阅读说明：本技术 方便拆卸的制冰机 (Conveniently-detachable ice maker ) 是由 赵振雨 张延庆 杜启海 张方友 薛建军 米波 于 2019-05-05 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供了一种方便拆卸的制冰机,其包括基座、设置在所述基座内的动力机构及制冰盘,所述动力机构与所述制冰盘相连以带动所述制冰盘转动,其特征在于：所述制冰盘具有朝向所述基座突伸的固定部,所述基座具有收容所述固定部的通槽,所述制冰机还包括设于所述通槽内以用于拆装所述制冰盘的止挡件。本发明方便拆卸的制冰机不仅结构简单,操作方便同时也节约时间,保证制冰盘的清洗更彻底。(The invention provides a conveniently-detachable ice maker, which comprises a base, a power mechanism and an ice making tray, wherein the power mechanism and the ice making tray are arranged in the base, the power mechanism is connected with the ice making tray to drive the ice making tray to rotate, and the conveniently-detachable ice maker is characterized in that: the ice-making tray is provided with a fixing part protruding towards the base, the base is provided with a through groove for accommodating the fixing part, and the ice-making machine further comprises a stopper arranged in the through groove and used for disassembling and assembling the ice-making tray. The ice maker convenient to disassemble has the advantages of simple structure, convenience in operation, time saving and capability of ensuring that the ice making tray is cleaned more thoroughly.)

1. The utility model provides an ice machine of convenient dismantlement which includes the base, sets up power unit and the ice-making dish in the base, power unit with the ice-making dish links to each other in order to drive the ice-making dish rotates its characterized in that: the ice-making tray is provided with a fixing part protruding towards the base, the base is provided with a through groove for accommodating the fixing part, and the ice-making machine further comprises a stopper arranged in the through groove and used for disassembling and assembling the ice-making tray.

2. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein: the pair of inner walls of the through groove which are oppositely arranged are respectively provided with a pair of sliding grooves, the stop piece is provided with a main body part, an operation part which is connected with the main body part and is exposed out of the base for operation, and a pair of flanges which are positioned at two sides of the main body part, and the pair of flanges can be assembled in the corresponding sliding grooves in a sliding way.

3. The ice-making machine of claim 2, wherein: the through groove is oppositely arranged, the inner wall is further concavely provided with a pair of grooves, the grooves are located above the sliding groove and are parallel to the sliding groove in the up-down direction, each groove comprises a first groove with a first depth sunken in the inner wall and a second groove with a second depth sunken in the inner wall, the first groove is communicated with the second groove, and a step is formed at the joint of the first groove and the second groove.

4. The ice-making machine of claim 3, wherein: the stop piece comprises a pair of limiting blocks which are arranged above the flange and are formed by protruding outwards along the transverse direction, guiding inclined planes are arranged at the free tail ends of the limiting blocks, and the limiting blocks are arranged in the second grooves along the first grooves by utilizing the guiding inclined planes.

5. The ice-making machine of claim 4, wherein: the stop piece further comprises a pair of elastic walls arranged on two sides of the stop piece, the limiting blocks are arranged on the elastic walls, and the elastic walls have elastic deformation capacity along the transverse direction so that the limiting blocks can be installed in the first grooves conveniently.

6. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein: the stop piece comprises an operation part which is exposed out of the base and is used for operation and a circular rotating part which is connected with the operation part, and the rotating part is provided with a slot which is sunken along the radial direction of the rotating part and is used for accommodating the fixing part.

7. The ice-making machine of claim 6, wherein: the ice maker frame is provided with a plurality of lugs located on two sides of the through groove, and the lugs are surrounded and arranged to form a circle for the rotating part to rotate by 360 degrees.

8. The ice-making machine of claim 7, wherein: each side of the through groove is provided with a plurality of lugs, and a hook for limiting the rotating part is arranged between every two adjacent lugs.

9. The ice-making machine of claim 6, wherein: the base is provided with an elastic part which is positioned above the through groove and integrally protrudes outwards along the transverse direction.

10. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein: the ice making tray is provided with a stop block which protrudes in the same direction as the fixing part to prevent the ice making tray from excessively rotating under the driving of the power mechanism.

Technical Field

The invention relates to an ice maker convenient to disassemble.

Background

After the existing ice maker is used for a long time, in the cleaning process, the cleaning of the inside of the ice making tray is troublesome, and the whole ice making tray can be cleaned only by disassembling the whole ice maker, so that the problem is troublesome and the time is wasted.

In view of the above, there is a need for an improved ice making machine to solve the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide an ice maker which is convenient to disassemble and simple to clean and saves time.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an ice maker convenient to detach, which includes a base, a power mechanism and an ice tray, wherein the power mechanism and the ice tray are arranged in the base, the power mechanism is connected with the ice tray to drive the ice tray to rotate, and the ice maker is characterized in that: the ice-making tray is provided with a fixing part protruding towards the base, the base is provided with a through groove for accommodating the fixing part, and the ice-making machine further comprises a stopper arranged in the through groove and used for disassembling and assembling the ice-making tray.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a pair of sliding grooves are disposed on a pair of inner walls of the through groove, the stopper has a main body portion, an operating portion connected to the main body portion and protruding out of the base for operation, and a pair of flanges located at two sides of the main body portion, and the pair of flanges are slidably assembled in the corresponding sliding grooves.

As a further improvement of the present invention, a pair of grooves is further concavely formed on a pair of inner walls of the through groove, the grooves are located above the sliding groove and parallel to the sliding groove in the up-down direction, each groove includes a first groove sunken from the inner wall by a first depth and a second groove sunken from the inner wall by a second depth, the first groove is communicated with the second groove, and a step is formed at the connection position of the first groove and the second groove.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the stopper includes a pair of stoppers disposed above the flange and protruding outward in the lateral direction, the stoppers are provided with a guiding inclined surface at the free ends thereof, and the stoppers are mounted in the second groove along the first groove by using the guiding inclined surface.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the stopper further includes a pair of elastic walls disposed at both sides thereof, the stopper is disposed on the elastic walls, and the elastic walls have elastic deformability along the transverse direction so that the stopper is installed into the first groove.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the stopper includes an operating portion exposed outside the base for operation and a circular rotating portion connected to the operating portion, and the rotating portion is provided with a slot recessed along a radial direction thereof for receiving the fixing portion.

As a further improvement of the invention, the ice maker frame is provided with a plurality of bumps positioned at two sides of the through groove, and the bumps surround to form a circle for the rotating part to rotate for 360 degrees.

As a further improvement of the invention, each side of the through groove is provided with a plurality of lugs, and a clamping hook for limiting the rotating part by hooking is arranged between every two adjacent lugs.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the base is provided with an elastic portion located above the through groove and integrally formed to protrude outward in the lateral direction.

As a further improvement of the invention, the ice making tray is provided with a stopper protruding in the same direction as the fixing part to prevent excessive rotation under the driving of the power mechanism.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: the ice maker convenient to disassemble is simple in structure, convenient to operate, time-saving and capable of ensuring that the ice making tray is cleaned more thoroughly, and the ice making tray is assembled and disassembled by the aid of the stop piece.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is another exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view at a in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the stopper in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged view at B in fig. 7.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and structural, methodological, or functional changes made by one of ordinary skill in the art according to the embodiment are included in the scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, a first embodiment of an ice maker convenient to detach according to the present invention is shown, in which an X axis is defined as a front-back direction, a Y axis is defined as a left-right direction (also referred to as a transverse direction), and a Z axis is defined as a vertical direction, and includes a base 1, a power mechanism 2 disposed in the base 1, and an ice tray 3 fixed between the power mechanism 2 and the base 1.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the power mechanism 2 is accommodated in the bearing table and is mainly used for taking out the ice cubes in the ice-making tray 3, and specifically, the ice cubes are separated by repeatedly rotating the ice-making tray 3. The base 1 completely covers the bearing table, the power mechanism 2 is provided with a rotating shaft 21 protruding in the front-back direction, the left side of the power mechanism 2 is further provided with a swing rod 22 for detecting the content of ice cubes, and when the ice cubes in the ice-making tray 3 fall off, the swing rod 22 rotates to detect whether the ice cubes in the ice-cube collecting device below the ice-making tray 3 are full.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, one end of the ice-making tray 3 adjacent to the power mechanism 2 is provided with a concave portion 31 engaged with the rotating shaft 21, and when the power mechanism 2 works, the rotating shaft 21 is controlled to rotate so as to drive the ice-making tray 3 to rotate and further drive ice cubes to fall off into an ice cube collecting device (not shown). The ice maker has a plurality of ice trays 32 arranged in an array, and a communication part 33 (see fig. 7) is provided between two adjacent ice trays 32, and when water is filled into the ice trays 32, it is only necessary to fill water into one of the ice trays 32 without performing a water filling operation for each ice tray 32, and when the amount of water is higher than the lowest end of the communication part 33, water can flow into the adjacent ice tray 32 through the communication part 33, thereby gradually filling all the ice trays 32.

The ice-making tray 3 has a fixing portion 34 disposed at an opposite end of the recess 31, the fixing portion 34 protrudes from a rear end of the ice-making tray 3 and is cylindrical, the ice-making tray 3 is provided with a stopper 35 protruding in the same direction as the fixing portion 34, the stopper 35 is configured to prevent the ice-making tray 3 from rotating excessively, the stopper 35 is located on a left side of the fixing portion 34, when the ice-making tray 3 is located in a horizontal position, an upper surface of the stopper 35 contacts the base 1, and when the ice-making tray 3 rotates, the stopper 35 abuts against the base 1 to prevent the ice-making tray 3 from rotating excessively.

Referring to fig. 3 to 5, the base 1 has a through groove 4 for accommodating the fixing portion 34, a pair of sliding grooves 41 are formed in a concave manner on a pair of inner walls of the through groove 4, a pair of grooves 42 parallel to the sliding grooves 41 are formed in a concave manner on a pair of inner walls of the through groove 4, the pair of inner walls of the through groove 4 is located above the sliding grooves 41, the grooves 42 include a first groove 421 having a first concave depth and a second groove 422 having a second depth, the first groove 421 is connected to the second groove 422, a step 423 is formed at a connection position, and a depth of the first groove 421 is smaller than a depth of the second groove 422.

The ice maker further comprises a stopper 5 arranged at the through groove 4 and used for dismounting the ice making tray 3, the stopper 5 is provided with an operation part 51 for controlling the stopper 5 to horizontally move in the through groove 4, a pair of flanges 52 which are matched with the sliding groove 41 to slide and connected with the operation part 51 are arranged on the left side wall and the right side wall of the stopper 5, the stopper 5 comprises a pair of limit blocks 53 arranged above the flanges 52, the front end of each limit block 53 is provided with a guide inclined plane, a pair of elastic walls 54 extending forwards from the front end of each limit block 5 are arranged on the left side wall and the right side wall of the stopper 5, the limit blocks 53 are arranged on the elastic walls 54 and have the same protruding direction with the flanges 52, when the stopper 5 is arranged in the through groove 4, the flanges 52 are firstly slid into the through groove 4 along the sliding groove 41, and at the moment, the limit blocks 53 are contacted with the, the guiding inclined plane is used for continuously sliding in, meanwhile, the elastic wall 54 is elastically deformed, so that the stop block 53 continuously slides until the first groove 421 and further slides into the second groove 422, at this time, the elastic wall 54 is restored to the original state, the stop block 5 is completely installed, and the stop block 5 cannot easily slide out of the through groove 4 because the step 423 between the first groove 421 and the second groove 422 exists and the rear end of the stop block 53 is not provided with the guiding inclined plane, the stop block 53 is clamped with the step 423, and the stop block 5 cannot easily slide out of the through groove 4.

The front end of the stopper 5 is in an arc-shaped concave arrangement, so that the fixing portion 34 is convenient to rotate in the through groove 4, when the ice-making tray 3 is installed, the concave portion 31 is aligned to the rotating shaft 21, so that one end of the ice-making tray 3 is installed on the power mechanism 2, then the stopper 5 is pulled, so that the limiting block 53 is located at the step 423, then the fixing portion 34 is pushed upwards along the through groove 4 until the top of the through groove 4, and finally the stopper 5 is pushed, so that the arc-shaped concave portion at the front end of the stopper 5 is located below the fixing portion 34, so that the ice-making tray 3 is fixed. When the ice making tray 3 needs to be cleaned, the ice making tray 3 can be detached only by pulling the stopper 5 to enable the fixing portion 34 to freely descend along the through groove 4 and then separating the recess 31 from the power mechanism 2.

Referring to fig. 6 to 8, a second embodiment of the present invention is shown, which is different from the first embodiment in that the stopper 5 includes a U-shaped operation portion 51 and a circular rotation portion 55 connected to the operation portion 51, an orthogonal projection of the operation portion 51 in the transverse direction is located inside an orthogonal projection of the rotation portion 55 in the transverse direction, and the rotation portion 55 is provided with a slot 551 for accommodating the fixing portion 34. The base 1 is provided with a convex block 6 positioned on two sides of the through groove 4, and the convex block 6 is surrounded and provided with a circular shape for the rotating part 55 to rotate by 360 degrees. The left side and the right side of the through groove 4 are provided with a plurality of the convex blocks 6, and a clamping hook 7 for fixing the rotating part 55 is arranged between every two adjacent convex blocks 6. The base 1 is further provided with an elastic part 11 which is located above the through groove 4 and protrudes outwards, and the elastic part 11 and the base 1 are integrally arranged.

The protruding direction of the hook 7 is the same as that of the protruding block 6, that is, the protruding direction is outward extended, and one end of the hook 7 is connected to the base 1, and the other end away from the base 1 is formed with a fastening portion for fastening and limiting the rotating portion 55.

When the ice-making tray 3 is installed, the concave portion 31 is aligned with the rotating shaft 21 to enable one end of the ice-making tray 3 to be installed on the power mechanism 2, then the stopper 5 is rotated to enable the groove 551 to face downwards, then the fixing portion 34 is pushed upwards along the through groove 4 until the groove 551 is formed, finally the stopper 5 is rotated to enable the groove 551 to face upwards, and at the moment, the elastic portion 11 protrudes into the groove 551. Due to the existence of the elastic part 11, the stopper 5 cannot automatically rotate easily, so that the ice making tray 3 is stably installed, when the ice making tray 3 needs to be cleaned, the stopper 5 is pulled to enable the open groove 551 to face downwards, the fixing part 34 freely descends along the open groove 551, and the concave part 31 is separated from the power mechanism 2, so that the ice making tray 3 can be disassembled.

In summary, in the ice maker convenient to detach according to the present invention, one end of the ice tray 3 is fixed to the power mechanism 2, and the fixing portion 34 at the other end is installed in the through groove 4 of the base 1, so that the ice tray 3 is detached by the horizontally displaced stopper 5 or the rotationally operated stopper 5, which is not only simple in structure, but also convenient to operate, and saves time, thereby ensuring that the ice tray 3 is more thoroughly cleaned.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.