CN1890519B - ice cube container - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an ice tray with a lower section (1), having a plurality of compartments (4), open to one side, and with a cover (2) which can be placed on the opened side of the lower section, whereby said cover is closed and seals against a flange (8), surrounding the opened side of the lower section.

Description

ice cube container

technical field

The invention relates to a container for producing ice cubes, in particular in the form of cubes or near cubes, by filling the open compartments of the container with water and bringing the container together with the water contained therein Manufactured by cryogenic freezing.

Background technique

Such ice cube containers have the shape of open boxes that are divided into compartments. If such ice cube containers are stored in a refrigerator for a prolonged period, the ice develops a characteristic, unpleasant taste. At the same time, the ice also recrystallizes on its free surface to form a rough frost, so that ice cubes that have been stored for a long time can be recognized in this respect even if they have not changed in taste. Therefore, the user must periodically empty and refill such ice cube containers, even if the ice cubes thus remade remain inedible during this time.

Although it is known to provide ice cube containers with lids, such lids are conventionally used to prevent water from spilling out and being carried into the freezer when the ice cube containers are filled. The lid thus has a filling nipple through which water can be poured into the container, and the lid remains open when the ice cube container is stored in the freezer. Thus, this known cover neither prevents recrystallization of the ice nor changes in the taste of the ice.

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide an ice cube container which not only allows ice cubes to be produced in the freezer and to store ice cubes in the freezer for a longer period of time without compromising the taste and appearance, but also provides a connection between the individual compartments of the container. The flakes will not freeze on the lid and hinder separation of the lower part of the container from the lid.

According to the invention, an ice cube container is proposed having a lower part with a plurality of compartments open towards one side; and a closed lid positioned above the open side of the lower part, the lid can be separated from the lower part, wherein the flat upper side of the lower part is surrounded by an upwardly projecting protrusion, the upper edge of which is higher than the level of the upper side of the lower part and serves as the The support of the flat inner side of the cover, the surrounding outer wall of the protrusion is pressed against the surrounding edge of the cover from the inside, and the contact of the cover with the lower part is limited to the protrusion.

In this solution, the ice cube container has a lower part with a plurality of compartments open on one side, the ice cube container also has a lid positionable over the open side of the lower part, wherein , the cover is closed and sealingly attached to a rim around the open side of the lower part.

Advantageously, the raised upper edge is 1 to 2 mm above the level of the upper side of the cover.

In most plastic cryogenic containers, the lid is more flexible than the lower part and bends when the container is opened, while the lower part retains its shape substantially, the opposite is preferably the case in the ice cube container of the present invention. The cover is more rigid than the lower part, so that the cover and the lower part can be separated from each other, in particular by the user holding the compartments of the lower part on the outside and pressing against each other so that the lower part bends and disengages the cover. In this way, on the one hand it is achieved that the cover is held securely on the lower part, while on the other hand the lower part retains the desired flexibility for ice cubes to escape.

For this reason, the lid of the ice cube container is preferably made of polypropylene, while the lower part is made of polyethylene.

It is also advantageous if the open side of the lower part has a surrounding projection, on which the contact between the lower part and the cover is limited. This protrusion thus keeps the webs of the container extending between the individual compartments at a distance from the lid, so that these webs cannot freeze on the lid and hinder the separation of the lower part from the lid.

Description of drawings

Additional features and advantages of the invention emerge from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawings. The accompanying drawings indicate:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the ice cube container of the present invention; and

FIG. 2 A section through the edge region of the ice cube container of FIG. 1 .

Detailed ways

FIG. 1 shows the lower part 1 and the lid 2 of the ice cube container according to the invention at a distance from each other. The lower part 1 has a flat upper side 3 in which a plurality of approximately cuboidal cells 4 are recessed. Adjacent compartments 4 communicate with each other through an overflow groove 5, which allows the water in one compartment 4 to overflow into an adjacent compartment, so that the entire lower part 1 can be injected into only one of the compartments 4 The water is poured without flooding the upper side 3 .

The flat upper side 3 is surrounded all around by an upwardly protruding bead 6 whose upper edge is 1 to 2 mm above the level of the upper side 3 and serves as a support for the flat inner side of the cover 2 . Therefore, the lid 2 does not come into contact with the upper side 3 in the closed state.

The surrounding outer wall 8 of the projection 6 bears against the surrounding edge 9 of the lid 2 from the inside and ensures that the ice cube container is closed at least largely watertight and airtight.

The lower part 1 made of polyethylene is more flexible than the cover 2 made of polypropylene, so that the cover 2 hardly bends when lifted from the lower part 1 . In order to separate the lower part 1 and the cover 2 from each other in the frozen state, the user can squeeze the mutually opposite lateral side walls 10 of the compartment 4 on the opposite side of the lower part 1, whereby the lower part 1 bends and the cover 2 Press away from it.

Claims (4)

1. ice tray has a lower part (1), and this lower part has a plurality of lattice (4) that open wide towards a side; The lid (2) of sealing that also has the top of this open side that is positioned at this lower part (1), this lid can separate with this lower part (1), it is characterized in that, the projection (6) that the smooth upper side (3) of this lower part (1) is protruded upward surrounds around ground, this protruding top edge exceed described lower part (1) upper side (3) horizontal plane and as the supporting of the smooth medial surface of described lid (2), this projection (6) around outer wall (8) be close to internally this lid (2) around edge (9) on, this lid (2) is limited on this projection (6) with contacting of lower part (1).

2. according to the described ice tray of claim 1, it is characterized in that the top edge of described projection (6) exceeds the horizontal plane 1 of upper side (3) of described lid (2) to 2mm.

3. according to claim 1 or 2 described ice trays, it is characterized in that this lid (2) has higher rigidity than lower part (1).

4. according to claim 1 or 2 described ice trays, it is characterized in that this lid (2) is made with polypropylene, make with polyethylene this lower part (1).