CN106257199B - The ice-making system and method for refrigerator - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses the ice-making system of refrigerator and methods.The ice-making system includes the ice making unit for manufacturing ice cube；By the cooling cold air generator to generate cold air of air in cooling pipe；Cold air is supplied to the ice making unit from the cold air generator, and cold air is discharged to the cold air generator from the ice making unit by cold air flow-through cell；With the turn on/off unit for being discharged to the outside the defrosted water generated from the cooling pipe.
Description
The cross reference of related application
The South Korea patent application No.10-2015- submitted this application claims on June 16th, 2015 to Korean Intellectual Property Office
0085275 priority, entire contents are hereby incorporated herein by.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of ice-making system of refrigerator and methods.
Background technique
Reefer unit is the equipment for playing the function of storing food at low temperature.Reefer unit is according to food to be stored
Type can store food in a cold or frozen state or under frozen state.
The cold air that the inside of reefer unit is continuously fed reefer unit is cooling.Cold air passes through in refrigeration cycle
Heat exchange operation between the air and refrigerant of progress continuously generates.The circulation includes the compression, condensation, expansion successively carried out
With the process of evaporation.The cold air inside reefer unit is fed into since the convection current of air is evenly distributed over, thus cold sky
Gas can store food, beverage and other articles at desired temperature in reefer unit.
In general, the main body of reefer unit has the hexahedral shape for the rectangle being open in front.Front can be provided to ice
The access of the refrigerating chamber and freezing chamber that are limited in box unit main body.In addition, hinged door can be mounted to the front side of refrigerator main body, from
And it is selectively opened and/or closes the opening of refrigerating chamber and freezing chamber.In addition, can in the refrigerating chamber and freezing chamber of reefer unit
To be equipped with multiple drawers, shelf, shelf, storage box etc., they are configured in the storage space of reefer unit most preferably
Store various foods, beverage and other articles.
Routinely, reefer unit is configured as overhead type refrigerator, and wherein freezing chamber is located at the top of refrigerating chamber.In recent years,
In order to enhance user's convenience, freezing chamber is located in below refrigerating chamber by bottom-freezer type refrigerator unit.In bottom-freezer type
In reefer unit, more frequently used refrigerating chamber is advantageously positioned in top, so that user accesses refrigerating chamber with can be convenient,
Without such as overhead type reefer unit bending over required by previous.Rarely needed freezing chamber is located in lower part.
However, bottom-freezer type refrigerator unit may when user wishes more frequently to access the freezing chamber of lower part
Lose its design advantage.For example, the ice cube made stored in freezing chamber may be specific user frequently access it is normal
Use article.In bottom-freezer type refrigerator unit, since freezing chamber is located at the lower section of refrigerating chamber, so in order to open refrigerating chamber door
To access ice cube, user will have to bend over.
In order to solve this problem, formula refrigerator in bottom may include point for being used to distribute ice cube being arranged in refrigerating-chamber door
Orchestration.In this case, ice dispenser is also disposed in the top of reefer unit, more specifically, being located above freezing chamber.At this
In the case of kind, the ice maker for manufacturing ice cube can be set in refrigerating-chamber door or be arranged in the inside of refrigerating chamber.
For example, having in the bottom-freezer type refrigerator of ice maker in refrigerating-chamber door, generated via evaporator cold
Air is divided and is discharged to freezing chamber and refrigerating chamber.Here, the indoor cold air of freezing is discharged to via configuration in refrigerator
Cool air supply duct in the side wall of the main body of unit flows to ice maker, then cold while ice maker internal circulation
Freeze water.Thereafter, cold air is arranged from ice maker via cold air return duct of the configuration in the side wall of the main body of reefer unit
Out in refrigerating chamber, so that cold air can reduce the temperature of cooling compartment.
However, due to the excessively multiple pipelines of cold air stream when using ice maker manufacture ice cube in above-mentioned refrigerator,
The efficiency of reefer unit may become smaller.That is, since cold air via cold air service flows to ice maker, then from system
Ice production apparatus flows to refrigerating chamber via cold air return duct, therefore the efficiency of the supply cold air of reefer unit is likely less than most
It is good.
Further, since the reason of cold air, frost may generate in cool air supply duct and cold air return duct.
When cool air supply duct and cold air return duct cannot sufficiently defrost, cold air may not be able to be effectively supplied to make ice
Device and refrigerating chamber, in part because of blocking.This may cause following problems, the excess power during the operation of refrigerator
It is wasted to overcome the effect of frosting.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, in view of the foregoing, embodiment of the present invention provides the ice-making system and method for reefer unit, wherein
The cold air generated from cooling pipe can be efficiently used for manufacture ice cube, and can have from the defrosted water that cooling pipe generates
Effect ground is externally discharged from its.
Embodiment of the present invention can also be provided can be effectively truncated outside using the turn on/off unit of cooling pipe
Portion's hot-air and the cooling effect by the way that the outside of the defrosting draining of generation to cooling pipe can be improved to reefer unit
The ice-making system and method for the reefer unit of rate.
In one embodiment of the invention, a kind of ice-making system of reefer unit is provided, comprising: manufacture ice cube
Ice making unit；By the cooling cold air generator to generate cold air of air in cooling pipe；Cold air flow-through cell, will
Cold air is supplied to the ice making unit from the cold air generator and is discharged to from the ice making unit cold air described
Cold air generator；With the turn on/off unit for being discharged to the outside the defrosted water generated from the cooling pipe.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a kind of ice making method of refrigerator is provided, which comprises make
With cooling pipe cooling air, to generate cold air；Cold air is supplied to ice making unit, to manufacture ice cube；By cold sky
Gas is discharged to cooling pipe from ice making unit；The cold air that cooling is discharged again in cooling pipe；Pass through heating-cooling coil road
The cooling pipe is set to defrost, to generate defrosted water；That opens the lowest part that the cooling pipe is arranged in opens/closes list
Member；With will be from the defrosting draining that the turn on/off unit is discharged to outside.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a kind of refrigerator is provided, comprising: positioned at the intracorporal freezing of the master of refrigerator
Room；Positioned at the intracorporal refrigerating chamber of the master of refrigerator, wherein the freezing chamber is located at below the refrigerating chamber；Manufacture the ice making list of ice cube
Member；By the cooling cold air generator to generate cold air of air in cooling pipe；Cold air flow-through cell, by cold air
The ice making unit is supplied to from the cold air generator and cold air is discharged to the cold air from the ice making unit
Generator；With the turn on/off unit for being discharged to the outside the defrosted water generated from the cooling pipe.
The advantages of embodiment of the present invention includes that reefer unit effectively makes cooling pipe defrost and will effectively defrost
Ability of the defrosting draining generated in journey to the outside of cooling pipe.
Another advantage of embodiment of the present invention includes that reefer unit is effective using the turn on/off unit of cooling pipe
Ground truncation hot outside and by by the defrosting draining generated from refrigerator to outside and improve the cooling of reefer unit and imitate
The ability of rate.
Another advantage of embodiment of the present invention includes that reefer unit uses the cold air directly generated from cooling pipe
Manufacture ice cube is to increase the ability of ice making and the cold air efficiency of supply.
Another advantage of embodiment of the present invention include with wherein from the lower part of reefer unit generate cold air stream to
The traditional technology of the ice making space limited in the refrigerating-chamber door for being located at reefer unit top is compared, and reefer unit is in cooling pipe
Cold air is set only to circulate the ability of very short distance in the ice making space limited between refrigerating-chamber door.As a result, when cold by reducing
The travel distance of air and when making ice, embodiment of the present invention can reduce the loss of cold air, to improve ice making unit
Efficiency, and the electricity consumption saving during the operation of reefer unit.
Detailed description of the invention
Attached drawing combines in the present specification and constitutes its a part, wherein identical appended drawing reference refers to identical member
Part, the embodiment that attached drawing illustrates the disclosure, and together with specification for explaining the principles of this disclosure.
Fig. 1 is the perspective view for showing the ice-making system of the reefer unit according to one embodiment of the disclosure；
Fig. 2 is to show ice making unit and cold sky in the ice-making system according to the reefer unit of one embodiment of the disclosure
The figure of connection between the cooling pipe of gas generator；
Fig. 3 is the section for showing the internal structure of ice-making system of the reefer unit according to one embodiment of the disclosure
Figure；
Fig. 4 is the cold air generator for showing the ice-making system of the implementation reefer unit according to one embodiment of the disclosure
Refrigeration cycle block diagram；
Fig. 5 is the turn on/off unit for showing the ice-making system of the reefer unit according to one embodiment of the disclosure
Perspective view；
Fig. 6 is the sectional view for showing the line A-A along Fig. 5 according to one embodiment of the disclosure；
Fig. 7 is that the operation for the turn on/off unit for showing the ice-making system according to one embodiment of the disclosure is based on Fig. 5
Line A-A sectional view；
Fig. 8 is to show another of the ice-making system of the reefer unit according to one embodiment of the disclosure to open/close
The perspective view of unit；
Fig. 9 is the sectional view for showing the line A-A along Fig. 8 according to one embodiment of the disclosure；With
Figure 10 is the flow chart for showing the method made ice in reefer unit according to one embodiment of the disclosure.
Specific embodiment
Referring now specifically to each embodiment of the disclosure, example is shown in the drawings.It is retouched in conjunction with these embodiments
While stating, it should be understood that they are not intended to for the disclosure to be restricted to these embodiments.On the contrary, the disclosure is intended to cover
Lid may be embodied in replacement, modification and equivalent in disclosure spirit and scope defined in the appended claims.In addition, under
In the disclosure specific embodiment in face, many concrete details are set forth, in order to provide the thorough understanding to the disclosure.So
And, it should be understood that the disclosure may not need these details to implement.In other cases, well known method, function
Energy, ingredient, process and component are not described in detail, in order to avoid unnecessarily obscure all aspects of this disclosure and/or feature.
Fig. 1 is the perspective view for showing the ice-making system of the reefer unit according to one embodiment of the disclosure.Fig. 2 is to show
According to the cold of the ice making unit in the ice-making system of the reefer unit of Fig. 1 of one embodiment of the disclosure and cold air generator
But the figure of the connection between pipeline.Fig. 3 is the ice-making system for showing the reefer unit of Fig. 1 according to one embodiment of the disclosure
Internal structure sectional view.
As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the ice-making system of the reefer unit of exemplary implementation scheme can be by using according to the present invention
Ice cube is manufactured from the cold air chilled water of the generation of cooling pipe 210, and can efficiently be removed what is generated from cooling pipe
White water is externally discharged.
Particularly, reefer unit 1 may include the refrigerator main body 10 for limiting appearance or outside.Partition 20 be configured for by
The inner cavity of refrigerator main body 10 is divided into the refrigerating chamber at top and the freezing chamber in bottom.One or more doors can be configured to select
Selecting property each chamber interior is separated with ambient enviroment.For example, a pair of of refrigerating-chamber door 30 may be hingedly attached to the opposite of refrigerating chamber front
Edge, and be configured to selectively open and close refrigerating chamber by rotating.Refrigerating chamber door 40 may be hingedly attached to freezing chamber
The edge of front, and be configured to selectively open and close freezing chamber by rotating.
Although the reefer unit 1 of illustrative embodiments of the invention is the lower part that wherein refrigerator main body is arranged in freezing chamber
Bottom-freezer type refrigerator, it should be understood that, present invention may apply to various types of refrigerators, and it is cold to be not limited to bottom
Jelly formula refrigerator.
Ice-making system of the invention includes ice making unit 100, cold air generator 200, cold air flow-through cell 300, row
Put unit 600 and turn on/off unit 700.
In detail, ice making unit 100 changes the phase of water using cold air.Ice making unit can be set in refrigerating-chamber door
On 30 inner surface.Although the top of refrigerating-chamber door 30 is arranged in the ice making unit 100 of the present embodiment, position is only used
In the purpose of explanation.It should be understood that ice making unit 100 can be set in the other positions of refrigerating-chamber door 30, in refrigerating chamber
Internal different location etc..
Ice making unit 100 may include ice making cabinet 110, ice machine 120 and ice bank 130.
Particularly, ice making cabinet 110 can be set on the medial surface of refrigerating-chamber door 30, and can be limited in it and generate
The ice making space 111 of ice cube.Ice machine 120 can be used the cold air being flowed into ice making space 111 and carry out chilled water, such as when system
Manufacture ice block when.Ice cube can be discharged in ice bank 130 by ice machine 120.Ice bank 130 is arranged in below ice machine 120
Position, and it is configured to receive the ice cube being discharged from ice machine 120.Ice bank 130 can store the ice being discharged from ice machine 120
Block, and ice distributor unit (not shown) can be used, ice cube is distributed into user.
Cold air flow-through cell 300 plays the ice making that cold air is introduced into ice making unit 100 from cold air generator 200
Effect in space 111.Cold air flow-through cell 300 also may be configured to for cold air being discharged to from ice making space 111 cold
Air generator 200, to undergo new refrigeration cycle.
For example, cold air flow-through cell 300 may include that the ingate 310 on the top of ice making unit 100 is arranged in and sets
Set the outlet opening 320 in the lower part of ice making unit 100.Ingate 310 in ice making unit 100, which can be set, is corresponding to cooling
The position in the first pipe hole 212 of pipeline 210.Outlet opening 320 can be set in the second pipe hole for corresponding to cooling pipe 210
213 position.Circulation fan 330 can be configured to cold air being passed to outlet opening by ice making unit 100 from ingate 310
320。
Therefore, when refrigerating-chamber door 30 is closed on refrigerator main body 10, the cold air in cooling pipe 210 is via the first pipe
The ingate 310 of the inflow of road hole 212 ice making unit 100.In ice making unit 100, by circulate fan 330 operation, make from
The cold air that cooling pipe 210 introduces circulates in ice making space 111.In such a way, include water in ice making space 111
It gradually freezes, and if refrigeration cycle is enough, ice cube can be formed.Thereafter, the cold air to circulate in ice making unit 100
The second pipe hole 213 of cooling pipe 210 can be discharged to via outlet opening 320.The cold air being discharged from ice making unit 100 is cold
But it is cooled down again in pipeline 210, the ingate 310 of ice making unit 100 is then re-introduced into via first pipe hole 212.
Exhaust unit 600 can effectively will be from the defrosting draining that cooling pipe 210 generates to outside.
For this purpose, exhaust unit 600 may include hollow bleed hose 610, defrosted water can be by it from cooling pipe 210
Discharge.Defrosting water tray 50 is configured to collect the defrosted water discharged from discharging hose 610.Particularly, discharging hose 610 can be with
Be connected to the lower knuckle portion of U-shaped cooling pipe 210 so that the upper end of discharging hose 610 be connected to cooling pipe 210 and/or
Connection.Therefore, discharging hose 610 can effectively will from the defrosting draining that cooling pipe 210 is discharged to defrosting water tray 50
On.
Fig. 4 is the cold air for showing the ice-making system of reefer unit 1 of Fig. 1~3 according to one embodiment of the disclosure
The block diagram of generator 200.
As shown in figure 4, cold air generator 200 can cool down the air for flowing through cooling pipe 210, to generate cold sky
Gas.Cold air can be supplied to ice making unit 100 by cold air generator 200.Cold air generator 200 can be set in refrigerator
The inside of the refrigerator main body 10 of unit 1.More specifically, in one embodiment, cold air generator 200 can be set in ice
On the side wall of box main body 10.In another embodiment, cold air generator 200 can be set under refrigerator main body 10
Portion.
Cold air generator 200 includes the cooling pipe 210 being arranged in the side wall of refrigerator main body.Cooling pipe is configured
It is shaped to the cooling route that air is flowed through from it.Evaporation coil 220 is configured to wind around cooling pipe 210, so that cooling
Pipeline inside and the air flowed through are cooling by the heat exchange operation between air and refrigerant.Compressor 230 is configured to press
Contract the refrigerant being discharged from evaporation coil 220, so that refrigerant to be become to the steam or gas refrigerant of high temperature and pressure.Condenser
240 are configured to condensed gas refrigerant, so that gas refrigerant to be become to the liquid refrigerant of high pressure.Expansion valve 250 is matched
It is set to the adiabatic expansion for carrying out liquid refrigerant, and liquid refrigerant is supplied to evaporation coil 220.Heater (not shown) quilt
It is configured to that cooling pipe 210 is made to defrost by heating pipe 210, to generate defrosted water.
Particularly, first pipe hole 212 can be set in the upper end of cooling pipe 210, so that when refrigerating-chamber door 30 is closed
When first pipe hole 212 can be connected to or be connected thereto with the ingate 310 of ice making unit 100.Second pipe hole 213 can be set
It sets in the lower end of cooling pipe 210, allows the second pipe hole 213 and ice making unit 100 when refrigerating-chamber door 30 is closed
Outlet opening 320 is connected to or is connected thereto.In addition, heater may include cover the outer surface of cooling pipe 210 and to cooling tube
The heat transmission belt of 210 heat supply of road.
In some embodiments, compressor 230, condenser 240, expansion valve 250 and evaporation coil 220 are configured to reality
Refrigeration cycle is applied, to supply cold air.Followed by the refrigeration that Four processes (for example, compression, condensation, expansion and evaporation) are constituted
Ring, wherein carrying out the heat exchange operation between air and refrigerant.Therefore, pass through air in cooling pipe 210 and evaporation
The heat exchange operation partly carried out between refrigerant in coil pipe 220, the air in cooling pipe 210 can cool down and become
Cold air.Particularly, evaporation coil 220 passes through the cooling cooling pipe 210 of heat transfer.In addition, limited by cooling pipe 210 and
Cooling route long enough in it is cooled efficiently the air in cooling route.As a result, when air flows through cooling
When route predetermined time (flowing of air for being partly dependent on the length of cooling pipe 210 and passing through), air can be cooled down
The predetermined temperature (for example, subzero 14 °F or less) of ice cube can be effectively manufactured to cold air.
In one embodiment, compressor 230, condenser 240 and expansion valve 250, which can be formed, can be carried out to incite somebody to action
Cold air is supplied to the refrigerating chamber of reefer unit 1 and the refrigeration cycle of freezing chamber.
Fig. 5 is to show the ice-making system of the reefer units 1 of Fig. 1~3 according to one embodiment of the disclosure to beat ON/OFF
Close the perspective view of the structure of unit.Fig. 6 is the sectional view for showing the line A-A along Fig. 5 according to one embodiment of the disclosure.
Fig. 7 is the section shown according to the operation of the turn on/off unit 700 of one embodiment of the disclosure along the line A-A of Fig. 5
Figure.
As shown in Fig. 5~7, turn on/off unit 700 is configured to that hot outside is truncated.Turn on/off unit 700
Being configured to will be from the defrosting draining that cooling pipe 210 generates to outside.Particularly, turn on/off unit 700 is configured to
By the defrosting draining generated from the inside of reefer unit 1 to the outside of cooling pipe 210, to improve the cold of reefer unit 1
But efficiency.
Specifically, turn on/off unit 700 may include the cap sleeve 710 that the lowest part of cooling pipe 210 is arranged in, and make
Cap sleeve 710 is obtained to be connected to and/or be connected thereto with cooling pipe 210.Lid 720 is connected to the predetermined portions of cap sleeve 710.Especially
The lid 720 on ground, cap sleeve 710 is opened by the weight for the defrosted water discharged from cooling pipe 210.After defrosted water is discharged, lid
720 can return resiliently to its initial position, to close cap sleeve 710.
Particularly, gap can be formed between the inner circumferential of cap sleeve 710 and the periphery of lid 720.When in cooling pipe 210
Cold air it is cooled when, the gap may frosting, so cold air effectively and/or may not be able to have by the gap of frosting
Efficient it is discharged.In order to make gap defrost, cooling pipe 210 is heated by the heaters.Therefore, defrosting is generated from cooling pipe 210
Water.
Although the turn on/off unit 700 of exemplary implementation scheme is configured as combining with the upper end of discharging hose 610
And/or the cap sleeve of connection, it is noted that the structure of turn on/off unit 700 can change, and it is not limited at it
Cap sleeve structure in his embodiment.In these other embodiments, turn on/off unit 700 be may be configured so that
Unit 700 can be used elastic element and return resiliently to its original shape.
It is configured to open or close in the most lower of cooling pipe 210 in addition, turn on/off unit 700 can be configured as
The openable cap sleeve in the hole that portion is formed.In such a way, turn on/off unit 700 is configured to be connected to cooling pipe 210.
For example, turn on/off unit 700 can be configured as the cap sleeve that the lowest part of cooling pipe 210 is arranged in, thus and cooling tube
The connection of road 210 and/or connection.Be connected to cap sleeve lid be configured in response to defrosted water weight selectivities open cap
Set.In this case, turn on/off unit 700 can be equipped with discharging hose.
Fig. 8 is to show the ice-making system of the reefer units 1 of Fig. 1~3 according to one embodiment of the disclosure to beat ON/OFF
Close the perspective view of the alternative construction of unit.Fig. 9 is section for showing the line B-B along Fig. 8 according to one embodiment of the disclosure
Face figure.
As shown in Figure 8 and Figure 9, in turn on/off unit 700', cap sleeve 710' be can be set from the outer of cap sleeve 710'
The protruding radially inward stop flange 711 of side edge.
Particularly, lid 720' can be set in turn on/off unit 700', so that the edge and cap sleeve of lid 720'
The stop flange 711 of 710' is overlapped.In addition, the collecting space 712 for being configured to temporarily collect defrosted water in it can limit
On the upper surface of lid 720'.When the defrosted water of predetermined amount is housed in collecting space 712, lid 720' is due to defrosted water
Weight and open cap sleeve 710', therefore be discharged defrosted water.After defrosted water is discharged, lid 720' returns resiliently to initial bit
It sets, to close cap sleeve 710'.
Figure 10 is the flow chart for showing the method made ice in reefer unit according to one embodiment of the disclosure.
As shown in Figure 10, the ice making method of refrigerator may comprise steps of: cooling pipe cooling air is used, thus
It generates cold air (S100)；Cold air is supplied to ice making unit, to manufacture ice cube (S200)；By cold air from ice making unit
It is discharged to cooling pipe (S300)；The cold air (S400) that cooling is discharged again in cooling pipe；Pass through heating-cooling coil road
Cooling pipe is set to defrost, to generate defrosted water (S500)；Open the turn on/off unit that the lowest part of cooling pipe is set
(S600)；With the defrosting draining that will be discharged from turn on/off unit to the outside (S700) of cooling pipe.
In the step of using cooling pipe cooling air to generate cold air (S100), by flowing through air thereon
Air is cooled into cold air by the cooling pipe of winding evaporation coil.In this case, make the air inside cooling pipe
Flow through the cooling route predetermined time, simultaneously because the refrigerant flowed in evaporation coil and lose heat.In such a way, from
The air of cooling route discharge, which can be cooled to cold air, can effectively manufacture the predetermined temperature of ice cube (for example, subzero 14 °F
Below).
In the step of cold air to be supplied to ice making unit to manufacture ice cube (S200), the cooling in cooling pipe
Cold air is supplied to the ice making space of ice making unit by the ingate of ice making unit.Particularly, it is supplied to the cold of ice making space
Air is circulated in ice making space by the operation of circulation fan, and can freeze includes water in ice making space, thus
Manufacture ice cube.
In the step of cold air is discharged to cooling pipe from ice making unit (S300), cold air is led to from ice making space
The outlet opening for crossing ice making unit is discharged in cooling pipe.
In the step of cooling down the cold air of discharge again in cooling pipe (S400), it is discharged to cold in cooling pipe
The cooling route predetermined time of air stream supercooling pipeline, thus be cooled to cold air can chilled water and manufacture the pre- of ice cube
Determine temperature or less.
In making the step of cooling pipe defrosting is to generate defrosted water (S500) by heating-cooling coil road, heater quilt
It operates so that cooling pipe defrosts.Particularly, heater can be configured as the heat transmission belt on the surface of covering evaporation coil.So
And, it should be understood that the various heating units for being configured to heating-cooling coil road may be used as heater, and be not limited to cover
The heat transmission belt on the surface of evaporation coil.
In the step of opening the turn on/off unit for the lowest part that cooling pipe is set (S600), pass through defrosted water
Weight open turn on/off unit lid.When defrosted water is discharged by the cap sleeve of turn on/off unit, lid elasticity
Ground returns to its initial position, to close cap sleeve.
By from the defrosting draining that turn on/off unit is discharged into external step (S700), from opening/closing list
The defrosted water of member discharge is discharged into the outside of cooling pipe.Here, from the cooling pipe of defrosting generate defrosted water via from
The discharging hose that the lower end of cooling pipe is stretched out is discharged into the defrosting water tray in the Machine Room that reefer unit is arranged in.
For illustrative purposes, have been combined ice machine and its deodorizing methods specific embodiment give before state
It is bright.However, above-mentioned illustrative discussion is not intended to exhaustion or limits the invention to disclosed precise forms.It should be construed to,
The present invention has widest scope in the case where meeting basic conception disclosed by the invention.According to introduction above, Ke Yiyou
Many variants and modifications.Although those skilled in the art can organize merging substitution, disclosed embodiment does not have to implement the present invention
Other types disclosed in body, but they are without departing from the scope of the present invention.Embodiment is to best explain the present invention
Principle and its practical application and be selected and illustrated so that those skilled in the art can best apply this hair
It is bright.In addition, it will be appreciated to those of skill in the art that without departing substantially from the scope of the invention defined in the appended claims the case where
Under can carry out various change and deformation.
Here the method parameter and sequence of steps for illustrating and/or showing are merely exemplary and can according to need change
Change.For example, these steps are necessarily although the step of illustrating and/or show here is shown or discussed with particular order
It is carried out with the sequence for showing or discussing.Here the various example methodologies for illustrating and/or showing also can be omitted here explanation and/or
The one or more steps shown, or include the additional step in addition to disclosed other than those.
Embodiment according to the present invention is illustrated as a result,.Although embodiment is specifically illustrated in the disclosure,
It is it should be understood that the present invention is not necessarily to be construed as the limitation by these embodiments.
Claims (11)
1. a kind of ice-making system of refrigerator, the ice-making system include:
Manufacture the ice making unit of ice cube；
By the cooling cold air generator to generate cold air of air in cooling pipe；
Cold air flow-through cell, by cold air from the cold air generator be supplied to the ice making unit and by cold air from
The ice making unit is discharged to the cold air generator；
The turn on/off unit that the defrosted water generated from the cooling pipe is discharged to the outside；With
The defrosted water being discharged from the turn on/off unit is arranged via the discharging hose being connected to the turn on/off unit
It is put into external exhaust unit,
Wherein the turn on/off unit includes:
The cap sleeve of the lowest part of the cooling pipe is set, so that the cap sleeve is connected to the cooling pipe, the cap sleeve
It is combined with the upper end of the discharging hose；With
The lid being connect with the predetermined portions of the cap sleeve so that the lid in response to defrosted water weight and open the cap
Set,
Wherein the cold air generator includes:
The cooling pipe that air flows therethrough；
Around the evaporation coil of cooling pipe winding, so that air is cold by the heat exchange operation between air and refrigerant
But；
The compressor for compressing the refrigerant being discharged from the evaporation coil, so that refrigerant to be become to the gas refrigeration of high temperature and pressure
Agent；
The condenser of condensed gas refrigerant, so that gas refrigerant to be become to the liquid refrigerant of high pressure；
It carries out the adiabatic expansion of liquid refrigerant and refrigerant is supplied to the expansion valve of the evaporation coil；With
The heater for making the cooling pipe defrosting by heating-cooling coil road, to generate defrosted water.
2. the ice-making system of refrigerator as described in claim 1, wherein the turn on/off unit includes making described to beat ON/OFF
Return to the elastic element of original shape with closing unitary elasticity.
3. the ice-making system of refrigerator as described in claim 1 protrudes wherein the cap sleeve is provided with from the edge of the cap sleeve
Stop flange so that the imbricate of the stop flange and the lid.
4. the ice-making system of refrigerator as described in claim 1, wherein the ice making unit includes:
Limit the ice making cabinet of ice making space；
Use the ice machine of cold air manufacture ice cube；With
The ice bank of stored ice.
5. the ice-making system of refrigerator as described in claim 1, wherein the cold air generator includes:
The ingate on the top of the ice making unit is set, so that cold air flows into the ice making list from the cooling pipe
Member；
The outlet opening of the lower part of the ice making unit is set, so that cold air is discharged to the cooling tube from the ice making unit
Road；With
Cold air is passed to the circulation fan of the outlet opening from the ingate.
6. the ice-making system of refrigerator as described in claim 1, in which:
The cooling pipe is arranged in refrigerator main body, and the ice making unit is arranged in the refrigerating-chamber door of refrigerator；With
When the refrigerating-chamber door is closed, the cooling pipe is connected to the ice making unit.
7. the ice-making system of refrigerator as described in claim 1, wherein the evaporation coil plays the evaporator of refrigeration cycle
Effect, and pass through the cooling cooling pipe of heat transfer.
8. a kind of ice making method of refrigerator, which comprises
Using cooling pipe cooling air, to generate cold air；
Cold air is supplied to ice making unit, to manufacture ice cube；
Cold air is discharged to cooling pipe from ice making unit；
The cold air that cooling is discharged again in cooling pipe；
The cooling pipe is set to defrost by heating-cooling coil road, to generate defrosted water；
Open the turn on/off unit that the lowest part of the cooling pipe is set；With
Via the discharging hose being connected to the turn on/off unit, the defrosted water being discharged from the turn on/off unit is arranged
Outside is put into,
Wherein the turn on/off unit includes the cap sleeve that the lowest part of the cooling pipe is arranged in so that the cap sleeve with
The cooling pipe connection, the cap sleeve are combined with the upper end of the discharging hose,
Wherein when using the cooling pipe cooling air, evaporation coil is wound around the cooling pipe, is arranged opening
In the turn on/off unit of the lowest part of the cooling pipe, the lid of the turn on/off unit passes through defrosted water
Weight and open, and using the cooling pipe cooling air to generate the cold air when, the air flows through institute
The cooling route of cooling pipe is stated, to be cooled and generate the cold air.
9. the ice making method of refrigerator as claimed in claim 8, wherein by defrosting draining into outside, will be from defrosting
Defrosting water tray of the defrosting draining that cooling pipe generates into the Machine Room that refrigerator is arranged in.
10. a kind of refrigerator, comprising:
Positioned at the intracorporal freezing chamber of the master of refrigerator；
Positioned at the intracorporal refrigerating chamber of the master of refrigerator, wherein the freezing chamber is located at below the refrigerating chamber；With
Ice making unit as described in claim 1.
11. refrigerator as claimed in claim 10, wherein the cap sleeve be provided with it is convex from the stop outstanding of the edge of the cap sleeve
Edge, so that the imbricate of the stop flange and the lid.
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