Top cover assembly structure of ice maker
By designing a top cover assembly that can fit both the casing and the inner liner, the problem of complex installation in existing ice makers has been solved, achieving both rapid installation and efficient ice making.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520193735.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-07
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-16
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-07
AI Technical Summary
The existing ice maker requires separate top covers to be installed on the outer shell and inner liner, which makes the installation process complicated and affects production efficiency.
Design a top cover assembly that can simultaneously fit with both the housing and the inner liner, achieving rapid installation and fixation through limiting steps, locking mechanisms, and insulation layers, thus simplifying the installation process.
The top cover, casing, and inner liner can be installed simultaneously, which improves production efficiency. The ice-making efficiency is also improved through the insulation layer. The overall layout is reasonable and aesthetically pleasing.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ice maker, concretely relates to a top cover assembly structure of 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] The ice maker usually includes shell and inner container, in order to facilitate assembly, the upper side of shell and inner container is usually open, therefore, shell and inner container need to be respectively installed with different upper covers, and the installation process is relatively complex, which is not conducive to improving production efficiency.
[0004] Therefore, further improvement is needed. INVENTION CONTENTS
[0005] The utility model aims at overcoming the deficiencies of prior art, and provides a top cover assembly structure of ice maker, top cover assembly can be simultaneously installed and cooperated with shell and inner container, which simplifies installation process and is conducive to improving production efficiency.
[0006] The utility model aims at overcoming the deficiencies of prior art, and provides a top cover assembly structure of ice maker, top cover assembly can be simultaneously installed and cooperated with shell and inner container, which simplifies installation process and is conducive to improving production efficiency.
[0007] A kind of top cover assembly structure of ice maker, including shell and top cover assembly, the inner container capable of making ice block in shell, the upper side of inner container and shell is open, top cover assembly is respectively cooperated with inner container and shell cover, top cover assembly is installed and fixed with inner container and shell by locking mechanism.
[0008] As a specific scheme, the side wall of the shell is provided with a limiting step, and the outer side periphery of the top cover assembly is downwardly abutted and cooperated with the limiting step.
[0009] As a specific scheme, the locking mechanism includes a plurality of lower connecting components respectively arranged on the inner container and the shell, and the top cover assembly is provided with an upper connecting component corresponding to the lower connecting component, and the upper connecting component and the lower connecting component are installed and fixed by a screw device.
[0010] As a specific scheme, the top cover assembly includes an upper top cover shell, a lower top cover shell and a thermal insulation interlayer, the upper top cover shell and the lower top cover shell are installed and fixed by a fixing mechanism and form a interlayer cavity corresponding to the thermal insulation interlayer, the thermal insulation interlayer is arranged in the interlayer cavity, and the upper and lower sides of the thermal insulation interlayer are tightly cooperated with the upper top cover shell and the lower top cover shell respectively.
[0011] As a specific scheme, the fixing mechanism includes a plurality of upper clamping portions and lower clamping portions respectively arranged on the upper top cover shell and the lower top cover shell, the lower clamping portions are adjacently provided with a guide inlet, the upper clamping portions are inserted into the guide inlet and can be moved along the horizontal direction to form a dislocation with the lower clamping portions to enable the upper top cover shell and the lower top cover shell to be installed and fixed along the vertical direction.
[0012] As a specific solution, the heat preservation sandwich is provided with a recessed notch corresponding to the position of the fixing mechanism, and the vertical projection shape of the recessed notch is equivalent to the vertical projection shape of the fixing mechanism.
[0013] As a specific solution, the heat preservation sandwich is provided with a recessed notch corresponding to the position of the fixing mechanism, and the vertical projection shape of the recessed notch is equivalent to the vertical projection shape of the fixing mechanism.
[0014] As a specific solution, the heat preservation sandwich is provided with a recessed notch corresponding to the position of the fixing mechanism, and the vertical projection shape of the recessed notch is equivalent to the vertical projection shape of the fixing mechanism.
[0015] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows:
[0016] The top cover assembly can be simultaneously installed and matched with the shell and the inner container, and there is no need to additionally set corresponding top covers for the shell and the inner container, which simplifies the installation process and is beneficial to improving the production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 The present application is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of an embodiment.
[0018] Figure 2 The present application is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of an embodiment. Figure One .
[0019] Figure 3 The present application is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of an embodiment. Figure Two .
[0020] Figure 4 The present application is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of an embodiment. Figure Three .
[0021] Figure 5 The present application is an enlarged view of the position A of the embodiment.
[0022] Figure 6 The present application is an enlarged view of the position B of the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0023] The present application will be further described below in combination with the drawings and embodiments.
[0024] Referring to Figures 1-6The top cover assembly of the ice maker, comprising a shell 1 and a top cover assembly 2, an inner container 3 capable of making ice blocks in the shell 1, the inner container 3 and the upper side of the shell 1 are both open, the top cover assembly 2 is respectively connected with the inner container 3 and the shell 1, the top cover assembly 2 is installed and fixed with the inner container 3 and the shell 1 through the locking mechanism, the top cover assembly 2 can realize the installation and cooperation with the shell 1 and the inner container 3 at the same time, without the need to additionally set the corresponding top cover for the shell 1 and the inner container 3, which simplifies the installation process and is conducive to improving the production efficiency.
[0025] Further, the side wall of the shell 1 is provided with a limiting step 11, and the outer periphery of the top cover assembly 2 is downwardly abutted with the limiting step 11, the limiting step 11 can improve the installation accuracy between the shell 1 and the top cover assembly 2, and further improve the stability of the connection between the top cover assembly 2 and the shell 1.
[0026] Further, the locking mechanism comprises a plurality of lower connecting components 12 arranged on the inner container 3 and the shell 1 respectively, the top cover assembly 2 is provided with a corresponding upper connecting component 21, the upper connecting component 21 and the lower connecting component 12 are installed and fixed through the screw device, realizing the quick assembly between the top cover assembly 2 and the shell 1 and the inner container 3.
[0027] Further, the top cover assembly 2 comprises an upper top cover shell 22, a lower top cover shell 23 and a thermal insulation layer 24, the upper top cover shell 22 and the lower top cover shell 23 are installed and fixed through the fixing mechanism and form a corresponding interlayer cavity with the thermal insulation layer 24, the thermal insulation layer 24 is arranged in the interlayer cavity, the upper and lower sides of the thermal insulation layer 24 are tightly matched with the upper top cover shell 22 and the lower top cover shell 23 respectively, the thermal insulation layer 24 can have the effect of heat insulation and heat preservation for the inner container 3, which is conducive to improving the ice making efficiency.
[0028] Further, the fixing mechanism comprises a plurality of upper clamping components 221 and lower clamping components 231 arranged on the upper top cover shell 22 and the lower top cover shell 23 respectively, the lower clamping component 231 is adjacently provided with a guide inlet 232, the upper clamping component 221 extends into the guide inlet 232 and moves along the horizontal direction to form a dislocation with the lower clamping component 231, so that the upper top cover shell 22 and the lower top cover shell 23 are installed and fixed along the vertical direction, and the quick disassembly and assembly effect between the upper top cover shell 22 and the lower top cover shell 23 can be realized.
[0029] Further, the thermal insulation layer 24 is provided with a avoiding recess 241 corresponding to the position of the fixing mechanism, the vertical projection shape of the avoiding recess 241 is equivalent to the vertical projection shape of the fixing mechanism, so that the installation structure between the thermal insulation layer 24 and the upper clamping component 221 and the lower clamping component 231 is more compact, and the positioning effect can be realized through the cooperation between the avoiding recess 241 and the fixing mechanism.
[0030] Further, the heat preservation interlayer 24 is provided with a recess 242 corresponding to the position of the upper connecting part 21, the depth of the recess 242 is equivalent to the thickness of the upper connecting part 21 and less than the thickness of the heat preservation interlayer 24, that is, the heat preservation interlayer 24 and the lower top cover shell 23 have good matching degree, and the influence of the recess 242 on the heat preservation effect is reduced.
[0031] Further, the outer side of the shell 1 is provided with a water storage tank 4, the shell 1 is provided with a water tank hollow part 13 corresponding to the water storage tank 4, the water storage tank 4 is fixedly installed with the water tank hollow part 13, the upper side of the water storage tank 4 is flush with the upper side of the shell 1 and the top cover assembly 2, the water storage tank 4 can provide water required for ice making, and the overall layout is reasonable and does not affect the overall appearance of the product.
[0032] The above embodiments are only preferred schemes of the present application, and the present application can have other embodiments. Those skilled in the art can make equivalent modifications or substitutions without departing from the spirit of the present application, and these equivalent modifications or substitutions are included in the scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A top cover assembly structure for an ice maker, characterized in that, The ice maker comprises a casing (1), an inner container (3) capable of making ice blocks, and a top cover assembly (2). The inner container (3) and the upper side of the casing (1) are both open. The top cover assembly (2) is connected to the inner container (3) and the casing (1) respectively. The top cover assembly (2) is fixed to the inner container (3) and the casing (1) by a locking mechanism. The side wall of the casing (1) is provided with a limiting step (11). The outer periphery of the top cover assembly (2) is downwardly abutted with the limiting step (11).
2. The ice maker top cover assembly of claim 1, wherein: The locking mechanism comprises a plurality of lower connecting parts (12) arranged on the inner container (3) and the casing (1) respectively. The top cover assembly (2) is provided with upper connecting parts (21) corresponding to the lower connecting parts. The upper connecting parts (21) and the lower connecting parts (12) are fixed by screw devices.
3. The top cover assembly structure of the ice maker according to claim 2, wherein: The top cover assembly (2) comprises an upper top cover shell (22), a lower top cover shell (23), and a thermal insulation interlayer (24). The upper top cover shell (22) and the lower top cover shell (23) are fixed by a fixing mechanism and form an interlayer cavity corresponding to the thermal insulation interlayer (24). The thermal insulation interlayer (24) is arranged in the interlayer cavity. The upper and lower sides of the thermal insulation interlayer (24) are tightly fitted with the upper top cover shell (22) and the lower top cover shell (23) respectively.
4. The top cover assembly structure of the ice maker according to claim 3, wherein: The fixing mechanism comprises a plurality of upper clamping parts (221) and lower clamping parts (231) arranged on the upper top cover shell (22) and the lower top cover shell (23) respectively. The lower clamping part (231) is provided with a guide inlet (232) adjacent to it. The upper clamping part (221) extends into the guide inlet (232) and moves along the horizontal direction to form a dislocation with the lower clamping part (231) so that the upper top cover shell (22) and the lower top cover shell (23) are fixed along the vertical direction.
5. The ice maker top cover assembly of claim 3, wherein: The thermal insulation interlayer (24) is provided with a recess (241) corresponding to the position of the fixing mechanism. The vertical projection shape of the recess (241) is equivalent to the vertical projection shape of the fixing mechanism.
6. The top cover assembly structure of the ice maker according to claim 3, wherein: The thermal insulation interlayer (24) is provided with a recess (242) corresponding to the position of the upper connecting part (21). The depth of the recess (242) is equivalent to the thickness of the upper connecting part (21) and less than the thickness of the thermal insulation interlayer (24).
7. The top cover assembly structure of the ice maker according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: The outer side of the casing (1) is provided with a water storage tank (4). The casing (1) is provided with a water tank hollow part (13) corresponding to the water storage tank (4). The water storage tank (4) is fixed to the water tank hollow part (13). The upper side of the water storage tank (4) is flush with the upper sides of the casing (1) and the top cover assembly (2).