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EP2636975B1
EP2636975B1 EP12401039.8A EP12401039A EP2636975B1 EP 2636975 B1 EP2636975 B1 EP 2636975B1 EP 12401039 A EP12401039 A EP 12401039A EP 2636975 B1 EP2636975 B1 EP 2636975B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/20—Distributing ice
    • F25C5/24—Distributing ice for storing bins
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/18—Storing ice
    • F25C5/182—Ice bins therefor
    • F25C5/187—Ice bins therefor with ice level sensing means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C2700/00—Sensing or detecting of parameters; Sensors therefor
    • F25C2700/02—Level of ice

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  • the invention relates to a device for producing ice pieces.
  • Pieces of ice made of water for cooling food and drinks have become indispensable in the gastronomic sector.
  • devices for the production of ice pieces from time immemorial in use are already known.
  • the basic structure of such a device for the production of ice pieces is always similar.
  • the pieces of ice are produced on cooling fingers provided with a compression refrigeration unit keep in touch.
  • the cold fingers are immersed in a water pan and then cooled to the freezing temperature so that the surrounding water freezes on the cold fingers.
  • the pieces of ice thus produced can then be dispensed into a collecting container by the cooling fingers undergo a short-term heating.
  • the water trough is pivotable about an axis, so that the residual water contained therein after the production of the ice pieces can be poured off.
  • a sensing strip is present as a detection device, which serves to detect the level of the collecting container.
  • the ice pieces are produced by injecting water into a suitable ice tray, which is rotatable about an axis. After the water is frozen, the ice bowl is pivoted about its axis, with a finger during the rotation of the pieces of ice mechanically from the ice shell dissolves.
  • a light barrier which defines the upper level of the collecting container. If the light beam of the light barrier is interrupted, the production of the pieces of ice stagnates, which is implemented by a suitable control circuit. As long as the light barrier is not interrupted, ice pieces are still produced, which brings the aforementioned disadvantages. Again, the pieces of ice are therefore not produced as needed. A flexible adaptation of the production of ice cubes is therefore not possible.
  • the US 4,662,182 discloses a device for producing pieces of ice with a detection device for detecting the filling level.
  • the detection device disclosed here consists of a proximity switch, which is actuated by a lever mechanism.
  • the lever mechanism is designed so that falling ice cubes cause a movement on the lever, as long as it can swing freely in the container. If a high level blocks the lever, no movement is detected on the proximity switch, which detects a high level.
  • a device for the production of ice pieces comprising a detection device for detecting the level, which consists of a signal transmitter in the form of an infrared transmitter, four mirrors for deflecting the beam and a signal sensor.
  • a detection device for detecting the level which consists of a signal transmitter in the form of an infrared transmitter, four mirrors for deflecting the beam and a signal sensor.
  • two mirrors can be used in different angular positions, so that there is a corresponding position for the IR beam in the container.
  • a device for the production of ice pieces comprising a detection device for detecting the level, which consists of three superposed signal generators in the form of infrared transmitters, ultrasonic sources or lasers, and three correspondingly mounted signal pickups.
  • the invention thus presents the problem of providing a device for the production of ice pieces, in which a plurality of levels of the collecting container can be adjusted as needed.
  • a device for producing pieces of ice which has a Eis Shareer Wegungs driven and a collecting container for receiving the Eis Whyer Wegungs acquired pieces of ice and a detection device for detecting the level of the collecting container, according to the invention further developed such that the detection device consists of a signal generator and a signal sensor and the signal generator is designed adjustable.
  • a further apparatus for producing pieces of ice which has a Eis Shareer Wegungs driven and a collecting container for receiving the ice pieces generated in the Eis thoroughlyer Wegungs acquired and a detection device for detecting the level of the collecting container is characterized in that the detection device consists of a signal generator, a reflector and a signal sensor and the reflector is designed to be adjustable.
  • the advantages of the solutions according to the invention are to be seen in particular in the fact that the adjustability makes it possible to manufacture the pieces of ice as required, thereby achieving a significant energy saving.
  • the pieces of ice also show consistent quality and do not age anymore.
  • a sticking together of the ice pieces is also no longer to be feared, since the residence time is reduced in the sump.
  • the reflector which can be adjusted in addition to the signal generator or alternatively to the signal generator, a greater variety of possible designs is given overall, so that a device equipped with it can be made compact and, moreover, the ease of use can be optimized.
  • an apparatus for producing pieces of ice to be considered, in which the reflector is designed to be adjustable in its altitude and / or in its inclination. In this way, the maximum allowable level of the collecting container can be set individually by simple means.
  • the signal generator is designed to be adjustable in height and / or rotatable about an axis.
  • the subject of this solution is therefore not only a height adjustment, but also the rotatable or pivotal arrangement of the signal generator. This allows for optimal Adaptation to structural conditions.
  • the adjustment range of the maximum permissible filling level of the collecting container can be increased in this way. It is of particular advantage in the aforementioned solutions that they can be used independently of the sensors used. It is even conceivable retrofitting already existing devices with a suitable adjustment.
  • the signal generator or the reflector between at least two positions or is infinitely adjustable.
  • the user can choose between the mentioned settings, so that a very flexible production of the ice cubes is possible.
  • the signal generator or the reflector by means of a lever, a handle, a rotary switch or a screw can be adjusted.
  • the choice of one or the other control element depends on the comfort requirements or the structural conditions and is not limited to the examples mentioned.
  • the reflector has a planar, concave or convex shape. In this way, various settings of the level can be achieved in a simple manner with the help of optical laws.
  • a sound wave generating frequency generator an ultrasonic transmitter, an infrared transmitter or a laser
  • the reflector and the signal sensor are designed to correspond thereto.
  • other signaling devices are usable.
  • this could also be a pneumatic signal generator.
  • the corresponding design of the signal pickup and the reflector means that the reflector for processing the signals generated by the signal generator must be just as suitable as the signal sensor. The individual components must therefore fit together in order to function optimally.
  • a special embodiment variant of the invention consists in that the detection device is designed as a light barrier and the signal generator is a laser.
  • the detection device is designed as a light barrier and the signal generator is a laser.
  • the output signal of the detection device is used to control the production of the pieces of ice as a function of the detected filling level of the collecting container.
  • the output signal of the detection device is used to control the production of the pieces of ice as a function of the detected filling level of the collecting container.
  • FIG. 1 shows rather schematically the general and greatly simplified construction of an apparatus for the production of pieces of ice, in which a Eis GmbHmaschineer WegungsUNE 1 serves to produce the required pieces of ice 3.
  • the pieces of ice 3 produced in the ice-pieces production device 1 fall into a collection container 2 provided for this purpose, the level of which is produced with increasing quantity Ice pieces 3 rises.
  • a signal generator 4 is also present, which in the present case emits a laser beam 8.
  • the laser beam 8 strikes within the collecting container 2 a reflector 5 which reflects the light beam and directs it to a suitable signal receiver 6.
  • an output signal can be generated, which continues or interrupts the Eis Feution via a control.
  • the signal generator 4 can of course also be provided on the collecting container 2. Consequently, it does not necessarily have to be mounted below the ice-piece production device 1.
  • FIG. 2 goes out an apparatus for the production of ice pieces, which is not part of the invention and the largely identical to that in connection with the FIG. 1 described embodiment.
  • the difference here is that not the signal generator 4 is rotatable about an axis, but the reflector 5 is mounted pivotably about an axis in the collecting container 2.
  • the direction of movement of the rector 5 was indicated by the double arrow "B" in FIG. 2 characterized.
  • the laser beam 8 emitted by the signal generator 4 can be deflected by the reflector 5 in several, different directions.
  • at least two levels "min” and "max” are adjustable.
  • the level line may have an inclination.
  • the reflector may also have an optically curved surface.
  • FIG. 3 a third embodiment of a device for the production of ice pieces is shown, whose essential components are also identical in construction to the two solutions described above.
  • the decisive difference of this device is the ability to adjust the signal generator 4 in its height.
  • a guide of the signal generator 4 indicated, within which the signal generator can be moved in the direction of the double arrow "C".
  • the signal generator 4 can be moved in the direction of the double arrow "C”.
  • at least two different levels of the collecting container 2 can be detected, in turn, a maximum level by the solid, the laser beam 8 symbolizing line and the minimum level is illustrated by the dashed line of the laser beam 8.
  • these fill levels are marked with the terms "min” and "max”.
  • the signal generator 4 is displaceable in this solution only within its guide, but not pivotable about an axis. However, such a combination is of course also not excluded within the scope of the invention.

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  1. Système destiné à la fabrication de morceaux de glace, présentant un dispositif de production de morceaux de glace (1) et un récipient collecteur (2), destiné à recevoir les morceaux de glace (3) générés dans le dispositif de production de morceaux de glace (1), ainsi qu'un système de détection destiné à déterminer le niveau de remplissage du récipient collecteur (2), dans lequel le système de détection est composé d'un générateur de signaux (4) et d'un récepteur de signaux (6), dans lequel le générateur de signaux (4) est générateur de signaux (4) à effet pneumatique ou un générateur de fréquences générant une onde acoustique, ou bien est un émetteur d'ultrasons, un émetteur infrarouge ou encore un laser et le récepteur de signaux (6) est conçu en relation à cet effet, caractérisé en ce que le générateur de signaux (4) est conçu de manière à pouvoir être réglé.
  2. Système destiné à la fabrication de morceaux de glace selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le système de détection comprend en outre un réflecteur (5).
  3. Système destiné à la fabrication de morceaux de glace selon l'une des revendications précédemment citées, caractérisé en ce que le générateur de signaux (4) est réglable dans sa position en hauteur et/ou est conçu de manière à pouvoir pivoter autour d'un axe.
  4. Système destiné à la fabrication de morceaux de glace selon l'une des revendications précédemment citées, caractérisé en ce que le générateur de signaux (4) ou le réflecteur (5) est réglable en continu ou entre au moins deux positions.
  5. Système destiné à la fabrication de morceaux de glace selon l'une des revendications précédemment citées, caractérisé en ce que le générateur de signaux (4) ou le réflecteur (5) est réglable au moyen d'un levier, d'une poignée, d'un commutateur rotatif (7) ou d'une vis de réglage.
  6. Système destiné à la fabrication de morceaux de glace selon l'une des revendications précédemment citées, caractérisé en ce que le réflecteur (5) présente une forme plane, concave ou convexe.
  7. Système destiné à la fabrication de morceaux de glace selon l'une des revendications précédemment citées, caractérisé en ce que le système de détection est conçu comme une barrière lumineuse et le générateur de signaux (4) est un laser.
  8. Système destiné à la fabrication de morceaux de glace selon l'une des revendications précédemment citées, caractérisé en ce que le signal de sortie du système de détection est utilisable afin de procéder à la régulation de la production de morceaux de glace en fonction du niveau de remplissage déterminé du récipient collecteur (2).
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