Cold drink storage tank and cold drink machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cold drink storage tank and a cold drink machine, the cold drink storage tank comprises a tank body with a discharge port and a material port switch device, the tank body is provided with a switch base, the switch base is provided with a detachable material guide head, and the material guide head is provided with a blanking channel; wherein the material opening switch device comprises a driving seat provided with a handle, a plug and a linkage traction rod, one end of the driving seat is hinged to the switch base, and the other end of the driving seat is hinged to one end of the linkage traction rod; one end of the plug is provided with a base rotating shaft rotationally connected with the switch base and a plug linkage rod used for being hinged to the linkage traction rod, one end of the linkage traction rod is hinged to the driving base, and the other end of the linkage traction rod is hinged to the plug linkage rod; the base rotating shaft is provided with a torsion spring used for resetting, and the two ends of the torsion spring abut against the plug and the linkage traction rod respectively. According to the utility model, the discharging control is convenient and fast, and the cleaning is easy.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cold drink equipment, in particular to a cold drink storage tank and a cold drink machine adopting the above cold drink storage tank. Background Art

[0002] For existing cold drink machines, such as smoothie machines, ice cream machines, etc., they generally include a container for forming and storing smoothies. In order to facilitate the user to pick up stored items such as smoothies, the container is generally provided with a discharge port for directly discharging smoothies. The existing control of the opening and closing of the discharge port is generally controlled by a columnar sealing method. The sealing column of the switch mechanism generally controls the opening and closing of the discharge port by lifting. Therefore, the lifting channel for installing the sealing column is likely to smear the residue of the drink on the inner wall of the lifting channel during repeated lifting activities. The existing columnar sealing mechanism is not easy to disassemble and clean, and is prone to accumulating residues, thus easily breeding bacteria and causing food safety problems. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the embodiment of the utility model is to provide a cold drink storage tank with convenient discharge control and easy to clean.

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the embodiment of the utility model is to provide a cold drink machine that is easy to clean.

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the embodiment of the utility model provides a cold drink storage tank, which includes a tank body provided with a discharge port and a material port switch device for controlling the opening and closing of the discharge port. The tank body is provided with a switch base for installing the material port switch device. The switch base is provided with a detachable guide head, and the guide head is provided with a blanking channel for butt-connecting and communicating with the discharge port;

[0006] Wherein, the material port switch device includes a driving seat provided with a handle, a plug for blocking the discharge port, and a linkage traction rod. One end of the driving seat is hinged to the switch base, and the other end is hinged to one end of the linkage traction rod;

[0007] One end of the plug is provided with a base rotating shaft rotatably connected to the switch base and a plug linkage rod for hinging with the linkage traction rod. One end of the linkage traction rod is hinged to the driving seat, and the other end is hinged to the plug linkage rod. By swinging the handle, the plug is driven to swing outwards relative to the base rotating shaft above the blanking channel and away from the discharge port;

[0008] The base rotating shaft is provided with a torsion spring for resetting. The two ends of the torsion spring respectively press against the plug and the linkage traction rod to drive the plug to swing inwards to block the discharge port and drive the driving seat to reset respectively.

[0009] As an improvement to the above solution, the switch base includes two rotating shaft mounting plates with a preset distance left between the two rotating shaft mounting plates;

[0010] The material guiding head includes a protective cover corresponding to the switch base and a blanking head provided at the lower end of the protective cover, and the blanking channel is provided in the blanking head;

[0011] A movable space for protecting and accommodating the material port switch device is formed by closing between the two rotating shaft mounting plates and the protective cover, and the discharge port is located in the movable space.

[0012] As an improvement to the above solution, snap fasteners for connecting with the switch base are provided on two inner side walls of the protective cover, and the switch base is provided with snap-in grooves for the snap fasteners to snap into.

[0013] As an improvement to the above solution, the switch base is provided with a positioning top block for defining the maximum swing angle of the plug, and a limiting top block corresponding to the positioning top block is provided at one end of the plug, so that when the limiting top block contacts the positioning top block, the plug is inclined downward.

[0014] As an improvement to the above solution, a handle position limiting block for defining the initial position state of the handle is provided on the side wall of the drive seat, and the handle position limiting block is located between the two hinge joints at both ends of the drive seat;

[0015] So that under the reset action of the torsion spring, the handle position limiting block abuts against the top of the switch base.

[0016] As an improvement to the above solution, the torsion spring is a double torsion spring, one torsion arm of the double torsion spring is U-shaped, and the other torsion arm is two independent free arms;

[0017] The plug is provided with a torsion arm limiting block for installing the free arm, the torsion arm limiting block is provided with an L-shaped channel for restricting the lateral movement of the free arm relative to the surface of the plug, and the free arm is provided with an L-shaped strip adapted to the L-shaped channel.

[0018] As an improvement to the above solution, the plug includes a plug base and a sealing ring adapted to the discharge port, the plug base is provided with a socket column for installing the sealing ring, and the sealing ring is sleeved on the socket column.

[0019] As an improvement to the above solution, the sealing ring is made of an elastic material, one end of the socket column is connected to the plug base, and the other end is provided with an anti-detachment head for preventing the sealing ring from detaching from the socket column, and the diameter of the anti-detachment head is greater than the aperture of the sealing ring.

[0020] As an improvement to the above solution, a material guiding inclined plane for guiding materials into the material discharging channel is provided inside the top of the material discharging head. The material guiding inclined plane surrounds the upper port of the material discharging channel to form a funnel shape;

[0021] The top edge of the material guiding inclined plane facing the material outlet is higher than the material outlet.

[0022] A cold drink machine includes the above-mentioned cold drink storage tank and a main body provided with an evaporator. One end of the tank body is provided with the material outlet, and the other end is provided with an installation port for placing the evaporator to refrigerate the interior of the cold drink storage tank.

[0023] Implementing the present utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0024] An embodiment of the present utility model discloses a cold drink storage tank, which includes a tank body provided with a material outlet and a material port switch device for controlling the opening and closing of the material outlet. The tank body is provided with a switch base for installing the material port switch device. The switch base is provided with a detachable material guiding head, and the material guiding head is provided with a material discharging channel for butt-connecting and communicating with the material outlet; therefore, when it is necessary to clean the material port switch device, only the material guiding head needs to be removed, and the removed material guiding head is also easy to clean.

[0025] The material port switch device includes a driving seat provided with a handle, a plug for blocking the material outlet, and a linkage traction rod. One end of the driving seat is hinged to the switch base, and the other end is hinged to one end of the linkage traction rod; one end of the plug is provided with a base rotating shaft rotatably connected to the switch base and a plug linkage rod for hinging with the linkage traction rod. One end of the linkage traction rod is hinged to the driving seat, and the other end is hinged to the plug linkage rod. By swinging the handle, the plug is driven to swing outwards relative to the base rotating shaft above the material discharging channel and away from the material outlet;

[0026] Therefore, in the process of controlling the opening and closing of the material outlet, the materials output from the material outlet generally only contact the plug and the material guiding head, and will not affect the driving connecting parts such as the driving seat, the linkage traction rod, the base rotating shaft, and the plug linkage rod, thereby greatly reducing the places that need to be cleaned and maintained.

[0027] On the other hand, the base rotating shaft is provided with a torsion spring for resetting. The two ends of the torsion spring respectively press against the plug and the linkage traction rod to respectively drive the plug to swing inwards to block the material outlet and drive the driving seat to reset, so as to ensure that the plug keeps blocking the material outlet under non-artificial driving. Description of the Drawings

[0028] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the cold drink storage tank of the present utility model;

[0029] Figure 2 is a schematic exploded view of the structure of the cold drink storage tank of the present utility model;

[0030] Figure 3 is a schematic structural view of the plug and the linkage traction rod of the present utility model;

[0031] Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of the material port switch device of the present utility model;

[0032] Figure 5 is a schematic structural view of the cold drink machine of the present utility model. Detailed implementation manners

[0033] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0034] See Figure 1 、 2 and 3, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a cold drink storage tank, including a tank body 1 provided with a discharge port 1a and a material port switch device for controlling the opening and closing of the discharge port 1a. The tank body 1 is provided with a switch base 2 for installing the material port switch device. The switch base 2 is provided with a detachable material guiding head 3. The material guiding head 3 is provided with a feeding channel 3a for docking and communicating with the discharge port 1a;

[0035] Among them, the material port switch device includes a driving seat 4 provided with a handle 41, a plug 5 for blocking the discharge port 1a, and a linkage traction rod 6. One end of the driving seat 4 is hinged to the switch base 2, and the other end is hinged to one end of the linkage traction rod 6;

[0036] One end of the plug 5 is provided with a base rotating shaft 7 rotatably connected to the switch base 2 and a plug linkage rod 8 for being hinged to the linkage traction rod 6. One end of the linkage traction rod 6 is hinged to the driving seat 4, and the other end is hinged to the plug linkage rod 8. By swinging the handle 41, the plug 5 is driven to swing outwards relative to the base rotating shaft 7 above the feeding channel 3a and away from the discharge port 1a;

[0037] The base rotating shaft 7 is provided with a torsion spring 71 for resetting. The two ends of the torsion spring 71 respectively press against the plug 5 and the linkage traction rod 6 to respectively drive the plug 5 to swing inwards to block the discharge port 1a and the driving seat 4 to reset.

[0038] Specifically, in combination with Figure 4 , the switch base 2 includes two rotating shaft mounting plates 21, and a preset distance is left between the two rotating shaft mounting plates 21;

[0039] The material guiding head 3 includes a protective cover 31 corresponding to the switch base 2 and a material discharging head 32 provided at the lower end of the protective cover 31, and the material discharging channel 3a is provided in the material discharging head 32;

[0040] A movable space for protecting and accommodating the material port switching device is formed by closing between the two rotating shaft mounting plates 21 and the protective cover 31. The discharge port 1a is located in the movable space. The setting of the movable space can effectively prevent the material port switching device in the movable space from being directly touched, providing a good environment for the switching operation of the material port switching device.

[0041] To facilitate the loading and unloading of the material guiding head 3, two inner side walls of the protective cover 31 are provided with buckles 311 for connecting with the switch base 2, and the switch base 2 is provided with a fastening groove 22 for the buckles 311 to be buckled into. Preferably, the fastening groove 22 is opened on the outer side wall of the rotating shaft mounting plate 21.

[0042] To prevent the user from swinging the handle 41 excessively and causing the plug 5 to swing at too large an angle, the switch base 2 is provided with a positioning top block 23 for limiting the maximum swing angle of the plug 5, and one end of the plug 5 is provided with a limit top block 5a corresponding to the positioning top block 23, so that when the limit top block 5a contacts the positioning top block 23, the plug 5 is inclined downward. Keeping the plug 5 inclined downward can effectively guide the material output from the discharge port 1a to flow toward the material discharging channel 3a under the blockage of the plug 5, thereby preventing the material output from the discharge port 1a from overflowing upward and contaminating the upper structures such as the linkage traction rod 6 and the driving seat 4 in extreme cases.

[0043] Further, to better guide the material into the material discharging channel 3a, a material guiding slope 33 for guiding the material into the material discharging channel 3a is provided inside the top of the material discharging head 32. The material guiding slope 33 surrounds the upper port of the material discharging channel 3a to form a funnel shape; and the top edge of the material guiding slope 33 facing the discharge port 1a is higher than the discharge port 1a.

[0044] Due to the reset action of the torsion spring 71, the driving seat 4 has a tendency to always swing downward, so that the handle 41 swings toward the tank body 1 until the handle 41 touches the tank body 1.

[0045] Therefore, in order to place the handle 41 in a beautiful and convenient position for manual operation, a handle position limiting block 42 for defining the initial position state of the handle 41 is provided on the side wall of the drive seat 4, and the handle position limiting block 42 is located between the two hinge joints at both ends of the drive seat 4; so that under the reset action of the torsion spring 71 on the drive seat 4, the handle position limiting block 42 abuts against the top of the switch base 2. Therefore, according to the actual design requirements, the initial position of the handle 41 can be set vertically upward.

[0046] Preferably, the torsion spring 71 is a double torsion spring, one torsion arm of the double torsion spring is U-shaped and abuts against the linkage traction rod 6, and the other torsion arm is two independent free arms 711;

[0047] The plug 5 is provided with a torsion arm limiting block 5b for installing the free arm, and the torsion arm limiting block 5b is provided with an L-shaped channel for restricting the lateral movement of the free arm 711 relative to the surface of the plug 5, and the free arm is provided with an L-shaped strip adapted to the L-shaped channel, so as to effectively stabilize the state of the free arm pressing against the plug 5.

[0048] Furthermore, the plug 5 includes a plug base 51 and a sealing ring 52 adapted to the discharge port 1a. The plug base 51 is provided with a socket column 53 for installing the sealing ring 52, and the sealing ring 52 is sleeved on the socket column 53. With such a setting, the maintenance difficulty of the plug 5 can be greatly reduced. When the sealing ring 52 ages or is damaged, after opening the guide head 3 and the discharge port 1a, the sealing ring 52 can be taken out.

[0049] Preferably, in order to prevent the sealing ring 52 from falling off, the sealing ring 52 is made of an elastic material. One end of the socket column 53 is connected to the plug base 51, and the other end is provided with an anti-detachment head 54 for preventing the sealing ring 52 from detaching from the socket column 53. The diameter of the anti-detachment head 54 is larger than the aperture of the sealing ring 52. Preferably, the sealing ring 52 is made of rubber.

[0050] See Figure 5 This utility model also discloses an ice cream machine, which includes an ice cream storage tank 9 and a main body 10 provided with an evaporator. One end of the tank body 1 is provided with the discharge port 1a, and the other end is provided with an installation port for placing the evaporator, so as to refrigerate the interior of the ice cream storage tank 9. The ice cream storage tank 9 is the same as Figures 1-4 the corresponding structure shown, and will not be elaborated here one by one.

[0051] The above are the preferred embodiments of the present utility model. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the principle of the present utility model, several improvements and refinements can be made, and these improvements and refinements are also regarded as the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A cold drink storage tank, characterized in that: It comprises a tank body provided with a material outlet and a material outlet switch device for controlling the opening and closing of the material outlet, the tank body is provided with a switch base for installing the material outlet switch device, the switch base is provided with a detachable material guide head, and the material guide head is provided with a material discharge channel for docking and communicating with the material outlet; The material port switch device comprises a drive seat provided with a handle, a plug for blocking the material port and a linkage traction rod, one end of the drive seat is hinged to the switch base, and the other end is hinged to one end of the linkage traction rod; One end of the plug is provided with a base rotating shaft rotatably connected to the switch base and a plug linkage rod hinged to the linkage traction rod, one end of the linkage traction rod is hinged to the driving seat, and the other end is hinged to the plug linkage rod, and by swinging the handle, the plug is driven to swing outward relative to the base rotating shaft to the top of the discharge channel and away from the discharge port; The base rotating shaft is provided with a torsion spring for resetting, and the two ends of the torsion spring respectively press the plug and the linkage traction rod to respectively drive the plug to swing inward to block the discharge port and reset the drive seat.

2. The cold drink storage tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The switch base includes two rotating shaft mounting plates, and a preset distance is left between the two rotating shaft mounting plates; The material guide head comprises a protective cover corresponding to the switch base and a material discharge head arranged at the lower end of the protective cover, and the material discharge channel is arranged in the material discharge head; The two rotating shaft mounting plates and the protective cover are closed to form an activity space for protecting and accommodating the material port switch device, and the material outlet is located in the activity space.

3. The cold drink storage tank according to claim 2, characterized in that: The two inner side walls of the protection cover are provided with buckles for connecting with the switch base, and the switch base is provided with buckling grooves for buckling the buckles.

4. The cold drink storage tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The switch base is provided with a positioning top block for limiting the maximum swing angle of the plug, and one end of the plug is provided with a limiting top block corresponding to the positioning top block, so that when the limiting top block contacts the positioning top block, the plug is arranged to be tilted downward.

5. The cold drink storage tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side wall of the driving seat is provided with a handle position limiting block for limiting the initial position state of the handle, and the handle position limiting block is located between the hinged parts at both ends of the driving seat; So that the driving seat is under the resetting action of the torsion spring, the handle position limiting block is in conflict with the top of the switch base.

6. The cold drink storage tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The torsion spring is a double torsion spring, one end of which is in a U-shape, and the other end is in two independent free arms. The plug is provided with a torsion arm limit block for installing the free arm, the torsion arm limit block is provided with an L-shaped channel for limiting the lateral movement of the free arm relative to the plug surface, and the free arm is provided with an L-shaped strip adapted to the L-shaped channel.

7. The cold drink storage tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plug includes a plug base and a sealing ring matched with the discharge port. The plug base is provided with a sleeve column for installing the sealing ring, and the sealing ring is sleeved on the sleeve column.

8. The cold drink storage tank according to claim 7, characterized in that: The sealing ring is made of elastic material, one end of the sleeve column is connected to the plug base, and the other end is provided with an anti-detachment head to prevent the sealing ring from detaching from the sleeve column, and the diameter of the anti-detachment head is larger than the aperture of the sealing ring.

9. The cold drink storage tank according to claim 2, characterized in that: A material guiding slope for guiding materials into the material feeding channel is provided in the top of the material feeding head, and the material guiding slope surrounds the upper port of the material feeding channel to form a funnel shape; The top edge of the material guiding slope facing the material discharging port is higher than the material discharging port.

10. A cold drink machine, characterized in that: It comprises a cold drink storage tank as described in any one of claims 1 to 9 and a main body provided with an evaporator, wherein one end of the tank body is provided with the discharge port, and the other end is provided with an installation port for inserting the evaporator, so as to refrigerate the interior of the cold drink storage tank.

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