Evaporator of ice maker

By introducing a flow channel baffle design into the evaporator of the ice maker, the refrigerant flow path is optimized, solving the problems of poor cooling effect and easy compressor damage caused by high refrigerant flow resistance, and achieving more efficient cooling effect and system stability.

CN223807426UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-16FOSHAN ZIMEI ELECTRIC APPLIANCE IND CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520197620.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-08
Publication Date
2026-01-16
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-08

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Technical Problem

The existing ice maker evaporator has a flat plate structure for the isolation plate, which increases the refrigerant flow resistance, results in low compressor suction pressure, poor cooling effect, and easy damage.

Method used

The design employs a flow channel baffle, including a baffle body, an inlet guide arc plate, and an outlet guide arc plate. The refrigerant forms an inlet and an outlet flow channel within the ice-making column. The guide arc plate is curved from top to bottom or bottom to top to reduce refrigerant flow resistance.

Benefits of technology

By optimizing the flow channel structure, the refrigerant flow resistance was reduced, improving the cooling effect and system operational stability, and preventing compressor damage.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an evaporator of an ice maker. The evaporator comprises a main evaporation pipe body and an ice making column, the ice making device further comprises a flow channel partition plate, the flow channel partition plate comprises a partition plate body, an air inlet flow guide arc plate part and an air outlet flow guide arc plate part, an ice making column air inlet flow channel and an ice making column air outlet flow channel are formed in the ice making column, the partition plate body is arranged between the ice making column air inlet flow channel and the ice making column air outlet flow channel, and the air inlet flow guide arc plate part is arranged in the pipe bottom shell. The upper end of the air inlet flow guide arc plate part is connected with the lower end of the partition plate body into a whole, the air inlet flow guide arc plate part is bent towards the air inlet flow channel side of the ice making column from top to bottom, the air outlet flow guide arc plate part is arranged in the upper end of the ice making column, and the lower end of the air outlet flow guide arc plate part is connected with the upper end of the partition plate body into a whole. The air outlet flow guide arc plate part is bent towards the air outlet flow channel side of the ice making column from bottom to top, and an air passing opening is formed between the air outlet flow guide arc plate part and the inner top of the ice making column. The evaporator of the ice maker is favorable for improving the refrigeration effect.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the evaporator field of refrigeration system, concretely relates to an ice maker evaporator. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, the ice maker is used for making ice block, and the ice maker is provided with a refrigeration system, and the refrigeration system comprises an evaporator, such as the "ice maker evaporator" disclosed in Chinese utility model patent publication No. CN208779757U, the evaporator is provided with an ice making pipe, the ice making pipe is provided with an ice making column, the inside of the ice making pipe is provided with a plurality of isolation pieces for separating the inlet end and the outlet end of the ice making pipe, the isolation piece is provided with a gap for communicating the inlet end and the outlet end, so that the refrigerant can flow through the inner cavity of the ice making column; but the isolation piece is a flat plate structure, and is perpendicular to the ice making pipe, so that the refrigerant entering the ice making column is abrupt and changes direction, and since the refrigerant flows from the ice making pipe with a relatively large cross-sectional area into the half inner cavity of the ice making column, it is easy to form turbulent flow between the lower end of the isolation piece and the bottom of the ice making pipe, which increases the flow resistance of the refrigerant, resulting in low suction pressure of the compressor of the refrigeration system, resulting in poor refrigeration effect and causing the compressor to be easily damaged, so the above-mentioned evaporator needs to be improved. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model aims at overcoming the prior art's insufficient, provides an ice maker evaporator, it is favorable to promote refrigeration effect.

[0004] The utility model discloses an ice maker evaporator that overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art.

[0005] The utility model discloses an ice maker evaporator that overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art. The utility model discloses an ice maker evaporator that overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art.

[0006] Preferably, the partition plate body is arranged obliquely to the ice-making column outlet airflow channel side.

[0007] Preferably, the pipe top is a flat plate structure.

[0008] Preferably, the cup opening is formed with an outward flange, which is attached to the upper side of the edge portion of the air passage hole, and the outward flange is sealingly welded with the pipe top.

[0009] Preferably, the upper end of the ice-making column is formed with a ball cover portion, and the air passage is arranged in the ball cover portion.

[0010] Compared with the prior art, the ice-making machine evaporator of the utility model has the beneficial effects that: the flow channel partition plate comprises a partition plate body, an inlet air flow guide arc plate portion and an outlet air flow guide arc plate portion, the ice-making column inlet airflow channel and the ice-making column outlet airflow channel are formed in the ice-making column, the partition plate body is arranged between the ice-making column inlet airflow channel and the ice-making column outlet airflow channel, the inlet air flow guide arc plate portion is arranged in the pipe bottom shell, the inlet air flow guide arc plate portion is arranged obliquely to the ice-making column inlet airflow channel side from top to bottom, the outlet air flow guide arc plate portion is arranged in the upper end portion of the ice-making column, and the outlet air flow guide arc plate portion is arranged obliquely to the ice-making column outlet airflow channel side from bottom to top, which is beneficial to reducing the refrigerant flow resistance and improving the refrigeration effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0011] Figure 1 It is a top view structural schematic diagram of the ice-making machine evaporator of the utility model.

[0012] Figure 2 It is a sectional view structural schematic diagram of the evaporating main pipe body and the ice-making column combination of the utility model.

[0013] Figure 3 It is a sectional view structural schematic diagram of the evaporating main pipe body and the ice-making column combination of the utility model in the right view direction. Figure 2 Label explanation: evaporating main pipe body 1; input end 101; output end 102; pipe bottom shell 11; pipe top 12; air passage hole 1201; ice-making column 2; barrel portion 20; ball cover portion 21; outward flange 22; cup opening 201; ice-making column inlet airflow channel 2001; ice-making column outlet airflow channel 2002; air passage 2003; flow channel partition plate 3; partition plate body 30; inlet air flow guide arc plate portion 31; outlet air flow guide arc plate portion 32.

[0014] DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] The utility model will be further described below in combination with the drawings.

[0016] The ice-making machine evaporator of the utility model, like Figure 1 and Figure 2 ​As shown in the figure, it comprises an evaporation main pipe body 1 and an ice making column 2, one end of the evaporation main pipe body 1 is formed with an input end 101, and the other end of the evaporation main pipe body 1 is formed with an output end 102, the refrigerant is input into the evaporation main pipe body 1 from the input end 101, and then the refrigerant is discharged through the output end 102, as shown in the figure Figure 1 As shown in the figure, the evaporation main pipe body 1 is arranged in a curved manner in the horizontal plane. Figure 2 As shown in the figure, the evaporation main pipe body 1 comprises a pipe bottom shell 11 and a pipe top 12, the pipe top 12 is arranged on the pipe bottom shell 11, as shown in the figure Figure 3 As shown in the figure, the cross section of the pipe bottom shell 11 is in an arc shape, as shown in the figure Figure 2 As shown in the figure, the pipe top 12 is formed with a vent hole 1201, and the lower end of the ice making column 2 is formed with a cup mouth 201, that is, in the visual direction of Figure 2 , the ice making column 2 is in an inverted cup structure, and the cup mouth 201 is connected to the vent hole 1201, as shown in the figure Figure 1 As shown in the figure, the ice making column 2 is arranged along the evaporation main pipe body 1. In actual application, the ice maker evaporator needs to be used in an inverted manner, that is, the ice making column 2 is located on the lower side of the evaporation main pipe body 1, and the evaporation main pipe body 1 is arranged horizontally, so that the ice making column 2 can be immersed in water.

[0017] As shown in the figure Figure 2 and Figure 3 The ice maker evaporator of the utility model further comprises a flow channel partition plate 3, the flow channel partition plate 3 comprises a partition plate body 30, an air inlet guide arc plate part 31 and an air outlet guide arc plate part 32, the ice making column 2 is formed with an ice making column air inlet flow channel 2001 and an ice making column air outlet flow channel 2002, and the partition plate body 30 is arranged between the ice making column air inlet flow channel 2001 and the ice making column air outlet flow channel 2002, that is, in the visual direction of Figure 2 , the partition plate body 30 divides the inner cavity of the ice making column 2 into two parts (the ice making column air inlet flow channel 2001 and the ice making column air outlet flow channel 2002). As shown in the figure Figure 2 The air inlet guide arc plate part 31 is arranged in the pipe bottom shell 11, the upper end of the air inlet guide arc plate part 31 is connected to the lower end of the partition plate body 30 in an integrated manner, so that the flow channel partition plate 3 also divides the vent hole 1201 into two parts, the air inlet guide arc plate part 31 is arranged in a curved manner from top to bottom to the side of the ice making column air inlet flow channel 2001, and in the visual direction of Figure 2 , if the refrigerant is conveyed from left to right in the evaporation main pipe body 1, then the air inlet guide arc plate part 31 is arranged in a curved manner from top to bottom to the left, the air outlet guide arc plate part 32 is arranged in the upper end part of the ice making column 2, the lower end of the air outlet guide arc plate part 32 is connected to the upper end of the partition plate body 30 in an integrated manner, the air outlet guide arc plate part 32 is arranged in a curved manner from bottom to top to the side of the ice making column air outlet flow channel 2002, and the air outlet guide arc plate part 32 and the inner top part of the ice making column 2 form an air passing opening 2003.

[0018] As shown in the figure Figure 2As shown, the refrigerant is delivered from left to right. When the refrigerant reaches the inlet guide arc plate 31, since the inlet guide arc plate 31 is curved from top to bottom and then to the left, the refrigerant can smoothly turn upward under the guidance of the inlet guide arc plate 31. The refrigerant flows upward through the vent 1201 (on the left side of the flow channel partition 3) to the ice column inlet channel 2001, and then enters the upper end of the ice column outlet channel 2002 through the aforementioned vent 2003. During this process, since the outlet guide arc plate 32 moves from bottom to top towards the ice column... The outlet airflow channel 2002 is laterally curved, allowing the outlet guide arc plate 32 to guide the refrigerant flow in a reverse direction (approximately 180°), resulting in a smooth and gentle refrigerant flow. The refrigerant then flows downwards along the ice-making column outlet airflow channel 2002 back to the vent 1201 (on the right side of the flow channel baffle 3), and then flows back to the evaporator main body 1. Because the refrigerant flows from the relatively small cross-sectional area of ​​the ice-making column outlet airflow channel 2002 back to the larger cross-sectional area of ​​the evaporator main body 1, the turbulence at the angle between the right side of the flow channel baffle 3 and the bottom shell 11 is relatively mild. Figure 1 As shown, since the ice-making columns 2 are distributed along the main evaporation body 1, the refrigerant passes through each ice-making column 2 in sequence, and finally the refrigerant is output through the output end 102. As can be seen from the above, compared with the prior art, this utility model can reduce the refrigerant flow resistance, which is conducive to the good operation of the refrigeration system and thus helps to improve the refrigeration effect.

[0019] Furthermore, such as Figure 2 As shown, the baffle body 30 is inclined toward the ice column outlet channel 2002. That is to say, the lower end of the baffle body 30 is located to the left of the upper end of the baffle body 30. Therefore, when the refrigerant flows from the evaporator main body 1 into the ice column inlet channel 2001, the inclination of the baffle body 30 toward the ice column outlet channel 2002 reduces the refrigerant reversal amplitude, which is conducive to the smooth flow of the refrigerant.

[0020] Furthermore, such as Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the top 12 of the tube has a flat plate structure, so the vent 1201 is formed on a flat surface. Welding the edge of the vent 1201 to the cup opening 201 is relatively simple. If the top 12 of the tube were curved, the cup opening 201 would require a more complex cut, making welding more difficult. The top 12 of the tube can be welded to the bottom shell 11. Figure 2 As shown, specifically, the angle between the baffle body 30 and the top of the tube 12 is 86° to 88°.

[0021] Furthermore, such as Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the cup mouth 201 is formed with an outward turning edge 22, which is attached to the upper side of the edge portion of the air passage 1201, and is sealingly welded with the pipe top portion 12. The outward turning edge 22 is beneficial to increase the structural strength of the cup mouth 201, and avoid the deformation of the cup mouth 201. Moreover, the outward turning edge 22 is attached to the upper side of the edge portion of the air passage 1201 and then welded, so that the welding slag is not easy to enter into the evaporation pipe body 1, and is beneficial to the welding stability and sealing property of the cup mouth 201 and the edge portion of the air passage 1201. The prior art is to insert the lower end of the ice making column into the air passage and then weld, because there is a large gap between the lower end of the ice making column and the air passage (so that the lower end of the ice making column is easy to be inserted into the air passage), the welding slag is easy to enter into the evaporation pipe body 1, and the welding sealing reliability is insufficient due to the above gap.

[0022] Further, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the upper end of the ice making column 2 is formed with a ball cover portion 21, which is a semi-spherical shell, and the air passage 2003 is arranged in the ball cover portion 21, so that the air passage 2003 is formed between the inner top of the ball cover portion 21 and the air outlet flow guide arc plate portion 32. As shown in Figure 2 , when the refrigerant is diverted from the ice making column air inlet flow channel 2001 to the ice making column air outlet flow channel 2002, the inner wall of the ball cover portion 21 can guide the diversion flow of the refrigerant, and reduce the turbulence. As shown in Figure 2 , the ice making column 2 includes a cylinder portion 20, the ball cover portion 21 is integrally arranged on the upper end of the cylinder portion 20, the outward turning edge 22 is formed on the lower end of the cylinder portion 20, and the partition plate body 30 is arranged in the cylinder portion 20.

Claims

1. An evaporator for an ice maker, comprising an evaporation main body (1) and an ice-making column (2), wherein the evaporation main body (1) comprises a bottom shell (11) and a top shell (12), the top shell (12) covering the bottom shell (11), a vent hole (1201) being formed on the top shell (12), and a cup opening (201) being formed at the lower end of the ice-making column (2), the cup opening (201) being connected to the vent hole (1201), characterized in that: The ice-making column (2) is internally formed with an ice-making column air inlet flow channel (2001) and an ice-making column air outlet flow channel (2002), the partition body (30) is arranged between the ice-making column air inlet flow channel (2001) and the ice-making column air outlet flow channel (2002), the air inlet flow guide arc plate part (31) is arranged in the pipe bottom shell (11), the upper end of the air inlet flow guide arc plate part (31) is integrally connected with the lower end of the partition body (30), the air inlet flow guide arc plate part (31) is arranged in a curved manner from top to bottom to the side of the ice-making column air inlet flow channel (2001), the air outlet flow guide arc plate part (32) is arranged in the upper end part of the ice-making column (2), the lower end of the air outlet flow guide arc plate part (32) is integrally connected with the upper end of the partition body (30), the air outlet flow guide arc plate part (32) is arranged in a curved manner from bottom to top to the side of the ice-making column air outlet flow channel (2002), and the air outlet flow guide arc plate part (32) and the inner top part of the ice-making column (2) form an air passing opening (2003).

2. The ice maker evaporator of claim 1, wherein: The partition body (30) is arranged in an inclined manner to the side of the ice-making column air outlet flow channel (2002).

3. The ice maker evaporator of claim 1, wherein: The pipe top part (12) is in a flat plate structure.

4. The ice maker evaporator of claim 3, wherein: The cup opening (201) is formed with an outward turning edge (22) which is attached to the upper side of the edge part of the air hole (1201), and the outward turning edge (22) is sealingly welded with the pipe top part (12).

5. The ice maker evaporator of claim 1, wherein: The upper end of the ice-making column (2) is formed with a ball cover part (21), and the air passing opening (2003) is arranged in the ball cover part (21).

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • Ice maker evaporator

    CN208779757U