CN112444027A - Dispenser of ice making system and refrigerator having the same - Google Patents
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Abstract
本发明提供了一种制冰系统的分配器与具有该分配器的冰箱。其中制冰系统的分配器包括：壳体，其上部具有开口；转轴，设置于开口处，配置成被电机驱动旋转；盖板，与转轴连接，配置成在转轴旋转时随转轴运动，以开闭制冰系统的冰通道的出口；以及检测装置，设置于壳体内部远离转轴的旋转轴线的一侧，配置成检测盖板的开闭情况。本发明的方案，检测装置可以快速、有效地检测出分配器盖板的开闭情况，避免盖板未完全关闭导致冷量泄漏，甚至冰水、冰块或冰沙泄漏的问题，保证分配器可以正常工作，提升用户的使用体验。
The present invention provides a dispenser of an ice making system and a refrigerator having the dispenser. The distributor of the ice-making system includes: a casing with an opening on the upper part; a rotating shaft, disposed at the opening, configured to be driven and rotated by a motor; a cover plate, connected to the rotating shaft, and configured to move with the rotating shaft when the rotating shaft rotates to open the The outlet of the ice channel of the ice-making system is closed; and the detection device is arranged on the side of the inside of the casing away from the rotation axis of the rotating shaft, and is configured to detect the opening and closing of the cover plate. According to the solution of the present invention, the detection device can quickly and effectively detect the opening and closing of the cover plate of the dispenser, so as to avoid the leakage of cold energy, or even the leakage of ice water, ice cubes or smoothies due to the incomplete closing of the cover plate, so as to ensure the safety of the dispenser. It can work normally and improve the user experience.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a distributor of an ice making system and a refrigerator with the distributor.
Background
With the increasing development of society and the continuous improvement of living standard of people, the pace of life of people is faster and faster, and a lot of food can be purchased and stored at one time. In order to ensure the storage effect of food, a refrigerator has become one of household appliances indispensable to people's daily life.
Moreover, the functions of the existing refrigerator are more and more, for example, the refrigerator can be provided with an ice making system to make ice water, ice cubes or ice slush by using the cold energy of the storage chamber and provide the ice water, ice cubes or ice slush for users, so as to meet different requirements of the users. In ice making systems, the dispenser is a critical system component, but current dispenser covers often do not completely close, resulting in cold leakage. More seriously, ice water, ice cubes or slush may leak, affecting the normal use of the user and causing loss to the user.
Disclosure of Invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser capable of detecting the opening and closing of a cover plate, so as to prevent the leakage of cooling energy caused by the incomplete closing of the cover plate.
A further object of the present invention is to ensure operational reliability of the dispenser and to enhance the user experience.
In particular, the present invention provides a dispenser for an ice making system comprising: a housing having an opening at an upper portion thereof; the rotating shaft is arranged at the opening and is configured to be driven to rotate by a motor; a cover plate connected to the rotation shaft and configured to move with the rotation shaft when the rotation shaft rotates to open and close an outlet of an ice passage of the ice making system; and a detection device arranged on one side of the shell far away from the rotation axis of the rotation shaft and configured to detect the opening and closing of the cover plate.
Optionally, bayonets are formed on two opposite sides of the upper part of the shell; the rotating shaft comprises a rod part and a connecting part, two ends of the rod part are respectively clamped in the bayonets on each side, and the connecting part is connected to the middle part of the rod part; the cover plate is connected above the connecting part.
Optionally, the dispenser of the ice-making system further comprises: and the protection structure is made of waterproof materials and wraps the outer side of the detection device so as to isolate the detection device from ice and water.
Optionally, the detection device is a hall sensor, and the edge of the cover plate is provided with a magnet, the magnet is configured to: directly below the hall sensor with the cover plate fully closing the outlet.
Optionally, the detection device is a mechanical switch, and the edge of the cover plate is provided with an arm configured to: the mechanical switch is touched with the cover plate fully closing the outlet.
Optionally, the detection device is a light sensor, and the edge of the cover plate is provided with a light blocking portion configured to: the light-sensitive portion of the light sensor is shielded with the cover plate completely closing the outlet.
Optionally, the protection structure is made of a non-metal material and has a thickness of 0.2 mm to 3 mm.
Optionally, the protective structure is made of a soft material and has a thickness of 0.2 mm to 1.5 mm.
Optionally, the protective structure is made of a transparent material and has a thickness of 0.2 mm to 3 mm.
Optionally, the cover plate is provided with a rubber layer, a foam layer and a supporting layer from top to bottom, and the dispenser of the ice making system further comprises: the heater comprises a bending part and a heating part, wherein the bending part is arranged above the middle part of the rod part, the heating part is connected with the bending part, the whole heater is in a sheet shape and clamped between the supporting layer and the foam layer so as to move together when the cover plate moves.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a refrigerator including: the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body, a storage compartment and a storage box, wherein the refrigerator body is internally provided with the storage compartment; and the door body is arranged on the front side of the box body and is used for opening and closing the storage compartment in an operable manner, and the door body is provided with an ice making system which comprises a distributor of any one ice making system.
The dispenser of the ice making system and the refrigerator of the present invention, wherein the dispenser of the ice making system comprises: a housing having an opening at an upper portion thereof; the rotating shaft is arranged at the opening and is configured to be driven to rotate by a motor; a cover plate connected to the rotation shaft and configured to move with the rotation shaft when the rotation shaft rotates to open and close an outlet of an ice passage of the ice making system; and a detection device arranged on one side of the shell far away from the rotation axis of the rotation shaft and configured to detect the opening and closing of the cover plate. The detection device can detect out the switching condition of distributor apron fast, effectively, avoids the apron to close totally and leads to cold volume to leak, and even frozen water, ice-cube or the problem that the ice-sand leaked guarantees that the distributor can normally work, promotes user's use and experiences.
Furthermore, the detection device of the distributor and the refrigerator of the ice making system can be a Hall sensor, a mechanical switch or an optical sensor, and the detection devices in various forms can ensure that the opening and closing conditions of the cover plate of the distributor can be accurately detected, so that the occurrence possibility of the problems of refrigerant leakage and the like is reduced. And, the dispenser of the ice making system may further include: protection architecture, its material is waterproof material, and wraps up in detection device's outside to make detection device and ice, water keep apart, can guarantee detection device's operational reliability and prolong its life. The detection device is a Hall sensor, the protection structure is made of a non-metal material, and the thickness of the protection structure is 0.2 mm to 3 mm; the detection device is a mechanical switch, the protection structure is made of soft materials, and the thickness of the protection structure is 0.2 mm to 1.5 mm; the detection device is an optical sensor, the protection structure is made of a light-transmitting material, and the thickness of the protection structure is 0.2 mm to 3 mm. The material and the thickness of protection architecture and detection device's type phase-match further guarantee detection device's detection accuracy.
Furthermore, the distributor of the ice making system and the refrigerator of the invention are provided with the rubber layer, the foam layer and the supporting layer from top to bottom. The heater comprises a bending part and a heating part, wherein the bending part is arranged above the middle part of the rod part, the heating part is connected with the bending part, the whole heater is in a sheet shape and clamped between the supporting layer and the foam layer so as to move together when the cover plate moves. Regular heating is located to the apron through the heater, can guarantee that apron department can not take place the condition of freezing because of the temperature is low here, avoids influencing the normal ice that goes out of distributor, effectively guarantees the operational reliability of distributor, further promotes user's use and experiences.
The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of specific embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Some specific embodiments of the invention will be described in detail hereinafter, by way of illustration and not limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements or components. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the drawings:
fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of a partial configuration of an ice-making system to which a dispenser of the ice-making system is adapted according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a connection structure of a dispenser and an ice passage of an ice making system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a dispenser of an ice-making system according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is an exploded schematic view of a portion of the dispenser of the ice-making system of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a portion of the dispenser of the ice-making system of FIG. 4;
FIG. 7 is a partially exploded schematic view of a dispenser of an ice-making system according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a portion of the dispenser of the ice-making system of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a partially exploded schematic view of a dispenser of an ice-making system according to yet another embodiment of the invention; and
fig. 10 is a schematic view of a dispenser of the ice-making system of fig. 9.
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The embodiment firstly provides a refrigerator, and the detection device of the distributor of the ice making system in the refrigerator can detect the opening and closing condition of the cover plate of the distributor, so that the problem that the cover plate is not completely closed to cause cold quantity leakage, even ice water, ice cubes or ice sand leakage is avoided, the distributor can normally work, and the use experience of a user is improved. Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the refrigerator 100 of the present embodiment may generally include: the refrigerator body 110 and the door 120, and the ice making system 200 may be disposed on the door 120.
The storage compartments are defined in the box body 110, and the number and structure of the storage compartments can be configured according to the requirement. The storage compartments can be respectively configured as follows according to different purposes: a refrigerating chamber, a temperature changing chamber, a freezing chamber and the like. Each storage compartment can be divided into a plurality of storage areas by a dividing plate, and the articles are stored by racks or drawers. The interior of the box body 110 is also limited with a cooling chamber, and an evaporator is arranged in the cooling chamber to provide cold for the storage chamber. The evaporators provide different cooling capacities for various storage compartments, so that the temperatures in the various storage compartments are different. For example, the temperature in the refrigerated compartment 112 is generally between 2 ℃ and 10 ℃, preferably between 4 ℃ and 7 ℃. The temperature in the freezer compartment 114 is typically in the range of-22 c to-14 c.
The door 120 is disposed at a front side of the cabinet 110 to operatively open and close the storage compartment. The door bodies 120 may be disposed corresponding to the storage compartments, that is, one or more door bodies 120 may be disposed corresponding to each storage compartment. The door 120 may be pivotally disposed on a front surface of the cabinet 110, and may also be opened in a drawer manner. As shown in fig. 1, the ice making system 200 may be disposed on the door 120 of the refrigerator 100 of the present embodiment. The refrigerator 100 of the present embodiment may be configured as a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment at left and right sides, respectively, and specifically, one side corresponding to the door 120 provided with the ice making system 200 is the freezing compartment, so as to implement the production of ice water, ice cubes, or slush by using a low temperature of the freezing compartment. Also, the ice making system 200 may include a dispenser of the ice making system of any of the embodiments described below.
The present embodiment also provides a dispenser of an ice making system, fig. 2 is a partial structural view of an ice making system 200 to which the dispenser 300 of the ice making system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, fig. 3 is a connection structural view of the dispenser 300 of the ice making system according to an embodiment of the present invention and an ice passage 210, fig. 4 is a structural view of the dispenser 300 of the ice making system according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 5 is an exploded partial structural view of the dispenser 300 of the ice making system in fig. 4, and fig. 6 is a partial structural view of the dispenser 300 of the ice making system in fig. 4. As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the ice making system 200 may include an ice passage 210 and a dispenser 300, and a cover 340 of the dispenser 300 may open and close an outlet of the ice passage 210. In fact, the ice making system 200 may further include: water valves, filters, ice makers, and ice banks, except for the few components not shown in the figures.
According to a flow path of the water path, the water flows through the water valve, the filter, the ice maker, the ice bank, the ice passage 210, and the dispenser 300 in sequence, and is finally supplied to the outside of the refrigerator 100 in the form of ice water, ice cubes, or slush. As shown in fig. 1, the ice making system 200 may further include a selection panel 220 exposed outside the door 120, and the selection panel 200 may be a touch screen or a touch button. Specifically, the selection panel 220 may have an identification of ice water, ice cubes, and slush for selection by the user. The ice maker can be made according to the specific selection of the user. The bottom of the ice bank may be further provided with an ice blade to discharge the ice water, ice cubes, or smoothie in the ice bank to the dispenser 300, and then the dispenser 300 may provide the ice water, ice cubes, or smoothie to the outside of the refrigerator 100.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the dispenser 300 of the ice making system of the present embodiment may include: the detection device comprises a shell 310, a rotating shaft 320, a cover plate 340 and a detection device. Wherein, the upper portion of the housing 310 has an opening 311. The rotating shaft 320 is disposed at the opening 311 and configured to be driven to rotate by a motor 330. The cover plate 340 is connected to the rotation shaft 320 and configured to move with the rotation shaft 320 when the rotation shaft 320 rotates to open and close the outlet of the ice passage 210 of the ice making system 200. The detection device is disposed inside the housing 310 on a side away from the rotation axis of the rotation shaft 320, and is configured to detect the opening and closing of the cover 340.
The detection device is disposed inside the housing 310 on a side away from the rotation axis of the rotation shaft 320, and can most effectively and rapidly detect the opening and closing of the cover 340. However, the detecting means is disposed inside the housing 310 and is easily exposed to ice and water and is corroded by the ice and water to be failed, and therefore, in a preferred embodiment, the dispenser 300 of the ice making system may further include: and the protection structure (not shown in the figure) is made of a waterproof material and wraps the outer side of the detection device so as to isolate the detection device from ice and water, ensure the working reliability of the detection device and prolong the service life of the detection device.
In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 to 5, bayonets 312 are formed at two opposite sides of the upper portion of the housing 310. The rotating shaft 320 includes a rod 321 and a connecting portion 322, two ends of the rod 321 are respectively clamped to the bayonets 312 on each side, and the connecting portion 322 is connected to the middle of the rod 321. The cover plate 340 is connected above the connection portion 322. One end of the rod portion 321 is connected to the motor 330. Preferably, the shaft portion 321 and the connecting portion 322 may be integrally formed.
It should be noted that the dispenser 300 of the ice making system may further include: the pressing tongue 370 is configured such that when the pressing tongue 370 is stressed, the motor 330 drives the rotating shaft 320 to rotate, thereby driving the cover plate 340 to open the outlet. Specifically, when the pressing tongue 370 is applied with a force, the motor 330 drives the rotation shaft 320 to rotate, and the cover plate 340 moves downward along with it, opening the outlet of the ice passage 210, so that the ice water, ice cubes, or slush in the ice passage 210 can be supplied to the outside through the dispenser 300. When the pressing tongue 370 is changed from being stressed to being unstressed, the motor 330 drives the rotating shaft 320 to rotate in the reverse direction, and the cover plate 340 moves upward accordingly, closing the outlet of the ice passage 210.
In addition, in order to avoid the occurrence of cold leakage and the like due to the fact that the outlet of the ice duct 210 is not completely closed by the cover plate 340, the opening and closing of the cover plate 340 of the dispenser 300 can be detected by the detection device, and the use experience of a user is improved. In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the detecting device may be a hall sensor 351, and the edge of the cover plate 340 is provided with a magnet 355, the magnet 355 being configured to: and is located directly below the hall sensor 351 in a state where the cover plate 340 completely closes the outlet. The hall sensor 351 is a magnetic sensor, and a magnetic field and its change can be detected by the hall sensor 351. Therefore, in the case where the cover 340 completely closes the outlet, the magnet 355 is opposite to the hall sensor 351, and the hall sensor 351 can detect the magnetic field. It is possible to determine whether the cover plate 340 completely closes the outlet of the ice passage 210 using the hall sensor 351.
Further, as shown in fig. 2 and 5, the hall sensor 351 in the present embodiment may be fixed to a fixing bracket 353, and the fixing bracket 353 is fixed to the housing 230 of the ice making system 200 by a screw 354. When the detection device is the hall sensor 351, the protection structure can be made of a non-metal material and has a thickness of 0.2 mm to 3 mm. The protection structure is made of non-metal materials, so that the normal work of the Hall sensor 351 for detecting the magnetic field can be guaranteed not to be interfered. Specifically, the protection structure of the hall sensor 351 may be made of a plastic material that satisfies food safety.
As shown in fig. 5, the cap plate 340 may be provided with a rubber layer 341, a foam layer 342, and a support layer 343 from the top down. Fig. 6 shows a partial schematic view of the dispenser 300 of the refrigeration system, in effect, after the cover 340 has removed the rubber layer 341 and the foam layer 342 to better illustrate the positional relationship of the magnet 355 and the hall sensor 351 with the cover 340 fully closing the outlet. Specifically, the magnet 355 may be disposed at an edge of the support layer 343 of the cover plate 340. Also, the dispenser 300 of the ice making system may further include: the heater 360 includes a bending portion 361 and a heating portion 362, wherein the bending portion 361 is disposed above the middle portion of the rod portion 321, and the heating portion 362 is connected to the bending portion 361, and the whole body of the heater is sheet-shaped and is sandwiched between the supporting layer 343 and the foam layer 342 so as to move together when the cover plate 340 moves.
The rubber layer 341 can perform a sealing function, the foam layer 342 is used for supporting the rubber layer 341, and the support layer 343 is used for supporting the rubber layer 341, the foam layer 342, and the heating portion 362, and is connected and fixed with the connection portion 322 of the rotating shaft 320. The bent portion 361 is shaped such that the heater 360 does not interfere with the rotation shaft 320 when moving together with the cover plate 340. Preferably, the heating part 362 is provided corresponding to the shape and size of the support layer 343 and the foam layer 342 of the cap plate 340, so that the entire cap plate 340 can be uniformly heated. The heating part 362 can regularly heat the cover plate 340, for example, heat for 2 seconds every 10 seconds, so as to avoid the cover plate 340 from being frozen due to the low temperature of the environment, ensure that the dispenser 300 can normally discharge ice, improve the working reliability of the dispenser 300, and further improve the use experience of the user.
Fig. 7 is a partially exploded view illustrating a dispenser 300 of an ice making system according to another embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 8 is a partially exploded view illustrating the dispenser 300 of the ice making system of fig. 7. In another preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the detection device may be a mechanical switch 352, and the edge of the cover plate 340 is provided with an arm 356, and the arm 356 is configured to: the mechanical switch 352 is touched in a case where the cover 340 completely closes the outlet. When the mechanical switch 352 is touched by the arm 356, it is determined that the cover plate 340 completely closes the outlet of the ice passage 210; when the mechanical switch 352 is not touched by the arm 356, it is determined that the cover plate 340 does not completely close the outlet of the ice passage 210.
Fig. 8 shows a partial schematic view of the dispenser 300 of the refrigeration system with the cover 340 substantially removed from the rubber layer 341 and foam layer 342 to better illustrate the positional relationship of the arm 356 to the mechanical switch 352 with the cover 340 fully closing the outlet. Specifically, the arm 356 may be disposed at an edge of the support layer 343 of the cover plate 340. In addition, the mechanical switch 352 of the present embodiment may also be fixed to the fixing bracket 353, and the fixing bracket 353 is fixed to the housing 230 of the ice making system 200 by a screw 354. When the detecting device is the mechanical switch 352, the protecting structure may be made of a soft material and have a thickness of 0.2 mm to 1.5 mm. The protection structure is made of soft materials, and can meet the reliability requirement of multiple extrusion deformation. Specifically, the material of the protection structure of the mechanical switch 352 may be a silicone sleeve that satisfies food safety.
Fig. 9 is a partially exploded view illustrating a dispenser 300 of an ice making system according to still another embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 10 is a view illustrating a structure of the dispenser 300 of the ice making system of fig. 9. As shown in fig. 9 and 10, in another preferred embodiment, the detection device may be a light sensor 357, and the edge of the cover plate 340 is provided with a light blocking portion 358, the light blocking portion 358 is configured to: the light sensitive portion of the light sensor 357 is shielded with the cover 340 completely closing the outlet. When the light intensity detected by the light sensor 357 is less than a preset value, it is determined that the cover plate 340 completely closes the outlet of the ice channel 210; when the light intensity detected by the light sensor 357 is greater than or equal to the preset value, it is determined that the cover plate 340 does not completely close the outlet of the ice passage 210.
Fig. 10 shows the positional relationship of light-blocking portion 358 and light sensor 357 in the case where cover 340 completely closes the outlet. Specifically, the light blocking portion 358 may be disposed at an edge of the rubber layer 341 of the cap plate 340. In addition, the optical sensor 357 in this embodiment may be fixed on the fixing socket 359, and the fixing socket 359 may be fixed with the housing 310 or the fixing socket 359 may be integrally formed with the housing 310. When the detecting device is the optical sensor 357, the protection structure may be made of a transparent material and have a thickness of 0.2 mm to 3 mm. The protection structure is made of a light-transmitting material, so that the sensitivity of the light sensor 357 can be ensured, and the light sensor 357 can strongly sense light intensity. Specifically, the material of the protection structure of the optical sensor 357 may be a transparent plastic material satisfying food safety. Also, the distributor 300 of the refrigeration system of the present embodiment may further include: and an illumination unit (not shown) configured to increase the intensity of light near the optical sensor 357 to improve the detection accuracy of the optical sensor 357, thereby accurately detecting the opening/closing of the outlet of the cover 340.
The dispenser 300 of the ice making system of the present embodiment, wherein the dispenser 300 of the ice making system includes: a housing 310 having an opening 311 at an upper portion thereof; a rotation shaft 320 disposed at the opening 311 and configured to be driven to rotate by a motor 330; a cover plate 340 connected to the rotation shaft 320 and configured to move with the rotation shaft 320 when the rotation shaft 320 rotates to open and close an outlet of the ice passage 210 of the ice making system 200; and a detection device disposed inside the housing 310 on a side away from the rotation axis of the rotation shaft 320 and configured to detect opening and closing of the cover plate 340. The detection device can quickly and effectively detect the opening and closing condition of the cover plate 340 of the distributor 300, avoid the problem that the cover plate 340 is not completely closed to cause cold leakage, even leakage of ice water, ice cubes or ice sand, ensure that the distributor 300 can normally work, and improve the use experience of users.
Further, the dispenser 300 of the ice making system of the embodiment, the detection device can ensure that the opening and closing of the cover plate 340 of the dispenser 300 can be accurately detected, and the occurrence possibility of the problems such as refrigerant leakage and the like is reduced. Also, the dispenser 300 of the ice making system may further include: protection architecture, its material is waterproof material, and wraps up in detection device's outside to make detection device and ice, water keep apart, can guarantee detection device's operational reliability and prolong its life. The material and the thickness of protection architecture and detection device's type phase-match further guarantee detection device's detection accuracy.
Further, in the dispenser 300 of the ice making system of the present embodiment, the cover plate 340 is provided with the rubber layer 341, the foam layer 342, and the support layer 343 from the top down. The heater 360 includes a bending portion 361 and a heating portion 362, wherein the bending portion 361 is disposed above the middle portion of the rod portion 321, and the heating portion 362 is connected to the bending portion 361, and the whole body of the heater is sheet-shaped and is sandwiched between the supporting layer 343 and the foam layer 342 so as to move together when the cover plate 340 moves. Regular heating is carried out on the cover plate 340 through the heater 360, the cover plate 340 can be guaranteed not to be frozen due to low temperature, normal ice discharging of the distributor 300 is avoided being influenced, the working reliability of the distributor 300 is effectively guaranteed, and the use experience of a user is further improved.
Thus, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while a number of exemplary embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described in detail herein, many other variations or modifications consistent with the principles of the invention may be directly determined or derived from the disclosure of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be understood and interpreted to cover all such other variations or modifications.
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