Refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a refrigerator body and an ice maker. The ice maker includes a mold shell and a driving mechanism. The mold shell has at least one mold cavity and a water inlet. The mold shell includes a first sub-mold shell and a second sub-mold shell. One of the first sub-mold shell and the second sub-mold shell is fixed, and another of the first sub-mold shell and the second sub-mold shell is movable. The driving mechanism is configured to drive the first sub-mold shell or the second sub-mold shell to switch between a separated state and a dosed state. The second sub-mold shell includes a heating mechanism, a second shell portion, and a second mold portion. The second mold portion is disposed in the second shell portion, and the heating mechanism is disposed on a side of the second shell portion away from the second mold portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a refrigerator body having defined therein an ice making compartment; and   an ice maker disposed in the ice making compartment, wherein the ice maker includes:
 a mold shell having at least one mold cavity and a water inlet communicating with the mold cavity, the mold shell including a first sub-mold shell and a second sub-mold shell, one of the first sub-mold shell and the second sub-mold shell being fixed, and another of the first sub-mold shell and the second sub-mold shell being movable, such that the first sub-mold shell and the second sub-mold shell are switchable between a separated state and a closed state; and 
 a driving mechanism configured to drive the first sub-mold shell or the second sub-mold shell to switch between the separated state and the closed state; 
   wherein the second sub-mold shell includes:   a heating mechanism;   a second shell portion; and   a second mold portion disposed in the second shell portion, wherein the heating mechanism is disposed on a side of the second shell portion away from the second mold portion.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the mold shell includes:
 a shell including an inner cavity; and   a mold body disposed in the inner cavity, the mold body including the water inlet, and the shell including an avoidance opening surrounding an outer periphery of the water inlet.   
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the shell includes a first shell portion and a second shell portion disposed opposite each other; a first inner cavity is provided on a side of the first shell portion facing the second shell portion, a second inner cavity is provided on a side of the second shell portion facing the first shell portion, and the first inner cavity and the second inner cavity constitute the inner cavity in the closed state; and   the mold body includes a first mold portion and a second mold portion disposed opposite each other; the first mold portion is connected to the first shell portion, the second mold portion is connected to the second shell portion, and the first mold portion and the second mold portion constitute the mold cavity in the closed state.   
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the first mold portion is disposed in the first inner cavity, and the second mold portion is disposed in the second inner cavity; and   a first concave cavity is provided on a side of the first mold portion facing the second mold portion, and a second concave cavity is provided on a side of the second mold portion facing the first mold portion, and the first concave cavity and the second concave cavity constitute the mold cavity in the closed state.   
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein an edge of the first concave cavity of the first mold portion is provided with a first engaging portion, and an edge of the second concave cavity of the second mold portion is provided with a second engaging portion matched with the first engaging portion. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 5 , wherein one of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion is a convex rib, and another of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion is a groove. 
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein at least one of the first mold portion of the first sub-mold shell and the second mold portion of the second sub-mold shell is a silica gel member. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein
 a first groove is provided on a side of the first shell portion proximate to the second shell portion, a second groove is provided on a side of the second shell portion proximate to the first shell portion, and the first groove and the second groove constitute the avoidance opening in the dosed state.   
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the at least one mold cavity includes a plurality of mold cavities, each of the plurality of mold cavities including one water inlet; and   a water tank is provided above the shell, and the water tank includes a water distribution port communicated with the water inlet.   
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator according to  claim 9 , wherein two adjacent mold cavities, of the plurality of mold cavities, are provided with a water hole in communication therebetween. 
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein the water inlet satisfies at least one of following:
 the water inlet is provided as a closed hole;   the water inlet and the first mold portion of the first sub-mold shell are constituted into a one-piece member; or   the water inlet and the second mold portion of the second sub-mold shell are constituted into a one-piece member.   
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the first sub-mold shell includes:
 a first shell portion, wherein a push rod is provided on a side of the first shell portion away from the second sub-mold shell, and a through hole matched with the push rod is provided on the side of the first shell portion; and   a first mold portion, wherein the first mold portion is disposed in the first shell portion, and the push rod is configured to push toward the first mold portion through the through hole.   
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 12 , wherein an end face of a side of the push rod adjacent to the first mold portion is configured to match a contour surface of a first concave cavity of the first mold portion. 
     
     
         14 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the driving mechanism is configured to drive the first sub-mold shell or the second sub-mold shell to move. 
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator according to  claim 14 , wherein the driving mechanism includes:
 a rotating shaft;   a motor connected to the rotating shaft, so as to drive the rotating shaft to rotate;   a gear set connected to the rotating shaft;   a rack, the rack being connected to the gear set in a transmission manner, the rack being connected to the first sub-mold shell or the second sub-mold shell; and   a sliding rod, the sliding rod being connected to the first sub-mold shell or the second sub-mold shell, such that the first sub-mold shell or the second sub-mold shell moves along the sliding rod.   
     
     
         16 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , wherein the driving mechanism includes two racks, and the two racks are disposed on both sides of a top of the first sub-mold shell or the second sub-mold shell in a moving direction, respectively. 
     
     
         17 . The refrigerator according to  claim 16 , wherein the driving mechanism includes four sliding rods, and the four sliding rods are connected to four corner positions of the first sub-mold shell or the second sub-mold shell, respectively. 
     
     
         18 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the driving mechanism is configured to drive the first sub-mold shell or the second sub-mold shell to rotate. 
     
     
         19 . The refrigerator according to  claim 18 , wherein the driving mechanism includes:
 a rotating shaft connected with the first sub-mold shell or the second sub-mold shell; and   a motor, the motor being connected with the rotating shaft, so as to drive the first sub-mold shell or the second sub-mold shell to rotate in a predetermined direction.   
     
     
         20 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the ice maker further includes:
 a base connected to the ice making compartment,   wherein the base includes an opening, the opening being located at a position of an upper side plate of the base corresponding to the water inlet, and an external water pipe is connected with the water inlet through the opening, so as to inject water into the mold cavity.