Double-ice-type ice maker

Abstract

The utility model discloses a double ice type ice maker which comprises a machine body, and a refrigeration assembly, an ice making assembly, an ice basket and a water tank which are arranged in the machine body, an ice making area is arranged in the machine body, and the ice making assembly is arranged in the ice making area; the ice-making assembly comprises an ice-making evaporator, an ice shovel and an ice-making groove; the ice making tank comprises a water inlet and a water outlet and is communicated with the water tank to form an ice making water path; the ice-making evaporator comprises an ice-making part which extends into the ice-making groove and is used for condensing and making ice; and the ice shovel is movably arranged in the ice making area and is used for shoveling ice cubes made by condensation into the ice basket. According to the ice maker, the water level is controlled by the running water baffle to realize mutual switching between tubular ice and bullet-shaped ice, and water flows in the ice making process, so that ice blocks are more transparent; water enters the bottom of the ice-making groove, no noise is generated during water inflow, and water in the ice-making groove can flow back to the water tank at the bottom when water does not enter the ice-making groove; the specially-made ice shoveling plate is more beneficial to shoveling ice.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of household electrical appliances, in particular to a double-ice type ice maker. Background Art

[0002] Ice makers are devices used to make ice cubes. With the development of technology, the application of small ice makers in people's lives and work has become increasingly popular, improving and raising people's living standards. Based on the basic principle of heat exchange, different types of ice-making equipment can be formed through different structural designs, such as extruder ice makers and ice mold ice makers. The extruder type mainly relies on a spiral ice cylinder to make ice. The water body continuously loses heat through heat exchange during the travel of the spiral ice cylinder and condenses into ice cubes; the ice mold ice maker relies on an ice mold to make ice. The water body completes heat exchange in the ice mold and condenses into ice cubes. Whether it is an extruder ice maker or an ice mold ice maker, the shape of the ice cubes produced is fixed. There are few ice maker products on the current market that can make a variety of ice-shaped ice cubes, especially in miniaturized household ice maker products. There is no ice maker product that can make or conveniently make a variety of ice types. An ice maker that can only produce a single type of ice cannot well meet the needs of consumers in different environments, preferences, etc. For consumers, the product experience is not ideal and the cost performance is low. Therefore, be necessary to research and design the ice making machine product that is convenient to make multiple ice type ice cubes. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the above background and the problems existing in the prior art methods, the utility model provides a double ice type ice making machine. The technical solution of the utility model is:

[0004] A double-ice type ice maker comprises a body and a refrigeration component, an ice making component, an ice basket and a water tank arranged in the body, wherein an ice making area is arranged in the body, and the ice making component is arranged in the ice making area; the ice making component comprises an ice making evaporator, an ice shovel and an ice making trough; the ice making trough comprises a water inlet and a water outlet, and is connected with the water tank to form an ice making water path; the ice making evaporator comprises an ice making part extending into the ice making trough for condensing and making ice; the ice shovel is movably arranged in the ice making area, and is used to shovel the ice cubes condensed and made at the ice making part into the ice basket.

[0005] As a further description of the present invention, the ice-making part includes a first ice-making part and a second ice-making part, and the first ice-making part and the second ice-making part have different outer shapes and structures.

[0006] Furthermore, the water inlet is arranged at the bottom of the ice making groove.

[0007] Furthermore, the water outlet is an overflow port arranged at the upper part of the ice-making groove, and the lower end of the overflow port is flush with the upper end of the first ice-making part.

[0008] Furthermore, an overflow baffle is detachably installed at the overflow port, and an upper end of the overflow baffle is higher than an upper end of the second ice-making part.

[0009] Furthermore, slots are provided on both sides of the overflow port, and the flow baffle is provided in the slots.

[0010] Furthermore, the first ice-making part is cylindrical, the second ice-making part is hemispherical, and the ice-making part as a whole is bullet-shaped.

[0011] Furthermore, it comprises a plurality of ice-making parts, and the ice-making parts are arranged in an array in the ice-making groove.

[0012] Furthermore, the ice shovels are arranged at intervals to provide a plurality of hollow grooves to avoid the ice-making portion, and convex ribs extending in the same direction are provided on both sides of the hollow grooves, and ice-guiding tracks are formed between the convex ribs.

[0013] Furthermore, the driving assembly of the ice scraper includes a driving motor, a driving connecting rod, a first travel switch and a second travel switch. The driving motor drives the ice scraper to move through the driving connecting rod, and feeds back a first control signal to the controller through the first travel switch, and feeds back a second control signal to the controller through the second travel switch.

[0014] Beneficial effects of the utility model:

[0015] The utility model controls the water level through the water flow baffle to realize the switching between tube-shaped ice and bullet-shaped ice. The water is flowing during the ice-making process, which is conducive to more transparent ice cubes. The water inlet is at the bottom of the ice-making trough, and no noise is generated when the water is inlet. When the water is not inlet, the water in the ice-making trough can be returned to the bottom water tank. The specially designed ice-shoveling plate is more conducive to ice-shoveling operation and control. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 The internal structure of the double ice type ice maker of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0017] Figure 2 The internal structure of the double ice type ice maker of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a diagram showing the structure of the ice making trough and the water inlet and outlet of the embodiment of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the ice-making part of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0020] Figure numerals: ice basket 1, water tank 2, ice-making evaporator 3, ice shovel 4, ice-making groove 5, water inlet 6, water outlet 7, ice-making part 8, first ice-making part 801, second ice-making part 802, flow baffle 9, hollow groove 401, convex rib 402, drive motor 10, drive connecting rod 11, first travel switch 12, second travel switch 13, ice cubes 14. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] Example:

[0022] The following is a detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.

[0023] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating directions or positional relationships, are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0024] As attached Figure 1-2 The double ice type ice maker shown includes a body and a refrigeration component, an ice making component, an ice basket 1 and a water tank 2 arranged in the body. An ice making area is arranged in the body, and the ice making component is arranged in the ice making area; the ice making component includes an ice making evaporator 3, an ice shovel 4 and an ice making groove 5; the ice making groove includes a water inlet 6 and a water outlet 7, and is connected with the water tank to form an ice making water path; the ice making evaporator includes an ice making part 8 extending into the ice making groove for condensing and making ice; the ice shovel is movably arranged in the ice making area for shoveling and transporting ice cubes 14 condensed and made at the ice making part into the ice basket. The ice maker of this embodiment directly extends part of the ice making evaporator into the ice making groove to form an ice making part, so as to directly contact the water in the ice making groove to make ice. The shape of the ice cubes made is adapted to the specific shape of the ice making part, so that ice cubes of different shapes can be easily made to meet people's different ice needs, making the ice maker product of the embodiment more cost-effective.

[0025] In the present utility model, since the shape of the ice cubes produced is based on the shape of the ice-making part, and the ice cubes produced are adhered to the ice-making part, in order to facilitate the removal of the ice cubes, the ice-making part is preferably flat as a whole. In the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the ice-making part includes a first ice-making part 801 and a second ice-making part 802, and the first ice-making part and the second ice-making part have different external structures. Specifically, the first ice-making part is cylindrical, the second ice-making part is hemispherical, and the ice-making part is bullet-shaped as a whole. In this way, the ice cubes produced corresponding to the first ice-making part are cylindrical, and the ice cubes corresponding to the second ice-making part are dome-shaped. That is, in this embodiment, when only the first ice-making part is used to make ice, cylindrical ice cubes shown in the accompanying drawings can be produced; when the first ice-making part and the second ice-making part are used to make ice at the same time, bullet-shaped ice cubes shown in the accompanying drawings can be produced, realizing the function of making two different ice cubes of the double ice-making machine of the utility model, with the advantages of simple structure, easy implementation, and convenient operation.

[0026] As shown in the accompanying drawings, as a preferred embodiment, in this embodiment, the water inlet at the bottom of the ice making trough is arranged at the bottom thereof, that is, the bottom water inlet method is adopted. During the process of water supply and ice making, the water supply component continuously supplies water to the ice making trough through the water inlet until the ice making water in the ice making trough overflows the water outlet of the ice making trough and flows back into the water tank. At this time, the inlet and outlet water in the ice making trough reaches a dynamic balance to maintain a stable water level to soak the ice making part therein. The refrigeration component operates to perform a cyclic heat exchange to condense the ice cubes of the above corresponding shapes at the outlet of the ice making part. The advantages of adopting this structural water supply method are that, on the one hand, during the water supply process, the water inlet end is located at the bottom of the ice making trough, the water flow of the water inlet and the ice making water in the ice making trough are integrated, and no water flow impact noise is generated. When no water is supplied, the water in the ice making trough can be conveniently returned to the bottom water tank; on the other hand, during the ice making process, the ice making trough continuously supplies water through the water inlet and continuously flows back through the water outlet to maintain the flow of the water body, so that the ice cubes produced are more transparent and the ice making quality is improved.

[0027] As described above, during the ice-making process, the water in the ice-making trough is kept flowing and the water level is kept stable by backflow through the water outlet. Preferably, the water outlet is an overflow port arranged at the upper part of the ice-making trough, so that the backflow by overflow can reduce noise. The lower end of the overflow port is flush with the upper end of the first ice-making part. In an ice-making mode of the double-ice ice-making machine of this embodiment, when the water in the ice-making trough reaches the overflow port, it backflows through the overflow port, so that the water level in the ice-making trough is kept at the upper end of the first ice-making part just soaked. When making ice, ice cubes are only condensed on the outer side of the first ice-making part, and the second ice-making part exposed to the water surface does not condense ice cubes because it does not contact the water. In this way, the cylindrical ice cubes described above can be made.

[0028] Another ice-making mode of the double-ice type ice-making machine of this embodiment is to make ice cubes of another shape as described above (i.e., the bullet-shaped ice cubes described above). In this ice-making mode, the water level in the ice-making trough is raised so that the water body soaks through the second ice-making part. A flow baffle 9 is detachably installed at the overflow port, and the upper end of the flow baffle is higher than the upper end of the second ice-making part. When the water supply in the ice-making trough is balanced, the water level is raised relative to the above embodiment under the restriction of the flow baffle, so that the upper end of the second ice-making part is soaked. Specifically, the water surface of the ice-making water is higher than the upper end of the second ice-making part by a certain height, so that ice cubes can also be condensed on the outside of the second ice-making part when making ice, so as to make the bullet-shaped ice cubes described above. In order to facilitate the installation and disassembly of the overflow baffle and realize the switching between the two ice-making modes of the double-ice type ice maker, in this embodiment, as shown in the accompanying drawings, card slots are provided on both sides of the overflow port, and the overflow baffle 9 is arranged in the card slot by plug-in. When it is necessary to make the above-mentioned cylindrical ice cubes, the overflow baffle is taken out, and the double-ice type ice maker works in the low water level ice-making mode to make cylindrical ice cubes; when it is necessary to make the above-mentioned bullet-shaped ice cubes, the overflow baffle is installed, and the double-ice type ice maker works in the high water level ice-making mode to make bullet-shaped ice cubes, thereby achieving the purpose of convenient operation and flexible switching of ice-making modes.

[0029] In this embodiment, referring to the accompanying drawings, a plurality of ice-making parts are arranged in the ice-making trough. These ice-making parts are arranged in an arranged manner in the ice-making trough. When making ice cubes, on the one hand, a plurality of ice cubes can be made at one time, thereby improving the ice-making efficiency. On the other hand, it is conducive to orderly arranging the made ice cubes, thereby facilitating the ice shoveling operation.

[0030] Specifically, in this embodiment, ice is removed by setting an ice shovel controlled by the ice maker controller. Corresponding to the arrangement of the ice making part, the ice shovel of this embodiment is arranged with a plurality of hollow grooves 401 to avoid the ice making part, and convex ribs 402 extending in the same direction are arranged on both sides of the hollow groove, and ice guide tracks are formed between the convex ribs. The driving assembly of the ice shovel includes a driving motor 10, a driving connecting rod 11, a first travel switch 12 and a second travel switch 13. The driving motor drives the ice shovel to move through the driving connecting rod, and feeds back a first control signal to the controller through the first travel switch, and feeds back a second control signal to the controller through the second travel switch. When controlling the ice shovel to shovel ice, first control the ice shovel to run to a low point position, and the hollow groove can form a avoidance to the ice making part, so that the ice shovel can be inserted from the bottom side of the ice. Then control the ice shovel to move upward to lift the ice so that it is out of the limit of the ice making part. At this time, the ice shovel in an inclined state can make the ice on it slide along the ice guide tracks toward the ice basket side, thereby completing the ice shoveling operation. In this embodiment, based on the transmission of the driving connecting rod, the forward and reverse rotation of the driving motor can drive the ice shovel to complete the ice shoveling action, and the forward and reverse switching point information control of the driving motor is respectively feedback controlled by the first stroke switch and the second stroke switch. For example, when the ice shovel runs to the first state shown in the accompanying drawing, the first stroke switch is triggered to feedback the first control signal to control the driving motor to switch the rotation direction; when the ice shovel runs to the second state shown in the accompanying drawing, the second stroke switch is triggered to feedback the second control signal to control the driving motor to switch the rotation direction and temporarily drive. In this way, the ice shoveling control of the ice shovel can be achieved through a simple driving structure.

[0031] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the utility model, which cannot be understood as limiting the claims. The utility model is not limited to the above embodiments, and its specific structure is allowed to be changed. In short, all changes made within the protection scope of the independent claims of the utility model are within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A double ice type ice maker, comprising a body and a refrigeration assembly, an ice making assembly, an ice basket and a water tank arranged in the body, characterized in that: An ice-making area is arranged in the machine body, and the ice-making assembly is arranged in the ice-making area; the ice-making assembly includes an ice-making evaporator, an ice shovel and an ice-making groove; the ice-making groove includes a water inlet and a water outlet, and is connected with the water tank to form an ice-making water path; the ice-making evaporator includes an ice-making part extending into the ice-making groove for condensing and making ice; the ice shovel is movably arranged in the ice-making area, and is used to shovel the ice cubes condensed and made at the ice-making part into the ice basket.

2. The double ice type ice making machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice-making part comprises a first ice-making part and a second ice-making part, and the first ice-making part and the second ice-making part have different outer shapes and structures.

3. The double ice type ice making machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The water inlet is arranged at the bottom of the ice making groove.

4. The double ice type ice making machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The water outlet is an overflow port arranged at the upper part of the ice making groove, and the lower end of the overflow port is flush with the upper end of the first ice making part.

5. The double ice type ice making machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: An overflow baffle is detachably mounted at the overflow port, and an upper end of the overflow baffle is higher than an upper end of the second ice-making part.

6. The double ice type ice making machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The overflow port is provided with card slots on both sides, and the flow baffle is arranged in the card slots.

7. The double ice type ice making machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first ice-making part is cylindrical, the second ice-making part is hemispherical, and the ice-making part is bullet-shaped as a whole.

8. The double ice type ice making machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: It comprises a plurality of ice-making parts, and the ice-making parts are arranged in the ice-making groove in an arranged manner.

9. The double ice type ice making machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The ice shovels are arranged at intervals to form a plurality of hollow grooves to avoid the ice making part, and convex ribs extending in the same direction are provided on both sides of the hollow grooves, and ice guide tracks are formed between the convex ribs.

10. The double ice type ice making machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The driving assembly of the ice scraper includes a driving motor, a driving connecting rod, a first travel switch and a second travel switch. The driving motor drives the ice scraper to move through the driving connecting rod, and feeds back a first control signal to the controller through the first travel switch, and feeds back a second control signal to the controller through the second travel switch.

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