KR101628876B1 - Detachable icemaker and detachable method - Google Patents
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- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Description
The present invention relates to an ice maker, and more particularly, a vertical support unit on which an ice tray is installed is detachably installed to detach the ice tray from the vertical support unit, thereby removing the ice tray more easily. Detachable type ice maker and detaching and attaching method using the same.
Generally, an ice maker is for making ice in a cold storage such as a refrigerator.
1, the ice maker includes a horizontal support portion H fixed to one side of the low temperature reservoir and a vertical support portion V installed vertically at one side of the horizontal support portion H.
At this time, the ice tray IT, in which water is supplied and defrosted into ice, has one side fixed to the vertical support part V and the other side connected to the driving part D.
Therefore, the ice tray IT is twisted by a predetermined angle after being rotated by the driving unit D, and the ice is released.
However, in such a conventional ice maker, it is difficult to remove the ice tray because one side of the ice tray (IT) is installed in the vertical support part (V) and the other side is installed in the driving part (D) There is a problem in that a silver spot occurs.
Meanwhile, the ice tray itself, such as the ice tray, the supporting portion, and the driving portion, is well known and is described in detail in the following prior art documents, and a description thereof will be omitted.
Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an ice tray detachably detachable, The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a detachable attaching / detaching method and a detaching / attaching method using the same.
However, the object of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned object, and another object which is not mentioned can be understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an ice maker including a vertical support unit 100 on which an ice tray IT is installed, wherein the vertical support unit 100 includes a
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In this case, the
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The sterilizing
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The present invention relates to a method of detaching and attaching an ice tray using the ice maker, wherein the detachable support part (110) is installed on the fixed support part (120) The
According to the present invention, there is provided a method of driving using the ice maker, comprising: a step (S100) of turning on the sterilizing unit (200); a step S200 of judging whether or not the ice- A step S300 of turning off the sterilizing
At this time, it is also possible to check the temperature of the ice tray IT and adjust the irradiation strategy of the sterilizing
The features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings.
Prior to that, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed in a conventional and dictionary sense, and the inventor may properly define the concept of the term in order to best explain its invention It should be construed as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.
According to the present invention, it is possible to remove the ice tray more easily, and thus it is possible to remove and clean the ice tray at regular intervals for a long period of time.
1 is a perspective view showing a general ice maker,
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the ice-maker according to the embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an ice tray according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing only a separable support portion and a fixed support portion according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a coupling relationship of the sterilizing unit, according to an embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a flowchart showing a method of driving an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation.
In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.
In addition, the following embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but merely as exemplifications of the constituent elements set forth in the claims of the present invention, and are included in technical ideas throughout the specification of the present invention, Embodiments that include components replaceable as equivalents in the elements may be included within the scope of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an ice-maker according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the ice- FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing only a separate support unit and a stationary support unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a view showing a connection relationship of the sterilizing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of driving an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
2 to 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a vertical support 100 on which an ice tray IT is installed and the vertical support 100 is fixed to a horizontal support H A fixed
At this time, a shaft (S) of the ice tray (IT) is installed in the detachable support part (110).
That is, in the present invention, the
For this purpose, an
Therefore, the ice tray IT can be completely removed by separating the
According to the present invention, since the ice tray (IT) can be easily removed after cleaning, the problems of the related art can be solved.
The
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The
With this configuration, the
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At this time, the
Therefore, since the
However, since the
That is, after the
Therefore, the
The
As shown in FIG. 5, the
In order to prevent such bacterial growth, the sterilizing
As shown in the figure, the sterilizing
At this time, the
In order to supply power to the
Hereinafter, a method for detaching and attaching the ice tray (IT) will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 referred to above.
First, in a state where the
The
Thereafter, the ice tray IT is detached from the driving unit so that the ice tray IT is completely detached.
At this time, the driving unit D has a well-known driving cam, and the driving shaft D1 protrudes from the driving cam and is inserted into the insertion groove IT1 formed on the side of the ice tray IT in the direction of the driving unit D .
The ice tray IT can be easily separated from the driving shaft D1 of the driving unit D when the
Conversely, when the
Then, when the
Hereinafter, a method of driving using the ice maker of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
First, the sterilizing
Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the ice cubes are full ice, and if ice cubes are ice cubes, the ice cubes are judged again (S200).
This is because it is not necessary to twist the ice tray to freeze when the ice tray is empty.
In order to determine whether the sensing lever is operated downward, it is judged whether the sensing lever is operated downward or not, which is a well-known technique (Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1450595 uses a lever sensing lever 300) do.
If it is determined that it is not full ice, it is necessary to twist the ice tray IT. In this case, the sterilizing
Therefore, in this case, the sterilizing
If it is determined that the ice tray IT is in the horizontal position after the ice sheet is removed, the ice tray IT is rotated again when the ice tray IT is not in the horizontal position, ).
That is, as described above, the ice tray IT is twisted at the time of ice-making, and then it is required to be in the horizontal position for stable water supply and ice-making.
Therefore, if the ice tray IT is not in the horizontal position, the ice tray IT is rotated again to check whether the ice tray IT is in the horizontal position . This is also described in detail in the above-mentioned prior art (Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1450595), and a duplicate description and illustration thereof will be omitted.
On the other hand, if the ice tray IT is in the horizontal position, watering the ice tray IT (S500) is performed.
At this time, since the sterilizing
Thereafter, the ice is recreated by the step of ice-making water (S700).
It is also possible to control the intensity of light emitted from the
That is, when the internal temperature of the low temperature reservoir is high, there is a high possibility of bacterial propagation.
To this end, the temperature of the ice tray (IT) is checked and the irradiation strategy of the sterilizing
On the other hand, the temperature of the ice tray IT can be confirmed by a temperature sensor, and the control of the sterilizing
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be construed as limiting the present invention. It is obvious that the modification or improvement is possible.
It is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
110: detachable support portion 111: detachable support body
112: insertion part 120: fixed support part
121: fixed support body 122: insertion groove
123:
200: sterilization unit 210: substrate
220:
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The vertical supporting part 100 includes a fixed supporting part 120 fixed to the horizontal supporting part H and a removable supporting part 110 detachably installed on the fixed supporting part 120, A shaft S of the ice tray IT is installed so that the shaft S is engaged with or separated from the separable support 110,
The detachable support 110 includes a detachable support body 111 on which a shaft S is inserted and an insertion hole 113 on which the shaft S is inserted and a detachable support body 111 protruding from one side of the detachable support body 111, And an insertion portion (112)
The fixed support portion 120 includes a fixed support body 121 fixed to one side of the horizontal support portion H and an insertion portion 112 inserted in the bottom of the fixed support body 121, The separable support 110 is installed so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction of the ice tray IT,
And a stopper 123 installed on a part of the outer side surface of the fixed support body 121 and covering the insertion slot 122 into which the insertion portion 112 is inserted,
Wherein an insertion groove IT1 for inserting the driving shaft D1 of the driving part D is formed on the side opposite to the side where the shaft S is formed in the ice tray IT.
Wherein the inserting portion (112) has a rectangular cross-sectional shape protruding from the upper surface of the detachable support body (111) and having a width increasing toward the fixed support body (121) side.
The insertion groove 122 has the same shape as that of the end face of the insertion portion 112 and has a predetermined depth in the thickness direction at a side of the fixed support body 121 in the direction of the removable support 110,
Wherein the detachable support body (111) enters the fixed support body (121) in the longitudinal direction of the ice tray (IT) and the insertion part (112) is inserted into the insertion groove (122).
Further comprising a sterilizing unit (200) installed on the bottom of the horizontal support part (V) for irradiating light for sterilization to the ice tray (IT) side,
The sterilizing unit 200 includes a substrate 210 disposed on the bottom of the horizontal support V,
And a light emitting unit (220) installed on the substrate (210).
And the light emitting unit 220 uses an LED.
The engaging hole 123 of the fixed supporting portion 120 is rotated to open the insertion groove 122 after the removable supporting portion 110 is installed on the fixed supporting portion 120,
The inserting portion 112 of the detachable support portion 110 is pulled out from the insertion groove 122 in the longitudinal direction of the ice tray IT and separated from the shaft S provided with the ice tray IT, 110) is separated,
And detaching the ice tray (IT) from the driving unit (D) and detaching the ice tray (IT) from the driving unit (D).
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