CN219346860U - Detachable and washable ice maker - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a detachable cleaning ice maker which comprises a machine body, a locking structure and an ice making chamber, wherein the ice making chamber is connected with the locking structure, the ice making chamber is detachably arranged in the machine body through the locking structure, the locking structure comprises a first rotating piece, a first mounting seat, an elastic resetting piece and a pushing component, the elastic resetting piece is arranged between the first rotating piece and the first mounting seat, and the pushing component is used for pushing the first rotating piece to compress and release the elastic resetting piece. Specifically, when the pushing component rotates to the opening position under the manual action, the pushing component pushes the first rotating component to move towards the direction of the first mounting seat and compress the elastic reset component, at the moment, a user can detach the ice making chamber from the machine body, clean the ice making chamber, and the cleaning convenience of the ice making machine is improved; when the ice making chamber is cleaned, the ice making chamber is installed back to the first rotating member, and at the moment, the pushing assembly is rotated to the closed position under the manual action, the first rotating member is reset under the action of the elastic reset member, so that the ice making chamber is fixedly installed in the machine body.

Description

Detachable and washable ice maker

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of ice machines, in particular to a detachable cleaning ice machine.

Background

The ice making chamber of the existing ice making machine is usually fixedly arranged in the ice making machine body, so that the ice making machine is inconvenient to detach, and some ice making chambers can be detached even by using a specific tool, so that a user can not conveniently clean and maintain the ice making machine, and the use experience of the user is affected.

In 2020, chinese patent document CN111964320a discloses an ice maker, a refrigerator and a method for cleaning the ice maker, and specifically discloses a rotary device comprising an ice tray, an ice-pulling rod matched with the ice tray, and a rotary device for controlling the rotation of the ice-pulling rod. The ice maker further comprises a cleaning device which is detachably arranged on the ice poking rod, and the cleaning device is driven by the rotating device to rotate through the ice poking rod so as to clean the ice tray when being arranged on the ice poking rod. However, the structure is complex, and the part of the inner part of the ice tray is still provided with the defect of incomplete cleaning.

Therefore, further improvements are needed.

Disclosure of Invention

Based on the above, the utility model aims to provide a detachable and washable ice maker, which overcomes the defects in the prior art, and the ice making chamber can be detached by rotating the locking structure, so that the cleaning and maintenance convenience of the ice maker is improved.

The ice making machine comprises a machine body, wherein an ice making chamber is arranged in the machine body, the ice making machine further comprises a locking structure, the ice making chamber is connected with the locking structure, the ice making chamber is detachably arranged in the machine body through the locking structure, the locking structure comprises a first rotating piece, a first mounting seat, an elastic reset piece and a pushing assembly, the elastic reset piece is arranged between the first rotating piece and the first mounting seat, the pushing assembly is used for pushing the first rotating piece to compress and release the elastic reset piece, and when the pushing assembly rotates to an opening position, the pushing assembly pushes the first rotating piece to move towards the direction of the first mounting seat and compress the elastic reset piece, and the ice making chamber can be detached from the machine body; when the pushing component rotates to a closing position, the first rotating piece resets under the action of the elastic resetting piece, so that the ice making chamber is fixedly arranged in the machine body.

The pushing assembly comprises a switch knob and a pushing block which is connected with the switch knob in a matched mode, and when the switch knob rotates to an opening position, the switch knob drives the pushing block to rotate and pushes the first rotating piece to move towards the direction of the first mounting seat.

The ice making device comprises an ice making chamber, and is characterized in that a first connecting shaft is arranged on one side of the ice making chamber, the first rotating piece comprises a rotating shaft, and a first shaft hole matched and connected with the first connecting shaft is formed in one end of the rotating shaft.

The novel elastic reset device comprises a rotating shaft, and is characterized in that a first mounting hole is formed in the other end of the rotating shaft, a reinforcing rib is arranged in the first mounting hole, a second mounting hole is formed in the inner side wall of the first mounting seat, at least one part of the elastic reset piece is arranged in the first mounting hole, one end of the elastic reset piece is in interference fit with the reinforcing rib, and the other end of the elastic reset piece is arranged on the second mounting hole.

The locking structure further comprises a second mounting seat which is connected with the rotating shaft in a matched mode, and a sealing ring is arranged between the second mounting seat and the rotating shaft.

The ice maker further comprises a motor for driving the ice making chamber to rotate, a second connecting shaft is connected with the other side of the ice making chamber and is in driving connection with an output shaft of the motor, the first rotating piece is driven to rotate when the ice making chamber rotates, and the section of a shaft hole of the second connecting shaft is in a D shape.

The ice machine further comprises a first micro switch, a second micro switch and a second rotating piece, wherein the first micro switch and the second micro switch are arranged on the machine body, the second rotating piece is connected with an output shaft of the motor, a swing arm used for triggering the first micro switch and the second micro switch is arranged on the second rotating piece, and the first micro switch and the second micro switch are electrically connected with the motor.

The swing arm can swing along with the second rotating piece, and when the motor drives the ice making chamber to rotate to an ice discharging position, the swing arm is triggered by the first micro switch; when the motor drives the ice making chamber to rotate to the ice making position, the swing arm and the second micro switch are triggered.

The ice maker further comprises an ice conveying chamber, an installation groove for installing the ice conveying chamber is formed in the machine body, and the ice conveying chamber is installed on the installation groove.

The ice conveying chamber is detachably mounted on the mounting groove through screws or buckles.

The ice maker comprises a machine body, a locking structure and an ice making chamber, wherein the ice making chamber is connected with the locking structure, the ice making chamber is detachably arranged in the machine body through the locking structure, the locking structure comprises a first rotating piece, a first mounting seat, an elastic resetting piece and a pushing component, the elastic resetting piece is arranged between the first rotating piece and the first mounting seat, and the pushing component is used for pushing the first rotating piece to compress and release the elastic resetting piece. Specifically, when the pushing component rotates to the opening position under the manual action, the pushing component pushes the first rotating component to move towards the direction of the first mounting seat and compress the elastic reset component, at the moment, a user can detach the ice making chamber from the machine body, clean the ice making chamber, and the cleaning convenience of the ice making machine is improved; when the ice making chamber is cleaned, the ice making chamber is installed back to the first rotating member, and at the moment, the pushing assembly is rotated to the closed position under the manual action, the first rotating member is reset under the action of the elastic reset member, so that the ice making chamber is fixedly installed in the machine body.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the utility model and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and together with the description serve to explain the utility model.

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings required for the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is apparent that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a state in which the pushing assembly is rotated to the closed position according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a state in which the pushing assembly is rotated to the open position according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view illustrating an assembly structure of a motor, a second rotating member and an ice making chamber according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 5 is a schematic contact diagram of the second rotating member and the second micro switch according to an embodiment of the utility model.

Fig. 6 is a schematic contact diagram of the second rotating member and the first micro switch according to an embodiment of the utility model.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a closed position according to an embodiment of the utility model.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view illustrating an open position according to an embodiment of the utility model.

The correspondence between the reference numerals and the component names in fig. 1 to 8 is:

the ice making machine comprises a machine body, a 101-mounting groove, a 2-ice making chamber, a 201-first connecting shaft, a 3-ice feeding chamber, a 4-first rotating member, a 401-rotating shaft, a 4011-first shaft hole, a 4012-first mounting hole, a 4012 a-reinforcing rib, a 402-connecting rod, a 5-first mounting seat, a 501-second mounting hole, a 6-elastic reset member, a 7-pushing component, a 701-switch knob, a 702-pushing block, an 8-second mounting seat, a 9-sealing ring, a 10-motor, a 11-first micro switch, a 12-second micro switch, a 13-second rotating member, a 1301-swing arm and a 14-sealing member.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the utility model will be readily understood, a more particular description of the utility model will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present utility model. The present utility model may be embodied in many other forms than described herein and similarly modified by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the utility model, whereby the utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

As shown in fig. 2 and 7, and fig. 3 and 8, there is provided a detachable cleaning ice maker, including a machine body 1, an ice making chamber 2 is provided in the machine body 1, the ice making machine further includes a locking structure, the ice making chamber 2 is connected with the locking structure, the ice making chamber 2 is detachably mounted in the machine body 1 through the locking structure, the locking structure includes a first rotating member 4, a first mounting seat 5, an elastic reset member 6 and a pushing component 7, the elastic reset member 6 is disposed between the first rotating member 4 and the first mounting seat 5, the pushing component 7 is used for pushing the first rotating member 4 to compress and release the elastic reset member 6, when the pushing component 7 rotates to an open position a, the pushing component 7 pushes the first rotating member 4 to move towards the first mounting seat 5 and compress the elastic reset member 6, and the ice making chamber 2 can be detached from the machine body 1; when the pushing component 7 rotates to the closing position b, the first rotating piece 4 resets under the action of the elastic resetting piece 6, so that the ice making chamber 2 is fixedly arranged in the machine body 1.

Specifically, when the pushing component 7 is rotated to the opening position a under the manual action, the pushing component 7 pushes the first rotating component 4 to move towards the first mounting seat 5 and compress the elastic reset component 6, at this time, a user can detach the ice making chamber 2 from the machine body 1, clean the ice making chamber 2, and improve the cleaning convenience of the ice making machine; when the ice making chamber 2 is cleaned, the ice making chamber 2 is installed back to the first rotating member 4, and at this time, when the pushing assembly 7 is rotated to the closed position b under the manual action, the first rotating member 4 is reset under the action of the elastic reset member 6, so as to realize that the ice making chamber 2 is fixedly installed in the machine body 1.

Further, as shown in fig. 1, 3 and 8, the pushing assembly 7 includes a switch knob 701 and a pushing block 702 cooperatively connected with the switch knob 701, and when the switch knob 701 rotates to the open position a, the switch knob 701 drives the pushing block 702 to rotate and push the first rotating member 4 to move toward the first mounting seat 5.

Specifically, the switch knob 701 can be fixedly connected with the push block 702 through a screw, a clamping connection, an adhesion and the like, a connecting column is arranged on the switch knob 701, the push block 702 is provided with a mounting groove corresponding to the connecting column, the switch knob 701 is mounted on the mounting groove through the connecting column, the section of the mounting groove is in a D shape, and the stability of the switch knob 701 and the push block 702 can be improved by adopting the structure, so that the push block 702 is driven to rotate when the switch knob 701 is rotated.

Further, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, a first connecting shaft 201 is provided at one side of the ice making chamber 2, the first rotating member 4 includes a rotating shaft 401, and a first shaft hole 4011 is provided at one end of the rotating shaft 401 to be connected with the first connecting shaft 201 in a matching manner. With the above structure, the ice making chamber 2 is more convenient to disassemble.

Further, as shown in fig. 1-3, a first mounting hole 4012 is formed at the other end of the rotating shaft 401, a reinforcing rib 4012a is formed in the first mounting hole 4012, a second mounting hole 501 is formed in the inner side wall of the first mounting seat 5, at least a portion of the elastic restoring member 6 is mounted in the first mounting hole 4012, one end of the elastic restoring member is in abutting fit with the reinforcing rib 4012a, and the other end of the elastic restoring member 6 is mounted on the second mounting hole 501.

Specifically, the first mounting hole 4012 is provided therein with the reinforcing rib 4012a, which enhances the rigidity of the rotating shaft 401, and reduces the shake amplitude of the first rotating member 4.

It should be noted that, the elastic restoring member 6 is a spring or an elastic rubber member, preferably, the elastic restoring member 6 is a spring, which is relatively common and has low cost, so that the cost of the ice maker can be reduced.

Further, as shown in fig. 1-3, the locking structure further includes a second mounting seat 8 cooperatively connected with the rotating shaft 401, and a sealing ring 9 is disposed between the second mounting seat 8 and the rotating shaft 401.

By adopting the arrangement, the tightness of the connection between the second mounting seat 8 and the rotating shaft 401 can be ensured, and the occurrence of water leakage is avoided, so that the use reliability of the ice maker is ensured.

The second mounting seat 8 may be mounted on the side of the machine body 1 by means of screws, fastening, bonding, or the like.

Further, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the ice maker further includes a motor 10 for driving the ice making chamber 2 to rotate, a second connecting shaft 202 is connected to the other side of the ice making chamber 2 and driven by an output shaft of the motor 10, and when the ice making chamber 2 rotates, the first rotating member 4 is driven to rotate, and a shaft hole section of the second connecting shaft 202 is D-shaped.

By adopting the structure, the reliability of the connection between the ice making chamber 2 and the motor 10 can be improved, so that the ice making chamber 2 is driven to rotate when the motor 10 works.

The motor can be a stepping motor, a synchronous motor and the like, and has the advantages of small volume, sufficient driving force, low cost and the like.

Further, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 4-6, the ice maker further includes a first micro switch 11, a second micro switch 12 and a second rotating member 13 connected to the output shaft of the motor 10, the second rotating member 13 is provided with a swing arm 1301 for triggering the first micro switch 11 and the second micro switch 12, and the first micro switch 11 and the second micro switch 12 are electrically connected to the motor 10.

Specifically, the second rotating member 13 is provided with a sealing member 14, the sealing member 14 is sleeved on the second rotating member 13, the sealing member 14 can prevent water in the ice making chamber 2 from being adhered to the motor 10, and the service life of the motor 10 is ensured.

The first micro switch 11 and the second micro switch 12 may be mounted on the side of the body 1 by means of screws, clamping, adhesion, or the like.

Further, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the swing arm 1301 can swing along with the second rotating member 13, when the motor 10 drives the ice making chamber 2 to rotate to the ice discharging position, the swing arm 1301 is triggered by the first micro switch 11; when the motor 10 drives the ice making chamber 2 to rotate to the ice making position, the swing arm 1301 and the second micro switch 12 are triggered.

Specifically, when the heating system such as the compressor starts the heating operation, so that ice cubes slightly melt and fall into the ice making chamber 2, and the motor 10 drives the ice making chamber 2 to rotate to the ice discharging position, the swing arm 1301 and the first micro switch 11 trigger, and the motor 10 stops rotating, so that the ice cubes in the ice making chamber 2 are poured into the ice feeding chamber 3; when the motor 10 drives the ice making chamber 2 to rotate to the ice making position, the swing arm 1301 and the second micro switch 12 trigger, the motor 10 stops rotating, and at this time, the refrigerating system such as the compressor starts refrigerating work to make ice cubes.

Further, as shown in fig. 1, the ice maker further includes an ice feeding chamber 3, a mounting groove 101 for mounting the ice feeding chamber 3 is provided in the machine body 1, and the ice feeding chamber 3 is mounted on the mounting groove 101.

Further, the ice feeding chamber 3 is detachably mounted on the mounting groove 101 by a screw or a buckle.

The ice conveying chamber 3 can be arranged on the mounting groove 101 through screws, specifically, the edge of the ice conveying chamber 3 is provided with mounting holes, the mounting groove 101 is provided with threaded holes corresponding to the mounting holes, when the ice conveying chamber is arranged, the ice conveying chamber 3 passes through the mounting holes through the screws and then is screwed into the threaded holes on the mounting groove 101, so that the ice conveying chamber 3 is fixedly arranged on the mounting groove 101, when the ice conveying chamber 3 is disassembled, a user can screw out the screws through a tool, so that the ice conveying chamber 3 can be disassembled from the mounting groove 101, and the user can clean the ice conveying chamber 3; send ice room 3 also can install on mounting groove 101 through the buckle, specifically, send ice room 3 edge to be equipped with first buckle, be equipped with on the mounting groove 101 with first buckle complex first draw-in groove, during the installation, send ice room 3 to be connected through first buckle and the cooperation of the first draw-in groove on the mounting groove 101 to realize sending ice room 3 fixed mounting at mounting groove 101, when dismantling and sending ice room 3, the user makes first buckle break away from first draw-in groove through instrument or manual action, so as to realize sending ice room 3 can dismantle from mounting groove 101, the user can wash sending ice room 3.

Since the ice making chamber 2 is located above the ice feeding chamber 3, when the user removes the ice feeding chamber 3, the user needs to remove the ice making chamber 2 and then remove the ice feeding chamber 3.

In the description of the present utility model, it should 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", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a 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 at least one such feature. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "up" or "down" a second feature may be the first and second features in direct contact, or the first and second features in indirect contact via an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" or "disposed" on 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," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like are used herein for illustrative purposes only and are not meant to be the only embodiment.

It will be further understood that when interpreting the connection or positional relationship of elements, although not explicitly described, the connection and positional relationship are to be interpreted as including the range of errors that should be within an acceptable range of deviations from the particular values as determined by those skilled in the art. For example, "about," "approximately," or "substantially" may mean within one or more standard deviations, and is not limited herein.

The technical features of the above embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described for brevity of description, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.

The foregoing examples illustrate only a few embodiments of the utility model, which are described in detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the utility model, which are all within the scope of the utility model. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present utility model is to be determined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a can dismantle abluent ice maker, includes organism (1), be equipped with ice making room (2), its characterized in that in organism (1): the ice maker further comprises a locking structure, the ice making chamber (2) is connected with the locking structure, the ice making chamber (2) is detachably mounted in the machine body (1) through the locking structure, the locking structure comprises a first rotating member (4), a first mounting seat (5), an elastic reset member (6) and a pushing assembly (7), the elastic reset member (6) is arranged between the first rotating member (4) and the first mounting seat (5), the pushing assembly (7) is used for pushing the first rotating member (4) to compress and release the elastic reset member (6), when the pushing assembly (7) rotates to an opening position (a), the pushing assembly (7) pushes the first rotating member (4) to move towards the direction of the first mounting seat (5) and compress the elastic reset member (6), and the ice making chamber (2) can be detached from the machine body (1); when the pushing component (7) rotates to the closing position (b), the first rotating piece (4) is reset under the action of the elastic reset piece (6), so that the ice making chamber (2) is fixedly arranged in the machine body (1).

2. The removable purge ice making machine of claim 1, wherein: the pushing assembly (7) comprises a switch knob (701) and a pushing block (702) which is connected with the switch knob (701) in a matched mode, and when the switch knob (701) rotates to an opening position (a), the switch knob (701) drives the pushing block (702) to rotate and pushes the first rotating piece (4) to move towards the direction of the first mounting seat (5).

3. The removable purge ice making machine of claim 1, wherein: one side of the ice making chamber (2) is provided with a first connecting shaft (201), the first rotating piece (4) comprises a rotating shaft (401), and one end of the rotating shaft (401) is provided with a first shaft hole (4011) which is matched and connected with the first connecting shaft (201).

4. The removable purge ice maker of claim 3, wherein: be equipped with first mounting hole (4012) on pivot (401) the other end, be equipped with strengthening rib (4012 a) in first mounting hole (4012), first mount pad (5) inside wall is equipped with second mounting hole (501), elasticity reset piece (6) are at least partly installed in first mounting hole (4012) and its one end with strengthening rib (4012 a) interference fit, elasticity reset piece (6) other end is installed on second mounting hole (501).

5. The removable purge ice maker of claim 3, wherein: the locking structure further comprises a second mounting seat (8) which is connected with the rotating shaft (401) in a matched mode, and a sealing ring (9) is arranged between the second mounting seat (8) and the rotating shaft (401).

6. The removable purge ice making machine of claim 1, wherein: the ice maker further comprises a motor (10) for driving the ice making chamber (2) to rotate, a second connecting shaft (202) is connected with the other side of the ice making chamber (2) and is in driving connection with an output shaft of the motor (10), the first rotating piece (4) is driven to rotate when the ice making chamber (2) rotates, and the section of a shaft hole of the second connecting shaft (202) is in a D shape.

7. The removable purge ice making machine of claim 6, wherein: the ice maker further comprises a first micro switch (11), a second micro switch (12) and a second rotating piece (13) which are arranged on the machine body (1) and are connected with an output shaft of the motor (10), a swing arm (1301) used for triggering the first micro switch (11) and the second micro switch (12) is arranged on the second rotating piece (13), and the first micro switch (11) and the second micro switch (12) are electrically connected with the motor (10).

8. The removable purge ice making machine of claim 7, wherein: the swing arm (1301) can swing along with the second rotating piece (13), and when the motor (10) drives the ice making chamber (2) to rotate to an ice discharging position, the swing arm (1301) and the first micro switch (11) are triggered; when the motor (10) drives the ice making chamber (2) to rotate to an ice making position, the swing arm (1301) and the second micro switch (12) are triggered.

9. The removable purge ice making machine of claim 1, wherein: the ice maker further comprises an ice conveying chamber (3), an installation groove (101) for installing the ice conveying chamber (3) is formed in the machine body (1), and the ice conveying chamber (3) is installed on the installation groove (101).

10. The removable purge ice making machine of claim 9, wherein: the ice conveying chamber (3) is detachably mounted on the mounting groove (101) through screws or buckles.

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