CN221122605U - Ice machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, and particularly relates to an ice machine. The ice maker includes: an ice maker body; the upper water tank is arranged at the upper part of the ice maker body; the lower water tank is arranged at the lower part of the ice maker body; and the drainage assembly is configured to be communicated with the outside of the upper water tank and the ice maker body, and is configured to be communicated with the outside of the lower water tank and the ice maker body. Compared with two groups of drainage assemblies in the prior art, the drainage assembly is simpler in structure, simplifies the structure in the ice machine body, reduces the manufacturing cost of the ice machine body, saves the internal space of the ice machine body and facilitates the arrangement and setting of other parts in the ice machine body.

Description

Ice machine

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, and particularly relates to an ice machine.

Background

The household ice maker has the advantages of small volume and quick ice making, and is more and more favored by consumers. The existing ice machine mostly comprises an upper water tank and a lower water tank, the upper water tank and the lower water tank respectively realize respective water drainage through different water drainage assemblies, but because the volume of the ice machine is smaller, the two sets of water drainage assemblies occupy a large space inside the ice machine, so that the structure inside the ice machine is very complex, the manufacturing cost of the ice machine is improved, and meanwhile, the arrangement of other parts is also influenced by the arrangement of most structures of the two sets of water drainage assemblies inside the ice machine.

Disclosure of utility model

The utility model aims to at least solve the problem that the water draining component of the existing ice machine occupies a large space in the ice machine. The aim is achieved by the following technical scheme:

the utility model provides an ice maker, which comprises:

An ice maker body;

the upper water tank is arranged at the upper part of the ice maker body;

The lower water tank is arranged at the lower part of the ice maker body;

and the drainage assembly is configured to be communicated with the outside of the upper water tank and the ice maker body, and is configured to be communicated with the outside of the lower water tank and the ice maker body.

According to the ice machine, the upper water tank can be communicated with the outside of the ice machine body through the drainage assembly, the lower water tank can be communicated with the outside of the ice machine body through the drainage assembly, namely, the upper water tank and the lower water tank can be respectively communicated with the outside of the ice machine body through the drainage assembly, and water in the respective tank bodies is respectively realized through the drainage assembly. Compared with two groups of drainage assemblies in the prior art, the drainage assembly is simpler in structure, simplifies the structure in the ice machine body, reduces the manufacturing cost of the ice machine body, saves the internal space of the ice machine body and facilitates the arrangement and setting of other parts in the ice machine body.

In addition, the ice maker according to the present utility model may have the following additional technical features:

In some embodiments of the utility model, the drain assembly comprises:

a connecting pipe;

The three-way pipe is communicated with the upper water tank and the outside of the ice maker body through the connecting pipe, and the three-way pipe is communicated with the lower water tank and the outside of the ice maker body;

And the plugging piece is configured to block the three-way pipe from the outside of the ice maker body.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the tee includes:

A first connecting nozzle, which is communicated with the connecting pipe;

the second connecting pipe orifice is communicated with the lower water tank;

The third connecting pipe orifice is communicated with the outside of the ice maker body, the first connecting pipe orifice, the second connecting pipe orifice and the third connecting pipe orifice are communicated, and at least part of the plugging piece extends from the third connecting pipe orifice to the inside of the three-way pipe.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the second connection nozzle communicates with the third connection nozzle through a communication pipe, the first connection nozzle is connected to a side wall of the communication pipe and the first connection nozzle communicates with the communication pipe.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the tee is in a "T" configuration.

In some embodiments of the utility model, at least a portion of the closure extends from the third connector orifice to the second connector orifice.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the closure comprises:

A grip portion located outside the icemaker body;

And the sealing plug is connected with the holding part and extends from the third connecting pipe orifice to the second connecting pipe orifice.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, the plug is provided with a first sealing ring, the first sealing ring is disposed at one end of the plug near the holding portion, and the first sealing ring abuts against the inner wall of the third connecting pipe orifice.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, the plug is provided with a second sealing ring, the second sealing ring is disposed at one end of the plug away from the holding portion, and the second sealing ring abuts against the inner wall of the second connecting pipe orifice.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the angle between the grip and the stopper is 90 degrees.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model. Also, like reference numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the figures. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a partial structural isometric view of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing a part of the structure of the ice maker shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a left side view of a portion of the structure of the ice-making machine illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 schematically illustrates a cross-sectional view A-A shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 schematically illustrates a partial enlarged view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 schematically illustrates an isometric view of the closure of FIG. 1;

fig. 7 schematically shows a front view of the closure of fig. 6.

The reference numerals in the drawings are as follows:

100. An ice maker;

10. An ice maker body;

20. A water supply tank;

30. A lower water tank;

40. A drainage assembly; 41. a connecting pipe; 42. a three-way pipe; 421. a first connecting nozzle; 422. a second connecting tube orifice; 423. a third connecting tube orifice; 424. a communicating pipe; 43. a blocking member; 431. a grip portion; 432. sealing the plug; 434. a first seal ring; 433. and a second sealing ring.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises," "comprising," "includes," "including," and "having" are inclusive and therefore specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein are not to be construed as necessarily requiring their performance in the particular order described or illustrated, unless an order of performance is explicitly stated. It should also be appreciated that additional or alternative steps may be used.

Although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms may be only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Terms such as "first," "second," and other numerical terms when used herein do not imply a sequence or order unless clearly indicated by the context. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the example embodiments.

For ease of description, spatially relative terms, such as "inner," "outer," "lower," "below," "upper," "above," and the like, may be used herein to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. Such spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" or "over" the other elements or features. Accordingly, the example term "below … …" may include both upper and lower orientations. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or in other directions) and the spatial relative relationship descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a partial structural isometric view of an ice maker according to an embodiment of the present utility model; FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing a part of the structure of the ice maker shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a left side view of a portion of the structure of the ice-making machine illustrated in FIG. 1; fig. 4 schematically shows a cross-section A-A of fig. 3. As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the present utility model proposes an ice maker 100, the ice maker 100 comprising: the ice maker comprises an ice maker body 10, an upper water tank 20, a lower water tank 30 and a drainage assembly 40, wherein the upper water tank 20 is arranged at the upper part of the ice maker body 10, the lower water tank 30 is arranged at the lower part of the ice maker body 10, the drainage assembly 40 is configured to be communicated with the outside of the upper water tank 20 and the ice maker body 10, and the drainage assembly 40 is configured to be communicated with the outside of the lower water tank 30 and the ice maker body 10.

According to the ice maker 100 of the present utility model, the upper water tank 20 may communicate with the outside of the ice maker body 10 through the drain assembly 40, and the lower water tank 30 may communicate with the outside of the ice maker body 10 through the drain assembly 40, i.e., the upper water tank 20 and the lower water tank 30 may communicate with the outside of the ice maker body 10 through the drain assembly 40, respectively, and the upper water tank 20 and the lower water tank 30 may realize water in the respective tanks through the drain assembly 40, respectively. The ice maker 100 of the present utility model can drain the upper water tank 20 and the lower water tank 30 through the drain assembly 40, and compared with the two sets of drain assemblies 40 of the prior art, the drain assembly 40 of the present utility model has a simpler structure, simplifies the structure inside the ice maker body 10, reduces the manufacturing cost of the ice maker body 10, saves the internal space of the ice maker body 10, and facilitates the arrangement and setting of other parts inside the ice maker body 10.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, the drain assembly 40 includes: the connecting pipe 41 and the tee 42, wherein the tee 42 communicates the upper water tank 20 with the outside of the ice maker body 10 through the connecting pipe 41, i.e., the connecting pipe 41 communicates the tee 42 with the upper water tank 20, and the tee 42 communicates the connecting pipe 41 with the outside of the ice maker body 10, thereby realizing the discharge of water in the upper water tank 20 out of the ice maker body 10. The three-way pipe 42 communicates the lower water tank 30 with the outside of the icemaker body 10, the lower water tank 30 communicates with the outside of the icemaker body 10 through the three-way pipe 42, and water in the lower water tank 30 flows out of the outside of the icemaker body 10 through the three-way pipe 42.

The drainage assembly 40 further comprises a blocking member 43, wherein the blocking member 43 is used for blocking the three-way pipe 42, the blocking member 43 can block the upper water tank 20 from communicating with the outside of the ice maker body 10 so as to prevent water in the upper water tank 20 from flowing out of the ice maker body 10 when the water is inconvenient, and meanwhile, the blocking member 43 can block the lower water tank 30 from communicating with the outside of the ice maker body 10 so as to prevent water in the lower water tank 30 from flowing out of the ice maker body 10 when the water is inconvenient. The water in the upper water tank 20 and the lower water tank 30 of the ice maker 100 is periodically discharged, and when the water in the upper water tank 20 and the lower water tank 30 is required to be discharged, the blocking piece 43 is pulled out of the three-way pipe 42, so that the upper water tank 20 is communicated with the outside of the ice maker body 10, and the lower water tank 30 is communicated with the outside of the ice maker body 10; when the water to be discharged from the upper and lower water tanks 20 and 30 is discharged, at least a portion of the blocking member 43 is inserted into the three-way pipe 42, thereby achieving communication between the three-way pipe 42 and the outside of the icemaker body 10 to prevent leakage of the water from the upper and lower water tanks 20 and 30.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 5, tee 42 includes: a first connection nozzle 421, a second connection nozzle 422, and a third connection nozzle 423, wherein the first connection nozzle 421, the second connection nozzle 422, and the third connection nozzle 423 communicate, the first connection nozzle 421 communicates with the connection pipe 41, the upper water tank 20 communicates with the first connection nozzle 421 through the connection pipe 41, and the first connection nozzle 421 communicates with the outside of the icemaker body 10 through the third nozzle to realize the discharge of water in the upper water tank 20 to the outside of the icemaker body 10; the second connection pipe orifice 422 communicates with the lower water tank 30, the lower water tank 30 communicates with the third connection pipe orifice 423 through the second connection pipe orifice 422, and communicates with the outside of the ice maker body 10 through the third connection pipe orifice 423, so as to discharge water in the lower water tank 30 to the outside of the ice maker body 10. At least part of the plugging piece 43 extends into the three-way pipe 42 from the third connecting pipe orifice 423, and the blocking between the third connecting pipe orifice 423 and the outside of the ice maker body 10 is realized by plugging the third connecting pipe orifice 423, so that the water in the three-way pipe 42 is prevented from leaking. Specifically, the blocking piece 43 can be completely blocked in the three-way pipe 42, when the blocking piece 43 needs to be taken out, the blocking piece 43 is pulled out by a tool, and when the blocking piece 43 needs to be plugged into the three-way pipe 42, the blocking piece 43 is plugged into the three-way pipe by the tool; the plugging member 43 may be partially located in the tee 42, and the rest is located outside the tee 42, and the plugging member 43 is controlled to plug into the tee 42 or the plugging member 43 is controlled to plug out of the tee 42 by the rest of the plugging member 43 located outside the tee 42.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, the second connection pipe orifice 422 and the third connection pipe orifice 423 are communicated through the communication pipe 424, that is, the second connection pipe orifice 422 and the third connection pipe orifice 423 are respectively disposed at two ends of the communication pipe 424, the first connection pipe orifice 421 is connected to a side wall of the communication pipe 424 and the first connection pipe orifice 421 is communicated with the communication pipe 424, which corresponds to the first connection pipe orifice 421 being opened on the side wall of the communication pipe 424.

Specifically, the tee 42 has a T-shaped structure, that is, the communication pipe 424 is a linear pipe body, the second connecting pipe orifice 422 and the third connecting pipe orifice 423 are respectively located at two ends of the linear pipe body, and the first connecting pipe orifice 421 is located at a side portion of the linear pipe body. In other embodiments of the present utility model, tee 42 may be configured in a "Y" shape, or in other shapes.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, at least a portion of the blocking member 43 extends from the third connecting orifice 423 to the second connecting orifice 422, the blocking member 43 may be completely blocked in the communication pipe 424, and the blocking member 43 may also be partially blocked in the communication pipe 424.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, the blocking member 43 comprises: the holding portion 431 and the blocking plug 432, the blocking plug 432 is connected with the holding portion 431, the holding portion 431 is located outside the ice maker body 10, and the blocking plug 432 can be plugged into the three-way pipe 42 or the blocking plug 432 can be pulled out from the three-way pipe 42 through the holding portion 431. The plugging plug 432 extends from the third connecting pipe orifice 423 to the second connecting pipe orifice 422, namely, the plugging plug 432 plugs into the three-way pipe 42, namely, the second connecting pipe orifice 422 is plugged, so that the water outlet of the lower water tank 30 is plugged, meanwhile, the plugging plug 432 plugs into the T-shaped communicating pipe 424, and water in the first connecting pipe orifice 421 cannot enter the communicating pipe 424, so that the plugging of the first connecting pipe orifice 421 is realized.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the sealing plug 432 is provided with a first sealing ring 434, the first sealing ring 434 is disposed at one end of the sealing plug 432 near the holding portion 431, the first sealing ring 434 abuts against the inner wall of the third connecting pipe orifice 423, and the first sealing ring 434 is pressed between the sealing plug 432 and the third connecting pipe orifice 423, so that water in the three-way pipe 42 cannot leak from between the sealing plug 432 and the third connecting pipe orifice 423, the sealing performance of the sealing plug 432 is improved, and the reliability of the sealing piece 43 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, the second sealing ring 433 is disposed on the sealing plug 432, the second sealing ring 433 is disposed at one end of the sealing plug 432 away from the holding portion 431, the second sealing ring 433 is abutted against an inner wall of the second connecting pipe orifice 422, and the second sealing ring 433 is pressed between the sealing plug 432 and the second connecting pipe orifice 422, so as to ensure that water in the lower water tank 30 cannot leak into the three-way pipe 42 from between the sealing plug 432 and the second connecting pipe orifice 422, so as to ensure that water in the lower water tank 30 cannot enter the first connecting pipe orifice 421 through the three-way pipe 42, i.e., prevent water in the lower water tank 30 from entering the upper water tank 20 into the first connecting pipe orifice 421 from entering the second connecting pipe orifice 422 through the communicating pipe 424, prevent water in the upper water tank 20 from entering the lower water tank 30, improve the tightness of the sealing plug 432, and improve the reliability of the sealing plug 43.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, the angle between the holding portion 431 and the plugging plug 432 is 90 degrees, in this embodiment, the holding portion 431 and the plugging plug 432 are matched with the structure of the lower portion of the ice maker body 10, and in other embodiments, the angle between the holding portion 431 and the plugging plug 432 may be set to other values according to the structure of the lower portion of the ice maker body 10.

The present utility model is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily understood by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present utility model are intended to be included in the scope of the present utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model is subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. An ice-making machine, comprising:

An ice maker body (10);

A water supply tank (20), wherein the water supply tank (20) is arranged at the upper part of the ice maker body (10);

A lower water tank (30), wherein the lower water tank (30) is arranged at the lower part of the ice maker body (10);

-a drain assembly (40), the drain assembly (40) being configured to communicate the upper water tank (20) with the outside of the ice maker body (10), the drain assembly (40) being configured to communicate the lower water tank (30) with the outside of the ice maker body (10).

2. The ice-making machine according to claim 1, wherein said water discharge assembly (40) comprises:

A connection pipe (41);

The three-way pipe (42) is communicated with the upper water tank (20) and the outside of the ice maker body (10) through the connecting pipe (41), and the three-way pipe (42) is communicated with the lower water tank (30) and the outside of the ice maker body (10);

-a blocking piece (43), the blocking piece (43) being configured to block the tee (42) from the outside of the ice maker body (10).

3. The ice-making machine according to claim 2, wherein said tee (42) comprises:

A first connection nozzle (421), the first connection nozzle (421) being in communication with the connection tube (41);

A second connecting nozzle (422), the second connecting nozzle (422) being in communication with the lower tank (30);

The third connecting pipe orifice (423), the third connecting pipe orifice (423) is communicated with the outside of the ice maker body (10), the first connecting pipe orifice (421) and the second connecting pipe orifice (422) are communicated with the third connecting pipe orifice (423), and at least part of the plugging piece (43) extends from the third connecting pipe orifice (423) to the inside of the three-way pipe (42).

4. The ice-making machine according to claim 3, wherein said second connecting nozzle (422) communicates with said third connecting nozzle (423) through a communicating pipe (424), said first connecting nozzle (421) is connected to a side wall of said communicating pipe (424) and said first connecting nozzle (421) communicates with said communicating pipe (424).

5. The ice-making machine according to claim 4, wherein at least part of said blocking member (43) extends from said third connecting nozzle (423) to said second connecting nozzle (422).

6. The ice-making machine according to claim 4, wherein said tee (42) has a "T" configuration.

7. The ice-making machine according to claim 6, wherein said blocking member (43) comprises:

A grip portion (431), the grip portion (431) being located outside the ice maker body (10);

-a closing plug (432), the closing plug (432) being connected to the grip (431), the closing plug (432) extending from the third connecting nozzle (423) to the second connecting nozzle (422).

8. The ice maker according to claim 7, wherein the plug (432) is provided with a first sealing ring (434), the first sealing ring (434) is disposed at one end of the plug (432) close to the holding portion (431), and the first sealing ring (434) abuts against the inner wall of the third connecting pipe orifice (423).

9. The ice maker according to claim 7, wherein a second sealing ring (433) is arranged on the plugging plug (432), the second sealing ring (433) is arranged at one end of the plugging plug (432) away from the holding portion (431), and the second sealing ring (433) is abutted against the inner wall of the second connecting pipe orifice (422).

10. The ice-making machine according to claim 7, wherein the angle between said grip (431) and said plug (432) is 90 degrees.