CN102445037A - Water supplying apparatus used for ice-making machine, and refrigerator with water supply apparatus - Google Patents
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The invention provides a water supplying apparatus used for an ice-making machine, and a refrigerator with the water supplying apparatus. The water supplying apparatus comprises a water pump assembly comprising a water pump box and a water pump, a water outlet pipe with one end communicating with a water outlet of the water pump, and a water storing assembly. The water storing assembly comprises a water tank body, an upper cap of the water tank, a water injecting port and a water tank water outlet arranged on the water tank upper cap, and a water level sensor assembly arranged on the bottom of the water tank body. The water level sensor assembly comprises a sensor, a harness connected with the sensor, a terminal connected to the harness, and a sensor box. The sensor extends into the water tank body. The sensor box contains the harness and the terminal. The sensor is used for detecting the water level in the water tank body. According to the ice-making machine water supply apparatus provided by the embodiment of the invention, with the sensor assembly, water level in the water tank body can be detected in real time, such that abnormality caused by water shortage of the ice-making machine is avoided.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the refrigerator technical field, particularly relate to a kind of refrigerator that is used for the water supply installation of ice machine and has it.
Background technology
What the refrigerator of the band automatic ice-making of on market, selling at present adopted all is the mode that manual work adds water.This water mode that adds mainly is made up of three parts: add cistern assembly, water pump case assembly, water inlet pipe.The consumer pours pure water into and adds in the water tank, and pump operation in the refrigerator master control borad control water pump box adds pure water in the automatic ice maker to through outlet pipe.
But when using this kind ice machine, add water if the consumer forgets to adding water tank, during water shortage, it is just too small that ice machine is made the ice cube that comes in adding water tank; In addition, if refrigerator is in ice-make mode always, even that ice machine also can at a distance from a period of time upset once influence the normal use of ice machine in the situation that does not have water.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is intended to one of solve the problems of the technologies described above at least.
For this reason, one object of the present invention is to propose a kind of water supply installation that is used for ice machine with sensed water level function.
Another object of the present invention is to propose a kind of refrigerator.
The water supply installation that is used for ice machine of embodiment comprises according to an aspect of the present invention: water pump component, and said water pump component comprises water pump box and water pump; Outlet pipe, said outlet pipe one end is communicated with the delivery port of said water pump; With the water storage assembly, said water storage assembly comprises: tank body; The tank upper cover plate, said tank upper cover plate is provided with water filling port and water outlet of water tank, and said water outlet of water tank is communicated with the water inlet of said water pump; With the level sensor assembly; Said level sensor assembly is located at the bottom of said tank body; And comprise sensor and the wire harness that links to each other with said sensor, the terminal and the sensor box that link to each other with said wire harness; Said sensor stretches in the said tank body, and said sensor box holds said wire harness and terminal, and said sensor is used to detect the water level in the said tank body.
Therefore thus,, can detect the water level in the tank body in real time, can not cause ice machine because lack of water and cisco unity malfunction through sensor cluster according to the water supply installation that is used for ice machine of the embodiment of the invention.In addition, the water supply installation that is used for ice machine of the present invention simple in structure is convenient to processing and manufacturing.
In addition, the water supply installation that is used for ice machine according to the above embodiment of the present invention can also have following additional technical feature:
According to one embodiment of present invention, said sensor is a float sensor.
According to one embodiment of present invention, the bottom of the sidewall of said tank body is provided with screwed hole, and said sensor rear portion is provided with screw rod, and said screw rod cooperates with said screwed hole and passes said tank body and is contained in the said sensor box.
According to one embodiment of present invention, near said screwed hole place parcel unsintered tape, and apply fluid sealant at the screw rod of said sensor to seal said screwed hole.
According to one embodiment of present invention, the screw rod of the said sensor part that passes said tank body cooperates with nut.
According to one embodiment of present invention, the terminal of said sensor through the front end that is located at reinforcement in the said sensor box and is connected in the said sensor box and be positioned at said sensor box to dock with the terminal of said water pump.
According to one embodiment of present invention, said water storage assembly also comprises filter, and said filter is located in the said tank body and with said water outlet of water tank and is communicated with.
According to one embodiment of present invention, said water filling port is provided with tender filling hole cover to open and close said water filling port.
According to one embodiment of present invention, said tank upper cover plate through spacing snap fit on said tank body top.
The refrigerator of embodiment according to a further aspect of the invention comprises: casing, and said casing is limited with chamber between refrigeration;
Ice machine, said ice machine is located between said refrigeration indoor; Water supply installation, said water supply installation are that the outlet pipe of said water supply installation is communicated with said ice machine according to the described water supply installation that is used for ice machine of above-mentioned each embodiment; Master control borad, said master control borad is connected with ice machine with said level sensor assembly, water pump, and said master control borad is controlled said ice machine and water pump according to the detection signal of said level sensor assembly.
In addition, refrigerator according to the above embodiment of the present invention can also have following additional technical feature:
According to one embodiment of present invention, also comprise display floater, said display floater is connected with said master control borad, is used to indicate the water level in the said tank body.
Additional aspect of the present invention and advantage part in the following description provide, and part will become obviously from the following description, or recognize through practice of the present invention.
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Above-mentioned and/or additional aspect of the present invention and advantage obviously with are easily understood becoming the description of embodiment from combining figs, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the stereogram according to the water supply installation that is used for ice machine of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the stereogram according to the water storage assembly of the water supply installation that is used for ice machine of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the exploded view according to the water storage assembly of the water supply installation that is used for ice machine of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the partial enlarged drawing at A place among Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is the cutaway view according to the water storage assembly of the water supply installation that is used for ice machine of the embodiment of the invention; With
Fig. 6 is the vertical view according to the water storage assembly of the water supply installation that is used for ice machine of the embodiment of the invention.
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Describe embodiments of the invention below in detail, the example of said embodiment is shown in the drawings, and wherein identical from start to finish or similar label is represented identical or similar elements or the element with identical or similar functions.Be exemplary through the embodiment that is described with reference to the drawings below, only be used to explain the present invention, and can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.
In description of the invention; It will be appreciated that; The orientation of indications such as term " " center ", " vertically ", " laterally ", " on ", D score, " preceding ", " back ", " left side ", " right side ", " vertically ", " level ", " top ", " end ", " interior ", " outward " or position relation are for based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relation; only be to describe with simplifying for the ease of describing the present invention; rather than the device or the element of indication or hint indication must have specific orientation, with specific azimuth configuration and operation, therefore can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.
In addition, term " first ", " second " only are used to describe purpose, and can not be interpreted as indication or hint relative importance.
In description of the invention, need to prove that only if clear and definite regulation and qualification are arranged in addition, term " installation ", " linking to each other ", " connection " should be done broad understanding, for example, can be to be fixedly connected, connect integratedly, also can be to removably connect; Can be mechanical connection or electrical connection, also can be the connection of two element internals; Can be directly to link to each other, also can link to each other indirectly, for those of ordinary skill in the art, can understand the concrete implication of above-mentioned term as the case may be through intermediary.
Followingly the water supply installation that is used for ice machine according to the embodiment of the invention is described with reference to figure 1-6.
The water supply installation that is used for ice machine according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: water pump component 1, water storage assembly 2 and outlet pipe 3.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, particularly, water pump component 1 comprises water pump box 11 and the water pump (not shown) that is located in the water pump box 11.Outlet pipe 3 one ends are communicated with the delivery port of water pump.
Tank upper cover plate 5 is provided with water filling port 51 and water outlet of water tank 52.Water outlet of water tank 52 is communicated with the water inlet of water pump, and the water so that the water pump pump draws water in the case body 4 also is transported to ice machine through outlet pipe 3.
Thus,, can detect the water level in the tank body 4 in real time, therefore can not cause ice machine because lack of water and cisco unity malfunction through sensor cluster 6 according to the water supply installation that is used for ice machine of the embodiment of the invention.In addition, the water supply installation that is used for ice machine of the present invention simple in structure is convenient to processing and manufacturing.
Like Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 4, preferably, sensor 61 is a float sensor.Sensor 61 through float in tank body 4 sinking and float the water level situation that detects in the tank body 4.
Adopt precision that float sensor can either guarantee to detect and its cheap, be convenient to safeguard.
According to one embodiment of present invention, the bottom of the sidewall 41 of tank body 4 is provided with the screwed hole (not shown).Sensor 61 rear portions are provided with screw rod 611, and screw rod 611 cooperates with screwed hole and passes tank body 4 and is contained in the sensor box 64.Be that the float of sensor 61 is arranged in the tank body 4 with sensed water level, screw rod 611 be contained in the sensor box body 64 after screwed hole cooperates.
After the screw rod 611 of sensor 61 passes screwed hole, near screwed hole place parcel unsintered tape, and apply fluid sealant at the screw rod 611 of sensor 61 with the sealing thread hole, prevent that the water in the tank body 4 from infiltrating in the sensor box 64.
In order to strengthen the steadiness that sensor 61 is installed, after the screw rod 611 of sensor 61 passed tank body 4, the end portion that screw rod 611 is contained in sensor box body 64 cooperated with a nut 65, and nut 65 is tightened on the screw rod 611 and is positioned at sensor box body 64.
The terminal 63 of sensor 61 through the front end that is located at reinforcements 66 in the sensor box 4 and is connected in the sensor box 4 and be positioned at sensor box 4 dock, to control water pump with the terminal (not shown) of water pump.
Like Fig. 5 and shown in Figure 6, according to one embodiment of present invention, water storage assembly 2 also comprises filter 7, and filter 7 is located at the bottom of tank body 4 and is communicated with water outlet of water tank 52 through water pipe 71, with the water in the water tank with strainer body 4.
Water filling port 51 is provided with tender filling hole cover 511 to open and close water filling port, when closing water filling port 51, prevents that dust or other objects from falling in the tank body 4.
Tank upper cover plate 5 removably is fixed on tank body top through spacing buckle 53.
Refrigerator according to the embodiment of the invention is described below.
Refrigerator according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: casing, ice machine, master control borad, (not shown) and water supply installation.
Casing is limited with chamber between refrigeration, and ice machine is located between refrigeration indoor.Water supply installation is the described water supply installation that is used for ice machine of above-mentioned each embodiment.The outlet pipe 3 of water supply installation is communicated with ice machine to supply water to ice machine.
Master control borad is connected with level sensor assembly 6, water pump and ice machine, and master control borad is according to the detection signal control ice machine and the water pump of level sensor assembly 6.
Preferably, refrigerator also comprises display floater.Display floater is connected with master control borad, is used to indicate the water level in the tank body 4.In other words; If sensor 61 detects water levels in the tank body 4 be lower than preset value after, detection signal is sent to master control borad, master control borad control ice machine and water pump quit work; And the warning of control display floater prompting lack of water, the user can be according to the water filling in tank body 4 of this warning message.
Other formations of the embodiment of the invention can be that those of ordinary skills are known, repeat no more at this.
In the description of this specification, the description of reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiment ", " example ", " concrete example " or " some examples " etc. means the concrete characteristic, structure, material or the characteristics that combine this embodiment or example to describe and is contained at least one embodiment of the present invention or the example.In this manual, the schematic statement to above-mentioned term not necessarily refers to identical embodiment or example.And concrete characteristic, structure, material or the characteristics of description can combine with suitable manner in any one or more embodiment or example.
Although illustrated and described embodiments of the invention; Those having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: under the situation that does not break away from principle of the present invention and aim, can carry out multiple variation, modification, replacement and modification to these embodiment, scope of the present invention is limited claim and equivalent thereof.
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1. a water supply installation that is used for ice machine is characterized in that, comprising:
Water pump component, said water pump component comprises water pump box and water pump;
Outlet pipe, said outlet pipe one end is communicated with the delivery port of said water pump; With
The water storage assembly, said water storage assembly comprises:
Tank body;
The tank upper cover plate, said tank upper cover plate is provided with water filling port and water outlet of water tank, and said water outlet of water tank is communicated with the water inlet of said water pump; With
The level sensor assembly; Said level sensor assembly is located at the bottom of said tank body; And comprise sensor and the wire harness that links to each other with said sensor, the terminal and the sensor box that link to each other with said wire harness; Said sensor stretches in the said tank body, and said sensor box holds said wire harness and terminal, and said sensor is used to detect the water level in the said tank body.
2. the water supply installation that is used for ice machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said sensor is a float sensor.
3. the water supply installation that is used for ice machine according to claim 2; It is characterized in that; The bottom of the sidewall of said tank body is provided with screwed hole, and said sensor rear portion is provided with screw rod, and said screw rod cooperates with said screwed hole and passes said tank body and is contained in the said sensor box.
4. the water supply installation that is used for ice machine according to claim 3 is characterized in that, near said screwed hole place parcel unsintered tape, and applies fluid sealant to seal said screwed hole at the screw rod of said sensor.
5. the water supply installation that is used for ice machine according to claim 4 is characterized in that, the part that the screw rod of said sensor passes said tank body cooperates with nut.
6. the water supply installation that is used for ice machine according to claim 1; It is characterized in that, the terminal of said sensor through the front end that is located at reinforcement in the said sensor box and is connected in the said sensor box and be positioned at said sensor box to dock with the terminal of said water pump.
7. the water supply installation that is used for ice machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said water storage assembly also comprises filter, and said filter is located in the said tank body and with said water outlet of water tank and is communicated with.
8. the water supply installation that is used for ice machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said water filling port is provided with tender filling hole cover to open and close said water filling port.
9. the water supply installation that is used for ice machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said tank upper cover plate through spacing snap fit on said tank body top.
10. a refrigerator is characterized in that, comprising:
Casing, said casing is limited with chamber between refrigeration;
Ice machine, said ice machine is located between said refrigeration indoor;
Water supply installation, said water supply installation are that the outlet pipe of said water supply installation is communicated with said ice machine according to each described water supply installation that is used for ice machine of claim 1-9;
Master control borad, said master control borad is connected with ice machine with said level sensor assembly, water pump, and said master control borad is controlled said ice machine and water pump according to the detection signal of said level sensor assembly.
11., it is characterized in that according to the said refrigerator of claim 10, also comprise display floater, said display floater is connected with said master control borad, is used to indicate the water level in the said tank body.
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