CN117704695A

CN117704695A - Evaporation water guide system of ice making equipment and working method thereof

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Publication number: CN117704695A
Application number: CN202311651444.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马庆金; 田强强
Original assignee: Scotsman Ice Making System Suzhou Co ltd
Current assignee: Scotsman Ice Making System Suzhou Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-12-05
Filing date: 2023-12-05
Publication date: 2024-03-15

Abstract

The invention discloses an evaporation water guide system of ice making equipment and a working method thereof, wherein the ice making equipment is started, water in a water tank sequentially flows into a water inlet pipe and a water distribution assembly, and the water distribution assembly can uniformly distribute the water in the water inlet pipe into an ice making grid; the ice making grid in the evaporator circularly flows, the compressor carries out refrigeration operation on the condensing pipe, so that the water flowing through the ice making grid is cooled and frozen in the ice making grid, and ice cubes are gradually formed. According to the evaporation water guide system of the ice making equipment and the working method thereof, the water inlet pipe is arranged in the middle of the water diversion assembly, so that water flows through the water outlet holes on two sides are more uniform, the water guide assembly enables water flows into the ice making grid to be uniform, ice cubes can be formed in each area, the overall structure of the ice making grid is convenient for water flow distribution to be uniform, and ice making efficiency is high.

Description

Evaporation water guide system of ice making equipment and working method thereof

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of ice making equipment, and particularly relates to an evaporation water guide system of ice making equipment and a working method thereof.

Background

The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art.

The evaporator is an important part in four refrigeration parts, and low-temperature condensed liquid passes through the evaporator to exchange heat with outside air, gasify and absorb heat, so that the refrigeration effect is achieved. The existing ice machine is used for conveying water flow through a water diversion pipe, and the existing water diversion pipe has some problems: when water flows in from one end of the water flow pipe, the water pressure at the near end is larger than the water pressure at the far end, so that the problem of uneven water flow can be caused, the water diversion pipe is difficult to disassemble and assemble, and when water scale is cleaned, the water diversion pipe plug and the water diversion pipe plug fixing screw are removed, the water diversion pipe plug is taken down, and the water diversion pipe plug is sequentially installed back after cleaning; in addition, the water flow at the top of the evaporator in the conventional ice maker is unevenly distributed, ice cubes are not formed in the top area of the ice making grid, and the ice making area is underutilized.

It should be noted that the foregoing description of the background art is only for the purpose of providing a clear and complete description of the technical solution of the present invention and is presented for the convenience of understanding by those skilled in the art. The above-described solutions are not considered to be known to the person skilled in the art simply because they are set forth in the background of the invention section.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to overcome the defects in the prior art, the invention provides an evaporation water guide system of ice making equipment and a working method thereof, wherein a water inlet pipe is arranged in the middle of a water diversion assembly, so that water flows flowing through water outlets on two sides are more uniform, the water guide assembly enables water flowing into ice making grids to be uniform, ice cubes can be formed in each area, the overall structure of the ice making grids is convenient for water distribution to be uniform, and ice making efficiency is high.

The invention discloses an evaporation water guide system of ice making equipment, which comprises:

the water distribution assembly can uniformly distribute water in the water inlet pipe into the ice making area;

the evaporator assembly is arranged in the ice making area and is cooled by a refrigerating system refrigerant to generate ice cubes, and comprises an evaporating plate, an ice making grid arranged on the front surface of the evaporating plate, a condensing pipe arranged on the back surface of the bottom plate and a water guide assembly arranged on the top of the evaporating plate, wherein the condensing pipe is connected with the compressor;

the water guide assembly comprises a body, a plurality of first water guide parts obliquely arranged on the upper surface of the body, and a plurality of second water guide parts arranged on the side surface of the body, wherein the connecting edge of the bottom of the body and the second water guide parts is of an arc-shaped structure, so that liquid can flow into the ice making grid conveniently, a first partition plate is arranged between the adjacent first water guide parts, and a second partition plate is arranged between the adjacent second water guide parts;

a plurality of third water guide parts in the vertical direction are arranged in the ice making grid;

the first water guide part, the second water guide part and the third water guide part are arranged in a staggered manner.

Further, the evaporation water diversion system of the ice making device, the water diversion assembly comprises:

the inner pipe is connected with the outlet of the water inlet pipe in the middle of the inner pipe, the inner pipe comprises a first water storage part and a first water outlet part which are oppositely arranged, a plurality of first water outlet holes are arranged on the first water outlet part at intervals along the length direction of the first water outlet part, and the distance between the outlet of the water inlet pipe and the two ends of the inner pipe is equal;

the outer tube, the outer tube is including relative second water storage portion and the second water outlet portion that sets up, and second water storage portion and second water outlet portion form can wrap up the inside cavity of inner tube, the inner wall of second water storage portion is close to first water outlet portion, the inner wall of second water outlet portion is close to first water storage portion, a plurality of second apopores have been arranged along its length direction interval to the second water outlet portion.

Further, in the evaporation water guide system of the ice making device, the diameter of the first water outlet hole is larger than that of the second water outlet hole, and the number of the first water outlet holes is smaller than that of the second water outlet holes.

Further, in the evaporation water guide system of the ice making device, a first arc plate is arranged in the middle of the first water outlet portion, a second arc plate is arranged in the middle of the first water storage portion, and the first arc plate and the second arc plate are connected with an outlet of the water inlet pipe through a stepped clamping groove.

Furthermore, in the evaporation water guide system of the ice making device, the outer tube is provided with the protection tube which can wrap the water inlet tube.

Further, in the evaporation water guide system of the ice making device, edges of the first water outlet portion and the first water storage portion are connected through the stepped clamping grooves, and edges of the second water outlet portion and the second water storage portion are connected through the stepped clamping grooves.

Further, in the evaporation water guide system of the ice making device, the ice making grid comprises a plurality of transverse partition plates and a plurality of longitudinal partition plates, the transverse partition plates incline towards the front lower side, two adjacent transverse partition plates are mutually inserted and fixedly connected through the longitudinal partition plates between the longitudinal partition plates and the transverse partition plates, two adjacent longitudinal partition plates form a third water guide part, the transverse partition plates and the longitudinal partition plates are respectively arranged at equal intervals, the inclination angle between the transverse partition plates and the horizontal direction is 15-20 degrees, and the inclination angle between the first water guide part and the horizontal direction is 15-20 degrees.

Further, in the evaporation water guide system of the ice making device, the first partition plate, the second partition plate and the longitudinal partition plate are arranged in a staggered manner, and the number ratio of the first partition plate to the second partition plate to the longitudinal partition plate is 2:1:1.

Further, in the evaporation water guide system of the ice making device, the surface of the connecting edge is higher than the height of the transverse partition plate, so that the second water guide part can flow liquid into the ice making grid.

Further, the invention also discloses a working method of the evaporation water guide system adopting the ice making equipment, which comprises the following steps:

starting ice making equipment, and enabling water in a water tank to sequentially flow into a water inlet pipe and a water diversion assembly, wherein the water diversion assembly can uniformly divert water in the water inlet pipe into an ice making grid;

the water flows in the ice making grid in the evaporator in a circulating way, the compressor carries out refrigeration operation on the condensing pipe, so that the water flowing through the ice making grid is cooled and then frozen in the ice making grid, and ice cubes are gradually formed;

when the ice blocks reach the set thickness, the water tank stops working, the compressor heats the condensing pipe through the switching valve, the ice blocks in the ice making grid are heated, and the ice blocks and the ice making grid are separated from the evaporator and fall into the ice storage tank under the action of gravity.

The technical scheme can be seen that the invention has the following beneficial effects:

1. according to the evaporation water guide system of the ice making equipment and the working method thereof, the water inlet pipe is arranged in the middle of the water diversion component, so that water flows can be averaged, the water flows flowing through water outlets on two sides are more uniform, the problem that the existing water diversion component is inconvenient to detach is solved, scale cleaning is more convenient, and sanitation can be better ensured;

2. according to the evaporation water guide system of the ice making equipment and the working method thereof, the first water guide part is of the inclined structure, the inclined surface is downwards opened along the vertical direction, water flows from the first water guide part into the second water guide part, the connecting edge of the arc-shaped structure can facilitate water flows from the second water guide part into the ice making grid area below along the cambered surface, the second partition plate and the longitudinal partition plate are arranged in a staggered manner, so that water flows into the ice making grid are uniform, ice cubes can be formed in each area, the overall structure of the ice making grid is convenient for uniform water flow distribution, and the ice making efficiency is high.

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of preferred embodiments, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the invention, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an evaporation water guide system of an ice making apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 2-3 are schematic illustrations of the structure of a water distribution assembly in accordance with embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an evaporator assembly according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of an evaporator assembly in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure of the portion a in fig. 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals of the above drawings: 1. an inner tube; 11. a first water outlet part; 12. a first water storage section; 13. a first water outlet hole; 2. an outer tube; 21. a second water storage section; 22. a second water outlet part; 23. a second water outlet hole; 3. a water inlet pipe; 31. a first arcuate plate; 32. a second arcuate plate; 33. a boss; 4. a protective tube; 41. a groove; 5. making ice trays; 51. a transverse partition; 52. a longitudinal separator; 6. a condensing tube; 7. a water guiding component; 71. a first water guide part; 72. a second water guide part; 73. a connecting edge; 74. a first partition plate; 75. and a second partition plate.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

It should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and to distinguish between similar objects, and there is no order of preference between them, nor should they be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Furthermore, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.

Examples

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the present embodiment provides an evaporation water guide system of an ice making apparatus, comprising:

the water inlet pipe 3 is connected with a water tank (not shown in the figure), the water inlet pipe 3 is arranged in the middle of the water diversion component, and the water diversion component can evenly divide water in the water inlet pipe 3 into an ice making area;

the evaporator assembly is arranged in the ice making area and is cooled by a refrigerating system refrigerant to generate ice cubes, the evaporator assembly comprises an evaporation plate, an ice making grid 5 arranged on the front surface of the evaporation plate, a condensation pipe 6 arranged on the back surface of a bottom plate and a water guide assembly 7 arranged on the top of the evaporation plate, the condensation pipe 6 is connected with a compressor (not shown in the figure), and a conversion valve is arranged between the condensation pipe and the compressor;

the water guide assembly 7 is mounted on the top of the evaporation plate through a plurality of fasteners, the water guide assembly 7 comprises a body, a plurality of first water guide parts 71 obliquely arranged on the upper surface of the body, and a plurality of second water guide parts 72 arranged on the side surface of the body, the connecting edge 73 between the bottom of the body and the second water guide parts 72 is of an arc-shaped structure, so that liquid can flow into the ice making grid 5 conveniently, a first spacing plate 74 is arranged between the adjacent first water guide parts 71, and a second spacing plate 75 is arranged between the adjacent second water guide parts 72;

a plurality of third water guide parts in the vertical direction are arranged in the ice making grid 5;

the first water guiding part 71, the second water guiding part 72 and the third water guiding part are arranged in a staggered manner.

Specifically, referring to fig. 2 to 3, in the present embodiment, the water diversion assembly includes:

the water inlet pipe comprises an inner pipe 1, wherein the middle of the inner pipe 1 is connected with the outlet of a water inlet pipe 3, the inner pipe 1 comprises a first water storage part 12 and a first water outlet part 11 which are oppositely arranged, a plurality of first water outlet holes 13 are arranged on the first water outlet part 11 at intervals along the length direction of the first water outlet part, and the distance between the outlet of the water inlet pipe 3 and the two ends of the inner pipe 1 is equal; the water inlet pipe 3 is arranged in the middle position, so that water flows through water outlet holes on two sides can be averaged, and the problems that water flows in the existing water diversion pipe from one end of the water flow pipe, the water pressure at the near end is larger than the water pressure at the far end, and the water flows are uneven are avoided;

the outer tube 2, the outer tube 2 includes relative second water storage portion 21 and the second portion of leaving water 22 that set up, and second water storage portion 21 and second portion of leaving water 22 form can wrap up the inside cavity of inner tube 1, the inner wall of second water storage portion 21 is close to first portion of leaving water 11, the inner wall of second portion of leaving water 22 is close to first portion of leaving water 12, second portion of leaving water 22 has a plurality of second apopores 23 along its length direction interval arrangement.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the diameter of the first water outlet holes 13 is larger than the diameter of the second water outlet holes 23, and the number of the first water outlet holes 13 is smaller than the number of the second water outlet holes 23, that is, the distance between adjacent first water outlet holes 13 is larger than the distance between adjacent second water outlet holes 23.

Specifically, in this embodiment, a first arc plate 31 is disposed in the middle of the first water outlet portion 11, a second arc plate 32 is disposed in the middle of the first water storage portion 12, and the first arc plate 31 and the second arc plate 32 are connected to the outlet of the water inlet pipe 3 through a stepped clamping groove.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the outer tube 2 is provided with a protecting tube 4 capable of wrapping the water inlet tube 3, and the inner wall of the protecting tube 4 is provided with a groove 41 matching with the protruding portion 33. In this embodiment, the outer wall of the first arc plate 31 is provided with one protruding portion 33, the outer wall of the second arc plate 32 is provided with two protruding portions 33, and the three protruding portions 33 can form a triangle structure, and the inner wall of the protection tube 4 is provided with grooves 41 matched with the three protruding portions 33, so that the stability of the water inlet tube 3 can be ensured, and other numbers and forms of the protruding portions 33 and the grooves 41 can be provided.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the edges of the first water outlet portion 11 and the first water storage portion 12 are connected by a stepped clamping groove, and the edges of the second water outlet portion 22 and the second water storage portion 21 are connected by a stepped clamping groove. The first water outlet part 11 and the first water storage part 12 are of arc-shaped semi-tubular structures, and the edges of the first water outlet part 11 and the first water storage part are connected through complementary step clamping grooves, so that the first water outlet part and the first water storage part can be tightly attached to each other, and the tightness between the first water outlet part and the first water storage part is better ensured; the second water outlet 22 and the second water reservoir 21 have the same structure.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4 to 6, in this embodiment, the ice-making tray 5 includes a plurality of transverse partitions 51 and a plurality of longitudinal partitions 52, the transverse partitions 51 are inclined towards the front lower direction, two adjacent transverse partitions 51 are mutually inserted and fixedly connected between the longitudinal partitions 52 and the transverse partitions 51 through the longitudinal partitions 52, two adjacent longitudinal partitions 52 form a third water guiding portion, and the transverse partitions 51 and the longitudinal partitions 52 are respectively arranged at equal intervals to ensure formation and dropping of ice cubes; the inclination angle between the transverse partition plate 51 and the horizontal direction is 15-20 degrees, the transverse partition plate 51 is obliquely arranged, water flow in the upper and lower adjacent transverse partition plates 5121 can flow downwards, the overall structure of the ice making grid 5 can be uniformly distributed, the ice making efficiency is high, and the inclination angle between the first water guide part 71 and the horizontal direction is 15-20 degrees.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the first partition plate 74 and the second partition plate 75 are disposed offset from the longitudinal partition plate 52, and the number ratio of the first partition plate 74, the second partition plate 75, and the longitudinal partition plate 52 is 2:1:1. The width of the first water guiding parts 71 is smaller than the width of the second water guiding parts 72, and basically the width of two first water guiding parts 71 is the width of one second water guiding part 72, which is designed to enable water to flow into the second water guiding parts 72 more fully; the second partition plates 75 are arranged in a staggered manner with respect to the longitudinal partition plates 52, if the second partition plates 75 are arranged vertically in line with the longitudinal partition plates, the water flows on both sides of the longitudinal partition plates 52 will be less, and the water flow distribution is uneven.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the surface of the connection edge 73 is higher than the height of the transverse partition plate 51, so that the second water guiding portion 72 flows the liquid into the ice making tray 5. The connecting edge 73 with the arc-shaped structure can enable water flow to flow into the ice making grid 5 area along the arc surface, and if the connecting edge is a right-angle edge, part of water flow vertically flows down and does not flow into the ice making grid 5.

By means of the structure, when the ice making device is started, water in the water tank sequentially enters the water inlet pipe 3 and the water diversion component, the inner pipe 1 is matched with the outer pipe 2, the middle position of the inner pipe 1 is connected with the water inlet pipe 3, water flows can be averaged, water flows flowing through water outlets on two sides are more uniform, the inner pipe 1 comprises the first water storage part 12 and the first water outlet part 11 which are oppositely arranged, and a plurality of first water outlet holes 13 are arranged on the first water outlet part 11 at intervals along the length direction of the first water outlet part; the outer tube 2 comprises a second water storage part 21 and a second water outlet part 22 which are oppositely arranged, the second water storage part 21 and the second water outlet part 22 form an inner cavity capable of wrapping the inner tube 1, the inner wall of the second water storage part 21 is close to the first water outlet part 11, the inner wall of the second water outlet part 22 is close to the first water storage part 12, and a plurality of second water outlet holes 23 are arranged on the second water outlet part 22 at intervals along the length direction; the water in the water diversion assembly enters the inner pipe 1 from the water inlet pipe 3 under the action of gravity, the first water storage part 12 at the bottom of the inner pipe 1 accumulates water, the water flows into the outer pipe 2 through the first water outlet part 11 at the top, flows out of the second water outlet hole 23 of the outer pipe 2 and then flows into the ice making grid 5 on the evaporator, the first water guide part 71 is of an inclined structure, the inclined surface is downwards opened along the vertical direction, the water flows into the second water guide part 72 from the first water guide part 71 conveniently, the connecting edge 73 of the bottom of the body of the water diversion assembly 7 and the second water guide part 72 is of an arc-shaped structure, the water can flow into the ice making grid 5 below from the second water guide part 72 conveniently, the first partition plate 74 and the second partition plate 75 are arranged in a staggered manner with the longitudinal partition plate 52, the water flow flowing into the ice making grid 5 is uniformly distributed, the water flows circularly in the evaporator, the evaporator is a heat exchange medium in the refrigeration system, and thus the water cooling of the ice making grid 5 flows through the ice making grid, the ice making grid 5 can directly fall into the ice making grid 5 from the evaporator due to the high-pressure storage area, and the ice making grid 5 can fall down from the evaporator, and the ice making grid is directly heated by the evaporator due to the set up function.

Specifically, in this embodiment, a working method of the evaporation water guiding system adopting the ice making device is also disclosed, including the following steps:

starting the ice making equipment, sequentially leading water in the water tank to the water inlet pipe 3 and the water diversion component, uniformly diversion the water in the water inlet pipe 3 into the ice making grid 5 by the water diversion component,

the water flows circularly in the ice making grid 5 in the evaporator, the compressor carries out refrigeration operation on the condenser pipe 6, so that the water flowing through the ice making grid 5 is cooled and frozen in the ice making grid 5, and ice cubes are gradually formed;

when the ice blocks reach the set thickness, the water tank stops working, the heating operation of the compressor on the condenser pipe 6 is realized through the switching valve, and hot air of the compressor directly enters the evaporator to enable the ice blocks in the ice making grid 5 to be heated, and the ice blocks and the ice making grid 5 are separated from the evaporator under the action of gravity and fall into the ice storage tank.

The principle and the implementation mode of the invention are explained by applying specific examples, and the above examples are only used for helping to understand the technical scheme and the core idea of the invention; meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will have variations in the specific embodiments and application scope in accordance with the ideas of the present invention, the present description should not be construed as limiting the present invention in view of the above.

Claims

1. An evaporative water routing system for an ice making apparatus, comprising:

2. The evaporative water guide system of an ice making apparatus of claim 1, wherein the water dividing assembly comprises:

3. The evaporative water guide system of an ice making apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first water outlet has a diameter greater than the second water outlet, and the number of first water outlets is less than the number of second water outlets.

4. The evaporative water guide system of ice making apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein a first arcuate plate is provided in the middle of said first water outlet portion, a second arcuate plate is provided in the middle of said first water reservoir portion, and said first arcuate plate and said second arcuate plate are connected to the outlet of the inlet pipe by a stepped clamping groove.

5. The evaporative water guide system of an ice making apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the outer tube is provided with a protective tube capable of wrapping the water inlet tube.

6. The evaporative water guide system of an ice making apparatus of claim 2, wherein the edges of the first water outlet and the first water reservoir are connected by a stepped bayonet, and the edges of the second water outlet and the second water reservoir are connected by a stepped bayonet.

7. The evaporative water guide system of an ice making apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ice making tray comprises a plurality of transverse partitions and a plurality of longitudinal partitions, the transverse partitions are inclined toward the front lower direction, two adjacent transverse partitions are mutually inserted and fixedly connected through the longitudinal partitions, the longitudinal partitions and the transverse partitions, the two adjacent longitudinal partitions form a third water guide portion, the transverse partitions and the longitudinal partitions are respectively arranged at equal intervals, the inclination angle of the transverse partitions and the horizontal direction is 15 ° to 20 °, and the inclination angle of the first water guide portion and the horizontal direction is 15 ° to 20 °.

8. The evaporative water guide system of an ice making apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first and second spacer plates are offset from the longitudinal separator plates in a number ratio of 2:1:1.

9. The evaporative water system of an ice making apparatus of claim 1, wherein the surface of the connecting edge is higher than the height of the transverse partition to facilitate the second water guiding portion to flow liquid into the ice making tray.

10. A method of operating an evaporative water guide system employing an ice making apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, comprising the steps of:

the ice making grid in the evaporator circularly flows, the compressor carries out refrigeration operation on the condensing pipe, so that water flowing through the ice making grid is cooled and then frozen in the ice making grid, and ice cubes are gradually formed;