Ice bin, ice making device and purified drinking equipment

Abstract

The utility model provides an ice bin, an ice making device and purified drinking equipment, and relates to the technical field of ice making. The ice bin comprises an ice storage bin, an ice crushing bin and a screening structure. The ice storage bin is used for containing standard ice blocks. The ice crushing bin is communicated with the ice storage bin and used for containing water and crushed ice blocks smaller than standard ice blocks. The screening structure is located between the ice storage bin and the ice crushing bin and used for screening water and the crushed ice blocks in the ice storage bin into the ice crushing bin, so that the standard ice blocks are subjected to cold preservation treatment through melting and heat absorption of the crushed ice blocks in the ice crushing bin. The ice bin can solve the problems that ice blocks taken by a user have the phenomena of ice breaking, adhesion and the like, the sizes of the ice blocks are different, and the use experience of the user is affected.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of cleaning, in particular to an ice bin, an ice making device and a purified drinking equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] An ice making device such as an ice maker is a refrigeration mechanical equipment for cooling water or liquid to form ice cubes. The ice maker comprises an ice making module. The ice making module can condense water or liquid on an ice making column. When the ice cubes reach a preset thickness, the ice cubes can be detached from the ice making column and stored in an ice bin for users to take.

[0003] During the process of ice cube detachment and water entering the ice bin from the water receiving box, the ice cubes are prone to collide and generate broken ice cubes. The surface area of the broken ice cubes is large, so the melting speed of the broken ice cubes is relatively fast, which can easily cause the broken ice cubes to stick to the standard ice cubes, thereby seriously affecting the user experience.

[0004] In the related art, a screening device can be used to guide the water formed by melting of the broken ice cubes out of the ice bin when the broken ice cubes melt, so as to avoid the water from sticking the standard ice cubes and the broken ice cubes together. However, the sizes of the ice cubes in the ice bin are different due to different melting speeds of the broken ice cubes, and the existence of the broken ice cubes affects the user experience. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0005] The present application provides an ice bin, an ice making device and a purified drinking equipment, which can solve the problem that the ice cubes taken by the user are broken and stuck together, resulting in different sizes of the ice cubes and affecting the user experience.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides an ice bin, comprising:

[0007] An ice storage bin for accommodating standard ice cubes;

[0008] A broken ice bin in communication with the ice storage bin, the broken ice bin being configured to accommodate water and broken ice cubes smaller than the standard ice cubes;

[0009] A screening structure between the ice storage bin and the broken ice bin, the screening structure being configured to screen the water and the broken ice cubes in the ice storage bin into the broken ice bin, so as to cool the standard ice cubes by melting and heat absorption of the broken ice cubes in the broken ice bin.

[0010] The ice bin provided by the present application can separate a crushed ice bin in the ice bin through the screening structure. The screening structure can screen the crushed ice blocks and water into the crushed ice bin, so that the water formed by the melting of the crushed ice blocks is also in the crushed ice bin, thereby reducing the possibility that the water formed by the melting of the crushed ice blocks will adhere to the adjacent standard ice blocks, thereby affecting the convenience of the user. In addition, since the crushed ice blocks are screened into the crushed ice bin, the ice blocks in the ice storage bin can be standard ice blocks, thereby providing the user with standard ice blocks of uniform size and without adhesion, thereby improving the user's experience.

[0011] It should be noted that the ice storage bin provides the user with standard ice blocks of uniform size, which means that the size of the standard ice blocks can meet the visual difference and has little effect on the user's use requirements, and does not mean that all ice blocks are exactly the same size. For example, the volume difference between the standard ice blocks provided by the ice storage bin is within ±20%.

[0012] In addition, the melting speed of the crushed ice blocks is relatively fast, and the crushed ice blocks can absorb heat from the surrounding environment during the melting process, so that the heat absorption of the melting of the crushed ice blocks can reduce the temperature in the crushed ice bin. Since the crushed ice bin is in communication with the ice storage bin, the cold air in the crushed ice bin can flow into the ice storage bin to cool the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin, thereby slowing down the melting speed of the standard ice blocks and ensuring the quality of the ice.

[0013] It is easy to understand that the user's ice taking demand is standard ice blocks, and the screening structure can provide the user with standard ice blocks of uniform size. The embodiment of the present application can separate the crushed ice bin through the screening structure to reasonably utilize the screened crushed ice blocks. Based on the fast melting speed of the crushed ice blocks and the heat absorption effect during the melting process, the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin can be cooled, thereby reducing the possibility of the standard ice blocks being crushed due to the reduction of hardness caused by melting.

[0014] By screening the crushed ice blocks to cool the standard ice blocks, the possibility of the standard ice blocks becoming crushed ice blocks can be reduced, thereby improving the ice quality of the standard ice blocks. Specifically, under the condition that the number of ice making times is the same, the number of standard ice blocks can be increased, or under the condition that the number of standard ice blocks is the same, the number of ice making times can be reduced, thereby reducing the ice making energy consumption of the ice making device. In addition, since the melting of the crushed ice blocks can slow down the melting speed of the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin, it can also be beneficial to reduce the cooling energy consumption of the ice bin.

[0015] The water and the crushed ice in the ice storage bin can be screened into the crushed ice bin, on the one hand, the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin are less likely to be adhered due to the water, and on the other hand, the water and the crushed ice can contact with each other in the crushed ice bin. Since the specific heat capacity of water is higher than that of air, the melting speed of the crushed ice in water is higher than that in air, so that the cold air in the crushed ice bin is increased, and the cold preservation effect is improved.

[0016] Specifically, the temperature of the water is generally higher than that of the crushed ice, and the heat is transferred from the high-temperature object to the low-temperature object. Therefore, when the crushed ice contacts with the water, there is a temperature difference between the water and the crushed ice. As the relatively high-temperature object, the heat is spontaneously transferred from the water to the crushed ice, so that the temperature of the ice block is increased and the crushed ice is quickly melted.

[0017] It is easy to understand that the greater the contact area between the water and the crushed ice, the faster the melting speed of the crushed ice, the better the heat absorption effect on the surrounding environment, and the better the cold preservation effect on the standard ice blocks.

[0018] According to an embodiment of the present application, the crushed ice bin is located below the ice storage bin, and the screening structure is located at the bottom of the ice storage bin.

[0019] In the embodiment of the present application, by arranging the crushed ice bin below the ice storage bin, when the crushed ice and the water are in the ice storage bin, the crushed ice and the water can automatically fall into the crushed ice bin below under the action of their own gravity. Therefore, the ice bin provided in the embodiment of the present application can realize automatic screening and separation of the standard ice blocks, the crushed ice and the water according to the screening structure and the layout mode of the ice storage bin and the crushed ice bin, so that other structures for screening, transporting and separating the crushed ice do not need to be additionally arranged.

[0020] The melting of the crushed ice in the crushed ice bin can reduce the temperature in the crushed ice bin, and the cold air in the crushed ice bin can be used to preserve the bottom of the ice storage bin by arranging the crushed ice bin below the ice storage bin.

[0021] According to an embodiment of the present application, one end of the ice storage bin is provided with an ice outlet, and the screening structure is inclined upward toward the direction of the ice outlet.

[0022] In the embodiment of the present application, the ice storage bin is used to accommodate the standard ice blocks. By arranging the ice outlet on the ice storage bin, the user can directly take the standard ice blocks. The screening structure is inclined upward toward the direction of the ice outlet, so that the standard ice blocks can accumulate in the area of the ice storage bin far from the ice outlet, thereby reducing the influence of the temperature of the environment outside the ice making device on the standard ice blocks when the user takes ice and the ice outlet is opened.

[0023] Specifically, the screening structure is inclined upward towards the ice outlet, so that the area of the ice storage bin far from the ice outlet is lower than the ice outlet. When the standard ice, ice pieces and water in the water receiving box enter the ice storage bin, the standard ice can accumulate in the area of the ice storage bin with low height under the action of gravity. On the one hand, the standard ice is located in the area of the ice storage bin far from the ice outlet, so as to reduce the possibility of melting of the standard ice caused by the external environment temperature when the ice outlet is opened. On the other hand, compared with the standard ice scattered in different areas of the ice storage bin, the accumulation of the standard ice can also gather the cold air around the standard ice, so as to have better cold preservation effect and slow down the melting speed of the standard ice.

[0024] In addition, the screening structure is inclined upward towards the ice outlet, so that the ice storage bin has a larger accommodation space, and the internal space of the ice making device is reasonably utilized.

[0025] In some examples, the ice storage bin can be provided with a conveying mechanism. The conveying mechanism can be used to convey the standard ice in the area of the ice storage bin far from the ice outlet to the ice outlet, so as to facilitate the user to take.

[0026] Exemplarily, the conveying mechanism can have a stirring function. The conveying mechanism can periodically stir the standard ice in the ice storage bin, so as to reduce the possibility of adhesion phenomenon caused by the melting of the standard ice. Moreover, the ice pieces existing in the ice storage bin can be turned up by the stirring of the conveying mechanism, so that the ice pieces can enter the ice piece storage bin through the screening structure under the action of gravity. Therefore, the stirring of the conveying mechanism can periodically screen the ice storage bin to retain the standard ice.

[0027] Moreover, the cold air generated by the melting of the ice pieces in the ice piece storage bin can preserve the bottom of the ice storage bin. Through the periodic stirring of the conveying mechanism, the standard ice at the bottom of the ice storage bin can be exchanged with the standard ice at other positions, so as to improve the uniformity of the cold preservation of the standard ice, thereby improving the cold preservation effect.

[0028] In addition, the conveying mechanism will also collide with the standard ice during the stirring process, which can cause the standard ice to break into ice pieces. At this time, the ice pieces can be turned out and screened into the ice piece storage bin by the stirring of the conveying mechanism.

[0029] According to an embodiment of the present application, the screening structure comprises two baffles, and the two baffles are spaced apart, and the size of the interval between the two baffles is smaller than the size of the standard ice.

[0030] In the embodiment of the present application, the interval between the two baffles can separate the standard ice cubes and the crushed ice cubes. Specifically, since the size of the interval between the two baffles is smaller than the size of the standard ice cubes, the standard ice cubes cannot pass through the interval and are retained in the upper ice storage bin, while the crushed ice cubes and water smaller than the size of the interval can pass through the interval and enter the lower crushed ice bin, thereby realizing the separate storage of the standard ice cubes and the crushed ice cubes.

[0031] In some examples, the size of the standard ice cubes is different when the ice making device is applied to different scenes, and therefore, the interval between the two baffles can be adjusted so that the interval between the two baffles can meet the screening of standard ice cubes of different sizes, thereby improving the adaptability of the ice making device.

[0032] According to an embodiment of the present application, the interval between the two baffles is between 16mm and 24mm.

[0033] The interval between the two baffles can be set according to the use requirements of the standard ice cubes. According to the use requirements of the standard ice cubes, the size of the standard ice cubes is usually between 20mm and 30mm, and therefore, the interval can be set to be between 16mm and 24mm to meet the use requirements of the standard ice cubes in most application scenarios.

[0034] It should be noted that if the difference between the size of the interval and the size of the standard ice cubes is too large, part of the crushed ice cubes will be left in the ice storage bin, resulting in a large size difference between the ice cubes in the ice storage bin and affecting the user experience. If the difference between the size of the interval and the size of the standard ice cubes is too small, the screening will be too tight and the standard ice cubes will be wasted.

[0035] For example, when the standard ice cubes are 25mm cubes, the interval can be set to 20mm. The screening structure can retain the cube ice cubes with a side length greater than or equal to 20mm in the ice storage bin and screen the cube ice cubes smaller than 20mm into the crushed ice bin.

[0036] According to an embodiment of the present application, the two baffles are inclined downward toward the interval, forming a shape similar to a trough.

[0037] In the embodiment of the present application, the baffles are inclined and inclined downward toward the interval. Therefore, the baffles can provide a guiding effect for the crushed ice cubes, water and standard ice cubes. Specifically, the crushed ice cubes and water can move downward along the inclined direction of the baffles to enter the lower crushed ice bin through the interval, so that the crushed ice cubes melt in the crushed ice bin can generate cold air in the crushed ice bin.

[0038] The downward inclination of the baffle towards the spacing direction can cause the standard ice cubes to accumulate in the region of the spacing. Part of the standard ice cubes can be located on the baffle, and part of the standard ice cubes can be located in the region of the spacing in the ice storage bin. Since the heat absorption of the melting of the crushed ice cubes in the crushed ice bin can cause cold air to be generated in the crushed ice bin, the cold air can pass through the spacing to directly contact the standard ice cubes, and the cold air can also contact the baffle to reduce the temperature of the baffle, so that the cold quantity can be transmitted through the baffle to perform cold preservation on the standard ice cubes located on the baffle. In summary, the cold air in the crushed ice bin can have a high utilization rate and a good cold preservation effect on the standard ice cubes.

[0039] According to an embodiment of the present application, the inclination angle m of the baffle with respect to the horizontal plane is between 20° and 70°.

[0040] In the embodiments of the present application, when the baffle is a flat plate structure, if the inclination angle m of the baffle is less than 20°, the guiding effect on the standard ice cubes, the crushed ice cubes and the water is poor, and it is likely that small crushed ice cubes remain in the region of the baffle close to the spacing, and there are still crushed ice cubes in the ice storage bin. If the inclination angle m of the baffle is greater than 70°, the speed of the standard ice cubes, the crushed ice cubes and the water falling on the baffle moving towards the spacing direction is fast, and a large impact force is likely to occur between the standard ice cubes, the crushed ice cubes and the baffle, causing the standard ice cubes to break. By setting the inclination angle m of the baffle with respect to the horizontal plane to be between 20° and 70°, the above technical problems can be effectively solved.

[0041] When the baffle is an arc-shaped plate structure, the inclination angle m between the tangent at any position on the arc-shaped plate and the horizontal plane can be between 20° and 70°.

[0042] According to an embodiment of the present application, the two baffles extend towards the ice outlet direction.

[0043] In the embodiments of the present application, since the baffles extend towards the ice outlet direction, when the standard ice cubes fall on the baffles, the baffles can accumulate the standard ice cubes in the region away from the ice outlet, so as to reduce the possibility that the external environment causes the standard ice cubes to melt when the ice outlet is in communication with the external environment.

[0044] According to an embodiment of the present application, the volume of the crushed ice bin is less than or equal to 1 / 4 of the volume of the ice storage bin, the height dimension of the crushed ice bin is less than or equal to 1 / 2 of the height dimension of the ice storage bin, and the height dimension of the crushed ice bin is less than 10 cm.

[0045] It should be noted that the height dimension refers to the dimension in the vertical direction when the ice making device is placed on the platform.

[0046] In the embodiments of the present application, the volume of the crushed ice bin is less than or equal to 1 / 4 of the volume of the ice storage bin, so that the cold air generated by the melting of the crushed ice blocks can be gathered in the crushed ice bin, and the cold air is not easy to spread, thereby providing better cold preservation effect for the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin.

[0047] In addition, it is easy to understand that the density of the cold air is relatively high, and the cold air is not easy to flow upward, and by setting the height dimension of the crushed ice bin to be small, the cold air in the crushed ice bin can be in contact with the standard ice blocks at the bottom of the ice storage bin, thereby ensuring the refrigeration effect on the standard ice blocks.

[0048] The height dimension of the crushed ice bin can be less than 10 cm. For example, the height dimension of the crushed ice bin can be between 50 mm and 70 mm.

[0049] According to an embodiment of the present application, the screening structure comprises a sieve plate provided with at least one screening hole, and the size of the screening hole is smaller than the size of the standard ice blocks.

[0050] In the embodiments of the present application, by setting the size of the screening hole to be smaller than the size of the standard ice blocks, the screening hole can be used to separate the standard ice blocks and the crushed ice blocks, so as to retain the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin and screen the crushed ice blocks into the crushed ice bin.

[0051] The number of the screening holes can be multiple, so as to increase the screening area and improve the screening efficiency.

[0052] According to an embodiment of the present application, the middle part of the sieve plate is concave, and the screening hole is arranged in the concave area of the sieve plate.

[0053] In the embodiments of the present application, the side wall of the concave sieve plate can provide a guiding effect for the standard ice blocks, the crushed ice blocks and water, so that the standard ice blocks, the crushed ice blocks and water can enter the area corresponding to the screening hole along the side wall of the concave sieve plate under the action of gravity. Since the size of the crushed ice blocks is smaller than the size of the screening hole, the crushed ice blocks and water can pass through the screening hole and enter the crushed ice bin below. The contact between the crushed ice blocks and water in the crushed ice bin accelerates the melting of the crushed ice blocks, so as to generate cold air in the crushed ice bin, thereby the cold air can provide cold preservation for the standard ice blocks in the surrounding area of the screening hole.

[0054] In addition, the concave middle part of the sieve plate can provide more accommodation space for the ice storage bin, so as to accommodate more standard ice blocks.

[0055] According to an embodiment of the present application, the outer wall of the ice storage bin and the crushed ice bin is made of thermal insulation material.

[0056] In the embodiments of the present application, the outer wall of the ice storage bin and the ice crushing bin is made of thermal insulation material, so that the ice bin has good cold preservation effect, the melting speed of the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin is reduced, the number of the standard ice blocks that are reduced in size and become crushed ice blocks is reduced, and the loss rate of the standard ice blocks is reduced. In addition, the hardness of the standard ice blocks caused by melting is reduced, so that the standard ice blocks are less likely to be broken into crushed ice blocks.

[0057] In a second aspect, the present application provides an ice bin, comprising:

[0058] an ice storage bin configured to accommodate standard ice blocks;

[0059] an ice crushing bin connected to the ice storage bin and configured to accommodate water and crushed ice blocks smaller than the standard ice blocks, the ice crushing bin being located below the ice storage bin;

[0060] a screening structure located in the ice bin and dividing the ice bin into the ice storage bin and the ice crushing bin, the screening structure being provided with a leakage groove configured to screen and separate the standard ice blocks and the crushed ice blocks and allow the standard ice blocks to remain in the ice storage bin and the crushed ice blocks and water to flow into the ice crushing bin under the action of gravity.

[0061] In the embodiments of the present application, the screening structure has the function of screening and separating the standard ice blocks and the crushed ice blocks. The standard ice blocks can be retained in the ice storage bin for users to take, and the crushed ice blocks and water can flow into the ice crushing bin under the action of gravity. The standard ice blocks are not in contact with the crushed ice blocks and water. Since the surface area of the crushed ice blocks is large and the melting speed of the crushed ice blocks is relatively fast, separating the water and the crushed ice blocks from the standard ice blocks can reduce the possibility of the standard ice blocks being adhered to each other or the melting speed of the standard ice blocks being accelerated due to the melting of the crushed ice blocks to form water.

[0062] According to an embodiment of the present application, the leakage groove is provided with an interval through which the crushed ice blocks can pass, and the interval blocks the standard ice blocks.

[0063] In the embodiments of the present application, the interval on the leakage groove can be used to separate the standard ice blocks and the crushed ice blocks. The interval can allow the standard ice blocks to remain in the ice storage bin for users to take, and the interval can also allow the crushed ice blocks to pass into the ice crushing bin.

[0064] According to an embodiment of the present application, the leakage groove comprises two baffles extending towards the direction in which the standard ice blocks are discharged.

[0065] The two baffles are arranged at intervals to form the interval, and the interval between the two baffles is smaller than the size of the standard ice blocks.

[0066] In the embodiments of the present application, the baffle extends towards the direction of ice block output, so that the horizontal height of the area close to the ice block output is higher than that of the area far from the ice block output. The inclined arrangement of the baffle can guide the standard ice block to the area far from the ice block output, so as to avoid the temperature of the external environment accelerating the melting speed of the standard ice block when the ice block output is connected with the external environment.

[0067] In addition, the baffle extends towards the direction of ice block output, so that the standard ice blocks can be gathered in the area far from the ice block output. The gathering of the standard ice blocks can improve the cold preservation effect on the standard ice blocks.

[0068] In a third aspect, the present application provides an ice making device, which comprises the ice bin and the refrigeration system in any of the above embodiments. The refrigeration system comprises a condenser for heat dissipation. The condenser is arranged below the crushed ice bin.

[0069] When the refrigeration system is running, the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant in the condenser is cooled by the cooling medium (such as water or air), and can gradually cool and liquefy into saturated refrigerant liquid. In this process, the refrigerant can release heat to the surrounding environment. Therefore, by arranging the condenser below the crushed ice bin, the heat released by the refrigerant can be used to heat the bottom of the crushed ice bin, so as to improve the melting speed of the crushed ice blocks in the crushed ice bin, thereby generating more cold air, which is conducive to improving the cold preservation effect on the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin.

[0070] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a water purification device, which comprises a water purification assembly and an ice making device. The water purification assembly can be used to provide water required for ice making for the ice making device.

[0071] In the embodiments of the present application, the water purification device has the ice making function. Since the screening structure can retain the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin and retain the crushed ice blocks in the crushed ice bin, the user can be provided with standard ice blocks with uniform size, which is conducive to improving the user experience.

[0072] In addition, the embodiments of the present application can reasonably utilize the crushed ice blocks, which can be screened into the crushed ice bin to generate cold air in the crushed ice bin through the principle of heat absorption by the melting of the crushed ice blocks, so as to preserve the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin through the cold air.

[0073] The ice bin provided by the application has the beneficial effects that: the ice bin is divided into a crushed ice bin by the screening structure, so that standard ice blocks, crushed ice blocks and water can be screened and separated, thereby effectively reducing the possibility that the crushed ice blocks melt in the ice storage bin and cause the ice blocks in the ice storage bin to be bonded. In addition, the screening structure can ensure that only the standard ice blocks are retained in the ice storage bin. When a user takes the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin, the size of the standard ice blocks is basically uniform, which is beneficial to improving the user experience. In addition, by reasonably utilizing the melting heat absorption of the crushed ice blocks in the crushed ice bin, the melting of the crushed ice blocks can provide a cooling environment for the ice storage bin, so as to slow down the melting speed of the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin, thereby ensuring the ice quality of the ice storage bin.

[0074] In addition to the technical problems solved by the embodiments of the application described above, the technical features constituting the technical solutions and the beneficial effects brought by these technical features, other technical problems solved by the ice bin, the ice making device and the purified drinking equipment provided by the embodiments of the application, and other technical features included in the technical solutions and the beneficial effects brought by these technical features will be further described in detail in the specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0075] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and form part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and, together with the specification, serve to explain the principles of the application.

[0076] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the main cross-sectional structure of the ice making device of an embodiment of the application;

[0077] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the top cross-sectional structure of the ice making device of an embodiment of the application;

[0078] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the side cross-sectional structure of the ice making device of an embodiment of the application.

[0079] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0080] 100-ice bin;

[0081] 110-ice storage bin; 110a-ice outlet;

[0082] 120-crushed ice bin;

[0083] 130-screening structure; 130a-interval; 131-baffle;

[0084] 200-transporting mechanism.

[0085] The specific embodiments of the application have been shown by way of example in the above figures, and will be described in greater detail below. These figures and this written description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but rather to illustrate the inventive concept by reference to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0086] The exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein with reference to the attached drawings. The same numbers are used in different drawings to represent the same or similar elements. The following detailed description is not intended to limit the application, as claimed, in any way. Rather, the following description is intended to describe the inventive concept in sufficient detail to convey its scope to one of ordinary skill in the art, and is not intended to describe every possible embodiment of the application. The exemplary embodiments described herein represent but a few of the numerous embodiments encompassed by the present application. Based on the embodiments described herein, one skilled in the art will be readily able to generate other processes and structures that are encompassed by this present application without doing further creative work.

[0087] The embodiments of the present application provide an ice making device, which is a mechanical device for generating ice by cooling water or other liquid through a refrigeration system. The ice making device can use a refrigeration system to produce ice with water as a carrier in an energized state. The ice making device is widely used in food, medical, chemical and other fields, and with the diversification of people's living needs, the ice making device has gradually entered family life.

[0088] Among them, according to the shape of the generated ice block, the ice making device can be divided into granular ice machine, flake ice machine, plate ice machine, tube ice machine, shell ice machine, etc., which are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0089] The ice making device can include an ice making module. The ice making module can include a compressor, a condenser, a throttling valve, an evaporator and other refrigeration components. Through the cooperative work of the compressor, the condenser, the throttling valve and the evaporator and other components, the refrigerant circulates and carries away heat, thereby producing ice blocks.

[0090] For example, the ice making process of the ice making device can be as follows: first, the water can be divided by the water pump to flow uniformly to the evaporator cooled by the low-temperature liquid refrigerant, and the water is cooled to the freezing point to solidify into ice blocks. Among them, the water that has not been frozen into ice by the evaporator can be re-circulated by the water pump. When the ice blocks on the evaporator reach the preset thickness, the ice blocks enter the ice release state. The high-pressure hot gas discharged by the compressor can be introduced to the evaporator through the reversing valve to form a layer of water film between the ice blocks and the evaporator. The ice blocks can be separated from the evaporator by the water film. The ice blocks can freely fall into the water receiving box below by the action of their own gravity. The water receiving box can put the ice blocks inside into the ice bin for the user to take.

[0091] It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, the ice block reaching the preset thickness is referred to as a standard ice block.

[0092] Ideally, the ice blocks generated by the ice making device are uniform in size, all being standard ice blocks. During the process of making ice blocks and the process of ice blocks entering the ice bin, there is a possibility of generating broken ice blocks. For example, the ice blocks on the ice making column are not of the preset thickness (not standard ice blocks) and are detached into the water receiving box. Or, the ice blocks on the ice making column reach the preset thickness to form standard ice blocks, but in the process of falling into the water receiving box, the standard ice blocks collide with each other or collide with the side wall of the water receiving box, causing the standard ice blocks to break and form broken ice blocks. Moreover, when the standard ice blocks in the water receiving box enter the ice bin, the standard ice blocks collide with each other and collide with the side wall of the ice bin, which also easily causes the standard ice blocks to break and form broken ice blocks.

[0093] Since the surface area of the broken ice blocks is large, the melting speed of the broken ice blocks is relatively fast, thereby easily causing the standard ice blocks to adhere to each other and the standard ice blocks to adhere to the broken ice blocks, seriously affecting the user's experience.

[0094] In the related art, the screening device can be used to guide the water formed by the melting of the broken ice blocks out of the ice bin when the broken ice blocks melt, so as to avoid the water from adhering the standard ice blocks and the broken ice blocks together. However, the sizes of the broken ice blocks in the ice bin are different, and the melting speeds are different. Part of the broken ice blocks are not completely melted and are still retained in the ice bin together with the standard ice blocks, and the sizes of the broken ice blocks are different, affecting the user's experience.

[0095] Based on the above technical problems, the applicant improves the structure of the existing ice bin. In the embodiments of the present application, the screening structure can screen the broken ice blocks in the ice storage bin into the broken ice bin. Since the surface area of the broken ice blocks is large, the melting speed of the broken ice blocks is relatively fast, therefore, screening the broken ice blocks out of the ice storage bin into the broken ice bin can effectively reduce the possibility of the broken ice blocks melting in the ice storage bin and causing the ice blocks in the ice storage bin to adhere to each other. Moreover, the screening structure can make the ice storage bin only retain the standard ice blocks. When the user takes the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin, since the sizes of the standard ice blocks are basically uniform, it is beneficial to improve the user's experience.

[0096] In addition, the ice bin is usually located at the front end of the ice making device to facilitate the taking of ice blocks, therefore, the heat preservation layer of the ice bin is insufficient in maintaining the low temperature state of the ice blocks, and opening the ice bin to take ice also causes the temperature in the ice bin to rise. Especially when the external environment temperature is high (summer), the frequency of taking ice increases, and frequent opening of the ice bin will accelerate the melting speed of the ice blocks (including standard ice blocks and broken ice blocks) in the ice bin.

[0097] It is easy to understand that the melting of the standard ice cubes will cause the hardness of the standard ice cubes to decrease, and the standard ice cubes are easy to break into ice fragments during ice dispensing, thereby affecting the quality of ice dispensing and the user experience. In the embodiment of the present application, the melting speed of the ice fragments is relatively fast, and the ice fragments can absorb heat from the surrounding environment during the melting process. Therefore, the melting of the ice fragments can provide a cooling environment for the ice storage bin to slow down the melting speed of the standard ice cubes in the ice storage bin, thereby ensuring the quality of ice dispensing of the ice storage bin.

[0098] The ice bin 100, the ice making device, and the purified drinking equipment provided by the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with specific embodiments.

[0099] Referring to Figures 1 to 3 As shown in the figure, the ice bin 100 of the embodiment of the present application includes an ice storage bin 110, an ice fragment bin 120, and a screening structure 130.

[0100] The ice storage bin 110 can be used to contain standard ice cubes. The ice fragment bin 120 is in communication with the ice storage bin 110. The ice fragment bin 120 is used to contain water and ice fragments smaller than the standard ice cubes. The screening structure 130 can be located between the ice storage bin 110 and the ice fragment bin 120. The screening structure 130 is used to screen the water and the ice fragments in the ice storage bin 110 into the ice fragment bin 120, so as to cool the standard ice cubes by heat absorption during the melting of the ice fragments in the ice fragment bin 120.

[0101] In the embodiment of the present application, the ice fragment bin 120 can be separated in the ice bin 100 by the screening structure 130. The screening structure 130 can screen the ice fragments and the water into the ice fragment bin 120, so that the water formed by the melting of the ice fragments is also in the ice fragment bin 120, and thus the water formed by the melting of the ice fragments will not contact the standard ice cubes. Therefore, the possibility that the water formed by the melting of the ice fragments will cause the adjacent standard ice cubes to stick together, thereby affecting the user's convenience, can be reduced. Moreover, since the ice fragments are screened into the ice fragment bin 120, the ice cubes in the ice storage bin 110 can be only standard ice cubes, and thus the ice storage bin 110 can provide the user with standard ice cubes of uniform size and without sticking phenomenon, which is conducive to improving the user's experience.

[0102] It should be noted that the ice storage bin 110 provides the user with standard ice cubes of uniform size, which means that the sizes of the standard ice cubes can be visually indistinguishable and have little effect on the user's use requirements, and does not mean that all ice cubes are exactly the same size. For example, the volume difference between the standard ice cubes provided by the ice storage bin 110 is within ±20%.

[0103] In addition, the melting speed of the crushed ice is relatively fast, and the crushed ice can absorb heat from the surrounding environment during the melting process, so that the heat absorption of the melting of the crushed ice can reduce the temperature in the crushed ice bin 120. Since the crushed ice bin 120 is in communication with the ice storage bin 110, the cold air in the crushed ice bin 120 can flow into the ice storage bin 110 to cool the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin 110, thereby slowing down the melting speed of the standard ice blocks and ensuring the ice quality.

[0104] It is easy to understand that the user's ice taking demand is standard ice blocks, and the screening structure 130 can provide the user with standard ice blocks with uniform sizes. The embodiment of the application can separate the crushed ice bin 120 through the screening structure 130 to reasonably utilize the screened crushed ice blocks. Based on the fast melting speed of the crushed ice blocks and the heat absorption effect during the melting process, the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin 110 can be cooled to reduce the possibility of the hardness of the standard ice blocks being reduced and being easily broken due to the melting.

[0105] By screening the crushed ice blocks to cool the standard ice blocks, the possibility of the standard ice blocks becoming crushed ice blocks can be reduced, so that the ice quality of the standard ice blocks is improved. Specifically, in the case of the same ice making frequency, the number of standard ice blocks can be increased, or in the case of the same number of standard ice blocks, the ice making frequency can be reduced, so that the ice making energy consumption of the ice making device can be reduced. In addition, since the melting of the crushed ice blocks can slow down the melting speed of the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin 110, the cooling energy consumption of the ice bin 100 can also be reduced.

[0106] The water and the crushed ice blocks in the ice storage bin 110 can be screened into the crushed ice bin 120, on the one hand, the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin 110 can not be easily adhered due to the presence of water, and on the other hand, the water and the crushed ice blocks can contact each other in the crushed ice bin 120. Since the specific heat capacity of water is higher than that of air, the melting speed of the crushed ice blocks in water is higher than that in air, so that the cold air in the crushed ice bin 120 can be increased and the cooling effect can be improved.

[0107] Specifically, the temperature of the water is usually higher than that of the crushed ice blocks, and the heat transfer is from a high-temperature object to a low-temperature object. Therefore, when the crushed ice blocks contact the water, there is a temperature difference between the water and the crushed ice blocks. As a relatively high-temperature object, heat will spontaneously transfer from the water to the crushed ice blocks, so that the temperature of the ice blocks increases and melts quickly.

[0108] It is easy to understand that the greater the contact area between the water and the crushed ice blocks, the faster the melting speed of the crushed ice blocks, and the better the heat absorption effect on the surrounding environment, which is beneficial to improve the cooling effect on the standard ice blocks.

[0109] In some examples, the water formed by melting of the crushed ice pieces can be drained out of the ice bin 100 through a drain pipe, or the water formed by melting of the crushed ice pieces can also be recycled for making standard ice pieces again.

[0110] In some possible implementations, referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the crushed ice bin 120 of the ice bin 100 according to the embodiments of the present application can be located below the ice storage bin 110. Figure 1 Figure 3 In some possible implementations, referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the crushed ice bin 120 of the ice bin 100 according to the embodiments of the present application can be located below the ice storage bin 110. The screening structure 130 can be located at the bottom of the ice storage bin 110.

[0111] In the embodiments of the present application, by locating the crushed ice bin 120 below the ice storage bin 110, when the crushed ice pieces and water are in the ice storage bin 110, the crushed ice pieces and water can automatically fall into the crushed ice bin 120 below under the action of their own gravity. Therefore, the ice bin 100 provided by the embodiments of the present application can realize automatic screening and separation of the standard ice pieces, the crushed ice pieces and the water according to the layout of the screening structure 130 and the ice storage bin 110 and the crushed ice bin 120, so that other structures do not need to be added to screen, transport and separate the crushed ice pieces.

[0112] In the embodiments of the present application, by locating the crushed ice bin 120 below the ice storage bin 110, when the crushed ice pieces and water are in the ice storage bin 110, the crushed ice pieces and water can automatically fall into the crushed ice bin 120 below under the action of their own gravity. Therefore, the ice bin 100 provided by the embodiments of the present application can realize automatic screening and separation of the standard ice pieces, the crushed ice pieces and the water according to the layout of the screening structure 130 and the ice storage bin 110 and the crushed ice bin 120, so that other structures do not need to be added to screen, transport and separate the crushed ice pieces.

[0113] In some examples, the screening structure 130 can be located between the ice storage bin 110 and the crushed ice bin 120. The screening structure 130 can be located at the bottom of the ice storage bin 110, and the screening structure 130 can be located at the top of the crushed ice bin 120.

[0114] In some examples, the ice storage bin 110 and the crushed ice bin 120 can be an integrally formed structure. The screening structure 130 is located between the ice storage bin 110 and the crushed ice bin 120. For example, the screening structure 130 can be located at an opening above the crushed ice bin 120. At least part of the screening structure 130 can be used to carry the standard ice pieces.

[0115] In some possible implementations, referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the crushed ice bin 120 of the ice bin 100 according to the embodiments of the present application can be located below the ice storage bin 110. The screening structure 130 can be located at the bottom of the ice storage bin 110. Figure 1 Figure 2 In some possible implementations, referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the crushed ice bin 120 of the ice bin 100 according to the embodiments of the present application can be located below the ice storage bin 110. The screening structure 130 can be located at the bottom of the ice storage bin 110.

[0116] ​​In the embodiments of the present application, the ice storage bin 110 is used to accommodate standard ice cubes. By providing the ice outlet 110a on the ice storage bin 110, the user can conveniently take the standard ice cubes directly. The screening structure 130 is inclined upward towards the ice outlet 110a, so that the standard ice cubes can accumulate in the area of the ice storage bin 110 away from the ice outlet 110a, thereby reducing the influence of the external ambient temperature on the standard ice cubes when the user takes ice and the ice outlet 110a is opened.

[0117] Specifically, the screening structure 130 is inclined upward towards the ice outlet 110a, so that the horizontal height of the area of the ice storage bin 110 away from the ice outlet 110a is lower than the horizontal height of the ice outlet 110a. When the standard ice, the crushed ice cubes and the water in the water receiving box enter the ice storage bin 110, the standard ice cubes can accumulate in the area of the ice storage bin 110 with a lower horizontal height under the action of gravity. On the one hand, the standard ice cubes can be located in the area of the ice storage bin 110 away from the ice outlet 110a, so as to reduce the possibility that the external ambient temperature causes the standard ice cubes to melt quickly when the ice outlet 110a is opened. On the other hand, compared with the standard ice cubes scattered in different areas of the ice storage bin 110, the accumulation of the standard ice cubes can also cause the cold air around the standard ice cubes to gather together, which can have a better cold preservation effect and is beneficial to slow down the melting speed of the standard ice cubes.

[0118] In addition, the screening structure 130 is inclined upward towards the ice outlet 110a, so that the ice storage bin 110 has a larger accommodation space and reasonably utilizes the internal space of the ice making device.

[0119] In some examples, the ice storage bin 110 can be provided with a conveying mechanism 200. The conveying mechanism 200 can be used to transport the standard ice cubes in the area of the ice storage bin 110 away from the ice outlet 110a to the ice outlet 110a, so as to facilitate the user to take the standard ice cubes.

[0120] For example, the conveying mechanism 200 can have a stirring function. The conveying mechanism 200 can periodically stir the standard ice cubes in the ice storage bin 110, so as to reduce the possibility that the standard ice cubes melt and cause adhesion phenomenon. In addition, the crushed ice cubes existing in the ice storage bin 110 can also be stirred up by the conveying mechanism 200, so that the crushed ice cubes can enter the crushed ice bin 120 through the screening structure 130 under the action of their own gravity. Therefore, the ice storage bin 110 can be periodically screened by the stirring of the conveying mechanism 200, so as to retain the standard ice cubes.

[0121] And, the cold air generated by the melting of the ice pieces in the ice piece bin 120 can keep the bottom of the ice storage bin 110 cold, and through the regular stirring of the transmission mechanism 200, the standard ice pieces at the bottom of the ice storage bin 110 can be exchanged with the standard ice pieces at other positions, so as to improve the uniformity of the cold preservation of the standard ice pieces, thereby improving the cold preservation effect.

[0122] In the stirring process of the transmission mechanism 200, the standard ice pieces can also be knocked and broken into ice pieces. At this time, with the stirring of the transmission mechanism 200, the ice pieces can be flipped out and sieved into the ice piece bin 120.

[0123] In some examples, the transmission mechanism 200 can be, but is not limited to, a spiral structure. The transmission mechanism 200 and the screening structure 130 can have the same inclination direction.

[0124] In some realizable modes, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the screening structure 130 of the embodiment of the present application can include two baffles 131. The two baffles 131 can be spaced apart. The size of the interval 130a between the two baffles 131 can be smaller than the size of the standard ice pieces. Figure 2 Figure 3 In the embodiment of the present application, by arranging the interval 130a between the two baffles 131, the standard ice pieces and the ice pieces can be separated. Specifically, since the size of the interval 130a between the two baffles 131 is smaller than the standard ice pieces, the standard ice pieces cannot pass through the interval 130a and are retained in the upper ice storage bin 110, while the ice pieces and water smaller than the size of the interval 130a can pass through the interval 130a and enter the ice piece bin 120, thereby realizing the separate storage of the standard ice pieces and the ice pieces.

[0125] It should be noted that the specific structure of the two baffles 131 and the shape of the interval 130a between the two baffles 131 are not limited in the embodiment. For example, the two baffles 131 can be spaced apart to form a long strip-shaped interval 130a. When the standard ice pieces are cubic ice pieces, the minimum size of the standard ice pieces is greater than the short side size of the long strip-shaped interval 130a, that is, the standard ice pieces can be blocked by the interval 130a to enter the ice piece bin 120.

[0126] In some examples, the two baffles 131 can be detachably connected to one of the ice storage bin 110 and the ice piece bin 120, or the two baffles 131 can also be an integral structure with the ice storage bin 110 and the ice piece bin 120, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0127] In some examples, the two baffles 131 can be detachably connected to one of the ice storage bin 110 and the ice piece bin 120, or the two baffles 131 can also be an integral structure with the ice storage bin 110 and the ice piece bin 120, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0128] ​In some examples, the ice making device is applied to different scenes, and the size of the standard ice cubes is different, and therefore, the interval 130a between the two baffles 131 can be adjusted so that the interval 130a between the two baffles 131 can meet the screening of standard ice cubes of different sizes, improving the adaptability of the ice making device.

[0129] In some implementable manners, the interval 130a between the two baffles 131 can be between 16mm-24mm.

[0130] In some implementable manners, the interval 130a between the two baffles 131 can be between 16mm-24mm.

[0131] It should be noted that when the difference between the size of the interval 130a and the size of the standard ice cubes is too large, part of the crushed ice cubes will be left in the ice storage bin 110, resulting in a large size difference between the ice cubes in the ice storage bin 110, affecting the user experience. When the difference between the size of the interval 130a and the size of the standard ice cubes is too small, the screening is too tight, resulting in waste of standard ice cubes.

[0132] For example, when the standard ice cubes are 25mm cubes, the interval 130a can be set to 20mm. The screening structure 130 can retain the cube ice cubes with a side length greater than or equal to 20mm in the ice storage bin 110, and screen the cube ice cubes smaller than 20mm into the crushed ice bin 120.

[0133] In some implementable manners, referring to Figure 3 As shown in the figure, the two baffles 131 of the embodiment of the application are inclined downward toward the interval 130a. For example, a shape similar to a leak slot is formed.

[0134] In the embodiment of the application, the baffle 131 is inclined, and the baffle 131 is inclined downward toward the direction of the interval 130a. Therefore, the baffle 131 can provide a guiding effect for the crushed ice cubes, water and standard ice cubes. Specifically, the crushed ice cubes and water can flow downward along the inclined direction of the baffle 131 to enter the crushed ice bin 120 below through the interval 130a, so that the crushed ice cubes melt in the crushed ice bin 120 can generate cold air in the crushed ice bin 120.

[0135] The downward inclination of the baffle 131 towards the direction of the interval 130a can cause the standard ice cubes to accumulate in the area of the interval 130a. Some of the standard ice cubes can be located on the baffle 131, and some of the standard ice cubes can be located in the area of the interval 130a in the ice storage bin 110. Since the heat absorption of the melting of the crushed ice cubes in the crushed ice bin 120 can cause the cold air in the crushed ice bin 120, the cold air can pass through the interval 130a to directly contact the standard ice cubes, and the cold air can also contact the baffle 131 to reduce the temperature of the baffle 131, so that the cold quantity can be transmitted through the baffle 131 to perform cold preservation treatment on the standard ice cubes located on the baffle 131. In summary, the cold air in the crushed ice bin 120 can have a higher utilization rate and a better cold preservation effect on the standard ice cubes.

[0136] In some examples, the two baffles 131 can be arranged to form a screening structure 130 in the shape of a "funnel".

[0137] In some examples, the edge of the baffle 131 close to the gap can be provided with a buffer flange. Through the buffer flange, the sliding speed of the standard ice cubes can be buffered during the sliding of the standard ice cubes along the baffle 131, and the possibility of collision between the standard ice cubes and the sharp edge of the opposite baffle 131 to cause the fragmentation of the standard ice cubes can be avoided.

[0138] In some examples, the baffle 131 can include at least one of an arc-shaped plate and a flat plate. In other words, the baffle 131 can be an arc-shaped plate or a flat plate, or the baffle 131 can be formed by an arc-shaped plate and a flat plate together. The present embodiment is not limited in this regard.

[0139] In some realizable manners, referring to Figure 3 As shown, the inclination angle m of the baffle 131 of the present embodiment to the horizontal plane can be between 20° and 70°.

[0140] In the present embodiment, when the baffle 131 is a flat plate structure, if the inclination angle m of the baffle 131 is less than 20°, the guiding effect on the standard ice cubes, the crushed ice cubes and the water is poor, and the possibility of small crushed ice cubes remaining in the area of the baffle 131 close to the interval 130a exists, and the crushed ice cubes still exist in the ice storage bin 110. If the inclination angle m of the baffle 131 is greater than 70°, the speed of the standard ice cubes, the crushed ice cubes and the water falling on the baffle 131 moving towards the interval 130a is fast, and a large impact force between the standard ice cubes, the crushed ice cubes and the baffle 131 is easy to occur, which causes the fragmentation of the standard ice cubes. By setting the inclination angle m of the baffle 131 to the horizontal plane to be between 20° and 70°, the above technical problems can be effectively solved.

[0141] When the baffle 131 is an arc-shaped plate structure, the inclination angle m between the tangent line at any position on the arc-shaped plate and the horizontal plane can be between 20° and 70°.

[0142] In some implementable manners, referring to Figure 1 As shown, the two baffles 131 extend towards the ice outlet 110a.

[0143] In the embodiments of the present application, since the baffle 131 extends towards the ice outlet 110a, when the standard ice block falls on the baffle 131, the baffle 131 can accumulate the standard ice block in an area away from the ice outlet 110a, so as to reduce the possibility that the external environment causes the standard ice block to melt when the ice outlet 110a is in communication with the external environment.

[0144] In some examples, the baffle 131 extends towards the ice outlet 110a, and the two baffles 131 can form a gap 130a extending towards the ice outlet 110a. The gap 130a can be in the shape of a long strip, and the length direction of the long strip-shaped gap 130a is the same as the extension direction of the baffle 131. The long strip-shaped gap 130a can increase the ice screening area, so as to improve the efficiency of separating the standard ice block and the crushed ice block.

[0145] In some implementable manners, referring to Figure 1 As shown, the volume of the crushed ice bin 120 of the embodiments of the present application can be less than or equal to 1 / 4 of the volume of the ice storage bin 110. The height dimension of the crushed ice bin 120 can be less than or equal to 1 / 2 of the height dimension of the ice storage bin 110. The height dimension of the crushed ice bin 120 is less than 10 cm.

[0146] In the embodiments of the present application, by setting the volume of the crushed ice bin 120 to be less than or equal to 1 / 4 of the volume of the ice storage bin 110, the cold air generated by the melting of the crushed ice block can be gathered in the crushed ice bin 120, and the cold air is not easy to diffuse, so as to provide better cold preservation effect for the standard ice block in the ice storage bin 110.

[0147] In addition, it is easy to understand that the density of the cold air is relatively high, and the cold air is not easy to flow upwards. By setting the height dimension of the crushed ice bin 120 to be small, the cold air in the crushed ice bin 120 can be in contact with the standard ice block at the bottom of the ice storage bin 110, so as to ensure the refrigeration effect on the standard ice block.

[0148] The height dimension of the crushed ice bin 120 can be less than 10 cm. For example, the height dimension of the crushed ice bin 120 can be between 50 mm and 70 mm.

[0149] In some implementable manners, the screening structure 130 of the embodiments of the present application can include a sieve plate (not shown in the figure). The sieve plate can be provided with at least one screening hole (not shown in the figure). The size of the screening hole is smaller than the size of the standard ice block.

[0150] In the embodiment of the present application, the size of the screening hole is smaller than the size of the standard ice block, and the screening hole can be used to separate the standard ice block and the broken ice block, so as to retain the standard ice block in the ice storage bin 110 and screen the broken ice block into the broken ice bin 120.

[0151] The number of the screening holes can be multiple, so as to increase the screening area and improve the screening efficiency. In the embodiment of the present application, the shape of the screening hole is not limited. For example, the shape of the screening hole can be the same as the shape of the standard ice block.

[0152] In some implementable manners, the middle part of the sieve plate is concave. The screening hole is arranged in the concave area of the sieve plate.

[0153] In the embodiment of the present application, the side wall of the concave sieve plate can provide a guiding effect for the standard ice block, the broken ice block and water, so that the standard ice block, the broken ice block and water can enter the area corresponding to the screening hole along the side wall of the concave sieve plate under the action of gravity. Since the size of the broken ice block is smaller than the size of the screening hole, the broken ice block and water can pass through the screening hole and enter the broken ice bin 120 below. The broken ice block and water contact in the broken ice bin 120, so that the broken ice block is accelerated to melt, so as to generate cold air in the broken ice bin 120, and the cold air can cool the standard ice block in the area around the screening hole.

[0154] In addition, the concave middle part of the sieve plate can provide more accommodation space for the ice storage bin 110, so as to accommodate more standard ice blocks.

[0155] In some examples, the screening hole can be located at the bottom of the concave area of the sieve plate.

[0156] In some implementable manners, the outer wall of the ice storage bin 110 and the broken ice bin 120 in the embodiment of the present application is made of thermal insulation material.

[0157] In the embodiment of the present application, by using the thermal insulation material to form the outer wall of the ice storage bin 110 and the broken ice bin 120, the ice bin 100 can have good cooling effect, the melting speed of the standard ice block in the ice storage bin 110 can be reduced, the number of the standard ice block which is reduced to the broken ice block due to the reduction of the melting volume can be reduced, and the loss rate of the standard ice block can be reduced. In addition, the hardness of the standard ice block caused by melting can be reduced, so that the standard ice block is less likely to be broken into the broken ice block.

[0158] The embodiment of the present application also provides an ice bin 100, which can include an ice storage bin 110, a broken ice bin 120 and a screening structure 130.

[0159] The ice storage bin 110 can be used to store standard ice cubes. The crushed ice bin 120 is in communication with the ice storage bin 110. The crushed ice bin 120 can be used to store water and crushed ice cubes which are smaller than the standard ice cubes. The crushed ice bin 120 can be located below the ice storage bin 110. The screening structure 130 is located in the ice bin 100 and divides the ice bin 100 into the ice storage bin 110 and the crushed ice bin 120. The screening structure 130 is provided with a drain groove (not shown). The drain groove is used to screen and drain the water and the crushed ice cubes in the ice storage bin 110 into the crushed ice bin 120 under the action of gravity.

[0160] In the embodiments of the present application, the screening structure 130 has the function of screening and separating the standard ice cubes and the crushed ice cubes. The standard ice cubes can be retained in the ice storage bin 110 for users to take, and the crushed ice cubes and the water can flow into the crushed ice bin 120 under the action of gravity. The standard ice cubes are not in contact with the crushed ice cubes and the water. Since the surface area of the crushed ice cubes is relatively large, the melting speed of the crushed ice cubes is relatively fast, and therefore, by separating the water and the crushed ice cubes from the standard ice cubes, the possibility of the water formed by the melting of the crushed ice cubes causing the standard ice cubes to stick together or accelerating the melting speed of the standard ice cubes can be reduced.

[0161] In some possible implementation manners, referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the drain groove is provided with a gap 130a through which the crushed ice cubes can pass. The gap 130a blocks the standard ice cubes from passing through. Figure 2 and Figure 3 The gap 130a can make the standard ice cubes remain in the ice storage bin 110 for users to take, and can also make the crushed ice cubes pass through to enter the crushed ice bin 120.

[0162] In the embodiments of the present application, by providing the gap 130a on the drain groove, the standard ice cubes and the crushed ice cubes can be separated. The gap 130a can make the standard ice cubes remain in the ice storage bin 110 for users to take. And the gap 130a can also make the crushed ice cubes pass through to enter the crushed ice bin 120.

[0163] In the embodiments of the present application, the shape and size of the gap 130a are not limited. The size of the gap 130a can meet the requirement that the standard ice cubes cannot pass through and the crushed ice cubes can pass through.

[0164] In some possible implementation manners, the drain groove can include two baffles 131. The baffles 131 extend towards the direction in which the standard ice cubes are discharged. The two baffles 131 are spaced apart to form the gap 130a. The gap 130a between the two baffles 131 is smaller than the size of the standard ice cubes.

[0165] In the embodiments of the present application, by arranging the baffles 131 to extend towards the direction in which the standard ice cubes are discharged, the horizontal height of the area of the baffle 131 close to the ice discharge opening 110a can be higher than the horizontal height of the area far away from the ice discharge opening 110a. The inclined arrangement of the baffle 131 can guide the standard ice cubes to the area far away from the ice discharge opening 110a, so as to avoid the temperature of the external environment accelerating the melting speed of the standard ice cubes when the ice discharge opening 110a is in communication with the external environment.

[0166] In addition, the baffle 131 extends towards the ice block ejection direction of the standard ice blocks, and the standard ice blocks can also be gathered in an area far from the ice block ejection port 110a. By gathering the standard ice blocks, the cooling effect on the standard ice blocks can be improved.

[0167] The embodiment of the present application provides an ice making device. The ice making device can include the ice bin 100 in any of the above embodiments and a refrigeration system. The refrigeration system can include a condenser for heat exchange. The condenser can be arranged below the crushed ice bin 120.

[0168] In the embodiment of the present application, when the refrigeration system is running, the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant in the condenser is cooled by the cooling medium (such as water or air), and can be gradually cooled and liquefied into saturated refrigerant liquid. In this process, the refrigerant can release heat to the surrounding environment. Therefore, by arranging the condenser below the crushed ice bin 120, the heat released by the refrigerant can be used to heat the bottom of the crushed ice bin 120 to improve the melting speed of the crushed ice blocks in the crushed ice bin 120, so that more cold air can be generated, which is beneficial to improve the cooling effect on the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin 110.

[0169] The embodiment of the present application provides a water purification device. The water purification device can include a water purification assembly and an ice making device. The water purification assembly is used to provide water required for ice making for the ice making device.

[0170] In the embodiment of the present application, the water purification device has an ice making function. Since the screening structure 130 can retain the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin 110 and retain the crushed ice blocks in the crushed ice bin 120, the user can be provided with standard ice blocks with uniform size, which is beneficial to improve the user experience.

[0171] In addition, the embodiment of the present application can reasonably utilize the crushed ice blocks, and the crushed ice blocks can be screened into the crushed ice bin 120 to generate cold air in the crushed ice bin 120 by the principle of heat absorption of the crushed ice blocks, so that the standard ice blocks in the ice storage bin 110 can be cooled by the cold air.

[0172] In some examples, the water purification device can have multiple functions. For example, the water purification device can provide hot and cold drinking water for the user.

[0173] It should be noted that the values and value ranges involved in the present application are approximate values, and due to the influence of the manufacturing process, there can be a certain range of errors, which can be considered negligible by those skilled in the art.

[0174] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that unless specifically defined and limited, the terms "mount", "connect", "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be fixed connection, or indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or internal communication of two elements, or interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0175] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "length", "width", "thickness", "top end", "bottom end", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "back", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", "axial", "circumferential" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the position or element referred to must have a particular orientation, a particular configuration and operation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0176] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically specified.

[0177] The terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth" and the like (if any) in the description of the embodiments of the present application and the above drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not necessarily have to describe a particular order or sequence. It should be understood that the data thus used can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in an order other than that illustrated or described herein.

[0178] In addition, the terms "include" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units does not have to be limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but can include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0179] The term "multiple" in the present document refers to two or more. The term "and / or" in the present document is only used to describe the relationship of the associated objects, which means that there can be three relationships, for example, A and / or B can represent three cases: A exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in the present document generally represents an "or" relationship between the associated objects before and after it; in the formula, the character " / " represents a "division" relationship between the associated objects before and after it.

[0180] It can be understood that various numerical numbers involved in the embodiments of the present application are only distinguished for convenience of description, and are not used to limit the scope of the embodiments of the present application.

[0181] It can be understood that the size of the serial number of each process in the embodiments of the present application does not mean the order of execution, and the execution order of each process should be determined according to its function and inherent logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. An ice bin (100), characterized in that, The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes. The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes. The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes. The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes.

2. The ice bin (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes.

3. The ice bin (100) according to claim 2, characterized in that The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes.

4. The ice bin (100) according to claim 3, characterized in that The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes.

5. The ice bin (100) according to claim 4, characterized in that The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes.

6. The ice bin (100) according to claim 4, characterized in that The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes.

7. The ice bin (100) according to claim 6, characterized in that The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes.

8. The ice bin (100) according to claim 4, characterized in that The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes.

9. The ice bin (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes.

10. The ice bin (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes.

11. The ice bin (100) according to claim 10, characterized in that The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes.

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The ice storage bin (110) is used to store standard ice cubes. The ice storage bin (110) is 14. The ice bin (100) according to claim 13, characterized in that The drain groove is provided with a gap (130a) through which the broken ice blocks pass, the gap (130a) blocking the passage of the standard ice blocks.

15. The ice bin (100) according to claim 14, characterized in that The drain groove comprises two baffles (131) extending towards the direction of ice ejection of the standard ice blocks; The two baffles (131) are spaced apart to form the gap (130a), and the gap (130a) between the two baffles (131) is smaller than the size of the standard ice blocks.

16. An ice making device, characterized by, The ice bin (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 15 and a refrigeration system, the refrigeration system comprising a condenser for heat exchange, the condenser being arranged below the broken ice bin (120). The ice bin (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 15 and a refrigeration system, the refrigeration system comprising a condenser for heat exchange, the condenser being arranged below the broken ice bin (120).

17. A net drink apparatus, characterized by A water purification assembly and an ice making device, the ice making device comprising the ice bin (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 15, the water purification assembly being configured to provide water required for ice making for the ice making device. ​

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