Shunt valve body structure and ice maker
By designing a highly integrated water distribution valve body structure and water circuit switching unit, the problem of dispersed ice and water pipelines in ice makers has been solved, achieving a compact structure and simplified assembly, reducing assembly difficulty and equipment size.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520193745.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-07
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-02
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-07
AI Technical Summary
In existing ice makers, the ice water production pipelines are scattered and not highly integrated, resulting in difficult assembly and large equipment size.
A water distribution valve body structure was designed, including an inlet, a water circuit switching section, a first outlet, and a second outlet. The water circuit switching section alternately conducts the flow, and combined with a solenoid valve and a water pump device, it achieves highly integrated water circuit control and simplifies the equipment assembly process.
This improved the integration of the ice maker, reduced assembly difficulty, and decreased the overall size of the equipment.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ice maker, concretely relates to a water distribution valve body structure and ice maker. BACKGROUND
[0002] The ice maker is a kind of refrigeration mechanical equipment that water is cooled by refrigeration system refrigerant to generate ice.
[0003] To meet user needs, the existing ice maker usually also has the function of ice water, and the pipe for making ice water is relatively dispersed in the existing ice maker, so the integration degree is not high, and the assembly difficulty of equipment is increased.
[0004] Therefore, further improvement is required. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0005] The utility model is to overcome the deficiencies of prior art, and provide a water distribution valve body structure and ice maker, the water distribution valve main part has higher integration degree, and the overall structure is more compact, which reduces the assembly difficulty of equipment and relatively reduces the overall volume of equipment.
[0006] The utility model is to overcome the deficiencies of prior art, and provide a water distribution valve body structure and ice maker, the water distribution valve main part has higher integration degree, and the overall structure is more compact, which reduces the assembly difficulty of equipment and relatively reduces the overall volume of equipment.
[0007] A water distribution valve body structure includes a water distribution valve main part, the water distribution valve main part is equipped with water inlet, water path switching part, first water outlet and second water outlet, water path switching part can alternately make water inlet and first water outlet or second water outlet conductive and form first water conveying path and second water conveying path respectively.
[0008] As a specific scheme, the water path switching part is arranged above the water inlet, and a first pipeline is arranged vertically between the water path switching part and the water inlet, and the water inlet is connected to the water inlet end of the water path switching part through the first pipeline.
[0009] As a specific scheme, the first water outlet is arranged below the water path switching part, and the first water outlet is arranged vertically and staggered with the vertical projection of the water path switching part, a second pipeline is arranged between the first water outlet and the water path switching part, and the second pipeline is arranged vertically and horizontally from top to bottom, and the second water outlet is arranged horizontally adjacent to the water path switching part.
[0010] As a specific scheme, the water distribution valve main part is integrally formed with the water inlet, the water path switching part, the first water outlet and the second water outlet.
[0011] An ice maker is characterized by comprising a water flow electromagnetic valve, a cold water evaporator, an ice block making mechanism and the above-mentioned water distribution valve body structure, the water path switching part comprises a first electromagnetic valve interface, a second electromagnetic valve interface and a third electromagnetic valve interface, and the water flow electromagnetic valve has a refrigerated water outlet, an ice water outlet and an electromagnetic valve water inlet.
[0012] The water inlet of the electromagnetic valve, the cold water outlet and the ice-making water outlet are connected with the first electromagnetic valve interface, the second electromagnetic valve interface and the third electromagnetic valve interface respectively.
[0013] The water inlets of the cold water evaporator and the ice block mechanism are connected with the first water outlet and the second water outlet respectively.
[0014] The water inlet of the electromagnetic valve can be connected with the refrigeration water outlet or the ice-making water outlet alternately, and the first water channel or the second water channel is connected alternately.
[0015] As a specific solution, the first electromagnetic valve interface is arranged adjacent to the second electromagnetic valve interface and the third electromagnetic valve interface, and the center distance between the first electromagnetic valve interface and the second electromagnetic valve interface and the third electromagnetic valve interface is equivalent to the center distance between the water inlet of the water flow electromagnetic valve and the refrigeration water outlet.
[0016] As a specific solution, the water pump device is arranged between the water inlet and the water path switching part, the water distribution valve body is provided with the first water pump interface and the second water pump interface connected with the water inlet and the water outlet of the water pump device respectively, and the first water pump interface and the second water pump interface are connected with the water inlet and the first electromagnetic valve interface respectively.
[0017] As a specific solution, the first water pump interface and the second water pump interface are arranged adjacent to each other, and the center distance between the first water pump interface and the second water pump interface is equivalent to the center distance between the water inlet and the water outlet of the water pump device.
[0018] As a specific solution, the water flow meter is mounted and connected with the water inlet, and the water flow meter, the water pump device and the water flow electromagnetic valve are arranged on the right side of the water distribution valve body and distributed from bottom to top in sequence, and the cold water evaporator is arranged on the left side of the water distribution valve body.
[0019] As a specific solution, the water inlet of the water flow meter is further connected with a water storage tank.
[0020] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:
[0021] The water distribution valve body has high integration, the overall structure is more compact, which not only reduces the assembly difficulty of the equipment, but also relatively reduces the overall volume of the equipment. DRAWINGS
[0022] Figure 1 The utility model discloses a structure schematic diagram of an embodiment.
[0023] Figure 2 The utility model discloses the use state schematic of the water distribution valve body of an embodiment Figure One .
[0024] Figure 3 The use state diagram of the water distribution valve body of the embodiment of the utility model Figure Two .
[0025] Figure 4 The use state diagram of the water flow electromagnetic valve of the embodiment of the utility model Figure One .
[0026] Figure 5 The use state diagram of the water flow electromagnetic valve of the embodiment of the utility model Figure Two .
[0027] Figure 6 The partial exploded view of the embodiment of the utility model Figure One .
[0028] Figure 7 The partial exploded view of the embodiment of the utility model Figure Two . DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] The utility model will be further described below in combination with the drawings and embodiments.
[0030] Referring to Figures 1-7 , the water distribution valve body structure comprises a water distribution valve body 1, the water distribution valve body 1 is provided with a water inlet 11, a water path switching part, a first water outlet 16 and a second water outlet 10, the water path switching part can alternately make the water inlet 11 and the first water outlet 16 or the second water outlet 10 conductive and form a first water conveying passage and a second water conveying passage respectively, the water distribution valve body 1 has higher integration, and the overall structure is more compact, which reduces the assembly difficulty of the equipment, and can relatively reduce the overall volume of the equipment, and the pipeline structure between the first water outlet 16 and the second water outlet 10 is simpler.
[0031] Further, the water path switching part is arranged above the water inlet 11, a first pipeline 17 is arranged between the water path switching part and the water inlet 11 in the vertical direction, the water inlet 11 is conductive with the water inlet end of the water path switching part through the first pipeline 17, and the vertical space position of the water distribution valve body 1 can be better utilized.
[0032] Further, the first water outlet 16 is arranged below the water path switching part, the first water outlet 16 is arranged in the vertical direction and is staggered with the vertical projection of the water path switching part, a second pipeline 18 is arranged between the first water outlet 16 and the water path switching part, the second pipeline 18 is sequentially arranged in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction from top to bottom, and the second water outlet 10 is arranged adjacent to the water path switching part in the horizontal direction, and the vertical and horizontal space positions of the water distribution valve body 1 can be better utilized.
[0033] Further, the water distribution valve body 1 is integrally formed with the water inlet 11, the water path switching part, the first water outlet 16 and the second water outlet 10, and the water distribution valve body 1 does not need to be assembled, further simplifying the assembly difficulty of the equipment.
[0034] The utility model discloses still disclose a kind of ice maker, including water flow solenoid valve 2, cold water evaporator 3, ice block mechanism 7 and above-mentioned water distribution valve body structure, water path switching part includes first solenoid valve interface 14, second solenoid valve interface 15 and third solenoid valve interface 19, water flow solenoid valve 2 has refrigeration water outlet 21, ice-making water outlet 22 and solenoid valve water inlet 23.
[0035] Solenoid valve water inlet 23, cold water outlet 21 and ice-making water outlet 22 are connected with first solenoid valve interface 14, second solenoid valve interface 15 and third solenoid valve interface 19 one by one.
[0036] Cold water evaporator 3 and the water inlet end of ice block mechanism 7 are connected with first water outlet 16 and second water outlet 10 one by one.
[0037] Solenoid valve water inlet 23 can be alternately communicated with refrigeration water outlet 21 or ice-making water outlet 22 and make first water path or second water path alternately conduct.
[0038] Water flow solenoid valve 2 is used to control whether the state of water flow flowing to refrigeration water outlet 16 is on.
[0039] Cold water evaporator 3 is used to reduce the temperature of water to make ice water.
[0040] Further, first solenoid valve interface 14 is arranged adjacent to second solenoid valve interface 15 and third solenoid valve interface 19, and the center distance between first solenoid valve interface 14 and second solenoid valve interface 15 and third solenoid valve interface 19 is equivalent to the center distance between the water inlet end of water flow solenoid valve 2 and refrigeration water outlet 21, and no additional pipeline is needed between water flow solenoid valve 2 and water distribution valve body 1, and the installation of the two is more compact, and the installation difficulty of workers is smaller.
[0041] Further, water pump device 4 is arranged between water inlet 11 and water path switching part, and water distribution valve body 1 is provided with first water pump interface 12 and second water pump interface 13 connected with the water inlet end and water outlet end of water pump device 4 one by one, and first water pump interface 12 and second water pump interface 13 are communicated with water inlet 11 and first solenoid valve interface 14 respectively.
[0042] Water pump device 4 is used to generate power, so that water can flow along the preset path.
[0043] Further, the first water pump interface 12 and the second water pump interface 13 are arranged side by side, the center distance between the first water pump interface 12 and the second water pump interface 13 is equivalent to the center distance between the water inlet end and the water outlet end of the water pump device 4, no additional pipeline is arranged between the water pump device 4 and the water distribution valve body 1, the installation of the two is more compact, and the installation difficulty of workers is smaller.
[0044] Further, the water inlet 11 is connected with the water flow meter 5, the water flow meter 5, the water pump device 4 and the water flow electromagnetic valve 2 are arranged on the right side of the water distribution valve body 1 and are sequentially distributed from bottom to top, and the cold water evaporator 3 is arranged on the left side of the water distribution valve body 1, so that the space position outside the water distribution valve body 1 is fully utilized, and the overall layout is more compact and reasonable.
[0045] The water flow meter 5 is used for measuring water flow, and facilitates the control module in the equipment to control the water flow passing through the water distribution valve body structure.
[0046] Further, the water inlet end of the water flow meter 5 is further connected with the water storage tank 8, and the water storage tank 8 can simultaneously provide liquid water for refrigeration water or ice making.
[0047] When ice water needs to be made, the water pump device 4 starts to work, and the water in the external water tank can pass through the water flow meter 5, the water inlet 11, the first water pump interface 12, the water pump device 4, the second water pump interface 13, the first electromagnetic valve interface 14, the electromagnetic valve water inlet 23, the refrigeration water outlet 21 of the water flow electromagnetic valve 2, the second electromagnetic valve interface 15, the refrigeration water outlet 16 and the cold water evaporator 3 in sequence, so that the equipment can make ice water.
[0048] When ice needs to be made, the water pump device 4 starts to work, and the water in the external water tank can pass through the water flow meter 5, the water inlet 11, the first water pump interface 12, the water pump device 4, the second water pump interface 13, the first electromagnetic valve interface 14, the electromagnetic valve water inlet 23, the ice water outlet 22 of the water flow electromagnetic valve 2, the third electromagnetic valve interface 19, the second water outlet 10 and the ice making mechanism 7 in sequence, so that the equipment can make ice.
[0049] The refrigeration water and the ice making water have high integration degree, which is conducive to reducing the assembly difficulty of the equipment and relatively reducing the overall volume of the equipment.
[0050] The above embodiment is only a preferred scheme of the present application, and the present application can have other embodiments. Those skilled in the art can 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 range set by the claims of the present application.
Claims
1. A water diversion valve body structure, characterized by, The water distribution valve body (1) is provided with a water inlet (11), a water path switching part, a first water outlet (16) and a second water outlet (10). The water path switching part can alternately make the water inlet (11) conduct with the first water outlet (16) or the second water outlet (10) and form a first water conveying path and a second water conveying path respectively.
2. The water diversion valve body structure according to claim 1, wherein: The water path switching part is arranged above the water inlet (11), and a first pipeline (17) is arranged vertically between the water inlet (11) and the water path switching part. The water inlet (11) is communicated with the water inlet end of the water path switching part through the first pipeline (17).
3. The water diversion valve body structure of claim 1, wherein: The first water outlet (16) is arranged below the water path switching part. The first water outlet (16) is arranged vertically and is staggered with the vertical projection of the water path switching part. A second pipeline (18) is arranged vertically and horizontally from top to bottom between the first water outlet (16) and the water path switching part. The second water outlet (10) is arranged horizontally adjacent to the water path switching part.
4. The water diversion valve body structure of claim 1, wherein: The water distribution valve body (1) is integrally formed with the water inlet (11), the water path switching part, the first water outlet (16) and the second water outlet (10).
5. An ice maker characterized by, The water distribution valve body structure comprises a water flow electromagnetic valve (2), a cold water evaporator (3), an ice block making mechanism (7) and any one of claims 1-4. The water path switching part comprises a first electromagnetic valve interface (14), a second electromagnetic valve interface (15) and a third electromagnetic valve interface (19). The water flow electromagnetic valve (2) has a refrigerated water outlet (21), an ice-making water outlet (22) and an electromagnetic valve water inlet (23). The electromagnetic valve water inlet (23), the cold water outlet (21) and the ice-making water outlet (22) are respectively connected and matched with the first electromagnetic valve interface (14), the second electromagnetic valve interface (15) and the third electromagnetic valve interface (19) one by one. The water inlets of the cold water evaporator (3) and the ice block making mechanism (7) are respectively connected and matched with the first water outlet (16) and the second water outlet (10) one by one. The electromagnetic valve water inlet (23) can be alternately communicated with the refrigerated water outlet (21) or the ice-making water outlet (22) and make the first water conveying path or the second water conveying path alternately conductive.
6. The ice maker of claim 5, wherein: The first electromagnetic valve interface (14) is arranged horizontally adjacent to the second electromagnetic valve interface (15) and the third electromagnetic valve interface (19). The center distance between the first electromagnetic valve interface (14) and the second electromagnetic valve interface (15) and the third electromagnetic valve interface (19) is equivalent to the center distance between the water inlet end of the water flow electromagnetic valve (2) and the refrigerated water outlet (21).
7. The ice maker of claim 5, wherein: The water pump device (4) is arranged between the water inlet (11) and the water path switching part. The water distribution valve body (1) is provided with a first water pump interface (12) and a second water pump interface (13) which are respectively connected with the water inlet end and the water outlet end of the water pump device (4) one by one. The first water pump interface (12) and the second water pump interface (13) are respectively communicated with the water inlet (11) and the first electromagnetic valve interface (14).
8. The ice maker of claim 7, wherein: The first water pump interface (12) and the second water pump interface (13) are arranged side by side, and the center distance between the first water pump interface (12) and the second water pump interface (13) is equivalent to the center distance between the water inlet end and the water outlet end of the water pump device (4).
9. The ice maker of claim 7, wherein: The water inlet (11) is connected with a water flow meter (5), the water flow meter (5), the water pump device (4) and the water flow electromagnetic valve (2) are arranged on the right side of the water distribution valve body (1) and are sequentially distributed from bottom to top, and the cold water evaporator (3) is arranged on the left side of the water distribution valve body (1).
10. The ice maker of claim 9, wherein: The water inlet end of the water flow meter (5) is further connected with a water storage tank (8).