Refrigeration Apparatus

Abstract

A refrigeration apparatus is provided. The refrigeration apparatus includes a cabinet body, a first refrigeration compartment, a second refrigeration compartment, a first door body, a second door body, an ice-making assembly, an ice-retrieving assembly, an ice-transfer channel and an ice-transfer assembly. The ice-transfer channel includes a first sub-channel disposed in the first door body and a second sub-channel disposed in the second door body. The ice-transfer channel further includes a movable channel. A channel ice outlet is defined at an end of the first sub-channel close to the second sub-channel. A channel ice inlet is defined at an end of the second sub-channel close to the first sub-channel. The movable channel is configured to communicate the channel ice outlet with the channel ice inlet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A refrigeration apparatus, comprising:
 a cabinet body, comprising a first refrigeration compartment and a second refrigeration compartment, wherein the second refrigeration compartment is located above the first refrigeration compartment;   a first door body, configured to expose or cover the first refrigeration compartment;   a second door body, configured to expose or cover the second refrigeration compartment;   an ice-making assembly, disposed in the first refrigeration compartment;   an ice-retrieving assembly, disposed on the second door body;   an ice-transfer channel, comprising a first sub-channel and a second sub-channel, wherein the first sub-channel is disposed in the first door body, the second sub-channel is disposed in the second door body, and the second sub-channel is in communication with the ice-retrieving assembly; and   an ice-transfer assembly, disposed in the first refrigeration compartment, being in communication with the first sub-channel, and configured to drive ice produced by the ice-making assembly to be transferred to the ice-retrieving assembly through the ice-transfer channel;   wherein the ice-transfer channel further comprises a movable channel, a channel ice outlet is defined at an end of the first sub-channel close to the second sub-channel, a channel ice inlet is defined at an end of the second sub-channel close to the first sub-channel, and the movable channel is configured to communicate the channel ice outlet with the channel ice inlet.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the movable channel comprises a first movable channel, a first channel opening is defined at a top portion of the first door body, the first movable channel is movably disposed in the first door body and is configured to extend out of or retract into the first door body through the first channel opening; and/or
 the movable channel comprises a second movable channel, a second channel opening is defined at a bottom portion of the second door body, the second movable channel is movably disposed in the second door body and is configured to extend out of or retract into the second door body through the second channel opening.   
     
     
         3 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein in a case where the movable channel comprises the first movable channel,
 the first movable channel is movably disposed along a first direction in the first sub-channel and is in communication with the channel ice outlet, and the first movable channel is configured to extend out of the first channel opening or retract into the first door body; or,   the first movable channel is rotatably disposed in the first door body, and the first movable channel is configured to rotate to enable an end of the first movable channel to be in communication with the channel ice outlet and another end of the first movable channel to be extended out of the first channel opening, or the first movable channel is configured to rotate to enable the first movable channel to be disengaged from the channel ice outlet and retracted into the first door body.   
     
     
         4 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein in a case where the movable channel comprises the second movable channel,
 the second movable channel is movably disposed along a second direction in the second sub-channel and is in communication with the channel ice inlet, and the second movable channel is configured to extend out of the second channel opening or retract into the second door body; or,   the second movable channel is rotatably disposed in the second door body, and the second movable channel is configured to rotate to enable an end of the second movable channel to be in communication with the channel ice inlet and another end of the second movable channel to be extended out of the second channel opening, or the second movable channel is configured to rotate to enable the second movable channel to be disengaged from the channel ice inlet and retracted into the second door body.   
     
     
         5 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein in a case where the movable channel comprises the first movable channel and the second movable channel,
 the first movable channel and the second movable channel are configured to respectively extend out of the first channel opening and the second channel opening, the first movable channel is in communication with the channel ice outlet, the second movable channel is in communication with the channel ice inlet, and the first movable channel is in communication with the second movable channel.   
     
     
         6 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the movable channel is configured to move in translation within a corresponding door body; and
 the refrigeration apparatus further comprises a driving member, the driving member comprises a rack, a gear, and a motor, the rack is disposed along a translation direction of the movable channel on an outer wall of the movable channel, the gear is engaged with the rack, and the motor is configured to drive the gear to rotate, enabling the movable channel to be further driven by the gear to move.   
     
     
         7 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the movable channel is rotatably disposed on a corresponding door body and a fixing block is disposed outside the movable channel; and
 the refrigeration apparatus further comprises a driving gear, a driven gear, and a motor, the driven gear is fixed to the fixing block, a rotation axis of the driven gear is coaxial with a rotation axis of the movable channel, the driving gear is engaged with the driven gear, and the motor is configured to drive the driving gear to rotate.   
     
     
         8 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein in a case of the movable channel comprising the first movable channel and the second movable channel, the first movable channel is movably disposed along a first direction in the first sub-channel, and the second movable channel is movably disposed along the second direction in the second sub-channel, and the first movable channel is sleeved over an exterior of the first sub-channel and the second movable channel is disposed through an interior of the second sub-channel. 
     
     
         9 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a baffle, wherein the baffle is disposed on a side of the first door body that is away from the cabinet body at an end of the first door body that is close to the second door body, and the baffle is disposed corresponding to the movable channel; and/or,
 the baffle is disposed on a side of the second door body that is away from the cabinet body at an end of the second door body that is close to the first door body, and the baffle is disposed corresponding to the movable channel.   
     
     
         10 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a first sealing member, disposed on the first door body and configured to expose or cover the first channel opening; and   a second sealing member, disposed on the second door body and configured to expose or cover the second channel opening.   
     
     
         11 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first refrigeration compartment is a freezing compartment and the second refrigeration compartment is a refrigeration compartment. 
     
     
         12 . A refrigeration apparatus, comprising:
 a cabinet body, comprising a first refrigeration compartment and a second refrigeration compartment, wherein the second refrigeration compartment is located above the first refrigeration compartment;   a first door body, configured to expose or cover the first refrigeration compartment;   a second door body, configured to expose or cover the second refrigeration compartment;   an ice-making assembly, disposed in the first refrigeration compartment;   an ice-retrieving assembly, disposed on the second door body; and   an ice-transfer device, comprising an ice-transfer channel and ice-transfer assembly and configured to transfer ice from the first refrigeration compartment to the ice-retrieving assembly located above, wherein the ice-transfer channel is in communication with the ice-retrieving assembly and the ice-transfer assembly is in communication with the ice-making assembly and is configured to drive ice produced by the ice-making assembly to be transferred to the ice-retrieving assembly through the ice-transfer channel.   
     
     
         13 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the ice-transfer assembly comprises:
 an ice-transfer portion, defining an ice-transfer inlet, an ice-transfer chamber, and an ice-transfer outlet that are in communication with each other, wherein the ice-transfer channel is in communication with the ice-transfer chamber through the ice-transfer outlet; and   a primary rotating member, rotatably disposed in the ice-transfer chamber, wherein the ice-transfer inlet and ice-transfer outlet are located at an outer periphery of the primary rotating member;   wherein the primary rotating member is configured to rotate in a first primary rotation direction, carrying ice that enters into the ice-transfer chamber from the ice-transfer inlet and throwing the ice out through the ice-transfer outlet toward the ice-transfer channel.   
     
     
         14 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the ice-transfer chamber further comprises an ice return inlet and the ice-transfer device further comprises an ice return channel;
 the primary rotating member is further configured to rotate in a second primary rotation direction, carrying and throwing ice inside the ice-transfer chamber toward the ice return channel through the ice return inlet; and   an ice outlet end of the ice return channel is located lower than an ice outlet end of the ice-transfer channel.   
     
     
         15 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the ice-transfer portion further comprises an energy accumulation region, and an inner wall of the energy accumulation region surrounds the outer periphery of the primary rotating member;
 in a case where the primary rotating member rotates in the first primary rotation direction, the outer periphery of the primary rotating member is configured to define a first movement trajectory for the ice, and a tangential direction at a junction of the energy accumulation region and the ice-transfer outlet that corresponds to the first movement trajectory is located within the ice-transfer channel; and   in a case where the primary rotating member rotates in the second primary rotation direction. the outer periphery of the primary rotating member is configured to define a second movement trajectory for the ice, and a tangential direction at the junction of the energy accumulation region and the ice return inlet that corresponds to the second movement trajectory is located within the ice return channel.   
     
     
         16 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the ice-transfer portion further comprises:
 a connecting region, located at a side of the ice-transfer portion that is connected between the ice-transfer inlet and the ice-transfer outlet and is away from an energy accumulation region; and   a sensing member, disposed at the connecting region and configured to sense whether ice passes by;   wherein in a case where the sensing member detects that ice has passed by, the ice-making assembly is controlled to stop feeding additional ice and the primary rotating member is controlled to rotate in a second primary rotation direction.   
     
     
         17 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the ice-transfer channel comprises an ice outlet, an ice inlet, and an ejection region; and
 the ice-transfer assembly comprises:   a delivery channel, in communication with the ice-transfer channel through the ice inlet;   a sorting assembly, disposed in the delivery channel to deliver ice one by one to the ice-transfer channel; and   an ejection assembly, disposed at an end of the ice-transfer channel away from the ice outlet and configured to eject ice located in the ejection region toward the ice outlet.   
     
     
         18 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the ejection assembly comprises:
 a push plate, movably disposed in the ice-transfer channel along an extension direction of the ice-transfer channel; and   an electromagnetic ejector, disposed on a side of the push plate away from the ice outlet and configured to drive the push plate to eject from the ejection region toward the ice outlet.   
     
     
         19 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the delivery channel comprises:
 a delivery portion, comprising an inlet end and an outlet end located above the ice inlet, wherein the sorting assembly is disposed in the delivery portion;   a guiding portion, communicated between the outlet end and the ice inlet; and   a funnel portion, disposed above and at the inlet end and configured to receive ice to-be-entered into the delivery portion.   
     
     
         20 . The refrigeration apparatus as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the sorting assembly comprises:
 a transmission wheel set, disposed in the delivery portion and comprising a transmission wheel;   a transmission belt, configured to loop around the transmission wheel set;   a divider, wherein a number of the divider is more than one and the more than one divider are spaced apart from one another along the transmission belt; and   a first driving member, configured to drive the transmission wheel to rotate, further driving the transmission belt to be moved by a rotation of the transmission wheel.