Cup body assembly and food processor

Abstract

The invention relates to a cup body assembly and a wall breaking machine, the cup body assembly comprises: a cup body, the cup wall of which is provided with a storage groove; the handle is installed on the groove wall of the containing groove, and the handle can move relative to the cup body so as to be switched between a first state and a second state; when the handle is in the first state, the handle is contained in the containing groove. When the handle is switched from the first state to the second state, the handle partially extends out of the containing groove. According to the cup body assembly, when the handle is in the first state, the handle is contained in the containing groove, so that the whole cup body assembly is small in size under the condition that the volume of the cup body does not need to be reduced, the size of the sound insulation cover is reduced, unnecessary material cost is reduced, and the noise reduction requirement is met while the harmony and attractiveness of the appearance are met. And when the handle is in the second state, the handle partially extends out of the accommodating groove to provide a larger holding space for the user, so that the user can conveniently hold the handle to operate.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of electrical appliances, and in particular to a cup body assembly and a food processor. Background Art

[0002] With the development of society and the improvement of living standards, various kitchen appliances have entered people's lives, bringing great convenience to food processing. Food processors are machines for crushing and mixing ingredients, including soymilk machines, blenders, wall-breaking food processors, etc. Their functions mainly include but are not limited to making soymilk, squeezing juice, mincing meat, shaved ice, making coffee, etc.

[0003] However, since the food processor usually relies on the high-speed rotation of the mixing blade driven by the motor to grind the food, it will generate a lot of noise during the operation, thus causing noise pollution and seriously affecting the user experience of the food processor. In order to solve the above problems, some existing technologies have adopted the method of adding a soundproof cover outside the food processor for sound insulation, but at the same time, it makes the food processor too large, destroys the design aesthetics of the whole machine, and puts forward higher requirements on the storage space of the food processor. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to solve the problem that a food processor cannot reduce noise while maintaining a small volume, the present application provides a cup body assembly and a food processor.

[0005] According to one aspect of the present application, a cup body assembly is provided, comprising:

[0006] A cup body, wherein a cup wall of the cup body is provided with a storage groove; and

[0007] A handle, mounted on the wall of the storage groove, wherein the handle can move relative to the cup body to switch between a first state and a second state;

[0008] Wherein, when the handle is in the first state, the handle is accommodated in the storage slot; when the handle is switched from the first state to the second state, the handle partially extends out of the storage slot.

[0009] In one embodiment, the handle includes a connecting end and a free end that are arranged opposite to each other, and the connecting end is rotatably mounted on the slot wall of the receiving slot;

[0010] When the handle is in the second state, the free end is away from the receiving groove.

[0011] In one embodiment, the cup body assembly further includes a reset unit, which is connected between the handle and the cup body, and is used to apply a force to the handle to switch it from the second state to the first state.

[0012] In one embodiment, the cup body assembly includes a rotating pivot, the rotating pivot passes through the connecting end and is inserted into the groove wall of the receiving groove, and the connecting end rotates around the rotating pivot as the rotation center.

[0013] In one of the embodiments, a groove wall of the receiving groove is provided with an escape opening connected to the free end.

[0014] In one of the embodiments, a return retaining rib is protruding from the bottom wall of the storage groove, and when the handle is in the first state, the free end is abutted against the return retaining rib.

[0015] In one embodiment, when the handle is in the second state, the connecting end abuts against a bottom wall of the receiving groove.

[0016] In one of the embodiments, the bottom wall of the receiving groove is provided with an inclined extending locking surface, and when the handle is in the second state, the connecting end is abutted against the locking surface.

[0017] In one embodiment, the angle difference between the holding portion in the first state and the holding portion in the second state is 30°-90°.

[0018] According to another aspect of the present application, a food processor is provided, comprising the above-mentioned cup body assembly, the food processor further comprising a base, and the cup body assembly is detachably mounted on the base.

[0019] In one of the embodiments, the food processor further includes a soundproof cover. When the handle of the food processor is in the first state, the soundproof cover is installed on the base and covers the outside of the cup body assembly.

[0020] In the above cup body assembly, when the handle is in the first state, the handle is accommodated in the storage groove, so that the cup body assembly as a whole has a smaller volume without reducing the capacity of the cup body, thereby reducing the volume of the soundproof cover, reducing unnecessary material costs, and meeting the requirements of noise reduction while meeting the coordinated aesthetics of the appearance. When the handle is in the second state, the handle partially extends out of the storage groove to provide a larger gripping space for the user, thereby facilitating the user to grip the handle for operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] FIG1 is a schematic structural diagram of a food processor according to an embodiment of the present application when a soundproof cover is not installed;

[0022] FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of a food processor according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0023] FIG3 is a schematic structural diagram of a food processor according to an embodiment of the present application when the handle is in a first state.

[0024] FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged schematic diagram of point A of the food processor shown in FIG. 3 .

[0025] FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged schematic diagram of a portion B of the food processor shown in FIG. 3 .

[0026] FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of a food processor according to an embodiment of the present application when the handle is in a second state.

[0027] FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged view of the portion C of the food processor shown in FIG. 6 .

[0028] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the dimensions of a food processor according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0029] Description of Figure Numbers:

[0030] 100, food processor; 20, base; 40, cup body assembly; 41, cup body; 412, bottom wall of cup body; 414, side wall of cup body; 416, storage slot; 416a, escape opening; 416b, return rib; 416c, locking surface; 43, handle; 432, connecting end; 434, free end; 45, rotating pivot; 60, soundproof cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the connotation of the present application, so the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0032] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0033] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0034] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0035] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being “above” or “below” a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being “above”, “above”, and “above” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being “below”, “below”, and “below” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0036] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be the only implementation method.

[0037] Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a food processor in an embodiment of the present application when a soundproof cover is provided, and FIG. 2 shows an exploded schematic diagram of a food processor in an embodiment of the present application when a soundproof cover is provided.

[0038] The embodiment of the present application provides a food processor 100, including a base 20, a cup assembly 40 and a soundproof cover 60. The cup assembly 40 is detachably mounted on the base 20, and includes a cup body 41 for accommodating food and a handle 43 for the user to hold. A stirring knife for stirring food is arranged in the cup body 41, and the stirring knife can rotate at a high speed under the drive of the base 20 to stir the food in the cup body 41. The soundproof cover 60 is mounted on one end of the base 20 where the cup assembly 40 is arranged and is arranged outside the cup assembly 40 to reduce the noise generated by the food processor 100 during operation.

[0039] As described in the background technology, the food processor 100 generates a lot of noise during operation. Although the soundproof cover arranged outside the cup body assembly has a good noise reduction effect on noises of various frequency bands, since the soundproof cover needs to cover the entire cup body and the handle, the volume of the food processor with the soundproof cover is significantly increased compared to the food processor without the soundproof cover, which increases the material cost of the whole machine on the one hand and destroys the design aesthetics of the whole machine on the other hand.

[0040] In order to solve the above problems, some existing food processors have adopted the method of reducing the grip gap of the handle and reducing the capacity of the cup body to reduce the volume of the soundproof cover. However, reducing the grip gap of the handle will reduce the user's grip comfort and reduce the grip force, which is not conducive to pouring. Reducing the capacity of the cup body directly reduces the amount of food that the food processor can process, significantly affecting the parameter performance of the food processor.

[0041] Based on the above problems, as shown in FIG1 , the cup body 41 of the cup body assembly 40 of the present application has a storage groove 416, and the handle 43 is installed on the groove wall of the storage groove 416. The handle 43 can move relative to the cup body 41 to switch between the first state and the second state. As shown in FIG3 , when the handle 43 is in the first state, the handle 43 is accommodated in the storage groove 416. As shown in FIG1 and FIG6 , when the handle 43 switches from the first state to the second state, the handle 43 partially extends out of the storage groove 416.

[0042] In the cup assembly 40, when the handle 43 is in the first state, the handle 43 is received in the storage groove 416, so that the cup assembly 40 as a whole has a smaller volume without reducing the capacity of the cup body 41, thereby reducing the volume of the soundproof cover 60 and reducing unnecessary material costs, meeting the requirements of noise reduction while satisfying the coordinated aesthetics of the appearance. When the handle 43 is in the second state, the handle 43 partially extends out of the storage groove 416 to provide a larger gripping space for the user, thereby facilitating the user to grip the handle 43 for operation.

[0043] Referring to FIG. 3 , the cup body 41 is generally a hollow cylindrical structure with one end open, including a cup body bottom wall 412 and a cup body side wall 414 extending in the same direction from the edge of the cup body bottom wall 412, and the cup body side wall 414 surrounds the cup body bottom wall 412 in the circumferential direction to define a receiving cavity for receiving the stirred object together with the cup body bottom wall 412. It can be understood that the shape of the cup body 41 is not limited thereto, and the shape of the cup body 41 can be set as needed to meet different requirements.

[0044] The receiving groove 416 is formed on one side of the cup body side wall 414, the length direction of the receiving groove 416 is parallel to the extension direction of the cup body side wall 414, the depth direction of the receiving groove 416 is parallel to a radial direction of the cup body 41, the width direction of the receiving groove 416 is parallel to a tangential direction of the cup body side wall 414, and the open end of the receiving groove 416 is connected to the cup body side wall 414. Further, the receiving groove 416 has a groove side wall and a groove bottom wall, the two groove side walls are arranged opposite to each other in the width direction of the receiving groove 416, the groove bottom wall is connected between the two groove side walls, and is arranged opposite to the open end of the receiving groove 416 in the depth direction.

[0045] The handle 43 is in a long strip structure, and the shape of the handle 43 matches the shape of the storage groove 416, including a connecting end 432 and a free end 434 arranged opposite to each other in the length direction thereof, and the connecting end 432 is rotatably mounted on the groove wall of the storage groove 416 away from the bottom wall 412 of the cup body. As a preferred embodiment, the surface of the handle 43 facing the side wall 414 of the cup body is wavy, so as to facilitate the user to hold it. It can be understood that the shape of the handle 43 is not limited to this, and can be set as needed to meet different holding requirements.

[0046] As shown in Fig. 3, when the handle 43 is in the first state, the connecting end 432 and the free end 434 are in a vertically falling state under the action of gravity and are completely received in the receiving groove 416. As shown in Fig. 6, when the handle 43 is in the second state, the free end 434 is away from the receiving groove 416 for easy gripping by the user.

[0047] As shown in Figures 3 and 5, in some embodiments, the cup body assembly 40 includes a rotating pivot 45, which passes through the connecting end 432 along the width direction of the storage groove 416, and the opposite end portions of the rotating pivot 45 are respectively inserted into the side walls of the storage groove 416 on both sides of the width direction of the storage groove, and the connecting end 432 of the handle 43 rotates around the rotating pivot 45 as the rotation center to switch the handle 43 between the first state and the second state.

[0048] In some embodiments, the cup assembly 40 further includes a reset unit (not shown), which is connected between the handle 43 and the cup body 41, and is used to apply a force to the handle 43 to switch it from the second state to the first state, so that the handle automatically returns to the first state when the user releases the handle 43. It is understood that in some other embodiments, the reset unit may not be provided, and the handle 43 may fall and return to the first state by relying on gravity.

[0049] Specifically, in some embodiments, the reset unit includes a compression spring, the two ends of which are respectively connected to the handle 43 and the cup body 41, and the compression spring can be connected to the free end 434 or the connection end 432 of the handle 43. When the handle 43 is in the second state under the grip of the user, the compression spring is in a stretched state, thereby generating a force on the handle 43 to switch it from the second state to the first state. When the user releases the handle 43, the spring returns to its initial state, thereby driving the handle 43 to rotate to switch to the first state. It can be understood that the structure of the reset unit is not limited to this, and the reset unit can also be formed by a structure that can produce a recoverable elastic deformation, such as a torsion spring.

[0050] As shown in FIG6 , in some embodiments, a groove wall of the storage groove 416 is provided with an escape opening 416a connected to the free end 434 of the handle 43. When the handle 43 is in the first state, a portion of the surface of the free end 434 of the handle 43 is exposed from the storage groove 416 through the escape opening 416a. Therefore, the user can move the free end 434 through the escape opening 416a to make the free end 434 partially leave the storage groove 416, and then the user can hold the handle 43 to lift the cup body 41.

[0051] As a preferred embodiment, the avoidance opening 416a is opened at one end of the receiving groove 416 close to the cup body bottom wall 412, and the end surface of the free end 434 away from the connecting end 432 is exposed from the receiving groove 416 through the avoidance opening 416a. It can be understood that the position of the avoidance opening 416a is not limited to this and can be set as needed to meet different operating requirements.

[0052] Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , further in some embodiments, the bottom wall of the receiving groove 416 is provided with a return retaining rib 416b protruding toward the open end of the receiving groove 416. When the handle 43 is in the first state, the free end 434 of the handle 43 abuts against the return retaining rib 416b to maintain a vertical state. It can be understood that the shape of the return retaining rib 416b is not limited and can be set as needed to meet different abutment requirements.

[0053] Please refer to Figures 3, 5, 6 and 7. In some embodiments, when the handle 43 is in the second state, the connecting end 432 is abutted against the bottom wall of the storage groove 416, thereby limiting the rotation angle of the handle 43 to prevent the handle 43 from rotating too much and affecting the user's grip.

[0054] Specifically in one embodiment, the bottom wall of the storage groove 416 at one end away from the bottom wall 412 of the cup body is provided with an inclined extending locking surface 416c, and the distance between the locking surface 416c and the central axis of the cup body 41 gradually increases from the end close to the bottom wall 412 of the cup body to the end away from the bottom wall 412 of the cup body. The end surface of the connecting end 432 of the handle 43 used to abut against the locking surface 416c is also an inclined surface extending obliquely, and the width of the connecting end 432 of the handle 43 in the depth direction of the storage groove 416 gradually decreases from the end close to the bottom wall 412 of the cup body to the end away from the bottom wall 412 of the cup body. Therefore, when the handle 43 is in the second state, the connecting end 432 of the handle 43 abuts against the locking surface 416c and is limited at a certain angle and cannot continue to rotate.

[0055] As shown in Fig. 8, in some embodiments, the end of the handle 43 away from the connection end 432 forms a hand-held portion including a free end 434 for easy gripping by the user. Since the finger thickness of an average adult is generally 13 mm to 30 mm, and the gripping width of four fingers excluding the thumb is about 80 mm, when the handle 43 is in the second state, the minimum distance d1 of the hand-held portion relative to the open end of the storage slot 416 is greater than 13 mm, and the length l of the hand-held portion is greater than 80 mm, preferably 93 mm.

[0056] It can be understood that the specific values ​​of the minimum distance d1 of the hand-held portion relative to the open end of the storage slot 416 and the length l of the hand-held portion are not limited thereto and can be set as needed to meet different holding requirements.

[0057] Furthermore, since the smaller the opening angle of the handle 43 is, the easier it is to tip the cup body 41, and the larger the opening angle is, the easier it is to lift the cup body 41, the angle difference δ between the handle 43 in the first state and the handle 43 in the second state is 30°-90°, preferably 40°, so that the user can easily lift the cup body 41 while facilitating the tipping of the cup body 41. It can be understood that the specific value of the angle difference δ between the handle 43 in the first state and the handle 43 in the second state is not limited thereto, and can be set as needed to meet different needs.

[0058] Please continue to refer to Figure 8. In some embodiments, the outer diameter of the sound insulation cover 60 is 185 mm, the maximum width d3 of the cup body 41 is 165 mm, and the width d2 of the handle 43 in the depth direction of the storage groove 416 is 14 mm. Compared with the sizes of the sound insulation cover 60 and the cup body 41 in the prior art, the width of the handle 43 can be reduced by 32%, and the width of the cup body 41 can be reduced by 18%, thereby significantly reducing the size of the cup body assembly 40 while ensuring the sound insulation effect.

[0059] The above-mentioned cup body assembly 40 and the food processor 100 equipped with the same, since the cup body assembly 40 adopts the design of a concealed handle 43, the goal of reducing the overall volume of the sound insulation cover 60 and the food processor 100 is achieved without reducing the capacity of the cup body 41 and without affecting the comfort of holding. Compared with the existing fixed handle solution without a sound insulation cover, the hidden handle 43 solution with the sound insulation cover 60 not only reduces the volume of the whole machine, but also reduces unnecessary material costs, ensures the aesthetic coordination of the appearance of the food processor 100, and effectively reduces the noise of the whole machine, thereby improving the user experience of the food processor 100.

[0060] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0061] The above-described embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent application shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A cup body assembly, characterized in that: include: A cup body (41), wherein a cup wall of the cup body (41) is provided with a storage groove (416); as well as A handle (43) mounted on a groove wall of the storage groove (416), the handle (43) being capable of moving relative to the cup body (41) to switch between a first state and a second state; Wherein, when the handle (43) is in the first state, the handle (43) is received in the storage slot (416); when the handle (43) is switched from the first state to the second state, the handle (43) partially extends out of the storage slot (416).

2. The cup assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The handle (43) comprises a connecting end (432) and a free end (434) which are arranged opposite to each other, and the connecting end (432) is rotatably mounted on the groove wall of the receiving groove (416); When the handle (43) is in the second state, the free end (434) is away from the receiving groove (416).

3. The cup assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cup body assembly further comprises a reset unit, which is connected between the handle (43) and the cup body (41), and is used to apply a force to the handle (43) to switch it from the second state to the first state.

4. The cup assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cup body assembly comprises a rotating pivot (45), the rotating pivot (45) passing through the connecting end (432) and inserted into the groove wall of the receiving groove (416), and the connecting end (432) rotates with the rotating pivot (45) as the rotation center.

5. The cup assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The groove wall of the receiving groove (416) is provided with an escape opening (416a) communicating with the free end (434).

6. The cup assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: A return retaining rib (416b) is convexly provided on the bottom wall of the storage groove (416), and when the handle (43) is in the first state, the free end (434) abuts against the return retaining rib (416b).

7. The cup assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: When the handle (43) is in the second state, the connecting end (432) abuts against the bottom wall of the receiving groove (416).

8. The cup assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: The bottom wall of the storage groove (416) is provided with an inclined extending locking surface (416c), and when the handle (43) is in the second state, the connecting end (432) is held against the locking surface (416c).

9. The cup assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that: The angle difference between the holding portion in the first state and the holding portion in the second state is 30°-90°.

10. A food processor, characterized in that: The food processor comprises the cup body assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9, and further comprises a base (20), the cup body assembly being detachably mounted on the base (20).

11. The food processor according to claim 10, characterized in that: The food processor further comprises a soundproof cover (60). When the handle (43) of the food processor is in the first state, the soundproof cover (60) is mounted on the base (20) and covers the outside of the cup body assembly.

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