Ice Making Apparatus and Refrigerator Comprising the Same

Abstract

An ice maker comprises a box body (1) which stores water for making ice, a rotating mechanism (3) which drives the box body (1) to rotate, a bracket (2) for supporting the box body (1) and the rotating mechanism (3), and baffles (21, 22) located above the box body (1). When water spills out due to shaking, it will be blocked and prevented by the baffles (21, 22) from spilling into the ice storage box. Moreover, the present invention further discloses a refrigerator comprising the ice maker.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to the field of refrigerating equipment, and in particular to an ice maker and a refrigerator comprising the ice maker.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Following people's demands, the functions of a refrigerator get enriched gradually, among which the function of ice-making has increasingly become a factor that people consider when buying a refrigerator.[0003]However, the existing refrigerators comprising the ice maker have a lot of drawbacks, one of which is: for the ice maker provided in a door body, when the door body is open or closed, water in the ice maker will spill out due to shaking, and flow into an ice storage box, so that the ice in the ice storage box will cake. Moreover, wherever the ice maker is located (in the door body or in the refrigerator), it still will cause the water having yet not being iced to spill over, when the ice maker moves during the process of making ice, which likewise will result in unfavora...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides an ice maker that prevents water from spilling out. This is achieved by adding baffles to the ice maker that block the water from flowing out of the upper port of the ice maker. The baffle is connected to the bracket that supports the ice maker and rotating mechanism. The baffle has an inner wall that matches the upper port edge of the ice maker, ensuring that any water spilling onto the baffle is directed back into the ice maker and prevented from flowing into other parts of the refrigerator. This design prevents water from spilling out and ensures the required amount of ice-making water."

Problems solved by technology

However, the existing refrigerators comprising the ice maker have a lot of drawbacks, one of which is: for the ice maker provided in a door body, when the door body is open or closed, water in the ice maker will spill out due to shaking, and flow into an ice storage box, so that the ice in the ice storage box will cake.

Moreover, wherever the ice maker is located (in the door body or in the refrigerator), it still will cause the water having yet not being iced to spill over, when the ice maker moves during the process of making ice, which likewise will result in unfavorable phenomena such as ice caking in the ice storage box.

Images