Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present invention provides an ice maker suitable for making transparent ice cubes to solve the above-mentioned technical problems.
An ice maker adapted for making transparent ice cubes includes an ice storage bin, two shelves spaced above the ice storage bin, a water spray assembly disposed on one of the two shelves, and an ice making assembly disposed on the other of the shelves. The two brackets are respectively arranged at one end of the ice storage barrel and are respectively positioned at two sides of the ice storage barrel. The water spraying assembly comprises a water diversion pipe obliquely arranged on one of the brackets and a plurality of spray heads arranged on the water diversion pipe. One end of the water diversion pipe is arranged on one of the brackets, and the other end of the water diversion pipe is arranged on the ice storage barrel and positioned between the two brackets. The water spraying direction of the spray head faces the ice making assembly, and the water spraying amount of the spray head is gradually increased from one end close to the ice storage barrel to the other end far away from the ice storage barrel. The ice making assembly comprises an ice tray obliquely arranged on the other support and a plurality of rows of ice grids arranged on the ice tray. An acute angle is formed between the plane of the ice tray and the plane of the bracket, and the plane of the ice tray is parallel to the plane of the water diversion pipe and is arranged at intervals. The ice grids face the spray heads, each ice grid corresponds to the position of each spray head one by one, the water spraying assembly further comprises a plurality of hoses which are respectively arranged on the spray heads, the hoses are positioned between the water diversion pipes and the ice making assembly, one end of each hose is sleeved on each spray head, the other end can freely bend and droop, the shower nozzle water spray makes crooked hose straighten, and the hose after straightening is towards ice making subassembly and not touch ice making subassembly, when carrying out the deicing, the shower nozzle is not spraying water, makes the hose crooked and freely droop to can not block the ice-cube and drop, avoid the ice-cube to pound the hose.
Further, two ends of the ice storage barrel are respectively provided with an ice inlet and an ice outlet, and the size of the ice inlet is larger than that of the ice outlet.
Further, the ice maker adapted to make transparent ice cubes further comprises a control module provided at an outer side of the ice bank, the control module being adapted to control opening and closing of the ice outlet.
Further, the spacing between the nozzles of adjacent columns or rows is equal.
Further, the hose has a length of 25 cm to 30 cm.
Further, an included angle between the plane of the ice tray and the plane of the bracket is 10-20 degrees.
Further, the ice making assembly further comprises a refrigerant assembly arranged on the ice tray, and the refrigerant assembly is positioned between the ice tray and the bracket provided with the ice making assembly.
Compared with the prior art, the ice maker suitable for making transparent ice cubes provided by the invention has the advantages that the setting angles of the water spraying assembly and the ice making assembly are designed, and particularly, the ice making assembly comprises an ice tray obliquely arranged on the bracket, a plurality of rows of ice grids arranged on the ice tray, and a refrigerant assembly arranged on the ice tray. The plane of the ice tray is provided with an acute angle with the plane of the bracket, the angle of the acute angle is 10-20 degrees, and the plane of the ice making assembly is parallel to the plane of the water spraying assembly, so that the water spraying assembly can not be smashed when the manufactured ice falls off, and the water spraying assembly does not need to be overturned by a motor, thereby improving ice making efficiency. The water spraying assembly comprises a water diversion pipe obliquely arranged on the other support, a plurality of spray heads arranged on the water diversion pipe in a multi-row mode and a plurality of hoses respectively arranged on the spray heads. The spray heads are in one-to-one correspondence with the positions of the ice grids, and each spray head is sleeved with the hose. Because the spray heads are not vertically arranged but obliquely arranged, the deposition of impurities in water can be avoided, and the service life of the spray heads can be prolonged. In addition, due to the inclined arrangement of the ice tray, when water sprayed to the ice grid at a high position is not frozen, the water flows downwards, so that the water flows to the ice grid below, the ice making efficiency can be improved, meanwhile, the ice grid below can be filled, and more square ice cubes can be made.
Detailed Description
Specific embodiments of the present invention are described in further detail below. It should be understood that the description herein of the embodiments of the invention is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
Fig. 1 to 4 are schematic structural views of an ice maker suitable for making transparent ice cubes according to the present invention. The ice maker adapted to make transparent ice cubes includes an ice bank 10, two brackets 20 spaced apart from each other on the ice bank 10, a water spray assembly 30 provided on one of the two brackets 10, an ice making assembly 40 provided on the other bracket 10, and a control module 50 provided on the ice bank 10. It is contemplated that the ice maker suitable for making transparent ice cubes also includes other functional modules such as assembly components, mounting components, water pumps, and electrical connection components, etc., which are well known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.
The ice bank 10 is for carrying the stand 20, the water spray assembly 30, the ice making assembly 40, and the control module 50 and for storing ice cubes. Two ends of the ice storage barrel 10 are respectively provided with an ice inlet 11 and an ice outlet 12, and the size of the ice inlet 11 is larger than that of the ice outlet 12. The ice inlet 11 is configured to receive ice cubes falling from the ice making assembly 40, and the ice cubes stored in the ice storage barrel 10 are discharged from the ice outlet 12 by opening the ice outlet 12, which is a prior art and will not be described herein.
The two brackets 20 are respectively arranged at one end of the ice storage barrel 10 provided with the ice inlet 11 and are respectively positioned at two sides of the ice inlet 11. The bracket 20 is used to provide the water spray assembly 30 and the ice making assembly 40. It will be appreciated that both of the brackets 20 may be part of the overall frame of the ice maker and will not be described in detail herein.
The water spray assembly 30 includes a water diversion pipe 31 obliquely provided to one of the brackets 20, a plurality of spray nozzles 32 provided to the water diversion pipe 31, and a plurality of hoses 33 provided to the spray nozzles 31, respectively.
The water diversion pipe 31 has one end disposed on one of the brackets 20 and the other end disposed on the ice bank 10 between the two brackets 20. The water diversion pipe 31 is connected to a water inlet pipe (not shown), and the water diversion pipe 31 is used for diverting water. Water is pumped by a water pump (not shown) and flows into the water diversion pipe 31 through the water pipe, and is diverted by the water diversion pipe 31 under the water pressure provided by the water pump.
The spray heads 32 are arranged on the water diversion pipe 31 in an array, the intervals between the spray heads 32 in adjacent columns or rows are equal, and the water spraying direction of the spray heads 32 faces the ice making assembly 40, so that the water which is diverted in the water diversion pipe 31 can be sprayed to the ice making assembly 40 through the spray heads 32. It is contemplated that the diameter of the spray head 32 may be sized according to actual needs, such as the flow rate of water, the head of a water pump, etc. The water spray amount of the plurality of spray nozzles 32 is gradually increased from one end close to the ice bank 10 to the other end far from the ice bank 10 for reasons which will be described below in connection with the ice making assembly 40.
One end of each of the plurality of hoses 33 is sleeved on the nozzle 32, and the other end is free to bend and sag. The hose 33 is located between the water diversion pipe 31 and the ice making assembly 40. When water is sprayed from the spray heads 32, the bent hose 33 is straightened under the action of water pressure, the straightened hose 33 faces the ice making assembly 40 and does not touch the ice making assembly 40, and the water sprayed from the spray heads 32 is prevented from interfering with each other, so that water can be more accurately sprayed to the ice making assembly 40. Meanwhile, since the hose 33 is bent under the action of gravity when not spraying water, the interference caused when the ice-making assembly 40 is de-iced can be reduced, because the distance between the hose 33 and the ice-making assembly 40 is not very large, because the hose 33 needs larger water pressure, the water pressure is too large, and sputtering can be formed, which not only causes waste of water, but also affects the service life of other mechanisms such as a motor and the like. When the ice making assembly 40 is finished making ice and the ice is removed, the spray head 32 does not spray water, so that the hose 33 is bent and freely sags, and ice cubes are not blocked from falling, and the ice cubes are prevented from smashing the hose 33. The length of the hose 33 is 25-30 cm, which may be set according to the distance between the ice making assembly 40 and the water spraying assembly 30.
The ice making assembly 40 includes an ice tray 41 obliquely disposed on the other bracket 20, a plurality of rows of ice trays 42 disposed on the ice tray 41, and a refrigerant assembly 43 disposed on the ice tray 41.
The ice tray 41 is obliquely disposed on the support 20, and an acute angle is formed between a plane of the ice tray 41 and a plane of the support 20, and the acute angle is 10 to 20 degrees, and in this embodiment, the acute angle is 17 degrees. The plane of the ice tray 41 is parallel to the plane of the water diversion pipe 31 and is spaced apart from the plane of the water diversion pipe, so that the water spraying assembly 30 sprays water into the ice grid 42, and the ice made by the ice making assembly 40 cannot be crashed into the water spraying assembly 30 when falling.
The plurality of ice grids 42 are arranged on the ice tray 41 in an array manner, the intervals between the ice grids 42 in adjacent columns or rows are equal, the ice grids 42 face the spray heads 32, and each ice grid 42 corresponds to each spray head 32 one by one, so that each spray head 32 can accurately spray water into the corresponding ice grid 42. In the process of spraying the water of the spray head 32 to the ice tray 42, a part of the water in the ice tray 42 is condensed into a layer of ice under the action of the refrigerant component 43, and the water is continuously sprayed by the water spraying component 30 to be condensed layer by layer until the ice tray 42 is filled, so that the ice making is completed. The water sprayed into the ice trays 42 will immediately condense into a layer of ice, so that the contact time between the water and the air is short during the freezing process, and each ice tray 42 is inclined to facilitate the escape of the air in the water, so that the produced ice has fewer bubbles inside to become transparent ice cubes. In addition, due to the inclined arrangement of the ice tray 41, when the water sprayed to the high ice grid 42 is not frozen, the water flows downwards, so that the water flows to the lower ice grid, the ice making efficiency can be improved, and meanwhile, the lower ice grid 42 can be filled to make more square ice cubes. The water spraying amounts of the spray heads 32 with different heights gradually increase from one end close to the ice storage barrel 10 to the other end far away from the ice storage barrel 10, so that the water flow in the ice grids 42 with different heights can be uniform, and the phenomenon of different ice making speeds in the ice grids 42 with different heights is avoided.
The refrigerant assembly 43 is disposed on the ice tray 41 between the ice tray 41 and the bracket 20 provided with the ice making assembly 40. The refrigerant component 43 is provided with a refrigerant, and the refrigerant absorbs the heat of the water in the ice tray 42 to condense the water into ice, thereby achieving the purpose of ice making. When the ice making is completed, the cooling medium assembly 43 also heats the ice tray 41 to make the ice in the ice tray 42 drop into the ice bank 10. The refrigeration principle and the ice removal principle are the prior art, and are not described in detail herein.
The control module 50 is disposed at the outside of the ice bank 10, and the control module 50 is used to control the opening and closing of the ice outlet 12 so that it can take out an appropriate amount of ice cubes under the control of a user. But is itself prior art and will not be described in detail herein.
Compared with the prior art, the ice maker suitable for making transparent ice cubes provided by the invention is characterized in that the water spraying assembly 30 and the ice making assembly 40 are arranged at different angles, and in particular, the ice making assembly comprises an ice tray 41 obliquely arranged on one bracket 20, a plurality of rows of ice grids 42 arranged on the ice tray 41, and a refrigerant assembly 43 arranged on the ice tray 41. The plane of the ice tray 41 and the plane of the bracket 20 have an acute angle of 10 to 20 degrees, and the plane of the ice making assembly 40 is parallel to the plane of the water spraying assembly 30, so that the water spraying assembly 30 is not smashed when the ice is dropped, and therefore, a motor is not needed to turn over the water spraying assembly 30, thereby improving ice making efficiency. And the water spray assembly 30 includes a water diversion pipe 31 obliquely disposed on the other of the brackets 20, a plurality of spray heads 32 disposed on the water diversion pipe 31 in a plurality of rows, and a plurality of hoses 33 respectively disposed on the spray heads 31. The spray heads 32 are in one-to-one correspondence with the positions of the ice trays 42, and each spray head 32 is sleeved with the hose 33. Since the shower head 32 is not vertically disposed but is inclined, it is possible to prevent foreign substances from being deposited in the water, thereby extending the life of the shower head 32. In addition, since the ice tray 41 is inclined, when the water sprayed to the upper ice tray 42 is not frozen, it flows downward and thus flows to the lower ice tray, which not only improves ice making efficiency, but also fills the lower ice tray 42 to make ice cubes more square.
The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions or improvements within the spirit of the present invention are intended to be covered by the claims of the present invention.