Ice making module and drinking water equipment

Abstract

The ice-making module comprises an ice-making bin, an ice-making box is installed in the ice-making bin, an ice-making space is formed in the ice-making box, a water inlet is formed in the side wall of the ice-making bin, and the water inlet is used for supplying water to the ice-making space; the ice making piece extends into the ice making space; and a flow guide part is arranged at the water inlet, is used for guiding water flow at the water inlet, and is suitable for guiding the water flow to enter the ice-making space in a direction staggered from the ice-making piece. According to the ice making module disclosed by the embodiment of the utility model, the flow guide part is arranged at the water inlet, so that the water flow can enter the ice making space towards the direction staggered with the ice making piece, the problems that the ice making piece makes ice slowly, ice blocks are not formed and fall off and the like due to the fact that the water flow directly flushes the ice making piece can be avoided, the ice making effect of the ice making piece can be improved, and the quality of the ice blocks can be improved; the user experience is ensured, the use effect is better, and the application range is wider.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of kitchen heating, in particular to an ice-making module and a drinking water device with the ice-making module. Background Art

[0002] With the diversification of life needs, small and multifunctional drinking water equipment is more popular among people. It is small in size, takes up less space, and can be equipped with more functions to meet the drinking needs of different groups of people. Existing drinking water equipment generally has a single function, and most of them are simple hot water or cold water models, without other extended functions such as ice making. A small part of drinking water equipment also has an ice making module. When in use, water can be added to the ice making module of the drinking water equipment, and then the added water is frozen by the ice making module to provide ice cubes to the user. However, adding water to the ice making structure in the ice making module while it is making ice will affect the ice making effect and the quality of the ice cubes, and thus affect the user experience. There is room for improvement. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the utility model provides an ice-making module, which can improve the ice-making effect of the ice-making element and the quality of ice cubes, thereby improving the user experience.

[0004] According to the ice-making module of the embodiment of the utility model, it includes: an ice-making bin, an ice-making box is installed in the ice-making bin, an ice-making space is formed in the ice-making box, a side wall of the ice-making bin is provided with a water inlet, and the water inlet is used to supply water to the ice-making space; an ice-making element, and the ice-making element extends into the ice-making space; wherein a guide portion is provided at the water inlet, and the guide portion is used to guide the water flow at the water inlet, and the guide portion is suitable for guiding the water flow to enter the ice-making space in a direction staggered from the ice-making element.

[0005] According to the ice-making module of the embodiment of the utility model, a guide part is arranged at the water inlet, so that the water flow can enter the ice-making space in a direction staggered from the ice-making component, which can avoid the water flow directly rushing to the ice-making component, resulting in slow ice-making of the ice-making component and unformed ice cubes falling off. The ice-making effect of the ice-making component and the quality of ice cubes can be improved, thereby ensuring the user experience, having a better use effect and a wider range of applications.

[0006] According to the ice-making module of some embodiments of the utility model, the ice-making box includes two end side walls relatively distributed along a first direction and two guide side walls relatively distributed along a second direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; wherein the water inlet is arranged on one of the two end side walls, and the guide portion is suitable for guiding the water flow toward one of the two guide side walls.

[0007] According to the ice-making module of some embodiments of the present invention, the guide portion is formed with a guide slope for guiding flow, the guide direction of the guide slope forms a first angle with the first direction, and the guide direction of the guide slope forms a second angle with the second direction.

[0008] According to the ice-making module of some embodiments of the present invention, the first angle is greater than or equal to the second angle.

[0009] According to the ice-making module of some embodiments of the present invention, another guide side wall of the two guide side walls is provided with an overflow port, and the guide portion is suitable for guiding the water flow to flow in a direction away from the overflow port.

[0010] According to the ice-making module of some embodiments of the present invention, the ice-making elements are arranged in multiple rows, the multiple rows of ice-making elements are spaced apart and distributed along the second direction, and the ice-making elements in each row are multiple spaced apart and distributed along the first direction, and the guide portion is suitable for guiding water flow in a direction away from the multiple rows of ice-making elements.

[0011] According to the ice-making module of some embodiments of the present invention, the air guide portion is integrally formed with the side wall of the ice-making bin.

[0012] According to the ice-making module of some embodiments of the present invention, the ice-making box is rotatably mounted on the side wall of the ice-making bin, and the ice-making box is connected to a driving member, which is connected to the ice-making box via a shaft sleeve penetrating the side wall of the ice-making bin to drive the ice-making box to rotate.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the ice-making module also includes a cold water bin and a water storage bin, and a first flow channel and a second flow channel are formed in the side wall of the ice-making bin; wherein one end of the first flow channel is connected to the cold water bin through a water supply pipe and the other end is connected to the water storage bin, and one end of the second flow channel is connected to the water storage bin and the other end is formed with the water inlet.

[0014] According to the ice-making module of some embodiments of the present invention, the side wall of the ice-making bin is further provided with a water inlet, the water inlet is open toward the inside of the ice-making bin, and the water inlet is connected to the water storage bin through a third flow channel.

[0015] According to the ice-making module of some embodiments of the utility model, the side wall of the ice-making bin is also formed with a receiving groove open inward, the water supply pipeline is provided with a main line and a U-shaped sub-pipe, one end of the main line is connected with the cold water bin, the U-shaped sub-pipe is located between the receiving grooves, one end of the U-shaped sub-pipe is connected with the other end of the main line, the other end of the U-shaped sub-pipe is connected with one end of the first flow channel, and the main line is connected with a driving water pump.

[0016] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the ice-making module further includes an ice-making shell, the ice-making bin is located in the upper area of ​​the ice-making shell, the cold water bin is located in the lower area of ​​the ice-making shell, the interior of the ice-making shell includes a plurality of step surfaces, the main pipeline includes a plurality of bent and connected sub-pipe segments, and the plurality of sub-pipe segments are sequentially adhered to the plurality of step surfaces and fixed.

[0017] According to the ice-making module of some embodiments of the present invention, the driving water pump is connected to the bottommost sub-pipe section.

[0018] The utility model also provides a drinking water device.

[0019] The drinking water device according to the embodiment of the utility model is provided with any of the ice-making modules described above.

[0020] The drinking water device and the ice-making module described above have the same advantages as those of the prior art, which will not be described in detail here.

[0021] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description, and in part will become apparent from the following description, or will be learned through the practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and easily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0023] Figure 1 It is a partial cross-sectional view of an ice-making module according to an embodiment of the utility model Figure 1 ;

[0024] Figure 2 The partial structure diagram of the ice making module according to the embodiment of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0025] Figure 3 The partial structure diagram of the ice making module according to the embodiment of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0026] Figure 4 It is a partial cross-sectional view of an ice-making module according to an embodiment of the utility model Figure 2 ;

[0027] Figure 5 is a structural schematic diagram of an ice-making module according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0028] Figure 6 It is a partial cross-sectional view of an ice-making module according to an embodiment of the utility model Figure 3 .

[0029] Reference numerals:

[0030] Ice making module 100,

[0031] Ice making bin 1, side wall 11, first flow channel 111, second flow channel 112, water inlet 113, guide portion 114, third flow channel 115, water inlet 116, receiving groove 117, shielding member 118, limiting groove 119, ice making box 12, end side wall 121, guide side wall 122, overflow port 123, ice making space 124, ice making member 13, driving member 14,

[0032] Cold water tank 2, diversion channel 21, water supply pipeline 3, main pipeline 31, sub-pipe section 311, U-shaped sub-pipe 32, driving water pump 4, ice-making shell 5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0034] In the description of the present utility model, it is necessary to understand that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present utility model. In addition, features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present utility model, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more.

[0035] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0036] Reference below Figure 1-Figure 6The ice-making module 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can improve the ice-making effect of the ice-making element 13 and the quality of ice cubes, thereby improving the user experience.

[0037] like Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, an ice-making module 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an ice-making bin 1 and an ice-making element 13 .

[0038] An ice making box 12 is installed in the ice making bin 1, and an ice making space 124 is formed in the ice making box 12. A water inlet 113 is provided on the side wall 11 of the ice making bin 1, and the water inlet 113 is used to supply water to the ice making space 124. The ice making element 13 extends into the ice making space 124, wherein a guide portion 114 is provided at the water inlet 113, and the guide portion 114 is used to guide the water flow at the water inlet 113, and the guide portion 114 is suitable for guiding the water flow to enter the ice making space 124 in a direction staggered from the ice making element 13.

[0039] Among them, the ice-making module 100 can be arranged in the drinking water equipment so that the drinking water equipment can produce ice cubes. The drinking water equipment can be set as a desktop machine, a vertical machine, an embedded machine or a pipeline machine, etc., and the drinking water equipment can also be provided with a heating module, a refrigeration module and a water tank module, etc. The heating module can heat the water in the drinking water equipment, the refrigeration module can cool the water in the drinking water equipment, the ice-making module 100 can perform operations such as ice making, and the water tank module can store water, so that the drinking water equipment can realize functions such as outputting hot water, cold water and ice cubes. The drinking water equipment can also be provided with a coffee module, a soda water module and a tea module, etc. to meet various usage needs.

[0040] Specifically, the ice-making module 100 is provided with an ice-making bin 1, which is located in the upper area of ​​the ice-making module 100, and a cavity is formed in the ice-making bin 1, and an ice-making box 12 is installed in the cavity. The ice cubes made by the ice-making module 100 can be temporarily placed in the ice-making box 12, and the ice-making box 12 can be set to a cylindrical box body, etc., so that the ice cubes can move along the inner wall of the ice-making box 12, and an ice-making space 124 is formed in the ice-making box 12, and ice cubes can be formed in the ice-making space 124. The ice-making bin 1 can be formed by connecting a plurality of side walls 11, and the side wall 11 of the ice-making bin 1 is provided with a water inlet 11 3. The water inlet 113 is connected to the ice-making space 124, that is, water can flow into the ice-making space 124 through the water inlet 113. The ice-making module 100 is also provided with an ice-making member 13, and the ice-making member 13 can extend into the ice-making space 124. A refrigerant flow channel can be formed inside the ice-making member 13, so that when the refrigerant flows in the ice-making member 13, it can exchange heat with the water in contact with the ice-making member 13, so that the water in the ice box 12 is cooled to form ice cubes. When the ice cubes formed on the ice-making member 13 reach a certain weight, they can fall off the ice-making member 13 and be temporarily stored in the ice box 12.

[0041] Further, water can enter the ice-making space 124 through the water inlet 113, and a guide portion 114 is provided at the water inlet 113, and the guide portion 114 can be provided as a guide surface or a guide plate, a guide block, etc. When the water flows to the water inlet 113, it can flow through the guide portion 114, and the extension direction of the guide portion 114 is different from the extension direction of the water inlet 113, so that when the water flows to the guide portion 114 at the water inlet 113, its flow direction can be changed, so that The guide portion 114 can guide the water flow at the water inlet 113, and the extension direction of the guide portion 114 can be staggered with the ice-making component 13, so that the guide portion 114 can guide the water flow to be staggered with the ice-making component 13, and then the water flow can directly flow into the ice-making space 124, avoiding the water flow directly rushing to the ice-making component 13, resulting in slow ice making of the ice-making component 13 and unformed and falling ice cubes. The ice-making effect of the ice-making component 13 can be improved, and the quality of ice cubes can be improved to ensure the user experience.

[0042] According to the ice-making module 100 of the embodiment of the utility model, a guide portion 114 is provided at the water inlet 113, so that the water flow can enter the ice-making space 124 in a direction staggered from the ice-making element 13, thereby preventing the water flow from directly rushing to the ice-making element 13, resulting in problems such as slow ice-making of the ice-making element 13 and unformed and falling ice cubes. Therefore, the ice-making effect of the ice-making element 13 can be improved, and the quality of ice cubes can be improved, thereby ensuring the user experience, having a better use effect, and having a wider range of applications.

[0043] In some embodiments, the ice box 12 includes two end side walls 121 relatively distributed along a first direction and two guide side walls 122 relatively distributed along a second direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; wherein the water inlet 113 is arranged on one of the two end side walls 121, and the guide portion 114 is suitable for guiding the water flow toward one of the two guide side walls 122.

[0044] Specifically, Figure 2-Figure 4 As shown, the ice-making box 12 is arranged in the ice-making bin 1, and the ice-making box 12 forms an ice-making space 124. The ice-making element 13 can extend into the ice-making space 124, and can freeze the water flow in the ice-making space 124 to make ice cubes. The ice-making box 12 can be set as a rectangular or cylindrical box body. In the present embodiment, the ice-making box 12 is set as a semi-cylindrical box body, and the ice-making box 12 is provided with two end side walls 121, the two end side walls 121 are relatively distributed along a first direction, and a main box body is arranged between the two end side walls 121, the main box body is an arc-shaped curved surface, and the curved surface can be divided into two guide side walls 122 along the midline of the arc, and the two guide side walls 122 are relatively distributed along a second direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, that is, the two guide side walls 122 are arranged perpendicular to the two end side walls 121.

[0045] Furthermore, the water inlet 113 is located at one of the two end side walls 121, that is, the water inlet 113 can add water to the ice-making space 124 from the end side wall 121, and the water flow can be guided to other positions in the ice-making space 124 through the guide side wall 11 to ensure the uniformity of water volume in various places in the ice-making space 124. The water inlet 113 is provided with a guide part 114, which can guide the water flow, so that the guide part 114 can guide the water flow to be staggered with the ice-making component 13, and the guide portion 114 can guide the water flow to flow toward one of the two guide side walls 122. The guide side wall 122 is closer to the water inlet 113. The water flow first contacts the guide side wall 122 and then flows along the guide side wall 122 to the bottom of the ice-making box 12, thereby preventing the water flow from directly hitting the ice-making component 13 and also preventing the water flow from splashing, thereby ensuring the reliability of the operation of the ice-making component 13 and the quality of ice making.

[0046] In some embodiments, the guide portion 114 is formed with a guide slope for guiding flow, the guide direction of the guide slope forms a first angle with the first direction, and the guide direction of the guide slope forms a second angle with the second direction.

[0047] Specifically, water can enter the ice making space 124 through the water inlet 113, and a guide portion 114 is provided at the water inlet 113. The guide portion 114 can be provided as a guide surface or a guide plate, a guide block, etc. In this embodiment, Figure 2 As shown, the guide portion 114 is configured as a guide slope, and the guide slope is configured on the side of the water inlet 113 away from the ice making space 124, that is, when the water flows to the water inlet 113, it first contacts the guide slope, the water inlet 113 is configured on the side wall 11, and the extension direction of the water inlet 113 is the first direction, and the guide slope is inclined in the water inlet 113, that is, Figure 6 As shown, a first angle is formed between the guide slope and the first direction, and the first direction and the second direction are vertically arranged, that is, a second angle is also formed between the guide slope and the second direction, so that the guide portion 114 can guide the water flow to be staggered with the ice-making element 13, and then the water flow can directly flow to the guide side wall 122 to flow to the bottom of the ice-making space 124, which can prevent the water flow from directly rushing to the ice-making element 13 and can avoid water splashing, thereby ensuring the ice-making effect of the ice-making element 13, and can improve the quality of ice cubes to ensure the user experience.

[0048] In some embodiments, the first angle is greater than or equal to the second angle.

[0049] Specifically, Figure 2As shown, the guide portion 114 is configured as a guide slope, and the guide slope is configured in the water inlet 113. When the water flows to the water inlet 113, it first contacts the guide slope. The water inlet 113 is configured on the side wall 11, and the extension direction of the water inlet 113 is the first direction. The guide slope is tilted in the water inlet 113, that is, there is an angle between the guide slope and the first direction, and the first direction and the second direction are vertically configured, that is, there is also an angle between the guide slope and the second direction, and the first angle is configured to be greater than the second angle, that is, the second angle is configured to be less than 45°, so that the guide slope can extend toward the guide side wall 11, and then the guide slope can guide the guide side wall 11, so that the distance between the water flow and the ice-making component 13 is larger, thereby ensuring the reliability of the guide and the ice-making effect of the ice-making component 13.

[0050] In some embodiments, the other of the two guide side walls 122 is provided with an overflow port 123 , and the guide portion 114 is adapted to guide the water flow to flow in a direction away from the overflow port 123 .

[0051] Specifically, the ice-making box 12 is provided with two end side walls 121 relatively distributed along a first direction and two guide side walls 122 relatively distributed along a second direction. The water inlet 113 is located on the end side wall 121, so that the water inlet 113 can add water into the ice-making space 124 from the end side wall 121, and the guide portion 114 of the water inlet 113 can make the water flow toward one of the two guide side walls 122 to avoid the water flow directly hitting the ice-making element 13, thereby ensuring the reliability of the ice-making element 13.

[0052] Furthermore, when the ice-making element 13 freezes the water flow and the ice cubes on the ice-making element 13 detach from the ice-making element 13 and fall into the ice-making box 12, the ice cubes and water in the ice-making box 12 can be separated. The other guide side wall 122 of the two guide side walls 122 is provided with an overflow port 123. When the ice cubes and water need to be separated, the water can flow out of the ice-making box 12 from the overflow port 123, and the ice cubes can be retained in the ice-making box 12. Or, when too much water is added to the ice-making space 124 from the water inlet 113, the water can also be discharged from the overflow port 123. The guide portion 114 can guide the water flow to flow in a direction away from the overflow port 123, that is, the guide portion 114 can guide the water flow to flow toward the guide side wall 11 without the overflow port 123, thereby preventing the water flow portion added to the ice-making space 124 from directly flowing out from the overflow port 123, thereby ensuring the reliability of water addition.

[0053] In some embodiments, the ice-making elements 13 are arranged in multiple rows, the multiple rows of ice-making elements 13 are spaced apart along the second direction, and each row of ice-making elements 13 is a plurality of ice-making elements 13 spaced apart along the first direction, and the guide portion 114 is suitable for guiding the water flow in a direction away from the multiple rows of ice-making elements 13.

[0054] Specifically, the ice-making module 100 is provided with an ice-making component 13, which can freeze the water flow to make ice cubes. The ice-making component 13 can be arranged in a columnar shape, and the ice-making component 13 can be extended downward from the top, so that after the ice cubes are formed to a certain size, they can fall into the ice box 12 by gravity.

[0055] Furthermore, if Figure 2 As shown, the ice-making element 13 can be set to be multiple, and the multiple ice-making elements 13 can freeze water respectively, so as to form multiple ice cubes at the same time, thereby improving the ice-making efficiency. The multiple ice-making elements 13 are distributed at intervals to form multiple rows of ice-making elements 13, and the multiple rows of ice-making elements 13 can be distributed at intervals along the second direction, that is, the multiple ice-making elements 13 in each row can be arranged to extend at intervals along the first direction, so that when each ice-making element 13 makes ice, it will not affect the ice-making of other ice-making elements 13, and it can also ensure that the ice cubes made by each ice-making element 13 are independent individuals, avoiding the adhesion of ice cubes, etc., thereby improving the user experience.

[0056] Among them, when the water flows to the water inlet 113, it can flow through the guide part 114, and the guide part 114 can guide the water flow to flow in the direction away from the multiple rows of ice-making elements 13, so that the water flow can directly flow into the ice-making space 124, avoiding the water flow directly rushing to the ice-making elements 13, resulting in slow ice making of the ice-making elements 13 and unformed and falling ice cubes. The ice-making effect of the ice-making elements 13 can be improved, and the quality of ice cubes can be improved to ensure the user experience.

[0057] In some embodiments, the guide portion 114 is integrally formed with the side wall 11 of the ice making bin 1, and water can enter the ice making space 124 through the water inlet 113, and the guide portion 114 is provided at the water inlet 113. When the water flows to the water inlet 113, it can flow through the guide portion 114, and the extension direction of the guide portion 114 is different from the extension direction of the water inlet 113, so that when the water flows to the guide portion 114 at the water inlet 113, its flow direction can be different. The guide portion 114 is changed, and the extension direction of the guide portion 114 can be staggered with the ice-making component 13, so that the guide portion 114 can guide the water flow to be staggered with the ice-making component 13, and then the water flow can directly flow into the ice-making space 124, which can improve the ice-making effect of the ice-making component 13, and the guide portion 114 is integrally formed with the side wall 11 of the ice-making bin 1, that is, the guide portion 114 is directly formed on the side wall 11 of the ice-making bin 1, which can improve the compactness of the structure of the ice-making bin 1 and save installation time.

[0058] In some embodiments, the ice box 12 is rotatably mounted on the side wall 11 of the ice bin 1, and the ice box 12 is connected to a driving member 14, which is connected to the ice box 12 via a shaft sleeve that passes through the side wall 11 of the ice bin 1 to drive the ice box 12 to rotate.

[0059] Specifically, the ice box 12 is rotatably mounted on the side wall 11 of the ice bin 1, and a guide side wall 122 of the ice box 12 is provided with an overflow port 123. The ice cubes on the ice-making member 13 can fall into the ice box 12 after being separated from the ice-making member 13. At this time, the ice box 12 can be rotated relative to the side wall 11 of the ice bin 1, so that water can flow out of the ice box 12 through the overflow port 123 to separate the ice cubes and water. When rotating back to its original position, the ice box 12 can also push the ice cubes into the ice storage space to ensure the quality of ice making.

[0060] Furthermore, if Figure 5 As shown, the ice box 12 is also connected to a driving member 14, which can be set as a driving motor, and the driving member 14 is arranged on the side of the ice box 12 away from the water inlet 113. The driving member 14 is provided with a shaft sleeve, which can pass through the side wall 11 of the ice bin 1 and then be connected to the ice box 12. When the driving member 14 is running, the shaft sleeve can be driven to drive the ice box 12 to rotate. The structure is simple, the operation reliability is high, and the setting cost can be reduced.

[0061] In some embodiments, the ice-making module 100 also includes a cold water tank 2 and a water storage tank, and a first flow channel 111 and a second flow channel 112 are formed in the side wall 11 of the ice-making tank 1; wherein, one end of the first flow channel 111 is connected to the cold water tank 2 through a water supply pipe 3 and the other end is connected to the water storage tank, and one end of the second flow channel 112 is connected to the water storage tank and a water inlet 113 is formed at the other end.

[0062] Specifically, the ice making module 100 is provided with an ice making bin 1, and the ice making bin 1 is provided with an ice making member 13, etc., which can freeze the water flow to form ice cubes, and Figure 1 As shown, the ice-making module 100 is also provided with a cold water bin 2 and a water storage bin, and the cold water bin 2 and the ice-making bin 1 can be connected through a guide channel 21, so that water flowing out of the ice-making box 12 through the overflow port 123 can flow from the guide channel 21 to the cold water bin 2 for storage, and a first flow channel 111 and a second flow channel 112 are formed in the side wall 11 of the ice-making bin 1, and the first flow channel 111 and the second flow channel 112 both extend along the first direction.

[0063] Furthermore, the ice-making module 100 is also provided with a water supply pipeline 3, one end of the first flow channel 111 can be connected to one end of the water supply pipeline 3, and the other end of the first flow channel 111 can be connected to the water storage tank, that is, the first flow channel 111 is connected between the water supply pipeline 3 and the water storage tank, the other end of the water supply pipeline 3 is located in the cold water tank 2, and the water in the cold water tank 2 can flow to the first flow channel 111 through the water supply pipeline 3, and then flow into the water storage tank, and one end of the second flow channel 112 is connected to the water storage tank, and the other end is formed with a water inlet 113, that is, the water in the water storage tank can flow through the water inlet 113 through the second flow channel 112, and then flow into the ice-making space 124 through the water inlet 113, so that the ice-making module 100 can recycle and refreeze the water flow, save water resources, and reduce the use cost.

[0064] In some embodiments, the side wall 11 of the ice making bin 1 is further provided with a water inlet 116, the water inlet 116 is open toward the inside of the ice making bin 1, and the water inlet 116 is connected to the water storage bin through the third flow channel 115. Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the side wall 11 of the ice making bin 1 is also provided with a water inlet 116, which is open toward the ice making bin 1, and the water inlet 116 is spaced apart from the water inlet 113. A third flow channel 115 is also provided in the side wall 11 of the ice making bin 1, and the water inlet 116 is provided at one end of the third flow channel 115, and the other end of the third flow channel 115 is connected with the water storage bin. When in use, the water inlet 116 can be connected with an external water source, and then water can be transported to the third flow channel 115 through the water inlet 116, so as to replenish water to the water storage bin through the third flow channel 115, thereby ensuring the reliability of water supply to the water storage bin.

[0065] In some embodiments, the side wall 11 of the ice making bin 1 is also formed with a receiving groove 117 open inwardly, and the water supply pipe 3 is provided with a main pipe 31 and a U-shaped sub-pipe 32, one end of the main pipe 31 is connected with the cold water bin 2, the U-shaped sub-pipe 32 is located between the receiving groove 117, one end of the U-shaped sub-pipe 32 is connected with the other end of the main pipe 31, and the other end of the U-shaped sub-pipe 32 is connected with one end of the first flow channel 111, and the main pipe 31 is connected with a driving water pump 4.

[0066] Specifically, Figure 1As shown, the water supply pipeline 3 is extended along the side wall 11 of the ice-making module 100, which can shorten the setting length of the water supply pipeline 3, save the setting cost, and avoid the water supply pipeline 3 occupying the internal space of the ice-making module 100, so as to improve the lightweight design of the ice-making module 100, and the water supply pipeline 3 is provided with a main pipeline 31 and a U-shaped sub-pipe 32, one end of the main pipeline 31 is connected to the U-shaped sub-pipe 32, and the other end is located in the cold water bin 2, the other end of the U-shaped sub-pipe 32 is connected to the first flow channel 111, and a driving water pump 4 is provided at the bottom of the cold water bin 2, the driving water pump 4 can be connected to one end of the main pipeline 31 located in the cold water bin 2, so that the driving water pump 4 can transport water in the cold water bin 2 to the main pipeline 31, so that the water flow is transported to the U-shaped sub-pipe 32 through the main pipeline 31, and then flows to the first flow channel 111 through the U-shaped sub-pipe 32, and then flows to the water storage bin through the first flow channel 111 for storage and standby, thereby ensuring the reliability of water flow recovery.

[0067] Furthermore, the side wall 11 of the ice making bin 1 is also provided with a receiving groove 117, and the receiving groove 117 is open toward the inside of the ice making bin 1, and the U-shaped sub-tube 32 can be arranged in the receiving groove 117, thereby saving the internal space of the ice making bin 1 and improving the compactness of the structure, and the receiving groove 117 is provided with a shielding member 118, and the shielding member 118 matches the shape of the receiving groove 117. After the U-shaped sub-tube 32 is placed in the receiving groove 117, the shielding member 118 can be snapped into the opening of the receiving groove 117 to ensure the reliability of the installation of the U-shaped sub-tube 32, and the side wall 11 of the ice making bin 1 is also provided with a limiting groove 119 connected to the receiving groove 117, and the main line 31 located in the ice making bin 1 can be partially placed in the limiting groove 119, thereby limiting the position of the main line 31 in the ice making bin 1 to ensure the installation reliability.

[0068] In some embodiments, the ice-making module 100 also includes an ice-making shell 5, the ice-making bin 1 is located in the upper area of ​​the ice-making shell 5, the cold water bin 2 is located in the lower area of ​​the ice-making shell 5, the interior of the ice-making shell 5 includes multiple step surfaces, the main line 31 includes multiple bent and connected sub-pipe sections 311, and the multiple sub-pipe sections 311 are fixed in sequence to the multiple step surfaces.

[0069] Specifically, Figure 1 As shown, the ice-making module 100 is provided with an ice-making shell 5, which is arranged at the outermost side of the ice-making module 100 and can support and protect the interior of the ice-making module 100. A cavity is formed inside the ice-making shell 5, and the components required for ice-making can be installed in the cavity. The ice-making shell 5 can provide installation points for the components in the cavity. The ice-making bin 1 is located in the upper area of ​​the ice-making shell 5, and the cold water bin 2 is located in the lower area of ​​the ice-making shell 5. The cold water bin 2 and the ice-making bin 1 can be connected through the guide channel 21, so that the water flowing out of the ice-making box 12 through the overflow port 123 can flow from the guide channel 21 to the cold water bin 2 for storage, so as to recycle and reuse the water.

[0070] Furthermore, the interior of the ice-making shell 5 includes a plurality of step surfaces, which can be used to divide the ice-making bin 1 and the cold water bin 2, and the water supply pipe 3 is extended along the side wall 11 of the ice-making module 100, which can shorten the setting length of the water supply pipe 3 and save the setting cost. The main pipe 31 is provided with a plurality of sub-pipe segments 311, and the plurality of sub-pipe segments 311 are bent and connected. The top sub-pipe segment 311 is connected to the U-shaped sub-pipe 32, and the bottom sub-pipe segment 311 is located below the cold water bin 2, and the plurality of sub-pipe segments 311 are fixed in sequence on the plurality of step surfaces, thereby avoiding the water supply pipe 3 from occupying the internal space of the ice-making module 100, so as to improve the lightweight design of the ice-making module 100.

[0071] In some embodiments, the driving water pump 4 is connected to the bottommost sub-pipe section 311 .

[0072] Specifically, Figure 1 As shown, a driving water pump 4 is provided at the bottom of the cold water bin 2, and the main pipeline 31 is provided with a plurality of bent connected sub-pipe segments 311, and the sub-pipe segment 311 located at the bottom of the cold water bin 2 can be connected to the driving water pump 4. The water in the refrigeration module 100 will be stored at the bottom of the cold water bin 2 located at the bottom of the ice-making module 100 due to gravity. The driving water pump 4 is arranged at the bottom to ensure sufficient recovery of water, and the sub-pipe segment 311 is connected to the driving water pump 4, so that the driving water pump 4 can transport the water in the cold water bin 2 through a plurality of connected sub-pipe segments 311, and the uppermost sub-pipe segment 311 can be connected to the U-shaped sub-pipe 32, and then the water can be transported to the U-shaped sub-pipe 32, and then flow to the first flow channel 111 through the U-shaped sub-pipe 32, and then flow to the water storage bin through the first flow channel 111 for storage and standby, thereby ensuring the reliability of water flow recovery.

[0073] The utility model also provides a drinking water device.

[0074] The drinking water device according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with any one of the above-mentioned ice-making modules 100.

[0075] Specifically, the drinking water equipment is provided with an ice-making module 100, and the ice-making module 100 is provided with an ice-making bin 1, and an ice-making part 13 is arranged in the ice-making bin 1. The ice-making part 13 can produce ice cubes, and when the ice cubes are large in volume, they will fall from the ice-making part 13. The fallen ice cubes can be stored in the ice-making module 100, and can be taken out in real time when the user needs them, so that the use effect is better. The drinking water equipment is also provided with a water supply waterway, a heating module, a refrigeration module and a water tank module, etc. The heating module can heat the water in the drinking water equipment, the refrigeration module can refrigerate the water in the drinking water equipment, the water tank module can store water, and the heating module, the refrigeration module and the ice-making module 100 are respectively connected to the water supply waterway, and the water supply waterway can supply water to the heating module, the refrigeration module and the ice-making module 100, so that the drinking water equipment can realize the functions of outputting hot water, cold water and ice cubes, etc., to meet various usage requirements.

[0076] Furthermore, the drinking water equipment also includes a filtering module, which is suitable for filtering the water in the ice-making module 100. The ice-making module 100 will produce water during use. The filtering module is arranged in the drinking water equipment to filter the water generated by the ice-making module 100 during use and store it, thereby preventing water from flowing to other components in the drinking water equipment and causing damage to the components, etc., thereby improving the operating reliability of the drinking water equipment.

[0077] According to the drinking water equipment of the embodiment of the utility model, an ice-making module 100 is provided, and the ice-making module 100 can set a guide part 114 at the water inlet 113, so that the water flow can enter the ice-making space 124 in a direction staggered from the ice-making part 13, which can avoid the water flow directly rushing to the ice-making part 13, resulting in problems such as slow ice-making of the ice-making part 13 and unformed and falling ice cubes, thereby improving the ice-making effect of the ice-making part 13 and the quality of ice cubes, ensuring the user experience, better use effect, and a wider range of applications.

[0078] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "illustrative embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", 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 utility model. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0079] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An ice-making module, characterized in that: include: An ice making bin, wherein an ice making box is installed in the ice making bin, an ice making space is formed in the ice making box, and a water inlet is provided on a side wall of the ice making bin, and the water inlet is used to supply water to the ice making space; An ice-making element, the ice-making element extending into the ice-making space; Wherein, a guide portion is provided at the water inlet, and the guide portion is used to guide the water flow at the water inlet, and the guide portion is suitable for guiding the water flow to enter the ice-making space in a direction staggered from the ice-making element.

2. The ice-making module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice making box comprises two end side walls oppositely distributed along a first direction and two guide side walls oppositely distributed along a second direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; Wherein, the water inlet is arranged on one of the two end side walls, and the guide portion is suitable for guiding the water flow to flow toward one of the two guide side walls.

3. The ice-making module according to claim 2, characterized in that: The guide portion is formed with a guide slope for guiding flow, the guide direction of the guide slope forms a first angle with the first direction, and the guide direction of the guide slope forms a second angle with the second direction.

4. The ice-making module according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first angle is greater than or equal to the second angle.

5. The ice-making module according to claim 2, characterized in that: The other of the two guide side walls is provided with an overflow port, and the guide portion is suitable for guiding the water flow to flow in a direction away from the overflow port.

6. The ice-making module according to claim 2, characterized in that: The ice-making elements are arranged in multiple rows, and the multiple rows of ice-making elements are spaced apart and distributed along the second direction. The ice-making elements in each row are multiple and spaced apart and distributed along the first direction. The guide part is suitable for guiding water flow to flow in a direction away from the multiple rows of ice-making elements.

7. The ice-making module according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The air guide portion is integrally formed with a side wall of the ice making bin.

8. The ice-making module according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The ice-making box is rotatably mounted on the side wall of the ice-making bin. The ice-making box is connected to a driving member, and the driving member is connected to the ice-making box via a shaft sleeve penetrating the side wall of the ice-making bin to drive the ice-making box to rotate.

9. The ice-making module according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: It also includes a cold water bin and a water storage bin, and a first flow channel and a second flow channel are formed in the side wall of the ice making bin; Among them, one end of the first flow channel is connected to the cold water tank through a water supply pipeline and the other end is connected to the water storage tank, and one end of the second flow channel is connected to the water storage tank and the other end is formed with the water inlet.

10. The ice-making module according to claim 9, characterized in that: The side wall of the ice making bin is also provided with a water inlet, the water inlet is open toward the inside of the ice making bin, and the water inlet is connected with the water storage bin through a third flow channel.

11. The ice-making module according to claim 9, characterized in that: The side wall of the ice making bin is also formed with a receiving groove open inwardly, and the water supply pipeline is provided with a main line and a U-shaped sub-pipe, one end of the main line is connected with the cold water bin, the U-shaped sub-pipe is located between the receiving grooves, one end of the U-shaped sub-pipe is connected with the other end of the main line, and the other end of the U-shaped sub-pipe is connected with one end of the first flow channel, and the main line is connected with a driving water pump.

12. The ice-making module according to claim 11, characterized in that: It also includes an ice-making shell, the ice-making bin is located in the upper area of ​​the ice-making shell, the cold water bin is located in the lower area of ​​the ice-making shell, the interior of the ice-making shell includes a plurality of step surfaces, the main pipe includes a plurality of bent and connected sub-pipe sections, and the plurality of sub-pipe sections are sequentially adhered to the plurality of step surfaces and fixed.

13. The ice-making module according to claim 12, characterized in that: The driving water pump is connected to the bottommost sub-pipe section.

14. A drinking water device, characterized in that: An ice-making module according to any one of claims 1 to 13 is provided.

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