WO2025068917A1

WO2025068917A1 - Pellet ice making device

Info

Publication number: WO2025068917A1
Application number: PCT/IB2024/059364
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jiangang Guo; Yongjia GUO
Original assignee: Shenzhen Sharkninja Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Sharkninja Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-09-26
Filing date: 2024-09-25
Publication date: 2025-04-03
Anticipated expiration: 2026-03-26
Also published as: CN220871189U

Abstract

An ice making device includes a first chamber including an inlet to receive ice, an ice shaver disposed within the first chamber to shave the ice, and a second chamber. The second chamber includes an open end to receive shaved ice from the first chamber and a discharge end. The ice making device further includes an extruder coupled to the discharge end including a plurality of openings to shape the shaved ice and an auger disposed within the second chamber configured to push the shaved ice towards the extruder and through the plurality of openings.

Description

PELLET ICE MAKING DEVICE

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS

[0001] The present application claims the benefit of priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202322616518.5, filed September 26, 2023, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

[0002] The present disclosure relates generally to ice making devices. In particular, the present disclosure relates to ice making devices that can process pre-formed ice material into pellet ice (e.g., nugget ice, etc.)

BACKGROUND

[00031 Ice making devices can be used to produce ice in various forms such as cubes, flakes, or pellets. Ice making devices can convert liquid water into solid ice through a freezing process. However, such devices cannot further process the formed ice, such as by shaving the ice and shaping the ice.

SUMMARY

10004] At least one aspect relates to an ice making device including a first chamber including an inlet to receive ice, an ice shaver disposed within the first chamber to shave the ice, a second chamber including an open end to receive shaved ice from the first chamber and a discharge end, an extruder coupled to the outlet including a plurality of openings to shape the shaved ice, and an auger disposed within the second chamber configured to push the shaved ice towards the extruder and through the plurality of openings.

[0005] At least one aspect relates to an ice making device including a housing including an inlet to receive ice and a base disposed within the housing. The base includes a first chamber including an opening aligned with the inlet and a second chamber. The second chamber includes an open end coupled to the first chamber and a discharge end. The ice making device further includes a first ice shaver disposed within the first chamber to shave the ice and an extruder coupled to the discharge end of the second chamber. The extruder includes a plurality of openings to shape shaved ice. The ice making device further includes an auger disposed within the second chamber configured to push the shaved ice within the second chamber towards the extruder and a drive assembly disposed within the housing. The drive assembly includes a motor coupled to the first ice shaver and the auger, the motor to drive the first ice shaver to rotate the ice and to drive the auger to push the shaved ice towards the extruder and through the plurality of openings.

[0006] At least one aspect relates to an ice making device including an inlet to receive ice and a base disposed within the housing. The base includes a first chamber including an opening aligned with the inlet and a second chamber disposed below the first chamber. The second chamber includes an open end coupled to the first chamber and a discharge end. The ice making device further includes a first ice shaver disposed within the first chamber to shave the ice including a first transmission shaft, an extruder coupled to the discharge end of the second chamber including a plurality of openings to shape shaved ice, and an auger disposed within the second chamber configured to push the shaved ice within the second chamber towards the extruder and through the plurality of openings. The ice making device further includes a drive assembly disposed within the housing. The drive assembly is coupled to the first ice shaver via the first transmission shaft and coupled to the auger and is configured to drive the first ice shaver and the auger to rotate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0007] FIG. 1 depicts a schematic diagram of an example of an ice making device.

[0008] FIG. 2 depicts a cross-sectional view of an example of an ice making device.

[0009] FIG. 3 depicts a partial perspective view of the ice making device of FIG. 2.

[0010] FIG. 4 depicts an exploded view of the ice making device of FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0011] Following below are more detailed descriptions of various concepts related to, and implementations of, methods, apparatuses, and systems of ice making devices. The various concepts introduced above and discussed in greater detail below can be implemented in any of numerous ways. [00121 Ice making devices (e.g., portable ice makers, ice making appliance, built-in ice makers, commercial ice makers, etc.) can be used to produce ice in a particular form, such as cubes, or large blocks (e.g., pre-formed ice). It can be useful to further process or transform the ice into a different form or size (e.g., a target structure). Such forms can have target characteristics suited for a particular usage. For example, it can be useful to process the pre-formed ice into pellet ice, to obtain a softer and porous ice that can more effectively cool a beverage, or be more enjoyable to chew. While some ice making devices include mechanisms to freeze water into shapes including cubes, such mechanisms can become complex or require a large housing, or multiple separate housings, for ice shaving and ice forming. The ice making devices can require moving pre-formed ice to a separate location for ice shaving and ice forming.

[0013] Ice making devices in accordance with the present disclosure can be provided in a single compact housing. The ice making device can include an ice shaver disposed above an auger that moves shaved ice towards an extruder to form the ice. This configuration can simplify the process flow of processing ice (e.g., shaving ice, forming ice, etc.) and reduce the distance pre-formed ice must travel in a process flow, allowing the device to maintain a small form factor. A small form factor can allow the device to be placed in areas with space constraints (e.g., countertop space, storage space, kitchens, etc.) and to be portable.

|0014] Some ice making devices process ice in discrete batches (e.g., ice is produced in a batch and undergoes a full process flow before the next batch is produced.). For example, pre-formed ice can be held in a hopper, and the device can process a set amount (e.g., a batch) of pre-formed ice at a time, (e.g., by volume, by weight, etc.). These devices have limited ability to continually process (e.g., with no downtime) ice.

10015] Ice making devices in accordance with the present disclosure can provide continuous processing of ice. The ice making device includes an auger that continuously pushes ice towards an extruder to form the ice. This can allow for uninterrupted, steady, and consistent processing of ice. Continuous processing of ice further allows the ice making device to be better suited for high-volume production. The present disclosure relates to ice making devices that can process pre-formed ice to form shaved ice and shape the shaved ice. The ice making device receives pre-formed ice, and an ice shaver shaves the pre-formed ice to form shaved ice. The shaved ice is received within a chamber in which an auger pushes the shaved ice towards an extruder, compressing the shaved ice. The shaved ice is extruded through openings in the extruder that shape the shaved ice into pellet ice. The ice shaver and the auger are driven to rotate by a shared drive assembly.

[0016] FIG. 1 depicts an example of an ice making device 100 (e.g., ice making appliance, ice maker, ice making system, built-in ice maker, etc.) The components as illustrated in FIG. 1 can be disposed within a housing (e.g., housing 302 of FIG. 3), which can be positioned separately from other refrigeration devices in a space, such as to provide the ice making device 100 as a stand-alone device. In some implementations, the ice making device 100 can be integrated into another ice making system.

[0017] The ice making device 100 can include a first chamber 104. The first chamber 104 can receive ice (e.g., pre-formed ice, ice cubes, ice blocks, etc.). The ice can be received from a structure that performs a refrigeration cycle (e.g., an ice generator) to freeze water to form the ice. In some implementations, the ice is produced by a device separate from the ice making device 100. In some implementations, the ice is formed by another portion of the ice making device 100 (not shown). The ice making device 100 can perform various operations (e.g., processing, shaving, forming, etc.) on the ice.

[0018] The ice making device 100 can include an ice shaver 112 within the first chamber 104. The ice shaver 112 can process ice within the first chamber 104. For example, the ice shaver 112 can remove thin layers of ice (e.g., cutting, scraping, slicing, etc.) ice to produce shaved ice (e.g., flaked ice, etc.). In some implementations, the ice shaver 112 can rotate within the first chamber 104 to shave the ice.

[0019] The ice making device 100 can include a second chamber 108. The second chamber 108 can receive shaved ice produced by the ice shaver 112 in the first chamber 104. The second chamber 108 can receive shaved ice from the first chamber 104 and discharge the shaved ice to be formed. For example, the second chamber 108 can be fluidly connected to the first chamber 104 via an open end of the second chamber 108. In some implementations, the second chamber 108 can be integrally formed with the first chamber 104, or can be separate from, and coupled (e.g., attached, connected, etc.) to the first chamber 104. The second chamber 108 can be disposed below the first chamber 104 to allow shaved ice to be directed at least partially by gravity into the second chamber 108, as depicted in FIG. 2.

[0020] Referring further to FIG. 1, the ice making device 100 can include an extruder 120 coupled to the second chamber 108. The extruder 120 can shape the shaved ice from the second chamber 108 into a target shape ice (e.g., output ice, processed ice, pellet ice, etc.). The extruder 120 can be, or include a die, and shapes the shaved ice into target shape ice (e.g., output ice, processed ice, pellet ice, etc.), as it passes through the extruder 120. Shaved ice is discharged from the second chamber 108 and pushed through openings (e.g., plurality of openings 220 as depicted in FIG. 2) to shape, or form, the shaved ice into the target shape ice.

[00211 The ice making device 100 can include an auger 116 within the second chamber 108. The auger 116 can receive the shaved ice from the first chamber 104 and rotate within the second chamber 108 to move the shaved ice out of the second chamber 108. The auger 116 can cause a pushing force to be exerted on the shaved ice to compress the shaved ice within the second chamber 108. The auger 116 can discharge the shaved ice out of the second chamber 108 and into the extruder 120.

[0022] The ice making device 100 can include a drive assembly 122 coupled to the ice shaver 112 and the auger 116. The drive assembly 122 can drive the ice shaver 112 and the auger 116 to operate the ice making device 100. For example, the ice making device 100 can drive the ice shaver 112 and the auger 116 to rotate, as depicted in FIGS. 2-4. In some implementations, the drive assembly 122 can be used to simultaneously drive the ice shaver 112 and the auger 116.

[0023] FIG. 2 depicts an example of the ice making device 100. The ice making device 100 can include a housing 202, such as a shell or a casing. The housing 202 defines an internal cavity, and can house (e.g., contain, enclose, encase, etc.) various components of the ice making device 100. As depicted in FIG. 4, the housing 202 can include an inlet 404 to receive ice (e.g., pre-formed ice, ice cubes, etc.). In some implementations, the housing 202 is integrally formed. In some implementations, the housing 201 can be formed of multiple segments coupled (e.g., fastened, fixed, attached, adhered, etc.) together. For example, as depicted in FIG. 4, the housing 202 can include an upper shell 402, a lower shell 204, and a rear shell 206.

[00241 Referring further to FIGS. 2 and 4, the ice making device 100 can include a base 230. The base 230 can be disposed within the housing 202. The base 230 houses the components used to process (e.g., shave, form, etc.) the ice. The base 230 can include the first chamber 104. The first chamber 104 can include an opening 240 aligned with the inlet 404 to receive ice (e.g., pre-formed ice, ice cubes, etc.). The opening 240 can align with the inlet 404 such that ice travels through the inlet 404 and through the opening 240.

[0025] The base 230 can include the second chamber 108. The second chamber 108 can be fluidly connected to the first chamber 104. The second chamber 108 can include an open end 280 coupled to the first chamber 104. Ice from the first chamber 104 can be received through the open end 280. The second chamber 108 can include a discharge end 282 (e.g., exit, output, outflow, release, etc.). Ice is discharged from the second chamber 108 from the discharge end 282. A flow path for ice can extend between the first chamber 104 and the second chamber 108 through the open end 280 of the second chamber 108 and out of the second chamber 108 through the discharge end 282.

[0026] Referring further to FIG. 2, the ice making device 100 can include the extruder 120. The extruder 120 can be coupled to the base 230 at the discharge end 282 of the second chamber 108. The extruder 120 can include a plurality of openings 220 to cause ice to be formed into the target shape ice, such as based on a structure of the plurality of openings 220. For example, the extruder 120 can extrude ice into pellets. The plurality of openings 220 can extend along or be parallel with a longitudinal axis 284 of the second chamber 108. As depicted in FIG. 2, the openings 220 can decrease in width or diameter in a direction away from the auger 116.

[0027] The ice making device 100 can include the ice shaver 112 (e.g., first ice shaver). The ice shaver 112 can be disposed within the first chamber 104. For example, the ice shaver 112 can at least partially face the inlet 404, such as to be oriented to receive ice via the inlet 404. In some implementations, the ice shaver 112 can rotate within the first chamber 104 about a rotation axis 276 to shave the ice. The ice shaver 112 can include one or more blades 272 (e.g., slicers, shavers, graters, knives, etc.) configured to remove thin layers of ice as the ice shaver 112 rotates. In some implementations, the one or more blades 212 can be serrated, or can include flat blades, dual blades, adjustable blades, and/or pyramid blades.

[0028[ As depicted in FIG. 4, the ice making device 100 can include a second ice shaver 412. The second ice shaver 412 can be disposed within the first chamber 104. The second ice shaver 412 can be functionally and/or structurally similar to the ice shaver 112. For example, the second ice shaver can include one or more blades 472 to shave ice. In some implementations, the one or more blades 472 can be serrated, or can include flat blades, dual blades, adjustable blades, and/or pyramid blades. Providing a second ice shaver 412 can provide a more effective and efficient ice shaving process.

[0029| In some implementations, the ice shaver 112 and the second ice shaver 412 are arranged side by side, such as to be arranged about parallel axes and in adjacent positions. The ice shaver 112 can rotate about a first axis (e.g., rotation axis 276 of FIG. 3). The second ice shaver 412 can rotate about a second axis (e.g., rotation axis 376 of FIG. 3) parallel to the first axis. In some implementations, the one or more blades 272 of the ice shaver 112 and the one or more blades 472 of the second ice shaver 412 are arranged to face opposite one another. Changing a number of blades or a rotation speed of the ice shaver 112 and/or the second ice shaver 412 can cause the output of the ice shaving process to be adjusted.

[0030| Referring further to FIG. 2, the ice making device 100 can include the auger 116. The auger 116 is disposed within the second chamber 108. The auger 116 can include a central shaft 264 that defines a rotation axis of the auger 116. The auger 116 can rotate within the second chamber 108. For example, the auger 116 may rotate about an axis coaxial with a longitudinal axis 284 of the second chamber 108. The auger 116 can include a helical screw blade 268 (e.g., a flight) that extends across a length of the second chamber 108. The helical screw blade 268 allows the shaved ice to move along a length of the central shaft 264 as the auger 116 rotates. The helical screw blade 268 can allow for shaved ice to be conveyed from the open end 280 of the second chamber 108 to the discharge end 282 of the second chamber 108. The helical screw blade 268 can allow for continuous movement of the shaved ice relative to the rotation axis of the auger 116.

[0031 ] Rotation of the auger 116 can create a pushing force on the shaved ice. For example, the auger 116 can compress the shaved ice through the second chamber 108 along the longitudinal axis 284 towards the extruder 120 and through the plurality of openings 220 to form the target shape ice. The pressure caused by the auger 116 can allow for a steady, uniform flow of shaved ice to move through the extruder 120 and can facilitate shaping of the shaved ice into the target shape ice. In some implementations, a pitch and width of the helical screw blade 268 can be adjusted based on desired extrusion parameters. Advantageously, the rate at which the target shape ice is produced can be controlled by adjusting the rotational speed of the auger 116. [00321 The auger 116 can cause shaved ice to be extruded out of plurality of openings 220. The extruded ice can exit the plurality of openings 220 in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis 262 of the second chamber 108. Ice can be continually extruded until the ice contacts an inner wall of the housing 202. For example, a distance between an inner wall of the lower shell 204 and the extruder 120 can be used to control a length of the target shape ice as it is extruded through the plurality of openings 220. In some implementations, the housing 202 can include an outlet 408 proximate the plurality of openings 220 to allow the target shape ice to be removed from the ice making device 100. In some implementations, the target shape ice can move through the outlet 408 into a storage container or other vessel.

[0033| In some implementations, the extruder 120 can include a cutting column 222 (e.g., a member, a shaft). The cutting column 222 can allow for a length of the extruded ice to be controlled and can continually operate in synchronization with the extrusion process. The cutting column 222 can include an angled surface 224 that faces the plurality of openings 220. As ice is extruded through the plurality of openings 220, the ice is extruded to a set length in which it contacts the angled surface 224 of the cutting column 222, which cuts (e.g., breaks) the ice. For example, the cutting column 222 can be outward from the extruder 120 relative to the auger 116, such as for the extruder 120 to be between the cutting column 222 and the auger 116. The cutting column 222 can allow for ice forming (e.g., shaping, extruding, the extrusion process) to be combined with cutting into a single process, which can provide a more compact design, reduce energy use, and increase overall output of the ice making device 100.

10034 [ In some implementations, the cutting column 222 can provide target shape ice pieces of within predetermined range of lengths (e.g., an acceptable variance, etc.). For example, the target shape ice pieces may have a length that are and/or appear visually similar (e.g., uniform) to a user. In such implementations, the angled surface 224 of the cutting column 132 can be set at uniform distance from each opening of the plurality of openings 220. The uniform distance can be used to define a length for the target shape ice pieces, as the ice is extruded to the uniform distance and contacts the angled surface 224, breaking the extruded ice into a piece having a length corresponding to the uniform distance. For example, the plurality of openings 220 can be arranged about the cutting column 222. This arrangement can allow for even distribution of pressure and force across the plurality of openings 220, and allow for ice to be pushed out evenly. Ice can be continually extruded out of the plurality of openings 220 and directly cut by the cutting column 222 as it is extruded, allowing the ice making device 100 more efficiently produce the target shape ice.

[0035] The ice making device 100 can include the drive assembly 122. The drive assembly 122 can be coupled to the ice shaver 112 and the auger 116. The drive assembly 122 can drive the ice shaver 112 to rotate within the first chamber 104 and shave ice. The drive assembly 122 can drive the auger 116 to rotate within the second chamber 108 and extrude shaved ice out of the second chamber 108 through the plurality of openings 220 of the extruder 120 to form the target shape ice. In some implementations, the drive assembly 122 can cause the ice shaver 112 and the auger 116 to be driven synchronously.

Advantageously, as the ice shaver 112 and the auger 116 can be driven by the same drive assembly 122, the ice making device 100 can be simpler to operate, and more cost effective to operate and produce.

[0036] As depicted in FIG. 3, the drive assembly 122 can include a motor 322. The motor 322 can drive the ice shaver 112 and the auger 116. The drive assembly 122 can include a gear box 326. The motor 322 can drive the gear box 326, such as through an output shaft. The gear box 326 can then drive the ice shaver 112 and the auger 116. In some implementations, the drive assembly 122 further includes a reduction gear box (e.g., reducer box, etc.) 324. For example, the motor 322 can drive the reduction gear box 324, and the reduction gear box 324 can drive the gear box 326. The gear box 326 can then drive the ice shaver 112 and the auger 116. In some implementations, the gear box 327 can drive the ice shaver 112, the second ice shaver 412, and the auger 116.

[0037] As depicted in FIG. 4, the ice shaver 112 can be coupled to the drive assembly 122 by a first transmission shaft 274. The ice shaver 112 can be rotated by the first transmission shaft 274 about a rotation axis 276 defined by the first transmission shaft 274. In some implementations, the rotation axis 276 about which the ice shaver 112 rotates is parallel to the rotation axis of the auger 116. In some implementations, the second ice shaver 412 can be coupled to the drive assembly 122 through a second transmission shaft 474. The second ice shaver 412 can be rotated by the second transmission shaft 474. The second ice shaver 412 can be rotated by the second transmission shaft 474 about a rotation axis 376 defined by the second transmission shaft 474. In some implementations, the rotation axis 276 of the ice shaver 112 can be parallel to the rotation axis 376 of the second ice shaver 412. In some implementations, an inner wall of the first chamber 104 includes a first recess 442 and a second recess 444. A first end of the first transmission shaft 274 can be positioned within the first recess 442 and a second end of the first transmission shaft 274 can extend through the base 230 and couple to the drive assembly 122. A first end of the second transmission shaft 474 can be positioned within the second recess 444 and a second end of the second transmission shaft 474 can extend through the base 230 and couple to the drive assembly 122.

[0038] The auger 116 can be coupled to the coupled to the drive assembly 122 by the central shaft 264. The auger 116 can rotate about the central shaft 264. In some implementations, cutting column can include a hole 422. A first end of the central shaft 264 can pass through the hole 422 and a second end of the central shaft 264 couples to the drive assembly 122.

[0039] In some implementations, the base 230 can include a rear cover 482 coupled to an end of the base 230 opposite the discharge end 282 of the second chamber 108. The rear cover 482 can seal the first chamber 104 and the second chamber 108. The rear cover 482 can include a first positioning hole 484 for the first transmission shaft 274 to extend through, a second positioning hole 486 for the second transmission shaft 474 to extend through, and a third positioning hole 488 for the central shaft 264 to extend through. The positioning holes can facilitate assembly of ice making device 100.

|0040] Referring further to FIG. 4, the drive assembly 122 can include a gear box 326. The gear box 326 can include an outer casing that houses gears used to drive the ice making device 100. In some implementations, the gear box 326 can include a front cover 452 and a rear cover 454 coupled to the front cover 452. A cavity can be formed between the front cover 452 and the rear cover 454, allowing the gear box 326 to house the gears used to drive the ice making device 100. In some implementations, the front cover 452 includes openings for the first transmission shaft 274 the second transmission shaft 474, and the central shaft 264 of the auger 116 to pass through.

[0041 ] The gear box 326 can include an output gear 436 driven by the motor 322. The output gear 436 can engage a transmission gear 435. The transmission gear 435 can engage with gears used to drive the ice shaver 112 and/or the second ice shaver 412 and can engage with gears used to drive the auger 116. In some implementations, the gear box 326 can include a first shaving gear 431 coupled to the first transmission shaft 274, a second shaving gear 432 coupled to the second transmission shaft 474, a first extrusion gear 433 coupled to the auger 116, and a second extrusion gear 434 engaged with the first extrusion gear 433. The output gear 436 can engage with the transmission gear 435 and the second extrusion gear 434. The transmission gear 435 can engage the second shaving gear 432. The first extrusion gear 433 is engaged with the first shaving gear 431 and the second shaving gear 432. This gear configuration can allow the motor 322 to drive the output gear 436 and synchronously and simultaneously rotate the first shaving gear 431 to drive the ice shaver 112, the second shaving gear 432 to drive the second ice shaver 412, and the first extrusion gear 433 and the second extrusion gear 434 to drive the auger 116.

[004 1 As utilized herein with respect to numerical ranges, the terms “approximately,” “about,” “substantially,” and similar terms generally mean +/- 10% of the disclosed values, unless specified otherwise. As utilized herein with respect to structural features (e.g., to describe shape, size, orientation, direction, relative position, etc.), the terms “approximately,” “about,” “substantially,” and similar terms are meant to cover minor variations in structure that can result from, for example, the manufacturing or assembly process and are intended to have a broad meaning in harmony with the common and accepted usage by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the subject matter of this disclosure pertains . Accordingly, these terms should be interpreted as indicating that insubstantial or inconsequential modifications or alterations of the subject matter described and claimed are considered to be within the scope of the disclosure as recited in the appended claims.

10043 J It should be noted that the term “exemplary” and variations thereof, as used herein to describe various implementations, are intended to indicate that such implementations are possible examples, representations, or illustrations of possible implementations (and such terms are not intended to connote that such implementations are necessarily extraordinary or superlative examples).

[0044] The term “coupled” and variations thereof, as used herein, means the joining of two members directly or indirectly to one another. Such joining can be stationary (e.g., permanent or fixed) or moveable (e.g., removable or releasable). Such joining can be achieved with the two members coupled directly to each other, with the two members coupled to each other using a separate intervening member and any additional intermediate members coupled with one another, or with the two members coupled to each other using an intervening member that is integrally formed as a single unitary body with one of the two members. If “coupled” or variations thereof are modified by an additional term (e.g., directly coupled), the generic definition of “coupled” provided above is modified by the plain language meaning of the additional term (e.g., “directly coupled” means the joining of two members without any separate intervening member), resulting in a narrower definition than the generic definition of “coupled” provided above. Such coupling can be mechanical, electrical, or fluidic.

10045] References herein to the positions of elements (e.g., “top,” “bottom,” “above,” “below”) are merely used to describe the orientation of various elements in the FIGURES. It should be noted that the orientation of various elements can differ according to other implementations, and that such variations are intended to be encompassed by the present disclosure.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. An ice making device, comprising: a first chamber comprising an inlet to receive ice; an ice shaver disposed within the first chamber to shave the ice; a second chamber comprising an open end to receive the shaved ice from the first chamber, and a discharge end; an extruder coupled to the discharge end, the extruder comprising a plurality of openings to shape the shaved ice; and an auger disposed within the second chamber, the auger configured to push the shaved ice towards the extruder and through the plurality of openings.

2. The ice making device of claim 1, wherein the ice shaver is configured to rotate within the first chamber and comprises at least one blade.

3. The ice making device of claim 1, wherein the ice shaver is a first ice shaver arranged along a first axis, the ice making device comprising a second ice shaver disposed within the first shaver and arranged along a second axis parallel with the first axis.

4. The ice making device of claim 1, further comprising a drive assembly coupled to the ice shaver and the auger, the drive assembly comprising a motor driving the ice shaver to shave the ice and to drive the auger to push the shaved ice towards the extruder and through the plurality of openings.

5. The ice making device of claim 1, further comprising a motor coupled to the ice shaver and to the auger to drive the ice shaver and the auger synchronously.

6. The ice making device of claim 1, wherein the extruder further comprises a cutting column comprising an angled surface facing the plurality of openings such that ice extruded through the plurality of openings is cut when it contacts the angled surface.

7. The ice making device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged about the cutting column.

8. An ice making device, comprising: a housing comprising an inlet to receive ice; a base disposed within the housing, the base comprising: a first chamber comprising an opening aligned with the inlet; a second chamber comprising an open end coupled to the first chamber and a discharge end; and a first ice shaver disposed within the first chamber to shave the ice; an extruder coupled to the discharge end of the second chamber comprising a plurality of openings to shape the shaved ice; an auger disposed within the second chamber configured to push the shaved ice within the second chamber towards the extruder; and a drive assembly disposed within the housing, the drive assembly coupled to the first ice shaver and the auger, the drive assembly to drive the first ice shaver to shave the ice and to drive the auger to push the shaved ice towards the extruder and through the plurality of openings.

9. The ice making device of claim 8, further comprising a second ice shaver disposed within the first chamber to shave ice, wherein the first ice shaver and the second ice shaver are arranged such that the first ice shaver rotates about a first axis and the second ice shaver rotates about a second axis parallel to the first axis.

10. The ice making device of claim 8, wherein the drive assembly comprises: a motor; a reduction box driven by the motor; and a gear box driven by the reduction box, the gear box coupled to the first ice shaver and the auger.

11. The ice making device of claim 8, wherein the housing further comprises an outlet proximate the plurality of openings.

12. The ice making device of claim 8, wherein the housing comprises: an upper shell comprising the inlet; a rear shell; and a lower shell comprising an outlet proximate the plurality of openings, wherein a distance between an inner wall of the lower shell and the extruder determines a length of ice extruded through the plurality of openings.

13. The ice making device of claim 8, wherein the extruder further comprises a cutting column comprising an angled surface facing the plurality of openings such that ice extruded through the plurality of openings is cut responsive to contact with the angled surface.

14. The ice making device of claim 8, wherein the extruder is to form the shaved ice into at least one of granular ice or particle ice.

15. An ice making device, comprising: a housing comprising an inlet to receive ice; a base disposed within the housing, the base comprising: a first chamber comprising an opening aligned with the inlet; a second chamber disposed below the first chamber, the second chamber comprising an open end coupled to the first chamber and a discharge end; a first ice shaver disposed within the first chamber to shave the ice comprising a first transmission shaft; an extruder coupled to the discharge end of the second chamber comprising a plurality of openings to shape shaved ice; an auger disposed within the second chamber configured to push the shaved ice within the second chamber towards the extruder and through the plurality of openings; and a drive assembly disposed within the housing and coupled to the first ice shaver via the first transmission shaft and coupled to the auger, the drive assembly configured to drive the first ice shaver and the auger to rotate.

16. The ice making device of claim 15, wherein the drive assembly comprises a motor driving a gear box coupled to the first transmission shaft and the auger.

17. The ice making device of claim 15, further comprising a second ice shaver in the first chamber, the second ice shaver to shave the ice, the second ice shaver comprising a second transmission shaft.

18. The ice making device of claim 15, further comprising a second ice shaver disposed within the first chamber to shave the ice and comprising a second transmission shaft, and wherein the drive assembly comprises: a motor; and a gear box comprising: an output gear driven by the motor; a transmission gear; a first shaving gear coupled to the first transmission shaft; a second shaving gear coupled to the second transmission shaft; and a first extrusion gear coupled to the auger and a second extrusion gear engaged with the first extrusion gear, the output gear engaged with the transmission gear and the second extrusion gear, the first extrusion gear engaged with the first shaving gear and the second shaving gear, and the transmission gear engaged with the second shaving gear.

19. The ice making device of claim 18, wherein the gear box further comprises a front cover coupled to a back cover.

20. The ice making device of claim 17, wherein the base further comprises a rear cover coupled to an end of the base opposite the open end of the second chamber, the rear cover comprising a first positioning hole for the first transmission shaft to extend through, a second positioning hole for the second transmission shaft to extend through, and a third positioning hole for the auger to extend through.