JPH0743195B2 - Refrigerator with automatic ice maker - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a refrigerator with an automatic ice making device.

[Prior Art] FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a refrigerator including a conventional automatic ice making device disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-9661.
(1) is a freezer-refrigerator, and the inside thereof is divided into a freezer compartment (3) and a refrigerating compartment (4) by a partition (2).
(5) is a freezer compartment door, and (6) is a refrigerator compartment door. Further, the freezer compartment (3) has a cooler (not shown), a cold air agitating motor and a fan (not shown) for circulating the cool air inside the compartment through the partition plate (7). There is. (8) is an automatic ice making device, and (9) is an ice storage box for storing the ice soul created by this. FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XVI-XVI in FIG. 15. In the figure, (10) is an ice tray that supplies water to create an ice soul, (11) is a drive device, and (12) is this drive device (11). The ice tray (10) is rotated via the crank shaft (12) by the interlocking crank shafts to remove ice.
(13) is a front cover that covers the automatic ice making device (8).
This type of automatic ice making device (8) is fixed by, for example, the 16th
As shown in the figure, a projecting claw portion (14) is provided on a part of the decorative cover (13) and is inserted into and engaged with a hole portion (15) provided on the ceiling surface of the freezer compartment (3) and the partition plate ( The convex portion (16) provided in 7) is fitted with the fitting hole portion (17) provided on the back surface of the automatic ice making device (8), and the fixing is completed.

In the one configured as described above, in order to take out the ice soul, by using an ice shovel, it is possible to take out the ice soul cleanly without directly touching the ice soul,
In this type of refrigerator, an ice shovel (18) is usually stored in an ice storage box (9) as shown in FIG.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Since the conventional automatic ice making device is configured as described above, the convex portion (17) provided on the partition plate (7) is fixed when the automatic ice making device is mounted and fixed. Aimingly aligning the engaging hole (17) arranged on the back surface of the automatic ice making device (8), the protruding claw (14) provided on a part of the decorative cover (13) is connected to the hole in the freezing chamber ceiling. Workability is poor because it is necessary to fit and lock the part (15). Also, if there is a variation in the positional relationship between the partition plate (7) and the freezer compartment ceiling surface (19), water will not evenly enter the ice tray (10), creating an uneven ice soul, and other appearance. There were problems such as getting worse.

The first aspect of the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to obtain an automatic ice making device which can easily fix the device of the automatic ice making device and can always produce a uniform ice soul. To aim.

A second invention of the present invention aims to obtain an automatic ice making device in which the water level surface of the ice making tray bridging the driving device of the automatic ice making device and the frame portion in the first invention can be held horizontally. .

3rd invention of this invention is the said 1st invention, Comprising:
An object of the present invention is to obtain an automatic ice making device capable of improving the positioning and the taking out property of the ice shovel.

A fourth invention of the present invention is the same as the first invention,
Another object is to obtain another storage location for the ice shovel and obtain an automatic ice making device that can keep the inside of the freezing room clean.

[Means for Solving the Problem] The automatic ice making device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a front stopper and a rear engaging portion, which are mounted and fixed on the lower surface of the top plate of the freezing room in succession. The automatic ice making device is used to slide and lock the device in a horizontal state.

In the automatic ice making device according to the second aspect of the present invention, a horizontally extending holding rib is formed on the front surface of the rear mounting member that locks and fixes the frame portion in the first aspect, and the holding rib has a frame. The flange of the part is fitted.

The automatic ice making device according to the third aspect of the present invention is the automatic ice making device according to the first aspect, in which a protrusion is partially formed on a part of the front wall of the ice storage box and the handle is set at the set position of the ice shovel for extracting the ice soul. It is adapted to be engaged with the projection.

In the automatic ice making device of the fourth aspect of the present invention, a pair of upper and lower opposed convex portions provided on the lower outer surface of the side plate that covers the side surface thereof are used as guides, and both side flanges of the ice shovel are inserted therebetween. The ice shovel is retained on the outside of the side plate in a superposed state by being locked.

[Operation] In the automatic ice making device according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the device is mounted and fixed, it is automatically supported in a horizontal state.

In the automatic ice making device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the holding rib formed on the front surface of the rear mounting member holds the flange of the frame portion from above and below to prevent the frame portion from being twisted.

In the automatic ice making device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the ice shovel is fixed at a predetermined set position by the projection partially formed on a part of the front wall of the ice storage box and the handle of the ice shovel, and immediately when the ice soul is taken out. You can use an ice shovel.

In the automatic ice making device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the ice shovel is held outside the side plate in a state where the opening thereof is overlapped with the side plate.

Embodiment An embodiment of the first invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same reference numerals as those in the related art are attached to the portions having the same configurations as those in the related art, and the description thereof is omitted. In FIGS. 1 to 3, when the ice making is completed, (21) rotates the ice tray (10) to drop the ice soul into the ice storage box (9) arranged below the ice tray (10). It is a drive device. The ice tray (10) is rotatably attached to the drive device (21) through a substantially U-shaped frame (22). (23) is a makeup cover that covers the front surface of the automatic ice making device (24) consisting of the drive device (21), the ice tray (10) and the frame portion (22), and (25) is a freezer compartment on which food etc. can be placed. It is a top plate that forms the ceiling surface of (3). Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the drive device (21) is supported by a front stopper (27) provided on the lower surface of the top plate by a claw portion (26) provided on the top thereof, and the drive device (21 The frame portion (22) fixed to () is fixed to the top plate (25) through the rear mounting member (28) as shown in FIG. (29) is a side plate that covers the side surface of the automatic ice making device (24).

Next, the operation will be described. First, in order to fix the pre-assembled automatic ice making device (24) to the top plate (25), the claw portion (26) provided on the top of the drive device (21) is attached to the top plate (25).
Of the rear mounting member (28) inserted into the front stopper (27) provided on the lower surface of the rear plate and then fitted and fixed to the rear engaging portion (30) provided on the lower surface of the top plate (25). Attach the frame (2
The automatic ice making device (24) is fixed to the top plate (25) by fitting the through hole (22a) of 2). On the other hand, the method of fixing the rear mounting member (28) to the top plate (25) is the rear mounting member (28).
The engaging piece (31) is deformed inward and inserted into the engaging portion (30) of the top plate (25) to be fixed.

Next, in order to attach the frame portion (22) to the rear attachment member (28), the through hole (22a) provided in the frame portion is provided to the rear attachment member (2).
It is fitted into the locking rod (31) of 8), but at this time, the locking piece (31a) is provided at the tip of the locking rod (31), and the locking piece (31a) prevents the locking rod (31a) from coming off after fitting. Has been done. In this way, the top plate (2
The freezer compartment (3) is formed by attaching the decorative cover (23) and the side plate (29) to 5).

With the above-mentioned configuration, the automatic ice making device can be preassembled as a single unit, and thereafter, it is sufficient to set the automatic ice making device at a predetermined place in the freezer compartment, and the workability is good. or,
Since the ice tray is always set horizontally, there is no need to worry about irregular ice souls.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the locking rod (3
1) and the locking piece (31a) are provided, and the through hole (22
Although the one in which a) is provided is shown, the frame portion (22) may be provided with a locking rod and a locking piece, and the rear mounting member (28) may be provided with a through hole.

An embodiment of the second invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. (21) is an ice tray (1
(22) is a drive unit for reversing the twisting direction of (0) for each ice making cycle and dropping the ice soul into the ice storage box arranged under the ice making tray (10). , (22b) are flanges of the frame (22), and (22a) are through holes formed in the frame. The ice tray (10) is rotatably attached to the drive device (21) through a substantially U-shaped frame portion (22). (2
Reference numeral 8) is a rear mounting member for holding and fixing the rear end of the frame portion (22) fixed to the drive device (21), and a substantially cylindrical locking rod (31) is formed in the lower front portion. A convex locking piece (31a) is integrally formed on the lower portion of the tip of the stop rod (31). (Four
1) is a top and bottom 2 projecting from the front of the rear mounting member (28) in a horizontal direction so as to be located directly above this locking rod.
The flange (22a) of the frame portion (22) is held by the holding rib of the strip.

In addition, other automatic ice making device drive (21) and frame (2
Since the fixing structure of 2) to the top plate (25) is the same as that of FIG. 2, its explanation is omitted.

Next, a method of fixing the frame portion (22) to the rear attachment member (28) will be described. FIG. 5 shows a cross section V-V of FIG. 4, in which the locking rod (31) formed in the lower front part of the rear attachment member (28) is inserted into the through hole (22a) formed in the frame (22). It is supported and fixed by a locking piece (31a) which is inserted and formed on the locking rod (31). In this state, the holding ribs (41) formed on the front surface of the rear attachment member (28) are the flanges (22) of the frame (22).
It has a structure that holds a) from above and below.

As described above, the holding rib (41) having a long width in the horizontal direction is formed on the front surface of the rear attachment member (28), and the holding rib (41) is formed in the frame portion (22).
Since the ice tray is brought into contact with the flange (22a) of the ice tray, it is possible to prevent the frame portion (22) from being twisted when the ice tray is turned over by the driving device to remove ice, and the water level of the ice tray supported by this frame portion is prevented. The surface can always be kept horizontal.

In the embodiment of the second aspect of the invention, the upper and lower two holding ribs (41) having the front surface opened are formed on the front surface of the rear mounting member (28). However, as shown in FIG. Plural locking hooks (41a) are integrally formed on the front surface of the
The flange (22a) of 2) is formed with a square hole (22c) that engages with the locking hook (41a) so that the frame (22) is firmly fixed to the rear mounting member (28) by fitting the both sides. You may

An embodiment of the third invention will be described below.

That is, in FIGS. 7 and 8, (51) is a lid pivotally supported on both side edges of the lower cutout portion of the decorative cover (23), and a handle () is provided on the lower front side of the ice storage box (9). 9a) and pull this handle to the front side to remove the flanges (9
b) The lid (51) is opened and closed by contacting it with (9c). FIG. 7 is a view in which the ice shovel (18) is stored in the ice storage box (9).
The figure is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7, showing the ice storage box (9).
The front part of the front wall (9b) of the ice shovel (18e) is partially provided with a convex part (9e), and the rib (18a) formed on the handle (18b) of the ice shovel (18) is brought into contact with the ice shovel (18b). ) Is prevented from entering the inside of the ice storage box (9) and being buried in the ice soul falling from above. In addition, FIG. 11 shows
It is a cross-section XI-XI view of the figure, and the handle (18b) of the ice shovel is inverted U-shaped so as to sandwich the convex part (9e) partially provided on the rear part of the front wall (9d) of the ice storage box. By forming it as a left and right stopper, the ice shovel (1
8) is being positioned.

With the above configuration, the ice shovel does not become unintentionally buried in the ice soul and cannot be taken out, and the ice shovel can be used immediately. Further, since the rear end of the handle of the ice shovel does not come into contact with the lid, the lid is not opened halfway and the lid is not scratched.

In the embodiment of the third invention described above, the rib of the handle of the ice shovel is shown, but the notch (18c) may be provided in the handle (18b) of the ice shovel. FIG. 9 is a view in which the ice shovel (18) is stored in the ice storage box (9) in this case. Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line XX in Fig. 9, in which a convex portion (9e) is partially provided on the rear portion of the front wall (9d) of the ice storage box (9), and the handle of the ice shovel (18b). The notch (18c) formed in the and the front wall (9d) of the ice storage box are in contact with each other.
As a result, the ice shovel (18) does not move to the back side or the front side of the ice storage box (9), so that the rear end of the handle of the ice shovel (18) contacts the lid (51). There is no. The cross section XI-XI in FIG. 10 has the shape shown in FIG. 11 and also acts as a stopper in the left-right direction of the handle.

An embodiment of the fourth invention will be described below. That is, (29) in FIG. 12 is a side plate that covers the outside of the automatic ice making device (24), and a pair of upper and lower L-shaped convex portions (29a) are opposed to each other on a lower outer surface of the side plate at predetermined intervals. Between the ice shovel (18) and the flange (18
d) is inserted, and the inner peripheral surface of the ice shovel is brought into contact with the center convex portion (29b) on the side plate (29) provided on the front side between the both convex portions (29a) and positioned. ing.
At this time, the back end of the handle of the ice shovel is the makeup cover (23).
Since it is stored inside the refrigerator, it does not get in the way when pulling out the ice storage box (9) or pulling out the shelves in the refrigerator.

With the above configuration, the space inside the ice storage box is not occupied by the ice shovel, and the ice shovel can be used immediately when the ice soul is taken out. In the embodiment of the fourth aspect of the invention described above, the central convex portion (29b) is formed on the outer surface of the side plate (29) and this is used as a stopper, but in the other embodiment shown in FIG. As shown, stoppers (18e) may be provided on both side flanges (18d) of the ice shovel.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the first invention of the present invention is such that the ice tray is placed horizontally in the center and the rear end portion is detachably attached to the rear attachment member so that the inside of the freezer compartment is free. An automatic ice making device is configured by a frame portion held by the plate and a drive device attached to the front end of the frame portion to rotate the ice tray. Then, the automatic ice making device is arranged at a predetermined position in the freezing chamber formed by the top plate and the side plate hanging down from the top plate, and the claw portion is provided on the top of the drive device so that the rear end portion of the frame portion is When the automatic ice maker engaged with the rear mounting member is inserted into the freezing chamber at a predetermined position, the claws are slidably fitted in the horizontal grooves of the front stopper attached to the top plate to move the automatic ice maker to the freezing chamber. It is attached to a predetermined position of.

As a result, the automatic ice making device can be preassembled as a single unit, and thereafter, it is sufficient to set the ice making device at a predetermined place in the freezing room, and the workability is good. Also, since the ice tray is always set horizontally, there is no concern that irregular ice souls will be created.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, as described above, the holding rib is formed on the front surface of the rear mounting member in the horizontal direction and has a long width, and the holding rib is brought into contact with the flange of the frame portion (22). When the device is turned over to remove ice, the frame portion is prevented from being twisted, and the water level surface of the ice tray supported by the frame portion can be always kept horizontal.

Since the third invention of the present invention is configured as described above, the ice shovel can be used immediately without the ice shovel being accidentally buried in the ice soul and being unable to be taken out. Also, because the rear end of the handle of the ice shovel does not come into contact with the lid, the lid is half opened,
The effect is that the lid is not scratched.

Since the fourth aspect of the present invention is configured as described above, there is an effect that the space inside the ice storage box is not occupied by the ice shovel and the ice shovel can be used as a quick seat when the ice soul is taken out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view showing a main part of a refrigerator with an automatic ice making device according to an embodiment of the first invention of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are exploded perspective views of the main part. Is an exploded perspective view showing an essential part of an embodiment of the second invention of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is another embodiment of the second invention. Sectional view, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the ice storage box and the ice shovel which is an embodiment of the third invention of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII of FIG. 7, and FIG. The equivalent view of FIG. 7 showing another embodiment of the ice shovel,
FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 9, and FIG. 11 is FIG. 8 and FIG.
FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line XI-XI, FIG. 12 is a partial perspective view showing the relationship between the side plate of the freezer compartment and the ice shovel, which is the fourth invention of the present invention, and FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII of FIG. Figure 14 is the fourth
Fig. 12 showing another embodiment of the invention of Fig. 12, Fig. 15 is a partial perspective view showing a main part of a conventional refrigerator with an automatic ice making device,
FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along the line XVI-XVI in FIG. 15, and FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the relationship between a conventional ice storage box and an ice shovel. In the figure, (3) is a freezer, (9) is an ice storage box, (10) is an ice tray, (18) is an ice shovel, (18b) is its handle, and (2)
1) is a drive unit, (22) is a frame part, (22b) is a flange,
(24) is an automatic ice making device, (25) is a top plate, (26) is a claw part,
(27) is a front stopper, (28) is a rear mounting member, (29) is a side plate, and (41) is a holding rib. In other figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same parts.

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Nobuaki Yoshioka 3-18-1, Oka, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. Nagoya Office Shizuoka Branch Office (72) Inventor, Gakushi Hashigaya 3 Oga, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture No. 18-1 Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. Nagoya Office Shizuoka Branch (56) References

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A frame part held by a top plate in a freezing chamber and a front end of this frame part via a rear mounting member in which an ice tray is horizontally arranged in the center and a rear end part thereof is detachably constructed. An automatic ice making device, which is attached to a vehicle and is configured to rotate the ice tray, is arranged at a predetermined position in the freezing chamber formed by the top plate and side plates hanging from the top plate, and the top part of the drive device. A claw portion is provided on the front side of the top plate in a state of being inserted into a predetermined position in the freezing chamber of the automatic ice making device in which the rear end portion of the frame portion is engaged with the rear mounting member. A refrigerator with an automatic ice making device, wherein the claw portion is slidably fitted in a horizontal groove of a stopper and the automatic ice making device is mounted at a predetermined position in the freezing chamber. 2. A sandwiching rib which is disposed on a surface of the rear mounting member facing the frame portion and extends in the horizontal direction, and in which a flange of the frame portion is fitted so as to prevent twisting of the frame portion. A refrigerator with an automatic ice-making device according to claim 1. 3. The automatic ice making system according to claim 1, wherein an ice storage box is provided directly below the ice tray that is turned over when the ice making is completed, and a handle of an ice shovel is hooked and locked on the front edge of the ice storage box. Refrigerator with device. 4. A refrigerator with an automatic ice making device according to claim 1, wherein an ice shovel is hooked and locked in an overlapping state on the outer surface of the side plate in the freezing compartment.