An ice cube forming component, an ice making module and an electrical appliance

Abstract

An embodiment of the present application provides an ice cube forming assembly, an ice making module and an electrical appliance, relating to the technical field of ice making; the ice cube forming assembly includes a forming die and a driving mechanism; the forming die has at least two forming channels with different cross-sections, each of the forming channels penetrates the forming die along a first direction of the forming die, and the forming channels with at least one cross-section and the forming channels with another cross-section are respectively arranged in different channel setting areas spaced along a second direction of the forming die; the driving mechanism drives the forming die to move along the second direction to switch the positions of the respective channel setting areas. The ice cube forming assembly of the embodiment of the present application can facilitate the production of ice cubes of different shapes.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of ice making, and particularly to an ice block forming assembly, an ice making module and an electrical appliance device. Background Art

[0002] In related technologies, there is a screw type ice maker that uses the cooperation of a refrigerant and a screw to make ice. Specifically, the screw type ice maker has an ice making cavity and a refrigerant passage. A screw is arranged in the ice making cavity. During the ice making process, a certain amount of water is injected into the ice making cavity, and the refrigerant in the refrigerant passage exchanges heat with the water in the ice making cavity, so that the water in the ice making cavity freezes into ice on the inner wall of the ice making cavity. The ice is scraped by the rotating screw to form ice sand, and the ice sand is gradually compacted and formed into an ice bar under the push of the screw, and the ice bar is then broken into independent ice blocks by a defrosting device.

[0003] In order to obtain ice blocks of various shapes, there are mainly two current ice making methods. One is to first make large ice blocks, and if small ice blocks are needed, then break the large ice blocks into small ice blocks through a mechanical structure, so that large and small ice blocks can be obtained. The other is to respectively configure corresponding ice making modules for ice blocks of different shapes. However, in the first method, the cutter is prone to jamming during ice crushing, and the ice crushing noise is large, and the small ice blocks have irregular shapes. In the second method, two or more ice making modules need to be configured, which has a high cost and occupies a large space. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, the embodiments of the present application are expected to provide an ice block forming assembly, an ice making module and an electrical appliance device that can facilitate the production of ice blocks of different shapes.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the embodiments of the present application provide an ice block forming assembly, including:

[0006] A forming mold, the forming mold has at least two forming channels with different cross-sections, each of the forming channels penetrates the forming mold along a first direction of the forming mold, and the forming channels with at least one cross-section and the forming channels with another cross-section are respectively arranged in different channel setting areas spaced along a second direction of the forming mold;

[0007] A driving mechanism, the driving mechanism drives the forming mold to move along the second direction to switch the positions of the respective channel setting areas.

[0008] In an implementation manner, one cross-section of the forming channels is respectively arranged in each of the channel setting areas, and the cross-sections of the forming channels in any two of the channel setting areas are different.

[0009] In one embodiment, the molding die has at least three molding channels with different cross-sections. Among all the regions where the channels are arranged, at least one of the regions where the channels are arranged is provided with at least two molding channels with different cross-sections.

[0010] In one embodiment, among all the regions where the channels are arranged, at least one of the regions where the channels are arranged is provided with a plurality of molding channels with the same cross-section.

[0011] In one embodiment, the driving mechanism drives the molding die to rotate or translate along the second direction.

[0012] In one embodiment, the driving mechanism includes a driving motor and a transmission structure, and the transmission structure is respectively in transmission connection with the driving motor and the molding die.

[0013] In one embodiment, the side wall of the molding die has a first transmission tooth. The transmission structure includes a driving gear and a driven gear that mesh with each other. The driving shaft of the driving motor is in transmission connection with the driving gear, and the driven gear meshes with the first transmission tooth, so that the driving mechanism drives the molding die to rotate along the second direction.

[0014] In one embodiment, the transmission structure includes a gear and a rack that mesh with each other. The driving shaft of the driving motor is in transmission connection with the gear;

[0015] The side wall of the molding die has a second transmission tooth, and the rack meshes with the second transmission tooth, so that the driving mechanism drives the molding die to rotate along the second direction; or,

[0016] The rack is in transmission connection with the molding die, so that the driving mechanism drives the molding die to translate along the second direction.

[0017] In one embodiment, the driving mechanism includes a transmission box, and the transmission structure is arranged in the transmission box.

[0018] In one embodiment, the ice cube molding assembly further includes a limit seat. The limit seat has a limit groove and a first avoidance opening penetrating through the bottom wall of the limit groove. The opposite ends of the molding channel along the first direction respectively have an inlet and an outlet. At least one end of the molding die where the inlet is located is located in the limit groove, and the molding die can move along the second direction in the limit groove. The first avoidance opening is located on the movement path of the channel arrangement region along the second direction to avoid the channel arrangement region moving to the first avoidance opening.

[0019] In one embodiment, the limiting seat further has a second avoidance opening penetrating through the side wall of the limiting groove, and the transmission structure is in transmission connection with the forming die through the second avoidance opening.

[0020] In one embodiment, the limiting seat includes a seat body and a base, the first avoidance opening is arranged on the base, and the seat body and the base are detachably connected to jointly define the limiting groove.

[0021] Another embodiment of the present application provides an ice making module, including:

[0022] An ice making assembly having an ice outlet;

[0023] The ice block forming assembly described above, the ice block forming assembly is arranged on one side of the ice making assembly having the ice outlet, and the driving mechanism drives the forming die to move along the second direction to switch the channel setting area moved to the ice outlet.

[0024] In one embodiment, the ice making assembly includes a heat exchange main body and a rotatable ice scraping screw; the heat exchange main body is provided with an ice making cavity and a refrigerant channel, the ice making cavity has a water inlet and the ice outlet; at least part of the ice scraping screw is located in the ice making cavity to scrape the ice frozen in the ice making cavity by rotation and convey the scraped ice to the ice outlet.

[0025] In one embodiment, the distance between the end of the ice scraping screw near the ice outlet and the ice outlet is within the range of ±5 mm.

[0026] Another embodiment of the present application provides an electrical appliance including the ice making module described above.

[0027] The embodiments of the present application provide an ice cube forming component, an ice making module and an electrical appliance. The ice cube forming component is provided with a forming die and a driving mechanism. The forming die has at least two forming channels with different cross-sections. Each forming channel penetrates the forming die along the first direction of the forming die, and the forming channels with at least one cross-section and the forming channels with another cross-section are respectively arranged in different channel setting areas spaced along the second direction of the forming die. The driving mechanism can switch the positions of the respective channel setting areas by driving the forming die to move along the second direction. Thus, by switching the channel setting area moved to the ice outlet of the ice making component, the forming channel in this channel setting area can be communicated with the ice outlet, and then ice cubes matching the cross-section of the forming channel communicated with the ice outlet can be obtained. This ice cube forming component does not need to break large ice cubes into small ice cubes. Therefore, there will be no knife jamming during the ice making process, nor any ice crushing noise, and the shapes of the produced ice cubes are relatively uniform. In addition, compared with the ice making method using two or more ice making modules in the related art, the ice making module using the ice cube forming component of the present application only needs one set to meet the production requirements of ice cubes of different shapes, which reduces costs and occupies relatively less space. Compared with the ice making methods in the related art, the ice cube forming component of the present application can facilitate the production of ice cubes of different shapes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice making module according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram of the ice cube forming component shown in

[0030] Figure 3 is Figure 2 an exploded view of the ice cube forming component shown in

[0031] Figure 4 is Figure 2 a schematic structural diagram of another view angle of the ice cube forming component shown in

[0032] Figure 5 is Figure 4 a B-B cross-sectional view of

[0033] Figure 6 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram of another view angle of the ice making module shown in

[0034] Figure 7 is Figure 6 a C-C cross-sectional view of

[0035] Figure 8 is Figure 6Schematic structural diagram of the ice-making module shown after switching the channel setting area at the ice outlet;

[0036] Figure 9 is Figure 8 D-D cross-sectional view of

[0037] Description of reference numerals

[0038] Ice block forming assembly 10; forming die 11; forming channel 11a; first forming channel 11aa; second forming channel 11ab; first driving gear 11b; driving mechanism 12; driving motor 121; transmission structure 122; driving gear 1221; driven gear 1222; transmission case 123; case body 1231; case cover 1232; limiting seat 13; limiting groove 13a; first avoidance opening 13b; second avoidance opening 13c; seat body 131; base 132; ice-making assembly 20; heat exchange main body 21; ice-making cavity 21a; water inlet 21b; ice outlet 21c; refrigerant channel 21d; ice scraping screw 22; driving assembly 30. Detailed implementation manners

[0039] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by terms such as "first direction" and "second direction" is based on the Figure 2 orientation or positional relationship shown in the Figure 2 wherein, Z1 in the

[0040] represents the "first direction" and Z2 represents the "second direction". These orientation terms are only for the convenience of describing the embodiments of the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the embodiments of the present application.

[0040] One embodiment of the present application provides an ice block forming assembly 10. Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 . The ice block forming assembly 10 includes a forming die 11 and a driving mechanism 12.

[0041] The forming die 11 has at least two forming channels 11a with different cross-sections. Each forming channel 11a penetrates the forming die 11 along the first direction of the forming die 11, and the forming channels 11a with at least one cross-section and the forming channels 11a with another cross-section are respectively arranged in different channel setting areas spaced along the second direction of the forming die 11. The driving mechanism 12 drives the forming die 11 to move along the second direction to switch the positions of the respective channel setting areas.

[0042] Another embodiment of the present application provides an ice-making module. Please refer to Figure 1 . The ice-making module includes an ice-making assembly 20 and the ice block forming assembly 10 provided in any embodiment of the present application.

[0043] The ice-making component 20 has an ice outlet 21c. The ice block forming component 10 is arranged on one side of the ice-making component 20 where the ice outlet 21c is located. The driving mechanism 12 drives the forming die 11 to move in the second direction, and switches to move to the channel setting area at the ice outlet 21c.

[0044] The ice-making component 20 is used to make water into fine ice particles (referred to as ice sand for short). The ice particles enter the forming channel 11a through the ice outlet 21c and are formed in the forming channel 11a.

[0045] The type of the ice-making component 20 is not limited, as long as it can make water into ice sand.

[0046] Exemplarily, please refer to Figure 7 , the ice-making component 20 may include a heat exchange main body 21 and an ice scraping screw 22. The heat exchange main body 21 is provided with an ice-making cavity 21a and a refrigerant channel 21d. The ice-making cavity 21a has a water inlet 21b and an ice outlet 21c. At least part of the structure of the ice scraping screw 22 is located in the ice-making cavity 21a to scrape the frozen ice in the ice-making cavity 21a by rotation and convey the scraped ice to the ice outlet 21c. The ice block forming component 10 is arranged on one side of the heat exchange main body 21 where the ice outlet 21c is located.

[0047] The water inlet 21b is the inlet where water flows into the ice-making cavity 21a, and the ice outlet 21c is the outlet where the ice scraped by the ice scraping screw 22 is discharged from the ice-making cavity 21a.

[0048] The refrigerant channel 21d is a channel for the refrigerant to flow, and the refrigerant is used to exchange heat with the water in the ice-making cavity 21a.

[0049] The relative position of the refrigerant channel 21d and the ice-making cavity 21a can be adjusted as needed. For example, the refrigerant channel 21d can be arranged on the outer peripheral side of the ice-making cavity 21a as shown in Figure 7 , or the ice-making cavity 21a can also be arranged on the outer peripheral side of the refrigerant channel 21d.

[0050] Only part of the structure of the ice scraping screw 22 can be located in the ice-making cavity 21a, or it can be entirely arranged in the ice-making cavity 21a. By rotation, the ice scraping screw 22 can scrape the frozen ice in the ice-making cavity 21a into ice sand, and the ice sand is discharged from the ice outlet 21c under the push of the ice scraping screw 22.

[0051] Figure 1 As shown in, the rotation axis of the ice scraping screw 22 can extend vertically. The water inlet 21b is located at the vertical bottom of the ice-making cavity 21a, and the ice outlet 21c is located at the vertical top of the ice-making cavity 21a. That is to say, the ice sand scraped by the ice scraping screw 22 is discharged from the top of the ice-making cavity 21a, which is equivalent to the heat exchange main body 21 being vertically arranged.

[0052] In some other embodiments, the rotation axis of the ice scraping screw 22 may also extend transversely, and the water inlet 21b and the ice outlet 21c are respectively located on opposite sides of the ice making cavity 21a in the transverse direction. That is to say, water flows into the ice making cavity 21a from one side in the transverse direction of the ice making cavity 21a, and the ice sand scraped by the ice scraping screw 22 is discharged from the other side in the transverse direction of the ice making cavity 21a. It is equivalent to that the heat exchange body 21 is arranged transversely.

[0053] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 7 , the ice making module is provided with a driving assembly 30, and the driving assembly 30 is used to drive the ice scraping screw 22 to rotate.

[0054] The ice sand scraped by the ice scraping screw 22 is compacted and formed in the forming channel 11a to form ice bars.

[0055] It should be noted that the ice bar is not an ice cube, and it becomes an ice cube only after the ice bar breaks.

[0056] That the forming die 11 has forming channels 11a with at least two different cross-sections means that the forming die 11 can have two forming channels 11a with different cross-sections, or can have more than two forming channels 11a with different cross-sections. Among them, different cross-sections mean that at least one of the shape and size of the cross-section of the forming channel 11a is different. For example, the cross-section of one of the forming channels 11a can be rectangular, and the cross-section of the other forming channel 11a can be circular. It can also be that the cross-sections of both forming channels 11a are rectangular, but the size of the cross-section of one of the forming channels 11a is larger than the size of the cross-section of the other forming channel 11a.

[0057] The shape of the ice bar corresponds to the cross-section of the forming channel 11a. That is to say, forming channels 11a with different cross-sections can respectively produce ice bars with different shapes.

[0058] The channel setting area is the area on the forming die 11 where the forming channel 11a is set. When the corresponding channel setting area moves to the ice outlet 21c, the forming channel 11a set in this area is communicated with the ice outlet 21c.

[0059] Exemplarily, please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2 The area within the dotted line shown as A1 in

[0060] The forming channels 11a with at least one cross-section and the forming channels 11a with another cross-section are respectively arranged in different channel arrangement areas spaced along the second direction of the forming die 11, which means that no matter how many types of forming channels 11a with different cross-sections there are, at least one type of forming channels 11a with a cross-section and the forming channels 11a with another cross-section are not arranged in the same channel arrangement area.

[0061] It should be noted that the first direction and the second direction are two different directions. For example, the first direction can be perpendicular to the second direction or can be obliquely intersecting with the second direction.

[0062] Exemplarily, please refer to Figure 2 , one type of forming channels 11a with a cross-section can be respectively arranged in each channel arrangement area, and the cross-sections of the forming channels 11a in any two channel arrangement areas are different. That is to say, the forming channels 11a with the same cross-section are not arranged in different channel arrangement areas. For example, please refer to Figure 2 , for the convenience of description, the two types of forming channels 11a in Figure 2 are respectively called the first forming channel 11aa and the second forming channel 11ab. The first forming channel 11aa is arranged in the channel arrangement area shown by A1, and the second forming channel 11ab is arranged in the channel arrangement area shown by A2. Each time, such a forming die 11 can only make ice bars of one shape. That is to say, the ice-making module can only make ice cubes of one shape each time.

[0063] Exemplarily, when the number of forming channels 11a with different cross-sections is at least three, on the premise of satisfying that at least one type of forming channels 11a with a cross-section and the forming channels 11a with another cross-section are not arranged in the same channel arrangement area, at least two types of forming channels 11a with different cross-sections can be arranged in at least one of the channel arrangement areas. For example, taking three types of forming channels 11a with different cross-sections as an example, two types of forming channels 11a with different cross-sections can be arranged in one of the channel arrangement areas, and the third type of forming channels 11a with a different cross-section can be arranged in another channel arrangement area. Or, the forming die 11 can have four channel arrangement areas, one of the three types of forming channels 11a with different cross-sections is respectively arranged in three of the channel arrangement areas, and at least two of the three types of forming channels 11a with different cross-sections are arranged in the fourth channel arrangement area.

[0064] For the forming die 11 in which two or more types of forming channels 11a are arranged in the same channel arrangement area, ice bars of different shapes can be made simultaneously, and thus ice cubes of different shapes can be obtained simultaneously. It is equivalent that the ice-making module can make ice cubes of a mixed shape.

[0065] Exemplarily, in all the channel setting areas, at least one of the channel setting areas can be provided with a plurality of forming channels 11a having the same cross-section. This is equivalent to that a plurality of forming channels 11a having the same cross-section can simultaneously produce ice bars of the same shape. For example, please refer to Figure 2 , a first forming channel 11aa is provided in the channel setting area shown in A1, and four second forming channels 11ab are provided in the channel setting area shown in A2.

[0066] It should be noted that when the number of the same type of forming channels 11a is multiple, the number of the same type of forming channels 11a is not limited to Figure 2 the four shown. The number of the same type of forming channels 11a can be adjusted according to the size of the cross-section of the forming channel 11a.

[0067] In addition, when at least two types of forming channels 11a are provided in the same channel setting area, the number of the same type of forming channels 11a can also be multiple.

[0068] The driving mechanism 12 drives the forming die 11 to move in the second direction to change the positions of the channel setting areas, so as to achieve the purpose of replacing the forming channel 11a communicating with the ice outlet 21c.

[0069] Exemplarily, for the forming die 11 provided with two types of forming channels 11a, please refer to Figure 6 and Figure 7 , in one ice discharging mode, the channel setting area A1 provided with the first forming channel 11aa can be communicated with the ice outlet 21c, while the channel setting area A2 provided with the second forming channel 11ab is not communicated with the ice outlet 21c. Please refer to Figure 8 and Figure 9 , in another ice discharging mode, the channel setting area A2 provided with the second forming channel 11ab can be communicated with the ice outlet 21c, while the channel setting area A1 provided with the first forming channel 11aa is not communicated with the ice outlet 21c. These two ice discharging modes can be switched by driving the forming die 11 to move in the second direction by the driving mechanism 12.

[0070] It should be noted that in the initial state, it can be that one of the channel setting areas is located at the ice outlet 21c, or it can be that any of the channel setting areas is not located at the ice outlet 21c. This is equivalent to that in the initial state, the area on the forming die 11 where no forming channel 11a is provided is located at the ice outlet 21c.

[0071] Figure 2 As shown, the driving mechanism 12 drives the forming die 11 to rotate in the second direction. In some other embodiments, the driving mechanism 12 can also drive the forming die 11 to translate in the second direction.

[0072] The ice-making module is further provided with an ice-breaking component (not shown in the figure), and the ice-breaking component is arranged at one end of the forming channel 11a away from the ice outlet 21c for breaking the ice bar discharged from the forming channel 11a into independent ice cubes.

[0073] The structural form of the ice-breaking component is not limited as long as it can break the ice bar discharged from the forming channel 11a into independent ice cubes.

[0074] Exemplarily, the ice-breaking component can be an ice-breaking elbow with a curved ice-breaking channel. The curved ice-breaking channel changes the movement direction of the ice bar discharged from the forming channel 11a to break the ice bar into independent ice cubes.

[0075] Exemplarily, the ice-breaking component can also be an ice-sweeping rod. The ice-sweeping rod is movably arranged at one end of the forming channel 11a away from the ice outlet 21c. By moving, such as rotating, the ice-sweeping rod can cut the ice bar discharged from the forming channel 11a into independent ice cubes.

[0076] Another embodiment of the present application provides an electrical appliance, and the electrical appliance includes the ice-making module provided in any embodiment of the present application.

[0077] The specific type of the electrical appliance is not limited herein as long as it can be provided with an ice-making module to make ice. Exemplarily, the electrical appliance can be an independent ice maker or a refrigerator, etc. When the electrical appliance is a refrigerator, the ice-making module is integrated in the refrigerator. That is to say, in addition to the conventional functions of freezing and refrigerating, the refrigerator also has the function of making ice.

[0078] For the ice-making module with the heat exchange body 21, the electrical appliance is provided with a refrigeration cycle module, and the refrigeration cycle module includes components such as a heat exchanger, a compressor, a capillary tube, and a circulation pipeline. The refrigeration cycle module is used for heat exchange with the heat exchange body 21. That is to say, after the refrigerant that has exchanged heat with the water in the ice-making chamber 21a flows out from the refrigerant channel 21d, it flows through the circulation pipeline to the heat exchanger of the refrigeration cycle module for heat exchange, and then the heat-exchanged refrigerant flows back into the refrigerant channel 21d through the circulation pipeline to exchange heat with the water in the ice-making chamber 21a.

[0079] The ice cube forming assembly 10 of the embodiment of the present application is provided with a forming die 11 and a driving mechanism 12. The forming die 11 has forming channels 11a with at least two different cross-sections. Each forming channel 11a penetrates the forming die 11 along the first direction of the forming die 11, and the forming channels 11a with at least one cross-section and the forming channels 11a with another cross-section are respectively arranged in different channel setting areas spaced along the second direction of the forming die 11. By driving the forming die 11 to move along the second direction, the driving mechanism 12 can switch the positions of the respective channel setting areas. Thus, by switching the channel setting area moved to the ice outlet 21c of the ice making assembly 20, the forming channel 11a in this channel setting area can be communicated with the ice outlet 21c, and then ice cubes matching the cross-section of the forming channel 11a communicated with the ice outlet 21c can be obtained. This ice cube forming assembly 10 does not need to break large ice cubes into small ice cubes. Therefore, there will be no knife jamming during the ice making process, no ice crushing noise, and the shapes of the produced ice cubes are relatively uniform. In addition, compared with the ice making method using two or more ice making modules in the related art, only one ice making module of the ice cube forming assembly 10 of the present application can meet the production requirements of ice cubes of different shapes, reducing costs while occupying relatively less space. Compared with the ice making methods in the related art, the ice cube forming assembly 10 of the present application can facilitate the production of ice cubes of different shapes.

[0080] In one embodiment, please refer to Figures 1 to 5 , the driving mechanism 12 may be provided with a driving motor 121 and a transmission structure 122. The transmission structure 122 is respectively in transmission connection with the driving motor 121 and the forming die 11. That is to say, the driving motor 121 drives the transmission structure 122 to move, so that the transmission structure 122 drives the forming die 11 to move.

[0081] Please refer to Figures 2 to 5 , the driving mechanism 12 may be provided with a transmission case 123, Figures 2 to 5 The transmission case 123 in

[0082] has a box body 1231 and a box cover 1232 covering the box body 1231. The transmission structure 122 may be arranged in the transmission case 123 to protect the transmission structure 122.

[0083] In some other embodiments, the transmission case 123 may not be provided either.

[0083] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 5, the side wall of the forming die 11 has a first transmission tooth 11b. The transmission structure 122 includes a driving gear 1221 and a driven gear 1222 that mesh with each other. The driving shaft of the driving motor 121 is in transmission connection with the driving gear 1221, and the driven gear 1222 meshes with the first transmission tooth 11b, so that the driving mechanism 12 drives the forming die 11 to rotate in the second direction. That is to say, the cooperation of the driving gear 1221 and the driven gear 1222 can be used to drive the forming die 11 to rotate.

[0084] In some other embodiments, the transmission structure 122 may also include a gear and a rack that mesh with each other. The driving shaft of the driving motor 121 is in transmission connection with the gear. A second transmission tooth may be provided on the side wall of the forming die 11. The rack can drive the forming die 11 to rotate in the second direction by meshing with the second transmission tooth. Alternatively, the rack may also be in transmission connection with the forming die 11, so that the driving mechanism 12 drives the forming die 11 to translate in the second direction.

[0085] It should be noted that the transmission structure 122 is not limited to the above two types. In some other embodiments, the transmission structure 122 may also be other structural forms, as long as it can drive the forming die 11 to move in the second direction.

[0086] In one embodiment, please refer to Figures 1 to 9 , the ice cube forming assembly 10 may further be provided with a limit seat 13. The limit seat 13 has a limit groove 13a and a first avoidance port 13b that penetrates the bottom wall of the limit groove 13a. The opposite ends of the forming channel 11a in the first direction respectively have an inlet and an outlet. At least one end of the forming die 11 with the inlet is located in the limit groove 13a, and the forming die 11 can move in the second direction in the limit groove 13a. The first avoidance port 13b is located on the movement path of the channel setting area in the second direction to avoid the channel setting area that moves to the position of the first avoidance port 13b. That is to say, any channel setting area can move to the position where the first avoidance port 13b is located in the second direction.

[0087] Specifically, the forming die 11 may be entirely arranged in the limit groove 13a, or only the end with the inlet may be located in the limit groove 13a.

[0088] The setting position of the first avoidance port 13b corresponds to the ice outlet 21c on the heat exchange body 21. That is to say, after the ice cube forming assembly 10 is installed on the heat exchange body 21, the first avoidance port 13b avoids the ice outlet 21c, so that the forming channel 11a in the channel setting area that moves to the position of the first avoidance port 13b can communicate with the ice outlet 21c.

[0089] The limiting groove 13a has two main functions. The first function is to bear the component force applied by the ice scraping screw 22 during the ice making process, so that it will not be pushed open by the component force applied by the ice scraping screw 22. The second function is to limit the forming die 11 to ensure that the forming channel 11a within the channel setting area at the first avoidance opening 13b can be aligned with the ice outlet 21c.

[0090] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 7 . For the convenience of installation, the limiting seat 13 can be assembled by two parts, a seat body 131 and a base 132. The first avoidance opening 13b is arranged on the base 132, and the seat body 131 and the base 132 are detachably connected. Refer to Figure 7 as shown, the seat body 131 and the base 132 are threadedly connected. In other embodiments, the seat body 131 and the base 132 can also be detachably connected in other ways. For example, the seat body 131 and the base 132 can also be snap-connected or fixedly connected by fasteners such as screws. After the seat body 131 and the base 132 are assembled together, they jointly define the limiting groove 13a.

[0091] Furthermore, please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 5 . The limiting seat 13 also has a second avoidance opening 13c penetrating the side wall of the limiting groove 13a, and the transmission structure 122 is in transmission connection with the forming die 11 through the second avoidance opening 13c. That is to say, the part where the forming die 11 is in transmission connection with the transmission structure 122 is arranged on the side wall of the forming die 11 and hidden in the limiting groove 13a. For example, Figure 3 and Figure 5 the first transmission tooth 11b in is arranged on the side wall of the forming die 11 and hidden in the limiting groove 13a, and the driven gear 1222 is meshed with the first transmission tooth 11b through the second avoidance opening 13c. Thus, the part where the forming die 11 is in transmission connection with the transmission structure 122 can be protected.

[0092] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 7, the distance L between the end of the ice scraping screw 22 near the ice outlet 21c and the ice outlet 21c can be within the range of ±5 mm. That is to say, the distance between the end of the ice scraping screw 22 near the ice outlet 21c and the ice outlet 21c is greater than or equal to 5 mm and less than or equal to -5 mm. Among them, a dimension greater than 0 means that the end of the ice scraping screw 22 near the ice outlet 21c can extend outside the ice outlet 21c. For example, the end of the ice scraping screw 22 near the ice outlet 21c extends 3 mm outside the ice outlet 21c. A dimension less than 0 means that the end of the ice scraping screw 22 near the ice outlet 21c is located within the ice making cavity 21a and does not extend outside the ice outlet 21c. For example, the end of the ice scraping screw 22 near the ice outlet 21c is located within the ice making cavity 21a, and the distance between it and the ice outlet 21c is 3 mm. When the distance between the end of the ice scraping screw 22 near the ice outlet 21c and the ice outlet 21c is equal to 0, it means that the end of the ice scraping screw 22 near the ice outlet 21c is flush with the ice outlet 21c.

[0093] Controlling the distance between the end of the ice scraping screw 22 near the ice outlet 21c and the ice outlet 21c within the range of ±5 mm can not only better prevent the formed ice bars from getting stuck between the heat exchange body 21 and the forming die 11 and affecting the movement of the forming die 11 in the second direction, but also ensure that the ice scraping screw 22 can effectively feed the ice sand into the forming channel 11a.

[0094] In the description of the present application, the descriptions with reference to terms such as "in one embodiment", "in some embodiments", "in other embodiments", "in still other embodiments", or "exemplary" mean that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the embodiments of the present application. In the present application, the schematic expressions of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine the different embodiments or examples described in the present application and the features of the different embodiments or examples.

[0095] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present application and are not used to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application can have various changes and modifications. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application are all included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An ice cube forming component, characterized in that, Comprising: A forming die, the forming die having at least two forming channels with different cross-sections, each of the forming channels penetrating the forming die along a first direction of the forming die, and the forming channels with at least one cross-section and the forming channels with another cross-section being respectively arranged in different channel arrangement regions spaced apart along a second direction of the forming die; A driving mechanism, the driving mechanism driving the forming die to move along the second direction to switch the positions of the respective channel arrangement regions.

2. The ice cube forming component according to claim 1, characterized in that, One cross-section of the forming channels is respectively arranged in each of the channel arrangement regions, and the cross-sections of the forming channels in any two of the channel arrangement regions are different.

3. The ice cube forming component according to claim 1, characterized in that, The forming die has at least three forming channels with different cross-sections, and in all the channel arrangement regions, at least one of the channel arrangement regions is provided with at least two forming channels with different cross-sections.

4. The ice cube forming component according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, In all the channel arrangement regions, at least one of the channel arrangement regions is provided with a plurality of forming channels with the same cross-section.

5. The ice cube forming component according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The driving mechanism drives the forming die to rotate or translate along the second direction.

6. The ice cube forming component according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The driving mechanism includes a driving motor and a transmission structure, and the transmission structure is respectively in transmission connection with the driving motor and the forming die.

7. The ice cube forming component according to claim 6, characterized in that, The side wall of the forming die has a first transmission tooth, the transmission structure includes a driving gear and a driven gear that mesh with each other, the driving shaft of the driving motor is in transmission connection with the driving gear, and the driven gear meshes with the first transmission tooth so that the driving mechanism drives the forming die to rotate along the second direction.

8. The ice cube forming component according to claim 6, characterized in that, The transmission structure includes a gear and a rack that mesh with each other, and the driving shaft of the driving motor is in transmission connection with the gear; The side wall of the forming die has a second transmission tooth, and the rack meshes with the second transmission tooth so that the driving mechanism drives the forming die to rotate along the second direction; Or, The rack is in transmission connection with the forming die so that the driving mechanism drives the forming die to translate along the second direction.

9. The ice cube forming component according to claim 6, characterized in that, The driving mechanism includes a transmission box, and the transmission structure is arranged in the transmission box.

10. The ice cube forming component according to claim 6, characterized in that, The ice block forming assembly further includes a limit seat, the limit seat having a limit groove and a first avoidance opening penetrating the bottom wall of the limit groove, opposite ends of the forming channel along the first direction respectively having an inlet and an outlet, at least one end of the forming die where the inlet is located being in the limit groove, and the forming die being able to move along the second direction in the limit groove, and the first avoidance opening being on the movement path of the channel arrangement region along the second direction to avoid the channel arrangement region moving to the first avoidance opening.

11. The ice cube forming component according to claim 10, characterized in that, The limit seat further has a second avoidance opening penetrating the side wall of the limit groove, and the transmission structure is in transmission connection with the forming die through the second avoidance opening.

12. The ice cube forming component according to claim 10, characterized in that, The limit seat includes a seat body and a base, the first avoidance opening is arranged on the base, and the seat body and the base are detachably connected to jointly define the limit groove.

13. An ice making module, characterized in that, Comprising: An ice making assembly having an ice outlet; The ice block forming assembly according to any one of claims 1-12, wherein the ice block forming assembly is disposed on one side of the ice making assembly having the ice outlet, and the driving mechanism drives the forming die to move along the second direction to switch the channel setting area moved to the ice outlet.

14. The ice making module according to claim 13, characterized in that, The ice making assembly includes a heat exchange main body and a rotatable ice scraping screw; the heat exchange main body is provided with an ice making cavity and a refrigerant channel, and the ice making cavity has a water inlet and the ice outlet; at least a part of the ice scraping screw is located in the ice making cavity to scrape the ice frozen in the ice making cavity by rotation and convey the scraped ice to the ice outlet.

15. The ice making module according to claim 14, characterized in that, The distance between the end of the ice scraping screw near the ice outlet and the ice outlet is within the range of ±5 mm.

16. An electrical appliance device, characterized in that, It includes the ice making module according to any one of claims 13-15.

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