KR100272321B1 - Automatic ice producing device and method for cold-hot water filtering machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic ice making device for a cold and hot water purifier, and a method thereof, including a method of discharging evaporative cold air according to a normal refrigerant circulation, or for home, portable, and vehicle mounting in which a Peltier module can be mounted. In the cold and hot water purifier, by attaching a detachable ice maker in close contact with each other so as to be integrated with the water purifier, it is possible to indirectly cool the water filled in the water purifier tank, and pull out the crushed ice as appropriate by the user (drink) as necessary. The present invention provides an automatic ice making device for a cold / hot water purifier having an improved function so as to be used.

Description

Automatic ice making device for cold and hot water purifier and its method

The present invention relates to an automatic ice maker and a method for cold water purifier. More specifically, the present invention provides a water purifier in various cold / hot water purifiers including a discharge method of evaporative cold air according to a normal refrigerant circulation, or for home, portable and vehicle mounting in which a Peltier module can be mounted. By attaching detachable ice makers so that they can be integrated with each other, it is possible to indirectly cool the filled water in the water purifier tank, and to improve the function to draw out the crushed ice appropriately by the user (drinker) as needed. An automatic ice making device for cold and hot water purifiers having the same and a method thereof are provided.

In general, the cold and hot water purifier system is provided to remove the various undesirable and harmful substances contained in the water when the human body to drink the water supplied from the outside to provide a healthy health quality of the sheep, if necessary It has a structural system that can be combined with cold or hot water.

In this case, the most conventional method for cooling is an evaporation method using a refrigerant gas such as a compressor and a Freon (CFC gas compression type), and recently, various problems of such a cooling method, such as noise and power, are caused by the use of the compressor. It is used because it is equipped with thermo electric which can function sufficiently by low noise and electric power due to excessive consumption and restriction of environmental pollution and restriction of position and direction of water purifier by using refrigerant gas. It is universal.

In a closed circuit connected with two different types of metals, the thermoelectric element causes a temperature difference by applying heat to one of the junctions, causing suppression at both ends of the conductor. Conversely, if DC current is applied at both ends, the thermoelectric element absorbs and generates heat at the junction. It is an energy conversion material using the thermoelectric development principle that generates a temperature difference. The cooling surface of the electrical thermoelectric element having the heating surface and the cooling surface is closely attached by applying voltage to cool water in the water tank formed in the case of the water purifier. The heat sink having a heat dissipation fin is mounted on the heat generating surface of the electrical thermoelectric element, and a ventilation path for air cooling is formed around the heat sink, and the entire space in the case and the tank except the ventilation path is filled with insulation. And a fan driving motor is mounted in the lower part of the tank to force the air by the blower path, thereby It has been configured to accelerate the heat dissipation in the sink, according to the applied predetermined voltage having the utility of the heating and cooling.

However, no matter what kind of cooling method is adopted, such cooling method has only a very limited meaning of cooling the water in the tank below a certain temperature value, and the diffusion of the application is hardly considered.

In other words, the cold and hot water purifier is a consumer's preference for diversification limited to the function of supplying purified water only (although it includes a plurality of functions added to create a mineral-rich, healthy water). It was not satisfied, and it was not desirable in terms of efficient use of functions.

Therefore, it would be very hopeful if various functionalities of the water purifier can be provided by utilizing a unique system already included in the water purifier, thereby maximizing its use.

The present invention proposes an ice making apparatus capable of producing crushed ice using a cooling system of a water purifier.

The above-mentioned ice making device can be used when needed by being detached / attached integrally with the water purifier, and was designed to allow a proper amount of discharge according to a user's request.

That is, the present invention enables the user to discharge the required amount of flake ice when the flake ice is required by the user with a simple operation of the switch. In particular, the present invention can be used together with water of a water purifier for cocktails and other dishes. In this regard, the purpose of the present invention is to promote user satisfaction by allowing each step of water, ice making, ice-making, and discharge to be performed for ice making of flake ice to be performed mechanically without difficulty.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a cold and hot water purifier provided with a cooling system, the water ice machine main body is molded in the outer material to have the inside of the ice making chamber by the cooling system and easy detachable to the water purifier; A water storage tank which accommodates water to be supplied and quantitatively supplies water to the water tank and the ice making chamber of the water purifier by a valve opening / closing means; First driving means fixed to one end of the ice making chamber and driven at predetermined time intervals according to a timer setting; A rotating shaft which is addressed to the first driving means and is axially installed in the ice making chamber; A pair of ice-making pockets having the same shape that can be rotated integrally by being fixed through a first support member having a predetermined height above / below a center portion of the rotation shaft length; The ice making pocket includes an edge portion that maintains a constant width, height, and width, a partition wall that divides the inner surface of the edge portion into a plurality, so that a plurality of spaces having a predetermined shape are formed without a bottom surface, and a lower portion of the inner peripheral surface of each space portion. It includes a locking step formed in; A bottom plate having a shape corresponding to the number and size of each space part of the ice making pocket is embedded in the locking jaw and fixed to each second supporting member at the center of the bottom, and the first supporting member is passed through as it is. plate; A plurality of fixed tubular bodies which are fitted at both ends of the rotation shaft with the first support member interposed therebetween, wherein a curved cam is formed at one end of the outer circumferential surface thereof and fixed to the ice making chamber to push the plate; A guide door which can be opened in one direction by receiving a falling signal of the piece of ice iced by the plate pushed along the rotation of the ice making pocket; And a screw which can be driven at an arbitrary driving ratio by the second driving means so as to externally discharge the stacked pieces of ice in a predetermined amount by an external application signal.

In addition, the present invention provides a first step for allowing the external supply to be quantitatively supplied to the upper ice making pocket of the pair of ice making pockets waiting in the ice making chamber by the external application signal for the generation of flake ice; A second step of waiting for the ice making pocket for the ice making time according to the external setting at the same time as the completion of the water supply, and rotating the ice making pocket at the same time as the completion of the set time to drive the ice making means to make the ice iced. The ice making pocket of the state is a third step to receive the water again; A fourth step of distinguishing the ice making chamber and the laminating chamber by detecting the ice state and opening the one-way door; A fifth step of rotating the stirring blade by a driving means so that the laminated piece of ice does not freeze with each other; And a sixth step of rotating the screw so as to push the crushed ice of the fixed quantity to the outside while receiving the required piece of ice setting signal from the external user and rotating it at a predetermined ratio.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of an automatic ice making device provided according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view showing a state in which each part of the ice making apparatus of the present invention is assembled to each other.

3 (a), 3 (b) and 3 (c) are partial explanatory views showing that the ice making pocket is operated sequentially according to the assembly of FIG.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1: water purifier 2: body

3: ice-making chamber 3a: lamination chamber

4: timer 5: first driving means

6: rotating shaft 6a: first supporting member

7: ice making pocket 8: bottom plate

8a: second support member 9: plate

10,10a: fixed body 11: cam

12: guide door 13: second drive means

14 screw 15 outlet

20: reservoir 21: float valve

S1: control valve S2: sensor

The present invention having the above-mentioned features can be clarified through the following preferred description with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of an automatic ice making apparatus provided according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which each part of the ice making apparatus of the present invention is assembled to each other.

The ice making apparatus and its method provided by the embodiment of the present invention are known cold water purifiers including evaporation type or thermoelectric elements which are conventional cooling systems, and the water purifier 1 is artificially desorption (i.e., water purifier). An ice maker body (2) is provided which is easy to use but which allows the stated cooling system to be introduced, an ice making chamber (3) where ice shaving is carried out and a lamination in which iced flake ice can be stacked. It may be divided into a thread (3a).

The main body 2 is tightly sealed molded with epoxy as a heat insulating material to prevent cooling heat leakage to the outside, and one end of the ice making chamber 3 of the main body 2 can be arbitrarily set according to external operation. (4) is provided.

The timer 4 is calculated in consideration of the type and quantity of water quality and the cooling performance of the ice making chamber 3, etc., and calculates the time to maintain an optimal freezing state, and is driven at predetermined time intervals according to the timer 4. The first driving means 5 may be operated while being installed at one side of the main body 2.

The first driving means (5) is independent of a small DC motor for forward / reverse rotation, or a one-way stepping motor, and the like, and is rotated to be installed in the ice making chamber (3) as a bearing in a horizontal direction. The shaft 6 is driven.

At this time, the first support member 6a having a predetermined height is welded and fixed above and below the central portion of the rotation shaft 6, and is fixed to the support member 6a to be integrally formed through the first driving means 5. There is provided an ice making pocket 7 having a pair of identical shapes which can be rotated and each facing in the opposite direction.

Each of the ice making pockets 7 has an edge portion 7a which maintains a constant width, height and width, and partitions the inner surface of the edge portion 7a into a plurality of lattice shapes or lozenges to form a bottom portion having a constant shape. The partition wall 7b which is formed in plural so that it may be communicated without a surface, and the shape which the latching jaw 7c is enclosed toward the space part from the lower end of the inner peripheral surface of each partition wall 7b, The support member mentioned above 6a is integrally fixed to the partition wall 7b, which is the lower center of the bottom surface of the ice making pocket 7, thereby maintaining a strong standing state.

A thin plate bottom plate 8 having a shape corresponding to the number and size of the space portions of each partition wall 7b (that is, a lattice shape, a lozenge, etc.) is built in the ice making pocket 7 and the catching jaw 7c. As it is enclosed in it, it does not fall down anymore to form a solid floor surface. Rubber packing can be interpolated for this purpose, and the lifting and lowering movement in the space is very free.

At this time, the second support member 8a is projected and fixed to the bottom center of each bottom plate 8, and then fixed and fused to the plate 9 on the plate positioned at the lower end of the ice making pocket 7 so as to freely move up and down. In order to eliminate interference with the first support member 6a, a through hole is formed, and the first support member 6a is placed in the through hole.

On the other hand, at both ends of the rotation shaft 6, a plurality of stationary tubular bodies 10 and 10a are fitted to maintain the distance sufficiently separated from the first supporting member 6a. Unlike its rotation, it is firmly fixed to the inner wall of the ice making chamber 3 with a flange.

At one end of the outer circumferential surface of the fixed tubular body 10, 10a, a curved cam 11 is formed, and the plate-like plate 9 is lowered by its own weight by the height difference of the cam 11. The bottom plate 8 is completely lowered into the space portion of the ice making pocket 7 to form a crushed ice forming chamber by supplying water, and then the plate 9 which is lowered gradually is pushed gradually by the driving of the pivot shaft 6. As the bottom plate 8 rises in the lower space, the crushed ice can be iced.

The attached third (a), (b), (c) is a partial explanatory view showing the sequential ice is iced by the rotation of the ice making pocket (7).

At this time, the ice making pocket (7) is in a position where the pair is opposed to each other, if one is downward, the other is located in an empty space on the upper side bar provided in the outside of the main body (2) in accordance with this rotational drive Water is supplied to the ice making chamber 3 through a pipe connected to the reservoir 20, and the water of the reservoir 20 is mainly connected to the direct water so that the water can be supplied at all times. For example, a part of the valve is flown into the water tank of the water purifier 1 by the float valve 21, which is a valve opening and closing means, and the rest is automatically driven by the rotation cycle of the rotation shaft 6 by the time setting of the timer 4. After a certain amount of water is dropped into the ice making pocket 7 by the control valve S1 that is opened and closed by the control valve S1, it is separately provided by a proximity sensor that senses the rotational position of the rotation shaft 6 or the ice making pocket 7. My Of course, the operation control of the fishery (S1) can be made.

The fall of the crushed ice is detected by the micro-sensing limit plate spring sensor S2 provided at one end of the ice making chamber 3, and the signal is opened to be opened in one direction only downward from the horizontal state by receiving this signal. Guide doors 12 are provided to be hinged so as to be coupled to each other. Preferably, the guide doors 12 may be installed on both sides of the ice making chamber 3, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Thus, the ice making chamber 3 and the lamination chamber 3a are separated.

The pieces of ice that are iced and accumulated in the lamination chamber 3a may be installed with agitators so that they do not condense and freeze if necessary, and then the amount of pieces of ice that the user needs through the external control panel (for example, a specific number). If a small amount, weight, a large quantity, etc. is set on the basis of the reference value, the second driving means 13 rotates the screw 14 in a state in which the rotation speed is determined according to the discharge amount, thereby sequentially rotating the crushed ice. The ice that is waiting in the stacking chamber 3a is formed to be discharged through the discharge port 15 tapered on the outside of the main body 2, preferably on the top of the intake lever.

In this case, the water generated by the partial melting of the crushed ice accumulated in the lamination chamber 3a may be re-injected into the above-described reservoir 20 through a separate drain hole, thereby achieving circulation.

Therefore, the present invention can be used to take out any amount of crushed ice at any time, if desired by the user, can fully expect durability and repeatable reproducibility according to the mechanical mechanism, the variety of water purifying function as used integrally with the water purifier It is given usefulness such as granting and improving design as well as achieving customer satisfaction at the same time.

Meanwhile, the present invention exemplifies the best embodiments thereof, but the present invention is not limited thereto. If the present invention can be practiced without departing from the scope of the present invention, it is possible to consider changes of the embodiments described so far. Of course there will be.

Claims (2)

A cold / hot water purifier provided with a cooling system, comprising: an ice maker body externally molded with a heat insulating material to have an interior of an ice making chamber by a cooling system while being easily detachable from the water purifier; A water storage tank which accommodates water to be supplied and quantitatively supplies water to the water tank and the ice making chamber of the water purifier by a valve opening / closing means; First driving means fixed to one end of the ice making chamber and driven at predetermined time intervals according to a timer setting; A rotating shaft which is addressed to the first driving means and is axially installed in the ice making chamber; A pair of ice making pockets having the same shape which can be rotated integrally by being fixed through a first support member having a predetermined height above / below a center portion of the rotation shaft length; The ice making pocket includes an edge portion that maintains a constant width, height, and width, a partition wall that divides the inner surface of the edge portion into a plurality, so that a plurality of spaces having a predetermined shape are formed without a bottom surface, and a lower portion of the inner peripheral surface of each space portion. It includes a locking step formed in; A bottom plate having a shape corresponding to the number and size of each space part of the ice making pocket is embedded in the locking jaw and fixed to each second supporting member at the center of the bottom, and the first supporting member is passed through as it is. plate; A plurality of fixed tubular bodies which are fitted at both ends of the rotation shaft with the first support member interposed therebetween, and having a curved cam formed at one end of the outer circumferential surface thereof so as to push the plate; A guide door which can be opened in one direction by receiving a falling signal of the piece ice iced by the plate pushed along the rotation of the ice making pocket; And a screw which can be driven at an arbitrary driving ratio by a second driving means so as to discharge the stacked pieces of ice externally by a predetermined amount by an external application signal. A first step of allowing the external feed to be quantitatively supplied to the upper ice making pocket of the pair of ice making pockets waiting in the ice-making chamber by the external application signal for producing the crushed ice; A second step of waiting for the ice making pocket during the ice making time according to the external setting at the same time as the completion of the water supply: rotating the ice making pocket at the same time as the completion of the set time to drive the ice making means so that the iced ice is iced, and the remaining bin The ice making pocket of the state is a third step to receive the water again; A fourth step of distinguishing the ice making chamber and the laminating chamber by detecting the ice state and opening the one-way door; a fifth step of rotating the stirring blade by a driving means so that the laminated piece of ice does not freeze with each other; And a sixth step of rotating the screw to push the crushed ice of the fixed quantity to the outside while receiving the required crushed ice setting signal from an external user at a predetermined ratio. .