阅读说明：本技术 制冰装置及冰箱 (Ice making device and refrigerator ) 是由 李大鹏 李闪闪 于 2021-09-24 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请提供一种制冰装置及冰箱,制冰装置安装于冰箱的门体上,包括：储冰盒,安装于门体上,用于储存制作完成的冰块；碎冰盒,安装于储冰盒上,储冰盒与碎冰盒相互连通,以使储冰盒内储存的冰块可进入碎冰盒内,碎冰盒底部设置有出冰口；以及冰刀组,设置于碎冰盒内,以将碎冰盒内的冰块直接推出出冰口或破碎后推出出冰口。本申请提供的制冰装置中,储冰盒与碎冰盒相互连通,储冰盒内储存的冰块可进入碎冰盒内,由冰刀组破碎后推出出冰口；储冰盒与碎冰盒分开设置,冰刀组在碎冰盒内碎冰时不受储冰盒内储存的剩余冰块的影响,只对进入碎冰盒内的冰块进行破碎,以避免储冰盒内堆积的冰块导致冰刀组碎冰出现卡顿,从而使制冰装置碎冰时出冰流畅。(The application provides an ice making device and refrigerator, ice making device installs on the door body of refrigerator, includes: the ice storage box is arranged on the door body and used for storing the ice blocks after being made; the ice crushing box is arranged on the ice storage box, the ice storage box is communicated with the ice crushing box so that ice blocks stored in the ice storage box can enter the ice crushing box, and an ice outlet is formed in the bottom of the ice crushing box; and the ice knife set is arranged in the ice crushing box so as to directly push the ice blocks in the ice crushing box out of the ice outlet or push the ice blocks out of the ice outlet after the ice blocks are crushed. In the ice making device provided by the application, the ice storage box is communicated with the ice crushing box, ice cubes stored in the ice storage box can enter the ice crushing box and are crushed by the ice blade group and then are pushed out of the ice outlet; the ice storage box and the ice crushing box are arranged separately, the ice knife group is not influenced by residual ice stored in the ice storage box when the ice is crushed in the ice crushing box, and only the ice entering the ice crushing box is crushed, so that the ice knife group is prevented from being blocked due to the ice accumulated in the ice storage box, and the ice is smoothly discharged when the ice making device crushes the ice.)

1. An ice making device, characterized in that, the ice making device is installed on a door body of a refrigerator, it includes:

the ice storage box is arranged on the door body and used for storing the ice blocks after being made;

the ice crushing box is arranged on the ice storage box, the ice storage box is communicated with the ice crushing box so that ice blocks stored in the ice storage box enter the ice crushing box, and an ice outlet is formed in the bottom of the ice crushing box; and

and the ice knife set is arranged in the ice crushing box and is used for pushing out the ice outlet or directly pushing out the ice outlet after the ice blocks in the ice crushing box are crushed.

2. The ice making apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ice bin is located on a side of the ice bin adjacent to the door; the ice storage box is provided with a first opening towards the side wall of the door body, the side wall of the ice crushing box back to the door body is provided with a second opening, and the second opening is opposite to the first opening so that the ice crushing box is communicated with the ice storage box.

3. An ice making apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the size of the first opening is greater than the size of the second opening.

4. The ice making device of claim 2 or 3, wherein the ice bin comprises an inner shell and an outer shell which are buckled with each other, the outer shell is fixedly connected with the inner shell, and the inner shell is mounted on the side wall of the ice bin facing the door body, so that the inner shell is located between the outer shell and the ice bin and the outer shell is located between the inner shell and the door body.

5. The ice making apparatus of claim 4, further comprising:

the ice crushing motor is provided with an output shaft, and the output shaft rotates along with the running of the ice crushing motor; and

the transmission shaft penetrates through the inner shell and the outer shell, so that one part of the transmission shaft is located in the ice crushing box, the ice knife set is connected with the part, located in the ice crushing box, of the transmission shaft, and the transmission shaft is in transmission connection with the output shaft so that the output shaft drives the transmission shaft to rotate, and therefore the ice knife set is driven to rotate.

6. The ice making apparatus of claim 5, wherein the ice blade assembly comprises:

the ice fixing cutter is arranged between the second opening and the ice outlet and used for bearing ice blocks entering the ice crushing box from the ice storage box, one end of the ice fixing cutter is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the ice crushing box, and the other end of the ice fixing cutter is sleeved on the transmission shaft in a hollow mode; and

and the movable ice blade is sleeved on the transmission shaft to rotate along with the rotation of the transmission shaft.

7. The ice making apparatus of claim 6,

the ice crushing motor operates in a first mode to drive the movable ice blade to rotate in a first direction, so that the blade edge of the movable ice blade is close to the blade edge of the fixed ice blade to crush ice blocks on the fixed ice blade;

the ice crushing motor operates in a second mode to drive the movable ice blade to rotate in a second direction, so that the blade back of the movable ice blade is close to the blade back of the fixed ice blade to push out ice blocks on the fixed ice blade;

wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

8. The ice making apparatus of claim 5, wherein the transmission shaft extends into the ice bank through the first opening, and further comprising a push tray disposed at an end of the transmission shaft within the ice bank, the push tray being disposed within the ice bank opposite the first opening for pushing ice cubes stored in the ice bank into the ice crushing box through the first opening and the second opening.

9. The ice making apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein a first linkage block is provided at a distal end of the output shaft away from the door body, the first linkage block is rotatable with rotation of the output shaft, and a second linkage block is provided at a distal end of the transmission shaft close to the door body, the second linkage block engaging with the first linkage block to drivingly connect the transmission shaft with the output shaft.

10. A refrigerator characterized by comprising the ice making device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of refrigeration, especially relates to an ice making device and refrigerator.

Background

With the development of refrigeration technology, refrigerators having an ice making function are gradually popularized in the market. The ice making function of the refrigerator needs to be performed depending on an ice making device, which generally includes an ice maker for making ice and an ice bank for storing ice.

The ice making device is generally provided with an ice crushing assembly for crushing the ice cubes stored in the ice storage box for the user to take. However, in the related art, due to the accumulation of the ice cubes stored in the ice storage box, when the ice crushing assembly crushes the ice cubes in the ice storage box, the ice crushing assembly is easily jammed by the excessive ice cubes, and the ice making device is not smooth when ice is discharged intermittently.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides an ice making device and a refrigerator, and aims to solve the problem that ice is not smoothly discharged when the ice making device breaks ice in the prior art.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an ice making device, which is installed on a door body of a refrigerator, and includes:

the ice storage box is arranged on the door body and used for storing the ice blocks after being made;

the ice crushing box is arranged on the ice storage box, the ice storage box is communicated with the ice crushing box so that ice blocks stored in the ice storage box enter the ice crushing box, and an ice outlet is formed in the bottom of the ice crushing box; and

and the ice knife set is arranged in the ice crushing box and is used for pushing out the ice outlet or directly pushing out the ice outlet after the ice blocks in the ice crushing box are crushed.

Optionally, the ice crushing box is positioned on one side of the ice storage box close to the door body;

the ice storage box is provided with a first opening towards the side wall of the door body, the side wall of the ice crushing box back to the door body is provided with a second opening, and the second opening is opposite to the first opening so that the ice crushing box is communicated with the ice storage box.

Optionally, the size of the first opening is larger than the size of the second opening.

Optionally, the ice crushing box comprises an inner shell and an outer shell which are buckled with each other, the outer shell is fixedly connected with the inner shell, and the inner shell is installed on the side wall of the door body facing the ice storage box, so that the inner shell is located between the outer shell and the ice storage box, and the outer shell is located between the inner shell and the door body.

Optionally, the ice making device further comprises:

the ice crushing motor is provided with an output shaft, and the output shaft rotates along with the running of the ice crushing motor; and

the transmission shaft penetrates through the inner shell and the outer shell, so that one part of the transmission shaft is located in the ice crushing box, the ice knife set is connected with the part, located in the ice crushing box, of the transmission shaft, and the transmission shaft is in transmission connection with the output shaft so that the output shaft drives the transmission shaft to rotate, and therefore the ice knife set is driven to rotate.

Optionally, the ice blade set includes:

the ice fixing cutter is arranged between the second opening and the ice outlet and used for bearing ice blocks entering the ice crushing box from the ice storage box, one end of the ice fixing cutter is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the ice crushing box, and the other end of the ice fixing cutter is sleeved on the transmission shaft in a hollow mode; and

and the movable ice blade is sleeved on the transmission shaft to rotate along with the rotation of the transmission shaft.

Optionally, the ice crushing motor may be operated in a first mode or a second mode;

the ice crushing motor operates in a first mode to drive the movable ice blade to rotate in a first direction, so that the blade edge of the movable ice blade is close to the blade edge of the fixed ice blade to crush ice blocks on the fixed ice blade;

the ice crushing motor operates in a second mode to drive the movable ice blade to rotate in a second direction, so that the blade back of the movable ice blade is close to the blade back of the fixed ice blade to push out ice blocks on the fixed ice blade;

wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

Optionally, the transmission shaft extends into the ice storage box through the first opening, the ice making device further includes an ice pushing tray, the ice pushing tray is disposed at a tail end of the transmission shaft located in the ice storage box, the ice pushing tray is located in the ice storage box and is opposite to the first opening, and the ice pushing tray is used for pushing ice cubes stored in the ice storage box into the ice crushing box through the first opening and the second opening.

Optionally, a first linkage block is arranged on the output shaft, the first linkage block can rotate along with the rotation of the output shaft, a second linkage block is arranged at the tail end of the transmission shaft close to the ice crushing motor, and the second linkage block is meshed with the first linkage block, so that the transmission shaft is in transmission connection with the output shaft.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application further provide a refrigerator including the ice making device as described in any one of the above.

In the ice making device provided by the embodiment of the application, an ice storage box for storing ice cubes is communicated with an ice crushing box for crushing the ice cubes, the ice cubes stored in the ice storage box can enter the ice crushing box, and are crushed by an ice blade group and then are pushed out of an ice outlet; the ice storage box and the ice crushing box are arranged separately, the ice knife group is not influenced by residual ice blocks stored in the ice storage box when the ice crushing is carried out in the ice crushing box, and only the ice blocks entering the ice crushing box are crushed, so that the ice blocks accumulated in the ice storage box are prevented from being blocked when the ice knife group crushes the ice, and the ice outlet is smooth when the ice making device crushes the ice.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. In the following description, like reference numerals denote like parts. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and that other drawings can be derived from these drawings by a person skilled in the art without inventive effort.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a door and an ice making device in the refrigerator shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a partially exploded structure of the door and the ice making device shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the door body and an ice bank stand in the ice-making apparatus shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the door body and an ice bank in the ice-making device shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a partially enlarged view of a portion B in fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a partially enlarged view of a portion C in fig. 4.

Fig. 9 is a partially enlarged view of a portion D in fig. 5.

Fig. 10 is a schematic view illustrating a combination structure of an ice bank and an ice bank in the door and the ice making apparatus shown in fig. 2.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line P1-P2 of FIG. 10.

Fig. 12 is an exploded view schematically illustrating an ice bank and an ice crusher in the ice bank and the ice crusher shown in fig. 10.

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of the door body and the ice crushing assembly in the ice making device shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 14 is a partially enlarged view of a portion E of the ice bank and the ice-crushing bank shown in fig. 10.

FIG. 15 is a first drive configuration of the output shaft and drive shaft of the ice crushing assembly of FIG. 13.

FIG. 16 is a second drive configuration of the output shaft and drive shaft of the ice crushing assembly of FIG. 13.

FIG. 17 is a third drive configuration of the output shaft and drive shaft of the ice crushing assembly of FIG. 13.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of some, and not all, of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The embodiment of the application provides an ice making device and a refrigerator, so that the ice making device can take out whole ice and crushed ice. The following description will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The ice making device provided by the embodiment of the application can be applied to a refrigerator. Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present application, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a door and an ice making device in the refrigerator shown in fig. 1, and fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a part of an explosion of the door and the ice making device shown in fig. 2. The refrigerator 100 may be a double-door refrigerator, and of course, the refrigerator 100 may also be a single-door refrigerator or a triple-door refrigerator, and the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the refrigerator 100 as a double-door refrigerator as an example. The refrigerator 100 may include a door 10, an ice making device 20, and an ice taking device 30. The ice making device 20 may be provided in the refrigerator 100, and in particular, the ice making device 20 may be provided inside the door 10. The ice-picking device 30 may also be disposed on the door 10, and specifically, the ice-picking device 30 may be disposed outside the door 10. The ice making device 20 makes ice in the refrigerator 100, the ice taking device 30 is connected with the ice making device 20 through the door 10 of the refrigerator 100 to take out ice cubes made by the ice making device 20, the door 10 of the refrigerator 100 can be used as a connecting body of the ice making device 20 and the ice taking device 30, and the door 10, the ice making device 20 and the ice taking device 30 are matched in structure to achieve the purpose that the made ice cubes can be taken out when the refrigerator 100 is not opened.

In the related art, an ice making device of a refrigerator is generally disposed in a storage compartment such as a refrigerating compartment or a freezing compartment of the refrigerator. The ice making device is arranged in the refrigerating chamber or the freezing chamber, the ice making device occupies the space of the storage chamber, the storage space of the refrigerator is reduced, and a user has to open the refrigerator door when taking ice cubes, so that the refrigerator is more power-consuming. In the refrigerator 100 provided in the embodiment of the present application, the ice making device 20 is installed inside the door 10 of the refrigerator 100, which does not occupy the storage space of the refrigerator 100, indirectly increases the storage space of the refrigerator 100, and the user does not need to open the door 10 of the refrigerator 100 when taking ice cubes, thereby avoiding extra power consumption of the refrigerator 100.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the ice making device 20 may include an ice maker 22 and an ice bank 24. The ice maker 22 is disposed above the ice bank 24, the ice bank 24 is opened with an ice receiving opening 242 facing the ice maker 22, and ice cubes made by the ice maker 22 can fall into the ice bank 24 through the ice receiving opening 242. The ice bank 24 is connected to an ice taking device 30 so that a user can take ice cubes stored in the ice bank 24 through the ice taking device 30.

It should be noted that the drawings of the embodiments of the present application are merely exemplary, and the structure of the ice making device 20 is not limited thereto, and may include other components. For example, the ice-making device 20 may further include an ice-maker bracket 21 and an ice bank bracket 23. The ice bank 24 is mounted on the ice bank support 23, the ice maker 22 is mounted on the ice maker support 21, and the ice maker support 21 and the ice bank support 23 are arranged on the door 10 side by side, so that the ice maker 22 and the ice bank 24 are arranged on the door 10. The ice maker 22 and the ice storage box 24 are respectively arranged on the ice maker support 21 and the ice storage box support 23 and are arranged on the door body 10, so that the ice maker 22 and the ice storage box 24 are both detachable relative to the door body 10, and the disassembly and assembly maintenance of the ice maker 22 and the disassembly and assembly cleaning of the ice storage box 24 are more flexible and convenient. In addition, the ice bank bracket 23 is positioned at a side of the ice maker bracket 21 away from the top of the refrigerator 100 such that the ice maker bracket 21 is positioned above the ice bank bracket 23 and thus the ice maker 22 is positioned above the ice bank 24, so that ice cubes made by the ice maker 22 can fall into the ice bank 24 through the ice receiving opening 242.

The ice maker holder 21 may be integrally formed with the door 10, and the ice maker holder 21 may be manufactured separately from the door 10 and mounted on the door 10. For example, the ice maker support 21 may be connected to the door 10 by screwing screws, the ice maker support 21 may be connected to the door 10 by snap-fit, or the ice maker support 21 may be connected to the door 10 by matching other connection structures or connection structures, and the specific connection manner between the ice maker support 21 and the door 10 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

The icemaker 22 is detachably mounted on the icemaker support 21. The ice maker 22 may include an ice making cover 221, a cold wind shelf 222, an ice making housing 223, and a heating duct 224. The cold air frame 222 is connected to the ice making housing 223 so that cold air from the outside or an air duct enters the inside of the ice maker 22 through the ice making cover 221 and the cold air frame 222, thereby providing cold air for making ice cubes to the ice making housing 223. The heating duct 224 may be connected to a water outlet of a water inlet duct (not shown), through which water is introduced into the ice making housing 223, and the heating duct 224. The heating pipe 224 may be made of, but not limited to, a metal material, and a heating element (not shown) may be wound around the outside of the heating pipe 224, and heating the heating pipe 224 by the heating element may prevent water in the heating pipe 224 from freezing to block the water flow, so as to prevent the water in the heating pipe 224 from freezing to make the water not flow into the ice making box 223 or the water in the heating pipe 224 from freezing to make the water flow smaller.

The ice bank support 23 may be integrally formed with the door 10, or the ice bank support 23 may be manufactured separately from the door 10 and mounted on the door 10. For example, the ice bank support 23 may be connected to the door 10 by a screw-threaded manner, the ice bank support 23 may be connected to the door 10 by a snap-fit fastening manner, and the ice bank support 23 may be connected to the door 10 by other connection structures or connection structure-matching manners.

The ice bank 24 is detachably mounted on the ice bank bracket 23. Specifically, referring to fig. 4 and 5 together, fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the door shown in fig. 2 and an ice bank bracket in the ice making device, and fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the door shown in fig. 2 and an ice bank in the ice making device.

The ice bank stand 23 has a first sidewall 231 and a second sidewall 232 disposed opposite to each other, and both the first sidewall 231 and the second sidewall 232 are disposed parallel to the thickness direction of the door body 10. Each of the edges of the first and second sidewalls 231 and 232 is provided with a hook 233, as shown in fig. 6, and fig. 6 is a partial enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 4. The hook 233 protrudes from the edges of the first and second sidewalls 231 and 232, and the hook 233 is bent toward the ice maker 22, so that a gap 234 is formed between the hook 233 and the first and second sidewalls 231 and 232. The number of the hooks 233 may be one, two, or more, and in the embodiment of the present application, two hooks 233 are respectively disposed at the edges of the first side wall 231 and the second side wall 232, but the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific number of the hooks 233.

The ice bank 24 has third and fourth sidewalls 243 and 244 disposed opposite to each other, and each of the third and fourth sidewalls 243 and 244 is disposed parallel to the thickness direction of the door body 10. The edges of the third and fourth sidewalls 243 and 244 extend with a limiting rib 245, as shown in fig. 7, and fig. 7 is a partial enlarged view of a portion B in fig. 5. The limiting rib 245 can be a sheet structure, and the limiting rib 245 is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the door body 10. The spacing ribs 245 are inserted into the gaps 234 so that the ice bank 24 is clamped with the ice bank brackets 23. The number of the limiting ribs 245 can be one, two or more, and two limiting ribs 245 are respectively arranged at the edges of the third side wall 243 and the fourth side wall 244 in the drawings of the embodiment of the application, but the embodiment of the application does not limit the specific number of the limiting ribs 245, and only the number of the limiting ribs 245 is required to be consistent with the number of the hooks 233.

The first side wall 231 and the second side wall 232 are further provided with a limiting hole 235, as shown in fig. 8, fig. 8 is a partial enlarged view of a portion C in fig. 4. The limiting hole 235 can be a round hole, and the limiting hole 235 can also be a square hole, and the specific shape of the limiting hole 235 is not limited in the embodiment of the application; the number of the limiting holes 235 may be one, two, or more, and the specific number of the limiting holes 235 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. The third and fourth sidewalls 243 and 244 are further provided with a latch 246, as shown in fig. 9, and fig. 9 is a partial enlarged view of a portion D in fig. 5. The shape of the buckle 246 is matched with the shape of the limiting hole 235, so that the buckle 246 is clamped with the limiting hole 235, and the clamping strength between the ice bank 24 and the ice bank bracket 23 is increased. The number of the buckles 246 can be one, two or more, and the specific number of the buckles 246 is not limited in the embodiment of the application, and only the number of the buckles 246 is required to be consistent with the number of the limiting holes 235.

In the embodiment of the application, the hook 233 is arranged on the ice bank bracket 23, and the limiting rib 245 is arranged on the ice bank 24, so that the limiting rib 245 is inserted into the gap 234 between the hook 233 and the side wall of the ice bank bracket 23, the ice bank 24 is clamped with the ice bank bracket 23, and the ice bank 24 is more convenient to mount and dismount; the limiting hole 235 is arranged on the ice bank support 23, the buckle 246 is arranged on the ice bank 24, and the buckle 246 is buckled with the limiting hole 235, so that the clamping strength between the ice bank 24 and the ice bank support 23 is increased, and the ice bank 24 is prevented from loosening.

Referring to fig. 3 and 5, the third sidewall 243 and the fourth sidewall 244 are both provided with a grip site 247, and the grip site 247 may be a groove provided on the third sidewall 243 and the fourth sidewall 244. Wherein the grip position 247 on the third sidewall 243 is opposite to the grip position 247 on the fourth sidewall 244. The grip position 247 is used to facilitate a user to grip the ice bank 24 when assembling or disassembling the ice bank 24.

The ice making device 20 may further include an ice crushing box 25 and an ice crushing assembly 26, wherein the ice crushing assembly 26 is disposed through the ice crushing box 25 and may selectively crush or not crush ice cubes in the ice crushing box 25. Specifically, referring to fig. 10 to 13 together, fig. 10 is a schematic view illustrating a combination structure of an ice bank and an ice breaker in the door and the ice making device shown in fig. 2, fig. 11 is a sectional view taken along a direction P1-P2 of fig. 10, fig. 12 is a schematic view illustrating an explosion structure of the ice breaker in the ice bank and the ice breaker shown in fig. 10, and fig. 13 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of an ice breaker in the door and the ice making device shown in fig. 2.

The ice bank 25 is disposed adjacent to the ice bank 24, and the ice bank 25 is disposed at a side of the ice bank 24 close to the ice bank support 23 such that the ice bank 25 is located between the ice bank 24 and the ice bank support 23. Specifically, the ice bank 24 further has a first side 248 facing the ice bank shelf 23, and the first side 248 includes a first sub-side 2481, a second sub-side 2482, and a third sub-side 2483 that are sequentially adjacent. The first sub-side 2481 and the third sub-side 2483 are both perpendicular to the thickness direction of the door body 10, the second sub-side 2482 is inclined to the first sub-side 2481 and the third sub-side 2483, and the first sub-side 2481 is closer to the ice maker 22 and the ice bank bracket 23 than the third sub-side 2483, so that the first sub-side 2481, the second sub-side 2482, the third sub-side 2483, the third side wall 243, the fourth side wall 244 and the ice bank bracket 23 enclose an accommodating space, and the ice crusher 25 is located in the accommodating space. That is, the ice bank 25 is disposed in the accommodating space between the ice bank 24 and the ice bank bracket 23. It should be noted that the first side surface 248 may only include the second sub side surface 2482 and the third sub side surface 2483, but not the first sub side surface 2481, and the first side surface 248 only has one inclined segment and one vertical segment.

Wherein the third sub-side 2483 of the ice bank 24 is provided with a first opening 241, the second side 251 of the ice bin 25 is provided with a second opening 252, and the second opening 252 is disposed opposite to the first opening 241 so as to communicate the ice bank 24 with the ice bin 25, so that ice cubes stored in the ice bank 24 can enter the ice bin 25 through the first opening 241 and the second opening 252. The bottom of the ice bank 25 is provided with an ice outlet 253, and ice cubes stored in the ice bank 24 can be taken out through the ice outlet 253 after entering the ice bank 25 through the first opening 241 and the second opening 252. In particular, the ice bin 25 can include an inner housing 254 and an outer housing 255, wherein the inner housing 254 is adjacent to the ice bank 24 and the outer housing 255 is adjacent to the ice bank support 23 such that the inner housing 254 is between the outer housing 255 and the ice bank 24 and the outer housing 255 is between the inner housing 254 and the ice bank support 23. The second side 251 is a side of the inner case 254 facing the ice bank 24, and the second opening 252 is opened on the inner case 254. The inner shell 254 and the outer shell 255 are respectively provided with a screw hole 256, the outer shell 255 is screwed with the inner shell 254 through a screw to be fixedly connected with the inner shell 254, and the inner shell 254 is screwed with the third sub-side 2483 of the ice bank 24 through a screw to fixedly connect the ice crushing box 25 with the ice bank 24. It should be noted that the outer shell 255 may also be fixedly connected with the inner shell 254 in other manners, and the inner shell 254 may also be fixedly connected with the third sub-side 2483 in other manners, and the specific connection manner between the outer shell 255 and the inner shell 254 and between the inner shell 254 and the ice bank 24 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, by setting up the separate ice crushing box 25 and making the ice crushing assembly 26 crush the ice cubes in the ice crushing box 25, it is possible to avoid the situation that the ice crushing assembly 26 is stuck due to the accumulation of more ice cubes in the ice storage box 24 when the ice cubes are directly crushed in the ice storage box 24, thereby avoiding the problem that the ice making device 20 is intermittent and not fluent when discharging ice, and reducing the failure rate of the ice crushing assembly 26.

The ice crushing assembly 26 may include an ice crushing motor 261, a driving shaft 262, an ice blade group 263, and an ice pushing tray 264. Wherein, all seted up through-hole 257 on inner shell 254 and the outer shell 255 of trash ice box 25, transmission shaft 262 wears to locate the inner shell 254 and the outer shell 255 of trash ice box 25 through-hole 257 to run through trash ice box 25, and stretch into in the ice storage box 24 through first opening 241. The ice pushing tray 264 is disposed at the free end of the transmission shaft 262 located in the ice bank 24, the ice blade set 263 is disposed at the portion of the transmission shaft 262 located in the ice crushing box 25, and the free end of the transmission shaft 262 far away from the ice bank 24 is in transmission connection with the output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261, so that the output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261 drives the transmission shaft 262 to rotate, thereby driving the ice blade set 263 and the ice pushing tray 264 to rotate. When the ice pushing tray 264 rotates, the ice cubes stored in the ice bank 24 are pushed into the ice crushing box 25, and the ice blade group 263 pushes the ice cubes in the ice crushing box 25 out of the ice outlet 253 directly or pushes the crushed ice cubes out of the ice outlet 253 after being crushed, so that the ice making device 20 can take out both the whole ice and the crushed ice.

The ice-crushing motor 261 is disposed on the ice bank bracket 23. Specifically, referring to fig. 3, 4 and 13, a plurality of positioning grooves 2610 are disposed on a housing of the ice crushing motor 261, and the plurality of positioning grooves 2610 correspond to the plurality of positioning bosses 230 on the ice bank bracket 23 one by one, so as to realize fast and accurate positioning of the ice crushing motor 261 on the ice bank bracket 23. After the ice crushing motor 261 is positioned on the ice bank bracket 23, the ice crushing motor 261 can be fixedly connected with the ice bank bracket 23 in a screw connection manner. Wherein, be provided with the hole site that the power cord that supplies ice crushing motor 261 passes on ice storage box support 23 for the power cord of ice crushing motor 261 can pass and be connected to the pre-buried formation electric connection in the inside circuit of door 10 behind ice storage box support 23, in order to solve among the relevant art ice making device and set up the problem of the ice storage box of being not convenient for dismantle when ice crushing motor and ice storage box.

A first linkage block 271 is arranged on an output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261, and the first linkage block 271 can rotate along with the rotation of the output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261; the free end of the transmission shaft 262 near the ice crushing motor 261 is provided with a second linkage block 272, and the second linkage block 272 is engaged with the first linkage block 271, so that when the first linkage block 271 rotates along with the output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261, the second linkage block 272 is driven to rotate, so as to drive the ice knife set 263 and the ice pushing tray 264 on the transmission shaft 262 to rotate. Specifically, the first linkage block 271 is disposed at the free end of the output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261 through a first fixed snap ring 281, and the second linkage block 272 is disposed at the free end of the transmission shaft 262 near the ice crushing motor 261 through a second fixed snap ring 282.

Referring to fig. 14 together, fig. 14 is a partially enlarged view of a portion E of the ice bank and the ice-crushing bank shown in fig. 10. The first linkage block 271 may include a first segment 2711, a third segment 2713, and a fifth segment 2715, the first segment 2711, the third segment 2713, and the fifth segment 2715 are sequentially connected, and both the first segment 2711 and the fifth segment 2715 are bent toward the ice bank 24 with respect to the third segment 2713, so that a first groove 2710 is formed between the first segment 2711, the third segment 2713, and the fifth segment 2715; the second linkage block 272 may include a second segment 2722, a fourth segment 2724, and a sixth segment 2726, the second segment 2722, the fourth segment 2724, and the sixth segment 2726 are sequentially connected, and both the second segment 2722 and the sixth segment 2726 are bent toward the ice bank bracket 23 with respect to the fourth segment 2724, so that a second recess 2720 is formed between the second segment 2722, the fourth segment 2724, and the sixth segment 2726. When the ice bank 24 is mounted to the ice bank stand 23, the second interlocking block 272 is snapped into the first groove 2710 to be engaged with the first interlocking block 271, so that the ice-crushing motor 261 can drive the driving shaft 262 to rotate synchronously.

It can be understood that, during the installation of the ice bank 24, the angle of the first linkage 271 of the ice crushing motor 261 and/or the angle of the second linkage 272 of the transmission shaft 262 in the circumferential direction need to be adjusted in advance, so that the second linkage 272 can be just snapped into the first groove 2710 of the first linkage 271 during the installation of the ice bank 24. Therefore, the installation process of the ice bank 24 is troublesome.

In order to make the installation of the ice bank 24 easier, at least one of the first and second coupling blocks 271 and 272 may be configured to slide in the axial direction of the output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261 and the driving shaft 262, and the first and second coupling blocks 271 and 272 may be moved toward each other by providing an elastic member to form a bite after being gathered.

Referring to fig. 13, 14 and 15, fig. 15 shows a first transmission structure of the output shaft and the transmission shaft of the ice crushing motor in the ice crushing assembly shown in fig. 13. The first linkage block 271 is slidably mounted on the output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261, and the second linkage block 272 is fixedly mounted on the driving shaft 262. Wherein, a first elastic member 291 is disposed between the first linkage block 271 and the ice crushing motor 261. The first elastic member 291 may be a spring, and the first elastic member 291 may be fitted over an output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261. When the ice bank 24 is assembled to the ice bank stand 23, the second linkage 272 pushes the first linkage 271 close to the ice crushing motor 261 to place the first elastic member 291 in a compressed state; when the ice bank 24 is fitted to the ice bank bracket 23, two cases may occur:

1. the first segment 2711 and the fifth segment 2715 just fall into the second groove 2720, and the first elastic member 291 in a compressed state pushes the first linkage block 271 away from the ice crushing motor 261, so that the first linkage block 271 is engaged with the second linkage block 272.

2. The first segment 2711 and the fifth segment 2715 do not fall into the second groove 2720, but the first segment 2711 abuts against the second segment 2722, the fifth segment 2715 abuts against the sixth segment 2726, at this time, the output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261 drives the first linkage block 271 to rotate, so that the first segment 2711 and the fifth segment 2715 fall into the second groove 2720, and the first elastic piece 291 in a compressed state pushes the first linkage block 271 to be far away from the ice crushing motor 261, so that the first linkage block 271 is meshed with the second linkage block 272.

Referring to fig. 13, 14 and 16, fig. 16 is a second transmission structure of the output shaft and the transmission shaft of the ice crushing motor in the ice crushing assembly shown in fig. 13. The first linkage block 271 is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261, and the second linkage block 272 is slidably installed on the driving shaft 262. Wherein, a second elastic member 292 is disposed between the second linkage block 272 and the outer case 255 of the ice-crushing box 25. The second elastic member 292 may be a spring, and the second elastic member 292 may be sleeved on the transmission shaft 262. When the ice bank 24 is assembled to the ice bank stand 23, the first linkage 271 pushes the second linkage 272 close to the case 255 of the ice bank 25 to place the second elastic member 292 in a compressed state; when the ice bank 24 is fitted to the ice bank bracket 23, two cases may occur:

1. the first segment 2711 and the fifth segment 2715 just fall into the second recess 2720, and the second resilient member 292, which is now compressed, pushes the second linkage block 272 away from the housing 255 of the ice bin 25 to engage the second linkage block 272 with the first linkage block 271.

2. The first segment 2711 and the fifth segment 2715 do not fall into the second groove 2720, but the first segment 2711 abuts against the second segment 2722, the fifth segment 2715 abuts against the sixth segment 2726, at this time, the output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261 drives the first linkage block 271 to rotate, so that the first segment 2711 and the fifth segment 2715 fall into the second groove 2720, and the second elastic member 292 in a compressed state pushes the second linkage block 272 to be far away from the shell 255 of the ice crushing box 25, so that the second linkage block 272 is meshed with the first linkage block 271.

Referring to fig. 13, 14 and 17, fig. 17 is a third transmission structure of the output shaft and the transmission shaft of the ice crushing motor in the ice crushing assembly shown in fig. 13. The first linkage block 271 is slidably mounted on the output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261, and the second linkage block 272 is slidably mounted on the transmission shaft 262. A first elastic member 291 is disposed between the first linkage block 271 and the ice crushing motor 261, and a second elastic member 292 is disposed between the second linkage block 272 and the housing 255 of the ice crushing box 25. The first elastic member 291 and the second elastic member 292 may be springs, the first elastic member 291 may be sleeved on an output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261, and the second elastic member 292 may be sleeved on the transmission shaft 262. When the ice bank 24 is assembled to the ice bank bracket 23, the first linkage 271 pushes the second linkage 272 close to the housing 255 of the ice bin 25, and the second linkage 272 pushes the first linkage 271 close to the ice crushing motor 261, so that the first elastic member 291 and the second elastic member 292 are both in a compressed state; when the ice bank 24 is fitted to the ice bank bracket 23, two cases may occur:

1. the first segment 2711 and the fifth segment 2715 just fall into the second notch 2720, and the first elastic member 291 in a compressed state pushes the first linkage block 271 away from the ice crushing motor 261, and the second elastic member 292 in a compressed state pushes the second linkage block 272 away from the housing 255 of the ice crushing box 25, so that the first linkage block 271 and the second linkage block 272 are engaged.

2. The first segment 2711 and the fifth segment 2715 do not fall into the second groove 2720, but the first segment 2711 abuts against the second segment 2722, the fifth segment 2715 abuts against the sixth segment 2726, at this time, the output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261 drives the first linkage block 271 to rotate, so that the first segment 2711 and the fifth segment 2715 fall into the second groove 2720, the first elastic piece 291 in a compressed state pushes the first linkage block 271 to be far away from the ice crushing motor 261, and the second elastic piece 292 in a compressed state pushes the second linkage block 272 to be far away from the shell 255 of the ice crushing box 25, so that the first linkage block 271 is meshed with the second linkage block 272.

From the above, no matter how the positions of the first and second linkage blocks 271 and 272 are when the ice bank 24 is assembled to the ice bank support 23, under the action of the first and/or second elastic members 291 and 292, the first linkage block 271 can be smoothly engaged with the second linkage block 272, so that the first linkage block 271 drives the second linkage block 272 to rotate, and thus the positions of the first and second linkage blocks 271 and 272 do not need to be adjusted when the ice bank 24 is assembled, and the assembly of the ice bank 24 is simple and convenient.

Please continue to refer to fig. 13. The ice blade set 263 may include a stationary ice blade 2631 and a movable ice blade 2632. One end of the ice blade 2631 is fixed on the inner wall of the ice crushing box 25, and the other end is sleeved on the transmission shaft 262 in an empty way; the movable blade 2632 is sleeved on the transmission shaft 262 and rotates synchronously with the transmission shaft 262. The number of the ice fixing blades 2631 and the number of the ice moving blades 2632 may be multiple, and the multiple ice fixing blades 2631 and the multiple ice moving blades 2632 may be alternately arranged.

The ice fixing blade 2631 is located between the second opening 252 and the ice outlet 253 to support ice cubes pushed from the ice bank 24 into the ice crushing box 25 by the ice pushing tray 264; the movable ice blade 2632 may be rotated as the ice crushing motor 261 is operated to selectively crush or not crush ice cubes within the ice crushing bin 25.

The ice crushing assembly 26 will be described in terms of the operation mode of the ice crushing motor 261.

The ice crushing motor 261 may be operated in a first mode or a second mode to rotate the ice blade 2632 in a first direction or a second direction. Wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

When the ice crushing motor 261 operates in the first mode, the output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261 rotates in a first direction (e.g., clockwise) to drive the transmission shaft 262 to rotate in the first direction, so as to drive the movable ice blade 2632 to rotate in the first direction, such that the blade edge of the movable ice blade 2632 is close to the blade edge of the stationary ice blade 2631 to crush the ice cubes supported on the stationary ice blade 2631. The crushed ice pieces become crushed ice having a small volume, and the crushed ice drops through gaps between the plurality of ice blades 2631 and enters the ice taking device 30 through the ice outlet 253, so that the user takes out the crushed ice from the ice taking device 30.

When the ice crushing motor 261 operates in the second mode, the output shaft of the ice crushing motor 261 rotates in a second direction (e.g., counterclockwise) to drive the transmission shaft 262 to rotate in the second direction, so as to drive the movable ice blade 2632 to rotate in the second direction, such that the blade back of the movable ice blade 2632 is close to the blade back of the fixed ice blade 2631, and the ice cubes supported on the fixed ice blade 2631 are held and rotated to the other side of the fixed ice blade 2631, and then pushed out through the ice outlet 253 to enter the ice taking device 30, so that the user can take out the whole ice from the ice taking device 30.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

The ice making device and the refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the application are described in detail above. The principle and the implementation of the present application are explained herein by applying specific examples, and the above description of the embodiments is only used to help understand the method and the core idea of the present application; meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, the specific embodiments and the application range may be changed. Accordingly, the subject matter of this specification should not be construed as limiting the application.