Ice maker

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ice maker, including shell, ice making system and ice basket subassembly, and ice basket subassembly includes ice basket main part and handle, is provided with the placement site for placing ice basket subassembly in the shell, when ice basket subassembly is placed in the placement site with the first mode, handle part is located outside the shell, when ice basket subassembly is placed in the placement site with the second mode, ice basket subassembly is accommodated in the shell, the utility model discloses simple structure, and ice basket subassembly can be right or upside down, and handle can be located in the shell inside when transporting or accomodating, make the overall space occupation of the utility model discloses ice maker small, reduce transportation and storage cost.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to ice maker technical field, concretely relates to an ice maker. BACKGROUND

[0002] The ice maker is used for containing the ice block, for example, the utility model CN219995607U "a kind of household small ice maker", the handle of the ice basket of the ice maker is located in the whole outside, resulting in the space occupied by its package is larger, increase transportation and warehousing cost, so it is very important to obtain an ice maker ice basket capable of reducing storage space. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0003] To solve at least one of the above technical problems, the utility model provides an ice maker, comprising:

[0004] Shell;

[0005] Ice making system, for generating ice block, at least part is in the shell;

[0006] Ice basket assembly, for receiving ice block generated by ice making system, including ice basket main body and handle;

[0007] The placing position for placing ice basket assembly is arranged in the shell;When the ice basket assembly is placed in the placing position in the first mode, the handle part is located on the outside of the shell, so that the handle is placed partially exposed;When the ice basket assembly is placed in the placing position in the second mode, the ice basket assembly is contained in the shell, that is, the handle is placed in the built-in mode. Wherein, the ice basket assembly is placed reversely in the first mode and the second mode.

[0008] Preferably, the first protrusion is arranged on the inner wall of the placing position, and the first adaptive groove and the second adaptive groove are respectively arranged on the opposite sides of the ice basket main body, so that the first protrusion can be at least partially placed in the first adaptive groove and the second adaptive groove when the ice basket assembly is placed in the first mode and the second mode.

[0009] The first adaptive groove and the second adaptive groove can not affect the placement of the ice basket assembly in two states. Since the bottom of the ice basket main body needs to be provided with a start-stop valve, the control rod of the start-stop valve needs to be in contact with the side wall of the placing position when the ice basket assembly is placed in the placing position. At this time, the start-stop valve is opened, and water draining can be realized. When the ice basket main body is taken out, the side wall releases the restriction on the control rod, and the start-stop valve is closed, which can prevent the ice basket assembly from leaking. Therefore, in order to realize the above functions of the start-stop valve when the ice basket assembly is lifted by a certain height, the first protrusion needs to be arranged at the placing position. At least part of the side wall of the first protrusion forms a restriction on the control rod of the start-stop valve.

[0010] The ice making system comprises an ice block temporary storage position, a rotatably connected ice making water tank, and a push-out flap connected to the ice making water tank, wherein the ice making water tank rotates to make ice blocks fall into the ice block temporary storage position, and then reverses to drive the push-out flap to push the ice blocks from the ice block temporary storage position into the ice basket assembly in the storage position.

[0011] When the ice basket assembly is to be placed in the second mode, the ice making water tank rotates to make the push-out flap avoid the handle. This can be achieved by setting the state of the ice making water tank of the ice making system, such as defaulting the ice making water tank to a state / position that can avoid the position occupied by the handle when the ice making system is turned off, or providing a special button on the shell to control the ice making water tank to rotate to the state / position, or allowing the user to manually push the ice making water tank to rotate to the state / position when the ice basket is inverted.

[0012] The side wall of the ice block temporary storage position is provided with at least one opening, and the push-out flap comprises a flap body and a second protrusion on the first side of the flap body that cooperates with the opening. The side wall of the ice block temporary storage position is a slope that expands towards the storage position, and the first side wall of the flap body has a smaller distance to the slope, and the distance is such that ice blocks cannot be sieved out of the distance.

[0013] The second side of the flap body is rotatably connected to the ice making water tank through a limiting member, the first end of the limiting member is connected to the ice making water tank through a first rotating shaft, the second end is connected to the flap body through a second rotating shaft, the limiting member is provided with a third protrusion, the third protrusion is provided with a first limiting part that cooperates with the side wall of the ice making water tank and a second limiting part that cooperates with the flap body.

[0014] The second limiting part cooperates with the flap body to make the flap body set downwardly towards the slope when pushing the ice blocks to the storage position. The first limiting part is a first slope provided on the third protrusion, the second limiting part is a second slope provided on the third protrusion, the flap body is provided with a fourth protrusion, and the fourth protrusion is provided with a third slope that cooperates with the second slope.

[0015] When the ice basket assembly is placed in the second mode in the storage position, the handle is at least partially located in the ice block temporary storage position, and the push-out flap rotates and / or moves to make room for the handle.

[0016] It also comprises a shovel, and the handle is provided with a slot, and the shovel can be at least partially inserted into the slot when the ice basket assembly is placed in the second mode in the storage position. The shovel is placed in the ice basket body.

[0017] In order to not expose the ice making system to the outside, the shell comprises a fixed cover plate located above the ice making system and a movable cover plate rotationally connected with the fixed cover plate. A limiting table is arranged on the inner wall of the shell located at the side of the placing position, and the movable cover plate is at least partially placed on the limiting table. At least one connecting groove is formed on one side of the fixed cover plate, a rotating shaft hole is formed on the inner wall of the connecting groove, a fixed connecting block is arranged on the movable cover plate, and a rotating shaft block is formed on one side of the connecting block.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the ice basket assembly can be placed in normal or reverse directions, the handle can be located in the shell during transportation or storage, the overall space occupied by the ice maker is small, and the transportation and storage costs are reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a perspective view of the first mode of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a perspective view of the second mode of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a cross-sectional view of the utility model Figure 1 ;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a cross-sectional view of the utility model Figure 2 ;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a perspective view of the hidden shell of the utility model Figure 1 ;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a perspective view of the hidden shell of the utility model Figure 2 ;

[0025] Figure 7 It is an exploded view of the push-out flap part connection of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 8 It is a perspective view of the push-out flap part connection of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 9 It is a shell structure schematic view of another embodiment of the utility model.

[0028] REFERENCE NUMERALS:

[0029] 1 shell; 101 placing position; 102 first protrusion;

[0030] 2 ice making system; 201 ice block temporary storage site; 202 ice making water tank; 203 push-out flap; 204 notch; 205 second protrusion; 206 spacing; 207 limiting piece; 208 first rotating shaft; 209 second rotating shaft; 211 third protrusion; 212 first limiting part; 213 second limiting part; 214 third rotating shaft; 215 control protrusion; 216 cam; 217 third inclined surface; 218 channel

[0031] 3 ice basket assembly; 301 ice basket main body; 302 handle; 303 first adaptive groove; 304 second adaptive groove; 305 on-off valve; 306 control lever; 307 hollow; 308 plug; 309 control inclined surface;

[0032] 4 installation groove; 401 partition;

[0033] 5 micro switch; 6 rotating motor;

[0034] 8 shovel; 801 slot;

[0035] 9 ice making tube; 10 heat exchanger; 11 compressor; 12 water tank; 13 plug; 1301 limiting protrusion;

[0036] 1401 fixed cover plate; 1402 movable cover plate; 1403 limiting table; 1404 connecting groove; 1405 connecting block; 1406 rotating shaft block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] In order for those skilled in the art to better understand the present application, so as to make a clearer limitation to the scope of the present application, the present application will be described in detail below with respect to some specific embodiments of the present application. It should be noted that the following is only some specific embodiments of the present application concept, and is only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and the specific and direct description of the related structure is only for the convenience of understanding the present application, and each specific feature does not of course, directly limit the scope of the present application.

[0038] Referring to the drawings, the present application adopts the following technical solutions, an ice maker, comprising:

[0039] Housing 1;

[0040] Ice making system 2 for generating ice cubes, at least partially in the housing 1;

[0041] Ice basket assembly 3 for receiving ice cubes generated by ice making system 2, comprising ice basket main body 301 and handle 302;

[0042] The housing 1 is provided with a placing position 101 for placing the ice basket assembly 3; the ice basket assembly 3 is provided separately from the placing position 101, that is, the ice basket assembly 3 is an independent component and can be placed in the housing 1 or taken out when ice is taken, or the ice basket is placed reversely in the housing 1 to realize storage.

[0043] When the ice basket assembly 3 is placed in the placing position 101 in the first mode, the handle 302 is partially located outside the housing 1, as shown in Figure 1 、 3 When the ice basket assembly 3 is placed in the placing position 101 in the second mode, the ice basket assembly 3 is accommodated inside the housing 1, that is, the handle 302 is accommodated in the housing 1 from the previous mode of being located outside. Therefore, the ice basket assembly 3 placed in the first mode and the second mode is reversely placed, the former is used for normal use of the ice maker to take ice, and the latter is used for transportation or storage, which reduces the volume and avoids damage to the handle.

[0044] Preferably, the placing position 101 is provided with a first protrusion 102 on the inner wall, and the ice basket body 301 is provided with a first adaptive groove 303 and a second adaptive groove 304 on the opposite sides, respectively, so that the first protrusion 102 can be at least partially located in the first adaptive groove 303 and the second adaptive groove 304 when the ice basket assembly 3 is placed in the first mode and the second mode.

[0045] The first adaptive groove 303 and the second adaptive groove 304 can not affect the placement of the ice basket assembly 3 in two states. Since the bottom of the ice basket body 301 needs to be provided with an opening and closing valve 305, when the ice basket assembly 3 is placed in the placing position 101, the control rod 306 of the opening and closing valve 305 needs to be in contact with the side wall of the placing position 101, at this time, the opening and closing valve 305 is opened, which can realize water draining; when the ice basket body 301 is taken out, the side wall releases the restriction on the control rod 306, the opening and closing valve 305 is closed, which can prevent the ice basket assembly 3 from leaking; therefore, in order to realize the above-mentioned function of the opening and closing valve 305 when the ice basket assembly 3 is lifted by a certain height, the first protrusion 102 needs to be provided at the placing position 101, and at least part of the side wall of the first protrusion 102 forms a restriction on the control rod 306 of the opening and closing valve 305.

[0046] For example, a moving channel is formed on the ice basket body 301, and a hollow 307 is formed on the side of the moving channel. The control rod 306 is arranged at the moving channel and inside the ice basket body 301. A plug 308 is fixed on the control rod 306. The plug 308 can block the hollow 307. A control slope 309 is formed on the top of the first protrusion 102. When the ice basket body 301 is placed, the control rod 306 is moved to the inside of the ice basket body 301 under the force of the control slope 309, so as to open the hollow 307. A spring can be arranged outside the control rod 306, so as to control that when the control rod 306 is not limited by the side wall of the first protrusion 102, the hollow 307 can be blocked.

[0047] The ice making system 2 comprises an ice block temporary storage position 201, a rotatable ice making water tank 202, and a push-out flap 203 rotatably connected with the ice making water tank 202. The ice making water tank 202 rotates to make ice blocks fall into the ice block temporary storage position 201. Then, the ice making water tank 202 reverses to drive the push-out flap 203 to push the ice blocks from the ice block temporary storage position 201 into the ice basket assembly 3 located at the placement position 101.

[0048] When the ice basket assembly 3 is placed in the second mode, the ice making water tank 202 rotates to make the push-out flap 203 avoid the handle 302, so that the ice basket assembly 3 can be accommodated in the shell 1 in this mode, and the handle 302 is not exposed. Preferably, the required rotation of the ice making water tank 202 can be the homing state when the machine is turned off, or a special button provided on the shell 1 can be used to rotate the ice making water tank 202, or the user can manually push the ice making water tank 202 to rotate.

[0049] At least one gap 204 is formed on the side wall of the ice block temporary storage position 201. The push-out flap 203 comprises a flap body and a second protrusion 205 located on the first side of the flap body and matched with the gap 204. The side wall of the ice block temporary storage position 201 is a slope expanding towards the placement position 101. The first side of the flap body has a small distance 206 from the slope, and the distance 206 is large enough to prevent ice blocks from being sieved out.

[0050] The second side of the flap body is rotatably connected with the ice making water tank 202 through a limiting piece 207. The first end of the limiting piece 207 is connected with the ice making water tank 202 through a first rotating shaft 208, and the second end is connected with the flap body through a second rotating shaft 209. The limiting piece 207 is provided with a third protrusion 211. The third protrusion 211 is provided with a first limiting part 212 matched with the side wall of the ice making water tank 202 and a second limiting part 213 matched with the flap body.

[0051] Further comprising a latch 13, the latch forms the first rotating shaft 208 and the second rotating shaft 209, and a limiting convex strip 1301 is formed on a part of the outer wall of the latch 13 to limit the rotation of the two rotating connections.

[0052] The second limiting part 213 cooperates with the flap body to make the flap body set the ice cubes to the placement position 101 in a downward manner.

[0053] In the embodiment, the mounting groove 4 fixed in the shell 1 is provided with an ice cube temporary storage position 201 and a placement position 101, and a wedge-shaped partition plate 401 is formed between the ice cube temporary storage position 201 and the placement position 101.

[0054] When the ice basket assembly 3 is placed in the placement position 101 in the second manner, the handle 302 is at least partially located in the ice cube temporary storage position 201, and the push-out flap 203 is rotated and / or moved to provide space for the handle 302.

[0055] Further comprising a shovel 8, a slot 801 is formed in the handle 302, and the shovel 8 can be at least partially inserted into the slot 801 when the ice basket assembly 3 is placed in the placement position 101 in the second manner.

[0056] Compared with the prior art, the ice maker has the advantages that the ice basket assembly 3 can be placed in a normal manner or an inverted manner, the handle 302 can be located in the shell 1 during transportation or storage, the overall space occupied by the ice maker is small, and the transportation and storage costs are reduced.

[0057] As Figure 9As shown, in order not to expose the ice making system 2 to the outside, the shell 1 includes a fixed cover plate 1401 located above the ice making system 2 and a movable cover plate 1402 rotatably connected with the fixed cover plate 1401. A limiting table 1403 is arranged on the inner wall of the shell 1 located at the side of the placement site 101, and the movable cover plate 1402 is at least partially placed on the limiting table 1403. At least one connecting groove 1404 is formed on one side of the fixed cover plate 1401, and a rotating shaft hole is formed on the inner wall of the connecting groove 1404. A connecting block 1405 is fixedly connected to the movable cover plate 1402, and a rotating shaft block 1406 is formed on one side of the connecting block 1405. The ice basket can be taken out by rotating and opening the movable cover plate.

[0058] The utility model still includes ice pipe 9, heat exchanger 10, compressor 11, water tank 12, compressor 11 controls heat exchanger 10 to control ice pipe 9's cold and hot, when refrigerating, ice making water tank 202 water tank will ice on ice pipe 9, after ice making, pass in heat, help ice block to fall off, water tank 12 is connected to ice making water tank 202 through water pipe.

[0059] Thus, the technical scheme of the utility model has been described in combination with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the protection scope of the utility model is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or replacements to the related technical features without departing from the principles of the utility model, and the technical schemes after the changes or replacements will all fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An ice maker, characterized in that: include: Outer shell (1); An ice-making system (2) for generating ice blocks, at least partially placed inside the outer shell (1); and, Ice basket assembly (3), used to receive ice blocks generated by ice making system (2), includes ice basket body (301) and handle (302). The outer casing (1) is provided with a placement position (101) for placing the ice basket assembly (3). When the ice basket assembly (3) is placed in the placement position (101) in a first manner, the handle (302) portion is located outside the housing (1); when the ice basket assembly (3) is placed in the placement position (101) in a second manner, the ice basket assembly (3) is contained within the housing (1).

2. The ice maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the placement position (101) is provided with a first protrusion (102), and the ice basket body (301) is provided with a first adaptation groove (303) and a second adaptation groove (304) on opposite sides, so that when the ice basket assembly (3) is placed in the first mode and the second mode, the first protrusion (102) can be at least partially placed in the first adaptation groove (303) and the second adaptation groove (304).

3. The ice maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice-making system (2) includes an ice storage position (201), an ice-making water tank (202) rotatably connected, and a push-out flap (203) rotatably connected to the ice-making water tank (202). When the ice-making water tank (202) rotates, ice blocks fall into the ice storage position (201). Then, the ice-making water tank (202) reverses, driving the push-out flap (203) to push the ice blocks from the ice storage position (201) into the ice basket assembly (3) located in the placement position (101). When the ice basket assembly (3) is placed in the second manner, the ice-making water tank (202) rotates so that the push-out flap (203) avoids the handle (302).

4. The ice maker according to claim 3, characterized in that: At least one notch (204) is provided on the side wall of the ice storage position (201), and the push-out flap (203) includes a flap body and a second protrusion (205) located on the first side of the flap body that cooperates with the notch (204).

5. The ice maker according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second side of the flap body is rotatably connected to the ice-making water tank (202) via a limiting member (207). The first end of the limiting member (207) is connected to the ice-making water tank (202) via a first rotating shaft (208), and the second end is connected to the flap body via a second rotating shaft (209). The limiting member (207) is provided with a third protrusion (211). The third protrusion (211) is provided with a first limiting part (212) that cooperates with the side wall of the ice-making water tank (202) and a second limiting part (213) that cooperates with the flap body.

6. The ice maker according to claim 5, characterized in that: The second limiting part (213) cooperates with the flip plate body so that when the flip plate body pushes the ice block to the placement position (101), it is set in the downward angled placement position (101).

7. The ice maker according to claim 3, characterized in that: When the ice basket assembly (3) is placed in the placement position (101) in the second manner, the handle (302) is at least partially located in the ice storage position (201), and the push-out flap (203) rotates and / or moves to make way for the handle (302).

8. The ice maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer casing (1) includes a fixed cover plate (1401) located above the ice-making system (2) and a movable cover plate (1402) rotatably connected to the fixed cover plate (1401).

9. The ice maker according to claim 8, characterized in that: A limiting platform (1403) is disposed on the inner wall of the outer shell (1) located around the placement position (101), and the movable cover plate (1402) rests at least partially on the limiting platform (1403).

10. The ice maker according to claim 8, characterized in that: At least one connecting groove (1404) is provided on one side of the fixed cover plate (1401), and a pivot hole is provided on the inner wall of the connecting groove (1404). A connecting block (1405) is fixed on the movable cover plate (1402), and a pivot block (1406) that mates with the pivot hole is provided on one side of the connecting block (1405).

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