Ice maker with ice surface height sensing structure
By automatically controlling the opening and closing of the ice-making unit through an ice surface height sensing structure, the problems of high energy consumption and poor user experience of existing ice makers are solved, achieving energy-saving and convenient ice management.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520529626.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-06
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-25
AI Technical Summary
Existing ice makers require the machine to be turned off once the ice storage tank is full during ice making, and then need to be turned on frequently after use, resulting in high energy consumption and a poor user experience.
It adopts an ice surface height sensing structure, which uses sensors and limit disks inside the rod to sense the ice surface height and control the opening and closing of the ice-making unit to achieve automated control.
It reduces unnecessary power-on and power-off processes, lowers energy consumption, and improves user experience.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the field of ice maker especially relates to an ice maker with ice surface height induction structure. BACKGROUND
[0002] With the change of people's living habits, the use of ice maker is more and more popular. Ice maker is widely used in catering, hotel, nightclub, hospital, school, laboratory, research institute and other occasions and supermarket food preservation, fishing refrigeration, medical application, chemical industry, food processing industry, the application range is wide, and the ice maker is a refrigeration mechanical equipment for generating ice by evaporator cooled by refrigeration system refrigerant, adopts refrigeration system, and ice is manufactured by a device under the electrified state with water carrier, and the shape of the generated ice block is different according to the principle and production mode of the evaporator.
[0003] The existing ice maker stops ice making when the ice in the ice storage bucket is full. After the ice is used, in order to prevent the subsequent ice shortage, the ice maker needs to be started to continue ice making after a small amount of ice is used. The energy consumption is high during the starting and stopping process, and the user needs to pay attention to the capacity of the ice in the ice storage bucket in real time, which reduces the user experience. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS
[0004] The utility model solves the technical problem in the prior art, and provides an ice maker with ice surface height induction structure.
[0005] The utility model adopts the technical scheme that an ice maker with ice surface height induction structure comprises an ice making unit and an ice storage unit, ice blocks are placed in the ice storage unit, a control structure is electrically connected with the ice making unit and the ice storage unit, an ice surface height induction structure is movably arranged in the ice storage unit, the ice surface height induction structure is electrically connected with the control structure, when the ice surface height induction structure senses that the ice surface height is too low, the ice surface height induction structure sends a sensing signal to the control structure, and the control structure controls the ice making unit to start ice making.
[0006] Preferably, the ice surface height induction structure comprises a rod body arranged vertically in the ice storage unit, at least three sensors are uniformly arranged in the rod body in the axial direction of the rod body, and the sensors are electrically connected with the control structure.
[0007] Preferably, the ice surface height induction structure further comprises a limiting disc slidingly arranged on the rod body, the limiting disc is in abutting connection with the ice surface of the ice block in the bottom surface, a connecting hole is formed in the center of the limiting disc, and the limiting disc is arranged on the rod body through the connecting hole; an induction structure electrically connected with the sensor is arranged on the inner wall of the connecting hole, and when the induction structure and the sensor are located at the same height and electrically connected, the sensor sends a sensing signal to the control structure.
[0008] Preferably, the bottom of the rod body is provided with a claw disc unit for lifting the bottom ice out of the ice, the rod body bottom and the claw disc unit are connected at the center, the claw disc unit is rotatably arranged at the bottom surface of the ice storage unit based on the center, and the claw disc unit is electrically connected with the control unit; the ice block is arranged between the claw disc unit and the limiting disc.
[0009] Preferably, the ice storage unit comprises an ice storage barrel, a barrel cover is detachably arranged at the top of the ice storage barrel, and the end of the rod body away from the claw disc unit is fixedly connected at the center of the barrel cover.
[0010] Preferably, the inner wall of the ice storage barrel is provided with an ice outlet near the bottom for discharging ice, and the ice outlet is arranged near the claw disc unit.
[0011] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the utility model lie in that the limiting disc slides on the rod body, the bottom surface of the limiting disc is in contact with the ice surface, the height of the ice surface can be determined, the inductive structure in the limiting disc and the sensor in the rod body are in electric inductive connection, the sensor can transmit signals to the control structure, and the control structure can control the opening and closing of the ice making unit. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0012] Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the utility model;
[0013] Fig. 2 is the sectional structure schematic diagram of the utility model.
[0014] Mark: 1, rod body; 2, limiting disc; 3, connecting hole; 4, claw disc unit; 5, ice storage barrel; 6, barrel cover; 7, ice outlet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0015] The embodiments of the utility model will be disclosed below, and many practical details will be described below for the purpose of clear illustration. However, it should be understood that these practical details should not be used to limit the utility model. That is, in some embodiments of the utility model, these practical details are unnecessary. In addition, for the purpose of simplifying the drawings, some conventional structures and components will be shown in the drawings in a simple schematic manner.
[0016] It should be noted that all directional indications in the embodiments of the utility model, such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc., are used to explain the relative position relationship, movement condition, etc. between components in a certain posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the certain posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.
[0017] And, in addition to the above-mentioned part of the term can be used to indicate the orientation or position relationship, for example, the term "upper" in some cases can also be used to indicate a certain dependent relationship or connection relationship, for the person skilled in the art, can be understood according to the specific circumstances the specific meaning of these terms in the utility model.
[0018] In addition, the term "installation", "set", "provided with", "connected", "connected", "sleeved" should be broadly understood. For example, it can be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally configured; it can be mechanically connected or electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be internal communication between two devices, elements or components. The connection mode involved in the present application is prior art and does not have any improvement, and belongs to the common knowledge of those skilled in the art. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above-mentioned terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0019] In addition, the description of "first", "second" and the like in the present application is only for the purpose of description, and does not mean to indicate the order or sequence, nor to limit the present application. It is only to distinguish the components or operations described by the same technical terms, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first" and "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions of various embodiments can be combined with each other, but must be based on the realization of the person skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions contradicts each other or cannot be realized, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist, nor within the protection scope required by the present application.
[0020] As shown in Figs. 1-2 The utility model provides an ice maker with ice surface height sensing structure, including ice making unit and ice storage unit, the ice block is placed in ice storage unit, still include and ice making unit, ice storage unit electric connection's control structure, specific, ice storage unit is provided with ice surface height sensing structure, ice surface height sensing structure and control structure electric induction connection, ice surface height sensing structure senses ice surface height is too low, ice surface height sensing structure sends induction signal to control structure, control structure controls ice making unit starts ice making.
[0021] The ice surface height sensing structure comprises a rod body 1 arranged vertically in the ice storage unit; specifically, at least three sensors are uniformly arranged in the rod body 1 along the axial direction of the rod body 1, and the sensors and the control structure are electrically inductively connected. The rod body 1 is provided with at least one sensor near the inner bottom surface of the ice storage barrel 5, which is used for controlling the lowest ice surface height in the ice storage barrel 5, so as to prevent that there is no ice left in the ice storage barrel 5 when the user needs ice; the rod body 1 is provided with at least one sensor near the top of the ice storage barrel 5, which is used for controlling the highest ice surface height in the ice storage barrel 5, so as to prevent that the ice blocks in the ice storage barrel 5 overflow; a plurality of sensors are uniformly arranged in the middle position of the rod body 1 along the axial direction of the rod body 1, which are used for sensing different heights of the ice surface in the ice storage barrel 5; the user can set the required ice surface height in advance, and the sensor corresponding to the ice surface height is electrically inductively connected with the sensing structure during the sliding process of the limiting disc 2 and the sensing structure.
[0022] The ice surface height sensing structure further comprises a limiting disc 2 slidingly arranged on the rod body 1, the bottom surface of the limiting disc 2 is in abutting connection with the ice surface of the ice blocks, a connecting hole 3 is formed in the center of the limiting disc 2, and the limiting disc 2 is arranged on the rod body 1 through the connecting hole 3; specifically, the inner wall of the connecting hole 3 is provided with a sensing structure which is electrically inductively connected with the sensor, and the limiting disc 2 slides along the rod body 1; when the sensing structure and the sensor are located at the same height and electrically inductively connected, the sensor sends an inductive signal to the control structure.
[0023] The bottom of the rod body 1 is provided with a claw disc unit 4 for lifting the ice blocks at the bottom out of the ice, the bottom of the rod body 1 is connected with the center of the claw disc unit 4, the claw disc unit 4 is rotatably arranged at the inner bottom surface of the ice storage unit with the center as the reference, and the claw disc unit 4 is electrically connected with the control unit; specifically, the ice blocks are arranged between the claw disc unit 4 and the limiting disc 2.
[0024] The ice storage unit comprises an ice storage barrel 5, and a barrel cover 6 is detachably arranged at the top of the ice storage barrel 5; specifically, one end of the rod body 1 away from the claw disc unit 4 is fixedly connected to the center of the barrel cover 6.
[0025] The inner wall of the ice storage barrel 5 is provided with an ice outlet 7 near the bottom for discharging ice, and the ice outlet 7 is arranged near the claw disc unit 4.
[0026] In the utility model, the inductive structure in the limiting disc 2, the sensors in the rod body 1 and the control structure, the electrical induction and control principle between the three, the connection control relationship between the ice making unit and the ice storage unit, and the electrical connection relationship between the control structure and the claw disc unit 4 are all common and easily thought technical means for the skilled in the art, and are not the focus of the utility model, so they are not described in detail.
[0027] The working principle of the utility model is: user sets the required ice surface height in advance, which is embodied in structure by controlling the structure to electrically start the sensor corresponding to the ice surface height, the ice making unit starts to work, the ice blocks enter the ice storage barrel 5, specifically, the ice blocks are placed between the limiting disc 2 and the claw disc unit 4, with the increase of the ice blocks, the ice surface height rises, the ice surface lifting limiting disc 2 rises synchronously until the limiting disc 2 is lifted to the same horizontal plane height as the sensor near the top of the ice storage barrel 5 in the rod body 1, the inductive structure in the connecting hole 3 of the limiting disc 2 and the sensor near the top of the ice storage barrel 5 in the rod body 1 produce electrical induction connection, the sensor near the top of the ice storage barrel 5 in the rod body 1 sends an induction signal to the control structure, the control structure controls the ice making unit to stop ice making, preventing the ice blocks from overflowing from the ice storage barrel 5;
[0028] The control structure controls the claw disc unit 4 to rotate with the center as the reference, the claw disc unit 4 rotates to make the ice blocks at the bottom of the ice storage barrel 5 overflow and rise, so that the ice blocks are discharged through the ice outlet 7, the ice discharge causes the ice amount in the ice storage barrel 5 to decrease, the ice surface falls, the limiting disc 2 slides down along the rod body 1 due to the contact between the bottom surface of the limiting disc 2 and the ice surface, the limiting disc 2 slides down synchronously with the inductive structure in the connecting hole 3 of the limiting disc 2 until the inductive structure falls to the same horizontal plane height as the sensor electrically started by the user, the inductive structure and the sensor produce electrical induction connection, the sensor sends an induction signal to the control structure, the control structure controls the ice making unit to start ice making, the ice blocks made by ice making continue to be poured into the ice storage barrel 5 until the limiting disc 2 is lifted to the same horizontal plane height as the sensor near the top of the ice storage barrel 5 in the rod body 1, and the above process is repeated;
[0029] The sensor near the top of the ice storage barrel 5 in the rod body 1 and the sensor near the bottom surface of the ice storage barrel 5 in the rod body 1 always keep the starting state, the sensor near the top of the ice storage barrel 5 in the rod body 1 is used to prevent the ice blocks in the ice storage barrel 5 from overflowing during the ice making process of the ice making unit; the sensor near the bottom surface of the ice storage barrel 5 in the rod body 1 is used to avoid that when the user needs ice after the sensor corresponding to the ice surface height set by the user in advance fails, there is no any ice left in the ice storage barrel 5.
[0030] The utility model has the advantages that: the limiting disc 2 slides on the rod body 1, the bottom surface of the limiting disc 2 and the ice surface are in contact, the height of the ice surface can be judged, the inductive structure in the limiting disc 2 and the sensor in the rod body 1 produce electrical induction connection, the sensor can send a signal to the control structure, and the control structure controls the opening and closing of the ice making unit.
[0031] 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. In the present specification, the illustrative description of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any appropriate manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. In addition, those skilled in the art can combine and combine different embodiments or features of different embodiments or examples described in the present specification without contradiction.
[0032] The standard parts used in the present application can be purchased from the market, and the special-shaped parts can be ordered according to the description and drawings. The specific connection mode of each part adopts the conventional means of mature bolt, rivet, welding, sticking and the like in the prior art, which will not be described in detail here.
[0033] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application. For those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, various modifications and changes can be made in the specific implementation mode and application range. The content of the present specification should not be understood as a limitation of the present application. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.
Claims
1. An ice maker with ice surface height sensing structure, comprising an ice making unit and an ice storage unit, ice blocks being placed in the ice storage unit, and a control structure electrically connected with the ice making unit and the ice storage unit, characterized in that: The ice surface height sensing structure is arranged in the ice storage unit, and the ice surface height sensing structure and the control structure are electrically connected.
2. The ice maker having an ice level sensing structure according to claim 1, wherein: The ice surface height sensing structure comprises a rod arranged vertically in the ice storage unit, and at least three sensors are uniformly arranged in the rod along the axial direction of the rod.
3. The ice maker having the ice level sensing structure according to claim 2, wherein: The ice surface height sensing structure further comprises a limiting disc slidingly arranged on the rod, the bottom surface of the limiting disc is in abutting connection with the ice surface, a connecting hole is formed in the center of the limiting disc, and the limiting disc is arranged on the rod through the connecting hole.
4. The ice maker having the ice level sensing structure according to claim 3, wherein: The bottom of the rod is provided with a claw disc unit for lifting the ice blocks at the bottom out of the ice, the bottom of the rod and the claw disc unit are connected at the center, the claw disc unit is rotatably arranged at the bottom surface of the ice storage unit with the center as the reference, and the claw disc unit is electrically connected with the control unit.
5. The ice maker having the ice level sensing structure according to claim 4, wherein: The ice storage unit comprises an ice storage barrel, a barrel cover is detachably arranged at the top of the ice storage barrel, and one end of the rod away from the claw disc unit is fixedly connected to the center of the barrel cover.
6. The ice maker having an ice level sensing structure according to claim 5, wherein: An ice outlet is arranged near the claw disc unit on the inner wall of the ice storage barrel close to the bottom.