TWM607994U - Ice crusher - Google Patents

Abstract

An ice shaver includes a refrigerating box, a moving mechanism, a driving device, a knife assembly and a pressure member. The refrigeration box includes a bearing seat, and the bearing seat includes an ice falling channel and a door assembly. The knife assembly is located between the pressing 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 open position and a closed position. When the door assembly is located at the open position, the door assembly opens the ice falling channel, so that the ice fragments fall through the ice falling channel. When the door assembly is in the closed position, the door assembly closes the ice falling channel. In this way, the pollution of the ice cubes in the refrigeration box can be avoided by the external environment.

Description

Ice machine

This creation relates to an ice shaver, in particular to an ice shaver with a refrigerator with a sealable ice falling channel.

At present, most of the ice shaver machines on the market adopt the method of exposing the ice cubes to the outside air for users to shave ice. However, ice cubes exposed to outside air are not only easy to melt, and even if the ice cubes themselves are made of pure water, the ice cubes are also susceptible to contamination by bacteria or viruses scattered in the air. As a result, the scraped ice chips also carry bacteria or viruses, which in turn affects the health of consumers.

For this reason, the main purpose of this creation is to provide an ice shaver with a refrigerator with a sealable ice falling channel.

The invention provides an ice shaver according to an embodiment, including: 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 assembly An opening, the bearing base includes an ice falling 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 arranged in the refrigeration box and located near the ice falling channel; and a pressure member arranged in the refrigeration box for removing an ice The block abuts against the knife assembly so that the knife assembly can shave the ice cube to generate ice chips, and the knife assembly is located between the pressing member and the second door assembly. When the second door assembly is located at the open position, the second door assembly opens the ice falling channel, so that the ice fragments fall through the ice falling channel. When the second door assembly is in the closed position, the second door assembly closes the ice falling channel.

In another embodiment, the ice falling channel includes a second opening and a third opening opposite to the second opening, and the second door assembly includes a first plate. When in the 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 still 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 When in the open position, the second plate opens the third opening.

In still 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 Abutting on the first plate, the second end of the spring is used to abut against the second plate, and the first plate is pivotally connected to the second plate through the rotating shaft.

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

In still another embodiment, the moving mechanism includes a rotating shaft and at least one arm, the support arm includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and the first end of the support arm is connected to the A shaft. The second end of the arm is pivotally connected to the second door assembly. When the driving device drives the shaft to rotate in a first direction, the second door assembly moves toward the opening position to open the 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 passage.

In still another embodiment, the bearing seat further includes a sliding groove disposed in the ice falling channel, and the second door assembly further includes a positioning structure that is slidably disposed in the sliding groove, 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 When the door assembly is in the open position, the positioning structure is located at the second end of the sliding groove.

In still another embodiment, the driving device includes a motor. Or, the driving device is a manual control element.

In this way, the ice shaver provided by this invention can not only prevent the ice cubes from melting rapidly due to the influence of room temperature, but also avoid bacteria or viruses contained in the outside air from contaminating the ice cubes.

The above description of the content of this disclosure and the description of the following implementation manners are used to demonstrate and explain the spirit and principle of this creation, and to provide a further explanation of the scope of patent application of this creation.

The detailed features and advantages of this creation will be described in detail in the following implementations. The content is sufficient to enable anyone familiar with the relevant art to understand the technical content of this creation and implement it accordingly, and based on the content disclosed in this specification, the scope of patent application and the drawings. , Anyone who is familiar with relevant skills can easily understand the purpose and advantages of this creation. The following examples further illustrate the point of view of this creation in detail, but do not limit the scope of this creation with any point of view.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 4, an ice shaver provided by the present invention according to an embodiment 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. 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 supporting seat 120. The first opening H1 is formed by penetrating 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 refrigeration box 10 or take out ice cubes from the accommodating space of the refrigeration box 10.

The supporting base 120 is disposed on the bottom shell member 12, and part of the bottom shell member 12 can be used as part of the outer surface of the supporting base 120. The supporting base 120 includes an ice falling channel CH and a second door assembly 121. The ice falling channel CH penetrates the carrier 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 in the open position, the second door assembly 121 can open the ice falling channel CH. 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 refrigeration box 10 and located near the ice falling channel CH. The pressing member 50 may also be arranged 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 along the first axis D1, for example. 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 shave or cut the ice cube G to generate ice chips.

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

Please refer to FIG. 4 to FIG. 8, the moving mechanism 20 may include a rotating shaft 21 and at least one arm 22, for example. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the rotating shaft 21 can be arranged along a second axis D2 perpendicular to the first axis D1, and the moving mechanism 20 includes two supporting arms 22. Each arm 22 includes a first end 221 and a second end 222 opposite to the first end 221. The two arms 22 are respectively located at opposite ends of the rotating shaft 21. 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 driving device 30 may include a gear set 31 and a motor 32, for example. 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 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 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 provided by the present invention according to an embodiment 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 abuts against the first plate 122, and the second end 1242 of the spring 124 abuts 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 Figures 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, thereby sealing 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 refrigeration box 10 can be isolated from the outside air, so as to prevent the ice cubes from being contaminated. 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 ice falling channel CH is blocked. open. At this time, if the pressing member 50 presses the ice block against the knife assembly 40 so that the knife assembly 40 shaves or cuts the ice block to produce ice fragments, these ice fragments can fall through the ice falling channel CH and leave the refrigeration unit. The box 10 further falls into a container located near the third opening H3 of the ice falling channel CH.

In addition, during the process of moving the second door assembly 121 from the open position to the closed position or from the closed position to the open position, part of the second door assembly 121 can move along the plane where the second opening H2 of the ice falling channel CH is located. In detail, referring to FIGS. 6 and 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 to this. The connecting member 1261 is pivotally connected to the slider 1262. In addition, the supporting base 120 further includes a sliding groove 127 near the second opening H2 of the ice falling channel CH. The sliding block 1262 is slidably disposed in the sliding groove 127. The sliding groove 127 includes a first end 1271 and a second end 1272 opposite to the first end 1271. When the second door assembly 121 is in the closed position, the sliding block 1262 is located at the first end 1271 of the sliding groove 127. When the second door assembly 121 is in the open position, the sliding block 1262 is located at the second end 1272 of the sliding groove 127.

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

Although this creation is disclosed above with the aforementioned embodiments, these embodiments are not intended to limit the creation. Without departing from the spirit and scope of this creation, all changes, modifications, and combinations of implementation patterns are within the scope of patent protection of this creation. For the scope of protection defined by this creation, please refer to the attached scope of patent application.

10: refrigeration box 11: Side shell parts 12: Bottom shell parts 13: Top case 110: The first door assembly 120: bearing seat 121: The second door assembly 122: The first board 123: The second plate 124: Spring 1241: The first end of the spring 1242: The second end of the spring 125: shaft 126: Positioning structure 1261: connecting piece 1262: Slider 127: Chute 1271: The first end of the chute 1272: The second end of the chute 20: Mobile agency 21: shaft 22: support arm 221: The first end of the arm 222: The second end of the arm 30: drive device 31: Gear set 32: Motor 40: Knife assembly 50: Pressure piece CH: Ice falling channel D1: first axis D2: second axis G: ice cube H1: First opening H2: second opening H3: Third opening

After studying the detailed description in conjunction with the following drawings, you will discover other aspects and advantages of this creation: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a part of an ice shaver drawn according to an embodiment of the present creation to show that the first door assembly of the refrigerating box closes the first opening of the refrigerating box, and showing the inside of the refrigerating box after the ice loading member is removed; Figure 2 is a perspective view of a part of the ice shaver after removing part of the housing, part of the first door assembly and the knife assembly according to an embodiment of the present creation; 3 is a cross-sectional view of the ice shaver of FIG. 1 along the section line 3-3 drawn according to an embodiment of the present creation; Fig. 4 is a partial enlarged view of the ice shaver in Fig. 3 drawn according to an embodiment of the present creation; 5 is a schematic diagram of a part of the ice shaver drawn according to an embodiment of the present creation, 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 closed position; 6 is a schematic diagram of a part of the ice shaver drawn according to an embodiment of the present creation, 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; FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a part of the ice shaver drawn according to an embodiment of the present creation, 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; Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a part of the ice shaver drawn according to an embodiment of the present creation, which is used to present a state where part of the second door assembly moves along the sliding rail of the bearing seat; FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a part of the ice shaver drawn according to an embodiment of the invention, to show the state when the second plate closes the third opening of the ice falling channel; and FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a part of the ice shaver drawn according to an embodiment of the present creation, which is used to present the state when the second door assembly opens the ice falling channel, exposing the knife assembly and the unclosed second opening of the ice falling channel.

10: refrigeration box

110: The first door assembly

120: bearing seat

121: The second door assembly

122: The first board

123: The second plate

20: Mobile agency

30: drive device

40: Knife assembly

50: Pressure piece

G: ice cube

Claims (10)

A shaved ice machine, including: 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 an ice drop 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 arranged in the refrigeration box and located near the ice falling channel; and A pressing member is arranged 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 in the pressing member And the second door assembly, Wherein when the second door assembly is located in the open position, the second door assembly opens the ice falling channel, so that the ice fragments fall through the ice falling channel; and When the second door assembly is in the closed position, the second door assembly closes the ice falling channel. The ice shaving machine 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, and when the second door When the assembly is in the closed position, the second door closes the second opening, and when the second door assembly is in the open position, the second door opens the second opening. The ice shaver according to claim 2, wherein the second door assembly further includes a second plate, and when the second door assembly is in the closed position, the second plate closes the third opening, and when the 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 includes a rotating shaft and a spring, the first plate is pivotally connected to the second plate through the rotating shaft, and 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 pieces. The ice shaver according to claim 3, wherein when the second door assembly opens the ice falling channel, the first plate and the second plate 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 support arm including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, The first end of the supporting arm is connected to the rotating shaft, and the second end of the supporting 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 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 falling ice channel. The ice shaver according to claim 6, wherein the bearing seat further includes a chute provided in the ice falling channel, and the second door assembly further includes a positioning structure, the positioning structure slidably disposed on the The sliding groove 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 sliding groove, and When the second door assembly is located at the open position, the positioning structure is located at the second end of the sliding groove. The ice shaver according to claim 1, wherein the bearing seat further includes a chute disposed in the ice falling channel, and the second door assembly further includes a positioning structure that is slidably disposed on the The sliding groove 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 sliding groove, and When the second door assembly is located at the open position, the positioning structure is located at the second end of the sliding groove. The ice shaver according to claim 1, wherein the driving device includes a motor. The ice shaver according to claim 1, wherein the driving device is a manual control element.

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