TWI638124B - Ice product structure - Google Patents

Abstract

An ice product structure comprising: a smooth sand portion forming a first end and a second end, the first end being recessed toward the second end to form a chamber, the chamber being at the first end and the first One of the two ends has a plurality of sub-chambers in the wiring direction.

Description

Ice structure

The present invention relates to an ice product structure, and more particularly to an ice product structure in which a plurality of recesses are formed in a sand-shaped ice product.

Global warming has led to an increase in summer temperatures. In the hot summer days, various dietary needs have been created. In order to cool off and satisfy the taste buds, products such as popsicles, ice cream, shaved ice and smoothies have been developed on the market. For example, in the case of smoothies, ice cubes are crushed into fine sand, and flavor substances such as syrup are added to form ice products with good flavor and taste, so that consumers can accelerate the melting of ice through chewing, so as to enjoy summer heat. The sense of pleasure.

In order to cope with the demand for a large number of smoothies, suppliers usually crush the ice in advance and then freeze it to freeze the smoothies. In order to allow the user to eat immediately after purchase, the frozen smoothie product can be made into an easily disintegrating pattern, for example, in a customary smoothie boring device W (as shown in Figure 1) on the ice to be frozen. Set a hole in the middle of the sand, and then freeze and solidify, so as to rush into the normal temperature or heat the food liquid (such as coffee, milk, water and other liquid ingredients) before eating, so that the ice around the hole infiltrates and disintegrates rapidly. After pinching or stirring, a delicious smoothie can be formed for consumption.

However, since the thickness between the outer peripheral wall of the smoothie and the inner peripheral wall of the hole is relatively large, a large hand force is required to actually crush the frozen smoothie, and therefore, a user with insufficient hand strength may be difficult to confirm. Crushing the smoothie, affecting the taste of the smoothie, but not buying the related products because of inconvenience.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide an ice construction to solve the problems of the conventional technology.

The main object of the present invention is to provide an ice product structure which is provided with a plurality of recesses in the ice structure to reduce the structural strength of the ice product, thereby facilitating the hand-crushing of the ice product.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an ice product structure, which may include: a smooth sand portion forming a first end and a second end, the first end being recessed toward the second end to form a chamber, The chamber has a plurality of sub-chambers in a direction in which one of the first end and the second end is connected.

In an embodiment of the invention, an area of a radial section of at least one of the plurality of sub-chambers may be tapered from the first end toward the second end.

In an embodiment of the invention, the plurality of sub-chambers may include a first sub-chamber and one or more second sub-chambers, the first sub-chamber being larger than the second sub-chamber.

In an embodiment of the invention, the plurality of sub-chambers may include a first sub-chamber and one or more second sub-chambers, the first sub-chamber being smaller than the second sub-chamber.

In an embodiment of the invention, the plurality of sub-chambers may include a first sub-chamber and one or more second sub-chambers, the first sub-chamber being the same as the second sub-chamber.

In an embodiment of the invention, the number of the second sub-chambers may be several, and the second sub-chambers may be scattered around the first sub-chamber.

In an embodiment of the invention, the second sub-chambers are evenly distributed around the first sub-chamber.

In an embodiment of the invention, a radial section of each of the subchambers may be a geometric figure.

In an embodiment of the invention, the geometric figure may be circular or polygonal.

In an embodiment of the invention, adjacent sub-chambers may be interconnected by a portion of each of the radial cross-sections that is greater than a portion of the reference area.

In an embodiment of the invention, a portion of the radial cross-section of each of the sub-chambers may be located on the same circular trajectory.

In an embodiment of the invention, the smallest portion of the radial cross-section of each of the sub-chambers may be uniformly located on the circular trajectory.

In an embodiment of the invention, the smoothie portion can be placed on a surface of a package.

In an embodiment of the invention, at least one of the plurality of sub-chambers may form a through hole.

In an embodiment of the invention, at least one of the plurality of sub-chambers may be formed A blind hole.

1‧‧‧The Department of Smoothies

11‧‧‧ first end

12‧‧‧ second end

13‧‧‧ chamber

131‧‧‧Sub-chamber

131a‧‧‧First subchamber

131b‧‧‧Second subchamber

2‧‧‧Package

C‧‧‧radial section

H‧‧‧ Height

T‧‧‧ track

Z‧‧‧ Connection direction

W‧‧‧Knowledge Smoothie Perforating Apparatus

Figure 1: A schematic view of a conventional ice-blasting device.

Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the structure of an ice product according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the first sub-chamber of the ice product structure of the embodiment of the present invention larger than the second sub-chamber.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the second sub-chamber of the ice product structure of the embodiment of the present invention dispersed around the first sub-chamber.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing that a part of the radial cross-section of each sub-chamber of the ice product structure of the embodiment of the present invention is located on the same circular trajectory.

Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a portion of adjacent subchambers of an ice product structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <RTIgt; Furthermore, the directional terms mentioned in the present invention, such as upper, lower, top, bottom, front, rear, left, right, inner, outer, side, surrounding, central, horizontal, horizontal, vertical, longitudinal, axial, Radial, uppermost or lowermost, etc., only refer to the direction of the additional schema. Therefore, the directional terminology used is for the purpose of illustration and understanding of the invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the ice product structure of the embodiment of the present invention may include a smooth sand portion 1 forming a first end 11 and a second end 12, the first end 11 being concave toward the second end 12. Forming a chamber 13 having a plurality of sub-chambers 131 in a direction Z of the first end 11 and the second end 12, a radial direction of at least one of the plurality of sub-chambers 131 The area of the cross section tapers from the first end 11 toward the second end 12. Wherein, at least one of the plurality of sub-chambers 131 can form a blind hole (as shown in FIG. 2) as needed to avoid inadvertently injuring the surrounding packaging material during the opening process of the sub-chamber 131. At least one of the plurality of sub-chambers 131 may also be formed with a through hole as required (as shown in FIG. 6), and only two sub-chambers 131 are used as blind holes for description, but not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the plurality of sub-chambers 131 may include a first sub-chamber 131a and one or more second sub-chambers 131b, which may be smaller than, The same as or greater than the second sub-chambers 131b, for example, a structural feature of the first sub-chamber 131a may be greater than a structural feature of the second sub-chambers 131b, and the structural features may be the sub-cavities The volume, maximum radial cross-sectional area, diameter, width, depth, etc. of the chamber 131, the greater than a single value may be absolutely greater than another value, or may be a single value relatively greater than another value and a ratio (eg, greater than 50%) The product of ) is not limited to this.

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the number of the second sub-chambers 131b may be several, and the second sub-chambers 131b may be scattered around the first sub-chamber 131a, for example: The second sub-chambers 131b may be evenly distributed around the first sub-chamber 131a for weakening the structural strength of the ice-sand portion 1, so that the ice-sand portion 1 is easily broken by an external force. Thereby, regardless of the direction in which the external force is applied to the smoothie portion 1, the smoothie portion 1 can be easily broken by an external force.

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a portion of the radial section C of each of the sub-chambers 131 may be located on the same trajectory (such as a circular or irregular trajectory) T, for example, in a circle. For example, the smallest portion of the radial cross-section of each sub-chamber 131 may be uniformly located on the circular trajectory T, but the smallest portion of the radial cross-section of each sub-chamber 131 may not be It is evenly located on the circular track T, and is not limited herein. Thereby, the ice sheet portion 1 is uniformly crushed by an external force for consumption.

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the radial section C of each of the sub-chambers 131 may be a geometric figure, for example, the geometric figure may be circular (such as a perfect circle or an ellipse, etc.), or The geometrical shape of the radial section C of each of the sub-chambers 131 may be the same or different, but not limited thereto. Thereby, the appearance variability of the ice-sand portion 1 can be improved, and the customization can be customized for different modeling needs, so as to enhance the product demand.

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the adjacent two sub-chambers 131 may be interconnected by a portion of each of the radial sections having a larger area than a reference area, for example, all the paths of the respective sub-chambers 131. For the area of the cross-section, the value of the 80% area of the radial section having the largest area value is selected as the reference area of each sub-chamber 131, but not limited thereto. The sub-chambers 131 communicate with each other at an upper portion of the ice-sand portion 1; or, within an overall height range of the ice-sand portion 1, a height H (as shown in FIG. 6) is selected to make each of the sub-chambers The chambers 131 communicate with each other above the height of the ice sheet portion 1, but are not limited thereto. Thereby, the portion of the ice-sand portion 1 that is hollowed out is increased, and the critical pressure required for the smoothing portion 1 to be shredded can be reduced, so that it can be applied to a user with weak hand strength (such as a child), thereby expanding the product. Scope of application.

In an embodiment, as shown in the second, third, fourth, and sixth figures, the smoothie portion 1 can be placed on a packaging material 2 (such as a cup or a wrapping paper, which is easily deformed by hand pressure). One of the surfaces, for example, is placed inside the cup for the user to hold, but not limited to this.

As described above, in the above embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the first end 11 and the second end 12 are formed by the smoothie portion 1, and the first end 11 is concave toward the second end 12. The chamber 13 is formed, and the chamber 13 has a plurality of sub-chambers 131 in the connecting direction Z of the first end 11 and the second end 12. In this way, the smoothie contained in the smoothie portion 1 has been frozen into a block, and the inside of the smoothie portion 1 still has a structure that is easy to be hand-held and shredded, wherein the area of the radial section of the sub-chamber 131 is The first end 11 is tapered toward the second end 12 so that the user can crush the smoothie after purchase, which has the disadvantage of being difficult to be crushed compared to the conventional smoothie product, and the above embodiment of the present invention can surely improve its shortcomings. It is easy to break the smoothies, so that users can eat smoothies, improve the applicability of smoothies, and create a win-win situation for both supply and demand.

The present invention has been disclosed in its preferred embodiments, and is not intended to limit the invention, and the present invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

Claims (9)

An ice product structure comprising: a smooth sand portion forming a first end and a second end, the first end being recessed toward the second end to form a chamber, the chamber being at the first end and the first One of the two ends has a plurality of sub-chambers in the direction of the connection, the plurality of sub-chambers are used to weaken the structural strength of the ice-sand portion, so that the ice-sand portion is easily broken by external force; and a package material is easily held by hand The material is applied by internal pressure and deformation, and the smoothie portion is placed in the packaging material. The ice product structure of claim 1, wherein an area of a radial section of at least one of the plurality of subchambers is gradually changed from a first end of the smoothie portion toward a second end of the smoothie portion Shrink. The ice product structure of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sub-chambers comprise a first sub-chamber and one or more second sub-chambers, the first sub-chamber being larger than the second sub-chamber room. The ice product structure of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sub-chambers comprise a first sub-chamber and one or more second sub-chambers, the first sub-chamber being smaller than the second sub-chamber room. The ice product structure of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sub-chambers comprise a first sub-chamber and one or more second sub-chambers, the first sub-chamber and the second sub-chamber The room is the same. The ice product structure of claim 3, 4 or 5, wherein the number of the second sub-chambers is several, and the second sub-chambers are scattered around the first sub-chamber. The ice product structure according to claim 6, wherein the second sub-cavities The chamber is evenly spread around the first sub-chamber. The ice product structure of claim 1, wherein the radial section of each of the sub-chambers is a geometric figure. The ice product construction of claim 8, wherein the geometric shape is a circle or a polygon.