A CRASHED ICE MAKING MACHINE AND REFRIGERATOR WHEREIN THE SAME IS USED

• US 20150345850A1
• Filed: 12/30/2013
• Published: 12/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ahmet Sert, Ahmet Ziya Demir, Arcelik Anonim Sirketi, Cagatay Bolukbasi, Ciprian Virgiliu Calabu
• Original Assignee: Arcelik Anonim Sirketi, Ciprian Virgiliu Calabu
• Inventors: BOLUKBASI, Cagatay, PARCALABU, Ciprian Virgiliu, DEMIR, Ahmet Ziya, SERT, Ahmet
• Application Number:
  US14/758,799
• Publication Number:
  US 20150345850A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F25C 1/04 by using stationary moulds
• CPC Class Codes: F25C 2400/10 Refrigerator units
• CPC Class Codes: F25C 5/02 Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice
• CPC Class Codes: F25C 5/04 without the use of saws

Abstract

The present invention relates to a crashed ice making machine (1) comprising an ice container (4) having at least one partition (5) wherein water can be filled and that enables ice to be formed by the water filled therein being frozen in the cold environment; an ice dispensing mechanism (A) that enables the ice to be pushed out of the ice container (4), an ice cutting mechanism (B) that is placed at the inlet portion of the ice container (4) and that cuts the ice pushed out of the ice container (4) by rotating thus providing crashed ice, and a driving mechanism (D) that drives the ice dispensing mechanism (A) and the ice cutting mechanism (B); and also relates to a refrigerator wherein the said crashed ice making machine (1) is used.

Claims

1-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) comprising an ice container (4) having at least one partition (5) wherein water can be filled and that enables ice to be formed by the water filled therein being frozen in the cold environment, an ice dispensing mechanism (A) that enables the ice to be pushed out of the ice container (4) and that has a sealing element (7), at least one ice pushing shaft (8), a shaft carrier (9) and a first flange (10), an ice cutting mechanism (B) that is placed at the inlet portion of the ice container (4), that cuts the ice pushed out of the ice container (4) by rotating thus providing crashed ice and that has an ice cutting blade (2) and a blade fixing member (3), and a driving mechanism (D) that drives the ice dispensing mechanism (A) and the ice cutting mechanism (B) and that has a transmission mechanism (11), a second flange (12) and a motor (13), characterized by the ice dispensing mechanism (A) having at least one pushing mechanism (C) that is placed into the partition (5) so as to linearly rise and descend between the base portion and the inlet portion of the ice container (4), that moves upwards when driven forwards by the driving mechanism (D) and thus pushes and enables the ice to be dispensed from the ice container (4) and that moves downwards when driven backwards by the driving mechanism (D) and thus discharges the partition (5) in order to fill in water.

2-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 1, characterized by an ice container (4) that has more than one partition (5) wherein water can be filled and that enables ice to be formed separately in each partition (5) by the water filled in the partitions (5) being frozen in the cold environment and by the ice dispensing mechanism (A) having more than one pushing mechanism (C), each placed into one partition (5) so as to linearly rise and descend between the base portion and the inlet portion of the partition (5), that moves upwards when driven forwards by the driving mechanism (D) and thus pushes and enables the ice to be dispensed from the partition (5) and that moves downwards when driven backwards by the driving mechanism (D) and thus discharges the partition (5) in order to fill in water.

3-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 1, characterized by the ice cutting mechanism (B) comprising an ice cutting blade (2) that is placed at the inlet portion of the ice container (4) and provides crashed ice by rotating and cutting the ice pushed out of the ice container (4).

4-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 3, characterized by the ice cutting blade (2), the lower surface of which is realized so as to be seated onto the inlet of the ice container (4) in a flat manner and the upper surface of which is realized to be inclined (θ

).

5-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 1, characterized by a motor (13), the driving mechanism (D) comprising a transmission mechanism (11) that can be rotated by the motor (13) and that has at least one worm and at least one gear placed outside the partitions (5), more than one pushing mechanism (C) each driven by the transmission mechanism (11) so as to rise and descend in the ice container (4) and the ice cutting mechanism (B) driven by the transmission mechanism (11) so as to cut the ice pushed out of the ice container (4) by rotating.

6-A. -A crashed ice making mechanism (1) as in claim 5, characterized by the driving mechanism (D) comprising the transmission mechanism (11) having a worm placed outside the partitions (5) so that the rotational axis (Z) thereof is parallel to the axis of the partitions (5) in the base-inlet direction.

7-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 6, characterized by the ice cutting mechanism (B) that is connected to the end of the worm so as to pass over the inlet portions of the ice container (4) partitions (5) and that cuts the ice pushed out of the ice container (4) by rotating.

8-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 1, characterized by the partitions (5) that are placed at equal intervals around the rotational axis of the ice cutting mechanism (B) and the plane formed by the inlet portions thereof being parallel to the rotational plane of the ice cutting mechanism (B).

9-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 1, characterized by the partitions (5), each shaped as a receptacle extending linearly in the base-inlet direction, the cross-section of each remaining stationary along the axis thereof in the base-inlet direction or the cross-section of each widening from the base portion towards the inlet portion along the axis thereof in the base-inlet direction.

10-A. -A crashed ice making mechanism (1) as in claim 9, characterized by the partitions (5), the cross-section perpendicular to the axis thereof in the base-inlet direction of each being configured in circular, triangular, square, rectangular or trapezoidal form.

11-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 1, characterized by the ice container (4) having an inlet port (6) that opens to at least one partition (5) and that enables water to be filled into the partition (5) and furthermore having water passage openings that enable the water to pass from one partition (5) to another partition (5).

12-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 1, characterized by the pushing mechanism (C) realized by means of at least one pushing shaft (8) that extends into the partition (5) through an opening formed at the base portion of the ice container (4) and skidded to the ice container (4) opening over a sealing element (7) so as to rise and descend, wherein when the portion of the pushing shaft (8) remaining outside the ice container (4) is driven upwards by the driving mechanism (D), the portion thereof remaining inside the partition (5) rises, pushes the ice towards the partition (5) inlet and out of the partition (5) and wherein when the portion of the pushing shaft (8) remaining outside the ice container (4) is driven downwards by the driving mechanism (D), the portion thereof remaining inside the partition (5) descends and discharges the partition (5) in order to fill in water

13-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 12, characterized by more than one pushing mechanism (C), each being realized by means of a pushing shaft (8) that extends into the partition (5) through an opening formed at the base portion of the partition (5) and skidded to the partition (5) opening over a sealing element (7) so as to rise and descend and by the ice dispensing mechanism (A) having a geared or screwed shaft carrier (9) driven by the driving mechanism (D) and whereon the pushing shafts (8) are fixed.

14-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 13, characterized by a stopping mechanism that limits the forwards-backwards movement of the shaft carrier (9).

15-A. -A refrigerator characterized by a freezing compartment, a crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 1, placed into the freezing compartment, a control unit that controls the driving mechanism (D) of the crashed ice making machine (1) and the water filling mechanism filling the ice container (4) with water, and a crashed ice collection receptacle that is stationary or detachable, that can be accessed from inside or outside the refrigerator and wherein crashed ice pieces produced by the crashed ice making machine (1) are collected.

16-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 2, characterized by the ice cutting mechanism (B) comprising an ice cutting blade (2) that is placed at the inlet portion of the ice container (4) and provides crashed ice by rotating and cutting the ice pushed out of the ice container (4).

17-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 16, characterized by the ice cutting blade (2), the lower surface of which is realized so as to be seated onto the inlet of the ice container (4) in a flat manner and the upper surface of which is realized to be inclined (θ

).

18-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 17, characterized by a motor (13), the driving mechanism (D) comprising a transmission mechanism (11) that can be rotated by the motor (13) and that has at least one worm and at least one gear placed outside the partitions (5), more than one pushing mechanism (C) each driven by the transmission mechanism (11) so as to rise and descend in the ice container (4) and the ice cutting mechanism (B) driven by the transmission mechanism (11) so as to cut the ice pushed out of the ice container (4) by rotating.

19-A. -A crashed ice making mechanism (1) as in claim 18, characterized by the driving mechanism (D) comprising the transmission mechanism (11) having a worm placed outside the partitions (5) so that the rotational axis (Z) thereof is parallel to the axis of the partitions (5) in the base-inlet direction.

20-A. -A crashed ice making machine (1) as in claim 19, characterized by the ice cutting mechanism (B) that is connected to the end of the worm so as to pass over the inlet portions of the ice container (4) partitions (5) and that cuts the ice pushed out of the ice container (4) by rotating.