A container and frozen food manufacturing equipment capable of producing frozen foods of various shapes

Abstract

This utility model discloses a container and frozen food manufacturing equipment capable of producing frozen foods of various shapes. Both include: a material barrel with a discharge channel and a discharge component movable relative to the discharge channel; the discharge component has at least two discharge ports of different shapes and sizes that communicate with the discharge channel; and the frozen food manufacturing equipment, including a main body with a refrigeration evaporator and an ice-scraping mechanism cooperating with the refrigeration evaporator, and a container capable of producing frozen foods of various shapes fitted outside the refrigeration evaporator and the ice-scraping mechanism. The container and frozen food manufacturing equipment with the above structure have a movable discharge component at the discharge channel of the material barrel. The at least two discharge ports on the discharge component cooperate with the discharge channel, thereby enabling the discharge of raw materials with at least two cross-sectional shapes. During frozen food production, the shape of the discharge ports can be freely switched to meet the needs of different users for irregular shapes, decorative designs, or creative shapes.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of household appliance technology, and in particular to a container and frozen food manufacturing equipment capable of producing frozen foods of various shapes. Background Technology

[0002] As a core component of cold beverage equipment, slush machines are widely used in dessert shops, fast food chains, coffee shops, and home consumption scenarios. Slush machines produce soft, smooth ice cream or sorbet products by stirring pre-cooled raw materials (such as cream, milk, syrup, and beverages) at low temperatures and then outputting the mixture.

[0003] Traditional soft serve machines have a discharge port and a valve on the feed hopper. The discharge port is usually a circular or conical channel, which can only output basic soft serve shapes, making it difficult to meet consumer demand for irregular, decorative, or creative designs, thus limiting product differentiation and competitiveness. If a replaceable standardized connector were installed at the discharge port, allowing the shape of the discharge port to be changed by replacing the connector, frequent connector replacements would be necessary, and the raw material accumulating in the connector would result in waste. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, one of the objectives of this utility model is to provide a container that can easily switch the shape of the discharge port to produce frozen foods of various shapes; the other objective is to provide a frozen food manufacturing equipment using the above-mentioned container that can produce frozen foods of various shapes.

[0005] A container for producing multi-shaped frozen foods according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: a material barrel, wherein the material barrel is provided with a discharge channel and a discharge component movable relative to the discharge channel, and the discharge component is provided with at least two discharge ports of different shapes and sizes that can communicate with the discharge channel.

[0006] The container for making frozen foods of various shapes according to the embodiments of this utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0007] The above-described container is used in frozen food manufacturing equipment. A movable discharge component is set at the discharge channel of the material barrel. The discharge component has at least two discharge ports of different shapes and sizes to cooperate with the discharge channel, so that raw materials with at least two cross-sectional shapes can be discharged. When making frozen food, the shape of the discharge port can be switched at will to meet the needs of different users for irregular shapes, decorative or creative shapes.

[0008] In some embodiments of this utility model, the bottom of the material barrel is provided with a downwardly extending straight cylindrical portion, the hollow channel of the straight cylindrical portion constitutes the discharge channel, and the discharge assembly includes a rotating base rotatably disposed on the material barrel about a certain vertical axis, and at least two discharge ports are circumferentially distributed around the rotating base at intervals about the vertical axis.

[0009] In some embodiments of this utility model, the rotating base has a wrench portion extending out of the outer peripheral wall of the material barrel.

[0010] In some embodiments of this utility model, the number of discharge ports is two, the rotating base has a baffle portion located between the two discharge ports that can close the discharge channel, and the outer side wall of the material barrel is provided with a downwardly extending handle. When the baffle portion closes the discharge channel, the wrench portion is located directly below the handle.

[0011] In some embodiments of this utility model, the bottom wall of the material barrel is provided with a circular sleeve fitted outside the straight cylindrical part, the rotating base is provided with a circular sink trough concentrically fitted outside the circular sleeve, the discharge port is provided through the bottom wall of the circular sink trough, and the central axis of the straight cylindrical part and the central axis of each discharge port are circumferentially distributed around the central axis of the circular sleeve at intervals.

[0012] In some embodiments of this utility model, one of the outer peripheral wall of the circular sleeve and the inner peripheral wall of the circular groove is provided with an annular groove, and the other is provided with a rotating guide protrusion that cooperates with the annular groove.

[0013] In some embodiments of this utility model, the rotating base includes a first half-base and a second half-base that can be spliced ​​into a whole. The first half-base is provided with a first semi-circular bottom plate and a first semi-circular circumferential wall surrounding the outer periphery of the first semi-circular bottom plate. The second half-base is provided with a second semi-circular bottom plate and a second semi-circular circumferential wall surrounding the outer periphery of the second semi-circular bottom plate. The first semi-circular circumferential wall and the second semi-circular circumferential wall are spliced ​​together, and the first semi-circular bottom plate and the second semi-circular bottom plate are spliced ​​together to form the circular sink.

[0014] In some embodiments of this utility model, the first semicircular base plate and the second semicircular base plate are respectively provided with a discharge port, the first half seat has an installation positioning surface, the second half seat is provided with an installation guide portion that slides along the installation positioning surface, and the first half seat and the second half seat are welded and fixed or detachably connected.

[0015] In some embodiments of this utility model, the lower port of the straight cylinder is provided with a sealing ring that elastically abuts against the inner bottom surface of the circular settling trough. When the discharge port is rotated to face the discharge channel, the discharge port is completely located within the sealing ring.

[0016] A frozen food manufacturing apparatus according to a second aspect of this utility model includes a main body, on which a refrigeration evaporator and an ice-scraping mechanism cooperating with the refrigeration evaporator are provided. The main body also includes a container, which is fitted over the refrigeration evaporator and the ice-scraping mechanism, and is capable of producing frozen foods of various shapes. This frozen food manufacturing apparatus utilizes at least two discharge ports of different shapes and sizes to discharge raw materials with at least two different cross-sectional shapes. During frozen food production, the shape of the discharge ports can be freely switched to meet the needs of different users for irregular shapes, decorative designs, or creative shapes.

[0017] Additional aspects and advantages of this invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Attached Figure Description

[0018] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of the container of this utility model that can be used to make frozen foods of various shapes;

[0020] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A cross-sectional schematic diagram of an embodiment;

[0021] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structural breakdown of the embodiment;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of one embodiment of the frozen food manufacturing equipment of this utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 A cross-sectional schematic diagram of an embodiment.

[0024] Figure label:

[0025] Material bucket 100; discharge channel 110; straight cylinder 120; handle 130; circular sleeve 140; discharge assembly 200; discharge port 201; rotating base 210; first half seat 211; first semi-circular bottom plate 2111; first semi-circular circumferential wall 2112; mounting positioning surface 2113; second half seat 212; second semi-circular bottom plate 2121; second semi-circular circumferential wall 2122; mounting guide part 2123; wrench part 220; circular groove 230; circular groove 310; rotating guide protrusion 320; sealing ring 400; main body 500; refrigeration evaporator 600; ice scraping mechanism 700. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The embodiments of this utility model are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain this utility model, and should not be construed as limiting this utility model.

[0027] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the directional descriptions, such as the terms "up," "down," "front," "back," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer," indicate the directional or positional relationship based on the directional or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0028] In the description of this utility model, "several" means one or more, "multiple" means two or more, "greater than," "less than," and "exceeding" are understood to exclude the stated number, while "above," "below," and "within" are understood to include the stated number. If "first" or "second" is used in the description, it is only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features, or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0029] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "joining" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.

[0030] Reference Figures 1 to 3The present invention discloses a container for making frozen foods of various shapes, comprising: a material barrel 100, wherein the material barrel 100 is provided with a discharge channel 110 and a discharge component 200 movable relative to the discharge channel 110, wherein the discharge component 200 is provided with at least two discharge ports 201 that are connected to the discharge channel 110 and have different shapes and sizes.

[0031] The container with the above structure is applied to frozen food manufacturing equipment. The material tank 100 is used to hold frozen foods such as shaved ice, ice cream, ice cream, and sorbet. A movable discharge component 200 is set at the discharge channel 110 of the material tank 100. The discharge component 200 has at least two discharge ports 201 of different shapes and sizes to cooperate with the discharge channel 110, so that raw materials such as shaved ice, ice cream, ice cream, and sorbet with at least two cross-sectional shapes can be discharged. When making frozen foods, the shape of the discharge port 201 can be switched at will to meet the needs of different users for irregular shapes, decorative or creative shapes.

[0032] It should be noted that the shape of the discharge port 201 can be one of the following: heart-shaped, star-shaped, square, or circular. It can also be a cartoon character, text graphic, animal pattern, etc. The shape of the discharge port 201 can be made according to the user's needs. The cross-sectional area of ​​the discharge port 201 can be constant, or it can be a structure that gradually enlarges or gradually shrinks, in order to meet the needs of different users for irregular, decorative, or creative shapes.

[0033] See Figure 2 and Figure 3 In some embodiments of this utility model, the bottom of the material barrel 100 is provided with a downwardly extending straight cylindrical portion 120, the hollow channel of the straight cylindrical portion 120 constitutes the discharge channel 110, and the discharge assembly 200 includes a rotating base 210 rotatably disposed on the material barrel 100 about a certain vertical axis, and at least two discharge ports 201 are circumferentially distributed around the vertical axis on the rotating base 210. It should be noted that, see Figure 5 The material barrel 100 contains a refrigeration evaporator 600 and an ice scraping mechanism 700 of the frozen food manufacturing equipment. When the ice scraping mechanism 700 is working, it can squeeze frozen foods such as shaved ice, ice cream, ice cream, and sorbet towards the discharge channel 110. When a certain discharge port 201 on the rotating base 210 is rotated to align with the lower end of the straight cylinder 120, frozen foods such as shaved ice, ice cream, ice cream, and sorbet can pass downward through the discharge channel 110 and the discharge port 201 to form a preset cross-sectional shape, which is beneficial for decorative effect or shaping purpose.

[0034] Of course, in other embodiments, the discharge assembly 200 can also be replaced by a planar sliding method to switch different discharge ports 201 aligned with the discharge channel 110. The discharge assembly 200 using a rotation method is less prone to accidental activation than the planar sliding method, and it is also advantageous to set a greater number of discharge ports 201 within the same volume, thereby maximizing the variety of discharge ports 201.

[0035] See Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 In some embodiments of this utility model, to facilitate manual rotation of the rotating base 210 by the user, the rotating base 210 has a wrench portion 220 extending from the outer peripheral wall of the material barrel 100. The user only needs to press the wrench portion 220 with their finger to drive the rotating base 210 to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. It is conceivable that, in the absence of visibility regarding whether the center of the discharge port 201 is aligned with the center line of the discharge channel 110, to ensure the rotating base 210 is rotated to the correct position, a spring-loaded structure can be provided between the rotating base 210 and the material barrel to remind the user whether the rotating base 210 has rotated to the correct position. The spring-loaded structure includes a telescopic column that is spring-loaded and extends from the rotating base 210. The material barrel 100 has positioning recesses corresponding one-to-one with the angular position of each discharge port 201. The telescopic column elastically engages with a positioning recess to position the angular position of the discharge port 201. The spring-loaded structure is a common positioning structure and will not be further described here.

[0036] See Figures 1 to 5 In some embodiments of this utility model, there are two discharge ports 201. The rotating base 210 has a baffle portion located between the two discharge ports 201 that can close the discharge channel 110. The outer wall of the material barrel 100 is provided with a downwardly extending handle 130. When the baffle portion closes the discharge channel 110, the wrench portion 220 is located directly below the handle 130. It should be noted that when the baffle portion closes the discharge channel 110, frozen foods such as smoothies, ice cream, sorbets, etc. cannot be discharged. The wrench portion 220, located directly below the handle 130, serves as a reminder. Since there are only two discharge ports 201 located on both sides of the baffle portion, the two shapes of the discharge ports 201 can be switched by turning the wrench portion 220 clockwise and counterclockwise, which is convenient for memorization and operation.

[0037] See Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 5In some embodiments of this utility model, the bottom wall of the material barrel 100 is provided with a circular sleeve 140 fitted outside the straight cylindrical part 120, and the rotating base 210 is provided with a circular sink 230 concentrically fitted outside the circular sleeve 140. The discharge port 201 is disposed through the bottom wall of the circular sink 230. The central axis of the straight cylindrical part 120 and the central axis of each discharge port 201 are circumferentially distributed around the central axis of the circular sleeve 140 at intervals. It can be understood that the straight cylindrical part 120 and the circular sleeve 140 are eccentrically arranged, and the circular sink 230 of the rotating base 210 rotates around the outer peripheral wall of the circular sleeve 140 so that the central axis of one of its discharge ports 201 rotates to coincide with the central axis of the circular sleeve 140, so that frozen foods such as smoothies, ice cream, sorbets, etc. can be smoothly discharged. Moreover, the above structural design achieves extremely compact structure and extremely small size while realizing the switching of the discharge port 201.

[0038] See Figure 3 and Figure 5 In some embodiments of this utility model, in order to achieve relative rotation between the circular groove 230 and the circular sleeve 140 without vertical movement, one of the outer peripheral wall of the circular sleeve 140 and the inner peripheral wall of the circular groove 230 is provided with an annular groove 310, and the other is provided with a rotational guide protrusion 320 that cooperates with the annular groove 310. In this embodiment, the annular groove 310 is formed on the inner peripheral wall of the circular groove 230, and the rotational guide protrusion 320 is formed on the outer peripheral wall of the circular sleeve 140, which helps to maintain the wall thickness of the circular sleeve 140 to maintain high mechanical strength.

[0039] See Figure 2 and Figure 3In some embodiments of this utility model, the rotating base 210 includes a first half-base 211 and a second half-base 212 that can be assembled into a whole. The first half-base 211 is provided with a first semi-circular base plate 2111 and a first semi-circular circumferential wall 2112 surrounding the outer periphery of the first semi-circular base plate 2111. The second half-base 212 is provided with a second semi-circular base plate 2121 and a second semi-circular circumferential wall 2122 surrounding the outer periphery of the second semi-circular base plate 2121. The first semi-circular circumferential wall 2112 and the second semi-circular circumferential wall 2122 are spliced ​​together, and the first semi-circular base plate 2111 and the second semi-circular base plate 2121 are spliced ​​together to form the circular recess 230. It can be understood that the rotating base 210 composed of the first half-base 211 and the second half-base 212 is conveniently assembled onto the circular sleeve 140. The first half-base 211 and the second half-base 212 can be connected by ultrasonic welding, snap-fit ​​connection, threaded fixation, or other methods. It is conceivable that in some embodiments, the rotating base 210 can also be an integral structure, with the annular groove 310 formed on the inner peripheral wall of the circular recess 230, and the rotating guide protrusion 320 slightly protruding from the outer peripheral wall of the circular sleeve 140. In this case, the circular sleeve 140 can be inserted into the circular recess 230 by snap-fit, so that the rotating guide protrusion 320 enters the annular groove 310.

[0040] See Figures 1 to 3 In some embodiments of this utility model, in order to reduce the difficulty of production and processing and improve the convenience of assembly, the first semi-circular base plate 2111 and the second semi-circular base plate 2121 are respectively provided with a discharge port 201. The first half seat 211 has an installation positioning surface 2113, and the second half seat 212 is provided with an installation guide part 2123 that slides along the installation positioning surface 2113. The first half seat 211 and the second half seat 212 are welded and fixed or detachably connected.

[0041] See Figure 3 and Figure 5 In some embodiments of this utility model, the lower port of the straight cylindrical portion 120 is provided with a sealing ring 400 that elastically abuts against the inner bottom surface of the circular settling trough 230. When the discharge port 201 is rotated to face the discharge channel 110, the discharge port 201 is entirely located within the area enclosed by the sealing ring 400. It is understood that small amounts of frozen foods such as smoothies, ice cream, sorbets, etc., can easily seep out from the gap between the lower port of the straight cylindrical portion 120 and the inner bottom surface of the circular settling trough 230, causing the melted liquid to accumulate within the circular settling trough 230, affecting hygiene. The sealing ring 400 solves this problem.

[0042] See Figure 4 and Figure 5This utility model also discloses a frozen food manufacturing device, including a main body 500. The main body 500 is equipped with a refrigeration evaporator 600 and an ice-scraping mechanism 700 that cooperates with the refrigeration evaporator 600. The main body 500 is also equipped with a container, which can be used to produce frozen foods of various shapes, fitted around the refrigeration evaporator 600 and the ice-scraping mechanism 700. This frozen food manufacturing device utilizes at least two discharge ports 201 of different shapes and sizes to discharge raw materials with at least two different cross-sectional shapes. During frozen food production, the shape of the discharge ports 201 can be freely switched to meet the needs of different users for irregular shapes, decorative designs, or creative shapes.

[0043] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0044] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A container for making a multi-shaped frozen food product, characterized by, include: A material hopper (100) is provided with a discharge channel (110) and a discharge assembly (200) that can move relative to the discharge channel (110). The discharge assembly (200) is provided with at least two discharge ports (201) that can communicate with the discharge channel (110) and have different shapes and sizes.

2. The container for producing frozen foods of various shapes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the material barrel (100) is provided with a downwardly extending straight cylindrical part (120), and the hollow channel of the straight cylindrical part (120) constitutes the discharge channel (110). The discharge assembly (200) includes a rotating base (210) rotatably disposed on the material barrel (100) about a certain vertical axis, and at least two discharge ports (201) are circumferentially distributed around the vertical axis on the rotating base (210).

3. A container for producing frozen foods of various shapes according to claim 2, characterized in that: The rotating base (210) has a wrench portion (220) extending from the outer peripheral wall of the hopper (100).

4. A container for producing frozen foods of various shapes according to claim 3, characterized in that: The number of discharge ports (201) is two. The rotating base (210) has a baffle portion located between the two discharge ports (201) that can close the discharge channel (110). The outer side wall of the material barrel (100) is provided with a downwardly extending handle (130). When the baffle portion closes the discharge channel (110), the wrench portion (220) is located directly below the handle (130).

5. A container for producing frozen foods of various shapes according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom wall of the material bucket (100) is provided with a circular sleeve (140) fitted outside the straight cylindrical part (120). The rotating base (210) is provided with a circular sink (230) that is concentrically fitted outside the circular sleeve (140). The discharge port (201) is provided through the bottom wall of the circular sink (230). The central axis of the straight cylindrical part (120) and the central axis of each discharge port (201) are circumferentially distributed around the central axis of the circular sleeve (140).

6. A container for producing frozen foods of various shapes according to claim 5, characterized in that: One of the outer peripheral wall of the circular sleeve (140) and the inner peripheral wall of the circular groove (230) is provided with an annular groove (310), and the other is provided with a rotating guide protrusion (320) that cooperates with the annular groove (310).

7. A container for producing frozen foods of various shapes according to claim 6, characterized in that: The rotating base (210) includes a first half-base (211) and a second half-base (212) that can be spliced ​​into a whole. The first half-base (211) is provided with a first semi-circular bottom plate (2111) and a first semi-circular circumferential wall (2112) arranged around the outer periphery of the first semi-circular bottom plate (2111). The second half-base (212) is provided with a second semi-circular bottom plate (2121) and a second semi-circular circumferential wall (2122) arranged around the outer periphery of the second semi-circular bottom plate (2121). The first semi-circular circumferential wall (2112) and the second semi-circular circumferential wall (2122) are spliced ​​together, and the first semi-circular bottom plate (2111) and the second semi-circular bottom plate (2121) are spliced ​​together to form the circular sink (230).

8. A container for producing frozen foods of various shapes according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first semicircular base plate (2111) and the second semicircular base plate (2121) are respectively provided with a discharge port (201). The first half seat (211) has an installation positioning surface (2113). The second half seat (212) is provided with an installation guide part (2123) that slides along the installation positioning surface (2113). The first half seat (211) and the second half seat (212) are welded and fixed or detachably connected.

9. A container for producing frozen foods of various shapes according to claim 5, characterized in that: The lower end of the straight cylindrical part (120) is provided with a sealing ring (400) that elastically abuts against the inner bottom surface of the circular sink (230). When the discharge port (201) is rotated to face the discharge channel (110), the discharge port (201) is completely located within the sealing ring (400).

10. A frozen food manufacturing apparatus comprising a main body (500) provided with a refrigeration evaporator (600) and a scraping mechanism (700) cooperating with the refrigeration evaporator (600), characterized in that, The main body (500) is provided with a container according to any one of claims 1-9, which can produce frozen foods of various shapes, and is sleeved on the outside of the refrigeration evaporator (600) and the ice scraping mechanism (700).

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