Apparatus for Producing Ice Vessel

Abstract

The invention is an apparatus for producing an ice vessel, in which the lumps of ice spread uniformly so that each portion of the vessel can be molded uniformly. The invention includes a main body ( 20 ), upper mold and lower mold ( 24 and 26 ) mounted to the main body ( 20 ) and having convex portion ( 22 ) and concave portion ( 23 ) of shape of the ice vessel respectively so as to mold the ice vessel ( 18 ) by coupling the upper mold ( 24 ) or the lower mold ( 26 ) and pressing lumps of ice ( 2 ) poured into the molds ( 22 and 24 ), pushers ( 32 and 34 ) liftably mounted to the convex portion ( 22 ) of the upper mold ( 24 ), and resilient members ( 36 and 38 ) mounted to press the pushers ( 32 and 34 ) downward, wherein when the upper and lower molds ( 24 and 26 ) are coupled with each other, the pushers ( 32 and 34 ) push the lumps of ice ( 2 ) laterally in the concave portion ( 23 ) of the lower mold ( 26 ) so that the lumps of ice ( 2 ) are uniformly dispersed.

1 . An apparatus for producing an ice vessel, which includes a main body  20 , upper mold and lower mold  24  and  26  mounted to the main body  20  and having convex portion  22  and concave portion  23  of shape of the ice vessel respectively so as to mold the ice vessel  18  by coupling the upper mold  24  or the lower mold  26  and pressing lumps of ice  2  poured into the molds  22  and  24 , pushers  32  and  34  liftably mounted to the convex portion  22  of the upper mold  24 , and resilient members  36  and  38  mounted to press the pushers  32  and  34  downward, wherein when the upper and lower molds  24  and  26  are coupled with each other, the pushers  32  and  34  push the lumps of ice  2  laterally in the concave portion  23  of the lower mold  26  so that the lumps of ice  2  are uniformly dispersed. 
   
   
       2 . An apparatus for producing an ice vessel of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surfaces of the pushers  32  and  34  have convex middle portions projected downward, so that the bottom surfaces push the lumps of ice  2  laterally in the concave portion  23  of the lower mold  26  with ease. 
   
   
       3 . An apparatus for producing an ice vessel of  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the pushers  32  and  34  are composed of a rod member  32  and one or more cavity members  34  into which the rod member  32  is inserted in a concentric way, the rod member  32  and the cavity member  34  being pushed downward by the resilient members  36  and  38  and being inclined downward toward the center so that, when the molds  24  and  26  are coupled, the rod member  32  and the cavity member  34  sequentially pressing the lumps of ice  2  to push the lumps of ice  2  laterally. 
   
   
       4 . An apparatus for producing an ice vessel of  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the apparatus further include an ejector  40  mounted in the concave portion  23  of lower mold  26  and a resilient member  42  to push the ejector  40  upward, the concave portion  23  having a mounting portion  49  on which a vessel support  46  having a hole  48  formed in its middle portion is mounted so that when the lumps of ice  2  are poured on the vessel support  46  and the upper and lower molds  24  and  26  are coupled with each other, the ejector  40  is retracted into the lower mold  26  by pressure, and when the upper mold  24  rises, the ejector  40  is projected upward and pushes the molded ice vessel  18  upward thereby making the ice vessel  18  separated from the lower mold  26 . 
   
   
       5 . An apparatus for producing an ice vessel of  claim 1  or  2 , wherein a hole  50  is formed in the center of the concave portion  23  of the lower mold  26 , and the lower mold  26  is divided into parts around the hole  50 , so that the vessel support  54  having a leg member  52  could be mounted in the lower mold  26  with the leg member  52  inserted into the hole  50 , and the ice vessel  18  is integrally molded on the vessel support  54 .