Automatic ice machine and refrigerator with same

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic ice machine, which comprises an ice machine main body, an ice dish frame, an ice dish, a driving device, an ice detection bar, an ice detection bar locking part and a flexible part, wherein the ice dish frame can be inserted into and extracted from the ice machine main body; the ice dish can be rotatably arranged in the ice dish frame; the driving device is connected to the ice machine main body; one end of the ice detection bar can be rotatably arranged on one side of the driving device through a pivot, and is driven by the driving device for ice detection; the ice detection bar locking part is arranged on the ice machine main body and can longitudinally move from a first position permitting the ice detection bar to rotate to a second position limiting the ice detection bar to rotate; the flexible part is arranged between the ice detection bar locking part and the ice machine main body; on the first position, the ice detection bar locking part is located on the front side of the pivot; and on the second position, at least one part of the ice detection bar locking part is located near the lower part at the rear side of the pivot. The ice machine can carry out the whole limit in the whole process of inserting and extracting the ice dish into or from the ice machine main body without causing the dead zone of detection. The invention also discloses a refrigerator with the ice machine.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of household appliance manufacturing, in particular to an automatic ice maker and a refrigerator with the same. Background technique [0002] The automatic ice maker is usually equipped with an ice probe, which is used to rotate a predetermined angle around a certain shaft from the original position at predetermined intervals to detect whether the storage bin is filled with ice. An ice making stop signal is sent out by the ice detecting rod, so that the ice machine stops working. [0003] In addition to the above, when the ice tray is taken out, the ice maker needs to be stopped to prevent the ice maker from continuing to work so as to prevent water from flowing into other spaces and causing ice making failures. [0004] In view of the above situation, the existing ice machine generally adopts the following two structures. [0005] One is an electronic and electrical structure, that is, the circuit is turn...

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Problems solved by technology

However, this structure cannot work normally in some cases. For example, when the ice tray is taken out, if the ice probe just runs below the limiting part, the ice probe cannot return to its normal position, thus failing to limit the ice probe. function to stop the ice machine after the ice tray is removed

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