Flow-down type ice making machine

Abstract

A flow-down type ice making machine is provided that can suitably discharge ice making water in water spray guides. A flow-down type ice making machine 30 is provided with an ice making unit 16 having an evaporation tube 32 windingly disposed therein, an ice making water supply tube 12 disposed above the ice making unit 16 and supplying ice making water, and water spray guides 46 disposed between the ice making unit 16 and the ice making water supply tube 12 and allowing the ice making water supplied from the ice making water supply tube 12 to flow down through guide holes 52 uniformly to the surface of the ice making unit 16. The water spray guides 46 are provided with reception areas 54 opening above towards the ice making water supply tube 12 and receiving the ice making water and slopes 56 formed with downward inclination inside the reception areas 54 to be close to the ice making unit 16 with a lower end thereof facing the guide holes 52. Further, the reception areas 54 are provided with water dischargers 58 discharging the ice making water stored therein.

1 . A flow-down type ice making machine, comprising: an ice making unit ( 16 ) having an evaporator ( 32 ) windingly disposed therein; an ice making water supply means ( 12 ) disposed above the ice making unit ( 16 ) and supplying ice making water; and a water spray guide ( 46 ) disposed between the ice making unit ( 16 ) and the ice making water supply means ( 12 ) and allowing the ice making water supplied from the ice making water supply means ( 12 ) to flow down through a guide hole ( 52 ) uniformly to an ice making surface ( 20 ) of the ice making unit ( 16 ),
 wherein, the water spray guide ( 46 ) is provided with the guide hole ( 52 ) at a lower end of a reception area ( 54 ) opening above towards the ice making water supply means ( 12 ) and receiving the ice making water, and   the reception area ( 54 ) is provided with a water discharger ( 58 ,  96 ,  98 ) discharging the ice making water stored therein at a level above the guide hole ( 52 ).   
     
     
         2 . The flow-down type ice making machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the reception area ( 54 ) has a slope ( 56 ) formed with downward inclination to be close to the ice making surface ( 20 ) with a lower end thereof facing the guide hole ( 52 ) and the slope ( 56 ) is provided with the water discharger ( 58 ,  96 ,  98 ).