CN111981739B - Ice maker and refrigerator having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an ice maker, comprising an ice maker bracket, a drive device mounted on the ice maker bracket, and an ice maker tray detachably connected to the drive device, and the ice maker further includes An installation assembly that is detachably connected to the ice maker bracket; the rotating shaft of the ice making tray is arranged in a rotation groove formed by the installation assembly and the ice maker bracket. In the ice making machine disclosed in the present invention, the ice making tray is detachably connected with the driving device, and the rotating shaft of the ice making tray is arranged in the rotating groove formed by the installation component and the ice making machine bracket, so as to be After the installation assembly is removed from the ice maker bracket, the ice maker tray can be disconnected from the ice maker bracket and the drive unit, so that the user can easily remove the ice maker tray without disassembling the entire ice maker. .

Description

Ice maker and refrigerator having the same

technical field

The invention relates to the field of ice making equipment, in particular to an ice making machine and a refrigerator having the same.

Background technique

At present, in order to facilitate the use of users, many refrigerator products are equipped with an automatic ice maker in the refrigerator. As the age of the ice machine grows, the ice machine will become more or less contaminated, and the ice making tray will also become dirty. Therefore, the cleaning of the ice tray becomes particularly important. In the existing solutions of automatic ice making machines, the ice making trays are mostly non-removable, and another method is to remove the ice making tray by removing the entire ice making machine and then opening the locking mechanism of the ice making tray. This method is more complicated in operation for the user, and there is a certain inconvenience.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provide an ice maker and a refrigerator having the same.

In order to achieve the above object of the invention, an embodiment of the present invention provides an ice making machine, comprising an ice making machine bracket, a driving device mounted on the ice making machine bracket, and an ice making tray detachably connected to the driving device , the ice maker further includes an installation assembly detachably connected to the ice maker bracket; the rotating shaft of the ice making tray is arranged in the rotation groove formed by the installation assembly and the ice maker bracket.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the rotating groove is an annular groove, and the rotating groove includes a first groove provided on the mounting assembly and a second groove provided on the ice maker bracket. The first groove is provided with an opening facing the second groove, and the diameter of the opening is larger than the diameter of the rotating shaft of the ice making tray.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the installation assembly includes a base and a locking member rotatably connected to the base, the first groove is provided on the base; the ice maker support is provided with a support bracket part, the locking piece is snap-connected with the bracket matching part.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the locking member includes a hook portion, the bracket fitting portion includes a first slot, and the hook portion is snap-connected to the first slot to restrict the mounting assembly displacement in the vertical direction.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a second card slot is provided on the base at a position adjacent to the first card slot, and the locking member is snap-connected to the second card slot.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the extending direction of the rotating shaft of the locking member is defined as the first direction; the locking member is provided with limiting protrusions on both sides in the first direction, and the ice maker support There are respectively limiting portions on the limiting protrusions to limit the displacement of the limiting protrusions in the first direction.

As a further improvement of the present invention, when the hook portion is snap-connected to the first slot, a slot edge of the first slot is sandwiched between the limiting protrusion and the hook portion .

As a further improvement of the present invention, the hook portion is provided with a concave portion, and the first hook portion is provided with a matching protrusion extending downward in the vertical direction. During snap connection, the mating protrusion is snapped into the recess.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the base is slidably connected to the ice maker bracket; a guide rail is provided on one of the base or the ice maker bracket, and the other one of the base or the ice maker bracket There are guide bars that can slide within the guide rails.

Another aspect of the present invention further discloses a refrigerator, which includes a refrigeration compartment and a door body for opening and closing the refrigeration compartment, the door body is provided with the ice maker as described in any one of the above.

Compared with the prior art, the ice maker disclosed in the present invention is composed of the ice maker tray and the drive device being detachably connected, and the rotating shaft of the ice maker tray is arranged on the mounting assembly and the ice maker bracket. In this way, after the installation assembly is removed from the ice maker bracket, the ice making tray can be disconnected from the ice maker bracket and the driving device, so that the user does not need to disassemble the entire ice maker. Easy to remove ice tray.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice maker in an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a mounting assembly in an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the ice maker in an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of the ice maker when the mounting assembly is removed from the ice maker according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the enlarged schematic diagram of A part in Fig. 4;

6 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice making tray in an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the specific embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. However, these embodiments do not limit the present invention, and structural, method, or functional changes made by those skilled in the art according to these embodiments are all included in the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be understood that terms such as "upper", "above", "lower", "below" and the like used herein indicating relative positions in space are for convenience of description to describe the relative position of an element or feature as shown in the drawings. relationship to another element or feature. The term spatially relative position may be intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation shown in the figures.

The invention discloses a refrigerator, comprising a refrigerating compartment and a door body for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment, and an ice maker is arranged on the door body.

As shown in FIGS. 1-6 , an embodiment of the present invention discloses an ice maker. It includes an ice maker bracket 100, a driving device 200 mounted on the ice maker bracket, and an ice making tray 300 detachably connected to the driving device 200. The ice maker also includes an ice maker connected to the ice maker. The bracket 100 is detachably connected to the mounting assembly 400 . The rotating shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 is disposed in the rotating groove formed by the mounting assembly 400 and the ice making machine bracket 100 .

In the ice making machine disclosed in the present invention, the ice making tray 300 is detachably connected to the driving device 200 , and the rotating shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 is arranged in the structure formed by the installation assembly 400 and the ice making machine bracket 100 . In the rotating groove, after the installation assembly 400 is removed from the ice maker bracket 100, the ice making tray can be disconnected from the ice maker bracket 100 and the driving device 200, so that the user does not need to disassemble the entire ice maker. , the ice making tray 300 can also be easily removed.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the rotating groove includes a first groove 411 provided on the mounting assembly 400 and a second groove 110 provided on the ice maker bracket 100 . The first groove 411 is provided with an opening 4111 facing the second groove 110 . Specifically, the diameter of the opening 4111 may be smaller than the diameter of the rotating shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 . At this time, the rotating shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 is in an interference fit with the second groove 110 . It will not fall even after being lowered, and the rotating shaft 310 can be pulled out of the second groove 110 only with a downward force.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the diameter of the opening 4111 is larger than the diameter of the rotating shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 . In this way, after the installation assembly 400 is removed, the rotating shaft 310 can be dropped from the second groove 110, and the user can remove the ice tray 300 from the end where the rotating shaft 320 is located without force.

Specifically, the first groove 411 and the second groove 110 are two semicircular grooves with the same diameter, and the rotating groove is an annular groove formed by combining two arc-shaped grooves. When the mounting assembly 400 is connected with the ice maker bracket 100, the rotating shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 is clamped in the annular groove. Specifically, the diameter of the annular groove is slightly larger than the diameter of the rotating shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 . In this way, the rotating shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 can freely rotate in the rotating groove, and the rotating movement of the rotating shaft 310 is relatively smooth when the ice making machine is de-icing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2 , the mounting assembly 400 includes a base 410 and a locking member 420 rotatably connected to the base 410 , and the second groove 411 is formed on the base 410 . The ice maker bracket 100 is provided with a bracket fitting portion, and the locking member 420 is snap-connected to the bracket fitting portion. Using the snap connection, the rotating shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 can be connected with the ice making machine bracket 100 through the installation assembly 400 . And when needed, the user can conveniently disconnect the installation assembly 400 from the ice making machine bracket 100 through the locking member 420, so as to disassemble the ice making tray 300.

Preferably, the locking member 420 includes a hook portion 421 , the bracket fitting portion includes a first slot 120 , and the hook portion 421 is connected with the first slot 120 to restrict the installation. Displacement of the assembly 400 in the vertical direction. The vertical displacement of the mounting assembly 400 is restricted by the hook portion 421 , so that the mounting assembly 400 will not fall off the ice maker bracket 100 at will. The structure of the snap connection is relatively simple, and the operation of the user is also convenient.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a second card slot 412 is provided on the base 410 adjacent to the first card slot 120 , and the hook portion 421 is connected to the second card slot 412 through a snap connection. A second slot 412 is provided on the base 410 , so that the hook portion 421 is snap-connected to the first slot 210 and is also snap-connected to the second slot 412 , thereby improving the reliability of the detachable assembly 400 .

Further, the base 410 is further provided with a notch 413 , which is convenient for the user to apply force to the hook portion 421 from the notch 413 to lift the hook portion 421 to disengage the mounting assembly 400 from the ice maker bracket 100 .

Further, the end of the locking member 420 away from the hook portion 421 is provided with a rotating shaft 422 , and the locking member 420 is rotatably connected to the base 410 through the rotating shaft 422 . The locking member 420 is rotatably connected to the base 410 , so that after the user pulls the hook portion 421 , the locking member 420 does not need to be completely separated from the base 410 , but only needs to rotate the locking member 420 by a certain angle.

The extending direction of the rotating shaft 422 of the locking member 420 is defined as the first direction. Limiting protrusions 423 are respectively provided on both sides of the locking member 420 in the first direction, and the ice maker bracket 100 is respectively provided with limiting protrusions 423 to limit the displacement of the limiting protrusions 423 in the first direction. Bits 130. Specifically, the limiting portion 130 can limit the displacement of the limiting protrusion 423 in the first direction. So far, the locking member 420 has limited and fixed the mounting assembly 400 in both the vertical direction and the first direction, so that The connection strength between the mounting assembly 400 and the ice maker bracket 100 is improved, the overall strength of the ice maker bracket 100 is also improved, and the ice maker bracket 100 can be prevented from being deformed.

Further, when the hook portion 421 is snap-connected to the first hook portion 120 , a slot edge of the first hook portion 120 is sandwiched between the limiting protrusion 423 and the hook portion 421 . between. The groove edge of the first locking groove 120 is sandwiched between the limiting protrusion 423 and the locking hook portion 421 , which further strengthens the connection strength between the mounting assembly 400 and the ice maker bracket 100 .

Preferably, the hook portion 421 is provided with a concave portion 4211, and the first hook portion 120 is provided with a matching protrusion 121 extending downward in a vertical direction. When the grooves 120 are snap-connected, the mating protrusions 121 are snapped into the recesses 4211 . The connection strength between the mounting assembly 400 and the ice maker bracket 100 is further improved by the snap connection between the mating protrusion 121 in the first locking groove 120 and the concave portion 4211 of the hook portion 421 .

In the embodiment of the present invention, the base 410 is slidably connected to the ice maker bracket 100 ; one of the bases or the brackets is provided with a guide rail, and the other of the A guide bar that slides in the guide rail.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 2-5 , the ice maker bracket 100 is provided with a guide bar 140 , the base 410 is provided with a guide rail 414 , and the size of the guide bar 140 is adapted to the size of the guide rail 414 . So that the guide bar 140 can slide in the guide rail 414 . Specifically, the inner width of the guide rail 414 may be slightly larger than the outer width of the guide bar 140 , so that the guide bar 140 can smoothly slide in the guide rail 414 . The mounting assembly 400 can be conveniently slidably connected with the ice maker bracket 100 by the simple cooperation between the guide bar 140 and the guide rail 414 . In other embodiments, guide bars may be provided on the base and guide rails may be provided on the bracket.

Preferably, specifically, the driving device 200 includes a driving shaft 210 and a motor connected with the driving shaft 210 . After the ice making machine is completed, the motor can drive the drive shaft 210 to rotate, thereby driving the ice making tray 300 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 does not rotate after rotating a certain angle, so the ice making tray 300 is twisted in order to release the ice cubes from the ice making tray 300 .

The other end of the ice making tray 300 opposite to the rotating shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 is provided with a fitting portion, and the fitting portion is detachably connected to the drive shaft 210 . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6 , the mating portion is a slot 320 . When installing the ice tray 300 , the slot 320 is directly aligned with the drive shaft 210 and part of the drive shaft 210 is inserted into the slot 320 . The ice making tray 300 is sleeved on the drive shaft 210 . By setting the matching structure as the slot 320, the connection structure with the drive shaft 210 is simple, and the operation of the user is also convenient. In the embodiment of the present invention, the slot 320 is adapted to the size of the drive shaft 210 . Specifically, the size of the slot 320 may be larger than the size of the drive shaft 210 to facilitate the user's installation or removal operations. After the installation assembly 400 is disengaged from the ice making machine bracket 100 , the slot 320 of the ice making tray 300 is disconnected from the driving shaft 210 , so that the entire ice making tray 300 can be removed.

The installation and removal process of the ice making tray 300 on the ice making machine will be described in detail below. During the installation of the ice making tray 100, first align the slot 320 of the ice making tray 100 with the drive shaft 210, insert the drive shaft 210 into the slot 320, and then move the rotating shaft 310 upward and align with the ice maker bracket Second groove 110 on 100 . Next, align the guide rails 414 on the base 410 in the mounting assembly 400 with the guide bars 140 on the ice maker bracket 100 , so that the base 410 and the ice maker bracket 100 are slidably connected until the first groove 411 on the base 410 Aligned with the second groove 110 , the rotating shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 is snapped into the first groove 411 from the opening 4111 . Finally, the hook portion 421 on the locking member 420 is snap-connected to the first slot 120 on the ice maker bracket 100 and the second slot 412 on the base 410 , and the mating protrusion on the first slot 120 The lifter 121 is snapped into the concave portion 4211 of the hook portion 421 . At the same time, the limiting portion 130 is also adjacent to the limiting protrusion 423 and restricts the displacement of the limiting protrusion 423 in the first direction. So far, the installation of the ice making tray 300 is completed. If the user needs to disassemble the ice making tray 300 for cleaning or replacement, the hook portion 421 can be directly lifted from the notch 413 to be disconnected from the first hook 120 and the second hook 412 . Next, slide the base 410 downward in a vertical direction to disengage the guide rails 414 of the base 410 from the guide bars 140 on the ice maker bracket 100 , so that the mounting assembly 400 is completely disassembled. Finally, the end where the rotating shaft 310 of the ice making tray 300 is located is moved downward, and the slot 320 at the opposite end of the ice making tray 100 can also be disconnected from the driving shaft 210 , so that the ice making tray 300 can be removed.

In the ice maker disclosed in the present invention, the ice making tray is detachably connected with the driving device, and the rotating shaft of the ice making tray is arranged in the rotation groove formed by the mounting assembly and the ice making machine bracket, so that the After the installation assembly is removed from the ice maker bracket, the ice maker tray can be disconnected from the ice maker bracket and the drive unit, so that the user can easily remove the ice maker tray without disassembling the entire ice maker. . The rotation groove includes a first groove set on the mounting assembly and a second groove set on the ice maker bracket, the first groove is provided with an opening facing the second groove, and the diameter of the opening is larger than the ice making tray of the diameter of the axis of rotation. In this way, after the installation assembly is removed, the rotating shaft can be dropped from the second groove, and the user can remove the ice making tray from the end where the rotating shaft is located without exerting force. The diameter of the rotating groove is slightly larger than the diameter of the rotating shaft of the ice making tray. In this way, the rotating shaft of the ice making tray can freely rotate in the rotating groove, and the rotating movement of the rotating shaft is relatively smooth when the ice making machine is de-icing. The vertical displacement of the installation assembly is restricted by the hook portion, so that the installation assembly will not fall off the ice maker bracket at will. A second card slot is arranged on the base, so that the hook portion is snap-connected to the first card slot and also snap-connected to the second card slot, thereby improving the reliability of the detachable assembly. The limiting protrusion cooperates with the limiting portion to limit the displacement of the mounting assembly in the first direction. So far, the locking member has limited and fixed the installation component in both the vertical direction and the first direction, thereby improving the connection strength between the installation component and the ice maker bracket, and also improving the overall strength of the ice maker bracket, which can prevent Deformed ice maker bracket. The installation assembly can be conveniently slidably connected with the ice maker bracket by the simple cooperation between the guide strip and the guide rail. The other end of the ice making tray opposite to the rotating shaft of the ice making tray is provided with a slot, and the size of the slot can be larger than the size of the drive shaft, which is convenient for users to install or remove. After the mounting assembly is disengaged from the ice maker bracket, the slot of the ice making tray is disengaged from the drive shaft so that the entire ice making tray can be removed.

It should be understood that although this specification is described in terms of embodiments, not every embodiment only includes an independent technical solution, and this description in the specification is only for the sake of clarity, and those skilled in the art should take the specification as a whole, and each The technical solutions in the embodiments can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

The series of detailed descriptions listed above are only specific descriptions for the feasible embodiments of the present invention, and they are not used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Changes should all be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (7)

1. An ice maker, comprising an ice maker bracket, a drive device mounted on the ice maker bracket, and an ice maker tray detachably connected to the drive device, wherein the ice maker It also includes an installation assembly that is detachably connected to the ice maker bracket; the rotating shaft of the ice making tray is arranged in the rotation groove formed by the installation assembly and the ice maker bracket; Wherein, the rotating groove is an annular groove, and the rotating groove includes a first groove provided on the mounting assembly and a second groove provided on the ice maker bracket, and the first groove There is an opening facing the second groove, and the diameter of the opening is larger than the diameter of the rotating shaft of the ice making tray; The first groove and the second groove are two semicircular grooves with the same diameter, and the rotating groove is an annular groove formed by combining the two semicircular grooves; After the installation assembly is removed from the ice maker bracket, the installation assembly, the ice making tray are disconnected from the ice maker bracket and the driving device; Wherein, the installation assembly includes a base and a locking member rotatably connected to the base, the first groove is arranged on the base; the ice maker bracket is provided with a bracket fitting part, and the lock The fastener is snap-connected with the bracket matching portion; the locking member includes a hook portion, the bracket matching portion includes a first slot, and the hook portion is snap-connected with the first slot in order to limit the displacement of the mounting assembly in the vertical direction. 2 . The ice maker according to claim 1 , wherein a position adjacent to the first card slot on the base is provided with a second card slot, and the locking member is connected to the second card slot. 3 . Slot snap connection. 3 . The ice maker according to claim 1 , wherein the extending direction of the rotating shaft of the locking member is defined as the first direction; the locking member is respectively provided with a limiter on both sides in the first direction. 4 . A positioning protrusion is provided on the ice maker bracket, respectively, and a limiting portion for limiting the displacement of the limiting protrusion in the first direction is provided. 4 . The ice maker according to claim 3 , wherein when the hook portion is snap-connected to the first slot, a slot edge of the first slot is sandwiched between the between the limit protrusion and the hook portion. 5 . The ice maker according to claim 1 , wherein the hook portion is provided with a concave portion, and the first latch groove is provided with a mating protrusion extending downward in a vertical direction. 5 . When the hook portion is snap-connected to the first slot, the matching protrusion is snapped into the recess. 6 . The ice maker according to claim 1 , wherein the base is slidably connected to the ice maker bracket; a guide rail is provided on one of the base or the ice maker bracket, and the base Or another one of the ice maker brackets is provided with a guide bar that can slide in the guide rail. 7. A refrigerator, characterized in that the refrigerator comprises a refrigerating compartment and a door for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment, and the door is provided with the device according to any one of claims 1-6. Ice maker.

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