the corresponding conductive terminals of the first electrical connector.
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[technical field]
The present invention, especially can ice making preserve family expenses or the commercial refrigerator of ice about a kind of comprising about a kind of refrigerator.
[background technology]
Such refrigerator is known.Such as, United States Patent (USP) 5,272,888 disclose a kind of refrigerator, and it comprises the ice machine be arranged in refrigerating chamber and the ice storing unit be positioned at below ice machine.Ice storing unit comprises in order to receive and to store the ice container of the ice be made up of ice machine, the ice discharge apparatus in order to will release in ice clump ice container.Ice discharge apparatus comprises the screw rod (auger) that is positioned at ice container and for driving the motor of screw rod.Ice machine is also provided with usually by electrically driven (operated) electric elements.
In the prior art, ice storing unit and ice machine comprise the electric connector in order to be connected with refrigerator electric system by respective electric elements respectively.Ice storing unit and ice machine are being installed in the process of casing, the electric connector of ice storing unit and ice machine respectively be positioned at the mating electrical connector be arranged on casing and be connected, to make ice storing unit and ice machine and refrigerator electric system be electrically connected, thus the related elements of ice storing unit and ice machine can work under the control of refrigerator system.
The defect of prior art is, when ice storing unit and ice machine being installed on refrigerator, ice storing unit and ice machine need to be connected with refrigerator system respectively by corresponding electric connector, which increase difficulty and the man-hour of assembling, and easily make mistakes.In addition, this is also unfavorable for many electric connectors to be arranged in more safely and the position more easily connected.
[summary of the invention]
In order to overcome at least one technical problem above-mentioned, the object of the present invention is to provide and a kind ofly simplify its assembly program and the refrigerator of packaging efficiency can be improved.
Therefore, an aspect of of the present present invention is about a kind of refrigerator, described refrigerator ice-making and ice storage module, described ice making and ice storage module comprise ice maker, in order to store the ice container of ice and the ice discharge apparatus in order to be discharged from described ice container by ice be made up of described ice maker, described ice maker comprises at least one first electric elements, described ice discharge apparatus comprises at least one second electric elements, wherein, described ice making and ice storage module comprise the first electric connector, wherein said first electric connector comprises insulating body and multiple conducting terminal be housed at least partly in described insulating body, it is characterized in that, described first electric elements and described second electric elements are electrically connected with the corresponding conducting terminal of described first electric connector respectively.
Because the electric elements of ice maker and ice discharge apparatus can be connected to refrigerator system by common electric connector, thus can significantly reduce ice system to male electrical connector.When ice system is installed to refrigerator, the connection number of times of electric connector can be reduced, and this is beneficial to the installation of ice making and ice storage system, and then the manufacture efficiency improving refrigerator it is expected to.On the other hand, when ice making and the electric connector between ice storage module and refrigerator machine system can be reduced, the cable relevant with ice storage module to ice making and electric connector are arranged in refrigerator in cleaner and tidier and hidden mode and are also just more prone to achieve.
Other separately or with other integrate features and the feature that is considered to characteristic of the present invention is set forth in following additional claim.
According to the present invention's preferred embodiment, described ice maker comprises ice separator and for driving the drive unit of described ice separator, described first electric elements comprise described drive unit.
According to the present invention's preferred embodiment, described ice maker comprises ice pan and the heater for heating described ice pan, and described first electric elements comprise described heater.
According to the present invention's preferred embodiment, described ice discharge apparatus comprises row's ice bar and for driving the motor of described row's ice bar, described second electric elements comprise described motor.
According to the present invention's preferred embodiment, described ice making and ice storage module comprise deicing, and described deicing comprises the 3rd electric elements, and described 3rd electric elements connect with the corresponding conducting terminal of described first electric connector.
According to the present invention's preferred embodiment, described ice making and ice storage module comprise lighting device, and described lighting device connects with the corresponding conducting terminal of described first electric connector.
According to the present invention's most preferred embodiment, described ice making and ice storage module are connected with the second electric connector be arranged on refrigerator body by common first electric connector.
Although it is also possible that the first electric connector stretches out outside ice making and ice storage module, according to the present invention's preferred embodiment, described first electric connector is housed in described ice making and ice storage module.By this way, which avoid before ice making is installed on casing with ice storage module the first electric connector and the cable that is connected with the first electric connector is damaged.
According to the present invention's preferred embodiment, described ice making and ice storage module have the receiving space of accommodating described first electric connector, described first electric connector is not exposed to the open front of cutting out at least in part by a door being connected to described casing or being opened of described casing, thus user generally can not see the first electric connector, the first electric connector thus effectively stash.
According to the present invention's preferred embodiment, described ice making and ice storage module comprise the wall of the described receiving space of multiple restriction, wherein at least one wall is removably connected to wall described in other, thus be beneficial to the first electric connector installation and maintenance, be also beneficial to simultaneously and the second electric connector be arranged on casing and the first electric connector are connected.
According to the present invention's preferred embodiment, described ice making and ice storage module comprise support body, and described ice maker, described ice container and described ice discharge apparatus are arranged on described support body.
According to the present invention's preferred embodiment, described support body, described ice maker, described ice container and described ice discharge apparatus form prefabricated unit and are arranged in described casing.
Another aspect of the present invention is about a kind of refrigerator, described refrigerator comprises ice making and ice storage module, described ice making and ice storage module comprise ice maker, in order to store the ice container of the ice be made up of described ice maker, in order to ice discharge apparatus that ice is discharged from described ice container and deicing, wherein said ice maker comprises at least one first electric elements, described ice discharge apparatus comprises at least one second electric elements, described deicing comprises at least one the 3rd electric elements, described ice making and ice storage module comprise first electric connector, described first electric connector comprises insulation shell and multiple conducting terminal be housed at least partly in described insulating body, it is characterized in that, described first electric elements, in described second electric elements and described 3rd electric elements, at least two are electrically connected with the corresponding conducting terminal of described first electric connector.
Another aspect of the present invention is about a kind of refrigerator, this refrigerator comprises, limit the casing of at least one storage space and the ice making be housed in described storage space and ice storage module, described ice making and ice storage module comprise ice maker, in order to store the ice container of the ice be made up of described ice maker, in order to ice discharge apparatus that ice is discharged from described ice container and deicing, wherein said ice maker and described ice discharge apparatus comprise at least one electric elements respectively, described ice making and ice storage module comprise first electric connector, in described first connector and described electric elements, at least one is electrically connected, it is characterized in that, described ice making and ice storage module also comprise throwing light on the lighting device at least partially of described storage space, described lighting device and described first electric connector are electrically connected.
By this way, storage space can by being arranged on the lighting device lighting on ice making and ice storage module, thus because of the setting of ice making and ice storage module, the possible adverse effect of the illuminating position of storage space can be reduced greatly even to no longer include impact.On the other hand, according to the present invention, the electric elements on lighting device and ice making and ice storage module share male electrical connector, thus can when need not increase ice making and ice storage module to the lighting condition improving storage space when male electrical connector.
Structure of the present invention and its other goals of the invention and beneficial effect will in conjunction with the drawings and description of preferred embodiments and more becoming apparent.
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As description a part and in order to provide a further understanding of the present invention, the following drawings diagram the specific embodiment of the present invention, and be used for principle of the present invention is described together with description.Wherein,
Fig. 1 is the schematic perspective view of refrigerator in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the show in schematic partial sections of refrigerator in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the stereogram of ice making in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention and ice storage module, and wherein drawer is drawn out.
Fig. 4 is the stereogram of ice making in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention and another angle of ice storage module, and the diapire of wherein accommodating the receiving space of the first electric connector is disassembled.
Fig. 5 is the electric elements of ice making in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention and ice storage module and the connection diagram of the first electric connector.
Fig. 6 is the side view of the first electric connector in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
[detailed description of the invention]
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Please refer to accompanying drawing, first please see figures.1.and.2 especially.Refrigerator 1 comprises casing 2, and casing 2 defines multiple storage space 22 with front opening 17.In the present embodiment, storage space 22 comprises the refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber that are arranged side by side.
Refrigerator 2 comprises and is pivotally mounted on casing 2 respectively to close or to open the door 16 of corresponding storage space 22.Door 16 is normally closed, and causes loss of refrigeration capacity to leave from the front opening 17 of storage space 22 cold air prevented in storage space 22.When needed, user can open door 16 to operate accordingly, such as, pick and place food.
Ice making and ice storage module 3 is provided with in refrigerating chamber.Be kept at ice in ice making and ice storage module 3 by the door 16 that is arranged on corresponding refrigerating chamber and the ice transfer passage 24 penetrating door 16 flows to the distributor 28 be arranged on door 16, and make user need not open door 16 can to obtain ice.
Ice making and ice storage module 3 comprise the ice maker 4 in order to water to be made ice.Ice maker 4 comprises ice pan 25, ice pan 25 has the water/ice holding groove of multiple trellis, to receive the water carried by feed pipe.The water of ice pan 25 carries out heat exchange with the cold air from refrigerating chamber rear and is made into ice cube.
After the ice cube in ice pan 25 is formed, ice cube is transferred in ice container 5.Ice container 5 arranges lower than ice pan 25 and is beneficial to receive the ice cube from ice pan 25.When not needing, ice cube is stored in ice container 5.
Ice making and ice storage module 3 comprise the ice discharge apparatus 6 in order to be discharged from ice container 5 by ice cube.In the present embodiment, ice discharge apparatus 6 is included in the screw rod 14 extended in ice container 5 and the motor 26 arranging ice bar 14 in order to driving.When motor 26 is connected, screw rod 14 rotates, thus the ice cube being positioned at ice container 5 is by screw rod 14 driven forward, and via be positioned at ice container 5 antetheca opening (sign) and discharge ice container 5.The front bottom end of ice making and ice storage module 3 is provided with row's ice mouth 27, and the ice being discharged ice container 5 enters via this row's ice mouth 27 and is positioned at ice transfer passage 24 on door 16 and discharged to distributor 28.Row's ice mouth 27 is positioned at the front of ice container 5, therefore defines row's ice path that a section is positioned at trash ice room 29 between the antetheca of ice container 5 and row's ice mouth 27.
Ice making and trash ice module 3 comprise deicing 13, with the ice cube crushed when being necessary or chopping is discharged from ice container 5.Ice cube is being communicated with ice container 5 and the trash ice room 29 being positioned at the front of ice container 5 is broken into pieces.
Deicing 13 comprises the trash ice blade 30 being positioned at trash ice room 29 and the moving plate 31 coordinated with trash ice blade 30.In the present embodiment, trash ice blade 30 is arranged on the end of screw rod 14, and in row's ice process, trash ice blade 30 is also driven by motor 26 together and rotates.Whether the ice leaving ice container 5 processes (that is whether deicing 3 starts) by deicing 13 is decided by moving plate 31.
In the present embodiment, moving plate 31 is roughly arc, arranges along trash ice blade 30.Moving plate 31 can move in primary importance and the second place.In primary importance, moving plate 31 is away from trash ice blade 30, and the size in the row's of making ice path remains on the size allowing ice cube to pass through smoothly.In the second place, moving plate 31 is near trash ice blade 30, and in the row's of stretching into ice path thus the larger ice cube of blockage size enters row's ice mouth 27, therefore ice cube was crushed by trash ice blade 30 and moving plate 31 before discharge ice making and ice storage module 3.Ice after crushing discharges ice making and ice storage module 3 by reduced row's ice path.
Deicing 13 comprises the magnetic valve (Solenoid) 32 for driving moving plate 31.When magnetic valve 32 is energized, moving plate 31 turns to the second place under the driving of magnetic valve 32, thus starts ice crushing function.When magnetic valve 32 power-off, moving plate 31 remains on primary importance.Connect preferably by connecting rod (not shown) between magnetic valve 32 and moving plate 31.Deicing 13 can be provided with resetting means such as spring and remain on primary importance to make the moving plate 31 when not having the driving of magnetic valve 32.Magnetic valve 32 can be started by the control device of operation setting on door 16 (such as switch) by user.
Fig. 3 is the stereogram of ice making in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention and ice storage module 3, and wherein drawer is drawn out.Fig. 4 is the stereogram of ice making in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention and another angle of ice storage module 3, and the diapire of wherein accommodating the receiving space of the first electric connector is disassembled.
Please refer to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, ice making and ice storage module 3 comprise support body 21.Ice maker 4, ice container 5, ice discharge apparatus 6 and deicing 13 are assembled on support body 21 respectively.In the present embodiment, ice making and ice storage module 3 are arranged in casing 2 after forming prefabricated unit again.The ice making and the ice storage module 3 that form prefabricated unit can be coordinated with the counter structure of the sidewall of storage space 22 by the fixture 47 be positioned on the sidewall of support body 21 and be fixed on casing 2.
Ice making and ice storage module 3 comprise the drawer 48 being installed on support body 21 as drawer.Preferably, drawer 48 can disassemble from support body 21.Drawer 48 comprises ice container 5 and is positioned at the front portion 49 in ice container 5 front, and wherein trash ice room 29 is formed in anterior 49.Preferably, anterior 49 formed for pulling the handle 50 taking out bottom 48.
Support body 21 limits the slideway (sign) of the shape corresponding to ice container 5.When drawer 48 is arranged on support body 21, ice container 5 is housed in this slideway.Support body 21 comprises the roof 33 be positioned at above slideway, and this roof 33 covers the major part of the upper end open of ice container 5, but the rear portion of ice container 5 keeps open with the ice cube received from ice maker 4.Preferably, the upper surface of anterior 49 is concordant with the upper surface of roof 33.
Ice maker 4 is positioned at the back upper place of ice container 5.Ice making and deposit the observation door 36 that ice module 3 comprises observing ice maker 4.Observe door 36 to be preferably pivotally mounted on support body 21, and can rotate between the first position and the second position round the axle being parallel to horizontal plane.Under normal circumstances, observe door 36 and be positioned at primary importance, ice maker 4 is blocked substantially.Preferably, observe door 36 and be approximately perpendicular to horizontal plane when primary importance.When observing door 36 and being in primary importance, the upper side wall of refrigerating chamber is preferably closed in the upper end observing door 36.In the second place, the top and bottom observing door 36 form larger distance respectively and between the upper side wall of refrigerating chamber and roof 33, thus user can by this distance observation ice maker 4.Preferably, horizontal plane is roughly parallel to when observing the second place on door 36.Observe on door 36 and there is multiple opening, enter in the little material storage room 37 defined by the upper wall of roof 33, refrigerating chamber and observation door 36 to allow cold air.
Observing door 36 is positioned near the rear end of roof 33, therefore, when the object storing such as food or beverage is in described little material storage room 37, observe door 36 and constitute the barrier element limiting stored goods and move backward, such as, it can prevent stored goods from sliding backward and falling in ice container 5 or ice pan 25.
Although in above embodiment, barrier element realizes for the observation door 36 observing ice maker 4.But the present invention should not be limited to this, such as, in another embodiment, barrier element also can be made up of the jut upwardly of the rear end from roof 33.
In a preferred embodiment, when door 16 is closed, the front surface of ice making and ice storage module 3 is close to the inner surface of door 16, and the distance such as, between the inner surface of door 16 and the front surface of ice making and ice storage module 3 before is less than 5 millimeters.In one embodiment, the front surface of ice making and ice storage module 3 extends in the open front institute of refrigerating chamber in the plane.Bad in order to enable the air in refrigerating chamber follow well, ice making and ice storage module 3 are provided with and make caboose 37 and the gas channel 39 being positioned at ice making and being communicated with main storage space 38 fluid below ice storage module 3.Gas channel 39 is preferably arranged on the front portion 49 of ice making and ice storage module 3, and therefore, the cold air from evaporator room's (sign) after blowing over ice pan 25, can flow to little material storage room 37, and flows to main storage space 38 via gas channel 39.Air in this Shi little material storage room 37 obtains good circulation, and the situation that in storage space 22, local temperature is relatively high is avoided.
According to a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, ice making and ice storage module 3 are provided with lighting device 15, with the appropriate section of the storage space 22 that throws light on, and such as little material storage room 37.In one embodiment, lighting device 15 is arranged on roof 33, with the part be positioned at above roof 33 of the storage space 22 that throws light on.Preferably, lighting device 15 is LED, is housed in roof 33.Roof 33 is configured at least translucent at corresponding lighting device 33 place.
In a further embodiment, lighting device 15 also can be arranged on the bottom of ice making and ice storage module 3, to illuminate the main storage space 38 be positioned at below ice making and ice storage module 15.In one embodiment, the top of ice making and ice storage module 3 and bottom are arranged respectively in order to the little material storage room 37 of the storage space 22 that throws light on and the lighting device 15 of main storage space 38.Lighting device 15 is arranged on ice making and other suitable positions of ice storage module 3 are also possible with the appropriate section of the storage space 22 that throws light on.
The rear wall 34 of support body 21 is positioned at ice maker 4 rear, forms the rear border of ice making and ice storage module 3.Rear wall 34 is provided with multiple in order to send the hole of cold air (not shown) to ice pan 25.Preferably, ice maker 4 is such as fixed by screws on rear wall 34.
Ice maker 4 comprises the ice separator 41 be positioned at above ice pan 25, is separated from ice pan 25 with the ice cube that will make.Ice separator 41 comprises the axle at the two ends being connected to ice pan 25 and multiple separate sheet 42 (do not indicate) spaced apart with preset distance.Separate sheet 42 is along the radial distribution of the axle of ice separator 41.Under normal circumstances, separate sheet 42 is positioned at the top of the water/ice holding groove of ice pan 25.After the ice on ice pan 25 is formed, the axle of ice separator 41 is driven by the drive unit 40 be connected with ice separator 21 and rotates, thus separate sheet 42 enters corresponding water/ice holding groove respectively and stirs forward the ice being positioned at water/ice holding groove.Therefore ice cube leaves ice pan 25 and moves towards ice container 5.In the present embodiment, drive unit 40 is arranged on the electric apparatus room 43 being positioned at ice pan 25 side, is preferably electric machine.
Ice maker 4 can also comprise the heater 45 in order to provide certain heat to ice pan 25, is easy to leave ice pan 25 to make the partial melting between the surface of ice cube and water/ice holding groove.Heater 45 is preferably arranged on the bottom of ice pan 25.Ice maker 4 can also be provided with in order to control heater 45 microswitch, temperature controller and prevent overheated overheat switch.
Refrigerator 1 comprises the feed water valve (not shown) for controlling the water supply path (not shown) supplied water to ice pan 25.When feed water valve is energized, water supply path supplies water to ice pan, and when feed water valve is de-energized, water supply path stops supplying water to ice pan.The electric switchgear (not shown) whether the electric switchgear being provided with in electric apparatus room 43 to control feed water valve is connected.This electric switchgear is such as be arranged on the microswitch in electric apparatus room 43.
As mentioned above, ice making and ice storage module 3 comprise many electric elements, such as, be arranged on the drive unit 40 on ice maker 4, heater 45, switching device, the motor 26 of ice discharge apparatus 6, the magnetic valve 32 of deicing 13 and lighting device 15.
As shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, according to the embodiment that the present invention one is best, ice making and ice storage module 3 comprise the first electric connector 10 be electrically connected with all electric elements on it.By this first electric connector 10, ice making is connected with refrigerator system with the electric elements of ice storage module 3.
As shown in Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6, the first electric connector 10 comprises insulation shell 11 and multiple conducting terminal 12a ~ 12l be housed in insulation shell 11.Ice discharge apparatus 6, deicing 13, ice maker 4 and lighting device 15 is electrically connected with corresponding conducting terminal 12a ~ 12c, 12e ~ 12f, 12h ~ 12i, 12k ~ 12l respectively by cable.
In the present embodiment, conducting terminal 12e, 12f, 12h, 12i is connected with ice maker 4 respectively by cable 8e, 8f, 8h, 8i.Wherein, terminal 12f is in order to ground connection, and terminal 12e, 12i are in order to connect the electric elements (such as drive unit 40, heater 45) of ice maker 4 to supply working power to the latter.The switching device controlling feed water valve is then connected with terminal 12h.One end that cable 8e, 8f, 8h, 8i are connected with ice maker 4 can have the connector (sign) of four terminals by one and be connected with ice maker 4.
Conducting terminal 12a, 12b, 12c are connected with ice discharge apparatus 6 and deicing 13 respectively by cable 8a, 8b, 8c.Particularly, conducting terminal 12a, 12b is for connecting the magnetic valve 32 of deicing 13 to supply operating voltage to the latter.Conducting terminal 12a, 12c are used for being connected with the motor 26 of ice discharge apparatus 6 and supplying operating voltage to motor 26.
Conducting terminal 12k, 12l are used for being connected with lighting device 15 respectively by cable 8k, 8l, supply operating voltage to give lighting device 15.In the present embodiment, residue conducting terminal 12d, 12g, 12j of the first electric connector 10 are retained, and are not used.
In a preferred embodiment, the first electric connector 10 is housed in ice making and ice storage module 3.Ice making and ice storage module 3 have the receiving space 18 of accommodating the first electric connector 10.First receiving space 18 is preferably configured to make user can not see the first electric connector 10 when normal use, and therefore the first electric connector 10 is not preferably exposed to the front opening 17 of storage space 22.
Ice making and the rear wall 34 of ice storage module 3 are provided with the through hole 46 be communicated with receiving space 18 fluid, enter in receiving space 18 through this through hole 46 with the cable allowing the second electric connector 9 and be connected with the second electric connector 9.
In the present embodiment, receiving space 18 is formed in the bottom of ice making and ice storage module 3.Be connected with the second electric connector 9 by first electric connector 10 with being convenient to for the ease of assembling the first electric connector 10, at least one wall 36 limiting receiving space 18 is installed on other walls 20 after the first electric connector 10 and the second electric connector 9 engage again.In the present embodiment, the diapire 36 of receiving space 18 is removably connected on other walls 20, thus dismounting diapire 36 in maintenance or can change the first and/or second electric connector 9,10.
Installation ice making and ice storage module 3 in the process of casing 2, second electric connector 9 stretches in receiving space 18 and is connected with the first electric connector 10, thus the electric elements on ice making and ice storage module 3 are connected with other electric elements of refrigerator 1 by the first and second electric connectors 9,10.
In the embodiment above, on ice making and ice storage module 3, all electric elements all pass through common first electric connector 10 and are electrically connected with refrigerator system.But the present invention should not be limited to this.Such as in a possible embodiment, the electric elements of any two in ice maker 4, ice discharge apparatus 6 and deicing 13 are connected with the connector be arranged on casing 2 by a shared electric connector, and ice making and the remaining electric elements of ice storage module 3 are connected to refrigerator system by another one electric connector.In another embodiment, in lighting device 15 and ice maker 4, ice discharge apparatus 6 and deicing 13, any one or two are connected to ice making and ice storage module 3 by a common electric connector.
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1. a refrigerator (1), comprise ice making and ice storage module (3), described ice making and ice storage module (3) comprise ice maker (4), in order to store the ice container (5) of ice and the ice discharge apparatus (6) in order to be discharged from described ice container (5) by ice be made up of described ice maker (4), described ice maker (4) comprises at least one first electric elements (40, 45), described ice discharge apparatus (6) comprises at least one second electric elements (26), wherein, described ice making and ice storage module (3) comprise the first electric connector (10), wherein said first electric connector (10) comprises insulating body (11) and multiple conducting terminal (12a ~ 12l) be housed at least partly in described insulating body (11), it is characterized in that, described ice making and ice storage module (3) comprise support body (21), described ice maker (4), described ice container (5) and described ice discharge apparatus (6) are arranged on described support body (21), described support body (21) comprises the rear wall (34) being positioned at described ice maker (4) rear, described rear wall (34) forms the rear border of described ice making and ice storage module (3) and comprises multiple in order to send the hole of cold air to described ice maker (4), comprise the caboose (37) above the roof being positioned at described support body (21) and be positioned at the main storage space (38) of described refrigeration and ice storage module (3) below, described caboose (37) and described main storage space (38) are by gas channel (39) fluid communication, described cold air is after blowing over the ice pan of described ice maker (25), flow to described caboose (37), and flow to described main storage space (38) via described gas channel (39), described first electric elements (40, 45) and described second electric elements (26) respectively with the corresponding conducting terminal (12a of described first electric connector (10), 12c, 12e ~ 12f, 12h ~ 12i) be electrically connected.
2. refrigerator (1) as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described ice maker (4) comprises ice separator (41) and for driving the drive unit (40) of described ice separator (41), described first electric elements (40,45) comprise described drive unit (40).
3. refrigerator (1) as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described ice maker (4) comprises ice pan (25) and the heater (45) for heating described ice pan (25), described first electric elements (40,45) comprise described heater (45).
4. refrigerator (1) as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described ice discharge apparatus (6) comprises row's ice bar (14) and for driving the motor (26) of described row's ice bar (14), described second electric elements (26) comprise described motor (26).
5. refrigerator (1) as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described ice making and ice storage module (3) comprise deicing (13), described deicing (13) comprises the 3rd electric elements (32), described 3rd electric elements (32) connect with the corresponding conducting terminal (12a, 12c) of described first electric connector (10).
6. refrigerator (1) as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described ice making and ice storage module (3) comprise lighting device (15), and described lighting device (15) connects with the corresponding conducting terminal (12k, 12l) of described first electric connector (10).
7. the refrigerator (1) as described in above any one claim, it is characterized in that, described ice making and ice storage module (3) are connected with the second electric connector (9) be arranged on refrigerator body (2) by common first electric connector (10).
8. as the refrigerator (1) in claim 1 to 6 as described in any one, it is characterized in that, described first electric connector (10) is housed in described ice making and ice storage module (3).
9. refrigerator (1) as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, described first electric connector (10) is housed in described ice making and ice storage module (3).
10. refrigerator (1) as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that, described ice making and ice storage module (3) have the receiving space (18) of accommodating described first electric connector (10), and described first electric connector (10) is not exposed to the open front (17) of being closed at least in part by a door (16) being connected to described casing (2) or being opened of casing (2).
11. refrigerators (1) as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, described ice making and ice storage module (3) have the receiving space (18) of accommodating described first electric connector (10), and described first electric connector (10) is not exposed to the open front (17) of being closed at least in part by a door (16) being connected to described casing (2) or being opened of described casing (2).
12. refrigerators (1) as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, described ice making and ice storage module (3) comprise the wall (36 of the described receiving space of multiple restriction (18), 20), wherein at least one wall (36) is removably connected to wall described in other (20).
13. refrigerators (1) as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that, described ice making and ice storage module (3) comprise the wall (36 of the described receiving space of multiple restriction (18), 20), wherein at least one wall (36) is removably connected to wall described in other (20).
14. refrigerators (1) as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described support body (21), described ice maker (4), described ice container (5) and described ice discharge apparatus (6) form prefabricated unit and are arranged in described casing (2).
15. 1 kinds of refrigerators (1), comprise ice making and ice storage module (3), described ice making and ice storage module (3) comprise ice maker (4), in order to store the ice container (5) of the ice be made up of described ice maker (4), in order to ice discharge apparatus (6) that ice is discharged from described ice container (5) and deicing (13), wherein said ice maker (4) comprises at least one first electric elements (40, 45), described ice discharge apparatus (6) comprises at least one second electric elements (26), described deicing (13) comprises at least one the 3rd electric elements, described ice making and ice storage module (3) comprise the first electric connector (10), described first electric connector (10) comprises insulating body (11) and multiple conducting terminal (12a ~ 12l) be housed at least partly in described insulating body (11), it is characterized in that, described ice making and ice storage module (3) comprise support body (21), described ice maker (4), described ice container (5), described ice discharge apparatus (6) and deicing (13) are arranged on described support body (21), described support body (21) comprises the rear wall (34) being positioned at described ice maker (4) rear, described rear wall (34) forms the rear border of described ice making and ice storage module (3) and comprises multiple in order to send the hole of cold air to described ice maker (4), comprise the caboose (37) above the roof being positioned at described support body (21) and be positioned at the main storage space (38) of described refrigeration and ice storage module (3) below, described caboose (37) and described main storage space (38) are by gas channel (39) fluid communication, described cold air is after blowing over the ice pan of described ice maker (25), flow to described caboose (37), and flow to described main storage space (38) via described gas channel (39), described first electric elements (40, 45), at least two conducting terminal (12a ~ 12bs corresponding with described first electric connector (10) in described second electric elements (26) and described 3rd electric elements (32), 12e ~ 12f, 12h ~ 12i, 12k ~ 12l) be electrically connected.
16. refrigerators (1) as claimed in claim 15, it is characterized in that, described ice making and ice storage module (3) comprise lighting device (15), and described lighting device (15) is electrically connected with the corresponding conducting terminal (12k, 12l) of described first electric connector (10).
17. 1 kinds of refrigerators (1), comprise, limit the casing (2) of at least one storage space (22), be housed in ice making in described storage space (22) and ice storage module (3) and the lighting device (15) at least partially in order to the described storage space (22) that throws light on, described ice making and ice storage module (3) comprise ice maker (4), in order to store the ice container (5) of ice and the ice discharge apparatus (6) in order to be discharged from described ice container (5) by ice be made up of described ice maker (4), wherein said ice maker (4) and described ice discharge apparatus (6) comprise at least one electric elements (26 respectively, 40, 45), described ice making and ice storage module (3) comprise first electric connector (10), described first electric connector (10) and described electric elements (26, 40, 45) in, at least one is electrically connected, it is characterized in that, described ice making and ice storage module (3) comprise support body (21), described ice maker (4), described ice container (5) and described ice discharge apparatus (6) are arranged on described support body (21), described support body (21) comprises the rear wall (34) being positioned at described ice maker (4) rear, described rear wall (34) forms the rear border of described ice making and ice storage module (3) and comprises multiple in order to send the hole of cold air to described ice maker (4), comprise the caboose (37) above the roof being positioned at described support body (21) and be positioned at the main storage space (38) of described refrigeration and ice storage module (3) below, described caboose (37) and described main storage space (38) are by gas channel (39) fluid communication, described cold air is after blowing over the ice pan of described ice maker (25), flow to described caboose (37), and flow to described main storage space (38) via described gas channel (39), and described lighting device (15) and described first electric connector (10) are electrically connected.
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