JPS61122468A - Auger type ice machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an auger-type ice maker, and particularly to an ice storage thereof. [Prior Art] A conventional auger-type ice maker has a It has an ice storage unit equipped with an ice discharge device, and the amount of stored ice is t −
The purpose of the invention was to make ice that was as small as e kg and placed in cups, etc. to supply cold water, and was therefore aimed at supplying ice in small quantities and many times0 [Problems to be solved by the invention] ] Conventional auger-type ice makers have the above-mentioned structure and are intended for dispensing a small amount of ice and for multiple uses, so their ice storage capacity is also small, and therefore, they cannot meet the demand for large amounts of ice. The problem was that there was no.

In order to deal with this problem, it is necessary to effectively utilize the 8-product ice making capacity and increase the ice storage capacity accordingly, but increasing the ice storage capacity will raise the center of gravity of the entire ice maker. In addition, the agitator itself for arching prevention and ice release must be larger and stronger, and the drive motor must also be larger because the torque applied to the agitator is also larger. In addition, making the outlet larger than before in order to handle small amounts of ice is inconvenient in terms of use, so the structure of the agitator is also more complicated than that of conventional ice makers. A problem arises.

Therefore, there are problems with enlarging the ice storage.
Even if a refrigeration system with a large solar ice making capacity is installed, the ice storage capacity will be limited and the utilization effect will not be sufficient, resulting in the problem of not being able to meet the demand for large quantities of ice. , 5 Conventional auger-type ice makers had.

This invention was made to solve the problems of the conventional auger-type ice maker as described above, and it is possible to emit a small amount of ice and use it many times like the conventional one, and it also makes it possible to The object of the present invention is to provide an auger-type ice making machine that does not increase the cost even by a single core and can store a large amount of ice.

[Means for solving problems]

The auger type ice maker according to the present invention consists of an upper ice storage installed above the ice cylinder as an ice storage, and a lower ice storage installed below.The upper ice storage is provided with an ice release device, and the lower ice storage is configured to supply ice from an upper ice storage via an ice discharge device.

[For production]

The auger-type ice maker of the present invention receives ice made by an ice maker into the upper ice storage at one end, and then takes it out directly to the outside via an ice discharge device when the ice is to be used many times in small quantities. If not, ice is transported from the upper ice storage to the lower ice storage via an ice discharge device and stored there.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be explained below based on the drawings showing one embodiment thereof.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the symbol / indicates an upper body, and inside the upper body, there is a refrigeration device KO, an ice making tube J that is cooled by the refrigeration device KO to make ice, and ice made by the ice making tube J. Upper ice storage with an agitator for storing ice! ,
An upper ice storage detection switch 6 that detects the ice storage state of the upper ice storage j, an ice release device provided at the outlet of the upper ice storage S, such as an ice release shutter 7, and a water supply for taking out a small amount of ice released from the ice release shutter 7. A lower chute 11 that guides the ice released from the discharge opening (chute 9, ice discharge shutter 7 to the upper main body 10) to a large capacity lower ice storage gio provided at the lower part, and the chute 9 and the lower chute l/. Chute switching device f12 for selecting ice passage and ice making cylinder 3
A drive reduction device/J for driving equipment such as the following is housed.

Further, the lower ice storage IO is provided with a lower ice storage detection switch/da for detecting the ice storage condition, and is further provided with a l/j for taking out a large amount of ice from the lower ice storage g10. In addition, numeral 16 is made ice, 17
is a water discharge switch for opening the water discharge shutter and taking out the ice 16 from the water discharge port j, /1 is a cup for receiving ice, /? indicates the tray attached to this ice maker.

Next, the details of the chute switching device f12 are as shown in FIGS. The lower chute can be cleaned independently by being detachably attached to the chute, and the shutter plate J is formed on the chute 11 under its support shaft 241 in correspondence with the opening provided in the chute 9. It is fitted into the key groove 3. In addition, the lower chute l/
is provided with a solenoid roller, and one end of the plunger core is constantly applied with a force in the direction of being pulled out by a tension spring g fixed to the lower chute 11, and the tip of the plunger core is attached to the lower chute 11. Shoot 11
It comes into contact with the stopper 9 installed at the top and is prevented from being pulled out. The tip of the plunger core is rotatably attached to the tip J/ of the arm 30 formed on the support shaft. In addition, the shutter plate J closes the opening of the chute when the plunger core in Fig. 3 is in contact with the stopper knob shown by the solid line (4), and when the plunger core is pulled in the most. The state shown by the chain line (B
) is configured to close the chute passage.

This embodiment is constructed as described above, and its electric circuit is shown in FIG. It shows an ice release device switch, and J is a changeover switch.

In addition, the symbol ko indicates a refrigeration device, 7 indicates an ice discharge device, 12 indicates a chute switching device, /J indicates a drive reduction device, and X indicates an ice discharge device switch /71/ (therefore, it is an energized relay). , X□ is the a'Ji point, the contact X11 is provided in series with the drive speed reduction device IJ, and the contact point
is a relay that is energized by the lower ice accumulation detection switch/da provided in series with the changeover switch J, and is connected in parallel with the chute switching device L, and its a contact X
tt is placed in parallel with the contact xis and in series with the ice ejection device 7. X is a relay energized by the upper ice accumulation detection switch 6, whose a contact XSt is provided in series with the refrigeration equipment, and its a contact XSS is the contact X. The operation of the auger-type ice maker of the present invention will now be described.

In normal use, selector switch JJ is open.

In this state, if the upper ice storage S is not full of water, the relay X is activated via the upper ice storage detection switch 6.

is excited, its contacts X81 and xas conduct, and the refrigeration system, drive speed reducer lJ, and agitator Hiroshi are driven.
Ice is made by the cooled ice cylinder J, and the upper ice storage! ice is stored in Note that the water supply circuit in this case is not shown.

When the ice 16 is to be discharged into a cup or the like, by pressing the ice discharge device switch 17, the relay X is energized and its contact X is energized. , xts become conductive, the drive speed reduction device 13 and the ice discharge device operate, and ice is discharged. That is,
Pressing the ice dispenser switch 17 will cause the amount of water to be dispensed into the cup/etc. Note that in this case, the lower chute 11 is closed because the chute switching device is not operating, and therefore ice/6 is discharged from the chute 9 of the ice discharging device t (l+1) into the cup/g, etc. Ru.

In this situation, the selector switch J does not operate,
Therefore, when the upper ice storage S becomes full of water while the chute switching device 1 closes the lower chute 1/,
Upper ice storage detection switch 6 detects this and opens, demagnetizes relay X and opens its contacts X□, Xl.
The refrigeration system, the sliding reduction gear f/J, and the agitator stop to stop ice making. In addition, the agitator Hiroshi is a drive reduction gear! / , 7 are rotated when they are driven, so their explanation will be omitted in the following.

Next, at night when ice 16 is stored in the lower ice storage compartment/(7), the selector switch J is turned on, and while the lower ice storage detection switch L is not detecting dripping water, the chute switching device 12 operates to open the passage to the lower chute/l and close the passage to the chute D, and also opens the ice discharge device by energizing the relay X and making its contact Ice 16 is the lower chute l/
The ice is stored in the lower ice storage IO.

Next, when the lower ice storage 10 becomes full of water, the lower ice storage detection switch/4C detects this and the chute switching device f12 returns to close the lower chute/l and open the passage to the chute de. Since X is demagnetized and its contact Xtt is opened, the ice discharge device #, 7 is closed, and ice storage in the upper ice storage S is started. In this way, when the ice storage in the upper ice storage 3 progresses and becomes full, the upper ice storage detection switch 6 stops detection μ ice making, as described above.0 The ice maker of the present invention Next, the operation of the car chute switching device which operates as described above will be explained.

In Fig. 3, normally, that is, when the changeover switch here or the lower ice storage detection switch /l is open,
The solenoid roller does not operate, and therefore the plunger core protrudes until its tip abuts against the stopper 2D by the tension spring 2g. By rotating clockwise in Figure 3, the opening 22 is closed by the shutter plate JK.

From this state, switch here and lower storage 7,
When the ice detection switch 44 is closed, the solenoid roller is activated and the pusher 27 is sucked, the plunger core is pulled and rotates the shutter plate J, opens the opening and closes the passage to the chute 9. Drop the ice/6 into the lower shoe) 11.

In addition, when the power supply to the solenoid roller is stopped, the plunger core is pulled by the tension spring g and pops out until it comes into contact with the stopper 29, and the shutter plate J is pushed down toward the opening side, and the lower chute/l Close.

Further, in the above embodiment, the timing of switching the opening of the chute switching device l from open to closed and closing the ice discharging device 7 is changed such that the chute is switched a little while after the ice discharging device 7 is closed. Make the device work,
It may also be possible to prevent a small amount of ice from spilling out of the water outlet g when the chute switching device 12 is switched and the ice discharge device 7 is closed at the same time.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 1, the water discharge switch 17 may be pressed by an external chute JJ.

Furthermore, if you install a Koda timer and replace the contact with the changeover switch here, the lower ice storage IO will automatically operate at night.
It is also possible to store ice in

Furthermore, although a solenoid roller is provided in the actuation device of the chute switching device, it may be operated by a motor drive or manually instead. According to the company, since the ice storage is provided at the bottom as well as the top, the lower ice storage can be made larger, increasing the ice storage capacity and lowering the center of gravity of the entire ice maker to stabilize it. It is also possible to use large amounts of ice to install a large lower ice storage, to cool the cooling plates of carbonated drink dispensers, to cool canned and bottled drinks, to display ice in show windows, etc. It can also be used with glaze. Furthermore, since ice can be taken out from the lower ice storage via the ice discharge device, it can be used in small quantities and many times as before. Furthermore, since ice can be stored in the lower ice storage at night, the capacity of the ice maker can be effectively utilized, and the chute and lower chute are housed within the upper body, making it sanitary. As described above, the auger ice maker of the present invention has many effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the auger ice maker of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an external view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a schematic structural explanatory diagram of the chute switching device of Fig. 1. The reference figure is a perspective view of the shutter plate in Figure 3, Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of the lower chute in Figure 3, Figure 6 is the circuit diagram in Figure 1, and the inside of Figure 1 is a perspective view of the lower chute in Figure 3.
FIG. 7 is an external view of another embodiment of the invention using an external chute in place of the lower chute shown in the figure; 3...Ice cylinder, j...Upper ice storage, 6...Upper ice storage detection switch, 7...Ice discharge device! (Water release shutter), Ri...Chute, IO...Lower ice storage, 11
...lower chute, 12...chute switching device, /
D...Lower ice storage detection switch. Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 6 Horse 71≧ □

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An upper ice storage (5) that stores ice delivered from the ice making cylinder (3) and is equipped with an ice release device (7), and an ice release device (7) from the upper ice storage (5). 7) An auger ice making machine characterized by comprising a lower ice storage (10) into which ice is fed through the auger ice making machine. 2. The auger type according to claim 1, wherein the upper ice storage (5) and the lower ice storage (10) each include an upper ice storage detection switch (6) and a lower ice storage detection switch (14). Ice machine. 3. Between the ice discharge device (7) and the lower ice storage (10), there is a lower chute (1) for transporting ice to the lower ice storage (10).
1) and a chute (9) for discharging ice to the outside of the ice maker and a chute switching device (12) provided at a branch point of the lower chute (11). The auger ice maker according to item 2.