A refrigerator ice maker

Abstract

The application discloses a refrigerator ice maker, which comprises a supporting mechanism, a pulling mechanism, a placing mechanism, a limiting mechanism and a water injection mechanism, the placing mechanism is arranged inside the supporting mechanism, the limiting mechanism is arranged between the placing mechanism and the supporting mechanism, the pulling mechanism is arranged on one side of the supporting mechanism, the water injection mechanism is arranged on the top of the supporting mechanism, the supporting mechanism comprises a shell and a supporting frame, the supporting frame is arranged at the bottom of the shell, the top of the supporting rod is fixedly connected with the shell, the pulling mechanism is composed of a pulling part and a transmission part, and the transmission part is arranged between the pulling part and the placing part. The shell can protect the placing box inside, so that the placing box can not be directly contacted with the annular inside the refrigerator, and the placing box is vertically stacked and arranged, so that the space on the top of the refrigerator can be fully utilized, and the use efficiency of the space inside the refrigerator can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of ice makers, and more specifically to a refrigerator ice maker. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, household refrigerators use an ice-making box composed of multiple small molds to meet the needs of household ice making.

[0003] Chinese invention patent with publication number CN112611143A discloses an ice maker, which includes an ice maker body and a lid slidably connected to the ice maker body; the edge of the lid is provided with a fitting groove, and the edge of the ice maker body is disposed in the fitting groove to realize that the edge of the ice maker body slides in the fitting groove.

[0004] However, the above-mentioned patents have the following shortcomings:

[0005] 1. The ice maker body in the above patent has a small capacity, which makes it impossible to utilize the space above the refrigerator, thereby reducing the utilization rate of the space inside the refrigerator.

[0006] 2. The above-mentioned patent uses flexible materials to make the receiving cavity, which makes it easy to deform the receiving cavity to remove the ice. However, removing the ice still requires squeezing multiple receiving cavities in sequence, which reduces the efficiency of ice removal. At the same time, the low temperature of the ice may also cause frostbite to the user. Summary of the Invention

[0007] The purpose of this invention is to provide a refrigerator ice maker that protects the internal storage box by providing a housing, thereby preventing the storage box from directly contacting the annular interior of the refrigerator. Furthermore, the storage box is stacked vertically, thus making full use of the space at the top of the refrigerator and improving the efficiency of the internal space utilization, thereby addressing the aforementioned shortcomings in the technology.

[0008] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a refrigerator ice maker, comprising a support mechanism, a pull-out mechanism, a placement mechanism, a limiting mechanism, and a water injection mechanism;

[0009] The placement mechanism is located inside the support mechanism, the limiting mechanism is located between the placement mechanism and the support mechanism, the pull-out mechanism is located on one side of the support mechanism, and the water injection mechanism is located on the top of the support mechanism.

[0010] The support mechanism includes a housing and a support frame, the support frame being disposed at the bottom of the housing and the top of the support frame being fixedly connected to the housing;

[0011] The pull-out mechanism consists of a pull-out component and a transmission component, wherein the transmission component is disposed between the pull-out component and the placement component;

[0012] The placement mechanism consists of a placement component and a pressing component, with the pressing component located on one side of the placement component.

[0013] Preferably, the pull-out component includes a cover plate and a slide groove. The slide groove is disposed on the surface of the housing. There are two sets of slide grooves, which are symmetrically distributed about the center line of the housing. Each set contains multiple slide grooves. The cover plate is disposed on one side of the housing. A U-shaped connecting rod is fixedly connected to the surface of the cover plate. A slider is fixedly connected to the surface of the U-shaped connecting rod. There are two sets of U-shaped connecting rods, which are symmetrically distributed about the center line of the cover plate. Each set contains multiple U-shaped connecting rods. A mounting plate is fixedly connected between two adjacent U-shaped connecting rods. The slider is slidably connected to the adjacent slide groove.

[0014] The slide groove can limit the slider, while the slider can support the U-shaped connecting rod and the cover plate. When the cover plate is pulled, it can slide along the direction of the slide groove.

[0015] Preferably, the transmission component includes a fixed rod and a driven gear ring. One end of the fixed rod is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the U-shaped connecting rod, and the other end of the fixed rod is fixedly connected to a limit block. A sliding sleeve is sleeved on the outside of the fixed rod, and a compression spring is provided on one side of the sliding sleeve. The compression spring is sleeved on the outside of the fixed rod, one end of the compression spring abuts against the U-shaped connecting rod, and the other end of the compression spring abuts against the sliding sleeve. A rack is provided at the bottom of the sliding sleeve, and the rack meshes with the driven gear ring.

[0016] While pulling the cover plate, the U-shaped connecting rod and the fixed rod connected to it will move. At this time, by squeezing the spring against the sliding sleeve, it can rotate the driven gear ring through the rack at the bottom while moving.

[0017] Preferably, the placement component includes a placement box disposed inside the housing. A rotating rod is fixedly connected to both ends of the placement box, and both ends of the rotating rod penetrate the inner wall of the housing. Multiple placement boxes are coaxially distributed. Each placement box has multiple partitions evenly distributed. Multiple through slots are provided at the bottom of the placement box. The number of driven gear rings is the same as the number of rotating rods, and the multiple driven gear rings are respectively sleeved on the outside of the multiple rotating rods.

[0018] Water can be collected by setting up a placement box, and water can be divided into independent chambers by setting up multiple partitions. At the same time, when the driven gear ring rotates, it can drive the rotating rod and the placement box to flip.

[0019] Preferably, the extrusion component includes an extrusion block and a sealing film. The extrusion block is disposed on the surface of the mounting plate, and the number of extrusion blocks is set to multiple. The sealing film is disposed inside the through groove, and the number of sealing films is set to multiple. The extrusion block and the sealing film are matched.

[0020] As the cover is pulled, the U-shaped connecting rod moves, which in turn moves the squeezing block via the mounting plate. The squeezing block then squeezes the sealing film on the surface of the flipped-over placement box, causing the ice cubes inside the box to be squeezed through the deformation of the sealing film. This makes it easier to remove the ice cubes from the placement box. At the same time, because the cover is pulled open, the space between the cover and the shell is increased, allowing the ice cubes to pass through.

[0021] Preferably, the limiting mechanism includes a sleeve and an arc-shaped limiting groove. The arc-shaped limiting groove is disposed on the surface of the housing. The number of arc-shaped limiting grooves is the same as the number of rotating rods. The arc centers of the multiple arc-shaped limiting grooves are coaxially distributed with the axes of adjacent rotating rods. The number of sleeves is the same as the number of rotating rods. The multiple sleeves are respectively sleeved on the outside of the multiple rotating rods. A limiting rod is fixedly connected to the side wall of the sleeve. The limiting rod is slidably connected to the arc-shaped limiting groove.

[0022] The limiting rod is limited by the arc-shaped limiting groove, which restricts the sliding distance of the limiting rod and thus limits the rotation angle of the sleeve and the rotating rod. This ensures that the placement box can only be flipped 90 degrees. When the placement box is flipped 90 degrees, the driven gear ring, rack, and sliding sleeve will be limited. When the cover plate is pulled, the rack at the bottom of the sliding sleeve will no longer drive the driven gear ring to rotate. However, the sliding sleeve will slide on the surface of the fixed rod, squeeze and compress the compression spring, so as not to affect the movement of the U-shaped connecting rod, the mounting plate, and the compression block.

[0023] Preferably, the water injection mechanism includes a water injection pipe and a water leakage hole. The water injection pipe is located on the top of the housing. The number of water leakage holes is the same as the number of placement boxes. Multiple water leakage holes are respectively located on the bottom of multiple placement boxes, and adjacent water leakage holes are staggered.

[0024] Water can be injected into the topmost placement box through the water inlet pipe. Once the water surpasses the partition, it will enter all the cavities inside the placement box until the excess water surpasses the drain hole and falls into the bottom placement box. Repeating the above steps can inject water into all the placement boxes.

[0025] Preferably, a guide plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the side wall of the cover plate, the guide plate is inclined, and the number of guide plates is set to two;

[0026] By setting two guide plates, falling ice blocks can be guided to fall to the center of the bottom of the cover plate, making it easier to collect the falling ice blocks.

[0027] The technical effects and advantages provided by the present invention in the above technical solution are as follows:

[0028] 1. By setting up a shell, the internal storage box can be protected, thus preventing the storage box from directly contacting the internal ring of the refrigerator. At the same time, the storage box is stacked vertically, so the space at the top of the refrigerator can be fully utilized, thereby improving the utilization efficiency of the internal space of the refrigerator.

[0029] 2. By setting up a water injection mechanism, water can be injected into multiple placement boxes simply by injecting water into the water injection pipe, thus facilitating water injection into the device. At the same time, when the cover is pulled, in conjunction with the pull-out mechanism and the limiting mechanism, the placement boxes can be automatically flipped and the ice cubes can be automatically squeezed out, thus facilitating the collection of ice cubes. Attached Figure Description

[0030] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in this invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.

[0031] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the support mechanism structure of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the placement mechanism of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the pull-out mechanism of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the transmission component structure of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 6 For the present invention Figure 3 Enlarged view of the structure of part A.

[0037] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0038] 1. Support mechanism; 11. Shell; 12. Support frame;

[0039] 2. Pull-out mechanism;

[0040] 21. Pull-out component; 211. Cover plate; 212. Slide groove; 213. U-shaped connecting rod; 214. Slider; 215. Mounting plate;

[0041] 22. Transmission component; 221. Fixed rod; 222. Driven gear ring; 223. Limiting block; 224. Sliding sleeve; 225. Compression spring; 226. Rack;

[0042] 3. Placement mechanism;

[0043] 31. Placement component; 311. Placement box; 312. Rotating rod; 313. Partition; 314. Through slot;

[0044] 32. Extrusion component; 321. Extrusion block; 322. Sealing membrane;

[0045] 4. Limiting mechanism;

[0046] 41. Sleeve fitting; 42. Arc-shaped limiting groove; 43. Limiting rod;

[0047] 5. Water injection mechanism; 51. Water injection pipe; 52. Leakage hole;

[0048] 6. Guide board. Detailed Implementation

[0049] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0050] This invention provides, for example Figure 1-6 The refrigerator ice maker shown includes a support mechanism 1, a pull-out mechanism 2, a placement mechanism 3, a limiting mechanism 4, and a water injection mechanism 5.

[0051] The placement mechanism 3 is located inside the support mechanism 1, the limiting mechanism 4 is located between the placement mechanism 3 and the support mechanism 1, the pull-out mechanism 2 is located on one side of the support mechanism 1, and the water injection mechanism 5 is located on the top of the support mechanism 1.

[0052] The support mechanism 1 includes a housing 11 and a support frame 12. The support frame 12 is disposed at the bottom of the housing 11, and the top of the support frame 12 is fixedly connected to the housing 11.

[0053] The pull-out mechanism 2 consists of a pull-out component 21 and a transmission component 22, wherein the transmission component 22 is disposed between the pull-out component 21 and the placement component 31;

[0054] The placement mechanism 3 consists of a placement component 31 and a pressing component 32, with the pressing component 32 disposed on one side of the placement component 31.

[0055] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the pull-out component 21 includes a cover plate 211 and a slide groove 212. The slide groove 212 is disposed on the surface of the housing 11. The slide groove 212 is provided in two sets, and the two sets of slide groove 212 are symmetrically distributed about the center line of the housing 11. The number of slide groove 212 in each set is set to multiple. The cover plate 211 is disposed on one side of the housing 11. A U-shaped connecting rod 213 is fixedly connected to the surface of the cover plate 211. A slider 214 is fixedly connected to the surface of the U-shaped connecting rod 213. The U-shaped connecting rod 213 is provided in two sets, and the two sets of U-shaped connecting rod 213 are symmetrically distributed about the center line of the cover plate 211. The number of U-shaped connecting rod 213 in each set is set to multiple. An mounting plate 215 is fixedly connected between two adjacent U-shaped connecting rods 213. The slider 214 is slidably connected to the adjacent slide groove 212.

[0056] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the transmission component 22 includes a fixed rod 221 and a driven gear ring 222. One end of the fixed rod 221 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the U-shaped connecting rod 213, and the other end of the fixed rod 221 is fixedly connected to a limit block 223. A sliding sleeve 224 is sleeved on the outside of the fixed rod 221. A compression spring 225 is provided on one side of the sliding sleeve 224. The compression spring 225 is sleeved on the outside of the fixed rod 221. One end of the compression spring 225 abuts against the U-shaped connecting rod 213, and the other end of the compression spring 225 abuts against the sliding sleeve 224. A rack 226 is provided at the bottom of the sliding sleeve 224, and the rack 226 is meshed with the driven gear ring 222.

[0057] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the placement component 31 includes a placement box 311, which is disposed inside the housing 11. Rotating rods 312 are fixedly connected to both ends of the placement box 311, and both ends of the rotating rods 312 penetrate the inner wall of the housing 11. Multiple placement boxes 311 are coaxially distributed. Each placement box 311 has partitions 313, which are also multiple and evenly distributed. Multiple through slots 314 are provided at the bottom of the placement box 311. The number of driven gear rings 222 is the same as the number of rotating rods 312, and the multiple driven gear rings 222 are respectively sleeved on the outside of the multiple rotating rods 312.

[0058] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the extrusion component 32 includes an extrusion block 321 and a sealing film 322. The extrusion block 321 is disposed on the surface of the mounting plate 215, and the number of extrusion blocks 321 is set to multiple. The sealing film 322 is disposed inside the through groove 314, and the number of sealing films 322 is set to multiple. The extrusion block 321 and the sealing film 322 are matched.

[0059] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the limiting mechanism 4 includes a sleeve 41 and an arc-shaped limiting groove 42. The arc-shaped limiting groove 42 is disposed on the surface of the housing 11. The number of arc-shaped limiting grooves 42 is the same as the number of rotating rods 312. The arc centers of the multiple arc-shaped limiting grooves 42 are coaxially distributed with the axes of adjacent rotating rods 312. The number of sleeves 41 is the same as the number of rotating rods 312. The multiple sleeves 41 are respectively sleeved on the outside of the multiple rotating rods 312. A limiting rod 43 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the sleeve 41. The limiting rod 43 is slidably connected to the arc-shaped limiting groove 42.

[0060] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the water injection mechanism 5 includes a water injection pipe 51 and a water leakage hole 52. The water injection pipe 51 is disposed on the top of the housing 11. The number of water leakage holes 52 is the same as the number of placement boxes 311. Multiple water leakage holes 52 are respectively disposed on the bottom of multiple placement boxes 311, and adjacent two water leakage holes 52 are staggered.

[0061] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, a guide plate 6 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the side wall of the cover plate 211. The guide plate 6 is inclined and the number of guide plates 6 is set to two.

[0062] Working principle of this invention:

[0063] Refer to the instruction manual appendix Figure 1-6 When using this device, water can first be injected into the top placement box 311 through the water injection pipe 51. When the water submerges the partition 313, it will enter all the cavities inside the placement box 311 until the excess water submerges the drain hole 52 and falls into the bottom placement box 311 through the drain hole 52. Repeating the above steps can inject water into all the placement boxes 311.

[0064] When the water freezes, pulling the cover plate 211 will move the U-shaped connecting rod 213 and the fixed rod 221 connected to it. At this time, the compression spring 225 will press against the sliding sleeve 224, which will cause it to rotate through the rack 226 at the bottom while moving. When the driven gear ring 222 rotates, it can drive the rotating rod 312 and the placement box 311 to flip.

[0065] The limiting rod 43 is limited by the arc-shaped limiting groove 42, thereby limiting the sliding distance of the limiting rod 43. This, in turn, limits the rotation angle of the sleeve 41 and the rotating rod 312, so that the placement box 311 can only be rotated 90 degrees. When the placement box 311 is rotated 90 degrees, the driven gear ring 222, the rack 226, and the sliding sleeve 224 will be limited. At this time, when the cover plate 211 is pulled again, the rack 226 at the bottom of the sliding sleeve 224 will no longer drive the driven gear ring 222 to rotate, but the sliding sleeve 224 will remain fixed to the fixed rod 212. 21 The surface slides, squeezes and compresses the compression spring 225. At this time, the mounting plate 215 drives the compression block 321 to move, so that the compression block 321 can squeeze the sealing film 322 on the surface of the flipped placement box 311. The deformation of the sealing film 322 can squeeze the ice cubes inside the placement box 311, so that the ice cubes can be easily removed from the placement box 311. At the same time, because the cover plate 211 is pulled open, the space between the cover plate 211 and the housing 11 is increased, so that the ice cubes can pass through.

[0066] All standard parts used in this invention can be purchased from the market, and irregular parts can be customized according to the description and drawings. The specific connection methods of each part adopt conventional methods such as bolts, rivets, and welding that are mature in the prior art. The machinery, parts and equipment adopt conventional models in the prior art, and the circuit connection adopts conventional connection methods in the prior art, which will not be described in detail here.

[0067] Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A refrigerator ice maker, characterized in that: It includes a support mechanism (1), a pull-out mechanism (2), a placement mechanism (3), a limiting mechanism (4), and a water injection mechanism (5); The placement mechanism (3) is located inside the support mechanism (1), the limiting mechanism (4) is located between the placement mechanism (3) and the support mechanism (1), the pull-out mechanism (2) is located on one side of the support mechanism (1), and the water injection mechanism (5) is located on the top of the support mechanism (1). The support mechanism (1) includes a housing (11) and a support frame (12). The support frame (12) is disposed at the bottom of the housing (11), and the top of the support frame (12) is fixedly connected to the housing (11). The pull-out mechanism (2) consists of a pull-out component (21) and a transmission component (22), wherein the transmission component (22) is disposed between the pull-out component (21) and the placement component (31); The placement mechanism (3) consists of a placement component (31) and a pressing component (32), wherein the pressing component (32) is disposed on one side of the placement component (31); The pull-out component (21) includes a cover plate (211) and a slide groove (212). The slide groove (212) is disposed on the surface of the housing (11). The slide groove (212) is provided in two sets. The two sets of slide grooves (212) are symmetrically distributed about the center line of the housing (11). The number of slide grooves (212) in each set is set to multiple. The cover plate (211) is disposed on one side of the housing (11). A U-shaped connecting rod (213) is fixedly connected to the surface of the cover plate (211). A slider (214) is fixedly connected to the surface of the U-shaped connecting rod (213). The U-shaped connecting rod (213) is provided in two sets. The two sets of U-shaped connecting rods (213) are symmetrically distributed about the center line of the cover plate (211). The number of U-shaped connecting rods (213) in each set is set to multiple. An mounting plate (215) is fixedly connected between two adjacent U-shaped connecting rods (213). The slider (214) is slidably connected to the adjacent slide groove (212). The transmission component (22) includes a fixed rod (221) and a driven gear ring (222). One end of the fixed rod (221) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the U-shaped connecting rod (213), and the other end of the fixed rod (221) is fixedly connected to a limit block (223). A sliding sleeve (224) is sleeved on the outside of the fixed rod (221). A compression spring (225) is provided on one side of the sliding sleeve (224). The compression spring (225) is sleeved on the outside of the fixed rod (221). One end of the compression spring (225) abuts against the U-shaped connecting rod (213), and the other end of the compression spring (225) abuts against the sliding sleeve (224). A rack (226) is provided at the bottom of the sliding sleeve (224). The rack (226) meshes with the driven gear ring (222). The placement component (31) includes a placement box (311), which is disposed inside the housing (11). Rotating rods (312) are fixedly connected to both ends of the placement box (311). Both ends of the rotating rods (312) penetrate the inner wall of the housing (11). Multiple placement boxes (311) are coaxially distributed. Each placement box (311) has partitions (313), which are evenly distributed. Multiple through slots (314) are provided at the bottom of the placement box (311). The number of driven gear rings (222) is the same as the number of rotating rods (312). Multiple driven gear rings (222) are respectively sleeved on the outside of multiple rotating rods (312). The extrusion component (32) includes an extrusion block (321) and a sealing membrane (322). The extrusion block (321) is disposed on the surface of the mounting plate (215), and the number of extrusion blocks (321) is set to multiple. The sealing membrane (322) is disposed inside the through groove (314), and the number of sealing membranes (322) is set to multiple. The extrusion block (321) and the sealing membrane (322) are matched. The limiting mechanism (4) includes a sleeve (41) and an arc-shaped limiting groove (42). The arc-shaped limiting groove (42) is disposed on the surface of the housing (11). The number of arc-shaped limiting grooves (42) is the same as the number of rotating rods (312). The arc centers of the multiple arc-shaped limiting grooves (42) are coaxially distributed with the axes of the adjacent rotating rods (312). The number of sleeves (41) is the same as the number of rotating rods (312). The multiple sleeves (41) are respectively sleeved on the outside of the multiple rotating rods (312). The side wall of the sleeve (41) is fixedly connected to a limiting rod (43). The limiting rod (43) is slidably connected to the arc-shaped limiting groove (42).

2. A refrigerator ice maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water injection mechanism (5) includes a water injection pipe (51) and a water leakage hole (52). The water injection pipe (51) is located on the top of the housing (11). The number of water leakage holes (52) is the same as the number of placement boxes (311). Multiple water leakage holes (52) are respectively located at the bottom of multiple placement boxes (311), and adjacent two water leakage holes (52) are staggered.

3. A refrigerator ice maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: A guide plate (6) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the side wall of the cover plate (211). The guide plate (6) is inclined and there are two guide plates (6).

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