Ice making system and refrigeration device
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Solution Overview
Problem
The traditional ice making process is prone to water splashing outward and dripping into the ice storage box due to pressure and impact, affecting the quality of ice cubes.
Innovation Solution
An ice making system with a water diversion ice rake structure, featuring a pair of rotatable water receiving lateral wings that form a closure space with a water collecting tank during ice making, intercepting and redirecting condensed and splashed water into the tank, and an ice falling passage for accurate ice cube storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If water is injected into the ice tray through a water hose, then ice cubes can be made, but water splashes outward and drips into the ice storage box affecting ice quality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a water guide assembly as an intermediary component between the water hose and ice tray. This assembly includes a guide channel that directs water flow along a controlled path, and a guide plate that further channels water to the tray inlet. The intermediary structure prevents water from splashing outward by providing a defined flow path, thus solving the contradiction between maintaining ice making productivity and preventing water splashing harm.
2Productivity
If water is injected under pressure into the ice tray, then ice making efficiency is improved, but water impacts the tray and splashes outward
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the harmful water impact into a beneficial controlled flow. The guide channel and guide plate are designed to receive pressurized water and redirect it through a controlled path. The impact energy is channeled along the guide surface rather than causing random splashing. This transforms the harmful high-impact water injection into a beneficial controlled water delivery that maintains efficiency while preventing splashing.
3Device complexity
If a traditional ice making system is used, then the structure is simple, but condensation water and splashed water drip into the ice storage box
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a water guide assembly as an intermediary structure between the water source and ice tray. This assembly includes a guide channel and guide plate that intercept and redirect water flow. The added complexity is minimal - primarily adding a guide plate and channel - but effectively prevents both condensation water and splashed water from reaching the ice storage box, thus resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and preventing water dripping harm.
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AI summary
The present application relates to the field of ice making, and provides an ice making system and a refrigeration apparatus, wherein the ice making system comprises an ice making assembly, a water collecting tank located below the ice making assembly, and a water diversion ice rake structure; the water diversion ice rake structure comprises: a pair of water receiving lateral wings, each of which is constructed with a rotary end and a free end; the pair of water receiving lateral wings are rotatably disposed on opposite sides of the ice making assembly through the respective rotary ends to rotate between an ice making position and an ice falling position; wherein at the ice making position, the free ends of the pair of water receiving lateral wings are butted in a space between the ice making assembly and the water collecting tank to form a closure space with an opening facing the ice making assembly, and a water outlet communicating with the water collecting tank is constructed on one side of the closure space. The present application may solve the problems of condensed water dripping out and water splashing outward during ice making.