KR20130003470A

KR20130003470A - Ice discharging device

Info

Publication number: KR20130003470A
Application number: KR1020110064850A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이현우
Original assignee: 코웨이 주식회사
Priority date: 2011-06-30
Filing date: 2011-06-30
Publication date: 2013-01-09

Abstract

PURPOSE: An ice outlet is provided to supply clean ice without contamination to a user. CONSTITUTION: An ice outlet is composed of an outlet body(200) and one or more cover members. A moving passage(210) where ice can be moved is formed in the outlet body. One or more cover members are arranged in the moving passage and prevent the inflow of external substances, thereby preventing the moving passage from being polluted.

Description

ICE DISCHARGING DEVICE}

The present invention relates to an ice outlet configured to discharge ice in connection with an ice storage, and more particularly, to an ice outlet that can prevent an external substance such as coffee or a beverage from entering the ice outlet.

Ice outlet is connected to the ice storage, such as to discharge the ice stored in the ice storage.

When the ice falls into a container such as a cup containing a liquid such as coffee or beverage through the ice outlet, the liquid such as coffee or beverage contained in a container such as a cup splashes on the ice outlet by falling of the ice. As such, liquid such as coffee or beverage splashed on the ice outlet has a problem that it flows into the ice outlet.

In addition, a liquid such as coffee or a beverage introduced into the ice outlet has a problem of contaminating the ice outlet. In addition, when the ice outlet is contaminated, there is a problem that contaminants are buried in the ice when the ice is discharged through the ice outlet. Therefore, there is a problem that the user can not supply clean ice.

On the other hand, the user knows this way, but there is a method for washing the ice outlet frequently, since most of the structure of the ice outlet is not easy to clean structure, there is a problem that does not completely prevent the contamination of the ice outlet even when washing.

The present invention is made by recognizing at least one of the needs or problems occurring in the conventional ice outlet as described above.

One aspect of the present invention is to prevent the inflow of external substances such as coffee or beverage into the ice outlet.

Another aspect of the object of the present invention is to prevent contamination of the ice outlet.

Another aspect of the object of the present invention is to provide the user with clean ice free of contaminants.

An ice outlet associated with one embodiment for realizing at least one of the above problems may include the following features.

The present invention is basically based on being configured to prevent foreign matter from entering the ice outlet.

Ice outlet according to an embodiment of the present invention is the ice discharge port body formed with a movable passage; And a cover member provided on at least one moving passage and configured to prevent an external material from flowing into the moving passage to prevent contamination of the moving passage. As shown in FIG.

In this case, the cover member may be provided in a plurality of moving passages having a fan shape to block part or the entirety of the moving passage.

In addition, the cover member may be made of silicon.

In addition, the silicone may include an antimicrobial material.

In addition, the cover member may be connected to a detachable member detachably provided in the moving passage.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the inflow of external substances such as coffee or beverage into the ice outlet.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent contamination of the ice outlet.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can be supplied with clean ice free of contaminants.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an ice outlet according to the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A 'in Fig.
3 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the ice outlet according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation of one embodiment of the ice outlet according to the present invention.

In order to help the understanding of the features of the present invention as described above, it will be described in more detail with respect to the ice outlet associated with the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described based on embodiments best suited for understanding the technical characteristics of the present invention, and the technical features of the present invention are not limited by the illustrated embodiments, It is to be understood that the present invention may be implemented as illustrated embodiments. Accordingly, the present invention may be modified in various ways within the technical scope of the present invention through the embodiments described below, and such modified embodiments fall within the technical scope of the present invention. In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments to be described below, in the reference numerals shown in the accompanying drawings, among the constituent elements which perform the same function in each embodiment, the related constituent elements are indicated by the same or an extension line number.

Embodiments associated with the present invention are based primarily on being configured to prevent foreign material from entering the ice outlet.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the ice outlet 100 according to the present invention may include an outlet body 200 and a cover member 300.

The outlet body 200 may be connected to the ice storage (S) in which the ice (I) is stored as shown in FIG. In addition, the discharge passage body 200 may have a movement passage 210 formed as shown in FIG. 1. Therefore, the ice (I) stored in the ice storage (S), etc. can be discharged to the outside by moving the moving passageway 210 of the outlet body 200 as shown in FIG.

The shape of the movement passage 210 is not particularly limited, and any shape may be used as long as the ice I stored in the ice storage S may move and be discharged to the outside.

As shown in the embodiment shown in Figure 1, the cover member 300 may be provided with one or more in the movement passage (210). In addition, the cover member 300 is an external material (L), for example, the external material (L), such as coffee or beverages contained in a container (V), such as a cup as shown in Figure 4 to the moving passage (210). It can be configured to prevent inflow. Accordingly, the movement path 210 can be prevented from being contaminated. Then, the user can be supplied with clean ice (I) free of contaminants.

To this end, the cover member 300 may have a fan shape as shown in the embodiment shown in FIG. As shown in the illustrated embodiment, a plurality of movement paths 210 may be provided in the movement paths 210 so as to block a part or the entirety of the movement paths 210. In addition, the cover member 300 may be made of silicon.

As such, when the cover member 300 is made of silicon, the cover member 300 may be easily manufactured. 4, the cover member 300 may be easily bent by the weight and the moving force of the ice I moving the moving passage 210. Accordingly, as shown, the cover member 300 may be deformed by the weight and the moving force of the ice I moving the moving passage 210 so that the ice I may be discharged to the outside. In addition, after the ice I is discharged to the outside, it can be easily restored to its original state.

Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the ice I falls into a container V such as a cup containing a liquid such as coffee or beverage, and the external substance L such as coffee or beverage splashes into the ice outlet 100. However, as shown, the cover member 300 may not be introduced into the external material (L) such as coffee or beverage into the movement passage (210).

In addition, the external material (L), such as the above-mentioned coffee or beverage buried in the cover member 300 can be easily washed by the user. And, because the external material (L), such as coffee or beverage is buried on the opposite side of the cover member 300 that the ice (I) is in contact with, the ice (I) moves the moving passage 210 When discharged to the outside, the external material (L) such as coffee or beverages on the cover member 300 does not adhere to the ice (I). Therefore, the user can be supplied with clean ice I free of contaminants.

In addition, the silicon forming the cover member 300 may include an antibacterial material such as silver. As such, when the silicon contains an antimicrobial material such as silver, external materials such as coffee or drink are buried on the opposite side of one surface of the cover member 300 to which the ice I contacts as described above. It may not be washed to prevent bacteria from growing. Therefore, hygiene of the movement passage 210 may be improved.

However, the material constituting the cover member 300 is not limited to silicon as described above, and is easily deformed by the weight and the moving force of the ice I moving the moving passage 210, so that the ice I is easy. If the material can be discharged to the outside, and the material can be easily restored to the original state after the discharge of the ice (I) to prevent the external material (L) from entering the mobile passage 210, any material It is possible.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 3 the cover member 300 may be connected to the removable member 310 which is detachably provided in the movement passage (210). Therefore, the cover member 300 can be easily separated from the moving passage 210 by separating the detachable member 310 from the moving passage 210. As described above, when an external substance L, such as coffee or beverage, is on the opposite surface of the cover member 300 to which the ice I is in contact, the contaminated surface of the cover member 300 is easy. Can be washed. By this, the hygiene of the movement passage 210 can be improved.

By using the ice outlet according to the present invention as described above, it is possible to prevent the external material such as coffee or beverage to flow into the ice outlet, thereby preventing the contamination of the ice outlet, contaminants to the user This can supply clean, unspoiled ice.

The ice outlet described above is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the embodiments may be configured by selectively combining all or part of each embodiment so that various modifications can be made.

100: ice outlet 200: outlet body
300: cover member 310: removable member
S: Ice Storage I: Ice
V: container L: external substance

Claims

Outlet body 200 in which the movement path 210 is movable ice (I) is formed; And
One or more provided in the movement passage 210 and is configured to prevent the external material (L) from flowing into the movement passage 210 to prevent the contamination of the movement passage (210);
Ice outlet consisting of.

The ice outlet according to claim 1, wherein the cover member (300) is provided in the moving passageway (210) having a fan shape to block a part or the whole of the movement passageway (210).

The ice outlet according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is made of silicon.

The ice outlet of claim 3, wherein the silicon contains an antibacterial material.

The ice outlet according to claim 1, wherein the cover member (300) is connected to a detachable member (310) detachably provided on the moving passageway (210).