KR100924980B1 - Ice-making device with detachable ice-making drum - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ice making apparatus having a detachable ice making drum, and an object thereof is to provide an ice making drum unit and a main body in a separable form, to maintain the ice making drum unit, the water tank unit, and the connection of the refrigerant hose, and to detect leakage of the refrigerant. It is an object of the present invention to provide an ice making device having a detachable ice making drum.

The present invention is formed by separating the ice-making drum portion into which the refrigerant is injected and supplied to the main body, and having a coupling space into which the ice-making drum portion is inserted into and coupled to the main body, and installing a water tank portion into which the supply water is filled. The ice making drum unit is installed by connecting the ice making drum unit to the main body so that the ice making drum is locked to a certain depth, and the ice making drum unit and the main body are joined by the hinge unit so that the water tank located in the main body is opened by the hinge part. The attachment is configured to rotate from the main body.

Ice maker, ice maker drum, separate type, ice maker, water tank

Description

Ice-making device with detachable ice-making drum {Ice-making device with detachable ice-making drum}

The present invention relates to an ice making device having a separate ice making drum, and to form an ice making drum unit into which a body and a refrigerant are injected and supplied in a separate form, and to attach and detach the ice making drum to the body rotatably to increase and manage the freezing efficiency of the storage bin. The present invention relates to an ice making apparatus having a detachable ice making drum capable of easily detecting maintenance and leakage of a refrigerant.

The drum type ice machine is installed in the ice making tank so that the cylindrical ice making drum is rotatable, the water in which a part of the ice making drum is immersed is stored in the ice making tank, and the refrigerant is supplied from the freezing system to the inside of the ice making drum. It is configured to grow the layered ice on the surface of the ice making drum by rotating the ice making drum while cooling. In addition, the ice making tank is provided with a cutter close to the surface of the ice making drum to remove the ice on the rotating ice making drum surface and discharge it to the storage.

Refrigerant of the drum-type ice maker as described above is supplied to the cooling nozzle device installed in the ice-making drum from the refrigerant circulation system in which the compressor, condenser and expansion valve are connected by the refrigerant pipe is injected.

The drum-type ice machine as described above, as in the Republic of Korea Utility Model Utility Publication No. 1993-0000306, the cooling rotating drum is installed horizontally installed inside the main body horizontally, the cooling rotating drum has a lower freezing surface of the tank (water Tank) to be immersed in water, and a freezing blade is installed on the freezing surface of the tank (water tank), and the grinding blade is installed at the position before the freezing surface enters the water tank. Ice on the surface of the drum is removed to obtain ice powder.

In addition, in the case of the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0059632, the water supply tank filled with the supply water by the solenoid valve installed in the water supply pipe, and the hollow ice-making drum disposed to be locked to the water supply tank to a certain depth and rotated by the drive motor and And a refrigerant circulation path tube part installed to penetrate the ice making drum from one side to generate vaporization of the refrigerant, a seal shaft part installed while forming the sealing chamber to be airtightly sealed to the ice making drum, and a predetermined portion on the ice making drum surface. A cutting knife disposed spaced apart by a gap, a refrigerating device installed to supply and discharge refrigerant gas to the refrigerant circulation path pipe, a detection unit including a supply level sensor to detect the water level in the water supply tank, and the ice making drum Selects a drive motor, a power switch to apply power to the refrigeration unit, snow mode, and flake mode The switch unit is composed of an ice type switch, a speed switch for controlling the rotational speed of the ice making drum, the drive of the ice making drum and the water supply and supply of water and the freezing device by the electrical signal of the switch unit and the sensing unit It is configured to include the installed microcomputer to be controlled by the predetermined information, the ice powder is obtained by the application and control of the microcomputer according to the electrical signal.

The ice making device including the ice making drum forms ice powder on the surface of the ice making drum due to a temperature difference between the inside of the ice making drum and the outside, thereby injecting and supplying the refrigerant to the cooling tube or the refrigerant circulation path tube located in the ice making drum. Many refrigerant supply lines are connected to the ice making drum.

However, the conventional drum-type ice maker including the Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 1993-0000306 and Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0059632, the ice-making that is partly wound to a predetermined depth in the water tank (water tank or water tank) Since the drum is formed integrally with the ice maker body, if an abnormality occurs in the connection portion between the refrigerant supply line and the ice maker drum, the entire ice maker must be disassembled, which takes a lot of work time and increases maintenance costs. A problem has occurred.

In particular, since only the task of confirming the abnormality of the refrigerant supply line and the ice making drum connection part has to be disassembled, there has been a problem in that a professional manpower must be input.

In addition, when an abnormality occurs in the water tank in which a part of the ice making drum is immersed, the water tank is also located inside the ice making apparatus, the conventional integrated ice making apparatus is unrealistic, such as to disassemble all the accessories to check the abnormality The inefficient tendency was very strong.

In addition, the conventional drum ice maker has a major component such as a water tank unit, an ice maker drum, etc. is installed inside the sealed body, it is not easy to manufacture, and if an abnormality occurs, the entire assembly must be disassembled, which takes a lot of disassembly and assembly time. There was a problem.

In addition, the conventional drum ice maker has a variety of problems, such as when the contaminants are introduced into the internal components, in particular, the tank can not check the inflow of contaminants, causing problems in cleanliness.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the purpose is to install the ice making drum unit and the main body separately, to facilitate the maintenance of the ice making drum unit, the water tank unit, the refrigerant hose connection and leak detection of the refrigerant It is to provide an ice making apparatus having a detachable ice making drum.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an ice making device having a separate ice making drum which can improve ice making efficiency and productivity through smooth circulation of the refrigerant.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an ice making device having a detachable ice making drum which can be modularized to be detachable to the main body so that the ice making drum can be detachably attached to the main body.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an ice making device having a separate ice making drum which can be easily opened by rotating the ice making drum unit from the main body to check whether there is an abnormality inside the ice making device.

Another object of the present invention is to install the ice making drum unit and the main body separately, it is possible to check and clean the presence of abnormalities even if not professional, and to facilitate the removal and cleaning of contaminants in the ice making apparatus, It is to provide an ice making apparatus having a detachable ice making drum capable of maintaining excellent cleanliness.

The present invention provides a water tank unit in the main body of the ice making drum device, the ice making drum unit is installed in the main body by the hinge portion so as to lock the ice making drum to a predetermined depth in the water tank portion, the hinge portion is the ice making drum so that the water tank installed in the main body is opened It is provided with the structure which rotates a part.

That is, the present invention is formed by separating the ice making drum portion into which the refrigerant is injected and supplied to the main body, and having a coupling space into which the ice making drum portion is inserted into the main body, and installs a water tank unit in which the supply water is filled. The ice-making drum unit is installed by connecting the ice-making drum unit to the main body so that the ice-making drum of the ice-making drum unit is locked to a certain depth. The hinge-body is opened by combining the ice-making drum unit and the main body by the hinge unit. The ice making drum portion is rotatably opened from the main body so that the water tank portion, the ice making drum portion, and the refrigerant hose can be easily grasped.

As such, the present invention is connected to the ice making drum unit and the main body by a hinge coupling, the water tank, the ice making drum unit and the refrigerant hose connecting portion can be seen only by the opening of the ice making drum unit, through which easy maintenance work You can proceed.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of being able to partially replace the ice making drum unit, modular replacement, significantly reduce the failure rate, and increase the assembly process and production efficiency.

In addition, the present invention is formed in the main body and the ice-making drum portion supplied with the refrigerant in a detachable form, and the ice-making drum portion is detachably installed so as to be rotatable in the main body, even if not an expert, increase the freezing efficiency of the storage bin, management, maintenance Maintenance can be easily performed, and the water tank unit and the ice making drum unit can be cleaned from time to time, so that the state of cleanliness can be maintained.

In addition, the present invention can quickly determine whether there is an abnormality in the connection portion of the refrigerant hose, and facilitates the circulation of the refrigerant, thereby improving the productivity, and also significantly reduce the stagnation time due to failure to improve customer reliability There are many effects that can be improved.

1 is an exemplary view showing a configuration of an ice making drum unit and a hinge according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an exemplary view showing an installation state of the ice making drum unit according to the present invention (exemplary view showing a projecting ice making drum unit coupled to the body 3 is an exemplary view showing a rotating state of the ice making drum unit by the hinge unit according to the present invention (shown by the water tank unit administration), and FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing an operating state of the cover according to the present invention ( The ice making drum part, the hinge part and the water tank part are projected and shown), FIG. 5 is an exemplary view showing the configuration of the water tank unit according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an exemplary view showing the overall configuration of the ice making apparatus according to the present invention. 7 is a schematic view showing an installation state of the separate ice making drum unit according to the present invention, Figure 8 is a photographic illustration showing a connection state of the refrigerant hose according to the present invention, Figure 9 is a photographic illustration of the ice making apparatus according to the present invention As shown,

The present invention is formed by separating the ice making drum unit 10 into which the refrigerant is injected and supplied from the main body 20, and having a coupling space 21 into which the ice making drum unit 10 is inserted into and coupled to the main body 20. And, the water supply unit 30 is provided in the coupling space 21 is filled with the supply water, the ice making drum unit (11) so that the ice making drum 11 of the ice making drum unit 10 is locked to a predetermined depth ( 10 is connected to the main body 20 to be installed, but the ice-making drum unit 10 and the main body 20 are coupled by the hinge portion 40 to open the water tank unit 30 located in the main body 20. The ice making drum unit 10 is rotated from the main body 20 so as to be opened about the hinge portion 40.

The main body 20 has a coupling space 21 in which an ice making drum part is inserted and coupled to an upper side thereof, and has a storage space 22 in which ice powder produced therein is stored, and the storage space 22 The coupling space 21 is in communication with each other by the communication hole (23).

In addition, the storage unit 22 is further provided with an illumination unit 90.

In addition, one side of the coupling space 21 is hinged to the opening and closing lid 25 to open the coupling space 21 from the side, the communication hole 23 to guide the ice powder to the storage space 22. The guide 24 is provided.

In addition, the coupling space 21 is provided with a plurality of connectors 50 connected to a refrigerating device, that is, a refrigerant supply device and a refrigerant suction device, the connector 50 is an ice making drum 11 of the ice making drum portion It is connected by the refrigerant supply pipe and the refrigerant suction pipe 60 and the refrigerant hose 70 is installed in the. That is, the connector 50 includes a high pressure connector connected to the refrigerant supply pipe and a low pressure connector connected to the refrigerant suction pipe.

In addition, the refrigerant hose 70 is made of a flexible material, when the ice making drum portion is rotated around the hinge portion, the refrigerant hose is not damaged by the rotation, it is to prevent the leakage of the refrigerant.

The water tank unit 30 is installed to be located on the bottom surface of the coupling space 21 formed in the main body is filled with the supply water, as shown in Figures 2 to 5, the main water tank 31 and the supply water is filled with The main water tank 31 is installed to be located at one side, and is configured as an auxiliary water tank 32 in which one side of the ice making drum is inserted.

The main water tank 31 has a predetermined depth as shown in FIG. 5, has a supply hole 37 for supplying water to the side, and is installed such that both lower ends 33 of the lower part have a tapered shape. The discharge hole 34 to which supply water is supplied is formed in the bottom surface.

The auxiliary water tank 32 has a predetermined depth as the main water tank 31, and one side of the ice making drum is inserted into the auxiliary water tank 32, and a discharge hole 35 is formed on the bottom surface thereof.

In addition, the main water tank 31 and the auxiliary water tank 32 are separated from each other by the partition wall 36.

That is, the water tank unit 30 is supplied with the supply water into the main water tank 31 through the supply hole 37 and filled with contact with the supply water or the ice making drum 11 that is excessively supplied to the main water tank 31. The supply water flowing out of the main water tank 31 is moved to the auxiliary water tank 32 beyond the partition 36 to be discharged to the outside through the discharge hole 35 of the auxiliary water tank.

In addition, the discharge of the supply water filled in the main tank is discharged through the discharge hole 34 formed in the bottom surface of the main tank.

At this time, the supply water is supplied purified purified water through a filter unit (not shown), the supply water supply control of the main water tank is automatically adjusted by the sensor and the valve, such automatic control of the supply water supply is known Since the technical means, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The ice making drum unit 10 is inserted into and installed into the coupling space 21 of the main body by the hinge unit 40. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the ice making drum is installed by the motor unit installed therein. Is rotated, the ice frozen on the ice making drum surface by the blade is separated, is configured to be integrally connected to the rotating part on one side.

That is, the ice making drum unit according to the present invention is locked to a predetermined depth at the lower end of the water tank unit 30 and the ice making drum 11 supplied with refrigerant therein, and supports one end of the ice making drum 11 so as to be rotatable. A first support 12 inserted into the auxiliary tank 32 of the tank, a second support 13 for rotatably supporting the other end of the ice making drum, and a first support 12 so as to be positioned above the ice making drum. 2 is connected to the first and second supports 12 and 13 so as to be spaced apart at regular intervals from the third support 14 to which both ends are fixed to the support 12 and 13 and the outer surface of the ice making drum 11. The upper support for the blade 15 to be installed, and the first and second supporters 12 and 13 are connected to the lower surface and fixedly installed, and contact the upper surface of the body to seal the body coupling space 21 in the upper direction. 16 and fixed to the third support 14 so as to be located between the ice making drum 11 and the upper support (16). It is connected to the motor unit 17 for rotating the ice making drum 11 and the first, second, third and second support units 12, 13, 14 and the upper support unit 16 to prevent the external exposure of the motor unit 17. It is to include a protective cover 18.

The motor unit 17 is driven by the first, second, third support 12, 13, 14 and the protective cover 18, the driving force is transmitted to the ice making drum 11, the foreign matter is separated from the ice making drum to the ice making drum It is not to fall.

In addition, the driving force of the motor unit 17, as shown in Figure 1, is to be located inside the first support, that is to be separated from the water tank.

In addition, the protective cover 18 is hinged to one side for maintenance of the motor is easy to open.

In addition, the ice making drum unit 10 has a lower end of the first support 12 inserted into the auxiliary water tank 32 so that the ice making drum unit 10 can be set to the correct position.

In addition, the contact portion of the upper support 16 and the main body 20 of the ice making drum unit is further provided with a buffer 26 for mitigating impact and strengthening the seal. Since the buffer uses a known material, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the upper support 16 is formed with a plurality of ventilation holes (19) for inflow of external air into the motor unit and the release of heat, the upper surface is opened and closed the ice making drum unit around the hinge (40) A handle is further formed to facilitate it.

The hinge portion 40 connects the ice making drum portion 10 and the main body 20. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4, the hinge portion 40 is integrally installed and connected to the ice making drum portion 10, and a guide hole ( 41, the left and right supports 42 and 43, the guide bolt 44 through the guide hole 41 of the left and right supports 42 and 43, coupled to the main body, and the left and right The hinge bolts 45 are coupled to the main body by passing through the supports 42 and 43.

The guide hole 41 is formed so as to be symmetrical to the left and right supporters 42 and 43 so as to have an arc shape around the hinge bolt 45. The guide hole 41 is provided with a tooth and an uneven shape so that the friction force with the guide bolt is increased. It is supposed to occur.

The hinge portion 40 configured as described above is rotated about the hinge bolt 45 to rotate the ice making drum portion 10, and the ice making drum portion 10 rotates around the hinge bolt 45. At the time, the guide holes 41 formed in the left and right supports 42 and 43 are moved around the guide bolts 44.

That is, the hinge part 40 is rotated about the hinge bolt 45 within the range in which the guide bolts 44 are in contact with both ends of the guide hole 41, and the guide having teeth or irregularities when rotating. The rotational speed is controlled to some extent by the friction generated between the hole and the guide bolt.

In the ice making apparatus of the present invention, a refrigerant supply pipe and a refrigerant suction pipe for supplying / sucking refrigerant into the ice making drum, and a refrigerating device installed to supply and discharge refrigerant gas to the refrigerant supply pipe and the refrigerant suction pipe may be provided in a conventional ice maker. Since the known technology is applied, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the present invention configured as described above, the ice-making drum is rotated by the driving of the motor, and the water film is frozen on the surface of the ice-making drum by contact with the supply water in the water tank part, and the frozen water film is separated by the blade to communicate with the main body. It is moved to the storage space through the guide installed in and is supplied continuously.

In addition, the present invention, when an abnormality occurs in the connection portion of the refrigerant hose, when an abnormality occurs in the drive means of the ice making drum, or to clean the water tank, the ice making drum, by rotating the ice making drum around the hinge portion Open the coupling space of the body in the upper direction.

When the ice making drum is rotated and opened, the water tank unit installed in the coupling space of the main body, the connection portion of the refrigerant hose, and the ice making drum unit having the motor and the ice making drum are exposed to the outside. It can be easily confirmed.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a cover that can be opened and closed on one side of the main body coupling space, without the rotation of the ice making drum around the hinge portion, the abnormality of the connection portion of the refrigerant hose through the opening of the cover, that is, the leakage of refrigerant You can check it.

That is, when opening the cover formed on one side of the main body coupling space, the connection portion of the refrigerant supply pipe for supplying the refrigerant into the ice making drum and the refrigerant suction pipe for sucking the refrigerant in the ice making drum and the connection hose.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and various modifications can be made by any person having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes will fall within the scope of the claims.

1 is an exemplary view showing a configuration of an ice making drum unit and a hinge unit according to the present invention

Figure 2 is an exemplary view showing an installation state of the ice making drum unit according to the present invention

Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing a rotating state of the ice making drum portion by the hinge portion according to the present invention

Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing an operating state of the cover according to the present invention

5 is an exemplary view showing the configuration of the tank according to the invention

6 is an exemplary view showing the overall configuration of the ice making apparatus according to the present invention

7 is a schematic view showing an installation state of the detachable ice making drum unit according to the present invention;

Figure 8 is a photographic example showing a connection state of the refrigerant hose according to the present invention

9 is a photographic illustration of the ice making apparatus according to the present invention

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

(10): ice making drum section (11): ice making drum

(12): first support (13): second support

(14): third support (15): blade

(16): upper support (17): motor portion

(18): protective cover (20): main body

(21): combined space (22): storage space

(23): communication hole (24): guide

(25): opening and closing lid (26): buffer

(27): ventilation hole (30): water tank

(31): main tank (32): auxiliary tank

(33): Lower side of main tank (34): Discharge hole

(35): discharge hole (36): bulkhead

37: supply hole

40: hinge portion 41: guide hole

(42): left support 43: right support

(44): Guide Bolt (45): Hinge Bolt

(50): connector (60): refrigerant supply pipe and refrigerant suction pipe

(70): refrigerant hose (80): ice powder

90: lighting unit 100: ice maker

Claims (8)

It is formed by separating the ice making drum unit into which the refrigerant is injected and supplied from the main body, And a coupling space into which the ice-making drum part is inserted into and coupled to the main body, Installing a water tank unit in which the supply water is filled in the coupling space, The ice-making drum is connected to the main body so that the ice-making drum of the ice-making drum part is locked to a certain depth. The ice-making drum unit and the main body are joined by a hinge unit, An ice making device having a separate ice making drum, characterized in that the ice making drum portion is rotated from the main body about the hinge portion so that the water tank located in the main body is opened. The method according to claim 1; The main body has a coupling space to be inserted into the ice making drum unit is coupled to the upper side, and has a storage space for storing the ice powder produced therein, the storage space and the coupling space is configured to communicate with each other by a communication hole Ice making apparatus having a separate ice making drum, characterized in that. The method according to claim 1; The coupling space is provided with a plurality of connectors connected to the refrigerating device, and the connector is connected to each other by a refrigerant supply pipe, a refrigerant suction pipe, and a refrigerant hose connected to the ice making drum of the ice making drum unit. Ice making apparatus having a. The method according to claim 1; The water tank unit includes a main water tank filled with supply water through a supply hole, and an auxiliary water tank having one side of the main water tank separated by a partition wall and having one side of an ice making drum unit inserted therein and having a discharge hole at a bottom surface thereof. An ice making device comprising a separate ice making drum. The method according to claim 1; The ice-making drum is provided with a detachable ice-making drum, characterized in that the ice-making drum is rotated by the motor unit installed therein, the ice frozen on the ice-making drum surface is separated by a blade, and is configured to be integrally connected to the rotating part on one side. Ice maker. The method according to claim 1 or 5; The ice-making drum unit is an ice-making drum in which a lower end of the ice-making drum is locked to a predetermined depth and a refrigerant is supplied therein; A first support for rotatably supporting one end of the ice making drum; A second support for rotatably supporting the other end of the ice making drum; A third support having both ends fixed to the first and second supports so as to be positioned above the ice making drum; A blade connected to and fixed to the first and second supports so as to be spaced apart from the outer surface of the ice making drum at a predetermined interval; The first and the second support is connected to the lower surface is fixedly installed, the upper support for contacting the upper surface of the main body to seal the coupling space formed in the main body in the upper direction, A motor unit fixed to the third support so as to be located between the ice making drum and the upper support to rotate the ice making drum; An ice making apparatus having a detachable ice making drum comprising a protective cover connected to the first, second and third supports and the upper support to prevent external exposure of the motor unit. The method according to claim 1; The hinge portion is integrally installed and connected to the ice making drum portion, the left / right support having a guide hole, A guide bolt coupled to the main body through a guide hole of the left / right support; An ice making apparatus having a detachable ice making drum, characterized in that it comprises a hinge bolt coupled to the main body through the left / right support. The method of claim 7; The guide hole is an ice making device having a separate ice making drum, characterized in that it has a sawtooth shape, or irregularities.

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