CN218033858U - Ice maker with rotary sealing waterway structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to an ice machine with rotary seal waterway structure, its technical scheme main points are: the method comprises the following steps: a box body and a controller; the controller is arranged in the box body; an ice making mechanism, a water storage chamber for storing water and a drainage mechanism for outputting or extracting the water in the water storage chamber into the ice making mechanism are arranged in the box body; one end of the drainage mechanism is communicated with the water storage cavity, and the other end of the drainage mechanism is communicated with the ice making mechanism; the controller is electrically connected with the ice making mechanism and the drainage mechanism respectively; the ice machine has the advantage that the water channel of the ice making module can be integrally designed to compress the occupied space of the ice machine.

Description

Ice maker with rotary sealing waterway structure

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an ice machine equipment technical field, more specifically says that it relates to an ice machine with rotary seal waterway structure.

Background

With the development of household ice makers, people have higher and higher requirements on the size of the household ice makers, and ice makers with compact structures and fine sizes are usually more popular, however, in the ice makers in the market at present, the space occupied by an ice making module is very large, and the size of the whole ice maker is directly influenced.

The ice making module and the water tank are separated by a water tank in the traditional ice making machine, the water tank and the ice making module work relatively independently, and the water tank and the ice making module output through respective pipelines.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide an it is not enough to prior art exists, the utility model aims to provide an ice machine with rotary seal waterway structure has the advantage that can be with the integrated design in order to compress ice machine occupation space in ice making module water route.

The above technical object of the present invention can be achieved by the following technical solutions: an ice-making machine having a rotary sealed waterway structure, comprising: a box body and a controller; the controller is arranged in the box body; an ice making mechanism, a water storage chamber for storing water and a drainage mechanism for outputting or extracting the water in the water storage chamber into the ice making mechanism are arranged in the box body; one end of the drainage mechanism is communicated with the water storage cavity, and the other end of the drainage mechanism is communicated with the ice making mechanism; the controller is respectively electrically connected with the ice making mechanism and the drainage mechanism.

Optionally, the drainage mechanism comprises: the three-way pipe is used for distinguishing a water path, and the water pump is used for pumping water in the water storage cavity into the three-way pipe; a water outlet correspondingly matched with the three-way pipe is formed in the box body; the three-way pipe and the water pump are both arranged in the box body; the three-way pipe is connected with the water suction pump; a first port of the three-way pipe is communicated with the water storage cavity, a second port of the three-way pipe is communicated with the ice making mechanism, and a third port of the three-way pipe is communicated with the water outlet; the water suction pump is electrically connected with the controller.

Optionally, the ice making mechanism comprises: the ice-making machine comprises an ice-making box for making ice and a turnover motor for driving the ice-making box to rotate; the ice-making box is rotatably arranged in the box body; the ice making box is communicated with the second port; the turning motor is arranged on the box body, and the driving end of the turning motor is fixedly connected with the ice making box; the turnover motor is electrically connected with the controller.

Optionally, the sectional shape of the ice-making housing is semicircular.

Optionally, a water inlet through which water output by the second port can pass is formed in the ice making box; the water inlet is communicated with the second port.

Optionally, a check valve for preventing backflow when water is output is arranged on the second port; one end of the check valve is communicated with the second port, and the other end of the check valve is communicated with the water inlet.

Optionally, the check valve is a silicone check valve.

Optionally, a projection is arranged on an output shaft of the turnover motor; a microswitch for detecting the working position of the bump is arranged on the box body; the micro switch is electrically connected with the controller.

To sum up, the utility model discloses following beneficial effect has:

1. the water pumping pipeline of ice making mechanism in this application passes through drainage mechanism design with the outlet pipe way of retaining cavity and is a whole, and drainage mechanism can carry out ice making in can drawing the water pumping in the retaining cavity to ice making mechanism, also can directly export the water in the retaining cavity to the outside to make the business turn over water of ice making mechanism and ice machine integrated as an organic whole, reduce ice machine occupation space.

2. The cross section of the ice making box in the ice maker is semicircular, the ice making box is rotatably arranged in the box body, and the water path between the drainage mechanism and the ice making box can be controlled by the rotation of the ice making box, so that the bi-directional property of the water path can be realized by controlling the water inlet and outlet directions.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a first state of the present invention (ice-making state);

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a second state of the present invention (non-ice-making state);

fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a front schematic view (hidden box) of the ice making mechanism of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram (hidden box) of the ice making mechanism of the present invention.

In the figure: 1. a box body; 2. an ice making mechanism; 21. an ice-making box; 22. turning over a motor; 3. a water storage chamber; 4. a drainage mechanism; 5. a water inlet; 6. a check valve; 7. a bump; 8. a micro switch.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Several embodiments of the invention are given in the accompanying drawings. The invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, e.g., as being 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 according to specific situations by those of ordinary skill in the art. The terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature.

In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," "up," "down," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must be in a particular orientation, constructed and operated, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

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

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, the present invention provides an ice maker having a rotary sealing waterway structure, including: a box body 1 and a controller; the controller is arranged in the box body 1; an ice making mechanism 2, a water storage chamber 3 for storing water and a drainage mechanism 4 for outputting or extracting the water in the water storage chamber 3 into the ice making mechanism 2 are arranged in the box body 1; one end of the drainage mechanism 4 is communicated with the water storage chamber 3, and the other end of the drainage mechanism 4 is communicated with the ice making mechanism 2; the controller is respectively electrically connected with the ice making mechanism 2 and the drainage mechanism 4.

In this embodiment, the controller is not shown in the figure, and the controller may be an MCU, a PLC, a microprocessor, or a 51/52 series single chip microcomputer; system ice machine constructs 2, retaining chamber 3 and drainage mechanism 4 all set up in box 1, system ice machine constructs 2 tops that are located retaining chamber 3, drainage mechanism 4 can be with the water extraction in the retaining chamber 3 to system ice machine and construct the ice, also can directly export the outside with the water in the retaining chamber 3, thereby make the ice module pipeline of mutual independence in the traditional ice machine and go out the integral type play water ice outlet pipe way that the water module pipeline changed integrated design into, reduce ice machine occupation space.

Further, the drainage mechanism 4 includes: the three-way pipe is used for distinguishing a water path, and the water pump is used for pumping water in the water storage chamber 3 into the three-way pipe; a water outlet correspondingly matched with the three-way pipe is formed in the box body 1; the three-way pipe and the water pump are both arranged in the box body 1; the three-way pipe is connected with the water pump; a first port of the three-way pipe is communicated with the water storage chamber 3, a second port of the three-way pipe is communicated with the ice making mechanism 2, and a third port of the three-way pipe is communicated with the water outlet; the water suction pump is electrically connected with the controller.

In the embodiment, the three-way pipe is a core component of the drainage mechanism 4, and the integration of the ice making mechanism 2 and the water outlet pipeline can be realized through the three-way pipe; three ports of the three-way pipe are respectively connected with the ice making mechanism 2, the water storage chamber 3 and the water outlet of the box body 1, and the water suction pump is connected with the three-way pipe and can pump water in the water storage chamber 3 into the three-way pipe;

when the ice making mechanism 2 is communicated with the three-way pipe, the water pump works under the control of the controller, water pumped into the three-way pipe by the water pump can flow into the ice making mechanism 2, and the ice making mechanism 2 can make ice by using the water, so that the ice making effect of the ice making machine is achieved; when the ice making mechanism 2 and the three-way pipe are cut off, water pumped into the three-way pipe by the water pump cannot flow into the ice making mechanism 2, and the water can only be discharged through the water outlet of the box body 1, so that the water outlet effect of the ice making machine is achieved.

Further, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the ice making mechanism 2 includes: the ice making machine comprises an ice making box 21 for making ice and a turnover motor 22 for driving the ice making box 21 to rotate; the ice making box 21 is rotatably arranged in the box body 1; the ice making housing 21 is communicated with the second port; the turnover motor 22 is installed on the box body 1, and the driving end of the turnover motor 22 is fixedly connected with the ice making box 21; the flipping motor 22 is electrically connected to the controller. The sectional shape of the ice making housing 21 is semicircular.

In the present embodiment, the ice making box 21 is used for making ice as the prior art, and the detailed description is omitted; the ice making box 21 is rotationally arranged in the box body 1, the section of the ice making box 21 is semicircular, when the ice making box 21 rotates, the section of the rotating track of the ice making box is circular, and the occupied space is the smallest, so that the effect of reducing the occupied space of the ice maker is achieved; the turnover motor 22 is installed on the box body 1, the driving end of the turnover motor 22 is fixedly connected with the ice making box 21, and under the control action of the controller, the turnover motor 22 can drive the ice making box 21 to rotate on the box body 1 when working;

the ice making box 21 is divided into two states in the ice maker, which are respectively: when in an ice making state, the ice making box 21 is horizontally placed (see fig. 1), at the moment, the ice making box 21 is communicated with the three-way pipe, and the water in the water storage cavity 3 can be pumped into the ice making box 21 by the water suction pump through the three-way pipe to make ice; when the ice making box is in a non-ice making state, the ice making box 21 is laterally placed (see fig. 2), at the time, the ice making box 21 and the three-way pipe are cut off, and after the water in the water storage cavity 3 is pumped to the three-way pipe by the water pump, the water cannot enter the ice making box 21 and can only be output from the water outlet on the box body 1; therefore, the ice maker can control the on-off of the water channel between the three-way pipe and the ice making box 21 through the rotation of the ice making box 21, and the bi-directional property of the water channel can be realized through controlling the inlet and outlet direction of water.

Further, a water inlet 5 through which water output from the second port can pass is formed in the ice making box 21; the water inlet 5 is communicated with the second port.

In this embodiment, the ice making box 21 is provided with a water inlet 5, when in an ice making state, the ice making box 21 is horizontally placed, the water inlet 5 of the ice making box 21 is communicated with one port of the three-way pipe, and the water pump can pump water in the water storage cavity 3 into the ice making box 21 through the three-way pipe and the water inlet 5 which are communicated; when the ice making state is not performed, the ice making box 21 is laterally placed, the water inlet 5 of the ice making box 21 is staggered with the port of the three-way pipe and is abutted with the three-way pipe, so that water cannot enter the ice making box 21 and can only be discharged from the water outlet.

Further, a check valve 6 which can prevent the water from flowing back when the water is output is arranged on the second port; one end of the check valve 6 is communicated with the second port, and the other end of the check valve 6 is communicated with the water inlet 5.

In this embodiment, the check valve 6 is sleeved on the port of the communicating end of the three-way pipe and the water inlet 5, and the check valve 6 can prevent the water from flowing back when flowing into the water inlet 5, so that the water can only flow in one direction.

Further, the check valve 6 is a silicone check valve.

In this embodiment, the check valve 6 is a soft silicone check valve, which can elastically deform when in contact with other components, so that the contact relationship between the check valve 6 and the three-way pipe and the water inlet 5 is tighter.

Further, a lug 7 is arranged on the output shaft of the overturning motor 22; a microswitch 8 capable of detecting the working position of the lug 7 is arranged on the box body 1; the microswitch 8 is electrically connected with the controller.

In this embodiment, install lug 7 on the output shaft of upset motor 22, install micro-gap switch 8 on the box 1, when upset motor 22 drove ice making box 21 during operation, the output shaft of upset motor 22 can drive lug 7 and rotate, rotates certain angle back and contact with micro-gap switch 8 as lug 7, and micro-gap switch 8 sends a signal to the controller, makes controller feedback control upset motor 22 drive end no longer rotate to reach the effect of the operating position when restricting the upset of ice making box 21.

The utility model discloses an ice machine with rotary seal waterway structure has and can be with the integrated design in order to compress ice machine occupation space's of system ice module water route advantage.

It is above only the utility model discloses a preferred embodiment, the utility model discloses a scope of protection does not only confine above-mentioned embodiment, the all belongs to the utility model discloses a technical scheme under the thinking all belongs to the utility model discloses a scope of protection. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and decorations can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and decorations should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. An ice-making machine having a rotary sealed waterway structure, comprising: a box body and a controller; the controller is arranged in the box body; an ice making mechanism, a water storage chamber for storing water and a drainage mechanism for outputting or extracting the water in the water storage chamber into the ice making mechanism are arranged in the box body;

one end of the drainage mechanism is communicated with the water storage cavity, and the other end of the drainage mechanism is communicated with the ice making mechanism; the controller is respectively electrically connected with the ice making mechanism and the drainage mechanism.

2. The ice-making machine with a rotary sealed waterway structure of claim 1, wherein the drainage mechanism comprises: the three-way pipe is used for distinguishing a water path, and the water pump is used for pumping water in the water storage cavity into the three-way pipe; a water outlet correspondingly matched with the three-way pipe is formed in the box body;

the three-way pipe and the water pump are both arranged in the box body; the three-way pipe is connected with the water suction pump; a first port of the three-way pipe is communicated with the water storage cavity, a second port of the three-way pipe is communicated with the ice making mechanism, and a third port of the three-way pipe is communicated with the water outlet; the water suction pump is electrically connected with the controller.

3. The ice-making machine having a rotary sealed waterway structure of claim 2, wherein the ice-making mechanism comprises: the ice-making machine comprises an ice-making box for making ice and a turnover motor for driving the ice-making box to rotate;

the ice making box is rotatably arranged in the box body; the ice making box is communicated with the second port; the overturning motor is arranged on the box body, and the driving end of the overturning motor is fixedly connected with the ice making box; the turnover motor is electrically connected with the controller.

4. The ice-making machine with a rotary sealed waterway structure of claim 3, wherein the sectional shape of the ice-making housing is a semicircle.

5. The ice making machine with the rotary sealed waterway structure of claim 3, wherein a water inlet through which water output by the second port can pass is formed on the ice making box; the water inlet is communicated with the second port.

6. The ice-making machine with a rotary sealed waterway structure of claim 5, wherein a check valve for preventing backflow when water is outputted is disposed on the second port;

one end of the check valve is communicated with the second port, and the other end of the check valve is communicated with the water inlet.

7. The ice-making machine with a rotary sealed waterway structure of claim 6, wherein the check valve is a silicone check valve.

8. The ice-making machine with a rotary sealed waterway structure of claim 3, wherein a projection is provided on an output shaft of the turnover motor; a microswitch for detecting the working position of the lug is arranged on the box body; the micro switch is electrically connected with the controller.

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