Ice storage bucket and manufacturing method thereof

Abstract

The present invention discloses an ice storage bucket and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the ice storage bucket comprises an ice storage inner cylinder and an outer shell, the outer shell is wrapped around the outer side of the ice storage inner cylinder, the ice storage inner cylinder comprises an inner cylinder body and a light-isolating layer fixedly connected to the outer wall of the inner cylinder body, the inner cylinder body is integrally formed by using a colorless masterbatch plastic, and the light-isolating layer is made of an opaque material; an insulation gap is provided between the ice storage inner cylinder and the outer shell, and the insulation gap is filled with a polyurethane foaming layer. The present invention does not cause discoloration and thus dye ice cubes, reduces pollution to ice cubes, and improves the visual sensory effect of users.

Description

Technical field:

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of ice storage buckets, and in particular to an ice storage bucket and a manufacturing method thereof. Background technology:

[0002] An ice maker is a refrigeration machine that cools water through an evaporator and generates ice through the refrigerant of the refrigeration system. It uses a refrigeration system and water as a carrier to make ice through a device under power-on conditions. The ice cubes made by an ice maker are generally placed in a container for storage, and an ice bucket is a container for storing ice cubes.

[0003] The ice storage inner cylinder of the existing ice storage bucket is generally made of plastic material with masterbatch and formed by rotational molding. The material of the rotationally molded inner container is easy to discolor during the process of storing low-temperature ice cubes, thereby contaminating the ice cubes and causing great trouble to customers. Summary of the invention:

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned shortcomings and provide an ice storage bucket and a manufacturing method thereof.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution of the present invention is: an ice storage bucket, comprising an ice storage inner cylinder and an outer shell, wherein the outer shell is wrapped around the outer side of the ice storage inner cylinder, the ice storage inner cylinder comprises an inner cylinder body and a light-isolating layer fixedly connected to the outer wall of the inner cylinder body, the inner cylinder body is integrally formed by using colorless masterbatch plastic, and the light-isolating layer is made of opaque material;

[0006] A heat-insulating gap is arranged between the ice storage inner cylinder and the outer shell, and the heat-insulating gap is filled with a polyurethane foam layer.

[0007] Furthermore, the inner cylinder body is made of colorless masterbatch plastic, and the light-isolating layer is formed by applying an opaque coating on the outer wall of the inner cylinder body.

[0008] Furthermore, the ice storage inner cylinder is a box-shaped structure, and the upper end of the ice storage inner cylinder is an open structure, the upper end opening of the ice storage inner cylinder includes a first opening and a second opening, the first opening is arranged horizontally, the second opening is arranged obliquely and is connected to the first opening, the upper end opening of the ice storage inner cylinder is provided with a first flange extending outward around the circumference, and the first flange is fixedly connected to the ice storage inner cylinder; the upper end of the outer shell is provided with a third opening matching the upper end opening of the ice storage inner cylinder, the circumference of the third opening is fixedly connected with a second flange extending inwardly, and the first flange is fixedly connected to the second flange.

[0009] Furthermore, an ice-blocking plate is provided at the upper end of the ice storage inner cylinder, and the ice-blocking plate is installed on the first opening. The ice-blocking plate includes a flat plate portion and an inclined plate portion fixed at an inclined angle to the flat plate portion, and both ends of the flat plate portion are fixedly connected to a first flange located at the upper end of the ice storage inner cylinder; the inclined plate portion is located on a side of the flat plate portion away from the second opening, and an edge of the inclined plate portion away from the flat plate portion is inclined downward and a feeding gap for feeding ice cubes is provided between the inclined plate portion and the ice storage inner cylinder; hinged ear plates are fixedly connected on both sides of the outer shell, and door panels are hingedly connected to the hinged ear plates; the door panels cover the second opening.

[0010] Furthermore, support columns are fixedly connected to the four corners of the bottom of the outer shell.

[0011] Furthermore, the support column includes a stud with adjustable support height. The support column is used to support the ice storage bucket and adjust the support height as needed.

[0012] Furthermore, a handle is fixedly connected to the outer side of the door panel.

[0013] A method for manufacturing an ice storage bucket, which is applied to the above-mentioned ice storage bucket, comprises:

[0014] The inner cylinder body of the ice storage inner cylinder is made of a food-grade powdered plastic material without a color masterbatch; after the inner cylinder body is formed, an opaque light-isolating layer is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the inner cylinder body to make the ice storage inner cylinder;

[0015] The ice storage inner cylinder is installed inside the outer shell, and a polyurethane foam material is filled in the gap between the ice storage inner cylinder and the outer shell to form a heat insulation layer;

[0016] Install ice guards, door panels and support column components.

[0017] The invention discloses an ice storage bucket and a manufacturing method thereof, which have the following beneficial effects: by adopting the technical scheme of the invention, an inner cylinder body of an ice storage inner cylinder is made of a food-grade powdered plastic material of a colorless masterbatch, and an opaque light-isolating layer is covered on the outer side of the inner cylinder body, so that the plastic material in contact with the ice cubes is the colorless masterbatch, which will not discolor and thus dye the ice cubes, thereby reducing pollution to the ice cubes; the light-isolating layer on the outer side of the ice storage inner cylinder blocks the sight of the material between the ice storage inner cylinder and an outer shell, and a user cannot see the manufacturing material between the ice storage inner cylinder and the outer shell from the ice storage inner cylinder, thereby improving the user's visual sensory effect; the ice storage bucket adopts a double-layer structure of an ice storage inner cylinder and an outer shell, and a foaming layer is filled between the double-layer structure to form a heat-insulating structure, thereby heat-insulating and heat-preserving the ice cubes and slowing down the melting of the ice cubes; the structure is simple and easy to use. Description of the drawings:

[0018] The specific embodiments of the present invention are further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:

[0019] Figure 1 The present invention is a schematic diagram of an explosion structure of an ice storage bucket provided by the present invention.

[0020] Figure 2 The present invention is a front view structural schematic diagram of an ice storage bucket provided by the present invention.

[0021] Figure 3 The present invention is a schematic diagram of a left-side cross-sectional structure of an ice storage bucket provided by the present invention.

[0022] Figure 4 The present invention is a schematic diagram of the right side structure of an ice storage bucket provided by the present invention.

[0023] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of an exploded structure of an ice storage bucket provided by the present invention from another perspective.

[0024] Figure 6 The present invention provides a schematic cross-sectional view of an ice storage inner cylinder in an ice storage bucket.

[0025] Explanation of reference numerals in the figure: 1, ice storage inner cylinder; 11, inner cylinder body; 12, light-isolating layer; 13, first opening; 14, second opening; 15, first flange; 2, outer shell; 21, second flange; 22, hinged ear plate; 3, ice-blocking plate; 31, flat plate portion; 32, inclined plate portion; 4, door panel; 41, handle; 5, support column; Specific implementation method:

[0026] The present invention is further described below by way of examples. The examples of the present invention are implemented on the premise of the technical solution of the present invention, and detailed implementation methods and specific operation processes are given, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the following examples:

[0027] like Figure 1-6 As shown, an ice storage bucket comprises an ice storage inner cylinder 1 and an outer shell 2, wherein the outer shell 2 is wrapped around the outer side of the ice storage inner cylinder 1, and the ice storage inner cylinder 1 comprises an inner cylinder body 11 and a light-isolating layer 12 fixedly connected to the outer wall of the inner cylinder body 11, wherein the inner cylinder body 11 is integrally formed by using colorless masterbatch plastic, and the light-isolating layer 12 is made of opaque material;

[0028] An insulation gap is provided between the ice storage inner cylinder 1 and the outer shell 2, and the insulation gap is filled with a polyurethane foam layer. In actual production, the light-isolating layer 12 can be integrally formed with the inner cylinder body 11, and can be made by rotational molding, vacuum molding or injection molding, and then the inner cylinder body 11 is formed in the light-isolating layer 12 by rotational molding, vacuum molding or injection molding. The light-isolating layer 12 can also cover the inner cylinder body 11 after the inner cylinder body 11 is formed.

[0029] Specifically, the inner cylinder body 11 is made of colorless masterbatch plastic, and the light-isolating layer 12 is formed by applying an opaque coating on the outer wall of the inner cylinder body 11. Specifically, the inner cylinder body 11 can be made by rotational molding, vacuum molding or injection molding.

[0030] Specifically, the ice storage inner cylinder 1 is a box-shaped structure, and the upper end of the ice storage inner cylinder 1 is an open structure. The upper end opening of the ice storage inner cylinder 1 includes a first opening 13 and a second opening 14, the first opening 13 is arranged horizontally, and the second opening 14 is arranged obliquely and is connected to the first opening 13. The upper end opening of the ice storage inner cylinder 1 is provided with a first flange 15 extending outward around the circumference, and the first flange 15 is fixedly connected to the ice storage inner cylinder 1; the upper end of the outer shell 2 is provided with a third opening matching the upper end opening of the ice storage inner cylinder 1, and the circumference of the third opening is fixedly connected with a second flange 21 extending inwardly, and the first flange 15 is fixedly connected to the second flange 21.

[0031] Specifically, an ice-blocking plate 3 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the ice storage inner cylinder 1, and the ice-blocking plate 3 is installed on the first opening 13. The ice-blocking plate 3 includes a flat plate portion 31 and an inclined plate portion 32 fixed at an inclined angle to the flat plate portion 31, and both ends of the flat plate portion 31 are fixedly connected to the first flange 15 located at the upper end of the ice storage inner cylinder 1; the inclined plate portion 32 is located on the side of the flat plate portion 31 away from the second opening 14, and the edge of the inclined plate portion 32 away from the flat plate portion 31 is inclined downward and a feeding gap for feeding ice cubes is provided between the inclined plate portion 32 and the ice storage inner cylinder 1; hinged ear plates 22 are fixedly connected to both sides of the outer shell 2, and door panels 4 are hingedly connected to the hinged ear plates 22; the door panels 4 cover the second opening 14.

[0032] Specifically, support columns 5 are fixedly connected at the four corners of the bottom of the outer shell 2. Specifically, the support columns 5 include studs with adjustable support heights. The support columns 5 are used to support the ice storage bucket and adjust the support height as needed.

[0033] Specifically, a buckle handle 41 is fixedly connected to the outer side of the door panel 4 .

[0034] A method for manufacturing an ice storage bucket, which is applied to the above-mentioned ice storage bucket, comprises:

[0035] The inner cylinder body 11 of the ice storage inner cylinder 1 is made of a food-grade powdered plastic material without a color masterbatch; after the inner cylinder body 11 is formed, an opaque light-isolating layer 12 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the inner cylinder body 11 to form the ice storage inner cylinder 1;

[0036] The ice storage inner cylinder 1 is installed inside the outer shell 2, and a polyurethane foam material is filled in the gap between the ice storage inner cylinder 1 and the outer shell 2 to form a heat insulation layer;

[0037] Install the ice guard plate 3, door panel 4 and support column 5 components.

[0038] According to the technical solution of the present invention, the inner cylinder body 11 of the ice storage inner cylinder 1 is made of food-grade powdered plastic material with a colorless masterbatch, and an opaque light-isolating layer 12 is covered on the outer side of the inner cylinder body 11, so that the plastic material in contact with the ice cubes is the colorless masterbatch, which will not discolor and thus dye the ice cubes, thereby reducing the pollution of the ice cubes; the outer light-isolating layer 12 of the ice storage inner cylinder 1 blocks the sight of the material between the ice storage inner cylinder 1 and the outer shell 2, and the user cannot see the material between the ice storage inner cylinder 1 and the outer shell 2 from the ice storage inner cylinder 1, thereby improving the user's visual sensory effect; the ice storage bucket adopts a double-layer structure of the ice storage inner cylinder 1 and the outer shell 2, and a foaming layer is filled between the double-layer structure to form a heat-insulating structure, thereby insulating the ice cubes and slowing down the melting of the ice cubes; the structure is simple and easy to use.

[0039] The above is only an embodiment of the present invention, and the well-known characteristics of the scheme are not described in detail here. It should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, several improvements can be made without departing from the present invention, and these should also be considered as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An ice storage bucket, characterized in that: The ice storage inner cylinder (1) comprises an ice storage inner cylinder (1) and an outer shell (2), wherein the outer shell (2) is wrapped around the outer side of the ice storage inner cylinder (1), and the ice storage inner cylinder (1) comprises an inner cylinder body (11) and a light-isolating layer (12) fixedly connected to the outer wall of the inner cylinder body (11), wherein the inner cylinder body (11) is integrally formed of a colorless masterbatch of plastic, and the light-isolating layer (12) is made of an opaque material; A heat-insulating gap is provided between the ice storage inner cylinder (1) and the outer shell (2), and the heat-insulating gap is filled with a polyurethane foam layer; the light-isolating layer on the outer side of the ice storage inner cylinder blocks the sight of the substance between the ice storage inner cylinder and the outer shell; the ice storage bucket adopts a double-layer structure of an ice storage inner cylinder and an outer shell, and a foam layer is filled between the double-layer structure to form a heat-insulating structure, thereby insulating and heat-preserving ice cubes and slowing down the melting of ice cubes; The ice storage inner cylinder (1) is a box-shaped structure, the upper end of the ice storage inner cylinder (1) is an open structure, the upper end opening of the ice storage inner cylinder (1) comprises a first opening (13) and a second opening (14), the first opening (13) is arranged horizontally, the second opening (14) is arranged obliquely and is connected to the first opening (13), the upper end opening of the ice storage inner cylinder (1) is provided with a first flange (15) extending outwardly around the upper end opening, the first flange (15) is fixedly connected to the ice storage inner cylinder (1); the upper end of the outer shell (2) is provided with a third opening matching the upper end opening of the ice storage inner cylinder (1), the third opening is fixedly connected to a second flange (21) extending inwardly around the third opening, the first flange (15) is fixedly connected to the second flange (21); An ice-blocking plate (3) is fixedly connected to the upper end of the ice storage inner cylinder (1), and the ice-blocking plate (3) is installed on the first opening (13). The ice-blocking plate (3) comprises a flat plate portion (31) and an inclined plate portion (32) fixed at an inclined angle to the flat plate portion (31), and both ends of the flat plate portion (31) are fixedly connected to a first flange (15) located at the upper end of the ice storage inner cylinder (1); the inclined plate portion (32) is located on a side of the flat plate portion (31) away from the second opening (14), and an edge of the inclined plate portion (32) away from the flat plate portion (31) is inclined downward, and a feeding gap for feeding ice cubes is provided between the inclined plate portion (32) and the ice storage inner cylinder (1); hinged ear plates (22) are fixedly connected to both sides of the outer shell (2), and a door plate (4) is hingedly connected to the hinged ear plate (22); the door plate (4) covers the second opening (14).

2. The ice storage bucket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner cylinder body (11) is made of colorless masterbatch plastic, and the light-isolating layer (12) is formed by applying an opaque coating on the outer wall of the inner cylinder body (11).

3. The ice storage bucket according to claim 1, characterized in that: Support columns (5) are fixedly connected at the four corners of the bottom of the outer shell (2).

4. The ice storage bucket according to claim 3, characterized in that: The support column (5) comprises a stud with adjustable support height.

5. The ice storage bucket according to claim 1, characterized in that: A buckle (41) is fixedly connected to the outer side of the door panel (4).

6. A method for manufacturing an ice bucket, applied to the ice bucket as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The production method includes: The inner cylinder body (11) of the ice storage inner cylinder (1) is manufactured by using a colorless masterbatch food-grade powdered plastic material; after the inner cylinder body (11) is formed, an opaque light-isolating layer (12) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the inner cylinder body (11) to manufacture the ice storage inner cylinder (1); The ice storage inner cylinder (1) is installed inside the outer shell (2), and a polyurethane foam material is filled in the gap between the ice storage inner cylinder (1) and the outer shell (2) to form a heat insulation layer; Install the ice guard plate (3), door panel (4) and support column (5) components.

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