WO2014102345A1 - Unité de distribution de glace à mécanisme de mouvement - Google Patents

Unité de distribution de glace à mécanisme de mouvement Download PDF

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WO2014102345A1
WO2014102345A1 PCT/EP2013/078078 EP2013078078W WO2014102345A1 WO 2014102345 A1 WO2014102345 A1 WO 2014102345A1 EP 2013078078 W EP2013078078 W EP 2013078078W WO 2014102345 A1 WO2014102345 A1 WO 2014102345A1
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ice
cube tray
latch
protrusion
ice cube
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Kadir Ridvan Celik
Harun Bingol
Elif Altay
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Arcelik Anonim Sirketi
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Priority to EP13814182.5A priority Critical patent/EP2938940A1/fr
Priority to CN201380074057.XA priority patent/CN105378400A/zh
Publication of WO2014102345A1 publication Critical patent/WO2014102345A1/fr

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C1/00—Producing ice
    • F25C1/22—Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds
    • F25C1/24—Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds for refrigerators, e.g. freezing trays
    • F25C1/243—Moulds made of plastics e.g. silicone
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C2305/00—Special arrangements or features for working or handling ice
    • F25C2305/022—Harvesting ice including rotating or tilting or pivoting of a mould or tray
    • F25C2305/0221—Harvesting ice including rotating or tilting or pivoting of a mould or tray rotating ice mould
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C2400/00—Auxiliary features or devices for producing, working or handling ice
    • F25C2400/10—Refrigerator units

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  • the present invention relates to an ice serving unit comprising a movement mechanism.
  • the ice cubes are emptied by means of a button that is situated on the front wall of the ice serving unit and that enables the ice cube tray carrying the ice cubes to be twisted.
  • the user has to rotate the button by applying a great amount of force since the ice cubes stick to the ice cube tray.
  • the ice serving units are disposed into the freezing compartments of the cooling devices.
  • this type of ice serving unit causes difficulty of utilization, and this results in customer dissatisfaction.
  • an ice serving unit comprising a movement mechanism, when actuated, that moves the gear mechanism by means of a latch and thus that enables the ice cubes to fall with the rotation of the ice cube tray.
  • the aim of the present invention is the realization of an ice serving unit wherein ease of utilization is provided.
  • the ice serving unit realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention, explicated in the first claim and the respective claims thereof is suitable to be placed into the cooling device, and comprises an ice cube tray having more than one cell, a casing in box form with the front side open and wherein the ice cube tray is placed, a first protrusion situated at the rear side of the ice cube tray, a second protrusion situated at the front side of the ice cube tray, a support member mounted to the front of the casing, a latch movably mounted onto the support member and a movement mechanism enabling the translational movement applied to the latch to be transmitted to the ice cube tray as rotational movement.
  • the movement mechanism comprises a guide situated on the support member, a channel arranged on the latch and a pin that moves inside the guide and the channel.
  • the guide is C-shaped.
  • the ice cube tray is enabled to be rotated by means of the movement of the pin inside the C-shaped guide.
  • the channel is in form of a horizontally tilted I.
  • the movement of the pin inside the guide is realized by means of the channel.
  • a spring is provided, that is mounted to the casing by means of the first protrusion.
  • the ice cube tray returns to its initial state which is before being twisted.
  • the second protrusion is borne to the support member by means of a housing. With the second protrusion rotating inside the housing, the ice cube tray is more easily twisted.
  • the ice cubes that leave the cells with the twisting of the ice cube tray fall into the receptacle.
  • the ice serving unit comprises a sheath wherein the casing is disposed.
  • the casing is mounted into the sheath so as to rotate around the axis passing through the short edge to which the first protrusion is fixed.
  • the ice cubes are more easily dispensed from the ice serving unit.
  • Figure 1 – is the perspective view of an ice serving unit in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 – is the exploded view of an ice cube tray, a support member and a latch in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 3 – is the exploded view of an ice cube tray, a support member and a latch in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 – is the exploded view of an ice cube tray, a support member, a latch, a casing, a receptacle and a sheath in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 5 – is the view of an ice cube tray, a latch and a movement mechanism before the latch is actuated in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 6 – is the view of an ice cube tray, a latch and a movement mechanism when the latch is actuated in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 7 – is the view of an ice cube tray, a latch and a movement mechanism after the latch is actuated in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 8 – is the perspective view of an ice serving unit in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 9 – is the view of an ice serving unit in a cooling device.
  • An ice serving unit (1) suitable to be disposed into a cooling device (C) comprises an ice cube tray (3) having more than one cell (2) wherein water is filled for forming ice cubes, a casing (4) wherein the ice cube tray (3) is rotatably placed, a first protrusion (5) situated on one of the short edges of the ice cube tray (3) and borne to the casing (4), a second protrusion (6) that forms the rotational axis of the ice cube tray (3) together with the first protrusion (5) and that is situated on the other short edge of the ice cube tray (3), a support member (7) mounted onto the casing (4), a latch (8) that is slidably mounted onto the support member (7) and a movement mechanism (9) that enables the linear movement applied to the latch (8) to be transmitted to the ice cube tray (3) as rotational movement.
  • the movement mechanism (9) of the present invention comprises a guide (10) that is situated on the support member (7), a channel (11) that is arranged on the latch (8), and a pin (12) that is situated at the edge of the ice cube tray (3) where the second protrusion (6) is located, that is seated into the guide (10) and the channel (11), that moves inside the guide (10) and the channel (11) when actuated by the latch (8), thus enabling the ice cube tray (3) to be twisted and the ice cubes inside the cells (2) to fall.
  • the ice serving unit (1) situated inside the cooling device (C) water is filled into the cells (2) in order to provide ice cube formation.
  • the latch (8) is moved over the support member (7) in the vertical direction.
  • the latch (8) actuates the pin (12) while moving.
  • the downward movement of the pin (12) realizes in the guide (10).
  • the guide (10) is formed so as to enable the ice cube tray (3) to rotate from the front side with the movement of the pin (12) therein.
  • the ice cube tray (3) is fixed to the casing (4) from its rear side by means of the first protrusion (5).
  • the twisting is realized as a result of the ice cube tray (3) being loosely borne to the casing (4) from its rear side and being twisted from its front side.
  • the ice cubes are enabled to easily leave the ice cube tray (3).
  • the ice serving unit (1) comprises the semi-circular guide (10) that enables the pin (12), situated above the rotational axis, to move to be below the rotational axis, thereby allowing the realization of the twisting process.
  • the rotational axis passes through the center of the guide (10).
  • the pin (12) starts moving from a position at the same vertical level with the rotational axis and from above the rotational axis, aligns with the rotational axis during its movement at the horizontal plane and completes its movement at the same vertical level with the rotational axis and at a position below the rotational axis.
  • the channel (11) extends in the horizontal direction over the latch (8).
  • the pin (12) moves in the horizontal direction inside the channel (11) during its downward movement.
  • the ice serving unit (1) comprises a channel (11) that enables the pin (12) to move therein with the actuation of the latch (8) and to pass from above the second protrusion (6) to below the second protrusion (6).
  • the channel (11) that moves downwards also drags downwards the pin (12) between the walls thereof.
  • the ice serving unit (1) comprises a spring (13) that is situated on the first protrusion (5) and that enables the latch (8) to return to its initial position without being moved when the force applied on the latch (8) is released.
  • the first protrusion (5) is borne to the casing (4) by means of the spring (13).
  • the spring (13) that stores potential energy by stretching with the actuation of the latch (8) returns to its initial position when the force applied onto the latch (8) is released and also brings the latch (8) and the ice cube tray (3) to their former positions.
  • the ice serving unit (1) comprises a housing (14) arranged on the support member (7) and wherein the second protrusion (6) enters.
  • the ice cube tray (3) is easily mounted to the support member (7).
  • the ice serving unit (1) comprises the receptacle (15) that is disposed below the casing (4) and wherein the ice cubes fall after the ice cube tray (3) is twisted.
  • the ice cubes can be easily taken out of the cooling device (C).
  • the ice serving unit (1) comprises a sheath (16) wherein the receptacle (15) is disposed and to which the casing (4) is mounted so as to be rotated from bottom to top.
  • the user reaches the ice cubes falling into the receptacle (15) after the actuation of the latch (8) by moving the casing (4) upwards.
  • the user is enabled to take the ice cubes formed inside the ice serving unit (1) out of the ice serving unit (1) by applying a small scale force.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne une unité de distribution de glace (1) appropriée pour être disposée dans un dispositif de refroidissement (C) comprenant un plateau à glaçons (3) comportant plusieurs cellules (2) pouvant être remplies d'eau pour la formation de glaçons, un corps (4) dans lequel le plateau à glaçons (3) est placé de manière mobile, une première saillie (5) située sur l'un des bords courts du plateau à glaçons (3) et accueillant le corps (4), une seconde saillie (6) qui forme l'axe de rotation du plateau à glaçons (3) conjointement avec la première saillie (5) et qui est située sur l'autre bord court du plateau à glaçons (3), un élément de support (7) monté sur le corps (4), un verrou (8) qui est monté coulissant sur l'élément de support (7) et un mécanisme de mouvement (9) qui permet au mouvement linéaire appliqué au verrou (8) d'être transmis au plateau à glaçons (3) en tant que mouvement de rotation.
PCT/EP2013/078078 2012-12-31 2013-12-27 Unité de distribution de glace à mécanisme de mouvement WO2014102345A1 (fr)

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CN201380074057.XA CN105378400A (zh) 2012-12-31 2013-12-27 包括移动机构的冰供应单元

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