Pressing ice tray capable of quantitatively discharging ice and quantitative ice discharging method

Abstract

The invention provides a pressing ice tray capable of quantitatively discharging ice and a quantitative ice discharging method.The pressing ice tray capable of quantitatively discharging ice comprises an ice tray plate, a plurality of ice making grooves are evenly distributed in the ice tray plate, and the bottoms of the ice making grooves are sealed through flexible deformation layers; the ice cube tray unit is composed of ice making grooves in the same row or the same column on the ice cube tray; the groove pressing pieces are sequentially arranged in the length or width direction of the ice cube tray and movably installed at the bottom of the ice cube tray. The ice discharging parts are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the ice cube tray units, at least one ice discharging part is arranged on each groove pressing piece, and the ice discharging parts can be driven to apply vertical pressure to the flexible deformation layer by pressing the groove pressing pieces so as to extrude the flexible deformation layer, so that ice blocks in the ice making groove are extruded and demolded; according to the ice cube tray, one ice cube tray unit serves as a reference quantity, ice cubes in one or more ice cube tray units can be quantitatively obtained according to needs by changing the number of the pressed groove pressing pieces, quantitative ice discharging is achieved, meanwhile, operation convenience and interestingness are achieved, and the use experience is good.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of household items, and in particular to a pressing ice tray capable of quantitatively discharging ice and a method for quantitatively discharging ice. Background Art

[0002] Adding ice cubes to beverages can improve the taste of the beverages. Ice trays are usually used in families to make ice cubes. An ice tray is a household appliance for holding water and freezing ice cubes in a refrigerator. With the improvement of living standards, people no longer only satisfy the basic ice-making function, but put forward higher requirements for the operation convenience and interestingness of ice trays.

[0003] In the prior art, CN220083387U discloses an ice tray convenient for discharging ice. By arranging an ice tray board and a bottom board that move up and down in cooperation with each other, and arranging a deformation layer on the ice tray, the bottom board presses the ice tray to press out the ice cubes. All the ice cubes can be stably pressed out in one step of operation, and the hands will not touch the ice cubes to get wet and cold, and the ice cubes will not be soiled.

[0004] Although the above structure realizes relatively convenient one-step pressing and demoulding, all the ice cubes in the ice tray will be demoulded after pressing, and the amount of discharged ice is difficult to control. It cannot meet the user's need for quantitatively discharging ice as required, and the interestingness of operation and the user experience need to be further improved. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In order to overcome the problems existing in the related art, the present invention provides a pressing ice tray capable of quantitatively discharging ice and a method for quantitatively discharging ice, which can realize demoulding a quantitative amount of ice cubes as required.

[0006] One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide a pressing ice tray capable of quantitatively discharging ice, including:

[0007] An ice tray plate, on which a plurality of ice-making grooves are evenly distributed. The ice-making grooves are open at the top and closed at the bottom through a flexible deformation layer;

[0008] An ice tray unit, which is composed of the ice-making grooves on the ice tray plate in the same row or the same column;

[0009] A groove pressing member, a plurality of groove pressing members are arranged in sequence along the length or width direction of the ice tray plate. The groove pressing member is movably installed at the bottom of the ice tray plate, and at least one end of the groove pressing member can change its position relative to the ice tray plate; specifically, the arrangement direction of the groove pressing member is the same as the arrangement direction of the ice tray unit. When the ice tray unit is the ice-making grooves on the ice tray plate in the same row, the ice tray unit and the groove pressing member are both arranged along the length of the ice tray plate. When the ice tray unit is the ice-making grooves on the ice tray plate in the same column, the ice tray unit and the groove pressing member are both arranged along the width of the ice tray plate;

[0010] The lower ice part is arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the ice grid units, and at least one lower ice part is arranged on each pressing groove part. The pressing groove part can drive the lower ice part to apply a vertical pressure to the flexible deformation layer to extrude the flexible deformation layer.

[0011] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the lower ice part is a convex part, and the convex part is arranged on the side of the pressing groove part facing the ice grid plate. Specifically, the side of the pressing groove part facing the ice grid plate is the top surface of the pressing groove part.

[0012] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, one end of the pressing groove part is a hinged end, and the other end is a pressing end;

[0013] The hinged end is hinged to the ice grid plate.

[0014] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the convex part includes a plurality of convex columns, and the convex columns are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the ice-making grooves of the ice grid units;

[0015] Since the vertical displacement of the convex column on the pressing end side is the largest during the downward swing process, and the vertical displacement of the convex column on the hinged end side is the smallest during the downward swing process, in order to prevent the convex column from piercing the flexible deformation layer during the downward swing process, the heights of the respective convex columns decrease sequentially in the direction away from the hinged end;

[0016] In the initial state, the pressing groove part is in a horizontal state, and the convex column closest to the hinged end is in contact with the flexible deformation layer, and the convex part does not extrude the flexible deformation layer;

[0017] In the ice-removing state, the pressing end of the pressing groove part swings down in place, and each convex column extrudes the corresponding flexible deformation layer.

[0018] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the short sides on both sides of the pressing groove part and the ice grid plate are slidably matched through sliders and vertical grooves.

[0019] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the slider is arranged in the middle of the short side of the pressing groove part; specifically, the pressing groove part is a pressing plate, a surrounding edge extending towards the ice grid plate is arranged on the peripheral side of the top surface of the pressing plate, side plates extending towards the ice grid plate are arranged on the surrounding edges at both short sides of the pressing plate, the slider is arranged on the side plate, and an extending part extending towards the ice grid plate is arranged at the adjacent end of the adjacent side plates of the adjacent pressing groove parts; when the pressing plate is in the lower limit position, the distance between the bottom surface of the pressing plate and the bottom surface of the ice grid plate is A, and when the pressing plate is in the upper limit position, the distance between the extending part and the bottom surface of the ice grid plate is B, and A is greater than B to prevent the bottom surface of the pressed pressing plate from being horizontally offset during the reset process and getting stuck on the top surface of the adjacent non-pressed pressing plate.

[0020] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, a side plate is arranged on the outer periphery of the bottom of the ice grid plate, and the vertical groove is arranged on the side plate;

[0021] The side plate is detachably connected to or integrally formed with the ice tray;

[0022] Specifically, the detachable connection method is plugging or buckling, and the integrally formed method is integral injection molding.

[0023] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the vertical groove has a limiting stop portion, the slider is located between the flexible deformation layer and the limiting stop portion, and the limiting stop portion can prevent the slider from slipping out of the vertical groove;

[0024] In the initial state, the groove pressing member is in a horizontal state, the convex portion is in contact with the flexible deformation layer, the slider is in contact with the limiting stop portion, and the convex portion does not squeeze the flexible deformation layer.

[0025] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, two or three ice discharging portions are arranged at intervals on the groove pressing member;

[0026] By pressing the long side on one side of the groove pressing member, one ice discharging portion on the groove pressing member squeezes the flexible deformation layer of one corresponding ice cell unit;

[0027] By pressing the middle part of the groove pressing member, each ice discharging portion on the groove pressing member synchronously squeezes the flexible deformation layer of the corresponding ice cell unit.

[0028] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, an upper cover is provided on the top surface of the ice tray, and a sealing ring is provided between the upper cover and the ice tray for sealing;

[0029] The sealing ring is arranged on the ice tray or the upper cover;

[0030] After the upper cover is covered on the ice tray, a storage cavity is formed between the inner wall of the upper cover and the ice tray.

[0031] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, an annular groove is provided on the outer periphery of the top surface of the ice tray, the sealing ring is arranged in the annular groove, the sealing ring is attached to the inner wall or the outer wall of the annular groove, and a slot for inserting and accommodating the upper cover is formed between the sealing ring and the outer wall or the inner wall of the annular groove.

[0032] The second object of the present invention is a method for quantitatively discharging ice. The above-mentioned pressing ice tray capable of quantitatively discharging ice is used for quantitatively discharging ice. Two ice discharging portions are arranged at intervals on the groove pressing member of the pressing ice tray capable of quantitatively discharging ice, and ice discharging is carried out after the ice cubes are frozen and formed in each ice making groove on the ice tray;

[0033] It includes the following steps:

[0034] Obtain the required number of ice cubes, and the number of ice cubes is an integer multiple of the number of ice making grooves of the ice cell unit;

[0035] Determine the number of ice cell units that need to discharge ice according to the required number of ice cubes;

[0036] Determine the pressing operation method according to the number of ice cube cells and the number of lower ice parts on the pressing groove part;

[0037] If the number of ice cube cells is an integer multiple of the number of lower ice parts on the pressing groove part, press the middle parts of the corresponding number of pressing groove parts one by one to demold the required ice cubes;

[0038] If the number of ice cube cells is one more than an integer multiple of the number of lower ice parts on the pressing groove part, first press the middle parts of the corresponding number of pressing groove parts one by one, and then press one long side of the next pressing plate to demold the required ice cubes.

[0039] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0040] A number of ice-making grooves are evenly distributed on the ice cube tray, and the bottom of the ice-making grooves is closed by a flexible deformation layer. The ice-making grooves in the same row or the same column on the ice cube tray form ice cube cells. A number of pressing groove parts are arranged in sequence along the length or width direction at the bottom of the ice cube tray, and at least one lower ice part is provided on each pressing groove part. By pressing the pressing groove part, the lower ice part can be driven to apply a vertical pressure to the flexible deformation layer to squeeze the flexible deformation layer, so as to extrude and demold the ice cubes in the ice-making grooves; this design takes one ice cube cell as a reference quantity, and by changing the number of pressing groove parts pressed, one or more ice cubes in the ice cube cells can be quantitatively obtained as needed; while meeting the requirement of quantitative ice output, this design also has the advantages of convenient operation, interestingness and good use experience. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0041] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the first implementation structure of pressing the ice cube tray.

[0042] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the ice cube tray Figure 1 .

[0043] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the ice cube tray Figure 2 .

[0044] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pressing groove part.

[0045] Figure 5 It is a sectional view of the first implementation structure of pressing the ice cube tray.

[0046] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the second implementation structure of pressing the ice cube tray.

[0047] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure in which the pressing groove part is rotatably connected to the ice cube tray.

[0048] Figure 8 It is a sectional view of the second implementation structure of pressing the ice cube tray.

[0049] Figure 9 It is a schematic diagram of the matching structure between the upper cover and the plug.

[0050] Reference numerals:

[0051] 100, grooving member; 110, slider; 120, side plate; 121, extension; 130, hinge end; 140, pressing end; 200, ice tray; 210, ice-making groove; 211, flexible deformation layer; 220, side plate; 230, vertical groove; 240, limiting stop; 250, limiting part; 300, upper cover; 310, opening; 320, perforation; 400, plug; 410, rib; 420, soft bump; 500, ice tray unit; 600, sealing ring; 700, lower ice part; 710, convex column. Detailed implementation manners

[0052] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present invention can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments set forth herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to make the present invention more thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art.

[0053] Embodiment 1

[0054] Embodiment 1 provides a pressing ice tray capable of quantitatively discharging ice, which can realize demolding a quantitative amount of ice cubes as needed.

[0055] As Figures 1-8 shown, a pressing ice tray capable of quantitatively discharging ice includes:

[0056] An ice tray 200, on which a plurality of ice-making grooves 210 are uniformly distributed. The ice-making grooves 210 are open at the top, and the bottoms of the ice-making grooves 210 are closed by a flexible deformation layer 211. Preferably, the material of the flexible deformation layer 211 is food-grade silica gel;

[0057] An ice tray unit 500, which is composed of the ice-making grooves 210 on the ice tray 200 that are in the same row or the same column;

[0058] Grooving members 100, a plurality of grooving members 100 are arranged in sequence along the length or width direction of the ice tray 200. The grooving members 100 are movably installed at the bottom of the ice tray 200; specifically, the arrangement direction of the grooving members 100 is the same as the arrangement direction of the ice tray unit 500. When the ice tray unit 500 is the ice-making grooves 210 in the same row on the ice tray 200, both the ice tray unit 500 and the grooving members 100 are arranged along the length of the ice tray 200. When the ice tray unit 500 is the ice-making grooves 210 in the same column on the ice tray 200, both the ice tray unit 500 and the grooving members 100 are arranged along the width of the ice tray 200;

[0059] It should be noted that the movability here specifically refers to that at least one end of the groove member 100 can change its position relative to the ice tray 200; when one end of the groove member 100 can change its position relative to the ice tray 200, the movement form of the groove member 100 is swinging; when two opposite ends of the groove member 100 can change their positions relative to the ice tray 200 simultaneously, the movement form of the groove member 100 is moving;

[0060] The lower ice part 700 is arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the ice cell unit 500. At least one lower ice part 700 is arranged on each groove member 100, and the groove member 100 can drive the lower ice part 700 to apply a vertical pressure to the flexible deformation layer 211 to extrude the flexible deformation layer 211.

[0061] In this embodiment, the lower ice part 700 is a convex part, and the convex part is arranged on the side of the groove member 100 facing the ice tray 200. Specifically, the side of the groove member 100 facing the ice tray 200 is the top surface of the groove member 100.

[0062] In this design, by pressing the groove member 100, the lower ice part 700 can be driven to apply a vertical pressure to the flexible deformation layer 211 to extrude the flexible deformation layer 211, so as to extrude and demold the ice cubes in the ice making groove 210; in this design, taking one ice cell unit 500 as a reference quantity, by changing the number of groove members 100 pressed, ice cubes in one or more ice cell units 500 can be quantitatively obtained as needed.

[0063] Exemplarily, taking an ice cell unit 500 having 4 ice making grooves 210 and a groove member 100 having 1 lower ice part 700 as an example, if the user needs 8 ice cubes, then press 2 groove members 100, and the demolding of 8 ice cubes can be completed. If the user needs 16 ice cubes, then press 4 groove members 100, and the demolding of 16 ice cubes can be completed. After demolding, when the force applied to the groove member 100 is stopped, the flexible deformation layer 211 will return to its original state and drive the groove member 100 to reset.

[0064] In practical applications, the number of ice making grooves 210 in an ice cell unit 500 can be specifically set according to market research and user requirements.

[0065] Embodiment 2

[0066] On the basis of Embodiment 1, Embodiment 2 designs the groove member 100 as a key-type swinging structure.

[0067] As Figures 6-8 shown, Embodiment 2 is basically the same as Embodiment 1, and the difference lies in:

[0068] One end of the groove pressing member 100 is a hinged end 130, and the other end is a pressing end 140;

[0069] The hinged end 130 is hinged to the ice tray 200.

[0070] In this embodiment, the protruding portion includes a plurality of convex columns 710, and the convex columns 710 are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the ice-making grooves 210 of the ice grid unit 500;

[0071] Since the vertical displacement of the convex column 710 on the side of the pressing end 140 is the largest during the downward swing process, and the vertical displacement of the convex column 710 on the side of the hinged end 130 is the smallest during the downward swing process, in order to prevent the convex column 710 from piercing the flexible deformation layer 211 during the downward swing process, the heights of the respective convex columns 710 decrease in sequence in the direction away from the hinged end 130;

[0072] In the initial state, in order to maintain the overall aesthetics of the ice grid, the groove pressing member 100 is in a horizontal state, and the convex column 710 closest to the hinged end 130 is in contact with the flexible deformation layer 211, and the protruding portion does not extrude the flexible deformation layer 211;

[0073] In the ice removal state, the pressing end 140 of the groove pressing member 100 swings down in place, and each convex column 710 extrudes the corresponding flexible deformation layer 211.

[0074] Specifically, a limiting portion 250 is provided on the ice tray 200, the groove pressing member 100 is located between the limiting portion 250 and the bottom surface of the ice tray 200, and when the pressing end 140 abuts against the limiting portion 250, the groove pressing member 100 is in a horizontal state.

[0075] During use, by pressing the pressing end 140 of the groove pressing member 100, the groove pressing member 100 will swing relative to the ice tray 200 and abut against the limiting portion 250. During the swinging process, the flexible deformation layer 211 is extruded by the convex column 710 to demold the ice cubes in the ice grid groove. After demolding, the force applied to the groove pressing member 100 is stopped, and the flexible deformation layer 211 will gradually return to its original state and drive the pressing end 140 of the groove pressing member 100 to swing up and reset.

[0076] This design designs the groove pressing member 100 as a key-type swinging structure, which is convenient to operate, and at the same time adds fun and interactivity to the ice discharging operation, which is beneficial to improving the user experience.

[0077] Embodiment 3

[0078] On the basis of Embodiment 1, Embodiment 3 designs the groove pressing member 100 as a key-type vertical translation structure.

[0079] As Figures 1-5 shown, Embodiment 3 is basically the same as Embodiment 1, and the difference is that:

[0080] The short sides of the groove pressing member 100 are slidably matched with the ice tray 200 through the sliders 110 and the vertical grooves 230 .

[0081] In the present embodiment, the slider 110 is arranged at the middle of the short side of the groove pressing member 100; specifically, the groove pressing member 100 is a pressing plate, and the top surface of the pressing plate is provided with a peripheral edge extending toward the ice cube tray 200, and the peripheral edges at the short sides of the pressing plate are provided with side panels 120 extending toward the ice cube tray 200, and the slider 110 is arranged on the side panels 120, and the adjacent ends of the adjacent side panels 120 of the adjacent groove pressing members 100 are provided with extension portions 121 extending toward the ice cube tray 200; when the pressing plate is in the lower limit position, the distance between the bottom surface of the pressing plate and the bottom surface of the ice cube tray 200 is A, and when the pressing plate is in the upper limit position, the distance between the extension portion 121 and the bottom surface of the ice cube tray 200 is B, and A is greater than B, so as to avoid the bottom surface of the pressed plate being horizontally offset after pressing, and being stuck on the top surface of the pressing plate that is not pressed down during the resetting process;

[0082] The bottom periphery of the ice tray 200 is provided with a side plate 220 , and the vertical groove 230 is provided on the side plate 220 ;

[0083] The side plate 220 and the ice tray 200 are detachably connected or made into one piece.

[0084] In practical applications, the detachable connection method and the integrated method can be designed by those skilled in the art according to actual needs. For example, the detachable connection method can be designed as plug-in or snap-on, and the integrated method can be designed as integrated injection molding.

[0085] In this embodiment, in order to prevent the groove pressing member 100 from separating from the ice tray 200, the vertical groove 230 has a limit stop 240, and the slider 110 is located between the flexible deformation layer 211 and the limit stop 240, and the limit stop 240 can prevent the slider 110 from falling out of the vertical groove 230;

[0086] In the initial state, in order to maintain the overall aesthetics of the ice tray, the groove pressing member 100 is in a horizontal state, the protrusion is in contact with the flexible deformation layer 211 , the slider 110 is in contact with the limit stop 240 , and the protrusion does not squeeze the flexible deformation layer 211 .

[0087] When in use, by pressing the groove pressing member 100, the groove pressing member 100 will move relative to the ice cube tray 200, and drive the lower ice part 700 to squeeze the flexible deformation layer 211 to demold the ice cubes in the ice cube groove. After demolding, stop applying force to the groove pressing member 100, the flexible deformation layer 211 will gradually return to its original state, and drive the groove pressing member 100 to move in the opposite direction to reset.

[0088] In this design, the grooved member 100 is designed as a key-type vertical translation structure, which is convenient to operate. At the same time, it adds interest and interactivity to the ice-making operation, which is beneficial to improving the user experience.

[0089] Example 4

[0090] On the basis of Example 3, Example 4 makes a further design on the movement form of the grooved member 100.

[0091] As Figures 1-5 shown, Example 4 is basically the same as Example 3, and the difference is that:

[0092] Two or three ice-discharging parts 700 are arranged at intervals on the grooved member 100;

[0093] By pressing the long side of one side of the grooved member 100, the grooved member 100 can act as a seesaw, so that the pressed side descends and the opposite side of the pressed side ascends. One ice-discharging part 700 on the grooved member 100 squeezes the flexible deformation layer 211 of one corresponding ice grid unit 500;

[0094] By pressing the middle part of the grooved member 100, each ice-discharging part 700 on the grooved member 100 synchronously squeezes the flexible deformation layer 211 of the corresponding ice grid unit 500.

[0095] During use, by pressing the middle part of the grooved member 100, the grooved member 100 drives multiple ice-discharging parts 700 to squeeze the flexible deformation layers 211 of multiple ice grid units 500, so as to demold the ice cubes in multiple ice grid units 500 at the same time. By pressing the long side of one side of the grooved member 100, the grooved member 100 acts as a seesaw, with one side descending and the other side ascending, and only one ice-discharging part 700 squeezes the flexible deformation layer 211 of one ice grid unit 500 to demold the ice cube in one ice grid unit 500. After demolding, when the force applied to the grooved member 100 stops, the flexible deformation layer 211 will gradually return to its original state and drive the grooved member 100 to reset.

[0096] While ensuring the convenience of operation of the grooved member 100, this design endows the grooved member 100 with two ice-discharging methods: vertical movement and swinging around the slider 110, further enhancing the interest, interactivity and user experience of the ice-making operation.

[0097] Example 5

[0098] On the basis of Example 1, Example 5 adds an upper cover 300.

[0099] As Figure 1 、 6 、9 shown, Example 5 is basically the same as Example 1, and the difference is that:

[0100] The top surface of the ice tray 200 is covered with an upper cover 300, and the upper cover 300 and the ice tray 200 are sealed by a sealing ring 600;

[0101] The sealing ring 600 is arranged on the ice tray 200 or the upper cover 300;

[0102] After the upper cover 300 is covered on the ice tray 200, a storage cavity is formed between the inner wall of the upper cover 300 and the ice tray 200.

[0103] When making ice, the upper cover 300 can cover all the ice-making grooves 210 to isolate the ice-making grooves 210 from the external environment and prevent external pollution; after making ice, the upper cover 300 can be used as a container to hold the demolded ice cubes.

[0104] In this embodiment, an opening 310 is provided on the upper cover 300, and a plug 400 is provided at the opening 310. The plug 400 is a soft plug, and the plug 400 is in interference fit with the opening 310. To avoid loss of the plug 400, a perforation 320 can be provided on the upper cover 300 beside the opening 310, a convex strip 410 is provided on the plug 400, and a soft bump 420 is provided on the convex strip 410. After the bump passes through the perforation 320, the convex strip 410 is fixed on the perforation 320.

[0105] When making ice, the opening 310 can be used as a water injection port. After injecting water, the opening 310 is closed with the plug 400, and then the ice tray is placed flat, and the water will fill all the ice-making grooves 210 at one time under the action of gravity; after making ice, the opening 310 can be used as an outlet for the ice cubes.

[0106] In this embodiment, an annular groove is provided on the outer periphery of the top surface of the ice tray 200, the sealing ring 600 is arranged in the annular groove, the sealing ring 600 is attached to the inner wall or the outer wall of the annular groove, and a slot for inserting and accommodating the upper cover 300 is formed between the sealing ring 600 and the outer wall or the inner wall of the annular groove.

[0107] Embodiment 6

[0108] On the basis of Embodiment 4, Embodiment 6 provides a method for quantitatively discharging ice.

[0109] As Figures 1-5 shown, a method for quantitatively discharging ice uses the pressing ice tray capable of quantitatively discharging ice in Embodiment 4 for quantitative ice discharging. Two ice discharging parts 700 are arranged at intervals on the pressing groove part 100 of the pressing ice tray capable of quantitatively discharging ice. After the ice cubes are frozen and formed in each ice-making groove 210 on the ice tray 200, ice discharging is carried out;

[0110] It includes the following steps:

[0111] Obtain the required number of ice cubes, and the number of ice cubes is an integer multiple of the number of ice-making grooves 210 of the ice tray unit 500;

[0112] Determine the number of ice tray units 500 from which ice needs to be discharged according to the required quantity of ice cubes.

[0113] Determine the pressing operation mode according to the number of ice tray units 500 and the number of lower ice portions 700 on the pressing groove member 100.

[0114] If the number of ice tray units 500 is an integer multiple of the number of lower ice portions 700 on the pressing groove member 100, press the middle parts of the corresponding number of pressing groove members 100 one by one to demold the required ice cubes.

[0115] If the number of ice tray units 500 is one more than an integer multiple of the number of lower ice portions 700 on the pressing groove member 100, first press the middle parts of the corresponding number of pressing groove members 100 one by one, and then press one long side of the next pressing plate to demold the required ice cubes.

[0116] This quantitative ice discharging method not only meets the requirement of quantitative ice discharging, but also has the advantages of convenient operation and interestingness, providing a good user experience.

[0117] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangements of components and steps, numerical expressions, and numerical values described in these embodiments do not limit the scope of this application. In all the examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be construed as merely exemplary and not as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that: like reference numerals and letters denote like items in the following drawings. Therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0118] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationships indicated by orientation words such as "front, rear, upper, lower, left, right", "lateral, vertical, perpendicular, horizontal", and "top, bottom" are usually based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings. These are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description. Without contrary instructions, these orientation words do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limiting the protection scope of this application; the orientation words "inner, outer" refer to the inside and outside relative to the contour of each component itself.

[0119] For ease of description, spatial relative terms such as "above", "over", "on the upper surface", "upper" etc. may be used herein to describe the spatial positional relationship of one device or feature to other devices or features as shown in the figures. It should be understood that the spatial relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is inverted, the device described as "above" or "over" other devices or structures will then be positioned "below" or "under" other devices or structures. Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both the orientations of "above" and "below". The device may also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and corresponding interpretations of the spatial relative descriptions used herein will be made.

[0120] In addition, it should be noted that the use of terms such as "first", "second" etc. to define components is only for the convenience of differentiating the corresponding components. Without further statement, the above terms have no special meaning, and thus should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of this application.

[0121] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A press ice tray capable of dispensing ice in a certain quantity, characterized in that: include: An ice tray (200) having a plurality of ice-making grooves (210) evenly distributed thereon, wherein the bottom of the ice-making grooves (210) is sealed by a flexible deformation layer (211); An ice cube unit (500) is composed of ice making grooves (210) located in the same row or column on an ice cube tray (200); A groove pressing member (100), wherein a plurality of groove pressing members (100) are sequentially arranged along the length or width direction of the ice cube tray (200), wherein the groove pressing member (100) is movably mounted on the bottom of the ice cube tray (200), and at least one end of the groove pressing member (100) can change position relative to the ice cube tray (200); The lower ice portions (700) are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the ice cube units (500), and at least one lower ice portion (700) is arranged on each groove pressing member (100). The groove pressing member (100) can drive the lower ice portion (700) to apply vertical pressure to the flexible deformation layer (211) to squeeze the flexible deformation layer (211).

2. The push-to-dispense ice tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower ice portion (700) is a raised portion, and the raised portion is arranged on the side of the groove pressing member (100) facing the ice cube tray (200).

3. The press ice tray capable of dispensing ice in a fixed amount according to claim 2, characterized in that: One end of the groove pressing member (100) is a hinged end (130), and the other end is a pressing end (140); The hinged end (130) is hinged to the ice cube tray (200).

4. The push-to-pull ice tray capable of dispensing ice in a fixed amount according to claim 3, characterized in that: The raised portion includes a plurality of raised columns (710), and the raised columns (710) are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the ice making grooves (210) of the ice cube unit (500); The heights of the respective bosses (710) decrease in sequence in a direction away from the hinge end (130); In the initial state, the protrusion (710) closest to the hinge end (130) is in contact with the flexible deformation layer (211), and the protrusion does not squeeze the flexible deformation layer (211); In the de-icing state, the pressing end (140) of the groove pressing member (100) swings down to its proper position, and each convex column (710) presses the corresponding flexible deformation layer (211).

5. The push-to-pull ice tray capable of dispensing ice in a fixed quantity according to claim 2, characterized in that: The short sides of both sides of the groove pressing member (100) are slidably matched with the ice cube tray (200) via the sliders (110) and the vertical grooves (230).

6. The push-to-dispense ice tray according to claim 5, characterized in that: The sliding block (110) is arranged in the middle of the short side of the groove pressing member (100); The bottom periphery of the ice tray (200) is provided with a side plate (220), and the vertical groove (230) is provided on the side plate (220); The side plate (220) and the ice cube tray (200) are detachably connected or integrally formed.

7. The push-to-pull ice tray capable of dispensing ice in a fixed quantity according to claim 5, characterized in that: The vertical groove (230) has a limit stop (240), the slider (110) is located between the flexible deformation layer (211) and the limit stop (240), and the limit stop (240) can prevent the slider (110) from falling out of the vertical groove (230); In the initial state, the protrusion is in contact with the flexible deformation layer (211), the slider (110) is in contact with the limit stopper (240), and the protrusion does not press the flexible deformation layer (211).

8. The push-to-pull ice tray capable of dispensing ice in a fixed quantity according to claim 7, characterized in that: Two or three ice lowering portions (700) are arranged at intervals on the groove pressing member (100); By pressing the long side of one side of the groove pressing member (100), an ice lower portion (700) on the groove pressing member (100) squeezes the flexible deformation layer (211) of a corresponding ice cube unit (500); By pressing the middle portion of the groove pressing member (100), each lower ice portion (700) on the groove pressing member (100) synchronously presses the flexible deformation layer (211) of the corresponding ice cube unit (500).

9. The push-to-pull ice tray capable of dispensing ice in a fixed quantity according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top surface of the ice tray (200) is covered with an upper cover (300), and the upper cover (300) and the ice tray (200) are sealed via a sealing ring (600); The sealing ring (600) is arranged on the ice cube tray (200) or the upper cover (300); After the upper cover (300) is placed on the ice tray (200), a storage cavity is formed between the upper cover (300) and the ice tray (200).

10. A quantitative ice production method, characterized in that: The press ice tray capable of quantitatively discharging ice as claimed in claim 8 is used to discharging ice in a quantitative manner, two lower ice parts (700) are arranged on the pressing groove member (100) at intervals, and ice is discharged after ice cubes are frozen and formed in each ice making groove (210) on the ice tray (200); The following steps are involved: Obtaining the required number of ice cubes, the number of ice cubes being an integer multiple of the number of ice making grooves (210) possessed by the ice cube unit (500); Determining the number of ice cube units (500) that need to produce ice according to the number of ice cubes required; Determining a pressing operation mode according to the number of ice cube units (500) and the number of lower ice portions (700) on the groove pressing member (100); If the number of ice cube units (500) is an integral multiple of the number of lower ice portions (700) on the groove pressing member (100), the middle portions of the corresponding number of groove pressing members (100) are pressed one by one to demould the required ice cubes; If the number of ice cube units (500) is one more than the integer multiple of the number of lower ice portions (700) on the groove pressing member (100), the middle portions of the corresponding number of groove pressing members (100) are pressed one by one, and then one long side of the next pressing plate is pressed to demould the required ice cubes.

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