Snow melter

Abstract

The utility model discloses a snow melting machine relates to snow melting machine technical field, wherein, snow melting machine, include: casing, evaporimeter, stirring part and driving part, casing has first installation cavity, evaporimeter is located in first installation cavity, along the first direction extension, has first end and second end in the first direction, stirring part sets up the outer circumferential side of evaporimeter, and rotates the setting along the first direction axis, stirring part has first scraper and second scraper, and first scraper and second scraper set up respectively in the two sides of evaporimeter first radial, and the two around the circumferential side of evaporimeter, and extend along the first direction, first scraper is inclined to set up towards first end, and second scraper is inclined to set up towards second end, and driving part drives stirring part to rotate for scraping the ice on the surface of evaporimeter, the utility model provides technical scheme through setting two scrapers of opposite inclination direction, and the ice of evaporimeter surface is scraped from different angles, and the scraping effect is improved, guarantees the efficiency of evaporimeter refrigeration icing.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of snow melting machine technology, and in particular to a snow melting machine. Background Technology

[0002] A slush machine is a device that turns liquids such as juice or water into slushies. The working principle is that the evaporator cools the liquid, causing it to freeze on the evaporator surface. A stirring element scrapes away the ice from the evaporator surface, and then the mixture is stirred to create the slushie.

[0003] In existing snow melting machines, the angle between the scraper and the evaporator surface is always fixed, so there are cases where the ice on the evaporator surface is not completely removed. Because of the ice adhering to the surface, some parts of the evaporator cannot directly contact the liquid, thus reducing the efficiency of cooling and freezing the liquid. Utility Model Content

[0004] The main purpose of this invention is to propose a snow melting machine that can improve the effect of removing ice from the surface of the evaporator, allowing the evaporator to directly contact the liquid and improve the efficiency of ice making.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention proposes a snow melting machine comprising: a shell, an evaporator, a stirring element, and a driving element; the shell has a first mounting cavity; the evaporator is fixedly installed in the first mounting cavity, extending along a first direction, and having a first end and a second end in the first direction; the stirring element is disposed on the outer periphery of the evaporator and is rotatably disposed along the first direction axis; the stirring element has a first scraper and a second scraper, the first scraper and the second scraper being respectively disposed on both sides of a first radial direction of the evaporator, both surrounding the periphery of the evaporator and extending along the first direction; the first scraper is inclined toward the first end, and the second scraper is inclined toward the second end; the driving element is installed in the shell and is drivenly connected to the stirring element to drive the stirring element to rotate for scraping off the ice on the surface of the evaporator.

[0006] In one embodiment, a plurality of first scrapers are spaced apart along a first direction, and a plurality of second scrapers are spaced apart along the first direction; each of the first scrapers is respectively associated with a plurality of second scrapers.

[0007] In one embodiment, the first scraper has a third end and a fourth end that are radially opposite each other in the evaporator; in two adjacent first scrapers, the third end of one first scraper is disposed corresponding to the fourth end of the other first scraper in a first direction.

[0008] In one embodiment, the stirring component further includes a connecting rod extending along a first direction and located between the first scraper and the second scraper. The connecting rod is used to fix the two ends of the first scraper in the first direction and the two ends of the second scraper in the first direction together.

[0009] In one embodiment, the connecting rod is inclined on both sides of the first radial direction of the evaporator, and the width of the connecting rod in the first radial direction of the evaporator gradually decreases in the direction away from the evaporator.

[0010] In one embodiment, the housing further includes a discharge chamber, which is disposed opposite to the second end in a first direction. The snow melting machine further includes a fan blade, which is installed at the second end for guiding the slush into the discharge chamber. The driving member is fixedly connected to the first end.

[0011] In one embodiment, the discharge chamber extends along a second direction to form a discharge port at one end of the housing in the second direction; the snow melting machine further includes a movable component, the movable component having a pushing part, the movable component having a moving stroke in the second direction, the pushing part having a discharge position outside the discharge chamber and a loading position inside the discharge chamber in the moving stroke, the discharge chamber communicating with the first mounting chamber through a through hole, and the loading position corresponding to the through hole;

[0012] The pushing part has two baffles arranged opposite each other in a second direction. The two baffles are connected by a connecting rod, and the two baffles restrict the material loading range.

[0013] In one embodiment, the housing includes a housing body and a cover, the cover being detachably mounted to the housing body, and the cover and the housing body together forming the first mounting cavity.

[0014] In one embodiment, the shell body includes a second mounting cavity, the driving component includes a motor, the motor is mounted in the second mounting cavity, and the shaft of the motor extends into the first mounting cavity and is connected to the stirring component.

[0015] In one embodiment, the snow melting machine further includes a condenser and a compressor, and the shell body further includes a third mounting cavity, in which the condenser and the compressor are mounted, and the condenser is connected to the compressor and the evaporator respectively through pipes.

[0016] The technical solution of this utility model improves the scraping effect and ensures the efficiency of evaporator refrigeration and ice formation by setting two scrapers with opposite tilt directions to scrape the ice on the surface of the evaporator from different angles. Attached Figure Description

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without creative effort.

[0018] Figure 1 A full cross-sectional structural diagram of an embodiment of the snow melting machine provided by this utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A partial structural diagram of a snow melting machine.

[0020] Explanation of icon numbers:

[0021] 100. Snow melting machine; 1. Shell; 11. First mounting cavity; 12. Second mounting cavity; 13. Third mounting cavity; 14. Discharge cavity; 15. Shell body; 16. Cover; 2. Evaporator; 3. Stirring component; 31. First scraper; 32. Second scraper; 33. Connecting rod; 4. Drive component; 5. Fan blade; 6. Moving component; 61. Pushing part; 7. Condenser.

[0022] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of this utility model will be further explained in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Detailed Implementation

[0023] 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 scope of protection of the present utility model.

[0024] It should be noted that if the embodiments of this utility model involve directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indicators are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of the components in a specific posture. If the specific posture changes, the directional indicators will also change accordingly.

[0025] Furthermore, if the embodiments of this utility model involve descriptions such as "first" or "second," these descriptions are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of those features. Additionally, the use of "and / or" or "and / or" throughout the text includes three parallel solutions. For example, "A and / or B" includes solution A, solution B, or a solution where both A and B are satisfied simultaneously. Furthermore, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the ability of those skilled in the art to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by this utility model.

[0026] In existing snow melting machines, the angle between the scraper and the evaporator surface is always fixed, so there are cases where the ice on the evaporator surface is not completely removed. Because of the ice adhering to the surface, some parts of the evaporator cannot directly contact the liquid, thus reducing the efficiency of cooling and freezing the liquid.

[0027] This utility model proposes a snow melting machine.

[0028] Please see Figure 1 and Figure 2 In one embodiment of this utility model, the snow melting machine 100 includes: a housing 1, an evaporator 2, a stirring member 3, and a driving member 4; the housing 1 has a first mounting cavity 11; the evaporator 2 is fixedly installed in the first mounting cavity 11, extends along a first direction, and has a first end and a second end in the first direction; the stirring member 3 is disposed on the outer periphery of the evaporator 2 and is rotatably disposed along the first direction axis; the stirring member 3 has a first scraper 31 and a second scraper 32, the first scraper 31 and the second scraper 32 are respectively disposed on both sides of the first radial direction of the evaporator 2, both are arranged around the periphery of the evaporator 2 and extend along the first direction; the first scraper 31 is inclined toward the first end, and the second scraper 32 is inclined toward the second end; the driving member 4 is installed in the housing 1 and is drivenly connected to the stirring member 3 to drive the stirring member 3 to rotate for scraping off the ice on the surface of the evaporator 2.

[0029] In this invention, the housing 1 has a first mounting cavity 11 and an openable / closable liquid inlet. Water or juice is injected into the first mounting cavity 11 through the liquid inlet. To make slushies, an evaporator 2 is installed inside the first mounting cavity 11. The evaporator 2 cools the liquid, causing it to freeze. The initial freezing point in the first mounting cavity 11 is the surface of the evaporator 2. To peel the ice from the surface of the evaporator 2 and stir it to break the ice into slushies, a stirring element 3 is located on the outer periphery of the evaporator 2. In the prior art, the blade of the stirring element 3 only faces one direction, allowing for unidirectional scraping. This may result in unclean ice on the surface of the evaporator 2 or excessive resistance to removal. Scraping the ice from the surface of the evaporator 2 from other directions can improve the cleanliness of the evaporator 2 surface and even require less force for the same piece of ice. Therefore, in the technical solution of this utility model, the stirring element 3 has a first scraper 31 and a second scraper 32. The first scraper 31 and the second scraper 32 are respectively disposed on both sides of the first radial direction of the evaporator 2, and are arranged around the periphery of the evaporator 2 and extend along the first direction (the first scraper 31 and the second scraper 32 are arranged around the periphery of the evaporator 2 in a spiral-like extension manner); the first scraper 31 is inclined towards the first end, and the second scraper 32 is inclined towards the second end; the inclination directions of the first scraper 31 and the second scraper 32 are opposite, and the stirring element 3 is rotated to switch the operation of one of the first scraper 31 and the second scraper 32. In this way, the ice on the surface of the evaporator 2 is cleaned, so that the surface of the evaporator 2 is ice-free or the ice layer is thin, thereby improving the refrigeration and icing efficiency of the evaporator 2.

[0030] When cleaning the ice layer on the surface of the evaporator 2, the angle between the first scraper 31 and the second scraper 32 and the axial direction of the evaporator 2 is generally set to 45 degrees. The effect of scraping the ice off the surface of the evaporator 2 is better near this angle. However, the axial direction of the evaporator 2 is relatively long. If the angle between the first scraper 31 and the axial direction of the evaporator 2 is 45 degrees, it cannot completely cover the axial direction of the evaporator 2. When rotating, some parts of the evaporator 2 cannot be cleaned. Therefore, multiple first scrapers 31 are arranged at intervals along the first direction (i.e., the axial direction of the evaporator 2), and multiple second scrapers 32 are arranged at intervals along the first direction. Each first scraper 31 is respectively arranged in correspondence with multiple second scrapers 32.

[0031] To ensure that there are no unreachable areas between two adjacent first scrapers 31 when scraping ice, each first scraper 31 has a third end and a fourth end that are radially opposite to each other in the evaporator 2. In two adjacent first scrapers 31, the third end of one first scraper 31 corresponds to the fourth end of the other first scraper 31 in a first direction, ensuring that the two adjacent first scrapers 31 are connected. Since multiple second scrapers 32 and multiple first scrapers 31 are correspondingly arranged, two adjacent second scrapers 32 are connected.

[0032] In order to connect the multiple first scrapers 31 and the multiple second scrapers 32 into one unit so as to drive rotation, the stirring component 3 also includes a connecting rod 33. The connecting rod 33 extends along a first direction and is located between the first scrapers 31 and the second scrapers 32. The connecting rod 33 is used to fix the two ends of the first scrapers 31 in the first direction and the two ends of the second scrapers 32 in the first direction.

[0033] Additionally, the connecting rod 33 can also be used to scrape ice. The connecting rod 33 is inclined on both sides of the first radial direction of the evaporator 2, and its width gradually decreases in the direction away from the evaporator 2. "Blades" are also formed on both sides of the connecting rod 33.

[0034] The housing 1 also includes a discharge chamber 14, which is disposed opposite to the second end in a first direction. In order to further crush the peeled ice into ice slush and to discharge the ice, the snow melting machine 100 also includes a fan blade 5, which is installed at the second end and is used to guide the ice slush to the discharge chamber 14. The drive member 4 is fixedly connected to the first end.

[0035] To allow the slush to be removed, the discharge chamber 14 extends along a second direction to form a discharge port at one end of the housing 1 in the second direction. The slush machine 100 also includes a movable member 6, which has a pushing part 61. The movable member 6 has a travel in the second direction. During the travel, the pushing part 61 has a discharge position outside the discharge chamber 14 and a loading position inside the discharge chamber 14. The discharge chamber 14 communicates with the first mounting cavity 11 through a through hole, and the loading position corresponds to the through hole. The pushing part 61 has two baffles arranged opposite each other in the second direction. The two baffles are connected by a connecting rod, and the two baffles restrict the loading and unloading area. The slush first passes through the through hole to the loading area on the movable member 6 at the loading position, and then moves with the movable member 6 to the discharge position, thus allowing it to be discharged.

[0036] To allow for the removal of residual ice or liquid from the first mounting cavity 11, the housing 1 includes a main body 15 and a cover 16. The cover 16 is detachably mounted to the main body 15, and the cover 16 and the main body 15 together form the first mounting cavity 11. Removing the cover 16 allows for cleaning of the interior of the first mounting cavity 11.

[0037] The drive component 4 includes a motor. Since liquid needs to be filled into the first mounting cavity 11, the motor cannot be installed inside the first mounting cavity 11. The shell body 15 includes a second mounting cavity 12. The drive component 4 includes a motor, which is installed in the second mounting cavity 12. The motor's shaft extends into the first mounting cavity 11 and connects to the stirring component 3. This ensures a suitable operating environment for the motor.

[0038] The snow melting machine 100 also includes a condenser 7 and a compressor. In order to make the structure of each part relatively independent and to ensure that the heat generated by the condenser 7 will not affect the refrigeration, the shell body 15 also includes a third mounting cavity 13. The condenser 7 and the compressor are installed in the third mounting cavity 13. The condenser 7 is connected to the compressor and the evaporator through pipes respectively.

[0039] The above description is merely an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model and does not limit the patent scope of the present utility model. Any equivalent structural transformations made based on the technical concept of the present utility model and the contents of the present utility model specification and drawings, or direct / indirect applications in other related technical fields, are included within the patent protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A snow melting machine, characterized in that, include: The housing has a first mounting cavity; An evaporator is fixedly installed in the first mounting cavity, extends along a first direction, and has a first end and a second end in the first direction; A stirring element is disposed on the outer periphery of the evaporator and is rotatably disposed along a first directional axis; the stirring element has a first scraper and a second scraper, the first scraper and the second scraper are respectively disposed on both sides of the first radial direction of the evaporator, both are disposed around the periphery of the evaporator and extend along the first direction; the first scraper is inclined toward the first end, and the second scraper is inclined toward the second end; A drive unit, mounted on the housing, is driven to rotate the agitator to scrape ice off the surface of the evaporator.

2. The snow melting machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first scraper is provided in multiple intervals along the first direction, and the second scraper is provided in multiple intervals along the first direction; each of the first scrapers is respectively provided with a corresponding arrangement of multiple second scrapers.

3. The snow melting machine as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The first scraper has a third end and a fourth end that are radially opposite each other in the evaporator; in two adjacent first scrapers, the third end of one first scraper is disposed corresponding to the fourth end of the other first scraper in a first direction.

4. The snow melting machine as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The stirring component further includes a connecting rod that extends along a first direction and is located between the first scraper and the second scraper. The connecting rod is used to fix the two ends of the first scraper in the first direction and the two ends of the second scraper in the first direction together.

5. The snow melting machine as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The connecting rod is inclined on both sides of the first radial direction of the evaporator, and the width of the connecting rod in the first radial direction of the evaporator gradually decreases in the direction away from the evaporator.

6. The snow melting machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The housing also includes a discharge chamber, which is disposed opposite to the second end in a first direction. The snow melting machine also includes a fan blade, which is installed on the second end and is used to guide the ice slush into the discharge chamber. The driving component is fixedly connected to the first end.

7. The snow melting machine as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The discharge chamber extends along a second direction to form a discharge port at one end of the housing in the second direction; the snow melting machine also includes a movable part, the movable part having a pushing part, the movable part having a moving stroke in the second direction, the pushing part having a discharge position outside the discharge chamber and a loading position inside the discharge chamber in the moving stroke, the discharge chamber communicating with the first mounting chamber through a through hole, and the loading position corresponding to the through hole; The pushing part has two baffles arranged opposite each other in a second direction. The two baffles are connected by a connecting rod, and the two baffles restrict the material loading range.

8. The snow melting machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The housing includes a main body and a cover. The cover is detachably installed on the main body, and the cover and the main body together form the first mounting cavity.

9. The snow melting machine as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The shell body includes a second mounting cavity, the driving component includes a motor, the motor is mounted in the second mounting cavity, and the shaft of the motor extends into the first mounting cavity and is connected to the stirring component.

10. The snow melting machine as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The snow melting machine also includes a condenser and a compressor. The main body of the shell also includes a third mounting cavity. The condenser and the compressor are installed in the third mounting cavity. The condenser is connected to the compressor and the evaporator through pipes respectively.

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