Powdered ice machine
OwnerChing-Yu Lininventor
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Abstract
An automatic powdered ice machine has an ice barrel with a chamber defined through the ice barrel. Refrigerating devices are provided at an outer periphery of the ice barrel. A milling device has a milling pole with a helical ridge extending into the ice barrel and driven by a motor to rotate. A feeding member is provided beside the milling device. When the ice barrel is cooled by the refrigerating device to −10° C. and below, liquid is poured into the ice barrel by the feeding member and frozen. Then, the milling device is actuated and the ice is removed and powdered by the helical ridge, and pushed downwards to fall into a container under the ice barrel.
Claims8
An automatic powdered ice machine comprising:
- an ice barrel (10) having a cylindrical chamber (11) defined through the ice barrel (10);
- at least one refrigerating device (20) mounted at an outer periphery of the ice barrel (10), the at least one refrigerating device (20) having a semiconductor refrigerating component (21) with a cold surface abutting the outer periphery of the ice barrel and a hot surface away from the outer periphery of the ice barrel;
- a milling device (30) having a milling pole (35) driven by a motor (31) and extending into the cylindrical chamber (11), and a helical ridge (351) formed at an outer periphery of the milling pole (35), wherein the helical ridge (351) has an outer diameter slightly smaller than an inner diameter of the cylindrical chamber (I 1) to define a clearance between the helical (351) and an inner wall of the cylindrical chamber (11);
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- a feeding member (40) having a funnel (41) provided above the ice barrel (10) and beside the milling device (30) and in communication with the ice barrel (10) by a pipe (42).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.