JPS6086363A - Sprinkler for ice machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a water sprinkler for an ice-making machine, and in particular, the present invention relates to a water sprinkler for an ice-making machine, and particularly to a water sprinkler for ice-making machines, in which ice-making water is sprayed from the sprinkler body uniformly onto the surface of the ice-making plate and without causing turbulence. It concerns a novel improvement to produce ice of uniform thickness.

The configuration shown in FIG. 1 is typical of this type of water sprinkler that has been used in the past.

In other words, what is indicated by the symbol l in FIG.
The holding part formed at the upper end of this ice-making plate/? An L-shaped mounting plate 5 having a water sprinkler body with a large number of injection holes IIa is attached to it with screws 6.

Further, a guide plate and an ice-making water tank are provided at the lower position of the ice-making plate l, and the ice-making water in this ice-making water tank is sent to the water sprinkler body through a circulation bong, and the ice-making water is sent to the water sprinkler body through a circulation bong. The ice-making water inside is supplied from the injection hole a to the ice-making plate/
The ice is sprayed onto the surface and falls downward, and after a certain period of time, ice 10 is formed on the surface of the ice making plate.

However, in the conventional configuration as described above, since the injection hole 1Lta of the water sprinkler body and the ice-making plate/are spaced apart from each other, the injection direction of the ice-making water to the ice-making plate/and the discharge pressure of the ice-making water circulation pump 9 may be affected. The degree of scattering of the ice-making water changes greatly, and furthermore, turbulence occurs in the ice-making water flowing down the ice-making plate, which prevents the growth of a uniform ice-making layer.In order to make stable ice, it is necessary to The position of the ice making device, the size of the injection hole, etc. had to be finely adjusted, making it extremely unsuitable for mass production of ice making devices.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide extremely effective means for gently eliminating the various drawbacks mentioned above. A water sprinkling guide plate is provided on the outside, and the ice-making water discharged from the water sprinkler body is supplied onto the surface of the ice-making plate via the water-sprinkling guide plate, thereby reducing the turbulent flow of ice-making water on the surface of the ice-making plate. (However, make sure to make ice of uniform thickness.)
c configuration.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the water sprinkler for an ice maker according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Components that are the same as or correspond to those of the conventional example will be described with the same reference numerals.

What is indicated by the symbol / in FIGS. 1 and 3 is an ice-making plate that has a refrigeration system evaporator and is installed vertically.
A mounting plate 3 having a sprinkler body having a large number of injection holes IIa at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction is attached to a holding part 3 formed at the upper end of the ice-making plate l with screws 6. On the outside of the water sprinkler body, an L-shaped holding plate b is integrally formed in an inclined state, and a water sprinkling guide plate 11c can be attached to and detached from the holding plate lIb via, for example, screws Ild. installed on. Tip part lie of the watering guide plate 11c
As shown in FIG. 3, a gap is provided between the ice-making plate and the side surface of the ice-making plate/, that is, the ice-making surface/a, to allow ice-making water to fall therethrough.

As shown in FIG. 3 of the watering guide plate 1IctX,
The water sprinkler body (3) provided at the upper end of the ice-making plate l is detachably attached to each of the plurality of injection holes 4Za formed in the ice-making plate l using screws lId.

Furthermore, a guide plate 7 and an ice-making water tank t are provided below the ice-making plate l, and the ice-making water in the ice-making water tank g is forcedly fed to the inlet part f of the sprinkler body by a circulation bomber.

In the above configuration, when the water sprinkler for an ice making machine according to the present invention is operated, first, when the freezing evaporator is cooled by the refrigerant sent by the compressor (not shown), the ice making plate 1 is cooled to an ice-making temperature. When the circulation pump 9 operates in this state, the ice-making water in the ice-making water tank g flows to the inlet lI of the sprinkler body.
Water for ice making is supplied into the water sprinkler body from f, and water for ice making is supplied from injection hole +a.
After reaching the inner surface of the water sprinkling guide plate 4tc, the ice making plate l
The ice making plate/
It falls without turbulence on the surface /a of the ice-making plate l,
A uniform ice layer is grown on top.

Furthermore, in the embodiments detailed above, in order to grow the ice-making layer only on one side of the ice plate (II),
Although we have described the case where ice-making water is supplied to only one side of the ice-making plate, a configuration in which ice-making water is supplied to both sides of ice-making plate l or each side of two ice-making plates as shown in Fig. 4i is also applicable. It has exactly the same effect.

That is, in FIG. 4, a pair of L-shaped holding plates lIb, +b are integrally formed on both outer sides of the sprinkler body, and each of these holding plates 1Ltb, llb has a water sprinkling guide plate. 4
Ic and daC are detachably attached via screws 4Id and 4'd. The ice making plate l is held between a pair of locking protrusions jig and l1g formed at the lower part of the water sprinkler body, and there is a A gap is provided to allow ice-making water to fall.

A plurality of water sprinkling guide plates 4tc are each independently attached to and detachably corresponding to each injection hole 4ta in the longitudinal direction of the water sprinkler body by means similar to the configuration shown in FIG. 3.

Since the water sprinkler for an ice making machine according to the present invention has the above-described structure and function, it is possible to almost completely prevent the ice making water from scattering by the water sprinkling guide plate, and the unevenness of watering on the ice making plate can be significantly reduced. Since the amount of ice is reduced, stable ice making can be performed.

Furthermore, since each sprinkler guide plate is arranged independently and spaced from each other, turbulence can be effectively prevented and almost no adjustment is required during assembly. .

In addition, in order to removably hold the watering guide plate <zc,
As shown in FIG. 5, a notch 4 (i) is formed by providing a rising edge 'm+h on both sides of the sprinkler guide plate 4 (c), and the notch plIi is engaged with the angle llj of the sprinkler body. By this, the flexible retaining plate llb and the corner lb
The top of the watering guide plate 4 (c) may be held between the water spray guide plate 4 (c) and the water spray guide plate 4 (c).

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1+S is an overall configuration diagram showing the water sprinkler of a conventional ice maker, Fig. 2 is a front view showing the water sprinkler of the ice maker according to the present invention, and Fig. 3 is A- of Fig. 1. 9 and 5 are side views and sectional views showing other embodiments of the water sprinkler body. l is the ice-making plate, /a is the side, :l is the refrigeration system evaporator, 3 is the holding part, 4! is the sprinkler body, lIa is the injection hole, llb is the holding plate, IIc is the watering guide plate, lld is the screw, 11e is the tip, lIf is the inlet, the left is the mounting plate, 6 is the screw, and the guide plate is g is a water tank for ice making, and 2 is a circulation pump. Patent applicant Hoshizaki 1! Ki Co., Ltd. Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 0) A water sprinkler body having a refrigeration system evaporator and disposed at the upper end of an ice-making plate provided vertically; a plurality of injection holes arranged in the water sprinkler body, and nine water spray guide plates attached to the outer side of the water sprinkler body,
A water sprinkler for an ice-making machine, characterized in that ice-making water injected from the injection hole is guided onto the ice-making plate via the water-sprinkling guide plate. (2) The water sprinkler for an ice maker according to claim 1, wherein the water sprinkler guide plate is detachably attached to the sprinkler body. (3) The water sprinkling guide plate t'zs is provided independently corresponding to each injection hole, and the number of the water sprinkling guide plate and the injection hole is the same, according to claim 1. Water sprinkler for ice maker.