JP2568323Y2 - Ice machine assembly structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an assembling structure of an ice making machine, and more particularly, to an ice making water stored in a water tray, for example.
In an ice making machine in which a large number of ice making projections projecting from the lower surface of an ice making substrate are immersed and an inverted dome-shaped ice block is formed around the ice making projections as the ice making operation proceeds, each component of the ice making machine is The present invention relates to an assembling structure capable of suppressing a decrease in the horizontality of an ice making substrate due to a variation in assembling accuracy and forming ice blocks of uniform size on each ice making projection.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an automatic ice maker for continuously producing a large number of ice blocks such as ice cubes, many types are proposed as ice making methods, and an appropriate method is adopted according to the application. For example, a large number of partition plates are arranged vertically and horizontally to define a large number of ice making compartments that open downward, and ice making water is jetted and supplied from the water tray arranged below to the corresponding ice making compartments to freeze. Sprinkling ice making water from below into these ice making compartments without using a closed-cell type ice machine or ice tray that forms ice cubes in each ice making compartment cooled by the evaporator tube connected to the system. Thus, an open-cell type ice maker that forms ice cubes in each of the small chambers, and ice making water flowing down from above one side of an ice maker plate placed upright, thereby forming a kamaboko-shaped ice block on the surface of the ice maker plate. 2. Description of the Related Art There are known a large number of water-fall type ice makers.

Each of the above three types of ice making machines is provided with an ice making water tank for storing a required amount of ice making water, and the ice making water in the tank is pumped by a pump to make the ice making room or the upright of the ice making unit. A forced circulation mechanism is employed in which ice water that has been supplied to the ice making plate and has not been frozen is recovered in the tank and then sent out again to the ice making unit. Therefore, these ice machines require additional equipment such as an ice making water tank and a pump for circulating the ice making water, which complicates the configuration, increases the production cost, and contributes to an increase in size. On the other hand, ice making water is stored in a water dish at a required level, and an ice making projection projecting from the lower surface of an ice making substrate provided with an evaporating tube is immersed in the ice making water, so that the ice making projection is formed. A simple ice maker in which an ice block is formed has already been proposed. In this ice machine,
An ice maker that has a simplified structure and can reduce manufacturing costs because it does not require a mechanism for circulating the ice making water between the water tray and the ice making water tank during the ice making operation. Has the advantage that it can be manufactured.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned ice making machine, a refrigerating machine such as a compressor or a condenser is arranged on a frame installed on an installation surface, and an ice storage is mounted on an upper portion of the refrigerating machine. An ice making unit such as an ice making board or a water tray is arranged above the inside of the ice storage. Further, a cabinet is mounted outside these components. In this way, assembling the refrigeration machine to the frame and assembling the ice storage to the refrigeration machine, the variation of the assembly accuracy between the respective members is synergistic, and the ice making unit to be assembled to the ice storage is combined. A problem arises in that horizontal positioning becomes difficult.
If the level of the ice making unit is not ensured, the following problems are caused.

That is, the ice making machine has a structure in which ice making projections projecting from an ice making substrate and hanging down are immersed in ice making water stored in a water tray, so that the ice making substrate and the water tray are arranged in an inclined state. In addition, the immersion depth of each ice making projection varies, and the size of the ice block formed on each ice making projection becomes non-uniform. In the ice making machine, when the ice making is completed, the water tray is tilted at a required angle to expose ice blocks formed on the ice making projections, and the ice making water remaining in the water tray is discharged to a required drain section. I have. Also in this case, if the water tray is arranged in an inclined state, a part of the ice making water may drop into the ice storage without being discharged to the drainage part, and the stored ice block may be melted. there were.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks inherent in the above-described ice making machine assembling structure, and has been proposed in order to preferably solve the problem. It is another object of the present invention to provide an assembly structure capable of producing ice blocks having a uniform size.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended object, an assembly structure of an ice making machine according to the present invention comprises a main frame constituting an ice making machine main body and a refrigeration machine and the like. Screw holes for fixing the supporting frame
The support frame is screwed flat and the main frame is
Corresponds to each screw hole for fixing the support frame in the frame
Screw holes are screwed horizontally at the positions where
Insert the screws with the holes facing each other so that the main
The supporting frame is positioned and fixed to the lower frame, the
The main frame, the support frame ice storage of the fixing screws a manufacturing <br/> ice units Nde extraordinary upward is disposed inside the upper
A plurality of holes are screwed horizontally, and the ice storage is
Corresponds to each screw hole for fixing the ice storage in the in-frame.
Screw holes are screwed horizontally at different positions, and the corresponding screw holes
The main frame is inserted by inserting the screws with the
Ice storage above the frame independent of the support frame
Characterized by being configured to position and fix the.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the construction of an ice making machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view schematically showing the overall configuration of an ice making machine employing the assembly structure according to the embodiment.
The interior of a housing 10 constituting the ice making machine main body includes a lower machine room 1 in which a refrigerating machine 14 such as a compressor CM or a condenser 12 is stored.
6 and an ice storage 2 located above and surrounded by a heat insulating material 18.
0 and an ice making unit 22 disposed above the ice storage 20. The ice making unit 22 includes a water tray 24 for storing ice making water at a predetermined level, and an ice making substrate 28 having ice making projections 26 immersed in the ice making water. By tilting by a predetermined angle, the ice making water in the water tray 24 can be discharged to the outside through the drainage receiving portion 30 and the drainage pipe 32, and the ice blocks can be discharged to the ice storage chamber 34 defined inside the ice storage 20. It has become. The rocking plate 36 is provided inside the water tray 24.
The rocking plate 36 is rocked up and down during the ice making operation, giving vigorous movement to the ice making water to prevent the ice blocks formed on the ice making projections 26 from becoming cloudy. It is configured to be.

The housing 10 includes a support frame 38 on which the refrigerating machine 14 is disposed, a main frame 40 surrounding the refrigerating machine 14 and the ice storage 20 disposed on the support frame 38, And a front panel 42 disposed on the front surface. Front panel 42
As shown in FIG. 2, an ice block discharge port 42a is opened downward at a substantially intermediate position in the height direction of the container, and a container (not shown) such as a cup is placed below the discharge port 42a. A mounting section 46 is provided. The ice blocks conveyed to the discharge port 42a by the ice block discharging device 48 disposed in the ice storage 20 are discharged to the container placed on the mounting portion 46 via the discharge ports 42a. .

As shown in FIG. 1, the support frame 38 has a rectangular bottom surface 38a and rising portions 38b and 38c of required height formed at front and rear edges of the bottom surface 38a. A plurality of screw holes 50 are horizontally formed at required positions of the front rising portion 38b, and a plurality of screw holes 52 are horizontally formed at required positions of the rear rising portion 38c. These screw holes 50 and 52 are used for positioning and fixing the support frame 38 to the main frame 40. Further, legs 44 project from each corner of the bottom surface 38 a of the support frame 38, and the ice making machine can be installed on an installation surface via the four legs 44.

The ice storage 20 is formed in a box shape which is open upward and forward, and a plurality of mounting portions 20a are integrally formed in an upper opening thereof.
The ice making board 28 and the water tray 24 are arranged horizontally via the brackets 54, 54 arranged at a. As shown in FIG. 1, outwardly extending flanges 20 b,
20b are integrally formed, and the flanges 20b, 20b
In addition, screw holes 56, 56 functioning to fix the ice storage 20 to the main frame 40 are formed horizontally .
Further, a mounting plate 58 is disposed and fixed on the back side of the ice storage 20, and screw holes 60, 60 are horizontally provided at required positions of the mounting plate 58.
Is formed, functions to fix the screw holes 60, 60 also ice bin 20 to the main frame 40. In addition, the tilting mechanism 62 of the water tray 24,
A cover body 66 in which the swinging mechanism 64 of the swinging plate 36 and the ice block discharging device 48 are collectively arranged is detachably mounted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main frame 40 comprises a rectangular top plate 40a, and side plates 40b, 40b suspended from both left and right edges of the top plate 40a. Flanges 40c, 40c extending inward at lower positions are formed at the front end edges of both side plates 40b, 40b. Screws formed on the front rising portions 38b of the support frame 38 are formed on the flanges 40c, 40c. A screw hole 68 corresponding to the hole 50 is formed horizontally . In addition, mounting pieces 40d, 40d extending inwardly are provided on the front end edges separated from the formation positions of the flanges 40c, 40c by a predetermined distance.
And a screw hole 70 corresponding to the screw hole 56 formed in the flange 20b of the ice storage 20 is formed horizontally on each of the mounting pieces 40d. Further, both side plates 40b, 40b
The rear end edge has a flange 40 extending inward.
e, 40e are formed, the flange 40e, the 40e, corresponding threaded hole and a screw hole 60 formed in the mounting plate 58 of the screw holes 52, and the ice bin 20 is formed in the rear rising portion 38c of the support frame 38 72, 74 are formed horizontally .

That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the main frame 40 and the support frame 38 are provided with the screws 76 and 78 with the corresponding screw holes 68 and 50 and the screw holes 72 and 52 facing each other. By screwing, they are positioned and fixed to each other. In this state, the main frame 40
Is set so that the top plate 40a of the support frame 38 and the bottom surface 38a of the support frame 38 are parallel to each other. Further, the main frame 40 and the ice storage 20 are provided with corresponding screw holes 70 and 56 and
With the holes 74 and 60 facing each other, the screws 80 and 82 are inserted and screwed to fix the positions of each other. In this state, the top plate 40a of the main frame 40 and the ice storage 20
3 is set so as to be parallel to the upper opening surface of FIG.
reference). Furthermore, the ice storage 2 provided on the main frame 40
0 is set so that the bottom (the heat insulating material 18 and the mounting plate 58) is in contact with or slightly separated from the refrigerating machine 14 disposed on the support frame 38 or the front and rear rising portions 38b and 38c ( The arrangement of the ice storage 20 is not affected by the disposition of the refrigerating machine 14, the height of the rising portions 38b and 38c, and the shape of the bottom of the ice storage.

[0015]

Next, the operation of the assembling structure of the ice making machine according to the above construction will be described. First, the refrigerating machine 14 such as the compressor CM and the condenser 12 is disposed and fixed on the support frame 38, and the ice making board 28 and the water tray 24 are disposed on the ice storage 20 via the bracket 54. At this time, the ice making board 28 and the water tray 24 are arranged in parallel with the upper opening surface of the ice storage 20 by accurately assembling the bracket 54 to the mounting portion 20a integrally formed with the ice storage 20. . Next, after temporarily placing the ice storage 20 above the freezing machine 14 and the rising portions 38b and 38c, the main frame 40 is positioned so as to surround the freezing machine 14 and the ice storage 20.

The flange 40c of the main frame 40
And the corresponding screw holes 50 formed in the front rising portion 38b of the support frame 38 are opposed to each other, and the screws 76 are screwed into both the screw holes 68, 50 (see FIG. 4). . In addition, each screw hole 72 formed in the flange 40e of the main frame 40 and the corresponding screw hole 52 formed in the rear rising portion 38c of the support frame 38 are opposed to each other,
By screwing the screw 78 into both screw holes 72, 52,
The main frame 40 and the support frame 38 are positioned and fixed (see FIG. 5). As described above, the main frame 40 and the support frame 38 are placed in a state where the top plate 40a and the bottom surface 38a are parallel to each other by improving the dimensional accuracy of the positions where the screw holes 68 and 50 and the screw holes 72 and 52 are formed. It is accurately positioned and fixed.

The mounting piece 40d of the main frame 40
The screw holes 70 formed in the
The screws 80 are screwed into the two screw holes 70 and 56 with the corresponding screw holes 56 formed in b facing each other (see FIG. 4). Furthermore,
Each screw hole 74 formed in the flange 40 e of the main frame 40 faces the corresponding screw hole 60 of the mounting plate 58 disposed in the ice storage 20, and the screw 82 is inserted into both screw holes 74, 60. Thus, the main frame 40 and the ice storage 20 are positioned and fixed (see FIG. 5). As described above, the main frame 40 and the ice storage 20 are in a state where the top plate 40a and the upper opening surface are parallel to each other by improving the dimensional accuracy of the formation positions of the screw holes 70 and 56 and the screw holes 74 and 60. And is accurately positioned and fixed.

The ice storage 20 thus assembled to the main frame 40 is positioned in contact with or slightly apart from the upstanding portions 38b, 38c of the support frame 38 and the refrigerating machine 14. (See FIG. 2). That is, since the support frame 38 and the ice storage 20 are independently positioned and fixed with respect to the main frame 40,
By improving the positioning accuracy between the members, the horizontality of the ice making unit 22 provided in the ice storage 20 can be ensured. Therefore, the support frame 3 is placed on a horizontal installation surface.
When the ice making unit 8 is installed, the ice making unit 22 disposed in the ice storage 20 is positioned horizontally, and the ice making projections 26 can be immersed in ice making water stored in the water tray 24 at a uniform depth. Thereby, ice blocks of uniform size can be formed on each ice making projection 26. Further, when the ice making is completed and the water tray 24 is tilted, the remaining ice making water can be reliably discharged to the drainage receiving section 30.

[0019]

As described above, according to the assembled structure of the ice making machine of the present invention, the ice storage in which the ice making unit is disposed and the support frame are positioned and fixed to the main frame independently of each other. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the positioning accuracy between the members is multiplied and the ice making unit is not positioned horizontally. That ice bin and the support frame against the main frame
The dimensional accuracy of each screw hole formation position for fixing
Ice storage and support frames for the mainframe.
The positioning accuracy of each of the ice cubes is improved, and the ice making unit disposed in the ice storage can be positioned horizontally, thereby making it possible to manufacture ice blocks of uniform size.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an assembly structure according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of an ice making machine employing the assembly structure according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a housing shown in a state where each mechanical device is removed.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the ice maker shown in a state where a front cover and a cover body are removed.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the ice making machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

CM: compressor, 12: condenser, 14: refrigerating machine, 20:
Ice storage 38 ... support frame, 40 ... main frame 76, 78, 80, 82 ... screws 50, 52, 56, 60, 68, 70, 72, 74 ... screw holes

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A main frame (4) constituting an ice making machine main body.
0), the support frame refrigerating machine (14) or the like is arranged in (38)
When multiple fixing screw holes (68, 72) are screwed horizontally,
The support frame (38) has a main frame (40).
Screw holes (68, 72) for fixing the support frame
Screw holes (50, 52) are screwed horizontally at the positions
Screws (76, 78) with screw holes (68, 50/72, 52) facing each other
Are supported below the main frame (40) by screwing
Frame (38) positioned and fixed to the main frame (40), the fixing screws of the ice bin extraordinary Nde the ice making unit (22) upward is disposed inside the upper support frame (38) (20) Holes (70, 74) are screwed horizontally
At the same time, the ice storage (20) has a main frame (40).
Position corresponding to each screw hole (70,74) for fixing ice storage
Screw holes (56, 60) are screwed horizontally, respectively,
Screws (80, 82) with holes (70, 56/74, 60) facing each other
Screw the support frame above the main frame (40)
An ice making machine assembling structure , wherein the ice storage (20) is positioned and fixed independently of the ice storage (38) .