Automatic water supply waterway system of ice maker and ice maker

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic water supply waterway system of an ice maker. The automatic water supply waterway system comprises a water tank, a water supply tank and an ice making barrel, the water tank is installed on the top of the ice maker, the water supply tank is located below the water tank, and an opening of the water tank is downwards inserted into the water supply tank. A water outlet is formed in the bottom of the water supply tank and is connected with a water inlet of the ice making barrel through a pipeline. According to the automatic water supply waterway system of the ice maker and the ice maker, water can be added in time according to water consumed by ice making, and the automatic water supply function is achieved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electrical appliances, more particularly to an automatic water supply waterway system of an ice maker and the ice maker. BACKGROUND

[0002] The ice maker is an electrical appliance for making ice. At present, many ice makers on the market have the function of adding water to the ice-making space. However, because the ice-making space of the ice maker is generally close to the top of the whole machine, the water tank or water tank for storing water is generally close to the bottom of the machine. Therefore, it is necessary to rely on a water pump or other tools to add water from the water tank or water tank at the bottom to the ice-making space at the top. In addition, corresponding structures are needed to solve the problems of when to add water, how much water to add, and how to clean, etc. The structure is complex and the cost is high. For example, Chinese patent No. CN1109961A discloses a water supply device of an automatic ice-making device. Although this prior art can realize high-precision quantitative water supply, it needs to control the operating lever to realize water supply. The water in the water storage device will not be added until it is reduced to a certain extent. The water is not added in time, and the structure is complex and not easy to clean. SUMMARY

[0003] In order to overcome the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the utility model provides an automatic water supply waterway system of an ice maker and the ice maker, which can add water in time according to the water consumption of ice making, and realize the automatic water supply function.

[0004] The technical scheme adopted by the utility model to solve its technical problems is: an automatic water supply waterway system of an ice maker, comprising a water tank, a water supply tank and an ice-making cylinder; the water tank is installed at the top of the ice maker, the water supply tank is located below the water tank, and the opening of the water tank is inserted downward into the water supply tank; the bottom of the water supply tank is provided with a water outlet, and the water outlet is connected with the water inlet of the ice-making cylinder through a pipeline.

[0005] The automatic water supply waterway system of the ice maker provided by the technical scheme can insert the opening of the water tank downward into the water supply tank, and then utilize the communicating vessel structure formed by the water supply tank and the ice-making cylinder. Without relying on a water pump or other tools, the water tank can automatically add water to the ice-making cylinder in time. The amount of water added is the ice consumption, the water is added in time, the structure is simple, and the use is convenient.

[0006] In a preferred technical scheme, the water tank is detachably installed at the top of the ice maker, so that the water tank can be separated from the whole machine and is convenient to clean.

[0007] In a preferred technical scheme, the installation height of the opening of the water tank is above 1 / 2 of the height of the ice-making cylinder. Because the liquid level in the ice-making cylinder will affect the ice-making effect, the installation height of the opening of the water tank can be designed according to the need to control the height of the liquid level in the ice-making cylinder, so as to obtain the ideal ice-making effect.

[0008] In a preferred technical solution, the opening of the water tank is provided with a leak-proof plug, and the water supply groove is provided with a vertical upward column, when the water tank is installed on the ice maker, the leak-proof plug is loosened by the column to allow the water in the water tank to flow into the water supply groove.

[0009] In the present technology, a leak-proof plug is arranged on the opening of the water tank to prevent water leakage during installation, and the leak-proof plug is loosened by the column in the water supply groove to allow the water in the water tank to flow into the water supply groove, so that the water inlet structure is simple and no other operation steps are required to achieve automatic water supply of the water supply groove.

[0010] In a preferred technical solution, the automatic water supply waterway system of the ice maker further comprises an electromagnetic valve and a lower water tank; the drain port of the ice making cylinder is connected to the lower water tank, and the drain port of the ice making cylinder is provided with an electromagnetic valve, which is used to control the opening and closing of the drain port. In the present technology, the opening and closing of the drain port of the ice making cylinder is controlled by the electromagnetic valve, so that the waste water can be discharged into the lower water tank in time after ice making or cleaning, and the use is more convenient.

[0011] In a preferred technical solution, the water inlet is arranged above the lowest water level on one side of the inner cavity of the ice making cylinder, and the position of the water inlet is lower than that of the water outlet, so that the liquid flowing out of the water outlet of the water supply groove flows into the ice making cylinder through the water inlet of the ice making cylinder; the drain port is arranged at the lowest position on the other side of the inner cavity of the ice making cylinder, so that all the water in the ice making cylinder can be discharged during cleaning, and the ice making cylinder does not remain waste water, which is convenient for cleaning.

[0012] In a preferred technical solution, the inner cavity of the ice making cylinder is provided with an ice scraping rod, which is used to extrude the prepared ice out of the ice making cylinder, or the water in the ice making cylinder is stirred to achieve the cleaning purpose.

[0013] In a preferred technical solution, the automatic water supply waterway system of the ice maker further comprises an ice basket, the upper end of the ice basket is communicated with the ice outlet at the upper end of the ice making cylinder, and is used to receive and accommodate the prepared ice.

[0014] An ice maker comprises the automatic water supply waterway system of the ice maker according to any one of the above technical solutions.

[0015] The ice maker provided by the present technical solution adopts the automatic water supply waterway system of the ice maker, can add water in time according to the water consumption during ice making, and realizes the automatic water supply function; further, the water tank is detachable, which is convenient for cleaning.

[0016] In a preferred technical solution, the ice maker further comprises a refrigeration assembly arranged below the ice making cylinder, which is used to refrigerate the ice making cylinder.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the automatic water supply waterway system of the ice maker has the advantages that the opening of the water tank is inserted downward into the water supply groove, then the water tank is automatically supplied with water in the ice making cylinder in time by using the communicating vessel structure formed by the water supply groove and the ice making cylinder, the water consumption is the water supply amount, and the water supply is stopped until the water tank is empty; in addition, the automatic water supply waterway system can control the height of the liquid surface in the ice making cylinder by controlling the installation height of the opening of the water tank, so that the ice making effect is better; further, the water tank can be separated from the whole machine, and is convenient for cleaning.

[0018] The ice maker adopts the automatic water supply waterway system of the ice maker, can supply water in time according to the water consumption of ice making, and realizes the automatic water supply function.

[0019] In addition, other advantages of the utility model will be given in the following description, part will become obvious from the following description, or be understood through the practice of the utility model. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or the prior art description, obviously, the drawings in the following description are only the embodiments of the utility model, and for the ordinary skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings without the creative labor.

[0021] Figure 1 It is the structure schematic view of the automatic water supply waterway system of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 It is the partial sectional view of the automatic water supply waterway system of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 It is the whole machine schematic view of the ice maker of the utility model;

[0024] Mark explanation: 1, water tank;2, water supply groove;3, ice making cylinder;4, electromagnetic valve;5, lower water tank;6, ice basket;7, refrigeration assembly;21, water outlet;22, stand;31, water inlet;32, drain;33, ice scraping rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model, obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the ordinary skilled in the art without the creative labor belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

[0026] In the description of the utility model, it needs to understand that the orientation or position relation indicated by the terms "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like is the orientation or position relation based on the shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore, it cannot be understood as the limitation of the utility model. In addition, in the description of the utility model, unless otherwise stated, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more than two.

[0027] Referring to Figures 1-3 The utility model discloses an automatic water supply waterway system of an ice maker and the ice maker.

[0028] In one embodiment, as Figures 1-2 shown, an automatic water supply waterway system of an ice maker, comprising a water tank 1, a water supply groove 2 and an ice making cylinder 3, the water tank 1 is installed at the top of the ice maker, the water supply groove 2 is located below the water tank 1, and the opening of the water tank 1 is inserted into the water supply groove 2 downwards, the bottom of the water supply groove 2 is provided with a water outlet 21, and the water outlet 21 is connected with the water inlet 31 of the ice making cylinder 3 through a pipeline.

[0029] Among them, the opening of the water tank 1 is vertically downwards, and is inserted into the water supply groove 2.

[0030] Further, the water tank 1 is detachably installed at the top of the ice maker, so that the water tank can be separated from the whole machine, and is convenient to clean.

[0031] Further, the installation height of the opening of the water tank 1 is above the 1 / 2 position of the height of the ice making cylinder 3.

[0032] Among them, the opening of the water tank 1 is inserted into the water supply groove 2, and the installation height of the opening of the water tank 1 is the horizontal height where the bottom end of the opening of the water tank 1 is located, which can be any horizontal height above the 1 / 2 position of the height of the ice making cylinder 3.

[0033] In specific implementation, the installation height of the opening of the water tank 1 determines the liquid level height in the water supply groove 2, and the water supply groove 2 forms a communicating vessel structure with the ice making cylinder 3, so the liquid level height in the ice making cylinder 3 is consistent with the liquid level height in the water supply groove 2, since the liquid level height in the ice making cylinder 3 will affect the ice making effect, and the risk of water freezing in the ice making cylinder 3 exists when the liquid level is too low, therefore, the installation height of the opening of the water tank 1 can be designed according to the need to control the liquid level height in the ice making cylinder 3, so as to obtain ideal ice making effect.

[0034] As an embodiment of the present embodiment, the installation height of the opening of the water tank 1 can be flush with the position of 2 / 3, 7 / 10, 3 / 4, 4 / 5, etc. of the height of the ice making cylinder 3.

[0035] In the present embodiment, a leakage prevention plug is arranged at the opening of the water tank 1, and a vertical upward column 22 is arranged in the water supply groove 2. When the water tank 1 is installed on the ice maker, the leakage prevention plug is loosened by the column 22, so that the water in the water tank 1 flows into the water supply groove 2.

[0036] In the present embodiment, a leakage prevention plug is arranged at the opening of the water tank 1, and a vertical upward column 22 is arranged in the water supply groove 2. When the water tank 1 is installed on the ice maker, the leakage prevention plug is loosened by the column 22, so that the water in the water tank 1 flows into the water supply groove 2.

[0037] In the present embodiment, a leakage prevention plug is arranged at the opening of the water tank 1, and a vertical upward column 22 is arranged in the water supply groove 2. When the water tank 1 is installed on the ice maker, the leakage prevention plug is loosened by the column 22, so that the water in the water tank 1 flows into the water supply groove 2.

[0038] In the present embodiment, the automatic water supply system of the ice maker further comprises an electromagnetic valve 4 and a lower water groove 5.

[0039] The drain port 32 of the ice making cylinder 3 is connected to the lower water groove 5, and the drain port of the ice making cylinder 3 is provided with an electromagnetic valve 4, which is used to control the opening and closing of the drain port.

[0040] In the present embodiment, the water inlet 31 is arranged above the lowest water level on one side of the inner cavity of the ice making cylinder 3, and the position of the water inlet 31 is lower than that of the water outlet 21; the drain port 32 is arranged at the lowest position on the other side of the inner cavity of the ice making cylinder 3.

[0041] In the present embodiment, the inner cavity of the ice making cylinder 3 is provided with an ice scraping rod 33.

[0042] In the ice making mode, the ice scraping rod 33 is used to extrude the prepared ice out of the ice making cylinder 3; in the cleaning mode, the ice scraping rod 33 in the ice making cylinder 3 rotates to stir the water in the ice making cylinder 3, which can achieve the effect of cleaning the ice making cylinder 3.

[0043] In the present embodiment, the automatic water supply system of the ice maker further comprises an ice basket 6, and the upper end of the ice basket 6 is in communication with the ice outlet at the upper end of the ice making cylinder 3.

[0044] In the present embodiment, the upper end of the ice basket 6 is an open structure, the ice outlet at the upper end of the ice making cylinder 3 is slightly higher than the open structure, and a slope is arranged between the two, and the prepared ice slides into the ice basket 6 along the slope. In the specific implementation, the ice basket 6 is used to receive the prepared ice, that is, after the ice cup ice scraping rod 33 is extruded, it falls into the ice basket 6.

[0045] In the specific implementation, the working process of the automatic water supply system of the ice maker is as follows:

[0046] When preparing ice, the water tank 1 is filled with water, the water tank 1 is installed on the top of the ice maker with the opening of the water tank 1 aligned with the water supply groove 2, the leakage-proof plug on the opening of the water tank 1 is loosened by the column 22 in the water supply groove 2, the water in the water tank 1 flows into the water supply groove 2, the water flows into the ice making cylinder 3 through the water outlet 21 and the water inlet 31, at this time, the electromagnetic valve 4 is in the closed state, that is, the water outlet 31 on the ice making cylinder 3 is disconnected, and the water flow cannot pass through. At this time, as shown in the figure, the water supply groove 2 and the ice making cylinder 3 form a communicating vessel structure, the liquid level in the water supply groove 2 and the ice making cylinder 3 is at the same height and is lifted up at the same time until the liquid level in the water supply groove 2 is above the opening of the water tank 1. Figure 1

[0047] After starting ice making, the water in the ice making cylinder 3 continuously reduces the temperature and forms ice, under the action of the ice scraping rod 33, the ice blocks are pushed out and slide into the ice basket 6; after the water in the ice making cylinder 3 is consumed and becomes ice, the horizontal plane of the inner cavity of the ice making cylinder 3 is lowered, at this time, the ice making cylinder 3 and the water supply groove 2 still form a communicating vessel structure, the liquid level in the water supply groove 2 is also lowered, the opening of the water tank 1 is exposed to the water surface, and the water in the water tank 1 will continue to flow into the water supply groove 2, the liquid levels in the water supply groove 2 and the ice making cylinder 3 will rise, until the liquid level in the water supply groove 2 is above the opening of the water tank 1, and the water in the water tank 1 stops flowing into the water supply groove 2.

[0048] The ice making process is repeated in this way, the water tank 1 automatically supplies water to the ice making cylinder 3 until the water tank 1 is removed or the water in the water tank 1 is completely consumed.

[0049] At this time, the water in the water tank 1 and the water in the water supply groove 2 can be regarded as a whole when the water surface in the water supply groove 2 is above the opening of the water tank 1, the liquid surface pressure at the water supply groove 2 is atmospheric pressure, the air in the water tank 1 is in a closed space, the pressure does not change, the pressures of the two liquid surfaces remain unchanged, so the liquid surface remains unchanged; when the water in the ice making cylinder 3 is consumed, the liquid surfaces in the ice making cylinder 3 and the water supply groove 2 are lowered at the same time, the opening of the water tank 1 is exposed above the liquid surface, the air enters the water tank 1 from the opening of the water tank 1, the volume of the air in the water tank 1 increases, the water in the water tank 1 flows into the water supply groove 2, the liquid surface in the water supply groove 2 rises and is above the opening of the water tank 1, and the liquid surfaces in the water tank 1 and the water supply groove 2 remain unchanged.

[0050] Since the height of the liquid surface in the ice making cylinder 3 will affect the ice making effect, too high liquid surface will cause the ice blocks to be too wet, and too low liquid surface will have the risk of being frozen in the ice making cylinder 3, the height of the liquid surface in the ice making cylinder 3 can be controlled by setting the installation height of the opening of the water tank 1, so as to obtain ideal ice making effect.

[0051] ​After ice making is completed, the electromagnetic valve 4 is opened, the drain port 32 at the bottom of the ice making cylinder 3 becomes a passage for water to flow smoothly, and the water in the ice making cylinder 3 flows into the drain tank 5 below the ice maker from the drain port 32 until the water in the ice making cylinder 3 and the water supply tank 2 is completely drained.

[0052] In the cleaning mode, the water in the water tank 1 flows into the water supply tank 2 and the ice making cylinder 3, the electromagnetic valve 4 is in a closed state, the water cannot pass through the drain port 32, the liquid level in the ice making cylinder 3 and the water supply tank 2 is lifted at the same time, and the ice scraping rod 33 in the ice making cylinder 3 rotates to stir the water in the ice making cylinder 3, so that the ice making cylinder 3 can be cleaned. After a period of cleaning, the electromagnetic valve 4 is opened, and the sewage is discharged into the drain tank 5 through the drain port 32. During the whole process, the water in the water tank 1 continuously adds water to the water supply tank 2 and the ice making cylinder 3 for cleaning until all the water is drained into the drain tank 5, and then the ice scraping rod 33 stops rotating, the electromagnetic valve 4 is closed, and the cleaning is completed.

[0053] In another embodiment, as shown in Figure 1-3 The utility model provides a kind of ice maker, and the ice maker includes the automatic water supply waterway system of ice maker in any of the above embodiments.

[0054] In the embodiment, the ice maker further includes a refrigeration assembly 7 disposed below the ice making cylinder 3 for refrigerating the ice making cylinder 1. In a specific implementation, an evaporation pipe in communication with the refrigeration assembly 7 is wound around the outer wall of the ice making cylinder 3 to achieve refrigeration of the ice making cylinder 3. A motor for driving the ice scraping rod 33 to rotate is further provided at the bottom of the ice making cylinder 3.

[0055] The automatic water supply waterway system of the ice maker and other configurations and operations of the ice maker according to the embodiments of the utility model are known to those skilled in the art, and will not be described in detail herein.

[0056] In the description of the utility model, it should be pointed out that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection" and "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0057] In the description of the specification, the description of the terms "embodiment", "specific embodiment", "example" and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model.

[0058] In this specification, illustrative expressions for the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Also, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples, as appropriate, without departing from the scope of the disclosure.

Claims

1. An automatic water supply waterway system of an ice maker, characterized by: The water tank (1), the water supply groove (2) and the ice making cylinder (3) are included. The water tank (1) is installed on the top of the ice maker, the water supply groove (2) is located below the water tank (1), and the opening of the water tank (1) is inserted into the water supply groove (2) downward. The bottom of the water supply groove (2) is provided with a water outlet (21), and the water outlet (21) is connected with the water inlet (31) of the ice making cylinder (3) through a pipeline.

2. The automatic water supply waterway system of an ice maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water tank (1) is detachably installed on the top of the ice maker.

3. The automatic water supply line system of the ice maker according to claim 2, wherein: The installation height of the opening of the water tank (1) is above the position of 1 / 2 of the height of the ice making cylinder (3).

4. The automatic water supply line system of the ice maker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The opening of the water tank (1) is provided with a leakage prevention plug, the water supply groove (2) is provided with an upright column (22) upward, when the water tank (1) is installed on the ice maker, the leakage prevention plug is loosened by the upright column (22), so that the water in the water tank (1) flows into the water supply groove (2).

5. The automatic water supply line system of the ice maker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The electromagnetic valve (4) and the lower water groove (5) are further included. The drain port (32) of the ice making cylinder (3) is connected with the lower water groove (5), and the electromagnetic valve (4) is arranged on the drain port of the ice making cylinder (3), and the electromagnetic valve (4) is used for controlling the on-off of the drain port.

6. The automatic water supply line system of the ice maker according to claim 5, wherein: The water inlet (31) is arranged above the lowest water level on one side of the inner cavity of the ice making cylinder (3), and the position of the water inlet (31) is lower than that of the water outlet (21). The drain port (32) is arranged at the lowest position on the other side of the inner cavity of the ice making cylinder (3).

7. The automatic water supply line system of the ice maker according to claim 6, wherein: The inner cavity of the ice making cylinder (3) is provided with an ice scraping rod (33).

8. The automatic water supply line system of the ice maker according to claim 1, wherein: The ice basket (6) is further included, and the upper end of the ice basket (6) is communicated with the ice outlet of the upper end of the ice making cylinder (3).

9. An ice maker characterized by: The automatic water supply waterway system of the ice maker as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8 is included.

10. The ice maker of claim 9, wherein: The refrigeration assembly (7) is further included, and the refrigeration assembly (7) is arranged below the ice making cylinder (3) and is used for refrigerating the ice making cylinder (3).

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