Ice maker

Abstract

The utility model relates to an ice maker and belongs to the field of household appliances. An ice maker comprises: a housing assembly, the housing assembly is provided with a heat dissipation cavity, and the housing assembly is provided with a heat dissipation through groove communicated with the outside; the heat conduction assembly is arranged on the shell assembly and located in the heat dissipation cavity; the refrigeration assembly is arranged on the heat conduction assembly; the ice-making box is provided with ice-making grooves, the ice-making box abuts against the refrigerating assembly, the side walls of the multiple ice-making grooves are inclined, and the opening area of each ice-making groove is larger than the area of the bottom face of the corresponding ice-making groove. By arranging the multiple ice making grooves, making of more ice blocks is achieved, the total amount of single-time ice making is increased, due to the fact that the ice making grooves have certain inclination, the ice blocks can slide out more easily by means of gravity in the demolding process, and the demolding efficiency is improved. Meanwhile, the ice maker is compact in structure, the portability of the ice maker is improved, and the daily use scene of a user is met.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to an ice maker. Background Art

[0002] With economic development and rising living standards, people's demands for quality of life are becoming increasingly stringent, making ice makers a necessity for most households. However, existing portable ice makers often produce a limited amount of ice, resulting in insufficient ice production. Furthermore, their slow ice production speeds fail to meet user needs. Furthermore, structural issues with the ice chute make ice removal difficult, resulting in a poor user experience. Utility Model Content

[0003] Based on this, it is necessary to provide an ice maker to address the problem that the portable ice maker produces a small amount of ice.

[0004] An ice maker, the ice maker comprising: a shell assembly, the shell assembly being provided with a heat dissipation cavity, the shell assembly being provided with a heat dissipation groove communicating with the outside; a heat conducting assembly, the heat conducting assembly being arranged on the shell assembly and located in the heat dissipation cavity; a refrigeration assembly, the refrigeration assembly being arranged on the heat conducting assembly; an ice making box, the ice making box being provided with ice making grooves, the ice making box being offset against the refrigeration assembly, the number of the ice making grooves being greater than or equal to 5, and the opening area of the ice making grooves being greater than the area of the bottom surface of the ice making grooves; the heat conducting assembly comprising a heat conducting plate and a heat conducting pipe, the heat conducting plate being provided in contact with the refrigeration assembly, the number of the heat conducting pipes being multiple, the multiple heat conducting pipes being arranged around the heat conducting plate, one end of the multiple heat conducting pipes being arranged on the heat conducting plate, and the other end of the multiple heat conducting pipes being arranged on the shell assembly.

[0005] The present application discloses an ice maker. By setting a heat dissipation cavity in the shell assembly, the heat conduction assembly, the refrigeration assembly and the ice box can be installed and arranged in a reasonable and orderly manner, thereby improving space utilization, helping to achieve a miniaturized and compact design of the ice maker, and reducing the noise transmission to a certain extent, thereby improving the user experience. The shell assembly is also provided with a heat dissipation groove connected to the outside world, so that the ice maker increases the area of contact with the outside air, promotes heat to be dissipated to the surrounding environment more quickly, ensures that the temperature inside the ice maker is within a suitable range, and can also improve the efficiency of ice making, maintain the normal operation and performance of the ice maker, and further, through effective heat dissipation, can reduce the load of the refrigeration assembly, reduce energy consumption, and improve the energy efficiency of the ice maker. The heat conduction assembly is set on the shell assembly, and the shell assembly can provide a certain amount of physical protection for the heat conduction assembly, reduce its impact from external collisions, dust and foreign matter intrusion, and reduce the risk of damage. The shell assembly can, to a certain extent, block the noise generated by the operation of the heat conduction assembly from being transmitted outward, thereby improving the quietness of the use environment. Placing the refrigeration assembly on the heat-conducting assembly can promptly remove the heat generated by the refrigeration assembly during operation, ensuring that the refrigeration assembly maintains an appropriate operating temperature, improving refrigeration efficiency and stability, and helping to maintain temperature uniformity in the refrigeration assembly, avoiding local overheating or overcooling, and extending its service life. Placing the ice box against the refrigeration assembly allows for direct heat transfer, allowing the ice box to quickly and effectively absorb the cold energy generated by the refrigeration assembly, accelerating ice making. Furthermore, by providing at least five ice-making troughs, space utilization is effectively improved, fully utilizing the limited ice-making space to produce more ice cubes and increase the total amount of ice produced per time. Furthermore, when some ice cubes are removed during use, ice cubes in other ice-making cavities continue to be produced, ensuring a continuous supply of ice cubes and improving ice-making efficiency. The ice-making troughs provided in the ice box can evenly receive cold energy, resulting in ice cubes with uniform texture and stable quality. This also makes the ice maker more compact, saving space, facilitating equipment installation and layout, and increasing its portability. Moreover, the number of ice cubes in existing portable mini ice makers is usually 2 to 3. When placed in the user's usual coffee of regular volume and regular temperature, the ice cubes will not last long. Only when the number of ice cubes rises to 5 or more can the ice cubes last until the user finishes drinking the coffee at a normal speed before completely melting, meeting the user's daily usage scenarios. Because the ice trough has a certain slope, the ice cubes can slide out more easily with the help of gravity when demolding, which improves the demolding efficiency and reduces the difficulty of manual demolding. It also helps to evenly distribute and freeze the water in the ice-making process, reduces the temperature gradient inside the ice cubes, and makes the quality of the ice cubes more uniform. The heat conduction plate is set on the refrigeration component to help the refrigeration component quickly dissipate the heat generated during operation, ensure that the refrigeration component can work efficiently at an appropriate temperature, improve the refrigeration efficiency and stability, and make the heat distribution on the refrigeration component more even, avoiding local overheating, thereby extending the service life of the refrigeration component.Heat pipes act as a heat transfer medium. Multiple heat pipes arranged around the heat plate rapidly transfer heat from the plate to the housing assembly, increasing the heat dissipation area and heat exchange path. This helps more efficiently transfer heat to the housing assembly and dissipate it into the surrounding environment. The distribution of multiple heat pipes also ensures more uniform heat transfer, preventing localized overheating and improving the stability and reliability of the entire heat transfer assembly. The heat pipes connect the housing assembly and the heat plate, enhancing the structural strength of the heat transfer assembly to a certain extent, enabling it to withstand the vibration and pressure of the ice maker during operation, reducing the risk of fatigue, cracking, or deformation of the heat transfer assembly, and extending the service life of the ice maker.

[0006] In one embodiment, the ice making box is provided with a plurality of water passages, wherein the plurality of water passages are connected to the plurality of ice making troughs. By providing the ice making box with multiple water passages, and by connecting the plurality of water passages to the plurality of ice making troughs, it is possible to ensure that each ice making trough receives sufficient water, thereby preventing poor ice making or incomplete ice making due to local water shortages. Furthermore, water is ensured to flow evenly into each ice making trough, thereby preventing some ice making troughs from being overfilled with water while others are underfilled, thereby achieving more uniform ice making.

[0007] In one embodiment, the refrigeration assembly includes a refrigeration fin and thermal insulation cotton. The refrigeration fin is sandwiched between the thermal conductive assembly and the ice box, and the thermal insulation cotton wraps the refrigeration fin. By sandwiching the refrigeration fin between the thermal conductive assembly and the ice box, on the one hand, the internal space of the ice maker is saved, making the structure of the ice maker more compact and convenient for users to carry. On the other hand, the refrigeration fin absorbs heat to lower the temperature inside the ice box, thereby promoting the freezing process of water. At the same time, the thermal conductive assembly is responsible for effectively dissipating the heat generated by the refrigeration fin, maintaining the refrigeration fin's efficient working state. Wrapping the refrigeration fin with thermal insulation cotton can reduce heat loss, effectively reduce heat exchange between the refrigeration fin and the external environment, maintain the refrigeration fin's efficient working state, and enable more cold energy to be transferred to the ice box, helping to improve the overall ice-making efficiency of the ice maker and ensure that ice cubes are generated quickly and efficiently, thereby reducing the time users wait for the ice maker to make ice, meeting their actual usage needs.

[0008] In one embodiment, the refrigeration fin is provided with a refrigeration cold end and a refrigeration hot end, wherein the refrigeration cold end abuts the ice box, and the refrigeration hot end abuts the heat conduction component. By placing the refrigeration cold end of the refrigeration fin on the ice box and the refrigeration hot end on the heat conduction component, this arrangement allows the heat and cold generated by the refrigeration fin to be rationally utilized and processed, respectively, thereby improving energy efficiency. The refrigeration cold end is in direct contact with the ice box, and can transfer cold energy to the ice box more quickly and efficiently, ensuring that the ice box can maintain a low and stable temperature and speeding up ice making. The refrigeration hot end is connected to the heat conduction component, and can quickly dissipate the generated heat, maintaining the normal working state of the refrigeration fin, avoiding damage to the refrigeration fin or performance degradation caused by overheating, and thus extending the service life of the refrigeration fin. This reasonable structural layout makes the components of the ice maker more compact and simple, reduces manufacturing and maintenance costs, and also improves portability.

[0009] In one embodiment, the housing assembly includes an upper shell, a heat dissipation shell, and a bottom shell. The upper shell is mounted on the heat dissipation shell, which is mounted on the bottom shell. The upper shell, the heat dissipation shell, and the bottom shell together form a heat dissipation cavity, and the heat conduction component is mounted on the heat dissipation shell. By mounting the upper shell on the heat dissipation shell and the heat dissipation shell on the bottom shell, a heat dissipation cavity is formed. This provides space for mounting the internal components of the ice maker and provides physical protection for the heat conduction and refrigeration components, reducing damage to the components from external factors such as collisions, dust, and moisture, thereby extending their service life. Furthermore, it helps to form an effective heat dissipation channel, enabling the heat dissipation shell to better perform its heat dissipation function, ensuring that the ice maker maintains a suitable temperature during operation and preventing overheating that could affect performance or damage components. The layered housing design facilitates operation of the ice maker during production and assembly, and also makes it easier for maintenance personnel to open the corresponding housing for inspection and maintenance in the event of a malfunction. The combination of the upper shell, heat dissipation shell, and bottom shell forms a stable structure that allows the ice maker to withstand certain external forces and vibrations, ensuring its stability and safety during operation.

[0010] In one embodiment, the heat pipe is passed through the heat dissipation shell, which is composed of a plurality of heat sinks. The plurality of heat sinks are spaced apart along the length of the heat pipe to form a plurality of heat dissipation grooves. By arranging a plurality of heat sinks along the length of the heat pipe to form a heat dissipation shell, the ice maker can dissipate heat more effectively and quickly when working. Since the heat sinks are evenly spaced on the heat pipe to form a plurality of heat dissipation grooves, the surface area in contact with the air is significantly increased, which helps to guide the air flow, form a regular airflow channel, enhance the air convection effect, and dissipate the heat of the heat-conducting component more quickly, thereby improving the efficiency of heat dissipation. At the same time, the evenly spaced distribution ensures that the heat can be evenly dissipated, avoiding local overheating, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the entire heat dissipation system.

[0011] In one embodiment, the ice box includes an inner shell and an outer shell. The inner shell is mounted on the outer shell and, together, forms an ice-making trough. The inner shell is provided with a water flow channel. The inner and outer shells cooperate to form multiple ice-making troughs, allowing users to simultaneously make multiple ice cubes using the ice box, meeting a wide range of ice demands. The rational design of multiple ice-making troughs within a limited space maximizes the ice-making area. Furthermore, the water in each ice-making trough freezes independently without interfering with each other, ensuring high-quality and consistent ice. Users can choose to use some or all of the ice-making troughs for ice making, increasing flexibility. The multiple water flow channels within the inner shell effectively ensure even water distribution to each trough, preventing some troughs from being underfilled while others are overfilled, thereby ensuring uniform and high-quality ice production. Furthermore, the multiple water flow channels can be filled simultaneously, accelerating water filling and improving ice-making efficiency.

[0012] In one embodiment, the invention further comprises a control assembly, wherein the control assembly comprises a control button and a control panel, wherein the control button is arranged on the control panel, the control button is clamped on the housing assembly, and the control panel is arranged on the housing assembly and located in the heat dissipation cavity. By arranging the control button on the control panel and clamping the button assembly on the housing assembly, the user can start or stop the operation of the ice maker at any time and directly according to actual needs, avoiding unnecessary energy waste and excessive production of ice cubes, and greatly increasing the convenience of ice making for the user. Arranging the control panel on the housing assembly and being located in the heat dissipation cavity can, firstly, effectively prevent damage to the control panel caused by external collisions, scratches, and liquid splashing, and secondly, it can also reduce the entry of dust and moisture into the interior of the control panel, reduce the risk of circuit failure caused by dust accumulation or moisture intrusion, and improve its service life and stability. Secondly, it can also make the appearance of the ice maker more simple and beautiful, and prevent children or unauthorized personnel from arbitrarily operating the control panel, reducing safety hazards and improving its market competitiveness.

[0013] In one embodiment, the heat-conducting component further includes a heat dissipation fan, which is arranged on the housing component and located in the heat dissipation cavity. The heat dissipation fan is arranged relative to the heat-conducting plate and the heat-conducting pipe. By arranging the heat dissipation fan on the housing component and placing it in the heat dissipation cavity, firstly, the space inside the housing component is fully utilized, so that the overall structure of the ice maker is more compact, the volume of the device is reduced, and it is convenient for carrying and use. At the same time, the heat dissipation cavity can not only provide a certain degree of protection for the heat dissipation fan, reducing the collision and damage to the fan by external objects, but also placing the fan in the heat dissipation cavity helps to block some of the noise generated by the operation of the fan, provide a quieter working environment, and enhance the user experience. Secondly, the heat dissipation fan accelerates the air flow near the heat-conducting plate and the heat-conducting pipe, takes away the heat generated by the refrigeration component, and keeps the refrigeration component working within a suitable temperature range, which can improve the efficiency of the refrigeration system, speed up the ice-making process, and prevent the ice maker from overheating, ensuring that the ice maker can operate stably.

[0014] In one embodiment, the device further includes an ice cover, which is disposed on the ice box and covers the ice box and the refrigeration assembly. By placing the ice cover on the ice box and using it to cover the ice box and refrigeration assembly, the device can firstly reduce the loss of cold during the ice-making process, helping to maintain a stable ice-making environment, enabling the refrigeration assembly to operate more stably, improving refrigeration efficiency, and accelerating ice-making. Secondly, the device can prevent external contaminants such as dust and impurities from entering the ice box and refrigeration assembly, ensuring that the produced ice cubes are clean and hygienic. Furthermore, placing the ice cover on the ice box can reduce the rate of water evaporation within the ice box, helping to produce fuller, more refined ice cubes, thereby improving the consistency and quality of ice production. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 A perspective view of an ice maker;

[0016] Figure 2 is a first cross-sectional view of the ice making machine;

[0017] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A local enlarged view of area A;

[0018] Figure 4 is a three-dimensional diagram of a heat conducting component;

[0019] Figure 5 is a second cross-sectional view of the ice making machine;

[0020] Figure 6 A three-dimensional diagram of an ice box.

[0021] The corresponding relationship between the reference numerals and component names is as follows:

[0022] 1 housing assembly, 11 upper housing, 12 heat dissipation housing, 121 heat dissipation fins, 13 bottom housing, 101 heat dissipation cavity, 102 heat dissipation slot;

[0023] 2 heat conduction components, 21 heat conduction plates, 22 heat conduction pipes, 23 heat dissipation fans;

[0024] 3 refrigeration components, 31 refrigeration plate, 311 refrigeration cold end, 312 refrigeration hot end, 32 thermal insulation cotton;

[0025] 4 ice box, 41 inner shell, 42 outer shell, 401 ice trough, 402 water passage;

[0026] 5 control components, 51 control buttons, 52 control panel;

[0027] 6. Make ice cap. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to more clearly understand the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments of the present application and the features therein can be combined with each other.

[0029] In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0030] The ice making machines according to some embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0031] Example

[0032] like Figures 1 to 6 As shown, this embodiment discloses an ice maker, including a shell assembly 1, the shell assembly 1 is provided with a heat dissipation cavity 101, and the shell assembly 1 is provided with a heat dissipation groove 102 connected to the outside; a heat conducting assembly 2, the heat conducting assembly 2 is arranged on the shell assembly 1 and located in the heat dissipation cavity 101; a refrigeration assembly 3, the refrigeration assembly 3 is arranged on the heat conducting assembly 2; an ice making box 4, the ice making box 4 is provided with ice making grooves 401, the ice making box 4 is offset against the refrigeration assembly 3, the number of ice making grooves 401 is greater than or equal to 5, the side walls of the ice making grooves 401 have an inclination, and the opening area of the ice making grooves 401 is larger than the area of the bottom surface of the ice making grooves 401; the heat conducting assembly 2 includes a heat conducting plate 21 and a heat conducting pipe 22, the heat conducting plate 21 is provided to be fitted with the refrigeration assembly 3, the number of the heat conducting pipes 22 is plural, and the multiple heat conducting pipes 22 are arranged around the heat conducting plate 21, one end of the multiple heat conducting pipes 22 is arranged on the heat conducting plate 21, and the other end of the multiple heat conducting pipes 22 is arranged on the shell assembly 1.

[0033] The present application discloses an ice maker. By providing a heat dissipation cavity 101 in the housing assembly 1, the heat conduction assembly 2, the refrigeration assembly 3 and the ice box 4 can be installed and arranged in a reasonable and orderly manner, thereby improving space utilization, contributing to the miniaturization and compact design of the ice maker, and reducing the noise transmission to a certain extent, thus improving the user experience. The housing assembly 1 is also provided with a heat dissipation groove 102 connected to the outside world, which increases the area of contact with the outside air of the ice maker, promotes faster heat dissipation to the surrounding environment, ensures that the temperature inside the ice maker is within a suitable range, and improves the efficiency of ice making, maintaining the normal operation and performance of the ice maker. Furthermore, through effective heat dissipation, the load of the refrigeration assembly 3 can be reduced, energy consumption can be reduced, and the energy efficiency ratio of the ice maker can be improved. The heat conduction assembly 2 is arranged on the housing assembly 1, and the housing assembly 1 can provide a certain amount of physical protection for the heat conduction assembly 2, reducing its impact from external collisions, dust and foreign matter intrusion, and reducing the risk of damage. The housing assembly 1 can, to a certain extent, block the noise generated by the operation of the heat conduction assembly 2 from being transmitted outward, thereby improving the quietness of the use environment. The refrigeration assembly 3 is arranged on the heat conducting assembly 2, which can promptly remove the heat generated by the refrigeration assembly 3 during operation, ensuring that the refrigeration assembly 3 is maintained at an appropriate operating temperature, improving the refrigeration efficiency and stability, and helping to maintain the temperature uniformity of the refrigeration assembly 3, avoiding local overheating or overcooling, and extending its service life. The ice making box 4 is offset from the refrigeration assembly 3 to achieve direct heat transfer, so that the ice making box 4 can quickly and effectively absorb the cold energy generated by the refrigeration assembly 3, accelerating the ice making speed. At the same time, by providing at least five ice making grooves 401, the utilization rate of space is effectively improved. In the limited ice making space, the area is fully utilized to achieve more ice production and increase the total amount of ice produced per time. At the same time, when some ice cubes are removed during use, ice cubes in other ice making chambers continue to be produced, ensuring a continuous supply of ice cubes, improving the ice making efficiency, and ensuring that the ice making grooves 401 provided in the ice making box 4 can evenly obtain cold energy, so that the ice cubes produced are uniform in texture and stable in quality. It can also make the structure of the ice making machine more compact, save space, facilitate the installation and layout of the equipment, and increase the portability of the ice making machine. Moreover, existing portable mini ice makers typically hold 2 to 3 ice cubes, which, when placed in a user's usual coffee of regular volume and temperature, will only last for a short time. Only when the number of ice cubes reaches 5 or more can the ice cubes remain completely melted until the user finishes drinking their coffee at a normal pace, thus meeting the user's daily usage scenarios. Because the ice trough 401 has a certain slope, the ice cubes can slide out more easily with the help of gravity during demolding, improving demolding efficiency and reducing the difficulty of manual demolding. It also helps to evenly distribute and freeze water during the ice-making process, reducing the temperature gradient within the ice cubes, and making the quality of the produced ice cubes more uniform.The heat conducting plate 21 is positioned on the refrigeration assembly 3 to help it quickly dissipate heat generated during operation, ensuring that the refrigeration assembly 3 can operate efficiently at an appropriate temperature, improving refrigeration efficiency and stability. It also makes heat distribution more even across the refrigeration assembly 3, preventing localized overheating and thus extending the service life of the refrigeration assembly 3. The heat pipes 22 serve as a heat transfer medium. Multiple heat pipes 22 are arranged around the heat conducting plate 21 to quickly transfer heat from the heat conducting plate 21 to the housing assembly 1, thereby increasing the heat dissipation area and heat exchange path, helping to more efficiently transfer heat to the housing assembly 1 and dissipate it to the surrounding environment. The distribution of multiple heat conducting pipes 22 also ensures more uniform heat transfer, preventing localized overheating and thus improving the stability and reliability of the entire heat conducting assembly 2. The heat conducting pipes 22 connect the housing assembly 1 and the heat conducting plate 2, enhancing the structural strength of the heat conducting assembly 2 to a certain extent, enabling it to withstand the vibration and pressure during ice maker operation, reducing the risk of fatigue, cracking, or deformation of the heat conducting assembly 2, and extending the service life of the ice maker.

[0034] like Figure 6 As shown, in addition to the features of the above embodiment, this embodiment further provides that: the ice-making box 4 is provided with a plurality of water passages 402, and the plurality of water passages 402 are connected to the plurality of ice-making grooves 401. By providing the ice-making box 4 with multiple water passages 402, and by connecting the plurality of water passages 402 to the plurality of ice-making grooves 401, it is possible to ensure that each ice-making groove 401 receives sufficient water, thereby preventing poor ice-making effects or incomplete ice-making due to local water shortages. At the same time, water is ensured to flow evenly into each ice-making groove 401, thereby preventing some ice-making grooves 401 from being overfilled with water while others are underfilled, thereby achieving more uniform ice-making.

[0035] like Figure 2 and Figure 6As shown, in addition to the features of the above-mentioned embodiment, this embodiment further defines that the refrigeration assembly 3 includes a refrigeration fin 31 and thermal insulation cotton 32. The refrigeration fin 31 is sandwiched between the heat conductive assembly 2 and the ice box 4, and the thermal insulation cotton 32 wraps the refrigeration fin 31. By sandwiching the refrigeration fin 31 between the heat conductive assembly 2 and the ice box 4, the internal space of the ice maker is saved, making the ice maker more compact and convenient for users to carry. Furthermore, the refrigeration fin 31 absorbs heat to lower the temperature inside the ice box 4, thereby promoting the freezing process of water. Simultaneously, the heat conductive assembly 2 is responsible for effectively dissipating the heat generated by the refrigeration fin 31, maintaining its efficient operation. Encasing the refrigeration fin 31 with thermal insulation cotton 32 reduces heat loss and effectively reduces heat exchange between the refrigeration fin 31 and the external environment, maintaining its efficient operation and allowing more cooling energy to be transferred to the ice box 4. This helps improve the overall ice-making efficiency of the ice maker, ensuring that ice cubes are quickly and efficiently generated. This reduces the time users spend waiting for the ice maker to freeze, meeting their actual needs.

[0036] like Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, in addition to the features of the above-mentioned embodiment, this embodiment further provides that: the cooling fin 31 is provided with a cooling cold end 311 and a cooling hot end 312. The cooling cold end 311 abuts against the ice tray 4, while the cooling hot end 312 abuts against the heat conducting assembly 2. By positioning the cooling cold end 311 of the cooling fin 31 on the ice tray 4 and the cooling hot end 312 on the heat conducting assembly 2, this arrangement allows the heat and cooling generated by the cooling fin 31 to be rationally utilized and processed, thereby improving energy efficiency. The cooling cold end 311 directly contacts the ice tray 4, enabling faster and more efficient transfer of cooling energy to the ice tray 4, ensuring that the ice tray 4 maintains a low and stable temperature and accelerating ice production. The cooling hot end 312 is connected to the heat conducting assembly 2, rapidly dissipating the generated heat, maintaining the normal operation of the cooling fin 31, preventing damage or performance degradation of the cooling fin 31 due to overheating, and thereby extending the service life of the cooling fin 31. This reasonable structural layout makes the components of the ice maker more compact and simple, reduces manufacturing and maintenance costs, and also improves portability.

[0037] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, in addition to the features of the above-described embodiment, this embodiment further defines that the housing assembly 1 includes an upper housing 11, a heat dissipation housing 12, and a bottom housing 13. The upper housing 11 is disposed on the heat dissipation housing 12, which is in turn disposed on the bottom housing 13. The upper housing 11, heat dissipation housing 12, and bottom housing 13 enclose a heat dissipation cavity 101, and the heat conduction assembly 2 is disposed on the heat dissipation housing 12. By disposing the upper housing 11 on the heat dissipation housing 12 and the heat dissipation housing 12 on the bottom housing 13, the heat dissipation cavity 101 is formed. This provides space for mounting the internal components of the ice maker and provides physical protection for the heat conduction assembly 2 and the refrigeration assembly 3, reducing damage to the components from external factors such as collisions, dust, and moisture, thereby extending their service life. Furthermore, it helps to form an effective heat dissipation channel, enabling the heat dissipation housing 12 to better perform its heat dissipation function, ensuring that the ice maker maintains a suitable temperature during operation and preventing overheating that could affect performance or damage components. The layered housing structure design facilitates operation of the ice maker during production and assembly. It also makes it easier for maintenance personnel to open the corresponding housing for inspection and maintenance in the event of a device failure. Since the combination of the upper shell 11, the heat dissipation shell 12 and the bottom shell 13 forms a stable structure, the ice maker can withstand certain external forces and vibrations, thereby ensuring its stability and safety during operation.

[0038] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, in addition to the features of the above-mentioned embodiment, this embodiment further defines that: the heat pipe 22 is provided through the heat dissipation shell 12, and the heat dissipation shell 12 is composed of a plurality of heat dissipation fins 121. The plurality of heat dissipation fins 121 are arranged at intervals along the length of the heat pipe 22 to form a plurality of heat dissipation grooves 102. By arranging the plurality of heat dissipation fins 121 at intervals along the length of the heat pipe to form the heat dissipation shell 12, it is convenient for the ice maker to dissipate heat more effectively and quickly when working. Because the heat dissipation fins 121 are evenly spaced and form a plurality of heat dissipation grooves 102 on the heat pipe 22, the surface area in contact with the air is significantly increased, which helps to guide the air flow, form a regular airflow channel, enhance the air convection effect, and dissipate the heat of the heat conductive component 2 more quickly, thereby improving the efficiency of heat dissipation. At the same time, the evenly spaced distribution ensures that the heat can be evenly dissipated, avoiding local overheating, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the entire heat dissipation system.

[0039] like Figure 6As shown, in addition to the features of the above-mentioned embodiment, this embodiment further defines: an ice-making box 4 includes an inner shell 41 and an outer shell 42. The inner shell 41 is mounted on the outer shell 42. The inner shell 41 and the outer shell 42 enclose an ice-making trough 401, and the inner shell 41 is provided with a water passage 402. The inner shell 41 and the outer shell 42 cooperate to form multiple ice-making troughs 401, allowing users to simultaneously make multiple ice cubes using the ice-making box 4, meeting a wide range of ice demands. The rational design of multiple ice-making troughs 401 within a limited space fully utilizes the ice-making area. Furthermore, the water in each ice-making trough 401 freezes independently without interfering with each other, ensuring the quality and consistency of the ice cubes formed. Users can choose to use some or all of the ice-making troughs 401 for ice making, increasing flexibility. Arranging a plurality of water passages 402 in the inner shell 41 can effectively ensure that water can be evenly distributed to each ice-making groove 401, avoiding the situation where some ice-making grooves 401 are short of water while some ice-making grooves 401 are full of water, thereby ensuring the uniformity and quality of ice making. In addition, the plurality of water passages 402 can be filled with water at the same time, thereby accelerating the speed of filling water into the ice-making grooves 401 and improving the ice-making efficiency.

[0040] like Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 5 As shown, in addition to the features of the above-described embodiment, this embodiment further comprises a control assembly 5, which includes a control button 51 and a control panel 52. The control button 51 is disposed on the control panel 52, which is latched onto the housing assembly 1. The control panel 52 is disposed on the housing assembly 1 and located within the heat dissipation chamber 101. By locating the control button 51 on the control panel 52 and latching the button assembly 51 on the housing assembly 1, the user can start or stop the ice maker at any time and directly according to actual needs, avoiding unnecessary energy waste and excessive ice production, and greatly improving the convenience of ice making for the user. Placing the control panel 52 on the housing assembly 1 and within the heat dissipation chamber 101 effectively prevents damage to the control panel 52 from external impacts, scratches, and liquid splashes. It also reduces the ingress of dust and moisture into the control panel 52, reducing the risk of circuit failure caused by dust accumulation or moisture intrusion, and improving its service life and stability. Furthermore, it enhances the appearance of the ice maker by making it simpler and more beautiful, and prevents children or unauthorized personnel from arbitrarily manipulating the control panel 52, reducing safety risks and enhancing its market competitiveness.

[0041] like Figure 2 and Figure 4As shown, in addition to the features of the above-mentioned embodiment, this embodiment further provides that: the heat-conducting assembly 2 also includes a heat dissipation fan 23, which is disposed on the housing assembly 1 and located in the heat dissipation cavity 101. The heat dissipation fan 23 is arranged opposite the heat-conducting plate 21 and the heat-conducting pipe 22. By arranging the heat dissipation fan 23 on the housing assembly 1 and placing it in the heat dissipation cavity 101, the space inside the housing assembly 1 is fully utilized, making the overall structure of the ice maker more compact, reducing the size of the device and facilitating portability. At the same time, the heat dissipation cavity 101 not only provides a certain degree of protection for the heat dissipation fan 23, reducing the impact and damage to the fan by external objects, but also helps to block some of the noise generated by the fan operation, providing a quieter working environment and improving the user experience. Secondly, the heat dissipation fan 23 accelerates the air flow near the heat-conducting plate 21 and the heat-conducting pipe 22, removes the heat generated by the refrigeration assembly 3, and keeps the refrigeration assembly 3 operating within a suitable temperature range, thereby improving the efficiency of the refrigeration system, accelerating the ice-making process, and preventing the ice maker from overheating, ensuring stable operation of the ice maker.

[0042] like Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 6 As shown, in addition to the features of the above-mentioned embodiment, this embodiment further comprises an ice cover 6 disposed on the ice box 4 and enclosing the ice box 4 and the refrigeration assembly 3. By disposing the ice cover 6 on the ice box 4 and enclosing the ice box 4 and the refrigeration assembly 3 with the ice cover 6, firstly, the loss of cold during the ice-making process is reduced, helping to maintain a stable ice-making environment, enabling the refrigeration assembly 3 to operate more stably, improving refrigeration efficiency, and accelerating ice-making. Secondly, the ice cover 6 prevents external contaminants such as dust and impurities from entering the ice box 4 and the refrigeration assembly 3, ensuring that the produced ice cubes are clean and hygienic. Furthermore, covering the ice box 4 with the ice cover 6 reduces the evaporation rate of water within the ice box 4, helping to produce fuller, more refined ice cubes, thereby improving the consistency and quality of the ice.

[0043] The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0044] The above-described embodiments merely represent several implementations of the present invention. While the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model patent. It should be noted that a person skilled in the art would be able to make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these modifications and improvements fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present utility model patent shall be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An ice making machine, characterized in that: The ice making machine comprises: A housing assembly (1), wherein the housing assembly (1) is provided with a heat dissipation cavity (101), and the housing assembly (1) is provided with a heat dissipation slot (102) communicating with the outside world; a heat-conducting component (2), the heat-conducting component (2) being arranged on the housing component (1) and located in the heat dissipation cavity (101); A refrigeration component (3), the refrigeration component (3) being arranged on the heat-conducting component (2); An ice making box (4), the ice making box (4) being provided with ice making grooves (401), the ice making box (4) being against the refrigeration assembly (3), the number of the ice making grooves (401) being greater than or equal to 5, the side walls of the ice making grooves (401) being inclined, and the opening area of the ice making grooves (401) being greater than the area of the bottom surface of the ice making grooves (401); The heat conduction component (2) includes a heat conduction plate (21) and a heat conduction pipe (22). The heat conduction plate (21) is arranged to be in contact with the refrigeration component (3). There are multiple heat conduction pipes (22). The multiple heat conduction pipes (22) are arranged around the heat conduction plate (21). One end of the multiple heat conduction pipes (22) is arranged on the heat conduction plate (21), and the other end of the multiple heat conduction pipes (22) is arranged on the shell component (1).

2. The ice making machine according to claim 1, wherein: The ice making box (4) is provided with a water passage (402), and the number of the water passages (402) is multiple, and the multiple water passages (402) are in communication with the multiple ice making grooves (401).

3. The ice making machine according to claim 1, wherein: The refrigeration component (3) comprises a refrigeration fin (31) and thermal insulation cotton (32); the refrigeration fin (31) is sandwiched between the heat-conducting component (2) and the ice box (4); and the thermal insulation cotton (32) wraps the refrigeration fin (31).

4. The ice making machine according to claim 3, wherein: The refrigeration plate (31) is provided with a refrigeration cold end (311) and a refrigeration hot end (312), the refrigeration cold end (311) abuts against the ice box (4), and the refrigeration hot end (312) abuts against the heat conduction component (2).

5. The ice making machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The housing assembly (1) comprises an upper shell (11), a heat dissipation shell (12) and a bottom shell (13); the upper shell (11) is arranged on the heat dissipation shell (12); the heat dissipation shell (12) is arranged on the bottom shell (13); the upper shell (11), the heat dissipation shell (12) and the bottom shell (13) enclose and form the heat dissipation cavity (101); and the heat conduction assembly (2) is arranged on the heat dissipation shell (12).

6. The ice making machine according to claim 5, characterized in that The heat conducting pipe (22) is passed through the heat dissipation shell (12); the heat dissipation shell (12) is composed of a plurality of heat dissipation fins (121); the plurality of heat dissipation fins (121) are spaced apart along the length direction of the heat conducting pipe (22) and form a plurality of heat dissipation slots (102).

7. The ice making machine according to claim 1, wherein: The ice making box (4) comprises an inner shell (41) and an outer shell (42); the inner shell (41) is arranged on the outer shell (42); the inner shell (41) and the outer shell (42) enclose the ice making groove (401); and the inner shell (41) is provided with a water passage (402).

8. The ice making machine according to claim 1, wherein: The invention also includes a control component (5), the control component (5) including a control button (51) and a control panel (52), the control button (51) being arranged on the control panel (52), the control button (51) being clamped on the housing component (1), and the control panel (52) being arranged on the housing component (1) and located in the heat dissipation cavity (101).

9. The ice making machine according to claim 1, wherein: The heat-conducting assembly (2) further includes a heat-dissipating fan (23), which is arranged on the housing assembly (1) and located in the heat-dissipating cavity (101), and the heat-dissipating fan (23) is arranged relative to the heat-conducting plate (21) and the heat-conducting pipe (22).

10. The ice making machine according to claim 1, wherein It also includes an ice-making cover (6), which is arranged on the ice-making box (4), and the ice-making cover (6) wraps the ice-making box (4) and the refrigeration assembly (3).

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