Evaporator for a horizontal snow-melting machine

Abstract

An evaporator of a horizontal snow slush machine, comprising a first tank (1) and a second tank (2) with front end openings, the first tank (1) and the second tank (2) each comprise a back, a bottom and two side parts on the left and right sides of the back, and the back, the bottom and the two side parts form a tank-shaped body with a front end opening, the inner bottom surface of the first tank (1) is provided as an arc-shaped bottom surface (9) as a refrigeration surface, a refrigeration pipe (10) is arranged on the back of the bottom of the first tank (1), the first tank (1) and the second tank (2) are sleeved with each other to form a containing interval (11), the refrigeration pipe (10) is located in the containing interval (11), and the inlet pipe part (13) and the outlet pipe part (14) of the refrigeration pipe (10) extend out through the second tank (2); the foregoing technical scheme is beneficial to the manufacture of the evaporator.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of ice maker technology, specifically to an evaporator 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] Current slush machines use a beverage source container, an evaporator roller, and a scraper to produce slush-like beverages. However, the applicant previously proposed a horizontal slush machine that eliminates the evaporator roller, using a scraper in conjunction with the beverage source container to produce slush-like beverages. Therefore, this application proposes an evaporator for a horizontal slush machine, which is advantageous for manufacturing. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide an evaporator for a horizontal slush machine, which is beneficial to the manufacture of the evaporator.

[0005] The technical solution of this utility model is: an evaporator for a horizontal slush machine, including a first tank and a second tank with an open front end. Both the first tank and the second tank include a back, a bottom, and two side portions located on the left and right sides of the back. The back, bottom, and side portions form a tank-shaped body with an open front end. The inner bottom surface of the first tank is set as an arc-shaped bottom surface, which serves as a cooling surface. A cooling pipe is set on the back side of the bottom of the first tank. The first tank and the second tank are nested together to form a receiving gap. The cooling pipe is located in the receiving gap, and the inlet and outlet portions of the cooling pipe extend through the second tank.

[0006] With the above structure, this utility model has the following advantages: This disclosure includes a first groove and a second groove with an open front end. The first groove and the second groove can be manufactured separately. Then, a refrigeration pipe is set on the back side of the bottom of the first groove. The first groove and the second groove are then nested together to form a receiving gap. The refrigeration pipe is located in the receiving gap, and the inlet and outlet parts of the refrigeration pipe extend through the second groove, thereby obtaining the evaporator. Therefore, it is convenient to manufacture and is beneficial to the manufacture of the evaporator.

[0007] In some embodiments, the accommodating space is filled with insulating material.

[0008] In some embodiments, after the second tank is filled with insulation material, the first and second tanks are then nested together to confine the insulation material within the receiving gap.

[0009] In some embodiments, the first tank is made of food-grade stainless steel, and the second tank is made of plastic.

[0010] In some embodiments, the bottom of the second tank is provided with a through hole, and the first tank and the second tank are nested together in the vertical direction, with the inlet pipe portion and the outlet pipe portion extending through the through hole as they are nested together.

[0011] In some embodiments, the first groove body has outwardly extending edges on the top surface of the back and the top surfaces of both sides, and the second groove body has retaining edges on the bottom and the front surfaces of both sides. The first groove body and the second groove body are connected to each other in the vertical direction. After they are connected, each edge fits into the top surface of the back and the top surfaces of both sides of the second groove body, while the bottom and the front surfaces of both sides of the first groove body are axially limited by the retaining edges.

[0012] In some embodiments, the first groove body is provided with a bent portion at the edge of the top surface of each of the two sides. When the first groove body and the second groove body are fitted together, the bent portion cooperates with the outer side surface of the two sides of the second groove body to achieve left and right limit of the first groove body. Attached Figure Description

[0013] Figure 1 This is an exploded schematic diagram of the evaporator of a horizontal slush machine disclosed herein.

[0014] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a first type of groove disclosed herein.

[0015] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a second type of tank disclosed herein.

[0016] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the evaporator of a horizontal slush machine after assembly.

[0017] Figure 5This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a horizontal slush machine manufactured using the evaporator disclosed herein, viewed from the bottom side.

[0018] Figure 6 In order to be in Figure 5 A 3D diagram showing the product after removing the top and front covers.

[0019] Figure 7 This is a front view of a horizontal slush machine manufactured using the evaporator disclosed herein, viewed from the rear.

[0020] Figure 8 This is a sectional view along axis AA.

[0021] As shown in the figure: 1-First tank, 2-Second tank, 3-Back A, 4-Bottom A, 5-Side A, 6-Back B, 7-Bottom B, 8-Side B, 9-Arc-shaped bottom surface, 10-Refrigeration pipe, 11-Accommodation space, 12-Through hole, 13-Inlet pipe section, 14-Outlet pipe section, 15-Edge, 16-Baffle, 17-Bend, 18-Outer side, 19-Top cover, 20-Front cover, 21-Scraper, 22-Compressor, 23-Radiator, 24-Insulation material. Detailed Implementation

[0022] 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.

[0023] like Figures 1 to 8 As shown, this disclosure proposes an evaporator for a horizontal slush machine, including a first tank 1 and a second tank 2 with an open front end. Both the first tank 1 and the second tank 2 include a back, a bottom, and two side portions located on the left and right sides of the back. The back, bottom, and side portions form a tank-shaped body with an open front end. Specifically, as shown... Figure 1 , 2 As shown, the first tank 1 includes a back A3, a bottom A4, and a side A5, as... Figure 1 , 3 As shown, the second tank 2 includes a back section B6, a bottom section B7, and a side section B8.

[0024] like Figure 4 , 6 As shown in Figure 8, the inner bottom surface of the first tank 1 is set as an arc-shaped bottom surface 9, which serves as a cooling surface. A cooling pipe 10 is set on the back side of the bottom of the first tank 1. The first tank 1 and the second tank 2 are nested together to form a receiving interval 11. The cooling pipe 10 is located in the receiving interval 11, and the inlet pipe portion 13 and outlet pipe portion 14 of the cooling pipe 10 extend through the second tank 2.

[0025] In some embodiments, the accommodating space 11 is filled with insulating material 24, such as Figure 8 As shown in the figure, in order to illustrate the inclusion of the space 11, a portion of the insulation material 24 has been removed for display.

[0026] In particular, the additional provision of a second tank 2 in this disclosure is beneficial in several ways. Firstly, it allows for better installation of the first tank 1. Secondly, it eliminates the need to remove the second tank 2 after installing the insulation material 24; instead, the first tank 1 and the second tank 2 are interlocked to form a receiving interval 11. Furthermore, the design of the first tank 1 and the second tank 2 allows for different materials, enabling more structural design objectives. For example, the first tank 1 can be made of food-grade stainless steel, while the second tank 2 can be made of plastic. In order to more conveniently and reliably assemble the evaporator into the horizontal slush machine, more connection structures can be set up using the second tank 2. The one-piece injection molding characteristic of plastic provides convenience for setting up connection structures.

[0027] In some embodiments, such as Figure 2 , 3 As shown in Figure 4, the first groove 1 has outwardly extending edges 15 on the top surface of its back and the top surfaces of its two sides. The second groove 2 has retaining edges 16 on its bottom and the front surfaces of its two sides. The first groove 1 and the second groove 2 are interlocked vertically. After interlocking, each edge 15 fits into the top surface of the back and the top surfaces of the two sides of the second groove 2, while the bottom and the front surfaces of the two sides of the first groove 1 are axially limited by the retaining edges 16. In this way, on the one hand, with these fittings to achieve limitation, there is a certain point of force during the compression and shaping of the insulation material 24, which is beneficial to shaping and compacting the insulation material 24. On the other hand, the interlocking of the first groove 1 and the second groove 2 vertically is more convenient and reliable.

[0028] Furthermore, such as Figure 2 , 4 As shown, the first groove 1 has a bent portion 17 on each of the edges 15 at the top surface of both sides. When the first groove 1 and the second groove 2 are nested together, the bent portion 17 cooperates with the outer surface 18 of both sides of the second groove 2 to limit the left and right movement of the first groove 1. This facilitates left and right positioning, thereby forming the desired accommodating interval 11.

[0029] In some embodiments, after the insulation material 24 is filled into the second tank 2, the first tank 1 and the second tank 2 are then nested together to confine the insulation material 24 within the receiving gap 11. This makes it easier to fill the insulation material 24, and the insulation material 24 will be filled more effectively.

[0030] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1 , 5 As shown, the bottom of the second tank 2 is provided with a through hole 12. The first tank 1 and the second tank 2 are nested together in the vertical direction. The inlet pipe 13 and the outlet pipe 14 extend through the through hole 12 as they are nested together. In this way, the design requirements for the extension of the inlet pipe 13 and the outlet pipe 14 are met, the assembly efficiency is high, and when the second tank 2 is filled with insulation material 24, the inlet pipe 13 and the outlet pipe 14 can easily pass through the unshaped insulation material 24 during the nesting process of the first tank 1 and the second tank 2 without damaging the inlet pipe 13 and the outlet pipe 14.

[0031] As can be seen from the above, this disclosure uses the arc-shaped bottom surface 9 as the cooling surface, thus forming the working principle of ice floating, which is beneficial for ice making and ice scraping.

[0032] Specifically, since a cooling surface is provided at least on the curved bottom surface 9, the scraper 21 can cooperate with the curved bottom surface 9 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.

[0033] In this example, as Figure 2 As shown, a refrigeration pipe 10 in the shape of a serpentine coil is provided on the back side of the arc-shaped bottom surface 9. The refrigeration pipe 10 is connected to the compressor 22 through the inlet pipe section 13 and the outlet pipe section 14. The compressor 22 drives the refrigerant to circulate, and the radiator 23 dissipates heat.

[0034] When understanding this utility model, the above structure may be referred to other embodiments / appendices if necessary. Figure 1 And that is understood, so I will not elaborate further here.

[0035] 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. An evaporator for a horizontal slush machine, characterized in that: The first groove (1) and the second groove (2) with the front opening are included. The first groove (1) and the second groove (2) both include a back, a bottom and two sides located on the left and right sides of the back. The back, bottom and two sides form a groove-shaped body with the front opening. The inner bottom surface of the first groove (1) is set as an arc-shaped bottom surface (9). The arc-shaped bottom surface (9) serves as a cooling surface. A cooling pipe (10) is set on the back of the bottom of the first groove (1). The first groove (1) and the second groove (2) are nested together to form a receiving interval (11). The cooling pipe (10) is located in the receiving interval (11), and the inlet part (13) and outlet part (14) of the cooling pipe (10) extend through the second groove (2).

2. The evaporator of a horizontal slush machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The compartment (11) is filled with insulation material (24).

3. The evaporator of a horizontal slush machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: After the insulation material (24) is filled into the second tank (2), the first tank (1) and the second tank (2) are then nested together to confine the insulation material (24) in the receiving interval (11).

4. The evaporator of a horizontal slush machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first tank (1) is made of food-grade stainless steel, and the second tank (2) is made of plastic.

5. The evaporator of a horizontal slush machine according to claim 1, 3, or 4, characterized in that: The bottom of the second tank (2) is provided with a through hole (12). The first tank (1) and the second tank (2) are connected to each other in the vertical direction. The inlet pipe (13) and the outlet pipe (14) extend out through the through hole (12) as they are connected to each other.

6. The evaporator of a horizontal slush machine according to claim 1, 3, or 4, characterized in that: The first groove (1) has an outwardly extending edge (15) on the top surface of the back and the top surface of both sides. The second groove (2) has a retaining edge (16) on the bottom and the front surface of both sides. The first groove (1) and the second groove (2) are connected to each other in the vertical direction. After they are connected, each edge (15) fits into the top surface of the back and the top surface of both sides of the second groove (2). The bottom and the front surface of both sides of the first groove (1) are axially limited by the retaining edge (16).

7. The evaporator of a horizontal slush machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first groove (1) has a bent part (17) on the edge (15) of the top surface of each side. When the first groove (1) and the second groove (2) are connected to each other, the bent part (17) cooperates with the outer side surface (18) of the two sides of the second groove (2) to achieve left and right limit of the first groove (1).

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