ICE MACHINE AND ICE MAKING SYSTEM

• Main Authors: SATO SHINNOSUKE, YAMAOKA HIROAKI, KOTSUNA TOSHIO, KANBE MASANORI, YOKOYAMA TAKUJI, AKIYAMA TOMOAKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 05.09.2019
• Subjects: BLASTING; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; WEAPONS

To make high-quality ice while achieving energy saving.SOLUTION: The present invention provides an ice machine that uses liquefied carbon dioxide as a coolant for ice making. The ice machine has: an ice making plate that has a coolant passage for circulation of a coolant formed inside and is disposed standing upward; a water spraying mechanism that sprays water onto the surface of the ice making plate from above the ice making plate; and a coolant circulation mechanism that circulates the coolant. The coolant circulation mechanism has a receiver tank that stores the coolant, and a pump that introduces the coolant stored in the receiver tank to an upper part of the ice making plate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】省エネルギー化を図りつつ、高品質の氷を作る。【解決手段】実施形態の製氷機は、製氷するための冷媒として液化炭酸ガスを用いた製氷機であって、冷媒が循環する冷媒通路が内部に形成され、上方に起立して配置された製氷板と、製氷板の上方から製氷板の表面に散水する散水機構と、冷媒を循環させる冷媒循環機構と、を備え、冷媒循環機構は、冷媒を貯留するレシーバタンクと、レシーバタンクに貯留されている冷媒を製氷板の上部に導入するポンプと、を備える。【選択図】図２