WO2017090647A1

WO2017090647A1 - Ice container for shaved ice machine

Info

Publication number: WO2017090647A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/084720
Authority: WO
Inventors: 昌幸服部
Original assignee: 有限会社マーケットプレーン
Priority date: 2015-11-24
Filing date: 2016-11-24
Publication date: 2017-06-01

Abstract

Provided is an ice container comprising a cup body 2 in which a through-hole 2a is formed on the bottom, and a bottom plate member 3 that closes the through-hole 2a so as to be liquid-tight, wherein the through-hole 2a is a size such that a pressing member 102 of an shaved ice machine can be inserted, and the bottom plate member 3 is configured so that when a prescribed force is received toward an opening P side of the ice container 1, the bottom plate member separates from the cup body 2 toward the opening P side.

Description

Ice container for shaved ice making machine

The present invention relates to ice used in shaved ice making machines (freezing water, frozen fruit, frozen fruit juice, fruit mixed with fruit juice, nectar, water, fragrance, etc.) , Etc.) related to ice containers.

The type of shaved ice making machine that cuts block-shaped ice blocks places the ice block on an ice cutting table provided with a cutting blade, presses the ice block from above with a pressing member and rotates it, and the surface of the ice block is cut with the cutting blade. Shaved ice is made by scraping (Patent Documents 1 and 2).

However, in such a configuration, when the ice block is placed on the ice table, the ice block must be touched, and if this is performed with bare hands, for example, there may be a problem in terms of hygiene. Of course, if a glove is worn, the problem can be solved, but it cannot be prevented until the store clerk forgets to wear the glove, for example, and cannot be said to be a 100% solution.

JP 2014-226045 A JP2015-064198

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and provides an ice container for a shaved ice making machine capable of placing ice blocks on a cutting table and making shaved ice without touching it at all. Is the main intended issue.

That is, the ice container for a shaved ice making machine according to the present invention is configured such that an ice block is installed on an ice table provided with a cutting blade, the ice block is pressed against the ice table by a pressing member and rotated, and the ice blade is rotated by the cutting blade. Is used in a shaved ice making machine, and is formed into a cup shape, and the ice block is formed by freezing the liquid put in from the opening.

And a cup body having a through-hole formed in the bottom, and a bottom plate member that liquid-tightly closes the through-hole, the through-hole having a size that allows the pressing member to be inserted therein, and the bottom plate member However, when the pressing member abuts on the outer surface thereof and receives a predetermined force toward the opening side, the pressing member is configured to be detached from the cup body toward the opening side.

If it is such, if the ice container which accommodated the ice block is installed on the ice table so that its opening faces the ice table, and the outer surface of the bottom plate member is pressed by the holding member, the bottom plate member A force toward the opening side, that is, a force in a direction away from the cup body acts, and the ice block is detached from the cup body while being in close contact with the bottom plate member, and is pressed against the ice table by the pressing member via the bottom plate member. .
When the pressing member is rotated in this state, the ice block is rotated together with the bottom plate member with the bottom plate member interposed therebetween, and shaved ice is made by cutting with a cutting blade.
Therefore, when making shaved ice, there is no process for the operator to directly touch the ice block in the first place, and it becomes possible to maintain good hygiene.

If the cup body is configured so that the inner diameter of the cup body increases toward the opening side, the ice block is easily removed, and the bottom plate member is easily brought into close contact by the wedge action, and when the liquid that forms the ice block is poured. The liquid leakage can be suitably prevented.

The bottom plate member includes a bottom plate main body having a flat plate shape, and a standing wall standing up so as to circulate from a peripheral edge of the bottom plate main body, and an outer peripheral surface of the standing wall is an inner peripheral surface of the cup main body. If it is configured to be in close contact with each other, the wedge action is particularly remarkable.
In order to rotate the bottom plate member without sliding with the pressing member, it is preferable that the outer surface of the bottom plate member is provided with an engaging portion for engaging with the pressing member.
In order to allow the ice block to circulate without sliding with the bottom plate member, it is preferable that an uneven portion for engaging with ice is provided on the inner surface of the bottom plate member.

If this is the case, the operator can make shaved ice without making direct contact with the ice block due to the structure, so that an extremely good sanitary environment can be secured.

The schematic diagram which shows the shaved ice manufacturing machine in one Embodiment of this invention. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the ice container in the same embodiment. The disassembled perspective view which looked at the ice container in the embodiment from the opening side. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating how to make the shaved ice in the embodiment. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating how to make the shaved ice in the embodiment. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating how to make the shaved ice in the embodiment. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating how to make the shaved ice in the embodiment. The perspective view which shows the baseplate member and pressing member in other embodiment of this invention. The drawing which showed the process of making shaved ice with the shaved ice manufacturing machine in further another embodiment of this invention. The top view and longitudinal cross-sectional view which show the cup main body in further another embodiment of this invention. The top view and longitudinal cross-sectional view which show the baseplate member in the embodiment. The disassembled perspective view of the ice container seen from the opening side in the embodiment. The perspective view seen from the bottom face side of the ice container in the embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the procedure until it installs the ice container in the embodiment in an ice cutting stand, and mounts ice on an ice cutting stand.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Shaved ice manufacturing machine 101 ... Ice cutting stand 102 ... Holding member 104 ... Cutting blade 1 ... Ice container 2 ... Cup main body 2a ... Through-hole 3 ... Bottom plate member 31 ... Bottom plate main body 32 ... Standing wall 3b ... Uneven portion 3c ... Engaging portion (engaging recess)
A ... Ice block P ... Opening

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the shaved ice making machine 100 in this embodiment includes an ice cutting table 101 on which ice blocks are placed, and a cutting provided so as to protrude from the surface of the ice cutting table 101 by a predetermined distance. A blade 104, a pressing member 102 having a disk shape, for example, disposed so as to face the surface of the ice table 101, and a handle that rotates while pressing the pressing member 102 toward the ice table 101 side. It is an existing one provided with a rotary pressing mechanism 103 composed of a shaft, a spring and the like.

Then, by rotating the ice block placed on the ice table 101 while pressing the ice block on the ice table 101 by the pressing member 102 and the rotary pressing mechanism 103, the surface of the ice block is scraped off by the cutting blade 104, and the shaved ice It is configured to be able to make.

Thus, in this embodiment, an ice block A is formed by the ice container 1 shown in FIGS.
The ice container 1 is made of, for example, a resin having a circular cup shape with an opening P provided at one end and the other end closed, and the ice container 1 is substantially freezing by freezing the liquid poured from the opening P. A cylindrical ice block A is formed. In this embodiment, the ice container 1 is composed of a cup main body 2 that mainly forms a side peripheral portion, and a bottom plate member 3 that is provided so as to be separable from the cup main body 2 and mainly forms a bottom portion. Yes.
Each part will be described.

The cup body 2 has a substantially cylindrical shape, one end forming the opening P, an outward flange 23 extending outward from the opening P, and the other end of the side peripheral wall 21 toward the axis C. The extending inward flange 22 is integrally formed. In other words, the cup body 2 has a cup shape in which a through hole 2a is provided at the center of the bottom. The through hole 2 a is set to have a larger diameter than the pressing member 102.

The inner peripheral surface 2b of the cup body 2, that is, the inner peripheral surface 2b of the side peripheral wall 21, is not parallel to the axis C direction, and is a slightly inclined tapered surface so that the inner diameter increases toward the opening P. It has become.

The bottom plate member 3 is integrally provided with a bottom plate main body 31 having a substantially disk shape and a standing wall 32 that circulates from the periphery of the bottom plate main body 31 and rises. And in the state which attached this baseplate member 3 to the cup main body 2, as shown in FIG. 2, the bottom face peripheral part of the said baseplate main body 31 closely_contact | adheres to the surface by the side of the opening P of the inward ridge 22 in the said cup main body 2. Alternatively, and / or the outer peripheral surface 3 a of the upright wall 32 is configured to be in close contact with the inner peripheral surface 2 b of the cup body 2.
In this embodiment, the inner surface of the bottom plate member 3 is provided with a number of (fine) concave portions (or convex portions) 3b for engaging with the ice blocks A. Further, on the outer surface of the bottom plate member 3, an engagement concave portion (or engagement convex portion) 3c, which is an engagement portion for engaging the pressing member without slipping, is formed by embossing or the like.

Next, a procedure for an operator to make shaved ice using the shaved ice making machine 100 and the ice container 1 configured as described above will be described.
The operator first assembles the ice container 1 by inserting the bottom plate member 3 from the opening P of the cup body 2. At this time, in particular, the outer peripheral surface of the upright wall 32 of the bottom plate member 3 is brought into close contact with the tapered inner peripheral surface 2b of the cup body 2 by a wedge action, so that the blocking ability of the through hole by the bottom plate member 3 is ensured. Then, the cup body 2 and the bottom plate member 3 are in liquid-tight contact.

Thereafter, with the opening P of the ice container 1 facing upward, a liquid to be ice is poured from the opening P. Since the bottom plate member 3 is pushed in the direction in which the bottom plate member 3 is in close contact with the cup body 2 by its own weight, the liquid tightness is further improved.
The ice container 1 poured with the liquid in this way is cooled in a freezer or the like, and the liquid is frozen as shown in FIG.
Next, the operator installs the ice container 1 containing the ice block A at a predetermined position of the ice table 101 so that the opening P faces the surface of the ice table 101 as shown in FIG. To do.

Then, the operator moves the holding member 102 located at an initial position farther from the ice table 101 than the height dimension of the ice container 1 toward the ice table 101 and passes through the through hole 2a of the ice container 1. The outer surface of the bottom plate member 3 is pressed.

As a result, a force toward the opening P, that is, a force away from the cup body 2 acts on the bottom plate member 3, and the bottom plate member 3 remains in close contact with the ice block A as shown in FIG. At the same time, it comes off the cup body 2. The ice block A is pressed against the surface of the ice cutting table 101 by the pressing member 102 through the bottom plate member 3. At this time, the plurality of protrusions provided on the surface of the pressing member 102 bite into the outer surface of the bottom plate member 3 (into the provided recess 3 c).

In this state, when the pressing member 102 is rotated, the ice block A rotates with the bottom plate member 3 with the bottom plate member 3 interposed therebetween, and is shaved by the cutting blade 104 to produce shaved ice.

In the process in which the ice block A is being cut in this way, the cup body 2 is separated from the ice block A and the bottom plate member 3, so that the cup body 2 does not move on the ice block 101, and the holding member 102 does not move to the cup. It passes through the through-hole 2a of the main body 2 and proceeds toward the ice hoist table 101 (see FIG. 7).

After the ice block A has been cut by a predetermined amount, the pressing member 102 is returned to the initial position, the cup body 2 and the bottom plate member 3 are removed, and the ice cutting table 101 is cleaned.

However, with such a configuration, when making shaved ice, there is no process in which the operator directly touches the ice block A in the first place, so that a very good sanitary condition can be maintained.

In addition, as shown in Patent Document 2, conventionally, since the pressing member 102 has a structure that directly presses the ice block A, there is a problem that the pressing member 102 that is difficult to clean becomes dirty. In this case, since the pressing member 102 does not directly touch the ice block A, the sanitary condition can be kept good also in this respect. It is easy to maintain cleanliness because the ice cutting table 101 and the cutting blade 104 that are in contact with the ice block are easy to clean, such as washing from above.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
For example, positioning of the cup body 2 and positioning of the cup body 2 so as not to unexpectedly prevent rotation can be performed so that the ice cup 1 can be set at a predetermined position on the ice slab 101 and the cup body 2 that has come off the ice block A does not move during the production of shaved ice. A structure may be provided. As an example of the positioning structure, although not shown, a hook part partially extended outward from the opening edge of the cup body and an ice table are provided so that the hook part cannot be moved. The thing provided with the latching claw to perform can be mentioned.
The bottom plate member 3 does not necessarily have to be provided with the upright wall 32. For example, a flat plate may be used as long as liquid-tightness can be ensured.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the outer peripheral edge of the pressing member 102 is shaped like a gear, for example, a spline shape, and the outer surface of the bottom plate member 3 is shaped so as to be fitted and engaged with the pressing member 102. The engaging recess 3c may be provided. In this way, the pressing member 102 and the bottom plate member 3 are reliably rotated without slipping.

The cup body 2 does not necessarily need to be provided with the inward flange 22 but may be simply cylindrical. Further, the inner peripheral surface 2b may be parallel to the axis without being a tapered surface. However, by making the tapered surface, the ice block A can be easily removed and the bottom plate member 3 can be easily brought into close contact by the wedge action. It becomes difficult to obtain.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 9, the ice hoisting table 101 may have a diameter smaller than the opening diameter of the ice container 2, for example, a disk shape. In the shaved ice making machine having such a configuration, after the frozen ice container 2 is installed on the ice cradle 101 so that the opening faces the ice cradle 101, the bottom plate of the ice container 2 is pressed against the pressing member 102. While holding down, rotate ice block A together with ice container 2 to make shaved ice.

With such a structure, a general cup-shaped one can be used as the ice container 2 without using a structure that can be separated into the cup body and the bottom plate member as in the above embodiment. In FIG. 9, the ice container 2 is aligned with the ice block A.

Still another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10, 12, and 13, a single polygonal shape (regular hexagonal shape here) that sinks from the outer surface toward the inner surface at the center of the bottom plate member 3 in the ice container 1. A recess 3c is provided. A hexagonal columnar pressing member 102 is fitted into the recess 3c from the outside. On the other hand, the concave portion 3c protrudes when viewed from the inner surface side, and this engages with the ice block A as the engaging convex portion 3b.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 11, 12, and 13, the outwardly facing bowl 23 of the cup body 2 in the ice container 1 is provided with rotation suppression holes 2d at a plurality of locations (here, 2 locations). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 14, a pin 9 penetrating through the rotation restraining hole 2d is erected on the ice cutting table 101. When the ice container 2 containing the ice block A is placed on the ice cutting table 101, the pin 9 passes through the rotation suppression hole 2d. This can prevent the cup body 2 from rotating unexpectedly during ice cutting.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, a cup mounting table 110 provided with a predetermined gap is provided on the ice cutting table 101, and the ice container 1 is placed on the cup mounting table 110. Placed. A hole aa through which the ice block A passes is provided in the center of the cup mounting table 110. When the bottom plate member 3 is pressed by the pressing member 102, the ice block A is detached from the cup body 2 and passes through the hole aa. An ice block A is installed on the ice cutting table 101.

The reason why the gap is provided between the cup mounting table 110 and the ice cutting table 101 is to make it easy to wash away so that the excess ice pieces are not clogged. Further, the cup mounting table 110 and the pins 9 can be removed from the ice staking table 101 for easy cleaning.
In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Claims

It is used in a oyster ice making machine in which an ice block is installed on an ice table provided with a cutting blade, the ice block is pressed against the ice table by a pressing member and rotated, and the ice block is scraped off by the cutting blade. Forming the ice mass by freezing the liquid put in from the opening,
A cup body having a through-hole formed in the bottom, and a bottom plate member that liquid-tightly closes the through-hole, and the through-hole has a size that allows the pressing member to be inserted; An ice container for a shaved ice making machine, characterized in that it is configured to be detached from the cup body to the opening side when the pressing member abuts on its outer surface and receives a predetermined force toward the opening side.
The ice container for a shaved ice making machine according to claim 1, wherein the inner diameter of the cup body is configured to increase as it goes toward the opening.
The bottom plate member includes a bottom plate main body having a flat plate shape, and a standing wall standing up so as to circulate from a peripheral edge of the bottom plate main body, and an outer peripheral surface of the standing wall is an inner peripheral surface of the cup main body. 2. The ice container for a shaved ice making machine according to claim 1, wherein the ice container is configured to be in close contact.
2. An ice container for a shaved ice making machine according to claim 1, wherein an engaging portion for engaging with the pressing member is provided on an outer surface of the bottom plate member.
The ice container for a shaved ice making machine according to claim 1, wherein an uneven portion for engaging with ice is provided on an inner surface of the bottom plate member.