Food processor and method of processing food in a food processor

Abstract

The application provides a food processor and a processing method of the food processor. The food processor comprises a cup body, a cutter disc, a stirring cutter and a driving assembly. The cutter disc is movably arranged in the cup body between a first position and a second position, and is provided with a plurality of cutting holes penetrating through the cutter disc in a direction from the first position to the second position. The stirring cutter is rotatably arranged in the cup body. The driving assembly is used for driving the cutter disc to move in the cup body, and is used for driving the stirring cutter to rotate in the cup body. The food processor can solve the problem of poor consistency of the size and shape of the cut food of the existing food processor.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of food processing technology, and in particular to a food processing machine and a processing method using the food processing machine. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, traditional food processors typically use a rotating blade to repeatedly cut the food in the cup. Because the cutting position of the blade is completely random, it's difficult to control the size and shape of the cuts, resulting in poor consistency in the size and shape of the food. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The main objective of this invention is to provide a food processing machine that addresses the problem of inconsistent food size and shape when cutting food using existing food processing machines.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides a food processing machine, the food processing machine comprising:

[0005] Cup body;

[0006] A cutting disc is disposed in the cup body and is movable between a first position and a second position. The cutting disc has a plurality of cutting holes that penetrate the cutting disc in a direction from the first position to the second position.

[0007] A stirring blade, rotatably disposed within the cup body; and

[0008] A drive assembly for driving the blade disc to move within the cup body and for driving the stirring blade to rotate within the cup body.

[0009] In one embodiment, the food processor has a first installation mode, in which the blade and the stirring blade are spaced apart along the axial direction of the cup body and respectively connected to the drive assembly, with the stirring blade positioned below the blade; or,

[0010] The food processor has a second installation mode in which the blade and the mixing blade can be connected to the drive assembly simultaneously or selectively.

[0011] In one embodiment, in the first mounting mode, the blade of the cutter disc is located on the side of the cutter disc facing away from the stirring blade.

[0012] In one embodiment, in the first installation mode, the stirring blade has a working state and an idle state. In the working state, the driving component drives the stirring blade to rotate; in the idle state, the stirring blade stops rotating and is disposed within the cup body.

[0013] In one embodiment, the stirring blade has a first working state and a second working state. In the first working state, the driving component drives the stirring blade to rotate and moves the stirring blade along the axial direction of the cup body within a preset height range. In the second working state, the driving component drives the stirring blade to rotate at a preset position, which is not higher than the preset height range.

[0014] In one embodiment, in the first working state, the stirring blade and the blade disc move at the same speed and in the same direction along the axial direction of the cup body.

[0015] In one embodiment, the driving assembly includes a driver and a transmission rod, the transmission rod extending axially along the cup body, the cutter head being rotatably connected to the transmission rod, the driver driving the transmission rod to rotate, the transmission rod rotating relative to the cutter head, so that the cutter head can move and switch between a first position and a second position along the axial direction of the cup body on the transmission rod.

[0016] In one embodiment, the cup body is provided with a guide portion extending along its axial direction, and the cutter disc is provided with a limiting portion adapted to the guide portion. The guide portion is used to guide the cutter disc to reciprocate along the axial direction of the cup body, and the limiting portion cooperates with the guide portion to limit the rotation of the cutter disc in the cup body.

[0017] In one embodiment, the cutter disc is provided with a threaded hole that penetrates the cutter disc along the axial direction of the cup body, and the outer peripheral wall of the transmission rod is provided with an external thread, which is threadedly engaged with the threaded hole.

[0018] In one embodiment, the stirring blade includes a transmission tube and a plurality of blades, the plurality of blades being arranged sequentially at intervals around the outer peripheral wall of the transmission tube, the transmission tube being sleeved on the transmission rod, and the driving assembly being used to drive the transmission tube to rotate within the cup body; or, the driving assembly being used to drive the transmission tube to rotate within the cup body and to reciprocate along the axial direction of the cup body.

[0019] In one embodiment, the food processor further includes a cup lid disposed on the cup body to open or close the cup opening, and the blade of the blade disc is positioned facing the cup lid.

[0020] In one embodiment, the cup lid is provided with a pushing part on the side facing the blade, the pushing part including a plurality of protrusions adapted to the plurality of cutting holes, and the plurality of protrusions are arranged one-to-one with the plurality of cutting holes.

[0021] The present invention also proposes a processing method for a food processor, based on the food processor described above, the processing method of which includes:

[0022] Obtain the material cutting requirements and determine the corresponding cutting components, which include a mixing blade and a cutting disc;

[0023] Upon receiving a processing instruction, the cutting component is controlled to operate.

[0024] In one embodiment, there are multiple cutter discs, and the shape of the cutting hole of each cutter disc is different.

[0025] In one embodiment, the food processor further includes a manual button switch, wherein the processing command is triggered by continuous pressing of the manual button switch; or,

[0026] The food processor also includes a push-button switch, which, when pressed intermittently, continuously triggers the processing command; or;

[0027] The food processor also includes a wireless communication module, which acquires processing instructions sent by the smart terminal.

[0028] In one embodiment, when a processing instruction is received, controlling the cutting component to operate specifically involves:

[0029] Upon receiving a processing instruction, the cutting mode is determined based on the processing instruction, and the cutting component corresponding to the cutting mode is controlled to operate; wherein,

[0030] When the cutting mode is determined to be slicing mode or strip cutting mode according to the processing command, the cutter head is controlled to reciprocate between the first position and the second position; and / or

[0031] When the cutting mode is determined to be dicing mode according to the processing instruction, the blade is controlled to reciprocate between the first and second positions, and the stirring blade is controlled to rotate at a first preset speed; and / or

[0032] When the cutting mode is determined to be the shaving mode according to the processing instruction, the stirring blade is controlled to rotate at the second preset speed or the cutter disc is controlled to reciprocate between the first position and the second position, while the stirring blade is also controlled to rotate at the second preset speed; wherein, the first preset speed is less than the second preset speed.

[0033] The food processor of the present invention includes a cup body, a blade, a stirring blade, and a drive assembly. The blade is movably switchable between a first position and a second position within the cup body. The blade has multiple cutting holes extending through it from the first position to the second position. The stirring blade is rotatably disposed within the cup body. The drive assembly drives the blade to move within the cup body and drives the stirring blade to rotate within the cup body. This arrangement ensures that the size and shape of the multiple cutting holes on the blade are fixed, and the position of the blade is fixed when the drive assembly moves it. This results in better consistency in the size and shape of the food cut by the blade. Compared to the prior art which uses a rotating cutting blade to cut food, the cutting position of the blade in this application is fixed, resulting in better consistency in the size and shape of the food cut by the food processor. When the drive assembly drives the blade to move and the stirring blade to rotate within the cup body, the blade first cuts the food, and the stirring blade further cuts the food cut by the blade to obtain granular ingredients. The granular ingredients fall below the stirring blade, thus ensuring better consistency in the size and shape of the cut ingredients. Attached Figure Description

[0034] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without creative effort.

[0035] Figure 1 This is an exploded structural diagram of an embodiment of the food processing machine of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 2 This is an exploded structural diagram of another embodiment of the food processing machine of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 3 for Figure 2 The diagram shows a partial structure of the food processor, with the mixing blade in its first working state.

[0038] Figure 4 for Figure 2 A partial structural diagram of the food processor in the image, with the mixing blade in its second working state;

[0039] Figure 5 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the assembled structure of some parts of the component;

[0040] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of one embodiment of the cutter head;

[0041] Figure 7 for Figure 6 A structural diagram from another perspective;

[0042] Figure 8 for Figure 5 A schematic diagram of another embodiment of the cutter head.

[0043] Explanation of icon numbers:

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[0046] The objectives, features, and advantages of this invention will be further explained in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Detailed Implementation

[0047] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0048] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indicators are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of the components in a certain specific posture (as shown in the figure). If the specific posture changes, the directional indicators will also change accordingly.

[0049] Furthermore, if the embodiments of this invention involve descriptions such as "first" or "second," these descriptions are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of those features. Additionally, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the ability of those skilled in the art to implement them. If the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by this invention.

[0050] This invention proposes a food processing machine and a processing method including the food processing machine, which can solve the problem of poor consistency in the size and shape of food cut by existing food processing machines.

[0051] Please see Figure 1 and Figure 2In an embodiment of the food processor of the present invention, the food processor includes a cup body 100, a blade 200, a stirring blade 300, and a drive assembly 400. The blade 200 is movably switchable between a first position and a second position within the cup body 100. The blade 200 has a plurality of cutting holes 210 extending through the blade 200 in a direction from the first position to the second position. The stirring blade 300 is rotatably disposed within the cup body 100. The drive assembly 400 is used to drive the blade 200 to move within the cup body 100 and to drive the stirring blade 300 to rotate within the cup body 100.

[0052] It is understood that the cutter head 200 can be moved and repositioned within the cup body 100. The direction from the first position to the second position can be the axial direction of the cup body 100, but it can also be other directions, such as a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the cup body 100. No specific limitation is made here. In this embodiment, the direction from the first position to the second position is the axial direction of the cup body 100, and the cutter head 200 can be moved and switched along the axial direction of the cup body 100, that is, the cutter head 200 can reciprocate along the axial direction of the cup body 100.

[0053] Furthermore, the cutter disc 200 is provided with a plurality of cutting holes 210, which are arranged through the cutter disc 200 in the direction from the first position to the second position. That is, the axial direction of the cutting holes 210 is the same as the moving direction of the cutter disc 200. When the drive assembly 400 drives the cutter disc 200 to move and cut food, the moving direction of the cutter disc 200 is determined, so that the cutting position between the cutter disc 200 and the food is determined, thereby ensuring that the cutter disc 200 cuts food with good consistency in size and shape.

[0054] Furthermore, the shape of the cutting holes 210 can be circular or square, etc., and is not limited here. The spacing between multiple cutting holes 210 can be the same or different, and can be set as needed. The arrangement of multiple cutting holes 210 is also not limited. For example, the cutting holes 210 can be arranged in a long strip shape, and multiple long strip-shaped cutting holes 210 can be arranged side by side. This arrangement allows the blade 200 to slice the food to obtain multiple slices of food. As another example, the cutting holes 210 can be arranged in a square shape, and multiple square cutting holes 210 can be arranged in a mesh grid on the blade 200. This arrangement allows the blade 200 to cut the food into strips to obtain multiple strips of food. The blade 200 slices or cuts the food into strips, resulting in good consistency in the size and shape of the cut food. When the drive assembly 400 drives the blade 200 to move and the stirring blade 300 to rotate within the cup body 100, the stirring blade 300 can be positioned below the blade 200, allowing it to further cut the food already cut by the blade 200. In other words, the stirring blade 300 can further cut the strips of food cut by the blade 200 into granules, thus obtaining granular ingredients. These granular ingredients fall below the stirring blade 300, resulting in better consistency in the size and shape of the granular ingredients. This solves the problem of poor consistency in the size and shape of food cut by existing food processors.

[0055] It is understood that the drive component 400 of this application can drive only the blade 200 to move within the cup body 100 to cut food; the drive component 400 can also drive only the stirring blade 300 to rotate within the cup body 100 to cut food; the drive component 400 can also drive the blade 200 to move within the cup body 100 and drive the stirring blade 300 to rotate within the cup body 100 at the same time. The position of the stirring blade 300 is not limited, such as being located between the blade 200 and the bottom wall of the cup body 100, or close to the bottom wall of the cup body 100, to cut food into granules or a paste, depending on the specific needs.

[0056] The food processor of the present invention includes a cup body 100, a blade 200, a stirring blade 300, and a drive assembly 400. The blade 200 is movably switchable between a first position and a second position within the cup body 100. The blade 200 has a plurality of cutting holes 210 extending through the blade 200 in a direction from the first position to the second position. The stirring blade 300 is rotatably disposed within the cup body 100. The drive assembly 400 is used to drive the blade 200 to move within the cup body 100 and to drive the stirring blade 300 to rotate within the cup body 100. This arrangement ensures that the size and shape of the plurality of cutting holes 210 of the blade 200 are fixed. When the drive assembly 400 drives the blade 200 to move, the movement of the blade 200... The moving position is fixed, which makes the size and shape of the food cut by the blade 200 more consistent. Compared with the prior art which uses a rotating cutting blade to cut food, the cutting position of the blade 200 and the food in this application is fixed, which makes the size and shape of the food cut by the food processor more consistent. When the drive component 400 drives the blade 200 to move and drives the stirring blade 300 to rotate in the cup body 100, the blade 200 can cut the food first, and the stirring blade 300 can cut the food cut by the blade 200 again to obtain granular ingredients. The granular ingredients fall below the stirring blade 300, thus making the size and shape of the cut ingredients more consistent.

[0057] In one embodiment, the food processor has a first installation mode in which the blade 200 and the stirring blade 300 are spaced apart along the axial direction of the cup body 100 and respectively connected to the drive assembly 400, with the stirring blade 300 located below the blade 200; or, the food processor has a second installation mode in which the blade 200 and the stirring blade 300 can be connected to the drive assembly 400 simultaneously or selectively.

[0058] Understandably, in the first installation mode of the food processor, both the blade 200 and the mixing blade 300 are located inside the cup body 100, with the mixing blade 300 positioned below the blade 200. The drive assembly 400 is connected to both the blade 200 and the mixing blade 300, enabling the drive assembly 400 to move the blade 200 and rotate the mixing blade 300. This allows food to be placed above the blade 200, and the cutting holes 210 of the blade 200 can slice or cut the food into slices or strips. Food falling through the cutting holes 210 is then cut by the mixing blade 300 to produce granular food. The granular food falls below the mixing blade 300, resulting in good consistency in size and shape. Of course, if the mixing blade 300 is positioned closer to the bottom wall of the cup body 100, it can cut the food into a paste. By arranging the blade 200 and the mixing blade 300, the efficiency of food cutting can be improved.

[0059] Furthermore, the food processor also has a second installation mode, which is a user-selectable mode. Users can choose to use at least one of the blade 200 and the mixing blade 300 as needed. For example, the blade 200 can be placed inside the cup 100 to cut food into slices or strips; or the mixing blade 300 can be placed inside the cup 100 to cut food into a puree; or both the blade 200 and the mixing blade 300 can be placed inside the cup 100 simultaneously. In this case, depending on the position of the mixing blade 300, the food can be cut into granules or a puree. Of course, the mixing blade 300 can also be kept stationary to cut food into slices or strips only. The specific method is not limited here. In other words, the food processor has a second installation mode, which is also a user-selectable mode, which can meet different user needs, thus improving the applicability of the food processor.

[0060] In one embodiment, in the first installation mode, the blade of the cutter disc 200 is located on the side of the cutter disc 200 facing away from the mixing blade 300. It is understood that by placing the blade on the side of the cutter disc 200 facing away from the mixing blade 300, the side facing the mixing blade 300 is avoided from needing to be sharpened, thus simplifying the manufacturing process of the cutter disc 200. In this embodiment, the blade of the cutter disc 200 is positioned upwards. When cutting food, the food is placed on the blade of the cutter disc 200, and the drive assembly 400 drives the cutter disc 200 to move upwards. The blade cuts the food, and the food cut by the cutter disc 200 falls along the cutting hole 210 to the bottom of the cutter disc 200, thus realizing the function of the cutter disc 200 in cutting food.

[0061] In one embodiment, in the first installation mode, the stirring blade 300 has a working state and an idle state. In the working state, the driving component 400 drives the stirring blade 300 to rotate; in the idle state, the stirring blade 300 stops rotating and is disposed within the cup body 100. It is understood that when the stirring blade 300 is in the working state, the driving component 400 can drive the stirring blade 300 to rotate within the cup body 100, at which time the stirring blade 300 can further cut the food already cut by the blade plate 200. When the stirring blade 300 is in the idle state, the driving component 400 can be connected to the stirring blade 300, or it can be disconnected from the stirring blade 300, as long as the stirring blade 300 stops rotating. In this case, the stirring blade 300 is still disposed within the cup body 100, meaning the stirring blade 300 does not need to be removed from the cup body 100 in the idle state. In this embodiment, when the mixing blade 300 is idle, the drive assembly 400 is connected to the mixing blade 300, but the drive assembly 400 does not drive the mixing blade 300 to rotate. At this time, the mixing blade 300 does not cut the food cut by the blade 200. That is, in the idle state, the shape and size of the food cut by the food processor are the same as the size and shape of the food cut by the blade 200. This helps to enrich the functions of the food processor and improve its applicability.

[0062] Please see Figure 3 and Figure 4 In one embodiment, the stirring blade 300 has a first working state and a second working state. In the first working state, the driving component 400 drives the stirring blade 300 to rotate and drives the stirring blade 300 to move along the axial direction of the cup body 100 within a preset height range. In the second working state, the driving component 400 drives the stirring blade 300 to rotate at a preset position, the preset position being no higher than the preset height range.

[0063] Understandably, in its first working state, the drive assembly 400 can drive the stirring blade 300 to rotate and move it up and down along the axial direction of the cup body 100. That is, the height of the stirring blade 300 within a preset height range of the cup body 100 is adjustable. When the drive assembly 400 drives the blade disc 200 to move along the axial direction of the cup body 100, the drive assembly 400 can also drive the stirring blade 300 to move along the axial direction of the cup body 100. In other words, the drive assembly 400 can drive the blade disc 200 and the stirring blade 300 to move in a matching manner to ensure that the distance between the blade disc 200 and the stirring blade 300 is in a suitable position. This allows the food cut by the blade disc 200 to be cut by the stirring blade 300 in a timely manner, thereby ensuring the smooth rotation of the stirring blade 300 and enabling the food to be cut into granules.

[0064] Furthermore, in the second working state, the stirring blade 300 is driven by the drive assembly 400 to rotate at a preset fixed position. At this time, the stirring blade 300 cannot move up or down along the axial direction of the cup body 100. The preset position is not higher than a preset height range, that is, the preset position is flush with the bottom of the preset height range, or the preset position is lower than the bottom of the preset height range. In this embodiment, the preset position is close to the bottom wall of the cup body 100. At this time, the stirring blade 300 continues to rotate, capable of cutting the food into small pieces, i.e., a paste. The preset height range is higher than the current position of the stirring blade 300.

[0065] In one embodiment, in the first working state, the stirring blade 300 and the blade disc 200 move at the same speed and in the same direction along the axial direction of the cup body 100 within the cup body 100. This arrangement ensures that the distance between the stirring blade 300 and the blade disc 200 remains constant, meaning they can move synchronously along the axial direction of the cup body 100. Because the blade disc 200 and the stirring blade 300 move synchronously along the axial direction of the cup body 100, when food cut by the blade disc 200 falls through the cutting hole 210, the stirring blade 300 can promptly cut the food. Simultaneously, the stirring blade 300 ensures the consistency of the size and shape of the cut food, thus improving the applicability of the food processor.

[0066] Please see Figure 2 and Figure 3 In one embodiment, the drive assembly 400 includes a driver 410 and a transmission rod 420. The transmission rod 420 extends along the axial direction of the cup body 100. The cutter disc 200 is rotatably connected to the transmission rod 420. The driver 410 drives the transmission rod 420 to rotate. The transmission rod 420 rotates relative to the cutter disc 200 so that the cutter disc 200 can move and switch between a first position and a second position along the axial direction of the cup body 100 on the transmission rod 420.

[0067] It is understood that the driver 410 can be a drive motor, which can drive the transmission rod 420 to rotate. The cutter disc 200 is rotatably connected to the transmission rod 420, allowing the transmission rod 420 to rotate relative to the cutter disc 200. When the driver 410 drives the transmission rod 420 to rotate, a relative rotation occurs between the transmission rod 420 and the cutter disc 200. At this time, the transmission rod 420 rotates relative to the cup body 100, while the cutter disc 200 does not rotate relative to the cup body 100. The cutter disc 200 moves up and down along the axial direction of the cup body 100 on the transmission rod 420, meaning the cutter disc 200 can move and switch between a first position and a second position on the transmission rod 420. This solution, by driving the transmission rod 420 to rotate, enables the cutter disc 200 to move linearly, converting the rotational motion of the cutter disc 200 into linear motion. This simplifies the structure of the food processor and facilitates the installation and control of the cutter disc 200, increasing the practicality of the food processor.

[0068] Please see Figures 5 to 8 In one embodiment, the cup body 100 is provided with a guide portion 110 extending along its axial direction, and the cutter disc 200 is provided with a limiting portion 220 adapted to the guide portion 110. The guide portion 110 is used to guide the cutter disc 200 to reciprocate along the axial direction of the cup body 100. The limiting portion 220 is limited to cooperate with the guide portion 110 to restrict the rotation of the cutter disc 200 within the cup body 100.

[0069] It is understood that the guide part 110 can be a groove structure or a boss structure, and correspondingly, the mating part can be a boss structure or a groove structure. Through the limiting cooperation between the guide part 110 and the limiting part 220, the rotation of the blade 200 within the cup body 100 is restricted. With the guiding effect of the guide part 110, the blade 200 can move stably on the guide part 110, that is, the blade 200 can move stably back and forth along the axial direction of the cup body 100. This configuration allows the blade 200 to stably cut food, thereby ensuring the consistency of the size and shape of the food cut by the blade 200.

[0070] Furthermore, the guide portion 110 can be provided on the inner wall of the cup body 100, and the guide portion 110 can also be a guide rod, which is spaced apart from the inner wall of the cup body 100. The transmission rod 420 extends axially along the cup body 100, and the guide portion 110 extends axially along the cup body 100. The driver 410 can drive the transmission rod 420 to rotate around the axial direction of the cup body 100. The cutter head 200 is rotatably connected to the transmission rod 420. The transmission rod 420 rotates and applies force to the cutter head 200, causing the cutter head 200 to have a rotational tendency. The rotational tendency of the cutter head 200 is guided by the guide portion 110, enabling the cutter head 200 to move along the extension direction of the guide portion 110. That is, the cutter head 200, under the action of the transmission rod 420 and the guidance of the guide portion 110, can convert the rotational motion into reciprocating movement along the axial direction of the cup body 100, which is to say, it can convert the rotational motion into linear motion, thereby realizing the function of the cutter head 200 to move and switch between the first position and the second position. This application changes the rotation trend of the drive motor driving the cutter head 200 to linear motion by limiting the cooperation of the guide part 110 and the limiting part 220. This helps to optimize the structure of the drive assembly 400, makes the connection between the cutter head 200 and the drive assembly 400 simple, and thus optimizes the structure of the food processor.

[0071] In one embodiment, the limiting part 220 is a limiting groove provided on the outer peripheral wall of the cutter disc 200, and the guiding part 110 is a guiding boss provided on the inner wall of the cup body 100. The guiding boss is located in the limiting groove and slides with the limiting groove. It can be understood that the limiting groove is provided on the outer peripheral wall of the cutter disc 200, and the guiding boss is provided on the inner wall of the cup body 100. The guiding boss extends along the axial direction of the cup body 100 and is limited within the limiting groove to restrict the rotation of the cutter disc 200 within the cup body 100, so that the cutter disc 200 can only move along the axial direction of the cup body 100. Combined with the sliding engagement of the guiding boss and the limiting groove, the guiding boss can guide the axial movement of the cutter disc 200, thereby ensuring the stability of the axial movement of the cutter disc 200 along the cup body 100.

[0072] In another embodiment, the limiting part 220 is a limiting boss provided on the outer peripheral wall of the cutter head 200, and the guiding part 110 is a guiding groove provided on the inner wall of the cup body 100. The limiting boss is located in the guiding groove and slides with the guiding groove. It can be understood that the limiting boss is provided on the outer peripheral wall of the cutter head 200, and the guiding groove is provided on the inner wall of the cup body 100. The guiding groove extends along the axial direction of the cup body 100, and the limiting boss is located within the guiding groove to limit the rotation of the cutter head 200 within the cup body 100, so that the cutter head 200 can only move along the axial direction of the cup body 100. The sliding engagement of the limiting boss and the guiding groove allows the guiding groove to guide the axial movement of the cutter head 200, thereby ensuring the stability of the axial movement of the cutter head 200 along the cup body 100.

[0073] Please see Figure 2 and Figure 5 In one embodiment, the cutter head 200 is provided with a screw hole 230 that passes through the cutter head 200 along the axial direction of the cup body 100, and the outer peripheral wall of the transmission rod 420 is provided with an external thread 421, which is threadedly engaged with the screw hole 230.

[0074] It is understandable that the screw hole 230 on the cutter head 200 can be located at the center of the cutter head 200, or it can be located between the center and the outer edge of the cutter head 200; that is, the position of the screw hole 230 on the cutter head 200 is not limited. By providing an external thread 421 on the outer peripheral wall of the transmission rod 420 and an internal thread in the screw hole 230, the external thread 421 of the transmission rod 420 and the internal thread of the screw hole 230 are threadedly engaged, allowing the cutter head 200 to be rotatably mounted on the transmission rod 420, that is, the transmission rod 420 is rotatably mounted relative to the cutter head 200. With this configuration, the external thread 421 on the outer peripheral wall of the transmission rod 420 can apply force to the cutter disc 200. Combined with the limiting part 220 on the cutter disc 200 and the limiting engagement of the guide part 110 inside the cup body 100, the transmission rod 420 pushes the cutter disc 200 to move axially along the cup body 100 during rotation, thus enabling the cutter disc 200 to switch between a first position and a second position. Therefore, by setting the transmission rod 420 and the cutter disc 200 in a threaded engagement, the method by which the drive assembly 400 drives the cutter disc 200 to move axially along the cup body 100 is simplified, thereby simplifying the structure of the food processor.

[0075] In one embodiment, the screw hole 230 is located at the center of the cutter disc 200, and the limiting part 220 is located on the outer peripheral wall of the cutter disc 200. It is understood that the cutter disc 200 can be a disc or other shapes, and this is not specifically limited. In this embodiment, the cutter disc 200 is a disc, the screw hole 230 is located at the center of the cutter disc 200, and the limiting part 220 is located on the outer peripheral wall of the cutter disc 200. There can be multiple limiting parts 220, which are evenly distributed on the outer peripheral wall of the cutter disc 200. This arrangement allows the multiple limiting parts 220 to stably guide the movement of the cutter disc 200, thereby ensuring the stability of the axial movement of the cutter disc 200 along the cup body 100.

[0076] In another embodiment, the screw hole 230 is disposed on the cutter disc 200 and near its outer edge, and the limiting part 220 is disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the cutter disc 200 and is disposed opposite to the screw hole 230. This arrangement ensures that the screw hole 230 and the limiting part 220 are positioned opposite each other on the cutter disc 200. The transmission rod 420 can apply force to the screw hole 230, and the guide part 110, in a limiting engagement with the limiting part 220, applies force to the limiting part 220 on the outer peripheral wall of the cutter disc 200. The relative positioning of these two forces on the cutter disc 200 allows it to be stably positioned within the cup body 100, and the cutter disc 200 can reciprocate stably along the axial direction of the cup body 100, thus ensuring the stability of the cutter disc 200's movement. It is understood that in this embodiment, the number of transmission rods 420 can be one or more, and the number of limiting parts 220 can also be one or more. The specific number is not limited here, as long as the cutter head 200 can reciprocate along the axial direction of the cup body 100.

[0077] Please see Figure 2 In one embodiment, the drive assembly 400 includes a driver 410 and a moving rod. The driver 410 drives the moving rod to reciprocate along the axial direction of the cup body 100, thereby causing the cutter disc 200 to move and switch between the first position and the second position. It is understood that the first position and the second position here are two positions arranged vertically along the axial direction of the cup body 100. The driver 410 can be of various types, such as a cylinder or a motor assembly. A cylinder can push the moving rod to reciprocate along the axial direction of the cup body 100, thereby causing the cutter disc 200 to move and switch between the first position and the second position. Alternatively, the motor assembly includes a drive motor and a gear and rack assembly. The gear and rack assembly connects the drive motor and the moving rod. The drive motor drives the gear to rotate, and the gear drives the rack to reciprocate along the axial direction of the cup body 100, so that the rack can drive the moving rod to reciprocate along the axial direction of the cup body 100. This configuration achieves the function of the moving rod driving the cutter disc 200 to reciprocate along the axial direction of the cup body 100.

[0078] Please see Figures 2 to 4 In one embodiment, the stirring blade 300 includes a transmission tube 310 and a plurality of blades 320, the plurality of blades 320 being arranged sequentially at intervals around the outer peripheral wall of the transmission tube 310, the transmission tube 310 being sleeved on the transmission rod 420, and the driving assembly 400 being used to drive the transmission tube 310 to rotate within the cup body 100; or, the driving assembly 400 being used to drive the transmission tube 310 to rotate within the cup body 100 and to reciprocate along the axial direction of the cup body 100.

[0079] It is understood that the driver 410 of the drive assembly 400 can control the stirring blade 300 and the blade disc 200 separately. That is, the driver 410 of the drive assembly 400 can control the stirring blade 300 independently and drive the transmission rod 420 to rotate independently. The transmission tube 310 is sleeved on the transmission rod 420, and the transmission tube 310 and the transmission rod 420 do not interfere with each other. There are various ways in which the transmission tube 310 can reciprocate along the axial direction of the cup body 100, such as, but not limited to: the driver 410 drives the transmission tube 310 to move up and down through a lifting mechanism; or, the transmission tube 310 is a telescopic tube, and multiple blades 320 are provided on the outer surface of the telescopic tube. The driver 410 can drive the telescopic tube to extend and retract, so as to realize the up and down movement of the blades 320 along the axial direction of the cup body 100. With this configuration, when the driver 410 drives the transmission tube 310 to rotate within the cup body 100, the blade 320 can also rotate within the cup body 100, thereby enabling the mixing blade 300 to cut food into particles or puree. When the driver 410 drives the transmission tube 310 to rotate within the cup body 100 and move up and down along the axis of the cup body 100, the blade 320 can also rotate and move up and down simultaneously, thereby achieving the function of moving synchronously with the blade disc 200, and thus achieving the function of cutting food into particles.

[0080] In one embodiment, the minimum distance between the plurality of blades 320 and the blade disc 200 is the same. This arrangement ensures that the size of the food particles falling below the mixing blade 300 is highly consistent, thus ensuring the uniformity of the cut food particles.

[0081] In one embodiment, the blade 320 is flat and inclined relative to the horizontal direction. This increases the contact area with the food, facilitating rapid cutting.

[0082] Please see Figure 1 In one embodiment, the stirring blade 300 includes a fixed base and a plurality of blades, the plurality of blades being arranged sequentially at intervals around the outer peripheral wall of the fixed base, and the fixed base being detachably connected to the driving assembly 400.

[0083] It is understood that there can be various ways to detachably connect the fixed base and the drive assembly 400, such as, but not limited to, threaded connection or snap-fit ​​connection. In this embodiment, the fixed base and the drive assembly 400 are threadedly connected, specifically the fixed base is threadedly connected to the transmission rod 420 of the drive assembly 400. When the stirring blade 420 needs to be used, the fixed base and the transmission rod 420 are simply threadedly fixed.

[0084] In one embodiment, the food processor further includes a cup lid 500 disposed on the cup body 100 to open or close the opening of the cup body 100, and the blade of the blade plate 200 is positioned toward the cup lid 500.

[0085] It is understandable that the blade of the cutting disc 200 is positioned facing the lid 500, that is, the blade of the cutting disc 200 is positioned facing the rim of the cup. When food needs to be cut, the food is placed on the cutting disc 200, the lid 500 is closed, and the drive component 400 drives the cutting disc 200 to move towards the lid 500, so that the food can come into contact with the lid 500. At this time, a space is formed between the cutting disc 200 and the bottom of the cup body 100. As the cutting disc 200 continues to move towards the lid 500, the food is squeezed by the cutting disc 200 and the lid 500, and the blade of the cutting disc 200 cuts the food, so that the cut food can fall down along the cutting hole 210 to the bottom of the cutting disc 200. The space under the cutting disc 200 can accommodate the cut food. This setting ensures that the cut food will not affect the movement of the cutting disc 200, thus ensuring the smooth movement of the cutting disc 200.

[0086] In one embodiment, the cup lid 500 has a pushing portion on the side facing the blade disc 200. The pushing portion includes multiple protrusions adapted to the multiple cutting holes 210, with each protrusion corresponding to one of the multiple cutting holes 210. It is understood that the protrusions are smaller than the cutting holes 210, allowing them to be inserted into the holes 210. When the blade disc 200 cuts food, the pushing portion formed by the multiple protrusions can push the food out of the multiple cutting holes 210, preventing food from getting stuck in the holes 210, thus improving the smoothness of food cutting by the food processor.

[0087] The present invention also proposes a processing method for a food processor, the processing method comprising: obtaining cutting requirements, determining the corresponding cutting component, the cutting component including a stirring blade 300 and a blade disc 200; and controlling the cutting component to work when a processing instruction is received.

[0088] Understandably, users can choose between the mixing blade 300 and the cutting disc 200 to cut food according to their cutting needs. Users can choose to use both the mixing blade 300 and the cutting disc 200 to cut food at the same time, or they can choose only one of the mixing blade 300 and the cutting disc 200 to cut food. The specific choice is not limited here.

[0089] In one embodiment, there are multiple blade discs 200, and the shape of the cutting hole 210 of each blade disc 200 is different. It is understood that the shape of the cutting hole 210 can be elongated, circular, square, irregular, etc., and can be set according to needs. The cutting requirement is that the user needs food of a specific shape, so a blade disc 200 of the corresponding shape is selected. Of course, the desired food shape can be formed by the blade disc 200, by the mixing blade 300, or by a combination of the blade disc 200 and the mixing blade 300; thus, a corresponding cutting component is formed. When the food processor receives a processing instruction, it can control the cutting component to work through the drive component 400 to cut the food. The cutting component can cut the food into the shape required by the user, such as sliced ​​food, striped food, granular food, or pureed food, etc.

[0090] In one embodiment, the food processor further includes a manual button switch, which triggers the processing command by continuously pressing the manual button switch; or, the food processor further includes a push-button switch, which triggers the processing command by continuously holding the push-button switch after being pressed intermittently; or, the food processor further includes a wireless communication module, which acquires the processing command sent by the smart terminal.

[0091] It is understandable that processing commands can be triggered via a manual button switch, a push-button switch, or a wireless communication module. Manual button switch triggering involves the user continuously pressing the button switch, causing the cutting component to operate continuously; when the pressing stops, the cutting component immediately stops working. Push-button switch triggering involves the user intermittently pressing a push-button switch, which can be a toggle switch, allowing the processing command to be continuously triggered. Wireless communication module triggering can involve commands sent from a smartphone, computer, or other smart terminal; for example, a food processor's control app can control the food processor's wireless communication module. Therefore, all three methods enable the food processor to receive processing commands and control the cutting component to cut the food.

[0092] In one embodiment, when a processing instruction is received, controlling the cutting component to operate specifically involves: upon receiving the processing instruction, determining the cutting mode according to the processing instruction, and controlling the cutting component corresponding to the cutting mode to operate. It is understood that when the food processor receives a processing instruction, specifically a processing instruction received by the drive component 400 of the food processor, the drive component 400 determines the cutting mode based on the received processing instruction, such as slicing mode, strip cutting mode, or dicing mode (granule mode), etc., to control the rotation speed and / or movement mode of the cutting component in the corresponding mode. The movement mode of the cutting component will be described in detail later and will not be repeated here. The rotation speed and movement mode of the cutting component corresponding to different cutting modes may be different or the same, and are not specifically limited here. By determining the cutting mode, the rotation speed and movement mode of the cutting component can be determined, thereby achieving accurate cutting of food to meet the user's needs for the shape and size of the food cut.

[0093] Further, the step of determining the cutting mode according to the processing instruction specifically includes: when the cutting mode is determined to be slicing mode or strip cutting mode according to the processing instruction, controlling the blade 200 to reciprocate between the first position and the second position; when the cutting mode is determined to be dicing mode according to the processing instruction, controlling the blade 200 to reciprocate between the first position and the second position, and controlling the stirring blade 300 to rotate at a first preset speed; when the cutting mode is determined to be shredding mode according to the processing instruction, controlling the stirring blade 300 to rotate at a second preset speed, or controlling the blade 200 to reciprocate between the first position and the second position while also controlling the stirring blade 300 to rotate at a second preset speed; wherein, the first preset speed is less than the second preset speed.

[0094] Understandably, when the cutting mode is slicing or slicing, only the blade 200 needs to be used to cut the food, and the mixing blade 300 is not required. The cutting holes 210 of different blades 200 have different shapes. When the cutting hole 210 is elongated, the blade 200 cuts the food into slices; when the cutting hole 210 is square or round, the blade 200 cuts the food into strips. The driver 410 of the drive assembly 400 drives the blade 200 to move up and down along the axis of the cup body 100, thus achieving continuous slicing or slicing of the food.

[0095] The dicing mode is also called the granulation mode. When the dicing mode is selected, both the blade 200 and the mixing blade 300 are used to cut the food. The blade 200 first cuts the food into strips, and then the mixing blade 300 cuts the strips into granules, thus achieving dicing. The mincing mode is also called the pureeing mode. In this mode, the mixing blade 300 can be used alone, or both the mixing blade 300 and the blade 200 can be used together to cut the food. The mixing blade 300 is located near the bottom of the cup body 100. The mixing blade 300 rotates continuously to mince the food. Using the blade 200 in this mode can quickly cut the food into small pieces, which helps improve the cutting efficiency of the mixing blade 300. In the dicing mode, the mixing blade 300 rotates at a first preset speed, and in the mincing mode, the mixing blade 300 rotates at a second preset speed. The first preset speed is less than the second preset speed, meaning that the speed at which the mixing blade 300 dices the food is less than the speed at which it minces the food.

[0096] Furthermore, as can be seen from the above, the movement of the drive assembly 400 includes the reciprocating motion of the blade 200 between the first and second positions; it also includes the rotation of the stirring blade 300 and the up-and-down movement of the stirring blade 300 synchronously with the blade 200.

[0097] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structural transformations made using the contents of the present invention's specification and drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or direct / indirect applications in other related technical fields, are included within the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A food processing machine, characterized in that, The food processing machine includes: The cup body has a guide portion inside. A cutting disc is disposed within the cup body and is movably switchable between a first position and a second position. The cutting disc has multiple cutting holes extending through it from the first position to the second position, with the direction from the first position to the second position being the axial direction of the cup body. The cutting disc is provided with a limiting part adapted to the guide part, which is used to guide the movement of the cutting disc. A stirring blade, rotatably disposed within the cup body; and A driving assembly includes a driver and a transmission rod. The blade disc is rotatably connected to the transmission rod, and the limiting part is in limiting cooperation with the guide part to restrict the rotation of the blade disc within the cup body. The stirring blade is disposed on the transmission rod and located below the blade disc, with the blade edge of the blade disc disposed on the side of the blade disc facing away from the stirring blade and facing upward. The driver is used to drive the transmission rod to rotate, thereby driving the blade disc to move within the cup body, and to drive the stirring blade to rotate within the cup body. The food processor has a dicing mode, in which the blade moves and switches between the first position and the second position, and the mixing blade rotates at a first preset speed.

2. The food processing machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The food processor has a first installation mode, in which the blade and the mixing blade are spaced apart along the axial direction of the cup body and respectively connected to the drive assembly; or... The food processor has a second installation mode in which the blade and the mixing blade can be connected to the drive assembly simultaneously or selectively.

3. The food processing machine as described in claim 2, characterized in that, In the first installation mode, the stirring blade has a working state and an idle state. In the working state, the driving component drives the stirring blade to rotate; in the idle state, the stirring blade stops rotating and is disposed in the cup body.

4. The food processing machine as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The stirring blade has a first working state and a second working state. In the first working state, the driving component drives the stirring blade to rotate and moves the stirring blade along the axial direction of the cup body within a preset height range. In the second working state, the driving component drives the stirring blade to rotate at a preset position, which is not higher than the preset height range.

5. The food processing machine as described in claim 4, characterized in that, In the first working state, the stirring blade and the blade disc move at the same speed and in the same direction along the axial direction of the cup body.

6. The food processing machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The transmission rod extends along the axial direction of the cup body, and the driver is used to drive the transmission rod to rotate relative to the cutter head, so that the cutter head can move and switch between the first position and the second position along the axial direction of the cup body on the transmission rod.

7. The food processing machine as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The guide portion extends along the axial direction of the cup body and is used to guide the cutter head to reciprocate along the axial direction of the cup body.

8. The food processing machine as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The cutter head is provided with a threaded hole that passes through the cutter head along the axial direction of the cup body, and the outer peripheral wall of the transmission rod is provided with an external thread, which is threadedly engaged with the threaded hole.

9. The food processing machine as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The stirring blade includes a transmission tube and multiple blades, the multiple blades being arranged sequentially at intervals around the outer peripheral wall of the transmission tube, the transmission tube being sleeved on the transmission rod, and the driving assembly being used to drive the transmission tube to rotate within the cup body; Alternatively, the drive assembly is used to drive the transmission tube to rotate within the cup body and to reciprocate along the axial direction of the cup body.

10. The food processing machine as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that, The food processor also includes a cup lid, which is disposed on the cup body to open or close the cup opening, and the blade of the blade plate is positioned facing the cup lid.

11. The food processing machine as described in claim 10, characterized in that, The cup lid has a pushing part on the side facing the blade, and the pushing part includes a plurality of protrusions adapted to the plurality of cutting holes, with the plurality of protrusions corresponding one-to-one with the plurality of cutting holes.

12. A processing method using a food processor, based on the food processor as described in any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that, include: Obtain the material cutting requirements and determine the corresponding cutting components, which include a mixing blade and a cutting disc; Upon receiving a processing instruction, the cutting component is controlled to operate.

13. The processing method of the food processing machine as described in claim 12, characterized in that, There are multiple cutter discs, and the shape of the cutting hole of each cutter disc is different.

14. The processing method of the food processor as described in claim 12, characterized in that, The food processor also includes a manual button switch, which triggers the processing command by continuously pressing the manual button switch; or... The food processor also includes a push-button switch, which, when pressed intermittently, continuously triggers the processing command; or; The food processor also includes a wireless communication module, which acquires processing instructions sent by the smart terminal.

15. The processing method of the food processing machine according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that, When a processing instruction is received, the cutting component is controlled to operate, specifically as follows: Upon receiving a processing instruction, the cutting mode is determined based on the processing instruction, and the cutting component corresponding to the cutting mode is controlled to operate; wherein, When the cutting mode is determined to be slicing mode or strip cutting mode according to the processing command, the cutter head is controlled to reciprocate between the first position and the second position; and / or When the cutting mode is determined to be dicing mode according to the processing instruction, the blade is controlled to reciprocate between the first and second positions, and the stirring blade is controlled to rotate at a first preset speed; and / or When the cutting mode is determined to be the shaving mode according to the processing instruction, the stirring blade is controlled to rotate at the second preset speed or the cutter disc is controlled to reciprocate between the first position and the second position, while the stirring blade is also controlled to rotate at the second preset speed; wherein, the first preset speed is less than the second preset speed.

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