Ice maker

By introducing a cup-dropping component and a lid storage cylinder into the ice maker, the automated supply and sealing of paper cups and lids is achieved, solving the problems of lid contamination and low automation in self-service ice vending machines and improving the user experience.

CN223755622UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-02GUANGXI NEW WIND DIRECTION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520156033.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-23
Publication Date
2026-01-02
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-23

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Technical Problem

During use, the cup lids of self-service ice vending machines are exposed to the external environment and are easily contaminated with dust and germs, leading to ice contamination. In addition, the low level of automation reduces the user experience.

Method used

An ice maker with a cup dropping assembly and a lid storage cylinder was designed. It automatically feeds paper cups and lids, and uses a linear module and electric components to realize the automated filling and sealing of paper cups with ice. It integrates an ice pusher, an ice crusher and an ice maker to improve the level of automation.

Benefits of technology

It achieves automated feeding and sealing of paper cups and lids, avoiding ice contamination caused by manual operation, and improving user experience and the degree of automation of the equipment.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an ice maker which comprises a cabinet, a partition plate is fixedly connected in the cabinet, an ice pushing machine is fixedly connected to the partition plate, a first support is arranged on one side of the ice pushing machine, a cover storage barrel is arranged on the first support, and a first linear module is arranged on one side of the first support. The first support and the first linear module are fixedly connected to the partition plate, and the output end of the first linear module is fixedly connected with a gland plate. Paper cups and cup covers are automatically supplied through the cup storage cylinder with the cup falling assembly and the cover storage cylinder, the paper cups are borne through the cup holder on the second linear module, after the paper cups are filled with ice, the cover pressing plate is driven by the first linear module to press the cup covers, and finally the supporting plate is driven by the electric telescopic rod to eject the paper cups to the cup taking position. In this way, automation of the processes of cup taking, ice receiving, cover taking and cover installing is achieved, the problem that ice blocks are polluted due to manual operation is avoided, the automation degree of the equipment is improved through the design, and therefore the use experience of a user is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to ice maker technical field, especially ice maker. BACKGROUND

[0002] Self-service ice making and selling machine is a kind of equipment for selling crushed ice, its main structure includes ice maker, ice crusher and ice pusher, its principle is to use ice maker to manufacture ice block, then crushed ice is formed into small pieces by ice crusher, and the crushed ice is pushed into paper cup by ice pusher, the self-service ice making and selling machine needs to take paper cup to receive crushed ice manually when using, then cup cover is taken to seal paper cup, since cup cover is exposed in external environment in this process, therefore, dust and germs are easily adhered, so as to cause ice block to be contaminated, and since the automation degree of the self-service ice making and selling machine is low, so as to reduce the use experience of user. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model aims at providing an ice maker to solve the problems in the above background.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problem, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: an ice maker, including cabinet, fixedly connected with the baffle in the cabinet, the baffle is fixedly connected with the ice pusher, one side of the ice pusher is provided with the first support, the first support is provided with the cover storage cylinder, one side of the first support is provided with the first linear module, and the first support and the first linear module are all fixedly connected on the baffle, the first linear module output end is fixedly connected with the cover plate, the bottom of the baffle is provided with the slide rail, one side of the slide rail is provided with the second linear module, and the slide rail and the second linear module are all fixedly connected in the cabinet, the second linear module output end is fixedly connected with the cup holder, the top of the cup holder is provided with the second support, and the second support is fixedly connected in the cabinet, the second support is fixedly connected with the electric turntable, and the electric turntable is provided with a plurality of cup storage cylinders.

[0005] Preferably, the ice pusher input end is provided with the ice crusher, and the ice crusher input end is provided with the ice maker body.

[0006] Preferably, one end of the slide rail is provided with the supporting plate, the supporting plate is arranged at the bottom of the cup holder, the cabinet is fixedly connected with the electric telescopic rod, and the supporting plate is fixedly connected with the electric telescopic rod output end.

[0007] Preferably, the cabinet is hingedly connected with the cabinet door, and the cabinet door is fixedly connected with the touch screen.

[0008] Preferably, the cabinet door is provided with the cup taking opening corresponding to the cup holder.

[0009] Preferably, the first support and the second support are fixedly connected with a cup falling assembly, the cup falling assembly comprises a motor, a first gear, a gear ring, a guide rail, a second gear, a connecting rod and a spiral ring, the motor is fixedly connected on the first support and the second support, the first gear is fixedly connected at the output end of the motor, the gear ring is in meshing connection with the first gear, a plurality of second gears are in meshing connection with the gear ring, the connecting rod is fixedly connected with the second gears, and the spiral ring is fixedly connected with the connecting rod.

[0010] Preferably, the first support and the second support are fixedly connected with a guide rail at positions corresponding to the gear ring, and the gear ring is rotatably connected with the guide rail.

[0011] The ice maker has the advantages that: the cup storage cylinder and the cover storage cylinder with the cup falling assembly can automatically provide paper cups and cup covers, the paper cups are carried by the cup racks on the second linear module, after the paper cups are filled with ice, the cup covers are pressed by the gland plate driven by the first linear module, and finally the paper cups are ejected to the cup taking position by the supporting plate driven by the electric telescopic rod, so that the automation of the cup taking, ice taking, cover taking and cover installing processes is realized, the problem that the ice blocks are polluted due to manual operation is avoided, the degree of automation of the equipment is improved, and the use experience of the user is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0012] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained without creative labor.

[0013] Figure 1 It is a whole three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the present application;

[0014] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the present application after removing the cabinet door;

[0015] Figure 3 It is a main view structure schematic diagram of the present application after removing the cabinet door;

[0016] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional sectional structure schematic diagram of the cup falling assembly of the present application.

[0017] In the figure: 1, cabinet; 11, partition; 12, ice pusher; 13, ice crusher; 14, ice maker body; 15, first support; 16, storage cover cylinder; 17, first linear module; 18, cover pressing plate; 19, second support; 110, electric rotating disc; 111, cup storage cylinder; 112, slide rail; 113, second linear module; 114, cup holder; 115, electric telescopic rod; 116, supporting plate; 117, cabinet door; 118, touch screen; 119, cup taking opening; 2, cup dropping assembly; 21, motor; 22, first gear; 23, gear ring; 24, guide rail; 25, second gear; 26, connecting rod; 27, spiral ring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more clear, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0019] Please refer to the drawings Figure 1 - the drawings Figure 4The utility model provides an embodiment: an ice maker, including cabinet 1, fixedly connected with the baffle 11 in cabinet 1, the baffle 11 is fixedly connected with push ice machine 12, one side of push ice machine 12 is provided with first support 15, be provided with storage cover cylinder 16 on first support 15, one side of first support 15 is provided with first linear module 17, and first support 15 and first linear module 17 are all fixedly connected on the baffle 11, and first linear module 17 output is fixedly connected with gland plate 18, the bottom of baffle 11 is provided with slide rail 112, one side of slide rail 112 is provided with second linear module 113, and slide rail 112 and second linear module 113 are all fixedly connected in cabinet 1, and second linear module 113 output is fixedly connected with cup stand 114, and cup stand 114 top is provided with second support 19, and second support 19 is fixedly connected in cabinet 1, and second support 19 is fixedly connected with electric turntable 110, be provided with a plurality of storage cup cylinder 111 on electric turntable 110, push ice machine 12 is used for pushing into paper cup with crushed ice, first support 15 is used for placing storage cover cylinder 16, and storage cover cylinder 16 is used for storing cup cover, and first linear module 17 is used for driving gland plate 18 to compress tightly cup cover, and slide rail 112 is used for assisting to support paper cup, and second linear module 113 is used for driving cup stand 114 to move, and cup stand 114 is used for accommodating paper cup, and second support 19 is used for installing electric turntable 110, and electric turntable 110 is used for switching storage cup cylinder 111, and storage cup cylinder 111 is used for storing paper cup, and push ice machine 12 input is installed with ice crusher 13, and ice crusher 13 input is installed with ice maker body 14, and ice crusher 13 is used for crushing ice into small pieces, and ice maker body 14 is used for making ice, one end of slide rail 112 is provided with supporting plate 116, and supporting plate 116 sets up at cup stand 114 bottom, and cabinet 1 is fixedly connected with electric telescopic handle 115, and supporting plate 116 is fixedly connected on electric telescopic handle 115 output, and electric telescopic handle 115 is used for driving supporting plate 116, and supporting plate 116 pushes out paper cup from cup stand 114, to make it convenient to take paper cup, and cabinet 1 is hinged with cabinet door 117, and cabinet door 117 is fixedly connected with touch screen 118, and touch screen 118 is used for man-machine interaction, and the position of cabinet door 117 corresponds cup stand 114 and is provided with take cup mouth 119, and take cup mouth 119 is used for making it convenient to take paper cup.The first support 15 and the second support 19 are fixedly connected with a cup falling assembly 2, the cup falling assembly 2 comprises a motor 21, a first gear 22, a gear ring 23, a guide rail 24, a second gear 25, a connecting rod 26 and a spiral ring 27, the first support 15 and the second support 19 are fixedly connected with the motor 21, the motor 21 is fixedly connected with the first gear 22 at an output end, the first gear 22 is meshingly connected with the gear ring 23, the gear ring 23 is meshingly connected with a plurality of second gears 25, the second gears 25 are fixedly connected with the connecting rod 26, the connecting rod 26 is fixedly connected with the spiral ring 27, the motor 21 drives the gear ring 23 through the first gear 22, the gear ring 23 drives the connecting rod 26 through the second gear 25, the spiral ring 27 on the connecting rod 26 rotates one circle, a paper cup or a cup cover is supported by the spiral ring 27, in the process of one circle rotation of the spiral ring 27, the paper cup or the cup cover at the bottom loses support and is squeezed off by the spiral ring 27; the first support 15 and the second support 19 are fixedly connected with the guide rail 24 at positions corresponding to the gear ring 23, and the gear ring 23 is rotatably connected to the guide rail 24, and the guide rail 24 is used for installing the gear ring 23.

[0020] Working principle: when using the utility model, after sending ice making instruction through the touch screen 118 on the cabinet door 117, the touch screen 118 controls the ice maker body 14 to make ice, and sends the made ice into the ice crusher 13, the ice crusher 13 breaks the ice into small pieces and sends them into the ice pushing machine 12 on the partition plate 11, at the same time, the touch screen 118 controls the second support 19 to start the cup falling assembly 2, and a paper cup is fallen into the cup stand 114 at the cup taking position, the second linear module 113 drives the cup stand 114 to move to the output end of the ice pushing machine 12, the ice pushing machine 12 pushes the crushed ice into the paper cup, immediately the second linear module 113 drives the cup stand 114 to move to the cover position, the cup falling assembly 2 on the first support 15 starts, and a cup cover is fallen on the paper cup, immediately the second linear module 113 drives the cup stand 114 to move to the cover pressing position, the first linear module 17 drives the cover pressing plate 18 to execute a pressing action, and the cup cover is pressed on the paper cup, then the second linear module 113 drives the cup stand 114 to move to the cup taking position, at this time, the electric telescopic rod 115 drives the supporting plate 116 to move upwards, and the paper cup is pushed out of the cup stand 114, at this time, the sealed paper cup containing crushed ice can be taken out through the cup taking opening 119 on the cabinet 1, wherein, the cover storing cylinder 16 is used for storing the cup cover, the electric rotating disc 110 is used for switching the cup storing cylinder 111, the cup storing cylinder 111 is used for storing the paper cup, the slide rail 112 is used for assisting the support of the paper cup, the ice pushing machine 12, the ice crusher 13 and the ice maker body 14 all adopt the prior art, and will not be repeated here, the principle of the cup falling assembly 2 is as follows: the motor 21 drives the gear ring 23 through the first gear 22, the gear ring 23 rotates on the guide rail 24, the gear ring 23 drives the connecting rod 26 through the second gear 25, the spiral ring 27 on the connecting rod 26 rotates one circle, the paper cup or the cup cover is supported by the spiral ring 27, and the bottommost paper cup or cup cover is squeezed and fallen by the spiral ring 27 in the process of one circle rotation of the spiral ring 27, and the second last paper cup or cup cover is supported.

[0021] In the description of the utility model, it needs to be explained that, unless there is definite stipulation and limitation, the terms "mount", "connect", "connection" should be understood in broad sense, for example, can be fixed connection, also can be detachable connection, or integrally connected, can be mechanical connection, also can be electrical connection, can be directly connected, also can be indirectly connected through intermediate medium, can be the communication inside two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0022] The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the units described as separate components can or can not be physically separate, and the components displayed as units can or can not be physical units, i.e., can be located in one place, or can be distributed to multiple network units. Part or all of the modules can be selected to achieve the purpose of the embodiment scheme according to actual needs. Those skilled in the art can understand and implement without creative labor.

[0023] Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, but not to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement for part of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. An ice maker comprising a cabinet (1), characterized in that: The cabinet (1) is fixedly connected with a partition plate (11), the partition plate (11) is fixedly connected with a ice pushing machine (12), one side of the ice pushing machine (12) is provided with a first support (15), the first support (15) is provided with a cover storing cylinder (16), one side of the first support (15) is provided with a first linear module (17), and the first support (15) and the first linear module (17) are both fixedly connected to the partition plate (11), a cover pressing plate (18) is fixedly connected to an output end of the first linear module (17), a slide rail (112) is arranged at the bottom end of the partition plate (11), one side of the slide rail (112) is provided with a second linear module (113), and the slide rail (112) and the second linear module (113) are both fixedly connected in the cabinet (1), a cup holder (114) is fixedly connected to an output end of the second linear module (113), a second support (19) is arranged at the top end of the cup holder (114) and is fixedly connected to the cabinet (1), an electric rotating disc (110) is fixedly connected to the second support (19), and a plurality of cup storing cylinders (111) are arranged on the electric rotating disc (110).

2. An ice maker as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The ice pushing machine (12) is provided with a ice crusher (13) at the input end, and the ice crusher (13) is provided with an ice maker body (14) at the input end.

3. The ice maker of claim 1, wherein: One end of the slide rail (112) is provided with a supporting plate (116), and the supporting plate (116) is arranged at the bottom end of the cup holder (114), an electric telescopic rod (115) is fixedly connected in the cabinet (1), and the supporting plate (116) is fixedly connected to the output end of the electric telescopic rod (115).

4. An ice maker as claimed in claim 3, wherein: A cabinet door (117) is hingedly connected to the cabinet (1), and a touch screen (118) is fixedly connected to the cabinet door (117).

5. An ice maker as claimed in claim 4 wherein: A cup taking opening (119) is arranged at the position corresponding to the cup holder (114) on the cabinet door (117).

6. The ice maker of claim 1, wherein: A cup falling assembly (2) is fixedly connected in the first support (15) and the second support (19), the cup falling assembly (2) comprises a motor (21), a first gear (22), a gear ring (23), a guide rail (24), a second gear (25), a connecting rod (26) and a spiral ring (27), the motor (21) is fixedly connected to the first support (15) and the second support (19), the output end of the motor (21) is fixedly connected with the first gear (22), the first gear (22) is connected with the gear ring (23) in a meshing mode, a plurality of second gears (25) are connected with the gear ring (23) in a meshing mode, the connecting rod (26) is fixedly connected to the second gear (25), and the spiral ring (27) is fixedly connected to the connecting rod (26).

7. An ice maker as claimed in claim 6 wherein: The first support (15) and the second support (19) are fixedly connected with the guide rail (24) at positions corresponding to the gear ring (23), and the gear ring (23) is rotatably connected to the guide rail (24).