Sterilizing device of ice-making equipment and ice-making equipment

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a disinfection device of ice-making equipment and the ice-making equipment, the disinfection device of the ice-making equipment comprises a shell assembly and a disinfection mechanism, the shell assembly is internally provided with an ice-making cavity and an ice outlet cavity which are communicated with each other, the shell assembly is also provided with a water inlet, and the water inlet is located above the ice-making cavity and the ice outlet cavity; the disinfection mechanism comprises a water supply source, a heating assembly and a spraying assembly, the spraying assembly is installed at the water inlet, the water supply source is connected with the water inlet end of the heating assembly, and the water outlet end of the heating assembly is connected with the water inlet; the heating assembly is used for heating water provided by the water supply source to a preset disinfection temperature and providing the water to the water inlet, and the spraying assembly is used for spraying the water with the preset disinfection temperature to the ice making cavity and the ice outlet cavity through the water inlet. The water inlet is located above the ice making cavity and the ice outlet cavity, the spraying assembly sprays the water which is heated by the heating assembly and has the preset disinfection temperature to the ice making cavity and the ice outlet cavity, and the sprayed water can also wash dirt in the ice making cavity and the ice outlet cavity, so that the cleaning effect is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of ice-making equipment technology, and in particular to a disinfection device and ice-making equipment for ice-making equipment. Background Technology

[0002] Ice-making equipment is widely used in homes and offices. However, due to long-term use and environmental pollution, ice-making equipment comes into contact with air, which can lead to the growth of a large number of bacteria inside, posing a great threat to the health of users.

[0003] Typically, users disassemble ice-making equipment for cleaning, but this method is extremely inconvenient. Some ice-making equipment is equipped with ultraviolet or ozone sterilizers, which can effectively kill bacteria, but they are difficult to clean the dirt stored inside the ice-making equipment, which can also pose a health hazard to users. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, this application provides a disinfection device and an ice-making device for ice-making equipment, which solves the technical problem in the prior art that the internal dirt of the ice-making equipment cannot be cleaned after disinfection.

[0005] To achieve one or more of the above objectives or other objectives, this application proposes a sterilization device for ice-making equipment and ice-making equipment. This application provides a sterilization device for ice-making equipment, comprising: The housing assembly has an ice-making chamber and an ice-discharging chamber that are interconnected inside. The housing assembly also has a water inlet located above the ice-making chamber and the ice-discharging chamber. The disinfection mechanism includes a water supply source, a heating component, and a spraying component. The spraying component is installed at the water inlet. The water supply source is connected to the inlet of the heating component, and the outlet of the heating component is connected to the water inlet. The water supply source supplies water to the heating component, the heating component heats the water supplied by the water supply source to a preset disinfection temperature and provides it to the water inlet, and the spraying component sprays the water supplied by the heating component at the preset disinfection temperature through the water inlet to the ice-making chamber and the ice-discharging chamber.

[0006] In some embodiments, along the height direction of the housing assembly, the area projected by the spray assembly is located between the area projected by the ice-making cavity and the area projected by the ice-discharging cavity.

[0007] In some embodiments, the spray assembly includes a rotating shaft and a spray element. The rotating shaft is connected to one side of the spray element and is rotatably mounted on the water inlet. One side of the spray element is provided with a plurality of first guide slopes, which are arranged radially around the rotating shaft. The first guide slopes are used to generate a rotational force with the water entering from the water inlet to drive the spray element to rotate around the rotating shaft.

[0008] In some embodiments, one side of the spray member is further provided with a plurality of second guide slopes, which are spaced apart from each other between two adjacent first guide slopes.

[0009] In some embodiments, a plurality of protrusions are provided on one side of the spray member, and the plurality of protrusions are spaced apart around the axis of rotation. In the direction of the axis of rotation, one side of the protrusion is formed as the first guide slope, and the other side of the protrusion is formed as the second guide slope.

[0010] In some embodiments, the heating assembly includes a heater for heating water supplied by the water source to a preset disinfection high temperature.

[0011] In some embodiments, the heating assembly includes a steam generator for heating water supplied by the water source to a preset disinfection temperature of steam.

[0012] In some embodiments, the disinfection mechanism further includes an outlet water temperature detection unit, which is disposed between the heating component and the spray component and electrically connected to the heating component, for detecting the temperature of the water heated by the heating component.

[0013] In some embodiments, the disinfection mechanism further includes an inlet water temperature detection unit, which is disposed between the heating component and the water supply source and electrically connected to the heating component, for detecting the temperature of the water entering the heating component from the water supply source.

[0014] This application also provides an ice-making device, including a sterilization device for the ice-making device.

[0015] Implementing the embodiments of this application will have the following beneficial effects: Since the water inlet is located above the ice-making chamber and the ice-discharging chamber, the spray assembly can spray water heated by the heating assembly at a preset disinfection temperature into the ice-making chamber and the ice-discharging chamber. The sprayed water can also rinse the dirt in the ice-making chamber and the ice-discharging chamber to improve the cleaning effect. Attached Figure Description

[0016] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0017] in: Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the sterilization device structure of the ice-making equipment provided in this application; Figure 2 An exploded view of a portion of the sterilization device for the ice-making equipment provided in this application; Figure 3 A schematic diagram showing the location of the spray assembly in the disinfection device of the ice-making equipment provided in this application; Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the spray component in the spray assembly of the disinfection device for the ice-making equipment provided in this application; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the water circuit of the ice-making equipment provided in this application. Detailed Implementation

[0018] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0019] This application provides a sterilization device and an ice-making device for an ice-making apparatus, wherein the ice-making device can be applied to a water dispenser. Of course, the ice-making device can also be a device that only has an ice-making function.

[0020] See Figures 1-5 As shown, the disinfection device for the ice-making equipment provided in this application includes a housing assembly 10 and a disinfection mechanism 20. The housing assembly 10 has an ice-making chamber 11 and an ice-discharging chamber 12 that are interconnected inside. The housing assembly 10 also has a water inlet 13, which is located above the ice-making chamber 11 and the ice-discharging chamber 12.

[0021] The ice-making chamber 11 is equipped with an ice-making mechanism 30, which is used to make water into ice blocks. The ice-discharging chamber 12 is used to store the ice blocks made by the ice-making mechanism 30. The ice-discharging chamber 12 is equipped with an ice-transporting assembly 40. An ice outlet 14 is also protruding on the outside of the housing assembly 10. The ice outlet 14 is connected to the ice-discharging chamber 12. The ice-transporting assembly 40 is used to transport the ice blocks in the ice-discharging chamber 12 to the ice outlet 14 so that the ice blocks are output from the ice outlet 14.

[0022] The disinfection mechanism 20 includes a water supply source 21, a heating component 22, and a spray component 23. The spray component 23 is installed at the water inlet 13. The water supply source 21 is connected to the inlet of the heating component 22, and the outlet of the heating component 22 is connected to the water inlet 13. The water supply source 21 preferably adopts a water tank structure, which can provide drinking water by storing water. The water supply source 21 is used to supply water to the heating component 22. The heating component 22 is used to heat the water supplied by the water supply source 21 to a preset disinfection temperature and supply it to the water inlet 13. Since the water inlet 13 is located above the ice-making chamber 11 and the ice-discharging chamber 12, the spray component 23 can spray the water supplied by the heating component 22 at the preset disinfection temperature into the ice-making chamber 11 and the ice-discharging chamber 12 through the water inlet 13, so as to disinfect the ice-making chamber 11 and the ice-discharging chamber 12 with water at the preset disinfection temperature.

[0023] The water with a preset disinfection temperature can be high-temperature water at 100℃. The ice-making chamber 11 and the ice-discharging chamber 12 are highly disinfected by high-temperature sterilization. At the same time, due to the fluidity of the water, the dirt in the ice-making chamber 11 and the ice-discharging chamber 12 can be cleaned by the water flow.

[0024] See Figure 5 As shown, the disinfection mechanism 20 provided in this application also includes a drain valve 24, which is connected to the bottom of the ice-making chamber 11 and / or the ice-discharging chamber 12 via a pipeline. Opening the drain valve 24 can discharge the water used for cleaning and disinfection.

[0025] In this embodiment, the water source 21 stores drinking water, and the stored drinking water can be provided to the ice-making mechanism 30 for ice making.

[0026] like Figure 5 As shown, the ice-making mechanism 30 includes an evaporator 31, a compressor 32, a condenser 33, and a capillary tube 34. The compressor 32, condenser 33, and capillary tube 34 are connected in sequence, and the capillary tube 34 is connected to the evaporator 31. The evaporator 31 is located above the ice-making chamber 11. The compressor 32 can compress air and supply the refrigerant in the refrigerant passage 35 to the condenser 33 through the compressed air. The condenser 33 mixes the air and refrigerant to form refrigerated air and supplies it to the evaporator 31 through the capillary tube 34. The drinking water supplied by the water source 21 can be made into ice cubes through the evaporator 31.

[0027] In this embodiment, the ice-making mechanism 30 also includes a water storage tank 36 and a first pump body 37. The first pump body 37 connects the water storage tank 36 to the water supply source 21 and injects water into the water storage tank 36 by means of suction. The water storage tank is connected to the ice-making chamber 11, and the water stored in the water storage tank 36 can be provided to the ice-making chamber 11, specifically to the evaporator 31 in the ice-making chamber 11 so that the evaporator 31 can make ice.

[0028] In this application, along the height direction of the housing assembly 10, the area projected by the spray assembly 23 is located between the area projected by the ice-making chamber 11 and the area projected by the ice-discharging chamber 12, so as to ensure that the preset high-temperature disinfected water sprayed by the spray assembly 23 can be completely sprayed onto the ice-making chamber 11 and the ice-discharging chamber 12.

[0029] See Figure 3 As shown, the spray assembly 23 includes a rotating shaft 231 and a spray element 232. The rotating shaft 231 is connected to one side of the spray element 232. In a preferred embodiment, the rotating shaft 231 and the spray element 232 are coaxially connected, and the rotating shaft 231 is rotatably mounted on the water inlet 13. See also Figure 4 As shown, a plurality of first guide slopes 2321 are provided on one side of the spray component 232. The plurality of first guide slopes 2321 are arranged radially around the rotating shaft 231. The first guide slopes 2321 are used to generate rotational force with the water entering from the water inlet 13 to drive the spray component 232 to rotate around the rotating shaft 231.

[0030] The multiple first guide slopes 2321 are arranged in the same direction. At the moment when the multiple first guide slopes 2321 come into contact with the water entering from the water inlet 13, the spraying component 232 can be pushed to rotate around the rotating shaft 231. The water hits the first guide slopes 2321 to form water droplets. While the spraying component 232 rotates around the rotating shaft 231, the formed water droplets can be sprayed out from the first guide slopes 2321 and sprayed towards the ice-making cavity 11 and the ice-discharging cavity 12. The area of ​​water droplets sprayed out is larger.

[0031] See also Figure 4 As shown, one side of the spray component 232 is also provided with a plurality of second guide slopes 2322. The plurality of second guide slopes 2322 are arranged at intervals between two adjacent first guide slopes 2321. In other words, a second guide slope 2322 is provided between two adjacent first guide slopes 2321, so that one first guide slope 2321 faces one second guide slope 2322. When water hits the first guide slope 2321, it bounces between the first guide slope 2321 and the second guide slope 2322 once or multiple times due to the force, forming water droplets or water droplets of smaller size, so as to achieve a near-atomization effect, which can cover all areas of the ice-making chamber 11 and the ice-discharging chamber 12, thereby improving the disinfection effect.

[0032] In some embodiments, the shapes of the first guide ramp 2321 and the second guide ramp 2322 are complementary, such as Figure 4As shown, both the first guide slope 2321 and the second guide slope 2322 are arc-shaped, which allows for multiple changes in the direction of the water flow hitting the first guide slope 2321 and the second guide slope 2322, forming smaller water droplets or beads. Of course, in other embodiments, the first guide slope 2321 and the second guide slope 2322 can also be complementary wave shapes, etc.

[0033] In this embodiment, a plurality of protrusions 2323 are provided on one side of the spray component 232. The plurality of protrusions 2323 are spaced apart around the axis of rotation 231. Furthermore, around the axis of rotation 231, one side of the protrusion 2323 is formed as a first guide slope 2321, and the other side of the protrusion 2323 is formed as a second guide slope 2322. By forming the first guide slope 2321 and the second guide slope 2322 on the two sides of the plurality of protrusions 2323, the spray component 2322 can be manufactured by slotting during the product processing stage to form an interval space between two adjacent protrusions 2323, which is beneficial to product processing and reduces product manufacturing costs.

[0034] In one embodiment of this application, the heating component 22 includes a heater for heating water supplied by the water source 21 to a preset disinfection high temperature by means of heat generation.

[0035] In another embodiment of this application, the heating component 22 includes a steam generator, which heats the water supplied by the water source to a preset high temperature of water vapor for disinfection, and sprays it onto the ice-making chamber 11 and the ice-discharging chamber 12 through the spray component 23.

[0036] See Figure 5 As shown, the disinfection mechanism 20 also includes an outlet water temperature detection unit 25. The outlet water temperature detection unit 25 is located between the heating component 22 and the spray component 23, and is electrically connected to the heating component 22. It is used to detect the temperature of the water heated by the heating component 22. When the outlet water temperature detection unit 25 detects that the current temperature of the water heated by the heating component 22 is lower than the preset disinfection temperature, it should control the heating component 22 to increase its heating power to ensure that the heated water temperature reaches the preset disinfection temperature. Conversely, when the outlet water temperature detection unit 25 detects that the current temperature of the water heated by the heating component 22 is higher than the preset disinfection temperature, it should control the heating component 22 to decrease its heating power to ensure that the heated water temperature reaches the preset disinfection temperature.

[0037] In this embodiment, the disinfection mechanism 20 also includes an inlet water temperature detection unit 26. The inlet water temperature detection unit 26 is disposed between the heating component 22 and the water supply source 21 and is electrically connected to the heating component 22. It is used to detect the temperature of the water entering the heating component 22 from the water supply source 21 to determine the temperature that the heating component 22 needs to heat. For example, if the inlet water temperature detection unit 26 detects that the inlet water temperature is less than the preset disinfection temperature of 50°C, then the heating component 22 only needs to heat the water supplied by the water supply source 21 to the heating component 22 by 50°C to reach the preset disinfection temperature.

[0038] This application also provides an ice-making device, including the disinfection device of the ice-making device in the above embodiments. Please refer to the above embodiments for the structure and features of the disinfection device of the ice-making device.

[0039] The above-disclosed embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of this application and should not be construed as limiting the scope of this application. Therefore, any equivalent variations made in accordance with the claims of this application shall still fall within the scope of this application.

Claims

1. A sterilization device for ice-making equipment, characterized in that: include: The housing assembly has an ice-making chamber and an ice-discharging chamber that are interconnected inside. The housing assembly also has a water inlet located above the ice-making chamber and the ice-discharging chamber. The disinfection mechanism includes a water supply source, a heating component, and a spraying component. The spraying component is installed at the water inlet. The water supply source is connected to the inlet of the heating component, and the outlet of the heating component is connected to the water inlet. The water supply source supplies water to the heating component, and the heating component heats the water supplied by the water supply source to a preset disinfection temperature and provides it to the water inlet. The spraying component is at least used to spray the water supplied by the heating component at the preset disinfection temperature through the water inlet to the ice-making chamber and the ice-discharging chamber.

2. The disinfection device for ice-making equipment as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Along the height direction of the housing assembly, the area projected by the spray assembly is located between the area projected by the ice-making cavity and the area projected by the ice-discharging cavity.

3. The sterilization device for ice-making equipment as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The spray assembly includes a rotating shaft and a spray element. The rotating shaft is connected to one side of the spray element and is rotatably mounted on the water inlet. One side of the spray element is provided with a plurality of first guide slopes, which are arranged radially around the rotating shaft. The first guide slopes are used to generate a rotational force with the water entering from the water inlet to drive the spray element to rotate around the rotating shaft.

4. The sterilization device for ice-making equipment as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The spray component is also provided with a plurality of second guide slopes on one side, and the plurality of second guide slopes are arranged at intervals between two adjacent first guide slopes.

5. The disinfection device for ice-making equipment as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The spray component has a plurality of protrusions on one side, and the plurality of protrusions are spaced apart around the axis of rotation. In the direction of the axis of rotation, one side of the protrusion forms the first guide slope, and the other side of the protrusion forms the second guide slope.

6. The sterilization device for ice-making equipment as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The heating component includes a heater, which is used to heat the water supplied by the water source to a preset disinfection high temperature.

7. The sterilization device for ice-making equipment as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The heating component includes a steam generator, which is used to heat the water supplied by the water source to a preset high temperature for disinfection.

8. The sterilization device for ice-making equipment as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The disinfection mechanism also includes an outlet water temperature detection unit, which is located between the heating component and the spray component and is electrically connected to the heating component to detect the temperature of the water heated by the heating component.

9. The sterilization device for ice-making equipment as described in claim 8, characterized in that: The disinfection mechanism also includes an inlet water temperature detection unit, which is located between the heating component and the water supply source and is electrically connected to the heating component to detect the temperature of the water entering the heating component from the water supply source.

10. An ice-making device, characterized in that: Including the sterilization device for ice-making equipment as described in any one of claims 1-9.

Images