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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2018
Qingdao Haier Co., Ltd., Qingdao, CN;
Kui Zhang, Qingdao, CN;
Xiaobing Zhu, Qingdao, CN;
Yanqing Zhang, Qingdao, CN;
Jianjun Xue, Qingdao, CN;
Chuan Cui, Qingdao, CN;
Jun Yang, Qingdao, CN;
QINGDAO HAIER CO., LTD., Qingdao, CN;
Abstract
An ice crushing device and a refrigerator are provided, the ice crushing device includes a housing assembly having a housing and an ice bucket supported in the housing; a driver for driving the ice bucket to rotate; an ice crusher disposed in the ice bucket; wherein the driver includes a motor and a gear assembly driven by the motor. The gear assembly includes a first bevel gear connected to the motor, a second bevel gear meshing with the first bevel gear, and a cylindrical gear coaxially arranged with the second bevel gear. A stop ring and a seal assembly that engage with each other are disposed between the second bevel gear and the cylindrical gear, the seal assembly matches the housing to separate the space between the second bevel gear and the cylindrical gear.