Snowflake ice maker with detachable beverage tray

Abstract

The utility model provides a snowflake ice maker with a detachable beverage tray, which comprises a shell, an ice making cavity is arranged in the shell, an evaporator roller is rotatably mounted in the ice making cavity, the beverage tray is detachably mounted on the lower side of the evaporator roller, connecting lugs are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the beverage tray, and the connecting lugs are connected with the evaporator roller. Elastic clamping heads are symmetrically mounted on the inner wall of the ice making cavity, and clamping grooves capable of being clamped with the elastic clamping heads are formed in the outer walls of the connecting lugs; the end, away from the beverage tray, of the connecting lug is bent outwards to form a limiting baffle, and a placement opening communicated with the outside is formed in the lower side of the ice making cavity. The beverage tray can be arranged in the ice making cavity through the placing opening, the clamping groove is clamped with the elastic clamping head, and the limiting baffle abuts against the wall face of one side of the placing opening; the snowflake ice maker with the detachable beverage tray overcomes the defect that the beverage tray of an existing snowflake ice maker cannot be detached.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of snow ice machines, in particular to a beverage tray detachable snow ice machine. Background Art

[0002] The 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 freeze fresh milk liquid and fresh fruit juice super-fast, so that the fresh milk liquid and fresh fruit 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. The snow ice machine usually 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] In the existing snow ice machines, the liquid material boxes are all fixedly arranged in the housing, adopting a structure where the liquid material box cannot be detached. The liquid material box cannot be detached and cleaned separately, which causes inconvenience for cleaning; in addition, it is not convenient for the maintenance of the snow-making unit. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] (I) Technical Problems to be Solved

[0005] The problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a beverage tray detachable snow ice machine to overcome the defect that the beverage tray of the existing snow ice machine cannot be detached.

[0006] (II) Technical Solutions

[0007] To solve the above technical problem, the utility model provides a beverage tray detachable snow ice machine, which includes a housing. A ice-making cavity is arranged in the housing. An evaporator drum is rotatably installed in the ice-making cavity. A beverage tray is detachably installed on the lower side of the evaporator drum. Connecting ears are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the beverage tray. Elastic chucks that can be telescoped are symmetrically installed on the inner wall of the ice-making cavity. A clamping groove that can be engaged with the elastic chucks is arranged on the outer wall of the connecting ear; one end of the connecting ear far away from the beverage tray is bent outward to form a limiting baffle. An access port communicating with the outside is arranged on the lower side of the ice-making cavity; the beverage tray can be loaded into the ice-making cavity through the access port, so that the clamping groove is engaged with the elastic chucks, and the limiting baffle abuts against the wall surface on one side of the access port.

[0008] In some embodiments, vertical limiting rods are symmetrically arranged on the outer wall of the connecting lug, and a horizontal limiting rod is connected between the two vertical limiting rods. The horizontal limiting rod is located above the vertical limiting rods, and the horizontal limiting rod and the vertical limiting rods enclose the card slot.

[0009] In some embodiments, a first inclined pushing surface is arranged above the horizontal limiting rod, and a second inclined pushing surface is arranged below it; the first inclined pushing surface is used to push the elastic clamping head to retract when loading the beverage tray; the second inclined pushing surface is used to push the elastic clamping head to retract when disassembling the beverage tray.

[0010] In some embodiments, the upper ends of the vertical limiting rods are connected with inclined guide rods, and a horn-shaped guiding groove with a large upper opening and a small lower opening is formed between the two inclined guide rods. The horizontal limiting rod is correspondingly arranged at the connection of the inclined guide rod and the vertical limiting rod.

[0011] In some embodiments, the housing includes an ice-making inner shell, the ice-making cavity and the placing opening are arranged on the ice-making inner shell, and the elastic clamping head is installed on the ice-making inner shell.

[0012] In some embodiments, a clamping head seat is fixed on the ice-making inner shell, a spring support is fixed on one side of the clamping head seat, the elastic clamping head is slidably installed in the clamping head seat, a spring is installed between the spring support and the elastic clamping head, and the spring always makes the elastic clamping head tend to move towards the ice-making cavity.

[0013] In some embodiments, an arc-shaped blocking surface is arranged at one end of the elastic clamping head facing the ice-making cavity, and a stepped limiting block is arranged at the other end, and one end of the spring abuts against the stepped limiting block.

[0014] In some embodiments, the beverage tray, the connecting lug, the vertical limiting rods, the horizontal limiting rod and the inclined guide rods are of an integral structure and are made of a transparent material.

[0015] In some embodiments, a cutting knife is installed along the tangent direction of the outer wall of the evaporator drum in the ice-making cavity, and a snow guiding trough hopper is installed on one side of the cutting knife.

[0016] In some embodiments, a compressor, a condenser and a cooling fan are installed in the installation cavity of the housing, and a beverage bottle body for putting beverages into the beverage tray is arranged at the upper end of the housing.

[0017] (III) Beneficial effects

[0018] A detachable beverage tray snow ice machine provided by the utility model adopts a detachable beverage tray. During cleaning, the beverage tray can be detached separately for cleaning, which is more convenient for cleaning and is also beneficial for maintenance. The detachable function of the beverage tray is realized by the cooperation of elastic chucks and card slots. The disassembly and assembly of the beverage tray are simple, time-saving and labor-saving, and the use effect is good. It overcomes the defect that the beverage tray of the existing snow ice machine is not detachable. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the embodiments. 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.

[0020] Figure 1 It is a perspective view of the bottom view of a detachable beverage tray snow ice machine of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the interior of a detachable beverage tray snow ice machine of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 It is a perspective view of the interior of a detachable beverage tray snow ice machine of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 It is an exploded view of the ice-making inner shell and the elastic chuck of a detachable beverage tray snow ice machine of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 It is an exploded view of the ice-making inner shell and the beverage tray of a detachable beverage tray snow ice machine of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 6 It is a perspective view of the connection of the elastic chuck, the chuck seat and the spring support of a detachable beverage tray snow ice machine of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 7 It is a perspective view of the elastic chuck of a detachable beverage tray snow ice machine of the present utility model;

[0027] Figure 8 It is a perspective view of the clamping connection between the elastic chuck and the beverage tray of a detachable beverage tray snow ice machine of the present utility model;

[0028] Figure 9 It is a perspective view of the beverage tray of a detachable beverage tray snow ice machine of the present utility model;

[0029] The component names corresponding to the respective reference numerals in the figures are as follows: 1, housing; 101, ice-making chamber; 102, inlet; 103, installation chamber; 2, evaporator drum; 3, beverage tray; 301, connecting ear; 302, card slot; 303, limiting baffle; 304, vertical limiting rod; 305, horizontal limiting rod; 306, first inclined pushing surface; 307, second inclined pushing surface; 308, inclined guide rod; 309, trumpet-shaped guiding groove; 4, elastic chuck; 41, chuck seat; 42, spring support; 43, spring; 401, arc-shaped baffle surface; 402, stepped limiting block; 5, inner ice-making shell; 6, cutting knife; 7, snow guiding trough bucket; 8, compressor; 9, condenser; 10, cooling fan; 11, beverage bottle body. Detailed implementation manners

[0030] The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0031] The following uses specific specific examples to illustrate the implementation manners of the present application. 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. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0032] 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. In addition, this device can be implemented and this method can be practiced using other structures and / or functions in addition to one or more of the aspects described herein.

[0033] It also needs to be noted that the drawings provided in the following embodiments only schematically illustrate the basic concept of the present application. The drawings only show the components related to the present application and are not 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.

[0034] 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.

[0035] The following describes the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0036] Refer to Figures 1 to 9 , the present utility model provides a beverage tray detachable snow ice machine, including a housing 1. A ice-making cavity 101 is arranged inside the housing 1. An evaporator drum 2 is rotatably installed inside the ice-making cavity 101. A beverage tray 3 is detachably installed below the evaporator drum 2.

[0037] Refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 5 , connecting ears 301 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the beverage tray 3. The connecting ears 301 are located at the middle position of the beverage tray 3 and extend downward toward the lower side of the beverage tray 3. Elastic chucks 4 that can be telescoped are symmetrically installed on the inner wall of the ice-making cavity 101. A clamping groove 302 that can be engaged with the elastic chuck 4 is arranged on the outer wall of the connecting ear 301; one end of the connecting ear 301 away from the beverage tray 3 is bent outward to form a limiting baffle 303. An insertion port 102 communicating with the outside is arranged below the ice-making cavity 101. The beverage tray 3 can be loaded into the ice-making cavity 101 from bottom to top through the insertion port 102, and the clamping groove 302 is engaged with the elastic chuck 4. After being loaded, the limiting baffle 303 abuts against the wall surface on one side of the insertion port 102.

[0038] With this structure, through the cooperation of the clamping groove 302 and the elastic chuck 4, the detachable function of the beverage tray 3 can be realized, which is convenient for cleaning and maintenance, and the disassembly and assembly are convenient; through the limiting baffle 303, the beverage tray 3 can be limited, and the installation stability of the beverage tray 3 is also improved.

[0039] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 8 and Figure 9 , vertical limiting rods 304 are symmetrically arranged on the outer wall of the connecting ear 301. Both of the two vertical limiting rods 304 extend upward from the limiting baffle 303. The two vertical limiting rods 304 are arranged at intervals and the distance between them is adapted to the width of the elastic chuck 4, which can prevent the beverage tray 3 from shaking after installation and improve the stability during use. A horizontal limiting rod 305 is connected between the two vertical limiting rods 304. The horizontal limiting rod 305 is located above the vertical limiting rods 304. The horizontal limiting rod 305 and the vertical limiting rods 304 enclose the clamping groove 302, and the horizontal limiting rod 305 abuts against the elastic chuck 4 during clamping.

[0040] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 8 and Figure 9As shown in the figure, a first inclined pushing surface 306 is provided on the upper side of the horizontal limiting rod 305, and a second inclined pushing surface 307 is provided on the lower side of the horizontal limiting rod 305. The first inclined pushing surface 306 is used to push the elastic chuck 4 to retract when the beverage tray 3 is pushed upward for installation, so that the elastic chuck 4 can cross the horizontal limiting rod 305 and engage with the card slot 302. The second inclined pushing surface 307 is used to push the elastic chuck 4 to retract when the beverage tray 3 is pulled downward for disassembly, so that the elastic chuck 4 can cross the horizontal limiting rod 305 and disengage from the card slot 302. With this structure, by providing two inclined pushing surfaces, when disassembling and assembling the beverage tray 3, only by pushing and pulling the beverage tray 3, the automatic engagement or disengagement of the elastic chuck 4 and the card slot 302 can be realized, without other operations, which simplifies the disassembly and assembly steps and is simple and convenient to operate.

[0041] In some embodiments, as Figure 8 and Figure 9 shown, an inclined guide rod 308 is connected to the upper end of the vertical limiting rod 304. The two inclined guide rods 308 are arranged at intervals and a horn-shaped guide groove 309 with a large upper opening and a small lower opening is formed between them. The upper side of the horn-shaped guide groove 309 communicates with the outside, which is convenient for the elastic chuck 4 to completely disengage from the connecting ear 301. The horizontal limiting rod 305 is correspondingly arranged at the connection of the inclined guide rod 308 and the vertical limiting rod 304. With this structure, by providing the horn-shaped guide groove 309, when the beverage tray 3 is loaded, the horn-shaped guide groove 309 can guide the elastic chuck 4 to move towards the horizontal limiting rod 305, and then the elastic chuck 4 can be engaged with the card slot 302, ensuring the reliability of the structure and the stability of the function.

[0042] In some embodiments, as Figures 4 to 6 shown, the housing 1 includes an ice-making inner shell 5. The ice-making cavity 101 and the placing opening 102 are arranged on the ice-making inner shell 5, and the elastic chuck 4 is installed on the ice-making inner shell 5. The card head seats 41 are symmetrically fixed on the ice-making inner shell 5 (only one side of the elastic chuck 4 is shown in the figure, and the other side is not shown). A spring support 42 is fixed on one side of the card head seat 41. The elastic chuck 4 is slidably installed in the card head seat 41, and a through hole for the elastic chuck 4 to extend out is provided in the card head seat 41. A spring 43 is installed between the spring support 42 and the card head seat 41. The spring 43 is placed inside the spring support 42, and the spring 43 always makes the elastic chuck 4 tend to move towards the ice-making cavity 101.

[0043] In some embodiments, as Figure 4 、 Figure 6 and Figure 7As shown, an arc-shaped stop surface 401 is provided at one end of the elastic chuck 4 facing the ice-making chamber 101. The arc-shaped stop surface 401 is configured to cooperate with the first inclined pushing surface and the second inclined pushing surface to facilitate the two inclined pushing surfaces to push the elastic chuck 4 to retract. A stepped limit block 402 is provided at the other end of the elastic chuck 4. The stepped limit block 402 is used to limit the movement of the elastic chuck 4 within the chuck seat 41 and also prevent the elastic chuck 4 from disengaging from the chuck seat 41. One end of the spring 43 abuts against the stepped limit block 402.

[0044] In some embodiments, as Figure 9 shown, the beverage tray 3, the connecting ear 301, the vertical limiting rod 304, the horizontal limiting rod 305 and the inclined guide rod 308 are of an integral structure and are made of a transparent material. The integral structure is beneficial to ensuring the structural strength, and the transparent material facilitates observing the dirt condition of the beverage tray 3.

[0045] In some embodiments, as Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, a cutting knife 6 is installed along the tangent direction of the outer wall of the evaporator drum 2 in the ice-making chamber 101. A snow guiding trough 7 is installed on one side of the cutting knife 6. A motor for driving the rotation of the evaporator drum 2 is installed on the ice-making inner shell 5. A compressor 8, a condenser 9 and a cooling fan 10 are installed in the installation cavity 103 of the housing 1. A beverage bottle body 11 for pouring beverages into the beverage tray 3 is provided at the upper end of the housing 1. During use, the beverage in the beverage bottle body 11 is poured into the beverage tray 3. The evaporator drum 2 continuously rotates to pick up the liquid material from the beverage tray 3 and freeze it into ice. The cutting knife 6 shovels off the frozen snow ice on the surface of the evaporator drum 2, and the snow ice flows out along the snow guiding trough 7 into a container.

[0046] 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.

[0047] The above is only the specific implementation manner of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily thought of 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 should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A detachable snow ice machine for a beverage tray, comprising a housing (1), wherein an ice-making cavity (101) is arranged inside the housing (1), and an evaporator drum (2) is rotatably installed inside the ice-making cavity (101), and it is characterized in that: A beverage tray (3) is detachably installed on the lower side of the evaporator drum (2). Connecting ears (301) are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the beverage tray (3). Elastic chucks (4) that can be telescoped are symmetrically installed on the inner wall of the ice-making cavity (101). A clamping groove (302) that can be engaged with the elastic chuck (4) is arranged on the outer wall of the connecting ear (301); one end of the connecting ear (301) away from the beverage tray (3) is bent outward to form a limiting baffle (303). An access port (102) communicating with the outside is arranged on the lower side of the ice-making cavity (101); the beverage tray (3) can be loaded into the ice-making cavity (101) through the access port (102), and the clamping groove (302) is engaged with the elastic chuck (4), and the limiting baffle (303) abuts against the wall surface on one side of the access port (102).

2. The detachable snow ice machine with a beverage tray according to claim 1, wherein: Vertical limiting rods (304) are symmetrically arranged on the outer wall of the connecting ear (301). A horizontal limiting rod (305) is connected between the two vertical limiting rods (304). The horizontal limiting rod (305) is located above the vertical limiting rods (304). The horizontal limiting rod (305) and the vertical limiting rods (304) enclose the clamping groove (302).

3. The detachable snow ice machine with a beverage tray according to claim 2, wherein: A first inclined pushing surface (306) is arranged on the upper side of the horizontal limiting rod (305), and a second inclined pushing surface (307) is arranged on its lower side; the first inclined pushing surface (306) is used to push the elastic chuck (4) to retract when loading the beverage tray (3); the second inclined pushing surface (307) is used to push the elastic chuck (4) to retract when disassembling the beverage tray (3).

4. The detachable snow ice machine with a beverage tray according to claim 2, wherein: An inclined guide rod (308) is connected to the upper end of the vertical limiting rod (304). A horn-shaped guide groove (309) with a large upper opening and a small lower opening is enclosed between the two inclined guide rods (308). The horizontal limiting rod (305) is correspondingly arranged at the connection of the inclined guide rod (308) and the vertical limiting rod (304).

5. The detachable snow ice machine with a beverage tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing (1) includes an inner ice-making shell (5). The ice-making cavity (101) and the access port (102) are arranged on the inner ice-making shell (5). The elastic chuck (4) is installed on the inner ice-making shell (5).

6. The detachable snow ice machine with a beverage tray according to claim 5, characterized in that: A chuck seat (41) is fixed on the inner ice-making shell (5). A spring support (42) is fixed on one side of the chuck seat (41). The elastic chuck (4) is slidably installed in the chuck seat (41). A spring (43) is installed between the spring support (42) and the elastic chuck (4). The spring (43) always makes the elastic chuck (4) tend to move towards the ice-making cavity (101).

7. The detachable snow ice machine with a beverage tray as claimed in claim 6, wherein: An arc-shaped stop surface (401) is arranged at one end of the elastic chuck (4) facing the ice-making cavity (101), and a stepped limit block (402) is arranged at the other end. One end of the spring (43) abuts against the stepped limit block (402).

8. The detachable snow ice machine with a beverage tray according to claim 4, wherein: The beverage tray (3), the connecting ear (301), the vertical limiting rod (304), the horizontal limiting rod (305), and the inclined guide rod (308) are of an integral structure and are made of a transparent material.

9. The detachable snow ice machine with a beverage tray as claimed in claim 1, wherein: A cutting knife (6) is installed along the tangent direction of the outer wall of the evaporator drum (2) in the ice-making cavity (101), and a snow guiding trough hopper (7) is installed on one side of the cutting knife (6).

10. The detachable snow ice machine with a beverage tray as claimed in claim 1, wherein: A compressor (8), a condenser (9), and a cooling fan (10) are installed in the installation cavity (103) of the housing (1), and a beverage bottle body (11) for putting beverages into the beverage tray (3) is provided at the upper end of the housing (1).

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