Discharging pipe device
By adopting an integrated structure, an internal sealing body and an anti-disconnection design in the cutting pipe device of the snowflake ice machine, the problems of lax sealing and water leakage in the prior art are solved, and better sealing effect and user experience are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421481298.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-28
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-25
AI Technical Summary
The cutting pipe device of the existing snowflake ice machine adopts a segmented structure, which can easily lead to problems of lax sealing and water leakage.
A cutting pipe device is designed, adopting an integrated structure, with a sealing body and anti-disconnection. The sealing body is sealed and in contact with the inner wall of the discharge nozzle under the action of gravity to prevent liquid from flowing out; the anti-disconnection is arranged on the inner wall of the blanking barrel to prevent the sealing body from falling off.
The simple and reliable structure of the cutting pipe device is realized, ensuring the sealing effect, preventing water leakage, and preventing the sealing body from falling off when inverted.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ice making machines, and more specifically to a feeding pipe device of an ice making machine. Background Art
[0002] Various types of ice machines have long entered the daily lives of ordinary people. A common type of ice machine is the flake ice machine, which produces small particles of various shapes, which are relatively small and moist, with an appropriate water content. The temperature of the cut ice is slightly below zero degrees, and it has good plasticity, is easy to take and stack, and can penetrate into narrow gaps. It cools quickly and can be used to make shaved ice of different flavors. It can also provide an ice source for ice baths in chemical experiments, and is subsequently used in many fields. Specifically, the flake ice machine has an evaporator cylinder, a snow-making knife assembly, a drive motor, a liquid feeding device and other structures, wherein the liquid feeding device includes a feeding mechanism for guiding the liquid for making crushed ice to the evaporator cylinder for ice making.
[0003] The existing snowflake ice machine adopts a split structure, and the lower end is installed in sections. Since the lower end is not an integrated structure, the components are easily loosened from each other, resulting in a bad user experience of the product, and the sectioned structure is prone to poor sealing and water leakage.
[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide an improved feed pipe device to overcome the above-mentioned defects of the prior art. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to solve the above-mentioned problem and provide a feeding pipe device.
[0006] In order to meet the purpose of the utility model, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:
[0007] A feeding pipe device includes a feeding pipe, a sealing body and an anti-slipping plug; the feeding pipe has a feeding barrel, the bottom of the feeding barrel forms a discharge nozzle which is connected to the inside of the feeding barrel, the sealing body is arranged in the discharge nozzle, and is arranged to be in sealing contact with the inner wall of the discharge nozzle under the action of gravity to prevent liquid material from flowing out of the feeding barrel from the discharge nozzle; the anti-slipping plug is arranged on the inner wall of the feeding barrel, and is arranged to prevent the sealing body from escaping from the feeding barrel.
[0008] Preferably, the discharge nozzle has a sealing inner wall that gradually shrinks from top to bottom; the sealing body is a sealing ball; and the spherical surface of the sealing ball fits with the sealing inner wall.
[0009] Preferably, the anti-dropping plug has a first tube body, and the inner diameter of the first tube body is smaller than the outer diameter of the sealing ball.
[0010] Preferably, at least one damping groove is provided on the outer wall of the first tube body of the anti-dropping plug, a damping ring is embedded in the damping groove, and the damping ring is interference fit with the inner wall of the blanking barrel.
[0011] Preferably, the anti-dropping plug is also provided with a second tube body located at the top end of the first tube body and connected to the first tube body; a tensioning rib is protruded on the outer wall of the second tube body, and the tensioning rib is interference fit with the inner wall of the blanking barrel.
[0012] Further preferably, the outer diameter of the first tube body is smaller than the outer diameter of the second tube body, thereby forming a first step portion between the outer wall of the first tube body and the outer wall of the second tube body; a corresponding second step portion is formed on the inner wall of the blanking barrel; and the first step portion fits with the second step portion.
[0013] Optionally, the bottom end surface of the first tube forms a blocking portion for preventing the sealing ball from escaping from the top of the blanking barrel.
[0014] Preferably, the discharge pipe also has a docking pipe which is arranged at the top end of the discharge barrel and is in communication with the discharge barrel.
[0015] Preferably, the docking tube includes a bottom wall which is arranged at the top end of the blanking tube and communicates with the top end of the blanking tube, and an annular side wall formed from the periphery of the bottom wall.
[0016] Preferably, the second tube body has a flow-guiding inner wall, and the angle between the flow-guiding inner wall and the vertical direction is 150-160 degrees.
[0017] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial technical effects of the utility model are as follows:
[0018] In the discharge pipe device provided by the present invention, since the discharge pipe is an integrated structure with a sealing body and an anti-detachment plug arranged therein, the overall structure is simple and reliable, the assembly is simple, and the user experience is good; secondly, the sealing body is arranged in the discharge nozzle, and is arranged to be in sealing contact with the inner wall of the discharge nozzle under the action of gravity to prevent the ice-making liquid from flowing out of the discharge barrel from the discharge nozzle, so that the discharge nozzle is sealed by the gravity of the sealing body itself, thereby preventing leakage; and the anti-detachment plug is arranged on the inner wall of the discharge barrel, so when the user inverts the entire discharge pipe device, the sealing body is blocked by the anti-detachment plug and cannot be detached from the discharge pipe.
[0019] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be partially given in the following description, which will become apparent from the following description or be understood through the practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and easily understood from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0021] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of a feed pipe device according to an embodiment of the utility model.
[0022] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The three-dimensional structural exploded view of the feed tube device shown.
[0023] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A structural cross-sectional view of the feed pipe device shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention and cannot be interpreted as limiting the present invention.
[0025] It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, unless expressly stated, the singular forms "one", "said", and "the" used herein may also include plural forms. It should be further understood that the term "comprising" used in the specification of the present utility model refers to the presence of the features, integers, steps, operations, elements and / or components, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements and / or components, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and / or their groups. It should be understood that when we say that an element is "connected" or "coupled" to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to other elements, or there may be intermediate elements. In addition, the "connection" or "coupling" used here may include wireless connection or wireless coupling. The term "and / or" used here includes all or any unit and all combinations of one or more associated listed items.
[0026] It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical terms and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as the general understanding of ordinary technicians in the field to which the utility model belongs. It should also be understood that terms such as those defined in general dictionaries should be understood to have the same meaning as the meaning in the context of the prior art, and will not be interpreted with idealized or overly formal meanings unless specifically defined as here.
[0027] In one embodiment of the present invention, reference Figure 1-3, a feeding pipe device 100 is provided, including a feeding pipe 10, a sealing body 20 and an anti-dropping plug 30.
[0028] Here, the feed pipe 10 guides the liquid for making crushed ice to the evaporator cylinder so that the liquid can be cooled and solidified in the evaporator cylinder to achieve ice making. The feed pipe 10 can be made of, for example, plastic to reduce the weight of the entire ice maker, thereby improving the portability of the entire machine. Of course, in other embodiments of the utility model, the feed pipe 10 can also be made of metal materials such as stainless steel, and the utility model is not limited to this.
[0029] In one embodiment, the feed pipe 10 has a feed barrel 12, and the bottom of the feed barrel 12 forms a discharge nozzle 122 that is in communication with the interior of the feed barrel 12. The discharge nozzle 122 is the most distal flow guiding component of the entire feed pipe device 100, and is usually connected to the evaporator cylinder, so as to guide the ice-making liquid into the evaporator cylinder.
[0030] It should be noted that when it is not necessary to guide the liquid, it is necessary to seal the discharge nozzle 122 of the discharge barrel 12 of the discharge pipe 10. For this purpose, a sealing body 20 is provided and arranged in the discharge nozzle 122. Under the action of gravity, the sealing body 20 is in sealing contact with the inner wall of the discharge nozzle 122, thereby forming an annular sealing contact between the two, so that the ice-making liquid can be prevented from flowing out of the discharge barrel 12 from the discharge nozzle 122.
[0031] Here, the sealing body 20 is preferably formed of plastic with a certain elasticity, so that when it contacts the inner wall of the discharge nozzle 122 , it can produce a certain elastic deformation, thereby increasing the contact degree with the inner wall, and finally enhancing the sealing effect on the discharge nozzle 122 .
[0032] In order to prevent the user from accidentally turning the entire discharge pipe device 100 upside down and causing the sealing body 20 to detach from the top of the discharge barrel 12, an anti-detachment plug 30 can be provided in the discharge barrel 12. The anti-detachment plug 30 is in close contact with the inner wall of the discharge barrel 12, which is equivalent to the anti-detachment plug 30 being fixed to the inner wall. Therefore, the sealing body 20 is blocked by the anti-detachment plug 30 and cannot detach from the top of the discharge barrel 12.
[0033] In the above embodiment, since the discharge pipe 10 is an integrated structure, a sealing body 20 and an anti-detachment plug 30 are arranged therein, so the overall structure is simple and reliable, the assembly is simple, and the user experience is good; secondly, the sealing body 20 is arranged in the discharge nozzle 122, and is arranged to be in sealing contact with the inner wall of the discharge nozzle 122 under the action of gravity to prevent liquid material from flowing out of the discharge nozzle 122 from the discharge nozzle 122 to the outside of the discharge barrel 12, so that the discharge nozzle 122 is sealed by the gravity of the sealing body 20 itself, thereby preventing the ice-making liquid from leaking; and the anti-detachment plug 30 is arranged on the inner wall of the discharge barrel 12, so when the user inverts the entire discharge pipe device 100, the sealing body 20 is blocked by the anti-detachment plug 30 and cannot be detached from the discharge pipe 10.
[0034] In order to achieve a better sealing effect, the following settings can be made: the discharge nozzle 122 has a sealing inner wall 1222 that gradually shrinks from top to bottom; the sealing body 20 is a sealing ball 20; the spherical surface of the sealing ball 20 fits with the sealing inner wall 1222. The sealing inner wall 1222 that gradually shrinks from top to bottom and the spherical sealing body (sealing ball 20) can make the sealing ball 20 fit with the sealing inner wall 1222 as much as possible under the action of its own gravity, thereby increasing the contact area between the two and ultimately enhancing the effect of waterproofing and leakage prevention.
[0035] Preferably, in one embodiment, the anti-dropping plug 30 has a first tube body 32, and the inner diameter of the first tube body 32 is smaller than the outer diameter of the sealing ball 20. Through this setting, when the sealing ball 20 moves to the top of the blanking barrel 12, it is blocked by the first tube body 32 and cannot escape.
[0036] In order to further enhance the fastening effect of the anti-slip plug 30, at least one damping groove 322 may be provided on the outer wall of the first tube body 32 of the anti-slip plug 30, and a damping ring 40 is embedded in the damping groove 322, and the damping ring 40 is interference fit with the inner wall of the blanking barrel 12. Since the damping ring 40 has a strong friction force and forms an interference fit with the inner wall, the strength of the tight fit between the anti-slip plug 30 and the inner wall is comprehensively enhanced, ensuring that when the user inadvertently turns the entire device 100 upside down, when the heavy sealing ball 20 frequently hits the anti-slip plug 30, the anti-slip plug 30 can firmly maintain its position unchanged, thereby preventing itself from loosening and detaching from the inner wall, which causes the sealing ball 20 to also detach from the blanking barrel 12 because it is not blocked.
[0037] In a preferred embodiment, the anti-slipping plug 30 is further provided with a second tube body 34 located at the top of the first tube body 32 and in communication with the first tube body 32; a tensioning rib 341 is convexly provided on the outer wall of the second tube body 34, and the tensioning rib 341 is interference fit with the inner wall of the blanking barrel 12. The interference fit between the tensioning rib 341 and the inner wall also enhances the strength of the tight fit between the anti-slipping plug 30 and the inner wall to a certain extent, which also achieves the technical effect of preventing the anti-slipping plug 30 and the sealing ball 20 from escaping from the blanking barrel 12 to a certain extent.
[0038] In addition, optionally, the outer diameter of the first tube body 32 is smaller than the outer diameter of the second tube body 34, so that a first step portion 37 is formed between the outer wall of the first tube body 32 and the outer wall of the second tube body 34; a corresponding second step portion 129 is formed on the inner wall of the blanking barrel 12; the first step portion 37 fits with the second step portion 129. The mutual cooperation between the two steps enhances the strength of the tight fit between the anti-dropping plug 30 and the inner wall, which can further prevent the sealing ball 20 from escaping from the blanking barrel 12.
[0039] Optionally, a blocking portion 329 for preventing the sealing ball 20 from escaping from the top of the blanking barrel 12 may be formed on the bottom end surface of the first tube body 32. The blocking portion 329 can also prevent the sealing ball 20 from escaping from the anti-detachment plug 30. The blocking portion 329 may be a plate structure on the bottom end surface of the first tube body 32, and an opening may be provided in the middle of the plate body for allowing ice-making liquid to flow through. Preferably, the blocking portion 329 of the plate body structure may be an arc-shaped plate body, for example, an arc-shaped plate body protruding upward or downward, which is not limited in the present invention.
[0040] Preferably, the second tube body 34 has a flow guiding inner wall 342, and the angle between the flow guiding inner wall 342 and the vertical direction is 150-160 degrees. When the angle is set in this range, the flow guiding inner wall 342 can guide the flow of the accumulated water, so that the accumulated water flows smoothly and steadily without obstruction.
[0041] Optionally, the feed pipe 10 further includes a docking pipe 14 disposed at the top of the feed barrel 12 and in communication therewith. The docking pipe 14 is provided to achieve the effect of docking the feed pipe 10 with the water tank of the ice maker, so as to achieve drainage. Further optionally, the docking pipe 14 may have various structures. For example, in one embodiment, the docking pipe 14 may include a bottom wall 13 disposed at the top of the feed barrel 12 and in communication therewith and an annular side wall 15 formed from the periphery of the bottom wall 13. Furthermore, the docking pipe 14 may be made of, for example, plastic.
[0042] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the various operations, methods, steps, measures, and schemes in the processes discussed in this application may be alternated, altered, combined, or deleted. Further, other steps, measures, and schemes in the various operations, methods, and processes discussed in this application may also be alternated, altered, rearranged, decomposed, combined, or deleted. Further, the steps, measures, and schemes in the prior art that are similar to those disclosed in this application may also be alternated, altered, rearranged, decomposed, combined, or deleted.
[0043] The above description is only a partial implementation method of the present application. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principles of the present application. These improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the scope of protection of the present application.
Claims
1. A feeding pipe device, comprising a feeding pipe, characterized in that: It also includes a sealing body and an anti-slip plug; the discharge pipe has a discharge barrel, the bottom of the discharge barrel forms a discharge nozzle which is connected to the inside of the discharge barrel, the sealing body is arranged in the discharge nozzle, and is arranged to be in sealing contact with the inner wall of the discharge nozzle under the action of gravity to prevent liquid material from flowing out of the discharge nozzle from the discharge nozzle; the anti-slip plug is arranged on the inner wall of the discharge barrel, and is arranged to prevent the sealing body from escaping from the discharge barrel.
2. The feed pipe device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharge nozzle has a sealing inner wall which gradually shrinks from top to bottom; the sealing body is a sealing ball; the spherical surface of the sealing ball fits with the sealing inner wall.
3. The feed pipe device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The anti-dropping plug has a first tube body, and the inner diameter of the first tube body is smaller than the outer diameter of the sealing ball.
4. The feed pipe device according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least one damping groove is provided on the outer wall of the first tube body of the anti-dropping plug, a damping ring is embedded in the damping groove, and the damping ring is interference-fitted with the inner wall of the blanking barrel.
5. The feed pipe device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The anti-dropping plug is also provided with a second tube body located at the top end of the first tube body and connected to the first tube body; a tensioning rib is protruded on the outer wall of the second tube body, and the tensioning rib is interference fit with the inner wall of the blanking barrel.
6. The feed pipe device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer diameter of the first tube body is smaller than the outer diameter of the second tube body, so that a first step portion is formed between the outer wall of the first tube body and the outer wall of the second tube body; a corresponding second step portion is formed on the inner wall of the blanking barrel; and the first step portion fits with the second step portion.
7. The feed pipe device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bottom end surface of the first tube forms a blocking portion for preventing the sealing ball from escaping from the top of the blanking barrel.
8. The feed pipe device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharge pipe also has a connection pipe which is arranged at the top end of the discharge barrel and is in communication with the discharge barrel.
9. The feed pipe device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The docking tube includes a bottom wall which is arranged at the top end of the blanking tube and communicates with the top end of the blanking tube, and an annular side wall formed from the periphery of the bottom wall.
10. The feed pipe device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The second tube body has a flow-guiding inner wall, and the angle between the flow-guiding inner wall and the vertical direction is 150-160 degrees.