A refrigerator

Abstract

The application discloses a refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet having a refrigeration compartment; an ice making device arranged in the refrigeration compartment; and a water supply device mounted on the ice making device, the water supply device being used for connecting with an external water source, and the water supply device being connected with the ice making device to supply water required for making ice blocks to the ice making device. The water supply device is directly mounted on the ice making device, so that a water pipe connecting the ice making device and the water supply device can be greatly shortened, the pipeline wiring inside the cabinet is more simple, and the assembly difficulty of the refrigerator is reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a refrigerator. BACKGROUND

[0002] The refrigerator is a household appliance commonly used in daily life, and is mainly used for low-temperature preservation of fruits, vegetables and food.

[0003] In the related art, the refrigerator is further provided with an ice making device and a water supply device, and the water supply device supplies water to the ice making device, so that the ice making device can make ice blocks from water for use by the user. However, the overall structure of the ice making device and the water supply device is relatively complex, which makes the assembly of the refrigerator more difficult.

[0004] Therefore, the prior art needs to be improved and enhanced. SUMMARY

[0005] The refrigerator provided by the embodiments of the present application can reduce the assembly difficulty of the refrigerator.

[0006] The refrigerator provided by the embodiments of the present application comprises:

[0007] a cabinet body, the cabinet body having a refrigeration compartment;

[0008] an ice making device, the ice making device being arranged in the refrigeration compartment; and

[0009] a water supply device, the water supply device being mounted on the ice making device, the water supply device being used to be connected with an external water source, and the water supply device being connected with the ice making device to supply water required for making ice blocks to the ice making device.

[0010] Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises:

[0011] a cabinet door, the cabinet door being rotatably connected with the cabinet body to open or close the refrigeration compartment; and

[0012] a dispenser, the dispenser being mounted on the cabinet door, the dispenser being connected with the water supply device to output water supplied by the water supply device, and the dispenser being movably connected with the ice making device to output ice blocks supplied by the ice making device.

[0013] Optionally, the water supply device comprises:

[0014] a water valve, the water valve comprising a first water inlet, a first water outlet and a second water outlet, the first water inlet being used to be connected with the external water source, the first water outlet being connected with the ice making device to supply water to the ice making device; and

[0015] a water tank connected with the second water outlet to contain water supplied by the water valve, the water tank being connected with the dispenser to supply water to the dispenser.

[0016] Optionally, the water tank comprises a third water inlet and a third water outlet, the third water inlet being connected with the second water outlet, the third water outlet being connected with the dispenser, at least one of the third water inlet and the third water outlet being arranged upward along a gravity direction.

[0017] Optionally, the water tank comprises a first side and a second side oppositely arranged along a gravity direction, the third water inlet and the third water outlet are both arranged at the first side, the water tank further comprises:

[0018] a water flow channel, one end of the water flow channel forming the third water inlet, and the other end of the water flow channel forming the third water outlet, the water flow channel being arranged tortuously between the first side and the second side, so that the water flow channel forms at least one bending section at the first side; and

[0019] an exhaust channel, the exhaust channel being arranged at the first side, one end of the exhaust channel being in communication with the second water outlet, the other end of the exhaust channel being in communication with the third water inlet, the exhaust channel being further in communication with the bending section.

[0020] Optionally, an outer surface of the cabinet comprises a rear wall surface and a top wall surface connected in sequence, the rear wall surface being located at a side of the cabinet away from the opening end surface of the refrigeration compartment, the top wall surface connecting the rear wall surface and the opening end surface of the refrigeration compartment.

[0021] The refrigerator further comprises a first water pipe connecting the water tank and the dispenser, the first water pipe comprising a first section, a second section and a third section connected in sequence through a rounded corner, the first section being attached to the rear wall surface, a plane where the first section and the second section are located being parallel to the rear wall surface, a plane where the second section and the third section are located being parallel to the top wall surface, the third section being attached to the top wall surface.

[0022] Optionally, the refrigerator further comprises a first fixing member, the first fixing member being connected with the cabinet to fix the first section, the second section and the third section.

[0023] Optionally, the ice making device comprises a housing and an ice making mechanism, the housing being provided with an ice making cavity, the ice making mechanism being arranged in the ice making cavity to make ice blocks, the housing further being surrounded by an inner wall of the refrigeration compartment to form a closed mounting cavity, the mounting cavity and the ice making cavity being independent of each other, the water supply device being accommodated in the mounting cavity.

[0024] Optionally, the housing comprises a main body part with a thermal insulation layer and a baffle without a thermal insulation layer, the main body part surrounds to form the ice making cavity, the baffle is protruded on the main body part, the side of the main body part away from the refrigeration compartment, the baffle and the inner wall of the refrigeration compartment surround to form the mounting cavity.

[0025] Optionally, the refrigeration compartment comprises a refrigeration compartment and a freezing compartment, the ice making device is arranged in the refrigeration compartment, the cabinet is provided with a first channel communicating the freezing compartment and the ice making cavity, and the first channel is located away from the mounting cavity.

[0026] In the embodiment of the present application, the water supply device is directly installed on the ice making device, which can greatly shorten the water pipe connecting the ice making device and the water supply device, so as to make the pipe wiring inside the cabinet more simple and reduce the assembly difficulty of the refrigerator. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] The technical scheme and beneficial effects of the present application will be apparent from the following detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present application combined with the drawings.

[0028] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a refrigerator provided in the embodiment of the present application.

[0029] Figure 2 For Figure 1 A sectional view of the refrigerator shown along the A-A direction.

[0030] Figure 3 For Figure 2 A structural schematic diagram of an ice making device and a water supply device of the refrigerator shown.

[0031] Figure 4 For Figure 3 A sectional view of a water tank of the water supply device shown.

[0032] Figure 5 For Figure 2 A structural schematic diagram of the first water pipe installed on the outer surface of the cabinet.

[0033] Figure 6 For fixing Figure 5 A structural schematic diagram of a first fixing member of the first water pipe.

[0034] Figure 7 For Figure 3 A first exploded view of the ice making device shown.

[0035] Figure 8 For Figure 3 A sectional view of the ice making device shown.

[0036] Figure 9 For Figure 3 A second exploded view of the ice making device shown.

[0037] Figure 10 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to the present application; Figure 8 Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a carrier of an ice delivery mechanism of the refrigerator shown in Fig. 1;

[0038] Figure 11 Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the carrier of the ice delivery mechanism shown in Fig. 2; Figure 10 Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the ice delivery mechanism shown in Fig. 2;

[0039] Figure 12 Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the ice delivery mechanism shown in Fig. 2 along the line B-B; Figure 10 Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the ice delivery mechanism shown in Fig. 2 along the line C-C;

[0040] Figure 13 Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of X of the refrigerator shown in Fig. 1; Figure 2 Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the refrigerator shown in Fig. 1 along the line B-B;

[0041] Figure 14 Fig. 9 is a front view of a dispenser of the refrigerator shown in Fig. 1; Figure 13 Fig. 10 is a sectional view of the dispenser shown in Fig. 9 along the line C-C;

[0042] Figure 15 Fig. 11 is an exploded view of the dispenser shown in Fig. 9; Figure 14 Fig. 12 is a sectional view of the dispenser shown in Fig. 9 along the line C-C;

[0043] Figure 16 Fig. 13 is a sectional view of the refrigerator shown in Fig. 1 along the line B-B; Figure 1 Fig. 14 is a sectional view of the refrigerator shown in Fig. 1 along the line C-C;

[0044] Reference numerals in the drawings are as follows:

[0045] 100, cabinet;

[0046] 11, refrigeration compartment; 11a, refrigeration chamber; 11b, freezing chamber; 12, rear wall surface; 13, top wall surface; 14, first passage;

[0047] 200, cabinet door;

[0048] 21, first end; 22, ice scoop;

[0049] 300, ice maker;

[0050] 31, ice making mechanism; 32, housing; 32a, main body; 32b, baffle; 321, ice making cavity; 322, mounting cavity; 323, thermal insulation layer; 323a, first thermal insulation layer; 323b, second thermal insulation layer; 324, first shell; 3241, first outer shell; 3242, first inner shell; 3243, second fixing member; 3244, second pre-fixing structure; 3245, second fastening structure; 3246, second ice outlet; 325, second shell; 3251, second outer shell; 3252, second inner shell; 3252a, second wire slot; 33, air duct; 34, second ice storage box; 341, limiting structure; 35, ice transporting mechanism; 351, lifting assembly; 3511, guide rail; 3511b, first fastening structure; 3511c, rack; 3512, driving unit; 3512a, ice transporting motor; 3512b, first gear; 3512b, first gear; 3512c, transmission shaft; 3152d, second gear; 352, carrier; 3521, ice transporting plate; 3521a, connecting portion; 3521b, strip portion; 3521c, slot; 3522, guardrail; 3523, elastic member; 353, ice removing assembly; 3531, ice pushing portion; 3532, mounting body; 36, ice discharging screw; 37, ice discharging motor; 38, ice discharging wheel;

[0051] 400, water supply device;

[0052] 41, water valve; 411, first water inlet; 412, first water outlet; 413, second water outlet; 42, water tank; 421, third water inlet; 422, third water outlet; 423, first side; 424, second side; 425, water flow channel; 425a, bending section; 426, exhaust channel;

[0053] 500, dispenser;

[0054] 51, third shell; 511, ice crushing chamber; 512, first inner wall; 5121, first ring wall; 5122, first ice outlet; 5123, first bottom wall; 513, ice inlet channel; 52, ice crushing mechanism; 521, rotating shaft; 522, ice knife assembly; 523, ice crushing motor; 53, fourth shell; 531, ice discharging channel; 54, dispensing channel; 55, ice discharging valve; 56, sealing ring;

[0055] 61, first water pipe; 611, first section; 612, second section; 613, third section; 62, first fixing member; 621, first wire slot; 63, second water pipe; 631, thermal insulation sleeve;

[0056] 700, first ice storage box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0057] With reference to the drawings of the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0058] The refrigerator provided by the embodiments of the present application can be a double-door refrigerator, or can be a single-door refrigerator or a three-door refrigerator, which is not limited by the embodiments of the present application.

[0059] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a refrigerator provided by the embodiments of the present application is shown. The refrigerator can include a cabinet 100 and a cabinet door 200. The cabinet 100 is provided with a refrigeration compartment 11 such as a freezing compartment 11b, a refrigerating compartment 11a or a wide-width variable-temperature compartment. The cabinet door 200 is rotatably installed on the cabinet 100 to open or close the refrigeration compartment 11.

[0060] Please continue to refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2 A sectional view of the refrigerator shown in Figure 1 is shown along the A-A direction. In order to facilitate the user to obtain ice cubes, the refrigerator can further include an ice making device 300 and a water supply device 400. The ice making device 300 is arranged in the refrigeration compartment 11. The water supply device 400 is installed on the ice making device 300. The water supply device 400 is used to be connected with an external water source. The water supply device 400 is in abutment with the ice making device 300 to supply water required for making ice cubes to the ice making device 300.

[0061] It can be understood that, compared with the separate arrangement of the water supply device 400 and the ice making device 300, on the one hand, the internal structure of the cabinet 100 of the embodiments of the present application is more compact, thereby saving the storage space in the refrigeration compartment 11. On the other hand, since the water supply device 400 and the ice making device 300 are closer, the pipeline for water supply between the water supply device 400 and the ice making device 300 can be shorter or even directly cancelled, so that the water route wiring in the refrigeration compartment 11 is more simple, thereby reducing the installation difficulty of the refrigerator. In addition, the water supply device 400 is installed in the refrigeration compartment 11 together with the ice making device 300, so that the water in the water supply device 400 can be pre-cooled by the refrigeration compartment 11, thereby improving the ice making speed of the ice making device 300.

[0062] To facilitate the user to take ice and / or to take water, the refrigerator can further comprise a dispenser 500. The dispenser 500 is mounted on the box door 200, and the dispenser 500 is connected with the water supply device 400, and can output the water supplied by the water supply device 400. The dispenser 500 is movably connected with the ice making device 300, and can output the ice supplied by the ice making device 300. Therefore, the user can directly take water, take ice, or take ice and water at the same time through the dispenser 500 on the box door 200 without opening the refrigeration compartment 11. It can also be understood that since the water on the dispenser 500 is supplied by the water supply device 400, and the water supply device 400 is arranged in the refrigeration compartment 11 for pre-cooling, the user can directly take ice water (i.e. liquid water with a lower temperature but not yet in a frozen state) through the dispenser 500.

[0063] For example, please continue to refer to Figure 3 , Figure 3 For Figure 2 The structure diagram of the ice making device and the water supply device of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 1. The water supply device 400 can comprise a water valve 41 and a water tank 42. The water valve 41 comprises a first water inlet 411, a first water outlet 412, and a second water outlet 413. The first water inlet 411 is used to be connected with an external water source. The first water outlet 412 is connected with the ice making device 300 for supplying water to the ice making device 300. The water tank 42 is connected with the second water outlet 413 to contain the water supplied by the water valve 41, and the water tank 42 is connected with the dispenser 500 to supply water to the dispenser 500.

[0064] Therefore, domestic water such as tap water can be injected into the water supply device 400 through the first water inlet 411. Then, the water valve 41 distributes the domestic water to the ice making device 300 or the water tank 42, so that the ice making device 300 can make ice or the dispenser 500 can supply water.

[0065] It can also be understood that if the water tank 42 contains a certain amount of water and is placed in the refrigeration compartment 11 for a sufficient time to form ice water, and the ice making device 300 does not need to obtain ice making water from the water tank 42, then it can be avoided that the ice making device 300 draws the ice water in the water tank 42 when making ice, thereby causing the water tank 42 to not have enough ice water for the user to obtain from the dispenser 500.

[0066] Alternatively, in some other embodiments in which the water supply device 400 comprises the water tank 42 and the water valve 41, the water tank 42 can also be connected with the external water source, and the inlet of the water valve 41 is connected with the water tank 42, and the water valve 41 is used to supply water to the ice making device 300 and the dispenser 500. The embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0067] The structure of the water valve 41 can be various. For example, the water valve 41 can be a ball valve, a stop valve, a check valve, a butterfly valve, a triangle valve, a gate valve, etc.

[0068] The number of inlets of the water valve 41 can be one. The number of inlets of the water valve 41 can also be multiple, such as two, three or four, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0069] When the number of water inlets of the water valve 41 is only one, the first water inlet 411 described above is the only inlet of the water valve 41.

[0070] Taking the number of inlets of the water valve 41 as an example, multiple first water inlets 411 can be used as the inlets of the water valve 41, so that the water valve 41 can be connected to multiple different water sources to obtain different types of water. Alternatively, the inlets of the water valve 41 can also include the first water inlet 411 and a second water inlet (not shown in the figure), the first water inlet 411 is connected to an external water source, and the second water inlet is connected to a water circulation system (not shown in the figure) inside the refrigerator, so that part of the water inside the refrigerator can be recycled, such as the water circulation system can be used to collect part of the water that does not freeze into ice cubes during the ice making process of the ice making device 300.

[0071] The number of first water outlets 412 can be one. The number of first water outlets 412 can also be multiple, such as two, three or four, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0072] Taking the number of first water outlets 412 as an example, one ice making mechanism 31 for containing water and making ice cubes can be arranged in the ice making device 300, so that one first water outlet 412 matches one ice making mechanism 31. Alternatively, multiple ice making mechanisms 31 can be arranged in the ice making device 300, and one first water outlet 412 injects water into the ice making device 300, and the water injected by one first water outlet 412 is guided and distributed to multiple ice making mechanisms 31 by a guide structure in the ice making device 300.

[0073] Taking the number of first water outlets 412 as an example, one ice making mechanism 31 for containing water and making ice cubes, such as an ice making grid, can be arranged in the ice making device 300, so that multiple first water outlets 412 can inject water to different positions of the ice making grid, so as to improve the overall speed of the water supply device 400 injecting water into the ice making device 300, and thereby improve the ice making speed of the ice making device 300. Alternatively, each first water outlet 412 can be matched with one ice making mechanism 31, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0074] The connection manner of the water valve 41 and the ice making device 300 can be various. For example, the water valve 41 can be detachably installed on the ice making device 300 by screwing, clamping or the like.

[0075] The above is some examples of the water valve 41 of the present application, and it can be understood that the present application is not limited thereto. The following continues to illustrate some structures of the water tank 42 of the present application.

[0076] The water tank 42 comprises a third water inlet 421 and a third water outlet 422. The third water inlet 421 is connected with the second water outlet 413. The third water outlet 422 is connected with the dispenser 500, and thus the water in the water tank 42 can be output to the dispenser 500.

[0077] The number of the third water outlet 422 can be one. The number of the third water outlet 422 can also be multiple, such as two, three or four, and the present application is not limited thereto.

[0078] When the number of the third water outlet 422 is multiple, multiple water taking outlets can also be provided on the dispenser 500, and each water taking outlet is connected with one third water outlet 422, so that each water taking outlet can be used to take different types of water. For example, the water output by part of the third water outlet 422 can be output to the corresponding water taking outlet on the dispenser 500 after being processed by heating, magnetization, mixing with the tea or the like, so as to meet the diversified water taking demand of the user.

[0079] In some embodiments, at least one of the third water inlet 421 and the third water outlet 422 is arranged upward along the gravity direction. Therefore, when the water valve 41 injects water into the water tank 42, the air in the water tank 42 is easily discharged. Otherwise, the air in the water tank 42 is easily left in the water tank 42, and further causes the water and air to be discharged from the dispenser 500 at the same time when the user takes water through the dispenser 500, and thus eventually causes the water at the water taking outlet of the dispenser 500 to easily splash irregularly, or causes the water taking outlet of the dispenser 500 to easily leak after the user takes water each time.

[0080] Specifically, only the third water inlet 421 can be arranged upward along the gravity direction, or only the third water outlet 422 can be arranged upward along the gravity direction, or both the third water inlet 421 and the third water outlet 422 can be arranged upward along the gravity direction, and the present application is not limited thereto.

[0081] Please continue to refer to Figure 4 , Figure 4 To Figure 3A sectional view of the water tank of the water supply device is shown. The water tank 42 can include a first side 423 and a second side 424 disposed opposite to each other in a gravity direction. The third water inlet 421 and the third water outlet 422 are both disposed on the first side 423. At this time, in combination with the above-mentioned third water inlet 421 and third water outlet 422, at least one of which is disposed upward in the gravity direction, it can be understood that the third water inlet 421 and the third water outlet 422 are both located on the upper side of the water tank 42. The water tank 42 can include a water flow channel 425. One end of the water flow channel 425 forms the third water inlet 421, and the other end of the water flow channel 425 forms the third water outlet 422. The water flow channel 425 is disposed windingly between the first side 423 and the second side 424. Further, the water that enters the water tank 42 first will be closer to the outlet of the water tank 42, that is, the water closer to the outlet of the water tank 42 stays in the refrigeration compartment 11 for a longer time, and the temperature is lower, thereby facilitating the user to preferentially take out the ice water with lower temperature in the water tank 42 through the dispenser 500.

[0082] The water flow channel 425 can form at least one bending section 425a close to the first side 423. At this time, the water tank 42 can further include an exhaust channel 426. The exhaust channel 426 is disposed on the first side 423, one end of the exhaust channel 426 is in communication with the second water outlet 413, and the other end of the exhaust channel 426 is in communication with the third water inlet 421. The exhaust channel 426 is also in communication with the bending section 425a. Further, the air in the middle part of the water flow channel 425 can be discharged into the exhaust channel 426 through the bending section 425a, and finally discharged from the third water inlet 421 or the third water outlet 422 along the exhaust channel 426.

[0083] In some embodiments, the refrigerator further includes a first water pipe 61 connecting the water tank 42 and the dispenser 500. Further, the water in the water tank 42 can be delivered to the dispenser 500 through the first water pipe 61. In some embodiments, the first water pipe 61 can be through the rear of the cabinet 100 and extend to the outer surface of the cabinet 100 from the cabinet 100, and be buried in the cabinet door 200 to extend to the dispenser 500.

[0084] Please continue to refer to Figure 5 , Figure 5 For Figure 2 The installation structure diagram of the first water pipe on the outer surface of the cabinet is shown. The outer surface of the cabinet 100 includes a rear wall surface 12 and a top wall surface 13 connected to each other. The rear wall surface 12 is located on the side of the cabinet 100 away from the opening end surface of the refrigeration compartment 11, and the top wall surface 13 connects the rear wall surface 12 and the opening end surface of the refrigeration compartment 11. At this time, the first water pipe 61 passes through the rear wall surface 12 of the cabinet 100 and extends along the rear wall surface 12 and the top wall surface 13 to the cabinet door 200.

[0085] The first water pipe 61 can include a first section 611, a second section 612 and a third section 613 connected in sequence by rounded corners. The first section 611 is attached to the rear wall surface 12. The first section 611 and the second section 612 are parallel to the rear wall surface 12, the second section 612 and the third section 613 are parallel to the top wall surface 13, and the third section 613 is attached to the top wall surface 13. Further, the bending part of the first water pipe 61 can adopt a rounded corner transition, so that the water flow in the first water pipe 61 is more smooth. Further, compared with the first water pipe 61 arching a large angle rounded corner at the junction of the top wall surface 13 and the rear wall surface 12, the first water pipe 61 of the embodiment of the application can protrude less from the cabinet 100, and compared with burying the first water pipe 61 in the foaming layer of the cabinet 100, the embodiment of the application can reduce the manufacturing difficulty and cost of the refrigerator.

[0086] Please continue to refer to Figure 6 , Figure 6 To fix Figure 5 The structure diagram of the first fixing member of the first water pipe is shown. The refrigerator can also include a first fixing member 62. The first fixing member 62 is connected with the cabinet 100, and is used to fix the first section 611, the second section 612 and the third section 613.

[0087] Specifically, the first fixing member 62 can include a cover body covering the top wall surface 13 and the rear wall surface 12, and the cover body has a first wire slot 621 formed therein and matched with the first section 611, the second section 612 and the third section 613. The first section 611, the second section 612 and the third section 613 are embedded in the first wire slot 621 for fixation. Of course, in some other embodiments, the first fixing member 62 can also be a buckle for clamping the first section 611, the second section 612 and the third section 613, and the embodiments of the application do not limit this.

[0088] The first fixing member 62 can be detachably connected with the cabinet 100, such as clamping, screwing, magnetic attraction fixing, etc. between the first fixing member 62 and the cabinet 100, so as to facilitate the disassembly and maintenance of the first fixing member 62 and the first water pipe 61.

[0089] In some embodiments, the water supply device 400 can be arranged on the side of the ice making device 300 away from the opening of the refrigeration compartment 11, so that the refrigeration device can block the water supply device 400, so that the inside of the refrigeration compartment 11 is more neat and beautiful after the cabinet door 200 is opened.

[0090] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 7 , Figure 7 for Figure 3The first exploded view of the ice making device is shown. The ice making device 300 comprises a housing 32 and an ice making mechanism 31. The housing 32 is provided with an ice making cavity 321. The ice making cavity 321 is provided with the ice making mechanism 31 for making ice cubes. The housing 32 further forms a closed installation cavity 322 with the inner surface of the cabinet 100, and the installation cavity 322 is independent of the ice making cavity 321. The water supply device 400 is accommodated in the installation cavity 322.

[0091] On the one hand, the low-temperature air in the refrigeration compartment 11 can exchange heat with the housing 32 and the installation cavity 322 to a certain extent to refrigerate the water supply device 400 in the installation cavity 322, while avoiding the cold air in the refrigeration compartment 11 directly blowing to the water supply device 400, thereby causing the water in the water supply device 400 to freeze, and thereby affecting the normal work of the ice making device 300 and the dispenser 500. On the other hand, in order to make the water of the ice making mechanism 31 freeze to form ice cubes, the air temperature in the ice making cavity 321 is usually very low. At this time, by making the installation cavity 322 and the ice making cavity 321 independent of each other, it can also avoid the air in the ice making cavity 321 directly blowing to the water supply device 400, thereby causing the water in the water supply device 400 to freeze.

[0092] Please continue to refer to Figure 8 , Figure 8 for Figure 3 The cross-sectional view of the ice making device is shown. The housing 32 can comprise a main body part 32a with a thermal insulation layer 323 and a baffle 32b without the thermal insulation layer 323. The main body part 32a forms the ice making cavity 321, and the baffle 32b is protruded from the main body part 32a. The side of the main body part 32a facing away from the refrigeration compartment 11, the baffle 32b and the inner wall of the refrigeration compartment 11 form the installation cavity 322. In turn, the thermal insulation layer 323 of the main body part 32a can reduce the heat exchange between the ice making cavity 321 and the outside to improve the ice making efficiency of the ice making mechanism 31. At the same time, the baffle 32b does not have the thermal insulation layer 323, so that the cold air in the refrigeration compartment 11 can properly refrigerate the water supply device 400 in the installation cavity 322.

[0093] The main body part 32a can comprise a first shell 324 and a second shell 325, and the ice making cavity 321 is formed by splicing the first shell 324 and the second shell 325. The first shell 324 and the second shell 325 can be detachably connected by screwing, clamping or magnetic attraction fixing, etc. Correspondingly, the thermal insulation layer 323 comprises a first thermal insulation layer 323a provided on the first shell 324 and a second thermal insulation layer 323b provided on the second shell 325.

[0094] The first casing 324 can include a first outer shell 3241 and a first inner shell 3242, and the first thermal insulation layer 323a can be a thermal insulation foam layer formed by foaming in a cavity formed by the first outer shell 3241 and the first inner shell 3242. In this case, the baffle 32b can be integrally formed on the first casing 324.

[0095] The first outer shell 3241 can be located on an outer surface of the main body 32a, and the first inner shell 3242 can be located on an inner surface of the main body 32a. In this case, the first inner shell 3242 can be provided with a first pouring port, so that the foaming material can be injected from the first pouring port into the cavity formed by the first outer shell 3241 and the first inner shell 3242 to be foamed. It can be understood that, by arranging the first pouring port on the first inner shell 3242, the appearance of the first outer shell 3241 can be more beautiful.

[0096] The second casing 325 can include a second outer shell 3251 and a second inner shell 3252. The second outer shell 3251 and the second inner shell 3252 can form a cavity, and the second thermal insulation layer 323b can be a thermal insulation foam layer formed by foaming in the cavity.

[0097] The second outer shell 3251 can be located on an outer surface of the main body 32a, and the second inner shell 3252 can be located on an inner surface of the main body 32a. In this case, the second inner shell 3252 and the second outer shell 3251 can be provided with a second pouring port, so that the foaming material can be injected from the second pouring port into the cavity formed by the second outer shell 3251 and the second inner shell 3252 to be foamed. In actual use, the second outer shell 3251 can be attached to the inner wall of the refrigeration compartment 11 to hide the second pouring port.

[0098] The joint between the second casing 325 and the first casing 324 can be sealed by a thermal insulation sealing strip. The thermal insulation sealing strip can be made of thermal insulation foam or other materials, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit the same.

[0099] In addition, as shown in Figure 3 The second inner shell 3252 can be formed with a second wiring groove 3252a for the second water pipe 63 to pass through, one end of the second wiring groove 3252a being communicated to the installation cavity 322, and the groove bottom wall of the second wiring groove 3252a being provided with at least one through hole communicated to the ice making cavity 321, so that the second water pipe 63 can extend to a predetermined position along the second wiring groove 3252a and then be inserted into the ice making cavity 321 through the through hole to supply water.

[0100] To ensure a more stable installation of the second water pipe 63, a second fixing member 3243 may be provided on the side of the first outer shell 3241 facing away from the opening of the refrigeration compartment 11. The second fixing member 3243 is used to fix the second water pipe 63. The second fixing member 3243 may be integrally formed with the first outer shell 3241 or it may be separately formed from the second outer shell 3251. This application embodiment does not limit this.

[0101] The second water pipe 63 may be fitted with a heat insulation sleeve 631 to prevent the low-temperature air in the ice-making cavity 321 from exchanging heat with the second water pipe 63 through the second inner shell 3252 and ultimately causing the water in the second water pipe 63 to freeze.

[0102] like Figure 3 As shown, the refrigeration compartment 11 includes a refrigerator compartment 11a and a freezer compartment 11b. An ice-making device 300 is installed in the refrigerator compartment 11a. On one hand, the refrigerator body 100 has a first channel 14 connecting the freezer compartment 11b and the ice-making cavity 321, allowing the refrigerator to directly blow freezing air from the freezer compartment 11b into the ice-making cavity 321, causing the water carried by the ice-making mechanism 31 in the ice-making cavity 321 to freeze and form ice. On the other hand, the first channel 14 is misaligned with the mounting cavity 322, thus preventing freezing air from the freezer compartment 11b from blowing into the mounting cavity 322, thereby preventing the water in the water supply device 400 in the mounting cavity 322 from freezing.

[0103] The above are some illustrative examples of the water supply device 400 in the embodiments of this application. It is understood that the specific structure of the water supply device 400 in the embodiments of this application is not limited. Below, we will continue to illustrate the structure of the ice-making device 300 in the embodiments of this application.

[0104] For example, the ice-making mechanism 31 may include an ice grid with a water-holding trough. The outlet of the second water pipe 63 is located above the water-holding trough, so that the water transported by the second water pipe 63 can flow directly into the water-holding trough. Finally, the freezing air of the freezing chamber 11b blows towards the ice grid, causing the water carried by the ice grid to freeze and form ice blocks.

[0105] The ice-making mechanism 31 may further include a torsion motor that drives the ice tray to rotate, so that the ice tray can rotate to pour out the ice formed in the receiving slot. Alternatively, the ice-making mechanism may also include a fork that can rotate to push out the ice formed in the receiving slot. It is understood that the embodiments of this application do not limit the manner in which the ice is discharged from the ice tray.

[0106] The ice-making mechanism 31 can be installed on the first housing 324, so that it can be removed from or installed in the refrigeration chamber 11 in sync with the first housing 324, thereby giving the ice-making device 300 the advantage of being easy to disassemble and assemble.

[0107] In some embodiments, in order to make the freezing air in the freezing chamber 11b better blow to the ice making mechanism 31, the ice making device 300 can further comprise an air duct 33. The air inlet of the air duct 33 is directed to the first channel 14, so that the freezing air of the freezing chamber 11b can be blown in. The air outlet of the air duct 33 can be directed to the ice making mechanism 31, so that the freezing air in the air duct 33 can directly blow to the ice making mechanism 31. It can be understood that when the number of ice making mechanisms 31 is multiple or when the number of ice trays is multiple, the air outlet of the air duct 33 can also be multiple, and the air outlet of each air duct 33 is directed to an ice making mechanism 31.

[0108] In some embodiments, the freezing chamber 11b is located on the lower side of the refrigerating chamber 11a along the gravity direction. The refrigerator can further comprise a first ice storage box 700. The first ice storage box 700 is arranged in the freezing chamber 11b and has an opening directed to the first channel 14, so that the ice blocks discharged by the ice making mechanism 31 can directly fall into the first ice storage box 700 along the first channel 14 under the action of their own gravity. At the same time, since the temperature in the freezing chamber 11b is low, the low temperature in the freezing chamber 11b can also ensure that the ice blocks in the first ice storage box 700 will not melt.

[0109] The first ice storage box 700 can comprise a drawer arranged in the freezing chamber 11b, so that the user can take out the drawer from the freezing chamber 11b during use to take ice. Of course, the first ice storage box 700 can also be automatically discharged by a screw rod or the like, and the present application does not limit this.

[0110] The first ice storage box 700 can further comprise a first sensor for detecting the ice blocks in the first ice storage box 700, so as to determine whether the ice blocks in the first ice storage box 700 are full through the first sensor. The first sensor can comprise at least one of an infrared sensor, a laser ranging sensor, and a weight sensor, and the present application does not limit this.

[0111] The ice making device 300 can further comprise a second ice storage box 34 and an ice conveying mechanism 35. The second ice storage box 34 can be located on the upper side of the ice making mechanism 31 along the gravity direction. The ice conveying mechanism 35 is used to convey at least part of the ice blocks discharged by the ice making mechanism 31 to the second ice storage box 34.

[0112] Further, at least part of the ice blocks discharged by the ice making mechanism 31 can be conveyed to the top of the ice making device 300 by the ice conveying mechanism 35, so that the parts inside the ice making device 300 can be more flexibly arranged, or the ice making device 300 can be flexibly installed at different positions on the refrigerator.

[0113] The second ice storage box 34 can further comprise a second sensor for detecting the ice cubes in the second ice storage box 34, so as to determine whether the second ice storage box 34 is full of ice cubes through the second sensor. The second sensor can comprise at least one of an infrared sensor, a laser ranging sensor, and a weight sensor, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0114] In addition, when the refrigerator further comprises the first ice storage box 700, the ice cubes discharged by the ice making mechanism 31 can be transported into the second ice storage box 34 by the ice transporting mechanism 35, or directly fall into the first ice storage box 700 under the action of gravity. It can be understood that the structures of the two ice storage boxes can greatly improve the ice storage capacity of the refrigerator on the one hand, and the different ice storage boxes can be used for different processing of ice cubes, such as the first ice storage box 700 can be used for storing a large amount of ice cubes for direct access, and the second ice storage box 34 can be used for active docking with the dispenser 500, so that the ice cubes made by the ice making device 300 can be supplied to the dispenser 500 through the second ice storage box 34.

[0115] At the same time, through the cooperation of the first sensor and the second sensor, when the ice storage amount in the first ice storage box 700 reaches a preset value, the ice transporting mechanism 35 transports the ice cubes discharged by the ice making mechanism 31 into the second ice storage box 34; when the ice storage amount in the second ice storage box 34 reaches a preset value, the ice cubes discharged by the ice making mechanism 31 directly fall into the first ice storage box 700.

[0116] For example, please continue to refer to Figure 9 , Figure 9 for Figure 3 the second exploded view of the ice making device. The ice making device 300 can further comprise an ice discharging screw 36, an ice discharging motor 37, and an ice discharging wheel 38. The ice discharging motor 37 can be installed on the shell 32. The output shaft of the ice discharging motor 37 is connected with one end of the ice discharging screw 36, so that the ice discharging screw 36 can be driven to rotate by the ice discharging motor 37. The ice discharging screw 36 is arranged in the second ice storage box 34, so that the ice discharging screw 36 can drive the ice cubes in the second ice storage box 34 to move during rotation. The ice discharging wheel 38 is connected with the other end of the ice discharging screw 36, so that the ice discharging screw 36 can push the ice cubes in the second ice storage box 34 to the ice discharging wheel 38, and the ice discharging screw 36 can drive the ice discharging wheel 38 to rotate while rotating, and the ice discharging wheel 38 can rotate to lift the ice cubes to a certain height and discharge from the ice discharging port of the shell 32. At this time, the dispenser 500 can be rotated with the box door 200 to be docked with or separated from the ice discharging port of the shell 32, so that the ice cubes made by the ice making device 300 can be discharged into the dispenser 500 for the user to obtain.

[0117] For example, please continue to refer to Figure 10 , Figure 10 forFigure 8 Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the ice transport mechanism of the ice maker shown in Fig. 1. The ice transport mechanism 35 includes a lifting assembly 351, a carrier 352, and an ice dropping assembly 353. The lifting assembly 351 is mounted to the housing 32. The carrier 352 is in driving connection with the lifting assembly 351, so that the lifting assembly 351 can drive the carrier 352 to move between a first position and a second position in the direction of gravity. The ice maker 31 and the opening of the second ice storage bin 34 are located between the first position and the second position, so that the carrier 352 can receive the ice blocks discharged from the ice maker 31 when the carrier 352 moves to the first position. The ice dropping assembly 353 is arranged on the housing 32, the second ice storage bin 34, or the carrier 352, and is used to push the ice blocks carried by the carrier 352 out of the second ice storage bin 34 when the carrier 352 moves to the second position.

[0118] The lifting assembly 351 can be a screw rod transmission assembly, a gear and rack 3511c transmission assembly, a pneumatic cylinder, an oil cylinder, an electric push rod, or the like, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit the lifting assembly 351.

[0119] For example, the lifting assembly 351 can include a guide rail 3511 and a driving unit 3512. The guide rail 3511 is mounted to the housing 32, and the carrier 352 is slidingly mounted to the guide rail 3511. The driving unit 3512 is in driving connection with the carrier 352, so that the carrier 352 can move between the first position and the second position.

[0120] Specifically, the lower end of the guide rail 3511 is the first position, and is located on the lower side of the ice maker 31. The upper end of the guide rail 3511 is the second position, and is located on the upper side of the ice maker 31. When the carrier 352 moves to the first position, or when the carrier 352 moves to the lower side of the ice maker 31, the ice blocks discharged from the ice maker 31 can fall onto the carrier 352 under the action of gravity. Then, the carrier 352 can transport the ice blocks to the second position, so that the ice dropping assembly 353 can push the ice blocks on the carrier 352 into the second ice storage bin 34.

[0121] The guide rail 3511 can have various structures. For example, the guide rail 3511 can be a straight guide rail 3511 whose length direction is parallel to the direction of gravity. Of course, the guide rail 3511 can also be an arc-shaped guide rail 3511 or a spiral guide rail 3511 that spirals downward, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit the guide rail 3511.

[0122] The guide rail 3511 can be mounted in various ways. For example, the guide rail 3511 can be detachably connected to the housing 32 by clamping, screwing, magnetic attraction, or the like.

[0123] The guide rail 3511 is provided with a first pre-fixing structure and a first fastening structure 3511b. The side of the shell 32 that cooperates with the guide rail 3511 is provided with a second pre-fixing structure 3244 and a second fastening structure 3245. The first pre-fixing structure is connected with the second pre-fixing structure 3244 to pre-connect the guide rail 3511 and the shell 32. The second fastening structure 3245 is configured to be adapted to the position of the first fastening structure 3511b to achieve the fixed connection of the guide rail 3511 and the shell 32 when the first pre-fixing structure and the second pre-fixing structure 3244 are pre-fixed.

[0124] It can be understood that, in the process of installing the guide rail 3511, the cooperation of the first pre-fixing structure and the second pre-fixing structure 3244 can ensure that the guide rail 3511 is not easy to deviate from the shell 32 in the subsequent installation process, so that the guide rail 3511 can be finally accurately installed and fixed.

[0125] The second pre-fixing structure 3244 can include a hook provided on the inner surface of the shell 32, and the first pre-fixing structure includes a hanging part such as a hanging hole or a hanging beam formed on the guide rail 3511, so that the guide rail 3511 can be hung on the hook through the hanging part to achieve pre-fixing.

[0126] Of course, in some other embodiments, the first pre-fixing structure and the second pre-fixing structure 3244 can be a pair of magnetically connected magnetic parts, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0127] The second fastening structure 3245 and the first fastening structure 3511b can both be screw holes, so that the guide rail 3511 and the shell 32 can be screw-fixed through fastening screws.

[0128] The driving unit 3512 can be provided on the shell 32 of the ice making device 300 and in transmission connection with the carrier 352, or the driving unit 3512 can be provided on the guide rail 3511 and in transmission connection with the carrier 352, or the driving unit 3512 can be provided on the carrier 352 and in transmission connection with the guide rail 3511 or the shell 32 of the ice making device 300, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0129] The driving unit 3512 can be composed of a first motor and a first gear 3512b rack 3511c transmission assembly, a first lead screw transmission assembly or a first synchronous belt transmission assembly driven by the first motor, and then the first motor can drive the carrier 352 to slide through the first gear 3512b rack 3511c transmission assembly, the first lead screw transmission assembly or the first synchronous belt transmission assembly. Of course, the driving unit 3512 can also be a first electric push rod, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0130] For example, please continue to refer toFigure 11 , Figure 11 for Figure 10 The diagram shows the structure of the carrier of the ice-carrying mechanism. The drive unit 3512 may include an ice-carrying motor 3512a and a first gear 3512b. The ice-carrying motor 3512a can be mounted and fixed to the carrier 352. The output shaft of the ice-carrying motor 3512a is connected to the first gear 3512b to drive the first gear 3512b to rotate. The guide rail 3511 is formed with a rack 3511c, and the first gear 3512b meshes with the rack 3511c. Therefore, when the ice-carrying motor 3512a drives the first gear 3512b to rotate, the carrier 352 can slide along the guide rail 3511.

[0131] In some implementations, in order to make the movement of the vehicle 352 more stable and smooth, the number of guide rails 3511 can be multiple, such as two, three, four, etc., and this application embodiment does not limit this.

[0132] For example, the guide rail 3511 may include two rails, with each end of the carrier 352 slidably connected to one guide rail 3511. The drive unit 3512 may further include a drive shaft 3512c and a second gear 3512d. The first gear 3512b and the second gear 3512d are connected by the drive shaft 3512c, so that the first gear 3512b and the second gear 3512d can rotate synchronously. The first gear 3512b meshes with the rack 3511c of one guide rail 3511, and the second gear 3512d meshes with the rack 3511c of the other guide rail 3511. Thus, through the first gear 3512b and the second gear 3512d, the moving speeds of the two ends of the carrier 352 can be made consistent, ultimately making the movement of the carrier 352 smoother.

[0133] The carrier 352 may include an ice-carrying plate 3521 and a guardrail 3522. The ice-carrying plate 3521 is slidably connected to a guide rail 3511 and is used to carry ice blocks. The guardrail 3522 is slidably connected to the ice-carrying plate 3521 so that the guardrail 3522 can slide relative to the ice-carrying plate 3521 in the direction of gravity. Furthermore, when the carrier 352 is in the second position below, the guardrail 3522 can slide to at least partially above the ice-carrying plate 3521 to prevent ice blocks from accidentally falling off the ice-carrying plate 3521. When the carrier 352 moves to the second position, the guardrail 3522 can slide to the underside of the ice-carrying plate 3521 so that the de-icing assembly 353 can push the ice blocks off the ice-carrying plate 3521.

[0134] The carrier 352 may also include an elastic element 3523. The elastic element 3523 is disposed on the ice transport plate 3521 and connected to the guardrail 3522 to drive the guardrail 3522 to move upward relative to the ice transport plate 3521 in the direction of gravity. The elastic element 3523 may be a tension spring, a torsion spring, or a compression spring, and this embodiment of the application does not limit it.

[0135] As shown in Figure 8 , the outer surface of the second ice storage box 34 near one side of the guide rail 3511 can be provided with a limiting structure 341, and the limiting structure 341 is movably matched with the guardrail 3522 to limit the upward stroke of the guardrail 3522. Further, in the process of the carrier 352 ascending, the guardrail 3522 will be limited by the limiting structure 341, so that the guardrail 3522 cannot move above the second ice storage box 34, at this time the ice plate 3521 can continue to ascend to the upper side of the second ice storage box 34, so that the guardrail 3522 slides relative to the ice plate 3521 to the lower side of the ice plate 3521. Finally, the ice removal assembly 353 pushes the ice blocks on the ice plate 3521 into the second ice storage box 34 from the top entrance of the second ice storage box 34.

[0136] Alternatively, the guardrail 3522 can also be driven by electric, pneumatic or other means, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0137] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 11 , the ice plate 3521 can include a connecting portion 3521a and a plurality of strip-shaped portions 3521b. The plurality of strip-shaped portions 3521b are provided on the side of the connecting portion 3521a away from the second ice storage box 34, and the plurality of strip-shaped portions 3521b are arranged in the horizontal direction, so that the insertion slot 3521c is formed between adjacent two strip-shaped portions 3521b. Further, the insertion slot 3521c can reduce the contact area between the ice plate 3521 and the ice blocks, so that the ice removal assembly 353 can more conveniently push the ice blocks on the ice plate 3521 out.

[0138] The upper surface of the strip-shaped portion 3521b can be a concave-convex curved surface to reduce the contact area between the ice plate 3521 and the ice blocks, so that the ice removal assembly 353 can more conveniently push the ice blocks on the ice plate 3521 out. Of course, the upper surface of the strip-shaped portion 3521b can also be a flat surface, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this. In addition, the upper surface of the strip-shaped portion 3521b can be a concave-convex curved surface, which can also avoid the upper surface of the strip-shaped portion 3521b forming a step to cause the ice blocks to be unable to be normally pushed out.

[0139] Please continue to refer to Figure 12 , Figure 12 , and Figure 10An exploded view of the ice transporting mechanism is shown. The ice ejecting assembly 353 can be located at the upper end of the guide rail 3511 in the direction of gravity. The ice ejecting assembly 353 can include at least one ice pushing portion 3531. Each ice pushing portion 3531 is arranged opposite to a corresponding slot 3521c, such that the ice pushing portion 3531 can be inserted into the corresponding slot 3521c during the upward movement of the carrier 352, and the ice pushing portion 3531 can be disengaged from the corresponding slot 3521c during the downward movement of the carrier 352. In the direction of gravity, the ice pushing portion 3531 is arranged to be inclined away from the second ice storage box 34.

[0140] Then, during the upward movement of the ice transporting plate 3521, the ice pushing portion 3531 can be regarded as a guiding component for guiding the ice blocks on the ice transporting plate 3521. Further, after the ice transporting plate 3521 moves upward to the position where the ice pushing portion 3531 is inserted into the slot 3521c, if the ice transporting plate 3521 continues to move upward, the ice pushing portion 3531 will push the ice blocks on the ice transporting plate 3521 toward the second ice storage box 34, so as to push the ice blocks from the ice transporting plate 3521 into the second ice storage box 34.

[0141] The ice pushing portion 3531 can be a straight bar or an arc shape, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit the same.

[0142] The ice ejecting assembly 353 can further include a mounting body 3532. The mounting body 3532 is connected and fixed with the outer shell 32, and the ice pushing portion 3531 is connected and fixed with the mounting body 3532, so as to realize the mounting and fixing of the ice pushing portion 3531. Alternatively, in some other embodiments, the mounting body 3532 can also be mounted on the second ice storage box 34 or the guide rail 3511, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit the same.

[0143] The ice pushing portion 3531 and the mounting body 3532 can be integrally formed, such as the ice pushing portion 3531 and the mounting body 3532 are made by injection molding, turning, die casting, stamping, etc. Alternatively, the ice pushing portion 3531 can also be detachably mounted on the mounting body 3532, such as the ice pushing portion 3531 is mounted on the mounting body 3532 by clamping, screwing, etc. Of course, in some other embodiments, the ice pushing portion 3531 can also be fixed on the mounting body 3532 by welding, fusion, etc., and the embodiments of the present application do not limit the same.

[0144] The connection mode of the mounting body 3532 and the outer shell 32 can be various, such as clamping, screwing, etc., and the embodiments of the present application do not limit the same.

[0145] In some embodiments, the ice making device 300 is detachably connected to the cabinet 100 through the shell 32. Alternatively, the ice making mechanism 31, the ice conveying mechanism 35, the second ice storage box 34 and the air duct 33 of the ice making device 300 are pre-set in the shell 32, so that the disassembly and assembly of all parts of the ice making device 300 and the cabinet 100 can be completed at one time through the disassembly and assembly of the shell 32, thereby improving the difficulty of disassembly and maintenance of the refrigerator.

[0146] The above is some example description of the ice making device 300 in the embodiments of the present application. It can be understood that the specific structure of the ice making device 300 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. Next, the structure of the dispenser 500 in the embodiments of the present application will be further described.

[0147] Please continue to refer to Figure 13 , Figure 13 for Figure 2 the enlarged view of X of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 5. The dispenser 500 can include a third shell 51 and an ice crushing mechanism 52. The third shell 51 can include a first inner wall 512 surrounding a crushing chamber 511. The first inner wall 512 includes a first ring wall 5121, and the center line of the first ring wall 5121 is parallel to the direction of gravity, or the first ring wall 5121 is vertically arranged. The first inner wall 512 is provided with a first ice outlet 5122 on the side facing the cabinet door 200, and the first ice outlet 5122 is at least partially arranged on the first ring wall 5121. The ice crushing mechanism 52 includes a rotating shaft 521 and an ice knife assembly 522 accommodated in the crushing chamber 511, and the rotating shaft 521 is arranged along the direction of gravity. The rotating shaft 521 can drive the ice knife assembly 522 to push the ice blocks in the crushing chamber 511 to rotate around the axis of the rotating shaft 521 to the first ice outlet 5122 for discharge. At this time, since the first ice outlet 5122 is at least partially arranged on the first ring wall 5121, the ice blocks in the crushing chamber 511 can be prevented from forming a centrifugal force by being pushed by the ice knife assembly 522 and rotating around the first ring wall 5121 under the action of the centrifugal force and cannot be discharged.

[0148] Please continue to refer to Figure 14 and Figure 15 , Figure 14 for Figure 13 the front view of the dispenser shown in FIG. 5, Figure 15 for Figure 14 the sectional view of the dispenser along the direction C-C shown in FIG. 5. The dispenser 500 can further include a fourth shell 53. The fourth shell 53 is provided with an ice outlet passage 531 communicating with the first ice outlet 5122. The cabinet door 200 includes a first end 21 rotatably connected to the cabinet 100 in the horizontal direction. The distance from the outlet of the ice outlet passage 531 to the first end 21 is greater than the distance from the inlet of the ice outlet passage 531 to the first end 21, so that the user can take ice from a position closer to the middle of the cabinet door 200, thereby facilitating the user to take ice.

[0149] The distance from the outlet of the ice outlet channel 531 to the first end 21 is greater than the distance from the inlet of the ice outlet channel 531 to the first end 21, which can be understood as the distance from the center line of the outlet of the ice outlet channel 531 to the first end 21 is greater than the distance from the center line of the inlet of the ice outlet channel 531 to the first end 21. Further, it can also be understood that, along the direction from the inlet to the outlet of the ice outlet channel 531, the ice outlet channel 531 is inclined from the first end 21 of the door 200 to the middle of the door 200, so that the user can take ice from a position closer to the middle of the door 200.

[0150] Specifically, in order to enable the user to operate the dispenser 500 on the door 200 to take ice, the door 200 is further provided with an ice taking groove 22 which is open on the outer surface of the door 200, and the outlet of the dispenser 500 and the control assembly are arranged in the ice taking groove 22, so that the user can take ice in the ice taking groove 22 through the outlet of the dispenser 500 and the control assembly. At this time, if the outlet of the ice outlet channel 531 is too close to the first end 21 of the door 200, it will cause the outlet of the dispenser 500 to be too close to the outlet of the ice outlet channel 531. Then, the distance between the inner wall of the ice taking groove 22 near the first end 21 and the outlet of the dispenser 500 will also be correspondingly reduced, ultimately causing the user's hand to be inconvenient to extend into the ice taking groove 22, or causing a container with a larger volume such as a glass bottle to be inconvenient to place directly below the outlet of the dispenser 500. Therefore, by inclining the ice outlet channel 531 towards the middle of the door 200 in the horizontal direction, the user can more conveniently take ice through the dispenser 500 arranged on the door 200.

[0151] For example, the dispenser 500 can further include a dispensing channel 54, an ice outlet valve 55, and a water supply component. The dispensing channel 54 is arranged in the side wall of the door 200 forming the ice taking groove 22, so that the outlet of the dispensing channel 54 is arranged in the ice taking groove 22, and the outlet of the dispensing channel 54 forms the outlet of the dispenser 500. The outlet of the ice outlet channel 531 is directed towards the inlet of the dispensing channel 54, so that the ice in the ice outlet channel 531 can slide into the dispensing channel 54 and be discharged from the dispensing channel 54. The ice outlet valve 55 is arranged at the outlet of the ice outlet channel 531 to open or close the outlet of the ice outlet channel 531. The outlet of the water supply component is arranged in the dispensing channel 54, so that the water supply component can also supply water into the ice taking groove 22 through the dispensing channel 54. Finally, the control assembly can be an electric control assembly for controlling the operation of the ice outlet valve 55 and the water supply component through electrical signals, or a mechanical transmission structure for controlling the operation of the ice outlet valve 55 and the water supply component through mechanical transmission, and the present application does not limit this.

[0152] The water supply component can be formed by inserting a first water pipe 61 into the end of the dispenser 500.

[0153] The ice cutter assembly 522 can include a movable ice cutter and a fixed ice cutter which are arranged in the direction of gravity. The movable ice cutter is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 521, and one end of the fixed ice cutter is fixed to the first inner wall 512, and the other end of the fixed ice cutter is sleeved on the rotating shaft 521.

[0154] At this time, taking the initial ice block in the ice crushing chamber 511 as an example, when the rotating shaft 521 rotates in the forward direction or in the first direction, the movable ice cutter can directly discharge the whole ice from the first ice outlet 5122 of the first ring wall 5121, so that the ice cutter assembly 522 can discharge the whole ice from the ice crushing chamber 511. When the rotating shaft 521 rotates in the reverse direction or in the second direction, the movable ice cutter can first push the whole ice to the fixed ice cutter, so that the movable ice cutter and the fixed ice cutter cooperate to cut the whole ice into crushed ice, and then the movable ice cutter continues to push the crushed ice, so that the crushed ice is discharged from the first ice outlet 5122 of the first ring wall 5121. Further, through the cooperation of the movable ice cutter and the fixed ice cutter, the functions of discharging whole ice when the rotating shaft 521 rotates in the forward direction and discharging crushed ice when the rotating shaft 521 rotates in the reverse direction can be realized, so as to adapt to different ice taking needs of users.

[0155] In order to make the ice blocks in the ice outlet channel 531 more smoothly discharged, the ice outlet channel 531 is arranged downwardly inclined in the direction of gravity from the inlet to the outlet. Further, when the whole ice or the crushed ice in the ice crushing chamber 511 enters the ice outlet channel 531, it can slide out under the action of its own gravity, so as to avoid the ice blocks from being accumulated in the ice outlet channel 531 and being unable to be discharged, and finally make the user more conveniently take ice.

[0156] The first ice outlet 5122 is at least partially arranged in the first ring wall 5121, which can be that the first ice outlet 5122 is entirely arranged in the first ring wall 5121, or that the first ice outlet 5122 is partially arranged in the first ring wall 5121 and partially arranged in other regions, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0157] For example, the first inner wall 512 further includes a first bottom wall 5123 located at the lower side of the first ring wall 5121 in the direction of gravity. The first bottom wall 5123 is horizontally arranged, and the first ice outlet 5122 is partially arranged in the first bottom wall 5123. Further, the ice blocks which are partially pushed by the ice cutter assembly 522 and rotate on the first bottom wall 5123 can be discharged from the part of the first ice outlet 5122 located on the first bottom wall 5123, so as to avoid the ice blocks from being unable to be discharged in the ice crushing chamber 511 and even causing blockage.

[0158] The ice crushing mechanism 52 further includes an ice crushing motor 523 for driving the rotating shaft 521 to rotate. The ice crushing motor 523 can be directly connected to the rotating shaft 521. The ice crushing motor 523 can also drive the rotating shaft 521 to rotate through a transmission mechanism, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0159] The third shell 51 further forms an ice inlet channel 513, an outlet of the ice inlet channel 513 is arranged at the first ring wall 5121 to communicate to the ice crushing chamber 511. The ice inlet channel 513 is arranged to be inclined downwardly along the gravity direction from the inlet of the ice inlet channel 513 to the outlet of the ice inlet channel 513. Further, the ice pieces in the ice inlet channel 513 can be smoothly slid into the ice crushing chamber 511 under the action of the gravity of the ice pieces, so as to reduce the ice pieces accumulated in the ice inlet channel 513, and finally facilitate the user to take the ice through the ice dispenser 500.

[0160] The distance between the outlet of the ice inlet channel 513 and the first end 21 is greater than the distance between the inlet of the ice inlet channel 513 and the first end 21. Further, when the ice making device 300 is close to the first end 21 of the box door 200, the ice crushing chamber 511 can be offset towards the middle position of the box door 200. Alternatively, it can also be understood that when the ice making device 300 is close to the first end 21 of the box door 200, the ice pieces can be made to complete the first offset from the first end 21 of the box door 200 to the middle position of the box door 200 in the process of sliding into the ice crushing chamber 511 through the ice inlet channel 513, and the ice pieces can be made to complete the second offset from the first end 21 of the box door 200 to the middle position of the box door 200 in the process of discharging from the ice crushing chamber 511 through the ice outlet channel 531, so as to further facilitate the user to take the ice from the middle position of the box door 200.

[0161] It can be understood that the ice inlet channel 513 can be a bent pipe as a whole, or can be a straight pipe as a whole, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0162] It can also be understood that the ice inlet channel 513 can be a circular pipe or a square pipe according to different radial cross sections of the ice inlet channel 513, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0163] Please continue to refer to Figure 16 , Figure 16 For Figure 1 The refrigerator shown in FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view along the B-B direction. Taking the ice making device 300 arranged in the box body 100 as an example, the ice making device 300 is located on the side of the refrigeration compartment 11 close to the first end 21, and the ice making device 300 has a second ice outlet 3246 for discharging ice pieces. When the box door 200 is rotated to close the refrigeration compartment 11, the inlet of the ice inlet channel 513 is connected to the second ice outlet 3246 to guide the ice pieces made by the ice making device 300 into the ice crushing chamber 511.

[0164] It can be understood that if the ice making device 300 is arranged in the middle of the refrigeration compartment 11, the ice making device 300 will divide the refrigeration compartment 11 into two sub-compartments with smaller widths, and finally it is not convenient to put larger objects in each of the sub-compartments with smaller widths. Therefore, in the embodiments of the present application, on the one hand, the ice making device 300 is arranged at the edge of the refrigeration compartment 11, so that the refrigeration compartment 11 can conveniently store larger objects; on the other hand, the user can conveniently take ice from the middle position of the box door 200.

[0165] The dispenser 500 can further include a sealing ring 56. The sealing ring 56 is arranged on the dispenser 500. When the box door 200 closes the refrigeration compartment 11, the sealing ring 56 is compressed between the dispenser 500 and the ice making device 300 and is arranged around the inlet of the ice inlet channel 513 and the second ice outlet 3246, and the sealing ring 56 partially abuts the inner wall of the refrigeration compartment 11 adjacent to the ice making device 300.

[0166] Therefore, the sealing ring 56 can be deformed by being extruded by the dispenser 500, the ice making device 300 and the inner wall of the refrigeration compartment 11, so that a good seal can be formed between the dispenser 500 and the ice making device 300, effectively preventing the cold air in the ice making device 300 from leaking out from the joint of the inlet of the ice inlet channel 513 and the second ice outlet 3246.

[0167] It should be further noted that in the related art, in order to play a sealing role, vertical beams need to be arranged on the ice making device 300 and the inner wall of the refrigeration compartment 11 to supplement the sealing; and in the present application, by arranging the sealing ring 56 and simultaneously contacting the sealing ring 56 with the ice making device 300 and the inner wall of the refrigeration compartment 11 and deforming, the sealing effect can be effectively improved, so that vertical beams do not need to be arranged, the space of the refrigeration compartment is increased to a certain extent, and the ice making space of the ice making device 300 can be enlarged.

[0168] The sealing ring 56 can be a rubber sealing ring 56, so that the sealing effect is better. It can also be understood that by arranging the sealing ring 56, heat exchange between the ice inlet channel 513 and the outside can be reduced, so that the ice blocks in the ice inlet channel 513 are not easy to melt and stick to each other, and the ice blocks that stick to each other can block the ice inlet channel 513, so that the dispenser 500 can more conveniently discharge the ice blocks, and finally the user can more conveniently take the ice.

[0169] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis, and the parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment can be referred to the related description of other embodiments.

[0170] The above has carried on the detailed introduction to the refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the application, the principle and implementation mode of the application are described by applying specific examples in this paper, the above embodiment is only used to help understand the method and its core idea of the application; at the same time, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the application, the specific implementation mode and application range will be changed, and the above, the content of the specification should not be understood as the limitation of the application.

Claims

1. A refrigerator characterized by comprising: The refrigerator comprises: a cabinet having a refrigeration compartment; an ice making device disposed in the refrigeration compartment; and a water supply device mounted to the ice making device, the water supply device being configured to be connected to an external water source and to supply water required for making ice cubes to the ice making device. The ice making device comprises a housing having an ice making cavity formed therein and an ice making mechanism for making ice cubes, the ice making mechanism being disposed in the ice making cavity, the housing further having an enclosed mounting cavity formed in cooperation with an inner wall of the refrigeration compartment, the mounting cavity being independent of the ice making cavity, and the water supply device being accommodated in the mounting cavity. The housing comprises a main body having a thermal insulation layer and a baffle without a thermal insulation layer, the main body forming the ice making cavity, the baffle being protruded from the main body, and the mounting cavity being formed in cooperation with the side of the main body facing away from the refrigeration compartment, the baffle and the inner wall of the refrigeration compartment. The refrigerator further comprises:

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that, a cabinet door rotatably connected to the cabinet to open or close the refrigeration compartment; and a dispenser mounted to the cabinet door, the dispenser being connected to the water supply device to output water supplied by the water supply device and being movably connected to the ice making device to output ice cubes supplied by the ice making device. The water supply device comprises:

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, characterized in that, a water valve having a first water inlet, a first water outlet and a second water outlet, the first water inlet being configured to be connected to an external water source, the first water outlet being connected to the ice making device to supply water to the ice making device; and a water tank connected to the second water outlet to contain water supplied by the water valve, the water tank being connected to the dispenser to supply water to the dispenser. The water tank comprises a third water inlet and a third water outlet, the third water inlet being connected to the second water outlet, the third water outlet being connected to the dispenser, and at least one of the third water inlet and the third water outlet being disposed upward along a gravity direction.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, characterized in that, The water tank comprises a first side and a second side disposed opposite to each other along the gravity direction, the third water inlet and the third water outlet being disposed on the first side, and the water tank further comprises:

5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that, a water flow channel having one end formed as the third water inlet and the other end formed as the third water outlet, the water flow channel being disposed in a meandering manner between the first side and the second side to form at least one bending section on the first side; and an exhaust channel disposed on the first side, one end of the exhaust channel being in communication with the second water outlet, the other end of the exhaust channel being in communication with the third water inlet, and the exhaust channel being in communication with the bending section. An outer surface of the cabinet comprises a rear wall surface and a top wall surface connected to each other, the rear wall surface being disposed on a side of the cabinet facing away from an opening end surface of the refrigeration compartment, and the top wall surface being connected to the rear wall surface and the opening end surface of the refrigeration compartment.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 3, characterized in that, ​ The refrigerator further comprises a first water pipe connecting the water tank and the dispenser, the first water pipe comprises a first section, a second section and a third section connected in sequence by a round corner, the first section is attached to the rear wall surface, the first section and the second section are parallel to the rear wall surface, the second section and the third section are parallel to the top wall surface, and the third section is attached to the top wall surface.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 6, characterized in that The refrigerator further comprises a first fixing member connected to the cabinet for fixing the first section, the second section and the third section.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that, The refrigeration compartment comprises a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, an ice making device is arranged in the refrigerating chamber, the cabinet is provided with a first passage communicating the freezing chamber and the ice making cavity, and the first passage is located away from the mounting cavity.

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