EP3951289B1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

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EP3951289B1
EP3951289B1 EP19921143.4A EP19921143A EP3951289B1 EP 3951289 B1 EP3951289 B1 EP 3951289B1 EP 19921143 A EP19921143 A EP 19921143A EP 3951289 B1 EP3951289 B1 EP 3951289B1
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Yanqing Zhang
Zhenyu Zhao
Qihai DU
Jianjun Xue
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Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd
Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/20—Distributing ice
    • F25C5/22—Distributing ice particularly adapted for household refrigerators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/02—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice
    • F25C5/04—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws
    • F25C5/046—Ice-crusher machines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D21/00—Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
    • F25D21/04—Preventing the formation of frost or condensate
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D21/00—Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
    • F25D21/14—Collecting or removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/04—Doors; Covers with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details

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  • the present invention relates to the field of household appliances and particularly to an ice crushing device and a refrigerator having the same.
  • the ice maker of the refrigerator comprises an ice making device and an ice crushing device.
  • the ice making device prepares ice cubes and then stores them in a barrel-shaped container.
  • the ice crushing device is used to crush ice to facilitate access by users.
  • a transmission mode adopted by the ice maker of the refrigerator is that a motor drives a rotatable bucket of the ice crushing device to rotate through the transmission of a bevel gear and a spur gear, with a low transmission efficiency. Since the ice crushing motor and the transmission mechanism are located below the ice storage box, crushed ice is liable to fall into a gap between the gears, which will affect the transmission and cause the gears to adhere. When the ice maker fails when water is filled, the failure is prone to cause continuous water filling into the ice maker. At this time, water is prone to accumulate in an installation cavity of the ice crushing motor, thereby causing motor failure and safety hazards.
  • the accumulated water will flow along an air duct of the refrigerator to the cabinet and is prone to cause damages to an evaporator of the refrigerator.
  • the surface of the ice maker is prone to condensation, which reduces the user experience.
  • US 2013/104587 A1 discloses an ice dispenser for a refrigeration appliance is provided that can deliver both crushed ice and whole or non-crushed ice.
  • a rotating drum or cylinder carries one or more blades that can crush ice against non-rotating blades carried on an axis or rod that extends into the drum. The direction of rotation of the drum can be selected so as to determine whether crushed or non-crushed ice is dispensed.
  • the dispensing system can be located on the door of the refrigerator.
  • An ice maker can also be positioned with the ice dispenser on the door of the appliance or, optionally, can be located in a compartment of the refrigerator.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an ice crushing device and a refrigerator having the same, to solve problems with conventional refrigerators that the ice maker has a low transmission efficiency , the crushed ice is prone to cause adhesion of gears, and the accumulated water is apt to cause damages to the motor and evaporator, and thereby improving the convenience in using the refrigerator.
  • the present invention provides a refrigerator according to the appended set of claims.
  • the present invention has the following advantageous effects: improve the transmission efficiency of the motor, and prevent crushed ice from causing the adhesion of gears and prevent the accumulated air from causing damages to the motor and evaporator, thereby improving the convenience in using the refrigerator.
  • 1 door body; 11. first accommodation cavity; 12. second accommodation cavity; 121. opening; 1211. waterproof flange; 13. heating wire; 14. sealing ring; 15. first gap; 16. second gap; 2. refrigeration compartment; 3. lower air duct; 4. ice crushing bucket; 5. cutter head; 6. drive unit; 61. driving rod; 62. gear set; 621. first gear; 622. second gear; 623. connection box; 6231. first box body; 6232. second box body; 6232a. upper cover; 6232b. lower cover; 6233. side wall; 6233A. hollow portion; 63. motor; 7. cover plate; 71. cover plate body; 72. extension wall; 73. first waterproof block; 74. second waterproof block; 75. waterproof groove; 8. first water drain pipe; 9. ice outlet channel; 10. second water drain pipe; 11. third water drain pipe.
  • spatial relative positions describe the relationship of a component relative to another component in the accompanying drawings for the purpose of illustration.
  • the terms of the spatial relative positions may be intended to comprise different orientations of the device in use or operation other than the orientations shown in the accompanying drawings.
  • the units that are described as being located “below” or “above” other units or features will be located “above” or “below” other units or features if the device in the accompanying drawings is turned upside down.
  • the exemplary term “below” can encompass both two spatial orientations, namely, below and above.
  • the device can be oriented in other ways (rotated by 90 degrees or other orientations), and the space-related descriptors used herein are explained accordingly.
  • the direction toward the ground is downward
  • the direction away from the ground is upward
  • the direction parallel to the ground is a horizontal direction
  • the direction perpendicular to the ground is a vertical direction.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides an ice crushing device, which is disposed on a door body 1 of the refrigerator.
  • the door body 1 is provided with a first accommodation cavity 11 and a second accommodation cavity 12 with an opening 121;
  • the ice crushing device comprises: an ice crushing bucket 4 disposed in the first accommodation cavity 11, a cutter head 5 disposed in the ice crushing bucket 4, and a driving unit 6 at least partially disposed in the second accommodation cavity 12.
  • the driving unit 6 comprises: a driving rod 61 connected to the cutter head 5 and driving the cutter head 5 to rotate in the ice crushing bucket 4, a gear set 62 connected to and acting on the driving rod 61, and a motor 63 for driving the gear set 62 to operate; wherein an edge of the door body 1 is provided with a heating wire 13;
  • the ice crushing device further comprises: a cover plate 7 for closing the opening 121 of the second accommodation cavity 12 so that the second accommodation cavity 12 is formed as a closed space, and a first drain pipe 8 communicating the second accommodation cavity 12 with the refrigeration compartment 2 of the refrigerator; the cover plate 7 is sealingly connected with the opening 121 by a waterproof flange 1211 and a waterproof groove 75 that fit with each other; one of end holes of the first drain pipe 8 is disposed at the bottom of the second accommodation cavity 12, and the other of the end holes is exposed to the refrigeration compartment 2 and disposed close to the heating wire 13.
  • the door body 1 of the refrigerator is provided with a first accommodation cavity 11 and a second accommodation cavity 12; the second accommodation cavity 12 is located below the first accommodation cavity 11 and provided with an upward opening 121.
  • the first accommodation cavity 11 is communicated with the second accommodation cavity 12 through the opening 121, and the two accommodation cavities are located in an upper half of the door body 1 to facilitate the user to stand and use the crushed ice prepared the refrigerator.
  • the edge of the door body 1 is also provided with a heating wire 13, the heating wire 13 extends along the periphery of the first accommodation cavity 11, and the heating wire 13 can prevent condensation.
  • the ice crushing device comprises an ice crushing bucket 4, a cutter head 5, and a driving unit 6.
  • the driving unit 6 comprises a driving rod 61, a gear set 62 and a motor 63; the ice crushing bucket 4 is located in the first accommodation cavity 11, and the cutter head 5 is disposed in the ice crushing bucket 4; the motor 63 is placed in the second accommodation cavity 12 with an output shaft vertically upward, the output shaft of the motor 63 is connected to and drives the gear set 62 to operate, the gear set 62 is connected to and drives the driving rod 61 to rotate, the driving rod 61 is connected to the cutter head 5 and drives the cutter head 5 to rotate in the ice crushing bucket 4, thereby realizing ice crushing.
  • the ice crushing device further comprises a cover plate 7 and a first drain pipe 8;
  • the cover plate 7 is provided with a waterproof groove 75
  • the opening 121 of the second accommodation cavity 12 is provided with a waterproof flange 1211
  • the waterproof flange 1211 and the waterproof groove 75 engage with each other to sealingly connect the cover plate 7 with the opening 121, thereby forming a closed space in the second accommodation cavity 12 to prevent water and ice slag from entering the second accommodation cavity 12 to affect normal operation of the motor 63
  • one of end holes of the first drain pipe 8 is disposed at the bottom of the second accommodation cavity 12, and the other of the end holes is exposed to the refrigeration compartment 2 and close to the heating wire 13, thereby communicating the second accommodation cavity 12 with the refrigeration compartment 2 of the refrigerator, to drain the accumulated water inside the second accommodation cavity 12 and prevent the accumulated water from affecting the motor 63 and causing damages.
  • the gear set 62 comprises: a first gear 621 sleeved on an outer circumference of the ice crushing bucket 4, and a second gear 622 that meshes with the first gear 621 to indirectly drive the cutter head 5 to rotate; wherein the first gear 621 is disposed at an upper end of the ice crushing bucket 4 and coaxial with the driving rod 61, a central axis of the second gear 622 is parallel to the driving rod 61, and the motor 63 drives the second gear 622 to rotate.
  • the gear set 62 comprises the first gear 621 and the second gear 622; the first gear 621 is sleeved on an upper end of the outer circumference of the ice crushing bucket 4 and is coaxial with the driving rod 61, and the second gear 622 and the first gear 621 mesh with each other and the central axis of the second gear 622 is parallel to the driving rod 61.
  • the motor 63 is connected to and drives the second gear 622 to rotate
  • the second gear 622 indirectly drives the cutter head 5 to rotate via the first gear 621 and the ice crushing bucket 4, thereby performing the ice crushing function.
  • the first gear 621 and the second gear 622 may be configured as spur gears.
  • the motor 63 is mounted below the ice crushing bucket 4, and the direct transmission through the spur gears may greatly improve the transmission efficiency of the motor 63 and reduce the transmission loss.
  • the gear set 62 further comprises: a connection box 623 fixedly disposed in the first accommodation cavity 11, and the connection box 623 comprises: a first box body 6231 receiving the first gear 621 and a second box body 6232 receiving the second gear 622 and connected to the first box body 6231; the first box body 6231 and the second box body 6232 share a side wall 6233, and the side wall 6233 is at least partially hollowed out to form a hollow portion 6233A, and the first gear 621 and the second gear 622 are in meshing connection with each other through the hollow portion 6233A.
  • the second box body 6232 comprises an upper cover 6232a and a lower cover 6232b that are detachably provided with each other.
  • An upper edge of the lower cover 6232b is disposed lower than the upper edge of the first box body 6231, and the second gear 622 is disposed in the accommodation cavity formed between the upper cover 6232a and the lower cover 6232b.
  • the gear set 62 further comprises a connection box 623 which is fixedly disposed in the first accommodation cavity 11;
  • the connection box 623 comprises a first box body 6231 and a second box body 6232;
  • the first box body 6231 is received in the first gear 621, and the second box body 6232 is received in the second gear 622;
  • the first box body 6231 and the second box body 6232 share a side wall 6233 for fixed connection, and a portion of the side wall 6233 is hollowed out to form a hollow portion 6233A, and the first gear 621 and the second gear 622 are in meshing connection with each other in a space where the hollow portion 6233A is located.
  • the second box body 6232 further comprises a upper cover 6232a and a lower cover 6232b which are detachably disposed; the second gear 622 is disposed in the accommodation cavity formed after the upper cover 6232a and the lower cover 6232b are sealingly connected; an upper edge of the lower cover 6232b is lower than an upper edge of the first box body 6231; after the upper cover 6232a and the lower cover 6232b are connected, the upper cover 6232a abuts against the side wall 6233, which may ensure the sealing performance of the connection between the upper cover 6232a and the lower cover 6232b and effectively prevent adhesion of the gears as ice slag falls into the gap between the gears.
  • an upper end edge of the opening 121 constitutes a waterproof flange 1211;
  • the cover plate 7 comprises: a cover plate body 71, an extension wall 72 extending from the edge of the cover plate body 71 perpendicularly towards the opening 121, a first waterproof block 73 disposed extending from the extension wall 72 away from the end of the cover plate body 71, and a second waterproof block 74 disposed on an end face of the first waterproof block 73 away from the opening 121;
  • a waterproof groove 75 is provided in a portion shared by the first waterproof block 73 and second waterproof block 74, and provided on an end face of the first waterproof block 73 towards the opening 121; a depth of the waterproof groove 75 is not smaller than a height of the first waterproof block 73.
  • the upper end edge of the opening 121 protrudes vertically upwards to form a closed waterproof flange 1211.
  • the downward side of the cover plate 7 is provided with the waterproof groove 75, and the waterproof flange 1211 is hermetically connected with the waterproof groove 75.
  • the cover 7 comprises a cover plate body 71, an extension wall 72, a first waterproof block 73 and a second waterproof block 74;
  • the cover plate body 71 is disposed in a horizontal direction, the edge of the cover plate body 71 extends vertically downward to form the extension wall 72, the edge of the extension wall 72 extends horizontally outward to form the first waterproof block 73, and the second waterproof block 74 is stacked on top of the first waterproof block 73;
  • the waterproof groove 75 is provided in an overlapping region of the first waterproof block 73 and the second waterproof block 74 and opens downward, and the depth of the waterproof groove 75 is not smaller than the height of the first waterproof block 73.
  • the cover plate 7 can not only shield the motor 63 to prevent ice slag from falling into the motor 63, but also effectively block the accumulated water outside the waterproof flange 1211 to prevent the accumulated water from flowing into the second accommodation cavity 12 and affecting the motor 63.
  • a sealing ring 14 is provided on the peripheral side of the door body 1, the heating wire 13 is arranged around the sealing ring 14 and at least partially forms a first gap 15 with the sealing ring 14, and the other end hole of the first drain pipe 8 is disposed in the first gap 15.
  • the first accommodation cavity 11 is provided with a matching small door (not shown in the figures).
  • the small door may close the first accommodation cavity 11 to seal it, thereby isolating a freezing space in the first accommodation cavity 11 from an external refrigeration space;
  • the sealing ring 14 extends along the periphery of the opening of the first accommodation cavity 11. After the small door is closed, the sealing ring 14 abuts against the small door to ensure the sealing performance of the small door relative to the first accommodation cavity 11 and prevent the circulation of the cold air.
  • the heating wire 13 is disposed around the outer periphery of the sealing ring 14 and forms several gaps with the sealing ring 14.
  • the end hole of the first drain pipe 8 is disposed in the first gap 15, i.e., the end hole of the first drain pipe 8 is disposed between the sealing ring 14 the heating wire 13, thereby effectively suppressing occurrence of condensation in the first drain pipe 8.
  • the heating wire 13 surrounds the end hole of the first drain pipe 8 in an arcuate shape, which may expand the heated area and greatly suppress the condensation phenomenon.
  • the ice crushing device further comprises an ice outlet channel 9 communicating the ice crushing bucket 4 with the outside of the door body 1; a second drain pipe 10 communicated with the ice outlet channel 9 is provided on the side wall 6233 of the ice outlet channel 9, and the other end hole of the second drain pipe 10 is exposed to the refrigeration compartment 2 and disposed close to the heating wire 13.
  • the heating wire 13 and the sealing ring 14 further form a second gap 16, and the other end hole of the second drain pipe 10 is disposed in the second gap 16.
  • the ice crushing device further comprises an ice outlet channel 9, the ice outlet channel 9 communicates the ice crushing bucket 4 with the outside of the door body 1 and transports ice cubes to the outside of the refrigerator to facilitate the user to use ice; a second drain pipe 10 is provided on the side wall 6233 of the ice outlet channel 9, and the other end hole of the second drain pipe 10 is also exposed to the refrigeration compartment 2 and close to the heating wire 13, i.e., located in the second gap 16 formed by the heating wire 13 and the sealing ring 14.
  • the second drain pipe 10 may drain the accumulated water to prevent the accumulated water from entering the first accommodation cavity 11 to cause damages to the motor 63, and also prevent the accumulated water from flowing to the cabinet along the air duct of the refrigerator, thereby causing damages to the evaporator in the cabinet, after the water level rises.
  • the second drain pipe 10 is disposed at the top of the ice outlet channel 9 to quickly discharge the accumulated water spreading into the first accommodation cavity 11 in time.
  • a third drain pipe 21 communicated with the first accommodation cavity 11 is provided at the bottom of the first accommodation cavity 11, and the other end hole of the third drain pipe 21 is exposed to the lower air duct 3 on the door body 1.
  • the bottom of the first accommodation cavity 11 is also provided with the third drain pipe 21 which communicates the first accommodation cavity 11 with the lower air duct 3 disposed on the door body 1 of the refrigerator, thereby further draining the water accumulated in the first accommodation cavity 11 and preventing the damages caused by the accumulated water entering the evaporator.
  • the present invention provides a refrigerator comprising a door body 1 and the ice crushing device which is dispose on the door body 1 so that the user can conveniently take ice from the outside of the door body 1.
  • the transmission mode of the motor 63 is improved, the cover plate 7 prevents ice slag and water from entering the motor 63 and affecting the motor 63 in the ice crushing process, and meanwhile a plurality of water drain pipes are provided to drain the possible accumulated water as soon as possible in time, thereby solving problems with the conventional refrigerator that the ice maker has a low transmission efficiency, the crushed ice is prone to cause adhesion of gears, and the accumulated water is apt to cause damages to the motor 63 and evaporator, and thereby improving the convenience in using the refrigerator.

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