JPS6213590B2 - - Google Patents

Description

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

Conventionally, this type of ice shaving/ice crushing machine has not existed, and since they exist as single-function ice shaving machines and ice crushing machines, respectively, there have been problems in that they take up a lot of space and are expensive.

For this reason, the present inventors have devised a device having both ice shaving and ice crushing functions as shown in FIG. This device has a rotating blade 21 in a cylindrical ice storage chamber 19, and rotates the ice block while pressing it against the side wall of the ice storage chamber 19. is cutting blade 20
A crushing blade 22 is provided, and the crushing blade 22 is configured to selectively face the inside of the ice storage chamber 19 to perform crushing in addition to cutting. Naturally, the cut ice powder and crushed ice blocks are taken out from the outlet 23 formed on the side wall of the ice storage chamber 19, but since the outlet 23 is of a certain size, the required amount of ice particles can be removed during cutting. There was a problem that even larger pieces of ice were being discharged.

Purpose of the Invention The present invention takes these problems into consideration, and provides an ice shaving and ice crushing machine that can perform both ice cutting and crushing operations, in which the size of the outlet is changed depending on the cutting and crushing operations. At the same time, the purpose is to stabilize the movable wall for changing the size of the outlet.

Composition of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the ice shaving and ice crushing machine of the present invention includes a cylindrical ice storage chamber inside the main body, and an electric motor that rotates a bottomed disk formed with rotating blades via a speed reducer. A cutting blade is provided on the front wall of the cylindrical ice storage chamber, an opening for discharging ice blocks formed with a locking portion, a crushing blade that protrudes into the ice storage chamber by operating a switching lever, and the crushing blade is configured to store ice. It has a movable wall attached to the inner wall of the ice storage chamber that partially blocks the opening for discharging the ice blocks when the ice block is retreated from the chamber, and a ring mechanism that connects and moves the crushing blade and the movable wall, and the movable wall blocks the ice block discharging opening. When the ice block discharge opening is blocked, it engages with the locking part of the ice discharge opening and is fixed in the diagonal direction of the ice storage chamber. According to this structure, the cutting blade does not move when cutting ice. The movable wall located at the front is integrated with the ice storage chamber, so there is no movement of ice during cutting, resulting in clean cut pieces and no ice cracks.Also, there is no problem in crushing ice and discharging ice blocks, making it possible to use a single ice storage chamber. It is easy to use and can cut and crush high-quality ice with just one touch.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 9, reference numeral 1 denotes an ice shaving/pulverizing machine main body (hereinafter referred to as the main body), and a cylindrical ice storage chamber 2 is provided inside and above the main body 1. A groove 2a is provided on the outer periphery of the inner bottom of the ice storage chamber 2, and a drain hole 2b is formed at the lowest point of the groove 2a, and a hose 3 is connected to the drain hole 2b. Water generated in the chamber 2 is guided to a water tray 4 below. Also, inside the ice storage compartment 2,
A bottomed disk 5 is provided which is pivotally supported at the center of the ice storage chamber 2 and has a plurality of rotating blades 5a extending radially from the upper surface. The rotating blades 5a are bent in the counter-rotational direction, and therefore serve to move the ice in the ice storage compartment 2 while pressing it against the side wall when rotating. In addition, there are two openings 8a and 8b in the front wall of the ice storage compartment 2.
The ice storage chamber 2 is formed through both openings 8a and 8b.
A cutting blade 6 and a crushing blade 7 are arranged so as to be able to move in and out. The opening 8a through which the cutting blade 6 enters and exits is a large opening for discharging ice blocks, and is located at a position further in the rotational direction than the crushing blade 7, and has a locking portion 8a' protruding from the side edge in the counter-rotation direction. It is set up.

The cutting blade 6 is adjusted to the opening 8a by operating the adjustment knob 12 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
The ice storage compartment 2 is located at the side edge opposite to the locking portion 8a'.
The amount of inward protrusion can be adjusted. The crushing blade 7 is connected to a switching lever 9 via a link mechanism A, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, and by rotating the switching lever 9 by 90 degrees, the link mechanism A can be bent and Therefore, the ice storage compartment 2 is accessed through the opening 8b. A movable wall 10 is connected to the link mechanism A via a movable arm 10a.
are connected. When the crushing blade 7 is prevented from protruding into the ice storage chamber 2, this movable wall 10 is turned 180 degrees so as to close a part of the opening 8a, and also closes a part of the front opening 8a. In this state, a part of the movable wall 10 engages with the inside of the locking portion 8a', and has a relationship that it does not move outward (the third
(See Figure 7).

Reference numeral 11 is a coiled spring that gives a quick feel to the switching lever. Further, an electric motor 13 is installed in the inner lower part of the main body 1, and a reducer 14 consisting of a planetary gear is connected to the tip of the electric motor shaft 13a, and a rotary blade 5a is formed through the rotary shaft 15. The signal is transmitted to the bottom disc 5.
Furthermore, a switch 16 and a safety switch 17 are provided on the upper part of the main body 1, and when the main body lid 18 is open, the safety switch 17 is turned OFF to create a safe structure in which the bottomed disc 5 does not rotate.

The operation in the above configuration will be explained. Main body lid 18
Open the lid 18, put ice in the ice storage compartment 2, and then close the lid 18 again.
When the switch 16 is closed and the switch 16 is turned on, the bottomed disc 5 rotates and the ice is pressed against the side wall of the ice storage chamber 2 by the rotating blades 5a. In this case, when the crushing blade 7 protrudes into the ice storage chamber 2, the ice hits the crushing blade 7, and the crushed ice is discharged from the widely opened ice block discharge opening 8. Furthermore, when the switching lever 9 is operated to push the crushing blade 7 out of the ice storage chamber 2, the movable wall 10 engages with the locking portion 8a' and is fixed, and the ice comes into contact with the cutting blade 6. It is cut because of this. At this time, if the ice hits the movable wall located in front of the cutting blade 6 and moves, the roughness of the cut will vary.
Ice may move and break within the ice storage compartment 2.
In this way, the ice can be reliably cut and crushed simply by operating the switching lever 9. Furthermore, by reliably fixing the movable wall 10, there is an effect that good quality cutting pieces can be obtained.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the description of the above embodiments, the ice shaving and ice crushing machine of the present invention not only can perform the two operations of cutting and crushing ice with one machine, but also has an opening for the discharge port. By providing a locking portion that stably fixes the movable wall that adjusts the area, it is possible to achieve the same performance as a single-function machine, especially when it comes to ice cutting.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of an ice shaver and ice crusher showing one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a rotary blade, and Fig.
The figure is a partial cross-sectional top view showing the ice cutting condition, Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional top view showing the ice crushing condition, Figure 5 is a partial perspective view showing the ice cutting condition, and Figure 6 is the ice crushing condition. 7 is a sectional view of the switching mechanism when cutting ice, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the switching mechanism when crushing ice.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the switching mechanism, and FIG. 10 is a top view of the main parts of the ice shaver and crusher, which is the premise of the present invention. 1...Main body, 2...Cylindrical ice storage chamber, 2a...
Locking portion, 5... Bottomed disc, 5a... Rotating blade, 6
... Cutting blade, 7 ... Crushing blade, 8 ... Opening for discharging ice blocks, 8a' ... Locking part, 9 ... Switching lever, 10
...Movable wall, A...Link mechanism, 13...Electric motor, 14...Reduction gear.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 It has a cylindrical ice storage chamber inside the main body, and an electric motor that rotates a bottomed disk formed with a plurality of blades located inside the ice storage chamber via a speed reducer. A cutting blade, an opening for discharging ice blocks formed with a locking part, a crushing blade that protrudes into the ice storage chamber by operating a switching lever, and a part of the opening for discharging ice blocks when the crushing blade is retreated from the ice storage chamber. It has a movable wall attached to the inner wall of the ice storage chamber, and a link mechanism that connects and moves the crushing blade and the movable wall, and the movable wall closes the ice block discharge opening. An ice shaving and ice crushing machine characterized by having a structure that engages with a locking part and is fixed in an oblique direction of an ice storage chamber.