CN217330318U

CN217330318U - Precooling ice maker

Info

Publication number: CN217330318U
Application number: CN202122778242.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李毅生; 罗伟; 刘金荣
Original assignee: Guangdong Invitop Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Invitop Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-12
Filing date: 2021-11-12
Publication date: 2022-08-30
Anticipated expiration: 2031-11-12

Abstract

The utility model discloses a precooling ice maker, which comprises a base shell, an ice making module, a carrier, a first water delivery mechanism and a second water delivery mechanism, wherein an ice making cavity, an ice storing cavity and a water storing cavity are arranged in the base shell, the ice making cavity is communicated with the water storing cavity through an ice pouring port, the ice making module is arranged in the base shell and is positioned in the ice making cavity, the carrier is arranged in the base shell and is positioned in the ice storing cavity, a water leaking port is arranged on the carrier, the ice pouring port is positioned above the carrier, the first water delivery mechanism is respectively communicated with the water storing cavity and the ice storing cavity so as to convey water in the water storing cavity to the ice storing cavity, the second water delivery mechanism is respectively communicated with the ice storing cavity and the ice storing cavity so as to convey water in the ice storing cavity, cold air in the ice storing cavity sinks to refrigerate proper amount of water in the ice storing cavity in advance, when making ice next time, the water which is pre-refrigerated in the ice storing cavity is conveyed to the ice making cavity through the second water delivery mechanism, through the effect of the ice making module, the ice can be quickly condensed into ice blocks, and the ice making efficiency is improved.

Description

Precooling ice maker

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an ice making equipment, in particular to precooling ice machine.

Background

The traditional ice maker is generally provided with an ice making cavity and an ice storage cavity in a base shell, the ice making module is arranged in the ice making cavity, prepared ice blocks can be placed in the ice storage cavity, water can be stored in the ice storage cavity, and in the ice making process, the water in the ice storage cavity can be transmitted to an ice making component in the ice making cavity, so that ice can be continuously made, manual water adding is not needed after each ice making, the ice making component is also placed in the ice storage cavity, the prepared ice can pre-refrigerate the water in the ice storage cavity, so that the speed of condensing the ice blocks by using an ice making module for refrigeration is improved, however, more water needs to be placed in the general ice storage cavity to meet the requirement of being capable of multiple times, the water quantity is increased, the reduced temperature is relatively reduced, and the pre-cooling effect is greatly reduced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the technical problem that exists among the prior art at least. Therefore, the utility model provides a precooling ice machine can improve ice making efficiency to the precooling of ice making water.

According to the utility model discloses a precooling ice machine of first aspect embodiment includes: the ice making device comprises a base shell, an ice storage cavity and a water storage cavity, wherein the ice making cavity, the ice storage cavity and the water storage cavity are arranged in the base shell and are communicated through an ice pouring port; the ice making module is arranged on the base shell and is positioned in the ice making cavity; the carrier is arranged on the base shell and positioned in the ice storage cavity, a water leakage port is formed in the carrier, and the ice pouring port is positioned above the carrier; the first water conveying mechanism is respectively communicated with the water storage cavity and the ice storage cavity so as to convey water in the water storage cavity to the ice storage cavity; and the second water delivery mechanism is respectively communicated with the ice storage cavity and the ice making cavity so as to be capable of conveying the water in the ice storage cavity to the ice making cavity.

According to the utility model discloses precooling ice machine has following beneficial effect at least:

the utility model discloses an ice maker, the user starts the ice maker to refrigerate, second water delivery mechanism work can carry the water in the ice storage chamber to the ice making chamber, the ice making module can refrigerate the water in ice making chamber, thereby water coagulates into the ice-cube in the ice making chamber, then it is transferred to the carrier, the user can not take away the ice-cube immediately at this moment basically, the ice-cube can be deposited for a period of time in the ice storage chamber, and the ice-cube placed on the carrier can refrigerate the air around this moment, therefore, first water delivery mechanism can work, carry the water in the water storage chamber to the ice storage chamber in proper amount, here proper amount water is generally the water yield that next time ice making needs to use, the cold air in the ice storage chamber sinks and can refrigerate proper amount water in the ice storage chamber in advance, next time, carry the water that refrigerates in advance in the ice storage chamber to the ice making chamber through second water delivery mechanism, the temperature of this moment is already in lower level, through the effect of ice-making module, can condense into the ice-cube fast, improve ice-making efficiency, simultaneously, the water storage chamber can be used for depositing the water to continuously supply for ice-making module, and need not frequently to add water, convenient to use, and the ice-cube can not once only refrigerate all water of depositing yet, and the temperature decline range of the water of preventing to deposit is little, and the obscure condition of precooling effect appears.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, a heat insulating plate is provided in the base shell to separate the ice storage chamber and the water storage chamber.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, first water delivery mechanism include first raceway and set up in the first water pump of first raceway, the one end of first raceway with the water storage chamber intercommunication, the other end of first raceway with store ice chamber intercommunication.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the base shell in be provided with level sensor in the ice storage cavity, level sensor with first water pump electricity is connected.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, second water delivery mechanism include the second raceway and set up in the second water pump of second raceway, the one end of second raceway with store ice chamber intercommunication, the other end of second raceway with make ice chamber intercommunication.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, store the ice chamber and have first uncovered upwards, the activity is provided with first flip on the base shell, first flip can open or close first uncovered.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the ice making module is including making the ice shell and making the ice part, be equipped with the refrigeration chamber that has the open-ended in making the ice shell, make the ice shell rotate set up in the base shell is and be located in making the ice chamber, make the ice part set up in base shell and part make the ice part can extend to in the refrigeration chamber.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, be provided with shovel ice portion on the outer wall of system ice shell, system ice shell rotates and to make shovel ice portion remove to with the mouth butt joint that falls to ice.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an internal structure of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the ice maker of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of section A-A of one embodiment of the ice-making machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a piping structure of an embodiment of the ice maker of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of an ice making case.

Reference numerals:

the ice making machine comprises a base shell 100, an ice making cavity 110, an ice storage cavity 120, an upper cavity 121, a lower cavity 122, a water storage cavity 130, a water adding port 131, an ice pouring port 140, a first opening 150, a first turnover cover 160, a second opening 170, a second turnover cover 180, a heat insulation plate 200, an ice making module 300, an ice making shell 310, an opening 311, a refrigerating cavity 312, an ice shoveling part 313, an ice making part 320, a driving part 330, a carrier frame 400, a water leaking port 410, a first water conveying mechanism 500, a first water conveying pipe 510, a first water pump 520, a second water conveying mechanism 600, a second water conveying pipe 610, a second water pump 620 and a water level sensor 700.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary only for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship referred to in the description of the orientation, such as the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, a plurality of means are one or more, a plurality of means are two or more, and the terms greater than, less than, exceeding, etc. are understood as not including the number, and the terms greater than, less than, within, etc. are understood as including the number. If there is a description of first and second for the purpose of distinguishing technical features only, this is not to be understood as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of technical features indicated.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected" and "connected" should be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; 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 meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood as a specific case by those skilled in the art.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, a precooling ice maker according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention includes a base housing 100, an ice making module 300, an object carrying frame 400, a first water delivery mechanism 500 and a second water delivery mechanism 600, an ice making cavity 110, an ice storage cavity 120 and a water storage cavity 130 are provided in the base housing 100, the ice making cavity 110 is communicated with the water storage cavity 130 through an ice pouring port 140, the ice making module 300 is provided in the base housing 100 and located in the ice making cavity 110, the object carrying frame 400 is provided in the base housing 100 and located in the ice storage cavity 120, a water leakage port 410 is provided on the object carrying frame 400, the ice pouring port 140 is located above the object carrying frame 400, the first water delivery mechanism 500 is respectively communicated with the water storage cavity 130 and the ice storage cavity 120 so as to be able to deliver water in the water storage cavity 130 to the ice storage cavity 120, and the second water delivery mechanism 600 is respectively communicated with the ice storage cavity 120 and the ice making cavity 110 so as to be able to deliver water in the ice storage cavity 120 to the ice making cavity 110.

The base housing 100 may have various shapes, and an ice making chamber 110, an ice storage chamber 120, and a water storage chamber 130 may be formed in the base housing 100 and are independent from each other.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the ice storage chamber 120 has a first opening 150 facing upward, the base housing 100 is movably provided with a first flip 160, the first flip 160 can open or close the first opening 150, specifically, the first flip 160 can rotate with the base housing 100 to set or translate, open the first opening 150, the user can take out the ice block from the ice storage chamber 120, close the first opening 150, the ice storage chamber 120 can be in a relatively closed environment, the heat exchange rate is reduced, and the ice block melting rate can be reduced.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the ice making chamber 110 may also have the second opening 170 facing upward, the second flip 180 is movably disposed on the base shell 100, the second flip 180 can open or close the second opening 170, specifically, the second flip 180 can rotate or translate with the base shell 100 to open the second opening 170, and the user can clean the ice making module 300 in the ice making chamber 110, and is convenient for maintenance and replacement.

The carrier frame 400 can be disc-shaped, the water leaking port 410 is arranged at the bottom of the disc, ice cubes entering the ice storage cavity 120 from the ice pouring port 140 can fall on the carrier frame 400, the carrier frame 400 can divide the ice storage cavity 120 into an upper cavity 121 and a lower cavity 122, namely the ice cubes are located in the upper cavity 121, water on the ice cubes can drop into the lower cavity 122 from the water leaking port 410, ice and water separation is achieved, and the melting speed of the ice cubes is reduced.

Specifically, the carrier 400 may be detachably disposed on the base shell 100 by means of a buckle, a bolt, or the like, and an outer wall of the carrier 400 may also be in interference fit with an inner wall of the ice storage cavity 120, so that the carrier 400 is detachably disposed on the base shell 100.

It should be noted that, when the user starts the ice maker to refrigerate, the second water delivery mechanism 600 works to deliver the water in the ice storage cavity 120 to the ice making cavity 110, the ice making module 300 can refrigerate the water in the ice making cavity 110 to condense the water into ice cubes, and then deliver the ice cubes to the rack 400, at this time, the user will not take the ice cubes immediately, the ice cubes will be stored in the ice storage cavity 120 for a period of time, and the ice cubes placed on the rack 400 will refrigerate the surrounding air, therefore, the first water delivery mechanism 500 can work to deliver a proper amount of water in the water storage cavity 130 to the ice storage cavity 120, where the proper amount of water is generally the amount of water needed for the next ice making, the cold air in the ice storage cavity 120 sinks to pre-refrigerate a proper amount of water in the ice storage cavity 120, and at the next ice making, the pre-refrigerated water in the ice storage cavity 120 is delivered to the ice making cavity 110 through the second water delivery mechanism 600, the temperature degree at this moment is in lower level, through system ice module 300 effect, can condense into the ice-cube fast, improves system ice efficiency, and simultaneously, water storage chamber 130 can be used for the storage water to continuously supply for system ice module 300, and need not frequently to add water, convenient to use, and the ice-cube can not once only refrigerate all water of depositing yet, and the temperature range of decline of the water that prevents to deposit is little, and the obscure condition of precooling effect appears.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, a heat insulation board 200 is disposed in the base shell 100 to separate the ice storage cavity 120 and the water storage cavity 130, so as to reduce the heat exchange efficiency between the ice storage cavity 120 and the water storage cavity 130, specifically, the heat insulation board 200 may be made of heat insulation resin, heat insulation nano carbon, and other materials, so as to form the water storage cavity 130 by enclosing with the inner wall of the base shell 100, and the water filling port 131 may be opened in the base shell 100, specifically, may be disposed on the heat insulation board 200, the water filling port 131 is communicated with the water storage cavity 130, the user may add water to the water storage cavity 130 through the water filling port, and the detachable sealing cover is used to seal the water filling port.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the first water delivery mechanism 500 includes a first water delivery pipe 510 and a first water pump 520 disposed on the first water delivery pipe 510, one end of the first water delivery pipe 510 is communicated with the water storage cavity 130, and the other end of the first water delivery pipe 510 is communicated with the ice storage cavity 120.

Similarly, in some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the second water delivery mechanism 600 includes a second water delivery pipe 610 and a second water pump 620 disposed on the second water delivery pipe 610, one end of the second water delivery pipe 610 is communicated with the ice storage cavity 120, and the other end of the second water delivery pipe 610 is communicated with the ice making cavity 110.

Specifically, the ice maker may be provided with a controller (not shown), which may be respectively connected to the first water pump 520, the second water pump 620, the ice making module 300, and the like, and may respectively control the first water pump 520, the second water pump 620, and the ice making module 300 to operate.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the base housing 100 is provided with the water level sensor 700 in the ice storage cavity 120, the water level sensor 700 is electrically connected to the first water pump 520, as shown in fig. 2 and 5, the water level sensor 700 is used for detecting the amount of water in the ice storage cavity 120, so as to feedback control the operation of the first water pump 520, and transmit the appropriate amount of water to the ice storage cavity 120, specifically, the controller is electrically connected to the water level sensor 700 and the first water pump 520, and obtains the water level information and performs feedback control by the controller.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the ice making module 300 includes an ice making housing 310 and an ice making component 320, a refrigeration cavity 312 having an opening 311 is disposed in the ice making housing 310, the ice making housing 310 is rotatably disposed in the base housing 100 and located in the ice making cavity 110, the ice making component 320 is disposed in the base housing 100 and a portion of the ice making component 320 can extend into the refrigeration cavity 312.

Water for ice making can be placed in the ice making chamber 110, the ice making housing 310 rotates to make the opening 311 lower than the water level in the ice making chamber 110, so that the water flows into the refrigeration chamber 312, and then the ice making housing 310 rotates again to make the opening 311 higher than the water level in the ice making chamber 110, so that the ice making component 320 refrigerates the water in the refrigeration chamber 312, and ice can be rapidly made.

Specifically, a driving part 330, such as a motor or an air cylinder, is further provided in the base housing 100, and the driving part is connected to the ice making housing 310 to rotate the ice making housing 310.

The ice making unit 320 may include a compressor, a condenser, a throttle valve, and an evaporation tube, the evaporation tube extends into the ice making chamber 110, and when the ice making housing 310 rotates to make the opening 311 higher than the water level in the ice making chamber 110, a part of the evaporation tube is located in the refrigeration chamber 312, the evaporation tube may be made into different shapes according to actual requirements, for example, a convex pillar is formed on the surface of the evaporation tube, the convex pillar extends into the water in the refrigeration chamber 312, and the water forms ice cubes on the outer surface of the convex pillar.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4 and 6, an ice scooping portion 313 is disposed on an outer wall of the ice making shell 310, and the ice scooping portion 313 can be moved to be in butt joint with the ice pouring port 140 by rotating the ice making shell 310.

When the ice cubes in the refrigeration cavity 312 are formed, the ice making housing 310 rotates, the ice cubes fall from the refrigeration cavity 312 to the ice making cavity 110, the ice making housing 310 rotates again, and the ice scooping portion 313 can hold the ice cubes falling into the ice making cavity 110 to move to the ice pouring port 140 along the inner wall of the ice making cavity 110, and then fall from the ice pouring port 140 to the ice storage cavity 120.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A pre-cooling ice maker, comprising:

the base shell is internally provided with an ice making cavity, an ice storage cavity and a water storage cavity, and the ice making cavity is communicated with the water storage cavity through an ice pouring port;

the ice making module is arranged on the base shell and is positioned in the ice making cavity;

the carrier is arranged on the base shell and positioned in the ice storage cavity, a water leakage port is formed in the carrier, and the ice pouring port is positioned above the carrier;

the first water conveying mechanism is respectively communicated with the water storage cavity and the ice storage cavity so as to convey water in the water storage cavity to the ice storage cavity;

and the second water delivery mechanism is respectively communicated with the ice storage cavity and the ice making cavity so as to be capable of conveying the water in the ice storage cavity to the ice making cavity.

2. The pre-cooling ice maker of claim 1, wherein: and a heat insulation plate is arranged in the base shell to separate the ice storage cavity and the water storage cavity.

3. The pre-cooling ice maker of claim 1, wherein: the first water delivery mechanism comprises a first water delivery pipe and a first water pump arranged on the first water delivery pipe, one end of the first water delivery pipe is communicated with the water storage cavity, and the other end of the first water delivery pipe is communicated with the ice storage cavity.

4. The pre-cooling ice maker of claim 3, wherein: the base shell is provided with a water level sensor in the ice storage cavity, and the water level sensor is electrically connected with the first water pump.

5. The pre-cooling ice maker of claim 1, wherein: the second water delivery mechanism comprises a second water delivery pipe and a second water pump arranged on the second water delivery pipe, one end of the second water delivery pipe is communicated with the ice storage cavity, and the other end of the second water delivery pipe is communicated with the ice making cavity.

6. The pre-cooling ice maker of claim 1, wherein: the ice storage cavity is provided with a first opening facing upwards, the base shell is movably provided with a first turnover cover, and the first turnover cover can be opened or closed to form the first opening.

7. The pre-cooling ice maker of claim 1, wherein: the ice making module comprises an ice making shell and an ice making component, wherein a refrigeration cavity with an opening is formed in the ice making shell, the ice making shell is rotatably arranged on the base shell and is positioned in the ice making cavity, the ice making component is arranged on the base shell, and part of the ice making component can extend into the refrigeration cavity.

8. The pre-cooling ice maker of claim 7, wherein: an ice shoveling part is arranged on the outer wall of the ice making shell, and the ice shoveling part can be moved to be in butt joint with the ice pouring port by the rotation of the ice making shell.