Snow melting machine capable of automatically locking smoothie cylinder
By installing an automatic locking mechanism on the snow melting machine, using the connecting shaft and telescopic locking shaft driven by the rotary handle, combined with the liquid detection module and control module, the problem of liquid leakage caused by the constant rotation of the rotary handle is solved, and the ice slush cylinder is safely locked, protecting the equipment and items on the table.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520182226.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-05
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-02
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-05
AI Technical Summary
The rotating handle of existing snow melting machines can be turned at any time, causing the ice cream container to open, liquid to leak out, and damage internal electronic components and items on the countertop.
An automatic locking mechanism is adopted, which uses a connecting shaft and a telescopic locking shaft driven by rotating the handle, combined with a liquid detection module and a control module, to ensure that the ice smoothie container is locked when there is liquid, preventing it from opening.
It effectively prevents liquid from leaking out of the ice melt cylinder, protects the electronic components inside the snow melting machine and the items on the table, and improves the safety and reliability of the equipment.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of mechanical structure technology of snow melting machines, and in particular relates to a snow melting machine that automatically locks the ice slush cylinder. Background Technology
[0002] A slush machine, also known as an ice cream maker, is a kitchen appliance specifically designed for making refreshing beverages, primarily used in beverage shops and restaurants. Its main function is to mix fruit juice, sugar, and other ingredients in a specific ratio, then create a cool, slushy drink through refrigeration and stirring. These machines typically have multiple functions, such as slush making and cold beverage production, and are easy to operate, cool quickly, and consume little electricity, making them ideal for producing cold drinks such as fruit juice, soy milk, and coconut milk.
[0003] The ice slush container is the container of a snow melting machine, typically a transparent plastic container. This structure consists of a plastic cylinder closed at one end and open at the other. The ice bucket is fixed to the machine body with screws, and the ice slush container is secured to the machine body with a locking mechanism; after assembly, the ice bucket is inside the ice slush container. The ice bucket is the core component of the snow melting machine; it generally has a barrel-type evaporator structure with evaporator tubes inside. These evaporator tubes are arranged in an S-shape along the axis of the evaporator cylinder, forming the cylindrical structure. This design allows the evaporator tubes to completely surround the evaporator cylinder (ice bucket), improving cooling speed and efficiency while reducing the energy consumption of the snow melting machine.
[0004] Existing technologies typically use a locking mechanism to fix the slush cartridge to the machine body. The locking and unlocking of this mechanism is controlled by a rotary handle, as shown in the specification and accompanying drawings of Chinese Utility Model Patent Application No. 2024230169959, "A Locking Mechanism for a Slush Cartridge of a Snow Melting Machine and a Snow Melting Machine." A drawback of this type of locking mechanism is that the rotary handle controlling the locking mechanism can be turned at any time, regardless of whether the snow melting machine is in operation. In this case, if the slush cartridge contains liquid and the operator turns the handle, causing one end of the slush cartridge to open, the liquid may enter the interior of the snow melting machine, damaging electronic components. This liquid may also flow onto the snow melting machine's placement surface, damaging items on the surface. Utility Model Content
[0005] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art described above, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a snow melting machine with an automatic locking ice slush tube, which solves the problem that in the prior art, the rotating handle of the snow melting machine can be pulled at any time, causing one end of the ice slush tube to open at any time, resulting in the liquid inside the ice slush tube flowing out and damaging the electronic components inside the snow melting machine and the items placed on the snow melting machine's platform.
[0006] In order to achieve the above object and other related objects, the utility model provides a snow melting machine of automatic locking ice slurry barrel, through locking mechanism, the ice slurry barrel is locked on the machine body, locking mechanism is driven through the rotary handle, the rotary handle is fixedly connected with connecting shaft, the connecting shaft is opened with lock slot, the machine body is provided with telescopic lock shaft, and the telescopic end is provided with the lock part that cooperates with the lock slot, including control module and liquid detection module, the control module controls the power on and power off of the snow melting machine, and the extension and retraction of the telescopic lock shaft are controlled, the liquid detection module detects the liquid in the ice slurry barrel, and is connected with the control module in communication.
[0007] Optionally, the machine body is fixedly installed with a motor, the motor drives the agitator in the ice slurry barrel to rotate, the motor is installed on the machine body through a motor mounting seat, an outer portion of the motor is sleeved with a motor cover, and the motor cover is fixedly connected with the motor mounting seat.
[0008] Optionally, the rotary handle comprises a rotary disc and a handle, the handle is fixedly connected with the rotary disc and drives the rotary disc to rotate, and the connecting shaft is fixedly connected with the rotary disc and rotates along with the rotary disc.
[0009] Optionally, the control module comprises a circuit board, the circuit board is connected with a power supply, a compressor, a motor, a cooling fan, a temperature probe, a telescopic lock shaft and a micro switch, and the ice slurry barrel is provided with an ice slurry barrel pin, and the ice slurry barrel pin cooperates with the micro switch.
[0010] Optionally, the control module further comprises a control panel, the control panel is connected with the circuit board, and the control panel is provided with a key and a lock key.
[0011] Optionally, the control panel comprises a left control panel and a right control panel, the lock key is arranged on the left control panel, and the key is arranged on the right control panel.
[0012] As described above, the utility model discloses a snow melting machine of automatic locking ice slurry barrel, at least has following beneficial effects:
[0013] The snow melting machine of the automatic locking ice slush cylinder is characterized by that a connecting shaft is fixed on the rotary handle, a lock slot is formed on the connecting shaft, an extension lock shaft is arranged on the machine body, a locking part matched with the lock slot is arranged on the extension end of the extension lock shaft, a control module is arranged to control the power on and power off of the snow melting machine, the extension and retraction of the extension lock shaft, and the communication connection with the liquid detection module; when the snow melting machine is powered on, if the liquid detection module detects that there is liquid in the ice slush cylinder, the information is transmitted to the control module, the control module controls the extension of the extension lock shaft, the locking part is buckled with the lock slot on the connecting shaft, and then the rotary handle is locked, so that the operator cannot drive the locking mechanism to open by rotating the rotary handle, and the ice slush cylinder cannot be taken off from the machine body; thus, the problem that the rotary handle of the snow melting machine in the prior art can be pulled at any time, so that one end of the ice slush cylinder can be opened at any time, and then the liquid in the ice slush cylinder flows out, causing damage to the electronic components in the snow melting machine and the objects on the snow melting machine placement table is solved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0014] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the snow melting machine of the automatic locking ice slush cylinder is shown.
[0015] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the rotary handle and the electronic lock is shown.
[0016] Figure 3 An internal sectional view of the snow melting machine of the automatic locking ice slush cylinder is shown.
[0017] Figure 4 A circuit control diagram of the snow melting machine is shown.
[0018] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the micro switch and the ice slush cylinder pin is shown.
[0019] Element number explanation
[0020] The ice slush cylinder 1, the ice slush cylinder pin 11, the machine body 2, the rotary handle 3, the rotating disc 31, the handle 32, the connecting shaft 4, the lock slot 41, the electronic lock 5, the extension lock shaft 51, the motor 6, the motor mounting seat 61, the motor cover 62, the circuit board 71, the power supply 72, the heat dissipation fan 73, the temperature probe 74, the compressor 75, the micro switch 76, the left control panel 81, the lock key 811, the right control panel 82, and the key 821. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] The embodiments of the present application are described below by specific examples, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present application from the content disclosed in the specification.
[0022] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4It is understood that the structure, proportion, size and the like shown in the drawings of the specification are only used to cooperate with the disclosed content, to be understood and read by those skilled in the art, and do not have technical significance, and any modification of the structure, change of the proportion relationship or adjustment of the size, without affecting the effect and purpose that can be achieved by the utility model, should still fall within the scope of the disclosed technical content. Meanwhile, the terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "middle" and "one" in the specification are only for the convenience of clear description, and are not used to limit the scope of the utility model, and the change or adjustment of the relative relationship is also considered as the scope of the utility model.
[0023] The following embodiments are only for illustration. Various embodiments can be combined, which are not limited to the content shown in the following single embodiment.
[0024] Please refer to 1, the utility model provides a kind of automatic locking ice slurry cylinder's snow melting machine, like prior art, the snow melting machine is also through locking mechanism and lock ice slurry cylinder 1 on machine body 2, the locking mechanism is driven by rotating handle 3, specific structure form, can refer to the Chinese utility model patent of application No.2024230169959, the description and drawings of the specification of "a locking mechanism of ice slurry cylinder of snow melting machine and snow melting machine", not repeated here.
[0025] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the specification needs to be highlighted is that the automatic locking ice slurry cylinder 1 of the snow melting machine of the present application is different from the prior art, the difference is that the rotating handle 3 is fixedly connected with connecting shaft 4, the connecting shaft 4 is provided with locking groove 41
[0026] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , correspondingly, the machine body 2 is provided with telescopic lock shaft 51, and the telescopic end is provided with locking part matched with the locking groove 41; the telescopic lock shaft 51 can be electronic lock 5, the telescopic lock shaft 51 is driven to extend and retract by hydraulic cylinder or electric cylinder structure, because whether it is electromagnetic assembly, hydraulic cylinder or electric cylinder, has been fully disclosed by prior art, not repeated here.
[0027] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the snow melting machine of the automatic locking ice slush barrel 1 comprises a control module and a liquid detection module; the control module controls the power-on and power-off of the snow melting machine, and controls the extension and retraction of the telescopic locking shaft 51; the liquid detection module detects the liquid inside the ice slush barrel 1, and is in communication connection with the control module. Specifically, when the snow melting machine is powered on, if the liquid detection module detects that there is liquid in the ice slush barrel 1, it will transmit this information to the control module, which controls the extension of the telescopic locking shaft 51, and the locking part and the locking groove 41 on the connecting shaft 4 are buckled, and then the rotating handle 3 is locked, so that the operator cannot drive the locking mechanism to open by rotating the rotating handle 3, and the ice slush barrel 1 cannot be removed from the machine body 2; thereby solving the problem that the rotating handle 3 of the snow melting machine in the prior art can be pulled at any time, causing one end of the ice slush barrel 1 to be open at any time, and then causing the liquid in the ice slush barrel 1 to flow out, causing damage to the electronic components inside the snow melting machine and the objects on the snow melting machine placement table.
[0028] In another embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3 The machine body 2 is fixedly installed with a motor 6, which drives the stirrer inside the ice slush barrel 1 to rotate; the motor 6 is installed on the machine body 2 through a motor mounting seat 61, and the outside of the motor 6 is sleeved with a motor cover 62, which is fixedly connected with the motor mounting seat 61; this embodiment gives a structure form of the snow melting machine of the automatic locking ice slush barrel 1, which ensures the stable installation of the motor 6, and the telescopic locking shaft 51 described in the foregoing can be an electronic lock 5, which can be fixedly installed on the motor mounting seat 61 through an electronic mounting seat, ensuring the reliable work of the telescopic locking shaft 51.
[0029] In another embodiment, please refer to Figure 2 The rotating handle 3 comprises a rotating disc 31 and a handle 32, the handle 32 is fixedly connected with the rotating disc 31 and drives the rotating disc 31 to rotate; the connecting shaft 4 is fixedly connected with the rotating disc 31 and rotates with the rotating disc 31, the design of dividing the rotating handle 3 into the rotating disc 31 and the handle 32 facilitates the arrangement of part of the components of the snow melting machine and the operation of the operator.
[0030] In another embodiment, please refer to Figure and Figure 5The control module includes a circuit board 71 which is connected with the power supply 72, the compressor 75, the motor 6, the heat dissipation fan 73, the temperature probe 74, the electronic lock 5 and the micro switch 76; the ice slurry cylinder 1 is provided with an ice slurry cylinder pin 11 which cooperates with the micro switch 76, the ice slurry cylinder pin 11 is installed on the cover of the ice slurry cylinder 1, when the operator installs the ice slurry cylinder 1, the ice slurry cylinder pin 11 contacts and presses the micro switch 76, indicating that the ice slurry cylinder 1 is installed correctly, after the micro switch 76 is pressed, a signal is transmitted to the circuit board 71, the circuit board 71 controls the normal power-on of the snow melting machine; the circuit board 71 is also called a PCB board, which controls the connection of various electrical modules, not only meets the performance of the snow melting machine, but also realizes the integration of part of the circuit of the snow melting machine, so that the snow melting machine is more miniaturized, so as to facilitate use.
[0031] In another embodiment, please refer to Figure 4 The control module further includes a control panel which is connected with the circuit board 71; the control panel is provided with an on-off key 821 and a lock key 811, the operator can control the power-on and power-off of the snow melting machine by pressing the on-off key 821 on the control panel, and control the extension and retraction of the telescopic lock shaft 51 by pressing the lock key 811.
[0032] In another embodiment, please refer to Figure 4 The control panel includes a left control panel 81 and a right control panel 82; the lock key 811 is arranged on the left control panel 81, and the on-off key 821 is arranged on the right control panel 82; so as to avoid the operator from pressing by mistake; in order to further facilitate the operator to observe, the lock key 811 and the on-off key 821 are both provided with corresponding indicator lights.
[0033] It should be noted that the left control panel 81 and the right control panel 82 can be integrated as a whole; at the same time, the left control panel 81 and the right control panel 82 can be a touch screen or a traditional key structure.
[0034] In other embodiments, we will introduce in detail how the snow melting machine automatically locks the ice slurry cylinder 1.
[0035] As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 If the operator unplugs the power supply 72, the control module is powered off and cannot control the extension of the telescopic lock shaft 51, at this time the operator can rotate the rotary handle 3 to open the ice slurry cylinder 1, in this case, the operator needs to pay attention to whether there is liquid in the ice slurry cylinder 1.
[0036] As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, after the machine finishes working, the operator wants to take off the smoothie cup 1, and needs to press the key 821 (i.e. the power key), and the corresponding key indicator light is off, and then press the lock key 811 to unlock, and the motor 6 of the snow melting machine starts to work, and after the motor 6 runs for a period of time (for example, 30 seconds), the liquid detection module detects whether there is liquid in the smoothie cup 1, if there is liquid, then after a certain period of time (for example, 10 seconds), the motor 6 stops running, and the indicator light corresponding to the lock key 811 remains on, and the control module controls the extension of the telescopic lock shaft 51, so that the operator cannot open the smoothie cup 1 by rotating the rotary handle 3.
[0037] As shown in Figure 4 , the snow melting machine has a cleaning function, and the operator adds clean water to the smoothie cup 1, and then presses the "clean" key as shown in Figure 4 , and the snow melting machine completes the first cleaning of the smoothie cup 1.
[0038] As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , after the machine completes the cleaning work, if the user wants to take off the smoothie cup 1, the operator needs to press the key 821, and the corresponding key indicator light is off, and then press the lock key 811 to unlock, and if the liquid detection module detects that there is no liquid in the smoothie cup 1, then after a certain period of time (for example, 10 seconds), the motor 6 stops running, and at this time the control module controls the indicator light of the lock key 811 to be off and the telescopic lock shaft 51 to be retracted, so that the operator can open the smoothie cup 1 by rotating the rotary handle 3; the second cleaning operation is performed on the smoothie cup 1, and after the second cleaning is completed, the smoothie cup 1 can be filled.
[0039] As shown in Figures 3 to 5 , the operator correctly installs the smoothie cup 1, the smoothie cup pin 11 cooperates with the micro switch 76, the operator plugs in the power supply 72, presses the key 821 (i.e. the power key), and the corresponding key indicator light is on, the electronic lock 5 is locked, and the indicator light corresponding to the lock key 811 is on.
[0040] The certain period of time described above can be determined by program design, and at the same time, it can also be determined by program that if the liquid detection module detects that there is no liquid in the smoothie cup 1, but the operator does not open the smoothie cup 1 by rotating the rotary handle 3, then after a certain period of time (for example, 2 minutes), the telescopic lock shaft 51 is extended again (i.e. the electronic lock 5 is locked again), and at this time the operator needs to press the lock key 811 again if he wants to open the smoothie cup 1; further operation is not described.
[0041] In summary, the locking mechanism of the utility model through the rotation handle 3 is fixed with connecting shaft 4, connecting shaft 4 is provided with lock slot 41, the body 2 is provided with telescopic lock shaft 51, the telescopic end of this telescopic lock shaft 51 is provided with the lock part that cooperates with lock slot 41, and the design that control module controls snow melting machine power on and power off, controls telescopic lock shaft 51's extension and retraction, and communicates with liquid detection module; When the snow melting machine is powered on, if liquid detection module detects that there is liquid in ice sand barrel 1, and the information is transmitted to control module, the control module controls the extension of telescopic lock shaft 51, and the lock part and the lock slot 41 on connecting shaft 4 are buckled, and then the rotation handle 3 is locked, so that the operator cannot drive the locking mechanism to open by rotating the rotation handle 3, so the ice sand barrel 1 cannot be taken off from the body 2; So as to solve the problem that the rotation handle 3 of the snow melting machine in the prior art can be pulled at any time, causing one end of the ice sand barrel 1 to be open at any time, and then causing the liquid in the ice sand barrel 1 to flow out, causing damage to the electronic components inside the snow melting machine and the articles on the snow melting machine placement table. Therefore, the utility model effectively overcomes the shortcomings in the prior art and has high industrial utilization value.
[0042] The above embodiments only exemplarily illustrate the principles and effects of the utility model, and are not used to limit the utility model. Any person skilled in the art can modify or change the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or changes completed by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and technical thought disclosed by the utility model should be covered by the claims of the utility model.
Claims
1. A snow melting machine for automatically locking a smoothie cup, the machine comprising: a locking mechanism for locking the smoothie cup on the machine body, the locking mechanism being driven by a rotating handle; a connecting shaft being fixed on the rotating handle, the connecting shaft having a locking slot; a telescopic locking shaft being provided on the machine body, the telescopic locking shaft having a locking part at the telescopic end thereof, the locking part being matched with the locking slot; a control module and a liquid detecting module being provided on the machine body; the control module being configured to control the power on and off of the machine, and to control the extension and retraction of the telescopic locking shaft; the liquid detecting module being configured to detect the liquid in the smoothie cup, and being in communication with the control module.
2. The snow melting machine of claim 1, wherein: a motor being fixed on the machine body, the motor being configured to drive a stirrer in the smoothie cup to rotate; the motor being mounted on the machine body through a motor mounting base, the motor being covered by a motor cover, the motor cover being fixed on the motor mounting base.
3. The snow melting machine of claim 1, wherein: the rotating handle comprising a rotating disc and a handle, the handle being fixed on the rotating disc and being configured to drive the rotating disc to rotate; the connecting shaft being fixed on the rotating disc and being configured to rotate with the rotating disc.
4. The snow melting machine of claim 1, wherein: the control module comprising a circuit board, the circuit board being in communication with a power supply, a compressor, a motor, a cooling fan, a temperature probe, the telescopic locking shaft, and a micro switch; a smoothie cup pin being provided on the smoothie cup, the smoothie cup pin being matched with the micro switch.
5. The snow melting machine of claim 4, wherein: the control module further comprising a control panel, the control panel being in communication with the circuit board; the control panel having a key and a lock.
6. The snow melting machine of claim 5, wherein: the control panel comprising a left control panel and a right control panel; the lock being provided on the left control panel, and the key being provided on the right control panel.