JPS6125573Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention allows the ice tray to be easily attached to and removed from the ice making frame, thereby facilitating workability such as assembly and replacement of parts.

In the conventional ice making device, as shown in FIG. The protruding shaft 5 and the shaft 6 of the ice tray 4 made of the material are inserted rotatably, and the shaft 6 is provided at the front of the ice tray 4.
A locking rod 7 that protrudes parallel to the front edge of the ice-making frame 1 and holds the ice tray 4 in a horizontal state is provided, and a handle is provided at the tip of the locking rod 7 and the shaft rod 6. 8 is installed, and a stopper 9 is attached to the rear of the ice making frame 1 with which the rear end of the ice making tray 4 engages when the ice making tray 4 is rotated.
When assembling this type of ice tray, first insert the protruding shaft 5 of the ice making tray 4 into the insertion hole 2 of the rear bearing part 3 of the ice making frame 1, and then insert the An ice tray 4 is inserted into the insertion hole 2 of the bearing part 3.
After that, the handle 8 is attached to the tip of the shaft rod 6 and the locking rod 5 which protrude forward from the front bearing part 3 of the ice making frame 1. It takes time to attach the ice tray 4 to the frame 1, and when removing the ice tray 4 for cleaning or replacing the ice tray 4 or the ice tray 1, the handle 8 must be removed each time. The shaft rod 6 and the protruding shaft 5 had to be removed from the bearing portion 3 of the ice making frame 1, resulting in poor workability.

The present invention has been devised to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and will be explained in detail below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a rectangular ice-making frame made of a synthetic resin material, and has raised portions formed on its front and rear edges to form a bearing portion 12. An insertion hole 13 (round hole) is formed in this bearing part 12, and the bearing part 1 at the front edge part
A notch 14 having a smaller diameter than the diameter of the second insertion hole 13 is formed in the upper part of the second insertion hole 13 . That is, the bearing portion 12 at the front edge of the ice making frame 11 has a keyhole-shaped hole formed by the insertion hole 13 and the notch portion 14 .

Reference numeral 15 denotes an ice tray made of a flexible material in which a plurality of ice trays 16, 16, . As shown in FIG. 3b, this shaft rod 17 has a vertically elongated shape (approximately oval shape) with different vertical and horizontal dimensions, and this small diameter portion r is connected to the bearing portion 12.
The large diameter portion R is set to be larger than the opening size r' of the notch 14 of the bearing part 12 and smaller than the diameter R' of the insertion hole 13. ing.

The protruding shaft 18 formed at the rear of the ice making tray 15 is a round shaft that is inserted into the insertion hole 13 of the rear bearing portion 12 of the ice making frame 1 (shown in FIG. 3a). The locking rod is formed at the front to protrude parallel to the shaft rod 17, and functions to lock onto the front edge of the ice-making frame 11 to hold the ice-making tray 15 in a horizontal state. 20 is the above locking rod 19
A handle 21 is fixed to the tip of the shaft rod 17, and a stopper 21 is integrally molded to the rear of the ice making frame 11, so that when the ice making tray 15 is rotated, the rear end of the ice making tray 15 engages with the handle. This is to restrict the movement and cause the ice tray 15 to twist.

The assembly and operation of the present invention will now be explained. When assembling the ice making device of the present invention, the protruding shaft 18 of the ice making tray 15 to which the handle 20 is fixed is inserted into the insertion hole 13 of the rear bearing portion 12 of the ice making frame 11, and then the ice making tray 15 is held in a horizontal position. The small diameter part of the shaft rod 17 is inserted through the notch 14 of the bearing part 12 with the shaft rotated 90 degrees from 90 degrees, and when the shaft rod 17 reaches the insertion hole 13 of the bearing part 12, the ice tray 15 is placed horizontally. Just do it. At this time, the shaft rod 17 is in a horizontal state as shown in FIG.

When ice making is completed and dehydration is to be performed, when the handle 20 is rotated clockwise, the rear end of the ice tray 15 is rotated approximately 120 degrees and the rear end of the ice tray 15 is aligned with the ice making frame 1.
1 and restricts the rotational movement of the ice tray 15. However, since there is nothing to restrict the rotation of the front part of the ice tray 15, it continues to rotate, which causes the ice tray 15 itself to twist.
Due to the twisting of the ice tray 15, the ice making chambers 16, 16...
The ice inside falls downward. In addition, when the rear end of the ice tray 15 hits the stopper 21 during the ice removal operation and the ice tray 15 is twisted, a force is applied to the ice tray 15 to try to separate it upwards. Since the rotation angle of the ice tray 15 has already exceeded 90 degrees, the small diameter part of the shaft rod 17 and the notch part 1 of the bearing part 12
4 do not face each other, and therefore the shaft 17 of the ice tray 15
There is no possibility that the bearing part 12 will be accidentally separated from the notch part 14 of the bearing part 12.

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, even if the handle is fixed to the tip of the shaft rod and locking rod of the ice tray in advance, the protruding shaft of the ice tray can be attached to the bearing at the rear of the ice tray. After inserting the ice tray into the insertion hole of the ice tray, it is only necessary to insert the smallest diameter part of the shaft rod through the notch of the bearing at the front of the ice making frame, which makes it extremely easy to install the ice tray. Since the ice making tray and the ice making frame can be easily separated for cleaning or replacement, it is possible to achieve a remarkable effect that cleaning or replacement can be carried out very easily.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional ice making device, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the device of the present invention, Fig. 3 a and b are cross-sectional views of the protruding shaft and shaft of the device of the present invention, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the device of the present invention. Figure 3 shows an enlarged view of the front bearing part of the device. 11: Ice making frame, 12: Bearing part, 13: Insertion hole,
14: Notch, 15: Ice tray, 17: Axle, 1
8: Protruding shaft, 19: Locking rod, 20: Handle, 21: Stopper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Bearing parts with insertion holes are formed in the front and rear parts of the ice-making frame, and the protruding shaft and rod of the ice-making tray made of a flexible material are rotatably inserted into the insertion holes of the bearing parts, and A locking rod is provided at the front of the ice making tray, which projects parallel to the rod and locks onto the front edge of the ice making frame to hold the ice tray in a horizontal state. In an ice making device, a handle is attached to the tip of the ice making device, and a stopper is provided at the rear of the ice making frame with which the rear end of the ice making tray engages when the ice making tray is rotated.
It is formed into a vertically elongated shape with different vertical and horizontal dimensions, and a notch is formed in the upper part of the insertion hole into which the shaft rod engages, and the minimum diameter part of the shaft rod is inserted therethrough. An ice-making device characterized in that an ice-making tray can be attached to and removed from an ice-making frame using a notch.