Cylindrical ice-making module

By designing a cylindrical ice-making module, the problem of aligning the ice box with the evaporator cylinder was solved, improving heat exchange efficiency and ice-making efficiency, and achieving simplified operation and stability.

CN223580310UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-21GUANGDONG WEILI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423315004.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-31
Publication Date
2025-11-21
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-31

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Technical Problem

The evaporator and ice tray of existing ice makers are prismatic in shape, which requires alignment when placing the ice tray and results in low heat exchange efficiency, affecting ice making efficiency.

Method used

A cylindrical ice-making module is designed, in which the ice-making tray and the cylinder are concentrically arranged, and the outer periphery of the ice-making tray is adjacent to the inner wall of the cylinder to increase the heat exchange area. The structure is optimized by limiting mechanism and stirring component to simplify operation and improve heat exchange efficiency.

Benefits of technology

The alignment process of the ice-making tray has been simplified, the heat exchange area has been increased, the ice-making efficiency has been improved, and the structural stability and flexibility have been enhanced.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a cylindrical ice-making module which comprises a cylindrical barrel, an ice-making disc body with a circular vertical projection is arranged in the barrel, the ice-making disc body and the barrel are concentrically arranged and can be mutually detached and separated, and the periphery of the outer side of the ice-making disc body is adjacently matched with the inner side wall of the barrel. The aligning action of the ice-making tray body when the ice-making tray body is placed in the barrel body is simplified, meanwhile, the heat exchange surface area between the outer side of the ice-making tray body and the inner wall of the barrel body is relatively increased, and the heat exchange efficiency between the ice-making tray body and the barrel body is improved, so that the ice-making efficiency is improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicle refrigerator, concretely relates to a cylindrical ice making module. BACKGROUND

[0002] In order to facilitate the ice block, generally need to set up the ice making box in the evaporation cylinder of ice maker, and the evaporation cylinder and ice making box are generally prismatic, and the user needs to carry out alignment operation when putting the ice making tray into the evaporation cylinder, and simultaneously, the area of ice making box and evaporation cylinder side wall contact is relatively small, which is not conducive to improving heat exchange efficiency.

[0003] Therefore, further improvement is needed. CONTENT OF UTILITY MODEL

[0004] The utility model discloses a cylindrical ice making module, which simplifies the operation when the ice making tray body is put into the cylinder body, improves the heat exchange efficiency between the two, and thus improves the ice making efficiency.

[0005] The utility model discloses a cylindrical ice making module, which simplifies the operation when the ice making tray body is put into the cylinder body, improves the heat exchange efficiency between the two, and thus improves the ice making efficiency.

[0006] A cylindrical ice making module, comprising a cylinder body in a cylindrical shape, a ice making tray body in a circular shape in vertical projection is arranged in the cylinder body, the ice making tray body and the cylinder body are concentrically arranged and can be separated from each other, and the outer periphery of the ice making tray body is adjacent to the inner side wall of the cylinder body.

[0007] As a specific scheme, the ice making tray body comprises a plurality of ice making tray units, the ice making tray units are distributed in the circumferential direction, and different ice making tray units are independently formed.

[0008] As a specific scheme, a plurality of ice making cavities capable of storing liquid are arranged in the ice making tray unit in a grid shape, the ice making cavities and the upper side of the ice making tray unit are both in an open shape, the periphery of the ice making tray unit forms an upwardly protruding upper surrounding edge, and the horizontal height of the upper side of the upper surrounding edge is higher than the horizontal height of the opening of the ice making cavity.

[0009] As a specific scheme, a plurality of ice making tray bodies are arranged in the cylinder body, the ice making tray bodies are stacked in the vertical direction to form an ice tray group, a limiting mechanism is formed between the ice making tray bodies adjacent in the vertical direction, and the ice making tray bodies adjacent in the vertical direction can be separated from each other and are fixed and positioned in the horizontal direction by the limiting mechanism.

[0010] As a specific scheme, the limiting mechanism comprises a convex edge portion arranged on the lower side of the ice making tray unit, the convex edge portion is sleeved with the upper surrounding edge, and the convex edge portion is in abutting cooperation with the bottom of the ice making tray unit adjacent to the upper side.

[0011] As a specific scheme, the upper side of the ice tray unit is provided with a rib part corresponding to the inner side of the upper surrounding edge, the rib part is upwardly convex, the upper side of the rib part is flush with the upper side of the upper surrounding edge, and the rib part of the lower side of the ice tray unit abuts against the lower side of the upper side of the ice tray unit in the vertical direction.

[0012] As a specific scheme, the rib part is provided with a through hole.

[0013] As a specific scheme, the cylinder body is further provided with a stirring part, the ice tray body is provided with a avoiding slot corresponding to the stirring part, the stirring part and the avoiding slot are inserted and matched, and the stirring part and the ice tray body can be simultaneously arranged in the cylinder body or separately arranged in the cylinder body.

[0014] The ice tray body is arranged in the cylinder body, and the ice tray body is provided with a rib part corresponding to the inner side of the upper surrounding edge of the cylinder body.

[0015] The alignment action of the ice tray body when being arranged in the cylinder body is simplified, the heat exchange surface area between the outer side of the ice tray body and the inner wall of the cylinder body is relatively increased, the heat exchange efficiency between the ice tray body and the cylinder body is improved, and the ice making efficiency is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a decomposition schematic view of the ice tray set of the utility model embodiment.

[0017] Figure 2 It is a structure schematic view of the ice tray set of the utility model embodiment.

[0018] Figure 3 It is a structure schematic view of the ice tray set of the utility model embodiment.

[0019] Figure 4 It is a decomposition schematic view of the ice tray set of the utility model embodiment Figure 1 .

[0020] Figure 5 It is a decomposition schematic view of the ice tray set of the utility model embodiment Figure 2 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The utility model will be further described in connection with the drawings and embodiments.

[0022] Referring to Figures 1-5 , the cylindrical ice making module comprises a cylinder body 1 in a cylindrical shape, the cylinder body 1 is provided with an ice tray body in a vertical projection circular shape, the ice tray body and the cylinder body 1 are concentrically arranged and can be separated from each other, the outer side of the ice tray body is adjacent to the inner wall of the cylinder body 1, the alignment action of the ice tray body when being arranged in the cylinder body 1 is simplified, the heat exchange surface area between the outer side of the ice tray body and the inner wall of the cylinder body 1 is relatively increased, the heat exchange efficiency between the ice tray body and the cylinder body 1 is improved, and the ice making efficiency is improved.

[0023] Further, the ice-making tray body comprises a plurality of ice-making tray units 2, which are distributed in a circumferential direction, and are independently formed, thereby improving the flexibility of the combination of the ice-making tray units 2, and the user can also take out part of the ice-making units according to the needs.

[0024] Further, the ice-making tray unit 2 is provided with a plurality of ice-forming cavities 21 in a grid shape, which can store liquid, and the upper side of the ice-forming cavity 21 and the ice-making tray unit 2 are both open, thereby facilitating the addition of water to the ice-forming cavity 21 and forming a plurality of ice blocks through the ice-forming cavity 21.

[0025] The periphery of the ice-making tray unit 2 is formed into an upwardly protruding upper surrounding edge 22, and the horizontal height of the upper side of the upper surrounding edge 22 is higher than the horizontal height of the opening of the ice-forming cavity 21, so that the upper surrounding edge 22 can reduce the chance of water in the ice-forming cavity 21 overflowing to the outside of the ice-making tray unit 2.

[0026] Further, the cylinder body 1 is provided with a plurality of ice-making tray bodies, which are stacked in a vertical direction to form an ice tray group, and a limiting mechanism is formed between the ice-making tray bodies adjacent in the vertical direction, so that the ice-making tray bodies adjacent in the vertical direction can be detachable and fixed and positioned in a horizontal direction through the limiting mechanism, the ice tray group can better utilize the space inside the cylinder body 1, so that a relatively large number of ice-forming cavities 21 can be formed in the cylinder body 1, thereby increasing the number of ice blocks produced each time, and meanwhile, the combination of the ice-making tray bodies is relatively flexible, which can adapt to more use requirements, and the limiting mechanism can improve the stability of the structure of the ice tray group, so that the ice tray group is not easy to disintegrate during ice making.

[0027] Further, the limiting mechanism comprises a convex edge portion 23 arranged on the lower side of the ice-making tray unit 2, which is sleeved with the upper surrounding edge 22, and the convex edge portion 23 is in abutting cooperation with the bottom of the ice-making tray unit 2 adjacent on the upper side, so that the installation structure between the ice-making tray units 2 adjacent on the upper and lower sides is simple, and has a good positioning effect.

[0028] Further, the upper side of the ice-making tray unit 2 is provided with a convex rib portion 24 corresponding to the direction of the inner side of the upper surrounding edge 22, which protrudes upward, and the upper side of the convex rib portion 24 is flush with the upper side of the upper surrounding edge 22, the convex rib portion 24 of the ice-making tray unit 2 on the lower side is in abutting cooperation with the lower side of the ice-making tray unit 2 on the upper side in the vertical direction, so that the convex rib portion 24 can further improve the overall structural strength of the ice-making tray unit 2, and can also facilitate the user to twist the ice-making tray unit 2, and improve the supporting effect on the ice-making tray unit 2 on the upper layer.

[0029] Further, the convex rib portion 24 is provided with a through hole 241, which can have an anti-slip effect, so that the user can more easily twist the ice-making tray unit 2.

[0030] Further, the barrel 1 is further provided with a stirring member 3, the ice-making tray body is provided with a avoiding slot 25 corresponding to the stirring member 3, the stirring member 3 is inserted and matched with the avoiding slot 25, the stirring member 3 and the ice-making tray body can be simultaneously arranged in the barrel 1 or are separately arranged in the barrel 1, and the space position in the barrel 1 can be better utilized to simultaneously store the ice-making tray body and the stirring member 3.

[0031] When ice cubes are needed to be made, the ice-making tray body can be separately arranged in the barrel 1 or the ice-making tray body and the stirring member 3 are simultaneously arranged in the barrel 1.

[0032] When slush or ice cream is needed to be made, the stirring member 3 needs to rotate in the barrel 1, at this time, the ice-making tray body can be separately taken out from the barrel 1.

[0033] The above embodiment is only a preferred scheme of the present application, and the present application can have other implementation schemes. The person skilled in the art can make equivalent transformation or replacement without departing from the spirit of the present application, and these equivalent transformation or replacement are all included in the range set by the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A cylindrical ice-making module, characterized by, The ice making tray body is arranged concentrically with the cylinder (1) and can be separated from each other, and the outer periphery of the ice making tray body is adjacent to the inner side wall of the cylinder (1).

2. The cylindrical ice-making module of claim 1, wherein: The ice making tray body comprises a plurality of ice making tray units (2) which are distributed circumferentially and are independently formed.

3. The cylindrical ice-making module of claim 2, wherein: The ice making tray unit (2) is provided with a plurality of grid-shaped ice condensing cavities (21) capable of storing liquid, and the upper side of the ice condensing cavity (21) and the ice making tray unit (2) are both open, and the periphery of the ice making tray unit (2) forms an upwardly protruding upper surrounding edge (22), and the horizontal height of the upper side of the upper surrounding edge (22) is higher than the horizontal height of the opening of the ice condensing cavity (21).

4. The cylindrical ice-making module of claim 3, wherein: The cylinder (1) is provided with a plurality of ice making tray bodies, the ice making tray bodies are stacked in sequence along the vertical direction to form an ice tray group, a limiting mechanism is formed between the ice making tray bodies adjacent in the vertical direction, and the ice making tray bodies adjacent in the vertical direction can be separated from each other and are fixed and positioned in the horizontal direction by the limiting mechanism.

5. The cylindrical ice-making module of claim 4, wherein: The limiting mechanism comprises a convex edge portion (23) arranged on the lower side of the ice making tray unit (2), the convex edge portion (23) is sleeved with the upper surrounding edge (22), and the convex edge portion (23) is in abutting cooperation with the bottom of the adjacent ice making tray unit (2) on the upper side.

6. The cylindrical ice-making module of claim 4, wherein: The upper side of the ice making tray unit (2) is provided with a convex rib portion (24) corresponding to the direction of the inner side of the upper surrounding edge (22), the convex rib portion (24) protrudes upward, the upper side of the convex rib portion (24) is flush with the upper side of the upper surrounding edge (22), and the convex rib portion (24) of the ice making tray unit (2) on the lower side is in abutting cooperation with the lower side of the ice making tray unit (2) on the upper side in the vertical direction.

7. The cylindrical ice-making module of claim 6, wherein: The convex rib portion (24) is provided with a through hole (241).

8. The cylindrical ice-making module according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein: The cylinder (1) is further provided with a stirring member (3), the ice making tray body is provided with a avoiding groove (25) corresponding to the stirring member (3), the stirring member (3) is in plug-in cooperation with the avoiding groove (25), and the stirring member (3) and the ice making tray body can be arranged in the cylinder (1) at the same time or be arranged in the cylinder (1) separately.

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