CN109724342A - Ice dispenser with quantitative deliverying unit - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to ice dispensers, it is characterized in that, comprising: ontology；Ice making unit is arranged in the ontology, for making ice；Ice bank has accommodation space and ice discharging mouth, and the accommodation space is for storing the ice prepared；Spiral component is arranged in inside the ice bank in a manner of it can rotate, and ice is transferred when rotating in the forward direction and the ice is discharged to body exterior by the ice discharging mouth；Ice gate, for being opened and closed the ice discharging mouth, it is characterised in that, with guiding elements, the guiding elements, to protrude structure setting, and for limiting accumulated ice space, and provides the guiding function guided to the movement routine of ice in the ice discharging mouth or connected space adjacent thereto.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to ice dispensers, more specifically, are related to the ice dispenser with quantitative deliverying unit, described quantitative
Deliverying unit can be to the ice of the external discharge specified amount of ice dispenser.
Background technique
In general, ice making water purifier includes: filter house；Water purification pot is stored by the purified water purification of filter house；Cold water tank, storage
Deposit cold water；Ice making unit prepares ice or cold water；And ice bank for ice storage etc..
In addition, ice making chilled and hot water apparatus replaces the filter house and water purification pot of ice making water purifier with water-purifying tank with this, it is other
Structure and ice making water purifier are identical or general.
In addition, also having listed ice making refrigerator recently, the ice making refrigerator has to be made ice using cold air, and cold not opening
It can be to outside for the function of ice in the case where freezing the door of room.
User is the case where carrying out ice discharging using ice dispensers such as ice making water purifier, ice making chilled and hot water apparatus or ice making refrigerators
Under, be discharged after the ice being stored in ice bank to be adjusted to required amount, but ice making water purifier in the prior art,
Ice making chilled and hot water apparatus makes ice amount needed for the ice amount that is discharged of refrigerator is less than user, or the ice amount of discharge is far longer than and makes
Amount needed for user, therefore, it is difficult to suitable ice is discharged.
That is, existing ice dispenser is accumulated near ice discharging mouth in the case where having ice, a large amount of ice can be accumulated in side, and
A small amount of ice can be accumulated in the other side, at this time if implementing ice discharging, can be discharged from the position that accumulation has a large amount of ice more
Ice, and a small amount of ice can be discharged from the position that accumulation has a small amount of ice, therefore, ice discharging amount is indefinite, thus in the presence of the row of being difficult to
Out the problem of suitable ice.
That is, in the state of wide space of a large amount of ice accumulation near outlet, when the ice gate for ice discharging is opened
When putting, can disposably it gush out because being deposited in the ice near outlet, so that the water in cup can be caused when connecing ice using cup
Splash out, can also make the constricted flow between ice sometimes, so as to cause can not ice discharging card ice phenomenon.
Even if in addition, existing ice dispenser still maintains the shape for accumulating a large amount of ice near ice discharging mouth after completing ice discharging
State, so the ice storage capacity on the inside of ice bank is greatly decreased, it is therefore desirable to take the countermeasure for being able to solve this problem.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is proposed in view of above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide one kind can by having
Anti- stagnant ice is deposited in the works near ice discharging mouth in large quantities to quantify the ice dispenser of ice discharging.
After being able to solve ice discharging another object of the present invention is to provide one kind, a large amount of ice accumulation is in ice discharging mouth
Nearby lead to the ice dispenser for the problem of ice storage capacity is reduced on the inside of ice bank.
To achieve the goals above, the present invention provides a kind of ice dispenser comprising: ontology；Ice making unit is arranged in institute
It states in ontology, for making ice；Ice bank has accommodation space and ice discharging mouth, and the accommodation space is for storing the ice prepared；
Spiral component is arranged in inside the ice bank in a manner of it can rotate, and ice is transferred when rotating in the forward direction and passes through the ice
The ice discharging mouth is discharged to body exterior；Ice gate, for being opened and closed the ice discharging mouth, which is characterized in that there is guiding elements, institute
Guiding elements is stated in the ice discharging mouth or connected space adjacent thereto to protrude structure setting, and for limiting accumulated ice space,
And provide the guiding function guided to the movement routine of ice.
The guiding elements is at least a pair of of bump of the prominent medial surface for being formed in the ice gate.
Space is formed between a pair of bump, the space guides ice mobile to a direction.
Preferably, in the state that the ice bank is by the ice discharging door sealing, at least one of the pair of bump
Quartile is in the ice discharging mouth.
The guiding elements is muscle works, and the muscle works extends from the marginal end of the side side wall of the ice bank
Top that is prominent and being located at the ice discharging mouth.
The muscle works oliquely downward tilts extension from the side wall of the ice bank.
The muscle works extends from the side wall of the ice bank to underface.
Preferably, after ice discharging terminates and closes the ice gate, it is reversed at the appointed time to control the spiral component
Rotation, the ice for being deposited in the ice discharging mouth is rearward transferred.
The ice dispenser according to the present invention for having quantitative deliverying unit has the following effects that.
First, the problem of accumulating a large amount of ice near ice discharging mouth is controlled by guiding elements, can quantify ice discharging, and
The problem of the problem of operating mistake of door or ice will not be caused disposably to gush out or card ice.
Second, accumulated ice near ice discharging mouth, directly flexibly uses a pair of of the protrusion for being formed in outlet medial surface in order to prevent
Object so as to ensure the space for guiding ice, and then can reduce number of components.
Third, by forming muscle works in ice bank without the use of other components, to reduce the sky around ice discharging mouth
Between, so as to be effectively prevented accumulated ice.
4th, after ice discharging, make to be deposited in medial movement of a large amount of ice near outlet to ice bank, thus
It is capable of increasing ice storage amount.
Detailed description of the invention
For attached drawing in this specification merely to illustrating the preferred embodiment of the present invention, effect is sent out with aftermentioned
Bright being described in detail further assists to understand technical idea of the invention together, should not limit the invention in such attached drawing
Content explains.
Fig. 1 is the sectional view for showing the structure of ice dispenser of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the perspective view for showing the structure for a pair of of the bump for being formed in ice gate in Fig. 1 as guiding elements.
Fig. 3 is the perspective view for showing the on-off action of the ice gate in Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is the perspective view for showing the on-off action of the ice gate in Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is to show the perspective view for forming the structure of muscle works in Fig. 1 in ice bank as guiding elements.
Fig. 6 is the cross-sectional view briefly showed in Fig. 1 for the ice gate of ice discharging in open state.
Fig. 7 is to show after ice gate in Fig. 6 closes, and spiral component reversely rotates and rearward transfer cuing open for the state of ice
View.
Description of symbols
100: ontology 110: ice making unit
120: ice bank 122: ice discharging mouth
123: front end side wall 124: muscle works
130: spiral component 140: ice gate
141: door body 142: bump
144: door shell 150: the first expires ice sensor
151: the second full ice sensors
Specific embodiment
In the following, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.It should be noted that this specification and
Term or word used in claims cannot be construed to the meaning in common meaning or dictionary, should stand in inventor
In order to use most preferred method illustrate the invention and can the concept to term carry out definition appropriate principle angle,
It is explained with the meaning and concept that meet technical thought of the invention.Therefore, the embodiment and attached drawing recorded in this specification
Shown in structure be only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the technical idea of whole of the invention can not be represented, therefore answer
It can have the various equivalents and variation that can replace these when applying for the present invention when understanding.
Fig. 1 is the sectional view for showing the structure of ice dispenser of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to Fig.1, the ice dispenser of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: ontology 100, has defined form；Ice making
Unit 110, for making ice；Ice bank 120 has accommodation space 121 and ice discharging mouth 122, and the accommodation space 121 is for storing
The ice made；Spiral component 130 can be rotatably set in inside the ice bank 120, and when rotation, ice is transplanted on ice discharging mouth
122 sides；Ice gate 140, for being opened and closed the ice discharging mouth 122；And guiding elements, ice is accumulated around ice discharging mouth 122
Space is limited, and provides the function of guiding to the movement routine of ice, and the guiding elements includes being formed in ice gate
At least a pair of of bump 142 of 140 medial surface and the muscle works 124 for being formed in ice bank 120.Although not in addition into
Row diagram, but ice dispenser of the invention can have one of a pair of of bump 142 and muscle works 124 as described
Guiding elements.
Ontology 100 is internally provided with ice making unit 110；In addition to this ice bank 120 and spiral component 130 etc. may be used also
To be further provided with their control unit (not shown) of control.
Ice making unit 110 is obtained by defined circulating pump from the cold water tank positioned at 120 lower part of ice bank inside ontology 100
Water is obtained, and it is cooled down and is made ice, and the ice is supplied to ice bank 120.Ice making unit 110 can be set with nozzle type
It sets on the top of ontology 100, as an alternative, can be set to immersion-type.
Ice bank 120 has accommodation space 121, with the ice for storing the preparation of ice making unit 110, is formed in one side
Ice discharging mouth 122, the ice discharging mouth 122 are used to be stored in external discharge of the ice inside ice bank 120 to ontology 100.
Spiral component 130 is formed as vortex-like, that is, multiple spiral helicine vane members alongst repeated arrangement or company
Continuous landform is integral；When spiral component 130 is driven and rotated to a direction by power supply source, executes and ice is pushed into row
The movement of 122 side of ice mouth.In addition, keeping ice mobile to the opposite side of ice discharging mouth 122 when spiral component 130 reversely rotates.
Ice gate 140 is assembled into the door shell (Doorhousing) 144 of the regulation shape positioned at the front side of ontology 100
On, the ice discharging mouth 122 of ice bank 120 is opened and closed by front and back rotational action.
As shown in Fig. 2, the door body 141 that ice gate 140 has regulation shape is dashed forward with a pair for being formed in 141 medial surface of door body
Play object 142.A pair of of bump 142 is a kind of guiding elements, by reduce ice discharging mouth 122 near can accumulated ice space, to control
Accumulated ice amount processed, while the function of guiding to the movement routine of ice being also provided.In order to efficiently perform as this guidance structure
The function of part, it is preferable that each bump 142 is formed as to the marginal portion of part of the upper surface with substantially flat and surrounding
Curved shape, so that ice can be moved swimmingly.In addition, each bump 142 is formed as getting over from the planar section of door body 141
Far, the narrower shape of width, it is preferable that be formed as " angle " shape.It is formed between a pair of of bump 142 for guiding ice to one
The mobile space of a direction (lower section).Preferably, the medial surface general curved opposite each other of a pair of of bump 142 is formed, with
Ice is set swimmingly to be moved.
As shown in figure 3, in the state that ice gate 140 is open, space 143 between a pair of of bump 142 actually with
The opening portion 145 of door shell 144 is connected to, to be used as the channel of ice discharging.In addition, as shown in figure 4, the shape closed in ice gate 140
Under state, a pair of of bump 142 reduces the surrounding space being connected to ice discharging mouth 122, to play limitation ice accumulation to ice discharging mouth
Effect around 122.Preferably, in the state that ice gate 140 closes ice discharging mouth 122 and ice bank 120 is made to be in closed, one
Ice discharging mouth 122 is located at least part of bump 142.
As shown in figure 5, the marginal end of the front end side wall 123 of ice bank 120 is provided with muscle works 124 outstanding, position
In the top of ice discharging mouth 122.Fig. 5 is the perspective view for showing the internal structure observed from the top of ice bank 120.
Muscle works 124 is guiding elements, by reducing the upper space of ice discharging mouth 122, to prevent the upper of ice discharging mouth 122
Portion space transition accumulated ice, and while controlling the discharge rate of ice, also act as the function of guiding to the movement routine of ice.
Preferably, muscle works 124 is integrally formed by soft material and with ice bank 120.Muscle works 124 may include
At least one of tilted ribs 124a and vertical tendon 124b.The tilted ribs 124a oliquely downward inclines from the side wall of ice bank 120
Tiltedly extend, the vertical tendon 124b extends from the side wall of ice bank 120 to underface.
The control unit that the present invention has may include following functions.After ice discharging, keep spiral component 130 reversed
Rotation, so that the ice storage abundance to ice bank 120 is adjusted.
That is, being pushed a large amount of ice to ice discharging mouth as shown in fig. 6, rotate in the forward direction movement by spiral component 130
The ice of specified amount is discharged by the opening of ice gate 140 to outside for 122 sides.Here, " forward direction " of spiral component 130 refers to,
The direction that ice can be pushed to the rotation of 122 side of ice discharging mouth centered on rotary shaft, such as may be set to clockwise.
As shown in fig. 7, after ice discharging, and after the closing of the ice gate 140, the control unit controls the spiral structure
Part 130, reversely rotates it before the deadline, so that the ice for being deposited in 120 inside of ice discharging mouth is rearward pushed, thus
Increase the inside storage capacity of ice bank 120.In order to implement this control, in the side adjacent with the ice discharging mouth 122 of ice bank 120
It is separately provided for detecting the first full ice sensor 150 of full ice-like state and the second Man Bingchuan on wall and the side wall of its opposite side
Sensor 151.First full ice sensor 150 and the second full ice sensor 151 are to be able to detect the close state or accumulating amount of ice
Such as optical sensor or ultrasonic sensor embody.
The ice dispenser of the preferred embodiment of the present invention with above structure is stored in prepared by ice making unit 110
Ice in ice bank 120, by spiral component 130 when rotating in the forward direction to be transplanted on ice discharging 122 side of mouth, by being formed in ice discharging
A pair of of bump 142 of the medial surface of door 140 and the muscle works 124 extended to form from ice bank 120, to inhibit ice in ice discharging
Bulk deposition near mouth 122.Therefore, when open ice gate 140 implements ice discharging, it can prevent a large amount of ice from once gushing out, and
And ice discharging can be quantified, without causing the card ice problem between ice.
In addition, terminating after closing ice gate 140 in ice discharging, make its reverse rotation by controlling spiral component 130, from
And a large amount of ice being deposited near ice discharging mouth 122 is set to be shifted into the inside of ice bank 120 again, and then ice can be increased
Storage capacity.
More than, although by limit embodiment and attached drawing the present invention is described, the present invention is not limited thereto,
Those skilled in the art are in technical idea of the invention and the range being equal with the scope of patent protection of following record, it is clear that can
To carry out a variety of modification and deformation.
Claims (8)
1. a kind of ice dispenser,
Include:
Ontology；
Ice making unit is arranged in the ontology, for making ice；
Ice bank has accommodation space and ice discharging mouth, and the accommodation space is for storing the ice prepared；
Spiral component is arranged in inside the ice bank in a manner of it can rotate, and ice is transferred when rotating in the forward direction and makes the ice
It is discharged by the ice discharging mouth to body exterior；
Ice gate, for being opened and closed the ice discharging mouth,
It is characterized in that,
With guiding elements, the guiding elements in the ice discharging mouth or connected space adjacent thereto to protrude structure setting,
And for limiting accumulated ice space, and provide the guiding function guided to the movement routine of ice.
2. ice dispenser according to claim 1, which is characterized in that
The guiding elements is at least a pair of of bump of the prominent medial surface for being formed in the ice gate.
3. ice dispenser according to claim 2, which is characterized in that
Space is formed between a pair of bump, the space guides ice mobile to a direction.
4. ice dispenser according to claim 3, which is characterized in that
In the state that the ice bank is by the ice discharging door sealing, at least part of the pair of bump is located at the row
Ice mouth.
5. ice dispenser according to claim 1, which is characterized in that
The guiding elements is muscle works, and the muscle works extends from the marginal end of the side side wall of the ice bank to be protruded
And it is located at the top of the ice discharging mouth.
6. ice dispenser according to claim 5, which is characterized in that
The muscle works oliquely downward tilts extension from the side wall of the ice bank.
7. ice dispenser according to claim 5, which is characterized in that
The muscle works extends from the side wall of the ice bank to underface.
8. ice dispenser according to claim 1, which is characterized in that
After ice discharging terminates and closes the ice gate, control the spiral component reversely rotates at the appointed time, by heap
Product is rearward transferred in the ice of the ice discharging mouth.
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