KR20040090781A - Auto ice-cream dishers - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An automatic ice cream disher is provided to simply scoop solid ice cream just by the operation of a button and to put the ice cream in a receptacle. CONSTITUTION: An automatic ice cream disher comprises a hemispheric storage receptacle(100); a grip combined to the storage receptacle; a collecting receptacle(310) combined to the storage receptacle, to put ice cream in the storage receptacle and to separate the ice cream put in the storage receptacle from the storage receptacle; and a collecting unit rotating the collecting receptacle. The collecting unit comprises a rotation part, a button part formed to the outside of the grip, a rotation control part(350), and a power part(370) providing working power of a predetermined level. The rotation part comprises a motor(331); a reduction gear(332) combined to the motor, to reduce the rotational speed of the motor; and a rotating shaft(336) one end of which is combined to a motor shaft(333) of the reduction gear through an adaptor and the other end is combined to a side of the collecting receptacle. The button part delivers an on-status signal by external pressure. The rotation control part controls the rotation of the motor of the rotation part on the basis of the on-status signal applied from the button part.

Description

Auto ice-cream dishers

The present invention relates to an automatic ice cream disher that is capable of floating a solid amount of ice cream stored in an ice cream container by automatically rotating a sampling container located in a storage container by a simple button operation.

In general, the ice cream disher currently used as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a coupling part formed by fixedly coupling one side of a handle connecting rod 2 having a support plate 3 to a center of one side of the ice cream collecting container 1. (4) is coated with an epoxy resin in the gap, and the operating plate (5) in which the lever (6) and a plurality of gear grooves (7) are integrally formed on one side of the upper surface of the handle connecting rod (2) by the spring (8) It is fixed with the operating plate support screw (9) together, the spring (8) is configured so that one side is caught on the inner surface of the lever (6) and the other side is caught on the support plate (3).

In addition, the collection table 10 is formed inside the ice cream collection container 1, and one side of the rotating shaft rod 11 in which the gear 12 is integrally formed is rotatably penetrated through the collection container 1. Welding with the (10), the other side of the rotating shaft rod 11 is configured by rotatably connected to the upper portion of the support plate (3).

In the ice cream disher configured as described above, when the lever 6 is pulled inward, the gear groove 7 formed in the operating plate 5 moves while the spring 8 is contracted. At this time, since the gear 12 is fitted in the gear groove 7, the gear shaft 7 rotates as the gear groove 7 moves, and the rotating shaft rod 11 and the ice cream collecting table 10 are integrated with the gear 12. Rotated). Therefore, when you put the ice cream in the ice cream collection container (1) and then pull the lever (6) when moving it to another container, the collection table 10 rotates while contacting the inner surface of the collection container (1) to transfer the ice cream to another container do.

At this time, the ice cream to use the ice cream disher is stored in a frozen state in the ice cream container in the form of a solid mass. Therefore, the user must exert his force on the ice cream disher to pour out the ice cream contained in the container.

That is, the conventional ice cream disher is a structure that must be separated and spread the ice cream by the force of a person, there is a problem that takes a lot of time and power due to the floating ice cream.

In addition, the human force is applied to cause a safety problem, such as a finger cutting accident by a sharp part such as the picking table of the ice cream disher.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and has a technical object of providing an automatic ice cream disher so that the solid ice cream can be easily peeled off and put in another container by only a button operation.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional ice cream disher.

Figure 2 is an exploded cross-sectional view of a conventional ice cream disher.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of an automatic ice cream disher in accordance with the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view of the automatic ice cream disher shown in FIG.

5 is a view for explaining the configuration of the rotation shaft 337 and the sensor 340 shown in FIG.

6 is a view for explaining the operation of the automatic ice cream disher shown in FIG.

7 and 8 are a perspective view of an automatic ice cream disher according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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100: storage container, 200: handle,

210: button, 300: sampling means,

310: sampling container, 330: rotary drive unit,

350: rotation control unit, 370: power supply unit.

Automatic ice cream dish according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a hemispherical storage container, the handle is coupled to the storage container, coupled to the storage container to hold the ice cream in the storage container and separating the storage container and ice cream And a driving means for rotationally driving the collecting means, the driving means being coupled to the motor, a reduction gear for reducing the rotational speed of the motor, one end of which is connected to the motor shaft of the reduction gear. Rotating part consisting of a rotating shaft fixedly coupled to the other end and the other end is coupled to one side of the collecting means, and a button portion formed on the outside of the handle to send a predetermined on-state signal by external pressure, from the button portion A rotation control unit for controlling rotation of the motor of the rotating unit based on the ON state signal applied; That comprises a power supply for providing operating power level of the positive features.

That is, according to the above, it is possible to provide an automatic ice cream dish that allows the user to easily remove the solid ice cream and put it in another container by a simple operation of pressing a button without applying force.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an automatic ice cream disher according to the present invention will be described.

3 and 4 are for explaining the configuration of the automatic ice cream dish according to the invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view of the automatic ice cream disher and Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the automatic ice cream disher.

Automatic ice cream disher according to the present invention is a storage container for temporarily storing the ice cream and the handle 200 and the ice cream stored in the storage container 100 with a certain amount of ice cream from the solid ice cream chunks It is configured to include a collecting means 300 for separating from the storage container 100.

Here, the storage container 100 is formed in a hemispherical shape and is coupled to the upper end of the handle 200.

In addition, the handle 200 is separated into two first and second cases 210a and 210b and screwed together while the exterior of the case 210 is formed in a streamlined shape that is convenient for a user to hold by hand. Here, the groove 211 is formed on the inner outer periphery of the first case 210a, and the protrusion 212 is formed on the inner outer periphery of the second case 210b corresponding to the groove 211 to form the first case. 210a and the second case 210b are configured to be fitted. In this case, the first case 210a is formed by covering the grooves 211 with rubber, and also covers the protrusions 212 of the second case 210b by covering the rubber with the first case 210a and the second case. When the case 210b is screwed together, it may be configured to provide a waterproof function by rubber.

In addition, the upper end of the case 210 is configured to be coupled to the rotating shaft 336 and the bearing 213 coupled to the sampling container (310).

In addition, a predetermined button 220 for inputting a driving command of the collecting means 300 is formed at an external side of the case 210. In this case, the button 220 may be installed at a portion where the thumb or index finger is positioned while the user grasps the handle 200 to facilitate the user's pressing operation. Although not shown, the button 210 may be configured as a switch that is turned on / off by a user's pressing operation, and transmits predetermined on-state information to the collecting means 300 in response to being pressed by an external pressure. It is configured to.

The collecting means 300 is a hemispherical shape is installed in the storage container 100 and the sampling container 310 is set in size so that the rotation is possible, combined with the sampling container 310 to rotate the sampling container 310 Rotation driving unit 330 for driving, rotation control unit 350 for controlling the rotation operation of the rotation driving unit 330 according to the input of the button 220, and operating power of a predetermined level for driving the ice cream disher ( And a power supply unit 370 for providing Vcc).

In more detail with respect to the collecting means 300, the collecting container 310 is configured to be coupled to the storage container 100 and the hinge 311 through the through groove 101 of the storage container 100. At this time, the sampling container 310 is hinged to allow rotational movement in a state coupled with the storage container 100.

The rotating shaft 336 of the rotary driving unit 320 is fixedly coupled to an opposite side of the sampling container 310 in which the sampling container 310 and the storage container 100 are hinged.

The rotary drive unit 330 is coupled to the motor 331 and the reduction gear 332 for reducing the rotational speed of the motor 331 to a predetermined torque on the upper side of the motor 331, The motor shaft 333 protruding upwards is screwed into a groove 335 formed at the lower end of the adapter 334.

Then, the rotary shaft 336 is coupled to the upper end of the adapter 334. The rotating shaft 336 is composed of a disk-shaped slit 337 which is in contact with the adapter 334 and a shaft 338 which is rod-shaped upward from the center portion of the slit 337, and is formed in a 'ㅗ' shape. At this time, the shaft 338 is configured to be separated into two is configured to be coupled through the support 339. The first shaft 338a is integrally coupled with the sampling container 310, and the second shaft 338b is coupled with the motor 331 to handle the storage container 100 and the sampling container 310 as necessary. This is to be able to separate from the replacement.

In addition, the slit 337 of the rotation shaft 336 is larger in diameter than the upper surface of the adapter 334, and is screwed with the adapter 334. The upper end of the shaft 338 of the rotary shaft 336, that is, the upper end of the first shaft 338a may be integrally formed with the sampling container 310 installed in the storage container 100 through the through hole 102 of the storage container 100. Are constructed in combination.

In addition, one side of the slit 337 of the rotary shaft 336 is provided with a sensor 340 for detecting the rotation angle of the rotary shaft 336. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the slit 337 of the rotation shaft 336 is formed by forming a plurality of through grooves 337a along its inner circumference, and the sensor 340 at a portion where the through grooves 337a are located. ) Is configured to be installed. At this time, the position of the through groove 337a is set to maintain a predetermined distance, for example, a 10 ° interval.

In addition, the sensor 340 is installed so that the through groove 337a formed in the slit 337 is located in the groove of the support plate 339a of the “凹” shape. In addition, on both ends of the inner surface of the support plate 339a, a transmitter 340b for transmitting a predetermined radio signal, for example, an infrared signal, based on a control signal applied from the rotation controller 350 through the cable C, and the transmitter ( The receiving unit 340c, which receives the infrared signal transmitted from the transmitting unit 340b and converts it into an electrical signal at a position opposite to the installed position of the 340b, is provided to the rotation control unit 350 through the cable C. It is composed. That is, the infrared signal transmitted from the transmitter 340b is applied to the receiver 340c through the through groove 337a of the slit 337.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 4, the motor 331 rotates the sampling container 310 by performing a rotation operation based on a control signal applied from the rotation control unit 350.

Although not shown, the rotation controller 350 includes a predetermined memory for storing information on the number of times of receiving the sensing signal from the sensor 340 so as to correspond to the input button information. The rotation controller 350 is configured to control the rotation of the sampling container 310 by driving the motor 331 and the sensor 340 based on the on state information applied from the button 220. At this time, the rotation controller 350 sets the driving direction of the motor 331 based on the button information applied from the button 220 and the corresponding rotation angle based on the number of times of information received from the sensor 340. In order to control the operation of the motor 331.

Next, the operation of the automatic ice cream disher having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the collection container 310 during operation standby is positioned in the form inserted into the storage container (100).

In the above state, when the user attempts to float the solid ice cream contained in the ice cream container using the ice cream disher, the user grabs the handle 200 and opens the open portion of the storage container 100 of the ice cream dish to the desired portion of the ice cream chunk. Put on.

The user then presses the button 210 once to scoop out the ice cream. Accordingly, the button 210 provides the ON state information to the rotation controller 350 once, and the rotation controller 350 turns the motor 331 when the ON state information is not applied from the button 210 even after a predetermined time elapses. Drive it. Accordingly, the reduction gear 3332 coupled to the motor 331 is operated and the rotation shaft 336 coupled to the reduction gear 332 is rotated to rotate the collection container 310.

At this time, the rotation controller 350 controls the motor 331 to rotate the sampling container 310 360 ° as shown in Figure 6 (A). That is, when 36 through grooves 337a formed in the slits 337 of the rotation shaft 336 are formed at intervals of 10 °, the rotation controller 350 counts 36 received signals from the receiver 340c of the sensor 340. At this time, it is controlled to cut off the power supply to the motor 331.

That is, the user presses the button 210 formed on the handle 200 once so that the ice cream I is contained in the storage container 100 as shown in FIG. At this time, the user can press the button 210 again to contain the ice cream I of the round shape in the storage container 100 to perform the operation for containing the ice cream (I).

On the other hand, when the user wants to drop the ice cream (I) contained in the storage container 100 in another container in the state in which the ice cream (I) is contained in the storage container 100 as described above, the user has a storage container (100) Is placed in the space of the other container, for example, a triangular cone to contain ice cream, and then press the button 210 two times in succession.

Accordingly, two times of on-state information is sequentially applied from the button 210 to the rotation controller 350 within a predetermined time, and the rotation controller 350 controls the motor 331 and the sensor 340 to be driven based on this information. do. At this time, the rotation controller 350 controls the power supply direction so that the motor 331 rotates in the first direction.

The reduction gear 332 and the rotating shaft 336 are rotated by the driving of the motor 331 to rotate the sampling container 310 integrally coupled with the rotating shaft 336 in the first direction.

At this time, the rotation controller 350 rotates the sampling container 310 by 180 ° in the first direction as shown in FIG. 6 (B), and subsequently, as shown in FIG. It is controlled to rotate 180 ° in the second direction opposite to the one direction. The setting of the rotation direction is performed by providing the power supply directions to the motor 331 in opposite directions.

In addition, the rotation control unit 350 is a power supply unit when the received signal of the number 18 (when there are 36 through grooves formed on the disc of the rotating shaft) is counted from the sensor 340 to rotate the sampling container 310 by 180 °. Control to cut off the power supply to the motor 331 through the 370.

That is, the rotation control unit 350 separates the collection container 100 from the storage container 100 as shown in FIG. 6B when the ice cream is to be removed from the storage container 100 and the ice cream (I). In the state in which a gap is formed between the storage containers 100, as shown in FIG. 6C, the sampling container 310 is rotated again in the opposite direction so that the sampling container 310 is positioned in the storage container 100. Ice cream (I) in a state separated from the storage container 100 is controlled to fall from the storage container (100).

Meanwhile, in the above embodiment, one button 220 is formed on the handle 200, and the driving of the sampling container 310 is controlled based on the number of inputs of the button 220, but it is shown in FIG. As described above, when the first button 221 is pressed by configuring a plurality of buttons, for example, two buttons, as shown in FIG. 6A, an ice cream is put into the storage container 100, and the second button is pressed. When 222 is pressed, the ice cream may be removed from the storage container 100 as shown in FIGS. 6B and 6C.

That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an ice cream dish which allows the user to easily remove the solid ice cream and put it in another container by a simple operation of pressing a button without applying force.

Meanwhile, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the present invention, the charging terminal 390 is configured to be coupled to the power supply unit 370 installed in the handle 200 at the bottom of the ice cream disher as shown in FIG. 8, and the charging terminal 390 is charged. It may be configured to be electrically coupled with the charging terminal 391b formed in the support groove 391a of the device 391 to charge and use the power supply unit 370 using a power applied from the outside.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic ice cream disher so that the user can easily remove the solid ice cream and put it in another container by a simple operation of pressing a button without force.

Claims (7)

Hemispherical storage container, handles coupled to the storage container, combined with the storage container to hold the ice cream in the storage container and to separate the ice cream contained in the storage container from the storage container, and rotates the collection container Composed of a collecting means for driving, The collecting means is a motor, a reduction gear for reducing the rotational speed of the motor coupled to the motor, one end is fixedly coupled through the motor shaft and the adapter of the reduction gear while the other end is fixedly coupled to one side of the collecting container Rotating portion consisting of, A button unit formed outside the handle to transmit a predetermined on state signal by external pressure; A rotation control unit controlling rotation of the motor of the rotation unit based on an ON state signal applied from the button unit; Automatic ice cream disher comprising a power supply for providing a predetermined level of operating power. The method of claim 1, The rotation control unit controls the rotation unit to rotate the collection container 360 ° when the first information for pouring the ice cream from the button unit is applied, When the second information for dropping the ice cream from the button portion is applied to control the rotating unit to rotate the collection container 180 ° in the first direction and then rotates again 180 ° in the second direction opposite to the first direction Automatic ice cream dish characterized in that the. The method of claim 2, The button unit is composed of one button, The first information is once the status information is applied within a predetermined time, The second information is automatic ice cream disher, characterized in that the state information is applied twice within a predetermined time. The method of claim 2, The button unit is an automatic ice cream dish, characterized in that consisting of a first button for providing the first information and the second button for providing the second information. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The rotating shaft of the rotating unit is screwed to the upper end of the adapter and the radius thereof is larger than that of the adapter, the inner periphery of the disk-shaped slit formed with a plurality of through grooves at regular intervals, integrally coupled to the central portion of the slit While the upper end is composed of a rod-shaped shaft fixedly coupled to one side of the collection container, The transmitter and the receiver for transmitting and receiving the infrared signal through the through groove formed in the slit is configured to further include a sensor installed on both sides around the through groove of the slit, And the rotation control unit drives the sensor based on the signal applied from the button unit, and controls to block the motor driving of the rotating unit based on the number of infrared rays received from the sensor. The method of claim 1, The rotating shaft of the rotating part is composed of a first rotating shaft, one end of which is integrally coupled to the sampling container, and a second rotating shaft of which one end is coupled to the adapter, wherein the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are coupled by a support. Automatic Ice Cream Dish. The method of claim 1, The power supply unit automatic ice cream dish characterized in that it comprises a charging terminal for charging external power.