Ice cream machine

By introducing an ultrasonic vibrator and an electric motor-driven stirring assembly into the ice cream machine, the problems of ice cream freezing and equipment complexity have been solved, resulting in improved ice cream taste and enhanced equipment reliability.

CN223653173UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-12MIDDLEBY FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT (QINGDAO) CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520039509.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-08
Publication Date
2025-12-12
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-08

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Technical Problem

Existing ice cream machines are prone to freezing during the cooling process, resulting in a rough texture. Furthermore, the existing equipment has a complex structure and a high failure rate.

Method used

An ultrasonic vibrator is installed on the spiral shaft of the stirring blade. The ultrasonic vibration disperses the semi-solid structure of the ice cream, and combined with the stirring of the blade, the overrun of the ice cream mixture is improved. The stirring assembly is driven by an electric motor, reducing the number of transmission modules and simplifying the structure. The freezing cylinder is equipped with an annular fixing strip and a sealing strip to separate the flow path of the refrigerant.

Benefits of technology

It improves the overrun and texture of ice cream, reduces equipment failure rate, simplifies installation space, and facilitates maintenance.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of ice cream machines, and particularly relates to an ice cream machine which is characterized in that an ultrasonic vibrator is additionally arranged in a freezing cylinder, is positioned at a spiral shaft of a stirring blade and is mounted on the inner wall of a freezing door, and a freezing door cover is positioned at the opening end of the freezing cylinder; in addition, compared with the prior art that a motor, a belt pulley mechanism, a gear box and the like cooperatively drive the stirring assembly to rotate, the stirring assembly is directly driven to rotate through the electric motor, and the ultrasonic vibrator is arranged to generate a cavitation effect and disperse an ice cream semi-solid structure, so that on one hand, on the other hand, the stirring effect is greatly improved; the ice cream puffing rate is effectively increased, the taste is improved, meanwhile, the module structure used in the design is simplified, the space structure is compact, and the installation space of the whole machine is saved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to ice cream machine technical field, concretely is a kind of ice cream machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the frozen food industry, the taste of ice cream has been the most concerned aspect of consumers, and ice cream products with delicate and lubricating taste are more popular among consumers. Among them, the size of ice crystals in ice cream has a great influence on the taste and quality of ice cream. When the ice cream crystal particle is greater than 40 μm, the ice cream product will produce rough particle feeling, and the ice cream product with small and uniform distribution of ice crystals has a more delicate taste. In the existing ice cream machine, the ice cream slurry is prone to freezing and sticking during the cooling process, thereby affecting the taste of ice cream. SUMMARY

[0003] In order to overcome the above-mentioned defects existing in the prior art, the utility model provides an ice cream machine.

[0004] An ice cream machine comprises a freezing cylinder, a stirring assembly is arranged in the freezing cylinder, the stirring assembly comprises a spiral stirring blade, an ultrasonic vibrator is further arranged in the freezing cylinder, the ultrasonic vibrator is located at the spiral shaft of the stirring blade, the ultrasonic vibrator is detachably mounted on the inner wall of a freezing door, and the freezing door covers the open end of the freezing cylinder.

[0005] Further, one end of the ultrasonic vibrator is provided with a plug connector, the plug connector is connected with a mounting protrusion on the inner side wall of the freezing door through a limiting rubber plug, a limiting tooth structure is arranged on the side of the limiting rubber plug close to the freezing door, and a limiting groove corresponding to the limiting tooth is arranged on the mounting protrusion.

[0006] Further, the stirring assembly further comprises a stirring frame, and the stirring blade is mounted on the stirring frame.

[0007] Further, the stirring frame is connected with a transmission shaft, the transmission shaft is connected with an electric motor through the cylinder body away from the freezing door side, and the electric motor is mounted on the machine shell through a support.

[0008] Further, the freezing cylinder comprises an inner cylinder body and an outer cylinder body, an annular fixing strip is arranged in the cavity between the inner cylinder body and the outer cylinder body, a sealing strip is inlaid on the annular fixing strip, corresponding notches are arranged on the annular fixing strip and the sealing strip, the sealing strip abuts against the inner wall of the outer cylinder body, and the sealing strip divides the cavity into a plurality of independent spaces.

[0009] Due to the adoption of the above technical scheme, the utility model has the beneficial technical effects that:

[0010] 1. The ice cream slurry in the utility model improves its puffing rate and porosity through the ultrasonic vibrator, and the ice cream slurry is pushed to move to the direction of the freezing door under the action of the stirring blade. In this process, the cavitation effect is generated through the ultrasonic vibrator, the ice cream semi-solid structure is dispersed, the ice cream puffing rate is improved, the ultrasonic vibrator is installed at the spiral shaft of the stirring blade, the structure is compact, the space of the freezing cylinder is reduced, the ultrasonic vibrator is installed on the inner wall of the freezing door, the detachability is strong, the installation is convenient, and the maintenance is convenient.

[0011] 2. The stirring frame is connected with the transmission shaft, the transmission shaft is connected with the electric motor through the cylinder body away from the freezing door side, the adopted module is less, and the installation space is saved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of traditional ice cream machine;

[0013] Figure 2 It is a structure schematic view of the ice cream machine of the utility model;

[0014] Figure 3 It is a side view of the ice cream machine of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 4 It is a structure schematic view of the utility model Figure 2 in A-A direction section structure schematic view;

[0016] Figure 5 It is a structure schematic view of the ultrasonic vibrator and the limiting rubber plug in the utility model;

[0017] Figure 6 It is a structure schematic view of the annular fixed strip in the utility model;

[0018] Figure 7 It is a structure schematic view of the stirring frame in the utility model.

[0019] In the drawing, 1 is a stirring blade, 2 is an ultrasonic vibrator, 3 is a freezing door, 4 is a plug, 5 is a limiting rubber plug, 6 is a mounting protrusion, 7 is a limiting tooth, 8 is a limiting groove, 9 is a stirring frame, 10 is a transmission shaft, 11 is a support, 12 is an inner cylinder body, 13 is an outer cylinder body, 14 is a cavity, 15 is an annular fixed strip, 16 is a sealing strip, 17 is a machine shell, and 18 is an electric motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the utility model, the utility model will be further described below in combination with the drawings. Obviously, the drawings described below are only one embodiment of the utility model, and for those skilled in the art, other embodiments can be obtained according to the drawings and the embodiment without creative labor, which all belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

[0021] According to Figures 1-7 As shown in FIG. 1, an ice cream machine comprises a freezing cylinder, a stirring assembly is arranged in the freezing cylinder, the stirring assembly comprises a helical stirring blade 1, an ultrasonic vibrator 2 is further arranged in the freezing cylinder, the ultrasonic vibrator 2 is located at the helical shaft of the stirring blade 1, the ultrasonic vibrator 2 is detachably mounted on the inner wall of a freezing door 3, and the freezing door 3 covers the open end of the freezing cylinder.

[0022] In the above specific technical scheme, the ultrasonic vibrator 2 is newly added, the ice cream slurry is uniformly stirred under the joint action of the stirring blade 1 and the ultrasonic vibrator 2, and then moves to the direction of the freezing door 3, in this process, the semi-solid structure of the ice cream is dispersed by the ultrasonic vibrator 2, the expansion rate and the softness and smoothness of the ice cream are improved, the ultrasonic vibrator 2 is mounted at the helical shaft of the stirring blade 1, the structure is compact, the installation space of the freezing cylinder is reduced, and the ultrasonic vibrator 2 is detachably mounted on the inner wall of the freezing door 3, so that the ultrasonic vibrator can be conveniently cleaned regularly.

[0023] One end of the ultrasonic vibrator 2 is provided with a plug 4, the plug 4 is connected with a mounting protrusion 6 on the inner wall of the freezing door 3 through a limiting rubber plug 5, one side of the limiting rubber plug 5 close to the freezing door 3 is provided with a limiting tooth 7 structure, the mounting protrusion 6 is provided with a limiting groove 8 corresponding to the limiting tooth 7, the ultrasonic vibrator 2 is mounted on the freezing door 3, the mounting is convenient, the limiting rubber plug 5 is arranged, on the one hand, the sealing property of the mounting protrusion 6 is increased, so that the ice cream is prevented from entering the mounting protrusion 6, and on the other hand, the ultrasonic vibrator 2 can be positioned, so that the relative rotation of the ultrasonic vibrator 2 in the working process is prevented.

[0024] The stirring assembly further comprises a stirring frame 9, the stirring blade 1 is mounted on the stirring frame 9, and the stirring frame 9 is a prior art, and the ultrasonic vibrator 2 is mounted at the central axis of the stirring frame 9.

[0025] The stirring frame 9 is connected with a transmission shaft 10, the transmission shaft 10 is connected with an electric motor through the cylinder away from the freezing door 3, the electric motor is mounted on a machine shell 17 through a support 11, as Figure 1As shown, the traditional ice cream machine is through motor, belt pulley mechanism, gear box and other transmission cooperation stirring frozen slurry, multiple modules cooperate with each other to increase the probability of failure, resulting in waste of raw materials, prevent slurry from freezing due to uneven cooling and unable to produce ice cream, the utility model discloses directly through the electric motor drive stirring frame 9 rotation, the module is less, reduce the probability of failure, and save installation space.

[0026] The freezing cylinder comprises an inner cylinder body 12 and an outer cylinder body 13, an annular fixed strip 15 is arranged in a cavity 14 between the inner cylinder body 12 and the outer cylinder body 13, a sealing strip 16 is inlaid on the annular fixed strip 15, corresponding notches are arranged on the annular fixed strip 15 and the sealing strip 16, the sealing strip 16 is in abutment with the inner wall of the outer cylinder body 13, the sealing strip 16 divides the cavity 14 into a plurality of independent spaces, one end of the outer cylinder body 13 is connected with a water inlet pipe, and the other end is connected with a water outlet pipe, the condensing agent flows into the cavity through the water inlet pipe, sequentially enters the plurality of independent spaces separated by the sealing strip 16, and then flows out through the water outlet pipe, the plurality of independent spaces are communicated through the notches on the annular fixed strip 15 and the sealing strip 16, and the sealing strip 16 can prevent the condensing agent from flowing back.

[0027] The above examples are only exemplary embodiments of the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model, and the protection scope of the utility model is defined by the claims, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications or equivalent replacements to the utility model within the essence and protection scope of the utility model, and the modification or equivalent replacement should also be regarded as falling within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An ice cream machine, comprising a freezing cylinder, characterized in that, The freezing cylinder is equipped with a stirring assembly, which includes a spiral stirring blade (1). The freezing cylinder is also equipped with an ultrasonic vibrator (2), which is located at the spiral shaft of the stirring blade (1). The ultrasonic vibrator (2) is detachably installed on the inner wall of the freezing door (3), and the freezing door (3) covers the opening end of the freezing cylinder.

2. An ice cream machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, One end of the ultrasonic vibrator (2) is provided with a connector (4), which passes through the limiting rubber plug (5) and is connected to the mounting protrusion (6) on the inner side wall of the freezer door (3). The limiting rubber plug (5) is provided with a limiting tooth (7) structure on the side near the freezer door (3), and the mounting protrusion (6) is provided with a limiting groove (8) corresponding to the limiting tooth (7).

3. An ice cream machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The stirring assembly also includes a stirring rack (9), and the stirring blade (1) is mounted on the stirring rack (9).

4. An ice cream machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The stirring rack (9) is connected to the drive shaft (10), which passes through the cylinder body and is connected to the electric motor on the side away from the freezer door (3). The electric motor is mounted on the casing (17) via a bracket (11).

5. An ice cream machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, The freezing cylinder includes an inner cylinder (12) and an outer cylinder (13). An annular fixing strip (15) is provided in the cavity (14) between the inner cylinder (12) and the outer cylinder (13). A sealing strip (16) is embedded on the annular fixing strip (15). The annular fixing strip (15) and the sealing strip (16) are provided with corresponding notches. The sealing strip (16) abuts against the inner wall of the outer cylinder (13). The sealing strip (16) divides the cavity (14) into several independent spaces.