Water Spray Device for Ice Making Machine

Abstract

Ice making water is uniformly supplied to ice making regions of an ice making section. A water sprayer ( 30 ) is provided with a water spray section ( 32 ) provided above an ice making section ( 12 ) so as to extend in the width direction thereof and supplying the ice making water to each ice making region ( 20 ) from water spray holes ( 34 ) arranged spaced from each other in the width direction, a buffer section ( 36 ) provided next to the water spray section ( 32 ) and having, at one end of the buffer section ( 36 ) in the width direction, an introduction section ( 38 ) for receiving the ice making water delivered under pressure, and a communication section ( 40 ) provided between the water spray section ( 32 ) and the buffer section ( 36 ) and leading the ice making water, which is received by the buffer section ( 36 ), to the water spray section ( 32 ) through the communication hole ( 42 )

1 . A water spray device for an ice making machine, the device configured to receive ice making water delivered under pressure and supply the same to an ice making region ( 20 ) of an ice making section ( 12 ), comprising:
 a water spray section ( 32 ) that is provided above the ice making section ( 12 ) to extend in a width direction of the ice making section ( 12 ) and supplies the ice making water to the ice making region ( 20 ) of the ice making section ( 12 ) from water spray holes ( 34 ) arranged to be apart from each other in the width direction;   a buffer section ( 36 ,  90 ,  92 ) that is provided next to the water spray section ( 32 ) and has, at one end in the width direction, an introduction section ( 38 ) that receives the ice making water delivered under pressure; and   a communication section ( 40 ,  62 ,  67 ,  72 ,  76 ,  80 ) that is provided between the water spray section ( 32 ) and the buffer section ( 36 ,  90 ,  92 ) and leads the ice making water received by the buffer section ( 36 ,  90 ,  92 ) to the water spray section ( 32 ) through a communication hole ( 42 ,  64 ,  68 ,  74 ,  78 ,  82 ).   
     
     
         2 . The water spray device for an ice making machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of communication holes ( 42 ,  64 ,  68 ) are provided in the communication section ( 40 ,  62 ,  67 ) to be apart from each other in the width direction. 
     
     
         3 . The water spray device for an ice making machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the communication section ( 72 ,  76 ,  80 ) includes a communication hole ( 74 ,  78 ,  82 ) formed to extend in the width direction. 
     
     
         4 . The water spray device for an ice making machine according to  claim 2 , wherein the communication section ( 67 ,  76 ,  82 ) is configured in such a manner that a size of the communication hole ( 68 ,  78 ,  82 ) is reduced from one end side where the introduction section ( 38 ) of the buffer section ( 36 ,  90 ,  92 ) is provided toward the other end side. 
     
     
         5 . The water spray device for an ice making machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the buffer section ( 90 ,  92 ) is formed in such a manner that an inner space ( 90   a ,  92   a ) becomes small from one end side where the introduction section ( 38 ) of the buffer section ( 90 ,  92 ) is provided toward the other end side. 
     
     
         6 . The water spray device for an ice making machine according to  claim 3 , wherein the communication section ( 67 ,  76 ,  82 ) is configured in such a manner that a size of the communication hole ( 68 ,  78 ,  82 ) is reduced from one end side where the introduction section ( 38 ) of the buffer section ( 36 ,  90 ,  92 ) is provided toward the other end side.