Information
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Patent Grant
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6484530
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Patent Number
6,484,530
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Date Filed
Thursday, November 15, 200122 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, November 26, 200221 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
Agents
- Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 062 347
- 062 348
- 062 298
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A water storage tank assembly 12 is accommodated so that it can be pulled out and extended over an ice making chamber 1 and a machine chamber 2 by passing through a lower portion of a partition wall part 4 by which the ice making chamber 1 is separated from the machine chamber 2. In the water storage tank assembly, a cube guide 16 is attached to a water storage tank 13 on the side of the ice making chamber. On the other hand, a pump motor 14 and a float switch 15 are attached to the water storage tank on the side of the machine chamber. The water storage tank assembly can be pulled out so that the water storage tank, the cube guide, the pump motor and the float switch, etc. can be completely cleaned to all corners.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a water trickle type ice making machine, and more particularly to an attaching structure for a water storage tank.
2. Description of Related Art
Conventional water trickle type ice making machines are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,291,752, 5,582,018, and 5,722,244. In the water trickle type ice making machines disclosed in these publications, a water storage tank is located below what is called an evaporator assembly provided with an ice making plate or an evaporator and is formed integrally with an ice making machine body. Further, in the conventional water trickle type ice making machines disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Examined Publication No. 60-46349, Japanese Utility Model Examined Publication No. 60-32851 and Japanese Utility Model Examined Publication No. 60-35016, a water storage tank and a circulating pump are detachably attached to the ice making machine by fixing means such as screws.
In the water trickle type ice making machines, since deposits, scale or the like are accumulated in the water storage tank itself or the peripheral part thereof under an operation for a long period, it is necessary to periodically clean and remove these deposits, scale or the like. However, in the above described water trickle type ice making machines disclosed in the U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,291,752, 5,582,018 and 5,722,244, since the water storage tank cannot be detached from the ice making machine body, it is inconvenient and difficult to clean the minute parts of the water storage tank. Further, in the conventional water trickle type ice making machines disclosed in the Japanese Utility Model Examined Publication No. 60-46349, the Japanese Utility Model Examined Publication No. 60-32851 and the Japanese Utility Model Examined Publication No. 60-35016, since the water storage tank cannot be easily detached from the ice making machine body, the cleaning work has been inconveniently troublesome and the cleaning work of the circulating pump has been undesirably difficult.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a water trickle type ice making machine in which a water storage tank and parts attached thereto can be cleaned with ease.
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a water trickle type ice making machine having an ice making chamber and a machine chamber.
A water storage tank is provided so as to pass through a partition wall part portion by which the ice making chamber is separated from the machine chamber, while extending over the ice making chamber and the machine chamber.
Also, the water storage tank is arranged so that it can be pulled out with respect to the ice making chamber and the machine chamber.
Further, preferably, a cube guide is integrally attached to an upper part of the water storage tank on the side of the ice making chamber and a pump motor is integrally attached to the upper part of the water storage tank on the side of the machine chamber. One of the cube guide and the water storage tank can be provided with ribs and the other of them can be provided with cut-out parts fitted to the ribs. The inner side surfaces of the partition wall part and the side wall part of the ice making chamber facing to the partition wall part may be provided with a pair of protruding parts protruding toward the center of the ice making chamber with their upper surfaces inclined downwardly toward the center of the ice making chamber and the pair of protruding parts abut against the upper part of the cube guide. Recessed parts are preferably formed respectively in the inner parts of the ice making chamber in the partition wall part and the side wall part of the ice making chamber and an evaporator assembly having an evaporator and an ice making plate is preferably mounted on the lower ends of the recessed parts. A collar shaped part may be formed in the end part of a drain pipe for draining ice making water which exceeds an upper limit water level in the water storage tank and the collar shaped part may be mounted on the upper surface of the bottom wall part of the ice making chamber upon assembly of the drain pipe.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a sectional view of an ice making chamber and a machine chamber of a water trickle type ice making machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2
is an exploded perspective view of the ice making chamber and the machine chamber of the water trickle type ice making machine according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.
1
.
FIG. 3
is an exploded perspective view showing a manner of assembling a water storage tank and a cube guide.
FIG. 4
is a sectional view of the peripheral part of the water storage tank on the side of the ice making chamber.
FIG. 5
is an exploded perspective view of the bottom wall part of the ice making chamber and a drain pipe arranged therein.
FIG. 6
is a plan view showing a part in the vicinity of the inlet end of the drain pipe attached to the bottom wall part.
FIG. 7
is a side sectional view showing the part in the vicinity of the inlet end of the drain pipe attached to the bottom wall part.
FIG. 8
is a view showing the arrangement manner of an evaporator assembly in the ice making chamber.
FIG. 9
is a view showing a water circulating system in the water trickle type ice making machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10
is a view showing a modified water circulating system in the water trickle type ice making machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11
is an exploded perspective view of components in the vicinity of an ice making chamber and a machine chamber of a water trickle type ice making machine of another embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Now, embodiments of a water trickle type ice making machine according to the present invention will be described by referring to accompanying drawings. Here, rightward and leftward directions in the description designate the right and left directions on a sheet surface of FIG.
1
. Further, as for forward and backward directions in the description, the front side of the sheet surface of
FIG. 1
designates the forward direction and the back side of the sheet surface designates the backward direction.
As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2
, in an ice making machine body, an ice making chamber
1
and a machine chamber
2
adjacent to each other and an ice storage chamber
3
located below the ice making chamber
1
and the machine chamber
2
are formed. The ice making chamber
1
is defined by a partition wall part
4
by which the ice making chamber
1
is separated from the machine chamber
2
, a first side wall part
5
located so as to face to the partition wall part
4
, a second side wall part
6
connected to the partition wall part
4
and the first side wall part
5
and a bottom wall part
7
connected to the lower end of the partition wall part
4
and the lower ends of the first side wall part
5
and the second side wall part
6
. The partition wall part
4
, the first side wall part
5
, the second side wall part
6
and the bottom wall part
7
are formed by dividing into two bodies in accordance with, for instance, a structure forging method so as to have hollow inner parts. Then, the hollow parts are filed with a foamed thermal insulation material. The partition wall part
4
, the first side wall part
5
, the second side wall part
6
and the bottom wall part
7
may be integrally formed by a rotational molding method. Further, when the partition wall part, the side wall parts and the bottom wall part need to be divided into three bodies or four bodies, they may be formed by a blow molding method.
The bottom wall part
7
is partly extended to the machine chamber
2
. In a part
8
of the bottom wall part
7
extended to the machine chamber
2
, a refrigerating circuit assembly
9
having a condenser
11
or a compressor
10
is arranged. On the upper surface of the bottom wall part
7
, a water storage tank assembly
12
is arranged so as to extend over the ice making chamber
1
and the machine chamber
2
, that is to say, so as to pass through the lower part of the partition wall part
4
. The water storage tank assembly
12
is pulled out forward as shown by an arrow mark A, so that it can be easily taken out from the ice making chamber
1
and the machine chamber
2
. Further, the water storage tank assembly
12
is pushed in a direction opposite to the arrow mark A so that the water storage tank assembly
12
can be accommodated in the ice making chamber
1
and the machine chamber
2
.
The water storage tank assembly
12
mainly comprises a water storage tank
13
, a pump motor
14
, a float switch
15
, a cube guide
16
and an overflow pipe
17
. The water storage tank
13
is formed in an L-shape in plan view. The pump motor
14
for circulating ice making water and the float switch
15
for detecting the lower limit water level of the ice making water are attached to the upper surface of the water storage tank
13
on the side of the machine chamber
2
. On the other hand, the upper part of the water storage tank
13
on the side of the ice making chamber
1
is open. The cube guide
16
is located above the opening. The overflow pipe
17
for regulating the upper limit water level of the ice making water is attached to the bottom part of the water storage tank
13
on the side of the ice making chamber
1
. Further, the water storage assembly
12
is fixed to the lower part of the partition wall part
4
through machine screws
12
a
passing through a side wall part
13
a
in the front part of the water storage tank
13
upon assembly.
As shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4
, a plurality of cut-out parts
22
are formed in the upper end of the left side wall part
21
of the water storage tank
13
. On the other hand, ribs
23
are formed on the part of the cube guide
16
facing the respective cut-out parts
22
, and, upon assembly, the ribs
23
are fitted in the cut-out parts
22
. The plurality of ribs
23
are mutually separated at regular intervals and extend rightward and leftward. The ribs
23
extending rightward and leftward are fitted to the cut-out parts
22
corresponding thereto, so that the forward and backward movement of the cube guide
16
is regulated. Further, the lower end part
24
in the right side of the cube guide
16
is engaged with a groove
26
formed in the upper part of a side wall part
25
in the right side of the water storage tank
13
. The cube guide
16
has an inclined guide surface
27
for guiding ice. A distance between the lower end part of the guide surface
27
and the upper end part of the side wall part
25
of the water storage tank
13
is set to a prescribed value M so that the ice can be desirably dropped without stopping the ice on the way. A plurality of slits (shown by reference numerals
28
in FIG.
2
), extending in the direction of inclination, are formed on the guide surface
27
. Thus, the remaining water of the ice making water passes through these slits to fall to the water storage tank
13
below the guide surface
27
and ice is guided to the water storage chamber
3
by the guide surface
27
. On the lower side of the inclination of the guide surface
27
, an ice drop passage
29
communicating with the ice storage chamber
3
is formed.
As illustrated in
FIG. 4
, when the water storage assembly
12
is attached to the ice making chamber
1
and the machine chamber
2
, a pair of protruding parts
30
protruding toward the center of the ice making chamber
1
are formed in the inner side surfaces of the partition wall part
4
and the first side wall part
5
. Each of the protruding parts
30
is formed in a triangular shape in longitudinal section in its rightward and leftward direction. The upper surface of each protruding part
30
is inclined downward toward the center of the ice making chamber
1
and the lower surface thereof is substantially horizontally extended. The lower surface of each protruding part
30
presses the upper end
31
of the cube guide
16
from above. Thus, each protruding part
30
serves to drop the ice on its upper surface to the center of the cube guide
16
and to regulate the vertical movement of the water storage tank assembly
12
on its lower surface when the water storage tank assembly
12
is attached to the ice making chamber
1
and the machine chamber
2
. Further, each protruding part
30
also serves as a guide for positioning the upper part of the water storage tank assembly
12
when the water storage tank assembly
12
is attached to the ice making chamber
1
and the machine chamber
2
.
As shown in
FIGS. 5
,
6
and
7
, in the bottom wall part
7
for defining the ice making chamber
1
, an opening part
41
for accommodating a drain pipe
40
is formed. The drain pipe
40
is connected to the overflow pipe
17
provided in the water storage tank
13
so that the ice making water which exceeds an upper limit water level is drained outside by the overflow pipe
17
. The drain pipe
40
has a central part
42
made of a soft material (for instance, rubber or a soft PVC). A flexible part
42
a
is provided in the central part
42
, and the flexible part
42
a
is expansible in the longitudinal direction of the pipe. On the other hand, the inlet end part
43
and the outlet end part
44
of the drain pipe are respectively made of a hard material. Further, on the end of the inlet end part
43
, a collar shaped part
45
whose diameter is larger than those of other parts is formed. An end accommodating part
46
for accommodating the inlet end part
43
of the drain pipe
42
has its width smaller than that of other parts of the opening part
41
. The upper surface of the bottom wall part
7
for defining the end accommodating part
46
is provided with a recessed part
47
for accommodating the collar shaped part
45
. The rear part of the bottom wall part
7
is provided with an end fixing part
48
for fixing the outlet end part
44
.
After the drain pipe
40
is accommodated in the opening part
41
, the outlet end part
44
is fixed to the end fixing part
48
and the inlet end part
43
is held on the recessed part
47
through the collar shaped part
45
. Under this state, the drain pipe
40
is connected to the overflow pipe
17
of the water storage tank
13
. At this time, the inlet end part
43
is only mounted on the bottom wall part
7
so that it can move rightward and leftward X, forward and backward Y and upward and downward Z to some degree. Thus, even when there exists an error in the relative arrangement dimension between the drain pipe
40
and the overflow pipe
17
, the position of the inlet end part
43
can be corrected to a proper position as the drain pipe
40
is screwed to the overflow pipe
17
.
As shown in
FIG. 8
, an evaporator
51
provided in an evaporator assembly
50
is connected to the compressor
10
and the condenser
11
of the refrigerating circuit assembly
9
. The evaporator
51
is supported by evaporator brackets
52
as pairs of side end plates provided in both the front and back ends of the evaporator assembly
50
. On the other hand, in the respective inner sides of the partition wall part
4
and the first side wall part
5
, recessed parts
53
extend vertically and are formed so as to be separated from each other in forward and backward directions. The edges
54
of the evaporator brackets
52
of the evaporator assembly
50
are accommodated in these four recessed parts
50
. In other words, the evaporator assembly
50
is inserted into the ice making chamber
1
from above and the edges
54
of the evaporator brackets
52
are respectively inserted into the corresponding recessed parts
53
at that time. Therefore, attaching screws are not required and an assembly property is improved. Further, since the evaporator assembly
50
is supported by the lower end parts
53
a of the recessed parts
53
in the lower ends of the evaporator brackets
52
, the evaporator brackets
52
are broken more rarely than an attaching method using screws or the like to which load is locally applied.
In the water trickle type ice making machine configured as mentioned above, the water storage tank assembly
12
is assembled in a sub-line, then, inserted into the ice making chamber
1
and the machine chamber
2
in the manner of a drawer and the overflow pipe
17
is connected to the drain pipe
40
through an O ring which is not shown. Then, as shown in
FIG. 1
, the overflow pipe
17
is covered with a drain connecting cap
60
and connected to a drain hose
61
. Further, one end of a circulating pipe
62
is connected to the discharge port of the pump motor
14
and the other end of the circulating pipe
62
is connected to a sprinkler, which is not shown, constituting the evaporator assembly
50
. Further, the connectors
63
and
64
of the pump motor
14
and the float switch
15
are connected to a controller not shown of the machine chamber
2
. In other words, since the pump motor
14
, the float switch
15
and the like are assembled in the sub-line, an assembly property is good and serviceability is excellent. Still further, since the pump motor
14
and the float switch
15
are located in the machine chamber
2
with less moisture, they are excellent in their durability.
When it is desired to clean the pump motor
14
and the float switch
15
, the water storage tank assembly
12
can be detached from the ice making chamber and the machine chamber
2
in accordance with a procedure that is reverse to the above described assembly procedure. Therefore, the water storage tank
13
can be entirely detached from the ice making chamber and the machine chamber, and thus, it can be completely cleaned in all corners. Further, the inner parts of the pump motor
14
and the float switch
15
can be detached therefrom and cleaned.
Furthermore, a user can perform a cleaning operation in such a manner as described below. Initially, after the ice making machine is stopped, a detergent is put in the water storage tank
13
. As shown in
FIG. 9
, a flush valve (solenoid valve for water)
71
is opened and the pump motor
14
is driven to allow the detergent to flow to an ice making plate
72
. When a cleaning operation is sufficiently carried out, the flush valve
71
is closed and a drain valve
73
is opened to discharge the detergent. Then, water is supplied to the water storage tank
13
to carry out the same operations as described above and completely wash away the detergent.
Further, when an ice making operation is continued under a simple overflow, the concentration of impurities in the water storage tank
13
gradually becomes high and scale or a stain is likely to adhere to the water storage tank
13
, so that an automatic draining work is carried out as described below after the ice making operations are repeated for several cycles. In a controller not shown, the number of times of ice making operations is counted. At the time of a next ice removal after the prescribed number of counts, before ice making water is supplied, the drain valve
73
is opened and the pump motor
14
is driven for the prescribed time (time for the water storage tank to be empty). Thus, the remaining ice making water is drained through the overflow pipe
17
and the drain pipe
40
. With the lapse of prescribed time, a water supply valve
74
is opened to start the ice making operation as usual. Note that, as mentioned above, when the water storage tank is cleaned by the user or automatically cleaned, a three-way valve (solenoid selector valve)
80
may be used as shown in
FIG. 10
, in place of the flush valve
71
and the drain valve
73
shown in FIG.
9
.
It is understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and, for instance, the invention may be modified as described below. An ice making chamber
101
is defined by a partition wall part
104
by which the ice making chamber
101
is separated from a machine chamber
102
, a first side wall part
105
located so as to face to the partition wall part
104
, a second side wall part
106
connected to the partition wall part
104
and the first side wall part
105
and a bottom wall part
107
connected to the lower end of the partition wall part
104
and the lower ends of the first side wall part
105
and the second side wall part
106
. The partition wall part
104
, the first side wall part
105
and the second side wall part
106
are integrally connected together and they are connected to the bottom wall part
107
by a plurality of machine screws
181
. Further, in the machine chamber
102
, a base case assembly
184
is connected to a part of the partition wall part
104
on the side of the machine chamber
102
and a part of the bottom wall part
107
on the side of the machine chamber
102
through a plurality of machine screws
185
a
and
185
b.
A water storage tank assembly
112
mainly comprises a water storage tank
113
, a cube guide
116
arranged in the upper part thereof, an overflow pipe
117
and a pump motor and a float switch which are not shown. The water storage tank
113
is formed in an L-shape in plan view. The water storage tank assembly
112
can be detachably attached to an assembly having the partition wall part
104
, the first side wall part
105
, the second side wall part
106
and the bottom wall part
107
so that it can be pulled out with respect to the assembly. In other words, under a state in which the water storage tank assembly is attached to the assembly, the water storage tank
113
is arranged so as to pass through the lower cut-out part
104
a
of the partition wall part
104
and extend over the ice making chamber
101
and the machine chamber
102
. The overflow pipe
117
is attached to the bottom part of the water storage tank
113
on the side of the machine chamber
102
.
Further, a drain pipe assembly
140
is attached to a part of the bottom wall part
107
on the side of the machine chamber
102
. That is to say, on the bottom wall part
107
, a connecting pipe part
190
is provided and the inlet side of the drain pipe assembly
140
is connected to the lower end of the pipe part
190
. The overflow pipe
117
of the water storage tank assembly
112
is fitted to the upper end of the connecting pipe part
190
. When the water storage tank assembly
112
is pulled out or attached to the assembly having the partition wall part
104
, the first side wall part
105
, the second side wall part
106
and the bottom wall part
107
, it can be easily separated from and connected to the assembly.
Even in the above described configuration, the water storage tank assembly
112
can be readily inserted into and pulled out from the ice making chamber
101
and the machine chamber
102
so that the water storage tank can be cleaned with ease. When it is desired to clean the pump motor and the float switch or the like, since the water storage tank assembly
112
can be detached from the ice making chamber
101
and the machine chamber
102
, they can be completely washed out to all corners.
As described above, in the trickle type ice making machine according to the present invention, since the water storage tank can be simply detached from the ice making chamber and the machine chamber, the water storage tank can be easily cleaned.
Further, according to the invention, since the pump motor is provided in the upper part of the water storage tank on the side of the machine chamber, the life of the pump motor as a product can be prevented from being lowered due to moisture and the assembly property can be improved due to the assembly of the pump motor in the sub-line.
Further, according to the invention, the cube guide and the water storage tank can be easily assembled and disassembled.
Further, according to the invention, the ice is collected at the center of the cube guide and the cube guide and the water storage tank can be easily positioned when the cube guide and the water storage tank are inserted into the ice making chamber and the machine chamber by a pair of protruding parts formed in the inner side surfaces of the partition wall part and the side wall part of the ice making chamber facing the partition wall part.
Further, according to the invention, the screws for attaching the evaporator assembly are not required and the assembly characteristic of the evaporator assembly is improved. Further, since the evaporator assembly is supported by the lower ends of the recessed parts, the evaporator assembly is broken more rarely than the attaching method using the screws to which the load is locally applied.
Further, according to the invention, even when there is an error in the dimensional arrangement between the drain pipe and the overflow pipe, which is connected thereto, the drain pipe and the overflow pipe can be connected together with ease.
Claims
- 1. A water trickle type ice making machine comprising:an ice making chamber; a machine chamber separated from the ice making chamber by a partition wall; and a water storage tank extending over the ice making chamber and the machine chamber while passing through a portion of the partition wall, wherein a portion of the partition wall is spaced from a bottom wall part, which defines part of the ice making chamber, so as to define an open portion for receiving the water storage tank, wherein the water storage tank is arranged so as to be capable of being pulled out with respect to the ice making chamber and the machine chamber through the open portion.
- 2. A water trickle type ice making machine according to claim 1, further comprising:a cube guide integrally attached to an upper portion of the water storage tank on the side of the ice making chamber; and a pump motor integrally attached to the upper portion of the water storage tank on the side of the machine chamber.
- 3. A water trickle type ice making machine according to claim 2, wherein one of the cube guide and the water storage tank is provided with ribs and the other of the cube guide and the water storage tank is provided with cut-out portions to be fitted to the ribs.
- 4. A water trickle type ice making machine according to claim 3, wherein inner side surfaces of the partition wall part and the side wall part portion of the ice making chamber facing the partition wall part are provided with a pair of protruding portions, which protrude toward a center of the ice making chamber with their upper surfaces inclined downwardly toward the center of the ice making chamber, and the pair of protruding portions abut against an upper portion of the cube guide.
- 5. A water trickle type ice making machine according to claim 1, wherein recessed portions are formed in respective inner portions of the ice making chamber in the partition wall part and the side wall part portion of the ice making chamber, and an evaporator assembly having an evaporator and an ice making plate is mounted on lower ends of the recessed portions.
- 6. A water trickle type ice making chamber according to claim 1, further comprising a drain pipe for draining ice making water which exceeds an upper limit water level in the water storage tank, wherein a collar shaped portion is formed in an end portion of the drain pipe, and the collar shaped portion is mounted on an upper surface of a bottom wall part portion of the ice making chamber upon assembly of the drain pipe.
- 7. A water trickle type ice making machine according to claim 2, wherein recessed portions are formed in respective inner portions of the ice making chamber in the partition wall part and the side wall part portion of the ice making chamber, and an evaporator assembly having an evaporator and an ice making plate is mounted on lower ends of the recessed portions.
- 8. A water trickle type ice making machine according to claim 3, wherein recessed portions are formed in respective inner portions of the ice making chamber in the partition wall part and the side wall part portion of the ice making chamber, and an evaporator assembly having an evaporator and an ice making plate is mounted on lower ends of the recessed portions.
- 9. A water trickle type ice making machine according to claim 4, wherein recessed portions are formed in respective inner portions of the ice making chamber in the partition wall part and the side wall part portion of the ice making chamber, and an evaporator assembly having an evaporator and an ice making plate is mounted on lower ends of the recessed portions.
- 10. A water trickle type ice making chamber according to claim 2, further comprising a drain pipe for draining ice making water which exceeds an upper limit water level in the water storage tank, wherein a collar shaped portion is formed in an end portion of the drain pipe, and the collar shaped portion is mounted on an upper surface of a bottom wall part portion of the ice making chamber upon assembly of the drain pipe.
- 11. A water trickle type ice making chamber according to claim 3, further comprising a drain pipe for draining ice making water which exceeds an upper limit water level in the water storage tank, wherein a collar shaped portion is formed in an end portion of the drain pipe, and the collar shaped portion is mounted on an upper surface of a bottom wall part portion of the ice making chamber upon assembly of the drain pipe.
- 12. A water trickle type ice making chamber according to claim 4, further comprising a drain pipe for draining ice making water which exceeds an upper limit water level in the water storage tank, wherein a collar shaped portion is formed in an end portion of the drain pipe, and the collar shaped portion is mounted on an upper surface of a bottom wall part portion of the ice making chamber upon assembly of the drain pipe.
- 13. A water trickle type ice making chamber according to claim 5, further comprising a drain pipe for draining ice making water which exceeds an upper limit water level in the water storage tank, wherein a collar shaped portion is formed in an end portion of the drain pipe, and the collar shaped portion is mounted on an upper surface of a bottom wall part portion of the ice making chamber upon assembly of the drain pipe.
- 14. A water trickle type ice making chamber according to claim 1, wherein the water storage tank is detachably secured to the partition wall.
- 15. A water trickle type ice making chamber according to claim 1, wherein the water storage tank is detachably secured to the partition wall by at least one screw.
Priority Claims (1)
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May 1999 |
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