JPH03267211A - Ice vertical transporting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent ice from being clogged in an ice vertical transporting device from an ice machine, by providing horizontal bars at prescribed intervals in a pair of non-edge ranges to make ice travel on a fixed guide base, inclining an ice discharging part in a horizontal direction so that the fixed guide base may be directed upwards and the horizontal bars may be directed downwards, and forming a discharging space between the edge end of the guide base and the non-edge range guide. CONSTITUTION:A number of horizontal bars 12 are provided between a pair of non-edge ranges 3, while ice 14 is held in a space which is formed by the non-edge ranges 3 and the horizontal bars 12 and is supported by a fixed guide base 5 for transportation. Besides, at the edge end part where the ice is vertically transported, an ice discharging part C is formed, inclined in a horizontal direction so that the horizontal bars 12 may be directed downwards and the fixed guide base 5 may be directed upwards, and an ice discharging space is formed between the edge end 5a of the fixed guide base 5 and a guide sprocket 11 of the non-edge ranges 3. This constitution can prevent ice from being clogged.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention: a. Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a vertical ice conveying device, and in particular to a vertical ice conveying device suitable for conveying ice from an ice making machine that produces ice having a relatively uniform shape. It is related to the device.

b. Conventional technology Conventional vertical ice conveying devices require space because the packets and rake means protrude from the endless band, making it difficult to place them in narrow spaces such as the water storage area of an ice maker. . Therefore, in order to improve this, the inventor of the present invention proposed at least two endless bands driven by a driving means, and a large number of horizontal bands installed between these endless bands at intervals slightly wider than the longest side of the ice. The horizontal bars are arranged in a plane parallel to the plane containing these horizontal bars, with a spacing of about 172 to 2/3 between the horizontal bars. We have already proposed a vertical ice conveying device consisting of a fixed guide stand (Utility Application 1-14
2040).

The ice discharge section of such a vertical ice conveying device is constructed by gradually narrowing the distance between the horizontal bar and the fixed guide section (see Utility Model Application No. 1442041).

That is, those ice discharge parts are shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. When the distance narrows, the center of gravity G moves to the side where there is no fixed guide stand (see Figure 5), and the ice adhered to the fixed guide stand 5 is peeled off due to the wetness of the ice surface due to the protrusions 5m and 5m. , when the gap T is formed, a rotating force F is generated in the ice 14, causing it to fall and be released in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4.5.

C6 Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the vertical ice conveying devices that have already been proposed, if the supported portion of the ice melts and the ice gets between the fixed guide table and the oval bar, Or, if small pieces of ice have gathered from the beginning and become stuck between the fixed guide table and the horizontal bar, the ice will break apart with a loud noise at the ice discharge section. There was a problem in that ice chewing often occurred.

The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vertical ice conveying device having an ice discharge section free from ice debris.

81 Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes at least two endless bands driven by a driving means, and a space between the endless bands that is slightly wider than the longest side of the ice. A large number of horizontal bars are suspended, and a distance of about 1 between the horizontal bars for these horizontal bars is
In the ice discharge section of the vertical ice conveying device, the fixed guide tables are arranged at intervals of 72 to 2/3 and are arranged in a plane parallel to the plane containing these horizontal bars. The fixed guide stand and the endless band are arranged horizontally at an angle so that the ramming bar is on the lower side, and a discharge space is formed between the end of the fixed guide stand and the guide of the endless band.

Even at the water outlet, the fixed guide stand and the endless belt are arranged horizontally at an angle so that the distance between them is maintained and the fixed guide stand is on the upper side and each ram bar is on the lower side. , Ice that is transported without ice clumping becomes unstable as the center of gravity moves above the horizontal bar along the slope, and once it passes the end of the fixed guide table, it is only supported by the horizontal bar, so it cannot be fixed. It will fall under its own weight in the release space formed between the end of the guide stand and the guide of the endless band.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to a vertical ice conveying apparatus shown in the figure.

In the figures, the same or corresponding parts are given the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 1, the vertical ice conveying device includes a horizontal conveying section B,
It consists of a vertical conveyance part A and a discharge part C, and ice is loaded in the horizontal conveyance part B and discharged in the discharge part C.

In this example, the horizontal conveyance section B is configured integrally with the vertical conveyance section A, but the horizontal conveyance section B may be configured separately from the vertical conveyance section A. , the horizontal conveyance section B can be replaced with a conventionally known normal inclined guide or conveyance device.

The two horizontal endless bands consist of chains 3.3 made of stainless steel or synthetic resin, and between these chains 23.3 there are a number of horizontal bars 12, 12... at predetermined equal intervals. It is mounted. The mutual spacing between the horizontal bars 12, 12, etc. is determined by considering the size of the ice to be conveyed, that is, the ice made by the ice making machine. In the case of 321), it is set slightly wider than the length of 321).

In the horizontal conveyance section B, a large number of horizontal bars 12° 12.
・At the bottom, each horizontal bar is placed at an interval of about 12 to 273 of the longest side of the ice to be conveyed, that is, about 172 to 273 of the interval between each horizontal bar 12.12... A fixed guide stand 1 is arranged in a plane parallel to a plane containing
A guide rail 2.2 made of a material with non-absorbent and self-lubricating properties is fitted.

A sprocket 6.6, which receives its shaft 6a by a bearing (not shown), is disposed at one end of the chinos 3, 3 of the horizontal conveyance section B, and a sprocket 6.6 is disposed at the other end of the chinos 3, 3 on the upper side.
A guide sprocket 7.7 for the lower chenos 3, 3 and a guide sprocket 9.9 for the lower chenos 3, 3 are arranged to guide the chenos 3, 3 from the horizontal transport section B to the vertical transport section A. There is.

In addition, sprocket 6.6, guide sprocket 7.7
and 9, 9 are made of stainless steel or synthetic resin like the chinos 3, 3, and like the sprocket 6.6, the guide sprockets 7.7 and 9.9 also have their shafts 7a, 7a and 9a9a not shown. Supported by bearings.

The fixed guide part 1, which has a starting end 1& at one end of the horizontal conveying part B, has a circular arc equal to the outer circumference of the guide sprocket 7.7 in this part, with each transverse par 12° 12... without changing any spacing. The lower bent part 4a is bent about 90 degrees.
and continues into a vertical fixed guide section 5. Note that the guide rails 2, 2 also extend to the vertical fixed guide part 5 via the lower bent part.

In the vertical conveyance section A, a large number of horizontal pars 12°12...
Vertical fixed guide portions 5 are provided parallel to and at the same intervals as the horizontal conveyance portion B. At the upper ends of the chinos 3, 3 of the vertical conveying section A, there are guide sprogets 10.10 and 11.11 whose shafts are received by bearings (not shown).
and a driving sprocket 8.8 are arranged, and the shaft 8a of this driving sprocket 8.8 is connected to the motor 13 via a coupling 13a. Drive sprocket 8, 8, guide sprocket 10.10 and 11.1
Like the guide sprockets 6, 6, the guide sprocket 1 is also made of stainless steel or synthetic resin. In addition, the guide sprockets 10.10 and 11.11, together with the guide sprockets 7.7 and 9, 9, can be replaced with ordinary grooved guide rollers or fixed arcuate guide rails, especially when a fixed arcuate guide rail is used. The installation space can be significantly reduced.

As shown in FIG. 2, the ice discharge section C is constituted by the positional relationship between the guide sprocket 10.10 (not shown), the guide sprocket 11.11, and the terminal end 5a of the fixed guide stand 5. In other words, the fixed guide tables 5 that are vertical and parallel at a distance in the vertical conveyance section A
The fixed guide table 5 is placed on the upper side of each horizontal par 12, 12... without changing the distance between them.
The fixed guide stand 5 and the endless band (guide sprockets 10.10 and 11.11) are arranged horizontally so that An ice discharge space is formed between the guide sprockets 11 and 11.

In addition, 15 is a front cover, whose tip part 15a protrudes from the terminal end 5a of the fixed guide part 5 in the advancing direction, supports the ice 14 conveyed, and can control the release position of ice.

Now, the normal ice 14 is supported by the fixed guide stand 5 and the horizontal pars 12 of the chino 33 and pushed up, and when it reaches the ice discharge part C, the fixed guide part 5 is on the upper side and each horizontal par 12 and 12 are on the lower side. Since both of them are arranged horizontally at an angle so that the ice 14 is no longer supported by the fixed guide part 5, it will slide down the horizontal par 12 due to its own weight and fall. and,
If the front cover 15 is provided as a guide at a position to support the falling ice 14, the ice 14 is supported by the end 15a of the front cover 15, and is sent horizontally by the horizontal parr 12. It falls and is ejected from the end 15a.

Even when the supported part of the ice 14 melts and the ice 14 is between the fixed guide table 5 and the horizontal par 12 (the situation in Figure 2), the fixed guide table 5 and the horizontal par 12 are separated at the ice discharge section C. Since the fixed guide part 5 is on the upper side of the ice 14 without narrowing the distance between the ice 14 and the ice 14, the support of the ice shifts to the horizontal par 12, and after passing the terminal end 5a, the ice 14 is supported only by the horizontal par 12. This makes it extremely unstable. This ice 14 normally rotates clockwise depending on the position of its center of gravity and falls, but it is supported by the end 15a of the front cover 15 and rotates in the direction of arrow F in FIG. 2 and falls. If the ice 14 is a collection of small pieces of water and is stuck between the fixed guide stand 5 and the horizontal par 12, the small pieces of ice that have fallen due to the inclination of the fixed guide stand 5 will be removed by the front cover 15. The ice is supported by the end 15a of the ice cube, and is pushed by the normal ice sent from behind and released.

Therefore, such an ice discharge section C can reliably and quietly (because it does not break the ice) without sandwiching ice between the fixed guide section 5 and the horizontal par 12, 12 and causing the phenomenon of ice buildup. Can release ice.

Further, a discharge space is formed between the terminal end 5a of the fixed guide stand 5 and the guide sprocket 11.11 which is a guide for the endless band, and when the endless band is deflected by the guide, the inside of the endless band is compressed. , the outer side stretches, so that the irregular water 14' (
If ice 14, 14 and 14' is ejected outwards in the ejection space in front of the guide sprocket 11.11, the blockage is cleared.

g9 Effects of the Invention According to this invention, since the distance between the fixed guide table and the horizontal bar does not change in the ice discharge section of the vertical ice conveying device, the phenomenon of ice clumping in the ice discharge section does not occur, and the ice discharge section can be reliably and quietly operated. ice can be released. Further, since the guide of the endless band forms a part of the ice release space, the ice stuck between the horizontal bars can also be released when the guide of the endless band is deflected.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a vertical ice conveying device showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the vertical ice conveying device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 and 5 are enlarged sectional views of essential parts of the ice discharge section of the conventional vertical ice conveying apparatus. A... Vertical conveyance section, B... Horizontal conveyance section, C... Discharge section, 1.5... Fixed guide stand, 3... Endless band, 4a
...Lower bent part, 4b...Upper bent part, 5a...
End, 6... Sprocket, 7, 9.10.11...
・Guide sprocket, 8... Drive sprocket,
12...Horizontal bar 13...Motor, 14...Ice, 1
5...Front cover 15m...Tip.

Claims (1)

[Claims] At least two endless bands driven by a driving means, a number of horizontal bars installed between these endless bands at intervals slightly wider than the longest side of the ice, and a distance between the horizontal bars with respect to these horizontal bars. In the ice discharge section of a vertical ice conveying device, the fixed guide tables are arranged in a plane parallel to the plane containing these horizontal bars, with an interval of about 1/2 to 2/3 of the The fixed guide stand and the endless band are arranged horizontally at an angle so that the horizontal bars are on the upper side and the horizontal bars are on the lower side, and a discharge space is formed between the end of the fixed guide stand and the guide of the endless band. A vertical ice conveying device.