CN108278851B - A kind of crushed ice structure for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a crushed ice structure for a refrigerator, comprising: an ice storage box body, on which an ice outlet is arranged; a cover body, movably arranged at the ice outlet, for opening and closing the ice outlet a driving device; a connecting rod, the two ends of which are respectively movably connected with the cover body and the driving device, and the driving device drives the connecting rod to move from the first position to the second position so as to drive the cover body in Switch between closed and open positions. Compared with the prior art, the present invention adds a cover body below the ice outlet, and drives the connecting rod through the drive device to drive the cover body to switch between the open position and the closed position. When ice cubes are needed, the cover plate is opened. ; When the ice cubes are not needed, the cover plate is always closed, the structure is simple, and the hygiene of the ice cubes in the ice storage box is guaranteed.

Description

A kind of crushed ice structure for refrigerator and refrigerator having the same

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular relates to a crushed ice structure for a refrigerator and a refrigerator having the same.

Background technique

With the improvement of people's living standards, an ice making device with a crushed ice structure is installed on the door of some high-end refrigerators. When the user needs ice cubes, the ice cubes are crushed in the ice crushing mechanism by the user's operation. Relatively small ice cubes are supplied to the user from the ice outlet, and the user can obtain the desired ice cubes according to the demand. However, in the prior art, the ice outlet of the crushed ice structure for refrigerators is usually open. When no ice cubes are needed, the cold energy in the ice storage box will flow out from the ice outlet and meet with the outside air, which is prone to occur. The ice cubes stick together, and the open ice outlet cannot guarantee the hygiene of the ice cubes in the ice storage box.

Therefore, it is necessary to propose a new type of ice crushing structure for refrigerators to solve the above technical problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a crushed ice structure for refrigerators.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator.

To achieve one of the above purposes of the invention, the present invention provides a crushed ice structure for a refrigerator.

Wherein, the crushed ice structure for refrigerators includes:

The ice storage box body is provided with an ice outlet;

a cover body, movably arranged at the ice outlet, used for opening and closing the ice outlet;

drive device;

a connecting rod, two ends of which are respectively movably connected with the cover body and the driving device,

The driving device drives the connecting rod to move from the first position to the second position so as to drive the cover body to switch between the closed position and the open position.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a first hinge shaft is provided at the bottom of the ice storage box body adjacent to the ice outlet, and a first mounting hole adapted to the first hinge shaft is provided on the cover body , the first installation hole is rotatably sleeved on the first hinge shaft so as to realize the rotation of the cover body around the first hinge shaft.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the cover body is further provided with a second mounting hole opposite to the first mounting hole, and a second hinge shaft is provided in the second mounting hole.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the driving device includes a driving motor and a motor push rod, one end of the motor push rod is connected to the driving motor, and the other end is provided with a square ring member, in the direction ring member A third hinge shaft is provided.

As a further improvement of the present invention, both ends of the connecting rod are respectively provided with a third mounting hole and a fourth mounting hole, wherein the third mounting hole is rotatably sleeved on the second hinge shaft, so The fourth installation hole is rotatably sleeved on the third hinge shaft, so that both ends of the connecting rod can rotate around the second hinge shaft and the third hinge shaft respectively.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the drive motor drives the motor push rod to switch between the retracted position and the extended position. When the motor push rod is in the retracted position, the cover is in the closed position, and when the motor push rod is in the retracted position, the cover is in the closed position. When the push rod is in the extended position, the cover is in the open position.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the ice storage box is provided with an ice blade shaft and an ice blade, and the ice blade shaft can drive the ice blade to rotate.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the ice blade shaft and the first hinge shaft are arranged concentrically.

As a further improvement of the present invention, an elastic member is further provided on the first hinge shaft, and when the cover body is in the closed position, the elastic member provides a pre-tightening force.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned other object of the invention, the present invention provides a refrigerator, which includes the crushed ice structure for a refrigerator according to any one of the above.

The beneficial effect of the present invention is: by adding a cover body below the ice outlet, and driving the connecting rod through the driving device to drive the cover body to switch between the open position and the closed position, when ice cubes are needed, the cover plate is opened; When the ice cubes are not needed, the cover plate is always in a closed state, and the structure is simple, which ensures the hygiene of the ice cubes in the ice storage box.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a crushed ice structure for a refrigerator in a specific embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a crushed ice structure for a refrigerator when another angled lower cover is in an open/closed position according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the various 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.

Terms such as "upper," "over," "lower," "below," and the like, referring to spatially relative positions, are used herein for ease of illustration to describe one element or feature relative to another as shown in the figures The relationship of a unit 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. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "below" can encompass both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or otherwise) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

Referring to Figures 1-2, a preferred embodiment of the ice crushing structure 10 for refrigerators of the present invention is shown. The crushed ice structure 10 for a refrigerator of the present invention includes an ice storage box body 11, a connecting rod 13 and a driving device 14 arranged outside the ice storage box body 11, wherein an ice outlet 111 is provided at the bottom of the ice storage box body 11, A cover body 12 for opening and closing the ice outlet 111 is provided at the ice outlet 111 . The cover body 12 is driven to rotate by the connecting rod 13 , and the connecting rod 13 is driven by the driving device 14 to drive the cover body 12 to open. Horizontal rotation between position and closed position.

The ice storage box body 11 is provided with an ice blade shaft 112 and an ice blade 113. In the ice storage box body 11, the ice blade shaft 112 can drive the ice blade 113 to rotate, so that the ice in the ice storage box body 11 is broken, and the crushed ice is released from the ice. Port 111 discharges. In the prior art, the ice outlet is generally open. When crushed ice is not needed, the cold energy in the ice storage box will flow out from the ice outlet to meet the outside air, which is easy to cause ice cubes to stick. The ice outlet also cannot guarantee the hygiene of the ice cubes. In the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, a cover 12 is movably arranged at the ice outlet 111 to open and close the ice outlet 111. When the ice needs to be crushed, the cover 12 is opened, and when the ice When ice is on, the cover 12 is always closed.

The cover body 12, which is arranged in a fan shape, includes a fan-shaped cover body 121 and a first mounting hole 122 and a second mounting hole 123 arranged on the cover body 121 opposite to each other, wherein the first mounting hole 122 is provided in the At the central corner of the fan-shaped cover body 121 , the second mounting hole 123 is provided at one end of the arc of the fan-shaped cover body 121 .

A first hinge shaft 15 is provided at the bottom of the ice storage box body 11 adjacent to the ice outlet 111. The first installation hole 122 on the cover body 12 is adapted to the first hinge shaft 15. When the first installation hole 122 is sleeved on the first hinge shaft 122 When a hinge shaft 15 is mounted, the first mounting hole 122 can freely rotate around the first hinge shaft 15 , so that the cover body 12 can rotate around the first hinge shaft 15 . Preferably, the first hinge shaft 15 is arranged concentrically with the skate shaft 112 .

A second hinge shaft 16 is also provided in the second installation hole 123 for connecting the cover body 12 and the connecting rod 13 .

The driving device 14 includes a driving motor 141 and a motor push rod 142. The driving motor 141 drives the motor push rod 142 to switch between the retracted position and the extended position. One end of the motor push rod 142 is connected to the driving motor 141 , and the other end is provided with a square ring member 1421 . Preferably, a third hinge shaft 17 is also provided in the square ring member 1421 .

The connecting rod 13 has a third mounting hole 131 and a fourth mounting hole 132 at both ends, wherein the third mounting hole 131 is adapted to the second hinge shaft 16 , and the fourth mounting hole 132 is adapted to the third hinge shaft 17 . When the third installation hole 131 is sleeved on the second hinge shaft 16, the third installation hole 131 can freely rotate around the second hinge shaft 16; when the fourth installation hole 132 is sleeved on the third hinge shaft 17 , the fourth mounting hole 132 can freely rotate around the third hinge axis 17 to realize the free rotation of both ends of the connecting rod 13 around the second hinge axis 16 and the third hinge axis 17 respectively.

When the cover body 12 is in the closed position, the motor push rod 142 is at the retracted position 14a, and the connecting rod 13 is at the first position 13a. When ice crushing is required, the driving motor 141 drives the motor push rod 142 to extend gradually, and the driving rod 13 is driven by The first position 13a gradually moves to the second position 13b, the fourth installation hole 132 also rotates around the third hinge shaft 17 at the same time, and the third installation hole 131 rotates around the second hinge shaft 16, thereby driving the cover 12 to gradually open until the motor The push rod 142 is in the fully extended position 14b, at this time, the connecting rod 13 is in the second position 13b, the cover 12 is in the open position, and the ice outlet 111 is completely exposed. Rotational movement.

Preferably, an elastic member (not shown in the figure) is further provided on the first hinge shaft 15 , when the cover body 12 is in the closed position, the elastic member provides a pre-tightening force so that the cover body 12 is always in the closed state.

The present invention also provides a refrigerator (not shown in the figure), which can obtain the beneficial effects of the ice crushed structure for a refrigerator in the above-mentioned various embodiments by adopting the crushed ice structure for a refrigerator introduced in the above-mentioned various embodiments. No improvement has been made to other structures or functions of the refrigerator, so other structures of the refrigerator will not be repeated here.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments are to be regarded in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the invention is to be defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, which are therefore intended to fall within the scope of the claims. All changes within the meaning and range of the equivalents of , are included in the present invention. Any reference signs in the claims shall not be construed as limiting the involved claim.

In addition, it should be understood that although this specification is described in terms of embodiments, not each 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 , the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other implementations that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims (10)

1. An ice crushing structure for a refrigerator, comprising:

an ice storage box body, which is provided with an ice outlet;

the cover body is movably arranged at the ice outlet and used for opening and closing the ice outlet;

a drive device;

two ends of the connecting rod are respectively movably connected with the cover body and the driving device,

the driving device drives the connecting rod to move from the first position to the second position so as to drive the cover body to switch between the closed position and the open position.

2. The ice crushing structure for the refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first hinge shaft is provided at a bottom of the ice storage box body adjacent to the ice outlet, and a first mounting hole adapted to the first hinge shaft is provided on the cover body, and the first mounting hole is rotatably sleeved on the first hinge shaft to enable the cover body to rotate around the first hinge shaft.

3. The ice crushing structure for the refrigerator as claimed in claim 2, wherein a second mounting hole is further provided at the cover body to be opposite to the first mounting hole, and a second hinge shaft is provided in the second mounting hole.

4. The ice crushing structure for the refrigerator as claimed in claim 3, wherein the driving means includes a driving motor and a motor push rod, one end of the motor push rod is connected to the driving motor, and the other end is provided with a square ring member in which a third hinge shaft is provided.

5. The ice crushing structure for the refrigerator as claimed in claim 4, wherein the connecting rod is provided at both ends thereof with a third mounting hole and a fourth mounting hole, respectively, wherein the third mounting hole is rotatably sleeved on the second hinge shaft, and the fourth mounting hole is rotatably sleeved on the third hinge shaft, so as to realize the rotation of both ends of the connecting rod around the second hinge shaft and the third hinge shaft, respectively.

6. The ice crushing structure for the refrigerator as claimed in claim 5, wherein the driving motor drives the motor push rod to switch between a retracted position and an extended position, the cover is in a closed position when the motor push rod is in the retracted position, and the cover is in an open position when the motor push rod is in the extended position.

7. The ice crushing structure for the refrigerator as claimed in claim 2, wherein an ice blade shaft and an ice blade are arranged in the ice bank, and the ice blade shaft can drive the ice blade to rotate.

8. The ice crushing structure for the refrigerator as claimed in claim 7, wherein the ice cutter shaft is concentrically disposed with the first hinge shaft.

9. The ice crushing structure for the refrigerator as claimed in claim 8, wherein an elastic member is further provided on the first hinge shaft, the elastic member providing a pre-load force when the cover is in the closed position.

10. A refrigerator comprising the ice crushing structure for a refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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