A non-stick snowflake ice maker

Abstract

This invention discloses an anti-sticking snowflake ice maker, belonging to the field of ice maker technology. It includes a cabinet, comprising a cabinet body, a rear cover, an air outlet, an air inlet, and a folding support frame. A cooling assembly is connected to the upright portion of the folding support frame. The cooling assembly includes a circulation assembly and a multi-station cooling assembly. The circulation assembly is evenly connected to the multi-station cooling assembly, which cools the multi-station cooling assembly. The multi-station cooling assembly uses water on its inner wall to form ice flowers, achieving multi-station ice flower formation and multi-station ice making. A water spraying assembly for uniform water spraying is also connected to the top of the folding support frame. An ice-pushing assembly for moving the ice flowers is also connected to the top of the folding support frame. Through the above methods, this invention achieves water spraying and freezing, and the ice flowers formed by the water spray have low moisture content, effectively preventing sticking.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of ice maker, in particular to a snowflake ice maker with anti-sticking function. BACKGROUND

[0002] The ice made by the snowflake ice maker is in the form of small particles with indefinite shape, is relatively moist, has a water content of generally between 15% and 25%, has a temperature slightly lower than zero degrees, has good plasticity, is easy to take and stack, can penetrate into a relatively narrow gap, and has a fast cooling effect, and is widely used in laboratories and food industry.

[0003] For example, a water purifier and ice maker in Chinese patent No. CN107894122A includes a body (1), an ice making assembly (10), a refrigerant device (30), and a water purifier assembly (20). The ice making assembly includes an ice making roller (11) with a refrigerant pipe (12) or an evaporator coil built inside, a motor (13) for rotating the ice making roller, a water supply means (14) for immersing a part of the ice making roller (11) in water, for spraying water on the lower part of the ice making roller (11), or for spraying water on the ice making roller (11), a cutting blade (15) arranged adjacent to one side of the ice making roller (11), and an ice collecting part (16) arranged at the lower part of the ice making roller (11) for collecting and guiding out the cut ice. The refrigerant device (30) includes a compressor (32) and a condenser (33) arranged on one side inside the body (1) and connected by the refrigerant pipe (12) inside the ice making roller (11) and a refrigerant pipe (31). The water purifier assembly (20) includes a water purifier filter (22) connected with an external water pipe, a water supply pipe (25) connected with the water purifier filter (22) and a water supply head (26) arranged on the other side of the body (1), and a branch water supply pipe (27) branched from the water supply pipe (25) to supply purified water to the water supply means (14) of the ice making roller (11). However, the temperature of the ice blocks away from the ice making roller (11) is higher than that of the ice blocks close to the ice making roller (11), so that the ice blocks away from the ice making roller (11) have residual moisture, which is prone to sticking.

[0004] Based on this, the present application designs a snowflake ice maker with anti-sticking function to solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the present application provides a snowflake ice maker with anti-sticking function.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purposes, the present application is realized by the following technical solutions:

[0007] The invention discloses an anti-adhesion snowflake ice maker, which comprises a cabinet, a movable cover plate and an ice bin,

[0008] The cabinet comprises a cabinet body, a rear cover, an air outlet, an air inlet and a folding support frame, the cabinet body is provided with an air inlet on the top, the rear side wall of the cabinet body is fixedly connected with a rear cover, the rear side wall of the rear cover is provided with an air outlet, and the cabinet body is fixedly connected with a folding support frame.

[0009] The front side wall of the cabinet body is rotatably connected with a movable cover plate through a hinge, and the bottom of the cabinet body is inserted with an ice bin for receiving ice.

[0010] The upright part of the folding support frame is connected with a cooling assembly, the cooling assembly comprises a circulating assembly and a multi-station cooling assembly, the circulating assembly is connected with the multi-station cooling assembly at equal intervals, the circulating assembly is used for cooling the multi-station cooling assembly, the multi-station cooling assembly is used for forming ice flowers on the inner wall thereof, multi-station ice flower forming is realized, and multi-station ice making is realized.

[0011] The top of the folding support frame is further connected with a water spraying assembly for uniformly spraying water.

[0012] The top of the folding support frame is further connected with a ice pushing assembly for pushing the ice flowers to move.

[0013] Further, the circulating assembly comprises an inlet pipe, a fan, a coiled pipe, a circulating pump and a return pipe, the fan is installed on the rear side wall of the folding support frame at equal intervals, the coiled pipe is connected with the inlet end of the inlet pipe and the output end of the circulating pump at two ends, the inlet end of the circulating pump is connected with the output end of the return pipe, and the multi-station cooling assembly is arranged between the output end of the inlet pipe and the input end of the return pipe.

[0014] Further, the inlet pipe and the return pipe are fixedly connected with the rear side wall of the folding support frame.

[0015] Further, the multi-station cooling assembly comprises a straight cylinder, a spiral pipe and a horizontal support plate, the horizontal support plate is fixedly installed on the front side wall of the folding support frame, the straight cylinder is fixedly connected with the horizontal support plate at equal intervals at the bottom, the spiral pipe is fixedly connected with the outer wall of the straight cylinder, the inlet end of the spiral pipe is fixedly connected with the output end of the inlet pipe, and the outlet end of the spiral pipe is fixedly connected with the input end of the return pipe.

[0016] Further, the water spraying assembly comprises a position adjusting assembly and a movable water spraying assembly, the position adjusting assembly is fixedly connected with the folding support frame, the position adjusting assembly is connected with the movable water spraying assembly at equal intervals, the water spraying end of the movable water spraying assembly is arranged in the multi-station cooling assembly, the position adjusting assembly drives the movable water spraying assembly to move, the movable water spraying assembly reciprocally sprays water on the inner wall of the straight cylinder, and ice is formed by spraying water.

[0017] Furthermore, the position adjustment assembly includes a first horizontal plate and a first electric push rod. The first electric push rod is fixedly installed on the top of the folding support frame, and the drive end of the first electric push rod is fixedly connected. There is a first horizontal plate, and movable water spray components are connected to the first horizontal plate at equal intervals.

[0018] Furthermore, the movable water spray assembly includes an inlet pipe, a straight pipe, a water pump, a movable pipe, a flow divider, and atomizing nozzles. The water pump is fixedly installed at the bottom of the cabinet, and the water pump output end is fixedly connected to the inlet pipe. Straight pipes are fixedly connected to the inlet pipe at equal intervals. The lower outer wall of the straight pipe is slidably connected to the inner wall of the movable pipe. A flow divider is fixedly connected to the bottom of the movable pipe. Atomizing nozzles are fixedly connected to the outlet end of the flow divider at equal intervals along the circumference. The top of the movable pipe is fixedly connected to the side wall of the first horizontal plate.

[0019] Furthermore, the horizontal support plate is provided with straight sliding holes at equal intervals, and the outer wall of the movable tube is in close sliding connection with the inner wall of the straight sliding hole.

[0020] Beneficial effects

[0021] 1. The circulating pump of the cooling component of the present invention pumps the coolant in the inlet pipe, the serpentine pipe, the return pipe, and the spiral tube of the multi-station cooling component to flow. The fan blows air into the serpentine pipe, and the flowing air carries away the heat on the surface of the serpentine pipe to cool the coolant in the serpentine pipe. The cooled coolant flows into the inlet pipe and then into the spiral tube. The spiral tube cools the straight cylinder. After the straight cylinder is cooled, the water on the inner wall of the straight cylinder forms ice crystals. The used coolant then enters the return pipe and then into the serpentine pipe, realizing circulating multi-station cooling and multi-station ice making.

[0022] 2. The water pump of the movable water spray assembly of the present invention draws water into the inlet pipe, then into the straight pipe and the movable pipe, and then into the diverter hood. The water is sprayed from the atomizing nozzle into the straight cylinder. At the same time, the first electric push rod of the position adjustment assembly drives the first horizontal plate to move, the first horizontal plate drives the movable pipe to move, the movable pipe drives the diverter hood to move downward, and the diverter hood drives the atomizing nozzle to spray water up and down repeatedly, so as to achieve water freezing. The ice flowers formed by the water spray have low water content and can effectively prevent adhesion.

[0023] 3. In this invention, after water spraying and freezing, the second electric push rod of the ice-pushing assembly drives the second horizontal plate to move downward, the second horizontal plate drives the straight connecting rod to move downward, the straight connecting rod drives the annular scraper to move along the inner wall of the straight cylinder, the annular scraper pushes the ice blocks adhered to the inner wall of the straight cylinder, and the ice blocks separate from the inner wall of the straight cylinder and fall into the ice-freezing refrigerator. Attached Figure Description

[0024] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative effort.

[0025] Figure 1 The present invention provides a three-dimensional structure for an anti-sticking snowflake ice maker. Figure 1 ;

[0026] Figure 2 This is a front view of the structure of an anti-sticking snowflake ice maker according to the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 This is a left view of the structure of an anti-sticking snowflake ice maker according to the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 The present invention provides a three-dimensional structure for an anti-sticking snowflake ice maker. Figure 2 ;

[0029] Figure 5 For along Figure 2 A sectional view along the AA direction;

[0030] Figure 6 For along Figure 2 BB direction sectional view;

[0031] Figure 7 For along Figure 3 A cross-sectional view along the CC direction;

[0032] Figure 8 For along Figure 3 DD-direction sectional view;

[0033] Figure 9 for Figure 6 Enlarged view of the structure at point E.

[0034] The labels in the diagram represent:

[0035] 1. Cabinet 11. Cabinet Body 12. Rear Cover 13. Vent 14. Vent 15. Folding Support Frame 2. Movable Cover Plate 3. Control Panel 4. Water Spray Assembly 41. Water Inlet Pipe 42. First Horizontal Plate 43. First Electric Push Rod 44. Straight Pipe 45. Water Pump 46. Movable Pipe 47. Diverter 48. Atomizing Nozzle 49. Straight Slide Hole 5. Ice Push Assembly 51. Second Electric Push Rod 52. Second Horizontal Plate 53. Circular Scraper 54. Straight Connecting Rod 6. Refrigerator 7. Cooling Assembly 71. Liquid Inlet Pipe 72. Fan 73. Serpentine Pipe 74. Circulation Pump 75. Straight Cylinder 76. Return Pipe 77. Spiral Pipe 78. Horizontal Support Plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some but not all of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0037] The present application is further described below with reference to the embodiments.

[0038] Embodiment 1

[0039] Please refer to the drawings in the description Figures 1-9 A snowflake ice maker preventing adhesion includes a cabinet 1, a movable cover plate 2 and an ice bin 6:

[0040] The cabinet 1 includes a cabinet body 11, a rear cover 12, an air outlet 13, an air inlet 14 and a folding support frame 15, the air inlet 14 is arranged on the top of the cabinet body 11, the rear cover 12 is fixedly connected to the rear side wall of the cabinet body 11, the air outlet 13 is arranged on the rear side wall of the rear cover 12, and the folding support frame 15 is fixedly connected in the cabinet body 11;

[0041] The movable cover plate 2 is rotatably connected to the front side wall of the cabinet body 11 through a hinge, and the ice bin 6 is inserted into the bottom of the cabinet body 11 for receiving ice;

[0042] The cooling assembly 7 is connected to the upright part of the folding support frame 15, the cooling assembly 7 includes a circulating assembly and a multi-station cooling assembly, the circulating assembly is connected with the multi-station cooling assembly at equal intervals, the circulating assembly is used for cooling the multi-station cooling assembly, and the multi-station cooling assembly is used for forming ice flowers on the inner wall thereof to realize multi-station ice flower forming and multi-station ice making;

[0043] The circulating assembly includes a liquid inlet pipe 71, a fan 72, a coiled pipe 73, a circulating pump 74 and a return pipe 76, the fan 72 is installed on the rear side wall of the folding support frame 15 at equal intervals, the coiled pipe 73 is connected with the liquid inlet end of the liquid inlet pipe 71 and the output end of the circulating pump 74 at two ends respectively, the liquid inlet end of the circulating pump 74 is connected with the output end of the return pipe 76, and the multi-station cooling assembly is arranged between the output end of the liquid inlet pipe 71 and the input end of the return pipe 76;

[0044] The liquid inlet pipe 71 and the return pipe 76 are fixedly connected with the rear side wall of the folding support frame 15;

[0045] The circulating pump 74 is fixedly installed on the bottom of the cabinet body 11;

[0046] The multi-station cooling assembly includes a straight cylinder 75, a spiral tube 77, and a horizontal support plate 78. The horizontal support plate 78 is fixedly installed on the front side wall of the folding support frame 15. Straight cylinders 75 are fixedly connected at equal intervals at the bottom of the horizontal support plate 78. Spiral tubes 77 are fixedly connected to the outer walls of the straight cylinders 75. The liquid inlet end of the spiral tube 77 is fixedly connected to the liquid outlet end of the liquid inlet pipe 71, and the liquid outlet end of the spiral tube 77 is fixedly connected to the liquid inlet end of the return pipe 76.

[0047] The circulation pump 74 of the circulation component of the cooling assembly 7 draws coolant from the inlet pipe 71, the serpentine pipe 73, the return pipe 76, and the spiral pipe 77 of the multi-station cooling assembly. The fan 72 blows air into the serpentine pipe 73, and the flowing air carries away the heat on the surface of the serpentine pipe 73, cooling the coolant inside the serpentine pipe 73. The cooled coolant flows into the inlet pipe 71 and then into the spiral pipe 77. The spiral pipe 77 cools the straight cylinder 75. After the straight cylinder 75 is cooled, the water on the inner wall of the straight cylinder 75 forms ice crystals. The used coolant then enters the return pipe 76 and then into the serpentine pipe 73, realizing multi-station circulating cooling and multi-station ice making.

[0048] The top of the folding support frame 15 is also connected to a water spraying component 4 for uniform water spraying;

[0049] The water spray assembly 4 includes a position adjustment assembly and a movable water spray assembly. The position adjustment assembly is fixedly connected to the folding support frame 15. The movable water spray assembly is connected to the position adjustment assembly at equal intervals. The water spray end of the movable water spray assembly is located in the multi-station cooling assembly. The position adjustment assembly drives the movable water spray assembly to move. The movable water spray assembly sprays water up and down on the inner wall of the straight cylinder 75 repeatedly to achieve water spraying and freezing.

[0050] The position adjustment assembly includes a first horizontal plate 42 and a first electric push rod 43. The first electric push rod 43 is fixedly installed on the top of the folding support frame 15. The drive end of the first electric push rod 43 is fixedly connected to the first horizontal plate 42. Movable water spray components are connected to the first horizontal plate 42 at equal intervals.

[0051] The movable water spray assembly includes an inlet pipe 41, a straight pipe 44, a water pump 45, a movable pipe 46, a flow divider 47, and atomizing nozzles 48. The water pump 45 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the cabinet 11. The output end of the water pump 45 is fixedly connected to the inlet pipe 41. The inlet pipe 41 is fixedly connected to the straight pipe 44 at equal intervals. The lower outer wall of the straight pipe 44 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the movable pipe 46. The bottom of the movable pipe 46 is fixedly connected to the flow divider 47. The outlet end of the flow divider 47 is fixedly connected to the atomizing nozzles 48 at equal intervals along the circumference. The top of the movable pipe 46 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the first horizontal plate 42.

[0052] The upper inner wall of the movable tube 46 is slidably connected to the outer wall of the straight tube 44 through a sealing ring, and the lower outer wall of the straight tube 44 is slidably connected to the wall of the movable tube 46 through a sealing ring.

[0053] The horizontal support plate 78 is provided with straight sliding holes 49 at equal intervals, and the outer wall of the movable tube 46 is in close sliding connection with the inner wall of the straight sliding hole 49.

[0054] The water pump 45 of the movable water spray assembly 4 draws water into the inlet pipe 41, then into the straight pipe 44 and the movable pipe 46, and then into the diverter hood 47. The water is then sprayed from the atomizing nozzle 48 into the straight cylinder 75. At the same time, the first electric push rod 43 of the position adjustment assembly drives the first horizontal plate 42 to move. The first horizontal plate 42 drives the movable pipe 46 to move. The movable pipe 46 drives the diverter hood 47 to move downward. The diverter hood 47 drives the atomizing nozzle 48 to spray water up and down repeatedly, so as to achieve water freezing. The ice flowers formed by the water spray have low water content and can effectively prevent adhesion.

[0055] The top of the folding support frame 15 is also connected to an ice-pushing component 5 for moving the ice flowers;

[0056] The ice-pushing assembly 5 includes a second electric push rod 51, a second horizontal plate 52, an annular scraper 53, and a straight connecting rod 54. The second electric push rod 51 is fixedly installed on the top of the folding support frame 15. The second horizontal plate 52 is fixedly connected to the driving end of the second electric push rod 51. The straight connecting rod 54 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the second horizontal plate 52. The bottom of the straight connecting rod 54 passes through the straight cylinder 75 and is fixedly connected to the annular scraper 53. The outer wall of the annular scraper 53 is in close contact with the inner wall of the straight cylinder 75 and is slidably connected.

[0057] After the water sprays and freezes, the second electric push rod 51 of the ice pushing assembly 5 drives the second horizontal plate 52 to move downward. The second horizontal plate 52 drives the straight connecting rod 54 to move downward. The straight connecting rod 54 drives the annular scraper 53 to move along the inner wall of the straight cylinder 75. The annular scraper 53 pushes the ice blocks stuck to the inner wall of the straight cylinder 75, and the ice blocks separate from the inner wall of the straight cylinder 75 and fall into the freezer 6.

[0058] The outer wall of the cabinet 1 is connected to a movable cover 2, which is electrically connected to the first electric push rod 43, the second electric push rod 51, the water pump 45, the fan 72 and the circulation pump 74.

[0059] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions will not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An anti-bonding snowflake ice maker comprising a cabinet (1), a movable cover plate (2) and an ice bin (6), characterized in that: the cabinet (1) comprises a cabinet body (11), a rear cover (12), an air outlet hole (13), an air inlet hole (14) and a folding support frame (15), the top of the cabinet body (11) is provided with an air inlet hole (14) for air inlet, the rear side wall of the cabinet body (11) is fixedly connected with a rear cover (12), the rear side wall of the rear cover (12) is provided with an air outlet hole (13) for air outlet, and the cabinet body (11) is fixedly connected with a folding support frame (15) inside; the front side wall of the cabinet body (11) is rotatably connected with a movable cover plate (2) through a hinge, and the bottom of the cabinet body (11) is inserted with an ice bin (6) for receiving ice; the upright part of the folding support frame (15) is connected with a cooling assembly (7), the cooling assembly (7) comprises a circulating assembly and a multi-station cooling assembly, the circulating assembly is connected with the multi-station cooling assembly at equal intervals, the circulating assembly is used for cooling the multi-station cooling assembly, the multi-station cooling assembly is used for forming ice flowers on the inner wall thereof, realizing multi-station ice flower forming and multi-station ice making; the top of the folding support frame (15) is further connected with a water spraying assembly (4) for uniform water spraying; the water spraying assembly (4) comprises a position adjusting assembly and a movable water spraying assembly, the position adjusting assembly is fixedly connected with the folding support frame (15), the position adjusting assembly is connected with the movable water spraying assembly at equal intervals, and the water spraying end of the movable water spraying assembly is arranged in the multi-station cooling assembly, the position adjusting assembly drives the movable water spraying assembly to move, the movable water spraying assembly reciprocally sprays water on the inner wall of the straight cylinder (75) upward and downward, and ice is formed by spraying water; the position adjusting assembly comprises a first horizontal plate (42) and a first electric push rod (43), the first electric push rod (43) is fixedly installed on the top of the folding support frame (15), the first electric push rod (43) is fixedly connected with the first horizontal plate (42) at the driving end, and the first horizontal plate (42) is connected with the movable water spraying assembly at equal intervals; the movable water spraying assembly comprises a water inlet pipe (41), a straight pipe (44), a water pump (45), a movable pipe (46), a flow divider cover (47) and an atomizing nozzle (48), the water pump (45) is fixedly installed on the bottom of the cabinet body (11), the water pump (45) is fixedly connected with the water inlet pipe (41) at the output end, the water inlet pipe (41) is fixedly connected with the straight pipe (44) at equal intervals, the straight pipe (44) is slidably connected with the movable pipe (46) at the outer wall of the lower end, the movable pipe (46) is fixedly connected with the flow divider cover (47) at the bottom, the flow divider cover (47) is fixedly connected with the atomizing nozzle (48) at the water outlet end along the circumference at equal intervals, and the movable pipe (46) is fixedly connected with the side wall of the first horizontal plate (42) at the top; the top of the folding support frame (15) is further connected with a ice pushing assembly (5) for pushing the ice flowers to move.

2. The anti -stick, snowflake ice maker according to claim 1, characterized by: The circulating assembly comprises a liquid inlet pipe (71), a fan (72), a serpentine pipe (73), a circulating pump (74) and a return pipe (76), the fan (72) is installed on the rear side wall of the folding support frame (15) at equal intervals, the two ends of the serpentine pipe (73) are connected with the liquid inlet end of the liquid inlet pipe (71) and the output end of the circulating pump (74) respectively, the liquid inlet end of the circulating pump (74) is connected with the output end of the return pipe (76), and the multi-station cooling assembly is arranged between the output end of the liquid inlet pipe (71) and the input end of the return pipe (76).

3. The anti -stick, snowflake ice maker according to claim 2, characterized by: The liquid inlet pipe (71) and the return pipe (76) are fixedly connected with the rear side wall of the folding support frame (15).

4. The anti -stick, snowflake ice maker according to claim 3, characterized in that: The multi-station cooling assembly comprises a straight cylinder (75), a spiral pipe (77) and a horizontal support plate (78), the horizontal support plate (78) is fixedly installed on the front side wall of the folding support frame (15), the bottom of the horizontal support plate (78) is fixedly connected with the straight cylinder (75) at equal intervals, the outer wall of the straight cylinder (75) is fixedly connected with the spiral pipe (77), the liquid inlet end of the spiral pipe (77) is fixedly connected with the output end of the liquid inlet pipe (71), and the liquid outlet end of the spiral pipe (77) is fixedly connected with the input end of the return pipe (76).

5. The anti-sticking snowflake ice maker according to claim 4, wherein: The horizontal support plate (78) is provided with straight sliding holes (49) at equal intervals, and the outer wall of the movable pipe (46) is slidably connected with the inner wall of the straight sliding hole (49).

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