Positioning support and water purification ice maker

By designing a positioning bracket and a water purifier ice maker, the water purification and ice-making functions are compactly integrated, solving the problem of large space occupation for household users and providing multiple water purification application methods.

CN223470371UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-24GUANGDONG LESSO WATER PURIFICATION TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422415114.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-30
Publication Date
2025-10-24
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-30

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies, when household users need both water purification and ice making functions, they usually need two separate devices, which take up a lot of space, and there is a lack of integrated solutions.

Method used

Design a positioning bracket and a water purification ice maker. By rationally arranging the ice-making module, filter module, water tank module, and water purifier, a compact equipment structure is achieved, providing multiple water purification application methods.

Benefits of technology

This design achieves a compact structure for the water purifier ice maker, combining water filtration and ice-making functions while reducing the space occupied by the equipment.

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Abstract

The positioning support comprises a front side section and a rear side section, the front end of the front side section is open, and the front side section is provided with a front side opening; the vertical height of the front side section is higher than that of the rear side section, a first assembly space used for installing a water tank module is formed between the upper portion of the rear side section and the rear side of the front side section, and a water tank water hole is formed in the bottom of the first assembly space; an ice-making opening is formed in one side of the upper end of the front side section, and a filter element mounting port is formed in the upper end of the other side of the front side section; a second assembly space for positioning and assembling the water purifying kettle is concavely arranged at the rear part of the other side of the front side section; and a kettle water inlet hole is formed in the bottom of the second assembly space. Through the structural arrangement of the positioning bracket, the positions of the mounting spaces and the mounting openings of the positioning bracket can be matched with the mounting of a modularized equipment structure, and after the mounting, a compact water purification ice maker scheme with a comprehensive layout structure of a tightly arranged ice making module, a filtering module and a water tank module can be obtained. In the scheme application of the water purification ice maker, purified water is led out from the filtering module to be temporarily stored in the water purification kettle at the water injection port and to the ice making module for ice making application, so that the water purification ice maker provided by the scheme provides various different water purification application modes.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to water purifying ice maker structure technical field, concretely relates to a positioning support and water purifying ice maker. BACKGROUND

[0002] In prior art, water purifier can effectively filter water source, and provide daily water purifying drinking demand for us.

[0003] In prior art, ice maker can effectively refrigerate water source, and then produce ice, and satisfy daily ice demand of user.

[0004] If domestic user needs water purifying function and ice making function application simultaneously, two equipment purchases are needed, and then combination application is carried out, and such application mode occupies large domestic use space, and brings inconvenience for user's use, so how effectively integrates water purifying equipment and ice making equipment, and provides a water purifying ice maker scheme, which is a technical problem to be solved in the field. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0005] The utility model aims at providing a positioning support and water purifying ice maker to overcome the defects of prior art.

[0006] Positioning support, it includes front side section and rear side section, the front side section front end is open and has front side open mouth, the vertical height of the front side section is higher than the rear side section setting, the first assembly space for water tank module installation is formed between the rear side of the upper portion of the rear side section and the front side section, the water tank water hole is set in the bottom of the first assembly space, the ice making opening is set up on one side of the upper end of the front side section, the filter core is set up on the other side of the upper end of the front side section The second assembly space for positioning and connecting the water purifying kettle is concave in the rear part of the other side of the front side section, and the water jug water inlet hole is arranged at the bottom of the second assembly space.

[0007] Further, the ice making opening is rectangular, and the length direction extends along the front and rear directions; and / or, the filter core connecting interface includes a filter bottle mounting port in a circular shape, and an interface groove is arranged on the outer periphery of the filter bottle mounting port to facilitate the user to take the filter core handle.

[0008] Further, the filter core connecting interface further includes a filter shell mounting port arranged between the filter bottle mounting port and the ice making opening.

[0009] Further, the rear end of one side of the front side section corresponds to the first assembly space and is provided with a buckling structure for positioning and buckling the water tank module.

[0010] Further, the outer periphery of the bottom of the first assembly space is provided with a connecting step for positioning and connecting the lower end of the water tank module.

[0011] Further, a spout mounting position is arranged at an inner side position of the second assembly space close to the front side section.

[0012] Further, an attachment clamping position for positioning and attaching the lower end of the water purifying kettle is arranged at the outer periphery of the bottom of the second assembly space, and the attachment clamping position is arranged as an outwardly convex arc-shaped section towards the other outer side position of the front side section.

[0013] Further, a clamping position for clamping and attaching the upper cover plate matched with the shape of the front side section is arranged at the side of the ice making opening.

[0014] Further, a heat dissipation hole group is arranged at the outer side end face of one side of the rear side section and / or the outer side end face of the other side of the rear side section.

[0015] The water purifying and ice making machine comprises a shell, the shell comprises a front side panel and the positioning support as described above, an ice outlet is arranged on the front side panel, an ice making module is arranged at an inner side position of the positioning support, a filtering module is arranged at another inner side position of the positioning support, the filtering module is matched with the filter element attachment interface for attachment application, and the ice outlet is arranged at the ice outlet end of the ice making module.

[0016] The water purifying and ice making machine has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] The positioning support has various installation spaces and installation opening positions matched with the modular equipment structure for attachment, and after attachment, a compact water purifying and ice making machine scheme with a comprehensive layout structure of the ice making module, the filtering module and the water tank module is obtained. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Fig. 1 The structure of the water purifying and ice making machine is shown in the schematic view.

[0019] Fig. 2 The exploded structure of the water purifying and ice making machine is shown in the schematic view.

[0020] Fig. 3 The structure of the positioning support is shown in the schematic view.

[0021] Explanation of reference signs:

[0022] Casing 1, ice outlet 11, baffle 111, water outlet 12, filter bottle mounting port 13, interface groove 131, filter shell mounting port 14, front side panel 15, positioning support 16, front side section 161, ice making opening 1611, filter core mounting interface 1612, rear side section 162, first assembly space 163, water tank water hole 1631, buckling structure 1632, mounting step 1633, second assembly space 164, kettle water inlet hole 1641, spout mounting position 1642, mounting clamping position 1643, arc section 1644, buckling position 165, heat dissipation hole group 166,

[0023] Ice making module 2, ice making box 21, water storage space 211, ice making mechanism 22, evaporator 221, evaporation column 222, water tank 223, overturning driving mechanism 224, ice taking transmission mechanism 23, ice taking groove 231, water falling hole 232, spiral propeller 233, buffer position 234, refrigeration module 3, compressor 31, radiator 32,

[0024] Filter module 4, first filter core 41, filter bottle body 411, filter seat assembly 412, second filter core 42, filter shell 421, waterway board assembly 43, booster pump 44,

[0025] Water tank module 5, raw water inlet 51, waste water outlet 52, purified water kettle 6,

[0026] Temperature control module 7, heating body 71, temperature control water pump 72, DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to make the technical scheme, purpose and advantages of the utility model clearer, the following will further explain and describe the utility model in combination with the drawings and examples.

[0028] As shown in the accompanying Figs. 1 to 3 The utility model provides a kind of water purifying ice maker scheme, it includes casing 1, the casing 1 one side front end is provided with ice outlet 11, the casing 1 one side front part is provided with ice making module 2 corresponding the ice outlet 11 position, the ice outlet end of the ice making module 2 is communicated with the ice outlet 11;The lower position of the rear part of the casing 1 is provided with refrigeration module 3, and the refrigeration module 3 is communicated with the ice making module 2.

[0029] The other side of the shell 1 is provided with an outlet 12, and the other side of the shell 1 is provided with a filter module 4 corresponding to the position of the outlet 12. The upper side of the rear part of the shell 1 is provided with a water tank module 5, and the water tank module 5 is provided with a raw water inlet 51 as a raw water input end; the middle part of the other side of the shell 1 is provided with a purified water kettle 6 between the filter module 4 and the water tank module 5, and the purified water kettle 6 is provided with a water inlet; the raw water inlet 51 is communicated with the water inlet side of the filter module 4, one end of the purified water side of the filter module 4 is communicated with the outlet 12, and the other end of the purified water side of the filter module 4 is communicated with the water inlet side of the ice making module 2, and the other end of the purified water side of the filter module 4 is communicated with the water inlet.

[0030] The raw water inlet end, one end of the purified water side of the filter module 4 to the outlet 12 forms a purified water output flow channel. The raw water inlet end, the other end of the purified water side of the filter module 4, the ice making module 2 to the ice outlet 11 forms a purified water ice making flow channel. The raw water inlet end, the other end of the purified water side of the filter module 4 through the water inlet to the purified water kettle 6 forms a purified water storage flow channel.

[0031] For the above basic structure layout and function organization application, through a compact purified water ice maker scheme of a comprehensive layout structure of setting an ice making module 2, a filter module 4, a water tank module 5 and a purified water kettle 6, the device can meet the requirements of providing purified water filtering output and purified water ice making comprehensive application, and the device has the characteristics of compact volume by a reasonable structure layout scheme. Through the filter module 4, the purified water is introduced to the water inlet of the purified water kettle 6 for temporary storage, to the outlet 11 for direct external output, and to the ice making module 2 for ice making application, so that the purified water ice maker of the scheme provides multiple different purified water application modes.

[0032] For the above basic structure layout and function organization, in order to realize further function setting and make the installation of each functional device more compact, the preferred embodiment of the scheme applies as follows:

[0033] The shell 1 includes a front side panel 15 and a positioning support 16, one side of the front side panel 15 is provided with the ice outlet 11, and the other side of the front side panel 15 is provided with the water outlet 12. The positioning support 16 includes a front side section 161 and a rear side section 162, and the front end of the front side section 161 is open and has a front side opening; so as to meet the application requirements of the internal device components corresponding to the function control of the front side panel 15 and the external output of water source and ice block.

[0034] The front section 161 is vertically higher than the rear section 162, and a first assembly space 163 for installing a water tank module is formed between the upper part of the rear section 162 and the rear side of the front section 161, and a water tank water hole 1631 is arranged at the bottom of the first assembly space 163. In this embodiment, the water tank module 5 is also provided with a wastewater outlet 52 as a wastewater input end. Then, the water tank water hole 1631 is provided with two corresponding to the raw water outlet 51 and the wastewater outlet 52. The rear end of one side of the front section 161 is provided with a buckling structure 1632 for positioning and buckling the water tank module 5; the outer periphery of the bottom of the first assembly space 163 is provided with a mounting step 1633 for positioning and mounting the lower end of the water tank module; and the positioning and mounting of the water tank module 5 are satisfied.

[0035] The other rear part of the front section 161 is concave for positioning and mounting a purified water kettle, and a water kettle water inlet hole 1641 is arranged at the bottom of the second assembly space 164; the purified water kettle 6 is connected to the purified water end position of the filter module 4 through the water kettle water inlet hole 1641, and the water inlet of the purified water kettle 6 is communicated to the purified water end position of the filter module 4. The spout mounting position 1642 is arranged at the inner side position of the one side of the front section 161 in the second assembly space 164. The outer periphery of the bottom of the second assembly space 164 is provided with a mounting card position 1643 for positioning and mounting the lower end of the purified water kettle; the mounting card position 1643 is provided with an outwardly convex arc-shaped section 1644 towards the other side of the front section 161; and the positioning and mounting of the purified water kettle 6 are satisfied.

[0036] The upper end of the one side of the front section 161 is provided with an ice making opening 1611 corresponding to the position of the ice making module 2, so as to facilitate the structural mounting and maintenance of the ice making module 2.

[0037] The other upper end of the other side of the front section 161 is provided with a filter element mounting port 1612; in the application of the filter module 4 in this embodiment, it includes a first filter element 41 and a second filter element 42 arranged between the first filter element 41 and the ice making module 2. The first filter element 41 includes a filter bottle body 411 arranged vertically and extending, and the filter bottle body 411 is in a cylindrical shape; then the filter element mounting port 1612 includes a filter bottle mounting port 13 in a circular shape matched with the filter bottle body 411, and an interface groove 131 is arranged at the outer periphery of the filter bottle mounting port 13 to facilitate the user to take the filter element handle. The positioning support 16 is arranged in the positioning support 16 for mounting and supporting the filter seat assembly 412 of the filter bottle body 411, and a plurality of water outlet structures are arranged on the filter seat assembly 412 to realize the waterway communication of the filter bottle body 411 to the outside.

[0038] The second filter core 42 comprises a filter shell 421 vertically arranged, the filter shell 421 is in the shape of a flat and long square, the filter core mounting interface 1612 further comprises a filter shell mounting interface 14 arranged between the filter bottle mounting interface 13 and the ice making opening 1611; the positioning bracket 16 is provided with a water guide assembly for mounting and supporting the filter shell 421, and a plurality of water port structures are arranged on the water guide assembly to realize the waterway communication of the filter shell 421 to the outside. The waterway plate assembly 43 is arranged between the rear side of the filter bottle body 411 and the water tank module 5, and the first filter core 41 and the second filter core 42 are in waterway communication through the waterway plate assembly 43; the first filter core 41 can be used as a reverse osmosis composite filter core with an RO membrane, and the second filter core 42 can be used as an activated carbon post-filter core. The filter module 4 further comprises a booster pump 44, and the booster pump 44 is arranged on the lower side of the first filter core 41.

[0039] The raw water inlet end, the booster pump 44, the first filter core 41 and the second filter core 42 form a filter flow channel for raw water filtration. The waste water return flow channel is formed between the waste water end of the first filter core 41 and the waste water input end. The waste water outlet is arranged on the outer side of the positioning bracket 16, and the waste water discharge flow channel is formed between the waste water end of the first filter core 41 and the waste water outlet.

[0040] The ice making module 2 comprises an ice making box 21 which is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, and the refrigeration module 3 comprises a compressor 31 and a radiator 32, the compressor 31 is located at the lower part of the rear end of one side of the cabinet 1, and the radiator 32 is located at the lower part of the rear end of the other side of the cabinet 1. The rear side of the ice making box 21 located on one side of the cabinet 1 is narrowed to avoid the position of the compressor 31.

[0041] The ice making mechanism 22 is arranged on the upper side of the ice making box 21, and the ice taking transmission mechanism 23 is arranged in the middle of the ice making box 21, and the ice outlet end of the ice taking transmission mechanism 23 is adapted to the ice outlet 11. The lower part of the ice making box 21 forms a water storage space 211, and the water outlet side of the second filter core 42 serves as the clean water side of the filter module 4; then the water outlet side of the second filter core 42 communicates with the water storage space 211. The water outlet end of the water storage space 211 leads out a water supply pipeline and communicates to the water inlet side position of the ice making mechanism 22.

[0042] When the water storage space 211 is arranged, and the clean water side of the filter module 4 communicates to the water inlet side position of the ice making mechanism 22 through the water storage space 211, the clean water source of the filter module 4 can be used as the ice making water source of the ice making module 2. The ice blocks prepared by the ice making mechanism 22 are transmitted to the ice outlet 11 by the ice taking transmission mechanism 23, and output, which meets the ice taking application of the user.

[0043] The ice making mechanism 22 comprises an evaporator 221, which extends downwardly to provide an evaporation column 222; the lower side of the evaporator 221 is provided with a water tank 223, and the evaporation column 222 can be arranged to extend into the water tank 223; the water tank 223 is connected to a turnover driving mechanism 224; the water outlet end of the water storage space 211 is connected to the water inlet side of the water tank 223 through a water supply pipeline.

[0044] When ice making is required, the cold source of the refrigeration module 3 is used to cool the water source in the water tank 223 through the evaporation column 222 of the evaporator 211, so that ice is formed on the evaporation column 222. Then, the turnover driving mechanism 224 is used to turn over the water tank 223, so that the ice formed on the evaporation column 222 is separated from the evaporation column 222 under the action of gravity and the heat source generated by the evaporator 211, and the ice and the remaining water in the water tank 223 are discharged to the lower ice taking and conveying mechanism 23. The water hole 232 arranged at the lower side of the ice taking and conveying mechanism 23 can discharge the water to the water storage space 211, and then the obtained ice is guided to the ice outlet 11.

[0045] The ice making opening 1611 is rectangular in shape, and its length direction extends along the front-rear direction. The heat dissipation holes 166 are arranged on one side of the rear section 162 and the other side of the rear section 162, which correspond to the positions of the compressor 31 and the heat sink 32, respectively.

[0046] The ice taking and conveying mechanism 23 comprises an ice taking tank 231, which is arranged to slope from the lower side to the upper side. The water hole 232 is arranged at the lower side of the ice taking tank 231, and the water hole 232 is connected to the water storage space 211. Along the extension direction of the ice taking tank 231, a screw conveyor 233 is arranged in the ice taking tank 231, and the upper end of the screw conveyor 233 is an ice outlet end. The ice taking tank 231 is arranged to horizontally extend at the upper end of the screw conveyor 233 to provide a buffer position 234, and the ice outlet 11 is arranged below the buffer position 234. The shutter 111 is movably connected to the ice outlet 11, and when the ice is discharged, the shutter 111 is opened to open the ice outlet 11.

[0047] For the ice making refrigerator 21, which is wide at the upper side and narrow at the lower side, the transition change position with an arc-shaped transition is arranged at the middle of the rear side to avoid the compressor 31, and the water hole 232 is arranged to correspond to the transition change position of the ice making refrigerator 21.

[0048] Preferably, the water outlet end of the water storage space 211 is communicated with the water outlet 12 to form a residual water outlet channel, so that the cold water in the water storage space 211 can be effectively discharged from the water outlet 12 to meet the demand of the cold water application. Specifically, the control valve assembly is arranged between the water supply pipe and the water inlet side of the water tank 223, and the water supply pipe is communicated with the water outlet 12 through the control valve assembly and the branch pipe to meet the demand of the residual water controlled output from the water outlet 12.

[0049] For the temperature control and adjustment of the pure water directly output from the water outlet 12, the temperature control module 7 is arranged on the front side of the filter module 4, the water inlet end of the temperature control module 7 is communicated with the other end of the pure water side of the filter module 4, and the water outlet end of the temperature control module 7 is communicated with the water outlet 12. Specifically, the temperature control module 7 is arranged in the pure water ice maker, and the temperature control module 7 includes a vertically extending heating body 71, the water inlet end side of the heating body 71 is arranged on the lower side, and the water outlet end of the heating body 71 is arranged on the upper side and corresponds to the water outlet 12; the temperature control water pump 72 is arranged on the lower side of the heating body 71, the pure water side of the filter module 4 is arranged on the lower side of the temperature control water pump 72, and the pure water side of the filter module 4, the temperature control water pump 72, the heating body 71 and the water outlet 12 are communicated.

[0050] The ice making opening 1611 is arranged on the side of the buckle position 165; the upper cover plate is arranged on the upper side of the pure water ice maker and is matched with the shape of the front side section 161, and the upper cover plate is buckled and connected to the buckle position 165.

[0051] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, the embodiments can be modified without departing from the principle of the present application, and the corresponding modification scheme should be regarded as the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A positioning support, characterized in that The positioning support comprises a front section and a rear section, the front section is open at the front end and has a front opening, the vertical height of the front section is higher than that of the rear section, a first assembly space for installing a water tank module is formed between the upper part of the rear section and the rear side of the front section, a water tank water hole is arranged at the bottom of the first assembly space, an ice making opening is arranged at one side of the upper end of the front section, a filter cartridge connecting port is arranged at the other side of the upper end of the front section, a second assembly space for positioning and connecting a purified water kettle is concavely arranged at the rear part of the other side of the front section, and a water kettle water inlet hole is arranged at the bottom of the second assembly space.

2. The positioning support of claim 1, wherein The ice making opening is in a rectangular shape, and the length direction of the ice making opening extends along the front-rear direction; and / or the filter cartridge connecting port comprises a filter bottle mounting port in a circular shape, and an interface groove for facilitating a user to take the filter cartridge handle is arranged at the outer periphery of the filter bottle mounting port.

3. The positioning support of claim 2, wherein The filter cartridge connecting port further comprises a filter shell mounting port arranged between the filter bottle mounting port and the ice making opening.

4. The positioning support of claim 1, wherein A buckling structure for positioning and buckling connection of the water tank module is arranged at the rear end of one side of the front section corresponding to the first assembly space.

5. The positioning support of claim 1, wherein An assembly step for positioning and connecting the lower end of the water tank module is arranged at the outer periphery of the bottom of the first assembly space.

6. The positioning support of claim 1, wherein A spout connecting position is arranged at the inner side of one side of the second assembly space.

7. The positioning support of claim 1, wherein An assembly clamping position for positioning and connecting the lower end of the purified water kettle is arranged at the outer periphery of the bottom of the second assembly space, and the assembly clamping position is arranged as an outwardly convex arc-shaped section towards the outer side of the other side of the front section.

8. The positioning support of claim 1, wherein, A buckling position for buckling connection of an upper cover plate corresponding to the shape of the front section is arranged beside the ice making opening.

9. The positioning support of claim 1, wherein, The rear end of one side of the rear section and / or the rear end of the other side of the rear section is provided with a heat dissipation hole group.

10. A water purifying ice maker characterized by The positioning support comprises a front section and a rear section, the front section is open at the front end and has a front opening, the vertical height of the front section is higher than that of the rear section, a first assembly space for installing a water tank module is formed between the upper part of the rear section and the rear side of the front section, a water tank water hole is arranged at the bottom of the first assembly space, an ice making opening is arranged at one side of the upper end of the front section, a filter cartridge connecting port is arranged at the other side of the upper end of the front section, a second assembly space for positioning and connecting a purified water kettle is concavely arranged at the rear part of the other side of the front section, and a water kettle water inlet hole is arranged at the bottom of the second assembly space.