Water injection device for refrigerator ice maker and refrigerator with water injection device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a water injection device for a refrigerator ice maker and a refrigerator thereof, the water injection device is arranged between a refrigerating box liner and a freezing box liner, the water injection device comprises a connecting female head fixing seat which is arranged on one side, close to the freezing box liner, of the refrigerating box liner; the water injection end fixing seat is arranged on one side, close to the refrigerating box liner, of the freezing box liner; the two ends of the water injection pipe assembly communicate with the connecting female head fixing base and the water injection end fixing base correspondingly, and therefore the water injection device for the refrigerator ice maker can be rapidly installed between a refrigerating box liner and a freezing box liner, and a pipeline does not need to be pre-buried before refrigerator foaming; installation cost and difficulty are reduced; and the installation direction of the water filling nozzle is easy to control.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigerators, in particular to a water injection device for an ice maker of a refrigerator and a refrigerator thereof. Background Art

[0002] With the development of science and technology and the improvement of people's living standards, users have more demands for the functions of refrigerators. For example, an ice maker is installed in the refrigerator to automatically make ice cubes for users. Considering that some user families cannot access direct drinking water when using the refrigerator ice maker, a filter needs to be built into the refrigerator ice maker. Furthermore, the temperature in the ice maker is often relatively low due to ice making. In order to prevent the water flowing through the filter from freezing, the filter is usually placed in the refrigerator refrigeration room, and the filtered pure water is injected into the ice maker in the freezer through a connecting water pipe to achieve the purpose of ice making.

[0003] The traditional water injection device connecting the refrigerator compartment to the freezer compartment is to pre-bury the pipe before the refrigerator is foamed, and then insert the water pipe into it after foaming. This installation method has high cost and it is difficult to control the installation direction of the water injection port. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a water injection device for a refrigerator ice maker, wherein the water injection device is arranged between a refrigerator liner and a freezer liner, and the water injection device comprises:

[0005] A female connector fixing seat is arranged on one side of the refrigerator liner and close to the freezer liner;

[0006] A water injection end fixing seat is arranged on a side of the freezer liner and close to the refrigerator liner; and

[0007] A water injection pipe assembly, wherein two ends of the water injection pipe assembly are respectively connected to the female connection fixing seat and the water injection end fixing seat.

[0008] Furthermore, the water injection pipe assembly includes a connecting female head, a water injection end head and a transition water pipe, wherein the connecting female head is installed on the connecting female head fixing seat; the water injection end head is installed on the water injection end fixing seat; and the two ends of the transition water pipe are respectively connected to the connecting female head and the water injection end head.

[0009] Furthermore, the surface of the connecting female head fixing seat on one side facing away from the water injection pipe assembly has a circular concave surface, and the circular concave surface is provided with a pre-assembly hole and an assembly hole for the connecting female head to pass through, the assembly hole is connected to the pre-assembly hole, and the aperture of the assembly hole is smaller than the aperture of the pre-assembly hole.

[0010] Furthermore, a protruding non-return guide wall is provided on the circular inner concave surface, and the non-return guide wall is provided along the edge of the pre-assembly hole.

[0011] Furthermore, a transition water pipe slot is provided at the back edge of the circular inner concave surface, and the transition water pipe is engaged with the transition water pipe slot.

[0012] Furthermore, the surface of the water injection end fixing seat facing away from the water injection pipe assembly has a circular protrusion, and a through hole for the water injection end to pass through is axially arranged along the circular protrusion, and a pre-assembly hole notch is opened at the edge of the through hole, and a rotating slider is arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the water injection end, and the pre-assembly hole notch is for the rotating slider to pass through.

[0013] Furthermore, a slider guide seat is provided at the edge of the through hole, and the slider guide seat is a wedge-shaped structure. A slider stop wall is radially provided along the circular protruding surface. The water injection end is rotated so that the rotating slider rotates along the slider guide seat to the highest point of the slider guide seat and then falls between the slider guide seat and the slider stop wall to fix the water injection end.

[0014] A refrigerator comprises a refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber and a water injection device for an ice maker of the refrigerator.

[0015] Furthermore, at least one first rotating buckle and a first positioning block are provided on the connecting female fixing seat of the water injection device, and a first notch corresponding to the first rotating buckle and the first positioning block is opened at the bottom of the cold storage box, and the first rotating buckle and the first positioning block can rotate relative to the first notch.

[0016] Furthermore, at least one second rotating buckle and a second positioning block are provided on the water injection end fixing seat of the water injection device, and a second notch corresponding to the second rotating buckle and the second positioning block is opened on the top of the freezer chamber, and the second rotating buckle and the second positioning block can rotate relative to the second notch.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] The utility model provides a connecting female head fixing seat, a water injection end fixing seat and a water injection pipe assembly, and the female head fixing seat and the water injection end fixing seat are respectively unidirectionally rotated to connect, so that the water injection device for the refrigerator ice maker can be quickly installed between the refrigerator box and the freezer box, without pre-buried pipelines before the refrigerator is foamed, reducing the installation cost and difficulty and making it easy to control the installation direction of the water injection port. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the connecting female head fixing seat in the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of assembling the female connector fixing base and the refrigerator liner in the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the water injection end fixing seat in the utility model;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the water injection pipe assembly in the utility model.

[0025] In the figure: 110, connecting female head fixing seat; 111, pre-assembly hole; 112, assembly hole; 113, non-return guide wall; 114, transition water pipe slot; 115, first rotating buckle; 116, first positioning block; 120, water injection pipe assembly; 121, connecting female head; 122, transition water pipe; 123, water injection end, 1231, rotating slider; 130, water injection end fixing seat; 131, pre-assembly hole gap; 132, slider guide seat; 133, slider stop wall; 134, second rotating buckle; 135, second positioning block; 200, refrigerator liner; 201, first gap; 300, freezer liner. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to make the technical scheme and technical effect of the utility model clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiment. Obviously, the described embodiment is only a part of the embodiment of the utility model, not all of the embodiments.

[0027] like Figure 1-2 As shown, the utility model provides a water injection device for a refrigerator ice maker, which does not require pre-buried pipes before the refrigerator foams, and includes a device body 100, which is built between a refrigerator liner 200 and a freezer liner 300, and the refrigerator liner 200 is located above the freezer liner 300, that is, the bottom of the refrigerator liner 200 and the top of the freezer liner 300 are arranged opposite to each other. Specifically, the device body 100 includes a connecting female fixing seat 110, a water injection pipe assembly 120, and a water injection end fixing seat 130. The connecting female fixing seat 110 can be fixed on the bottom of the refrigerator liner 200 in one direction; the water injection end fixing seat 130 can be fixed on the top of the freezer liner 300 in one direction; and the two ends of the water injection pipe assembly 120 are respectively connected to the connecting female fixing seat 110 and the water injection end fixing seat 130.

[0028] When the water injection device for a refrigerator ice maker provided by the embodiment of the utility model is applied to a refrigerator, taking the refrigerator refrigerating chamber 200 being arranged above the freezing chamber 200 as an example, one side of the connecting female head fixing seat 110 is connected to the refrigerating chamber 200, so as to communicate with the water tank inside the refrigerating chamber 200, one side of the water injection end fixing seat 130 is connected to the top of the freezing chamber 300, so as to communicate with the ice maker inside the freezing chamber 300, and the two ends of the water injection pipe assembly 120 are respectively connected to the other side of the connecting female head fixing seat 110 and the other side of the water injection end fixing seat 130, so as to realize the water tank to inject water into the ice maker through the water injection device. Among them, the connecting female head fixing seat 110 can be directly connected to the water tank, and the connecting female head fixing seat can also be indirectly connected to the water tank through a filter.

[0029] like Figure 3-4 As shown, the surface of the female connector fixing seat 110 on one side facing away from the water injection pipe assembly 120 has a circular inner concave surface, and a pre-assembly hole 111 and an assembly hole 112 for the female connector 121 to pass through are opened along the radial direction of the circular inner concave surface, and the diameter of the assembly hole 112 is smaller than the diameter of the pre-assembly hole 111. Preferably, the pre-assembly hole 111 is a "convex"-shaped structure, and the assembly hole 112 is a semicircular structure, and the assembly hole 112 is connected to the protruding part of the pre-assembly hole 111.

[0030] A protruding non-return guide wall 113 is provided in the circular inner concave surface, and the non-return guide wall 113 is provided at the edge of the pre-assembly hole 111 to guide the female connector 121 from the pre-assembly hole 111 into the assembly hole 112. Preferably, the non-return guide wall 113 is an arc-shaped structure, and two non-return guide walls 113 are symmetrically provided along the axial direction of the circular inner concave surface, and the arc-shaped convex surfaces of the two non-return guide walls 113 are arranged opposite to each other. When the female connector 121 passes through the pre-assembly hole 111, a force is applied to the female connector 121 along the direction of the assembly hole 112, and the female connector 121 enters the assembly hole 112 and is clamped and fixed by the two non-return guide walls 113.

[0031] A transition water pipe clamping groove 114 is provided at the back edge of the circular inner concave surface. The transition water pipe clamping groove 114 has a U-shaped opening for clamping the transition water pipe 122 .

[0032] like Figure 5As shown, the surface of the water injection end fixing seat 130 on one side facing away from the water injection pipe assembly 120 has a circular protruding surface, and a through hole for the water injection end head 123 to pass through is axially arranged along the circular protruding surface, and a pre-assembly hole notch 131 is opened at the edge of the through hole, and a rotating slider 1231 is arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the water injection end head 123, and the pre-assembly hole notch 131 is used for the rotating slider 1231 to pass through. A slider guide seat 132 is also arranged at the edge of the through hole, and the slider guide seat 132 is a wedge-shaped structure, and a slider stop wall 133 is arranged radially along the circular protruding surface. The water injection end head 123 is rotated to make the rotating slider 1231 rotate along the slider guide seat 132 to the highest point of the slider guide seat 132, and then fall between the slider guide seat 132 and the slider stop wall 133, that is, the water injection end head 123 is fixed to the water injection end fixing seat 130.

[0033] like Figure 6 As shown, the water injection pipe assembly 120 includes a female connector 121, a water injection end 123 and a transition water pipe 122. The female connector 121 is mounted on the female connector fixing base 110 to which it is connected; the water injection end 123 is mounted on the water injection end fixing base 130; and the two ends of the transition water pipe 122 are respectively connected to the female connector 121 and the water injection end 123.

[0034] The utility model also discloses an assembly structure of a water injection device for a refrigerator ice maker and a refrigerator, the refrigerator comprising a refrigerating chamber 200, a freezing chamber 300 and a water injection device for the refrigerator ice maker, the assembly structure of the water injection device and the refrigerator comprising:

[0035] At least one first rotating buckle 115 and a first positioning block 116 are also provided on the female connector 110, and a first notch 201 corresponding to the first rotating buckle 115 and an interface corresponding to the first positioning block 116 are provided at the bottom of the refrigerator liner 200. The female connector 110 is rotated clockwise until the first rotating buckle 115 and the first positioning block 116 are engaged with the notch corresponding to the bottom of the refrigerator liner 200, thereby achieving the fixing of the female connector 110 to the bottom of the refrigerator liner 200.

[0036] The circumferential edge of the circular concave surface protrudes from the surface of the female head fixing seat 110. Preferably, four first rotating buckles 115 are evenly spaced along the circumferential direction of the protruding portion of the circular concave surface.

[0037] Similar to the female connector 110, the water injection end fixing seat 130 is also provided with at least one second rotating buckle 134 and a second positioning block 135. Preferably, four second rotating buckles 134 are evenly spaced along the circumference of the circular protruding surface. The top of the freezer liner 300 is provided with a second notch (not shown in the drawings) corresponding to the second rotating buckle 134 and the second positioning block 135. The water injection end fixing seat 130 is rotated clockwise until the second rotating buckle 134 and the second positioning block 135 are engaged with the notch corresponding to the top of the freezer liner 300, thereby achieving the fixing of the water injection end fixing seat 130 to the top of the freezer liner 300.

[0038] When in use, first install the water injection pipe assembly 120; then insert the water injection end fixing seat 130 vertically downward into the top of the freezer chamber 300, and rotate it clockwise to fix it; finally, insert the connecting female head fixing seat 110 vertically upward into the bottom of the refrigerator chamber 200, and rotate it clockwise to fix it, thereby completing the installation of the water injection device for the refrigerator ice maker.

[0039] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A water injection device for a refrigerator ice maker, characterized in that: The water injection device is arranged between the refrigerator liner (200) and the freezer liner (300), and the water injection device comprises: A connecting female fixing seat (110) is arranged on a side of the refrigerator liner (200) and close to the freezer liner (300); A water injection end fixing seat (130) is arranged on one side of the freezer liner (300) and close to the refrigerator liner (200); and A water injection pipe assembly (120), wherein two ends of the water injection pipe assembly (120) are respectively connected to the female connection fixing seat (110) and the water injection end fixing seat (130).

2. The water injection device for a refrigerator ice maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water injection pipe assembly (120) comprises a female connector (121), a water injection end (123) and a transition water pipe (122), wherein the female connector (121) is mounted on the female connector fixing seat (110); the water injection end (123) is mounted on the water injection end fixing seat (130); and two ends of the transition water pipe (122) are respectively connected to the female connector (121) and the water injection end (123).

3. The water injection device for a refrigerator ice maker according to claim 2, characterized in that: The surface of the female connector fixing seat (110) on one side facing away from the water injection pipe assembly (120) has a circular concave surface, and the circular concave surface is provided with a pre-assembly hole (111) and an assembly hole (112) for the female connector (121) to pass through, the assembly hole (112) is connected to the pre-assembly hole (111), and the diameter of the assembly hole (112) is smaller than the diameter of the pre-assembly hole (111).

4. The water injection device for a refrigerator ice maker according to claim 3, characterized in that: A protruding non-return guide wall (113) is provided on the circular inner concave surface, and the non-return guide wall (113) is provided along the edge of the pre-assembly hole (111).

5. The water injection device for a refrigerator ice maker according to claim 3, characterized in that: A transition water pipe clamping groove (114) is provided at the back edge of the circular inner concave surface, and the transition water pipe (122) is clamped with the transition water pipe clamping groove (114).

6. The water injection device for a refrigerator ice maker according to claim 2, characterized in that: The surface of the water injection end fixing seat (130) on one side facing away from the water injection pipe assembly (120) has a circular protruding surface, a through hole for the water injection end head (123) to pass through is axially arranged along the circular protruding surface, a pre-assembly hole notch (131) is provided on the edge of the through hole, a rotating slider (1231) is provided on the outer peripheral wall of the water injection end head (123), and the pre-assembly hole notch (131) is for the rotating slider (1231) to pass through.

7. The water injection device for a refrigerator ice maker according to claim 6, characterized in that: A slider guide seat (132) is also provided at the edge of the through hole. The slider guide seat (132) is a wedge-shaped structure. A slider stop wall (133) is radially provided along the circular protruding surface. The water injection end (123) is rotated so that the rotating slider (1231) rotates along the slider guide seat (132) to the highest point of the slider guide seat (132) and then falls between the slider guide seat (132) and the slider stop wall (133) to fix the water injection end (123).

8. A refrigerator, characterized in that: The refrigerator comprises a refrigerating chamber (200), a freezing chamber (300), and a water injection device for a refrigerator ice maker according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, characterized in that: At least one first rotating buckle (115) and a first positioning block (116) are arranged on the female connection fixing seat (110) of the water injection device, and a first notch corresponding to the first rotating buckle (115) and the first positioning block (116) is opened at the bottom of the refrigerator box (200), and the first rotating buckle (115) and the first positioning block (116) can rotate relative to the first notch.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 9, characterized in that: At least one second rotating buckle (134) and a second positioning block (135) are also provided on the water injection end fixing seat (130) of the water injection device, and a second notch corresponding to the second rotating buckle (134) and the second positioning block (135) is provided on the top of the freezer chamber (300), and the second rotating buckle (134) and the second positioning block (135) can rotate relative to the second notch.

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