CN215176235U - Ice making machine - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to an ice maker. The ice maker includes: an ice making module; the first water tank is used for storing ice making water provided by an external water source, and a first liquid level detection meter for detecting a first liquid level of the first water tank is arranged in the first water tank; the water inlet of the second water tank is connected with the water outlet of the first water tank, and the water outlet of the second water tank is connected with the ice making module; the water pump is arranged on a water supply pipeline between the first water tank and the second water tank and is used for pumping water in the first water tank into the second water tank; the control module is respectively connected with the ice making module, the first liquid level detection meter and the water pump, and the control module can control the operation of the water pump based on the first liquid level detected by the first liquid level detection meter so as to control the operation of the ice making module. The embodiment of the utility model provides a can reduce because the water pump that first water tank lacks water and cause emptily takes out the noise that arouses, improves user's use and experiences to guarantee ice machine continuous, reliable operation.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, concretely relates to ice maker.
Background
The ice maker has a great noise problem when working, and the noise mainly comes from the noise generated by the water pump in the ice maker. When the ice machine that is provided with upper water tank and lower water tank appears the lack of water at the ice-making in-process, because the upper water tank directly supplies water for the ice machine, generally only detect the liquid level of upper water tank among the prior art, and the water of upper water tank passes through the water pump by the water in the lower water tank and provides, when slowly there is not water in the lower water tank, the upper water tank needs to detect after a period, lead to the water pump to have a period and do not take out water, empty taking out appears in the water pump, this moment, the water inlet and the air contact of water pump, because the resistance of air is less than water, cause in the air admission water pump, the empty noise that takes out of water pump, influence user and use experience.
Patent application publication No. CN203323466U discloses an ice making system for a refrigerator, wherein when a water level sensor detects that the water level in a water tank is below a minimum water level, a circulation solenoid valve and a tap water supply solenoid valve are opened; when the water level sensor detects that the water level in the water tank is equal to or greater than the highest limit value of the water level, the system automatically closes the circulating electromagnetic valve and the tap water supply electromagnetic valve. However, the water level sensor is not considered in combination with the water pump, so that the problem of noise caused by the empty pumping of the water pump still exists.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In view of the above-mentioned problem that prior art exists, the utility model aims to provide an ice maker, whether can the short-term test ice maker lack of water, reduce the noise that the water pump arouses, improve user's use and experience.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an ice maker, including:
an ice making module;
the ice making device comprises a first water tank, a second water tank and a control unit, wherein the first water tank is used for storing ice making water provided by an external water source, and a first liquid level detection meter used for detecting a first liquid level of the first water tank is arranged in the first water tank;
the second water tank is used for providing water for ice making for the ice making module, a water inlet of the second water tank is connected with a water outlet of the first water tank, and a water outlet of the second water tank is connected with the ice making module;
the water pump is arranged on a water supply pipeline between the first water tank and the second water tank and used for pumping the water in the first water tank into the second water tank;
and the control module is respectively connected with the ice making module, the first liquid level detection meter and the water pump, and can control the operation of the water pump based on the first liquid level detected by the first liquid level detection meter so as to control the operation of the ice making module.
The embodiment of the utility model provides an ice maker is through setting up first water tank and second water tank, first water tank connects the external water source, is used for storing the ice making water that the outside provided; the water inlet and the water outlet of the second water tank are respectively connected with the first water tank and the ice making module, water in the first water tank is extracted to the second water tank through the water pump to provide ice making water for the ice making module, the first liquid level in the first water tank is detected through the first liquid level detector to control the operation of the water pump, and the water pump can be controlled to be turned off in time when the liquid level of the first water tank is lower than a first preset liquid level, so that the noise caused by the empty pumping of the water pump due to the water shortage of the first water tank is reduced, the user experience is improved, and the water pump is protected; in addition, through setting up first water tank and second water tank, first water tank can form certain buffering for the water of second water tank, guarantees ice machine continuous, reliable operation.
In some embodiments, the first liquid level detection meter is arranged at a position, close to the water outlet, of the first water tank, whether the first liquid level in the first water tank is lower than a preset liquid level or not can be accurately detected, the water pump is controlled to stop working when the first liquid level is lower than the preset liquid level, and when the first liquid level is lower than the preset liquid level, the water pump is prevented from pumping air to enable air to enter the water pump and then enter the second water tank to generate noise, so that user experience is improved.
In some embodiments, the placement heights of the first water tank, the water pump and the second water tank are sequentially increased, the water outlet of the first water tank is arranged on the side wall of the first water tank and close to the bottom of the first water tank, and the water inlet of the second water tank is arranged at the bottom of the second water tank, so that the arrangement of a water supply pipeline and the extraction of the water pump are facilitated.
In some embodiments, the first water tank, the water pump and the second water tank are arranged in a step shape, the arrangement is reasonable, the structure is compact, and meanwhile, the first water tank and the second water tank are arranged on two sides of the water pump, so that the first water tank and the second water tank can be cleaned and replaced conveniently.
In some embodiments, the first water tank has a larger volume than the second water tank, and more water for ice making can be provided.
In some embodiments, the first liquid level detection meter is a sensor or a Hall switch containing a buoy, the sensitivity is high, and the detection is reliable.
In some embodiments, a second liquid level detector is arranged in the second water tank and used for detecting the second liquid level of the second water tank, and the operation of the ice maker can be reliably controlled by matching the detected second liquid level of the second water tank.
In some embodiments, the control module includes a display unit, and the display unit is disposed on a housing of the ice maker and is configured to display the liquid level of the first water tank and/or the second water tank, so that the liquid level of the water tank is visualized, and user experience is improved.
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In the drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, like reference numerals may describe similar components in different views. Like reference numerals having letter suffixes or different letter suffixes may represent different instances of similar components. The drawings illustrate various embodiments, by way of example and not by way of limitation, and together with the description and claims, serve to explain the embodiments of the invention. The same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts, where appropriate. Such embodiments are illustrative, and are not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive embodiments of the present apparatus or method.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is another schematic diagram of the ice maker according to the embodiment of the present invention.
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1-a first water tank, 11-a first liquid level detector, 12-a water outlet of the first water tank; 2-a second water tank, 21-a water inlet of the second water tank; 3-water pump, 31-water pump inlet; 41-a first water supply line, 42-a second water supply line; and 5, a control module.
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In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the drawings of the embodiments of the present invention are combined below to clearly and completely describe the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention.
Unless defined otherwise, technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention belongs. The use of "first," "second," and similar terms in the description herein do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather the terms are used to distinguish one element from another. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that the element or item listed before the word covers the element or item listed after the word and its equivalents, but does not exclude other elements or items. The terms "connected" or "coupled" and the like are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like are used merely to indicate relative positional relationships, and when the absolute position of the object being described is changed, the relative positional relationships may also be changed accordingly.
To maintain the following description of the embodiments of the present invention clear and concise, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and components may be omitted.
Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of an ice making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 2 and 3 show a schematic operational diagram of an ice making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention (an arrow direction in fig. 2 is a water flow direction). As shown in fig. 1 to 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides an ice making machine, including:
an ice making module (not shown in the drawings);
the ice making device comprises a first water tank 1, a second water tank and a control system, wherein the first water tank 1 is used for storing ice making water provided by an external water source, and a first liquid level detector 11 for detecting the liquid level of the first water tank 1 is arranged in the first water tank;
the second water tank 2 is used for providing ice making water for the ice making module, a water inlet 21 of the second water tank 2 is connected with a water outlet 12 of the first water tank 1, and a water outlet of the second water tank 2 is connected with the ice making module;
the water pump 3 is arranged on a water supply pipeline 4 between the first water tank 1 and the second water tank 2 and is used for pumping water in the first water tank 1 into the second water tank 2;
and the control module 5 is respectively connected with the ice making module, the first liquid level detection meter 11 and the water pump 3 so as to control the operation of the water pump 3 based on the first liquid level detected by the first liquid level detection meter 11, thereby controlling the operation of the ice making module.
The water outlet 12 of the first water tank 1 is connected to the inlet 31 of the water pump 3 through a first water supply line 41, and the outlet of the water pump 3 is connected to the water inlet 21 of the second water tank 2 through a second water supply line 42.
The control module 5 stores the first minimum liquid level H of the first water tank 11The first lowest liquid level H1For the first preset liquid level of the first water tank 1, when the ice making module works, if the water pump 3 is turned on, that is, when the ice making module works, water is supplied to the second water tank 2 through the first water tank 1, and along with the operation of the ice making module, the first liquid level in the first water tank 1 continuously drops, so that, as shown in fig. 2, when the first liquid level H detected by the first liquid level detector 11 is higher than the first minimum liquid level H1When the ice making module and the water pump 3 work normally; as shown in FIG. 3, when the first level H detected by the first level detecting gauge 11 is less than the first minimum level H1When the water pump is used, the liquid level signal can be transmitted to the control module 5, the control module 5 receives the liquid level signal and then controls the water pump 3 to stop pumping water, the second water tank 2 is prevented from being pumped all the time to cause the water pump 3 to be pumped empty, and air enters the water pump 3 to generate noise along the first water supply pipeline 41 from the first water tank.
The embodiment of the utility model provides an ice maker is through setting up first water tank 1 and second water tank 2, first water tank 1 connects the outside water source for store the ice making water that the outside provided; the water inlet 21 and the water outlet of the second water tank 2 are respectively connected with the first water tank 1 and the ice making module, water in the first water tank 1 is extracted to the second water tank 2 through the water pump 3 to provide ice making water for the ice making module, the first liquid level in the first water tank 1 is detected through the first liquid level detector 11 to control the operation of the water pump 3, when the liquid level of the first water tank 1 is lower than a first preset liquid level, the water pump 3 can be timely controlled to be turned off, the noise caused by the empty pumping of the water pump 3 due to the water shortage of the first water tank 1 is reduced, the user experience is improved, and the water pump 3 is protected; in addition, through setting up first water tank 1 and second water tank 2, first water tank 1 can form certain buffering for second water tank 2 water, guarantees ice machine continuous, reliable operation.
In some embodiments, the first liquid level detecting meter 11 is disposed at a position of the first water tank 1 close to the water outlet 12, so as to ensure that water in the first water tank 1 always passes through the water outlet 12 of the first water tank 1, and prevent the first water supply pipeline 41 connected to the water outlet 12 of the first water tank 1 from being exposed in the first water tank 1, so that air enters the first water supply pipeline 41 and then enters the water pump 3, thereby generating noise.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the placement heights of the first water tank 1, the water pump 3 and the second water tank 2 sequentially rise, the water outlet 12 of the first water tank 1 is disposed at a position on the side wall of the first water tank 1 and close to the bottom of the first water tank 1, the water inlet 21 of the second water tank 2 is disposed at the bottom of the second water tank 2, so as to facilitate the arrangement of the water supply pipeline and the extraction of the water pump 3, and the water inlet 21 of the second water tank is disposed at the bottom of the second water tank 2, so as to ensure that the ice making water rapidly enters the second water tank 2.
As shown in fig. 1, in this embodiment, the positions of the first water tank 1, the water pump 3, and the second water tank 2 are sequentially raised in a step shape, so that the arrangement is reasonable, the structure is compact, and the water pump 3 is convenient to draw; simultaneously, locate the left and right sides of water pump 3 with first water tank 1 and second water tank 2, be convenient for first water tank 1 and the washing of second water tank 2 are changed.
In particular, in the embodiment of the present invention, the volume of the first water tank 1 is greater than the volume of the second water tank 2, so that more water for ice making can be provided.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the top of the second water tank 2 is smoothly transited to the top of the first water tank 1, which is beneficial to the appearance. In this embodiment, the top of the second water tank 2 is horizontal, the top of the first water tank 1 is inclined, and the top of one side of the first water tank 1 close to the second water tank 2 is flush with the top of the second water tank 2 or slightly lower than the top of the second water tank 2.
The embodiment of the utility model provides an in, first level detection meter 11 can be the sensor or contain the hall switch of buoy, and first water tank 1 is close to the position of its bottom to first level detection meter 11, for example, can install in the diapire of first water tank 1, also can install in the lateral wall that first water tank 1 is close to the bottom.
In the above embodiments, the detection of the first liquid level H is performed when the ice making module is in operation, in other embodiments, when the ice making module is not in operation, the first liquid level H in the first water tank 1 may be detected in advance by the first liquid level detector 11, and when the liquid level H in the first water tank 1 is lower than the first minimum liquid level H1During the time, control water pump 3 keeps closing, and second water tank 2 does not draw water, and the inlet tube of control first water tank 1 is opened, for first water tank 1 moisturizing, when first liquid level H in first water tank 1 rises to another and predetermines the liquid level, control water pump 3 opens to make second water tank 2 draw water from first water tank 1. The further predetermined level may be higher than the first minimum level H1The constant (first preset level) level may be the first maximum level of the first tank 1.
Therefore, the detection of the first liquid level H can be detected when the ice making module operates or when the ice making module does not operate, and the accurate control of the ice making machine can be realized.
In some embodiments, a second liquid level detecting meter for detecting a second liquid level of the second water tank 2 may be provided in the second water tank 2, when the second liquid level in the second water tank 2 is lower than a second lowest liquid level H of the second water tank 22When the ice making module is in idle rotation, the control module 5 can control the ice making module to stop making ice, so that the ice making module is prevented from being damaged due to idle rotation, and the ice making module is effectively protected; when the second liquid level is higher than the second preset liquid level, the ice making module and the water pump 3 are controlled to normally operate, water is supplemented to the second water tank 2 through the first water tank 1 in time, and the ice making is guaranteedContinuous and smooth operation of the ice modules.
In some embodiments, the control module 5 comprises a display unit, which is provided on the housing of the ice maker and can directly display the liquid level of the first water tank 1 and/or the second water tank 2.
The above embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention is defined by the claims. Various modifications and equivalents of the invention can be made by those skilled in the art within the spirit and scope of the invention, and such modifications and equivalents should also be considered as falling within the scope of the invention.
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1. An ice maker, comprising:
an ice making module;
the ice making device comprises a first water tank, a second water tank and a control unit, wherein the first water tank is used for storing ice making water provided by an external water source, and a first liquid level detection meter used for detecting a first liquid level of the first water tank is arranged in the first water tank;
the second water tank is used for providing water for ice making for the ice making module, a water inlet of the second water tank is connected with a water outlet of the first water tank, and a water outlet of the second water tank is connected with the ice making module;
the water pump is arranged on a water supply pipeline between the first water tank and the second water tank and used for pumping the water in the first water tank into the second water tank;
and the control module is respectively connected with the ice making module, the first liquid level detection meter and the water pump, and can control the operation of the water pump based on the first liquid level detected by the first liquid level detection meter so as to control the operation of the ice making module.
2. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein said first level detector gauge is located in said first tank near said outlet port.
3. The ice-making machine of claim 2, wherein said first water tank, said water pump and said second water tank are sequentially raised in height, said first water tank outlet is disposed at a position on a side wall of said first water tank and close to a bottom of said first water tank, and said second water tank inlet is disposed at a bottom of said second water tank.
4. The ice-making machine of claim 3, wherein said first water tank, water pump and said second water tank are placed in a stepped manner.
5. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein said first water tank has a volume greater than a volume of said second water tank.
6. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein said first level detector gauge is a sensor or a hall switch containing a float.
7. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein a second level detector gauge is provided in said second water tank for detecting a second level of said second water tank.
8. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein said control module comprises a display unit disposed on a housing of said ice-making machine for displaying a liquid level of said first water tank and/or said second water tank.
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