2115results about "Ice storing/distribution" patented technology

The present disclosure generally relates to workstation sinks and related accessories. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to workstation sinks designed for use with several different sink and kitchen accessories to create a functional sink workplace. One example is a workstation sink system having a faucet, a basin, and one or more accessories configured for use in the basin or neighboring countertops and ledges. Another example is a workstation sink accessory kit containing two or more accessories for use with a basin or neighboring countertops and ledges. A user may select any number of accessories their particular kitchen and sink needs.

Proposed is an ice maker disposed in a refrigerator to provide ice to an ice bucket. The ice maker may include a tray configured to be filled with water and positioned in the ice maker to freeze the water to make ice, the tray includes a high thermal conductive composite material configured to emit heat in response to an electric current supplied thereto; a tray cap connected to top of the tray to reduce an area of top of the tray so that the water filled in the tray is prevented from overflowing because of the inertia generated by the movement of the tray; a frame assembly connected to the tray; electrodes connected to both sides of the tray, respectively; and a motor connected to the tray to rotate the tray so that the ice is separated from the tray by gravity.

The utility model discloses a household snow melting machine which comprises a stirring assembly and a refrigerating assembly, the stirring assembly comprises a protective cover, a driving motor and a scraper, the refrigerating assembly comprises an evaporator, the evaporator is arranged on the side portion of the driving motor and connected with the protective cover, the stirring assembly further comprises a sealing ring, and the sealing ring is arranged on the side portion of the driving motor and connected with the scraper. The sealing ring comprises an inner sealing ring, a sealing outer ring and a sealing inner ring, the sealing outer ring and the sealing inner ring are arranged on the front side and the rear side of the inner sealing ring respectively, an inner ring plate is arranged at the end of the protection cover, the evaporator penetrates through the inner ring plate, the sealing outer ring abuts against the surface of the side, close to the evaporator, of the inner ring plate, and the sealing outer ring abuts against the surface of the side, close to the evaporator, of the inner ring plate. The sealing inner ring abuts against the surface of the side, close to the driving piece, of the inner ring plate, and the inner sealing ring is arranged at the joint of the inner ring plate and the outer wall of the evaporator. According to the utility model, the sealing performance and the waterproofness can be improved, water seepage and oil seepage are prevented, potential safety hazards are avoided, and the service life is prolonged.

An ice cube blocking structure and an ice cube making device. The ice cube blocking structure is provided in an ice cube storage tank, and a rotating disc is further provided in the ice cube storage tank; the ice cube blocking structure comprises a body portion and an ice cube blocking portion; the body portion is connected to the ice cube storage tank; and the ice cube blocking portion is connected to the body portion, the ice cube blocking portion is arranged between a rotating disc rotary region of the rotating disc and ice cubes stored in the ice cube storage tank, and the ice cube blocking portion is used for separating the rotating disc rotary region from the ice cubes.

The present application discloses a refrigeration device, wherein the ice moving device includes a box body, a first refrigeration compartment, a second refrigeration compartment, an ice-making assembly, an ice-taking assembly, and an ice-moving assembly. The ice-making assembly is arranged in the first refrigeration compartment; the ice-taking assembly is arranged on the second door body; the ice-moving device includes an ice-moving channel, an ice-moving part, and an ice-moving assembly. The ice-moving part is arranged in the first refrigeration compartment, and the ice-moving channel includes a first sub-channel and a second sub-channel connected in sequence. The second sub-channel is arranged in the second door body and connected to the ice-taking assembly. The first sub-channel is connected to the ice-moving part, and the ice-moving assembly drives the ice cubes from the ice-moving part to the ice-moving channel. The refrigeration device of the present application avoids occupying the space of the second refrigeration compartment by making and storing ice in the second refrigeration compartment. By arranging the second sub-channel in the second door body, the internal space of the second refrigeration compartment is not occupied, thereby further improving the volume ratio of the refrigeration device. The refrigeration device also includes a sealing assembly that can isolate the first refrigeration compartment and the second refrigeration compartment when ice is not being moved.

The invention relates to the field of super-cooled water ice making, in particular to a super-cooled water ice making system capable of rapidly melting ice and an operation method of the super-cooled water ice making system. The ice making system comprises a supercooled water heat exchanger, a compressor, a condenser and a throttling device. The supercooled water heat exchanger internally comprises a coaxial spiral three-medium heat exchanger which comprises a first fluid channel and a second fluid channel. The first fluid channel is a tubular channel; the second fluid channel is a spiral channel wound on the first fluid channel and is thermally coupled with the first fluid channel; the supercooled water heat exchanger, the compressor, the condenser and the throttling device are communicated through a first refrigerant loop. When supercooled water is prepared, the first fluid channel exchanges heat with a refrigerant in a shell pass of the supercooled water heat exchanger to prepare low-temperature supercooled water; in the ice melting state, exhaust of the compressor of the unit enters the second fluid channel and exchanges heat with the first fluid channel to achieve ice melting. The supercooled water ice-making system provided by the invention can realize quick ice melting, and ensures stable, efficient and continuous preparation of supercooled water.

The present invention discloses a fully automated cubic ice cutting machine, which comprises a frame, a sliding plate and an ice loading tooling assembly; the sliding plate is obliquely installed on the frame through a translation assembly; the sliding plate horizontally moves on the frame through the translation assembly; a first sawing assembly is arranged at the right end of the middle part of the back surface of the sliding plate; a second sawing assembly is arranged at the upper part of the back surface of the sliding plate; a third sawing assembly is arranged at the left end of the middle part of the back surface of the sliding plate; the third sawing assembly is connected with a discharge chute; a waste material discharging assembly is arranged at the lower part of the back surface of the sliding plate; the ice loading tooling assembly is obliquely installed on the frame through a lifting assembly; the ice loading tooling assembly moves up and down on the frame through the lifting assembly; the working surface of the ice loading tooling assembly is parallel to the front surface of the sliding plate; the present invention automatically cuts ice cubes, has high processing efficiency, does not require manual operation, effectively reduces production costs, meets the production of large quantities of cubic ice, has good economic benefits, and is beneficial to the development of enterprises.

A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet defining a chilled chamber, a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet and rotatable between a closed position enclosing the chilled chamber and an open position providing access to the chilled chamber, an icemaker mounted to the door, and an ice storage system for storing ice produced by the icemaker. The ice storage system includes a door-mounted ice bucket positioned below the icemaker for storing the ice formed by the icemaker; an ice storage drawer positioned within the chilled chamber, and a damper mounted at a bottom end of the door-mounted ice bucket, the damper being movable between a closed position to retain the ice within the door-mounted ice bucket and an open position to direct the ice into the ice storage drawer.

The present application discloses a refrigeration device. The refrigeration device includes: a box body, a first refrigeration compartment, a second refrigeration compartment, a first door body, a second door body, an ice-making assembly, an ice-taking assembly, an ice-transfer channel, and an ice-transfer assembly. Among them, the ice-transfer channel further includes a movable channel. A channel ice outlet is provided at one end of the first sub-channel close to the second sub-channel, and a channel ice inlet is provided at one end of the second sub-channel close to the first sub-channel. The movable channel is used to connect the channel ice outlet and the channel ice inlet. Since the first sub-channel and the second sub-channel are connected through the movable channel, the gap between the channel ice inlet and the channel ice outlet can be reduced or filled. Through the connection of the movable channel, the ice cubes can smoothly move from the first sub-channel to the second sub-channel, avoiding ice blockage, and the ice cubes do not need to be directly exposed to the external space during the process of moving from the first sub-channel to the second sub-channel, thus avoiding ice contamination.

The invention discloses a refrigerator and a vehicle, relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, and is used for solving the technical problem that an existing refrigerator cannot meet user requirements, the refrigerator comprises a box body, a refrigerant circulation system and an ice making assembly, and a first containing space and a second containing space are formed in the box body in a spaced mode; the ice making assembly is arranged in the first accommodating space; and a part of the refrigerant circulating system is connected with the ice making assembly and is suitable for providing cold energy for the ice making assembly, and a part of the refrigerant circulating system is also suitable for providing cold energy for the second accommodating space.

The invention discloses a quick-cooling ice-making table water purifying and drinking machine. A water refrigerating device comprises a cold container water inlet pump, a cold container, a compressor, a drying filter, a condenser, a cold container evaporator, a reversing electromagnetic valve and a cold container water outlet pump. The ice making device comprises an ice making upper shell, an ice mold evaporator, a compressor, an ice mold evaporator, a deicing electromagnetic valve, a funnel assembly and an ice block conveying assembly, two evaporators, namely a cold container evaporator and the ice mold evaporator are arranged, and pure water in a cold container is refrigerated to 1-2 DEG C through cooperation of the cold container evaporator; when ice blocks are needed, the funnel assembly in the cold container moves upwards, full cold water is conveyed to the ice making module, the ice making module is matched with the ice mold evaporator to make the ice blocks, the funnel assembly moves downwards, the ice block conveying assembly moves to the position below the ice making module, the ice blocks are conveyed out of the ice outlet after ice melting, the whole ice making process is completed within 50 seconds, and quick ice making through cooling and quick ice block making are achieved. The ice blocks are used when being made, and the problems that the ice blocks breed bacteria, and no ice is stored and condensed are effectively solved.

The present application discloses an ice-moving device and a refrigeration device, wherein the ice-moving device comprises: an ice-moving portion, wherein the ice-moving portion is formed with an ice-moving inlet, an ice-moving chamber, and an ice-moving outlet that are interconnected; an ice-moving channel, which is connected to the ice-moving chamber through the ice-moving outlet and is used to connect to an ice-taking assembly; a main rotating member, wherein the main rotating member is rotatably arranged in the ice-moving chamber, wherein the ice-moving inlet and the ice-moving outlet are located on the periphery of the main rotating member, wherein the main rotating member is rotatable in a first direction and carries ice cubes that enter the ice-moving chamber from the ice-moving inlet and are thrown out from the ice-moving outlet to the ice-moving channel. Since the main rotating member can rotate continuously at a certain speed, ice cubes that come out of the ice-making assembly can be continuously and quickly thrown to the ice-taking assembly, the ice cubes move quickly, the ice-taking efficiency is high, and quick and continuous ice-taking is achieved, the waiting time for users to take ice is short, and the ice cubes are not easy to melt, the ice cubes are of high quality, and the ice cubes are not easy to melt and stick together.

The invention discloses an ice making module, ice making equipment, refrigeration equipment and a de-icing control method.The ice making module comprises an ice cube tray component, a refrigeration component and a vibration component, the ice cube tray component comprises one or more containing cavities, and the containing cavities are used for containing ice making liquid; the refrigeration part comprises one or more refrigeration units, and the containing cavity corresponds to the refrigeration units; the refrigeration units are arranged on the mounting outer surfaces of the corresponding accommodating cavities; the mounting outer surface belongs to the outer surface of the accommodating cavity, and the mounting outer surface is not in contact with the ice-making liquid; the vibration part is arranged on the mounting outer surface, and the vibration part and the refrigeration unit are located on different mounting outer surfaces; the vibration component is used for vibrating according to a preset working frequency, so that the ice cube tray component enters a resonance state corresponding to the preset working frequency; therefore, the vibration part excites the ice tray part to enter the resonance mode, the adhesive force between ice blocks and the ice tray part and the cohesion force of the ice blocks are overcome, and efficient and low-energy-consumption ice unloading is achieved.

The invention provides a snowflake ice making assembly and a snowflake machine. The snowflake ice making assembly comprises: a housing; the evaporator is rotationally arranged in the shell; the sensor is arranged on the shell and is connected with the control module; the top cover assembly is rotationally arranged at the top of the shell and used for opening or closing the top opening of the shell; the front door assembly is rotationally arranged on the front side of the shell and used for opening or closing the opening in the front side of the shell; the triggering mechanism is arranged on the inner side of the top cover assembly or the inner side of the front door assembly; when the front door assembly and the top cover assembly are both closed, the front door assembly or the top cover assembly pushes the trigger mechanism to trigger the sensor, the sensor sends a first signal to the control module, the control module controls the evaporator to rotate, and when the front door assembly or the top cover assembly is opened, the trigger mechanism relieves triggering of the sensor, and the sensor sends a second signal to the control module. And the control module controls the evaporator to stop rotating. The snowflake ice making assembly and the snowflake machine are high in safety performance and convenient to clean.

The invention discloses cold drink equipment which comprises a shell assembly, a refrigeration assembly, a feeding assembly and an electric control assembly, the refrigeration assembly, the feeding assembly and the electric control assembly are arranged in the shell assembly, the shell assembly comprises a first vertical frame, the refrigeration assembly comprises a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator, a containing cavity is formed in the shell assembly, the compressor is arranged in the containing cavity, and the feeding assembly is arranged in the containing cavity. The evaporator is arranged on the first vertical frame, a feeding installation cavity is formed in the first vertical frame, the feeding assembly and the evaporator are arranged in the feeding installation cavity, the feeding installation cavity is isolated in the containing cavity in a sealed mode, an electric control installation area is arranged in the containing cavity, the electric control assembly is arranged in the electric control installation area, and the electric control assembly is arranged in the electric control installation area. The first vertical frame comprises a first side plate, a rear surrounding plate and a second side plate, and the first side plate, the rear surrounding plate and the second side plate define the feeding mounting cavity. By the adoption of the device, the evaporator, the feeding assembly, the electric control assembly and other components can be sealed and isolated, the waterproof performance is improved, the leakage risk is reduced, and a user can directly clean with water flow conveniently.

The embodiment of the invention provides an ice-making module and electrical equipment, and the ice-making module comprises an ice-making assembly which is used for making and outputting a plurality of pieces of ice of a first specification; one end of the ice outlet channel is communicated with the ice making assembly, and the ice outlet channel is used for receiving the ice of the first specification; the ice outlet channel is provided with a freezing area; and the cold source is used for increasing the cooling capacity to the freezing area so that the multiple pieces of ice of the first specification passing through the freezing area can be frozen to form ice of the second specification, and the size of the ice of the first specification is smaller than that of the ice of the second specification.

An ice making module (100), and an ice maker and refrigerator having same. In the ice making module (100), a lifting device drives an upper die (26) to ascend or descend. After descending, the upper die (26) matches with a lower die (13) to form a plurality of ice making cavities. The top of the upper die (26) is provided with a plurality of water inlet holes, which are respectively in communication with the cavities. A quantitative water supply system (7) is in communication with the water inlet holes (261) to achieve quantitative water supply. The lower die (13) is connected to a turning device. The bottom of the lower die (13) is attached to a heat transfer block (12). Further comprised is a separation apparatus and / or a vent hole (122). The separation apparatus is used for separating the heat transfer block (12) and the lower die (13). The vent hole (122) communicates a gap between the heat transfer block (12) and the lower die (13). By means of the present ice making module (100), ice can be rapidly made, the dies can be rapidly separated from the heat source, the dies are easy to turn over, and the ice maker can collect overflow water to prevent the overflow water from soaking the device. The refrigerator is connected in series with an evaporator (33) of the ice making module (100) by means of an evaporator (102) of the refrigerator, or directly uses air from an air port of an air duct of a freezing chamber of the refrigerator to cool the dies, thereby saving energy.

An ice making assembly mounted on a door of a refrigerator appliance includes an icebox mounted on the door and defining an ice making chamber and an icebox opening to the ice making chamber, an ice storage bin positioned below the icebox for storing ice, wherein an intake slot is defined between the icebox and the ice storage bin, a damper mounted over the icebox opening and being movable between an open position to permit a flow of air through the icebox opening and a closed position to prevent the flow of air through the icebox opening, a drive motor operably coupled to the damper, and a controller in operative communication with the drive motor for selectively pivoting the damper between the open position and the closed position.

The present invention relates to an ice making unit (1) suitable for the cooling devices (S) comprising a device body (2); a plurality of ice cells (3) which are provided in the device body (2) and which have an open surface (3.1) and a cell body (3.2) for converting water inside into ice; an ice scraper (10) which transfers the ice pieces in the ice cells (3) to an ice storage unit (9); and an air duct (4) with a first end (4.1) connected to the device body (2) and a second end (4.2) connected to an air blowing unit (5) for blowing the cold air.

An ice making device can include an auger disposed in a chamber and an extruder coupled with the auger. The ice making device can include a rod comprising a first end coupled with the ice shaper and a second end coupled with the auger. The ice making device can include a bearing between the rod and the ice shaper and an ice shaper. The ice shaper modifies a shape of ice, and the ice shaper can be driven by the auger through the extruder, responsive to the ice contacting the ice shaper.

A refrigeration appliance has an enclosure that defines an electronics module recess and a detachable electronics module that can be releasably retained in the recess. Tabs and tab receivers can be integrated with the electronics module and enclosure to releasably retain the electronics module in the recess. A trim piece can releasably attach to a display bezel of the electronics module by a snap-fit connection to retain the electronics module in the electronics module recess. In use, the electronics module can be selectively removed and a data acquisition device can be connected to the appliance using a data connector that is exposed by removing the electronics module.

An ice maker, an ice making and demolding control method therefor and a corresponding apparatus, and a medium. The method comprises: acquiring the ambient temperature of a physical space where an ice maker is located; on the basis of a first mapping relationship, determining an ice forming duration corresponding to the ambient temperature, and controlling a heat exchange mechanism in the ice maker to make ice according to the ice forming duration; and on the basis of a second mapping relationship, determining an ice releasing duration corresponding to the ambient temperature, and after an ice making process is completed, controlling the heat exchange mechanism in the ice maker to release ice according to the ice releasing duration.

A spray irrigation type ice maker comprises a water tank, a water inlet device, a spray head assembly and a refrigerating system, the water tank is communicated with the spray head assembly through the water inlet device, the refrigerating system comprises an ice making evaporator, a plurality of ice making molds and a refrigerating coil for a refrigerant to pass through are arranged in the ice making evaporator, and the refrigerating coil is fully wound on the peripheries of the ice making molds. The nozzle assemblies are in one-to-one correspondence with the ice-making molds, the ice-making molds cover the nozzle assemblies, forming cavities are formed in the ice-making molds, and the nozzle assemblies are communicated with the forming cavities. According to the ice making machine, the spray head assembly is arranged, the multiple ice making molds are arranged in the ice making evaporator, the refrigerating coil is used for allowing a refrigerant to pass through, water sprayed out of the spray head assembly is poured into the forming cavity so that ice blocks can be formed in the forming cavity, and due to the fact that the ice making molds are regular in shape, the made ice blocks are regular in shape and attractive in appearance; the size of the ice making mold is large, so that the size of the made ice block is large, and the ice block melts slowly due to the fact that the size of the ice block is large and the shape of the ice block is regular.

The application provides a control method and device of an ice making system, a storage medium and a refrigeration equipment. The ice making system comprises an ice making assembly, an ice moving device and an ice taking assembly, the ice moving device is connected to the ice making assembly and the ice taking assembly, the ice making assembly is used for conveying ice blocks to the ice moving device, the ice moving device comprises an ice moving part, an ice moving channel and a main rotating part, the ice moving part is internally formed with an ice moving ice inlet, an ice moving cavity and an ice moving ice outlet which are in communication with each other, the main rotating part is rotationally arranged in the ice moving cavity and is used for throwing the ice blocks from the ice moving channel, and the control method of the ice making system comprises the following steps: judging whether ice jamming occurs; if yes, controlling the ice making assembly to stop conveying ice for a first preset time length and controlling the main rotating part to clean the ice blocks. The control method of the ice making system provided by the application can control the ice making assembly to stop conveying ice into the ice moving device and clean the ice blocks after ice jamming of the ice making system, effectively avoids the ice blocks from being accumulated in the ice moving cavity and causes the ice making system to malfunction and affect normal use.

The invention provides ice making equipment and an ice making method. The ice making equipment comprises an ice making assembly, an ice storage assembly and a controller, and the ice making assembly is used for preparing ice blocks; the ice storage assembly is used for storing the ice blocks prepared by the ice making assembly, the ice blocks are stacked in the ice storage assembly according to the preparation time sequence to form an ice block stacking body, and the ice blocks on the upper surface of the ice block stacking body are the latest ice blocks with the most later preparation time sequence; the controller is configured to receive the first signal, judge whether ice blocks are not newly added to the ice storage assembly or not according to the first signal, execute timing operation and output a second signal based on timing duration under the condition that the ice blocks are not newly added, and the second signal is used for triggering and indicating the fresh state of the ice blocks in the ice storage assembly and providing indication of the freshness of the ice blocks for a user; the eating experience and safety are ensured, and the friendliness of a user product is improved.

The utility model relates to the field of ice making, and provides an ice maker and refrigeration equipment. The ice making machine comprises an ice making module, the ice making module comprises a first ice making module and a second ice making module, the second ice making module is suitable for being switched between an attaching position or a separating position relative to the first ice making module, the second ice making module and the first ice making module are attached to each other at the attaching position, and the second ice making module and the first ice making module are far away from each other at the separating position; and the ice pushing assembly is connected to the first ice making mold and the second ice making mold, is separated from the attaching position, and is suitable for pushing out ice blocks in the first ice making mold and the second ice making mold. The ice maker can be used for quickly making ice blocks, and can also realize quick and efficient ice shedding. A user can obtain required ice cubes in a short time, and the requirements of various use scenes are met. And the ice blocks can be ensured to be subjected to uniform pressure and cooling effect in the forming process, so that the ice blocks with regular shapes and superior quality are obtained.

The invention relates to a water supply device (15) for a liquid and / or ice dispensing unit (11) of a household refrigeration appliance (1), comprising a support (53) for carrying at least one pump (79, 80) of the water supply device (15) and / or hoses (78, 85, 95, 97) of the water supply device (15), wherein the support (53) has at least one retaining structure (84) for carrying the pump (79, 80) of the water supply device (15) and / or hoses (78, 85, 95, 97), which includes at least one water basin (86). One aspect relates to a household refrigeration appliance (1).

Metered ice dispenser systems utilizing a brushless DC gearmotor are disclosed. In one form, an ice dispenser system includes a brushless DC gearmotor, an ice wheel, a system interface and a processor. The ice wheel is coupled with the brushless DC gearmotor such that rotation of the gearmotor rotates the ice wheel, wherein ice dispenses from the metered ice dispenser system as the ice wheel rotates. The processor is configured to: receive information from the system interface identifying an input, and transmit control information to the brushless DC gearmotor based on the user input. A microcontroller of the brushless DC gearmotor is configured to: start the motor; monitor pulses received from at least one integrated hall sensor indicating a rotation of the motor; and stop the motor after a number of pluses as indicated in the control information is received from the at least one integrated hall sensor.

The invention relates to the technical field of snowflake ice makers, in particular to an ice making structure of a snowflake ice maker, the ice making structure comprises a barrel, a fixing frame rotatably arranged in the barrel, an ice shoveling knife and a material distributing assembly, the two ends of the barrel are open, the upper opening is a feeding port, the lower opening is a discharging port, and the material distributing assembly is rotatably arranged between the upper opening and the lower opening; the ice shoveling knife and the material distributing assembly are both fixed on the fixing frame, and are both arranged corresponding to the inner wall of the barrel body; the fixing frame can be driven by the rotating shaft and drives the ice shoveling knife and the material distributing assembly to rotate in the barrel. According to the ice making structure of the snowflake ice maker, through the matched design of the barrel, the fixing frame, the ice shoveling knife and the material distributing assembly, a sealing structure is basically removed, and meanwhile the material distributing uniformity and the ice shoveling efficiency are improved through cooperative work of the material distributing assembly and the ice shoveling knife.