Blender and smoothie apparatus

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of smoothie machines, and specifically relates to a blender for a smoothie apparatus. The blender comprises a first housing; an inner cavity is formed in the first housing; a first end of the first housing is provided with a liquid inlet; a second end of the first housing is provided with a first ice outlet; two ends of the inner cavity are respectively in communication with the liquid inlet and the first ice outlet; and an inner spiral blade is formed on the inner wall of the inner cavity. In this way, by forming the inner cavity in the blender, when the blender is used in a smoothie apparatus, the blender is mounted in an ice making compartment of the smoothie apparatus; most of the liquid in a liquid storage cavity remains in the liquid storage cavity, and a small portion of the liquid enters the inner cavity by means of the liquid inlet; and when an evaporator mounted in the blender works, the generated cooling capacity is concentrated on said small portion of the liquid in the inner cavity to quickly form ice crystals on the surface of the evaporator, and then the ice crystals are scraped off and pushed by the inner spiral blade to the first ice outlet for ice discharging, thereby effectively improving the efficiency of ice making and smoothie discharging.

Description

Blender and smoothie device TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of smoothie machines, in particular to a blender and smoothie device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The core components of a smoothie machine generally consist of a liquid reservoir, an evaporator and a blender, which is mainly used for scraping and pushing ice functions; at present, the blender used in the smoothie machine on the market generally includes a transmission rod and a threaded sheet arranged on the outer wall of the transmission rod, which is driven by a driving device to drive the transmission rod to rotate the threaded sheet, so as to scrape and push the ice crystals on the outer shell of the threaded sheet.

[0003] The authorized announcement No. CN109077173A discloses an appliance for producing frozen food, which works by adding liquid such as beverage into the liquid reservoir, the evaporator in the liquid reservoir plays a role of refrigeration, the liquid contacts the surface of the evaporator and is frozen, and ice crystals are formed in the liquid, at the same time, the blender rotates in the liquid reservoir to prevent ice from forming large blocks, finally forming a smoothie with certain viscosity, and finally the outlet is opened manually to make the smoothie drop out. The blender of the prior art is arranged in the liquid reservoir and located outside the evaporator, and when working, the threaded sheet of the blender mixes the liquid cooled by the surface of the evaporator with the liquid at normal temperature in the liquid reservoir, until all the liquid in the liquid reservoir is reduced to a certain temperature, and then can be frozen, so that the ice making and ice output efficiency is low.

[0004] Therefore, the prior art still needs to be improved and developed. TECHNICAL SOLUTION

[0005] In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the present application provides a blender and smoothie device, which installs the blender in the ice making bin, so as to separate the liquid in the liquid storage cavity into two parts, most of the liquid is left in the liquid storage cavity, and a small part of the liquid enters the inner cavity through the liquid inlet, the cold energy generated by the evaporator during work is concentrated on the small part of the liquid in the inner cavity, so as to improve the ice making and ice output efficiency.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme applied by the present application is as follows:

[0007] The utility model provides an agitator for ice slurry device, the agitator includes the casing one, the inner chamber is shaped in the casing one, the first end of casing one is equipped with the liquid inlet, and the second end of casing one is equipped with the ice outlet one, and the inner chamber is communicated with the liquid inlet and the ice outlet one respectively at both ends, and the inner wall of the inner chamber is shaped with the inner spiral piece, the agitator is installed in the ice making bin of ice slurry device when the agitator is used for ice slurry device, most of the liquid in the liquid storage cavity will remain in the liquid storage cavity, and a small amount of liquid will enter the inner chamber through the liquid inlet, and the cold energy generated by the evaporator installed in the agitator is concentrated on the small amount of liquid in the inner chamber when the evaporator works, so that ice crystals are quickly formed on the surface of the evaporator, and the ice crystals are scraped and pushed to the ice outlet one by the inner spiral piece, so that the ice making and ice slurry output efficiency is effectively improved.

[0008] Further, the second end of the casing one is shaped with an outer spiral piece, and the outer spiral piece is correspondingly arranged at the ice outlet one. In this way, the ice slurry output from the ice outlet one is pushed to the ice outlet two of the ice slurry device by the outer spiral piece, further improving the ice slurry output efficiency.

[0009] Further, the outer spiral piece is provided with an agitator paddle, and the agitator paddle is shaped with a mounting hole. In this way, the ice slurry output from the ice outlet one is agitated by the agitator paddle to prevent the ice slurry from forming large blocks. The mounting hole is used to assemble and connect with the driving device, so that the driving device drives the agitator to rotate in the ice making bin.

[0010] A kind of slush device, including liquid storage tank, evaporator and above-mentioned stirrer, liquid storage tank is formed with liquid storage chamber and ice making bin in;The stirrer is installed in ice making bin, and the stirrer is driven to rotate in ice making bin by drive assembly, and the inner cavity of stirrer is connected with liquid storage chamber by liquid inlet;The evaporator is installed in inner cavity, and the outer wall of evaporator is correspondingly arranged with the inner spiral blade of stirrer;Ice outlet two is provided on ice making bin, and ice outlet one and ice outlet two are provided with slush flow channel.This setting, by installing stirrer in ice making bin, the liquid in liquid storage chamber is divided into two parts, most of liquid is left in liquid storage chamber, and a small amount of liquid enters inner cavity through liquid inlet, and the cold energy generated in the working of evaporator is concentrated on the small amount of liquid in inner cavity, so as to improve the ice making and ice outlet efficiency.The working principle is: liquid is injected into liquid storage tank, a part of liquid enters inner cavity through liquid inlet, evaporator works, and the part of liquid is frozen to form ice crystal on the surface of evaporator, the stirrer works, and the ice crystal is scraped down to form slush with certain viscosity by inner spiral blade, and finally automatically discharged through ice outlet one, slush flow channel and ice outlet two, while the liquid in liquid storage tank is continuously replenished to inner cavity through liquid inlet to intermittently make ice.

[0011] According to the above scheme, the two ends of the ice making bin are respectively formed with opening one and opening two, the front cover is detachably installed on opening one, the ice outlet two is provided on the front cover, the ice outlet cover is hinged on the front cover, the ice outlet cover is correspondingly arranged with the ice outlet two, for closing or opening the ice outlet two, and the adjusting assembly for controlling the viscosity of slush is provided on the ice outlet cover.This setting, in the initial state of ice making, the ice outlet cover closes the ice outlet two, and when ice is discharged, the ice outlet cover is automatically opened by the accumulated slush.

[0012] According to the above scheme, the adjusting assembly includes an adjuster, an adjusting knob, a spring and a screw rod, the first end of the screw rod is fixed on the ice outlet cover, the spring, the adjuster and the adjusting knob are sequentially sleeved on the second end of the screw rod, the two ends of the spring are respectively abutted on the ice outlet cover and the adjuster, the adjuster is slidably connected with the screw rod, and the adjusting knob is threadedly connected with the screw rod.This setting, by rotating the adjusting knob to control the position of the adjuster on the screw rod, the initial compression variable of the spring is changed, so as to control the tightness of the ice outlet cover, and slush with different viscosity can be obtained, more specifically, rotating the adjusting knob to increase the initial compression amount of the spring, the pressure of the ice outlet cover on the front cover is increased, rotating the adjusting knob to reduce the initial compression amount of the spring, the pressure of the ice outlet cover on the front cover is reduced, and slush with high viscosity can be obtained.

[0013] According to the above scheme, the front cover is fixed with a guide limiting rod, and the guide limiting rod is slidably connected with the adjuster.This setting makes the adjuster more stable during movement.

[0014] According to the above scheme, the opening one is provided with a rotary switch assembly, which is located between the ice outlet one and the ice outlet two, and is used for controlling the conduction or disconnection of the slush flow channel between the ice outlet one and the ice outlet two.

[0015] According to the above scheme, the rotary switch assembly comprises a rotating handle, a transmission rod, a cover and a rotating cover. The rotating cover is fixed on the opening one, and a stand is fixed on the rotating cover. The cover is movably installed on the rotating cover, and a through hole is arranged on the cover for the stand to pass through. A first end of the transmission rod is fixed with a rotating piece, and the rotating piece is hinged to the stand. A rotating part is arranged on the cover and matched with the rotating piece. A second end of the transmission rod passes through the front cover and is connected with the rotating handle. A first through hole is arranged on the rotating cover, and a second through hole is arranged on the cover. When the first through hole and the second through hole are corresponding, the slush flow channel is conducted. When the first through hole and the second through hole are misaligned, the slush flow channel is disconnected. In this way, in the initial state of ice making, the slush flow channel is disconnected, that is, the first through hole and the second through hole are misaligned. When the ice is discharged, the rotating handle is rotated, the rotating handle drives the transmission rod and the rotating piece to rotate, the rotating piece contacts the rotating part, and the rotating part is driven to move, so that the cover rotates relative to the rotating cover, and the first through hole and the second through hole are corresponding, the slush flow channel is conducted, and the slush can be automatically discharged from the ice outlet one, the slush flow channel and the ice outlet two.

[0016] According to the above scheme, the rotating cover is provided with a first return port, and the opening one is provided with a second return port corresponding to the first return port. When the slush flow channel is disconnected, the slush flowing out of the ice outlet one can return to the liquid storage cavity through the first return port and the second return port. In this way, when the slush flow channel is conducted, the slush can be automatically discharged from the ice outlet one, the slush flow channel and the ice outlet two; when the slush flow channel is disconnected, the excess slush can return to the liquid storage cavity through the ice outlet one, the first return port and the second return port, so that the rotary switch assembly has the function of changing the slush flow direction.

[0017] According to the above scheme, the stirrer comprises a shell one, the liquid inlet is arranged at the first end of the shell one, and the ice outlet one is arranged at the second end of the shell one. The stirrer is driven to rotate in the ice making bin by the driving assembly. In this way, when the liquid in the inner cavity contacts the surface of the evaporator and gradually cools down to form ice crystals, the stirrer rotates under the driving of the driving assembly, and under the stirring of the inner spiral blade, the ice crystals on the surface of the evaporator are prevented from forming large blocks. In this process, only a small amount of high and low temperature liquids near the liquid inlet in the inner cavity and the liquid storage cavity are mixed together, so that the cold energy of the evaporator can be concentrated on the liquid in the inner cavity, so that the liquid can be rapidly cooled and form slush with a certain viscosity. After the slush is formed, it is continuously transported to the front ice outlet by the inner spiral blade of the stirrer.

[0018] According to the above scheme, the driving assembly comprises a motor, a reduction gear box and a transmission shaft, the output end of the motor is connected to the input end of the reduction gear box, the output end of the reduction gear box is connected to the first end of the transmission shaft, and the second end of the transmission shaft is connected to the stirrer after passing through the bearing assembly on the evaporator. In this way, when the motor is working, the transmission shaft is driven to rotate through the reduction gear box, and then the transmission shaft drives the stirrer to rotate.

[0019] According to the above scheme, the evaporator comprises a shell two and an evaporating pipe, the first end of the evaporating pipe is connected with a refrigeration assembly, the second end of the evaporating pipe extends into the shell two and is arranged around the inner wall of the shell two; the first end of the shell two is provided with a limiting flange, the opening two of the ice making bin is provided with a limiting groove matched with the limiting flange, and the opening two of the ice making bin is provided with a rear cover, the rear cover locks the limiting flange in the limiting groove, the second end of the shell two is formed with a mounting plate, and the mounting plate is provided with a bearing assembly matched with the transmission shaft. In this way, the evaporator is positioned and assembled in the inner cavity formed in the stirrer by locking the limiting flange in the limiting groove through the rear cover, and when ice is made, the refrigeration assembly works, the temperature of the evaporating pipe is reduced under the action of the refrigeration assembly, the liquid in the inner cavity is gradually cooled by contacting the surface of the evaporator, and ice crystals are formed, realizing the ice making function.

[0020] According to the above scheme, the bearing assembly comprises a shaft support one, a bearing and a shaft support two, the shaft support one is fixed on the mounting plate of the evaporator, the shaft support two is installed on the shaft support one, the bearing is located between the shaft support one and the shaft support two, the connecting part of the shaft support one and the shaft support two is provided with a sealing piece one, the connecting part of the shaft support one and the transmission shaft is provided with a sealing piece two, and the transmission shaft is provided with a snap ring matched with the bearing. In this way, the bearing is limited under the cooperation of the shaft support one and the shaft support two, the transmission shaft is limited under the cooperation of the snap ring and the bearing, and the transmission shaft is prevented from moving left and right, and the cold energy of the evaporating pipe is prevented from leaking out under the action of the sealing piece one and the sealing piece two.

[0021] According to the above scheme, the controller is further included. Advantageous effects

[0022] The present application has the following advantages:

[0023] The present application is provided with an inner cavity in the stirrer, when the stirrer is used in the ice slurry device, most of the liquid in the liquid storage cavity will remain in the liquid storage cavity, and a small amount of liquid will enter the inner cavity through the liquid inlet, the evaporator installed in the stirrer works, the cold energy generated by the evaporator is concentrated on the small amount of liquid in the inner cavity, ice crystals are quickly formed on the surface of the evaporator, and the ice crystals are scraped off and pushed to the ice outlet through the inner spiral blade, effectively improving the ice making and ice slurry efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the stirrer of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the stirrer of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a smoothie device according to the present invention;

[0027] Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the overall structure of a smoothie device according to the present invention;

[0028] Figure 5 is an enlarged view of position A in Figure 4 and a schematic diagram of the ice sand direction when the ice sand channel is open;

[0029] Figure 6 is an exploded view of the overall structure of the shaved ice device of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of the liquid storage tank of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of the evaporator of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of the shaft support of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 10 is an exploded view of the adjustment component of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 11 is an exploded view of the rotary switch assembly of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of the ice sand direction when the ice sand channel of the present invention is disconnected.

[0036] In the picture:

[0037] 1. Liquid storage tank; 101. Liquid storage chamber; 102. Ice maker; 103. Limiting groove; 104. Return port two; 105. Opening one; 106. Opening two; 2. Evaporator; 21. Shell two; 22. Evaporation tube; 23. Mounting plate; 24. Limiting flange; 3. Stirrer; 31. Outer spiral blade; 32. Inner spiral blade; 33. Liquid inlet; 34. Shell one; 35. Ice outlet one; 36. Inner cavity; 37. Stirring paddle; 38. Mounting hole; 4. Drive shaft; 41. Snap ring; 5. Shaft support one; 52. Seal one; 53. Seal two; 6. Bearing; 7. Shaft support two; 8. Rear cover; 9. Front cover; 91. Ice outlet II; 92. Guide limit rod; 93. Ice slush channel; 94. Sealing component III; 10. Fixing knob; 11. Ice outlet cover; 111. Screw; 12. Rotating shaft; 13. Regulator; 14. Adjusting knob; 15. Spring; 16. Motor; 17. Compressor; 18. Condenser; 19. Controller; 20. Rotary switch assembly; 201. Toggle handle; 202. Transmission rod; 203. Baffle; 204. Screw cap; 205. Column; 206. Through hole I; 207. Return port I; 208. Through hole II; 209. Toggle piece; 210. Toggle part; 211. Through hole. Best mode for carrying out the invention

[0038] The technical solutions of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the drawings and examples.

[0039] As shown in FIGS. 1-12, the stirrer 3 of the present application for a smoothie device comprises a housing 34, the housing 34 is formed with an inner cavity 36, the first end of the housing 34 is provided with a liquid inlet 33, the second end of the housing 34 is provided with an ice outlet 35, the two ends of the inner cavity 36 are respectively communicated with the liquid inlet 33 and the ice outlet 35, and the inner wall of the inner cavity 36 is formed with an inner spiral blade 32. In this way, by providing the inner cavity 36 in the stirrer 3, when the stirrer 3 is used in the ice-making device, the stirrer 3 is installed in the ice-making bin 102 of the ice-making device, most of the liquid in the liquid storage cavity 101 will remain in the liquid storage cavity 101, and a small amount of liquid will enter the inner cavity 36 through the liquid inlet 33. When the evaporator 2 installed in the stirrer 3 is working, the cold energy generated by the evaporator 2 will act on the small amount of liquid in the inner cavity 36, so as to quickly form ice crystals on the surface of the evaporator 2, and then the ice crystals are scraped off and pushed to the ice outlet 35 by the inner spiral blade 32, thereby effectively improving the ice-making and smoothie-making efficiency. In this process, only a small amount of high and low temperature liquid near the liquid inlet 33 will mix together in the inner cavity 36, so the cold energy of the evaporator 2 can act on the liquid in the inner cavity 36, so as to quickly cool the liquid and form smoothie with certain viscosity, and the smoothie is continuously transported to the ice outlet 35 by the inner spiral blade 32 of the stirrer 3 after being formed.

[0040] Further, the second end of the housing 34 is formed with an outer spiral blade 31, and the outer spiral blade 31 is arranged corresponding to the ice outlet 35. In this way, the smoothie discharged from the ice outlet 35 is pushed to the ice outlet 92 of the ice-making device by the outer spiral blade 31, thereby further improving the ice-making efficiency.

[0041] Further, the outer spiral blade 31 is provided with a stirring paddle 37, and the stirring paddle 37 is formed with a mounting hole 38. In this way, the smoothie discharged from the ice outlet 35 is stirred by the stirring paddle 37 to prevent the smoothie from forming large blocks. The mounting hole 38 is used to assemble and connect with the driving device, so that the driving device drives the stirrer 3 to rotate in the ice-making bin 102.

[0042] A kind of ice slurry device, including liquid storage tank 1, evaporator 2 and above-mentioned stirrer 3, liquid storage tank 1 is shaped with liquid storage cavity 101 and ice making bin 102 in;The stirrer 3 is installed in ice making bin 102, and stirrer 3 is driven to rotate in ice making bin 102 by drive assembly, and the inner cavity 36 of stirrer 3 is connected with liquid storage cavity 101 by liquid inlet 33;The evaporator 2 is installed in inner cavity 36, and the outer wall of evaporator 2 is correspondingly arranged with inner helical fin 32 of stirrer 3;Ice outlet two 91 is provided on the ice making bin 102, and ice outlet one 35 and ice outlet two 91 are provided with ice slurry flow channel 93.Such setting, by installing stirrer 3 in ice making bin 102, the liquid in liquid storage cavity 101 is divided into two parts, most of the liquid is left in liquid storage cavity 101, and a small part of liquid enters inner cavity 36 through liquid inlet 33, and the cold energy generated in the working of evaporator 2 is concentrated on the small part of liquid in inner cavity 36, so as to improve the ice making and ice outlet efficiency.The working principle is that liquid is injected into liquid storage tank 1, a part of liquid enters inner cavity 36 through liquid inlet 33, evaporator 2 works, and the part of liquid is frozen to form ice crystal on the surface of evaporator 2, stirrer 3 works, and inner helical fin 32 scrapes ice crystal to form ice slurry with certain viscosity, and finally automatically discharged through ice outlet one 35, ice slurry flow channel 93 and ice outlet two 91, while the liquid in liquid storage tank 1 is continuously replenished to inner cavity 36 through liquid inlet 33 to intermittently make ice.

[0043] Wherein, the liquid storage cavity 101 and ice making bin 102 are arranged in an upper and lower manner;The stirrer 3 is coaxially arranged with the ice making bin 102, and the evaporator 2 is coaxially arranged with the stirrer 3, so that the ice making and ice scraping effects are better.

[0044] Further, the two ends of the ice making bin 102 are respectively formed with opening one 105 and opening two 106, the front cover 9 is detachably installed on the opening one 105, the ice outlet two 91 is arranged on the front cover 9, the ice outlet cover 11 is hingedly connected to the front cover 9, the ice outlet cover 11 is correspondingly arranged with the ice outlet two 91, and the adjusting assembly for controlling the viscosity of the ice slurry is arranged on the ice outlet cover 11.Such setting, in the initial state of ice making, the ice outlet cover 11 closes the ice outlet two 91, and in the ice outlet state, the ice outlet cover 11 is automatically opened by the accumulated ice slurry.

[0045] Wherein, the front cover 9 is locked on the opening one 105 by the fixed knob 10, which is convenient to disassemble and clean;The sealing piece three 94 is arranged between the front cover 9 and the opening one 105;The ice outlet cover 11 is hingedly connected to the front cover 9 by the rotating shaft 12.

[0046] Further, the adjusting assembly comprises the adjuster 13, the adjusting knob 14, the spring 15 and the screw rod 111, the first end of the screw rod 111 is fixed to the ice outlet cover 11, the spring 15, the adjuster 13 and the adjusting knob 14 are sequentially sleeved on the second end of the screw rod 111, the two ends of the spring 15 are respectively abutted against the ice outlet cover 11 and the adjuster 13, the adjuster 13 is in sliding connection with the screw rod 111, and the adjusting knob 14 is in threaded connection with the screw rod 111. In this way, the position of the adjuster 13 on the screw rod 111 is controlled by rotating the adjusting knob 14, the initial compression variable of the spring 15 is changed, and thus the tightness of the ice outlet cover 11 is controlled, so that the slush with different viscosities can be obtained. More specifically, the initial compression variable of the spring 15 is increased by rotating the adjusting knob 14, the pressure of the ice outlet cover 11 on the front cover 9 is increased, the initial compression variable of the spring 15 is reduced by rotating the adjusting knob 14, and the pressure of the ice outlet cover 11 on the front cover 9 is reduced, so that the slush with high viscosity can be obtained.

[0047] Further, the front cover 9 is fixed with the guide limiting rod 92, and the guide limiting rod 92 is in sliding connection with the adjuster 13. In this way, the moving effect of the adjuster 13 is more stable.

[0048] In the embodiment, the guide limiting rod 92 has two groups and is symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the ice outlet two 91.

[0049] Further, the opening one 105 is installed with the rotary switch assembly 20, the rotary switch assembly 20 is located between the ice outlet one 35 and the ice outlet two 91, and is used for controlling the conduction or disconnection of the slush flow channel 93 between the ice outlet one 35 and the ice outlet two 91.

[0050] Further, the rotating switch assembly 20 comprises a knob 201, a transmission rod 202, a cover 203 and a rotating cover 204. The rotating cover 204 is fixed on the opening 105. The rotating cover 204 is provided with a stand 205. The cover 203 is movably installed on the rotating cover 204. The cover 203 is provided with a through hole 211 through which the stand 205 passes. The first end of the transmission rod 202 is provided with a knob 209 which is hingedly connected with the stand 205. The cover 203 is provided with a knob part 210 which cooperates with the knob 209. The second end of the transmission rod 202 is connected with the knob 201 after passing through the front cover 9. The rotating cover 204 is provided with a through hole 206. The cover 203 is provided with a through hole 208. When the through hole 206 and the through hole 208 are in correspondence, the slush flow channel 93 is in conduction. When the through hole 206 and the through hole 208 are out of position, the slush flow channel 93 is disconnected. In this way, in the initial state, when ice is made, the slush flow channel 93 is disconnected, i.e. the through hole 206 and the through hole 208 are out of position. When ice is discharged, the knob 201 is rotated to drive the transmission rod 202 and the knob 209 to rotate. The knob 209 contacts the knob part 210 and drives the knob part 210 to move, so that the cover 203 rotates relative to the rotating cover 204. Then, the through hole 206 and the through hole 208 are in correspondence, the slush flow channel 93 is in conduction, and the slush can be automatically discharged from the ice outlet 35, the slush flow channel 93 and the ice outlet 91.

[0051] Further, the cover 203 and the rotating cover 204 are coaxially arranged. The through hole 206 and the through hole 208 are both provided with a plurality of holes, so that the ice discharge effect is better.

[0052] Further, the rotating cover 204 is provided with a return port 207. The opening 105 near the liquid storage cavity 101 is provided with a return port 104 which corresponds to the return port 207. When the slush flow channel 93 is disconnected, the slush discharged from the ice outlet 35 can return to the liquid storage cavity 101 through the return port 207 and the return port 104. In this way, when the slush flow channel 93 is in conduction, the slush can be automatically discharged from the ice outlet 35, the slush flow channel 93 and the ice outlet 91. When the slush flow channel 93 is disconnected, the excess slush can return to the liquid storage cavity 101 through the ice outlet 35, the return port 207 and the return port 104, so that the rotating switch assembly 20 has the function of changing the slush flow direction.

[0053] Further, the driving assembly comprises a motor 16, a speed reducer 161 and a transmission shaft 4. The output end of the motor 16 is connected to the input end of the speed reducer 161. The output end of the speed reducer 161 is connected to the first end of the transmission shaft 4. The second end of the transmission shaft 4 is connected to the stirrer 3 after passing through the evaporator 2. In this way, when the motor 16 works, the transmission shaft 4 is driven to rotate by the speed reducer 161, and then the stirrer 3 is driven to rotate by the transmission shaft 4.

[0054] Further, the evaporator 2 comprises a shell two 21 and an evaporating pipe 22, a first end of the evaporating pipe 22 is connected with a refrigeration assembly, a second end of the evaporating pipe 22 extends into the shell two 21 and is arranged around the inner wall of the shell two 21; a first end of the shell two 21 is provided with a limiting flange 24, the opening two 106 of the ice making bin 102 is provided with a limiting groove 103 matched with the limiting flange 24, and the opening two 106 of the ice making bin 102 is provided with the rear cover 8, the rear cover 8 locks the limiting flange 24 in the limiting groove 103, and a second end of the shell two 21 is formed with a mounting plate 23, and the mounting plate 23 is provided with a bearing assembly matched with the transmission shaft 4. In this way, the limiting flange 24 is locked in the limiting groove 103 through the rear cover 8, so that the evaporator 2 is positioned and assembled in the inner cavity 36 formed in the stirrer 3, and when ice is made, the refrigeration assembly works, so that the temperature of the evaporating pipe 22 is reduced under the action of the refrigeration assembly, the liquid in the inner cavity 36 contacts the surface of the evaporator 2 and gradually cools down, and ice crystals are formed, so that the ice making function is realized.

[0055] The refrigeration assembly is composed of a compressor 17, a condenser 18 and a pipeline; the second end of the transmission shaft 4 is arranged in the bearing assembly on the evaporator 2, so that when the transmission shaft 4 drives the stirrer 3 to rotate, the evaporator 2 does not rotate, and the resistance of the transmission shaft 4 when rotating is small.

[0056] Further, the bearing assembly comprises a shaft support one 5, a bearing 6 and a shaft support two 7, the shaft support one 5 is fixed on the mounting plate 23 of the evaporator 2, the shaft support two 7 is mounted on the shaft support one 5, the bearing 6 is located between the shaft support one 5 and the shaft support two 7, the connecting part of the shaft support one 5 and the shaft support two 7 is provided with a sealing piece one 52, the connecting part of the shaft support one 5 and the transmission shaft 4 is provided with a sealing piece two 53, and the transmission shaft 4 is provided with a snap ring 41 matched with the bearing 6. In this way, the bearing 6 is limited under the cooperation of the shaft support one 5 and the shaft support two 7, and the transmission shaft 4 is limited under the cooperation of the snap ring 41 and the bearing 6, so as to prevent the transmission shaft 4 from moving left and right, and the cold energy of the evaporating pipe 22 is prevented from leaking out under the action of the sealing piece one 52 and the sealing piece two 53.

[0057] Further, the control device 19 is further included.

[0058] The embodiments of the present application are described above with reference to the drawings, but the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the specific embodiments described above are only illustrative but not restrictive, and those skilled in the art can make many forms under the inspiration of the present application without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope protected by the claims, which all belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A stirrer for a smoothie device, characterized in that: the stirrer (3) comprises a housing one (34), an inner cavity (36) is formed in the housing one (34), the housing one (34) is provided with a liquid inlet (33) at a first end, and an ice outlet one (35) at a second end, the inner cavity (36) is communicated with the liquid inlet (33) and the ice outlet one (35) at two ends respectively, and an inner spiral blade (32) is formed on an inner wall of the inner cavity (36).

2. A beater according to claim 1, characterised in that: an outer spiral blade (31) is formed at the second end of the housing one (34), and the outer spiral blade (31) is arranged correspondingly to the ice outlet one (35).

3. A beater according to claim 2, wherein: a stirring paddle (37) is arranged on the outer spiral blade (31), and a mounting hole (38) is formed in the stirring paddle (37).

4. A smoothie device, characterized in that: the smoothie device comprises a liquid storage tank (1), an evaporator (2), and the stirrer (3) according to any one of claims 1-3, an inner cavity (101) and an ice making bin (102) are formed in the liquid storage tank (1); the stirrer (3) is installed in the ice making bin (102), and the stirrer (3) is driven to rotate in the ice making bin (102) by a driving assembly, and the inner cavity (36) of the stirrer (3) is communicated with the inner cavity (101) of the liquid storage tank (1) through the liquid inlet (33); the evaporator (2) is installed in the inner cavity (36), and an outer wall of the evaporator (2) is arranged correspondingly to the inner spiral blade (32) of the stirrer (3); an ice outlet two (91) is arranged on the ice making bin (102), and an ice smoothie flow channel (93) is arranged between the ice outlet one (35) and the ice outlet two (91).

5. A smoothie device according to claim 4, wherein: openings one (105) and two (106) are formed at two ends of the ice making bin (102) respectively, a front cover (9) is detachably installed on the opening one (105), the ice outlet two (91) is arranged on the front cover (9), an ice outlet cover (11) is hingedly connected to the front cover (9), the ice outlet cover (11) is arranged correspondingly to the ice outlet two (91) and is used to close or open the ice outlet two (91), and an adjusting assembly for controlling the viscosity of the ice smoothie is arranged on the ice outlet cover (11).

6. A smoothie device according to claim 5, wherein: the adjusting assembly comprises an adjuster (13), an adjusting knob (14), a spring (15), and a screw rod (111), a first end of the screw rod (111) is fixed to the ice outlet cover (11), the spring (15), the adjuster (13), and the adjusting knob (14) are sequentially sleeved on a second end of the screw rod (111), two ends of the spring (15) are abutted against the ice outlet cover (11) and the adjuster (13) respectively, the adjuster (13) is in sliding connection with the screw rod (111), the adjusting knob (14) is in threaded connection with the screw rod (111), and a guide limiting rod (92) is fixed to the front cover (9) and is in sliding connection with the adjuster (13).

7. The smoothie device of claim 5, wherein: The opening one (105) is provided with a rotary switch assembly (20), which is located between the ice outlet one (35) and the ice outlet two (91) and used for controlling the ice slurry flow channel (93) between the ice outlet one (35) and the ice outlet two (91) to be conducted or disconnected.

8. A smoothie device according to claim 7, wherein: The rotary switch assembly (20) comprises a rotating handle (201), a transmission rod (202), a cover (203) and a rotary cover (204). The rotary cover (204) is fixed on the opening one (105). The rotary cover (204) is provided with a stand column (205). The cover (203) is movably installed on the rotary cover (204). The cover (203) is provided with a through hole (211) through which the stand column (205) passes. The first end of the transmission rod (202) is fixed with a rotating piece (209). The rotating piece (209) is hingedly connected with the stand column (205). The cover (203) is provided with a rotating part (210) matched with the rotating piece (209). The second end of the transmission rod (202) is connected with the rotating handle (201) after passing through the front cover (9). The rotary cover (204) is provided with a through hole one (206). The cover (203) is provided with a through hole two (208). When the through hole one (206) and the through hole two (208) are corresponding, the ice slurry flow channel (93) is conducted. When the through hole one (206) and the through hole two (208) are misaligned, the ice slurry flow channel (93) is disconnected.

9. A smoothie device according to claim 8, wherein: The rotary cover (204) is provided with a return port one (207). The opening one (105) is provided with a return port two (104) matched with the return port one (207) near the position of the liquid storage cavity (101). When the ice slurry flow channel (93) is disconnected, the ice slurry flowing out of the ice outlet one (35) can return to the liquid storage cavity (101) through the return port one (207) and the return port two (104).

10. The smoothie device of claim 4, wherein: The driving assembly comprises a motor (16), a speed reducer gear box (161) and a transmission shaft (4). The output end of the motor (16) is connected with the input end of the speed reducer gear box (161). The output end of the speed reducer gear box (161) is connected with the first end of the transmission shaft (4). The second end of the transmission shaft (4) is connected with the mounting hole (38) of the stirrer (3) after passing through the evaporator (2).

11. The smoothie device of claim 4, wherein: The evaporator (2) comprises a shell two (21) and an evaporation pipe (22), a first end of the evaporation pipe (22) is connected with a refrigeration assembly, a second end of the evaporation pipe (22) extends into the shell two (21) and is arranged around an inner wall of the shell two (21); a first end of the shell two (21) is provided with a limiting flange (24), the opening two (106) of the ice making bin (102) is provided with a limiting groove (103) matched with the limiting flange (24) for limiting, and a rear cover (8) is installed on the opening two (106) of the ice making bin (102), the rear cover (8) locks the limiting flange (24) in the limiting groove (103), a second end of the shell two (21) is formed with a mounting plate (23), and the mounting plate (23) is installed with a bearing assembly matched with the transmission shaft (4).

12. The smoothie device of claim 11, wherein: The bearing assembly comprises an axle support one (5), a bearing (6) and an axle support two (7), the axle support one (5) is fixed on the mounting plate (23) of the evaporator (2), the axle support two (7) is installed on the axle support one (5), the bearing (6) is located between the axle support one (5) and the axle support two (7), a sealing piece one (52) is arranged at the connecting position of the axle support one (5) and the axle support two (7), a sealing piece two (53) is arranged at the connecting position of the axle support one (5) and the transmission shaft (4), and the transmission shaft (4) is provided with a snap ring (41) matched with the bearing (6) for clamping.

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