Double-evaporator cold and hot water dispenser capable of making ice

Abstract

The double-evaporator cold and hot water dispenser comprises a shell and a water tank, the water tank is arranged at one end of the shell, an upper cover is hinged to the upper portion of the water tank, heat dissipation openings are formed in the two sides, adjacent to the water tank, of the shell, and an ice outlet and a water outlet are formed in the end, away from the water tank, of the shell. The ice maker further comprises a bottom plate, a support, a cold water cavity, a compressor, a water outlet mechanism and an ice making module. The utility model belongs to the technical field of water dispensers, and particularly relates to a water dispenser which integrates multiple functions of refrigeration, heating and ice making, is attractive in appearance and small in size, automatically controls water outlet and ice outlet, realizes conveying of normal-temperature water, cold water and hot water, and is convenient to use. The double-evaporator cold and hot water dispenser capable of making ice adopts a double-evaporator compressor to refrigerate and make ice.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of water dispensers, and in particular relates to a double-evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice. Background Art

[0002] Most of the existing water dispensers on the market cannot realize the functions of cooling, heating and ice making of water at the same time. Most of them only realize single cooling or heating functions. Refrigeration usually uses semiconductor components for refrigeration, and the refrigeration temperature difference is large. At the same time, the equipment using compressor refrigeration is generally large in size and is not suitable for home use.

[0003] The product on the market that is most similar to the present application uses a side ice dispensing method to collect ice cubes in a container. After the ice is dispensed, the ice needs to be taken out manually using tools, which is inconvenient for taking out the ice cubes. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to integrate the functions of refrigeration, heating and ice making into one, improve the problem of large volume of existing refrigeration products through compressors, and at the same time realize automatic control of ice discharging, ice storage and ice making, so as to facilitate users to take it.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is as follows: a double evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice, comprising a shell and a water tank, wherein the water tank is arranged at one end of the shell, an upper cover is hingedly arranged on the upper part of the water tank, heat dissipation ports are opened on both sides of the shell adjacent to the water tank, an ice outlet and a water outlet are arranged at one end of the shell away from the water tank, and further comprising

[0006] Bottom plate; fixedly mounted on the bottom wall of the shell;

[0007] Brackets; fixedly installed at the upper corners of the bottom plate, the supports are symmetrically arranged in pairs;

[0008] Cold water chamber: fixedly installed on the upper part of the bottom plate, connected to the water tank, used to store cold water for preliminary evaporative cooling;

[0009] A compressor is installed on the bottom plate and is arranged adjacent to the cold water cavity. The evaporator of the refrigeration end of the compressor is arranged inside the cold water cavity to cool the water stored in the cold water cavity.

[0010] The water outlet mechanism is arranged at one end of the housing away from the water tank, is connected to the water tank and the cold water chamber, is used for conveying normal temperature water, cold water and hot water, and is connected to the water outlet;

[0011] The ice-making module is arranged on the upper part of the bracket, and the cold water in the cold water chamber is pumped by a water pump and evaporated and condensed to form ice cubes. The ice-making module is connected to the ice outlet and ice is discharged through the ice outlet.

[0012] Furthermore, the ice-making module includes an insulation shell, the inner sides of the insulation shell are divided into an ice storage chamber and an ice-making chamber, the height of the ice-making chamber is higher than the ice storage chamber, and an ice-squeezing assembly is arranged between the ice storage chamber and the ice-making chamber.

[0013] Furthermore, an ice-making rod is provided inside the ice-making chamber, and an ice-making bullet is connected to the bottom wall of the ice-making rod, which is used for secondary evaporation of cooling water entering the ice-making chamber and solidifying into ice cubes on the surface of the ice-making bullet, and the ice cubes are separated from the ice-making bullet through reverse heating.

[0014] Furthermore, an ice-stirring rod is provided inside the ice storage chamber, and the ice-stirring rod can be rotatably installed on the two end surfaces of the ice storage chamber. A motor is provided outside the heat-insulating shell, and the output end of the motor is connected to one end of the ice-stirring rod to drive the ice-stirring rod to rotate and discharge ice. The ice-stirring rod is arranged in a spiral shape, and is used to push the ice cubes in the ice storage chamber out of the ice. A baffle is provided near the ice outlet of the ice storage chamber.

[0015] Furthermore, the ice-pushing assembly includes an ice-pushing plate and a second motor, wherein the ice-pushing plate is rotatably connected between the ice storage chamber and the ice making chamber, the second motor is disposed on the outer wall of the heat-insulating shell, and the output end of the second motor is connected to one end of the ice-pushing plate, so as to drive the ice-pushing plate to rotate and push the ice cubes in the ice making chamber into the ice storage chamber.

[0016] Furthermore, the water outlet mechanism includes a water circuit plate assembly, an instant heating module and a water outlet nozzle, the water circuit plate assembly is arranged on the inner bottom plate of the shell, the instant heating module is arranged on the side wall of the cold water chamber and is located above the water circuit plate, the water outlet nozzle is installed in the water outlet, one end of the instant heating module is connected to the water outlet nozzle pipeline, and the water circuit plate assembly is connected to the other end of the instant heating module. The water circuit plate assembly is used to drive a water pump to extract internal water from the water tank and the cold water chamber, and the water is discharged from the water outlet nozzle through the instant heating module. The switching and transportation of normal temperature water, cold water and hot water are realized by opening and closing the instant heating module.

[0017] Furthermore, a fan is fixedly mounted on the bracket on one symmetrical side to dissipate heat from the compressor condenser tube.

[0018] Furthermore, a control panel is connected to the upper end of the shell away from the water tank, a water receiving box is installed at the bottom of the shell away from the water tank, a water receiving cover is placed on the upper part of the water receiving box, and an ice-discharging lever is provided on the outer wall of the shell on one side close to the fan, and the ice-discharging lever is electrically connected to a motor.

[0019] After adopting the above structure, the utility model has the following beneficial effects: the multi-functions of cooling, heating and ice making of the water dispenser are integrated into one, the appearance is beautiful, the volume is compact, the water and ice output are automatically controlled, the delivery of normal temperature water, cold water and hot water is realized through the water outlet mechanism, the compressor refrigeration method is used for evaporative refrigeration, and an independent cold water chamber is used to store cold water, an instant heating module is set in the water outlet pipeline to heat the normal temperature water, and the output of hot water heated to 100 degrees in three seconds is realized, and the waterway board assembly is used to control the water pump to extract water from the water tank and the cold water chamber, so that the normal temperature water, cold water and hot water are delivered through the water outlet nozzle;

[0020] The ice making module draws cold water from the cold water chamber and pumps it into the ice making chamber, where it evaporates the cold water for a second time and solidifies it into ice. The ice making bullet is heated in reverse to make the ice cubes fall off. The ice cubes are pushed into the ice storage chamber for standby use by moving the ice-pushing assembly. The spiral ice-stirring rod pushes the ice cubes to move, making it easier to get the ice out and use it. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of the present invention to explain the present invention and do not constitute a limitation to the present invention.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a double-evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice proposed by the utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the ice outlet and water outlet structure of a double evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice proposed by the utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the water receiving cover structure of a double evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice proposed by the utility model;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the fan structure of a double-evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice proposed by the utility model;

[0026] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the evaporation pipe structure inside the water tank of a double-evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice proposed by the utility model;

[0027] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an ice-making module of a hot and cold water dispenser with double evaporators capable of making ice proposed by the utility model;

[0028] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the ice-making bullet structure of a double-evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice proposed by the utility model;

[0029] Figure 8The utility model provides a schematic structural diagram of an ice making chamber and an ice storage chamber of a double-evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice.

[0030] In the accompanying drawings: 1. shell, 2. water tank, 3. upper cover, 4. heat dissipation port, 5. ice outlet, 6. water outlet, 7. bottom plate, 8. bracket, 9. cold water chamber, 10. compressor, 11. water outlet mechanism, 12. ice making module, 13. insulation shell, 14. ice storage chamber, 15. ice making chamber, 16. ice-pumping assembly, 17. ice-making rod, 18. ice-making bullet, 19. ice-stirring rod, 20. motor 1, 21. baffle, 22. ice-pumping plate, 23. motor 2, 24. waterway plate assembly, 25. instant heating module, 26. water outlet, 27. fan, 28. control panel, 29. water receiving box, 30. water receiving cover, 31. ice-discharging lever. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] like Figure 1-4 As shown, a dual-evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice comprises a housing 1 and a water tank 2. The water tank 2 is arranged at one end of the housing 1. An upper cover 3 is hingedly provided on the upper part of the water tank 2. Heat dissipation vents 4 are provided on both sides of the housing 1 adjacent to the water tank 2. An ice outlet 5 and a water outlet 6 are provided at one end of the housing 1 away from the water tank 2.

[0032] Bottom plate 7; fixedly mounted on the inner bottom wall of housing 1;

[0033] Brackets 8 are fixedly mounted at the upper corners of the bottom plate 7, and the supports are symmetrically arranged in pairs;

[0034] The cold water chamber 9 is fixedly mounted on the upper part of the bottom plate 7 and is connected to the water tank 2, and is used to store cold water for preliminary evaporative cooling;

[0035] The compressor 10 is installed on the bottom plate 7 and is disposed adjacent to the cold water chamber 9. The evaporator of the refrigeration end of the compressor 10 is disposed inside the cold water chamber 9 to cool the water stored inside the cold water chamber 9.

[0036] The water outlet mechanism 11 is arranged at one end of the housing 1 away from the water tank 2, is connected to the water tank 2 and the cold water chamber 9, is used for conveying normal temperature water, cold water and hot water, and is connected to the water outlet 6;

[0037] The ice-making module 12 is disposed on the upper portion of the bracket 8 , and the cold water in the cold water chamber 9 is pumped out by a water pump and evaporated and solidified for a second time to form ice cubes. The ice-making module 12 is connected to the ice outlet 5 , and ice is discharged through the ice outlet 5 .

[0038] like Figure 2 , Figure 4-8As shown, in order to switch and transport normal temperature water, cold water and hot water, the water outlet mechanism 11 includes a waterway plate assembly 24, an instant heating module 25 and a water outlet nozzle 26. The waterway plate assembly 24 is arranged on the bottom plate 7 inside the shell 1, and is used for waterway control to drive the water pump to pump water. The instant heating module 25 is arranged on the side wall of the cold water chamber 9 and is located above the waterway plate. The water outlet nozzle 26 is installed in the water outlet 6. One end of the instant heating module 25 is connected to the water outlet nozzle 26 pipeline, and the waterway plate assembly 24 is connected to the other end of the instant heating module 25. The waterway plate assembly 24 is used to drive the water pump to extract the internal water of the water tank 2 and the cold water chamber 9, and the water is discharged from the water outlet nozzle 26 through the instant heating module 25. The opening and closing of the instant heating module 25 realizes the switching and delivery of hot and cold water. The water outlet button on the control panel 28 controls the water pump to extract normal temperature water in the water tank 2, and discharges water through the water outlet nozzle 26. The amount of water discharged to the cup and the temperature control are adjusted by the knob. When cold water is needed, the water circuit board assembly 24 drives the water pump to extract cold water in the cold water chamber 9, and delivers it to the water outlet nozzle 26 through the instant heating module 25. At this time, the instant heating module 25 is not turned on for heating. When hot water is needed, the water circuit board assembly 24 drives the water pump to extract water from the water tank 2, enters the instant heating module 25, and is heated to 100 degrees within three seconds. Then, water is discharged through the water outlet nozzle 26, realizing the production and delivery of normal temperature water, cold water and hot water.

[0039] like Figure 6-8As shown, in order to realize automatic control of ice making, ice storage and ice dispensing inside the water dispenser, the ice making module 12 includes a heat-insulating shell 13, and the inner sides of the heat-insulating shell 13 are divided into an ice storage chamber 14 and an ice making chamber 15. The height of the ice making chamber 15 is higher than the ice storage chamber 14. An ice-pick assembly 16 is arranged between the ice storage chamber 14 and the ice making chamber 15. An ice-making rod 17 is arranged inside the ice making chamber 15. The bottom wall of the ice-making rod 17 is connected to an ice-making bullet 18, which is used for the cooling water entering the ice making chamber 15 to evaporate twice and solidify into ice cubes on the surface of the ice-making bullet 18. The ice cubes are separated from the ice making bullet 18 by reverse heating. An ice stirring rod 19 is provided inside the ice storage chamber 14. The ice stirring rod 19 can be rotatably installed on the two end surfaces of the ice storage chamber 14. A motor 20 is provided outside the heat preservation shell 13. The output end of the motor 20 is connected to one end of the ice stirring rod 19 to drive the ice stirring rod 19 to rotate and discharge ice. The ice stirring rod 19 is spirally arranged to push the ice cubes in the ice storage chamber 14 out of the ice storage chamber 14. A baffle 21 is provided near the ice outlet 5 of the ice storage chamber 14. The ice-squeezing assembly 16 includes an ice-squeezing plate 22 and an electric The second motor 23, the ice-pushing plate 22 is rotatably connected between the ice storage chamber 14 and the ice-making chamber 15. The second motor 23 is arranged on the outer wall of the heat-insulating shell 13. The output end of the second motor 23 is connected to one end of the ice-pushing plate 22, which is used to drive the ice-pushing plate 22 to rotate and push the ice cubes in the ice-making chamber 15 into the ice storage chamber 14. When making ice, the waterway plate assembly 24 drives the water pump to extract the cold water in the cold water chamber 9 and pump it into the ice-making chamber 15 through the ice-making rod 17. At the same time, the ice-making bullet 18 performs secondary evaporation and refrigeration, and the cold water around the ice-making bullet 18 is frozen into ice. After freezing, the water in the ice making chamber 15 is poured out, and the ice making bullet 18 is heated in reverse to make the ice cubes fall off. The ice cubes are pushed into the ice storage chamber 14 for standby use by using the ice pusher assembly 16. The driving motor 23 rotates, and the ice cubes are pushed by rotating the ice pusher plate 22. When taking the ice cubes, the ice outlet lever 31 on the side wall of the shell 1 is pushed, and the driving motor 1 20 drives the ice stirring rod 19 to rotate. The ice cubes are transported and pushed out between the threads of the ice stirring rod 19 and fall through the ice outlet 5. The baffle 21 at the ice outlet 5 is used to prevent insects from crawling in, thereby protecting the ice cubes.

[0040] Among them, a fan 27 is fixedly installed on the symmetrical side bracket 8 for dissipating heat from the condenser tube of the compressor 10, a control panel 28 is connected to the upper end surface of the shell 1 away from the water tank 2, a water receiving box 29 is installed at the bottom of the shell 1 away from the water tank 2, a water receiving cover 30 is placed on the upper part of the water receiving box 29, and an ice-discharging lever 31 is provided on the outer wall of the shell 1 on the side close to the fan 27, and the ice-discharging lever 31 is electrically connected to the motor 20.

[0041] When in use, open the upper cover 3, pour 4.5 liters of drinking water into the water tank 2, turn on the power switch to energize the internal motor, start the compressor 10 through the refrigeration / ice switch, realize the evaporator refrigeration in the cold water chamber 9, and fill the ice making chamber 15 with water to make ice. When in use, according to the temperature and cup volume requirements, first unlock the child lock button on the control panel 28, turn the knob to adjust the temperature of the cold water chamber 9 and the instant heating module 25, then select the cup volume through the cup volume button, and finally press the water outlet button to realize water outlet 6;

[0042] The waterway board assembly 24 controls the water pump to extract the normal temperature water in the water tank 2 for delivery. When cold water is needed, the waterway board assembly 24 drives the water pump to extract the cold water in the cold water chamber 9, and delivers it to the water outlet 26 through the instant heating module 25. At this time, the instant heating module 25 is not turned on for heating; when hot water is needed, the waterway board assembly 24 drives the water pump to extract the water in the water tank 2, and the water enters the instant heating module 25. After being heated to 100 degrees within three seconds, the water is discharged through the water outlet 26, thereby realizing the production and delivery of normal temperature water, cold water and hot water by the water dispenser;

[0043] When taking ice cubes, the ice discharging lever 31 is pushed, and ten ice cubes can be dropped by a single push of the ice discharging lever 31, and the driving motor 20 drives the ice stirring rod 19 to rotate, and the ice cubes are transported and pushed out between the threads of the ice stirring rod 19 and drop out through the ice outlet 5; at the same time, the ice making force is internally made, and the water circuit board assembly 24 drives the water pump to extract the cold water in the cold water chamber 9 and pump it into the ice making chamber 15 through the ice making rod 17. At the same time, the ice making bullet 18 evaporates and refrigerates the cold water around the ice making bullet 18 to freeze into ice. After freezing, the water in the ice making chamber 15 is poured out, and the ice making bullet 18 is cooled by secondary evaporation. The head 18 is heated in reverse to realize the shedding of ice cubes, the driving motor 23 rotates, the ice cubes are pushed by the rotation of the ice-pushing plate 22, and the ice cubes are pushed into the ice storage chamber 14 for standby use by the ice-pushing assembly 16, so that the ice cubes can be taken and used immediately, and the automated production of room temperature, cold and hot water and ice cubes is improved, and convenient retrieval is realized, which improves the user experience. The water dispenser has a self-cleaning function inside. By pressing the cleaning button on the control panel 28, the water pump inside the water dispenser draws water from the water tank 2 and the cold water chamber 9 to increase the water circulation inside the pipeline to achieve cleaning.

[0044] Although the embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, it is understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the utility model, and the scope of the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents. In short, if those skilled in the art are inspired by them and design structural methods and embodiments similar to the technical solution without creativity without departing from the purpose of the invention of the utility model, they should all fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

Claims

1. A dual-evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice, comprising a housing and a water tank, wherein the water tank is arranged at one end of the housing, an upper cover is hingedly provided on the upper part of the water tank, heat dissipation ports are provided on both sides of the housing adjacent to the water tank, and an ice outlet and a water outlet are provided at one end of the housing away from the water tank, characterized in that: Also includes Bottom plate; fixedly mounted on the bottom wall of the shell; Brackets; fixedly installed at the upper corners of the bottom plate, the brackets are symmetrically arranged in pairs; Cold water chamber: fixedly installed on the upper part of the bottom plate, connected to the water tank, used to store cold water for preliminary evaporative cooling; A compressor is installed on the bottom plate and is arranged adjacent to the cold water cavity. The evaporator of the refrigeration end of the compressor is arranged inside the cold water cavity to cool the water stored in the cold water cavity. Water outlet mechanism; It is arranged at one end of the housing away from the water tank, is connected to the water tank and the cold water chamber, is used for conveying normal temperature water, cold water and hot water, and is connected to the water outlet; Ice making module; The ice making module is arranged on the upper part of the bracket, and the cold water in the cold water chamber is pumped by a water pump and evaporated and solidified for a second time to form ice cubes. The ice making module is connected to the ice outlet, and ice is discharged through the ice outlet.

2. The double-evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice-making module comprises a heat-insulating shell, the inner sides of which are divided into an ice storage cavity and an ice-making cavity, the height of the ice-making cavity is higher than the ice storage cavity, and an ice-squeezing assembly is arranged between the ice storage cavity and the ice-making cavity.

3. The double evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice according to claim 2, characterized in that: An ice-making rod is provided inside the ice-making chamber, and an ice-making bullet is connected to the bottom wall of the ice-making rod, which is used for secondary evaporation of cooling water entering the ice-making chamber and solidifying into ice cubes on the surface of the ice-making bullet. The ice cubes are separated from the ice-making bullet by reverse heating.

4. The double-evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice according to claim 2, characterized in that: An ice-stirring rod is provided inside the ice storage chamber, and the ice-stirring rod can be rotatably installed on the two end surfaces of the ice storage chamber. A motor is provided outside the heat-insulating shell, and the output end of the motor is connected to one end of the ice-stirring rod to drive the ice-stirring rod to rotate and discharge ice. The ice-stirring rod is arranged in a spiral shape and is used to push the ice cubes in the ice storage chamber to discharge ice. A baffle is provided near the ice outlet of the ice storage chamber.

5. The double-evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice according to claim 4, characterized in that: The ice-sliding assembly includes an ice-sliding plate and a second motor. The ice-sliding plate is rotatably connected between the ice storage chamber and the ice making chamber. The second motor is arranged on the outer wall of the heat-insulating shell. The output end of the second motor is connected to one end of the ice-sliding plate to drive the ice-sliding plate to rotate and push the ice cubes in the ice making chamber into the ice storage chamber.

6. The double evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water outlet mechanism includes a waterway plate assembly, an instant heating module and a water outlet nozzle. The waterway plate assembly is arranged on the bottom plate inside the shell, the instant heating module is arranged on the side wall of the cold water chamber and is located above the waterway plate, and the water outlet nozzle is installed in the water outlet. One end of the instant heating module is connected to the water outlet nozzle pipeline, and the waterway plate assembly is connected to the other end of the instant heating module. The waterway plate assembly is used to drive a water pump to extract internal water from the water tank and the cold water chamber, and the water is discharged from the water outlet nozzle through the instant heating module. The switching and transportation of normal temperature water, cold water and hot water are realized by opening and closing the instant heating module.

7. The double evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fan is fixedly mounted on the bracket on one symmetrical side to dissipate heat from the compressor condenser tube.

8. The double-evaporator hot and cold water dispenser capable of making ice according to claim 1, characterized in that: A control panel is connected to the upper end of the shell away from the water tank, a water receiving box is installed at the bottom of the shell away from the water tank, a water receiving cover is placed on the upper part of the water receiving box, and an ice dispensing lever is provided on the outer wall of the shell on one side close to the fan, and the ice dispensing lever is electrically connected to the motor.

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