阅读说明：本技术 制冰水盒和制冰系统 (Ice-making water box and ice-making system ) 是由 李钟汉 程志明 李伟 郑跃东 孙静怡 于 2019-08-30 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开一种制冰水盒和制冰系统,其中,所述制冰水盒包括盒体,所述盒体具有容腔,所述容腔的侧壁或者底壁上开设有流道,流道的进水口被配置为与水源连通,流道的出水口与容腔连通。本发明技术方案有利于排除制冰水中的气体,以提高冰块的质量。(The invention discloses an ice-making water box and an ice-making system, wherein the ice-making water box comprises a box body, the box body is provided with a containing cavity, a flow channel is arranged on the side wall or the bottom wall of the containing cavity, a water inlet of the flow channel is configured to be communicated with a water source, and a water outlet of the flow channel is communicated with the containing cavity. The technical scheme of the invention is beneficial to discharging gas in the ice making water so as to improve the quality of ice blocks.)

1. An icemaker cartridge, comprising:

the water inlet of the flow channel is configured to be communicated with a water source, and the water outlet of the flow channel is communicated with the accommodating cavity.

2. An icemaker as claimed in claim 1, wherein said flow passage includes a gradually changing section having a cross-sectional area gradually decreasing from an end near the water inlet to an end near the water outlet.

3. An icemaker as claimed in claim 2, wherein said flow path further comprises a water inlet section, one end of said water inlet section being communicated with said water inlet port, and the other end thereof being communicated with the end of said transition section having a larger cross-sectional area; the water inlet section and the transition section are respectively positioned on two adjacent side walls of the box body.

4. An icemaker water box according to claim 3, wherein a length of the water inlet section is smaller than a length of the transition section.

5. An ice-making water box as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a circulation inlet is further formed on a side wall of the cavity, the circulation inlet is communicated with the flow channel, and the circulation inlet, the flow channel, the water outlet and the cavity form a circulation flow path.

6. An icemaker water box according to claim 5, wherein said circulation inflow port is provided near said water inlet port.

7. An icemaker as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a vibration generator fixedly coupled to the case body.

8. An icemaker cartridge, comprising:

a cartridge having a cavity, a water inlet of the cartridge configured to communicate with a water source;

and a flow channel is formed in the side wall or the bottom wall of the accommodating cavity, a water inlet of the flow channel is configured to be communicated with the accommodating cavity, and a water outlet of the flow channel is communicated with the accommodating cavity.

9. An ice making system, comprising:

an ice-making evaporator configured to make ice;

the ice-making water box as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the ice-making evaporator is provided corresponding to the ice-making water box.

10. An ice making system as recited in claim 9, further comprising:

an ice-water separating device configured to separate ice cubes falling off from the ice making evaporator and cold water in the ice making water box;

the cold water tank is communicated with the ice-making separation device to contain cold water;

and the return pipeline is communicated with the cold water tank and the ice making water box.

11. An ice making system as recited in claim 10,

the ice-making water box can be installed in a turnover mode;

the ice-water separation device comprises a separation plate, the separation plate is obliquely arranged right below the ice-making water box, the lower end of the separation plate extends to the ice storage box of the ice-making system, and a plurality of water leakage holes are formed in the separation plate;

the cold water tank is positioned right below the water leakage hole;

the ice-making system further includes a water pump disposed on the return line and configured to power delivery of water from the cold water tank to the ice-making water bin.

12. The ice making system of claim 10, further comprising a normal temperature water tank, the normal temperature water tank being in communication with the cold water tank through a normal temperature water line; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the return pipeline is communicated with the bottom of the cold water tank.

13. The ice making system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the normal temperature water tank is positioned above the cold water tank, and the normal temperature water line is communicated with an upper portion of the cold water tank.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of ice making, in particular to an ice making water box and an ice making system.

Background

The existing ice maker does not remove gas in water, so that ice making water contains a large amount of gas, ice cubes formed on an ice making evaporator are opaque, the ice cubes are easy to damage or even break in the ice removing and transporting processes, and the quality of the ice cubes is seriously influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide an ice making water box, aiming at discharging gas in ice making water and improving the quality of ice blocks.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an icemaker box, comprising:

the water inlet of the flow channel is configured to be communicated with a water source, and the water outlet of the flow channel is communicated with the accommodating cavity.

Optionally, the flow passage comprises a gradual change section, and the cross-sectional area of the gradual change section is gradually reduced from one end close to the water inlet to one end close to the water outlet.

Optionally, the flow channel further comprises a water inlet section, one end of the water inlet section is communicated with the water inlet, and the other end of the water inlet section is communicated with one end of the gradual change section with a larger cross-sectional area; the water inlet section and the transition section are respectively positioned on two adjacent side walls of the box body.

Optionally, the length of the water inlet section is smaller than the length of the transition section.

Optionally, a circulation inlet is further formed in the side wall of the cavity, the circulation inlet is communicated with the flow channel, and the circulation inlet, the flow channel, the water outlet and the cavity form a circulation flow path.

Optionally, the circulation inflow port is disposed adjacent to the water inlet port.

Optionally, the ice-making water box further comprises a vibration generator, and the vibration generator is fixedly connected with the box body.

The present invention further provides an ice-making water cartridge, comprising:

a cartridge having a cavity, a water inlet of the cartridge configured to communicate with a water source;

and a flow channel is formed in the side wall or the bottom wall of the accommodating cavity, a water inlet of the flow channel is configured to be communicated with the accommodating cavity, and a water outlet of the flow channel is communicated with the accommodating cavity.

The invention further proposes an ice making system comprising:

an ice-making evaporator configured to make ice;

the ice-making evaporator is arranged corresponding to the ice-making water box;

wherein the ice-making water box includes:

the water inlet of the flow channel is configured to be communicated with a water source, and the water outlet of the flow channel is communicated with the accommodating cavity.

Optionally, the ice making system further comprises:

an ice-water separating device configured to separate ice cubes falling off from the ice making evaporator and cold water in the ice making water box;

the cold water tank is communicated with the ice-making separation device to contain cold water;

and the return pipeline is communicated with the cold water tank and the ice making water box.

Optionally, the ice-making water box can be installed in a turnover mode;

the ice-water separation device comprises a separation plate, the separation plate is obliquely arranged right below the ice-making water box, the lower end of the separation plate extends to the ice storage box of the ice-making system, and a plurality of water leakage holes are formed in the separation plate;

the cold water tank is positioned right below the water leakage hole;

the ice-making system further includes a water pump disposed on the return line and configured to power delivery of water from the cold water tank to the ice-making water bin.

Optionally, the ice making system further comprises a normal-temperature water tank, and the normal-temperature water tank is communicated with the cold water tank through a normal-temperature water pipeline; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the return pipeline is communicated with the bottom of the cold water tank.

Optionally, the normal-temperature water tank is located above the cold water tank, and the normal-temperature water pipeline is communicated with the upper part of the cold water tank.

In the technical scheme of the invention, in the flowing process of ice making water in the flow channel, gas molecules in the water are more easily collided, so that bubbles are formed to overflow, the gas in the water is discharged, the dissolving amount of the gas in the ice making water is greatly reduced, namely, the air in the ice making water is discharged before ice making water enters the containing cavity, so that after the ice making water makes ice, the bubbles in the ice making water are greatly reduced and even do not have the bubbles, the transparency of ice blocks is greatly improved, meanwhile, the strength of the ice blocks is greatly improved due to the absence of the bubbles, the ice blocks are not easy to break, the complete ice block form is kept in the ice removing and conveying processes of the ice blocks, and the quality of the ice blocks is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an ice-making water box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an ice-making evaporator of an ice-making system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an ice making process in an ice making evaporator;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an ice-making system according to the present invention.

The reference numbers illustrate:

reference numerals	Name (R)	Reference numerals	Name (R)
				100	Ice making water box	110	Transition section
111	First end	112	Second end
				120	Water inlet section	130	Containing chamber
200	Vibration generator	300	Ice-making evaporator
				310	Ice making finger	320	Ice cube
400	Cold water tank	410	Return line
				411	Water pump	450	Normal temperature water pipeline
500	Ice-water separating device	600	Ice storage box
				700	Normal temperature water tank

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the movement situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In addition, the descriptions related to "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, "and/or" in the whole text includes three schemes, taking a and/or B as an example, including a technical scheme, and a technical scheme that a and B meet simultaneously; in addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

The present invention generally provides an ice-making water box 100, which is mainly applied to an ice-making system to remove gas from ice-making water, thereby improving transparency, strength, etc. of ice cubes 320 made by an ice-making evaporator 300, and improving quality of the ice cubes 320.

The specific structure of the ice-making water cartridge 100 will be mainly described below.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in an embodiment of the present invention, the ice-making water box 100 is used in an ice-making system, and includes:

the water storage box comprises a box body, wherein the box body is provided with a containing cavity 130, a flow channel is formed in the side wall or the bottom wall of the containing cavity 130, a water inlet of the flow channel is configured to be communicated with a water source, and a water outlet of the flow channel is communicated with the containing cavity 130.

Specifically, in this embodiment, an external water source is communicated with the water inlet of the flow channel through a pipeline, ice making water enters the flow channel through the water inlet and flows along the flow channel, and after passing through the flow channel, the ice making water enters the cavity 130 from the water outlet of the flow channel to make ice.

In the flowing process of the ice making water in the flow channel, gas molecules in the water are more easily collided, so that bubbles are formed to overflow, and the gas in the water is discharged, so that the dissolving amount of the gas in the ice making water is greatly reduced, namely, the air in the ice making water is discharged before the ice making water enters the accommodating cavity 130, so that after the ice making water makes ice, the bubbles in the ice making water are greatly reduced or even do not have the bubbles, the transparency of the ice blocks 320 is greatly improved, meanwhile, the strength of the ice blocks 320 is greatly improved due to the absence of the bubbles, the ice blocks 320 are not easy to damage, the complete form of the ice blocks 320 is kept in the ice removing and conveying processes of the ice blocks 320, and the quality of the ice blocks 320 is improved.

In some embodiments, in order to further improve the air exhausting effect of the ice making water in the flow passage, the flow passage includes a transition section 110, and the cross-sectional area of the transition section 110 is gradually reduced from the end near the water inlet to the end near the water outlet. In this embodiment, the transition section 110 includes a first end 111 with a larger cross-sectional area and a second end 112 with a smaller cross-sectional area, and the water pressure of the ice-making water gradually increases and the flow rate of the water gradually increases in the process of flowing from a position with a larger cross-sectional area to a position with a smaller cross-sectional area in the transition section 110, so that the water has a certain acceleration in the process of flowing through the channel, which is beneficial to further improving collision and friction between gas molecules in the water, and is beneficial to discharging gas in the water. So that the gas dissolution amount in the water is further reduced, which is advantageous for further improving the quality of the ice cubes 320 made from the ice-making water.

In some embodiments, in order to further improve the air exhaust effect of the ice making water in the flow channel, the flow channel further comprises a water inlet section 120, one end of the water inlet section 120 is communicated with the water inlet, and the other end is communicated with the first end of the gradual change section 110 with the larger cross-sectional area; the water inlet section 120 and the transition section 110 are respectively positioned on two adjacent side walls of the box body.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the water inlet section 120 and the transition section 110 are located on two different side walls of the box body, so that at least one corner of the two sections is necessarily present, that is, the flow direction of the ice making water in the flow channel needs to be changed at least once, so that the ice making water can generate more bouncing or vibration in the flow process of the flow channel, which is beneficial to further improving the collision between gas molecules in water, and is beneficial to discharging the gas in the ice making water. The flow velocity of the ice making water in the flow channel is small firstly and then gradually increased, so that the vibration and the flow of the ice making water in the flow channel are more violent, the collision among gas molecules in the ice making water is facilitated, the gas molecules are facilitated to form bubbles to overflow, and the gas is facilitated to be discharged. Wherein the length of the water inlet section 120 is smaller than the length of the transition section 110.

In some embodiments, in order to further improve the flowability of the ice making water and reduce the gas dissolution amount in the water, a circulation inlet is further formed in the side wall of the cavity 130, the circulation inlet is communicated with a flow channel, and the circulation inlet, the flow channel, the water outlet and the cavity 130 form a circulation flow path. After the ice making water enters the cavity 130 through the flow channel, the ice making water can enter the flow channel again from the circulating inlet and flow back to the cavity 130 again after passing through the flow channel, so that a circulating flow path of the ice making water in the box body is formed, and gas in the ice making water can be discharged as much as possible. It is worth mentioning that in some embodiments, in order to improve the circulation efficiency of the ice making water in the box body, a driving member for water circulation, such as a water pump, may be provided.

The position of the circulating inflow port may be many, and may be provided on the water inlet section 120, or may be provided on the transition section 110, for example, on the water inlet section 120, and the circulating inflow port is provided near the water inlet. The circulating inflow port is arranged close to the water inlet, so that the whole flow channel is utilized by the circulating flow channel as much as possible, and the air exhaust effect of the flow channel on ice making water is ensured.

In some embodiments, in order to further discharge the gas in the ice-making water, the ice-making water cartridge 100 further includes a vibration generator 200, and the vibration generator 200 is fixedly coupled to the cartridge body.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the vibration generator 200 may have various forms, such as directly outputting the vibration capable of vibrating the water flow, and outputting the vibration of the vibration box. The vibration generator 200 directly driving the water flow may be a sound generator, a water pump, etc., and the vibration generator 200 driving the vibration of the cartridge may be a vibration device itself generating vibration. The vibration generator 200 may be disposed outside the case or inside the case. Meanwhile, the arrangement of the vibration generator 200 enables the ice making water in the box body to vibrate, so that the movement of gas molecules in water is more violent, the collision and fusion among the gas molecules are increased, the probability of the gas molecules discharging ice making water is increased, the dissolving amount of the gas in water is further reduced, and the quality of the ice block 320 is improved.

It should be noted that the present invention further provides an ice-making water box 100, including:

a cartridge having a receptacle 130, the water inlet of the cartridge configured to communicate with a water source;

a flow channel is formed in the side wall or the bottom wall of the cavity 130, a water inlet of the flow channel is configured to be communicated with the cavity 130, and a water outlet of the flow channel is communicated with the cavity 130.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the external water source is communicated with the water inlet of the box body through a pipeline, that is, the water source firstly directly enters the box body. The water inlet of the flow channel is communicated with the cavity 130, and the ice making water enters the flow channel through the water inlet, flows along the flow channel, and flows back to the cavity 130 from the water outlet of the flow channel after passing through the flow channel. Thus, the flow channel and the cavity 130 form a circulation loop for making ice water, and the ice water can realize circulation reflux in the box body.

In the flowing process of the ice making water in the flow channel, the gas in the water is discharged, so that the dissolving amount of the gas in the ice making water is greatly reduced, and after the ice making water makes ice, the bubbles in the ice making water are greatly reduced, even no bubbles exist, the transparency of the ice block 320 is greatly improved, and meanwhile, the strength of the ice block 320 is greatly improved due to no bubbles, so that the ice block 320 is not easy to damage, the ice block 320 is favorable for keeping a complete ice block 320 form in the processes of ice shedding and conveying, and the quality of the ice block 320 is favorably improved. It is known that the ice making water can be circulated and returned in the box body, so that the gas in the water can be exhausted as much as possible, and the quality of the ice cubes 320 can be greatly improved.

The present invention further provides an ice making system, which includes an ice making evaporator 300 and an ice making water box 100, and the specific structure of the ice making water box 100 refers to the above embodiments, and since the ice making system adopts all technical solutions of all the above embodiments, at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments are provided, and no further description is given here. Wherein the ice-making evaporator 300 is configured to make ice; the ice-making evaporator 300 is provided corresponding to the ice-making water cartridge 100.

In some embodiments, to further improve the quality of the ice pieces 320, the ice making system further comprises:

an ice-water separating device 500 configured to separate ice cubes 320 dropped from the ice making evaporator 300 from cold water in the ice-making water tank 100;

a cold water tank 400, the cold water tank 400 being communicated with the ice-making separation device to receive cold water;

a return line 410, the return line 410 communicating the cold water tank 400 and the icemaker case 100.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the ice-making evaporator 300 has an ice-making finger on which the ice cubes 320 are condensed. When the ice cubes 320 are formed, the ice cubes 320 are dropped from the ice making fingers 310 and dropped into the ice-making water box 100. At this time, the ice-making water box 100 contains ice cubes 320 and also low-temperature ice-making water. The ice-water mixture in the ice-water making tank 100 is input to the ice-water separating device 500, and the ice cubes 320 and the ice-making water are separated, and the ice cubes 320 are transferred to the ice bank 600 and the ice-making water is transferred to the cold water tank 400. Thus, a process of making ice and storing ice is completed. When entering the next ice making cycle, the low-temperature ice making water in the cold water tank 400 is transferred to the ice making water box 100 through the return line 410, and ice making is performed again.

Thus, through the arrangement of the ice-making water box 100, the ice-water separation device 500, the cold water tank 400 and the return pipeline 410, the ice-making water can flow from the cold water tank 400 to the ice-making water box 100 through the return pipeline 410 to make ice, and the part which is not condensed into ice blocks 320 can flow back to the cold water tank 400 after passing through the ice-water separation device 500 from the ice-making water box 100 to form a circulation loop for making ice water; in the circulating process of ice making water, gas in the water continuously collides, and water molecules are continuously discharged, so that the gas in the ice making water is less and less; meanwhile, through the continuous circulation of water, impurities in the water are continuously precipitated in the cold water tank 400 in the circulating process, so that the impurities in the ice making water box 100 are reduced, thereby being beneficial to improving the transparency and the strength of the ice cubes 320 and improving the quality of the ice cubes 320.

Of course, in some embodiments, in order to improve the backflow efficiency of the backflow pipeline 410, a water flow driving device, such as a water pump, may be disposed on the backflow pipeline 410.

In some embodiments, to increase the compactness of the structure,

the ice-making water box 100 is installed in a turnover way;

the ice-water separation device 500 comprises a separation plate, the separation plate is obliquely arranged under the ice-making water box 100, the lower end of the separation plate extends to the ice storage box 600 of the ice-making system, and a plurality of water leakage holes are formed in the separation plate;

the cold water tank 400 is positioned right below the water leakage hole;

the ice-making system further includes a water pump provided on the return line 410 and configured to power the water in the cold water tank 400 to be transferred into the ice-making water box 100.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the ice-making water box 100 is a strip-shaped box body, and the end plates at both ends are provided with the turning shafts, and the turning shafts are rotatably connected with the chassis or the bracket of the ice maker, so that the ice-making water box 100 can be turned over by taking the turning shafts as the rotating shafts. When ice is made, the ice-making evaporator 300 is at least partially soaked in the ice-making water tray 100, and of course, in some embodiments, the ice-making water may be condensed into ice pieces 320 on the ice-making evaporator 300 by continuously spraying the ice-making water on the ice-making evaporator 300.

The ice-water separator 500 may have various forms, and may separate the ice cubes 320 from the ice-making water, and will be described in detail below with reference to an example. The separating plate is a plane plate or an arc-shaped plate, a plurality of water leakage holes are formed in the middle of the separating plate, when the ice-water mixture flows through the separating plate, the ice blocks 320 continue to slide along the separating plate, and the ice making water leaks from the water leakage holes and flows into the cold water tank 400. One end of the separation plate is positioned just below the ice-making water bank 100 and the other end extends above the ice bank 600, and the ice cubes 320 are directly dropped into the ice bank 600 along the separation plate. In this way, separation of the ice cubes 320 and the ice-making water is achieved, and storage of the ice cubes 320 and the cold water is achieved. In addition, the direct relationship of the ice making water box 100, the ice-water separator, the cold water tank 400, and the ice storage box 600 is arranged, which is beneficial to improving the compactness and the space utilization rate of the structure.

In some embodiments, the ice making system further includes a normal temperature water tank 700, the normal temperature water tank 700 and the cold water tank 400 being communicated through a normal temperature water line; and/or the return line 410 is communicated with the bottom of the cold water tank 400.

Specifically, as the ice making process proceeds, ice-making water in the cold water tank 400 is less and less, and at this time, purified water needs to be supplemented into the cold water tank 400 or the ice-making water cartridge 100. In this embodiment, the ice making system further includes a normal temperature water tank 700, and the normal temperature water tank 700 is disposed and communicated with the cold water tank 400 through a normal temperature water pipeline, so that the cold water tank 400 can supplement purified water through the normal temperature water tank 700. Wherein, the position that normal atmospheric temperature water tank 700 can set up has a lot, to incite somebody to action normal atmospheric temperature water tank 700 is located the top of cold water tank 400, through setting up normal atmospheric temperature water tank 700 in the top of cold water tank 400, water in the normal atmospheric temperature water tank 700 can flow into in cold water tank 400 under the effect of gravity.

It should be noted that the normal temperature water enters the cold water tank 400 first to reduce the temperature of the water, and then enters the ice making water box 100, so that the temperature of the water entering the ice making water box 100 is ensured to be low, and the ice can be made efficiently and rapidly. In addition, in order to further ensure ice making efficiency, the return line 410 is communicated with the bottom of the cold water tank 400, and the normal temperature water line is communicated with the upper portion of the cold water tank 400, so as to reduce the influence of normal temperature water on ice making. That is, the normal-temperature water having a relatively high temperature flows into the top of the cold water tank 400 from the normal-temperature water tank 700, and the cold water is delivered into the icemaker box 100 from the bottom of the cold water tank 400. Thus, the low-temperature water has high density, is located at the bottom of the cold water tank 400, and is continuously conveyed to the cold ice water box to make ice, and the water with higher temperature is layered on the upper part of the cold water tank 400 and is mixed with the low-temperature ice making water flowing back from the ice water box 100 to reduce the temperature.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.