Patent ID: 7441720
Filing Date: 2008-10-28
Classification: F25C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An ice-crusher ( 10 ) comprising a grinding hole ( 15 ) which includes a feeding collar ( 16 ) to which a lever ( 18 ) is hinged to push ice towards a cutting and/or crushing unit, characterized in that said cutting and/or crushing unit includes at least a rotating disc ( 23 ) to which a cutting blade ( 25 ) is attached, wherein the distance of said cutting blade ( 25 ) from the rotating disc ( 23 ) can be set axially by the user in order to break up ice into pieces of different thickness and/or size wherein said cutting and/or crushing unit is driven by a driving shaft ( 26 ) which is connected with a manifold motor ( 34 ) by means of a belt ( 39 ) said motor ( 34 ) is positioned horizontally and is staggered relative to the driving shaft ( 26 ) to leave room for inserting from outside into an external covering ( 13 ) of the device ( 10 ) a tool for regulating the thickness of the ground ice in that said driving shaft ( 26 ) is locked in its position by a locking ring nut ( 35 ), inside of which is provided a thickness regulation means ( 36 ) which is integral with said driving shaft ( 26 ) and a thickness regulation bush ( 37 ) which is adjacent to the cutting and/or crushing unit, so that an operator can act on said thickness regulation means ( 36 ) with a regulation key from outside the covering ( 13 ) to regulate axially the distance of the rotating disc ( 23 ) from the cutting blade ( 25 ).