CN216432183U

CN216432183U - Ice making device and refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN216432183U
Application number: CN202122677441.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李玉稳; 李大鹏; 李闪闪; 周林芳
Original assignee: TCL Home Appliances Hefei Co Ltd
Current assignee: TCL Home Appliances Hefei Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-03
Filing date: 2021-11-03
Publication date: 2022-05-03
Anticipated expiration: 2031-11-03

Abstract

The application provides an ice making device and refrigerator, wherein, ice making device is applied to the refrigerator, and ice making device includes: the ice making assembly is arranged in the box body and is used for making ice blocks; and the ice taking device is arranged in the box body and is used for taking out the ice blocks. The ice making device that this application embodiment provided is including setting up ice making subassembly, the ice storage drawer in the box and getting the ice ware, and after ice making is accomplished to the ice making subassembly, the ice-cube storage is in going out the ice drawer, and the user need get when ice, can directly take the ice ware of getting that sets up on the box to get the ice-cube through getting the ice ware clamp. Compared with the prior art, the user does not need to find an ice-taking tool any more, and the ice-taking efficiency is accelerated.

Description

Ice making device and refrigerator

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to an ice making device and a refrigerator.

Background

A refrigerator, a refrigerating device for keeping constant low temperature, is also a civil product for keeping food or other articles in a constant low temperature cold state. With the development of technology and the improvement of living standard of people, refrigerators have more and more functions, for example, refrigerators with automatic ice makers are accepted by more families.

However, after the existing ice making machine makes ice blocks, the temperature of the ice blocks is very low, and a user can not take the ice conveniently.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides an ice making device and a refrigerator, and solves the problem that an existing ice making machine is low in ice taking efficiency.

The embodiment of the application provides an ice making device, is applied to the refrigerator, includes:

a box body;

the ice making assembly is arranged in the box body and is used for making ice blocks;

and the ice taking device is arranged in the box body and is used for taking out the ice blocks.

Optionally, the ice making device further comprises:

the opening of the ice storage drawer faces the ice making assembly, and the ice storage drawer is used for storing the ice cubes.

Optionally, the ice picker includes a first clip portion and a second clip portion, the first clip portion includes a first connection end and a first free end, the second clip portion includes a second connection end and a second free end, the first connection end is fixedly connected with the second connection end, and the first free end and the second free end are both provided with anti-slip structures.

Optionally, the box body is provided with a storage groove for accommodating the ice picker.

Optionally, the ice storage drawer slides relative to the box body, and the storage groove is arranged along the sliding direction of the ice storage drawer.

Optionally, the box body includes a first side and a second side that are adjacent to each other, the first side is provided with an opening through which the ice picker enters or leaves the receiving groove, and the second side is provided with a notch communicated with the opening to expose a part of the ice picker.

Optionally, a first limiting part is arranged on the box body, the ice making device includes a support, the support fixes the ice making assembly, a second limiting part is arranged on the support, and the second limiting part is matched with the first limiting part to enable the support to be installed on the box body.

Optionally, the bracket includes a first side surface and a second side surface that are arranged oppositely, the second side surface is provided with the second limiting member, so that the bracket is installed in the box body, a gap exists between the first side surface and the box body, and the accommodating groove is arranged in the gap.

Optionally, the bracket is provided with a mounting hole, the ice making assembly includes an ice making tray, the ice making tray is provided with a rotating shaft, and the diameter of the rotating shaft is smaller than the aperture of the mounting hole, so that the ice making tray is mounted on the bracket.

The embodiment of the application also provides a refrigerator comprising the ice making device.

The beneficial effect of this application lies in: the ice making device that this application embodiment provided is including setting up the ice making subassembly in the box and getting the ice ware, and after the ice making subassembly was accomplished the ice making, the user need get ice when, can directly take the ice ware of getting that sets up on the box to get the ice cube through getting the ice ware clamp. Compared with the prior art, the user can be through setting up the ice-cube of getting that gets ice ware convenient and fast in the box, need not take the very low ice-cube of temperature with the hand, also need not to go again to look for the instrument of getting ice, and both convenience of customers get the very low ice-cube of temperature through getting ice ware clamp, can acquire clean sanitary ice-cube again, has still accelerated to get ice efficiency.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and that other drawings can be derived from these drawings by a person skilled in the art without inventive effort.

For a more complete understanding of the present application and its advantages, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts in the following description.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a first direction of an ice making device according to the present embodiment;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the ice making device according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the ice-making device of FIG. 1 with an ice storage drawer removed;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a configuration of an ice picker in the ice-making device shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of an ice making assembly in the ice making device shown in fig. 1.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated in a particular manner, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

Refrigerators with automatic ice makers are also being accepted by more households, but the existing ice makers have problems in that ice is not conveniently taken, for example, the temperature of ice cubes is very low, so that it is inconvenient for users to take ice, and further, the users are required to prepare tools for taking ice in advance.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the present application proposes an ice making device and a refrigerator. The present application will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice making device in a first direction according to the present embodiment, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice making device in a second direction according to the present embodiment, and fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the ice making device shown in fig. 1 with an ice storage drawer removed. The embodiment of the present application provides an ice making device 100, and the ice making device 100 includes a case 10, an ice making assembly 20, an ice storage drawer 30, and an ice picker 40. Wherein the ice making assembly 20, the ice storage drawer 30 and the ice picker 40 are disposed in the case 10. The ice making assembly 20 includes an ice outlet for discharging the made ice pieces to the ice storage drawer 30. The ice storage drawer 30 is slidably installed in the case 10, i.e., can move in a direction away from or close to the case 10 with respect to the case 10, and an opening of the case 10 is disposed opposite to the ice outlet for storing ice cubes. The ice picker 40 serves to take ice cubes made from the ice making device 100 from the ice storage drawer 30. This application embodiment sets up in box 10 through getting ice ware 40, can the person of facilitating the use take the ice-cube at any time, need not prepare in advance and get ice ware 40, has improved user's experience. In addition, the ice dispenser 40 is disposed on the housing 10, so that the ice making device 100 has a more compact overall structure and a smaller volume, and is more advantageous for the space utilization of the refrigerator.

The case 10 is provided with a receiving groove 130 for receiving the ice picker 40.

In some embodiments, the receiving groove 130 is provided outside the housing 10, and in some embodiments, the receiving groove 130 is provided inside the housing 10.

Illustratively, the ice storage drawer 30 slides with respect to the case 10, and the receiving groove 130 is disposed along the sliding direction of the ice storage drawer 30. The case 10 includes a first side and a second side adjacent to each other, the first side having an opening through which the ice picker enters or leaves the receiving groove, and the second side having a notch communicated with the opening to expose a portion of the ice picker, so that a user can more conveniently take out the ice picker 40 from the ice making device 100.

As another example, the case 10 includes a mounting surface 110 and a fixing surface 120 that are oppositely disposed, in a first direction from the mounting surface 110 to the fixing surface 120, the mounting surface 110 is inwardly recessed to form a receiving groove 130, the receiving groove 130 is located between the ice making assembly 20 and the ice storage drawer 30, and the receiving groove 130 is used for receiving the ice picker 40. In the first direction, the receiving groove 130 includes a first groove wall and a second groove wall that are opposite to each other, and the length of the first groove wall is smaller than that of the second groove wall, so that when the ice picker 40 is disposed in the receiving groove 130, one end of the ice picker 40 close to the mounting surface 110 is protruded from the first groove wall. When one end of the ice picker 40 is protruded to the first groove wall, the user can take out the ice picker 40 from the ice making device 100 more conveniently without opening the box body or the box cover and then taking out the ice picker 40.

The bottom side of the case 10, away from the ice-making assembly 20, is provided with a slide rail 150 for the ice storage drawer 30 to slide relative to the case 10. In some embodiments, the sliding rail 150 is formed by protruding the bottom side of the cabinet 10 toward a side close to the ice making assembly 20. In some embodiments, the slide rails 150 are reinforcing ribs disposed on the bottom side of the case 10.

The ice storage drawer 30 includes a drawer body and a drawer front, and a user controls the drawer front to drive the ice storage drawer 30 to move toward the box 10 or away from the box 10. Illustratively, when the user needs to take ice, the ice storage drawer 30 is opened to move away from the box body 10, and when the user finishes taking ice, the ice storage drawer 30 is closed to move close to the box body 10. Through the removal of the relative box 10 of ice storage drawer 30, both can save the ice that the preparation was accomplished, also can be convenient for the user to get ice, compare in prior art, this application embodiment does not need the user to open the lid, can prevent to get the phenomenon that the condensation appears in the ice mouth, has effectively improved the storing ability in low temperature storage space.

Note that when the ice storage drawer 30 is closed, the outer surface of the drawer front is flush with the mounting surface 110. The drawer front cover is flush with the mounting surface 110, so that large bulges can not appear in the refrigerator door, the appearance of the whole refrigerator is improved, the occupied space of the ice making device 100 can not be large, and the available volume in the refrigerator can not be occupied too much.

The ice picker 40 serves to take out the made ice cubes from the ice storage drawer 30. In some embodiments, the ice picker 40 may be an ice clamp for picking up ice cubes, and referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the ice picker in the ice making apparatus shown in fig. 1. The ice picker 40 comprises a clamping part 410 and a handheld part 420 which are fixedly connected, wherein the clamping part 410 comprises a first clamping part and a second clamping part which are oppositely arranged up and down, the first clamping part comprises a first connecting end and a first free end, the second clamping part comprises a second connecting end and a second free end, the first connecting end and the second connecting end are connected to form the handheld part 420 for clamping, a rubber anti-slip pad matched with the handheld part 420 is arranged on the handheld part 420, and the use comfort of a user is improved. The free end of the first clamp part is provided with an anti-slip structure 430, the free end of the second clamp part is provided with an anti-slip structure 430, and ice blocks can be better clamped through the anti-slip structure 430. It is understood that the anti-slip structure 430 may be a plurality of rugged protrusions. The shape of the protrusion may be a triangle, a circle, a truncated cone, or the like, and is not particularly limited herein. It should be noted that in some embodiments, the anti-slip feature 430 is integrally formed with the clip body.

In other embodiments, the free end of the first clamp part forms an upper concave clamping working body, the free end of the second clamp part forms a lower concave clamping working body, a clamping groove is formed between the upper clamping working body and the lower clamping working body, and the ice cubes are clamped by the clamping groove.

In other embodiments, the ice picker 40 may also be an ice scoop comprising a cylindrical body and an ice scoop section. Wherein, the cylindric main part is formed with cylindric cavity, and the ice shoveling part outwards stretches out the setting and is formed with the slope port relative to the bung hole slope with the bung hole periphery from the bung hole periphery of cylindric main part. Ice cubes can be loaded into the cylindrical body through the tilt port to facilitate ice removal by the user.

It will be appreciated that in some embodiments, the ice picker 40 may be an ice scoop and an ice clamp, and may be removed at one time by the ice scoop when a user requires a large amount of ice at one time. When the user needs less ice cubes and needs complete and good-looking ice cubes, the ice cubes can be picked and picked through the ice clamp. This application embodiment draws the ice-cube through getting ice ware 40, has solved that people directly leads to freezing the hand with the hand contact ice-cube, and leads to the ice-cube to become dirty problem easily, has improved clean health through getting ice ware 40, convenient operation, and is convenient practical again. Meanwhile, the ice dispenser 40 is disposed in the refrigerating compartment 10 and is not exposed to the outside air, so that the problem of condensation does not occur.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice making assembly in the ice making device shown in fig. 1. The ice making device 100 includes a bracket 210, and the bracket 210 is used to fix the ice making assembly 20. A first limiting member 140 is disposed in the box body 10, a second limiting member 211 is disposed on the bracket 210, and the bracket 210 is detachably disposed on the box body 10 through the first limiting member 140 and the second limiting member 211.

The bracket 210 includes a first side surface 213 and a second side surface 212 which are oppositely disposed, the second side surface 212 is provided with the second stopper 211, a gap exists between the first side surface 213 and the box body 10, and the receiving groove 130 is disposed in the gap. By disposing the ice picker 40 in the gap between the first side 213 and the case 10, the structure of the refrigerator can be more compact, the size of the refrigerator can be reduced, and the space for using the refrigerator can be increased.

The bracket 210 further includes a third side 214 and a fourth side 215 connecting the first side 213 and the second side 212, the third side 214 is provided with a mounting hole 217 in the middle, and includes a hole wall forming the mounting hole 217.

It should be noted that the first limiting member 140 and the second limiting member 211 may be connected by a groove and a boss, a mortise and tenon structure, or a lock bolt member, etc. The detachable connection between the first limiting member 140 and the second limiting member 211 is only required to be satisfied, and the bracket 210 is detachably mounted on the box body 10. Illustratively, the first limiting member 140 is a limiting boss, and the second limiting member 211 is a limiting groove. Alternatively, the first limiting member 140 is a limiting groove, and the second limiting member 211 is a limiting boss. Spacing recess is located to spacing boss card for support 210 detachable installs to box 10 on through the cooperation of spacing boss and spacing recess.

In some embodiments, the bracket 210 may further include a snap, and the housing 10 includes a groove, by which the bracket 210 fits to enable the bracket 210 to be mounted to the housing 10. Illustratively, the clip includes a first portion and a second portion disposed opposite to each other, wherein the first portion is deformed to restore the deformation after the clip passes through the groove, so that the bracket 210 is mounted to the housing 10.

The ice making assembly 20 further includes an ice making tray 220, the ice making tray 220 has a sidewall, a rotation shaft 221 is disposed on the sidewall of the ice making tray 220 close to the third side 214, and a connection portion is disposed on the sidewall of the ice making tray 220 close to the fourth side 215. The rotation shaft 221 is rotatably connected to the third side surface 214, and the connection portion is rotatably connected to the fourth side surface 215. Specifically, the ice tray 220 generally needs to be turned over by external force to enable ice in the ice tray 220 to fall into the ice storage drawer, in some embodiments, the shaft diameter of the rotating shaft 221 is set to be smaller than the hole diameter of the mounting hole 217, and because a gap is formed between the rotating shaft 221 and the mounting hole 217, the rotating shaft 221 and the mounting hole 217 can also rotate relatively, and meanwhile, a bearing can be omitted to provide power for the rotating shaft, so that the cost is reduced.

The ice-making device 100 further includes a switch 50, and the switch 50 is disposed outside the housing 10 to facilitate control of the opening or closing of the ice-making device.

The embodiment of the application provides an ice making device 100, gets ice ware 40 through setting up in ice making device 100's box 10, can the person of facilitating the use take the ice-cube at any time, need not prepare in advance and get ice ware 40, has improved user's experience. In addition, the ice dispenser 40 is disposed on the housing 10, so that the ice making device 100 has a more compact overall structure and a smaller volume, and is more advantageous for the space utilization of the refrigerator.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a refrigerator including the ice making device 100 described in any one of the above, for details, see above, and no further description is provided here.

The ice making device and the refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the application are described in detail above. The principles and embodiments of the present application have been described herein using specific guidelines, the above examples being provided only to aid in the understanding of the present application. Meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Claims

1. An ice making device applied to a refrigerator, comprising:

a box body;

2. The ice making apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

3. The ice making apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ice picker comprises a first clip portion and a second clip portion, the first clip portion comprises a first connecting end and a first free end, the second clip portion comprises a second connecting end and a second free end, the first connecting end is fixedly connected with the second connecting end, and anti-slip structures are disposed on both the first free end and the second free end.

4. An ice making apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein a receiving groove is provided in the case to receive the ice picker.

5. The ice making apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the ice storage drawer slides with respect to the case, and the receiving groove is provided along a sliding direction of the ice storage drawer.

6. An ice making apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the housing includes first and second adjoining sides, the first side being provided with an opening through which the ice picker enters or exits the receiving recess, the second side being provided with a notch communicating with the opening to expose a portion of the ice picker.

7. An ice making apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein a first retaining member is provided on the housing, the ice making apparatus including a bracket to which the ice making assembly is secured, and a second retaining member is provided on the bracket to cooperate with the first retaining member to mount the bracket to the housing.

8. The ice making apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the holder includes a first side surface and a second side surface which are opposite to each other, the second side surface is provided with the second stopper so that the holder is mounted to the housing, a gap is formed between the first side surface and the housing, and the receiving groove is provided in the gap.

9. An ice making apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the housing is provided with mounting holes, the ice making assembly includes an ice making tray provided with a rotational shaft having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the mounting holes to allow the ice making tray to be mounted to the housing.

10. A refrigerator comprising the ice making device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.