阅读说明：本技术 制冰块组件和冰箱 (Ice making block assembly and refrigerator ) 是由 王铭坤 廖虎 文翔 钟泽健 郭琨 李信良 于 2021-01-21 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请提供一种制冰块组件和冰箱。该制冰块组件包括碎冰器,包括通道和螺旋刀片,所述螺旋刀片设在所述通道中；所述螺旋刀片转动时,对进入所述通道的冰块进行切碎处理。采用螺旋刀片来切碎冰块,同时转动的螺旋刀片还能起到推进碎后冰块移动,减少了传送结构,节省了空间和能耗。(The application provides an ice making block assembly and a refrigerator. The ice making block assembly comprises an ice crusher, a spiral blade and a water tank, wherein the ice crusher comprises a channel and the spiral blade; when the spiral blade rotates, the ice blocks entering the channel are cut. The spiral blade is adopted to cut the ice blocks, and the rotating spiral blade can also push the broken ice blocks to move, so that the conveying structure is reduced, and the space and the energy consumption are saved.)

1. An ice cube-making assembly, comprising:

the ice crusher comprises a channel (2) and a spiral blade (1), wherein the spiral blade (1) is arranged in the channel (2); when the spiral blade (1) rotates, the ice blocks entering the channel (2) are cut.

2. An ice making block assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an ice maker (3), said ice maker (3) being disposed above said ice crusher, said ice maker (3) outlet being in communication with said channel (2) inlet (21).

3. An ice making block assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said channel (2) includes an inclined section, and an inlet (21) side of said channel (2) communicates with a high end of said inclined section.

4. An ice making block assembly according to claim 3, wherein the shaft of said spiral blade (1) is provided with an inclined shape, spanned in said inclined section; the axial direction of the shaft is the same as the extending direction of the inclined section.

5. An ice making block assembly as claimed in claim 4, further comprising an ice discharge passage (4) (2) communicating between the outlet of the ice maker (3) and the inlet (21) of the passage (2); the ice discharge channels (4) and (2) are arranged to be inclined surfaces and used for ice cubes to slide under the self weight of the ice cubes.

6. An ice making block assembly according to claim 1, wherein the outlet end bottom of the channel (2) is provided with at least a first outlet (22) and a second outlet (221), the first outlet (22) being at a smaller distance from the inlet (21) of the channel (2) than the second outlet (221) is at the inlet (21) of the channel (2); the aperture of the first outlet (22) is smaller than the aperture of the second outlet (221).

7. An ice making block assembly according to claim 6, wherein the bottom of said channel (2) includes a screen (23), said screen (23) being disposed between a first outlet (22) and said channel (2) inlet (21); the mesh (23) has a smaller pore size than the first outlet (22).

8. An ice making block assembly according to claim 1, wherein said auger blade (1) includes a cutting portion for cutting said ice cubes, the edge of said cutting portion being serrated.

9. An ice making block assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein said ice crusher further comprises a drive mechanism for driving rotation of said auger blade (1).

10. A refrigerator comprising the ice making block assembly of any one of claims 1 to 9.

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of refrigerators, and particularly relates to an ice block making assembly and a refrigerator.

Background

The refrigerator may include an ice maker to provide a service of ice cubes, and the current apparatus for making ice cubes includes at least an ice making tray for making ice, an ice bin for storing ice, a transfer member for transferring ice in the ice bin, an ice crushing device for crushing ice cubes or crushed ice side by side, and a corresponding driving mechanism. The driving mechanism needs to drive the conveying member and the ice crushing device, and is structurally complex, so that the energy consumption is high.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, an object of the present application is to provide an ice cube making assembly and a refrigerator, which can simplify an ice cube making mechanism, thereby reducing energy consumption.

In order to solve the above problems, the present application provides an ice making block assembly comprising:

the ice crusher comprises a channel and a spiral blade, and the spiral blade is arranged in the channel; when the spiral blade rotates, the ice blocks entering the channel are cut.

Optionally, the ice making block assembly further comprises an ice maker, the ice maker is arranged above the ice crusher, and an outlet of the ice maker is communicated with the inlet of the passage.

Optionally, the channel comprises an inclined section, and the inlet side of the channel communicates with the high end of the inclined section.

Optionally, the shaft of the spiral blade is inclined and is arranged in the inclined section; the axial direction of the shaft is the same as the extending direction of the inclined section.

Optionally, the ice making block assembly further comprises an ice discharging channel communicated between the outlet of the ice making machine and the inlet of the channel; the ice discharging passage is provided with an inclined surface for the ice blocks to slide under the dead weight.

Optionally, the bottom of the outlet end of the channel is at least provided with a first outlet and a second outlet, and the distance between the first outlet and the inlet of the channel is smaller than the distance between the second outlet and the inlet of the channel; the aperture of the first outlet is smaller than the aperture of the second outlet.

Optionally, the bottom of the channel comprises a screen, the screen being arranged between the first outlet and the channel inlet; the aperture of the screen is smaller than the aperture of the first outlet.

Optionally, the helical blade includes a cutting portion that cuts the ice pieces, and an edge of the cutting portion is provided in a serrated shape.

Optionally, the ice crusher further comprises a driving mechanism for driving the spiral blade to rotate.

According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a refrigerator including the ice making block assembly as described above.

The present application provides an ice cube-making assembly comprising: the ice crusher comprises a channel and a spiral blade, and the spiral blade is arranged in the channel; when the spiral blade rotates, the ice blocks entering the channel are cut. The spiral blade is adopted to cut the ice blocks, and the rotating spiral blade can also push the broken ice blocks to move, so that the conveying structure is reduced, and the space and the energy consumption are saved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an ice making block assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The reference numerals are represented as:

1. a helical blade; 11. a motor; 2. a channel; 21. an inlet; 22. a first outlet; 221. a second outlet; 23. screening a screen; 3. an ice maker; 4. and an ice discharge passage.

Detailed Description

Referring collectively to fig. 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present application, an ice cube-making assembly comprises:

the ice crusher comprises a channel 2 and a spiral blade 1, wherein the spiral blade 1 is arranged in the channel 2; when the spiral blade 1 rotates, the ice cubes entering the channel 2 are cut.

The spiral blade 1 is used for chopping the ice blocks entering the channel 2, and the spiral propelling capacity of the spiral blade 1 is utilized to propel the movement of the chopped ice blocks, so that a conveying mechanism in the traditional ice block assembly is avoided, and the space and the energy consumption are saved.

In some embodiments, the ice making block assembly further comprises an ice maker 3, the ice maker 3 is arranged above the ice crusher, and an outlet of the ice maker 3 is communicated with the inlet 21 of the channel 2.

An ice maker 3 is arranged above the ice crusher, the prepared ice blocks are directly chopped, a transmission structure is not required to be additionally arranged, and the prepared ice blocks automatically fall down to enter a channel 2 of the ice crusher.

In some embodiments, the channel 2 comprises an inclined section, and the inlet 21 side of the channel 2 is communicated with the high end of the inclined section.

In order to reduce the propelling acting force of the spiral blade 1 and further reduce the energy consumption, the inclined section channel 2 is adopted, and the acting force for pushing ice blocks can be greatly reduced.

In some embodiments, the shaft of the screw blade 1 is provided in an inclined shape, riding in the inclined section; the axial direction of the shaft is the same as the extending direction of the inclined section.

The rotating shaft of the spiral blade 1 is erected in the inclined section and mainly used for cutting ice blocks; the ice can be pushed while being chopped, and the ice can be conveniently moved to the outlet of the channel 2 by combining the inclined section channel 2.

In some embodiments, the ice making block assembly further comprises an ice discharging channel 4 communicated between the outlet of the ice maker 3 and the inlet 21 of the channel 2; the ice discharging passage 4 is formed as an inclined surface for the ice cubes to slide under their own weight.

In order to collect the ice cubes made by the ice maker 3, the ice discharging channel 4 is additionally arranged, and the ice discharging channel 4 is arranged in an inclined mode, so that all the ice cubes can be collected conveniently, and meanwhile the ice cubes can slide down to the inlet 21 of the channel 2 under the self-weight effect.

In some embodiments, the bottom of the outlet end of the channel 2 is provided with at least a first outlet 22 and a second outlet 221, and the distance between the first outlet 22 and the inlet 21 of the channel 2 is smaller than the distance between the second outlet 221 and the inlet 21 of the channel 2; the aperture of the first outlet 22 is smaller than the aperture of the second outlet 221.

A plurality of outlets with different apertures are arranged at the bottom of the outlet end of the channel 2, so that ice cubes with different sizes can be selectively obtained.

In some embodiments, the bottom of the channel 2 comprises a screen 23, said screen 23 being provided between the first outlet 22 and the inlet 21 of said channel 2; the mesh 23 has a smaller pore size than the first outlet 22.

Since crushed ice having a smaller volume is generated when the ice is crushed, in order to prevent the crushed ice from being discharged through the outlet of the passage 2, a screen 23 is provided at the bottom of the passage 2 to allow the crushed ice to be discharged through the screen 23.

In some embodiments, the helical blade 1 comprises a cutting portion for cutting the ice cubes, the edge of the cutting portion being provided with a saw-tooth shape.

In order to conveniently cut ice cubes, the outer edge of the spiral blade 1 is of a sawtooth structure, so that cutting is convenient, and efficiency is high.

In some embodiments, the ice crusher further comprises a driving mechanism for driving the helical blade 1 to rotate.

The driving mechanism, such as the motor 11 shown in fig. 1, is adopted to drive the helical blade 1, and the controllability is good.

As can be seen from the structure of fig. 1, the ice making block assembly mainly comprises an ice maker 3 and an ice crusher, wherein the ice maker 3 at least comprises an ice making tray for making ice, an ice bucket and other components, and the ice bucket is used for storing ice cubes; an ice discharging channel 4 is arranged between the ice maker 3 and the ice crusher, the bottom of the ice discharging channel 4 is provided with an inclined surface, and ice blocks can slide into the ice crusher under the action of self gravity; the ice crusher mainly comprises a driving motor 11 and a spiral blade 1.

According to the ice crusher, the outlet of the ice maker 3 is in butt joint with the ice crusher, and ice blocks with larger volume can directly enter the ice crusher through the slope preset in the ice discharge channel 4 after leaving the outlet of the ice maker 3, so that an ice block conveying mechanism in the traditional ice maker 3 is reduced; the ice crusher is directly driven by the motor 11 to rotate the spiral blade 1, so that the ice crushing rotating speed is ensured, the spiral blade 1 can be regarded as a spiral guide rail, ice can be crushed and simultaneously the movement of ice blocks is promoted, and the energy consumption is saved. Different outlet discharges can be selected depending on the needs of the ice crushing device, such as how large crushed ice the ice crushing device can crush into.

According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a refrigerator including the ice making block assembly as described above.

The ice making block assembly is arranged in the refrigerator, and if the ice making block assembly is arranged in the refrigerator door, ice blocks can be conveniently obtained, and the comfort of modern family life is improved.

It is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments can be freely combined and superimposed without conflict.

The above description is only exemplary of the present application and should not be taken as limiting the present application, as any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application. The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, several modifications and variations can be made without departing from the technical principle of the present application, and these modifications and variations should also be considered as the protection scope of the present application.