Ice thickness regulator for ice making machine

Abstract

The invention discloses an ice thickness regulator for an ice maker, comprising a base, an ice thickness regulator knob, a bracket, a regulator sensing rod, a connecting shaft, a rotating shaft, a water distribution pipe, an inner wall of a chassis, an ice tray, an ice block body and a rotating hole. The base is installed on the top of the inner wall of the chassis, a bracket is arranged on one side of the top of the base, a rotating shaft is sleeved on the top of the bracket, and the rotating shaft is connected to the base, a regulator sensing rod is arranged at the bottom of the bracket, an ice thickness regulator knob is arranged on the base, a connecting shaft is sleeved inside the ice thickness regulator knob, the ice thickness regulator of the ice maker is arranged with a regulator sensing rod in front of the ice tray, and the thickness of the ice block body is adjusted by adjusting the distance between the regulator sensing rod and the ice tray, the ice thickness regulator knob has a large contact area of ​​a dial, a large friction resistance, is not easy to be displaced, and has high stability, so the purposes of simple operation, intuitiveness and high reliability are achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of ice making machines, in particular to an ice thickness regulator for an ice making machine. Background Art

[0002] Commercial ice maker ice is an evaporator in the form of an ice tray as a carrier, so that water flows through the ice tray and gradually condenses into ice cubes. As time goes by, the thickness of the ice cubes increases. When it reaches a certain thickness, the ice making process is completed and separated into ice cubes. As for the thickness adjustment of ice cubes, there is currently no patent for ice thickness adjustment control. The current ice maker control has no limit on the adjustment process and no clear range, which can easily exceed the normal ice thickness range of the ice maker, causing the equipment to be unable to be used normally; the actual ice thickness is fine-tuned in units of 0.1 mm, and its weight changes greatly. In the current adjustment operation process, the adjustment range cannot be accurately expressed; there is no effective lock after the thickness adjustment is set, and it will change again after a period of time. In view of these defects, it is necessary to design an ice thickness regulator for ice makers. Summary of the invention

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide an ice thickness regulator for an ice maker to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: an ice thickness regulator for an ice maker, comprising a base, an ice thickness regulator knob, a bracket, a regulator sensing rod, a connecting shaft, a rotating bolt, a water distribution pipe, an inner wall of a chassis, an ice tray, an ice cube body and a rotating hole, wherein a base is installed on the top of one end of the inner wall of the chassis, a bracket is arranged on one side of the top of the base, a rotating shaft is sleeved on the top of the bracket, and the rotating shaft is connected to the base, a regulator sensing rod is arranged at the bottom of the bracket, an ice thickness regulator knob is arranged on the base, a connecting shaft is sleeved inside the ice thickness regulator knob, and the connecting shaft is connected to the base, a water distribution pipe is arranged on the top of the inner wall of the chassis, and the water distribution pipe is located on one side of the base, an ice tray is arranged on the bottom of the inner wall of the chassis, an ice cube body is arranged inside the ice tray, and the ice cube body is located on one side of the regulator sensing rod.

[0005] Furthermore, a rotation hole is provided at the center of the ice thickness regulator knob, and the rotation hole is sleeved on the outside of the connecting shaft.

[0006] Furthermore, an axial hole is provided on the top of the base and one side of the bracket, and the axial hole is sleeved on the outside of the rotating shaft.

[0007] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects achieved by the present invention are as follows: the ice thickness regulator of the ice maker is provided with a regulator sensing rod in front of the ice tray, and the thickness of the ice body is adjusted by adjusting the distance between the regulator sensing rod and the ice tray; the present invention adjusts the distance between the regulator sensing rod and the ice tray in the form of a rotatable ice thickness regulator knob dial to achieve the purpose of adjusting the thickness of the ice body; the thickness of the ice thickness regulator knob dial is uneven within a circle along the rotation direction of the central axis, and its thinnest position and thickest position can be limited and adjusted within the range of normal use of the ice maker; different scales are provided at different angles within a circle to intuitively indicate the corresponding spacing, that is, the thickness of the ice corresponding to each gear; because the circumference of the ice thickness regulator knob dial is longer than that of the bolt, the stroke of each gear is long and easy to fine-tune, which is just adapted to the need of adjusting the thickness of ice in the ice maker, and the displacement amplitude of each gear is appropriate; the contact area of ​​the ice thickness regulator knob dial is large, the friction resistance is large, it is not easy to produce displacement, and the stability is high; the purpose of simple operation, intuitiveness and high reliability is achieved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present invention, they are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute a limitation of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings:

[0009] Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0010] Figure 2 is a top view of the ice thickness regulator knob structure of the present invention;

[0011] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the ice thickness regulator knob structure of the present invention;

[0012] In the figure: 1. base; 2. ice thickness regulator knob; 3. bracket; 4. regulator sensor rod; 5. connecting shaft; 6. rotating shaft; 7. water distribution pipe; 8. inner wall of the chassis; 9. ice tray; 10. ice cube body; 11. rotating hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0013] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments 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.

[0014] See also Figure 1-3The present invention provides a technical solution: an ice thickness regulator for an ice maker, comprising a base 1, an ice thickness regulator knob 2, a bracket 3, a regulator sensing rod 4, a connecting shaft 5, a rotating bolt 6, a water distribution pipe 7, a chassis inner wall 8, an ice tray 9, an ice cube body 10 and a rotating hole 11, wherein the base 1 is installed on the top of one end of the chassis inner wall 8, a bracket 3 is arranged on one side of the top of the base 1, a rotating shaft 6 is sleeved on the top of the bracket 3, and the rotating shaft 6 is connected to the base 1, an axial hole is opened on the top of the base 1 and one side of the bracket 3, and the axial hole is sleeved on the outside of the rotating shaft 6, so that the base 1 and the bracket 3 can rotate with each other, and a The regulator sensing rod 4 is provided with an ice thickness regulator knob 2 at the center of the base 1, a connecting shaft 5 is sleeved inside the ice thickness regulator knob 2, and the connecting shaft 5 is connected to the center of the base 1, a rotating hole 11 is opened at the center of the ice thickness regulator knob 2, and the rotating hole 11 is sleeved on the outside of the connecting shaft 5, which is conducive to the adjustment and rotation of the ice thickness regulator knob 2, a water distribution pipe 7 is provided on the top of the inner wall 8 of the chassis, and the water distribution pipe 7 is located on one side of the base 1, an ice tray 9 is provided at the bottom of the inner wall 8 of the chassis, an ice cube body 10 is provided inside the ice tray 9, and the ice cube body 10 is located on one side of the regulator sensing rod 4; when the ice thickness regulator of the ice maker is used , the ice tray 9 is fixed inside the inner wall 8 of the chassis, and the ice thickness regulator knob 2 is installed above the ice tray 9 or inside the inner wall 8 of the chassis, in a relatively fixed position with respect to the ice tray 9; the ice thickness regulator knob 2 is composed of a base 1, an ice thickness regulator knob 2, a bracket 3 and a regulator sensing rod 4; the regulator sensing rod 4 is a metal conductor, connected to the weak current signal circuit of the controller; the regulator sensing rod 4 is fixed on the bracket 3, and the regulator sensing rod 4 is placed in front of the ice tray 9; when the thickness of the ice body 10 reaches the position of the regulator sensing rod 4, the electric control information is turned on through the ice body 10, thereby sending a signal to the control system; the regulator sensing rod 4 It is installed on the base 1 in the form of a rotating shaft and can rotate around the axis; the ice thickness regulator knob 2 is in the form of a scale, installed on the base 1, and can rotate around the axis; the bracket 3 extends a certain length of support rod to contact and connect with the disk surface of the ice thickness regulator knob 2, forming a lever mechanism; the ice thickness regulator knob 2 is a scale whose disk thickness changes along the axis rotation direction, and rotating the ice thickness regulator knob 2 changes the disk position in contact with the bracket 3, that is, changes the thickness of the regulator sensing rod 4, thereby changing the relative position of the regulator sensing rod 4 and the ice tray 9, thereby achieving the purpose of changing and controlling the thickness of the ice body 10.

[0015] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0016] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments or replace some of the technical features therein by equivalents. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An ice thickness regulator for an ice maker, comprising a base (1), an ice thickness regulator knob (2), a bracket (3), a regulator sensing rod (4), a connecting shaft (5), a rotating shaft (6), a water distribution pipe (7), an inner wall of a chassis (8), an ice tray (9), an ice block body (10) and a rotating hole (11), characterized in that: A base (1) is installed at the top of one end of the inner wall (8) of the chassis, a bracket (3) is arranged on one side of the top of the base (1), a rotating shaft (6) is sleeved on the top of the bracket (3), and the rotating shaft (6) is connected to the base (1), an adjuster sensing rod (4) is arranged at the bottom of the bracket (3), an ice thickness adjuster knob (2) is arranged at the center of the base (1), a connecting shaft (5) is sleeved inside the ice thickness adjuster knob (2), and the connecting shaft (5) is connected to the base (1), and a rotating shaft (6) is arranged on the top of the inner wall (8) of the chassis. A water distribution pipe (7) is arranged, and the water distribution pipe (7) is located on one side of the base (1); an ice tray (9) is arranged at the bottom of the inner wall (8) of the chassis, and an ice body (10) is arranged inside the ice tray (9), and the ice body (10) is located on one side of the regulator sensing rod (4); a rotating hole (11) is opened at the center of the ice thickness regulator knob (2), and the rotating hole (11) is sleeved on the outside of the connecting shaft (5); shaft holes are opened on the top of the base (1) and one side of the bracket (3), and the shaft holes are sleeved on the outside of the rotating shaft (6); The support (3) extends a certain length of a support rod to contact and connect with the disk surface of the ice thickness regulator knob (2) to form a lever mechanism; the ice thickness regulator knob (2) is a dial whose disk surface thickness changes along the axis rotation direction; rotating the ice thickness regulator knob (2) changes the disk surface position in contact with the support (3), that is, changes the thickness of the regulator sensing rod (4), thereby changing the relative position of the regulator sensing rod (4) and the ice tray (9), thereby achieving the purpose of changing and controlling the thickness of the ice cube body (10).

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