Novel ice maker

By designing a new ice maker and using multi-functional ice maker components, the function of making square ice and flake-shaped crushed ice is realized at the same time, solving the problem of limited application range of existing ice makers and expanding the application range of ice makers.

CN222634854UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-18HANGZHOU BINGLU REFRIGERATION EQUIP CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421402160.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-19
Publication Date
2025-03-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-19

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Technical Problem

Existing ice makers usually can only prepare a single type of ice, and the application range is limited and cannot meet the needs of a variety of ice products.

Method used

A new type of ice making machine is designed, which adopts a structure that combines ice making assembly one and ice making assembly two. The ice making assembly one includes a grid plate and a snake evaporation tube for making square ice; the ice making assembly two includes a sheet ice assembly and a spiral evaporation tube for making sheet-shaped crushed ice.

Benefits of technology

The function of making square ice and flake-shaped crushed ice at the same time is realized, the application scope of the ice maker is expanded, and the independent water supply system of the water pump and water transport components is ensured to the independence and efficiency of different ice making processes.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a novel ice maker which comprises an ice maker main body, the upper part of the ice maker main body is provided with an ice making cavity I, the ice making cavity I is internally provided with an ice making assembly I, the ice making assembly I comprises a grid plate, the grid plate is arranged on the inner wall of the ice making cavity I, the back surface of the grid plate is provided with an evaporating pipe I, and the evaporating pipe I is provided with an evaporating pipe II. According to the ice maker, the ice making assembly I and the ice making assembly II can be used for making square ice and sheet-shaped crushed ice respectively, so that the problem of single ice making type is avoided, and the application range of the ice maker is expanded; the water pump can independently supply water to the first ice making assembly or the second ice making assembly through the water conveying assembly, so that water supply for making square ice and water supply for making sheet-shaped broken ice are mutually independent and do not affect each other. And part of uncondensed water in the square ice making process and the sheet-shaped crushed ice making process can be finally recycled into the main water tank, so that cyclic utilization is realized.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a novel ice making machine. Background Art

[0002] An ice machine is a device that uses compressor refrigeration technology and is equipped with a corresponding control system to make ice. It is usually composed of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator, a water tank, and an electronic control system. Existing ice machines generate ice cubes in different shapes depending on the principle and production method of the evaporator. Ice machines are usually divided into granular ice machines, flake ice machines, plate ice machines, tube ice machines, shell ice machines, etc. according to the shape of ice. However, for these ice machines, one ice machine can usually only prepare a single type of ice, and its application range is limited. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a new type of ice machine to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a new ice maker to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0004] In order to solve the above problems, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] A novel ice maker comprises an ice maker body, wherein an ice making chamber 1 is arranged on the upper part of the ice maker body, an ice making assembly 1 is arranged in the ice making chamber 1, the ice making assembly 1 comprises a grid plate, the grid plate is arranged on the inner wall of the ice making chamber 1, an evaporation tube 1 is arranged on the back of the grid plate, the evaporation tube 1 is in a serpentine tubular structure, two vertical plates are arranged on the top of the grid plate, a flow divider is arranged between the two vertical plates, a main water tank is arranged on the lower side of the grid plate, the main water tank is fixed on the inner wall of the ice making chamber 1, a side plate is arranged at one end of the main water tank, a water pump is arranged on one side of the side plate, an ice making chamber 2 is arranged on the back of the ice maker body, an ice making assembly 2 and an auxiliary ice making assembly 2 are arranged in the ice making chamber 2 A water tank and a secondary water tank are arranged at the lower side of the second ice-making component, a water delivery component is arranged between the water pump, the diversion cylinder and the second ice-making component, a recovery pipe is arranged between the main water tank and the secondary water tank, the second ice-making component comprises an outer cylinder and a flake ice component, the outer cylinder is fixed on the inner wall of the second ice-making chamber, the flake ice component is arranged on the inner side of the outer cylinder, an evaporation tube 2 is arranged between the outer cylinder and the flake ice component, the evaporation tube 2 is in a spiral tubular structure, an ice outlet pipe is arranged on one side of the flake ice component, the ice outlet pipe passes through the side wall of the outer cylinder and the inner wall of the second ice-making chamber and extends into the first ice-making chamber, an ice outlet cover is arranged on the inner wall of the first ice-making chamber, and one end of the ice outlet pipe is located on the inner side of the ice outlet cover.

[0006] Preferably, the flake ice assembly includes an inner cylinder, which is arranged on the inner side of the outer cylinder, a mounting plate is provided in the inner cylinder, a plurality of mounting rods are connected between the mounting plate and the inner wall of the inner cylinder, a motor is provided on the mounting plate, a rotating shaft is provided on the output shaft of the motor, a diverter plate is provided on the top of the rotating shaft, a plurality of diverter tubes are provided in a ring-shaped and equidistant manner at the bottom of the diverter plate, the diverter tubes are connected with the interior of the diverter plate, a U-shaped seat is provided on one side of the rotating shaft, two cross bars are connected between the U-shaped seat and the rotating shaft, the two cross bars are fixed to the rotating shaft, a cylindrical ice knife is rotatably provided on the U-shaped seat, the cylindrical ice knife is fitted with the inner wall of the inner cylinder, the ice outlet pipe is provided on one side of the inner cylinder, the ice outlet pipe is connected with the interior of the inner cylinder, a guide net is provided on one side of the ice outlet pipe, and the guide net is fixed in the inner cylinder in an inclined state.

[0007] Preferably, an auxiliary plate is provided on the lower side of the diverter plate, a plurality of auxiliary rods are connected between the auxiliary plate and the inner wall of the inner tube, a through hole corresponding to the rotating shaft is provided on the auxiliary plate, and the rotating shaft passes through the through hole on the auxiliary plate.

[0008] Preferably, the water delivery assembly includes a water delivery pipe 1, which is connected to a water pump, a tee is provided at one end of the water delivery pipe 1, water delivery pipe 2 and water delivery pipe 3 are respectively connected to the two sides of the tee, solenoid valves are provided between the tee and water delivery pipes 2 and 3, water delivery pipe 2 is connected to a diversion cylinder, and one end of the water delivery pipe 3 passes through the inner wall of the ice making chamber 1 and extends to the upper side of the inner cylinder.

[0009] Preferably, a plurality of diversion holes are provided at equal intervals at the bottom of the diversion cylinder.

[0010] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the utility model can utilize the ice-making component one and the ice-making component two to respectively make ice cubes and flaky crushed ice, thereby avoiding the problem of single ice type and expanding the application range of the ice maker; the water pump can utilize the water delivery component to supply water to the ice-making component one or the ice-making component two separately, so that the water supply when making ice cubes and the water supply when making flaky crushed ice are independent of each other and do not affect each other; part of the uncondensed water in the process of making ice cubes and flaky crushed ice will eventually be recovered into the main water tank to achieve recycling. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below, but this does not limit the protection scope of the utility model.

[0012] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0013] Figure 2 For this utility model Figure 1 The structural diagram of the water delivery component;

[0014] Figure 3 For this utility model Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the back structure of the middle grid plate;

[0015] Figure 4 For this utility model Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle splitter tube;

[0016] Figure 5 For this utility model Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the back structure of the main body of the ice maker;

[0017] Figure 6 For this utility model Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of the middle ice-making component 2;

[0018] Figure 7 For this utility model Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the internal structure of the middle flake ice assembly;

[0019] Figure 8 For this utility model Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle diverter plate and the diverter tube;

[0020] Fig. 9 For this utility model Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the structure of the middle mounting plate and the mounting rod;

[0021] Fig.10 For this utility model Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure of the auxiliary plate and auxiliary rod.

[0022] In the figure: 11, ice machine body; 12, ice making chamber 1; 13, ice making assembly 1; 14, grid plate; 15, vertical plate; 16, diversion cylinder; 17, main water tank; 18, water pump; 19, side plate; 20, water delivery assembly; 21, recovery pipe; 22, ice outlet cover; 23, three-way pipe; 24, water delivery pipe 1; 25, water delivery pipe 2; 26, water delivery pipe 3; 27, solenoid valve; 28, evaporation pipe 1; 29, diversion hole ; 30. Ice-making chamber 2; 31. Ice-making assembly 2; 32. Auxiliary water tank; 33. Outer cylinder; 34. Flake ice assembly; 35. Evaporation tube 2; 36. Ice outlet pipe; 37. Inner cylinder; 38. Mounting plate; 39. Mounting rod; 40. Guide net; 41. Motor; 42. Rotating shaft; 43. Cross bar; 44. U-shaped seat; 45. Cylindrical ice blade; 46. Auxiliary plate; 47. Auxiliary rod; 48. Diverter plate; 49. Diverter pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] See also Figures 1 to 10The new ice-making machine shown in the figure comprises an ice-making machine body 11, an ice-making chamber 12 is arranged on the upper part of the ice-making machine body 11, an ice-making assembly 13 is arranged in the ice-making chamber 12, the ice-making assembly 13 comprises a grid plate 14, the grid plate 14 is arranged on the inner wall of the ice-making chamber 12, an evaporation tube 28 is arranged on the back of the grid plate 14, and the evaporation tube 28 is a serpentine tubular structure, two vertical plates 15 are arranged on the top of the grid plate 14, and a A main water tank 17 is provided at the lower side of the grid plate 14, and the main water tank 17 is fixed on the inner wall of the ice-making chamber 12. A side plate 19 is provided at one end of the main water tank 17, and a water pump 18 is provided at one side of the side plate 19. An ice-making chamber 2 30 is provided at the back of the ice-making machine body 11, and an ice-making assembly 2 31 and an auxiliary water tank 32 are provided in the ice-making chamber 2 30. The auxiliary water tank 32 is provided at the lower side of the ice-making assembly 2 31, and the water pump 18 is provided between the shunt cylinder 16 and the ice-making assembly 2 31. A water delivery assembly 20 is provided, a recovery pipe 21 is provided between the main water tank 17 and the auxiliary water tank 32, the ice making assembly 21 includes an outer cylinder 33 and a flake ice assembly 34, the outer cylinder 33 is fixed on the inner wall of the ice making chamber 2 30, the flake ice assembly 34 is arranged on the inner side of the outer cylinder 33, an evaporation pipe 25 is provided between the outer cylinder 33 and the flake ice assembly 34, the evaporation pipe 25 is in a spiral tubular structure, an ice outlet pipe 36 is provided on one side of the flake ice assembly 34, and the ice outlet pipe 36 runs through the outer cylinder 33. The side wall of the cylinder 33 and the inner wall of the ice-making chamber 2 30 extend into the ice-making chamber 12. An ice-discharging cover 22 is provided on the inner wall of the ice-making chamber 12. One end of the ice-discharging pipe 36 is located on the inner side of the ice-discharging cover 22. The grid plate 14 is fixed to the inner wall of the ice-making chamber 12 by means of mounting feet and bolts, and a certain gap is left between the back side of the grid plate 14 and the inner wall of the ice-making chamber 12 for the installation of the evaporation pipe 28. The evaporation pipe 28 is fixed to the back side of the grid plate 14 by means of a clamp.

[0024] The water inlet on the water pump 18 is located in the main water tank 17 near the bottom wall of the main water tank 17. The water in the main water tank 17 can be pumped out by starting the water pump 18, and then water is supplied to the ice-making component 1 13 and the ice-making component 2 31 through the water delivery component 20. The main water tank 17 is connected to an external water source through a water pipe. When the water in the main water tank 17 is gradually consumed during the ice-making process, the main water tank 17 can be replenished with water from the external water source; the ice-making component 1 13 can use the grid plate 14 with a grid structure to make cube ice, and the ice-making component 2 31 can make flake crushed ice inside the flake ice component 34, avoiding the problem of a single type of ice making and expanding the application range of the ice-making machine; the ice-making component 1 13 and the ice-making component 2 31 are both equipped with corresponding compressors, condensers, supporting pipelines and corresponding control systems and other components inside the ice-making machine body 11, which can control the ice-making component 1 13 and the ice-making component 2 31 to work respectively.

[0025] Further, the flake ice assembly 34 includes an inner cylinder 37, the inner cylinder 37 is arranged on the inner side of the outer cylinder 33, a mounting plate 38 is arranged in the inner cylinder 37, a plurality of mounting rods 39 are connected between the mounting plate 38 and the inner wall of the inner cylinder 37, a motor 41 is arranged on the mounting plate 38, a rotating shaft 42 is arranged on the output shaft of the motor 41, a diverter plate 48 is arranged on the top of the rotating shaft 42, a plurality of diverter pipes 49 are arranged in an annular shape at equal intervals on the bottom of the diverter plate 48, and the diverter pipes 49 and the diverter plate 48 are connected to each other. The interior of the inner cylinder 37 is connected, a U-shaped seat 44 is provided on one side of the rotating shaft 42, two cross bars 43 are connected between the U-shaped seat 44 and the rotating shaft 42, and the two cross bars 43 are fixed to the rotating shaft 42, a cylindrical ice knife 45 is rotatably provided on the U-shaped seat 44, and the cylindrical ice knife 45 is in contact with the inner wall of the inner cylinder 37, the ice outlet pipe 36 is arranged on one side of the inner cylinder 37, and the ice outlet pipe 36 is connected to the interior of the inner cylinder 37, and a guide net 40 is provided on one side of the ice outlet pipe 36, and the guide net 40 is The evaporator 35 is fixed in the inner cylinder 37 in an inclined state; water is poured into the diverter plate 48, and the water in the diverter plate 48 flows to the inner wall of the inner cylinder 37 through each diverter pipe 49. The motor 41 is started to rotate the shaft 42, thereby rotating the diverter plate 48 and the diverter pipe 49, so that the water flowing out from the end of the diverter pipe 49 can fully wet the inner wall of the inner cylinder 37. The evaporator 35 absorbs heat at work, so that the water on the inner wall of the inner cylinder 37 can be frozen into a thin layer of ice. When the shaft 42 rotates, the cross bar 43 and the U-shaped seat 44 As it rotates, the cylindrical ice knife 45 rolls along the inner wall of the inner cylinder 37. During the rolling process, the cylindrical ice knife 45 crushes the ice layer on the inner wall of the inner cylinder 37 into crushed ice flakes and falls off. The fallen crushed ice flakes fall onto the guide net 40 and slide along the guide net 40 to the ice outlet pipe 36. After passing through the ice outlet pipe 36, the crushed ice flakes can enter the ice making chamber 12 and finally fall into the ice storage structure in the ice maker body 11. The cylindrical ice knife 45 is a common accessory of the flake ice maker and can be purchased directly from the market.

[0026] Furthermore, an auxiliary plate 46 is provided on the lower side of the diverter plate 48, and a plurality of auxiliary rods 47 are connected between the auxiliary plate 46 and the inner wall of the inner tube 37. The auxiliary plate 46 is provided with a through hole corresponding to the rotating shaft 42, and the rotating shaft 42 passes through the through hole on the auxiliary plate 46; the auxiliary plate 46 and the auxiliary rods 47 provide limited support for the rotating shaft 42 to prevent the rotating shaft 42 from tilting.

[0027] Further, the water delivery assembly 20 includes a water delivery pipe 1 24, the water delivery pipe 1 24 is connected to the water pump 18, one end of the water delivery pipe 1 24 is provided with a three-way pipe 23, the two sides of the three-way pipe 23 are respectively connected to the water delivery pipe 2 25 and the water delivery pipe 3 26, and a solenoid valve 27 is provided between the three-way pipe 23 and the water delivery pipe 2 25 and the water delivery pipe 3 26. The water delivery pipe 2 25 is connected to the diversion cylinder 16, and one end of the water delivery pipe 3 26 penetrates the inner wall of the ice making chamber 12 and extends to the upper side of the inner cylinder 37; when making ice cubes, the solenoid valve 27 near the water delivery pipe 2 25 is opened. , close the electromagnetic valve 27 near the water pipe three 26, start the water pump 18 to extract water from the main water tank 17, and the water flows into the diversion cylinder 16 through the water pipe one 24, the three-way pipe 23 and the water pipe two 25, thereby supplying water for ice making of the ice making component one 13; when making flake crushed ice, close the electromagnetic valve 27 near the water pipe two 25, open the electromagnetic valve 27 near the water pipe three 26, start the water pump 18 to extract water from the main water tank 17, and the water flows into the diversion disk 48 through the water pipe one 24, the three-way pipe 23 and the water pipe three 26, thereby supplying water for ice making of the ice making component two 31.

[0028] Furthermore, a plurality of diversion holes 29 are provided at equal intervals at the bottom of the diversion tube 16; when water flows into the diversion tube 16, the water in the diversion tube 16 flows to the grid plate 14 evenly and dispersedly through the diversion holes 29, so that the water can flow evenly into each grid on the grid plate 14, so that the ice cubes made in each grid are uniform in size.

[0029] The working principle of the utility model is that when it is necessary to make ice cubes, the electromagnetic valve 27 near the water pipe 25 is opened, the electromagnetic valve 27 near the water pipe 3 26 is closed, and the water pump 18 is started to extract water in the main water tank 17. The water flows into the diversion tube 16 through the water pipe 1 24, the three-way pipe 23 and the water pipe 2 25. The water in the diversion tube 16 flows to the grid plate 14 through each diversion hole 29 in a uniform and dispersed manner. The compressor, condenser, supporting pipelines and corresponding control system and other components matched with the ice making component 1 13 in the ice making machine body 11 are used to make the evaporation tube 1 28 work to absorb heat, so that the grid plate 14 is cooled, so that the water in the grid of the grid plate 14 is gradually condensed into square ice cubes, and part of the uncondensed water flows through the grid plate 14 and falls into the main water tank 17 for recovery.

[0030] When it is necessary to make flake ice again, the solenoid valve 27 near the water pipe 25 is closed, the solenoid valve 27 near the water pipe 3 26 is opened, the water pump 18 is started to extract water from the main water tank 17, and the water flows into the diverter plate 48 through the water pipe 1 24, the three-way pipe 23 and the water pipe 3 26. The water in the diverter plate 48 flows to the inner wall of the inner cylinder 37 through each diverter pipe 49, and the motor 41 is started to rotate the shaft 42, thereby rotating the diverter plate 48 and the diverter pipe 49, so that the water flowing out from the end of the diverter pipe 49 fully wets the inner wall of the inner cylinder 37, and the compressor, condenser, supporting pipelines and corresponding control system and other components matched with the ice making assembly 2 31 in the ice making machine body 11 are used to make the evaporation tube 2 3 The working heat is absorbed, and the water on the inner wall of the inner cylinder 37 is frozen into a thin layer of ice. The motor 41 is started to rotate the rotating shaft 42, and the cross bar 43 and the U-shaped seat 44 rotate accordingly, so that the cylindrical ice blade 45 rolls along the inner wall of the inner cylinder 37. During the rolling process, the cylindrical ice blade 45 crushes the ice layer on the inner wall of the inner cylinder 37 into broken ice pieces and falls off. The broken ice pieces fall on the guide net 40 and slide along the guide net 40 to the ice outlet pipe 36. After passing through the ice outlet pipe 36, the broken ice pieces can enter the ice making chamber 12 and finally fall into the ice storage structure in the ice maker body 11. During the ice making process, part of the uncondensed water passes through the guide net 40 and falls into the auxiliary water tank 32, and then flows into the main water tank 17 through the recovery pipe 21 to be recovered.

[0031] The above are only specific implementations of the utility model, but the protection scope of the utility model is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that are not conceived through creative work should be included in the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model should be based on the protection scope defined in the claims.

Claims

1. A novel ice maker, comprising an ice maker body, characterized in that: An ice-making chamber 1 is provided on the upper part of the ice-making machine body, and an ice-making assembly 1 is provided in the ice-making chamber 1. The ice-making assembly 1 includes a grid plate, and the grid plate is arranged on the inner wall of the ice-making chamber 1. An evaporating tube 1 is provided on the back of the grid plate, and the evaporating tube 1 is in a serpentine tubular structure. Two vertical plates are provided on the top of the grid plate, and a diversion tube is provided between the two vertical plates. A main water tank is provided on the lower side of the grid plate, and the main water tank is fixed on the inner wall of the ice-making chamber 1. A side plate is provided at one end of the main water tank, and a water pump is provided on one side of the side plate. An ice-making chamber 2 is provided on the back of the ice-making machine body, and an ice-making assembly 2 and an auxiliary water tank are provided in the ice-making chamber 2. The auxiliary water tank is provided with On the lower side of the ice-making component 2, a water delivery component is provided between the water pump, the diversion cylinder and the ice-making component 2, a recovery pipe is provided between the main water tank and the auxiliary water tank, the ice-making component 2 includes an outer cylinder and a flake ice component, the outer cylinder is fixed on the inner wall of the ice-making chamber 2, the flake ice component is arranged on the inner side of the outer cylinder, an evaporation tube 2 is provided between the outer cylinder and the flake ice component, the evaporation tube 2 is a spiral tubular structure, an ice outlet pipe is provided on one side of the flake ice component, the ice outlet pipe passes through the side wall of the outer cylinder and the inner wall of the ice-making chamber 2 and extends into the ice-making chamber 1, an ice outlet cover is provided on the inner wall of the ice-making chamber 1, and one end of the ice outlet pipe is located on the inner side of the ice outlet cover.

2. A novel ice making machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flake ice assembly includes an inner cylinder, which is arranged on the inner side of an outer cylinder, a mounting plate is arranged in the inner cylinder, a plurality of mounting rods are connected between the mounting plate and the inner wall of the inner cylinder, a motor is arranged on the mounting plate, a rotating shaft is arranged on the output shaft of the motor, a diverter plate is arranged on the top of the rotating shaft, a plurality of diverter tubes are arranged in a ring-shaped and equidistant manner at the bottom of the diverter plate, the diverter tubes are connected with the interior of the diverter plate, a U-shaped seat is arranged on one side of the rotating shaft, two cross bars are connected between the U-shaped seat and the rotating shaft, the two cross bars are fixed to the rotating shaft, a cylindrical ice blade is rotatably arranged on the U-shaped seat, the cylindrical ice blade is fitted with the inner wall of the inner cylinder, the ice outlet pipe is arranged on one side of the inner cylinder, the ice outlet pipe is connected with the interior of the inner cylinder, a guide net is arranged on one side of the ice outlet pipe, and the guide net is fixed in the inner cylinder in an inclined state.

3. A novel ice making machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: An auxiliary plate is provided on the lower side of the diverter plate, a plurality of auxiliary rods are connected between the auxiliary plate and the inner wall of the inner tube, a through hole corresponding to the rotating shaft is provided on the auxiliary plate, and the rotating shaft passes through the through hole on the auxiliary plate.

4. A novel ice making machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The water delivery assembly includes a water delivery pipe 1, which is connected to a water pump. A tee is provided at one end of the water delivery pipe 1, and water delivery pipes 2 and 3 are respectively connected on both sides of the tee. Solenoid valves are provided between the tee and water delivery pipes 2 and 3. Water delivery pipe 2 is connected to a diversion cylinder, and one end of water delivery pipe 3 penetrates the inner wall of ice-making chamber 1 and extends to the upper side of the inner cylinder.

5. The novel ice making machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The bottom of the diversion tube is provided with a plurality of diversion holes at equal intervals.