Anti-blocking structure of ice-making water dispenser
By combining flexible baffles and guide baffles, the problem of ice blockage in ice-making water dispensers is solved, achieving stable delivery and efficient output of ice, and adapting to the needs of different users.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520535941.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2025-02-21
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-25
AI Technical Summary
In existing ice-making water dispensers, ice cubes are prone to clogging the ice outlet due to being too large, irregularly shaped, or melting and sticking together, which affects the delivery of ice cubes.
The system employs a combination of flexible baffles and guide baffles. The flexible baffles provide resistance and shear large ice blocks into smaller ones as they pass through, while the guide baffles guide the ice outflow. Combined with the cutting surface design, this enhances the stability and efficiency of ice block transportation.
It effectively reduces blockage caused by large ice blocks, improves the smoothness of ice block transportation, adapts to different user needs, and enhances structural stability and ice block transportation efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of water purifying and drinking machines, in particular to an anti-blocking structure of an ice-making and water-drinking machine. BACKGROUND
[0002] An ice-making and water-drinking machine is a household appliance integrating ice-making and water-drinking functions, aiming to provide users with convenient and diversified water-drinking experiences.
[0003] The ice-making and water-drinking machine generally comprises an ice-making system and a water-drinking system. The ice-making system can quickly produce ice cubes to meet the needs of users for cold drinks or iced food. The water-drinking system provides the choice of cold water, hot water or normal-temperature water, so that users can take water at any time according to their personal preferences and needs. The ice-making system comprises an ice-making mechanism and an ice-conveying mechanism.
[0004] In the existing ice-making and water-drinking machine, a screw blade mechanism is usually used to convey ice cubes. However, due to the fact that the ice cubes produced by the ice-making machine are too large, irregular in shape and fused and bonded with each other, the ice cubes may be stuck in the ice outlet during the conveying process, affecting the output of the ice cubes. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0005] In order to alleviate the blocking of ice cubes during the output, the present application provides an anti-blocking structure of an ice-making and water-drinking machine.
[0006] The anti-blocking structure of the ice-making and water-drinking machine provided by the present application adopts the following technical solution:
[0007] The anti-blocking structure of the ice-making and water-drinking machine comprises an ice-making shell, wherein the ice-making shell is internally provided with an ice-making mechanism and an ice-conveying mechanism. The ice-making shell is provided with an ice storage shell for storing ice cubes. The ice-conveying mechanism comprises an ice-conveying screw rotatably installed on the ice storage shell, ice-conveying blades arranged on the ice-conveying screw and an ice-conveying driving element for driving the ice-conveying screw to rotate. The ice storage shell is provided with an ice outlet at one end of the ice-conveying screw. The ice-conveying mechanism is provided with a flexible baffle at the ice outlet. The flexible baffle and the ice-conveying screw form a conveying gap for the ice cubes to pass through.
[0008] Through the above technical solution, the ice cubes produced by the ice-making mechanism are poured into the ice storage shell, and then the ice cubes are conveyed along the ice-conveying screw by the ice-conveying mechanism. The flexible baffle arranged at the ice outlet can provide a certain resistance when large ice cubes pass through. Small ice cubes can be conveyed to the ice outlet by the ice-conveying blades. The flexible baffle itself has the ability to recover deformation, which can push the large ice cubes away from the ice outlet after the conveying of the ice cubes is stopped, thereby achieving the effect of combing the ice cubes and reducing the blocking of the large ice cubes at the ice outlet. By adjusting the size of the conveying gap, the size of the ice cubes passing through can be controlled, so as to be more suitable for the ice cube needs of different users.
[0009] Optionally, the ice conveying mechanism comprises at least two groups of the flexible baffles, and the arrangement direction of adjacent flexible baffles is perpendicular to the ice block conveying direction.
[0010] By adopting the technical scheme, the two groups of flexible baffles are arranged to form a gap between the two groups of flexible baffles, compared with the flexible baffle, the stress concentration is reduced, and the structural stability is enhanced.
[0011] Optionally, the flexible baffle comprises an elastic part and a mounting part, the ice storage shell is provided with a mounting seat for mounting the flexible baffle, the mounting seat is provided with a plug-through slot for inserting the elastic part, and the mounting seat is provided with a limiting baffle for limiting the elastic part on one side of the plug-through slot.
[0012] By adopting the technical scheme, the mounting mode of the flexible baffle and the ice storage shell is disclosed, the elastic part of the flexible baffle passes through the plug-through slot, and the flexible baffle and the mounting seat are fixed after the mounting part abuts against the top of the mounting seat, and the limiting baffle is arranged to limit the excessive deformation of the flexible baffle, support the baffle, and make the baffle more stable under stress.
[0013] Optionally, the elastic part is provided with a first cutting surface at one end of the ice conveying screw rod, the first cutting surface is an inner concave arc surface, and the inner concave directions of the first cutting surfaces of adjacent flexible baffles are parallel.
[0014] By adopting the technical scheme, when the ice block is conveyed in the axial direction and abuts against the flexible baffle, the first cutting surface can exert a shearing force on the large ice block, so that the large ice block is gradually deformed and broken into a plurality of small ice blocks, and the accumulation of large ice blocks is reduced.
[0015] Optionally, the mounting seat is provided with two groups of guide baffles on the side of the flexible baffle close to the ice outlet, the side wall of the guide baffle abuts against the opposite two side walls of the ice storage shell, and a guide gap corresponding to the ice outlet is formed between the two groups of guide baffles.
[0016] By adopting the technical scheme, the guide baffles can guide the small ice blocks passing through the flexible baffles to the ice outlet, and the ice conveying efficiency is improved.
[0017] Optionally, the ice storage shell is provided with an ice outlet plate on the side close to the ice conveying driving part, the bottom of the ice outlet plate is provided with a semicircular arc plate, the semicircular arc plate and the bottom wall of the ice storage shell form the ice outlet, and the ice storage shell is rotatably installed with a cover plate for covering the ice outlet on the side of the ice outlet plate away from the baffle.
[0018] By adopting the technical scheme, the ice outlet formed by the semicircular arc plate and the ice storage shell plays a guiding role in the output of ice blocks, and the cooperation of the semicircular arc plate and the cover plate can play a covering role on the ice storage shell in a normal storage state, thereby reducing heat loss; when the ice blocks are conveyed, the pushing of the ice blocks rotates and opens the cover plate, so that the ice blocks can be output to the user's cup.
[0019] Optionally, the ice conveying mechanism further comprises a second baffle, and the second baffle is arranged between the guide baffle and the ice outlet.
[0020] By adopting the technical scheme, the second baffle and the flexible baffle form a double anti-blocking effect, further reducing the probability of blocking of the ice outlet, and the flexible baffle and the second baffle are arranged at intervals to provide a buffer space for the conveying of the ice blocks, which is helpful to the stable conveying of the ice blocks.
[0021] Optionally, the second baffle is provided with a second cutting surface, and the second cutting surface and the first cutting surface are staggered.
[0022] By adopting the technical scheme, the second cutting surface and the cutting arc surface are staggered, so that the cutting of the ice blocks forms a certain shearing force, enhances the cutting effect, and makes the ice blocks deform and break when conveyed.
[0023] In summary, the present application has the following at least one beneficial technical effect:
[0024] 1. By arranging the flexible baffle, a certain resistance can be provided when large ice blocks pass, and small ice blocks can be moved to the ice outlet under the action of the ice conveying blade, and after the conveying of the ice blocks is stopped, the large ice blocks are pushed away from the ice outlet, which has a carding effect on the ice blocks;
[0025] 2. By arranging the cutting surface on the flexible baffle and the second baffle, a shearing force is applied to the large ice blocks, so that the large ice blocks are gradually deformed and broken into multiple small ice blocks, reducing the accumulation of large ice blocks;
[0026] 3. By arranging the guide baffle, the small ice blocks passing through the flexible baffle can be guided to the ice outlet, improving the ice conveying efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0027] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the present application.
[0028] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the ice conveying mechanism of an embodiment of the present application.
[0029] Figure 3 is an exploded schematic diagram of the flexible baffle and the second baffle of an embodiment of the present application.
[0030] Figure 4is a structural schematic view of an ice outlet plate and a protection cover plate of another embodiment.
[0031] Explanation of reference numerals: 1, ice making shell; 11, ice storage shell; 111, ice outlet; 12, mounting seat; 121, plug-in through slot; 122, limiting baffle; 13, guide baffle; 14, ice outlet plate; 141, semicircular arc plate; 15, protection cover plate; 2, ice making mechanism; 21, storage box; 211, extension end; 22, infrared sensor; 3, ice conveying mechanism; 31, ice conveying screw; 32, ice conveying blade; 33, ice conveying driving member; 34, flexible baffle; 341, elastic part; 3411, first cutting surface; 3412, first inclined surface; 342, mounting part; 35, conveying gap; 36, second baffle; 361, second cutting surface; 362, second inclined surface; 4, water making mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0032] The following will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying Figures 1-4 The present application is further described in detail.
[0033] The present application discloses an ice making and water making machine anti-blocking structure.
[0034] Reference will be made to Figure 1 An ice making and water making machine anti-blocking structure, comprising an ice making shell 1, which is a vertically arranged rectangular shell. An ice making mechanism 2 for making ice blocks, an ice conveying mechanism 3 for conveying ice blocks, and a water making mechanism 4 for making hot water and cold water are installed in the ice making shell 1.
[0035] The ice making mechanism 2 is consistent with the cylindrical ice making structure of the prior art, which comprises an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor and a storage box 21. The ice making shell 1 has an ice storage shell 11 for mounting the ice conveying shell and communicating with the storage box 21, and the ice storage shell 11 has an inclined ice storage chamber. The inclined low end of the storage box 21 and the inclined ice storage chamber correspond. Among them, the opposite sides of the storage box 21 have extension ends 211 extending to the top of the ice storage shell 11, and the infrared sensor 22 for sensing ice blocks is installed on one of the extension ends 211 of the storage box 21. When the infrared sensor 22 detects that the ice blocks in the ice storage shell 11 are accumulated to a certain height, the ice block making of the ice making mechanism 2 is stopped.
[0036] Reference will be made to Figure 2 and Figure 3The ice conveying mechanism 3 comprises an ice conveying screw 31 rotatably arranged on the ice storage shell 11, an ice conveying blade 32 fixedly arranged on the ice conveying screw 31, and an ice conveying driving member 33 for driving the ice conveying screw 31 to rotate. The ice conveying screw 31 is arranged in an inclined manner, and the inclination angle is consistent with the ice storage cavity. The ice conveying driving member 33 is a rotary motor fixed on the ice making shell 1. When the ice conveying driving member 33 is started, the ice blocks in the ice storage shell 11 are conveyed from the bottom to the top end of the ice storage shell 11 in an inclined manner, and the ice storage shell 11 is provided with an ice outlet 111 at the top end for outputting the ice blocks.
[0037] In order to reduce the blocking probability of the ice blocks at the ice outlet 111, the ice conveying mechanism 3 is provided with a flexible baffle 34 on the side close to the ice outlet 111. The flexible baffle 34 and the ice conveying screw 31 form a conveying gap 35 for small ice blocks to pass through, and large ice blocks are blocked by the flexible baffle 34, so that the ice blocks are conveyed more smoothly at the ice outlet 111.
[0038] The ice storage shell 11 is provided with a mounting seat 12 on the side of the ice outlet 111 for mounting the flexible baffle 34. The mounting seat 12 is a rectangular plate body arranged on the ice storage shell 11, and is fixedly connected to the ice storage shell 11 by bolts. In this embodiment, the ice conveying mechanism 3 comprises two groups of flexible baffles 34, which are arranged in a spaced manner and the spacing direction is opposite to the conveying direction of the ice blocks.
[0039] Referring to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the cross section of the flexible baffle 34 is L-shaped, which comprises an elastic portion 341 and a mounting portion 342. The mounting seat 12 has a plug-in through groove 121 penetrating through the two side end faces and for inserting the elastic portion 341. The elastic portion 341 of the flexible baffle 34 passes through the plug-in through groove 121, so that the mounting portion 342 abuts against the top of the mounting seat 12, and then the flexible baffle 34 and the mounting seat 12 are fixed by screws. The mounting seat 12 is further integrally provided with a limiting baffle 122 on the side away from the ice outlet 111, which provides support for the elastic portion 341 and enhances the anti-deformation ability of the flexible baffle 34, so as to facilitate the flexible baffle 34 to restore to its original state after deformation.
[0040] The elastic portion 341 is provided with a first cutting surface 3411 towards the bottom of the ice conveying screw 31, and the side wall of the elastic portion 341 is provided with a first inclined surface 3412. The first cutting surface 3411 is an arc surface concave inward, and the concave directions of the first cutting surfaces 3411 of the two groups of flexible baffles 34 are consistent. Through the arrangement of the first cutting surface 3411, the ice blocks and the flexible baffle 34 are simultaneously subjected to axial direction thrust and radial direction shearing force, so that the large ice blocks are deformed and broken when passing through the flexible baffle 34, thereby improving the smoothness of the ice block conveying at the ice outlet 111.
[0041] The mounting base 12 is fixedly connected with two groups of guide baffles 13 between the flexible baffles 34 and the ice discharging plate 14. The two groups of guide baffles 13 are respectively arranged on the opposite side walls of the ice storage shell 11, the guide baffles 13 cover the two sides of the ice storage cavity, and a guide gap through which the ice blocks pass is formed between the two groups of guide baffles 13. The width of the guide gap is matched with the ice discharging port 111, so that the ice blocks can be more concentratedly delivered to the ice discharging port 111.
[0042] The ice delivery mechanism 3 is further provided with two groups of second baffles 36 between the guide baffles 13 and the ice discharging plate 14, and the structure and mounting mode of the second baffles 36 are consistent with those of the flexible baffles 34. The bottom plate of the second baffle 36 has a second cutting surface 361, and the side wall is provided with a second inclined surface 362. The second cutting surface 361 is an inner concave curved surface, and the inner concave direction of the first cutting surface 3411 is staggered, and the inclined directions of the second inclined surface 362 and the first inclined surface 3412 are opposite. Through the arrangement of the second baffle 36, the double blocking of the flexible baffle 34 is formed, the blocking effect of the large ice block is improved, and the shearing forces of the two groups of baffles on the ice block are staggered, further improving the shearing effect.
[0043] Referring to Figure 4 In some embodiments, the mounting base 12 is further fixedly connected with the ice discharging plate 14 between the flexible baffles 34 and the ice delivery driving member 33, the bottom of the ice discharging plate 14 has a semicircular arc plate 141, and the semicircular arc plate 141 and the bottom wall of the ice storage shell 11 form the ice discharging port 111. In this embodiment, the mounting base 12 only installs the flexible baffles 34, and the flexible baffles 34 are located on the side away from the ice discharging plate 14 of the guide baffles 13.
[0044] The ice discharging plate 14 is rotatably connected with the cover plate 15 covering the ice discharging port 111 on the side away from the flexible baffles 34, the top of the ice discharging plate 14 has a connecting shaft rotatably connected with the ice discharging plate 14, the axis of the connecting shaft is perpendicular to the ice block delivery direction, and the ice block pushes the cover plate 15 to rotate and open under the delivery of the ice delivery screw 31, so that the ice discharging port 111 is in a communication state. The cover plate 15 is further provided with a torsional spring member around the connecting shaft, which can automatically cover the ice discharging port 111 with the cover plate 15 after the ice block stops being delivered.
[0045] The implementation principle of the anti-blocking structure of the ice making and drinking water machine in the embodiment is as follows: the ice blocks prepared by the ice making mechanism 2 are poured into the ice storage shell 11, the ice delivery mechanism 3 is started, the ice blocks are delivered to the ice discharging port 111 under the action of the ice delivery blade 32, the ice blocks with small sizes directly pass through the delivery gap 35, and the ice blocks with large sizes are blocked by the flexible baffles 34. The flexible baffles 34 are deformed, and with the continuous delivery of the ice delivery screw 31, the large ice blocks are deformed and broken into small ice blocks under the action of the cutting surface of the flexible baffles 34, so that the situation that the large ice blocks are always accumulated in the ice storage shell 11 is reduced.
[0046] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and do not limit the protection scope of the present application, so that: all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, principle of the present application should be covered in the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. An anti-blocking structure of an ice-making water dispenser, comprising an ice-making shell (1) in which an ice-making mechanism (2) and an ice conveying mechanism (3) are installed, the ice-making shell (1) being provided with an ice storage shell (11) for storing ice blocks, the ice conveying mechanism (3) comprising an ice conveying screw (31) rotatably installed on the ice storage shell (11), an ice conveying blade (32) provided on the ice conveying screw (31), and an ice conveying driving member (33) for driving the ice conveying screw (31) to rotate, the ice storage shell (11) being provided with an ice outlet (111) at one end of the ice conveying screw (31), characterized in that, The ice conveying mechanism (3) is provided with a flexible baffle (34) at the ice outlet (111), and a conveying gap (35) for ice blocks is formed between the flexible baffle (34) and the ice conveying screw (31).
2. The anti-clogging structure of an ice and water dispenser according to claim 1, wherein, The ice conveying mechanism (3) comprises at least two flexible baffles (34), and the arrangement direction of adjacent flexible baffles (34) is perpendicular to the ice block conveying direction.
3. The anti-clogging structure of an ice and water dispenser according to claim 1, wherein, The flexible baffle (34) comprises an elastic part (341) and a mounting part (342), the ice storage shell (11) is provided with a mounting seat (12) for mounting the flexible baffle (34), the mounting seat (12) is provided with a plug-through groove (121) for inserting the elastic part (341), and the mounting seat (12) is provided with a limiting baffle (122) abutting against the elastic part (341) on one side of the plug-through groove (121).
4. The anti-clogging structure of an ice and water dispenser according to claim 3, wherein, One end of the elastic part (341) towards the ice conveying screw (31) is provided with a first cutting surface (3411), the first cutting surface (3411) is an inner concave curved surface, and the inner concave directions of the first cutting surfaces (3411) of adjacent flexible baffles (34) are parallel.
5. The anti-clogging structure of an ice and water dispenser according to claim 4, wherein, The mounting seat (12) is provided with two groups of guide baffles (13) on the side of the flexible baffle (34) close to the ice outlet (111), the side walls of the guide baffles (13) abut against the opposite two side walls of the ice storage shell (11), and the guide gaps corresponding to the ice outlet (111) are formed between the two groups of guide baffles (13).
6. The anti-clogging structure of an ice and water dispenser according to claim 5, wherein, The mounting seat (12) is provided with an ice outlet plate (14) on the side close to the ice conveying driving part (33), the bottom of the ice outlet plate (14) is provided with a semicircular arc plate (141), the semicircular arc plate (141) and the bottom wall of the ice storage shell (11) form the ice outlet (111), and the ice storage shell (11) is rotatably installed with a cover plate (15) for covering the ice outlet (111) on the side of the ice outlet plate (14) away from the baffle.
7. The anti-clogging structure of an ice and water dispenser according to claim 5, wherein The ice conveying mechanism (3) further comprises a second baffle (36), and the second baffle (36) is arranged between the guide baffle (13) and the ice outlet (111).
8. The anti-clogging structure of an ice and water dispenser according to claim 7, wherein, The second baffle (36) is provided with a second cutting surface (361), and the second cutting surface (361) and the first cutting surface (3411) are staggered.