Ice discharging mechanism of ice maker

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of ice makers, and discloses an ice outlet mechanism of an ice maker, the ice outlet mechanism comprises a bottom plate, one side of the bottom plate is fixedly provided with an ice outlet box, the bottom of the ice outlet box is communicated with an ice outlet, an inner cavity of the ice outlet box is provided with a baffle plate, and the baffle plate is internally provided with a plurality of ice outlet mechanisms; the ice discharging mechanism comprises a sliding cover, a sliding block, a limiting column, a limiting groove, a protruding block, a hexagonal groove, a fixing plate, a first through groove and a second through groove. By arranging the ice discharging mechanism, the protruding blocks can be controlled to move towards one side or gather towards the middle, the hole diameter of the first through groove and the hole diameter of the second through groove can be adjusted, and therefore the size of the output ice blocks can be accurately controlled according to the specific requirements of workers, and the ice blocks meeting the requirements of various application scenes can be produced; the ice blocks which do not conform to the pore size can be pushed back into the ice making box through the opening, so that the ice blocks are prevented from blocking the pore size on the baffle to affect blanking, and meanwhile, waste can be avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of ice makers, and in particular to an ice discharging mechanism of an ice maker. Background Art

[0002] An ice maker is a refrigeration mechanical device that cools water through an evaporator by a refrigerant of a refrigeration system to generate ice. It adopts a refrigeration system with water as the carrier, and makes ice after passing through a certain device under the power-on state. According to the principle of the evaporator and different production methods, the shapes of the generated ice cubes are also different. Generally, ice makers are divided into pellet ice machines, flake ice machines, plate ice machines, tube ice machines, shell ice machines, etc. according to the ice shape.

[0003] The Chinese patent with the publication number CN211782141U discloses an ice discharging mechanism of an automatic ice maker, including a base, a bracket and an ice storage box. A bracket is provided on the base, and an ice storage box is installed inside the bracket. The ice storage box is in the shape of a triangular prism, and the bottom inside the ice storage box is inclined. A rotating shaft is rotatably installed inside the ice storage box, and spiral blades are provided on the side wall of the rotating shaft. One end of the ice storage box is provided with a rotating motor, and the output end of the rotating motor is connected to the rotating shaft. An ice discharging port is provided at the bottom of the ice storage box below the rotating motor, and an ice discharging pipe is installed below the ice discharging port. In the present invention, the ice inlet is connected to the ice discharging place of the ice extruder of the ice maker. After the ice is made, it directly falls into the ice storage box for storage. When taking ice, only need to start the rotating motor to drive the rotating shaft and the spiral blades to rotate, then the ice can be pushed to the ice discharging pipe and fall into the target container, which is more convenient. And the spiral blades re-cut and shape the ice during the process of rotating and pushing the ice, avoiding caking.

[0004] However, the above-mentioned ice discharging mechanism has the following disadvantages: The device uses the spiral blades and the rotating shaft to cut the ice cubes and output them into the ice storage box at the same time. But when outputting, the device does not output the ice cubes according to the specified size, resulting in ice cubes of different sizes, which cannot meet the requirements of various application scenarios, especially industries that require ice cubes of different sizes.

[0005] Therefore, we propose an ice discharging mechanism of an ice maker to solve this problem.

[0006] The above information disclosed in this background art is only used to increase the understanding of the background art of the present application. Therefore, it may include prior art that is not known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Summary of the Utility Model

[0007] In order to solve the problem that the output ice cubes are of different sizes and cannot meet the requirements of various scenarios, the present application provides an ice discharging mechanism of an ice maker.

[0008] The ice discharging mechanism of an ice maker provided by the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0009] An ice discharging mechanism of an ice maker, including a bottom plate, one side of the bottom plate is fixedly installed with an ice discharging box, the bottom of the ice discharging box is communicated with an ice discharging port, a baffle is arranged in the inner cavity of the ice discharging box, and a plurality of ice discharging mechanisms are arranged in the baffle. The ice discharging mechanism includes a sliding cover, a sliding block, a limiting column, a limiting groove, a convex block, a hexagonal groove, a fixing plate, a first through groove and a second through groove. An installation groove is arranged in the inner cavity of the baffle, a through hole is penetrated and opened on one side of the baffle close to the plurality of ice discharging mechanisms, a plurality of fixing plates are fixedly installed at the bottom of the through hole, the sliding covers are slidably installed on the tops of the plurality of fixing plates, a hexagonal groove is arranged on the top of the fixing plate, six sliding blocks are slidably installed in the hexagonal groove, the convex blocks are fixedly installed on the tops of the plurality of sliding blocks, the limiting columns are fixedly installed on the tops of the plurality of convex blocks, the limiting grooves are arranged on the tops of the sliding covers, the limiting columns are slidably matched with the limiting grooves, the first through groove is arranged on the sliding cover, the second through groove is arranged on the fixing plate, the first through groove, the second through groove and the through hole are coaxially arranged, and a driving mechanism is arranged on one side of the ice discharging mechanism.

[0010] Preferably, a refrigerator for making ice is fixedly installed on one side of the bottom plate far away from the ice discharging box, an opening is penetrated and opened between the refrigerator for making ice and the ice discharging box, a screw rod is rotatably installed in the refrigerator for making ice, and a second motor is fixedly installed on one side of the refrigerator for making ice, and an output end of the second motor is in transmission connection with the screw rod.

[0011] Preferably, hydraulic cylinders are fixedly installed on three sides of the ice discharging box, push plates are arranged on three sides of the inner cavity of the ice discharging box, and an output end of the hydraulic cylinder is in transmission connection with the push plate.

[0012] Preferably, the bottom of the ice discharging box is communicated with an ice discharging port.

[0013] Preferably, a filter box is fixedly installed at the bottom of the ice discharging box.

[0014] Preferably, the driving mechanism includes a first gear, a second gear and a first motor. The second gears are fixedly installed on the outer sides of the plurality of ice discharging mechanisms, two adjacent second gears are meshed with each other, a first gear is arranged on one side of the installation groove arranged in the inner cavity of the baffle far away from the second gear, the first gear is meshed with one of the adjacent second gears, a first motor is fixedly installed at the bottom of the baffle, and an output end of the first motor is in transmission connection with the first gear.

[0015] In summary, the present application includes the following beneficial technical effects: By providing an ice discharging mechanism, the convex blocks can be controlled to move to one side or gather towards the middle, and the aperture sizes of the first through groove and the second through groove can be adjusted, so as to accurately control the size of the output ice cubes according to the specific requirements of the staff, and ice cubes that meet the requirements of various application scenarios can be produced. By providing a push plate, the ice cubes that do not meet the aperture size can be pushed back into the ice making box through the opening, thereby preventing the ice cubes from blocking the aperture on the baffle and affecting the material feeding, and also avoiding waste. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of an embodiment of the application;

[0017] Figure 2 is a schematic three-dimensional sectional structure diagram of an embodiment of the application;

[0018] Figure 3 is a schematic three-dimensional sectional structure diagram of the baffle of an embodiment of the application;

[0019] Figure 4 is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of the ice making mechanism of an embodiment of the application;

[0020] Figure 5 is a schematic exploded three-dimensional structure diagram of the ice making mechanism of an embodiment of the application.

[0021] Description of the reference numerals: 1, bottom plate; 2, filter box; 3, ice outlet; 4, hydraulic cylinder; 5, ice discharging box; 6, ice making box; 7, baffle; 8, push plate; 9, first gear; 10, first motor; 11, second gear; 12, sliding cover; 13, limiting column; 14, limiting groove; 15, convex block; 16, hexagonal groove; 17, fixing plate; 18, second through groove; 19, first through groove; 20, opening; 21, slider. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0022] The following further Figures 1-5 describes the present application in detail with reference to the

[0023] The embodiment of the present application discloses an ice discharging mechanism of an ice maker. Refer to Figures 1-5, an ice discharging mechanism of an ice maker, comprising a bottom plate 1. One side of the bottom plate 1 is fixedly installed with an ice discharging box 5. A bottom of the ice discharging box 5 is communicated with an ice discharging port 3. A baffle 7 is arranged in the inner cavity of the ice discharging box 5. A plurality of ice discharging mechanisms are arranged in the baffle 7. The ice discharging mechanism includes a sliding cover 12, a sliding block 21, a limiting column 13, a limiting groove 14, a convex block 15, a hexagonal groove 16, a fixing plate 17, a first through groove 19 and a second through groove 18. An installation groove is arranged in the inner cavity of the baffle 7. A through hole is penetratingly opened on one side of the baffle 7 close to the plurality of ice discharging mechanisms. A plurality of fixing plates 17 are fixedly installed at a bottom of the through hole. A sliding cover 12 is slidably installed on a top of each of the plurality of fixing plates 17. A hexagonal groove 16 is arranged on a top of the fixing plate 17. Six sliding blocks 21 are slidably installed in the hexagonal groove 16. A convex block 15 is fixedly installed on a top of each of the plurality of sliding blocks 21. A limiting column 13 is fixedly installed on a top of each of the plurality of convex blocks 15. A limiting groove 14 is arranged on a top of the sliding cover 12. The limiting column 13 is in sliding fit with the limiting groove 14. A first through groove 19 is arranged on the sliding cover 12. A second through groove 18 is arranged on the fixing plate 17. The first through groove 19, the second through groove 18 and the through hole are coaxially arranged. A driving mechanism is arranged on one side of the ice discharging mechanism; by arranging the ice discharging mechanism, the convex block 15 can be controlled to move to one side or gather towards the middle, and the aperture sizes of the first through groove 19 and the second through groove 18 can be adjusted, so as to accurately control the size of the output ice cubes according to the specific requirements of the staff, and ice cubes meeting the requirements of various application scenarios can be produced. By arranging a push plate 8, the ice cubes not meeting the aperture size can be pushed back into the ice making box 6 through an opening 20, so as to prevent the ice cubes from blocking the aperture on the baffle 7 and affecting the material discharging, and also avoid waste.

[0024] Refer to Figures 1-2 , on a side of the bottom plate 1 away from the ice discharging box 5, an ice making box 6 is fixedly installed. An opening 20 is penetratingly arranged between the ice making box 6 and the ice discharging box 5. A spiral rod is rotatably installed in the ice making box 6. A second motor is fixedly installed on one side of the ice making box 6. An output end of the second motor is in transmission connection with the spiral rod, and can break the ice blocks connected into a block.

[0025] Refer to Figures 1-2 , hydraulic cylinders 4 are fixedly installed on three sides of the ice discharging box 5. Push plates 8 are arranged on three sides of the inner cavity of the ice discharging box 5. An output end of the hydraulic cylinder 4 is in transmission connection with the push plate 8, and can push the ice cubes not meeting the aperture size back into the ice making box 6.

[0026] Refer to Figure 1 , the bottom of the ice discharging box 5 is communicated with the ice discharging port 3, and can output ice cubes downward.

[0027] Refer to Figure 1 , a filter box 2 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the ice discharging box 5, and can store and process the dripping water droplets.

[0028] Refer to Figures 3-4, the driving mechanism includes a first gear 9, a second gear 11 and a first motor 10. The second gear 11 is fixedly installed on the outer side of multiple ice discharging mechanisms, and two adjacent second gears 11 are meshed with each other. A first gear 9 is arranged on the side of the installation groove arranged in the inner cavity of the baffle 7 away from the second gear 11, and the first gear 9 is meshed with one of the adjacent second gears 11. A first motor 10 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the baffle 7, and the output end of the first motor 10 is in transmission connection with the first gear 9. The first motor 10 can be started, the first motor 10 drives the first gear 9 to rotate, the first gear 9 drives one of the second gears 11 to rotate, and one of the second gears 11 drives the other multiple second gears 11 to rotate, thereby driving the sliding cover 12 to rotate.

[0029] The implementation principle of the ice discharging mechanism of an ice maker in an embodiment of the present application is as follows: during use, the second motor drives the screw rod to rotate, and the screw rod breaks the ice cubes made in the ice making box 6 and conveys them into the ice discharging box 5 through the opening 20. Then, the first motor 10 is started, the first motor 10 drives the first gear 9 to rotate, the first gear 9 drives one of the second gears 11 to rotate, and one of the second gears 11 drives the other multiple second gears 11 to rotate, thereby driving the sliding cover 12 to rotate. The rotation of the sliding cover 12 drives the limiting column 13 to move, and the limiting column 13 drives the convex block 15 and the slider 21 to move in the hexagonal groove 16, so as to control the convex block 15 to move to one side or gather towards the middle, and the aperture sizes of the first through groove 19 and the second through groove 18 can be adjusted, thereby controlling the size of the output ice cubes, and the ice cubes are output through the ice discharging port 3. The filtering box 2 can receive the leaked water into the filtering box 2. For the larger ice cubes remaining on the baffle 7, the hydraulic cylinders 4 located on both sides can be started first, and the hydraulic cylinders 4 located on both sides push the ice cubes scattered on both sides to the middle. Then, the hydraulic cylinder 4 located in the middle is started, and the hydraulic cylinder 4 located in the middle pushes the push plate 8 to push the ice cubes back into the ice making box 6 through the opening 20.

[0030] Finally, several points should be noted: First, in the description of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection", and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, which can be mechanical connection or electrical connection, and can also be the internal communication of two components. It can be directly connected. "Up", "down", "left", "right", etc. are only used to represent relative position relationships. When the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative position relationship may change;

[0031] Second: In the attached drawings of the disclosed embodiments of the present utility model, only the structures related to the disclosed embodiments of the present disclosure are involved. Other structures can refer to the general design. Without conflict, the same embodiment and different embodiments of the present utility model can be combined with each other;

[0032] Finally, the above are only the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not used to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model shall be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0033] The above are all the preferred embodiments of this application and do not limit the protection scope of this application accordingly. Therefore, any equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, and principle of this application shall be covered within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. An ice dispensing mechanism for an ice maker, comprising a bottom plate (1), characterized in that: An ice dispensing box (5) is fixedly installed on one side of the bottom plate (1), and an ice dispensing port (3) is connected to the bottom of the ice dispensing box (5). A baffle (7) is provided in the inner cavity of the ice dispensing box (5), and a plurality of ice dispensing mechanisms are arranged in the baffle (7). The ice dispensing mechanisms include a sliding cover (12), a sliding block (21), a limiting column (13), a limiting groove (14), a convex block (15), a hexagonal groove (16), a fixing plate (17), a first through groove (19), and a second through groove (18). An installation groove is provided in the inner cavity of the baffle (7), and a through hole is formed on one side of the baffle (7) close to the plurality of ice dispensing mechanisms. A plurality of fixing plates (17) are fixedly installed at the bottom of the through hole, and the tops of the plurality of fixing plates (17) are all slidingly connected. A sliding cover (12) is movably installed, a hexagonal groove (16) is provided on the top of the fixing plate (17), six sliding blocks (21) are slidably installed in the hexagonal groove (16), a plurality of the sliding blocks (21) are fixedly installed with protrusions (15) on the tops, a plurality of the protrusions (15) are fixedly installed with limiting columns (13) on the tops, a limiting groove (14) is provided on the top of the sliding cover (12), the limiting columns (13) are slidably matched with the limiting grooves (14), a first through groove (19) is provided on the sliding cover (12), a second through groove (18) is provided on the fixing plate (17), the first through groove (19) and the second through groove (18) are coaxially arranged with the through hole, and a driving mechanism is provided on one side of the ice discharging mechanism.

2. The ice dispensing mechanism of an ice maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: A refrigerator (6) is fixedly mounted on a side of the bottom plate (1) away from the ice dispensing box (5); an opening (20) is provided between the refrigerator (6) and the ice dispensing box (5); a spiral rod is rotatably mounted in the refrigerator (6); a second motor is fixedly mounted on one side of the refrigerator (6); and an output end of the second motor is drivingly connected to the spiral rod.

3. The ice dispensing mechanism of an ice maker according to claim 2, characterized in that: Hydraulic cylinders (4) are fixedly mounted on three sides of the ice dispensing box (5), push plates (8) are arranged on three sides of the inner cavity of the ice dispensing box (5), and the output end of the hydraulic cylinder (4) is transmission-connected to the push plate (8).

4. The ice dispensing mechanism of an ice maker according to claim 3, characterized in that: A filter box (2) is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the ice dispensing box (5).

5. The ice dispensing mechanism of an ice maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving mechanism comprises a first gear (9), a second gear (11) and a first motor (10); the second gears (11) are fixedly mounted on the outer sides of the plurality of ice dispensing mechanisms, two adjacent second gears (11) are meshed with each other, a first gear (9) is arranged on a side of the mounting groove arranged in the inner cavity of the baffle (7) away from the second gears (11), the first gear (9) is meshed with one of the adjacent second gears (11), a first motor (10) is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the baffle (7), and an output end of the first motor (10) is drivingly connected with the first gear (9).

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