Abstract: A refrigerator has a storage compartment, a door for opening and closing the storage compartment, an ice-making machine and an ice storage compartment. The ice-making machine is used to produce an ice cube. The ice storage compartment is disposed below the ice-making machine, so as to accommodate an ice cube. The ice storage compartment has a discharge port. A movable blocking member and an ice-crushing cutter are located in the ice storage compartment. A distributor is located on the door and used to distribute the ice cube from the ice storage compartment to the outside. The ice storage compartment further includes an opening and closing mechanism for opening or closing the discharge port. Because the discharge port of the ice storage compartment can be closed, the ice-crushing cutter disposed above the discharge port will not be unconsciously touched, and a user is avoided from being hurt by the ice-crushing cutter.

Abstract: An ice-making apparatus and a refrigerator are provided. The ice-making apparatus includes an ice-making tray, a temperature sensor, a controller, and a vibration apparatus. The temperature sensor is disposed on the ice-making tray and is coupled to the controller. The temperature sensor is adapted to detect a temperature on the ice-making tray and output a temperature signal to the controller. The controller is coupled to the temperature sensor and the vibration apparatus, and is adapted to receive the temperature signal to obtain the temperature on the ice-making tray and generate a start instruction and send the start instruction to the vibration apparatus. The vibration apparatus is connected to the ice-making tray and is adapted to start vibrating when receiving the start instruction to drive the ice-making tray to vibrate. The foregoing solution can reduce bubbles in water in the ice-making tray and reduce broken ice cubes.

Abstract: A cooling appliance, contains a water path component for supplying water and a circuit component for supplying electricity or transmitting a control signal. An isolation component is disposed between the water path component and the circuit component to mechanically isolate the water path component from the circuit component. The isolation component is disposed between the water path component and the circuit component, so that when water is leaked from the water path component, the leaked water is blocked by the isolation component from spraying and scattering or from splashing to the circuit component, avoiding adverse consequences of electric leakage or short circuits caused by undesired contact between the circuit component and the water.

Abstract: A refrigerator has a storage compartment, a door for opening and closing the storage compartment, an ice-making machine and an ice storage compartment. The ice-making machine is used to produce an ice cube. The ice storage compartment is disposed below the ice-making machine, so as to accommodate an ice cube. The ice storage compartment has a discharge port. A movable blocking member and an ice-crushing cutter are located in the ice storage compartment. A distributor is located on the door and used to distribute the ice cube from the ice storage compartment to the outside. The ice storage compartment further includes an opening and closing mechanism for opening or closing the discharge port. Because the discharge port of the ice storage compartment can be closed, the ice-crushing cutter disposed above the discharge port will not be unconsciously touched, and a user is avoided from being hurt by the ice-crushing cutter.