Refrigerator

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model provides a refrigerator, and belongs to the technical field of household appliances. The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body provided with a refrigeration chamber; the first door body is rotationally connected with the refrigerator body and used for opening or closing the refrigeration chamber; the refrigerating system is configured to provide cooling capacity; the ice making device comprises an ice tray which is arranged in the box body or the first door body; the water injection assembly is configured to inject water into the ice cube trays, the water injection assembly is provided with a water outlet box used for discharging water, and the water outlet box is located above the ice cube trays; the air supply assembly is configured to blow at least part of cold energy provided by the refrigerating system to the position above the ice cube tray, the air supply assembly is provided with an air outlet piece, and the air outlet piece is located above the ice cube tray and is adjacent to the water outlet box; a plurality of air outlets are formed in the side, facing the ice cube trays, of the air outlet piece, and the flow directions of cold air flowing out of at least two air outlets are different. According to the refrigerator, the ice making time of the ice making device can be shortened, and energy consumption is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular to a refrigerator. Background Art

[0002] At present, in order to meet the ice demand of users, refrigerators are usually provided with an ice-making device for making ice. In the related art, the ice-making device usually includes an ice tray, a water injection assembly and an air supply assembly. The ice tray is arranged in a box body or a door body, and the ice tray is provided with a plurality of ice-making recesses. The water injection assembly is used to inject water into the ice tray, and the water injection assembly has a water outlet box located above the ice tray. The air supply assembly is used to send cold air into the ice tray so that the water in the ice tray is frozen into ice cubes. The air supply assembly has an air outlet member for discharging air, and the air outlet member and the water outlet box are arranged side by side above the ice tray. However, the refrigerator equipped with the above-mentioned ice-making device in the related art has a high energy consumption. Utility Model Content

[0003] The embodiment of the present application provides a refrigerator that can solve the technical problem of high energy consumption of refrigerators equipped with ice-making devices in the related art.

[0004] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a refrigerator, comprising:

[0005] A box body having a refrigeration compartment;

[0006] A first door body, which is rotatably connected to the box body and is used to open or close the refrigeration compartment;

[0007] a refrigeration system configured to provide cooling;

[0008] An ice-making device, comprising:

[0009] An ice tray, which is arranged in the box or the first door;

[0010] A water injection assembly, configured to inject water into the ice tray, wherein the water injection assembly has a water outlet box for discharging water, and the water outlet box is located above the ice tray;

[0011] An air supply component is configured to blow at least part of the cold energy provided by the refrigeration system to the top of the ice tray. The air supply component has an air outlet member, which is located above the ice tray and adjacent to the water outlet box. The air outlet member is provided with a plurality of air outlets on a side facing the ice tray, and the cold air flowing out of at least two of the air outlets has different flow directions.

[0012] In the refrigerator of the embodiment of the present application, the air outlet piece can make cold air blow in the style from at least two different directions, so that the wind field above the ice tray is more uniform, which can improve the consistency of the freezing degree of water in the ice tray, thereby improving the uniformity of the cold amount above the ice tray, improving the consistency of the freezing degree of water in the ice tray, shortening the time for the air supply component to blow cold air, thereby shortening the ice-making time of the ice-making device, and reducing the energy consumption of the refrigerator.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present application, the multiple air outlets include a first air outlet and a second air outlet, and the direction of the cold air flowing out from the first air outlet is from the first air outlet to between the ice tray and the air outlet member; the direction of the cold air flowing out from the second air outlet is from the second air outlet to between the ice tray and the water outlet box.

[0014] With such an arrangement, the cold air flowing out from the first air outlet can carry the cold energy between the ice tray and the air outlet piece, and the cold air flowing out from the second air outlet can carry the cold energy between the ice tray and the water outlet box, thereby preventing the cold energy from being concentrated between the ice tray and the air outlet piece, improving the uniformity of the wind field above the ice tray, and thus improving the uniformity of the cold energy above the ice tray.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present application, the refrigeration chamber includes an equipment storage portion, which is used to accommodate at least a portion of the refrigeration system; an air outlet channel is formed in the air outlet member, and the air outlet channel is communicated with the equipment storage portion, and the side wall of the air outlet channel facing the ice tray includes a first air outlet plate and a second air outlet plate connected to each other, the first air outlet plate is horizontally arranged, and the first air outlet plate is provided with a first through hole, and the first through hole forms the first air outlet; the second air outlet plate is located on a side of the first air outlet plate close to the water outlet box, and along the direction from the first air outlet plate to the second air outlet plate, the distance between the second air outlet plate and the ice tray gradually increases, and the second air outlet plate is provided with a second through hole, and the second through hole forms the second air outlet.

[0016] In this way, compared with forming the first air outlet and the second air outlet through the first air guide channel and the second air guide channel of the air guide grille, the embodiment of the present application forms the first air outlet and the second air outlet by setting a first through hole on the first air outlet plate and a second through hole on the second air outlet plate. It is easier to manufacture and can reduce the processing difficulty and parts cost of the air outlet parts.

[0017] In some embodiments of the present application, when the first door is in a closed state, an ice-making chamber with a second opening is provided on a side facing the box body, and the ice-making chamber is used to at least accommodate the ice tray, the water outlet box and the air outlet member.

[0018] Such an arrangement can reduce the space in the refrigeration room occupied by various components in the refrigeration device, thereby improving the space utilization rate of the refrigeration room in the box.

[0019] In some embodiments of the present application, the ice-making device also includes a mounting seat, and the mounting seat includes a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate, the first mounting plate is opposite to and connected to a rear wall of the ice-making chamber opposite to the first opening, and the first mounting plate is used to install the ice tray, the water outlet box and the air outlet member; the second mounting plate is opposite to and connected to the bottom wall of the ice-making chamber.

[0020] Compared with the case where the ice tray, water outlet box and air outlet are directly connected to the inner wall of the ice making chamber, the mounting base can provide a more accurate mounting reference for components such as the ice tray, water outlet box and air outlet, thereby improving the position accuracy of each component in the ice making device.

[0021] In some embodiments of the present application, the air outlet member is disposed at a portion of the first mounting plate away from the second mounting plate and is an integral structure with the first mounting plate, and the air outlet member and the top wall of the ice-making chamber form an air outlet channel.

[0022] Such an arrangement can improve the connection strength between the air outlet member and the first mounting plate. Moreover, the air outlet member and the first mounting plate can be integrally formed by a processing method such as injection molding, which reduces the processing difficulty of the air outlet member and the first mounting plate. In addition, the air outlet member and the first mounting plate do not need to be assembled, which can reduce the number of parts to be assembled in the ice-making device, reduce the assembly difficulty of the ice-making device, and thus improve the production efficiency of the refrigerator.

[0023] In some embodiments of the present application, along the direction of the air outlet member pointing to the water outlet box, the ice tray has a first side and a second side relative to each other, the first side is closer to the air outlet member than the second side; and a first wind shield is provided on the first side.

[0024] With such arrangement, the first wind shield can block the cold wind above the ice tray, preventing the cold wind from flowing out from the first side of the ice tray, and forcing the cold wind to flow toward the water outlet box, so as to further improve the uniformity of the wind field above the ice tray.

[0025] In some embodiments of the present application, the ice-making device further includes a bracket, the bracket forming a receiving cavity with open top and bottom, the receiving cavity being used to receive the ice tray; the first wind shield overlaps with a side wall of the receiving cavity close to the first side.

[0026] Such an arrangement can prevent a large gap from being formed between the first wind shield and the accommodating cavity, thereby increasing the wind resistance of the first side of the ice tray to accelerate the flow of cold air toward the water outlet box, thereby shortening the ice making time and reducing the energy consumption of the refrigerator.

[0027] In some embodiments of the present application, the ice tray is provided with a plurality of ice-making recesses, and the plurality of ice-making recesses are arranged in a matrix; a second wind shield is provided on the second side, and the second wind shield includes a first blocking portion and a second blocking portion connected in sequence, the first blocking portion is opposite to the ice-making recesses, and the second blocking portion is opposite to the portion between two adjacent ice-making recesses; along the direction away from the ice-making recesses, the height of the first blocking portion is smaller than the height of the second blocking portion.

[0028] In this arrangement, since the height of the first blocking part is smaller than that of the second blocking part, the resistance of the first blocking part to the cold wind is smaller than that of the second blocking part. In the process of cold wind flowing, the cold wind is more likely to flow to the area corresponding to the first blocking part, so that the cold amount obtained by the ice-making recess is greater than that obtained by the part between two adjacent ice-making recesses, and the amount of water in the ice-making recess is greater than that of the part between two adjacent ice-making recesses, which improves the freezing consistency of the water in the ice-making recess and the water between two adjacent ice-making recesses, shortens the ice-making time of the ice-making device, and thus reduces the energy consumption of the refrigerator.

[0029] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a refrigerator, comprising:

[0030] A box body having a refrigeration compartment;

[0031] A first door body, which is rotatably connected to the box body and is used to open or close the refrigeration compartment;

[0032] a refrigeration system configured to provide cooling;

[0033] An ice-making device, comprising:

[0034] An ice tray, which is arranged in the box or the first door;

[0035] A water injection assembly, configured to inject water into the ice tray, wherein the water injection assembly has a water outlet box for discharging water, and the water outlet box is located above the ice tray;

[0036] The air supply assembly is configured to deliver at least part of the cold energy provided by the refrigeration system to the top of the ice tray. The air supply assembly has an air outlet member, which is located above the ice tray and is configured to blow cold air to the ice tray from at least two different directions.

[0037] The refrigerator in the embodiment of the present application improves the uniformity of the wind field above the ice tray by configuring the air outlet member to blow cold air toward the ice tray from at least two different directions, thereby improving the uniformity of the cooling amount above the ice tray, improving the consistency of the degree of freezing of water in the ice tray, shortening the time for the air supply component to blow cold air, thereby shortening the ice-making time of the ice-making device, and reducing the energy consumption of the refrigerator. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] In order to more clearly illustrate the implementation methods in the embodiments of the present application or the related technologies, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the related technology descriptions. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present application, and a person skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings.

[0039] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a refrigerator with the first door opened;

[0041] Figure 3 for Figure 2 The structural diagram of the first door body;

[0042] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the explosion structure of the first door body;

[0043] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the cold air flow direction of the air outlet member in the embodiment of the present application;

[0044] Figure 6 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of the middle mounting seat from a first-person perspective;

[0045] Figure 7 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of the middle mounting seat from a second viewing angle;

[0046] Figure 8 for Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle bracket and ice tray;

[0047] Fig. 9 for Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the explosion structure of the middle bracket and ice tray;

[0048] Fig.10 for Fig. 9 A third-person structural diagram of the middle ice tray;

[0049] Fig.11 for Fig. 9 Schematic diagram of the fourth perspective structure of the middle ice tray;

[0050] Fig.12 for Fig. 9 A schematic diagram of the front view structure of the middle ice tray;

[0051] Fig.13 for Fig.12 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure along the AA direction.

[0052] Reference numerals:

[0053] 100- cabinet;

[0054] 110-refrigeration compartment; 111-first opening;

[0055] 112-article storage part; 113-second air inlet;

[0056] 114-third return air outlet; 120-box shell;

[0057] 130- box liner; 140- partition;

[0058] 200-first door;

[0059] 210-door housing; 220-door liner;

[0060] 221-the third air inlet; 222-the second air return outlet;

[0061] 230 - ice making chamber; 231 - second opening;

[0062] 232- bottom wall; 233- first ice outlet;

[0063] 234-rear wall; 235-fourth air inlet;

[0064] 236-first return air outlet; 240-second door; 300-ice making device;

[0065] 310-ice tray; 311-rotating protrusion;

[0066] 312-second connecting portion; 313-connecting recessed portion;

[0067] 314 - ice-making recess; 315 - first windshield;

[0068] 316- second windshield; 317- first blocking portion;

[0069] 318-second blocking portion; 320-water outlet box;

[0070] 330-air outlet member; 331-air outlet channel;

[0071] 332-first air outlet; 333-second air outlet;

[0072] 334-first air outlet plate; 335-second air outlet plate;

[0073] 336-first air inlet channel; 337-second air inlet channel;

[0074] 338-first return air channel; 339-second return air channel;

[0075] 340-mounting seat; 341-first mounting plate;

[0076] 342-second mounting plate; 343-second ice outlet;

[0077] 350- bracket; 351- accommodating chamber;

[0078] 352-first supporting portion; 353-second supporting portion;

[0079] 354-third supporting portion; 355-fourth supporting portion;

[0080] 356-first connecting portion; 357-rotation recessed portion;

[0081] 360-flip motor; 370-ice storage bucket;

[0082] 400-Distributor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0083] In order to make the purpose, implementation mode and advantages of the present application clearer, the exemplary implementation mode of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the exemplary embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described exemplary embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments.

[0084] It should be noted that the brief description of terms in this application is only for the convenience of understanding the embodiments described below, and is not intended to limit the embodiments of this application. Unless otherwise specified, these terms should be understood according to their common and usual meanings.

[0085] In addition, the terms "include" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover but not exclude inclusion, for example, a product or device comprising a list of components is not necessarily limited to those components expressly listed but may include other components not expressly listed or inherent to such products or devices.

[0086] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to 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 application.

[0087] The terms "first", "second" and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first", "second" and the like may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0088] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, 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 it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0089] In view of the technical problem of high energy consumption of refrigerators equipped with ice-making devices in the related art, the inventors have found through research that the reason is that the water outlet box in the water injection assembly and the air outlet member in the air supply assembly are arranged side by side above the ice tray. Due to the position limitation of the water outlet box, the air outlet member is biased to one side above the ice tray. An air outlet is arranged at the bottom of the air outlet member, and the cold air flowing out of the air outlet blows vertically to the ice tray, so that the cold air is mainly concentrated between the air outlet member and the ice tray, resulting in uneven wind field above the ice tray, thereby causing uneven coldness above the ice tray, so that the freezing degree of water in multiple ice-making recesses is inconsistent. For example, when the water in the ice-making recess near the air outlet member is completely frozen, the water in the ice-making recess far away from the air outlet member is still in the state of ice-water mixture. In order to make the water in all ice-making recesses freeze into ice, it is necessary to extend the time for the air supply assembly to blow cold air, thereby extending the ice-making time of the ice-making device and increasing the energy consumption of the refrigerator.

[0090] In view of this, the refrigerator in the embodiment of the present application improves the uniformity of the wind field above the ice tray by configuring the air outlet member to blow cold air toward the ice tray from at least two different directions, thereby improving the uniformity of the cold amount above the ice tray, improving the consistency of the degree of freezing of water in the ice tray, shortening the time for the air supply component to blow cold air, thereby shortening the ice-making time of the ice-making device, and reducing the energy consumption of the refrigerator.

[0091] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0092] refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , an embodiment of the present application provides a refrigerator, which may include a box body 100 and a first door body 200. The box body 100 may be configured with a refrigeration compartment 110. The refrigeration compartment 110 may have a first opening 111. Exemplarily, the box body 100 may include a box shell 120 and a box liner 130. The box shell 120 may be used to define the outer boundary of the refrigerator. The box liner 130 is arranged in the box shell 120, and may be configured with a refrigeration compartment 110 having a first opening 111. The refrigeration compartment 110 may be used to place items such as food. The number of refrigeration compartments 110 may be one or more. Multiple refrigeration compartments 110 may be divided into a refrigeration compartment, a temperature-changing chamber, a freezer, and the like. Exemplarily, the refrigeration compartment, the temperature-changing chamber, and the freezer may be arranged from top to bottom along the height direction of the box body 100.

[0093] Exemplarily, the refrigeration compartment 110 may also include an article storage portion 112 and an equipment storage portion that are separated. For example, a partition 140 may be provided in the refrigeration compartment, and the partition 140 may be parallel to the rear side wall of the box liner 130 and connected to the box liner 130 to separate the refrigeration compartment into an article storage portion 112 and an equipment storage portion. The article storage portion 112 may be used to store articles. The equipment storage portion may be used to install other parts of the refrigerator. The article storage portion 112 may be closer to the first opening 111 than the equipment storage portion, so as to facilitate the taking and placing of articles from the article storage, thereby improving the convenience of using the refrigerator.

[0094] The first door body 200 can be rotatably connected to the cabinet 100 to open or close the refrigeration compartment 110. Exemplarily, the first door body 200 can include a door shell 210 and a door liner 220. The door shell 210 is rotatably connected to the cabinet 100. The door liner 220 can be connected to a side of the door shell 210 facing the cabinet 100 when the first door body 200 is in a closed state. One first door body 200 can be correspondingly provided for the same refrigeration compartment 110. Alternatively, two first door bodies 200 can also be correspondingly provided for the same refrigeration compartment 110.

[0095] The refrigerator of the embodiment of the present application may also include a refrigeration system (not shown in the drawings), which is configured to provide cold capacity. At least part of the refrigeration system may be accommodated in the equipment storage unit. Exemplarily, the refrigeration system may include a compressor, a condenser, a capillary tube, and an evaporator. The compressor is used to compress the refrigerant vapor, generate high-temperature and high-pressure vapor, and transport the refrigerant vapor to the condenser. The condenser is used to liquefy the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant vapor, generate high-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant cold liquid, and transport the refrigerant cold liquid to the capillary tube. After the capillary tube depressurizes the refrigerant cold liquid, the high-pressure and low-temperature liquid is converted into a low-pressure and low-temperature refrigerant, and the low-pressure and low-temperature refrigerant is transported to the evaporator. After receiving the low-pressure and low-temperature refrigerant, the evaporator boils it under isobaric conditions, absorbs heat and vaporizes it to generate cold capacity. The evaporator may be arranged in the equipment storage unit.

[0096] The refrigerator of the embodiment of the present application may further include a driving fan (not shown in the drawings), which may be installed in the equipment storage portion. The driving fan may drive the air in the equipment storage portion to flow, and the flowing air carries at least part of the cold energy generated by the refrigeration system to form cold wind, which enters the article storage portion 112 from the equipment storage portion to cool the articles.

[0097] The refrigerator of the embodiment of the present application may also include an ice-making device 300, which is used to make ice to meet the user's ice demand and improve the user experience. Exemplarily, the ice-making device 300 may include an ice tray 310, a water injection assembly and an air supply assembly. The ice tray 310 may be arranged in the box 100 or the first door body 200. The water injection assembly may be configured to inject water into the ice tray 310. The water injection assembly may have a water outlet box 320 for discharging water, and the water outlet box 320 may be located above the ice tray 310. The air supply assembly may be configured to deliver at least part of the coldness provided by the refrigeration system to the top of the ice tray 310. The air supply assembly may have an air outlet member 330, and the air outlet member 330 may be located above the ice tray 310. When the ice-making device 300 makes ice, the water injection component can inject water into the ice tray 310 from the top of the ice tray 310 through the water outlet box 320, and the air supply component can blow cold air to the ice tray 310 from the top of the ice tray 310 through the air outlet member 330, so that the water in the ice tray 310 is frozen into ice, thereby achieving the ice-making function.

[0098] In some possible implementations of the embodiment of the present application, the ice tray 310, the water outlet box 320 and the air outlet member 330 may be arranged in the box body 100. For example, the ice tray 310, the water outlet box 320 and the air outlet member 330 may be arranged in the refrigeration chamber. In some other possible implementations of the embodiment of the present application, the ice tray 310, the water outlet box 320 and the air outlet member 330 may also be arranged in the first door body 200 to reduce the space in the refrigeration chamber 110 occupied by the ice making device 300 and improve the space utilization rate of the refrigeration chamber 110.

[0099] The following is an example of the ice tray 310, the water outlet box 320 and the air outlet member 330 being arranged in the first door body 200 to illustrate the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application. The technical solution of the ice tray 310, the water outlet box 320 and the air outlet member 330 being arranged in the box body 100 can be referred to the following description, and the embodiment of the present application will not be repeated.

[0100] refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 When the first door body 200 is in a closed state, an ice-making chamber 230 having a second opening 231 may be provided on the side facing the housing 100. For example, the side of the door liner 220 facing away from the door housing 210 may be recessed toward the door housing 210 to form the ice-making chamber 230 having the second opening 231. The door liner 220 may also be connected to a second door body 240, and the second door body 240 is used to open or close the ice-making chamber 230. The ice-making chamber 230 may at least be used to accommodate an ice tray 310, a water outlet box 320, and an air outlet member 330. In this way, the space in the refrigeration chamber 110 occupied by various components in the refrigeration device can be reduced, and the space utilization rate of the refrigeration chamber 110 in the housing 100 is improved.

[0101] For example, Figure 4 As shown, the bottom wall 232 of the ice making chamber 230 may be provided with a first ice outlet 233. Figure 1 As shown, the refrigerator of the embodiment of the present application may further include a dispenser 400, which is used to allow the user to take ice from the outside of the refrigerator without opening the first door body 200, thereby improving the convenience of the user when using ice. The dispenser 400 may be arranged on the side of the door housing 210 facing away from the door liner 220. The first ice outlet 233 may be connected to the dispenser 400. The ice generated by the ice making device 300 may enter the dispenser 400 through the first ice outlet 233.

[0102] The ice making device 300 may further include a mounting seat 340, through which the ice tray 310, the water outlet box 320 and the air outlet member 330 may be mounted in the ice making chamber 230. Exemplarily, the mounting seat 340 may include a first mounting plate 341 and a second mounting plate 342, the first mounting plate 341 may be opposite to and connected to the rear wall 234 of the ice making chamber 230 opposite to the first opening 111, and the first mounting plate 341 is used to mount the ice tray 310, the water outlet box 320 and the air outlet member 330. The second mounting plate 342 is opposite to and connected to the bottom wall 232 of the refrigeration chamber 110. Compared with the ice tray 310, the water outlet box 320 and the air outlet member 330 being directly connected to the inner wall of the ice making chamber 230, the mounting seat 340 can provide a more accurate mounting reference for components such as the ice tray 310, the water outlet box 320 and the air outlet member 330, thereby improving the position accuracy of each component in the ice making device 300.

[0103] For example, the second mounting seat 340 may be provided with a second ice outlet 343, and the second ice outlet 343 may be opposite to the first ice outlet 233. Ice generated by the ice making device 300 may enter the dispenser 400 through the second ice outlet 343 and the first ice outlet 233 opposite to each other.

[0104] The water injection assembly is used to inject water into the ice tray 310. Exemplarily, the water injection assembly may also include a water storage tank and a water injection pipeline (not shown in the drawings). The water storage tank may be arranged in the first door body 200. Exemplarily, when the first door body 200 is closed, a water storage compartment with a third opening may be provided on the side facing the box body 100, for example, the side of the door liner 220 facing away from the door shell 210 may be recessed toward the door shell 210 to form a water storage compartment with a third opening. The water storage compartment may be located below the ice making compartment 230. The water storage compartment may be used to accommodate the water storage tank. The water injection pipeline may be arranged in the first door body 200, for example, the water injection pipeline may be arranged between the door shell 210 and the door liner 220. The first end of the water injection pipeline may extend into the water storage compartment to communicate with the water storage tank. The second end of the water injection pipeline may extend into the ice making compartment 230 to communicate with the water outlet box 320. The water in the water storage tank can flow into the water outlet box 320 through the water filling pipeline, and then flow out of the water outlet box 320 to fill the ice tray 310 with water.

[0105] The air supply assembly is used to deliver at least part of the cold energy provided by the refrigeration system to the top of the ice tray 310. Exemplarily, the air supply assembly may include an air outlet 330, and the air outlet 330 may be configured to blow cold air to the ice tray 310 from at least two different directions. Figure 5As shown by the dotted arrows in , the air outlet member 330 may be provided with a plurality of air outlets on the side facing the ice tray 310, and the cold air flowing out of at least two of the air outlets has different flow directions. Compared with the related art in which the cold air flowing out of the air outlet member 330 blows vertically toward the ice tray 310, in the embodiment of the present application, the air outlet member 330 can make the cold air blow toward the ice tray 310 from at least two different directions, so that the wind field above the ice tray 310 is more uniform, and the consistency of the freezing degree of the water in the ice tray 310 can be improved, thereby improving the uniformity of the cold amount above the ice tray 310, improving the consistency of the freezing degree of the water in the ice tray 310, shortening the time for the air supply component to blow cold air, thereby shortening the ice making time of the ice making device 300, and reducing the energy consumption of the refrigerator.

[0106] Exemplarily, the number of air outlets may be two. For example, the plurality of air outlets may include a first air outlet 332 and a second air outlet 333, and the flow direction of the cold air flowing out of the first air outlet 332 is from the first air outlet 332 to between the ice tray 310 and the air outlet member 330. The flow direction of the cold air flowing out of the second air outlet 333 is from the second air outlet 333 to between the ice tray 310 and the water outlet box 320. The cold air flowing out of the first air outlet 332 can carry the cold to between the ice tray 310 and the air outlet member 330, so that the cold air flowing out of the second air outlet 333 can carry the cold to between the ice tray 310 and the water outlet box 320, preventing the cold from being concentrated between the ice tray 310 and the air outlet member 330, improving the uniformity of the wind field above the ice tray 310, and thus improving the uniformity of the cold above the ice tray 310.

[0107] It is understandable that the flow direction of the cold air flowing out of three or more air outlets may also be different, and this embodiment of the present application will not be described in detail.

[0108] Exemplarily, an air outlet channel 331 may be formed in the air outlet member 330, and the air outlet channel 331 may be connected to the device storage portion. The first air outlet 332 and the second air outlet 333 may be connected to the air outlet channel 331. Cold air in the device storage portion carrying at least part of the cold air provided by the refrigeration system may enter the air outlet channel 331 and be blown toward the top of the ice tray 310 through the first air outlet 332 and the second air outlet 333.

[0109] In some possible implementations of the embodiment of the present application, the bottom of the air outlet member 330 may be provided with a mounting hole connected to the air outlet channel 331. An air guide grille may be connected to the mounting hole, and the air guide grille may be provided with a first air guide channel and a second air guide channel spaced apart, the first air guide channel extending in a vertical direction, and the second air guide channel extending in a direction from the air outlet member 330 to the area between the water outlet box 320 and the ice tray 310. The first air guide channel forms a first air outlet 332, and the second air guide channel forms a second air outlet 333.

[0110] In some other possible implementations of the embodiments of the present application, reference is made to Figure 6 and Figure 7 , the side wall of the air outlet channel 331 facing the ice tray 310 may include a first air outlet plate 334 and a second air outlet plate 335 connected to each other. The first air outlet plate 334 may be arranged horizontally, and the first air outlet plate 334 may be provided with a first through hole, and the first through hole forms a first air outlet 332. The second air outlet plate 335 may be located on a side of the first air outlet plate 334 close to the water outlet box 320. Along the direction from the first air outlet plate 334 to the second air outlet plate 335, the distance between the second air outlet plate 335 and the ice tray 310 may gradually increase. That is, the second air outlet plate 335 may be arranged obliquely to face the area between the water outlet box 320 and the ice tray 310. The second air outlet plate 335 is provided with a second through hole, and the second through hole forms a second air outlet 333. Compared to forming the first air outlet 332 and the second air outlet 333 through the first air guide channel and the second air guide channel of the air guide grille, the embodiment of the present application forms the first air outlet 332 and the second air outlet 333 by setting a first through hole on the first air outlet plate 334 and a second through hole on the second air outlet plate 335. It is easier to manufacture and can reduce the processing difficulty and parts cost of the air outlet component 330.

[0111] Exemplarily, the air outlet member 330 may be disposed at a portion of the first mounting plate 341 away from the second mounting plate 342, and may be an integral structure with the first mounting plate 341. The air outlet member 330 may be arranged with the top wall of the ice-making chamber 230 to form an air outlet channel 331. In this way, the connection strength between the air outlet member 330 and the first mounting plate 341 may be improved. Moreover, the air outlet member 330 and the first mounting plate 341 may be integrally formed by a processing method such as injection molding, thereby reducing the processing difficulty of the air outlet member 330 and the first mounting plate 341. In addition, the air outlet member 330 and the first mounting plate 341 do not need to be assembled, which may reduce the number of components to be assembled in the ice-making device 300, reduce the assembly difficulty of the ice-making device 300, and thus improve the production efficiency of the refrigerator.

[0112] The air supply assembly may further include an air inlet member (not shown in the drawings), which may be connected to the equipment storage portion and the air outlet channel 331 of the air outlet member 330, so that at least part of the cold energy provided by the refrigeration system can be blown to the top of the ice tray 310 via the air outlet member 330. Exemplarily, the air outlet member 330 may include a first air inlet member and a second air inlet member. The first air inlet member may be disposed inside the box body 100. For example, the first air inlet member may be disposed between the box shell 120 and the box liner 130. Figure 2As shown, a first air inlet channel 336 may be formed inside the first air inlet member. A first air inlet may be provided at a portion of the side wall of the box liner 130 located at the device storage portion. A second air inlet 113 may be provided at a portion of the side wall of the box liner 130 located at the article storage portion 112. Both the first air inlet and the second air inlet 113 are connected to the first air inlet channel 336.

[0113] The second air inlet member may be disposed inside the first door body 200. For example, the second air inlet member may be disposed between the door shell 210 and the door liner 220. Figure 2 As shown, a second air inlet passage 337 may be formed inside the second air inlet member. The door liner 220 may be provided with a third air inlet 221, which may be connected to the second air inlet 113 when the first door body 200 is closed. A fourth air inlet 235 may be provided on the side wall of the ice making chamber 230, which may be connected to the air outlet passage 331 of the air outlet member 330. The third air inlet 221 and the fourth air inlet 235 may be connected to the second air inlet passage 337.

[0114] Exemplarily, the air supply assembly may further include an ice-making fan, which may be disposed in the equipment storage portion. The ice-making fan may drive the air in the equipment storage portion to flow, and the flowing air carries at least part of the coldness provided by the refrigeration system to form cold air, which enters the first air inlet channel 336 from the equipment storage portion through the first air inlet, then enters the second air inlet channel 337 through the second air inlet 113 and the third air inlet 221 connected thereto, then enters the air outlet channel 331 of the air outlet member 330 through the fourth air inlet 235, and then flows out through the first air outlet 332 and the second air outlet 333.

[0115] In some possible implementations of the embodiments of the present application, the ice-making fan may also be the same fan as the driving fan, which will not be described in detail in the embodiments of the present application.

[0116] The air supply assembly may further include an air return member (not shown in the drawings), which may connect the ice making chamber 230 and the equipment storage portion so that the cold air after absorbing heat in the ice making chamber 230 can return to the equipment storage portion, thereby forming an ice making circulation air path. Exemplarily, the air return member may include a first air return member and a second air return member. The first air return member may be disposed inside the first door body 200. For example, the first air return member may be disposed between the door shell 210 and the door liner 220. Figure 2 As shown, a first return air passage 338 may be formed inside the first return air member. A first return air port 236 may be provided on the side wall of the ice making chamber 230. A second return air port 222 may be provided on the door liner 220. Both the first return air port 236 and the second return air port 222 are connected to the first return air passage 338.

[0117] The second air return member may be disposed inside the box body 100. For example, the second air return member may be disposed between the box body 120 and the box liner 130. Figure 2 As shown, a second return air channel 339 may be formed inside the second air inlet. A portion of the side wall of the box liner 130 located at the article storage portion 112 may be provided with a third return air port 114, and the third return air port 114 may be connected to the second return air port 222 when the first door body 200 is in a closed state. A portion of the side wall of the box liner 130 located at the equipment storage portion may be provided with a fourth return air port. Both the third air inlet 221 and the fourth air inlet 235 are connected to the second return air channel 339.

[0118] Under the action of the ice-making fan, the cold air that absorbs heat in the ice-making chamber 230 can enter the first return air channel 338 through the first return air port 236, then enter the second return air channel 339 through the corresponding second return air port 222 and the third return air port 114, and then enter the equipment storage part through the fourth return air port to form an ice-making circulation air path.

[0119] The ice tray 310 may be mounted on the first mounting plate 341. Figure 8 and Fig. 9 The ice making device 300 may further include a bracket 350, the bracket 350 may be connected to the first mounting plate 341, and the bracket 350 may be formed with a receiving cavity 351 with both the top and the bottom open. The ice tray 310 may be accommodated in the receiving cavity 351. The ice tray 310 may be connected to the bracket 350. The receiving cavity 351 formed by the bracket 350 may block the cold wind blown out from the air outlet 330, so that the cold wind can be concentrated above the ice tray 310, thereby accelerating the freezing speed of water in the ice tray 310, thereby shortening the ice making time and reducing the energy consumption of the refrigerator.

[0120] Exemplarily, the bracket 350 may include a first support portion 352, a second support portion 353, a third support portion 354, and a fourth support portion 355. The first support portion 352 may be connected to the first mounting plate 341. For example, at least one first connection portion 356 may be provided on the top of the first support portion 352. The first connection portion 356 may be connected to the first mounting plate 341 by a connection bolt or the like. The second support portion 353 and the first support portion 352 may be spaced apart and arranged opposite to each other in a direction perpendicular to the first mounting plate 341. The direction perpendicular to the first mounting plate 341 may be Figure 8 The third support portion 354 and the fourth support portion 355 may be spaced and arranged opposite to each other in a direction parallel to the first mounting plate 341. The direction parallel to the first mounting plate 341 may be Figure 8The first support portion 352, the third support portion 354, the second support portion 353 and the fourth support portion 355 are sequentially connected to form a receiving cavity 351. The ice tray 310 can be received in the receiving cavity 351 and connected to the first support portion 352, the second support portion 353, the third support portion 354 or the fourth support portion 355.

[0121] In some possible implementations of the present application, the ice tray 310 may be detachably connected to the third support portion 354 and the fourth support portion 355. After ice making is completed, the ice tray 310 may be detached from the third support portion 354 and the fourth support portion 355 to manually separate the ice in the ice tray 310.

[0122] In some other possible implementations of the present application, the ice tray 310 may be rotatably connected to the third support portion 354. For example, a rotation recess 357 may be provided on the side of the third support portion 354 facing the ice tray 310. A rotation protrusion 311 may be provided on the side of the ice tray 310 facing the third support portion 354, and the rotation protrusion 311 is inserted into the rotation recess 357 and can rotate in the rotation recess 357. The ice making device 300 may also include a flip motor 360, which may be installed on the fourth support portion 355. The output shaft of the flip motor 360 may pass through the third support portion 354 and be connected to one end of the ice tray 310 facing the fourth support portion 355. For example, a second connection portion 312 may be provided on the side of the ice tray 310 facing the fourth support portion 355, and the second connection portion 312 is provided with a connection recess 313. The output shaft of the flip motor 360 may be inserted into the connection recess 313. When the output shaft of the flip motor 360 rotates, the ice tray 310 can be driven to flip, so that the ice formed in the ice tray 310 can be automatically separated. When the ice tray 310 flips, the rotating protrusion 311 rotates in the rotating recess 357 to support the ice tray 310 for rotation.

[0123] For example, Figure 4 As shown, the ice making device 300 may further include an ice storage bucket 370 , which may be disposed in the ice making chamber 230 and below the ice tray 310 . The ice storage bucket 370 has an upper opening for receiving ice separated from the ice tray 310 .

[0124] Exemplarily, the ice storage bucket 370 can be detachably connected to the mounting seat 340. For example, the ice storage bucket 370 can be detachably connected to the first mounting plate 341 or the second mounting plate 342 through a snap structure or other means. The user can open the first door body 200, then open the second door body 240, and then take out the ice storage bucket 370 from the ice making chamber 230 to take ice. In addition, the ice storage bucket 370 can be removed from the mounting seat 340 for maintenance operations such as cleaning, thereby improving the convenience of maintaining the ice making device 300.

[0125] In some other possible implementations of the embodiment of the present application, the ice storage bucket 370 may also have a lower opening, and when the ice storage bucket 370 is installed in the ice making chamber 230, the lower opening may be opposite to the second ice outlet 343. An ice outlet mechanism may be provided in the ice storage bucket 370, and the ice outlet mechanism may be configured to deliver the ice in the ice storage bucket 370 in the form of complete ice cubes or crushed ice, which will not be described in detail in the embodiment of the present application. The ice delivered by the ice outlet mechanism may enter the dispenser 400 through the lower opening of the ice storage bucket 370, the second ice outlet 343 and the first ice outlet 233, so that the user can take ice from the outside of the refrigerator without opening the first door 200, thereby improving the convenience of the user when taking ice.

[0126] refer to Fig.10 and Fig.11 The ice tray 310 may be provided with a plurality of ice-making recesses 314, and the plurality of ice-making recesses 314 may be arranged in a matrix. The water flowing out of the water outlet box 320 enters the plurality of ice-making recesses 314, and the water in the plurality of ice-making recesses 314 is frozen into a plurality of ice cubes.

[0127] Along the direction of the air outlet member 330 pointing to the water outlet box 320, for example Fig.10 In the third direction z shown, the ice tray 310 may have a first side and a second side opposite to each other, and the first side is closer to the air outlet 330 than the second side. The first side may be provided with a first wind shield 315. The first wind shield 315 may block the cold wind above the ice tray 310, prevent the cold wind from flowing out from the first side of the ice tray 310, and force the cold wind to flow toward the water outlet box 320, so as to further improve the uniformity of the wind field above the ice tray 310.

[0128] For example, the first wind shield 315 may be a semicircular plate, and the semicircular plate may overlap with the side wall of the accommodating cavity 351 close to the first side. This arrangement can prevent a large gap from being formed between the first wind shield 315 and the accommodating cavity 351, thereby increasing the wind resistance of the first side of the ice tray 310, so as to accelerate the flow of cold wind toward the water outlet box 320, thereby shortening the ice making time and reducing the energy consumption of the refrigerator.

[0129] A second windshield 316 may be provided on the second side of the ice tray 310. Fig.12 and Fig.13 The second wind shielding plate 316 may include a first blocking portion 317 and a second blocking portion 318 connected in sequence, the first blocking portion 317 may be opposite to the ice-making recess 314, and the second blocking portion 318 may be opposite to the portion between two adjacent ice-making recesses 314. In the direction away from the ice-making recess 314, the height H1 of the first blocking portion 317 may be smaller than the height H2 of the second blocking portion 318. Since the height H1 of the first blocking portion 317 is smaller than the height H2 of the second blocking portion 318, the resistance of the first blocking portion 317 to the cold wind is smaller than the resistance of the second blocking portion 318 to the cold wind. During the flow of cold air, the cold air is more likely to flow toward the area corresponding to the first blocking part 317, so that the ice-making recess 314 obtains more cold air than the part between two adjacent ice-making recesses 314, and the amount of water in the ice-making recess 314 is greater than the amount of water in the part between two adjacent ice-making recesses 314, which improves the freezing consistency of the water in the ice-making recess 314 and the water between the two adjacent ice-making recesses 314, shortens the ice-making time of the ice-making device 300, and thus reduces the energy consumption of the refrigerator.

[0130] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, a person of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the above embodiments can still be modified, or some or all of the technical features can be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

[0131] For the convenience of explanation, the above description has been made in conjunction with specific embodiments. However, the above exemplary discussion is not intended to be exhaustive or limit the embodiments to the specific forms disclosed above. Based on the above teachings, various modifications and variations can be obtained. The selection and description of the above embodiments are to better explain the principles and practical applications, so that those skilled in the art can better use the embodiments and various different variations of the embodiments suitable for specific use considerations.

Claims

1. A refrigerator, characterized in that: The refrigerator comprises: A box body, which is constructed with a refrigeration compartment; A first door body, which is rotatably connected to the box body and is used to open or close the refrigeration compartment; a refrigeration system configured to provide cooling; An ice-making device, comprising: An ice tray, which is arranged in the box or the first door; A water injection assembly, configured to inject water into the ice tray, wherein the water injection assembly has a water outlet box for discharging water, and the water outlet box is located above the ice tray; An air supply component is configured to blow at least part of the cold energy provided by the refrigeration system to the top of the ice tray. The air supply component has an air outlet member, which is located above the ice tray and adjacent to the water outlet box. The air outlet member is provided with a plurality of air outlets on a side facing the ice tray, and the cold air flowing out of at least two of the air outlets has different flow directions.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The multiple air outlets include a first air outlet and a second air outlet. The direction of the cold air flowing out from the first air outlet is from the first air outlet to between the ice tray and the air outlet member; the direction of the cold air flowing out from the second air outlet is from the second air outlet to between the ice tray and the water outlet box.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, characterized in that: The refrigeration compartment includes an equipment storage portion, and the equipment storage portion is used to accommodate at least part of the refrigeration system; An air outlet channel is formed in the air outlet member, the air outlet channel is connected to the equipment storage portion, and the side wall of the air outlet channel facing the ice tray includes a first air outlet plate and a second air outlet plate connected to each other, the first air outlet plate is horizontally arranged, the first air outlet plate is provided with a first through hole, and the first through hole forms the first air outlet; The second air outlet plate is located on a side of the first air outlet plate close to the water outlet box. Along the direction from the first air outlet plate to the second air outlet plate, the distance between the second air outlet plate and the ice tray gradually increases. The second air outlet plate is provided with a second through hole, and the second through hole forms the second air outlet.

4. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: When the first door body is in a closed state, an ice-making chamber with a second opening is arranged on a side facing the box body, and the ice-making chamber is at least used to accommodate the ice tray, the water outlet box and the air outlet member.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, characterized in that: The ice-making device also includes a mounting seat, which includes a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate. The first mounting plate is opposite to and connected to a rear wall of the ice-making chamber opposite to the first opening of the refrigeration chamber, and the first mounting plate is used to mount the ice tray, the water outlet box and the air outlet member; the second mounting plate is opposite to and connected to the bottom wall of the ice-making chamber.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 5, characterized in that: The air outlet member is arranged at a portion of the first mounting plate away from the second mounting plate and is an integral structure with the first mounting plate. The air outlet member and the top wall of the ice making chamber are arranged to form an air outlet channel.

7. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: Along the direction from the air outlet member to the water outlet box, the ice tray has a first side and a second side opposite to each other, the first side is closer to the air outlet member than the second side; and a first wind shield is provided on the first side.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, characterized in that: The ice-making device further comprises a bracket, wherein the bracket is formed with a receiving cavity with both the top and the bottom being open, and the receiving cavity is used to receive the ice tray; The first wind shield plate overlaps with a side wall of the accommodating cavity close to the first side.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 7, characterized in that: The ice tray is provided with a plurality of ice-making recesses, and the plurality of ice-making recesses are arranged in a matrix; The second side is provided with a second wind shield, which includes a first blocking portion and a second blocking portion connected in sequence, wherein the first blocking portion is opposite to the ice-making recess, and the second blocking portion is opposite to the portion between two adjacent ice-making recesses; along the direction away from the ice-making recess, the height of the first blocking portion is smaller than the height of the second blocking portion.

10. A refrigerator, characterized in that: The refrigerator comprises: A box body, which is constructed with a refrigeration compartment; A first door body, which is rotatably connected to the box body and is used to open or close the refrigeration compartment; a refrigeration system configured to provide cooling; An ice-making device, comprising: An ice tray, which is arranged in the box or the first door; A water injection assembly, configured to inject water into the ice tray, wherein the water injection assembly has a water outlet box for discharging water, and the water outlet box is located above the ice tray; The air supply assembly is configured to deliver at least part of the cold energy provided by the refrigeration system to the top of the ice tray. The air supply assembly has an air outlet member, which is located above the ice tray and is configured to blow cold air to the ice tray from at least two different directions.

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