CN220648708U

CN220648708U - Ice maker

Info

Publication number: CN220648708U
Application number: CN202322208951.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蒋海燕
Original assignee: Cixi Honest Electrical Appliance Co ltd
Current assignee: Jiujia Refrigeration Lu'an Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-08-17
Filing date: 2023-08-17
Publication date: 2024-03-22
Anticipated expiration: 2033-08-17

Abstract

The utility model provides an ice maker, which comprises a shell, wherein a water supply box, a water pump, an ice making chamber and a refrigerating system are arranged in the shell, the water supply box supplies water to the ice making chamber through the water pump, the refrigerating system is used for enabling water in the ice making chamber to be frozen, a cover plate is movably connected to the top of the shell, the cover plate can be opened to enter the ice making chamber, a cleaning brush is further arranged in the shell, a placement groove for placing the cleaning brush is formed in the side wall of the ice making chamber, and the opening of the placement groove is arranged towards the cover plate. The ice maker of the technical scheme is convenient for cleaning the ice making chamber and improves ice making experience of users.

Description

Ice maker

Technical Field

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

Background

An ice maker is a refrigeration mechanical device which cools water by an evaporator through a refrigerating system refrigerant to generate ice, and the ice is manufactured by adopting the refrigerating system and a water carrier through a certain device under the power-on state. At present, most of ice machines on the market are of integrated structures, and cavities where evaporators are located are inside the machines, so that when the ice machines need to be cleaned, the ice machines cannot enter the cavities where the evaporators are located to cause incomplete cleaning, and bacteria are easy to breed during ice making, so that ice making experience of users is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model mainly aims to provide the ice maker, which is convenient for cleaning the ice making chamber and improves ice making experience of users.

In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: the utility model provides an ice maker, includes the casing, install water supply box, water pump, ice making cavity and refrigerating system in the casing, water supply box passes through the water pump and supplies water in the ice making cavity, refrigerating system is used for making the water in the ice making cavity ice, the top swing joint of casing has the apron, through opening the apron can get into in the ice making cavity, still install the cleaning brush in the casing, be equipped with the mounting groove that supplies the cleaning brush to put into on the lateral wall of ice making cavity, the opening of mounting groove sets up towards the apron.

The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: through casing bottom swing joint's apron, can get into the system ice cavity after opening the apron in, take out the clean brush of standing groove in, the user can conveniently clean the system ice cavity, avoids the bacterium of system ice cavity to breed, improves user's system ice and experiences, sets up the opening of standing groove towards the apron, conveniently takes out the clean brush.

Preferably, the placement groove is positioned at the top of the shell and above the water supply box, and the bottom of the placement groove is provided with a water leakage hole. Through adopting above-mentioned structure, avoid the standing groove to interfere ice-making, prevent simultaneously that the standing inslot ponding from, avoid the bacterium to breed.

Preferably, the cover plate is rotatably connected to the casing, a rotating shaft is arranged on one side of the cover plate, a rotating hole matched with the rotating shaft is formed in the casing, and the rotating shaft is rotatably arranged in the rotating hole. Through adopting above-mentioned structure, make things convenient for the apron to open and use.

Preferably, the cover plate is provided with a first magnet, the casing is provided with a second magnet, and the first magnet and the second magnet are mutually magnetically attracted and matched. Through adopting above-mentioned structure, make the apron close stably, avoid the unexpected apron of opening, influence the ice-making effect.

Preferably, the cover plate is clamped on the casing, a clamping hook is arranged on the cover plate, a clamping groove is formed in the casing, and the clamping hook is clamped in the clamping groove. Through adopting above-mentioned structure, make things convenient for the apron to open and use.

Preferably, the casing is internally provided with an ice collecting box, the side wall of the casing is provided with a first accommodating groove and a second accommodating groove which are mutually communicated, the second accommodating groove is positioned below the first accommodating groove, the first accommodating groove is positioned below the ice making chamber and is communicated with the ice making chamber, the ice collecting box is inserted into the first accommodating groove, and the water supply box is inserted into the second accommodating groove. Through setting up the ice-collecting box, make things convenient for the collection of ice-cube, set up first accommodation groove and second accommodation groove, conveniently take out and clean ice-collecting box and water supply box.

Preferably, a water outlet is formed in the bottom of the water supply box, a first valve core and a first spring are installed at the water outlet, the first spring is used for enabling the first valve core to seal the water outlet, a water nozzle inserted into the water outlet is formed in the bottom of the second accommodating groove, the water nozzle is communicated with the water inlet end of the water pump, the water outlet end of the water pump is communicated with the ice making cavity, a second valve core and a second spring are installed in the water nozzle, the second spring is used for enabling the second valve core to seal the water nozzle, when the water supply box is connected into the second accommodating groove, the second valve core drives and extrudes the first spring to enable the first valve core to open the water outlet, meanwhile, the first valve core drives and extrudes the second spring to enable the second valve core to open the water nozzle, the water outlet is communicated with the water nozzle, water in the water supply box flows into the ice making cavity through the water pump, and when the water supply box is separated from the second accommodating groove, the first valve core is reset, and the second spring enables the second valve core to seal the water nozzle to be reset. Through adopting above-mentioned structure, realize the grafting of water supply box in the second accommodation groove and use, improve water supply stability.

Preferably, the first valve core is slidably arranged in the water outlet in a penetrating manner, one end of the first valve core is provided with a sealing head and is positioned in the water supply box, the other end of the first valve core is connected with the first spring, the first spring is sleeved on the first valve core and drives the sealing head to abut against the water outlet so as to be used for sealing the water outlet; the second valve core is arranged in the water nozzle in a sliding penetrating manner, the inner peripheral wall of the water nozzle is provided with a sealing step, the second valve core is provided with a sealing ring matched with the sealing step, and the second spring is sleeved on the second valve core and drives the sealing ring to abut against the sealing step so as to be used for sealing the water nozzle; the stiffness coefficient of the first spring is smaller than that of the second spring, when the water supply box is completely placed in the second accommodating groove, the first spring is completely compressed by the second valve core, so that the water outlet is opened, meanwhile, the water supply box drives the first valve core to extrude the second valve core, and the second spring is compressed, so that the water nozzle is opened. By adopting the structure, the opening and closing of the first valve core is reliable, the opening and closing of the second valve core is reliable, and the use is convenient.

Preferably, the first accommodating groove and the second accommodating groove are respectively internally provided with a detection switch, and the two detection switches are respectively used for detecting whether the ice collecting box enters the first accommodating groove and detecting whether the water feeding box enters the second accommodating groove. Through adopting above-mentioned structure, conveniently judge whether the ice-collecting box effectively gets into first storage tank in, judge whether the water supply box effectively gets into the second storage tank in, make things convenient for follow-up ice making operation.

Preferably, a first elastic bulge is arranged in the first accommodating groove, a first positioning groove matched with the first elastic bulge is arranged on the ice collecting box, a second elastic bulge is arranged in the second accommodating groove, and a second positioning groove matched with the second elastic bulge is arranged on the water supply box. Through adopting above-mentioned structure, improve the stability of ice-collecting box in first storage tank, improve the stability of water supply box in the second storage tank.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an ice maker according to the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of an ice maker according to the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a cover plate;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a portion of an ice maker according to the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a portion of an ice maker according to the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the construction of a water box;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of an ice bank;

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of an ice maker of the present utility model;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the structure of the first spool;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a second valve core

Reference numerals illustrate:

1. a housing; 11. a turning hole; 12. a first accommodating groove; 121. a first elastic protrusion; 13. a second accommodating groove; 131. a water tap; 1311. a sealing step; 132. a second valve core; 1321. a seal ring; 133. a second spring; 134. a second elastic protrusion; 2. a water supply box; 21. a water outlet; 22. a first valve core; 221. a sealing head; 23. a first spring; 24. a second positioning groove; 3. an ice making chamber; 31. a placement groove; 311. a water leakage hole; 4. a cover plate; 41. a rotating shaft; 42. a turnover groove; 5. cleaning a brush; 6. an ice-collecting case; 61. a first positioning groove; 7. and a sealing gasket.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the utility model will be readily understood, a more particular description of the utility model will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the positional or positional relationship indicated by the terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", etc. are based on the positional or positional relationship shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or element in question must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 1 to 10, the present embodiment provides an ice maker, which comprises a housing 1, wherein a water supply box 2, a water pump, an ice making chamber 3, a refrigeration system and an ice collecting box 6 are installed in the housing 1, the water supply box 2 supplies water to the ice making chamber 3 through the water pump, the refrigeration system is used for making water in the ice making chamber 3 form ice, the refrigeration system comprises a closed pipeline composed of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator, a refrigerant is injected into the closed pipeline, and the ice collecting box 6 is used for collecting ice cubes in the ice making chamber 3.

In this embodiment, the top of the casing 1 is movably connected with a cover plate 4, the cover plate 4 can be opened to enter the ice making chamber 3, a cleaning brush 5 is further installed in the casing 1, a placement groove 31 into which the cleaning brush 5 is placed is formed in the side wall of the ice making chamber 3, and an opening of the placement groove is arranged towards the cover plate 4, so that the ice making chamber 3 can be conveniently accessed and cleaned. The cover plate 4 is provided with a turnover groove 42 for rotating the cover plate 4 around the rotation shaft 41.

In this embodiment, the placement groove is located at the top of the casing 1 and above the water supply box 2, and the bottom of the placement groove is provided with a water leakage hole 311, so that interference of the placement groove with ice making is avoided, meanwhile, water accumulation in the placement groove is prevented, and bacterial breeding is avoided.

In this embodiment, the cover 4 is rotatably connected to the casing 1, a rotating shaft 41 is disposed on one side of the cover 4, a rotating hole 11 matched with the rotating shaft 41 is disposed on the casing 1, and the rotating shaft 41 is rotatably disposed in the rotating hole 11, so that the cover 4 is convenient to open for use. In other embodiments, the cover plate 4 is clamped on the casing 1, a hook is arranged on the cover plate 4, a clamping groove is arranged on the casing 1, and the hook is clamped in the clamping groove.

In this embodiment, the cover plate 4 is provided with a first magnet, the casing 1 is provided with a second magnet, and the first magnet and the second magnet are magnetically engaged with each other, so that the cover plate 4 is closed stably, and the cover plate 4 is prevented from being opened accidentally, and the ice making effect is prevented from being affected.

In this embodiment, be equipped with first storage tank 12 and the second storage tank 13 of intercommunication each other on the lateral wall of casing 1, second storage tank 13 is located the below of first storage tank 12, first storage tank 12 is located the below of ice-making cavity 3 and communicates with ice-making cavity 3, ice-collecting box 6 peg graft in first storage tank 12, water supply box 2 peg graft in second storage tank 13, through setting up ice-collecting box 6, make things convenient for the collection of ice-cube, set up first storage tank 12 and second storage tank 13, conveniently take out and clean ice-collecting box 6 and water supply box 2.

In this embodiment, the bottom of the water supply box 2 is provided with a water outlet 21, a first valve core 22 and a first spring 23 are installed at the water outlet 21, the first spring 23 is used for enabling the first valve core 22 to block the water outlet 21, the bottom of the second accommodating groove 13 is provided with a water nozzle 131 inserted into the water outlet 21, the water nozzle 131 is communicated with the water inlet end of the water pump, the water outlet end of the water pump is communicated with the ice making chamber 3, a second valve core 132 and a second spring 133 are installed in the water nozzle 131, the second spring 133 is used for enabling the second valve core 132 to block the water nozzle 131, when the water supply box 2 is connected into the second accommodating groove 13, the second valve core 132 drives and presses the first spring 23 to enable the first valve core 22 to open the water outlet 21, and simultaneously the first valve core 22 drives and presses the second spring 133 to enable the second valve core 132 to open the water nozzle 131, so that the water outlet 21 is communicated with the water nozzle 131, water outlet 21 is used for enabling water in the water supply box 2 to flow into the ice making chamber 3 through the water pump, when the second valve core 132 is connected into the second accommodating groove 13, and the second valve core 132 is reset, and when the second valve core 132 is reset, and the water outlet is enabled to be blocked by the second spring 13.

In this embodiment, the first valve core 22 is slidably disposed in the water outlet 21, one end of the first valve core 22 is provided with a sealing head 221 and is located inside the water supply box 2, the other end of the first valve core 22 is connected with the first spring 23, and the first spring 23 is sleeved on the first valve core 22 and drives the sealing head 221 to abut against the water outlet 21, so as to be used for sealing the water outlet 21; the second valve core 132 is slidably inserted into the water nozzle 131, a sealing step 1311 is provided on the inner peripheral wall of the water nozzle 131, a sealing ring 1321 matching with the sealing step 1311 is provided on the second valve core 132, the second spring 133 is sleeved on the second valve core 132, and drives the sealing ring 1321 to abut against the sealing step 1311, so as to be used for sealing the water nozzle 131; the stiffness coefficient of the first spring 23 is smaller than that of the second spring 133, when the water supply box 2 is completely placed in the second accommodating groove 13, the first spring 23 is completely compressed by the second valve core 132, so that the water outlet 21 is opened, meanwhile, the water supply box 2 drives the first valve core 22 to press the second valve core 132, the second spring 133 is compressed, so that the water nozzle 131 is opened, thereby the opening and closing of the first valve core 22 are reliable, the opening and closing of the water nozzle 131 of the second valve core 132 are reliable, and the use is convenient.

In this embodiment, the first accommodating groove 12 and the second accommodating groove 13 are respectively provided with a detection switch, and the two detection switches are respectively used for detecting whether the ice collecting box 6 enters the first accommodating groove 12 and detecting whether the water supply box 2 enters the second accommodating groove 13, so that whether the ice collecting box 6 effectively enters the first accommodating groove 12 or not and whether the water supply box 2 effectively enters the second accommodating groove 13 can be conveniently judged, and the subsequent ice making operation is convenient. The detection switch is a contact switch available in the market.

In this embodiment, the first accommodating groove 12 is provided with a first elastic protrusion 121, the ice-collecting case 6 is provided with a first positioning groove 61 matching with the first elastic protrusion 121, the second accommodating groove 13 is provided with a second elastic protrusion 134, and the water supply case 2 is provided with a second positioning groove 24 matching with the second elastic protrusion 134, so that the stability of the ice-collecting case 6 in the first accommodating groove 12 is improved, and the stability of the water supply case 2 in the second accommodating groove 13 is improved.

In this embodiment, the sealing washer 7 is further included, the sealing washer 7 is sandwiched between the water supply box 2 and the casing 1, an inner circumferential wall of the sealing washer 7 presses an outer circumferential wall of the water outlet 21, and an outer circumferential wall of the sealing washer 7 presses an inner circumferential wall of the water nozzle 131.

In other embodiments, an anti-falling structure for preventing the cleaning brush 5 from falling out of the accommodating groove 31 is arranged in the accommodating groove, the anti-falling structure comprises at least one pair of clamping protrusions arranged in the accommodating groove 31, and the brush handle of the cleaning brush 5 is clamped between the pair of clamping protrusions.

Although the present disclosure is described above, the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure, and these changes and modifications will fall within the scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an ice maker, includes casing (1), install water feeding box (2), water pump, ice making cavity (3) and refrigerating system in casing (1), water feeding box (2) are through water pump for the interior water supply of ice making cavity (3), refrigerating system is used for making the water in the ice making cavity (3) become ice, a serial communication port, the top swing joint of casing (1) has apron (4), through opening apron (4) accessible in ice making cavity (3), still install cleaning brush (5) in casing (1), be equipped with on the lateral wall of ice making cavity (3) and supply cleaning brush (5) to put into spread groove (31), the opening of spread groove (31) sets up towards apron (4).

2. The ice maker according to claim 1, wherein said placement groove (31) is provided at the top of the casing (1) above the water supply box (2), and a water leakage hole (311) is provided at the bottom of said placement groove (31).

3. The ice maker according to claim 1, wherein the cover plate (4) is rotatably connected to the housing (1), a rotating shaft (41) is provided on one side of the cover plate (4), a rotating hole (11) matching with the rotating shaft (41) is provided on the housing (1), and the rotating shaft (41) is rotatably provided in the rotating hole (11).

4. An ice-making machine according to claim 3, characterised in that the cover plate (4) is provided with a first magnet, the housing (1) is provided with a second magnet, and the first magnet and the second magnet are magnetically coupled to each other.

5. The ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cover plate (4) is clamped on said housing (1), a hook is provided on said cover plate (4), a slot is provided on said housing (1), and said hook is clamped in said slot.

6. The ice maker according to claim 1, wherein the ice collecting box (6) is further installed in the casing (1), a first accommodating groove (12) and a second accommodating groove (13) which are mutually communicated are formed in the side wall of the casing (1), the second accommodating groove (13) is located below the first accommodating groove (12), the first accommodating groove (12) is located below the ice making chamber (3) and is communicated with the ice making chamber (3), the ice collecting box (6) is inserted into the first accommodating groove (12), and the water supply box (2) is inserted into the second accommodating groove (13).

7. The ice maker according to claim 6, wherein a water outlet (21) is formed in the bottom of the water supply box (2), a first valve core (22) and a first spring (23) are installed at the water outlet (21), the first spring (23) is used for enabling the first valve core (22) to block the water outlet (21), a water nozzle (131) for inserting the water outlet (21) is formed in the bottom of the second accommodating groove (13), the water nozzle (131) is communicated with the water inlet end of the water pump, the water outlet end of the water pump is communicated with the ice making chamber (3), a second valve core (132) and a second spring (133) are installed in the water nozzle (131), the second spring (133) is used for enabling the second valve core (132) to block the water nozzle (131), when the water supply box (2) is connected into the second accommodating groove (13), the second valve core (132) drives and presses the first spring (23) to enable the first valve core (22) to open the water outlet (21), the second valve core (132) is simultaneously driven by the second spring (132) to enable the water nozzle (131) to flow into the ice making chamber (3), when the water supply box (2) is separated from the second accommodating groove (13), the first spring (23) resets to enable the first valve core (22) to block the water outlet (21), and the second spring (133) resets to enable the second valve core (132) to block the water nozzle (131).

8. The ice maker according to claim 7, wherein the first valve core (22) is slidably arranged in the water outlet (21), one end of the first valve core (22) is provided with a sealing head (221) and is positioned in the water supply box (2), the other end of the first valve core (22) is connected with the first spring (23), and the first spring (23) is sleeved on the first valve core (22) and drives the sealing head (221) to abut against the water outlet (21) so as to be used for sealing the water outlet (21); the second valve core (132) is arranged in the water nozzle (131) in a sliding penetrating mode, a sealing step (1311) is arranged on the inner peripheral wall of the water nozzle (131), a sealing ring (1321) matched with the sealing step (1311) is arranged on the second valve core (132), and the second spring (133) is sleeved on the second valve core (132) and drives the sealing ring (1321) to abut against the sealing step (1311) so as to be used for sealing the water nozzle (131); the stiffness coefficient of the first spring (23) is smaller than that of the second spring (133), when the water supply box (2) is completely placed in the second accommodating groove (13), the first spring (23) is completely compressed by the second valve core (132) to enable the water outlet (21) to be opened, meanwhile, the water supply box (2) drives the first valve core (22) to press the second valve core (132), and the second spring (133) is compressed to enable the water nozzle (131) to be opened.

9. The ice maker according to claim 6, wherein the first accommodating groove (12) and the second accommodating groove (13) are respectively provided with detection switches, and the two detection switches are respectively used for detecting whether the ice collecting box (6) enters the first accommodating groove (12) and detecting whether the water supply box (2) enters the second accommodating groove (13).

10. The ice maker as claimed in claim 6, wherein a first elastic protrusion (121) is disposed in the first accommodating groove (12), a first positioning groove (61) matching with the first elastic protrusion (121) is disposed on the ice collecting case (6), a second elastic protrusion (134) is disposed in the second accommodating groove (13), and a second positioning groove (24) matching with the second elastic protrusion (134) is disposed on the water supply case (2).