Ice outlet installed through magnetic attraction

Abstract

An ice outlet installed in a magnetic attraction mode comprises an ice outlet pipe, a supporting plate and a connecting and positioning unit. The connecting and positioning unit comprises two first positioning assemblies, a second positioning assembly, two third positioning assemblies and a fourth positioning assembly. The first positioning assembly comprises a positioning pipe and a positioning column inserted into the positioning pipe. The second positioning assembly comprises a first limiting plate and a second limiting plate abutting against the first limiting plate. Each third positioning assembly comprises a first magnetic attraction piece and a second magnetic attraction piece. The fourth positioning assembly comprises a positioning groove and a positioning rib buckled in the positioning groove. The supporting plate and the ice outlet are connected together through the connecting and positioning unit, so that the ice maker can be directly erected on the ice storage equipment through the supporting plate, and the problems that the ice outlet pipe and the ice storage bucket are connected through screws, so that disassembly is inconvenient, and a heat preservation layer of the ice storage bucket is prone to being damaged due to repeated disassembly and assembly are solved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to ice maker field especially relates to a kind of ice outlet of magnetic attraction installation. BACKGROUND

[0002] Ice maker is a kind of equipment that can quickly manufacture ice block, is widely used in family, hotel, restaurant, bar and so on. Ice block of ice maker comes from ice making equipment, will fall into ice storage barrel storage, and then ice is discharged through ice outlet, or ice is directly discharged through ice outlet by ice making equipment, the effect of ice outlet is also guiding ice block to drop and facilitating user to aim ice, therefore, ice outlet structure of ice maker is an important part in the design of ice maker, it is used to separate and output the ice block made from ice making area to ice storage tank or directly output.

[0003] In prior art, ice storage barrel and ice outlet pipe in ice maker are generally directly fixed and connected together by screw, so that ice maker and ice outlet pipe are inconvenient to disassemble, which is not conducive to daily cleaning. And repeatedly disassembling and installing the ice outlet pipe can easily damage the thermal insulation layer of the ice storage barrel, so that the thermal insulation foam in the thermal insulation layer falls off, affecting food safety and causing food safety problems. SUMMARY

[0004] Therefore, the utility model provides a kind of ice outlet of magnetic attraction installation to solve above-mentioned problem.

[0005] A kind of ice outlet of magnetic attraction installation, it includes an ice outlet pipe being arranged at the side of ice storage barrel, a support plate being installed on the ice outlet of the ice storage barrel, and a connecting positioning unit for connecting the ice outlet pipe and the support plate. The connecting positioning unit includes two first positioning components being symmetrically arranged at the side of the ice outlet pipe, a second positioning component being arranged between the first positioning components, two third positioning components being symmetrically arranged at the side of the ice outlet pipe opposite to the first positioning components, and a fourth positioning component being arranged between the third positioning components. The first positioning component includes a positioning tube being arranged on the ice outlet pipe, and a positioning column being arranged on the support plate and inserted into the positioning tube. The second positioning component includes two first limiting plates being symmetrically arranged between the positioning tubes, and two second limiting plates being fixedly arranged on the support plate and abutting against the first limiting plates. The third positioning component includes a first magnetic attraction element being arranged on the support plate, and a second magnetic attraction element being arranged on the ice outlet pipe corresponding to the first magnetic attraction element. The first magnetic attraction element and the second magnetic attraction element are magnets with different magnetic poles. The fourth positioning component includes a positioning groove being arranged on the ice outlet pipe, and a positioning rib being arranged on the support plate corresponding to the positioning groove, and the positioning rib is buckled in the positioning groove.

[0006] Further, the ice outlet pipe comprises an ice outlet pipe body and a mounting flange arranged at one end of the ice outlet pipe body towards the support plate.

[0007] Further, the support plate comprises a mounting plate, a support flange fixedly connected to the mounting plate on the side opposite to the ice outlet pipe, and a back plate fixedly arranged on one side of the mounting plate and perpendicular to the plane of the support flange.

[0008] Further, the support flange is fixedly arranged at the edge of the mounting plate, and the connection position of the support flange and the mounting plate forms a stepped structure with the same outer contour as the mounting hole.

[0009] Further, the positioning groove is arranged at the edge of the mounting plate, and the positioning groove is arranged on the side of the mounting plate opposite to the first positioning assembly.

[0010] Further, the support plate and the ice outlet pipe are both made of plastic.

[0011] Further, the free end of the positioning column is provided with a rounded corner.

[0012] Further, the first limiting plate and the second limiting plate are both rectangular structures.

[0013] Further, a water outlet is arranged on one side of the ice outlet pipe body.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the magnetic installation ice outlet provided by the utility model is provided with the support plate between the ice outlet pipe and the ice storage bucket, and the support plate is connected to the ice outlet pipe through the connecting unit. Therefore, the ice storage bucket can be directly erected on the ice storage device through the support plate during use, so that the ice outlet pipe and the ice storage bucket are inconvenient to disassemble and are not conducive to daily cleaning, and the ice outlet pipe and the ice storage bucket are repeatedly disassembled and installed, which can easily damage the thermal insulation layer of the ice storage bucket, so that the thermal insulation foam of the thermal insulation layer falls off and causes food safety problems. Meanwhile, the support plate and the ice outlet pipe are multi-positioned through the first positioning assembly, the second positioning assembly, the third positioning assembly and the positioning assembly, the connection is reliable, and the ice outlet pipe and the ice storage bucket are easy to disassemble. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a sectional structure schematic view of the magnetic installation ice outlet provided by the utility model and used on the ice storage bucket.

[0016] Figure 2 It is a sectional structure schematic view of the magnetic installation ice outlet provided by the utility model and used on the ice storage bucket. Figure 1 It is a sectional structure schematic view of the magnetic installation ice outlet provided by the utility model and used on the ice storage bucket.

[0017] Figure 3 For Figure 1 The exploded structural schematic view of the ice outlet of the magnetic mounting.

[0018] Figure 4 For Figure 1 The structural schematic view of the ice outlet tube of the ice outlet of the magnetic mounting.

[0019] Figure 5 For Figure 1 The structural schematic view of the support plate of the ice outlet of the magnetic mounting. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The specific embodiments of the present application will be further described in detail. It should be understood that the description of the present application herein is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application.

[0021] As Figures 1 to 5 shown, it is a structural schematic view of the ice outlet of the magnetic mounting. The ice outlet of the magnetic mounting comprises an ice outlet tube 10 arranged on one side of an ice storage bucket 1, a support plate 20 mounted on an ice outlet 2 in the ice storage bucket 1, and a connecting positioning unit 30 for connecting the ice outlet tube 10 and the support plate 20. It is conceivable that the ice outlet of the magnetic mounting should also comprise some other functional components, such as mounting components, connecting components, etc., which are all prior art known to those skilled in the art and will not be described here.

[0022] The ice outlet tube 10 comprises an ice outlet tube body 11 and a mounting edge 12 arranged on one end of the ice outlet tube body 11 towards the support plate 20.

[0023] One end of the ice outlet tube body 11 is connected with the support plate 20, and the other end of the ice outlet tube body 11 guides the ice blocks prepared in the ice storage bucket 1 to be discharged. The shape and size of the ice outlet tube body 11 can be set according to the shape of the ice blocks and the model of the ice maker, so as to ensure that the ice outlet tube 10 can be adapted to the ice maker and the ice blocks can be smoothly discharged from the ice outlet 2. A water outlet can also be arranged on one side of the ice outlet tube body 11, so that the water in the ice storage bucket 1 can flow out from the water outlet, so as to realize ice-water separation. The ice outlet tube body 11 is a prior art and will not be described here.

[0024] The mounting edge 12 is arranged along the outer contour of the ice outlet tube body 11 and is used for mounting the support plate 20, so as to facilitate the connection of the ice outlet tube 10 and the support plate 20 together. The mounting edge 12 will be described in detail in combination with the support plate 20.

[0025] The support plate 20 comprises a mounting plate 21, a support edge 22 fixedly connected to the mounting plate 21 on the side opposite to the ice discharge tube 10, and a back plate 23 fixedly arranged on one side of the mounting plate 21 and perpendicular to the plane in which the support edge 22 is arranged. The support plate 20 and the ice discharge tube 10 are both made of plastic, so that the support plate 20 and the ice discharge tube 10 are flexible and can be assembled together by the connecting and positioning unit 30.

[0026] The mounting plate 21 is used to arrange the connecting and positioning unit 30 to fix the ice discharge tube 10 to the support plate 20. An ice discharge opening is arranged in the middle of the mounting plate 21 to facilitate the ice falling from the opening into the ice discharge tube body 11 and into the ice storage container.

[0027] One end of the ice storage container 1 is provided with a mounting hole 2, and the support edge 22 is fixedly arranged at the edge of the mounting plate 21. The connection position of the support edge 22 and the mounting plate 21 is formed in a stepped shape, and the outer contour of the stepped shape is the same as the outer contour shape of the mounting hole 2, so that the support plate 20 can be fixedly mounted to the mounting hole 2 of the ice storage container 1. The outer contour of the support edge 22 is larger than the contour of the mounting hole, so that the support edge 22 can be clamped at the edge of the mounting hole. A plurality of mounting holes for mounting the ice storage container 1 are further arranged on the support edge 22.

[0028] When the ice discharge tube 10 is mounted to the ice storage container 1, the support plate 20 is first fixedly connected to the mounting hole 2 of the ice storage container 1, and then the support plate 20 is fixedly connected to the ice discharge tube 10 by the connecting and positioning unit 30, so that the ice in the ice storage container 1 is guided to be discharged by the ice discharge tube 10.

[0029] The back plate 23 is perpendicular to the extension direction of the mounting plate 21, and the back plate 23 is arranged in parallel with the axial direction of the ice discharge tube 10. The back plate 23 is used to guide the mounting plate 21 and the support edge 22 to be mounted to the mounting hole 2 of the ice storage container 1, and the back plate 23 is used to arrange the first positioning assembly 31 and the second positioning assembly 32 to connect the support plate 20 and the ice discharge tube 10 together.

[0030] The connecting and positioning unit 30 comprises two first positioning assemblies 31 symmetrically arranged on one side of the ice discharge tube body 11, a second positioning assembly 32 arranged between the first positioning assemblies 31, two third positioning assemblies 33 symmetrically arranged on the side of the ice discharge tube body 11 opposite to the first positioning assemblies 31, and a fourth positioning assembly 34 arranged between the third positioning assemblies 33.

[0031] The first positioning assembly 31 comprises a positioning tube 311 arranged on the ice discharge tube 10 and a positioning column 312 arranged on the back plate 23.

[0032] The positioning tube 311 is a cylindrical structure, one end of which is fixedly connected to the outer side wall of the ice discharge tube body 11. The positioning column 312 is a cylindrical structure matching the inner diameter of the positioning tube 311. When the support plate 20 and the ice discharge tube 10 are assembled, the positioning column 312 is inserted into the positioning tube 311, thereby limiting the axial and perpendicular axial positions of the support plate 20 along the ice discharge tube 10. Preferably, the free end of the positioning column 312 is provided with a rounded edge, so that the diameter of the positioning column 312 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the positioning tube 311, facilitating insertion.

[0033] The second positioning assembly 32 comprises two first limiting plates 321 symmetrically arranged between the positioning tubes 311 and two second limiting plates 322 fixedly arranged on the back plate 23 and abutting against the first limiting plates 321. The first limiting plates 321 and the second limiting plates 322 can be consistent rectangular structures. When the support plate 20 and the ice discharge tube 10 are assembled, the two second limiting plates 322 abut against the opposite sides of the two first limiting plates 321 respectively, thereby further limiting the ice discharge tube 10 and avoiding the left and right shaking of the ice discharge tube 10. Since the first limiting plates 321 and the second limiting plates 322 are rectangular structures, the positions of the support plate 20 can be guided during installation, thereby facilitating installation.

[0034] The third positioning assembly 33 comprises a first magnetic attraction member 331 arranged on the mounting plate 21 and a second magnetic attraction member 332 arranged on the mounting rail 12 corresponding to the first magnetic attraction member 331.

[0035] The first magnetic attraction member 331 is arranged on the side of the mounting plate 21 opposite to the ice discharge tube 10, and the second magnetic attraction member 332 is arranged on the side of the mounting rail 12 opposite to the mounting plate. The first magnetic attraction member 331 and the second magnetic attraction member 332 can be made of magnets with different magnetic poles, so that when the support plate 20 and the ice discharge tube 10 are assembled, the first magnetic attraction member 331 and the second magnetic attraction member 332 can be attracted to each other, thereby pulling the support plate 20 to the side facing the fourth positioning assembly 34. The first magnetic attraction member 331 and the second magnetic attraction member 332 are both prior art, which will not be described here.

[0036] The fourth positioning assembly 34 comprises a positioning slot 341 arranged on the mounting side 12, and a positioning rib 342 arranged on the mounting plate 21 corresponding to the positioning slot 341.

[0037] The positioning slot 341 is arranged on the edge of the mounting plate 21, and the positioning slot 341 is arranged on the side of the mounting plate 21 away from the first positioning assembly 31, so that the two sides of the mounting plate 21 are positioned by the first positioning assembly 31 and the fourth positioning assembly 34 respectively, and the position of the support plate 20 and the ice discharge pipe 10 connected together is stable. The positioning rib 342 is arranged corresponding to the positioning slot 341, when the support plate 20 and the ice discharge pipe 10 are assembled, the positioning rib 342 is buckled in the positioning slot 341, so as to prevent the ice discharge pipe 10 from shaking back and forth in the direction from the first positioning assembly 31 to the third positioning assembly 33.

[0038] When the support plate 20 and the ice discharge pipe 10 are assembled together, the first limiting plate 321 and the second limiting plate 322 are aligned with each other, and then the positioning column 312 is corresponded with the positioning pipe 311 by moving upward, the positioning column 312 is inserted into the positioning pipe 311, at this time the first magnetic attraction member 331 and the second magnetic attraction member 332 are attracted to each other, during the process that the positioning column 312 is inserted into the positioning pipe 311, the positioning rib 342 on the support plate 20 moves to the direction of the positioning slot 341 on the side of the mounting plate 21, when the positioning column 312 is inserted into the positioning pipe 311, the first magnetic attraction member 331 and the second magnetic attraction member 332 completely correspond, and the positioning rib 342 is clamped and buckled in the positioning slot 341, the support plate 20 and the ice discharge pipe 10 are fixedly connected. When disassembling is needed, only the positioning rib 342 is separated from the positioning slot 341 by driving the ice discharge pipe 10 to move, and then the positioning pipe 311 in the first positioning assembly 31 is pushed out of the positioning column 312, so as to realize the separation of the ice discharge pipe 10 and the support plate 20.

[0039] Compared with the prior art, the ice outlet of the magnetic mounting is provided with the support plate 20 between the ice outlet pipe 10 and the ice storage bucket 1, and the support plate 20 is connected to the ice outlet pipe 10 through the connecting unit 30. Therefore, the ice outlet pipe 10 can be directly erected on the ice storage device through the support plate 20 during use, thereby avoiding the inconvenience of disassembly between the ice outlet pipe 10 and the ice storage bucket 1 caused by the use of screws for connection, which is not conducive to daily cleaning, and the repeated disassembly and installation of the ice outlet pipe 10 can easily damage the thermal insulation layer of the ice storage bucket, thereby causing the thermal insulation foam of the thermal insulation layer to fall off and causing food safety problems. Meanwhile, the support plate 20 and the ice outlet pipe 10 are multi-positioned through the first positioning assembly 31, the second positioning assembly 32, the third positioning assembly 33 and the positioning assembly 34, the connection is reliable, and the disassembly is easy.

[0040] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and is not used to limit the protection scope of the present application, any modification, equivalent replacement or improvement within the spirit of the present application is covered within the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A magnetically installed ice outlet, characterized in that: The magnetically installed ice outlet includes an ice outlet pipe located on one side of the ice storage tank, a support plate installed on the ice outlet in the ice storage tank, and a connection positioning unit for connecting the ice outlet pipe and the support plate. The connection positioning unit includes two first positioning components symmetrically arranged on one side of the ice outlet pipe, a second positioning component arranged between the first positioning components, two third positioning components symmetrically arranged on the side of the ice outlet pipe opposite to the first positioning components, and a fourth positioning component arranged between the third positioning components. Each first positioning component includes a positioning tube on the ice outlet pipe and a positioning tube that matches the positioning tube. The second positioning component includes two first limiting plates symmetrically arranged between the positioning tubes and two second limiting plates fixedly arranged on the support plate and abutting against the first limiting plates. The third positioning component includes a first magnetic suction member arranged on the support plate and a second magnetic suction member arranged on the ice outlet tube corresponding to the first magnetic suction member. The first magnetic suction member and the second magnetic suction member are magnets with different magnetic poles. The fourth positioning component includes a positioning groove arranged on the ice outlet tube and a positioning rib arranged on the support plate corresponding to the positioning groove. The positioning rib is fastened in the positioning groove.

2. The ice outlet with magnetic installation as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The ice outlet pipe includes an ice outlet pipe body and a mounting edge disposed at one end of the ice outlet pipe body facing the support plate.

3. The ice outlet with magnetic installation as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The support plate includes a mounting plate, a support edge fixedly connected to the side of the mounting plate opposite to the ice outlet pipe, and a back plate fixedly disposed on one side of the mounting plate and perpendicular to the plane of the support edge.

4. The ice outlet with magnetic installation as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The support is fixedly disposed at the edge of the mounting plate, and the connection position between the support and the mounting plate forms a stepped structure, the outer contour of which is the same as the outer contour of the mounting hole.

5. The ice outlet with magnetic installation as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The positioning groove is disposed on the edge of the mounting plate, and the positioning groove is disposed on the side of the mounting plate opposite to the side where the first positioning component is disposed.

6. The ice outlet with magnetic installation as described in claim 1, characterized in that: Both the support plate and the ice outlet pipe are made of plastic.

7. The ice outlet with magnetic installation as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The free end of the positioning post is rounded.

8. The ice outlet with magnetic installation as described in claim 1, characterized in that: Both the first limiting plate and the second limiting plate are rectangular structures.

9. The ice outlet with magnetic installation as described in claim 2, characterized in that: A water outlet is provided on one side of the ice outlet pipe body.

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