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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;
Zhenyu Zhao, 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 including a housing and an ice bucket supported in the housing; a driver for driving the ice bucket to rotate, at least a portion of the driver being mounted in the housing; an ice crusher disposed in the ice bucket; the housing assembly further includes an ice-discharging plate provided at a bottom of the ice bucket, the ice-discharging plate is provided with an ice-discharging port, wherein the housing includes a first portion that houses the ice bucket and a second portion in which the driver is mounted, a groove extending along the circumferential direction of the ice bucket is provided between the ice-discharging plate and the first portion, the groove is communicated with the ice-discharging port, and a lower edge of the ice bucket projects into the groove.