Ice holder and portable ice maker

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ice tray and portable ice maker, wherein the ice tray comprises an annular support, a pair of prongs and a plurality of elastic tongues, the pair of prongs are respectively arranged on the opposite two sides of the annular support, and the plurality of elastic tongues are all vertically fixed on the annular support. The utility model provides an ice tray and portable ice maker, when ice is needed, the elastic tongues are inserted into the side wall of the ice grid, the elastic tongues and the ice cubes are frozen together after water injection, when the ice is taken, a pair of prongs are grabbed, and the prongs are moved to make the annular support lift the ice cubes, at this time, the annular support drives the elastic tongues to be raised and opened, the ice cubes will naturally fall off in the ice freezing and bonding state without the elastic tongues, and then the ice is quickly taken, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of ice maker technology, and in particular to an ice tray and a portable ice maker. Background Technology

[0002] An ice tray and portable ice maker is a small, portable ice-making device that is easy to carry. Most portable ice makers can make a batch of ice blocks in 5 to 10 minutes. They are small in size and lightweight, making them ideal for various occasions such as outdoor camping, picnics, and family gatherings.

[0003] Existing portable ice makers on the market, such as the portable car ice maker disclosed in Chinese patent CN222278937U, relate to the field of ice maker technology. This invention includes a refrigerator, with a battery holder fixedly installed at the rear end and a sealed cover at the top. A display screen is located above the battery holder. This portable car ice maker, by incorporating an ice tray, a metal tray, and an ultraviolet disinfection lamp, features a separate ice tray structure and ice tray trough. In use, water is poured into the ice tray, and the sealed cover is closed. The ice-making process occurs within the refrigerator, eliminating the need for a water source connection, thus reducing structural complexity. After ice making is complete, the sealed cover is opened, and the ice tray structure is removed to dispose of the ice.

[0004] However, the ice tray structure of the aforementioned portable ice maker is frozen to the ice for a long time. Even if the entire ice tray structure is inverted, it is difficult to remove the ice smoothly. This will cause great inconvenience to users and seriously affect the user experience. Therefore, there is an urgent need in the field for an ice tray structure that can quickly remove ice. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide an ice tray and a portable ice maker with a simple structure that can quickly demold ice blocks and improve the user experience.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by the ice tray and portable ice maker disclosed in this utility model is:

[0007] An ice tray includes a ring support, a pair of paddles and multiple springs. The pair of paddles are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the ring support, and the multiple springs are all fixed on the ring support. The multiple springs form an angle with the ring support. Pulling the paddles causes the ring support to deform and open the springs.

[0008] As a preferred embodiment, the included angle ranges from 80° to 100°.

[0009] This embodiment also discloses a portable ice maker, including an upper shell, a middle shell, an ice tray, the aforementioned ice holder and a lid;

[0010] The upper shell is placed on the middle shell, and the top of the middle shell is provided with a partition. An ice-making piece is embedded in the partition, and a positioning groove is provided on the partition, which surrounds the ice-making piece.

[0011] The ice tray is fixed to the positioning groove, the top of the ice tray extends out of the through hole, and the outer bottom of the ice tray is attached to the ice-making sheet;

[0012] The spring-loaded tongue is inserted along the side wall of the ice grid;

[0013] The cover is placed on the upper shell.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment, a window is provided in the middle of the shell;

[0015] It also includes a main control module, which is embedded in the window and electrically connected to the ice-making flakes.

[0016] As a preferred embodiment, the inner shell is provided with a radiator, one end of which is attached to the ice-making plate, and the other end of which is provided with multiple wavy heat dissipation shovel teeth.

[0017] As a preferred embodiment, the two opposite sides of the middle shell are provided with air vents, and the gaps between the air vents and the heat dissipation shovel teeth are opposite to each other.

[0018] It also includes a base, the bottom of the middle shell is fixed to the base, and the bottom of the base is provided with an air inlet;

[0019] The air outlets on both sides and the air inlet at the bottom form a heat dissipation duct with bottom inlet and side outlet.

[0020] As a preferred embodiment, the base is equipped with a cooling fan, and the top of the cooling fan contacts the cooling spade teeth.

[0021] As a preferred embodiment, the middle shell has auxiliary holes on its two opposite sides, and the main control module is coplanar with the auxiliary holes.

[0022] As a preferred embodiment, the ice grid is arranged in a matrix.

[0023] The beneficial effects of the ice tray and portable ice maker disclosed in this utility model are as follows: The ice tray has a pair of paddles respectively set on two opposite sides of the annular support, and multiple springs are vertically fixed on the annular support. When ice is needed, the springs are inserted into the side wall of the ice tray, and water is poured in to freeze the springs and ice together. When taking ice, the pair of paddles are grasped and the paddles are moved to make the annular support lift up towards the ice. At this time, the annular support drives the springs to tilt up and open, and the ice will naturally fall off in the frozen and stuck state without the springs, thereby achieving quick ice taking and improving the user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an ice tray according to the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a portable ice maker according to the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the opening structure of a portable ice maker according to this utility model;

[0027] Figure 4 This is an exploded view of a portable ice maker according to this utility model;

[0028] Figure 5 This is a partial schematic diagram of a portable ice maker according to the present invention;

[0029] As shown in the figure, specific structures and devices are labeled in the figure to clearly illustrate the structure of the embodiments of the present invention. However, this is only for illustrative purposes and is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific structure, device and environment. Those skilled in the art can adjust or modify these devices and environments according to specific needs, and such adjustments or modifications are still included in the scope of the appended claims. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The present invention will be further described and illustrated below with reference to specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings. It should also be noted that, in order to make the embodiments more detailed, the following embodiments are the best and preferred embodiments, and those skilled in the art can also use other alternative methods to implement some well-known technologies; moreover, the accompanying drawings are only for more specific description of the embodiments and are not intended to specifically limit the present invention.

[0031] It should be noted that embodiments referred to in the specification as "an embodiment," "an embodiment," "an exemplary embodiment," or "some embodiments" may include specific features, structures, or characteristics, but not every embodiment necessarily includes that specific feature, structure, or characteristic. Furthermore, when a specific feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with an embodiment, implementing such a feature, structure, or characteristic in conjunction with other embodiments (whether explicitly described or not) should be within the knowledge of those skilled in the art.

[0032] Generally, terms can be understood at least partly from their use in context. For example, depending at least partly on the context, the term "one or more" as used herein can be used to describe any feature, structure, or characteristic in a singular sense, or a combination of features, structures, or characteristics in a plural sense. Additionally, the term "based on" can be understood not necessarily to convey an exclusive set of factors, but rather, alternatively, depending at least partly on the context, to allow for the presence of other factors that are not necessarily explicitly described.

[0033] It is understood that the meanings of “on”, “above” and “above” in this disclosure should be interpreted in the broadest sense, such that “on” means not only “directly on” something, but also includes something with an intermediary feature or layer, and that “above” or “above” means not only “on” something, but also includes something “above” or “above” without an intermediary feature or layer.

[0034] Furthermore, spatially related terms such as “below,” “under,” “lower,” “above,” and “upper” are used herein for convenience to describe the relationship of one element or feature to one or more other elements or features, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Spatially related terms are intended to cover different orientations in the use or operation of the device other than those depicted in the accompanying drawings. The device may be oriented in other ways, and the spatially related descriptive terms used herein can be interpreted similarly.

[0035] Please refer to Figure 1 An ice tray, the ice tray 40 comprising a ring support 41, a pair of paddles 42 and multiple springs 43.

[0036] A pair of levers 42 are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the annular support 41, and multiple springs 43 are fixed on the annular support 41, with the multiple springs 43 forming a certain angle with the annular support 41, the angle ranging from 80° to 100°. This angle range facilitates the insertion of the springs 43 into the ice tray.

[0037] When ice needs to be made, insert the spring 43 into the side wall of the ice tray 30, fill it with water, and freeze the spring 43 and the ice together. When taking out the ice, grab a pair of levers 42 and move the levers 42 to make the ring support 41 lift up towards the ice. At this time, the ring support 41 drives the spring 43 to lift and open. The ice will fall off naturally in the frozen and stuck state without the spring 43, thus achieving quick ice removal and improving the user experience.

[0038] Please refer to Figure 2-5 This embodiment also provides a portable ice maker, including an upper shell 10, a middle shell 20, an ice tray 30, an ice holder 40, a cover 50, a main control module 60, and a base 70.

[0039] The upper shell 10 covers the middle shell 20. The top of the middle shell 20 has a partition 21, and an ice-making plate 211 (in this embodiment, the ice-making plate 211 can be understood as a ceramic cooling plate) is embedded in the partition 21. A positioning groove 22 surrounds the ice-making plate 211. A window 23 is opened in the middle of the middle shell 20; the main control module 60 is embedded in the window 23 and is electrically connected to the ice-making plate 211. The main control module 60 is electrically connected to a power supply module. In this embodiment, the power supply module can be powered by an internal battery or by an external power source, dynamically selected according to customer needs. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the main control module 60 is a visual touchscreen, which enhances the user's operating experience.

[0040] The ice tray 30 is fixed on the positioning groove 22, the top of the ice tray 30 extends out through a hole, and the outer bottom of the ice tray 30 is attached to the ice-making sheet 211.

[0041] The spring 43 is inserted along the side wall of the ice tray 30.

[0042] The cover 50 is placed on the upper shell 10.

[0043] When the control module controls the ice-making slab 211 to contact the ice tray 30 to quickly make ice, the spring tongue 43 inserted along the side wall of the ice tray 30 will also be frozen together with the ice. When taking out ice, grab a pair of levers 42 and move the levers 42 to make the ring support 41 lift up towards the ice. At this time, the ring support 41 drives the spring tongue 43 to lift and open. The ice will naturally fall off in the frozen and stuck state without the spring tongue 43, thus realizing quick ice taking out and improving the user experience.

[0044] The inner shell 20 is equipped with a radiator 24. One end of the radiator 24 is attached to the ice-making sheet 211, and the other end of the radiator 24 is provided with multiple wavy heat dissipation teeth 241. The radiator 24 helps the heating surface of the ice-making sheet 211 to dissipate heat quickly, and the wavy heat dissipation teeth 241 can increase the contact area with air and improve the heat dissipation effect.

[0045] Preferably, the middle shell 20 has two opposite sides with air vents 25, and the gaps between the air vents 25 and the heat dissipation shovel teeth 241 are opposite. The bottom of the middle shell 20 is fixed to the base 70, and the bottom of the base 70 has an air inlet 71; the air vents 25 on both sides and the bottom air inlet 71 form a bottom-in, side-out heat dissipation air duct, so that the airflow flowing in the air duct carries away the heat of the radiator 24.

[0046] Furthermore, a cooling fan 72 is provided on the base 70. The top of the cooling fan 72 contacts the cooling spade teeth 241, which can accelerate the airflow rate in the cooling duct. When the fan reverses, the airflow direction will be reversed. Users can choose according to their own needs.

[0047] Preferably, the middle shell 20 has auxiliary holes 26 on two opposite sides, and the main control module 60 is coplanar with the auxiliary holes 26. These are used to assist in heat dissipation. The base 70 has multiple support feet 73 on its outer bottom. These feet raise the base 70 above the ground, increasing the air intake.

[0048] In this embodiment, the ice grid 30 is preferably arranged in a matrix. Specifically, the ice grid 30 has a double-row structure with six compartments in each row. There are two ice trays 40, each corresponding to six compartments. There are three ice-making sheets 211, arranged continuously at the bottom of the ice grid 30.

[0049] This utility model provides an ice tray and a portable ice maker. The ice tray includes a ring support, a pair of levers, and multiple springs. The pair of levers are respectively set on two opposite sides of the ring support, and the multiple springs are vertically fixed on the ring support. When ice is needed, the springs are inserted into the side wall of the ice tray, and water is poured in to freeze the springs and ice together. When taking ice, the pair of levers are grasped and moved to make the ring support lift up towards the ice. At this time, the ring support drives the springs to tilt up and open, and the ice will naturally fall off in the frozen and stuck state without the springs, thus achieving quick ice taking and improving the user experience.

[0050] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this utility model. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solutions of this utility model without departing from the essence and scope of the technical solutions of this utility model.

Claims

1. An ice tray, characterized in that, It includes a ring-shaped bracket, a paddle, and multiple springs. The paddle is located on the edge of the ring-shaped bracket, and the multiple springs are all fixed on the ring-shaped bracket. The multiple springs form an angle with the ring-shaped bracket. Plucking the paddle causes the ring-shaped bracket to deform and open the springs.

2. An ice tray as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The included angle ranges from 80° to 100°.

3. A portable ice maker, characterized in that, It includes an upper shell, a middle shell, an ice tray, a lid, and an ice holder as described in claim 1; The upper shell is placed on the middle shell, and the top of the middle shell is provided with a partition. An ice-making piece is embedded in the partition, and a positioning groove is provided on the partition, which surrounds the ice-making piece. The ice tray is fixed to the positioning groove, the top of the ice tray extends out of the through hole, and the outer bottom of the ice tray is attached to the ice-making sheet; The spring-loaded tongue is inserted along the side wall of the ice grid; The cover is placed on the upper shell.

4. A portable ice maker as described in claim 3, characterized in that, A window is provided in the middle of the shell; It also includes a main control module, which is embedded in the window and electrically connected to the ice-making flakes.

5. A portable ice maker as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The inner shell is equipped with a radiator, one end of which is attached to an ice-making plate, and the other end of which is equipped with multiple heat dissipation shovel teeth.

6. A portable ice maker as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The two opposite sides of the middle shell are provided with air vents, and the gaps between the air vents and the heat dissipation shovel teeth are opposite to each other. It also includes a base, the bottom of the middle shell is fixed to the base, and the bottom of the base is provided with an air inlet; The air outlets on both sides and the air inlet at the bottom form a heat dissipation duct with bottom inlet and side outlet.

7. A portable ice maker as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The base is equipped with a cooling fan, and the top of the cooling fan contacts the cooling spade teeth.

8. A portable ice maker as described in claim 7, characterized in that, The middle shell has auxiliary holes on its two opposite sides, and the main control module is coplanar with the auxiliary holes.

9. A portable ice maker as described in any one of claims 3-8, characterized in that, The ice grids are arranged in a matrix.

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