CN221259159U - Ice maker - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ice maker, comprising: a housing; the water tank is arranged in the shell and is provided with a water storage cavity; the ice making assembly is communicated with the water storage cavity of the water tank so as to extract water in the water storage cavity to make ice; the water gauge is provided with a water level cavity communicated with the water storage cavity, and the water level of the water level cavity can display the water level of the water storage cavity; wherein the water gauge is connected to the housing and is configured to enable observation of the water level in the water level chamber from outside the housing. The water level in the water tank chamber inside the ice machine can be visually displayed, and the use experience of a user is improved. The utility model is applied to the field of ice making equipment.

Description

Ice maker

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of ice making equipment, in particular to an ice maker.

Background

An ice maker is a refrigeration mechanical device which cools water through an evaporator by a refrigeration system and a refrigerant to generate ice, and adopts the refrigeration system to make ice through a certain device in an electrified state by a water carrier. The ice machine uses water as raw materials, can set up the water tank in its inside generally, and the water level in the water tank can't observe directly perceivedly, and the user worries that the water in the water tank is used up, and feel anxiety, so the frequency opens the inside water tank room observation water level of ice machine, reduces user's use experience.

Disclosure of utility model

The present utility model aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. Therefore, the utility model provides the ice machine, which can visually display the water level in the water tank chamber in the ice machine and improve the use experience of a user.

An ice maker according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes:

a housing;

The water tank is arranged in the shell and is provided with a water storage cavity;

The ice making assembly is communicated with the water storage cavity of the water tank so as to extract water in the water storage cavity to make ice;

The water gauge is provided with a water level cavity communicated with the water storage cavity, the water level of the water level cavity can display the water level of the water storage cavity, the upper end of the water level cavity is not lower than a first set water level of the water storage cavity along the height direction of the water tank, the first set water level is not lower than the bottom of the water storage cavity, and the lower end of the water level cavity is lower than the first set water level;

Wherein the water gauge is connected to the housing and is configured to enable observation of the water level in the water level chamber from outside the housing.

The ice maker provided by the embodiment of the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects: the water level cavity of the water gauge shows the water level of water storage cavity, when the user directly observes the water level in the water level cavity from the outside of shell, has observed the water level of water storage cavity in the water tank promptly, and the user can know the water level in the water level cavity directly perceivedly, and then improves user's use experience.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, a float member is provided in the water level chamber, the float member being capable of lifting as the water level in the water level chamber rises and falls.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, along the height direction of the water tank, the upper end of the water level chamber is not lower than a first set water level of the water storage chamber, the first set water level is not lower than the bottom of the water storage chamber, and the lower end of the water level chamber is lower than the first set water level.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the housing and/or the water gauge is provided with a water level marking that can be observed from outside the housing, the water level marking being located within a height range where the water storage chamber and the water level chamber coincide.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the water gauge is at least partially located within the housing, the housing having an observation area, an upper end of the observation area being not lower than the first set water level, a lower end of the observation area being lower than the first set water level, and at least part of the observation area coinciding with the water gauge, along a height direction of the water tank, wherein the observation area is configured for observing a water level in the water level chamber from outside the housing.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the bottom of the observation area and the bottom of the water level chamber are both lower or flush than the bottom of the water storage chamber, and the top of the observation area and the top of the water level chamber are both higher or flush than the bottom of the water storage chamber.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the observation area comprises a through hole, or the observation area comprises a through hole and a light-transmitting part filled in the through hole, or the observation area comprises a light-transmitting part of the shell.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the water gauge is not higher than an outer surface of the housing.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the water gauge is located outside the housing, the ice maker further has a pipe communicating the water gauge and the water tank, the housing has a through hole, and the pipe is penetrated through the through hole.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the water gauge is detachably connected to the housing.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the housing has a through hole, and the water gauge includes a main body portion and a protruding portion, the protruding portion being mounted in the through hole, the main body portion being fitted to an inner wall surface of the housing.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the water gauge is connected to the housing as a unitary structure.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the water gauge comprises a transparent perspective part and an opaque background part, the upper end of the perspective part and the upper end of the background part are not lower than the first set water level along the height direction of the water tank, the lower end of the perspective part and the lower end of the background part are lower than the first set water level, and the perspective part and the background part are sequentially arranged along the direction from the outer surface to the inner surface of the shell.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the bottom of the water level chamber is lower or flush than the bottom of the water storage chamber, and the top of the water level chamber is higher or flush than the bottom of the water storage chamber.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the bottom of the water gauge is in communication with the bottom of the water tank.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the upper end of the water level chamber is not lower than a second set water level of the water storage chamber, which is higher than the first set water level.

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

Drawings

The utility model is further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples, in which:

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

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an ice maker according to one embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded view of a water tank and housing of an ice maker according to one embodiment of the utility model;

fig. 4 is an enlarged partial schematic view of the portion a in fig. 3.

Reference numerals:

A housing 100; an observation area 110;

a water tank 200; a water storage chamber 210;

An ice making assembly 300;

A water gauge 400; a water level chamber 410; a float 411; a water level identification 412; a main body 420; a protrusion 430; a perspective part 440; a background portion 450;

The ice storage bin 500.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the direction or positional relationship indicated with respect to the description of the orientation, such as up, down, etc., is based on the direction or positional relationship shown in the drawings, is merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the apparatus or element referred to 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.

In the description of the present utility model, a plurality means one and more, and a plurality means two and more. The description of the first and second is for the purpose of distinguishing between technical features only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.

In the description of the present utility model, unless explicitly defined otherwise, terms such as arrangement, installation, connection, etc. should be construed broadly and the specific meaning of the terms in the present utility model can be reasonably determined by a person skilled in the art in combination with the specific contents of the technical scheme.

In the related art, the water tank of the ice machine is hidden in the ice machine, so that a user cannot intuitively know the water level in the water tank, and certain water amount continuous voyage anxiety is brought.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the present utility model provides an ice maker, comprising: the shell 100, the water tank 200, the ice making assembly 300 and the water gauge 400, wherein the shell 100 is the appearance of the ice making machine and plays a role in modeling and beautifying the whole; the water tank 200 is disposed in the housing 100 and has a water storage chamber 210, and the water storage chamber 210 is used for storing a certain volume of water; the ice-making assembly 300 is communicated with the water storage chamber 210 of the water tank 200 to draw water in the water storage chamber 210 to make ice; the water gauge 400 has a water level chamber 410 communicated with the water storage chamber 210, and the water level of the water level chamber 410 can display the water level in the water storage chamber 210; wherein the water gauge 400 is connected to the housing 100 and configured to be able to observe the water level in the water level chamber 410 from outside the housing 100, so that a user can directly observe the low water level in the display water storage tank 200 from outside the housing 100, improving the user experience.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the whole of the housing 100 is square, a retractable ice storage tank 500 is provided in the housing 100, the ice storage tank 500 is used for storing ice cubes after being made, in order to make full use of space, a water tank 200 is provided below the ice storage tank 500, the water tank 200 is connected with a pipeline, so that the water tank 200 is generally fixed in the housing 100 and cannot be pulled out independently, and meanwhile, due to the shielding of the ice storage tank 500, a user has a difficulty in intuitively knowing the water amount in the water storage tank. The sides of the ice storage bin 500 and the water tank 200 are used to house the ice making assembly 300, and the ice making assembly 300 is of a conventional structure in the art and will not be described herein. It should be appreciated that the housing 100 may also be circular or other shape; tank 200 may be a separate component that is removably coupled to housing 100, or tank 200 may be a unitary structure that is coupled to housing 100.

Referring to fig. 3, the water level chamber 410 of the water gauge 400 is communicated with the water storage chamber 210 of the water tank 200, in order to maintain the air pressure balance of the water storage chamber 210 when the water tank 200 pumps water, the water storage chamber 210 is communicated with the outside to automatically adjust the air pressure in the water storage chamber 210, the top of the water level chamber 410 of the water gauge 400 is also communicated with the outside (the top of the water level chamber 410 can be directly communicated with the outside or can be communicated into the water storage chamber 210 and indirectly communicated with the outside through the water storage chamber 210), at this time, a communicating vessel structure is formed between the water gauge 400 and the water tank 200, the water level of the water level chamber 410 and the water level of the water storage chamber 210 are maintained at the same level, the water level of the water level chamber 410 is displayed, and the water level in the water tank 200 is displayed by means of the pure communicating vessel structure, so that the reliability in use is higher. The water gauge 400 can display all the water levels in the water storage cavity 210, or only a part of the water levels in the water storage cavity 210, for example, only the low water level of the water storage cavity 210.

It should be appreciated that the water level cavity 410 of the water gauge 400 displays the water level of the water storage cavity 210, and when the user directly observes the water level in the water level cavity 410 from the outside of the housing 100, that is, observes the water level of the water storage cavity 210 in the water tank 200, the user can intuitively understand the water level in the water level cavity 410, and thus the use experience of the user is improved.

Referring to fig. 4, in other embodiments of the present utility model, a float member 411 is provided in the water level chamber 410, and the float member 411 can be lifted with the lifting of the water level in the water level chamber 410.

When a user observes the water level in the water level chamber 410, the water in the water level chamber 410 is colorless and transparent, and the water gauge is also colorless and transparent, and although the water level in the water level chamber 410 can be identified by the user, the user often needs to pay attention to carefully observe to observe the water level, and the water level in the water level chamber 410 is easily and simply read directly, so that the use is inconvenient.

It should be appreciated that, by displaying the water level in the water level chamber 410 by the floating mark 411 along with the rise and fall of the water level, the user can directly observe the position of the floating mark 411, so as to know the water level in the water level chamber 410, and the floating mark 411 can highlight the water level, so that the user can observe the water level in the water level chamber 410 conveniently.

In this embodiment, the float 411 is an opaque and colored sphere. As other embodiments, the float member 411 may be square or cylindrical or elliptical or triangular or other regular or irregular shape, and the float member 411 may be red or green or other single color or combination of colors to enhance the identification of the float member 411.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in other embodiments of the present utility model, the upper end of the water level chamber 410 is not lower than the first set water level of the water storage chamber 210 in the height direction of the water tank 200, the first set water level is not lower than the bottom of the water storage chamber 210, and the lower end of the water level chamber 410 is lower than the first set water level.

It should be appreciated that the water level of the water storage chamber 210 can be displayed by the water level of the water level chamber 410, which is related to the relative positions of the water level chamber 410 and the water storage chamber. Specifically, along the height direction of the water storage chamber 210, when the lower end of the water level chamber 410 is lower than or flush with the lower end of the water storage chamber 210, the upper end of the water level chamber 410 is closer to the upper end of the water storage chamber 210, the range of the water storage chamber 210 that the water level chamber 410 can display is larger, and when the upper end of the water level chamber 410 is flush with or exceeds the upper end of the water storage chamber 210, the water level chamber 410 can display all the water levels of the water storage chamber 210; on the other hand, when the lower end of the water level chamber 410 is higher than the lower end of the water storage chamber 210, the upper end of the water level chamber 410 is closer to the upper end of the water storage chamber 210, the range of the water storage chamber 210 that the water level chamber 410 can display is larger, but the water level chamber 410 can only display the water level in a part of the water storage chamber 210.

In this embodiment, the upper end of the water level chamber 410 of the water gauge 400 is not lower than the first set water level of the water storage chamber 210, the lower end of the water level chamber 410 is lower than the first set water level, and the measurable range of the water level chamber 410 of the water gauge 400 includes the first set water level, so that the user can observe whether the water level in the water level chamber 410 reaches the first set water level. Wherein, the first set water level in the water storage chamber 210 is the low water level of the water storage chamber 210, when the user observes that the water level in the water level chamber 410 reaches the first set water level, the user can determine that the water level of the water storage chamber 210 is low, and the user needs to add water in the water tank 200. The user can intuitively know whether the water in the water tank 200 reaches the low water level, and then judge whether water needs to be added, so that the use experience of the user is improved.

In general, when only 50% of the water in the water storage chamber 210 remains and is below, it can be determined that the water storage chamber 210 reaches the low water level, the water level corresponding to the water level of 50% when the remaining water in the water storage chamber 210 is 50%, the first set water level may be any water level between 0 water level and 50% water level, and the specific value thereof may be selected according to practical needs. For example, when it is desired to maximize the use of water in the water storage chamber 210, the first set water level may be set to 0 level, 1% water level, or 2% water level; it is necessary to retain a certain amount of water in the water storage chamber 210 to avoid the idle damage of the apparatus, the first set water level may be set to 5%, 10% or 50% of the water level, and in theory, the water storage chamber 210 may be considered to reach a low water level when more than 50% of the water in the water storage chamber 210 remains.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in other embodiments of the present utility model, the housing 100 and/or the water gauge 400 is provided with a water level indicator 412 that can be observed from the outside of the housing 100, the water level indicator 412 being located within a height range where the water storage chamber 210 and the water level chamber 410 coincide.

It should be appreciated that the water level indicator 412 can accurately display the water level in the water level chamber 410, so that a user can know the general water amount remaining in the water storage chamber 210 of the water tank 200 through the relative position of the water level in the water level chamber 410 and the water level indicator 412 in the water gauge 400, so as to be convenient for the user to determine whether to add water into the water storage chamber 210 of the water tank 200.

In this embodiment, the side wall of the water gauge 400 is provided with a water level indicator 412, where the water level indicator 412 includes a lowest water level and a highest water level, the lowest water level corresponds to the lowest used water level of the water tank 200, the highest water level corresponds to the highest used water level of the water tank 200, when the water level of the water level chamber 410 approaches the lowest water level, the user needs to add water to the water tank 200, and when adding, care should be taken that the water level of the water level chamber 410 does not exceed the highest water level as much as possible. As another embodiment, the water level indicator 412 may have only a minimum water level to alert the user to add water to the water tank 200 when the water level in the water level chamber 410 reaches the minimum water level; the water level mark 412 may be the lowest water level interval along the height direction of the water tank 200, or the lowest water level interval and the highest water level interval along the height direction of the water tank 200; the water level marks 412 may also be water lines equally spaced along the height direction of the water tank 200 to precisely display the water level of the water level chamber 410. Specifically, the water level mark 412 may be a horizontal scale line or a line segment disposed along the height direction of the water tank 200, wherein the line segment is mainly used to display a water level section having a certain height. Further, the lowest water level in the water level indicator 412 may be the first set water level.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in other embodiments of the present utility model, a water gauge 400 is at least partially located in a housing 100, the housing 100 has a viewing area 110, an upper end of the viewing area 110 is not lower than a first set water level along a height direction of the water tank 200, a lower end of the viewing area 110 is lower than the first set water level, and at least a portion of the viewing area 110 coincides with the water gauge 400, wherein the viewing area 110 is configured to view a water level in a water level chamber 410 from an outside of the housing 100.

In the present embodiment, the water level of the water level chamber 410 inside the casing 100 is observed from the outside of the casing 100 through the observation area 110, so that the appearance of the ice maker can be maintained substantially unchanged. Moreover, a gap is usually formed between the shell 100 and the water tank 200, the water gauge 400 is arranged in the gap between the shell 100 and the water tank 200, so that the water gauge 400 is installed by utilizing the redundant space, the redundant space in the ice maker is fully utilized, the installation of the water gauge 400 is more convenient without changing the overall structure layout, the overall structure of the ice maker is less in change, the improvement cost is lower, the water gauge 400 can be directly adapted to the existing ice maker, and the adaptability is stronger.

Referring to fig. 3, in other embodiments of the present utility model, the bottom of the observation area 110 and the bottom of the water level chamber 410 are both lower or flush with the bottom of the water storage chamber 210, and the top of the observation area 110 and the top of the water level chamber 410 are both higher or flush with the bottom of the water storage chamber 210.

In this embodiment, the water level chamber 410 is aligned in the height direction or at least one end exceeds the water storage chamber 210 of the water tank 200, and the height interval of the water level change of the water level chamber 410 completely covers the height interval of the water level change of the water storage chamber 210, so that the water level chamber 410 can display all the water level changes in the water storage chamber 210; the observation area 110 is aligned along the height direction or at least one end of the observation area exceeds the water storage cavity 210 of the water tank 200, and the height interval observed by the observation area 110 completely covers the height interval of the water level change of the water storage cavity 210, so that the observation area 110 can be used for a user to observe all the changes of the water level in the water storage cavity 210, so that the user can know the real-time water level of the water storage cavity 210 in the water tank 200, and the user experience is better.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the observation area 110 includes a through hole, or the observation area 110 includes a through hole and a light-transmitting member filled in the through hole, or the observation area 110 includes a light-transmitting portion of the housing 100.

In the present embodiment, the housing 100 is provided with a through hole communicating the inner surface and the outer surface, and the through hole forms the observation area 110 to show the water level in the water level chamber 410. As another embodiment, the housing 100 is provided with a through hole communicating the inner surface and the outer surface, and the through hole is filled with a light-transmitting member so as to maintain the flatness of the surface of the housing 100 by the light-transmitting member while displaying the water level in the water level chamber 410; alternatively, the housing 100 itself is made of a light-transmitting material or a part of the housing 100 is made of a light-transmitting material, so that the housing 100 has a light-transmitting portion, and the observation area 110 is formed at the light-transmitting portion of the housing 100 to display the water level in the water level chamber 410.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 4, in some embodiments of the utility model, water gauge 400 is not raised above the outer surface of housing 100.

In this embodiment, the housing 100 has a through hole, the water gauge 400 includes a main body 420 and a protruding portion 430 protruding from the main body 420, the main body 420 is located in the housing 100, the protruding portion 430 is disposed in the through hole, one surface of the protruding portion 430 away from the main body 420 is a protruding surface, and the protruding surface is flush with the outer surface of the housing 100, so that the outer surface of the housing 100 is kept flat as a whole and more attractive; of course, the convex surface may be recessed from the outer surface of the housing 100.

As another embodiment, the shell 100 is provided with a through hole, the water gauge 400 is integrally arranged in the through hole, and the outer surface of the water gauge 400 is flush with the outer surface of the shell 100, so that the outer surface of the shell 100 is integrally kept flat and more attractive; of course, the outer surface of water gauge 400 may also be recessed from the outer surface of housing 100.

In other embodiments of the present utility model, the water gauge 400 is located at the outer side of the housing 100, the ice maker further has a pipe communicating the water gauge 400 and the water tank 200, the housing 100 has a through hole, and the pipe is penetrated through the through hole to extend to the outer side of the housing 100, thereby communicating the water gauge 400 located at the outer side of the housing 100 and the water tank 200 located at the inner side of the housing 100.

In this embodiment, the water gauge 400 is completely located at the outer side of the housing 100 to directly display the water level of the water storage chamber 210 in the water tank 200 at the outer side of the housing 100, so that the user can observe more directly.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in other embodiments of the utility model, a water gauge 400 is removably attached to the housing 100.

It is appreciated that the water gauge 400 is detachably connected with the housing 100, so that the water gauge 400 and the housing 100 can be assembled conveniently, excessive improvement on the housing 100 is not needed, and the structural improvement cost of the ice maker with the water gauge 400 is lower.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the housing 100 has a through hole, and the water gauge 400 includes a body part 420 and a protrusion part 430, the protrusion part 430 is installed in the through hole, and the body part 420 is attached to an inner wall surface of the housing 100.

In this embodiment, the main body 420 of the water gauge 400 is attached to the inner wall of the housing 100 to fix the water gauge 400 to the inner wall of the housing 100, the main body 420 is provided with a clamping block, the inner wall of the housing 100 is provided with a clamping groove, the clamping block is clamped in the clamping groove, and glue can be coated between the main body 420 and the inner wall of the housing 100, so that the connection strength of the water gauge 400 and the housing 100 is further enhanced; of course, the body 420 may be provided with a locking groove, and the inner wall surface of the housing 100 may be provided with a locking block. As another embodiment, the water gauge 400 may be directly clamped to the inner wall surface of the housing 100 by the interference fit between the clamping block and the clamping groove.

In other embodiments of the present utility model, water gauge 400 is connected to housing 100 as a unitary structure. It is understood that the water gauge 400 and the housing 100 are integrally formed, so that the installation steps of the water gauge 400 are saved, and the assembly efficiency of the ice maker is higher.

Referring to fig. 4, in other embodiments of the present utility model, the water gauge 400 includes a transparent perspective part 440 and an opaque background part 450, an upper end of the perspective part 440 and an upper end of the background part 450 are not lower than a first set water level in a height direction of the water tank 200, a lower end of the perspective part 440 and a lower end of the background part 450 are lower than the first set water level, and the perspective part 440 and the background part 450 are sequentially disposed in a direction from an outer surface to an inner surface of the housing 100.

It should be appreciated that the opaque background portion 450 forms a level drop with the water in the water level chamber 410, and can highlight the water level in the water level chamber 410, so as to facilitate the user to observe the water level in the water level chamber 410.

In this embodiment, the perspective portion 440 is a transparent first housing, the background portion 450 is a transparent second housing, the first housing and the second housing are disposed opposite to each other, and the first housing and the second housing are combined to form the water level chamber 410. Alternatively, the water gauge 400 may be formed as a whole, and the background portion 450 may be formed by applying a colored paint to one half of the outer surface of the water gauge 400 in the height direction of the water tank 200, and the transparent portion 440 may be formed by maintaining the other half of the outer surface transparent.

Referring to fig. 3, in other embodiments of the present utility model, the bottom of the water level chamber 410 is lower than or flush with the bottom of the water storage chamber 210, and the top of the water level chamber 410 is higher than or flush with the bottom of the water storage chamber 210.

In this embodiment, at least a part of the water level chamber 410 is completely overlapped with the water storage chamber 210 along the height direction, and the height interval of the water level change of the water level chamber 410 completely covers the height interval of the water level change of the water storage chamber 210, so that the water level chamber 410 can display all the water level changes in the water storage chamber 210, so that the user can know the real-time water level of the water storage chamber 210 in the water tank 200, and the user experience is better.

Referring to FIG. 3, in other embodiments of the utility model, the bottom of water gauge 400 communicates with the bottom of tank 200.

It should be appreciated that, by communicating the bottom of the water gauge 400 with the bottom of the water tank 200, the water level chamber 410 of the water gauge 400 can directly display the liquid level of the water storage chamber 210 of the water tank 200 according to the principle of the communicating vessel structure, so that the water gauge 400 can display the lower water level of the water storage chamber 210 in the water tank 200 to help the user judge whether the water tank 200 needs to be filled with water.

In this embodiment, the water tank 200 bottom in the correlation technique always has the outlet pipe, and the bottom of water gauge 400 communicates in the outlet pipe, realizes that the bottom of water gauge 400 is linked together with the bottom of water tank 200, and water gauge 400 can make full use of the structure in the current ice maker and install, and the improvement cost of water gauge 400 is lower, and the suitability is stronger, and it is more convenient to install.

Referring to fig. 4, in other embodiments of the present utility model, the upper end of the water level chamber 410 is not lower than a second set water level of the water storage chamber 210, which is higher than the first set water level.

In this embodiment, the second set water level is higher than the first set water level, and the second set water level corresponds to the highest water level in the water storage chamber 210, so that the user is prevented from adding excessive water to the water tank 200 during the water adding process, so as to limit the highest water storage amount in the water tank 200. In this embodiment, the lowest water level of the water tank 200 is limited by the first set water level, and the highest water level of the water tank 200 is limited by the second set water level, so that a user can clearly and intuitively know the lower limit of the capacity and the lower limit of the capacity of the water storage cavity 210 in the water tank 200, and the user can calculate the water consumption and the water inflow conveniently, and the convenience of use is improved.

The embodiments of the present utility model have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. An ice-making machine, comprising:

a housing;

The water tank is arranged in the shell and is provided with a water storage cavity;

The ice making assembly is communicated with the water storage cavity of the water tank so as to extract water in the water storage cavity to make ice;

the water gauge is provided with a water level cavity communicated with the water storage cavity, and the water level of the water level cavity can display the water level of the water storage cavity;

Wherein the water gauge is connected to the housing and is configured to enable observation of the water level in the water level chamber from outside the housing.

2. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein: the float member is arranged in the water level cavity and can be lifted along with the lifting of the water level in the water level cavity.

3. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein: along the height direction of the water tank, the upper end of the water level cavity is not lower than a first set water level of the water storage cavity, the first set water level is not lower than the bottom of the water storage cavity, and the lower end of the water level cavity is lower than the first set water level.

4. The ice-making machine of claim 3, wherein: the shell and/or the water gauge are/is provided with a water level mark which can be observed from the outside of the shell, and the water level mark is positioned in a height range where the water storage cavity and the water level cavity coincide.

5. The ice-making machine of claim 3, wherein: the water gauge is at least partially positioned in the shell, the shell is provided with an observation area, the upper end of the observation area is not lower than the first set water level along the height direction of the water tank, the lower end of the observation area is lower than the first set water level, and at least part of the observation area coincides with the water gauge, wherein the observation area is configured to observe the water level in the water level cavity from the outside of the shell.

6. The ice-making machine of claim 5, wherein: the bottom of the observation area and the bottom of the water level cavity are lower than or flush with the bottom of the water storage cavity, and the top of the observation area and the top of the water level cavity are higher than or flush with the bottom of the water storage cavity.

7. The ice-making machine of claim 5, wherein: the water gauge is not higher than the outer surface of the shell.

8. The ice-making machine of claim 3, wherein: the water gauge comprises a transparent perspective part and an opaque background part, the upper end of the perspective part and the upper end of the background part are not lower than the first set water level along the height direction of the water tank, the lower end of the perspective part and the lower end of the background part are lower than the first set water level, and the perspective part and the background part are sequentially arranged along the direction from the outer surface to the inner surface of the shell.

9. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein: the water gauge is detachably connected to the shell.

10. The ice-making machine of claim 1, wherein: the shell is provided with a through hole, the water gauge comprises a main body part and a protruding part, the protruding part is arranged in the through hole, and the main body part is attached to the inner wall surface of the shell.