Transparent ice making structure of ice maker

Abstract

The utility model relates to a transparent ice-making structure of an ice-making machine, which comprises an ice-making box and an evaporator, the ice-making box is provided with an inner cavity, the evaporator is connected with a refrigeration column, the refrigeration column extends into the inner cavity, the inner cavity is provided with a stirring impeller, and the stirring impeller can rotate to form an impeller stirring area with the stirring impeller as the center. A plurality of refrigeration columns are evenly distributed in the impeller stirring area in the circumferential direction, the impeller stirring area generated by rotation of the stirring impeller can take away the cooling capacity of each refrigeration column more evenly, and therefore the transparency and hardness of the ice blocks are improved, and the aesthetic feeling and the eating taste of the ice blocks are improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ice maker, concretely relates to a kind of ice maker structure of making transparent ice. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, the specific structure of ice maker on market includes ice making box and evaporator, due to the water flow speed of each position point in the whole ice making box is not same, the water flow speed difference of refrigeration column of evaporator in longitude and latitude two directions is big, turbulence zone or dead water zone is prone to appear, the water temperature gradient of each position point is big, the cold capacity of refrigeration column cannot be taken away promptly and uniformly, so that the phenomenon such as hazy and not transparent, white core, internal bubble (emission) is prone to appear, which affects appearance effect, and the non-transparent ice is not dense enough, the hardness is low, the water speed is fast after being placed into liquid, the surface is concave (the surface is smooth and full when transparent ice melts) when fishing, there is a sharp tongue feeling in inlet, bite is loose, not brittle and easy to break, which affects taste and eating experience.

[0003] Therefore, it needs to be further improved. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model aims at overcoming the deficiencies of prior art, and provides an ice maker structure of making transparent ice, which can make water flow take away the cold capacity of refrigeration column more uniformly, thereby improving the transparency and hardness of ice block, and improving the aesthetics and eating taste of ice block.

[0005] The utility model aims at overcoming the deficiencies of prior art, and provides an ice maker structure of making transparent ice, which can make water flow take away the cold capacity of refrigeration column more uniformly, thereby improving the transparency and hardness of ice block, and improving the aesthetics and eating taste of ice block.

[0006] An ice maker structure of making transparent ice includes ice making box and evaporator, the ice making box has inner cavity, the evaporator is connected with refrigeration column, the refrigeration column extends into the inner cavity, the inner cavity is provided with stirring impeller, the stirring impeller can form impeller stirring area with it as center by rotating, and the impeller stirring area is uniformly distributed with a plurality of refrigeration columns along the circumference.

[0007] As a specific scheme, the horizontal height of the stirring impeller is lower than the horizontal height of the bottom of the refrigeration column.

[0008] As a specific scheme, the evaporator is connected with eight refrigeration columns, the inner cavity is provided with two stirring impellers with same direction and forms two impeller stirring areas, each impeller stirring area is uniformly distributed with four refrigeration columns along the circumference respectively, and the spacing between adjacent refrigeration columns is equivalent.

[0009] As a specific scheme, the evaporator is in the shape of U-shaped tube, and the evaporator is arranged between the two impeller stirring areas.

[0010] As a specific scheme, the ice making box is rectangular in shape, the corner positions of the ice making box are round, the evaporator is arranged along the length direction of the ice making box, and eight refrigeration columns are symmetrically distributed on the evaporator along the width direction of the ice making box.

[0011] As a specific scheme, the stirring impeller is drivingly connected with a motor, the motor is arranged outside the bottom of the ice making box, and the motor and the stirring impeller are drivingly connected through a driving mechanism.

[0012] As a specific scheme, the driving mechanism is a transmission shaft, the transmission shaft penetrates the bottom of the ice making box, the upper and lower ends of the transmission shaft are drivingly connected with the motor and the stirring impeller respectively, and a sealing element is arranged between the transmission shaft and the ice making box and tightly matches the transmission shaft and the ice making box.

[0013] As a specific scheme, the driving mechanism comprises a magnet, the stirring impeller is a magnetic stirring impeller, the magnet is arranged outside the ice making box and drivingly connected with the motor, and the magnet and the stirring impeller synchronously move through magnetic attraction.

[0014] As a specific scheme, the driving mechanism comprises a magnetic ring and a driving coil, the stirring impeller has a rotating shaft, the magnetic ring is sleeved outside the rotating shaft, the ice making box is provided with a limiting groove, the rotating shaft and the magnetic ring are arranged inside the limiting groove, the driving coil is sleeved outside the limiting groove, and the radial projections of the driving coil and the magnetic ring at least partially coincide.

[0015] The ice making box has the advantages that:

[0016] The impeller stirring area generated by the rotation of the stirring impeller can more uniformly take away the cold energy of each refrigeration column, so that the transparency and hardness of the ice blocks are improved, and the beauty and edible taste of the ice blocks are improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 Structure diagram of the first embodiment of the utility model Figure 1 .

[0018] Figure 2 Structure diagram of the first embodiment of the utility model Figure 2 .

[0019] Figure 3 Structure diagram of the first embodiment of the utility model Figure 3 .

[0020] Figure 4 Sectional view of the first embodiment of the utility model.

[0021] Figure 5 Sectional view of the second embodiment of the utility model.

[0022] Figure 6The third embodiment of the utility model is a cross section schematic view. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The utility model is further described below in combination with the drawings and embodiments.

[0024] First embodiment

[0025] Referring to Figures 1-4 The ice maker of the utility model is transparent ice structure, including ice making box 1 and evaporimeter 2, ice making box 1 has inner chamber 11, evaporimeter 2 is connected with refrigeration column 3, refrigeration column 3 extends to inner chamber 11, inner chamber 11 is equipped with stirring impeller 4, stirring impeller 4 can form impeller stirring area with it as center by rotating, and impeller stirring area is uniformly distributed with several refrigeration columns 3 along the circumference.

[0026] When ice making, stirring impeller 4 rotates can form live water in the circumferential circulation in impeller stirring area, thereby ensuring that the cold quantity of each refrigeration column 3 in the corresponding impeller stirring area can be uniformly taken away by water flow, avoiding the situation that air is trapped (air cannot escape) and making ice more transparent.

[0027] Meanwhile, refrigeration column 3 can reduce the opportunity of vortex in impeller stirring area, improve the stability of liquid level height, make the height of ice more uniform, and reduce the opportunity of vortex formation involving air and affecting ice transparency, and compared with the overflow water ice making mode, the utility model reduces the components of water storage, improves the ice making speed and reduces the material cost.

[0028] The impeller stirring area generated by the rotation of stirring impeller 4 can more uniformly take away the cold quantity of each refrigeration column 3, thereby improving the transparency and hardness of ice cubes, and improving the aesthetics and eating taste of ice cubes.

[0029] Further, the horizontal height of stirring impeller 4 is lower than the horizontal height of the bottom of refrigeration column 3, and the ice formed does not collide with stirring impeller 4 during ice removal, improving the safety of the equipment.

[0030] Further, the evaporimeter 2 is connected with eight refrigeration columns 3, the inner chamber 11 is provided with two stirring impellers 4 with the same turning direction and forms two impeller stirring areas, each impeller stirring area is uniformly distributed with four refrigeration columns 3 along the circumference, the spacing between adjacent refrigeration columns 3 is equivalent, and the overall water flow in the inner chamber 11 can be more uniform under the joint action of the two stirring impellers 4, the temperature difference of each position point of the water flow is small due to stirring, the ice column freezing speed and temperature difference are small, and the ice thickness is uniform.

[0031] Further, the evaporimeter 2 is in the shape of a U-shaped tube, and the evaporimeter 2 is arranged between the two impeller stirring areas, so that the cold quantity generated by the evaporimeter 2 in each impeller stirring area is more uniform and can be more uniformly taken away by the two impeller stirring areas.

[0032] Further, the ice-making box 1 is in a rectangular shape, and the corners of the ice-making box 1 are in a rounded shape, so that the resistance of water flowing through the corners of the ice-making box 1 can be reduced.

[0033] The evaporator 2 is arranged along the length direction of the ice-making box 1, and the eight refrigeration columns 3 are symmetrically distributed on the evaporator 2 along the width direction of the ice-making box 1.

[0034] Further, the stirring impeller 4 is drivingly connected with the motor 5, the motor 5 is arranged outside the bottom of the ice-making box 1, and the motor 5 and the stirring impeller 4 are drivingly connected through the driving mechanism.

[0035] Further, the driving mechanism is a transmission shaft 6, the transmission shaft 6 penetrates the bottom of the ice-making box 1, the upper and lower ends of the transmission shaft 6 are drivingly connected with the motor 5 and the stirring impeller 4 respectively, and the transmission shaft 6 is provided with a sealing element 7 between the transmission shaft 6 and the ice-making box 1, the sealing element 7 is tightly matched with the transmission shaft 6 and the ice-making box 1 respectively, the sealing element 7 can improve the sealing performance between the transmission shaft 6 and the ice-making box 1, and the leakage phenomenon can be avoided.

[0036] Second embodiment:

[0037] Referring to Figure 5 , the difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment is that the driving mechanism of the transparent ice structure of the present ice maker comprises a magnet 8, the stirring impeller 4 is a magnetic stirring impeller, the magnet 8 is arranged outside the ice-making box 1 and drivingly connected with the motor 5, the magnet 8 and the stirring impeller 4 move synchronously through magnetic attraction, and a sealing structure does not need to be additionally arranged between the stirring impeller 4 and the motor 5, so that the leakage phenomenon between the motor 5 and the stirring impeller 4 can be avoided.

[0038] The rest of the unrecited parts are the same as the first embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0039] Third embodiment:

[0040] Referring to Figure 6 , the difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment is that the driving mechanism of the transparent ice structure of the present ice maker comprises a magnetic coil 91 and a driving coil 92, the stirring impeller 4 has a rotating shaft 41, the magnetic coil 91 is sleeved outside the rotating shaft 41, the ice-making box 1 is provided with a limiting groove 12, the rotating shaft 41 and the magnetic coil 91 are arranged inside the limiting groove 12, the driving coil 92 is sleeved outside the limiting groove 12, the radial projections of the driving coil 92 and the magnetic coil 91 at least partially coincide, and the driving coil 92 can drive the magnetic coil 91 to rotate the rotating shaft 41 after being electrified, so that the leakage of liquid from the position of the rotating shaft 41 can be avoided.

[0041] The rest of the unrecited parts are the same as the first embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0042] The above examples are only preferred schemes of the present application, and the present application can have other implementation schemes. Those skilled in the art can make equivalent modifications or replacements without departing from the spirit of the present application, and these equivalent modifications or replacements are all included in the scope set by the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. An ice maker for making a clear ice structure, comprising: The ice-making box (1) has an inner cavity (11), and the evaporator (2) is connected with a refrigeration column (3) extending into the inner cavity (11), the inner cavity (11) is provided with a stirring impeller (4), the stirring impeller (4) can form an impeller stirring area with it as the center by rotating, and the impeller stirring area is uniformly distributed with a plurality of refrigeration columns (3) in the circumferential direction.

2. The ice maker of claim 1, wherein: The horizontal height of the stirring impeller (4) is lower than the horizontal height of the bottom of the refrigeration column (3).

3. The ice maker of claim 1, wherein: The evaporator (2) is connected with eight refrigeration columns (3), the inner cavity (11) is provided with two stirring impellers (4) with the same turning direction and forms two impeller stirring areas, each of which is uniformly distributed with four refrigeration columns (3) in the circumferential direction, and the spacing between adjacent refrigeration columns (3) is equivalent.

4. The ice maker of claim 3, wherein: The evaporator (2) is in the shape of a U-shaped tube, and the evaporator (2) is arranged between the two impeller stirring areas.

5. The ice maker of claim 4, wherein: The ice-making box (1) is in the shape of a rectangle, the corner position of the ice-making box (1) is in the shape of a round corner, the evaporator (2) is arranged in a meandering manner along the length direction of the ice-making box (1), and the eight refrigeration columns (3) are symmetrically distributed on the evaporator (2) along the width direction of the ice-making box (1).

6. The ice maker of any one of claims 1-5, wherein: The stirring impeller (4) is drivingly connected with a motor (5), the motor (5) is arranged outside the bottom of the ice-making box (1), and the motor (5) and the stirring impeller (4) are drivingly connected through a driving mechanism.

7. The ice maker of claim 6, wherein: The driving mechanism is a transmission shaft (6), the transmission shaft (6) penetrates the bottom of the ice-making box (1), the upper and lower ends of the transmission shaft (6) are drivingly connected with the motor (5) and the stirring impeller (4) respectively, a sealing element (7) is arranged between the transmission shaft (6) and the ice-making box (1), and the sealing element (7) is tightly matched with the transmission shaft (6) and the ice-making box (1) respectively.

8. The ice maker of claim 6, wherein: The driving mechanism includes a magnet (8), the stirring impeller (4) is a magnetic impeller, the magnet (8) is arranged outside the ice-making box (1) and drivingly connected with the motor (5), and the magnet (8) and the stirring impeller (4) move synchronously through magnetic attraction.

9. The ice maker of claim 6, wherein: The driving mechanism includes a magnetic coil (91) and a driving coil (92), the stirring impeller (4) has a rotating shaft (41), the magnetic coil (91) is sleeved outside the rotating shaft (41), the ice-making box (1) is provided with a limiting groove (12), the rotating shaft (41) and the magnetic coil (91) are arranged inside the limiting groove (12), the driving coil (92) is sleeved outside the limiting groove (12), and the radial projections of the driving coil (92) and the magnetic coil (91) at least partially coincide.

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