A food material cutting assembly, a vegetable cutting module and a vegetable cutter

Abstract

The application discloses a food material cutting assembly, which comprises a cutter disc (1) and a cutter (2). The cutter disc (1) is provided with a mounting hole (11) penetrating through the surface. The cutter (2) is arranged at the mounting hole (11). The mounting hole (11) is characterized in that the number of the mounting hole (11) is one pair, which are respectively a first mounting hole (11a) and a second mounting hole (11b). The cutter (2) arranged at the first mounting hole (11a) is a first cutter (2a), and the cutter (2) arranged at the second mounting hole (11b) is a second cutter (2b). The feeding direction of the material guiding channel (20) of the first cutter (2a) is opposite to the feeding direction of the material guiding channel (20) of the second cutter (2b). The application further discloses a vegetable cutting module and a vegetable cutter provided with the food material cutting assembly. Compared with the prior art, the food material cutting assembly of the application can conveniently realize cutting of food materials with two specifications.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of kitchen equipment technology, specifically to a food cutting component, a vegetable cutting module, and a vegetable cutting machine. Background Technology

[0002] In general food processing, some packaged foods are processed into slices or shreds for packaging and sale. When processing food manually, a kitchen knife is needed. However, kitchen knives are small and can only process a limited amount, making the processing of vegetables and other foods inefficient. Furthermore, careless use can injure fingers. Especially when processing large quantities, kitchen knives are very impractical, not only inefficient but also easily damaged, wasting a lot of manpower and resources.

[0003] Therefore, some vegetable cutters have appeared on the market. These cutters mainly consist of a drive component and a cutting component. The drive component drives the cutting component to rotate and cut the food, and the cutting shape depends primarily on the design of the cutting component. For example, Chinese utility model patent application number CN202122205562.8 (publication number CN215743873U), entitled "A Vegetable Cutter Blade Disc Type Cutting Component and a Small Vegetable Cutter," discloses a cutting component with slicing function. Chinese utility model patent application number CN202123432673.9 (publication number CN216505289U), entitled "A Shredding Blade Disc," discloses a cutting component with shredding function.

[0004] However, for the aforementioned cutting components, the same set of cutting components can only cut one type of food, not two types of food. This can only be achieved by replacing the entire cutting component or by replacing the blades individually, which is cumbersome. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The first technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a food cutting component that facilitates the cutting of two sizes of food, in light of the current state of the prior art.

[0006] The second technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a vegetable cutting module that uses the above-mentioned food cutting components.

[0007] The third technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a vegetable cutter that incorporates the above-mentioned vegetable cutting module.

[0008] The technical solution adopted by this invention to solve the first technical problem mentioned above is as follows: a food cutting component, including a blade disc, with a through-hole on its surface, having an inlet side and an outlet side located at both ends of the inlet; and

[0009] The cutting tool is located at the mounting port and has a guide channel that extends obliquely from the feed side to the discharge side of the cutting disc along the circumference of the cutting disc. The entrance of the guide channel is a long strip extending from the middle position of the cutting disc to the periphery, and a first cutting edge is provided on the edge of the entrance away from the cutting disc.

[0010] The feature is that: the number of the mounting ports is a pair, respectively referred to as the first mounting port and the second mounting port; the cutting tool corresponds one-to-one with the mounting port; the cutting tool located at the first mounting port is referred to as the first cutting tool; and the cutting tool located at the second mounting port is referred to as the second cutting tool.

[0011] The feeding direction of the guide channel of the first tool is opposite to that of the guide channel of the second tool. The distance between the first cutting edge of the first tool and the cutter head is denoted as D1, and the distance between the first cutting edge of the second tool and the cutter head is denoted as D2. The values ​​of D1 and D2 are different.

[0012] In order to cut the food into shreds, at least two second blades are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the first blade on the moving path of the food from the feed side of the cutting disc to the discharge side through the guide channel. The end of the second blade facing the feed side of the cutting disc has a second blade.

[0013] In order to cut ingredients of different thicknesses, the distance between two adjacent second blades of the first knife is H1, and the distance between two adjacent second blades of the second knife is H2, with different values ​​for H1 and H2.

[0014] To ensure that the length and width of the cross-section of the filamentous ingredients are as similar as possible, D1 < D2, H1 < H2.

[0015] To facilitate the installation of the cutting tool, the cutting tool includes a first cutting component and a second cutting component respectively installed on the feed side and discharge side of the cutting disc, and a material guiding channel is formed between the opposing surfaces of the first cutting component and the second cutting component.

[0016] To facilitate the formation of the first cutting edge, the first cutting element includes:

[0017] The first tool holder is connected to the surface of the feed side of the tool disc; and

[0018] The first blade has its tail mounted on the first blade holder and its head having the first cutting edge.

[0019] To simplify the tool structure, the first tool and the second tool share the same first tool holder.

[0020] To facilitate the installation of the first blade on the first tool holder, the outer side of the first tool holder has a first mounting groove and a second mounting groove on both sides along the circumference of the tool disc, respectively for mounting the first blades of the first tool and the second tool.

[0021] To facilitate the use of the first blade as a universal component, the first blades of the first and second cutting tools are the same size, and the distance between the bottom surface of the first and second mounting slots and the cutter head is different.

[0022] To prevent the knife from getting stuck with the food, the outer side of the first knife holder has an inclined transition surface, which smoothly connects with the outer side of the first blade of the first knife and the second knife on both sides of the circumference of the knife disc.

[0023] To facilitate the installation of the second blade, the second cutting element includes:

[0024] The second cutter holder, connected to the surface of the cutter head on the discharge side, has a boss that extends into the mounting opening; and

[0025] The second blade is mounted on the end face of the boss portion of the second blade holder.

[0026] To prevent the cut food from entering the feed channel and to prevent the food from accumulating on the end face of the boss, the end face of the boss is flush with the surface of the feed side of the cutter head.

[0027] To facilitate the switching between slicing and shredding modes, each of the second blades is detachably connected to the second blade holder.

[0028] To facilitate biting into the food, the first blade is convex and curved.

[0029] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the second technical problem mentioned above is: a vegetable cutting module using the above-mentioned food cutting components, characterized in that: it includes...

[0030] knife holder; and

[0031] The rotating shaft is mounted on the tool holder in a manner that allows it to rotate about its own axis;

[0032] The cutter head is fixed relative to the rotating shaft and arranged coaxially with the rotating shaft.

[0033] To facilitate the feeding and discharging of ingredients, the rotating shaft is basically horizontally arranged. The blade holder includes a receiving box and a hopper located on the side of the receiving box and connected to the inner cavity of the receiving box. The bottom of the receiving box has a discharge port. The ingredient cutting component is located inside the receiving box. The blade disc is arranged near the discharge end of the hopper, and the hopper and discharge port are located on the feeding side and discharge side of the blade disc, respectively.

[0034] To ensure that the cutting direction of the food cutting component is downward, so that the food does not need to be held by hand during cutting, the vertical plane where the rotating shaft is located divides the blade disc into a first zone and a second zone. There are two hoppers, which are respectively located in the first and second zones of the blade disc.

[0035] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the third technical problem mentioned above is: a vegetable cutter, characterized in that: it applies the above-mentioned vegetable cutting module.

[0036] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are as follows: by setting the first blade and the second blade at the first mounting port and the second mounting port of the blade disc respectively, the feeding direction of the feeding channel of the first blade is opposite to that of the feeding direction of the feeding channel of the second blade, and the distance between the first blade located at the inlet of the feeding channel and the blade disc is different for each blade, so that two specifications of food can be cut and prepared when the blade disc rotates forward and reverse. Attached Figure Description

[0037] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the vegetable cutting module in an embodiment of the vegetable cutting machine of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A longitudinal sectional view;

[0039] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional structural diagram of the food cutting component;

[0040] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A three-dimensional exploded view;

[0041] Figure 5 for Figure 3 A cross-sectional view (dashed arrows indicate the direction of food movement);

[0042] Figure 6 for Figure 3 The left view. Detailed Implementation

[0043] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0044] like Figures 1 to 6The figure shows a preferred embodiment of the vegetable cutter of the present invention. The vegetable cutter includes a housing (not shown) and a vegetable cutting module disposed inside the housing.

[0045] The outer shell typically serves to protect the vegetable cutting module.

[0046] The vegetable cutting module includes a knife holder 3, a rotating shaft 4, and a food cutting component 10.

[0047] The tool holder 3 includes a receiving box 31 and a hopper 32 located on the left side of the receiving box 31 and connected to the inner cavity of the receiving box 31. The bottom of the receiving box 31 has a discharge port 311.

[0048] The rotating shaft 4 extends basically in the left-right direction, and its left and right ends are respectively rotatably connected to the left and right side walls of the receiving box 31.

[0049] The food cutting component 10 is located inside the container 31 and includes a cutting disc 1 and a cutting knife 2.

[0050] The cutter head 1 is disc-shaped and coaxially sleeved on the outer circumference of the rotating shaft 4, and connected to the rotating shaft 4. The left and right sides of the cutter head 1 are respectively referred to as the feed side and the discharge side of the cutter head 1. The cutter head 1 is arranged near the discharge end of the hopper 32, and the hopper 32 and the discharge port 311 are located on the feed side and the discharge side of the cutter head 1, respectively. The surface of the cutter head 1 has an axially penetrating mounting port 11. The mounting port 11 is an arc-shaped elongated opening extending from the middle position of the cutter head 1 to the periphery. There is a pair of them, referred to as the first mounting port 11a and the second mounting port 11b, which are spaced apart and symmetrically arranged along the circumference of the cutter head 1.

[0051] Each cutter 2 corresponds to one of the mounting ports 11 and is installed at the corresponding mounting port 11. The cutter 2 installed at the first mounting port 11a is designated as the first cutter 2a, and the cutter 2 installed at the second mounting port 11b is designated as the second cutter 2b. Each cutter 2 includes a first cutting element 21 and a second cutting element 22 respectively installed on the feed side and discharge side of the cutter disc 1. A guide channel 20 is formed between the opposing surfaces of the first cutting element 21 and the second cutting element 22. The guide channel 20 extends obliquely from the feed side to the discharge side of the cutter disc 1 along the circumference of the cutter disc 1. The inlet and outlet of the guide channel 20 correspond to the feed side and discharge side of the cutter disc 1, and the inlet is an arc-shaped elongated opening extending from the middle position of the cutter disc 1 to the periphery. In this embodiment, the feeding direction of the guide channel 20 of the first cutter 2a is opposite to the forward rotation direction of the cutter head 1, and the feeding direction of the guide channel 20 of the second cutter 2b is opposite to the reverse rotation direction of the cutter head 1. That is to say, the feeding direction of the guide channel 20 of the first cutter 2a is opposite to the feeding direction of the guide channel 20 of the second cutter 2b.

[0052] Specifically, each first cutting component 21 includes a first cutter holder 211 and a first blade 212. The first cutter 2a and the second cutter 2b share the same first cutter holder 211. The first cutter holder 211 is connected to the surface of the feed side of the cutter disc 1. The outer side of the first cutter holder 211 is provided with a first mounting groove 2111 and a second mounting groove 2112 on both sides of the cutter disc 1 in the circumferential direction. The tail of the first blade 212 of the first cutter 2a is installed in the first mounting groove 2111, and the tail of the first blade 212 of the second cutter 2b is installed in the second mounting groove 2112. The head of the first blade 212 has a first cutting edge 2121.

[0053] The second cutting component 22 includes a second cutter holder 221 and a second blade 222. The second cutter holder 221 of the first cutter 2a and the second cutter 2b is an integral part. The second cutter holder 221 is connected to the surface of the discharge side of the cutter disc 1 and has a boss portion 2211 that extends into the corresponding mounting port 11. The end face of the boss portion 2211 forms an entrance to the guide channel 20 between itself and the first blade 2121. The end face of the boss portion 2211 is flush with the surface of the feed side of the cutter disc 1. This avoids blocking the cut food from entering the guide channel 20 and also prevents the food entering the guide channel 20 from accumulating at the end face of the boss portion 2211. The second blade 222 is mounted on the end face of the boss portion 2211 of the second cutter holder 221. There are at least two blades, which are spaced apart along the extension direction of the first blade 2121. Each second blade 222 has a second blade 2221 at one end facing the feed side of the cutter disc 1.

[0054] Let D1 be the distance between the first blade 2121 of the first knife 2a and the knife disc 1, and D2 be the distance between the first blade 2121 of the second knife 2b and the knife disc 1. Let H1 be the distance between two adjacent second blades 222 of the first knife 2a and H2 be the distance between two adjacent second blades 222 of the second knife 2b. Let D1 < D2 and H1 < H2. In this way, when the knife disc 1 rotates clockwise and counterclockwise, it can cut slices of different thicknesses of food through the corresponding first blades 2121, and cut shredded food of different sizes through the cooperation of the corresponding first blades 2121 and second blades 2221. In addition, the outer side of the first knife holder 211 has an inclined transition surface 2113. The transition surface 2113 smoothly connects with the outer side of the first blades 212 of the first knife 2a and the second knife 2b on both sides of the circumference of the knife disc 1, thereby avoiding jamming between the knife 2 and the food.

[0055] In this embodiment, the first blades 212 of the first cutter 2a and the second cutter 2b have the same size. The distance between the bottom surface of the first mounting groove 2111 and the second mounting groove 2112 and the cutter head 1 is different, and the bottom surface of the first mounting groove 2111 is closer to the cutter head 1, which results in different values ​​of D1 and D2, and D1 < D2. The advantage of this design is that the first blade 212 can be used as a universal part. When it is necessary to adjust the slicing thickness, it is only necessary to replace the first cutter head 211 with a different mounting groove size.

[0056] In this embodiment, each second blade 222 is detachably mounted on the second blade holder 221, and the distance between two adjacent second blades 222 can be adjusted by reducing or increasing the density of the second blades 222.

[0057] In this embodiment, the first cutting edge 2121 of the first blade 212 is an outwardly convex arc shape. This arc shape design ensures that the cutting action on the food at any time first cuts the position close to the central axis and then cuts the position gradually away from it, making the food easier to cut and easier to bite into. The required motor torque is lower, and the cutting is more stable and smooth.

[0058] In this embodiment, the vertical plane where the rotating shaft 4 is located divides the cutter head 1 into a first zone and a second zone. There are two hoppers 32, and their discharge ends are respectively facing the middle of the first zone and the middle of the second zone of the cutter head 1, so that the cutting direction of the food cutting component 10 is downward, so that the food does not need to be held by hand when cutting.

[0059] Let point O be one of the points on the second cutting edge 2221 of the second blade 222. Let line m be the straight line extending radially along the cutter head 1 and passing through point O. The corresponding second blade 222 is basically perpendicular to line m. That is to say, the second blade 222 is basically perpendicular to the cutter head 1. And when point O moves to the horizontal plane of the rotating shaft 4, the corresponding second blade 222 is basically vertically arranged. In this way, when any second blade 222 rotates with the cutter head 1 to the horizontal plane of the rotating shaft 4, the cutting force applied to the food is vertically downward, which coincides with the direction of gravity of the food. In this state, the state of the food is most stable, and under the constraint of the current food flow channel, it can achieve the effect of not needing to hold it and preventing the food from spinning.

[0060] The working principle of this embodiment is as follows:

[0061] (1) When the user needs to slice, the second blade 222 can be removed from the second blade holder 221:

[0062] ① When it is necessary to cut thin slices, the rotating shaft 4 can be driven to rotate forward, and the ingredients are put into the hopper 32 located on the front side. The ingredients fall under the action of gravity until they come into contact with the cutter head 1. The first cutter 2a, which is rotated forward, cuts the ingredients into slices through the first cutting edge 2121 (since the value of D1 is small, the resulting slices are thin slices). The cut slices enter the receiving box 31 through the guide channel 20 of the first cutter 2a, and are finally discharged through the discharge port 311 in sequence.

[0063] ② When thick slices need to be cut, the rotating shaft 4 can be reversed to put the food into the hopper 32 located at the rear. The food falls under the action of gravity until it contacts the cutter head 1. The reversed second cutter 2b cuts the food into slices through the first blade 2121 (because the value of D2 is large, the resulting slices are thick). The cut slices enter the receiving box 31 through the guide channel 20 of the second cutter 2b and are finally discharged through the discharge port 311.

[0064] (2) When the user needs to shred the material, there is no need to disassemble the second blade 222:

[0065] ① When it is necessary to cut fine filaments, the rotating shaft 4 can be driven to rotate forward, and the ingredients are put into the hopper 32 located on the front side. The ingredients fall under the action of gravity until they come into contact with the cutter head 1. The first cutter 2a, which is rotated forward, cuts the ingredients into filaments through the cooperation of the first cutting edge 2121 and the second cutting edge 2221 (since the values ​​of D1 and H1 are small, the resulting filaments are fine filaments). The cut filaments enter the receiving box 31 through the guide channel 20 of the first cutter 2a, and are finally discharged through the discharge port 311 in sequence.

[0066] ② When it is necessary to cut coarse filaments, the rotating shaft 4 can be reversed to put the ingredients into the hopper 32 located on the rear side. The ingredients fall under the action of gravity until they come into contact with the cutter disc 1. The reversed second cutter 2b cuts the ingredients into filaments through the cooperation of the first cutter 2121 and the second cutter 2221 (because the values ​​of D2 and H2 are large, the resulting filaments are coarse filaments). The cut filaments enter the receiving box 31 through the guide channel 20 of the second cutter 2b and are finally discharged through the discharge port 311.

Claims

1. A food material cutting assembly comprising a cutter disc (1) having a mounting opening (11) formed through a surface thereof, the cutter disc (1) having an inlet side and an outlet side at opposite ends of the mounting opening (11); and a cutter (2) disposed at the mounting opening (11), the cutter (2) having a guide channel (20) extending along a circumferential direction of the cutter disc (1) from the inlet side to the outlet side of the cutter disc (1), the guide channel (20) having an inlet extending from a middle position of the cutter disc (1) to a peripheral portion of the cutter disc (1), and the inlet having a first blade (2121) formed on a side edge of the inlet distal from the cutter disc (1); characterized in that the mounting opening (11) has a pair of mounting openings (11a, 11b), the cutter (2) corresponds to the mounting opening (11), the cutter (2) disposed at the first mounting opening (11a) is referred to as a first cutter (2a), and the cutter (2) disposed at the second mounting opening (11b) is referred to as a second cutter (2b); a feeding direction of the guide channel (20) of the first cutter (2a) is opposite to a feeding direction of the guide channel (20) of the second cutter (2b), a distance between the first blade (2121) of the first cutter (2a) and the cutter disc (1) is referred to as D1, a distance between the first blade (2121) of the second cutter (2b) and the cutter disc (1) is referred to as D2, and D1 and D2 are different; at least two second blades (222) are arranged on a moving path of the food material moving from the inlet side of the cutter disc (1) to the outlet side through the guide channel (20), the second blades (222) are arranged at intervals along an extending direction of the first blade (2121), and the second blade (222) has a second blade (2221) at an end thereof facing the inlet side of the cutter disc (1); a spacing between two adjacent second blades (222) of the first cutter (2a) is H1, a spacing between two adjacent second blades (222) of the second cutter (2b) is H2, and H1 and H2 are different; the cutter (2) comprises a first cutting member (21) and a second cutting member (22) respectively mounted at the inlet side and the outlet side of the cutter disc (1), and the first cutting member (21) and the second cutting member (22) form the guide channel (20) between opposite surfaces thereof.

2. The food material cutting assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: D1 < D2, and H1 < H2.

3. The food material cutting assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: the first cutting member (21) comprises a first cutter seat (211) connected to a surface of the inlet side of the cutter disc (1); and a first blade (212) having a tail portion mounted on the first cutter seat (211) and a head portion having the first blade (2121).

4. The food material cutting assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: the first cutter (2a) and the second cutter (2b) share the same first cutter seat (211).

5. The food material cutting assembly according to claim 4, wherein: the first cutter seat (211) has a first mounting groove (2111) and a second mounting groove (2112) respectively formed on two sides of an outer side surface thereof along the circumferential direction of the cutter disc (1), and the first mounting groove (2111) and the second mounting groove (2112) are respectively used for mounting the first blade (212) of the first cutter (2a) and the second cutter (2b).

6. The food material cutting assembly according to claim 5, wherein: The first blade (212) of the first tool (2a) and the second tool (2b) have the same size, and the bottom surface of the first mounting groove (2111) and the second mounting groove (2112) are at different distances from the cutter head (1).

7. The food material cutting assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The outer side of the first tool holder (211) has an inclined transition surface (2113), which smoothly connects with the outer side surface of the first blade (212) of the first tool (2a) and the second tool (2b) on both sides of the circumference of the tool holder (1).

8. The food material cutting assembly according to claim 1, wherein: The second cutting element (22) includes: The second cutter holder (221), connected to the surface of the cutter head (1) on the discharge side, has a boss (2211) extending into the mounting port (11); and The second blade (222) is mounted on the end face of the boss portion (2211) of the second blade holder (221).

9. The food material cutting assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that: The end face of the boss (2211) is flush with the surface of the feed side of the cutter head (1).

10. The food material cutting assembly according to claim 8, wherein: Each of the second blades (222) is detachably connected to the second blade holder (221).

11. The food material cutting assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that: The first cutting edge (2121) is in the shape of an outwardly convex arc.

12. A cutting module to which the food material cutting assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is applied, characterized by: Including Knife holder (3); and The rotating shaft (4) is mounted on the tool holder (3) in a manner that allows it to rotate about its own axis; The cutter head (1) is fixed relative to the rotating shaft (4) and is arranged coaxially with the rotating shaft (4).

13. The vegetable cutting module according to claim 12, characterized in that: The rotating shaft (4) is arranged horizontally. The blade holder (3) includes a receiving box (31) and a hopper (32) located on the side of the receiving box (31) and communicating with the inner cavity of the receiving box (31). The bottom of the receiving box (31) has a discharge port (311). The food cutting component is located inside the receiving box (31). The blade disc (1) is arranged near the discharge end of the hopper (32), and the hopper (32) and the discharge port (311) are located on the feeding side and the discharge side of the blade disc (1), respectively.

14. The vegetable cutting module according to claim 13, characterized in that: The vertical plane where the rotating shaft (4) is located divides the cutter head (1) into a first zone and a second zone. There are two hoppers (32), which are respectively located in the first zone and the second zone of the cutter head (1).

15. A vegetable cutter characterized by: The application has the vegetable cutting module as described in any one of claims 12 to 14.

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