Ice making device

Abstract

The present invention discloses an ice making device, including a casing, a refrigeration system, an extrusion type ice making mechanism, an ice storage bucket, a water tank assembly, a stirring assembly, a door assembly and a control panel assembly are arranged in the casing; the ice cube extrusion port of the extrusion type ice making mechanism is connected to the ice inlet of the ice storage bucket, and includes an ice making barrel, a spiral reamer and a driving motor; the water tank assembly is used to provide water required for ice making, and the refrigeration system is used to provide the cooling required for ice making; the stirring assembly is installed in the ice storage bucket and is linked to the spiral reamer; an ice outlet is arranged on the front side cylinder wall of the ice storage bucket, and an ice outlet channel connected to the ice outlet is arranged at the front of the casing; the door assembly is correspondingly arranged at the ice outlet of the ice storage bucket to control the opening or closing of the ice outlet. The present invention has a simple and reasonable structure, and the stirring assembly linked to the extrusion type ice making mechanism stirs the ice cubes squeezed into the ice storage bucket to make them evenly distributed, and the stirring can prevent the ice cubes from sticking together and realize automatic ice outlet.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of ice making equipment, and in particular to an ice making machine device. Background Art

[0002] An ice maker is a refrigeration mechanical device that generates ice by cooling water through an evaporator with the refrigerant of the refrigeration system. It uses a refrigeration system and water as a carrier. When the water passes through a certain device under power-on, ice is produced. The shape of the ice cubes produced varies according to the principle and production method of the evaporator. People generally classify ice makers into granular ice machines, flake ice machines, plate ice machines, tube ice machines, shell ice machines, etc. according to the shape of ice. Existing ice makers generally prepare ice through an ice-making mechanism and guide it into an ice basket through an ice guide plate. Users need to manually take the ice cubes. During this process, foreign objects from the outside are easily brought into the ice basket to affect the food safety of the ice cubes. There is room for improvement. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention aims to overcome the defects in the above-mentioned prior art and provides an ice making machine device with a simple and reasonable structure. The stirring component linked with the extrusion type ice making mechanism stirs the ice cubes squeezed into the ice storage bucket to make them evenly distributed. At the same time, the stirring can prevent the ice cubes from sticking together and realize automatic ice dispensing.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an ice-making device, including a housing, wherein a refrigeration system, an extrusion-type ice-making mechanism, an ice storage bucket, a water tank assembly, a stirring assembly, a door assembly and a control panel assembly are arranged in the housing;

[0005] The bottom of the ice storage bucket is provided with an ice inlet, the extrusion type ice making mechanism is installed below the ice storage bucket and its ice cube extrusion port is connected to the ice inlet of the ice storage bucket, the extrusion type ice making mechanism comprises an ice making cylinder, a spiral reamer installed in the ice making cylinder, and a driving motor for driving the spiral reamer to rotate;

[0006] The water tank assembly is connected to the ice-making cylinder of the extrusion type ice-making mechanism to provide water required for ice-making, and the evaporator tube of the refrigeration system is coiled on the ice-making cylinder of the extrusion type ice-making mechanism to provide the cooling capacity required for ice-making;

[0007] The stirring assembly is installed in the ice storage bucket and is linked to the spiral reamer of the extrusion type ice making mechanism to stir the ice cubes in the ice storage bucket;

[0008] The front wall of the ice storage bucket is provided with an ice outlet for pushing out ice cubes during the stirring process of the stirring assembly, and the front part of the housing is provided with an ice outlet channel connected with the ice outlet of the ice storage bucket;

[0009] The door assembly is correspondingly arranged at the ice outlet of the ice storage bucket to control the opening or closing of the ice outlet.

[0010] It is further configured to include: an ice quantity measuring component and a display component connected to the control panel component signal, the ice quantity measuring component is arranged in the ice storage bucket, and the display component is arranged on the casing;

[0011] The ice quantity measuring assembly includes a guide tube, an ice-blocking plate, a magnet and a plurality of Hall elements. The upper end of the guide tube is connected to the top of the ice storage bucket and extends vertically downward. The plurality of Hall elements are vertically spaced apart on the inner wall of the guide tube. The ice-blocking plate can be sleeved on the guide tube and slide up and down along with the amount of ice in the ice storage bucket, and the magnet is fixedly mounted on the ice-blocking plate. The magnet can enable different Hall elements to generate different feedback signals as the ice-blocking plate slides. The control panel assembly calculates corresponding ice storage quantity data according to the feedback signal of the Hall element and sends the ice storage quantity data to the display assembly.

[0012] It is further configured as follows: the stirring assembly includes a linkage shaft and a plurality of stirring members arranged on the linkage shaft, the lower end of the linkage shaft is connected to the upper end of the spiral reamer and the upper end of the linkage shaft is inserted into the lower port of the guide tube, and the ice guard plate is limitedly placed on the limit ring of the linkage shaft or on the stirring member.

[0013] It is further configured that: the door assembly includes a door panel, a fixing frame, a handle, a self-locking member, a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod, a third connecting rod and a fourth connecting rod, the door panel can be flipped upwards and opened and is correspondingly mounted on the outer wall of the ice storage bucket, the fixing frame is mounted on the ice storage bucket above the door panel, and the fixing frame includes two fixing plates arranged horizontally at intervals;

[0014] The handle is rotatably mounted on the front ends of the two fixed plates via a rotating shaft linked thereto, the first end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected to the door panel and the second end thereof is rotatably connected to the first end of the second connecting rod, the second end of the second connecting rod is sleeved on the rotating shaft of the handle, the second end of the second connecting rod is correspondingly provided with a sleeve hole matched with the rotating shaft and a rotating notch communicated with the sleeve hole, and the rotating shaft is provided with a protrusion placed in the rotating notch and capable of deflecting in the rotating notch;

[0015] The self-locking member is constructed to be able to move in a directional manner to lock or unlock the door panel in a closed state, the first end of the third connecting rod is connected to the self-locking member and the second end thereof is rotationally connected to the first end of the fourth connecting rod, and the second end of the fourth connecting rod is linkage-connected to the rotating shaft of the handle.

[0016] It is further configured that: the second connecting rod includes two component parts arranged at a distance, and a connecting part arranged between the middle parts of the two component parts, and the second end of the first connecting rod is located between the first ends of the two component parts and is passed through a pin shaft to achieve rotational fit connection;

[0017] The second end of the first connecting rod has a matching structure for matching with the self-locking part to limit the movement of the first connecting rod. The connecting part of the second connecting rod is provided with a through hole for the self-locking part to be embedded and constrain the self-locking part to move away from or toward the matching structure of the first connecting rod.

[0018] It is further configured that: the second connecting rod is arranged between the two fixing plates and both sides of the second connecting rod corresponding to the second end thereof are provided with a rotating portion for inserting into the fixing plate to form a rotating match, and the fixing block is correspondingly provided with a rotating hole matching with the rotating portion;

[0019] The handle has bending parts respectively located outside the two fixing plates, and the rotating shaft is penetrated on the second end of the second connecting rod, and the two ends thereof are respectively linked and connected with the bending parts of the handle.

[0020] It is further configured as follows: the fixing plate is provided with a limiting slot communicated with the rotating hole, and the rotating portion of the second connecting rod is correspondingly provided with a limiting block located in the limiting slot and capable of deflecting in the limiting slot.

[0021] It is further configured as follows: it also includes a first micro switch and a second micro switch connected to the control panel assembly signal, wherein the first micro switch and the second micro switch are respectively located above and below the second connecting rod and are configured as follows:

[0022] When the handle drives the door panel to flip upward to open the ice outlet, the second connecting rod can touch the first micro switch, and the first micro switch sends a signal to the control panel assembly to control the drive motor of the extrusion type ice making mechanism to start;

[0023] When the handle drives the door panel to flip downward and close the ice outlet, the second connecting rod can touch the second micro switch, and the second micro switch sends a signal to the control panel assembly to control the driving motor of the extrusion type ice making mechanism to turn off.

[0024] It is further configured as follows: a disc-shaped ice guide plate is installed inverted on the bottom of the ice storage bucket, a matching portion engaged with the ice inlet is provided in the middle of the ice guide plate, and an outer edge of the ice guide plate is engaged with the ice outlet.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has a simple and reasonable structure and has the following advantages:

[0026] 1. The extrusion-type ice-making mechanism is docked and installed at the bottom of the ice storage bucket. The stirring component is linked with the extrusion-type ice-making mechanism, so that ice cubes can be easily squeezed into the ice storage bucket; at the same time, the stirring component can make the ice cubes evenly distributed in the ice storage bucket to avoid adhesion between ice cubes to ensure the quality of ice cubes; in addition, the ice cubes can be pushed into the ice outlet of the ice storage bucket through stirring to achieve automatic ice discharging;

[0027] 2. The door assembly adopts a mechanical linkage switch structure, which has good structural stability and strong operating experience. At the same time, the micro switch can be used to control the mixing assembly to work or stop ice making during the process of opening or closing the door panel. In addition, it has a self-locking structure, which can prevent the door panel from opening accidentally during the ice making and mixing process, ensuring the reliability of ice making.

[0028] 3. The ice quantity measuring component can detect the amount of ice in the ice storage bucket and express it intuitively through the display component, effectively improving the intelligence of the ice maker;

[0029] 4. The upper and lower ends of the linkage shaft of the stirring assembly are respectively constrained by the spiral reamer of the extrusion ice-making mechanism and the guide tube of the ice quantity measuring assembly, thereby ensuring the rotation stability and reliability of the stirring assembly; at the same time, the stirring assembly can be used to limit the ice guide plate to be installed on the guide tube to avoid falling off. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of an ice making machine device of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of a vertical cross-sectional structure of an ice making machine device;

[0032] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part A;

[0033] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part B;

[0034] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the door assembly;

[0035] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the separation structure of the door assembly;

[0036] Figure 7 2 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the second connecting rod;

[0037] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the frame control logic of the ice machine device. Figure 1 ;

[0038] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the frame control logic of the ice machine device. Figure 2 .

[0039] The following reference numerals are marked on the drawings in conjunction with the drawings:

[0040] 10. Casing; 11. Ice outlet channel; 100. Refrigeration system; 110. Evaporator tube; 200. Extrusion ice making mechanism; 210. Ice making cylinder; 220. Screw reamer; 230. Driving motor; 300. Ice storage bucket; 310. Ice inlet; 320. Ice outlet; 330. Ice guide plate; 400. Water tank assembly; 500. Stirring assembly; 510. Linkage shaft; 520. Stirring element; 600. Door assembly; 610. Door panel; 620. Fixing frame; 621. Fixing plate; 6211. Rotating hole; 6212. Limiting notch; 630. Handle; 631. Rotating shaft; 6311. Convex block; 632, bending portion; 640, self-locking member; 650, first connecting rod; 651, matching structure; 660, second connecting rod; 661, sleeve hole; 662, rotating notch; 663, component portion; 664, connecting portion; 6641, through hole; 665, rotating portion; 6651, limit block; 670, third connecting rod; 680, fourth connecting rod; 691, first micro switch; 692, second micro switch; 700, control panel assembly; 800, ice quantity measurement assembly; 810, guide tube; 820, ice shield; 830, magnet; 840, Hall element; 900, display assembly. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] A specific implementation of the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but it should be understood that the protection scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific implementation.

[0042] The present invention provides an ice making machine device as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the housing 10 includes a refrigeration system 100, an extrusion type ice making mechanism 200, an ice storage bucket 300, a water tank assembly 400, a stirring assembly 500, a door assembly 600, a control panel assembly 700, an ice quantity measuring assembly 800 and a display assembly 900. The extrusion type ice making mechanism 200 is used to prepare ice cubes, the refrigeration system 100 is used to provide the extrusion type ice making mechanism 200 with the required coldness for making ice, and the water tank assembly 400 is used to provide the extrusion type ice making mechanism 200 with the required coldness for making ice. Provide water required for ice making; the ice storage bucket 300 is used to receive ice cubes prepared by the squeeze-out ice making mechanism 200, and the stirring assembly 500 is installed in the ice storage bucket 300 to stir the ice cubes therein; the door assembly 600 is correspondingly installed at the ice outlet 320 of the ice storage bucket 300 to control the opening or closing of the ice outlet 320; the ice quantity measuring assembly 800 is used to detect the amount of ice in the ice storage bucket 300, and the display assembly 900 is used to intuitively display the amount of ice detected by the ice quantity measuring assembly 800.

[0043] like Figure 2As shown, an ice inlet 310 is provided at the bottom of the ice storage bucket 300 and an ice outlet 320 is provided on the front side bucket wall thereof, and an ice outlet channel 11 connected to the ice outlet 320 is provided at the front portion of the casing 10 in a corresponding structure; the extrusion type ice making mechanism 200 is fixedly installed below the ice storage bucket 300 and its ice cube extrusion port is connected to the ice inlet 310 of the ice storage bucket 300, so that the ice cubes prepared by the extrusion type ice making mechanism 200 can be directly squeezed into the ice storage bucket 300; wherein the extrusion type ice making mechanism 200 includes an ice making cylinder 210, a spiral reamer 220 installed in the ice making cylinder 210, and a driving motor 230 connected to the lower end of the ice making cylinder 210 and used to drive the spiral reamer 220 to rotate, the evaporator tube 110 of the refrigeration system 100 is spirally coiled on the cylinder surface of the ice making cylinder 210, and the water supply pipeline of the water tank assembly 400 is connected to the ice making cylinder 210, so that the rotation The movable spiral reamer 220 cooperates with the ice making cylinder 210 so that the ice is spirally transported upward to be squeezed out to form ice cubes. Preferably, the upper end of the ice making cylinder 210 is directly inserted into the ice inlet 310 of the ice storage bucket 300; the stirring assembly 500 is arranged in the ice storage bucket 300 and is linked to the spiral reamer 220 of the extrusion type ice making mechanism 200. The stirring assembly 500 includes a linkage shaft 510 connected to the upper end of the spiral reamer 220, and a plurality of stirring members 520 arranged on the linkage shaft 510. When the driving motor 230 is working, it can drive the stirring assembly 500 to rotate to stir the ice cubes in the ice storage bucket 300. In this way, the ice cubes can be evenly distributed and the adhesion between the ice cubes can be effectively avoided through stirring. At the same time, when the door assembly 600 is in the open state, the stirring assembly 500 can push the ice cubes into the ice outlet 320 during rotation to achieve automatic ice discharge.

[0044] In the above scheme, preferably, an ice guide plate 330 of a disc-shaped structure is installed inverted at the bottom of the ice storage bucket 300, and a matching portion connected to the ice inlet 310 of the ice storage bucket 300 is opened in the middle of the ice guide plate 330, and the outer edge of the ice guide plate 330 is engaged with the ice outlet 320 of the ice storage bucket 300, so that the ice cubes squeezed in by the extrusion type ice making mechanism 200 can slide along the ice guide plate 330 toward the outer peripheral edge of the ice storage bucket 300, thereby avoiding the stacking of ice cubes, facilitating the uniform distribution of ice cubes in the ice storage bucket 300, and also facilitating the stirring of ice.

[0045] like Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6As shown, the door assembly 600 is correspondingly installed at the ice outlet 320 of the ice storage bucket 300, including a door panel 610, a fixing frame 620, a handle 630, a self-locking member 640, a first connecting rod 650, a second connecting rod 660, a third connecting rod 670 and a fourth connecting rod 680, wherein the door panel 610 can be flipped upward and opened and is correspondingly installed on the outer wall of the ice storage bucket 300, the fixing frame 620 is correspondingly installed on the ice storage bucket 300 above the door panel 610, and the fixing frame 620 includes two fixing plates 621 arranged horizontally at intervals; the handle 630 is rotatably installed at the front end of the two fixing plates 621 through a rotating shaft 631 linked thereto, and is structurally designed to be located at the housing 10 for user operation; the first connecting rod 650 and the second connecting rod 660 are located between the two fixed plates 621, wherein the first end of the first connecting rod 650 is rotatably connected to the door panel 610 and the second end thereof is rotatably connected to the first end of the second connecting rod 660, the second end of the second connecting rod 660 is relatively rotatably sleeved on the rotating shaft 631 of the handle 630, the second end of the second connecting rod 660 is correspondingly provided with a sleeve hole 661 matched with the rotating shaft 631, and a rotation slot 662 connected to the sleeve hole 661, the rotating shaft 631 is penetrated in the sleeve hole 661 of the second connecting rod 660, and the rotating shaft 631 is correspondingly provided with a sleeve hole 661 located at the rotation slot 662 The protrusion 6311 of the rotating shaft 631 is deflected in the rotating groove 662; the self-locking member 640 is constructed and arranged to be able to move in a directional manner to realize locking or unlocking the closed state of the door panel 610, the first end of the third connecting rod 670 is connected to the self-locking member 640 and the second end thereof is rotatably connected to the first end of the fourth connecting rod 680, and the second end of the fourth connecting rod 680 is linked to the rotating shaft 631 of the handle 630; in this way, when the door panel 610 is driven to flip upward and open by the handle 630, during the first time period when the handle 630 is linked to the rotating shaft 631 to rotate, the protrusion 6311 of the rotating shaft 631 is deflected along the rotating groove 662 of the second connecting rod 660, and the rotating groove is opened. When the door panel 610 is in a closed state, the handle 630 drives the self-locking member 640 to move in a directional manner through the third link 670 and the fourth link 680; during the second time period when the handle 631 rotates, the protrusion 6311 of the handle 631 relies on the wall of the rotating groove 662 of the second link 660 to drive the second link 660 to rotate, and the second link 660 links the first link 650 to pull the door panel 610 to flip upward and open. During this process, the movement priority of the handle 630 driving the self-locking member 640 to unlock is higher than the movement priority of driving the door panel 610 to flip upward and open.

[0046] In the above scheme, specifically Figure 3 and Figure 6As shown, the second connecting rod 660 is arranged in an "H"-shaped structure, including two component parts 663 arranged at a distance, and a connecting part 664 arranged between the middle parts of the two component parts 663; the second end of the first connecting rod 650 is located between the first ends of the two component parts 663 and is pierced through a pin to achieve rotational matching connection, and the second end of the first connecting rod 650 has a matching structure 651 for matching with the self-locking member 640 to limit the movement of the first connecting rod 650, and the matching structure 651 is preferably a limiting notch structure that matches the end of the self-locking member 640; the second connecting rod 660 extends upward from the first end to the second end, and a groove for the self-locking member 640 to fit is provided on the connecting part 664 of the second connecting rod 660. The through hole 6641 for installing and restraining the directional movement of the self-locking member 640, the self-locking member 640 is embedded in the through hole 6641 of the second link 660 and can release the interference with the first link 650 (unlock) by moving along the through hole 6641 away from the first link 650, and can interfere with the first link 650 (lock) by moving along the through hole 6641 toward the first link 650, thereby ensuring the reliability of the unlocking or locking movement of the self-locking member 640; at the same time, the self-locking member 640 is embedded in the through hole 6641 of the second link 660, and the third link 670 and the fourth link 680 are correspondingly arranged between the two component parts 663 of the second link 660, so that the overall structure of the door assembly 600 is more compact and reliable.

[0047] In the above scheme, preferably Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the second connecting rod 660 is arranged between the two fixed plates 621, and the second connecting rod 660 has a rotating portion 665 on both sides corresponding to the second end thereof for inserting into the fixed plate 621 to form a rotational fit, and the fixed block is correspondingly provided with a rotating hole 6211 that matches the rotating portion 665, so that the installation of the second connecting rod 660 is more stable and the movement is more reliable; preferably, the fixed plate 621 is provided with a limiting slot 6212 connected thereto corresponding to the rotating hole 6211, and the rotating portion 665 of the second connecting rod 660 is correspondingly provided with a stopper located in the limiting slot 6212 and capable of deflecting in the limiting slot 6212. The limit block 6651 limits the rotation angle of the second end of the second connecting rod 660 to achieve the purpose of limiting the rotation angle of the handle 630 and the rotating shaft 631, thereby controlling the opening angle of the door panel 610 and limiting the movement stroke of the self-locking member 640 to prevent the self-locking member 640 from disengaging from the through hole 6641 of the second connecting rod 660, thereby ensuring the stability of the overall operation of the door assembly 600; the handle 630 has a bending portion 632 respectively located on the outer sides of the two fixed plates 621, and the rotating shaft 631 is penetrated on the second end of the second connecting rod 660 and its two ends are respectively connected to the bending portion 632 of the handle 630.

[0048] In the above scheme, preferably Figure 3 and Figure 8 As shown, the door assembly 600 further includes a first micro switch 691 and a second micro switch 692 connected to the control panel assembly 700 by signal. The first micro switch 691 and the second micro switch 692 are respectively located above and below the second connecting rod 660 and are configured such that: when the handle 630 drives the door panel 610 to flip upward to open the ice outlet 320, the second connecting rod 660 can touch the first micro switch 691, and the first micro switch 691 sends a signal to the control panel assembly 700 to control the squeeze-out ice making mechanism 2 00's driving motor 230 is started; in the process of the handle 630 driving the door panel 610 to flip downward and close the ice outlet 320, the second connecting rod 660 can touch the second micro switch 692, and the second micro switch 692 sends a signal to the control panel assembly 700 to control the driving motor 230 of the extrusion type ice making mechanism 200 to be turned off; in this way, the door assembly 600 can control the stirring assembly 500 to work to produce ice or stop running during the process of manipulating the opening or closing of the door panel 610, thereby greatly simplifying the control operation of the ice maker.

[0049] like Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Fig. 9As shown, the ice quantity measuring assembly 800 is connected to the control panel assembly 700 by signal and is correspondingly arranged in the ice storage bucket 300, including a guide tube 810, an ice blocking plate 820, a magnet 830 and a plurality of Hall elements 840, wherein the guide tube 810 is a hollow tube, the upper end of the guide tube 810 is connected to the top (bucket cover) of the ice storage bucket 300 and extends vertically downward, and the lower end of the guide tube 810 is sleeved on the linkage shaft 510 of the stirring assembly 500, so that the stirring assembly 500 The upper and lower ends of the guide tube 810 are constrained to ensure vertical arrangement, thereby ensuring the reliability and stability of the stirring assembly 500; a plurality of Hall elements 840 are arranged vertically and spaced apart on the inner wall of the guide tube 810; the structure of the ice-blocking plate 820 is adapted to the structure of the ice-guide plate 330, and is an inverted disc-shaped structure. The ice-blocking plate 820 can be slidably sleeved on the guide plate and can be limitedly placed on the limiting ring structure of the linkage shaft 510 or the stirring member 520, so that the stirring assembly 500 can be started. The effect of limiting the disengagement of the ice-blocking plate 820 is achieved; the magnet 830 is fixedly installed on the ice-blocking plate 820, and the magnet 830 is preferably a magnetic ring structure and is arranged in a surrounding manner on the outer periphery of the guide tube 810; in this way, the ice-blocking plate 820 will slide up and down along the guide tube 810 as the amount of ice in the ice storage bucket 300 changes. In this process, the magnet 830 on the ice-blocking plate 820 will act on different Hall elements 840 on the guide tube 810 so that different Hall elements 840 generate different feedback signals correspondingly and feed them back to the control board assembly 700. The control board assembly 700 calculates the corresponding ice storage amount data according to the feedback signal of the Hall element 840 and sends the ice storage amount data to the display assembly 900 connected to the signal. The display assembly 900 is generally arranged at the front or top of the casing 10. The display assembly 900 is intuitively expressed by displaying a percentage value, etc., so that the user can intuitively obtain the ice storage amount of the ice maker for the next step of operation.

[0050] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has a simple and reasonable structure and has the following advantages:

[0051] 1. The extrusion-type ice-making mechanism is docked and installed at the bottom of the ice storage bucket. The stirring component is linked with the extrusion-type ice-making mechanism, so that ice cubes can be easily squeezed into the ice storage bucket; at the same time, the stirring component can make the ice cubes evenly distributed in the ice storage bucket to avoid adhesion between ice cubes to ensure the quality of ice cubes; in addition, the ice cubes can be pushed into the ice outlet of the ice storage bucket through stirring to achieve automatic ice discharging;

[0052] 2. The door assembly adopts a mechanical linkage switch structure, which has good structural stability and strong operating experience. At the same time, the micro switch can be used to control the mixing assembly to work or stop ice making during the process of opening or closing the door panel. In addition, it has a self-locking structure, which can prevent the door panel from opening accidentally during the ice making and mixing process, ensuring the reliability of ice making.

[0053] 3. The ice quantity measuring component can detect the amount of ice in the ice storage bucket and express it intuitively through the display component, effectively improving the intelligence of the ice maker;

[0054] 4. The upper and lower ends of the linkage shaft of the stirring assembly are respectively constrained by the spiral reamer of the extrusion ice-making mechanism and the guide tube of the ice quantity measuring assembly, thereby ensuring the rotation stability and reliability of the stirring assembly; at the same time, the stirring assembly can be used to limit the ice guide plate to be installed on the guide tube to avoid falling off.

[0055] The above disclosure is only an embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes that can be conceived by those skilled in the art should fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An ice making device, characterized in that: It comprises a casing, in which a refrigeration system, an extrusion-type ice-making mechanism, an ice storage bucket, a water tank assembly, a stirring assembly, a door assembly and a control panel assembly are arranged; The bottom of the ice storage bucket is provided with an ice inlet, the extrusion type ice making mechanism is installed below the ice storage bucket and its ice cube extrusion port is connected to the ice inlet of the ice storage bucket, the extrusion type ice making mechanism comprises an ice making cylinder, a spiral reamer installed in the ice making cylinder, and a driving motor for driving the spiral reamer to rotate; The water tank assembly is connected to the ice-making cylinder of the extrusion type ice-making mechanism to provide water required for ice-making, and the evaporator tube of the refrigeration system is coiled on the ice-making cylinder of the extrusion type ice-making mechanism to provide the cooling capacity required for ice-making; The stirring assembly is installed in the ice storage bucket and is linked to the spiral reamer of the extrusion type ice making mechanism to stir the ice cubes in the ice storage bucket; The front wall of the ice storage bucket is provided with an ice outlet for pushing out ice cubes during the stirring process of the stirring assembly, and the front part of the housing is provided with an ice outlet channel connected with the ice outlet of the ice storage bucket; The door assembly is correspondingly arranged at the ice outlet of the ice storage bucket to control the opening or closing of the ice outlet; It also includes an ice quantity measuring component and a display component connected to the control panel component signal, the ice quantity measuring component is arranged in the ice storage bucket, and the display component is arranged on the casing; The ice quantity measuring assembly comprises a guide tube, an ice-blocking plate, a magnet and a plurality of Hall elements. The upper end of the guide tube is connected to the top of the ice storage bucket and extends vertically downward. The plurality of Hall elements are arranged on the inner wall of the guide tube at intervals in a vertical manner. The ice-blocking plate can be sleeved on the guide tube and slide up and down along with the amount of ice in the ice storage bucket, and the magnet is fixedly mounted on the ice-blocking plate. The magnet can make different Hall elements generate different feedback signals as the ice-blocking plate slides. The control panel assembly calculates corresponding ice storage quantity data according to the feedback signals of the Hall elements and sends the ice storage quantity data to the display assembly. A disc-shaped ice guide plate is installed in reverse at the bottom of the ice storage bucket, a matching portion engaged with the ice inlet is arranged in the middle of the ice guide plate, and an outer edge of the ice guide plate is engaged with the ice outlet.

2. An ice making machine device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stirring assembly includes a linkage shaft and a plurality of stirring members arranged on the linkage shaft. The lower end of the linkage shaft is connected to the upper end of the spiral reamer and the upper end of the linkage shaft is inserted into the lower port of the guide tube. The ice guard is limited and placed on the limit ring of the linkage shaft or on the stirring member.

3. The ice making device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The door assembly includes a door panel, a fixing frame, a handle, a self-locking member, a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod, a third connecting rod and a fourth connecting rod. The door panel can be flipped upward and opened and is correspondingly mounted on the outer wall of the ice storage bucket. The fixing frame is mounted on the ice storage bucket above the door panel. The fixing frame includes two fixing plates arranged horizontally at intervals. The handle is rotatably mounted on the front ends of the two fixed plates via a rotating shaft linked thereto, the first end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected to the door panel and the second end thereof is rotatably connected to the first end of the second connecting rod, the second end of the second connecting rod is sleeved on the rotating shaft of the handle, the second end of the second connecting rod is correspondingly provided with a sleeve hole matched with the rotating shaft and a rotating notch connected to the sleeve hole, and the rotating shaft is provided with a protrusion placed in the rotating notch and capable of deflecting in the rotating notch; The self-locking member is constructed to be able to move in a directional manner to achieve locking or unlocking of the door panel in a closed state, the first end of the third connecting rod is connected to the self-locking member and the second end thereof is rotationally connected to the first end of the fourth connecting rod, and the second end of the fourth connecting rod is linkage-connected to the rotating shaft of the handle.

4. An ice making machine device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The second connecting rod comprises two component parts arranged at a distance, and a connecting part arranged between the middle parts of the two component parts, the second end of the first connecting rod is located between the first ends of the two component parts and is penetrated by a pin shaft to realize rotational fit connection; The second end of the first connecting rod has a matching structure for matching with the self-locking part to limit the movement of the first connecting rod. The connecting part of the second connecting rod is provided with a through hole for the self-locking part to be embedded and constrain the self-locking part to move away from or toward the matching structure of the first connecting rod.

5. An ice making machine device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that: The second connecting rod is arranged between the two fixing plates, and the second connecting rod has a rotating portion on both sides corresponding to the second end thereof for inserting into the fixing plate to form a rotating match, and the fixing block is provided with a rotating hole corresponding to the rotating portion; The handle has bending parts respectively located outside the two fixing plates, and the rotating shaft is penetrated on the second end of the second connecting rod, and the two ends thereof are respectively linked and connected with the bending parts of the handle.

6. An ice making machine device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The fixing plate is provided with a limiting slot communicated with the rotating hole, and the rotating portion of the second connecting rod is correspondingly provided with a limiting block located in the limiting slot and capable of deflecting in the limiting slot.

7. An ice making machine device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first micro switch and the second micro switch are connected to the control panel assembly signal, and the first micro switch and the second micro switch are respectively located above and below the second connecting rod and are configured as follows: When the handle drives the door panel to flip upward to open the ice outlet, the second connecting rod can touch the first micro switch, and the first micro switch sends a signal to the control panel assembly to control the drive motor of the extrusion type ice making mechanism to start; When the handle drives the door panel to flip downward and close the ice outlet, the second connecting rod can touch the second micro switch, and the second micro switch sends a signal to the control panel assembly to control the driving motor of the extrusion type ice making mechanism to turn off.

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