Ice making device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ice making devices are limited in versatility due to a protruding water supply port that restricts their application to specific freezing chambers, impairing their adaptability.
Innovation Solution
An ice making device with a modular water supply adapter that can be easily attached and detached from the frame, allowing water to be guided to the ice tray through a slope and passage system, enabling the device to be adapted for various freezing chamber specifications by changing the adapter's position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a water supply port is required to protrude from the frame to the outer side, then water supply function is achieved, but the freezing chamber positions are restricted and versatility is impaired
Solution Approach 1:
The water supply structure is divided into two separate components: the frame and the water supply adapter. The adapter can be detached and reattached at different positions, allowing the device to adapt to various freezing chamber configurations without requiring a completely different frame structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The water supply adapter is designed to be movable and repositionable along the frame. This dynamic component allows the water supply port to be adjusted to different locations, enabling the ice making device to be installed in freezing chambers with different water supply port positions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the water supply adapter is protruded from the frame to the outer side, then water supply is enabled, but the attaching position is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The water passage part includes a slope that extends in a direction different from the simple protrusion direction. The adapter can be attached at multiple positions along this slope, adding a dimensional aspect to the attachment flexibility that allows adaptation to various freezing chamber configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The water supply adapter is designed as a universal component that can be attached to multiple positions on the frame. This single adapter design serves multiple functions by being repositionable, eliminating the need for different adapters for different freezing chamber types.
3Reliability
If the frame is provided with a water passage part and attached water supply adaptor, then water supply structure is complete, but frame distortion may occur during ice tray operation
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the water supply function into a detachable adapter component, the frame structure itself does not need to be modified or weakened to accommodate different water supply configurations. The adapter bears the water supply function without compromising frame integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The water supply adapter acts as an intermediary component between the water supply source and the water passage part in the frame. This intermediary allows water supply connection without requiring the frame to be directly modified, preserving frame strength and rigidity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device can be applied to different freezing chambers without compromising the water supply mechanism, enhancing its adaptability and reducing frame distortion during ice tray operation.
Implementation Method 1
a slope which is an inclined face for sending the water to the water passage port
Data Source
AI summary
An ice making device includes an ice tray, an ice separating mechanism which is a mechanism structured to take out ice pieces from the ice tray, a drive part structured to drive the ice separating mechanism, and a frame which supports the ice tray and the drive part. The frame is provided with a water passage part which guides water supplied from an outside to the ice tray, and the frame is attached with a water supply adaptor which is a water passage member separately provided from the water passage part for supplying the water to the water passage part.