Ice maker
By setting ice-making overflow ports and cleaning overflow ports at different heights in the ice maker, the problem that the existing ice maker cannot be cleaned in all directions is solved, achieving better cleaning effects and user experience while reducing manufacturing costs.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422839351.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-20
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-21
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-20
AI Technical Summary
When the existing ice maker is in the cleaning state, it can only clean the position below the ice making water level of the ice making evaporator component, but cannot clean the position above the ice making water level, resulting in poor cleaning effect and affecting the user experience.
An ice maker is designed. An ice-making overflow port and a cleaning overflow port are provided in an equal-level water tank to discharge excess water during the ice-making and cleaning processes, respectively. The height of the cleaning overflow port is higher than that of the ice-making overflow port and the ice outlet port, thereby ensuring all-round cleaning of the ice-making evaporator assembly without the need for an additional water level detector and water valve structure.
The all-round cleaning effect of the ice maker is achieved, the user experience is improved, the structure is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to an ice maker. BACKGROUND
[0002] The ice maker is used for making ice cubes. The existing ice maker has a cleaning function in addition to the ice making function. However, when the existing ice maker is in the cleaning state, only the position below the ice making water level of the ice making evaporator assembly can be cleaned, and the position above the ice making water level of the ice making evaporator assembly cannot be cleaned, resulting in poor cleaning effect of the ice maker, thereby affecting the user experience and the like. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0003] The present application provides an ice maker to solve the problem that when the existing ice maker is in the cleaning state, only the position below the ice making water level of the ice making evaporator assembly can be cleaned, and the position above the ice making water level of the ice making evaporator assembly cannot be cleaned, resulting in poor cleaning effect of the ice maker, thereby affecting the user experience and the like.
[0004] To solve the above technical problem, the present application provides an ice maker, comprising: an ice making evaporator assembly; a foaming assembly formed with a water storage cavity; an equal potential water tank in openable and closable communication with the ice making evaporator assembly and the water storage cavity, the equal potential water tank being provided with an ice making overflow port and a cleaning overflow port, the height of a cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow port being higher than the height of an ice making overflow end surface of the ice making overflow port and the height of an ice outlet of the ice making evaporator assembly.
[0005] Among them, the area of the ice making overflow port is smaller than the area of the cleaning overflow port.
[0006] Among them, the ice making overflow port and the cleaning overflow port are in communication with the water storage cavity.
[0007] Among them, the equal potential water tank comprises an equal potential surface, the ice making overflow port and the cleaning overflow port are located on the same equal potential surface, and the equal potential surface is in communication with the water storage cavity through the ice making overflow port and the cleaning overflow port.
[0008] Among them, the top of the equal potential surface is formed with a gap, the gap is the cleaning overflow port, the middle of the equal potential surface is formed with a through hole, and the through hole is the ice making overflow port.
[0009] Among them, the height of the ice outlet is between the height of the ice making overflow end surface of the ice making overflow port and the height of the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow port.
[0010] Among them, the equal potential water tank is provided with an equal potential water inlet, and the height of the equal potential water inlet is between the height of the ice making overflow end surface of the ice making overflow port and the height of the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow port.
[0011] The ice-making pipeline is in openable and closable communication between the equalizing water tank and the ice-making evaporator assembly; the ice maker comprises a cleaning assembly, the cleaning assembly comprises a first cleaning pipeline and a second cleaning pipeline, one end of the first cleaning pipeline is in communication with the water storage cavity, and the other end is in openable and closable connection; one end of the second cleaning pipeline is in openable and closable communication with the ice-making pipeline, and the other end is in openable and closable connection.
[0012] The ice maker comprises an ice maker body and a plug part, the plug part is detachably arranged on the outer periphery of the ice maker body, and the plug part is in openable and closable connection with the other end of the first cleaning pipeline and / or the other end of the second cleaning pipeline.
[0013] The ice-making pipeline comprises a first ice-making sub-pipeline and a second ice-making sub-pipeline in communication with the first ice-making sub-pipeline, the first ice-making sub-pipeline is in communication with the equalizing water tank, and the second ice-making sub-pipeline is in communication with the ice-making evaporator assembly; the ice maker further comprises a three-way valve, the first ice-making sub-pipeline, the second ice-making sub-pipeline and the second cleaning pipeline are in openable and closable communication through the three-way valve.
[0014] The ice maker comprises an ice-making evaporator assembly, a foaming assembly and an equalizing water tank. The foaming assembly is formed with a water storage cavity. The equalizing water tank is in openable and closable communication with the ice-making evaporator assembly and the water storage cavity, respectively. The equalizing water tank is provided with an ice-making overflow port and a cleaning overflow port. The height of the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow port is higher than the height of the ice-making overflow end surface of the ice-making overflow port and the height of the ice outlet of the ice-making evaporator assembly.
[0015] The height of the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow port is higher than the height of the ice-making overflow end surface of the ice-making overflow port, which facilitates the realization of the cleaning work of the ice maker and improves the cleaning effect. In addition, the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow port is higher than the height of the ice outlet of the ice-making evaporator assembly, which facilitates the realization of the ice-making process of the ice maker. Therefore, by simultaneously providing the ice-making overflow port and the cleaning overflow port in the equalizing water tank, and simultaneously limiting the height relationship among the ice-making overflow port, the cleaning overflow port and the ice outlet, the ice maker can simultaneously meet the ice-making function and the cleaning function, thereby improving the cleaning effect and improving the user experience; in addition, no water level detector and water valve structure need to be arranged in the equalizing water tank, the structure is simpler, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.
[0017] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the ice maker of the present application;
[0018] Figure 2 is a first partial cross-sectional schematic view of an embodiment of the ice maker of the present application;
[0019] Figure 3 is a second partial cross-sectional schematic view of an embodiment of the ice maker of the present application;
[0020] Figure 4 is a structure schematic view of A shown in Figure 2
[0021] Figure 5 is a first partial schematic view of an embodiment of the ice maker of the present application;
[0022] Figure 6 is a structure schematic view of B shown in Figure 5
[0023] Figure 7 is a second partial schematic view of an embodiment of the ice maker of the present application;
[0024] Figure 8 is a structure schematic view of C shown in Figure 7
[0025] 10, ice maker; 101, ice maker body; 1014, rear cover; 1015, plug part; 11, foaming assembly; 111, inner container; 1111, water storage cavity; 12, ice basket assembly; 14, equalizing water tank; 141, ice-making overflow; 142, cleaning overflow; 143, equalizing surface; 1431, notch; 1432, through hole; 144, equalizing water inlet; 16, ice-making evaporator assembly; 161, ice outlet; 19, cleaning assembly; 191, first cleaning pipe; 192, second cleaning pipe; 21, water pumping assembly; 22, ice-making pipeline; 221, first ice-making sub-pipeline; 222, second ice-making sub-pipeline. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0027] Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are they necessarily mutually exclusive of one another. As will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.
[0028] The ice maker provided by the utility model will be described in detail below in combination with embodiments.
[0029] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 , Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the ice maker of the application; Figure 2 is a first partial cross-sectional schematic diagram of an embodiment of the ice maker of the application; Figure 3 is a second partial cross-sectional schematic diagram of an embodiment of the ice maker of the application. The application provides an ice maker. The ice maker 10 is used for making ice cubes and the like. The ice maker 10 comprises an ice-making evaporator assembly 16, a foaming assembly 11 and an equalizing water tank 14. The foaming assembly 11 not only can play a heat preservation role and reduce cold loss and the like, but also can play a water storage role. For example, the foaming assembly 11 is formed with a water storage cavity 1111. The water storage cavity 1111 is used for containing water melted from an ice basket assembly 12 and water in the equalizing water tank 14. The foaming assembly 11 comprises an inner container 111, and the water storage cavity 1111 is arranged in the inner container 111. The equalizing water tank 14 is in openable and closable communication with the ice-making evaporator assembly 16 and the water storage cavity 1111. The equalizing water tank 14 and the ice-making evaporator assembly 16 can be in communication or closed. The equalizing water tank 14 and the water storage cavity 1111 can be in communication or closed.
[0030] The equalizing water tank 14 is provided with an ice-making overflow port 141. The ice-making overflow port 141 is used for discharging excess water in the equalizing water tank 14 during ice making. When the water level in the equalizing water tank 14 is higher than the height of a cleaning overflow end surface of the ice-making overflow port 141 during ice making of the ice maker 10, the excess water in the equalizing water tank 14 flows out of the ice-making overflow port 141. The equalizing water tank 14 and the ice-making evaporator assembly 16 are in openable and closable communication, and the two have the principle of a communicating vessel. The height of the ice-making overflow end surface of the ice-making overflow port 141 is the ice-making water level height of the ice-making evaporator assembly 16, so that the ice-making evaporator assembly 16 can normally make ice and the like.
[0031] The equalizing water tank 14 is provided with a cleaning overflow 142. The cleaning overflow 142 is used to drain the excess water in the equalizing water tank 14 during the cleaning process of the ice maker 10. When the water level in the equalizing water tank 14 is higher than the height of the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow 142 during the cleaning process of the ice maker 10, the excess water in the equalizing water tank 14 flows out from the cleaning overflow 142 and the ice-making overflow 141. Because the equalizing water tank 14 and the ice-making evaporator assembly 16 are in openable and closable communication, and both have the principle of a communicating vessel. Among them, the height of the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow 142 is higher than the ice-making water level height of the original ice-making evaporator assembly 16, so that the water can flow through the position above the ice-making water level height of the ice-making evaporator assembly 16, so that the ice-making evaporator assembly 16 can be completely cleaned, thereby improving the cleaning effect.
[0032] The height of the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow 142 is higher than the height of the ice-making overflow end surface of the ice-making overflow 141, which facilitates the implementation of the cleaning work of the ice maker 10 and improves the cleaning effect. In addition, the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow 142 is higher than the height of the ice outlet 161 of the ice-making evaporator assembly 16, which facilitates the implementation of the ice-making process of the ice maker 10. Therefore, by simultaneously providing the ice-making overflow 141 and the cleaning overflow 142 in the equalizing water tank 14, and limiting the height relationship among the ice-making overflow 141, the cleaning overflow 142, and the ice outlet 161, the ice maker 10 can simultaneously meet the ice-making function and the cleaning function, thereby improving the cleaning effect and improving the user experience; in addition, the equalizing water tank 14 does not need to be provided with a water level detector and a water valve structure, and the structure is simpler, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
[0033] In some embodiments, the area of the ice-making overflow 141 is smaller than the area of the cleaning overflow 142. When the ice maker 10 is cleaning, because the water discharge speed of the ice-making overflow 141 is smaller than the water discharge speed of the cleaning overflow 142, the water level in the equalizing water tank 14 can continue to rise to the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow 142, and when the water level is higher than the cleaning overflow end surface, the excess water is discharged from the cleaning overflow 142.
[0034] Because the equalizing water tank 14 and the ice-making evaporator assembly 16 are in communication, and both have the principle of a communicating vessel. By limiting the size of the ice-making overflow 141 to be smaller than the size of the cleaning overflow 142, the water level height of the ice-making overflow 141 can be raised, and the water level height in the ice-making evaporator assembly 16 can be improved, so that more water reaches the top of the ice-making evaporator assembly 16, thereby enabling the ice-making evaporator assembly 16 to be completely cleaned and improving the cleaning effect.
[0035] The above-mentioned area can be related to shape and size. When the shapes of the ice-making overflow 141 and the cleaning overflow 142 are the same, the size of the ice-making overflow 141 can be smaller than that of the cleaning overflow 142. When the shapes of the ice-making overflow 141 and the cleaning overflow 142 are different, the area of the ice-making overflow 141 can be smaller than that of the cleaning overflow 142 by comparing the different shapes and sizes of the ice-making overflow 141. In the present embodiment, the shapes of the ice-making overflow 141 and the cleaning overflow 142 are both rectangular, and the size of the ice-making overflow 141 can be smaller than that of the cleaning overflow 142.
[0036] Referring to Figure 4 , Figure 4 is Figure 2 the structural schematic view of A. In combination with Figures 1 to 3 In some embodiments, the ice-making overflow 141 and the cleaning overflow 142 are both in communication with the water storage cavity 1111. The water discharged from the ice-making overflow 141 and the water discharged from the cleaning overflow 142 are both discharged into the water storage cavity 1111. By the above-mentioned limitation, the water can be recycled, and the number of water adding to the ice maker 10 can be reduced, thereby improving the user experience.
[0037] In other embodiments, the water discharged from the ice-making overflow 141 and / or the cleaning overflow 142 can be discharged into other components, such as a recycling tank, and then the user can reuse or pour out the water in the recycling tank. Alternatively, the water discharged from the ice-making overflow 141 and / or the cleaning overflow 142 can directly flow into the external environment, which can be but is not limited to a hand washing sink, a pipeline, etc.
[0038] Referring to Figure 5 and Figure 6 , Figure 5 is the first partial schematic view of an embodiment of the ice maker of the present application; Figure 6 is Figure 5 the structural schematic view of B. In combination with Figures 1 to 4 In some embodiments, the equalizing water tank 14 includes an equalizing surface 143. The equalizing surface 143 is arranged close to the water storage cavity 1111. The ice-making overflow 141 and the cleaning overflow 142 are located on the same equalizing surface 143. The equalizing surface 143 is arranged in communication with the water storage cavity 1111 through the ice-making overflow 141 and the cleaning overflow 142, not only making the equalizing water tank 14 and the water storage cavity 1111 in a communication state, but also making the structure simple and easy to implement, etc. In addition, the equalizing water tank 14 can be more firm, etc.
[0039] In other embodiments, the ice-making overflow 141 and the cleaning overflow 142 can be located on different side walls in the equalizing water tank 14. When a side wall in the equalizing water tank 14 is far from the water storage cavity 1111, the ice-making overflow 141 and / or the cleaning overflow 142 can be in communication with the water storage cavity 1111 through a pipeline, etc.
[0040] In some embodiments, the equalizing surface 143 is formed with a notch 1431 at the top. The notch 1431 is the cleaning overflow 142. The equalizing surface 143 is formed with a through hole 1432 in the middle. The through hole 1432 is the ice-making overflow 141. The area of the notch 1431 is greater than the area of the through hole 1432. The structure of the notch 1431 forms the cleaning overflow 142, and the structure of the through hole 1432 forms the ice-making overflow 141, which is simple and easy to implement, etc.
[0041] In some embodiments, the height of the ice outlet 161 is between the height of the ice-making overflow end surface of the ice-making overflow 141 and the height of the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow 142. Since the height of the ice-making overflow end surface of the ice-making overflow 141 is the same as the water level inside the ice maker 10, by limiting the height of the ice outlet 161 to be higher than the height of the ice-making overflow end surface of the ice-making overflow 141, the influence of the water level inside the ice maker 10 on the ice at the ice outlet 161 can be reduced. In addition, by limiting the height of the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow 142 to be higher than the height of the ice outlet 161, when the ice maker 10 is in the cleaning state, the cleaning water can pass through the top of the ice-making evaporator assembly 16 and the ice outlet 161, improving the cleaning degree and thus improving the cleaning effect, etc.
[0042] In some embodiments, the equalizing water tank 14 is provided with an equalizing water inlet 144. The water in the water storage cavity 1111 enters the equalizing water tank 14 in turn through the water pumping assembly 21 and the equalizing water inlet 144. The height of the equalizing water inlet 144 is between the height of the ice-making overflow end surface of the ice-making overflow 141 and the height of the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow 142. By limiting the height of the equalizing water inlet 144 to be greater than the height of the ice-making overflow end surface of the ice-making overflow 141, the water in the equalizing water tank 14 can be maintained at least at the ice-making overflow end surface of the ice-making overflow 141, thereby reducing the risk of the water pumping assembly 21 being in a continuous working state and the water flowing out of the equalizing water inlet 144, and thus reducing the cost, etc. In addition, by limiting the height of the equalizing water inlet 144 to be less than the height of the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow 142, when the ice maker 10 is in the cleaning state, the water pumping assembly 21 is in a continuous water pumping state, and the cleaning overflow end surface height of the equalizing water tank 14 is higher than the equalizing water inlet 144, which can increase the cleaning height and the cleaning range, etc., and thus improve the cleaning effect, etc.
[0043] Please refer to Figure 7 andFigure 8 , Figure 7 is a second partial schematic view of an embodiment of the ice maker; Figure 8 is Figure 7 is a structural schematic view of C shown in FIG. 11. In combination with Figures 1 to 6 In some embodiments, the ice-making pipeline 22 is in openable and closable communication between the equalizing water tank 14 and the ice-making evaporator assembly 16. That is, water in the equalizing water tank 14 can enter the ice-making evaporator assembly 16 through the ice-making pipeline 22, so that the ice-making evaporator assembly 16 performs ice-making, etc. The ice maker 10 includes a cleaning assembly 19. The cleaning assembly 19 is used to clean the ice maker 10, etc. The cleaning assembly 19 includes a first cleaning pipeline 191 and a second cleaning pipeline 192. One end of the first cleaning pipeline 191 is in communication with the water storage cavity 1111 of the foaming assembly 11. That is, water in the water storage cavity 1111 can flow into one end of the first cleaning pipeline 191. The other end of the first cleaning pipeline 191 is openable and closable. That is, the other end of the first cleaning pipeline 191 can be opened or closed. One end of the second cleaning pipeline 192 is in openable and closable communication with the ice-making pipeline 22. That is, one end of the second cleaning pipeline 192 and the ice-making pipeline 22 are in an open or closed state. The other end of the second cleaning pipeline 192 is openable and closable. That is, the other end of the second cleaning pipeline 192 can be opened or closed.
[0044] When the cleaning assembly 19 is in a non-working state, the other end of the first cleaning pipeline 191 and the other end of the second cleaning pipeline 192 are both in a closed state. When the cleaning assembly 19 is in a cleaning state, water circulates through the water circuit until the end, and then the other end of the first cleaning pipeline 191 and the other end of the second cleaning pipeline 192 are opened, so that waste water can flow out of the first cleaning pipeline 191 and the second cleaning pipeline 192, thereby achieving the cleaning work of the ice maker 10, etc.
[0045] In some embodiments, the ice maker 10 includes an ice maker body 101 and a plug head 1015. The plug head 1015 is detachably connected to the outer peripheral upper portion of the ice maker body 101. Among them, the plug head 1015 can be connected to the outer peripheral upper portion of the ice maker body 101 in a plug-in, clamping, and bolt manner, etc. The ice maker body 101 can include a rear cover 1014 located at the rear position of the ice maker body 101. By setting the plug head 1015 at the rear position of the ice maker body 101, the hiding property of the plug head 1015 is increased, thereby improving the aesthetic degree of the ice maker 10, etc.
[0046] The plug part 1015 is detachably connected to the other end of the first cleaning pipe 191 and / or the other end of the second cleaning pipe 192. When the plug part 1015 is opened, the other end of the first cleaning pipe 191 is opened; when the plug part 1015 is closed, the other end of the first cleaning pipe 191 is closed. When the plug part 1015 is opened, the other end of the second cleaning pipe 192 is opened; when the plug part 1015 is closed, the other end of the second cleaning pipe 192 is closed.
[0047] When the cleaning assembly 19 of the ice maker 10 is not working, the first cleaning pipe 191 and the second cleaning pipe 192 are not used, and the first cleaning pipe 191 and the second cleaning pipe 192 are detachably connected to the outer peripheral upper part of the ice maker body 101. When the cleaning assembly 19 of the ice maker 10 is working, the first cleaning pipe 191 and the second cleaning pipe 192 are detached from the ice maker 10, and the plug part 1015 on the first cleaning pipe 191 and / or the second cleaning pipe 192 is pulled off, and water flows out from the first cleaning pipe 191 and the second cleaning pipe 192 to the external environment under the action of gravity, thereby completing the cleaning work, etc.
[0048] Through the cooperation of the plug part 1015, the first cleaning pipe 191 and the second cleaning pipe 192, etc., the water after the ice maker 10 is cleaned can be automatically discharged without setting a water pump, etc., thereby reducing the manufacturing cost, etc. The first cleaning pipe 191 and the second cleaning pipe 192 can share the same plug part 1015, and then the plug part 1015 is detachably installed on the outer peripheral upper part of the ice maker body 101. Alternatively, the first cleaning pipe 191 and the second cleaning pipe 192 are connected through respective plug parts 1015, and then the two plug parts 1015 are respectively detachably connected to the outer peripheral upper part of the ice maker body 101, etc.
[0049] Please continue to refer to Figure 1 , Figure 7 and Figure 8In some embodiments, the ice making pipeline 22 comprises a first sub-ice making pipeline 221 and a second sub-ice making pipeline 222. The first sub-ice making pipeline 221 and the second sub-ice making pipeline 222 are in communication. The first sub-ice making pipeline 221 is in communication with the equalizing water tank 14. The second sub-ice making pipeline 222 is in communication with the ice making evaporator assembly 16. That is, the water in the equalizing water tank 14 flows from the first sub-ice making pipeline 221, the second sub-ice making pipeline 222 and into the ice making evaporator assembly 16. The ice maker 10 further comprises a three-way valve (not shown in the figure). The three-way valve functions as a communication. The first sub-ice making pipeline 221, the second sub-ice making pipeline 222 and the second cleaning pipeline 192 are in openable and closable communication through the three-way valve. When the ice maker 10 is in the cleaning operation, the first sub-ice making pipeline 221 and the second sub-ice making pipeline 222 are in closed state with the second cleaning pipeline 192 respectively, and the water storage cavity 1111, the equalizing water tank 14 and the ice making evaporator assembly 16 are in water circulation state. When the ice maker 10 finishes the cleaning operation, the first sub-ice making pipeline 221 and the second sub-ice making pipeline 222 are in open state with the second cleaning pipeline 192 respectively, so that the water in the ice making evaporator assembly 16 and the equalizing water tank 14 is discharged into the second cleaning pipeline 192.
[0050] Through the cooperation of the three-way valve, the first sub-ice making pipeline 221, the second sub-ice making pipeline 222 and the second cleaning pipeline 192, the ice maker 10 can be timely discharged after cleaning, and the like. The three-way valve is a conventional component for those skilled in the art, and is not limited herein.
[0051] The terms "first", "second", "third", etc. in the present application are only for descriptive purpose, and cannot be understood as indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second", "third", etc. can include at least one of the features, explicitly or implicitly. All directional indications, such as upper, lower, left, right, front, back, etc. in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement condition, etc. between the components, and if the specific posture changes, the directional indications also change accordingly. In addition, the terms "comprise" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover the inclusions without exclusion. For example, the processes, methods, systems, products or devices including a series of steps or units are not limited to the listed steps or units, but optionally include the steps or units not listed, or optionally include other steps or units inherent to the processes, methods, products or devices.
[0052] The above description is only for the embodiments of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation using the content of the present application specification and drawings, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. An ice maker characterized by, The ice maker comprises: an ice-making evaporator assembly; a foaming assembly, which is formed with a water storage cavity; an equalization water tank, which is in openable and closable communication with the ice-making evaporator assembly and the water storage cavity respectively, and is provided with an ice-making overflow port and a cleaning overflow port, a height of an end surface of the cleaning overflow port being higher than a height of an end surface of the ice-making overflow port and a height of an ice outlet of the ice-making evaporator assembly.
2. The ice maker of claim 1, wherein, The area of the ice-making overflow port is smaller than the area of the cleaning overflow port.
3. The ice maker of claim 1, wherein, The ice-making overflow port and the cleaning overflow port are both in communication with the water storage cavity.
4. The ice maker of claim 3, wherein, The equalization water tank comprises an equalization surface, the ice-making overflow port and the cleaning overflow port being located on the same equalization surface, and the equalization surface being in communication with the water storage cavity through the ice-making overflow port and the cleaning overflow port respectively.
5. The ice maker of claim 4, wherein, The top of the equalization surface is formed with a notch, which is the cleaning overflow port, and the middle of the equalization surface is formed with a through hole, which is the ice-making overflow port.
6. The ice maker of claim 1, wherein, The height of the ice outlet is between the height of the ice-making overflow end surface of the ice-making overflow port and the height of the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow port.
7. The ice maker of claim 1, wherein, The equalization water tank is provided with an equalization water inlet, and the height of the equalization water inlet is between the height of the ice-making overflow end surface of the ice-making overflow port and the height of the cleaning overflow end surface of the cleaning overflow port.
8. The ice maker of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein, The equalization water tank and the ice-making evaporator assembly are in openable and closable communication through an ice-making pipeline; the ice maker comprises a cleaning assembly, the cleaning assembly comprising a first cleaning pipeline and a second cleaning pipeline, one end of the first cleaning pipeline being in communication with the water storage cavity and the other end being openable and closable, and one end of the second cleaning pipeline being in openable and closable communication with the ice-making pipeline and the other end being openable and closable.
9. The ice maker of claim 8, wherein, The ice maker comprises an ice maker body and a plug part, the plug part being detachable on the outer periphery of the ice maker body, and the plug part being openable and closable connected to the other end of the first cleaning pipeline and / or the other end of the second cleaning pipeline.
10. The ice maker of claim 8, wherein, The ice-making pipeline comprises a first sub-ice-making pipeline and a second sub-ice-making pipeline in communication with the first sub-ice-making pipeline, the first sub-ice-making pipeline being in communication with the equalization water tank, and the second sub-ice-making pipeline being in communication with the ice-making evaporator assembly; the ice maker further comprises a three-way valve, and the first sub-ice-making pipeline, the second sub-ice-making pipeline and the second cleaning pipeline are in openable and closable communication through the three-way valve.