Ice Making Apparatus and Refrigerator Comprising the Same

Abstract

An ice maker comprises a box body ( 1 ) which stores water for making ice, a rotating mechanism ( 3 ) which drives the box body ( 1 ) to rotate, a bracket ( 2 ) for supporting the box body ( 1 ) and the rotating mechanism ( 3 ), and baffles ( 21, 22 ) located above the box body ( 1 ). When water spills out due to shaking, it will be blocked and prevented by the baffles ( 21, 22 ) from spilling into the ice storage box. Moreover, the present invention further discloses a refrigerator comprising the ice maker.

1 . An ice maker, comprising a box body which stores water for making ice, a rotating mechanism which drives the box body to rotate, and a bracket for supporting the box body and the rotating mechanism, characterized by further comprising baffles located at an upper port of the box body. 
     
     
         2 . The ice maker according to  claim 1 , wherein the baffles are connected with the bracket, and a lower portion of the baffle is marched with an upper port edge of the box body. 
     
     
         3 . The ice maker according to  claim 2 , wherein the upper port edge of the box body is an edge parallel with the generator when the box body is rotated. 
     
     
         4 . The ice maker according to  claim 3 , wherein two baffles are provided successively in a rotation direction of the box body. 
     
     
         5 . The ice maker according to  claim 4 , wherein an arc-shaped baffle and a flat-shaped baffle are provided successively in the rotation direction of the box body; and
 lower portions of the arc-shaped baffle and the flat-shaped baffle are matched with two upper port edges of the box body respectively.   
     
     
         6 . The ice maker according to any one of  claims 2 - 5 , wherein the baffle has at least one end portion connected with the bracket and an end portion which contacts the upper port edge of the box body and is open; and
 an inner wall of the open end portion is matched with the upper port edge of the box body.   
     
     
         7 . The ice maker according to  claim 6 , wherein the baffle is in a deformation state when the box body is in an ice-making position. 
     
     
         8 . A refrigerator, comprising an ice-making chamber provided with an ice maker therein, the ice maker comprising a box body which stores water for making ice, a rotating mechanism which drives the box body to rotate, and a bracket for supporting the box body and the rotating mechanism, characterized by further comprising baffles located at an upper port of the box body. 
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 8 , wherein the baffles are connected with the bracket, and lower portion of the baffle is marched with an upper port edge of the box body. 
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator according to  claim 9 , wherein the upper port edge of the box body is an edge parallel with the generator when the box body is rotated; and
 an arc-shaped baffle and a flat-shaped baffle are provided successively in the rotation direction of the box body;   lower portions of the arc-shaped baffle and the flat-shaped baffle are marched with two upper port edges of the box body respectively.   
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator according to any one of  claims 8 ,  9 ,  10 , wherein the baffle has at least one end portion connected with the bracket and an end portion which contacts the upper port edge of the box body and is open; and
 an inner wall of the open end portion is marched with the upper port edge of the box body.