Waterway system capable of making transparent ice

By designing a waterway system including a filter structure and a room temperature pure water tank, removing impurities and bubbles, directly producing transparent ice, and maintaining the water temperature through cold water reflux, the problems of low ice making efficiency and opaque ice in the prior art are solved. Achieve efficient and continuous transparent ice production and low-temperature water supply.

CN222298237UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-03FOSHAN XINYAO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420337382.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-02-22
Publication Date
2025-01-03
Estimated Expiration
2034-02-22

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Technical Problem

When the existing waterway system produces transparent ice, it is necessary to heat a pure water tank, which leads to inefficient ice making, and the presence of impurities and bubbles makes ice opaque.

Method used

A waterway system including a raw water tank, a filter structure, a pure water tank, an ice-making box, a cold water tank and an ice storage room was designed. The filter structure was used to remove impurities and bubbles, and transparent ice was directly made using a pure water tank in the room temperature, and through Cold water reflux avoids lowering the water temperature and ensures the ability to continuously produce transparent ice.

Benefits of technology

The ability to efficiently produce transparent ice is achieved, the ice-making efficiency is reduced due to the decrease in water temperature, and the use function of low-temperature cold water is provided, meeting the requirements for continuous production of transparent ice.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a waterway system capable of making transparent ice. The waterway system comprises a raw water tank, a filtering structure, a pure water tank, an ice making box, a cold water tank, an ice storage chamber and a water outlet faucet. The raw water tank is connected with the filtering structure through a raw water pipe. And the filtering structure is connected with the filtering structure through the filtered water outlet pipe. The pure water tank is connected with the ice-making box through a normal-temperature water outlet pipe. And the ice-making box is connected with the cold water tank through an ice-making cold water discharge pipe. And the ice storage chamber is connected with the ice making box. The cold water tank is connected with a water outlet faucet through a cold water outlet pipe. According to the waterway system capable of making transparent ice, raw water in the raw water tank enters the pure water tank after being filtered by the filtering structure, and then pure water in the pure water tank enters the ice making box along the normal-temperature water outlet pipe; the natural water temperature of the pure water tank in a normal-temperature environment is generally higher than 18 DEG C, so that the requirement of directly preparing the transparent ice is met, and the requirement of continuously preparing the transparent ice is met.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of waterway systems, and in particular to a waterway system capable of producing transparent ice. Background Art

[0002] Transparent ice needs to be made from water above 18 degrees Celsius. Specifically, when an object reflects certain wavelengths of light in natural light, it will show color. If the light is not absorbed but passes through the object, the object will appear transparent. When light encounters an obstacle when passing through an object, it will appear translucent. Daily water ice is often white and rarely transparent. This is due to the presence of impurities and internal bubbles. These bubbles will become the ice nucleus of water freezing, and water molecules will form special structures with uneven density around the ice nucleus. These structures will scatter and absorb the light, causing the ice to no longer be transparent and thus in a whitish state.

[0003] Therefore, if you want to make transparent ice, you need to remove impurities and bubbles. Reverse osmosis filtration can be used to remove impurities. To remove bubbles, the bubbles in the water need to overflow. The traditional way is to make the water flow so that the bubbles will not be frozen in the ice when making ice.

[0004] However, based on the current water system, the pure water tank generally needs to be heated by an electric heating structure to reach above 18 degrees Celsius, which requires waiting time and causes the ice-making efficiency to be improved. Utility Model Content

[0005] The embodiment of the present application provides a water system for producing transparent ice to solve the problems existing in the related art. The technical solution is as follows:

[0006] The present application embodiment provides a water system for producing transparent ice, comprising:

[0007] Raw water tank;

[0008] A filter structure, wherein the raw water tank is connected to the filter structure via a raw water pipe;

[0009] A pure water tank, wherein the filtering structure is connected to the pure water tank through a post-filter water outlet pipe;

[0010] An ice-making box, wherein the pure water tank is connected to the ice-making box via a normal temperature water outlet pipe;

[0011] A cold water tank, the ice making box is connected to the cold water tank via an ice making cold water discharge pipe;

[0012] An ice storage room connected to the ice making box;

[0013] A water outlet faucet, wherein the cold water tank is connected to the water outlet faucet through a cold water outlet pipe.

[0014] Furthermore, the pure water tank is connected to the water outlet faucet through a pure water outlet pipe.

[0015] Furthermore, the cold water tank is connected to the raw water pipe through a cold water return pipe.

[0016] Furthermore, the filtering structure is connected to the raw water tank via a wastewater pipe, and the wastewater pipe is used to discharge wastewater from the filtering structure into the raw water tank; the wastewater pipe is connected to a wastewater valve.

[0017] Furthermore, the raw water pipe is connected to a raw water pump.

[0018] Furthermore, the normal temperature water outlet pipe is connected to an ice-making water pump.

[0019] Furthermore, the pure water outlet pipe is connected to a pure water pump; the pure water outlet pipe is also connected to an instant heating module.

[0020] Furthermore, the ice-making cold water discharge pipe is connected to a cold water return pump.

[0021] Furthermore, the cold water outlet pipe is connected to a cold water outlet pump.

[0022] Furthermore, the filtering structure includes a PPC filter element and a reverse osmosis filter element which are sequentially connected along the water flow direction.

[0023] The advantages or beneficial effects of the above technical solution include at least:

[0024] 1. The utility model provides a water system for making transparent ice. The raw water in the raw water tank is filtered by a filtering structure and then enters the pure water tank. Then the pure water in the pure water tank enters the ice-making box along a normal temperature water outlet pipe. Since the natural water temperature of the pure water tank under normal temperature is generally higher than 18 degrees Celsius, the requirement of directly making transparent ice is met, that is, the requirement of continuously making transparent ice is met.

[0025] 2. In addition, the cold water discharged from the ice-making box along the ice-making cold water discharge pipe enters the cold water tank instead of returning to the pure water tank, thereby avoiding lowering the water temperature of the pure water tank, thereby ensuring that a water system capable of producing transparent ice can continuously produce transparent ice.

[0026] 3. In addition, the cold water tank is connected to the water faucet through the cold water outlet pipe, so that low-temperature cold water can be provided to the water faucet for use, thereby further enriching the function of the water system capable of making transparent ice.

[0027] The above summary is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to be limiting in any way. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments and features described above, further aspects, embodiments and features of the present application will be readily apparent by reference to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In the accompanying drawings, unless otherwise specified, the same reference numerals throughout the multiple drawings represent the same or similar parts or elements. These drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. It should be understood that these drawings only depict some embodiments disclosed in the present application and should not be regarded as limiting the scope of the present application.

[0029] Figure 1 The utility model is a schematic structural diagram of a water system for making transparent ice.

[0030] 1. Raw water tank; 2. Filtration structure; 3. Pure water tank; 4. Ice box; 5. Cold water tank; 6. Ice storage room; 7. Water faucet; 8. Raw water pipe; 9. Filtered water outlet pipe; 10. Normal temperature water outlet pipe; 11. Ice-making cold water discharge pipe; 12. Cold water outlet pipe; 13. Pure water outlet pipe; 14. Cold water return pipe; 15. Waste water pipe; 16. Waste water valve; 17. Raw water pump; 18. Ice-making pump; 19. Pure water pump; 20. Instant heating module; 21. Cold water return pump; 22. Cold water outlet pump; 23. PPC filter element; 24. Reverse osmosis filter element. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In the following, only some exemplary embodiments are briefly described. As those skilled in the art will appreciate, the described embodiments may be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, the drawings and descriptions are considered to be exemplary and non-restrictive in nature.

[0032] See also Figure 1 A water system for making transparent ice in this embodiment includes: a raw water tank 1, a filtering structure 2, a pure water tank 3, an ice making box 4, a cold water tank 5, an ice storage room 6 and a water outlet faucet 7.

[0033] The raw water tank 1 is connected to the filtering structure 2 via a raw water pipe 8 .

[0034] The filter structure 2 is connected to the pure water tank 3 through the filtered water outlet pipe 9.

[0035] The pure water tank 3 is connected to the ice box 4 through a normal temperature water outlet pipe 10 .

[0036] The ice making box 4 is connected to the cold water tank 5 through an ice making cold water discharge pipe 11 .

[0037] The ice storage chamber 6 is connected to the ice making box 4 .

[0038] The cold water tank 5 is connected to the water outlet faucet 7 via a cold water outlet pipe 12 .

[0039] When working, see Figure 1, the direction of water flow is: raw water tank 1 → raw water pipe 8 → filter structure 2 → filtered water outlet pipe 9 → pure water tank 3 → normal temperature water outlet pipe 10 → ice box 4 → cold water tank 5. The transparent ice produced by the ice box 4 can fall into the ice storage room 6, which is placed between the ice storage room 6 and the cold water tank 5, and can be connected or isolated from each other. In order to drive the water body to move, not only the pump body can be used as a power source, but also the gravity of the water body can be used as a self-driving force. Obviously, the raw water of the raw water tank 1 of the waterway system for producing transparent ice of the utility model is filtered by the filter structure 2 and then enters the pure water tank 3, and then the pure water of the pure water tank 3 enters the ice box 4 along the normal temperature water outlet pipe 10; based on the natural water temperature of the pure water tank 3 under normal temperature environment is generally higher than 18 degrees Celsius, so it meets the requirements of directly producing transparent ice, that is, it meets the requirements of continuously producing transparent ice. In addition, the cold water discharged from the ice making box 4 along the ice making cold water discharge pipe 11 enters the cold water tank 5 and does not return to the pure water tank 3, thereby avoiding lowering the water temperature of the pure water tank 3, so as to ensure that the water system capable of making transparent ice can continuously make transparent ice. In addition, the cold water tank 5 is connected to the water outlet faucet 7 through the cold water outlet pipe 12, so that the water outlet faucet 7 can be provided with low-temperature cold water for use, thereby further enriching the function of the water system capable of making transparent ice.

[0040] In the present embodiment, in order to further improve the function of a water system capable of producing transparent ice, preferably, the pure water tank 3 is connected to the water outlet faucet 7 via a pure water outlet pipe 13. In the present embodiment, in order to further enrich the function of a water system capable of producing transparent ice, preferably, the pure water outlet pipe 13 is connected to a pure water pump 19 (preferably a booster pump); the pure water outlet pipe 13 is also connected to an instant heating module 20. With this arrangement, the function of a water system capable of producing transparent ice can not only provide room temperature pure water, ice water, and instant pure water, but also provide transparent ice. Among them, the pure water pump 19 replaces gravity as the power source.

[0041] In this embodiment, preferably, the cold water tank 5 is connected to the raw water pipe 8 through the cold water return pipe 14. In this way, when the cold water tank 5 is filled with cold water, in order to avoid wasting water, the water is drained to the pure water tank 3 through the cold water return pipe 14, the raw water pipe 8 and the filtered water outlet pipe 9. Although the water temperature of the pure water tank 3 is reduced, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and ice can be made after the water temperature rises with the environment.

[0042] In this embodiment, in order to avoid wasting water, preferably, the filter structure 2 is connected to the raw water tank 1 through a waste water pipe 15, and the waste water pipe 15 is used to discharge the waste water of the filter structure 2 into the raw water tank 1; the waste water pipe 15 is connected to a waste water valve 16. It can be understood that as an alternative setting mode, the waste water pipe 15 is directly connected to the underground sewage tank.

[0043] In this embodiment, preferably, the raw water pipe 8 is connected to a raw water pump 17 , that is, the raw water pump 17 is used as a driving source instead of gravity.

[0044] Similarly, the normal temperature water outlet pipe 10 is connected to an ice-making water pump 18 , that is, the ice-making water pump 18 is used as a driving source instead of gravity.

[0045] Similarly, the ice-making cold water discharge pipe 11 is connected to a cold water return pump 21 , that is, the cold water return pump 21 is used as a driving source instead of gravity.

[0046] Similarly, the cold water outlet pipe 12 is connected to a cold water outlet pump 22 , that is, the cold water outlet pump 22 is used as a driving source instead of gravity.

[0047] In this embodiment, in order to improve the filtering performance, preferably, the filtering structure 2 includes a PPC filter element 23 and a reverse osmosis filter element 24 connected in sequence along the water flow direction. Among them, the PPC filter element 23 contains PP cotton (commonly known as hollow cotton) and activated carbon.

[0048] In summary, the complete workflow is as follows: the raw water pump 17 pumps the water from the raw water tank 1 along the raw water pipe 8 to the PPC filter element 23 of the filter structure 2, and then the water flows through the reverse osmosis filter element 24, and then the waste water generated flows back to the raw water tank 1 along the waste water pipe 15, and the purified pure water enters the pure water tank 3 along the filtered outlet pipe 9. Then, if pure water needs to be used directly, the pure water can be pumped out along the pure water outlet pipe 13 by the pure water pump 19 and heated through the instant heating module 20. If transparent ice needs to be made, the ice making pump 18 pumps the pure water from the pure water tank 3 to the ice making box 4 for ice making. Among them, the cold water generated by the ice making box 4 flows out to the cold water tank 5 along the ice making cold water discharge pipe 11, and the cold water in the cold water tank 5 can be pumped by the cold water outlet pump 22, so as to flow out along the cold water outlet pipe 12 to the water outlet faucet 7 for use. Alternatively, when the cold water tank 5 is overflowing, the excess cold water can be supplied to the pure water tank 3 for storage along the cold water return pipe 14, the raw water pump 17, the filter structure 2 and the filtered water outlet pipe 9 in sequence to avoid wasting water, even if this action causes the water temperature of the pure water tank 3 to drop.

[0049] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and combine different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of different embodiments or examples, unless they are contradictory.

[0050] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0051] The above are only specific implementations of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of various changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, which should be included in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A water system for producing transparent ice, characterized in that: include: Raw water tank (1); A filter structure (2), wherein the raw water tank (1) is connected to the filter structure (2) via a raw water pipe (8); A pure water tank (3), wherein the filtering structure (2) is connected to the pure water tank (3) via a filtered water outlet pipe (9); An ice-making box (4), wherein the pure water tank (3) is connected to the ice-making box (4) via a normal temperature water outlet pipe (10); A cold water tank (5), wherein the ice making box (4) is connected to the cold water tank (5) via an ice making cold water discharge pipe (11); An ice storage chamber (6) connected to the ice making box (4); A water outlet faucet (7), wherein the cold water tank (5) is connected to the water outlet faucet (7) via a cold water outlet pipe (12).

2. A water system for producing transparent ice according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pure water tank (3) is connected to the water outlet faucet (7) via a pure water outlet pipe (13).

3. The water system for producing transparent ice according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cold water tank (5) is connected to the raw water pipe (8) via a cold water return pipe (14).

4. The water system for producing transparent ice according to claim 1, characterized in that: The filtering structure (2) is connected to the raw water tank (1) via a waste water pipe (15), and the waste water pipe (15) is used to discharge waste water from the filtering structure (2) into the raw water tank (1); the waste water pipe (15) is connected to a waste water valve (16).

5. The water system for producing transparent ice according to claim 1, characterized in that: The raw water pipe (8) is connected to a raw water pump (17).

6. The water system for producing transparent ice according to claim 1, characterized in that: The normal temperature water outlet pipe (10) is connected to an ice-making water pump (18).

7. The water system for producing transparent ice according to claim 2, characterized in that: The pure water outlet pipe (13) is connected to a pure water pump (19); the pure water outlet pipe (13) is also connected to an instant heating module (20).

8. The water system for producing transparent ice according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice-making cold water discharge pipe (11) is connected to a cold water return pump (21).

9. The water system for producing transparent ice according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cold water outlet pipe (12) is connected to a cold water outlet pump (22).

10. The water system for producing transparent ice according to claim 1, characterized in that: The filtering structure (2) comprises a PPC filter element (23) and a reverse osmosis filter element (24) which are sequentially connected along the water flow direction.