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WO2014116799A1 - Machine à glaçons avec bac collecteur extractible - Google Patents

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WO2014116799A1
WO2014116799A1 PCT/US2014/012698 US2014012698W WO2014116799A1 WO 2014116799 A1 WO2014116799 A1 WO 2014116799A1 US 2014012698 W US2014012698 W US 2014012698W WO 2014116799 A1 WO2014116799 A1 WO 2014116799A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/18—Storing ice
    • F25C5/182—Ice bins therefor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C2400/00—Auxiliary features or devices for producing, working or handling ice
    • F25C2400/12—Means for sanitation

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  • This invention relates generally to ice making machines and, more particularly, to an ice maker that has a sump which can move from an operational position to a cleaning position.
  • Ice making machines typically comprise a refrigeration and ice making system that employs a source of refrigerant flowing serially through a compressor, a condenser, a thermal expansion valve, and an evaporator assembly. Thermally coupled to the evaporator assembly is a freeze plate comprising a lattice- type cube mold.
  • typical ice makers employ gravity water flow and ice harvest systems that are well known and in extensive use. Ice makers having such a refrigeration and ice making system are often disposed on top of ice storage bins, where ice that has been harvested is stored until it is needed. Such ice makers have received wide acceptance and are particularly desirable for commercial installations such as restaurants, bars, motels and various beverage retailers having a high and continuous demand for fresh ice.
  • ice maker which makes generally square ice cubes that form within individual grids of the freeze plate which do not form into a continuous sheet of ice cubes. Therefore, upon harvest individual ice cubes fall from the freeze plate and into the ice storage bin.
  • Control means are provided to control the operation of the ice maker to ensure a constant supply of ice.
  • Various embodiments of the invention can be adapted to either type of ice maker, and to others not identified, without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the quality of the water can vary greatly and can contain a variety of contaminants that can reduce the clarity of ice made by an ice maker.
  • Tap water contaminants can generally be classified into three categories: suspended solids, dissolved minerals and metals, and chemicals. Sand and dirt are examples of suspended solids and can be removed with
  • the minerals and metals generally comprise sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, manganese, phosphorus, and zinc in amounts that vary with locale and type of water source.
  • purer water will freeze first. This causes the mineral and metal concentration in the unfrozen water to increase as purer liquid water is removed in the form of ice.
  • the phenomenon of purer water freezing first may also be evident when standing water freezes into an ice cube. The clearest water will tend to be at the outer edges of the cube, which freeze first, and a cloud of minerals eventually become trapped at the center of the cube.
  • one embodiment of the invention is directed to an ice maker comprising a compressor, a condenser, a thermal expansion device, an evaporator assembly, a freeze plate thermally coupled to the evaporator assembly, a sump located below the freeze plate, and a guide which permits the sump to move from a first position to a second position.
  • Another embodiment of the invention is directed to an ice maker assembly comprising an ice storage bin assembly comprising an ice storage bin having a hole through which ice may fall and a cavity in which the ice may be stored.
  • Ice maker assembly also comprises a cabinet disposed on the ice storage bin assembly and an ice maker disposed within the cabinet.
  • the ice maker comprises a condenser, a thermal expansion device, an evaporator assembly, a freeze plate thermally coupled to the evaporator assembly, a sump located below the freeze plate, and a guide which permits the sump to move from a first position to a second position.
  • the sump is in the first position, ice produced by the ice maker falls through the hole of the ice storage bin, and when the sump is in the second position, the sump is adapted to cover the hole of the ice storage bin.
  • the ice maker assembly comprising an ice storage bin assembly comprising an ice storage bin having a hole through which ice may fall and a cavity in which the ice may be stored. Ice maker assembly also comprises a cabinet disposed on the ice storage bin assembly and an ice maker disposed within the cabinet.
  • the ice maker comprises a condenser, a thermal expansion device, an evaporator assembly, a freeze plate thermally coupled to the evaporator assembly, a sump located below the freeze plate, and a guide which permits the sump to move from a first position to a second position.
  • the method of cleaning portions or all of the ice maker assembly comprises the steps of: (i) moving the sump from the first position to the second position thereby covering the hole in the ice storage bin so that ice stored in the cavity of the ice storage bin does not need to be removed; and (ii) cleaning the ice maker while the sump is the second position.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic drawing of an ice maker having various
  • Figure 2 is a right perspective view of an ice maker assembly with an ice maker disposed within a cabinet wherein the cabinet is disposed on an ice storage bin assembly according to one embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 3 is a right perspective view of an ice maker assembly with an ice maker disposed within a cabinet wherein the cabinet is disposed on an ice storage bin assembly according to one embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 4 is a right perspective view of an ice maker assembly with an ice maker disposed within a cabinet wherein the cabinet is disposed on an ice storage bin assembly according to one embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 5 is a front view of a sump and an evaporator frame according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 6 is a right perspective view of a sump according to one
  • Figure 6A is a right view of a sump according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 7 is a right perspective view of an evaporator frame according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 7A is a top view of an evaporator frame according to one
  • Figure 8A is a right perspective view of a sump and an evaporator frame with the sump in a first position according to one embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 8B is a right perspective view of a sump and an evaporator frame with the sump in a second position according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 8C is a right perspective view of a sump and an evaporator frame with the sump past a second position according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 8D is a right perspective view of a sump and an evaporator frame with the sump removed from the evaporator frame according to one embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 9A is a right section view of a sump and an evaporator frame with the sump in a first position according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 9B is a right section view of a sump and an evaporator frame with the sump in a second position according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 9C is a right section view of a sump and an evaporator frame with the sump past a second position according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 9D is a right section view of a sump and an evaporator frame with the sump removed from the evaporator frame according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 10 is section view of a sump in a second position according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the ice maker described herein comprises a sump which is moveable from a first, ice-making position to a second, extended, cleaning position.
  • the sump may be moved from the first position to the second position without the use of any tools.
  • Various embodiments of the sump may be protected from over-extension and accidental removal by various features described more fully elsewhere herein.
  • the sump blocks the hole through which ice falls when it is being harvested. This protects the ice and the ice storage bin from contamination during the cleaning process and thus does not necessitate the removal of the ice from the ice storage bin when the sump and/or ice maker is cleaned.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates certain principal components of one embodiment of ice maker 10 having a refrigeration and ice making system.
  • Ice maker 10 may include a compressor 12, a condenser 14 for condensing compressed refrigerant vapor discharged from the compressor 12, a thermal expansion device 18 for lowering the temperature and pressure of the refrigerant, and an evaporator assembly 20.
  • the thermal expansion device 18 may include, but is not limited to, a capillary tube, a thermostatic expansion valve or an electronic expansion valve.
  • thermal expansion device 18 is a thermostatic expansion valve or an electronic expansion valve
  • ice maker 10 may also include a temperature sensing bulb 26 placed at the outlet of the evaporator assembly 20 to control thermal expansion device 18.
  • a condenser fan 15 may be positioned to blow the gaseous cooling medium across condenser 14.
  • Ice maker 10 also includes a freeze plate 60 thermally coupled to evaporator assembly 20.
  • freeze plate 60 may contain a large number of pockets (usually in the form of a grid of cells) on its surface where water flowing over the surface can collect (see FIG. 3).
  • sump 70 may be positioned below freeze plate 60 to catch the water coming off of freeze plate 60 such that the water may be recirculated by water pump 62 (see FIG. 3).
  • a hot gas valve 24 may be used to direct warm refrigerant from compressor 12 directly to evaporator assembly 20 to remove or harvest ice cubes from freeze plate 60 when the ice has reached the desired thickness.
  • Ice maker 10 may have other conventional components not described herein, including, but not limited to, a water supply, a purge valve, a water drain, a controller, and a source of electrical energy.
  • ice maker 10 may be disposed inside of a cabinet 16 which may be mounted on top of an ice storage bin assembly 30 forming an ice maker assembly 200.
  • Cabinet 16 may be closed by suitable fixed and removable panels to provide temperature integrity and
  • Ice storage bin assembly 30 includes an ice storage bin 31 having a hole 37 (see FIG. 3) through which ice produced by ice maker 10 falls. The ice is then stored in cavity 36 until retrieved. Ice storage bin 31 further includes an opening 38 which provides access to the cavity 36 and the ice stored therein. Cavity 36, hole 37 and opening 38 may be formed by a left wall 33a, a right wall 33b, a front wall 34, a back wall 35 and a bottom wall (not shown).
  • the walls of ice storage bin 31 may be thermally insulated with various insulating materials including, but not limited to, fiberglass insulation or open- or closed-cell foam comprised, for example, of polystyrene or polyurethane, etc. in order to retard the melting of the ice stored in ice storage bin 31 .
  • a door 40 can be opened to provide access to cavity 36.
  • compressor 12 receives low-pressure, substantially gaseous refrigerant from evaporator assembly 20 through suction line 28, pressurizes the refrigerant, and discharges high-pressure, substantially gaseous refrigerant through discharge line 25 to condenser 14.
  • condenser 14 heat is removed from the refrigerant, causing the substantially gaseous refrigerant to condense into a substantially liquid
  • the high-pressure, substantially liquid refrigerant is routed through liquid line 27 to thermal expansion device 18, which reduces the pressure of the substantially liquid refrigerant for introduction into evaporator assembly 20.
  • thermal expansion device 18 reduces the pressure of the substantially liquid refrigerant for introduction into evaporator assembly 20.
  • the refrigerant absorbs heat from the tubes contained within evaporator assembly 20 and vaporizes as the refrigerant passes through the tubes.
  • Low-pressure, substantially gaseous refrigerant is discharged from the outlet of evaporator assembly 20 through suction line 28, and is reintroduced into the inlet of compressor 12.
  • a water fill valve (not shown) is turned on to supply a mass of water to sump 70, wherein ice maker 10 will freeze some or all of the mass of water into ice.
  • the water fill valve may be closed.
  • Water pump 62 circulates the water from sump 70 to freeze plate 60 via water line 63 and distributor manifold or tube 66.
  • Compressor 12 causes refrigerant to flow through the refrigeration system. The water that is supplied by water pump 62 then begins to cool as it contacts freeze plate 60, returns to water sump 70 below freeze plate 60 and is recirculated by water pump 62 to freeze plate 60.
  • Hot gas valve 24 is then closed and the cooling cycle can repeat.
  • sump 70 may rest just above ice storage bin assembly 30 and may be moved cooperatively with or along guide 50 from a first position, or operating position, (see FIG. 3) to a second position, or cleaning position (see FIG. 4).
  • Sump 70 is normally in the first position when ice maker 10 is producing ice. Accordingly, when sump 70 is in the first position, or operating position, water that is supplied by water pump 62 to freeze plate 60 can return to sump 70 below freeze plate 60, allowing the water to be recirculated by water pump 62 until water freezes on freeze plate 60.
  • sump 70 While sump 70 is in the first position, the ice that falls from freeze plate 60 during harvest can fall into ice storage bin 31 through hole 37 without coming into contact with sump 70. Sump 70 can be moved to the second position for cleaning and sanitizing of ice maker 10. While in the second position, hole 37 is covered preventing any contaminants from falling into ice storage bin 31 . Additionally, sump 70 may be moved cooperatively with or along guide 50 from the first position to the second position without the use of any tools.
  • Extending sump 70 to the second position may assist in providing access to the interior of sump 70.
  • a user may be able to easily pour into sump 70 an acidic solution for descaling calcium and/or removal of other minerals and metals from sump 70 and/or ice maker 10.
  • sump 70 when sump 70 is in second position, sump 70 may extend a sufficient distance from under cabinet 16, evaporator assembly 20 and freeze plate 60 such that a user may clean sump 70 and ice maker 10 by inserting his/her hand into the interior of sump 70 and use a cloth, sponge, scraper, vacuum, chemical, solution, tool or any other means known in the art to clean sump 70 and/or ice maker 10 including removing contaminants.
  • Contaminants may include, but are not limited to, cleaning solutions, minerals, metals, mineral and metal build up, dirt, dust, mold, food, bugs, cloths, cleaning tools, and any foreign materials and/or objects not desired for the making of ice.
  • sump 70 when sump 70 is in the second position, sump 70 covers hole 37 such that sump 70 may protect cavity 36 of ice storage bin 31 , and the ice therein, from a variety of contaminants during cleaning. Because sump 70 can be extended to the second position for cleaning sump 70 and/or ice maker 10, cleaning ice maker 10 does not require the removal of ice from ice storage bin 31 prior to or during cleaning. This may result in reduced operating costs and reduced down time of ice maker 10. When sump 70 is returned to the first position, hole 37 is once again opened to allow harvested ice to fall through hole 37 and into ice storage bin 31 .
  • Guide 50 which permits sump 70 to move from the first position to the second position may be any type of guide known in the art.
  • guide 50 may include one or more drawer slides affixed to sump 70 and cabinet 16.
  • guide 50 may include one or more drawer slides having ball bearings, wherein the one or more drawer slides may be affixed to sump 70 and cabinet 16.
  • guide 50 may comprise one or more slots disposed in sump 70 which can slide along one or more tabs disposed in cabinet 16.
  • guide 50 may comprise one or more tabs disposed on sump 70 which can slide along one or more tabs disposed in cabinet 16.
  • guide 50 may permit sump 70 to slide from a first position to a second position.
  • guide 50 may permit sump 70 to rotate from a first position to a second position.
  • guide 50 may permit sump to drop from a first position to a second position. It will be understood that any type and/or construction of guide 50 which permits sump 70 to move from a first position to a second position by any type of movement may be used without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • one or more tabs disposed on sump 70 and one or more tabs disposed in cabinet 16 may cooperate to form guide 50.
  • Cabinet 16 of ice maker 10 may comprise an evaporator frame 100 to which evaporator assembly 20 may be affixed (see FIGS. 3 and 4).
  • sump 70 may be slidably moved within evaporator frame 100 from a first position to a second position.
  • sump 70 may comprise a bottom 72 and a wall 73 extending therefrom such that sump 70 can hold water.
  • Wall 73 of sump 70 may comprise front wall portion 73a, back wall portion 73b, left wall portion 73c and right wall portion 73d.
  • Wall 73 of sump 70 may terminate a distance from bottom 72, forming a rim 74 along the top portion of wall 73.
  • sump 70 may generally be a rectangular box having an open top; however it will be understood that sump 70 may be in other shapes without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • Sump 70 may further comprise one or more tabs 76 extending
  • Sump 70 may also comprise one or more gaps 78 between the one or more tabs 76.
  • the tabs 76 and gaps 78 of sump 70 may interface with corresponding tabs 106, 107 (see FIGS. 7 and 7A) and gaps 108 (see FIGS. 7 and 7A) of evaporator frame 100 in order to permit the slidable movement of sump 70 within evaporator frame 100 and to permit the removal of sump 70 from evaporator frame 100 and/or ice maker 10.
  • sump 70 may comprise left front tab 76a and left rear tab 76c separated by left gap 78a. Sump 70 may further comprise right front tab 76b and right rear tab 76d separated by right gap 78b.
  • tabs 76a, 76b, 76c, 76d may be disposed proximate rim 74.
  • a rear lip 79 may be disposed proximate rim 74 and back wall portion 73b and may extend substantially perpendicular from back wall portion 73 and
  • a flange or sump catch 80 may extend downward substantially perpendicular from rear lip 79.
  • rear lip 79 and flange 80 may extend from left rear tab edge 81 a to right rear tab edge 81 b.
  • rear lip 79 and flange 80 may only be disposed proximate left rear tab 76c and right rear tab 76d.
  • sump 70 may not include rear lip 79 and a flange 80 may extend downward substantially perpendicular from one or both of left rear tab 76c and right rear tab 76d. While two left tabs, two right tabs, one left gap and one right gap are illustrated, it will be understood that any number of tabs and gaps may be disposed on sump 70 without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • Evaporator frame 100 may comprise left wall 104a, right wall 104b and front wall 102 disposed between and affixed to left wall 104a and right wall 104b. Front wall 102 may have an opening 103 for accepting evaporator assembly 20 and/or freeze plate 60. Evaporator frame 100 may further comprise one or more tabs 106, 107 disposed proximate bottom portions 105a, 105b of left and right walls 104a, 104b, wherein the one or more tabs 106, 107 may extend substantially perpendicular from left and right walls 104a, 104b.
  • Evaporator frame 100 may also comprise one or more gaps 108 between the one or more tabs 106, 107.
  • the tabs 106, 107 and gaps 108 of evaporator frame 100 may interface with corresponding tabs 76 and gaps 78 of sump 70 in order to permit the slidable movement of sump 70.
  • evaporator frame 100 may comprise left front tab 106a and first left rear tab 107a separated by left gap 108a. Evaporator frame 100 may further comprise a second left rear tab 107c separated from first left rear tab 107a by notch 1 10a. Evaporator frame 100 may further comprise right front tab 106b and first right rear tab 107b separated by right gap 108b. Left and right gaps 108a, 108b of evaporator frame 100 may be wide enough to permit left and right rear tabs 76c, 76d of sump 70 to pass through left and right gaps 108a, 108b so that sump 70 may be removed from or inserted into evaporator frame 100.
  • left and right gaps 78a, 78b of sump 70 may also be wide enough to permit left and right front tabs 106a, 106b of evaporator frame 100 to pass through left and right gaps 78a, 78b of sump 70 so that sump 70 may be removed from or inserted into evaporator frame 100.
  • Evaporator frame 100 may further comprise a second right rear tab 107d separated from first right rear tab 107b by notch 1 10b. Notches 1 10a, 1 10b may be adapted to accept rear lip 79 of sump 70.
  • first and second left rear tabs 107a, 107c may be a single, continuous left rear tab and notch 1 10a may partially separate this left rear tab.
  • first and second right rear tabs 107b, 107d may be a single, continuous right rear tab and notch 1 10b may partially separate this right rear tab.
  • FIGS. 5, 8A - 8D, and 9A - 9D illustrate how tabs 76a, 76b, 76c, 76d of sump 70 and tabs 106a, 106b, 107a, 107b, 107c, 107d of evaporator frame 100 cooperate to form guide 50.
  • Tabs 76a, 76b, 76c, 76d of sump 70 may be supported by tabs 106a, 106b, 107a, 107b, 107c, 107d of evaporator frame 100.
  • Sump 70 may slide along tabs 106a, 106b, 107a, 107b, 107c, 107d of evaporator frame 100 from a first position to a second position.
  • FIGS. 8A - 8D and FIGS. 9A - 9D illustrate how an embodiment of sump 70 can move from a first position to a second position.
  • sump 70 is in a first position, when ice maker 10 is producing ice.
  • Sump 70 may be held in the first position and may be prevented from sliding forward because flange 80 contacts rear edges 109a, 109b of second left and right rear tabs 107c, 107d of evaporator frame 100.
  • FIGS. 8A - 8D and FIGS. 9A - 9D illustrate how an embodiment of sump 70 can move from a first position to a second position.
  • sump 70 can be lifted slightly and moved forward so that flange 80 clears second left and right rear tabs 107c, 107d of evaporator frame 100. Flange 80 can then be disposed in notches 1 10a, 1 10b so that sump 70 may be prevented from further sliding forward.
  • sump 70 blocks hole 37 so that no cleaning products or
  • sump 70 can be lifted slightly and moved forward so that flange 80 is no longer disposed in notches 1 10a, 1 10b and clears first left and right rear tabs 107a, 107b of evaporator frame 100.
  • Sump 70 can then be moved forward, as shown in FIGS. 8D and 9D, so that left and right front tabs 106a, 106b of evaporator frame 100 align with left and right gap 78a, 78b, respectively, of sump 70 and left and right rear tabs 76c, 76d of sump 70 align with left and right gap 108a, 108b, respectively, of evaporator frame 100.
  • Sump 70 can then be lowered from
  • FIG. 10 illustrates another embodiment of guide 50 which may comprise a channel within cabinet 16 in which sump 70 may slide.
  • Sump 70 is illustrated in the second position covering hole 37 of ice storage bin assembly 30.
  • Sump 70 may be held in the first position and/or the second position by the friction due to the weight of sump 70 (and the weight of any water within sump 70).
  • rear wall portion 73b of sump 70 may contact an internal wall 140 of cabinet 16 in order to prevent sump 70 from being inserted too far into cabinet 16.
  • sump 70 may be moved cooperatively with or along guide 50 from the first position to the second position by sliding sump 70 forward. This may be done by manually pulling on front wall portion 73a of sump 70 until sump 70 covers hole 37. Sump 70 may then be pushed back to the first position where back wall portion 73b may contact internal wall 140 of cabinet 16. If necessary, sump 70 may be removed from cabinet 16 by sliding sump 70 forward and out.

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L'invention concerne une machine à glaçons destinée à fabriquer de la glace au moyen d'un fluide frigorigène, capable de passer de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux et de l'état gazeux à l'état liquide. La machine à glaçons comprend un compresseur, un condenseur, un dispositif de dilatation thermique, un ensemble évaporateur, une plaque de congélation couplée thermiquement à l'ensemble évaporateur, un bac collecteur situé sous la plaque de congélation et un guidage qui permet au bac collecteur de se déplacer d'une première position à une seconde position. La machine à glaçons peut être disposée au-dessus d'un bac de stockage de glace, qui comporte un trou par lequel la glace produite par la machine à glaçons peut tomber et, quand le bac collecteur est dans la première position, l'eau peut être recyclée du bac collecteur vers la plaque de congélation par une pompe à eau et, quand le bac collecteur est dans la seconde position, il est apte à couvrir le trou du bac de stockage de glace.
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