Intelligent induction protective cover system of snowflake ice maker

Abstract

The utility model provides an intelligent induction protective cover system of a snowflake ice maker, which comprises a shell, a protective cover, an induction switch and a main control board, and an ice making cavity is arranged in the shell; a rotatable evaporator roller and a cutter are mounted in the ice-making cavity, and a through hole communicated with the outside is formed in the front end of the ice-making cavity; the protective cover is movably mounted on the shell, covers the through hole and is used for opening and closing the through hole; the inductive switch is mounted in the shell, corresponds to the protective cover in position and is used for inducting that the protective cover is in an opening or closing state; the main control board is mounted in the shell; the inductive switch is electrically connected with the main control board, and the main control board is in control connection with the evaporator roller; when the inductive switch induces that the protective cover is in an open state, the main control board controls the evaporator roller to stop rotating; the intelligent induction protective cover system of the snowflake ice maker overcomes the defect that an existing snowflake ice maker is not safe to use.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of snow ice machines, in particular to an intelligent induction protection cover system for a snow ice machine. Background Art

[0002] A snow ice machine is also called a snow machine, or a milk snow ice machine, or a snow making machine. The snow ice machine can super-fast freeze fresh milk and fresh juice, so that the fresh milk and fresh juice are frozen into ice crystals at -27°C to -35°C within 5 to 8 seconds, while making ice-cold snow ice food without losing the original nutrition and deliciousness. A snow ice machine generally includes structures such as a refrigeration unit and a snow making unit. Among them, the snow making unit generally includes structures such as a liquid supply device, an evaporator cylinder, a snow making knife assembly, and a driving motor. The evaporator cylinder is driven to rotate by the driving motor, and the snow making knife assembly is arranged on the lower side of the evaporator cylinder for shoveling the snow ice frozen on the surface of the evaporator cylinder. The liquid supply device includes a liquid material bottle and a liquid material box. The liquid material in the liquid material bottle flows into the liquid material box, and the evaporator cylinder continuously rotates to pick up the liquid material from the liquid material box and freeze it into ice.

[0003] For convenient use, a door body is generally installed on the snow ice machine, and the door body can be opened to expose the evaporator cylinder. Since the temperature of the evaporator cylinder is relatively low, when a hand touches the evaporator cylinder, it may adhere to the evaporator cylinder. If the evaporator cylinder continues to rotate and work, the evaporator cylinder will bring the human hand towards the cutting knife, posing a safety hazard and being very unsafe to use. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] (1) Technical Problems to be Solved

[0005] The problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide an intelligent induction protection cover system for a snow ice machine to overcome the defect that the existing snow ice machine is very unsafe to use.

[0006] (2) Technical Solutions

[0007] To solve the above technical problem, the utility model provides an intelligent induction protection cover system for a snow ice machine, including:

[0008] A housing, inside which an ice making chamber is provided; an evaporator drum and a cutting knife that can rotate are installed in the ice making chamber, and a through hole communicating with the outside is provided at the front end of the ice making chamber;

[0009] A protective cover, movably installed on the housing and covering the through hole to open and close the through hole;

[0010] An induction switch, installed inside the housing and corresponding to the position of the protective cover, for sensing whether the protective cover is in an open or closed state;

[0011] The main control board is installed inside the housing; the induction switch is electrically connected to the main control board, and the main control board is controllably connected to the evaporator drum; when the induction switch senses that the protective cover is in the open state, the main control board controls the evaporator drum to stop rotating.

[0012] In some embodiments, the protective cover is rotatably installed on the housing; one end of the protective cover is hinged to the housing, and an induction member that can cooperate with the induction switch for induction is installed at the other end. The induction switch is a Hall switch, and the induction member is a magnet block that cooperates with the Hall switch for induction.

[0013] In some embodiments, a limiting frame protrudes from the inner wall of one end of the protective cover, and an installation groove is formed inside the limiting frame; the induction member is fixed in the installation groove; an induction recess corresponding to the limiting frame is provided on the housing, and the induction switch is installed at the induction recess.

[0014] In some embodiments, a buckle member is hinged to the protective cover, a clamping head is provided at one end of the buckle member, and a torsion spring is installed between the other end of the buckle member and the protective cover; a limiting baffle that can be engaged with the clamping head is provided on one side of the housing where the through port is located. First inclined pushing surfaces and second inclined pushing surfaces are respectively provided on both sides of the clamping head; a first inclined blocking surface that cooperates with the first inclined pushing surface and a second inclined blocking surface that cooperates with the second inclined pushing surface are respectively provided on one side of the limiting baffle.

[0015] In some embodiments, the protective cover is arc-shaped and made of a transparent material; an arc-shaped plate for a human hand to hold is extended outward at one end of the protective cover.

[0016] In some embodiments, the housing includes an ice-making inner shell, an ice-making cavity is formed inside the ice-making inner shell, and the evaporator drum is rotatably installed inside the ice-making inner shell; a driving motor for driving the evaporator drum is installed outside the ice-making inner shell, the main control board is located on the upper side of the ice-making inner shell, and the main control board is controllably connected to the driving motor.

[0017] In some embodiments, a snow guiding trough bucket is installed on one side of the cutting knife, a beverage tray is installed below the evaporator drum; a compressor, a condenser and a cooling fan are installed inside the housing, and a beverage bottle body for putting beverages into the beverage tray is provided at the upper end of the housing.

[0018] (III) Beneficial effects

[0019] An intelligent induction protection cover system for a snowflake ice maker provided by the present utility model adopts an intelligent induction protection cover system. Through the cooperation of an induction switch, an induction component and a main control board, when the induction switch senses that the protection cover is in an open state, the induction switch sends an induction signal to the main control board, and the main control board controls the driving motor that drives the evaporator drum to rotate to stop working. Thus, the evaporator drum stops rotating, ensuring that the evaporator drum can stop rotating when the protection cover is opened, avoiding potential safety hazards and making the use safer; it overcomes the defect that the existing snowflake ice maker is very unsafe in use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0021] Figure 1 A three-dimensional view of an intelligent induction protection cover system for a snowflake ice maker of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 A three-dimensional view of the intelligent induction protection cover system for a snowflake ice maker of the present utility model after the protection cover is opened;

[0023] Figure 3 A three-dimensional view of another perspective of the intelligent induction protection cover system for a snowflake ice maker of the present utility model after the protection cover is opened;

[0024] Figure 4 A sectional view of the intelligent induction protection cover system for a snowflake ice maker of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 5 A three-dimensional view of the interior of the housing of the intelligent induction protection cover system for a snowflake ice maker of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 6 A three-dimensional view of another perspective of the interior of the housing of the intelligent induction protection cover system for a snowflake ice maker of the present utility model;

[0027] Figure 7 A three-dimensional view of the protection cover of the intelligent induction protection cover system for a snowflake ice maker of the present utility model;

[0028] Figure 8 A three-dimensional view of the buckle member of the intelligent induction protection cover system for a snowflake ice maker of the present utility model;

[0029] Figure 9 A three-dimensional view of the limit baffle of the intelligent induction protection cover system for a snowflake ice maker of the present utility model;

[0030] The corresponding component names for each reference numeral in the figures are as follows: 1. housing; 101. ice-making chamber; 102. through-hole; 103. induction recess; 104. limit baffle; 105. first inclined baffle; 106. second inclined baffle; 2. evaporator drum; 3. cutting knife; 4. protective cover; 401. limit frame; 402. mounting groove; 403. arc-shaped plate; 5. induction switch; 6. main control board; 7. induction element; 8. snap component; 801. chuck; 802. first inclined pushing surface; 803. second inclined pushing surface; 9. inner ice-making shell; 10. drive motor; 11. snow guiding trough hopper; 12. beverage tray; 13. compressor; 14. condenser; 15. cooling fan; 16. beverage bottle body; 17. torsion spring. Detailed implementation manners

[0031] The present application will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0032] The following illustrates the implementation manners of the present application through specific examples. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present application from the content disclosed in this specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. The present application can also be implemented or applied through other different specific implementation manners. Various details in this specification can also be modified or changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present application. It should be noted that, without conflict, the following embodiments and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0033] It should be noted that the following describes various aspects of the embodiments within the scope of the appended claims. It should be obvious that the aspects described herein can be embodied in a wide variety of forms, and any specific structure and / or function described herein is illustrative only. Based on the present application, those skilled in the art should understand that one aspect described herein can be implemented independently of any other aspect, and two or more of these aspects can be combined in various ways. For example, any number and aspects described herein can be used to implement the device and / or practice the method. Additionally, this device and / or this method can be implemented using other structures and / or functionality in addition to one or more of the aspects described herein.

[0034] It also needs to be noted that the drawings provided in the following embodiments only illustrate the basic concept of the present application in a schematic manner. The drawings only show the components related to the present application, rather than being drawn according to the number, shape, and size of the components in actual implementation. The type, quantity, and ratio of each component in its actual implementation can be an arbitrary change, and the component layout type may also be more complex.

[0035] In addition, in the following description, specific details are provided to facilitate a thorough understanding of the examples. However, those skilled in the art will understand that the examples can be practiced without these specific details.

[0036] The following describes the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0037] Refer to Figures 1 to 9 , the present utility model provides an intelligent induction protection cover system for a snowflake ice maker, which includes a housing 1, a protection cover 4, an induction switch 5, and a main control board 6.

[0038] Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 4 , an ice making cavity 101 is provided inside the front end of the housing 1. A rotatable evaporator drum 2 and a cutting knife 3 are installed in the ice making cavity 101, and the cutting knife 3 is installed along the tangent direction of the outer wall of the evaporator drum 2. A through opening 102 communicating with the outside is provided at the front end of the ice making cavity 101, the protection cover 4 is movably installed on the housing 1, and the protection cover 4 covers the through opening 102 to open and close the through opening 102; when the protection cover 4 is opened, the evaporator drum 2 is exposed.

[0039] Refer to Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the induction switch 5 is installed inside the housing 1 and corresponds to the position of the protection cover 4, and is used to sense whether the protection cover 4 is in an open or closed state. The main control board 6 is installed inside the housing 1; the induction switch 5 is electrically connected to the main control board 6, and the main control board 6 is connected to the evaporator drum 2 for control; when the induction switch 5 senses that the protection cover 4 is in an open state, the main control board 6 controls the evaporator drum 2 to stop rotating. With this structure, through the cooperation of the induction switch, the sensing element and the main control board, when the induction switch senses that the protection cover is in an open state, the induction switch sends an induction signal to the main control board, and the main control board controls the drive motor that drives the evaporator drum to rotate to stop working, so that the evaporator drum stops rotating, ensuring that the evaporator drum can stop rotating when the protection cover is opened, avoiding potential safety hazards and making it safer to use.

[0040] In some embodiments, as Figure 2 and Figure 7 shown, the protection cover 4 can be flip-mounted on the housing 1; in the way of flipping to open the protection cover 4, both opening and closing are very convenient. One end of the protection cover 4 is hinged to the housing 1, and an induction element 7 that can cooperate with the induction switch 5 for sensing is installed at the other end. Two hinge shafts are symmetrically and spaced apart at the hinged end of the protection cover 4, and hinge seats adapted to the hinge shafts are provided on the outer wall of the housing 1. Among them, the induction switch 5 is a Hall switch, and the induction element 7 is a magnet block that cooperates with the Hall switch for sensing. The Hall switch is a prior art and will not be elaborated in this embodiment.

[0041] In some embodiments, as Figure 7 shown, a limiting frame 401 is convexly provided on the inner wall at one end of the protective cover 4. An installation groove 402 is formed inside the limiting frame 401, and the sensing member 7 is fixed in the installation groove 402; the limiting frame 401 and the protective cover 4 are of an integral structure. An induction recess 103 corresponding to the limiting frame 401 is provided on the housing 1, and the induction switch 5 is installed at the induction recess 103, facilitating the sensing between the sensing member 7 and the induction switch 5. When the protective cover 4 is closed, the sensing member 7 is adsorbed at the induction recess 103; when the protective cover 4 is opened, the sensing member 7 is separated from the induction recess 103, and at this time, the induction switch 5 sends an induction signal to the main control board 6.

[0042] In some embodiments, as Figure 2 and Figure 7 shown, a buckle member 8 is hinged on the protective cover 4. A clamping head 801 is provided at one end of the buckle member 8, and a torsion spring 17 is installed between the other end thereof and the protective cover 4. The housing 1 is provided with a limiting baffle 104 that can be engaged with the clamping head 801 on one side of the through hole 102. When the protective cover 4 is closed, the clamping head 801 is engaged with the limiting baffle 104, preventing the protective cover 4 from being accidentally opened during ice making, and the safety is higher.

[0043] In some embodiments, as Figure 3 、 Figure 8 and Figure 9 shown, a first inclined pushing surface 802 and a second inclined pushing surface 803 are respectively provided on both sides of the clamping head 801; a first inclined blocking surface 105 that cooperates with the first inclined pushing surface 802 is provided on one side of the limiting baffle 104, and a second inclined blocking surface 106 that cooperates with the second inclined pushing surface 803 is provided on the other side thereof. When the protective cover 4 is slowly closed, through the cooperation of the first inclined blocking surface 105 and the first inclined pushing surface 802, the buckle member 8 rotates, and then the clamping head 801 crosses over the limiting baffle 104 and is engaged with it; when the protective cover 4 is opened, through the cooperation of the second inclined blocking surface 106 and the second inclined pushing surface 803, the buckle member 8 rotates, and then the clamping head 801 can cross over the limiting baffle 104 and be separated from the limiting baffle 104. With this structure, when opening the protective cover 4, it is necessary to overcome the spring force of the torsion spring 17. On the one hand, it prevents accidental opening, and on the other hand, it has a certain damping effect, and the experience is better.

[0044] In some embodiments, as Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 7 shown, the protective cover 4 is arc-shaped and made of a transparent material; an arc-shaped plate 403 for a human hand to hold is provided at one end of the protective cover 4 and extends outward. Made of a transparent material, it is convenient to observe the situation inside the ice making chamber; the arc-shaped plate 403 is provided to facilitate the user to hold and apply force, and it is more convenient to open the protective cover 4.

[0045] In some embodiments, asFigures 4 to 6 As shown, the housing 1 includes an inner ice-making housing 9, an ice-making cavity 101 is formed inside the inner ice-making housing 9, and the evaporator drum 2 is rotatably installed inside the inner ice-making housing 9; a driving motor 10 for driving the evaporator drum 2 is installed outside the inner ice-making housing 9, and the main control board 6 is located on the upper side of the inner ice-making housing 9, and the main control board 6 is connected to the driving motor 10 for control.

[0046] In some embodiments, as Figures 4 to 6 shown, a snow guiding trough hopper 11 is installed on one side of the cutting knife 3, and a beverage tray 12 is installed below the evaporator drum 2; a compressor 13, a condenser 14 and a cooling fan 15 are installed inside the housing 1, and a beverage bottle body 16 for putting beverages into the beverage tray 12 is provided at the upper end of the housing 1.

[0047] For the same or similar parts among the various embodiments in this specification, reference can be made to each other. Each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments.

[0048] As described above, only the specific implementation manners of the present application are provided, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be covered by the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An intelligent induction protection cover system for a flake ice machine, characterized in that: include: A shell (1) is provided with an ice-making chamber (101); a rotatable evaporator roller (2) and a cutting blade (3) are installed in the ice-making chamber (101); a through opening (102) communicating with the outside is provided at the front end of the ice-making chamber (101); A protective cover (4) is movably mounted on the housing (1) and covers the through opening (102) to open and close the through opening (102); An induction switch (5) is installed in the housing (1) and corresponds to the position of the protective cover (4), and is used to sense whether the protective cover (4) is in an open or closed state; A main control board (6) is installed inside the shell (1); the induction switch (5) is electrically connected to the main control board (6), and the main control board (6) is control-connected to the evaporator roller (2); when the induction switch (5) senses that the protective cover (4) is in an open state, the main control board (6) controls the evaporator roller (2) to stop rotating.

2. The intelligent induction protection cover system for a flake ice machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The protective cover (4) can be flipped and installed on the housing (1); one end of the protective cover (4) is hinged to the housing (1), and the other end is equipped with a sensing element (7) that can cooperate with the sensing switch (5) for sensing.

3. The intelligent induction protection cover system for a flake ice machine as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The induction switch (5) is a Hall switch, and the induction element (7) is a magnet block that cooperates with the Hall switch for induction.

4. The intelligent induction protection cover system for a flake ice machine as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: A limit frame (401) is protrudingly provided on the inner wall of one end of the protective cover (4), and a mounting groove (402) is formed inside the limit frame (401), and the sensing element (7) is fixed in the mounting groove (402); a sensing recess (103) corresponding to the limit frame (401) is provided on the housing (1), and the sensing switch (5) is installed in the sensing recess (103).

5. The intelligent induction protection cover system for a flake ice machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: A snap-fitting member (8) is hingedly connected to the protective cover (4); a snap-fitting head (801) is provided at one end of the snap-fitting member (8), and a torsion spring (17) is installed between the other end of the snap-fitting member and the protective cover (4); and a limit baffle (104) capable of engaging with the snap-fitting head (801) is provided on one side of the through opening (102) of the housing (1).

6. The intelligent induction protection cover system for a flake ice machine as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: A first inclined push surface (802) and a second inclined push surface (803) are respectively provided on both sides of the clamping head (801); a first inclined stop surface (105) cooperating with the first inclined push surface (802) is provided on one side of the limit baffle (104), and a second inclined stop surface (106) cooperating with the second inclined push surface (803) is provided on the other side.

7. The intelligent induction protection cover system for a flake ice machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The protective cover (4) is arc-shaped and made of a transparent material; one end of the protective cover (4) is provided with an arc-shaped plate (403) extending outward for a person to hold.

8. The intelligent induction protection cover system for a flake ice machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The shell (1) comprises an ice-making inner shell (9), the ice-making chamber (101) is formed in the ice-making inner shell (9), and the evaporator roller (2) is rotatably mounted in the ice-making inner shell (9); a driving motor (10) for driving the evaporator roller (2) is mounted on the outer side of the ice-making inner shell (9), the main control board (6) is located on the upper side of the ice-making inner shell (9), and the main control board (6) is control-connected to the driving motor (10).

9. The intelligent induction protection cover system for a flake ice machine as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: A snow guide hopper (11) is installed on one side of the cutting blade (3), and a beverage tray (12) is installed on the lower side of the evaporator roller (2); a compressor (13), a condenser (14) and a cooling fan (15) are installed in the shell (1), and a beverage bottle (16) is provided at the upper end of the shell (1) for dropping beverages into the beverage tray (12).

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