Ice cream machine capable of controlling production capacity

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ice cream machine with controllable production capacity, and relates to the technical field of ice cream machines, the ice cream machine comprises an ice cream machine main body and a hopper assembly located in the ice cream machine main body, the hopper assembly is internally provided with a discharging mechanism, the discharging mechanism comprises a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is rotatably arranged in the hopper assembly; the driving assembly is arranged at the top of the hopper assembly, and the driving assembly is used for driving the rotating shaft to rotate; the discharging screw rod is fixedly connected to the end face of the rotating shaft; and the scraping plate is arranged on one side of the inner wall face of the hopper assembly, an extrusion elastic assembly is arranged between the scraping plate and the rotating shaft, and an adjusting assembly is arranged at the top of the extrusion elastic assembly and used for adjusting the extrusion elastic assembly. Through the arrangement of the discharging mechanism, the discharging amount can be controlled conveniently through the cooperation of the driving assembly and the discharging screw rod, and meanwhile the interior of the hopper assembly is cleaned through the cooperation of the adjusting assembly, the extrusion elastic assembly and the scraper blade.

Description

An ice cream machine with controllable production volume Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of ice cream machine technology, and in particular to an ice cream machine with controllable production volume. Background Technology

[0002] With the changing dietary culture, more and more people enjoy eating ice cream. Ice cream is generally produced by ice cream machines, and soft-serve ice cream machines, also known as ice cream freezing machines, are automated equipment specially designed to produce frozen desserts—ice cream. According to their uses, ice cream machines can be divided into large-scale freezing machines used in factory production lines and commercial ice cream machines used in the catering industry.

[0003] Currently, in some ice cream machines used by businesses, ice cream powder needs to be added after it runs out, which leads to waste when too much ice cream powder is added.

[0004] To address the above issues, some ice cream machines employ mechanisms that control the production of ice cream powder. However, these mechanisms are relatively simple, possessing only a single discharging function. When ice cream powder adheres to the hopper, there is no cleaning mechanism to remove the adhering powder. Therefore, we propose an ice cream machine with controllable production volume. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide an ice cream machine with controllable production volume. By setting up a discharge mechanism, the output volume can be controlled by the cooperation of the drive component and the discharge screw. At the same time, the adjustment component, the extrusion elastic component and the scraper are used to clean the inside of the hopper component.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: an ice cream machine with controllable production capacity, comprising an ice cream machine body and a hopper assembly located inside the ice cream machine body, wherein a discharge mechanism is provided inside the hopper assembly, and the discharge mechanism includes:

[0007] A rotating shaft is rotatably disposed inside the hopper assembly;

[0008] A drive assembly is disposed on the top of the hopper assembly and is used to drive the rotating shaft to rotate.

[0009] A discharge screw, which is fixedly connected to the end face of the rotating shaft;

[0010] A scraper is disposed on one side of the inner wall of the hopper assembly. A compression elastic component is disposed between the scraper and the rotating shaft. An adjustment component is disposed on the top of the compression elastic component, and the adjustment component is used to adjust the compression elastic component.

[0011] Preferably, the compression elastic component is located inside;

[0012] A fixed sleeve is fixedly connected to the side of the rotating shaft. A sliding block is slidably connected inside the fixed sleeve. A movable rod is fixedly connected to one side of the sliding block, and one end of the movable rod passes through the fixed sleeve and is fixedly connected to the scraper.

[0013] A movable sleeve is slidably connected to the outer surface of a fixed sleeve. A push rod is hinged to one side of the movable sleeve, and the free end of the push rod is hinged to an adjustment assembly.

[0014] A compression spring is sleeved on the outer surface of the movable rod.

[0015] Preferably, the adjustment component includes:

[0016] A push sleeve is sleeved on the outside of the rotating shaft, and the push sleeve is hinged to the end of the push rod;

[0017] A connecting sleeve, which is fixedly connected to the top of the pushing sleeve;

[0018] An adjusting sleeve is threaded to the outer surface of the rotating shaft, and an annular groove is provided on the outer side of the adjusting sleeve, and the annular groove is rotatably connected to the connecting sleeve.

[0019] Preferably, the hopper assembly includes a hopper cylinder, a discharge cylinder fixedly connected to the bottom of the hopper cylinder, and a cylinder cover connected to the top of the hopper cylinder, with the discharge screw located inside the discharge cylinder, and a feed pipe fixedly connected to one side of the top of the cylinder cover.

[0020] Preferably, the drive assembly includes a drive worm gear fixedly connected to one end of the rotating shaft extending to the outside of the barrel cover, a drive worm gear meshing with one side of the drive worm gear, and a drive motor fixedly connected to one end of the drive worm gear.

[0021] Preferably, both the outer and inner contours of the fixed sleeve are set as rectangles, and the outer contour dimensions of the sliding block are adapted to the inner contour dimensions of the fixed sleeve.

[0022] The technical effects and advantages of this utility model are as follows:

[0023] The adjusting component drives the extrusion elastic component to move, allowing the scraper to stably and fully adhere to the inner wall of the hopper assembly. At the same time, the adjusting component can also adjust the pressure of the extrusion elastic component on the scraper, thereby changing the pressure of the scraper on the hopper assembly. This ensures that the scraper has good cleaning ability without excessively scratching the inner wall of the hopper assembly. As the drive component drives the rotating shaft to rotate, it drives the discharge screw to discharge ice cream powder, thus achieving feeding. Simultaneously, the rotating shaft drives the scraper to rotate, thereby using the scraper to clean the ice cream powder adhering to the inner wall of the hopper assembly. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional structural diagram of this utility model.

[0025] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the hopper assembly of this utility model.

[0026] Figure 3 is a partial enlarged structural diagram of point A in Figure 2 of this utility model.

[0027] Figure 4 is a partially enlarged structural diagram of section B in Figure 2 of this utility model.

[0028] In the diagram: 1. Ice cream machine body; 2. Hopper assembly; 201. Hopper cylinder; 202. Discharge cylinder; 203. Cylinder cover; 3. Feed pipe; 4. Rotating shaft; 5. Drive assembly; 501. Drive worm gear; 502. Drive worm; 503. Drive motor; 6. Discharge screw; 7. Extrusion elastic assembly; 701. Fixed sleeve; 702. Sliding block; 703. Movable rod; 704. Movable sleeve; 705. Extrusion spring; 706. Push rod; 8. Scraper; 9. Adjustment assembly; 901. Push sleeve; 902. Connecting sleeve; 903. Adjusting sleeve; 904. Annular groove. Detailed Implementation

[0029] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0030] This utility model provides an ice cream machine with controllable production capacity, as shown in Figures 1-4. Example 1

[0031] The device includes an ice cream machine body 1 and a hopper assembly 2 located inside the ice cream machine body 1. The hopper assembly 2 has a discharge mechanism inside, which includes: a rotating shaft 4 rotatably disposed inside the hopper assembly 2; a drive assembly 5 disposed on the top of the hopper assembly 2 and used to drive the rotating shaft 4 to rotate; a discharge screw 6 fixedly connected to the end face of the rotating shaft 4; and a scraper 8 disposed on one side of the inner wall of the hopper assembly 2. A compression elastic component 7 is disposed between the scraper 8 and the rotating shaft 4, and an adjustment component 9 is disposed on the top of the compression elastic component 7 for adjusting the compression elasticity. Component 7; By adjusting component 9, the extrusion elastic component 7 is moved, so that the scraper 8 can be stably and fully attached to the inner wall of the hopper component 2. At the same time, the adjusting component 9 can also adjust the pressure of the extrusion elastic component 7 on the scraper 8, thereby changing the pressure of the scraper 8 on the hopper component 2. This ensures that the scraper 8 has good cleaning ability without excessively scratching the inner wall of the hopper component 2. As the drive component 5 drives the rotating shaft 4 to rotate, it drives the discharge screw 6 to discharge ice cream powder, thereby realizing the feeding. The rotating shaft 4 simultaneously drives the scraper 8 to rotate, thereby using the scraper 8 to clean the ice cream powder adhering to the inner wall of the hopper component 2.

[0032] Furthermore, the compression elastic component 7 includes: a fixed sleeve 701, which is fixedly connected to the side of the rotating shaft 4, with a sliding block 702 slidably connected inside the fixed sleeve 701; a movable rod 703 fixedly connected to one side of the sliding block 702, and the movable rod 703 passing through one end of the fixed sleeve 701 and fixedly connected to the scraper 8; a movable sleeve 704, which is slidably connected to the outer surface of the fixed sleeve 701, with a push rod 706 hinged to one side of the movable sleeve 704, and the free end of the push rod 706 hinged to the adjusting component 9; a compression spring 705, which is sleeved on the outer surface of the movable rod 703; and the adjusting component 9 includes: a push sleeve 901, which is sleeved on the outside of the rotating shaft 4 and hinged to the end of the push rod 706; and a connecting sleeve 902, which is fixedly connected to the push rod 706. The top of the movable sleeve 901; the adjusting sleeve 903, which is threaded to the outer surface of the rotating shaft 4, and the outer side of the adjusting sleeve 903 is provided with an annular groove 904, which is rotatably connected to the connecting sleeve 902; by rotating the adjusting sleeve 903, the adjusting sleeve 903 rotates along the connecting sleeve 902 through the annular groove 904, so that the adjusting sleeve 903 rises and falls along the rotating shaft 4, thereby driving the push rod 706 to deflect, thereby driving the movable sleeve 704 to slide along the fixed sleeve 701, thereby pushing the compression spring 705, and at the same time driving the movable rod 703 to move, so that the scraper 8 is in full contact with the inner wall of the hopper assembly 2, and the compressed compression spring 705 can make the scraper 8 in stable contact with the inner wall of the hopper assembly 2. At the same time, with the rise and fall of the adjusting sleeve 903, the deformation degree of the compression spring 705 is changed, thereby changing the cleaning force of the scraper 8.

[0033] Furthermore, the hopper assembly 2 includes a hopper cylinder 201, a discharge cylinder 202 fixedly connected to the bottom of the hopper cylinder 201, and a cylinder cover 203 connected to the top of the hopper cylinder 201. The discharge screw 6 is located inside the discharge cylinder 202, and a feed pipe 3 is fixedly connected to one side of the top of the cylinder cover 203. Ice cream powder is fed into the hopper cylinder 201 through the feed pipe 3.

[0034] Furthermore, the drive assembly 5 includes a drive worm gear 501 fixedly connected to one end of the rotating shaft 4 extending to the outside of the barrel cover 203, a drive worm 502 meshing with one side of the drive worm gear 501, and a drive motor 503 fixedly connected to one end of the drive worm 502. By rotating the drive motor 503, the drive worm 502 is driven to rotate, which in turn drives the drive worm gear 501 to rotate, thereby realizing the rotation of the discharge screw 6 driven by the rotating shaft 4. The discharge amount of the discharge screw 6 can be controlled according to the number of rotations of the drive worm 502 or the drive worm gear 501.

[0035] Furthermore, both the outer and inner contours of the fixed sleeve 701 are set as rectangles, and the outer contour dimensions of the sliding block 702 are adapted to the inner contour dimensions of the fixed sleeve 701; this ensures that the movable rod 703 can only slide along the inside of the fixed sleeve 701 and will not rotate, thus preventing the scraper 8 from rotating. Example 2

[0036] Example 2 further discloses, based on Example 1, that: sealing gaskets are provided inside the movable sleeve 704 near the rotating shaft 4 and inside the sliding connection between the movable sleeve 704 and the movable rod 703, which can prevent a large amount of ice cream powder from entering the interior of the movable sleeve 704.

[0037] Finally, it should be noted that the above are merely preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An ice cream machine with controllable production capacity, comprising an ice cream machine body (1) and a hopper assembly (2) located inside the ice cream machine body (1), characterized in that, The hopper assembly (2) is provided with a discharge mechanism, which includes: a rotating shaft (4) rotatably disposed inside the hopper assembly (2); a drive assembly (5) disposed on the top of the hopper assembly (2) and used to drive the rotating shaft (4) to rotate; a discharge screw (6) fixedly connected to the end face of the rotating shaft (4); and a scraper (8) disposed on one side of the inner wall of the hopper assembly (2). A compression elastic component (7) is disposed between the scraper (8) and the rotating shaft (4). An adjustment component (9) is disposed on the top of the compression elastic component (7) and used to adjust the compression elastic component (7).

2. The ice cream machine with controllable production capacity according to claim 1, characterized in that, The compression elastic component (7) contains: a fixed sleeve (701), which is fixedly connected to the side of the rotating shaft (4), and a sliding block (702) is slidably connected inside the fixed sleeve (701). A movable rod (703) is fixedly connected to one side of the sliding block (702), and one end of the movable rod (703) passes through the fixed sleeve (701) and is fixedly connected to the scraper (8); a movable sleeve (704), which is slidably connected to the outer surface of the fixed sleeve (701), and a push rod (706) is hinged to one side of the movable sleeve (704), and the free end of the push rod (706) is hinged to the adjusting component (9); and a compression spring (705), which is sleeved on the outer surface of the movable rod (703).

3. The ice cream machine with controllable production capacity according to claim 2, characterized in that, The adjustment assembly (9) includes: a push sleeve (901), which is sleeved on the outside of the rotating shaft (4) and is hinged to the end of the push rod (706); a connecting sleeve (902), which is fixedly connected to the top of the push sleeve (901); and an adjustment sleeve (903), which is threaded to the outer surface of the rotating shaft (4) and has an annular groove (904) on its outer side, and the annular groove (904) is rotatably connected to the connecting sleeve (902).

4. The ice cream machine with controllable production capacity according to claim 1, characterized in that, The hopper assembly (2) includes a hopper cylinder (201), a discharge cylinder (202) fixedly connected to the bottom of the hopper cylinder (201), and a cylinder cover (203) connected to the top of the hopper cylinder (201). The discharge screw (6) is located inside the discharge cylinder (202), and a feed pipe (3) is fixedly connected to one side of the top of the cylinder cover (203).

5. An ice cream machine with controllable production capacity according to claim 4, characterized in that, The drive assembly (5) includes a drive worm wheel (501) fixedly connected to one end of the shaft (4) extending to the outside of the barrel cover (203), a drive worm (502) meshing with one side of the drive worm wheel (501), and a drive motor (503) fixedly connected to one end of the drive worm (502).

6. An ice cream machine with controllable production capacity according to claim 3, characterized in that, The outer and inner contours of the fixed sleeve (701) are both set as rectangles, and the outer contour dimensions of the sliding block (702) are adapted to the inner contour dimensions of the fixed sleeve (701).

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