Ice maker and refrigerator

Abstract

An ice maker includes a water storage box, an ice tray, a refrigeration device, and a liquid delivery assembly. The ice tray is formed with an ice making cavity and is pivotable relative to the water storage box to switch between an ice making position and an ejection position. The refrigeration device has a plurality of ice making columns, wherein at least a portion of the ice making columns extends into the ice making cavity when in the ice making position. The liquid delivery assembly comprises a liquid delivery pipe connecting the water storage box and the ice tray. The liquid delivery pipe has a plurality of surge outlet exposed to the ice making cavity, the number of surge outlet being the same as the number of the ice making columns. In the ice making position, each surge port is oriented towards each ice making column.

1 . An ice maker, comprising:
 a water storage box;   an ice tray, the ice tray is formed with an ice making cavity and, the ice tray is pivotable relative to the water storage box to switch between an ice making position and an ejection position;   a refrigeration device, comprising a plurality of ice making columns; at least a portion of the ice making columns extends into the ice making cavity, when the ice tray is in the ice making position;   a liquid delivery assembly, comprising a liquid delivery pipe connecting the water storage box and the ice tray;   wherein the liquid delivery pipe comprise a plurality of surge outlets exposed to the ice making cavity, the number of the surge outlet being the same as the number of the ice making columns, and each the surge outlet is oriented towards each the ice making column, when the ice tray is in the ice making position.   
     
     
         2 . The ice maker according to  claim 1 , wherein centerlines of the plurality of the surge outlets are mutually parallel, and the centerline of each the surge outlet is collinear with an axis of each the ice making column. 
     
     
         3 . The ice maker according to  claim 1 , wherein the ice tray comprises an ice making opening for exposing the ice making cavity, and the liquid delivery pipe comprises a surge section forming the surge outlet, the surge section being disposed opposite to the ice making opening. 
     
     
         4 . The ice maker according to  claim 3 , wherein the ice tray comprises a bottom wall and a side wall connected to the periphery of the bottom wall and the side wall defines the ice making opening, and the surge section is fixedly connected to the bottom wall. 
     
     
         5 . The ice maker according to  claim 3 , wherein the water storage box comprises an installation cavity and a water storage cavity communicating with the installation cavity, the liquid delivery assembly comprises a liquid delivery pump disposed on the liquid delivery pipe, the ice tray is located above the water storage cavity, and the ice making opening is exposed to the installation cavity. 
     
     
         6 . The ice maker according to  claim 4 , wherein the ice tray comprises a positioning slot formed on the bottom wall and matching with the surge section, and the ice maker comprises a fixing member connecting the ice tray, the surge section being disposed in the positioning slot and abutting against the fixing member. 
     
     
         7 . The ice maker according to  claim 5 , wherein the ice maker comprises an ice storage box connected to the water storage box, the ice storage box having an ice storage opening exposed to the installation cavity, the ice tray is pivotally connected to the water storage box, the ejection position has a draining state and an ice release state corresponding to different orientation of the ice making opening, and in the ice release state, the ice making columns are exposed to the installation cavity and located directly above the ice storage opening. 
     
     
         8 . The ice maker according to  claim 7 , wherein the ice maker comprises a water barrier cooperating with the ice tray, the water barrier comprises a water barrier plate and a connecting plates connected to both sides of the water barrier plate, the water barrier switching between a water guiding state and an avoidance state based on the rotation of the ice tray, and in the water guiding state, the water barrier plate is located between the ice tray and the ice storage box and covers at least a portion of the ice storage opening. 
     
     
         9 . The ice maker according to  claim 7 , wherein the ice maker comprises a movable part connected to the ice tray and a first limiting part and a second limiting part connected to the water storage box, and the first limiting part and the second limiting part is cooperates with the movable part, the movable part abutting against the first limiting part in the ice making position, and the movable part abutting against the second limiting part in the ice release state. 
     
     
         10 . The ice maker according to  claim 1 , wherein the refrigeration device is activated no earlier than the liquid output time of the surge outlet when in the ice making position. 
     
     
         11 . The ice maker according to  claim 2 , wherein the refrigeration device is activated when the ice making cavity is filled with liquid in the ice making position. 
     
     
         12 . A refrigerator, wherein the refrigerator comprises the ice maker according to  claim 1 .