CN105910361B

CN105910361B - Electric ice shaver

Info

Publication number: CN105910361B
Application number: CN201610087479.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 近藤一也
Original assignee: Twinbird Corp
Current assignee: Twinbird Corp
Priority date: 2015-02-24
Filing date: 2016-02-16
Publication date: 2020-03-27
Anticipated expiration: 2036-02-16
Also published as: TW201632817A; JP2016156555A; CN105910361A; JP6149054B2

Abstract

The invention provides an electric ice shaver which is easy to hold and is not easy to break down even if being toppled. The electric ice shaver comprises: a main body in which a motor is built; a container which is provided with a cutting blade near the through hole and can be assembled and disassembled relative to the main body; an ice container disposed in the container; and a disk unit as a rotating unit that is rotated by the motor. Since the body is provided with the recessed portion having a smaller diameter than the maximum diameter portion of the container, the user can easily use the container by gripping the recessed portion, and the diameter of the container located below the recessed portion can be increased, so that the amount of ice that can be stored in the container is not reduced. Further, since the detection portion for detecting the attachment/detachment state of the container is provided inside the recessed portion, even if the ice in the container melts and water is generated in a state where the electric ice shaver is turned over, the water can be made difficult to enter the detection portion.

Description

Electric ice shaver

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an electric ice shaver which can be held by hand.

Background

Conventionally, as this type of electric ice shaver, there is known an electric ice shaver including: a main body part in which a motor is built; a bottomed cylindrical container portion which is detachable from the main body portion, has a cutter and a slit for allowing ice cut by the cutter to fall, and is capable of storing ice; and a pressing portion that is rotated by the motor while pressing ice against the cutter in the container portion (see, for example, patent document 1). With this configuration, the shaved ice can be directly placed in a desired position of a container such as a dish.

[ background Art document ]

[ patent document ]

[ patent document 1] utility model registration No. 3180023

Disclosure of Invention

[ problems to be solved by the invention ]

Such an electric ice shaver is desirably formed in an elongated cylindrical shape so as to be held by hand for use. However, if the electric ice shaver is made too thin, there is a problem that the amount of ice that can be stored in the container portion becomes small. Further, since the electric ice shaver is formed in a long and thin cylindrical shape, there is no problem when the electric ice shaver is held by a hand and used, but the electric ice shaver may fall down when placed on a platform or the like. And, if the electric ice shaver is kept in a state of being turned over, the ice is melted to generate water. In this type of electric ice shaver, the detection unit is provided in the main body so that the pressing unit does not rotate in a state where the container unit is not yet attached, and therefore, water may flow into the main body from the detection unit, which may cause the main body to malfunction.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electric ice shaver which is easy to hold and is less likely to malfunction even when it is tilted.

[ means for solving problems ]

The electric ice shaver of the invention has: a main body having a motor built therein; a container which is provided with a through hole, has a cutting blade in the vicinity of the through hole, and is detachable from the main body; an ice container disposed in the container; and a rotating part which is rotated by the motor, and the main body is provided with a retraction part having a diameter smaller than a maximum diameter part of the container.

In the electric ice shaver according to the present invention, a detection unit for detecting a detachable state of the container is provided inside the retracted portion.

In the electric ice shaver according to the present invention, a lower wall through hole is provided in a lower wall portion of the main body, the detection portion is provided through the lower wall through hole, and a distance from a virtual straight line simultaneously contacting the main body and the container to the lower wall through hole is made larger than a distance from the virtual straight line to an inner surface of the ice container.

Further, the electric ice shaver of the present invention is provided with a weir portion on a side of the container adjacent to the main body.

Further, in the electric ice shaver of the present invention, a weir portion is provided on the main body on a side closer to the container than the lower wall portion.

[ Effect of the invention ]

The electric ice shaver according to the present invention is configured as described above, so that the electric ice shaver can be easily used by a user by holding the retracted portion, and the diameter of the container located below the retracted portion can be increased, so that the amount of ice that can be stored in the container is not reduced.

Further, by providing a detection portion for detecting a state of attachment and detachment of the container in the interior of the recessed portion, even if the ice in the container melts and water is generated in a state in which the electric ice shaver is turned upside down, the water can be made difficult to enter the detection portion.

Further, by providing a through hole in the lower wall portion of the main body, providing the detection portion through the through hole, and making the distance from a virtual straight line that simultaneously contacts the main body and the container to the through hole larger than the distance from the virtual straight line to the inner surface of the container, it is possible to make it more difficult for water to enter the detection portion even if the ice in the container melts and water is generated in a state in which the electric ice shaver is turned upside down.

Further, by providing the weir portion on the main body side of the container, even when the ice in the container melts and water is generated in a state where the electric ice shaver is turned over, the water can be blocked by the weir portion, and the water is made more difficult to enter the detection portion.

Further, by providing a weir portion at a position closer to the container side than the lower wall portion of the main body, even when the ice in the container melts and water is generated in a state in which the electric ice shaver is turned upside down, the weir portion can block the water, and the water is made less likely to enter the detection portion.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing an electric ice shaver of embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the periphery of the detection section in example 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing an electric ice shaver according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a bottom view showing an electric ice shaver of embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the electric ice shaver in an overturned state according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing a main part of an electric ice shaver of embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below do not limit the contents of the present invention described in the claims. Moreover, the configurations described below are not necessarily all essential elements of the present invention.

[ example 1]

Hereinafter, example 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 5. 1 is the electric ice shaver of the invention. The electric ice shaver 1 includes an upper body 2, a lower container 3 detachably attached to the body 2, a motor 4 built in the body 2, a disk portion 5 as a rotating portion rotated by the motor 4, a through hole 6 provided in the body 2, and a cutting blade 7 provided in the vicinity of the through hole 6. The main body 2 and the container 3 are made of synthetic resin or the like. Further, the center lines of the body 2 and the container 3 are located coaxially.

The main body 2 has an upper surface portion 12 formed of a curved surface 11 at an upper portion thereof, and a main body cylindrical portion 13 at a lower portion of the upper surface portion 12, the main body cylindrical portion 13 being located at an outer surface thereof. The main body cylindrical portion 13 has a curved inwardly tapered portion 14 that is tapered slightly below the center in the height direction. The upper end of the main body tubular portion 13 is a maximum diameter portion 13A of the main body 2, and the lower end portion 13B of the main body tubular portion 13 has a diameter larger than the inwardly tapered portion 14 and smaller than the maximum diameter portion 13A.

Further, a horizontal plate-like upper partition portion 15 and a horizontal plate-like lower partition portion 16 are provided in the main body 2, and the lower portion is closed by a lower wall portion 17. The motor 4 is provided in an upper internal space 18 above the upper spacer 15, a reduction gear set 20 as a reduction mechanism is provided in a lower internal space 19 of the upper spacer 15 and the lower spacer 16, and a drive gear 4A of the motor 4 engages with the reduction gear set 20. The drive transmission shaft 21 is rotatably supported by the upper and

lower spacers

15 and 16, and the lower end of the drive transmission shaft 21 protrudes to the lower portion of the lower spacer 16.

A rotating body 22 that rotates integrally with the drive transmission shaft 21 is linked to the lower end of the drive transmission shaft 21. The rotor 22 includes an upper rotor cylinder 23, a lower rotor shaft 24, and the disk 5 provided at the lower end of the rotor shaft 24. The lower wall 17 is provided with a bearing 25 for rotatably supporting the rotary cylinder 23, and the bearing 25 is formed in a short cylindrical shape. A slide flange portion 26 that slides on the upper edge of the bearing portion 25 is provided on the rotary cylinder portion 23, and the rotary cylinder portion 23 is rotatably supported by the lower wall portion 17 via the bearing portion 25 and the slide flange portion 26.

A rotation transmission portion 21A is provided at the lower end of the drive transmission shaft 21, and the rotation of the drive transmission shaft 21 is transmitted to the rotation cylindrical portion 23 of the rotating body 22 by the rotation transmission portion 21A. A plate-like spacer 27 is provided at a lower portion of the rotary cylinder 23, a through hole 28 is formed in the spacer 27, and a guide cylinder 29 is provided at a lower portion of the spacer 27 so as to be continuous with the through hole 28. An upper portion of the rotary shaft 24 is inserted into the through hole 28 and the guide cylinder portion 29, and a locking pin 30 as a locking portion is provided on the upper portion of the rotary shaft 24.

A compression coil spring 31 as urging means is disposed between the spacer portion 27 and the disk portion 5, and the rotary shaft 24 and the disk portion 5 are urged downward with respect to the rotary cylinder portion 23 by the compression coil spring 31. The anti-slip pin 30 is a rotation transmission portion, and the anti-slip pin 30 is engaged with a vertical groove (not shown) provided in the inner surface of the rotary cylinder portion 23 to transmit the rotation of the rotary cylinder portion 23 to the rotary shaft 24. The anti-slip pin 30 is movable up and down along the vertical groove, and the rotation shaft 24 and the disk portion 5 can be raised by compressing the compression coil spring 31.

A push button type drive switch 32 is provided ON the upper side surface of the main body tubular portion 13, and by operating and pressing the drive switch 32, the motor 4 can be turned ON (ON) and OFF (OFF), and the motor 4 is connected to a household power supply by a power supply line 4B and driven by the household power supply. The drive switch 32 is biased outward by a compression coil spring 33 as biasing means, and projects outward beyond the outer periphery of the main body cylindrical portion 13 at both on and off times.

A pressing surface 34 for contacting ice is formed on the lower surface of the disk portion 5, and a plurality of claw portions 35 for enhancing the engagement with ice are formed on the pressing surface 34.

The container 3 has a container cylindrical portion 41 on the outer surface, the container cylindrical portion 41 being substantially cylindrical and formed in a shape of a curved reduced diameter upward, and the outer surface of the upper end portion 41A and the outer surface of the lower end portion 13B of the main body cylindrical portion 13 being flush with each other. The body 2 and the container 3 are detachably assembled by a bayonet coupling structure 42.

Specifically, an annular weir portion 43 is provided inside the upper end portion 41A of the container cylindrical portion 41, an inner container cylindrical portion 44 is provided so as to project upward from the inner end of the weir portion 43, and an inner main body cylindrical portion 45 is provided at the lower portion in the main body cylindrical portion 13, and the inner container cylindrical portion 44 and the inner main body cylindrical portion 45 have substantially the same cross section over the entire length. In this example, the weir portion 43 is disposed on the side of the vessel 3 closer to the main body 2.

A plurality of bayonet projections 46 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the upper end outer periphery of the container inner cylindrical portion 44, and bayonet grooves 47 are provided on the inner periphery of the main body inner cylindrical portion 45 so as to correspond to the bayonet projections 46. The bayonet groove 47 has a groove inlet (not shown) formed in the lower edge of the main body inner tube 45, and an engagement groove portion (not shown) communicating with the groove inlet and extending in the circumferential direction along the outer periphery of the main body inner tube 45.

The bayonet projection 46 is inserted into the groove entrance so that the container inner tube portion 44 is inserted into the main body inner tube portion 45, and the container 3 is rotated in the extending direction of the locking groove portion, whereby the bayonet projection 46 is locked to the locking groove portion of the bayonet groove 47. Thereby, the container 3 is combined with the body 2. The container 3 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the container 3 can be removed from the main body 2.

The lower portion of the container cylindrical portion 41 is closed by a bottom surface portion 51, the through hole 6 is provided in the bottom surface portion 51, the cutting blade 7 is provided in the lower portion of the bottom surface portion 51, and the blade portion of the cutting blade 7 faces the bottom surface portion 51 from the through hole 6. A rotary knob 52 for adjusting the position of the cutting blade 7 is provided, and the amount of protrusion of the bottom surface 51 of the cutting blade 7 can be adjusted by operating the rotary knob 52.

A support cylindrical portion 53 is provided at a lower portion of the container cylindrical portion 41, an annular protective body 54 made of an elastic material is provided on an outer periphery of the support cylindrical portion 53, and the support cylindrical portion 53 is protected by the annular protective body 54. The annular protector 54 integrally includes an annular portion 54A covering the outer periphery of the support cylindrical portion 53 and a bottom surface portion 54B provided on the bottom surface of the support cylindrical portion 53. The maximum diameter portion 54C of the outer periphery of the annular portion 54A of the annular protector 54 is formed larger than the outer periphery of the lower portion of the container cylindrical portion 41.

A cylindrical ice container 55 is provided in the container 3, a bottom of the ice container 55 is provided on the bottom surface 51, and the disk 5 is movably inserted into the ice container 55. A gap 56 is provided between the outer periphery of the ice container 55 and the inner periphery of the container cylindrical portion 41.

A detection part 61 for detecting the loading and unloading state of the container 3 is provided in the retraction part 14. Specifically, in the main body 2, a switch housing chamber 62 is provided below the lower partition 16, and the switch housing chamber 62 is surrounded by a side surface portion 62A on the four sides and a lower surface portion 62B closing the lower portion of the side surface portion 62A, and a detection switch 63 is disposed inside.

The detection unit 61 is an operator of the detection switch 63, and is disposed on the same side as the drive switch 32 with respect to the center of the main body 2. The detection unit 61 integrally includes a base end portion 64 inserted through the through hole 62C formed in the lower surface portion 62B and a tip end portion 65 inserted through the lower wall through hole 17A formed in the lower wall portion 17, the base end portion 64 and the tip end portion 65 are positioned eccentrically on a plane, an axial center of the base end portion 64 is positioned on a central side, and a center of the tip end portion 65 is positioned on an outer side. A compression coil spring 66 as urging means is externally fitted to the distal end portion 65, and the compression coil spring 66 is disposed between the lower surface portion 62B and the distal end portion 65 and urges the detection portion 61 downward. A stopper 67 having a larger diameter than the through hole 62C is provided at the base end of the detection portion 61, and the stopper 67 is attached by a screw 67A screwed to the base end portion 64. The screw 67A itself may integrally have a flange-like retaining portion 67.

An upper edge portion 68 as a contact portion is provided above the container 3 than the container inner tube portion 44, and when the bayonet coupling structure 42 is coupled, the upper edge portion 68 pushes up the front end portion 65 of the detection portion 61, and the detection portion 61 moves upward against the urging force of the compression coil spring 66, so that the detection switch 63 is turned on, and thus it is possible to detect that the container 3 is mounted on the main body 2, and in a state where the front end portion 65 is not pressed, the detection switch 63 is turned off, and it is detected that the container 3 is removed from the main body 2.

The motor 4 can be driven by the drive switch 32 on condition that the detection switch 63 is on, and the motor 4 is not driven even if the drive switch 32 is operated in a state where the detection switch 63 is off. That is, it is constituted in the following manner: the detection switch 63 is turned on to supply power to the motor 4, and the detection switch 63 is turned off to supply no power to the motor 4. Moreover, it can be configured as follows: the motor 4 is driven in a state where the drive switch 32 is pressed, and if the pressing is stopped by releasing the hand, the driving of the motor 4 is stopped.

As shown in fig. 1 and the like, the detection switch 63 and the detection unit 61 are disposed on one side in the radial direction with respect to the center of the main body 2. As shown in fig. 5, on a plane including the centers of the main body 2 and the container 3 and the center of the distal end portion 65 of the detection portion 61, a distance L from a virtual straight line K contacting one side in the diameter direction on the outer surfaces of the main body 2 and the container 3 to the lower wall through hole 17A is made larger than a distance L1 from the virtual straight line K to the inner surface 55N of the ice container 55. In addition, when the virtual straight line K is not parallel to the inner surface 55N, the distance L1 from the upper end position of the inner surface 55N may be used. Further, a distance L2 from the virtual straight line K to the inner end of the weir portion 43 is greater than the distance L.

The electric ice shaver 1 includes a base body 71 made of synthetic resin or the like and being independent. The base body 71 integrally includes a planar circular bottom portion 72, a cylindrical inner wall portion 73 standing from the periphery of the bottom portion 72, an annular coupling portion 74 provided around the upper end of the inner wall portion 73, and an outer wall portion 75 provided vertically downward from the coupling portion 74, and a lower portion of the outer wall portion 75 is formed by being curved so as to expand downward. A plurality of leg portions 76 are provided below the bottom surface portion 72.

The inner wall 73 has an inner diameter substantially equal to the maximum diameter portion 54C of the annular protector 54, the lower portion of the container 3 is detachably fitted into the inner wall 73 of the base body 71, and the lower surface of the support cylindrical portion 53 is placed on the bottom surface portion 72. By using the base body 71 larger than the support cylindrical portion 53 in this manner, the electric ice shaver 1 can be stably erected, and further, dirt and the like can be prevented from entering the through-hole 6, and even if water generated in the ice container 55 falls from the through-hole 6, the water can be received by the base body 71 and can be prevented from leaking to the outside.

Next, a method of using the electric ice shaver 1 will be explained. The main body 2 is separated from the container 3, and ice (not shown) is put into the ice container 55 in the container 3 from the upper opening 44A of the container inner cylindrical portion 44. In a state before the container 3 is mounted, the tip portion 65 of the detection portion 61 is projected downward from the lower wall through hole 17A by the urging force of the compression coil spring 66, and the detection portion 61 does not detect the container 3, so that the motor 4 is not driven even if the drive switch 32 is operated. The upper opening 44A is formed by the inner peripheral surface of the container inner tube 44, and the ice container 55 has an inner diameter larger than the diameter of the upper opening 44A.

After ice is put into the ice container 55, the main body 2 is attached to the container 3. In this case, disc portion 5 is inserted into ice container 55 through upper opening 44A, and when disc portion 5 touches ice, compression coil spring 31 contracts, and rotation shaft 24 and disc portion 5 move up with respect to main body 2. Then, when the main body 2 is attached to the container 3 by the bayonet coupling structure 42, the upper edge portion 68 of the container 3 presses the lower end of the front end portion 65, the detection portion 61 is pushed up, and the detection switch 63 detects that the container 3 is attached to the main body 2.

When the detection switch 63 detects that the container 3 has been attached to the main body 2, the motor 4 can be driven by operating the drive switch 32. In this state, when the user grips the main body 2 and operates the drive switch 32, the motor 4 rotates, the rotation is reduced by the reduction gear set 20 to rotate the disk portion 5, ice in the ice container 55 is pressed against and rotated by the rotation of the disk portion 5, and the ice is cut by the cutting blade 7 and falls from the through hole 6. Further, the user can grip the inwardly retracted portion 14 formed to be thin and easy to grip in the main body 2.

In addition, the electric ice shaver 1 can be stably erected using the base body 71 except for the time of use. On the other hand, even if it is not recognized that the electric ice shaver 1 is turned upside down and the detection portion 61 side is located on the lower side as shown in fig. 5, the ice in the ice container 55 melts and water is generated, since the detection portion 61 provided in the lower wall through hole 17A is provided in the indented portion 14, the distance L from the virtual straight line K (i.e., the installation surface) in contact with the main body 2 and the container 3 to the lower wall through hole 17A at the time of pouring is greater than the distance L1 from the virtual straight line K (i.e., the installation surface) to the inner surface 55N of the ice container 55, and further, since the weir portion 43 is provided in the container 3, the distance L2 from the virtual straight line K (i.e., the installation surface) to the inner end of the weir portion 43 is greater than the distance L, water is less likely to penetrate into the lower.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the electric ice shaver 1 has: a main body 2 having a motor 4 built therein; a container 3 which is provided with a through hole 6, has a cutting blade 7 in the vicinity of the through hole 6, and is detachable from the main body 2; an ice container 55 provided in the container 3; and a disk unit 5 as a rotating unit that is rotated by the motor 4; in the electric ice shaver 1, since the body 2 is provided with the indented portion 14 having a diameter smaller than the maximum diameter portion 13A of the container 3, the user can easily use the indented portion 14 by gripping it, and the diameter of the container 3 below the indented portion 14 can be increased, so that the amount of ice that can be stored in the container 3 is not reduced.

Further, since the detection portion 61 for detecting the attachment/detachment state of the container 3 is provided inside the retracted portion 14, even if the ice in the container 3 melts and water is generated in a state where the electric ice shaver 1 is tipped over, the water can be made difficult to enter the detection portion 61.

Further, since the lower wall portion 17 of the main body 2 is provided with the lower wall through hole 17A, the detection portion 61 is provided through the lower wall through hole 17A, and the distance L from the virtual straight line K simultaneously contacting the main body 2 and the container 3 to the lower wall through hole 17A is made larger than the distance L1 from the virtual straight line K to the inner surface 55N of the ice container 55, even when the ice in the container 3 melts and water is generated in a state where the electric ice shaver 1 is turned upside down, it is possible to make it more difficult for the water to enter the detection portion 61.

Further, since the weir portion 43 is provided on the main body 2 side of the container 3, even if the ice in the container 3 melts and water is generated in a state where the electric ice shaver 1 is tipped over, the weir portion 43 blocks the water, and the water is made more difficult to enter the detection portion 61.

Hereinafter, as an effect of the embodiment, since the maximum diameter portion of the container 3 is larger than the maximum diameter portion of the body 2, the volumetric efficiency of the container 3 is excellent. Further, since the retracted portion 14 is located above the center in the height direction of the electric ice shaver 1, the drive switch 32 can be operated with the thumb even in a state where the retracted portion 14 is held with one hand. Since the power cord 4B is provided above the position of the recessed portion 14 of the main body 2, the power cord 4B does not touch a dish or the like that receives the shaved ice. Further, since the clearance 56 is provided between the outer periphery of the ice container 55 and the inner periphery of the container cylindrical portion 41, even if the electric ice shaver 1 is turned upside down, water inside the ice container 55 flows into the clearance 56, and is hard to enter the lower wall through hole 17A side. The gap 56 is preferably set to 10mm or more in the diameter direction, and the space of the gap 56 can be secured by providing the indented portion 14. Further, by providing the base body 71 as a separate body, the electric ice shaver 1 can be stably erected, dirt and the like can be prevented from entering through-hole 6, and even if water generated in the ice container 55 falls down through-hole 6, the water can be received by the base body 71. Further, since the inner diameter of the ice container 55 is larger than the diameter of the upper opening 44A, ice can be stored in a larger amount than in the related art.

[ example 2]

Fig. 6 shows example 2, and the same components as those in example 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. In example 2, the vessel 3 was formed lower and the body 2 was formed higher than in example 1, and the weir portion 43 was provided on the body 2 on the side closer to the vessel 3 than the lower wall portion 17.

An inner step portion 81 is provided at an upper end portion 41A of the container cylindrical portion, an inner container cylindrical portion 44 is provided so as to project from an inner end of the inner step portion 81, and a plurality of bayonet projections 46 are provided at equal intervals in a circumferential direction on an upper end outer periphery of the inner container cylindrical portion 44. On the other hand, a bayonet groove 47 is provided on the inner periphery of the main body cylindrical portion 13 on the lower end portion 13B side so as to correspond to the bayonet projection 46.

A cylindrical portion 82 is provided to protrude from the upper portion of the weir portion 43, a guide shaft 83 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 82, and a transmission member 84 is connected to a lower end of the guide shaft 83. The transmission member 84 integrally has transverse sides 85 and longitudinal sides 86. The guide shaft 83 is integrally formed on the upper surface of the lateral side 85. The guide shaft 83 is in contact with a detection unit, not shown, inserted through the lower wall through hole 17A and protruding downward. A lower end portion 86A of the vertical side 86 is disposed along the inner surface of the main body tubular portion 13, and the lower end portion 86A abuts against an upper edge portion 44B of the container inner tubular portion 44 when the container 3 is mounted to the main body 2. A compression coil spring 87 as urging means is disposed between the cylindrical portion 82 and the lateral side 85, and the transmission member 84 is urged downward by the compression coil spring 87. Furthermore, the transmission member 84 is provided with a reinforcing rib 88 connecting the lower surface of the lateral side 85 and the inner surface of the longitudinal side 86.

A stopper 67 is provided on the upper portion of the guide shaft 83 with a screw 67A. The screw 67A itself may integrally have a flange-like retaining portion 67. Further, a through hole 17B into which the head of the screw 67A is inserted is formed in the lower wall 17.

The position where the retaining portion 67 abuts against the lower surface of the lower wall portion 17 is the upper limit position of the transmission member 84, and conversely, the position where the retaining portion 67 abuts against the upper surface of the tube portion 82 is the lower limit position of the transmission member 84.

In use, as shown in fig. 6, when the container 3 is attached to the main body 2, the upper edge portion 44B of the container inner tube portion 44 pushes up the lower end portion 86A of the vertical edge 86, the compression coil spring 87 contracts, the detection portion, not shown, is pushed up together with the transmission member 84, and the detection switch 63 detects that the container 3 is attached to the main body 2.

On the other hand, when the container 3 is removed from the main body 2, the detection portion is lowered together with the transmission member 84 by the compression coil spring 87 and a not-shown urging mechanism for the detection portion, and the detection switch 63 is turned off, thereby detecting that the container 3 is removed from the main body 2.

Thus, the present embodiment exhibits the same operation and effect as those of embodiment 1.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the weir portion 43 is provided at the side of the container 3 with respect to the lower wall portion 17 of the main body 2, even if the ice in the container 3 melts and water is generated in a state in which the electric ice shaver 1 is tipped over, the weir portion 43 blocks the water, and the water is made less likely to enter the detection portion 61.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. For example, although the annular weir is shown in the above embodiment, the weir may be provided only on the detection unit side. Also, in the embodiment, the case of using a household power source is shown, but a battery may be used as the power source.

Claims

1. An electric ice shaver having: a main body having a motor built therein; a container which is provided with a through hole, has a cutting blade in the vicinity of the through hole, and is detachable from the main body; an ice container disposed in the container; and a rotating part rotated by the motor; the electric ice shaver is characterized in that:

a draw-in portion having a diameter smaller than a maximum diameter portion of the container is provided in the body,

a detection part for detecting the loading and unloading state of the container is arranged in the retraction part,

a lower wall through hole is provided in a lower wall portion of the main body, the detection portion is provided through the lower wall through hole, and

a distance from a virtual straight line simultaneously contacting the body and the container to the lower wall through hole is made larger than a distance from the virtual straight line to an inner surface of the ice container,

and a weir part is arranged on one side of the container close to the main body.

2. An electric ice shaver having: a main body having a motor built therein; a container which is provided with a through hole, has a cutting blade in the vicinity of the through hole, and is detachable from the main body; an ice container disposed in the container; and a rotating part rotated by the motor; the electric ice shaver is characterized in that:

and a weir portion is provided on the main body on a side closer to the vessel than the lower wall portion.