Ice cube tray, ice maker and refrigeration equipment
阅读说明:本技术 制冰格、制冰机及制冷设备 (Ice cube tray, ice maker and refrigeration equipment ) 是由 刘寸宇 邵阳 刘赞喜 王金财 陈兴 于 2019-05-06 设计创作,主要内容包括:本发明涉及制冰领域,提供了一种制冰格、制冰机及制冷设备,制冰格包括冰格底板和间隔固设于所述冰格底板上的多个定冰格片,还包括活动组件和驱动机构,所述活动组件包括导向杆和连接在所述导向杆上的动冰格片,所述动冰格片设置在相邻的两个所述定冰格片之间;所述驱动机构连接所述导向杆,以带动所述动冰格片在相邻两个所述定冰格片之间移动。本发明实施例的冰格单元大小可调,可制出不同大小的冰块,满足用户多样化需求;并可直接制出小冰块,省去了碎冰机,可大幅降低产品成本。(The invention relates to the field of ice making, and provides an ice making grid, an ice making machine and refrigeration equipment, wherein the ice making grid comprises an ice grid bottom plate and a plurality of fixed ice grid pieces fixedly arranged on the ice grid bottom plate at intervals, and further comprises a movable assembly and a driving mechanism, the movable assembly comprises a guide rod and movable ice grid pieces connected to the guide rod, and the movable ice grid pieces are arranged between two adjacent fixed ice grid pieces; the driving mechanism is connected with the guide rod to drive the movable ice grid pieces to move between the two adjacent fixed ice grid pieces. The size of the ice grid unit of the embodiment of the invention is adjustable, ice cubes with different sizes can be made, and the diversified requirements of users are met; and can directly make small ice blocks, thereby omitting an ice crusher and greatly reducing the product cost.)
1. The utility model provides an ice making grid, includes ice grid bottom plate and interval set firmly in a plurality of surely ice check pieces on the ice grid bottom plate, its characterized in that still includes:
the movable assembly comprises a guide rod and movable ice grid pieces connected to the guide rod, and the movable ice grid pieces are arranged between two adjacent fixed ice grid pieces;
and the driving mechanism is connected with the guide rod to drive the movable ice grid sheets to move between the two adjacent fixed ice grid sheets.
2. The ice cube tray according to claim 1, wherein the movable ice tray includes a plurality of movable ice trays, and the plurality of movable ice trays are spaced apart from each other along a length direction of the guide bar and fixed to a lower surface of the guide bar.
3. The ice making tray according to claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a driving rotating shaft, a transmission gear is coaxially arranged at the output end of the driving rotating shaft, and a transmission rack engaged with the transmission gear is arranged on one end surface of the guide rod.
4. The ice cube tray of claim 1, wherein both sides of the ice cube tray moving and ice cube tray sheets are gradually inclined toward the respective axis in a direction toward the ice outlet.
5. The ice cube tray of claim 4, wherein the two sides of the ice cube tray sheets and the ice cube tray sheets are inclined at an angle of 0.5 ° to 1 ° with respect to the respective axes.
6. The ice cube tray of claim 1, wherein the number of the movable assemblies is at least two, and the movable ice grid pieces of each movable assembly are arranged in a staggered manner between two adjacent fixed ice grid pieces.
7. An ice maker comprising a water separator, further comprising an ice cube tray according to any one of claims 1-6; the water distributor comprises a water distributor body provided with a cavity, a water outlet matched with the length of the ice making grid is formed in the side wall of one side of the water distributor body, fixed water distribution pieces in one-to-one butt joint with the fixed ice grid pieces are arranged at the water outlet, and a movable water distribution piece extending to the water outlet is arranged at the upper end of each movable ice grid piece.
8. The ice maker as claimed in claim 7, wherein a water outlet surface extending outward is arranged at the water outlet of the water separator body, the lower end of the water outlet surface is in butt joint with the upper end of the ice tray bottom plate, the fixed water distribution piece is fixedly arranged on the water outlet surface, and the bottom surface of the movable water distribution piece is attached to the upper surface of the water outlet surface.
9. The ice-making machine of claim 8, wherein said water outlet surface is a convex arc surface, and said arc surface is integrally connected with the side wall of said water separator body in a circular arc transition manner.
10. The ice-making machine of claim 7, wherein the top of the water knockout vessel body is open, a flow stabilizing plate which can rise and fall together with the water level is arranged in the open, and a limit strip for limiting the stroke of the flow stabilizing plate is arranged at the top end of the open of the water knockout vessel body.
11. The ice-making machine of claim 10, wherein the flow stabilizer rises to contact the stop strip, and a gap formed between the flow stabilizer and a corresponding side wall of the diverter body forms the water outlet.
12. The ice-making machine of claim 7, further comprising:
the water collecting tank is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet, the water outlet is communicated with the water separator through a water pipe, a water pump is arranged on the water pipe, and the ice cube tray is obliquely and downwards arranged towards the water collecting tank;
the ice storage box is arranged on one side of the water collecting tank;
the lower extreme of ice check bottom plate is equipped with downwardly extending to the diversion board of water catch bowl notch, the water catch bowl is close to one side of ice storage box is equipped with the orientation the slope of ice check bottom plate leads the ice sheet, lead the ice sheet with leave the space between the diversion board.
13. A refrigeration appliance comprising an ice maker as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 12.
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of ice making, in particular to an ice making grid, an ice making machine and refrigeration equipment.
Background
Along with the increasing living standard of people, the demand of people for ice cubes in daily life is larger and larger, and the automatic ice maker is greatly convenient for people to use the ice cubes.
However, the conventional ice making mode has the following disadvantages:
(1) the existing ice cube tray is fixed in shape, once the ice cube tray is designed and installed, the size of each ice cube tray cannot be changed, and only ice cubes of one specification can be manufactured. Along with the diversification of the demands of users on ice blocks, the simplest method is to divide whole ice and crushed ice; the thought small-size ice blocks (crushed ice) need to be crushed by an ice crusher under the prior art, the ice discharging process is multiple, the ice discharging time is long, and the ice crusher needs to be configured, so that the product cost is increased.
(2) The running water ice-making machine mostly adopts a heating mode to ensure that the temperature of an ice grid is increased from twenty degrees below zero to more than ten degrees above zero, so that the surface of an ice block is melted, the energy is wasted and the ice-removing period is long.
(3) In the existing ice maker, the amount of water flowing into each ice tray unit from the water separator is fixed and cannot be adjusted.
Disclosure of Invention
Technical problem to be solved
The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art or the related art.
The invention aims to provide an ice making grid to solve the problem that the existing ice making grid is fixed in shape, once the ice making grid is designed and installed, the size of each ice making grid cannot be changed, and only ice blocks of one specification can be made.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an ice maker, so as to solve the problem that the amount of water flowing from the water separator to each ice tray unit of the existing ice maker is fixed and cannot be adjusted, so as to adapt to the variable-size ice tray water supply.
(II) technical scheme
In order to solve the above technical problem, in one aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an ice making tray, including an ice tray bottom plate and a plurality of ice fixing tray pieces fixed on the ice tray bottom plate at intervals, further including:
the movable assembly comprises a guide rod and movable ice grid pieces connected to the guide rod, and the movable ice grid pieces are arranged between two adjacent fixed ice grid pieces;
and the driving mechanism is connected with the guide rod to drive the movable ice grid sheets to move between the two adjacent fixed ice grid sheets.
In the embodiment of the invention, the movable ice grids comprise a plurality of movable ice grids which are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the guide rod and are fixed on the lower surface of the guide rod.
In the embodiment of the invention, the driving mechanism comprises a driving rotating shaft, the output end of the driving rotating shaft is coaxially provided with a transmission gear, and the surface of one end of the guide rod is provided with a transmission rack meshed with the transmission gear.
In the embodiment of the invention, in the direction towards the ice outlet, both side surfaces of the ice moving lattice piece and the ice fixing lattice piece are gradually inclined towards the direction close to the respective axes.
In the embodiment of the invention, the inclination angles of the two side surfaces of the movable ice grid sheet and the fixed ice grid sheet relative to the respective axes are both 0.5-1 degrees.
In the embodiment of the invention, the number of the movable assemblies is at least two groups, and the movable ice grid pieces of each group of movable assemblies are arranged between two adjacent fixed ice grid pieces in a staggered manner.
In another aspect, another embodiment of the present invention further provides an ice making machine, including a water separator and the ice making compartment described above; the water distributor comprises a water distributor body provided with a cavity, a water outlet matched with the length of the ice making grid is formed in the side wall of one side of the water distributor body, fixed water distribution pieces in one-to-one butt joint with the fixed ice grid pieces are arranged at the water outlet, and a movable water distribution piece extending to the water outlet is arranged at the upper end of each movable ice grid piece.
In another embodiment of the invention, a water outlet surface extending outwards is arranged at the water outlet of the water separator body, the lower end of the water outlet surface is in butt joint with the upper end of the ice grid bottom plate, the fixed water distribution piece is fixedly arranged on the water outlet surface, and the bottom surface of the movable water distribution piece is attached to the upper surface of the water outlet surface.
In another embodiment of the invention, the water outlet surface is an outward convex cambered surface, and the cambered surface and the side wall of the water separator body are integrally in arc transition connection.
In another embodiment of the invention, the top of the water knockout drum body is open, a flow stabilizing plate which can lift together with the water level is arranged in the open, and a limit strip for limiting the stroke of the flow stabilizing plate is arranged at the top end of the open of the water knockout drum body.
In another embodiment of the invention, the flow stabilizing plate rises to be in contact with the limiting strip, and a gap formed between the flow stabilizing plate and the corresponding side wall of the water knockout drum body forms the water outlet.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the method further comprises:
the water collecting tank is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet, the water outlet is communicated with the water separator through a water pipe, a water pump is arranged on the water pipe, and the ice cube tray is obliquely and downwards arranged towards the water collecting tank;
the ice storage box is arranged on one side of the water collecting tank;
the lower extreme of ice check bottom plate is equipped with downwardly extending to the diversion board of water catch bowl notch, the water catch bowl is close to one side of ice storage box is equipped with the orientation the slope of ice check bottom plate leads the ice sheet, lead the ice sheet with leave the space between the diversion board.
On the other hand, another embodiment of the present invention further provides a refrigeration device, which includes the ice maker according to the above technical solution.
(III) advantageous effects
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:
according to the ice making grid provided by the embodiment of the invention, on the basis of the existing ice making grid, the movable ice grid piece is additionally arranged between the two adjacent fixed ice grid pieces, the movable ice grid piece is connected with the guide rod, and the guide rod is driven to transversely move through the driving mechanism, so that the movable ice grid piece is driven to move between the two adjacent fixed ice grid pieces, the distance between the adjacent movable ice grid pieces and the adjacent fixed ice grid pieces is adjusted, ice cubes with different sizes can be conveniently made, and the diversified requirements of users on the ice cubes are met.
In addition, towards the direction of the ice outlet, two side surfaces of the movable ice grid sheet and the fixed ice grid sheet are gradually inclined towards the direction close to the respective axes, so that inclined surfaces are formed on the left side and the right side of the movable ice grid sheet and the fixed ice grid sheet; when ice needs to be removed, the driving mechanism drives the movable ice grid piece to vibrate at high frequency, so that the ice blocks bear the acting force towards the direction of the ice outlet under the action of the inclined surface, and the ice blocks are stressed to fall off quickly; the ice removing device can remove ice through vibration, ice blocks do not need to be heated, the ice blocks cannot be melted, resources are wasted, and the ice removing speed is high.
According to the ice maker provided by the embodiment of the invention, the structure of the water separator is improved, the ice grid units with variable sizes can be adapted, the stable and uniform water flow entering each ice grid unit can be ensured, and the effect of stabilizing the flow can be realized through the flow stabilizing plate.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an ice making tray not showing a driving mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of an ice making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic front view of an ice making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 3;
fig. 5 is a schematic side view of an ice making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged view of B in FIG. 5;
fig. 7 is a schematic top view of an ice making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion C of FIG. 7;
fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a water divider in an ice making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 10 is a schematic front view of a water divider in an ice making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken at A-A of FIG. 10;
in the figure: 1: a water separator; 11: fixing a water distribution sheet; 12: a flow stabilizer; 13: a limiting strip; 14: discharging from the water surface; 15: a water inlet; 16: a water separator body; 17: a water outlet; 2: an ice making grid; 21: freezing the ice grid sheet; 22: moving ice grid sheets; 22-1: a dynamic water distribution sheet; 23: an evaporator; 24: an ice grid base plate; 24-1: a water diversion plate; 25: a guide bar; 3: a water collection tank; 31: an ice guide plate; 4: an ice bank; 5: a motor; 51: a transmission gear; 52: a drive rack; 6: a water pump; 7: a water pipe.
Detailed Description
The following detailed description of embodiments of the present invention is provided in connection with the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are intended to illustrate the invention but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood as appropriate by those of ordinary skill in the art.
In addition, in the description of the present invention, "a plurality" or "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.
Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides an ice making grid 2, including an ice
the movable assembly specifically comprises a
A driving mechanism, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, connected to the
It should be noted that there may be one movable
Further, after the position of the ice
Furthermore, especially for the production of small ice blocks, the distance between the middle part of the movable
In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the
Here, the plurality of
Specifically, the length of each ice fixing
In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, the driving mechanism may be a motor 5, and certainly may also be a steering engine, and the like, the driving mechanism includes a driving rotating shaft, the output end of the driving rotating shaft is coaxially provided with a transmission gear 51, a transmission rack 52 meshed with the transmission gear 51 is arranged on the surface of one end of the
In addition, the driving mechanism can also adopt ball screw transmission, for example, the output end of the driving rotating shaft is integrally connected with a screw rod, the lower end of the extension section of the guide rod is fixedly provided with a slide block with a threaded hole, the screw rod penetrates through the slide block, and when the screw rod rotates, the slide block moves along the screw rod, and the guide rod can be driven to move.
In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 8, in the direction toward the ice outlet, both side surfaces of the moving
As shown in fig. 7, when ice cubes are made and ice shedding is required, the driving mechanism, such as the motor 5, drives the
In the embodiment of the invention, in order to adjust the size of each ice grid unit more flexibly, the number of the movable assemblies is at least two, the movable ice grid pieces of each movable assembly are arranged between two adjacent fixed ice grid pieces in a staggered way, taking two sets of movable assemblies as an example for illustration, it is preferable that one
Further, two
Referring to fig. 2 to 8, another embodiment of the present invention provides an ice maker, including a water separator 1 and an ice cube tray 2 according to the above technical solution, wherein an evaporator 23 is disposed on a back surface of the ice cube tray 2, and is used for supplying cold to the ice cube tray unit to make ice; meanwhile, the water separator 1 is arranged above the ice cube tray 2 and used for supplying water to the ice cube tray 2; as shown in fig. 9 to 11, the water separator 1 includes a
As shown in fig. 9 to 11, in order to enable the water flow to have a buffering process when flowing out of the water outlet 17, and also in order to reduce the distance between the water outlet 17 and the ice cube tray 2 and reduce the impact force of the water flow on the ice cube tray 2, the water outlet 17 of the
The fixed
Further, go out the surface of
In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 9 and 11, the top of the
Further, the water
It should be noted that when the
As shown in fig. 2, 3, 5 and 7, in another embodiment of the present invention, the ice maker further comprises:
a
Further, a water inlet is formed in the side wall of one side of the
Furthermore, an electric control water valve is arranged at a water inlet of the
The lower extreme of ice tray
The working process of the embodiment is as follows: the water supply system supplies water for the water separator, redundant water flows into the
On the other hand, another embodiment of the present invention further provides a refrigeration device, including but not limited to a refrigerator, which includes the ice maker according to the above technical solution, and the refrigeration device provided with the ice maker can make ice cubes with different sizes, so as to meet diversified demands of different users.
The embodiment of the invention can be seen in that the ice tray has adjustable shape and size, ice cubes with different sizes can be made, and diversified requirements of users are met; small ice blocks can be directly made, an ice crusher is omitted, and the product cost can be greatly reduced; in addition, the mechanical quick ice-shedding is utilized, a heating process is not needed, ice blocks are prevented from melting, energy is prevented from being wasted, and time is saved.
The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like that fall within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included therein.
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