KR200333720Y1 - Vending machine for ice - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ice vending machine, the conventional casing (10); An ice making chamber (10a) formed surrounded by a heat insulating material on one side of the casing (10); An ice making tray having a plurality of ice cubes 21 having ice cubes 21 rotatably installed between an ice making position where ice is iced and an ice removing position where ice is released, around the rotating shaft on one side of the ice making chamber 10a. 20; An ice making hopper 25 installed at a lower portion of the ice making tray 20 and narrowing toward a lower portion thereof, and temporarily storing ice frozen in the ice making tray 20; A dispenser portion 40 on which a cup for receiving ice discharged from the ice making hopper 25 is seated; The water tank 51 for storing the water supplied to the ice making tray 20, the water supply hose 53 extending from the water tank 51 to the ice making tray 20, and the water supply hose 53 A water supply device 50 installed at one side and having a water supply pump 52 for providing power for supplying water from the water tank 51 to the ice making tray 20; It characterized in that it comprises a microcomputer (100) for controlling the various operating parts, including the ice tray (20) and the feed water pump (52).

As a result, it is possible to easily purchase the ice, it is possible to provide the user with a cool drink having a temperature below a certain level that the existing vending machine could not satisfy.

Description

Ice Vending Machine {VENDING MACHINE FOR ICE}

The present invention relates to an ice vending machine, and more particularly, to an ice vending machine that includes an ice making tray and an ice making hopper for receiving iced ice in an insulated ice making room. It is about.

In general, a vending machine refers to a machine that sells goods or services by coins, banknotes, cards, etc. in a broad sense, and means a machine that automatically sells goods in a narrow sense. These vending machines store tickets, cigarettes, coffee, drinks, and other products, and when a coin is inserted or a card is inserted, a user's selected product is automatically discharged.

Vending machines are showing a rapid increase as the marketing environment changes and the new distribution structure is expected, such as the mass production, mass consumption, and consumption pattern change, which is caused by the transition from labor-intensive industrial structure to technology-intensive industrial society.

Vending machines are generally the most widely installed and used vending machines, food vending machines, tobacco vending machines, ticket vending machines, etc., depending on the products sold. In addition, stamps, postcards, socks, tissue paper, sanitary items, newspapers and magazines There are vending machines for selling daily necessities such as, and ID photographing automatic photographing machine.

These vending machines are installed in public facilities such as schools, government offices, hospitals, sports grounds, parks, and various places such as train stations, bus terminals, subway stations, buildings, and the most common vending machines are coffee, tea, Beverage vending machines for selling carbonated drinks and the like. Beverage vending machines, depending on the type of beverage is provided in a cold or hot state, especially in the summer, mainly cold drinks are sold.

However, in the case of a vending machine in which a paper cup and a beverage are separately stored in the beverage vending machine, and the beverage is discharged and contained in the paper cup, the temperature is relatively high because a separate cooling device is not provided in the vending machine. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that does not fully satisfy the needs of users who want a cool drink in the summer.

Accordingly, it should be sought to find a way to provide ice to a user who wants to be cooler by providing a vending machine to supply ice with or separately from such a beverage vending machine.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an ice vending machine that can be installed at any place and supply ice according to a user's request.

1 is a front view of the door opening of the ice vending machine according to the present invention,

2 is a front view of the door of the ice vending machine of FIG.

3 is an enlarged perspective view of main parts at the ice tray of the ice tray of FIG. 1;

4 is a side cross-sectional view of the ice tray of FIG. 3 at an ice making position;

5 is a control block diagram of an ice vending machine according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

10 casing 10a ice making room

10b: parts compartment 11: door

20: ice tray 21: ice cube

23: slot 24: drain channel

25: ice making hopper 26: on-off valve

27: moving motor 30: moving plate

31: ribbing arm 33: support arm

35: ice heater 40: dispenser

41: waste water container 50: water supply device

51: water tank 52: water supply pump

53: water supply hose 54: filter

100: micom 101: water level sensor

103: ice temperature sensor 105: coin detector

The object is, according to the present invention, a conventional casing (10); An ice making chamber (10a) formed surrounded by a heat insulating material on one side of the casing (10); An ice making tray having a plurality of ice cubes 21 having ice cubes 21 rotatably installed between an ice making position where ice is iced and an ice removing position where ice is released, around the rotating shaft on one side of the ice making chamber 10a. 20; An ice making hopper 25 installed at a lower portion of the ice making tray 20 and narrowing toward a lower portion thereof, and temporarily storing ice frozen in the ice making tray 20; A dispenser portion 40 on which a cup for receiving ice discharged from the ice making hopper 25 is seated; The water tank 51 for storing the water supplied to the ice making tray 20, the water supply hose 53 extending from the water tank 51 to the ice making tray 20, and the water supply hose 53 A water supply device 50 installed at one side and having a water supply pump 52 for providing power for supplying water from the water tank 51 to the ice making tray 20; It is achieved by an ice vending machine, characterized in that it comprises a microcomputer (100) for controlling the various operating parts, including the ice tray (20) and the feed water pump (52).

Here, the ice plate 30 having a plurality of ice arm 31 immersed in the ice cube 21 in the ice making tray 20, and the ice arm 31 in the ice ice position by heating It is preferable to further include an ice heater 35 for dropping the ice.

Coin detecting unit 105 for detecting a coin introduced through the coin inlet 13 formed on one side of the casing 10, and a coin tray 43 for receiving the coins provided through the coin detecting unit 105 It is preferable to include.

The rotating shaft of the ice making tray 20 is provided with an ice motor 27 for rotating the ice making tray 20 between the ice making position and the ice making position, so that the ice making tray can be rotated.

The dispenser 40 may be provided with a lever that opens and closes the opening of the ice making hopper 25 so that ice may be discharged without inserting a coin.

One side of the water supply hose 53 is preferably equipped with a filter 54 for the purification of water supplied to the ice making tray 20.

In the casing 10, a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator is provided in order to lower the temperature in the ice making chamber 10a. It is preferable that a cooling fan for blowing air into the ice chamber 10a is provided.

At one end of the ice making tray facing the lower part in the ebbing position, a drain channel 24 is formed along one end to drain water remaining in the ice cube 21, and the distal end of the drain channel 24 has a length thereof. It is formed along the direction extending to the outside of the ice making hopper 25, so that the drained water is guided to the waste water bottle.

Further comprising a water level sensor 101 for detecting the water level of the ice tray 20, the microcomputer 100 when the water level is detected by the water level sensor 101, the water supply pump It is preferable to stop the operation of 52 to stop the water supply.

One side of the ice making tray 20 is attached to the ice making temperature sensor 103 for detecting the temperature of the ice making tray 20, the microcomputer 100 is the ice making tray 20 by the ice making temperature sensor 103 When the temperature of the predetermined temperature is below a certain level by operating the moving motor 27 may be disposed so that the ice making tray 20 orthogonal to the moving plate 30.

The microcomputer 100 may generate a command to open or close the opening / closing valve 26 according to whether the coin sensed by the coin detecting unit is inserted.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail for the subject innovation.

This ice vending machine may be separately used and may be used together with a general vending machine. In the following embodiments, a case in which the ice vending machine is separately configured will be described, but the claims of the ice vending machine are not limited thereto.

1 is a front view of the door opening of the ice vending machine according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view of the door of FIG. As shown, this ice vending machine has a rectangular cylindrical casing 10, a door 11 for opening and closing the casing 10, the casing 10 is an ice making chamber 10a for ice making, The compartment is divided into parts chambers 10b in which equipment is mounted.

First, the door 11 is provided with a power display unit 15 in which a plurality of indicator lights are displayed in the upper central area to indicate whether the ice vending machine is operated, and in the ice-making room 10a in the central area of the door 11. A dispenser door 12 communicating with the dispenser unit 40 for discharging iced ice to the outside is provided. And one side adjacent to the dispenser door 12 is a coin inlet 13 for the input of coins, and a coin return port 14 for the return of the coin is formed.

In the casing 10 opened and closed by such a door 11, a refrigeration cycle (not shown) for ice making is provided over the ice making chamber 10a and the component chamber 10b. Among the compressors, condensers, and evaporators forming the refrigerating cycle, the compressor is mounted at the lower end of the component chamber 10b, and the condenser is provided at the lower end or rear of the component chamber 10b, which is a position where air is smoothly ventilated from the outside. The evaporator is provided at the rear of the ice making chamber 10a, which is an area adjacent to the ice making chamber 10a, and a cooling fan is provided in the ice making chamber 10a to blow cool air from the evaporator into the ice making chamber 10a.

Thus, the ice-making chamber 10a which blows cold air with a cooling fan is surrounded by the heat insulating material, and is insulated, and preserves cold air. In the ice making chamber 10a, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an ice tray 20 for ice making and an ice plate disposed parallel to the ice tray 20 on the ice tray 20 ( 30 and an ice making hopper 25 disposed under the ice making tray 20 to temporarily receive the ice generated by the ice making tray 20.

In the ice tray 20, a plurality of ice cubes 21 arranged in a grid are recessed, and each ice cube 21 is formed with a slot 23 penetrating an ice cube 21 adjacent to a partition wall. have. The ice making tray 20 has a rotating shaft formed to allow the ice tray 20 to rotate in one side along the longitudinal direction, and the ice making tray 20 is rotated around the rotating shaft on the side of the ice making tray 20. Ebbing motor 27 is installed to make. The power from the ice motor 27 is transmitted to the rotation shaft of the ice tray 20 by gears, whereby the ice tray 20 is placed in parallel with the ice plate 30 for ice making, and the ice iced. To rotate between the moving positions disposed to be orthogonal to the moving plate 30 so as to separate from the ice tray 20. A drain channel 24 is formed at the other end of the ice tray 20 parallel to the rotating shaft to discharge water remaining in the ice cube 21 after ice making. The drain channel 24 is an ice tray 20. ) Forms a 'U' shape at the ebbing position orthogonal to the ebbing plate 30. The drainage channel 24 extends along one end of the ice making tray 20 so as to protrude so that its distal end reaches the outer side of the ice making hopper 25. Accordingly, the water remaining in the ice tray 20 moves along each slot 23 of the ice cube 21, then gathers in the drain channel 24 and moves along the drain channel 24. It will fall at the distal end of 24). The water dropped from the drain channel 24 of the ice making tray 20 and the water from the dispenser 40 to be described later are disposed in the waste water tank 41 disposed under the casing 10 through the drain hose 42. ) Is collected.

In the ice plate 30 disposed in parallel with the ice tray 20, a plurality of ice arms 31 protruding downward from the plate surface are arranged in a lattice shape, and each ice arm 31 has a lower length than a predetermined length. Tapered is formed so that the width becomes narrower toward. Each ice arm 31 of the ice plate 30 is combined with iced ice, and an ice plate 30 is formed on one side of the ice plate 30 to drop the ice coupled to the ice arm 31 to the ice making hopper 25. An ice heater 35 for applying heat to 30 is provided. Since the ice arm 31 is tapered when the ice plate 30 is heated by the ice heater 35, the ice easily separates from the ice arm 31 and falls even when a little heat is applied. On the other hand, the other end of the ice plate 30 against the rotation axis of the ice tray 20, 'b' shaped support arm for supporting the ice tray 20 when the ice tray 20 is located in the ice making position 33 is formed, and the support arm 33 is rotatably mounted to the ice plate 30 so as to be adjacent and spaced apart from the ice making tray 20.

The ice making hopper 25 for temporarily storing the ice dropped from the ice arm 31 is formed in a funnel shape so that the width thereof becomes narrow to the lower side, and an ice making hopper 25 is formed at the lower end of the ice making hopper 25. It is equipped with an on-off valve for opening and closing the valve.

On the other hand, in the component chamber 10b, a dispenser portion 40 on which a cup for receiving ice discharged from the ice making hopper 25 is formed is formed at the lower portion of the ice making hopper 25, and the lower portion of the dispenser portion 40 is formed. It is equipped with a drain hose 42 connected to the waste water tank 41 to collect the water or ice that may occur when the ice falls or the seating and detaching of the cup.

One side of the component chamber 10b is provided with a water supply device 50 for supplying water to the ice making tray 20, and the water supply device 50 stores water for supplying water to the ice making tray 20. The tank 51, the water supply hose 53 extending from the water tank 51 to the ice tray 20, and one side of the water supply hose 53, the water from the water tank 51 is the ice tray (20) And a filter 54 for purifying the water supplied to the ice making tray 20 provided on the water supply hose 53.

In addition, the component chamber 10b is equipped with a coin sensing unit for sensing a coin introduced through the coin inlet 13 of the door 11, and a coin tray 43 for accommodating the coins provided through the coin sensing unit.

In order to control the operation of the ice vending machine, as shown in FIG. 5, one side of the ice vending machine is equipped with a microcomputer 100 and various sensors, and knows the microcomputer 100 and various sensors according to an ice making process. If you look like this:

First, water must be supplied to the ice making tray 20 for ice making. At this time, in order to detect whether an appropriate amount of water is supplied to the ice making tray 20, the ice making tray 20 has a water level sensor 101. Or a timer is installed. Thus, when it is detected that the water level is reached by the water level sensor 101 or the water is supplied for a predetermined time or more, the microcomputer 100 stops the operation of the water supply pump 52 to stop the water supply.

After the water supply operation, it is necessary to detect whether ice making is completed, and for this purpose, an ice-making temperature sensor 103 for detecting a temperature of the ice making tray 20 is attached to one side of the ice making tray 20. Thus, the microcomputer 100 determines that the ice making is completed when the temperature of the ice making tray 20 by the ice making temperature sensor 103 is lower than or equal to the predetermined temperature, and the ice making tray 20 is moved to the ice making tray 20 by operating the ice making motor 27. 30) to be orthogonal. At this time, the ice motor 27 is equipped with a timer to operate the ice motor 27 until the ice tray 20 is disposed at a position orthogonal to the ice plate 30.

On the other hand, the microcomputer 100 generates a command to open or close the on-off valve 26 according to whether the coin sensed by the coin detector 105, the on-off valve 26 in the lower part of the ice making hopper 25 Timer for detecting the operating time of the) is installed to open and close the valve 26 for a predetermined time to adjust the amount of ice falling.

Looking at the operation of the ice vending machine by such a configuration as follows.

First, when power is supplied to the ice vending machine and ice making is performed for the first time, the microcomputer 100 operates the compressor and the cooling fan, and at the same time, operates the ice motor 27 to move the ice tray 20 to the ice tray 30. ) To be orthogonal to remove dirt or water that may remain in the ice making tray 20. At this time, the microcomputer 100 supplies the water to the ice making tray 20 by operating the water supply pump 52 before operating the ice motor 27, and then operates the ice making motor 27 to make the ice making tray 20. You can also wash.

Then, the microcomputer 100 supplies water to the ice making tray 20 by operating the water supply pump 52, and if the water level or the water supply time in the ice making tray 20 by the water level sensor 101 is a certain level or more. , The microcomputer 100 stops the operation of the water supply pump 52. The microcomputer 100 continuously checks the temperature of the ice making tray 20 detected from the ice making temperature sensor 103, and determines that ice making is completed when the temperature of the ice making tray 20 falls below a certain level. Then, the microcomputer 100 operates the ice motor 27 to rotate the ice tray 20 to be orthogonal to the ice plate 30, and at this time, the ice generated in each ice cube 21 of the ice tray 20. Is coupled to each moving arm 31 of the moving plate 30. In this state, the microcomputer 100 operates the ice heater 35 of the ice plate 30 so that the ice is separated from each ice arm 31 and falls to the ice making hopper 25. At this time, the ice arm 31 ) Tapered, so it is easy to remove the ice. The water remaining in the ice making tray 20 while the ice is separated from the ice making arm 31 and falls into the ice making hopper 25 moves along the slot 23 and the drain channel 24 of the ice cube 21. It falls to the waste water container 41.

When the separation of the ice is completed, the microcomputer 100 operates the ice motor 27 to return the ice making tray 20 to the ice making position, and operates the water supply pump 52 to supply water to the ice making tray 20. Then, the ice making process is performed again.

On the other hand, when the ice is accommodated in the ice making hopper 25, when the user puts a coin into the coin inlet 13 from the outside, the microcomputer 100 according to the detection from the coin detecting unit 105, the ice making hopper 25 Opening and closing valve 26 of the opening for a predetermined time, thereby, the ice is dropped to the dispenser portion (40).

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, the coin inlet 13 and the coin sensing unit 105 are provided so that the ice can be discharged only when the coin is inputted. However, the dispenser unit 40 is interlocked with the on / off valve 26. By mounting the lever, it is of course possible to manufacture so that the ice can be discharged without inserting coins.

As described above, according to the present invention, by providing the ice tray 20, the ice plate 30 and the ice making hopper 25 in the insulated ice making chamber 10a, ice making can be performed simply. Accordingly, it is possible to simply purchase the ice, it is possible to provide the user with a cool drink having a temperature below a certain level that the existing vending machine could not satisfy.

Claims (11)

A conventional casing 10; An ice making chamber (10a) formed surrounded by a heat insulating material on one side of the casing (10); An ice making tray having a plurality of ice cubes 21 having ice cubes 21 rotatably installed between an ice making position where ice is iced and an ice removing position where ice is released, around the rotating shaft on one side of the ice making chamber 10a. 20; An ice making hopper 25 installed at a lower portion of the ice making tray 20 and narrowing toward a lower portion thereof, and temporarily storing ice frozen in the ice making tray 20; A dispenser portion 40 on which a cup for receiving ice discharged from the ice making hopper 25 is seated; The water tank 51 for storing the water supplied to the ice making tray 20, the water supply hose 53 extending from the water tank 51 to the ice making tray 20, and the water supply hose 53 A water supply device 50 installed at one side and having a water supply pump 52 for providing power for supplying water from the water tank 51 to the ice making tray 20; Ice vending machine characterized in that it comprises a microcomputer (100) for controlling the various operating parts, including the ice tray (20) and the water supply pump (52). The method of claim 1, Ice is formed by heating the ice plate 30 having a plurality of ice arms 31 immersed in the ice cube 21 at the ice making tray 20 and the ice arm 31 at the ice ice position. Ice vending machine further comprises a falling ice heater (35). The method of claim 1, Coin detecting unit 105 for detecting a coin introduced through the coin inlet 13 formed on one side of the casing 10, and a coin tray 43 for receiving the coins provided through the coin detecting unit 105 Ice vending machine comprising a. The method of claim 1, An ice vending machine is installed on the rotating shaft of the ice making tray 20, wherein an ice motor 27 is installed to rotate the ice making tray 20 between the ice making position and the ice making position. The method of claim 1, Ice dispenser, characterized in that the dispenser 40 is provided with a lever for opening and closing the opening of the ice making hopper (25). The method of claim 1, On one side of the water supply hose (53) is an ice vending machine, characterized in that the filter 54 for the purification of water supplied to the ice making tray (20) is mounted. The method of claim 1, In the casing 10, a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator is provided in order to lower the temperature in the ice making chamber 10a. On one side of the ice making chamber 10a, the cold air from the evaporator is removed. An ice vending machine, characterized in that a cooling fan for blowing air into the ice chamber 10a is provided. The method of claim 1, At one end of the ice making tray facing the lower part in the ebbing position, a drain channel 24 is formed along one end to drain water remaining in the ice cube 21, and the distal end of the drain channel 24 has a length thereof. The ice vending machine is formed to extend in the direction and extends to the outside of the ice making hopper 25. The method of claim 1, Further comprising a water level sensor 101 for detecting the water level of the ice tray 20, the microcomputer 100 when the water level is detected by the water level sensor 101, the water supply pump Ice vending machine characterized by stopping the water supply to stop the operation of (52). The method of claim 1, One side of the ice making tray 20 is attached to the ice making temperature sensor 103 for detecting the temperature of the ice making tray 20, the microcomputer 100 is the ice making tray 20 by the ice making temperature sensor 103 The ice vending machine, characterized in that the ice tray (20) is operated so that the ice tray (20) is orthogonal to the ice plate (30) when the temperature is below a certain level. The method of claim 1, The microcomputer (100) is an ice vending machine, characterized in that for generating a command to open or close the opening and closing valve 26, depending on whether the coin sensed in the coin detection unit.