CN109724342B - Ice supplying apparatus having a quantitative discharge unit - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to an ice supply device, comprising: a body; an ice making unit provided in the body, for making ice; the ice storage warehouse is provided with an accommodating space and an ice discharging opening, and the accommodating space is used for storing prepared ice; a spiral member rotatably provided in the ice bank, and configured to deliver ice and discharge the ice to the outside of the body through the ice discharge port while rotating in a forward direction; and an ice discharge door for opening and closing the ice discharge port, wherein the ice discharge door has a guide member provided in a protruding structure at the ice discharge port or a communication space adjacent thereto, for limiting an ice accretion space, and for providing a guide function of guiding a moving path of ice.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to an ice dispenser, and more particularly, to an ice dispenser having a quantitative discharge unit capable of discharging a predetermined amount of ice to the outside of the ice dispenser.
Background
Generally, an ice-making water purifier includes: a filtering part; a purified water tank for storing purified water purified by the filtering part; a cold water tank for storing cold water; an ice making unit to make ice or cold water; and an ice bank for storing ice, etc.
In addition, the ice-making cold and hot water purifier has a purified water barrel to replace the filtering part and the purified water tank of the ice-making water purifier, and the other structures are the same as or common to the ice-making water purifier.
Further, recently, an ice-making refrigerator having a function of making ice using cold air and supplying the ice to the outside without opening a door of a freezing chamber is also marketed.
In the case where a user discharges ice using an ice supply device such as an ice making water purifier, an ice making water cooler/cooler, or an ice making refrigerator, the user adjusts the amount of ice stored in an ice bank to a desired amount and then discharges the ice.
That is, in the conventional ice supplying apparatus, when ice is accumulated in the vicinity of the ice discharge opening, a large amount of ice is accumulated on one side and a small amount of ice is accumulated on the other side, and in this case, if ice discharge is performed, a large amount of ice is discharged from a position where a large amount of ice is accumulated and a small amount of ice is discharged from a position where a small amount of ice is accumulated, and therefore, the amount of ice discharged is variable, and it is difficult to discharge a proper amount of ice.
That is, in a state where a large amount of ice is accumulated in a wide space near the discharge port, when the ice discharge door for discharging ice is opened, the ice accumulated near the discharge port may be gushed out at one time, and when the ice is collected using the cup, water in the cup may be splashed, and a flow between the ice may be blocked, thereby causing an ice catching phenomenon in which the ice cannot be discharged.
In addition, since the conventional ice supplying apparatus maintains a state in which a large amount of ice is accumulated near the ice discharge opening even after the ice discharge is completed, the ice storage amount inside the ice bank is greatly reduced, and thus a countermeasure capable of solving this problem is required.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an ice dispenser which discharges ice quantitatively by having a structure capable of preventing a large amount of ice from accumulating in the vicinity of an ice discharge opening.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an ice supplying apparatus capable of solving a problem that a large amount of ice is accumulated near an ice discharge port after the ice discharge is completed, thereby reducing an ice storage amount inside an ice storage bin.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an ice supplying apparatus, comprising: a body; an ice making unit provided in the body, for making ice; the ice storage warehouse is provided with an accommodating space and an ice discharging opening, and the accommodating space is used for storing prepared ice; a spiral member rotatably provided in the ice bank, and configured to deliver ice and discharge the ice to the outside of the body through the ice discharge port while rotating in a forward direction; and an ice discharge door for opening and closing the ice discharge port, wherein the ice discharge door has a guide member provided in a protruding structure at the ice discharge port or a communication space adjacent thereto, for limiting an ice accretion space, and for providing a guide function of guiding a moving path of ice.
The guide member is at least one pair of protrusions formed to protrude from an inner side surface of the ice discharge door.
A space is formed between the pair of the protrusions, and the space guides the ice to move in one direction.
Preferably, at least a portion of the pair of protrusions is located at the ice discharge opening in a state where the ice bank is sealed by the ice discharge door.
The guide member is a rib structure which extends and protrudes from the edge end of one side wall of the ice storage bin and is positioned above the ice discharge port.
The rib structure extends obliquely downward from the side wall of the ice storage.
The rib structure extends from the side wall of the ice storage warehouse to the right lower side.
Preferably, after the ice discharge door is closed after the ice discharge is completed, the spiral member is controlled to rotate in a reverse direction for a predetermined time to transfer the ice accumulated at the ice discharge opening in a backward direction.
The ice supplying device having the quantitative discharge unit according to the present invention has the following effects.
First, the problem of a large amount of ice accumulated near the ice discharge opening is controlled by the guide member, and the ice can be quantitatively discharged without causing an operational error of the door or a problem of ice gushing out at a time or a problem of ice jamming.
Secondly, in order to prevent ice from accumulating near the ice discharge port, a pair of projections formed on the inner surface of the ice discharge port is used as it is, so that a space for guiding ice can be secured, and the number of parts can be reduced.
Third, the space around the ice discharge port is reduced by forming the rib structure in the ice bank without using other members, so that the ice accumulation can be effectively prevented.
Fourth, after the ice discharge is completed, a large amount of ice accumulated near the discharge port is moved to the inside of the ice bank, thereby increasing the amount of ice stored.
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The drawings in the present specification are only for illustrating preferred embodiments of the present invention, and serve to further assist understanding of the technical ideas of the present invention together with the detailed description of the present invention to be described later, and the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the contents in the drawings.
Fig. 1 is a sectional view illustrating a structure of an ice supplying apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a pair of protrusions formed at the ice discharge door as a guide member in fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an opening and closing operation of the ice discharge door in fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating an opening and closing operation of the ice discharge door in fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of forming a rib structure at the ice bank as a guide member in fig. 1.
Fig. 6 is a sectional view schematically showing an opened state of an ice discharging door for discharging ice of fig. 1.
Fig. 7 is a sectional view illustrating a state where the spiral member reversely rotates to transfer ice rearward after the ice discharge door in fig. 6 is closed.
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100: the body 110: ice-making unit
120: the ice bank 122: ice discharge port
123: front end side wall 124: rib structure
130: the screw member 140: ice discharge door
141: door body 142: protrusion object
144: the door shell 150: first full ice sensor
151: second full ice sensor
Detailed Description
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the terms or words used in the present specification and claims cannot be interpreted as general meanings or dictionary meanings, and should be interpreted as meanings and concepts conforming to the technical idea of the present invention in view of the principle that the inventor can properly define the concept of the terms to describe the invention using the most preferable method. Therefore, the embodiment described in the present specification and the structure shown in the drawings are only one preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent the entire technical idea of the present invention, and therefore it should be understood that various equivalents and modifications capable of replacing these may be provided at the time of applying the present invention.
Fig. 1 is a sectional view illustrating a structure of an ice supplying apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1, an ice supplying apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: a main body 100 having a predetermined shape; an ice making unit 110 for making ice; an ice bank 120 including an accommodation space 121 and an ice discharge port 122, the accommodation space 121 storing prepared ice; a screw member 130 rotatably provided in the ice bank 120 and transferring ice to the ice discharge opening 122 side when rotated; an ice discharge door 140 for opening and closing the ice discharge opening 122; and a guide member limiting a space where ice is accumulated around the ice discharge opening 122 and providing a function of guiding a moving path of the ice, the guide member including at least one pair of protrusions 142 formed at an inner side surface of the ice discharge door 140 and a rib structure 124 formed at the ice bank 120. Although not separately illustrated, the ice dispenser of the present invention may include one of the pair of protrusions 142 and the rib structure 124 as the guide member.
An ice making unit 110 is provided inside the body 100; the ice bank 120, the screw member 130, and the like, and in addition thereto, a control part (not shown) for controlling them may be further provided.
The ice making unit 110 obtains water from a cold water tank located at a lower portion of the ice bank 120 inside the main body 100 by a predetermined circulation pump, cools the water to make ice, and supplies the ice to the ice bank 120. The ice making unit 110 may be provided at an upper portion of the body 100 in a nozzle type, and alternatively, may be provided in a dip type.
The ice bank 120 includes a receiving space 121 for storing ice prepared by the ice making unit 110, and an ice discharge opening 122 is formed at one side thereof, and the ice discharge opening 122 is used for discharging the ice stored in the ice bank 120 to the outside of the body 100.
The spiral member 130 is formed in a spiral shape, that is, a plurality of spiral blade members are repeatedly arranged or continuously integrated in a lengthwise direction; when the screw member 130 is driven by the power supply source to rotate in one direction, the ice is pushed to the ice discharge opening 122 side. When the screw member 130 rotates in the reverse direction, the ice is moved to the opposite side of the ice discharge opening 122.
The ice discharge door 140 is assembled to a door case (Doorhousing)144 having a predetermined shape and located on the front surface side of the body 100, and opens and closes the ice discharge port 122 of the ice bank 120 by a forward and backward rotating operation.
As shown in fig. 2, ice discharge door 140 includes a door 141 having a predetermined shape and a pair of protrusions 142 formed on an inner surface of door 141. The pair of protrusions 142 is a guide member to control the amount of accumulated ice by reducing a space in which ice may accumulate near the ice discharge opening 122, and also to provide a function of guiding the moving path of ice. In order to effectively perform the function as such a guide member, it is preferable that each of the protrusions 142 is formed in a shape having a substantially flat portion on an upper surface and a curved peripheral edge portion to enable ice to smoothly move. Each of the projections 142 is formed in a shape having a narrower width as it is farther from the flat surface portion of the door body 141, and preferably, is formed in a "corner" shape. A space for guiding the ice to move in one direction (downward) is formed between the pair of protrusions 142. Preferably, inner sides of the pair of protrusions 142 facing each other are formed to be substantially curved so that ice can smoothly move.
As shown in fig. 3, in a state where the ice discharge door 140 is opened, the space 143 between the pair of protrusions 142 actually communicates with the opening portion 145 of the door case 144, thereby serving as a passage for ice discharge. Further, as shown in fig. 4, in a state where the ice discharge door 140 is closed, the pair of protrusions 142 reduce a surrounding space communicating with the ice discharge opening 122, thereby functioning to restrict accumulation of ice to the periphery of the ice discharge opening 122. Preferably, at least a portion of the pair of protrusions 142 is positioned at the ice discharge opening 122 in a state where the ice bank 120 is closed by closing the ice discharge opening 122 by the ice discharge door 140.
As shown in fig. 5, the edge end of the front side wall 123 of the ice bank 120 is provided with a protruding rib structure 124, which is located above the ice discharge opening 122. Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating an internal structure viewed from above the ice bank 120.
The rib structure 124 is a guide member, prevents excessive ice accumulation in the upper space of the ice discharge opening 122 by reducing the upper space of the ice discharge opening 122, and functions to guide the moving path of ice while controlling the discharge amount of ice.
Preferably, the rib structure 124 is formed of a soft material and is integrally formed with the ice bank 120. The rib structure 124 may include at least one of an inclined rib 124a and a vertical rib 124 b. The inclined rib 124a extends obliquely downward from the sidewall of the ice bank 120, and the vertical rib 124b extends directly downward from the sidewall of the ice bank 120.
The control unit provided in the present invention may include the following functions. When the ice discharge is finished, the screw member 130 is reversely rotated, thereby adjusting the ice storage distribution amount of the ice bank 120.
That is, as shown in fig. 6, a large amount of ice is pushed to the ice discharge opening 122 side by the forward rotation operation of the screw member 130, and a predetermined amount of ice is discharged to the outside by the opening of the ice discharge door 140. Here, the "forward direction" of the screw member 130 is a direction of rotation capable of pushing ice toward the ice discharge opening 122, and may be set, for example, clockwise around the rotation axis.
As shown in fig. 7, after the ice discharge is completed and the ice discharge door 140 is closed, the controller controls the screw 130 to rotate in a reverse direction for a predetermined time, so that the ice accumulated inside the ice discharge opening 120 is pushed backward, thereby increasing the inner storage capacity of the ice bank 120. In order to perform such control, a first full ice sensor 150 and a second full ice sensor 151 for detecting a full ice state are provided on a side wall adjacent to the ice discharge opening 122 of the ice bank 120 and a side wall opposite thereto, respectively. The first and second ice- full sensors 150 and 151 are embodied by, for example, optical sensors or ultrasonic sensors capable of detecting an approach state or a deposition amount of ice.
In the ice supplying device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention having the above-described structure, when the ice stored in the ice bank 120 prepared by the ice making unit 110 is transferred to the ice discharge opening 122 side by the forward rotation of the screw member 130, the ice is prevented from being accumulated in a large amount near the ice discharge opening 122 by the pair of protrusions 142 formed on the inner side surface of the ice discharge door 140 and the rib structure 124 extended from the ice bank 120. Accordingly, when the ice discharge is performed by opening the ice discharge door 140, a large amount of ice can be prevented from being gushed at a time, and the ice can be quantitatively discharged without causing a problem of ice jamming between the ices.
In addition, after the ice discharge door 140 is closed by the completion of the ice discharge, the screw member 130 is controlled to rotate in a reverse direction, so that a large amount of ice accumulated near the ice discharge opening 122 is transferred to the inside of the ice bank 120 again, and thus the ice storage amount can be increased.
Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments and the drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, and it is apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the technical spirit of the present invention and the scope equivalent to the scope of the patent protection described below.
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1. An ice-supplying device is provided, which comprises a water tank,
the method comprises the following steps:
the body is provided with a plurality of grooves,
an ice making unit provided in the body to make ice,
an ice storage warehouse which is provided with an accommodating space and an ice discharging opening, wherein the accommodating space is used for storing prepared ice,
a spiral member rotatably provided in the ice bank to deliver ice and discharge the ice to the outside of the body through the ice discharge port while rotating in a forward direction,
an ice discharge door for opening and closing the ice discharge port,
it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,
a guide member provided in a protruding structure at the ice discharge port or a communication space adjacent thereto, for restricting an ice accretion space and providing a guide function of guiding a moving path of ice;
the guide member includes at least one pair of protrusions formed to protrude from an inner side surface of a door body of the ice discharge door, and a space is formed between the pair of protrusions, the space guiding the ice to move in one direction;
the pair of protrusions are formed in a shape in which the upper surface has a flat portion and the peripheral edge portion is curved so that ice can smoothly move, and are formed in a shape in which the width is narrower as the distance from the flat portion of the door body is farther, and the inner side surfaces facing each other are substantially curved.
2. The ice supplying apparatus of claim 1,
at least a portion of the pair of protrusions is positioned at the ice discharge opening in a state where the ice bank is sealed by the ice discharge door.
3. The ice supplying apparatus of claim 1,
the guide member further includes a rib structure extending from an edge end of one side wall of the ice bank to protrude and located above the ice discharge port.
4. The ice supplying apparatus of claim 3,
the rib structure extends obliquely downward from the side wall of the ice storage.
5. The ice supplying apparatus of claim 3,
the rib structure extends from the side wall of the ice storage warehouse to the right lower side.
6. The ice supplying apparatus of claim 1,
and controlling the spiral member to rotate in a reverse direction for a predetermined time after the ice discharge door is closed after the ice discharge is completed, so as to transfer the ice accumulated at the ice discharge opening in the backward direction.
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