Ice crusher capable of automatically chopping iced cream blocks

By designing ice pushing devices and ice crushing devices in the ice crusher, and using stainless steel materials and gear systems to process ice cream blocks, the safety performance and ice crushing size of existing ice crushers when processing ice cream blocks are solved, achieving efficient and safe ice cutting and crushing effects.

CN119573306APending Publication Date: 2025-03-07SUZHOU LANGTAI MACHINERY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202311134207.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-09-05
Publication Date
2025-03-07

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Technical Problem

When handling ice cream blocks, existing ice crushers are prone to problems such as blocked ice cavity, damaged or rust of tool, stuck ice cubes, difficulty in rotating the roller and overloading of the motor, resulting in reduced safety performance and unsatisfactory size of broken ice.

Method used

An ice crusher including an ice pushing device and an ice crushing device is designed. The ice pushing device pushes ice cubes through the cooperation of a single-axis cylinder and a three-axis cylinder. The ice crushing device uses a stainless steel tool and gear box to cut and break ice cubes through a motor-driven crank and gear system.

Benefits of technology

It realizes efficient cutting and crushing of ice cream blocks, and produces ice cubes smaller and easier to dissolve, avoids blockage of crushed ice cavity and tool damage, and improves the safety performance and service life of the equipment.

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Abstract

The ice crusher structurally comprises an ice inlet, an ice crusher body, an ice outlet, a motor, a base, feet, universal wheels, a control cabinet, an operation button box and an alarm lamp, the ice inlet is formed in the upper right portion of the ice crusher body, and the operation button box is located on the right side of the ice crusher body; the ice outlet is located on the lower left portion of the ice crusher body, the motor is connected with the base and located on the lower portion of the ice crusher body, the feet and the universal wheels are installed on the lowermost portion of the base, the operation cabinet is located on the lower left portion of the ice crusher body, the alarm lamp is located on the upper portion of the ice crusher body, and ice blocks are placed in from the ice inlet and pushed forwards by the air cylinder or fixed. The cutter is driven by the motor and the gear box to cut ice blocks into slices, the slices freely slide to the ice outlet, blockage and adhesion are avoided, the ice crushing quality is improved, and the service life of the ice crusher is prolonged.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of beverage production, and in particular to an ice crusher for automatically chopping ice cream blocks. Background Art

[0002] In the process of beverage production, people add cream and other ingredients to enrich the taste of beverages. However, the cream raw materials in the factory are generally frozen into large ice cream blocks. Such ice cream blocks are not easy to melt and are very viscous. They need to be broken into small pieces before they can be stirred. When ordinary ice crushers crush ice cream blocks, a series of device damage problems such as blockage and adhesion of the ice crushing chamber, breakage or rust of accessories such as knives, jamming of ice milk blocks making it difficult for the drum to rotate, and overload of the motor often occur. These problems lead to poor safety performance and unsatisfactory crushed ice size. Ice crushers that meet the requirements are usually large in size, difficult to move and have high costs. Summary of the invention

[0003] The technical scheme adopted by the present invention to achieve the technical purpose is: an ice crusher for automatically chopping ice cream blocks, and its structure includes: an ice inlet, an ice crusher body, an ice outlet, a motor, a base, a foot, a universal wheel, a control cabinet, an operation button box, and a warning light. The ice inlet is arranged at the upper right of the ice crusher body, the operation button box is located on the right side of the ice crusher body, the ice outlet is located at the lower left of the ice crusher body, the motor is connected to the base and is located below the ice crusher body, the base is equipped with a foot and a universal wheel at the bottom, the operation cabinet is located at the lower left side of the ice crusher body, the warning light is located above the ice crusher body, the ice crusher body includes an ice pushing device, an ice crushing device, and an ice crushing cavity, the ice pushing mechanism is located on the right side of the ice crushing device, and the ice crushing cavity is located at the lower left of the ice crushing device.

[0004] As a further improvement of the present invention, the ice pushing device includes: a pushing fuselage plate, a tail sealing plate, a cylinder bracket, a single-axis cylinder, a guide rod, a three-axis cylinder fixing frame, a three-axis cylinder, a three-axis cylinder tail sealing plate, a guide rod fixing plate, a sliding bearing, a pressure plate, a pressure plate fixing plate, and a push plate. The single-axis cylinder is connected to the push plate and installed on the cylinder bracket. The cylinder bracket is welded to the bottom of the pushing fuselage plate. The sliding bearing is installed on the upper and lower diagonals of the push plate and is connected to the guide rod and fixed by the guide rod fixing frame. On the pushing fuselage plate, the three-axis cylinder fixing frame is installed on the pushing fuselage plate, and the three-axis cylinder is installed in the middle of the pushing fuselage plate. The pressure plate is connected to the three-axis cylinder through the pressure plate fixing plate and is located on the upper left of the ice pushing device. The fuselage plate surrounds the ice pushing device on all four sides, and the ice is pushed and fixed by the mutual cooperation of the single-axis cylinder and the three-axis cylinder. The pushing fuselage plate, tail sealing plate, cylinder bracket, three-axis cylinder fixing frame, three-axis cylinder tail sealing plate, guide rod fixing plate, and pushing plate are all made of stainless steel 304, which are not easy to wear and rust.

[0005] As a further improvement of the present invention, the ice crushing device includes: a slide rail, a sliding bearing, a tool sliding arm, a sliding pin, a connecting rod, a crank, a gear box, a tool, a tool fixing plate, a diamond bearing, a crank drive shaft, a power sprocket, and a power shaft. The slide rail is fixed at the left and right ends of the tool, the tool sliding arm is installed on the left and right sides of the tool fixing plate, the sliding bearing is installed on the tool sliding and connected to the slide rail, the connecting rod is connected to the crank and the tool sliding arm through the sliding pins welded up and down, the gear box is located at the bottom of the tool and is connected to the crank through the crank drive shaft, the diamond bearing is installed on the left and right sides of the gear box and is connected to the crank through the crank drive shaft, the power sprocket is installed on the power shaft and connected to the motor, the tool sliding arm, sliding pin, connecting rod, crank, gear box, tool, tool fixing plate, diamond bearing, crank drive shaft, power sprocket, and power shaft are all made of stainless steel 304, and the tool is made of thickened stainless steel 410 material, which has higher hardness and is strong, wear-resistant and not easy to rust. The front end of the cutter head is sharp and can cut ice up and down quickly with the sliding bearing, with high efficiency.

[0006] As a further improvement of the present invention, the gearbox includes a reduction wheel, a reduction wheel shaft, a power sprocket, and a crank gear. The reduction wheel shaft is fixed on the gearbox, and the reduction wheel is installed on the reduction wheel shaft and is located on the upper part of the gearbox. The power sprocket, crank gear and reduction wheel are linked to each other by a chain. The power sprocket drives the crank gear and the reduction wheel to rotate through the chain, which is more efficient and less prone to wear and tear, and has a smaller motor load.

[0007] As a further improvement of the present invention, the ice crushing chamber includes a baffle and a lower knife pad. The baffle is located at the top of the ice crushing chamber, the lower knife pad is located in the middle of the ice crushing chamber and is connected to the ice crushing device, and the bottom of the ice crushing chamber is an ice outlet. The lower knife pad is made of 410 stainless steel, which is strong and not easy to rust, and can better protect the knife.

[0008] The beneficial effects of the present invention are: 1. After putting the ice cream cubes into the ice inlet, press the start button, the cylinder will automatically move to push the ice cubes forward, and the cylinder above the ice inlet will press the ice cubes so that the cutter can easily cut the ice cubes into uniform thin slices, thereby improving the ice output efficiency. There is no obstruction in the ice crushing chamber, and the cut ice cubes can quickly fall freely and break into small pieces without clogging or adhesion, and the produced ice cubes are smaller and easier to melt. 2. The gearbox and motor are equipped with multiple gears and bearings, which are connected by chains to cooperate with each other. The motor load is smaller, the power is greater, and the speed and direction of the motor rotation can be better adjusted, reducing the motor load and increasing the service life. 3. All parts in contact with ice cubes are made of stainless steel 304, which is more wear-resistant and less prone to rust. The knives are made of stainless steel 410, which is harder and sharper and can be repeatedly rinsed and cleaned. Universal wheels and feet are installed at the bottom of the ice crusher, which can be moved or fixed efficiently. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] Figure 1 The present invention is a structural schematic diagram of an ice crusher for automatically crushing ice cream blocks.

[0010] Figure 2 The present invention is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an ice crusher for automatically crushing ice cream blocks.

[0011] Figure 3 The figure is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an ice pushing device of the present invention.

[0012] Figure 4 The figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an ice crushing device of the present invention.

[0013] Figure 5 The figure is a schematic structural diagram of an ice crushing chamber of the present invention.

[0014] Figure 6 The figure is a schematic structural diagram of a gear box of the present invention.

[0015] In the figure: ice inlet 1, ice crusher body 2, ice outlet 3, motor 4, base 5, foot 6, universal wheel 7, control cabinet 8, operation button box 9, warning light 10, ice pusher 21, ice crusher 22, ice crusher cavity 23, pusher body plate 211, tail cover plate 212, cylinder bracket 213, single-axis cylinder 214, guide rod 215, three-axis cylinder fixing bracket 216, three-axis cylinder 217, three-axis cylinder tail cover plate 218, guide rod fixing plate 219, sliding bearing 2110, pressure plate 21 11. Pressure plate fixing plate 2112, push plate 2113, slide rail 221, sliding bearing 222, tool sliding arm 223, sliding pin 224, connecting rod 225, crank 226, gear box 227, tool 228, tool fixing plate 229, diamond bearing 2210, crank drive shaft 2211, power sprocket 2212, power shaft 2213, shield plate 231, lower tool pad 232, reduction wheel 227a, reduction wheel shaft 227b, power sprocket 227c, crank gear 227d. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] The present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. like Figure 1-6As shown, the present invention is an ice crusher for automatically chopping ice cream blocks, and its structure includes: an ice inlet 1, an ice crusher body 2, an ice outlet 3, a motor 4, a base 5, a foot 6, a universal wheel 7, a control cabinet 8, an operation button box 9, and a warning light 10. The ice inlet 1 is arranged at the upper right of the ice crusher body 2, the operation button box 10 is located on the right side of the ice crusher body 2, the ice outlet 3 is located at the lower left of the ice crusher body 2, the motor 4 is connected to the base 5 and is located below the ice crusher body 2, the base 5 is equipped with a foot 6 and a universal wheel 7 at the bottom, the control cabinet 8 is located at the lower left side of the ice crusher body 2, the warning light 10 is located above the ice crusher body 2, the ice crusher body 2 includes an ice pushing device 21, an ice crushing device 22, and an ice crushing cavity 23, the ice pushing mechanism 21 is located on the right side of the ice crushing device 22, and the ice crushing cavity 23 is located at the lower left of the ice crushing device 22.

[0016] The ice pushing device 21 includes a pushing body plate 211, a tail sealing plate 212, a cylinder bracket 213, a single-axis cylinder 214, a guide rod 215, a three-axis cylinder fixing frame 216, a three-axis cylinder 217, a three-axis cylinder tail sealing plate 218, a guide rod fixing plate 219, a sliding bearing 2110, a pressure plate 2111, a pressure plate fixing plate 2112, and a push plate 2113. The single-axis cylinder 214 is connected to the push plate 2113 and is installed on the cylinder bracket 2 13, the cylinder bracket 213 is welded to the bottom of the pusher body plate 211, the sliding bearing 2110 is installed on the upper and lower diagonals of the pusher plate 2113 and connected to the guide rod 215 and fixed to the pusher body plate by the guide rod fixing frame 219, the three-axis cylinder fixing frame 216 is installed on the pusher body plate, and the three-axis cylinder 217 is installed in the middle of the pusher body plate, and the pressure plate 2111 is connected to the three-axis cylinder 217 through the pressure plate fixing plate 2112 and is located at the upper left of the ice pusher device 21. The pusher body plate 211 surrounds the ice pusher device 21 on all sides, and the internal parts are inspected and repaired through the tail sealing plate 212. The ice cubes are pushed and fixed by the mutual cooperation of the single-axis cylinder 214 and the three-axis cylinder 217 to prevent the ice cubes from tilting or falling. The pusher body plate, the tail sealing plate, the cylinder bracket, the three-axis cylinder fixing frame, the three-axis cylinder tail sealing plate, the guide rod fixing plate, and the pusher plate are all made of stainless steel 304, which is not easy to wear and rust.

[0017] The ice crushing device 22 includes a slide rail 221, a sliding bearing 222, a tool sliding arm 223, a sliding pin 224, a connecting rod 225, a crank 226, a gear box 227, a tool 228, a tool fixing plate 229, a diamond bearing 2210, a crank drive shaft 2211, a power sprocket 2212, and a power shaft 2213. The slide rail 221 is fixed on the left and right ends of the tool 228, the tool sliding arm 223 is installed on the left and right sides of the tool fixing plate 229, the sliding bearing 222 is installed on the tool sliding arm 223 and connected to the slide rail 221, and the connecting rod 225 is connected to the crank 226 and the tool sliding arm through the sliding pin 224 welded up and down. 223 is connected, the gear box 227 is located at the bottom of the tool 228 and is connected to the crank 226 through the crank transmission shaft 2211, the diamond bearing 2210 is installed on the left and right sides of the gear box 227 and is connected to the crank 226 through the crank transmission shaft 2211, the power sprocket 2212 is installed on the power shaft 2213 and is connected to the motor 4, the crank 226 rotates through the crank transmission shaft 2211, driving the interactive bearing 222 to slide up and down, so that the tool 228 moves up and down to cut ice cubes, the tool 228 is made of thickened stainless steel 410 material, which has higher hardness and is strong, wear-resistant and not easy to rust. The front end of the cutter head is sharp and can quickly cut the ice milk cubes into thin slices, crushing them evenly and with high efficiency.

[0018] Among them, the gear box 227 includes a reduction wheel 227a, a reduction wheel shaft 227b, a power sprocket 227c, and a crank gear 227d. The reduction wheel shaft 227b is fixed on the gear box, and the reduction wheel 227a is installed on the reduction wheel shaft 227b and is located at the upper part of the gear box. The power sprocket 227c, the crank gear 227d and the reduction wheel 227a are linked to each other through a chain. The power sprocket 227c drives the crank gear 227d and the reduction wheel 227a to rotate through the chain, which drives the tool 228 to move up and down more efficiently, and makes it easier to adjust the rotation speed and direction of the crank 226, which is less likely to damage the motor and has a smaller motor load.

[0019] Among them, the ice crushing cavity 23 includes a baffle 231 and a lower knife pad 232. The baffle 231 is located at the top of the ice crushing cavity 23, and the lower knife pad 232 is located in the middle of the ice crushing cavity 23 and is connected to the ice crushing device 22. The bottom of the ice crushing cavity 23 is the ice outlet 3. The lower knife pad 232 is made of 410 stainless steel, which is harder and can better fit the sharp front end of the knife 228, so that the knife 228 will not cut the ice crushing cavity 23 and be damaged during the falling process, thereby extending the service life of the equipment.

[0019] Specific usage and effects of this implementation case: In the present invention, a whole block of ice cream is put in from the ice inlet 1, the power switch is turned on, and the control cabinet controls to turn on the air source processor to supply air to the cylinder, and the single-axis cylinder 214 pushes the push plate 2113 to push the ice forward at a uniform speed, and the three-axis cylinder 217 drives the pressing plate 2111 to move up and down. When the ice moves in front of the cutter 228, the motor 4 starts to rotate, and drives the cutter 228 to cut downward through the crank 226. At the same time, the single-axis cylinder 214 and the three-axis cylinder 217 will continue to cooperate to cut the cream into thin slices, which fall freely to the ice outlet without clogging and adhesion. The produced ice is smaller and easier to melt. The contact parts with the ice are all made of stainless steel 304, which is more wear-resistant and not easy to rust. The cutter is made of stainless steel 410, which is harder and sharper and can be repeatedly rinsed and cleaned. Universal wheels and feet are installed at the bottom of the ice crusher, which can be efficiently moved or fixed.

[0020] The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical concept and features of the present invention, and their purpose is to enable people familiar with the technology to understand the content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and they cannot be used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any equivalent changes or modifications made according to the spirit of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An ice crusher for automatically crushing ice cream blocks, the structure of which comprises: An ice inlet (1), an ice crusher body (2), an ice outlet (3), a motor (4), a base (5), a foot shoe (6), a universal wheel (7), a control cabinet (8), an operation button box (9), and a warning light (10), wherein the ice inlet (1) is arranged at the upper right of the ice crusher body (2), the operation button box (10) is located on the right side of the ice crusher body (3), the ice outlet (4) is located at the lower left of the ice crusher body (2), the motor (4) is connected to the base (5) and is located below the ice crusher body (2), the base (5) is provided with a foot shoe (6) and a universal wheel (7) at the bottom, the operation cabinet (9) is located at the lower left of the ice crusher body (3), and the warning light (11) is located above the ice crusher body, and is characterized in that: The ice crusher body (2) comprises an ice pushing device (21), an ice crushing device (22), and an ice crushing cavity (23); the ice pushing mechanism (21) is located on the right side of the ice crushing device (22), and the ice crushing cavity (23) is located on the lower left side of the ice crushing device (21).

2. An ice crusher for automatically crushing ice cream blocks according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice pushing device (21) comprises a pushing body plate (211), a tail sealing plate (212), a cylinder bracket (213), a single-axis cylinder (214), a guide rod (215), a three-axis cylinder fixing bracket (216), A three-axis cylinder (217), a three-axis cylinder tail sealing plate (218), a guide rod fixing plate (219), a sliding bearing (2110), a pressure plate (2111), a pressure plate fixing plate (2112), and a push plate (2113); the single-axis cylinder (214) is connected to the push plate (2113) and installed on a cylinder bracket (213); the cylinder bracket (213) is welded to the bottom of the pusher body plate (211); the sliding bearing (2110) is installed on the upper and lower diagonals of the push plate (2113) and is connected to the guide rod (215) and fixed to the pusher body plate by a guide rod fixing frame (219); the three-axis cylinder fixing frame (216) is installed in the middle of the pusher body plate and the three-axis cylinder (217) is installed; the pressure plate (2111) is connected to the three-axis cylinder (217) through the pressure plate fixing plate (2112) and is located at the upper left of the ice pusher device (21).

3. The ice crusher for automatically crushing ice cream blocks according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice crushing device (22) comprises a slide rail (221), a sliding bearing (222), a tool sliding arm (223), a sliding pin shaft (224), a connecting rod (225), a crank (226), a gear box (227), a tool (228), a tool fixing plate (229), a diamond bearing (2210), a crank transmission shaft (2211), a power sprocket (2212), and a power shaft (2213); the slide rail (221) is fixed at the left and right ends of the tool (228); the tool sliding arm (223) is installed at the left and right sides of the tool fixing plate (229); the sliding bearing (222 ) is installed on the tool sliding arm (223) and is connected to the slide rail (221), the connecting rod (225) is connected to the crank (226) and the tool sliding arm (223) through the sliding pin shaft (224) welded up and down, the gear box (227) is located at the bottom of the tool (228) and is connected to the crank (226) through the crank transmission shaft (2211), the diamond bearing (2210) is installed on the left and right sides of the gear box (227) and is connected to the crank (226) through the crank transmission shaft (2211), and the power sprocket (2212) is installed on the power shaft (2213) and is connected to the motor (4).

4. The ice crusher for automatically crushing ice cream blocks according to claim 3, characterized in that: The gear box (227) comprises a reduction wheel (227a), a reduction wheel shaft (227b), a power sprocket (227c), and a crank gear (227d); the reduction wheel shaft (227b) is fixed on the gear box; the reduction wheel (227a) is mounted on the reduction wheel shaft (227b) and is located at the upper part of the gear box; the power sprocket (227c), the crank gear (227d) and the reduction wheel (227a) are linked to each other via a chain.

5. The ice crusher for automatically crushing ice cream blocks according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice crushing cavity (23) comprises a shield (231) and a lower knife pad (232); the shield (231) is located at the top of the ice crushing cavity (23); the lower knife pad (232) is located in the middle of the ice crushing cavity (23) and is connected to the ice crushing device (22); and the bottom of the ice crushing cavity (23) is an ice outlet (3).