Ice moving device and refrigeration equipment

Abstract

The application provides an ice moving device and a refrigeration equipment. The ice moving device comprises an ice moving part, an ice moving baffle, and a main rotating part. The ice moving part is formed with an ice moving inlet, an ice moving cavity, and an ice moving outlet which are communicated with each other. The ice moving baffle is used for blocking the ice moving outlet. The main rotating part is rotatably arranged in the ice moving cavity. The inner wall of the ice moving baffle surrounds the outer periphery of the main rotating part. When the main rotating part rotates at a first rotating speed, ice blocks enter the ice moving cavity from the ice moving inlet, so that the user can store the ice blocks in the ice moving cavity in advance during the non-ice taking time, the moving path of the ice blocks is shortened when the user takes the ice, and the ice taking efficiency is improved, and the waiting time of the user is shortened.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

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

[0002] In the existing ice taking technology, ice cubes generated by an ice making machine are usually collected in an ice storage box. When a user takes ice, the ice cubes need to be moved from the ice storage box to an ice moving component for driving the ice cubes, and then moved to an ice taking assembly. As a result, the moving path of the ice cubes is too long during the ice taking process of the user, thereby leading to low ice taking efficiency. Therefore, how to provide an ice moving device to improve the ice taking efficiency is a technical problem to be solved in the field at present. SUMMARY

[0003] In view of the above problems, the present application provides an ice moving device and a refrigeration equipment to solve the technical problem of low ice taking efficiency in the prior art.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present application is as follows: an ice moving device, comprising: an ice moving part, which is formed with an ice moving ice inlet, an ice moving cavity and an ice moving ice outlet that are in communication with each other; a baffle, which is used to block the ice moving ice outlet; a main rotating part, which is rotatably arranged in the ice moving cavity, and the inner wall of the baffle is arranged around the outer periphery of the main rotating part, the baffle is blocked at the ice moving ice outlet, and when the main rotating part rotates at a first rotating speed, the ice cubes enter the ice moving cavity from the ice moving ice inlet.

[0005] The ice moving cavity further comprises a first side plate, the ice moving ice inlet is arranged on the first side plate, the main rotating part comprises a main shaft and a partition plate arranged on the main shaft, the partition plate is radially expanded from the main shaft towards the outer periphery of the main shaft, the adjacent partition plates have ice carrying grooves therebetween, the ice moving ice inlet is in communication with the ice carrying grooves, and the ice carrying grooves are used to receive the ice cubes entering the ice moving cavity from the ice moving ice inlet.

[0006] The ice moving device further comprises an ice moving channel, one end of the ice moving channel is in communication with the ice moving cavity through the ice moving ice outlet, and the other end of the ice moving channel is used to communicate with the ice taking assembly.

[0007] The ice moving device further comprises a driving assembly, which is used to drive the baffle to move between a first position and a second position, the baffle is blocked at the ice moving ice outlet when the baffle is located at the first position, and the ice moving channel is in communication with the ice moving cavity through the ice moving ice outlet when the baffle is located at the second position.

[0008] When the baffle is located at the first position and the main rotating member rotates at the first rotating speed, the ice blocks enter the ice moving cavity through the ice moving-in ice outlet, and when the rotating speed of the main rotating member reaches a second rotating speed, the baffle moves from the first position to the second position, and the main rotating member drives the ice blocks to be thrown out of the ice moving channel through the ice moving-out ice outlet, wherein the rotating frequency of the second rotating speed is greater than or equal to the rotating frequency of the first rotating speed.

[0009] The ice moving part further comprises a second side plate arranged opposite to the first side plate and a surrounding plate connected between the first side plate and the second side plate, and an inner wall of the surrounding plate is arranged around an outer periphery of the main rotating member, and the first side plate, the second side plate and the surrounding plate form the ice moving cavity.

[0010] The ice moving part further comprises a notch communicating with the ice moving-out ice outlet, the surrounding plate extends from an edge on one side of the ice moving-out ice outlet to an edge on the other side of the ice moving-out ice outlet, and the notch is located in the surrounding plate; or the surrounding plate extends from an edge on one side of the ice moving-out ice outlet to an edge on the other side of the notch away from the ice moving-out ice outlet, and the notch is located between the ice moving-out ice outlet and the surrounding plate.

[0011] The notch is matched with the baffle, and at least part of the baffle is sealed in the notch when the baffle is located at the first position, at the second position and during movement between the first position and the second position.

[0012] The side of the surrounding plate facing the ice moving cavity has a receiving portion matched with the baffle, and at least part of the baffle is received in the receiving portion when the baffle is located at the second position.

[0013] The driving assembly comprises a driving body and a first transmission gear, and the side of the baffle facing the first transmission gear is provided with a second transmission gear matched with the first transmission gear, the first transmission gear is engaged with the second transmission gear, and the driving body is used to drive the first transmission gear to rotate, so as to drive the baffle to move between the first position and the second position.

[0014] The application further provides a refrigeration equipment comprising the ice moving device as any one of the preceding embodiments.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the ice moving device and the refrigeration equipment have the beneficial effects that: the ice moving device provided by the application comprises an ice moving part, a baffle and a main rotating part, the ice moving part is formed with an ice moving inlet, an ice moving cavity and an ice moving outlet which are in communication with each other, the baffle is used for blocking the ice moving outlet, and the main rotating part is rotatably arranged in the ice moving part. The inner wall of the baffle surrounds the outer periphery of the main rotating part. When the main rotating part rotates at a first rotating speed, the baffle blocks the ice moving outlet, and the ice blocks enter the ice moving cavity from the ice moving inlet. Therefore, the user can pre-store the ice blocks in the ice moving cavity at a non-ice taking time, so that the moving path of the ice blocks is shortened when the user takes the ice, and the ice taking efficiency is improved, and the waiting time of the user for taking the ice is shortened. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative labor.

[0017] Figure 1 is a partial structure schematic view of an embodiment of the ice moving device provided by the application;

[0018] Figure 2 is a partial structure schematic view of another embodiment of the ice moving device provided by the application;

[0019] Figure 3 is an enlarged structure schematic view of A in Figure 1

[0020] Figure 4 is a whole structure schematic view of an embodiment of the refrigeration equipment provided by the application;

[0021] Figure 5 is another whole structure schematic view of an embodiment of the refrigeration equipment provided by the application;

[0022] Figure 6 is a partial structure schematic view of another embodiment of the refrigeration equipment provided by the application;

[0023] Figure 7 is a door body cross-sectional structure schematic view of another embodiment of the refrigeration equipment provided by the application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] ​The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described in the description of the present application in combination with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It can be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application, rather than limit the present application. In addition, it should be noted that, for the convenience of description, only parts related to the present application are shown in the drawings, rather than all 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.

[0025] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features limited by "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 explicitly specified and limited.

[0026] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrally connected; it can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection or can communicate with each other; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0027] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the "upper" or "lower" of the first feature to the second feature can include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, the "above", "over" and "on" of the first feature to the second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The "below", "under" and "under" of the first feature to the second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0028] In this document, the term "embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of this application. The appearance of this phrase in various places throughout the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a separate or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It will be explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

[0029] One embodiment of this application provides an ice-moving device 100. Please refer to... Figures 1-2 , Figure 1 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the ice-moving device provided in this application. Figure 2 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of the ice-moving device provided in this application. The ice-moving device 100 includes an ice-moving section 110, a baffle 114, and a main rotating member 130. The ice-moving section 110 has an ice-moving inlet 111, an ice-moving cavity 112, and an ice-moving outlet 113 that are interconnected. The inner wall of the baffle 114 is arranged around the outer periphery of the main rotating member 130. The baffle 114 is used to block the ice-moving outlet 113. The main rotating member 130 is rotatably disposed in the ice-moving cavity 112. When the baffle 114 blocks the ice-moving outlet 113 and the main rotating member 130 rotates at a first rotational speed, ice blocks enter the ice-moving cavity 112 through the ice-moving inlet 111.

[0030] By setting a baffle 114, which can be used to block the ice outlet 113, users can pre-store ice blocks in the ice transfer chamber 112 when not in use. When users retrieve ice, the ice blocks are moved directly from the ice transfer chamber 112 to the ice retrieval assembly 300 (see [link to documentation]). Figure 4 This design shortens the movement path of ice blocks when users retrieve ice, thereby improving ice retrieval efficiency, reducing user waiting time, and enhancing user experience. When users pre-store ice blocks into the ice-retrieving cavity 112, the baffle 114 blocks the ice-retrieving outlet 113, and the main rotating component 130 rotates at a first rotation speed, allowing ice blocks to be stored in various positions within the ice-retrieving cavity 112. This reduces collisions between ice blocks, making them less prone to melting and sticking together, thus improving ice quality.

[0031] It should be noted that the main rotating member 130 is used to drive the ice blocks entering the ice moving cavity 112 through the ice moving ice inlet 111 to be thrown to the ice taking assembly 300 through the ice moving ice outlet 113. The rotation frequency of the first rotation speed of the main rotating member 130 is low, and the rotation frequency of the first rotation speed of the main rotating member 130 is less than the rotation frequency when the main rotating member 130 throws the ice blocks. When the ice blocks enter the ice moving cavity 112 through the ice moving ice inlet 111, the main rotating member 130 rotates at the first rotation speed, which can alleviate the rotation of the main rotating member 130 at the rotation frequency when the ice blocks are thrown to hinder the ice blocks from entering the ice moving cavity 112 through the ice moving ice inlet 111, thereby alleviating the ice blocks from being blocked at the ice moving ice inlet 111. In other embodiments, the rotation frequency of the first rotation speed of the main rotating member 130 can be equal to the rotation frequency when the main rotating member 130 throws the ice blocks, and a guide member for guiding the ice blocks to enter the ice moving cavity 112 can be arranged at the ice moving ice inlet 111 to alleviate the ice blocks from being blocked at the ice moving ice inlet 111.

[0032] In some embodiments, the ice moving cavity 112 further comprises a first side plate 115. The ice moving ice inlet 111 is arranged on the first side plate 115. The main rotating member 130 comprises a main shaft 131 and a partition plate 132 arranged on the main shaft 131. The partition plate 132 is radially expanded from the main shaft 131 towards the outer periphery of the main shaft 131. The extension direction of the main shaft 131 is perpendicular to the plane where the first side plate 115 is located, and the partition plate 132 is connected from one end of the main shaft 131 to the other end of the main shaft 131. The partition plate 132 is fixed to or integrally formed on the main shaft 131. The fixing mode of the partition plate 132 to the main shaft includes but is not limited to welding, bonding, magnetic adsorption connection or bolt connection.

[0033] Adjacent partition plates 132 have ice carrying grooves 132a. The ice moving ice inlet 111 is in communication with the ice carrying grooves 132a. Adjacent partition plates 132 also have at least two groove openings in communication with the ice carrying grooves 132a, one of which is towards the first side plate 115 to enable the ice moving ice inlet 111 to communicate with the ice carrying grooves 132a. The ice carrying grooves 132a are used to receive the ice blocks entering the ice moving cavity 112 through the ice moving ice inlet 111. By arranging the ice moving ice inlet 111 on the first side plate 115, the blocking effect of the partition plate 132 on the ice blocks is reduced, and when the main rotating member 130 rotates at the first rotation speed, the ice blocks entering the ice moving cavity 112 through the ice moving ice inlet 111 are easily brought into the ice carrying grooves 132a, thereby avoiding the ice blocks from being blocked at the ice moving ice inlet 111.

[0034] By setting the partition plates 132 and defining ice-carrying grooves 132a between adjacent partition plates 132, when the main rotating member 130 rotates at the first rotating speed, the ice cubes can enter different ice-carrying grooves 132a one by one, so that the ice cubes are separated, the collision between the ice cubes is alleviated, the melting and adhesion of the ice cubes is avoided, and the quality of the ice cubes is improved. At the same time, since the ice-carrying grooves 132a are separated by the partition plates 132, the ice cubes stored in the ice-carrying grooves 132a will not be in contact and adhesion.

[0035] In some embodiments, multiple ice cubes are allowed to enter one ice-carrying groove 132a. The specific number of the multiple ice cubes entering one ice-carrying groove 132a is not limited, as long as the collision and adhesion between the ice cubes are avoided.

[0036] The partition plates 132 are radially expanded from the main shaft 131 towards the outer periphery of the main shaft 131, so that the shortest distance between adjacent partition plates 132 gradually increases from the main shaft 131 towards the direction away from the main shaft 131. In some embodiments, the central axis of the main shaft 131 passes through the center of the first side plate 115, the ice-removing ice inlet 111 is located on the first side plate 115 and is arranged away from the center of the first side plate 115, the size of the ice-removing ice inlet 111 is at least greater than the size of the ice cubes, and the size of the groove opposite to the ice-removing ice inlet 111 of the ice-carrying groove 132a is at least greater than the size of the ice cubes, so that the ice cubes are easily brought into the ice-carrying groove 132a when the ice cubes enter the ice-removing cavity 112 through the ice-removing ice inlet 111, the ice cubes are prevented from being blocked at the ice-removing ice inlet 111, and the ice cubes are prevented from being stuck in the groove of the ice-carrying groove 132a.

[0037] The ice-removing device 100 further comprises an ice-removing channel 120. One end of the ice-removing channel 120 is communicated with the ice-removing cavity 112 through the ice-removing ice outlet 113, and the other end of the ice-removing channel 120 is used to communicate with the ice-taking assembly 300.

[0038] For the convenience of description, in the following description, the first position is defined as the position of the baffle 114 when the baffle 114 blocks the ice-removing ice outlet 113, and the second position is defined as the position of the baffle 114 when the ice-removing channel 120 is communicated with the ice-removing cavity 112 through the ice-removing ice outlet 113.

[0039] In some embodiments, the ice-removing device 100 further comprises a driving assembly 140. Please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 3 is Figure 1The schematic diagram of the amplification structure of the middle A. The driving assembly 140 is used to drive the baffle 114 to move between the first position and the second position. When the baffle 114 is in the first position, it blocks the ice removal outlet 113, so that the ice removal channel 120 is isolated from the ice removal cavity 112, and the ice blocks cannot move to the ice removal channel 120 through the ice removal outlet 113. When the baffle 114 is in the second position, the ice removal channel 120 communicates with the ice removal cavity 112 through the ice removal outlet 113.

[0040] The driving assembly 140 can be arranged on the side of the baffle 114 away from the ice removal cavity 112, so as to prevent the driving assembly 140 from hindering the rotation of the main rotating member 130. When the baffle 114 is in the first position, it blocks the ice removal outlet 113, at this time, the user can pre-store the ice blocks in the ice-carrying groove 132a. When the user needs to take ice, the driving assembly 140 drives the baffle 114 to move from the first position to the second position, so that the ice removal channel 120 communicates with the ice removal cavity 112 through the ice removal outlet 113, and the main rotating member 130 can drive the ice blocks to be thrown from the ice removal outlet 113 to the ice removal channel 120.

[0041] In some embodiments, when the baffle 114 is in the first position, and the main rotating member 130 rotates at a first rotating speed, the ice blocks enter the ice removal cavity 112 through the ice removal inlet 111. When the rotating speed of the main rotating member 130 reaches a second rotating speed, the baffle 114 moves from the first position to the second position, and the main rotating member 130 drives the ice blocks to be thrown from the ice removal outlet 113 to the ice removal channel 120. The rotating frequency of the second rotating speed is greater than or equal to the rotating frequency of the first rotating speed, and when the main rotating member 130 rotates at the second rotating speed, the ice blocks can be thrown from the ice removal outlet 113 and the ice removal channel 120 to the ice taking assembly 300.

[0042] When the ice removal cavity 112 is in an empty state, or the ice-carrying groove 132a has a vacancy, the user can store the ice blocks in the ice removal cavity 112. If the baffle 114 is not in the first position at this time, the driving assembly 140 can drive the baffle 114 to move to the first position to block the ice removal outlet 113, and then the main rotating member 130 rotates at the first rotating speed, and the ice blocks enter the ice-carrying groove 132a in the ice removal cavity 112 through the ice removal inlet 111, thereby realizing the pre-storage of the ice blocks in the ice removal cavity 112. When the user needs to take ice, if the baffle 114 is not in the first position at this time, the driving assembly 140 can drive the baffle 114 to move to the first position, and the main rotating member 130 starts to rotate. When the rotating speed of the main rotating member 130 reaches the second rotating speed, the driving assembly 140 can drive the baffle 114 to move from the first position to the second position, so that the ice removal channel 120 communicates with the ice removal cavity 112, and the main rotating member 130 can drive the ice blocks to be thrown from the ice removal outlet 113 and the ice removal channel 120 to the ice taking assembly 300, thereby shortening the moving path of the ice blocks when the user takes ice, improving the ice taking efficiency, shortening the waiting time of the user when taking ice, and improving the user experience.

[0043] The ice removing device 100 in the present application can be arranged in the refrigeration equipment 10. The ice removing part 110 of the ice removing device 100 in the present application can be arranged in the first refrigeration compartment 12 (see Figure 4 ), the ice taking assembly 300 can be arranged in the second refrigeration compartment 13 (see Figure 4 ) above the first refrigeration compartment 12, and the ice removing channel 120 extends from the first refrigeration compartment 12 to the second refrigeration compartment 13. The first refrigeration compartment 12 is a freezing compartment, and the second refrigeration compartment 13 is a refrigerating compartment. The ice removing ice inlet 111 can be in communication with the ice making assembly 200 (see Figure 4 ), the baffle 114 is located at the first position, and when the main rotating member 130 rotates at the first rotating speed, the ice cubes enter the ice removing cavity 112 from the ice removing ice inlet 111. The ice removing ice outlet 113 can be in communication with the ice taking assembly 300 through the ice removing channel 120. When taking ice, when the rotating speed of the main rotating member 130 reaches the second rotating speed, the baffle 114 moves from the first position to the second position, the main rotating member 130 rotates at the second rotating speed and throws the ice cubes towards the ice removing ice outlet 113, so that the ice cubes have a certain initial speed and can move from the ice removing ice outlet 113 to the ice removing channel 120, and finally move to the ice taking assembly 300 along the ice removing channel 120. The ice cubes move fast, the ice taking efficiency is high, and the user waiting time is short.

[0044] The refrigeration equipment 10 adopting the ice removing device 100 in the present application can arrange the ice removing part 110 of the ice removing device 100 and the ice making assembly 200 in the first refrigeration compartment 12, and arrange the ice taking assembly 300 in the second refrigeration compartment 13. At the same time, the ice cubes made by the ice making assembly 200 can be pre-stored in the ice removing part 110 of the ice removing device 100. When taking ice, the ice cubes pre-stored in the ice removing part 110 can be quickly transported one by one to the ice taking assembly 300 in the second refrigeration compartment 13 by the main rotating member 130 of the ice removing device 100, which greatly shortens the user waiting time for taking ice.

[0045] The ice block is transported to the ice taking assembly 300 in the second refrigeration compartment 13 above the first refrigeration compartment 12 by the ice moving device 100, which facilitates the user to take ice and improves the user experience. The ice moving part 110 and the ice making assembly 200 of the ice moving device 100 are arranged in the first refrigeration compartment 12, which can share the cold source with the first refrigeration compartment 12. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately arrange an evaporator required for ice making because the ice making assembly 200 and the ice moving part 110 are arranged in the second refrigeration compartment 13. This saves the cost of parts and energy consumption and reduces the space occupied by the second refrigeration compartment 13, thereby improving the volume rate of the second refrigeration compartment 13. The ice block is directly moved from the ice moving part 110 to the ice taking assembly 300 in the second refrigeration compartment 13 after being rotated by the main rotating part 130 to obtain an initial speed. The ice block moves at a high speed, which not only improves the ice taking efficiency but also eliminates the need to arrange an evaporator for ice preservation in the second refrigeration compartment 13, thereby further improving the volume rate of the second refrigeration compartment 13.

[0046] 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 compartment 13.

[0047] In some embodiments, please continue to refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The ice moving part 110 further includes a second side plate 116 arranged opposite to the first side plate 115 and a surrounding plate 117 connected between the first side plate 115 and the second side plate 116. The inner wall of the surrounding plate 117 is arranged around the outer periphery of the main rotating part 130. The first side plate 115, the second side plate 116 and the surrounding plate 117 are enclosed to form the ice moving cavity 112.

[0048] The first side plate 115, the second side plate 116 and the surrounding plate 117 can be an integrally formed structure, that is, the first side plate 115, the second side plate 116 and the surrounding plate 117 are integrally machined and manufactured, thereby ensuring the structural strength of the ice moving part 110. At the same time, during the manufacturing process of the ice moving device 100, the number of parts is reduced and the assembly process is simplified, thereby improving the production efficiency. Of course, the first side plate 115, the second side plate 116 and the surrounding plate 117 can also be a fixed connection structure. The fixed connection modes include but are not limited to riveting, welding, bonding, bolt connection, magnetic adsorption connection and the like.

[0049] The ice-removing part 110 is further provided with a gap 118 communicating with the ice-removing ice outlet 113. The extending direction of the gap 118 is arranged around the outer periphery of the main rotating member 130. The apron 117 extends from the edge on the side of the ice-removing ice outlet 113 to the edge on the other side of the ice-removing ice outlet 113, and the gap 118 is located in the apron 117. The gap 118 can be arranged on the side of the apron 117 away from the ice-removing cavity 112, similar to the structure of a groove, at this time the gap 118 is not communicated with the ice-removing cavity 112. Of course, the gap 118 can also be arranged through the apron 117, at this time the gap 118 is communicated with the ice-removing cavity 112. The arrangement of the gap 118 facilitates the connection of the baffle 114 and the driving assembly 140.

[0050] In some embodiments, the apron 117 extends from the edge on the side of the ice-removing ice outlet 113 to the edge on the side of the gap 118 away from the ice-removing ice outlet 113, and the gap 118 is located between the ice-removing ice outlet 113 and the apron 117, and the gap 118 is also located between the first side plate 115 and the second side plate 116, and the gap 118 is communicated with the ice-removing cavity 112. The arrangement of the gap 118 facilitates the connection of the baffle 114 and the driving assembly 140.

[0051] In some embodiments, the side of the driving assembly 140 away from the ice-removing cavity 112 is provided with an outer cover (not shown in the figure), the outer cover covers the ice-removing part 110 to form a relatively closed accommodation space between the outer cover and the ice-removing part 110, and the driving assembly 140 is arranged in the accommodation space. The accommodation space can be waterproofed to alleviate the freezing of the driving assembly 140.

[0052] In some embodiments, the main rotating member 130 can rotate in a first direction X, and the first direction X is the direction from the side of the gap 118 away from the ice-removing ice outlet 113, through the side of the ice-removing cavity 112 away from the gap 118, to the ice-removing ice outlet 113. The tangent direction of the joint of the apron 117 and the side of the ice-removing ice outlet 113 away from the gap 118 is located in the ice-removing channel 120, so that when the main rotating member 130 carries the ice blocks to rotate in the first direction X at a second rotating speed, the movement direction of the ice blocks is located in the ice-removing channel 120, the ice blocks can smoothly move to the ice-removing channel 120, and then smoothly move to the ice-taking assembly 300 through the ice-removing channel 120, and the success rate of the ice-removing device 100 in throwing the ice blocks is high.

[0053] In some embodiments, the gap 118 is matched with the baffle 114. At least part of the baffle 114 is blocked in the gap 118 when the baffle 114 is in the first position, in the second position, and during the movement between the first position and the second position.

[0054] The baffle 114 is located in the first position, that is, the baffle 114 is blocked at the ice removal outlet 113, and at least part of the baffle 114 is blocked at the gap 118. The baffle 114 is located in the second position, that is, the ice removal channel 120 is communicated with the ice removal cavity 112, and at least part of the baffle 114 is blocked at the gap 118. During the movement of the baffle 114 between the first position and the second position, at least part of the baffle 114 is blocked at the gap 118.

[0055] The side of the surrounding plate 117 facing the ice removal cavity 112 has a receiving portion 117a matched with the baffle 114. The side of the receiving portion 117a facing the gap 118 has a notch communicated with the gap 118, so that the receiving portion 117a is communicated with the gap 118. When the baffle 114 is located in the second position, at least part of the baffle 114 is received in the receiving portion 117a, so that the ice removal channel 120 is communicated with the ice removal cavity 112 through the ice removal outlet 113. It can be understood that when the baffle 114 is located in the second position, part of the surrounding plate 117 is located in the receiving portion 117a, and the other part of the surrounding plate 117 is located at the gap 118.

[0056] In some embodiments, the baffle 114 can be slidably arranged on the ice removal portion 110, and the sliding arrangement manner of the baffle 114 on the ice removal portion 110 is not specifically limited in the present embodiment. For example, one of the baffle 114 and the ice removal portion 110 is provided with a sliding groove structure, and the other is provided with a sliding rail structure matched with the sliding groove structure, and the sliding groove structure and the sliding rail structure are matched to realize the sliding arrangement of the baffle 114 on the ice removal portion 110. The sliding groove structure or the sliding rail structure of the ice removal portion 110 can be arranged on the first side plate 115 and the second side plate 116, or the sliding groove structure or the sliding rail structure of the ice removal portion 110 can be arranged on the surrounding plate 117.

[0057] Please continue to refer to Figure 3 In some embodiments, the driving assembly 140 includes a driving body 141 and a first transmission tooth 142. The side of the baffle 114 facing the first transmission tooth 142 is provided with a second transmission tooth 119 matched with the first transmission tooth 142, the first transmission tooth 142 is engaged with the second transmission tooth 119, and the driving body 141 is used to drive the first transmission tooth 142 to rotate, so as to drive the baffle 114 to move between the first position and the second position.

[0058] The first transmission tooth 142 can be a gear structure, and the second transmission tooth 119 can be a rack structure, so that the first transmission tooth 142 and the second transmission tooth 119 constitute a gear and rack structure. When the driving body 141 drives the first transmission tooth 142 to rotate, the first transmission tooth 142 can drive the second transmission tooth 119 to move, so as to drive the baffle 114 to move between the first position and the second position.

[0059] In some embodiments, the accommodation portion 117a has a first limiting member 1171 on the side away from the gap. The first limiting member 1171 is configured to limit the further movement of the baffle 114 away from the ice removal outlet 113. The first limiting member 1171 can have a certain elasticity, which can serve as a buffer for the baffle 114, thereby reducing the friction and collision between the baffle 114 and the side of the accommodation portion 117a away from the gap, and reducing the noise. The baffle 114 is provided with a second limiting member (not shown in the figure). The second limiting member can be provided on the side of the baffle 114 facing the driving assembly 140, and located on the side of the baffle 114 close to the accommodation portion 117a. The second limiting member is configured to limit the further movement of the baffle 114 toward the side of the ice removal outlet 113.

[0060] Another embodiment of the present application provides a refrigeration device 10. Please refer to Figures 4-5 , Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the refrigeration device provided by the present application; Figure 5 is another schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the refrigeration device provided by the present application. The refrigeration device 10 includes a cabinet 11, an ice making assembly 200, an ice taking assembly 300, an ice moving device 100, and a sensing member 172. The cabinet 11 is formed with a first refrigeration compartment 12 and a second refrigeration compartment 13. The first refrigeration compartment 12 includes a first door body 14. 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 on 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 includes an ice moving passage 120, an ice moving portion 110, and an ice moving assembly 101. The ice moving portion 110 is arranged in the first refrigeration compartment 12. The ice moving passage 120 extends from the first refrigeration compartment 12 to the second refrigeration compartment 13. The ice moving passage 120 is in communication with the ice taking assembly 300. The ice moving portion 110 is in communication with the ice making assembly 200. The ice moving assembly 101 is arranged in the ice moving portion 110, and is configured to drive the ice cubes to move from the ice moving portion 110 to the ice taking assembly 300 through the ice moving passage 120. The sensing member 172 is arranged at the ice outlet end of the ice moving passage 120. The sensing member 172 is configured to sense the passing ice cubes. When the sensing member 172 senses the passing ice cubes, it indicates that the ice cubes have successfully moved through the ice moving passage 120 to the ice taking assembly 300. The first refrigeration compartment 12 is a freezer compartment, and the second refrigeration compartment 13 is a refrigerator compartment.

[0061] The ice removal passage 120 comprises an ice removal section 121 and a guide section 122. The ice removal section 121 is communicated with the ice removal cavity 112 through the ice removal ice outlet 113. The guide section 122 is communicated with the ice removal section 121 and is arranged in a curved manner towards one side, for guiding to the ice taking assembly 300. The ice removal section 121 is used for communicating with the ice removal cavity 112, and when the ice block moves in the ice removal section 121, the ice block rises by a sufficient distance along the ice removal section 121; the guide section 122 is used for turning to communicate with the ice taking assembly 300, and when the ice block moves to the guide section 122, the ice block has risen by a sufficient distance, and the guide section 122 is used for changing the moving direction of the ice block, so that the ice block moves towards the ice taking assembly 300. The ice removal section 121 and the guide section 122 are in smooth transition.

[0062] Specifically, the ice removal section 121 can be arranged in a vertical direction, so as to shorten the distance by which the ice block rises along the ice removal section 121. Of course, the ice removal section 121 can also be arranged in a direction with a smaller included angle with the vertical direction; or the ice removal passage 120 as a whole can be in an arc shape, and the ice removal passage 120 is used for extending from the ice removal ice outlet 113 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.

[0063] Specifically, the included angle between the extension direction of the joint of the guide section 122 and the ice removal section 121 is greater than 90° and less than 180°, so as to avoid that the ice block falls back into the ice removal section 121 when the ice block enters the guide section 122 from the ice removal section 121, and ensure that the ice block can smoothly pass through the ice removal passage 120 and move to the ice taking assembly 300.

[0064] The ice block in the first refrigeration compartment 12 can be transported to the ice taking assembly 300 in the second refrigeration compartment 13 above by the ice removal device 100, so as to facilitate the user to take ice and improve the user experience. The ice making assembly 200 is arranged in the first refrigeration compartment 12, and can share the cold source with the first refrigeration compartment 12, so that it is not necessary to separately arrange an evaporator required for ice making due to the arrangement of the ice making assembly 200 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.

[0065] In the ice removal device 100, the ice removal assembly 101 can adopt the ice removal assembly 101 in any of the above embodiments, and the ice removal assembly 101 comprises the main rotating member 130 in any of the above embodiments or other driving members capable of throwing ice.

[0066] In the ice removal device 100, the docking manner between different mechanisms can all adopt the horn mouth form, and the inner diameter size of the ice removal passage 120 needs to be greater than the size of the ice block, so as to avoid the ice block from being stuck during transportation.

[0067] Please continue to refer to Figures 6-7 ,Figure 6 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of the refrigeration equipment provided in this application. Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the door cross-section structure of another embodiment of the refrigeration equipment provided in this application.

[0068] The ice-moving channel 120 includes a first sub-channel 123 and a second sub-channel 124 connected in sequence. The second sub-channel 124 is located in the second door body 15 and is partially located inside the handle 1501. The second sub-channel 124 is connected to the ice-retrieving assembly 300, and the first sub-channel 123 is connected to the ice-moving outlet 113 of the ice-moving section 110. The ice-moving assembly 101 can drive ice blocks to move from the ice-moving section 110 to the ice-moving channel 120. The ice blocks pass through the first sub-channel 123 and the second sub-channel 124 in sequence before entering the ice-retrieving assembly 300. 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 set in the second door 15 and partially set inside the handle 1501. When opening and closing the second door 15, the handle 1501 can bear the opening load. When ice needs to be taken, the ice can be moved to the ice taking component 300 through the second sub-channel 124, which reduces the volume occupied by the second sub-channel 124 in the second refrigeration chamber 13 and increases the volume ratio of the second refrigeration chamber 13.

[0069] In some embodiments, the first refrigeration chamber 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 top wall 19 and the first side wall 16 of the first refrigeration chamber 12 enclose a receiving space. An ice-making assembly 200 may be disposed within the receiving space, and the ice-making assembly 200 is fixedly disposed on the top wall 19 or the first side wall 16. By placing the ice-making assembly 200 closer to the top wall 19, it can be closer to the second refrigeration chamber 13, shortening the height that the ice needs to rise along the ice-moving channel 120, reducing the power required for the ice-moving assembly 101, and improving the success rate of ice removal.

[0070] The second sub-channel 124 includes an ice-moving section 121, a connecting section 128, and a guide section 122. The ice-moving section 121 is located within the handle 1501. The connecting section 128 connects the first sub-channel 123 and the ice-moving section 121. The guide section 122 connects to the ice-moving section 121 and is curved towards the ice-collecting assembly 300. The guide section 122 may be higher than the ice-collecting assembly 300, facilitating the falling of ice blocks from the guide section 122 into the ice-collecting assembly 300 under gravity. The inner walls of the ice-moving section 121, the connecting section 128, and the guide section 122 transition smoothly.

[0071] To ensure that the ice cubes can smoothly pass through the first sub-channel 123 and the second sub-channel 124 into the ice taking assembly 300, the ice cubes form a moving track when moving in the ice moving channel 120, and 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 cubes can smoothly rise along the first sub-channel 123 and the second sub-channel 124, and the turning angle is not too large to avoid falling. 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°, the path of the ice cubes during the rising process along the ice moving channel 120 is more gentle, the required power is smaller, the collision is less, the sound is small, and the overall user experience is improved.

[0072] It should be noted that the height of the guide section 122 can be higher than the ice taking assembly 300, and the guide section 122 needs to be bent downward to communicate to the ice taking assembly 300, and when the ice cubes fall along the guide section 122, the angle between the moving direction and the direction of gravity is less than 90°, so the above moving track refers to the rising moving track of the ice cubes in the ice moving channel 120, and does not include the moving track when the ice cubes fall downward towards the ice taking assembly 300 after entering the guide section 122.

[0073] Under the action of the ice moving assembly 101, the ice cubes can quickly pass through the ice moving channel 120, and the time of the ice cubes passing through the ice moving section 121 in the handle 1501 is short, and the ambient temperature outside the refrigeration equipment 10 has little effect on the ice cubes, but in some embodiments, the outside of the handle 1501 can also 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 the high ambient temperature on the quality of the ice cubes, but also avoids the formation of condensation on the outer surface of the handle 1501 due to the low temperature of the handle 1501, and further improves the user experience.

[0074] 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 ice removing part 110 is arranged on the first door body 14, and the first sub-passage 123 is also arranged on the first door body 14. The ice removing part 110 moves synchronously with the opening and closing of the first door body 14. When the first door body 14 is closed on the cabinet 11, the first sub-passage 123 and the second sub-passage 124 are connected. Since the first sub-passage 123 is located on the first door body 14, the second sub-passage 124 is located on the second door body 15, and there is a gap between the first door body 14 and the second door body 15, which is usually small. 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 protrusion of the connecting section 128 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.

[0075] In some embodiments, the first door body 14 is rotatably arranged on the cabinet 11. In other embodiments, the first refrigeration compartment 12 includes a first drawer, which is push-pullably arranged on the cabinet 11, and the first door body 14 is fixed on the first drawer. When the ice removing part 110 is arranged on the first door body 14, the ice removing part 110 and the first sub-passage 123 move with the first door body 14 during the rotation or the push-pull opening and closing of 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 when the first door body 14 is closed, without affecting the passing effect of the ice cubes.

[0076] In addition, the ice removing inlet 111 of the ice removing part 110 is disconnected from the ice outlet of the ice making assembly 200 when the first door body 14 is opened, and the ice removing inlet 111 is connected with the ice outlet of the ice making assembly 200 when the first door body 14 is closed, without affecting the normal work of the ice removing part 110. In order to facilitate the connection between the ice removing inlet 111 and the ice outlet of the ice making assembly 200, the diameter of the ice removing inlet 111 is larger than that of the ice outlet of the ice making assembly 200. When the first door body 14 is closed on the cabinet 11, the ice removing inlet 111 is connected outside the ice outlet of the ice making assembly 200, which is beneficial for the ice cubes to pass through the ice outlet of the ice making assembly 200 and enter the ice removing inlet 111.

[0077] The application provides a ice moving device and a refrigeration equipment. The ice moving device comprises: an ice moving part, which is formed with an ice moving inlet, an ice moving cavity and an ice moving outlet which are communicated with each other; a baffle, which is used for blocking the ice moving outlet; and a main rotating part, which is rotatably arranged in the ice moving cavity. The inner wall of the baffle surrounds the outer periphery of the main rotating part. The baffle blocks the ice moving outlet. When the main rotating part rotates at a first rotating speed, ice blocks enter the ice moving cavity from the ice moving inlet. Therefore, the user can store the ice blocks in the ice moving cavity in advance during the non-ice taking time. The moving path of the ice blocks is shortened when the user takes the ice. Therefore, the ice taking efficiency is improved, and the waiting time of the user is shortened.

[0078] The above is only the embodiment of the application, and does not limit the patent scope of the application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields by using the content of the specification and drawings of the application, are also included in the patent protection scope of the application.

Claims

1. An ice removal device, characterized in that, The ice moving device comprises: an ice moving part, which is formed with an ice moving inlet, an ice moving cavity and an ice moving outlet that are in communication with each other; a baffle, which is used to block the ice moving outlet; a main rotating member, which is rotatably arranged in the ice moving cavity, the inner wall of the baffle is arranged around the outer periphery of the main rotating member, the baffle is blocked at the ice moving outlet, and when the main rotating member rotates at a first rotating speed, ice blocks enter the ice moving cavity from the ice moving inlet; when the ice moving outlet is in communication with the ice moving cavity, the main rotating member rotates at a second rotating speed to drive the ice blocks in the ice moving cavity to be thrown from the ice moving outlet to an ice taking assembly, wherein the rotating frequency of the second rotating speed is greater than or equal to the rotating frequency of the first rotating speed; wherein the ice moving part comprises a first side plate, a second side plate arranged opposite to the first side plate, and a surrounding plate connected between the first side plate and the second side plate, the inner wall of the surrounding plate is arranged around the outer periphery of the main rotating member, the first side plate, the second side plate and the surrounding plate form the ice moving cavity, the ice moving part is further provided with a gap in communication with the ice moving outlet, the gap is matched with the baffle, at least part of the baffle is blocked at the gap when the baffle is at a first position, at a second position and during movement between the first position and the second position; wherein the baffle is blocked at the ice moving outlet when the baffle is at the first position, and the ice moving outlet is in communication with the ice moving cavity when the baffle is at the second position.

2. The ice removal device of claim 1, wherein The ice moving inlet is arranged on the first side plate, the main rotating member comprises a main shaft and a partition plate arranged on the main shaft, the partition plate is radially expanded from the main shaft towards the outer periphery of the main shaft, adjacent partition plates have ice carrying grooves, the ice moving inlet is in communication with the ice carrying grooves, and the ice carrying grooves are used to receive the ice blocks entering the ice moving cavity from the ice moving inlet.

3. The ice removal device of claim 2, wherein, The ice moving device further comprises an ice moving channel, one end of the ice moving channel is in communication with the ice moving cavity through the ice moving outlet, and the other end of the ice moving channel is used to communicate with the ice taking assembly.

4. The ice removal device of claim 3, wherein The ice moving device further comprises a driving assembly, which is used to drive the baffle to move between the first position and the second position, and the ice moving channel is in communication with the ice moving cavity through the ice moving outlet when the baffle is at the second position.

5. The ice removal device of claim 4, wherein, When the baffle is at the first position and the main rotating member rotates at the first rotating speed, the ice blocks enter the ice moving cavity from the ice moving inlet, the baffle moves from the first position to the second position when the rotating speed of the main rotating member reaches the second rotating speed, and the main rotating member drives the ice blocks to be thrown from the ice moving outlet to the ice moving channel.

6. The ice removal device of claim 5, wherein, The surrounding plate extends from the edge on one side of the ice moving outlet to the edge on the other side of the ice moving outlet, and the gap is located in the surrounding plate. Or the surrounding plate extends from the edge on one side of the ice moving outlet to the edge on the other side of the gap away from the ice moving outlet, and the gap is located between the ice moving outlet and the surrounding plate.

7. The ice removal device of claim 6, wherein The side of the fence plate facing the ice-removing cavity is provided with a receiving part matched with the baffle plate, and at least part of the baffle plate is received in the receiving part when the baffle plate is in the second position.

8. The ice removal device of claim 7, wherein, The driving assembly comprises a driving body and a first transmission gear, and the side of the baffle plate facing the first transmission gear is provided with a second transmission gear matched with the first transmission gear, the first transmission gear is engaged with the second transmission gear, and the driving body is used to drive the first transmission gear to rotate so as to drive the baffle plate to move between the first position and the second position.

9. A refrigeration appliance characterized in that, The ice-removing device comprises the ice-removing device according to any one of claims 1-8.

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