Ice maker

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of ice machines, in particular to an ice machine which comprises a main machine, and an inner container is formed in the main machine. The ice mold is fixed in the inner container; the ice making box is movably arranged in the inner container, and an inner cavity used for bearing liquid raw materials is formed in the ice making box; the driving device is used for driving the ice making box to move relative to the ice mold, and the ice making box is always horizontally arranged in the moving process; in the ice-making state, the ice-making box is arranged on the ice mold in a sleeving manner, so that the ice mold is soaked in the liquid raw material; and in a de-icing state, the ice making box is positioned on one side below the ice mold. During ice making, the driving device drives the ice making box to move relative to the ice mold until the ice mold is sleeved with the ice making box, the ice making box is always horizontally arranged in the moving process, and liquid raw materials can be prevented from leaking out; when the ice making box is sleeved on the ice mold, the ice mold can be soaked in the liquid raw material, and the gap between the ice making box and the ice mold can be small enough, so that the utilization rate of the liquid raw material is high, and the loss of the liquid raw material is effectively reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to ice maker technical field especially point to a kind of ice maker. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, the ice feeding structure of ice maker on market usually adopts ice mold fixed, water flows through ice mold to feed by water flow mode, or water is sprayed on ice mold to feed by spraying mode.

[0003] The utility model patent with the publication number CN202361421U discloses an ice maker, and the prior art is to spray water on ice mold to realize feeding by spraying mode, which can be realized by wasting a large amount of water, and it is not a big problem to make ordinary ice cubes. However, if a user needs to make ice cubes with taste, such as cola ice, juice ice, milk ice and the like, since the liquid raw materials such as cola, juice and milk are relatively high in price, the utilization rate of the liquid raw materials is correspondingly required to be high. However, the prior art cannot realize high utilization rate of liquid raw materials, and a large amount of liquid raw materials is wasted, which is not suitable for making ice cubes with taste.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to develop an ice maker capable of realizing high utilization rate of liquid raw materials. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the utility model provides an ice maker, which has high utilization rate of liquid raw materials, effectively reduces the loss of liquid raw materials, and can be suitable for making various ice cubes with taste.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical scheme applied by the utility model is as follows:

[0007] An ice maker comprises a host, an inner container formed in the host, an ice mold fixed in the inner container, an ice making box movably arranged in the inner container, an inner cavity for loading liquid raw materials formed in the ice making box, and a driving device for driving the ice making box to displace relative to the ice mold, and the ice making box is always horizontally arranged during displacement. In ice making mode, the ice making box is sleeved on the ice mold, so that the ice mold is soaked in the liquid raw materials. In ice removing mode, the ice making box is arranged in dislocation with the ice mold. In this way, when making various ice cubes with taste, the liquid raw materials such as cola, juice and milk are loaded in the inner cavity of the ice making box. During ice making, the driving device drives the ice making box to displace relative to the ice mold and be sleeved on the ice mold, and the ice making box is always horizontally arranged during displacement, so as to prevent the liquid raw materials from leaking. When the ice making box is sleeved on the ice mold, the ice mold can be soaked in the liquid raw materials, so that the gap between the ice making box and the ice mold is small enough, the utilization rate of the liquid raw materials is high, and the loss of the liquid raw materials is effectively reduced. During ice removing, the driving device drives the ice making box to displace relative to the ice mold and be arranged on one side below the ice mold, i.e. the ice making box and the ice mold are arranged in dislocation, so as to avoid the ice cube removing space.

[0008] According to the above scheme, the driving device comprises a fixed seat, a sliding seat, a tray assembly and a driving assembly, the fixed seat is fixed in the inner container, the sliding seat is slidingly arranged on the fixed seat, the tray assembly is movably installed on the sliding seat, the ice making box is detachably installed on the tray assembly, and the driving assembly is used to drive the sliding seat to slide horizontally on the fixed seat; the guiding assembly one is arranged between the inner container and the tray assembly, when the tray assembly drives the ice making box to be located directly below the ice mold, the guiding assembly one guides the tray assembly and the ice making box to be sleeved on the ice mold. In this way, the sliding seat is driven to slide horizontally on the fixed seat by the driving assembly, and the tray assembly drives the ice making box to displace relative to the ice mold. The ice making box is detachably installed on the tray assembly, which is convenient for subsequent disassembly and cleaning. The guiding assembly one is arranged between the inner container and the tray assembly, which facilitates the tray assembly to drive the ice making box to displace up and down relative to the ice mold when the ice making box is located directly below the ice mold.

[0009] According to the above scheme, the tray assembly comprises a tray and a plurality of connecting rods, the upper end of the connecting rod is hinged to the tray, the lower end of the connecting rod is hinged to the sliding seat, the guiding assembly one comprises a guide strip fixed in the inner container and a roller fixed to the upper end of the tray or the connecting rod, and the roller is correspondingly arranged on the guide strip. In this way, the tray is horizontally located above the sliding seat through the plurality of connecting rods, when the sliding seat is driven to displace horizontally by the driving assembly, the sliding seat drives the connecting rod and the tray to displace horizontally synchronously, and in the moving process, the roller located at the upper end of the tray or the connecting rod rolls on the guide strip to guide along the guide strip.

[0010] According to the above scheme, one end of the guide strip close to the sliding seat is formed with a downward inclined portion, one end of the guide strip close to the ice mold is formed with an upward curved arc-shaped portion, and a flat portion is formed between the inclined portion and the arc-shaped portion. In this way, when the sliding seat is driven to slide horizontally on the fixed seat by the driving assembly, the roller located at the upper end of the tray or the connecting rod can be guided to the flat portion through the inclined surface of the inclined portion, and displace horizontally on the flat portion to below the ice mold, at this time, the roller is located at the position where the flat portion and the arc-shaped portion intersect, and under the continuous driving of the driving assembly, the roller can displace along the surface of the arc-shaped portion, so that the tray drives the ice making box to rise upward relative to the ice mold, until the ice making box is sleeved on the ice mold, so that the ice mold is soaked in the liquid raw material.

[0011] According to the above scheme, the driving assembly comprises a motor, a lead screw and a nut, the motor is fixedly installed on the fixed seat, the lead screw is rotatably installed on the fixed seat, the nut is fixedly installed on the sliding seat, the nut and the lead screw are in threaded connection, the output end of the motor is in transmission connection with the lead screw through a transmission assembly, and a guiding assembly two is arranged between the sliding seat and the fixed seat. In this way, the lead screw is driven to rotate by the motor, so that the lead screw and the nut are in threaded movement, and then the nut drives the sliding seat to displace horizontally along the lead screw.

[0012] According to the scheme, the transmission assembly comprises a driving gear and a driven gear, the driving gear is fixed to the output end of the motor, the driven gear is fixed to the input end of the lead screw, and the driving gear and the driven gear are in meshing connection. In this way, the motor drives the driving gear to rotate, the driving gear drives the driven gear to rotate, and the driven gear drives the lead screw to rotate, the transmission effect is good, and the installation space of the motor is reasonably utilized. Specifically, if the driving shaft of the motor is coaxially arranged with the lead screw, a relatively long installation space is required, and the motor can be installed above or below the lead screw by arranging the transmission assembly.

[0013] According to the scheme, the guide assembly two comprises a plurality of guide rods arranged on the fixed seat and a guide hole or a guide sleeve arranged on the sliding seat, and the guide rods and the guide hole or the guide sleeve are slidingly arranged. In this way, the sliding seat can slide horizontally more stably and reliably by sliding arrangement of the guide rods and the guide hole or the guide sleeve.

[0014] The utility model discious the following beneficial effects:

[0015] The utility model disciously the following beneficial effects: BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is the overall structure of the utility model sectional view;

[0017] Figure 2 It is the ice making mode sectional view of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 It is the ice making mode perspective view of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 It is the ice making mode sectional view of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 It is the ice making mode perspective view of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 6 It is the guide strip schematic view of the utility model.

[0022] In the drawing:

[0023] 1, ice mold assembly; 2, ice making box; 3, sliding seat; 4, motor; 5, driving gear; 6, driven gear; 7, nut; 8, screw; 9, fixed seat; 10, guide rod; 11, connecting rod; 12, ice block; 13, liquid raw material; 14, roller; 15, guide bar; 16, tray; 17, inclined part; 18, flat part; 19, arc part; 20, main machine. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The technical scheme of the utility model will be described below in combination with the drawings and embodiments.

[0025] As Figures 1 to 6 shown, the utility model discloses a kind of ice machines, including main machine 20, the inner container is formed in the main machine 20;Ice mold 1, the ice mold 1 is fixed in inner container;Ice making box 2, the ice making box 2 is movably arranged in inner container, and ice making box 2 is formed with the inner cavity for carrying liquid raw material 13;Driving device, the driving device is used to drive ice making box 2 displacement relative to ice mold 1, and ice making box 2 is always horizontally arranged during displacement process;Ice making mode, the ice making box 2 is set on ice mold 1, so that ice mold 1 is soaked in liquid raw material 13;Ice removal mode, the ice making box 2 is misaligned with ice mold 1.Set like this, when making various ice blocks 12 with taste, coke, juice, milk and other liquid raw materials 13 are loaded in the inner cavity of ice making box 2, when ice making, driving device drives ice making box 2 displacement relative to ice mold 1 to set on ice mold 1, and ice making box 2 is always horizontally arranged during displacement process, can prevent liquid raw material 13 from leaking;When ice making box 2 is set on ice mold 1, ice mold 1 can be soaked in liquid raw material 13, so that the gap between ice making box 2 and ice mold 1 is small enough, so that liquid raw material 13 is high in utilization, effectively reduce the loss of liquid raw material 13;When ice removal, driving device drives ice making box 2 displacement relative to ice mold 1 to the side below ice mold 1, i.e. ice making box 2 and ice mold 1 are misaligned, which is convenient to avoid ice block 12 ice removal space.

[0026] Further, the driving device comprises a fixed seat 9, a sliding seat 3, a tray assembly and a driving assembly, the fixed seat 9 is fixed in the inner container, the sliding seat 3 is slidingly arranged on the fixed seat 9, the tray assembly is movably installed on the sliding seat 3, the ice making box 2 is detachably installed on the tray assembly, and the driving assembly is used for driving the sliding seat 3 to slide horizontally on the fixed seat 9; the guiding assembly one is arranged between the inner container and the tray assembly, when the tray assembly drives the ice making box 2 to be located directly below the ice mold 1, the tray assembly drives the ice making box 2 to be guided to be sleeved on the ice mold 1 through the guiding assembly one. In this way, the sliding seat 3 is driven to slide horizontally on the fixed seat 9 by the driving assembly, and the tray assembly drives the ice making box 2 to displace relative to the ice mold 1. The ice making box 2 is detachably installed on the tray assembly, which is convenient for subsequent disassembly and cleaning; the guiding assembly one is arranged between the inner container and the tray assembly, which facilitates the tray assembly to drive the ice making box 2 to displace up and down relative to the ice mold 1 when the ice making box 2 is located directly below the ice mold 1.

[0027] In practical application, the ice making box 2 is a box body with an open upper end, the opening facilitates the addition of liquid raw materials 13 and the sleeving on the ice mold 1, and handles are arranged on both sides of the ice making box 2, which facilitates the assembly and disassembly of the ice making box 2 relative to the tray assembly.

[0028] Further, the tray assembly comprises a tray 16 and a plurality of connecting rods 11, the upper end of the connecting rod 11 is hingedly connected to the tray 16, the lower end of the connecting rod 11 is hingedly connected to the sliding seat 3, the guiding assembly one comprises a guiding strip 15 fixed in the inner container and a roller 14 fixed on the upper end of the tray 16 or the connecting rod 11, and the roller 14 is correspondingly arranged on the guiding strip 15. In this way, the tray 16 is horizontally located above the sliding seat 3 through the plurality of connecting rods 11, when the sliding seat 3 is driven to horizontally displace by the driving assembly, the sliding seat 3 drives the connecting rod 11 and the tray 16 to synchronously horizontally displace, and in the moving process, the roller 14 located on the upper end of the tray 16 or the connecting rod 11 rolls on the guiding strip 15 and is guided along the guiding strip 15.

[0029] In practical application, the connecting rod 11 is preferably four, two connecting rods 11 are arranged in one group and are spaced apart and installed on the side walls of the tray 16 and the sliding seat 3, after assembly, the side walls of the tray 16, the side walls of the sliding seat 3 and the two connecting rods 11 cooperatively form a parallelogram.

[0030] Further, the guide strip 15 is formed with an inclined portion 17 downwardly arranged at one end close to the sliding seat 3, and is formed with an arc-shaped portion 19 upwardly curved at one end close to the ice mold 1, and is formed with a flat portion 18 between the inclined portion 17 and the arc-shaped portion 19. In this way, when the driving assembly drives the sliding seat 3 to slide horizontally on the fixed seat 9, the roller 14 located on the upper end of the tray 16 or the connecting rod 11 can be guided to the flat portion 18 through the inclined surface of the inclined portion 17, and can be displaced horizontally on the flat portion 18 to below the ice mold 1, at this time, the roller 14 is located at the position where the flat portion 18 and the arc-shaped portion 19 intersect, and the driving assembly can continuously drive the roller 14 to displace along the surface of the arc-shaped portion 19, so that the tray 16 drives the ice making box 2 to rise upward relative to the ice mold 1 until the ice making box 2 is sleeved on the ice mold 1, so that the ice mold 1 is soaked in the liquid raw material 13.

[0031] Further, the driving assembly comprises the motor 4, the lead screw 8 and the nut 7, the motor 4 is fixedly installed on the fixed seat 9, the lead screw 8 is rotatably installed on the fixed seat 9, and the nut 7 is fixedly installed on the sliding seat 3, the nut 7 and the lead screw 8 are threadedly connected, the output end of the motor 4 is drivingly connected with the lead screw 8 through a transmission assembly, and the sliding seat 3 and the fixed seat 9 are provided with a second guide assembly. In this way, the lead screw 8 is driven to rotate by the motor 4, so that the lead screw 8 and the nut 7 are threadedly moved, and then the nut 7 drives the sliding seat 3 to displace horizontally along the lead screw 8.

[0032] Among them, the motor 4 drives the lead screw 8 to rotate reversely to realize driving the sliding seat 3 to displace to and from relative to the fixed seat 9; wherein the fixed seat 9 is fixedly provided with bearing seats matched with both ends of the lead screw 8, so that the lead screw 8 rotates more smoothly and stably, and the bearing seats can limit the sliding stroke of the sliding seat 3.

[0033] Further, the transmission assembly comprises the driving gear 5 and the driven gear 6, the driving gear 5 is fixed to the output end of the motor 4, the driven gear 6 is fixed to the input end of the lead screw 8, and the driving gear 5 and the driven gear 6 are meshingly connected. In this way, the driving gear 5 is driven to rotate by the motor 4, the driving gear 5 drives the driven gear 6 to rotate, and the driven gear 6 drives the lead screw 8 to rotate, which has good transmission effect, and reasonably utilizes the installation space of the motor 4, specifically, if the driving shaft of the motor 4 is coaxially arranged with the lead screw 8, a relatively long installation space is needed, and the motor 4 can be installed above or below the lead screw 8 by arranging the transmission assembly.

[0034] Further, the second guide assembly comprises a plurality of guide rods 10 arranged on the fixed seat 9 and guide holes or guide sleeves arranged on the sliding seat 3, and the guide rods 10 and the guide holes or guide sleeves are slidingly arranged. In this way, the sliding seat 3 can slide horizontally more stably and reliably by the sliding arrangement of the guide rods 10 and the guide holes or guide sleeves.

[0035] The embodiments of the present application are described above with reference to the drawings; however, the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but the specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative rather than restrictive, and a person of ordinary skill in the art can make many forms under the inspiration of the present application without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope protected by the claims, and all of them belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An ice maker characterized by, The utility model relates to an ice making device, including: a host (20) in which a liner is formed; an ice mold (1) fixed in the liner; an ice making box (2) movably arranged in the liner, the ice making box (2) being formed with an inner cavity for carrying liquid raw materials (13); a driving device for driving the ice making box (2) to displace relative to the ice mold (1), and the ice making box (2) is always horizontally arranged during displacement; in the ice making mode, the ice making box (2) is sleeved on the ice mold (1) so that the ice mold (1) is soaked in the liquid raw materials (13); in the ice removing mode, the ice making box (2) is arranged in dislocation with the ice mold (1).

2. An ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The driving device includes a fixed seat (9), a sliding seat (3), a tray assembly and a driving assembly, the fixed seat (9) is fixed in the liner, the sliding seat (3) is slidably arranged on the fixed seat (9), the tray assembly is movably mounted on the sliding seat (3), the ice making box (2) is detachably mounted on the tray assembly, and the driving assembly is used for driving the sliding seat (3) to slide horizontally on the fixed seat (9); a guide assembly one is arranged between the liner and the tray assembly, when the tray assembly drives the ice making box (2) to be located directly below the ice mold (1), the tray assembly drives the ice making box (2) to be guided to be sleeved on the ice mold (1) through the guide assembly one.

3. An ice maker as claimed in claim 2, wherein: The tray assembly includes a tray (16) and a plurality of connecting rods (11), the upper end of the connecting rod (11) is hinged to the tray (16), the lower end of the connecting rod (11) is hinged to the sliding seat (3), the guide assembly one includes a guide strip (15) fixed in the liner and a roller (14) fixed on the upper end of the tray (16) or the connecting rod (11), and the roller (14) is correspondingly arranged with the guide strip (15).

4. An ice maker as claimed in claim 3, wherein: The end of the guide strip (15) close to the sliding seat (3) is formed with a downwardly arranged inclined part (17), the end of the guide strip (15) close to the ice mold (1) is formed with an upwardly curved arc part (19), and a flat part (18) is formed between the inclined part (17) and the arc part (19).

5. The ice maker of claim 2, wherein: The driving assembly includes a motor (4), a lead screw (8) and a nut (7), the motor (4) is fixedly mounted on the fixed seat (9), the lead screw (8) is rotatably mounted on the fixed seat (9), the nut (7) is fixedly mounted on the sliding seat (3), the nut (7) and the lead screw (8) are in threaded connection, the output end of the motor (4) is in transmission connection with the lead screw (8) through a transmission assembly, and a guide assembly two is arranged between the sliding seat (3) and the fixed seat (9).

6. An ice maker as claimed in claim 5 wherein: The transmission assembly includes a driving gear (5) and a driven gear (6), the driving gear (5) is fixed to the output end of the motor (4), the driven gear (6) is fixed to the input end of the lead screw (8), and the driving gear (5) and the driven gear (6) are in meshing connection.

7. An ice maker as claimed in claim 5 wherein: The guide assembly two includes a plurality of guide rods (10) arranged on the fixed seat (9) and a guide hole or a guide sleeve arranged on the sliding seat (3), and the guide rods (10) and the guide hole or the guide sleeve are slidably arranged.

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