An ice maker that can reduce the freezing of residual water

Abstract

This invention discloses an ice maker that reduces the freezing of residual water, belonging to the field of ice maker technology. It includes an ice maker body, a self-cleaning folding and transferring mechanism, a separate ice storage mechanism, and a positioning and receiving module. The self-cleaning folding and transferring mechanism is installed on the upper side of the ice maker body and includes a flipping component, a cleaning and replenishing component, and a shoveling component. The separate ice storage mechanism includes an ice storage box, an ice storage base plate, a lifting guide rod, an insert plate, and a weight sensor. The positioning and receiving module includes a self-locking positioning and placement mechanism, a lifting mechanism, and a transition storage mechanism. Through these methods, the device can adjust the rising height of the ice storage base plate according to the number of ice-making cycles, keeping the ice blocks falling with a small vertical drop, reducing the probability of ice blocks breaking or chipping, and improving the appearance quality of the finished ice blocks. Simultaneously, users can raise the ice storage base plate to reduce the ice-retrieving depth when taking ice, making the operation more convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of ice maker technology, and more specifically to an ice maker that can reduce the freezing of residual water. Background Technology

[0002] With the expansion of demand in the catering service, supermarket retail, and home refrigeration sectors, ice makers have become widely used refrigeration equipment in both commercial and residential fields. Currently, most mainstream ice-making equipment adopts an immersion heat exchange ice-making process, which uses an evaporator to directly contact water to exchange heat and produce ice blocks. After ice making, the ice blocks are de-iced by hot gas and transported to ice storage containers for storage.

[0003] Chinese patent CN212227450U discloses a bullet-shaped ice maker, including a main body, an inner liner, an ice-making and de-icing device, a water tank, an ice basket, a spray pipe assembly, and a control board. The inner liner is installed inside the main body and includes a main cavity and an ice-making chamber that is laterally connected to the main cavity. The ice-making and de-icing device includes a bullet-shaped evaporator located inside the ice-making chamber. The ice basket is placed inside the main cavity to receive ice blocks that slide down from the lateral opening of the ice-making chamber. The bottom of the ice basket and the bottom of the main cavity are spaced apart to form a water storage chamber between them. The water tank is connected to the water storage chamber through a water supply pipe. The water storage chamber is connected to the spray pipe assembly through a water supply pipe. However, this device still has the following problems during use: The ice storage box is a one-piece structure with a fixed height. There is a large vertical drop when ice blocks fall from the ice release point to the bottom of the ice storage box, which can easily cause the ice blocks to break and chip. Moreover, as the amount of ice stored increases, the impact of the falling ice blocks after they are stacked can easily cause the ice blocks to stick together and break, making it difficult to meet the demand for high-quality ice.

[0004] Based on this, the present invention designs an ice maker that can reduce the freezing of residual water to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the existing technology, the present invention provides an ice maker that can reduce the freezing of residual water.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: An ice maker that can reduce the freezing of residual water includes an ice maker body, and also includes a self-cleaning folding and transferring mechanism, a separate ice storage mechanism, and a positioning receiving module; A self-cleaning folding and feeding mechanism for removing residual water and controlling the movement of the formed ice blocks is installed on the upper side of the ice maker body. The self-cleaning folding and transferring mechanism includes a tilting component, a cleaning and replenishing component, and a shoveling component; the tilting component is connected to the ice maker body; the cleaning and replenishing component is connected to the tilting component; and the shoveling component is connected to the tilting component. The separate ice storage mechanism includes an ice storage box, an ice storage base plate, lifting guide rods, insert plates, and a weight sensor; the insert plates are symmetrically fixedly installed on the upper sides of the left and right ends of the ice storage box; multiple lifting guide rods are fixedly installed in a rectangular array at the lower end of the weight sensor; the lifting guide rods are slidably connected to the left side of the partition plate; the ice storage base plate is fixedly installed at the upper end of the weight sensor. The positioning and receiving module includes a self-locking positioning and placement mechanism for fixing the position of the ice storage box, a lifting mechanism for controlling the lifting and lowering of the ice storage base plate to achieve ice block receiving operations, and a transition storage mechanism for blocking the ice blocks to prevent them from contacting the user; the self-locking positioning and placement mechanism and the lifting mechanism are both connected to the ice maker body; the transition storage mechanism is also connected to the ice maker body. The insert plate is connected to the self-locking positioning and placement mechanism; the lifting guide rod is connected to the lifting mechanism. Furthermore, it also includes a water recycling mechanism, an evaporator ice-making column, a partition plate, a liquid storage tank, and a power supply; the partition plate is fixedly installed in the middle of the ice maker body; The evaporator ice-making column is fixedly installed on the inner left side of the ice maker body; the evaporator ice-making column is connected to the compressor inside the ice maker body; the liquid storage tank is fixedly installed on the rear inner bottom of the ice maker body. The power supply is fixedly installed on the front side of the inner bottom of the ice maker body; the water recycling mechanism is connected to the partition plate; Furthermore, the flipping assembly includes a drive stepper motor, a mounting box, a movable shaft, and a semi-circular forming box; the mounting boxes are symmetrically and fixedly installed at the left and right ends of the ice maker body; the drive stepper motor is fixedly installed at the right end of the right mounting box; the movable shaft is rotatably installed on the right side of the ice maker body; the output end of the drive stepper motor is fixedly connected to the movable shaft; the movable shaft and the semi-circular forming box are fixedly connected. The cleaning and replenishment assembly is connected to the mounting box, movable shaft, and semi-circular molding box; Furthermore, the cleaning and replenishing assembly includes a first gas-liquid slip ring, a second gas-liquid slip ring, a cleaning nozzle, and a replenishing pipe; the stators of the first and second gas-liquid slip rings are respectively fixedly installed inside the right and left mounting boxes; the movable shaft is fixedly connected to the rotor of the first gas-liquid slip ring; the left and right ends of the semi-circular forming box are respectively fixedly connected to the rotors of the second and first gas-liquid slip rings. The cleaning nozzle is fixedly installed on the right inner wall of the semi-circular forming box and connected to the rotor of the first gas-liquid slip ring through a pipeline; The replenishment tube is fixedly installed on the inner left side of the semi-circular molding box and connected to the rotor of the second gas-liquid slip ring through the pipeline; The stator of the first gas-liquid slip ring is connected to an external air pump through a pipeline; the stator of the second gas-liquid slip ring is connected to a water pump inside the ice maker through a pipeline. Furthermore, the self-locking positioning and placement mechanism includes a trapezoidal baffle and a pressing assembly; the trapezoidal baffle is symmetrically fixedly installed on the left front and rear sides of the partition plate; the lifting guide rod is located inside the trapezoidal baffle; the pressing assembly is symmetrically installed on the left and right inner walls of the ice maker body; Furthermore, the clamping assembly includes a mounting plate, a rotating pressure plate, a second reset torsion spring, a rotating baffle, a third reset torsion spring, and a stop plate; the mounting plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the ice maker body; The mounting plate has a mounting groove in the middle for insertion into the insert plate; the mounting plate has a slot at the front end. The rotating pressure plate is rotatably mounted at the rear end of the mounting plate; a second reset torsion spring is wound around the connecting shaft between the rotating pressure plate and the mounting plate; one end of the second reset torsion spring is fixedly connected to the connecting shaft between the rotating pressure plate and the mounting plate; the other end of the second reset torsion spring is fixedly connected to the mounting plate; through the second reset torsion spring, the rotating pressure plate always has an upward rotation tendency; A rotating baffle is rotatably mounted on the front end of the mounting plate; a third reset torsion spring is wound around the connecting shaft between the rotating baffle and the mounting plate; one end of the third reset torsion spring is fixedly connected to the connecting shaft between the rotating baffle and the mounting plate; the other end of the third reset torsion spring is fixedly connected to the mounting plate; through the third reset torsion spring, the rotating baffle always has an upward rotation tendency. The stop plate is fixedly installed at the front end of the mounting plate; Furthermore, the lifting mechanism includes a lifting drive motor, a lifting screw, a guide rail slider module, and a mounting ring plate; the lifting drive motor is fixedly installed on the front inner wall of the ice maker body; the lifting screw is rotatably installed on the inner bottom front side of the ice maker body; the output end of the lifting drive motor is fixedly connected to the lifting screw. The guide rail of the guide rail slider module is fixedly installed on the lower front side of the partition plate; the mounting ring plate is threadedly connected to the lifting screw; the mounting ring plate is fixedly connected to the slider of the guide rail slider module. Furthermore, the lifting guide rod and the mounting ring plate are detachably connected by nuts; Furthermore, the transition storage mechanism includes a flip cover, a flip control motor, and an arc-shaped baffle plate. The flip cover is rotatably mounted on the upper end of the ice maker body; the flip control motor is fixedly mounted on the front end of the ice maker body; the output end of the flip control motor is fixedly connected to the flip cover; and the arc-shaped baffle plate is fixedly mounted on the lower end of the flip cover.

[0007] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this invention are as follows: 1. Through the self-cleaning folding and transferring mechanism, after each round of de-icing operation, the airflow blows on the surface of the ice column of the evaporator to remove the residual water film and water droplets on the surface, so as to avoid the residual water from freezing prematurely in the low temperature environment to form an irregular ice layer, ensuring the ice block forming quality of each round of ice making, reducing the de-icing resistance, and reducing the occurrence of ice block sticking failure. 2. By combining the separate ice storage mechanism with the lifting mechanism, and with real-time monitoring by the weight sensor, the device can dynamically adjust the height of the ice storage base plate according to the amount of ice stored: when the amount of ice stored is small in the early stage of ice making, the ice storage base plate is in a high position; as the amount of ice stored increases, the base plate gradually decreases, keeping the ice blocks falling with a small vertical drop throughout the process, reducing the probability of ice blocks breaking, chipping, and bumping, significantly improving the appearance integrity and quality consistency of the finished ice blocks, and meeting the demand for high-quality ice. Attached Figure Description

[0008] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative effort.

[0009] Figure 1 The present invention provides a three-dimensional ice maker that can reduce the freezing of residual water. Figure 1 ; Figure 2 This is a front view of an ice maker according to the present invention that can reduce the freezing of residual water; Figure 3 The present invention provides a three-dimensional ice maker that can reduce the freezing of residual water. Figure 2 ; Figure 4 The present invention relates to a three-dimensional ice maker with a portion of its front side cut away, which can reduce the freezing of residual water. Figure 1 ; Figure 5 For along Figure 2 A three-dimensional view with a portion removed along the AA direction; Figure 6 For along Figure 2 A three-dimensional view with a portion removed along the BB direction; Figure 7 for Figure 6 Enlarged view at point D; Figure 8 The present invention relates to a three-dimensional ice maker with a portion of its front side cut away, which can reduce the freezing of residual water. Figure 2 ; Figure 9 A partial 3D view of a self-locking positioning and placement mechanism; Figure 10 for Figure 9 Enlarged view at point E in the middle; Figure 11 This is a partial 3D view of the transition storage mechanism.

[0010] The labels in the diagram represent: 1. Ice maker body; 11. Evaporator ice column; 12. Divider plate; 13. Liquid storage tank; 14. Power supply; 2. Self-cleaning folding and transferring mechanism; 21. Drive stepper motor; 22. Movable shaft; 23. Semi-circular forming box; 24. Fixed ear plate; 25. Material shovel plate; 26. Limiting baffle; 27. First reset torsion spring; 28. First gas-liquid slip ring; 29. ​​Second gas-liquid slip ring; 210. Cleaning nozzle; 211. Mounting box; 212. Liquid replenishment pipe; 3. Water recovery mechanism; 31. Receiving plate; 32. Drive inclined surface; 33. Recovery tank; 34. Leakage hole; 35. Recovery hopper; 4. Separate storage Ice mechanism; 41. Ice storage box; 42. Ice storage base plate; 43. Lifting guide rod; 44. Insert plate; 45. Weight sensor; 5. Self-locking positioning and placement mechanism; 51. Trapezoidal baffle; 52. Mounting plate; 521. Slot; 522. Mounting groove; 53. Rotating pressure plate; 54. Second reset torsion spring; 55. Rotating baffle; 56. Third reset torsion spring; 57. Stop plate; 6. Lifting mechanism; 61. Lifting drive motor; 62. Lifting screw; 63. Guide rail slider module; 64. Mounting ring plate; 7. Transition storage mechanism; 71. Flip cover plate; 72. Flip control motor; 73. Arc-shaped baffle plate. Detailed Implementation

[0011] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0012] The terms "left," "right," "front," "back," "up," and "down" used in the following description refer to the orientation from the perspective of the front view.

[0013] Example 1: In some embodiments, please refer to the accompanying drawings. Figures 1-11 An ice maker that can reduce the freezing of residual water includes an ice maker body 1, an evaporator ice column 11, a partition plate 12, a liquid storage tank 13, a power supply 14, a self-cleaning folding and transferring mechanism 2, a water recycling mechanism 3, a separate ice storage mechanism 4, a positioning receiving module, and a transition storage mechanism 7. The partition plate 12 is fixedly installed in the middle of the ice maker body 1; the partition plate 12 divides the interior of the ice maker body 1 into three areas; the upper part of the interior of the ice maker body 1 is the ice making part; the lower front part of the interior of the ice maker body 1 is the adjustment part; and the lower rear part of the interior of the ice maker body 1 is the control part. The evaporator ice-making column 11 is fixedly installed on the inner left side of the ice maker body 1; the evaporator ice-making column 11 is connected to the compressor inside the ice maker body 1; the liquid storage tank 13 is fixedly installed on the rear side of the inner bottom of the ice maker body 1. The power supply 14 is fixedly installed on the front side of the inner bottom of the ice maker body 1; A self-cleaning folding and feeding mechanism 2, used to remove residual water from the outer surface of the ice-making column 11 of the evaporator and control the movement of the formed ice blocks, is installed on the upper side of the ice maker body 1. The self-cleaning folding and transferring mechanism 2 includes a flipping component, a cleaning and replenishing component, and a shoveling component; the flipping component is connected to the ice maker body 1; the cleaning and replenishing component is connected to the flipping component; and the shoveling component is connected to the flipping component. The water recycling mechanism 3, used to collect the water remaining during the ice-making process, is connected to the partition plate 12. The detachable ice storage mechanism 4 includes an ice storage box 41, an ice storage base plate 42, lifting guide rods 43, a plug plate 44, and a weight sensor 45; the plug plate 44 is symmetrically fixedly installed on the upper sides of the left and right ends of the ice storage box 41; multiple lifting guide rods 43 are fixedly installed in a rectangular array at the lower end of the weight sensor 45; the lifting guide rods 43 are slidably connected to the left side of the partition plate 12; the ice storage base plate 42 is fixedly installed at the upper end of the weight sensor 45; The lifting guide rod 43 and the insert plate 44 are connected to the positioning and receiving module; The positioning and receiving module includes a self-locking positioning and placement mechanism 5 for fixing the position of the ice storage box 41 and a lifting mechanism 6 for controlling the lifting and lowering of the ice storage base plate 42 to realize the ice block receiving operation; both the self-locking positioning and placement mechanism 5 and the lifting mechanism 6 are connected to the ice maker body 1. The insert plate 44 is connected to the self-locking positioning and placement mechanism 5; the lifting guide rod 43 is connected to the lifting mechanism 6. The right end of the ice maker body 1 has inspection doors that can be flipped open on both the front and rear sides. A controller is fixedly installed on the ice maker body 1; the controller is connected to the tilting assembly and the lifting mechanism 6; the weight sensor 45 is connected to the controller in communication. A transition storage mechanism 7, used to block ice blocks and prevent them from coming into contact with the user, is installed above the ice maker body 1. In this invention, before the device starts working, the user opens the transition storage mechanism 7 on the ice maker body 1, places the ice storage box 41 and the insert plate 44 downward on the self-locking positioning and placement mechanism 5, and fixes the insert plate 44 by the self-locking positioning and placement mechanism 5, thereby locking the position of the ice storage box 41 and ensuring that subsequent ice blocks can smoothly enter the ice storage box 41. Then, open the front inspection door and connect the lower end of the lifting guide rod 43 to the lifting mechanism 6; finally, open the rear inspection door and add the water for preparing ice into the storage tank 13. When the device is working normally, the refrigerant in the ice maker body 1 is compressed into a high temperature and high pressure gas by the compressor, enters the condenser to dissipate heat and condense into a liquid state, and enters the evaporator ice column 11 after passing through the dryer filter and capillary tube, thereby making the evaporator ice column 11 quickly cool down to below zero. Subsequently, the water pump inside the ice maker body 1 pumps the water in the storage tank 13 into the tilting assembly, so that the evaporator ice column 11 comes into direct contact with the water in the tilting assembly. During the contact process, the heat of the water in the tilting assembly is continuously carried away by the refrigerant in the evaporator ice column 11, ensuring that the water in the tilting assembly freezes layer by layer from the outer surface of the evaporator ice column 11 outward. After ice making is completed, the flipping component rotates at a certain angle to pour out the unfrozen water inside. At this time, the unfrozen water will flow back into the storage tank 13 along the water recycling mechanism 3 for recycling. Subsequently, the controller opens the solenoid valve inside the ice maker body 1, allowing the compressor to directly introduce high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant hot gas into the evaporator ice column 11. At this time, the ice on the surface of the evaporator ice column 11 melts slightly, and a thin water film is formed between the ice layer and the evaporator ice column 11. The friction disappears, and the ice block will fall onto the water recovery mechanism 3 under its own gravity. Then, the flipping component rotates to reset. During the reset process, the scraping component will push the ice block in the water recovery mechanism 3 forward. At the same time, the controller starts the lifting mechanism 6, which drives the lifting guide rod 43 to move upward, thereby causing the ice storage bottom plate 42 to move upward along the inner wall of the ice storage box 41. This reduces the vertical distance between the ice block pushed out from the front of the water recovery mechanism 3 and the ice storage bottom plate 42, thereby reducing the probability of damage when the ice block falls and improving the ice-making quality of the device. During the ice-making process, the weight sensor 45 installed at the bottom of the ice storage base plate 42 can monitor the weight of the ice block above the ice storage base plate 42, and when the weight of the ice block is close to the preset full ice threshold, it indicates that the ice storage box 41 is full of ice; then the controller will stop the compressor from working, thereby stopping the device from continuing to make ice. Furthermore, the controller will also control the lifting mechanism 6 to push the lifting guide rod 43 upward according to the weight of the ice block above the ice storage base plate 42, ensuring that the distance between the ice block pushed out by the shovel assembly and the ice storage base plate 42 is kept to a minimum, and enabling the device to dynamically adjust the height of the ice storage base plate 42 according to the amount of ice stored. When the ice storage volume is small in the initial stage of ice making, the ice storage base plate 42 is in a high position; as the ice storage volume increases, the base plate gradually decreases, keeping the ice blocks falling with a small vertical drop throughout the process, reducing the probability of ice blocks breaking, chipping, and bumping, improving the appearance integrity and quality consistency of the finished ice blocks, and meeting the demand for high-quality ice. During the ice-making process, when the user opens the transition storage mechanism 7 to take ice, the transition storage mechanism 7 will also temporarily collect the ice blocks pushed out by the shovel assembly to prevent the ice blocks from hitting the user's hands when taking ice. After taking ice, the transition storage mechanism 7 will first rotate backward to put the ice blocks in the transition storage mechanism 7 onto the ice storage base plate 42. Then the transition storage mechanism 7 will reset to reseal the upper front side of the ice maker body 1. After each time the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant hot gas is introduced into the evaporator ice column 11 for de-icing, the cleaning and replenishing component will also clean the water droplets on the outer surface of the evaporator ice column 11 to prevent the residual water on the evaporator ice column 11 from freezing prematurely in the low-temperature environment and forming an irregular ice layer, thus ensuring the forming accuracy and smooth de-icing of the next round of ice making. The flipping assembly includes a drive stepper motor 21, a mounting box 211, a movable shaft 22, and a semi-circular forming box 23; the mounting box 211 is symmetrically fixedly installed at the left and right ends of the ice maker body 1; the drive stepper motor 21 is fixedly installed at the right end of the right mounting box 211; the movable shaft 22 is rotatably installed on the right side of the ice maker body 1; the output end of the drive stepper motor 21 is fixedly connected to the movable shaft 22; the movable shaft 22 and the semi-circular forming box 23 are fixedly connected. The cleaning and replenishment assembly is connected to the mounting box 211, the movable shaft 22, and the semi-circular forming box 23; The cleaning and replenishment assembly includes a first gas-liquid slip ring 28, a second gas-liquid slip ring 29, a cleaning nozzle 210, and a replenishment pipe 212; the stators of the first gas-liquid slip ring 28 and the second gas-liquid slip ring 29 are respectively fixedly installed inside the right and left mounting boxes 211; the movable shaft 22 is fixedly connected to the rotor of the first gas-liquid slip ring 28; the left and right ends of the semi-circular forming box 23 are respectively fixedly connected to the rotors of the second gas-liquid slip ring 29 and the first gas-liquid slip ring 28; The cleaning nozzle 210 is fixedly installed on the inner right side of the semi-circular forming box 23 and connected to the rotor of the first gas-liquid slip ring 28 through a pipeline; The liquid replenishment pipe 212 is fixedly installed on the left inner wall of the semi-circular forming box 23 and is connected to the rotor of the second gas-liquid slip ring 29 through the pipeline; The stator of the first gas-liquid slip ring 28 is connected to an external air pump through a pipeline; the stator of the second gas-liquid slip ring 29 is connected to a water pump inside the ice maker body 1 through a pipeline. The controller is electrically connected to the stepper motor 21. The material scraping assembly includes a fixed ear plate 24, a scraping plate 25, a limiting baffle 26, and a first reset torsion spring 27; the fixed ear plate 24 is fixedly installed on the upper front side of the semi-circular forming box 23; the scraping plate 25 is hinged to the fixed ear plate 24; the limiting baffle 26 is fixedly installed on the upper front side of the fixed ear plate 24; the upper end of the limiting baffle 26 is provided with an inclined surface; The first reset torsion spring 27 is wound around the connecting shaft between the shovel plate 25 and the fixed ear plate 24. One end of the first reset torsion spring 27 is fixedly connected to the connecting shaft between the shovel plate 25 and the fixed ear plate 24, and the other end of the first reset torsion spring 27 is fixedly connected to the fixed ear plate 24. The first reset torsion spring 27 ensures that the scraper plate 25 always tends to rotate downwards. The water recycling mechanism 3 includes a receiving plate 31 and a recycling hopper 35; the receiving plate 31 is fixedly installed on the upper end of the partition plate 12; the receiving plate 31 is provided with a driving inclined surface 32 to facilitate the sliding of ice blocks; the front end of the receiving plate 31 is provided with multiple recycling troughs 33 to facilitate the outflow of water. A drain hole 34 is provided in the middle of the partition plate 12; the recycling hopper 35 is fixedly installed on the lower side of the partition plate 12 and communicates with the drain hole 34. The recovery hopper 35 is connected to the liquid storage tank 13 via a pipeline; a pump body is fixedly installed on the pipeline connecting the recovery hopper 35 and the liquid storage tank 13. The inner front wall of the receiving plate 31 is provided with a ramp to facilitate the removal of ice blocks; In this invention, the water pump inside the ice maker body 1 pumps the water in the storage tank 13 into the second gas-liquid slip ring 29, and then into the semi-circular forming box 23 along the replenishment pipe 212 until the water in the semi-circular forming box 23 submerges the evaporator ice column 11. Subsequently, the heat of the water in the semi-circular forming box 23 is continuously carried away by the refrigerant in the evaporator ice column 11, ensuring that the water in the semi-circular forming box 23 freezes layer by layer from the outer surface of the evaporator ice column 11. After ice making is completed, the stepper motor 21 drives the movable shaft 22 to rotate, so that the rotation of the first gas-liquid slip ring 28 drives the semi-circular forming box 23 to rotate at a certain angle, ensuring that the opening of the semi-circular forming box 23 faces downward. At this time, the water inside the semi-circular forming box 23 that has not frozen will flow out from the semi-circular forming box 23 and flow along the drive inclined surface 32 opened on the receiving plate 31, and flow out of the receiving plate 31 from the recycling tank 33. Finally, it flows into the recycling hopper 35 through the leakage hole 34 below. Then, the pump on the connecting pipe between the recycling hopper 35 and the storage tank 13 pumps the water stored in the recycling hopper 35 into the storage tank 13 for recycling. Subsequently, the controller opens the solenoid valve inside the ice maker body 1, allowing the compressor to directly introduce high-temperature, high-pressure refrigerant hot gas into the evaporator ice column 11. At this time, the ice on the surface of the evaporator ice column 11 melts slightly, and a thin water film is formed between the ice layer and the evaporator ice column 11. The friction disappears, and the ice block falls onto the receiving plate 31 under its own gravity. It slides along the drive slope 32 and is blocked by the front inner wall of the receiving plate 31. Then, the drive stepper motor 21 controls the semi-circular forming box 23 to rotate and reset. During the reset process, the scraper plate 25 slides along the drive slope 32, and the limit baffle 26 continuously blocks the scraper plate 25 from rotating downward, so that the scraper plate 25 maintains an upward pushing force until the scraper plate 25 contacts the ice block on the front side of the receiving plate 31 and pushes the ice block outward along the slope on the front inner wall of the receiving plate 31 into the ice storage box 41 for collection. The self-locking positioning and placement mechanism 5 includes a trapezoidal baffle plate 51 and a pressing assembly; the trapezoidal baffle plate 51 is symmetrically fixedly installed on the left front and rear sides of the partition plate 12; the lifting guide rod 43 is located inside the trapezoidal baffle plate 51; the pressing assembly is symmetrically installed on the left and right inner walls of the ice maker body 1. The clamping assembly includes a mounting plate 52, a rotating pressure plate 53, a second reset torsion spring 54, a rotating baffle 55, a third reset torsion spring 56, and a stop plate 57; the mounting plate 52 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the ice maker body 1. The mounting plate 52 has a mounting groove 522 in the middle for insertion into the insert plate 44; the mounting plate 52 has a slot 521 at the front end. The rotating pressure plate 53 is rotatably mounted on the rear end of the mounting plate 52; a second reset torsion spring 54 is wound around the connecting shaft between the rotating pressure plate 53 and the mounting plate 52; one end of the second reset torsion spring 54 is fixedly connected to the connecting shaft between the rotating pressure plate 53 and the mounting plate 52; the other end of the second reset torsion spring 54 is fixedly connected to the mounting plate 52; through the second reset torsion spring 54, the rotating pressure plate 53 always has an upward rotation tendency; A rotating baffle 55 is rotatably mounted on the front end of the mounting plate 52; a third reset torsion spring 56 is wound around the connecting shaft between the rotating baffle 55 and the mounting plate 52; one end of the third reset torsion spring 56 is fixedly connected to the connecting shaft between the rotating baffle 55 and the mounting plate 52; the other end of the third reset torsion spring 56 is fixedly connected to the mounting plate 52; through the third reset torsion spring 56, the rotating baffle 55 always has an upward rotation tendency. The stop plate 57 is fixedly installed at the front end of the mounting plate 52; In this invention, before the device starts working, the rotating baffle 55 is rotated downward to release the limit on the front end of the rotating pressure plate 53. Then, the second reset torsion spring 54 resets and drives the rotating pressure plate 53 to rotate upward from the slot 521, inserting the insert plates 44 on the left and right sides of the ice storage box 41 into the mounting slot 522. Then, the rotating pressure plate 53 is pulled downward to reset and the rotating baffle 55 is released. The third reset torsion spring 56 resets and drives the rotating baffle 55 to reset upward, and is blocked by the stop plate 57 to prevent the rotating baffle 55 from continuing to rotate upward when the rotating pressure plate 53 resets. At this time, the rotating pressure plate 53 remains in a horizontal state to fix the insert plates 44. At this time, the bottom of the ice storage box 41 is located at the upper end of the trapezoidal baffle plate 51 to lock the position of the ice storage box 41 and ensure that the ice can enter the ice storage box 41 smoothly. The lifting mechanism 6 includes a lifting drive motor 61, a lifting screw 62, a guide rail slider module 63, and a mounting ring plate 64; the lifting drive motor 61 is fixedly installed on the inner front wall of the ice maker body 1; the lifting screw 62 is rotatably installed on the inner bottom front side of the ice maker body 1; the output end of the lifting drive motor 61 is fixedly connected to the lifting screw 62. The guide rail of the guide rail slider module 63 is fixedly installed on the lower front side of the partition plate 12; the mounting ring plate 64 is threadedly connected to the lifting screw 62; the mounting ring plate 64 is fixedly connected to the slider of the guide rail slider module 63. The lifting guide rod 43 and the mounting ring plate 64 are detachably connected by a nut; In this invention, when the shovel plate 25 contacts the ice block on the front side of the receiving plate 31 and pushes the ice block to slide outward along the slope on the inner wall of the front side of the receiving plate 31, the lifting drive motor 61 controls the lifting screw 62 to rotate, so that the mounting ring plate 64 drives multiple lifting guide rods 43 to move upward along the guide rail slider module 63, thereby causing the ice storage bottom plate 42 to move upward along the inner wall of the ice storage box 41, thereby reducing the vertical distance between the ice block pushed out from the front side of the receiving plate 31 and the ice storage bottom plate 42, thereby reducing the probability of damage when the ice block falls and improving the ice making quality of the device; Subsequently, the ice blocks that slide outward from the ramp on the inner front wall of the receiving plate 31 will fall onto the ice storage base plate 42 to complete the ice storage.

[0014] Example 2: In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 and Figure 11 As shown, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the transition storage mechanism 7 includes a flip cover plate 71, a flip control motor 72, and an arc-shaped baffle plate 73. The flip cover plate 71 is rotatably mounted on the upper end of the ice maker body 1; the flip control motor 72 is fixedly mounted on the front end of the ice maker body 1; the output end of the flip control motor 72 is fixedly connected to the flip cover plate 71; and the arc-shaped baffle plate 73 is fixedly mounted on the lower end of the flip cover plate 71. In this invention, during the ice-making process, when the user needs to take ice, the flip control motor 72 is activated to drive the flip cover 71 to rotate upwards to a vertical state, ensuring that the arc-shaped baffle 73 connected to the flip cover 71 is in a vertical state. At this time, the ice blocks pushed out by the shovel plate 25 will move into the arc-shaped baffle 73 for temporary collection, preventing the ice blocks from hitting the user's hand when taking ice. After the ice is extracted, the flip control motor 72 will first control the flip cover 71 to rotate backward, causing the arc-shaped baffle 73 to tilt, thereby dropping the ice blocks in the arc-shaped baffle 73 onto the ice storage base plate 42. Then, the flip control motor 72 controls the flip cover 71 to rotate and reset, resealing the upper front side of the ice maker body 1.

[0015] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions will not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An ice maker that can reduce the freezing of residual water, comprising an ice maker body (1), characterized in that: It also includes a self-cleaning folding and transferring mechanism (2), a separate ice storage mechanism (4), and a positioning receiving module; A self-cleaning folding and feeding mechanism (2) for removing residual water and controlling the movement of the formed ice blocks is installed on the upper side of the ice maker body (1); The self-cleaning folding and transferring mechanism (2) includes a folding component, a cleaning and replenishing component, and a shoveling component; the folding component is connected to the ice maker body (1); the cleaning and replenishing component is connected to the folding component; the shoveling component is connected to the folding component; The separate ice storage mechanism (4) includes an ice storage box (41), an ice storage base plate (42), lifting guide rods (43), a plug plate (44), and a weight sensor (45); the plug plate (44) is symmetrically fixedly installed on the upper sides of the left and right ends of the ice storage box (41); multiple lifting guide rods (43) are fixedly installed in a rectangular array at the lower end of the weight sensor (45); the lifting guide rods (43) are slidably connected to the left side of the partition plate (12); the ice storage base plate (42) is fixedly installed at the upper end of the weight sensor (45); The positioning and receiving module includes a self-locking positioning and placement mechanism (5) for fixing the position of the ice storage box (41), a lifting mechanism (6) for controlling the lifting and lowering of the ice storage base plate (42) to realize the ice block receiving operation, and a transition storage mechanism (7) for blocking the ice block to prevent the ice block from contacting the user; the self-locking positioning and placement mechanism (5) and the lifting mechanism (6) are both connected to the ice maker body (1); the transition storage mechanism (7) is connected to the ice maker body (1); The insert plate (44) is connected to the self-locking positioning and placement mechanism (5); the lifting guide rod (43) is connected to the lifting mechanism (6).

2. The ice maker according to claim 1, which can reduce the freezing of residual water, is characterized in that, It also includes a water recycling mechanism (3), an evaporator ice-making column (11), a partition plate (12), a liquid storage tank (13), and a power supply (14); the partition plate (12) is fixedly installed in the middle of the ice maker body (1); The evaporator ice column (11) is fixedly installed on the left inner wall of the ice maker body (1); the evaporator ice column (11) is connected to the compressor inside the ice maker body (1); the liquid storage tank (13) is fixedly installed on the inner bottom rear side of the ice maker body (1); The power supply (14) is fixedly installed on the front side of the inner bottom of the ice maker body (1); the water recycling mechanism (3) is connected to the partition plate (12).

3. The ice maker according to claim 2, which can reduce the freezing of residual water, is characterized in that, The flipping assembly includes a drive stepper motor (21), a mounting box (211), a movable shaft (22), and a semi-circular forming box (23); the mounting box (211) is symmetrically fixedly installed on the left and right ends of the ice maker body (1); the drive stepper motor (21) is fixedly installed on the right end of the right mounting box (211); the movable shaft (22) is rotatably installed on the right side of the ice maker body (1); the output end of the drive stepper motor (21) is fixedly connected to the movable shaft (22); the movable shaft (22) and the semi-circular forming box (23) are fixedly connected. The cleaning and replenishment assembly is connected to the mounting box (211), the movable shaft (22), and the semi-circular forming box (23).

4. The ice maker according to claim 3, which can reduce the freezing of residual water, is characterized in that, The cleaning and replenishment assembly includes a first gas-liquid slip ring (28), a second gas-liquid slip ring (29), a cleaning nozzle (210), and a replenishment pipe (212); the stators of the first gas-liquid slip ring (28) and the second gas-liquid slip ring (29) are respectively fixedly installed inside the right and left mounting boxes (211); the movable shaft (22) is fixedly connected to the rotor of the first gas-liquid slip ring (28); the left and right ends of the semi-circular forming box (23) are respectively fixedly connected to the rotors of the second gas-liquid slip ring (29) and the first gas-liquid slip ring (28); The cleaning nozzle (210) is fixedly installed on the right inner wall of the semi-circular forming box (23) and connected to the rotor of the first gas-liquid slip ring (28) through a pipeline; The replenishment pipe (212) is fixedly installed on the left inner wall of the semi-circular forming box (23) and connected to the rotor of the second gas-liquid slip ring (29) through the pipeline; The stator of the first gas-liquid slip ring (28) is connected to an external air pump through a pipeline; the stator of the second gas-liquid slip ring (29) is connected to a water pump inside the ice maker body (1) through a pipeline.

5. The ice maker according to claim 4, characterized in that, The self-locking positioning and placement mechanism (5) includes a trapezoidal baffle (51) and a pressing component; the trapezoidal baffle (51) is symmetrically fixedly installed on the left front and rear sides of the partition plate (12); the lifting guide rod (43) is located inside the trapezoidal baffle (51); the pressing component is symmetrically installed on the left and right inner walls of the ice maker body (1).

6. The ice maker according to claim 5, which reduces the freezing of residual water, is characterized in that, The clamping assembly includes a mounting plate (52), a rotating pressure plate (53), a second reset torsion spring (54), a rotating baffle (55), a third reset torsion spring (56), and a stop plate (57). The mounting plate (52) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the ice maker body (1); The mounting plate (52) has a mounting groove (522) in the middle for inserting into the insert plate (44); the mounting plate (52) has a slot (521) at the front end. A rotating pressure plate (53) is rotatably mounted on the rear end of a mounting plate (52); a second reset torsion spring (54) is wound around the connecting shaft between the rotating pressure plate (53) and the mounting plate (52); one end of the second reset torsion spring (54) is fixedly connected to the connecting shaft between the rotating pressure plate (53) and the mounting plate (52); the other end of the second reset torsion spring (54) is fixedly connected to the mounting plate (52); through the second reset torsion spring (54), the rotating pressure plate (53) always has an upward rotation tendency; A rotating baffle (55) is rotatably mounted on the front end of a mounting plate (52); a third reset torsion spring (56) is wound around the connecting shaft between the rotating baffle (55) and the mounting plate (52); one end of the third reset torsion spring (56) is fixedly connected to the connecting shaft between the rotating baffle (55) and the mounting plate (52); the other end of the third reset torsion spring (56) is fixedly connected to the mounting plate (52); through the third reset torsion spring (56), the rotating baffle (55) always has an upward rotation tendency; The stop plate (57) is fixedly installed on the front end of the mounting plate (52).

7. The ice maker according to claim 6, which reduces the freezing of residual water, is characterized in that, The lifting mechanism (6) includes a lifting drive motor (61), a lifting screw (62), a guide rail slider module (63), and a mounting ring plate (64); the lifting drive motor (61) is fixedly installed on the front inner wall of the ice maker body (1); the lifting screw (62) is rotatably installed on the front side of the inner bottom of the ice maker body (1); the output end of the lifting drive motor (61) is fixedly connected to the lifting screw (62); The guide rail of the guide rail slider module (63) is fixedly installed on the lower front side of the partition plate (12); the mounting ring plate (64) is threadedly connected to the lifting screw (62); the mounting ring plate (64) is fixedly connected to the slider of the guide rail slider module (63).

8. The ice maker according to claim 7, characterized in that, The lifting guide rod (43) and the mounting ring plate (64) are detachably connected by a nut.

9. The ice maker according to claim 7, which reduces the freezing of residual water, is characterized in that, The transition storage mechanism (7) includes a flip cover (71), a flip control motor (72), and an arc-shaped baffle (73). The flip cover (71) is rotatably installed on the upper end of the ice maker body (1); the flip control motor (72) is fixedly installed on the front end of the ice maker body (1); the output end of the flip control motor (72) is fixedly connected to the flip cover (71); and the arc-shaped baffle (73) is fixedly installed on the lower end of the flip cover (71).

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