Block ice machine and ice dispensing method thereof

Abstract

A novel block ice machine and an ice dispensing method thereof, comprising an ice dispensing device and an ice making device, wherein the ice dispensing device is arranged in a frame of the block ice machine, and the ice dispensing device comprises an ice pusher, a lifting platform, a fixed rack, an upper movable rack, a lower movable rack, a movable rack guide column and a movable rack pull rod, the ice pusher is limited on the fixed rack and the movable rack, the ice dispensing device is arranged below the ice making device, when the lifting platform rises, the lower movable rack fills the gap between the fixed racks; by arranging the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack to cooperate with the fixed rack, a straight rack is formed for allowing the ice pusher to travel, and when the lifting platform rises, the lower movable rack fills the gap between the fixed racks, so that the ice pusher can be used when the lifting platform rises or falls, thereby improving the efficiency of carrying ice cubes.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of block ice machines, in particular to a block ice machine and an ice dispensing method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Block ice machine is a kind of ice making machine. The ice cubes made by block ice machine are the largest in appearance among ice products, and have a small contact area, so they are not easy to melt.

[0003] The block ice machines on the market can only push ice when the lifting platform is lowered; however, the block ice market is highly competitive, requiring quick transportation of ice with minimal manpower to reduce waiting time, and requiring an ice pusher to push the ice for shipment after the lifting platform is raised; therefore, a block ice machine that can push ice and transport ice when the lifting platform is rising or falling is exactly what the current market needs. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide an ice block machine and an ice dispensing method thereof.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problem is: an ice block machine, including an ice dispensing device and an ice making device, the ice dispensing device is arranged in the frame of the ice block machine, the ice dispensing device includes an ice pushing cart, a lifting platform, a fixed rack, an upper movable rack, a lower movable rack, a movable rack guide column and a movable rack pull rod, the ice pushing cart is limited on the fixed rack, the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack, the fixed rack is fixedly welded to the frame column of the ice block machine, the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack are fixedly connected to the lifting platform, the lower movable rack is fixed to the bottom of the lifting platform through the movable rack guide column, and the ice dispensing device is arranged below the ice making device.

[0006] As a further improvement of the present invention: the block ice machine frame is a steel structure, and the ice making device is arranged above the block ice machine frame.

[0007] As a further improvement of the present invention: the lifting platform is connected to the motor through a screw rod, and the motor is fixed on the ice block machine frame. The lifting platform is driven by the motor and pulled up and down by the screw rod. When the lifting platform is lifted up and down, the overall operation remains stable, with little shaking back and forth and left and right, and does not collide with the fixed rack, the upper movable rack, and the lower movable rack.

[0008] As a further improvement of the present invention: the fixed rack and the upper movable rack or the lower movable rack form an ice-pushing track, and the ice-pushing vehicle is on the ice-pushing track.

[0009] As a further improvement of the present invention: the fixed racks are welded and fixed to the columns on both sides of the block ice machine frame column, and the fixed racks are arranged in parallel straight lines.

[0010] As a further improvement of the present invention: the ice pusher is provided with gears, the gears are connected by a transmission shaft, a sprocket is provided on the transmission shaft, and the transmission shaft is connected to a reduction motor.

[0011] As a further improvement of the present invention: the gear is meshed with the fixed rack, the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack.

[0012] As a further improvement of the present invention: the number of the gears is more than one, and the gears are installed on both sides of the ice pusher.

[0013] As a further improvement of the present invention: the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack are fixed on the movable rack guide column through a limit code.

[0014] As a further improvement of the present invention: the movable rack pull rod is connected to the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack through a nut, and the movable rack pull rod fixes the distance between the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack through the nut.

[0015] As a further improvement of the present invention: the upper movable rack is arranged in parallel with the lower movable rack, and the lower movable rack is arranged below the upper movable rack.

[0016] A method for discharging ice from a block ice machine comprises the following steps:

[0017] (1) After the ice-making device completes ice making, the lifting platform rises to the upper predetermined position and the ice cubes are released on the lifting platform;

[0018] (2) The lifting platform descends to a predetermined lower position, and the upper movable rack and the fixed rack form a straight rack ice-pushing track;

[0019] (3) The ice pusher runs on the fixed rack and the upper movable rack to push the ice cubes;

[0020] (4) The lifting platform rises to the upper predetermined position, the lower movable rack fills the gap between the fixed racks, the lower movable rack and the fixed rack form a straight rack ice-pushing track, and the ice-pushing vehicle runs on the fixed rack and the lower movable rack.

[0021] As a further improvement of the present invention: in the steps (2) and (4), the upper movable rack and the fixed rack form two almost unbroken straight racks, ensuring that the ice pusher can move smoothly on the racks. After the upper lifting platform rises, the lower movable rack replaces the upper movable rack and forms two almost unbroken straight racks with the fixed rack, ensuring that the ice pusher can still move smoothly on the racks when the lifting platform rises.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are: by arranging the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack to cooperate with the fixed rack, a straight rack is formed for allowing the ice pusher to travel; when the lifting platform rises, the lower movable rack fills the gap between the fixed racks, so that the ice pusher can be used when the lifting platform rises or falls, thereby improving the efficiency of transporting ice cubes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure when the lifting platform of the present invention descends to a lower predetermined position.

[0024] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Partial schematic diagram of part A in the middle.

[0025] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the lifting platform of the present invention when it is rising.

[0026] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure when the lifting platform of the present invention rises to an upper predetermined position. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The present invention is further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments: an ice block machine, comprising an ice dispensing device 1 and an ice making device 2, the ice dispensing device being arranged in a frame 5 of the ice block machine, the ice dispensing device comprising an ice pushing cart 11, a lifting platform 12, a fixed rack 13, an upper movable rack 14, a lower movable rack 15, a movable rack guide column 16 and a movable rack pull rod 17, the ice pushing cart 11 is limited on the fixed rack 13, the upper movable rack 14 and the lower movable rack 15, the fixed rack 13 is fixedly welded to the frame column 51 of the ice block machine, the upper movable rack 14 and the lower movable rack 15 are fixedly connected to the lifting platform 12, the lower movable rack 15 is fixed to the bottom of the lifting platform 12 through the movable rack guide column 16, and the ice dispensing device 1 is arranged below the ice making device 2.

[0028] The ice block machine frame 5 is a steel structure, the ice making device 2 is arranged above the ice block machine frame 5, the lifting platform 12 is connected to the motor 4 through the screw rod 3, the motor 4 is fixed on the ice block machine frame 5, the lifting platform 12 is driven by the motor 4 and pulled up and down by the screw rod 3, the fixed rack 13 is welded and fixed to the two side columns of the ice block machine frame column 51, and the fixed racks 13 are arranged in parallel straight lines.

[0029] The ice pusher 11 is provided with gears, which are connected by a transmission shaft, and a sprocket is provided on the transmission shaft. The transmission shaft is connected to a reduction motor, and the sprocket on the transmission shaft drives the gear to rotate. There are more than one gears, which are installed on both sides of the ice pusher 11, and the gears are meshed with a fixed rack 13, an upper movable rack 14 and a lower movable rack 15.

[0030] The upper movable rack 14 and the lower movable rack 15 are fixed on the movable rack guide column through the limit code, the upper movable rack 14 is arranged in parallel with the lower movable rack 15, the lower movable rack 15 is arranged below the upper movable rack 14, the movable rack guide column 16 is fixed in a vertical position by upper and lower fixed codes 601, the limit code includes an upper limit code 141 and a lower limit code 142, the movable rack pull rod 17 is provided with a screw thread, the bottom end of the movable rack pull rod 17 is fixed on the limit code of the lower movable rack 15, the upper end of the movable rack pull rod 17 passes through the limit code of the upper movable rack 14, the movable rack pull rod 17 is locked and fixed to the upper movable rack 14 by the screw thread and the nut 171, so that when the upper movable rack 14 rises with the lifting platform 12, the lower movable rack 15 is pulled up.

[0031] A method for discharging ice from a block ice machine comprises the following steps:

[0032] (1) After the ice-making device completes ice making, the lifting platform rises to the upper predetermined position and the ice cubes are released on the lifting platform;

[0033] (2) The lifting platform descends to a predetermined lower position, and the upper movable rack and the fixed rack form a straight rack ice-pushing track;

[0034] (3) The ice pusher runs on the fixed rack and the upper movable rack to push the ice cubes;

[0035] (4) The lifting platform rises to the upper predetermined position, the lower movable rack fills the gap between the fixed racks, the lower movable rack and the fixed rack form a straight rack ice-pushing track, and the ice-pushing vehicle runs on the fixed rack and the lower movable rack.

[0036] Implementation Cases:

[0037] An ice block machine, comprising an ice dispensing device and an ice making device, wherein the ice dispensing device is arranged in a frame of the ice block machine, the ice dispensing device comprises an ice pushing cart, a lifting platform, a fixed rack, an upper movable rack, a lower movable rack, a movable rack guide column and a movable rack pull rod, the ice pushing cart is limited on the fixed rack and the movable rack, the fixed rack is fixedly welded to the frame column of the ice block machine, the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack are fixedly connected to the lifting platform, the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack are fixed to the bottom of the lifting platform through the guide column, the ice making device is arranged above the frame of the ice block machine, the ice dispensing device is arranged below the ice making device, the lifting platform is connected to the motor through a screw rod, and the motor is fixed to the frame of the ice block machine The lifting platform is driven by the motor and pulled up and down by the screw rod. The fixed rack and the upper movable rack or the lower movable rack form an ice-pushing track. The ice-pushing cart is on the ice-pushing track. The gear is meshed with the fixed rack, the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack. The ice-pushing cart is provided with a gear. The gear is connected by a transmission shaft. A sprocket is provided on the transmission shaft. The transmission shaft is connected to a reduction motor. The upper movable rack and the lower movable rack are fixed on the movable rack guide column through a limit code. The upper movable rack is arranged in parallel with the lower movable rack. The movable rack pull rod is connected to the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack through a nut. The movable rack pull rod fixes the distance between the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack through a nut. Figure 1 As shown, the lifting platform is at a predetermined lower position, the upper movable rack and the fixed rack form a straight rack ice-pushing track, and the ice-pushing vehicle runs on the fixed rack and the upper movable rack to push the ice cubes, as shown in FIG. Figure 3 As shown, the lifting platform is driven by the motor and pulled up and down by the screw rod. The upper movable rack rises with the lifting platform, and the lower movable rack is driven up by the movable rack pull rod connected to the upper movable rack. The lower movable rack is limited on the movable rack guide column and rises vertically. Figure 4 As shown, the lifting platform rises to the upper predetermined position, the lower movable rack fills the gap between the fixed racks, the lower movable rack and the fixed rack form a straight rack ice-pushing track, and the ice-pushing vehicle runs on the fixed rack and the lower movable rack.

[0038] The main function of the present invention is to form a straight rack for the ice pusher to travel by arranging an upper movable rack and a lower movable rack to cooperate with the fixed rack. When the lifting platform rises, the lower movable rack fills the gap between the fixed racks, so that the ice pusher can be used when the lifting platform rises or falls, thereby improving the efficiency of carrying ice cubes.

[0039] In summary, after reading the present invention document, ordinary technicians in this field can make various other corresponding transformation schemes based on the technical scheme and technical concept of the present invention without creative mental work, which all fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for discharging ice from a block ice machine, characterized in that: The block ice machine includes an ice discharging device and an ice making device, wherein the ice discharging device is arranged in the frame of the block ice machine, and the ice discharging device includes an ice pushing cart, a lifting platform, a fixed rack, an upper movable rack, a lower movable rack, a movable rack guide column and a movable rack pull rod, wherein the ice pushing cart is limited on the fixed rack, the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack, wherein the fixed rack is fixedly welded to the frame column of the block ice machine, wherein the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack are fixedly connected to the lifting platform, wherein the lower movable rack is fixed to the lower part of the lifting platform through the movable rack guide column, and the ice discharging device is arranged below the ice making device; The lifting platform is connected to the motor via a screw rod; The fixed rack and the upper movable rack or the lower movable rack form an ice-pushing track, and the ice-pushing vehicle is on the ice-pushing track; The ice pusher is provided with gears; The gear is meshed with the fixed rack, the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack; The upper movable rack and the lower movable rack are fixed on the movable rack guide column through limit codes; The movable rack pull rod is connected to the upper movable rack and the lower movable rack through a nut; The upper movable rack is arranged in parallel with the lower movable rack, and the lower movable rack is arranged below the upper movable rack; The ice dispensing method of the block ice machine includes the following steps: (1) After the ice-making device completes ice making, the lifting platform rises to the upper predetermined position and the ice cubes are released on the lifting platform; (2) The lifting platform descends to a predetermined lower position, and the upper movable rack and the fixed rack form a straight rack ice-pushing track; (3) The ice pusher runs on the fixed rack and the upper movable rack to push the ice cubes; (4) The lifting platform rises to the upper predetermined position, the lower movable rack fills the gap between the fixed racks, the lower movable rack and the fixed rack form a straight rack ice-pushing track, and the ice-pushing vehicle runs on the fixed rack and the lower movable rack.

2. The ice dispensing method of an ice block machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gears are connected by a transmission shaft, a sprocket is arranged on the transmission shaft, and the transmission shaft is connected to a reduction motor.

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