Automobile center console with ice making function and automobile
By designing a center console of an on-board ice maker that includes an ice storage module and an automatic ice extraction valve, the existing on-board ice maker's problems of inconvenience and large space occupation are solved, and simple removal of ice cubes and efficient use of space are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510023470.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-07
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-09
AI Technical Summary
The existing vehicle-mounted ice maker is inconvenient to get ice and takes up a lot of space.
A car center console with ice making function was designed, including a shell, handrail structure and an ice maker. The ice maker has built-in ice storage module and valve assembly. By combining the ice-taking valve and elastic resetting parts, the ice cubes are automatically removed without manual operation by the occupant.
It realizes the simplicity and convenience of ice removal, reduces the demand for operating space, rationally utilizes the space of the car center console, and meets the requirements of reducing the use of automobile space under the conditions of ice making function.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of automobiles, and in particular to an automobile center console with an ice-making function and an automobile. Background Art
[0002] As the "third living space", more and more car manufacturers are installing common household appliances such as refrigerators and ice makers in the car cabin. Self-driving tours are gradually becoming a popular choice for mass travel, and ice makers will also become an indispensable component of car-mounted household appliances. Currently, most car-mounted ice makers on the market are manual ice retrieval machines, which require passengers to take the ice storage cabinet out of the ice maker and then use tools such as ice shovels to take out the ice cubes. The ice retrieval process is cumbersome and takes up a large operating space. Summary of the invention
[0003] Based on the above description, the present invention provides a car center console with an ice-making function to solve the problem that the existing vehicle-mounted ice maker is inconvenient to take ice and occupies a large space.
[0004] The technical solution of the present invention to solve the above technical problems is as follows: A vehicle center console with an ice-making function, comprising: The housing is formed with a cavity, and the upper cavity wall of the cavity is provided with a first opening; an armrest structure mounted on the upper side of the housing and located behind the first opening; and An ice maker is installed in the cavity, the ice maker comprises an ice storage module and a valve assembly, the ice storage module is provided with an ice storage cavity for accommodating ice cubes, the lower cavity wall of the ice storage cavity is provided with an ice outlet, the valve assembly comprises an ice taking valve and an elastic reset member, the ice taking valve is rotatably installed at the ice outlet around an axis extending in the left and right directions, and the ice taking valve comprises a sealing member and a linkage member, the sealing member has a closed state of rotating upward to close the ice outlet, and a closed state of rotating downward to open the ice outlet, the linkage member is connected to the sealing member to drive the sealing member to switch from the closed state to the open state when rotating backward by an external force, and the elastic reset member is used to reset the sealing member from the open state to the closed state.
[0005] On the basis of the above technical solution, the present invention can also be improved as follows: Furthermore, the upper cavity wall of the cavity is further provided with a second opening, and the second opening is located at the rear side of the first opening; The armrest structure comprises a shell and an armrest body, the shell is mounted on the second opening and is provided with an installation opening adapted to the second opening, and one side of the armrest body is rotatably mounted on the shell to open or close the installation opening; The ice storage module is located at the lower side of the second opening.
[0006] Furthermore, the armrest bodies are provided in pairs, and one side of the two armrest bodies is rotatably mounted on the left and right sides of the mounting opening respectively to jointly open or close the mounting opening.
[0007] Furthermore, both left and right sides of the shell corresponding to the second opening are recessed downwards.
[0008] Furthermore, the height of the left and right sides of the housing corresponding to the first opening is set to h1, and the height of the left and right sides of the housing corresponding to the second opening is set to h2, and h1≤ h2.
[0009] Furthermore, the ice taking valve is provided with a through hole extending in the left and right directions; The valve assembly further comprises: Two mounting seats are installed on the ice storage module at intervals along the left-right direction and are located on one side of the ice outlet, and two rotation grooves are concavely formed on two opposite side surfaces of the two mounting seats; and The rotating shaft is inserted into the through hole, and two ends of the rotating shaft are rotatably mounted on the two rotating grooves respectively.
[0010] Furthermore, the upper groove wall of each of the rotating grooves passes upward through each of the corresponding mounting seats; Two opposite bosses are provided on the left and right sides of the ice taking valve, and the two bosses are located between the two mounting seats; The elastic return member is configured as a torsion spring, which includes two annular main body parts, two stop arms and a connecting part. The two annular main body parts respectively surround the periphery of the two bosses, the two stop arms are respectively connected to the ends of the two annular main bodies that are away from each other, and are respectively arranged in the two rotating grooves and limited in the two rotating grooves, and the connecting part connects the ends of the two annular main bodies that are close to each other.
[0011] Furthermore, the linkage comprises: a connecting section connected to a side of the sealing member facing away from the ice outlet; and The driving section is connected to the connecting section and is arranged at an angle with the connecting section so that when the sealing member is in a closed state, the driving section deviates forward.
[0012] Furthermore, the ice maker further comprises a base and a refrigeration module, the base is formed with a receiving groove with a notch facing backwards, the refrigeration module is arranged in the receiving groove and comprises a refrigeration component extending into the ice storage cavity; The ice-making module is installed on the upper end surface of the base.
[0013] The present invention also provides a car, comprising the car center console with ice-making function.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of this application has the following beneficial technical effects: The ice maker is installed in the cavity and does not occupy space in the car. An ice taking container is used to enter the cavity through the first opening, and the ice taking container is pushed backward against the linkage member, and the linkage member drives the seal to flip downward to open the ice outlet, so that ice cubes fall out of the ice outlet and fall into the ice taking container. After taking ice, the ice taking container is taken out of the cavity through the first opening, and the elastic reset member drives the seal to reset to a closed state. The operation is simple and convenient, and does not require a large operating space. In this way, the space of the car center console is reasonably utilized, and the occupation of the car space is reduced while satisfying the ice making function, and the ice taking operation is simple and convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a vehicle center console with an ice-making function provided by an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the explosion three-dimensional structure; Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the housing in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the ice maker in the embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the exploded three-dimensional structure of the valve assembly in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 6 A cross-sectional schematic diagram of a vehicle center console with an ice-making function provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
[0016] In the accompanying drawings, the components represented by the reference numerals are listed as follows: 1. Shell; 11. Cavity; 111. First opening; 112. Second opening; 2. Handrail structure; 21. Shell; 211. Mounting port; 22. Handrail body; 3. Ice maker; 31. Ice storage module; 311. Ice storage cavity; 3111. Ice outlet; 32. Valve assembly; 321. Ice taking valve; 3211. Sealing member; 3212. Linkage member; 32121. Connecting section; 32122. Driving section; 3213. Through hole; 3214. Boss; 322. Torsion spring; 3221. Annular body; 3222. Stop arm; 3223. Connecting section; 323. Mounting seat; 3231. Rotating groove; 324. Rotating shaft; 33. Base; 34. Refrigeration module; 341. Refrigeration components; a. Ice taking container. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0017] In order to facilitate understanding of the present application, the present application will be described more fully below with reference to the relevant drawings. Embodiments of the present application are provided in the drawings. However, the present application can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the disclosure of the present application more thorough and comprehensive.
[0018] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used herein in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application.
[0019] It will be appreciated that spatial relationship terms such as "under," "beneath," "below," "under," "above," "above," etc., may be used herein to describe the relationship of an element or feature shown in the figures to other elements or features. It will be appreciated that, in addition to the orientations shown in the figures, spatial relationship terms also include different orientations of the device in use and operation. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is flipped, an element or feature described as "under other elements" or "under it" or "under it" will be oriented as being "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary terms "under" and "under" may include both upper and lower orientations. In addition, the device may also include additional orientations (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or other orientations), and the spatial descriptors used herein are interpreted accordingly.
[0020] It should be noted that when an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element, or connected to the other element through an intermediate element. The "connection" in the following embodiments should be understood as "electrical connection", "communication connection", etc. if the connected circuits, modules, units, etc. have electrical signals or data transmission between each other.
[0021] When used herein, the singular forms "a", "an", and "said / the" may also include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the terms "include / comprise" or "have" etc. specify the presence of stated features, wholes, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof, but do not exclude the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, wholes, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.
[0022] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 6The present invention provides a car center console with an ice-making function, comprising a shell 1, an armrest structure 2 and an ice-making machine 3; the shell 1 is formed with a cavity 11, and the upper cavity wall of the cavity 11 is provided with a first opening 111; the armrest structure 2 is installed on the upper side of the shell 1 and is located at the rear side of the first opening 111; the ice-making machine 3 is installed in the cavity 11, and the ice-making machine 3 comprises an ice storage module 31 and a valve assembly 32, the ice storage module 31 is provided with an ice storage cavity 311 for accommodating ice cubes, the lower cavity wall of the ice storage cavity 311 is provided with an ice outlet 3111, and the valve assembly 32 comprises an ice-taking valve 321 and an elastic valve 322. The ice taking valve 321 is rotatably installed at the ice outlet 3111 around an axis extending in the left and right directions, and the ice taking valve 321 includes a sealing member 3211 and a linkage member 3212. The sealing member 3211 has a closed state in which it rotates upward to close the ice outlet 3111, and a closed state in which it rotates downward to open the ice outlet 3111. The linkage member 3212 is connected to the sealing member 3211 to drive the sealing member 3211 to switch from the closed state to the open state when it rotates backward under an external force. The elastic reset member is used to reset the sealing member 3211 from the open state to the closed state.
[0023] The ice maker 3 is installed in the cavity 11 and does not occupy space in the vehicle. The ice taking container a is used to enter the cavity 11 through the first opening 111, and the ice taking container a is pushed backward against the linkage 3212, and the linkage 3212 drives the sealing member 3211 to flip downward to open the ice outlet 3111, so that ice cubes fall out of the ice outlet 3111 and fall into the ice taking container a. After ice taking is completed, the ice taking container a is taken out of the cavity 11 through the first opening 111, and the elastic reset member drives the sealing member 3211 to reset to a closed state. The operation is simple and convenient, and no large operating space is required. In this way, the space of the vehicle center console is reasonably utilized, and the occupation of the vehicle space is reduced while satisfying the ice making function, and the ice taking operation is simple and convenient.
[0024] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 The upper wall of the cavity 11 is also provided with a second opening 112, and the second opening 112 is located at the rear side of the first opening 111; the armrest structure 2 includes a shell 21 and an armrest body 22, the shell 21 is installed in the second opening 112, and is provided with a mounting opening 211 adapted to the second opening 112, and one side of the armrest body 22 is rotatably installed in the shell 21 to open or close the mounting opening 211. Therefore, the armrest body 22 can be opened, and the ice maker 3 can be filled with water, cleaned, or replaced and repaired through the mounting opening 211 and the second opening 112.
[0025] In this embodiment, the armrest body 22 is provided in two pieces, and one side of the two armrest bodies 22 is respectively rotatably mounted on the left and right sides of the mounting opening 211 to jointly open or close the mounting opening 211. In this way, the appearance is beautiful and the space occupied by the armrest body 22 when it is opened is reduced.
[0026] Specifically, in this embodiment, refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3 The left and right sides of the housing 1 corresponding to the second opening 112 are both recessed downwards. Thus, the first opening 111 can be enlarged. It is convenient for the ice container a to pass through the first opening 111 to avoid interference with the housing 1. The first opening 111 can be entered from the left and right sides of the housing 1 to take ice, which is convenient for taking ice.
[0027] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the height of the left and right sides of the housing 1 corresponding to the first opening 111 is set to h1, and the height of the left and right sides of the housing 1 corresponding to the second opening 112 is set to h2, and h1≤ h2. Ensure that the ice taking container a can enter the cavity 11 through the first opening 111 on the left and right sides of the housing 1, so that people sitting in the front row of the car can take ice conveniently.
[0028] Specifically, the structure of the ice taking valve 321 being rotatably connected to the ice storage module 31 is not limited, as long as the sealing member 3211 can be turned upside down to close or open the ice outlet 3111. Figures 4 to 6 The ice taking valve 321 is provided with a through hole 3213 extending in the left-right direction; the valve assembly 32 also includes two mounting seats 323 and a rotating shaft 324, the two mounting seats 323 are installed at intervals in the left-right direction on the lower side of the ice storage module 31, and are located at the rear side of the ice outlet 3111, and two rotating grooves 3231 are recessed on the two opposite sides of the two mounting seats 323; the rotating shaft 324 is penetrated in the through hole 3213, and its two ends are respectively rotatably installed in the two rotating grooves 3231. The rotating shaft 324 passes through and is fixed in the through hole 3213 to be fixedly connected with the ice taking valve 321. The two ends of the rotating shaft 324 are respectively rotatably installed in the two rotating grooves 3231, so that the ice taking valve 321 is rotatably installed in the ice storage module 31 in the up-down direction. The structure is simple and easy to set.
[0029] In another embodiment, two rotating columns extending in the left-right direction may be provided at one end of the two mounting seats 323 that are close to each other, and rotating holes for rotatingly connecting the two rotating columns are provided on both sides of the ice taking valve 321 .
[0030] More specifically, continue to refer to 4 to Figure 6 , the upper groove wall of each rotating groove 3231 passes through the corresponding mounting seats 323 upward; two opposite bosses 3214 are provided on the left and right sides of the ice-taking valve 321, and the two bosses 3214 are located between the two mounting seats 323; the elastic return member is configured as a torsion spring 322, and the torsion spring 322 includes two annular body parts 3221, two blocking arms 3222 and a connecting part 3223, the two annular body parts 3221 respectively surround the periphery of the two bosses 3214, the two blocking arms 3222 are respectively arranged at the ends of the two annular bodies that are away from each other, and are respectively limited in the two rotating grooves 3231, and abut against the groove side walls in the two rotating grooves 3231, and the connecting part 3223 connects the ends of the two annular bodies that are close to each other.
[0031] In this embodiment, the two annular body parts 3221 surround the periphery of the two bosses 3214. The connecting part 3223 abuts against the upper end surface of the ice taking valve 321. The two blocking arms 3222 are respectively arranged in the two rotating grooves 3231 and abut against the groove side walls of the two rotating grooves 3231, thereby fixing the torsion spring 322. When the external force pushes the linkage 3212 to move backward, the sealing member 3211 is driven to move downward to open the ice outlet 3111, and the torsion spring 322 is twisted. At this time, the two blocking arms 3222 are respectively fixed in the two rotating grooves 3231, and the connecting part 3223 rotates toward the base 33 together with the ice taking valve 321. After the ice is taken, the connecting part 3223 is reset forward, driving the entire ice taking valve 321 to reset. In addition, the upper groove wall of each rotating groove 3231 passes through each mounting seat 323, which facilitates the installation of each blocking arm 3222. In this way, the structure is tightly connected, the arrangement is ingenious, and the appearance is beautiful.
[0032] In another embodiment, one of the two blocking arms 3222 of the torsion spring 322 can be disposed in the rotating groove 3231 , and the other can be connected to the ice taking valve 321 , and can also achieve a resetting function.
[0033] It should be noted that the groove depth of each rotating groove 3231 in the vertical direction is greater than the diameter of the rotating shaft 324, and each blocking arm 3222 is limited in the corresponding rotating groove 3231 and is located on the upper side of the end of the rotating shaft 324, and is spaced apart from the rotating shaft 324 so as not to interfere with the rotating shaft 324.
[0034] In order to better drive the seal 3211 to move, in this embodiment, refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6The linkage 3212 includes a connecting section 32121 and a driving section 32122. The connecting section 32121 is connected to the side of the sealing member 3211 away from the ice outlet 3111. The driving section 32122 is connected to the connecting section 32121 and is arranged at an angle with the connecting section 32121, so that when the sealing member 3211 is in a closed state, the driving section 32122 deviates forward, so that the ice taking container a can more easily and quickly contact the driving section 32122 to take ice. In addition, the ice taking container a has a longer stroke to push the driving section 32122, ensuring that the sealing member 3211 can open the ice outlet 3111.
[0035] The present invention does not limit the angle between the connecting section 32121 and the driving section 32122, as long as the free end of the driving section 32122 deviates forward. Further, in this embodiment, the connecting section 32121 is tilted forward so that the driving section 32122 extends in the up-down direction when the sealing member 3211 is in the closed state. In this way, the driving section 32122 is more conspicuous while the ice taking container a can be more easily contacted. In this way, the comfort of use is improved and the appearance is more beautiful.
[0036] In this embodiment, refer to Figure 6 The ice maker 3 further comprises a base 33 and a refrigeration module 34. The base 33 is formed with a receiving groove with a notch facing backwards. The refrigeration module 34 is arranged in the receiving groove and comprises a refrigeration component 341 extending into the ice storage cavity 311. The refrigeration component 341 is used to reduce the temperature in the ice storage cavity 311 for making ice. The ice making module is mounted on the upper end surface of the base 33. The automobile center console with ice making function is highly integrated and has the functions of on-board ice making, ice storage, ice taking and convenient maintenance.
[0037] The present invention also provides a car, comprising the car center console with ice-making function. Since the car center console with ice-making function is as described above, the car includes all the technical features of the car center console with ice-making function, which will not be elaborated here.
[0038] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A car center console with ice-making function, characterized in that: include: A housing (1) is formed with a cavity (11), wherein an upper cavity wall of the cavity (11) is provided with a first opening (111); A handrail structure (2) installed on the upper side of the housing (1) and located behind the first opening (111); as well as, An ice maker (3) is installed in the cavity (11), the ice maker (3) comprising an ice storage module (31) and a valve assembly (32), the ice storage module (31) being provided with an ice storage cavity (311) for accommodating ice cubes, the lower cavity wall of the ice storage cavity (311) being provided with an ice outlet (3111), the valve assembly (32) comprising an ice taking valve (321) and an elastic reset member, the ice taking valve (321) being rotatably installed at the ice outlet (3111) around an axis extending in a left-right direction, and the ice taking valve (321) comprising an ice taking valve (321) and an elastic reset member The invention comprises a sealing member (3211) and a linkage member (3212), wherein the sealing member (3211) has a closed state in which the sealing member is rotated upward to close the ice outlet (3111), and a closed state in which the sealing member is rotated downward to open the ice outlet (3111), the linkage member (3212) is connected to the sealing member (3211) so as to drive the sealing member (3211) to switch from the closed state to the open state when the sealing member is rotated backward by an external force, and the elastic reset member is used to reset the sealing member (3211) from the open state to the closed state.
2. The vehicle center console with ice-making function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper cavity wall of the cavity (11) is also provided with a second opening (112), and the second opening (112) is located at the rear side of the first opening (111); The handrail structure (2) comprises a shell (21) and an handrail body (22); the shell (21) is mounted on the second opening (112) and is provided with a mounting opening (221) adapted to the second opening (112); one side of the handrail body (22) is rotatably mounted on the shell (21) to open or close the mounting opening (221); The ice storage module (31) is located at the lower side of the second opening (112).
3. The vehicle center console with ice-making function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The armrest bodies (22) are provided in two pieces, and one side of the two armrest bodies (22) is rotatably mounted on the left and right sides of the mounting opening (221) respectively, so as to jointly open or close the mounting opening (221).
4. The vehicle center console with ice-making function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The left and right sides of the housing (1) corresponding to the second opening (112) are both recessed downwards.
5. The vehicle center console with ice-making function according to claim 4, characterized in that: The height of the left and right sides of the housing (1) corresponding to the first opening (111) is set to h1, and the height of the left and right sides of the housing (1) corresponding to the second opening (112) is set to h2, and h1≤ h2.
6. The vehicle center console with ice-making function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice taking valve (321) is provided with a through hole (3213) extending in the left-right direction; The valve assembly (32) further comprises: Two mounting seats (323) are installed on the ice storage module (31) at intervals along the left-right direction and are located on one side of the ice outlet (3111); two opposite side surfaces of the two mounting seats (323) are concavely provided with two rotation grooves (3231); and, The rotating shaft (324) is inserted into the through hole (3213), and two ends of the rotating shaft (324) are rotatably mounted on the two rotating grooves (3231) respectively.
7. The vehicle center console with ice-making function according to claim 6, characterized in that: The upper groove wall of each rotating groove (3231) is upwardly penetrated through each corresponding mounting seat (323); Two opposite bosses (3214) are provided on the left and right sides of the ice-taking valve (321), and the two bosses (3214) are located between the two mounting seats (323); The elastic return member is configured as a torsion spring (322), and the torsion spring (322) includes two annular main body parts (3221), two retaining arms (3222) and a connecting part (3223). The two annular main body parts (3221) respectively surround the periphery of the two bosses (3214), the two retaining arms (3222) are respectively connected to the ends of the two annular main bodies that are away from each other, and are respectively arranged in the two rotating grooves (3231) and limited in the two rotating grooves (3231), and the connecting part (3223) connects the ends of the two annular main bodies that are close to each other.
8. The vehicle center console with ice-making function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The linkage (3212) comprises: a connecting section (32121), connected to a side of the sealing member (3211) facing away from the ice outlet (3111); and The driving section (32122) is connected to the connecting section (32121) and is arranged at an angle with the connecting section (32121), so that when the sealing member (3211) is in a closed state, the driving section (32122) deviates forward.
9. The vehicle center console with ice-making function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice maker (3) further comprises a base (33) and a refrigeration module (34); the base (33) is formed with a receiving groove with a notch facing backwards; the refrigeration module (34) is arranged in the receiving groove and comprises a refrigeration component (341) extending into the ice storage cavity (311); The ice-making module is mounted on the upper end surface of the base (33).
10. An automobile, characterized in that: The invention comprises a vehicle center console with an ice-making function as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.