An ice-making water dispenser

Abstract

The present application relates to an ice-making drinking machine, belonging to the technical field of drinking machines. The ice-making drinking machine includes an ice-making housing, and an ice-making mechanism for preparing ice cubes, an ice conveying mechanism for conveying ice cubes, and a drinking mechanism are arranged in the ice-making housing. The ice-making housing is provided with an ice storage housing for storing ice cubes. The ice conveying mechanism includes an ice conveying screw rotatably installed in the ice storage housing, ice conveying blades arranged on the ice conveying screw, and an ice conveying driving member for driving the ice conveying screw to rotate. An ice outlet is formed at one end of the ice storage housing where the ice conveying screw is located. A baffle is arranged at the ice outlet of the ice conveying mechanism. A conveying gap for ice cubes to pass through is formed between the baffle and the ice conveying screw. The present application reduces the probability of ice blockage at the ice outlet.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of water dispensers, and in particular to an ice-making water dispenser. Background Art

[0002] An ice-making water dispenser is a household appliance that integrates the functions of ice-making and drinking water, aiming to provide users with a convenient and diverse drinking experience.

[0003] An ice-making water dispenser generally includes an ice-making system and a drinking water system. The ice-making system can quickly produce ice cubes to meet the needs of users to drink cold drinks or chill food. The drinking water system provides options of cold water, hot water or normal temperature water, and users can fetch water at any time according to their personal preferences and needs. Among them, the ice-making system includes an ice-making mechanism and an ice-transporting mechanism. In existing ice-making water dispensers, a screw blade mechanism is usually used to transport ice cubes. However, due to the too large size, irregular shape of the ice cubes produced by the ice maker and the melting and adhesion between the ice cubes, the ice cubes may get stuck at the ice outlet during transportation, affecting the output of the ice cubes. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In order to reduce the probability of ice cubes being blocked at the ice outlet, this application provides an ice-making water dispenser.

[0005] The ice-making water dispenser provided by this application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] An ice-making water dispenser includes an ice-making housing, in which an ice-making mechanism for preparing ice cubes, an ice-transporting mechanism for transporting ice cubes and a drinking water mechanism are arranged. The ice-making housing is provided with a storage ice housing for storing ice cubes. The ice-transporting mechanism includes an ice-transporting screw rotatably installed in the storage ice housing, ice-transporting blades arranged on the ice-transporting screw, and an ice-transporting driving member for driving the ice-transporting screw to rotate. The storage ice housing is provided with an ice outlet at one end of the ice-transporting screw. The ice-transporting mechanism is provided with a baffle at the ice outlet, and a conveying gap for ice cubes to pass through is formed between the baffle and the ice-transporting screw.

[0007] By adopting the above technical solutions, the ice cubes prepared by the ice-making mechanism are poured into the storage ice housing, and then the ice cubes are transported along the ice-transporting screw by the ice-transporting mechanism. The setting of the baffle at the ice outlet can provide a certain resistance when large ice cubes pass through, while small ice cubes can be transported to the ice outlet by the ice-transporting blades, reducing the blockage of ice cubes at the ice outlet. By adjusting the size of the conveying gap, the size of the passing ice cubes can be controlled, so as to better adapt to the ice cube needs of different users.

[0008] Optionally, the baffle is a flexible baffle, and the ice-transporting mechanism includes at least two groups of the flexible baffles, and the arrangement directions of adjacent flexible baffles are perpendicular to the ice cube transportation direction.

[0009] By adopting the above technical solution, a form of baffle is disclosed, in which the baffle is a flexible baffle with elastic deformation ability. After the ice cubes stop being transported, the flexible baffle restores its deformation and pushes the large ice cubes away from the ice outlet, which has a combing effect on the ice cubes and further alleviates the blockage of the ice cubes.

[0010] Optionally, the flexible baffle includes an elastic portion and a mounting portion, the ice storage shell is provided with a mounting seat for mounting the flexible baffle, the mounting seat is provided with a plug-in slot for inserting the elastic portion, and the mounting seat is provided with a limiting baffle abutting against the elastic portion on one side of the plug-in slot.

[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, an installation method of a flexible baffle and an ice storage shell is disclosed, the elastic portion of the flexible baffle passes through the plug-in slot, and the flexible baffle and the mounting seat are fixed after the mounting portion abuts against the top of the mounting seat. The setting of the limit baffle can limit excessive deformation of the flexible baffle, provide support for the baffle, and make it more stable when subjected to force.

[0012] Optionally, a first cutting surface is provided at one end of the elastic portion facing the ice transport screw, the first cutting surface is a concave arc surface, and the concave directions of the first cutting surfaces of adjacent flexible baffles are parallel.

[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, when the ice cubes are axially transported and abut against the flexible baffle, the first cutting surface can exert a shear force on the large ice cubes, causing the large ice cubes to gradually deform and break into multiple small ice cubes, thereby reducing the accumulation of large ice cubes.

[0014] Optionally, the mounting seat is provided with two groups of guide baffles on the side of the flexible baffle close to the ice outlet, the side walls of the guide baffles abut against the opposite side walls of the ice storage shell, and a guide gap corresponding to the ice outlet is formed between the two groups of guide baffles.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution and setting the guide baffle, small ice cubes passing through the flexible baffle can be guided to the ice outlet, thereby improving the ice delivery efficiency.

[0016] Optionally, the ice storage shell is provided with an ice outlet plate on the side close to the ice transport drive member, a semi-arc plate is provided at the bottom of the ice outlet plate, the semi-arc plate and the bottom wall of the ice storage shell form the ice outlet port, and the ice storage shell is rotatably installed with an anti-cover plate for covering the ice outlet port on the side of the ice outlet plate away from the baffle.

[0017] By adopting the above technical solution, the ice outlet formed by the semi-arc plate and the ice storage shell guides the output of ice cubes. The cooperation between the semi-arc plate and the anti-cover plate can cover the ice storage shell in a normal storage state to reduce heat loss. When the ice cubes are transported, the push of the ice cubes will rotate the anti-cover plate open, so that the ice cubes can be output to the user's cup.

[0018] Optionally, the ice conveying mechanism further includes a second baffle, which is disposed between the guiding baffle and the ice outlet.

[0019] By adopting the above technical solution, the second baffle and the flexible baffle form a double anti-blocking effect, further reducing the probability of blockage at the ice outlet. The flexible baffle and the second baffle are arranged at intervals, providing a buffer space for the conveyance of ice cubes and contributing to the stable conveyance of ice cubes.

[0020] Optionally, the second baffle is provided with a second cutting surface, and the concave of the second cutting surface intersects with that of the first cutting surface in a staggered manner.

[0021] By adopting the above technical solution, the second cutting surface and the cutting arc surface are arranged in a staggered manner, so as to generate a certain shearing force on the ice cubes during cutting, enhancing the cutting effect and causing the ice cubes to deform and break during conveyance.

[0022] Optionally, the baffle is a corrugated baffle, and the corrugated baffles are arranged at uniform intervals along the ice conveying direction. The corrugated baffle is provided with a transverse corrugated surface, and the side of the transverse corrugated surface facing the ice conveying screw is provided with wave crests and wave troughs, and the undulating directions of the wave crests and wave troughs are perpendicular to the ice conveying direction.

[0023] By adopting the above technical solution, another form of the baffle is disclosed. The baffle is a corrugated baffle, which has a high structural strength compared with the flexible baffle. During the conveyance of ice cubes, the ice cubes are subjected to periodic pressure, causing large ice cubes to break into small ice cubes and alleviating the accumulation of large ice cubes.

[0024] Optionally, the corrugated baffle is slidably mounted on the mounting seat. The mounting seat is provided with a sliding groove, and a driving rack is limitedly mounted in the sliding groove. One end of the driving rack abuts against and cooperates with the corrugated baffle, and the anti-cover plate is provided with a tooth surface that cooperates with the other end of the driving rack. When ice cubes are conveyed, the corrugated baffle is driven to horizontally slide along the sliding groove, so that the driving rack drives the anti-cover plate to open outward, making the ice outlet in an open state.

[0025] By adopting the above technical solution, the sliding mounting of the corrugated baffle and the cooperation of the driving rack and the anti-cover plate enable the ice cubes to push the corrugated baffle to slide during conveyance, driving the driving rack to slide in the sliding groove, and further causing the anti-cover plate to open outward, improving the conveyance efficiency of ice cubes.

[0026] Optionally, the ice storage housing is provided with an output housing for conveying ice cubes to the outside. The output housing is communicated with the ice outlet, and the output housing is provided with an output through hole for the ice cubes to fall. A screening and feeding mechanism is arranged in the output housing.

[0027] By adopting the above technical solution, the output housing outputs the ice cubes passing through the ice outlet to the outside world. A screening and feeding mechanism is arranged inside the output housing, which can further screen the sizes of the ice cubes to improve the adaptability.

[0028] Optionally, the screening and feeding mechanism includes a sorting disk rotatably installed in the output housing, sorting grids arranged on the outer periphery of the sorting disk, and a crushing and returning structure. A plurality of groups of guide ribs are arranged on the surface of the sorting disk, and the guide ribs are arranged radially along the axis of the sorting disk. A guide chute for connecting the output of the ice cubes is arranged outside the sorting grid.

[0029] By adopting the above technical solution, the structural composition of the screening and feeding mechanism is disclosed. The ice cubes fall from the ice outlet onto the sorting disk. The rotation of the sorting disk drives the large and small ice cubes to move towards the outer periphery. Among them, the small ice cubes pass through the first through holes along the guide ribs and are then directly transported outside the housing through the guide chute. The large ice cubes cannot directly pass through the first through holes but pass through the sorting grids, and are further crushed by the crushing and returning structure.

[0030] Optionally, the sorting grid groups are circumferentially spaced along the axis of the sorting disk. The sorting grid group includes two sorting grids arranged obliquely. The side with a larger opening of the sorting grid group faces the sorting disk. The sorting grid is hinged to the output housing. The two sorting grids of adjacent sorting grid groups are connected by a telescopic rod. The sorting grid blocks the large ice cubes, and the large ice cubes drive the sorting grid to swing outwards, increasing the opening size of the side of the sorting grid group away from the sorting disk.

[0031] By adopting the above technical solution, the setting of the sorting grid group can play a preliminary blocking effect on the large ice cubes. When the number of large ice cubes in the sorting grid group is relatively large, the sorting grid gradually opens outwards under the pressure of the ice cubes, so that the large ice cubes can be transported to the crushing and returning structure.

[0032] Optionally, the crushing and returning structure includes an annular conveying pipe rotatably arranged outside the sorting disk, a rolling roller group arranged at one end of the annular conveying pipe, and a second pipe arranged at the other end of the annular conveying pipe. There is a second through hole corresponding to the second pipe at one end of the annular conveying pipe, and a third through hole corresponding to the rolling roller group at the other end of the annular conveying pipe. The rolling roller group is communicated with the first pipe;

[0033] The annular conveying pipe has two output situations. When the annular conveying pipe is inclined downward away from the ice outlet, the annular conveying pipe corresponds to the second pipe, and the large ice cubes pass through the sorting grid group and are then obliquely transported to the second pipe; when the annular conveying pipe is inclined downward towards the ice outlet, the annular conveying pipe corresponds to the rolling roller group, and the large ice cubes pass through the sorting grid group and are then obliquely transported to the rolling roller group. After the large ice cubes are crushed, they are output from the first pipe.

[0034] By adopting the above technical solution, the composition of the crushing and returning structure is specifically disclosed. The annular conveying pipe has two conveying situations, and the user adjusts the inclination state of the annular conveying pipe according to the ice cube demand, so as to obtain large ice cubes or small ice cubes from the output housing.

[0035] Optionally, the screening and feeding mechanism further includes a pneumatic auxiliary structure. The pneumatic auxiliary structure includes a centrifugal fan arranged outside the annular conveying pipe and a pneumatic pipe connecting the centrifugal fan. The pneumatic pipe is inserted into both ends of the annular conveying pipe, and the directions of the two groups of pneumatic pipes are respectively parallel to the two output ice cube conveying directions of the annular conveying pipe.

[0036] By adopting the above technical solution, the setting of the pneumatic auxiliary structure can further improve the conveying efficiency of ice cubes in the annular conveying pipe and blow the ice chips in the annular conveying pipe to the pipeline.

[0037] In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0038] Through the setting of the flexible baffle in the present application, which has the ability of elastic deformation, after the ice cube conveying stops, the flexible baffle restores its deformation and pushes the large ice cube away from the ice outlet, playing a sorting effect on the ice cube and alleviating the blockage of the ice cube.

[0039] Through the setting of the first cutting surface in the present application, the first cutting surface can exert a shearing force on the large ice cube, causing the large ice cube to gradually deform and break into multiple small ice cubes, reducing the accumulation of large ice cubes.

[0040] Through the setting of the screening and feeding mechanism in the present application, the size of the ice cubes can be screened to meet the drinking needs of different customers. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0041] Figure 1 is the overall structural schematic diagram of Embodiment 1.

[0042] Figure 2 is the partial structural schematic diagram of Embodiment 1.

[0043] Figure 3 is the structural schematic diagram of the ice conveying mechanism in Embodiment 1.

[0044] Figure 4 is the exploded schematic diagram of the flexible baffle in Embodiment 1.

[0045] Figure 5 is the structural schematic diagram of the flexible baffle and the ice outlet plate in Embodiment 2.

[0046] Figure 6 is the structural schematic diagram of the wavy baffle in Embodiment 3.

[0047] Figure 7It is a schematic structural diagram of the output housing in Embodiment 3.

[0048] Figure 8 It is a schematic plan view of the output housing in Embodiment 3.

[0049] Explanation of reference numerals: 1, ice-making housing; 11, ice storage housing; 111, ice outlet; 12, mounting seat; 121, insertion through groove; 122, limiting flap; 123, sliding groove; 124, driving rack; 13, guiding flap; 14, ice outlet plate; 141, semi-circular arc plate; 142, connecting shaft; 15, anti-cover plate; 16, output housing; 161, first through hole; 162, annular plate; 2, ice-making mechanism; 21, storage box; 211, extension end; 22, infrared sensor; 3, ice conveying mechanism; 31, ice conveying screw; 32, ice conveying blade; 33, ice conveying driving member; 34, flexible flap; 341, elastic part; 3411, first cutting surface; 3412, first inclined surface; 342, mounting part; 35, conveying gap; 36, second flap; 361, second cutting surface; 362, second inclined surface; 37, wavy flap; 371, transverse wavy surface; 4, drinking water mechanism; 5, screening and feeding mechanism; 51, sorting disc; 511, guide rib; 52, sorting grid group; 521, hinge; 522, spring telescopic rod; 53, diversion chute; 54, first pipeline; 55, second pipeline; 56, annular conveying pipe; 561, second through hole; 562, third through hole; 563, covering plate; 57, rolling roller group; 58, recovery chute; 59, centrifugal fan; 510, pneumatic pipe. Detailed implementation manners

[0050] The following further Figures 1-8 elaborates on this application in conjunction with the attached drawings.

[0051] The embodiment of this application discloses an ice-making drinking fountain.

[0052] Embodiment 1: Refer to Figure 1 , an ice-making drinking fountain, including an ice-making housing 1, and the ice-making housing 1 is a rectangular housing arranged vertically. An ice-making mechanism 2 for preparing ice cubes, an ice conveying mechanism 3 for conveying ice cubes, and a drinking water mechanism 4 for preparing hot water and cold water are installed in the ice-making housing 1.

[0053] The ice-making mechanism 2 is the same as the cylindrical ice-making structure of the prior art, and it includes an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, and a storage box 21. The ice-making housing 1 has an ice storage housing 11 for installing the ice conveying mechanism 3 and communicating with the storage box 21. An inclined ice storage chamber is provided in the ice storage housing 11, and the inclined lower ends of the storage box 21 and the ice storage chamber correspond. Among them, two opposite sides of the storage box 21 have extension ends 211 extending to the top of the ice storage housing 11, and an infrared sensor 22 for sensing ice cubes is installed at one of the extension ends 211 of the storage box 21. When the infrared sensor 22 detects that the ice cubes in the ice storage housing 11 have accumulated to a certain height, the ice cube preparation of the ice-making mechanism 2 is stopped.

[0054] The ice conveying mechanism 3 includes an ice conveying screw 31 rotatably installed in the ice storage housing 11, an ice conveying blade 32 fixedly installed on the ice conveying screw 31, and an ice conveying driving member 33 for driving the ice conveying screw 31 to rotate. The ice conveying screw 31 is inclined, and the inclination angle is the same as that of the ice storage chamber. The ice conveying driving member 33 is a rotating motor fixed to the ice-making housing 1. After the rotating motor is started, the ice cubes in the ice storage housing 11 are conveyed from the bottom obliquely upward to the inclined top end of the ice storage housing 11, and the ice storage housing 11 has an ice outlet 111 at the top for the ice cubes to output.

[0055] In order to reduce the probability of ice blockage at the ice outlet 111, a baffle is provided on the side of the ice conveying mechanism 3 close to the ice outlet 111. A conveying gap 35 for small ice cubes to pass through is formed between the baffle and the ice conveying screw 31, and the large ice cubes are blocked by the baffle, making the ice cube conveying at the ice outlet 111 smoother. In this embodiment, the baffle is a flexible baffle 34.

[0056] The ice storage housing 11 is provided with a mounting seat 12 for installing the flexible baffle 34 on one side of the ice outlet 111. The mounting seat 12 is an overall rectangular plate body erected on the ice storage housing 11, and it is fixedly connected to the ice storage housing 11 by bolts. In this embodiment, the ice conveying mechanism 3 includes two groups of flexible baffles 34, and the two groups of flexible baffles 34 are arranged at intervals, and the interval direction is opposite to the ice cube conveying direction.

[0057] The cross section of the flexible baffle 34 is L-shaped, and it includes an elastic part 341 and a mounting part 342. The mounting seat 12 has an insertion through groove 121 penetrating both side end faces for the elastic part 341 to insert. The elastic part 341 of the flexible baffle 34 passes through the insertion through groove 121, so that the mounting part 342 abuts against the top of the mounting seat 12, and then the flexible baffle 34 and the mounting seat 12 are fixed by screws. Among them, a limiting baffle 122 is integrally provided on the side of the mounting seat 12 away from the ice outlet 111. The limiting baffle 122 provides support for the elastic part 341, enhances the anti-deformation ability of the flexible baffle 34, and facilitates the flexible baffle 34 to return to its original state after deformation.

[0058] The elastic part 341 is provided with a first cutting surface 3411 facing the bottom of the ice conveying screw 31, and the side wall of the elastic part 341 is provided with a first inclined surface 3412. The first cutting surface 3411 is a concave arc surface, and the concave directions of the first cutting surfaces 3411 of the two groups of flexible baffles 34 are the same. Through the setting of the first cutting surface 3411, when the ice block and the flexible baffle 34 are in contact, they are simultaneously subjected to a thrust force in the axial direction and a shearing force in the radial direction, so that the large ice block deforms and breaks when passing through the flexible baffle 34, improving the smoothness of ice block conveying at the ice outlet 111.

[0059] Two groups of guiding baffles 13 are fixedly inserted between the flexible baffle 34 and the ice outlet plate 14 of the mounting seat 12. The two groups of guiding baffles 13 are respectively located on the opposite side walls of the ice storage housing 11. The guiding baffles 13 cover both sides of the ice storage chamber, and a guiding gap for the ice block to pass through is formed between the two groups of guiding baffles 13. The width of the guiding gap is adapted to the ice outlet 111, so as to accurately convey the ice block to the ice outlet 111.

[0060] The ice conveying mechanism 3 is further provided with two groups of second baffles 36 between the guiding baffle 13 and the ice outlet plate 14. The second baffles 36 are also flexible baffles 34, and their structures and installation methods are the same as those of the flexible baffle 34. The bottom plate of the second baffle 36 has a second cutting surface 361, and the side wall is provided with a second inclined surface 362. The second cutting surface 361 is a concave arc surface and intersects with the bottom concave direction of the first cutting surface 3411, and the inclined direction of the second inclined surface 362 is opposite to that of the first inclined surface 3412. Through the setting of the second baffle 36, it forms a double block with the flexible baffle 34, improving the blocking effect on large ice blocks, and the shearing forces of the two groups of baffles on the ice block intersect, further improving the shearing effect.

[0061] The implementation principle of an ice-making drinking machine according to an embodiment of the present application is as follows: The ice blocks prepared by the ice-making mechanism 2 are poured into the ice storage housing 11. The ice conveying mechanism 3 is started, and the ice blocks are conveyed towards the ice outlet 111 under the action of the ice conveying blades 32. The ice blocks with smaller sizes directly pass through the conveying gap 35, and the ice blocks with larger sizes are blocked by the flexible baffle 34. The flexible baffle 34 deforms. As the ice conveying screw 31 continues to convey, the large ice block deforms and breaks into small ice blocks under the action of the two cutting surfaces of the flexible baffle 34, reducing the situation where large ice blocks always accumulate in the ice storage housing 11.

[0062] Embodiment 2: In this embodiment, an ice outlet plate 14 is further fixedly installed between the flexible baffle 34 and the ice conveying driving part 33 of the mounting seat 12. The bottom of the ice outlet plate 14 has a semi-circular arc plate 141, and the semi-circular arc plate 141 and the bottom wall of the ice storage housing 11 form the ice outlet 111. Among them, in this embodiment, the mounting seat 12 only installs the flexible baffle 34, and the flexible baffle 34 is located on the side of the guiding baffle 13 away from the ice outlet plate 14.

[0063] On the side of the ice outlet plate 14 away from the flexible baffle 34, a protection cover plate 15 for covering the ice outlet 111 is rotatably installed. The top of the protection cover plate 15 has a connecting shaft 142 that rotatably cooperates with the ice outlet plate 14. The axis of the connecting shaft 142 is perpendicular to the ice conveying direction. The ice blocks push the protection cover plate 15 to rotate and open under the conveyance of the ice conveying screw 31, so that the ice outlet 111 is in a communicating state. Among them, a torsion spring member is also wound around the connecting shaft 142 of the protection cover plate 15, so that after the ice block conveyance stops, the protection cover plate 15 can automatically cover the ice outlet 111.

[0064] Embodiment 3: In this embodiment, except for the structure of the baffle and the screening and feeding mechanism 5, the rest of the structures are the same as those in Embodiment 2.

[0065] Refer to Figure 6 , in this embodiment, the baffle is a wavy baffle 37, and the wavy baffles 37 are arranged at equal intervals along the ice conveying direction. On the side of the wavy baffle 37 facing the ice conveying screw 31, transverse wave surfaces 371 are uniformly arranged. The transverse wave surfaces 371 have wave crests and wave troughs. The waveform undulation direction of the wave crests and wave troughs is perpendicular to the ice conveying screw 31. During the conveyance process, the ice blocks are subjected to the periodic pressure of the wavy baffle 37, so that the large ice blocks are blocked and broken at the wave crests and then pass through at the wave troughs.

[0066] The wavy baffle 37 near the ice outlet plate 14 is slidably installed on the mounting seat 12. The mounting seat 12 has a sliding groove 123 for arranging the wavy baffle 37. A driving rack 124 is installed in the sliding groove 123 of the mounting seat 12 in a limiting manner. One end of the driving rack 124 is in abutting cooperation with the wavy baffle 37, and the other end extends to the bottom of the connecting shaft 142. The connecting shaft 142 has a tooth surface that cooperates with the driving rack 124. When the ice blocks abut against the wavy baffle 37, the wavy baffle 37 is driven to move towards the ice outlet 111 direction. The wavy baffle 37 drives the driving rack 124 to slide in the sliding groove 123, so as to drive the protection cover plate 15 to open outwards, facilitating the small ice blocks to directly pass through the ice outlet 111 and improving the rotation efficiency of the protection cover plate 15.

[0067] Refer to Figure 7 and Figure 8 , in order to reduce the probability of ice blockage outside the ice outlet 111 and further improve the efficiency of conveying the ice blocks to the user's cup, the ice conveying mechanism 3 is also provided with a screening and feeding mechanism 5 on the top of the ice storage housing 11. The ice conveying mechanism 3 has an output housing 16 for installing the screening and feeding mechanism 5, and the output housing 16 is communicated with the ice outlet 111.

[0068] The screening and discharging mechanism 5 includes a sorting disk 51 rotatably installed in the output housing 16, a sorting grid group 52 arranged on the outer periphery of the sorting disk 51, and a crushing and feeding-back structure. The sorting disk 51 is a circular disk. In other embodiments, the sorting disk 51 can be a conical disk to facilitate the outward movement of ice cubes. The sorting disk 51 is rotated by a rotating motor located at the bottom of the sorting disk 51. There is a motor bracket for installing the rotating motor in the output housing 16, and the motor bracket is rotatably connected to the output housing 16. A plurality of groups of flow guiding ribs 511 are integrally arranged on the surface of the sorting disk 51. The flow guiding ribs 511 are radially arranged along the central axis of the sorting disk 51. Through the flow guiding ribs 511, a circumferentially arranged ice guiding area is formed on the sorting disk 51, and the ice cubes in the ice guiding area move outward under the action of centrifugal force.

[0069] The sorting grid groups 52 are evenly spaced along the axis of the sorting disk 51. Each sorting grid group 52 includes two sorting grids arranged in a horn shape. The side with a larger opening of the sorting grid group 52 faces the axis of the sorting disk 51. An annular plate 162 for installing the sorting grid group 52 is arranged in the output housing 16. The top of the annular plate 162 is flush with the sorting disk 51, and the two can be connected by a bearing. A first through hole 161 penetrating both end faces is opened on the annular plate 162. The size of the first through hole 161 only allows small ice cubes to pass through. The opening width of the end of the sorting grid group 52 away from the sorting disk 51 is greater than the inner diameter of the first through hole 161 for large ice cubes to pass through.

[0070] A flow guiding slideway 53 is correspondingly installed below the first through hole 161 of the output housing 16. There is a gap between the flow guiding slideway and the bottom of the annular plate. The ends of a plurality of flow guiding slideways 53 converge at a first pipe 54, and the ice cubes are conveyed to the outside of the ice making housing 1 through the first pipe 54. Among them, the first pipe 54 is composed of a multi-section nested tubular structure and is telescoped by a spring to adapt to cups of different heights and reduce the splashing caused by the falling of ice cubes.

[0071] In order to improve the conveying efficiency of large ice cubes, a hinge 521 hinged with the annular plate 162 is arranged at the end of the sorting grid close to the sorting disk 51. The sorting grids of adjacent sorting grid groups 52 share a hinge 521. A spring telescopic rod 522 is hingedly installed on the side wall of the sorting grid away from the first through hole 161, and the other end of the spring telescopic rod 522 is fixed between adjacent sorting grid groups 52. When there are more ice cubes accumulated at the end with a smaller opening of the sorting grid, the large ice cubes on the outside are pushed by the ice cubes on the inside, driving the sorting grid group 52 to open outward, so that the opening of the sorting grid group 52 gradually increases.

[0072] The ice-making housing 1 is rotatably installed with an annular conveying pipe 56 on the outer side of the sorting grid, and the annular conveying pipe 56 and the annular plate 162 are integrally provided. In the normal state, the whole annular conveying pipe 56 is inclined downward away from the ice outlet 111. A second through hole 561 is opened at the inclined low end of the annular conveying pipe 56, and the output housing 16 is installed with a second pipe 55 corresponding to the second through hole 561. The structure of the second pipe 55 is the same as that of the first pipe 54, and is used to convey large ice cubes to the outside of the ice-making housing 1 to meet the ice cube requirements of users.

[0073] A third through hole 562 is opened at the inclined top end of the annular conveying pipe 56, and a cover plate 563 is rotatably arranged at the third through hole 562. The cover plate 563 includes two plate bodies arranged in a V shape, and a spring member is also connected between the plate bodies and the annular conveying pipe 56. The opening of the cover plate 563 is located on the side away from the sorting disk 51. In the inclined state of the annular conveying pipe 56, the cover plate 563 closes the third through hole 562. A driving member for driving the annular conveying pipe 56 to rotate is arranged outside the output housing 16. The driving member can be a motor or a manual lever or other structures capable of realizing rotation, and is used to simultaneously realize the inclined rotation of the annular conveying pipe 56, the sorting disk 51 and the annular plate 162.

[0074] When the user adjusts the inclination direction of the annular conveying pipe 56, the ice cubes in the annular conveying pipe 56 move towards the third through hole 562. Under the pushing action of the ice cubes, the cover plate 563 opens outward away from the sorting disk 51, so that the ice cubes can be output from the third through hole 562.

[0075] The output housing 16 is correspondingly provided with a rolling roller group 57 and a recovery chute 58 at the outlet of the third through hole 562. The rolling roller group 57 includes two groups of rolling rollers rotatably installed and driven by a motor. The recovery chute 58 is located below the rolling roller group 57 and is used to receive the crushed ice cubes. The other end of the recovery chute 58 communicates with the first pipe 54.

[0076] The annular conveying pipe 56 is inclined downward away from the ice outlet 111 in the normal state. At this time, large ice cubes can be directly output from the second pipe 55, and small ice cubes are output from the first pipe 54. The first pipe 54 and the second pipe 55 are controlled to be closed according to the needs of users. When there are more large ice cubes in the annular conveying pipe 56 and the user needs more small ice cubes, the inclination direction of the annular conveying pipe 56 is adjusted so that the large ice cubes all slide out from the third through hole 562, are squeezed and broken under the action of the rolling roller group 57, and finally are all output from the first pipe 54.

[0077] In order to improve the conveying efficiency of ice cubes in the annular conveying pipe 56, a pneumatic auxiliary structure is further provided outside the annular conveying pipe 56 of the output housing 16. The pneumatic auxiliary structure includes a centrifugal fan 59 and a pneumatic pipe 510, and the pneumatic pipe 510 is a rubber hose. The pneumatic pipe 510 is inserted into both ends of the annular conveying pipe 56 respectively, so that the pneumatic auxiliary structure can blow air according to different output situations of the annular conveying pipe 56.

[0078] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereby. Therefore, all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape and principle of the present application shall be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An ice-making drinking water machine, comprising an ice-making housing (1). An ice-making mechanism (2) for preparing ice cubes, an ice-transporting mechanism (3) for transporting ice cubes, and a drinking mechanism (4) are arranged inside the ice-making housing (1). The ice-making housing (1) is provided with a storage ice housing (11) for storing ice cubes. The ice-transporting mechanism (3) includes an ice-transporting screw (31) rotatably installed in the storage ice housing (11), ice-transporting blades (32) arranged on the ice-transporting screw (31), and an ice-transporting driving member (33) for driving the ice-transporting screw (31) to rotate. An ice outlet (111) is formed at one end of the ice-transporting screw (31) in the storage ice housing (11). It is characterized in that, The ice conveying mechanism (3) is provided with a baffle at the ice outlet (111), and a conveying gap (35) for ice blocks to pass through is formed between the baffle and the ice conveying screw (31); The baffle is a flexible baffle (34), and the ice storage housing (11) is provided with a mounting seat (12) for mounting the flexible baffle (34). The mounting seat (12) is provided with an ice outlet plate (14) on the side close to the ice conveying driving member (33). A semi-circular arc plate (141) is provided at the bottom of the ice outlet plate (14). The semi-circular arc plate (141) and the bottom wall of the ice storage housing (11) form the ice outlet (111). The ice storage housing (11) rotatably mounts a protection cover plate (15) for covering the ice outlet (111) on the side of the ice outlet plate (14) away from the baffle; The ice conveying mechanism (3) includes at least two groups of the flexible baffles (34), and the arrangement directions of adjacent flexible baffles (34) are perpendicular to the ice block conveying direction; the flexible baffle (34) includes an elastic part (341) and a mounting part (342); a first cutting surface (3411) is provided at one end of the elastic part (341) facing the ice conveying screw (31), and the first cutting surface (3411) is a concave arc surface. The concave directions of the first cutting surfaces (3411) of adjacent flexible baffles (34) are parallel; Or the baffle is a corrugated baffle (37), and the corrugated baffles (37) are arranged at equal intervals along the ice block conveying direction. The corrugated baffle (37) is provided with a transverse corrugated surface. A wave crest and a wave trough are provided on the side of the transverse corrugated surface facing the ice conveying screw (31), and the undulating directions of the wave crest and the wave trough are perpendicular to the ice block conveying direction; the corrugated baffle (37) is slidably mounted on the mounting seat (12). The mounting seat (12) is provided with a sliding groove (123), and a driving rack (124) is limitedly mounted in the sliding groove (123). One end of the driving rack (124) is in abutting cooperation with the corrugated baffle (37). The protection cover plate (15) is provided with a tooth surface cooperating with the other end of the driving rack (124). When ice blocks are conveyed, the corrugated baffle (37) is driven to horizontally slide along the sliding groove (123), so that the driving rack (124) drives the protection cover plate (15) to open outwards, and the ice outlet (111) is in an open state.

2. The ice-making water dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mounting seat (12) is provided with an insertion through groove (121) for inserting the elastic part (341), and a limiting baffle (122) for abutting against the elastic part (341) is provided on one side of the mounting seat (12) at the insertion through groove (121).

3. The ice-making water dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mounting seat (12) is provided with two groups of guiding baffles (13) on the side of the flexible baffle (34) close to the ice outlet (111). The side walls of the guiding baffles (13) abut against the opposite side walls of the ice storage housing (11), and a guiding gap corresponding to the ice outlet (111) is formed between the two groups of guiding baffles (13).

4. The ice-making water dispenser according to claim 3, characterized in that, The ice conveying mechanism (3) further includes a second baffle (36), and the second baffle (36) is arranged between the guiding baffle (13) and the ice outlet (111).

5. The ice-making water dispenser according to claim 4, characterized in that, The second baffle (36) is provided with a second cutting surface (361), and the inner concavities of the second cutting surface (361) and the first cutting surface (3411) are staggered.

6. The ice-making water dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that, The ice storage housing (11) is provided with an output housing (16) for conveying ice cubes to the outside. The output housing (16) is communicated with the ice outlet (111), and a screening and feeding mechanism (5) is arranged in the output housing (16).

7. The ice-making water dispenser according to claim 6, wherein The screening and feeding mechanism (5) includes a sorting disk (51) rotatably installed in the output housing (16), a sorting grid group (52) arranged on the outer periphery of the sorting disk (51), and a crushing and returning structure. A plurality of guiding ribs (511) are arranged on the surface of the sorting disk (51), and the guiding ribs (511) are radially arranged along the axis of the sorting disk (51). The output housing (16) is provided with a first through hole (161) for small ice cubes to pass through between the sorting grid group (52) and the sorting disk (51). A guiding slideway (53) corresponding to the first through hole (161) is arranged in the output housing (16), and a plurality of the guiding slideways (53) are communicated with a first pipe (54).

8. The ice-making water dispenser according to claim 7, characterized in that, The sorting grid group (52) is circumferentially arranged at intervals along the axis of the sorting disk (51). The sorting grid group (52) includes two sorting grids arranged in a horn shape. The side with a larger opening of the sorting grid group (52) faces the sorting disk (51). The sorting grid is arranged in the output housing (16) through a hinge (521). The two sorting grids of adjacent sorting grid groups (52) are connected by a telescopic rod. The sorting grid blocks large ice cubes, and the large ice cubes drive the sorting grid to swing outwards, increasing the opening size of the side of the sorting grid group (52) away from the sorting disk (51).

9. The ice-making drinking fountain according to claim 8, wherein, The crushing and returning structure includes an annular conveying pipe (56) rotatably arranged outside the sorting disk (51), a rolling roller group (57) arranged at one end of the annular conveying pipe (56), and a second pipe (55) arranged at the other end of the annular conveying pipe (56). One end of the annular conveying pipe (56) has a second through hole (561) corresponding to the second pipe (55), and the other end of the annular conveying pipe (56) has a third through hole (562) corresponding to the rolling roller group (57). The rolling roller group (57) is communicated with the first pipe (54); The annular conveying pipe (56) has two output situations. When the annular conveying pipe (56) is inclined downward away from the ice outlet (111), the annular conveying pipe (56) corresponds to the second pipe (55), and large ice cubes pass through the sorting grid group (52) and then are inclined to be conveyed to the second pipe (55); when the annular conveying pipe (56) is inclined downward towards the ice outlet (111), the annular conveying pipe (56) corresponds to the rolling roller group (57), and large ice cubes pass through the sorting grid group (52) and then are inclined to be conveyed to the rolling roller group (57). After the large ice cubes are crushed, they are output from the first pipe (54).

10. The ice-making water dispenser according to claim 9, wherein, The screening and feeding mechanism (5) further includes a pneumatic auxiliary structure, which includes a centrifugal fan (59) arranged outside the annular conveying pipe (56) and a pneumatic pipe (510) connecting the centrifugal fan (59). The pneumatic pipe (510) is inserted into both ends of the annular conveying pipe (56), and the directions of the two groups of pneumatic pipes (510) are respectively parallel to the two output ice conveying directions of the annular conveying pipe (56).

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