Ice hockey drilling device

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ice hockey drilling device. The problems that existing ice hockey production efficiency is low, and manpower input is large are solved. The transverse moving mechanism is fixed relative to the rack and used for correspondingly clamping and moving ice blocks to be drilled in the X direction or the Y direction, the drilling mechanisms are arranged on the two sides of the transverse moving mechanism in the Z direction and provided with ball taking drilling tools capable of relatively moving in the Z direction, and the ice pressing mechanism is arranged above the transverse moving mechanism and used for pressing the ice blocks to be drilled. And the ice receiving mechanism is arranged below the transverse moving mechanism. According to the device, the labor intensity of operators and the operation safety risk of the operators can be greatly reduced, the drilled and formed ice hockey is complete in structure, and the drilling process is efficient and reliable.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of ice making technology, and in particular to an ice ball drilling device. Background Art

[0002] Ice spheres, also commonly known as ice balls, are a widely used form of edible ice cubes. They are spherical in appearance and are usually made from pure water that is frozen into a solid spherical structure.

[0003] Ice spheres are used in many situations. In drinks, they can be used as a coolant to help lower the temperature of the drink and add a refreshing feeling. Compared with ice cubes, ice spheres have a better cooling effect because they have a larger contact area with the drink and can absorb heat from the drink more quickly. In addition to cooling drinks, ice spheres are also often used for decoration. Their unique shape can add a visual beauty to drinks, making them more attractive. In bars, cafes or family gatherings, ice spheres are often used as a creative element to decorate various drinks.

[0004] The method of making spherical edible ice is relatively simple. Usually, a special spherical ice mold is needed, water is poured into the mold, and then it is placed in a refrigerator for freezing. However, the ice balls made by the mold contain bubbles and the spheres are opaque, which are poor in viewing and the ice ball production efficiency is relatively low. In addition, the inventors also know a method of drilling ice balls through a ball retrieval platform. This method requires manual placement of ice cubes on the ball retrieval platform. Each time an ice ball is drilled, the ice ball needs to be manually moved to the next ice retrieval position, which has low production efficiency, high labor costs and operational safety risks.

[0005] The information disclosed in this background technology section is only used to deepen the understanding of the background technology of the present disclosure, and should not be regarded as acknowledging or suggesting in any form that the information constitutes the prior art known to those skilled in the art. Summary of the invention

[0006] In view of at least one of the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides an ice ball drilling device, which aims to solve the problems of low efficiency and high manpower input in the existing ice ball production.

[0007] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an ice ball drilling device, comprising a frame, a transverse movement mechanism fixed relative to the frame and used to clamp and move ice blocks to be drilled in the X direction or the Y direction, a drilling mechanism arranged on both sides of the transverse movement mechanism in the Z direction and provided with a ball-retrieving drill that can move relatively in the Z direction, an ice pressing mechanism arranged above the transverse movement mechanism and used to press the ice blocks to be drilled, and an ice receiving mechanism arranged below the transverse movement mechanism.

[0008] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the transverse movement mechanism includes a transverse movement guide rail arranged correspondingly along the X-direction or the Y-direction, a transverse movement slider for sliding along the corresponding transverse movement guide rail, and an X-direction positioning frame and a Y-direction positioning frame fixed relatively to the corresponding transverse movement slider and stacked correspondingly up and down; the X-direction positioning frame and the Y-direction positioning frame respectively include two limit rods with adjustable spacing and arranged in parallel.

[0009] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a spacing adjustment component is provided between the transverse sliding slider and the X-axis positioning frame and / or the Y-axis positioning frame, and the spacing adjustment component includes a mounting plate fixed relatively to the transverse sliding slider, and a mounting block for correspondingly connecting the mounting plate and the limit rod, and a plurality of adjustment holes are provided in an array with equal spacing along the direction in which the spacing of the limit rods is to be adjusted on the mounting plate and / or the limit rod.

[0010] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the ice pressing mechanism includes an ice pressing plate for pressing against the top position of the ice block to be drilled, an adjusting rod passing through the corresponding end of the ice pressing plate, and an adjusting cylinder fixed to one end of the adjusting rod and fixed relative to the frame.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the adjusting rod is provided with two limit plates respectively located on both sides of the ice pressing plate, and the adjusting rod is provided with a compression spring between any one of the limit plates and the ice pressing plate.

[0012] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the ice crushing plate is provided with an ice drilling hole corresponding to the ball retrieval drill; and an elastic material layer is provided at the bottom of the ice crushing plate.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the drilling mechanism includes a downward moving component, an upward moving component, a vertical guide rail arranged along the Z direction and fixed to the frame, and a vertical slider used for sliding along the vertical guide rail and fixed to the corresponding downward moving component or upward moving component.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the ice compression mechanism includes a supporting slide correspondingly sliding along the vertical guide rail.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the ice receiving mechanism includes an ice receiving trough, and an ice receiving cylinder fixed relative to the frame and used to drive the ice receiving trough to be placed at a location where the ice ball falls.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a buffer hole with a diameter smaller than that of the ice ball is opened in the ice receiving groove corresponding to the place where the ice ball falls, and an elastic buffer layer is provided in the ice receiving groove.

[0017] One or more technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application have at least any of the following technical effects or advantages:

[0018] 1. The lateral movement mechanism correspondingly arranged along the X direction or the Y direction can realize the positioning and movement of the ice block to be drilled at any position in the horizontal plane, thereby avoiding the manpower input when moving the ice block and the safety problem during manual operation.

[0019] 2. The ice pressing mechanism provides a stable pressure on the ice block to be drilled, thereby preventing the ice block to be drilled from moving under the push of the ball retrieval drill bit, thereby affecting the ice ball forming effect.

[0020] 3. The ice receiving mechanism is used to receive the ice ball that falls after drilling. The buffer hole and buffer layer can provide buffering protection for the ice ball to ensure the integrity of the ice ball after it falls. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of an ice ball drilling device in one embodiment of the present application.

[0022] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the transverse movement mechanism in one embodiment of the present application.

[0023] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the drilling mechanism part in one embodiment of the present application.

[0024] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure of the ice compression mechanism in one embodiment of the present application.

[0025] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure of the ice receiving mechanism in one embodiment of the present application.

[0026] In the above figures, 1 is a frame, 2 is a transverse movement mechanism, 21 is an X-direction transverse movement mechanism, 22 is a Y-direction transverse movement mechanism, 23 is a transverse movement guide rail, 24 is a transverse movement slider, 25 is a limit rod, 26 is a mounting plate, 27 is a mounting block, 28 is an adjustment hole, 3 is a drilling mechanism, 31 is a ball-taking drill, 32 is a vertical movement screw, 33 is a vertical movement connecting plate, 34 is a vertical movement guide rail, 35 is an auxiliary slide rail, 4 is an ice pressing mechanism, 41 is an ice pressing plate, 411 is an ice drilling hole, 42 is an adjusting rod, 421 is a limit plate, 422 is a compression spring, 43 is an adjusting cylinder, 44 is a fixing plate, 5 is an ice receiving mechanism, 51 is an ice receiving groove, 52 is an ice receiving cylinder, 53 is a connecting groove, and 54 is a buffer hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "vertical", "horizontal", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0028] The programs involved or relied upon in the following embodiments are all conventional programs or simple programs in the technical field, and those skilled in the art can make conventional selections or adaptive adjustments according to specific application scenarios. The devices involved in the following embodiments, unless otherwise specified, are all conventional commercially available products.

[0029] In order to better understand the technical solution of the present application, the above technical solution will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0030] This example discloses an ice ball drilling device, see Figure 1 It includes a frame 1, a transverse movement mechanism 2, a drilling mechanism 3, an ice pressing mechanism 4 and an ice receiving mechanism 5.

[0031] The frame 1 is used to provide support for the working surface and to provide installation and fixing points for other mechanisms. In this embodiment, a travel wheel with a brake is installed at the bottom of the frame 1, which can be easily moved according to actual needs.

[0032] The transverse movement mechanism 2 is used to achieve the smooth movement of the ice block to be drilled in the horizontal working surface, thereby replacing the existing operation of manually moving the ice block by hand, reducing the human participation and the safety risks of manual operation; then through the smooth movement of the transverse movement mechanism 2, the drilling mechanism 3 drills in the ice block to be drilled in an array in sequence, thereby obtaining the required ice ball.

[0033] See also Figure 2 In this embodiment, the lateral movement mechanism 2 is to realize the smooth movement of the ice block to be drilled in the horizontal working plane, and includes an X-direction lateral movement mechanism 21 and a Y-direction lateral movement mechanism 22, which respectively realize the displacement of the ice block to be drilled in the X-direction or the Y-direction, so that the ice block to be drilled can be moved to any position in the horizontal working plane as needed. Specifically, the X-direction lateral movement mechanism 21 and the Y-direction lateral movement mechanism 22 have the same structure, and the two are arranged perpendicular to each other.

[0034] This example takes the X-axis lateral movement mechanism as an example. Figure 2The X-direction lateral movement mechanism is used to realize the driving displacement of the ice block to be drilled along the X-direction, and includes a lateral movement guide rail 23, a lateral movement slider 24, and a limit rod 25. The lateral movement guide rail 23 is arranged along the X-direction and fixed to the frame 1. In this example, the lateral movement guide rail 23 adopts a ball screw driven by a motor. The lateral movement slider 24 is slidably nested on the lateral movement guide rail 23. In this example, the lateral movement slider 24 cooperates with the ball screw. When the ball screw rotates in different directions, the lateral movement slider moves in different directions along the ball screw. In order to realize the movement of the ice block to be drilled along the X direction, the transverse sliding block of the transverse mechanism is connected with an X-direction positioning frame. The X-direction positioning frame realizes the displacement of the ice block to be drilled along the X direction by limiting the ice block to be drilled in the X direction. Specifically, in this example, the X-direction positioning frame is two parallel limit rods 25. The limit rods 25 are used to fit and contact with the two sides of the ice block to be drilled in the X direction and are relatively fixed with the transverse sliding block 24. Therefore, under the drive of the transverse sliding block 24, the ice block to be drilled is driven to realize the displacement of the X direction.

[0035] Considering that the ice blocks to be drilled have different specifications and sizes, in order to improve the applicability of the device, the transverse movement mechanism also includes a spacing adjustment component. For details, see Figure 2 , the spacing adjustment component is connected between the transverse slider 24 and the limit rod 25, and is used to adjust the spacing between the two limit rods 25, so that the two limit rods 25 can be reliably clamped on both sides of ice blocks to be drilled of different specifications and sizes. In this example, the spacing adjustment component includes a mounting plate 26, a mounting block 27, and a mounting hole 28. The mounting plate 26 is relatively fixed to the transverse slider 24. In this embodiment, in order to ensure the stability of the X-axis positioning frame, two transverse sliders 24 are provided at the transverse guide rail 23, and the mounting plate 26 is fixedly connected to the two transverse sliders 24. The mounting block 27 is fixed to the mounting plate 26 by bolts, and two mounting blocks are provided. The two limit rods 25 are respectively bolted to the top of the corresponding mounting block 27. In this example, the mounting block 27 has a certain height, thereby ensuring the layout height of the limit rod 25, so that the limit rod 25 is clamped at the middle position of both sides of the ice block to be drilled, ensuring the clamping stability and reliability. However, in order to adjust the distance between the two limit rods 25, a plurality of adjustment holes 28 are provided at the connection between the limit rod 25 and the mounting block 27 along the axial array of the rod body. By adjusting the positions of the adjustment holes of the bolt connection between the limit rod 25 and the mounting block 27 differently, the purpose of changing the distance between the two limit rods 25 is achieved.

[0036] In this embodiment, in order to avoid the device being too large, the length of the transverse guide rail 23 is limited, and the moving range of the transverse slider 24 is reduced due to the limited length of the transverse guide rail 23. In order to increase the moving range of the transverse slider 24 without increasing the length of the transverse guide rail 23, in this embodiment, one of the limit rods 25 of the X-axis positioning frame is L-shaped, and the mounting block corresponding to the limit rod 25 is arranged at the corresponding end of the L-shaped rod body. On the one hand, compared with two parallel straight rods, the spacing between the two mounting blocks can be reduced, thereby reducing the length of the mounting plate and the spacing between the two transverse sliders 24, thereby avoiding the excessive spacing between the transverse sliders 24 leading to a too small moving range along the transverse guide rail. In this example, another limit rod of the X-axis positioning frame is set as a straight rod, so that when the transverse slider moves to the end of the straight rod side, the limit rod 25 is still within the range of the frame, avoiding exceeding the frame and interfering with the surrounding working environment.

[0037] The drilling mechanism 3 is used to drill the ice to get the ball. In this embodiment, see Figure 3 The drilling mechanism 3 includes two ball-taking drills 31 that are relatively movable and arranged along the Z direction. The upper hemisphere and the lower hemisphere of the formed ice ball are drilled by the two ball-taking drills 31 on both sides of the ice block. In order to realize the corresponding movement of the two ball-taking drills 31 along the Z direction, in this embodiment, the drilling mechanism 3 also includes an upward movement component and a downward movement component for correspondingly driving the ball-taking drills 31. Specifically, the upward movement component or the downward movement component includes a vertical moving screw that is relatively fixed to the frame 1 and arranged along the Z direction. In this example, the vertical moving screw 32 adopts a ball screw; a vertical moving connecting plate 33 is embedded in the vertical moving screw 32, and the ball-taking drill 31 is relatively fixed to the vertical moving connecting plate 33 on the corresponding side, so that the vertical moving screw 32 rotates under the drive of the motor, thereby driving the vertical moving connecting plate 22 to move up and down along the screw, and then the ball-taking drill 31 and the vertical moving connecting plate follow each other to realize the drilling and withdrawal of the ball-taking drill 31.

[0038] In this embodiment, in order to further increase the stability of the drilling mechanism operation, see Figure 3 The drilling mechanism 3 also includes a vertical guide rail 34, which is relatively fixed to the frame 1 and arranged along the Z direction. A vertical sliding block matching the vertical guide rail 34 is provided at the vertical connecting plate 33, thereby improving the stability of the ball drill 31 when moving through the sliding of the vertical sliding block along the rail. In order to further improve the running stability of the vertical connecting plate 33, see Figure 3 In this example, an auxiliary slide rail 35 is provided on one side of the vertical moving connecting plate 33 , and a sliding member that is engaged and slides on the auxiliary slide rail 35 is fixedly provided on the side of the vertical moving connecting plate 33 .

[0039] The ice pressing mechanism 4 is used to press against the top of the ice block to be drilled, so as to prevent the ice block from moving due to the force when the lower ball-taking drill 31 is pushed vertically upward, thereby affecting the formation of the ice ball. Figure 4The ice pressing mechanism includes an ice pressing plate 41, which is used to press against the top of the ice to be drilled. The bottom of the ice pressing plate 41 is provided with an elastic material layer. In this example, the elastic material layer is a rubber layer, thereby increasing the contact friction between the ice pressing plate 41 and the ice to ensure stable pressing. In this example, an ice drilling hole 411 matching the ball reaming drill is opened at the end side of one end of the ice pressing plate 41, which is used to pass the ice reaming drill, thereby achieving a larger area of ​​pressing against the ice without affecting the drilling of the ice reaming drill.

[0040] In order to achieve the adaptability of the ice pressing plate 41 to ice cubes of different thicknesses, in this embodiment, an adjusting rod 42 is provided at the corresponding end side of the ice pressing plate 41, and an adjusting cylinder 43 is provided at one end of the adjusting rod 42. The adjusting cylinder 43 is relatively fixed to the frame through a fixing plate 44, thereby driving the adjusting rod 42 to move up and down along the Z direction by the extension and contraction of the adjusting cylinder 43, thereby achieving the adjustment of the height position of the ice pressing plate 41. However, considering that the deformation range of the elastic material layer is small, in order to avoid the ice cubes being damaged due to the hard contact between the ice pressing plate and the ice cubes, in this embodiment, the adjusting rod 42 is penetrated at the corresponding end of the ice pressing plate 41, and a limiting plate 421 is provided on both sides of the ice pressing plate 41 on the adjusting rod 42, wherein a clamping spring 422 is provided between one of the limiting plates 421 and the ice pressing plate 41, thereby avoiding the problem that the clamping force between the ice pressing plate and the ice cubes is constant under the elastic deformation of the clamping spring 422, which affects the displacement of the ice cubes under the drive of the transverse movement mechanism.

[0041] In order to ensure the stability of the ice pressing plate 41 when it moves and presses, in this embodiment, see Figure 4 A support slide 45 is slidably provided at the vertical guide rail 34, and the top of the support slide 45 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the ice pressing plate 41, thereby providing a certain supporting force to the ice pressing plate 41 through the support slide 45, thereby achieving stability when the ice pressing plate 41 moves and presses.

[0042] The ice receiving mechanism 5 is arranged below the transverse movement mechanism 2 and is used to receive the ice balls dropped after drilling. Figure 5 In this embodiment, the ice receiving mechanism 5 includes an inclined ice receiving groove 51, so that after the ice ball falls into the ice receiving groove 51, it moves along the groove by its own gravity and is collected at the groove. In order to prevent the ice ball from being damaged after falling into the ice receiving groove 51, a buffer hole 54 is opened in the ice receiving groove 51 at the position where the ice ball falls. The diameter of the buffer hole 54 is smaller than the diameter of the ice ball, and an elastic buffer layer is attached to the ice receiving groove 51. In this embodiment, the elastic buffer layer is a soft silicone plate. Therefore, the buffer hole 54 and the elastic buffer layer can achieve buffering after the ice ball falls, ensuring the integrity of the appearance of the ice ball.

[0043] When the drilling mechanism 3 is working to drill the ice and retrieve the ball, the two ball-retrieving drills 31 advance simultaneously, drilling into the upper and lower sides of the ice block respectively, and the lower ball-retrieving drill retreats after drilling to the general position of the ice ball, and the upper ball-retrieving drill continues to drill under the drive of the downward moving assembly until the ice ball is formed and falls. However, considering that the falling position of the ice ball is vertically aligned with the lower ball-retrieving drill, in order to avoid position interference between the ice receiving mechanism 5 and the lower ball-retrieving drill, in this example, see Figure 5 The ice receiving trough 51 is arranged on one side of the lower ball taking drill and driven by the ice receiving cylinder 52. Specifically, the ice receiving cylinder 52 is relatively fixed to the frame 1 through the U-shaped connecting groove 53. The ice receiving trough 51 is fixedly connected to the moving end of the ice receiving cylinder 52 through the connecting piece. Therefore, under the drive of the ice receiving cylinder 52, the ice receiving trough 51 can realize horizontal linear motion. Therefore, when the lower ball taking drill is retracted, the ice receiving cylinder 52 drives the ice receiving trough 51 to move to the upper part of the lower ball taking drill and wait for the ice ball to fall. After the ice ball falls, the ice receiving cylinder 52 is retracted and the ice receiving trough 51 is reset. Among them, the connecting groove 53 can be used to fix the ice receiving cylinder on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can form a channel for the movement of the ice ball between the ice receiving trough 51 and the ice receiving trough after the ice receiving trough 51 is extended, so as to facilitate the collection of ice balls.

[0044] Although some preferred embodiments of the present application have been described, those skilled in the art may make other changes and modifications to these embodiments once they have learned the basic creative concept. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments and all changes and modifications that fall within the scope of the present application.

[0045] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventive concept. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present application fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalents, the present application is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. An ice ball drilling device, comprising a frame, characterized in that: The invention also includes a transverse movement mechanism which is relatively fixed to the frame and is used to clamp and move the ice cubes to be drilled along the X direction or the Y direction, a drilling mechanism which is arranged on both sides of the transverse movement mechanism along the Z direction and is provided with a ball-taking drill which can move relatively along the Z direction, an ice pressing mechanism which is arranged above the transverse movement mechanism and is used to press the ice cubes to be drilled, and an ice receiving mechanism which is arranged below the transverse movement mechanism.

2. The ice ball drilling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transverse movement mechanism includes a transverse movement guide rail arranged correspondingly along the X direction or the Y direction, a transverse movement slider used to slide along the corresponding transverse movement guide rail, and an X-direction positioning frame and a Y-direction positioning frame fixed relatively to the corresponding transverse movement slider and stacked up and down accordingly; the X-direction positioning frame and the Y-direction positioning frame respectively include two limit rods with adjustable spacing and arranged in parallel.

3. The ice ball drilling device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A spacing adjustment component is provided between the transverse sliding block and the X-axis positioning frame and / or the Y-axis positioning frame, and the spacing adjustment component includes a mounting plate fixed relatively to the transverse sliding block, and a mounting block for correspondingly connecting the mounting plate and the limit rod, and a plurality of adjustment holes are provided in an array with equal spacing along the direction in which the spacing of the limit rods is to be adjusted on the mounting plate and / or the limit rod.

4. The ice ball drilling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice pressing mechanism comprises an ice pressing plate for pressing against the top of the ice block to be drilled, an adjusting rod passing through the corresponding end of the ice pressing plate, and an adjusting cylinder fixed to one end of the adjusting rod and fixedly arranged relative to the frame.

5. The ice ball drilling device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The regulating rod is provided with two limit plates respectively located at two sides of the ice pressing plate, and the regulating rod is provided with a compression spring between any of the limit plates and the ice pressing plate.

6. The ice ball drilling device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The ice pressing plate is provided with an ice drilling hole corresponding to the ball retrieval drill; and the bottom of the ice pressing plate is provided with an elastic material layer.

7. The ice ball drilling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drilling mechanism includes a downward moving component, an upward moving component, a vertical moving guide rail arranged along the Z direction and fixed to the frame, and a vertical moving slider used for sliding along the vertical moving guide rail and fixed to the corresponding downward moving component or upward moving component respectively.

8. The ice ball drilling device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The ice pressing mechanism comprises a supporting slide correspondingly sliding along the vertical guide rail.

9. The ice ball drilling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice receiving mechanism comprises an ice receiving trough and an ice receiving cylinder which is fixed relatively to the frame and is used for driving the ice receiving trough to be placed at the place where the ice ball falls.

10. The ice ball drilling device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The ice receiving groove is provided with a buffer hole having a diameter smaller than that of the ice ball corresponding to the place where the ice ball falls, and an elastic buffer layer is arranged in the ice receiving groove.

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