CN211012046U - Refrigeration device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a refrigeration device, which comprises a refrigeration main body; the water storage part is arranged on the refrigeration main body and is communicated with an external water source through a first water pipe, and the refrigeration main body can refrigerate water in the water storage part; the ice making assembly is communicated with the water storage piece; and the water outlet piece is arranged on the refrigeration main body and communicated with the water storage piece. In the refrigeration equipment, the water storage part is used for storing drinking water, the refrigeration main body is a refrigeration part and used for refrigerating water in the water storage part to obtain cold water, the ice making assembly is used for making the cold water into ice, and a user obtains the cold water in the water storage part through the water outlet part. Foretell refrigeration plant is through making water storage part direct and external water source through first water pipe intercommunication, and external water source can direct through first water pipe to water storage part internal water injection, need not to open the door, and is simple and convenient, can promote user experience and feel.

Description

Refrigeration device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, especially, relate to a refrigeration plant.

Background

At present, a refrigerator capable of providing cold drink and ice cubes simultaneously is available in the market, and the refrigerator requires a user to frequently open a refrigerator door to replenish drinking water in a water storage tank arranged in the refrigerator, otherwise, the situation that no ice making water and cold drink exist due to the fact that water replenishing is forgotten may occur, and experience of the user is not good.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of this, there is a need for a refrigeration device that can replenish water without opening the door.

The technical scheme is as follows:

a refrigeration appliance comprising: a refrigeration body; the water storage part is arranged on the refrigeration main body and is communicated with an external water source through a first water pipe, and the refrigeration main body can refrigerate water in the water storage part; an ice making assembly in communication with the water reservoir; and the water outlet piece is arranged on the refrigeration main body and communicated with the water storage piece.

In the refrigeration equipment, the water storage part is used for storing drinking water, the refrigeration main body is a refrigeration part and used for refrigerating water in the water storage part to obtain cold water, the ice making assembly is used for making the cold water into ice, and a user obtains the cold water in the water storage part through the water outlet part. Foretell refrigeration plant is through making water storage part direct and external water source through first water pipe intercommunication, and external water source can direct through first water pipe to water storage part internal water injection, need not to open the door, and is simple and convenient, can promote user experience and feel.

The technical solution is further explained below:

in one embodiment, the refrigeration equipment further comprises a heating element, wherein the heating element is arranged on the water storage element and is used for heating the water in the water storage element.

In one embodiment, the refrigeration equipment further comprises a temperature detector electrically connected with the heating element, the temperature detector is arranged in the water storage element and used for detecting the temperature of the water in the water storage element, and the heating element is used for heating the water in the water storage element according to the temperature of the water in the water storage element.

In one embodiment, the cooling body includes a freezing door, and the water storage member is disposed in the freezing door.

In one embodiment, an insulating layer is arranged in the freezing door, and the water storage part is arranged in the insulating layer.

In one embodiment, the ice making assembly is disposed on the freezing door and located at an inner side of the freezing door, and the water discharging member is disposed on the freezing door and located at an outer side of the freezing door.

In one embodiment, the outer side of the freezing door is provided with a holding tank, the holding tank comprises a mounting wall and an object placing wall opposite to the mounting wall at a spacing, the mounting wall and the object placing wall are arranged along the gravity direction, and the water outlet piece is arranged on the mounting wall and opposite to the object placing wall at a spacing.

In one embodiment, the refrigeration equipment further comprises a liquid level detector and a control valve electrically connected with the liquid level detector, the liquid level detector is arranged in the water storage part and used for detecting the liquid level of water in the water storage part, and the control valve is used for controlling the on-off state of the first water pipe according to the liquid level of the water in the water storage part.

In one embodiment, the refrigeration equipment further comprises a water supply distribution valve, the ice making assembly is communicated with the water storage part through a second water pipe, the water outlet part is communicated with the water storage part through a third water pipe, and the water supply distribution valve is used for controlling the on-off state of the second water pipe and the third water pipe.

In one embodiment, the ice making assembly is in communication with the water outlet.

In one embodiment, the ice making assembly comprises an ice making part communicated with the water storage part, an ice storage part arranged at the downstream of the ice making part, an ice crushing part arranged at the downstream of the ice storage part, and an ice conveying part connecting the ice storage part and the ice crushing part, wherein the ice crushing part is positioned at the upstream of the water outlet part.

In one embodiment, the refrigeration device further comprises an ice distribution member disposed between the ice crushing member and the water outlet member.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigeration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

100. the refrigerator comprises a freezing door, 101, a containing groove, 110, the inner side of the freezing door, 120, the outer side of the freezing door, 200, a water storage part, 210, a heating part, 220, a water supply distribution valve, 230, a second water pipe, 240, a third water pipe, 250, a fourth water pipe, 300, an ice making assembly, 310, an ice making part, 320, an ice storage part, 330, an ice transporting part, 340, an ice crushing part, 400, a handle, 410, an ice distributing part, 500 and a water outlet part.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the scope of the invention, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiments.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

In the present invention, the terms "first" and "second" do not denote any particular quantity or order, but are merely used to distinguish names.

As shown in fig. 1, a refrigeration apparatus according to an embodiment includes a refrigeration main body, a water storage member 200, an ice making assembly 300, and a water outlet member 500. The water storage member 200 is used for storing drinking water, the refrigeration main body is a refrigeration part used for refrigerating water in the water storage member 200 to obtain cold water, the ice making assembly 300 is used for making the cold water into ice, and a user can obtain ice cubes in the ice making assembly and/or the cold water in the water storage member 200 through the water outlet member 500.

Wherein, the refrigeration equipment can be a refrigerator, an ice chest, a freezer and the like.

Specifically, the water storage member 200 is disposed on the refrigeration main body and is communicated with an external water source through a first water pipe; the ice making assembly 300 communicates with the water storage member 200; the water outlet member 500 is disposed on the refrigerating main body, and the ice making assembly 300 and the water storage member 200 are communicated with the water outlet member 500.

More specifically, the water storage part 200 is a water storage tank, the water storage part 200 has a water storage cavity, a first water inlet communicated with the water storage cavity, and a first water outlet communicated with the water storage cavity, the first water pipe is connected with the water storage part 200, and a water flow channel of the first water pipe is communicated with the water inlet; the ice making assembly is communicated with the water storage part 200 through a second water pipe 230, the ice making assembly 300 is provided with a second water inlet, one end of the second water pipe 230 is communicated with the first water outlet of the water storage part 200, and the other end is communicated with the second water inlet of the ice making assembly 300; the water outlet member 500 is communicated with the ice making assembly 300, the ice making assembly 300 is also provided with a second water outlet, the water outlet member 500 is provided with a third water outlet, and the second water outlet is communicated with the third water outlet; the water outlet member 500 is communicated with the water storage member 200 through a third water pipe 240, one end of the third water pipe 240 is communicated with the first water outlet of the water storage member 200, and the other end is communicated with the third water outlet of the water outlet member 500.

Further, the water outlet member 500 is further provided with a handle 400 for controlling the on-off state of the water outlet member 500.

It should be noted that the ice making assembly 300 may not be connected to the water outlet member 500, and a user may take ice directly in the ice making assembly 300.

Further, the refrigeration apparatus further includes a water supply distribution valve 220, and the water supply distribution valve 220 is used for controlling the on-off states of the second water pipe 230 and the third water pipe 240. In this way, the on-off states of the second water pipe 230 and the third water pipe 240 can be controlled according to the user's requirement. When more ice cubes are required, the second water pipe 230 can be opened by the water supply dispensing valve 220 so that the water in the water storage member 200 flows into the ice making assembly 300; when cold water is required, the third water pipe 240 may be opened by the water supply dispensing valve 220.

Wherein the water distribution valve 220 may be a solenoid valve. Specifically, the water supply distribution valve 220 is a one-inlet two-outlet valve, the refrigeration equipment further includes a fourth water pipe 250, one end of the fourth water pipe 250 is communicated with the water storage part 200, the other end of the fourth water pipe is communicated with a water inlet of the water supply distribution valve 220, and two water outlets of the water supply distribution valve 220 are respectively communicated with one end of the second water pipe 230 and one end of the third water pipe 240.

Among the foretell refrigeration plant, through making water storage part 200 direct and external water source pass through first water pipe intercommunication, external water source can be directly through first water pipe to water storage part 200 internal water injection, need not to open the door, and is simple and convenient, can promote user experience and feel.

In one embodiment, the refrigeration equipment further comprises a liquid level detector and a control valve electrically connected with the liquid level detector, the liquid level detector is arranged in the water storage part 200 and used for detecting the liquid level of the water in the water storage part 200, and the control valve is used for controlling the on-off state of the first water pipe according to the liquid level of the water in the water storage part 200. Therefore, automatic water replenishing can be realized, and the water in the water storage part 200 is ensured to keep a certain liquid level.

Specifically, the water storage member 200 has the highest liquid storage amount, and when the water in the water storage member 200 reaches the highest liquid storage amount, the water in the water storage member 200 reaches the highest liquid level. The liquid level detector is used for detecting whether the water level of the water in the water storage part 200 reaches the highest liquid level or not, and when the water in the water storage part 200 is lower than the highest liquid level, the control valve controls the conduction of the first water pipe, so that the water storage part 200 is replenished with water through an external water source.

In other embodiments, the control valve may control the first water pipe to be conducted when the water in the water storage member 200 is lower than the two-thirds or three-quarters maximum level, so that the water storage member 200 is replenished with water from the outside water source.

More specifically, the level detector is a level sensor and the control valve is a solenoid valve.

It should be noted that, the refrigeration equipment further includes a control element, and both the liquid level detector and the control valve are electrically connected to the control element, and the control element is used for controlling the control valve according to the water level of the water in the water storage member 200 obtained by the liquid level detector.

The processing chip of the control element may be, but not limited to, a single chip microcomputer, an ARM (Advanced riscmache: high-end reduced instruction set machine), and an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array).

In one embodiment, the refrigeration device further includes a heating element 210, and the heating element 210 is disposed on the water storage element 200 and is used for heating the water in the water storage element 200. Since the refrigerating main body can refrigerate the water in the water storage member 200, the water in the water storage member 200 can be heated by the heating member 210 in case that the refrigerating temperature of the refrigerating main body is below zero, so as to prevent the water in the water storage member 200 from being frozen.

Alternatively, the heating member 210 may be provided inside the water storage member 200, or may be provided on an outer wall of the water storage member 200; the heating element 210 may be an electric heating element or a heating pipe, and a heating medium may be introduced into the heating pipe, and the heating medium may heat the water in the water storage element 200.

Further, the refrigeration device further comprises a temperature detector electrically connected with the heating element 210, the temperature detector is arranged in the water storage part 200 and used for detecting the temperature of the water in the water storage part 200, and the heating element 210 is used for heating the water in the water storage part 200 according to the temperature of the water in the water storage part 200. When the temperature detector detects that the temperature of the water in the water storage member 200 is lower than 0 ℃, the heating member 210 operates to heat the water in the water storage member 200, so that the water temperature is maintained above 0 ℃.

It should be noted that the temperature detector and the heating element 210 are both electrically connected to the control element, and the control element is configured to control the heating element 210 according to the temperature of the water in the water storage member 200 obtained by the temperature detector.

In one embodiment, the cooling body includes a freezing door 100, and a water storage member 200 is provided in the freezing door 100.

Specifically, the refrigerating apparatus is a refrigerator, and the freezing door 100 can refrigerate water in the water storage member 200 by disposing the water storage member 200 in the freezing door 100. In addition, by providing the water storage member 200 in the freezing door 100, it is not necessary to provide an additional installation space in the refrigeration equipment, thereby improving the space utilization rate of the refrigeration equipment.

Further, a heat insulation layer is arranged in the freezing door 100, the water storage part 200 is arranged in the heat insulation layer, and the heat insulation layer can provide heat insulation effect for water in the water storage part 200. Since the freezing door 100 can refrigerate the water in the water storage member 200, the water in the water storage member 200 can be prevented from freezing by insulating the water storage member 200 through the insulating layer when the refrigerating temperature of the freezing door 100 is below zero.

Specifically, the heat insulating layer is a foaming layer, the foaming layer is provided with an interlayer, and the water storage member 200 is arranged in the interlayer.

In one embodiment, the ice making assembly 300 is disposed on the freezing door 100 at the inner side 110 of the freezing door 100, and the water discharging member 500 is disposed on the freezing door 100 at the outer side 120 of the freezing door 100. The ice making assembly 300 is disposed on the inner side 110 of the freezing door 100, the ice making assembly 300 can also make ice from water by using the internal low temperature of the refrigeration equipment, the ice making speed is increased, the water storage member 200 is disposed on the outer side 120 of the freezing door 100, and water can be taken without opening the door when a user needs to take ice and/or water, which is simple and convenient.

Further, the outer side 120 of the freezing door 100 is provided with a receiving tank 101, the receiving tank 101 includes an installation wall and an object-placing wall opposite to the installation wall at a distance, the installation wall and the object-placing wall are arranged along the gravity direction, and the water outlet member 500 is disposed on the installation wall and opposite to the object-placing wall at a distance. The user can put the drinking cup on putting the thing wall, conveniently connects water and/or ice-cube, and just sets up holding tank 101 through freezing door 100 outside, can make to obtain that water spare 500 is built-in the holding tank, reduces whole refrigeration plant's occupation space.

In one embodiment, the ice making assembly 300 includes an ice making member 310 in communication with the water storage member 200, an ice storage member 320 disposed downstream of the ice making member 310, an ice crushing member 340 disposed downstream of the ice storage member 320, and an ice transporting member 330 connecting the ice storage member 320 and the ice crushing member 340, the ice crushing member 340 being located upstream of the water outlet member 500.

The ice making member 310 is used for making ice cubes from water entering the ice making member 310 from the water storage member 200, the ice storage member 320 is disposed below the ice making member 310, the ice storage member 320 is used for storing ice cubes, the ice transporting member 330 is used for transporting the ice cubes in the ice storage member 320 to the ice crushing member 340, the ice crushing member 340 is used for crushing the ice cubes, and the crushed ice cubes are discharged through the water discharging member 500.

The ice making unit 310 is an ice maker capable of providing a cooling temperature below 0 ℃ and making water into ice cubes, the ice storage unit 320 is an ice bank capable of storing ice cubes and pouring the ice cubes onto the ice conveying unit 330 under the driving of a driving unit such as a motor, the ice conveying unit 330 can be a conveyor belt for conveying the ice cubes to the ice crushing unit 340, the ice crushing unit 340 can be an ice crushing hammer or an ice crushing blade, the ice crushing unit 340 can crush the ice cubes by the driving unit such as a motor or an air cylinder, and the crushed ice cubes can flow to the water discharging unit 500 along a passage between the ice crushing unit 340 and the water discharging unit 500.

Further, the refrigeration equipment further comprises an ice distributing member 410, wherein the ice distributing member 410 is disposed between the ice crushing member 340 and the water outlet member 500, and the ice distributing member 410 is used for controlling the on-off state of the passage between the ice crushing member 340 and the water outlet member 500 or the size of the passage between the ice crushing member 340 and the water outlet member 500.

Specifically, the ice distributing member 410 is a baffle plate, which is driven by a motor to rotate, the motor can drive the ice distributing member 410 to rotate until the passage between the ice crushing member 340 and the water outlet member 500 is blocked, and the motor can also drive the ice distributing member 410 to rotate, so that the passage between the ice crushing member 340 and the water outlet member 500 is conducted.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only represent some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (12)

1. A refrigeration apparatus, comprising:

a refrigeration body;

the water storage part is arranged on the refrigeration main body and is communicated with an external water source through a first water pipe, and the refrigeration main body can refrigerate water in the water storage part;

an ice making assembly in communication with the water reservoir; and

and the water outlet part is arranged on the refrigeration main body and communicated with the water storage part.

2. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, further comprising a heating element disposed on the water storage member for heating the water in the water storage member.

3. The refrigerating apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a temperature detector electrically connected to the heating element, the temperature detector being disposed in the water storage member for detecting the temperature of the water in the water storage member, and the heating element being for heating the water in the water storage member according to the temperature of the water in the water storage member.

4. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, wherein the refrigeration body includes a freezer door, the water storage member being disposed within the freezer door.

5. The refrigeration equipment as claimed in claim 4, wherein an insulating layer is arranged in the freezing door, and the water storage part is arranged in the insulating layer.

6. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 4, wherein the ice making assembly is disposed on and inside the freezer door, and the water outlet member is disposed on and outside the freezer door.

7. The refrigeration equipment as claimed in claim 6, wherein a receiving groove is provided on an outer side of the freezing door, the receiving groove includes a mounting wall and a placement wall spaced opposite to the mounting wall, the mounting wall and the placement wall are arranged along a gravity direction, and the water outlet member is provided on the mounting wall and spaced opposite to the placement wall.

8. The refrigeration equipment according to claim 1, further comprising a liquid level detector and a control valve electrically connected with the liquid level detector, wherein the liquid level detector is arranged in the water storage part and used for detecting the liquid level of the water in the water storage part, and the control valve is used for controlling the on-off state of the first water pipe according to the liquid level of the water in the water storage part.

9. The refrigeration equipment as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a water supply distribution valve, wherein the ice making assembly is communicated with the water storage part through a second water pipe, the water outlet part is communicated with the water storage part through a third water pipe, and the water supply distribution valve is used for controlling the on-off state of the second water pipe and the third water pipe.

10. The refrigeration appliance according to any of claims 1-9 wherein the ice making assembly is in communication with the water outlet.

11. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 10 wherein the ice making assembly includes an ice making member in communication with the water storage member, an ice storage member disposed downstream of the ice making member, an ice breakup member disposed downstream of the ice storage member, and an ice transport member connecting the ice storage member and the ice breakup member, the ice breakup member being located upstream of the water discharge member.

12. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 11 further comprising an ice dispensing member disposed between the ice breakup and the water outlet.

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