Evaporator structure and vehicle-mounted refrigerator with ice making function
By using stainless steel evaporation pipes welded to the evaporation cylinder in the vehicle refrigerator evaporator, combined with a sealing ring design, the problem of ice buildup on the outside of the container is solved, enabling convenient ice removal and water refilling.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423315023.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-31
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-31
AI Technical Summary
In the existing evaporator structure of vehicle refrigerators, the outside of the container is prone to caking due to refrigerant contact, which increases the difficulty of removing ice and adding water.
The evaporator pipes are made of stainless steel and welded to the evaporator cylinder to form a refrigerant channel, preventing the refrigerant from directly contacting the cylinder. Combined with the sealing ring design, this ensures airtightness and heat exchange efficiency.
It reduces the chance of ice clogging on the outside of the bucket, simplifies the process of removing ice and adding water, and improves ease of use.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicle refrigerator, concretely relates to an evaporator structure and vehicle refrigerator with ice making function. BACKGROUND
[0002] Vehicle refrigerator is a kind of cold storage equipment that can be carried on car, to meet the cold storage needs of passengers to cold drink, food and the like in the process of vehicle driving.
[0003] Vehicle refrigerator with ice making function generally includes evaporator, the bucket for storing liquid to make ice is arranged in evaporator, and refrigerant exchanges heat with liquid in bucket to make liquid form ice block.The outside of bucket is usually directly contacted with refrigerant, but as bucket is used to store liquid, liquid is easy to remain on the outer surface of bucket, which can easily cause the outside of bucket to be blocked due to low temperature, and it is difficult to take out the bucket from evaporator, increasing the difficulty of users to take ice block and add water to the bucket.
[0004] Therefore, further improvement is needed. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0005] The utility model aims at overcoming the deficiencies of the prior art, and provides an evaporator structure and vehicle refrigerator with ice making function, which can reduce the opportunity of block formation on the outside of bucket and reduce the difficulty of taking out the bucket from evaporator to take ice block or add water to the bucket.
[0006] The utility model is realized as follows:
[0007] An evaporator structure includes a bucket, the bucket has a containing cavity capable of storing liquid, the outside of the bucket is provided with an evaporation cylinder capable of cooling the containing cavity, the inside of the evaporation cylinder is adjacent to the outside of the bucket, the outside of the evaporation cylinder is provided with an evaporation pipeline for refrigerant circulation, the evaporation pipeline and the evaporation cylinder are both made of stainless steel, the evaporation pipeline and the evaporation cylinder are connected and fixed by welding, and the evaporation pipeline has an inlet and an outlet for connecting with refrigeration mechanism.
[0008] As a specific scheme, the evaporation pipeline is annularly arranged on the outside of the evaporation cylinder, the upper and lower sides of the evaporation pipeline are connected and fixed with the evaporation cylinder by welding, a refrigerant cavity for refrigerant circulation is formed between the inside of the evaporation pipeline and the outside of the evaporation cylinder, and the inlet and the outlet are communicated with the refrigerant cavity.
[0009] As a specific scheme, a distance is formed between the inlet and the outlet along the vertical direction, a guide rib is arranged on the inner wall of the evaporation pipeline and corresponds to the position between the inlet and the outlet, and the guide rib is spirally distributed.
[0010] As a specific solution, the evaporation pipeline is spirally arranged outside the evaporation cylinder, and the inner side of the evaporation pipeline forms a refrigerant channel for the circulation of refrigerant.
[0011] As a specific solution, the evaporation pipeline is spirally arranged outside the evaporation cylinder, and the inner side of the evaporation pipeline forms a refrigerant channel for the circulation of refrigerant.
[0012] As a specific solution, the evaporation pipeline is spirally arranged outside the evaporation cylinder, and the inner side of the evaporation pipeline forms a refrigerant channel for the circulation of refrigerant.
[0013] As a specific solution, the evaporation pipeline is spirally arranged outside the evaporation cylinder, and the inner side of the evaporation pipeline forms a refrigerant channel for the circulation of refrigerant.
[0014] As a specific solution, the evaporation pipeline is spirally arranged outside the evaporation cylinder, and the inner side of the evaporation pipeline forms a refrigerant channel for the circulation of refrigerant.
[0015] As a specific solution, the evaporation pipeline is spirally arranged outside the evaporation cylinder, and the inner side of the evaporation pipeline forms a refrigerant channel for the circulation of refrigerant.
[0016] A vehicle-mounted refrigerator with ice making function comprises a refrigerator main body and the above-mentioned evaporator structure, and a refrigeration mechanism comprising a compressor and a condenser arranged in the refrigerator main body, the compressor and the condenser being communicated through a pipeline, and the inlet and the outlet being communicated with the condenser and the compressor through the pipeline.
[0017] The utility model has the advantages of:
[0018] The evaporation pipeline can avoid direct contact between the refrigerant and the bucket, reduce the chance of forming lumps on the outside of the bucket, and reduce the difficulty of taking out the bucket from the evaporator to take ice or adding water to the bucket. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0019] Figure 1 It is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the utility model.
[0020] Figure 2 It is a structural view of the first embodiment of the utility model.
[0021] Figure 3 It is an enlarged view of the position A of the first embodiment of the utility model.
[0022] Figure 4The second embodiment structure schematic view of the utility model.
[0023] Figure 5 The third embodiment structure schematic view of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] The utility model will be further described in connection with the drawings and examples.
[0025] First embodiment:
[0026] Referring to Figures 1-3 , the evaporator structure includes a bucket 1, the bucket 1 has a containing cavity 11 capable of storing liquid, the outer side of the bucket 1 is provided with an evaporation cylinder 2 capable of cooling the containing cavity 11, the inner side of the evaporation cylinder 2 is adjacent to the outer side of the bucket 1 and cooperates, the outer side of the evaporation cylinder 2 is provided with an evaporation pipeline 3 for the circulation of refrigerant, and the evaporation pipeline 3 and the evaporation cylinder 2 are both made of stainless steel, which can improve the heat transfer efficiency between the refrigerant and the containing cavity 11 and ensure the sealing of the connecting position between the evaporation pipeline 3 and the evaporation cylinder 2.
[0027] The evaporation pipeline 3 and the evaporation cylinder 2 are connected and fixed by welding, the evaporation pipeline 3 has a feed inlet 31 and a discharge outlet 32 for connecting with a refrigeration mechanism, the evaporation pipeline 3 can avoid direct contact between the refrigerant and the bucket 1, reduce the opportunity of forming lumps on the outer side of the bucket 1, and reduce the difficulty of taking out the bucket 1 from the evaporator to take ice blocks or add water to the bucket 1.
[0028] Further, the evaporation pipeline 3 is annularly sleeved on the outer side of the evaporation cylinder 2, the upper and lower sides of the evaporation pipeline 3 are connected and fixed with the evaporation cylinder 2 by welding, and the inner side of the evaporation pipeline 3 and the outer side of the evaporation cylinder 2 form a refrigerant cavity 33 for the circulation of refrigerant, the feed inlet 31 and the discharge outlet 32 are respectively communicated with the refrigerant cavity 33, the refrigerant can have more contact area with the evaporation cylinder 2, and heat transfer with the evaporation cylinder 2 can be better.
[0029] Further, a distance is formed between the feed inlet 31 and the discharge outlet 32 along the vertical direction, a guide rib 34 is arranged on the inner side wall of the evaporation pipeline 3 corresponding to the position between the feed inlet 31 and the discharge outlet 32, and the guide rib 34 is spirally distributed, so that the guide rib 34 can avoid the disorder of refrigerant flow and improve the heat exchange efficiency of the refrigerant and the evaporation cylinder 2.
[0030] Further, a sealing ring 4 is arranged between the bucket 1 and the evaporation cylinder 2, the sealing ring 4 is arranged between the bucket 1 and the evaporation cylinder 2 in the circumferential direction, the sealing ring 4 is tightly matched with the bucket 1 and the evaporation cylinder 2 respectively, the sealing ring 4 can reduce the opportunity of liquid entering the evaporation cylinder 2, avoid the freezing and sticking of the bucket 1 and the evaporation cylinder 2 caused by lumps of liquid in the evaporation cylinder 2, and ensure that the bucket 1 can be smoothly extracted.
[0031] Further, the upper side of the bucket 1 and the evaporation cylinder 2 are both open, the sealing ring 4 is provided with an embedded groove 41 corresponding to the position of the opening periphery of the bucket 1, the opening periphery of the bucket 1 is embedded in the embedded groove 41 and tightly matched with each other, the sealing ring 4 is tightly matched with the evaporation cylinder 2 at least in part, the embedded groove 41 can improve the connection strength of the sealing ring 4 and the bucket 1, and the sealing ring 4 is pressed on the evaporation cylinder 2 by the gravity of the bucket 1, so that the displacement of the sealing ring 4 caused by the friction between the sealing ring 4 and the evaporation cylinder 2 during the process of taking out the bucket 1 can be avoided.
[0032] Further, the opening periphery of the bucket 1 is arranged upwardly inclined from inside to outside, the shape of the embedded groove 41 is equivalent to the shape of the opening periphery of the bucket 1, and the sealing ring 4 wraps the opening periphery of the bucket 1 from top to bottom through the embedded groove 41, so that the opportunity of accidental falling of the sealing ring 4 from the opening periphery of the bucket 1 is further reduced.
[0033] The utility model discloses still a kind of vehicle-mounted refrigerator with ice making function, including refrigerator main body 5 and above-mentioned evaporator structure, refrigeration mechanism includes the compressor 6 and condenser 7 being set in refrigerator main body 5, and the compressor 6 is communicated with condenser 7 by pipeline, feed inlet 31 and discharge port 32 are communicated with condenser 7 and compressor 6 respectively by pipeline.
[0034] Second embodiment:
[0035] Referring to Figure 4 The difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment is that the evaporation pipeline 3 of the present evaporator structure is spirally wound on the outside of the evaporation cylinder 2, the inside of the evaporation pipeline 3 forms a refrigerant passage 35 for the circulation of refrigerant, the feed inlet 31 and the discharge port 32 are communicated with the refrigerant passage 35, and the refrigerant can run according to the shape trajectory of the evaporation pipeline 3, thereby improving the efficiency of refrigerant operation and achieving better heat exchange effect between the refrigerant and the evaporation cylinder 2.
[0036] Further, the side of the evaporation pipeline 3 facing the evaporation cylinder 2 is open, the evaporation pipeline 3 is welded and fixed with the evaporation cylinder 2 to form the refrigerant passage 35 in the position between the evaporation pipeline 3 and the evaporation cylinder 2, and the refrigerant can directly contact with the evaporation cylinder 2, thereby achieving better heat exchange effect between the refrigerant and the evaporation cylinder 2.
[0037] The rest is the same as the first embodiment, which will not be repeated here.
[0038] Third embodiment:
[0039] Referring to Figure 5The difference between the embodiment and the second embodiment is that the evaporating pipeline 3 of the evaporator structure is in a tube shape, the evaporating pipeline 3 is welded and fixed with the evaporating cylinder 2, the refrigerant passage 35 and the evaporating cylinder 2 are isolated from each other through the evaporating pipeline 3, the welding structure between the evaporating pipeline 3 and the evaporating cylinder 2 is simplified, and the production efficiency is improved.
[0040] The rest of the unrecited part is the same as the second embodiment, which will not be repeated here.
[0041] The above embodiments are only preferred schemes of the present application, and the present application can have other embodiments. Those skilled in the art can also make equivalent modifications or substitutions without departing from the spirit of the present application, and these equivalent modifications or substitutions are all included in the scope set by the claims of the present application.
Claims
1. An evaporator structure, characterized by, The utility model provides a kind of evaporative cooling bucket, including bucket (1), the bucket (1) has the accommodation cavity (11) capable of storing liquid inside, the outside of bucket (1) is equipped with the evaporation cylinder (2) capable of making accommodation cavity (11) cooling, the inside of evaporation cylinder (2) is adjacent with the outside of bucket (1) cooperation, the outside of evaporation cylinder (2) is equipped with the evaporation pipeline (3) for the flow of refrigerant, the evaporation pipeline (3) and evaporation cylinder (2) are stainless steel material, evaporation pipeline (3) and evaporation cylinder (2) are connected and fixed by welding, evaporation pipeline (3) has the feed inlet (31) for being connected with refrigeration mechanism and discharge port (32).
2. The evaporator structure of claim 1, wherein: The evaporation pipeline (3) is circularly arranged on the outside of the evaporation cylinder (2), the upper and lower sides of the evaporation pipeline (3) are fixed with the evaporation cylinder (2) by welding, and the inside of the evaporation pipeline (3) and the outside of the evaporation cylinder (2) form a refrigerant cavity (33) for the flow of refrigerant, and the feed inlet (31) and the discharge port (32) are respectively communicated with the refrigerant cavity (33).
3. The evaporator structure of claim 2, wherein: The feed inlet (31) and the discharge port (32) are vertically spaced apart, the inside wall of the evaporation pipeline (3) is provided with a guide rib (34) corresponding to the position between the feed inlet (31) and the discharge port (32), and the guide rib (34) is spirally distributed.
4. The evaporator structure of claim 1, wherein: The evaporation pipeline (3) is spirally arranged on the outside of the evaporation cylinder (2), the inside of the evaporation pipeline (3) forms a refrigerant channel (35) for the flow of refrigerant, and the feed inlet (31) and the discharge port (32) are respectively communicated with the refrigerant channel (35).
5. The evaporator structure of claim 4, wherein: The side of the evaporation pipeline (3) facing the evaporation cylinder (2) is open, and the refrigerant channel (35) is formed in the position between the evaporation pipeline (3) and the evaporation cylinder (2) by welding.
6. The evaporator structure of claim 4, wherein: The evaporation pipeline (3) is in the shape of a tube, and the evaporation pipeline (3) and the evaporation cylinder (2) are welded together, and the refrigerant channel (35) and the evaporation cylinder (2) are isolated from each other by the evaporation pipeline (3).
7. The evaporator structure of claim 1, wherein: A sealing ring (4) is arranged between the bucket (1) and the evaporation cylinder (2), the sealing ring (4) is circumferentially arranged between the bucket (1) and the evaporation cylinder (2), and the sealing ring (4) is tightly fitted with the bucket (1) and the evaporation cylinder (2) respectively.
8. The evaporator structure of claim 7, wherein: The upper sides of the bucket (1) and the evaporation cylinder (2) are open, the sealing ring (4) is provided with an embedding groove (41) corresponding to the opening peripheral position of the bucket (1), the opening peripheral edge of the bucket (1) is embedded in the embedding groove (41) and tightly fitted with each other, and the sealing ring (4) is at least partially tightly fitted with the evaporation cylinder (2).
9. The evaporator structure of claim 8, wherein: The opening peripheral edge of the bucket (1) is inclined from inside to outside and upward, the shape of the embedding groove (41) is similar to that of the opening peripheral edge of the bucket (1), and the sealing ring (4) wraps the opening peripheral edge of the bucket (1) from top to bottom through the embedding groove (41).
10. A vehicle-mounted refrigerator with ice-making function, characterized in that, The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body (5) and the evaporator structure according to any one of claims 1-9, and a refrigerating mechanism arranged in the refrigerator body (5), wherein the refrigerating mechanism comprises a compressor (6) and a condenser (7), the compressor (6) and the condenser (7) are communicated through a pipeline, and the feeding port (31) and the discharging port (32) are respectively communicated with the condenser (7) and the compressor (6) through pipelines.