Circulating water ice making structure

Abstract

The utility model relates to a circulating water ice-making structure which comprises a main bin, a base mounted on the inner wall of the upper part of the main bin, an upper mold arranged on the right side of the bottom of the base, a water storage tank mounted at the bottom of the main bin, a water inlet communicated with the rear right side of the bottom of the water storage tank, a water storage partition plate arranged at the lower left corner of the water storage tank, and a water pump embedded in the bottom of the main bin. The water storage tank is arranged at the bottom of the main bin, water is preliminarily guided into the water sprinkling pipe above the water receiving bin through the water pump, and the water enters the left side of the top of the water receiving bin through the water sprinkling pipe and then falls into the cold water tank through the water leakage hole in the right side of the top of the water receiving bin. And then the water injection direction from bottom to top is completed through the water injection assembly, so that water enters through a water injection port below the lower mold, redundant water is discharged and falls into the cold water tank, and after the cold water tank is full of water, the water downwards falls into the water storage tank again through the ice storage box, so that water circulation in the ice maker is realized, and the consumption of water resources is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of ice making machines, and in particular relates to an ice making structure. Background Art

[0002] For a long time, we have been accustomed to using still water to make ice, but it is not suitable for industrial mass ice making. Since the water is in a still state, the efficiency of heat transfer is relatively low. When the water starts to cool, its surface temperature will drop rapidly, but the temperature of the bottom water will drop slowly, which will result in a longer overall freezing time for the ice. However, flowing water can be in contact with the cold medium for a long time during the flow process, achieving rapid heat transfer, and the contact area between the flowing water and the cooling medium is larger, so the heat transfer efficiency is higher, and the flowing water can reach the freezing point faster during the freezing process, achieving rapid freezing.

[0003] However, there is also a certain waste of water resources in the actual application of flowing water. Part of the water will be removed or melted after freezing, and this part of the water will often be directly discharged or lost; and the flowing water ice making technology needs to maintain a certain water flow speed and water volume, especially in large-scale ice making, the consumption of water resources is more obvious. Therefore, a circulating water ice making structure is designed. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a circulating water ice-making structure to solve the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a circulating water ice-making structure, including a main bin, a base is installed on the upper inner wall of the main bin, an upper mold is provided on the right side of the bottom of the base, a water storage tank is installed at the bottom of the main bin, a water inlet is connected to the right side of the bottom rear of the water storage tank, a water storage baffle is provided at the lower left corner of the water storage tank, a water pump is embedded at the bottom of the main bin, a water outlet pipe is passed between the input end of the water pump and the front side of the water storage baffle, a pipe groove is vertically opened on the left side of the main bin, and a connecting water pipe is installed in the pipe groove.

[0006] Preferably, hinge seats are symmetrically arranged on the left side of the bottom of the base, a watering pipe is arranged on the right side between the hinge seats, and a plurality of watering holes are arranged on the bottom of the watering pipe.

[0007] Preferably, one end of the connecting water pipe is connected to the output end of the water pump, and the other end of the connecting water pipe is connected to the left side of the watering pipe.

[0008] Preferably, a water receiving bin is hingedly connected between the left sides of the hinged seat, a plurality of water leakage holes are arranged on the right side of the top of the water receiving bin, a lower mold is installed on the top of the water receiving bin through a plurality of mounting sockets, and a water injection hole is opened in the middle of the mounting socket.

[0009] Preferably, a cold water tank is installed at the bottom of the water receiving bin, and a water injection assembly is connected between the cold water tank and the bottom of the water receiving bin.

[0010] Preferably, a drainage guide groove is provided on the right side of the cold water tank extending downward, and a plurality of drainage ribs are provided on the drainage guide groove.

[0011] Preferably, the upper mold is mounted on the bottom of the base by arranging an evaporation plate, and a serpentine condensation coil is distributed on the top of the evaporation plate.

[0012] Preferably, a water level sensing compartment is provided on the left side of the inner wall of the water storage tank, and a detection groove is provided on the right side of the water level sensing compartment.

[0013] Preferably, a float is slidably provided in the water level sensing compartment, and a sensing switch is provided at a horizontal position of the water level sensing compartment on the left side of the main compartment, and the sensing switch is divided into a first sensing switch and a second sensing switch.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects: the utility model provides a water storage tank at the bottom of the main bin to initially introduce water, and then introduces the water upwards into the water sprinkling pipe located above the water receiving bin through a water pump, the water enters the top left side of the water receiving bin through the water sprinkling pipe, and then falls into the cold water tank through the water leakage hole on the top right side of the water receiving bin, and then completes the water injection direction from bottom to top through the water injection component, so that water enters through the water injection port under the lower mold, and the excess water is discharged and falls into the cold water tank, and when the cold water tank is full of water, the water will go down through the storage refrigerator and fall into the water storage tank again The water circulation in the ice machine is realized to reduce the consumption of water resources; the water circulation system can also keep the circulating water at a low temperature, so that the water reaches the freezing point quickly, avoiding the heating and cooling process of new water, thereby reducing energy consumption, improving ice making efficiency, and effectively shortening ice making time; and the water used in the water circulation de-icing technology is used as a cooling medium, which is non-corrosive to the equipment material and can also reduce equipment damage and maintenance costs, which not only saves precious water resources, but also reduces processing costs. It has a wide range of use value in the future ice machine market. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the main three-dimensional structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 Another perspective view of the present utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a cross-sectional view of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a partial three-dimensional structure of the first type of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a second partial three-dimensional structure of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the third partial three-dimensional structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the fourth partial three-dimensional structure of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 8 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the water injection component in the utility model;

[0023] Fig. 9 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the evaporation plate and the serpentine condensation coil in the utility model;

[0024] Fig.10 This is a schematic diagram of a sixth partial three-dimensional structure of the utility model;

[0025] Fig.11 It is a cross-sectional view of the detection groove in the utility model.

[0026] Numbers in the figure: 1-main compartment, 2-base, 3-upper mold, 4-water storage tank, 5-water inlet, 6-water storage baffle, 7-water pump, 8-water outlet pipe, 9-pipe groove, 10-connecting water pipe, 11-hinge seat, 12-sprinkling pipe, 13-sprinkling hole, 14-water receiving compartment, 15-leakage hole, 16-installation seat, 17-lower mold, 18-water injection hole, 19-cold water tank, 20-water injection assembly, 21-drainage guide groove, 22-drainage rib, 23-evaporation plate, 24-snake condensing coil, 28-water level sensing compartment, 29-detection tank, 30-float, 31-sensing switch, 311-first sensing switch, 312-second sensing switch. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0028] Example 1

[0029] like Figures 1 to 11A circulating water ice-making structure shown in the figure includes a main bin 1, a base 2 is installed on the upper inner wall of the main bin 1, an upper mold 3 is provided on the right side of the bottom of the base 2, a water storage tank 4 is installed at the bottom of the main bin 1, a water inlet 5 is connected to the right side of the bottom rear of the water storage tank 4, a water storage baffle 6 is provided at the lower left corner of the water storage tank 4, a water pump 7 is embedded at the bottom of the main bin 1, a water outlet pipe 8 is passed through between the input end of the water pump 7 and the front side of the water storage baffle 6, a pipe groove 9 is vertically opened on the left side of the main bin 1, and a connecting water pipe 10 is installed in the pipe groove 9; hinged seats 11 are symmetrically arranged on the left side of the bottom of the base 2, a water sprinkling pipe 12 is provided at the right side between the hinged seats 11, and a plurality of water sprinkling holes 13 are provided at the bottom of the water sprinkling pipe 12; one end of the connecting water pipe 10 is connected to the output end of the water pump 7, and the other end of the connecting water pipe 10 is connected to the left side of the water sprinkling pipe 12; a water receiving bin 14 is hingedly connected between the left sides of the hinged seats 11, and a water receiving bin 14 is provided. A plurality of water leakage holes 15 are provided on the right side of the top of the bin 14, a lower mold 17 is installed on the top of the water receiving bin 14 through a plurality of mounting sockets 16, and a water injection hole 18 is opened in the middle of the mounting socket 16; a cold water tank 19 is installed at the bottom of the water receiving bin 14, and a water injection assembly 20 is connected between the cold water tank 19 and the bottom of the water receiving bin 14; a drainage guide groove 21 is extended downwardly from the right side of the cold water tank 19, and a plurality of drainage ribs 22 are provided on the drainage guide groove 21; an upper mold 3 is installed at the bottom of the base 2 by setting an evaporation plate 23, and a serpentine condensation coil 24 is distributed on the top of the evaporation plate 23; a water level sensing bin 28 is provided on the left side of the inner wall of the water storage tank 4, and a detection groove 29 is opened on the right side of the water level sensing bin 28; a float 30 is provided for sliding in the water level sensing bin 28, and a sensing switch is provided at a horizontal position of the water level sensing bin 28 on the left side of the main bin 1, and the sensing switch is divided into a first sensing switch 311 and a second sensing switch 312.

[0030] The utility model provides a water storage tank 4 at the bottom of the main compartment 1 to initially introduce water, and then introduces the water upward into the water sprinkling pipe 12 located above the water receiving compartment 14 through the water sprinkling pipe 12, and then falls into the cold water tank 19 through the water leakage hole 15 on the right side of the top of the water receiving compartment 14, and then completes the water injection direction from bottom to top through the water injection component 20, so that water enters through the water injection port below the lower mold 17, and the excess water is discharged and falls into the cold water tank 19. When the water in the cold water tank 19 is full, the water will go down through the storage refrigerator and fall into the storage tank again. In the water tank 4, water circulation in the ice maker is realized, reducing the consumption of water resources; and the water circulation system can also keep the circulating water in a low temperature state, so that the water quickly reaches the freezing point, avoiding the heating and cooling process of new water, thereby reducing energy consumption, and improving ice making efficiency, effectively shortening the ice making time; and the water used in the water circulation de-icing technology is used as a cooling medium, which is non-corrosive to the equipment material, and can also reduce equipment damage and maintenance costs, which not only saves precious water resources, but also reduces processing costs, and has a wide range of use value in the future ice maker market.

[0031] Example 2

[0032] like Figures 1 to 11 A circulating water ice-making structure shown includes a main compartment 1, which is used to install all the parts of the ice-making machine and also protects the ice-making environment. A base 2 is installed on the upper inner wall of the main compartment 1. The base 2 is horizontally installed between the left and right sides of the main compartment 1, and an evaporation plate 23 is fixedly installed on the right side of the bottom of the base 2 by bolts. The function of the evaporation plate 23 is equivalent to that of an evaporator. Its functional operation is connected to the compressor and is connected to the compressor through the serpentine condensing coil 24 installed and distributed on the top. Then, the operation of the compressor can drive the refrigerant or high-pressure hot air to circulate in the serpentine condensing coil 24, drive the flowing water to refrigerate and freeze under the influence of the refrigerant, and after the freezing is completed, drive the ice ball to demold the upper surface under the influence of the hot air.

[0033] A hinge seat 11 is symmetrically provided on the left side of the bottom of the base 2, and a water receiving bin 14 is hinged between the left sides of the hinge seat 11. A lower mold 17 is installed on the top of the water receiving bin 14 through multiple mounting brackets 16. Then, the water receiving bin 14 rotates about the central axis of the hinge seat 11, which can drive the lower mold 17 installed thereon to rotate until it is spliced ​​with the upper mold 3 to form a circular cavity for making ice balls; and a water injection hole 18 is opened through the middle of the mounting bracket 16, that is, when a cold water tank 19 for storing running water is installed under the water receiving bin 14, the water in the cold water tank 19 can be driven to be pumped into the water injection hole 18 upward, completing the water injection into the cavity for making ice balls.

[0034] It should be noted that this embodiment refers to a water injection method from the bottom of the lower mold 17. After the upper and lower molds 17 are spliced, water is poured upward from the water injection port at the bottom of the lower mold 17, so that the upper mold 3 located on the evaporation plate 23 begins to freeze and slowly forms an ice ball. This water injection method can make the quality of the ice ball more stable, not easy to melt, and convenient for long-term use. The specific water injection component 20 is configured as follows: when a certain amount of water is stored in the cold water tank 19, the water pump 7 at the bottom of the cold water tank 19 is driven to pump the water in the cold water tank 19 upward into the water receiving bin 14, and then enters the water injection groove located at the top of the inner wall of the water receiving bin 14 through the water filling hole opened on the left side of the water receiving bin 14, wherein the water injection groove, the water filling hole and the water injection hole 18 are designed to be horizontally aligned, and then the water in the water injection groove continuously flows into the water injection hole 18, realizing the water injection method from the bottom of the lower mold 17; during this period, the water that has not contacted the evaporation plate 23, that is, the water that has not been frozen, will be discharged through the drainage holes opened before and after the mounting base 16, and flow back to the cold water tank 19 to complete the collection.

[0035] Example 3

[0036] According to the water injection method described in the embodiment, this embodiment will perfectly design and describe the circulating water flow direction of the entire ice-making process. Assuming that the upper and lower molds 17 have been spliced, water needs to be injected through the water injection port at the bottom of the lower mold 17. A water storage tank 4 is installed at the bottom of the main compartment 1. The water storage tank 4 is an irregular setting extending downward from the center of the bottom, and a water pump 7 is embedded at the bottom of the water storage tank 4 at the extension center point for outputting flowing water; a water storage baffle 6 is provided at the left rear corner of the water storage tank 4. The water storage baffle 6 and the main compartment 1 together form an uncapped water collection tank. Then, when the water storage tank 4 is filled with flowing water, it will slowly store upward until its water storage depth reaches a level that can overflow the water collection tank, and then enter the water collection tank for storage, and then the ice-making machine can start to operate.

[0037] A water inlet 5 is connected to the rear right side of the bottom of the water storage tank 4, and the operator can then connect an external water pipe to the water inlet 5 to discharge water into the water storage tank 4 through the water inlet 5. When the water in the water storage tank 4 accumulates to fill the water storage baffle 6, it means that the water is full; a water outlet pipe 8 passes through the input end of the water pump 7 and the front side of the water storage baffle 6. At this time, the water pump 7 can be operated to pump out the water in the water storage baffle 6 through the water outlet pipe 8. At the same time, a pipe groove 9 is vertically opened on the left side of the main bin 1, and a connecting water pipe 10 is installed in the pipe groove 9. The lower end of the connecting water pipe 10 extends to the right and is connected to the output end of the water pump 7, that is, the water pumped out by the water pump 7 will be discharged into the connecting water pipe 10; a sprinkler pipe 12 is also provided at the right side between the hinge seats 11. The sprinkler pipe 12 is vertically arranged, and its length is less than the width of the water receiving bin 14, that is, the water sprayed by the sprinkler pipe 12 can all fall into the top left side of the water receiving bin 14; and the connecting water pipe 10 extends upward and then turns right to pass through the main bin 1, enters the bottom of the base 2 and connects with the sprinkler pipe 12. When the pipe 12 is connected, it means that the water in the connecting water pipe 10 will continue to flow into the water sprinkling pipe 12, and then naturally fall into the left side of the water receiving bin 14 through the multiple water sprinkling holes 13 opened at the bottom of the water sprinkling pipe 12. The water continues to move to the right and falls into the cold water bin through the leakage hole 15 on the right side of the water receiving bin 14. Then, the water in the cold water bin is driven by the water injection component 20 to continuously pour into the water injection tank, and then penetrates upward into the lower mold 17 through the water injection hole 18. At this time, the water continuously flows and flushes the upper mold 3, and then condenses layer by layer through the evaporation plate 23 located above the upper mold 3 to make a crystal clear ice ball.

[0038] It should be noted that the use of circulating water to make ice can effectively shorten the ice making time. Since the circulating water system drives water to flow in the ice maker at a high flow rate through the water pump 7 and other equipment, it can not only provide a stable water flow, but also remove heat more quickly. This efficient heat exchange can also make the water reach the freezing point faster, thereby shortening the ice making time. In addition, the circulating water will be cooled during ice making, and then enter the system again for recycling after cooling. For normal temperature water, the water in the circulating cooling system can maintain a low temperature state, and such water is more likely to freeze. For example, water at 20-25°C is sucked into the circulation system until it reaches the mold. During the shower, it is affected by the evaporation plate 23 to freeze. The remaining water is cooled to 10-15°C and falls to the next cycle. At this time, the water entering the ice maker becomes 10-15°C. After the shower again, the remaining water is cooled to 0-5°C. In this way, the circulating water can be kept at a low temperature, avoiding the heating and cooling process of new water, thereby reducing energy consumption, improving ice making efficiency, and effectively shortening ice making time.

[0039] Example 4

[0040] like Figures 1 to 11 The circulating water ice-making structure shown in the figure has mounting rails on both sides of the inner wall at the lower part of the main compartment 1, and a storage refrigerator is slidably installed between the mounting rails. A filter groove is provided at the bottom of the storage refrigerator, and the space area of ​​the filter groove is small, which can be used not only for collecting the ice balls, but also for filtering the water hanging on the ice balls; at the same time, the storage refrigerator is also located above the water storage tank 4, and it can be seen that during the de-icing process, the flowing water will be discharged through the drainage holes provided in front and behind the mounting seat 16 after passing through the lower surface of the ice balls, and flow back to the cold water tank 19 downward; and when the water in the cold water tank 19 is full, it will be discharged outward through the drainage guide groove 21 extending downward from the right side of the cold water tank 19, and not only that, the drainage guide groove 21 is also provided with a plurality of drainage ribs 22. Compared with the drainage guide groove 21 provided directly, the drainage speed of radial drainage is relatively fast, the drainage effect is more significant, and the drainage efficiency is greatly improved; at this time, the upper and lower molds 17 are still in a spliced ​​state, and the water discharged through the cold water tank 19 will fall directly downward and fall into the water storage tank 4 through the storage refrigerator.

[0041] In addition, the circulating water system in the utility model also has the following two or more water inlet modes, which are divided into manual water inlet mode and automatic water inlet mode. The manual water inlet mode is to manually check the water inlet situation and automatically switch the water pump 7 to control the inlet and outlet flow of water; while the automatic water inlet mode is to set a float 30 and a sensor switch. A water level sensing compartment 28 is provided on the left side of the inner wall of the water storage tank 4, and a detection groove 29 is provided on the right side of the water level sensing compartment 28, that is, water can enter the water level sensing compartment 28 through the detection groove 29, so that the water level of the water level sensing compartment 28 is level with the water storage tank 4; at the same time, a float 30 is provided in the water level sensing compartment 28 for sliding, and the highest position of the float 30 is the bottom of the refrigerator, that is, to ensure that the float 30 can send a signal before the water in the water storage tank 4 spreads to the refrigerator, so as to avoid the ice ball in the refrigerator being affected.

[0042] When the water storage tank 4 is pumping water, it will drive the float 30 to move upward with the water level. When the float 30 moves upward to the first induction switch 311 outside the main compartment 1, it is full of water, and the external water inlet valve needs to be closed at this time; conversely, when pumping water, it will drive the float 30 to move downward with the water level. When the float 30 moves downward to the second induction switch 312 outside the main compartment 1, it indicates that there is a lack of water. The staff can make the next operation according to the working status of the ice maker. For example, when the ice ball has not been made yet and a large amount of circulating water is still needed, choose to let in water; when the staff is cleaning the ice maker and replacing the circulating water, there is no need to take any action, just observe whether the water in the water storage tank 4 is drained, and close the external water inlet valve after draining.

[0043] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0044] The above description is only used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model rather than to limit it. Other modifications or equivalent substitutions made to the technical solution of the utility model by ordinary technicians in this field should be included in the scope of the claims of the utility model as long as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the utility model.

Claims

1. A circulating water ice making structure, comprising a main compartment (1), a base (2) being installed on the upper inner wall of the main compartment (1), an upper mold (3) being provided on the right side of the bottom of the base (2), characterized in that: A water storage tank (4) is installed at the bottom of the main compartment (1), and a water inlet (5) is connected to the rear right side of the bottom of the water storage tank (4). A water storage baffle (6) is provided at the lower left corner of the water storage tank (4). A water pump (7) is embedded at the bottom of the main compartment (1), and a water outlet pipe (8) is connected between the input end of the water pump (7) and the front side of the water storage baffle (6). A pipe placement groove (9) is vertically opened on the left side of the main compartment (1), and a connecting water pipe (10) is installed in the pipe placement groove (9).

2. A circulating water ice making structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: A hinge seat (11) is symmetrically arranged on the left side of the bottom of the base (2), a water sprinkling pipe (12) is arranged on the right side between the hinge seats (11), and a plurality of water sprinkling holes (13) are arranged at the bottom of the water sprinkling pipe (12).

3. A circulating water ice making structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: One end of the connecting water pipe (10) is connected to the output end of the water pump (7), and the other end of the connecting water pipe (10) is connected to the left side of the water sprinkling pipe (12).

4. A circulating water ice making structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: A water receiving bin (14) is hingedly connected between the left sides of the hinged seat (11), a plurality of water leakage holes (15) are arranged on the right side of the top of the water receiving bin (14), a lower mold (17) is installed on the top of the water receiving bin (14) through a plurality of mounting bases (16), and a water injection hole (18) is opened in the middle of the mounting base (16).

5. A circulating water ice making structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: A cold water tank (19) is installed at the bottom of the water receiving bin (14), and a water injection assembly (20) is connected between the cold water tank (19) and the bottom of the water receiving bin (14).

6. A circulating water ice making structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: A drainage guide groove (21) is provided on the right side of the cold water tank (19) extending downward, and a plurality of drainage ribs (22) are provided on the drainage guide groove (21).

7. The circulating water ice making structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper mold (3) is installed at the bottom of the base (2) by arranging an evaporation plate (23), and a serpentine condensation coil (24) is distributed on the top of the evaporation plate (23).

8. The circulating water ice making structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: A water level sensing compartment (28) is provided on the left side of the inner wall of the water storage tank (4), and a detection slot (29) is provided on the right side of the water level sensing compartment (28).

9. A circulating water ice making structure according to claim 8, characterized in that: A floating ball (30) is slidably disposed in the water level sensing chamber (28), and a sensing switch (31) is disposed on the left side of the main chamber (1) at a horizontal position of the water level sensing chamber (28), wherein the sensing switch (31) is divided into a first sensing switch (311) and a second sensing switch (312).

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