CN215832240U

CN215832240U - Novel ice maker

Info

Publication number: CN215832240U
Application number: CN202121430733.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郑万兵; 林城奂
Original assignee: Bingjia Youxiang Technology Dongguan Co ltd
Current assignee: Bingjia Youxiang Technology Dongguan Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-26
Filing date: 2021-06-26
Publication date: 2022-02-15
Anticipated expiration: 2031-06-26

Abstract

The utility model discloses a novel ice maker, which comprises an ice scraper, an ice maker, an ice outlet cover, an evaporator barrel, a spiral ice blade, an evaporator base, a water receiving tray and a gas-liquid separator, wherein the evaporator base is arranged on the water receiving tray, the evaporator barrel comprises an inner barrel wall and an outer barrel wall, the spiral ice blade is arranged in the inner barrel wall, one end of the spiral ice blade is rotatably connected with the evaporator base, the ice scraper, the ice maker and the ice outlet cover are all arranged at the top of the evaporator barrel, the ice scraper is coaxially connected with the spiral ice blade, and the gas-liquid separator is arranged at the outer side end of the outer barrel wall. The novel ice maker provided by the utility model belongs to a continuous ice making mode, does not need a matched ice removing mechanism, and is simple in refrigerating system and high in reliability; compared with a flake ice machine adopting a continuous ice making mode, the flake ice machine has the advantages of simple structure, few moving parts, less welding workload, no need of high-temperature annealing treatment, low cost, high production efficiency, higher reliability and less environmental pollution.

Description

Novel ice maker

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of ice making, in particular to a novel ice maker.

Background

The ice machine can provide ice required by people for catering cooling and can also provide a cold source for industrial and agricultural production. With the rapid development of society, the demand of ice makers is increasing, and the problems of complex manufacturing process, high cost, high failure rate and large power consumption of various ice maker products are increasingly prominent. At present, ice machines in domestic and foreign markets are mainly divided into two working modes of intermittent ice making and continuous ice making: in an intermittent ice making mode, two mechanisms of ice making and ice removing exist at the same time, the product structure is complex, the failure rate is high, a plurality of required accessories are needed, and the cost is high; the product of the continuous ice making mode mainly comprises a flake ice machine, an ice scraping device of the flake ice machine is complex in structure and easy to damage, a refrigerant cavity forms a closed flow channel in an all-welded mode, welding workload is large, high-temperature annealing treatment is required, environmental pollution is large, and production cost is high. To this end, a new type of ice maker is needed to solve the above problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Aiming at the defects of complex structure, high production cost and high failure rate in the background technology, the utility model provides a novel ice maker to overcome the defects.

A novel ice maker comprises an ice scraper, an ice maker, an ice outlet cover, an evaporator cylinder, a spiral ice blade, an evaporator base, a water receiving disc and a gas-liquid separator; the evaporator base is arranged on the water receiving plate; the evaporator cylinder is arranged on the evaporator base; the evaporator cylinder comprises an inner cylinder wall and an outer cylinder wall; the spiral ice skate is arranged inside the inner cylinder wall; one end of the spiral ice skate blade is rotatably connected with the evaporator base, and the ice scraper, the ice forming device and the ice outlet cover are all arranged at the top of the evaporator cylinder; the ice scraper is coaxially connected with the spiral ice blade; the gas-liquid separator is arranged at the outer side end of the outer cylinder wall; the ice scraper is arranged above the ice forming device.

Preferably, a closed cavity on the refrigerant side is formed between the inner cylinder wall and the outer cylinder wall; the inner cylinder wall and the outer cylinder wall are cylindrical cylinders with different diameters.

As a preferred scheme, the inner cylinder wall and the outer cylinder wall are hermetically connected by an upper flange and a lower flange; the inner cylinder wall is provided with a water inlet.

As a preferred scheme, the outer cylinder wall is provided with a liquid supply port, a steam return port and a liquid return port which are communicated with the closed cavity; the liquid supply port is used for being connected with a refrigerant supply device pipeline.

As a preferred scheme, a steam inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet are arranged on the gas-liquid separator; the steam inlet is connected with a steam return port pipeline; the liquid outlet is connected with a liquid return port pipeline.

As a preferred scheme, the inner side surface of the inner cylinder wall is rough or has grains, so that the heat exchange area of the side surface is increased.

Preferably, the inner side surface of the inner cylinder wall is provided with ribs to increase the heat exchange surface area of the side surface.

As a preferred scheme, the outer cylinder wall is not provided with a liquid return port; the gas-liquid separator is not provided with a liquid outlet.

Preferably, the outer surface of the evaporator cylinder is covered with a heat insulation material, and the outer surface of the heat insulation material is covered with a protective material.

Preferably, the spiral ice blade is composed of a main shaft and a spiral protrusion, and the spiral protrusion is fixed on the surface of the main shaft in a winding manner.

Has the advantages that: the utility model relates to a novel ice maker, which belongs to a continuous ice making mode.A refrigerant liquid enters an evaporation cavity from a liquid supply port, is evaporated into gas after absorbing the heat of water through an inner cylinder wall, and then enters a gas-liquid separator through a steam return port and a connecting pipeline. In order to achieve sufficient heat exchange efficiency, the refrigerant capacity in the evaporation cavity is larger than that of the traditional dry evaporator, and a small amount of liquid can be mixed in discharged refrigerant gas when the liquid level is higher or the environmental temperature changes greatly. The part of gas enters a gas-liquid separator, and the doped liquid is separated and gathered at the bottom of the gas-liquid separator under the action of gravity and returns to the evaporation cavity through a liquid outlet of the gas-liquid separator, a liquid return pipe and a liquid return opening of the evaporator cylinder; the separated dry gas returns to the compressor through the gas outlet of the gas-liquid separator to complete the refrigeration cycle, and the ice maker does not need to be matched with an ice removing mechanism, so that the refrigeration system is simple and has high reliability; compared with a flake ice machine adopting a continuous ice making mode, the flake ice machine has the advantages of simple structure, few moving parts, less welding workload, no need of high-temperature annealing treatment, low cost, high production efficiency, higher reliability and less environmental pollution.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the gas-liquid separator of the present invention.

In the figure: 1-an ice scraper; 2-an ice maker; 3, an ice discharging cover; 4-evaporator cylinder; 5-evaporator base; 6, a water pan; 7-a liquid return pipe; 8-a gas-liquid separator; 401-liquid return port; 402-a liquid supply port; 403-a water inlet; 404-an upper flange; 405-steam return port; 406-inner cartridge wall; 407-outer cartridge wall; 408-a spiral ice blade; 801-steam inlet; 802-air outlet; 803-liquid outlet.

Detailed Description

The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings are simplified schematic views illustrating only the basic structure of the present invention in a schematic manner, and thus show only the constitution related to the present invention.

In the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "side end", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention; furthermore, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, as they may be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

Example 1

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the present invention provides a novel ice maker, which includes an ice scraper 1, an ice maker 3, an ice outlet cover 3, an evaporator cylinder 4, a spiral ice blade 408, an evaporator base 5, a water pan 6, and a gas-liquid separator 8; the evaporator base 5 is arranged on the water receiving tray 6; the evaporator cylinder 4 is arranged on the evaporator base 5; the evaporator cylinder 4 includes an inner cylinder wall 406 and an outer cylinder wall 407; the spiral ice blade 408 is arranged inside the inner cylinder wall 406; one end of the spiral ice blade 408 is rotatably connected with the evaporator base 5, and the ice scraper 1, the ice forming device 3 and the ice outlet cover 3 are all arranged at the top of the evaporator cylinder 4; the ice scraper 1 is coaxially connected with the spiral ice blade 408; the gas-liquid separator 8 is mounted at the outer side end of the outer cylinder wall 407; the ice scraper 1 is placed above the ice maker 3.

In this embodiment, a closed cavity on the refrigerant side is formed between the inner cylinder wall 406 and the outer cylinder wall 407; the inner cylinder wall 406 and the outer cylinder wall 407 are cylindrical cylinders with different diameters; the inner cylinder wall 406 and the outer cylinder wall 407 are hermetically connected by an upper flange 404 and a lower flange (not shown); a water inlet 403 is arranged on the inner cylinder wall 406; the outer cylinder wall 407 is provided with a liquid supply port 402, a steam return port 405 and a liquid return port 401 which are communicated with the closed cavity; the liquid supply port 402 is used for connecting with a refrigerant supply device pipe.

In this embodiment, the gas-liquid separator 8 is provided with a gas inlet 801, a gas outlet 802 and a liquid outlet 803; the steam inlet 801 is connected with the steam return port 405 through a pipeline; the liquid outlet 803 is connected with the liquid return port 401 through a pipeline.

In this embodiment, the spiral ice blade 408 is composed of a main shaft and a spiral protrusion, and the spiral protrusion is wound and fixed on the surface of the main shaft.

Example 2

This embodiment 2 includes all the technical features of embodiment 1, except that the inner side surface of the inner cylinder wall 406 is rough or has grains; or the inner side surface of the inner cylinder wall 406 is provided with ribs, the scheme can effectively increase the heat exchange surface area of the side surface, and improve the ice making efficiency.

Example 3

This example 3 differs from example 1 in that: the outer cylinder wall 407 is not provided with a liquid return port; the gas-liquid separator 8 is not provided with a liquid outlet, and at the moment, the gas-liquid separator is provided with a refrigerant hydrothermal inlet and a refrigerant hydrothermal outlet and is connected with a high-pressure side liquid pipeline of the refrigeration system through a pipeline, so that the gas-liquid separation efficiency is improved by using high-pressure refrigerant liquid, the step of liquid return is not needed, and the arrangement of the pipeline is reduced.

Example 4

Different from the above embodiments, in this embodiment, the outer surface of the evaporator cylinder 4 is covered with the heat insulating material, and the outer surface of the heat insulating material is covered with the protective material. The refrigerant liquid can reach sufficient heat exchange efficiency in the evaporator cylinder 4, and the ice maker can be prevented from being greatly interfered when the environmental temperature changes greatly.

The working principle is as follows: the novel ice maker is a key component of an ice maker system, and the working principle of a matched refrigeration system is the same as that of a common compression refrigeration cycle. Refrigerant liquid enters the evaporation cavity from the liquid supply port 402, evaporates into gas after absorbing the heat of water through the inner cylinder wall 406, and then enters the gas-liquid separator 8 through the steam return port 405 and the connecting pipeline. In order to achieve sufficient heat exchange efficiency, the refrigerant capacity in the evaporation cavity is larger than that of the traditional dry evaporator, and a small amount of liquid can be mixed in discharged refrigerant gas when the liquid level is higher or the environmental temperature changes greatly. The part of gas enters a gas-liquid separator, and the doped liquid is separated and gathered at the bottom of the gas-liquid separator under the action of gravity and returns to the evaporation cavity through a liquid outlet 803 of the gas-liquid separator, a liquid return pipe and a liquid return port 401 of the evaporator cylinder; the separated dry gas returns to the compressor through the gas outlet 802 of the gas-liquid separator, completing the refrigeration cycle.

The ice maker 3 and the evaporator base 5 are connected with the inner cylinder wall 406 to form a closed cavity at the water side, a water inlet 403 is arranged below the inner cylinder wall 406, and water for making ice enters the ice making cavity from the water inlet 403 and exchanges heat with the refrigerant through the inner cylinder wall 406. The spiral ice blade 408 is a shaft-shaped object with a spiral protrusion, is installed inside the evaporator cylinder 4, has an upper end connected with the ice forming device 3 and the ice scraper 1 through a connecting device, has a lower end connected with the evaporator base 5 through a connecting device, and is driven by an external motor to rotate at a certain speed during operation. The surface of the ice maker is provided with a plurality of through holes, and the through holes have certain cross-sectional shapes according to actual requirements. The water enters the ice making cavity and is pushed by the spiral ice blade to move upwards, and is gradually cooled to form tiny ice particles in the moving process, and the ice particles are extruded by the spiral ice blade and the ice forming device and are discharged from the through holes of the ice forming device to form ice blocks with certain shapes.

In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "certain embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While there have been shown and described what are at present considered the fundamental principles and essential features of the utility model and its advantages, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited to the details of the foregoing exemplary embodiments, but is capable of other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the utility model being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.

Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment may contain only a single embodiment, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should integrate the description, and the embodiments may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A novel ice maker comprises an ice scraper, an ice maker, an ice outlet cover, an evaporator cylinder, a spiral ice blade, an evaporator base, a water receiving disc and a gas-liquid separator; the method is characterized in that:

the evaporator base is arranged on the water receiving plate; the evaporator cylinder is arranged on the evaporator base; the evaporator cylinder comprises an inner cylinder wall and an outer cylinder wall; the spiral ice skate is arranged inside the inner cylinder wall; one end of the spiral ice skate blade is rotatably connected with the evaporator base, and the ice scraper, the ice forming device and the ice outlet cover are all arranged at the top of the evaporator cylinder; the ice scraper is coaxially connected with the spiral ice blade; the gas-liquid separator is arranged at the outer side end of the outer cylinder wall; the ice scraper is arranged above the ice forming device.

2. The novel ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein a closed chamber on the refrigerant side is formed between the inner and outer cartridge walls; the inner cylinder wall and the outer cylinder wall are cylindrical cylinders with different diameters.

3. The ice maker of claim 2 wherein the inner and outer cartridge walls are sealingly connected by upper and lower flanges; the inner cylinder wall is provided with a water inlet.

4. The novel ice maker as claimed in claim 3, wherein the outer cylinder wall has a liquid supply port, a vapor return port and a liquid return port which are communicated with the closed cavity; the liquid supply port is used for being connected with a refrigerant supply device pipeline.

5. The novel ice maker as claimed in claim 4, wherein the gas-liquid separator is provided with a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet; the steam inlet is connected with a steam return port pipeline; the liquid outlet is connected with a liquid return port pipeline.

6. The ice maker of claim 1 wherein the inner surface of the inner cartridge wall is roughened or textured.

7. The ice maker of claim 1 wherein the inner side of the inner cartridge wall has ribs.

8. The novel ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein no liquid return port is provided in the outer cartridge wall; the gas-liquid separator is not provided with a liquid outlet.

9. The ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein the evaporator cylinder is covered with a thermal insulation material on the outer surface thereof, and a protective material is covered on the outer surface of the thermal insulation material.

10. The ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spiral ice blade is composed of a main shaft and a spiral protrusion, and the spiral protrusion is wound and fixed on the surface of the main shaft.