KR102168360B1 - Carving Apparatus for Ice Ball - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, provided is an ice ball carving device which is to efficiently mass-produce an ice ball of a uniform quality by carving a plurality of spherical ice balls at once using a rectangular parent ice. The ice ball carving device of the present invention comprises: a worktable; a parent body support fixed and installed on the worktable and extending in a width direction of the worktable to seat and support a rectangular parent ice on an upper portion thereof; and a carving machine arranged in a symmetrical structure on both sides of the parent body support, and carving the parent ice supplied on the parent support in a circular ball shape in a contact manner. The carving machine includes a carving processing unit provided to be rotatably driven corresponding to the parent ice, and a carving transfer unit for supporting and fixing the carving processing unit and driven to be linearly moved forward and backward to correspond to the parent support.

Description

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The present invention relates to an ice ball carving apparatus, and more particularly, an ice ball carving apparatus capable of efficiently mass-producing ice balls of uniform quality by sculpting a plurality of spherical ice balls at once using a rectangular ice matrix. It is about.

In general, ice moldings are used after diluting a certain portion of coffee, cocktails, liquor, etc. and molding them into irregular pieces to keep them cool and drink.

In recent years, the demand for ice made of a ball type used for a special purpose, that is, an ice ball, is increasing.

As a conventional technology disclosed to manufacture the spherical ice ball as described above, Korean Patent Application Publication No. 1400785 (2014.05.22.) includes a hemisphere having a cooling line and a heating line on the surface; An ice supporting means coupled to the groove of the hemisphere and moving the ice upward while rotating by forming a plurality of protrusions on the front surface thereof, and having a disk-shaped disk shape; A rotational force supply means for rotating the ice support means by providing rotational power to the guide rod installed on the rear surface of the ice support means to rotate the guide rod; A left and right flow means for moving the guide rod of the ice support means to the left and right, which retreats when all of the ice is formed in the hemisphere so that only the spherical ice remains alone; A water supply means installed at an upper end of the hemisphere and supplying water to the hemisphere to form ice balls; A spherical ice in the water purifier comprises a heating means installed on the surface or inside of the ice support means and a plurality of protrusions and provides heating heat to separate the ice support means from the ice when all ice is formed in the hemisphere. An ice ball manufacturing apparatus capable of producing is known.

However, the prior art described above has a problem that not only the manufacturing process is complicated, but also the tact time for manufacturing the ice ball is lengthened, and it is difficult to mass-produce the ice ball.

KR Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1400785 (2014.05.22.)

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and since it is configured to sculpt a spherical ice ball by cutting rectangular ice, the process for manufacturing the ice ball is simple, as well as minimizing tact time, Accordingly, to provide an ice ball carving apparatus capable of promoting mass productivity of an ice ball, there is an object thereof.

The ice ball carving apparatus proposed by the present invention includes a worktable; A parent body support fixedly installed on the work table and extending in the width direction of the work table to seat and support a rectangular ice cap thereon; Including; a carving machine which is arranged in a symmetrical structure on both sides of the parent body support, and processes the ice cap supplied on the parent body support into a circular ball shape; and the carving machine rotates in response to the ice cap. It comprises a carving processing unit that is provided to be driven, and a carving transfer unit that supports and fixes the carving processing unit, but is driven to be linearly moved back and forth in correspondence with the mother body support.

The carving processing unit, a support frame that is fixedly installed on the carving transfer unit and extended in the horizontal direction, a plurality of carving cutters rotatably installed on the support frame, and fixed on the carving transfer unit It is installed and constitutes a rotation driving means for applying rotational power to the plurality of the carving cutters.

The carving cutter includes a rotating shaft rotatably installed on the support frame, a cutter member forming a semicircular cutting edge concave inward from the front of the rotating shaft, and installed at the rear of the rotating shaft and connected to the rotating drive means. It has a connecting end to join.

The carving processing unit is provided on the support frame and extends to correspond to the ice cap located on the parent body support, and a buffer support means for buffering a contact impact while fixing the ice cap in a floating state is provided.

The carving transfer unit includes a base plate supporting the carving processing unit, a pair of left and right guide members fixedly installed on the worktable and extended in a longitudinal direction forward and backward to guide the linear movement of the base plate, and the base plate It is screwed and constitutes a transfer driving means for applying power for the back and forth movement of the base plate.

According to the ice ball carving device according to the present invention, since the ice cap is seated and supported and processed by collective contact in a circular ball shape, mass production and good product production by reducing the tact time of product production while automating to achieve a simple production process of the product You get an effect that can promote.

In addition, since the ice ball carving apparatus according to the present invention is configured to buffer an approach contact impact while fixing the ice cap in a floating state, there is an effect of achieving smooth workability and driving stability of the equipment even in mass production.

1 is a front view showing an embodiment according to the present invention.
2 is a plan view showing an embodiment according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a side view showing an embodiment according to the present invention.
4 is a front cross-sectional view showing a carving machine in an embodiment according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is a front view showing the operating state of the carving machine in an embodiment according to the present invention.

The present invention and a worktable; A parent body support fixedly installed on the work table and extending in the width direction of the work table to seat and support a rectangular ice cap thereon; Including; a carving machine which is arranged in a symmetrical structure on both sides of the parent body support, and processes the ice cap supplied on the parent body support into a circular ball shape; and the carving machine rotates in response to the ice cap. An ice ball carving apparatus comprising a carving processing unit provided to be driven and a carving transfer unit supporting and fixing the carving processing unit to be linearly moved back and forth corresponding to the parent body support.

Next, a preferred embodiment of the ice ball carving apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, an embodiment of the ice ball carving apparatus according to the present invention comprises a working table 10, a mother body support 20, and a carving machine 100, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

The worktable 10 is a configuration having the most basic support structure of the present invention, and the overall technical configurations of the present invention, that is, the configuration of the parent body support 20 and the carving machine 100, each have a function of supporting the drive. Perform.

The parent body support 20 is a configuration for supporting the ice cap A as a work target in order to perform a carving operation on the ice cap A, and is fixedly installed on the work table 10.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the parent body support 20 is formed to protrude from the upper portion of the work table 10 but extends in the width direction of the work table 10, and has a rectangular ice cap supplied from the outside ( A support panel 25 having a flat top surface is provided so that A) can be seated and supported on the top.

The carving machine 100 performs a function of contact processing the ice cap (A) supplied on the mother body support 20, and processing into a plurality of ice having a circular ball shape by contacting the ice cap (A). do.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the carving machine 100 is installed to be driveable on the work table 10, but is configured to be arranged in a symmetrical structure on both sides with respect to the parent body support 20 .

The carving machine 100 is a configuration for proceeding an approach and processing process corresponding to the mother body support 20 in which the ice cap (A) is located, and constitutes a carving processing unit 110 and a carving transfer unit 120.

The carving processing unit 110 is positioned to correspond to the ice cap (A), and is configured to be rotatably driven to perform a ball-shaped carving process in a contact state with the ice cap (A).

As shown in FIG. 1, the carving processing unit 110 includes a support frame 111 extending in a rectangular shape corresponding to the ice cap A located on the parent body support 20, and on the support frame 111. It constitutes a plurality of carving cutters 113 to be mounted, and a rotation driving means 115 for collectively driving the carving cutters 113.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the support frame 111 is fixedly installed by standing on the carving transfer unit 120 and extending in the left and right width directions.

The support frame 111 is provided with a plurality of support brackets 112 having bearings therein to rotatably support the plurality of carving cutters 113.

The carving cutter 113 is installed on the support frame 111 but is installed to be rotatable corresponding to each of the support brackets 112.

As shown in FIG. 4, the carving cutter 113 is extended back and forth to form a structure protruding in front of the support frame 111. That is, the carving cutter 113 constitutes a cutter member 113b and a connection end 113c together with a rotation shaft 113a extending back and forth.

The rotation shaft 113a is rotatably installed on the support bracket 112 of the support frame 111.

The cutter member (113b) is installed to protrude forward toward the ice cap (A) located on the parent body support 20 from the front of the rotation shaft (113a), the connection end (113c) is the rear of the rotation shaft It is installed so as to protrude in correspondence with the rotation driving means 115.

The cutter member (113b) forms a semicircular cutting edge (c) concave inward in the front. That is, the carving cutter 113 of the carving machine 100 disposed in a structure symmetrical with respect to the mother body support 20 processes the ice cap A located on the parent body support 20 into a semicircular shape, respectively. As a result, it produces a ball-shaped ice ball having a circular shape.

The connection end (113c) is provided to be coupled to the rotation drive means 115 from the rear of the rotation shaft (113a).

The rotation driving means 115 is fixedly installed on the carving transfer unit 120 and applies rotational power to the plurality of carving cutters 113.

In the above, since the rotation driving means 115 is collectively connected by applying the driving connecting member 116 to the connecting end 113c of the plurality of the carving cutters 113, a plurality of rotational driving means 115 The carving cutters 113 (six in FIG. 3) are driven at once.

In the above, the drive connecting member 116 may be configured by applying a general belt or chain.

The carving processing unit 110 includes a buffer support means 117 for buffering a contact impact while fixing the ice cap A located on the parent body support 20 in a floating state during the carving operation.

The buffer support means 117 is provided on the support frame 111 and extends so as to protrude in correspondence with the ice cap A located on the parent support 20.

Since the buffer support means 117 is configured to have a plurality of the support frame 111 spaced apart from each other, it is possible to achieve a stable contact corresponding to the ice cap (A).

As shown in FIG. 4, the buffering support means 117 includes a buffer guide rod 117a extending back and forth so as to move linearly on the support frame 111, and on the outer periphery of the buffer guide rod 117a. And a buffer spring 117b having elasticity to buffer the contact impact of the buffer guide rod 117a.

The buffer guide rod (117a) is provided with a buffer header (117c) in surface contact with the ice cap (A) from the front.

The carving transfer unit 120 supports and fixes the carving processing unit 110, but performs a function of driving in a straight line movement back and forth corresponding to the parent body support 20.

The carving transfer unit 120 is a configuration for moving the position of the carving processing unit 110 back and forth, and constitutes a base plate 121, a guide member 123, and a transfer driving means 125.

The base plate 121 supports and fixes the entire components of the carving part 110 (such as the support frame 111 on which the carving cutter 113 is mounted and the rotation driving means 115).

The guide member 123 is fixedly installed on the work table 10, and a pair is arranged so as to be parallel to each other at intervals from each other to the left and right.

The guide member 123 extends in a longitudinal direction on the top of the work table 10 to guide the linear movement of the base plate 121 on which the carving part 110 is mounted. That is, the base plate 121 moving back and forth by the drive of the transfer driving means 125 is guided to be movable in a linear direction.

The transfer driving means 125 applies power for the back and forth movement of the base plate 121 on which the carving processing unit 110 is mounted.

The transfer driving means 125 is a driving screw 126 formed by screwing the base plate 121 and extending in the front and rear longitudinal direction, and the driving screw 126 connected to one end to apply rotational power. The drive motor 127 is configured.

If the operating relationship of the present invention configured as described above is briefly described with reference to FIG. 5, when the ice cap (A) is supplied from the outside toward the mother body support 20 and is supplied on the support panel 25, the carving machine The carving processing unit 110 rotates the carving cutter 113 in the carving processing unit 110 of (100) and at the same time, the carving processing unit 110 from the carving transfer unit 120 toward the ice cap (A) located on the parent body support 20 Is driven to approach. At this time, the buffer support means 117 of the carving processing unit 110 preferentially contacts the ice cap (A) than the carving cutter 113 of the carving processing unit 110 to hold the ice cap (A) in a floating state. At the same time, the carving cutter 113 of the carving processing unit 110, which has been continuously advanced, contacts the ice cap (A) and is processed into a hemispherical shape, but is processed and produced in a circular ball shape by batch processing in both symmetrical structures.

That is, according to the ice ball carving apparatus according to the present invention configured as described above, since it is configured to collectively contact and process in a circular ball shape while seating and supporting the ice cap, the tact time of product production while automating to achieve a simple production process of the product It is possible to promote mass production and production of good products by reducing the amount.

In addition, since the present invention is configured to buffer an approach contact shock while fixing the ice cap in a floating state, it is possible to achieve smooth workability and driving stability of equipment even in mass production.

In the above, a preferred embodiment of the ice ball carving apparatus according to the present invention has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, the specification of the invention, and the accompanying drawings. And, this also belongs to the scope of the present invention.

10: work table 20: mother body support 25: support panel
100: Carving machine 110: Carving processing unit 111: Support frame
112: support bracket 113: carving cutter 113a: rotating shaft
113b: cutter member 113c: connection end 115: rotation driving means
116: drive connecting member 117: buffer support means 117a: buffer guide rod
117b: buffer spring 117c: buffer header 120: carving transfer unit
121: base plate 123: guide member 125: transfer drive means
126: drive screw 127: drive motor A: ice cap

Claims (5)

With workbench; A parent body support fixedly installed on the work table and extending in the width direction of the work table to seat and support a rectangular ice cap thereon; Including; a carving machine which is arranged in a symmetrical structure on both sides of the parent body support, and processes the ice cap supplied on the parent body support into a circular ball shape; and the carving machine rotates in response to the ice cap. It comprises a carving processing unit that is provided to be driven, and a carving transfer unit that supports and fixes the carving processing unit, but is driven to move linearly back and forth in correspondence with the mother body support,
The carving processing unit, a support frame that is fixedly installed on the carving transfer unit and extended in the horizontal direction, a plurality of carving cutters rotatably installed on the support frame, and fixed on the carving transfer unit And a rotation drive means for installing and applying rotational power to the plurality of carving cutters,
The carving cutter includes a rotating shaft rotatably installed on the support frame, a cutter member forming a semicircular cutting edge concave inward from the front of the rotating shaft, and installed at the rear of the rotating shaft and connected to the rotating drive means. It includes a connecting end that combines,
The carving processing unit includes a buffer support means provided on the support frame and extending to correspond to the ice cap located on the parent body support, fixing the ice cap in a floating state and buffering a contact impact,
The buffer support means comprises a buffer guide rod extending back and forth so as to be linearly moved on the support frame, and a buffer spring that is coupled to the outer periphery of the buffer guide rod and has elasticity to buffer the contact impact of the buffer guide rod, and , The buffer guide rod includes a buffer header in surface contact with the ice cap from the front,
The carving transfer unit includes a base plate supporting the carving processing unit, a pair of left and right guide members fixedly installed on the worktable and extended in a longitudinal direction forward and backward to guide the linear movement of the base plate, and the base plate It includes a transfer drive means for screwing and applying power for the back and forth movement of the base plate,
The conveying driving means comprises a drive screw, the base plate is screwable and extending in a longitudinal direction, and a drive motor connected to one end of the drive screw to apply rotational power. delete delete delete delete

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