CN112050510B

CN112050510B - Ice making assembly and refrigerator having the same

Info

Publication number: CN112050510B
Application number: CN201910489456.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 崔船; 朱小兵; 张延庆; 牟国梁
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-06-06
Filing date: 2019-06-06
Publication date: 2022-03-25
Anticipated expiration: 2039-06-06
Also published as: EP3982065A4; EP3982065A1; WO2020244115A1; AU2019449503A1; AU2019449503B2; CN112050510A

Abstract

The present invention provides an ice making assembly and a refrigerator having the same. The ice making assembly includes an ice making machine, a water filling pipe for filling water into the ice making machine, and the water filling pipe includes a water inlet section for communicating with a water source. , The diversion section above the ice maker, the water injection pipe has at least one buffer part protruding outward, so that when water is injected, the water first flows into the buffer part, and most of the water pressure is offset, so that the water flows into The water pressure of the ice maker is small, which avoids hidden dangers such as freezing of water droplets and short circuits caused by water splashing.

Description

Ice making assembly and refrigerator with same

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to an ice making assembly and a refrigerator with the same.

Background

At present, refrigerators are more and more intelligent, and the existing refrigerators have the functions of automatically feeding water, making ice, supplying water and ice blocks which can be directly drunk, and the like.

In order to achieve the above function, an external water source needs to be introduced into an ice maker and the like inside the refrigerator through a water pipe. However, at the moment of opening the water valve, the water pressure in the water pipe is suddenly increased due to the high pressure of an external water source, when the water is injected into the ice maker, water drops are splashed out of components such as the ice maker, and potential safety hazards such as water drop icing and circuit short circuit exist after long-term accumulation.

Therefore, there is a need for an ice making assembly and a refrigerator that prevent splashing when water is injected into an ice maker.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the technical problem, the invention provides an ice making assembly and a refrigerator with the same, wherein the ice making assembly is used for preventing water from splashing when the water is injected into an ice making machine.

In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme provided by the invention is as follows: the ice making assembly comprises an ice maker and a water injection pipe for injecting water into the ice maker, wherein the water injection pipe comprises a water inlet section and a flow guide section, the water inlet section is used for communicating a water source, the flow guide section is arranged above the ice maker, and the water injection pipe is provided with at least one buffer part protruding outwards.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the buffering portion is disposed at a connection position of the diversion section and the water inlet section, the buffering portion extends along an extending direction of the water inlet section and along a direction of the diversion section, or the buffering portion extends along a direction departing from the extending direction of the diversion section and along the extending direction of the water inlet section, or the buffering portion and the water inlet section have the same extending direction.

As a further improvement of the invention, the buffer part is arranged at the joint of the diversion section and the water inlet section, the extension directions of the buffer part and the water inlet section are consistent, and the inner diameter of the buffer part is larger than that of the water inlet section.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the water injection pipe has an opening opened in the buffer portion and a plug sealing the opening.

As a further improvement of the present invention, at least one of the buffer portions is disposed in the flow guide section.

As a further improvement of the invention, the buffer part protrudes outwards along the extending direction of the flow guide section.

As a further improvement of the invention, the inner wall of the buffer part is provided with at least one inward-protruding flow buffering piece.

As a further improvement of the invention, the joint of the buffer part and the flow guide section protrudes inwards from the inner wall to form a wedge shape.

The invention also provides a refrigerator comprising the ice making assembly.

As a further improvement of the invention, the refrigerator comprises an ice making compartment, the ice making assembly comprises a water pipe support attached to the ice making compartment, and the water injection pipe comprises a buckle capable of being clamped on the water pipe support.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: according to the ice making assembly, due to the arrangement of the buffer part, when water is injected, part of water flows into the buffer part, and most of water pressure is counteracted, so that the water pressure when the water flows into the ice making assembly is small, and hidden dangers such as water drop icing, circuit short circuit and the like caused by splashing of the water are avoided.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the application. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the ice-making assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a water injection pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A' of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a water injection pipe according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B' of FIG. 5;

the refrigerator comprises 100 parts of a refrigerator, 1 part of an ice making assembly, 11 parts of an ice making machine, 12 parts of a water injection pipe, 121 parts of a water inlet section, 122 parts of a flow guide section, 123 parts of a buffer part, 1231 parts of a slow flow part, 124 parts of a buckle, 125 parts of an opening, 126 parts of a sealing plug, 13 parts of a water pipe support and 2 parts of an ice making chamber.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the technical solutions of the present application will be described in detail and completely with reference to the following specific embodiments of the present application and the accompanying drawings. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, an ice making assembly 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes an ice maker 11, and a water filling pipe 12 for filling water into the ice maker 11, wherein the water filling pipe 12 has at least one buffer portion 123 protruding outward, so that when water is filled, a part of the water flows into the buffer portion 123, and most of the water pressure is offset, so that the water pressure when the water flows into the ice maker 11 is low, thereby avoiding potential hazards such as freezing of water drops and short circuit caused by splashing water.

The water injection pipe 12 includes a water inlet section 121 for communicating a water source and a flow guide section 122 disposed above the ice maker 11, and the buffer part 123 is disposed at a connection position of the flow guide section 122 and the water inlet section 121 or at least one of the flow guide sections 122, so that a buffering effect is better.

The water inlet section 121 and the flow guide section 122 may be one pipe formed integrally or two pipes arranged separately.

In this application, the water inlet section 121 and the diversion section 122 are not specifically limited, for convenience of description, a section of the pipeline close to the water source is called a water inlet section 121, a section close to the ice maker 11 is called a diversion section 122, and a position where the total trend of the water flow changes is called a connection position of the water inlet section 121 and the diversion section 122.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the water source may be an external water source or an internal water tank of the refrigerator.

Specifically, the buffering portion 123 is disposed at a connection position between the diversion section 122 and the water inlet section 121, the buffering portion 123 extends along an extending direction of the water inlet section 121 and along a direction of the diversion section 122, or the buffering portion 123 extends along the extending direction of the water inlet section 121 and along a direction away from the extending direction of the diversion section 122, so that after water flows into the buffering portion 123, most of the water pressure is offset and the direction of the water flow is changed, and then the water flows out of the buffering portion 123 into the diversion section 122;

the extending direction of the water inlet section 121 is the flowing direction of water in the water inlet section 121, and the extending direction of the diversion section 122 is the flowing direction of water in the diversion section 122.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the extending direction of the buffering portion 123 is substantially the same as the extending direction of the water inlet section 121, which means that the buffering portion 123 is substantially the same as the extending direction of the water inlet section 121, so that after water flows into the buffering portion 123, most of the water pressure is counteracted and the water flow direction is changed, and then the water flows out to the diversion section 122 along the extending direction away from the water inlet section 121 and collides with the water in the water inlet section 121, so as to further reduce the water pressure.

In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the buffering portion 123 is disposed at a connection position of the diversion section 122 and the water inlet section 121, an extending direction of the buffering portion 123 is the same as that of the water inlet section 121, and an inner diameter of the buffering portion 123 is larger than that of the water inlet section 121, so that when water flows into the buffering portion 123 from the water inlet section 121, a water pressure is reduced; of course, the inner diameter of the buffering portion 123 may not be larger than the inner diameter of the water inlet section 121, and most of the water pressure may still be offset, which may also achieve the object of the present invention.

Further, the water injection pipe 12 is provided with an opening 125 formed in the buffer portion 123 and a plug 126 for sealing the opening 125, in the processing process, the water injection pipe 12 is processed by injection molding with a mold, the inner diameter of the buffer portion 123 is larger than the inner diameter of the water inlet section 121, so that the demolding is not easy to realize, and the demolding process is smoother through the opening 125 and the plug 126.

As shown in fig. 6, at least one inward-protruding slow flow member 1231 is disposed on an inner wall of the buffer portion 123, and the slow flow member 1231 can break up water, weaken kinetic energy of water flow, and play a role in buffering.

In addition, as shown in fig. 4 and 6, the connection part of the buffering part 123 and the flow guiding section 122 protrudes inwards from the inner wall to form a wedge shape, so that the flow direction of the water flow can be changed to play a role of buffering.

In other embodiments of the present invention, at least one buffering portion 123 is disposed on the flow guiding section 122 (not shown), specifically, the buffering portion 123 protrudes outward along the extending direction of the flow guiding section 122, so that after water flows into the buffering portion 123, most of the water pressure is counteracted, and then the water flows out of the flow guiding section 122.

The invention also provides a refrigerator 100 comprising the ice making assembly 1, as shown in fig. 1, wherein the refrigerator 100 comprises an ice making chamber 2, and the ice making assembly 1 comprises a water pipe bracket 13 which is arranged to be close to the ice making chamber 2 so as to prevent foaming materials from entering the ice making chamber 2 during foaming.

The water injection pipe 12 includes a buckle 124 capable of being clamped to the water pipe bracket 13, so that the water injection pipe 12 is fixed and firm.

In summary, in the ice making assembly 1 and the refrigerator 100 having the same of the present invention, at least one of the connection between the diversion section 122 and the water inlet section 121 or the diversion section 122 has the buffer portion 123 formed by protruding outward, so that when water is filled, water flows into the buffer portion 123 first, most of the water pressure is offset, and thus the water pressure when the water flows into the ice making machine 11 is small, thereby avoiding hidden troubles such as water drop freezing and circuit short circuit caused by water splashing.

The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept of the present invention, and these changes and modifications are all within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An ice making assembly, comprising an ice making machine and a water injection pipe for injecting water into the ice making machine, wherein the water injection pipe comprises a water inlet section for communicating with a water source, a water injection pipe provided in the ice making machine In the upper diversion section, the water injection pipe has at least one buffer part protruding outward; the connection between the buffer part and the diversion section protrudes inward from the inner wall in a wedge shape.

2 . The ice making assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer portion is disposed at the connection between the diversion section and the water inlet section, and the buffer section is along the extending direction of the water inlet section and along the direction of the water inlet section. 3 . The diversion section extends in the direction, or the buffer portion extends along the extension direction of the water inlet section and away from the extension direction of the diversion section, or the buffer section is consistent with the extension direction of the water inlet section.

3 . The ice-making assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer portion is disposed at the connection between the diversion section and the water inlet section, and the buffer section and the water inlet section extend in the same direction, 4 . The inner diameter of the buffer portion is larger than the inner diameter of the water inlet section.

4 . The ice making assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the water injection pipe has an opening opened on the buffer portion and a plug sealing the opening. 5 .

5 . The ice making assembly according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the buffers is disposed on the flow guide section. 6 .

6 . The ice-making assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the buffer portion protrudes outward along the extending direction of the flow guide section. 7 .

7 . The ice making assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the inner wall of the buffer portion is provided with at least one inwardly protruding flow buffer. 8 .

8. A refrigerator, characterized in that, comprising the ice making assembly according to any one of claims 1-7.

9 . The refrigerator according to claim 8 , wherein the refrigerator includes an ice-making compartment, the ice-making assembly includes a water pipe bracket disposed against the ice-making compartment, and the water filling pipe includes a connected to the buckle of the water pipe bracket.