Ice-making assembly, ice-making apparatus, and refrigeration device

Abstract

The present application discloses an ice-making assembly, an ice-making apparatus, and a refrigeration device. The ice-making assembly comprises a water tank (101) and an ice pusher (102). The water tank (101) comprises a tank portion (201) and a rotating portion (202), the top of the tank portion (201) is provided with an opening (103), and the rotating portion (202) is configured to be connected to a driving mechanism for driving the tank portion (201) to rotate; the ice pusher (102) is connected to the side of the tank portion (201) adjacent to the rotating portion (202); one of the ice pusher (102) and the water tank (101) is provided with a clearance hole (501), and the other thereof is provided with a connecting portion (203); and a partial structure of the connecting portion (203) is accommodated in the clearance hole (501), and when the tank portion (201) moves relative to the ice pusher (102), the clearance hole (501) is configured to provide clearance for the connecting portion (203).

Description

Ice making assembly, ice making device and refrigeration equipment

[0001] Cross-reference to Related Applications

[0002] The present application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 202421570320.6, filed on July 03, 2024, entitled “Ice making assembly, ice making device and refrigeration equipment”, the whole content of the above patent application is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The present application relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, in particular to an ice making assembly, an ice making device and a refrigeration equipment. BACKGROUND

[0004] In the related art, an ice maker includes a refrigeration module, a water tank, a motor, a water box and an ice shovel. The water box and the ice shovel are located in the water tank. The refrigeration module makes ice blocks in the water box. The motor drives the water box to overturn, so that the ice blocks in the water box can fall out of the water box. The ice shovel is connected to the water box. When the motor drives the water box to overturn, the ice shovel can also rotate together. When the water box is reset, the ice shovel pushes the fallen ice blocks out and makes them fall into an ice basket. However, when the bottom surface of the ice shovel contacts an uneven object, the front end of the ice shovel is prone to be raised, and even the ice shovel is prone to be stuck. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application aims to at least solve one of the technical problems in the related art. To this end, the present application provides an ice making assembly, which can achieve the effect of avoiding obstacles when the bottom surface of the ice shovel contacts an uneven object.

[0006] The present application also provides an ice making device and a refrigeration equipment having the above ice making assembly.

[0007] The ice making assembly according to the first aspect of the present application comprises a water box and an ice shovel. The water box comprises a box portion and a rotating portion. The top of the box portion is provided with an opening. The rotating portion is located at the middle of one side of the box portion and is configured to connect a driving mechanism to drive the box portion to rotate. The ice shovel is connected to the side of the box portion adjacent to the rotating portion. One of the ice shovel and the water box is provided with an avoiding hole, and the other is provided with a connecting portion. Part of the structure of the connecting portion is accommodated in the avoiding hole. When the box portion moves relative to the ice shovel, the avoiding hole is used to avoid the connecting portion.

[0008] The ice making assembly according to the embodiments of the present application has at least the following beneficial effects: by providing an avoiding hole in one of the ice shovel and the water box and a connecting portion in the other, the connecting portion passes through the avoiding hole to connect the water box and the ice shovel. Since the connecting portion can slide in the avoiding hole, when the bottom surface of the ice shovel contacts an uneven object, the ice shovel can be displaced upward to avoid obstacles and prevent the front end of the ice shovel from being raised or stuck.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present application, the connecting part is arranged on the water box, the connecting part comprises two pin shafts and a limiting plate, the two pin shafts are coaxial and arranged at intervals, the ice shovel comprises a shovel part, a bent part, a first shaft sleeve part and a second shaft sleeve part, the bent part is located at one end of the shovel part and forms a bending angle with the shovel part, the first shaft sleeve part and the second shaft sleeve part are located on the side of the bent part away from the shovel part, the first shaft sleeve part and the second shaft sleeve part are each provided with a avoiding hole, and each sleeve is arranged on one pin shaft, so that the ice shovel can rotate relative to the water box, and the limiting plate can abut against the bent part.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present application, on the cross section of the first shaft sleeve part and the second shaft sleeve part, the boundary line of the avoiding hole comprises a straight line segment and a first arc segment, the straight line segment is located on the side of the pin shaft close to the box part, and the first arc segment is located on the side of the pin shaft away from the box part.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present application, on the cross section of the first shaft sleeve part and the second shaft sleeve part, the boundary line of the avoiding hole comprises a second arc segment, and the second arc segment is located on the upper side of the pin shaft.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present application, on the cross section of the first shaft sleeve part, the boundary line of the avoiding hole comprises a third arc segment, and the third arc segment is located on the lower side of the pin shaft.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present application, the lower side of the second shaft sleeve part is provided with a mounting opening, the mounting opening is in communication with the avoiding hole and is used for mounting the pin shaft.

[0014] The ice making device according to the second aspect of the embodiments of the present application comprises a water tank, an ice basket, the ice making assembly of the first aspect of the embodiments of the present application, a refrigeration module and a driving mechanism, the water tank is provided with a disc part, one side of the disc part is provided with an outlet; the ice basket is located on the outside of the disc part and is adjacent to the outlet; the ice making assembly is located in the disc part, the refrigeration module is used for making ice blocks in the water box; the driving mechanism is connected to the rotating part and makes the box part overturn, and the ice shovel is used for pushing the ice blocks out of the outlet to the ice basket.

[0015] The ice making device according to the embodiments of the present application has at least the following beneficial effects: by adopting the ice making assembly of the first aspect of the embodiments of the present application, the working reliability of the ice shovel is improved, and the working reliability of the ice making device is further ensured.

[0016] According to some embodiments of the present application, when the water box comprises a limiting part, the limiting part is arranged on the side of the box part away from the ice shovel, a limiting strip is arranged in the water tank, when the water box overturns to the water pouring position, the limiting part abuts against the limiting strip, and the ice blocks can be separated from the water box and fall into the disc part.

[0017] According to some embodiments of the present application, when the ice shovel is attached to the bottom wall of the disc part, there is a gap between the connecting part and the lower side of the avoiding hole.

[0018] The refrigeration equipment according to the third aspect of the embodiments of the present application comprises the ice making device according to the second aspect of the embodiments of the present application.

[0019] The refrigeration equipment according to the embodiments of the present application has at least the following beneficial effects: by adopting the ice making device according to the second aspect of the embodiments of the present application, ice making and ice dispensing are more convenient, and the working reliability is ensured.

[0020] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be given in part in the following description, become apparent from the following description, or be learned by practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] The present application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments, wherein:

[0022] Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an ice making assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the ice making assembly shown in Fig. 1;

[0024] Fig. 3 is a side view of the ice making assembly shown in Fig. 1;

[0025] Fig. 4 is an A-A sectional view of the ice making assembly shown in Fig. 3;

[0026] Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of C shown in Fig. 4;

[0027] Fig. 6 is a B-B sectional view of the ice making assembly shown in Fig. 3;

[0028] Fig. 7 is a side view of an ice making device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Fig. 8 is a top view of the ice making device shown in Fig. 7;

[0030] Fig. 9 is a D-D sectional view of the water box shown in Fig. 8 when the water box is in an ice making position;

[0031] Fig. 10 is a D-D sectional view of the pin shaft shown in Fig. 8 when the pin shaft is in a lowest point position;

[0032] Fig. 11 is a D-D sectional view of the water box shown in Fig. 8 when the water box is in a water pouring position.

[0033] 101, water box; 102, ice shovel; 103, open; 201, box part; 202, rotating part; 203, connecting part; 204, pin shaft; 205, limiting plate; 206, shovel part; 207, bending part; 208, first shaft sleeve part; 209, second shaft sleeve part; 501, avoiding hole; 502, straight line segment; 503, first arc segment; 504, second arc segment; 505, third arc segment; 601, mounting port; 701, water tank; 702, driving mechanism; 703, evaporator; 801, ice basket; 802, ice block; 901, ice making column; 902, disc part; 903, outlet; 904, limiting part; 905, limiting strip. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] Embodiments of the present application are described below in detail, examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference signs represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary, only for explaining the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0035] In the description of the present application, it is understood that the orientation description, such as the orientation or position relationship indicated by up, down, front, back, left, right, etc. is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, only for the purpose of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0036] In the description of the present application, the meaning of several is one or more, the meaning of multiple is more than two, greater than, less than, more than, etc. are understood as not including the number, above, below, etc. are understood as including the number. If it is described as first, second, only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of indicated technical features.

[0037] In the description of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly limited, the words such as setting, installing, connecting, etc. should be broadly understood, and the person skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above words in the present application in combination with the specific content of the technical solution.

[0038] Referring to FIG. 1, the ice making assembly of the embodiment of the present application comprises a water box 101 and an ice shovel 102. The water box 101 is a container with an open top 103, which can be used to store water to make ice cubes. When the water box 101 is flipped, the ice cubes in the water box 101 can fall out. The ice shovel 102 is connected to the water box 101 and can move with the water box 101, i.e. when the water box 101 is flipped, the ice shovel 102 is also flipped. During the resetting of the water box 101, the ice shovel 102 can push the fallen ice cubes to a predetermined position. That is, the ice making assembly of the embodiment of the present application combines the water box 101 and the ice shovel 102, and during the resetting of the water box 101, the action of ice falling and ice being discharged is completed, which simplifies the operation and improves the work efficiency.

[0039] Specifically, referring to FIG. 2, it can be understood that the water box 101 comprises a box part 201, rotating parts 202 and a connecting part 203. The top of the box part 201 is provided with an open top 103, and water can be poured into the box part 201 from the open top 103 for storage, and then the water in the box part 201 is cooled by a refrigeration module until it freezes. The left side and the right side of the box part 201 are each provided with a rotating part 202, and one rotating part 202 is located in the middle of the left side and the other rotating part 202 is located in the middle of the right side. One of the rotating parts 202 is used to connect a driving mechanism 702, and the other is connected to other fixed positions, so that the box part 201 can be driven to rotate by the motor with the connecting line of the two rotating parts 202 as the axis, thereby realizing the flipping and resetting of the water box 101. The connecting part 203 is located on the side of the box part 201 adjacent to the rotating part 202, as shown in FIG. 2, the connecting part 203 is located on the front side of the box part 201 and is connected to the ice shovel 102. When the driving mechanism 702 drives the box part 201 to rotate, the ice shovel 102 also rotates around the connecting line of the two rotating parts 202 with the box part 201.

[0040] Referring to FIGS. 2-6, it can be understood that the connecting portion 203 includes two pin shafts 204 coaxially and spaced apart, and a limiting plate 205. The ice shovel 102 includes a shovel portion 206, a bent portion 207, a first shaft sleeve portion 208, and a second shaft sleeve portion 209. The shovel portion 206 is mainly used for pushing ice blocks. The bent portion 207 is located at one end of the shovel portion 206 and forms a bending angle with the shovel portion 206. It can also be understood that the end of the shovel portion 206 close to the water box 101 is upwardly bent to form the bent portion 207. The bent portion 207 can be used as a mounting portion connected with the water box 101, or as a contact portion for the water box 101 to push the ice shovel 102. The first shaft sleeve portion 208 and the second shaft sleeve portion 209 are located at a side of the bent portion 207 away from the shovel portion 206. The first shaft sleeve portion 208 is provided with an avoiding hole 501 and is sleeved on one pin shaft 204. The second shaft sleeve portion 209 is also provided with an avoiding hole 501 and is sleeved on the other pin shaft 204, so that the ice shovel 102 can rotate relative to the water box 101. In the process of resetting the water box 101, the limiting plate 205 can abut against the bent portion 207, so that the ice shovel 102 pushes the ice blocks to move. The limiting plate 205 limits the rotation angle of the ice shovel 102 and provides a supporting force for the ice shovel 102. When the water box 101 is turned to an ice making position, the shovel portion 206 is inclined downward, so that the ice blocks on the shovel portion 206 can slide down. When the bottom surface of the ice shovel 102 contacts with uneven objects, the ice shovel 102 has a tendency to move upward. The pin shafts 204 can slide in the avoiding holes 501 to avoid interference with the ice shovel 102, thereby achieving the effect of avoiding obstacles and preventing the front end of the ice shovel 102 from being raised or stuck.

[0041] It can be understood that the box portion 201, the rotating portion 202, and the connecting portion 203 of the water box 101 are of an integrated structure, and the shovel portion 206, the bent portion 207, the first shaft sleeve portion 208, and the second shaft sleeve portion 209 of the ice shovel 102 are of an integrated structure. Therefore, the number of parts can be greatly reduced, and the purpose of fewer parts, low cost, and simple assembly process can be achieved.

[0042] It should be noted that the connecting portion 203 can also be of other structural forms. For example, in some other embodiments, the connecting portion 203 includes a limiting block. A rotating shaft is fixedly arranged on the ice shovel 102 and located in the avoiding hole 501. One end of the limiting block is rotationally connected to the rotating shaft, and the other end is connected to the box portion 201. In the process of rotating the ice shovel 102 relative to the limiting block, when the ice shovel 102 and the limiting block approach each other, the limiting block can enter the avoiding hole 501 more, thereby avoiding interference between the ice shovel 102 and the limiting block. When the bottom surface of the ice shovel 102 contacts with uneven objects, the ice shovel 102 can be upwardly rotated to achieve the effect of avoiding obstacles. However, compared with the scheme shown in FIG. 2, the number of parts is more and the assembly process is more complex.

[0043] It can be understood that in the related art, the ice shovel 102 and the connecting portion 203 are fixedly connected or rotationally connected, and the connecting portion 203 has no gap or a small gap at the connecting position of the ice shovel 102, so that the ice shovel 102 may encounter an obstacle during movement, which hinders the ice shovel 102 from continuing to advance, and further hinders the water box 101 from resetting, and the ice shovel 102 may be tilted or even stuck under the movement of the water box 101 and the obstruction of the obstacle.

[0044] However, the embodiment of the present application sets the avoiding hole 501 on the ice shovel 102, and the connecting portion 203 of the water box 101 passes through the avoiding hole 501 to realize the connection with the ice shovel 102. Since the connecting portion 203 can slide relatively in the avoiding hole 501, when the bottom surface of the ice shovel 102 contacts an uneven object, the ice shovel 102 can be upwardly displaced to avoid the obstacle, thereby preventing the front end of the ice shovel 102 from being tilted or stuck.

[0045] It should be noted that in other embodiments, the avoiding hole 501 can be arranged on the water box 101, and the connecting portion 203 matched with the avoiding hole 501 can be arranged on the ice shovel 102.

[0046] Referring to FIG. 5, it can be understood that the avoiding hole 501 is configured as a waist-shaped hole, which is arranged in the up-down direction. The waist-shaped hole is named because its cross section is in the shape of a waist or an ellipse, which is a common name in the field of mechanical processing and manufacturing. The waist-shaped hole has a relatively large length, the width of the waist-shaped hole is matched with the diameter of the pin shaft 204, and the length of the waist-shaped hole is longer than the diameter of the pin shaft 204, so that the pin shaft 204 on the water box 101 can slide in the waist-shaped hole on the ice shovel 102 along the length direction of the waist-shaped hole.

[0047] Specifically, on the first shaft sleeve part 208 cross section, the boundary line of the avoidance hole 501 includes a straight line segment 502, which is located on the side of the pin shaft 204 close to the box part 201, and the straight line segment 502 can play a guiding role to allow the pin shaft 204 to move in the up-down direction relative to the avoidance hole 501. The boundary line of the avoidance hole 501 also includes a first arc segment 503, which is located on the side of the pin shaft 204 away from the box part 201. By setting the first arc segment 503, the width of the local avoidance hole 501 in the radial direction of the pin shaft 204 is increased, that is, the transverse movement gap of the pin shaft 204 on the water box 101 and the avoidance hole 501 on the ice shovel 102 is increased, so as to avoid the water box 101 from being stuck when moving the ice shovel 102. In other words, when the water box 101 moves the ice shovel 102, if there is an obstacle such as a protruding ice block in front of the ice shovel 102, the ice shovel 102 will be blocked and move backward relative to the water box 101, that is, the pin shaft 204 moves from the side close to the straight line segment 502 to the side close to the first arc segment 503, during which the water box 101 continues to overturn, and then the water box 101 can move the ice shovel 102 to the rear of the ice shovel 102, thereby avoiding the obstacle. The boundary line also includes a second arc segment 504, which is located on the upper side of the pin shaft 204. When the pin shaft 204 abuts against the second arc segment 504, the pin shaft 204 can smoothly rotate relative to the second arc segment 504, thereby effectively reducing the friction of the pin shaft 204 during assembly, disassembly and movement. This not only reduces the wear of the parts, but also reduces the probability of the pin shaft 204 being stuck. The boundary line of the avoidance hole 501 also includes a third arc segment 505, which is located on the lower side of the pin shaft 204. It can be understood that stress concentration usually occurs at sharp corners of holes or notches, and a circular arc can smoothly transition and reduce local stress. In the case of repeated or impact load, the circular arc edge helps to prevent cracks from starting at the edge of the hole. The waist-shaped hole can improve the stress distribution inside the part through its circular arc shape, reduce material fatigue or cracks caused by stress concentration. Compared with a right-angled hole, a circular arc edge can more evenly distribute the load, thereby enhancing the durability and reliability of the structure. That is, by setting the second arc segment 504 and the third arc segment 505, the load can be more evenly distributed, thereby enhancing the durability and reliability of the structure.

[0048] Referring to FIG. 6, it can be understood that the lower side of the second shaft sleeve part 209 is provided with a mounting port 601, which is in communication with the avoiding hole 501 and is used for mounting the pin shaft 204. The width of the mounting port 601 is equivalent to the outer diameter of the pin shaft 204, for example, the width of the mounting port 601 is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the pin shaft 204. When the pin shaft 204 is mounted, the second shaft sleeve part 209 is expanded along both sides of the mounting port 601, that is, the second shaft sleeve part 209 is deformed by itself, so that the width of the mounting port 601 is temporarily greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the pin shaft 204, so that the pin shaft 204 can be installed in the avoiding hole 501. For another example, the width of the mounting port 601 is equal to or slightly greater than the outer diameter of the pin shaft 204. Since in most cases the upper side of the pin shaft 204 abuts against the second arc-shaped section 504, as long as it is ensured that during the overturning of the water box 101, when the pin shaft 204 rotates to the lowest point, the mounting port 601 is away from the pin shaft 204 by a certain distance, that is, the probability of the pin shaft 204 automatically falling off from the mounting port 601 can be reduced. The mounting port 601 can also be oriented to deviate from the directly below of the second shaft sleeve part 209, so that the pin shaft 204 is not easy to automatically fall off from the mounting port 601.

[0049] When the ice shovel 102 is mounted, the avoiding hole 501 of the first shaft sleeve part 208 is aligned with the right pin shaft 204, and then the right pin shaft 204 is inserted into the avoiding hole 501 of the first shaft sleeve part 208 from left to right. At this time, the second shaft sleeve part 209 is raised upward, the mounting port 601 is located above the left pin shaft 204, and the left pin shaft 204 is buckled into the avoiding hole 501 of the second shaft sleeve part 209 through the mounting port 601, so that the assembly is completed, and the assembly process is simple.

[0050] The ice making device is a device that can be used to produce ice cubes 802, for example, the ice making device can be an ice maker of individual ice cubes 802, or can be installed as a module assembly in other refrigeration devices. Referring to FIGS. 7 to 11, it can be understood that the ice making device of the embodiment of the present application comprises a water tank 701, an ice basket 801, an ice making assembly of the first aspect embodiment of the present application, a refrigeration module and a driving mechanism 702. The water tank 701 stores water for ice making, and the water tank 701 is usually located at the bottom of the ice making device, and the water level in the water tank 701 is maintained by automatic or manual water filling through a water inlet valve. The water box 101 is the position where the ice cubes 802 are formed in the ice maker, and the water tank 701 is usually provided with a water pump, which delivers water from the water tank 701 to the water box 101, and the refrigeration module is responsible for reducing the temperature of the water box 101 so that it can freeze. The driving mechanism 702 drives the water box 101 to overturn to realize the functions of pouring out the ice cubes 802 and resetting, and drives the ice shovel 102 to move to push the poured out ice cubes 802 into the ice basket 801. The ice basket 801 is a container for collecting ice cubes 802 falling from the water box 101. After the ice cubes 802 fall from the water box 101, they will fall into the ice basket 801. When the ice cubes 802 in the ice basket 801 reach a certain amount or weight, the ice making device will generally automatically stop ice making to prevent overflow.

[0051] The refrigeration module comprises an evaporator 703 and an ice making column 901, and the evaporator 703 and the ice making column 901 are located above the water box 101. The water in the water tank 701 is pumped by the water pump to the flow divider, and then uniformly sprayed to the surface of the ice making column 901, which is in contact with the evaporator 703 to absorb cold energy, so that ice is formed on the outside of the ice making column 901, and finally ice cubes 802 are formed, and the bottom wall of the water box 101 can support the ice cubes 802. When the ice reaches the required thickness, the driving mechanism 702 drives the water box 101 to overturn, so that the opening 103 of the water box 101 rotates from top to bottom, the residual water in the water box 101 flows out from the opening 103, and the ice cubes 802 also fall off from the opening 103 and fall on the ice shovel 102 or in front of the ice shovel 102. When the driving mechanism 702 drives the water box 101 to reset, the opening 103 of the water box 101 rotates from bottom to top, and the ice shovel 102 pushes the ice cubes 802 forward, and the ice cubes 802 fall into the ice basket 801 in front of the water box 101 for storage.

[0052] Referring to FIGS. 9-11, it can be understood that the water tank 701 is provided with a disc part 902, which is formed by part of the bottom surface of the water tank 701, i.e., the bottom surface of the water tank 701 is formed in a structure with different heights, and the edge of the part of the bottom surface of the water tank 701 with a higher height extends upward to form the disc part 902, thereby forming different accommodation spaces. One side of the disc part 902 is provided with an outlet 903, which is located at the communication position of the different accommodation spaces. The ice basket 801 is located outside the disc part 902 and close to the outlet 903, i.e., the ice basket 801 is also located in the water tank 701 and is located at the different accommodation spaces of the water tank 701 together with the water box 101. The water in the water box 101 and the ice cubes 802 are poured into the disc part 902, the ice shovel 102 pushes the ice cubes 802 and part of the water into the ice basket 801, the ice cubes 802 are stored in the ice basket 801, and the water leaks from the ice basket 801 into the water tank 701 for storage.

[0053] It should be noted that in other embodiments, the disc part 902 can also be installed on the water tank 701 as a separate part, for example, the disc part 902 is configured as a tray.

[0054] Referring to FIG. 9, it can be understood that when the water box 101 is in the initial ice making position, the water box 101 is in a substantially horizontal state, and the ice cubes 802 formed on the ice making column 901 are located in the water box 101. The pin shaft 204 on the water box 101 is located at the top of the avoiding hole 501 on the ice shovel 102, the upper side of the pin shaft 204 abuts against the second arc-shaped section 504, the lower side of the bent part 207 of the ice shovel 102 abuts against the limiting plate 205, the shovel part 206 is inclined downward to face the outlet 903, and the end of the shovel part 206 away from the water box 101 is close to the edge of the outlet 903, so that the water and ice cubes 802 remaining on the ice shovel 102 are more likely to slide down, and the ice cubes 802 are more likely to reach the ice basket 801.

[0055] Referring to FIG. 10, it can be understood that when the pin shaft 204 of the water box 101 moves to the lowest point position (for example, the water box 101 is flipped clockwise by 105° from the ice making position), the pin shaft 204 on the water box 101 is located at the upper position of the bottom of the avoidance hole 501 on the ice shovel 102. That is, the pin shaft 204 is still kept a certain distance from the third arc segment 505 of the avoidance hole 501, which is to avoid the problem that the front end of the ice shovel 102 is raised when the bottom surface of the ice shovel 102 contacts an uneven object. Specifically, when the water box 101 is flipped clockwise, the bottom surface of the ice shovel 102 is attached to the bottom wall of the disc part 902. If the pin shaft 204 of the water box 101 abuts against the third arc segment 505 of the avoidance hole 501, when the bottom surface of the ice shovel 102 contacts an uneven object, the ice shovel 102 rotates around the pin shaft 204, causing the front end of the ice shovel 102 to rotate upward and be raised, thereby affecting the ice block 802 to fall out of the water box 101. When the water box 101 is flipped counterclockwise, the bottom surface of the ice shovel 102 is attached to the bottom wall of the disc part 902. If the pin shaft 204 of the water box 101 abuts against the third arc segment 505 of the avoidance hole 501, when the bottom surface of the ice shovel 102 contacts an uneven object, the ice shovel 102 rotates around the pin shaft 204, causing the front end of the ice shovel 102 to rotate upward and be raised, thereby affecting the ice shovel 102 to push the ice block 802 to the ice basket 801. In the embodiment, when the pin shaft 204 of the water box 101 moves to the lowest point position, the pin shaft 204 still keeps a certain distance from the third arc segment 505 of the avoidance hole 501. When the bottom surface of the ice shovel 102 contacts an uneven object, the ice shovel 102 can move upward by a certain distance and is not limited by the pin shaft 204, thereby reducing the problem that the front end of the ice shovel 102 is raised.

[0056] Referring to FIG. 11, it can be understood that when the water box 101 is flipped to the water pouring position (for example, the water box 101 is flipped clockwise by 135° from the ice making position), the opening 103 of the water box 101 is tilted downward, the water in the water box 101 is completely poured out, and the ice cubes 802 fall off the ice making column 901 into the disc part 902. At this time, the pin shaft 204 on the water box 101 is located at the top of the escape hole 501 on the ice shovel 102, that is, the upper side of the pin shaft 204 abuts against the second arc-shaped section 504 of the escape hole 501, the front end of the ice shovel 102 abuts or approaches the bottom wall of the disc part 902, and the rear end of the shovel part 206 is kept a distance from the bottom wall of the disc part 902. The distance between the upper surface of the ice shovel 102 and the bottom surface of the ice making column 901 (ice cube falling height space) is greater than the maximum length of the ice cubes 802 designed, so that the ice cubes 802 can fall down smoothly after falling off. Referring to FIGS. 9 to 11, the water box 101 comprises a limiting part 904 arranged on the side of the box part 201 away from the ice shovel 102, and the water tank 701 is provided with a limiting strip 905. When the water box 101 is flipped to the water pouring position, the limiting part 904 abuts against the limiting strip 905, preventing the water box 101 from colliding with other components due to excessive rotation angle, and more accurately controlling the water box 101 to reach the water pouring position.

[0057] It can be understood that the water flipping action process of the ice making device is the process of driving the water box 101 to rotate to flip the water box 101 to pour water, specifically the action sequence from FIG. 9 to FIG. 11: in the state change from FIG. 9 to FIG. 10, that is, the process of moving the ice shovel 102 from the ice making position to the lowest point of the pin shaft 204 on the water box 101, the pin shaft 204 on the water box 101 slides in the escape hole 501 on the ice shovel 102, the pin shaft 204 on the ice shovel 102 falls into the escape hole 501 at a position slightly above the bottom, and the bottom surface of the ice shovel 102 abuts against the wall surface of the water tank 701. In the state change from FIG. 10 to FIG. 11, that is, the process of moving the ice shovel 102 from the lowest point of the pin shaft 204 on the water box 101 to the water pouring position of the water box 101, the pin shaft 204 on the water box 101 slides to the top of the escape hole 501 on the ice shovel 102, and the bottom surface of the ice shovel 102 abuts against the bottom wall of the disc part 902. At this time, the distance between the upper surface of the ice shovel 102 and the bottom surface of the ice making column 901 (i.e., the ice cube falling height space) meets the requirement that the ice cubes 802 fall off the ice making column 901 and scatter onto the upper surface of the ice shovel 102 and the bottom wall of the disc part 902.

[0058] It can be understood that the ice shoveling action process of the ice making device is the process of driving mechanism 702 driving water box 101 to rotate to reset, specifically the action sequence from Figure 11 to Figure 9: in the state change from Figure 11 to Figure 10, that is, the process of ice shovel 102 moving from the water pouring position to the lowest point position of pin shaft 204 on water box 101 driven by water box 101, pin shaft 204 on water box 101 slides from the top to the bottom of the avoiding hole 501 on the ice shovel 102, at this time, the bottom surface of the ice shovel 102 and the bottom surface of the disc part 902 are completely attached, and the pin shaft 204 on the water box 101 still maintains a certain distance from the bottom of the waist-shaped hole on the ice shovel 102, the purpose is to avoid the problem that the front end of the ice shovel 102 is raised when the bottom surface of the ice shovel 102 contacts an uneven object. In the state change from Figure 10 to Figure 9, that is, the process of ice shovel 102 moving from the lowest point position of pin shaft 204 on water box 101 to the ice making position driven by water box 101, pin shaft 204 on water box 101 slides to the top of avoiding hole 501, and ice shovel 102 enters ice basket 801.

[0059] It can be understood that the refrigeration equipment of the embodiment of the present application includes a cabinet and the ice making device of the second aspect embodiment of the present application, and the ice making device of the second aspect embodiment of the present application is arranged in the cabinet. The refrigeration equipment can be a refrigerator, a freezer or the like. It can be understood that the above-mentioned ice making device can be integrated into any type of electric appliance that can be refrigerated to form a refrigeration equipment, enrich the use function and expand the use scene.

[0060] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail above in combination with the drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge range of ordinary skilled persons in the art without departing from the purpose of the present application.

Claims

1. A ice making assembly, comprising: a water box, comprising a box portion and a rotating portion, the box portion is provided with an opening at a top portion, the rotating portion is located at a middle portion of a side of the box portion and configured to be connected to a driving mechanism to drive the box portion to rotate; and a ice shovel connected to a side of the box portion adjacent to the rotating portion; wherein one of the ice shovel and the water box is provided with an avoiding hole, and the other is provided with a connecting portion, a part of the connecting portion is accommodated in the avoiding hole, and the avoiding hole is used to avoid the connecting portion when the box portion moves relative to the ice shovel. The connecting portion is provided on the water box, the connecting portion comprises two pin shafts and a limiting plate, the two pin shafts are coaxial and spaced apart, the ice shovel comprises a shovel portion, a bent portion, a first shaft sleeve portion and a second shaft sleeve portion, the bent portion is located at one end of the shovel portion and forms a bending angle with the shovel portion, the first shaft sleeve portion and the second shaft sleeve portion are located at a side of the bent portion away from the shovel portion, the first shaft sleeve portion and the second shaft sleeve portion are each provided with the avoiding hole and are each sleeved on one of the pin shafts, so that the ice shovel can rotate relative to the water box, and the limiting plate can abut against the bent portion.

2. The ice-making assembly of claim 1, wherein, On a cross section of the first shaft sleeve portion and the second shaft sleeve portion, a boundary line of the avoiding hole comprises a straight line segment and a first arc segment, the straight line segment is located at a side of the pin shaft close to the box portion, and the first arc segment is located at a side of the pin shaft away from the box portion.

3. The ice-making assembly of claim 2, wherein, On the cross section of the first shaft sleeve portion and the second shaft sleeve portion, the boundary line of the avoiding hole comprises a second arc segment, and the second arc segment is located at an upper side of the pin shaft.

4. The ice-making assembly of claim 2 or 3, wherein, On the cross section of the first shaft sleeve portion, the boundary line of the avoiding hole comprises a third arc segment, and the third arc segment is located at a lower side of the pin shaft.

5. The ice-making assembly of any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein, A lower side of the second shaft sleeve portion is provided with a mounting opening, the mounting opening is in communication with the avoiding hole and is used to mount the pin shaft.

6. The ice-making assembly of any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein, 7.A ice making device, comprising: a water tank provided with a disc portion, a side of the disc portion is provided with an outlet; a ice basket located outside the disc portion and adjacent to the outlet; the ice making assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 6, located in the disc portion; a refrigeration module, the refrigeration module is used to make ice blocks in the water box; and a driving mechanism connected to the rotating portion and making the box portion overturn, the ice shovel is used to push the ice blocks out of the outlet to the ice basket. The water box comprises a limiting portion, the limiting portion is provided on a side of the box portion away from the ice shovel, a limiting strip is provided in the water tank, when the water box overturns to a water pouring position, the limiting portion abuts against the limiting strip, and the ice blocks can be separated from the water box and fall into the disc portion.

8. The ice making device of claim 7, wherein, When the ice shovel is attached to a bottom wall of the disc portion, a gap exists between the connecting portion and a lower side of the avoiding hole.

9. The ice-making device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein 10.A refrigeration equipment, comprising the ice making device according to any one of claims 7 to 9. ​

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