Ice lumps store and method of making ice lumps. RU patent 2478888.

FIELD: process engineering.

SUBSTANCE: ice blocks store 1 comprises receiving vessel 3 with bottom 5 and ice extraction opening 7. Besides it comprises ice blocks mixer 4. Note here that said mixer 4 is arranged in receiving vessel 3. Said mixer 4 make disintegrate ice blocks in receiving vessel 3 without their transfer to ice extraction opening 7. Note also that mixer 4 is arranged ahead of opening 7 while the latter is provided with tightly closing cover.

EFFECT: possibility to store and disintegrate ice blocks.

16 cl, 2 dwg

The technical field

The invention relates to a device for storing pieces of ice, in particular pieces of ice from the water and foster a reservoir for the pieces of ice with a bottom, and at least with one movable, in particular twist around the axis, stirrer for pieces of ice, and the agitating device is installed in the suction tank, as well as to a machine for ice production and method of production of ice pieces.

The level of technology

It is known that household freezers and household combined refrigerators and freezers are equipped with automatic intended to be made of water ice mass from 13 to 20, Ice generators should have the possibility to high performance ice, and it is important that they can work safely and without interference. In particular, you should avoid freezing ice, because the frozen ice may lead to functional unfitness ice machine.

Traditionally, a device of this type have a block of ice storage and block of ice dispensing. To obtain the ice is usually applied convection cooled by cold air. After manufacturing pieces of ice, they fall into a block of ice storage, where they remain until the removal of their consumer. Extract pieces of ice is done either manually, for example, by removing the tray for storage and subsequent discharge or rash pieces of ice from the tray by hand or automatically, using automated transport mechanism for transferring pieces of ice from a block of ice storage in the unit of issue the ice. If the pieces of ice in the storage of ice freeze together, removing them is complicated, especially when automatic extraction, leads to the increase of the mechanical load on the movable components, and thereby causes increased wear of the components. Depending on the degree of freezing automatic issuance of ice can be quite impossible. The degree of freezing typically increases during long-term storage of ice pieces, and the humidity and the presence of drops of water in the storage promote regelation pieces of ice.

Disclosure of the invention

The objective of this invention is to provide a device for storing pieces of ice machine for ice production, as well as a way to store pieces of ice, which allow to keep the pieces of ice for a long time without freezing, thus ensuring secure output pieces of ice in including their long-term storage.

According to the invention, this task is solved by means of a device for the storage, machine for ice production and the method of obtaining pieces of ice, as the independent claims. Further preferred options implementation and development of inventions that can be applied separately or in any combination with each other, is subject to the dependent claims.

According to the invention, a device for storing pieces of ice in particular ice from the water containing the receiving tank for pieces of ice, which has a bottom, and at least one moving, in particular, around the axis of the mixing device for pieces of ice, and the agitating device is located in the suction tank, mixing device operates without filing.

The receiving tank may have the capacity, for example, from 4 to 50 liters, in particular from 8 up to 30 liters, preferably 15 to 20 litres. Pieces of ice produced by ice machine and stored in the reception tank to retrieve them. Storage device is valid and is designed especially for the conservation of ice pieces made of water.

By mixing device pieces of ice disconnected, and by separation prevents congelation ice pieces. By movement split up and existing small frozen lumps of ice pieces. Mixing the device is made with the possibility of rotation around the axis, but can also make reciprocating or rotary motion.

Important is that mixing device operates without filing, i.e. pieces of ice at the end of the motor cycle of mixing device essentially back to its original location. Mixing device, for example, is not inclined planes. Due to its motion, for example, the rotational movement, not the movement of pieces of ice in any one direction. Operation of the device without the filing promotes, among other things, also to the elimination of pressure that could occur when promoting.

Due to the motion of mixing device ice pieces are moved into the reception tank essentially just a reciprocating progressively, for example, up and down. Due to the reciprocating motion, agglutination or congelation prevented or eliminated.

One of the options for the implementation of the agitating device is installed near the bottom, in particular in the lower half of the receiving tank, preferably in the bottom third of receiving tank, especially preferably in its bottom quarter. This arrangement, disconnects all the pieces of ice, located in the reception tank over a stirrer.

Mixing device can rotate around essentially horizontal axis. Mixing device can be placed in front of the hole to extract the pieces of ice. Opening for extract is to be able to get the pieces of ice from the receiving tank. For this opening for extract can have a closing cover, which during his retrieval pieces of ice is opened and closed again, manually or automatically. By placing mixing device in front of the hole to eject, in particular at a distance of less than 6 cm, especially less than 4 cm, preferably less than 3 cm, the movement of the mixing device helps to separate the pieces of ice in the vicinity of the hole to retrieve that facilitates buying pieces of ice.

Mixing device can have a lot of mixing elements, for example, mixing blades or mixing rod. Mixing elements preferably educated barbell, which is bent on the merits without distortions with respect to a circle of mixing device, in particular, in one plane or several mutually perpendicular planes, preferably in the form of a zigzag or a wave.

Mixing device is rotating with angular speed from 0.1 to 10 times per second, especially within 0.5 to 4 times per second.

In particular embodiment, the bottom of the receiver tank is sloped, falling in the direction of the hole to extract the pieces of ice. By tilting the bottom of the ice pieces themselves roll down to the hole to eject, where they can be easily removed. Due to the stable, without the filing of the motion of mixing device and caused them leavening of ice pieces easier to get enough sleep.

In the future special improvement for mixing device is provided by the time relay that controls the operation of mixing device in asked intervals and asked pauses. Using this advantage, the user can make a choice between different programs - when, how often, with what intensity and at what intervals should mix up the pieces of ice in the receiving tank. Timing control allows to consider other options - for example, humidity or temperature in the receiving tank. For example, the time intervals between periods of mixing can be reduced, and the intensity of mixing increased if the ambient conditions for pieces of ice into the reception tank contribute regelation pieces of ice.

The vending machine for ice production according to the invention, includes the refrigerating machine, producing pieces of ice, and a device for storage of ice pieces according to the invention. Through the use of storage device according to the invention, the machine has a high degree of reliability and safety in the operation, are eliminated in particular violations such as, for example, overload unit issuance of pieces of ice due to the strong freezing pieces.

Automatic ice can have the convection-air-cooling. Typically, performance or buying is from 1 kg of ice mass per hour for up to 100 kg of ice mass in the hour, in particular in the range from 20 kg of ice mass per hour for up to 40 kg of ice mass in the hour.

When the way of ice pieces according to the invention, pieces of ice to safely disconnect the mixing device without filing. The work of the mixing device without promote weight forward avoids squeezing pieces of ice, and in the case when the mixing device moves, but the pieces of ice are not extracted from the receiving tank. Thanks to the work progress pieces of ice just appear from its original position, then returning to it's original position again. They are transported on any long distances.

Pieces of ice preferably moved through asked intervals. This can be defined as the intensity of the movement, that is, the distance which pieces of ice can move in one way or another, or the speed with which pieces of ice can move, and the number and duration of the pauses between the two processes of fragmentation. While it is preferable that the time intervals selected by the user. In special variant of implementation in the motion control of a mixing device may be taken into account other parameters, in particular, the humidity in the suction tank, or the temperature of ice pieces.

Pieces of ice have mass within the range from 5 to 40 g, in particular from 10 to 30 g, preferably in the range from 13 to 20 of Such a size is especially suitable for use cups for drinking or in jars.

In particularly preferred variant of the method of pieces of ice are issued for retrieval by rolling down the sloping surface to the hole. The hole to eject they are extracted from the receiver tank, for example, with the help of a hinged cover. After removing the tailgate is closed again, due to which prevents the ingress of warm outdoor air in the receiving tank.

Rolling pieces of ice preferably promotes the movement of the mixing device. For this mixing device installed in the immediate vicinity of the hole to retrieve ice. In this case, the mixing device loosens pieces of ice in the vicinity of the hole to eject. Mixing device produces its movement preferably during extraction of ice pieces. Thus, the pieces of ice become more easily and very simply extracted from the hole to eject.

List of Figures

Further implementation of the preferred options and special benefits are explained in more detail on the basis of the following figures, which do not limit the invention, but only to illustrate it with some examples. On them schematically shown the following.

Figure 1: machine for ice production according to the invention with the device for storage according to the invention, with an open hole for the extraction of ice.

Figure 2: the vending machine for ice production according to figure 1, with closed the hole for the extraction of ice.

Realization of the invention

Figure 1 shows a machine for 12 ice production according to the invention with a device 1 for storage, in cross-section, with open hole 7 to retrieve ice, with 2 pieces of ice from the water made with the help of ice machine 16, fed to the adoptive tank 3. In the suction tank 3 2 pieces of ice are cooled by the cooling system 9 cold air. Drive 10 sets in motion a mixing device 4, which has the mixing elements 13, so that 2 pieces of ice separated by reciprocating motion, they are transported in one direction or another. Thanks to the rotation of the mixing device 4 2 pieces of ice just rise and fall again. Mixing elements 13 educated barbell 14, curved zigzag in one plane. Mixing device 4 rotates around the axis 6, essentially horizontal, and is set in the immediate vicinity of holes 7 to retrieve. The receiving tank of 3 has a bottom 5, tilted so that the 2 pieces of ice fall hole 7 to retrieve. The sloping bottom 5 or duly beveled surface guide 11 2 pieces of ice to the hole 7 to retrieve. With the help of a block 15 management pre-set time intervals between two processes loosening of the mixing device 4, intensity, and duration of loosening up or speed of rotation of the mixing device 4.

Time relay adjusts periodically includes mixing device 4, to ensure the separation of 2 pieces of ice.

Figure 2 shows a machine 12 for ice according to figure 1, with an open hole 7 to retrieve. Even in the case when the hole 7 to extract closed, mixing device 4 can move and carry out cutting the pieces of ice, preventing the occurrence of dynamic pressure due to the pressure of moving forward. Thanks to the lack of promotion of mixing device 4 forward is simple and effective loosening 2 pieces of ice, thus preventing congelation 2 pieces of ice, and it becomes possible to simply pull out 2 pieces of ice from the receiving tank of 3.

The invention relates to device 1 storage 2 pieces of ice (of water) with the receiving tank 3 for 2 pieces of ice with the bottom 5, and at least with one movable, in particular, twist around the axis 6 stirrer 4 for 2 pieces of ice, the agitator 4 is installed in the receiving tank 3, and mixing device 4 operates without filing. The invention also refers to the machine 12 for ice, which includes 1 storage device according to the invention, and the method of production of 2 pieces of ice. The invention is different because with help of mixing device 4 working without the filing is a simple and effective loosening 2 pieces of ice, preventing regelation 2 pieces of ice, which significantly increases the reliability of operation of the device 1 storage and machine 12 for ice.

1. Device (1) for storing pieces (2) of ice, in particular pieces of ice from the water containing the receiving tank (3) for pieces (2) ice from the bottom (5) and hole (7) for the extraction of ice, containing at least one moving, in particular around the axis (6), mixing device (4) for pieces (2) ice, with mixing device (4) is installed in the suction tank (3), wherein the mixing device (4) is performed with the possibility of separation pieces of ice into the reception tank (3) without transporting them to the hole (7) to extract the ice, with mixing device (4) installed in front of the hole (7) to extract the pieces (2) ice hole (7) to retrieve ice equipped fitting lid.

2. Device (1) for storage according to claim 1, wherein the mixing device (4) is installed near the bottom (5), especially in the lower half of the receiving tank (3), preferably in the bottom third, especially preferably in the bottom quarter of receiving tank (3).

3. Device (1) for storage according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mixing device (4) is performed with the possibility of rotation around, essentially, the horizontal axis (6).

4. Device (1) for storage according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mixing device (4) has a lot of mixing elements (13).

5. Device (1) for storage according to claim 4, wherein the mixing elements (13) formed a barbell (14), curved, essentially, without distortions with respect to a circle of mixing device (4), in particular, in one plane or several mutually perpendicular planes, preferably in the form of a zigzag or a wave.

6. Device (1) for storage one of claims 1, 2, 5, wherein the bottom (5) has a slope and descends towards the hole (7) to extract the pieces (2) of ice.

7. Device (1) for storage according to claims 1, 2, 5, characterized by the presence of the relay (8) - time for mixing device (4), and the relay (8) - time controls the operation of the mixing device (4) asked intervals and asked pauses.

8. Refrigerating machine with a device (1) for storing pieces (2) of ice on one of claims 1 to 7.

9. Refrigerating apparatus of claim 8, wherein it is made in the form of a refrigeration unit with automatic defrost system.

10. The method of obtaining the pieces of ice in the machine (12) for the ice, contains the device (1) for storing pieces (2) of ice, in particular pieces of ice from the water, made from the receiving tank (3) for pieces (2) of ice with a hole (7) to extract the ice and at least with one movable, in particular twist around the axis of (6), stirrer (4) for pieces (2) of ice, installed in the suction tank (3), and the mixing device (4) installed in front of the hole (7) to extract the pieces (2) ice hole (7) to extract the ice is equipped with a lid, wherein the pieces (2) ice sever using mixing device (4), made with the possibility of separation pieces of ice into the reception tank without their transportation to the port (7) to remove the ice.

11. The method according to paragraph 10, wherein the pieces (2) ice results in movement through asked time intervals.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the time intervals can be set by the user.

13. The method according to .10-12, wherein the pieces (2) ice mix at regular intervals, in particular at least once a day, preferably at least every two hours, especially preferably at least once every hour.

14. The method according to .10-12, wherein receive pieces (2) ice mass lying in the range from 5 to 40 g, in particular within 10 to 30 g, preferably in the range from 13 to 20,

15. The method according to .10-12, wherein the pieces (2) ice issued by rolling down the sloping surface (11) to the hole (7) for retrieval.

16. The method according to item 15, wherein the sliding support the movement of the mixing device (4).