Notched ice making mold

Abstract

The notched ice making mold comprises an outer mold box and a shaping assembly, a containing cavity is formed in the outer mold box, and a taking and placing opening communicated with the containing cavity is formed in the top end of the outer mold box. The shaping assembly comprises a first supporting frame and a plurality of shaping strips, the first supporting frame is detachably installed on the taking and placing opening, one end of each shaping strip is connected with the first supporting frame, the other end of each shaping strip extends into the containing cavity, and the shaping strips can be pulled out of the ice blocks in the containing cavity. And a notch is formed in the ice block in the accommodating cavity. And then the water in the containing cavity is frozen, so that the water in the containing cavity is frozen into ice blocks, the ice blocks and the shaping strips are taken out from the taking and placing opening together, finally, the shaping strips are pulled out from the ice blocks, and notches can be formed in the ice blocks. By means of the notched ice making mold, ice blocks with notches can be directly obtained, notches do not need to be dug in the complete ice blocks, and the notched ice making speed and success rate are increased.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of ice-making molds, and in particular to a notched ice-making mold. Background Art

[0002] Natural river ice and sea ice usually have many initial needle-shaped or spherical bubble defects inside. Under external loading conditions, cracks are likely to initiate and expand from the tip or vicinity of the notch, and cracks are likely to fuse between multiple defects. Therefore, preparing initial notches with different inclination angles, shapes (straight lines, curves, circles, polygons, etc.), and numbers (single, double, triple, etc.) and then exploring the crack initiation, expansion, and fusion modes of ice specimens with initial notches under different loading conditions is of great significance for studying the evolution law and formation mechanism of ice cracks.

[0003] The existing ice-making mold can be found in the patent application number CN202321936902.7, which has a receiving cavity for placing water inside. Ice cubes are obtained after being frozen by refrigeration equipment, and then simple ice sample shapes such as cylindrical, rectangular, and semicircular are processed by lathes, milling machines, bone saws, and other equipment. Finally, notches are made on the ice sample by digging, but this notched ice making method requires a lot of manpower on the one hand, and on the other hand, the ice cubes are easily broken and damaged during the digging process.

[0004] Therefore, how to conveniently manufacture ice cubes with gaps is a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the above technical deficiencies and to provide a notched ice-making mold to solve the technical problem of how to conveniently manufacture ice cubes with notches in the prior art.

[0006] In order to achieve the above technical objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions: The present invention provides a notched ice making mold, which comprises: An outer mold box has a containing cavity therein, and a top end of the outer mold box is provided with a taking-in and putting-out port communicating with the containing cavity; A shaping component includes a first support frame and a plurality of shaping strips, wherein the first support frame is detachably mounted on the access opening, one end of the shaping strip is connected to the first support frame, and the other end of the shaping strip extends into the accommodating cavity, and the shaping strip can be pulled out of the ice cubes in the accommodating cavity to leave gaps in the ice cubes in the accommodating cavity.

[0007] In some embodiments, the first support frame includes a support frame and a plurality of slides corresponding to the plurality of molding strips one by one, the support frame is installed on the outer mold box, the slide is slidably arranged on the support frame, and the slide can stay at any position on its sliding track, and one end of the molding strip is detachably connected to the slide.

[0008] In some embodiments, the slide seat includes a base and a turntable, the base is slidably disposed on the support frame, the turntable is rotatably installed on the base, and the turntable can stay at any position of its rotation trajectory, and one end of the molding strip is detachably connected to the turntable.

[0009] In some embodiments, the turntable is provided with a slot, and the end of the shaping strip is embedded in the slot.

[0010] In some embodiments, the substrate has a scale surrounding the turntable.

[0011] In some embodiments, the shaping component further includes a second support frame, which is detachably mounted on the bottom surface of the accommodating cavity, and one end of the shaping strip extending into the accommodating cavity is connected to the second support frame.

[0012] In some embodiments, the shaping strip can be bent and deformed.

[0013] In some embodiments, the shaping strip includes an aluminum sheet and a silicone sleeve, and the silicone sleeve is disposed on the outer periphery of the aluminum sheet.

[0014] In some embodiments, the outer mold box includes a silicone layer and a hard foam layer, the accommodating cavity is built in the silicone layer, and the hard foam layer is sleeved on the outer periphery of the silicone layer.

[0015] In some embodiments, a plastic film is provided between the silicone layer and the hard foam layer.

[0016] First, water is poured into the accommodating chamber and each shaping strip is extended into the water. Then, the water in the accommodating chamber is frozen to form an ice block. The ice block and the shaping strip are taken out from the taking-out opening. Finally, the shaping strip is pulled out from the ice block to leave a notch in the ice block. By using the notch ice making mold, ice blocks with notches can be directly obtained without digging notches on the complete ice block, thereby improving the speed and success rate of notch ice making. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a notched ice-making mold provided by an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of a notched ice-making mold provided by an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3is a schematic cross-sectional view of a shaping strip provided in an embodiment of the present invention; Explanation of the reference numerals: outer mold box 100, silicone layer 110, accommodating cavity 111, take-in and put-out port 112, hard foam layer 120, shaping component 200, first support frame 210, support frame 211, slide seat 212, base 2121, turntable 2122, slot 21221, shaping strip 220, aluminum sheet 221, first silicone sleeve 222, second support frame 230. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0019] In order to solve the technical problem of how to conveniently manufacture ice cubes with notches, the present invention provides a notched ice-making mold, which can directly obtain ice cubes with notches without digging notches on complete ice cubes, thereby improving the speed and success rate of notched ice making.

[0020] It should be noted that the notched ice making mold of the present invention is used for but not limited to notched ice making, etc. For the convenience of explanation, in the present invention, only the notched ice making mold is used for notched ice making as an example for explanation, and the principle of using the notched ice making mold in other types of equipment is essentially the same as the principle used in notched ice making, which will not be described here one by one.

[0021] See also Figure 1 , Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a notch ice-making mold in one embodiment of the present invention. The notch ice-making mold includes an outer mold box 100 and a shaping component 200. The outer mold box 100 has a accommodating cavity 111, and a top end of the outer mold box 100 is provided with a take-in and put-out port 112 connected to the accommodating cavity 111. The shaping component 200 includes a first support frame 210 and a plurality of shaping strips 220. The first support frame 210 is detachably mounted on the take-in and put-out port 112. One end of the shaping strip 220 is connected to the first support frame 210, and the other end of the shaping strip 220 extends into the accommodating cavity 111. The shaping strip 220 can be drawn out from the ice cube in the accommodating cavity 111 to leave a notch in the ice cube in the accommodating cavity 111.

[0022] In this embodiment, water is first poured into the accommodating chamber 111 and each shaping strip 220 is extended into the water. Then, the water in the accommodating chamber 111 is frozen to form an ice cube. The ice cube is taken out from the taking-out opening 112 together with the shaping strip 220. Finally, the shaping strip 220 is pulled out from the ice cube to leave a notch in the ice cube. By using the notch ice-making mold, ice cubes with notches can be directly obtained without cutting notches on the complete ice cube, which improves the speed and success rate of notch ice making. In some of the embodiments, the first support frame 210 includes a support frame 211 and a plurality of slides 212 corresponding one by one to the plurality of molding strips 220, the support frame 211 is installed on the outer mold box 100, the slide 212 is slidably set on the support frame 211, and the slide 212 can stay at any position on its sliding track, and one end of the molding strip 220 is detachably connected to the slide 212.

[0023] In this embodiment, the slide seat 212 is slid along the support frame 211 , thereby driving the shaping strip 220 to move in the accommodating cavity 111 , thereby creating gaps at different positions of the ice cube.

[0024] In some embodiments, the slide 212 includes a base 2121 and a turntable 2122. The base 2121 is slidably disposed on the support frame 211. The turntable 2122 is rotatably installed on the base 2121, and the turntable 2122 can stay at any position of its rotation trajectory. One end of the shaping strip 220 is detachably connected to the turntable 2122.

[0025] In this embodiment, the sliding of the base 2121 can drive the shaping bar 220 to translate relatively, and the rotation of the turntable 2122 relative to the base 2121 can drive the shaping bar 220 to rotate, thereby changing the placement angle of the shaping bar 220 in the ice cube.

[0026] On the basis of the above embodiments, in some of the embodiments, the turntable 2122 is provided with a slot 21221 , and the end of the shaping strip 220 is embedded in the slot 21221 .

[0027] In this embodiment, the end of the shaping strip 220 is embedded in the slot 21221 , so that the placement position of the shaping strip 220 can be controlled more accurately.

[0028] In some of these embodiments, the base 2121 has a scale surrounding the turntable 2122 .

[0029] In this embodiment, the rotating disk 2122 can be compared with the scale, so that the placement angle of the shaping strip 220 can be controlled more accurately.

[0030] In some embodiments, the shaping assembly 200 further includes a second support frame 230 , which is detachably mounted on the bottom surface of the accommodating cavity 111 , and one end of the shaping strip 220 extending into the accommodating cavity 111 is connected to the second support frame 230 .

[0031] In this embodiment, the second support frame 230 is installed on the bottom surface of the accommodating cavity 111, so that the two ends of the shaping strip 220 are respectively connected to the first support frame 210 and the second support frame 230, so that the shaping strip 220 can be fixed more firmly, avoiding the ice cube crystallization process from pushing the shaping strip 220, and ensuring the accuracy of the gap after the ice cube is frozen.

[0032] In some embodiments, the shaping strip 220 can be bent and deformed.

[0033] In this embodiment, since the shaping bar 220 can be bent and deformed, and the two ends of the shaping bar 220 are respectively fixed on the first support frame 210 and the second support frame 230, the shaping bar 220 can be set to be inclined, bent, twisted, etc., so as to form a gap of different configurations in the ice cube. In addition, since the shaping bar 220 can be bent and deformed, the shaping bar 220 can still be smoothly pulled out of the gaps of different configurations.

[0034] In some embodiments, the shaping strip 220 includes an aluminum sheet 221 and a first silicone sleeve 222 , and the first silicone sleeve 222 is sleeved on the outer periphery of the aluminum sheet 221 .

[0035] In this embodiment, the first silicone sleeve 222 is sleeved on the outer periphery of the aluminum sheet 221. The first silicone sleeve 222 can prevent the aluminum sheet 221 from contacting water or ice cubes on the one hand, and can reduce the resistance of extracting the shaping strip 220 from the ice cubes on the other hand. The aluminum sheet 221 has a certain rigidity, which can support the first silicone sleeve 222. In addition, the aluminum sheet 221 has a deformation ability to meet the needs of arranging shaping strips 220 with different configurations.

[0036] In another embodiment, the shaping strip 220 includes a second silicone sleeve 223 and a plurality of aluminum wires 224. The second silicone sleeve 223 is provided with a plurality of sleeve holes arranged side by side, and the plurality of aluminum wires 224 are inserted into the sleeve holes in a one-to-one correspondence. Compared with the shaping strip 220 implementation method in which the aluminum sheet 221 and the first silicone sleeve 222 are combined, the shaping strip 220 composed of the second silicone sleeve 223 and the plurality of aluminum wires 224 is easier to bend and deform, can be bent into a more complex shape, and is also easier to be pulled out from the solidified ice.

[0037] In some embodiments, the outer mold box 100 includes a silicone layer 110 and a hard foam layer 120 , the accommodating cavity 111 is built in the silicone layer 110 , and the hard foam layer 120 is sleeved on the outer periphery of the silicone layer 110 .

[0038] In this embodiment, the hard foam layer 120 has a certain thermal insulation effect and plays a role in supporting the silicone layer 110. The silicone layer 110 is in direct contact with water or ice cubes, so that the outer surface of the ice cubes can be smoother. On the other hand, it can reduce the resistance of the silicone layer 110 and the ice cubes to peel off from each other.

[0039] On the basis of the above embodiments, in some embodiments, a plastic film is provided between the silicone layer 110 and the hard foam layer 120 .

[0040] In this embodiment, the plastic film can reduce the resistance between the silicone layer 110 and the foam layer. After the freezing operation of the ice cube is completed, the silicone layer 110 can be taken out of the hard foam layer 120 together with the ice cube, and then the soft silicone layer 110 can be peeled off from the periphery of the ice cube.

[0041] In order to better understand the present invention, the following Figures 1 to 3 The technical solution of the present invention is described in detail: First, water is poured into the accommodating chamber 111 and each shaping strip 220 is extended into the water. The second support frame 230 is installed on the bottom surface of the accommodating chamber 111, and the two ends of the shaping strip 220 are respectively connected to the first support frame 210 and the second support frame 230, so that the shaping strip 220 can be fixed more firmly, and the ice crystallization process is prevented from pushing the shaping strip 220, and the accuracy of the gap after the ice is frozen is guaranteed. Then, the water in the accommodating chamber 111 is frozen to freeze into an ice cube, and the ice cube is taken out from the access port 112 together with the shaping strip 220, and finally the shaping strip 220 is pulled out from the ice cube, leaving a gap in the ice cube. Using the above-mentioned notched ice making mold, ice cubes with gaps can be directly obtained without digging gaps on the complete ice cubes, thereby improving the speed and success rate of notched ice making.

[0042] In addition, it should be noted that since the shaping strip 220 of the present application can form a complex shape in the mold and can be smoothly pulled out of the ice cube after the ice cube is solidified and formed, the notched ice mold of the present invention can not only be used to make notched ice for scientific experiments, but also can be used to make ice cream, ice sculptures, edible ice cubes, etc. with an internal hollow structure.

[0043] The specific implementation of the present invention described above does not constitute a limitation on the protection scope of the present invention. Any other corresponding changes and modifications made based on the technical concept of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A notched ice making mold, characterized in that: include: An outer mold box has a containing cavity therein, and a top end of the outer mold box is provided with a taking-in and putting-out port communicating with the containing cavity; A shaping component includes a first support frame and a plurality of shaping strips, wherein the first support frame is detachably mounted on the access opening, one end of the shaping strip is connected to the first support frame, and the other end of the shaping strip extends into the accommodating cavity, and the shaping strip can be pulled out of the ice cubes in the accommodating cavity to leave gaps in the ice cubes in the accommodating cavity.

2. The notched ice making mold according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first support frame includes a support frame and a plurality of slides corresponding to the plurality of molding strips one by one. The support frame is installed on the outer mold box. The slide is slidably arranged on the support frame, and the slide can stay at any position on its sliding track. One end of the molding strip is detachably connected to the slide.

3. The notched ice making mold according to claim 2, characterized in that: The slide seat includes a base and a turntable, wherein the base is slidably arranged on the support frame, the turntable is rotatably installed on the base, and the turntable can stay at any position of its rotation track, and one end of the shaping strip is detachably connected to the turntable.

4. The notched ice making mold according to claim 3, characterized in that: The rotating disk is provided with a slot, and the end of the shaping strip is embedded in the slot.

5. The notched ice making mold according to claim 3, characterized in that: The substrate has a graduated scale surrounding the turntable.

6. The notched ice making mold according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shaping component further comprises a second supporting frame, which is detachably mounted on the bottom surface of the accommodating cavity, and one end of the shaping strip extending into the accommodating cavity is connected to the second supporting frame.

7. The notched ice making mold according to claim 6, characterized in that: The shaping strip can be bent and deformed.

8. The notched ice making mold according to claim 7, characterized in that: The shaping strip comprises an aluminum sheet and a silicone sleeve, and the silicone sleeve is arranged on the outer periphery of the aluminum sheet.

9. The notched ice making mold according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer mold box comprises a silicone layer and a hard foam layer, the accommodating cavity is built in the silicone layer, and the hard foam layer is sleeved on the outer periphery of the silicone layer.

10. The notched ice making mold according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plastic film is arranged between the silica gel layer and the hard foam layer.

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