Novel ice maker

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a novel ice maker which comprises a shell, an evaporator is installed at the top of an inner cavity of the shell, an ice making box matched with the evaporator to make ice is further arranged in the inner cavity of the shell, a driving mechanism is further arranged in the inner cavity of the shell, the driving mechanism is connected with the ice making box, and the driving mechanism drives the ice making box to move. The driving mechanism can enable the ice-making box to move to the position under the evaporator and enable the bottom of the evaporator to be contained in the ice-making box, and the driving mechanism can enable the ice-making box to move out of the position under the evaporator. The ice-making box is used for conveying water to the evaporator to make ice, the ice-making box is moved away after ice making is completed, condensed ice blocks can fall off when the evaporator stops refrigerating, and the ice-making machine has the advantages of being simple in structure and high in production and manufacturing efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of ice making machines, and in particular relates to a novel ice making machine. Background Art

[0002] Most ice machines on the market shed ice by rotating the ice box and pushing the ice into the ice basket. There is a certain ice jam during the ice pushing stage. If the ice cubes fail to fall into the ice basket smoothly, the ice box will not reset.

[0003] In addition, most ice makers on the market have complex structures and require ice-removing and ice-pushing mechanisms, which results in high manufacturing costs.

[0004] For example, in patent CN118776184A, an ice storage box can be pivoted relative to a refrigeration device to switch between an ice making state and an ice removing state to realize ice removing and ice pushing. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of the above problems in the prior art, an object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a new ice making machine.

[0006] The technical solution adopted in the embodiment of the present invention is a new type of ice maker, including a shell, an evaporator is installed on the top of the inner cavity of the shell, an ice box for making ice in cooperation with the evaporator is also provided in the inner cavity of the shell, and a driving mechanism is also provided in the inner cavity of the shell, the driving mechanism is connected to the ice box, the driving mechanism drives the displacement of the ice box, the driving mechanism can move the ice box to the right below the evaporator and place the bottom of the evaporator in the ice box, and the driving mechanism can move the ice box out from the right below the evaporator. The ice box is used to send water to the evaporator to make ice, and after the ice making is completed, the ice box is moved away, and the evaporator stops making ice and the condensed ice cubes can fall off, which has the characteristics of simple structure and high production efficiency.

[0007] Furthermore, the driving mechanism includes a swing arm mechanism and a power mechanism, wherein the swing arm mechanism connects the power mechanism and the ice box, and the power mechanism provides power to the swing arm mechanism to drive the ice box to move to or out of the position directly below the evaporator. The ice box is driven by the driving mechanism to move upward and downward as well as forward and backward, thereby realizing the functions of making and removing ice.

[0008] Further, the swing arm mechanism includes a first track, a second track and a four-bar linkage mechanism, the first track and the second track are both fixed on the inner cavity wall of the shell, and the first track and the second track both include a vertical section, an arc section and a horizontal section, the two ends of the arc section are respectively connected to the vertical section and the horizontal section, the vertical section and the horizontal section on the first track and the second track are arranged in parallel, and the arc sections on the first track and the second track have the same curvature, the vertical sections on the first track and the second track are both arranged directly below the evaporator, the four-bar linkage mechanism includes two first connecting rods arranged in parallel and two second connecting rods arranged in parallel, the combination of the ends of the two first connecting rods and the two second connecting rods being movably connected is a quadrilateral frame, one of the first connecting rods is detachably fixedly connected to the outer wall of the ice box, one end of the other first connecting rod is connected to the power mechanism, one end of the two first connecting rods moves along the first track as a track, and the other end of the two first connecting rods moves along the second track as a track. Provided is a specific swing arm mechanism.

[0009] Furthermore, the length of the first connecting rod is the distance between the vertical sections on the first track and the second track, so that the ice box can be moved horizontally to the bottom of the evaporator and the bottom of the evaporator can be placed in the ice box.

[0010] Further, the power mechanism includes a power source and a swing arm, the power source is fixed in the inner cavity of the shell, the power source is connected to the swing arm to drive the swing arm to swing, a slide groove is provided on the swing arm along the length direction, a slider matched with the slide groove is placed in the slide groove, and the slider is fixedly connected to one end of the first connecting rod not connected to the outer wall of the ice box. A specific power mechanism is provided.

[0011] Furthermore, a water supply device is provided, the water supply device comprising a water tank and a water supply valve, the water tank is installed on the top of the shell, the water supply valve is installed on one side of the evaporator at the top of the inner cavity of the shell, and the water supply valve cooperates with the ice making box. The water supply device is used to supply water to the ice making box to ensure the water demand for ice making.

[0012] Further, the water supply valve includes a vertical pipe, the top of the vertical pipe is connected to the water tank, a notch is provided on the bottom wall of the vertical pipe, a water blocking ring is fixedly connected to the interior of the vertical pipe, the water blocking ring horizontally blocks the interior of the vertical pipe, a vertical rod passes through the middle of the water blocking ring, a water blocking plug is fixedly connected to the vertical rod, the water blocking plug is placed above the water blocking ring, a spring is arranged below the water blocking ring, the spring is sleeved on the vertical rod, the spring applies a downward force to the vertical rod so that the vertical rod drives the water blocking plug to close the water blocking ring, a push rod is fixedly connected to the ice box, when the ice box moves to the right below the evaporator and the bottom of the evaporator is placed in the ice box, the push rod is inserted into the vertical pipe to lift the vertical rod so that the water blocking plug does not close the water blocking ring. When supplying water, the bottom end of the vertical pipe enters the ice box, and when the water level in the ice box is lower than the upper edge of the notch, air will enter from the notch to supply water to the ice box.

[0013] Furthermore, an ice receiving mechanism is provided at the bottom of the inner cavity of the shell, and the ice receiving mechanism is placed directly below the evaporator to receive ice cubes falling off the evaporator.

[0014] Furthermore, the ice receiving mechanism includes an ice receiving basket which receives ice cubes falling off the evaporator and can filter out water generated by melting the ice cubes.

[0015] Furthermore, a water receiving box is provided below the ice receiving basket, and the ice receiving basket is placed on the water receiving box, and the water receiving box receives water generated by melting ice cubes in the ice receiving basket.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the new ice maker proposed by the present invention uses an ice box to send water to the evaporator to make ice. After ice making is completed, the ice box is removed, and the evaporator stops making ice and the condensed ice cubes can fall off. It has the characteristics of simple structure and high production efficiency. During the deicing process, the ice box leaves the position below the evaporator, ice will not be stuck, and ice cubes will fall off naturally.

[0017] It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention.

[0018] This summary of various implementations or examples of the technology described in this disclosure is not a comprehensive disclosure of the entire scope or all features of the disclosed technology. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In the drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, the same reference numerals may describe similar parts in different views. The same reference numerals with letter suffixes or different letter suffixes may represent different instances of similar parts. The accompanying drawings generally illustrate various embodiments by way of example and not limitation, and together with the specification and claims, are used to illustrate the embodiments of the invention. When appropriate, the same reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or similar parts. Such embodiments are illustrative and are not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive embodiments of the present apparatus or method.

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of .

[0022] Figure 3 It is a track schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the deicing state of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure of a water supply valve according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiment of the present invention clearer, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings of the embodiment of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiment is a part of the embodiment of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the described embodiment of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0026] Unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the present invention should be understood by people with ordinary skills in the field to which the present invention belongs. The words "first", "second" and similar words used in the present invention do not indicate any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. "Include" or "comprise" and similar words mean that the elements or objects appearing before the word include the elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. "Connect" or "connected" and similar words are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "Up", "down", "left", "right" and the like are only used to indicate relative positional relationships. When the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0027] In order to keep the following description of the embodiments of the present invention clear and concise, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and well-known components are omitted.

[0028] See also Figures 1 to 5 The embodiment of the present invention provides a new type of ice maker, including a shell 1, an evaporator 2 is installed on the top of the inner cavity of the shell 1, an ice box 3 for making ice in cooperation with the evaporator 2 is also provided in the inner cavity of the shell 1, and a driving mechanism is also provided in the inner cavity of the shell 1, the driving mechanism is connected to the ice box 3, the driving mechanism drives the ice box 3 to move, the driving mechanism can move the ice box 3 to the right below the evaporator 2 and place the bottom of the evaporator 2 in the ice box 3, and the driving mechanism can move the ice box 3 out of the right below the evaporator 2. This technical solution uses the ice box 3 to send water to the evaporator 2 to make ice, and after the ice making is completed, the ice box 3 is moved away, and the evaporator 2 stops making ice and the condensed ice cubes can fall off, which has the characteristics of simple structure and high production efficiency.

[0029] The driving mechanism includes a swing arm mechanism and a power mechanism, wherein the swing arm mechanism connects the power mechanism and the ice box 3, and the power mechanism provides power to the swing arm mechanism to drive the ice box 3 to move to or move out of the position directly below the evaporator 2. When making ice, the power mechanism provides power to the swing arm mechanism to drive the ice box 3 to move to the position directly below the evaporator 2, and the bottom of the evaporator 2 is placed in the ice box 3, and the evaporator 2 works to condense water on the evaporator 2 to form ice cubes; when removing ice, the power mechanism provides power to the swing arm mechanism to drive the ice box 3 to move out of the position directly below the evaporator 2.

[0030] In addition to the specific swing arm mechanism described below, other swing arm mechanisms may also be used to move the ice box 3 to or away from directly below the evaporator 2. The specific action of the ice box 3 is that the ice box 3 moves to directly below the evaporator 2 and the bottom of the evaporator 2 is accommodated in the ice box 3, and the driving mechanism can move the ice box 3 away from directly below the evaporator 2.

[0031] In some embodiments, the swing arm mechanism includes a first track 4, a second track 5 and a four-bar linkage mechanism, the first track 4 and the second track 5 are both fixed on the inner cavity wall of the shell 1, and the first track 4 and the second track 5 both include a vertical section, an arc section and a horizontal section, the two ends of the arc section are respectively connected to the vertical section and the horizontal section, the vertical section and the horizontal section on the first track 4 and the second track 5 are arranged in parallel, and the arc sections on the first track 4 and the second track 5 have the same curvature, the vertical sections on the first track 4 and the second track 5 are both arranged directly below the evaporator 2, the four-bar linkage mechanism includes two parallel first links 6 and two parallel second links 7, the combination of the ends of the two first links 6 and the two second links 7 movably connected is a quadrilateral frame, one of the first links 6 is detachably fixedly connected to the outer wall of the ice box 3, one end of the other first link 6 is connected to the power mechanism, one end of the two first links 6 moves along the first track 4, and the other end of the two first links 6 moves along the second track 5. The length of the first connecting rod 6 is the distance between the vertical sections on the first track 4 and the second track 5. The ice box 3 can be moved to the bottom of the evaporator 2 in a horizontal posture and the bottom of the evaporator 2 can be accommodated in the ice box 3.

[0032] In addition to the specific power mechanism described below, other power mechanisms may also be used to drive the swing arm mechanism to push the ice making box 3 .

[0033] In some embodiments, the power mechanism includes a power source 8 and a swing arm 9. The power source 8 is fixed in the inner cavity of the outer shell 1. The power source 8 is connected to the swing arm 9 to drive the swing arm 9 to swing. A slide groove 10 is opened on the swing arm 9 along the length direction. A slider matching with it is placed in the slide groove 10. The slider is fixedly connected to one end of the first connecting rod 6 which is not connected to the outer wall of the ice box 3.

[0034] In some embodiments, a water supply device is also provided, the water supply device includes a water tank 11 and a water supply valve 12, the water tank 11 is installed on the top of the housing 1, the water supply valve 12 is installed on one side of the evaporator 2 at the top of the inner cavity of the housing 1, and the water supply valve 12 cooperates with the ice making box 3. The water supply device is used to supply water to the ice making box 3 to ensure the water demand for ice making.

[0035] In some embodiments, the water supply valve 12 includes a standpipe 121, the top of the standpipe 121 is connected to the water tank 11, a notch 122 is provided on the bottom wall of the standpipe 121, a water blocking ring 123 is fixedly connected to the inside of the standpipe 121, the water blocking ring 123 horizontally blocks the inside of the standpipe 121, a standpipe 124 passes through the middle of the water blocking ring 123, a water blocking plug 125 is fixedly connected to the standpipe 124, and the water blocking plug 125 is placed above the water blocking ring 123. A spring 126 is provided below the water blocking ring 123, and the spring 126 is sleeved on the vertical rod 124. The spring 126 applies a downward force to the vertical rod 124 so that the vertical rod 124 drives the water blocking plug 125 to close the water blocking ring 123. A push rod 13 is fixedly connected in the ice box 3. When the ice box 3 moves to the right below the evaporator 2 and the bottom of the evaporator 2 is placed in the ice box 3, the push rod 13 is inserted into the vertical pipe 121 to lift the vertical pipe 124 so that the water blocking plug 125 does not close the water blocking ring 123. When supplying water, the bottom end of the vertical pipe 121 enters the ice box 3. When the water level in the ice box 3 is lower than the upper edge of the notch 122, air will enter from the notch 122 to supply water to the ice box 3.

[0036] In some embodiments, an ice receiving mechanism is further provided at the bottom of the inner cavity of the housing 1 , and the ice receiving mechanism is placed directly below the evaporator 2 to receive ice cubes falling off the evaporator 2 .

[0037] Specifically, the ice receiving mechanism includes an ice receiving basket 14. A water receiving box 15 may be provided below the ice receiving basket 14, and the ice receiving basket 14 is placed on the water receiving box 15, so that the water receiving box 15 receives water generated by melting ice cubes in the ice receiving basket 14.

[0038] See also Figure 1 As shown, the ice-making state is entered, the ice-making box 3 moves upward from the position shown in the figure to the highest position, the top rod 13 is inserted into the vertical pipe 121 to lift the vertical rod 124, so that the water in the ice-making box 3 reaches the upper edge of the notch 122;

[0039] See also Figure 4 As shown, in the de-icing state, the ice box 3 leaves the ice making position, and the spring 126 applies a downward force to the vertical rod 124 so that the vertical rod 124 drives the water blocking plug 125 to close the water blocking ring 123, and the ice cubes fall off the evaporator 2 and fall into the ice receiving basket 14;

[0040] The ice box 3 is detachably fixedly connected to the first connecting rod 6, so that the ice box 3 can be easily cleaned. The ice box 3 only needs to be separated from the mechanical transmission structure and taken out for cleaning. The ice basket 14 and the water box 15 can both adopt a drawer-type installation structure, so that the ice basket 14 and the water box 15 can be separated from the machine and taken out for easy cleaning.

[0041] When in use, the ice box 3 delivers water to the evaporator 2 to make ice. After ice making is completed, the ice box 3 is removed, and the evaporator 2 stops cooling and the condensed ice cubes can fall off. The ice box 3 has the characteristics of simple structure and high production efficiency. During the deicing process, the ice box 3 leaves the position below the evaporator 2, and ice will not be stuck, and the ice cubes will fall off naturally.

[0042] The above description is intended to be illustrative rather than restrictive, and those skilled in the art may make changes, modifications, substitutions and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present disclosure. Moreover, the above examples (or one or more of them) may be used in combination with each other, and it is contemplated that these embodiments may be combined with each other in various combinations or permutations.

Claims

1. A novel ice-making machine, comprising a housing (1), an evaporator (2) being installed at the top of the inner cavity of the housing (1), characterized in that: The inner cavity of the shell (1) is also provided with an ice-making box (3) for cooperating with the evaporator (2) to make ice. The inner cavity of the shell (1) is also provided with a driving mechanism, the driving mechanism is connected to the ice-making box (3), the driving mechanism drives the ice-making box (3) to move, the driving mechanism can move the ice-making box (3) to the position directly below the evaporator (2) and accommodate the bottom of the evaporator (2) in the ice-making box (3), and the driving mechanism can move the ice-making box (3) out from the position directly below the evaporator (2).

2. A novel ice making machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving mechanism comprises a swing arm mechanism and a power mechanism, wherein the swing arm mechanism connects the power mechanism and the ice making box (3), and the power mechanism provides power for the swing arm mechanism to drive the ice making box (3) to move to or out of the position directly below the evaporator (2).

3. A novel ice making machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The swing arm mechanism comprises a first track (4), a second track (5) and a four-bar linkage mechanism; the first track (4) and the second track (5) are both fixed on the inner cavity wall of the shell (1); the first track (4) and the second track (5) both comprise a vertical section, an arc section and a horizontal section; the two ends of the arc section are respectively connected to the vertical section and the horizontal section; the vertical section and the horizontal section on the first track (4) and the second track (5) are arranged in parallel; the arc sections on the first track (4) and the second track (5) have the same curvature; the vertical sections on the first track (4) and the second track (5) are both arranged on the evaporator (2) Directly below the ice box (3), the four-bar linkage mechanism comprises two first links (6) and two second links (7) arranged in parallel, the ends of the two first links (6) and the two second links (7) being movably connected to form a quadrilateral frame, one of the first links (6) being detachably fixedly connected to the outer wall of the ice box (3), one end of the other first link (6) being connected to the power mechanism, one end of the two first links (6) moving along the first track (4), and the other end of the two first links (6) moving along the second track (5).

4. A novel ice making machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The length of the first connecting rod (6) is the distance between the vertical sections on the first track (4) and the second track (5).

5. A novel ice making machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The power mechanism comprises a power source (8) and a swing arm (9), wherein the power source (8) is fixed in the inner cavity of the outer shell (1), the power source (8) is connected to the swing arm (9) to drive the swing arm (9) to swing, a slide groove (10) is provided on the swing arm (9) along the length direction, a sliding block matching with the slide groove (10) is placed in the sliding groove (10), and the sliding block is fixedly connected to one end of a first connecting rod (6) which is not connected to the outer wall of the ice box (3).

6. A novel ice making machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: A water supply device is also provided, the water supply device comprising a water tank (11) and a water supply valve (12), the water tank (11) being mounted on the top of the outer shell (1), the water supply valve (12) being mounted on one side of the evaporator (2) at the top of the inner cavity of the outer shell (1), and the water supply valve (12) being matched with the ice making box (3).

7. A novel ice making machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The water supply valve (12) comprises a vertical pipe (121), the top end of the vertical pipe (121) is connected to the water tank (11), a notch (122) is provided on the bottom end of the vertical pipe (121), a water blocking ring (123) is fixedly connected to the interior of the vertical pipe (121), the water blocking ring (123) horizontally blocks the interior of the vertical pipe (121), a vertical rod (124) passes through the middle of the water blocking ring (123), a water blocking plug (125) is fixedly connected to the vertical rod (124), the water blocking plug (125) is placed above the water blocking ring (123), and the water blocking ring (123) A spring (126) is arranged below the vertical rod (124), and the spring (126) is sleeved on the vertical rod (124). The spring (126) applies a downward force to the vertical rod (124) so ​​that the vertical rod (124) drives the water blocking plug (125) to close the water blocking ring (123). A push rod (13) is fixedly connected inside the ice making box (3). When the ice making box (3) moves to the position directly below the evaporator (2) and the bottom of the evaporator (2) is placed in the ice making box (3), the push rod (13) is inserted into the vertical pipe (121) to lift the vertical rod (124) so ​​that the water blocking plug (125) does not close the water blocking ring (123).

8. A novel ice making machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: An ice receiving mechanism is also provided at the bottom of the inner cavity of the shell (1), and the ice receiving mechanism is placed directly below the evaporator (2) to receive ice cubes that fall off the evaporator (2).

9. A novel ice making machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The ice receiving mechanism comprises an ice receiving basket (14).

10. A novel ice making machine according to claim 9, characterized in that: A water receiving box (15) is arranged below the ice receiving basket (14), and the ice receiving basket (14) is placed on the water receiving box (15).

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