Water pump box assembly and refrigerator

Abstract

The utility model relates to a water pump box assembly and a refrigerator, the water pump box assembly comprises a mounting frame and a water pump box, and the mounting frame is provided with a first limiting part and a second limiting part; the water pump box is provided with a first matching part and a second matching part, the first matching part is detachably connected with the first limiting part so as to limit the water pump box in the first direction and the second direction, and the second matching part is detachably connected with the second limiting part so as to limit the water pump box in the third direction; wherein the first direction is orthogonal to the second direction, and the third direction is orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction. According to the water pump box assembly, the disassembly and assembly operation of the water pump box can be simplified, and the maintenance convenience of the water pump box is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of refrigerators, and in particular, to a water pump box assembly and a refrigerator. BACKGROUND

[0002] Refrigerators with built-in ice-making systems are becoming more and more popular among users. Through the ice-making system, ice cubes can be made, greatly facilitating the user's demand for ice cubes. The ice-making system includes a water pump, a water supply pipe, and an ice-making box. The water pump is in communication with the water supply pipe. The water pump draws water after being powered on. The water flows into the ice-making box through the water supply pipe. The water in the ice-making box condenses into ice cubes under the action of cold air, realizing the ice-making function.

[0003] In related technologies, the water pump is usually installed in the water pump box, and then the water pump box is fixed in the refrigerator by screws. Since the water pump box needs to be fixed by screws and the internal space of the refrigerator is limited, the disassembly and assembly of the water pump box are complicated and inconvenient to maintain. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The present disclosure provides a water pump box assembly to improve the disassembly and assembly convenience of the water pump box.

[0005] The water pump box assembly of the present disclosure includes a mounting frame and a water pump box. The mounting frame has a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion. The water pump box has a first cooperating portion and a second cooperating portion. The first cooperating portion is disengageably engaged with the first limiting portion to limit the water pump box in a first direction and a second direction. The second cooperating portion is disengageably engaged with the second limiting portion to limit the water pump box in a third direction. The first direction is orthogonal to the second direction, and the third direction is orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction.

[0006] Optionally, the first cooperating portion is movable relative to the first limiting portion along the third direction between a first disengagement position and a first engagement position. In the first engagement position, the first cooperating portion is engaged with the first limiting portion to limit the first cooperating portion in the first direction and the second direction. In the first disengagement position, the first cooperating portion is disengaged from the first limiting portion to release the limitation on the first cooperating portion.

[0007] Optionally, the second engaging portion is movable relative to the second limiting portion along the third direction and the first direction between a second disengaging position and a second engaging position, in the second engaging position, the second engaging portion is engaged with the second limiting portion to limit the second engaging portion in the third direction, in the second disengaging position, the second engaging portion is disengaged from the second limiting portion to release the limitation of the second engaging portion, wherein the first limiting portion is in the first engaging position when the second limiting portion is in the second engaging position, and the first limiting portion is in the first disengaging position when the second limiting portion is in the second disengaging position.

[0008] Optionally, the first limiting portion comprises a first entering slot, a first limiting slot and a clamping portion, the first entering slot and the first limiting slot are communicated with each other; the first engaging portion comprises a first limiting strip and a clamping strip, the first limiting strip is connected with the box body of the water pump box and extends from the box body along the second direction, the clamping strip is connected with the first limiting strip and extends from the first limiting strip along the first direction; in the first engaging position, the first limiting strip is engaged in the first limiting slot to limit the first limiting strip in the third direction, the clamping portion is clamped between the clamping strip and the box body in the second direction, in the first disengaging position, the first limiting strip and the clamping strip are located in the first entering slot, so that when the first engaging portion moves from the first disengaging position to the first engaging position, the clamping strip enters the first limiting slot and the first limiting strip moves between the clamping portion and the box body.

[0009] Optionally, the second limiting portion comprises a second entering slot and a second limiting slot which are communicated with each other, the second engaging portion comprises a second limiting strip; in the second engaging position, the second limiting strip is engaged in the second limiting slot to limit the second limiting strip in the third direction, in the second disengaging position, the second limiting strip is located in the second entering slot, so that when the second limiting portion moves from the second disengaging position to the second engaging position, the second limiting strip enters the second limiting slot from the second entering slot.

[0010] Optionally, the second engaging portion further comprises a plate and an operating portion, the second limiting strip is connected with a first face of the plate, the operating portion is connected with a second face of the plate, the first face and the second face are opposite along the second direction; the box body of the water pump box is provided with an elongated hole extending along the third direction, the operating portion is engaged in the elongated hole to operate the plate and the second limiting strip to move along the third direction, the plate is located between the box body and the mounting frame in the second direction.

[0011] Optionally, the box body has a boss, the long hole is arranged on the boss and penetrates through the boss along the second direction; one of the boss and the plate is provided with a guide groove extending along the third direction, and the other of the boss and the plate is provided with a guide block movably fitted in the guide groove along the third direction, in the second engagement position, the plate is located between the boss and the mounting frame in the second direction.

[0012] Optionally, one of the boss and the plate is provided with a locking protrusion, the other of the boss and the plate is provided with a locking gap, in the second engagement position, the locking protrusion is engaged with the locking gap to prevent the second limiting strip from moving along the third direction, in the second disengagement position, the locking protrusion is disengaged from the locking gap.

[0013] The present disclosure also proposes a refrigerator.

[0014] The refrigerator of the present disclosure comprises a box body and a water pump box assembly mounted in the box body, the water pump box assembly is any one of the above-mentioned water pump box assemblies.

[0015] Optionally, the box body is provided with a refrigeration chamber, the water pump box is located in the refrigeration chamber, the mounting frame is composed of a part of the refrigeration chamber, or the mounting frame is mounted in the refrigeration chamber.

[0016] The water pump box assembly of the present disclosure, by arranging the first limiting part and the second limiting part on the mounting frame, and arranging the first fitting part and the second fitting part on the water pump box, so that the first fitting part and the first limiting part can be engaged, and the second fitting part and the second limiting part can be engaged, thereby limiting the water pump box in the first direction, the second direction and the third direction, thereby connecting the water pump box with the mounting frame, that is, realizing the installation of the water pump box; also, the first fitting part and the first limiting part can be disengaged, and the second fitting part and the second limiting part can be disengaged, thereby dismounting the water pump box from the mounting frame, that is, realizing the dismounting of the water pump box. Therefore, the dismounting operation of the water pump box can be simplified, and the maintenance convenience of the water pump box can be improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is a perspective view of the water pump box assembly of the embodiment of the present disclosure from one perspective.

[0018] Figure 2 is a perspective view of the water pump box assembly of the embodiment of the present disclosure from another perspective.

[0019] Figure 3 is an exploded view of the water pump box assembly of the embodiment of the present disclosure from one perspective.

[0020] Figure 4 is an exploded view of the water pump box assembly of the embodiment of the present disclosure from another perspective.

[0021] Figure 5 is a sectional view of a water pump box assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure 6 is an exploded view of a water pump box in a water pump box assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] Reference Signs:

[0024] 10, water pump box assembly;

[0025] 1, mounting frame; 11, first limiting part; 111, first entering slot; 112, first limiting slot; 113, clamping part; 12, second limiting part; 121, second entering slot; 122, second limiting slot;

[0026] 2, water pump box; 21, first matching part; 211, first limiting strip; 212, clamping strip; 22, second matching part; 221, second limiting strip; 222, plate; 2221, first surface; 2222, second surface; 2223, guide slot; 2224, locking gap; 223, operating part; 23, box body; 231, boss; 2311, long hole; 2312, locking protrusion; 2313, guide block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below are exemplary and are intended to explain the present disclosure, and should not be understood as limiting the present disclosure.

[0028] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the water pump box assembly 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a mounting frame 1 and a water pump box 2, the mounting frame 1 has a first limiting part 11 and a second limiting part 12, and the water pump box 2 has a first matching part 21 and a second matching part 22. The first matching part 21 is disengageably engaged with the first limiting part 11 to limit the water pump box 2 in a first direction and a second direction, and the second matching part 22 is disengageably engaged with the second limiting part 12 to limit the water pump box 2 in a third direction. Wherein, the first direction is orthogonal to the second direction, and the third direction is orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction.

[0029] The first matching part 21 is detachably engaged with the first limiting part 11, which can be understood as that the first matching part 21 can be separated, separated, or detached from the first limiting part 11, so that the water pump box 2 can be separated from the mounting rack 1, and the first matching part 21 can be matched with the first limiting part 11, so that the water pump box 2 can be connected with the mounting rack 1. The second matching part 22 is detachably engaged with the second limiting part 12, which can be understood as that the second matching part 22 can be separated, separated, or detached from the second limiting part 12, so that the water pump box 2 can be separated from the mounting rack 1, and the second matching part 22 can be matched with the second limiting part 12, so that the water pump box 2 can be connected with the mounting rack 1.

[0030] The water pump box assembly 10 of the embodiment of the present disclosure, by arranging the first limiting part 11 and the second limiting part 12 on the mounting rack 1, and arranging the first matching part 21 and the second matching part 22 on the water pump box 2, so that the first matching part 21 and the first limiting part 11 can be engaged, and the second matching part 22 and the second limiting part 12 can be engaged, thereby limiting the water pump box 2 in the first direction, the second direction and the third direction, thereby connecting the water pump box 2 with the mounting rack 1, that is, realizing the installation of the water pump box 2; and the first matching part 21 and the first limiting part 11 can be disengaged, and the second matching part 22 and the second limiting part 12 can be disengaged, thereby dismounting the water pump box 2 from the mounting rack 1, that is, realizing the dismounting of the water pump box 2. Therefore, the dismounting operation of the water pump box 2 can be simplified, and the maintenance convenience of the water pump box 2 can be improved.

[0031] In order to make the technical scheme of the present disclosure easier to be understood, the first direction is consistent with the left-right direction, the second direction is consistent with the up-down direction, and the third direction is consistent with the front-rear direction as an example, and the technical scheme of the present disclosure is further described. Among them, the left-right direction, the up-down direction and the front-rear direction are as shown in Figures 1 to 6

[0032] For example, as shown in Figure 2 When the first matching part 21 is matched with the first limiting part 11, the water pump box 2 is limited in the left-right direction and the up-down direction, and when the second matching part 22 is matched with the second limiting part 12, the water pump box 2 is limited in the front-rear direction, thereby stably fixing the water pump box 2 on the mounting rack 1.

[0033] In some embodiments, the first matching part 21 is movable relative to the first limiting part 11 along the third direction between a first disengagement position and a first engagement position. In the first engagement position, the first matching part 21 is engaged with the first limiting part 11 to limit the first matching part 21 in the first direction and the second direction. In the first disengagement position, the first matching part 21 is disengaged from the first limiting part 11 to release the limitation of the first matching part 21.

[0034] ​For example, the first engaging portion 21 moves forward relative to the first limiting portion 11, the first engaging portion 21 engages with the first limiting portion 11, and the first limiting portion 11 limits the first engaging portion 21 in the left-right direction and the up-down direction. The first engaging portion 21 moves backward relative to the first limiting portion 11, the first engaging portion 21 disengages from the first limiting portion 11, and the first limiting portion 11 releases the limitation on the first engaging portion 21.

[0035] By setting the first engaging portion 21 to be movable relative to the first limiting portion 11 along the third direction between the first disengagement position and the first engagement position, the first engaging portion 21 can be switched between the first disengagement position and the first engagement position by moving the first engaging portion 21 along the third direction, facilitating the engagement and disengagement of the first engaging portion 21 with the first limiting portion 11. Thus, the disassembly and assembly operation of the water pump box 2 can be further simplified, and the maintenance convenience of the water pump box 2 can be improved.

[0036] In some embodiments, the second engaging portion 22 is movable relative to the second limiting portion 12 along the third direction and the first direction between a second disengagement position and a second engagement position. In the second engagement position, the second engaging portion 22 engages with the second limiting portion 12 to limit the second engaging portion 22 in the third direction. In the second disengagement position, the second engaging portion 22 disengages from the second limiting portion 12 to release the limitation on the second engaging portion 22. Wherein, when the first limiting portion 11 is in the first engagement position, the second limiting portion 12 is in the second engagement position, and when the first limiting portion 11 is in the first disengagement position, the second limiting portion 12 is in the second disengagement position.

[0037] For example, the second engaging portion 22 moves forward relative to the second limiting portion 12, and the first engaging portion 21 also moves forward relative to the first limiting portion 11, so that the first engaging portion 21 engages with the first limiting portion 11, and the first limiting portion 11 limits the first engaging portion 21 in the left-right direction and the up-down direction; then, the second engaging portion 22 moves left relative to the second limiting portion 12, the second engaging portion 22 engages with the second limiting portion 12, and the second limiting portion 12 limits the second engaging portion 22 in the front-back direction. When the second engaging portion 22 moves right relative to the second limiting portion 12, the second engaging portion 22 disengages from the second limiting portion 12, and the second limiting portion 12 releases the limitation on the second engaging portion 22; then, the second engaging portion 22 moves backward relative to the second limiting portion 12, and the first engaging portion 21 also moves backward relative to the first limiting portion 11, so that the first engaging portion 21 disengages from the first limiting portion 11, and the first limiting portion 11 releases the limitation on the first engaging portion 21.

[0038] By movably arranging the second engaging portion 22 relative to the second limiting portion 12 along the third direction and the first direction between the second disengaging position and the second engaging position, the second engaging portion 22 can be switched between the second disengaging position and the second engaging position by moving the second engaging portion 22 along the third direction and the first direction, facilitating the engagement and disengagement of the second engaging portion 22 and the second limiting portion 12. Thus, the disassembly and assembly operation of the water pump box 2 can be further simplified, and the maintenance convenience of the water pump box 2 is improved.

[0039] Optionally, as shown in Figures 3 to 6 The first engaging portion 21 includes a first limiting strip 211 and a clamping strip 212. The first limiting strip 211 is connected to the box body 23 and extends from the box body 23 along the second direction. The clamping strip 212 is connected to the first limiting strip 211 and extends from the first limiting strip 211 along the first direction. In the first engaging position, the first limiting strip 211 is engaged in the first limiting slot 112 to limit the first limiting strip 211 in the third direction, and the clamping portion 113 is clamped between the clamping strip 212 and the box body 23 in the second direction. In the first disengaging position, the first limiting strip 211 and the clamping strip 212 are located in the first entering slot 111, so that when the first engaging portion 21 moves from the first disengaging position to the first engaging position, the clamping strip 212 enters the first limiting slot 112 and the first limiting strip 211 moves between the clamping portion 113 and the box body 23.

[0040] For example, as shown in Figures 4 to 6 The first limiting strip 211 extends along the up-down direction, and the upper end of the first limiting strip 211 is connected to the box body 23, and the lower end of the first limiting strip 211 is connected to the clamping strip 212, and the clamping strip 212 extends along the left-right direction. In the first engaging position, the first limiting strip 211 is located in the first limiting slot 112, and the left and right ends of the first limiting strip 211 are respectively stopped on the left and right sides of the first limiting slot 112, thereby limiting the box body 23 in the left-right direction; at the same time, the clamping portion 113 is clamped between the clamping strip 212 and the box body 23 in the up-down direction, thereby limiting the box body 23 in the up-down direction. In the first disengaging position, the first limiting strip 211 and the clamping strip 212 are located in the first entering slot 111, so that the first limiting strip 211 and the clamping strip 212 can be disengaged from the first entering slot 111 in the direction from the bottom to the top.

[0041] The first entering slot 111 can be arranged at the rear side of the first limiting slot 112, the first engaging portion 21 is moved forward relative to the first limiting portion 11 to the first engaging position, and the first engaging portion 21 is moved backward relative to the first limiting portion 11 to the first disengaging position.

[0042] The first limiting part 11 is provided with the first entering slot 111, the first limiting slot 112 and the clamping part 113, and the first matching part 21 is provided with the first limiting strip 211 and the clamping strip 212, so that the first limiting part 11 and the first matching part 21 are simple in structure, and the first matching part 21 is convenient to move with the first limiting part 11 in the first engaging position and the first disengaging position. Therefore, the disassembly and assembly operation of the water pump box 2 can be further simplified, and the maintenance convenience of the water pump box 2 is improved.

[0043] Optionally, as shown in Figures 3 to 6 The second limiting part 12 is provided with the second entering slot 121 and the second limiting slot 122 which are communicated with each other, and the second matching part 22 is provided with the second limiting strip 221. In the second engaging position, the second limiting strip 221 is matched in the second limiting slot 122 to limit the second limiting strip 221 in the third direction. In the second disengaging position, the second limiting strip 221 is located in the second entering slot 121, so that when the second limiting part 12 moves from the second disengaging position to the second engaging position, the second limiting strip 221 enters the second limiting slot 122 from the second entering slot 121.

[0044] For example, as shown in Figures 4 to 6 The second limiting strip 221 extends in the up-down direction, and the upper end of the second limiting strip 221 is connected with the box body 23. In the second engaging position, the second limiting strip 221 is located in the second limiting slot 122, and the front and back ends of the second limiting strip 221 are respectively abutted on the front and back sides of the second limiting slot 122, so as to limit the box body 23 in the front-back direction; the first limiting strip 211 is located in the first limiting slot 112, and the left and right ends of the first limiting strip 211 are respectively abutted on the left and right sides of the first limiting slot 112, so as to limit the box body 23 in the left-right direction; the clamping part 113 is clamped between the clamping strip 212 and the box body 23 in the up-down direction, so as to limit the box body 23 in the up-down direction. In the second disengaging position, the second limiting strip 221 is located in the second entering slot 121, and the second limiting strip 221 can be disengaged from the second entering slot 121 in the direction from the bottom to the top; the first limiting strip 211 and the clamping strip 212 are both located in the first entering slot 111, and the first limiting strip 211 and the clamping strip 212 can be disengaged from the first entering slot 111 in the direction from the bottom to the top.

[0045] The second entering slot 121 can be arranged at the back side of the second limiting slot 122, the second matching part 22 is first moved forward and then moved left to the second engaging position relative to the second limiting part 12, and the second matching part 22 is first moved right and then moved back to the second disengaging position relative to the second limiting part 12.

[0046] By setting the second limiting part 12 to include the second entering groove 121 and the second limiting groove 122 which are communicated with each other, and setting the second cooperating part 22 to include the second limiting strip 221, the structure of the second limiting part 12 and the second cooperating part 22 is simple, and the second limiting part 12 and the second cooperating part 22 are conveniently moved in the second engaging position and the second disengaging position. Thus, the dismounting operation of the water pump box 2 can be further simplified, and the maintenance convenience of the water pump box 2 is improved.

[0047] Optionally, as shown in Figure 3 、 Figure 4 and Figure 6 , the second cooperating part 22 further includes a plate 222 and an operating part 223, the second limiting strip 221 is connected with a first face 2221 of the plate 222, the operating part 223 is connected with a second face 2222 of the plate 222, and the first face 2221 and the second face 2222 are opposite in the second direction. The box body 23 of the water pump box 2 is provided with an elongated hole 2311 extending in a third direction, and the operating part 223 is fitted in the elongated hole 2311 to operate the plate 222 and the second limiting strip 221 to move in the third direction. The plate 222 is located between the box body 23 and the mounting rack 1 in the second direction.

[0048] For example, as shown in Figure 3 、 Figure 4 and Figure 6 , the upper surface of the plate 222 is the first face 2221, the lower surface of the plate 222 is the second face 2222, the box body 23 is provided with an elongated hole 2311 extending in the left-right direction, and the plate 222 can be operated together with the second limiting strip 221 to move in the left-right direction relative to the elongated hole 2311 through the operating part 223.

[0049] When installing the water pump box 2, first place the plate 222 between the box body 23 and the mounting rack 1, and fit the operating part 223 in the elongated hole 2311, and then place the second limiting strip 221 in the second entering groove 121; then move the plate 222 and the box body 23 together forward; then operate the plate 222 together with the second limiting strip 221 to move leftward through the operating part 223, so that the second limiting strip 221 is located in the second limiting groove 122, so that the second cooperating part 22 is engaged with the second limiting part 12, and the installation of the water pump box 2 is realized. When dismounting the water pump box 2, first operate the plate 222 together with the second limiting strip 221 to move rightward through the operating part 223; then move the plate 222 and the box body 23 together backward, so that the second limiting strip 221 is located in the second entering groove 121, and then the second cooperating part 22 is disengaged from the second limiting part 12 in the direction from bottom to top, and the dismounting of the water pump box 2 is realized.

[0050] By arranging the plate 222 between the box body 23 and the mounting frame 1, the positions of the plate 222, the second limiting strip 221 and the operation part 223 can be limited in the second direction, so as to limit the box body 23 and the second cooperation part 22 in the second direction.

[0051] Optionally, as shown in Figures 3 to 6 The box body 23 has a boss 231, and a long hole 2311 is arranged on the boss 231 and penetrates the boss 231 in the second direction. One of the boss 231 and the plate 222 is provided with a guide groove 2223 extending in the third direction, and the other of the boss 231 and the plate 222 is provided with a guide block 2313 movably fitted in the guide groove 2223 in the third direction. In the second engagement position, the plate 222 is located between the boss 231 and the mounting frame 1 in the second direction.

[0052] For example, the long hole 2311 penetrates the boss 231 in the up-down direction, the boss 231 is provided with the guide groove 2223 extending in the left-right direction, and the plate 222 is provided with the guide block 2313 movably fitted in the guide groove 2223 in the left-right direction. In the second engagement position, the plate 222 is located between the boss 231 and the mounting frame 1 in the up-down direction.

[0053] By arranging the guide groove 2223 extending in the third direction in one of the boss 231 and the plate 222, and arranging the guide block 2313 in the other of the boss 231 and the plate 222, when the plate 222 and the second limiting strip 221 move in the third direction, the movement of the plate 222 and the second limiting strip can be guided by the cooperation of the guide block 2313 and the guide groove 2223, so as to avoid the movement of the plate 222 and the second limiting strip from being skewed, and the disassembly and assembly convenience of the water pump box 2 is further improved.

[0054] Optionally, as shown in Figure 6 One of the boss 231 and the plate 222 is provided with a locking protrusion 2312, and the other of the boss 231 and the plate 222 is provided with a locking gap 2224. In the second engagement position, the locking protrusion 2312 is engaged with the locking gap 2224 to prevent the second limiting strip 221 from moving in the third direction. In the second disengagement position, the locking protrusion 2312 is disengaged from the locking gap 2224.

[0055] For example, the lower end of the boss 231 is provided with a locking protrusion 2312, and the plate 222 is provided with a locking gap 2224. In the second engagement position, the locking protrusion 2312 is located in the locking gap 2224 to prevent the second limiting strip 221 from moving in the third direction. In the second disengagement position, the locking protrusion 2312 is located outside the locking gap 2224, and the second limiting strip 221 can move in the third direction. One of the plate 222 and the locking protrusion 2312 is elastic, and the locking protrusion 2312 and the locking gap 2224 are disengaged by deforming the plate 222 and / or the locking protrusion 2312.

[0056] By arranging the locking protrusion 2312 and the locking gap 2224, the second limiting strip 221 is conveniently limited in the second engagement position, and the locking protrusion 2312 is conveniently disengaged from the locking gap 2224, so that the disassembly and assembly operation of the water pump box 2 can be further simplified, and the maintenance convenience of the water pump box 2 is improved.

[0057] The refrigerator of the embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a cabinet and a water pump box assembly 10 installed in the cabinet, and the water pump box assembly 10 is the water pump box assembly 10 of any of the above embodiments.

[0058] A water pump is installed in the water pump box 2, and the mounting bracket 1 is located in the cabinet. The water pump box 2 is engaged with the first limiting part 11 and the second limiting part 12 through the first cooperating part 21 and the second cooperating part 22, respectively, so as to be installed in the cabinet. The water pump box 2 can also be disengaged from the cabinet by disengaging the first cooperating part 21 and the second cooperating part 22 from the first limiting part 11 and the second limiting part 12, respectively.

[0059] The refrigerator of the embodiment of the present disclosure can simplify the disassembly and assembly operation of the water pump box 2, and improve the maintenance convenience of the water pump box 2.

[0060] Optionally, the cabinet is provided with a refrigeration chamber, and the water pump box 2 is located in the refrigeration chamber. The mounting bracket 1 is formed by a part of the refrigeration chamber, or the mounting bracket 1 is installed in the refrigeration chamber.

[0061] The mounting bracket 1 is formed by a part of the refrigeration chamber, which can be understood as that a part of the refrigeration chamber is used as the mounting bracket 1, and at this time, the mounting bracket 1 and the refrigeration chamber are integrated. The mounting bracket 1 is installed in the refrigeration chamber, which can be understood as that the mounting bracket 1 and the refrigeration chamber are two independent components, and at this time, the mounting bracket 1 and the refrigeration chamber are separately arranged. The mounting bracket 1 can be installed in the refrigeration chamber by screws or the like.

[0062] By forming the mounting bracket 1 by a part of the refrigeration chamber, the number of parts of the refrigerator can be reduced, the assembly of the refrigerator is facilitated, and the assembly cost of the refrigerator is reduced. By installing the mounting bracket 1 in the refrigeration chamber, the processing and manufacturing of individual parts are facilitated.

[0063] Specifically, when installing the water pump box 2, the mounting frame 1 is fixed in the refrigerator box by screws. Then, the plate 222 is placed on the lower side of the box body 23, and the operating part 223 and the second limiting strip 221 are located in the long hole 2311 of the box body 23, and the second limiting strip 221 is located at the rightmost side of the long hole 2311. Then, the second limiting strip 221 is located in the second entering slot 121, and the first limiting strip 211 is located in the first entering slot 111; then, the plate 222 and the box body 23 are moved forward as a whole, so that the first limiting strip 211 is located in the first limiting slot 112; then, the plate 222 and the second limiting strip 221 are moved leftward by the operating part 223, so that the second limiting strip 221 is located in the second limiting slot 122, and the locking protrusion 2312 is engaged with the locking gap 2224, thereby limiting the water pump box 2 in the up-down direction, the left-right direction and the front-back direction, i.e. achieving the installation and fixation of the water pump box 2.

[0064] When the refrigerator starts the ice maker function, the water pump in the water pump box 2 extracts one ice cube worth of water from the water tank each time, and the water extracted by the water pump passes through the water pump through the water suction pipe and then through the water pipe. Then, under the action of gravity, the water in the water pipe can smoothly fall into the ice maker of the box body. After the ice maker is filled with water each time, the water in the ice cube is frozen into ice blocks by the cold air in the freezer compartment, and the ice maker realizes the function of automatic ice making by the overturning of the motor.

[0065] Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described above, it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limiting the present disclosure, and those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, replacements and variations to the above-mentioned embodiments within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A water pump cartridge assembly, characterized by, The utility model relates to a water pump installation frame, comprising: a mounting frame having a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion; a water pump box having a first fitting portion and a second fitting portion, the first fitting portion being disengageably engaged with the first limiting portion to limit the water pump box in a first direction and a second direction, the second fitting portion being disengageably engaged with the second limiting portion to limit the water pump box in a third direction, wherein the first direction is orthogonal to the second direction, and the third direction is orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction.

2. The water pump cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein, The first fitting portion is movable relative to the first limiting portion along the third direction between a first disengagement position and a first engagement position, in the first engagement position, the first fitting portion is engaged with the first limiting portion to limit the first fitting portion in the first direction and the second direction, in the first disengagement position, the first fitting portion is disengaged from the first limiting portion to release the limitation of the first fitting portion.

3. The water pump cartridge assembly of claim 2, wherein, The second fitting portion is movable relative to the second limiting portion along the third direction and the first direction between a second disengagement position and a second engagement position, in the second engagement position, the second fitting portion is engaged with the second limiting portion to limit the second fitting portion in the third direction, in the second disengagement position, the second fitting portion is disengaged from the second limiting portion to release the limitation of the second fitting portion, wherein the second limiting portion is in the second engagement position when the first limiting portion is in the first engagement position, and the second limiting portion is in the second disengagement position when the first limiting portion is in the first disengagement position.

4. The water pump cartridge assembly of claim 2 or 3, wherein, The first limiting portion comprises a first entry slot, a first limiting slot and a clamping portion, the first entry slot and the first limiting slot are in communication with each other; The first fitting portion comprises a first limiting strip and a clamping strip, the first limiting strip is connected with a box body of the water pump box and extends from the box body along the second direction, the clamping strip is connected with the first limiting strip and extends from the first limiting strip along the first direction; In the first engagement position, the first limiting strip is fitted in the first limiting slot to limit the first limiting strip in the third direction, and the clamping portion is clamped between the clamping strip and the box body in the second direction, in the first disengagement position, the first limiting strip and the clamping strip are located in the first entry slot, so that when the first fitting portion moves from the first disengagement position to the first engagement position, the clamping strip enters the first limiting slot and the first limiting strip moves between the clamping portion and the box body.

5. The water pump cartridge assembly of claim 3, wherein, The second limiting portion comprises a second entry slot and a second limiting slot in communication with each other, and the second fitting portion comprises a second limiting strip; In the second engagement position, the second limiting strip is fitted in the second limiting slot to limit the second limiting strip in the third direction, in the second disengagement position, the second limiting strip is located in the second entry slot, so that when the second limiting portion moves from the second disengagement position to the second engagement position, the second limiting strip enters the second limiting slot from the second entry slot.

6. The water pump cartridge assembly of claim 5, wherein, The second engaging part further comprises a plate and an operating part, the second limiting strip is connected with a first surface of the plate, the operating part is connected with a second surface of the plate, and the first surface and the second surface are opposite along the second direction; The box body of the water pump box is provided with a long hole extending along the third direction, the operating part is fitted in the long hole to operate the plate and the second limiting strip to move along the third direction, and the plate is located between the box body and the mounting frame along the second direction.

7. The water pump cartridge assembly of claim 6, wherein, The box body is provided with a boss, the long hole is arranged on the boss and penetrates through the boss along the second direction; One of the boss and the plate is provided with a guide groove extending along the third direction, the other of the boss and the plate is provided with a guide block, the guide block is movably fitted in the guide groove along the third direction, and the plate is located between the boss and the mounting frame along the second direction in the second engaging position.

8. The water pump cartridge assembly of claim 7, wherein, One of the boss and the plate is provided with a locking protrusion, the other of the boss and the plate is provided with a locking gap, the locking protrusion is engaged with the locking gap to prevent the second limiting strip from moving along the third direction in the second engaging position, and the locking protrusion is disengaged from the locking gap in the second disengaging position.

9. A refrigerator characterized by comprising: The box body is provided with a cold storage chamber, the water pump box is located in the cold storage chamber, and the mounting frame is composed of a part of the cold storage chamber or is mounted in the cold storage chamber.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 9, characterized in that, The box body is provided with a cold storage chamber, the water pump box is located in the cold storage chamber, and the mounting frame is composed of a part of the cold storage chamber or is mounted in the cold storage chamber.

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