Indoor snow maker

By designing a rotatable top structure of the case in an indoor snow making machine, multi-directional adjustment of the injection angle is achieved, which solves the problem that existing equipment cannot meet different usage needs and improves the flexibility of the equipment.

CN222670405UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-25HAINAN XUEXIANG ICE & SNOW TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421451859.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-25
Publication Date
2025-03-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-25

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Technical Problem

The existing indoor snow making machine is not convenient to adjust the jet angle and cannot meet different usage needs.

Method used

An indoor snow maker is designed, adopting a rotatable housing top structure, including a rotating shaft, a transverse plate, a fixed block, a rotating rod and a connecting arm. Through the motor driving gears and worm systems, multi-directional adjustment of the nozzle is achieved.

Benefits of technology

It realizes flexible adjustment of the injection angle, meets the injection needs at different locations, and improves the flexibility of the equipment.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the field of snowmakers, particularly relates to an indoor snowmaker, and aims to solve the problems that the spraying angle is inconvenient to adjust and different use requirements cannot be met in the prior art, the indoor snowmaker comprises a machine shell and a heat exchanger, an air inlet and a nozzle are arranged on the machine shell, a snowmaking fan is arranged in the air inlet, and a snowmaking fan is arranged in the heat exchanger. A water mist generator is arranged in the nozzle, the heat exchanger is installed in the middle of an inner cavity of the machine shell, the inner cavity of the machine shell is divided into an air inlet cavity and an air outlet cavity by the heat exchanger, the air inlet is communicated with the air inlet cavity, the nozzle is communicated with the air outlet cavity, the nozzle is arranged on the top face of the machine shell, and the air inlet is communicated with the air outlet cavity. One end of the nozzle is fixedly communicated with one end of a corrugated pipe, the other end of the corrugated pipe is fixedly communicated with a nozzle, a rotating shaft is rotatably mounted at the top of the machine shell, the spraying angle of the nozzle can be conveniently adjusted in multiple directions, and the spraying requirements of different positions are met.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of snowmaking machines, in particular to an indoor snowmaking machine. Background Art

[0002] Snowmaking machine is a device used to make artificial snow. It mixes water and air and sprays it into the air under specific temperature and humidity conditions, so that water molecules cool and crystallize to form snowflakes. Since it is mainly a mixture of water and air, it will not cause any harm to the human body even if people eat it. Snowmaking machines are usually used in ski resorts, ski slopes, ice rinks and other places where snow is needed.

[0003] After searching, the patent document with publication (announcement) number: CN206861949U discloses an indoor snowmaking machine, including: a casing and a heat exchanger, the casing is provided with an air inlet and a nozzle, the air inlet is provided with a snowmaking fan, the nozzle is provided with a water mist generator, the heat exchanger is installed in the middle of the inner cavity of the casing, the inner cavity of the casing is divided into an air inlet cavity and an air outlet cavity by the heat exchanger, the air inlet is connected to the air inlet cavity, the nozzle is connected to the air outlet cavity, and the nozzle is arranged on the top surface of the casing. The utility model has a wider application range and a simpler assembly process.

[0004] The above patent is not convenient for adjusting the spray angle and cannot meet different usage requirements. Therefore, we propose an indoor snowmaking machine to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model aims to solve the shortcomings of the prior art that it is inconvenient to adjust the spray angle and cannot meet different usage requirements, and proposes an indoor snowmaking machine.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] An indoor snowmaking machine comprises: a casing and a heat exchanger, wherein the casing is provided with an air inlet and a nozzle, the air inlet is provided with a snowmaking fan, the nozzle is provided with a water mist generator, the heat exchanger is installed in the middle of the inner cavity of the casing, the inner cavity of the casing is divided into an air inlet cavity and an air outlet cavity by the heat exchanger, the air inlet is communicated with the air inlet cavity, the nozzle is communicated with the air outlet cavity, the nozzle is arranged on the top surface of the casing, one end of the nozzle is fixedly connected with one end of a bellows, the other end of the bellows is fixedly connected with a nozzle, and the top of the casing A rotating shaft is rotatably installed, a horizontal plate is fixedly installed on the top of the rotating shaft, two fixed blocks are fixedly installed on the top of the horizontal plate, a rotating groove is opened on one side of the two fixed blocks, a rotating rod is rotatably installed in the two rotating grooves, a same connecting arm is fixedly installed on one end of the two rotating rods, a connecting block is fixedly installed on the bottom of the connecting arm, the connecting block is fixedly connected to the outer side of the nozzle, an up and down rotating mechanism is provided on one of the two fixed blocks, the up and down rotating mechanism cooperates with the rotating rod, a steering mechanism is provided on the top of the casing, and the steering mechanism cooperates with the rotating shaft.

[0008] Preferably, the steering mechanism comprises a first motor fixedly mounted on the top of the housing, and a first gear is fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the first motor.

[0009] Preferably, a second gear is meshed with the first gear, and the second gear is fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the rotating shaft.

[0010] Preferably, the up-and-down rotating mechanism comprises a second motor fixedly mounted on the top of the fixed block, and a worm is fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the second motor.

[0011] Preferably, the outer fixing sleeve of the rotating rod is provided with a worm gear, and the worm is meshed with the worm gear.

[0012] Preferably, a connecting groove is provided on one side of the fixed block, the connecting groove is communicated with the corresponding rotating groove, the worm and the worm wheel are both located in the connecting groove, and the output shaft of the second motor extends into the connecting groove.

[0013] Preferably, a bearing is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the bottom of the connecting groove, and the bottom end of the worm is fixedly connected to the inner ring of the bearing.

[0014] In the utility model, the indoor snowmaking machine has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] When the spray angle needs to be adjusted, the first motor drives the first gear to rotate, the first gear drives the second gear to rotate, the second gear drives the rotating shaft to rotate, the rotating shaft drives the horizontal plate to rotate, the horizontal plate drives the two fixed blocks to rotate, and then drives the connecting arm to swing forward or backward, the connecting arm drives the nozzle to swing forward or backward through the connecting block to change the spray angle, the second motor drives the worm to rotate, the worm drives the worm wheel to rotate, the worm wheel drives the rotating rod to rotate, the rotating rod drives the connecting arm to swing upward or downward, and then drives the nozzle to swing upward or downward through the connecting block to change the spray angle;

[0016] The utility model is convenient for adjusting the spraying angle of the nozzle in multiple directions to meet the spraying requirements of different positions. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the indoor snowmaking machine proposed by the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a side view structural schematic diagram of the rotating shaft, fixed block, rotating rod, connecting arm and upper and lower rotating mechanism of the indoor snowmaking machine proposed by the utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic structural diagram of the bellows and nozzle of the indoor snowmaking machine proposed by the utility model.

[0020] In the figure: 1. casing; 2. heat exchanger; 3. snowmaking fan; 4. air inlet; 5. nozzle; 6. air inlet chamber; 7. air outlet chamber; 8. bellows; 9. nozzle; 10.; 11. rotating shaft; 12. cross plate; 13. fixing block; 14. rotating rod; 15. connecting arm; 16. connecting block; 17. first motor; 18. first gear; 19. second gear; 20. rotating groove; 21. connecting groove; 22. worm gear; 23. worm; 24. second motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments.

[0022] Embodiment 1

[0023] Reference Figure 1-Figure 3The indoor snowmaking machine comprises: a casing 1 and a heat exchanger 2. The casing 1 is provided with an air inlet 4 and a nozzle 5. The air inlet 4 is provided with a snowmaking fan 3. The nozzle 5 is provided with a water mist generator. The heat exchanger 2 is installed in the middle of the inner cavity of the casing 1. The inner cavity of the casing 1 is divided into an air inlet chamber 6 and an air outlet chamber 7 by the heat exchanger 2. The air inlet 4 is communicated with the air inlet chamber 6. The nozzle 5 is communicated with the air outlet chamber 7. The nozzle 5 is arranged on the top surface of the casing 1. The snowmaking fan 3 sucks air from the air inlet 4 into the air inlet chamber 6. After the air is cooled by the heat exchanger 2, the cold air is blown to the water mist generator in the nozzle 5. In addition to the water inlet In addition, there is also a stream of compressed air with a pressure of about 6 kilograms. The water mist generator is actually cold water and compressed air that pass through a special nozzle to form water mist. The cold air generated in the snowmaking machine creates a local low temperature. The water mist generated by the water mist generator forms crystals under local low temperature conditions, and the crystals are ejected from the nozzle 5. The water mist generator can be supplied with water through an external pipeline, or a water injection port sealed and connected to the water mist generator can be set on the nozzle 5 to supply water; this part is disclosed in the patent document with publication number: CN206861949U, which is a prior art and is directly quoted.

[0024] One end of the nozzle 5 is fixedly connected to one end of the bellows 8, and the other end of the bellows 8 is fixedly connected to the nozzle 9. A rotating shaft 11 is rotatably installed on the top of the casing 1, and a horizontal plate 12 is fixedly installed on the top of the rotating shaft 11. Two fixed blocks 13 are fixedly installed on the top of the horizontal plate 12. A rotating groove 20 is opened on one side of the two fixed blocks 13, and a rotating rod 14 is rotatably installed in the two rotating grooves 20. The same connecting arm 15 is fixedly installed on one end of the two rotating rods 14, and a connecting block 16 is fixedly installed on the bottom of the connecting arm 15. The connecting block 16 is fixedly connected to the outer side of the nozzle 9. An up and down rotating mechanism is provided on one of the two fixed blocks 13, and the up and down rotating mechanism cooperates with the rotating rod 14. A steering mechanism is provided on the top of the casing 1, and the steering mechanism cooperates with the rotating shaft 11.

[0025] In this embodiment, the steering mechanism includes a first motor 17 fixedly mounted on the top of the housing 1 , and a first gear 18 is fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the first motor 17 .

[0026] In this embodiment, the first gear 18 is meshed with the second gear 19 , and the second gear 19 is fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the rotating shaft 11 .

[0027] In this embodiment, the up-and-down rotating mechanism includes a second motor 24 fixedly mounted on the top of the fixed block 13 , and a worm 23 is fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the second motor 24 .

[0028] In this embodiment, a worm gear 22 is disposed on the outer fixed sleeve of the rotating rod 14 , and the worm 23 is meshed with the worm gear 22 .

[0029] In this embodiment, a connecting groove 21 is opened on one side of the fixed block 13 , the connecting groove 21 is connected to the corresponding rotating groove 20 , the worm 23 and the worm wheel 22 are both located in the connecting groove 21 , and the output shaft of the second motor 24 extends into the connecting groove 21 .

[0030] In this embodiment, a bearing is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the bottom of the connecting groove 21, and the bottom end of the worm 23 is fixedly connected to the inner ring of the bearing.

[0031] In this embodiment, the crystals ejected from the nozzle 5 are sprayed into the room through the bellows 8 and the nozzle 9, and are cooled during the descent process to form snowflakes. When the spray angle needs to be adjusted, the first motor 17 drives the first gear 18 to rotate, the first gear 18 drives the second gear 19 to rotate, the second gear 19 drives the rotating shaft 11 to rotate, the rotating shaft 11 drives the cross plate 12 to rotate, the cross plate 12 drives the two fixed blocks 13 to rotate, and then drives the connecting arm 15 to swing forward or backward, the connecting arm 15 drives the nozzle 9 to swing forward or backward through the connecting block 16 to change the spray angle, the worm 23 is driven to rotate by the second motor 24, the worm 23 drives the worm wheel 22 to rotate, the worm wheel 22 drives the rotating rod 14 to rotate, the rotating rod 14 drives the connecting arm 15 to swing upward or downward, and then drives the nozzle 9 to swing upward or downward through the connecting block 16 to change the spray angle.

[0032] Embodiment 2

[0033] The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that a protective cover 10 is fixedly installed on the top of the casing 1, and the first motor 17, the first gear 18, and the second gear 19 are all located in the protective cover 10. A circular hole is opened on the top of the protective cover 10, and the top end of the rotating shaft 11 passes through the circular hole. The setting of the protective cover 10 prevents the first motor 17, the first gear 18, and the second gear 19 from being directly exposed to the outside.

[0034] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention according to the technical scheme and the utility model concept of the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. Indoor snowmaking machine, including: A casing (1) and a heat exchanger (2), wherein the casing (1) is provided with an air inlet (4) and a nozzle (5), wherein a snow-making blower (3) is arranged in the air inlet (4), and a water mist generator is arranged in the nozzle (5), wherein the heat exchanger (2) is installed in the middle of the inner cavity of the casing (1), and the inner cavity of the casing (1) is divided into an air inlet chamber (6) and an air outlet chamber (7) by the heat exchanger (2), wherein the air inlet (4) is connected to the air inlet chamber (6), and the nozzle (5) is connected to the air outlet chamber (7), and wherein the nozzle (5) is arranged on the top surface of the casing (1), and wherein the nozzle (5) is fixedly connected to one end of a bellows (8), and the other end of the bellows (8) is fixedly connected to a nozzle (9), and the top of the casing (1) is rotatably mounted. A rotating shaft (11) is provided, a horizontal plate (12) is fixedly installed on the top of the rotating shaft (11), two fixed blocks (13) are fixedly installed on the top of the horizontal plate (12), a rotating groove (20) is opened on one side of the two fixed blocks (13), a rotating rod (14) is rotatably installed in the two rotating grooves (20), a same connecting arm (15) is fixedly installed on one end of the two rotating rods (14), a connecting block (16) is fixedly installed on the bottom of the connecting arm (15), and the connecting block (16) is fixedly connected to the outer side of the nozzle (9), one of the two fixed blocks (13) is provided with an up-and-down rotating mechanism, and the up-and-down rotating mechanism cooperates with the rotating rod (14), and a steering mechanism is provided on the top of the housing (1), and the steering mechanism cooperates with the rotating shaft (11).

2. The indoor snowmaking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The steering mechanism comprises a first motor (17) fixedly mounted on the top of the housing (1), and a first gear (18) is fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the first motor (17).

3. The indoor snowmaking machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first gear (18) is meshed with a second gear (19), and the second gear (19) is fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the rotating shaft (11).

4. The indoor snowmaking machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The up-and-down rotating mechanism comprises a second motor (24) fixedly mounted on the top of the fixed block (13), and a worm (23) is fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the second motor (24).

5. The indoor snowmaking machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The outer fixed sleeve of the rotating rod (14) is provided with a worm wheel (22), and the worm (23) is meshed with the worm wheel (22).

6. The indoor snowmaking machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: A connecting groove (21) is provided on one side of the fixed block (13), the connecting groove (21) is communicated with the corresponding rotating groove (20), the worm (23) and the worm wheel (22) are both located in the connecting groove (21), and the output shaft of the second motor (24) extends into the connecting groove (21).

7. The indoor snowmaking machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: A bearing is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the bottom of the connecting groove (21), and the bottom end of the worm (23) is fixedly connected to the inner ring of the bearing.

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Patent Citations

  • Indoor snow machine

    CN206861949U