CN102135358A - Evaporator type ice-making device and refrigerator having same - Google Patents
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The invention provides an evaporator type ice-making device and a refrigerator having the same. The evaporator type ice-making device comprises a water tank, an oscillator, an ice tray and an ice storage chamber, wherein the oscillator is connected with the water tank to change water in the water tank into water fog particles; the water tank is provided with a tank body and a cover board which is matched with the tank body; a fog spray nozzle from which the water fog particles overflow is formed on the cover board; the ice tray is arranged above the water tank; an opening surface of the ice tray is downward so as to collect the water fog particles; and the ice storage chamber is arranged below the ice tray so as to store ice which is made in the ice tray. In the invention, the water is atomized according to an oscillation principle and further adhered to the ice tray for ice making, and the quantity and quality of the made ice are improved relatively. Moreover, the ice-making device is simple in structure and easy to implement.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to refrigeration plant manufacturing technology field, particularly a kind of evaporator type ice maker and have the refrigerator of this evaporator type ice maker.
Background technology
Traditional ice making machine pf refrigerator is arranged in the refrigerating chamber usually, relies on the air-cooled ice making of carrying out.But, for refrigerator freezing under the last refrigeration, it is very inconvenient for taking of ice cube that ice machine is placed in the refrigerating chamber, and, this kind ice making mode freezes for the time because being the ice cube ecto-entad, remaining in airborne air can not discharge, therefore causing has bubble in the ice cube, ice cube is of poor quality and opaque.
Summary of the invention
Purpose of the present invention is intended to solve at least one of above-mentioned technological deficiency.
For achieving the above object, one aspect of the present invention proposes a kind of evaporator type ice maker, comprise: water tank and oscillator, described oscillator links to each other with described water tank so that the water in the described water tank is become water fog particle, and described water tank has casing and the cover plate that matches with casing and described cover plate and is provided with nozzle so that described water fog particle overflows; Ice box, described ice box are arranged on the opening surface of the top of described water tank and described ice box downwards to collect described water fog particle; And storage chamber, described storage chamber is arranged on the below of described ice box to store the ice that is made by described ice box.
Evaporator type ice maker according to the above embodiment of the present invention carries out ice making by utilizing the concussion principle to make water fogging and then it is attached on the ice box, the ice amount of generation and the quality of ice all increase.And ice maker of the present invention is simple in structure, is easy to realize.
In one embodiment of the invention, the cover plate of described water tank comprises: ridge type lid, and the top of described ridge type lid is provided with opening; With the aerosolizing part that is removably mounted on described opening, described aerosolizing part is provided with a plurality of nozzles.Described storage chamber is arranged on the below of described water tank, and the projection of the periphery of described storage chamber on horizontal plane be positioned at the outside of described water tank, the ice that falls with the ridge type lid of accepting by described water tank.
In one embodiment of the invention, described evaporator type ice maker also comprises spray fan, and described spray fan is arranged on the bottom of described water tank so that described water fog particle is sent by described nozzle.
In one embodiment of the invention, described evaporator type ice maker also comprises first evaporimeter, and described first evaporimeter links to each other so that the ice in the described storage chamber is freezed with described storage chamber.
In one embodiment of the invention, in order to take ice cube, on the antetheca of described storage chamber, be provided with ice mouth, and described evaporator type ice maker also comprises: push away the ice bar, the described ice bar that pushes away is arranged in the described storage chamber in the vertical movably so that the ice cube in the described storage chamber is released described ice mouth; Push away the ice motor, the described ice motor that pushes away links to each other to control described the moving of ice bar that push away with the described ice bar that pushes away; And controller, described controller links to each other with the described ice motor that pushes away, according to the described described ice bar that pushes away of ice motor-driven that pushes away of the control instruction control of user's input.
In one embodiment of the invention, described evaporator type ice maker also comprises the ice cube detector, whether described ice cube detector links to each other with described storage chamber is filled with ice cube to detect in the described storage chamber, and described ice cube detector links to each other with described controller so that described controller is controlled the start and stop of described oscillator according to the testing result of described ice cube detector.
In one embodiment of the invention, described evaporator type ice maker also comprises level sensor, described level sensor is arranged in the described water tank to measure the water level of described water tank, and described level sensor links to each other with described controller, so that the water level that described controller is measured according to described level sensor is controlled the water inlet of described water inlet assembly.
In one embodiment of the invention, described evaporator type ice maker also comprises heat insulation outer cover, and described evaporator type ice maker is embedded in the described heat insulation outer cover.
The present invention also proposes a kind of refrigerator on the other hand, comprising: casing, the front side of described casing are formed with opening and are limited with refrigerating chamber in described casings, are provided with second evaporimeter in the described refrigerating chamber; Chamber door, described chamber door are connected in and are used to open described opening on the described casing; With aforesaid evaporator type ice maker, wherein, described second evaporimeter links to each other with described ice box so that described water fog particle freezes in described ice box.
In one embodiment of the invention, described refrigerator also comprises distributor, and described distributor has the described switch that exports out ice of import, outlet and control, and the import of described distributor links to each other with the ice mouth of described evaporator type ice maker.
Aspect that the present invention adds and advantage part in the following description provide, and part will become obviously from the following description, or recognize by practice of the present invention.
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Above-mentioned and/or additional aspect of the present invention and advantage are from obviously and easily understanding becoming the description of embodiment below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional exploded view of the evaporator type ice maker of one embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 2 is the side view of an embodiment with refrigerator of evaporator type ice maker shown in Figure 1.
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Describe embodiments of the invention below in detail, the example of described embodiment is shown in the drawings, and wherein identical from start to finish or similar label is represented identical or similar elements or the element with identical or similar functions.Below by the embodiment that is described with reference to the drawings is exemplary, only is used to explain the present invention, and can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.
Be illustrated in figure 1 as the three-dimensional exploded view of the evaporator type ice maker of one embodiment of the invention, this device comprises: water tank 11, oscillator 12, ice box 13 and storage chamber 14.
According to above-mentioned evaporator type ice maker, to utilize oscillation principle to make water fogging and then it is attached to and carry out ice making on the ice box, the ice amount of generation and the quality of ice all can increase.And apparently, ice maker of the present invention simple in structure is easy to realize.
In the present embodiment, cover plate preferably includes: ridge type lid 111 is provided with opening at the top of ridge type lid 111; With the aerosolizing part 112 that is removably mounted on opening, on aerosolizing part 112, be provided with a plurality of nozzles, water fog particle overflows via nozzle.Storage chamber 14 is arranged on the below of water tank 11, and the projection of the periphery of storage chamber 14 on horizontal plane should be positioned at the outside of water tank 11, and the ice that comes off from ice box 13 can be from 111 landings of ridge type lid to storage chamber 14 like this.Should be understood that and when for example nozzle is plugged etc., can easily aerosolizing part 112 be removed and clean because aerosolizing part 112 removably is provided with.
In an embodiment of the present invention, oscillator 12 can be arranged on the bottom of water tank 11 simply, and oscillator 12 can be ultrasonic oscillator, utilizes the supersonic oscillations principle to make water fogging.Should be understood that this only for schematic example, oscillator 12 also can other mode links to each other with water tank 11 or is arranged in the water tank 11, and oscillator 12 also can be the oscillator of other kinds.
In an embodiment of the present invention, preferably, also fan 15 can be set in the bottom of water tank 11, so that water fog particle can be overflowed by nozzle faster and betterly.In addition, the first evaporimeter (not shown) can be set also, described first evaporimeter is linked to each other with storage chamber 14 so that the ice in the storage chamber 14 is freezed, prevent the ice-out in the storage chamber 14.
Should be understood that the user can manually will ice taking-up from storage chamber 14, but preferably can adopt automatic mode that ice cube is released from storage chamber 14.In the present embodiment, on the antetheca (a user oriented side) of storage chamber 14, be provided with ice mouth 141, will ice by automatic mode then and release described ice mouth 141.As shown in Figure 1, this evaporator type ice maker can comprise: push away ice bar 16, push away ice motor 17 and controller (not shown in figure 1).Pushing away ice bar 16 is arranged in the storage chamber 14 in the vertical movably, push away ice motor 17 and push away ice bar 16 and link to each other and push away the mobile of ice bar 16 with control, controller with push away ice motor 17 and link to each other, push away ice motor 17 according to the control instruction control of user input and drive to push away and ice bar 16 and move.For example, when controller receive the user get ice instruction after, control pushes away ice motor 17 and starts working, and under the effect that is pushing away ice motor 17, pushes away ice bar 16 and moves to ice mouth 141 directions, will ice release storage chamber 14.
In the present embodiment, ice cube detector 18 also can be set to detect in the storage chamber 14 whether be filled with ice cube in storage chamber 14, and ice cube detector 18 can be linked to each other with controller, so that controller can be according to the start and stop of the testing result control generator 12 of ice cube detector 18.For example, ice cube detector 18 can be arranged on the upper edge of storage chamber 14, when being filled with ice cube in the storage chamber 14, ice cube touches ice cube detector 18, make ice cube detector 18 can detect in the storage chamber 14 and be filled with ice cube, controller receives this information, and control generator 12 quits work, thereby stop ice making, prevent that ice cube from overflowing storage chamber 14.
In addition, should be understood that the user can pour water in the water tank 11 into manually, but preferably also can water be injected water tank 11 by the water inlet assembly.Therefore, the evaporator type ice maker of present embodiment also can comprise into water assembly (not shown in figure 1), an end of water inlet assembly is linked to each other with external water source, thereby the other end links to each other with water tank 11 water is injected.Preferably, in order to control the injecting process automatically, prevent overflowing of water etc., level sensor 19 also can be set to measure the water level of water tank 11 in water tank 11, and level sensor 19 is also linked to each other with controller, so that controller can be controlled the water inlet assembly according to the water level that level sensor 19 is measured.Particularly, the user can set lowest water level value and peak level value, when the water level that measures is lower than the lowest water level value, controller control water inlet assembly is opened, water filling in water tank 11, when the water level that measures was higher than the peak level value, controller control water inlet assembly was closed, and stops water filling in water tank 11.
In embodiments of the present invention, this ice maker also can comprise heat insulation outer cover 110, whole ice maker is embedded in the heat insulation outer cover 110, thereby keeps the interior low temperature of ice maker, the thawing of anti-stagnant ice better.
The present invention also proposes a kind of refrigerator, as shown in Figure 2, comprising: casing 20, chamber door 30 and above-mentioned evaporator type ice maker.Be formed with opening in the front side of casing 20 and be limited with refrigerating chamber 21 in casing 20, be provided with second evaporimeter 22 in refrigerating chamber 21, evaporimeter 22 links to each other with the ice box 13 of evaporator type ice maker so that water fog particle freezes in ice box 13.Should understand, when the evaporator type ice maker of the embodiment of the invention is used for refrigerator, can use second evaporimeter 22 to realize the function of freezing, using the first extra evaporimeter that ice box 13 is heated comes off ice, also can only use second evaporimeter 22 to realize simultaneously freezing and deicing function, promptly behind finishing ice-making, come off thereby make second evaporimeter, 22 interior refrigerant adverse currents heat the ice that make in the ice box 13 to ice box 13.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the ice that comes out from the ice mouth 141 of storage chamber 14 can enter the distributor 40, and distributor 40 can adopt existing techniques in realizing, herein for simplicity, is not described in detail.Distributor 40 can have the switch that import, outlet and control export out ice, and the import of distributor 40 links to each other with the ice mouth 141 of storage chamber 14.When the user wants to take ice cube, press switch, ice cube falls from the outlet of distributor 40.
In embodiments of the present invention, the water inlet assembly also can adopt existing techniques in realizing, and as shown in Figure 2, the water inlet assembly comprises water inlet pipe 101 and water valve 102.One end of water inlet pipe 101 can be connected with external water source, and the other end links to each other with water tank 11 by water valve 102.
Workflow that describe in detail to use refrigerator to carry out ice making below with evaporator type ice maker of the present invention.
When the user wants ice making, select ice making function by control panel, water level controller 18 begins to detect the water level in the water tank 11, if detection water shortage, then controller control water valve 102 is opened in water tank 11 and is supplied water, if detect water yield abundance, then controller control water valve 102 cuts out.Ultrasonic oscillator 12 becomes the water in the water tank 11 into water fog particle, fan 15 is sent water fog particle and is touched ice box 13 by nozzle, on ice box 13, freezing under the effect of second evaporimeter 22, after icing finishing, refrigerant adverse current heating ice box in second evaporimeter 22, make ice cube come off, and along ridge type lid 111 landings of water tank 11 to storage chamber 14.When the user need take ice cube, controller control pushed away ice motor 17 and drives and push away ice bar 16 and move, and ice cube is released by ice mouth 141 entered distributor 40, and the user presses switch, and ice cube falls from the outlet of distributor 40 and supplies with the user.
The present invention carries out ice making by utilizing the concussion principle to make water fogging and then it is attached on the ice box, the ice amount of generation and the quality of ice all increase.And ice maker of the present invention is simple in structure, is easy to realize.
In the description of this specification, concrete feature, structure, material or characteristics that the description of reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiment ", " example ", " concrete example " or " some examples " etc. means in conjunction with this embodiment or example description are contained at least one embodiment of the present invention or the example.In this manual, the schematic statement to above-mentioned term not necessarily refers to identical embodiment or example.And concrete feature, structure, material or the characteristics of description can be with the suitable manner combination in any one or more embodiment or example.
Although illustrated and described embodiments of the invention, for the ordinary skill in the art, be appreciated that without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention and can carry out multiple variation, modification, replacement and modification that scope of the present invention is by claims and be equal to and limit to these embodiment.
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1. an evaporator type ice maker is characterized in that, comprising:
Water tank and oscillator, described oscillator link to each other with described water tank so that the water in the described water tank is become water fog particle, and described water tank has casing and the cover plate that matches with casing and described cover plate and is provided with nozzle so that described water fog particle overflows;
Ice box, described ice box are arranged on the top of described water tank and the opening surface of described ice box is used to collect described water fog particle downwards; And
The below that storage chamber, described storage chamber are arranged on described ice box is used to store the ice that is made by described ice box.
2. evaporator type ice maker according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the cover plate of described water tank comprises:
Ridge type lid, the top of described ridge type lid is provided with opening; With
Be removably mounted on the aerosolizing part of described opening, described aerosolizing part is provided with a plurality of nozzles.
3. evaporator type ice maker according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, described storage chamber is arranged on the below of described water tank, and the projection of the periphery of described storage chamber on horizontal plane be positioned at the outside of described water tank, the ice that falls with the ridge type lid of accepting by described water tank.
4. evaporator type ice maker according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Spray fan, described spray fan are arranged on the bottom of described water tank so that described water fog particle is sent by described nozzle.
5. evaporator type ice maker according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises: first evaporimeter, described first evaporimeter links to each other so that the ice in the described storage chamber is freezed with described storage chamber.
6. evaporator type ice maker according to claim 1 is characterized in that the antetheca of described storage chamber is provided with ice mouth,
And described evaporator type ice maker also comprises:
Push away the ice bar, described push away the ice bar be arranged on movably in the vertical in the described storage chamber with the ice cube in the described storage chamber from after release described ice mouth forward;
Push away the ice motor, the described ice motor that pushes away links to each other with the described ice bar that pushes away that described to push away the ice bar mobile in described storage chamber to drive; And
Controller, described controller links to each other with the described ice motor that pushes away, according to the described described ice bar that pushes away of ice motor-driven that pushes away of the control instruction control of user's input.
7. evaporator type ice maker according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
The ice cube detector, whether described ice cube detector links to each other with described storage chamber is filled with ice cube to detect in the described storage chamber, and described ice cube detector links to each other with described controller so that described controller is controlled the start and stop of described oscillator according to the testing result of described ice cube detector.
8. evaporator type ice maker according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Level sensor, described level sensor is arranged in the described water tank to measure the water level of described water tank, and described level sensor links to each other with described controller, so that the water filling of water level control in described water tank that described controller is measured according to described level sensor.
9. according to each described evaporator type ice maker of claim 1-8, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
Heat insulation outer cover, described evaporator type ice maker is embedded in the described heat insulation outer cover.
10. a refrigerator is characterized in that, comprising:
Casing, the front side of described casing are formed with opening and are limited with refrigerating chamber in described casings, are provided with second evaporimeter in the described refrigerating chamber;
Chamber door, described chamber door are connected in and are used to open described opening on the described casing; With
Evaporator type ice maker, described evaporator type ice maker are each described evaporator type ice maker of claim 1 to 9,
Wherein, described second evaporimeter links to each other with described ice box so that described water fog particle freezes in described ice box.
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