Ice moving device and refrigeration equipment

Abstract

The application discloses ice moving devices and refrigeration equipment, wherein the ice moving device comprises an ice moving channel, a conveying channel, a sorting assembly and an ejection assembly. The ice moving channel is provided with an ice outlet, an ice inlet and an ejection area. The ice outlet is located above the ice inlet, and the ejection area is located below the ice inlet. The conveying channel is in communication with the ice moving channel through the ice inlet. The sorting assembly is arranged in the conveying channel to convey ice blocks one by one to the ice moving channel. The ejection assembly is arranged at the end of the ice moving channel away from the ice outlet. The ejection assembly is used to drive a predetermined number of ice blocks in the ejection area to pop out of the ice outlet. Since the sorting assembly continuously conveys ice blocks into the ice moving channel, the ejection assembly can continuously pop out ice blocks at a certain speed to the ice taking assembly. The ice blocks move quickly, the ice taking efficiency is high, the continuous ice taking is realized quickly, the waiting time of the user for taking ice is short, the ice blocks are not easy to melt, the quality of the ice blocks is high, and the melting and adhesion between the ice blocks are not easy to occur.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of refrigeration devices, and particularly relates to an ice moving device and a refrigeration equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] The existing ice taking technology usually takes ice manually or automatically takes ice at a position below the ice storage box by using gravity. In order to improve convenience and take ice at a suitable height, some refrigerators are provided with a refrigeration door body at the upper part of the refrigerator to facilitate ice taking. The refrigeration door body needs to be provided with two ice makers, especially a set of ice maker in the refrigeration chamber. The ice making and ice storage in the refrigeration chamber have the problems of high energy consumption and large heat preservation space. In order to solve the problem, some refrigeration equipment considers ice making in the freezer chamber and moves the ice blocks to the refrigeration chamber. However, how to efficiently move the ice blocks is a problem to be solved. SUMMARY

[0003] The application provides an ice moving device and a refrigeration equipment to solve the technical problem of difficult and efficient ice block moving.

[0004] To solve the above technical problem, one technical scheme of the application is an ice moving device, which comprises an ice moving channel, an ice conveying channel and an ice sorting assembly.

[0005] To solve the above technical problem, another technical scheme of the application is a refrigeration equipment comprising the above ice moving device.

[0006] The application has the beneficial effect that the ice sorting assembly and the ice ejecting assembly cooperate, the ice sorting assembly sequentially conveys the ice blocks to the ice moving channel, and the ice ejecting assembly drives a predetermined number of ice blocks in the ice ejecting area to be ejected to the ice outlet. Since the ice sorting assembly continuously conveys the ice blocks to the ice moving channel, the ice ejecting assembly can continuously eject the ice blocks to the ice taking assembly at a certain speed. The ice blocks are moved quickly, the ice taking efficiency is high, the ice taking is quickly and continuously, the user's ice taking waiting time is short, the ice blocks are not easy to melt, the quality of the ice blocks is high, and the ice blocks are not easy to melt and stick together. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0007] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

[0008] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application;

[0009] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of another embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application;

[0010] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of another embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application;

[0011] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the use state of the ice moving device of the present application in the ice moving equipment;

[0012] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the flow of an embodiment of the control method of the refrigeration equipment of the present application;

[0013] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the flow of another embodiment of the control method of the refrigeration equipment of the present application;

[0014] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the flow of another embodiment of the control method of the refrigeration equipment of the present application;

[0015] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the flow of another embodiment of the control method of the refrigeration equipment of the present application;

[0016] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the flow of another embodiment of the control method of the refrigeration equipment of the present application;

[0017] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the framework of an embodiment of the storage medium of the present application;

[0018] Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the ice moving equipment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of another overall structure of an embodiment of the ice moving equipment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first scheme of another embodiment of the ice moving equipment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 14is another structural schematic view of the first scheme of another embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application;

[0022] Figure 15 is a structural schematic view of the second scheme of another embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application;

[0023] Figure 16 is a sectional structural schematic view of the door body of the second scheme of another embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application;

[0024] Figure 17 is a structural schematic view of the third scheme of another embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application;

[0025] Figure 18 is a structural schematic view of the third scheme of another embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application; Figure 17 is an enlarged structural schematic view of part A in FIG. 7;

[0026] Figure 19 is another structural schematic view of the third scheme of another embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application;

[0027] Figure 20 is a structural schematic view of the fourth scheme of another embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application;

[0028] Figure 21 is a sectional structural schematic view of the door body of the fourth scheme of another embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In order to make the above objectives, features and advantages of the present application more apparent, the specific embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It can be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application, but not to limit the present application. In addition, it should be noted that, for the purpose of description, only the parts related to the present application are shown in the drawings, but not all the structures. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of the present application.

[0030] Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase that the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, or are necessarily referring to different or alternative embodiments. It will be explicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

[0031] In the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second" are only for descriptive purpose, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0032] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the ice removal device of the present application.

[0033] An embodiment of the present application provides an ice removal device 100. The ice removal device 100 comprises an ice removal channel 120, a conveying channel 150, a sorting assembly 180 and an ejecting assembly 190. The ice removal channel 120 comprises an ice outlet 1222, an ice inlet 1221 and an ejecting area 1223. The ice outlet 1222 is located above the ice inlet 1221. The ejecting area 1223 is located below the ice inlet 1221. The conveying channel 150 communicates with the ice removal channel 120 through the ice inlet 1221. The sorting assembly 180 is arranged in the conveying channel 150 to convey the ice blocks one by one to the ice removal channel 120. Since the ejecting area 1223 is located below the ice inlet 1221, the sorting assembly 180 conveys the ice blocks one by one through the ice inlet 1221, and the ice blocks move from the ice inlet 1221 to the ejecting area 1223 under the action of gravity. The ejecting assembly 190 is arranged at the end of the ice removal channel 120 away from the ice outlet 1222, and is used to drive a predetermined number of ice blocks located in the ejecting area 1223 to pop out towards the ice outlet 1222. Through the cooperation of the sorting assembly 180 and the ejecting assembly 190, the sorting assembly 180 conveys the ice blocks one by one to the ice removal channel 120, and the ejecting assembly 190 drives a predetermined number of ice blocks located in the ejecting area 1223 to pop out towards the ice outlet 1222.

[0034] In the present application, the sorting assembly 180, the conveying channel 150 and the ejecting assembly 190 of the ice removal device 100 can be arranged in the first refrigeration compartment 12 (see Figure 4 ), the ice taking assembly 300 is located in the second refrigeration compartment 13 (see Figure 4 ) above the first refrigeration compartment 12, and the ice removal channel 120 extends from the first refrigeration compartment 12 to the second refrigeration compartment 13. Among them, the first refrigeration compartment 12 is a refrigeration compartment, and the second refrigeration compartment 13 is a freezing compartment. The sorting assembly 180 can communicate with the ice making assembly 200 (see Figure 15 ). The ejecting assembly 190 drives the ice blocks to pop out towards the ice outlet 1222, and the ice blocks have a certain initial speed, move from the ejecting area 1223 to the ice outlet 1222, and finally move along the ice removal channel 120 to the ice taking assembly 300 (see Figure 4). Since the ejection assembly 190 can continuously drive the ice blocks to be ejected at a certain speed, the ice blocks can be continuously and quickly ejected from the ice making assembly 200 to the ice taking assembly 300, the ice blocks move quickly, the ice taking efficiency is high, the quick and continuous ice taking is realized, the user's ice taking waiting time is short, the ice blocks are not easy to melt, the ice block quality is high, and the melting and adhesion between the ice blocks are not easy to occur.

[0035] The ice moving device 100 of the present application is adopted in the refrigeration equipment 10 (see Figure 4 ), the ice making assembly 200 can be arranged in the first refrigeration chamber 12, the ice taking assembly 300 is arranged in the second refrigeration chamber 13, and the ice blocks in the first refrigeration chamber 12 can be sequentially and quickly transported to the ice taking assembly 300 in the second refrigeration chamber 13 through the ice moving device 100. The ice blocks are transported to the ice taking assembly 300 in the upper second refrigeration chamber 13 through the ice moving device 100, which can facilitate the user to take ice and improve the user experience. Moreover, the ice making assembly 200 is arranged in the first refrigeration chamber 12, which can share the cold source with the first refrigeration chamber 12, and there is no need to separately arrange an evaporator required for ice making due to the arrangement of the ice making assembly 200 in the second refrigeration chamber 13, thereby saving the cost of parts and energy consumption and reducing the space occupied by the second refrigeration chamber 13 to improve the volume rate of the second refrigeration chamber 13. The ice blocks can be driven to be ejected through the ejection assembly 190, so that the ice blocks move quickly after obtaining the initial speed to the ice taking assembly 300. The ice blocks move directly from the first refrigeration chamber 12 to the ice taking assembly 300 in the second refrigeration chamber 13, the ice blocks move quickly, the ice taking efficiency is high, and there is no need to arrange an evaporator for ice keeping in the second refrigeration chamber 13, thereby further improving the volume rate of the second refrigeration chamber 13.

[0036] The ice moving device 100 of the present application not only improves the ice taking efficiency, but also solves the problems of inconvenient ice taking by the user and space occupation of the second refrigeration chamber 13.

[0037] It should be noted that the predetermined number can be one, two or more, the predetermined number is matched with the driving force of the ejection assembly 190, and in order to ensure the ice ejection success rate, the driving force of the ejection assembly 190 can drive more than the predetermined number of ice blocks to be ejected to the ice outlet. The ejection assembly 190 can drive one, two or other number of ice blocks in the ejection area 1223 to be ejected to the ice outlet 1222 at a time.

[0038] The ejecting assembly 190 includes a push plate 191 and an electromagnetic ejector 192. The push plate 191 is movably arranged along the extending direction of the ice moving channel 120. The electromagnetic ejector 192 is arranged on the side of the push plate 191 away from the ice outlet 1222. The output end of the electromagnetic ejector 192 is connected to the push plate 191. The electromagnetic ejector 192 can drive the push plate 191 to eject a predetermined distance from the ejecting area 1223 to the direction close to the ice outlet 1222, so that the ice block obtains a certain initial speed under the pushing of the push plate 191, and then moves to the ice outlet 1222. The electromagnetic ejector 192 can also drive the push plate 191 to return to the ejecting area 1223. Specifically, the electromagnetic ejector 192 can control the ejection or retraction of the push plate 191 by controlling the on-off of the current, and the speed of the ejection of the push plate 191 can be controlled by controlling the size of the current, so as to adjust the ejection speed of the ice block.

[0039] In some embodiments, the conveying channel 150 includes a conveying part 152, a connecting part 153 and a funnel part 154. The sorting assembly 180 is arranged in the conveying part 152. The conveying part 152 includes an inlet end 1521 and an outlet end 1522, and the outlet end 1522 is higher than the ice inlet 1221. The connecting part 153 connects the outlet end 1522 and the ice inlet 1221. The funnel part 154 is arranged at the inlet end 1521 and above the inlet end 1521, and the funnel part 154 is used to receive the ice block to be entered into the conveying part 152. Since the outlet end 1522 is higher than the ice inlet 1221, and the outlet end 1522 and the ice inlet 1221 are connected by the connecting part 153, the ice block can move from the outlet end 1522 to the ice inlet 1221 under the action of gravity. The caliber of the funnel part 154 gradually increases from the end connected to the conveying part 152 to the end away from the conveying part 152, so that the funnel part 154 facilitates the ice block moved out of the ice making assembly 200 to enter the conveying channel 150, and improves the success rate of the ice block entering the conveying channel 150.

[0040] Further, the outlet end 1522 of the conveying part 152 is higher than the inlet end 1521 of the conveying part 152, so that the sorting assembly 180 arranged in the conveying part 152 needs to convey the ice block located at a lower position to a higher position. The sorting assembly 180 can increase the height of the ice block to a certain extent, so that the ice block can be closer to the second refrigeration chamber 13, the height of the ice block required to rise along the ice moving channel 120 is shortened, the driving force required by the ejecting assembly 190 to drive the ice block to rise is reduced, and the ice ejection success rate is improved.

[0041] The sorting assembly 180 for conveying the ice blocks one by one to the ice moving channel 120 can have various implementation structures.

[0042] In some embodiments, the conveying part 152 is in a linear shape. The sorting assembly 180 comprises a transmission wheel set 181, a transmission belt 182, a plurality of partitions 183 and a first power source (not shown in the figure). The transmission wheel set 181 is arranged on the conveying part 152, and the transmission wheel set 181 comprises at least two transmission wheels 1811 arranged at intervals along the length direction of the conveying part 152. The transmission wheels 1811 are rotatably supported on the conveying part 152. The transmission belt 182 is arranged around the transmission wheel set 181. The first power source drives the transmission wheels 1811 to rotate, so that the transmission belt 182 is driven to rotate with the transmission wheels 1811. The partitions 183 are arranged at intervals on the transmission belt 182. Each two adjacent partitions 183 are arranged to receive an ice block therebetween. By arranging the partitions 183, the ice blocks are more easily moved along the transmission belt 182 to the receiving part 153 under the pushing of the partitions 183, and the stability of the ice blocks on the transmission belt 182 can be improved. The partitions 183 can also separate the ice blocks from each other, so that the ice blocks are prevented from sticking to each other. When the ice blocks are moved to the end of the sorting assembly 180 close to the receiving part 153 along the transmission belt 182, the partitions 183 are gradually rotated from above the transmission belt 182 to below the transmission belt 182, and the ice blocks are dropped into the receiving part 153 under the action of gravity and moved along the receiving part 153 to the ice removal channel 120. The speed of the first power source driving the transmission wheels 1811 to rotate can be adaptively adjusted according to the speed of the ice blocks ejected from the ice removal channel 120 by the ejection assembly 190.

[0043] Please continue to refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2 is a schematic view of the overall structure of another embodiment of the ice removal device of the present application. In some other embodiments, the conveying part 152 is in a disc shape. The sorting assembly 180 comprises a rotating disc 185 and a second power source (not shown in the figure). The rotating disc 185 is rotatably arranged on the conveying part 152. The rotating disc 185 is provided with a plurality of recess grooves 186 arranged at intervals on the outer periphery of the rotating disc 185, and each recess groove 186 is arranged to receive an ice block. The second power source drives the rotating disc 185 to rotate. When the sorting assembly 180 needs to convey the ice blocks to the ice removal channel 120, the second power source drives the rotating disc 185 to rotate, and the ice blocks entering from the funnel part 154 are sequentially received in the recess grooves 186. When the recess grooves 186 are rotated to face the receiving part 153, the ice blocks are dropped from the recess grooves 186 into the receiving part 153 and moved along the receiving part 153 to the ice removal channel 120. The speed of the second power source driving the rotating disc 185 to rotate can be adaptively adjusted according to the speed of the ice blocks ejected from the ice removal channel 120 by the ejection assembly 190.

[0044] In some embodiments, the ice moving channel 120 comprises an ice moving section 121 and a guiding section 122. The ice moving section 121 is provided with the ice ejecting area 1223 and the ice inlet 1221. The ice moving section 121 is communicated with the conveying channel 150 through the ice inlet 1221. The guiding section 122 is communicated with the ice moving section 121 and is curved towards one side for guiding to the ice taking assembly 300. The ice moving section 121 is used for communicating the ice moving cavity, and when the ice block moves in the ice moving section 121, the ice block rises a sufficient distance along the ice moving section 121; the guiding section 122 is used for turning to communicate the ice taking assembly 300, and when the ice block moves to the guiding section 122, the ice block has risen a sufficient distance, and the guiding section 122 is used for changing the moving direction of the ice block so as to move towards the ice taking assembly 300. The ice moving section 121 and the guiding section 122 are in smooth transition.

[0045] Specifically, the ice moving section 121 can be arranged in the vertical direction, so as to shorten the distance of the ice block rising along the ice moving section 121. Of course, the ice moving section 121 can also be arranged in a direction with a smaller angle with the vertical direction; or the ice moving channel 120 can be in an arc shape as a whole, and the ice moving channel 120 is used for extending from the ice moving outlet 1222 to the ice taking assembly 300, so as to ensure that the ice block can stably rise and communicate with the ice taking assembly 300.

[0046] Specifically, the angle between the extension direction of the joint of the guiding section 122 and the ice moving section 121 is greater than 90° and less than 180°, so as to avoid that the ice block falls back into the ice moving section 121 when the ice block enters the guiding section 122 from the ice moving section 121, and ensure that the ice block can smoothly pass through the ice moving channel and move to the ice taking assembly 300.

[0047] In order to ensure that the sorting assembly 180 can smoothly convey the ice block into the ice moving channel 120, the ice moving device 100 further comprises a first sensing member 1224. The first sensing member 1224 is arranged at the ice inlet 1221. The first sensing member 1224 is used for sensing the passing of the ice block, which indicates that the ice block enters the ice moving cavity at this time. When the first sensing member 1224 senses the passing of the ice block, the ice block falls to the ice ejecting area 1223 through the ice inlet 1221, and the ice ejecting assembly 190 can prepare to perform one-time ice ejecting work to drive the ice block in the ice ejecting area 1223 to be ejected to the ice outlet 1222.

[0048] To ensure that the ejecting assembly 190 successfully ejects the ice cubes out of the ice outlet 1222 of the ice removal channel 120, in some embodiments, the ice removal device 100 further comprises a second inductor 1225. The second inductor 1225 is arranged at the ice outlet 1222. The second inductor 1225 is used to induct the passing of the ice cubes, indicating that the ice cubes have successfully moved through the ice removal channel 120 to the ice taking assembly 300. When the second inductor 1225 inducts the passing of the ice cubes, the sequencing assembly 180 can continue to feed the ice cubes into the ice removal channel 120, and the ejecting assembly 190 can prepare for the next ice ejecting operation; when the ejecting assembly 190 performs an ice ejecting operation, the second inductor 1225 has not inducted the passing of the ice cubes, indicating that the ice cubes have not passed through the ice outlet 1222 but have fallen back to the ejecting area 1223 along the ice removal channel 120, and at this time, the ice blockage failure may occur, so the sequencing assembly 180 can be controlled to pause the ice feeding, and the ejecting assembly 190 can be controlled to perform the ice ejecting operation again to eject the ice cubes that have not been successfully ejected.

[0049] In yet some embodiments, the ice removal device 100 further comprises a weight sensor 193. The weight sensor 193 is arranged at the push plate 191. If the ice cubes enter the ice removal channel 120 and fall on the push plate 191, the weight sensor 193 can induct the change of the weight, and the ejecting assembly 190 can be prepared to perform an ice ejecting operation to drive the ice cubes in the ejecting area 1223 to be ejected to the ice outlet 1222; if the ice cubes are ejected to the ice outlet 1222 by the ejecting assembly 190 and then fall back to the ejecting area 1223 along the ice removal channel 120 without passing through the ice outlet 1222, the weight sensor 193 can induct the change of the weight again, and then the sequencing assembly 180 can be controlled to pause the ice feeding, and the ejecting assembly 190 can be controlled to perform the ice ejecting operation again to eject the ice cubes that have not been successfully ejected.

[0050] The first inductor 1224 can be used in cooperation with the second inductor 1225 or the weight sensor 193 to accurately detect the state of the ice cubes in the ice removal device 100.

[0051] Please continue to refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of another embodiment of the ice removal device of the present application; Figure 4is a schematic diagram of the use state of the ice moving device in the ice moving equipment. The ice moving device 100 includes an ice moving channel 120, a power assembly 170, an ice returning channel 160, a rotating baffle 161, and a reset member 162. The ice moving channel 120 is provided with an ice outlet 1222, an ice inlet 1221, and an ice returning port 1226. The ice outlet 1222 is located above the ice inlet 1221, and the ice returning port 1226 is located between the ice inlet 1221 and the ice outlet 1222. The power assembly 170 is arranged in the ice moving channel 120 and is used to drive the ice blocks entering the ice moving channel 120 from the ice inlet 1221 to move out of the ice outlet 1222. The ice returning channel 160 is connected to the ice returning port 1226. The rotating baffle 161 is rotationally arranged in the ice moving channel 120 at a position corresponding to the ice returning port 1226. In a natural state, the rotating baffle 161 is located at an initial position and blocks the ice moving channel 120. The rotating baffle 161 is arranged to be downwardly inclined from one end away from the ice returning port 1226 to one end close to the ice returning port 1226. When the ice blocks are ejected from the ice inlet 1221 to the ice outlet 1222, the ice blocks push the rotating baffle 161 to rotate towards the ice returning port 1226 to allow the ice blocks to pass through. The reset member 162 is arranged on the rotating baffle 161 and drives the rotating baffle 161 to rotate to the initial position.

[0052] Due to the arrangement of the rotating baffle 161, when no ice blocks pass through, the reset member 162 drives the rotating baffle 161 to the initial position. When the power assembly 170 drives the ice blocks in the ice moving channel 120 to move towards the ice outlet 1222, the ice blocks contact and push the rotating baffle 161 to rotate towards the ice outlet 1222, so that the ice blocks can pass through smoothly, and the rotating baffle 161 rotates to the initial position under the action of the reset member 162. When the ice blocks pass through the rotating baffle 161 but do not pass through the ice outlet 1222 smoothly due to insufficient power, abnormal size of the ice blocks, or the like, the ice blocks will fall along the ice moving channel 120. Due to the blocking of the rotating baffle 161, when the ice blocks fall to the rotating baffle 161, the ice blocks will slide along the inclined rotating baffle 161 to the ice returning port 1226 and finally move to the ice returning channel 160. Therefore, the rotating baffle 161 does not affect the movement of the ice blocks towards the ice outlet 1222, and can guide the ice blocks that fail to be ejected to the ice returning channel 160, avoiding the occurrence of ice blocking and ensuring the working stability of the ice moving device 100.

[0053] It should be noted that when the rotating baffle 161 rotates to the initial position, the end of the rotating baffle 161 away from the ice returning port 1226 abuts against the ice moving channel 120, the rotating baffle 161 is arranged to be downwardly inclined, the reset member 162 cannot continue to drive the rotating baffle 161 to rotate, and the rotating baffle 161 remains in the initial position. Of course, in other embodiments, a limiting mechanism can be arranged at the rotating shaft of the rotating baffle 161 to enable the rotating baffle 161 to rotate only to the initial position.

[0054] The power assembly 170 can adopt the ejection assembly 190 in any of the above embodiments. The ice removal channel 120 is provided with an ejection area 1223 below the ice inlet 1221. The ejection assembly 190 is arranged at the end of the ice removal channel 120 away from the ice outlet 1222, and is configured to drive a predetermined number of ice blocks in the ejection area 1223 to be ejected to the ice outlet 1222. The specific structure of the ejection assembly 190 is not described here. Of course, the power assembly 170 can also adopt other driving mechanisms that can drive the ice blocks to move upward along the ice removal channel 120, such as a roller brush projection structure.

[0055] The power assembly 170, the ice return channel 160, the rotating baffle 161, and the reset member 162 of the ice removal device 100 in the present application can be arranged in the first refrigeration compartment 12, and the ice taking assembly 300 is arranged above the first refrigeration compartment 12 in the second refrigeration compartment 13. The ice removal channel 120 extends from the first refrigeration compartment 12 to the second refrigeration compartment 13. The first refrigeration compartment 12 is a refrigeration compartment, and the second refrigeration compartment 13 is a freezing compartment. The ice making assembly 200 (see Figure 15 ) is in communication with the ice removal channel 120 through the ice inlet 1221. The power assembly 170 drives the ice blocks to move to the ice outlet 1222, and the ice blocks have a certain initial speed and finally move along the ice removal channel 120 to the ice taking assembly 300. Since the power assembly 170 can continuously drive the ice blocks to be ejected at a certain speed, the ice blocks coming out of the ice making assembly 200 can be continuously and quickly ejected to the ice taking assembly 300. The ice blocks move quickly, the ice taking efficiency is high, the ice taking is fast and continuous, the user's ice taking waiting time is short, the ice blocks are not easy to melt, the quality of the ice blocks is high, and the ice blocks are not easy to melt and stick together.

[0056] The ice-making device 10 adopting the ice moving device 100 can set the ice-making assembly 200 in the first refrigeration chamber 12 and set the ice taking assembly 300 in the second refrigeration chamber 13, and the ice blocks in the first refrigeration chamber 12 can be sequentially and quickly delivered to the ice taking assembly 300 in the second refrigeration chamber 13 through the ice moving device 100. The ice blocks can be delivered to the ice taking assembly 300 in the upper second refrigeration chamber 13 through the ice moving device 100, which can facilitate the user to take ice and improve the user experience. The ice-making assembly 200 is arranged in the first refrigeration chamber 12, which can share the cold source with the first refrigeration chamber 12, and there is no need to separately arrange an evaporator required for ice making due to the arrangement of the ice-making assembly 200 in the second refrigeration chamber 13, thereby saving the cost of parts and energy consumption and reducing the space occupied by the second refrigeration chamber 13 and improving the volume rate of the second refrigeration chamber 13. The ice blocks are directly moved from the first refrigeration chamber 12 to the ice taking assembly 300 in the second refrigeration chamber 13 through the power assembly 170, the moving speed of the ice blocks is fast, the ice taking efficiency is high, and there is no need to arrange an evaporator for ice preservation in the second refrigeration chamber 13, thereby further improving the volume rate of the second refrigeration chamber 13.

[0057] The ice moving device 100 provided by the application not only improves the ice taking efficiency, but also solves the problems of inconvenient ice taking by the user and space occupation of the second refrigeration chamber 13.

[0058] The reset member 162 can be arranged in various ways to drive the rotating baffle 161 to rotate to the initial position. The following are some specific schemes of the reset member 162:

[0059] In some embodiments, the reset member 162 includes a torsional spring. The torsional spring is sleeved on the rotating shaft of the rotating baffle 161. One end of the torsional spring abuts against the rotating baffle 161, and the other end of the torsional spring abuts against the ice moving channel 120, so as to drive the rotating baffle 161 to rotate to the initial position and keep the rotating baffle 161 in the initial position. When the power assembly 170 drives the ice blocks in the ice moving channel 120 to move towards the ice outlet 1222, the ice blocks contact and push the rotating baffle 161 to rotate towards the ice outlet 1222 against the resistance of the torsional spring, the ice blocks can pass through smoothly, and the rotating baffle 161 rotates to the initial position under the elastic force of the torsional spring.

[0060] In some other embodiments, the reset member 162 includes an elastic member. One end of the elastic member is connected to the ice returning channel 160, and the other end of the elastic member is connected to the rotating baffle 161 on the side facing the ice outlet 1226. When the power assembly 170 drives the ice blocks in the ice moving channel 120 to pop out from the ice inlet 1221 to the ice outlet 1222, the ice blocks push the rotating baffle 161 to rotate towards the ice outlet 1226 and compress the elastic member. When the ice blocks pass through the rotating baffle 161 smoothly, the elastic member drives the rotating baffle 161 to rotate to the initial position and keep the rotating baffle 161 in the initial position.

[0061] In some embodiments, the reset member 162 includes a counterweight. The counterweight is arranged on the side of the rotating baffle 161 away from the ice return opening 1226. When the power assembly 170 drives the ice block in the ice moving channel 120 to move towards the ice outlet opening 1222, the ice block contacts and pushes the rotating baffle 161 to rotate towards the ice outlet opening 1222 against the gravity of the counterweight, and the ice block can pass through smoothly; after the ice block passes through smoothly, the rotating baffle 161 rotates to the initial position under the gravity of the counterweight and remains in the initial position due to the heavier side of the rotating baffle 161 away from the ice return opening 1226.

[0062] When the ice block that does not pass through the ice outlet opening 1222 successfully falls into the ice return channel 160, in order to facilitate the recovery of the ice block, the bottom wall of the ice return channel 160 is gradually inclined downward in the direction away from the ice return opening 1226. The ice block can move downward along the ice return channel 160, which facilitates the movement of the ice block along the ice return channel 160 and avoids the ice block from falling back into the ice moving channel 120 from the ice return channel 160.

[0063] In some embodiments, the ice moving device 100 further includes a conveying channel 150 and a sorting assembly 180. The conveying channel 150 communicates with the ice moving channel 120 through an ice inlet opening 1221. The sorting assembly 180 is arranged in the conveying channel 150 to convey the ice blocks one by one into the ice moving channel 120. The conveying channel 150 and the sorting assembly 180 can adopt any of the conveying channels 150 and the sorting assemblies 180 described above, which will not be described here.

[0064] Further, the ice outlet end of the ice return channel 160 communicates with the conveying channel 150, so as to send the ice block back to the conveying channel 150 for re-entering the ice moving channel 120. Alternatively, the ice outlet end of the ice return channel 160 communicates with the ice making assembly 200, so as to send the ice block back to the ice making assembly 200. Specifically, the ice return channel 160 communicates with the ice storage box of the ice making assembly 200. The ice block in the ice storage box can be conveyed into the conveying channel 150 by the screw.

[0065] In order to ensure that the sorting assembly 180 can convey the ice block into the ice moving channel 120 smoothly, the ice moving device 100 further includes a first sensing member 1224. The first sensing member 1224 is arranged at the ice inlet opening 1221. The first sensing member 1224 is used to sense the passing of the ice block, indicating that the ice block enters the ice moving channel 120 at this time. When the first sensing member 1224 senses the passing of the ice block, the ice block falls into the ejection area 1223 through the ice inlet opening 1221, and the ejection assembly 190 can be ready for one ejection work to drive the ice block located in the ejection area 1223 to eject out of the ice outlet opening 1222.

[0066] Please refer to Figure 5 , Figure 5This is a flowchart illustrating one embodiment of the control method for the ice-moving device of this application. Another embodiment of this application provides a control method for an ice-moving device. The ice-moving device can be any of the ice-moving devices described in the above embodiments. The ice-moving device includes an ice-moving channel, a conveying channel, a sorting component, and an ejection component. The ice-moving channel includes an ice outlet, an ice inlet, and an ejection area. The ice outlet is located above the ice inlet. The ejection area is located below the ice inlet. The conveying channel communicates with the ice-moving channel through the ice inlet. The sorting component is disposed within the conveying channel to convey ice blocks one by one into the ice-moving channel. Since the ejection area is located below the ice inlet, the sorting component conveys the ice blocks one by one through the ice inlet, and the ice blocks move from the ice inlet to the ejection area under the influence of gravity. The ejection component is disposed at the end of the ice-moving channel away from the ice outlet, and is used to drive the ice blocks located in the ejection area to be ejected towards the ice outlet. The ice-moving device also includes a first sensor and a second sensor, the first sensor being disposed at the ice inlet and the second sensor being disposed at the ice outlet. The ice-moving device also includes a control unit for performing the control method in any embodiment of this application.

[0067] In some embodiments, the control method for the ice-moving device includes:

[0068] S101: Obtain ice removal command.

[0069] The system acquires ice-retrieving instructions, which can be generated by user operation. These instructions include initiating ice retrieval and specifying the target ice quantity. Specifically, the controller of the ice-moving device can generate ice-retrieval instructions by acquiring user actions on the user interface, or by user actions via a mobile terminal application. The controller can then acquire these ice-retrieval instructions.

[0070] S102: Control the sorting component to perform ice conveying work at a first speed to deliver ice blocks into the ice conveying channel.

[0071] It should be noted that the sorting component, operating at a first speed, can typically deliver ice blocks into the ice-moving channel at a uniform speed. For example, when the sorting component includes a conveyor belt or a rotating disk, controlling the sorting component to deliver ice at the first speed involves controlling the conveyor belt or rotating disk to drive or rotate at the first speed, allowing the ice blocks carried on the conveyor belt or rotating disk to be delivered into the ice-moving channel at a reasonable speed. In some cases, ice may not enter the conveying channel in a timely manner, such as when ice blocks are not evenly distributed on the conveyor belt or the rotating disk is not evenly loaded with ice blocks. In such cases, the efficiency of the sorting component delivering ice blocks at the first speed is still within a reasonable range and does not affect the overall efficiency of the ice-moving device.

[0072] S103: Obtain ice entry information through the first sensor. The ice entry information is generated when the ice enters the ice transfer channel through the ice inlet.

[0073] The first sensing member is used for sensing the ice block passing through, which indicates that the ice block enters the ice moving channel through the ice inlet at this time. The ice entering information of the ice block can be acquired through the first sensing member, and the ice entering information is generated by the ice block passing through the first sensing member.

[0074] S104: The ice ejecting assembly is controlled to perform the ice ejecting work to drive the ice block falling to the ice ejecting area through the ice inlet to be ejected to the ice outlet.

[0075] Since the first sensing member senses the ice block entering the ice moving channel, the ice ejecting assembly is controlled to perform the ice ejecting work to drive the ice block falling to the ice ejecting area through the ice inlet to be ejected to the ice outlet. It should be noted that the ice ejecting assembly can wait for a predetermined time and then push the ice block to be ejected after the ice block completely falls into the ice ejecting assembly; or the ice ejecting assembly can perform the ice ejecting work immediately after the first sensing member senses the ice entering information. Since the speed of the ice block falling through the ice inlet is very fast, the ice ejecting assembly is controlled to eject immediately after the first sensing member acquires the ice entering information, so that the ice block can obtain a sufficient initial speed to be ejected to the ice outlet.

[0076] Specifically, the control of the ice ejecting assembly to perform the ice ejecting work includes: determining that the first sensing member senses a predetermined number of ice blocks passing through the ice inlet after the ice ejecting assembly performs the last ice ejecting work, and controlling the ice ejecting assembly to perform the ice ejecting work. The predetermined number can be one, two or more, and the predetermined number is matched with the driving force of the ice ejecting assembly.

[0077] It should be noted that under normal circumstances, the ejection time length required for the predetermined number of ice blocks to be ejected from the ice ejecting area to the ice outlet is less than the interval time length of the ice conveying assembly conveying adjacent two ice blocks into the ice moving channel. Therefore, during the normal working process of the ice moving device, when the ice conveying assembly performs the ice conveying work at the first speed, the situation that the next ice block enters the ice moving channel while the ice ejecting assembly successfully ejects the predetermined number of ice blocks to the ice outlet does not occur.

[0078] S105: The ice outlet information of the ice block is acquired through the second sensing member, and the ice outlet information is generated by the ice block passing through the ice outlet.

[0079] The second sensing member is used for sensing the ice block passing through, which indicates that the ice block is successfully moved out of the ice moving channel through the ice outlet at this time. The ice outlet information of the ice block can be acquired through the second sensing member, and the ice outlet information is generated by the ice block passing through the second sensing member.

[0080] S106: Ice outlet detection is performed, and the steps of the ice outlet detection include judging whether the ice outlet information and the ice entering information match.

[0081] The sorting assembly and the ejecting assembly work together, the sorting assembly sequentially feeds the ice blocks into the ice moving channel, and the ejecting assembly cooperates to eject the ice blocks out of the ice outlet. However, due to insufficient power or abnormal size of the ice blocks, the ejecting assembly may eject the ice blocks, but the ice blocks may not pass through the ice outlet and fall along the ice moving channel. At this time, if the sorting assembly continues to feed the ice, ice blocking may occur. Therefore, the control method of the ice moving device also includes ice outlet detection. The ice outlet detection step includes judging whether the ice outlet information and the ice feeding information match.

[0082] In some embodiments, the first sensing member and the second sensing member are proximity sensors. The step of judging whether the ice outlet information and the ice feeding information match includes judging whether the second sensing member senses the ice outlet information within a second predetermined time after the first sensing member senses the ice feeding information. Under normal circumstances, within the second predetermined time after the first sensing member senses the ice feeding information, the ejecting assembly can successfully eject the ice blocks out of the ice moving channel, the ice blocks can pass through the ice outlet, and the second sensing member can sense the ice outlet information. If the second sensing member senses the ice outlet information, it means that the ice outlet information and the ice feeding information match. If the second sensing member does not sense the ice outlet information, it means that the ice outlet information and the ice feeding information do not match.

[0083] In some embodiments, the first sensing member and the second sensing member are proximity sensors. The step of judging whether the ice outlet information and the ice feeding information match includes judging whether the second sensing member senses the ice outlet information within a second predetermined time after the first sensing member senses the ice feeding information. Under normal circumstances, within the second predetermined time after the first sensing member senses the ice feeding information, the ejecting assembly can successfully eject the ice blocks out of the ice moving channel, the ice blocks can pass through the ice outlet, and the second sensing member can sense the ice outlet information. If the second sensing member senses the ice outlet information, it means that the ice outlet information and the ice feeding information match. If the second sensing member does not sense the ice outlet information, it means that the ice outlet information and the ice feeding information do not match.

[0084] S107: If the ice outlet information and the ice feeding information do not match, control the sorting assembly to temporarily suspend the ice feeding work, and control the ejecting assembly to perform the ice ejecting work again.

[0085] If the ice outlet information and the ice feeding information do not match, it means that the ice blocks have not successfully passed through the ice outlet and are retained in the ice moving channel. Therefore, the sorting assembly is controlled to temporarily suspend the ice feeding work, and the ejecting assembly is controlled to perform the ice ejecting work again to eject the ice blocks retained in the ice moving channel out of the ice outlet, so as to restore the normal working state of the ice moving device.

[0086] It should be noted that the control sequencing component suspends the ice conveying work includes that the control sequencing component suspends the ice conveying work or slows down the ice conveying work to avoid the ice conveying component conveying new ice blocks into the ice removal channel before the ejection component successfully ejects the retained ice blocks, so as to prevent the ice block from blocking the ice removal channel.

[0087] If the out ice information and the in ice information match, the ice removal device works normally, and the step S106 is returned to continue the ice out detection.

[0088] Specifically, the control sequencing component suspends the ice conveying work, and the control ejection component executes the ice ejecting work again includes that the control sequencing component executes the ice conveying work at the second speed; and the control ejection component executes the ice ejecting work again to drive the ice blocks in the ejection area to be ejected to the ice out port again. The second speed is less than the first speed, so that no new ice blocks are added in the ice removal channel during the ice blocks in the ejection area are ejected to the ice out port again, thereby avoiding the ice conveying component conveying new ice blocks into the ice removal channel before the ejection component successfully ejects the retained ice blocks, so as to prevent the ice block from blocking the ice removal channel.

[0089] In some embodiments, after the step of controlling the ejection component to execute the ice ejecting work again, the control method further includes:

[0090] S108: performing ice out re-inspection, the step of the ice out re-inspection includes judging whether the out ice information and the in ice information match again.

[0091] After the step of controlling the ejection component to execute the ice ejecting work again, it is necessary to judge whether the ice ejecting work again successfully ejects the ice blocks out of the ice removal channel.

[0092] When the first sensing component and the second sensing component are the quantity sensors, the step of the ice out re-inspection includes judging whether the in ice quantity and the out ice quantity are consistent within a first predetermined time after the step of controlling the ejection component to execute the ice ejecting work again. Normally, within the first predetermined time after the step of controlling the ejection component to execute the ice ejecting work again, the ice blocks can smoothly pass through the ice removal channel and pass through the ice out port, and the in ice quantity and the out ice quantity are consistent. If the in ice quantity and the out ice quantity are consistent, it indicates that the out ice information and the in ice information match; if the in ice quantity and the out ice quantity are inconsistent, it indicates that the out ice information and the in ice information do not match.

[0093] When the first sensing member and the second sensing member are proximity sensors, the ice-out rechecking step includes: determining whether the second sensing member senses the ice-out information within a third predetermined time after the control of the ejecting assembly to perform the ice-ejecting work again. Normally, within the third predetermined time after the ejecting assembly performs the ice-ejecting work again, the ejecting assembly can successfully eject the ice cubes out of the ice-removing channel, the ice cubes can pass through the ice-out port, and the second sensing member can sense the ice-out information. If the second sensing member senses the ice-out information, it means that the ice-out information matches the ice-in information. If the second sensing member does not sense the ice-out information, it means that the ice-out information does not match the ice-in information.

[0094] S109: If the ice-out information does not match the ice-in information, the control of the sequencing assembly is stopped, and a fault information is output.

[0095] If the ice-out information does not match the ice-in information, it means that the ejecting assembly cannot successfully eject all the ice cubes out of the ice-out port again, and the ice-removing device may have a fault. Therefore, the control of the sequencing assembly is stopped, and a fault information is output. The fault information can be sent to a user or a server, and the user or a maintenance engineer can assist in troubleshooting.

[0096] If the ice-out information matches the ice-in information, the step of controlling the sequencing assembly to perform the ice-feeding work at the first speed is returned, and the sequencing assembly continues to feed the ice cubes into the ice-removing channel, and the ejecting assembly continues to eject the ice cubes out of the ice-out port, so as to realize the ice-removing device feeding the ice cubes to the ice-taking assembly.

[0097] Please continue to refer to Figure 6 , Figure 6 is a flowchart of another embodiment of the control method of the refrigeration device. In some embodiments, the control method of the ice-removing device further includes:

[0098] S110: Determine whether the ice-in quantity reaches a target ice-taking quantity.

[0099] Determine whether the ice-in quantity detected by the first sensing member reaches the target ice-taking quantity in the ice-taking instruction.

[0100] S111: If the ice-in quantity reaches the target ice-taking quantity, control the sequencing assembly to stop feeding the ice cubes into the ice-removing channel, and control the ejecting assembly to stop working after performing the ice-ejecting work once again.

[0101] If the ice-in quantity reaches the target ice-taking quantity, the sequencing assembly does not need to continue to feed the ice cubes into the ice-removing channel. The sequencing assembly is controlled to stop feeding the ice cubes into the ice-removing channel, and the ejecting assembly is controlled to stop working after performing the ice-ejecting work once again, so as to eject all the ice cubes in the ice-removing channel out of the ice-out port, and avoid the ice cubes remaining in the ice-removing channel.

[0102] It should be noted that in the process of the sorting assembly conveying the ice blocks into the ice moving channel, some ice blocks may not have been detected by the first sensing member, but have been separated from the sorting assembly and are about to enter the ice moving channel, and finally will also enter the ice moving channel, so that the final ice taking amount may slightly exceed the target ice taking amount, but is still within the reasonable ice taking amount range, and therefore, in order to obtain an accurate ice taking amount, the first sensing member is arranged before the ice inlet, and the first sensing member is located at the guide connecting portion of the conveying channel.

[0103] S112: If the ice amount does not reach the target ice taking amount, the sorting assembly and the ejection assembly are controlled to maintain the current working state, and the step of judging whether the ice amount reaches the target ice taking amount is returned to.

[0104] In the above embodiment, when the ice amount reaches the target ice taking amount, the sorting assembly is controlled to stop conveying the ice blocks into the ice moving channel, and the ejection assembly is controlled to stop working after performing the ice ejection work once again. In some other embodiments, the ice taking can also be stopped in other manners. Please refer to Figure 7 , Figure 7 is a flowchart of another embodiment of the control method of the ice moving device of the present application. The control method of the ice moving device of the present application further comprises:

[0105] S113: A pause ice taking instruction is obtained.

[0106] The pause ice taking instruction can be generated by user operation. Specifically, the control member of the ice moving device can form the pause ice taking instruction by obtaining the operation of the user on the operation interface, or the pause ice taking instruction can also be formed by the operation of the user on the application program of the mobile terminal, and the control member can obtain the pause ice taking instruction.

[0107] S114: The sorting assembly is controlled to stop conveying the ice blocks into the ice moving channel, and the ejection assembly is controlled to stop working after performing the ice ejection work once again.

[0108] The sorting assembly is controlled to stop conveying the ice blocks into the ice moving channel, and the ejection assembly is controlled to stop working after performing the ice ejection work once again, so that all the ice blocks in the ice moving channel are ejected to the ice outlet, and the ice blocks are prevented from remaining in the ice moving channel.

[0109] Please refer to Figure 6 , Figure 6 is a flowchart of another embodiment of the control method of the ice moving device of the present application.

[0110] The ice removing device can be the ice removing device in any of the above embodiments. The ice removing device comprises an ice removing channel, a conveying channel, a sorting assembly, and an ejecting assembly. The ice removing channel comprises an ice outlet, an ice inlet, and an ejecting area. The ice outlet is above the ice inlet. The ejecting area is below the ice inlet. The conveying channel is in communication with the ice removing channel through the ice inlet. The sorting assembly is arranged in the conveying channel to convey the ice blocks one by one to the ice removing channel. Since the ejecting area is below the ice inlet, the sorting assembly conveys the ice blocks one by one through the ice inlet, and the ice blocks move from the ice inlet to the ejecting area under the action of gravity. The ejecting assembly is arranged at an end of the ice removing channel away from the ice outlet, and is used to drive the ice blocks in the ejecting area to pop out of the ice outlet. The ice removing device further comprises a weight sensor arranged at an output end of the ejecting assembly.

[0111] In some embodiments, the control method of the ice removing device comprises:

[0112] S201: obtaining an ice taking instruction.

[0113] The ice taking instruction can be generated by user operation. The ice taking instruction comprises starting ice taking and target ice taking amount. Specifically, the control member of the ice removing device can form the ice taking instruction by obtaining user operation on the operation interface, or the ice taking instruction can also be formed by user operation on the application program of the mobile terminal, and the control member can obtain the ice taking instruction.

[0114] S202: controlling the sorting assembly to perform ice conveying work at a first speed to convey the ice blocks into the ice removing channel.

[0115] It should be noted that the sorting assembly performing ice conveying work at the first speed can generally convey the ice blocks into the ice removing channel at a uniform speed. For example, when the sorting assembly comprises a transmission belt or a rotating disc, controlling the sorting assembly to perform ice conveying work at the first speed comprises controlling the transmission belt or the rotating disc to drive or rotate at the first speed, and the ice blocks carried on the transmission belt or the rotating disc are conveyed into the ice removing channel at a reasonable speed. In some cases, the ice blocks are not conveyed into the conveying channel in time, for example, the ice blocks are not uniformly distributed on the transmission belt or the ice blocks are not uniformly carried on the rotating disc. At this time, the efficiency of conveying the ice blocks into the conveying channel by the sorting assembly performing ice conveying work at the first speed is still within a reasonable range, and does not affect the overall efficiency of the ice removing device conveying the ice blocks.

[0116] S203: controlling the ejecting assembly to perform ice ejecting work to drive the ice blocks falling from the ice inlet to the ejecting area to pop out of the ice outlet.

[0117] The ice ejecting assembly is controlled to perform the ice ejecting operation, so as to drive the ice block falling into the ice ejecting area through the ice inlet to be ejected out of the ice outlet. It should be noted that the ice ejecting assembly can wait for a predetermined time, and after the weight sensor senses the ice block, the ice ejecting assembly pushes the ice block out of the ice outlet. The ice ejecting assembly can also start to perform the ice ejecting operation at a predetermined frequency. The predetermined frequency at which the ice ejecting assembly performs the ice ejecting operation is adapted to the efficiency of the ice sorting assembly in conveying the ice blocks into the ice moving channel. The ice ejecting assembly works at the predetermined frequency, so as to timely eject the ice block out of the ice outlet.

[0118] In some embodiments, the control of the ice ejecting assembly to perform the ice ejecting operation includes: performing ice inlet detection, the step of the ice inlet detection including judging whether the sensing value of the weight sensor reaches a preset value, the preset value being the weight of a predetermined number of ice blocks ejected by the ice ejecting assembly at a time. If the sensing value of the weight sensor reaches the preset value, the ice ejecting assembly is controlled to perform the ice ejecting operation. If the sensing value of the weight sensor does not reach the preset value, ice outlet detection is continued. The predetermined number can be one, two or more. In order to ensure the success rate of ice ejecting, the driving force of the ice ejecting assembly is usually greater than the gravity of the predetermined number of ice blocks.

[0119] In yet some embodiments, the ice moving device further includes a first sensing member. The first sensing member is arranged at the ice inlet. The control of the ice ejecting assembly to perform the ice ejecting operation includes: performing ice inlet detection, the step of the ice inlet detection including judging whether the first sensing member senses a predetermined number of ice blocks passing through the ice inlet after the ice ejecting assembly performs the last ice ejecting operation. If the first sensing member senses the predetermined number of ice blocks passing through the ice inlet, the ice ejecting assembly is controlled to perform the ice ejecting operation. If the first sensing member senses less than the predetermined number of ice blocks passing through the ice inlet, ice outlet detection is continued.

[0120] It should be noted that, under normal circumstances, the ejection time required for the predetermined number of ice blocks to be ejected from the ice ejecting area to the ice outlet is less than the interval time at which the ice sorting assembly conveys adjacent two ice blocks into the ice moving channel. Therefore, during the normal operation of the ice moving device, when the ice sorting assembly performs the ice conveying operation at the first speed, the next ice block will not enter the ice moving channel before the predetermined number of ice blocks are successfully ejected out of the ice outlet by the ice ejecting assembly.

[0121] S204: performing ice outlet detection, the step of the ice outlet detection including judging whether the sensing value of the weight sensor is greater than a threshold value, the threshold value being greater than the weight of a preset number of ice blocks ejected by the ice ejecting assembly at a time.

[0122] The sorting assembly and the ejection assembly work together, the sorting assembly sequentially feeds the ice blocks into the ice moving channel, and the ejection assembly cooperates to eject a predetermined number of ice blocks to the ice outlet. However, due to insufficient power or abnormal size of the ice blocks, the ejection assembly may eject the ice blocks, but the ice blocks may not pass through the ice outlet and fall along the ice moving channel. At this time, if the sorting assembly continues to feed the ice, ice blocking may occur. Therefore, the control method of the ice moving device also includes ice outlet detection. The step of ice outlet detection includes judging whether the sensing value of the weight sensor is greater than a threshold value. The threshold value is greater than or equal to the weight of a predetermined number of ice blocks ejected by the ejection assembly at a time.

[0123] It should be noted that the weight of a single ice block is relatively stable, but there may still be deviations. When the threshold value is set to the weight of a predetermined number of ice blocks, the actual weight of the predetermined number of ice blocks may be greater than the threshold value, causing a false judgment. Therefore, in order to improve the accuracy of ice outlet detection, the threshold value can be set to be greater than the weight of a predetermined number of ice blocks. When the pressure value sensed by the output end of the ejection assembly is slightly greater than the weight of a predetermined number of ice blocks, it will not be judged as an ice outlet abnormality. Specifically, the threshold value is the weight of a first number of ice blocks, and the first number is one more than the predetermined number. For example, when the predetermined number is the weight of one ice block, the threshold value is the weight of two ice blocks. When the sensing value is the weight of three ice blocks, an ice outlet abnormality occurs at this time.

[0124] S205: If the sensing value is greater than the threshold value, control the sorting assembly to temporarily suspend ice feeding, and control the ejection assembly to perform ice ejection again.

[0125] If the sensing value is greater than the threshold value, it means that the ice blocks have not passed through the ice outlet successfully and are retained in the ice moving channel. The sorting assembly feeds ice into the ice moving channel, causing the sensing value sensed by the weight sensor to be greater than the threshold value. At this time, although the ice blocks in the ice moving channel are greater than the predetermined number, the driving force of the ejection assembly can still eject them out of the ice outlet. However, in order to avoid the sorting assembly continuously feeding new ice blocks into the ice moving channel, causing the ice moving channel to be blocked by too many ice blocks, the sorting assembly needs to be controlled to temporarily suspend ice feeding, and the ejection assembly needs to be controlled to perform ice ejection again to eject the retained ice blocks out of the ice outlet, so as to restore the normal working state of the ice moving device.

[0126] It should be noted that controlling the sorting assembly to temporarily suspend ice feeding includes controlling the sorting assembly to pause ice feeding or slow down ice feeding, so as to avoid the sorting assembly continuously feeding new ice blocks into the ice moving channel before the retained ice blocks are successfully ejected by the ejection assembly, preventing ice blocking.

[0127] If the sensing value is less than or equal to the threshold value, the ice moving device is working normally, and the ice outlet detection is continued in step S204.

[0128] Specifically, the control sequencing component suspends the ice conveying operation, and the control ejecting component performs the ice ejecting operation again, including: controlling the control sequencing component to perform the ice conveying operation at the second speed; and controlling the control ejecting component to perform the ice ejecting operation again to drive the ice block in the ice ejecting area to be ejected again to the ice outlet. The second speed is less than the first speed, so that no new ice block is added in the ice removal channel during the ice block in the ice ejecting area being ejected again to the ice outlet, thereby avoiding the control sequencing component from conveying new ice block into the ice removal channel before the ice block is successfully ejected by the control ejecting component, and preventing the ice block from being blocked.

[0129] In some embodiments, after the step of controlling the control ejecting component to perform the ice ejecting operation again, the control method further includes:

[0130] S206: performing ice outlet re-inspection, including re-determining whether the sensing value of the weight sensor is greater than the threshold value.

[0131] After the step of controlling the control ejecting component to perform the ice ejecting operation again, it is necessary to determine whether the ice ejecting operation again is successful in ejecting the ice block out of the ice removal channel. The step of ice outlet re-inspection includes determining whether the sensing value of the weight sensor is greater than the threshold value. Under normal circumstances, after the control ejecting component performs the ice ejecting operation again, the ice block can smoothly pass through the ice removal channel and pass through the ice outlet, and the sensing value of the weight sensor is less than or equal to the threshold value. If the sensing value is greater than the threshold value, it means that the retained ice block has not been successfully ejected. If the sensing value is less than or equal to the threshold value, it means that the retained ice block has been successfully ejected.

[0132] S207: If the sensing value is greater than the threshold value, the control sequencing component stops the ice conveying operation, and outputs a fault information.

[0133] If the sensing value is greater than the threshold value, it means that the control ejecting component has not successfully ejected the ice block out of the ice outlet again, and the ice removal device may have a fault. Therefore, the control sequencing component stops the ice conveying operation, and outputs a fault information. The fault information can be sent to a user or a server, and the user or a maintenance engineer can assist in troubleshooting the fault.

[0134] If the sensing value is less than or equal to the threshold value, it means that the control ejecting component has successfully ejected the ice block out of the ice outlet, and the step of controlling the control sequencing component to perform the ice conveying operation at the first speed is returned. The control sequencing component continues to convey the ice block to the ice removal channel, and the control ejecting component continues to eject the ice block to the ice outlet, so as to realize the ice removal device conveying the ice block to the ice taking component.

[0135] Please refer to Figure 9 , Figure 9 which is a flowchart of another embodiment of the control method of the ice removal device of the present application.

[0136] The control method of the ice removal device of the present application further includes:

[0137] S208: obtaining a pause ice taking instruction.

[0138] The pause ice-taking instruction can be generated by user operation. Specifically, the control member of the ice-moving device can form the pause ice-taking instruction by obtaining user operation on the operation interface, or the pause ice-taking instruction can also be formed by user operation on the application program of the mobile terminal, and the control member can obtain the pause ice-taking instruction.

[0139] S209: The control sequencing component stops conveying ice blocks into the ice-moving channel, and controls the ejection component to stop working after performing the ice-ejection work once again.

[0140] The control sequencing component stops conveying ice blocks into the ice-moving channel, and controls the ejection component to stop working after performing the ice-ejection work once again, so that all the ice blocks in the ice-moving channel are ejected out of the ice outlet, avoiding the ice blocks remaining in the ice-moving channel.

[0141] Please continue to refer to Figure 10 , Figure 10 is a framework schematic diagram of an embodiment of the storage medium.

[0142] Another embodiment of the present application provides a storage medium 20, which has program data stored thereon, and the program data is executed by a processor to implement the control method of the refrigeration device of any one of the above embodiments.

[0143] In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed method and device can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiment described above is only schematic. The division of the modules or units is only a logical function division, and there can be another division manner in actual implementation. For example, a plurality of units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutual couplings or direct couplings or communication connections between the units can be indirect couplings or communication connections through some interfaces, devices or units, and can be electrical, mechanical or in other forms.

[0144] The units described as separate components can or can not be physically separate, and the components displayed as units can or can not be physical units, i.e., can be located in one place, or can be distributed on network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the present embodiment.

[0145] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically independently, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit. The above integrated unit can be realized in the form of hardware, or in the form of a software functional unit.

[0146] The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software function unit and sold or used as an independent product, can be stored in a computer readable storage medium 20. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present application, essentially or in part, or all or part of the technical solutions can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium 20 and includes several instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) or a processor (processor) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods in the various embodiments of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium 20 includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), a random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and various media that can store program codes.

[0147] Please continue to see Figure 11 and Figure 12 , Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application; Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of another embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application.

[0148] Another embodiment of the present application provides a refrigeration device 10. The refrigeration device 10 includes a cabinet 11, a first refrigeration compartment 12, a second refrigeration compartment 13, an ice making assembly 200, an ice taking assembly 300, and an ice moving device 100. The first refrigeration compartment 12 is arranged in the cabinet 11, and the first refrigeration compartment 12 includes a first door body 14. The second refrigeration compartment 13 is arranged in the cabinet 11, and the second refrigeration compartment 13 is located above the first refrigeration compartment 12. The second refrigeration compartment 13 includes a second door body 15 rotatably arranged in the cabinet 11. The ice making assembly 200 is arranged in the first refrigeration compartment 12. The ice taking assembly 300 is arranged on the second door body 15. The ice moving device 100 can adopt the ice moving device 100 in any of the above embodiments.

[0149] In some embodiments, the ice removing device 100 comprises an ice removing channel 120, a conveying channel 150, a sorting assembly 180 and an ejecting assembly 190. The ice removing channel 120 comprises an ice outlet 1222, an ice inlet 1221 and an ejecting area 1223. The ice outlet 1222 is located above the ice inlet 1221. The ejecting area 1223 is located below the ice inlet 1221. The conveying channel 150 communicates with the ice removing channel 120 through the ice inlet 1221. The sorting assembly 180 is arranged in the conveying channel 150 to convey the ice cubes one by one to the ice removing channel 120. Since the ejecting area 1223 is located below the ice inlet 1221, the sorting assembly 180 conveys the ice cubes one by one through the ice inlet 1221, and the ice cubes move from the ice inlet 1221 to the ejecting area 1223 under the action of gravity. The ejecting assembly 190 is arranged at an end of the ice removing channel 120 away from the ice outlet 1222, and the ejecting assembly 190 is used to drive a predetermined number of ice cubes in the ejecting area 1223 to be ejected towards the ice outlet 1222. Through the cooperation of the sorting assembly 180 and the ejecting assembly 190, the sorting assembly 180 conveys the ice cubes one by one to the ice removing channel 120, and the ejecting assembly 190 drives a predetermined number of ice cubes in the ejecting area 1223 to be ejected towards the ice outlet 1222.

[0150] The sorting assembly 180, the conveying channel 150 and the ejecting assembly 190 are arranged in the first refrigeration compartment 12. The ice removing channel 120 extends from the first refrigeration compartment 12 to the second refrigeration compartment 13. The conveying channel 150 communicates with the ice making assembly 200. The first refrigeration compartment 12 is a refrigeration compartment, and the second refrigeration compartment 13 is a freezing compartment. Through the ice removing device 100, the ice cubes in the first refrigeration compartment 12 can be conveyed to the ice taking assembly 300 in the upper second refrigeration compartment 13, thereby facilitating the user to take ice and improving the user experience. The ice making assembly 200 is arranged in the first refrigeration compartment 12, which can share the cold source with the first refrigeration compartment 12, and there is no need to separately arrange an evaporator required for ice making because the ice making assembly 200 is arranged in the second refrigeration compartment 13, thereby saving the cost and the space occupied by the second refrigeration compartment 13 and improving the volume rate of the second refrigeration compartment 13. The refrigeration equipment 10 of the present application not only improves the ice taking efficiency, but also solves the problems of inconvenient ice taking by the user and space occupation of the second refrigeration compartment 13.

[0151] Further, the ice moving channel 120 is further provided with a return ice outlet 1226, the ice outlet 1222 is located above the ice inlet 1221, and the return ice outlet 1226 is located between the ice inlet 1221 and the ice outlet 1222. The ejection assembly 190 is arranged in the ice moving channel 120 and is used to drive the ice blocks entering the ice moving channel 120 from the ice inlet 1221 to move out of the ice outlet 1222. The return ice channel 160 is connected to the return ice outlet 1226. The rotary baffle 161 is arranged in the ice moving channel 120 to correspond to the position of the return ice outlet 1226. In the natural state, the rotary baffle 161 is located at the initial position and blocks the ice moving channel 120. The rotary baffle 161 is arranged in a downward inclined manner from the end away from the return ice outlet 1226 to the end close to the return ice outlet 1226. When the ice blocks are ejected from the ice inlet 1221 to the ice outlet 1222, the ice blocks push the rotary baffle 161 to rotate to the return ice outlet 1226 to pass through. The reset member 162 is arranged on the rotary baffle 161, and the reset member 162 drives the rotary baffle 161 to rotate to the initial position. The rotary baffle 161 does not affect the movement of the ice blocks to the ice outlet 1222, and can guide the ice blocks that fail to be ejected to the return ice channel 160, avoid the situation of ice block jamming, and ensure the working stability of the ice moving device 100.

[0152] Among them, the docking mode between different mechanisms of the ice moving device 100 can all adopt the horn mouth form, and the inner diameter size of the ice moving channel 120 needs to be larger than the size of the ice blocks to avoid the ice blocks from being stuck during transportation.

[0153] The ice moving channel 120 in the refrigeration equipment 10 of the present application can be arranged in various positions where the ice moving channel 120 can be arranged, such as the inside of the first refrigeration compartment 12 and / or the second refrigeration compartment 13, the side wall of the first refrigeration compartment 12 and / or the second refrigeration compartment 13, the door body of the first refrigeration compartment 12 and / or the second refrigeration compartment 13, the rotating shaft of the first refrigeration compartment 12 and / or the second refrigeration compartment 13, etc. The following will specifically explain several schemes of arranging the ice moving channel 120 in different positions of the refrigeration equipment 10:

[0154] <First scheme>:

[0155] Please refer to Figure 13 and Figure 14 , Figure 13 is a structural schematic view of the first scheme of another embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application; Figure 14 is another structural schematic view of the first scheme of another embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application.

[0156] The ice moving channel 120 comprises a first portion 125, a second portion 126 and a third portion 127 connected in sequence. The second portion 126 is rotatably connected to the first portion 125 and / or the third portion 127. The first portion 125 is located in the first refrigeration compartment 12 or the first door body 14. The first portion 125 is provided with an ice inlet 1221, an ice return port 1226 and an ejection area 1223 1223. The second portion 126 is located between the first door body 14 and the second door body 15. The third portion 127 is provided on the second door body 15. The third portion 127 is provided with an ice outlet 1222. The third portion 127 is connected to the ice taking assembly 300. The rotation axis of the second door body 15 is located in the second portion 126. The ejection assembly 190 can drive the ice block to be ejected to the ice outlet 1222 of the ice moving channel 120. The ice block passes through the first portion 125, the second portion 126 and the third portion 127 in sequence and then enters the ice taking assembly 300.

[0157] Since the second portion 126 is located between the first door body 14 and the second door body 15, and the rotation axis of the second door body 15 is located in the second portion 126, during the rotation of the second door body 15 to open and close, the third portion 127 can always be in good butt joint with the second portion 126. The pipe sealing of the third portion 127 and the second portion 126 is good, and the problem of condensation due to poor butt joint sealing is avoided.

[0158] It should be noted that the rotation axis of the second door body 15 can coincide with the central axis of the second portion 126 to ensure that the third portion 127 is always in good butt joint with the second portion 126 during the rotation of the second door body 15. In actual use, due to the cross-sectional shape of the pipe and the manufacturing and installation deviation, the rotation axis of the second door body 15 may be offset from the central axis of the second portion 126, but as long as the rotation axis of the second door body 15 is located in the second portion 126, the rotation of the second door body 15 does not affect the butt joint of the second portion 126 and the third portion 127 and the passing effect of the ice block.

[0159] In some embodiments, as Figure 14As shown, the first refrigeration compartment 12 includes a top wall 19, a bottom wall, a back wall 18, and a first side wall 16 and a second side wall 17 connecting the top wall 19 and the bottom wall. The first side wall 16 is arranged close to the second portion 126. The ejection assembly 190 is arranged on the top wall 19 or the first side wall 16 of the first refrigeration compartment 12. Specifically, the top wall 19 and the first side wall 16 of the first refrigeration compartment 12 enclose a receiving space, and the ejection assembly 190, the conveying passage 150, and the ice return passage 160 are arranged in the receiving space and can be fixedly arranged on the top wall 19 or the first side wall 16. Similarly, the ice making assembly 200 can also be arranged in the receiving space and is fixedly arranged on the top wall 19 or the first side wall 16. Arranging the ice making assembly 200 close to the top wall 19 can be closer to the second refrigeration compartment 13, shorten the height of the ice cubes required to rise along the ice moving passage 120, reduce the power required by the ejection assembly 190, and improve the success rate of ice ejection.

[0160] Since the first portion 125 needs to extend to communicate with the second portion 126, and the second portion 126 is located between the first door body 14 and the second door body 15, when the ice moving part 110 is arranged in the first refrigeration compartment 12, the first door body 14 has a matching accommodation slot matched with the first portion 125, so that the first portion 125 can extend out of the first refrigeration compartment 12 to communicate with the second portion 126. At this time, the ejection assembly 190 is fixedly arranged in the first refrigeration compartment 12, the position of the first portion 125 remains fixed, the first portion 125 is relatively independent of the first door body 14, the first door body 14 can be rotatably arranged in the cabinet 11, or the first refrigeration compartment 12 further includes a first drawer, and the first door body 14 is arranged in the first drawer, and the first drawer can be push-pull arranged in the cabinet 11.

[0161] Of course, as Figure 13 shown, the first portion 125 and the ejection assembly 190 can also be arranged in the first door body 14. When the first door body 14 is rotatably arranged in the cabinet 11, the rotation axis of the first door body 14 is located in the second portion 126. Since the second portion 126 is located between the first door body 14 and the second door body 15, and the rotation axis of the first door body 14 is located in the second portion 126, the first portion 125 and the second portion 126 can always be in butt joint during the opening and closing process of the first door body 14, the pipe sealing of the first portion 125 and the second portion 126 is good, and the problem of condensation due to poor butt joint sealing is avoided. It should be noted that at this time, the ice inlet 1221 and the ice return port 1226 of the first portion 125 are separated from the conveying passage 150 and the ice return passage 160 respectively when the first door body 14 is opened. After the first door body 14 is closed, the ice inlet 1221 and the ice outlet end of the conveying passage 150 can be buckled and butt jointed, the ice return port 1226 and the ice inlet end of the ice return passage 160 can be buckled and butt jointed, which does not affect the ice cubes to be smoothly conveyed to the ice moving passage 120 by the sorting assembly 180, and does not affect the ice cubes that are not successfully ejected to move to the ice return passage 160.

[0162] In some embodiments, the second refrigerating compartment 13 comprises a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft coaxially arranged. The second door 15 is rotatably connected to the cabinet 11 by the first rotating shaft at the side away from the first door 14. The second rotating shaft is arranged at the side of the second door 15 close to the first door 14. The second rotating shaft is the second portion 126. The first portion 125 and the second portion 126 are fixedly connected or integrally formed. The second portion 126 and the third portion 127 are rotatably connected, so that the first portion 125 and the second portion 126 are always in abutment, and the second door 15 rotates to drive the third portion 127 and the second portion 126 to rotate synchronously. Alternatively, the first portion 125 and the second portion 126 are rotatably connected, and the second portion 126 and the third portion 127 are fixedly connected or integrally formed, so that the first portion 125 and the second portion 126 are always in abutment, and the second door 15 rotates to drive the third portion 127 to rotate.

[0163] In yet some embodiments, the second refrigerating compartment 13 comprises a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft coaxially arranged. The second door 15 is rotatably connected to the cabinet 11 by the first rotating shaft at the side away from the first door 14. The second rotating shaft is arranged at the side of the second door 15 close to the first door 14. The second rotating shaft is the second portion 126. The two ends of the second portion 126 are respectively sleeved outside or inserted into the third portion 127 and the first portion 125. Since the two ends of the second portion 126 are rotatably connected with the first portion 125 and the third portion 127 respectively, the stable abutment of the second portion 126 with the first portion 125 and the third portion 127 can be ensured. Moreover, the two ends of the second portion 126 are respectively sleeved outside or inserted into the third portion 127 and the first portion 125, so that the ice cubes can smoothly pass through the first portion 125, the second portion 126 and the third portion 127 to reach the ice taking assembly 300. Specifically, the second portion 126 can be fixedly connected with the cabinet 11, or the second portion 126 can be rotatably connected with the cabinet 11, which is not limited herein.

[0164] Further, the third portion 127 comprises an ice moving section 121 and a guide section 122. The ice moving section 121 is connected with the second portion 126. The guide section 122 is connected with the ice moving section 121 and is curved towards the ice taking assembly 300. The ice moving section 121 and the guide section 122 are smoothly connected. Specifically, the ice moving section 121 can be arranged along the vertical direction to shorten the distance of the ice cubes rising along the ice moving section 121. Of course, the ice moving section 121 can also be arranged along a direction with a smaller angle with the vertical direction; or the third portion 127 can be arc-shaped as a whole to ensure that the ice cubes can stably rise and be connected with the ice taking assembly 300.

[0165] Specifically, the included angle between the guide section 122 and the ice-removing section 121 is greater than 90° and less than 180°, so as to avoid the ice block from falling back into the ice-removing section 121 when the ice block enters the guide section 122 from the ice-removing section 121, and ensure that the ice block can smoothly move to the ice-taking assembly 300 through the ice-removing channel 120.

[0166] <Second solution>:

[0167] Please continue to refer to Figure 15 and Figure 16 , Figure 15 is a structural schematic view of a second solution of another embodiment of the ice-removing device of the present application; Figure 16 is a sectional structural schematic view of a door body of the second solution of another embodiment of the ice-removing device of the present application.

[0168] The ice-removing channel 120 includes a first sub-channel 123 and a second sub-channel 124 which are sequentially communicated. The second sub-channel 124 is arranged in the second door body 15 and partially arranged in the handle 1501. The second sub-channel 124 has an ice outlet 1222 and is communicated to the ice-taking assembly 300. The first sub-channel 123 is provided with an ice inlet 1221, an ice return port 1226 and an ejection area 1223 1223. The ice block can be ejected by the ejection assembly 190 to the ice outlet 1222 of the ice-removing channel 120. The ice block enters the ice-taking assembly 300 after sequentially passing through the first sub-channel 123 and the second sub-channel 124. By combining the handle 1501 with the second sub-channel 124, the handle 1501 is designed as a hollow channel, the second sub-channel 124 is arranged in the second door body 15 and partially arranged in the handle 1501. When the second door body 15 is opened or closed, the handle 1501 can bear the opening load. When the ice block needs to be taken, the ice block can move to the ice-taking assembly 300 through the second sub-channel 124. The volume of the second sub-channel 124 arranged in the second refrigeration compartment 13 is reduced, and the volume rate of the second refrigeration compartment 13 is increased.

[0169] In some embodiments, the first refrigeration compartment 12 includes a top wall 19, a bottom wall, a back wall 18 and a first side wall 16 and a second side wall 17 connected between the top wall 19 and the bottom wall. The first side wall 16 is arranged close to the second part 126. The top wall 19 and the first side wall 16 of the first refrigeration compartment 12 enclose a containing space. The ice-making assembly 200 can be arranged in the containing space, and the ice-making assembly 200 is fixedly arranged on the top wall 19 or the first side wall 16. Arranging the ice-making assembly 200 close to the top wall 19 can be closer to the second refrigeration compartment 13, shorten the height of the ice block required to rise along the ice-removing channel 120, reduce the power required by the ejection assembly 190, and improve the ice-ejection success rate.

[0170] The second sub-channel 124 includes an ice moving section 121, a connecting section 128, and a guiding section 122. The ice moving section 121 is arranged in the handle 1501. The connecting section 128 connects the first sub-channel 123 and the ice moving section 121. The guiding section 122 is connected to the ice moving section 121 and is curved towards the ice taking assembly 300. The guiding section 122 can be higher than the ice taking assembly 300, so that the ice block falls into the ice taking assembly 300 under the action of gravity. The inner walls of the ice moving section 121, the connecting section 128, and the guiding section 122 are smoothly connected.

[0171] To ensure that the ice block can smoothly pass through the first sub-channel 123 and the second sub-channel 124 into the ice taking assembly 300, the ice block forms a moving track when moving in the ice moving channel 120. The angle between the tangent direction of each position of the moving track and the direction of gravity is greater than 90° and less than or equal to 180°, so that the ice block can smoothly rise along the first sub-channel 123 and the second sub-channel 124, and avoid falling due to too large turning angle. Further, the angle between the tangent direction of each position of the moving track and the direction of gravity is greater than 135° and less than or equal to 180°, so that the path of the ice block during the rising process in the ice moving channel 120 is more gentle, the required power is smaller, the collision is less, the sound is smaller, and the overall user experience is improved.

[0172] It should be noted that the height of the guiding section 122 can be higher than the ice taking assembly 300, and the guiding section 122 needs to be curved downward to be connected to the ice taking assembly 300. When the ice block falls along the guiding section 122, the angle between the moving direction of the ice block and the direction of gravity is less than 90°. Therefore, the above moving track refers to the rising moving track of the ice block in the ice moving channel 120, and does not include the moving track of the ice block when falling downward towards the ice taking assembly 300 after entering the guiding section 122.

[0173] Under the action of the ice moving assembly 101, the ice block can quickly pass through the ice moving channel 120, and the time of the ice block passing through the ice moving section 121 in the handle 1501 is short. The ambient temperature outside the refrigeration equipment 10 has little effect on the ice block, but in some embodiments, the outside of the handle 1501 can be wrapped with a temperature insulation layer. The temperature insulation layer reduces the heat exchange between the inside and outside of the handle 1501, not only avoids the influence of high ambient temperature on the quality of the ice block, but also avoids the formation of condensation on the outer surface of the handle 1501 due to too low temperature of the handle 1501, and further improves the user experience.

[0174] Since the ice removing device 100 is usually arranged in the refrigeration equipment 10 with double doors, the handle 1501 is usually located away from the rotation axis of the second door body 15. In order to facilitate the ice removing part 110 to be connected with the second sub-passage 124, the ejection assembly 190 and the first sub-passage 123 are arranged in the first door body 14. The ejection assembly 190 and the first sub-passage 123 move synchronously with the first door body 14. When the first door body 14 is closed, the first sub-passage 123 and the second sub-passage 124 are connected. Since the first sub-passage 123 is located in the first door body 14 and the second sub-passage 124 is located in the second door body 15, there is a gap between the first door body 14 and the second door body 15. In general, the gap is small, and the ice block can directly pass through the gap between the first door body 14 and the second door body 15. In some embodiments, the connecting section 128 protrudes from the second door body 15 at the end close to the first door body 14, and the end of the connecting section 128 close to the first door body 14 is arranged opposite to the first sub-passage 123. The connecting section 128 protruding from the second door body 15 can further reduce the gap between the connecting section 128 and the first sub-passage 123, and reduce the loss of cold energy.

[0175] Of course, in some single-door refrigerators, the ejection assembly 190 and the first sub-passage 123 can also be arranged in the first refrigeration compartment 12, and the ejection assembly 190 is arranged on the second side wall 17 close to the handle 1501 of the first refrigeration compartment 12, and the first sub-passage 123 is arranged in the first compartment. The first refrigeration compartment 12 and the second refrigeration compartment 13 are provided with a partition layer 102. The partition layer 102 is provided with an intermediate passage 129 for connecting the first sub-passage 123 and the second sub-passage 124. At this time, the second door body 15 protrudes into the second refrigeration compartment 13, so as to facilitate the second sub-passage 124 to be connected with the intermediate passage 129.

[0176] In some embodiments, the first door body 14 can be rotatably arranged in the box body 11. In other embodiments, the first refrigeration compartment 12 includes a first drawer, and the first drawer is push-pullably arranged in the box body 11, and the first door body 14 is fixed to the first drawer. When the ejection assembly 190 and the first sub-passage 123 are arranged in the first door body 14, the ejection assembly 190 and the first sub-passage 123 move with the first door body 14 during the process of rotating or pushing and pulling the first door body 14. At this time, the first sub-passage 123 is misaligned with the second sub-passage 124 when the first door body 14 is opened, and the first sub-passage 123 and the second sub-passage 124 are arranged opposite to each other after the first door body 14 is closed, without affecting the passing effect of the ice block.

[0177] In addition, the ice inlet 1221 and the ice return inlet 1226 are separated from the ice conveying channel 150 and the ice return channel 160, respectively, when the first door body 14 is opened, and the ice inlet 1221 and the ice return inlet 1226 are buckled and docked with the ice outlet end of the ice conveying channel 150 and the ice inlet end of the ice return channel 160, respectively, after the first door body 14 is closed, so as not to affect the ice block to be smoothly conveyed to the ice moving channel 120 by the sorting assembly 180 and not to affect the ice block that is not smoothly ejected to be moved to the ice return channel 160.

[0178] <Third scheme>:

[0179] Please continue to refer to Figure 17 and Figure 18 , Figure 17 is a structural schematic diagram of a third scheme of another embodiment of the ice moving device of the present application; Figure 18 is Figure 17 is an enlarged structural schematic diagram of part A in

[0180] The ice moving channel 120 includes a first sub-channel 123 and a second sub-channel 124 that are sequentially communicated. The second sub-channel 124 is arranged in the second door body 15. The first sub-channel 123 is arranged in the first refrigeration compartment 12. The second sub-channel 124 has an ice outlet 1222 and is communicated to the ice taking assembly 300. The first sub-channel 123 is provided with an ice inlet 1221, an ice return inlet 1226 and an ejection area 1223. The ejection assembly 190 is arranged in the first refrigeration compartment 12. The ejection assembly 190 can drive the ice block to be ejected to the ice outlet 1222 of the ice moving channel 120. The ice block enters the ice taking assembly 300 after sequentially passing through the first sub-channel 123 and the second sub-channel 124.

[0181] By arranging the second sub-channel 124 in the second door body 15, the internal space of the second refrigeration compartment 13 is not occupied, the volume rate of the refrigeration device 10 is improved, and the appearance of the refrigeration device 10 is not additionally protruded, and the appearance is optimized.

[0182] In some embodiments, the first refrigeration compartment 12 includes a top wall 19, a bottom wall, a back wall 18 and a first side wall 16 and a second side wall 17 connected between the top wall 19 and the bottom wall. The top wall 19 and the first side wall 16 of the first refrigeration compartment 12 enclose a containing space. The ice making assembly 200 can be arranged in the containing space, and the ice making assembly 200 is fixedly arranged on the top wall 19 or the first side wall 16. Arranging the ice making assembly 200 close to the top wall 19 can be closer to the second refrigeration compartment 13, shorten the height required for the ice block to rise along the ice moving channel 120, reduce the power required by the ejection assembly 190, and improve the ice ejection success rate.

[0183] Since the ejection assembly 190 and the first sub-passage 123 are located in the first refrigeration compartment 12, in order to facilitate the abutment of the first sub-passage 123 and the second sub-passage 124, the cabinet 11 further comprises a partition layer 102, which is arranged between the first refrigeration compartment 12 and the second refrigeration compartment 13. The partition layer 102 is provided with an intermediate passage 129, which is communicated between the first sub-passage 123 and the second sub-passage 124. At this time, the second door body 15 will protrude into the second refrigeration compartment 13, and the inlet end of the second sub-passage 124 is opposite to the ice outlet end of the intermediate passage 129, so as to facilitate the abutment communication of the second sub-passage 124 and the intermediate passage 129. In the process of opening the second door body 15, the second sub-passage 124 is staggered with the intermediate passage 129, and when the second door body 15 is closed on the cabinet 11, the second sub-passage 124 is abutted with the intermediate passage 129. By arranging the first sub-passage 123 in the first refrigeration compartment 12 and abutting the second sub-passage 124 through the intermediate passage 129, the ice removal passage 120 is located in the first refrigeration compartment 12 and the second refrigeration compartment 13, and the abutment is more advantageous.

[0184] Specifically, the ejection assembly 190 can be arranged on the top wall 19 or the first side wall 16 of the first refrigeration compartment 12.

[0185] In order to facilitate the movement of the ejection assembly 190 in the first sub-passage 123, so that the ice block ejected by the ejection assembly 190 to the ice outlet 1222 of the ice removal passage 120 is more easily lifted along the ice removal passage 120, the second sub-passage 124 of the ice removal passage 120 is located on the side of the ice taking assembly 300 close to the rotation shaft of the second door body 15. At this time, the second sub-passage 124 is linearly communicated with the first sub-passage 123, which is more conducive to the movement of the ice block through the ice removal passage 120 to the ice taking assembly 300.

[0186] Further, please refer to Figure 19 , Figure 19 is another structural schematic view of the third scheme of another embodiment of the ice removal device of the present application. The second sub-passage 124 comprises an ice removal section 121 and a guide section 122. The ice removal section 121 is communicated with the first sub-passage 123. The guide section 122 is communicated with the ice removal section 121 and is curved towards the ice taking assembly 300. The ice removal section 121 and the guide section 122 are smoothly transitioned. Specifically, the ice removal section 121 can be arranged in the vertical direction, so as to shorten the distance of the ice block ascending along the ice removal section 121. Of course, the ice removal section 121 can also be arranged in a direction with a smaller angle with the vertical direction; or the second sub-passage 124 can be entirely arc-shaped, so as to ensure that the ice block can stably ascend and be communicated with the ice taking assembly 300.

[0187] Specifically, the included angle between the guide section 122 and the ice-removing section 121 is greater than 90° and less than 180°, so as to avoid the ice block from falling back into the ice-removing section 121 when the ice block enters the guide section 122 from the ice-removing section 121, and ensure that the ice block can smoothly pass through the ice-removing channel 120 and move to the ice-taking assembly 300.

[0188] <Fourth scheme>:

[0189] Please continue to refer to Figure 20 and Figure 21 , Figure 20 is a structural schematic view of a fourth scheme of another embodiment of the ice-removing device of the present application; Figure 21 is a door cross-sectional structural schematic view of the fourth scheme of another embodiment of the ice-removing device of the present application.

[0190] The ice-removing channel 120 includes a first sub-channel 123 and a second sub-channel 124 which are sequentially communicated. The first sub-channel 123 is arranged in the first door body 14, and the second sub-channel 124 is arranged in the second door body 15. The second sub-channel 124 has an ice outlet 1222 and is communicated to the ice-taking assembly 300. The first sub-channel 123 is provided with an ice inlet 1221, an ice return port 1226 and an ejection area 1223. The ejection assembly 190 is arranged in the first door body 14. The ejection assembly 190 can drive the ice block to move out of the ice outlet 1222 of the ice-removing channel 120. After passing through the first sub-channel 123 and the second sub-channel 124 in sequence, the ice block enters the ice-taking assembly 300.

[0191] By arranging the first sub-channel 123 in the first door body 14 and the second sub-channel 124 in the second door body 15, the internal space of the first refrigeration compartment 12 and the second refrigeration compartment 13 is not occupied, the volume rate of the refrigeration device 10 is improved, and the appearance of the refrigeration device 10 is not additionally protruded, so as to optimize the appearance.

[0192] In some embodiments, the first refrigeration compartment 12 includes a top wall 19, a bottom wall, a back wall 18 and a first side wall 16 and a second side wall 17 connected between the top wall 19 and the bottom wall. The top wall 19 and the first side wall 16 of the first refrigeration compartment 12 enclose a containing space. The ice-making assembly 200 can be arranged in the containing space, and the ice-making assembly 200 is fixedly arranged on the top wall 19 or the first side wall 16. Arranging the ice-making assembly 200 close to the top wall 19 can be closer to the second refrigeration compartment 13, shorten the height required for the ice block to rise along the ice-removing channel 120, reduce the power required for the ejection assembly 190, and improve the ice-ejection success rate.

[0193] The ice moving channel 120 further comprises an intermediate channel 129, which is arranged in the first door body 14. The intermediate channel 129 is in communication between the first sub-channel 123 and the second sub-channel 124. Since the intermediate channel 129 is located in the first door body 14 and the second sub-channel 124 is located in the second door body 15, there is a gap between the first door body 14 and the second door body 15. Generally, the gap is small, and the ice cubes can directly pass through the gap between the first door body 14 and the second door body 15. In some embodiments, the second sub-channel 124 protrudes from the second door body 15 at the end close to the first door body 14, and the end of the second sub-channel 124 close to the first door body 14 is arranged opposite to the intermediate channel 129. The protrusion of the second sub-channel 124 from the second door body 15 can further reduce the gap between the second sub-channel 124 and the intermediate channel 129, and reduce the loss of cold. During the opening of the first door body 14 and / or the second door body 15, the second sub-channel 124 is misaligned with the intermediate channel 129. When the first door body 14 and the second door body 15 are closed on the cabinet 11, the second sub-channel 124 is in alignment with the intermediate channel 129.

[0194] In addition, the ice inlet 1221 and the ice return port 1226 of the first part 125 are disconnected from the conveying channel 150 and the ice return channel 160, respectively, as the first door body 14 is opened. After the first door body 14 is closed, the ice inlet 1221 is in butt joint with the ice outlet end of the conveying channel 150, and the ice return port 1226 is in butt joint with the ice inlet end of the ice return channel 160, without affecting the smooth conveying of the ice cubes by the sorting assembly 180 to the ice moving channel 120 and the movement of the ice cubes that are not smoothly ejected to the ice return channel 160.

[0195] In some embodiments, the first door body 14 is rotatably arranged in the cabinet 11. In other embodiments, the first refrigeration compartment 12 comprises a first drawer, which is push-pullably arranged in the cabinet 11, and the first door body 14 is fixed to the first drawer. During the opening and closing of the first door body 14, the ejection assembly 190 and the first sub-channel 123 move with the first door body 14. At this time, the first sub-channel 123 or the intermediate channel 129 is misaligned with the second sub-channel 124 as the first door body 14 is opened, and the first sub-channel 123 or the intermediate channel 129 is in alignment with the second sub-channel 124 after the first door body 14 is closed, without affecting the passing effect of the ice cubes.

[0196] When the refrigeration equipment 10 is a refrigeration equipment 10 with double doors, the second door body 15 includes two second sub-door bodies, the second sub-door bodies are relatively narrow, the position of the ice taking assembly 300 is limited, and since the ice making assembly 200 is located close to the first side wall 16 and the ejection assembly 190 is located in the first door body 14, in order to facilitate the butt joint of the ice removal channel 120, the ice block ejected by the ejection assembly 190 to the ice outlet 1222 of the ice removal channel 120 is more likely to rise along the ice removal channel 120, and the second sub-channel 124 is located on the side of the ice taking assembly 300 close to the rotating shaft of the second door body 15. At this time, in cooperation with the setting position of the ejection assembly 190, the second sub-channel 124 and the first sub-channel 123 are linearly communicated, which is more conducive to the movement of the ice block through the ice removal channel 120 to the ice taking assembly 300.

[0197] Of course, in some single-door refrigerators, the second door body 15 is a single door body, the second door body 15 is relatively wide, the space for setting the ice taking assembly 300 is relatively large, and the second sub-channel 124 of the ice removal channel 120 can be selectively arranged on the side of the ice taking assembly 300 away from or close to the rotating shaft of the second door body 15. At this time, in cooperation with the setting position of the ejection assembly 190, the second sub-channel 124 and the first sub-channel 123 are linearly communicated, which is more conducive to the movement of the ice block through the ice removal channel 120 to the ice taking assembly 300.

[0198] Further, the second sub-channel 124 includes an ice removal section 121 and a guide section 122. The ice removal section 121 communicates with the first sub-channel 123. The guide section 122 communicates with the ice removal section 121 and is curved towards the ice taking assembly 300. The ice removal section 121 and the guide section 122 are smoothly connected. Specifically, the ice removal section 121 can be arranged in a vertical direction, shortening the distance of the ice block rising along the ice removal section 121. Of course, the ice removal section 121 can also be arranged in a direction with a smaller angle with the vertical direction; or the second sub-channel 124 as a whole can be in an arc shape, which ensures that the ice block can stably rise and communicate with the ice taking assembly 300.

[0199] Specifically, the angle between the guide section 122 and the ice removal section 121 is greater than 90° and less than 180°, which avoids the ice block from falling back into the ice removal section 121 when the ice block enters the guide section 122 from the ice removal section 121, and ensures that the ice block can smoothly pass through the ice removal channel 120 and move to the ice taking assembly 300.

[0200] The above embodiments provide four schemes for arranging the ice removal channel 120 at different positions of the refrigeration equipment 10. Of course, the ice removal channel 120 can also be arranged at other positions of the refrigeration equipment 10 in cooperation with the positions of other components such as the box body 11, which is not limited herein.

[0201] In some embodiments, as Figure 18As shown, in order to maintain the temperature of the first refrigeration compartment 12 and avoid loss of cold, the refrigeration device 10 further comprises a sealing assembly 500. The sealing assembly 500 is movably arranged on the first door body 14 and is used to close or open the ice removal passage 120 in the first refrigeration compartment 12, i.e. to close or open the first portion 125, the intermediate passage 129 or the first sub-passage 123. When the ice removal passage 120 is needed for ice removal, the sealing assembly 500 is moved to open the ice removal passage 120 in the first refrigeration compartment 12; when the ice removal passage 120 is not needed for ice removal, the sealing assembly 500 is moved to close the ice removal passage 120 in the first refrigeration compartment 12. The temperature of the first refrigeration compartment 12 is low, and by arranging the sealing assembly 500, the temperature of the first refrigeration compartment 12 can be prevented from being lost, and the second refrigeration compartment 13 can also be prevented from being affected by cold to cause the temperature to be too low to affect the quality of the stored items.

[0202] In some embodiments, the ice making assembly 200 further comprises an ice storage box (not shown in the figure) and an ice pushing mechanism (not shown in the figure) arranged in the ice storage box. The ice pushing mechanism pushes the ice cubes from the ice storage box to the ice removal inlet 111 through the ice making outlet of the ice making assembly 200, for conveying the ice cubes to the ice removal part 110. The ice making assembly 200 can further comprise an ice making part arranged above the ice storage box, and the ice making part conveys the ice cubes to the ice storage box after the ice cubes are made.

[0203] In order to meet different ice use requirements of users, such as Figure 19 As shown, the ice making device further comprises a crushed ice assembly 400. The crushed ice assembly 400 is arranged above the ice taking assembly 300 and is used to crush the ice cubes. The ice removal passage 120 is in communication with the ice taking assembly 300 through the crushed ice assembly 400. The crushed ice assembly 400 can switch between whole ice mode and crushed ice mode to meet the ice use requirements of users for whole ice or crushed ice.

[0204] It should be noted that the terms "horizontal", "vertical", and the like, do not mean that the components must be absolutely horizontal or vertical, but can be slightly inclined; the terms "parallel", "perpendicular", and the like, also do not mean that the fittings must be absolutely parallel or perpendicular, but can form a certain angular deviation. For example, "horizontal" only means that its direction is relatively more horizontal than "vertical", and does not mean that the structure must be completely horizontal, but can be slightly inclined. In addition, the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, or the orientations or positional relationships in which the products of the present application are usually placed during use, and are only for the convenience of describing the embodiments of the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0205] The above is only an embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application, and any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation using the content of the specification and drawings, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields, is also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An ice removal device, characterized by The ice moving device comprises: An ice moving channel, which is provided with an ice outlet, an ice inlet, an ice return port and a launching area, the ice outlet is above the ice inlet, the launching area is below the ice inlet, and the ice return port is between the ice inlet and the ice outlet; A conveying channel, which is communicated with the ice moving channel through the ice inlet; A sorting assembly, which is arranged in the conveying channel to convey the ice blocks one by one to the ice moving channel; A launching assembly, which is arranged at one end of the ice moving channel away from the ice outlet, and is used to drive a predetermined number of ice blocks in the launching area to be launched towards the ice outlet; An ice return channel, which is communicated with the ice return port; A rotating baffle, which is rotationally arranged in the ice moving channel at the position corresponding to the ice return port, in a natural state, the rotating baffle is located at an initial position and blocks the ice moving channel, and the rotating baffle is arranged in a downward inclination from one end away from the ice return port to one end close to the ice return port; when the ice blocks are launched from the ice inlet to the ice outlet, the ice blocks push the rotating baffle to rotate towards the ice return port to allow the ice blocks to pass through; A reset member, which is arranged on the rotating baffle to drive the rotating baffle to rotate towards the initial position.

2. The ice removal device of claim 1, wherein The ice moving channel comprises: An ice moving section, the launching area and the ice inlet are arranged in the ice moving section; A guiding section, which is communicated with the ice moving section and is arranged in a curved manner towards one side to guide to an ice taking assembly, and the ice outlet is located in the guiding section.

3. The ice removal device of claim 1, wherein The launching assembly comprises: A push plate, which is movably arranged in the ice moving channel along the extension direction of the ice moving channel; An electromagnetic launcher, which is arranged on the side of the push plate away from the ice outlet, the output end of the electromagnetic launcher is connected to the push plate, the electromagnetic launcher can drive the push plate to launch a predetermined distance from the launching area to the direction close to the ice outlet, and the electromagnetic launcher can drive the push plate to return to the launching area.

4. The ice removal device of claim 1, wherein The conveying channel comprises: A conveying part, the sorting assembly is arranged in the conveying part, the conveying part comprises an inlet end and an outlet end, and the outlet end is higher than the ice inlet; A guide part, which is communicated with the outlet end and the ice inlet; A funnel part, which is arranged at the inlet end and is above the inlet end, and is used to receive the ice blocks to be entered into the conveying part.

5. The ice removal device of claim 4, wherein, The outlet end is higher than the inlet end.

6. The ice removal device of claim 4, wherein, The conveying part is linear, and the sorting assembly comprises: A transmission wheel set, which is arranged in the conveying part, the transmission wheel set comprises at least two transmission wheels which are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the conveying part, and the transmission wheels are rotationally supported on the conveying part; A transmission belt, which is wound on the transmission wheel set; A plurality of partition plates, which are arranged at intervals on the transmission belt, and each adjacent two partition plates are used to receive an ice block therebetween; A first power member, which drives the transmission wheels to rotate.

7. The ice removal device of claim 4, wherein, The conveying part is disc-shaped, and the sorting assembly comprises: A rotating disc, which is rotationally arranged in the conveying part, and a plurality of recess grooves are arranged at intervals on the outer periphery of the rotating disc, each recess groove is used to receive an ice block; A second power member, which drives the rotating disc to rotate.

8. The ice removal device of claim 1, wherein, The ice moving device comprises: A first sensing member, which is arranged at the ice inlet.

9. The ice removal device of claim 3, wherein, The ice moving device comprises: A second induction element is arranged at the ice outlet; and / or A weight sensor is arranged at the push plate.

10. A refrigeration appliance characterized in that, The ice removal device of any one of claims 1-9.

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