Ice making device capable of improving assembly efficiency

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ice making device capable of improving assembly efficiency, the ice making device comprises an ice maker, a support and a fixing piece, the bottom side wall of the fixing piece is provided with a first fixing part, the first fixing part is provided with a buckle, the ice maker is sleeved on the first fixing part and is buckled with the buckle, and the support is arranged on the bottom side wall of the fixing piece. And the fixing piece is connected with the bracket. The fixing piece is used for fixing the ice maker on the support, the ice maker is connected with the fixing piece by sleeving the ice maker on the first fixing part and buckling the ice maker with the buckle on the fixing piece, then the fixing piece is fixed on the support, the fixing piece is connected with the ice maker in a clamping mode, the process is simple, and the assembling efficiency can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ice makers, in particular to an ice making device with improved assembly efficiency. Background Art

[0002] An ice maker is a refrigeration machine that passes water through an evaporator and is cooled by the refrigerant in the refrigeration system to produce ice. It uses a refrigeration system and water as a carrier to produce ice through a device under power-on conditions. The prepared ice cubes are placed in the ice dispensing mechanism and taken out from the ice dispensing mechanism when needed.

[0003] Currently, ice makers are usually connected to sheet metal fixings by welding and then fixed to the bracket. If the sheet metal is too thin, the ice maker is prone to shaking. If the sheet metal is too thick, the cost is high, and the welding and polishing processes are relatively complicated. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to provide an ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency, so as to solve the technical problem in the prior art that the ice-making device needs to be welded and fixed with sheet metal parts, resulting in complicated process.

[0005] The utility model provides an ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency, comprising an ice maker, a bracket and a fixing piece, wherein a first fixing part is provided on the bottom side wall of the fixing piece, the first fixing part is provided with a buckle, the ice maker is sleeved on the first fixing part and buckled with the buckle, and the fixing piece is connected to the bracket.

[0006] In the ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency as described above, the ice-maker is provided with a support tube, and the support tube is sleeved on the first fixing portion.

[0007] In the ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency as described above, the fixing member is provided with a second fixing portion extending downward, a mounting groove is formed between the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion, and the support pipe is clamped in the mounting groove.

[0008] As described above, in the ice-making device for improving assembly efficiency, the first fixing portion is provided with a plurality of first limit blocks, the first limit blocks are arranged on the front outer side wall of the first fixing portion and / or the rear outer side wall of the first fixing portion, the first limit blocks abut against the support tube, and the first limit blocks are used to limit the forward and backward movement of the support tube.

[0009] In the ice-making device for improving assembly efficiency as described above, a second limit block is provided on the groove wall of the installation groove, the second limit block is arranged on the inner wall of the second fixing part, and on the left outer side wall of the first fixing part and / or the right outer side wall of the first fixing part, the second limit block abuts against the support tube, and the second limit block is used to limit the left and right movement of the support tube.

[0010] According to the ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency as described above, the first limiting block is disposed on both the front outer side wall of the first fixing portion and the rear outer side wall of the first fixing portion.

[0011] According to the ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency as described above, the second fixing portion is arranged on the right side of the first fixing portion, and the second limiting block is arranged on the right outer side wall of the first fixing portion and the inner wall of the second fixing portion.

[0012] In the ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency as described above, the support tube includes a first straight section, a second straight section and an arc section, one end of the arc section is connected to the first straight section, and the other end is connected to the second straight section, and the arc section is arranged in the installation groove.

[0013] As described above, the ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency further comprises an ice-making box, the ice-making box is rotatably arranged inside the bracket, and the support pipe is arranged inside the ice-making box.

[0014] As described above, the ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency further includes a screw, and a mounting column is provided on the side wall of the fixing member. The screw passes through the side wall of the bracket and the side wall of the fixing member in sequence and then passes into the mounting column, so that the fixing member is fixedly connected to the bracket.

[0015] Implementing the embodiments of the present utility model will have the following beneficial effects:

[0016] In the utility model, a fixing piece is provided for fixing the ice maker to the bracket, a first fixing portion is provided on the bottom side wall of the fixing piece, the first fixing portion is provided with a buckle, the ice maker is sleeved on the first fixing portion and engaged with the buckle, and then the fixing piece is fixed to the bracket, the fixing piece and the ice maker are connected by a snap connection, the process is simple, and the assembly efficiency can be improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 is an exploded view of an ice-making device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0019] Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice-making device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0020] Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view of an ice maker connected to a fixing member according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0021] Figure 4 is a front cross-sectional view of an ice maker connected to a fixing member according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0022] Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view of an ice-making device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0023] Figure 6 is a side cross-sectional view of an ice-making device according to an exemplary embodiment when the ice-making box rotates;

[0024] Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a fixing member according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0025] Among them: 1. ice maker; 11. support tube; 111. first straight section; 112. second straight section; 113. arc section; 2. fixing member; 21. first fixing part; 211. buckle; 212. first limit block; 22. second fixing part; 23. mounting groove; 231. second limit block; 3. bracket; 4. ice box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0027] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0028] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0029] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "install", "connect", "connect", "fix" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0030] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art of the present invention. The terms used herein in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0031] See also Figure 1-Figure 7 The utility model provides an ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency, including an ice maker 1, a bracket 3 and a fixing member 2, wherein a first fixing portion 21 is provided on the bottom side wall of the fixing member 2, and the first fixing portion 21 is provided with a buckle 211, the ice maker 1 is sleeved on the first fixing portion 21 and buckled with the buckle 211, and the fixing member 2 is connected to the bracket 3. The fixing member 2 is used to fix the ice maker 1 to the bracket 3, and the connection between the ice maker 1 and the fixing member 2 is achieved by sleeved the ice maker 1 on the first fixing portion 21 and buckled with the buckle 211, and then the fixing member 2 is fixed to the bracket 3. The fixing member 2 and the ice maker 1 are connected by a snap connection, which is simple in process and can improve assembly efficiency. Specifically, the fixing member 2 and the bracket 3 are connected by screws.

[0032] Furthermore, the ice maker 1 is provided with a support tube 11, and the support tube 11 is sleeved on the first fixing part 21. Specifically, the support tube 11 is in a U-shaped structure, and the first fixing part 21 is also in a U-shaped structure. The bottom of the outer wall of the first fixing part 21 is provided with a plurality of buckles 211 extending outward, and the support tube 11 is sleeved on the first fixing part 21. The buckles 211 can support the support tube 11 to prevent the support tube 11 from falling off from the fixing member 2.

[0033] Furthermore, the fixing member 2 is provided with a second fixing portion 22 extending downward, and a mounting groove 23 is formed between the first fixing portion 21 and the second fixing portion 22, and the support tube 11 is clamped in the mounting groove 23. The mounting groove 23 is an arc-shaped structure, and the support tube 11 is installed in the mounting groove 23, which is conducive to fixing the support tube 11.

[0034] Further, the first fixing part 21 is provided with a plurality of first limit blocks 212, which are arranged on the front outer side wall of the first fixing part 21 and / or the rear outer side wall of the first fixing part 21, and the first limit blocks 212 abut against the inner wall of the support tube 11, and the first limit blocks 212 are used to limit the front and rear movement of the support tube 11. When the support tube 11 is installed on the fixing member 2, the first limit blocks 212 on the front outer side wall of the first fixing part 21 abut against the front inner side wall of the support tube 11, and the first limit blocks 212 on the rear outer side of the first fixing part 21 abut against the rear inner side wall of the support tube 11, so that the support tube 11 cannot move forward and backward, thereby limiting the support tube 11.

[0035] Further, a second limit block 231 is provided on the groove wall of the installation groove 23, and the second limit block 231 is arranged on the inner wall of the second fixing part 22, and the left outer wall of the first fixing part 21 and / or the right outer wall of the first fixing part 21, and the second limit block 231 abuts against the inner wall and outer wall of the support tube 11, and the second limit block 231 is used to limit the left and right movement of the support tube 11. The installation groove 23 is arranged on the right side of the fixing member 2, and the second limit block 231 is provided on both sides of the installation groove 23, so that when the support tube 11 is installed in the installation groove 23, the second limit block 231 can limit the left and right movement of the support tube 11.

[0036] Further, the front outer side wall of the first fixing part 21 and the rear outer side wall of the first fixing part 21 are both provided with the first limiting block 212, and the first limiting block 212 abuts against the front inner side wall of the support tube 11 and the rear inner side wall of the support tube 11. When the support tube 11 is installed on the fixing member 2, the first limiting block 212 on the front outer side wall of the first fixing part 21 abuts against the front inner side wall of the support tube 11, and the first limiting block 212 on the rear outer side of the first fixing part 21 abuts against the rear inner side wall of the support tube 11, so that the support tube 11 cannot move forward and backward, thereby limiting the support tube 11.

[0037] Further, the second fixing portion 22 is arranged on the right side of the first fixing portion 21, and the second limiting block 231 is arranged on the right outer side wall of the first fixing portion 21 and the inner wall of the second fixing portion 22. The mounting groove 23 is arranged on the right side of the fixing member 2, and the second limiting blocks 231 are arranged on both sides of the mounting groove 23, so that when the support tube 11 is installed in the mounting groove 23, the second limiting block 231 can limit the left and right movement of the support tube 11.

[0038] It is understandable that after the support tube 11 is installed on the fixing member 2, under the joint action of the first limit block 212 and the second limit block 231, the support tube 11 cannot move forward and backward or left and right, and the buckle 211 can prevent the support tube 11 from falling out from the bottom of the fixing member 2, so that the ice maker 1 can be firmly fixed. Specifically, the first limit block 212 and the second limit block 231 can be a built-in structure of the fixing member 2, or can be an independent component installed on the fixing member 2, and the first limit block 212 and the second limit block 231 can be made of an elastic structure.

[0039] Further, the support tube 11 includes a first straight section 111, a second straight section 112 and an arc section 113, one end of the arc section 113 is connected to the first straight section 111, and the other end is connected to the second straight section 112, and the arc section 113 is arranged in the mounting groove 23. The support tube 11 is a U-shaped structure, the first fixing portion 21 is also a U-shaped structure, and the mounting groove 23 is located on the bending section of the U-shaped structure.

[0040] Furthermore, the ice-making device further comprises an ice-making box 4, which is rotatably arranged inside the bracket 3, and the support tube 11 is arranged inside the ice-making box 4. The bracket 3 is a hollow area in the middle, and a shaft hole is arranged on the side wall of the bracket 3. The ice-making box 4 is arranged in the hollow area, and a rotating shaft is arranged on the ice-making box 4, and the rotating shaft penetrates the shaft hole, so that the ice-making box 4 can rotate relative to the bracket 3, so as to pour the ice cubes in the ice-making box 4 into the ice storage box at the bottom.

[0041] Furthermore, the outer side wall of the fixing member 2 is connected to the inner side wall of the bracket 3. The ice-making device further comprises screws, the fixing member 2 is connected to the bracket 3 by screws, a mounting post is provided on the side wall of the fixing member 2, the screws sequentially pass through the side wall of the bracket 3 and the side wall of the fixing member 2 and then pass through the mounting post, so that the fixing member 2 is fixedly connected to the bracket 3, thereby fixing the ice-making device 1.

[0042] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the utility model, rather than to limit the protection scope of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the utility model, rather than all embodiments. Based on these embodiments, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, ordinary technicians in this field can still combine, add, delete or make other adjustments to the features in the various embodiments of the utility model according to the circumstances without conflict, without making creative work, so as to obtain different other technical solutions that do not deviate from the concept of the utility model in essence, and these technical solutions also belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.

Claims

1. An ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency, characterized in that: The invention comprises an ice maker (1), a bracket (3) and a fixing member (2); a first fixing portion (21) is provided on the bottom side wall of the fixing member (2); the first fixing portion (21) is provided with a buckle (211); the ice maker (1) is sleeved on the first fixing portion (21) and buckled with the buckle (211); and the fixing member (2) is connected to the bracket (3).

2. The ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice maker (1) is provided with a support tube (11), and the support tube (11) is sleeved on the first fixing portion (21).

3. The ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fixing member (2) is provided with a second fixing portion (22) extending downward, a mounting groove (23) is formed between the first fixing portion (21) and the second fixing portion (22), and the support tube (11) is clamped in the mounting groove (23).

4. The ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first fixing portion (21) is provided with a plurality of first limit blocks (212), the first limit blocks (212) being arranged on a front outer side wall of the first fixing portion (21) and / or a rear outer side wall of the first fixing portion (21), the first limit blocks (212) being in contact with the support tube (11), and the first limit blocks (212) being used to limit the forward and backward movement of the support tube (11).

5. The ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency according to claim 4, characterized in that: A second limit block (231) is provided on the groove wall of the installation groove (23); the second limit block (231) is arranged on the inner wall of the second fixing portion (22), and on the left outer wall of the first fixing portion (21) and / or the right outer wall of the first fixing portion (21); the second limit block (231) abuts against the support tube (11); the second limit block (231) is used to limit the left and right movement of the support tube (11).

6. The ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first limiting block (212) is provided on both the front outer side wall of the first fixing portion (21) and the rear outer side wall of the first fixing portion (21).

7. The ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency according to claim 5, characterized in that: The second fixing portion (22) is arranged on the right side of the first fixing portion (21), and the second limiting block (231) is arranged on the right outer side wall of the first fixing portion (21) and the inner wall of the second fixing portion (22).

8. The ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency according to claim 3, characterized in that: The support tube (11) comprises a first straight section (111), a second straight section (112) and an arc section (113); one end of the arc section (113) is connected to the first straight section (111), and the other end is connected to the second straight section (112); the arc section (113) is arranged in the mounting groove (23).

9. The ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency according to claim 2, characterized in that: The ice-making device further comprises an ice-making box (4), wherein the ice-making box (4) is rotatably arranged inside the bracket (3), and the support pipe (11) is arranged inside the ice-making box (4).

10. The ice-making device with improved assembly efficiency according to claim 9, characterized in that: The ice-making device also includes a screw, and a mounting column is provided on the side wall of the fixing member (2). The screw passes through the side wall of the bracket (3) and the side wall of the fixing member (2) in sequence and then passes into the mounting column, so that the fixing member (2) is fixedly connected to the bracket (3).

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