KR20140074693A - Ice dispenser and water dispenser equipped with ice maker using the same - Google Patents
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BACKGROUND OF THE
More specifically, by introducing a biasing means for moving the ice toward the ice discharging portion by moving the ice to the ice discharging portion or an ice discharging device for separating the ice from each other by rocking the ice,
In addition, the separating means includes an exhaust member and further includes an opening / closing member for opening and closing the ice discharging portion. The opening / closing member is connected to the separating means to operate, thereby not only separating the ice from each other, and,
Further, the drinking water supply device provided with such an ice discharge device can cool the stored water of the cold water tank without any separate cooling device by using ice or ice-making water produced by the ice making means, or both,
The ice making residual water remains in the ice tray or is conveyed as it is to the cold water bottle without being supplied to a separate storage container. Therefore, the structure is simple and the cooling water cooling efficiency can be increased,
Also, since the ice tray is not rotated, the load applied to the motor for driving can be drastically reduced, so that the remaining power can be prevented, power consumption can be reduced,
In addition, the ice-making water is supplied from a cold water tank to a drinking water supply device having an innovative ice-making function capable of shortening the ice-making time.
A technology to manufacture and provide ice with drinking water supply is Patent Registration No. 0407867 (November 20, 2003) [Cold Water Purifier with Ice Maker].
The above patent discloses a technology that can reduce the installation space of the ice maker by giving an ice-making function to the cold / warm water purifier and can quickly and efficiently freeze ice by using freezing point drop, There is one.
In addition, in the utility model registration No. 0285212 (July 30, 2002) [a cold / hot water supply device including an ice maker], a technique to easily enjoy the cold water and the hot water ice is provided by installing a relatively simple device in the hot / .
On the other hand, Patent Registration No. 0729962 (Jun. 13, 2007) (a cooling and heating water system and device capable of obtaining cold water simultaneously with an evaporator as an evaporator) In addition, since cold water can be obtained at a constant temperature or less as a raw material for de-icing, it is possible to reduce the amount of ice making according to the change in raw water temperature and ambient temperature We have proposed a technique to minimize the change.
There is also a Utility Model Opening No. 2010-0011185 (Nov. 17, 2010) [Ice Water Purifier]. The public utility model provides an ice water purifier capable of making ice and cold water with one evaporator, Wherein a nozzle portion having a nozzle hole provided at a predetermined interval on a concentric circle centering around the ice-making pin is provided so that chilled water pumped from the cold water tank is sprayed from the nozzle hole to form ice on the peripheral surface of the ice- And an ice water purifier for allowing a flower-shaped ice having various petals to be de-iced according to the number of the nozzle openings.
However, such a conventional cold / warm water purifier having an ice making function has a problem in that the cooling water step coupled to the cold water tank and the ice making means for ice making are separately introduced for providing cold water, which causes a rise in manufacturing cost. There is a problem in that it restricts the miniaturization and compactness of the water cooler and the water purifier in terms of technical limitations.
In addition, there is a problem that the ice making water takes a long time because the ice making water is supplied in the water tank of the room temperature, and the ice water purifier can not function properly in the summer season.
In addition, since de-icing water is poured in the process of de-icing after de-icing and the de-icing water is supplied again, it takes a lot of time to fill the de-icing water and the additional energy for freshly cooling the de- There is a problem that consumption occurs.
On the other hand, in the prior art relating to an ice supply device unique to an ice supply device, a refrigerator or a water purifier,
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0079968 (published on July 12, 2011) [ice storage device and refrigerator and water purifier including the ice storage device].
The present invention discloses an ice storage device capable of being discharged through various routes, and a refrigerator and a water purifier including the ice storage device,
An ice storage box; A plurality of ice discharge ports provided in the ice storage box; An ice transfer member provided in the ice storage box for selectively transferring ice to one of the plurality of ice discharge ports according to a rotation direction; An opening / closing unit provided at at least one of the plurality of ice discharge ports and opening the predetermined ice discharge port when the ice transfer member rotates in a specific direction to transfer ice in a predetermined ice discharge port direction; And an ice crushing device provided adjacent to the opening and closing unit for crushing ice that has passed through the ice discharge port equipped with the opening and closing unit.
There is also an ice / beverage dispenser with an in-line ice crusher, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2008-0045236 (published on May 22, 2008)
The disclosure relates to commercial ice dispensers and ice dispensers and ice and beverage dispensers such as those used in fast-service restaurants.
There is also a patent application Laid-Open No. 10-2008-0029201 (published on Apr. 03, 2008) [an ice taking device and a refrigerator equipped with the ice taking device]. The patent discloses an ice- And a refrigerator having the same.
In addition, there is a patent registration No. 10-0590796 (registered on June 09, 2006) [an ice dispenser equipped with a combined discharge pipe]
The above patent discloses an ice dispenser equipped with a complex discharge pipe which can discharge the ice and powder ice through one discharge pipe and discharge port, thereby reducing the volume occupied by the discharge pipe and discharging the powder ice smoothly. About
However, all of these conventional technologies use a motor or an actuator for discharging ice, so it is urgent to propose a power saving non-powered, analog type ice discharge device, and a proposal of an ice discharge device associated with another driving factor is required.
On the other hand, attempts have been made to solve problems by detecting leaks generated in piping, piping connection parts, piping and filter connection parts in a water purifier or a cold / hot water machine.
An example of this is Patent Registration No. 10-0794132 (registered on Jan. 4, 2008) [Water leakage detection device for water purifier]
The patent discloses a frame type device including a water collecting area for receiving water falling inside a water purifier and a water leakage detecting area for detecting a water purifier leak, the water leakage detecting device being installed at a lower part of the water purifier.
In addition, there is a patent registration No. 10-0794118 (registered date Jan. 04, 2008) [a water purifier leak monitoring device and its method]
The above patent discloses a water purifier for detecting the leakage of the water purifier by using the output times of the low pressure cutoff switch LPS and the high pressure cutoff switch HPS provided at the front and rear ends of the water purifier filter, The present invention relates to a water leakage detection device and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a water leakage detection device and a water leakage detection method therefor. The water leakage detection device and the method include a filter portion for purifying raw water introduced into a water purifier and purifying the purified water, The water purifier detects the pressure of the purified water flowing into the discharge unit and determines that the purified water pressure due to the leakage of the purified water is a leakage of the water purifier when the low pressure and the high pressure are alternately repeatedly detected for a predetermined time , The raw water flowing into the water purifier and the raw water flowing into the filter are blocked.
Furthermore, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2009-0000057 (published on Jan. 07, 2009) (a water purifier and information providing method for providing information on the operation status and management history of a water purifier)
The present invention relates to a water purifier, including a sensor unit for collecting information on a water purifier, an operation state analyzing unit for analyzing the operation state of the water purifier, A control unit, a memory unit for storing information, and a communication port for mediating information transmission to the external check device. The contents of the service and the contents of the service generated according to the current status of the water purifier and the use of the water purifier can be confirmed, The present invention provides an advantage in that the sensor unit can be quickly and conveniently checked and managed.
In addition, there is a patent registration No. 10-0726402 (registered date June 01, 2007) [water supply cutoff device of a built-in sink water purifier]
The above patent relates to a built-in water purifier water shut-off device installed in a sink of a kitchen in order to purify tap water. When the water purifier is in use, So that the water supply can be quickly blocked.
However, all of these prior arts do not disclose a concrete method of how to install the actual leak sensor when the water receiving member having the inclined portion is used, and when using the chip type leak sensor mounted on the PCB, And does not offer a solution to increase commerciality and versatility by applying leak detection means to already installed and installed cold / hot water system and water purifier.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator which has ice cubes for moving ice cubes toward an ice cubicle for storing ice cubes or separation means for oscillating ice cubes It is aimed to ensure smooth ice discharge by introducing an ice discharge device.
In order to prevent the ice from melting due to melting of the ice cubes due to a change in the temperature of the ice bucket and preventing the ice from being smoothly discharged, a separation member An ice discharge device for operating the means through the opening / closing body, and a drinking water supply device having an ice making function using the ice discharge device.
On the other hand, according to the present invention, a water receiving member having an inclined portion is introduced into a housing of a cold / hot water machine or a water purifier, and a water leakage sensor is arranged at the inclined portion of the water receiving member, And to provide a drinking water supply device having an ice making function using the ice discharge device.
In addition, in the present invention, in order to solve the problem that the leak detection sensitivity due to the thickness of the PCB is low when a leakage detection sensor made of a PCB having a chip type or the like mounted thereon is used, the detection member is arranged at the lower portion, And an object of the present invention is to provide a device for supplying drinking water having an ice making function using the ice discharging device.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ice discharge device including a sensing member such as a chip type mounted on a lower portion of a PCB for constituting a water leakage sensor separately for initial detection of leaking water or falling water, And an object thereof is to provide a provided drinking water supply device.
Further, according to the present invention, the water receiving member is constituted by a cushion member for supporting the lower portion of the housing, so that the leakage detection function can be sufficiently introduced without changing the internal structure of the existing cold / hot water and water purifier. And an ice-making device for ice-making the ice-making device using the ice-making device.
In the meantime, according to the present invention, water stored in a cold water tank is cooled without using a separate cooling device by using ice produced in an ice-making means as well as an ice-making means, and ice- Which can dramatically simplify the configuration of the ice making apparatus and shorten the ice making time, and a drinking water supplying apparatus having an ice making function using the same.
According to the present invention, the first mode for ice-making and the second and third modes for ice-making are progressed by the ice-making means as the ice-making cylinder moves to the first, second and third positions with respect to the ice- In the second mode when the barrel is separated from the ice-making body, to the cold water bottle in the second position. In the third mode to the third position, ice can be conveyed to the ice bucket, thereby producing a smooth cold water by ice, an ice discharge device capable of utilizing ice after preferential cold water generation, and a drinking water supply device having an ice- The purpose is to provide.
In addition, in the present invention, the ice-making water supplied to the ice-making tray is supplied to the ice-making tray in the first mode, and the ice-making water remaining in the ice-making tray is not poured into the cold water tank after the ice- It is possible to rapidly perform the ice making operation. In addition, in the ice making operation, the ice making container is moved without being turned. Therefore, when the ice making container is pivoted to transport ice firstly scraped into the ice making container, And an object of the present invention is to provide an ice discharge device free from problems of designing, cause of trouble, increase of electricity consumption, increase in unit cost due to adoption of high performance motor, and drinking water supply device having an ice making function using the ice discharge device.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide an ice discharge device in which a structure of a conveying guide member for conveying and discharging ice of an ice-making device to and from an ice bucket is combined with ice making and a drinking water supply device using the same.
To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein,
An ice tray having a discharge portion;
An opening / closing body for opening / closing the discharge port of the ice bin; And
Separating means operated by operating means for moving ice contained in the ice bucket;
And a control unit.
Further, in the ice discharge device according to the present invention
The operating means is an opening / closing member connected to the separating means, and the separating means further comprises a discharging member for pressing the ice to the discharging portion.
Further, in the ice discharge device according to the present invention
The ice cistern is provided with a guide portion formed toward the discharge portion,
And the separating means has a wing portion moving along the guide portion.
In the ice discharge device according to the present invention,
Wherein the opening and closing member has a pressing portion and an opening and closing portion which are connected to each other, and a rotating shaft is provided between the pressing portion and the opening and closing portion, and the rotating shaft is provided with an elastic body,
And the opening / closing end of the opening / closing body is connected to the separating means through a connecting shaft.
Also, the ice discharge device according to the present invention and the drinking water supply device having an ice making function using the ice discharge device
An ice-making cylinder filled with ice-making water;
An ice-making unit including an ice-making body which is immersed in the ice-making water to perform ice-making and de-icing;
An opening and closing member that opens and closes a lower opening of the ice-making cylinder to discharge ice when the ice-making body is scooped, and a displacing unit that moves the opening and closing member; And
An ice cube having a discharge part,
An opening / closing member for opening and closing the discharge portion of the ice bin, and
An ice discharge device operated by the operating means and including separating means for moving ice contained in the ice cube container;
And a control unit.
Meanwhile, an ice discharge device according to the present invention and a drinking water supply device having an ice making function using the ice discharge device
A water receiving member provided in the housing and having an inclined portion; And
A water leakage sensor provided on an inclined portion of the water receiving member;
And a leakage detection means including a leakage detection means.
Further, in the ice discharge device according to the present invention and the drinking water supply device provided with the ice making function
The water leakage sensor includes a PCB and a sensing member mounted thereon. The PCB is disposed on the upper portion, the sensing member is disposed in the lower portion in a reverse direction,
Preferably, the water receiving member includes a cushion member provided at a lower portion of the housing, and the water leakage sensor is installed at an inclined portion of the cushion member formed by being pushed by the lower edge of the housing.
Further, the ice discharge device according to the present invention and the drinking water supply device having an ice-making function using the ice discharge device
housing;
An ice-making container filled with iced water contained in the housing;
An ice-making unit including an ice-making body which is immersed in the ice-making water to perform ice-making and de-icing;
A discharging means for discharging ice upon deicing of the ice making body; And
A water receiving member provided in the housing and having an inclined portion, and
A water leakage sensing means including a water leakage sensor provided at an inclined portion of the water receiving member;
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In addition, an ice discharge device according to the present invention and a drinking water supply device having an ice-making function using the ice discharge device
Water supply section
housing;
A water reservoir built in the housing; And
A conduit opening and closing body including a tube for supplying water of the water supply unit to the water storage tank, a solenoid valve provided on the tube for opening and closing a channel of the tube, and a PCB on which the microchip for controlling the solenoid valve is mounted .
Meanwhile, in the ice discharge device according to the present invention and the drinking water supply device having the ice making function,
And water leakage detection means including a water receiving member provided on the housing and having an inclined portion and a water leakage sensor provided on an inclined portion of the water receiving member,
Wherein the water receiving member has an inclined wing for guiding leakage water and a leakage water storage portion connected to the inclined wing,
Wherein a variable deformable concavo-convex portion is formed in the end portion when a load is applied to the oblique vane,
Preferably, the storage unit is provided with a leak detection sensor fixing bracket.
The ice discharge device of the present invention and the drinking water supply device using the ice discharge device according to the present invention can be used as biopsy means for moving ice to move the ice toward the ice discharge portion, An ice discharge device with separation means is introduced to ensure smooth ice discharge.
Further, the ice discharge device and the drinking water supply device using the ice discharge device according to the present invention may further include a discharge member for discharging the ice toward the discharge portion and discharging the ice to the discharge portion, It is possible to prevent ice from being discharged to the user by inserting the ice discharging device which is connected to the opening and closing member to operate the separating means having the member at the same time.
In the meantime, the drinking water supply device according to the present invention introduces a water receiving member having an inclined portion in the housing of the cold / hot water and purifier, arranges the leak detecting sensor at the inclined portion of the water receiving member, It is possible to prevent the secondary damage of the sensor chip. In addition, in the case of using a water leakage sensor having a PCB mounted with a sensing member such as a chip type, In addition, a sensing member such as a chip type is mounted on the upper part of the PCB constituting the water leakage sensor separately for the initial detection of water leaking and falling from the upper part and also on the upper part thereof And further, the water receiving member is constituted by a cushion member for supporting the lower portion of the housing, Leak detection can be introduced without changing the internal structure of the water purifier. Leakage detection means can be applied to the already installed and installed cold / hot water system and water purifier, which can dramatically improve commerciality and versatility.
On the other hand, in the drinking water supply apparatus having an ice-making function according to the present invention, in introducing the ice-making function, the ice-making cylinder in which the ice-making body of the ice-making means is locked does not move and opens and closes only the lower portion of the ice- And a first guide means for cooling the stored water of the cold water tank without using any separate cooling device and transferring the remaining ice to the cold water bottle without remaining in the ice tray or being supplied to a separate storage container Since the structure is simple and the cold water cooling efficiency can be enhanced and the ice tray is not rotated, the load applied to the motor for driving can be drastically reduced, thereby preventing the bottom balance and reducing the power consumption. Further, It is possible to reduce the time of icing by constructing it to be supplied from cold water tank.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drinking water supply device having an ice making function, wherein the ice water produced by the ice making means is used to cool stored water in the cold water tank and to receive ice water from the cold water tank, The ice-making water of the ice-making cylinder is not drained and remains, and the ice-making water of the ice-making tray after being scooped is supplied additionally with a necessary amount (that is, an amount corresponding to ice) In addition, the ice-making water supplied to the ice-making cylinder is supplied from the cold water tank at the time of the first mode, and the ice-making water remaining in the ice- Which is not poured into a cold water tank or the like, so that ice can be drastically accelerated in a subsequent ice-making mode, When the ice tray is pivoted to transport the ice that has been firstly scraped into the ice tray, the load applied to the driving means such as a motor becomes large, which causes difficulties in designing, causes of trouble, , There is no problem of a rise in the unit price due to the adoption of a high-performance motor. In the deicing operation, the ice tray is moved away from the ice-making unit by the swing motion, so that the ice- The conveying guide member for conveying and discharging the ice to the ice bucket is connected to the ice making passage to further simplify the structure and the ice tray can stably and swing through the displacement means without shaking.
Further, in the drinking water supply device according to the present invention, the ice supplying device introduces a fixed body having an ice discharging portion into an ice cube storing ice, and the discharging portion is opened by the opening / closing body without any power, As well as a stirrer capable of separating the ice sticking to each other according to the elapsed time of storage in the ice cube, and a resistance member capable of reducing the falling speed of the ice are introduced, and furthermore, And other measures to prevent the outside air from entering into the ice bucket can be expected to achieve remarkable effects such as reduction of power consumption, prevention of residual power, and securing operation reliability.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are schematic views of a drinking water supply apparatus with improved leakage prevention function according to the present invention;
Fig. 3 is a view showing a water receiving member different from that of Fig. 1; Fig.
4 is an external perspective view of a drinking water supply apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a first exploded perspective view of a drinking water supply device according to the present invention. FIG.
6 is a perspective view of a secondary disassembly portion of the drinking water supply device according to the present invention.
7 to 9 are views related to the operation of the ice making means, the first and second guide means in the drinking water supply apparatus according to the present invention.
11A is a view of a pipeline opening / closing member for improving the water leakage prevention function.
Fig. 11B and Fig. 11C are circuit diagrams for a pipe open / close body.
12 is a schematic view showing ice discharging means having another type of ice-making container and opening and closing member.
13 is a schematic configuration diagram of an ice-making cold / hot water generating machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 14 is an external perspective view of an ice making machine according to the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 15 is a schematic view of a mixed-water supply device multifunction apparatus having an ice-making function according to the present invention; FIG.
FIGS. 16 and 17 are diagrams showing a process in which the ice tray is pivoted through the displacement means according to the present invention, and the operation state of the conveyance guide member is thereby changed.
FIG. 18 is a schematic view of an ice supply device associated with the ice making means and the second guide means shown in FIGS. 4 to 9 in the drinking water supply device according to the present invention; FIG.
19 is a partial sectional view showing an exploded perspective view and a change in operating state of the ice discharge device in the drinking water supply device according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
While the present invention has been described in connection with certain embodiments, it is obvious that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.
In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same reference numerals, and in particular, the numerals of the tens and the digits of the digits, the digits of the tens, the digits of the digits and the alphabets are the same, Members referred to by reference numerals can be identified as members corresponding to these standards.
In the drawings, the components are expressed by exaggeratingly larger (or thicker) or smaller (or thinner) in size or thickness in consideration of the convenience of understanding, etc. However, It should not be.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the term " comprising " or " consisting of ", or the like, refers to the presence of a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.
Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.
It is to be understood that the first to second aspects described in the present specification are merely referred to in order to distinguish between different components and are not limited to the order in which they are manufactured, It may not match.
The concept of the drinking water supply device of the present invention is applied to an ionizer, a medical water purifier, a cold water heater using bottled water contained in a water tank, and a simple water heater, as well as a purifier for purifying tap water after being connected to a water pipe Therefore, the present invention should not be construed to be limited by the description of water purifiers, cold / hot water machines, and multifunctional units thereof.
As shown in FIG. 1, a cold / hot water supply or water purifier A having a water leakage sensing means according to the present invention is provided in a housing H provided with a cold cork C1 or C2 on the front side ), And a water leakage sensor.
In the present invention, it is preferable that the water-receiving member constituting the water-leakage detecting means is provided at a lower portion of a pipe and a part through which water flows, such as a filter, a cold water tank, and a hot water tank. Preferably, the size and structure of the housing are not changed, It is preferable to adopt it without changing the arrangement structure such as a bottle, a hot water bottle, or the like.
In addition, the water receiving member and the leak detection sensor constituting the leak detecting means detect the falling water due to the condensation of the natural air in the middle of the water, which is generated in parts for cooling the water in the cold water container such as the condenser, To prevent the occurrence of
It is preferable that the arrangement position of the water receiving member and the water leakage sensor is selected and the sensing sensitivity of the sensor is adjusted so as to detect the minimum water leakage amount which may cause a short circuit or an electric shock.
1, the
The
In addition, the
And a
Furthermore, in order to solve the problem of low sensitivity of leak detection due to the thickness of the PCB, the reverse mounting structure in which the
Also, as can be seen in the upper right triple-dotted circle on the upper right side of Fig. 1,
A
The
As can be seen in the two-dot-dashed circle at the bottom right of Fig. 1,
A sensor 123 (123A) such as a chip type is provided on the upper part of the
In this case, the fixing
Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the water / cooler / water purifier A provided with the water leakage detecting means 100 according to the present invention applies leak detection means without any modification or operation to the already installed and installed cold / And versatility,
The water receiving member is constituted by a cushion member particularly supporting the lower portion of the housing so that the leakage detection function can be sufficiently introduced without changing the internal structure of the existing cold / hot water and water purifier.
That is, in the leakage sensing means 100 of the present invention, the water receiving member 110B includes a cushion member 113A provided at a lower portion of the housing H, And can be configured to be installed on the inclined portion 111b of the cushion member 113A formed by being pushed by the edge H1.
Further, the cushion member 113A is composed of an outer shell and an inner shell, and the inner shell is composed of elastic members such as various air, liquid, cotton, and foam plastic that can be compressively deformed, and the shell is preferably made of a waterproof member.
Further, the cushion member 113A may be formed to have a shape such that the cushion member is deformed to a certain degree by the weight of the water purifier or the cold / hot water heater A to support the water purifier or the cold / hot water generator A, It is preferable that the light receiving member 113B is separately provided inside.
The cushion member 113A forms an inclined portion 111b because the edge H1 of the housing H of the water purifier or the cold / hot water generator A where the load is concentrated is intensively pressed and descends more than other portions,
The light receiving member 113B is provided with three or four or more height adjusting members, particularly a screw-tightening and loosening degree, so that the leakage can be assuredly gathered at the corner H1 portion of the housing H, that is, And a height adjusting member 113b having a screw portion whose height is easily adjusted according to the height of the adjusting member 113b,
It is preferable to be inclined toward the
The
As shown in Fig. 2, when the inclined portion 111b of the lower cushion member 113A at any one of the four corners H1 of the housing H is lower due to the height adjusting member 113b, The
When a water leakage sensor is provided on a part or all of the corner H1 of the housing H, the installation structure may have a structure that can be confirmed in the one-dot chain line on the upper right side of Fig.
That is, the light receiving member 113B has a
When the leakage detection means 100 is constructed using the cushion member 113A,
The structure in the one-dot chain line at the upper right of FIG. 2 and the structure in the one-dot chain line in FIG. 1,
That is, a normal alignment structure in which the
A reversing arrangement in which the
Further, the cushioning member 113A may have a structure in which the cushioning member 113A has a perforation at the position of the retention groove 113a of the hard supporting member 113B, or the inner skin is omitted or minimized, and only the outer skin is present.
In FIG. 2, the degree of shrinkage of the cushion member, particularly the degree of shrinkage at the corner of the housing, is exaggerated for convenience.
FIG. 3 shows a water receiving member of a different form from that of FIG.
The water receiving member f has an inclined wing f2 for guiding the leakage water and a leakage water storage portion f1 connected to the inclined wing f2.
When the load is applied to the inclined wing (f2), a deformable variable concavo-convex portion (f4) is formed at the end portion. The variable concave-convex part can be easily combined with the water-receptacle sensor and the water-leakage sensor in a universal manner even if the space size surrounded by the front and rear left and right panels of the drinking water supply device such as the water purifier or the cold / hot water heater is variable .
In the present invention, the mounting position of the water receiving member may be arbitrarily varied. In addition, in the case of separating the water-receiving member for installation, maintenance, and maintenance, the water-receiving member can hold the variable concave / convex portion f4 by hand (or with a tool) and can serve as a kind of grip,
It is possible to fix the water receiving member more completely by fitting a commercial M3 screw to the clearance between the variable concave / convex portions f4.
Further, a leak detection sensor fixing bracket f3 is provided at the center of the storage unit f1. The fixing brackets f3 are paired and can be easily fixed by fitting a leak detection sensor in the fixing gap f3a therebetween.
On the other hand, the improvement of the water leakage prevention function in the drinking water supply device can be improved in addition to the leakage detection means, the ball-top valve for opening and closing the pipe, and the solenoid valve provided in the pipe.
In other words, in connection with the drinking water supply device provided with the ice-making means shown in FIGS. 5 to 10, FIG. 11A shows the integrated pipe opening / closing body WD.
This can be installed in a water reservoir (a water tank, a water tank, a water tank, a cold water tank, a hot water tank, etc.)
11A, the
The conduit opening / closing body WD includes a conduit Nt, a solenoid valve C provided on the conduit to open and close the conduit, and a PCB (not shown) on which a microchip for controlling the solenoid valve is mounted .
When such pipe opening / closing body WD is used, it is possible to integrate a ball-top valve and a solenoid valve dispersed in a plurality of places, and the cut-off portion of the tube forming the pipe can be reduced, thereby drastically reducing the risk of leakage.
The tubular body Nt is composed of upper and lower nozzles N1 and N2 passing through upper and lower surfaces of a
Furthermore, the pipe opening / closing body (WD) incorporates the water level detection function in the PCB. That is, a
On the outer circumferential surface of the lower water supply nozzle N2, there is provided an insertion bolt portion which is fitted in a fixing portion such as a cover Ha 'for covering the first attachment member Ha, (WD) integrated module is easily mounted.
This 'pipe opener' is more generalized as 'water level sensor for water purifier (or cold / hot water heater) and water channel open / close valve integrated module'.
11B and 11C show circuit diagrams related to the function of such channel openers or modules. 11B shows a case where a commercial 220V power source is used, and FIG. 11C shows a case where a 24V power source through a separate adapter is used. Its common functions are described below.
1. 24V Vs 220V
- Shovel type water purifier uses 24V pump, 24V for pump and sol valve drive power supply - It has commercial power (220V) adapter to convert it to 24V.
2. Capacitive sensor
- Water level sensor and water leakage sensor use capacitive sensor. - Recent trend of using capacitive expression
3. 220V Schematic
- R2, C2 at the input; Noise elimination of input power (commercial power)
D1, D3; Input power rectification
C1; Rectified power smoothing
D2; Smooth Power Constant Voltage - The constant voltage power is supplied to the sensor and transistors (Q2,3,4) and to the porter coupler (U1) as the drive power (VCC).
- Overview of operation when the sensor detects high water level or water leakage
; When one of the sensors is sensed, the transistor Q2 or Q3 or Q4 connected thereto is turned off from the on state, and when the transistor is off, the photo coupler U1 is turned on and off, and when the photo coupler is off When the triac (Q1) is turned off and the triac is turned off, the power supply to the solenoid valve (SOL1) of the commercial power supply is cut off.
- A bridging diode (BD) is provided on the sole valve (SOL1) side. - When a commercial power supply (
- A UV lamp or other power supply is connected to SOL2.
4. 24V Schematic
- Adapter connected to J1 (commercial power is converted to
- C3, EC3, U1, C4, EC2 (constant voltage circuit); Constant voltage of the output power of the adapter and supply it to the sensor and transistor as driving power (VCC)
- Pressure switch (connected to J3); It is installed in the piping and opened when the water pressure of the piping becomes high. When opened, relay (K1) is opened and power supply (24V) is blocked from supplying to pump and solenoid valve.
- header pin (connected to JP5); When the pressure switch is not connected, the power line is short-circuited. - If the pressure switch is not connected, the power line is always open. Only one pressure switch and header pin are connected.
- Overview of operation when sensor is detected
; When any one of the three sensors is activated (full or leak detection), the transistors Q3, Q4 and Q5 connected thereto are turned on and off, and when the transistors Q3, Q4 and Q5 are off, When the transistor Q2 is turned on and the transistor Q2 is turned on, the other transistor Q1 connected thereto is turned off from the on state. When the transistor Q1 is turned off, the relay K1 is turned off, 24V) is blocked from being supplied to the pump or solenoid valve. .
4 and 5, a drinking water supply apparatus A having an ice making function according to the first embodiment of the present invention basically comprises a water supply pipe W1 as a water supply unit, And can be routed through the filter assembly (F) as required (when the water tank contains ground water, etc.)
The supply device A may be configured to use both the tap water W2 and the water bottle W1 as a water supply part, such as the compound machine A2 of the water cooler and water purifier shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the drinking water supply device A having the ice making function according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an ice-making
In the external perspective view of Fig. 4, a cold water cork C1 connected by cold water and a hot water coke C2 connected by hot water can be identified as in a normal water purifier.
5, the upper and lower, left and right, front and rear panels H1A and H1B (H2A and H2B) (H3A and H3B) constituting the drinking water supply device (A) housing H can be identified,
The front panel is composed of an upper front panel H3A and a lower front panel H3A 'to which a cold water output tray H3a (to which the grille H3b is coupled) is connected and in which the cold corks C1 and C2 are arranged ,
The upper panel H1A is composed of a service door H1b and a fixed panel H1a which are hinged to allow access to a built-in ice making-related component, a cold water container, a hot water container, etc. for cleaning and troubleshooting.
The lower panel H1B may be constructed in a sliding manner in consideration of convenience of storing and separating the cold water container W1,
The filter assembly F and the intermediate panel H4 for fixing the upper and lower cold water bottles or the ice-making-related member.
As required, the housing and each panel can be modified in various forms, structures, and combinations.
4 to 9, a drinking water supply apparatus A having an ice making function according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an ice-making
The discharging means E includes an opening / closing
A detailed description of the ice making and ice-making mode and the like in the ice-making
6 and 9, in a drinking water supply apparatus A having an ice making function according to the first embodiment of the present invention
In the ice-making cylinder (220), an ice-making body (231) constituting the ice-making unit (230) is fixedly arranged at a position locked with ice-
The
The first mounting body Ha is placed in a second mounting body Hb which again surrounds the first mounting body Ha and the second mounting body is provided with cold corks C1 and C2 which are again placed in the middle panel H4 And is housed in the housing (H).
A plurality of vertical protrusions and vertical grooves are formed on the contact surfaces of the first attachment member Ha and the first attachment member Ha, respectively. In addition, an opening Ha '(see FIG. 6) is formed in the first attachment member Ha at a position of the
Although not shown in the figure for simplicity, the
The present invention is characterized in that the discharging means E as a core is a discharging means E for discharging ice when ice is discharged from the
The opening and closing
The opening and closing
The displacement means is basically composed of a small electric motor, and the electric motor may be a reduction gear integrated structure for improving the torque.
The rotational force of the electric motor moves up and down the opening / closing
It is preferable to be located at a distance from the
The principle of the leverage constitutes the discharge means E and the second guide means G2 for selectively introducing the ice IC scraped from the
Also, it is preferable that the remaining ice-making water remaining in the ice-making
In addition, it is preferable that the first guide means is connected to the second guide means G2 for selectively supplying the ice (ice bucket or cold water bucket). In particular, the
The passing portion is formed so that the
The electric motor constituting the displacement means 260 is fixedly arranged on a mounting portion M connected to the ice-making
The opening and closing
6, this link means is arranged such that one end of a
The second guiding means G2 for selectively introducing the ice from the
More precisely, the engaging
Therefore, in the case where the opening and closing
When the electric motor constituting the displacement means 260 moves, the
The
The discharged ice-making water drops through the first guide means G1 composed of the passing
A retention member must be provided at the interface between the periphery of the
Next, when the ice-making water is discharged, the ice-making
The dropped ice is supplied to the
With respect to the above selection, when the driving mode is progressed in the state of FIG. 9, the ice is transferred to the ice bucket.
The
Further, the
However, if the motor retention member is unlocked by the signal of the controller
When the force of the motor constituting the displacement means is further exerted so as to overcome the interference fit state or becomes large enough to overcome the frictional force of the anti-rotation braking member of the pivot shaft
The
And the ice is caught by the installed
The drinking water supply device described with reference to Figs. 4 to 10 comprises an opening / closing member for opening and closing a lower opening portion of the ice maker, and a displacement means for moving the opening / closing member, which will be described more simply and simply with reference to the schematic view of Fig. .
That is, as can be seen from the closed state of [A] in Fig. 12 and the open state of [B]
The icemaker Tt is fixed and the
On the other hand, the opening and closing member is provided with a packing means Tp for contacting the contact surface of the ice-making passage, in particular, the end portion of the lower surface of the ice tray Tt, thereby preventing water leakage.
The water in the ice-making cylinder (Tt) is closed by the opening / closing member (Tc), and then the water, particularly the water in the water tank (10) is poured and filled from the separately provided pump, 31) is freezing according to the operation of the ice-making means.
At the time of de-icing, the opening / closing member Tc descends by the displacement means for moving the opening / closing member Tc, so that the ice-making cylinder is opened, and the ice IC and the remaining ice-making water after the ice-making are discharged.
The displacement means can be constituted by a normal motor (capable of introducing a reduction gear), an actuator using an oil pressure, a pneumatic or a motor, and a separate locker for fixing the closed state or the open state can be introduced.
It is possible to carry out a mode of repeatedly discharging the iced water cooled by the ice making body at the time of generating the simple cold water without reaching the freezing step with the ice hanging on the ice making body,
Also, the displacement means and the ice-making means are operated by the controller.
Further, a guide Ts guiding ice and iced water to the
In addition, the iced water is kept and the water of the cold water bottle is cooled only by ice, or the ice is selectively discharged by a separate ice bucket,
The ice-making water remaining after freezing is supplied to a separate ice-water storage bin without discharging it to the cold water bin. The ice-water is supplied again to the ice-making bin from the storage bin. So that the ice-making time can be shortened. The water level measurement and replenishment of the storage tank and the like is performed by the controller, and a normal water level sensor can be utilized.
The ice discharge device, which can be used in the drinking water supply device having the ice making function according to the present invention, or in the freezer or other ice making device,
It is preferable to have a function of preventing the situation where the ice surface is melted due to the temperature change when the ice is stored in the ice bucket so that the ice sticks to each other and the discharge is obstructed and the function of moving the ice to the discharge portion of the ice bucket .
Such an ice discharge device (or an ice discharge device) may function as one or both of the biasing means for moving the ice to the discharge portion and the ice separating means for removing the ice sticking to each other.
The ice discharging device St, that is, the biasing means or the separating means, is constituted by a mesh body having a passing portion and a swinging means for moving the mesh body.
The illustrated ice discharging device is a multi-joint type ice discharging device St which moves according to the rising and falling of the
In addition, it is preferable that the
The mesh of this ice discharge device St is made up of mutually connected bar type members, which preferably have a size such that the clearance between the bar type members, that is, the passing part, is such that individual ice does not escape.
However, even if the passage portion of the netting constituting the separating means, as required,
As the nebula rises, the ice oscillates and part or all of the ice falls into the passage,
Again, the reticulum can move through the ice between the ice basin and the bottom of ice container, and the effect of ice separation is greater.
In addition, even if the passage portion of the ridge is large enough to leave a single ice, it can perform the function of biasing means for driving the ice to the discharge portion of the ice bucket.
It is preferable that the ice discharger St composed of the mesh-like body has a bent portion according to the shape of the ice cube container, and a part or all of the bent portion has a joint portion Sl.
And can be fitted to the bent shape of the ice bin (250) or the arrangement position of the guide plate (240) and the ice bin through the plurality of joints (Sl), thereby preventing the ice storage space from being narrowed and the interference with the ice discharge being prevented.
The multi-joint type ice discharging device St is hilariously moved up and down by the
In FIG. 18, it is preferable that the barrel Sf located at the discharge side of the ice cube in a schematic perspective view in the upper one-dot chain line is fixed to the end of the
Further, the ice discharging apparatus according to the present invention can be configured to perform both of the functions of the biasing means and the separating means 253 while pressing and discharging the ice to the discharging
19, the ice discharge device includes an opening / closing
19A, the opening /
The pressurizing
Further, it is preferable that the
The
When the
As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the ice making machine according to the present invention includes a water tank W1, which is a water supply unit, The
The ice making machine according to the present invention includes a water tank W1 connected to a supply pump P2 for supplying water to the
The hot water coke C2 and the hot water tank T connected thereto are provided as required and a separate heater T1 on / off switch is provided in the same manner as a normal cold / hot water or water purifier . The water supplied to the hot water tank T may be supplied directly from a water supply unit (a water tank or a water tank in the case of a separate water purifier) or may be supplied from a cold water tank as required.
The core of the ice-making cold / hot water generating machine (A1) according to the present invention is to simplify the structure of the drinking water supplying device by cooling the water stored in the cold water tank using the ice produced by the ice making means, (Or a water purifier or a multifunctional machine) capable of shortening an ice-making time. In this way, the ice water purifier, which has been introduced to the market at present, can provide an ice-making water purifier or an ice-making cold water heater similar to a general water purifier, a cold water heater or the like, and can be diversified in size from large size to small size.
In the ice making machine according to the present invention, water in the
The deicing unit of the ice making unit and the manufactured ice is very similar to the known ice water purifier.
Specifically, the
In the first mode for ice-making, the individual faucets of the ice-making
In the second or third mode for ice-making, when the completion of ice-making is judged by the time or temperature sensing method or the like, the ice-making process by the ice-making
When hot gas of high temperature and high pressure flows into the
The ice-making water can be supplied from a water bottle, a water bottle, or the like, but it is preferable that the ice-making water is supplied from the
Various types of water level sensors are also provided in the
The
In the present invention, the basic ice-making mode is configured such that the ice can be utilized after the generation of the chilled water. However, depending on the configuration of the external input unit, the ice supply selection button for allowing the user to use the ice first, Can be introduced. That is, when the ice supply mode is set, the ice can be set to a reference value (the reference value may be set to the height of the ice filled in the ice cube or the weight of the ice in the
It is preferable that a
In particular, since the
Further, crushed ice can be used for various kinds of dishes such as iced coffee, and ice crushing means can be introduced to improve convenience.
This ice crushing means 53 communicates with the
Next, in the ice-making cold / hot water generating machine (A1) according to the present invention, in order to prevent water from overflowing even if ice is used for cooling the cold water tank, it is preferable that the full water level sensing point of the water level sensing means is lower than the maximum water level of the cold water tank .
That is, the
The difference between the full water level L1 measured by the water level sensing means and the maximum water level L2 on the capacity of the cold water tank increases or decreases according to the amount of ice to be supplied for realizing the reference cold water temperature set according to the external temperature, (For example, 50 DEG C) of the room temperature.
In addition, the water level detecting means of the cold water tank can employ various sensors such as a ball-top (float-use, float-type) means 11, other touch level sensors, and a recube level sensor,
The
Specifically, in addition to the
Next, the ice making machine according to the present invention needs a transfer means for transferring the ice produced by the ice making means into respective transfer destinations (the
(IC) is separated (detached) from the
In the present invention employing a method of lowering the temperature of water stored in the
In order to simplify the structure and secure the competitiveness of the unit price, in the present invention, the conveying means is moved in the orbiting motion of the
Meanwhile, it may be preferable to separately provide a means for preventing noise generated during the process of ice-making ice being scooped down and being discharged into the cold water tank or the ice tank.
The displacement means constituting the core of the present invention is a means for moving the ice making cylinder relative to the ice making body relatively (not simply means for fixing the ice making body and moving only the ice making body, Or moving only the ice maker)
Do not drain de-icing water from the ice tray to another place (do not drain it with a cold water bottle or water tank, nor a separate auxiliary tank, etc.), temporarily drain it into the auxiliary tank and then return the ice- .)
The ice-making water supplied to the ice-making cylinder in the first mode is supplied from the cold water tank (optional but not essential), and the ice-making water remaining in the ice-making cylinder after the ice- It is necessary to rapidly perform ice-making in the subsequent ice-making mode. In addition, since the ice-making cylinder is moved without being turned during operation for ice-making, the ice- The load applied to the driving means of the motor or the like becomes large, thereby causing difficulty in designing, causes of failure, increase in electric consumption, and increase in the unit cost due to adoption of a high-performance motor.
Fig. 16 is a perspective view of the displacement means 60 according to an example of the present invention, and schematically shows an operation outline of the ice-making
The displacement means 60 shown in Figs. 16 and 17 is provided with
The
The
16, a driving
A motor is generally used as a power source for providing a rotational force. The motor is provided with a rotating
One end of each of the
The hinge pins 63A and 63B are protruded and connected to the inside of the other ends of the
The
The two
The driving
The driving
In the first mode, the driving
In the second mode, the driving
In the third mode, the driving
The ice-making
The hinge pins 65 on both sides of the displacement means 60 are hinged to both sides of the
The two hinge pins 65 are eccentrically disposed in the
Also, the two
(The top dead center of the ice-making cylinder 20) from the fourth operation (bottom dead center of the ice-making cylinder 20) to the first operation (top dead center of the ice-making cylinder 20) An auxiliary returning means such as an elastic body is connected to the ice-making passage fixing point (the water purifier or the housing of the cold / hot water machine), so that it can be displaced more easily.
The conveying
A plurality of slit holes 41 are formed in the upper and lower longitudinal direction to reduce the material cost and allow the
A cushioning pad (or coating) is introduced into the upper surface (i.e., the ice contact surface) of the conveyance guide member to prevent noise caused by collision with ice falling from the ice making body and falling ice. If necessary, Material (e.g., silicon, etc.).
In the second mode-second position, the conveying
In the first mode-first position, when the ice-making
A blocking
And a
The
First, when the driving
When the
When the
When the ice making operation is completed in the
When the
When the
The
That is, in the ice mode in which ice is supplied to the
In the cold water mode in which ice is supplied to the
The position of the driving
13, the door D for opening and closing the space for storing the water tank W1 under the water cooler / heater A1 is provided with a switch SW1 for turning on and off the operation of the supply pump P2 for connecting the water tank and the cold water tank, The switch SW1 may be a switch for resetting all the power connection parts of the cold / hot water heater.
Next, Fig. 15 shows a combined machine A2 of a cooler / heater and a water purifier having the same configuration as that of the cold / hot water generator A1 and the
The water supply unit in the multifunctional apparatus A2 is directly connected to the water pipe W2 or is filled with water or tap water collected in the water bottle W1 and filtered with the filter assembly F to supply the drinking water. Unlike the conventional water purifier, unlike the conventional water purifier, a separate purified water tank may be introduced, or if the tap water is used as a water supply unit, the water bottle itself may be used as a water bottle.
The introduction of the concept of applying the filter assembly (F) to existing cold and hot water dispensers makes it possible to produce 'portable' drinking water supply multifunction devices such as exhibition hall, school, military training ground,
A separate switch SW2 is used to select the tap water W2 or the water tank W1 and the first or second tap water W2 or water W2 can be used for the water bottle W1 (on) or tap water W2 (off) The second valves V1 and V2 are respectively opened to select a desired water source.
The filter assembly F may be a sediment filter, a pre-carbon filter, an ultrafiltration (UF) (or microfiltration) filter (or a microfiltration filter) according to a filtering method such as filter filtration, reverse osmosis, A reverse osmosis (RO) filter, a post-carbon filter, a cation and anion exchange resin, and a special filter such as a silver-added carbon filter and a mineral filter.
The concrete configuration of the case of the cold / hot water heater (A1) of Fig. 13 is as follows.
If the full water level L1 of the
At this time, when the water level of the water introduced into the
The water in the
Further, the temperature of the
If the temperature does not fall below 10 캜 within 2 hours after the
The icing time for the transfer of the ice bucket (50) is such that the ice is transported once every 10 to 15 minutes. When the temperature sensor of the ice storage reaches -3 ° C, the icing operation is stopped.
During the ice-making operation, the
It is necessary to detect the temperature of the compressor 33 (sensing the heat sink temperature). For example, when the temperature of the heat sink reaches 55 ° C or more, the fan is operated to cool.
If the measured value of the cold water temperature sensor (13) does not reach 10 ℃ or less after 2 hours operation, the water supply lamp (EMPTY LED) and the ice lamp (ICE LED) are blinked by 20m / s After that, the compressor is turned off.
It is preferable that a temperature sensor (safety means for continuous ice-making ice production in the event of failure) is provided in the ice cistern 50 (a motor or the like constituting means for discharging ice produced continuously due to sensor failure in the case of full ice can be broken down) .
When NOMAL OPEN which does not supply water from the water supply section continues for 5 minutes continuously, the water supply lamp (EMPTY LED) flickers every 20m / s and the compressor is turned off.
Even when the intermediate
Door (D) sensing switch (SW1) means the reel function of all modes (except icing function).
When the number of steps is solved, the door is opened and closed in the sense of re-operation, and all functions are recognized as normal and operated. If the door detection switch (SW1) is opened, the water supply lamp (EMPTY LED) and the ice lamp (ICE LED) are turned off.
While the above description has omitted the conventional well-known techniques related to the mold, the release agent, the specifications of the foamed polyurethane foam, and the headrest angle-adjustable assembly, those skilled in the art can easily guess and deduce it and reproduce it.
As shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, the present invention is an ice making machine including an ice-making
In this specification, all of the
The ice-making
In describing the present invention, each of the constituent parts of the ice making device will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 to 22, particularly with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view and a top view schematically showing an embodiment of the present invention, and a circuit diagram of the constituent parts of the ice-making device of the present invention can be seen from the right side of the sectional view.
As shown in FIG. 20, since the ice making device of the present invention has been described above, it is omitted for convenience of explanation.
21 is a perspective view and a cross-sectional view showing the ice-making
As described above, according to the present invention, the ice-making water generated through the ice-making unit is flowed to freeze the ice-making water in contact with the ice-making
At this time, in the ice maker of the present invention, the
The high-temperature and high-pressure gas generated from the compressor (33) to open the solenoid valve of the ice-making line (39) to flow into the ice-making body (31) to ice the ice from the ice- The contact surfaces of the ice-making nozzles are melted to perform ice-making. At this time, a hot gas (i.e., a hot gas) flows through a passage such as a low-temperature refrigerant.
Accordingly, in the ice maker in which ice making and deicing are repeatedly performed, when the refrigerant is flowed for the ice-making operation, the refrigerant is heat absorbed by the passageway where the temperature rises due to the hot gas flowed for the previous de- There is a problem that the efficiency of the ice maker is low and the ice making time is long.
The present invention reduces the heat absorption of the refrigerant by flowing the low temperature refrigerant flowing from the converter 37 (see FIG. 20) through the capillary 31A connected from the
In addition, in order to smoothly supply the refrigerant to the ice-making
The
22, the ice-making
The
In the present invention, the
23, the
Therefore, in the present invention, the refrigerant for ice-making is supplied to the
At this time, one end of the
The refrigerant flowing into the
The shape of the
As described above, it is preferable that the refrigerant for ice-making is circulated to each of the ice-making
The
In this specification, the flow of the refrigerant for the ice-making is introduced from the
That is, the flow of the refrigerant described above can be reversed, and those skilled in the art should be interpreted as falling within the scope of protection of the present invention, since it can be easily predicted and modified.
However, considering the secondary compression of the refrigerant through the
The
Through the secondary compression, the refrigerant is repeatedly compressed and injected, and the refrigerant is ensured to be able to flow through the
The present invention can be widely applied to a commonly used drinking water supply device, a refrigerator or an ice generator. At this time, in the conventional ice maker, an icemaker serving also as a function of supplying cold water by utilizing residual water remaining after icemaking is generally used.
However, when cold water is supplied using a conventional icemaker, there is a limit to supply cold water by utilizing the ice-making residual water. In addition to the ice-making water, water at room temperature is formed by cold water using a separate cooling device, It is used to supply cold water.
Therefore, a separate cooling device is provided to increase the unit price of a conventional ice maker. In addition, the use of a separate cooling device generates noise, resulting in an increase in the amount of power consumed by the user. It has been a great burden for users who use the ice maker.
In order to prevent the above-described problems, the present invention can be modified so that a part of the ice-making
For this purpose, in the present invention, the
24 and 25, in the present invention, the
The present invention further includes a
The cooling water nozzles 135 (hereinafter, referred to as cooling nozzles) that are submerged in the
As described above, according to the present invention, a high-temperature, high-pressure refrigerant gas, that is, a hot gas, generated from the
Therefore, when the ice-making
Therefore, in order to prevent the above-described problem, the hot
Further, an opening / closing member (not shown) may be further provided at a connecting portion between the hot
23 and 26, the
26A, a part or all of the end of the
At this time, the end of the
Further, as shown in FIG. 26B, a coolant flow
Accordingly, the ice-making
And may further include an upward
The upward
The
That is, the
A
That is, since the ice making process is performed only in the
27, the present invention may also be applied to an ice making machine (see FIG. 20) in which icing water is filled; And an
The
A
That is, the
The
The present invention may be applied to a
Therefore, in the water purifier and the like that also serve as a function of providing the conventional ice, the prior arts not only provide the user with a low-temperature drink or food by providing ice,
In order to satisfy user's aesthetic taste by providing transparent ice with no air inside Many technologies It is presented in the present situation.
However, in general, when only a lower part of the ice-making nozzle is immersed in ice-making water to generate ice or water is filled in an ice bucket, ice is produced in a conventional freezer, the water at 0 ° C has a light- The ice making process is performed from the upper part of the ice-making water in which the ice-making nozzle is locked or the upper part of the ice-
Since the ice is generated from the upper side to the lower side, the air contained in the lower ice-making water can not be discharged and opaque ice including bubbles is generated,
Conventionally, technologies for ice-making have proposed a technique for producing transparent ice through various methods. However, the complicated structure or the generation of transparent ice is not smoothly performed due to the technique, and the efficiency thereof is extremely low, It puts a lot of burden on users.
In order to solve the above-described problems, the ice maker according to the present invention is characterized in that transparent ice containing no air is generated in the
To this end, the present invention further comprises a water level sensor comprising a first sensor for sensing the full water level of the iced water and a second sensor for sensing the low water level in the ice tray,
Wherein the ice-making water of the ice-making tray is continuously supplied to the ice-making container until the water level sensor detects the full water level, and is discharged to the outside of the ice-
And the ice making operation is performed while the supply and discharge of the iced water is repeatedly performed.
Therefore, according to the present invention, the ice-making cylinder (10) is provided with a water level sensor (S) for sensing the level of ice-making water so that the icing water is repeatedly supplied and discharged according to the water level, And the air contained in the de-icing water is exposed and de-icing is performed, so that transparent ice can be generated.
That is, only the water in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the ice-making
In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the ice-making water discharged from the ice-making cylinder is transferred to the cold water tank so that the ice-making water (ice-making water) is transferred to the cold water.
To this end, the present invention comprises: a supply means composed of a supply line including a water supply unit (W) for supplying water to the ice-making cylinder (10) and the cold water cylinder (20)
The supply line includes a pump P having a solenoid valve for controlling water supply through opening and closing and a second supply unit and a third supply unit for making the ice-making
More specifically, the supply line includes a
A
And a third supply unit (33) connected to the first supply unit (31) and supplying water to the ice making cylinder (10)
And a pump P having a solenoid valve at a connection portion between the
The ice-making water of the ice-making cylinder may be discharged to the cold water tank through the second supply part and the third supply part of the supply line when the full water level is sensed.
Hereinafter, the generation of transparent ice and the formation of cold water through the second supply unit, the third supply unit, and the water level sensor S will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 24 to FIG.
The ice maker according to the present invention is characterized in that the refrigerant conveyed from the
At this time, as described above, in the present invention, the
In addition, the ice-making water in the ice-making tray is repeatedly supplied and discharged to enable generation of transparent ice, and the ice-making water discharged from the ice-making container is transferred to the cold water bottle and is transferred to the cold water. It is possible to form ice and cold water as well as to increase the efficiency of ice making and cold water formation.
The ice maker according to the present invention may further include a control unit (not shown) for controlling the solenoid valve included in the pump P to repeatedly supply and discharge the ice-making water,
When the water level sensor S senses the full water level, the controller closes the solenoid valve so that the ice-making water of the ice-making
When the low water level is sensed, the solenoid valve is opened to supply the ice-making water from the water supply unit W to the ice-making
The supply and discharge of the ice-making water described above with reference to FIG. 28 will now be described in detail.
First, when the first sensor S1 senses the full water level of the ice-making
When the water supply is stopped, the
When the second sensor S2 of the ice-making
At this time, the shapes of the
The present invention adopts a design in which the
The shape of the siphon tube is based on the principle of the siphon in which the liquid in the two tubes having different heights flows to the lower part of the water even though the liquid is connected to the tube bent upward by the difference of the atmospheric pressure, Flush toilet bowl of the flue gas is representative.
Therefore, in the present invention, the
The ice-making water of the ice-making
In FIG. 28, the siphon tube in which the second supply portion is formed in the 'a' shape is shown for convenience of explanation, and the siphon tube may be modified into various shapes using the principle of the siphon described above.
In the present invention, when the supply of water from the water supply unit W to the
The solenoid valve has a multi-structure in order to regulate the water level of the
The multi-structure of the solenoid valve can be sufficiently predicted and reproduced by a person skilled in the art as a conventional technique conventionally used (commonly referred to as a 2WAY solenoid valve, 3WAY solenoid valve, etc.), and the principle of operation of the solenoid valve The detailed description thereof will be omitted.
The icemaker according to the present invention is also capable of discharging the ice-making water described above when the ice-making water is discharged from the ice-making
The ice-making water is supplied to the ice-making tub by the cold water of the cold water tank,
This can also be easily reproduced by a person skilled in the art through the structure of the solenoid valve, and the communication relation of the supply line or the flow of the ice water (water) etc. are the same as described above.
The speed at which the ice-making water is supplied to and discharged from the ice-making
Accordingly, the ice maker of the present invention can simultaneously supply ice and cold water through the simplified structure, and can supply water to the ice-making
The present invention can be modified as shown in FIGS. 29 to 32. FIG.
FIG. 29 is a sectional view schematically showing an embodiment of the ice making device according to the present invention, FIG. 30 is an operational flowchart of the first embodiment of the ice making device according to the present invention, and FIG. 31 is a schematic view showing the second embodiment of the ice making device according to the
As shown in FIGS. 29 to 32, the ice making device according to the present invention has an
The ice-making water may be a water tank or the like serving as a water supply unit (not shown) provided at one side of the ice making machine of the present invention. If necessary, the water may be roasted through the filter assembly (when the water tank contains ground water, etc.)
The water supply unit may be configured to use both tap water and a water bottle.
Further, the ice-making water includes all the water used for ice-making, which will be described later, and should not be construed to be limited to water for ice-making only.
The ice-making
The ice making apparatus according to the present invention freezes the icing water which is in contact with the
The
The
Accordingly, since the
Next, according to the present invention, hot gas of high temperature and high pressure is supplied to the
For this purpose, it is preferable that the
That is, the ice-making machine according to the present invention opens the solenoid valve of the ice-making line to the ice-making
At this time, a hot gas (i.e., a hot gas) flows through a passage such as a low-temperature refrigerant.
According to the present invention, since the upwardly protruding ice-making
However, when the ice-making device repeatedly performs ice-making and de-icing, when the refrigerant flows for the ice-making operation, the internal passage of the ice-making
In order to solve the above problems, the ice maker of the present invention can collect ice floating by buoyancy through a separate ice discharging means,
In consideration of simplification of the structure, lowering of the price of the ice making unit, and ease of production, it is necessary to remove the ice from the ice-making
Therefore, the present invention can perform deicing in a shorter time than performing deicing by only hot gas flowing by the deicing line, and it is possible to perform deicing by moving the
The
That is, as shown in FIG. 30, in the ice making device according to the present invention, the
The
Therefore, in order to smoothly swing (rotate) the
29, the ice-making line through which the hot gas for ice-making is flowed in the ice-making body is connected to one of the outer sides of the ice-making body without being built in the ice-making body in the first embodiment according to the present invention, .
More specifically, the ice making body may include an ice making line not passing through the initial ice making nozzle adjacent to the coolant inflow portion of the ice making body, such as the
The deicing unit may be formed to exclude an initial ice making nozzle not passing through the ice making line, and the initial ice making nozzle may be dedicated to a nozzle for forming cold water only.
The detailed configuration and connection relationship of the nozzle for exclusive use of the cold water are similar to those of the third embodiment described later, and those skilled in the art can sufficiently predict and reproduce the detailed description.
The driving means for driving the
31, the
The
It is possible to prevent a problem that the ice cubes that have been scraped off from the
The
Further, the deicing-
The adjusting member is made of a flexible material and is formed to close a part of the deicing hole to control the inflow amount of the deicing water and to control the amount of deicing water to be supplied to the
The size of the adjusting member and the configuration related to the sealing portion of the deicing hole may be variously formed according to the size and height of the ice making nozzle, and the like can be sufficiently predicted and reproduced by those skilled in the art.
In addition, the present invention enables the generation of transparent ice as well as the assisting of ice decking and the prevention of dropping of ice through the
Conventionally, in the water purifier or the like which also serves as a function of providing ice in the prior art, the conventional technologies not only provide a low-temperature drink or food to the user by providing ice,
A number of technologies have been proposed to satisfy user's aesthetic taste by providing transparent ice that does not contain air inside.
However, in general, when only a lower part of the ice-making nozzle is immersed in ice-making water to generate ice or water is filled in an ice bucket, ice is produced in a conventional freezer, the water at 0 ° C has a light- The ice making process is performed from the upper part of the ice-making water in which the ice-making nozzle is locked or the upper part of the ice-
Since the ice is generated from the upper side to the lower side, the air contained in the lower ice-making water is not discharged and opaque ice including bubbles is generated. Therefore, the conventional ice-making technologies have disclosed techniques for producing transparent ice through various methods However, the complicated structure or the generation of transparent ice is not smoothly performed, and the efficiency thereof is extremely low. Therefore, the manufacturing cost is increased and the user is burdened.
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention allows the
In this case, only the ice-making water, which is instantaneously received at 0 ° C, is directly received by the ice-making
Further, the present invention can be modified into a cold water-dedicated
32, in the ice maker according to the present invention, the ice-making
The
32 is a front view and an enlarged view showing a third embodiment of the ice making device according to the present invention.
As described above, in the ice making machine according to the present invention, since the ice making is performed while the
The hot gas may flow into the
31, when the
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to an apparatus and a method for dispensing an initial refrigerant nozzle adjacent to a
Since the
Furthermore, since a single or a plurality of
Accordingly, since the ice-making water in the ice-making
While the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. And should be construed as falling within the scope of protection of the present invention.
A1: Cooler / heater A2: Water purifier
W1, W2: water supply unit 10: cold water tank
11: water level sensing means 13: temperature sensor
20: ice tray 30:
31: ice making body 33: compressor
35: condenser 37: capillary tube
39: driving line 40: conveying guide member
41: Slit hole 43: Clog plate
45: round section 50: ice tray
60: displacement means 61:
62: rotating
65: Hinge pin F: Filter assembly
P1, P2: Pump V1, V2: Valve
SW1 and SW2: switches C1 and C2:
T: Hot water tank IC: Ice
100: ice supply device 110: fixed body
111: discharging part 113:
S: opening / closing body 120: displacement member
121: discharge port 123: spring
130: operating member 131: first elevating member
133: second elevator body 135A, 135B: resistance member
140: stirrer 150: ice tray
151:
Claims (10)
An opening / closing body for opening / closing the discharge port of the ice bin; And
Separating means operated by operating means for moving ice contained in the ice bucket;
And an ice discharge device.
Wherein the operating means is an opening and closing means connected to the separating means.
Wherein the separating means comprises a discharge member for pressing the ice to the discharge port.
The ice cistern is provided with a guide portion formed toward the discharge portion,
Wherein the separating means has a wing portion that moves along the guide portion.
Wherein the opening and closing member has a pressing portion and an opening and closing portion which are connected to each other, and a rotating shaft is provided between the pressing portion and the opening and closing portion, and the rotating shaft is provided with an elastic body,
Wherein an opening / closing end of the opening / closing body is connected to the separating means through a connecting shaft.
An ice-making unit including an ice-making body which is immersed in the ice-making water to perform ice-making and de-icing;
An opening and closing member that opens and closes a lower opening of the ice-making cylinder to discharge ice when the ice-making body is scooped, and a displacing unit that moves the opening and closing member; And
An ice cube having a discharge part,
An opening / closing member for opening and closing the discharge portion of the ice bin, and
An ice discharge device operated by the operating means and including separating means for moving ice contained in the ice cube container;
And an ice-making function.
An ice-making unit including an ice-making body which is immersed in the ice-making water to perform ice-making and de-icing;
A discharging means for discharging ice upon deicing of the ice making body;
An ice tray for storing the ice discharged by the discharging means; And
An ice moving device including biasing means for driving the ice stored in the ice bin to a discharge portion;
And an ice-making function.
Wherein the biasing means of the ice movement device includes a bottom inclined portion of the ice bin.
An ice-making unit including an ice-making body which is immersed in the ice-making water to perform ice-making and de-icing;
A discharging means for discharging ice upon deicing of the ice making body;
An ice tray for storing the ice discharged by the discharging means; And
An ice moving device including separating means for rocking the ice stored in the ice cube;
And an ice-making function.
The biasing means or the separating means
And a rocking means for moving the mesh-like body. The drinking water supply apparatus according to claim 1,
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