Refrigerator

Abstract

The utility model discloses a refrigerator, which relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, and is characterized in that an ice making piece is rotatably connected to a mounting frame, and the ice making piece is provided with at least one ice tray for accommodating water for making ice; the first clamping part is connected to the ice making piece and can synchronously rotate with the ice making piece; the second clamping part is arranged on the mounting frame and is arranged on a rotating path of the first clamping part, and the ice making part rotates relative to the mounting frame, so that the first clamping part can be propped against the second clamping part, the first clamping part stops, and the first clamping part is separated from the second clamping part along with the rotation of the ice making part. According to the refrigerator, the first clamping part is arranged on the ice making piece, the second clamping part is arranged on the mounting frame, so that when the ice making piece rotates relative to the mounting frame, the first clamping part can make contact with the second clamping part, the rotation angle difference is generated between the two ends of the ice making piece, the ice making piece generates local deformation, and then the ice making piece generates vibration; and the ice blocks in the ice making piece are separated from the ice grids.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to a refrigerator. Background Art

[0002] At present, refrigerators may be equipped with an ice maker for providing ice cubes for daily use to users. The ice maker is generally arranged in an ice making chamber isolated from a refrigerating chamber or a freezing chamber, and uses an ice making grid to condense ice making water to form ice cubes.

[0003] The open ice tray is a common type of ice tray. During the ice-dropping process, the motor drives the ice tray to rotate until the ice tray is deformed, squeezing the ice cubes inside the tray and causing the ice cubes to fall out. However, if the ice cubes in the ice tray are small in mass, or the surface of the ice tray is rough, or the ice cubes are stuck again during the ice-dropping process, the ice cubes may not be able to leave the ice tray and be trapped in the ice tray. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to provide a refrigerator, wherein the ice maker of the refrigerator is capable of generating vibrations during the ice-dropping process of the ice-making grid, so that the ice cubes can be smoothly released from the ice-making grid, so as to solve the problem that the existing ice-making grid may cause the ice cubes to be unable to be released.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A refrigerator, comprising:

[0007] Box;

[0008] An ice-making assembly, which is arranged in the box and can prepare ice cubes from ice-making water; wherein the ice-making assembly includes:

[0009] Mounting frame;

[0010] an ice-making component, the ice-making component is rotatably connected to the mounting frame, and the ice-making component is provided with at least one ice tray to accommodate the ice-making water; and

[0011] A first latch portion, the first latch portion is connected to the ice-making component and can rotate synchronously with the ice-making component;

[0012] a second latch portion, the second latch portion being disposed on the mounting frame and arranged on a rotation path of the first latch portion, and

[0013] The ice-making component can rotate relative to the mounting frame to make the first stuck portion abut against the second stuck portion, so that the first stuck portion stops and the first stuck portion escapes from the second stuck portion as the ice-making component rotates.

[0014] In some embodiments, the ice making assembly further comprises:

[0015] A rotating shaft block, the rotating shaft block is coaxially arranged with the ice-making element and rotates synchronously with the ice-making element; and one end of the rotating shaft block is connected to the end of the ice-making element, and the other end extends into the mounting frame to form a rotating shaft portion;

[0016] The first latching portion is arranged on the end of the rotating shaft block facing the mounting frame.

[0017] In some embodiments, the first catch portion is a convex block, and the second catch portion is a concave hole, or the first catch portion is a concave hole, and the second catch portion is a convex block; wherein,

[0018] The convex block protrudes toward the concave hole and can be embedded in the concave hole so that the convex block and the concave hole abut against each other; and the convex block or the concave hole can be disengaged from the concave hole or the convex block as the ice-making element rotates.

[0019] In some embodiments, a clearance groove is provided beside the concave hole, the clearance groove is arranged along the rotation path of the first latch portion, and the convex block can be embedded in the clearance groove so that the convex block and the concave hole do not interfere with each other, and,

[0020] The ice-making component rotates relative to the mounting frame to make the protrusion escape from the air-avoiding groove and enter the concave hole, or to make the protrusion escape from the concave hole and enter the air-avoiding groove.

[0021] In some embodiments, the first catch portion and the second catch portion are both convex blocks, wherein:

[0022] The first latch portion protrudes toward the direction where the second latch portion is located, and the second latch portion protrudes toward the direction where the first latch portion is located, and,

[0023] The ice-making component rotates relative to the mounting frame so that the first latch portion abuts against one side of the second latch portion, and the first latch portion passes through the second latch portion as the ice-making component rotates and moves to the other side of the second latch portion.

[0024] In some embodiments, there are multiple first latch parts, and the multiple first latch parts are arranged in sequence on the rotation path of the first latch part; and / or,

[0025] There are multiple second latch parts, and the multiple second latch parts are arranged in sequence along the rotation direction of the first latch part.

[0026] In some embodiments, the ice making assembly further comprises:

[0027] a driving member connected to the mounting frame and to one end of the ice-making member to drive the ice-making member to rotate relative to the mounting frame; and

[0028] The first latching portion is arranged at an end of the ice-making component away from the driving component.

[0029] In some embodiments, the first latch portion is formed at an end of the ice-making component, and the end of the ice-making component where the first latch portion is formed is rotatably connected to the mounting bracket.

[0030] In some embodiments, along the rotation direction of the ice-making element, an angle between any first latch portion and an adjacent second latch portion is α, and 70°≤α≤90°.

[0031] In order to achieve the aforementioned utility model purpose, the utility model also provides another implementation method, and its technical solution is as follows:

[0032] A refrigerator, comprising:

[0033] Box;

[0034] An ice-making assembly, which is arranged in the box and can prepare ice cubes from ice-making water; wherein the ice-making assembly includes:

[0035] Mounting frame;

[0036] an ice-making component, the ice-making component is rotatably connected to the mounting frame, and the ice-making component is provided with at least one ice tray to accommodate the ice-making water; and

[0037] A first latch portion, the first latch portion is connected to the ice-making component and can rotate synchronously with the ice-making component;

[0038] A second latch portion, the second latch portion is disposed on the mounting frame and arranged on a rotation path of the first latch portion, wherein:

[0039] The first latch portion can pass through the second latch portion as the ice-making component rotates, and the second latch portion is configured to be connected to the first latch portion so that the end of the ice-making component connected to the first latch portion rotates later than the other end of the ice-making component, forming a rotation angle difference.

[0040] Compared with the prior art, the refrigerator of the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0041] The refrigerator of the present application is provided with a first latch on the ice-making member of the ice-making assembly, and a second latch on the mounting frame of the ice-making assembly, so that when the ice-making member rotates relative to the mounting frame, the first latch can contact the second latch, so that the rotation speed of the end of the ice-making member connected to the first latch is reduced, and the other end of the ice-making member maintains the current rotation speed, so that the two ends of the ice-making member will have a rotation angle difference, so that the ice-making member will be locally twisted and locally deformed. After the first latch passes through the second latch, the end of the ice-making member connected to the first latch is no longer blocked by the second latch, so that the ice-making member can be restored to a state where no local deformation occurs, and then the ice-making member vibrates, so that the ice cubes in the ice-making member are separated from the ice tray, so that the ice cubes can fall from the ice tray more easily, so as to solve the problem that the existing ice tray may cause the ice cubes to be unable to separate.

[0042] Moreover, the number of the first and second latch parts can be multiple, and the multiple first latch parts are arranged in sequence on the rotation path of the first latch part, and the multiple second latch parts are arranged in sequence along the rotation direction of the first latch part, so that when the ice-making part rotates relative to the mounting frame, the first latch part can cooperate with the multiple second latch parts, and the first latch part repeats the process of abutting and disengaging from the second latch part multiple times, so that the ice-making part vibrates multiple times, making it easier for the ice cubes in the ice-making part to separate from the ice tray. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0043] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerator in an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of an ice-making assembly in an embodiment of the present application;

[0045] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of an ice-making component in an embodiment of the present application;

[0046] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A magnified view of middle;

[0047] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of an ice-making assembly from another angle in an embodiment of the present application;

[0048] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of another example of an ice-making element in an embodiment of the present application;

[0049] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a rotating shaft block in an embodiment of the present application;

[0050] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of a mounting frame in an embodiment of the present application;

[0051] Fig. 9 yes Figure 8 Enlarged view of middle B;

[0052] Fig.10 is a schematic diagram of another example of a mounting frame in an embodiment of the present application;

[0053] Fig.11 yes Fig.10 Enlarged view of middle C;

[0054] Fig.12 is a schematic diagram of another example of a mounting frame in an embodiment of the present application;

[0055] Fig.13 yes Fig.12 Enlarged view of middle D;

[0056] Fig.14 is a schematic diagram of another example of a rotating shaft block in an embodiment of the present application;

[0057] Fig.15 is a schematic diagram of another example of a rotating shaft block in an embodiment of the present application;

[0058] Fig.16 It is a schematic diagram of the angle between the first stuck portion and the second stuck portion in the implementation manner of the present application.

[0059] In the figure, 100, refrigerator; 101, box body; 102, door body; 103, refrigeration chamber; 104, ice-making assembly; 1A, ice-making part;

[0060] 1. Ice tray; 2. Opening; 3. Rotating part; 4. Driving motor; 5. Mounting frame; 6. First latching part; 7. Second latching part; 8. Rotating shaft block; 8a. Rotating shaft part; 9. Air avoidance groove; 10. Protrusion; 11. Concave hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0061] The following is a further detailed description of the specific implementation of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0062] In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element. The terms "installed", "connected" and "connected" 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, and it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0063] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "height", "up", "down", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like used in the present invention to indicate the orientation or position relationship are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0064] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "first" and "second" are used in the present invention for descriptive purposes only and cannot 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.

[0065] The refrigerator 100 provided in the embodiment of the utility model can have various implementation forms. Figures 1 to 16 This is a specific implementation of the refrigerator 100 of the utility model. In this embodiment, the refrigerator 100 includes a box body 101, a refrigeration system (not shown), an air supply system (not shown), and a door body 102.

[0066] The directions described in the text are based on the direction in which the user faces the refrigerator 100, wherein the left and right sides are distinguished by the direction in which the user faces the refrigerator 100, the side facing the user when the refrigerator 100 is in use is defined as the front side, and the side opposite thereto is defined as the rear side, and the upper and lower sides of the refrigerator 100 when generally working normally are defined to distinguish the up and down.

[0067] like Figure 1As shown, the box 101 is used to form the overall appearance of the refrigerator 100. The box 101 is roughly in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped frame. The top of the box 101 and the bottom of the box 101 are opposite ends. From the top of the box 101 to the bottom of the box 101 is the height direction of the box 101. The left side of the box 101 and the right side of the box 101 are opposite sides. From the left side of the box 101 to the right side of the box 101 is the width direction of the box 101. The front side of the box 101 and the rear side of the box 101 are opposite sides. From the front side of the box 101 to the rear side of the box 101 is the thickness direction of the box 101. The box 101 includes an inner liner and a box shell. The inner liner is arranged in the box shell, and an installation space is formed between the two, which is used to install other component structures of the refrigerator 100 and form a foam insulation layer. A refrigeration chamber 103 for placing goods is formed inside the inner tank. The refrigeration chamber 103 has a chamber opening, and the chamber opening is arranged toward the front side of the box body 101. The refrigeration chamber 103 can be in a refrigerated temperature environment, a frozen temperature environment, or a normal temperature environment. A door body 102 is arranged at the chamber opening. The door body 102 is arranged in a straight plate shape at the front side of the box body 101. The door body 102 can be connected to the box body 101 in an openable and closable manner to open or close the refrigeration chamber 103.

[0068] The refrigeration system is used to provide cold air to the refrigeration chamber 103; the refrigeration system generally refers to a closed system composed of components such as a compressor, an evaporator, a condenser, a filter drier, a return air pipe, a throttling device, and a refrigerant. Each component is distributed at different positions of the box 101 according to its structural characteristics to meet the requirements of its corresponding function. The working process of the refrigeration system mainly includes a compression process, a condensation process, a throttling process, and an evaporation process. The compression process is: after the power cord of the refrigerator 100 is plugged in, when the contacts of the thermostat are connected, the compressor starts to work, and the low-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant from the evaporator is sucked into the compressor, and is compressed into a high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant gas by the action of the compressor and then discharged into the condenser. The condensation process is: the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant gas exchanges heat with the external environment through the condenser, the temperature drops, and is gradually cooled to a saturated refrigerant vapor at normal temperature and high pressure, and then cooled to a saturated refrigerant liquid. The throttling process is: the condensed refrigerant saturated liquid is filtered through a filter drier to remove moisture and impurities and then flows into the throttling device, and the throttling and pressure reduction are performed through the throttling device, and the refrigerant becomes a wet vapor at normal temperature and low pressure. Evaporation process: The wet steam at room temperature and low pressure enters the evaporator and begins to absorb heat to gasify, which reduces the temperature of the evaporator and its surroundings, realizes refrigeration, and turns the refrigerant into a low-temperature, low-pressure gas. The refrigerant coming out of the evaporator returns to the compressor and repeats the above process. The energy conversion is carried out through the change of the state of the refrigerant, and the heat in the refrigerator 100 is transferred to the air outside the box, thereby realizing the refrigeration cycle of the refrigerator 100.

[0069] The air supply system is installed in the box 101, and is used to provide power for the flow of cold air; the air supply system generally includes a fan and an air supply duct defined in the box 101. In some embodiments, the air inlet end of the air supply duct is arranged close to the fan, and the air outlet end of the air supply duct is arranged away from the fan; in other embodiments, the air outlet end of the air supply duct is arranged close to the fan, and the air inlet end of the air supply duct is arranged away from the fan. The box 101 is also defined to form an air duct cavity, which is connected to the air supply duct and the refrigeration chamber 103 respectively, so that the air supply duct is connected to the refrigeration chamber 103 through the air duct cavity; it should be noted that the inner liner is provided with an air outlet, and the air outlet is used to connect the air duct cavity and the refrigeration chamber 103. The cold air generated by the refrigeration system enters the air duct cavity through the air supply duct through the operation of the fan, and flows from the air outlet to the refrigeration chamber 103 to cool the refrigeration chamber 103. It should also be noted that, in some embodiments, the air outlet is arranged on the side wall on the side opposite to the opening of the refrigeration chamber of the inner liner or on the side adjacent to the opening of the refrigeration chamber of the inner liner; it should also be noted that the refrigeration system and the air supply system belong to the common knowledge technology in the field and will not be described here.

[0070] In the above refrigerator 100, reference Figures 1 to 16 , an ice-making assembly 104 is provided in the refrigeration chamber 103 to prepare ice cubes. Generally speaking, the ice-making process of the ice-making assembly 104 is as follows: water is injected into the ice-making component 1A for holding liquid inside the ice-making component 104, and cold energy is provided to the refrigeration chamber 103, so that the water held in the ice-making component 1A freezes into ice cubes, and then the ice cubes are released from the ice-making component 1A and fall into an ice storage box (not shown in the figure) for users to take.

[0071] The ice-making assembly 104 provided in this embodiment uses an open ice-making tray 1 to prepare ice cubes. Specifically, the ice-making assembly 104 includes an ice-making component 1A, in which at least one ice tray 1 is arranged to accommodate the ice-making water, and the ice-making component 1A has an opening 2 for allowing the ice-making water 2A to be injected into the ice tray 1, and the ice-making component 1A is connected to a rotating part 3 at both ends in the length direction, and one of the rotating parts 3 is connected to a driving motor 4 as a driving component to obtain the power output by the driving motor 4, so that the rotating part 3 can drive the ice-making component 1A to rotate a specified angle.

[0072] It is understandable that the number of ice trays 1 provided in the ice making part 1A can be configured according to the ice making requirements of the ice making assembly. The more ice trays 1 there are, the more ice cubes the ice making assembly can prepare at a time. When the number of ice trays 1 is large, a flow channel can be configured between the ice trays 1 for ice making water to flow, so that the ice making water can fill all the ice trays 1.

[0073] refer to Figure 2-3 , Figure 8-11The ice-making assembly further includes a mounting frame 5, through which the ice-making assembly can be mounted in the ice-making chamber. The rotating portion of the ice-making component 1A is connected to the mounting frame 5, so that the ice-making component 1A can rotate relative to the mounting frame 5, thereby realizing a rotation connection with the mounting frame 5.

[0074] One end of the ice-making member 1A is connected to the driving motor 4 along the direction of its rotation axis, and the other end is connected to the first latch 6, so that the first latch 6 can rotate synchronously with the ice-making member 1A. Correspondingly, a second latch 7 is provided in the mounting frame 5, and the second latch 7 is arranged on the rotation path of the first latch 6.

[0075] When the ice-making water stored in the ice tray 1 of the ice-making component 1A obtains the coldness of the refrigeration chamber, the ice-making water will condense into ice. After that, the ice-making component 1A will rotate relative to the mounting frame 5 under the action of the driving motor 4, so that the opening 2 of the ice-making component 1A rotates from facing upward to facing downward. In this process, since the first latch portion 6 can rotate synchronously with the ice-making component 1A, and the second latch portion 7 is arranged on the rotation path of the first latch portion 6, the first latch portion 6 will touch the second latch portion 7 during the rotation process and abut against one side of the second latch portion 7. In this way, the second latching part 7 will hinder the rotation of the first latching part 6, causing the first latching part 6 to temporarily stop, and the end of the ice-making member 1A connected to the first latching part 6 (hereinafter referred to as the first end) will temporarily stop rotating. Since the other end of the ice-making member 1A (hereinafter referred to as the second end) is connected to the driving motor 4, the driving motor 4 will drive the second end to continue rotating at the previous speed, so that there is a difference between the rotation angle of the first end and the rotation angle of the second end, and then the second end of the ice-making member 1A is twisted relative to the first end, causing the ice-making member 1A to produce local deformation. This local deformation will squeeze the space of the ice tray 1, causing the ice cubes inside the ice tray 1 to break away from the ice tray 1. When the ice-making member 1A rotates to the point where the opening 2 faces downward, the ice cubes will immediately fall out of the ice tray 1 and fall into the ice storage box below.

[0076] Furthermore, after the first latch 6 abuts against one side of the second latch 7, as the driving motor 4 continues to drive the second end of the ice-making member 1A to rotate, the first latch 6 can be disengaged from the second latch 7, so that the first latch 6 passes over the second latch 7 and moves to the other side of the second latch 7. In this way, the first end of the ice-making member 1A is no longer blocked by the second latch 7, and the stress generated by the local deformation of the ice-making member 1A can make the ice-making member 1A recover elastically, thereby causing the ice-making member 1A to vibrate, so that the ice cubes in the ice tray 1 can be more easily separated from the ice tray 1, and the ice cubes can be prevented from being unable to separate from the ice tray 1 due to insufficient weight or excessive friction between the ice tray 1 and the ice tray 1.

[0077] It is understandable that the ice-making member 1A can be made of soft material or hard material. For the ice-making member 1A made of soft material, when the first stop portion 6 is blocked by the second stop portion 7, the local deformation amplitude of the ice-making member 1A is more obvious, and a large stress is generated inside the ice-making member 1A, so that after the first stop portion 6 is released from the second stop portion 7, the vibration amplitude of the ice-making member 1A is larger. For the ice-making member 1A made of hard material, when the first stop portion 6 is blocked by the second stop portion 7, due to the limitation of the characteristics of the ice-making member 1A itself, the local deformation amplitude of the ice-making member 1A is lower, but under the cooperation of the first stop portion 6 and the second stop portion 7, the ice-making member 1A can still produce a vibration effect similar to that of a vehicle passing through a speed bump, so that the ice-making member 1A vibrates, so that the ice cubes inside the ice tray 1 can be more easily released from the ice tray 1.

[0078] It is understandable that the pause caused by the first stuck part 6 touching the second stuck part 7 can be a very short time. During the flipping process of the ice-making part 1A, since the second end of the ice-making part 1A is driven by the driving motor 4 to continuously rotate, the short pause of the first stuck part 6 will cause the first end and the second end of the ice-making part 1A to form a rotation angle difference, thereby causing the layout of the ice-making part 1A to deform. Of course, the longer the first stuck part 6 pauses, the greater the deformation and torsion amplitude of the ice-making part 1A, and when the first stuck part 6 is released from the second stuck part 7, the vibration amplitude of the ice-making part 1A due to elastic recovery will also be greater.

[0079] In addition to causing the first latch portion 6 to temporarily pause, the first latch portion 6 and the second latch portion 7 also have a variety of matching methods, so that the second latch portion 7 can slow down the rotation speed of the first latch portion 6, thereby allowing the rotation angle of the first end of the ice-making component 1A to form an angle difference with the rotation angle of the second end thereof. For example, the second latch portion 7 can adopt a groove design with a higher surface roughness, so that after the first latch portion 6 enters the second latch portion 7 and abuts against the second latch portion 7, the first latch portion 6 slows down the rotation speed due to the increase in friction. In this way, a rotation angle difference will also be generated between the first end and the second end of the ice-making component 1A. Therefore, the present embodiment also provides another example of a refrigerator 100, which includes a box body, an ice-making assembly is arranged in the box body, and the ice-making assembly is arranged in the box body and can prepare ice cubes from ice-making water. The ice-making assembly includes a mounting frame 5, an ice-making component 1A, a first latch portion 6 and a second latch portion 7, wherein:

[0080] The ice-making component 1A is rotatably connected to the mounting frame 5, and the ice-making component 1A is provided with at least one ice tray 1 to accommodate water for ice-making; the first latch portion 6 is connected to the ice-making component 1A and can rotate synchronously with the ice-making component 1A; the second latch portion 7 is provided on the mounting frame 5 and is arranged on the rotation path of the first latch portion 6, and the first latch portion 6 can pass through the second latch portion 7 as the ice-making component 1A rotates, and the second latch portion 7 is configured to be connected to the first latch portion 6, so that the end of the ice-making component 1A connected to the first latch portion 6 rotates later than the other end of the ice-making component 1A, forming a rotation angle difference.

[0081] During the rotation of the ice-making part 1A, the first latch part 6 will move to contact with the second latch part 7. The contact can be in the form of collision, friction, or embedding, so that the rotational friction force of the first latch part 6 during the rotation is increased, thereby reducing the rotation speed of the first end of the ice-making part 1A, thereby forming a rotation angle difference between the first end and the second end of the ice-making part 1A. After the first latch part 6 passes through the second latch part 7, the first latch part 6 returns to its previous rotation speed, and the ice-making part 1A also rebounds accordingly under the action of its own elastic recovery, causing the ice-making part 1A to vibrate, so that the ice cubes inside the ice tray 1 can be easily detached from the ice tray 1.

[0082] It is understandable that the first latch portion 6 is not necessarily arranged opposite to the drive motor 4, and the arrangement of the first latch portion 6 and the drive motor 4 opposite to each other is only an example of this embodiment. In other examples, the first latch portion 6 and the second latch portion 7 can also be arranged at one end where the drive motor 4 is located, that is, the active end of the ice-making member 1A, and the other end of the ice-making member 1A, that is, the driven end of the ice-making member 1A, can be connected to the mounting frame 5 through a rotating shaft, a coupling and other structures. When the first latch portion 6 is paused due to abutting against the second latch portion 7, or the first latch portion 6 slows down due to the second latch portion 7, the end of the ice-making member 1A connected to the first latch portion 6 will still temporarily pause or slow down, and the other end of the ice-making member 1A, that is, the driven end of the ice-making member 1A, will maintain the previous speed under the action of inertia, which will also cause a difference in the rotation angles of the two ends of the ice-making member 1A, thereby causing the ice-making member 1A to be locally twisted and locally deformed. The principle of vibration of this type of ice-making element 1A is the same as that of the aforementioned ice-making element 1A, and will not be further illustrated here.

[0083] refer to Figure 7 As another example of this embodiment, the ice-making assembly 104 also includes a shaft block 8, which is coaxially arranged with the ice-making component 1A and rotates synchronously with the ice-making component 1A; and, one end of the shaft block 8 is connected to the rotating part 3 of the ice-making component 1A, and the other end extends into the mounting frame 5 to form a shaft structure; the first clamping portion 6 is arranged on the end of the shaft block 8 facing the mounting frame 5.

[0084] The rotating shaft block 8 can be connected and installed with the ice-making member 1A through the rotating part 3 arranged at the end of the ice-making member 1A, and can realize synchronous rotation with the ice-making member 1A. Since the ice-making member 1A generally needs to be provided with a rotating shaft at the end so that the ice-making member 1A can rotate relative to the mounting frame 5, the rotating shaft block 8 arranged between the ice-making member 1A and the mounting frame 5 can be provided with a rotating shaft portion 8a, so that the rotating shaft portion 8a is arranged coaxially with the ice-making member 1A, so that the ice-making member 1A can rotate relative to the mounting frame 5.

[0085] It should be noted that, since the first catch portion 6 is disposed on the end of the shaft block 8 facing the mounting frame 5, the friction loss generated during the rotation of the ice-making component 1A relative to the mounting frame 5 mainly comes from between the shaft block 8 and the mounting frame 5. Therefore, the shaft block 8 and the first catch portion 6 can generally be made of wear-resistant materials to ensure the service life of the ice-making assembly.

[0086] Of course, when the ice-making element 1A itself is made of wear-resistant material, the shaft block 8 and the first latching portion 6 can also be integrated on the ice-making element 1A. Figure 3-4 As an example of this embodiment, the first catch portion 6 is formed at the end of the ice-making member 1A, and the end of the ice-making member 1A where the first catch portion 6 is formed is rotatably connected to the mounting frame 5. The shape and structure of the rotating shaft block 8 can be consistent with the shape and structure of the end of the ice-making member 1A where the first catch portion 6 is formed, or other suitable shapes can be used.

[0087] In order to make the first stuck part 6 cooperate with the second stuck part 7, so that the first stuck part 6 stops. Figure 5-9 As an example of this embodiment, the first latch portion 6 is a protrusion 10, and the second latch portion 7 is a recessed hole 11. The protrusion 10 protrudes toward the recessed hole 11 and can be embedded in the recessed hole 11 so that the protrusion 10 and the recessed hole 11 abut against each other; and the protrusion 10 can fall out of the recessed hole 11 as the ice-making component 1A rotates.

[0088] During the rotation of the ice-making component 1A relative to the mounting frame 5, when the first latching portion 6 rotates to the position of the second latching portion 7, the first latching portion 6 will be embedded in the second latching portion 7, causing the first latching portion 6 to temporarily pause, thereby causing the first end and the second end of the ice-making component 1A to twist. As the ice-making component 1A continues to rotate, the first latching portion 6 can then be disengaged from the second latching portion 7, causing the ice-making component 1A to vibrate, so that the ice cubes can be easily disengaged from the ice tray 1. It can be understood that the depth of the concave hole 11 and the height of the protrusion 10 should be set according to the output power of the driving motor 4 and the specifications of the ice-making component 1A, so that the ice-making component 1A only produces a sense of jamming during the rotation process, and will not cause the ice-making component 1A to get stuck.

[0089] In other examples, the first latch portion 6 can also be a recessed hole 11, and the second latch portion 7 can be a convex block 10; the same is that the convex block 10 still protrudes toward the recessed hole 11 and can be embedded in the recessed hole 11, so that the convex block 10 and the recessed hole 11 abut against each other; and the first latch portion 6 is a recessed hole 11, and can be disengaged from the convex block 10 as the ice-making element 1A rotates. When the first latch portion 6 is a recessed hole 11 and the second latch portion 7 is a convex block 10, the connection formed by the two is the same as when the first latch portion 6 is a convex block 10 and the second latch portion 7 is a recessed hole 11, and no further description is given here.

[0090] It is understandable that before the protrusion 10 is embedded in the concave hole 11, it will slide on the surface of the mounting frame 5 or the surface of the ice-making member 1A, so that the protrusion 10 will generate a certain friction force with the surface of the mounting frame 5 or the surface of the ice-making member 1A. Although these friction forces will affect the rotation rate of the ice-making member 1A, the friction force generated by the protrusion 10 and the surface of the mounting frame 5 or the surface of the ice-making member 1A is constant. Therefore, before the protrusion 10 is not embedded in the concave hole 11, the rotation speed of the ice-making member 1A is still stable. When the protrusion 10 rotates to the position of the concave hole 11, the protrusion 10 embedded in the concave hole 11 will still cause the ice-making member 1A to jam during the rotation process, thereby causing the first end and the second end of the ice-making member 1A to twist.

[0091] Of course, the surface of the mounting frame 5 or the surface of the ice-making member 1A may also be provided with a structure for the protrusion 10 to pass through, so that the ice-making member 1A can also maintain smooth rotation before the protrusion 10 is not inserted into the concave hole 11. Figure 10-11 , Fig.15 As an example of this embodiment, an air avoidance groove 9 is provided on the side of the concave hole 11, and the air avoidance groove 9 is arranged along the rotation path of the first clamping portion 6, and the protrusion 10 can be embedded in the air avoidance groove 9, so that the protrusion 10 and the concave hole 11 do not interfere with each other, and the ice-making component 1A can rotate relative to the mounting frame 5 to make the protrusion 10 escape from the air avoidance groove 9 and enter the concave hole 11, or, make the protrusion 10 escape from the concave hole 11 and enter the air avoidance groove 9.

[0092] The air avoidance groove 9 is an arc-shaped groove arranged along the rotation path of the first stuck part 6. Before the protrusion 10 is embedded in the concave hole 11, it will pass through the air avoidance groove 9. The groove width of the air avoidance groove 9 can be adapted to the external dimensions of the protrusion 10, so that when the protrusion 10 passes through the air avoidance groove 9, there is no friction between the protrusion 10 and the air avoidance groove 9, so as to ensure the smooth rotation of the ice-making part 1A. When the protrusion 10 rotates to the end of the air avoidance groove 9, the protrusion 10 will escape from the air avoidance groove 9 and enter the concave hole 11, so that the ice-making part 1A will be stuck, so that the first end and the second end of the ice-making part 1A will be twisted and vibrated. As the ice-making part 1A continues to rotate, the ice-making part 1A will drive the first stuck part 6 to escape from the second stuck part 7 and re-enter the air avoidance groove 9, so that the first stuck part 6 and the second stuck part 7 no longer interfere with each other, and the ice-making part 1A resumes normal rotation.

[0093] In addition to the cooperation between the protrusion 10 and the recessed hole 11, refer to Figure 7 , Figure 12-13 As another example of the present embodiment, the first catch portion 6 and the second catch portion 7 may both be protrusions 10, wherein the first catch portion 6 protrudes in the direction of the second catch portion 7, and the second catch portion 7 protrudes in the direction of the first catch portion 6, and the rotation of the ice-making component 1A relative to the mounting frame 5 can make the first catch portion 6 abut against one side of the second catch portion 7, and make the first catch portion 6 pass through the second catch portion 7 as the ice-making component 1A rotates, and move to the other side of the second catch portion 7.

[0094] The same as the structure of the protrusion 10 and the concave hole 11, when the first latch portion 6 and the second latch portion 7 are both the protrusion 10 structure, the height of the protrusion 10 should be set according to the output power of the driving motor 4 and the specifications of the ice-making component 1A, so that the ice-making component 1A only produces a sense of stuck during the rotation process, and does not cause the ice-making component 1A to get stuck. The process of the first latch portion 6 and the second latch portion 7 producing stuck is similar to the process of the protrusion 10 and the concave hole 11 producing stuck, which will not be repeated here.

[0095] refer to Figure 12-14As an example of this embodiment, the number of the first latching parts 6 is multiple, and the multiple first latching parts 6 are arranged in sequence along the rotation path of the first latching parts 6. During the rotation of the ice-making part 1A relative to the mounting frame 5, when the multiple first latching parts 6 will cooperate with the second latching parts 7 in sequence, the ice-making part 1A will produce multiple latching and vibrations, so that the ice cubes are easier to get out of the ice tray 1. Of course, the number of the second latching parts 7 can also be multiple, and the multiple second latching parts 7 are arranged in sequence along the rotation direction of the first latching parts 6. The number of the first latching parts 6 and the second latching parts 7 can be set according to the vibration frequency required by the ice-making part 1A, and the two can be a one-to-many matching relationship or a many-to-many matching relationship. Generally speaking, the more the number of the two is set, the more the ice-making part 1A will be twisted, and the higher the vibration frequency generated based on the twisting and elastic recovery, the easier it is for the ice cubes to get out of the ice tray 1.

[0096] refer to Fig.16 As an example of this embodiment, when the ice-making member 1A is in the starting position, along the rotation direction of the ice-making member 1A, the angle between any first latch portion 6 and the adjacent second latch portion 7 is α, and 70°≤α≤90°. In this way, when the ice-making member 1A is turned over, the ice-making member 1A needs to rotate at least 70° before the first latch portion 6 can contact the adjacent second latch portion 7, thereby causing the ice-making member 1A to vibrate. By adjusting the angle between the first latch portion 6 and the second latch portion 7, the first latch portion 6 and the second latch portion 7 can be made to have no contact when the ice-making member 1A is in the starting position, that is, when its opening 2 faces upward to receive ice-making water. Furthermore, when the ice-making member 1A has not rotated to the point where its opening 2 faces or nearly faces the ice storage box, the first latch portion 6 and the second latch portion 7 are not in contact, so that the ice-making member 1A does not vibrate. When the ice-making member 1A is turned over to the point where its opening 2 faces the ice storage box and the ice cubes can be separated from the ice tray 1 under the action of gravity, the first latch portion 6 and the second latch portion 7 are in contact, so that the ice-making member 1A vibrates. In this way, the ice-making member 1A can rotate more smoothly during the ice-falling process before the ice cubes can be separated from the ice tray 1, so as to reduce the ineffective vibration of the ice-making member 1A.

[0097] In summary, the refrigerator 100 provided in this embodiment is provided with a first latch 6 on the ice-making member 1A of the ice-making assembly 104, and a second latch 7 on the mounting frame 5 of the ice-making assembly, so that when the ice-making member 1A rotates relative to the mounting frame 5, the first latch 6 can contact the second latch 7, so that the rotation speed of the end of the ice-making member 1A connected with the first latch 6 is reduced, and the other end of the ice-making member 1A maintains the current rotation speed. In this way, the two ends of the ice-making member 1A will have a rotation angle difference, so that the ice-making member 1A is locally twisted and locally deformed. After the first latch 6 passes through the second latch 7, the end of the ice-making member 1A connected with the first latch 6 is no longer blocked by the second latch 7, so that the ice-making member 1A can be restored to a state where no local deformation occurs, and then the ice-making member 1A vibrates, so that the ice cubes in the ice-making member 1A are separated from the ice tray 1, so that the ice cubes can fall from the ice tray 1 more easily, so as to solve the problem that the ice tray 1 may cause the ice cubes to be unable to separate.

[0098] Moreover, the number of the first latch portion 6 and the second latch portion 7 can be multiple, and the multiple first latch portions 6 are arranged in sequence on the rotation path of the first latch portion 6, and the multiple second latch portions 7 are arranged in sequence along the rotation direction of the first latch portion 6, so that when the ice-making component 1A rotates relative to the mounting frame 5, the first latch portion 6 can cooperate with the multiple second latch portions 7, and the first latch portion 6 repeats the process of abutting and disengaging from the second latch portion 7 multiple times, so that the ice-making component 1A vibrates multiple times, making it easier for the ice cubes in the ice-making component 1A to separate from the ice tray 1.

[0099] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and substitutions can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present invention. These improvements and substitutions should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, characterized in that: include: Box; An ice-making assembly, which is arranged in the box and can prepare ice cubes from ice-making water; wherein the ice-making assembly includes: Mounting frame; An ice-making component, the ice-making component is rotatably connected to the mounting frame, and the ice-making component is provided with at least one ice tray to accommodate the ice-making water; a first latch portion, the first latch portion being connected to the ice-making component and being capable of rotating synchronously with the ice-making component; and a second latch portion, the second latch portion being disposed on the mounting frame and arranged on a rotation path of the first latch portion, and The ice-making component can rotate relative to the mounting frame to make the first stuck portion abut against the second stuck portion, so that the first stuck portion stops and the first stuck portion escapes from the second stuck portion as the ice-making component rotates.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice-making assembly further comprises: A rotating shaft block, the rotating shaft block is coaxially arranged with the ice-making element and rotates synchronously with the ice-making element; and one end of the rotating shaft block is connected to the end of the ice-making element, and the other end extends into the mounting frame to form a rotating shaft portion; The first latching portion is arranged on the end of the rotating shaft block facing the mounting frame.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The first latch portion is a convex block, and the second latch portion is a concave hole, or the first latch portion is a concave hole, and the second latch portion is a convex block; wherein, The convex block protrudes toward the concave hole and can be embedded in the concave hole so that the convex block and the concave hole abut against each other; and the convex block or the concave hole can be disengaged from the concave hole or the convex block as the ice-making element rotates.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, characterized in that: A clearance groove is provided beside the concave hole, the clearance groove is arranged along the rotation path of the first latch portion, and the convex block can be embedded in the clearance groove so that the convex block and the concave hole do not interfere with each other, and, The ice-making component rotates relative to the mounting frame to make the protrusion escape from the air-avoiding groove and enter the concave hole, or to make the protrusion escape from the concave hole and enter the air-avoiding groove.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The first latch portion and the second latch portion are both convex blocks, wherein: The first latch portion protrudes toward the direction where the second latch portion is located, and the second latch portion protrudes toward the direction where the first latch portion is located, and, The ice-making component rotates relative to the mounting frame so that the first latch portion abuts against one side of the second latch portion, and the first latch portion passes through the second latch portion as the ice-making component rotates and moves to the other side of the second latch portion.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are multiple first latch parts, and the multiple first latch parts are arranged in sequence on the rotation path of the first latch part; and / or, There are multiple second latch parts, and the multiple second latch parts are arranged in sequence along the rotation direction of the first latch part.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice-making assembly further comprises: a driving member connected to the mounting frame and to one end of the ice-making member to drive the ice-making member to rotate relative to the mounting frame; and The first latching portion is arranged at an end of the ice-making component away from the driving component.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first latch portion is formed at an end portion of the ice-making component, and the end portion of the ice-making component where the first latch portion is formed is rotatably connected to the mounting bracket.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the ice-making element is at the starting position, along the rotation direction of the ice-making element, an angle between any first latch portion and its adjacent second latch portion is α, and 70°≤α≤90°.

10. A refrigerator, characterized in that: include: Box; An ice-making assembly, which is arranged in the box and can prepare ice cubes from ice-making water; wherein the ice-making assembly includes: Mounting frame; An ice-making component, the ice-making component is rotatably connected to the mounting frame, and the ice-making component is provided with at least one ice tray to accommodate the ice-making water; a first latch portion, the first latch portion being connected to the ice-making component and being capable of rotating synchronously with the ice-making component; and A second latch portion, the second latch portion is disposed on the mounting frame and arranged on a rotation path of the first latch portion, wherein: The first latch portion can pass through the second latch portion as the ice-making component rotates, and the second latch portion is configured to be connected to the first latch portion so that the end of the ice-making component connected to the first latch portion rotates later than the other end of the ice-making component, forming a rotation angle difference.

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