KR20050082829A - Ice making machine ice powder system - Google Patents

Abstract

Ice grinding device for an ice maker of the present invention is coupled to the outer side of the case 230, the semi-cylindrical shape is combined so that the inner space is in communication with the opening 232, the lower side one side is formed with a plurality of insertion holes 112 radially The cover 110 is formed to be inclined to protrude to the side of the insertion hole 112 to the inclined jaw 113, but the other side of the lower surface is formed with a discharge port 114 and the rotating shaft 121 is coupled to the cover 110 perpendicularly The lower surface of the cover 110 by supplying ice to the inner space 111 of the cover 110 and the receiving space 231 of the case 230 by forming wings symmetrically on the outer periphery of the rotating shaft 121. Rotating blade 120 to rotate and transport while being in close contact with the driven gear 171 in a horizontal direction to the rotary shaft 121, the outer periphery of the rotary blade 120 in the horizontal direction and transfers the driving gear 171 to be engaged with it Transmission means 170 installed to interlock with the shaft 220 Fixing to the coupling jaw 113 formed on the lower surface of the cover 110 to be partly inclined into the inner space 111 of the cover 110 through the insertion hole 112 to face the rotary blade 120 Fixed blade 130 to grind the surface of the ice to be transported by installing so as to selectively open and close the outlet 114 of the cover 110 so as to discharge ice cubes or to process the ice cubes as grinding ice The pressing blade 162 is formed on the outer circumference of the lever 140 to be prepared and the coupling shaft 161 interlocked with the feed shaft 220 on the inner surface of the opening 232 of the case 230 to transfer the ice. At the same time doubling the ice consists of a pressing unit 160 to sequentially provide the grinding device 100.

Description

Ice making machine for ice makers {Ice making machine ice powder System}

The present invention relates to an ice crushing device for an ice maker, and more particularly, the ice supplied from the ice maker has a predetermined size of ice cubes, the grinding ice having the size of the powder form smaller than the ice cubes in the form desired by the user The present invention relates to an ice grinding device for an ice maker, which allows selection and processing of ice.

In general, a refrigerator used as a device for low temperature storage of food absorbs and cools heat in a storage compartment as vaporization heat when a refrigerant, Freon, is evaporated in an evaporator, and liquefies and absorbs heat from the outside. This action is repeated by the electric motor so that the temperature in the storage chamber is kept at a low temperature.

The refrigerator as described above includes a refrigerator part that maintains a low temperature by compressing and circulating a refrigerant to absorb heat from the inside and radiates it to the outside, and a storage part blocked by an insulating material so that the internal temperature cooled to store food is not increased. And, it is composed of an operation control unit that performs temperature control and defrost.

Here, the temperature control device is a device for maintaining the inside of the refrigerator at an appropriate temperature, the temperature varies depending on the food to be stored, but generally maintains 5 ~ 7 ℃, the defroster is the moisture in the outside air invaded by opening and closing the door of the refrigerator , The water vapor evaporated from the food in the refrigerator becomes frost and is attached to the evaporator to increase the refrigeration efficiency.

The refrigerator serves as an ice maker to induce low temperature cold air formed by circulation of the refrigerant by the operation of a cooling fan to make ice, and the ice produced in the ice maker is stored in a storage container and taken out according to the needs of the user. Has come.

In this way, the iced ice is formed according to the user's preference using an operation panel installed on the inside of the refrigerator by forming an ice grinding device inside the refrigerator to form ice cubes having a certain size, and grinding the ice into powdered ice. It has been.

The prior art ice grinding device has a problem of separately installing an ice maker for making ice cubes separately to provide a bulky ice cube without using ice cubes of the general standard size frozen in the ice maker.

As a result, problems such as an increase in the size of the ice grinding device, an increase in power consumption, and an increase in the manufacturing cost have occurred.

In addition, if the ice is used for a long time depending on the purpose of use, the unsanitary problem of ice occurs, and in order to solve this problem, the ice that has been passed for a certain period of time must be replaced frequently, which is inconvenient to use and at the same time maintains the ice. This rising problem occurred.

In addition, there is a problem that damage to the blade was generated by pressing the blade with a strong pressing force by rotating a large volume of ice. In this case, the conventional ice grinding device has a problem that the ice cutting performance of the ice is significantly lowered since the replacement and re-polishing of the blade is not easy.

In addition, in the process of grinding the ice, which is a solid body, a phenomenon occurs in which the crushing phenomenon or scattering occurs due to the pressing force between the rotary blade and the fixed blade, and the supplied ice leaks to the outside.

The ice crushing device for an ice maker of the present invention devised to solve the above problems is to provide a crushed ice in the form of crushed ice, powder or powder with a predetermined size supplied conveniently through the ice maker.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to combine the fixed blade to crush the ice cube to make it possible to easily and simply regrind and replace the fixed blade to facilitate the maintenance of the ice grinding device while maintaining the ice grinding performance of the ice To improve.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to be able to selectively fix the fixed angle of the fixed blades to grind the surface of the ice cubes in the inner space of the cover at an obtuse angle and an acute angle to adjust the size of the grinding particles of the ice have.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to install the pressing portion interlocked with the transfer motor for transporting the ice supplied from the ice maker on the inner surface of the case opening to leak the ice to the outside even in the ice crushing and scattering phenomenon caused by the ice is ground It is to not let you

In addition, another object of the present invention is to facilitate the hygienic management of ice and ice grinding device because it can be easily washed even after a certain period of time by simplifying the removal of the cover containing the fixed blade and the rotating blade in the ice grinding device.

In order to achieve the above object, the ice grinding device for an ice maker of the present invention has a spiral feed shaft coupled across an accommodation space inside a case for receiving ice frozen in the ice maker, while the ice is opened by the driving force of the motor. In the ice grinding device for ice makers to transfer to one side of the case is formed to selectively process and discharge the ice into crushed ice, crushed ice,

The inner space is coupled to the outer side of the case in a semi-cylindrical shape so that the inner space is in communication with the opening, and a plurality of insertion holes are formed radially on one side of the lower side, and the engaging jaw is formed to obliquely protrude to the side of the insertion hole, but the other side The cover is formed with a discharge port, and the rotation shaft is vertically coupled to the cover, and wings are formed symmetrically on the outer circumference of the rotation shaft so as to be accommodated in the inner space of the cover and the accommodation space of the case so that the supplied ice adheres to the lower surface of the cover Rotating blade for rotating and conveying, and the transmission means coupled to the driven gear in the horizontal direction on the outer peripheral edge of the rotary shaft of the rotary blade and the driving gear to be engaged with the feed shaft and formed on the lower surface of the cover It is fixed to the engaging jaw and partly inclined into the inner space of the cover through the insertion hole. A fixed blade that grinds the surface of the conveyed ice by being installed to face the rotary blade, and a lever for selectively opening and closing the outlet of the cover to discharge ice cubes or to prepare the ice cubes to be processed into ground ice. And a pressing portion formed on the inner circumferential edge of the opening of the case to form a compression wing on the outer circumference of the coupling shaft to double the conveying force of the ice and simultaneously provide the ice to the grinding device.

In addition, the cover allows the angle of the inclined surface of the engaging jaw to be selectively changed to an obtuse angle and an acute angle so that the fixed blade coupled to the inclined surface can be set differently to set the angle of the part protruding inside the insertion hole to crush the ice. Characterized in that configured to be able to adjust the size of the grinding particles.

In addition, the rotary blade is characterized in that the blades are formed symmetrically to each other on the outer periphery of the rotary shaft to be bent in the same direction in the rotation direction so that the ice is pressed to the lower surface of the cover by the wing to rotate and transport .

Furthermore, the lever is hinged to the outlet side of the cover to install a knob that is bent in one side in the longitudinal direction at the bottom of the case so that the outlet can be opened and closed, hinged one side of the knob and the lever hinged to the other side of the knob The solenoid is mounted so that the lever can be opened and closed automatically by the rotation of the knob.

In addition, the pressing portion is integrally coupled to the inner circumference of the motive gear by interlocking the outer edge of the compression blade and the symmetrical wings are formed symmetrically on the outer circumference of the coupling shaft formed in the center of the compression wing between the wing and the wing Characterized in that configured to be able to sequentially supply the ice to the grinding device side through the passage.

In addition, the primary gear and the driven gear of the transmission means is characterized by consisting of a helical gear.

Thus, referring to the preferred embodiment of the ice grinding device of the present invention configured as follows with reference to the drawings.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an ice grinding device for an ice maker of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an ice grinding device for an ice maker of the present invention, Figure 3 is a main portion showing a fixed blade of the ice grinding device for an ice maker of the present invention. 4 is an enlarged front cross-sectional view, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional top view illustrating a cover and a rotary blade of the ice grinding device for an ice maker of the present invention.

1 to 4, the helical feed shaft 220 coupled across the receiving space 231 inside the case 230 for receiving ice frozen in the ice maker is applied to the driving force of the motor 210. In the ice crushing device for ice makers by rotating the ice to transfer the ice to one side of the case 230, the opening 232 is formed to selectively process and discharge the ice into crushed ice, crushed ice,

Coupled to the outer side of the case 230 to combine the inner space in communication with the opening 232 in a semi-cylindrical shape, and formed a plurality of insertion holes 112 radially on one side of the lower surface side of the insertion hole 112 The protrusion 110 is formed to be inclined to be inclined, but the cover 110 having the outlet 114 formed on the other side of the lower surface thereof, and the rotating shaft 121 perpendicular to the cover 110 are coupled to the inner space of the cover 110. Rotation to rotate and transport the supplied ice to be in close contact with the lower surface of the cover 110 by forming the wings symmetrically on the outer periphery of the rotating shaft 121 so as to be accommodated in the accommodating space 231 of the 111 and the case 230 The blade 120 and the rotating shaft 121 of the rotary blade 120 is coupled to the driven gear 172 in the horizontal direction in the upper direction and installed so as to interlock with the transfer shaft 220 to the driving gear 171 to be engaged with it. On one transmission means 170, and the lower surface of the cover 110 It is fixed to the engaging jaw 113 to be inserted into the inclined portion into the inner space 111 of the cover 110 through the insertion hole 112, but installed so as to face the rotary blade 120 to grind the surface of the transported ice A fixed blade 130 and a lever 140 which selectively opens and closes the outlet 114 of the cover 110 to discharge ice cubes or to process the ice cubes into ground ice, and the case ( The pressing blades 162 are formed on the outer circumference of the coupling shaft 161 interlocking with the feed shaft 220 on the inner side of the opening 232 of the 230 to double the conveying force of the ice and at the same time crush the ice sequentially ( Consists of a pressing unit 160 to provide 100.

Here, the cover 110 is protruded to be divided into a pair on the side of the engaging jaw 113, the insertion hole 112, respectively, and formed on the inclined surface (113c) to the engaging jaw 113 is fixed to the engaging jaw 113 The fixed blade 130 is fixed to the coupling jaw 113 to form a fixing hole 131 that is coupled to be partially protruded into the insertion hole (112) by fastening means (113b).

In particular, the cover 110 is to be able to selectively change the angle of the inclined surface 113c of the engaging jaw 113 into an obtuse angle and an acute angle so that the fixed blade 130 coupled to the inclined surface 113c is inserted into the insertion hole 112. The angle of the partially protruding part can be set differently so that the size of the grinding particles that crush the ice can be adjusted.

In addition, the rotary blade 120 is formed on the outer periphery of the rotary shaft 121 to be symmetrical with each other but the blades are bent in the same direction in the rotation direction by the ice is pressed by the wing to the lower surface of the cover 110, the rotational transfer Make it work.

In addition, the lever 140 is hinged to the outlet 114 side of the cover 110 to install a knob 141 bent one side in the longitudinal direction in the lower portion of the case 230 to open and close the outlet 114. By connecting the bent side of the knob 141 to the lever 140 and mounting the solenoid 115 to automatically open and close the lever on the other side of the knob 141 lever 140 by the rotation of the knob 141 ) Can be opened and closed automatically.

And, the pressing unit 160 is coupled to the outer periphery of the pressure wing 162 integrally coupled to the inner periphery of the prime mover gear 171 and the coupling shaft 161 outer periphery formed in the center of the pressure wing (162) Compression wing 162 is formed in a spiral wing symmetrically so that the ice can be sequentially supplied to the grinding device 100 through the passage between the wing and the wing.

In addition, the prime mover 171 and the driven gear 172 of the transmission means 170 is configured by the helical gear to minimize the electric noise while transmitting the electric power in the correct gear ratio.

Looking at the operation of the ice grinding device for ice makers of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, ice cubes frozen in the ice maker installed in the refrigerator are filled into the case 230 in which the upper portion of the ice maker 100 for ice makers is opened, and the user selects the ice cubes and the ground ice using an operation panel on the front of the refrigerator. Will be provided.

When the user selects the ice state, the spiral feed shaft 220 coupled across the receiving space 231 inside the case 230 rotates under the driving force of the motor 210 to rotate the ice of the case 230. Ice is transferred to the opening 232 side.

In this way, the ice provided in the state pressurized primarily by the feed shaft 220 is rotated by the rotation of the feed shaft 220, the pressing blade 162 of the compression unit 160 is rotated once again ice one by one By moving in a spiral direction, ice is supplied to the inner space 111 of the cover 110 with a stronger conveying force and a pressing force.

At the same time, by operating the solenoid 115 to rotate the knob 141 installed across the lower case 230, the bent side of the knob 141 and hinged lever 140 is rotated downward to cover 110 Switch the outlet 114 of the open state.

The ice cubes sequentially provided by the pressing unit 160 are dropped downward through the outlet 114 of the cover 110 by the open lever 140 to be discharged to the outside of the refrigerator to ice cubes to the user. Will be provided.

In addition, when the user selects crushed ice, the helical feed shaft 220 installed in the receiving space 231 inside the case 230 rotates under the driving force of the motor 210 to open the ice in the case 230. The ice is transferred to the (232) side.

In this way, the ice provided in the state pressurized primarily by the feed shaft 220 is rotated by the rotation of the feed shaft 220, the pressing blade 162 of the compression unit 160 is rotated once again ice one by one By moving in a spiral direction, the ice is supplied to the inner space 111 of the cover 110 with a stronger conveying force and a pressing force, and is not leaked to the outside even when the ice crushing or scattering phenomenon occurs by the pressing wing 162. .

At this time, the motive gear 171 is integrally coupled with the compression wing 162 is coupled to transmit the rotational force to the driven gear 172 side.

At the same time, the solenoid 115 is operated to reverse the knob 141 connected to the lever 140 that opens the outlet 114 so that the lever 140 is switched to a state in which the outlet 114 is closed.

When ice is provided inside the cover 110 in a state in which the outlet 114 is closed, the driving means 170 of the prime mover 171 and the driven gear 172 consisting of a helical gear that receives the rotational force of the feed shaft 220. The direction of rotational force is changed in the direction of rotation force, and the ice is moved to the lower portion of the cover 110 in a state where the rotary blade 120 is inserted into the inner space 111 of the cover 110 and the opening 232 of the case 230. The ice surface of the solid body is ground by the plurality of fixed blades 130 protruding to the lower surface of the cover 110 by rotating and conveying the compression, and then ground into insertion holes 112 to which the fixed blades 130 are coupled. Ice is discharged.

Here, the fixed blade 130 is a fastening means (113b) fixed to the fixed blade 130 on the coupling jaw 113 of the cover 110 when the fixed blade 130 is worn or external damage by repeated ice cutting operation By disassembling the detachable blade 130 to be easily removable, it is possible to improve the ice cutting performance of the grinding device 100 by grinding or replacing the fixed blade (130).

In addition, the coupling jaw 113 for fixing the fixed blade 130 so as to partially protrude into the inner space 111 of the cover 110 at a predetermined angle is an obtuse angle and an acute angle of the inclined surface 113c of the coupling jaw 113. By selectively changing to adjust the grinding particle size of the ice that is ground on the fixed blade (130).

In other words, when the size of the grinding particles of ice is large, the inclined surface 113c of the coupling jaw 113 is enlarged, and the fixed blade 130 is placed in the inner space 111 of the cover 110 at an angle close to upright. In the case of increasing the grinding particles of the ice and conversely making the grinding particles of the ice fine, the inclined surface 113c of the coupling jaw 113 is made small so that the fixed blade 130 is close to the inner circumference of the cover 110 so that Grind the surface thinly.

As described above, the ice crushing device for an ice maker of the present invention has an effect of selectively and conveniently providing crushed ice, powder or crushed ice having a predetermined size supplied through the ice maker.

In addition, the combination of the fixed blade to crush the ice cube can be combined to enable easy and simple regrinding and replacement of the fixed blade has an effect of improving the ice ice performance while making the ice grinding device easy to maintain.

In addition, it is possible to selectively adjust the fixed angle of the fixed blades to grind the surface of the ice cubes into the inner space of the cover at an obtuse angle and an acute angle, thereby controlling the size of the grinding particles of ice.

In addition, by installing the pressing portion interlocked with the transfer motor for transporting the ice supplied from the ice maker on the inner surface of the case opening, there is an effect to prevent the ice from leaking to the outside even in the ice crushing and splashing caused by the ice grinding. .

In addition, the cover of the fixed blade and the rotary blade housed in the ice grinding device can be easily detached and cleaned after a certain period of time to facilitate the hygienic management of ice and ice grinding device.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an ice grinding device for an ice maker of the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view showing an ice grinding device for an ice maker of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an enlarged front sectional view of the main portion showing a fixed blade of the ice grinding device for ice makers of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view of the main portion showing the cover and the rotary blade of the ice grinding device for ice makers of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: grinding device 110: cover

111: internal space 112: insertion hole

113: coupling jaw 113a: coupling hole

113b: fastening means 113c: inclined surface

114: outlet 115: solenoid

120: rotary blade 121: rotating shaft

130: fixed blade 131: fixed hole

140: lever 141: knob

160: compression unit 161: coupling shaft

162: pressure wing 170: transmission means

171: prime mover 172: driven gear

200: feeder 210: motor

220: feed shaft 230: case

231: accommodation space 232: opening

Claims (6)

The opening 232 is formed of ice while the spiral feed shaft 220 coupled across the receiving space 231 inside the case 230 for receiving the ice frozen in the ice maker rotates by the driving force of the motor 210. In the ice grinding apparatus for ice makers to transfer to one side of the case 230 is selectively processed and discharged ice into crushed ice, crushed ice, Coupled to the outer side of the case 230 to combine the inner space in communication with the opening 232 in a semi-cylindrical shape, and formed a plurality of insertion holes 112 radially on one side of the lower surface side of the insertion hole 112 The cover 110 and the outlet 110 formed on the other side of the lower surface protruding to form the engaging jaw 113 inclined, Symmetrical symmetry of the wings on the outer periphery of the rotating shaft 121 to be coupled to the rotating shaft 121 perpendicular to the cover 110 to be accommodated in the inner space 111 of the cover 110 and the receiving space 231 of the case 230. Rotating blades 120 for rotating and conveying the ice supplied to form a close contact with the lower surface of the cover 110, Transmission means 170 is coupled to the driven gear 172 in the horizontal direction on the outer periphery of the rotary shaft 121 of the rotary blade 120 and the driving gear 171 to be engaged with the feed shaft 220 to be interlocked. and, It is fixed to the coupling jaw 113 formed on the lower surface of the cover 110 so as to be partly inclined into the inner space 111 of the cover 110 through the insertion hole 112 to face the rotary blade 120 Fixed blade 130 to install, A lever 140 for selectively opening and closing the discharge port 114 of the cover 110 to prepare the ice cube to be discharged or processed into ice cubes; The pressure wing 162 is formed on the outer circumference of the coupling shaft 161 interlocking with the feed shaft 220 on the inner surface of the opening 232 of the case 230 to double the conveying force of the ice and to sequentially ice the ice. Ice grinding device for ice makers, characterized in that consisting of a pressing unit 160 provided to the grinding device (100). The method of claim 1, The coupling jaw 113 of the cover 110 can selectively change the angle of the inclined surface 113c into an obtuse angle and an acute angle so that the fixed blade 130 coupled to the inclined surface 113c is partially inserted into the insertion hole 112. Ice grinding device for ice makers, characterized in that configured to set the angle of the protruding parts differently. The method of claim 1, The rotary blade 120 is formed on the outer circumference of the rotating shaft 121 to be symmetrical with each other, but the blades in the rotational direction so that the ice is rotated and transported by the wing to the lower surface of the cover 110 by the same Ice grinding device for an ice maker characterized in that the curved configuration. The method of claim 1, The lever 140 is hinged to the outlet 114 side of the cover 110 by installing a knob 141 bent one side in the longitudinal direction to the lower portion of the case 230 to open and close the outlet 114 Ice bending device for icemakers, characterized in that the bent side of the knob 141 hinged to the lever 140 and the other side of the knob 141 is equipped with a solenoid 115 that can automatically open and close the lever. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The pressing unit 160 is coupled to the outer periphery of the pressure wing 162 integrally coupled to the inner circumference of the motive gear 171 and to the outer periphery of the coupling shaft 161 formed in the center of the pressure wing 162 Ice grinding device for icemakers, characterized in that the compression wing 162 is formed by forming the spiral wings symmetrically. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The driving gear 171 and the driven gear 172 of the transmission means 170 is an ice grinding device for ice makers, characterized in that configured as a helical gear.