JP2002195710A - Crushed ice mixer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To maintain crushed ice and smoothly perform measurement and distribution of the crushed ice for packaging in ice. SOLUTION: A crushed ice mixer is provided with a mixer drum 1 for agitating the crushed ice by rotation and for taking out the crushed ice therefrom, and a scale 2 for receiving the ice taken out from the mixer drum 1 and discharging the ice by each measurement of a fixed amount.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ice crushing mixer for maintaining an ice crushing state, and is used for packing ice in a fish market, fish transport, etc. It is used for loading ice.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An ice crushing device for making ice crushed ice for toro boxes,
Techniques are known in which this crushed ice is supplied to a toro box or bag containing fish with a scoop or the like, or supplied to a truck or a conveyor for shipping.

[0003]

A great deal of effort is required to pack ice into a toro box, plastic bag, or even a conveyor using a scoop or the like. It is difficult to supply exactly every fixed amount. or,
During the supply of a large amount of crushed ice or during the waiting period, it is frozen again into large chunks, and it is difficult to perform accurate supply.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mixer drum 1 which rotates and agitates and removes crushed ice.
And a weighing device 2 for receiving ice taken out from the mixer drum 1 and discharging the weighed amount at a constant rate.

[0005] The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a shooter 3 is provided, which receives the ice measured and discharged by the measuring device 2 and flows down.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the mixer drum 1, the weighing device 2, and the shooter 3 are mounted on a chassis 4 or a movable platform and movably provided.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the crushed ice contained in the mixer drum 1 is stirred by the rotation of the mixer drum 1 and is kept free from ice. Further, when the crushed ice is taken out by the rotation of the mixer drum 1, the crushed ice is automatically measured by the measuring device 2 and is discharged intermittently at a constant amount. For this reason, even if the crushed ice in the mixer drum 1 is stored for a long time, icing is prevented, and the removal of the crushed ice can be accurately and smoothly dispensed at any time. Accurate ice filling can be performed quickly and efficiently.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when taking out and measuring the crushed ice, the crushed ice discharged while being measured by the measuring device 2 is:
Since it is received by the shooter 3 and supplied in a predetermined box or bag, it is possible to accurately and smoothly perform processing such as weighing and discharging from the box.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a mixer drum 1 is provided.
When the measuring device 2 and the shooter 3 are integrally handled and moved, the location where the crushed ice is supplied and stored in the mixer drum 1 is different from the location where the crushed ice is taken out from the mixer drum 1 and measured and distributed. Also in the above, the work of distributing ice or providing good delivery can be performed by the movement of the undercarriage 4 and the movable carriage and the prevention of the icing.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention can be applied to a fish market, a fish transportation, and other work modes using crushed ice such as ice cooling. In fish markets, toro boxes are often packed with fresh fish on ice. At this time, the crushed ice may be packed in a plastic bag and placed on a toro box. In addition, crushed ice may be loaded into truck containers or tanks of fish carriers. In such a case, a crushed ice mixer is used. An example of this basic mode will be described with reference to FIGS.

Here, the invention described in claim 1 is:
A mixer drum, which is provided with a mixer drum 1 that rotates and stirs and takes out ice crushed ice, and a measuring device 2 that receives ice taken out from the mixer drum 1 and discharges the ice at a constant amount. .

As a result, the crushed ice contained in the mixer drum 1 is stirred by the rotation of the mixer drum 1 and is kept free from ice. Further, when the crushed ice is taken out by the rotation of the mixer drum 1, the crushed ice is automatically measured by the measuring device 2 and is discharged intermittently at a constant amount. For this reason, even if the crushed ice in the mixer drum 1 is stored for a long time, icing is prevented, and the removal of the crushed ice can be accurately and smoothly dispensed at any time. Accurate ice filling can be performed quickly and efficiently.

Further, the invention according to a second aspect is characterized in that a shooter 3 is provided, which receives the ice measured and discharged by the measuring device 2 and flows down. Thereby, at the time of taking out and measuring the crushed ice, the crushed ice discharged while being measured by the measuring device 2 is received by the chute 3 and packed in a predetermined box or bag. Can be performed smoothly.

Here, the mixer drum 1, the scale 2, and the shooter 3 are mounted and supported on a base frame 5.
The mixer drum 1 is a conical drum, has a spiral plate 6 on the inner peripheral surface, inclines the drum axis A, and rotatably supports the outer peripheral guide ring 7 on the support roll 8. The mixer drum 1 has a sprocket 10 located on the bottom 9 side of the drum 9 having a large diameter located on the lower side of the inclination, and a chain 13 interlocks with a sprocket 12 of a forward / reverse rotation motor 11 that is electrically driven on the base frame 5. An opening 14 is formed on the side where the drum diameter is small, and the crushed ice supply funnel 15 is viewed from the upper outside. Further, the outer peripheral surface of the mixer drum 1 may be configured to be covered with a heat insulating material such as styrene foam to prevent the crushed ice from being melted. In addition, the opening 14 may be provided with a heat-insulating closing plate that is always closed except when discharging, so as to be integrated with the supply funnel 15, which is more effective. The crushed ice is crushed and purified by a separately configured crusher, and is supplied from the supply funnel 15 into the mixer drum 1. Since the crusher is large and a heavy device, it is often installed at a specific building position as fixed equipment.

When the motor 11 is rotated forward, the crushed ice and ice water in the mixer drum 1
Sent to the side. When rotating in the reverse direction, the crushed ice and the like are sent to the bottom 9 in the opposite direction, and the crushed ice is stirred in the mixer drum 1, so that icing between the crushed ice can be prevented. The spiral plate 6 may have a discontinuous intermittent arrangement (see FIG. 10) or a combination of the spiral plate 6 and a rod, etc., to enhance the stirring effect by taking out the crushed ice by the forward rotation and the reverse rotation. Configuration.

The weighing device 2 is capable of performing automatic weighing of crushed ice and discharging the measured crushed ice in the form of a spring measuring device. Is formed. The clip cam 18 at one end of the measuring bucket shaft 16 is fitted and supported on a support boss 20 on a support arm 19. In this support boss 20, a clip ball 22 repelled by a measuring spring 21 is engaged with a ball hole 23 of the clip cam 18. By rotating the bucket 17 against the clip ball 22 pushed by the measuring spring 21, the bucket 17 can be rotated and discharged while measuring the weight of the crushed ice contained in each bucket 17. Reference numeral 24 denotes a side plate of the bucket 17. Numeral 25 is an adjusting handle, which can change and adjust the weighing weight by adjusting the elastic force of the weighing spring 21.

The bucket 17 is disengaged by the engagement between the clip ball 22 and the ball hole 23 every one-third of a turn, and is weighed by being supplied with ice crushed from the opening 14 of the upper mixer drum 1. be able to. Further, by this measurement, every time the bucket 17 rotates, the crushed ice measured is discharged downward. When adjusting the weighing weight, turning the adjustment handle 25 to increase the pressure of the weighing spring 21 increases the pushing resistance of the clip ball 22 due to the ball hole 23, thereby increasing the weight. Can be.

The shooter 3 receives the crushed ice weighed and discharged by the measuring device 2 and flows it down. The shooter 3 is supported by a base frame 5 below the measuring device 2. The shooter 3 can be formed in a hopper form that easily receives the crushed ice discharged from the bucket 17 of the measuring device 2. The discharge port 26 can be formed in a form in which the bag 27 can be easily supplied. The shooter 3 is provided so that the inclination angle can be adjusted by rotating the bottom about the support shaft 28. Further, a handle 29 is provided at one end of the support shaft 28 so that the rotation can be manually adjusted. This handle 2
A clip ball hole 30 is formed in the frame 5 in the rotation area 9 so that the adjustment position can be locked.

When the crushed ice discharged from the bucket 17 of the measuring device 2 is allowed to flow down and packed in the bag 27, the shooter 3 can be set to an inclined state. To supply bags 27 or the like every time several buckets 17 are measured, the shooter 3 is horizontally supported by operating the handle 29, and the handle 29 is supplied every time a predetermined number of buckets 17 are measured.
, The chute 3 can be tilted and supplied into the bag 27.

While the motor 11 is rotating in the reverse direction, crushed ice is supplied from the supply funnel 15. The crushed ice is stirred in the mixer drum 1. When bagging this crushed ice, shooter 2
The motor 11 is rotated forward while the bag 27 is viewed below the discharge port 26 of FIG. The crushed ice is sent out from the opening 14 and taken out and supplied to the bucket 17 of the measuring device 2 to be measured. When this weight reaches the set weight with the measuring spring 21,
The clip ball 22 is pushed out from the ball hole 23 and the bucket 17 is rotated by one third, and the crushed ice is discharged onto the shooter 3. The bucket 17 from which the crushed ice has been discharged is
The subsequent ball hole 23 is locked by the engagement with the clip ball 22, and the subsequent bucket 17 reaches the measuring position and receives the crushed ice for weighing. Shooter 3
The crushed ice discharged into the bag 27 is supplied from the outlet 26 into the bag 27.

When the bag filling is continued, the bag 27 can be replaced every time the measuring device 2 weighs and discharges.
When the bagging operation is completed, the motor 11 is rotated in the reverse direction, so that the removal from the opening 14 is stopped.
A stirring action is performed. Further, instead of the bag 27, it can be directly supplied to a toro box, and furthermore, it can be supplied to a simple carry such as a hand bucket.

Next, a control mode in which the bucket 17 of the measuring device 2 is rotated intermittently by controlling the bucket 17 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. First, in FIG. 5, instead of the clip ball 22 for rotating and stopping the bucket shaft 16, a locking claw 31 and a locking stopper 32 for electromagnetically engaging and disengaging the locking claw 31 are provided. Stopper 32
Is urged by a spring 33 to a state where it can always be engaged with the rotation range of the locking claw 31, so that the rotation of the bucket 17 can be locked, and the solenoid 35 is operated by an output from the controller 34, The locking stopper 32 is operated out of the rotation range of the locking claw 31 against the spring 33 to allow intermittent rotation of the measuring bucket 17.

A load cell 36 is connected to the input side of the controller 34. The load cell 36 measures the weight of the ice crush received by the bucket 17, and when the weight reaches a predetermined weight, the solenoid 35 is output to output the locking stopper 32.
Is disengaged. The measurement of the load cell 36 can be performed by receiving a bucket support arm 37 that supports the bucket shaft 17. The base of the bucket support arm 37 is supported so as to be vertically movable around an arm shaft 38 on the base frame 5. The solenoid 35, the spring 33, the load cell 36 and the like are attached to the base frame 5 side.
The locking stopper 32 is also attached to a part of the base frame 5 so as to be rotatable around a stopper shaft 39.

On the input side of the controller 34, a weighing setting device 40 is provided, and by this adjustment, a predetermined weighing weight by the load cell 36 can be set.
The weight of the crushed ice received by each bucket 17 is
When the weight reaches the predetermined weight set by the weighing setting device 40, the solenoid 35 is output to disengage the locking stopper 32 from the locking claw 31, and the bucket 17 is reset by the weight of the ice breaking. Being rotated a minute,
The crushed ice is discharged downward, and the subsequent crushed ice can be received in the bucket 17.

Next, mainly in FIGS. 6 to 9, instead of the rotation of the bucket 17 by the drive control of the locking stopper 32, the metering clutch 42 is operated by the electric power of the motor 41 to intermittently move the bucket 17. Is rotated to discharge the crushed ice. A chain 44 is transmitted between the bucket shaft 16 and the measuring clutch 42 on the support shaft 43 at the center of the arm shaft 38.
Further, a motor 41 and a measuring clutch 42 on the support shaft 43 are provided.
And the chain 45 is transmitted. And this motor 4
1 through the metering clutch 42
4 and the bucket shaft 16 are interlocked. The weighing clutch 42 is constituted by a constant rotation clutch or the like, and is automatically disengaged by a predetermined angle or one rotation to stop the electric power. The connection of the weighing clutch 42 is performed by the load cell 36. This is performed by the output from the controller 34 by the weighing input.

On the input side of the controller 34 for controlling the mixer drum 1 and the weighing device 2, an automatic switch 46, a weighing setting device 40 and a bag number setting device 47 for setting the number of replacements of the bags 27, as shown in FIG. , A load cell 36, and a manual switch 49 for rotating the motor 11 forward to take out and measure the crushed ice from the opening 14.

In the operation in the automatic mode, the weighing setting device 4
Set the weighing weight per bag with 0, and set the number of bags
7, a specific number of bags, such as one bag, two bags, or a plurality of bags, is set, and the automatic switch 46 is turned on.
By N, bagging of crushed ice is automatically performed. The operator may exchange the bag 27 every time the bag is filled. After the completion of bagging or the like, the motor 11 is temporarily stopped and automatically switched to the reverse rotation, so that the removal from the opening 14 is stopped, and the stirring operation in the mixer drum 1 is performed.

In the manual mode, the bag can be packed as required by operating the manual switch 49. in this case,
The weight setting per bag by the weighing setting device 40 is performed in the same manner as in the automatic mode. Also in this case, the stopping of the motor 11 stops the bag filling and the removal from the opening 14 when the measurement is completed, and the motor 11 is automatically switched to the reverse rotation to repeat the stirring operation.

As shown in FIG. 9, the base frame 5 having the mixer drum 1, the weighing device 2, and the like may be mounted on the loading platform of the truck 50 so as to be transportable. Here, the invention according to claim 3 is the mixer drum 1,
It is characterized in that the weighing device 2 and the shooter 3 are mounted on a chassis 4 or a movable platform so as to be movable.

As a result, the mixer drum 1, the measuring device 2, the shooter 3, and the like are integrally handled and moved, so that a place for supplying and accommodating the crushed ice to the mixer drum 1 and taking out and measuring the crushed ice from the mixer drum 1 are measured. Even in the case where the distribution position is different, the work of distributing or breaking ice can be performed by the movement of the undercarriage 4 and the movable platform and the prevention of the icing.

Here, while moving on the truck 50, the crushed ice can be agitated in the mixer drum 1, and the crushed ice can be promptly moved to a work place where the crushed ice is required, so that the crushed ice can be packed in a bag or packed in a toro box. It can be performed. 5
Reference numeral 1 denotes a control box, which can be installed in a place where operation is easy, such as near the measuring instrument 2.

10 and 11, the difference from the above example is that the undercarriage 4 is a hand-operated form and has a simple moving form having a handle 52. Further, a configuration is also possible in which the wheels can be driven and moved by a motor or an engine mounted on the chassis.
53 is a caster. The mixer drum 1 has an opening 54 formed on the rotating peripheral surface and has a lid 55 that can be opened and closed. When the lid 55 is opened, the crushed ice can be supplied directly into the mixer drum 1 also from the opening 54. 56 is a lid 55
Is a lock cam, which can be rotated by a handle 58. Hook 59 for engaging this lock cam 57
Are provided integrally on the outer surface of the mixer drum 1, and a safety sensor 60 for detecting whether or not the lock cam 57 is locked is provided on the outer surface.

When crushed ice is supplied to the mixer drum 1 or when the inside of the mixer drum 1 is cleaned or repaired, the lid 55 is used.
Can be opened to work from the opening 54. In the drive of the mixer drum 1 by the motor 11, the safety sensor 60 detects the closed state of the lid 55,
The motor 11 is output, and the safety can be achieved by restraining the motor from being driven while the lid 55 is open. Further, the spiral plate 6 on the inner circumference of the mixer drum 1 is configured to be intermittently arranged at predetermined intervals to enhance the stirring effect of the crushed ice. 61 is a battery.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an ice crushing mixer section.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the measuring unit.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a part thereof.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the shooter unit.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a measuring unit showing a partially different embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a control block diagram showing a partially different embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the measuring unit.

FIG. 8 is a side view thereof.

FIG. 9 is an overall side view thereof.

FIG. 10 is a side view of a crushed ice mixer section showing a partially different embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a front sectional view of a part thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 mixer drum 2 measuring device 3 shooter 4 chassis

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A crushing ice, comprising: a mixer drum 1 which rotates and stirs and takes out crushed ice; and a weighing device 2 which receives ice taken out from the mixer drum 1 and discharges the crushed ice at regular intervals. mixer. 2. The ice crushing mixer according to claim 1, further comprising a shooter that receives and flows down the ice measured and discharged by the measuring device. 3. The ice crushing mixer according to claim 1, wherein the mixer drum 1, the weighing device 2, and the shooter 3 are mounted on a chassis 4 to a movable platform so as to be movable. [0001]