JP4079537B2 - Reverse cell ice machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a reverse cell type ice making machine that closes a lower surface of an ice making unit that generates ice with a water pan that can be tilted back and forth.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a prior art prior to the present invention, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-167539 (F25C 1/44) includes a cooler, and a plurality of ice making chambers opened downward by this cooler can be cooled. And a water tray that is pivotally supported on one side so that it can be opened and closed with respect to the ice making unit, and supplies water for ice making to the ice making unit at the time of closing. An ice making cycle consisting of an ice making process that closes ice making and an ice making process that tilts the ice tray after ice making to release the ice making part and release the ice, and the water dish moves backward after ice removing to close the ice making part. A reverse cell type ice making machine that repeatedly makes ice is disclosed.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the prior art as described above, since the water dish is tilted in one direction during the ice removal process, ice is stacked on one side of the ice storage, and an ice storage sensor is attached to the side on which the ice is stacked. If there is enough space in the ice storage, there is a risk of detecting full ice even though ice can still be stored.
[0004]
In addition, if an ice storage sensor is installed on the side opposite to the side where the ice is stacked, when the ice storage sensor detects full ice, the ice is stacked up to the vicinity of the ice making section, and the path from the ice making section to the ice storage is covered with ice. There is a risk of clogging.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides a reverse cell type ice making machine that can increase the amount of ice storage and prevent ice clogging.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As means for achieving the above object, according to claim 1 of the present invention, an ice making unit comprising a cooler and capable of cooling a plurality of ice making chambers opened downward by the cooler, and the ice making unit An ice making process in which a water tray is pivotally supported on one side so that it can be opened and closed and supplies water for ice making to the ice making section when closed, and the water tray closes the ice making section with a water tray opening and closing mechanism to make ice. And after the ice making, the water tray tilts to release the ice making part and release the ice, and after the ice removing, the water dish moves backward and closes the ice making part as a single ice making cycle to make ice repeatedly. In the ice making machine, a notch that does not prevent ice falling toward the tip of the water dish is formed on one side, and a comb-shaped ice guide that guides ice in the direction opposite to the tip of the water dish is formed on the other side. Ltd. at the time of tilting of the dish pivoted downward, provided housed upwards during the backward scan and sorting device for distributing ice To provide a machine.
[0007]
For this reason, ice can be distributed to both the direction of the tip of the water dish and the direction opposite to the tip of the water dish.
[0008]
And the reverse cell type ice maker provided with the distribution apparatus which rotates below at the time of tilting of a water tray, is accommodated upward at the time of backward movement, and distributes ice is provided.
[0009]
For this reason, the distribution device can break the top of the ice stored in a mountain shape, and can average the ice storage.
[0010]
The sorting device forms a notch that prevents ice from falling in the direction of the tip of the water dish on one side, and a comb-shaped ice guide that guides ice in the direction opposite to the tip of the water dish on the other side is doing.
[0011]
For this reason, the notch does not prevent the ice from falling in the direction of the tip of the water dish, and the ice guide unit can guide and distribute the ice in the direction opposite to the tip of the water dish . Moreover, since it bends when an excessive force is applied due to ice biting or the like, breakage of ice can be prevented as much as possible.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a reverse cell type ice making machine equipped with the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a sorting device, FIG. 3 is a side view of an ice making unit when the water dish is moved backward, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a sorting apparatus showing another embodiment.
[0014]
Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 denotes an inverted cell type ice making machine body, which is formed by foaming and filling a foam heat insulating material 4 between the inner and outer boxes 2 and 3. And the opening is formed in the front surface of this reverse cell type ice making machine 1, and this opening is obstruct | occluded by the heat insulation door 5 so that opening and closing is possible. A handle 5 </ b> A is attached to an upper part of the outer surface of the heat insulating door 5, and an inner door 6 formed of a member having low heat conductivity is provided inside the heat insulating door 5. The heat insulating door 5 and the inner door 6 can be rotated forward about the lower part.
[0015]
And the inner lower part of this reverse cell type ice making machine 1 is the ice storage 7 which stores the made ice I, and the ice making apparatus 8 is provided in the inner upper part. Further, an ice storage sensor 9 for detecting that a predetermined amount of ice I has accumulated is provided at the upper back of the ice storage 7.
[0016]
In addition, 10 is a drainage device for draining water that has melted from the accumulated ice and uniced water that could not be made by the icemaker 8, and 11 is provided at the four corners of the lower surface of the inverted cell icemaker body 1. It is a pedestal that can be adjusted in height.
[0017]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the ice making device 8 includes a plurality of ice making chambers 12 opened downward, and an ice making unit 14 including a cooler 13 composed of a cooling pipe meandering on the upper surface. A water tray 15 pivotally supported on one side and closing the ice making chamber 12 from below, a water tank 16 fixed to the water tray 15, and water for ice making supplied to the water tank 16 A circulation pump 17 that fountains the ice making chamber 12 from a fountain opening formed on the surface of the dish, and a water dish opening / closing motor 18 that can rotate forward and backward to tilt and return the water dish 15 that is rotatably supported. The water tray opening / closing drive mechanism 19 is used. Reference numeral 20 denotes a drainage tray for ice-making water drained from the water tank 16 when the water tray 15 tilts as shown in FIG.
[0018]
An arm 21 is fixed to the rotating shaft of the water tray opening / closing motor 18, and the other end of the coil ridge 22 attached to one end side 21 </ b> A of the arm 21 is connected to the side portion of the water dish 15. The arm 21 and the coil strip 22 are mounted as a pair on the left and right of the water dish 15.
[0019]
Here, it is assumed that the water tray 15 is opened by the forward rotation of the water tray opening / closing motor 18 and is closed by the reverse rotation. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, when the water tray 15 is closed and an ice making process is performed, and the motor 18 rotates forward based on the completion of ice making and the water tray 15 is fully opened, the other end side 21B of the arm 21 that rotates counterclockwise. The support beam 23 is provided with a motor stop control switch (not shown) for stopping the energization of the motor 18 and switching the motor drive circuit to the reverse rotation state so that the next return movement is possible.
[0020]
Therefore, when the motor 18 is reversed and the water tray 15 is closed by entering the deicing process, the arm 21 is rotated in the clockwise direction, and one end 21A of the arm 21 comes upward as shown in FIG. The motor control circuit is operated to switch the motor drive circuit so that the motor 18 can be stopped and the motor 18 can be rotated forward.
[0021]
As described above, the water tray 15 closes the ice making section 14 with the water tray opening / closing drive mechanism 19 to make ice, and after the ice making, the water tray 15 tilts to open the ice making section 14 and release the ice. After the ice, the ice tray 15 is moved back to block the ice making unit 14 and the ice making process is repeated as one ice making cycle.
[0022]
The cooler 13 constitutes a refrigeration cycle together with a compressor, a condenser, etc. (not shown).
[0023]
The gist of the present invention will be described below with the above configuration.
[0024]
The water tray drive mechanism 19 is provided with a gear portion 24, and a distribution device 25 that meshes with the gear portion 24 and rotates up and down in response to the tilting movement of the water tray 15 is provided. Yes.
[0025]
The distribution device 25 is made of stainless steel and has a plate shape having a width substantially the same as the horizontal width of the ice making unit 14 as shown in FIG. 2, and an ice guide 26 is provided on the front side from the center. The back side is formed as a cutout 27 for passing ice. Further, the tip of the ice guide portion 26 is bent in the direction toward the water dish 15.
[0026]
Further, since the above-described ice guide portion 26 and the notch 27 are formed on the passage through which the ice I is guided when the water tray 15 is tilted, that is, on the extended line of the upper surface of the water tray 15, the ice guide portion 26 and the notch 27 fall on the back side. The ice I passes through the cutout 27 and is guided toward the tip of the water tray 15, and the ice I falling from the near side hits the ice guide portion 26 and is guided in the direction opposite to the tip of the water tray 15. .
[0027]
Further, when the ice guide portion 26 is rotated downward, the top portion of the ice I piled up in a mountain shape is destroyed, so that the ice I in the ice storage 7 can be averaged and more ice can be stored, It is possible to prevent the passage from the ice making device 8 to the ice storage 7 from being clogged with ice I.
[0028]
The ice guide portion 26 of the sorting device 25 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 2, but is formed in a comb shape as shown in FIG. 5, so that it can be bent when an excessive force is applied due to the ice I biting or the like. May be. In this case, when the ice I falls or when the mountain-shaped ice I is averaged, it is possible to prevent the ice I itself from being damaged as much as possible.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail , according to the present invention , ice can be distributed both in the direction of the tip of the water dish and in the direction opposite to the tip of the water dish, and the amount of stored ice can be increased.
[0030]
In addition, since the distribution device can break the top of the ice stored in a mountain shape and can average the stored ice, the amount of stored ice can be increased and ice clogging can be prevented.
[0031]
Furthermore, the notch can prevent the ice from falling in the direction of the tip of the water pan, and the ice guide can guide the ice in the direction opposite to the tip of the water pan, thereby increasing the amount of ice stored. Can do . Since the comb-shaped ice guide portion bends when an excessive force is applied due to ice biting or the like, the ice breakage can be prevented as much as possible.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an inverted cell type ice making machine equipped with the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a sorting apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the ice making unit when the water dish is moved backward.
FIG. 4 is a side view of the ice making unit when the water dish is tilted.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a sorting apparatus showing another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
I Ice 1 Reverse cell type ice making machine 12 Ice making chamber 13 Cooler 14 Ice making part 15 Water dish 19 Water dish open / close drive mechanism 25 Sorting device 26 Ice guide part 27 Notch

Claims (1)

An ice-making unit having a cooler, in which a plurality of ice-making chambers opened downward by the cooler can be cooled, and one side pivotally supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the ice-making unit. A water tray that supplies water to the ice making unit, and an ice making process in which the water tray closes the ice making unit by the water tray opening and closing mechanism to make ice, and the water tray tilts after ice making to open the ice making unit and release the ice. In addition, in the reverse cell type ice maker that repeatedly makes ice as one ice making cycle with the ice removing process in which the water tray moves backward after ice removal and closes the ice making part,
A notch that does not prevent ice falling toward the tip of the water dish is formed on one side, and a comb-shaped ice guide that guides ice in the opposite direction to the tip of the water dish is formed on the other side. A reverse cell type ice making machine , characterized in that it is provided with a sorting device that pivots downward and is stored in the upper part during backward movement to sort ice.

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