TW202212751A - Ice shaver - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an ice shaver including a refrigerator, a moving mechanism, a driving device, a knife assembly and a pushing member. The refrigerator includes a bearer including an ice-dropping channel and a door assembly, and the knife assembly is located between the pushing member and the door assembly. The driving device drives the moving mechanism so that the moving mechanism drives the door assembly to selectively move between an unsealing position and a sealing position. When the door assembly is located at the unsealing position, the door assembly unseals the ice-dropping channel. When the door assembly is located at the sealing position, the door assembly seals the ice-dropping channel. Therefore, it is possible to protect an ice block in the refrigerator from being contaminated by the external environment.

Description

Ice machine

The present invention relates to an ice shaving machine, in particular to an ice shaving machine of a refrigerator with a closable ice falling channel.

At present, most of the ice shaving machines on the market use the method of exposing ice cubes to the outside air for users to perform ice shaving operations. However, ice cubes exposed to outside air not only melt easily, but even if the ice cubes themselves are made from pure water, the ice cubes are susceptible to contamination by airborne bacteria or viruses. As a result, the shaved ice chips also carry bacteria or viruses, which in turn affect the health of the eater.

To this end, the main object of the present invention is to provide an ice shaver of a refrigerator with a closable ice falling channel.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an ice shaver is provided, comprising: a refrigeration box including a first opening, a first door assembly and a bearing seat, the first door assembly is used to selectively close and open the first door an opening, the bearing base includes a falling ice channel and a second door assembly; a moving mechanism connected to the second door assembly; a driving device for driving the moving mechanism so that the moving mechanism drives the second door assembly selectively move between an open position and a closed position; a knife assembly is arranged in the refrigeration box and is located near the ice falling channel; and a pressing piece is arranged in the refrigeration box for removing an ice The block is pressed against the knife assembly so that the knife assembly can shaved the ice block to generate ice chips, and the knife assembly is located between the abutting member and the second door assembly. When the second door assembly is in the open position, the second door assembly opens the ice-fall channel, so that the ice debris falls through the ice-fall channel. When the second door assembly is in the closed position, the second door assembly closes the falling ice passage.

In another embodiment, the falling ice channel includes a second opening and a third opening opposite to the second opening, the second door assembly includes a first plate, when the second door assembly is located in the closed In the open position, the first plate closes the second opening, and when the second door assembly is in the open position, the first plate opens the second opening.

In yet another embodiment, the second door assembly further includes a second plate, when the second door assembly is in the closed position, the second plate closes the third opening, and when the second door assembly is in the closed position When in the open position, the second plate opens the third opening.

In yet another embodiment, the second door assembly further includes a spring and a rotating shaft, the spring includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and the first end of the spring is used to resist The second end of the spring is used for abutting against the second plate, and the first plate is pivotally connected to the second plate through the rotating shaft.

In yet another embodiment, when the second door assembly opens the ice falling channel, the first plate and the second plate are not parallel.

In yet another embodiment, the moving mechanism includes a rotating shaft and at least one arm, the arm includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and the first end of the arm is connected to the a rotating shaft, the second end of the support arm is pivotally connected to the second door assembly, when the driving device drives the rotating shaft to rotate in a first direction, the second door assembly moves toward the open position to open the door When the driving device drives the rotating shaft to rotate in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the second door assembly moves toward the closed position to close the ice-falling channel.

In yet another embodiment, the bearing base further includes a chute, the chute is disposed in the ice-falling channel, the second door assembly further includes a positioning structure, the positioning structure is slidably disposed on the chute, the The chute includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. When the second door assembly is in the closed position, the positioning structure is located at the first end of the chute, and when the second door assembly is in the closed position When the door assembly is in the open position, the positioning structure is located at the second end of the chute.

In yet another embodiment, the driving device includes a motor. Alternatively, the driving device is a manual control member.

Thereby, the ice shaver provided by the present invention can not only prevent the ice cubes carried from being rapidly melted under the influence of room temperature, but also prevent the ice cubes carried by bacteria or viruses mixed in the outside air from contaminating the ice cubes carried.

The above description of the present disclosure and the following description of the embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the spirit and principle of the present invention, and provide further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following embodiments, and the content is sufficient to enable any person skilled in the relevant art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and according to the content disclosed in this specification, the scope of the patent application and the drawings , any person skilled in the related art can easily understand the related objects and advantages of the present invention. The following examples further illustrate the point of the present invention in detail, but do not limit the scope of the present invention in any point of view.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , an ice shaver according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a refrigeration box 10 , a moving mechanism 20 , a driving device 30 , a knife assembly 40 and a pressing member 50 . The refrigeration box 10 includes four side shells 11 , a bottom shell 12 and a top shell 13 , and the four side shells 11 surround the bottom shell 12 and the top shell 13 to form an accommodating space.

The refrigeration box 10 further includes a first opening H1 , a first door assembly 110 and a bearing seat 120 . The first opening H1 is formed through one of the side shell members 11 . The first door assembly 110 is disposed at the first opening H1 , so that the first door assembly 110 can be operated by a user to selectively close and open the first opening H1 . When the first door assembly 110 opens the first opening H1 , the user can put ice cubes into the accommodating space of the refrigerating box 10 , or take out ice cubes from the accommodating space of the refrigerating box 10 .

The bearing seat 120 is disposed on the bottom shell member 12 , and a part of the bottom shell member 12 can be used as part of the outer surface of the bearing seat 120 . The bearing base 120 includes a falling ice channel CH and a second door assembly 121 . The ice falling channel CH penetrates through the bearing base 120 and includes a second opening H2 and a third opening H3 opposite to the second opening H2. The moving mechanism 20 is connected to the second door assembly 121 , and the driving device 30 can drive the moving mechanism 20 , so that the moving mechanism 20 drives the second door assembly 121 to selectively move between an open position and a closed position. When the second door assembly 121 is located at the open position, the second door assembly 121 may open the falling ice channel CH. And when the second door assembly 121 is in the closed position, the second door assembly 121 can close the ice falling channel CH.

The knife assembly 40 may be disposed in the accommodating space of the refrigerating box 10 and located near the ice falling channel CH. The pressing member 50 may also be disposed in the accommodating space of the refrigeration box 10 . The knife assembly 40 is located between the pressing member 50 and the second door assembly 121, and the knife assembly 40, the pressing member 50 and the second door assembly 121 may be arranged, for example, along the first axis D1. Therefore, in use, the pressing member 50 can press the ice cube G against the knife assembly 40, so that the knife assembly 40 can plan or shave the ice cube G to generate ice chips.

The above-mentioned details regarding the second door assembly 121 for closing and opening the falling ice channel CH are exemplified as follows.

Referring to FIGS. 4 to 8 , the moving mechanism 20 may include, for example, a rotating shaft 21 and at least one arm 22 . In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 , the rotating shaft 21 can be disposed along the second axis D2 perpendicular to the first axis D1 , and the moving mechanism 20 includes two support arms 22 . Each support arm 22 includes a first end 221 and a second end 222 opposite to the first end 221 . The two arms 22 are located at opposite ends of the rotating shaft 21 respectively. The first end 221 of the support arm 22 is connected to the rotating shaft 21 , and the second end 222 of the support arm 22 is pivotally connected to the second door assembly 121 . The drive device 30 may, for example, comprise a gear set 31 and a motor 32 . The gear set 31 is connected to the rotating shaft 21 , and the motor 32 drives one or more gears of the gear set 31 to rotate, thereby driving the rotating shaft 21 to rotate. When the motor 32 drives the rotating shaft 21 to rotate in a first direction through the gear set 31 , the second door assembly 121 moves toward the open position to open the ice falling channel CH, as shown in FIG. 6 . When the motor 32 drives the rotating shaft 21 to rotate in a second direction opposite to the first direction through the gear set 31 , the second door assembly 121 moves toward the closed position to close the ice falling channel CH.

Specifically, the second door assembly 121 of the refrigeration box 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first plate 122 , a second plate 123 , a spring 124 and a rotating shaft 125 . The first plate 122 is pivotally connected to the second plate 123 through the rotating shaft 125 . The spring 124 is sleeved on the rotating shaft 125 and includes a first end 1241 and a second end 1242 opposite to the first end 1241 . The first end 1241 of the spring 124 is pressed against the first plate 122 , and the second end 1242 of the spring 124 is pressed against the second plate 123 . The tension of the spring 124 can keep the first plate 122 and the second plate 123 non-parallel when the second door assembly 121 does not close the ice falling channel CH. When the second door assembly 121 is in the closed position, as shown in FIGS. 2 , 4 , 5 and 9 , the first plate 122 closes the second opening H2 , the second plate 123 closes the third opening H3 , and the tension of the spring 124 The first plate 122 is pressed against the second opening H2 so as to seal the second opening H2. At this time, if the first door assembly 110 also closes the first opening H1, the ice cubes placed in the accommodating space of the refrigerating box 10 can be isolated from the outside air, thereby preventing the ice cubes from being polluted. When the second door assembly 121 is moved to the open position, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 10 , the first plate 122 opens the second opening H2, and the second plate 123 also opens the third opening H3, so that the falling ice channel CH is closed. open. At this time, if the pressing member 50 presses the ice cubes against the knife assembly 40 to make the knife assembly 40 plan or shave the ice cubes to generate ice chips, the ice chips can fall through the ice falling channel CH and leave the refrigeration system The box 10 is then dropped into a container located near the third opening H3 of the ice falling channel CH.

In addition, during the movement of the second door assembly 121 from the open position to the closed position or from the closed position to the open position, a part of the second door assembly 121 may move along the plane where the second opening H2 of the falling ice channel CH is located. In detail, please refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 8 , the second door assembly 121 further includes a positioning structure 126 . The positioning structure 126 may include, for example, a connecting member 1261 and a sliding block 1262, but the invention is not limited thereto. The connecting member 1261 is pivotally connected to the slider 1262 . In addition, the bearing base 120 further includes a chute 127 near the second opening H2 of the ice falling channel CH. The slider 1262 is slidably disposed on the chute 127 . The chute 127 includes a first end 1271 and a second end 1272 opposite to the first end 1271 . The slider 1262 is located at the first end 1271 of the chute 127 when the second door assembly 121 is in the closed position. When the second door assembly 121 is in the open position, the slider 1262 is located at the second end 1272 of the sliding slot 127 .

Although the above-mentioned embodiments are described using a motor-driven-based driving device as an example, in other embodiments, the driving device can also be a manual control member, so the user can manually operate the manual control member, to drive the moving mechanism, thereby driving the second door assembly to move between the open position and the closed position.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing embodiments, these embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention. Changes, modifications, and combinations of implementations made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention all belong to the scope of patent protection of the present invention. For the protection scope defined by the present invention, please refer to the attached patent application scope.

10: Refrigeration box 11: Side shell parts 12: Bottom shell parts 13: Top shell parts 110: The first door assembly 120: Bearing seat 121: Second door assembly 122: The first board 123: Second board 124: Spring 1241: First end of spring 1242: Second end of spring 125: Spindle 126: Positioning Structure 1261: Connector 1262: Slider 127: Chute 1271: First end of chute 1272: Second end of chute 20: Moving Mechanisms 21: Spindle 22: Arm 221: The first end of the arm 222: Second end of arm 30: Drive 31: Gear Set 32: Motor 40: Knife assembly 50: Pressing parts CH: Falling Ice Channel D1: The first axis D2: Second axis G: ice cubes H1: first opening H2: Second opening H3: The third opening

Other aspects of the invention and its advantages will be discovered upon study of the detailed description in conjunction with the following drawings: 1 is a perspective view of a portion of an ice shaver according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a first door assembly of the refrigerating box closing the first opening of the refrigerating box, and showing the interior of the refrigerating box after removing the ice cube loading; 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the ice shaver with a portion of the housing, a portion of the first door assembly, and a knife assembly removed, drawn according to an embodiment of the present invention; 3 is a cross-sectional view of the ice shaver of FIG. 1 taken along section line 3-3 according to an embodiment of the present invention; 4 is a partial enlarged view of the ice shaver in FIG. 3 drawn according to an embodiment of the present invention; 5 is a schematic diagram of a part of the ice shaver drawn according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is used to show the configuration relationship of the knife assembly, the second door assembly, the moving mechanism and the driving device when the second door assembly is in the closed position; 6 is a schematic diagram of a part of the ice shaver drawn according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is used to present the configuration relationship of the knife assembly, the second door assembly, the moving mechanism and the driving device when the second door assembly is opening the ice falling channel; 7 is a schematic diagram of a part of the ice shaver drawn according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is used to present the configuration relationship of the knife assembly, the second door assembly, the moving mechanism and the driving device when the second door assembly is in the open position; 8 is a schematic diagram of a part of the ice shaver according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is used to show a state in which part of the second door assembly moves along the slide rail of the bearing base; 9 is a schematic view of the appearance of a part of the ice shaver according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is used to show the state when the second plate member closes the third opening of the ice falling channel; and 10 is a schematic view of the appearance of a part of the ice shaver according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing the state when the second door assembly opens the ice-falling passage, exposing the knife assembly and the unclosed second opening on the ice-falling passage.

10: Refrigeration box

110: The first door assembly

120: Bearing seat

121: Second door assembly

122: The first board

123: Second board

20: Moving Mechanisms

30: Drive

40: Knife assembly

50: Pressing parts

G: ice cubes

Claims (10)

An ice shaver comprising: A refrigeration box includes a first opening, a first door assembly and a bearing seat, the first door assembly is used to selectively close and open the first opening, the bearing seat includes a falling ice channel and a second door assembly; a moving mechanism connected to the second door assembly; a driving device for driving the moving mechanism, so that the moving mechanism drives the second door assembly to selectively move between an open position and a closed position; a knife assembly disposed in the refrigerating box and near the ice-falling channel; and A pressing member is disposed in the refrigeration box for pressing an ice cube against the knife assembly, so that the knife assembly can shave the ice cube to generate ice chips, and the knife assembly is located on the pressing member and the second door assembly, wherein when the second door assembly is in the open position, the second door assembly opens the ice-fall channel, so that the ice debris falls through the ice-fall channel; and When the second door assembly is in the closed position, the second door assembly closes the falling ice passage. The ice shaver according to claim 1, wherein the ice falling channel includes a second opening and a third opening opposite to the second opening, the second door assembly includes a first plate, when the second door When the assembly is in the closed position, the first plate closes the second opening, and when the second door assembly is in the open position, the first plate opens the second opening. The ice shaver according to claim 2, wherein the second door assembly further comprises a second plate, when the second door assembly is in the closed position, the second plate closes the third opening, and when the second door assembly is in the closed position When the second door assembly is in the open position, the second plate opens the third opening. The ice shaver according to claim 3, wherein the second door assembly further comprises a rotating shaft and a spring, the first plate member is pivotally connected to the second plate member through the rotating shaft, the spring is sleeved on the rotating shaft and includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end of the spring is used to abut the first plate, and the second end of the spring is used to abut the second plate. The ice shaver according to claim 3, wherein when the second door assembly opens the ice falling channel, the first plate member and the second plate member are not parallel. The ice shaver according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the moving mechanism includes a rotating shaft and at least one arm, the arm including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, The first end of the support arm is connected to the rotating shaft, and the second end of the support arm is pivotally connected to the second door assembly. When the driving device drives the rotating shaft to rotate in a first direction, the second door The assembly moves toward the open position to open the ice-falling channel, and when the drive device drives the shaft to rotate in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the second door assembly moves toward the closed position to close The falling ice channel. The ice shaver according to claim 6, wherein the bearing base further includes a chute, the chute is disposed in the ice falling channel, and the second door assembly further includes a positioning structure, and the positioning structure is slidably disposed on the ice-falling channel. a chute, the chute includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, when the second door assembly is in the closed position, the positioning structure is located at the first end of the chute, and When the second door assembly is in the open position, the positioning structure is located at the second end of the chute. The ice shaver according to claim 1, wherein the bearing base further includes a chute, the chute is disposed in the ice falling channel, and the second door assembly further includes a positioning structure, and the positioning structure is slidably disposed on the ice falling channel. a chute, the chute includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, when the second door assembly is in the closed position, the positioning structure is located at the first end of the chute, and When the second door assembly is in the open position, the positioning structure is located at the second end of the chute. The ice shaver of claim 1, wherein the drive means includes a motor. The ice shaver according to claim 1, wherein the driving device is a manual control member.

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