KR102568690B1 - Ice storage tank - Google Patents

Abstract

Initiate ice storage.
An ice bin according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage body having a storage space for storing ice and a discharge port through which ice is discharged to the outside; a transport crushing unit provided at least in part in the storage space to transport ice in the storage space toward the discharge port and, in some cases, to crush the transported ice; and a door unit configured to allow ice to be discharged through the discharge port as pulverized ice that has not been pulverized by the conveying pulverizer or as pulverized pulverized ice. The conveying and crushing unit includes a crushing member that crushes the conveyed ice, the crushing member includes a rotating rotary crushing member, and the rotary crushing member is configured to prevent the ice from leaving the crushing position. can

Description

Ice storage tank {ICE STORAGE TANK}

The present invention relates to an ice storage for storing ice and supplying the ice to a user by discharging the stored ice to the outside.

In the ice bin, ice made in the ice making unit is supplied and stored, and the stored ice is discharged to the outside to be supplied to the user.

Such an ice bin is provided in a refrigerator or an ice water purifier, etc., stores ice made in an ice maker provided in the refrigerator or ice purifier, and discharges the stored ice to the outside to supply it to the user.

To this end, the ice bin is provided with a conveying member that transfers the stored ice to the discharge port so that the ice is discharged to the outside through the discharge port.

The ice stored in the ice bin may be discharged to the outside as unprocessed, for example, as pulverized ice through the discharge port, but in recent years, the ice stored in the ice store may be pulverized and discharged as pulverized ice through the discharge port.

In the case of pulverizing ice and discharging it to the outside, the ice storage includes a pulverizing member that pulverizes the ice in addition to the transfer member described above. Then, the ice transported by the conveying member is crushed by the crushing member.

In the conventional ice storage, when the ice is crushed by the crushing member, the ice may be separated from the crushing position.

As described above, when the ice is separated from the crushing position during crushing of the ice by the crushing member, the separated ice interferes with the transportation or crushing of the ice or damages the ice storage.

Accordingly, the crushing of the ice was not smooth.

The present invention has been made in recognition of at least one of the above-mentioned needs or problems occurring in the prior art.

One aspect of the object of the present invention is to smoothly crush ice.

Another object of the present invention is to prevent the ice from being separated from the crushing position when the crushing member crushes the ice.

An ice storage related to an embodiment for realizing at least one of the above tasks may include the following features.

An ice storage unit according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a storage body having a storage space for storing ice and a discharge port through which ice is discharged to the outside; a transport crushing unit provided at least in part in the storage space to transport ice in the storage space toward the discharge port and, in some cases, to crush the transported ice; and a door unit configured to allow ice to be discharged through the discharge port as pulverized ice that has not been pulverized by the conveying pulverizer or as pulverized pulverized ice. The conveying and crushing unit includes a crushing member that crushes the conveyed ice, the crushing member includes a rotating rotary crushing member, and the rotary crushing member is configured to prevent the ice from leaving the crushing position. can

In this case, the rotary crushing member can be rotated by the crushing rotation means.

In addition, a plurality of the rotary crushing member may be connected to the crushing rotation shaft included in the crushing rotation means.

And, some of the rotary crushing members of the plurality of rotary crushing members may form a predetermined angle with the other rotary crushing members.

In addition, the part of the rotary crushing member may be ahead of other rotary crushing members by a predetermined angle in the direction of rotation of the crushing rotary shaft.

And, among the plurality of rotary crushing members, at least the outermost rotary crushing member located farthest from the discharge port may be ahead of other rotary crushing members by a predetermined angle in the direction of rotation of the crushing rotary shaft.

In addition, the predetermined angle may be 5 degrees to 30 degrees.

The conveying and crushing unit may further include a conveying member for conveying ice.

In addition, the crushing member may be located next to the transfer member in the storage space in the direction of the discharge port so that the ice transported by the transfer member is crushed by the crushing member.

The crushing member may further include a fixed crushing member fixed to the storage body to crush the ice together with the rotary crushing member.

In addition, a plurality of the fixed crushing members may be provided in the storage body at predetermined intervals.

In addition, the plurality of rotary crushing members may be connected to the crushing rotary shaft at predetermined intervals so as to rotate by passing between the fixed crushing members, respectively.

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when ice is crushed by the crushing member, it is possible to prevent the ice from being separated from the crushing position.

Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, ice may be smoothly crushed.

1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an ice bin according to the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an ice bin according to the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view of a conveying member and a pulverizing member of a conveying crushing unit of an embodiment of an ice bin according to the present invention.
4 is an exploded perspective view of a first door, a first door moving member, and a swinging means of the door moving member of an ice storage bin according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line Ⅰ-I' in FIG. 1;
6 to 8 are cross-sectional views similar to those of FIG. 5 illustrating the operation of an ice storage bin according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 to 11 are enlarged perspective views illustrating transported ice being pulverized in one embodiment of an ice bin according to the present invention.

In order to help understand the characteristics of the present invention as described above, an ice storage related to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail below.

The embodiments described below will be described based on the most suitable embodiments for understanding the technical characteristics of the present invention, and the technical characteristics of the present invention are not limited by the described embodiments, but the following It is to illustrate that the present invention can be implemented like the embodiments. Therefore, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications within the technical scope of the present invention through the embodiments described below, and these modified embodiments will be said to fall within the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, in the reference numerals described in the accompanying drawings to help understanding of the embodiments described below, among components that perform the same action in each embodiment, related components are indicated by the same or extended numbers.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an ice bin according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11 .

1 is a perspective view of an ice bin according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an ice bin according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exploded perspective view of a transfer member and a crushing member of an ice storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a first door and a first door of the door unit of an embodiment of the ice storage unit according to the present invention. It is an exploded perspective view of the moving member and the swinging means of the door moving member, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line Ⅰ-Ⅰ′ in FIG.

And, FIGS. 6 to 8 are cross-sectional views like FIG. 5 illustrating the operation of an embodiment of the ice bin according to the present invention.

9 to 11 are enlarged perspective views showing that the transported ice is crushed in one embodiment of the ice storage according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 , the ice bin 100 according to the present invention may include a storage main body 200 , a conveying and crushing unit 300 , and a door unit 400 .

storage body

A storage space S1 and a discharge port E may be formed in the storage body 200 .

Ice I may be stored in the storage space S1 of the storage body 200 . As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the storage space S1 may have an open top. In addition, ice I may flow into and be stored in the storage space S1 through the open top of the storage space S1.

For example, an ice maker (not shown) may be provided on the storage space S1 to make ice I. Also, the ice I made in the ice making unit may fall into the storage space S1 due to its own weight, as shown in FIG. 6 . Accordingly, as described above, the ice I may flow into the storage space S1 through the open top of the storage space S1 and be stored therein.

However, the configuration in which the ice (I) is introduced into and stored in the storage space (S1) of the storage body 200 is not limited to the above, and the movement path for moving the ice (I) from the ice maker to the storage space (S1) Any well-known configuration is possible, such as being formed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lower surface of the storage space S1 of the storage body 200 may be inclined so that the discharge port E side is higher.

The ice I in the storage space S1 may be transported toward the discharge port E by a transport member 310 included in the transport crushing unit 300, which will be described later.

If the lower surface of the storage space S1 is not inclined so that the discharge port E side is higher, the ice I in the storage space S1 may be concentrated toward the discharge port E side. In this way, if the ice (I) is gathered on the side of the outlet (E) in the storage space (S1), the ice (I) may not be smoothly discharged through the outlet (E). In addition, portions of the ice I in contact with each other melt and the ice I may adhere to each other.

However, as described above, when the lower surface of the storage space S1 is inclined so that the discharge port E side is higher, when more than a predetermined amount of ice I is gathered on the discharge port E side, some of the ice I may be transferred to the discharge port E. E) It can move by its own weight to the opposite side.

Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the ice I from being concentrated on the side of the discharge port E. In addition, the ice (I) may be smoothly discharged through the discharge port (E). In addition, it is possible to prevent the ice (I) from adhering to each other.

Ice I may be discharged to the outside through the discharge port E of the storage body 200 .

In the storage body 200, in addition to the above-described storage space S1 and the discharge port E, as shown in FIG. 5, a discharge moving space S2 connecting the storage space S1 and the discharge port E may be formed. can As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 through the discharge movement space (S2), pulverized ice (Ia) that is not crushed by the conveying crushing unit 300 or crushed ice (Ib) crushed by the conveying crushing unit 300 ) can move from the storage space (S1) to the outlet (E).

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, the storage body 200 may also have a communication hole H through which the storage space S1 communicates with the discharge moving space S2. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 through the communication hole (H), the rice transported from the storage space (S1) to the discharge port (E) by the conveying crushing unit 300 but not pulverized by the conveying crushing unit 300 The crushed ice Ia or the crushed ice Ib crushed by the transport crushing unit 300 may flow into the discharge moving space S2.

A drain space S3 may also be formed in the storage body 200 . As shown in FIG. 5, the drain space S3 may extend from the discharge moving space S2. Water in which the ice (I) is melted may flow into and be stored in the drain space (S3).

For example, water from melting ice I stored in the storage space S1 may flow into the drain space S3 through the communication hole H and the discharge movement space S2 and be stored therein.

As shown in FIG. 5, a drain hole TD to which a drain line (not shown) is connected may be connected to the drain space S3. Accordingly, water in which the ice I stored in the drain space S3 is melted may flow into the drain line through the drain hole TD and be discharged to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the storage body 200 may include a main member 210 , a first auxiliary member 220 and a second auxiliary member 230 .

The main member 210 may form a storage space S1 and a communication hole H. In addition, the first auxiliary member 220 may be connected to the main member 210 to form a part of the discharge port E and the discharge moving space S2. Also, the second auxiliary member 230 may be connected to the main member 210 and the first auxiliary member 220 to form a discharge moving space S2 and a drain space S3.

However, the configuration of the storage body 200 is not particularly limited, and any well-known configuration can form a storage space (S1), a discharge port (E), a discharge movement space (S2), or a drain space (S3). even possible

Meanwhile, in the storage body 200, heat transfer between the storage space S1 and the outside is minimized. A heat insulating member 240 as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5 may be provided. In addition, a noise prevention member 250 may be provided in the storage space S1 of the storage body 200 to prevent noise.

Conveyance crushing unit

At least a portion of the conveying and crushing unit 300 may be provided in the storage space S1 of the storage body 200 . The conveying and crushing unit 300 may transfer the ice I in the storage space S1 to the discharge port E. In addition, the conveying crushing unit 300 may crush the ice I conveyed toward the discharge port E in some cases.

The conveying crushing unit 300 may include a conveying member 310 and a crushing member 320 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 . The conveying member 310 and the crushing member 320 may be configured such that the ice I is not caught between the conveying member 310 and the crushing member 320 while being transported.

Accordingly, in order to transport the ice I, for example, the conveying rotation means 330 to be described later for rotating the conveying member 310 or in order to crush the ice I, for example, the crushing member 320, which will be described later The operation of the crushing rotary means 340 to be described below for rotating the rotary crushing member 321 to be rotated may not take a lot of load, stop operation, or damage the conveying rotary means 330 or the crushing rotary means 340. there is.

Therefore, the ice I can be smoothly transported and crushed.

The transfer member 310 may transfer the ice (I). The transfer member 310 may be rotated so that the ice I in the storage space S1 is transferred toward the discharge port E.

The transfer member 310 may be provided with transfer wings 311 . The transfer blades 311 may have a spiral shape as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 5. However, the shape of the transfer blade 311 is not particularly limited, and any shape is possible as long as it can transfer the ice (I).

The transfer blades 311 may extend to the end of the transfer member 310 on the discharge port E side. Accordingly, there is no gap between the end of the conveying member 310 and the discharge port E side of the conveying wing 311 . Therefore, while the ice (I) stored in the storage space (S1) is transported by the transfer member 310, it does not fall into the gap between the transfer member 310 and the end of the transfer wing 311 on the side of the discharge port (E) and return, It can be transferred to the end of the discharge port (E) side of the transfer member 310 . Accordingly, the amount of ice I left in the storage space S1 that is not transported by the transfer member 310 can be minimized.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, an elastic deformation portion 311a may be formed at the end of the transfer blade 311 on the discharge port E side. The elastically deformable portion 311a may be bent by an external force caused by the ice I present between the crushing member 320 and the crushing member 320 .

Accordingly, even if the ice I transported by the conveying member 310 exists between the conveying member 310 and the crushing member 320, the elastic deformation part 311a is not affected by the external force caused by the ice I. Since it is bent, the ice I may not be caught between the conveying member 310 and the crushing member 320 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the elastic deformation part 311a may be formed by separating the end of the transfer wing 311 on the discharge port E side from the transfer member 310 by a predetermined length. However, the configuration in which the elastic deformation portion 311a is formed is not particularly limited, and any known configuration is possible, such as a material that is relatively elastically deformed as long as it can be bent by an external force caused by the ice I.

The transfer member 310 may rotate while being connected to a transfer rotation means 330 including a motor, gear, or bearing. As shown in FIG. 1 , the conveying rotation means 330 may be provided to be connected to the conveying member 310 at a portion of the storage body 200 on the opposite side of the discharge port E.

The crushing member 320 may crush the ice (I). As shown in FIG. 5, the crushing member 320 is transported from the storage space S1 to the discharge port E so that the ice I transported by the conveying member 310 is crushed by the crushing member 320. It may be located after member 310.

That is, the crushing member 320 may be located on the discharge port E side in the storage space S1 of the storage body 200 . For example, the crushing member 320 may be located on a portion of the communication hole H of the storage body 200 that is not opened and closed by a first door 410 included in the door unit 400 to be described later.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 7 , the ice I that has not been transported to the crushing member 320 by the conveying member 310 may not be crushed by the crushing member 320 and become pulverized ice Ia. there is. Further, the pulverized ice (Ia) can pass through the communication hole (H).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 8 , the ice I transferred to the crushing member 320 by the transfer member 310 may be crushed by the crushing member 320 to become crushed ice Ib. Also, the crushed ice Ib may pass through the communication hole H.

The crushing member 320 may include a rotary crushing member 321 and a fixed crushing member 322 .

The rotary crushing member 321 may rotate to crush the ice (I). The rotary crushing member 321 may be connected to and rotated by the crushing rotary shaft 341 included in the crushing rotation means 340 including a motor, gear, or bearing. As shown in FIG. 1 , the crushing rotation means 340 may be provided in a portion of the storage body 200 on the discharge port E side.

The rotating crushing member 321 may be configured to prevent the ice I from leaving the crushing position.

Accordingly, when the ice I is crushed by the crushing member 320, the ice I separated from the crushing position may not interfere with the transport or crushing of the ice I or damage the ice bin 100. .

Therefore, crushing of the ice I can be smoothly performed.

A plurality of the rotary crushing member 321 may be connected to the crushing rotation shaft 341 included in the crushing rotation means 340 . As shown in Figs. 3 and 9 to 11, the rotary crushing member 321 may be, for example, three. However, the number of rotary crushing members 321 is not particularly limited and may be any number as long as they are plural.

Some of the rotary crushing members 321 'of the plurality of rotary crushing members 321 may form a predetermined angle with the other rotary crushing members 321. Some of the rotary crushing members 321' may be ahead of other rotary crushing members 321 by a predetermined angle in the direction of rotation of the crushing rotary shaft 341.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 9 to 11, among the plurality of rotary crushing members 321, at least the outermost rotary crushing member 321 'located farthest from the discharge port E is another rotary crushing member 321 ) may be advanced by a predetermined angle in the direction of rotation of the crushing rotation shaft 341.

As a result, the ice I transferred to the crushing position above the rotary crushing members 321 and 321' by the conveying member 310 is moved by the outermost rotary crushing member 321' as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11. It can be prevented from escaping toward another place, for example, the transfer member 310 .

And, in this state, the ice (I) can be pulverized while rotating together with the rotary crushing members 321 and 321' as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 according to the rotation of the rotary crushing members 321 and 321'.

Accordingly, the ice I transported by the conveying member 310 can be crushed while being prevented from being separated from the crushing position by the outermost rotary crushing member 321'. In addition, the conveyed ice I may be smoothly crushed by the crushing member 320 .

A predetermined angle at which some of the rotary crushing members 321 ′ are ahead of other rotary crushing members 321 in the direction of rotation of the crushing rotary shaft 341 may be, for example, 5 degrees to 30 degrees.

If some of the rotary crushing members 321' are ahead of other rotary crushing members 321 in the direction of rotation of the crushing rotary shaft 341 by less than 5 degrees, some of the rotary crushing members 321', for example, the outermost rotation The crushing member 321' cannot prevent the ice I from being separated from the crushing position above the rotary crushing members 321 and 321'.

In addition, when a predetermined angle at which some of the rotary crushing members 321 ′ are ahead of other rotary crushing members 321 in the direction of rotation of the crushing rotary shaft 341 exceeds 30 degrees, the ice I is part of the rotary member 321 ') and other rotary crushing members 321 to escape from the crushing position above the rotary crushing members 321 and 321', or the rotary crushing members 321 and 321' prevent the ice I from entering the crushing position. can

Therefore, even in this case, some of the rotary members 321', for example, the outermost rotary crushing member 321', cannot prevent the ice I from escaping from the crushing position above the rotary crushing members 321 and 321'. do.

Therefore, some of the rotary crushing members 321', which can prevent the ice I from escaping from the crushing position above the rotary crushing members 321 and 321', have a higher crushing rotation shaft 341 than other rotary crushing members 321. The predetermined angle leading in the direction of rotation of is preferably 5 to 30 degrees.

A plurality of rotary crushing members 321 may be connected to the crushing rotary shaft 341 at predetermined intervals.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the crushing rotation shaft 341 of the crushing rotation means 340 may be connected to the shaft connecting member (MCE). In addition, a gap member MG may be provided between the plurality of rotary crushing members 321 . Then, the shaft connection member (MCE) can be inserted into the connection hole (HC) formed in each of the plurality of rotary crushing members 321 and the gap member (MC).

Thereby, a plurality of rotary crushing members 321 may be connected to the crushing rotation shaft 341 of the crushing rotation means 340 at predetermined intervals.

However, the configuration in which the plurality of rotary crushing members 321 are connected to the crushing rotation shaft 341 of the crushing rotation means 340 at predetermined intervals is not particularly limited, and any well-known configuration is possible.

In this case, the plurality of rotary crushing members 321 may rotate by passing between a plurality of fixed crushing members 322 to be described later, respectively. Accordingly, the ice (I) transported by the transfer member 310 to the crushing member 320 is crushed by the rotation of the rotary crushing member 321 by the crushing rotation means 340 and the fixed crushing member 322. can

As shown in FIG. 3, the rotary crushing members 321 and 321' include a fixed crushing blade 322a formed on the fixed crushing member 322 and rotary crushing blades 321a and 321a for crushing ice I together with a fixed crushing blade 322a to be described later. can be formed

A plurality of rotary crushing blades 321a and 321a' may be sequentially formed from one end and the other end of the rotary crushing member 321 and 321' in the longitudinal direction of the rotary crushing member 321 and 321', respectively.

The shape and configuration of the rotary crushing blades 321a and 321a' are not particularly limited, and any well-known configuration and configuration are possible as long as they can crush the ice I.

The fixed crushing member 322 may be fixedly provided to the storage body 200 to crush the ice (I) together with the rotary crushing member 321 . A plurality of fixed crushing members 322 may be provided in the storage body 200 at predetermined intervals.

For example, fixing members MF may be provided on both sides of the communication hole H of the storage body 200, respectively. In addition, fixing holes HF may be formed in the fixing member MF at predetermined intervals. In addition, one side and the other side of each of the plurality of fixed crushing members 322 are fitted into the fixing holes HF of the fixing member MF, so that the plurality of fixed crushing members 322 are spaced at a predetermined interval in the storage body 200. may be provided.

However, the configuration in which the plurality of fixed crushing members 322 are fixedly provided to the storage body 200 is not particularly limited and any well-known configuration is possible.

Among the plurality of fixed crushing members 322 , the outermost fixed crushing member 322 ′ positioned closest to the transfer member 310 may be configured to prevent ice I from being caught between the transfer member 310 and the transfer member 310 .

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, fixed crushing members 322 other than the outermost fixed crushing member 322' include fixed crushing blades 322a for crushing ice I, and fixed crushing blades 322a. A separation prevention unit 322b may be formed to prevent the ice I from being separated when the ice I is crushed by the ice.

In addition, only the fixed crushing blade 322a' may be formed on the outermost fixed crushing member 322'.

Accordingly, for example, the central portion of the outermost fixed crushing member 322' may have a lower height than the central portion of the other fixed crushing members 322.

In this way, since the outermost fixed crushing member 322' does not have the separation preventing portion 322b and only the fixed crushing blade 322a' is formed, the conveying member 310 and the outermost fixed crushing member 322' A space larger than ice (I) may be formed between them.

Accordingly, even if the ice (I) transported by the conveying member 310 is located between the outermost fixed crushing member 322' and the conveying member 310, the ice (I) It may not be caught between the outer fixed crushing members 322'.

As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of fixed crushing blades 322a and 322a' may be sequentially formed from one end of the fixed crushing member 322 and 322' in the longitudinal direction of the fixed crushing member 322 and 322'.

The shape and configuration of the fixed crushing blades 322a and 322a' are not particularly limited, and any well-known configuration and configuration are possible as long as they can crush the ice I.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the separation prevention unit 322b is formed next to the plurality of fixed grinding blades 322a in the longitudinal direction of the fixed grinding member 322 and may be larger than the fixed grinding blade 322a.

The shape, configuration, and size of the separation prevention unit 322b are not particularly limited, as long as the shape, configuration, and size that can prevent the separation of the ice I during crushing of the ice I and the size larger than that of the fixed crushing blade 322a Any well-known shape, configuration and size is possible.

On the other hand, the conveying member 310 and the rotary crushing member 321 may rotate independently of each other.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 7 , when the ice I is not pulverized, only the conveying member 310 can be rotated by the conveying and rotating means 330 . In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, when the ice I is crushed, the conveying member 310 and the rotary crushing member 321 are rotated by the conveying and rotating means 330 and the crushing and rotating means 340, respectively. can

The conveying member 310 and the crushing rotary shaft 341 of the crushing rotation means 340 to which the plurality of rotary crushing members 321 are connected may be connected to rotate independently of each other.

For example, the conveying member 310 and the crushing rotation shaft 341 may be connected by an independent rotation connecting portion 350 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the independent rotation connection unit 350 may include a first independent rotation connection member 351 and a second independent rotation connection member 352 .

The first independent rotation connection member 351 may be connected to the transfer member 310 . For example, the fit-fit connection portion 351a formed on the first independent rotation connection member 351 may be connected to the transfer member 310 through a fit-fitting connection.

The second independent rotation connection member 352 may be connected to the above-described shaft connection member (MCE) to which the grinding rotation shaft 341 of the grinding rotation means 340 is connected. For example, an end of the shaft connection member MCE may be connected to the second independent rotation connection member 352 by fitting.

An independent rotation portion 352a having a truncated cone shape may be formed in the second independent rotation connection member 352 . Also, the independent rotation part 352a of the second independent rotation connection member 352 may be provided to freely rotate in an independent rotation space (not shown) formed in the first independent rotation connection member 351 .

By this, the conveying member 310 and the crushing rotation shaft 341 can rotate independently of each other.

However, the configuration in which the transfer member 310 and the crushing rotation shaft 341 are connected to rotate independently of each other is not particularly limited, and any well-known configuration is possible.

On the other hand, the conveying and crushing unit 300 is extended so that the conveying member 310 is connected to the crushing and rotating means 340, and the rotary crushing member 321 is provided on the extended portion of the conveying member 310, and the crushing and rotating means ( 340), the rotary crushing member 321 and the conveying member 310 may rotate together. In this case, the transfer rotation means 330 is not required.

door part

In the door part 400, the ice I is pulverized ice Ia that has not been crushed by the transfer crusher 300 or crushed ice Ib that has been crushed by the transfer crusher 300, and the storage main body 200 It can be discharged through the discharge port (E) of the.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 , the door unit 400 may include a first door 410 and a first door moving member 420 .

The first door 410 may guide the ice I to move from the storage space S1 of the storage body 200 to the discharge port E as pulverized ice Ia or pulverized ice Ib.

The first door moving member 420 can move the first door 410 between guide positions. In addition, the first door moving member 420 can maintain the first door 410 without departing from each guide position.

In this way, since the first door 410 can be maintained without departing from each guide position by the first door moving member 420, an external force other than the force that causes the first door 410 to rotate between each guide position Even if this works, the first door 410 can be maintained without departing from each guide position.

Therefore, the ice I is guided by the first door 410 and properly supplied to the user as pulverized ice Ia or pulverized ice Ib.

For example, it may be prevented from supplying the ice I to the user without being properly crushed.

The first door 410 has a first guide position as shown in FIG. 7 for guiding the ice I so that it is not crushed by the conveying crushing unit 300, and the ice I is in the conveying crushing unit 300. It can be moved between the second guide positions as shown in FIG. 8 guiding to be crushed by the.

For example, the first door movable member 420 is connected to the first door 410, and the first door 410 rotates between the first and second guide positions so that the first door 410 moves between the first and second guide positions. You can keep it in place without leaving it.

Also, the first door moving member 420 may pivot between first and second pivot positions corresponding to the first and second guide positions.

A movement guide hole 411 may be formed in the first door 410 . The movement guide hole 411 may be a long hole. A movement guide protrusion 421 formed on the first door movement member 420 may be inserted into the movement guide hole 411 of the first door 410 .

And, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, when the first door moving member 420 turns between the first and second swing positions, the moving guide protrusion 421 of the first door moving member 420 moves to the first position. By moving along the movement guide hole 411 of the door 410, the first door 410 can be turned between the first and second guide positions.

In addition, in the first turning position, the moving guide protrusion 421 of the first door moving member 420 is located at one end of the moving guide hole 411 of the first door 410, and in the second turning position, the first moving guide protrusion 421 The moving guide protrusion 421 of the door moving member 420 is located at the other end of the moving guide hole 411 of the first door 410 .

Accordingly, the first door 410 pivoted to the first guide position can be maintained without departing from the first guide position, and the first door 410 pivoted to the second guide position can be maintained without departing from the second guide position. can be maintained

A locking groove 412 may be further formed in the first door 410 . The first door 410 can be caught by the first door moving member 420 at the first guide position by the locking groove 412 . Even by this, the first door 410 pivoted to the first guide position can be maintained without departing from the first guide position.

The first door 410 and the first door movable member 420 may be pivotably provided in the discharge movable space S2 formed in the storage body 200 to connect the storage space S1 and the discharge port E. .

In this case, the aforementioned moving guide protrusion 421 of the first door moving member 420 and the pivoting shaft 422 formed on the first door moving member 420 so as to be pivotally provided in the discharge moving space S2 are They may be spaced a certain distance apart.

Even by this, the first door 410 pivoted to the first guide position can be maintained without departing from the first guide position, and the first door 410 pivoted to the second guide position can be maintained without departing from the second guide position. can be maintained

As shown in FIG. 7, the first door 410 turned to the first guide position by the first door moving member 420 transfers the ice I to the crushing member 320 of the conveying and crushing unit 300. We can guide you not to. Accordingly, the ice (I) may not be crushed by the crushing member 320 .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the first door 410 turned to the second guide position by the first door moving member 420 causes the ice I to crush the crushing member 320 of the conveying and crushing unit 300. It can be guided to be transported up to Accordingly, the ice (I) may be crushed by the crushing member 320 .

The first door 410 may open and close a portion of the communication hole H of the storage body 200 . In addition, the above-described crushing member 320 of the conveying crushing unit 300 may be located on another part of the communication hole H that is not opened and closed by the first door 410 .

Accordingly, at the first guide position as shown in FIG. 7 where the first door 410 opens a part of the communication hole H, the ice I is transported and crushed by the first door 410 to the conveying and crushing unit 300. It is prevented from being transported to the crushing member 320. Then, the ice (I) passes through the communication hole (H) of the storage main body 200 as pulverized ice (Ia) that is not crushed by the crushing member (320). As such, the pulverized ice Ia passing through the communication hole H is guided by the first door 410 and moved to the discharge port E of the storage main body 200 .

In addition, at the second guide position as shown in FIG. 8 where the first door 410 closes a portion of the communication hole H, the ice I is transported to the crushing member 320 by the first door 410. do. The ice (I) is crushed ice (Ib) crushed by the crushing member 320 and passes through the communication hole (H). In this way, the crushed ice Ib passing through the communication hole H is guided by the first door 410 and moved to the discharge port E of the storage body 200 .

In this case, the first door 410 has an opening and closing surface 413 for opening and closing a part of the communication hole H of the storage body 200, and pulverized ice Ia or crushed ice Ib is stored in the storage body 200 ) It may include a guide surface 414 for guiding to move to the discharge port (E). In addition, the above-described movable guard hole 411 may be formed in the longitudinal direction of the guide surface 414 .

In addition, the cross-sectional shape of the opening and closing surface 413 of the first door 410 may be a shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the lower surface of the storage space S1 of the storage body 200. For example, when the cross-sectional shape of the lower surface of the storage space S1 is downwardly convex, the cross-sectional shape of the opening/closing surface 413 of the first door 410 may also be downwardly convex.

Accordingly, the transport of the ice I to the crushing member 320 by the opening and closing surface 413 of the first door 410 can be smoothly performed.

In addition, the cross-sectional shape of the guide surface 414 of the first door 410 may be such that the movement of the pulverized ice Ia or Ib to the discharge port E can be made smoothly. For example, the cross-sectional shape of the guide surface 414 may also correspond to the cross-sectional shape of the lower surface of the storage space S1 of the storage body 200.

However, the cross-sectional shape of the guide surface 414 of the first door 410 is not particularly limited, and the shape allows the pulverized ice (Ia) or crushed ice (Ib) to move smoothly to the discharge port (E). Any shape is possible.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 , the guide surface 414 of the first door 410 may be inclined toward the discharge port E of the storage body 200 at the first and second guide positions. Accordingly, the movement of the pulverized ice Ia or the pulverized ice Ib to the discharge port E by the guide surface 414 can be easily performed.

The first door 410 may pivot around the lower part. In this case, the opening and closing surface 413 of the first door 410 forms the upper surface of the first door 410, and the guide surface 414 of the first door 410 covers one side of the first door 410. can be achieved

However, the pivot center of the first door 410 is not particularly limited, and any part of the first door 410 may be the pivot center.

On the other hand, the first door moving member 420 may be connected to the door moving member swinging means 440 including a motor and the like to be turned. However, a handle (not shown) is connected to the first door moving member 420 so that the user can manually turn it.

The door unit 400 may further include a second door 430 .

The second door 430 may open and close the discharge port E of the storage body 200 .

When the second door 430 closes the outlet E, the pulverized ice Ia or Ib moved to the outlet E through the first door 410 is discharged through the outlet E to the outside. cannot be ejected.

In addition, when the second door 430 opens the discharge port E, the pulverized ice Ia or Ib moved to the discharge port E through the first door 410 passes through the discharge port E. through which it can be discharged to the outside.

The second door 430 may open the discharge port E by turning to the outside of the discharge port E.

Also, in a state in which the second door 430 closes the discharge port E, the second door 430 may contact the stopper JS formed at the discharge port E.

As a result, the second door 430 pivots toward the inside of the discharge port E so that the user's hand passes through the discharge moving space S2 of the storage body 200 and the communication hole H through the crushing member 320, that is, crushing. It is possible to prevent contact of the member 320 with the rotary crushing member 321 .

That is, in the case of a structure in which the second door 430 pivots to the inside of the discharge port E to be opened, the second door is opened by an external force in an inoperative state in which ice I is not discharged through the discharge port E. Since the user's hand may come into contact with the crushing member 320 when the 430 is opened, a safety accident may occur.

However, as in the case of one embodiment of the present invention, the second door 430 turns to the outside of the discharge port E to open the discharge port E and prevents the second door 430 from turning to the inside of the discharge port E. If so, it is possible to prevent a safety accident in which the user's hand is injured by the rotary crushing member 321 .

In addition, the second door 430 may be inclined toward the drain space S3 of the storage body 200 when the discharge port E is closed.

Accordingly, water melted from the ice I flowing along the second door 430 or the first door 410 may flow into the drain space S3 through the communication hole H of the storage body 200 . In addition, it is possible to prevent the water in which the ice (I) is melted from being discharged to the outside through the discharge port (E) of the storage body (200).

The second door 430 can pivot around the top. However, the pivot center of the second door 430 is not particularly limited, and any part of the second door 430 may be the pivot center.

The second door 430 may be connected to a second door swinging means 450 including a motor and the like to turn.

The configuration of the door part 400 is not particularly limited, and the ice I is pulverized ice Ia that has not been crushed by the conveying and crushing part 300 or crushed ice Ib that has been pulverized through the discharge port E. As long as it is configured to be discharged, any well-known configuration, such as including only one door, is possible.

As described above, according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when ice is crushed by the crushing member, the ice can be prevented from being separated from the crushing position, and the ice can be smoothly crushed.

The configuration of the above-described embodiment is not limitedly applicable to the ice storage described above, but all or part of each embodiment may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made.

100: ice storage 200: storage body
210: main member 220: first auxiliary member
230: second auxiliary member 240: heat insulating member
250: noise prevention member 300: transfer grinding unit
310: transfer member 311: transfer wing
311a: elastic deformation part 320: crushing member
321: rotary crushing member 321 ': outermost rotary crushing member
321a, 321a': rotary crushing blade 322: fixed crushing member
322 ': outermost fixed crushing member 322a, 322a': fixed crushing blade
322b: departure prevention unit 330: transfer rotation means
340: crushing rotation means 341: crushing rotation shaft
350: independent rotation connection part 351: first independent rotation connection member
351a: fitting connection part 352: second independent rotation connection member
352a: independent rotation part 400: door part
410: first door 411: moving guide hole
412: locking groove 413: opening and closing surface
414: guide surface 420: first door moving member
421: moving guide protrusion 422: pivot axis
430: second door 440: door moving member turning means
450: second door wheel I: ice
Ia: pulverized ice Ib: pulverized ice
S1: storage space S2: discharge movement space
S3: drain space TD: drain port
E: discharge port H: communication hole
MF: Fixing member HF: Fixing hole
MCE: Shaft connecting member MG: Gap member
HC: connection hole JS: stop jaw

Claims (12)

a storage body having a storage space for storing ice and a discharge port through which ice is discharged;
a transport crushing unit provided at least in part in the storage space to transport ice in the storage space toward the discharge port and, in some cases, to crush the transported ice; and
a door unit through which ice is discharged through the discharge port as pulverized ice that has not been pulverized by the conveying pulverizer or as pulverized pulverized ice; Including,
The conveying crushing unit may include a crushing member crushing the conveyed ice; and
Including a transfer member for transferring ice,
The crushing member includes a rotary crushing member that rotates,
The rotary crushing member is configured to prevent ice from leaving the crushing position,
the door part,
a first door for guiding ice to move from the storage space of the storage body to the discharge port as pulverized ice or pulverized ice; and
A first door moving member for moving the first door between guide positions
including,
The rotary crushing member is rotated by the crushing rotation means,
A plurality of the rotary crushing members are connected to the crushing rotation shaft included in the crushing rotation means,
The transfer member and the crushing rotating shaft are connected to rotate independently of each other. delete delete The ice storage according to claim 1, wherein some of the plurality of rotary crushing members form a predetermined angle with other rotary crushing members. [5] The ice storage according to claim 4, wherein some of the rotary crushing members are ahead of other rotary crushing members by a predetermined angle in the direction of rotation of the crushing rotary shaft. [6] The ice storage according to claim 5, wherein, among the plurality of rotary crushing members, at least an outermost rotary crushing member located farthest from the discharge port is ahead of other rotary crushing members by a predetermined angle in a direction of rotation of the crushing rotary shaft. The ice storage bin according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined angle ranges from 5 degrees to 30 degrees. delete The ice storage according to claim 1, wherein the crushing member is located next to the transfer member in the storage space in the direction of the discharge port so that the ice transported by the transfer member is crushed by the crusher. The ice storage according to claim 1, wherein the crushing member further comprises a fixed crushing member fixed to the storage main body to crush the ice together with the rotary crushing member. 11. The ice storage bin according to claim 10, wherein a plurality of the fixed grinding members are provided in the storage body at predetermined intervals. [12] The ice storage according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of rotary crushing members are connected to the crushing rotary shaft at predetermined intervals so as to rotate while passing between the fixed crushing members.

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