US2026002722A1PendingUtilityA1

Refrigerator

Assignee: HISENSE RONSHEN GD REFRIG COPriority: Jun 26, 2024Filed: Sep 9, 2025Published: Jan 1, 2026
Est. expiryJun 26, 2044(~17.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
F25D 23/12F25D 23/067F25C 2305/022F25C 1/25F25C 2400/06F25C 2400/10
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Abstract

A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door body and an ice maker. The cabinet includes a cabinet shell and an inner liner, and a refrigerating compartment is provided inside the inner liner. The ice maker is disposed in the refrigerating compartment. The ice maker includes water injection units, frames, and ice trays, wherein the water injection units are connected to the inner liner, the frames are mounted on the corresponding water injection units, and the ice trays are hinged in the corresponding frames; wherein at least two water injection units are provided, each of the water injection units includes an end cover and a water injection pipe; the end covers are sequentially arranged on the inner liner, and two adjacent end covers are detachably connected; and the water injection pipes are connected to the end covers in a one-to-one correspondence.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a cabinet, comprising a cabinet shell and an inner liner, wherein the inner liner is disposed in the cabinet shell, and a refrigerating compartment is provided inside the inner liner;   a door body, connected to the cabinet to open or close the refrigerating compartment; and   an ice maker, disposed in the refrigerating compartment, wherein the ice maker comprises water injection units, frames and ice trays, wherein the water injection units are connected to the inner liner, the frames are mounted on the corresponding water injection units, the ice trays are mounted in the corresponding frames, and the water injection units are configured to inject water into the ice trays;   wherein at least two water injection units are provided, and each of the water injection units comprises an end cover and a water injection pipe, wherein the end covers are sequentially arranged on the inner liner, and two adjacent end covers are detachably connected, wherein the water injection pipes are connected to the end covers in a one-to-one correspondence.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein adjacent side portions of the two adjacent end covers are detachably connected. 
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the end covers comprises a connecting portion, a snap-fit portion, an abutting portion, and a hook portion, wherein the connecting portion is connected to the inner liner, the snap-fit portion and the abutting portion are disposed oppositely on both sides of the connecting portion, and the hook portion extends from an end of the abutting portion away from the connecting portion in a direction close to the connecting portion. 
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 3 , wherein each of the snap-fit portion and the abutting portion is in a form of straight plate, and the snap-fit portion and the abutting portion are disposed in parallel, wherein the hook portion is of an L-shaped structure, one end of the hook portion is connected to the abutting portion, and the other end of the hook portion extends in a direction close to the connecting portion. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein the snap-fit portion is provided with fixing holes, and the abutting portion is provided with fixing blocks, wherein the fixing holes and the fixing blocks are correspondingly disposed, and when the two adjacent end covers are connected, the fixing blocks are inserted into the corresponding fixing holes. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein at least two frames are provided, each of the frames is mounted on the corresponding end cover, each of the frames comprises a mounting frame, and two adjacent mounting frames are detachably connected. 
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 6 , wherein each of the frames further comprises locking blocks, the adjacent mounting frames are connected via the locking blocks, and the same locking block connects side portions of two adjacent frames. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein the mounting frames are sequentially spaced apart, and the locking blocks are disposed between the two adjacent mounting frames to fixedly connect the two adjacent mounting frames; and
 wherein a side wall of each of the mounting frames is provided with bayonet, and the side wall of the mounting frame is further provided with bosses, a mounting surface parallel to a top surface of the mounting frame is formed on each of the bosses, and the mounting surface is provided with sockets; wherein each of the locking blocks comprises a base portion, a snap-locking portion, and a plug portion, wherein the snap-locking portion and the plug portion are both connected to the base portion, the snap-locking portion is engaged with the corresponding bayonet in a first direction, and the plug portion is inserted into the corresponding socket in a second direction.   
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 8 , wherein the snap-locking portion comprises an elastic piece and a clamping block, wherein the elastic piece is connected to the base portion and extends in the second direction, wherein the elastic piece is in a shape of a straight plate, wherein the clamping block protrudes from one side of the elastic piece in the first direction, and the clamping block is inserted into the corresponding bayonet. 
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator according to  claim 9 , wherein the snap-locking portion further comprises a rib block, wherein the rib block is triangular and is disposed on a side of the elastic piece away from the clamping block, and the rib block is connected to both the base portion and the elastic piece. 
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 8 , wherein the plug portion is in the shape of a straight plate and extends in the second direction, and a cross-sectional area of the plug portion gradually decreases from the base portion in a direction away from the base portion. 
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator according to  claim 8 , wherein each of the locking blocks comprises two staggered snap-locking portions and two staggered plug portions, wherein the two snap-locking portions are connected to the two adjacent mounting frames, respectively, and the two plug portions are connected to the two mounting frames, respectively. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 8 , wherein each of the locking blocks further comprises a positioning portion, and each of the mounting frames is provided with positioning posts;
 wherein the positioning portion comprises extension blocks and a connecting block, wherein the extension blocks extend in a strip shape in the second direction, the connecting block extends in a strip shape in the first direction, and the positioning portion is T-shaped; and both ends of the connecting block are provided with positioning holes, the positioning holes at both ends are respectively for the positioning posts on the two adjacent mounting frames to pass through in the second direction.   
     
     
         14 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the mounting frames is provided with a water injection hole and an overflow cover wherein the water injection hole is provided corresponding to a water outlet end of the water injection pipe, wherein the overflow cover is disposed at a periphery of the water injection hole, and the overflow cover correspondingly covers an outer side of the water outlet end. 
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator according to  claim 14 , wherein the overflow cover comprises side plates and a connecting plate, wherein the side plates are oppositely disposed on both sides of the water injection pipe, the connecting plate is disposed between the side plates on both sides, and the connecting plate is disposed on the side of the water injection hole away from the water injection pipe. 
     
     
         16 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , wherein the connecting plate comprises:
 a first guide portion connected to the corresponding mounting frame, extending obliquely from the mounting frame toward the water injection pipe and gradually approaching the water injection hole; and   a second guide portion disposed on the side of the first guide portion away from the mounting frame, and extending obliquely from the first guide portion toward the water injection hole.   
     
     
         17 . The refrigerator according to  claim 16 , wherein an included angle between a central axis of the water injection pipe and the first guide portion is larger than an included angle between the central axis of the water injection pipe and the second guide portion. 
     
     
         18 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the water injection pipe comprises an inner pipe and an outer pipe, wherein the outer pipe is disposed around the outside of the inner pipe, and one end of the inner pipe is configured as a water outlet end. 
     
     
         19 . The refrigerator according to  claim 18 , wherein the water injection pipe further comprises a heating element, and the heating element is disposed between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. 
     
     
         20 . The refrigerator according to  claim 19 , wherein the outer pipe is connected to the corresponding end cover, and the inner pipe and the heating element pass through the end cover and extend in a direction close to the water injection pipe.

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