Ice maker

Abstract

An ice maker is disclosed. The ice maker includes: an ice-making room S 1 having a module for producing and keeping ices; a machine room S 2 including a first pump 45 circulating ice-making water and a condenser 73 cooling a refrigerant; and a condenser cooling system 80 disposed close to the condenser 73 , in which the condenser cooling system 80 includes: a humidifying module 81 disposed close to the condenser 73 ; a cooling water storage 82 disposed under the humidifying module 81 and connected with a water level control pipe 29 connected to the ice-making room S 1 ; a discharger 83 connected to the cooling water storage 82 through a valve 831 ; and a second pump 84 supplying cooling water in the cooling water storage 82 to the humidifying module 81 through a cooling water circulation pipe 85.

1 . An ice maker comprising:
 an ice-making room S 1  having a module for producing and keeping ices;   a machine room S 2  including a first pump  45  circulating ice-making water and a condenser  73  cooling a refrigerant; and   a condenser cooling system  80  disposed close to the condenser  73 ,   wherein the condenser cooling system  80  includes:   a humidifying module  81  disposed close to the condenser  73 ;   a cooling water storage  82  disposed under the humidifying module  81  and connected with a water level control pipe  29  connected to the ice-making room S 1 ;   a discharger  83  connected to the cooling water storage  82  through a valve  831 ; and   a second pump  84  supplying cooling water in the cooling water storage  82  to the humidifying module  81  through a cooling water circulation pipe  85 .   
     
     
         2 . The ice maker of  claim 1 , further comprising a controller that closes the valve  831  in an ice-making process so that the second pump  84  circularly supplies cooling water in the cooling water storage  82  to the humidifying module  81 , that opens the valve  831  before an ice-separating process so that the cooling water in the cooling water storage  82  is discharged outside, and that closes the valve  831  in the ice-separating process so that ice-separating water overflowing the water level control pipe  29  flows into the cooling water storage  82 . 
     
     
         3 . The ice maker of  claim 2 , wherein the humidifying module  81  includes:
 a spray pipe  811 ; and 
 a cooling pad  812  disposed under the spray pipe  811  and functioning as a separator so that cooling water sprayed from the spray pipe  811  can flow in a zigzag shape. 
 
     
     
         4 . The ice maker of  claim 3 , wherein a porous spray pad  813  is disposed between the spray pipe  811  and the cooling pad  812 . 
     
     
         5 . The ice maker of  claim 1 , wherein a cooling fan  74  is disposed close to the condenser  73 .