Kettle with ice tray function

Abstract

A kettle with an ice tray function, comprising a kettle body with a spout, the spout being provided with a cover, characterized in that: the kettle body has two ice-making plates arranged opposite to each other at a front-to-back interval, at least one of the ice-making plates is provided with a plurality of inwardly concave grid cavities, and the kettle body can be opened and closed at least in the front-to-back direction; when the two ice-making plates are closed, the grid cavity forms an ice-making space, and after the two ice-making plates are closed, a water inlet connected to the spout is formed at the top, and a water flow channel is formed between the two ice-making plates to guide water entering from the water inlet to each ice-making space; when the two ice-making plates are opened, an inner cavity of the kettle body is formed between the two ice-making plates, and ice cubes in the ice-making space are separated from the ice-making plates and fall into the inner cavity of the kettle body. The kettle has both ice-making and water-holding functions, and also has the advantages of hygienic ice-making and convenient ice-taking.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a kettle, in particular to a kettle with an ice tray function. Background Art

[0002] An ice tray is a small mold for making ice cubes in the freezer compartment of a refrigerator. Common ice trays include a box body with a number of concave grid cavities, and some box bodies are provided with a lid covering the grid cavities. When making ice, pour cold water into the grid cavity, cover the box lid, and then put the box body into the refrigerator. Wait for the cold water in the grid cavity to freeze into ice cubes, then take the box body out of the refrigerator and knock until the ice cubes in the grid cavity are obtained. For example, a Chinese utility model patent with patent number ZL201920554383.5 (publication number CN209706394U) "An ice-making box with strong placement stability" discloses such an ice tray structure.

[0003] The existing ice tray has the following defects: 1. It is inconvenient to take ice from the ice tray, and an additional container must be used to store the ice cubes knocked out from the ice tray. In addition, the ice cubes are easily splashed during the knocking process, which is unhygienic. 2. In addition, the existing ice tray only has the function of making ice. Summary of the invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a kettle with an ice tray function which has both ice making and water holding functions in view of the above-mentioned existing technical status, and the kettle also has the advantages of hygienic ice making and convenient ice taking.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above technical problems is: a kettle with an ice grid function, comprising a kettle body with a water spout, and a cover is provided on the water spout, characterized in that: the kettle body has two ice-making plates arranged opposite to each other at a front-to-back interval, at least one of the ice-making plates is provided with a plurality of concave grid cavities, and the kettle body can be opened and closed at least in the front-to-back direction; when the two ice-making plates are closed, the grid cavity forms an ice-making space, and after the two ice-making plates are closed, a water inlet connected to the water spout is formed at the top, and a water flow channel is formed between the two ice-making plates to guide water entering from the water inlet to each ice-making space; when the two ice-making plates are opened, an inner cavity of the kettle body is formed between the two ice-making plates, and ice cubes in the ice-making space break away from the ice-making plates and fall into the inner cavity of the kettle body.

[0006] As an improvement, the two ice-making plates are both provided with the grid cavities, and the grid cavities on the two ice-making plates correspond to each other. When the two ice-making plates are closed, the grid cavities on the two ice-making plates are matched to form an ice-making space. For making ice cubes of the same size, the depth of the grid cavity on a single ice-making plate can be reduced. At the same time, after the two ice-making plates are opened, the ice cubes can be separated from the grid cavity without knocking, which is conducive to the shedding of the ice cubes.

[0007] Further improvement, the grid cavities on each ice-making plate are divided into multiple rows arranged at intervals on the left and right, and each row is provided with multiple grid cavities arranged at intervals on the upper and lower sides; the water flow channel includes an upper water storage cavity arranged in the upper part of the ice-making plate, the upper water storage cavity is connected with the water nozzle, and the upper water storage cavity is connected with the grid cavity at the top of each row through a connecting flow channel, and the upper and lower adjacent grid cavities in the same row are also connected through a connecting flow channel. The setting of the upper water storage cavity ensures that sufficient water flows into each grid cavity, allowing water to flow more quickly into each water storage cavity, avoiding water from quickly overflowing from the water nozzle when filling water, and only the grid cavities of the row are connected to each other, and the connecting flow channels are reduced as much as possible, so that the ice cubes made are guaranteed to have good independence.

[0008] As a further improvement, the water flow channel also includes a lower water storage chamber that is concavely disposed on the upper part of the ice-making plate, and the lower water storage chamber is connected to the bottommost grid chamber of each row through a connecting flow channel. The arrangement of the lower water storage chamber makes the overall water volume between the two ice-making plates larger than the volume of each grid chamber, thereby further ensuring that sufficient water flows into each grid chamber.

[0009] As a further improvement, the notch in the upper part of the ice-making plate is concave and communicates with the upper water storage chamber. When the two ice-making plates are closed, the two notches are aligned to form the water inlet. This structure ensures a water inlet with sufficient width while preventing the water inlet from being completely set on one of the ice-making plates.

[0010] After ice cubes are made between the ice-making plates, the mutual attraction between the two ice-making plates is relatively large, and a large force is required to pull the ice-making plates apart. To facilitate pulling the ice-making plates, at least one of the two ice-making plates is provided with a handle for the user to pull the ice-making plate outward.

[0011] Further improvement, the kettle body has an annular peripheral frame, the water nozzle is arranged at the top of the peripheral frame, the two ice-making plates are located in the peripheral frame, the periphery of the ice-making plate is connected to the peripheral frame through a flexible connecting wall, and the ice-making plate and the flexible connecting wall together constitute the front and rear walls of the kettle body. The peripheral frame can be made of a relatively hard material to ensure that the kettle has sufficient strength. In addition, the ice-making plate is placed in the peripheral frame and connected to the peripheral frame through the flexible connecting wall, which will not affect the opening or closing of the ice-making plate. At the same time, when the flexible connecting wall is concave, the flexible connecting wall can generate an elastic force for the ice-making plate to move toward the other ice-making plate, ensuring that the two ice-making plates maintain a closing trend, and when the flexible connecting wall is arched, the flexible connecting wall can generate an elastic force for the ice-making plate to move away from the other ice-making plate, so that the two ice-making plates maintain an opening trend, avoiding the kettle from being easily deformed.

[0012] Preferably, the ice-making plate is injection-molded with the inner ring of the flexible connecting wall by secondary injection molding, and the outer ring of the flexible connecting wall is connected to a connecting ring made of hard rubber material by secondary injection molding, and the connecting ring is connected to the peripheral edge of one side of the peripheral frame by snap-fitting to form a seal between the two. This method can make the ice-making plate and the flexible connecting wall firmly connected, and the flexible connecting wall is physically connected to the peripheral frame through the connecting ring, which is convenient for assembly.

[0013] To prevent the cover from being lost, the cover is connected to the side wall of the peripheral frame via a connecting piece.

[0014] For the convenience of drinking water, the water spout is raised upwards, and the cover is inserted into the water spout and fills the water spout, thus preventing ice cubes from forming in the water spout during the ice making process.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are: through the arrangement of two ice-making plates, the kettle has an ice-making function. When making ice, the two ice-making plates are closed and kept in a closed state, cold water is injected into the water spout, and flows into the ice-making space through the water inlet and the water flow channel, and then the lid is closed, and the kettle is placed in the freezer of the refrigerator. After the water in the ice-making space is frozen, the kettle is taken out, and external force is applied to pull the two ice-making plates apart from each other, so that an inner cavity of the kettle is formed between the two ice-making plates, and the ice cubes in the ice-making space are separated and fall into the inner cavity of the kettle body; when in use, the ice cubes can be guided out of the water spout into a cup for use, or beverages can be directly injected into the kettle to directly make ice beverages, and the user can drink directly from the water spout. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an embodiment of the present invention (ice making state);

[0017] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention (ice-making state);

[0018] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an embodiment of the present invention (the ice cubes are separated from the ice-making plate);

[0019] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an embodiment of the present invention (in the state of pouring ice or using as a kettle);

[0020] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the ice-making plate in the embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0023] like Figures 1 to 6 Shown is a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] A kettle with an ice tray function comprises a kettle body 1 with a water spout 111, the water spout 111 protrudes upwards and a cover 2 is arranged on the water spout 111.

[0025] The kettle body 1 has two ice-making plates 3 arranged opposite to each other at a front-to-back interval, at least one of the ice-making plates 3 is provided with a plurality of concave grid cavities 31, and the kettle body 1 can be opened and closed at least in the front-to-back direction; when the two ice-making plates 3 are closed, the grid cavity 31 forms an ice-making space, and after the two ice-making plates 3 are closed, a water inlet 32 ​​connected to the water nozzle 111 is formed at the top, and a water flow channel is formed between the two ice-making plates 3 to guide the water entering from the water inlet 32 ​​to each ice-making space; when the two ice-making plates 3 are opened, an inner cavity of the kettle body 1 is formed between the two ice-making plates 3, and the ice cubes in the ice-making space break away from the ice-making plates 3 and fall into the inner cavity of the kettle body 1.

[0026] The two ice-making plates 3 are both provided with a grid cavity 31 , and the grid cavities 31 on the two ice-making plates 3 correspond to each other. When the two ice-making plates 3 are closed, the grid cavities 31 on the two ice-making plates 3 are matched to form an ice-making space.

[0027] The grid chambers 31 on each ice-making plate 3 are divided into multiple rows arranged at intervals from left to right, and each row is provided with multiple grid chambers 31 arranged at intervals from top to bottom; the water flow passage includes an upper water storage chamber 33 arranged in the upper part of the ice-making plate 3, the upper water storage chamber 33 is connected to the water nozzle 111, and the upper water storage chamber 33 is connected to the top grid chamber 31 of each row through a connecting flow passage 34, and the upper and lower adjacent grid chambers 31 in the same row are also connected through the connecting flow passage 34. The water flow passage also includes a lower water storage chamber 35 arranged in the upper part of the ice-making plate 3, and the lower water storage chamber 35 is connected to the bottom grid chamber 31 of each row through a connecting flow passage 34.

[0028] The upper part of the ice-making plate 3 has a recessed notch 321 which is in communication with the upper water storage chamber 33 . When the two ice-making plates 3 are closed, the two notches 321 are aligned to form the water inlet 32 ​​.

[0029] The outer end surfaces of the two ice-making plates 3 are both fixed with handles 36 for users to pull the ice-making plates outward.

[0030] The kettle body 1 in this embodiment has a ring-shaped outer frame 11, the water nozzle 111 is arranged on the top of the outer frame 11, and the two ice-making plates 3 are located in the outer frame 11. The periphery of the ice-making plates 3 is connected to the outer frame 11 through a flexible connecting wall 37. The ice-making plates 3 and the flexible connecting wall 37 together constitute the front and rear walls of the kettle body 1.

[0031] The outer frame 11 can be made of a relatively hard material to ensure that the kettle body 1 has sufficient strength. The ice-making plate 3 is placed in the outer frame 11. The ice-making plate 3 is made of hard plastic and has a hard texture. The ice-making plate 3 is injection molded together with the inner circle of the flexible connecting wall 37 by secondary injection molding. The outer circle of the flexible connecting wall 37 is connected to a connecting ring 38 made of hard plastic material by secondary injection molding. The connecting ring 38 is connected to the periphery of one side of the outer frame 11 by a snap-fit ​​method to form a seal between the two. An annular groove 381 is provided on the connecting ring 38, and an annular retaining rib 112 is provided on the end face of the outer frame 11, and the retaining rib 112 is snapped into the groove 381.

[0032] The cover 2 is connected to the side wall of the peripheral frame 11 through a connecting piece, and the cover 2 is inserted into the water spout 111 and fills the water spout 111.

[0033] The working principle and process of this kettle are as follows:

[0034] When making ice, close the two ice-making plates 3 and keep them in the closed state, inject cold water into the water spout 111, and let it flow into the ice-making space through the water inlet 32 ​​and the water flow channel, then cover the lid 2, insert the lid 2 into the water spout 111 and fill the water spout 111, make sure there is no water in the water spout 111, and put the kettle in the freezer of the refrigerator. Figure 1 , 2 After the water in the ice-making space freezes, take out the kettle, hold the handle 36 and apply external force to pull the two ice-making plates 3 apart from each other, so that the inner cavity of the kettle is formed between the two ice-making plates 3, and the ice cubes in the ice-making space fall out of the inner cavity of the kettle body 1, as shown in FIG. Figure 3 When in use, the ice cubes can be directed from the spout 111 into the cup for use, or the beverage can be directly injected into the kettle to directly make an ice beverage, and the user can drink directly from the spout, such as Figure 4 shown.

[0035] It should be noted that in the description of this embodiment, the terms "front, rear", "left, right", "up, down", etc. indicating directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention. The terms "install", "connect", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be a connection between the two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

Claims

1. A kettle with an ice tray function, comprising a kettle body (1) having a water spout (111), the water spout (111) being provided with a cover (2), characterized in that: The kettle body (1) comprises two ice-making plates (3) arranged opposite to each other at a front-to-back interval, at least one of the ice-making plates (3) is provided with a plurality of inwardly concave grid cavities (31), and the kettle body (1) can be opened and closed at least in the front-to-back direction; when the two ice-making plates (3) are closed, the grid cavities (31) form an ice-making space, and when the two ice-making plates (3) are closed, a water inlet (32) connected to a water spout (111) is formed at the top, and a water flow channel for guiding water entering from the water inlet (32) to each ice-making space is formed between the two ice-making plates (3); when the two ice-making plates (3) are opened, an inner cavity of the kettle body (1) is formed between the two ice-making plates (3), and ice cubes in the ice-making space separate from the ice-making plates (3) and fall into the inner cavity of the kettle body (1); The two ice-making plates (3) are each provided with the grid cavity (31), and the grid cavities (31) on the two ice-making plates (3) correspond to each other, and when the two ice-making plates (3) are closed, the grid cavities (31) on the two ice-making plates (3) are matched to form an ice-making space; The kettle body (1) has an annular outer frame (11), the water spout (111) is arranged at the top of the outer frame (11), the two ice-making plates (3) are located inside the outer frame (11), the periphery of the ice-making plates (3) and the outer frame (11) are connected together via a flexible connecting wall (37), and the ice-making plates (3) and the flexible connecting wall (37) together form the front and rear walls of the kettle body (1); The ice-making plate (3) is injection-molded together with the inner ring of the flexible connecting wall (37) by secondary injection molding, and the outer ring of the flexible connecting wall (37) is connected to a connecting ring (38) made of hard rubber material by secondary injection molding, and the connecting ring (38) is connected to the peripheral edge of one side of the peripheral frame (11) by snap-fitting to form a seal between the two.

2. The kettle with ice tray function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The grid cavities (31) on each ice-making plate (3) are divided into a plurality of rows arranged at intervals from left to right, and each row is provided with a plurality of grid cavities (31) arranged at intervals from top to bottom; the water flow passage comprises an upper water storage cavity (33) arranged inwardly on the upper part of the ice-making plate (3), the upper water storage cavity (33) being connected to the water nozzle (111), the upper water storage cavity (33) being connected to the top grid cavity (31) of each row through a connecting flow passage (34), and two upper and lower adjacent grid cavities (31) in the same row are also connected through the connecting flow passage (34).

3. The kettle with ice tray function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The water flow channel also includes a lower water storage chamber (35) which is concavely arranged on the upper part of the ice-making plate (3); the lower water storage chamber (35) is connected to the grid chamber (31) at the bottom of each row through a connecting flow channel (34).

4. The kettle with ice tray function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper part of the ice-making plate (3) is provided with a recessed notch (321) which is in communication with the upper water storage chamber (33); when the two ice-making plate members (3) are in a closed state, the two notches (321) are aligned to form the water inlet (32).

5. The kettle with ice tray function according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least one of the two ice-making plates (3) is provided with a handle (36) for the user to pull the ice-making plate outward.

6. The kettle with ice tray function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cover (2) is connected to the side wall of the peripheral frame (11) via a connecting piece.

7. The kettle with ice tray function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water spout (111) protrudes upwards, and the cover (2) is inserted into the water spout (111) and fills the water spout (111).

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