Ice making device, ice squeezing head and ice squeezing head kit

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ice-making device, an ice extruding head and an ice extruding head suite, which are applied to the technical field of ice-making equipment, the ice-making device comprises an ice-making body and an ice extruding head, and the ice-making body is provided with an ice outlet; the ice extruding head is detachably installed on the ice outlet, the ice extruding head is provided with an ice inlet end and an ice outlet end which are oppositely arranged, the ice extruding head is provided with at least one forming cavity groove in the directions of the ice inlet end and the ice outlet end, the ice inlet end is communicated with the ice making body, and the ice outlet end is communicated with the ice making body. And discharged ice is formed into ice blocks through the forming cavity groove and then is discharged from the ice outlet end. The ice block making device is used for making ice blocks in different shapes according to actual needs, the application range is expanded, and the problems that the processing production difficulty is large and processing production is inconvenient due to the fact that the ice shape needs to be changed are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ice making equipment, in particular to an ice making device, an ice squeezing head and an ice squeezing head kit. Background Art

[0002] At present, most of the existing ice-making devices discharge ice through the ice outlet, and some ice-making devices also increase the length of the ice outlet channel to squeeze the crushed ice into ice cubes before discharging ice. Although the ice outlet is set to a certain shape to make the formed ice cubes more beautiful, the ice outlet and the ice-making body of the ice-making device are an integrated structure. Generally, an ice-making device can only produce ice cubes of one shape, and the applicable scenes are single, which is inconvenient to promote and use. However, if ice outlet heads of different shapes are to be set, it is inconvenient to process and produce because of the high process requirements.

[0003] Based on this, the prior art requires an ice-making device that is easy to change the shape of ice as needed to meet different requirements of actual use. Utility Model Content

[0004] The main purpose of the utility model is to provide an ice making device, an ice squeezing head and an ice squeezing head kit, aiming to make ice cubes of different shapes while reducing the difficulty of processing and production.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides an ice-making device, comprising:

[0006] An ice-making body, wherein an ice outlet is provided on the ice-making body; and

[0007] An ice squeezing head is detachably mounted on the ice outlet, and has an ice inlet end and an ice outlet end that are arranged opposite to each other. The ice squeezing head is provided with at least one forming cavity along the direction of the ice inlet end and the ice outlet end, and the ice inlet end is communicated with the ice-making body so that the outlet ice can be formed into ice cubes through the forming cavity and then discharged from the ice outlet end.

[0008] In one embodiment, the ice squeezing head is provided with a first thread, the ice making body is provided with a second thread at a position corresponding to the ice outlet, and the first thread is connected and adapted to the second thread.

[0009] In one embodiment, the ice squeezing head is provided with a first clamping portion, and the ice-making body is provided with a second clamping portion at a position corresponding to the ice outlet, and the first clamping portion is clamped and adapted with the second clamping portion.

[0010] In one embodiment, there are multiple ice squeezing heads, and the forming cavities of the multiple ice squeezing heads are different. The cross-sectional shape of the forming cavity is one or a combination of trapezoidal, circular, square, and heart-shaped.

[0011] In one embodiment, there are a plurality of the forming cavities, and the plurality of the forming cavities are arranged at intervals around the circumference of the ice squeezing head; and the plurality of the forming cavities may be the same or different in size.

[0012] In one embodiment, the cross-sectional shapes of the plurality of forming cavities are the same or different, and the cross-sectional shape of the forming cavities is one or a combination of multiple shapes selected from the group consisting of trapezoidal, circular, square, and heart-shaped.

[0013] In one embodiment, an ice cutting head is provided on a side of the ice squeezing head close to the ice discharging end, for cutting off ice cubes discharged from the ice discharging end.

[0014] In one embodiment, the ice-breaking head is in a frustum shape, and the peripheral wall surface of the ice-breaking head is inclined toward the forming cavity.

[0015] In one embodiment, the ice-making body comprises:

[0016] A cylinder body, wherein the cylinder body has a water inlet and the ice outlet, and an ice scraping screw is arranged in the cylinder body;

[0017] A driving assembly, the driving assembly is connected to the ice scraping screw;

[0018] A refrigeration system, the refrigeration system comprising a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator and a throttling device, wherein the compressor, the condenser, the throttling device and the evaporator are sequentially connected to form a refrigeration cycle;

[0019] The evaporator is arranged around the cylinder and is used to refrigerate the cylinder so that the water in the cylinder condenses into ice;

[0020] The driving assembly is used to drive the ice scraping screw to rotate, so as to scrape the ice in the cylinder, transfer the ice to the ice outlet, and squeeze it out through the ice squeezing head to form ice cubes.

[0021] The utility model further provides an ice squeezing head, which is applied to the ice making device as described above, wherein the ice making device comprises an ice making body, and an ice outlet is provided on the ice making body, wherein:

[0022] The ice squeezing head is provided with a first thread, the ice making body is provided with a second thread at a position corresponding to the ice outlet, and the first thread is connected and adapted to the second thread;

[0023] Alternatively, the ice squeezing head is provided with a first clamping portion, the ice making body is provided with a second clamping portion at a position corresponding to the ice outlet, and the first clamping portion is clamped and adapted with the second clamping portion.

[0024] The utility model also provides an ice squeezing head kit, which comprises a plurality of ice squeezing heads, at least one of which is the ice squeezing head as described above.

[0025] In one embodiment, the forming cavities of the plurality of ice squeezing heads are different, and the cross-sectional shape of the forming cavities is one or a combination of trapezoidal, circular, square, and heart-shaped.

[0026] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0027] The technical solution of the utility model is to provide an ice squeezing head, which is detachably mounted on the ice outlet of the ice-making body, and the ice is squeezed into shape by the ice squeezing head, thereby avoiding the problem of inconvenience in processing, production and promotion caused by directly squeezing ice out by the ice squeezing head;

[0028] The ice squeezing head has an ice inlet end and an ice outlet end that are arranged opposite to each other. The ice squeezing head is provided with at least one forming cavity along the direction of the ice inlet end and the ice outlet end. The ice inlet end is communicated with the ice making body so that the ice outlet is formed into ice cubes through the forming cavity and then discharged from the ice outlet end. The ice squeezing head and the ice outlet head are detachably connected. Ice cubes of different shapes can be made by installing ice squeezing heads with different forming cavities, so as to be suitable for changing the shape of ice outlet by changing the ice squeezing head according to needs, meet different requirements of actual use, and expand the use scenarios of the ice making device.

[0029] The ice squeezing head and the ice making body are detachably connected, which can facilitate packaging, transportation and transfer and reduce the requirements on the use environment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

[0031] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an embodiment of an ice making system provided by the utility model;

[0032] Figure 2 A simplified structural diagram of an embodiment of an ice-making device provided by the utility model;

[0033] Figure 3 A schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an ice squeezer provided by the utility model;

[0034] Figure 4 for Figure 3 sectional view of

[0035] Figure 5 for Figure 3 A top view of

[0036] Figure 6A structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of the ice squeezing head provided by the utility model;

[0037] Figure 7 for Figure 6 sectional view of

[0038] Figure 8 A top view of another embodiment of the ice squeezing head provided by the utility model;

[0039] Fig. 9 A top view of another embodiment of the ice squeezing head provided by the utility model;

[0040] Fig.10 A top view of another embodiment of the ice squeezing head provided by the utility model;

[0041] Fig.11 A cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the ice squeezing head provided by the utility model;

[0042] Fig.12 A cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the ice squeezing head provided by the utility model;

[0043] Fig.13 The present invention is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the ice squeezing head provided by the present invention.

[0044] Description of Figure Numbers:

[0045] 100, ice-making body; 101, ice outlet; 102, water inlet; 110, cylinder; 120, motor; 130, ice-scraping screw;

[0046] 200, ice squeezing head; 201, ice inlet end; 202, ice outlet end; 203, forming cavity; 204, first clamping part; 205, mounting position; 210, sub-ice head; 2101, ice outlet trough;

[0047] 300, ice breaking head; 310, stopper;

[0048] 410, compressor; 420, condenser; 430, evaporator; 4301, evaporator inlet; 4302, evaporator outlet; 440, throttling device; 450, water tank.

[0049] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the utility model will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0050] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0051] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components in a certain specific posture. If the specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0052] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the utility model, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features limited to "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, if "and / or" or "and / or" appears in the full text, its meaning includes three parallel solutions. Taking "A and / or B" as an example, it includes solution A, solution B, or solutions that satisfy both A and B. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in this field to implement. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the utility model.

[0053] Because most existing ice-making devices discharge ice through an ice outlet, and the ice outlet and the ice-making body of the ice-making device are an integrated structure, an ice-making device can only produce ice cubes of one shape, and the ice-making device can be applied in a single scene, which is not convenient for promotion and use. However, if ice-dispensing heads of different shapes are to be set, it is not convenient to process and produce because of the high process requirements.

[0054] Based on this, the utility model provides an ice-making device, an ice-squeezing head 200 and an ice-squeezing head kit. By setting an independent ice-squeezing head 200 and arranging the ice-squeezing head 200 to be detachably installed on the ice outlet of the ice-making body 100, ice cubes of different shapes can be made by changing the ice-squeezing head 200 according to actual needs.

[0055] Reference Figures 1 to 13 The ice-making device includes an ice-making body 100 and an ice-squeezing head 200 .

[0056] The ice-making body 100 is provided with an ice outlet 101; an ice-squeezing head 200 is detachably mounted on the ice outlet 101, and the ice-squeezing head 200 has an ice-inlet end 201 and an ice-outlet end 202 that are arranged opposite to each other, and the ice-squeezing head 200 is provided with at least one forming cavity 203 along the direction of the ice-inlet end 201 and the ice-outlet end 202, and the ice-inlet end 201 is communicated with the ice-making body 100, so that the ice-out is formed into ice cubes through the forming cavity 203 and then discharged from the ice-outlet end 202. By squeezing the ice-out through the ice-squeezing head 200, the problem of inconvenience in processing, production, and promotion of ice-out caused by directly squeezing the ice-out into ice cubes through the ice-out head can be avoided.

[0057] In the utility model, the ice squeezing head 200 is detachably connected to the ice discharging head. By installing different ice squeezing heads 200 with forming cavities 203, ice cubes of different shapes can be made, so as to change the shape of ice discharging according to actual needs, meet different requirements of actual use, and expand the applicable scenarios of the ice-making device. The ice squeezing head 200 and the ice-making body 100 are detachably connected, which can also facilitate packaging, transportation, and transfer, and reduce the requirements for the use environment.

[0058] It can be understood that in the embodiment of the present invention, the ice outlet 101 is only used as a position of the ice-making body 100 for discharging ice and connecting the inside and outside of the ice-making body 100, and does not directly play a role in squeezing the crushed ice to shape the crushed ice before discharging the ice. The shaping cavity 203 is provided on the ice squeezing head 200 along the direction of the ice inlet end 201 and the ice outlet end 202. Optionally, the forming cavity 203 is arranged between the ice inlet end 201 and the ice outlet end 202, and penetrates the ice inlet end 201 and the ice outlet end 202; or, the forming cavity 203 is arranged between the ice inlet end 201 and the ice outlet end 202, but does not directly penetrate the ice inlet end 201 and the ice outlet end 202, that is, other groove sections or other grooves connected to the forming cavity 203 are also provided near the ice inlet end 201 and / or the ice outlet end 202, and the shape and size of the groove section or groove and the forming cavity 203 may be the same or different. When the groove section or groove is arranged at the ice inlet end 201, it can be used to achieve the connection transition between the forming cavity 203 and the ice inlet end 201; when the groove section or groove is arranged at the ice outlet end 202, it can be used to achieve the final extrusion shaping before ice outlet or to ensure the ice breaking rules to avoid excessive ice breaking section from damaging the integrity of the ice cubes still being shaped in the forming cavity 203.

[0059] Reference Figure 4 The ice squeezing head 200 is detachably mounted on the ice-making body 100. Specifically, the ice squeezing head 200 can be connected to the ice-making body 100 by means of threaded connection, clamping connection, sleeve connection, etc.

[0060] Taking the example that the ice squeezing head 200 is detachably mounted on the ice-making body 100 through a threaded connection, a first thread is provided on the ice squeezing head 200, and a second thread is provided at a position of the ice-making body 100 corresponding to the ice outlet 101, and the first thread is connected and adapted to the second thread.

[0061] Optionally, one of the first and second threads is an internal thread and the other is an external thread, and the first and second threads are connected and adapted. The threaded connection realizes the detachable connection between the ice-squeezing head 200 and the ice-making body 100, which is convenient for processing and production, and also convenient for replacing the ice-squeezing head 200.

[0062] Taking the example of the ice squeezing head 200 being detachably mounted on the ice-making body 100 by snap-fitting, a first snap-fitting portion 204 is provided on the ice squeezing head 200, and a second snap-fitting portion is provided at a position of the ice-making body 100 corresponding to the ice outlet 101, and the first snap-fitting portion 204 is snap-fitted with the second snap-fitting portion.

[0063] Optionally, one of the first clamping portion 204 and the second clamping portion is a clamping groove and the other is a clamping protrusion, and the first clamping portion 204 and the second clamping portion are clamped and adapted; or, the first clamping portion 204 includes alternately arranged first clamping grooves and first clamping protrusions, and the second clamping portion includes alternately arranged second clamping grooves and second clamping protrusions, the first clamping groove and the second clamping protrusion are clamped and adapted, and the first clamping protrusion and the second clamping groove are clamped and adapted, the first clamping groove and the second clamping groove may be the same or different, and the first clamping protrusion and the second clamping protrusion may also be the same, and the specific configuration may be based on actual conditions and is not limited here.

[0064] As other replaceable embodiments of the present invention, specifically, a locking piece, a buckle or other connecting components may be provided between the ice squeezing head 200 and the ice-making body 100. Taking the locking piece as an example, such connecting components may be flexibly switched between a locked state and an unlocked state. When in the locked state, the connecting component locks and fixes the ice squeezing head 200 to the ice-making body 100, and when in the unlocked state, the connecting component releases the connection between the ice squeezing head 200 and the ice-making body 100, so that after the ice squeezing head 200 abuts against or engages with the ice outlet 101, the ice squeezing head 200 is connected and fixed to the ice-making body 100 through the locking connecting component. The connecting component may be optionally provided on the ice squeezing head 200 and / or the ice-making body 100, which is not limited herein. In addition, a kit can be provided on the ice squeezing head 200 and / or the ice-making body 100, and the kit provided with the ice squeezing head 200 can be used as the ice squeezing head kit, and the kit can be always connected to the ice-making body 100, or the ice squeezing head kit can be detached from the ice-making body 100 each time the ice squeezing head 200 is replaced; taking the example that the kit can be always connected to the ice-making body 100, the ice squeezing head 200 is fixed to the ice-making body 100 by the kit, and when the ice squeezing head 200 needs to be replaced, the ice squeezing head 200 can be replaced by detaching the ice squeezing head 200 to be replaced from the kit and replacing it with a new ice squeezing head 200.

[0065] In addition, to facilitate removal and replacement, a buffer belt, a handle, etc. can be set on the side of the ice squeezing head 200, or a groove can be set to assist in prying the ice squeezing head 200 away from the ice-making body 100, so as to facilitate the installation, removal and replacement of the ice squeezing head 200 and the maintenance of the ice-making body 100.

[0066] In the utility model, the ice squeezing head 200 is detachably mounted on the ice-making body 100. Specifically, different ice squeezing heads 200 can be arranged corresponding to different forming cavity grooves. A plurality of ice squeezing heads 200 can be installed replaceably as replacement heads. Each ice squeezing head 200 is provided with at least one forming cavity groove 203, and the forming cavity grooves 203 arranged on different ice squeezing heads 200 are different.

[0067] Reference Figures 5 to 10 In one embodiment, there are multiple ice squeezing heads 200, and the forming cavities 203 of the multiple ice squeezing heads 200 are different. The cross-sectional shape of the forming cavity 203 refers to the shape of the forming cavity 203 along the direction from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202. The cross-sectional shape of the forming cavity 203 of the ice squeezing head 200 can be any enclosed shape.

[0068] To facilitate the promotion of production, optionally, the cross-sectional shape of the molding cavity 203 is one or a combination of trapezoidal, circular, square, and heart-shaped.

[0069] The number, size, position, shape, groove depth along the direction from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202, etc. of the forming cavities 203 provided on different ice squeezing heads 200 are not exactly the same; the same ice squeezing head 200 may optionally be provided with a plurality of forming cavities 203 with the same or different cross-sectional shapes, so as to squeeze out ice cubes of the same shape according to actual needs, or to squeeze out ice cubes of different shapes at the same time.

[0070] In the present invention, the forming cavity 203 can be arranged at any position on the ice squeezing head 200. When a plurality of forming cavities 203 are provided, the plurality of forming cavities 203 are arranged at intervals.

[0071] To facilitate processing and production and improve ice making efficiency, refer to Figures 5 to 10 In one embodiment, there are multiple forming cavities 203 , and the multiple forming cavities 203 are arranged at intervals around the circumference of the ice squeezing head 200 .

[0072] Optionally, when the ice squeezing head 200 is provided with a plurality of forming cavities 203, the sizes of the plurality of forming cavities 203 are the same or different, so as to be suitable for squeezing out ice cubes of the same size or different sizes at the same time.

[0073] In one embodiment, the cross-sectional shapes of the multiple forming cavities 203 of the ice squeezing head 200 are the same or different. The cross-sectional shape of the forming cavity 203 refers to the shape of the forming cavity 203 along the direction from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202. The cross-sectional shape of the forming cavity 203 of the ice squeezing head 200 can be any enclosed shape.

[0074] To facilitate the promotion of production, the cross-sectional shape of the forming cavity 203 is optionally one or a combination of trapezoidal, circular, square, and heart-shaped. To facilitate ice discharging, when the cross-sectional shape of the forming cavity 203 is set to a shape with a bent corner such as a trapezoidal or square, the bent corner can also be set to a rounded corner. The specific setting can be based on actual conditions and is not limited here.

[0075] It is understandable that the same ice squeezing head 200 may be optionally provided with a plurality of forming cavities 203 with the same or different cross-sectional shapes, so as to squeeze out ice cubes of the same shape according to actual needs, or squeeze out ice cubes of different shapes at the same time.

[0076] Optionally, after the ice cubes are discharged through the forming cavity 203 of the ice squeezing head 200, the user can break the discharged ice cubes by knocking them, so that the length of the ice cubes meets the requirements, and avoid the ice cubes being too long to form icicles that are inconvenient to use; alternatively, an ice-breaking head 300 can be provided on the ice-making body 100 or the ice-squeezing head 200, and the ice-making device can automatically break the ice discharged from the ice-discharging end 202 through the ice-breaking head 300 when producing and discharging ice.

[0077] In order to automatically disconnect the ice cubes discharged from the ice outlet end 202, so that the length of the ice cubes is suitable for actual use and the ice cubes are prevented from being too long, refer to Figure 2 In one embodiment, an ice cutting head 300 is provided on one side of the ice squeezing head 200 close to the ice discharging end 202 to cut off the ice cubes discharged from the ice discharging end 202 .

[0078] The ice breaking head 300 may be optionally configured as a fixed connection structure integrally connected to the ice squeezing head 200, or may be configured as a connection structure detachably connected to the ice squeezing head 200, or the ice breaking head 300 may be merely disposed on the ice making body 100 without limiting the connection relationship between the ice breaking head 300 and the ice squeezing head 200.

[0079] Taking the ice breaking head 300 and the ice squeezing head 200 as a fixed connection structure as an example, the ice breaking head 300 and the ice squeezing head 200 form an integral structure, or the ice breaking head 300 is connected to the side of the ice squeezing head 200 near the ice outlet end 202 by a fixed connection method such as welding. The ice breaking head 300 has a stopper 310, and the stopper 310 is arranged obliquely toward the ice outlet end 202 so that the ice cubes discharged from the ice outlet end 202 are disconnected from the set length. Specifically, the ice breaking head 300 can also be provided with a mounting position 205 for limiting the mounting position of the ice breaking head 300, so that after the processing of the forming cavity 203 of the ice squeezing head 200 is completed, the ice breaking head 300 is connected and fixed to the mounting position 205 of the ice squeezing head 200, and the ice squeezing head 200 with the ice breaking head 300 is installed as a whole at the ice outlet 101 of the ice making body 100, and the processing errors are reduced by separate processing, and the yield rate is improved. The installation position 205 can be specifically set at any position suitable for actual use, such as the center of the ice squeezing head 200 or the periphery of the ice squeezing head 200, and is not limited here.

[0080] Taking the detachable connection structure of the ice breaking head 300 and the ice squeezing head 200 as an example, the ice breaking head 300 is connected to the ice squeezing head 200 by screw connection, clamping, plugging, sleeve connection, etc. The ice breaking head 300 has a stopper 310, which is arranged obliquely toward the ice outlet end 202 so that the ice cubes discharged from the ice outlet end 202 are disconnected from the set length. Specifically, a mounting position 205 for installing the ice breaking head 300 can be provided on the ice breaking head 300, and the mounting position 205 is at least arranged through one side of the ice squeezing head 200 close to the ice outlet end 202. After the ice breaking head 300 is connected to the ice squeezing head 200 through the mounting position 205, the ice squeezing head 200 with the ice breaking head 300 installed is installed as a whole at the ice outlet 101 of the ice making body 100. The ice breaking head 300 is detachably connected to the ice squeezing head 200, and can be adapted to different ice squeezing heads 200, and avoids the need to respectively set up ice breaking heads 300 corresponding to different ice squeezing heads 200, thereby effectively reducing the processing procedures and reducing the processing cost.

[0081] Taking the example that the ice breaking head 300 is not directly connected to the ice squeezing head 200, as an example, the ice breaking head 300 is installed on the ice squeezing head 200 and is blocked at a side of the ice squeezing head 200 close to the ice outlet end 202. The ice breaking head 300 has a blocking member 310, which is tilted toward the ice outlet end 202 to break the ice cubes discharged from the ice outlet end 202 from a set length. As another example, the ice breaking head 300 can be specifically configured to be a scraper. The ice-making body 100 is provided with an ice-scraping device such as an ice-scraping screw 130, and the ice-scraping screw 130 can rotate relative to the ice outlet 101. The middle part of the ice-breaking head 300 is provided with connecting parts such as a connecting rod, and the middle part of the ice-squeezing head 200 is provided with a mounting position 205 for the connecting part to pass through. After the ice-squeezing head 200 is installed on the ice-making body 100, the ice-breaking head 300 passes through the middle mounting position 205 of the ice-squeezing head 200 through the middle connecting part and is connected to the ice-scraping screw 130 in the ice-making body 100. During the ice-making process, the ice-breaking head 300 rotates under the drive of the ice-scraping screw 130 and breaks the ice cubes discharged from the ice-squeezing head 200, thereby realizing automatic ice breaking.

[0082] In one embodiment of the present invention, in order to facilitate processing and assembly, the ice breaking head 300 is set in a frustum shape, optionally a circular frustum shape or any other frustum shape, and the peripheral wall surface of the ice breaking head 300 is inclined toward the forming cavity groove 203. Specifically, the side of the ice breaking head 300 with a smaller area can be arranged close to the ice outlet end 202 of the ice squeezing head 200, so that the peripheral wall surface (or multiple side surfaces) of the ice breaking head 300 corresponds to each forming cavity groove 203 to form a stopper 310, and by limiting the inclination angle of the peripheral wall surface of the ice breaking head 300 relative to each corresponding forming cavity groove 203 or limiting the outer diameter and height of the ice breaking head 300, the breaking length of the ice cube discharged from the ice outlet end 202 is further limited.

[0083] In other embodiments of the present invention, the ice breaking head 300 has a stopper 310, and the ice cubes discharged from the ice outlet end 202 are broken after abutting against the stopper 310. Specifically, the stopper 310 can be arranged to be inclined toward the ice outlet end 202, so that the ice cubes discharged from the ice outlet end 202 are broken at a set length. Optionally, the stopper 310 shown can be specifically arranged as a baffle plate corresponding to each forming cavity 203, and the breaking length of the ice cubes discharged from each forming cavity 203 is further limited by limiting the inclination angle of each baffle plate relative to the corresponding forming cavity 203. The inclination angle of the baffle plate relative to the forming cavity 203 is between 10° and 89°. The larger the inclination angle, the longer the breaking length, and the smaller the inclination angle, the smaller the breaking length. Alternatively, the ice-breaking head 300 may be configured to be a hemisphere or other ellipsoidal shape suitable for use, and the peripheral wall surface of the ice-breaking head 300 may be configured to be close to the ice-discharging end 202 of the ice-squeezing head 200, so that the peripheral wall surface of the ice-breaking head 300 corresponds to each forming cavity 203 to form a stopper 310, and the breaking length of the ice cubes discharged from the ice-discharging end 202 may be further limited by limiting the inclination angle of the peripheral wall surface of the ice-breaking head 300 relative to each forming cavity 203 or limiting the outer diameter and height of the ice-breaking head 300. The ice-breaking head 300 shown in the actual configuration may be specifically configured, and is not limited here.

[0084] Reference Figure 4 , Figure 7 , Figures 11 to 13 As an optional example of the present invention, the ice squeezer 200 is detachably mounted on the ice making body 100. To meet different requirements for ice hardness, a forming cavity 203 with different groove depths along the direction from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202 can be used. When the groove depth of the forming cavity 203 along the direction from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202 is larger, the ice cubes discharged are harder and better formed; when the groove depth of the forming cavity 203 along the direction from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202 is smaller, the ice cubes discharged are less hard, and the ice cubes are easier to break and become sandy. Ice cubes with greater hardness can be used in scenes such as food production and ice sculpture processing that need to maintain shape and beauty and have higher cooling requirements, while ice cubes with less hardness can be used in scenes such as packaging and transportation that have no fixed requirements for the shape of ice cubes. The groove depth of the forming cavity 203 along the direction from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202 can be set according to actual conditions, and is not limited here.

[0085] Reference Fig.13 In one embodiment, the ice squeezing head 200 includes a plurality of sub-ice heads 210 , and the plurality of sub-ice heads 210 are detachably connected in sequence along a direction from an ice inlet end 201 to an ice outlet end 202 .

[0086] Optionally, each sub-ice head 210 is provided with an ice outlet groove 2101, and the ice outlet groove 2101 runs through the sub-ice head 210. Multiple sub-ice heads 210 are detachably connected to form the ice squeezing head 200 shown. The ice outlet grooves 2101 of multiple sub-ice heads 210 sequentially connected along the direction from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202 are interconnected to form a forming cavity 203 of the ice squeezing head 200. Multiple sub-ice heads 210 can be optionally connected to form the ice squeezing head 200 by means of threaded connection, clamping connection, sleeve connection, etc.; it can also be provided with a locking member, buckle, or other connecting components, or a kit is provided separately, so that multiple sub-ice heads 210 are connected to form the ice squeezing head 200 through the connecting component or kit.

[0087] The shapes of the forming cavities 203 of the multiple sub-ice heads 210 are the same. Specifically, the depth of the ice outlet groove 2101 is changed by changing the thickness of the sub-ice head 210, so as to change the depth of the constructed forming cavity 203 along the direction from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202, and further change the extrusion molding process of the ice squeezing head 200 to discharge ice cubes of different hardness.

[0088] Further, refer to Fig.12 , Fig.13 In the present invention, the area of ​​the forming cavity groove 203 is gradually reduced from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202. When the ice squeezing head 200 includes a plurality of ice sub-heads 210, the plurality of ice sub-heads 210 are sequentially detachably connected along the direction from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202. Each ice sub-head 210 is provided with an ice outlet groove 2101. The cross-sectional shapes of the ice outlet grooves 2101 of the plurality of ice sub-heads 210 are the same. The area of ​​the ice outlet groove 2101 of each ice sub-head 210 is gradually reduced from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202. The ice sub-head 210 relatively close to the ice outlet 101 of any two adjacent ice sub-heads 210 is taken as the previous ice sub-head 210, and the ice sub-head 210 relatively far from the ice outlet 101 is taken as the next ice sub-head 210, and the area of ​​the next ice sub-head 210 close to the ice outlet is the same as the area of ​​the previous ice sub-head 210 far from the ice outlet.

[0089] Furthermore, the plurality of sub-ice heads 210 of the ice squeezing head 200 are sequentially spliced ​​along the direction from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202, and the ice outlet groove 2101 of the next sub-ice head 210 abuts against the ice outlet groove 2101 of the previous sub-ice head 210; or, the ice outlet groove 2101 of the next sub-ice head 210 is plugged and adapted with the ice outlet groove 2101 of the previous sub-ice head 210. Taking the abutment of the ice outlet groove 2101 of the next sub-ice head 210 with the ice outlet groove 2101 of the previous sub-ice head 210 as an example, a kit can be specifically provided outside the ice squeezing head 200, and the sub-ice head 210 is fixed to the ice-making body 100 by the kit. When the sub-ice head 210 needs to be replaced, the sub-ice head 210 to be replaced can be detached from the kit and replaced with a new sub-ice head 210 to complete the replacement of the sub-ice head 210. Taking the plugging of the ice outlet groove 2101 of the next ice sub-head 210 with the ice outlet groove 2101 of the previous ice sub-head 210 as an example, a pipe fitting can be optionally provided in the ice sub-head 210 to form the ice outlet groove 2101 inside the pipe fitting, and the pipe fitting of the next ice sub-head 210 is sequentially plugged into the ice outlet groove 2101 of the previous ice sub-head 210 to construct an ice squeezing head 200. The groove depth of the ice squeezing head 200 along the direction from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202 can be adjusted by adjusting the relative distance between the next ice sub-head 210 and the previous ice sub-head 210; the specific setting can be based on actual conditions and is not limited here.

[0090] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 2 The ice-making body includes a cylinder 110, a driving assembly and a refrigeration system. The cylinder 110 has a water inlet 102 and an ice outlet 101. An ice scraping screw 130 is arranged in the cylinder 110. The driving assembly is drivingly connected to the ice scraping screw 130. The refrigeration system includes a compressor 410, a condenser 420, an evaporator 430 and a throttling device 440. The compressor 410, the condenser 420, the throttling device 440 and the evaporator 430 are connected in sequence to form a refrigeration cycle.

[0091] The evaporator 430 is arranged around the barrel 110 and is used to refrigerate the barrel 110 so that the water in the barrel 110 condenses into ice. The driving assembly is used to drive the ice scraping screw 130 to rotate, so as to scrape the ice in the barrel 110 and transfer it to the ice outlet 101, and squeeze it out through the ice squeezing head to form ice cubes.

[0092] Optionally, the driving assembly includes a motor 120 and a speed change mechanism, and the motor 120 is connected to the ice scraping screw 130 through the speed change mechanism to drive the ice scraping screw 130 to rotate. The evaporator 430 includes an evaporator inlet 4301 and an evaporator outlet 4302. The evaporator 430 is covered outside the ice making body 100. The low-temperature liquid refrigerant entering the evaporator 430 from the evaporator inlet 4301 is converted into a low-temperature gas through the evaporator 430 and then discharged from the evaporator outlet 4302 to the compressor 410. The low-temperature liquid refrigerant is converted into a low-temperature gas and the ice making body 100 is cooled down at the same time, so that the water entering the ice making body 100 through the water inlet 102 of the water storage device such as the water tank 450 is converted into ice. The ice scraping screw 130 scrapes off the ice hanging on the inner wall of the ice-making body 100, and pushes the scraped ice sand and crushed ice into the ice squeezing head 200 through the ice outlet 101. The ice is then squeezed by the forming cavity 203 of the ice squeezing head 200 so that the ice is formed into ice cubes of desired shape and size.

[0093] As another example of the present application, the ice-making device may also include a cooling pipeline, which is arranged around the cylinder 110 and is used to refrigerate the cylinder 110 so that the water in the cylinder 110 condenses into ice. Specifically, the pipeline of the evaporator for circulating the refrigerant can be used as the cooling pipeline, and the cooling pipeline is arranged around the ice-making body 100 to cool the ice-making body 100 so that the water entering the ice-making body 100 through the water inlet 102 turns into ice; or, other cooling water pipes are additionally arranged as cooling pipelines to cool the ice-making body 100 so that the water entering the ice-making body 100 through the water inlet 102 turns into ice; this is not limited here.

[0094] The utility model further provides an ice squeezing head 200, which is applied to the ice making device shown in the above embodiment. The ice making device includes an ice making body 100, and an ice outlet 101 is provided on the ice making body 100, wherein:

[0095] The ice squeezing head 200 is provided with a first thread, and the position of the ice making body 100 corresponding to the ice outlet 101 is provided with a second thread, and the first thread is connected and adapted to the second thread;

[0096] Alternatively, the ice squeezing head 200 is provided with a first clamping portion 204, and the ice-making body 100 is provided with a second clamping portion at a position corresponding to the ice outlet 101, and the first clamping portion 204 is clamped and adapted with the second clamping portion.

[0097] The ice squeezing head 200 can be detachably connected to the ice making body 100 by the connection method shown in the above example or other more connection methods. Since the ice squeezing head 200 adopts all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments, it has at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments. The specific implementation of this embodiment refers to the above embodiments, so it will not be described one by one here.

[0098] The ice squeezing head 200 is detachably mounted on the ice making body 100. Specifically, different ice squeezing heads 200 can be arranged corresponding to different forming cavity grooves. A plurality of ice squeezing heads 200 can be installed as replacement heads. Each ice squeezing head 200 is provided with at least one forming cavity groove 203, and different ice squeezing heads 200 are provided with different forming cavity grooves 203. Specifically, the number, size, position, shape, and groove depth along the direction from the ice inlet end 201 to the ice outlet end 202 of the forming cavity grooves 203 provided on different ice squeezing heads 200 are not completely the same.

[0099] The utility model further provides an ice squeezing head kit, which includes a plurality of ice squeezing heads 200, at least one of which is the above-mentioned ice squeezing head 200.

[0100] It can be understood that the ice squeezing head kit can be optionally used as a universal kit to replace multiple ice squeezing heads 200 installed with different forming cavities 203. Optionally, the ice squeezing head kit includes an ice squeezing head and a kit, so that different ice squeezing heads 200 are detachably connected to the ice-making body 100 through the same kit; or, multiple different ice squeezing heads 200 are arranged on different kits to construct different ice squeezing head kits, and different ice squeezing head kits are detachably connected to the ice-making body 100 with the same connection structure (such as thread, clamping part, connection assembly, etc.).

[0101] In addition, in other embodiments of the utility model, the ice squeezing head kit includes an ice squeezing head and a kit, and the kit can be used to install one or multiple ice squeezing heads 200 at the same time. When multiple ice squeezing heads 200 are installed, at least one of the ice squeezing heads 200 can be connected to the ice outlet 101 of the ice-making body 100 to discharge ice cubes through at least one ice squeezing head 200. The ice squeezing head kit shown in the utility model can be provided with multiple ice squeezing heads 200 at the same time only as an alternative embodiment, and is not used to limit the implementation of the solution of the utility model.

[0102] In one embodiment, the forming cavities 203 of the plurality of ice squeezing heads 200 are different, and the cross-sectional shape of the forming cavities 203 is one or a combination of trapezoidal, circular, square, and heart-shaped.

[0103] The number, size, position, shape, etc. of the forming cavities 203 provided on different ice-squeezing heads 200 are not exactly the same; the same ice-squeezing head 200 may optionally be provided with a plurality of forming cavities 203 with the same or different cross-sectional shapes, so as to squeeze out ice cubes of the same shape according to actual needs, or to squeeze out ice cubes of different shapes at the same time.

[0104] The above description is only an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings under the technical concept of the present invention, or directly / indirectly applied in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An ice-making device, characterized in that: include: An ice-making body, wherein an ice outlet is provided on the ice-making body; as well as An ice squeezing head is detachably mounted on the ice outlet, and has an ice inlet end and an ice outlet end that are arranged opposite to each other. The ice squeezing head is provided with at least one forming cavity along the direction of the ice inlet end and the ice outlet end, and the ice inlet end is communicated with the ice-making body so that the outlet ice can be formed into ice cubes through the forming cavity and then discharged from the ice outlet end.

2. The ice-making device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice squeezing head is provided with a first thread, the ice making body is provided with a second thread at a position corresponding to the ice outlet, and the first thread is connected and adapted to the second thread.

3. The ice-making device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice squeezing head is provided with a first clamping portion, the ice making body is provided with a second clamping portion at a position corresponding to the ice outlet, and the first clamping portion is clamped and adapted with the second clamping portion.

4. The ice-making device according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are multiple ice squeezing heads, and the multiple ice squeezing heads have different forming cavities. The cross-sectional shape of the forming cavity is one or a combination of trapezoidal, circular, square, and heart-shaped.

5. The ice-making device according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are a plurality of the forming cavities, which are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction around the ice squeezing head.

6. The ice-making device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The cross-sectional shapes of the plurality of forming cavities are the same or different, and the cross-sectional shape of the forming cavities is one or a combination of trapezoidal, circular, square, and heart-shaped.

7. The ice-making device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: An ice-breaking head is provided on one side of the ice-squeezing head close to the ice-discharging end, for cutting off the ice cubes discharged from the ice-discharging end.

8. The ice-making device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The ice-breaking head is in a frustum shape, and the peripheral wall surface of the ice-breaking head is inclined toward the forming cavity.

9. The ice-making device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The ice-making body comprises: A cylinder body, wherein the cylinder body has a water inlet and the ice outlet, and an ice scraping screw is arranged in the cylinder body; A driving assembly, the driving assembly is drivingly connected to the ice scraping screw; A refrigeration system, the refrigeration system comprising a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator and a throttling device, wherein the compressor, the condenser, the throttling device and the evaporator are sequentially connected to form a refrigeration cycle; The evaporator is arranged around the cylinder and is used to refrigerate the cylinder so that the water in the cylinder condenses into ice; The driving assembly is used to drive the ice scraping screw to rotate, so as to scrape the ice in the cylinder, transfer the ice to the ice outlet, and squeeze it out through the ice squeezing head to form ice cubes.

10. An ice squeezer, characterized in that: The ice-making device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 comprises an ice-making body, and an ice outlet is provided on the ice-making body, wherein: The ice squeezing head is provided with a first thread, the ice making body is provided with a second thread at a position corresponding to the ice outlet, and the first thread is connected and adapted to the second thread; Alternatively, the ice squeezing head is provided with a first clamping portion, the ice making body is provided with a second clamping portion at a position corresponding to the ice outlet, and the first clamping portion is clamped and adapted with the second clamping portion.

11. An ice squeezer kit, characterized in that: The invention comprises a plurality of ice squeezing heads, at least one of which is the ice squeezing head as claimed in claim 10.

12. The ice squeezer kit according to claim 11, characterized in that: The forming cavities of the plurality of ice squeezing heads are different, and the cross-sectional shape of the forming cavities is one or a combination of trapezoidal, circular, square, and heart-shaped.

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