Inner container module and ice maker

Abstract

The utility model relates to an inner container module and an ice maker, the inner container module is applied to the ice maker, the ice maker comprises an ice making module and an ice shoveling piece, the inner container module comprises an inner container and a partition piece, and the inner container is provided with a containing space; the partition piece is arranged in the containing space, the partition piece is detachably installed in the inner container, the partition piece divides the containing space into an ice making space and an ice storage space, and the ice making space communicates with the ice storage space; the ice making space is used for containing the ice making module and the ice shoveling part, the ice shoveling part is suitable for being movably arranged in the ice making space and used for pushing ice blocks in the ice making space, and the separating part is used for guiding the ice blocks to move to the ice storage space. According to the arrangement of the embodiment, the partition piece is detachably connected with the inner container, and a user can conveniently clean the inner container.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of electrical equipment technology, and in particular to an inner liner module and an ice maker. Background Technology

[0002] With the advancement of technology, there are more and more types of refrigeration equipment, such as refrigerators, freezers, and ice makers. Refrigeration equipment generally includes an insulated inner liner, and the internal space of the insulated inner liner is divided into multiple functional spaces, such as an ice-making space and an ice-storage space. The ice-making space and the ice-storage space are connected to transfer ice blocks.

[0003] The existing heat-insulating liner itself has a protruding structure to divide the internal space of the heat-insulating liner, which increases the difficulty of cleaning the heat-insulating liner. Utility Model Content

[0004] This application provides an inner liner module and an ice maker.

[0005] In a first aspect, this application provides an inner liner module applied to an ice maker. The ice maker includes an ice-making module and an ice-shoveling component. The inner liner module includes an inner liner and a partition. The inner liner has a receiving space. The partition is disposed in the receiving space and is detachably installed in the inner liner. The partition divides the receiving space into an ice-making space and an ice-storage space, which are connected. The ice-making space is used to accommodate the ice-making module and the ice-shoveling component. The ice-shoveling component is adapted to be movably disposed in the ice-making space. The ice-shoveling component is used to push ice blocks in the ice-making space, and the partition is used to guide the ice blocks to move to the ice-storage space.

[0006] In some optional embodiments, the separator includes a partition and a guide that are connected to each other, the partition and the guide being arranged at an angle, and the opening of the angle defined by the partition and the guide facing the bottom of the inner liner.

[0007] In some optional embodiments, the partition extends upward relative to the bottom of the inner liner and in a direction away from the ice-making space; the guide is connected to the side of the partition away from the bottom of the inner liner, and extends downward relative to the partition and in a direction away from the ice-making space; when the partition is installed in the inner liner, the angle between the guide and the horizontal plane is smaller than the angle between the partition and the horizontal plane.

[0008] In some optional embodiments, the inner liner has a connecting portion disposed on the bottom wall of the inner liner, and the partition portion is fitted with the connecting portion, with the upper surface of the partition portion smoothly connected to the bottom wall of the inner liner.

[0009] In some optional embodiments, the partition is provided with multiple water passages, which are respectively connected to the ice-making space and the ice-storage space.

[0010] In some optional embodiments, the guide portion is provided with a plurality of water filtering units arranged sequentially in a first direction, the first direction being the same as the extension direction of the guide portion relative to the partition portion; each water filtering unit includes a plurality of water filtering holes arranged sequentially in a second direction, the second direction intersecting the first direction; the plurality of water filtering holes of two adjacent water filtering units are staggered with each other in the first direction.

[0011] In some optional embodiments, the ice maker further includes an ice basket adapted to be located on the side of the ice storage space away from the ice making space; the partition further includes a guide portion connected to the side of the guide portion away from the partition portion, the guide portion extending downward relative to the guide portion and extending in a direction away from the ice making space; when the partition is installed in the inner liner, the angle between the guide portion and the horizontal plane is smaller than the angle between the guide portion and the horizontal plane.

[0012] In some optional embodiments, the separator further includes a support portion disposed on the bottom side of the guide portion and abutting against the bottom wall of the inner liner.

[0013] In some optional embodiments, the ice maker further includes a housing with a retrieval window, an ice-making space adapted to communicate with the retrieval window, and a guide portion located between the partition and the retrieval window; the partition includes at least two support portions, which are sequentially and spaced apart on the side of the guide portion near the retrieval window.

[0014] In some optional embodiments, the inner wall of the inner liner is provided with multiple mounting parts, which are located on opposite sides of the partition; the partition is provided with multiple mounting mating parts, which are located on opposite sides of the partition, and the multiple mounting mating parts correspond one-to-one with the multiple mounting parts, with each mounting part being fitted and connected to a corresponding mounting mating part.

[0015] Secondly, this application provides an ice maker, which includes a housing, an inner liner module (mentioned above), an ice-making module, and an ice-shoveling component. The inner liner module is disposed inside the housing. The ice-making module has at least a portion of its structure disposed in the ice-making space, and is used to make ice blocks and release the ice blocks into the ice-making space. The ice-shoveling component is movably disposed in the ice-making space, and is used to push the ice blocks over the separator to transfer the ice blocks to the ice storage space.

[0016] This application provides an inner liner module for an ice maker, which includes an ice-making module and an ice-shoveling component. Specifically, the inner liner module includes an inner liner and a partition. The inner liner has a receiving space, and the partition is detachably installed in the inner liner. The partition is located in the receiving space and divides the receiving space into an ice-making space and an ice-storage space, which are connected. In this embodiment, the ice-making module is disposed in the ice-making space and is used to condense water in the ice-making space into ice blocks. After ice making is completed, the ice blocks are temporarily stored in the ice-making space. In this embodiment, the ice-shoveling component is movably installed in the ice-making space. The ice-shoveling component moves within the ice-making space and pushes the ice blocks. The partition can guide the ice blocks from the ice-making space to the ice-storage space.

[0017] In this embodiment, the separator is detachably connected to the inner liner. When the user cleans the inner liner, the separator can be removed for separate cleaning, improving the cleanliness of the separator; avoiding the formation of cleaning dead corners in the gap between the separator and the inner liner; and increasing the connectivity between the ice-making space and the ice-storage space after the separator is removed, making it easier for the user to clean the inner liner and the ice-making space that is far from the retrieval window, thus avoiding a large number of cleaning dead corners in the inner liner. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solution of this application, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the ice maker and inner liner module provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0020] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 The diagram shows the structural schematic of the separator of the inner liner module.

[0021] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 The diagram shows a cross-sectional structure of the separator.

[0022] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 The diagram shows the structure of the guide portion of the separator.

[0023] Figure 5 yes Figure 1 The diagram shows the cross-sectional structure of the separator and the inner liner.

[0024] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 The diagram shows the structure of point P in the inner liner.

[0025] Figure 7 yes Figure 2 The diagram shows the structural schematic of the support portion and the mounting mating portion of the separator.

[0026] Figure 8 yes Figure 5 The diagram shows the structure of point Q in the inner liner.

[0027] Reference numerals: 1000, Ice maker; 100, Inner liner module; 10, Inner liner; 11, Accommodation space; 111, Ice-making space; 112, Ice storage space; 113, Sunken step; 1131, Connecting part; 14, Mounting part; 20, Divider; 21, Divider; 211, Water passage hole; 212, Transition surface; 22, Guide part; 221, Water filter unit; 2211, Water filter hole; 23, Guide part; 24, Insertion part; 25, Support part; 26, Installation mating part; 200, Ice-making module; 300, Ice scraper; 400, Water container; 500, Shell; 510, Access window; 600, Ice basket. Detailed Implementation

[0028] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are merely some embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present application without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0029] Please see Figure 1 This application provides an ice maker 1000. In this embodiment, the ice maker 1000 is used to make ice cubes. The ice maker 1000 includes a shell 500 and an inner liner module 100. The shell 500 is the main structure of the ice maker 1000 and defines the main exterior surface of the ice maker 1000. The shell 500 has a hollow internal structure. The inner liner module 100 is disposed inside the shell 500 and protected by the shell 500. The inner liner module 100 includes an inner liner 10, which has a receiving space 11 for storing ice cubes and water for making ice cubes. In this embodiment, the ice maker 1000 further includes a forming component, which includes a water container 400 disposed within the accommodating space 11. The water container 400 is an open container with a water tank for storing water to be made into ice. Water in the inner liner 10 can be automatically guided into the water container 400 by a pump or similar device. In this embodiment, the ice maker 1000 also includes an ice-making module (not shown in the figure), which is disposed inside the housing 500. Part of the ice-making module extends into the accommodating space 11 of the inner liner 10 and exchanges heat with the water in the water tank.

[0030] Specifically, in this embodiment, the ice-making module may include a compressor, an evaporator, a condenser, and other structures (not shown in the figure). The compressor and condenser are disposed inside the housing 500, and part of the evaporator is disposed in the accommodating space 11 and located in the water tank to contact the water in the water tank. In this embodiment, the compressor, evaporator, and condenser are sequentially connected and connected end to end to form a circulation path. Refrigerant (such as Freon) flows in the circulation path. The low-temperature refrigerant is pumped into the evaporator after being compressed by the compressor. The evaporator can exchange heat with the liquid water to cause the liquid water to condense and form ice. Then the refrigerant flows to the condenser and exchanges heat with the external environment of the ice maker 1000 to release the absorbed heat, and then flows back to the compressor for the next cycle.

[0031] In this embodiment, the evaporator includes a bullet-shaped evaporator, which is immersed in the water container 400. Water in the water container 400 condenses on the outer surface of the bullet-shaped evaporator. In this embodiment, the molding assembly also includes a driving assembly, which is installed in the inner liner 10 and drivenly connected to the water container 400. The driving assembly is used to drive the water container 400 to rotate, so that the water container 400 is rotatably installed in the receiving space 11. The water container 400 has a water-filling position (e.g., ...) along its rotation path. Figure 1 As shown in the diagram, in the water-filling position, the opening of the water-filling box 400 faces upwards to hold water, allowing the evaporator to contact the water for heat exchange. After the bullet-shaped evaporator finishes making ice, the water-filling box 400 rotates to the water-pouring position. In this position, the opening of the water-filling box 400 faces downwards to pour the water that has not yet frozen back into the receiving space 11. The ice from the bullet then falls off and is stored in the receiving space 11. Subsequently, the water-filling box 400 rotates back to the water-filling position, and water from the inner liner 10 is again introduced into the water-filling box 400 to prepare ice. In this embodiment, the drive assembly may include a motor or other drive components.

[0032] In some other embodiments, the molding component may also be an ice mold with multiple water-filled ice trays. In such embodiments, part of the structure of the evaporator (e.g., a coil) is located on the side of the ice mold away from the opening of the ice trays. The evaporator indirectly exchanges heat with the water in the ice trays through the ice mold and causes the water to condense into ice. The shape of the ice block made by the ice mold is basically determined by the shape of the ice trays.

[0033] Please see Figure 1In this embodiment, the inner liner module 100 includes an inner liner 10 and a separator 20. The separator 20 is disposed in the accommodating space 11 and protrudes upward relative to the bottom wall of the inner liner 10 to divide the accommodating space 11 into an ice-making space 111 and an ice-storage space 112. In this embodiment, the top side of the separator 20 is lower than the top side of the inner liner 10, and the ice-making space 111 and the ice-storage space 112 can communicate through the space between the top side of the separator 20 and the top side of the inner liner 10. In this embodiment, a molding assembly is disposed in the ice-making space 111, and ice blocks are transferred from the molding assembly to the ice-making space 111 after preparation. In this embodiment, the ice maker 1000 further includes an ice scraper 300, which is movably mounted on the ice-making space 111. After the ice cubes are transferred from the forming assembly to the ice-making space 111, the ice scraper 300 moves and pushes the ice cubes over the separator 20 to transfer the ice cubes to the ice storage space 112. The housing 500 is provided with a retrieval window 510 communicating with the ice storage space 112, through which the user retrieves the ice cubes in the ice storage space 112. In this embodiment, the ice scraper 300 is rotatably mounted on one side of the water container 400. When the water container 400 is in the water-filled position, the ice scraper 300 is located between the water container 400 and the separator 20.

[0034] In this embodiment, the retrieval window 510 is connected to the ice storage space 112, and the ice-making space 111 is located on the side of the ice storage space 112 away from the retrieval window 510. The user cleans the inner wall of the inner liner 10 through the retrieval window 510. In this embodiment, the separator 20 is detachably connected to the inner liner 10. When cleaning the inner liner 10, the separator 20 can be removed from the inner liner 10 to facilitate the user cleaning the ice-making space 111, which is farther away from the retrieval window 510.

[0035] In summary, this embodiment provides an inner liner module 100, which is used in an ice maker 1000. The ice maker 1000 includes an ice-making module and an ice-removing component 300. Specifically, the inner liner module 100 includes an inner liner 10 and a partition 20. The inner liner 10 has a receiving space 11, and the partition 20 is detachably installed in the inner liner 10. The partition 20 is located in the receiving space 11 and divides the receiving space 11 into an ice-making space 111 and an ice-storage space 112. The ice-making space 111 and the ice-storage space 112 are connected. In this embodiment, the ice-making module is disposed in the ice-making space 111. The ice-making module is used to condense the water in the ice-making space 111 into ice cubes. After ice making is completed, the ice cubes are temporarily stored in the ice-making space 111. In this embodiment, the ice scraper 300 is movably installed in the ice-making space 111. The ice scraper 300 moves and pushes the ice blocks within the ice-making space 111, and the separator 20 can guide the ice blocks from the ice-making space 111 to the ice storage space 112.

[0036] In this embodiment, the separator 20 is detachably connected to the inner liner 10. When the user cleans the inner liner 10, the separator 20 can be removed for separate cleaning, improving the cleanliness of the separator 20. This avoids the gap between the separator 20 and the inner liner 10 from forming cleaning dead corners. After the separator 20 is removed, the connectivity between the ice-making space 111 and the ice-storage space 112 is improved, making it easier for the user to clean the inner liner 10 and the ice-making space 111, which is far from the retrieval window 510, thus avoiding a large number of cleaning dead corners in the inner liner 10.

[0037] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 In this embodiment, the separator 20 includes a separator 21 and a guide 22 connected to each other. The separator 21 and the guide 22 are generally flat and are arranged at an angle, with the opening of the angle facing the bottom of the inner liner 10. In this embodiment, the separator 20 has a "hillside" structure and divides the accommodating space 11 into an ice-making space 111 and an ice-storage space 112. In this embodiment, the partition 20 extends from the self-made ice space 111 to the ice storage space 112. Specifically, the partition 21 extends upward relative to the bottom of the inner liner 10 and in a direction away from the ice-making space 111, so that the partition 21 is equivalent to the "uphill section" of the "hill". The ice shovel 300 pushes the ice block "uphill" on the partition 21. After the ice block crosses the "top of the slope" (the top of the partition 21), it moves to the guide 22. The guide 22 is connected to the side of the partition 21 away from the bottom of the inner liner 10. The guide 22 extends downward relative to the partition 21 and in a direction away from the ice-making space 111, so that the guide 22 is equivalent to the "downhill section" of the "hill". The ice block "goes downhill" on the guide 22 and is guided by the guide 22 to the ice storage space 112. In this embodiment, the angle between the partition 21 and the horizontal plane is smaller than the angle between the guide 22 and the horizontal plane. That is, the "downhill section" is gentler than the "uphill section", which avoids the ice block from hitting the inner liner 10 more forcefully after crossing the partition 21 and avoids generating more noise.

[0038] In this embodiment, the ice maker 1000 further includes an ice basket 600, which is disposed in the ice storage space 112 and located on the side of the ice storage space 112 near the retrieval window 510, so as to facilitate the user's retrieval of ice. In this embodiment, the ice basket 600 is located on the side of the ice storage space 112 away from the ice making space 111 relative to the ice making space 111. In this embodiment, the separator 20 further includes a guide portion 23, which is connected to the guide portion 22 on the side away from the separator portion 21. The arrangement of the guide portion 23 extends the extension length of the separator 20. In this embodiment, the guide portion 23 extends downward relative to the guide portion 22 and extends in a direction away from the ice making space 111, so that the guide portion 23 is equivalent to a "downhill section" of another "hill" following the guide portion 22. The guide portion 23 can extend above the ice basket 600 so that the ice can fall into the ice basket 600 after leaving the guide portion 23. In this embodiment, the angle between the guide portion 23 and the horizontal plane is smaller than the angle between the guide portion 22 and the horizontal plane, so that the ice cubes have a larger horizontal velocity component, causing the ice cubes to fall onto the side of the ice basket 600 away from the ice-making space 111, and causing the ice cubes to accumulate from the side of the ice basket 600 away from the ice-making space 111, thereby increasing the natural ice filling rate of the ice basket 600. In this embodiment, the ice maker 1000 also includes a cover or door to cover the access window 510. The ice basket 600 is detachably installed on the side of the cover facing the access window 510. When the user opens the cover, the ice basket 600 moves with the cover and at least partially extends out of the access window 510 (e.g., Figure 1 (as shown), so that users can easily take ice cubes.

[0039] In this embodiment, the ice-making space 111 and the ice-storage space 112 are connected not only through the space between the top side of the separator 20 and the top side of the inner liner 10, but also through the separator 21. Specifically, in this embodiment, the separator 21 is provided with multiple water passage holes 211, which are respectively connected to the ice-making space 111 and the ice-storage space 112. During the process of ice blocks "climbing the slope," water or ice chips can flow into the ice-storage space 112 through the multiple water passage holes 211, waiting to be guided into the water container 400 by the suction device, thus preventing excessive water accumulation in the ice-making space 111 and at the junction of the separator 20 and the inner liner 10, and preventing bacterial growth. In this embodiment, the multiple water passage holes 211 can be arrayed in the separator 21 to form one or more rows of water passage holes 211.

[0040] Please see Figure 4In this embodiment, the guide section 22 is provided with a plurality of sequentially arranged water filtering units 221. The plurality of water filtering units 221 are arranged in a first direction A, and each water filtering unit 221 includes a plurality of water filtering holes 2211. The plurality of water filtering holes 2211 are arranged in a second direction B. The first direction A and the second direction B intersect, so that the plurality of water filtering holes 2211 are arranged in an array. During the process of the ice block "going downhill", water or ice chips can flow into the ice storage space 112 through the plurality of water holes 211, avoiding the presence of a large amount of water or ice chips moving towards the retrieval window 510 after leaving the separator 20, thus preventing water accumulation at the retrieval window 510 and preventing bacterial growth. In this embodiment, the first direction A is the same as the extension direction of the guide section 22 relative to the separator 21. The ice block moves along the extension direction of the separator 21 (i.e., the first direction A), and the plurality of water filtering units 221 are arranged along the first direction A, so that each water filtering unit 221 can effectively perform the function of filtering water. In this embodiment, the first direction A and the second direction B are perpendicular to each other. In other embodiments, the first direction A and the second direction B may intersect and define an angle other than a perpendicular angle.

[0041] In this embodiment, the multiple filter holes 2211 of two adjacent water filtration units 221 are staggered along the first direction A, meaning that the center points of the filter holes 2211 of two adjacent water filtration units 221 will not simultaneously appear on the same straight line along the first direction A. With this configuration, water can flow into the filter holes 2211 and be stored in the ice storage space 112, preventing excessive water from flowing along the first direction to the side of the guide portion 22 away from the partition portion 21, thereby improving the filtration effect of the guide portion 22. In this embodiment, the filter holes 2211 (and / or water passage holes 211) may include at least one of round holes and oblong holes. For example, the filter holes 2211 may include oblong holes, which have a larger inner cross-section and better filtration performance. Both ends of the oblong holes are rounded to prevent ice from getting stuck in the filter holes 2211.

[0042] Please see Figure 3 In this embodiment, when the separator 20 is installed in the inner liner 10, the angle between the guide portion 22 and the horizontal plane is smaller than the angle between the separator 21 and the horizontal plane, making the "downhill section" (i.e., the guide portion 22) relatively gentle, preventing the ice block from sliding too fast during the "downhill" process. The setting of this embodiment makes the "downhill section" travel longer to consume the kinetic potential energy of the ice block, so that the horizontal component velocity of the ice block after leaving the separator 20 is smaller, preventing the ice block from moving a large distance toward the retrieval window 510, preventing the ice block from colliding with the cover plate or door plate, and preventing frequent generation of large noise; in the embodiment with a water filtration unit 221, the longer "downhill section" travel makes the water or ice chips more thoroughly filtered.

[0043] Please see Figure 5 and Figure 6 In this embodiment, the inner liner 10 is provided with a connecting portion 1131, and the partition portion 21 is fitted with the connecting portion 1131 to improve the fit between the partition 20 and the inner liner 10, making the connection between the inner liner 10 and the partition 20 more stable. In this embodiment, the connecting portion 1131 is provided on the bottom wall of the inner liner 10, and the connecting portion 1131 includes an embedding groove. The partition portion 21 is provided with a plug-in portion 24 on the side away from the guide portion 22, and the plug-in portion 24 is embedded in the embedding groove. In an embodiment with multiple water passage holes 211, the multiple water passage holes can be provided on the side of the partition portion 21 with the plug-in portion 24, so that the multiple water passage holes 211 are close to the bottom wall of the inner liner 10, so that the water in the ice-making space 111 can flow to the ice storage space 112 through the multiple water passage holes 211. In this embodiment, the embedding groove is integrally formed, and its extension direction is approximately perpendicular to the first direction A mentioned above, so as to achieve a high degree of connection between the partition 21 and the inner liner 10 and improve the stability of the partition 20. In some other embodiments, the embedding groove can be a segmented groove. In some other embodiments, the connecting part 1131 is embedded in the groove defined by the partition 21.

[0044] In this embodiment, the bottom wall of the inner liner 10 includes the bottom wall of the ice-making space 111 and the bottom wall of the ice-storing space 112. The bottom wall of the ice-making space 111 is higher than the bottom wall of the ice-storing space 112, so as to form a sunken step 113 on the bottom side of the inner liner 10. The side of the sunken step 113 is set facing the ice-storing space 112. The embedding groove is set on the side wall of the sunken step 113 and located on the bottom side of the side wall. The upper surface of the insertion part 24 is spaced apart from the upper surface of the partition part 21. When the insertion part 24 is embedded in the embedding groove, the upper surface of the partition part 21 is smoothly connected to the bottom wall of the ice-making space 111, so as to avoid the ice block getting stuck on the edge of the partition part 21 during the process of the ice scraper 300 pushing the ice block. In this embodiment, the upper surface of the partition 21 includes a transition surface 212. The transition surface 212 is located on the side of the partition 21 facing the connecting part 1131. When the insertion part 24 is embedded in the insertion groove, the transition surface 212 smoothly connects with the bottom wall of the ice-making space 111, which can prevent the ice block from being clamped by the ice scraper 300 and the partition 21, and can make the ice block rise more smoothly.

[0045] Please see Figure 5 and Figure 7In this embodiment, the separator 20 further includes a support portion 25, which is connected to the bottom side of the guide portion 22 and abuts against the bottom wall of the inner liner 10. The support portion 25 supports the guide portion 22, preventing it from being suspended and preventing vibration of the guide portion 22 from affecting the connection stability between the separator 20 and the inner liner 10. In this embodiment, the separator 21, guide portion 22, guide portion 23, and support portion 25 can be integrally formed to improve the structural strength of the separator 20. In this embodiment, the guide portion 22 is located between the access window 510 and the separator 21, and there are at least two support portions 25, which are spaced apart on the side of the guide portion 22 near the access window 510. In this embodiment, the gap between two adjacent support portions 25 allows the user's fingers to pass through, facilitating the user to grasp or manipulate the separator 20 for installation or removal.

[0046] Please see Figure 7 and Figure 8 In this embodiment, the inner wall of the inner liner 10 is provided with multiple mounting portions 14, which are located on opposite sides of the partition 20. The partition 20 is provided with multiple mounting mating portions 26, which are located on opposite sides of the partition 20. Each mounting portion 14 corresponds to one of the mounting portions 14, and each mounting portion 14 is fitted with a corresponding mounting mating portion 26 to detachably connect the partition 20 and the inner liner 10. In this embodiment, the mounting portion 14 includes a mounting post, and the mounting mating portion 26 has a mounting groove with its opening facing downwards. The mounting post protrudes from the inner wall of the inner liner 10. When the partition 20 is installed in the inner liner 10, the mounting post is fitted into a corresponding mounting groove. When it is necessary to remove the partition 20, the user pushes the partition 20 upwards to disengage the mounting post from the mounting groove. In this embodiment, the mounting mating part 26 is an elastic deformation structure. For example, the mounting mating part 26 is a structure with elastic deformation capability supported by metal, or the mounting mating part 26 is made of elastic material (plastic, rubber, etc.). In this embodiment, the opening size of the mounting groove is smaller than the diameter of the mounting post. When the mounting post is embedded in the mounting groove, the mounting post is not easy to detach from the mounting groove, thereby improving the connection stability between the separator 20 and the inner liner 10.

[0047] In some other embodiments, the mounting mating part 26 may be an open structure, and the mounting part 14 may be a groove-shaped structure. In still other embodiments, the mounting part 14 and the mounting mating part 26 may be detachably connected by means of magnetic connection or the like. In this embodiment, the mounting mating part 26 is disposed on the guide part 22. In other embodiments, the mounting mating part 26 may be disposed on both the guide part 23 and the guide part 22, so as to make the connection between the separator 20 and the inner liner 10 more stable.

[0048] This embodiment provides an inner liner module 100, which is used in an ice maker 1000. The ice maker 1000 includes an ice-making module and an ice-removing component 300. Specifically, the inner liner module 100 includes an inner liner 10 and a partition 20. The inner liner 10 has a receiving space 11. The partition 20 is detachably installed in the inner liner 10 and is located in the receiving space 11, dividing the receiving space 11 into an ice-making space 111 and an ice-storage space 112. The ice-making space 111 and the ice-storage space 112 are connected. In this embodiment, the ice-making module is disposed in the ice-making space 111. The ice-making module is used to condense the water in the ice-making space 111 into ice cubes. After ice making is completed, the ice cubes are temporarily stored in the ice-making space 111. In this embodiment, the ice scraper 300 is movably installed in the ice-making space 111. The ice scraper 300 moves and pushes the ice blocks within the ice-making space 111, and the separator 20 can guide the ice blocks from the ice-making space 111 to the ice storage space 112.

[0049] In this embodiment, the separator 20 is detachably connected to the inner liner 10. When the user cleans the inner liner 10, the separator 20 can be removed for separate cleaning, improving the cleanliness of the separator 20. This avoids the gap between the separator 20 and the inner liner 10 from forming cleaning dead corners. After the separator 20 is removed, the connectivity between the ice-making space 111 and the ice-storage space 112 is improved, making it easier for the user to clean the inner liner 10 and the ice-making space 111, which is far from the retrieval window 510, thus avoiding a large number of cleaning dead corners in the inner liner 10.

[0050] In this application specification, certain terms are used to refer to specific components. Those skilled in the art will understand that hardware manufacturers may use different names to refer to the same component. The specification and claims do not distinguish components based on differences in name, but rather on differences in function. The term "comprising" throughout the specification and claims is an open-ended term and should be interpreted as "including but not limited to"; "generally" means that those skilled in the art can solve the technical problem within a certain margin of error and basically achieve the technical effect.

[0051] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "inside", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the purpose of simplifying the description of this application and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this application.

[0052] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or merely surface contact. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application according to the specific circumstances.

[0053] In the description of this specification, the references to terms such as "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., refer to specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with that embodiment or example, which are included in at least one embodiment or example of this application. In this specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples. Moreover, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and integrate the different embodiments or examples described in this specification, as well as the features of different embodiments or examples.

[0054] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this application, "multiple" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0055] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this application, and are not intended to limit them. Although this application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application.

Claims

1. An inner liner module, applied to an ice maker, the ice maker comprising an ice-making module and an ice-scooping component, characterized in that, The inner liner module includes: Inner liner, the inner liner having an accommodating space; and A partition is disposed in the accommodating space and is detachably installed in the inner liner. The partition divides the accommodating space into an ice-making space and an ice-storing space, and the ice-making space and the ice-storing space are connected. The ice-making space is used to accommodate the ice-making module and the ice-shoveling component. The ice-shoveling component is adapted to be movably disposed in the ice-making space. The ice-shoveling component is used to push the ice blocks in the ice-making space. The separator is used to guide the ice blocks to move to the ice storage space.

2. The inner liner module as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The separator includes a partition portion and a guide portion connected to each other, the partition portion and the guide portion being disposed at an angle, and the opening of the angle defined by the partition portion and the guide portion facing the bottom of the inner liner.

3. The inner liner module as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The partition extends upward relative to the bottom of the inner liner and in a direction away from the ice-making space; the guide is connected to the side of the partition away from the bottom of the inner liner, and the guide extends downward relative to the partition and in a direction away from the ice-making space. When the partition is installed in the inner liner, the angle between the guide portion and the horizontal plane is smaller than the angle between the partition portion and the horizontal plane.

4. The inner liner module as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The inner liner has a connecting part, which is disposed on the bottom wall of the inner liner. The partition part is fitted with the connecting part, and the upper surface of the partition part is smoothly connected to the bottom wall of the inner liner.

5. The inner liner module as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The partition is provided with multiple water passages, which are respectively connected to the ice-making space and the ice-storage space.

6. The inner liner module as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The guide section is provided with a plurality of water filtration units arranged sequentially in a first direction, the first direction being the same as the extension direction of the guide section relative to the partition section; Each of the water filtration units includes a plurality of water filtration holes arranged sequentially in a second direction, the second direction intersecting the first direction; The plurality of filter holes of two adjacent filter units are staggered with each other in the first direction.

7. The inner liner module as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The ice maker also includes an ice basket, which is adapted to be located on the side of the ice storage space away from the ice making space; The separator also includes a guide portion connected to the side of the guide portion away from the separator portion, the guide portion extending downward relative to the guide portion and extending in a direction away from the ice-making space; When the partition is installed in the inner liner, the angle between the guide portion and the horizontal plane is smaller than the angle between the guide portion and the horizontal plane.

8. The inner liner module as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The separator also includes a support portion disposed on the bottom side of the guide portion and abutting against the bottom wall of the inner liner.

9. The inner liner module as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The ice maker also includes a housing, the housing having a retrieval window, the ice-making space being adapted to communicate with the retrieval window, and the guide portion being located between the partition and the retrieval window; The separator includes at least two support portions, which are arranged sequentially and at intervals on the side of the guide portion near the retrieval window.

10. The inner liner module as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The inner wall of the inner liner is provided with multiple mounting parts, and the multiple mounting parts are respectively located on opposite sides of the separator; The separator is provided with multiple mounting mating parts, which are located on opposite sides of the separator. Each mounting mating part corresponds to a mounting part, and each mounting part is fitted and connected to a corresponding mounting mating part.

11. An ice maker, characterized in that, include: case; The inner liner module as described in any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the inner liner module is disposed inside the shell; An ice-making module, at least a portion of which is disposed in the ice-making space, is used to make ice blocks and release them into the ice-making space; as well as An ice-shoveling component is movably disposed in the ice-making space and is used to push ice blocks over the separator to transfer the ice blocks to the ice-storage space.

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