Waterway system of ice making module and ice maker

Abstract

The utility model provides a waterway system of an ice making module and an ice maker, and the waterway system comprises an ice making box with an ice making groove; the ice maker is arranged in the ice making groove and used for making water in the ice making groove into ice; the cold water tank is communicated with a pure water tank of the ice maker; a water inlet of the water supplementing tank is communicated with a water outlet of the cold water tank, a water outlet of the water supplementing tank is communicated with the ice making tank, and the liquid level in the water supplementing tank and the liquid level of the ice making tank are located on the same horizontal plane under the condition that both the water supplementing tank and the ice making tank contain water; the water suction pump is arranged on a first communicating pipeline between the water inlet of the water replenishing tank and the water outlet of the cold water tank; the first water level detector is used for detecting the water level of the water supplementing tank and electrically connected with the water suction pump. The function of simultaneously detecting the water levels of the water replenishing tank and the ice making tank can be achieved only by arranging one first water level detector, the structure can be simplified, meanwhile, the cost can be reduced, and the cost of the ice maker can be further reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of ice making, and in particular to a waterway system of an ice making module and an ice maker. BACKGROUND

[0002] The ice maker is a refrigeration mechanical equipment for generating ice by cooling water through an evaporator by refrigerant of a refrigeration system.

[0003] The ice making module of the ice maker mainly comprises an ice maker, an ice making box, a cold water tank, a water supplement tank and an ice storage box. The water inlet of the cold water tank is communicated with the water outlet of a pure water tank of the ice maker. The water outlet of the cold water tank is communicated with the water inlet of the water supplement tank. The water supplement tank is communicated with the ice making box. The ice maker is used for making ice from water in the ice making box.

[0004] Since the water level of the ice making box and the water supplement tank is detected by independent water level detectors, the cost of the ice maker is high. Innovative content

[0005] Embodiments of the present application provide a waterway system of an ice making module and an ice maker to solve the problem of high cost of the ice maker in related technologies. The technical solutions are as follows.

[0006] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a waterway system of an ice making module, comprising:

[0007] an ice making box, the ice making box having an ice making tank;

[0008] an ice maker, the ice maker being arranged in the ice making tank, and the ice maker being used for making ice from water in the ice making tank;

[0009] a cold water tank, the cold water tank being used for being communicated with a pure water tank of an ice maker;

[0010] a water supplement tank, a water inlet of the water supplement tank being communicated with a water outlet of the cold water tank, a water outlet of the water supplement tank being communicated with a water inlet of the ice making tank, and a liquid surface in the water supplement tank and a liquid surface of the ice making tank being at the same level when the water supplement tank and the ice making tank both carry water;

[0011] a water pump, the water pump being arranged on a first communication pipeline between the water inlet of the water supplement tank and the water outlet of the cold water tank, and the water pump being used for pumping water in the cold water tank to the water supplement tank; and

[0012] a first water level detector, the first water level detector being used for detecting a water level of the water supplement tank, and the first water level detector being electrically connected with the water pump;

[0013] When the first water level detector detects that the water supplement tank is at a low water level, the water pump is opened to supplement water for the water supplement tank.

[0014] In the case that the first water level detector detects that the water replenishing tank is at a high water level, the water pump is turned off to stop replenishing water to the water replenishing tank.

[0015] In an embodiment, the water outlet of the water replenishing tank and the water inlet of the ice making tank are connected through a second communication pipeline, and the water outlet of the water replenishing tank is higher than the water inlet of the ice making tank.

[0016] In an embodiment, a first drainage pipeline is further arranged between the water outlet of the water replenishing tank and the cold water tank, the first drainage pipeline connects the water replenishing tank and the cold water tank, and a drainage valve is arranged on the first drainage pipeline to control the opening and closing of the first drainage pipeline.

[0017] In an embodiment, a second water level detector is arranged on the cold water tank to detect the water level of the cold water tank.

[0018] In the case that the second water level detector detects that the cold water tank is at a low water level, the pipeline between the cold water tank and the pure water tank is opened to replenish water to the cold water tank.

[0019] In the case that the second water level detector detects that the cold water tank is at a high water level, the pipeline between the cold water tank and the pure water tank is closed.

[0020] In an embodiment, a first UV lamp is arranged on the cold water tank, the first UV lamp extends into the cold water tank, and the first UV lamp is used for sterilizing and disinfecting the water in the cold water tank.

[0021] In an embodiment, a second UV lamp is arranged on the water replenishing tank, the second UV lamp extends into the water replenishing tank, and the second UV lamp is used for sterilizing and disinfecting the water in the water replenishing tank.

[0022] In an embodiment, the ice making tank is connected to the cold water tank.

[0023] In an embodiment, the water circuit system of the ice making module further comprises:

[0024] a cold water outlet pipeline, which connects the ice making tank and the cold water tank, and the ice making tank is higher than the cold water tank.

[0025] In an embodiment, the cold water tank is further used for being connected to a water outlet device of an ice maker.

[0026] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide an ice maker, which comprises the water circuit system of the ice making module.

[0027] The advantages or beneficial effects of the technical solutions described above at least include:

[0028] The waterway system of the ice making module has the advantages that: the water outlet of the water supplement tank is communicated with the ice making tank, the liquid surface in the water supplement tank and the liquid surface of the ice making tank are at the same level when the water supplement tank and the ice making tank both carry water, the water supplement tank and the ice making tank form a communicating vessel, the water level of the water supplement tank is detected by the first water level detector, that is, the water level of the ice making tank is detected, therefore, only one first water level detector is needed to meet the function of simultaneously detecting the water levels of the water supplement tank and the ice making tank, the structure can be simplified, the cost can be reduced, the cost of the ice maker can be reduced, and the ice maker is more conducive to popularization and application.

[0029] The above summary is intended to illustrate the description only and is not intended to limit in any way. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments and features described above, further aspects, embodiments and features will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0030] In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to same or similar functionalities throughout the several views. The drawings are not necessarily to scale. It is to be understood that the drawings only depict certain embodiments in accordance with the disclosure and should not be considered limiting of the scope of the disclosure.

[0031] Figure 1 The waterway system of the ice making module of the utility model is shown in the figure.

[0032] REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0033] 1, ice making box; 11, ice making tank; 2, ice maker; 3, cold water tank; 4, water supplement tank; 5, water pump; 6, first water level detector; 7, second communicating pipeline; 8, first drainage pipeline; 9, drainage valve; 10, second water level detector; 20, first UV lamp; 30, second UV lamp; 40, cold water outlet pipe; 50, pure water tank; 60, ice storage box; 70, second drainage pipeline; 80, ice outlet chute; 90, water outlet device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] In the following, only certain example embodiments are simply described. As those skilled in the art can recognize, the described embodiments can be modified in various different ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the drawings and the description are considered to be exemplary in nature rather than limiting.

[0035] REFERENCE Figure 1The utility model discloses a water system of ice making module, including:

[0036] Ice making box 1, ice making box 1 has ice making tank 11 and ice outlet, ice outlet communicates ice making tank 11, and ice outlet is used for exporting ice in ice making tank 11 to ice storage box 60;

[0037] Ice maker 2, ice maker 2 is located in ice making tank 11, and ice maker 2 is used to make ice for water in ice making tank 11;

[0038] Cold water tank 3, cold water tank 3 is used to communicate with the pure water tank 50 of ice maker, to make the pure water of pure water tank 50 can be transported to cold water tank 3;

[0039] Water replenishing tank 4, the water inlet of water replenishing tank 4 communicates the water outlet of cold water tank 3, and the water outlet of water replenishing tank 4 communicates the water inlet of ice making tank 11, and in the case that water is borne in water replenishing tank 4 and ice making tank 11, the liquid level in water replenishing tank 4 and the liquid level of ice making tank 11 are at the same level, and the setting of water replenishing tank 4 can play the role of water storage, can provide water source for ice making box 1 in time, to improve ice making efficiency;

[0040] Water pump 5, water pump 5 is located on the first communication pipeline between the water inlet of water replenishing tank 4 and the water outlet of cold water tank 3, and water pump 5 is used to extract water in cold water tank 3 to water replenishing tank 4;And

[0041] First water level detector 6, first water level detector 6 is used to detect the water level of water replenishing tank 4, and first water level detector 6 is electrically connected with water pump 5;

[0042] In the case that first water level detector 6 detects that water replenishing tank 4 is at low water level, water pump 5 opens to replenish water for water replenishing tank 4;

[0043] In the case that first water level detector 6 detects that water replenishing tank 4 is at high water level, water pump 5 closes to stop replenishing water for water replenishing tank 4.

[0044] The water system of ice making module of the utility model, because the water outlet of water replenishing tank 4 communicates ice making tank 11, in the case that water is borne in water replenishing tank 4 and ice making tank 11, the liquid level in water replenishing tank 4 and the liquid level of ice making tank 11 are at the same level, make water replenishing tank 4 and ice making tank 11 form a communicating vessel, in this way, the water level of water replenishing tank 4 is detected through first water level detector 6, that is, the water level of ice making tank 11 is detected, therefore, only need to set one first water level detector 6 can satisfy the function of detecting the water level of both water replenishing tank 4 and ice making tank 11, can simplify structure, also can reduce cost, and then can reduce the cost of ice maker, more conducive to the popularization and application of ice maker.

[0045] Wherein, it can be understood that the first water level detector 6 itself has the function of generating different electrical signals at high and low water levels, and the high and low water levels of the first water level detector 6 can be determined by the control chip of the water pump 5 to perform water pumping.

[0046] In addition, the opening and closing of the water pump 5 can also be realized by the controller, such as electrically connecting the water pump 5 and the first water level detector 6 through the controller, the controller is used to control the water pump 5 to open according to the low water level feedback information of the first water level detector 6, and the controller is also used to control the water pump 5 to close according to the high water level feedback information of the first water level detector 6, so that the automatic opening and closing of the water pump 5 can be realized.

[0047] Referring to Figure 1 In an embodiment, the water outlet of the water supplement tank 4 and the water inlet of the ice making tank 11 are communicated through the second communication pipeline 7, and the height of the water outlet of the water supplement tank 4 is higher than the height of the water inlet of the ice making tank 11, so that the water in the water supplement tank 4 can automatically flow to the ice making tank 11 under the action of its own gravity, the water flow is more smooth, and at the same time, the second communication pipeline 7 is free of power source, the structure is simplified, the cost of the ice maker can be further reduced, and the popularization and application of the ice maker are more beneficial.

[0048] Referring to Figure 1 In an embodiment, the water outlet of the water supplement tank 4 and the cold water tank 3 are further provided with a first drainage pipeline 8, the first drainage pipeline 8 communicates the water supplement tank 4 and the cold water tank 3, and the first drainage pipeline 8 is provided with a drainage valve 9, the drainage valve 9 is used to control the opening and closing of the first drainage pipeline 8;

[0049] The controller is electrically connected with the drainage valve 9, and the controller is further used to control the opening and closing of the drainage valve 9, so that in the case that the water pump 5 normally operates, that is, the water pump 5 can be controlled to open and close, the drainage valve 9 maintains a normally closed state, so as to ensure that the liquid levels of the water supplement tank 4 and the ice making tank 11 are maintained at the same level, that is, to ensure that the ice making tank 11 can be normally supplied with water source; in the case that the water pump 5 is out of control, the controller controls the drainage valve 9 to open, so that the water in the water supplement tank 4 flows back to the cold water tank 3 through the first drainage pipeline 8, to prevent the ice making tank 11 from abnormally overflowing; or in the case that the water pump 5 and the drainage valve 9 are both out of control, the water in the water supplement tank 4 flows back to the cold water tank 3 through the first drainage pipeline 8, to prevent the ice making tank 11 from abnormally overflowing.

[0050] Referring to Figure 1 In an embodiment, the cold water tank 3 is provided with a second water level detector 10, and the second water level detector 10 is used to detect the water level of the cold water tank 3;

[0051] In the case that the second water level detector 10 detects that the cold water tank 3 is at a low water level, the pipeline between the cold water tank 3 and the pure water tank 50 is opened to supply water to the cold water tank 3.

[0052] In the case that the second water level detector 10 detects that the cold water tank 3 is at a high water level, the pipeline between the cold water tank 3 and the pure water tank 50 is closed.

[0053] The opening and closing of the pipeline between the cold water tank 3 and the pure water tank 50 is specifically realized by that the second water level detector 10 is electrically connected with the controller, the controller is further configured to control the opening of the pipeline between the cold water tank 3 and the pure water tank 50 according to the low water level feedback information of the second water level detector 10, and the controller is further configured to control the closing of the pipeline between the cold water tank 3 and the pure water tank 50 according to the high water level feedback information of the second water level detector 10, so as to realize the automatic opening and closing of the pipeline between the cold water tank 3 and the pure water tank 50.

[0054] In an embodiment, the first water level detector 6 and the second water level detector 10 can be both a float ball type liquid level switch, or an electrode type liquid level switch, or an electronic type liquid level switch.

[0055] Referring to Figure 1 In an embodiment, the cold water tank 3 is provided with a first UV lamp 20, the first UV lamp 20 extends into the cold water tank 3, and the first UV lamp 20 is configured to sterilize and disinfect the water in the cold water tank 3.

[0056] The controller is electrically connected with the first UV lamp 20, and the controller is further configured to control the opening and closing of the first UV lamp 20. In this way, when the ice maker starts the ice making function, the controller controls the first UV lamp 20 to open, so that the first UV lamp 20 sterilizes and disinfects the water in the cold water tank 3, thereby improving the cleanliness of the water in the cold water tank 3 and improving the cleanliness of the ice made.

[0057] Referring to Figure 1 In an embodiment, the water supplement tank 4 is provided with a second UV lamp 30, the second UV lamp 30 extends into the water supplement tank 4, and the second UV lamp 30 is configured to sterilize and disinfect the water in the water supplement tank 4.

[0058] The controller is electrically connected with the second UV lamp 30, and the controller is further configured to control the opening and closing of the second UV lamp 30. In this way, when the ice maker starts the ice making function, the controller controls the second UV lamp 30 to open, so that the second UV lamp 30 sterilizes and disinfects the water in the water supplement tank 4, thereby improving the cleanliness of the water in the water supplement tank 4 and improving the cleanliness of the ice made.

[0059] Referring to Figure 1 In an embodiment, the ice making groove 11 is communicated with the cold water tank 3, so that the cold water in the ice making groove 11 can be transported to the cold water tank 3, and the water in the cold water tank 3 is pre-cooled, thereby the cold water tank 3 provides cold water for the ice making groove 11, and the ice making efficiency is improved.

[0060] Referring to Figure 1 In an embodiment, the waterway system of the ice-making module further comprises:

[0061] The cold water outlet pipe 40 is connected with the ice-making tank 11 and the cold water tank 3, and the height of the ice-making tank 11 is higher than that of the cold water tank 3, so that the cold water in the ice-making tank 11 flows to the cold water tank 3 along the cold water outlet pipe 40 under the action of gravity, ensuring smooth water delivery, and at the same time, the pump or valve structure can be omitted on the cold water outlet pipe 40, thereby simplifying the structure and further reducing the cost.

[0062] In an embodiment, the cold water tank 3 is further connected with the water outlet device 90 of the ice maker, so that the water output by the cold water tank 3 can be delivered to the water outlet device 90 for drinking, and the ice maker has the function of supplying cold water.

[0063] In an embodiment, the waterway system of the ice-making module further comprises:

[0064] The ice outlet chute 80 has an ice outlet chute (not shown in the figure) and a water collecting port (not shown in the figure), the ice outlet chute is connected with the ice outlet of the ice-making box and the ice storage box 60, and the ice outlet chute extends downward and downward toward the ice storage box 60 to guide the ice to the ice storage box 60, so that the ice outlet is more smooth and efficient, and the water collecting port is located on the bottom wall of the ice outlet chute, and the water collecting port is connected with the cold water outlet pipe 40, and the water collecting port is used to guide the water output from the ice outlet to the cold water outlet pipe 40.

[0065] In an embodiment, the ice storage box 60 and the cold water tank 3 are connected through the second drain pipe 70, the second drain pipe 70 is used to deliver the cold water in the ice storage box 60 to the cold water tank 3, so as to timely drain the cold water in the ice storage box 60, reduce the melting speed of the ice in the ice storage box 60, and at the same time, the water in the cold water tank 3 can be pre-cooled to further reduce the water temperature in the cold water tank 3, thereby further improving the ice-making efficiency.

[0066] The ice maker of the preferred embodiment of the utility model provides a kind of ice maker, including the waterway system of the ice-making module described above.

[0067] The ice maker of the utility model, since the waterway system of the ice-making module described above is used, only a first water level detector 6 needs to be set to meet the function of simultaneously detecting the water level of the water replenishing tank 4 and the ice-making tank 11, which can simplify the structure while reducing the cost, thereby reducing the cost of the ice maker, and facilitating the popularization and application of the ice maker.

[0068] In the description of the present specification, the description of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "an example", "a specific example", or "some examples" and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. Also, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in an appropriate manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. In addition, the person skilled in the art can combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in the present specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples without contradiction.

[0069] In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0070] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of various changes or replacements within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A waterway system of an ice-making module, characterized by, The ice-making module comprises: an ice-making box having an ice-making tank; an ice maker arranged in the ice-making tank, the ice maker being used to make ice from water in the ice-making tank; a cold water tank used to communicate with a pure water tank of an ice maker; a water replenishing tank, a water inlet of the water replenishing tank communicating with a water outlet of the cold water tank, and a water outlet of the water replenishing tank communicating with a water inlet of the ice-making tank, the water level in the water replenishing tank and the water level in the ice-making tank being at the same level when the water replenishing tank and the ice-making tank both contain water; a water pumping device arranged on a first communication pipeline between the water inlet of the water replenishing tank and the water outlet of the cold water tank, the water pumping device being used to pump water in the cold water tank to the water replenishing tank; and a first water level detector used to detect the water level in the water replenishing tank, the first water level detector being electrically connected with the water pumping device. When the first water level detector detects that the water replenishing tank is at a low water level, the water pumping device is turned on to replenish water in the water replenishing tank. When the first water level detector detects that the water replenishing tank is at a high water level, the water pumping device is turned off to stop replenishing water in the water replenishing tank. The water outlet of the water replenishing tank and the water inlet of the ice-making tank communicate through a second communication pipeline, the water outlet of the water replenishing tank being arranged at a higher level than the water inlet of the ice-making tank.

2. The waterway system of the ice mold set according to claim 1, wherein, A first water draining pipeline is further arranged between the water outlet of the water replenishing tank and the cold water tank, the first water draining pipeline communicating the water replenishing tank and the cold water tank, and a water draining valve being arranged on the first water draining pipeline, the water draining valve being used to control the opening and closing of the first water draining pipeline.

3. The waterway system of the ice mold set according to claim 1, wherein, A second water level detector is arranged on the cold water tank, the second water level detector being used to detect the water level in the cold water tank.

4. The waterway system of the ice mold set according to claim 1, wherein, When the second water level detector detects that the cold water tank is at a low water level, a pipeline between the cold water tank and the pure water tank is opened to replenish water in the cold water tank. When the second water level detector detects that the cold water tank is at a high water level, the pipeline between the cold water tank and the pure water tank is closed. A first UV lamp is arranged on the cold water tank, the first UV lamp extending into the cold water tank, and the first UV lamp being used to sterilize and disinfect water in the cold water tank.

5. The waterway system of the ice mold set according to claim 1, wherein, A second UV lamp is arranged on the water replenishing tank, the second UV lamp extending into the water replenishing tank, and the second UV lamp being used to sterilize and disinfect water in the water replenishing tank.

6. The waterway system of the ice mold set according to claim 1, wherein, The ice-making tank communicates with the cold water tank.

7. The waterway system of the ice mold set according to claim 1, wherein, The water route system of the ice-making module further comprises:

8. The waterway system of the ice mold set according to claim 7, wherein, a cold water outlet pipeline, the cold water outlet pipeline communicating the ice-making tank and the cold water tank, and the ice-making tank being arranged at a higher level than the cold water tank. The cold water tank is used to communicate with a water outlet device of an ice maker.

9. The waterway system of the ice mold set according to claim 8, wherein, The water route system of the ice-making module comprises any one of claims 1-9.

10. An ice maker characterized by, ​

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