JPH11248304A - Ice maker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate service maintenance of the ice making mechanism in an ice maker. SOLUTION: Left and right rollers 21 of a base plate 22 are arranged on the left and right rails 20 fixed to the body frame 11 of an ice maker so that the base plate 22 can be drawn out forward from the inside of the body frame 11. A refrigerator section 12 is secured to the upper surface of the base plate 22, ice making mechanism sections 13, 13 are fixed side by side to the lower surface of the base plate 22 and a common ice storage box is disposed under each ice making mechanism section 13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ice making apparatus such as a stack-on type ice making machine having an ice making mechanism and a refrigeration unit at an upper part and an ice storage at a lower part.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional stack-on type ice making machine has an ice making mechanism 1 and a refrigerating device 2 which have left and right sides, respectively, as shown in FIG. The ice machines manufactured by the ice making mechanism unit 1 of the upper ice making machine 3 have a structure in which an ice storage 5 is provided below the machines 3 and 4 stacked vertically.
The ice pieces produced by the ice making mechanism 1 of the lower ice maker 4 are discharged from the discharge port 7 to the ice storage 5 while being discharged to the ice storage 5 via the discharge port 7, and one stack-on type The ice making capacity of the ice machine is being increased.

In this case, by removing a top plate (not shown) of the ice making machine, service maintenance of the upper ice making machine 3 can be performed from above.
, Because the upper ice maker 3 exists above it,
There was a problem that it was difficult to perform service maintenance on the ice making mechanism unit 1 and the refrigeration apparatus unit 2, especially service maintenance on the back side.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to facilitate service maintenance for an ice making mechanism of an ice making device.

[0005]

For this reason, an ice making apparatus according to the present invention has an ice making mechanism attached to a lower surface of a base plate on which a refrigeration unit is installed on an upper surface, so that a space between the base plate and the frame is provided. And a slide mechanism is provided so that at least a part of the base plate is pulled out of the frame by the slide mechanism.

Accordingly, if necessary, at least a part of the base plate can be pulled out of the frame by a sliding mechanism, so that it can be mounted not only on the refrigeration unit installed on the upper surface of the base plate but also on the lower surface of the base plate. Service maintenance can be easily performed on the ice making mechanism provided, and therefore, it is particularly convenient when a plurality of ice making mechanisms are attached to the lower surface of the base plate and the service maintenance is usually relatively difficult. is there.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. 1 to 3, a stack-on type ice making machine 10 includes a refrigeration unit 12 and ice making mechanism units 13 and 13 housed in a main body frame 11 and a main body frame 1.
Top plate 1 attached above, front, back, left and right of 1
4, a front panel 15, a rear plate 16, a left side plate 17 and a right side plate 18, and a lower ice storage 19.

Rails 20 are provided on the left and right sides of the body frame 11 at front and rear intermediate positions, and a base plate 22 having rollers 21 on the left and right sides is provided.
The rollers 21 are placed horizontally on the rails 20 in the main body frame 11, and the left and right flanges of the base plate 22 are locked to the left and right rails 20 by left and right screws 23, respectively. A substantially T-shaped auxiliary frame 24 is screwed to the front surface of 11.

The refrigeration unit 12 includes a compressor 30, a receiver tank 31, an automatic water supply valve 32, a hot gas valve 33, a fan motor 34, an air-cooled condenser 35, a water-cooled condenser 36, a transformer 37, a control box 38, and a cooling air. It is composed of a suction port 39, an air discharge port 40, and the like, and is fixed to the upper surface of the base plate 22 including the pipes thereof.

Each of the ice making mechanism sections 13 is supported by a pair of front and rear cross members 51 which are bridged between a pair of left and right U-shaped brackets 50, respectively, and upper left and right sides 52 of each bracket 50 are separated from the base plate 22. Hanging support plate 2
5 are placed on the left and right shelves 26, respectively, and the ears 27 formed at the ends of the respective shelves 26 and the ears 53 of the respective upper sides 52
Are respectively fixed by screws 54, are mounted side by side on the lower surface of the base plate 22 with a slight difference in height, and respectively produce ice pieces by a cold heat source supplied from the refrigeration unit 12, The ice pieces are discharged from the chute 55 through the discharge port 56 to the lower ice storage 19, and the ice storage 19
It is configured to store ice pieces 57 therein.

The drainage of the right ice making mechanism 13 is automatically guided from the drain tray 58 through the drain pipe 59 to the drain tray 60 of the left ice making mechanism 13 lower than the drain tray 58, and the left ice making mechanism 13 is drained. Drain 60 and drain port 6
It is discharged to 1. 62 and 63 are the lower surface of the drain tray 58 of the right ice making mechanism 13 and the left ice making mechanism 13 respectively.
Is an ice storage detecting device attached to the lower surface of the drainage tray 60 of FIG.

In the ice maker 10, when performing service maintenance on the refrigeration unit 12 or the ice making mechanism 13, first remove the front panel 15 and the auxiliary frame 24 from the front of the main body frame 11, and then remove the left and right screws. When the lock 23 is loosened to release the engagement between the left and right rails 20 and the left and right flanges of the base plate 22, the rollers 21 of the base plate 22 can roll back and forth along the left and right rails 20.
Can be pulled out to the front as needed, and the top plate 14 can be removed from the main body frame 11 if necessary.
Service maintenance can be easily performed on the refrigeration unit 12 fixed to the upper surface of the unit and the respective ice making mechanism units 13 attached to the lower surface of the base plate 22, particularly, on the back side thereof. Very convenient.

When each ice making mechanism 13 is mounted on the base plate 22, the upper side 52 of the bracket 50 supporting the ice making mechanism 13 is attached to the support plate 25 suspended from the base plate 22.
Of the base plate 22
Not only is the work of attaching each ice making mechanism section 13 relatively simple, but also, if necessary, each screw 54 that locks the ear 27 of the shelf 26 and the ear 53 of the upper bracket 52 is removed. By sliding the bracket upper side 52 on the shelf 26 of the support plate 25, each ice making mechanism 13
Can be relatively easily detached from the base plate 22, so that there is a very convenient advantage in this aspect as well.

In the above embodiment, the rollers provided on the sides of the base plate are configured to be able to roll on the rails of the main body frame. It is configured to be able to move on rollers provided on the side of the main body frame and to be able to pull out the base plate to the outside of the main body frame, or to replace the above rollers with each other such as a cylindrical body or a flange tip. The contact area is reduced to make it easier to slide.
It goes without saying that the same operational effects as those of the above embodiment can be obtained.

[0015]

In the ice making device according to the present invention, at least a part of the base plate can be easily pulled out of the frame by a sliding mechanism as required, and therefore, the ice plate is installed on the upper surface of the base plate. The refrigeration unit and the ice making mechanism attached to the lower surface of the base plate can be easily serviced and maintained, which is very convenient. In particular, a plurality of ice making units are mounted on the lower surface of the base plate. There is a characteristic that can exert a great effect when it is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a main part according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 3 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a main part of a main part of the conventional device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Stack-on type ice machine 11 Body frame 12 Refrigeration unit 13 Ice making mechanism 18 Ice storage 20 Rail 21 Roller 22 Base plate 25 Support plate 26 Shelf 50 Bracket 52 Upper side

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An ice making mechanism is attached to a lower surface of a base plate on which a refrigeration unit is installed, and a sliding mechanism is provided between the base plate and a frame, and at least a part of the base plate is provided. An ice making device configured to be drawn out of the frame by the sliding mechanism.