CN111288700B - Ice making assembly and refrigerator having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an ice-making assembly, comprising: a chassis; an ice tray located on the chassis, the chassis and the ice tray being detachable; a first driving member for driving the ice tray to approach or away from the chassis; when making ice, the ice tray abuts on the chassis, when the ice making is completed, the first driving member drives the ice tray away from the chassis, and the ice cubes are located on the chassis . Compared with the prior art, the present invention can separate the ice tray and the chassis from each other when the ice making is completed, and realize the preparation of ice cubes of various shapes by controlling the shape of the ice tray.

Description

Ice making assembly and refrigerator having the same

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular relates to an ice-making assembly and a refrigerator having the same.

Background technique

With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, more and more refrigerators on the market are equipped with an automatic ice making function, and most of the automatic ice making machines are aluminum-mode automatic ice making machines or twist-disk ice making machines. The ice cubes produced by the aluminum model ice machine are usually approximately semi-circular, and the ice cubes produced by the twist disc ice machine are approximately square, but for special shapes of ice, both ice machines are used. cannot be achieved.

In view of this, it is necessary to improve the structure of the existing ice maker to solve the above problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an ice making assembly that solves the above technical problems, which can make ice cubes of various shapes.

To achieve the above purpose of the invention, the present invention provides an ice making assembly.

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

Among them, the ice-making components include:

chassis;

an ice tray, located on the chassis, the chassis and the ice tray are detachable;

a first driving member for driving the ice tray closer to or away from the chassis;

When making ice, the ice tray abuts on the base plate, and when ice making is completed, the first driving member drives the ice tray to separate from the base plate, and the ice cubes are located on the base plate.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the first driving member includes a first driving motor, a first rotating shaft, and a bracket rotatably sleeved on the first rotating shaft, and the bracket includes a first connection parallel to each other an arm, a second connecting arm and a transverse arm connecting the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the first rotating shaft passes through the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm respectively, and the first rotating shaft is parallel to the transverse arm.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, two ends of the ice tray are respectively provided with fixing pieces, and one ends of the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm are respectively provided with fixing holes adapted to the fixing pieces, One ends of the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm are respectively fixed to two ends of the ice tray through the mutual cooperation of the fixing member and the fixing hole.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the other end of the first connecting arm or the second connecting arm is provided with a first driven gear part, the first driving motor is connected with a first driving gear part, and the The first driving gear part and the first driven gear part mesh with each other, so that the first driving motor drives the bracket to rotate around the first rotating shaft.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the ice-making assembly further includes a second driving member, the second driving member includes a second driving motor and a second rotating shaft, the second rotating shaft is fixed to the chassis, and the second rotating shaft is fixed to the chassis. Two drive motors drive the second shaft to rotate, thereby driving the chassis to rotate around its axis.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a heating element is further provided inside the chassis.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, a sealing ring is provided at the bottom of the ice tray, and when the ice tray abuts on the bottom plate, the sealing ring seals the space between the ice tray and the bottom plate Clearance.

As a further improvement of an embodiment of the present invention, the ice tray is a hollow structure, which includes several small cells, and each of the small cells is provided with a soft rubber cover.

Accordingly, a refrigerator includes the ice making assembly as claimed in any one of the preceding claims.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are: it can be seen from the above technical solutions that the present invention has many outstanding substantive technical features, and after implementing the technical solutions of the present invention, its remarkable technical progress is mainly reflected in: the present invention is completed when ice making is completed. The ice tray and the chassis can be separated from each other, and various shapes of ice cubes can be prepared by controlling the shape of the ice tray.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice-making assembly in a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the ice tray and the chassis in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. However, these embodiments do not limit the present invention, and structural 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.

Also, it should be understood that although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements or structures, these described objects should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish these described objects from each other. For example, the first drive member may be referred to as the second drive member, and similarly the second drive member may also be referred to as the first drive member without departing from the scope of the present application.

Referring to Figures 1-2, a preferred embodiment of the ice-making assembly of the present invention is shown. The ice making assembly 10 in the present invention includes a chassis 11, an ice tray 12 and a first driving member 13, wherein the ice tray 12 is located on the chassis 11, the chassis 11 and the ice tray 12 are designed to be detachable, and the first driving member 13 can be The ice tray 12 is driven close to or away from the chassis 11. When filling water and making ice, the first driving member 13 drives the ice tray 12 close to the chassis 11 until the ice tray 12 abuts on the chassis 11; when the ice making is completed, the first driving member 13 drives the ice tray 12 away from the chassis 11 .

Preferably, the bottom of the ice tray 12 is provided with a sealing ring 121 , when the ice tray 12 abuts on the chassis 11 , the sealing ring 121 seals the gap between the ice tray 12 and the chassis 11 .

The first driving member 13 includes a first driving motor 131 , a first rotating shaft 132 and a bracket 133 rotatably sleeved on the first rotating shaft 132 . In detail, the bracket 133 includes a first connecting arm 1331 , a second connecting arm 1332 that are parallel to each other, and a transverse arm 1333 connecting the first connecting arm 1331 and the second connecting arm 1332 . The first rotating shaft 132 passes through the first connecting arm 1331 and the second connecting arm 1332 respectively, and the first rotating shaft 132 is parallel to the transverse arm 1333 .

Two ends of the ice tray 12 are respectively provided with fixing pieces 124 , and one end of the first connecting arm 1331 and the second connecting arm 1332 are respectively provided with fixing holes 13311 and 13321 which are adapted to the fixing pieces 124 . and 13321 cooperate with each other so that one ends of the first connecting arm 1331 and the second connecting arm 1332 are respectively fixed to two ends of the ice tray 12 . The mutual cooperation between the fixing member and the fixing hole can be screw fit, or the cross-section of the fixing member and the fixing hole is a polygon that cooperates with each other. In this way, the ice tray 12 is detachable from the first connecting arm 1331 and the second connecting arm 1332. The ice-making assembly in the invention can replace ice trays of various shapes, thereby realizing the function of preparing ice cubes of various shapes.

The other end of the first connecting arm 1331 or the second connecting arm 1332 is provided with a first driven gear part. The first driving gear part 1311 is connected to the driving motor 131, and the first driving gear part 1311 and the first driven gear part 13312 are meshed with each other, so that the first driving motor 131 drives the first driving gear part 1311 to rotate, thereby driving the bracket 133 around The first rotating shaft 132 rotates. (The tooth surfaces of the first driving gear part 1311 and the first driven gear part 13312 are not shown in the figure)

The ice making assembly further includes a second driving member 14 . The second driving member 14 includes a second driving motor 141 and a second rotating shaft 142 , and the second rotating shaft 142 is fixed to the chassis 11 . In detail, a second driving gear part 1411 is connected to the second driving motor 141 , a second driven gear part 1421 is provided on the end of the first rotating shaft 142 close to the second driving motor 141 , the second driving gear part 1411 and the second driven gear part 1421 are provided. The driving gear parts 1421 mesh with each other, the second driving motor 141 drives the second driving gear part 1411 to rotate, drives the second rotating shaft 142 to rotate, and then drives the chassis 11 to rotate around its own axis. (The tooth surfaces of the second driving gear part 1411 and the second driven gear part 1421 are not shown in the figure)

When pouring water and making ice, the ice tray 12 abuts on the chassis 11 . When ice making is completed, the first driving member 13 drives the ice tray 12 to separate from the chassis 11 , and the ice cubes are located on the chassis. The first driving member 14 drives the chassis 11 Flip over and pour ice cubes into the lower ice bin (not shown). Preferably, a heating element 111 is further provided inside the chassis 11 , and the heating element 111 is a heating wire. When the ice making is completed, the heating element 111 starts to heat, so that the ice cubes can be easily separated from the chassis 11 .

More preferably, the ice tray 12 is a hollow structure, which includes a plurality of small cells 122, and each small cell 122 is provided with a soft rubber cover 123. The function of the soft rubber cover 123 is to avoid ice cubes and the small cells 122. The inner wall is bonded.

Correspondingly, the present invention also provides a refrigerator (not shown), which can obtain the beneficial effects of the ice-making assembly in the above-mentioned embodiments by adopting the ice-making assembly introduced in the above-mentioned various embodiments, and because the The other structures or functions of the refrigerator have not been improved, so the other structures of the refrigerator will not be repeated here.

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 (10)

1. An ice-making assembly, characterized in that, comprising: chassis; The ice tray is located on the chassis, the ice tray is a hollow structure, the ice tray includes several small cells, and the chassis and the ice tray are detachable; a first driving member for driving the ice tray closer to or away from the chassis; When making ice, the ice tray abuts on the base plate, and when ice making is completed, the first driving member drives the ice tray to separate from the base plate, and the ice cubes are located on the base plate. 2 . The ice making assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first driving member comprises a first driving motor, a first rotating shaft, and a bracket rotatably sleeved on the first rotating shaft, and the bracket It includes a first connecting arm, a second connecting arm that are parallel to each other, and a transverse arm connecting the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm. 3 . The ice making assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the first rotating shaft passes through the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm respectively, and the first rotating shaft is parallel to the transverse arm. 4 . 4 . The ice making assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the two ends of the ice tray are respectively provided with fixing parts, and one ends of the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm are respectively provided with the fixing parts. 5 . A fixing hole adapted to the component, and the fixing component and the fixing hole cooperate with each other so that one end of the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm are respectively fixed to the two ends of the ice tray. 5 . The ice making assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the other end of the first connecting arm or the second connecting arm is provided with a first driven gear portion, and the first driving motor is connected with a first driven gear. 6 . A driving gear part, the first driving gear part and the first driven gear part are meshed with each other, so that the first driving motor drives the bracket to rotate around the first rotating shaft. 6 . The ice making assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the ice making assembly further comprises a second driving member, the second driving member comprises a second driving motor and a second rotating shaft, and the second rotating shaft Fixed with the chassis, the second drive motor drives the second shaft to rotate, thereby driving the chassis to rotate around its axis. 7. The ice-making assembly according to claim 1, wherein a heating element is further provided inside the bottom plate. 8 . The ice making assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a sealing ring is provided at the bottom of the ice tray, and when the ice tray abuts on the bottom plate, the sealing ring seals the ice. 9 . the gap between the grid and the chassis. 9 . The ice making assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each of the small cells is provided with a soft rubber sleeve. 10 . 10. A refrigerator, characterized by comprising the ice-making assembly according to any one of the preceding claims.

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