Crushed ice device and refrigerator

Abstract

The invention discloses a crushed ice device and a refrigerator. The crushed ice device includes a shell body assembly, a driving mechanism and a crushed ice mechanism, wherein the shell body assemblyincludes a shell and an ice bucket supporting the interior of the shell, the driving mechanism is used for driving the ice bucket to rotate, and the crushed ice mechanism is arranged in the ice bucket. The driving mechanism includes a motor and a gear assembly driven by the motor, the gear assembly includes a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear, the first bevel gear and the second bevel gearare meshed each other. The driving mechanism also includes a cylindrical gear coaxially arranged with the second bevel gear. The spin axis of the second bevel gear is parallel to the spin axis of theice bucket, and a baffle ring and sealing assembly matched with each other are arranged between the second bevel gear and the cylindrical gear. The sealing assembly is matched with the shell to separate the space between the second bevel gear and the cylindrical gear. The sealing assembly includes a bulge loop protruded extending in the axial direction. One end of the bulge loop is connected to the bottom end surface of the second bevel gear in an abutting mode. The baffle ring extends into the inner side of the baffle ring and overlaps the baffle ring in the radial direction.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to an ice crushing device and a refrigerator. Background technique [0002] With the continuous development of science and technology and the continuous improvement of people's living standards, in order to meet people's higher and higher requirements for quality of life, the functions of household appliances are also increasing, such as adding ice machines to refrigerators. The ice machine of the refrigerator comprises an ice making device and an ice crushing device, and the ice making device prepares ice cubes and stores them in a bucket-shaped container for people to use. At the same time, for the convenience of use, the technicians set the ice output mode of the refrigerator to the crushed ice mode and the ice cube mode. In the crushed ice mode, what people take are cut ice cubes; while in the ice cube mode, what people take are intact ice cubes. [0003] In the prior art, ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0006] There is another problem, the crushed ice can end up accumulating on the bottom of the ice bucket, affecting the drivetrain

[0007] The ice crushing device generally feeds ice from the top. If it is not used for a long time, a large number of ice cubes on the top will stick together, which requires an ice stirring rod to separate the sticky ice. , will cause the ice crushing mechanism to be stuck, and the speed of crushing ice is also relatively small

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