JP2000220924A - Ice machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To relatively widely form the ice takeout port of an ice storage arranged under an ice making mechanism, in a ice machine. SOLUTION: In an ice machine 1, an ice storage 3 is arranged under an ice making mechanism 2, and both right and left ends of the body 21 of a front panel 20 are screwed to the front upper end of both right and left side panels, a pendent 22 extends down inward from the bottom of the body 21, also a ramp 23 extends inward and down left from the middle of the body 21, and the tip of the pendent 22 and the front end of the drain pan 12 in an ice making mechanism 2 are screwed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a front structure of an ice making machine having an ice making mechanism at an upper portion, and more particularly, to a structure of a front frame extending in a lateral direction at the front of the ice making machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as illustrated in FIGS. 9 to 12, an ice making mechanism 2 is arranged at an upper part of an ice maker 1, an ice storage 3 is arranged at an intermediate part, and a refrigeration mechanism 4 is arranged at a lower part. In addition, a front panel 7 is provided in front of the ice making mechanism 2, straddling the left and right side panels 5, 6, and an openable / closable door 8 is provided in front of the ice storage 3, and an under panel 9 is provided in front of the freezing mechanism 4. The top of the ice making mechanism 2 is covered by a top panel 10.

[0003] A front frame 11 extending horizontally across the left and right side panels 5 and 6 is attached to the front of the ice making machine 1, and a front edge of a drain tray 12 in the ice making mechanism 2 is attached to the front frame 11. In this case, since the front frame 11 is located below the front panel 7, the ice taking-out opening from the ice storage 3 formed below the front frame 11 has a small vertical interval. However, there is a big problem that it is difficult to remove ice pieces from the ice storage 3.

In addition, the rear wall of the front panel 7 has
So-called, large and small round holes were formed vertically one after another,
Screw collars 14 provided with daruma holes 13 and attached to the front surfaces of the left and right side panels 5 and 6 respectively.
The front panel 7 is attached across the front surfaces of the left and right side panels 5 and 6 by hooking the burrow 13 from above, and the front end of the top panel 10 extends to above the front panel 7. When the front panel 7 is removed during maintenance of the ice making mechanism 2, first, the top panel 1 is removed.
After removing 0, the front panel 7 must be lifted to disengage the screw collars 14 on the front surfaces of the left and right side panels 5 and 6 from the burrs 13 of the front panel 7.

Accordingly, if a counter or the like is located immediately above the ice maker 1 and the space above the ice maker 1 is small, or if a heavy object is placed on the upper surface of the ice maker 1, the front panel 7 is removed. However, since the front frame 11 is attached to the front of the ice making mechanism 2 even when the front panel 7 is removed, maintenance work of the ice making mechanism 2 has been troublesome.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an ice making machine in which an ice outlet of an ice storage located below an ice making mechanism is formed relatively wide so that ice pieces can be easily taken out of the ice storage. Is to be able to do.

[0007]

For this reason, an ice making machine according to the present invention has an ice making mechanism disposed at an upper part, and an ice storage below the ice making mechanism, and is provided in front of both left and right side panels. A front frame is detachably attached to each of the upper ends so as to straddle the upper end thereof, and a drooping portion extending downward and inward is formed on the front frame. The front end of the dish is connected.

That is, a front frame is detachably attached to each of the upper ends so as to straddle the front upper ends of the left and right side panels. Since the parts are connected, the front panel in front of the ice making mechanism part used conventionally was eliminated,
The lower edge of the front frame, which corresponds to the upper end of the ice take-out port in the ice storage located below the ice making mechanism, can be positioned significantly higher than before, and the above-mentioned ice take-out port can be significantly higher than before. It becomes possible to expand.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described by assigning the same reference numerals to the same parts as those of the conventional apparatus and the same parts of each embodiment. 1 to 5, an ice making mechanism 2 is arranged at an upper part of an ice making machine 1, an ice storage 3 is arranged at an intermediate part, and a refrigeration mechanism 4 is arranged at a lower part, and straddles both left and right side panels 5 and 6. A front frame 20 is mounted in front of the ice making mechanism 2, an openable / closable door 8 is mounted in front of the front frame 20 and the ice storage 3, and an under panel 9 is mounted in front of the freezing mechanism 4. Are covered by the top panel 10.

The front frame 20 includes a main body 21 extending left and right across the front of the upper end of the ice making mechanism 2, a hanging part 22 extending downward and inward from the lower end of the main body 21, and an inner part extending from an intermediate part of the main body 21. And a left end flange 24 of the hanging part 22 is provided with a large burred hole 25 having a large upper part. Screw collar 26 mounted inside
Then, the front frame 20 is lifted upward by hooking the above-mentioned daruma hole 25, so that the daruma hole 25 is engaged with the screw collar 26, and the right and left ends of the main body 21 are screwed to the front upper ends of the right and left side panels 5, 6, respectively. The screw 27 is detachably attached to the cover 27, and the screw 27 is partially covered with the front end of the top panel 10 and the handle 28 at the upper end of the door 8, so that the screw 27 is less noticeable. The tip of the hanging part 22 is provided with a screw 29 at the front end of the drain tray 12 in the ice making mechanism 2.
Are connected by

That is, the main body 21 of the front frame 20 is detachably attached to the upper end of the front side of the left and right side panels 5 and 6 so as to extend over the upper end of the front side.
The front end of the drainage tray 12 in the ice making mechanism 2 is connected to the tip by a screw 28, and the front panel in front of the ice making mechanism 2 conventionally used can be completely removed. The lower edge of the front frame main body 21 corresponding to the upper end of the ice take-out port can be positioned relatively above, so that the ice take-out port can be expanded significantly upward as compared with the conventional case. Hanging part 22
Extends downward from the lower end of the main body 21 so as to easily reach the inside of the ice storage 3 from the ice outlet, and furthermore, the side inclined portion 23 of the front frame 20 is
1 extends inward and downward to the left from the middle part of 1 and secures a safe space 30 on the right side of the freezing mechanism 4, so that the operation of removing ice pieces from the ice storage 3 is very easy. There are practical advantages.

On the other hand, after removing the attachment of the left and right ends of the main body 21 and the front surfaces of the left and right side panels 5 and 6 of the front frame 20 by the screws 27, the front frame 20 is slid downward as appropriate, whereby the inside of the left side panel 5 is The engagement between the screw collar 26 and the burrow hole 25 of the hanging lower left end flange 24 is released, and the front frame 20 can be pulled out together with the drainage tray 12 to the front of the ice making machine 1. 20
Can be attached to the front sides of the left and right side panels 5 and 6, so that the front frame 2 can be mounted without any space above the ice making machine 1.
Since the attachment / detachment of the ice making mechanism 0 is very simple, the maintenance work of the ice making mechanism 2 can always be easily performed, which is very convenient.

In the above embodiment, the front frame and the drainage dish are formed separately and both are screwed. Instead of the screwing, a fixing means such as an adhesive is used. Needless to say, as shown in FIG. 6, the front frame 20 and the drainage tray 12 can be integrally formed of resin. The same effect as the example can be obtained, and the heat conduction is reduced due to the resin, so that there is a special advantage that is particularly preferable as an ice maker.

Further, as shown in FIG.
The front end of the drainage tray 12 is placed on the tip of the hanging part 22 of the zero, and the two are connected to each other, or
As shown in FIG. 8, the drainage tray 12 may be configured to be connected by inserting the front end of the drainage dish 12 into the tip of the hanging portion 22 of the front frame 20. Apart from being able to achieve the same operational effects as the embodiment,
Since the tip of the hanging portion 22 and the front end of the drainage tray 12 do not need to be fixed with screws or the like, there is a feature that the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of parts and the front frame 20 can be easily attached and detached.

[0015]

In the ice making machine according to the present invention, the front frames are detachably attached to the upper ends of the left and right side panels so as to straddle the front upper ends thereof, and the ice making machine is attached to the tip of the hanging portion of the front frames. The front end of the drain tray in the ice making mechanism at the top of the machine is connected, eliminating the front panel in front of the ice making mechanism that was conventionally used, and opening the ice outlet in the ice storage located below the ice making mechanism. Since it is possible to greatly expand the upper part compared with the conventional case, the ice pieces in the ice storage can be easily and easily taken out, and the usability of the ice making machine can be remarkably improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partial front view of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a conventional device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a main part of the conventional device.

FIG. 11 is a partial front view of the conventional device.

12 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line XII-XII in FIG. 11;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ice making machine 2 Ice making mechanism part 3 Ice storage 5, 6 Side panel 8 Door 12 Drain tray 20 Front frame 21 Main body 22 Hanging part 23 Side inclined part 25 Round hole 26 Screw collar

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An ice making mechanism is disposed at an upper part,
An ice storage is disposed below the ice making mechanism, and a front frame is detachably attached to each of the upper ends so as to straddle the front upper ends of the left and right side panels, and extend downward and inward to the front frame. An ice making machine having a hanging part formed by connecting a front end of a drainage tray in the ice making mechanism to a tip of the hanging part.