Ice hockey preparation tool

By designing an ice puck preparation tool with upper and lower molds and a lever mechanism, the problems of air bubble accumulation and size deviation in the center of the ice puck were solved, enabling efficient preparation and rapid removal of transparent ice pucks, and ensuring the consistency of the ice puck's shape and quality.

CN223909810UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-13SHANGHAI ZHIWEI ENVIRONMENTAL TECH
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520362660.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-04
Publication Date
2026-02-13
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-04

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Technical Problem

Existing hockey puck preparation tools have several problems: metal molds cause air bubbles to accumulate in the center of the puck; plastic molds have poor thermal conductivity and result in inconsistent puck consistency; incomplete mold closing leads to dimensional deviations; and the pucks are difficult to remove quickly and store.

Method used

An ice puck preparation tool consisting of upper and lower molds was designed. It adopts a water flow hole design and a lever mechanism. After the mold is closed, the ice puck is lifted by lever principle and the ice puck is quickly removed by using an insulating sleeve, ensuring the integrity and consistency of the ice puck's shape.

Benefits of technology

The process successfully produced transparent ice balls with complete mold assembly, resulting in an ice ball shape close to the ideal state. The balls could be quickly removed to prevent melting, ensuring the consistency of the ice ball's quality and size.

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Abstract

An ice hockey preparation tool comprises an upper mold and a lower mold, an upper hemispherical hole is formed in the middle of the lower surface of the upper mold, a lower hemispherical hole is formed in the middle of the upper surface of the lower mold, and the upper hemispherical hole and the lower hemispherical hole directly face each other up and down; a drain hole is vertically formed in the middle of the lower die, the upper end of the drain hole is communicated with the lower hemispherical hole, the lower end of the drain hole penetrates through the bottom face of the lower die, a notch groove is formed in the lower portion of the side face of the lower die, and a lever is rotationally connected to the middle of the side wall of the notch groove through a lever fulcrum pin. The other end of the lever is rotatably connected with the lower end of a supporting rod through a supporting rod connecting pin, the supporting rod is movably arranged in the drain hole, and a heat insulation sleeve is installed at the upper end of the supporting rod. The ice hockey machine overcomes the defects in the prior art, not only can prepare transparent ice hockeys, but also is complete in upper and lower die assembly and good in ice hockey appearance. After being prepared, the ice hockey can be quickly taken out and is not continuously melted, and the appearance of the ice hockey is close to an ideal state.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to ice making tool technical field, concretely relates to an ice ball preparation tool. BACKGROUND

[0002] There is a method in solar cell testing, which is to test the solar cell by simulating hail with ice balls. The size and mass of the ice ball have certain influence on the impact speed, thereby affecting the test result. The size and mass of the ice ball are required to be within a certain range.

[0003] However, the current ice ball preparation mold is usually a full metal structure, which is not suitable for deformation. The prepared ice ball has good consistency in size and mass, but the water in contact with the metal freezes first, so the entire ice ball gradually freezes from the outside to the inside, and some air bubbles are gathered in the center of the ice ball, affecting the acquisition of the ice ball speed. There are also full plastic molds for preparing ice balls. The mold is light, and multiple ice balls can be prepared in one mold. However, the thermal conductivity of the plastic mold is poor, and the mold generally has an ice expansion port. However, due to the poor thermal conductivity of the mold, the water in the expansion port becomes ice before the water inside the mold, which is not conducive to the release of the ice inside the mold during the low-temperature freezing process. The expanded ice squeezes and deforms the upper and lower molds, and the prepared ice balls have poor consistency in size and mass.

[0004] The current common method is to press the transparent ice block into an ice ball of a certain diameter through an ice ball mold. However, in the final stage of the upper and lower mold closing, some water is mixed between the two molds, which makes it impossible to completely close the mold, thereby causing the ice ball size to deviate. Moreover, the prepared ice ball is not easy to be taken out in time, thereby causing the ice ball to continue to melt after the preparation is completed. As a result, the volume of the ice ball is often smaller than the volume of the mold. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0005] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the utility model provides an ice ball preparation tool, which overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art and can not only prepare transparent ice balls, but also completely close the upper and lower molds and have good ice ball shapes. After the ice ball is prepared, it can be quickly taken out and will not continue to melt, and the ice ball shape is close to the ideal state.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model is implemented by the following technical solutions:

[0007] An ice ball preparation tool comprises an upper mold and a lower mold, an upper hemisphere hole is formed in the middle of the lower surface of the upper mold, a lower hemisphere hole is formed in the middle of the upper surface of the lower mold, and the upper hemisphere hole and the lower hemisphere hole are vertically opposite to each other.

[0008] The lower mold is vertically provided with a water flowing hole in the middle, the upper end of the water flowing hole is communicated with the lower hemisphere hole, the lower end of the water flowing hole penetrates the bottom surface of the lower mold, a notch groove is formed in the lower side of the side surface of the lower mold, a lever is rotatably connected to the middle of the side wall of the notch groove through a lever fulcrum pin, one end of the lever penetrates the notch groove, the other end of the lever is rotatably connected to the lower end of a supporting rod through a supporting rod connecting pin, the supporting rod is movably arranged in the water flowing hole, and an insulating sleeve is arranged on the upper end of the supporting rod.

[0009] Preferably, guide columns are vertically and fixedly arranged on both sides of the upper surface of the lower mold, and guide holes vertically penetrating the upper and lower surfaces are formed in both sides of the upper mold, the guide columns penetrating the guide holes are slidably connected with the guide holes.

[0010] Preferably, a slope is arranged at the edge position of the upper surface of the lower mold.

[0011] Preferably, a wheel is rotatably connected to the middle of the supporting rod through a pin shaft, and the wheel rolls along the inner wall of the water flowing hole.

[0012] Preferably, a handle is fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the upper mold.

[0013] The ice ball preparation tool has the following beneficial effects: the ice block is placed into the lower hemisphere hole in the lower mold, and then a downward pressure is applied to the upper mold by the gravity of the upper mold or directly, so that a pressure is formed on the ice block, the ice block is gradually melted, and in the mold closing process, the excess water flows away through the water flowing hole and the upper surface of the lower mold. When the upper mold and the lower mold are completely closed, the one end of the lever penetrating the notch groove is pressed, so that the lever principle is used to make the other end of the lever upwardly tilt around the lever fulcrum pin, and because the lower end of the supporting rod is rotatably connected to the end of the lever through the supporting rod connecting pin, the lever drives the supporting rod to move upwardly, and then the insulating sleeve on the upper end of the supporting rod penetrates the water flowing hole and lifts the ice ball after contacting the ice ball, so that the ice ball is quickly taken away by the staff or the mechanical hand, the ice ball is not continuously melted, and the ice ball shape is close to the ideal state. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the prior art description.

[0015] Fig. 1 The structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0016] Fig. 2 The structural schematic diagram of the lever and the supporting rod in the present application;

[0017] Explanation of reference numerals in the drawings:

[0018] 1, upper mold; 2, lower mold; 3, upper half hole; 4, lower half hole; 5, water flow hole; 6, notch groove; 7, lever fulcrum pin; 8, lever; 9, support rod link pin; 10, support rod; 11, heat insulation sleeve; 12, guide column; 13, slope; 14, pin shaft; 15, wheel; 16, handle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the utility model more clear, the technical scheme in the utility model will be described clearly and completely below in combination with the drawings in the utility model.

[0020] Embodiment one, as shown in the figure, an ice hockey preparation tool, including upper mold 1 and lower mold 2, upper mold 1 lower surface middle is provided with upper half hole 3, lower mold 2 upper surface middle is provided with lower half hole 4, upper half hole 3 and lower half hole 4 are vertically opposite; Figs. 1-2 Lower mold 2 middle is vertically provided with water flow hole 5, the upper end of water flow hole 5 is communicated with lower half hole 4, the lower end of water flow hole 5 penetrates the bottom surface of lower mold 2, the side surface of lower mold 2 is provided with notch groove 6 below, the side wall of notch groove 6 is rotatably connected with lever 8 through lever fulcrum pin 7 in the middle, one end of lever 8 is out of notch groove 6, the other end of lever 8 is rotatably connected with the lower end of support rod 10 through support rod link pin 9, support rod 10 is movably arranged in water flow hole 5, and heat insulation sleeve 11 is installed on the upper end of support rod 10.

[0021] Working principle:

[0022] In use, first, ice block is placed into lower half hole 4 in lower mold 2, then upper mold 1 is placed into the corresponding position above lower mold 2, so that the upper part of ice block is located in upper half hole 3, then a pressure is formed on ice block by the gravity of upper mold 1 itself or directly applying a downward pressure on upper mold 1, so that ice block is gradually melted, and then the mold closing process of upper mold 1 and lower mold 2 is formed.

[0023]

[0024] ​When the upper mold 1 and the lower mold 2 are completely closed, the upper mold 1 is quickly removed from above the lower mold 2, and then the pressing lever 8 is pressed from one end of the gap slot 6, so that the other end of the lever 8 is raised upward around the lever fulcrum pin 7 by the lever principle. Since the lower end of the support rod 10 is rotatably connected to the end of the lever 8 through the support rod link pin 9, the support rod 10 is driven upward by the lever 8, and then the heat insulation sleeve 11 on the upper end of the support rod 10 passes through the water flow hole 5 and lifts the ice ball after contacting the ice ball. Then the staff or mechanical hand can quickly take away the ice ball and place it in the storage position, so that the ice ball does not continue to melt, and the ice ball shape is close to the ideal state. In this embodiment, the heat insulation sleeve 11 is made of rubber material, so that the ice ball can be prevented from melting too fast in a short time.

[0025] In embodiment two, as a further preferred solution of embodiment one, the upper surface of the lower mold 2 is vertically fixedly provided with guide columns 12 on both sides, and the upper mold 1 is vertically provided with guide holes on both sides. The guide columns 12 pass through the guide holes and are slidably connected with the guide holes.

[0026] When the upper mold 1 is placed above the lower mold 2, the guide columns 12 on the upper surface of the lower mold 2 are respectively inserted into the guide holes of the upper mold 1, so that the upper mold 1 and the lower mold 2 can be vertically corresponded by the guide action of the guide columns 12, and then the upper half spherical hole 3 and the lower half spherical hole 4 can be corresponded in the closing process, so as to ensure that the ice ball shape is close to the ideal state.

[0027] In embodiment three, as a further preferred solution of embodiment one, a slope 13 is arranged at the edge position of the upper surface of the lower mold 2. In this embodiment, the inner side of the slope 13 is close to the edge position of the lower half spherical hole 4, and the inner side of the slope 13 is higher than the outer side of the slope 13, so that the excess water between the upper mold 1 and the lower mold 2 can flow along the slope 13 by gravity during the closing process of the upper mold 1 and the lower mold 2.

[0028] In embodiment four, as a further preferred solution of embodiment one, a wheel 15 is rotatably connected to the support rod 10 through a pin shaft 14, and the wheel 15 rolls along the inner wall of the water flow hole 5. Therefore, when the pressing lever 8 is pressed from one end of the gap slot 6, the other end of the lever 8 is raised upward to drive the support rod 10 upward, and the wheel 15 rolls along the inner wall of the water flow hole 5, so as to realize the guided movement of the support rod 10, and avoid the problem of breaking caused by the direct hard contact between the support rod 10 and the inner wall of the water flow hole 5.

[0029] In embodiment five, as a further preferred solution of embodiment one, a handle 16 is fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the upper mold 1. The handle 16 is convenient for lifting and moving the upper mold 1.

[0030] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and are not intended 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 they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features. 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. A hockey puck making tool, characterized by: Including upper die (1) and lower die (2), the upper die (1) lower surface middle is provided with upper hemisphere hole (3), the lower die (2) upper surface middle is provided with lower hemisphere hole (4), the upper hemisphere hole (3) and lower hemisphere hole (4) are opposite up and down; The lower die (2) middle is vertically provided with water flow hole (5), the water flow hole (5) upper end is communicated with lower hemisphere hole (4), the water flow hole (5) lower end penetrates the bottom surface of lower die (2), the lower die (2) side lower is provided with notch groove (6), the notch groove (6) middle is rotatably connected with lever (8) through lever fulcrum pin (7), one end of lever (8) is out of notch groove (6), the other end of lever (8) is rotatably connected with the lower end of support rod (10) through support rod link pin (9), the support rod (10) is movably arranged in water flow hole (5), the upper end of support rod (10) is provided with heat insulation sleeve (11).

2. A hockey puck making tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The upper surface of the lower die (2) is vertically fixedly installed with guide columns (12) on both sides, the upper die (1) is vertically provided with guide holes on both sides, the guide columns (12) pass through the guide holes and are slidably connected with the guide holes.

3. A hockey puck making tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The upper surface of the lower die (2) is provided with a slope (13) at the edge position.

4. A hockey puck making tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The support rod (10) is rotatably connected with a wheel (15) in the middle through a pin shaft (14), and the wheel (15) rolls along the inner wall of the water flow hole (5).

5. A hockey puck making tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The upper surface of the upper die (1) is fixedly installed with a handle (16).