JP2549021Y2 - Ice storage conveyor for ice storage - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ice storage conveyor for an ice storage, which can easily push out ice frost generated in the ice conveyor and prevent the conveyor from being damaged.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as one form of ice storage for storing ice, an ice maker is provided integrally. An ice maker is mounted on the upper part of the ice storage, and the ice storage is installed on the floor of the ice storage. And an ice transfer conveyor for transferring ice blocks. Further, an ice crusher is provided at the end of the ice transfer conveyor, the ice is crushed finely by the crusher, and the ice is loaded on a truck bed or the like from a discharge port.

[0003] The ice transfer conveyor is composed of a driving sprocket and a floating sprocket, a chain suspended on each sprocket, and a plurality of horizontally long conveyor plates connected to the chain. It was made possible to take out the ice block at the rear of the storage.

[0004]

However, the ice transfer conveyor of the above-mentioned ice storage still has the following problems. That is, since the inside of the ice storage is below the freezing point, frost and the like are easily generated, and particularly, ice frost is generated between the chains of the ice transfer conveyor. Therefore, when operating the ice transfer conveyor, when the driving sprocket is inserted between the chains, the ice frost is pressed to damage the ice transfer conveyor. For this reason, there was a problem that the ice transfer conveyor did not operate smoothly and the operation of taking out ice from the ice storage was stopped.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide an ice storage conveyor for an ice storage which can solve the above problems.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, a driving sprocket and a floating sprocket are arranged on a floor of an ice storage capable of storing ice blocks.
A chain is suspended between the two sprockets, and a conveyor plate is mounted on the upper surface of the chain without gaps in the direction of travel of the chain. The conveyor plate has an ice frost extrusion hole located directly above the chain. In addition, a plurality of flexible closing plates are provided above the opening of the ice frost extrusion hole.

In addition, the tip of each closing plate is brought into contact with the upper portion of the opening of the ice frost extruding hole, and the back surface of the base end of each closing plate is superimposed on the upper surface of the conveyor plate. The base edge of the closing plate is to be attached.

[0008]

[Effects of the Invention] In the present invention, a driving sprocket and a floating sprocket are arranged on the floor of an ice storage capable of storing ice blocks, a chain is suspended between the two sprockets, and a conveyor plate is chained on the upper surface of the chain. The conveyor plate is provided with ice frost extrusion holes directly above the chain and a plurality of flexible frost extrusion holes are provided above the opening of the ice frost extrusion holes. In a state in which the closing plate having a cover is covered, and the front end of each closing plate is superimposed on the upper surface of the conveyor plate while the tip of each closing plate is abutted above the opening of the ice frost extrusion hole, Because the base edge of each closing plate is attached to the upper surface of the conveyor plate, when the closing plate is bent upward, it is bent from the base edge of the closing plate, but the closing plate is bent downward. Song When that is bent from the open end of the frost extrusion hole. Therefore, since the closing plate is not easily bent downward, the ice blocks on the conveyor plate can be prevented from falling below the ice frost extrusion holes, and the cool air above the conveyor passes through the ice frost extrusion holes. Can be prevented from flowing into the chain or sprocket side, and ice frost can be prevented from occurring between the chains. Furthermore, since the closing plate is easily bent upward, the ice between the chains can be prevented. Even if frost is generated, the sprocket pushes the ice frost outward to remove the ice frost between the chains, thereby preventing damage to the ice transfer conveyor and enabling smooth operation of the ice transfer conveyor.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to the drawings, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an ice storage capable of storing ice according to the present invention. And ice is loaded on a truck bed below the ice storage 1. An ice maker 2 is disposed at the upper rear of the ice storage 1 to store small pieces of ice produced by the ice maker 2 in the ice storage 1.
Store in the storage space inside. Reference numeral 3 denotes a support for supporting the ice maker 2 provided above the ice storage 1. The ice storage 1 includes a plurality of refrigeration panels 5 having a heat insulating function assembled on a floor B of a building A, and a fixed storage space 6 is formed therein. Reference numeral 7 denotes a side wall panel and 8 denotes a ceiling panel.

The small pieces of ice stored in the ice storage 1 become large ice blocks due to their own weight from above and the cooling action of the ice storage 1, and are stored in the ice storage 1 for a long time. Further, an ice transfer conveyor 9 for transferring ice forward is provided on the floor of the ice storage 1, and the ice blocks loaded on the conveyor 9 are transferred to one side and distributed to the front. The ice block is finely crushed by the provided ice block crushing device 10 and dropped below a discharge port 11 provided on the floor B of the building A.

That is, the ice transfer conveyor 9 disposed on the floor of the ice storage 1 has a drive shaft 12a on which a plurality of driving sprockets 12 are mounted at the front of the ice storage 1, and a rear portion thereof. A floating shaft 13a having a plurality of floating sprockets 13 protruding therefrom.
A chain 15 is suspended between the sprockets 12 and 13, and a horizontally long conveyor plate 16 is mounted on the chain 15. As shown in FIG. 3, the conveyor plate 16 has one side bent upward at the front edge, and overlaps the rear edge of the conveyor plate 16 at the rear thereof, so that the chain 15 can move the sprockets 12 and 13
, The conveyor plate 16 is operated smoothly.

In this embodiment, each sprocket 12, 13 has
A fitting portion 17a for a traveling roller 17 to be described later is provided. The roller 17 is fitted into the fitting portion 17a of each sprocket 12, 13 to operate the chain 15 smoothly. Further, a chain rail 18 is disposed along the ice storage 1 between the sprockets 12 and 13, and a running roller 17 runs on the rail 18 to operate the ice transfer conveyor 9. I try to do it smoothly. Reference numeral 19 denotes a horizontal frame which supports the chain rail 18, and is provided under the rail 18 in large numbers.

Next, the ice block crushing apparatus 10 will be described in detail. That is, in the ice storage 1, a plurality of scraping rollers 20 are arranged at the end of the ice transfer conveyor 9 in the vertical direction of the ice storage 1 so that the front wall of the ice block is broken by the rollers 20. The scraping roller 20 has a large number of rotating shafts 21 arranged in two front and rear rows over the ceiling surface of the ice storage 1, and a large number of claw bodies 22 projecting from the peripheral surface of the rotating shaft 21.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a transport device 23 for discharging the crushed ice out of the ice storage 1 is provided below the ice block crushing device 10. The transport device 23 rotatably mounts a spiral conveyor 24 at the end of the ice transfer conveyor 9 on the floor of the ice storage 1, and transports the dropped ice to the discharge port 11 by the rotation of the conveyor 24. doing. Reference numeral 25 denotes a guide plate of the transfer device 23.

Further, in the present embodiment, a lid is
26 is attached, and a cylinder 27 is interlockedly connected to the lid 26, and the lid 26 is opened and closed by the cylinder 27.
As shown in FIG. 2, a driving device 28 is provided on the outer side of the ice storage 1, and the ice transfer conveyor 9, the ice block crushing device 10, and the transport device 23 are linked to an output shaft of the driving device 28. Then, each device is operated.

In the present invention, ice frost generated between the chains 15 of the ice transfer conveyor 9 is pushed out by the claws of the sprockets 12 and 13 inserted between the chains 15 in the ice storage 1. The configuration will be described in detail. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an ice frost extrusion hole 29 for discharging ice frost is provided on the conveyor plate 16 where the drive sprocket 12 is located, and the ice frost extrusion hole 29 is closed at an upper portion thereof. The plate body 30 is covered.

The closing plate 30 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the closing plate 31 is made of two flexible plates 31 and 32 made of rubber or the like. With the back surfaces of the base ends of the closing plates 31 and 32 superposed on the upper surface of the
1,32 base edges are installed. 33 is a closing plate 31,
32 bolts.

When the closing plates 31 and 32 bend upward, the closing plates 31 and 32 bend from the base end portions. However, when the closing plates 31 and 32 bend downward, ice It is bent from the opening end of the frost extrusion hole 29. Therefore, the closing plates 31 and 32 are unlikely to be bent downward, and the ice blocks on the conveyor plate 16 can be prevented from falling below the ice frost extrusion holes 29. It can be prevented from flowing into the chain 15 and the sprockets 12 and 13 side, and the blocking plates 31 and 32 are easily bent upward. As shown in FIG. 12 and 13 can be pushed out to remove ice frost a between the chains 15.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional side view of an ice storage according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional plan view of the ice storage.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of a main part of the ice storage.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the ice transfer conveyor.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory sectional view showing an operation state of a closing plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Ice storage 9 Ice transfer conveyor 12 Drive sprocket 15 Chain 16 Conveyor plate 29 Ice frost extrusion hole 30 Closure plate

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] Claims: 1. A floor of an ice storage that can store ice blocks,
A drive sprocket and a floating sprocket are installed.
Suspend the chain between the proquettes and place a con
Take bare plates continuously without leaving any space in the chain travel direction.
Ice frost extrusion at the position directly above the chain
In addition to drilling a hole,
A number of flexible closing plates are covered, and the tip of each closing plate is placed over the opening of the ice frost extrusion hole.
And close each of the closing presses on the upper surface of the conveyor plate.
With the back side of the base end of the sheet superposed, place it on the conveyor plate.
An ice storage conveyor for an ice storage, wherein a base edge of each closing plate is attached to a surface.