JPH041268B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an ice shaving machine for commercial or household use.

Conventional Structure and Problems Generally, an ice shaver is equipped with a rotating blade rotated by an electric motor at the inner bottom of an ice storage cylinder, and the centrifugal force of this rotating blade presses the ice against the side wall of the ice storage cylinder. Ice was shaved with a cutting blade, but when the ice came into contact with the cutting blade, it was subjected to resistance, and the centrifugal force generated by rotation alone could not sufficiently press the ice against the cutting blade, resulting in good ice shaving performance. Unable to do so.
It was becoming a problem.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an ice shaving machine that can obtain good cutting performance.

Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the ice shaving machine of the present invention includes a substantially cylindrical ice storage chamber provided inside the main body, a cutting blade provided on the side wall of the ice storage chamber, and a cutting blade located at the bottom of the ice storage chamber. and a rotating disk rotated by an electric motor, the rotating disk is formed into a cone or truncated cone with a large diameter at the bottom, and the outer circumference of the lower end is located close to the inner wall of the ice storage chamber, and the rotating disk has a A plurality of blades are provided, the outer end of which lags behind the inner end with respect to the direction of rotation, and is tilted forward with respect to the direction of rotation. According to this configuration, ice is reliably deposited on the side wall of the ice storage chamber. It can be pressed and cut ice well.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS In FIGS. 1 to 7, 1 is an ice shaving/ice crusher main body (hereinafter referred to as the main body), and an inclined cylindrical ice storage chamber 2 is provided inside and above the main body 1. A drain hole 2b is provided at the lowest point of the ice storage chamber 2. A hose 3 is connected to this drain hole 2b to guide water generated in the ice storage chamber 2 to a water tray 4. Further, a conical or truncated conical rotating disk 5 with a larger diameter at the bottom is pivotally supported at the inner bottom of the ice storage chamber 2, and furthermore, on the upper surface of the rotating disk 5, an outer end and an inner end in the rotation direction are supported. It has a plurality of blades 5a that are delayed from the rotation direction and tilted forward with respect to the rotation direction. A cutting blade 6, a crushing blade 7, and an ice block outlet 8 are provided on the lower side wall of the ice storage compartment 2, and by operating a switching lever 9, the crushing blade 7 can be moved inside the ice storage compartment 2. It is designed to move in and out. At the same time, when the crushing blade 7 enters the ice storage chamber 2, the outlet cover 10
moves backward, making the ice block outlet 8 larger, and conversely, when the crushing blade 7 comes out of the ice storage chamber 2, the outlet cover 10 moves forward, making the ice block outlet 8 smaller. By operating an adjustment knob 11, the amount of the cutting blade 6 that extends into the ice storage chamber 2 can be adjusted, and the roughness of cutting the ice can be changed. Further, an electric motor 1 is provided in the lower part of the body 1.
2 is installed, and the motor shaft 1 of this motor 12 is
At the tip of 2a, there is a reducer 1 consisting of a planetary gear.
3 is connected, and the rotation of the electric motor 12 is reduced by this speed reducer 13 and transmitted to the rotating disk 5 through the rotating shaft 14. Further, the upper part of the main body 1 has a switch 15 and a safety switch 16, and when the main body lid 17 is open, the safety switch 16 is turned off to create a safe structure in which the rotating disk 5 does not rotate.

The operation of the above configuration will be explained below. When the main body lid 17 is opened and ice is put into the ice storage chamber 2, and the main body lid 17 is closed again and the switch 15 is turned on, the rotating disk 5 rotates and presses the ice against the side wall of the ice storage chamber 2.
In this case, the outer end of the blade 5a of the rotating disk 5 lags behind the inner end in the rotation direction,
In addition, since it is tilted forward, when the rotating disk 5 starts rotating, the ice is securely held in a state where it moves toward the point A on the outside of the lower part of the blade 5a, and as a result, the ice does not move and dance. It disappears. Furthermore, rotating disk 5
is a cone or truncated cone with a large diameter downwards, and as it rotates with the ice, the ice is strongly pressed against the side wall along its slope. That is, when ice hits the cutting blade 6, it does not retreat toward the center and the movement of the ice is small, so that it has the effect of being able to cut efficiently.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the description of the embodiments above, the ice shaving machine of the present invention includes a substantially cylindrical ice storage chamber provided inside the main body, a cutting blade provided on the side wall of the ice storage chamber, and a cutting blade provided inside the ice storage chamber. The rotary disk is located in the ice storage compartment and rotated by an electric motor. It is equipped with a plurality of blades whose outer end lags behind the inner end and is tilted forward in the direction of rotation.With this configuration, when the rotating disk starts to rotate, the blades Since the outer end lags behind the inner end in the direction of rotation, and the blade is tilted forward in the direction of rotation, the ice is reliably held while moving toward the outside of the bottom of the blade. , and since the rotating disk is a cone or truncated cone, the rotating disk rotates with the ice, and the ice is strongly pressed against the side wall of the ice storage chamber along the slope of the rotating disk, and as a result, the ice storage chamber Even when the ice hits the cutting blade provided on the side wall of the machine, the ice does not retreat toward the center and the movement of the ice is reduced, allowing for efficient and reliable cutting work. Furthermore, since the lower end of the rotating disk shaped like a disk or truncated cone is placed close to the inner wall of the ice storage chamber, the ice is placed on the rotating disk without coming into contact with the bottom surface of the ice storage chamber, allowing it to melt easily. Water and ice are effectively separated, resulting in various excellent effects such as shaved ice that does not contain water.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of an ice shaving/ice crushing machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a partial sectional view showing the ice cutting state, and Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view showing the ice pulverizing state. Figure 4 is a perspective view of the rotating disc, Figure 5 is a top view of the rotating disc, Figure 6 is a side view of the rotating disc, and Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of the ice when it is cut. FIG. 8 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the same ice when it is cut. 1...Main body, 2...Ice storage chamber, 5...Rotating disk,
5a...Blade, 12...Electric motor.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 It has a generally cylindrical ice storage chamber provided inside the main body, a cutting blade provided on the side wall of the ice storage chamber, and a rotating disk located at the bottom of the ice storage chamber and rotated by an electric motor, The disk is formed into a cone or truncated cone with a large diameter at the bottom, and the outer circumference of the lower end is close to the inner wall of the ice storage chamber. An ice shaving machine with multiple blades tilted forward in the direction of rotation.