Ice making and cooling water mechanism and water dispenser using the mechanism

Abstract

The present application relates to an ice-making and water-cooling mechanism and a water dispenser employing the mechanism, belonging to the field of water dispenser production. The mechanism comprises: an ice box for preparing ice cubes, the ice box being connected to a water source so that the water source supplies water to the ice box; an evaporator mounted on the outside of the ice box to cool the water in the ice box to make ice; an ice basket for storing ice cubes, the ice basket being located on the side of the ice box away from the ground and connected to the ice box; and a cold water tank for storing cold water, the cold water tank being connected to the ice basket. When cold water is needed, water from the water source enters the ice box, is cooled by the evaporator, then enters the ice basket and flows into the cold water tank, thereby producing cold water and conserving resources and reducing waste. The water dispenser of the present application has the advantages of saving resources and reducing resource waste.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of water dispenser production, and in particular to an ice-making and cooling water mechanism and a water dispenser using the mechanism. Background Art

[0002] A water dispenser is a device that heats or cools bottled purified water (or mineral water) to make it easier for people to drink. The dispenser is used with bottled water placed on top.

[0003] In the related art, an ice-making module of an ice-making and water-making machine is proposed, which includes a machine body, an inner tank, a middle partition and an ice-making box assembly; the middle partition is arranged in the inner tank, and divides the inner tank into an ice receiving chamber and a water storage chamber arranged vertically up and down, and a water leakage hole is opened on the middle partition; the ice-making box assembly is installed in the ice receiving chamber of the inner tank, and the ice-making box assembly is used to make water into ice cubes and rotate around an axial direction to pour the ice cubes onto the middle partition, and the melted water flows into the water storage chamber through the water leakage hole.

[0004] With respect to the above-mentioned related technologies, the inventors found the following defects: the ice water in the water storage chamber is obtained by melting the ice cubes on the middle partition, and the water condenses into ice and then melts into water. This process will lead to a lot of resource waste. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In order to save resources and reduce resource waste, the present application provides an ice-making and cooling water mechanism and a water dispenser using the mechanism.

[0006] In the first aspect, the present application provides an ice making and cooling water mechanism, involving the following technical solutions:

[0007] An ice making and cooling water mechanism, comprising:

[0008] An ice making box, used for preparing ice cubes, and the ice making box is connected to a water source so that the water source supplies water into the ice making box;

[0009] The evaporator is mounted on the outside of the ice box to cool the water in the ice box and make ice;

[0010] An ice storage basket is used to store ice cubes. The ice storage basket is located on a side of the ice box away from the ground and is connected to the ice box.

[0011] The cold water tank is used to store cold water, and the cold water tank is connected to the ice storage basket.

[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, when cold water is needed, water from the water source enters the ice making box, is cooled by the evaporator, enters the ice storage basket and flows into the cold water tank, thereby preparing cold water and saving resources and reducing resource waste.

[0013] Optionally, the bottom of the ice storage basket has a flow hole connected to the ice making box, and a partition is provided in the ice storage basket, and the flow hole passes through the partition; the partition separates the ice storage basket into a cold water chamber and an ice storage chamber, and a flow hole for ice water to flow into the cold water chamber is provided on the partition, and the size of the flow hole is smaller than the size of the ice cubes, the cold water chamber is connected to the cold water tank, and the ice storage chamber is connected to the ice outlet of the ice making box.

[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, the partition arrangement divides the ice storage basket into two chambers: a cold water chamber and an ice storage chamber. When cold water is needed, room-temperature water enters the ice box, where it is cooled by the evaporator. After a certain period of cooling, the cold water is transported to the flow hole under the action of the ice box and flows along the flow hole into the cold water chamber. From there, the cold water is transported to the ice box. When ice cubes are needed, room-temperature water enters the ice box, where it is cooled, causing the water to freeze into ice cubes. The ice box then transports the water to the flow hole. Because the flow hole is smaller than the ice cube size, the ice cubes continue to be transported upward into the ice storage chamber, reducing the probability of contact between the ice cubes and the cold water, thereby preventing the ice cubes from sticking together.

[0015] Optionally, the inner wall of the ice storage basket is recessed outward to form a flow groove, and the flow groove connects the ice storage chamber and the cold water chamber.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, the provision of the circulation groove facilitates the ice water generated by melting ice in the ice storage chamber to enter the cold water chamber, thereby improving water utilization and reducing the probability of ice cubes in the ice storage chamber solidifying.

[0017] Optionally, the top surface of the partition gradually slopes downward from the circulation hole toward the inner wall of the ice storage basket.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solution, the inclined setting of the top surface of the partition allows the cold water generated when part of the ice melts to quickly enter the side seam along the partition, thereby quickly separating the cold water and ice cubes to reduce the contact time between the cold water and ice cubes.

[0019] Optionally, a positioning plate is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the ice making box, and the positioning plate is polygonal. The ice storage basket is provided with a positioning groove that is snap-fitted with the positioning plate.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution and arranging the positioning plate and the positioning groove, the positioning of the ice storage basket during installation is achieved, thereby improving the convenience of installing the ice storage basket.

[0021] Optionally, the cold water tank is arranged along the circumference of the evaporator and is located below the ice storage basket to support the ice storage basket.

[0022] By adopting the above technical solution, the cold water tank is arranged along the circumference of the evaporator, which on the one hand saves the space occupied by the ice making and refrigeration water mechanisms, and on the other hand can support the ice storage basket to improve the stability of the ice storage basket.

[0023] Optionally, a cold water delivery pipe inserted into the cold water tank is provided at the bottom of the ice storage basket, and the other end of the cold water delivery pipe is in communication with the cold water cavity.

[0024] By adopting the above technical solution, the cold water delivery pipe is provided to connect the cold water chamber and the cold water tank. When the ice making box makes cold water, the cold water flows along the circulation hole, the flow hole, the cold water chamber, the cold water delivery pipe, and finally is delivered to the cold water tank. The production of cold water and ice cubes is achieved through only one evaporator, which improves the internal space utilization and stores more cold water in the same volume.

[0025] Optionally, the circulation groove is arranged corresponding to the cold water delivery pipe.

[0026] By adopting the above technical solution and corresponding arrangement of the circulation groove and the cold water delivery pipe, the cold water generated by the melting of ice in the ice storage chamber can be promptly delivered from the circulation groove to the cold water delivery pipe, thereby improving the delivery efficiency.

[0027] In the second aspect, the water dispenser provided in this application involves the following technical solutions:

[0028] A water dispenser includes the above-mentioned ice-making and cooling water mechanism, wherein a moving claw for moving ice cubes is rotatably arranged in the ice storage basket, an ice outlet hole is opened on the side of the ice storage basket away from the circulation groove, and the ice storage basket is provided with a door body for covering the ice outlet hole and an opening and closing mechanism for controlling the opening and closing of the door body.

[0029] By adopting the above technical solution, the setting of the paddle claw makes it possible that when ice cubes are generated from the ice making box and transported to the ice storage chamber, the force of the ice cubes transporting upward abuts against the paddle claw, driving the paddle claw to rotate circumferentially, thereby being able to paddle the stationary ice cubes in the ice storage basket, and output them from the ice outlet through hole under the action of the paddle claw. The setting of the opening and closing mechanism can control the output of ice cubes according to usage requirements. The water dispenser of the present application has the advantage of reducing resource waste.

[0030] Optionally, a shifting gap is provided between the shifting claw and the bottom of the ice storage chamber, and a limiting bar for limiting the rotation of ice cubes is provided at the ice outlet at the bottom of the ice storage chamber, and the limiting bar is radially extended toward the flow hole.

[0031] By adopting the above technical solution and setting the moving gap, it is not easy for the claw of the moving claw to abut against the bottom wall of the ice storage chamber when it rotates, thereby ensuring the smooth rotation of the moving claw. The setting of the limit bar can play a certain blocking role on the ice cubes moved by the moving claw, thereby facilitating the output of the ice cubes from the ice outlet hole.

[0032] Optionally, the opening and closing mechanism includes a rotating assembly and a limiting assembly, the rotating assembly includes an opening and closing motor, a rotating rod and a transmission rod, one end of the rotating rod is vertically fixed to the output shaft of the opening and closing motor, and the other end is rotatably connected to the transmission rod, and the other end of the transmission rod is rotatably connected to the door body;

[0033] The limiting assembly includes a rotating block arranged at the end of the output shaft of the opening and closing motor and a positioning member for limiting the rotation of the rotating block. The positioning member is located on the side of the axis of the rotating rod away from the door body. When the door body is closed, the positioning member and the rotating block abut against each other.

[0034] By adopting the above technical solution, the structural composition of the rotating assembly and the limiting assembly is disclosed. The setting of the rotating assembly can control the covering of the door body on the ice outlet hole. The setting of the limiting assembly can limit the rotating assembly, thereby reducing the probability of accidental opening due to ice cubes being squeezed on the door body.

[0035] Optionally, the ice storage basket is provided with a bracket for installing the rotating assembly and the limiting assembly, the bracket includes a connecting plate and support plates arranged on both sides of the connecting plate, the side of the door body away from the ground is rotatably connected to the support plate, the opening and closing motor is fixed to one of the support plates, and the positioning member is fixed to the other support plate.

[0036] By adopting the above technical solution, the setting of the bracket connects the door body, the rotating assembly and the limiting assembly with the ice storage basket, reducing the amount of holes punched by the staff on the ice storage basket, thereby reducing the number of seals for the holes on the ice storage basket, and thus reducing the production cost of the opening and closing structure.

[0037] Optionally, when the door body is closed, the angle between the rotating rod and the transmission rod on the side facing away from the ground is an obtuse angle.

[0038] By adopting the above technical solution, the angle between the rotating rod and the transmission rod is set to an obtuse angle, so that when the door body is squeezed by ice cubes, the rotation trend of the rotating rod and the transmission can squeeze the limit block and the positioning block more densely, thereby further preventing the door body from rotating.

[0039] Optionally, the positioning member is a travel switch, and an elastic abutment piece for the rotating block to abut is provided on the positioning member, and the elastic abutment piece abuts against the start button of the travel switch on the side away from the rotating block. When the rotating block rotates to press the elastic abutment piece, and the start button is completely pressed into the positioning member, the positioning member drives the opening and closing motor to stop rotating.

[0040] By adopting the above technical solution, the positioning member is a travel switch for controlling the opening and closing motor, and the closing of the opening and closing motor is controlled according to the degree of contact of the rotating block with the elastic contact piece.

[0041] In summary, this application has at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0042] 1. When cold water is needed, the water from the water source enters the ice making box, is cooled by the evaporator, enters the ice storage basket and flows into the cold water tank, thereby preparing cold water and saving resources and reducing resource waste.

[0043] 2. The setting of the partition makes it difficult for cold water to come into contact with ice cubes, thus making it difficult for ice cubes to stick together;

[0044] 3. The setting of the circulation groove makes it easier for the ice water produced by the partial melting of ice to enter the chamber on the side of the partition close to the ground, thereby facilitating the collection of the ice water. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0045] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of Example 1 of the present application.

[0046] Figure 2 It is a cross-sectional view of the ice storage basket in Example 1 of the present application.

[0047] Figure 3 It is an exploded schematic diagram of the ice storage basket and ice making box of Example 1 of the present application.

[0048] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the opening and closing mechanism of Example 1 of the present application when it is closed.

[0049] Figure 5 It is an exploded schematic diagram of the opening and closing mechanism of Example 1 of the present application.

[0050] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the guide plate of Example 2 of the present application.

[0051] Figure 7 It is a top view schematic diagram of the guide plate of Example 2 of the present application.

[0052] Figure 8 It is a partial cross-sectional view of the water storage tank and the quantitative water tank in Example 3 of the present application.

[0053] Explanation of reference numerals: 100, body; 120, limiting clip; 121, clamping plate; 200, ice making box; 210, ice making hole; 220, positioning plate; 230, pushing assembly; 240, ice breaker; 300, evaporator; 310, compressor; 400, ice storage basket; 410, positioning groove; 420, circulation hole; 430, partition; 431, cold water chamber; 4311, cold water delivery pipe 432, ice storage chamber; 4321, flow groove; 4322, limit strip; 433, side seam; 434, flow hole; 435, guide plate; 4351, guide arc surface; 4352, pulley groove; 436, first baffle; 4361, clearance groove; 437, second baffle; 440, door; 441, bracket; 4411, connecting plate; 4412, support plate; 450, rotation Components; 451, opening and closing motor; 4511, fixing block; 452, rotating rod; 4521, fixing slot; 453, transmission rod; 460, limit assembly; 461, rotating block; 462, positioning piece; 4621, start button; 4622, elastic abutment piece; 470, toggle claw; 471, toggle shaft; 472, toggle rod; 4721, toggle block; 473, toggle gap; 480, ice outlet hole; 490, accommodating groove; 500, cold water tank; 600, quantitative water tank; 610, water storage tank; 620, connecting pipe; 630, connecting pipe; 700, quantitative piston; 800, driving assembly; 810, driving motor; 820, driving screw; 830, driving sleeve; 900, aeration assembly; 910, aeration cylinder; 920, aeration piston; 921, connecting pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0054] The following is combined with Figure 1-8 This application is described in further detail.

[0055] The present application discloses an ice making and cooling water mechanism. Figure 1 The ice making and cooling water structure includes an ice making box 200, an evaporator 300, an ice storage basket 400 for storing ice cubes, and a cold water tank 500 for storing cold water.

[0056] The ice-making and cooling water structures are mounted on the housing 100, which is placed on the ground. The evaporator 300 is fixedly connected to the housing 100 and is connected to the compressor 310 to adjust the water temperature. The structures of the evaporator 300 and the compressor 310 are consistent with the existing technology.

[0057] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3The ice box 200 is fixedly connected to the body 100. The ice box 200 in this embodiment is an extruder-type ice maker. The ice box 200 is cylindrical, and an ice storage basket 400 is provided with a circulation hole 420. The side of the ice box 200 away from the ground passes through the circulation hole 420 and enters the ice storage basket 400. The ice is then connected to the ice storage basket 400, so that the multiple ice-making holes 210 communicate with the ice storage basket 400. Ice cubes produced by the ice box 200 are lifted and transported upward by a screw to the ice storage basket 400 for storage. The evaporator 300 is arranged axially along the ice box 200 to cool the water in the ice box 200.

[0058] In this application, the connection between the ice box 200 and the ice storage basket 400 is specifically configured as follows: a positioning plate 220 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the ice box 200. The positioning plate 220 is configured in a polygonal shape, and in this embodiment, the positioning plate 220 is a quadrilateral. The ice storage basket 400 is provided with a positioning slot 410 that engages with the positioning plate 220, and the positioning slot 410 is connected to the flow hole 420.

[0059] The ice box 200 is connected to a water source and is configured as a closed box body. A plurality of ice making holes 210 are provided on the side wall of the ice box 200 away from the ground. When ice cubes in the ice box 200 pass through the ice making holes 210, cylindrical ice cubes are produced.

[0060] In order to transfer the ice cubes out of the ice box 200, the body 100 is provided with a pushing assembly 230 for pushing the ice cubes out of the ice box 200. The pushing assembly 230 is a conventional technical solution in the art and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0061] In other embodiments, the ice-making box 200 is a cylinder, the ice-making hole 210 is a channel opened along the axial direction of the ice-making box 200, multiple ice-making holes 210 are evenly distributed along the circumference of the ice-making box 200, and adjacent ice-making holes 210 are connected. The bottom of the ice-making box 200 is connected to a water source, and the water source is a water tank in the body that stores water at room temperature.

[0062] The pushing assembly 230 includes a pushing motor and a pushing screw coaxially connected to the pushing motor. The pushing motor is vertically arranged at the bottom of the ice making box 200. In other embodiments, the pushing assembly 230 can be any assembly that can achieve lifting.

[0063] When the water in the ice-making hole 210 freezes, the propulsion motor is activated, driving the propulsion screw. The propulsion screw then pushes the water or ice cubes in the ice-making box 200 upward and out of the ice-making hole. The top of the ice-making box 200 also features an ice breaker 240 for the ice cubes to abut against. The ice cubes are transported vertically upward, abutting against the ice breaker 240 and breaking into columnar ice cubes.

[0064] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 The ice storage basket 400 is located above the cold water tank 500. Because ice cubes tend to stick together when water comes into contact with ice, a partition 430 is placed inside the ice storage basket 400, with a circulation hole 420 running through the partition. Multiple supporting ribs are fixedly connected to the side of the partition 430 close to the ground, so that the partition 430 divides the ice storage basket 400 into two chambers along the height direction. The chamber away from the ground is the ice storage chamber 432, and the chamber close to the ground is the cold water chamber 431. A cold water delivery pipe 4311 is located at the bottom of the ice storage basket 400 and is inserted into the cold water tank 500. The cold water delivery pipe 4311 connects the cold water chamber 431 and the cold water tank 500.

[0065] The partition 430 is mounted on the outside of the portion of the ice making box 200 that extends into the ice storage basket 400, and a flow hole 434 is opened on the partition 430 for ice water to flow into the cold water chamber 431, so that after the water is converted into ice water by the ice making box 200, it can directly flow into the cold water chamber 431 through the flow hole 434 and enter the cold water tank 500 for storage through the cold water delivery pipe 4311.

[0066] In order to prevent ice water from being retained in the cold water chamber 431, the bottom wall of the ice storage basket 400, that is, the bottom wall of the cold water chamber 431, gradually slopes downward from the flow hole 420 toward the inner wall of the ice storage basket 400, and the cold water delivery pipe 4311 on the ice storage basket 400 is located at the lowest point of the bottom wall of the ice storage basket 400.

[0067] When ice cubes are left in the ice storage chamber 432 for a long time, they melt and produce water. If this water remains in the ice storage chamber 432, it will not only accelerate the melting of other ice cubes, but also cause ice cubes to stick together, hindering subsequent removal. To promptly drain the water from the ice storage chamber 432, the inner wall of the ice storage basket 400 is recessed to form a flow groove 4321. The bottom wall of the ice storage chamber 432 gradually slopes downward from the flow hole 420 toward the inner wall of the ice storage basket 400, accelerating the flow of water through the side slit 433 into the cold water chamber 431. The flow groove 4321 connects the ice storage chamber 432 and the cold water chamber 431 and is arranged correspondingly to the cold water delivery pipe 4311.

[0068] Based on the above-mentioned ice-making and refrigerating water mechanism, this embodiment further proposes a water dispenser, which includes the above-mentioned ice-making and refrigerating water mechanism.

[0069] To facilitate the user's removal of ice from the ice storage basket 400, a toggle claw 470 is rotatably connected to the body 100. This claw 470 comprises a vertically arranged toggle shaft 471 and a lever 472 circumferentially spaced at the end of the toggle shaft 471. One end of the toggle shaft 471 is connected to the top of the ice storage basket 400 via a bearing, while the other end is inserted into the ice breaker 240 and threadedly engages with the push screw.

[0070] A lever 472 extends into the ice storage basket 400 to agitate the ice. A clearance 473 is defined between the lever 472 and the bottom wall of the ice storage chamber 432 to minimize friction between the lever 472 and the bottom wall. An ice outlet hole 480 is defined in the sidewall of the ice storage basket 400, and a stop bar 4322 is integrally mounted on one side of the hole to restrict ice rotation. The stop bar 4322 extends radially toward the axis of the circulation hole 420 to improve the efficiency of ice delivery from the ice outlet hole 480.

[0071] Reference Figure 4 and Figure 5 The ice storage basket 400 is rotatably connected to a door 440 for covering the ice outlet hole 480 and an opening and closing mechanism for controlling the opening and closing of the door 440. A bracket 441 for mounting the opening and closing mechanism is provided on the outside of the ice storage basket 400. The opening and closing mechanism includes a rotating assembly 450 and a limiting assembly 460.

[0072] The rotating assembly 450 includes an opening and closing motor 451, a rotating rod 452 and a transmission rod 453. The opening and closing motor 451 is horizontally fixed to the bracket 441. One end of the rotating rod 452 is fixed to the output shaft of the opening and closing motor 451, and the other end is rotatably connected to the end of the transmission rod 453. The fixing method of the rotating rod 452 and the opening and closing motor 451 is as follows: the rotating rod 452 is sleeved on the output shaft of the opening and closing motor 451, and the output shaft of the opening and closing motor 451 is provided with a plurality of fixed blocks 4511 at intervals along the axis, and the rotating rod 452 has a fixed slot 4521 adapted to the fixed block 4511. In other embodiments, the opening and closing motor 451 can be replaced with any structure that can drive the rotating rod 452 to rotate.

[0073] The other end of the transmission rod 453 is rotatably connected to a side of the door body 440 away from the ice storage basket 400. The top of the door body 440 is rotatably connected to the bracket 441.

[0074] Bracket 441 includes a connecting plate 4411 and support plates 4412 disposed on either side of the connecting plate 4411. The connecting plate 4411 and support plates 4412 are integrally formed. Connecting plate 4411 is bolted to ice storage basket 400. The outer wall of ice storage basket 400 has a receiving groove 490 for receiving connecting plate 4411. Receiving groove 490 corresponds to ice outlet hole 480.

[0075] The stop assembly 460 includes a rotating block 461 and a positioning member 462. The rotating block 461 is fixed to the output shaft end of the opening and closing motor 451. The rotating block 461 is a bar-shaped block that extends radially along the axis of the rotating rod 452. The positioning block 462 is fixedly mounted to one of the support plates 4412, while the opening and closing motor 451 is bolted to the other support plate 4412.

[0076] Positioning member 462 is located along the rotational trajectory of rotating block 461. Positioning block 462 is located on the side of rotating block 461 away from ice storage basket 400, in the direction in which ice is pressed against door 440 to open door 440. When door 440 is closed, rotating block 461 abuts positioning block 462, and the angle between rotating rod 452 and transmission rod 453, facing away from the ground, is obtuse. As a result, when ice is pressed against door 440, rotating rod 452 tends to rotate toward positioning block 462, further preventing door 440 from being opened.

[0077] Specifically, the positioning member 462 is a travel switch, and has a start button 4621 and an elastic contact piece 4622 on the side facing the rotating block 461 that presses against the surface of the start button 4621. When the rotating block 461 abuts against the elastic contact piece 4622, driving the elastic contact piece to press the start button 4621 into the positioning member 462, the positioning member 462 can control the opening and closing motor 451 to stop rotating, completing the closing operation of the door body 440.

[0078] Based on the above-mentioned ice-making and refrigerating water mechanism, this embodiment further proposes a water dispenser, which includes the above-mentioned ice-making and refrigerating water mechanism.

[0079] The implementation principle of an ice-making and refrigerated water mechanism in the embodiment of the present application is as follows: when ice making is needed, water from the water source enters the ice-making box 200, and the evaporator 300 cools the water in the ice-making box 200 to generate ice cubes. At this time, the pushing motor 111 is started to push the ice cubes in the ice-making box 200 into the ice storage basket 400; when refrigerated water is needed, water from the water source enters the ice-making box 200, and the evaporator 300 cools the water. The water directly flows into the cold water chamber 431 through the flow hole 434 and finally enters the cold water tank 500 for storage.

[0080] Example 2:

[0081] Compared with Example 1, this embodiment is provided with a guide mechanism for guiding the outflow of ice cubes in the ice storage basket, and the rest of the structure is consistent with that of Example 1.

[0082] Reference Figure 6 The guide mechanism includes a guide plate 435 and a paddle 470 mounted on the top surface of the partition 430. The guide plate 435 is an arc-shaped plate with a guide arc surface 4351 on its top that guides ice cubes toward the ice outlet hole 480. The guide arc surface 4351 gradually slopes from the side away from the ice outlet hole 480 toward the bottom wall of the ice outlet hole 480. One side of the guide plate 435 is flush with the bottom wall of the ice outlet hole 480, allowing the paddle 470 to push ice cubes out of the ice storage basket 400 along the guide arc surface 4351 when rotating.

[0083] The lever 472 of the toggle claw 470 is provided with a shift block 4721 at the end thereof facing the partition 430. The shift block 4721 is vertically retracted and retracted by an elastic member, which in this embodiment is a spring. When the toggle claw 470 rotates to the guide plate 435, the lever 472 remains in contact with the guide plate 435 and returns to its original position above the partition 430 after disengaging from the guide arc 4351.

[0084] In order to improve the rotation effect of the shifting rod 472 on the guide plate 435, a pulley is rotatably mounted on the bottom of the shifting block 4721. The guide arc surface 4351 has a pulley groove 4352 along the rotation direction of the shifting rod 472 for sliding cooperation.

[0085] Reference Figure 6 and Figure 7 A first baffle 436 is integrally provided on the side of the guide plate 435 close to the ice outlet hole 480 to block the ice cubes and ensure that the ice cubes can be directly discharged from the ice outlet hole 480. The first baffle 436 has a clearance groove 4361 for the shifting block 4721 to slide through. The guide plate 435 is integrally provided with a second baffle 437 in the direction close to the flow hole 434. The second baffle 437 extends in the radial direction and has a gap with the inner wall of the ice storage basket 400 for the shifting block 4721 to slide. The second baffle 437 corresponds to the ice outlet hole 480 and is used to guide the squeezed ice cubes to the side away from the first baffle 436, and then the ice cubes are rotated and shifted to the top of the guide plate 435 under the drive of the shifting claw 470.

[0086] Example 3:

[0087] The difference between this embodiment and embodiment 1 is: Figure 8 In this embodiment, the ice making and cooling water mechanism further includes a quantitative water tank 600 and a water storage tank 610, and the remaining structures remain consistent with those in embodiment 1.

[0088] The metering water tank 600 is connected to the ice making tray 200 via a connecting pipe 630. A metering piston 700 is installed within the metering water tank 600, which is in sealing and sliding connection with the inner wall of the metering water tank 600. A first one-way valve is installed on the metering piston 700, preventing gas or liquid from flowing only from the side of the metering piston 700 facing away from the bottom of the metering water tank 600 to the side of the bottom of the metering water tank 600. The metering water tank 600 is connected to the water storage tank 610 via a connecting pipe 620. When the metering piston 700 moves away from the bottom of the metering water tank 600, water in the water storage tank 610 flows into the metering water tank 600. To prevent liquid from backflowing into the water storage tank 610, a fourth one-way valve is installed on the connecting pipe 620, ensuring a one-way flow of water from the water storage tank 610 into the metering water tank 600. The water storage tank 610 serves as the ambient temperature water tank within the ice making machine.

[0089] When the water in the quantitative water tank 600 enters the ice box 200 through the connecting pipe 630, some water will remain in the connecting pipe 630. Therefore, when the water in the ice box 200 freezes, the water in the connecting pipe 630 may also freeze, thereby affecting the use of the connecting pipe 630. Based on this, an aeration component 900 is provided in the quantitative water tank 600. The aeration component 900 includes an aeration cylinder 910 and an aeration piston 920. The aeration cylinder 910 is located in the quantitative water tank 600 and is fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the quantitative water tank 600. The aeration piston 920 is sealingly and slidingly connected to the aeration cylinder 910, and the aeration piston 920 is fixed to the side of the quantitative piston 700 close to the bottom of the quantitative water tank 600. The aeration piston 920 and the quantitative piston 700 are both cylindrical, and the axes of the two are spaced apart.

[0090] The gas filling piston 920 is provided with a connecting pipe 921, one end of which is connected to the gas filling cylinder 910, and the other end extends out of the quantitative water tank 600 and is connected to the filter assembly. In this embodiment, the filter assembly can be a filter element so that the filter assembly can filter the gas sucked into the connecting pipe 921. The gas filling piston 920 is provided with a second one-way valve connected to the outside of the quantitative water tank 600 to allow external air to enter the gas filling cylinder 910 in one direction. A third one-way valve is provided on the side wall of the gas filling piston 920 to connect the quantitative water tank 600 and the gas filling cylinder 910, and to allow the air in the gas filling cylinder 910 to enter the quantitative water tank 600 in one direction.

[0091] When the quantitative piston 700 moves in the direction away from the bottom of the quantitative water tank 600, the water in the water storage tank 610 is continuously injected into the quantitative water tank 600. At the same time, the gas filling piston 920 moves with the quantitative piston 700, so that the outside air is continuously introduced into the gas filling cylinder 910, thereby completing the replenishment of the air in the gas filling cylinder 910 and the replenishment of the water in the quantitative water tank 600. When the quantitative piston 700 moves in the direction close to the bottom of the quantitative water tank 600, the water in the quantitative water tank 600 gradually flows into the ice making box 200. At the same time, the gas filling piston 920 moves with the quantitative piston 700, so that the outside air is continuously introduced into the gas filling cylinder 910, thereby completing the replenishment of the air in the gas filling cylinder 910 and the replenishment of the water in the quantitative water tank 600. The air piston 920 moves along with the metering piston 700 toward the bottom of the air cylinder 910, so that the air in the air cylinder 910 is discharged and enters the metering water tank 600 through the third one-way valve. When all the water in the metering water tank 600 enters the ice box 200 and the connecting pipe 630, the metering piston 700 continues to move, causing the air in the metering water tank 600 to enter the connecting pipe 630, thereby causing all the water in the connecting pipe 630 to enter the ice box 200, so that the connecting pipe 600 is not easily damaged by water freezing.

[0092] The body 100 is provided with a drive assembly 800 for driving the quantitative piston 700 to slide. The drive assembly 800 includes a drive motor 810, a drive screw 820 and a drive sleeve 830. The drive motor 810 is fixedly connected to the body 100. The output shaft of the drive motor 810 is coaxially fixedly connected to the drive screw 820, and the drive screw 820 is arranged along the sliding direction of the quantitative piston 700. The drive screw 820 is a bidirectional screw. The drive sleeve 830 is fixedly connected to the slider of the drive screw 820 and is connected to the side of the quantitative piston 700 away from the bottom of the quantitative water tank 600, so that after the drive motor 810 is started, it can drive the drive screw 820 to rotate, and the slider of the drive screw 820 can drive the drive sleeve 830 to move in a direction close to or away from the ground.

[0093] In order to ensure that the water in the connecting pipe 630 can be smoothly pushed into the ice box 200 by the air, a limit clamp 120 is provided on the body 100. The limit clamp 120 includes two clamping plates 121. The two clamping plates 121 are rotatably connected to the body 100, and the two are respectively arranged on both sides of the connecting pipe 630. The body 100 is provided with a clamping assembly for driving the two clamping plates 121 to clamp the connecting pipe. The clamping assembly includes a plurality of clamping torsion springs 132. In this embodiment, there are two clamping torsion springs 132. One end of one clamping torsion spring 132 is fixedly connected to one clamping plate 121, and the other end is fixedly connected to the body 100. One end of the other clamping torsion spring 132 is fixedly connected to the other clamping plate 121, and the other end is fixedly connected to the body 100. Under the elastic force of the clamping torsion spring 132, the two clamping plates 121 clamp the connecting pipe 630 to prevent air from easily overflowing. When the filling piston draws water from the water storage tank, the splint clamps the connecting pipe so that the quantitative water tank is in a sealed chamber. When the filling piston moves toward the connecting pipe, the splint opens the connecting pipe under pressure, and water flows from the quantitative water tank to the ice making box 200.

[0094] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, any equivalent changes made based on the structure, shape, and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A water dispenser, characterized in that: include: An ice making box (200) is used to prepare ice cubes, and the ice making box (200) is connected to a water source so that the water source supplies water into the ice making box (200); The evaporator (300) is sleeved on the outside of the ice making box (200) and cools the water in the ice making box (200) to make ice; An ice storage basket (400) for storing ice cubes, wherein the ice storage basket (400) is located on a side of the ice making box (200) away from the ground and is in communication with the ice making box (200); A cold water tank (500) for storing cold water, wherein the cold water tank (500) is in communication with the ice storage basket (400); The bottom of the ice storage basket (400) is provided with a circulation hole (420) communicating with the ice making box (200); a partition (430) is provided in the ice storage basket (400); and the circulation hole (420) passes through the partition (430); The partition (430) divides the ice storage basket (400) into a cold water chamber (431) and an ice storage chamber (432). The partition (430) is provided with a flow hole (434) for ice water to flow into the cold water chamber (431). The flow hole (434) is smaller than the size of ice cubes. The cold water chamber (431) is connected to the cold water tank (500). The inner wall of the ice storage basket (400) is recessed outward to form a flow groove (4321). A guide mechanism for guiding the outflow of ice cubes is provided in the ice storage basket (400), the guide mechanism comprising a guide plate (435) and a toggle claw (470); an ice outlet hole (480) is provided on a side of the ice storage basket (400) away from the circulation groove (4321); and the ice storage basket (400) is provided with a door body (440) for covering the ice outlet hole (480) and an opening and closing mechanism for controlling the opening and closing of the door body (440); The toggling claw (470) and the bottom of the ice storage chamber (432) have an toggling gap (473); a limiting strip (4322) for limiting the rotation of ice cubes is provided at the bottom of the ice storage chamber (432) at the ice outlet; the limiting strip (4322) is radially extended toward the flow hole (420); The top of the guide plate (435) has a guide arc surface (4351) for guiding the ice cubes to the ice outlet hole (480); one side of the guide arc surface (4351) is flush with the bottom wall of the ice outlet hole (480), and the other side is gradually inclined toward the top surface of the partition (430); A toggle block is installed on the end of the toggle claw (470) facing the partition (430) in a lifting manner. When the toggle claw (470) rotates to the guide plate (435), the toggle block always fits on the guide plate (435). A first baffle (436) for blocking ice cubes is provided on a side of the guide plate (435) close to the ice outlet hole (480), and a clearance groove (4361) is provided on the first baffle (436) for the toggle block to slide through. A second baffle (437) is provided on a side of the guide plate (435) close to the flow hole (434), and the second baffle (437) guides the squeezed ice cubes to a side of the second baffle (437) away from the first baffle (436); The invention also includes a quantitative water tank (600) and a water storage tank (610). The quantitative water tank (600) is connected to a water source and is connected to an ice making box (200) via a connecting pipe (630). A quantitative piston (700) is provided in the quantitative water tank (600). The quantitative piston (700) is connected to the quantitative water tank (600) in a sealing and sliding manner. A first one-way valve is provided on the quantitative piston (700). The direction of the first one-way valve is from the side of the quantitative piston (700) away from the bottom of the quantitative water tank (600) to the side of the quantitative piston (700) close to the bottom of the quantitative water tank (600). The quantitative water tank (600) is provided with a valve for driving the quantitative piston (700) to slide. The driving assembly (800) is provided, the connecting pipe (630) is a hose, the machine body (100) is provided with a limit clamp (120) for clamping the connecting pipe (630), the limit clamp (120) comprises two clamping plates (121), the two clamping plates (121) are respectively provided on both sides of the connecting pipe (630), and one side of the two clamping plates is rotatably connected to the machine body (100), and the other side is tilted, and the tilt direction of the two clamping plates (121) is along the direction of water flowing from the quantitative water tank (600) to the ice box (200), and the two clamping plates (121) are tilted in a direction approaching each other, and the machine body is provided with a clamping assembly for driving the two clamping plates (121) to clamp the connecting pipe (630); The water storage tank (610) is connected to the quantitative water tank (600) via a connecting pipe (620). A fourth one-way valve is provided on the connecting pipe (620) to allow water in the water storage tank (610) to flow into the quantitative water tank (600) in a one-way manner. An aeration assembly (900) is provided in the quantitative water tank (600). The aeration assembly (900) comprises: The gas cylinder (910) is located in the quantitative water tank (600) and is fixedly connected to the quantitative water tank (600); The gas filling piston (920) is sealingly and slidingly connected to the gas filling cylinder (910), and the gas filling piston (920) is fixedly connected to the quantitative piston (700). The gas filling piston (920) is provided with a second one-way valve connected to the outside of the quantitative water tank (600) to allow external air to enter the gas filling cylinder (910) in a one-way manner. The gas filling piston (920) is provided with a third one-way valve on the side wall to connect the quantitative water tank (600) and the gas filling cylinder (910).

2. A water dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opening and closing mechanism comprises a rotating assembly (450) and a limiting assembly (460); the rotating assembly (450) comprises an opening and closing motor (451), a rotating rod (452) and a transmission rod (453); one end of the rotating rod (452) is vertically fixed to the output shaft of the opening and closing motor (451), and the other end is rotationally connected to the transmission rod (453); and the other end of the transmission rod (453) is rotationally connected to the door body (440); The limiting assembly (460) includes a rotating block (461) arranged at the end of the output shaft of the opening and closing motor (451) and a positioning member (462) for limiting the rotation of the rotating block (461). The positioning member (462) is located on the side of the axis of the rotating rod (452) away from the door body (440). When the door body (440) is closed, the positioning member (462) and the rotating block (461) are in contact with each other.

3. A water dispenser according to claim 2, characterized in that: The ice storage basket (400) is provided with a bracket (441) for mounting the rotating assembly (450) and the limiting assembly (460); the bracket (441) comprises a connecting plate (4411) and support plates (4412) provided on both sides of the connecting plate (4411); a side of the door body (440) away from the ground is rotatably connected to the support plates (4412); the opening and closing motor (451) is fixed to one of the support plates (4412); and the positioning member (462) is fixed to the other support plate (4412).

4. A water dispenser according to claim 2, characterized in that: When the door body (440) is closed, the angle between the rotating rod (452) and the transmission rod (453) on the side facing away from the ground is an obtuse angle.

5. The water dispenser according to claim 3, characterized in that: The positioning member (462) is a travel switch. An elastic contact piece (4622) is provided on the positioning member (462) for the rotating block (461) to contact. The elastic contact piece (4622) contacts the start button (4621) of the travel switch on a side away from the rotating block (461). When the rotating block (461) rotates to press the elastic contact piece (4622) and the start button (4621) is completely pressed into the positioning member (462), the positioning member (462) drives the opening and closing motor (451) to stop rotating.

6. An ice making and cooling water mechanism, applied to the water dispenser according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The circulation groove (4321) communicates with the ice storage chamber (432) and the cold water chamber (431).

7. The ice making and cooling water mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The top surface of the partition (430) gradually slopes downward from the circulation hole (420) toward the inner wall of the ice storage basket (400).

8. The ice making and cooling water mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bottom wall of the ice storage basket (400) gradually slopes downward from the circulation hole (420) toward the inner wall of the ice storage basket (400).

9. The ice making and cooling water mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: A positioning plate (220) is provided on the outer wall of the bottom of the ice making box (200), and a positioning groove (410) is provided on the ice storage basket (400) for engaging with the positioning plate (220).

10. The ice making and cooling water mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The cold water tank (500) is arranged along the circumference of the evaporator (300) and is located below the ice storage basket (400) to support the ice storage basket (400).

11. The ice making and cooling water mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bottom of the ice storage basket (400) is provided with a cold water delivery pipe (4311) inserted into the cold water tank (500), and the other end of the cold water delivery pipe (4311) is in communication with the cold water cavity (431).

12. The ice making and cooling water mechanism according to claim 11, characterized in that: The circulation groove (4321) is arranged corresponding to the cold water delivery pipe (4311).

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