Ice making equipment and refrigerator

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and discloses ice-making equipment and a refrigerator, the ice-making equipment is provided with an ice-making area and a non-ice-making area, the ice-making equipment comprises a conveying mechanism, a plurality of ice-making boxes and a first connecting structure, the plurality of ice-making boxes are arranged on the conveying mechanism and can be driven to the ice-making area and / or the non-ice-making area by the conveying mechanism; the first connecting structures are arranged on the conveying mechanism at intervals and can be connected with the ice-making box to drive the ice-making box to move; during ice making, the conveying mechanism moves in the first direction to drive at least part of the ice making box to an ice making area; and when ice making is finished, the conveying mechanism moves in the second direction so as to drive the ice-making boxes located in the ice-making area to be separated one by one through the first connecting structure and move to the non-ice-making area, and the ice-making boxes located in the non-ice-making area are arranged at intervals. When ice making is finished, the ice-making boxes located in the non-ice-making area are arranged at intervals through the first connecting structures, the ice-making boxes in the non-ice-making area are prevented from being frozen and adhered to one another, and therefore ice taking is facilitated.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to an ice making device and a refrigerator. BACKGROUND

[0002] Nowadays, more and more refrigerators are internally provided with ice making devices, which usually include ice making boxes and water valves, and water is injected into the ice making boxes by the water valves, and cold air is sent to the ice making boxes by the refrigeration fan of the refrigerator to cool the water in the ice making boxes to form ice blocks. The number of ice making boxes is usually multiple, or the ice making box usually includes multiple mold cavities to facilitate the simultaneous production of a large number of ice blocks.

[0003] The ice making box is usually provided with a water guide groove to make the water flow uniformly along the water guide groove to the multiple ice making boxes, so that the water flow in the multiple water guide grooves forms an ice bridge during the ice making process, and the multiple ice making boxes are frozen together, which is not convenient for the ice blocks to be separated from the ice making boxes after the ice making process is completed.

[0004] The related technology provides an ice maker and a method for manufacturing ice blocks, the ice maker includes a mold and a ring-shaped conveyor, the mold forms multiple mold cavities, the multiple mold cavities are used for receiving water and forming corresponding ice blocks, and a longitudinal communication channel is arranged between the continuous mold cavities and used for guiding water; when the mold is moved to the position of the transmission shaft by the ring-shaped conveyor, the mold is changed from horizontal movement to downward movement, the mold cavities are pulled to cause elastic deformation of the mold cavities, so that the ice bridge in the longitudinal communication channel is broken, and the ice blocks are facilitated to be separated out.

[0005] In the process of implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is found that at least the following problems exist in the related technology:

[0006] When the mold is moved from horizontal movement to downward movement following the movement of the conveyor, elastic deformation occurs to facilitate the breaking of the ice bridge and the separation of the ice blocks. Thus, with the increase of the number of ice making times, the mold will be damaged after multiple elastic deformations.

[0007] It should be noted that the information disclosed in the above background section is only used to strengthen the understanding of the background of the present application, and therefore can include information that does not constitute prior art known to those of ordinary skill in the art. SUMMARY

[0008] In order to have a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed embodiments, the following is a simple summary. The summary is not a general review, nor is it intended to determine the key / important elements or delineate the scope of protection of these embodiments, but as a prelude to the detailed description below.

[0009] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an ice making device, which facilitates the mutual spacing of multiple ice making boxes at the end of ice making, thereby facilitating ice taking.

[0010] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present application, there is provided an ice making device provided with an ice making area and a non-ice making area, the ice making device comprising a conveying mechanism, a plurality of ice making boxes and a first connecting structure, the conveying mechanism being capable of moving between the ice making area and the non-ice making area; the plurality of ice making boxes being arranged on the conveying mechanism and capable of being driven by the conveying mechanism to the ice making area and / or the non-ice making area; the first connecting structure being spaced apart from the conveying mechanism and capable of being connected with the ice making boxes to drive the ice making boxes to move; wherein the non-ice making area and the ice making area are sequentially arranged along a first direction, when ice making, the conveying mechanism moves along the first direction to drive at least part of the ice making boxes to the ice making area; when ice making is completed, the conveying mechanism moves along a second direction to separate and move the ice making boxes located in the ice making area one by one to the non-ice making area through the first connecting structure, and the ice making boxes located in the non-ice making area are spaced apart from each other; the first direction and the second direction are two directions opposite to each other.

[0011] Optionally, the first connecting structure comprises a plurality of first magnetic attraction parts, the plurality of first magnetic attraction parts being spaced apart from each other and arranged on an end surface of the conveying mechanism facing the ice making boxes; wherein the ice making boxes are provided with first magnetic attraction matching parts matched with the first magnetic attraction parts, the first magnetic attraction parts and the first magnetic attraction matching parts interact with each other to drive the ice making boxes to move by the conveying mechanism.

[0012] Optionally, the ice making device further comprises an ice making detent structure, the ice making detent structure being fixedly arranged relative to the conveying mechanism and located at an edge position of the ice making area in the first direction; when the conveying mechanism moves along the first direction, the ice making boxes move towards the ice making detent structure and can be clamped in the ice making detent structure; wherein when the number of clamped ice making boxes is multiple, the multiple ice making boxes are sequentially clamped in the ice making area to make ice by water injection.

[0013] Optionally, the ice making device further comprises a second connecting structure, the second connecting structure being arranged on a side of the ice making detent structure facing the ice making boxes and a side wall of the ice making boxes; wherein when the conveying mechanism moves along the first direction, the ice making boxes move towards the ice making detent structure and are connected with the ice making detent structure through the second connecting structure, when the number of clamped ice making boxes is multiple, the multiple ice making boxes are sequentially connected through the second connecting structure; when the conveying mechanism moves along the second direction, the spaced apart first connecting structures are sequentially connected with the outermost ice making boxes and sequentially drive the outermost ice making boxes to move away from the ice making area by overcoming the second connecting structure.

[0014] Optionally, the second connecting structure comprises a second magnetic attraction part and a second magnetic attraction matching part, the second magnetic attraction part being arranged on the side of the ice making detent structure and a first side wall surface of the ice making boxes; a second side wall surface of the ice making boxes is provided with the second magnetic attraction matching part, so that the ice making boxes in the ice making area are sequentially connected through the second magnetic attraction part and the second magnetic attraction matching part to be connected with the ice making detent structure.

[0015] Optionally, in the case that the first connecting structure comprises a first magnetic attraction part, the interaction force between the first magnetic attraction part and the first magnetic attraction matching part is greater than the interaction force between the second magnetic attraction part and the second magnetic attraction matching part.

[0016] Optionally, the conveying mechanism comprises a plurality of rotating shafts and a conveying belt; the plurality of rotating shafts are arranged at intervals and can be driven to rotate forward or reversely; the conveying belt is arranged around the plurality of rotating shafts to form an annular conveying structure; a plurality of first connecting structures are arranged at intervals on the conveying belt and used to connect with the ice making boxes to drive the ice making boxes to move; wherein the rotating shafts are driven to rotate forward or reversely to drive the conveying belt to move in the first direction or the second direction.

[0017] Optionally, the annular conveying structure comprises a first layer of transmission section arranged vertically and in parallel and a second layer of transmission section arranged below; wherein the first direction side of the first layer of transmission section is used as an ice making area, and the rest of the first layer of transmission section and the second layer of transmission section are used as non-ice making areas; the ice making device further comprises an ice receiving box, the ice receiving box is arranged corresponding to the second layer of transmission section and below the second layer of transmission section; the ice making box is provided with an opening, so that when the ice making box moves to the second layer of transmission section, the opening faces the ice receiving box.

[0018] Optionally, the ice making device further comprises a heating device, the heating device is arranged on the ice making box and / or the conveying mechanism; wherein when the ice making box moves to the second layer of transmission section, the heating device is started to heat the ice making box.

[0019] According to the second aspect of the embodiments of the present application, a refrigerator is provided, the refrigerator comprises a cabinet and an ice making device according to any one of the above embodiments, and the ice making device is arranged in the cabinet.

[0020] The ice making device provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can achieve the following technical effects:

[0021] The first connecting structures are arranged at intervals on the conveying mechanism, when the ice making ends, the conveying mechanism moves in the second direction to separate and move the ice making boxes in the ice making area one by one through the first connecting structures to the non-ice making area, so that the ice making boxes in the non-ice making area are arranged at intervals, avoiding the ice making boxes in the non-ice making area from being frozen and adhered to each other, thereby facilitating ice taking.

[0022] The foregoing general description and the following description are only exemplary and explanatory, and are not used to limit the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] One or more embodiments are exemplarily illustrated by corresponding drawings, which do not constitute limitation on the embodiments, elements with the same reference numerals in the drawings are shown as similar elements, the drawings do not constitute proportional limitation, and wherein:

[0024] Figure 1is a structural schematic diagram of an ice-making device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] Figure 2 is a partial structural schematic diagram of an ice-making device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of another ice-making device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of an ice-making method for an ice-making device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of another ice-making method for an ice-making device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of still another ice-making method for an ice-making device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of yet another ice-making method for an ice-making device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of yet another ice-making method for an ice-making device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for an ice-making device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] Figure 10 is a product schematic diagram of an ice-making device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] Reference signs:

[0035] 10: ice-making box; 11: first magnetic attraction fitting part; 12: open mouth; 20: conveying mechanism; 21: rotating shaft; 22: conveying belt; 221: first layer transmission section; 222: second layer transmission section; 30: water injection unit; 31: water valve; 32: water pipe; 40: first connecting structure; 41: first magnetic attraction part; 50: ice receiving box; 60: heating device; 70: ice-making detent structure; 71: fixed box; 72: water guide groove; 80: second connecting structure; 81: second magnetic attraction part; 82: second magnetic attraction fitting part; 100: processor; 101: memory; 102: communication interface; 103: bus; 200: ice-making device body; 300: ice-making apparatus. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] In order to enable a more detailed understanding of the features and technical content of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the implementation of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are for reference only and do not limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. In the following technical description, in order to facilitate explanation, a plurality of details are provided to provide a sufficient understanding of the disclosed embodiments. However, one or more embodiments can still be implemented without these details. In other cases, well-known structures and devices can be simplified to facilitate the drawings.

[0037] The terms "first", "second", and the like in the specification and claims of the embodiments of the present disclosure and the above drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not necessarily have to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data thus used can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances in order to describe the embodiments of the present disclosure described herein. In addition, the terms "include" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion.

[0038] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "middle", "outer", "front", "back", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. These terms are mainly used to better describe the embodiments of the present disclosure and its embodiments, and are not used to limit the indicated devices, elements or components to have a specific orientation, or to be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. In addition, in addition to being used to indicate the orientation or positional relationship, the above-mentioned terms can also be used to represent other meanings, for example, the term "upper" can also be used to represent a certain attachment relationship or connection relationship in some cases. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of these terms in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0039] In addition, the terms "set", "connected", "fixed" should be broadly understood. For example, "connected" can be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally configured; can be mechanically connected, or electrically connected; can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or internal communication between two devices, elements or components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0040] Unless otherwise specified, the term "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0041] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the character " / " represents a "or" relationship between the objects before and after it. For example, A / B represents: A or B.

[0042] The term "and / or" is a description of the association between objects, which means that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B, which means: A, or B, or, A and B, the three relationships.

[0043] It should be noted that the embodiments in the present disclosure and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0044] In combination with Figures 1-3 The first aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an ice making device, which is provided with an ice making area A and a non-ice making area B, and comprises a conveying mechanism 20, a plurality of ice making boxes 10 and a first connecting structure 40. The conveying mechanism 20 can move between the ice making area A and the non-ice making area B. The plurality of ice making boxes 10 are arranged on the conveying mechanism 20 and can be driven by the conveying mechanism 20 to the ice making area A and / or the non-ice making area B. The first connecting structure 40 is arranged on the conveying mechanism 20 at intervals and can be connected with the ice making boxes 10 to drive the ice making boxes 10 to move. The non-ice making area B and the ice making area A are arranged along a first direction in sequence. When ice making, the conveying mechanism 20 moves along the first direction to drive at least part of the ice making boxes 10 to the ice making area A. When ice making is finished, the conveying mechanism 20 moves along a second direction to separate and move the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A one by one to the non-ice making area B through the first connecting structure 40, and the ice making boxes 10 in the non-ice making area B are arranged at intervals.

[0045] Optionally, the first direction is opposite to the second direction, wherein the first direction is shown by the arrow in Figure 3 , and the second direction is shown by the arrow in Figure 1 .

[0046] Optionally, the ice making device comprises a fan, which is used to deliver cold air flow to the ice making area A, and the fan is arranged corresponding to the ice making area A.

[0047] Optionally, the ice making device further comprises a water injection unit 30, which is used to inject water into the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A.

[0048] Optionally, in combination with Figure 3 , when a plurality of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A make ice at the same time, the ice making boxes 10 are provided with water guide grooves 72, so that when the water injection unit 30 injects water into the ice making boxes 10, the water flow flows uniformly to each ice making box 10 along the water guide grooves 72.

[0049] In the ice making process, because the ice making box 10 is provided with the water guide groove 72, the water flow is facilitated, so the position of the water guide groove 72 will form an ice bridge in the ice making process, so that the multiple ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A are frozen to each other, which is not convenient for the ice taking process after the ice making is completed. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the ice making is completed, the conveying mechanism 20 moves in the second direction to drive the ice making boxes 10 located in the ice making area A to be separated one by one and moved to the non-ice making area B through the first connecting structure 40, and the ice making boxes 10 located in the non-ice making area B are arranged at intervals, the ice bridge connection is disconnected, and the multiple ice making boxes 10 are prevented from being frozen to each other, thereby facilitating the ice taking.

[0050] Optionally, in combination with Figure 1 As shown in the figure, the first connecting structure 40 includes a plurality of first magnetic attraction parts 41, and the plurality of first magnetic attraction parts 41 are arranged at intervals on the end surface of the conveying mechanism 20 facing the ice making box 10; wherein the ice making box 10 is provided with a first magnetic attraction matching part 11 matched with the first magnetic attraction part 41, and the first magnetic attraction part 41 interacts with the first magnetic attraction matching part 11 to drive the ice making box 10 to move.

[0051] Optionally, the first magnetic attraction matching part 11 is arranged at the bottom of the ice making box 10.

[0052] In this way, the first magnetic attraction part 41 can adsorb the first magnetic attraction matching part 11, thereby facilitating the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice making box 10 to move.

[0053] Optionally, the first magnetic attraction part 41 and the first magnetic attraction matching part 11 are both magnets.

[0054] When the first magnetic attraction part 41 moves with the conveying mechanism 20 in the second direction, each first magnetic attraction part 41 sequentially corresponds to the first magnetic attraction matching part 11 below the outermost ice making box 10 in the ice making area A, and sequentially adsorbs the outermost ice making box 10 to move to the non-ice making area B. In this process, because the first magnetic attraction part 41 is arranged at intervals, the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A have a time difference when moving in the second direction, so that the ice making boxes 10 located in the non-ice making area B are arranged at intervals, thereby breaking the ice bridge between the ice making boxes 10, and facilitating the ice taking.

[0055] Optionally, in combination with Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown in the figure, the ice making device further includes an ice making clamping structure 70, the ice making clamping structure 70 is fixedly arranged relative to the conveying mechanism 20 and located at the edge position of the ice making area A in the first direction; when the conveying mechanism 20 moves in the first direction, the ice making box 10 moves towards the ice making clamping structure 70 and can be clamped in the ice making clamping structure 70; wherein when the number of clamped ice making boxes 10 is multiple, the multiple ice making boxes 10 are sequentially clamped in the ice making area A to perform water injection ice making.

[0056] Optionally, the ice-making detent structure 70 comprises a fixing box 71, which is arranged at the edge of the ice-making area A in the first direction and connected with the water injection unit 30; when the plurality of ice-making boxes 10 move along the first direction, the ice-making box 10 closest to the ice-making area A is stopped by the fixing box 71, and the remaining ice-making boxes 10 are sequentially stopped on the previous ice-making box 10 and finally stopped in the ice-making area A.

[0057] Optionally, in combination with Figure 1 As shown, the water injection unit 30 comprises a water valve 31 and a water pipe 32, the water valve 31 is used to adjust the water injection amount into the ice-making area A, and the water valve 31 is connected with the fixing box 71 through the water pipe 32.

[0058] By arranging the ice-making detent structure 70, when the plurality of ice-making boxes 10 are sequentially stopped in the ice-making area A, the ice-making boxes 10 can be connected with each other, which facilitates the water valve 31 to inject water into the fixing box 71, and when the water flow reaches a certain water level, it flows along the water guide groove 72 into other ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A.

[0059] Optionally, in combination with Figure 3 As shown, the ice-making device further comprises a second connecting structure 80, which is arranged on the side of the ice-making detent structure 70 facing the ice-making box 10 and the side wall of the ice-making box 10; wherein when the conveying mechanism 20 moves along the first direction, the ice-making box 10 moves towards the ice-making detent structure 70 and is connected with the ice-making detent structure 70 through the second connecting structure 80; when the number of stopped ice-making boxes 10 is more than one, the plurality of ice-making boxes 10 are sequentially connected through the second connecting structure 80; when the conveying mechanism 20 moves along the second direction, the first connecting structure 40 is sequentially connected with the outermost ice-making box 10 and overcomes the second connecting structure 80, and sequentially drives the outermost ice-making box 10 away from the ice-making area A.

[0060] By arranging the second connecting structure 80, the ice-making box 10 in the ice-making area A is connected with the ice-making detent structure 70, and the ice-making boxes 10 are connected with each other, and when the first connecting structure 40 drives the ice-making box 10 to move along the second direction, the second connecting structure 80 needs to be overcome, which avoids that when the first connecting structure 40 is connected with the outermost ice-making box 10, the ice-making boxes 10 in the plurality of ice-making areas A are simultaneously driven away, and the ice-making boxes 10 located in the non-ice-making area B cannot be spaced apart from each other.

[0061] Optionally, the second connecting structure 80 comprises a second magnetic attraction part 81 and a second magnetic attraction matching part 82, the second magnetic attraction part 81 is arranged on the side of the ice-making detent structure 70 and the first side wall of the ice-making box 10; the second magnetic attraction matching part 82 is arranged on the second side wall of the ice-making box 10, so that the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A are sequentially connected through the interaction of the second magnetic attraction part 81 and the second magnetic attraction matching part 82, and connected with the ice-making detent structure 70.

[0062] Optionally, the first side wall surface is arranged opposite to the second side wall surface.

[0063] The side of the fixed box 71 and the first side wall surface of the ice making box 10 are provided with a second magnetic attraction part 81, and the second side wall surface of the ice making box 10 is provided with a second magnetic attraction matching part 82, so that the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A are connected to each other and to the fixed box 71 through the interaction of the second magnetic attraction part 81 and the second magnetic attraction matching part 82.

[0064] When ice making is needed, the first magnetic attraction part 41 and the first magnetic attraction matching part 11 are combined. Figure 3 As shown in the figure, the conveying belt 22 drives the empty ice making box 10 to move towards the ice making area A, and the moving direction is shown by the arrow in the figure. Figure 3 When the ice making box 10 moves to the vicinity of the fixed box 71, the second magnetic attraction part 81 and the second magnetic attraction matching part 82 are attracted to each other, so that the ice making box 10 is connected to the fixed box 71. Similarly, when the conveying belt 22 continues to convey the second, third ice making box 10 towards the ice making area A, the first, second, third, and n-th ice making box 10 can be connected through the interaction of the second magnetic attraction part 81 and the second magnetic attraction matching part 82, so as to form a whole in the ice making area A. In this way, when the water valve 31 injects water into the fixed box 71 through the water pipe 32, the water flow can fill the plurality of ice making boxes 10.

[0065] When ice making is needed, the first magnetic attraction part 41 and the first magnetic attraction matching part 11 are combined. Figure 1 As shown in the figure, the conveying mechanism 20 moves in the second direction, so that the plurality of first magnetic attraction parts 41 correspond to the first magnetic attraction matching parts 11 of the ice making boxes 10 at the outermost side of the ice making area A in sequence. The interaction between the first magnetic attraction part 41 and the first magnetic attraction matching part 11 overcomes the interaction between the second magnetic attraction part 81 and the second magnetic attraction matching part 82 between the ice making boxes 10, so that the ice making boxes 10 at the outermost side of the ice making area A can be sequentially driven to move in the second direction, and the ice making boxes 10 located in the non-ice making area B are arranged to be spaced apart from each other.

[0066] It needs to be explained that the fixed box 71 is arranged at the end of the conveying mechanism 20 and does not move with the conveying mechanism 20. When the first ice making box 10 is connected to the fixed box 71 and the second ice making box 10 is continuously conveyed towards the ice making area A, the bottom of the first ice making box 10 will slide relative to the conveying mechanism 20.

[0067] Optionally, in the case where the first connecting structure 40 includes the first magnetic attraction part 41, the interaction force between the first magnetic attraction part 41 and the first magnetic attraction matching part 11 is greater than the interaction force between the second magnetic attraction part 81 and the second magnetic attraction matching part 82.

[0068] When the conveying mechanism 20 moves in the second direction, the first magnetic attraction portions 41 arranged at intervals interact with the first magnetic attraction matching portions 11 of the outermost ice-making box 10 one by one to connect the ice-making box 10, and the interaction between the first magnetic attraction portions 41 and the first magnetic attraction matching portions 11 can overcome the interaction between the second magnetic attraction portions 81 and the second magnetic attraction matching portions 82, so as to be able to take the ice-making box 10 away from the ice-making area A one by one.

[0069] Optionally, the area of mutual contact between the first magnetic attraction portions 41 and the first magnetic attraction matching portions 11 is greater than the area of mutual contact between the second magnetic attraction portions 81 and the second magnetic attraction matching portions 82, so as to increase the interaction force between the first magnetic attraction portions 41 and the first magnetic attraction matching portions 11.

[0070] Optionally, in combination with Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown in the drawings, the conveying mechanism 20 comprises a plurality of rotating shafts 21 and a conveying belt 22; the rotating shafts 21 are arranged at intervals and can be driven to rotate forward and / or reversely; the conveying belt 22 is arranged around the rotating shafts 21 to form a ring-shaped conveying structure; a plurality of first connecting structures 40 are arranged at intervals on the conveying belt 22 and are used to connect the ice-making box 10 to drive the ice-making box 10 to move; wherein the rotating shafts 21 drive the conveying belt 22 to move in the first direction or the second direction when rotating forward or reversely.

[0071] Optionally, the ice-making device further comprises a driving motor, which is drivingly connected with the rotating shafts 21 to drive the rotating shafts 21 to rotate forward or reversely.

[0072] The rotating shafts 21 rotating forward or reversely can determine the moving direction of the conveying belt 22. For example, when the rotating shafts 21 rotate forward, the moving direction of the conveying belt 22 is as shown by the arrow, Figure 2 that is, the conveying belt 22 drives the ice-making box 10 to move towards the non-ice-making area B to adjust the number of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A or to transport the ice-making box 10 with ice to the non-ice-making area B when ice-making is completed; when the rotating shafts 21 rotate reversely, the moving direction of the conveying belt 22 is as shown by the arrow, Figure 3 that is, the conveying belt 22 drives the ice-making box 10 to move towards the ice-making area A to increase the number of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A when ice-making is needed.

[0073] Optionally, in combination with Figure 1 As shown in the drawings, the ring-shaped conveying structure comprises a first layer of transmission section 221 arranged vertically and in parallel and a second layer of transmission section 222 arranged below; wherein the first direction side of the first layer of transmission section 221 is the ice-making area A, and the rest of the first layer of transmission section 221 and the second layer of transmission section 222 are the non-ice-making area B.

[0074] Optionally, the ice-making device further comprises an ice receiving box 50, which is arranged corresponding to the second layer of transmission section 222 and below the second layer of transmission section 222.

[0075] Optionally, in combination with Figure 1 As shown, the ice making box 10 is provided with an opening 12, so that when moving to the second layer transmission section 222, the opening 12 faces the ice receiving box 50.

[0076] By setting the first layer transmission section 221 and the second layer transmission section 222, when the number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A can meet the ice making demand, the idle ice making box 10 can be rotated to the second layer transmission section 222; when the number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A cannot meet the ice making demand, the idle ice making box 10 located in the second layer transmission section 222 can be timely transported to the first layer transmission section 221 by the conveying mechanism 20 and further transported to the ice making area A. By setting the first layer transmission section 221 and the second layer transmission section 222, the storage number of ice making boxes 10 on the conveying mechanism 20 can be increased, which neither occupies the space of the ice making area A nor meets the demand of one-time large amount of ice making.

[0077] By setting the ice receiving box 50 below the second layer transmission section 222, when the ice making box 10 moves to the second layer transmission section 222, the ice blocks in the ice making box 10 can fall into the ice receiving box 50 by using their own gravity through the opening 12, which is convenient for ice taking.

[0078] Optionally, in combination with Figure 1 As shown, the ice making device further comprises a heating device 60, which is arranged on the ice making box 10 and / or the conveying mechanism 20; wherein when the ice making box 10 moves to the second layer transmission section 222, the heating device 60 is started to heat the ice making box 10.

[0079] Optionally, the heating device 60 comprises a heating wire, and the heating wire is arranged below the ice making box 10.

[0080] By setting the heating device 60, when the ice making ends and the ice making box 10 moves to the second layer transmission section 222, the heating device 60 is started to heat the ice making box 10, which is convenient for ice block demolding. In this way, the contact end face of the ice block and the ice making box 10 is heated by the heating device 60, so that the ice block is loosened, which can make the ice block automatically fall out of the ice making box 10 from the opening 12 and fall into the ice receiving box 50 by using its own gravity, thereby improving the automation level of the ice making process.

[0081] According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a refrigerator is provided, which comprises a cabinet and the ice making device of any one of the above embodiments, and the ice making device is arranged in the cabinet.

[0082] The above description and drawings suffice to fully illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure to enable a person skilled in the art to practice them. Other embodiments can include structural and other changes. The embodiments only represent possible variations. Unless explicitly required, individual components and functions are optional, and the order of operations can be changed. Parts and features of some embodiments can be included or replaced by parts and features of other embodiments. The embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the structures described above and shown in the drawings, and can be variously modified and changed without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is only limited by the appended claims.

[0083] In combination Figures 4-10 As shown in the drawings, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide an ice making method for an ice making device, the ice making device is provided with an ice making area A and a non-ice making area B, and an ice making box 10 of the ice making device can be driven to the ice making area A or the non-ice making area B by a conveying mechanism 20; the ice making method comprises:

[0084] S401, the control unit acquires a first number of the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A;

[0085] S402, the control unit controls the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice making box 10 to the ice making area A or the non-ice making area B according to the first number, so as to adjust the number of the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A;

[0086] S403, after adjusting the number of the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A, a second number of the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A is determined;

[0087] S404, according to the second number of the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A, the ice making capacity of the ice making device is adjusted.

[0088] By using the embodiments of the present disclosure, in the ice making process, the control unit acquires a first number of the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A, and adjusts the movement of the conveying mechanism 20 according to the first number, so as to drive the conveying mechanism 20 to convey the ice making boxes 10 to the ice making area A to increase the first number, or to convey the ice making boxes 10 to the non-ice making area B to reduce the first number, so as to adjust the number of the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A, and to determine a second number of the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A. It needs to be explained that the second number of the ice making boxes 10 exactly meets the ice making demand. According to the second number, the ice making capacity of the ice making device is adjusted, so that the ice making capacity exactly meets the ice making demand of the second number of the ice making boxes 10, and energy waste caused by excessive ice making capacity is avoided or the ice making effect is affected by insufficient ice making capacity.

[0089] Optionally, the controlling the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice-making box 10 to the ice-making area A or the non-ice-making area B according to the first quantity comprises: determining a target quantity of the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A according to the ice-making demand; in a case that the first quantity is greater than the target quantity, controlling the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A to the non-ice-making area B; and / or in a case that the first quantity is less than the target quantity, controlling the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice-making boxes 10 in the non-ice-making area B to the ice-making area A.

[0090] The second quantity value is the same as the target quantity value, so that the second quantity of the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A after the adjustment is exactly equal to the target quantity requirement.

[0091] In combination with Figure 5 As shown in the drawings, another ice-making method for the ice-making device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure comprises:

[0092] S501, the control unit acquires a first quantity of the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A;

[0093] S502, the control unit determines a target quantity of the ice-making boxes in the ice-making area according to the ice-making demand;

[0094] S503, in a case that the first quantity is greater than the target quantity, the control unit controls the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A to the non-ice-making area B; and / or in a case that the first quantity is less than the target quantity, the control unit controls the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice-making boxes 10 in the non-ice-making area B to the ice-making area A;

[0095] S504, after adjusting the quantity of the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A, the control unit determines a second quantity of the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A;

[0096] S505, according to the second quantity of the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A, the control unit adjusts the ice-making capacity of the ice-making device.

[0097] For example, in combination with Figure 2 As shown in the drawings, each ice-making box 10 is internally provided with 15 ice block accommodation spaces, i.e. each ice-making box 10 can produce 15 ice blocks. When the user inputs the required ice quantity as 15, it means that the ice-making demand is 15 ice blocks, the control unit acquires the target quantity as 15 according to the ice-making demand, and the control unit controls the conveying mechanism 20 to move according to the relationship between the first quantity and the target quantity, so as to adjust the quantity of the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A as 1, thereby meeting the ice-making demand.

[0098] According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit acquires the first quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A, and determines a target quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A according to the ice-making demand of the user, judges the relationship between the first quantity and the target quantity, and controls the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A to the non-ice-making area B in the case that the first quantity is greater than the target quantity; and / or controls the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice-making boxes 10 in the non-ice-making area B to the ice-making area A in the case that the first quantity is less than the target quantity, so as to adjust the quantity of ice-making boxes in the ice-making area A to be equal to the target quantity, and avoid that there are more idle ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A, which causes the space of the ice-making area A to be larger, thereby causing energy waste.

[0099] It can be understood that the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A can be manually placed in the non-ice-making area B, or the ice-making boxes 10 in the non-ice-making area B can be manually placed in the ice-making area A, so that the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A meet the ice-making demand.

[0100] Optionally, before adjusting the quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A, the method further comprises: detecting the quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A.

[0101] Optionally, the ice-making device further comprises a detection unit, wherein the control input end of the control unit is connected with the detection unit, and the output end is connected with the conveying mechanism 20.

[0102] The detection unit is configured to detect the quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A and the non-ice-making area B, and send the quantity information to the control unit, so that the control unit can acquire the first quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A. After adjusting the quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A, the detection unit detects the quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A again, and feeds back the quantity information to the control unit, so that the control unit can determine the second quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A.

[0103] Optionally, the detection unit comprises an infrared sensor.

[0104] Optionally, in combination with Figure 1 As shown in the figure, the ice-making device comprises a first connecting structure 40, which is arranged at intervals on the conveying mechanism 20 and can be connected with the ice-making box 10 to drive the ice-making box 10 to move; and the control of the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice-making box 10 to the ice-making area A or the non-ice-making area B comprises: controlling the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice-making box 10 to the ice-making area A or the non-ice-making area B through the first connecting structure 40.

[0105] The first connecting structure 40 is arranged on the conveying mechanism 20 and is used to connect the ice making box 10, so that the conveying mechanism 20 drives the ice making box 10 to move to the ice making area A or the non-ice making area B through the first connecting structure 40, so as to adjust the number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A.

[0106] Optionally, the first connecting structure 40 comprises a plurality of first magnetic attraction parts 41, which are arranged on the end face of the conveying mechanism 20 towards the ice making box 10; wherein the ice making box 10 is provided with a first magnetic attraction matching part 11 matched with the first magnetic attraction part 41; and the control of the conveying mechanism to drive the ice making box 10 to the ice making area A or the non-ice making area B comprises: controlling the first magnetic attraction part 41 to be attracted to the first magnetic attraction matching part 11, so as to attract the ice making box 10 to the conveying mechanism 20, so that the conveying mechanism 20 drives the ice making box 10 to the ice making area A or the non-ice making area B.

[0107] Optionally, according to the second number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A, the ice making capacity of the ice making device is adjusted, which comprises: determining a threshold number of ice making boxes in the ice making area; wherein the threshold number corresponds to the set ice making capacity of the ice making device; in the case that the second number is greater than the threshold number, the ice making capacity of the ice making device is increased; and / or in the case that the second number is less than the threshold number, the ice making capacity of the ice making device is decreased.

[0108] In combination Figure 6 As shown, another ice making method for an ice making device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure comprises:

[0109] S601, the control unit acquires a first number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A;

[0110] S602, the control unit determines a target number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A according to ice making demand;

[0111] S603, in the case that the first number is greater than the target number, the conveying mechanism 20 drives the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A to the non-ice making area B; and / or in the case that the first number is less than the target number, the conveying mechanism 20 drives the ice making boxes 10 in the non-ice making area B to the ice making area A;

[0112] S604, after adjusting the number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A, the control unit determines a second number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A;

[0113] S605, according to the second number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A, the ice making capacity of the ice making device is adjusted;

[0114] S606, a threshold number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A is determined; wherein the threshold number corresponds to the set ice making capacity of the ice making device.

[0115] in a case where the second quantity is greater than the threshold quantity, increasing the ice-making capacity of the ice-making device; and / or,

[0116] in a case where the second quantity is less than the threshold quantity, decreasing the ice-making capacity of the ice-making device.

[0117] According to the present disclosure, the ice-making capacity is adjusted according to the relationship between the second quantity and the threshold quantity, so that the ice-making capacity exactly meets the ice-making requirement of the second quantity of ice-making boxes 10, and energy waste caused by excessive ice-making capacity is avoided, or the ice-making effect is affected by insufficient ice-making capacity.

[0118] The threshold quantity can be set according to actual conditions. For example, the threshold quantity is set to 3 ice-making boxes. When the control unit obtains that the second quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A is greater than 3, the ice-making capacity of the ice-making device is increased. When the control unit obtains that the second quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A is less than 3, the ice-making capacity of the ice-making device is decreased.

[0119] Optionally, adjusting the ice-making capacity of the ice-making device comprises: adjusting the amount of water flowing to the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A; and / or adjusting the amount of air delivered to the ice-making area A.

[0120] In combination with Figure 7 the present disclosure provides another ice-making method for an ice-making device, which comprises:

[0121] S701, the control unit obtains a first quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A;

[0122] S702, the control unit determines a target quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A according to ice-making requirements;

[0123] S703, in a case where the first quantity is greater than the target quantity, the control unit controls the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A to the non-ice-making area B; and / or in a case where the first quantity is less than the target quantity, the control unit controls the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice-making boxes 10 in the non-ice-making area B to the ice-making area A;

[0124] S704, after adjusting the quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A, the control unit determines a second quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A;

[0125] S705, according to the second quantity of ice-making boxes 10 in the ice-making area A, adjusting the amount of water flowing to the ice-making boxes in the ice-making area; and / or adjusting the amount of air delivered to the ice-making area.

[0126] According to the number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A, the water amount flowing to the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A is adjusted to exactly meet the ice making demand of the target number of ice making boxes 10, and according to the number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A, the air amount delivered to the ice making area A is adjusted to exactly meet the ice making demand of the target number of ice making boxes 10, so that the waste of water resources or electric energy can be avoided.

[0127] Optionally, the ice making device further comprises a water injection unit 30 configured to deliver a water amount to the ice making area A and provided with a high water injection gear and a low water injection gear; the ice making device further comprises a fan configured to deliver an air amount to the ice making area A and provided with a high air flow gear and a low air flow gear; the adjusting of the water amount flowing to the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A comprises: in the case that the second number is greater than the threshold number, adjusting the water injection unit to the high water injection gear; and in the case that the second number is less than the threshold number, adjusting the water injection unit to the low water injection gear; the adjusting of the air amount delivered to the ice making area A comprises: in the case that the second number is greater than the threshold number, adjusting the fan to the high air flow gear; and in the case that the second number is less than the threshold number, adjusting the fan to the low air flow gear.

[0128] In combination with Figure 8 As shown in the accompanying drawings, another ice making method for an ice making device provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure comprises:

[0129] S801, the control unit acquires a first number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A;

[0130] S802, the control unit determines a target number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A according to the ice making demand;

[0131] S803, in the case that the first number is greater than the target number, the control unit controls the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A to the non-ice making area B; and / or, in the case that the first number is less than the target number, the control unit controls the conveying mechanism 20 to drive the ice making boxes 10 in the non-ice making area B to the ice making area A;

[0132] S804, after adjusting the number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A, the control unit determines a second number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A;

[0133] S805, according to the second number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A, the water amount flowing to the ice making boxes in the ice making area A is adjusted; and / or, the air amount delivered to the ice making area A is adjusted;

[0134] S806, the control unit determines a threshold number of ice making boxes 10 in the ice making area A; wherein the threshold number corresponds to the set ice making capacity of the ice making device;

[0135] In a case where the second quantity is greater than the threshold quantity, the water injection unit 30 is adjusted to a high water injection gear, and / or the air blower is adjusted to a high air flow gear; in a case where the second quantity is less than the threshold quantity, the water injection unit 30 is adjusted to a low water injection gear, and / or the air blower is adjusted to a low air flow gear.

[0136] It can be understood that the water injection unit 30 and the air blower are provided with multiple gears according to actual conditions to correspond to different ice making capacities of the ice making device. According to the relationship between the second quantity and the threshold, the water injection gear and the air blower gear are timely adjusted to adapt to different ice making capacities, so as to prevent energy waste caused by excessive ice making capacity.

[0137] Optionally, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides an ice making device for an ice making device, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing a control program, the control program being executed by the processor to implement the ice making method for the ice making device in any of the above embodiments.

[0138] In combination Figure 9 As shown in the figure, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides an ice making device for an ice making device, comprising a processor 100 and a memory 101. Optionally, the device can also include a communication interface 102 and a bus 103. Wherein, the processor 100, the communication interface 102, the memory 101 can complete the communication among each other through the bus 103. The communication interface 102 can be used for information transmission. The processor 100 can call the logical instructions in the memory 101 to execute the ice making method for the ice making device in the above embodiments.

[0139] In addition, the logical instructions in the memory 101 described above can be realized in the form of a software function unit and sold or used as an independent product, which can be stored in a computer readable storage medium.

[0140] The memory 101 as a kind of computer readable storage medium can be used to store software programs, computer executable programs, such as program instructions / modules corresponding to the method in the embodiment of the present disclosure. The processor 100 executes the program instructions / modules stored in the memory 101, thereby executing function application and data processing, i.e. implementing the ice making method for the ice making device in the above embodiments.

[0141] The memory 101 can include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area can store an operating system, at least one application required by a function; the data storage area can store data created according to the use of the terminal device, etc. In addition, the memory 101 can include a high-speed random access memory, and can also include a non-volatile memory.

[0142] Optionally, in combinationFigure 10 As shown, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides an ice making device, comprising an ice making device body 200, a conveying mechanism 20, a plurality of ice making boxes 10 and an ice making device 300, the ice making device body 200 is provided with an ice making area A and a non-ice making area B; the conveying mechanism 20 can move between the ice making area A and the non-ice making area B; the plurality of ice making boxes 10 are placed on the conveying mechanism 20 and can be driven to the ice making area A or the non-ice making area B by the conveying mechanism 20; the ice making device 300 for the ice making device in the above embodiment is installed on the ice making device body 200.

[0143] The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer readable storage medium, which stores computer executable instructions, and the computer executable instructions are configured to execute the ice making method for the ice making device.

[0144] The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program product, which comprises a computer program stored on a computer readable storage medium, and the computer program comprises program instructions, and when the program instructions are executed by a computer, the computer executes the ice making method for the ice making device.

[0145] The computer readable storage medium described above can be a transitory computer readable storage medium or a non-transitory computer readable storage medium.

[0146] The technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium and comprises one or more instructions to make a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) execute all or part of the steps of the method described in the embodiment of the present disclosure. The storage medium described above can be a non-transitory storage medium, including a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), a random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and various media that can store program codes, or a transitory storage medium.

[0147] The foregoing description and accompanying drawings fully illustrate embodiments of this disclosure to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Other embodiments may include structural, logical, electrical, procedural, and other changes. The embodiments represent only possible variations. Individual components and functions are optional unless explicitly required, and the order of operation may vary. Parts and features of some embodiments may be included in or replace parts and features of other embodiments. Moreover, the terminology used in this application is for describing embodiments only and is not intended to limit the claims. As used in the description of embodiments and claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to equally include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Similarly, the term “and / or” as used in this application means including one or more of the associated listed items and all possible combinations thereof. Additionally, when used in this application, the term "comprise" and its variations "comprises" and / or "comprising" refer to the presence of stated features, integrals, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integrals, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprises a..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, or apparatus that includes said element. In this document, each embodiment may focus on the differences from other embodiments, and similar or identical parts between embodiments can be referred to mutually. For methods, products, etc., disclosed in the embodiments, if they correspond to the method section disclosed in the embodiments, the relevant parts can be referred to the description of the method section.

[0148] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the units and algorithm steps of the various examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the embodiments of this disclosure. Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0149] In the embodiments disclosed herein, the disclosed methods, products (including but not limited to apparatuses, devices, etc.), can be implemented in other manners. For example, the described apparatus embodiments can be implemented only in a form of a logical function, and can be implemented by using a manner such as software (for example, application program) or the like. In some embodiments, a plurality of units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the displayed or discussed coupling or direct coupling or indirect coupling between different units, or the coupling or direct coupling or indirect coupling between the displayed or discussed communication connections can be in a form of electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0150] The flowcharts and block diagrams in the drawings show the possible implementation architectures, functions and operations of the system, method and computer program product according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowcharts or block diagrams can represent a module, a program segment or a part of code containing one or more executable instructions for implementing a specified logical function. In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the blocks can occur in an order different from that noted in the drawings. For example, two consecutive blocks can actually be executed substantially in parallel, and sometimes they can be executed in reverse order, depending on the functions involved. In the descriptions corresponding to the flowcharts and block diagrams in the drawings, the operations or steps corresponding to different blocks can also occur in an order different from that disclosed in the descriptions, and sometimes there is no specific order between different operations or steps. For example, two consecutive operations or steps can actually be executed substantially in parallel, and sometimes they can be executed in reverse order, depending on the functions involved. Each block in the block diagrams and / or flowcharts, and the combination of blocks in the block diagrams and / or flowcharts, can be implemented by a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified functions or actions, or can be implemented by a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

Claims

1. An ice making apparatus, characterized by, The ice-making device is provided with an ice-making area and a non-ice-making area, and comprises: a conveying mechanism capable of moving between the ice-making area and the non-ice-making area; a plurality of ice-making boxes arranged on the conveying mechanism and capable of being driven by the conveying mechanism to the ice-making area and / or the non-ice-making area; a first connecting structure spaced apart from the conveying mechanism and capable of connecting with the ice-making boxes to drive the ice-making boxes to move; wherein the non-ice-making area and the ice-making area are sequentially arranged along a first direction, when ice-making, the conveying mechanism moves along the first direction to drive at least part of the ice-making boxes to the ice-making area; when ice-making is completed, the conveying mechanism moves along a second direction to separate and move the ice-making boxes located in the ice-making area one by one to the non-ice-making area through the first connecting structure, and the ice-making boxes located in the non-ice-making area are spaced apart from each other; the first direction and the second direction are two directions opposite to each other.

2. The ice-making apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by, The first connecting structure comprises: a plurality of first magnetic attraction parts spaced apart from the end surface of the conveying mechanism towards the ice-making boxes; wherein the ice-making boxes are provided with first magnetic attraction matching parts matched with the first magnetic attraction parts, and the first magnetic attraction parts and the first magnetic attraction matching parts interact to drive the conveying mechanism to move the ice-making boxes.

3. The ice making apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, Further comprising: an ice-making detent structure fixedly arranged relative to the conveying mechanism and located at the edge position of the ice-making area in the first direction; when the conveying mechanism moves along the first direction, the ice-making boxes move towards the ice-making detent structure and can be stopped in the ice-making detent structure; wherein when the number of stopped ice-making boxes is multiple, the multiple ice-making boxes are sequentially stopped in the ice-making area to perform water injection ice-making.

4. The ice-making apparatus according to claim 3, characterized by Further comprising: a second connecting structure arranged on the side of the ice-making detent structure towards the ice-making boxes and the side wall of the ice-making boxes; wherein when the conveying mechanism moves along the first direction, the ice-making boxes move towards the ice-making detent structure and are connected with the ice-making detent structure through the second connecting structure; when the number of stopped ice-making boxes is multiple, the multiple ice-making boxes are sequentially connected through the second connecting structure; when the conveying mechanism moves along the second direction, the spaced-apart first connecting structures are sequentially connected with the outermost ice-making boxes and sequentially drive the outermost ice-making boxes away from the ice-making area by overcoming the second connecting structure.

5. The ice making apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, The second connecting structure comprises: a second magnetic attraction part arranged on the side of the ice-making detent structure and the first side wall surface of the ice-making boxes; a second magnetic attraction matching part arranged on the second side wall surface of the ice-making boxes to interact with the second magnetic attraction part and the second magnetic attraction matching part in the ice-making area, so that the ice-making boxes in the ice-making area are sequentially connected and connected with the ice-making detent structure.

6. The ice-making device according to claim 5, wherein in the case that the first connecting structure comprises the first magnetic attraction part, the interaction force between the first magnetic attraction part and the first magnetic attraction matching part is greater than the interaction force between the second magnetic attraction part and the second magnetic attraction matching part.

7. The ice-making apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by, The conveying mechanism comprises: a plurality of rotating shafts spaced apart and arranged, capable of being driven to rotate forward or reverse; a conveying belt arranged around the plurality of rotating shafts to form a ring-shaped conveying structure; a plurality of first connecting structures are spaced apart on the conveying belt to connect with the ice-making boxes to drive the ice-making boxes to move; wherein the rotating shafts rotate forward or reverse to drive the conveying belt to move along the first direction or the second direction.

8. The ice-making device according to claim 7, wherein The ring-shaped conveying structure comprises a first layer of conveying sections arranged vertically and in parallel and a second layer of conveying sections arranged below; wherein the first layer of conveying sections is used as an ice-making area on the first layer of conveying sections, and the rest of the first layer of conveying sections and the second layer of conveying sections are used as non-ice-making areas; The ice-making device further comprises: An ice receiving box corresponding to the second layer of conveying sections and arranged below the second layer of conveying sections; The ice receiving box is provided with an opening, so that when the ice receiving box moves to the second layer of conveying sections, the opening faces the ice receiving box.

9. The ice making apparatus according to claim 8, wherein, Further comprising: A heating device arranged in the ice receiving box and / or the conveying mechanism; When the ice receiving box moves to the second layer of conveying sections, the heating device is started to heat the ice receiving box.

10. A refrigerator characterized by comprising: Comprise: A box body; The ice-making device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is arranged in the box body.

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