Ice making device and refrigerator

By introducing ice-making and ice-transporting mechanisms into the refrigerator, flexible storage and rational utilization of ice cubes are achieved, solving the problems of complex multi-ice box design and insufficient storage capacity, and improving the user experience.

CN116255774BActive Publication Date: 2026-06-16TCL HOME APPLIANCES (HEFEI) CO LTD
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Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
TCL HOME APPLIANCES (HEFEI) CO LTD
Filing Date
2022-12-29
Publication Date
2026-06-16

AI Technical Summary

⚠Technical Problem

The unreasonable design of multiple ice storage boxes in existing refrigerators leads to complicated ice storage methods and insufficient ice storage capacity, resulting in a poor user experience.

⚗Method used

The ice-making device includes an ice maker, a first ice storage box, a second ice storage box, and an ice transport mechanism. The status of the ice storage box is detected by a full ice detection unit, and the ice transport mechanism flexibly transports ice blocks to the upper and lower ice storage boxes. The controller controls the storage of ice blocks to avoid waste and increase the storage capacity.

🎯Benefits of technology

It simplifies ice storage, increases ice storage capacity, makes better use of refrigerator space, avoids waste caused by continuing to store ice after the ice storage box is full, and improves user experience.

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Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a kind of ice making device and refrigerator, wherein, ice making device, applied to refrigerator, ice making device includes: ice maker, for manufacturing ice block and outputting ice block;First ice storage box, first ice storage box is arranged in the upper side of ice maker, first ice storage box is provided with first full ice detection unit, for detecting whether first ice storage box is in full ice state;Second ice storage box, second ice storage box is arranged in the lower side of ice maker;Ice transport mechanism, ice transport mechanism is used to transport ice block manufactured by ice maker to first ice storage box;Controller, controller is connected with first full ice detection unit, ice transport mechanism and ice maker, and controller is configured to: when detecting that first ice storage box is not in full ice state by first full ice detection unit, control ice maker and ice transport mechanism to store ice block to first ice storage box;When detecting that first ice storage box is in full ice state by first full ice detection unit, ice maker stores ice block to second ice storage box.
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