Lifting mechanism of smoothie machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of smoothie machines, and provides a lifting mechanism of a smoothie machine, which comprises a plurality of lifting sleeves which are overlapped and combined up and down, and a plurality of bulges which are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction are arranged between every two adjacent lifting sleeves up and down; in the ascending process of the lifting mechanism, each lifting sleeve axially extends out along the corresponding bulge; in the descending process of the lifting mechanism, each lifting sleeve does axial descending motion along the corresponding protrusion, and when the lifting mechanism descends to the corresponding position, the multiple lifting sleeves are in a stored and folded state. The material barrel is driven by the lifting mechanism to be close to or far away from the evaporator, after the smoothie machine completes work, the material barrel can descend through the lifting mechanism to be separated from the evaporator, the evaporator of the smoothie machine can be conveniently wiped and cleaned, and after the material barrel is in the descending state, the material barrel can also be detached from the lifting mechanism, so that the material barrel can be conveniently wiped and cleaned.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ice -shaking machine, concretely relates to a lifting mechanism of ice -shaking machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] The vertical ice -shaking machine on market is integrated with evaporator, is inconvenient to wipe and clean, and is easy to cause sanitary problems, and the horizontal ice -shaking machine needs to pour out liquid or ice -shaking completely to detach and clean, and the operation is complicated.

[0003] The specific structure of the vertical ice -shaking machine can refer to Chinese patent No. ZL202410151150.6 discloses a vertical ice -shaking machine, including body, stirring barrel assembly and cold substance circulation system, the body is provided with the ice -shaking outlet, the body includes the upper machine shell and the lower machine shell arranged in the upper and lower positions, the stirring barrel assembly is arranged in the upper machine shell, the stirring barrel assembly includes the stirring barrel with evaporator, stirring fan blade and motor drive assembly, the motor drive assembly is built into the inside of the evaporator and is used to drive the stirring fan blade to rotate, the cold substance circulation system includes the evaporator assembly, condenser assembly and compressor assembly, wherein the evaporator assembly and the condenser assembly are located in the upper machine shell, the compressor assembly is located in the lower machine shell, its material barrel is integrated with evaporator, evaporator is located in the material barrel, and the material barrel liquid exchanges heat with evaporator to form ice, and ice -shaking is formed after stirring.

[0004] The specific structure of the horizontal ice -shaking machine can refer to Chinese patent No. ZL202411251116.2 discloses a condensing structure of cold drink equipment and snow melting machine, and the cold drink equipment includes shell assembly and fixing assembly, the fixing assembly includes bottom disc, the condensing structure of the cold drink equipment includes condenser, the shell assembly is internally provided with stand assembly, the bottom of the stand assembly is fixed on the bottom disc, the stand assembly is provided with mounting portion matched with the shape of the condenser, the condenser includes condensing straight pipe with refrigerant in it and condensing elbow, the condensing elbow is arranged on the upper and lower sides of the condenser, the refrigerant flows in the condensing straight pipe in the direction from top to bottom or from bottom to top, the condenser is fixed on the mounting portion, and the left and right sides of the condenser respectively abut against the left and right side walls of the mounting portion. The snow melting machine includes the condensing structure of the cold drink equipment as described above. SUMMARY

[0005] The utility model provides a lifting mechanism of ice -shaking machine, through lifting mechanism drive material barrel close or far from evaporator, after ice -shaking machine completes work, material barrel can drop off evaporator through lifting mechanism, it is convenient for the wiping and cleaning of the evaporator of ice -shaking machine, after material barrel is in the descending state, material barrel can also detach on lifting mechanism, and it is convenient for the wiping and cleaning of material barrel.

[0006] The lifting mechanism of a slush machine designed for the purpose comprises a plurality of lifting sleeves stacked one on top of another, and a plurality of protrusions arranged in a circumferential interval between adjacent lifting sleeves; during the lifting-up operation of the lifting mechanism, each lifting sleeve moves axially along the corresponding protrusion; during the lifting-down operation of the lifting mechanism, each lifting sleeve moves axially downward along the corresponding protrusion, and when the lifting mechanism is lowered to a corresponding position, the plurality of lifting sleeves are in a folded storage state.

[0007] Each protrusion of each lifting sleeve is provided with an arc surface, and two arc surfaces are arranged symmetrically on the protrusion, forming an arc undulating guide part to guide the lifting-up and lifting-down movement of the corresponding lifting sleeve.

[0008] Each lifting sleeve is provided with a receiving cavity, and when the lifting mechanism is lowered to an initial state, each lifting sleeve is stored in the corresponding receiving cavity.

[0009] Each lifting sleeve is provided with a groove corresponding to the protrusion at the bottom, and when the lifting mechanism is lowered to an initial state, the protrusion of each lifting sleeve is stored in the corresponding groove.

[0010] The plurality of lifting sleeves are provided with a limiting cooperation structure therebetween, and the limiting cooperation structure comprises an upper limiting block and a lower limiting block arranged one above the other, the upper limiting block is provided with a limiting clamping groove, and the lower limiting block is limited in the limiting clamping groove, so that the plurality of lifting sleeves form a limiting cooperation therebetween.

[0011] The outer diameters of the plurality of lifting sleeves are different, and the outer diameters of the plurality of lifting sleeves gradually decrease from bottom to top.

[0012] The slush machine comprises a material barrel, and the lifting sleeve at the top of the lifting mechanism is provided with a supporting piece for supporting the material barrel, and the material barrel is detachably mounted on the supporting piece.

[0013] The material barrel and the supporting piece are provided with an elastic clamping structure, and the material barrel is detachably mounted on the supporting piece through the elastic clamping structure.

[0014] The elastic clamping structure comprises a clamping hole provided on the material barrel and an elastic buckle provided on the supporting piece in an elastic rotating manner, the clamping hole is provided with an inclined surface, and during the lifting-up operation of the lifting mechanism, the elastic buckle is separated from the corresponding lifting sleeve and rotates on the inclined surface under the action of elasticity to be clamped in the clamping hole; during the lifting-down operation of the lifting mechanism, the elastic buckle rotates out of the clamping hole when the lifting mechanism is lowered to a corresponding position, and the material barrel is taken out of the supporting piece.

[0015] The slush machine further comprises an evaporator above the material barrel, and the material barrel is close to or away from the evaporator through the lifting mechanism.

[0016] The bottom of the lifting mechanism is provided with a fixing base, the fixing base is provided with a lifting protrusion corresponding to the lifting sleeve of the bottom of the lifting mechanism, and the lifting sleeve of the bottom of the lifting mechanism is provided with a groove corresponding to the lifting protrusion;

[0017] The fixing base is provided with a lifting motor, the lifting sleeve of the bottom of the lifting mechanism is provided with a linkage, the linkage is connected with a motor shaft of the lifting motor, the motor shaft of the lifting motor rotates, the lifting sleeve of the bottom of the lifting mechanism moves up and down along the lifting protrusion, and when the lifting sleeve of the bottom of the lifting mechanism drops to a corresponding position, the lifting protrusion is accommodated in the groove of the lifting sleeve of the bottom of the lifting mechanism.

[0018] The beneficial technical effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0019] The material barrel can be separated from the evaporator by the lifting mechanism, the evaporator of the ice slush machine is convenient to wipe and clean, the material barrel can be detached from the lifting mechanism when the material barrel is in the descending state, the material barrel is convenient to wipe and clean, and the material barrel and the evaporator can be directly detached and separated, so that wiping and cleaning are more convenient.

[0020] When the lifting mechanism drops to a corresponding position, the plurality of lifting sleeves are in a folding accommodation state, and the overall height of the lifting mechanism is small when the lifting mechanism is in the descending state.

[0021] The plurality of lifting sleeves are stacked and combined to form the lifting mechanism with a small space volume, the plurality of lifting sleeves are stacked and combined to perform lifting and telescopic actions, and the lifting mechanism with a large sliding stroke is formed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] The utility model will be further explained in detail in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0023] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the ice slush machine material barrel in the initial position of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0024] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the ice slush machine material barrel in the initial position of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0025] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the ice slush machine material barrel in the initial position of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0026] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the ice slush machine material barrel in the initial position of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0027] Figure 5 It is an assembly and disassembly structure schematic view of the supporting part and the lifting sleeve of the top of the lifting mechanism of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0028] Figure 6 It is the internal structure schematic view of the lifting mechanism of one embodiment of the utility model.

[0029] Figure 7 It is the material barrel three-dimensional structure schematic view of one embodiment of the utility model.

[0030] Figure 8 It is the assembly exploded structure schematic view of the lifting mechanism of one embodiment of the utility model.

[0031] Figure 9 It is the three-dimensional cross section structure schematic view of the lifting mechanism of one embodiment of the utility model in the state of ascending.

[0032] Figure 10 It is the cross section structure schematic view of the slush machine of one embodiment of the utility model.

[0033] Figure 11 It is Figure 10 Partial enlarged view. Specific embodiments

[0034] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below, obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. In order to make the above purposes, features and advantages of the application more obvious and easy to understand, many specific details are described in the following description so as to fully understand the application. However, the application can be implemented in many other ways different from the description, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the connotation of the application, therefore, the application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0035] Referring to Figures 1-11 A lifting mechanism of a slush machine, comprising a plurality of lifting sleeves 1 stacked vertically, a plurality of protrusions 2 are arranged in a circumferential interval between adjacent two lifting sleeves 1; during the ascending movement of the lifting mechanism, each lifting sleeve 1 moves axially along the corresponding protrusion 2; during the descending movement of the lifting mechanism, each lifting sleeve 1 moves axially along the corresponding protrusion 2, and the plurality of lifting sleeves 1 are in a folded state when the lifting mechanism is lowered to the corresponding position.

[0036] The material barrel 10 is driven by the lifting mechanism to approach or move away from the evaporator 15, after the slush machine completes the work, the material barrel 10 can be separated from the evaporator 15 by the descending of the lifting mechanism, which is convenient for the wiping and cleaning of the evaporator 15 of the slush machine, after the material barrel 10 is in the descending state, the material barrel 10 can also be detached from the lifting mechanism, which is convenient for the wiping and cleaning of the material barrel 10, the material barrel 10 and the evaporator 15 can be directly detached and separated, and the wiping and cleaning is more convenient.

[0037] Each protrusion 2 of each lifting sleeve 1 is provided with an arc surface 3, two arc surfaces 3 are symmetrically arranged on the protrusion 2, and the two symmetric arc surfaces 3 form an arc undulating guide part to guide the corresponding lifting sleeve 1 to move up and down.

[0038] Each lifting sleeve 1 has a plurality of symmetric convex surfaces (arc surfaces 3), and the plurality of lifting sleeves 1 are in contact with each other through the arc surfaces 3 to move up and down, and the recess 5 formed in the protrusion 2 can accommodate the protrusion 2 of the next layer of lifting sleeve 1, so that when the lifting mechanism is in the lowest position, only the height of one lifting sleeve 1.

[0039] The lifting sleeve 1 in odd position and the lifting sleeve 1 in even position are respectively limited by the limiting clamping groove 8 of the middle lifting sleeve 1, so as to ensure that the height of each adjacent two lifting sleeves 1 is the same when rising or falling, and the lifting mechanism is driven by the lifting motor 18 to rise or fall as a whole. A step can be provided on the contact surface to stop the rising or falling at a predetermined rotating position and a predetermined height during the rotating process to meet the functional requirements of the equipment.

[0040] Each lifting sleeve 1 is provided with a containing cavity 4, and each lifting sleeve 1 is accommodated in the corresponding containing cavity 4 when the lifting mechanism is lowered to the initial state.

[0041] Each lifting sleeve 1 is provided with a recess 5 corresponding to the protrusion 2 at the bottom, and the protrusion 2 of each lifting sleeve 1 is accommodated in the corresponding recess 5 when the lifting mechanism is lowered to the initial state.

[0042] The plurality of lifting sleeves 1 are provided with limiting cooperation structures therebetween, and the limiting cooperation structures include an upper limiting block 6 and a lower limiting block 7 arranged in a vertical manner, the upper limiting block 6 is provided with a limiting clamping groove 8, and the lower limiting block 7 is limited in the limiting clamping groove 8, so that the plurality of lifting sleeves 1 form limiting cooperation with each other.

[0043] When the lifting sleeve 1 at the bottom of the lifting mechanism is driven to rotate by the lifting motor 18, the lifting sleeve 1 at the bottom of the lifting mechanism moves up and down along the lifting protrusion 17, and since the plurality of lifting sleeves 1 are provided with limiting cooperation structures therebetween, the remaining lifting sleeves 1 also move axially along the rotating shaft through the limiting cooperation structures.

[0044] The outer diameters of the plurality of lifting sleeves 1 are not the same, and the outer diameters of the plurality of lifting sleeves 1 gradually decrease from bottom to top.

[0045] The ice blender 14 includes a material bucket 10, the lifting sleeve 1 at the top of the lifting mechanism is provided with a supporting piece 9 for supporting the material bucket 10, and the material bucket 10 is detachably mounted on the supporting piece 9.

[0046] In the embodiment, the support 9 is provided with a connecting column, and the lifting sleeve 1 at the top of the lifting mechanism is provided with a plug-in groove, the connecting column is inserted into the plug-in groove and the support 9 is locked on the lifting sleeve 1 at the top of the lifting mechanism through a screw.

[0047] The elastic buckling structure is arranged between the material bucket 10 and the support 9, and the material bucket 10 is detachably mounted on the support 9 through the elastic buckling structure.

[0048] The elastic buckling structure comprises a buckling hole 11 arranged on the material bucket 10 and an elastic buckle 13 elastically arranged on the support 9, the buckling hole 11 is provided with an inclined surface 12, the elastic buckle 13 is separated from the corresponding lifting sleeve 1 during the lifting action of the lifting mechanism and is buckled on the buckling hole 11 along the inclined surface 12 under the elastic action, the support 9 is lowered during the lowering action of the lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism is lowered to the position that the elastic buckle 13 is separated from the buckling hole 11, and the material bucket 10 is taken out of the support 9.

[0049] In the embodiment, the elastic buckle 13 is arranged on the support 9 through a rotating shaft.

[0050] In the embodiment, the support 9 is provided with a mounting groove for accommodating the elastic buckle 13, and a compression spring 20 is arranged between the elastic buckle 13 and the mounting groove, one end of the compression spring 20 is elastically arranged on the elastic buckle 13, and the other end of the compression spring 20 is elastically arranged in the mounting groove.

[0051] In the embodiment, when the lifting mechanism is lifted, the elastic buckle 13 will block the material bucket 10 to prevent the material bucket 10 from falling out during the lifting or working process, when the lifting mechanism is at the lowest point (the lifting mechanism is reset to the initial state), the elastic buckle 13 is pushed by the corresponding lifting sleeve 1 below, the elastic buckle 13 is in a horizontal state, the elastic buckle 13 is separated from the buckling hole 11, the compression spring 20 is compressed, the compression spring 20 is close to the position of the rotating end of the elastic buckle 13, the elastic buckle 13 abuts against the corresponding component of the lifting sleeve 1 when the lifting mechanism is reset to the initial state, so that the compression spring 20 is compressed, the elastic buckle 13 no longer limits the material bucket 10, and the material bucket 10 can be detached from the lifting mechanism.

[0052] The slush machine 14 further comprises an evaporator 15 above the material bucket 10, and the material bucket 10 is close to or away from the evaporator 15 through the lifting mechanism.

[0053] The lifting sleeve 1 at the bottom of the lifting mechanism is provided with a fixing seat 16 below, the fixing seat 16 is provided with a lifting protrusion 17 corresponding to the lifting sleeve 1 at the bottom of the lifting mechanism, and the lifting sleeve 1 at the bottom of the lifting mechanism is provided with a groove 5 corresponding to the lifting protrusion 17.

[0054] The fixing base 16 is provided with a lifting motor 18, and a linkage 19 is arranged on the lifting sleeve 1 at the bottom of the lifting mechanism, the linkage 19 is connected with a motor shaft of the lifting motor 18, the motor shaft of the lifting motor 18 is operated, and the lifting sleeve 1 at the bottom of the lifting mechanism moves up and down along the lifting protrusion 17; and when the lifting sleeve 1 at the bottom of the lifting mechanism is lowered to a corresponding position, the lifting protrusion 17 is accommodated in the groove 5 of the lifting sleeve 1 at the bottom of the lifting mechanism.

[0055] In the embodiment, the ice slush machine 14 is provided with a box body 21 for covering the fixing base 16. The bottom surface of the fixing base 16 can serve as a bottom cover of the box body 21. The box body 21 is provided with an opening part corresponding to the lifting telescopic part of the lifting mechanism, and when the lifting mechanism is lowered to the lowest height, the lifting mechanism is accommodated in the box body 21.

[0056] In the embodiment, the specific structure of the ice slush machine is not described any more, and the utility model mainly protects the lifting mechanism and the cooperation between the lifting mechanism and the material barrel 10.

[0057] In the embodiment, the lifting mechanism can detect the lifting stroke of the lifting mechanism by detecting the rotation number of the motor shaft of the lifting motor 18 during the lifting or lowering process. Alternatively, a lug is arranged on the outer side of the lifting sleeve 1 at the bottom of the lifting mechanism, a plurality of micro switches are arranged on the outer side of the lug, the lug contacts a corresponding micro switch when the lifting sleeve 1 is rotated to a corresponding angle under the driving of the lifting motor 18, so that the angle position of the rotation of the lifting sleeve 1 and the lifting position of the lifting mechanism can be known.

Claims

1. A lifting mechanism for a smoothie machine, characterized in that: It includes several lifting sleeves (1) stacked vertically, and several protrusions (2) spaced circumferentially between two adjacent lifting sleeves (1); during the lifting mechanism’s upward movement, each lifting sleeve (1) extends axially along the corresponding protrusion (2); during the lifting mechanism’s downward movement, each lifting sleeve (1) descends axially along the corresponding protrusion (2), and when the lifting mechanism descends to the corresponding position, the several lifting sleeves (1) are in a folded state.

2. The lifting mechanism of the smoothie machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the protrusions (2) of each lifting sleeve (1) is provided with an arc-shaped surface (3). There are two arc-shaped surfaces (3). The two arc-shaped surfaces (3) are symmetrically arranged on the protrusion (2). The two symmetrical arc-shaped surfaces (3) form an arc-shaped undulating guide part to guide the corresponding lifting sleeve (1) to move up and down.

3. The lifting mechanism of the smoothie machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each lifting sleeve (1) is provided with a receiving cavity (4). When the lifting mechanism is lowered to the initial state, each lifting sleeve (1) is stored in the corresponding receiving cavity (4).

4. The lifting mechanism of the smoothie machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each lifting sleeve (1) has a corresponding groove (5) on the bottom of the protrusion (2). When the lifting mechanism is lowered to the initial state, the protrusion (2) of each lifting sleeve (1) is stored in the corresponding groove (5).

5. The lifting mechanism of the smoothie machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of lifting sleeves (1) are provided with a limiting fit structure between each other. The limiting fit structure includes an upper limit block (6) and a lower limit block (7) arranged vertically. The upper limit block (6) is provided with a limiting slot (8), and the lower limit block (7) is limited in the limiting slot (8) so that the plurality of lifting sleeves (1) form a limiting fit between each other.

6. The lifting mechanism of the smoothie machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer diameters of the plurality of lifting sleeves (1) are not the same, and the outer diameters of the plurality of lifting sleeves (1) gradually decrease from bottom to top.

7. The lifting mechanism of the smoothie machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The smoothie machine (14) includes a material bucket (10), and the lifting sleeve (1) at the top of the lifting mechanism is provided with a support (9) for supporting the material bucket (10). The material bucket (10) is detachably installed on the support (9).

8. The lifting mechanism of the smoothie machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: An elastic fastening structure is provided between the material bucket (10) and the support member (9), and the material bucket (10) is detachably installed on the support member (9) through the elastic fastening structure; The elastic fastening structure includes a fastening hole (11) on the material bucket (10) and an elastic buckle (13) on the support member (9). The fastening hole (11) has an inclined surface (12). When the support member (9) is raised by the lifting mechanism, the elastic buckle (13) disengages from the corresponding lifting sleeve (1) and rotates along the inclined surface (12) to fasten onto the fastening hole (11) under the elastic action. When the support member (9) is lowered by the lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism is lowered until the elastic buckle (13) rotates and disengages from the fastening hole (11), the material bucket (10) is removed from the support member (9).

9. The lifting mechanism of the smoothie machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The smoothie machine (14) also includes an evaporator (15) located above the material bucket (10), with the material bucket (10) moving closer to or further away from the evaporator (15) via a lifting mechanism.

10. The lifting mechanism of the smoothie machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fixed seat (16) is provided below the lifting sleeve (1) at the bottom of the lifting mechanism. A lifting protrusion (17) is provided on the fixed seat (16) corresponding to the lifting sleeve (1) at the bottom of the lifting mechanism. A groove (5) is provided on the lifting sleeve (1) at the bottom of the lifting mechanism corresponding to the lifting protrusion (17). The fixed base (16) is equipped with a lifting motor (18), and the lifting sleeve (1) at the bottom of the lifting mechanism is equipped with a linkage (19). The linkage (19) is connected to the motor shaft of the lifting motor (18). When the motor shaft of the lifting motor (18) rotates, the lifting sleeve (1) at the bottom of the lifting mechanism moves up and down along the lifting protrusion (17). When the lifting sleeve (1) at the bottom of the lifting mechanism descends to the corresponding position, the lifting protrusion (17) is stored in the groove (5) of the lifting sleeve (1) at the bottom of the lifting mechanism.

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