CN218955277U - Water pan assembly and refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a water collector subassembly and refrigerator, wherein water collector subassembly includes: the water receiving disc comprises a bottom plate and a side plate, and the bottom plate and the side plate are enclosed to form a shell with a water receiving cavity; the clamping piece is connected with the bottom plate and comprises two oppositely arranged elastic pieces, each elastic piece comprises a first sheet body and a second sheet body, one end of the first sheet body, which is far away from the bottom plate, is bent towards the direction of the oppositely arranged first sheet body, and a clamping groove is formed between the two first sheet bodies; the second sheet bodies are obliquely arranged towards the direction deviating from the second sheet bodies which are oppositely arranged, an opening is formed between one ends of the two second sheet bodies, which are close to the first sheet bodies, the opening is communicated with the clamping groove, and the opening is relatively opened and closed under the elastic action of the elastic sheet so that the pipeline enters the clamping groove; and the evaporation tube is partially accommodated in the clamping groove. The opening that has between this application through two relative shell fragments that set up can make the evaporating pipe more quick convenient enter into the draw-in groove, has promoted the evaporating pipe installation or has dismantled the convenience effectively.

Description

Water pan assembly and refrigerator

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a water pan assembly and a refrigerator.

Background

The refrigerator is a common household appliance, and the preservation time of food is effectively prolonged by utilizing low temperature. However, in the using process of the refrigerator, as the external hot and humid air enters the refrigerator, the interior of the refrigerator is frosted, so that most of refrigerators also have a defrosting function, generally, a water receiving disc assembly is arranged in the refrigerator to collect defrosting water and evaporate the defrosting water, and therefore, the defrosting water can not be discharged to the outside of the refrigerator.

However, the evaporating pipe in the water pan assembly is inconvenient to install and disassemble for maintenance when being matched with the fixing piece (buckle) on the water pan.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a water collector subassembly, include:

the water receiving disc comprises a bottom plate and a side plate, and the bottom plate and the side plate are enclosed to form a shell with a water receiving cavity;

the clamping pieces are arranged in the water receiving cavity at intervals and are connected with the bottom plate, each clamping piece comprises two oppositely arranged elastic pieces, each elastic piece comprises a first sheet body and a second sheet body, the first sheet bodies are connected with the bottom plate, one ends of the first sheet bodies, which are far away from the bottom plate, are bent towards the directions of the oppositely arranged first sheet bodies, and clamping grooves for accommodating pipelines are formed between the two first sheet bodies; the second sheet body is connected with one end of the first sheet body far away from the bottom plate, the second sheet bodies are obliquely arranged towards the direction deviating from the second sheet body which is oppositely arranged, an opening is formed at one end of the two second sheet bodies close to the first sheet body, the opening is communicated with the clamping groove, and the opening is relatively opened and closed under the elastic action of the elastic sheet so that the pipeline enters the clamping groove;

and the evaporation tube is partially accommodated in the clamping groove.

In some embodiments, the junction of the first and second sheets is provided with an arcuate transition.

In some embodiments, the evaporating pipe comprises an inlet pipe section, an evaporating pipe section and an outlet pipe section which are sequentially communicated, wherein the inlet pipe section is communicated with an outlet of a compressor of the refrigerator, the outlet pipe section is communicated with an inlet of a condenser of the refrigerator, the evaporating pipe section is laid on the bottom plate in a snake shape, and part of the evaporating pipe section is accommodated in the clamping groove and is clamped with the clamping piece.

In some embodiments, the evaporator further comprises a first damping member sleeved on the evaporation tube section and disposed in the clamping groove.

In some embodiments, the base plate is provided with at least one second shock absorbing member for supporting the evaporator tube to maintain the respective sections of the evaporator tube sections in a balanced condition.

In some embodiments, the bottom plate is further provided with a water accumulation pipe, and the water accumulation pipe is enclosed with the bottom plate to form a water accumulation tank, so that one end of a drain pipe for discharging the defrosting water of the refrigerator extends into the water accumulation tank.

In some embodiments, the end of the water accumulation pipe away from the bottom plate is provided with a plurality of openings, and the openings are used for discharging the drain pipe into the defrosting water in the water accumulation tank and flowing into the water receiving cavity.

In some embodiments, an anti-drop structure is provided within the sump for preventing the drain pipe from escaping from the sump.

In some embodiments, the side wall of the side plate positioned in the water receiving chamber is provided with a supporting rib; one end of the side plate, which is far away from the bottom plate, is provided with a flanging which surrounds the side plate and is far away from the side wall of the water receiving cavity.

As a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, embodiments of the present application provide a refrigerator, including:

the refrigerator comprises a box body, wherein a refrigerating chamber is defined in the box body;

the condenser is arranged in the box body;

the compressor is arranged in the box body;

the water receiving disc assembly of any embodiment is arranged in the box body, and the evaporating pipes are respectively communicated with the condenser and the compressor;

and the drain pipe is respectively communicated with the refrigerating chamber and the water receiving chamber.

According to the water pan assembly and the refrigerator, the evaporation pipe can be quickly and conveniently introduced into the clamping groove through the opening formed between the two opposite elastic sheets, and the convenience of installation or detachment of the evaporation pipe is effectively improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are required to be 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 present application, and that other drawings may be obtained from these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

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

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a water pan assembly according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a clamping member according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a water accumulation pipe according to an embodiment of the present application.

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 will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by a person skilled in the art without any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application based on the embodiments herein.

In one implementation, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a water pan assembly 10 provided in an embodiment of the present application; fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a clip 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The drip tray assembly 10 includes: a water pan 100, a plurality of clamping members 200 and an evaporating pipe 300.

The water pan 100 comprises a bottom plate 110 and a side plate 120, wherein the bottom plate 110 and the side plate 120 are enclosed to form a shell with a water receiving cavity; the clamping pieces 200 are arranged in the water receiving cavity at intervals and are connected with the bottom plate 110, the clamping pieces 200 comprise two opposite elastic pieces, each elastic piece comprises a first sheet body 210 and a second sheet body 220, the first sheet body 210 is connected with the bottom plate 110, one end of the first sheet body 210, far away from the bottom plate 110, is bent towards the direction of the opposite first sheet body 210, and a clamping groove 213 for accommodating a pipeline is formed between the two first sheet bodies 210; the second sheet body 220 is connected with one end of the first sheet body 210 far away from the bottom plate 110, the second sheet body 220 is obliquely arranged towards the direction deviating from the second sheet body 220 which is oppositely arranged, an opening 221 is formed at one end of the two second sheet bodies 220 close to the first sheet body 210, the opening 221 is communicated with the clamping groove 213, and the opening 221 is relatively opened and closed under the elastic action of the elastic sheet so that a pipeline enters the clamping groove 213; the evaporation tube 300, a portion of the evaporation tube 300 is accommodated in the clamping groove 213.

It should be noted that, the shape and the volume of the water receiving chamber depend on the shape and the size of the bottom plate 110 and the side plate 120, for example, the water receiving chamber is a circular chamber, the bottom plate 110 is a circular plate, the side plate 120 is a square plate, and the square plate is bent into a circular cavity and then is connected with the circular bottom plate 110 in a surrounding manner to form a housing with a circular water receiving chamber; also for example, the water receiving chamber is a square chamber, the bottom plate 110 is a square plate, the side plates 120 may be four square plates, and the four square plates are connected end to form a square cavity and then are connected with the square bottom plate 110 in a surrounding manner to form a housing with a square water receiving chamber, etc. In addition, the larger the size of the bottom plate 110 and the side plate 120, the larger the water receiving chamber formed by the two. Accordingly, the shape and size of the bottom plate 110 and the side plate 120 can be selected and adjusted according to the need, and are not particularly limited herein. The materials of the bottom plate 110 and the side plate 120 may be selected according to the specific application, and are not particularly limited herein, and for example, the materials of the bottom plate 110 and the side plate 120 may be the same or different. It will be appreciated that because the drip tray 100 is a housing having a drip chamber defined by the bottom panel 110 and the side panels 120, the bottom panel 110 and the side panels 120 may be welded or glued together.

In one possible embodiment, since the water tray 100 is used for receiving the defrosted water after defrosting, in order to prevent the water in the water receiving chamber from leaking out of the water tray 100, the bottom plate 110 and the side plate 120 may be enclosed together by injection molding or extrusion molding, or the like, and the shell with the water receiving chamber is formed by injection molding or extrusion molding, or the like, so that the tightness between the bottom plate 110 and the side plate 120 is better, and the defrosted water can be effectively placed to leak out of the water tray 100 from the water receiving chamber.

It should be noted that, the number of the clamping pieces 200 shown in fig. 1 is two, and the two clamping pieces 200 are arranged in the water receiving chamber at intervals and connected with the bottom plate 110, however, in other embodiments, the number of the clamping pieces 200 shown in the drawings is merely a reference for explaining the embodiment of the present application in detail, and is not a limitation of the number of the clamping pieces 200 in the embodiment of the present application, but only a plurality of the clamping pieces 200 need not interfere with each other and can clamp the evaporating tube 300.

It should be further noted that, the clamping member 200 includes two oppositely disposed elastic sheets, and the spacing distance between the two oppositely disposed elastic sheets should be selectively adjusted according to the pipe diameter of the clamping member, which is not limited in this embodiment.

With continued reference to fig. 2, the elastic sheet includes a first sheet 210 and a second sheet 220, where the first sheet 210 includes a vertical portion 211 and a curved portion 212, and the vertical portion 211 is vertically disposed on the bottom plate 110; the bent portions 212 are bent toward the oppositely disposed bent portions 212, and a gap is formed between the two bent portions 212. It will be appreciated that the provision of the vertical portion 211 is on the one hand because the vertical blade is easier to manufacture and less prone to deformation; on the other hand, compared with other radians or inclined lamellar bodies, under the condition that other conditions are the same, when the distance between the end of the lamellar body and the bottom plate 110 is the same, less manufacturing materials are needed for manufacturing the vertical lamellar body, so that resources can be saved and the production cost can be reduced.

It should be noted that, when the clamping groove 213 for accommodating the evaporation tube 300 is formed between the two first sheets 210, the distance between the two vertical portions 211 is the same as the outer diameter of the evaporation tube 300 to be accommodated in the clamping groove 213, and when the evaporation tube 300 is accommodated in the clamping groove 213, the two vertical portions 211 abut against the evaporation tube 300, so that the vertical portions 211 do not press the evaporation tube 300 to damage the evaporation tube 300, and can restrict the movement of the evaporation tube 300 due to the friction between the two vertical portions 211 and the evaporation tube 300.

Meanwhile, after the two bending parts 212 are bent towards each other, the two bending parts can further abut against the evaporation tube 300 to further limit the movement of the evaporation tube 300, so that the evaporation tube 300 can be clamped in the clamping groove 213 more stably.

Further, the curvature of the bending portion 212 is the same as the outer diameter of the evaporation tube 300 to be accommodated in the clamping groove 213, and when the evaporation tube 300 is accommodated in the clamping groove 213, the sheet body of the bending portion 212 can be attached to the outer wall of the evaporation tube 300, so that the contact area between the inner wall of the clamping groove 213 and the evaporation tube 300 is increased, the stability of the evaporation tube 300 in the clamping groove 213 is improved, the shaking of the evaporation tube 300 is reduced, and the noise can be effectively reduced.

The second sheet 220 is a planar sheet, and the planar sheet is easy to manufacture. The two second sheets 220 are disposed obliquely toward a direction away from each other, and one ends of the two second sheets 220 near the first sheet 210 are not connected together, so that a V-shaped structure with an opening 221 at the bottom is formed between the two second sheets 220. When the evaporation tube 300 is to be accommodated in the clamping groove 213, the V-shaped structure can reduce the contact area between the evaporation tube 300 and the evaporation tube 300, so that the friction force between the evaporation tube 300 and the sheet body is reduced, the efficiency of the evaporation tube 300 entering the clamping groove 213 through the opening 221 can be improved, and meanwhile, the damage of the evaporation tube 300 due to friction can be effectively prevented because the contact area between the evaporation tube 300 and the sheet body is reduced.

It will be appreciated that since the clip 200 is directly connected to the base plate 110, the frost water introduced into the water receiving chamber wets the clip 200, and in order to prevent the clip 200 from corroding and rusting and affecting the appearance thereof, the clip 200 is made of polyhexamethylene adipamide and modified ABS (Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) plastics or stainless steel. Preferably, the clip 200 is made of plastic such as polyhexamethylene adipamide and modified ABS (Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) in consideration of cost.

It will also be appreciated that to enhance the stability of the spring, the first sheet 210 and the second sheet 220 are integrally molded by injection molding or extrusion molding. Meanwhile, in order to enhance the stability of the clamping piece 200, two oppositely arranged elastic pieces of the clamping piece 200 are integrally formed with the water pan 100 in an injection molding or extrusion molding mode.

It should be noted that the evaporating tube 300 includes a metal tube for transporting a refrigerant and a heat-shrinkable tube sleeved on the metal tube for protecting the metal tube from damage. When the evaporation tube 300 is delivering the high temperature refrigerant, the high temperature refrigerant transfers heat to the defrost water of the water tray 100, thereby evaporating the defrost water.

It is understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, the tube diameter and the shape of the evaporation tube 300 are not limited, and the tube diameter and the shape of the evaporation tube 300 should be selected according to the specific application scenario.

With continued reference to fig. 2, in some embodiments, an arcuate transition is provided at the junction of the first sheet 210 and the second sheet 220.

It can be appreciated that when the evaporation tube 300 enters the clamping groove 213 formed between the two first sheets 210 through the opening 221 between the two second sheets 220, the sharp portion at the connection between the first sheets 210 and the second sheets 220 scratches the evaporation tube 300, thereby affecting the evaporation effect and the service life of the evaporation tube 300. Therefore, the arc transition portion 222 is disposed at the connection position of the first sheet 210 and the second sheet 220, and the evaporation tube 300 can be smoothly introduced into the clamping groove 213 through the opening 221 by the arc surface of the arc transition portion 222.

In some embodiments, the evaporating pipe 300 includes an inlet pipe section 310, an evaporating pipe section 320 and an outlet pipe section 330 which are sequentially communicated, the inlet pipe section 310 is communicated with an outlet of a compressor of the refrigerator, the outlet pipe section 330 is communicated with an inlet of a condenser of the refrigerator, the evaporating pipe section 320 is laid on the bottom plate 110 in a snake shape, and part of the evaporating pipe section 320 is accommodated in the clamping groove 213 and clamped with the clamping piece 200.

As shown in FIG. 1, the intake pipe section 310 includes a plurality of vertical pipes and at least one transverse pipe, wherein the transverse pipe is connected between two adjacent straight pipes. By providing the intake pipe section 310 to be comprised of a plurality of standpipes and at least one cross pipe, vibration transferred from the compressor to the evaporator pipe 300 can be effectively reduced, and noise can be effectively reduced, as compared to providing the intake pipe section 310 to be connected between the compressor and the evaporator pipe section 320 between one standpipe.

In one possible embodiment, the inlet pipe section 310 may further include at least one standpipe and at least one curved pipe, for example, a standpipe and a curved pipe, where the standpipe is in communication with the evaporation pipe section 320 and the curved pipe is in communication with an end of the standpipe away from the evaporation pipe 300, and in this embodiment, by alternately connecting the standpipe and the curved pipe, vibration transmitted to the evaporation pipe 300 by the compressor can be effectively reduced, and noise is effectively reduced.

With continued reference to FIG. 1, the evaporator tube section 320 can include a plurality of straight tubes that are interconnected to form a serpentine shape. It will be appreciated that the serpentine evaporator tube segment 320 increases the evaporation area of the evaporator tube 300 and thus allows for rapid evaporation of the defrost water from the drip tray 100.

In one example, the evaporation tube section 320 is tiled on the bottom plate 110, and the evaporation tube 300 can directly contact with the defrosting water, so that heat loss is reduced, and efficiency of evaporating the defrosting water by the evaporation tube section 320 is improved. In addition, since the evaporation tube sections 320 are tiled on the floor, the distances between each tube section of the evaporation tube sections 320 and the bottom plate 110 are the same, so that the uniformity of the evaporation tube sections 320 for evaporating the defrosting water can be effectively improved.

It should be noted that, the tube is bent or folded between the tubes by welding, whether the inlet tube section 310, the outlet tube section 330 or the evaporation tube section 320.

With continued reference to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the evaporator further includes a first damper 400, where the first damper 400 is sleeved on the evaporation tube 320 and disposed in the clamping groove 213.

It should be noted that, by sleeving the first damper 400 on a portion of the evaporation tube 320, the evaporation tube 320 is prevented from directly contacting the bottom plate 110, so as to prevent the vibration transmitted from the compressor to the evaporation tube 300 from being transmitted to the water receiving tray 100 through the evaporation tube 320, thereby causing larger noise.

It can be appreciated that the first damper 400 can not only avoid the evaporation tube section 320 from directly contacting the bottom plate 110, but also protect the evaporation tube section 320 from being damaged due to friction with the clamping member 200 caused by vibration transmitted by the compressor, and the first damper 400 can be a ring such as a circular ring or a square ring, and is sleeved on the evaporation tube section 320 to prevent the evaporation tube section 320 from being damaged.

It is understood that the first shock absorbing member 400 may be made of a material that isolates, cuts or counteracts vibration, for example, the first shock absorbing member 400 may be made of vibration absorbing foam such as EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer), PE (polyethylene), CR (neoprene), PU (polyurethane), PORON (polyurethane foam), D3O (expansion foam), etc.

It can be further understood that the first damper 400 is sleeved on the evaporation tube section 320, and the first damper 400 is disposed in the clamping groove 213, so as to protect the evaporation tube section 320, prevent the evaporation tube section 320 from being damaged when entering the clamping groove 213, and prevent the evaporation tube section 320 from being damaged due to continuous friction between the evaporation tube section 320 and the clamping piece 200 when the compressor transmits vibration to the evaporation tube section 320.

It should be noted that, in order to avoid affecting the evaporation effect of the evaporation tube 320, the first damper 400 is sleeved on a portion of the evaporation tube 320. For example, the first damper 400 may be only sleeved on the portion of the evaporation tube 320 contacting the clip 200.

With continued reference to FIG. 1, in some embodiments, the base plate 110 is provided with at least one second shock absorbing member 500, the second shock absorbing member 500 being configured to support the evaporator tube 300 to maintain the equilibrium state of the sections of the evaporator tube section 320.

It can be appreciated that, since the first shock absorbing member 400 is sleeved on the evaporation tube section 320 and is located in the clamping groove 213, and the evaporation tube section 320 is in a snake shape, in order to keep the evaporation tube section 320 in a balanced state, the evaporation tube section 320 can uniformly evaporate the defrosting water in the defrosting water tray 100, because at least one second shock absorbing member 500 is further disposed between the bottom plate 110 and the evaporation tube section 320 for supporting the evaporation tube section 320.

It should be further noted that, referring to fig. 1, the second shock absorbing member 500 may be a bracket, or may be a collar such as a round or square collar, and in this embodiment, the shape and structure of the second shock absorbing member 500 should not be limited, and should be selected according to the actual application scenario, and only needs to be able to cooperate with the first shock absorbing member 400 for the evaporation tube section 320 to maintain the equilibrium state.

It can be understood that the second damping member 500 may be a damping foam made of the same material as the first damping member 400, or may be a damping foam made of different materials, for example, the first damping member 400 and the first damping member 400 are made of damping foam such as EVA, PE, CR, PU, PORON, D O; the first shock absorbing member 400 and the first shock absorbing member 400 are different in material, the first shock absorbing member 400 is made of EVA damping foam, and the second shock absorbing member 500PU damping foam is made of EVA damping foam.

With continued reference to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the bottom plate 110 is further provided with a water accumulation pipe 600, and the water accumulation pipe 600 and the bottom plate 110 are enclosed to form a water accumulation tank, so that one end of a drain pipe for discharging the frost water of the refrigerator extends into the water accumulation tank.

It can be understood that, in order to prevent the distance between the outlet of the drain pipe and the water surface of the defrosting water in the water receiving tray 100 from being too small, the defrosting water in the water receiving tray 100 can be sucked into the drain pipe by suddenly opening and closing the refrigerator door under the negative pressure, so that abnormal noise is generated or the defrosting water is sucked into the refrigerating chamber reversely to cause frost or ice formation of the refrigerating chamber, so that the water accumulating pipe 600 is arranged on the bottom plate 110, the water accumulating pipe 600 and the bottom plate 110 are enclosed to form a water accumulating tank, and the drain pipe is separated from the water receiving chamber through the water accumulating tank, so that the problem of suck-back of the drain pipe due to the negative pressure is avoided.

In addition, defrosting water flows out to the water accumulation groove through the drain pipe to form a seal on the discharge port of the drain pipe, so that external air is effectively prevented from entering the refrigerator from a gap between the drain pipe and the water receiving disc 100, and the refrigerating effect of the refrigerating cavity is affected.

It should be noted that, the water accumulation tube 600 and the bottom plate 110 are enclosed together by welding, gluing or an integral molding.

It should be further noted that, the shape, the size and the material of the water accumulation pipe 600 are not specifically required in the embodiment of the present application, and only one end of the water drain pipe for draining the frost water of the refrigerator needs to extend into the water accumulation tank, so that the water drain pipe is separated from the water receiving chamber.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a water accumulation tube 600 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, a plurality of openings 610 are formed at an end of the water accumulation tube 600 away from the bottom plate 110, and the openings 610 are used for discharging the defrosting water in the water accumulation groove from the drain tube to flow into the water receiving chamber.

It may be appreciated that the openings 610 are communicated with the water receiving chamber, and the openings 610 may be arranged at one end of the water accumulation pipe 600 far away from the bottom plate 110, or may be arranged at one end of the water accumulation pipe 600 far away from the bottom plate 110 randomly.

It should be noted that, the shape and size of the notch 610 are not limited in this embodiment, and should be selected and adjusted according to the actual application scenario.

With continued reference to fig. 3, in some embodiments, a drop-off prevention structure 620 is disposed in the water accumulation tank, and the drop-off prevention structure 620 is used to prevent the drain pipe from falling out of the water accumulation tank.

It should be noted that, the anti-disengaging structure 620 includes a plurality of engaging arms 621, and the plurality of engaging arms 621 may be disposed in a cross shape or a rice shape, or may be disposed with three engaging arms 621, and an included angle between two adjacent engaging arms 621 is 120 °. So set up, when joint arm 621 joint drain pipe, the pressure that receives is more even, can not take place to warp.

It is appreciated that the anti-drop structure 620 is integrally formed with the water collection tube 600 and the water collection tray 100 by injection molding or extrusion molding to enhance the overall strength of the water collection tray assembly 10.

With continued reference to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the side walls of the side plates 120 located in the water receiving chamber are provided with support ribs; the end of the side plate 120 away from the bottom plate 110 is provided with a flange 122, and the flange 122 is arranged around the side wall of the side plate 120 away from the water receiving chamber.

It will be appreciated that the side plate 120 is provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs 121, as shown in fig. 1, the plurality of reinforcing ribs 121 may be two, three, four, etc. to strengthen the side plate 120 and prevent the side plate 120 from being deformed.

Further, in order to make the housing having the water receiving chamber formed by enclosing the bottom plate 110 and the side plate 120 more attractive, the plurality of reinforcing ribs 121 are disposed on the inner sidewall of the side plate 120 (it can also be understood that the reinforcing ribs 121 are disposed in the water receiving chamber).

With reference to fig. 1, in order to further enhance the strength of the housing with the water receiving chamber, the side plate 120 is provided with a flange 122 at an end far away from the bottom plate 110, the flange 122 is disposed on the water receiving tray 100, and the flange 122 is disposed around a side wall of the side plate 120 far away from the water receiving chamber (also referred to as an outer side wall of the side plate 120).

It should be noted that, the shapes and sizes of the reinforcing ribs 121 and the flanges 122 are not particularly limited in the embodiments of the present application, and should be selected and adjusted according to the actual application.

It will also be appreciated that flange 122 and reinforcing ribs 121 are integrally formed with the water receiving tube assembly by injection molding or extrusion to enhance the overall strength of the water receiving tray assembly 10.

As a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, embodiments of the present application provide a refrigerator, including: the refrigerator comprises a box body, wherein a refrigerating chamber is defined in the box body; the condenser is arranged in the box body; the compressor is arranged in the box body; the water pan assembly 10 of any of the above embodiments, wherein the water pan assembly 10 is disposed in the box, and the evaporation tube 300 is respectively communicated with the condenser and the compressor; and the drain pipe is respectively communicated with the refrigerating chamber and the water receiving chamber.

It will be appreciated that the refrigerator further comprises a container and a door, the container serves as the outer shell of the whole refrigerator, and the container, the condenser, the compressor and the water pan assembly 10 and the drain pipe are all arranged in the container. One or more refrigeration chambers are formed in the container, and the condenser and the compressor are used for refrigerating the refrigeration chambers so that the refrigeration chambers form a freezing chamber or a refrigerating chamber for storing foods such as fruits and vegetables; for example, the upper portion of the cabinet forms one refrigerating chamber as a freezing chamber and the lower portion forms another refrigerating chamber as a refrigerating chamber. Meanwhile, the water pan assembly 10 is used for collecting the defrosted water after defrosting the refrigerating chamber and evaporating the defrosted water in the water receiving chamber. The drain pipe is used for communicating the refrigerating chamber and the water receiving chamber so as to conveniently drain the defrosted water after defrosting of the refrigerating chamber into the water receiving chamber. The door is rotatably mounted to the cabinet to open or close the opening 221 of the refrigeration chamber.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the embodiments are emphasized, and for parts of one embodiment that are not described in detail, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

In the description of the present application, the terms "first," "second," and the like 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, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features.

The water pan 100 and the refrigerator provided in the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail, and specific examples are applied herein to illustrate the principles and embodiments of the present application, and the description of the above examples is only for helping to understand the method and core ideas of the present application; meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will vary in the specific embodiments and application scope according to the ideas of the present application, the contents of the present specification should not be construed as limiting the present application in summary.

Claims (10)

1. A water tray assembly, comprising:

the water receiving disc comprises a bottom plate and a side plate, wherein the bottom plate and the side plate are enclosed to form a shell with a water receiving cavity;

the clamping pieces are arranged in the water receiving cavity at intervals and are connected with the bottom plate, each clamping piece comprises two opposite elastic pieces, each elastic piece comprises a first sheet body and a second sheet body, the first sheet bodies are connected with the bottom plate, one ends of the first sheet bodies, far away from the bottom plate, are bent towards the opposite directions of the first sheet bodies, and clamping grooves for accommodating pipelines are formed between the two first sheet bodies; the second sheet bodies are connected with one end of the first sheet body far away from the bottom plate, the second sheet bodies are obliquely arranged towards the direction deviating from the second sheet bodies which are oppositely arranged, openings are formed at one ends of the two second sheet bodies close to the first sheet bodies, the openings are communicated with the clamping grooves, and the openings are relatively opened and closed under the elastic action of the elastic sheets so that the pipeline enters the clamping grooves;

and the evaporation tube is partially accommodated in the clamping groove.

2. The drip tray assembly of claim 1, wherein the junction of said first sheet and said second sheet is provided with an arcuate transition.

3. The water pan assembly of claim 1, wherein the evaporation tube comprises an inlet tube section, an evaporation tube section and an outlet tube section which are sequentially communicated, the inlet tube section is communicated with an outlet of a compressor of the refrigerator, the outlet tube section is communicated with an inlet of a condenser of the refrigerator, the evaporation tube section is laid on the bottom plate in a snake shape, and a part of the evaporation tube section is accommodated in the clamping groove and is clamped with the clamping piece.

4. A water tray assembly as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a first shock absorbing member, wherein the first shock absorbing member is sleeved on the evaporation tube section and is disposed in the clamping groove.

5. A drip tray assembly according to claim 4, wherein said base is provided with at least one second shock absorbing member for supporting said evaporator tubes to maintain the equilibrium of the sections of said evaporator tube sections.

6. A water tray assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base plate is further provided with a water accumulation pipe which is enclosed with the base plate to form a water accumulation tank, such that one end of a drain pipe for discharging frost water of the refrigerator extends into the water accumulation tank.

7. The drip tray assembly of claim 6, wherein said water accumulation tube has a plurality of openings formed at an end thereof remote from said base plate, said openings being adapted to allow defrost water drained into said water accumulation tube to flow into said water receiving chamber.

8. The drip tray assembly of claim 6, wherein said sump is provided with an anti-run feature for preventing said drain pipe from running off of said sump.

9. The water tray assembly of claim 1, wherein the side walls of the side panels located in the water receiving chamber are provided with support ribs; the side plate is far away from one end of the bottom plate is provided with a flanging, and the flanging surrounds the side plate and is far away from the side wall of the water receiving cavity.

10. A refrigerator, comprising:

the refrigerator comprises a box body, wherein a refrigerating cavity is defined in the box body;

the condenser is arranged in the box body;

the compressor is arranged in the box body;

a water tray assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, disposed within the housing, and the evaporator tube in communication with the condenser and the compressor, respectively;

and the drain pipe is respectively communicated with the refrigerating chamber and the water receiving chamber.

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