KR101868427B1 - Apparatus for Manufacturing Ice Syrup - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus to manufacture ice syrup, which makes syrup into an ice pellet. According to the present invention, the apparatus to manufacture ice syrup comprises: a case (2); a syrup vessel with a predetermined capacity to contain syrup; a hot water mixing vessel (20) with a predetermined capacity to contain supplied water; a heater (30) to heat the water and the syrup supplied to and mixed in the hot water mixing vessel (20) at a predetermined temperature; an ice tray (40) having a plurality of grooves (41) formed on flat and bottom surfaces at intervals to contain the water mixed with the syrup, which is supplied from the hot water mixing vessel (20); a tray fixing member (42) to fix and support the ice tray (40) therein; a cooler (50) installed inside the ice tray (40) to cool the water contained in the groove (41) at a predetermined temperature; a motor (60) to rotate the tray fixing member (42) forward and backward; a controller (80) to output a signal for controlling operation of the heater (30), the cooler (50), and the motor (60); and a control panel (90) visually displaying a control state of the controller (80) through a display unit (91) and including an input button unit (92) to set a condition for manufacturing the ice syrup.

Description

Apparatus for Manufacturing Ice Syrup [0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing ice syrup, and more particularly to an apparatus for manufacturing ice syrup.

Generally, it is possible to enjoy the taste by adding sugar to drinks such as coffee. At this time, liquid syrup may be added as molasses instead of sugar. Syrup is a liquid sugar processed by adding sugar and spices. Syrup is a sugar solution prepared by adding various kinds of juice, spices, coffee, and gum arabic to sugar. . Usually, syrup refers to fruit syrup with sugar added to various fruit juice, but it also contains chemicals and artificially flavor fruit. It can be mixed with water or soda water to make a refreshing drink. It is also used as a fresh fruit substitute for flavoring, meringling and coloring of cocktails, puddings, jellies and confections.

Conventionally, ice can be added to cool cold drinks, and syrup may be added to the ice cream to suit the taste of the drinker. However, when ice and syrup are put in the drink separately, it is necessary to prepare ice and prepare syrup. In addition, when ice and syrup are put in a drink, the sweetness is initially rich, and the more the ice is melted, the more the sweetness gradually disappears.

As a prior art related to the present invention, Patent Document 1 describes a step (S10) of fermenting a crude coffee stock solution extracted from beans at 4 ° C or below for 3 days to 5 days; (S20) of pouring the aged Dutch coffee stock solution into an ice tray (1) and freezing it to below -60 ° C to obtain hot coffee ice; (S30) of obtaining the ice americano coffee by putting the coffee stock solution, water, and ice extracted from the coffee bean powder into the cup 2 at the respective weight ratios; (Step S40) of adding cooled Dutch coffee ice to the ice americano coffee.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0112781 (published on September 28, 2016)

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to prepare sweet syrups as ice grains.

It is another object of the present invention to add the produced ice syrup to a beverage such as coffee to give a sweet feeling of coolness together with a sweet taste.

In order to achieve the above object, A syrup barrel installed at an inner upper portion of the case and having a predetermined volume for containing syrup; A hot water mixing container installed in the upper portion of the case and having a predetermined volume for containing water; A heater installed in the bottom of the hot water blender to heat the blended water and syrup to a predetermined temperature; An ice tray in which a plurality of grooves are formed at regular intervals on a plane and a bottom surface to mix water mixed with syrup supplied from the hot water blender into grooves; A tray fixing member for fixing and supporting the ice tray to the inside; A cooler installed inside the ice tray to cool the water in the groove to a predetermined temperature; A motor for forwardly or reversely rotating the tray fixing member; A controller for sensing the amount of syrup contained in the syrup cylinder and the amount of water contained in the hot water blending cylinder and outputting a signal for controlling the operation of the heater and the cooler and the motor and a controller for visually displaying a control state of the controller, And a control panel having an input button portion for setting a condition for manufacturing the ice syrup.

In addition, in the present invention, a first opening / closing valve that opens and closes water supplied from outside through a water supply pipe by a control signal of the controller, and a second opening / closing valve that opens / closes a syrup discharged from the syrup cylinder through a discharge pipe into the hot water blender And a third on-off valve for opening / closing the hot water syrup supplied to the ice tray through the supply pipe in the hot water blending container by the control signal of the controller.

In addition, in the present invention, a container for receiving ice syrup is provided in the lower part of the case, and a buffer panel hinged to the upper part is provided inside the container to prevent the ice syrup dropped from the ice tray from being broken, A plurality of sliding grooves may be provided so as to be drawn out to the outside of the case along a rail protruding from the bottom surface of the case.

In addition, in the present invention, the hot water blending container may further include an agitator for mixing the syrup discharged from the syrup barrel so that the syrup can be well dissolved in the water.

In the present invention, the grooves formed in the ice tray may be hemispherical, cylindrical, polyhedral, fruit, flower, heart, star, animal or robot.

According to the present invention, since ice is produced by melting syrup in hot water, ice can be quickly frozen, and when the sweetness is put into a desired coffee or the like, the coolness of the frozen cup and ice syrup are melted and the sweet taste can be felt. And it can be sweetened even if it eats ice syrup, so that it can be taken as an alternative to ice cream.

1 is a block diagram showing an ice syrup manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a configuration diagram of an ice syrup manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.
3 is an operational view of an ice syrup manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.
4 is a perspective view showing an ice tray and a tray fixing member of an ice syrup manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of an ice syrup manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, the ice syrup manufacturing apparatus 1 is constituted by a case 2 having a predetermined space formed therein.

The syrup cylinder (10) is installed in the upper portion inside the case (2). The syrup barrel (10) contains a certain amount of syrup, which is a liquid sugar processed by adding sugar and flavoring. The syrup barrel 10 may be structured so as to be detached and coupled at an inner upper portion of the case 2 or may have a structure capable of supplementing syrup. The amount of syrup stored in the syrup bucket 10 is sensed by the sensor and transmitted to the controller 80. The sensor may include a level sensor or a weight sensor. A discharge pipe 11 is provided between the syringe barrel 10 and the hot water blender barrel 20 and a second opening and closing valve V2 for opening and closing the syrup discharged from the discharge pipe 11 is installed. Therefore, the second on-off valve V2 controls the syrup discharged through the discharge pipe 11 by the control signal of the controller 80.

The hot water blending bottle (20) is installed at the upper inside of the case (2). The hot water blending cylinder 20 is a unit for storing a predetermined amount of water supplied from the outside through the water supply pipe 21. That is, a water supply pipe 21 is provided in the hot water blender 20, and a water supply pipe 21 is provided with a first opening / closing valve V1 for opening and closing the water to be supplied. Therefore, the first on-off valve V1 controls the water supplied through the water supply pipe 21 with the control signal of the controller 80. The syrup discharged from the syrup barrel (10) is mixed with the water supplied from the outside into the hot water blending container (20). Therefore, the hot water blender 20 may be provided with a stirrer for stirring water and syrup. The amount of hot water syrup stored in the hot water blender 20 is sensed by the sensor and transmitted to the controller 80. The sensor may be a level sensor or a weight sensor. In addition, the temperature of the hot water syrup is sensed in the hot water blending container 20 and transmitted to the controller 80. A supply pipe 22 for supplying hot water syrup to the ice tray 40 is provided in the hot water blending container 20 and a third opening and closing valve V3 for opening and closing the hot water syrup supplied to the supply pipe 22 is provided . The third on-off valve V3 controls the hot water syrup supplied through the supply pipe 22 with the control signal of the controller 80.

The heater 30 is installed on the bottom of the hot water blending tube 20 and flows into the hot water blending tube 20 to heat the mixed water and the syrup to a predetermined temperature. The heater (30) heats to the temperature set by the control signal of the controller (80). Thus, the controller 80 causes the heater 30 to operate from the temperature sensed by the sensor from the hot water blender 20.

4, the ice tray 40 has a plurality of grooves 41 formed at regular intervals on a plane and a bottom surface. That is, grooves 41 are formed on both sides of the ice tray 40. Then, the ice tray (40) stores water mixed with the syrup supplied from the hot water blender (20) into the groove (41). The grooves 41 formed in the ice tray 40 may be formed of at least one of hemispherical, cylindrical, polyhedral, fruit, flower, heart, star, animal or robot shapes. The ice tray 40 is fixedly supported inside the tray fixing member 42. The tray fixing member 42 supports fixing or rotation of the ice tray 40. The tray fixing member 42 is provided with a vibrator so that the hot water syrup supplied from the hot water blender 20 is filled in the groove 41 of the ice tray 40 in a predetermined amount or the ice syrup is discharged from the ice tray 40 So that a constant vibration can be generated so as to be easily separated.

The cooler 50 is installed inside the ice tray 40 to cool the water contained in the grooves 41 to a predetermined temperature. The cooler (50) cools to a temperature set by the control signal of the controller (80). The cooler 50 may be a system that absorbs heat with a coolant, or a thermoelectric element that absorbs heat and generates heat.

The motor 60 rotates the tray fixing member 42 forward or backward. That is, the motor 60 rotates the tray fixing member 42 axially coupled to the rotary shaft 61 by a control signal of the controller 80 and turns the tray fixing member 42 upside down or back to its original position. That is, when the hot syrup is cooled in the groove 41 formed in the plane of the ice tray 40 and becomes ice syrup, the controller 80 rotates the motor 60 forward to rotate the tray fixing member 42 by approximately 180 degrees, So that the ice syrup in the groove 41 of the tray 40 is dropped and the surface of the ice tray 40 is filled with hot water syrup again. At this time, the controller 80 is preferably provided with a timer capable of calculating the time during which the hot water syrup turns into ice syrup.

The controller 80 senses the amount of syrup contained in the syrup barrel 10 and the amount of water contained in the hot water blender barrel 20 and outputs a signal for controlling the operation of the heater 30 and the cooler 50 and the motor 60 . The controller 80 includes an electronic circuit mounted in the case 2 that is mounted in the case 2 to receive a detection signal and output a control signal.

The control panel 90 is provided with an input button unit 92 for visually displaying the control state of the controller 80 through the display unit 91 and setting conditions for manufacturing the ice syrup. The amount of hot syrup stored in the hot water blending bottle 20, the temperature of the heater 30, the temperature of the cooler 50, the amount of hot syrup stored in the container 70 And the amount of ice syrup filled. The input button unit 92 displays the operating state of the ice syrup manufacturing apparatus 1 such that the user can turn on / off the power, the amount of the syrup discharged, A plurality of buttons can be arbitrarily set.

The container 70 accommodates the ice syrup 3 dropped on the lower portion of the case 2. A cushioning panel 71 is provided inside the container so that the ice syrup 3 dropped from the ice tray 40 is not broken. A plurality of sliding grooves are formed on the bottom surface of the container 70 so as to be drawn out to the outside of the case 2 along a rail 4 protruding from the bottom surface of the case 2. The case 2 may be provided with a door for taking out the case 2.

The operation of the ice syrup manufacturing apparatus of the present invention thus constructed will be described.

3, first, the ice syrup manufacturing apparatus 1 is operated by pressing the ON / OFF button among the input button units 92 provided on the control panel 90. [ A predetermined amount of syrup is filled in the syrup barrel 10 and a certain amount of water is supplied to the hot water blending barrel 20 through the water supply pipe 21 and the first opening / closing valve V1. The controller 80 opens the second on-off valve V2 so that a predetermined amount of syrup is discharged from the syrup barrel 10 through the discharge pipe 11 into the hot water blending barrel 20. [ At this time, the heater 30 is operated to heat the hot water blending tube 20 to a predetermined temperature so that the water and the syrup are mixed well, and the stirring may be performed using a stirrer.

Then, the controller 80 opens the third opening / closing valve V3 to supply the hot water syrup to the ice tray 40 through the supply pipe 22. At this time, the supply pipe 22 may be installed in plural such that the hot water syrup is evenly supplied to the grooves 41 of the ice tray 40. The controller 80 operates the cooler 50 to cool the hot water syrup supplied to the groove 41 of the ice tray 40. [ Moreover, the hot syrup supplied to the ice tray (40) will be cooled faster by the Mpemba effect, which releases energy faster when hot water that has accumulated a lot of energy is cooled.

When the ice syrup 3 is cooled in the groove 41 of the ice tray 40, the controller 80 operates the motor 60 to rotate the tray fixing member 42 axially coupled to the rotary shaft 61 to approximately 180 degrees . When the tray fixing member 42 is rotated, the grooves 41 on the surface of the ice tray 40 face downward and fall into the container 70 by gravity. The buffer panel 71 provided on the container 70 prevents the falling ice from breaking. Furthermore, while the ice syrup 3 is continuously filled in the container 70, the buffer panel 71 is resiliently pushed outward. When the groove 41 on the bottom of the rotated ice tray 40 comes up, the controller 80 activates the third opening / closing valve V3 to fill the hot syrup so that the manufacturing process of the ice syrup 3 .

The ice syrup produced by the ice syrup manufacturing apparatus has a merit in that ice and syrup are not added to the coffee because the coldness of the frozen cup and the ice syrup are dissolved when the sweetness is put in a desired beverage such as coffee.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to the specific embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Anyone with it will know easily.

The present invention relates to an ice syrup manufacturing apparatus and a method of manufacturing the ice syrup by using the ice tray and the ice tray. A control panel 90, a display section 92, an input button section V1, V2, and V3, a control valve 90, a control panel 90,

Claims (5)

A case 2;
A syringe barrel (10) installed at the upper inside of the case (2) and having a predetermined volume for containing syrup;
A hot water mixing tube 20 installed in the upper part of the inside of the case 2 and having a predetermined volume for containing the water supplied;
A heater 30 installed at the bottom of the hot water blender 20 to heat the mixed water and syrup into the hot water blender 20 at a predetermined temperature;
An ice tray 40 in which a plurality of grooves 41 are formed at regular intervals in a plane and a bottom surface and water mixed with the syrup supplied from the hot water blender 20 is contained in the grooves 41;
A tray fixing member (42) for fixing and supporting the ice tray (40) inside;
A cooler (50) installed inside the ice tray (40) to cool the water contained in the grooves (41) to a predetermined temperature;
A motor 60 for rotating or reversing the tray fixing member 42;
A controller for sensing the amount of syrup contained in the syrup barrel 10 and the amount of water contained in the hot water blender barrel 20 and outputting a signal for controlling the operation of the heater 30 and the cooler 50 and the motor 60 80), and
And a control panel 90 having an input button unit 92 for visually displaying the control state of the controller 80 through the display unit 91 and setting a condition for manufacturing ice syrup,
A first opening / closing valve V1 for opening / closing water supplied from outside through a water supply pipe 21 by a control signal of the controller 80;
A second on-off valve V2 for opening / closing a syrup discharged from the syrup barrel 10 through the discharge pipe 11 to the hot water blending barrel 20 by a control signal of the controller 80;
Closing valve (V3) for opening and closing the hot water syrup supplied to the ice tray (40) through the supply pipe (22) in the hot water blender bucket (20) by the control signal of the controller (80)
A stirrer for mixing the syrup discharged from the syrup barrel 10 so that the syrup can be dissolved in water;
A cushioning panel 71 coupled to a hinge 72 at an upper end thereof for preventing the ice syrup 3 dropped from the ice tray 40 from being broken is provided in the lower portion of the case 2, And a container (70) provided with a plurality of sliding grooves on the bottom surface and configured to be drawn out to the outside of the case (2) along a rail protruded from a bottom surface of the case (2).
delete delete delete The ice syrup manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the groove (41) formed in the ice tray (40) is hemispherical, cylindrical, polyhedral, fruit, flower, heart, star, animal or robot.

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