A beverage source container for a horizontal snow slush machine

Abstract

A beverage source container of a horizontal snow machine, the front end of which is provided with an opening (2), and a door support (3) is arranged at the front end, an inner wall of the beverage source container (1) for containing beverage is integrally extended and bent at the opening at the front end to form a bent part (5), a plug-in fitting groove (6) is formed between the bent part (5) and a front end face (11) of the beverage source container (1), the door support (3) is provided with a fitting part (7) matched with the plug-in fitting groove (6), and the door support (3) is installed with a door body (4) which can be opened, when the door body (4) is connected with the door support (3), the door body (4) closes the opening (2) by abutting with the bent part (5), and the opening at the front end is cleaned after the door body (4) is opened; the beverage source container is convenient to assemble, and is beneficial to the sealing and sanitation of the opening at the front end of the beverage source container by the door body.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of ice maker technology, specifically to a beverage source container for a horizontal slush machine. Background Technology

[0002] Among ice makers, there is one type called a slush machine. For example, the slush machine with authorization announcement number CN1103545C, the slush beverage machine with authorization announcement number CN100417354C, and the frozen product post-processing equipment and method disclosed in publication number CN107809911A, etc., have the following specific structure and working principle: ice is formed on the inner and outer circumferential surfaces of the evaporator drum, which is equivalent to an evaporator. The drive motor rotates the shaft connected to the scraper, which contacts the inner and outer circumferential surfaces of the evaporator drum. At this time, the scraper rotates and contacts the inner and outer circumferential surfaces of the evaporator drum, thereby scraping off the ice formed on the inner and outer circumferential surfaces of the evaporator drum. The scraper continues to scrape off the ice formed on the inner and outer circumferential surfaces of the evaporator drum. This scraped ice is mixed with the beverage source in the beverage source container, thereby producing a slush-like beverage.

[0003] For a long time, slush machines have been designed based on the above principles. However, in order to facilitate cleaning, the applicant has proposed a horizontal slush machine with an opening at the front end of the beverage source container and a door bracket at the front end. The door bracket is fitted with an openable door body. After the door body is connected to the door bracket, the front end is closed. The front end can be opened for cleaning after the door body is opened. However, how to better connect the door bracket to the front end of the beverage source container needs further research to facilitate assembly and improve the sealing and hygiene of the opening at the front end by the door body. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide a beverage source container for a horizontal slush machine, which is convenient to assemble and at the same time facilitates the sealing and hygiene of the opening at the front end of the beverage source container by the door body.

[0005] The technical solution of this utility model is: a beverage source container for a horizontal slush machine, wherein the front end of the beverage source container is open and a door support is provided at the front end; the inner wall of the beverage source container for holding beverages extends and bends integrally at the front end to form a bent portion at the opening; an insertion groove is formed between the bent portion and the front end face of the beverage source container; the door support is provided with a mating portion that mates with the insertion groove; the door support is equipped with an openable door body; when the door body is connected to the door support, the door body closes the opening by fitting against the bent portion; the door body can be opened to open the front end for cleaning.

[0006] With the above structure, this utility model has the following advantages: This disclosure uses a horizontally arranged beverage source container with an opening at the front end. A door bracket and an openable door body are provided at the front end to achieve two states: closed and open. When the door body is opened, the front end can be opened for cleaning, which is beneficial for cleaning.

[0007] Furthermore, the inner wall of the beverage source container for holding beverages extends and bends integrally at the front end to form a bend at the opening. An insertion groove is formed between the bend and the front end face of the beverage source container. The door bracket is provided with a mating part that mates with the insertion groove, thus facilitating assembly and also contributing to the sealing and hygiene of the opening at the front end of the beverage source container by the door body.

[0008] In some embodiments, the beverage source container adopts a groove-shaped body with an open front end. The groove-shaped body includes an arc-shaped bottom surface, side surfaces located on both sides of the arc-shaped bottom surface, and a rear side surface. When the door body closes the front end, it forms the front side surface of the groove-shaped body. The arc-shaped bottom surface, the two side surfaces, the rear side surface, and the door body form a receiving cavity for accommodating the beverage.

[0009] In some embodiments, the arc-shaped bottom surface and two side surfaces are integrally formed, and the bent portion is formed by the integrally formed front end extending and bending.

[0010] In some embodiments, a U-shaped insertion groove is formed between the bent portion and the front end face of the beverage source container, and the door bracket 3 is inserted and assembled with the insertion groove in the vertical direction through the fitting portion to fix and support the front end of the beverage source container.

[0011] In some embodiments, a cooling surface is provided at least on the curved bottom surface for freezing the liquid to be cooled, and a scraper in the beverage source container cooperates with the cooling surface to scrape the ice. Attached Figure Description Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the main insert fitting groove of the beverage source container of a horizontal slush machine disclosed herein.

[0012] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the mating part on the main display door support of the beverage source container of a horizontal slush machine disclosed herein.

[0013] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the beverage source container of a horizontal slush machine disclosed herein, after the insertion and fitting groove and fitting part are inserted and assembled in the vertical direction.

[0014] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the beverage source container of a horizontal slush machine disclosed herein, after the door body has been assembled.

[0015] The figure shows: 1-beverage source container, 2-opening, 3-door bracket, 4-door body, 5-bent part, 6-insertion mating groove, 7-matting part, 8-arc bottom surface, 9-side surface, 10-rear side surface, 11-front end surface, 12-scraper, 13-compressor, 14-radiator. Detailed Implementation

[0016] To better understand this application, various aspects of this application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that these detailed descriptions are merely illustrative of exemplary embodiments of this application and are not intended to limit the scope of this application in any way. Throughout the specification, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements.

[0017] In the accompanying drawings, the thickness, size, and shape of the objects have been slightly exaggerated for illustrative purposes. The drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not drawn to scale.

[0018] It should also be understood that the terms “comprising,” “including,” “having,” “containing,” “comprise,” and “containing”, when used in this specification, indicate the presence of the described features, integrals, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integrals, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or combinations thereof.

[0019] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, this disclosure proposes a beverage source container for a horizontal slush machine. The beverage source container 1 has an opening 2 at its front end and a door support 3 at the front end. The inner wall of the beverage source container 1, which is used to hold beverages, extends and bends integrally at the front end to form a bent portion 5 at the opening. An insertion groove 6 is formed between the bent portion 5 and the front end face 11 of the beverage source container 1. The door support 3 has a mating portion 7 that mates with the insertion groove 6. The door support 3 is fitted with an openable door body 4. When the door body 4 is connected to the door support 3, the door body 4 closes the opening 2 by fitting against the bent portion 5. After the door body 4 is opened, the front end can be opened for cleaning. In this way, the inner wall and the bending part 5 are integrated. When the door body 4 closes the opening 2 by fitting with the bending part 5, the sealing ring of the door body 4 is directly pressed on the front side of the bending part 5. There are no excessive seams or gaps, which is not only conducive to sealing but also hygienic. At the same time, the bending part 5 and the front end face 11 of the beverage source container 1 form an insertion groove 6, and the door bracket 3 is provided with a mating part 7 that mates with the insertion groove 6, which facilitates assembly. Thus, the aforementioned improvements achieve multiple positive technical effects at the same time, and the structure is simple and compact.

[0020] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 , 4As shown, the beverage source container 1 adopts a trough-shaped main body with a front opening 2. This trough-shaped main body includes an arc-shaped bottom surface 8, side surfaces 9 on both sides of the arc-shaped bottom surface 8, and a rear side surface 10. When the front end is closed, the door body 4 forms the front side of the trough-shaped main body. The arc-shaped bottom surface 8, the two side surfaces 9, the rear side surface 10, and the door body 4 form a cavity for accommodating beverages. In this way, when the door body 4 is opened, a large cleaning space is formed, which facilitates cleaning of the beverage source container 1 and the scraper 12.

[0021] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 As shown, the arc-shaped bottom surface 8 and the two side surfaces 9 are integrally formed, and the bent portion 5 is formed by extending and bending the integrally formed front end. This is beneficial for manufacturing.

[0022] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 As shown, a U-shaped insertion groove 6 is formed between the bent part 5 and the front end face 11 of the beverage source container 1. The door bracket 3 is inserted and assembled with the insertion groove 6 in the vertical direction through the mating part 7 to fix and support the front end of the beverage source container 1. This facilitates assembly and ensures reliable fixation.

[0023] Furthermore, such as Figure 2 As shown, the mating part 7 is also U-shaped. This allows for better matching with the U-shaped insertion groove 6.

[0024] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 , 3 As shown in Figure 4, a cooling surface is provided at least on the arc-shaped bottom surface 8. The cooling surface is used to freeze the liquid to be cooled. The scraper 12 in the beverage source container 1 cooperates with the cooling surface to scrape the ice. In this way, on the one hand, the structure is simplified, specifically by eliminating the evaporator roller. On the other hand, the present disclosure provides a cooling surface at the bottom of the trough-shaped body, thus forming a working principle of ice floating, which is beneficial for ice making and ice scraping.

[0025] Specifically, since a cooling surface is provided at least on the curved bottom surface 8, the scraper 12 can cooperate with the curved bottom surface 8 to continuously scrape off the ice formed on the cooling surface. The scraped ice will float up, which will squeeze the liquid to one side of the cooling surface, thereby forming active convection. Therefore, the scraped ice is not easy to accumulate on the cooling surface and affect the freezing work of the cooling surface. With continuous operation, the cooled liquid gradually turns into slush.

[0026] like Figure 2 As shown, the main body of the trough is designed as a U-shaped trough.

[0027] Refrigerant piping can be installed on the back side of the cooling surface. In this example, the refrigerant piping is arranged in a serpentine coil shape on the back side of the curved bottom surface 8. The refrigerant piping is connected to an inlet pipe for entering the refrigerant and an outlet pipe for exiting the refrigerant. The compressor 13 drives the refrigerant to circulate, while the radiator 14 dissipates heat.

[0028] The trough-shaped body can also be further equipped with an insulation layer, for example in... Figure 1 The outer surface of the trough-shaped main body shown is covered with an additional insulation layer through a sandwich foaming process.

[0029] When understanding this utility model, the above structure may be referred to other embodiments / appendices if necessary. Figure 1 And that's understood, so I won't go into details here.

[0030] The above description is merely an illustrative embodiment of this utility model. Therefore, all equivalent changes or modifications made to the structure, features, and principles described in the scope of protection of this utility model are included within the scope of protection of this utility model.

Claims

1. A beverage source container for a horizontal slush machine, characterized in that: The beverage source container (1) has an opening (2) at the front end and a door bracket (3) at the front end. The inner wall of the beverage source container (1) for holding beverages extends and bends integrally at the front end to form a bend (5) at the opening. An insertion groove (6) is formed between the bend (5) and the front end face (11) of the beverage source container (1). The door bracket (3) has a mating part (7) that mates with the insertion groove (6). The door bracket (3) is fitted with an openable door body (4). When the door body (4) is connected to the door bracket (3), the door body (4) closes the opening (2) by fitting with the bend (5). After the door body (4) is opened, the front end is opened for cleaning.

2. The beverage source container for a horizontal slush machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The beverage source container (1) adopts a trough-shaped body with a front opening (2). The trough-shaped body includes an arc-shaped bottom surface (8), side surfaces (9) located on both sides of the arc-shaped bottom surface (8), and a rear side surface (10). When the door body (4) closes the front end, it forms the front side of the trough-shaped body. The arc-shaped bottom surface (8), the two side surfaces (9), the rear side surface (10), and the door body (4) form a cavity for accommodating beverages.

3. The beverage source container for a horizontal slush machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The curved bottom surface (8) and the two sides (9) are integrally formed, and the bent part (5) is formed by the integrally formed front end extending and bending.

4. The beverage source container for a horizontal slush machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: A U-shaped insertion groove (6) is formed between the bent part (5) and the front end face (11) of the beverage source container (1). The door bracket (3) is inserted and assembled with the insertion groove (6) in the vertical direction through the mating part (7) to fix and support the front end of the beverage source container (1).

5. The beverage source container for a horizontal slush machine according to claim 2, 3, or 4, characterized in that: A cooling surface is provided at least on the curved bottom surface (8) for freezing the liquid to be cooled. A scraper (12) in the beverage source container (1) cooperates with the cooling surface to scrape the ice.

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