EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLY FOR ICE-MAKING APPARATUS

• Main Authors: CONNOR, Austin B, BRIGGS, Peter Allen Crenshaw, JUNGE, Brent Alden, BROWN, Justin Tyler
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English; French
• Published: 18.03.2021
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OFGENERAL APPLICATION; HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE; REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; WEAPONS

An ice-making assembly, comprising ice-making molds (200) that define mold chambers, and an evaporator assembly (202) thermally connected to the ice-making molds (200). A compressor (114) is operably connected on a refrigeration loop and is used to allow a refrigerant flow to circulate in a refrigerant loop, thereby cooling the evaporator assembly (202) and the ice-making molds (200). The evaporator assembly (202) comprises a main evaporator tube (230) and a thermal enhancement structure (232) (such as inner tubes and/or a foamed copper structure) arranged inside said tube to enlarge the surface area of a refrigerant side. The main evaporator tube (230) is deformed into a shape having a non-circular cross-section, and is soldered or brazed onto the top walls of the ice-making molds (200). Ensemble de fabrication de glace, comprenant des moules de fabrication de glace (200) qui définissent des chambres de moule, et un ensemble évaporateur (202) relié thermiquement aux moules de fabrication de glace (200). Un c