Water box assembly for ice making and humidification of refrigerator and refrigerator

Abstract

The utility model provides a water box assembly for ice making and humidification of a refrigerator and the refrigerator comprising the water box assembly. The ice-making and humidifying water box assembly of the refrigerator can be installed below a top partition plate of a storage chamber of the refrigerator, and is characterized by comprising a water box which is a container with an opening in the upper portion and is provided with an ice-making water chamber and a humidifying water chamber which are independent of each other; the water box cover can be clamped on the opening of the water box so as to seal the water box, and is provided with a water injection port capable of independently injecting ice-making water into the ice-making water chamber and injecting humidifying water into the humidifying water chamber; and the humidifier is connected with the water outlet of the humidifying water chamber and can humidify the storage chamber of the refrigerator by using the humidifying water in the humidifying water chamber. According to the water box assembly and the refrigerator comprising the water box assembly, the number of parts is small, the structure is simple, disassembly and assembly are convenient, and the requirement for supplying water for ice making and humidification can be met at the same time.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a refrigerator's ice making and humidifying water box assembly and a refrigerator comprising the same. BACKGROUND

[0002] The existing refrigerator usually has both ice making function for making ice cubes and humidifying function for humidifying vegetable compartment, and has water supply circuit for realizing the two functions.

[0003] Patent document 1 discloses a refrigerator having both ice making function and humidifying function, in which, as shown in the figure, Figure 9 The water circuit device is composed of ice maker water circuit device 100' and vegetable box water circuit device 200'. The ice maker water circuit device 100' and the vegetable box water circuit device 200' share water tank 1, water pump 2, water inlet pipe 3 and control part 30. The water pump 2 includes one water inlet 2a and two water outlets 2b, 2c. The water inlet pipe 3 is connected to the water tank 1 at one end and to the water inlet 2a of the water pump 2 at the other end. The ice maker water circuit device 100' further includes water outlet pipe 4a1, water outlet pipe 4b1, ice making box 5 and water valve 8. Among them, the water outlet pipe 4a1 is connected to the water outlet 2b of the water pump 2 at one end and to the water valve 8 at the other end. The water outlet pipe 4b1 is connected to the water valve 8 at one end and to the ice making box 5 at the other end. The vegetable box water circuit device 200' further includes water outlet pipe 4a2, water outlet pipe 4b2, spray head 6, vegetable box 7 and water valve 9. Among them, the water outlet pipe 4a2 is connected to the water outlet 2c of the water pump 2 at one end and to the water valve 9 at the other end. The water outlet pipe 4b2 is connected to the water valve 9 at one end and to the spray head 6 at the other end. By controlling the opening / closure of the water pump 2, the water valve 8 and the water valve 9, separate ice making, separate humidifying or simultaneous ice making and humidifying can be realized.

[0004] In addition, in the existing refrigerator, there are also cases of installing ice making water box and humidifying water box in the refrigerator at the same time, respectively supplying ice making water and humidifying water.

[0005] Prior art documents

[0006] Patent documents

[0007] Patent document 1: CN206583166U Utility model content

[0008] Technical problems to be solved by the utility model

[0009] As described above, in the existing refrigerator, in order to simultaneously realize the ice making function and the humidifying function, the number of required components is very large, the structure is complex, the cost is high, and the installation is difficult. In the case of sharing the same water source for ice making and humidifying, there are hidden dangers in terms of hygiene and use. On the other hand, in the case of separately installing ice making water boxes and humidifying water boxes, the number of components is too large, the component installation is complex, the water box water filling step is repetitive, and the internal installation space of the refrigerator is difficult to reasonably allocate.

[0010] The utility model discloses a refrigerator's ice making and humidifying water box assembly which has the advantages of fewer components, simple structure, convenient disassembly and assembly, and simultaneous satisfaction of ice making and humidifying water supply.

[0011] Means for solving the technical problem

[0012] The utility model provides a refrigerator's ice making and humidifying water box assembly which can be installed below the top partition of the storage compartment of the refrigerator, characterized by comprising: a water box which is an open-top container and has an ice making water compartment and a humidifying water compartment that are independent of each other; a water box cover which can be clamped on the opening of the water box to seal the water box and has water injection ports that can independently inject ice making water into the ice making water compartment and inject humidifying water into the humidifying water compartment; and a humidifier which is connected to the water outlet of the humidifying water compartment and can humidify the storage compartment of the refrigerator using the humidifying water in the humidifying water compartment.

[0013] In addition, preferably, in the refrigerator's ice making and humidifying water box assembly of the utility model, the ice making water compartment and the humidifying water compartment are separated by a partition.

[0014] In addition, preferably, in the refrigerator's ice making and humidifying water box assembly of the utility model, the water box has a rectangular shape when viewed from above, and the humidifying water compartment has a rectangular shape when viewed from above and is surrounded by at least part of the edge of the water box and the partition.

[0015] In addition, preferably, in the refrigerator's ice making and humidifying water box assembly of the utility model, a water box plug is further included, which can be clamped into the water injection port to close the water injection port.

[0016] In addition, preferably, in the refrigerator's ice making and humidifying water box assembly of the utility model, the water box plug is made of silica gel.

[0017] In addition, preferably, in the refrigerator's ice making and humidifying water box assembly of the utility model, the water injection port is recessed from the surface of the water box cover to the side of the water box.

[0018] In addition, preferably, in the ice-making and humidifying water box assembly of the refrigerator of the utility model, the water inlet comprises: a first water inlet for separately injecting ice-making water into the ice-making water compartment; and a second water inlet for separately injecting humidifying water into the humidifying water compartment.

[0019] In addition, preferably, in the ice-making and humidifying water box assembly of the refrigerator of the utility model, the bottom surface of the ice-making water compartment is composed of inclined surfaces, and the water outlet of the ice-making water compartment is located at the lowest part of the ice-making water compartment.

[0020] In addition, preferably, in the ice-making and humidifying water box assembly of the refrigerator of the utility model, the bottom surface of the humidifying water compartment is composed of three inclined surfaces converging at the lowest part, and the water outlet of the humidifying water compartment is located at the lowest part of the humidifying water compartment.

[0021] In addition, the utility model provides a refrigerator, which is characterized by comprising the ice-making and humidifying water box assembly of the refrigerator of the utility model.

[0022] Effects of the utility model

[0023] The ice-making and humidifying water box assembly of the refrigerator of the utility model combines the ice-making water box and the humidifying water box into one water box in structure, shares one water box cover, can reduce the number of components of the ice-making water box and the humidifying water box, makes the structure simple, and reduces the cost.

[0024] The ice-making and humidifying water box assembly of the refrigerator of the utility model can be installed at one side of the inside of the storage compartment of the refrigerator, so that the water box assembly can be completely hidden in the inside of the storage compartment, can reasonably utilize the volume of the storage compartment, increases the effective volume, and makes the structure in the storage compartment more simple and beautiful.

[0025] The ice-making and humidifying water box assembly of the refrigerator of the utility model is convenient to disassemble and assemble, simple in structure, convenient to clean, can reduce the number of water pipes, and reduce the installation of water valves. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the ice-making and humidifying water box assembly of the refrigerator of one embodiment of the utility model.

[0027] Figure 2 Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the installation mode of the ice-making and humidifying water box assembly of the refrigerator of one embodiment of the utility model.

[0028] Figure 3is a schematic plan view of the water box in the water box assembly for ice making and humidifying of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0029] Figure 4 is a perspective view of the water box in the water box assembly for ice making and humidifying of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application, as viewed from one direction.

[0030] Figure 5 is Figure 4 is a sectional view of the water box in the water box assembly for ice making and humidifying of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application, taken along the line A-A'.

[0031] Figure 6 is a perspective view of the water box in the water box assembly for ice making and humidifying of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application, as viewed from another direction.

[0032] Figure 7 is Figure 6 is a sectional view of the water box in the water box assembly for ice making and humidifying of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application, taken along the line C-C'.

[0033] Figure 8 is Figure 4 is a sectional view of the water box in the water box assembly for ice making and humidifying of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application, taken along the line B-B'.

[0034] Figure 9 is a schematic view showing a refrigerator according to the related art, in which an ice maker water circuit device and a vegetable box water circuit device are provided simultaneously.

[0035] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0036] 1: water tank, 2: water pump, 2a: water inlet of water pump, 2b, 2c: water outlet of water pump, 3: water inlet pipe, 4a1, 4b1, 4a2, 4b2: water outlet pipe, 5: ice making box, 6: spray head, 7: vegetable box, 8, 9: water valve, 30: control unit, 100': ice maker water circuit device, 200': vegetable box water circuit device; 100: water box assembly for ice making and humidifying of a refrigerator (water box assembly), 10: water box, 11: ice making water compartment, 12: humidifying water compartment, 20: water box cover, 40: humidifier, 41: humidifier humidifying spray water mist position, 50: water inlet, 51: first water inlet, 52: second water inlet, 60: water box plug, 70: filter, 80: water suction line, 200: water box support, 300: storage compartment, 111: highest position of ice making water compartment, 112: lowest position of ice making water compartment, 121, 122, 123: highest position of humidifying water compartment, 124: lowest position of humidifying water compartment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present application will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are exemplary and are intended to explain the present application, and should not be construed as limiting the present application. Note that the drawings are schematic, and the dimensions of the components are not the same as actual ones, and of course, there are parts in which the dimensions or the ratios are different between the drawings.

[0038] Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a water box assembly 100 for ice making and humidification of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0039] As shown in Figure 1 , the water box assembly (hereinafter, also referred to as "water box assembly") 100 for ice making and humidification of the refrigerator according to the present embodiment includes a water box 10, a water box cover 20, and a humidifier 40. The water box 10 is a container having an open upper portion, and has an ice-making water compartment 11 and a humidification water compartment 12 which are independent of each other. The ice-making water compartment 11 and the humidification water compartment 12 are separated by a partition, for example (see FIG. 2). Figure 4 、 Figure 6 The water box cover 20 can be fitted on the opening of the water box 10 to seal the water box 10. The water box cover 20 has a water injection port 50 on the upper surface, which can independently inject ice-making water into the ice-making water compartment 11 and inject humidification water into the humidification water compartment 12. The water injection port 50 is recessed from the surface of the water box cover 20 toward the water box 10 side. With this structure, splashing of water during water injection can be effectively prevented. Figure 1 The water injection port 50 includes a first water injection port 51 for injecting ice-making water into the ice-making water compartment 11 alone, and a second water injection port 52 for injecting humidification water into the humidification water compartment 12 alone. The humidifier 40 is connected to a water outlet of the humidification water compartment 12, and can humidify the storage compartment (e.g., a vegetable compartment, a fruit compartment, a fresh food compartment, etc.) of the refrigerator using the humidification water in the humidification water compartment 12. The humidifier 40 has a humidifier humidification spray water mist portion 41. The water box assembly 100 further includes a water box plug 60 which can be fitted into the water injection port 50 to close the water injection port 50, and a filter 70 for filtering the ice-making water in the ice-making water compartment 11. The water box plug 60 is made of silicone, for example. By using the water box plug 60 made of silicone, an effective seal can be formed, and contamination of the water in the water box in the refrigerator can be prevented.

[0040] Figure 2 is a schematic view of a mounting method of the water box assembly 100. As shown in Figure 2As shown, the water box assembly 100 can be mounted on the water box support 200 and can be pulled out from the water box support 200 along the pulling-out direction. After the water box assembly 100 is mounted on the water box support 200, the water box assembly 100 and the water box support 200 can be installed together at a position inside the storage compartment 300 (e.g., a vegetable compartment, a fruit compartment, a fresh food compartment, etc.) of the refrigerator below the top partition of the storage compartment 300. The water box assembly 100 can be mounted on the water box support 200 and pulled out from the water box support 200, which is easy to disassemble and assemble and simplifies the water filling step. By installing the water box assembly 100 at the inside of the storage compartment 300, the storage volume can be reasonably utilized, the effective use volume can be increased, the water box assembly can be weakened, and the overall appearance inside the storage compartment can be enhanced.

[0041] Figure 3 is a schematic plan view of the water box 10 in the water box assembly 100. As shown, the water box 10 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and the humidification water compartment 12 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and is surrounded by at least a portion of the edges of the water box 10 and a partition (a partition between the ice-making water compartment 11 and the humidification water compartment 12). Figure 3 (And Figure 1 ) shows that the water box 10 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and the humidification water compartment 12 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and is surrounded by at least a portion of the edges of the water box 10 and a partition (a partition between the ice-making water compartment 11 and the humidification water compartment 12). Figure 3 In the example of , at one corner (the lower left corner) of the water box 10, the humidification water compartment 12 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view is formed by a portion of two adjacent edges of the water box 10 and a partition, and the portion of the water box 10 other than the humidification water compartment 12 is the ice-making water compartment 11.

[0042] Figure 3 The bottom surface of the ice-making water compartment 11 is composed of inclined surfaces, and in Figure 5 , the bottom surface is composed of inclined surfaces that decrease in height from left to right, with the leftmost side being the highest point 111 of the ice-making water compartment and the rightmost side being the lowest point 112 of the ice-making water compartment (see also

[0043] The bottom surface of the humidification water compartment 12 is composed of three inclined surfaces that gradually decrease in height and converge at a lowest point, with the highest points of the three inclined surfaces being the highest points 121, 122, and 123 of the humidification water compartment, and the lowest points of the three inclined surfaces converging at the lowest point 124 of the humidification water compartment (see also Figure 7 ).

[0044] Figure 4 is a perspective view of the water box 10 in the water box assembly 100 from one direction (the humidification water compartment 12 side). Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the water box 10 in Figure 4 cut along the A-A' line.

[0045] As shown in Figure 5As shown, the bottom surface of the ice-making water chamber 11 is formed by an inclined surface that decreases in height from left to right. The leftmost point is the highest point 111 of the ice-making water chamber, and the rightmost point is the lowest point 112. Therefore, when ice-making water is injected into the ice-making water chamber 11 through the first water inlet 51, the ice-making water will flow along... Figure 5 The arrows indicate the direction of water flow, from the highest point 111 of the ice-making water chamber to the lowest point 112. A filter 70 and a water pumping pipe 80 are installed at the lowest point 112 of the ice-making water chamber. When ice making is required, the water injected into the ice-making water chamber 11 is filtered by the filter 70, then pumped by the water pumping pipe 80 and transported to the ice maker for ice making. As described above, the ice-making water pumping point is located at the lowest point of the ice-making water chamber 11 (the lowest point 112), thus maximizing the extraction of water from the ice-making water chamber 11 and minimizing unusable residue in the water box 10 (specifically, the ice-making water chamber 11).

[0046] Figure 6 This is a perspective view of the water tank 10 in the water tank assembly 100 from another direction (the side of the ice-making water room 11). Figure 7 yes Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the cross-section of the water box 10 cut along line C-C'.

[0047] like Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the bottom surface of the humidification water chamber 12 is composed of three sloping surfaces that gradually decrease in height and converge at their lowest points. The highest points of these three sloping surfaces are 121, 122, and 123, which are the highest points of the humidification water chamber, respectively, and the lowest points of these three sloping surfaces converge at the lowest point 124. Therefore, when humidification water is injected into the humidification water chamber 12 through the second water inlet 52, the humidification water will flow along... Figure 7 The arrows indicate the direction of water flow, from the highest point 121, 122, 123 of the humidification water chamber to the lowest point 124 of the humidification water chamber. In addition, an outlet for the humidification water chamber 12 is provided at the lowest point 124 of the humidification water chamber, through which the humidification water in the humidification water chamber 12 can flow into the humidifier 40.

[0048] Figure 8 yes Figure 4 A cross-sectional view of the water tank 10 cut along line B-B' (the humidification water chamber 12 is already filled with humidification water). Figure 8 As shown, the bottom surface of the humidifying water chamber 12 is inclined, and the water outlet located at the lowest point of the inclined surface (the lowest point 124 of the humidifying water chamber) is connected to the humidifier 40. When humidification is required, the humidifying water injected into the humidifying water chamber 12 can flow along... Figure 8The water flows from the water outlet at the lowest part 124 of the humidification water compartment into the humidifier 40 in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure, and is sprayed from the humidifier humidification water spray 41 under the action of the humidifier motor to humidify the storage compartment 300 (see Figure 2 ) as described above, the humidification water outlet (the humidification water outlet of the humidification water compartment 12) is located at the lowest part (the lowest part 124 of the humidification water compartment) of the humidification water compartment 12, so that the humidification water in the humidification water compartment 12 can be extracted to the maximum extent, and the unusable water residue in the water box 10 (specifically, the humidification water compartment 12) is reduced.

[0049] The ice-making and humidification water box assembly 100 of the refrigerator of the utility model can obtain the following effects compared with the existing ice-making water box and humidification water box.

[0050] The ice-making and humidification water box assembly 100 of the utility model combines the ice-making water box and the humidification water box into one water box 10 in structure, shares one water box cover 20, can reduce the number of components of the ice-making water box and the humidification water box, make the structure simple, and reduce the cost.

[0051] The water box assembly 100 can be installed at the inner side of the storage compartment 300 of the refrigerator, so that the water box assembly 100 can be completely hidden in the storage compartment 300, the internal volume of the storage compartment 300 can be reasonably utilized, the effective use volume is increased, and the structure in the storage compartment 300 is more simple and beautiful.

[0052] The ice-making and humidification water box assembly 100 of the utility model is convenient to disassemble and assemble, simple in structure, convenient to clean the water box assembly, can reduce the number of water pipes, and reduce the installation of the water valve.

[0053] The utility model has been specifically described above in combination with the drawings and embodiments, but it can be understood that the above description does not limit the utility model in any form. Those skilled in the art can deform and change the utility model according to the needs without deviating from the essential spirit and scope of the utility model, and these deformations and changes all fall within the scope of the utility model.

[0054] Industrial applicability

[0055] The utility model can be used for the water box assembly of the refrigerator with ice-making function and humidification function and the refrigerator with the water box assembly.

Claims

1. An ice making and humidifying water box assembly of a refrigerator, which is capable of being installed below a top partition of a storage compartment of the refrigerator, characterized in that, Comprising: a water box which is an open-top container having a water compartment for ice-making and a water compartment for humidification independently from each other; a water box cover which can be fitted on the opening of the water box to seal the water box, having a water injection port which can independently inject ice-making water into the water compartment for ice-making and inject humidification water into the water compartment for humidification; and a humidifier which is connected to a water outlet of the water compartment for humidification and can humidify the storage compartment of the refrigerator using the humidification water in the water compartment for humidification.

2. The water box assembly for ice-making and humidification of a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein: the water compartment for ice-making and the water compartment for humidification are separated by a partition.

3. The water box assembly for ice-making and humidification of a refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein: the water box has a rectangular shape in plan view, and the water compartment for humidification has a rectangular shape in plan view and is surrounded by at least a portion of the side of the water box and the partition.

4. The water box assembly for ice-making and humidification of a refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising: a water box plug which can be fitted into the water injection port to close the water injection port.

5. The water box assembly for ice-making and humidification of a refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein: the water box plug is made of silicone.

6. The water box assembly for ice-making and humidification of a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein: the water injection port is recessed from the surface of the water box cover to one side of the water box.

7. The water box assembly for ice-making and humidification of a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein: the water injection port includes a first water injection port for separately injecting ice-making water into the water compartment for ice-making and a second water injection port for separately injecting humidification water into the water compartment for humidification.

8. The water box assembly for ice-making and humidification of a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein: the bottom surface of the water compartment for ice-making is formed of an inclined surface, and the water suction of the water compartment for ice-making is located at the lowest point of the water compartment for ice-making.

9. The water box assembly for ice-making and humidification of a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein: the bottom surface of the water compartment for humidification is formed of three inclined surfaces converging at one lowest point, and the water suction of the water compartment for humidification is located at the lowest point of the water compartment for humidification.

10. A refrigerator, comprising: the water box assembly for ice-making and humidification of a refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 9. ​

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