CN208547152U - A kind of fluidic ice ice-water separation device - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a kind of fluidic ice ice-water separation devices, including ice making unit and cylinder, cylinder is fixed with a close sieve for being covered with pore, accommodating chamber is separated into water storage cavity and dewatering cavity by close sieve, the liquid water stored in it is delivered to ice making unit by outlet pipe by water storage cavity, and ice making unit goes out the mixture of ice and water that ice pipe is made by first and is delivered in dewatering cavity；Dewatering cavity is equipped with one and stirs unit, stirring unit includes the plectrum in dewatering cavity, plectrum rotary dial and can drive the mixture of ice and water in it to roll on close sieve in dewatering cavity, it is fixedly installed with one in water storage cavity and leads to the defeated ice channel outside cylinder, close sieve is equipped with the through-hole communicated with defeated ice channel, and one is equipped between close sieve and defeated ice channel can close or open the valve of through-hole.Mixture of ice and water rotary dial in dewatering cavity is carried out being completely separated for ice water by stirring unit by above-mentioned fluidic ice ice-water separation device, and pure ice disposably can be obtained, and achievees the purpose that reduce ice making energy consumption.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to make ice field, especially a kind of fluidic ice ice-water separation device.
Background technique
There are many fluid state ice generating means currently on the market, and the mode for generating fluid state ice is also had nothing in common with each other, and have subcooled water two
The different types of fluidised form mixture of ice and water such as first fluidic ice, scraper-type fluidic ice, mixture fluid ice, spiral cliff formula fluidic ice
Device for making, general fluid state ice be it is direct applied, the drying ice application that needs to extract in fluid state ice some is (such as sliding
Snow pack), the mode extracted at present, which mostly uses, is stored in fluidic ice in holding vessel, and the floating ice for directly acquiring tank top is then cold again
But the mode for the application extra water freezed carries out, and the ice moisture content often taken out is higher, and there are secondary refrigeration, energy consumptions
It is higher.
The drawbacks of traditional design and production:
1. the pure ice moisture content of extraction is high, not dry enough, cannot perfection reach certain pure ice application demands；
2. crossing high-moisture percentage needs additional secondary refrigeration Cheng Bing, energy consumption is high.
Utility model content
In view of the above situation, it is necessary to which pure ice can disposably be obtained by providing one kind, reduce the fluidic ice ice water of ice making energy consumption
Separator.
It further include that tool holds in order to solve the above technical problems, providing a kind of fluidic ice ice-water separation device, including ice making unit
It receives the cylinder of chamber, is fixed with a close sieve for being covered with pore in the accommodating chamber, the close sieve is by the accommodating chamber point
It is divided into water storage cavity and dewatering cavity, the liquid water stored in it is delivered to the ice making unit by outlet pipe by the water storage cavity,
The ice making unit goes out the mixture of ice and water that ice pipe is made by first and is delivered in the dewatering cavity；
One is equipped in the dewatering cavity and stirs unit, and the unit of stirring includes the plectrum in the dewatering cavity, institute
State plectrum rotary dial and can drive the mixture of ice and water in it to roll on the close sieve in the dewatering cavity, described
It is fixedly installed with one in water storage cavity and leads to the defeated ice channel outside cylinder, the close sieve is equipped with to be communicated with the defeated ice channel
Through-hole, the valve of the through-hole can be closed or opened by being equipped with one between the close sieve and the defeated ice channel.
It further include a control system in above-mentioned the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device, the control system packet
The controller of the temperature sensor being set in the water storage cavity, the water pump on the outlet pipe and the control water pump is included,
The temperature sensor and the controller are electrically connected and its temperature information are sent to the controller, and the controller is logical
Received temperature information is crossed to control the switch of the water pump.
It further include a moisturizing to the accommodating chamber moisturizing in above-mentioned the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device
Pipe, is equipped with switch valve on the water supply pipe, and the control system further includes the level sensing being electrically connected with the controller
Device, the liquid level sensor are set to the cylinder appearance and can monitor the water level of the water storage cavity, the liquid level sensor by its
Liquid level information is sent to the controller, and the controller controls the switch of the switch valve by received liquid level information.
It further include a pusher unit in above-mentioned the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device, the pusher unit packet
First motor and push rod are included, the first motor is fixedly installed in outside the cylinder and is electrically connected with the controller, described
Push rod one end and the first motor export axis connection, and the other end passes through the cylinder and connect with the valve, the valve
It can be opened or closed by the movement of the push rod.
In above-mentioned the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device, the unit of stirring includes the second motor and connection master
Axis, described connection main shaft one end connect second motor output shaft, and the other end is connect with the plectrum, second motor and
The controller connection, the controller control the switch of second motor, and second electric motor starting can drive described dial
Piece rotary dial in the dewatering cavity.
In above-mentioned the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device, the plectrum is laminated structure, the connection main shaft
It is connect with the central location of the plectrum.
In above-mentioned the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device, the defeated ice channel includes to communicate with the through-hole
Delivery tube and be connected with described delivery tube one end end second go out ice pipe, the delivery tube be round tubular structure,
Both ends are each passed through the cylinder body outer wall and fix with the cylinder, a screw rod are equipped in the delivery tube, in the transport
One end of pipe is equipped with third motor, and the third motor output shaft connect with the screw rod and the screw rod can be driven in institute
State rotation in delivery tube.
In above-mentioned the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device, the tube wall of the delivery tube is equipped with several and storage
The pore that water cavity communicates.
In above-mentioned the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device, the delivery tube is that the mesh plate of an entirety passes through
The cylindrical tube structure curled into.
Above-mentioned fluidic ice ice-water separation device, wherein the mixture of ice and water of production is delivered in dewatering cavity by ice making unit,
Mixture of ice and water carries out the filtering of first time water by close sieve first, carries out rotary dial using unit is stirred, carries out thorough
Ice water separation, is most transported through defeated ice channel to needing at ice afterwards, and in the present invention, mixture of ice and water is by stirring unit de-
High speed rotation in water cavity, so that the mixture of ice and water in it be made to carry out circular motion, the water in mixture of ice and water in dewatering cavity
It constantly throws away and is fallen in water storage cavity through close sieve under the influence of centrifugal force, disposably obtain satisfactory pure ice, reach
Reduce the purpose of ice making energy consumption；In addition, the utility model whole process monitors data everywhere by sensor by control system, according to
It sets numerical value and carries out switch control, realize Automatic Control purpose, run simple and practical.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device and ice making unit overall structure diagram.
Fig. 2 is the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device overlooking structure diagram.
Fig. 3 is not show cylinder cover shape state overlooking structure diagram in the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device.
Fig. 4 is defeated ice channel design schematic diagram in the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device.
Fig. 5 is delivery pipe deployed configuration schematic diagram in the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device.
Specific embodiment
In order to make the purpose of the utility model, technical solutions and advantages more clearly understood, below in conjunction with attached drawing and implementation
Example, is further elaborated the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device.It should be appreciated that described herein specific
Embodiment only to explain the utility model, is not used to limit the utility model.
Referring to Figure 1 to Fig. 3, a kind of fluidic ice ice-water separation device of the utility model embodiment, including ice making unit
10, further include the cylinder 20 for having accommodating chamber 22, a close sieve 30 for being covered with pore, close sieve 30 are fixed in accommodating chamber 22
On pore be used for filter liquid state water, accommodating chamber 22 is separated into water storage cavity 222 and dewatering cavity 224, water storage cavity 222 by close sieve 30
The liquid water stored in it is delivered to ice making unit 10 by outlet pipe 41, ice making unit 10 by first go out ice pipe 42 by its
The mixture of ice and water of production is delivered in dewatering cavity 224；
One is equipped in dewatering cavity 224 and stirs unit, and stirring unit includes the plectrum 52 in dewatering cavity 224, plectrum 52
Rotary dial and the mixture of ice and water in it can be driven to roll on close sieve 30 in dewatering cavity 224, mixture of ice and water is close
While rolling on sieve 30, the liquid water in mixture of ice and water is then passed through into the close filtering of sieve 30 to water storage cavity, in water storage cavity
It is fixedly installed with one in 222 and leads to the defeated ice channel outside cylinder 20, close sieve 30 is equipped with the through-hole 32 communicated with defeated ice channel,
One is equipped between close sieve 30 and defeated ice channel can close or open the valve 60 of through-hole 32.
Working principle description:
Liquid water in cylinder 20 passes through outlet pipe 41 first and the liquid water stored in it is delivered to ice making unit 10, system
Ice unit 10 goes out the mixture of ice and water that ice pipe 42 is made by first and is delivered in dewatering cavity 224, continuous iterative cycles drop
Temperature, when needing to make ice, going out ice pipe 42 to enter cylinder 20 from first is mixture of ice and water, and mixture of ice and water initially enters de-
In water cavity 224, mixture of ice and water is by gravity, and the moisture contained is by close the screen to filtrate to water storage cavity, simultaneously
It stirs the plectrum 52 of unit and rotary dial and the mixture of ice and water in it is driven to roll on close sieve 30 in dewatering cavity 224,
As the mixture of ice and water in dewatering cavity 224 is more and more, 52 high speed rotation of plectrum drives mixture of ice and water in dewatering cavity 224
It moves in a circle, the water in mixture of ice and water falls to water storage by the close sieve 30 of part since the reason of centrifugal force is constantly thrown away
In chamber 222, after reaching the preset time, stir unit and stop rotating, valve 60 open, the pure ice separated through thorough ice water by
Through-hole 32 reaches defeated ice channel, and being most delivered to afterwards through defeated ice channel needs at ice, and above-mentioned fluidic ice ice-water separation device is by stirring
Mixture of ice and water rotary dial in dewatering cavity is carried out being completely separated for ice water by unit, and pure ice disposably can be obtained, reach
Reduce the purpose of ice making energy consumption.
As shown in Figure 1, further include having a control system in the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device, control system
System includes the temperature sensor 71 in water storage cavity 222, the water pump 72 on outlet pipe 41 and the control for controlling water pump 72
Device 73, temperature sensor 71 and controller 73 are electrically connected and its temperature information are sent to controller 73, and controller 73 passes through
Received temperature information controls the switch of water pump 72, when temperature sensor 71 monitors the liquid coolant-temperature gage in water storage cavity 222
When reaching 0 DEG C, controller 73 controls the water pump 72 on outlet pipe 41 and switchs, and supplies water to ice making unit 10, into ice making process, originally
Utility model entirely makes ice process and has been all made of automatic control system, runs simple and practical.
As shown in Figure 1, further including a moisturizing to 22 moisturizing of accommodating chamber in the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device
Pipe 49 is equipped with switch valve 74 on water supply pipe 49, and control system further includes the liquid level sensor 75 being electrically connected with controller 73,
Liquid level sensor 75 is set to 20 appearance of cylinder and can monitor the water level of water storage cavity 222, and liquid level sensor 75 passes its liquid level information
It send to controller 73, by received liquid level information come the switch of control switch valve 74, liquid level sensor 75 will store up controller 73
Water level information in water cavity 222 feeds back to controller 73, when the water level information that controller 73 receives reaches its setting value, control
Device 73 processed conveys to switch valve 74 and opens order, makes water source through the moisturizing into water storage cavity 222 of water supply pipe 49.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, in the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device, further include a pusher unit, push away
Bar unit includes first motor 91 and push rod 92, and first motor 91 is fixedly installed in outside cylinder 20 and electrically connects with controller 73
It connects, 92 one end of push rod and first motor 91 export axis connection, and the other end passes through cylinder 20 and connect with valve 60, and valve 60 can lead to
The movement of push rod 92 is crossed to open or close, while mixture of ice and water rolls on close sieve 30, first motor 91 starts,
92 setting in motion of push rod is driven, push rod 92 is constantly mobile to constantly open with movable valve 60, thus by continuous mistake through ice water point
Pure ice from after falls to defeated ice channel from through-hole 32, is finally transported by defeated ice channel.
It as shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3, include the second electricity in the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device, stirring unit
Machine 53 and connection main shaft 54, connection 54 one end of main shaft connect 53 output shaft of the second motor, and the other end is connect with plectrum 52, the second electricity
Machine 53 is connect with controller 73, and controller 73 controls the switch of the second motor 53, and the starting of the second motor 53 can drive plectrum 52 to exist
Rotary dial in dewatering cavity 224, the plectrum 52 of rotary dial the mixture of ice and water in dewatering cavity 224 is moved in a circle carry out it is thorough
The ice water at bottom separates.
Preferably, plectrum 52 is laminated structure, and connection main shaft 54 is connect with the central location of plectrum 52.
As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4, in the utility model fluidic ice ice-water separation device, defeated ice channel includes and leads to
Delivery tube 81 that hole 32 communicates and what is be connected with 81 one end end of delivery tube second go out ice pipe 82, delivery tube 81 is round tube
Shape structure, both ends are each passed through 20 outer wall of cylinder and cylinder 20 is fixed, and a screw rod 83 is equipped in delivery tube 81, is being transported
One end of pipe 81 is equipped with third motor 84, and 84 output shaft of third motor connect with screw rod 83 and screw rod 83 can be driven to transport
Rotation in pipe 81, screw rod 83 guarantee that the pure ice in delivery tube 81 is transmitted toward 81 one end of delivery tube.
As shown in figure 4, the tube wall of delivery tube 81 is equipped with several pores communicated with water storage cavity 222；Preferably, delivery tube 81
Pass through the cylindrical tube structure curled into for the mesh plate of an entirety, fall to the pure ice of delivery tube 81, since collision is formed
Moisture content can be filtered again by pore, it is ensured that obtain pure ice.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, cylinder cover 12 compatible with cylinder 20 is equipped at the top of cylinder 20, the second motor 53 is fixed
It is installed on cylinder cover 12, connection main shaft 54 passes through cylinder cover 12 and connect with plectrum 52.
In addition, 20 shell of cylinder has completely cut off external environment to the secondary heat waste of the pure ice of separation with heat preservation material filling
It loses.
The above descriptions are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, not makees in any form to the utility model
Limitation be not intended to limit the utility model although the utility model has been disclosed with preferred embodiment as above, it is any ripe
Professional and technical personnel is known, is not being departed within the scope of technical solutions of the utility model, when in the technology using the disclosure above
Hold the equivalent embodiment for being modified or being modified to equivalent variations, but all without departing from technical solutions of the utility model
Hold, any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made by the above technical examples according to the technical essence of the present invention, still
It is within the scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of fluidic ice ice-water separation device, including ice making unit (10), it is characterised in that: further include tool accommodating chamber (22)
Cylinder (20), is fixed with a close sieve (30) for being covered with pore in the accommodating chamber (22), and the close sieve (30) is by institute
It states accommodating chamber (22) and is separated into water storage cavity (222) and dewatering cavity (224), the water storage cavity (222) will be stored up by outlet pipe (41)
It deposits the liquid water in it to be delivered to the ice making unit (10), the ice making unit (10) goes out ice pipe (42) by first and made
The mixture of ice and water of work is delivered in the dewatering cavity (224)；
One is equipped in the dewatering cavity (224) and stirs unit, and the unit of stirring includes dialling in the dewatering cavity (224)
Piece (52), the plectrum (52) in the interior rotary dial of the dewatering cavity (224) and can drive the mixture of ice and water in it described
It is rolled on close sieve (30), is fixedly installed with one in the water storage cavity (222) and leads to the defeated ice channel of cylinder (20) outside, it is described
Close sieve (30) is equipped with the through-hole (32) that communicates with the defeated ice channel, the close sieve (30) and the defeated ice channel it
Between be equipped with a valve (60) that can close or open the through-hole (32).
2. fluidic ice ice-water separation device as described in claim 1, it is characterised in that: further include a control system, the control
System processed includes the temperature sensor (71) in the water storage cavity (222), the water pump on the outlet pipe (41)
(72) and the controller (73) of the control water pump (72), the temperature sensor (71) and the controller (73) are electrically connected
And be sent to its temperature information the controller (73), the controller (73) is controlled described by received temperature information
The switch of water pump (72).
3. fluidic ice ice-water separation device as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that: further include one to the accommodating chamber (22)
The water supply pipe (49) of moisturizing, is equipped with switch valve (74) on the water supply pipe (49), and the control system further includes and the control
The liquid level sensor (75) that device (73) processed is electrically connected, the liquid level sensor (75) are set to the cylinder (20) appearance and can supervise
The water level of the water storage cavity (222) is surveyed, its liquid level information is sent to the controller (73), institute by the liquid level sensor (75)
State the switch that controller (73) controls the switch valve (74) by received liquid level information.
4. fluidic ice ice-water separation device as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that: it further include a pusher unit, it is described to push away
Bar unit includes first motor (91) and push rod (92), the first motor (91) be fixedly installed in the cylinder (20) outside and with
The controller (73) is electrically connected, and described push rod (92) one end and the first motor (91) export axis connection, the other end
It is connect across the cylinder (20) with the valve (60), the valve (60) can be opened by the movement of the push rod (92)
Or it closes.
5. fluidic ice ice-water separation device as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that: the unit of stirring includes the second motor
(53) and connection main shaft (54), the connection main shaft (54) one end connect the second motor (53) output shaft, the other end and institute
Plectrum (52) connection is stated, second motor (53) connect with the controller (73), and the controller (73) controls described the
The switch of two motors (53), the second motor (53) starting can drive the plectrum (52) in the dewatering cavity (224) inward turning
The transfer is dynamic.
6. fluidic ice ice-water separation device as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that: the plectrum (52) is laminated structure,
Connection main shaft (54) connect with the central location of the plectrum (52).
7. fluidic ice ice-water separation device as described in claim 1, it is characterised in that: the defeated ice channel include with it is described
Delivery tube (81) that through-hole (32) communicates and what is be connected with the delivery tube (81) one end end second go out ice pipe (82), it is described
Delivery tube (81) is round tubular structure, and both ends are each passed through the cylinder (20) outer wall and the cylinder (20) are fixed,
A screw rod (83) are equipped in the delivery tube (81), are equipped with third motor (84) in one end of the delivery tube (81), it is described
Third motor (84) output shaft connect with the screw rod (83) and the screw rod (83) can be driven in the delivery tube (81)
Interior rotation.
8. fluidic ice ice-water separation device as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that: the tube wall of the delivery tube (81) is equipped with
Several pores communicated with the water storage cavity (222).
9. fluidic ice ice-water separation device as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that: the delivery tube (81) is an entirety
Mesh plate pass through the cylindrical tube structure that curls into.
10. fluidic ice ice-water separation device as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that: be equipped at the top of the cylinder (20) with
The compatible cylinder cover (12) of the cylinder (20), second motor (53) are fixedly installed on the cylinder cover (12), institute
Connection main shaft (54) is stated to connect across the cylinder cover (12) with the plectrum (52).
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