JP2007163081A - Ice container - Google Patents

Abstract

An ice making container capable of improving convenience is provided.
A body part 2 for storing water for ice making, a partition member 10 having a partition wall 10a for partitioning the inside of the body part 2 and partitioning ice, and a body member 2 by raising the partition member 10 And a lifting mechanism that pushes up the partition member 10 by the rotation of the lever member 5 pivotally supported on the end of the main body 2.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an ice making container for ice making.

Conventional ice making containers are disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2. This ice making container covers the outside of the inner container for storing ice making water with an outer container, and a cold storage agent is sealed between the inner container and the outer container. In these ice making containers, the heat capacity is increased by the cold storage agent, and the water is cooled by the cold heat stored in the cold storage agent, so that the ice making time can be shortened.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-25876 (Fig. 3) Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-71876 (FIG. 2)

  When the regenerator is frozen, it is melted when water is supplied to the ice making container, and quick ice making can be performed by the heat of fusion. However, according to the conventional ice making container, a large force is required to twist the ice making container when the cold storage agent freezes. For this reason, there has been a problem that ice removal becomes difficult and the convenience of the ice making container is poor.

  An object of this invention is to provide the ice-making container which can improve the convenience.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a main body for storing water for ice making, a partition member having a grid-like partition wall for partitioning the inside of the main body to partition ice, and raising the partition member. And lifting means for separating from the main body.

  According to this configuration, water is supplied into the main body where the grid-like partition member is installed, and ice making is performed. When the water freezes, a plurality of ices partitioned by the partition members are formed. When the raising means is operated, the partition member rises with the ice and is separated from the main body. And ice is deiced by twisting a partition member.

  According to the present invention, in the ice making container having the above-described configuration, the lifting means includes a lever mechanism that pushes up the partition member by rotating a lever member pivotally supported on an end of the main body. According to this structure, it has the lever member pivotally supported by the edge part of a main-body part, for example, if one end of a lever member is pressed down, the other end will contact a partition member and a partition member will be pushed up.

  According to the present invention, in the ice making container configured as described above, the partition wall has a lower thickness larger than an upper thickness. According to this structure, the lower part of a partition wall raises ice by the raise of a partition member. The partition wall may have an inclined wall surface or a step on the wall surface.

  According to the present invention, in the ice making container configured as described above, the partition member is made of a flexible member.

  In the ice making container having the above-described configuration, the main body includes an inner container that stores water, an outer container that covers an outer side of the inner container, and a cold storage that is enclosed between the inner container and the outer container. It is characterized by having an agent. According to this configuration, the water in the inner container is cooled by the cold heat released from the cold storage agent. Moreover, when the frozen cool storage agent melt | dissolves with feed water, water is cooled with the heat of fusion.

  According to the present invention, since the partition member having the grid-like partition wall for partitioning the inside of the main body and the ascending means for raising the partition member and separating it from the main body, the ice is easily taken out from the main body together with the partition member. The partition member can be twisted and deiced with a small force. Therefore, the convenience of the ice making container is improved.

  Further, according to the present invention, the raising means is composed of the lever mechanism that pushes up the partition member by the rotation of the lever member pivotally supported on the end portion of the main body, so that the raising means can be easily realized.

  According to the present invention, since the partition wall has a lower thickness larger than the upper thickness, the ice can be reliably separated from the main body.

  Further, according to the present invention, since the partition member is made of a flexible member, the ice can be deiced by simply twisting the partition member.

  Further, according to the present invention, the main body portion is formed by sealing the cold storage agent between the inner container and the outer container, so that the ice and the partition member can be easily taken out from the main body portion that is difficult to twist due to the freezing of the cold storage agent. it can. The extracted partition member can be twisted to easily deice the ice. Therefore, the convenience of the ice making container having the cold storage agent is improved.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are a top view and a front view showing an ice making container according to an embodiment. The ice making container 1 is placed in a refrigerator such as a freezer compartment or an ice making compartment of the refrigerator, and is maintained below the freezing point. The ice making container 1 includes a main body 2 to which ice-making water is supplied and a partition member 10 installed in the main body 2.

  The main body 2 has a container 3, a frame 4, and a lever member 5. The container part 3 which stores water inside opens the upper surface, and the frame part 4 is attached to the peripheral part of the upper surface side. A lever member 5 is rotatably supported at one end of the frame portion 4.

  FIG. 3 is a front sectional view showing the container portion 3. The container 3 is covered with an outer container 7 on the outer side of the inner container 6 that stores water. The inner container 6 and the outer container 7 are made of a metal press-molded product or a resin molded product. The inner container 6 and the outer container 7 are joined at their upper peripheral portions by a joint 3 a, and a regenerator 8 is enclosed between the inner container 6 and the outer container 7. The regenerator 8 is made of a water-absorbing polymer or the like, and has a melting point higher than the temperature at the time of ice making. Thereby, the cool storage agent 8 freezes at the time of ice making.

  4 and 5 are a top view and a front view showing the frame portion 4. The frame portion 4 is made of a resin molded product, and an annular annular portion 4 b having an opening 4 c at the center is disposed on the upper surface of the container portion 3. The engaging part 4 a provided on the annular part 4 b engages with the joint part 3 a of the container part 3 and the frame part 4 is attached to the container part 3. One end of the frame part 4 is provided with a support part 4e into which the container part 3 is fitted. A hole 4d is provided on the side wall of the support 4e.

  6 and 7 are a top view and a front sectional view showing the lever member 5, respectively. The lever member 5 is made of a resin molded product, and is provided with a shaft portion 5a that protrudes inwardly from both side walls 5e. The shaft portion 5a is fitted into the hole 4d of the frame portion 4, and the lever member 5 is rotatably supported. One end of the lever member 5 is opened, and an arm portion 5d extending in the axial direction of the shaft portion 5a from the upper end of both side walls 5e is provided. A pressing portion 5b extending upward is provided at the tip of both arm portions 5d. At the other end of the lever member 5, there is provided an operation portion 5c that is bridged between both side walls 5e.

  8, 9, and 10 are a top view, a front view, and a side sectional view showing the partition member 10. The partition member 10 is made of a flexible resin molded product, and includes a partition wall 10a that partitions water supplied to the main body 2 and separates frozen ice. The partition wall 10a is formed in a lattice shape, and includes one central portion 10c extending in the longitudinal direction in the center of the ice making container 1 and a plurality of vertical portions 10d extending vertically from both side surfaces of the central portion 10c. Have. Thereby, the partition member 10 can be easily elastically deformed.

  At both ends in the longitudinal direction of the partition wall 10a, contact portions 10b that are disposed above the partition wall 10a and whose upper surface is shielded are provided. The side surface of the partition wall 10a is an inclined surface, and the lower thickness d1 is larger than the upper thickness d2.

  In the ice making container 1 having the above-described configuration, the ice making container 1 disposed in a cabinet maintained below the freezing point is supplied into the inner container 6 of the main body 2. Ice making is performed by cooling with cool air discharged from the cold air in the refrigerator and the cold storage agent 8. Further, the regenerator 8 maintains a frozen state when it is deiced after ice making, and then melts when water is supplied to the inner container 6. For this reason, the water in the inner container 6 is deprived of heat of fusion, and ice making can be performed quickly.

  When ice making is completed, block-shaped ice partitioned by the partition member 10 is formed. As shown in FIG. 11, when the operation portion 5c of the lever member 5 is pressed by the user, the lever member 5 rotates about the shaft portion 5a. Thereby, the pressing part 5b presses the contact part 10b of the partition member 10, and the partition member 10 is pushed away from the main body part 2.

  At this time, since the distance between the operation portion 5c and the shaft portion 5a is larger than the distance between the shaft portion 5a and the pressing portion 5b, the partition member 10 can be easily pushed up by the lever principle. That is, the lever member 5 composed of a lever mechanism constitutes a lifting means for lifting the partition member 10 away from the main body 2. A lever mechanism in which the partition member 10 is raised when the operation portion 5c is pulled up may be used.

  Since the ice in the main body 2 is in close contact with the partition member 10, it rises with the partition member 10 and is taken out from the main body 2. Then, the ice can be easily deiced by twisting the partition member 10 that is easily deformed. In addition, since the side surface of the partition wall 10a of the partition member 10 is formed of an inclined surface and the lower thickness d1 is larger than the upper thickness d2, the ice can be reliably raised by raising the partition member 10. A step may be provided on the side surface of the partition wall 10a to make the lower thickness d1 larger than the upper thickness d2.

  According to the present embodiment, the main body 2 in which the cool storage agent 8 is sealed between the inner container 6 and the outer container 7 is difficult to twist due to the freezing of the cool storage agent 8. For this reason, since the partition member 10 having the grid-like partition wall 10a for partitioning the inside of the main body portion 2 and the lever member 5 that raises the partition member 10 and separates it from the main body portion 2 are provided. It can be easily taken out from the main body 2, and the partition member 10 can be twisted and deiced with a small force. Therefore, the convenience of the ice making container 1 is improved.

  In addition, the ice making container which does not enclose the cool storage agent 8 may be sufficient. Also in this case, similarly to the above, the partition member 10 that can be twisted with a force smaller than that of the main body can be taken out from the main body, and the ice can be easily removed by twisting the partition member 10.

  The present invention can be used in an ice making container for making ice.

The top view which shows the ice making container of embodiment of this invention The front view which shows the ice making container of embodiment of this invention Front sectional drawing which shows the container part of the ice making container of embodiment of this invention The top view which shows the frame part of the ice making container of embodiment of this invention The front view which shows the frame part of the ice making container of embodiment of this invention The top view which shows the lever member of the ice making container of embodiment of this invention Front sectional drawing which shows the lever member of the ice making container of embodiment of this invention The top view which shows the partition member of the ice making container of embodiment of this invention The front view which shows the partition member of the ice making container of embodiment of this invention Side surface sectional view which shows the partition member of the ice making container of embodiment of this invention Front sectional drawing which shows operation | movement at the time of deicing of the ice making container of embodiment of this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ice making container 2 Main body part 3 Container part 4 Frame part 5 Lever member 5a Shaft part 5b Press part 5c Operation part 6 Inner container 7 Outer container 8 Cold storage agent 10 Partition member 10a Partition wall 10b Contact part

Claims (5)

  A main body for storing water for making ice, a partition member having a grid-like partition wall for partitioning the inside of the main body to partition ice, and a lifting means for lifting the partition member away from the main body. Ice making container characterized by   2. The ice making container according to claim 1, wherein the elevating means includes a lever mechanism that pushes up the partition member by rotating a lever member pivotally supported on an end of the main body.   The ice making container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the partition wall has a lower thickness larger than an upper thickness.   The ice making container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the partition member is made of a flexible member.   The said main-body part has the inner container which stores water, the outer container which covers the outer side of the said inner container, and the cool storage agent enclosed between the said inner container and the said outer container, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. The ice making container according to claim 4.

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