CN219103409U

CN219103409U - Ice machine

Info

Publication number: CN219103409U
Application number: CN202222549462.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邓超胜; 李文武
Original assignee: Guangdong Deerma Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Deerma Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-09-22
Filing date: 2022-09-22
Publication date: 2023-05-30
Anticipated expiration: 2032-09-22

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ice maker, which comprises a shell, a first cup body, a second cup body and a third cup body, wherein the first cup body, the second cup body and the third cup body are movably connected to the shell, the first cup body, the second cup body and the third cup body are sequentially arranged from top to bottom and are mutually communicated, the lower end of the third cup body is closed, a filter piece is arranged in the first cup body, and an ice crushing assembly is arranged in the second cup body. The ice maker provided by the embodiment of the utility model is provided with the plurality of cups, can realize multiple functions through the combined use of different cups, has the functions of preparing cold extract drinks, making ice sand and the like, and has strong functionality and practicability.

Description

Ice machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to an ice maker.

Background

An ice maker is a refrigeration mechanical device that cools water through an evaporator by a refrigeration system to produce ice. According to the principle of the evaporator and the generation process, the shape of the generated ice is different, people generally divide the ice maker into a particle ice maker, a flake ice maker, a plate ice maker, a pipe ice maker, a shell ice maker and the like according to the shape of the ice, the common ice maker in families is generally a pipe ice maker, and the ice maker in the related technology can only make ice cubes and has single function.

Disclosure of Invention

The present utility model aims to solve at least one of the technical problems in the related art to some extent.

To this end, an embodiment of the present utility model proposes an ice maker having multiple functions.

The ice maker comprises a shell, and a first cup body, a second cup body and a third cup body which are movably connected to the shell, wherein the first cup body, the second cup body and the third cup body are sequentially arranged from top to bottom and are mutually communicated, the lower end of the third cup body is closed, a filter piece is arranged in the first cup body, and an ice crushing assembly is arranged in the second cup body.

The ice maker provided by the embodiment of the utility model is provided with the plurality of cups, can realize multiple functions through the combined use of different cups, has the functions of preparing cold extract drinks, making ice sand and the like, and has strong functionality and practicability.

In some embodiments, the ice maker further comprises:

one end of the first swing arm is hinged with the shell, and the other end of the first swing arm is connected with the first cup body;

one end of the second swing arm is hinged with the shell, and the other end of the second swing arm is connected with the second cup body;

and one end of the third swing arm is hinged with the shell, and the other end of the third swing arm is connected with the third cup body.

In some embodiments, the shell is provided with a cup body groove and a swing arm groove, the first cup body, the second cup body and the third cup body can all enter the cup body groove and can be moved out of the cup body groove, and the first swing arm, the second swing arm and the third swing arm can all enter the swing arm groove and can be moved out of the swing arm groove.

In some embodiments, the third cup includes a base and a cup, the base being coupled to the third swing arm, the cup being removably disposed on the base.

In some embodiments, the first, second and third cups are each provided with a handle on a peripheral wall thereof.

In some embodiments, the filter is a filter screen mounted to the bottom of the first cup.

In some embodiments, the ice crushing assembly includes:

the motor is connected with the peripheral wall of the second cup body;

the output shaft of the motor is connected with the input end of the speed reducer;

the ice crushing knife is connected with the output end of the speed reducer.

In some embodiments, the ice maker further includes a water tank provided on the housing, the water tank being removably provided in the water tank.

In some embodiments, the ice maker further comprises a cover plate, the top of the shell is provided with an ice storage tank, the cover plate is movably arranged at a notch of the ice storage tank, the bottom of the ice storage tank is provided with a water outlet, and the water outlet is positioned above the water tank.

In some embodiments, the ice maker further comprises a water pump, a water outlet is formed in the wall of the cup body groove, the water outlet is located above the third cup body, a water outlet pipe is connected to the water outlet, the water pump is arranged in the shell, the input end of the water pump is communicated with the water tank, and the output end of the water pump is communicated with the water outlet pipe.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a cup of the ice maker in a unscrewed state according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a water tank of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present utility model in a drawn-out state.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an ice making machine according to an embodiment of the present utility model using a cold extraction function.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of an ice maker using a crushed ice function according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of an ice maker using a cold water discharge function according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of the first and second cups of the ice-making machine of the embodiment of the present utility model in a unscrewed state.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view of a water tank of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 9 is another schematic view of the water tank of the ice-making machine of the embodiment of the utility model.

Reference numerals:

1. a housing; 11. an ice storage tank; 111. a water outlet; 12. a cover plate; 13. a water tank; 14. a cup body groove; 141. a water outlet; 142. a water outlet pipe;

21. a first cup; 22. a second cup; 221. a motor; 222. a speed reducer; 223. ice crushing knife; 23. a third cup; 231. a base; 232. a cup;

31. a first swing arm; 32. a second swing arm, 33, a third swing arm;

4. a water tank; 41. a bottom plate; 42. a peripheral plate; 421. a water gauge; 43. an inner coaming;

5. a water pump;

6. an operation panel.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present utility model, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative and intended to explain the present utility model and should not be construed as limiting the utility model.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, the ice maker according to the embodiment of the present utility model includes a housing 1, and a first cup 21, a second cup 22, and a third cup 23 movably connected to the housing 1, where the connection manner between the cups and the housing 1 may be a hinge connection, a snap connection, a magnetic connection, or the like.

The first cup body 21, the second cup body 22 and the third cup body 23 are sequentially arranged from top to bottom and are mutually communicated, the first cup body 21 and the second cup body 22 are of an upper-lower through structure, the lower end of the third cup body 23 is closed, a filter element is arranged in the first cup body 21, and an ice crushing assembly is arranged in the second cup body 22.

It will be appreciated that the first cup 21 and the second cup 22 are both functional devices, the first cup 21 has a filtering function, the second cup 22 has a function of crushing ice, and the third cup 23 has a closed lower end, thus functioning as a normal cup 232, and being capable of being used for receiving water and drinking water.

The ice maker of the embodiment of the utility model has various functions, such as a cold extraction function and a broken ice function, as shown in fig. 4, when the cold extraction function is used, the second cup 22 is moved out from between the first cup 21 and the third cup 23, firstly, food (coffee powder, tea, etc.) needing cold extraction is put into the first cup 21, then ice cubes made by the ice maker are put into the first cup 21, the ice cubes are melted and become ice water, and the ice water slowly leaks into the third cup 23 to finish extraction, thus obtaining a cup of cold extracted coffee or tea soup.

As shown in fig. 5, when the function of breaking the ice is used, the first cup 21 is moved away from above the second cup 22, the ice cubes made by the ice maker are put into the second cup 22, the ice cubes are broken by the ice breaking assembly, and the ice cubes fall into the third cup 23 after being broken into fine ice, so that the process of breaking the ice is completed.

In addition to the cold extraction function and the crushed ice function described above, water and ice cubes may be directly put into the third cup 23 for drinking.

As shown in fig. 2, in some embodiments, the ice maker further includes a first swing arm 31, a second swing arm 32, and a third swing arm 33, and the three cups are respectively connected to the housing 1 through the three swing arms, specifically, one end of the first swing arm 31 is hinged to the housing 1, the other end of the first swing arm 31 is connected to the first cup 21, one end of the second swing arm 32 is hinged to the housing 1, the other end of the second swing arm 32 is connected to the second cup 22, one end of the third swing arm 33 is hinged to the housing 1, and the other end of the third swing arm 33 is connected to the third cup 23. When the cup body needs to be moved, the corresponding swing arm can drive the cup body to rotate, for example, when the cold extraction function of the ice machine is used, the first cup body 21 and the third cup body 23 only need to be screwed out simultaneously, or the second cup body 22 only needs to be screwed out, so that the ice machine is convenient to use.

Because the cup body is generally designed into a cylindrical structure, the outer surface is generally in a smooth arc shape, the outer peripheral walls of the first cup body 21, the second cup body 22 and the third cup body 23 are provided with handles, so that the operation of a user is facilitated.

Further, the shell 1 is provided with a cup body groove 14 and a swing arm groove, wherein the cup body groove 14 is an arc groove extending along the vertical direction, and the first cup body 21, the second cup body 22 and the third cup body 23 can simultaneously enter the cup body groove 14 and can move out of the swing arm groove, so that the volume of the ice machine can be reduced, and the occupied space can be reduced.

Likewise, the first swing arm 31, the second swing arm 32 and the third swing arm 33 can all enter the swing arm groove and can move out of the swing arm groove, and the first swing arm 31, the second swing arm 32 and the third swing arm 33 can be completely embedded into the swing arm groove, so that the volume of the ice machine is further reduced, and it is required to explain that the number of the swing arm grooves is multiple, and different swing arms enter different swing arm grooves.

As shown in fig. 2, in some embodiments, the third cup 23 includes a base 231 and a cup 232, the base 231 is connected to the third swing arm 33, the cup 232 is detachably disposed on the base 231, so as to facilitate the user to use the beverage or cold water, and the connection manner between the cup 232 and the base 231 includes, but is not limited to, magnetic connection and snap connection.

In some embodiments, the filter in the first cup 21 is a filter screen, and is a high-density fine pore filter screen, so that the filter effect is better, and the filter screen is mounted at the bottom of the first cup 21, so that more ice cubes can be accommodated in the space in the first cup 21, and the space utilization rate is improved.

As shown in fig. 5, in some embodiments, the ice crushing assembly includes a motor 221, a decelerator 222, and an ice crushing blade 223, the motor 221 is connected to an inner circumferential wall of the second cup 22, for example, the motor 221 may be fixed at the center of the second cup 22 by a cross-shaped mounting bracket, an output shaft of the motor 221 is connected to an input end of the decelerator 222, and the ice crushing blade 223 is connected to an output end of the decelerator 222.

The motor 221 drives the ice crushing blade 223 to rotate through the speed reducer 222, so that ice cubes with larger volumes are crushed into ice and sand with small volumes for users, and the speed reducer 222 can increase the torque output by the motor 221 and improve the ice crushing capacity of the ice crushing assembly.

As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, the ice maker further includes a water tank 4, the housing 1 is provided with a water tank 13, the water tank 4 is removably disposed in the water tank 13, the water tank 4 is used for storing water required for making ice, the ice maker does not need to be externally connected with a water source, water in the water tank 4 can be pumped to the ice making assembly by the water pump 5 for use, and can also be directly poured into the ice making assembly for use, when the water level in the water tank 4 is low, the water tank 4 can be removed from the housing 1 and water can be replenished to the water tank 4, and the removal mode of the water tank 4 can be drawing type removal, rotary type removal and the like.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the water tank 4 includes a bottom plate 41, and an inner shroud 43 and an outer shroud 42 provided on the bottom plate 41, the inner shroud 43 and the outer shroud 42 are connected end to form the side wall of the water tank 4, when the water tank 4 is pushed into the water tank groove 13, the inner shroud 43 is located inside the casing 1, the outer shroud 42 is blocked at the notch of the water tank groove 13, the outer shroud 42 and the casing 1 form a whole, and the aesthetic property is stronger.

Further, the peripheral plate 42 is further provided with a handle and a water gauge 421, the handle facilitates the pushing and pulling operation of the water tank 4 by a user, and the user can directly observe the water level inside the water tank 4 through the water gauge 421.

In some embodiments, the ice maker further includes a cover plate 12, the top of the housing 1 is provided with an ice storage tank 11, the ice storage tank 11 stores ice cubes prepared by the ice maker, the cover plate 12 is movably arranged at a notch of the ice storage tank 11, the cover plate 12 and the housing 1 can be connected in a hinged manner, the cover plate 12 can be directly turned over to open the ice storage tank 11, and the cover plate 12 can be removed to open the ice storage tank 11.

As shown in fig. 6, further, a water outlet 111 is arranged at the bottom of the ice storage tank 11, the water outlet 111 is positioned above the water tank 4, and ice water formed after ice melting directly falls into the water tank 4 through the water outlet 111, so that the temperature of water in the water tank 4 is reduced, the water is changed into cold water, and the cold water in the water tank 4 can be used for making ice cubes or poured into the third cup 23 for direct drinking.

In some embodiments, the ice maker further comprises a water pump 5, the water pump 5 is arranged in the shell 1, the wall of the cup body groove 14 is provided with a water outlet 141, the water outlet 141 is positioned above the third cup body 23, the water outlet 141 is connected with a water outlet 142, one end of the water outlet 142 is connected with the water outlet 141, the other end faces the third cup body 23, the input end of the water pump 5 is communicated with the water tank 4, and the output end of the water pump 5 is communicated with the water outlet 142, so that ice water in the water tank 4 can be directly pumped into the third cup body 23 by the water pump 5 for reference by a user, and the function of the ice maker is increased.

It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 7, an avoidance gap may be formed on the second cup 22, so as to avoid the problem that the water outlet pipe 142 interferes with the support of the second cup 22, so that the second cup 22 cannot be screwed into the cup slot 14 normally.

In some embodiments, the ice maker further includes an operation panel 6, the operation panel 6 being provided on the top of the housing 1 and/or the outer peripheral wall of the housing 1, and a user can control the starting and closing of the ice maker and adjust an operation mode of the ice maker through the operation panel 6.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "up" or "down" a second feature may be the first and second features in direct contact, or the first and second features in indirect contact via an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

For purposes of this disclosure, the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "a particular 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 are not necessarily directed 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. Furthermore, the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples may be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.

While the above embodiments have been shown and described, it should be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and not to be construed as limiting the utility model, and that variations, modifications, alternatives, and variations of the above embodiments may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. The ice maker is characterized by comprising a shell, a first cup body, a second cup body and a third cup body, wherein the first cup body, the second cup body and the third cup body are movably connected to the shell, the first cup body, the second cup body and the third cup body are sequentially arranged from top to bottom and are mutually communicated, the lower end of the third cup body is closed, a filter piece is arranged in the first cup body, and an ice crushing assembly is arranged in the second cup body.

2. The ice-making machine of claim 1, further comprising:

3. The ice maker of claim 2, wherein said housing is provided with a cup slot and a swing arm slot, said first, second and third cups each being accessible and removable from said cup slot, said first, second and third swing arms each being accessible and removable from said swing arm slot.

4. The ice-making machine of claim 2, wherein said third cup includes a base and a cup, said base being connected to said third swing arm, said cup being removably disposed on said base.

5. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein said first, second and third cups each have a handle on an outer peripheral wall thereof.

6. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein said filter is a filter screen mounted to a bottom of said first cup.

7. The ice maker of claim 1, wherein said ice crushing assembly comprises:

the motor is connected with the peripheral wall of the second cup body;

the ice crushing knife is connected with the output end of the speed reducer.

8. The ice-making machine of claim 3, further comprising a water tank, said housing having a water tank slot therein, said water tank being removably disposed within said water tank slot.

9. The ice maker of claim 8, further comprising a cover plate, wherein the top of the housing is provided with an ice storage tank, the cover plate is movably disposed at a notch of the ice storage tank, a drain opening is disposed at the bottom of the ice storage tank, and the drain opening is disposed above the water tank.

10. The ice maker of claim 8, further comprising a water pump, wherein a water outlet is formed in a wall of the cup body groove, the water outlet is located above the third cup body, a water outlet pipe is connected to the water outlet, the water pump is arranged in the shell, an input end of the water pump is communicated with the water tank, and an output end of the water pump is communicated with the water outlet pipe.