JP4293875B2 - Water storage device for refrigerator with automatic ice maker - Google Patents

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JP4293875B2
JP4293875B2 JP2003338911A JP2003338911A JP4293875B2 JP 4293875 B2 JP4293875 B2 JP 4293875B2 JP 2003338911 A JP2003338911 A JP 2003338911A JP 2003338911 A JP2003338911 A JP 2003338911A JP 4293875 B2 JP4293875 B2 JP 4293875B2
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本発明は、冷蔵庫内に設置した貯水容器から自動製氷機の製氷皿へ製氷用水を供給する
自動製氷機付き冷蔵庫の貯水装置に関する。 The present invention relates to a water storage device for a refrigerator with an automatic ice maker that supplies ice-making water from a water storage container installed in the refrigerator to an ice tray of the automatic ice maker.

冷蔵庫本体内に製氷室と冷蔵室が仕切り壁にて区画され、前記冷蔵室に配設された貯水
タンクの製氷用水をポンプにて製氷室に配設された製氷皿へ供給する冷蔵庫がある（例え
ば、特許文献１参照）。 There is a refrigerator in which an ice making room and a refrigeration room are partitioned by a partition wall in the refrigerator body, and ice making water in a water storage tank provided in the refrigeration room is supplied to an ice making tray provided in the ice making room by a pump ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

特許文献１のものは、貯水タンクの下方に貯水タンクの水を受ける水受容器と製氷皿へ
供給する１回の製氷に要する製氷用水を溜める計量容器とが設けられた構成である。この
構成では貯水タンクの取り出しが不便であるため、それを改良した発明がある（特許文献
２参照）。
特開平３−１３７１７３号公報 特開平５−１３３６５４号公報 The thing of patent document 1 is the structure by which the water container which receives the water of a water storage tank under the water storage tank, and the measuring container which stores the water for ice making required for one ice making to supply to an ice tray are provided. In this configuration, since it is inconvenient to take out the water storage tank, there is an invention in which it is improved (see Patent Document 2).
JP-A-3-137173 JP-A-5-133654

この特許文献２の発明も特許文献１の発明と同様に、貯水タンクの下方に貯水タンクの
水を受ける水受容器と計量容器とが設けられた構成である。このため、貯水装置が複雑化
して組立てが面倒であると共に、貯水タンクを取り外したとき貯水タンクの水が漏れない
ようにするために、貯水タンク底部の給水栓を閉じる弁体が必要となる。本発明は、この
ような点に鑑みて、簡素化された給水容器を提供するものである。 Similarly to the invention of Patent Document 1, the invention of Patent Document 2 has a configuration in which a water receiver and a measuring container for receiving water from the water storage tank are provided below the water tank. For this reason, the water storage device becomes complicated and the assembly is troublesome, and in order to prevent the water in the water storage tank from leaking when the water storage tank is removed, a valve body for closing the water tap at the bottom of the water storage tank is required. In view of such a point, the present invention provides a simplified water supply container.

第２の発明は、貯水容器から自動製氷機の製氷皿へ製氷用水が供給され、冷却器で冷却
した冷気が送風機によって前記製氷皿へ供給される自動製氷機付き冷蔵庫において、前記
貯水容器は、上面開口のタンク本体と、前記タンク本体内底部に塞がれた計量タンク部が
形成されるように前記上面開口を塞ぐように前記タンク本体内上部に嵌め合わされた上面
開口の主タンク容器と、前記主タンク容器の上面開口を開閉自在に閉じる蓋と、前記計量
タンク部へ空気を供給するよう前記計量タンク部の一側部に設けた空気管と、前記計量タ
ンク部の製氷用水を吸入して前記製氷皿へ製氷用水を供給するポンプの吸込み部に着脱自
在に連結されるよう前記計量タンク部の他側部に設けた吸い込み側パイプと、前記ポンプ
の製氷用水吸込み速度に比して十分遅い製氷用水供給速度でもって前記主タンク容器の製
氷用水を前記計量タンク部へ落下供給するために前記主タンク容器の底壁に形成した小径
の供給孔とを有し、前記計量タンク部は前記自動製氷機による１回の製氷に要する量の製
氷用水を貯溜し、前記主タンク容器は前記自動製氷機による複数回の製氷に要する量の製
氷用水を貯溜する容積を有するものである。 The second invention is a refrigerator with an automatic ice maker, in which ice making water is supplied from a water storage container to an ice tray of an automatic ice maker, and cold air cooled by a cooler is supplied to the ice making tray by a blower. A tank body having an upper surface opening, and a main tank container having an upper surface opening fitted to the upper part in the tank body so as to close the upper surface opening so as to form a metering tank portion closed by the inner bottom part of the tank body; A lid that freely opens and closes the upper surface opening of the main tank container, an air pipe provided on one side of the measuring tank unit so as to supply air to the measuring tank unit, and suction water for making ice in the measuring tank unit A suction side pipe provided on the other side of the metering tank portion so as to be detachably connected to a suction portion of a pump for supplying ice making water to the ice tray, and compared to a suction speed of the pump for ice making water A small-diameter supply hole formed in the bottom wall of the main tank container to drop and supply the ice-making water of the main tank container to the measurement tank unit at a slow ice-making water supply speed; The amount of ice making water required for one ice making by the automatic ice making machine is stored, and the main tank container has a capacity for storing the amount of ice making water required for multiple ice making by the automatic ice making machine.

第２の発明によって、タンク本体の上面開口を塞ぐように主タンク容器をタンク本体内
上部に嵌め合わせることによって、タンク本体内底部に塞がれた計量タンク部が形成され
るため、多くの製氷用水を貯溜する主タンク部と、１回の製氷に要する製氷用水を貯溜す
る計量タンク部の形成が容易となり、貯水容器を安価にできる。そして、これに主タンク
容器の製氷用水を計量タンク部へ落下供給するための供給孔、空気管、ポンプへの吸い込
み側パイプを組み合わせて上面開口を蓋で塞いだ構成によって、これらが一体化された貯
水容器を形成できるため、上記従来技術のような弁体も不要となり、給水装置全体の簡素
化が図れる。そして、上記のサイフォン現象も断たれると共に、製氷用水の吸い込み側パ
イプと空気管とが離れた位置であるため、ポンプの運転によって計量タンク部内の製氷用
水が吸い込まれるとき、吸い込み側パイプから空気の吸い込みがなく、安定した製氷用水
の供給ができることとなる。 According to the second invention, since the main tank container is fitted to the upper part of the tank body so as to close the upper surface opening of the tank body, a measuring tank part closed by the bottom part of the tank body is formed. It becomes easy to form a main tank part for storing water and a measuring tank part for storing water for ice making required for one ice making, and the water storage container can be made inexpensive. These are integrated by combining the supply hole for supplying ice making water from the main tank container to the metering tank section, the air pipe, and the suction side pipe to the pump and closing the top opening with a lid. In addition, since the water storage container can be formed, the valve body as in the prior art is not required, and the entire water supply device can be simplified. The siphon phenomenon is also cut off, and the ice making water suction side pipe and the air pipe are separated from each other. Therefore, when the ice making water in the measuring tank is sucked by the operation of the pump, the air is sucked from the suction side pipe. Thus, a stable supply of ice making water can be achieved.

本発明は、冷蔵室に配設した貯水容器は、タンク本体の上面開口を塞ぐように多くの製
氷用水を貯溜する主タンク容器をタンク本体内上部に嵌め合わせることによって、タンク
本体内底部に塞がれた１回の製氷に要する製氷用水を貯溜する計量タンク部を形成し、主
タンク容器の製氷用水を計量タンク部へ落下供給するための供給孔、計量タンク部へ空気
を供給する空気管、計量タンク部の製氷用水を吸い上げるポンプへの吸い込み側パイプを
組み合わせ、主タンク容器の上面開口を蓋で塞いだ構成であり、本発明の実施例を以下に
記載する。 According to the present invention, a water storage container disposed in a refrigerator compartment is closed at the bottom of the tank body by fitting a main tank container for storing a large amount of ice-making water into the upper part of the tank body so as to close the upper surface opening of the tank body. Forms a measuring tank that stores ice-making water required for a single piece of ice making, a supply hole for dropping and supplying ice-making water from the main tank container to the measuring tank, and an air pipe that supplies air to the measuring tank The suction side pipe to the pump for sucking up the ice making water in the measuring tank unit is combined, and the upper surface opening of the main tank container is closed with a lid, and an embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

次に、本発明の実施の形態について説明する。図１は本発明冷蔵庫の正面図、図２は本
発明の冷蔵庫本体を正面から見た説明図、図３は本発明冷蔵庫の縦断側面図、図４は本発
明の貯水容器設置部分の斜視図、図５は本発明の貯水容器設置部の断面図である。 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 is a front view of the refrigerator of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the refrigerator main body of the present invention as viewed from the front, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal side view of the refrigerator of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the water storage container installation portion of the present invention.

実施例１に係る冷蔵庫１は、前面開口の本体２内を区画して複数の貯蔵室を形成し、こ
れら各貯蔵室の前面は扉で開閉できる構成である。冷蔵庫本体２は外箱（外壁板）２Ａと
内箱（内壁板）２Ｂとの間に発泡断熱材２Ｃを充填した断熱構造である。冷蔵庫本体２内
には、上から冷蔵室３、冷凍室５、野菜室４が区画されて設けられている。 The refrigerator 1 according to the first embodiment has a configuration in which a main body 2 having a front opening is partitioned to form a plurality of storage chambers, and the front surfaces of these storage chambers can be opened and closed by doors. The refrigerator main body 2 has a heat insulating structure in which a foam heat insulating material 2C is filled between an outer box (outer wall plate) 2A and an inner box (inner wall plate) 2B. In the refrigerator main body 2, a refrigerator compartment 3, a freezer compartment 5, and a vegetable compartment 4 are partitioned and provided from above.

冷蔵室３の前面開口は、冷蔵庫本体２の一側部にヒンジ装置にて横方向に回動する回動
式の冷蔵室扉１０にて開閉される。野菜室４の前面開口は、野菜室４内に設けた左右のレ
ールとローラによる支持装置１８によって前後方向へ引き出し可能に支持した野菜容器１
５と共に前方へ引き出される引き出し式扉１１にて閉塞されている。冷凍室５の前面開口
は、冷蔵庫本体２の一側部にヒンジ装置にて横方向に回動する回動式の扉１２にて閉塞さ
れているが、野菜室４と同様に、冷凍室内に設けた左右のレールに対して前後方向へ引き
出し可能に支持した容器を扉１２と共に前方へ引き出される引き出し式とする構成でもよ
い。 The front opening of the refrigerator compartment 3 is opened and closed by a revolving refrigerator door 10 that is rotated laterally by a hinge device on one side of the refrigerator body 2. The front opening of the vegetable compartment 4 is a vegetable container 1 supported so that it can be pulled out in the front-rear direction by means of a support device 18 with left and right rails and rollers provided in the vegetable compartment 4.
5 is closed by a pull-out door 11 that is drawn forward together. The front opening of the freezer compartment 5 is closed at one side of the refrigerator body 2 by a pivotable door 12 that pivots laterally by a hinge device. The container supported so that it can be pulled out in the front-rear direction with respect to the provided left and right rails may be configured to be pulled out together with the door 12.

２０は冷凍サイクルの冷媒の圧縮機、２１は冷凍サイクルの冷媒の凝縮器である。２２
は凝縮器２１の熱によって後述の除霜水を蒸発させるための蒸発皿であり、凝縮器２１上
に載置して冷蔵庫本体２の前面下部から引き出し自在である。圧縮機２０、凝縮器２１、
蒸発皿２２は、冷蔵庫本体２の下部に設けた機械室２３に設置されている。２４は冷凍室
５の背面部に形成した冷却器室２６に設置した冷媒の蒸発器（冷却器）である。２５は蒸
発器（冷却器）２４で冷却した冷気を冷凍室５、冷蔵室３、野菜室４へ循環する送風機で
ある。２７は蒸発器（冷却器）２４の除霜用ガラス管ヒータである。蒸発器（冷却器）２
４の除霜水は、排水管を通って蒸発皿２２へ導かれてそこで蒸発する。 20 is a refrigerant compressor for the refrigeration cycle, and 21 is a refrigerant condenser for the refrigeration cycle. 22
Is an evaporating dish for evaporating defrosted water, which will be described later, by the heat of the condenser 21. The evaporating dish is placed on the condenser 21 and can be pulled out from the lower front of the refrigerator body 2. Compressor 20, condenser 21,
The evaporating dish 22 is installed in a machine room 23 provided in the lower part of the refrigerator body 2. Reference numeral 24 denotes a refrigerant evaporator (cooler) installed in a cooler chamber 26 formed on the back surface of the freezer compartment 5. A blower 25 circulates the cold air cooled by the evaporator (cooler) 24 to the freezer compartment 5, the refrigerator compartment 3, and the vegetable compartment 4. Reference numeral 27 denotes a glass tube heater for defrosting the evaporator (cooler) 24. Evaporator (cooler) 2
The defrosted water No. 4 is guided to the evaporating dish 22 through the drain pipe and evaporated there.

上部に位置する冷蔵室３とその下部に位置する冷凍室５とは断熱仕切り壁２８にて区画
されており、断熱仕切り壁２８は、インジェクション成形の合成樹脂製上板２９とインジ
ェクション成形の合成樹脂製下板３０との間に、予め所定形状に成形された発泡スチロー
ル等の断熱材３１が挟持された断熱構造をなしている。このような断熱仕切り壁２８は、
冷蔵庫本体２の内箱（内壁板）２Ｂの左右側壁に前後方向に形成した溝と、内箱（内壁板
）２Ｂの後壁に形成した前面開口の溝２Ｄに冷蔵庫本体２の前面開口部から挿入されて取
り付けられる構成である。 The refrigerating chamber 3 positioned at the upper part and the freezing chamber 5 positioned at the lower part thereof are partitioned by a heat insulating partition wall 28, and the heat insulating partition wall 28 is composed of an injection molded synthetic resin upper plate 29 and an injection molded synthetic resin. A heat insulating structure in which a heat insulating material 31 such as styrofoam previously formed into a predetermined shape is sandwiched between the lower plate 30 and the lower plate 30 is formed. Such a heat insulating partition wall 28 is
From the front opening of the refrigerator main body 2 to the groove formed in the front and rear direction on the left and right side walls of the inner box (inner wall plate) 2B of the refrigerator main body 2 and the groove 2D of the front opening formed on the rear wall of the inner box (inner wall plate) 2B It is the structure which is inserted and attached.

３２は冷蔵庫本体２の背壁の前面側に配設した冷蔵室３の背壁部材であり、合成樹脂製
背面板とその裏側に取り付けた発泡スチロール等の断熱材との組み合わせ構成され、冷蔵
室３の背面側に上下方向の冷気供給通路３５と、その左右両側に冷気通路３５Ａを形成し
ている。 Reference numeral 32 denotes a back wall member of the refrigerator compartment 3 disposed on the front side of the back wall of the refrigerator main body 2, which is configured by combining a synthetic resin back plate and a heat insulating material such as styrene foam attached to the back side thereof. A cold air supply passage 35 in the vertical direction is formed on the back side of the air flow, and a cold air passage 35A is formed on the left and right sides thereof.

断熱仕切り壁２８の後部には、断熱仕切り壁２８を上下に貫通した冷気供給通路３６が
形成され、冷気供給通路３６は、その下部が送風機２５から供給される冷気の導入部であ
り、上部が冷気供給通路３５に連通した配置である。冷気供給通路３６にはダンパ装置５
０が取り付けられており、ダンパ装置５０は、冷蔵室３の温度を感知するセンサの温度感
知に基づき制御回路部によって冷気供給通路３６を開閉する動作をする。このダンパ装置
５０の開閉動作によって、冷蔵室３は所定の温度に制御される。 In the rear part of the heat insulating partition wall 28, a cold air supply passage 36 penetrating up and down the heat insulating partition wall 28 is formed. The cold air supply passage 36 has a lower portion serving as an introduction portion of the cold air supplied from the blower 25, and an upper portion thereof. The arrangement communicates with the cold air supply passage 35. The damper device 5 is provided in the cold air supply passage 36.
0 is attached, and the damper device 50 operates to open and close the cold air supply passage 36 by the control circuit unit based on the temperature sensing of the sensor for sensing the temperature of the refrigerator compartment 3. The refrigerator compartment 3 is controlled to a predetermined temperature by the opening / closing operation of the damper device 50.

冷凍室３内には前面開口の製氷室６が区画板４７によって区画形成され、製氷室６内に
は上部に自動製氷機７が配置され、その自動製氷機７の下方には上面開口の貯氷容器８が
配置されている。自動製氷機７は電動機構７Ａによって回転駆動される製氷皿７Ｂを備え
ている。製氷室６は扉１２を開くことによってその前面開口は開放され、貯氷容器８を前
方へ取り出し可能である。 An ice making chamber 6 having a front opening is defined in the freezer compartment 3 by a partition plate 47, and an automatic ice making machine 7 is disposed in the upper portion of the ice making chamber 6. A container 8 is arranged. The automatic ice making machine 7 includes an ice tray 7B that is rotationally driven by an electric mechanism 7A. The ice making chamber 6 has its front opening opened by opening the door 12, and the ice storage container 8 can be taken out forward.

９は自動製氷機７へ供給する製氷用水を貯める貯水容器であり、冷蔵室３内において区
画壁４５で仕切って形成した小室４６に配置されており、冷蔵室３の前面扉１０を開くこ
とによって前方へ取り出すことができる。この貯水容器９の後側には、この貯水容器９内
の製氷用水を吸い上げる電動式ポンプ５２がカバー５３で覆われた状態で冷蔵庫本体２に
取り付けられている。電動式ポンプ５２で吸い上げた製氷用水は、断熱仕切り壁２８を貫
通した給水管５１を通って自動製氷機７の製氷皿７Ｂへ供給される。 Reference numeral 9 denotes a water storage container for storing ice making water to be supplied to the automatic ice making machine 7, which is arranged in a small chamber 46 formed by partitioning with a partition wall 45 in the refrigeration chamber 3, and by opening the front door 10 of the refrigeration chamber 3. Can be taken forward. On the rear side of the water storage container 9, an electric pump 52 that sucks up ice making water in the water storage container 9 is attached to the refrigerator body 2 in a state of being covered with a cover 53. The ice making water sucked up by the electric pump 52 is supplied to the ice making tray 7B of the automatic ice making machine 7 through the water supply pipe 51 penetrating the heat insulating partition wall 28.

製氷皿７Ｂは、長手方向を列方向として４個２列、５個２列、又は６個２列のように複
数の製氷小室に区分されて８乃至１２個の角型氷が作られる合成樹脂製である。また、貯
氷容器８は、白色、透明、半透明又はその他の色の合成樹脂製であり、奥行きが左右幅に
比して長い上面開口の箱状である。 The ice tray 7B is a synthetic resin in which 8 to 12 square ices are made by dividing into a plurality of ice making chambers such as four rows, two rows, six rows and two rows with the longitudinal direction as the row direction. It is made. The ice storage container 8 is made of a white, transparent, translucent or other color synthetic resin, and has a box shape with a top opening that is longer than the left and right widths.

冷蔵庫１は、圧縮機２０で圧縮した冷媒を凝縮器２１で凝縮した後、膨張弁又はキャピ
ラリチューブを通して減圧し、蒸発器（冷却器）２４で蒸発させて圧縮機２０へ帰還せし
め、再び圧縮機２０で圧縮して同じ循環を繰り返す冷凍システムを構成する。蒸発器（冷
却器）２４で冷却した冷気は送風機２５によって矢印のように循環する。即ち、送風機２
５から送出される冷気は冷凍室５の背壁上部の冷気吹き出し口３７から冷凍室５と製氷室
６の製氷皿７Ｂへ供給され、冷凍室５の背壁下部の冷気吸込み口３８から冷却器室２６に
帰還して再び蒸発器（冷却器）２４にて冷却される循環をする。また、送風機２５から送
出される冷気は、冷気供給通路３６を通って冷気供給通路３５へ供給され、冷気供給通路
３５の左右両側に形成した冷気通路３５Ａに連通して冷蔵室３の背壁３２に形成した冷気
吹き出し口３９から冷蔵室３へ供給される。 In the refrigerator 1, the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 20 is condensed by the condenser 21, then depressurized through an expansion valve or a capillary tube, evaporated by the evaporator (cooler) 24, and returned to the compressor 20, and again the compressor A refrigeration system that compresses at 20 and repeats the same circulation is configured. The cold air cooled by the evaporator (cooler) 24 is circulated by an air blower 25 as shown by an arrow. That is, blower 2
5 is supplied to the ice tray 7B of the freezing chamber 5 and the ice making chamber 6 from the cold air outlet 37 on the upper back wall of the freezing chamber 5, and is cooled from the cold air suction port 38 on the lower back wall of the freezing chamber 5. It returns to the chamber 26 and circulates again by the evaporator (cooler) 24. Further, the cold air sent out from the blower 25 is supplied to the cold air supply passage 35 through the cold air supply passage 36, communicates with the cold air passages 35 </ b> A formed on the left and right sides of the cold air supply passage 35, and the back wall 32 of the refrigerator compartment 3. Is supplied to the refrigerator compartment 3 from the cold air outlet 39 formed in the above.

冷蔵室３へ供給された冷気は、冷蔵室３の背壁３２の一側下部に形成した冷気吸込み口
４０から吸い込まれて、冷凍室５の後方に形成した冷気通路４１を下方に流れて野菜室４
の後部に開口した冷気吹き出し口４２から野菜室４に吹き出す。野菜室４に吹き出した冷
気は、野菜容器１５内の野菜等を冷却して野菜室４の上部又は野菜室４の後部に開口した
冷気吸込み口４３から冷却器室２６に帰還して再び蒸発器（冷却器）２４にて冷却される
循環をする。 The cold air supplied to the refrigerating room 3 is sucked from a cold air suction port 40 formed at one lower part of the back wall 32 of the refrigerating room 3 and flows downward through a cold air passage 41 formed at the rear of the freezing room 5. Chamber 4
It blows out to the vegetable compartment 4 from the cold air outlet 42 opened in the rear part. The cold air blown into the vegetable room 4 cools the vegetables in the vegetable container 15 and returns to the cooler room 26 from the cold air inlet 43 opened at the upper part of the vegetable room 4 or at the rear part of the vegetable room 4, and again the evaporator. (Cooler) circulates cooled by 24.

貯水容器９は、横幅に比して奥行きが長い矩形状の上面開口を形成したタンク本体９Ａ
に、タンク本体９Ａの上面開口を塞ぐようにタンク本体９Ａの前後左右の壁に密着状態で
タンク本体９Ａ内上部に上面開口の主タンク容器９Ｂが嵌め合わされ、これによって、主
タンク容器９Ｂが主タンク部を形成し、上面が主タンク容器９Ｂにて塞がれた計量タンク
部９Ｃがタンク本体９Ａ内底部に形成される。 The water storage container 9 has a tank body 9A in which a rectangular upper surface opening having a longer depth than the lateral width is formed.
In addition, the main tank container 9B with the upper surface opening is fitted into the upper part of the tank body 9A in close contact with the front, rear, left and right walls of the tank body 9A so as to close the upper surface opening of the tank body 9A. A tank portion is formed, and a measuring tank portion 9C whose upper surface is closed by the main tank container 9B is formed at the bottom of the tank body 9A.

また貯水容器９は、主タンク容器９Ｂの上面開口は開閉自在に組み合わされたカバー９
Ｄによって閉じられている。貯水容器９は、計量タンク部９Ｃへ空気を供給するよう計量
タンク部９Ｃの一側部（図では前方寄りの位置）に空気管９Ｅが主タンク容器９Ｂの底壁
を貫通して立設され、計量タンク部９Ｃの他側部（図では後方寄りの位置）には、計量タ
ンク部９Ｃの製氷用水を吸入して製氷皿７Ｂへ製氷用水を供給するポンプ５２の吸込み部
５２Ａに着脱自在に連結される吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆが設けられている。空気管９Ｅの上
端開口は、主タンク容器９Ｂの上面開口が注水口９Ｋを有するカバー９Ｄによって閉じら
れた状態で、主タンク容器９Ｂ上の空間に連通する状態である。注水口９Ｋは開閉自在な
蓋９Ｍによって閉じられた状態である。主タンク容器９Ｂ内への注水は、給水容器９を冷
蔵庫１から引き出し、蓋９Ｍを開いて行えるが、カバー９Ｄを外して行うこともできる。 Further, the water storage container 9 has a cover 9 in which the upper surface opening of the main tank container 9B is combined so as to be freely opened and closed.
Closed by D. The water storage container 9 is provided with an air pipe 9E standing on one side of the measuring tank unit 9C (a position closer to the front in the figure) through the bottom wall of the main tank container 9B so as to supply air to the measuring tank unit 9C. The other side of the measuring tank unit 9C (the position closer to the rear in the figure) is detachably attached to the suction unit 52A of the pump 52 that sucks the ice-making water from the measuring tank unit 9C and supplies the ice-making water to the ice tray 7B. A suction side pipe 9F to be connected is provided. The upper end opening of the air pipe 9E communicates with the space above the main tank container 9B in a state where the upper surface opening of the main tank container 9B is closed by a cover 9D having a water injection port 9K. The water injection port 9K is in a state of being closed by an openable / closable lid 9M. Water can be injected into the main tank container 9B by pulling out the water supply container 9 from the refrigerator 1 and opening the lid 9M, but can also be performed by removing the cover 9D.

吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆは、垂直方向のパイプ部から水平方向のパイプ部へ屈曲する屈曲
部がカバー９Ｄに取り付けられており、この垂直方向のパイプ部が主タンク容器９Ｂの底
壁を貫通して計量タンク部９Ｃの低部に開口連通し、前記水平方向のパイプ部がポンプ５
２の吸込み部５２Ａの拡管部５２Ｂに水密状態に嵌り合う関係に設けられている。吸い込
み側パイプ９Ｆの垂直方向のパイプ部の下端に形成した吸い込み口９Ｊは、計量タンク部
９Ｃ内の傾斜した最低部に近接して配置されている。 The suction-side pipe 9F has a bent portion that is bent from the vertical pipe portion to the horizontal pipe portion attached to the cover 9D, and the vertical pipe portion penetrates the bottom wall of the main tank container 9B and measures. An opening communicates with the lower part of the tank part 9C, and the horizontal pipe part is the pump 5
It is provided in a relationship of fitting in a watertight state with the expanded pipe portion 52B of the second suction portion 52A. The suction port 9J formed at the lower end of the pipe portion in the vertical direction of the suction side pipe 9F is disposed close to the lowest inclined portion in the measuring tank portion 9C.

このため、貯水容器９は、カバー９Ｄをタンク本体９Ａに取り付けた状態において小室
４６内に挿入することによって、吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆの水平方向のパイプ部がポンプ５
２の吸込み部５２Ａの拡管部５２Ｂに水密状態に嵌り込んだ状態で、所定位置に保持され
る。この保持機構として、断熱仕切り壁２８の合成樹脂製上板２９から上方へ若干突出し
た弾性部材６０が貯水容器９の底部の前部に係止する構成である。貯水容器９は、前方へ
引くことによって弾性部材６０を下方へ押しつつ小室４６から取り出すことができる。 For this reason, the water storage container 9 is inserted into the small chamber 46 in a state where the cover 9D is attached to the tank body 9A, so that the horizontal pipe portion of the suction side pipe 9F is pump 5
It is held at a predetermined position in a state where it is fitted into the expanded portion 52B of the second suction portion 52A in a watertight state. As this holding mechanism, the elastic member 60 slightly protruding upward from the synthetic resin upper plate 29 of the heat insulating partition wall 28 is configured to be engaged with the front portion of the bottom of the water storage container 9. The water storage container 9 can be taken out from the small chamber 46 while pushing the elastic member 60 downward by pulling forward.

貯水容器９が弾性部材６０に係止されて所定位置に保持されたとき、カバー５３の内側
に設けたスイッチ６１がＯＮするようになり、このスイッチ６１のＯＮによって、後述の
製氷サイクルが始動可能となる。 When the water storage container 9 is locked to the elastic member 60 and held at a predetermined position, a switch 61 provided on the inner side of the cover 53 is turned on, and an ice making cycle described later can be started by turning on the switch 61. It becomes.

吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆの前記垂直方向のパイプ部が主タンク容器９Ｂの底壁を貫通する
部分は、主タンク容器９Ｂ内の製氷用水が漏れないようにゴム等の弾性シール材９Ｇが設
けられ、この弾性シール材９Ｇを吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆの垂直方向のパイプ部が貫通して
いる。主タンク容器９Ｂへの製氷用水の注入は、蓋９Ｍを開けて主タンク容器９Ｂの上面
開口から行う。吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆは、カバー９Ｄと共にタンク本体９Ａ及び主タンク
容器９Ｂから取り外される。 An elastic sealing material 9G such as rubber is provided in a portion where the vertical pipe portion of the suction side pipe 9F passes through the bottom wall of the main tank container 9B so that ice-making water in the main tank container 9B does not leak. The pipe portion in the vertical direction of the suction side pipe 9F passes through the elastic sealing material 9G. The ice making water is injected into the main tank container 9B from the upper surface opening of the main tank container 9B with the lid 9M opened. The suction side pipe 9F is removed from the tank body 9A and the main tank container 9B together with the cover 9D.

また貯水容器９は、主タンク容器９Ｂの製氷用水を計量タンク部９Ｃへ落下供給するた
めに、主タンク容器９Ｂの底壁には、吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆの断面積よりもかなり小さい
断面積の小径の供給孔９Ｈを形成している。この供給孔９Ｈは、ポンプ５２の製氷用水吸
込み速度に比して十分遅い製氷用水供給速度でもって、主タンク容器９Ｂの製氷用水を計
量タンク部９Ｃへ落下供給する大きさに形成されている。 Further, the water storage container 9 has a small diameter with a cross-sectional area considerably smaller than the cross-sectional area of the suction side pipe 9F on the bottom wall of the main tank container 9B in order to drop and supply the ice making water of the main tank container 9B to the measuring tank unit 9C. The supply hole 9H is formed. The supply hole 9H is formed in such a size that the ice-making water in the main tank container 9B is dropped and supplied to the measuring tank portion 9C at an ice-making water supply speed sufficiently slower than the ice-making water suction speed of the pump 52.

また計量タンク部９Ｃは、自動製氷機７による１回の製氷に要する量の製氷用水を貯溜
するものである。この１回の製氷に要する量は、製氷皿７Ｂがほぼ満杯になる量である。
また、主タンク容器９Ｂは自動製氷機７による複数回の製氷に要する量の製氷用水を貯溜
する容積を有する。 The measuring tank unit 9C stores ice making water in an amount required for one ice making by the automatic ice making machine 7. The amount required for one ice making is the amount that the ice tray 7B is almost full.
Further, the main tank container 9B has a capacity for storing an amount of ice making water required for multiple ice making by the automatic ice making machine 7.

主タンク容器９Ｂと計量タンク部９Ｃとに所定量の製氷用水が溜まっている状態におい
て、自動製氷機７の製氷運転は、冷蔵庫１に設けた制御回路部によって制御される製氷工
程と脱氷工程から構成される。手動操作にて始動スイッチが入ると製氷工程が開始し、前
記制御回路部によってポンプ５２へ所定時間通電され、計量タンク部９Ｃの製氷用水が吸
引されて製氷皿７Ｂへ供給される。この製氷用水の供給時間、即ち、ポンプ５２の運転時
間は、ポンプ５２が運転を開始し吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆの吸込み口９Ｊから空気が吸い込
まれる状態へ計量タンク部９Ｃの製氷用水レベルが減少するまでの時間よりも若干長い時
間であり、これによって、計量タンク部９Ｃに貯えられた１回の製氷に要する量の製氷用
水が製氷皿７Ｂへ供給されたことになる。 The ice making operation of the automatic ice making machine 7 is controlled by the control circuit unit provided in the refrigerator 1 in a state where a predetermined amount of ice making water is accumulated in the main tank container 9B and the measuring tank unit 9C. Consists of When the start switch is turned on by manual operation, the ice making process is started, the pump 52 is energized for a predetermined time by the control circuit portion, and the ice making water in the measuring tank portion 9C is sucked and supplied to the ice making tray 7B. The ice making water supply time, that is, the operation time of the pump 52 is until the pump 52 starts operating and the ice making water level of the measuring tank unit 9C decreases to a state where air is sucked from the suction port 9J of the suction side pipe 9F. As a result, the amount of ice-making water required for one ice making stored in the measuring tank unit 9C is supplied to the ice-making tray 7B.

このようにして製氷皿７Ｂへ一定量の製氷用水の供給が行われた後、製氷皿７Ｂ内に氷
を作る製氷工程を継続する。製氷工程は前記制御回路部のタイマ手段によって一定時間経
過したとき、または氷の形成を製氷皿センサが製氷皿７Ｂの低下した温度を検知したとき
終了し、前記制御回路部によって脱氷工程が開始し、電動機構７Ａが始動して製氷皿７Ｂ
を反転して捻り、氷を下方の貯氷容器８へ落下せしめた後、製氷皿７Ｂを所定の水平状態
に復帰させ、前述のように再びポンプ５２を運転して製氷皿７Ｂへ給水し、再び製氷工程
に入る製氷運転サイクルを行う。 After supplying a certain amount of ice-making water to the ice tray 7B in this way, the ice making process for making ice in the ice tray 7B is continued. The ice making process is terminated when a certain period of time has elapsed by the timer means of the control circuit unit, or when the ice making sensor detects the lowered temperature of the ice tray 7B, the ice forming process is started by the control circuit unit. Then, the electric mechanism 7A starts and the ice tray 7B
, The ice is dropped into the ice storage container 8 below, the ice tray 7B is returned to a predetermined horizontal state, the pump 52 is operated again as described above, and water is supplied to the ice tray 7B. An ice making operation cycle that enters the ice making process is performed.

主タンク容器９Ｂの製氷用水は、供給孔９Ｈから自然落下によって計量タンク部９Ｃへ
供給される。前記ポンプの製氷用水吸込み速度に比して十分遅い構成であり、この供給孔
９Ｈからの製氷用水供給速度がポンプ５２の製氷用水吸込み速度に比して十分遅く、単位
時間当たりでは、供給孔９Ｈからの製氷用水供給量がポンプ５２の製氷用水吸込み量に比
して十分少なくなり、計量タンク部９Ｃが満杯になるまでの時間は数分であり、２分程度
に設定される。 The ice-making water in the main tank container 9B is supplied from the supply hole 9H to the measuring tank unit 9C by natural fall. The ice making water suction speed of the pump is sufficiently slow. The ice making water supply speed from the supply hole 9H is sufficiently slower than the ice making water suction speed of the pump 52, and the supply hole 9H per unit time. The amount of ice-making water supplied from is sufficiently smaller than the ice-making water suction amount of the pump 52, and the time until the measuring tank portion 9C becomes full is several minutes, and is set to about 2 minutes.

この時間は、自動製氷機７により所定の製氷工程が終了し脱氷工程を経て、次の製氷工
程に必要な所定量の製氷用水をポンプ５２の運転によって製氷皿７Ｂへ供給するときの製
氷用水の供給時間よりも十分長い時間であり、製氷工程に必要な時間よりも短い。この計
量タンク部９Ｃが満杯になるまでの時間をあまり長くすると問題である。即ち、主タンク
容器９Ｂが空の状態、又は主タンク容器９Ｂから計量タンク部９Ｃへ供給される製氷用水
の量が不足する状態になったとき、貯水容器９を冷蔵庫１から取り出し蓋９Ｍを開けて主
タンク容器９Ｂ内へ製氷用水を注入するが、主タンク容器９Ｂの製氷用水が供給孔９Ｈを
通して計量タンク部９Ｃへ供給されて計量タンク部９Ｃが満杯になるまでの時間が長くな
り過ぎ、製氷工程を開始するまでの待ち時間が長くなり、多くの氷が必要な夏季などでの
適応性が悪くなる。これらを考慮して、適切な時間になるように供給孔９Ｈの大きさを設
定する。 During this time, the ice making water used when supplying a predetermined amount of ice making water necessary for the next ice making process to the ice making tray 7B by the operation of the pump 52 after the predetermined ice making process is completed by the automatic ice making machine 7 and the deicing process is performed. This time is sufficiently longer than the supply time, and shorter than the time required for the ice making process. If the time until the measuring tank portion 9C becomes full is too long, there is a problem. That is, when the main tank container 9B is empty or the amount of ice-making water supplied from the main tank container 9B to the measuring tank unit 9C becomes insufficient, the water storage container 9 is removed from the refrigerator 1 and the lid 9M is opened. The ice making water is injected into the main tank container 9B, but the time until the ice making water in the main tank container 9B is supplied to the measuring tank unit 9C through the supply hole 9H and the measuring tank unit 9C becomes full becomes too long. The waiting time until the ice making process is started becomes longer, and the adaptability in the summer season when a lot of ice is required becomes worse. Considering these, the size of the supply hole 9H is set so as to be an appropriate time.

このように、ポンプ５２の運転によって計量タンク部９Ｃが吸引されるとき、主タンク
容器９Ｂの製氷用水が供給孔９Ｈから落下するが、その量はポンプ５２によって吸引され
る量に比して極めて少ないため、吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆの吸込み口９Ｊから空気が吸い込
まれる状態まで計量タンク部９Ｃの製氷用水レベルが減少した状態でポンプ５２の運転を
終了して、所定量の製氷用水の供給ができたと見ても、実質的な弊害はない。 As described above, when the measuring tank portion 9C is sucked by the operation of the pump 52, the ice making water in the main tank container 9B falls from the supply hole 9H, but the amount is extremely smaller than the amount sucked by the pump 52. Since the amount of ice making water is low, the operation of the pump 52 is terminated in a state where the ice making water level of the measuring tank portion 9C is reduced to the state where air is sucked in from the suction port 9J of the suction side pipe 9F, and a predetermined amount of ice making water can be supplied. Even if it sees, there is no real bad effect.

一つの実施例として、ポンプ５２による製氷皿７Ｂへの製氷用水の給水時間は約５秒で
あり、製氷皿７Ｂへの給水された後に製氷皿７Ｂに所定の氷ができるまでには約１００分
かかるため、主タンク容器９Ｂから供給孔９Ｈを通して供給される製氷用水が計量タンク
部９Ｃを満杯にするまでの時間は２分に設定されている。これによって、製氷工程の最初
にポンプ５２によって計量タンク部９Ｃの製氷用水を製氷皿７Ｂへ供給して製氷を行い、
この製氷工程中に次の製氷工程のために、主タンク容器９Ｂから供給孔９Ｈを通して製氷
用水が供給されて計量タンク部９Ｃを満杯にすることができる。これによって、円滑な製
氷サイクルを達成できる。 As one example, the water supply time for ice making water to the ice making tray 7B by the pump 52 is about 5 seconds, and it takes about 100 minutes until predetermined ice is formed in the ice making plate 7B after water is supplied to the ice making plate 7B. For this reason, the time until the ice-making water supplied from the main tank container 9B through the supply hole 9H fills the measuring tank 9C is set to 2 minutes. Thereby, ice making water is supplied to the ice tray 7B by using the pump 52 at the beginning of the ice making process.
During the ice making process, for the next ice making process, ice making water is supplied from the main tank container 9B through the supply hole 9H, and the measuring tank unit 9C can be filled. Thereby, a smooth ice making cycle can be achieved.

主タンク容器９Ｂの製氷用水が供給孔９Ｈを通して計量タンク部９Ｃへ供給されて計量
タンク部９Ｃが満杯になったときは、空気管９Ｅ内と吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆ内にも製氷用
水が入り込んでそのレベルは、主タンク容器９Ｂの製氷用水レベルＬを同じである。上記
のように、供給孔９Ｈから計量タンク部９Ｃへ供給される製氷用水の速度は遅いので、ポ
ンプ５２の運転によって計量タンク部９Ｃの製氷用水が吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆへ吸い込ま
れて計量タンク部９Ｃの製氷用水レベルが減少したとき、吸込み口９Ｊから空気が吸い込
まれるため、この空気の吸い込みによって吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆと計量タンク部９Ｃ並び
に主タンク容器９Ｂとの間にサイフォン現象は生じなくなる。このため、余分な量の製氷
用水の吸い込みが生じないので、製氷皿７Ｂへの製氷用水の供給後にポンプ５２を逆転し
てサイフォン現象を断つ動作を行う必要もない。 When the ice making water in the main tank container 9B is supplied to the measuring tank portion 9C through the supply hole 9H and the measuring tank portion 9C becomes full, the ice making water enters the air pipe 9E and the suction side pipe 9F. The level is the same as the ice making water level L of the main tank container 9B. As described above, since the speed of ice-making water supplied from the supply hole 9H to the measuring tank unit 9C is slow, the ice-making water in the measuring tank unit 9C is sucked into the suction side pipe 9F by the operation of the pump 52, and the measuring tank unit 9C. When the ice making water level is reduced, air is sucked from the suction port 9J, so that the siphon phenomenon does not occur between the suction side pipe 9F, the measuring tank portion 9C and the main tank container 9B due to the suction of this air. For this reason, since an excessive amount of ice-making water is not sucked in, it is not necessary to reverse the pump 52 after the ice-making water is supplied to the ice-making tray 7B to cut off the siphon phenomenon.

また、空気管９Ｅの内径（断面積）は吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆの内径（断面積）よりも若
干大であるため、ポンプ５２の運転によって吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆから吸い込まれる水の
体積分だけ空気の体積が流入するため、計量タンク部９Ｃ内は負圧になることはなく、計
量タンク部９Ｃに溜まった一定量の製氷用水の供給となる。もし、計量タンク部９Ｃ内が
負圧であれば、供給孔９Ｈを通して主タンク容器９Ｂの製氷用水が計量タンク部９Ｃへ引
かれることとなり、自然落下での供給量に比して多くの量が計量タンク部９Ｃ内へ入り込
み、余分の量の製氷用水が製氷皿７Ｂへ供給されてオーバーフローすることもあるが、本
発明ではそのような問題もなくなる。 Further, since the inner diameter (cross-sectional area) of the air pipe 9E is slightly larger than the inner diameter (cross-sectional area) of the suction side pipe 9F, the volume of air is equal to the volume of water sucked from the suction side pipe 9F by the operation of the pump 52. Therefore, there is no negative pressure in the measuring tank unit 9C, and a certain amount of ice-making water accumulated in the measuring tank unit 9C is supplied. If the inside of the measuring tank unit 9C is negative pressure, the ice making water in the main tank container 9B is drawn to the measuring tank unit 9C through the supply hole 9H, and the amount is larger than the supply amount in natural fall. Although it may enter the measuring tank portion 9C and an excessive amount of ice making water is supplied to the ice making tray 7B and overflows, such a problem is eliminated in the present invention.

また、上記のように、計量タンク部９Ｃの一側部（図では前方寄りの位置）に空気管９
Ｅが立設され、計量タンク部９Ｃの他側部（図では後方寄りの位置）にはポンプ５２への
吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆが設けられているため、製氷用水の吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆと空気管
９Ｅとが離れた位置である。このため、ポンプ５２の運転によって計量タンク部９Ｃ内の
製氷用水が吸い込まれるとき、吸い込み側パイプ９Ｆから空気の吸い込みがなく、安定し
た製氷用水の供給ができることとなる。なお、空気管９Ｅからの空気流入のために、蓋９
Ｍを含むカバー９Ｄの一部に外気との連通通気部を形成してもよい。 Further, as described above, the air pipe 9 is provided on one side of the measuring tank portion 9C (the position closer to the front in the drawing).
E is erected, and the suction side pipe 9F to the pump 52 is provided on the other side of the measuring tank portion 9C (the position closer to the rear in the figure). Therefore, the ice making water suction side pipe 9F and the air pipe 9E are provided. And are separated from each other. For this reason, when ice-making water in the measuring tank section 9C is sucked by the operation of the pump 52, air is not sucked from the suction-side pipe 9F, and stable ice-making water can be supplied. It should be noted that the lid 9 is used for air inflow from the air pipe 9E.
A communication ventilation part with outside air may be formed in a part of the cover 9D including M.

本発明は、冷蔵室、冷凍室の配置関係は上記形態に限定されず、自動製氷機は独立した
製氷室ないに設置するタイプでもよく、本発明の技術的範囲を逸脱しない限り種々の冷蔵
庫の形態に適用できるものである。 In the present invention, the arrangement relationship between the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment is not limited to the above form, and the automatic ice maker may be a type installed in an independent ice compartment, and various refrigerators may be used without departing from the technical scope of the present invention. Applicable to form.

本発明冷蔵庫の正面図である。（実施例１）It is a front view of this invention refrigerator. Example 1 本発明の冷蔵庫本体を正面から見た説明図である。（実施例１）It is explanatory drawing which looked at the refrigerator main body of this invention from the front. Example 1 本発明冷蔵庫の縦断側面図である。（実施例１）It is a vertical side view of this invention refrigerator. Example 1 本発明の貯水容器設置部分の斜視図である。（実施例１）It is a perspective view of the water storage container installation part of this invention. Example 1 本発明の貯水容器設置部の断面図である。（実施例１）It is sectional drawing of the water storage container installation part of this invention. Example 1

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

１・・・冷蔵庫
２・・・冷蔵庫本体
３・・・冷蔵室
４・・・野菜室
５・・・冷凍室
６・・・製氷室
７・・・自動製氷機
７Ｂ・・製氷皿
８・・・貯氷容器
９・・・貯水容器
９Ａ・・タンク本体
９Ｂ・・主タンク容器
９Ｃ・・計量タンク部
９Ｄ・・カバー
９Ｅ・・空気管
９Ｆ・・吸込み側パイプ
９Ｊ・・吸込み側パイプの吸い込み口
９Ｈ・・供給孔
２８・・冷蔵室と冷凍室の断熱仕切り壁
２９・・断熱仕切り壁の上板
３０・・断熱仕切り壁の下板
３１・・断熱材
５１・・給水管
５２・・電動ポンプ
５２Ａ・・電動ポンプの吸い込み部
５３・・カバー
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Refrigerator 2 ... Refrigerator main body 3 ... Refrigeration room 4 ... Vegetable room 5 ... Freezing room 6 ... Ice making room 7 ... Automatic ice making machine 7B ... Ice making plate 8 ... · Ice storage container 9 · · · Water storage container 9A · · Tank body 9B · · Main tank container 9C · · Measuring tank section 9D · · Cover 9E · · Air pipe 9F · · Suction side pipe 9J · · Suction side pipe suction port 9H ... Supply hole 28 ... Heat insulation partition wall of refrigerator compartment and freezer compartment 29 ... Upper plate of heat insulation partition wall 30 ... Lower plate of heat insulation partition wall 31 ... Heat insulation material 51 ... Water supply pipe 52 ... Electric pump 52A ... Electric pump suction part 53 ... Cover

Claims (1)

取り出し可能な貯水容器から自動製氷機の製氷皿へ製氷用水が供給され、冷却器で冷却した冷気が送風機によって前記製氷皿へ供給される自動製氷機付き冷蔵庫において、
前記貯水容器は、上面開口のタンク本体と、前記タンク本体内底部に塞がれた計量タンク部が形成されるように前記上面開口を塞ぐように前記タンク本体内上部に嵌め合わされた上面開口の主タンク容器と、前記主タンク容器の上面開口を開閉自在に閉じる蓋と、前記計量タンク部へ空気を供給するよう前記計量タンク部の一側部に設けた空気管と、前記計量タンク部の製氷用水を吸入して前記製氷皿へ製氷用水を供給するポンプの吸込み部に着脱自在に連結されるよう前記計量タンク部の他側部に設けた吸い込み側パイプと、前記ポンプの製氷用水吸込み速度に比して十分遅い製氷用水供給速度でもって前記主タンク容器の製氷用水を前記計量タンク部へ落下供給するために前記主タンク容器の底壁に形成した小径の供給孔とを有し、前記計量タンク部は前記自動製氷機による１回の製氷に要する量の製氷用水を貯溜し、前記主タンク容器は前記自動製氷機による複数回の製氷に要する量の製氷用水を貯溜する容積を有する自動製氷機付き冷蔵庫の貯水装置。 In a refrigerator with an automatic ice maker, ice making water is supplied from a water storage container that can be taken out to an ice tray of an automatic ice maker, and cold air cooled by a cooler is supplied to the ice tray by a blower.
Before SL reservoir comprises a tank body of the top opening, the tank body bottom obstructed the fitting on the tank body in the upper so as to close the upper opening together the top opening to the metering tank is formed A main tank container, a lid that freely opens and closes an upper surface opening of the main tank container, an air pipe provided on one side of the measuring tank section so as to supply air to the measuring tank section, and the measuring tank section A suction side pipe provided on the other side of the metering tank so as to be detachably connected to a suction part of a pump that sucks the ice making water and supplies the ice making water to the ice tray, and sucks the ice making water of the pump A small-diameter supply hole formed in the bottom wall of the main tank container in order to drop and supply the ice-making water of the main tank container to the measuring tank unit with an ice-making water supply speed sufficiently slow compared with the speed, Above The volume tank unit stores an amount of ice making water required for one ice making by the automatic ice making machine, and the main tank container has an automatic volume having a capacity for storing an amount of ice making water required for multiple ice making by the automatic ice making machine. Water storage device for refrigerator with ice machine.
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