High-efficiency large square ice evaporator mold

Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of ice-making device technology and discloses a high-efficiency, large-capacity ice evaporator mold, including a mold and a clamping plate. The mold has clamping slots on both sides, and the clamping plate is installed inside the mold through these slots. The width of the clamping plate is greater than the width of the mold. When the clamping plate is installed inside the clamping slots, the portions extending beyond the slots on both sides form external plates. These external plates are symmetrically distributed and of the same size. The mold is installed in an ice-making frame, which includes a positioning frame and an evaporator. The edge of the positioning frame has a positioning groove. The mold is installed inside the positioning frame through the cooperation of the external plates with the positioning grooves. The outer surface of the mold is in contact with the evaporator. This utility model has the advantages of saving space, convenient installation, and fast ice removal speed, solving the problems of complex evaporator piping and slow ice removal speed in the prior art.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of ice-making device technology, specifically to a high-efficiency large-capacity ice evaporator mold. Background Technology

[0002] With the continuous development of refrigeration technology, ice makers are increasingly widely used in various fields, especially in the food, medical, beverage, and chemical industries, where the demand for ice is large and the quality requirements are high. Traditional ice-making methods often suffer from low efficiency, inconsistent ice quality, and high energy consumption, making it difficult to meet the modern industrial demand for efficient, energy-saving, and high-quality ice. Therefore, developing a high-efficiency, large-capacity ice evaporator mold has become an important task in the field of refrigeration technology.

[0003] However, there are some shortcomings in the existing technology, such as: the complex piping of the evaporator increases the space and cost required for installation, and the ice blocks are slow to demold after ice making. In order to address the problems existing in the existing technology, this utility model proposes a high-efficiency large-format ice evaporator mold, which aims to improve the heat transfer efficiency, improve the ice block forming quality, and solve the problem of difficult ice demolding by optimizing the structure of the evaporator. Summary of the Invention

[0004] (I) Technical problem to be solved: In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, this utility model provides a high-efficiency large-capacity ice evaporator mold, which has the advantages of saving space, convenient installation and fast ice removal speed, and solves the problems of complex evaporator pipeline and slow ice removal speed in the existing technology.

[0005] (II) Technical Solution: To achieve the above-mentioned goals of saving space, convenient installation, and fast ice removal, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a high-efficiency, large-capacity ice evaporator mold, used inside an ice maker, including a mold and a clamping plate. The mold has symmetrically distributed grooves on both sides. The thickness of the clamping plate is the same as the width of the grooves, and it is installed inside the mold through the grooves. The width of the clamping plate is greater than the width of the mold. When the clamping plate is installed inside the grooves, the portions on both sides that extend beyond the grooves form external plates. The external plates on both sides are symmetrically distributed and are the same size. The mold is installed in an ice-making frame. The ice-making frame includes a positioning frame and an evaporator. The edge of the positioning frame is provided with a positioning groove. The mold is installed inside the positioning frame through the cooperation of the external plates and the positioning grooves. The outer surface of the mold is in contact with the evaporator.

[0006] Preferably, when the mold is installed in the ice-making rack, its bottom surface faces upward and its opening faces downward; the ice-making rack also includes an opening and closing mechanism, which is installed on the left and right sides of the ice-making rack. The opening and closing mechanism is internally connected to a water injection pipe. When the ice maker is in the ice-making state, the opening and closing mechanism is closed, the mold is located between the opening and closing mechanism and the evaporator, and the water injection pipe injects water into the mold from the outside.

[0007] Preferably, the opening and closing mechanism is connected to both sides of the ice-making frame via a rotating electric shaft, the rotating electric shaft being connected to a motor, and the opening and closing mechanism having a degree of freedom to open and close at the lower end of the ice-making frame under the control of the rotating electric shaft.

[0008] Preferably, an ice storage box is provided directly below the mold, and the opening and closing mechanism opens when the ice maker is in the de-icing state.

[0009] Preferably, the lower end of the evaporator is in contact with the upper surface of the mold, and a protective shell is provided on the outer side of the evaporator, which is connected to the positioning frame.

[0010] Preferably, the bottom of the mold is also provided with a slot, and the connection between the card plate and the bottom of the mold is provided with a protruding part for connecting with the slot located at the bottom.

[0011] Preferably, the bottom of the mold has ventilation holes, which are evenly distributed on the bottom of the mold.

[0012] (III) Beneficial Effects: Compared with the prior art, this utility model provides a high-efficiency, large-capacity ice evaporator mold, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0013] 1. This high-efficiency, large-format ice evaporator mold features slots on both sides and a matching clamping plate wider than the mold itself. The extended portions of the clamping plate, when mounted on the mold, engage with positioning slots within the ice-making rack's positioning frame for secondary fixation. This design utilizes only the clamping plate as a single component to simultaneously separate the ice trays and secure the mold, significantly reducing manufacturing and processing steps and improving production efficiency. Furthermore, slots are also provided at the bottom of the mold to fix the clamping plate's position within the mold. This simple structure ensures the symmetrical distribution of the external plates on both sides, further enhancing the mold's stability and assembly precision.

[0014] 2. This high-efficiency large-format ice evaporator mold, through the cooperation of the clamping plate and the positioning groove structure along the edge of the positioning frame, allows the mold to be installed inside the ice-making rack with the opening facing downwards and the bottom surface facing upwards. Simultaneously, the two sides of the ice-making rack are connected to an opening and closing mechanism via a rotating electric shaft. Under the control of the rotating electric shaft, the opening and closing mechanism can open and close from below the ice-making rack. When the ice maker is in ice-making mode, the opening and closing mechanism is closed, and water is injected into the mold through the water injection pipe; the evaporator above the mold condenses the water into ice cubes through cooling. Because the interior of the mold, except for the vent holes used to balance air pressure, is in a sealed state, heat exchange with the outside is reduced, thus significantly accelerating the condensation speed of the water and improving ice-making efficiency. When ice removal is required, the opening and closing mechanism opens, the evaporator heats the mold, and the ice cubes fall from the mold under gravity into the ice storage box below, achieving a fast and efficient ice removal process. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a lower view of the structure of this utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the mold of this utility model inside the ice-making rack;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model without the protective shell installed;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model when the protective shell is installed;

[0019] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the mold of this utility model when a clamping plate is installed inside;

[0020] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the mold of this utility model without the card plate installed inside;

[0021] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the side of the water injection pipe installed in this utility model;

[0022] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model when it is installed inside an ice maker.

[0023] In the diagram: 1. Mold; 11. Slot; 12. Vent hole; 2. Plate; 21. Outer plate; 3. Ice rack; 31. Positioning frame; 311. Positioning groove; 32. Evaporator; 33. Opening and closing mechanism; 4. Water injection pipe; 5. Rotating electric shaft; 6. Motor; 7. Ice storage box; 8. Protective shell. Detailed Implementation

[0024] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0025] Please see Figures 1-6 This high-efficiency, large-format ice evaporator mold, used inside an ice maker, includes a mold 1 and a clamping plate 2. The mold 1 has symmetrically distributed slots 11 on both sides; the specific number of slots 11 is designed according to actual ice-making needs. The thickness of the clamping plate 2 is the same as the width of the slots 11, ensuring a tight connection between the slots 11 and the clamping plate 2, allowing the mold 1 to be installed inside the mold 1 via the slots 11. The width of the clamping plate 2 is greater than the width of the mold 1. When the clamping plate 2 is installed inside the slots 11, the portions extending beyond the slots 11 on both sides form external plates 21. These external plates 21 are symmetrically distributed on both sides and are of the same size. The mold 1 is installed on an ice-making rack. In section 3, the ice-making rack 3 includes a positioning frame 31 and an evaporator 32. The edge of the positioning frame 31 is provided with a positioning groove 311. The mold 1 is installed inside the positioning frame 31 through the cooperation of the outer plate 21 with the positioning groove 311. The clamping plate 2 is used as a single component to achieve secondary fixation by cooperating with the positioning groove 311 inside the positioning frame 31 of the ice-making rack 3. The outer surface of the mold 1 is in contact with the evaporator 32, which can more directly increase the efficiency of ice making and ice removal. This design can realize the separation of ice trays and the fixation of mold 1 simultaneously with only the clamping plate 2, which significantly reduces the number of steps in equipment manufacturing and processing and improves production efficiency.

[0026] Please see Figure 2 and Figure 7When the mold 1 is installed in the ice-making rack 3, its bottom surface faces upward and its opening faces downward. The ice-making rack 3 also includes an opening and closing mechanism 33, which is installed on the left and right sides of the ice-making rack 3. In this embodiment, the opening and closing mechanisms 33 on both sides are larger than the mold 1. One side first covers the bottom of the mold 1, and the other side covers both of them together to prevent water from leaking out of the mold 1 and causing the ice to be incomplete. When closed, the opening and closing mechanism 33 near the mold 1 is connected to a water injection pipe 4. When the ice maker is in the ice-making state, the opening and closing mechanism 33 is closed, the mold 1 is located between the opening and closing mechanism 33 and the evaporator 32, and the water injection pipe 4 injects water into the mold 1 from the outside. When the ice maker is in the ice-making state, the opening and closing mechanism 33 is closed, and water is injected into the mold 1 through the water injection pipe 4. The evaporator 32 above the mold 1 causes the water to condense into cube ice through the cooling effect. Because the interior of mold 1 is sealed except for the vent 12 used to balance air pressure, heat exchange with the outside is reduced, which significantly accelerates the condensation rate of water and improves ice-making efficiency. When de-icing is required, the opening and closing mechanism 33 opens, the evaporator 32 heats mold 1, and the ice blocks fall out of mold 1 under gravity and into the ice storage box 7 below, achieving a fast and efficient de-icing process.

[0027] Please see Figure 4 The opening and closing mechanism 33 is connected to both sides of the ice maker 3 via a rotating electric shaft 5. The rotating electric shaft 5 is connected to a motor 6. Under the control of the rotating electric shaft 5, the opening and closing mechanism 33 has the freedom to open and close at the lower end of the ice maker 3. In actual use, the motor 6 is controlled by the ice maker control module. It controls the opening and closing mechanism 33 to close when making ice and to open when removing ice.

[0028] Please see Figure 8 An ice storage box 7 is located directly below the mold 1. When the ice maker is in the de-icing state, the opening and closing mechanism 33 is opened. At this time, the evaporator 32 starts to heat up, and the ice blocks inside the mold 1 begin to detach and fall directly into the ice storage box 7 below under the action of gravity, thus improving efficiency.

[0029] Please see Figure 3 and Figure 4 The lower end of the evaporator 32 is attached to the upper surface of the mold 1 to increase the conversion efficiency between the evaporator 32 and the mold 1. A protective shell 8 is provided on the outside of the evaporator 32, and the protective shell 8 is connected to the positioning frame 31.

[0030] Please see Figure 5 and Figure 6 The bottom of the mold 1 is also provided with a slot 11 for fixing the position of the card plate 2 inside the mold 1. The card plate 2 is provided with a protruding part at the connection between it and the bottom of the mold 1, which is used to connect with the slot 11 located at the bottom. The simple structure ensures the symmetrical distribution of the outer plates 21 on both sides, further improving the stability and assembly accuracy of the mold 1.

[0031] Please see Figure 6 The bottom of the mold 1 is provided with ventilation holes 12, which are evenly distributed at the bottom of the mold 1. In actual use, each ice tray of the mold 1 divided by the card plate 2 is provided with ventilation holes 12 at the bottom to adjust the air pressure inside the mold 1 when water is poured in.

[0032] Working principle: When the ice maker is in ice-making mode, the opening and closing mechanism 33 is closed, and water is injected into the mold 1 through the water injection pipe 4; the evaporator 32 above the mold 1 condenses the water into ice cubes through refrigeration. Since the interior of the mold 1 is in a sealed state except for the vent 12 used to balance air pressure, heat exchange with the outside is reduced, thereby significantly accelerating the condensation speed of the water and improving the ice-making efficiency. When it is necessary to perform the de-icing operation, the opening and closing mechanism 33 is opened, the evaporator 32 heats the mold 1, and the ice cubes fall out of the mold 1 under the action of gravity and fall into the ice storage box 7 below, realizing a fast and efficient de-icing process.

[0033] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0034] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A high-efficiency large square ice evaporator mold used in the ice maker, comprising a mold (1) and a clamping plate (2), the mold (1) is provided with symmetrically distributed clamping grooves (11) on both sides, the thickness of the clamping plate (2) is the same as the width of the clamping groove (11), and the clamping plate (2) is installed in the mold (1) through the clamping groove (11), characterized in that: The width of the card plate (2) is greater than the width of the mold (1). When the card plate (2) is installed inside the card slot (11), the portions on both sides that extend beyond the card slot (11) form an outer plate (21). The outer plates (21) on both sides are symmetrically distributed and are the same size. The mold (1) is installed in the ice-making rack (3). The ice-making rack (3) includes a positioning frame (31) and an evaporator (32). The edge of the positioning frame (31) is provided with a positioning groove (311). The mold (1) is installed inside the positioning frame (31) through the cooperation of the outer plate (21) and the positioning groove (311). The outer surface of the mold (1) is in contact with the evaporator (32). ​ 2. A high cube ice cube evaporator grid in accordance with claim 1 wherein: When the mold (1) is installed in the ice-making rack (3), its bottom surface faces upward and its opening faces downward. The ice-making rack (3) also includes an opening and closing mechanism (33), which is installed on the left and right sides of the ice-making rack (3). The opening and closing mechanism (33) is connected to a water injection pipe (4). When the ice maker is in the ice-making state, the opening and closing mechanism (33) is closed, and the mold (1) is located between the opening and closing mechanism (33) and the evaporator (32). The water injection pipe (4) injects water into the mold (1) from the outside.

3. A high cube ice cube evaporator grid in accordance with claim 2 wherein: The opening and closing mechanism (33) is connected to both sides of the ice-making rack (3) via a rotating electric shaft (5). The rotating electric shaft (5) is connected to a motor (6). Under the control of the rotating electric shaft (5), the opening and closing mechanism (33) has the degree of freedom to open and close at the lower end of the ice-making rack (3).

4. A high cube ice cube evaporator grid in accordance with claim 3 wherein: An ice storage box (7) is provided directly below the mold (1). When the ice maker is in the de-icing state, the opening and closing mechanism (33) is opened.

5. A high cube ice cube evaporator grid in accordance with claim 1 wherein: The lower end of the evaporator (32) is in contact with the upper surface of the mold (1), and a protective shell (8) is provided on the outside of the evaporator (32), which is connected to the positioning frame (31).

6. A high cube ice cube evaporator grid in accordance with claim 1 wherein: The bottom of the mold (1) is also provided with a slot (11), and the connection between the card plate (2) and the bottom of the mold (1) is provided with a protruding part, which is used to connect with the slot (11) located at the bottom.

7. The high-efficiency large-format ice evaporator mold according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the mold (1) is provided with ventilation holes (12), which are evenly distributed at the bottom of the mold (1).

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