Ice making device and refrigerator

Abstract

The invention provides an ice making device and a refrigerator. The ice-making device comprises an ice-making component and a support frame for hanging the ice-making component, the ice making component is provided with a first connecting structure, and the supporting frame is provided with a second connecting structure; and the first connecting structure is detachably connected with the second connecting structure. According to the ice-making device provided by the invention, the ice-making component is hung on the supporting frame, the structure is simple, and compared with a traditional ice-making device in which the ice-making component is mounted in the mounting box and then assembled in the freezing bin of the refrigerator together, the ice-making device provided by the invention can reduce the occupied internal space of the freezing bin of the refrigerator. In addition, the ice making component and the supporting frame are detachably connected, so that the ice making component is convenient to clean, maintain or replace.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of refrigerators, and more specifically, to an ice-making device and a refrigerator. Background Art

[0002] A refrigerator is an indispensable household appliance in people's daily lives. With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, there are currently some refrigerators with built-in ice-making devices on the market to meet users' demand for ice cubes.

[0003] Existing ice-making devices are usually fixedly installed in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator, which is not convenient for disassembly. In addition, the ice-making components in existing ice-making devices usually need to be first installed in an installation box for accommodating the ice-making components, and then the installation box and the ice-making components are integrally assembled in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator. Although the ice-making device can be successfully installed in the freezer compartment during this process, since the installation box for accommodating the ice-making components will occupy too much space in the freezer compartment, the effective volume in the freezer compartment is reduced. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present application provides an ice-making device and a refrigerator. The ice-making device not only has a simple structure, can reduce the internal space occupied in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator, but also is convenient for cleaning, repairing or replacing the ice-making components.

[0005] Specifically, the present application is implemented through the following technical solutions:

[0006] On the one hand, the present application provides an ice-making device, including:

[0007] An ice-making component and a support frame for hanging the ice-making component; the ice-making component is provided with a first connection structure, and the support frame is provided with a second connection structure; the first connection structure is detachably connected to the second connection structure.

[0008] Optionally, the first connection structure is a sliding member, and the second connection structure is a sliding mating member; the sliding mating member includes a first inclined section and a first horizontal section, and the first inclined section gradually inclines upward along the sliding direction of the sliding member until it is connected to the first horizontal section.

[0009] Optionally, the sliding mating member further includes a second inclined section and a second horizontal section; one end of the second inclined section is connected to the first horizontal section, and the other end gradually inclines upward along the sliding direction of the sliding member until it is connected to the second horizontal section.

[0010] Optionally, the sliding member includes a slide rail and a support rail arranged at intervals; after the sliding member and the sliding mating member are in sliding fit, one side surface of the first horizontal section and / or the second horizontal section abuts against the slide rail, and the other side surface of the first horizontal section abuts against the support rail.

[0011] Optionally, the abutting length where the sliding rail abuts against one side surface of the first horizontal section is not less than one quarter of the overall length of the first horizontal section and not greater than the overall length of the first horizontal section;

[0012] And / or, the abutting length where the sliding rail abuts against one side surface of the second horizontal section is not less than one quarter of the overall length of the second horizontal section and not greater than the overall length of the second horizontal section.

[0013] Optionally, a chamfer is provided at the starting end of the sliding rail, and the inclined surface of the chamfer is in smooth transition with the end surface of the starting end; and / or, the thickness of the sliding rail is greater than the thickness of the support rail.

[0014] Optionally, the support rail includes a first support plane and a second support plane, and the height of the first support plane is less than the height of the second support plane; the first support plane and the second support plane are connected by a support inclined surface.

[0015] Optionally, the ice-making component includes a first electrical connector, and the support frame includes a second electrical connector; when the sliding member slides to the initial position of the first horizontal section or the second horizontal section, the plug position of one of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector corresponds to the jack position of the other.

[0016] Optionally, when the sliding member slides to the preset position of the first horizontal section or the second horizontal section, the plug of one of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector is automatically plugged into the jack of the other in place.

[0017] Optionally, the ice-making component includes a housing and a first limiting structure provided on the housing, and the first electrical connector is detachably connected to the first limiting structure;

[0018] And / or, the support frame includes a bracket main body and a second limiting structure provided on the bracket main body, and the second electrical connector is detachably connected to the second limiting structure.

[0019] Optionally, the sliding member includes a sliding rail, and the sliding rail includes a sliding portion and a guiding portion; the sliding mating member includes a mating track, and the mating track includes a track portion and a limiting portion; the sliding portion is in sliding fit with the track portion, and the guiding portion is configured to contact the limiting portion when the sliding portion is in sliding fit with the track portion.

[0020] Optionally, the guiding portion includes a guiding surface formed at the initial end of the sliding rail and a guiding rib gradually extending along the length direction of the sliding rail from the guiding surface.

[0021] Optionally, the sliding rail further includes a rib provided below the sliding portion, and a rail side wall for cooperating with the rib is formed on one side of the rail portion.

[0022] On the other hand, this application also provides a refrigerator, including a freezing compartment, and the top wall of the freezing compartment is provided with an ice making device as described in any one of the above.

[0023] Optionally, the support frame includes a support frame main body and a flange disposed around the support frame main body; an installation opening is provided on the top wall of the freezing compartment; the support frame main body passes through the installation opening, and the flange abuts against the edge position of the top wall at the installation opening.

[0024] Optionally, an opening for installing a door body is provided on the front side of the freezing compartment; a recess recessed into the freezing compartment is provided at one end of the top wall close to the opening.

[0025] Optionally, the sliding fit member includes a first inclined section and a first horizontal section, and the first inclined section gradually slopes upward along the sliding direction of the sliding member until it is connected to the first horizontal section; the height of the highest point of the first inclined section is lower than the height of the lowest point of the recess.

[0026] The technical solutions provided by this application can achieve the following beneficial effects:

[0027] This application provides an ice making device and a refrigerator. By suspending the ice making component on the support frame, the ice making device has a simple structure. Compared with the traditional ice making device that installs the ice making component in an installation box and then assembles it together in the freezing compartment of the refrigerator, the ice making device of this application can reduce the internal space occupied by the freezing compartment of the refrigerator. In addition, by setting the ice making component and the support frame to be detachably connected, it is convenient for cleaning, maintenance or replacement of the ice making component. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 is a partial structural schematic diagram of a refrigerator shown in an exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0029] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the ice making device assembled in the freezing compartment shown in an exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0030] Figure 3 is Figure 2 the top view of

[0031] Figure 4 is Figure 3 a cross-sectional view of a partial structure along the A-A direction.

[0032] Figure 5 is a structural schematic diagram of the ice making component installed on the support frame shown in an exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0033] Figure 6 is Figure 5 A sectional view of the structure along the A-A direction.

[0034] Figure 7 is a partial structure perspective view showing the ice-making component and the support frame in place in an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

[0035] Figure 8 is a schematic structural view showing the ice-making component in a semi-pushed state in an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

[0036] Figure 9 is a partial structure perspective view showing the ice-making component in a semi-pushed state in an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

[0037] Figure 10 is Figure 9 A sectional view of the structure along the B-B direction.

[0038] Figure 11 is a schematic structural view showing the ice-making component in an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

[0039] Figure 12 is Figure 11 An enlarged view of the structure at A in

[0040] Figure 13 is a partial structure schematic view showing the support frame in an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

[0041] Figure 14 is a schematic structural view showing the ice-making component and the support frame to be fitted in an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

[0042] Figure 15 is a top view of the structure showing the ice-making component and the support frame to be fitted in an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

[0043] Reference numerals: 1, ice making device; 10, ice making component; 101, first ice making component; 102, second ice making component; 103, housing; 11, support frame; 111, first support frame body; 1111, bump; 112, second support frame body; 114, flanging; 12, sliding member; 121, slide rail; 1210, termination end; 1211, starting end; 12111, chamfer; 12112, end face; 1212, sliding part; 1213, guiding part; 12131, guiding surface; 12132, guiding rib; 1214, rib; 1215, weight reduction structure; 122, support rail; 1221, first support plane; 1222, second support plane; 1223, support inclined plane; 13, sliding fit member; 131, first inclined section; 132, first horizontal section; 133, second inclined section; 134, second horizontal section; 135, mating track; 1351, track part; 13511, track side wall; 1352, limiting part; 1353, inlet end; 1354, rabbet end; 14, anti-retreat part; 141, support surface; 142, stop rib; 15, pressing part; 151, pressing end; 16, first electrical connector; 17, second electrical connector; 18, first limiting structure; 19, second limiting structure; 191, first limiting member; 192, second limiting member; 2, refrigerator; 20, refrigerating compartment; 201, liquid storage container; 202, water pump; 203, liquid injection pipe; 21, freezing compartment; 211, top wall; 212, recess; 22, opening; a, abutting length; b, initial position; X direction: sliding-in direction. Detailed implementation mode

[0044] Here, the exemplary embodiments will be described in detail, and the examples are shown in the drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The implementation modes described in the following exemplary embodiments are only to present the concept of the present application, and do not represent all implementation modes under the concept of the present application. On the contrary, they are only examples of devices and methods that are consistent with some aspects of the concept of the present application.

[0045] The terms used in this application are for the sole purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application. Unless otherwise defined, the technical or scientific terms used in this application shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this application pertains. The terms "first", "second" and similar terms used in the specification and claims of this application do not denote any order, quantity or importance, but are merely used to distinguish different components. Similarly, terms such as "a" or "an" do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather indicate the presence of at least one. "Plurality" or "several" means two or more. Unless otherwise specified, terms such as "front", "rear", "lower" and / or "upper", "top", "bottom" are for convenience only and are not limited to a particular position or spatial orientation. Terms such as "comprising" or "including" are intended to cover the elements or items appearing before "comprising" or "including", including the elements or items listed after "comprising" or "including" and their equivalent elements or items, and other elements or items are not excluded in this application. Terms such as "connected" or "coupled" are not limited to physical or mechanical connections and may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect.

[0046] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, this application provides a refrigerator 2, including a freezing compartment 21, and an ice-making device 1 is provided on the top wall 211 of the freezing compartment 21. Some existing ice-making devices 1 are usually installed on the left and right side walls of the freezing compartment 21. To ensure the installation stability, the position of the ice-making device 1 near the left side of the freezing compartment 21 is connected to the left side wall of the freezing compartment 21 through a connecting member, and the position of the ice-making device 1 near the right side of the freezing compartment 21 is connected to the right side wall of the freezing compartment 21 through a connecting member. Thus, although the installation stability problem of the ice-making device 1 can be solved, since the ice-making device 1 needs to be connected to both the left side wall and the right side wall of the freezing compartment 21 at the same time, the volume of the ice-making device 1 needs to be expanded as much as possible along the left-right direction of the freezing compartment 21, which will excessively occupy the freezing space in the freezing compartment 21. In this application, the ice-making device 1 is installed on the top wall 211 of the freezing compartment 21 instead of the left and right side walls of the ice-making device 1. The volume of the ice-making device 1 does not need to be infinitely expanded along the left-right direction of the freezing compartment 21, and it only needs to be appropriately expanded to meet the user's ice usage requirement. This not only can reduce the occupation of the freezing space inside the freezing compartment 21 of the refrigerator 2, but also is convenient for adapting to different models of refrigerators 2, and has stronger versatility.

[0047] Please continue to refer to Figure 1, in one embodiment, the refrigerator 2 further includes a refrigerating compartment 20 and a water supply assembly for delivering a water source to the ice making device 1. Exemplarily, the water supply assembly includes a liquid storage container 201, a water pump 202, a water valve (not shown in the figure), and a liquid injection pipe 203 that are sequentially connected in the refrigerating compartment 20. The liquid injection pipe 203 is also connected to the ice making device 1 and is used to deliver the water in the liquid storage container 201 into the ice making device 1 for subsequent ice making. Of course, the specific structural composition of the water supply assembly is not limited thereto. In one embodiment, the refrigerating compartment 20 is disposed above the freezing compartment 21, the water supply assembly is disposed on one side of the refrigerating compartment 20 close to the freezing compartment 21, and the ice making device 1 is disposed on one side of the freezing compartment 21 close to the refrigerating compartment 20. Thus, it is convenient to reduce the length of the liquid injection pipe 203.

[0048] Please continue to refer to Figure 2 , in one embodiment, the ice making device 1 includes an ice making member 10 and a support frame 11 for suspending the ice making member 10; the ice making member 10 is provided with a first connection structure, and the support frame 11 is provided with a second connection structure; the first connection structure is detachably connected to the second connection structure. Exemplarily, one of the first connection structure and the second connection structure may be a clamping member such as a tongue, and the other may be a clamping mating member such as a slot. Of course, the specific forms of the first connection structure and the second connection structure are not limited thereto. In this application, by suspending the ice making member 10 on the support frame 11, the structure is simple. Compared with the traditional ice making device 1 in which the ice making member 10 is installed in an installation box and then assembled together in the freezing compartment 21 of the refrigerator 2, the volume of the support frame 11 in this application does not need to be too large, as long as it can meet the suspension requirements of the ice making device 1. The volume is small, and it can reduce the internal space occupied by the freezing compartment 21 of the refrigerator 2. The installation box of the traditional ice making device 1 needs to cover the outer periphery of the ice making member 10, which will cause the overall volume of the ice making device 1 to be too large. After being assembled with the freezing compartment 21, it will increase the internal space occupied by the freezing compartment 21. In addition, in this application, by setting the ice making member 10 and the support frame 11 to be detachably connected, it is convenient to clean, repair, or replace the ice making member 10.

[0049] It should be noted that the support frame 11 mentioned in this article may be a plate-shaped structure, a frame structure, etc. with a certain thickness, and the specific form is not specifically limited.

[0050] Please continue to refer to Figure 2, in one embodiment, the ice-making component 10 includes a first ice-making component 101 and a second ice-making component 102; the first ice-making component 101 and / or the second ice-making component 102 are detachably arranged on the support frame 11. Exemplarily, any one of the first ice-making component 101 and the second ice-making component 102 can be detachably connected to the support frame 11 independently; of course, the first ice-making component 101 and the second ice-making component 102 can also be connected as a whole and removed from the support frame 11 together. By arranging a plurality of ice-making components 10 in the ice-making device 1 in the present application, different types of ice-making requirements of customers can be met.

[0051] Of course, the number of the ice-making components 10 can also be one. Even when the size of the freezing space in the freezing chamber 21 permits, the ice-making component 10 can further include a plurality of ice-making components 10 such as a third ice-making component 10 and a fourth ice-making component 10. Each ice-making component 10 can be made into ice types with different sizes and / or shapes to meet the diverse needs of customers. In addition, for the convenience of production and processing, the structures and sizes of the respective ice-making components 10 can be set to be the same.

[0052] Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , in one embodiment, an opening 22 for installing a door body is provided on the front side of the freezing chamber 21; one end of the top wall 211 close to the opening 22 is provided with a recess 212 recessed into the freezing chamber 21. When the refrigerator 2 is of the type with the refrigerating chamber 20 above the freezing chamber 21, in order to facilitate the installation of a cross beam between the refrigerating chamber 20 and the freezing chamber 21, a certain space needs to be vacated on the top wall 211 of the freezing chamber 21 to meet the installation requirements of the cross beam. However, if the vacated space is too large, the internal space of the freezing chamber 21 will also be reduced. Therefore, usually a recess 212 is provided on one side of the top wall 211 of the refrigerator 2 close to the opening 22 to reserve the installation space for the cross beam. Exemplarily, the formation process of the recess 212 can be to use the thermoforming process to suck the at least part of the top wall 211 of the freezing chamber 21 gradually away from the opening 22 upwards to form, so as to expand the internal space of the freezing chamber 21 to a certain extent.

[0053] Please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 8, in one embodiment, the support frame 11 includes a support frame body and a flange 114 disposed around the support frame body; the top wall 211 of the freezing chamber 21 is provided with a mounting opening (not shown in the figure); the support frame body passes through the mounting opening, and the flange 114 abuts against the edge of the top wall 211 at the mounting opening. Thus, during the assembly of the support frame 11, it is only necessary to insert the support frame body into the mounting opening and then make the flange 114 abut against the vicinity edge of the top wall 211 of the freezing chamber 21 at the mounting opening, which greatly improves the installation efficiency of the support frame 11. Of course, in order to meet the requirements of the service life of the support frame 11, the width of the flange 114 needs to meet a certain width, such as 6 mm. In addition, the material of the support frame 11 also needs to meet certain stiffness requirements, such as polypropylene material. The specific width of the flange 114 and the material selection of the support frame 11 can be adaptively selected according to actual production requirements.

[0054] Please refer to Figures 5 to 8 , in one embodiment, the first connection structure is a sliding member 12, and the second connection structure is a sliding fit member 13; the sliding fit member 13 includes a first inclined section 131 and a first horizontal section 132, and the first inclined section 131 gradually slopes upward along the sliding direction of the sliding member 12 until it is connected to the first horizontal section 132. Thus, it is convenient to better push the ice-making component 10 into the installation. In one embodiment, the height of the highest point of the first inclined section 131 is lower than the height of the lowest point of the recess 212. Thus, it is avoided that dryness is formed with the recess 212 during the pushing process of the ice-making device 1 assembly, which hinders the pushing stroke of the ice-making component 10.

[0055] In one embodiment, the sliding fit member 13 further includes a second inclined section 133 and a second horizontal section 134; one end of the second inclined section 133 is connected to the first horizontal section 132, and the other end gradually slopes upward along the sliding direction of the sliding member 12 until it is connected to the second horizontal section 134. Thus, it is further convenient to push the ice-making component 10 into the freezing chamber 21 for installation. The specific installation process of the ice-making component 10 is as follows: first, the initial end of the slide rail 121 is lapped on the first inclined section 131, and then as it is gradually pushed, the slide rail 121 will successively contact the first horizontal section 132, the second inclined section 133, and the second horizontal section 134 until the installation is in place.

[0056] Please refer to Figure 9 and Figure 10In one embodiment, the first ice-making component 101 and / or the second ice-making component 102 includes a sliding member 12, and the support frame 11 includes a sliding fitting member 13; the sliding fitting member 13 is wrapped around the outer side of the sliding member 12 and slidably fits with the sliding member 12. Thus, the detachable process of the first ice-making component 101 and / or the second ice-making component 102 is smoother. Exemplarily, the sliding fitting member 13 can be wrapped around the outer side of the sliding member 12 in a fully circumferential direction. Of course, the sliding fitting member 13 can also be wrapped around the outer side of the sliding member 12 in a semi-circumferential direction.

[0057] In one embodiment, the first ice-making component 101 and / or the second ice-making component 102 comprises a housing 103 and a sliding member 12 disposed on the housing 103; the sliding member 12 is disposed on one side of the housing 103 of the first ice-making component 101 and the other side of the housing 103 of the second ice-making component 102, respectively, close to each other and away from each other; the projection of the area between the two sliding members 12 on the same ice-making component 10 on the horizontal plane is located within the projection of the respective housings 103 on the horizontal plane. Thus, the overall structure of the sliding member 12 can be located inside the left and right edges of the housing 103, making the structure of the ice-making component 10 more compact and reducing the internal space occupied by the freezing chamber 21. In one embodiment, the support frame 11 comprises a first bracket body 111 and a second bracket body 112 connected to the first bracket body 111; the sliding fitting member 13 is disposed on one side of the first bracket body 111 and the second bracket body 112, respectively, close to each other and away from each other; the position of the sliding fitting member 13 corresponds to the position of the sliding member 12. Therefore, the sliding fittings 13 and 13 can be easily slidably fitted with each other.

[0058] It should be noted that the first bracket body 111 and the second bracket body 112 mentioned in this article are connected, and can be fixedly connected or detachably connected, or can be integrally formed. The sliding member 12 of the first ice-making component 101 mentioned above should be arranged on the housing 103 of the first ice-making component 101, and the sliding member 12 of the second ice-making component 102 should be arranged on the housing 103 of the second ice-making component 102.

[0059] In one embodiment, the sliding member 12 is formed by extending outward from the side wall of the housing 103; the sliding fitting member 13 is formed by extending outward from the edge of the first bracket body 111 and / or the second bracket body 112. Thus, it is possible to avoid the sliding member 12 and the sliding fitting member 13 from being subjected to secondary processing before being connected to the housing 103 and the bracket body as a whole, thereby improving production efficiency. It should be noted that the side wall of the housing 103 may include the top wall 211 of the housing 103 or the side walls located on both sides of the top wall 211 and connected to the top wall 211.

[0060] Please continue to refer to Figure 8 In one embodiment, the housing 103 of the first ice-making component 101 is provided with a connected anti-retreat portion 14 and a pressing portion 15; the first bracket main body 111 is provided with an anti-retreat fitting that cooperates with the anti-retreat portion 14; the anti-retreat portion 14 can abut against the anti-retreat fitting in a first state to limit the first ice-making component 101 from retreating relative to the support frame 11; the pressing portion 15 can move away from the anti-retreat fitting under an external force in a second state, so that the anti-retreat portion 14 is separated from the anti-retreat fitting. Thus, the stability of the first ice-making component 101 after installation can be improved and the disassembly of the first ice-making component 101 can be facilitated. Exemplarily, the anti-retreat portion 14 includes a support surface 141 and a stop rib 142 provided on the support surface 141; the pressing portion 15 includes a connection end and a pressing end 151, the connection end is connected to the support surface 141, and the pressing end 151 protrudes outwardly from the housing 103. Thus, during the advancement of the ice-making component 10, when the anti-retreat fitting abuts against the support surface 141 and crosses the stop rib 142, the locking function can be achieved; and when it is necessary to extract the ice-making component 10, the user can manually press the pressing end 151 to separate the anti-retreat portion 14 from the anti-retreat fitting. Among them, the anti-retreat fitting can be a convex column protruding from the first bracket main body 111, but it is not limited thereto.

[0061] In one embodiment, the housing 103 of the second ice-making component 102 is provided with a connected anti-retreat portion 14 and a pressing portion 15; the second bracket main body 112 is provided with an anti-retreat fitting that cooperates with the anti-retreat portion 14; the anti-retreat portion 14 can abut against the anti-retreat fitting in a first state to limit the second ice-making component 102 from retreating relative to the support frame 11; the pressing portion 15 can move away from the anti-retreat fitting under an external force in a second state, so that the anti-retreat portion 14 is separated from the anti-retreat fitting. The advancement and extraction processes of the second ice-making component 102 are the same as those of the first ice-making component 101, and will not be elaborated here.

[0062] It should be noted that the "first state" refers to the state after the ice-making component 10 is installed in place, which will be mentioned later. The "second state" refers to the state in which the ice-making component 10 is extracted after the anti-retreat portion 14 is pressed down by an external force and separated from the anti-retreat fitting.

[0063] Please continue to refer to Figure 7, in one embodiment, the slider 12 includes a slide rail 121 and a support rail 122 which are spaced apart; after the slider 12 and the sliding fitting 13 are slidably engaged in place, one side surface of the first horizontal section 132 and / or the second horizontal section 134 abuts against the slide rail 121, and the other side surface of the first horizontal section 132 abuts against the support rail 122. Thus, after the ice-making component 10 is installed in place, it is convenient for the slider 12 and the sliding fitting 13 to maintain a relatively stable state. In one embodiment, the abutting length (the length a extending along the sliding-in direction X) at the position where the slide rail 121 abuts against one side surface of the first horizontal section 132 is not less than one-fourth of the overall length of the first horizontal section 132 and not greater than the overall length of the first horizontal section 132. In one embodiment, the abutting length at the position where the slide rail 121 abuts against one side surface of the second horizontal section 134 is not less than one-fourth of the overall length of the second horizontal section 134 and not greater than the overall length of the second horizontal section 134. Thus, the stability of the slider 12 and the sliding fitting 13 can be further improved.

[0064] It should be noted that the above-mentioned "abutting length" can be greater than or equal to 8 mm, such as 8 mm, 9 mm, 10 mm, etc. The specific length can be arbitrarily adjusted according to actual production requirements to ensure the stability when the slider 12 and the sliding fitting 13 stay.

[0065] Please continue to refer to Figure 9 , in one embodiment, a chamfer 12111 is provided at the starting end 1211 of the slide rail 121, and the inclined surface of the chamfer 12111 and the end surface 12112 of the starting end 1211 are in smooth transition. Thus, it is not only convenient for the slide rail 121 to be lapped and fitted with the first inclined section 131, but also can reduce the frictional force. In one embodiment, the thickness of the slide rail 121 is greater than the thickness of the support rail 122. Thus, the structural strength of the slide rail 121 can be improved. In one embodiment, the support rail 122 includes a first support plane 1221 and a second support plane 1222, and the height of the first support plane 1221 is less than the height of the second support plane 1222; the first support plane 1221 and the second support plane 1222 are connected by a support inclined surface 1223. Thus, a stable support function can be achieved. Exemplarily, the support inclined surface 1223 can be a vertical inclined surface, that is, the angle between the vertical inclined surface and the first support plane 1221 and the second support plane 1222 is 90 degrees. Of course, the support inclined surface 1223 can also be a non-vertical inclined surface, that is, the angle between the inclined surface and the first support plane 1221 and the second support plane 1222 is an acute angle or an obtuse angle. Thus, during the disassembly process of the ice-making component 10, it can be avoided that the initial end of the slide rail 121 touches the vertical inclined surface and generates a blunt force, making the disassembly process of the ice-making device 1 not smooth and affecting the user experience.

[0066] Please refer to Figure 6 Figure 6 , in one embodiment, the first ice-making component 101 and / or the second ice-making component 102 includes a first electrical connector 16, and the support frame 11 includes a second electrical connector 17; when the slider 12 slides to the initial position b of the first horizontal section 132 or the second horizontal section 134, the plug position of one of the first electrical connector 16 and the second electrical connector 17 corresponds to the jack position of the other. Thus, when the slider 12 continues to slide forward along the sliding-in direction, it facilitates the effective connection of the first electrical connector 16 and the second electrical connector 17. In one embodiment, when the slider 12 slides along the sliding-in direction to a preset position of the first horizontal section 132 or the second horizontal section 134, the plug of one of the first electrical connector 16 and the second electrical connector 17 is automatically plugged into the jack of the other in place. Thus, when the slider 12 slides in place, the plugging of the first electrical connector 16 and the second electrical connector 17 can be completed synchronously, saving the plugging process of plugging the first electrical connector 16 and the second electrical connector 17 again, and making the installation process of the ice-making component 10 more efficient.

[0067] Among them, the initial position b refers to the position where the slider 12 just moves to the first horizontal section 132 or the second horizontal section 134; the preset position is any position after the initial position along the sliding-in direction, and the height of this preset position is on the same horizontal plane as the initial position.

[0068] Please continue to refer to Figure 6 Figure 6 , in one embodiment, the first ice-making component 101 and / or the second ice-making component 102 includes a housing 103 and a first limiting structure 18 arranged on the housing 103, and the first electrical connector 16 is detachably connected to the first limiting structure 18. Thus, it is convenient to stably limit the first electrical connector 16 in the housing 103. In one embodiment, the support frame 11 includes a bracket main body and a second limiting structure 19 arranged on the bracket main body, and the second electrical connector 17 is detachably connected to the second limiting structure 19. Thus, it is convenient to stably limit the second electrical connector 17 in the bracket main body. Exemplarily, the first limiting structure 18 includes a limiting groove arranged on the housing 103; the second limiting structure 19 includes a first limiting member 191 fixedly arranged on the bracket main body and a second limiting member 192 detachably connected to the first limiting member 191. After the second electrical connector is installed on the first limiting member 191, and then connected to the first limiting member 191 through the second limiting member 192, the second electrical connector 17 is limited and installed on the bracket main body.

[0069] Please refer to Figure 8 and Figure 9, in one embodiment, the ice making device 1 further includes a machine head disposed within the housing 103. Exemplarily, the machine head can be detachably connected to the housing 103 by means of a snap-fit structure. The snap-fit structure includes, but is not limited to, a claw and a slot mating structure. When the ice making device 1 is a dual ice making device 1 with dual machine heads, one side of the first ice making component 101 and one side of the second ice making component 102 are respectively provided with bumps 1111 extending downward from the support frame 11, and the second connector is provided on the bumps 1111. When the ice making device 1 is a dual ice making device 1 with a single machine head or a single ice making device 1 with a single machine head, only one bump 1111 extending downward from the support frame 11 needs to be provided on one side of the ice making component 10 for installing the second connector.

[0070] Please refer to Figures 11 to 13 , in one embodiment, the sliding member 12 includes a slide rail 121, and the slide rail 121 includes a sliding portion 1212 and a guiding portion 1213; the sliding mating member 13 includes a mating track 135, and the mating track 135 includes a track portion 1351 and a limiting portion 1352; the sliding portion 1212 is slidably mated with the track portion 1351, and the guiding portion 1213 is configured to contact the limiting portion 1352 when the sliding portion 1212 is slidably mated with the track portion 1351. Thus, during the sliding process of the slide rail 121, if it gets stuck or jammed after colliding with the mating track 135, the cooperation between the guiding portion 1213 and the limiting portion 1352 can facilitate guiding the slide rail 121 to the correct direction. Exemplarily, the sliding portion 1212 and the track portion 1351 can include a planar structure, that is, the sliding portion 1212 is a sliding surface and the track portion 1351 is a track surface; in another example, one of the sliding portion 1212 and the track portion 1351 includes a rib-like structure disposed on the planar structure, whereby the friction during the sliding process can be reduced and the sliding process can be made smoother. For example, as Figure 13 shown, the track portion 1351 includes a rib-like structure disposed on the planar structure.

[0071] Please refer to Figure 12, in one embodiment, the guiding portion 1213 includes a guiding surface 12131 formed at the initial end of the sliding rail 121, and a guiding rib 12132 gradually extending along the length direction of the sliding rail 121 from the guiding surface 12131. Thus, when the sliding rail 121 just slides into the mating track 135, the first-level guiding can be achieved by the cooperation between the guiding surface 12131 and the limiting portion 1352. As the sliding rail 121 is gradually pushed forward, the second-level guiding can be achieved by the cooperation between the guiding rib 12132 and the limiting portion 1352, which can improve the accuracy of the guiding direction. In one embodiment, the sliding rail 121 further includes a convex rib 1214 disposed below the sliding portion 1212, and a track side wall 13511 for cooperating with the convex rib 1214 is formed on one side of the track portion 1351, which is used to assist the guiding portion 1213 to complete more precise guiding. Exemplarily, the track side wall 13511 and the convex rib 1214 are in clearance fit to reduce the friction force.

[0072] It should be noted that the number of the convex ribs 1214 can be one or even more, and the multiple convex ribs 1214 are arranged at intervals in the sliding-in direction (X direction). In order to improve the stability of the cooperation between the convex rib 1214 and the track side wall 13511, the convex rib 1214 should have a certain thickness along the sliding-in direction (X direction), such as 1 mm, 1.2 mm, etc.

[0073] Please refer to Figure 14 and Figure 15 , in one embodiment, the sliding rail 121 includes a starting end 1211 and a terminating end 1210 located on opposite sides along the length direction, and the width of the starting section is smaller than that of the terminating end 1210; the mating track 135 includes an inlet end 1353 and a stop end 1354 located on opposite sides along the sliding-in direction, the width of the inlet end 1353 is larger than that of the stop end 1354, and is also larger than the width of the starting section of the sliding rail 121 and the width of the terminating end 1210. Thus, the insertion accuracy during the insertion of the sliding rail 121 into the mating track 135 can be reduced, and the insertion efficiency can be improved. In one embodiment, the sliding rail 121 further includes a weight reduction structure 1215 such as a weight reduction groove to facilitate the realization of lightweight design.

[0074] In one embodiment, the ice-making device 1 further includes an ice storage container located below the ice-making component 10 for storing the ice cubes made by the ice-making component 10. In one embodiment, the ice-making device 1 further includes an ice inspection rod installed on the ice-making component 10 for detecting whether the ice storage box is full of ice cubes. Since the ice-making process and the ice-making principle of the ice-making device 1 belong to the existing known technologies, no more details will be described herein.

[0075] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included within the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. An ice-making device, characterized in that, Comprising: An ice-making component and a support frame for hanging the ice-making component; the ice-making component is provided with a first connection structure, and the support frame is provided with a second connection structure; The first connection structure is detachably connected to the second connection structure.

2. The ice-making device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first connection structure is a sliding member, and the second connection structure is a sliding mating member; the sliding mating member includes a first inclined section and a first horizontal section, and the first inclined section gradually inclines upward along the sliding direction of the sliding member until it is connected to the first horizontal section.

3. The ice-making device according to claim 2, wherein: The sliding mating member further includes a second inclined section and a second horizontal section; one end of the second inclined section is connected to the first horizontal section, and the other end gradually inclines upward along the sliding direction of the sliding member until it is connected to the second horizontal section.

4. The ice making device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The sliding member includes a sliding rail and a support rail arranged at intervals; after the sliding member and the sliding mating member are in sliding fit, one side surface of the first horizontal section and / or the second horizontal section abuts against the sliding rail, and the other side surface of the first horizontal section abuts against the support rail.

5. The ice making device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The abutting length where the sliding rail abuts against one side surface of the first horizontal section is not less than one-fourth of the overall length of the first horizontal section and not greater than the overall length of the first horizontal section; And / or, the abutting length where the sliding rail abuts against one side surface of the second horizontal section is not less than one-fourth of the overall length of the second horizontal section and not greater than the overall length of the second horizontal section.

6. The ice making device according to claim 4, wherein: The starting end of the sliding rail is provided with a chamfer, and the inclined surface of the chamfer is in smooth transition with the end surface of the starting end; and / or, the thickness of the sliding rail is greater than the thickness of the support rail.

7. The ice-making device according to claim 4, wherein: The support rail includes a first support plane and a second support plane, and the height of the first support plane is less than the height of the second support plane; the first support plane and the second support plane are connected by a support inclined surface.

8. The ice making device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The ice-making component includes a first electrical connector, and the support frame includes a second electrical connector; when the sliding member slides to the initial position of the first horizontal section or the second horizontal section, the plug position of one of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector corresponds to the jack position of the other.

9. The ice making device according to claim 8, characterized in that: When the sliding member slides to the preset position of the first horizontal section or the second horizontal section, the plug of one of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector is automatically plugged into the jack of the other in place.

10. The ice making device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The ice-making component includes a housing and a first limiting structure arranged on the housing, and the first electrical connector is detachably connected to the first limiting structure; And / or, the support frame includes a bracket main body and a second limiting structure arranged on the bracket main body, and the second electrical connector is detachably connected to the second limiting structure.

11. The ice making device according to any one of claims 2 to 10, characterized in that: The sliding member includes a sliding rail, and the sliding rail includes a sliding portion and a guiding portion; the sliding mating member includes a mating track, and the mating track includes a track portion and a limiting portion; the sliding portion is in sliding fit with the track portion, and the guiding portion is configured to contact the limiting portion when the sliding portion is in sliding fit with the track portion.

12. The ice making device according to claim 11, characterized in that: The guiding part includes a guiding surface formed at the initial end of the sliding rail, and a guiding rib gradually extending along the length direction of the sliding rail from the guiding surface.

13. The ice making device according to claim 11, wherein: The sliding rail further includes a rib provided below the sliding part, and a rail side wall for cooperating with the rib is formed on one side of the rail part.

14. A refrigerator, comprising a freezing compartment, characterized in that: The top wall of the freezing chamber is provided with the ice making device according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

15. The refrigerator according to claim 14, characterized in that, The support frame includes a support frame body and a flange disposed around the support frame body; an installation opening is provided on the top wall of the freezing chamber; the support frame body passes through the installation opening, and the flange abuts against the edge position of the top wall at the installation opening.

16. The refrigerator according to claim 14, characterized in that, An opening for installing a door body is provided on the front side of the freezing chamber; a recess recessed into the freezing chamber is provided at one end of the top wall close to the opening.

17. The refrigerator according to claim 16, characterized in that, The sliding fitting includes a first inclined section and a first horizontal section, and the first inclined section gradually inclines upward along the sliding direction of the sliding member until it is connected to the first horizontal section; the height of the highest point of the first inclined section is lower than the height of the lowest point of the recess.

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