CN201155897Y - Ice maker with temperature detection and time sequence control - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to an ice maker which uses temperature to detect and control time sequence, which comprises an ice making box, a water inlet mechanism for supplying water to the ice making box, an ice poking mechanism for removing ice blocks in the ice making box and a program control unit; the program control unit generates an ice-poking signal and a water-inlet signal to command the ice-poking mechanism and the water-inlet mechanism to act, the ice maker further comprises a temperature detection unit to obtain the temperature of the ice-making box, the temperature detection unit triggers the program control unit to start and end an ice-making time sequence by judging the temperature of the ice-making box, the ice maker can form the ice-making time sequence comprising an ice-removing program, a water-inlet program and a condensation program by utilizing the judgment of the temperature by the method, and whether the predetermined water level in the ice-making box is reached or not is judged by detecting the change of the temperature in the ice-making box, so that the ice maker can make ice with the proper water quantity in the ice-making box.

Description

Ice machine with temperature detection and timing control

technical field

The utility model relates to an ice maker for timing control, in particular to an ice maker which has a temperature detection unit to obtain the temperature of an ice maker and uses the temperature of the ice maker to determine the ice making program, and uses temperature detection to control timing. Ice maker.

Background technique

Ice machines have been widely used in the catering industry or general household refrigerators, wherein the ice machine has at least one ice box and a water inlet mechanism, the water inlet mechanism is connected to a water source to supply water to the ice box, waiting for the The water in the ice making box freezes into ice cubes, and after the frozen ice cubes are removed, water is fed again to repeat the ice making process, and the water supply speed of the water inlet mechanism is affected by the water pressure of the water source. If the water pressure When it is too low, the fixed water supply time course cannot make the water volume of the ice box reach the preset water level, and even the end far away from the water supply mechanism cannot receive water supply, and the ice cubes produced are too small or insufficient. If the water pressure is too high, after A fixed water supply schedule may cause too much water supply. In addition to the large ice cubes, it is likely to overflow the ice maker and cause other components of the ice maker to freeze and damage;

Known ice machines such as the "automatic ice making device and refrigerator with automatic ice making device" of Taiwan Patent Certificate No. I277715 have an ice making dish and a water storage tank for storing water in this previous creation, and There is a feed water pump to circulate the water from the water storage tank to the ice maker, and the action of the feed water pump is controlled by a sensor that detects the position of the ice maker, and there is no way to further control the amount of water and structure; another previous creation such as the "refrigerator" of Taiwan Patent Certificate No. I274133, the water intake mechanism in this creation is to control the working time of a water supply pump to change the water volume, which can be seen in the thirteenth figure of its manual diagram , there is no mechanism for detecting the water level. If the water pressure of the water source is unstable, the water level of the ice box in this creation cannot be accurately controlled; ; Also, known ice machines such as "automatic ice making device and refrigerator" of Taiwan Patent Announcement No. 330978 of China, each action of the ice making device of this creation respectively passes through a fixed preset time, thus the making There is no way to automatically adjust the action sequence of the ice device according to the air temperature, water temperature or water volume in the refrigerator, and it needs to be manually adjusted according to the ice production status, which is practically lacking.

This shows that above-mentioned existing ice machine obviously still has inconvenience and defect in structure and use, and urgently needs to be further improved. In order to solve the problems existing in the existing ice machines, the relevant manufacturers have tried their best to find a solution, but for a long time no suitable design has been developed, and there is no suitable structure for general products to solve the above problems , this is obviously a problem that relevant industry players are eager to solve.

In view of the defects of the above-mentioned existing ice machines, the designer actively researches and innovates based on his rich practical experience and professional knowledge in the design and manufacture of such products for many years, and cooperates with the application of academic theories, in order to create a new type of ice machine. The ice maker with temperature detection and timing control can improve the general existing ice maker and make it more practical. Through continuous research, design, and after repeated trial samples and improvements, the utility model with practical value is finally created.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of the utility model is to overcome the defects of the existing ice making machines and provide a new ice making machine with temperature detection and control timing. The technical problem to be solved is to provide a kind of The ice machine that detects the change of temperature to determine the water level and generates an ice making sequence is more suitable for practical use and has industrial utilization value.

The purpose of this utility model and the solution to its technical problems are achieved by adopting the following technical solutions. According to the utility model, an ice maker with temperature detection and timing control is proposed. The ice maker includes an ice maker, a water inlet mechanism for supplying water to the ice maker, and a mechanism for removing water from the ice maker. Ice pushing mechanism for ice cubes and a program control unit. The program control unit can generate an ice pulling signal and a water inlet signal to command the ice pushing mechanism and the water inlet mechanism to operate; the ice machine also includes a temperature detection unit Obtain a temperature of the ice making box, and the temperature detection unit sets a first temperature value and a second temperature value to compare with the temperature of the ice making box, and judges that the temperature of the ice making box reaches the first temperature value or the A first signal or a second signal corresponding to the second temperature value is generated and sent to the program control unit to trigger the program control unit to start and end an ice-making sequence.

The purpose of this utility model and the solution to its technical problems can also be further realized by adopting the following technical measures.

In the aforementioned ice machine with temperature detection and control timing, the first temperature value is greater than the second temperature value, and the second temperature value is lower than the freezing point of water.

In the aforementioned ice machine with temperature detection and control sequence, the program control unit, after being triggered by the first signal, sequentially generates an ice-pulling signal and a water inlet signal to start an ice-making sequence. The ice making sequence sequentially includes an ice removal procedure, a water intake procedure and a condensation procedure.

In the above-mentioned ice machine that uses temperature detection to control timing, the temperature detection unit can further set a third temperature value, the third temperature value is different from the water temperature of the first temperature value, and the temperature The detection unit judges that the temperature of the ice box reaches the third temperature value during the water intake process, and then generates a third signal to trigger the program control unit to generate a water supply stop signal, and the water supply stop signal stops the water supply mechanism. To end the water intake program is continued by the condensation program.

In the aforementioned ice machine that uses temperature detection to control timing, the temperature detection unit can preset an estimated value of temperature deviation, and use the temperature of the ice box at the start of the water intake process plus the estimated temperature deviation value to obtain the third temperature value.

The above-mentioned ice machine with temperature detection and control timing, wherein the ice machine further includes a pair of heating units for heating the ice box. The second signal triggers the program control unit to generate a heating signal to activate the heating unit. The ice maker is heated.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has obvious advantages and beneficial effects. As can be seen from the above technical solutions, in order to achieve the aforementioned object of the invention, the main technical contents of the present utility model are as follows:

The utility model proposes an ice machine that uses temperature detection to control timing. The ice machine includes an ice box, a water inlet mechanism that supplies water to the ice box, and a mechanism that removes ice cubes from the ice box. The ice-pull mechanism and a program control unit; the program control unit generates an ice-pull signal and a water-inlet signal to command the ice-pull mechanism and the water-inlet mechanism to operate, and the ice machine further includes a temperature detection unit to obtain a The temperature of the ice-making box, and the temperature detection unit triggers the program control unit to start and end an ice-making sequence by judging the temperature of the ice-making box. The above-mentioned method can make the ice-making machine use the judgment of the temperature Forming an ice-making sequence including a procedure of removing ice cubes, a procedure of water intake and a procedure of condensation, and using the detection of temperature changes in the ice-making box to determine whether the ice-making box has reached a predetermined water level, so as to ensure the ice-making The ice box has the proper amount of water to make ice.

With the above-mentioned technical solution, the utility model uses temperature detection to control the timing of the ice machine at least has the following advantages:

1. The utility model uses temperature detection to control the timing sequence of the ice machine. By the above method, the ice machine can use the temperature judgment to form an ice removal program, a water intake program and a condensation program. Ice making time sequence, and use detection of temperature changes in the ice making box to judge whether the ice making box has reached a predetermined water level, so as to ensure that there is an appropriate amount of water in the ice making box to make ice.

2. The utility model uses temperature detection to control the timing of the ice machine, and the water supply speed of the water inlet mechanism can not be affected by the water pressure of the water source, avoiding the defects of too small ice cubes, insufficient quantity, or too large ice cubes , It also prevents other components of the ice machine from freezing and being damaged by water overflowing the ice making box.

3. The utility model uses temperature detection to control the timing of the action of the ice machine, which can be automatically adjusted according to the air temperature, water temperature or water volume in the refrigerator, and does not need to be manually adjusted according to the ice-making status.

To sum up, the special structure of the utility model is based on the temperature detection and timing control of the ice machine, which has the above-mentioned many advantages and practical value, and there is no similar structural design publicly published or used in similar products. It is an innovation, which has great improvements in both structure and function, and has made great progress in technology, and has produced easy-to-use and practical effects, and has many improvements compared with existing ice machines. Efficacy, thereby more suitable for practical use, and has the extensive utilization value of industry, is a novel, progressive, practical new design.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the utility model. In order to understand the technical means of the utility model more clearly and implement it according to the contents of the specification, the following is a detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the utility model with accompanying drawings. back.

The specific embodiment of the utility model is given in detail by the following examples and accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the structure of the ice maker with temperature detection and timing control according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the ice maker with temperature detection and timing control of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a structural perspective view of the ice maker in another direction of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the water level detected by the temperature detection unit of the present invention.

2: Ice making box 3: Ice pulling mechanism

4: Water inlet mechanism 5: Program control unit

6: Heating unit 7: Drive motor

8: Temperature detection unit 91: Case

92: Lower guide plate 93: Upper guide plate

Detailed ways

In order to further explain the technical means and effects of the utility model to achieve the intended purpose of the invention, the following is a specific implementation of the ice machine with temperature detection and control timing proposed by the utility model in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. Mode, structure, feature and effect thereof are as follows in detail.

The utility model relates to an ice making machine which uses temperature detection to control timing. The ice making machine comprises an ice making box, a water inlet mechanism for supplying water to the ice making box, and an The ice-pull mechanism and a program control unit, the program control unit can generate an ice-pull signal and a water-inlet signal to order the ice-pull mechanism and the water-inlet mechanism to operate; the ice machine also includes a temperature detection unit to obtain a The temperature of the ice making box, and the temperature detection unit sets a first temperature value and a second temperature value to compare with the temperature of the ice making box, and judges that the temperature of the ice making box reaches the first temperature value or the second temperature value When the temperature value is generated, a corresponding first signal or a second signal is sent to the program control unit to trigger the program control unit to start and end an ice-making sequence. By the above method, the ice machine can use the temperature Form an ice-making sequence including an ice removal procedure, a water intake procedure, and a condensation procedure, and determine whether the ice-making box reaches a predetermined water level by detecting the temperature change in the ice-making box, To ensure that there is an appropriate amount of water in the ice maker to make ice.

Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3, and Fig. 4, the utility model uses temperature detection to control the sequence of the ice machine, which mainly includes: an ice making box 2, a feeder for supplying water to the ice making box 2 Water mechanism 4, an ice removing mechanism 3 for removing ice cubes in the ice making box 2, a pair of heating units 6 for heating the ice making box 2, a temperature detection unit 8 arranged on the ice making box 2 and A program control unit 5, and the ice removal mechanism 3 is further connected to a drive motor 7 to provide power for the ice removal mechanism 3 to remove ice cubes, and the program control unit 5 and the drive motor 7 can be accommodated in a case 91 Inside, the ice making box 2 can be connected with a lower guide plate 92 and an upper guide plate 93 to guide the ice cubes to be stored together. Moreover, the above-mentioned water inlet mechanism 4 further includes a water storage tank 41 to prepare for ice making. need;

Wherein the inside of the ice making box 2 must be provided with a temperature detection unit 8 to detect the temperature of an ice making box 2, and the temperature detecting unit 8 sets a first temperature value and a second temperature value, and judges whether the ice making When the temperature of box 2 reaches the first temperature value and the second temperature value, a corresponding first signal and a second signal are generated to trigger the program control unit to start and end an ice-making sequence, wherein the ice-making sequence includes an ice removal procedure, a water intake procedure and a condensation procedure;

After the first signal is sent to the program control unit 5, the program control unit 5 is triggered by the first signal and correspondingly generates an ice-pulling signal to activate the ice-pulling mechanism 3, thus starting the ice-making sequence. The procedure of removing ice cubes, when the ice making box 2 is empty, the program control unit 5 can generate a water inlet signal and send it to the water inlet mechanism 4 to supply water into the ice making box 2 to start a water inlet program, the temperature detection unit 8 can also set a third temperature value, and can detect whether the temperature of the ice making box 2 reaches the third temperature value to determine whether the water level in the ice making box 2 reaches the temperature detection The position of measuring unit 8;

Wherein the temperature detection unit 8 can preset an estimated value of temperature deviation, and use the temperature of the ice box 2 at the start of the water intake procedure to add the estimated value of temperature deviation to obtain the third temperature value, if the temperature detection unit The measuring unit 8 judges that the temperature of the ice making box 2 has reached the third temperature value, then it is determined that the water level of the ice making box 2 has reached the position of the temperature detecting unit 8, [assuming that the estimated temperature deviation value is plus 2°C, then the The temperature detection unit 8 judges that the temperature of the ice making box 2 suddenly rises by 2°C, then it judges that the water level has reached the position of the temperature detection unit 8, as shown in Figure 4], and generates a third signal and sends it to the program control unit 5 , the program control unit 5 can receive the third signal to generate a stop water intake signal and send it to the water intake mechanism 4, so that the water intake mechanism 4 stops water supply, and the temperature detection unit 8 judges that the temperature of the ice making box 2 has reached The second temperature value determines that the water in the ice box 2 has condensed into ice cubes, so the temperature detection unit 8 generates the second signal, and the program control unit 5 receives the second signal to generate the heating signal Start the heating unit 6 to heat the ice-making box 2 to end the ice-making sequence, and make the temperature of the ice-making box 2 return to the first temperature value, so as to repeat the above-mentioned steps to make ice repeatedly.

To sum up, the utility model has enhanced the above-mentioned effects compared with the known creations, and should have fully met the statutory patent requirements of novelty and creativity. To encourage creation is to be grateful for virtue.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and do not limit the utility model in any form. Although the utility model has been disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the utility model. Any Those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the technical solutions of the present utility model, may use the technical content disclosed above to make some changes or modify equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes, but all without departing from the technical solutions of the present utility model Solution content, any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the utility model still belong to the scope of the utility model technical solution.

Claims (6)

1. An ice maker that uses temperature detection to control timing, the ice maker includes an ice box (2), a water inlet mechanism (4) that supplies water to the ice box (2), a removal The ice-pushing mechanism (3) and a program control unit (5) of ice cubes in the ice making box (2), and the program control unit (5) can generate an ice-pulling signal and a water-inlet signal to order the ice-pulling mechanism ( 3) and the action of the water inlet mechanism (4), characterized in that: The ice maker further includes a temperature detection unit (8) to obtain the temperature of an ice making box (2), and the temperature detection unit (8) sets a first temperature value and a second temperature value corresponding to the ice making box (2) temperature comparison, and when it is judged that the temperature of the ice making box (2) reaches the first temperature value or the second temperature value, a corresponding first signal or a second signal is generated and sent to the program control unit ( 5), to trigger the program control unit (5) to start and end an ice-making sequence. 2. The ice maker with temperature detection and timing control according to claim 1, wherein the first temperature value is greater than the second temperature value, and the second temperature value is lower than the freezing point of water. 3. The ice machine with temperature detection and timing control according to claim 1, characterized in that the program control unit (5) sequentially generates an ice-pulling signal and an ice-pulling signal after being triggered by the first signal. An ice-making sequence is started in response to a water-incoming signal, and the ice-making sequence sequentially includes a procedure for removing ice cubes, a procedure for entering water, and a procedure for condensing. 4. The ice maker with temperature detection and timing control according to claim 3, characterized in that said temperature detection unit (8) can further set a third temperature value, and the third temperature value is The temperature detection unit (8) judges that the temperature of the ice making box (2) reaches the third temperature value in the water intake process, and generates a third signal to trigger the program control when the water temperature is different from the first temperature value. The unit (5) generates a water supply stop signal, and the water supply mechanism (4) is stopped by the water supply stop signal to end the water intake procedure and continue with the condensation procedure. 5. The ice maker with temperature detection and timing control according to claim 4, characterized in that said temperature detection unit (8) can preset an estimated value of temperature deviation, and use the water inlet program to start The initial temperature of the ice box (2) is added to the estimated temperature deviation to obtain the third temperature value. 6. The ice maker with temperature detection and timing control according to claim 1, characterized in that said ice maker further comprises a pair of heating units (6) for heating the ice box (2). Two signals trigger the program control unit (5) to generate a heating signal to activate the heating unit (6) to heat the ice box (2).

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