JPH0237416Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a water-splitting unit convenient for making water-splitting whiskey.

[Conventional technology] When making whiskey mixed with water, in addition to whiskey, water is added to a glass from a pitcher and ice is added from an ice bucket.

By the way, when making the whiskey with water as mentioned above, it was necessary to lift the pitcher, which had a large amount of water in it, one by one.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a water splitting unit that can make water without lifting the pitcher.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The water splitting unit according to the present invention has an ice chamber and a water chamber, and a housing that has a communication path that communicates the ice chamber and the water chamber, and a nozzle that discharges water from the water chamber. , a bellows-type pump part that is housed in the housing and increases the pressure of the air above the water surface of the water chamber, supplies the water in the water chamber to the nozzle, and discharges it from the nozzle; As the pressure increases, the degree of closure increases and prevents the water in the water chamber from entering the ice chamber, and as the air above the water surface in the water chamber decreases in pressure, the degree of opening increases and allows water from the ice chamber to be sucked into the water chamber. It is characterized by consisting of a valve.

The housing has an ice chamber for storing ice, a water chamber for storing water, and a nozzle for discharging water from the water chamber to the outside of the housing. In this case, the ice chamber and the water chamber may be formed integrally with the housing, or may be separately attached to the housing. Preferably, the housing is molded from plastic. As in the embodiment described later, it is preferable to form an arcuate portion in the cross-sectional view at the boundary between the ice chamber and the water chamber. If the arcuate portion is formed in this way, the adjacent area between the ice chamber and the water chamber increases accordingly, which is effective in cooling the water in the water chamber with the cold air from the ice chamber. It is also preferable to cover the ice chamber or water chamber with an air insulation layer or a heat insulating material. The air insulation layer is
It can be formed by creating a cavity between one wall of the housing and the other wall. The heat insulating material can be made of glass wool, foam material, or the like.

The water chamber may also be provided with a scale indicating the amount of water stored. Part or all of the ice chamber or water chamber may be transparent or translucent.
This is advantageous because the amount of ice and water contained in the ice chamber or water chamber can be visually confirmed. The ice room may be provided with an ice plate for placing ice. The ice mounting plate can be formed of a net or a perforated plate.
The ice mounting plate can also be height-adjustable.
For example, the legs of the ice placing plate may be formed of pipes that fit into each other, and the height of the ice placing plate may be adjusted by adjusting the amount of fitting of the pipes.

The ice room and water room are connected by a communication passage. In this case, the communication path communicates the bottom of the ice compartment and the bottom of the water compartment. This is because the water melted in the ice chamber can be easily moved to the water chamber. It is preferable that the bottom wall of the ice chamber and the bottom wall of the communication passage slope downward toward the water chamber. In this way, the cold water that has melted in the ice chamber can be easily moved to the water chamber.
Effective for making cold water.

It is sufficient that the nozzle has the function of discharging water out of the housing. The nozzle may be configured such that the height position of its discharge hole can be adjusted. For example, a nozzle may be provided at the tip of a flexible pipe,
A nozzle may be provided on a vertically movable column.

Usually, the nozzle and the water chamber are connected by a water supply pipe. The water supply pipe can also be placed close to the icehouse. If they are placed close together in this way, the cold air from the icebox is effective in cooling the water in the water supply pipe.

Note that the housing may have a glass placement part for setting the glass facing the nozzle.

It is sufficient that the pump section has a function of supplying water in the water chamber to the nozzle. In this case, the pump section is an air pump that supplies air into the water chamber and increases the air pressure within the water chamber. That is, the pump part is formed of an accordion-shaped bellows having a hollow part. Since the pump section is formed of bellows in this way, the mechanism of the pump section can be simplified. Note that a spring member that facilitates restoring the bellows of the pump portion to its original shape may be built into the bellows or may be provided in parallel.

The communication passage has an on-off valve that closes the communication passage when the pressure inside the water chamber is high. By providing an on-off valve in this way, even when the pressure inside the water chamber increases due to the action of the pump, the closing action of the on-off valve closes the communication passage and prevents the water in the water chamber from flowing back into the ice chamber. can do.

An ice scissor setting section for setting ice scissors for pinching ice and a stem setting section for setting a stick for stirring the inside of the glass may be provided in the housing as necessary.

[Function] First, a glass is set facing the nozzle of the water splitting unit according to the present invention, and in this state, the pump section is operated, and the pump section discharges the water in the water chamber from the nozzle. Pour water into a glass. When the pump unit is restored and the water chamber is depressurized, the opening degree of the on-off valve increases, and the cold water that has melted in the ice chamber passes through the on-off valve and the communication path and enters the water chamber. Grab the ice from the icebox with ice scissors and put it in the glass. It goes without saying that the whiskey may be added into the glass first or last.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the water-splitting unit according to the present invention, it is possible to make water-splitting whiskey without lifting a pitcher filled with a large amount of water.

Also, since the ice room and water room are connected by a communication passage,
It is also possible to supply cold water that has melted in the ice chamber into the water chamber.Especially when the bottom wall of the communication passage is sloped downward toward the water chamber, the cold water that has melted in the ice chamber can be supplied into the water chamber. It can be easily supplied and is effective for making cold water.

[Embodiment] A typical embodiment of the water splitting unit according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 5.

The water dividing unit according to this embodiment includes a housing 4 having an ice chamber 1, a water chamber 2, and a nozzle 3, and a pump section 5 housed within the housing 4.

The housing 4 has an inner wall 1 extending vertically.
0. Outer wall 11 extending in the vertical direction, Inner bottom wall 12 extending in the left-right direction, Outer bottom wall 13 extending in the left-right direction, Inner wall 14 extending in the up-down direction, Outer wall 15 extending in the up-down direction, Left and right It has a ceiling wall body 16 extending in the direction, a partition body 17 extending in the vertical direction, a detachable lid body 18, and a pump support plate 19. Note that between the inner wall body 10 and the outer wall body 11, the inner bottom wall body 12
An air heat insulating layer 9 is provided between the outer bottom wall 13 and the inner wall 14 and the outer wall 15.

Here, the ice chamber 1 that stores ice has an inner wall 10
It is formed from an inner bottom wall body 12, a partition body 17, and a lid body 18. The water chamber 2 that accommodates water is formed from an inner wall body 14, an inner bottom wall body 12, and a partition wall body 17. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the inner bottom wall body 12 slopes slightly downward as it goes from the ice chamber 1 to the water chamber 2. This is to facilitate the introduction of cold water from the ice chamber 1 into the water chamber 2.

The partition body 17 that partitions the ice chamber 1 and the water chamber 2 is a third
As shown in the plan view of the figure, it is curved into an arc shape. Therefore, the adjacent area between the ice chamber 1 and the water chamber 2 increases. Therefore, the cold air in the ice chamber 1 is effective in cooling the water in the water chamber 2. An ice placement plate 6 is removably disposed within the ice compartment 1. As shown in FIG.
0 and legs 6 that secure the top plate 60 at a predetermined height.
Consists of 1. Here, the upper surface plate 60 is formed into a substantially half-moon shape from a circular arc portion 60a and a circular arc portion 60b, as shown in FIG. .

The nozzle 3 is disposed in the upper part of the housing 4 with the discharge hole 3a facing downward. As shown in FIG. 2, the nozzle 3 communicates with the lowermost portion 2c of the bottom of the water chamber 2 via a pipe portion 30a and a pipe portion 30b of the water supply pipe 30.

The pump section 5 is placed on a pump support plate 19 and includes a bellows 50 that is vertically expandable and retractable, and an operating section 51 for operating the bellows 50, and is disposed above the water chamber 2. There is. Here, when the operating part 51 is pressed with a fingertip, the bellows 50 contracts downward, and therefore air is supplied from the bellows 50 into the water chamber 2 through the through hole 19a of the pump support plate 19, and the air is supplied into the water chamber 2. air pressure increases. As a result, the water in the water chamber 2 is discharged outward from the discharge hole 3a of the nozzle 3 via the water supply pipe 30. In addition,
The bellows 50 automatically returns to its original position after actuation.

As shown in FIG. 4, an on-off valve 8 is attached to a communication path 7 that communicates the ice chamber 1 and the water chamber 2.
The opening/closing valve 8 has its hole 8a connected to the projection 1 of the partition body 17.
It is attached by hanging it on 7a.
Here, the on-off valve 8 is connected to the water chamber 2 by a bellows 50.
When the air pressure inside becomes high, it closes with that pressure,
This closes the communication path 7 of the partition wall 17, thereby functioning as a check valve that prevents the water in the water chamber 2 from flowing back into the ice chamber 1.

To use the water splitting unit according to this embodiment, the lid 18 is opened and water W and ice I are poured into the ice chamber 1. Then, water flows in the direction of arrow A through the communication path 7 and the on-off valve 8 and is supplied into the water chamber 2, and ice is placed on the ice placement plate 6.

Then, a glass is set below the nozzle 3. In this state, the operating section 5 of the pump 5
1 with a fingertip to contract the bellows 50.
Then, air is sent into the water chamber 2 due to the contraction of the bellows 50, and the pressure above the water surface in the water chamber 2 increases.
Water W in the water chamber 2 climbs up the water supply pipe 30 in the direction of arrow B from the lowest part 2c of the water chamber 2, is discharged from the discharge hole 3a of the nozzle 3 via the water supply pipe 30, and the water W is poured into the glass. It can be done.

The ice I to be placed in the glass is grabbed from the ice chamber 2 with the lid 18 open using ice scissors.

If you use the water splitting unit according to this example,
There is no need to lift the pitcher. Further, in the water splitting unit according to this embodiment, the cold water W melted in the ice chamber 1 flows down along the inner bottom wall 12, passes through the on-off valve 8, and reaches the inside of the water chamber 1. Therefore, cold water is supplied into the water chamber 1, and this cold water is poured from the nozzle 3 into the glass by the operation of the pump section 5. Therefore, it is effective for making cold water.

Note that when the pump section 5 is operated, the bellows 50 is pressed by the operating section 51 and contracts;
After that, it will be automatically restored, as shown in Figure 1.
The operating section 51 touches the ceiling wall 16. When the bellows 50 restores and expands in this way, the air above the water surface in the water chamber 2 becomes depressurized, and as a result, the on-off valve 8
is opened and the cold water from which the ice I has melted in the ice chamber 1 flows into the water chamber 2.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 4 show one embodiment of the present invention, where Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view, Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken from different directions, Figure 3 is a plan view, and Figure 4 is an ice cube. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the mounting section, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the on-off valve. In the figure, 1 is an ice chamber, 2 is a water chamber, 3 is a nozzle, and 30
is the water supply pipe, 4 is the housing, 5 is the pump part,
50 is a bellows, 51 is an operating section, 6 is an ice placement plate,
Reference numeral 7 indicates a communication path, and reference numeral 8 indicates an on-off valve.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A housing having an ice chamber and a water chamber, a communication path for communicating the ice chamber and the water chamber, and a nozzle for discharging water from the water chamber; a bellows-type pump unit that increases the pressure of the air above the water surface of the water chamber to supply the water in the water chamber to the nozzle and discharges it from the nozzle; As the pressure increases, the degree of closure increases, preventing the water in the water chamber from entering the ice chamber, and as the pressure of the air on the water surface of the water chamber decreases, the degree of opening increases, preventing the water in the ice chamber from entering the ice chamber. A water splitting unit characterized by consisting of an on-off valve that allows water to be drawn into a water chamber.