Food processor

Abstract

The invention provides a food processor, and belongs to the technical field of kitchen appliances, and the food processor comprises a base which is provided with a container, and the container is fixedly connected with the base; the driving element is fixedly mounted in the base, and the driving element is connected with a driving shaft; when the base is arranged on the horizontal plane, the driving shaft has an inclined angle relative to the vertical direction of the container; the cutter is arranged in the container, and the driving shaft penetrates through the container to be connected with the cutter; the food processor has the advantages that the container, the driving element and the cutter are all integrated on the base, due to the fact that the driving element and the container are integrated together, the design requirement of a coupler is omitted, and the driving element and the driving shaft are located in the base, so that the driving element and the driving shaft are located in a totally-closed environment; in addition, the driving shaft is obliquely arranged, so that the cutter is inclined, and the cutting and stirring effects of the cutter are greatly improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of kitchen appliances and relates to a food processor. Background Art

[0002] A food processor is a device that can cut, stir, crush, refine, and mix food or ingredients, such as a wall breaker, blender, soymilk maker, juicer, and the like.

[0003] This type of food processor generally includes a base, a container and a cutter. The cutter is installed at the bottom of the container. The container can be installed on the base. The motor on the base is connected to the cutter at the bottom of the container through a coupling. The container and the base are designed to be detachable. When assembling, the bottom of the container is aligned with the corresponding position of the base and then assembled together.

[0004] Before using the above-mentioned food processor, the container needs to be installed on the base. During installation, the coupling on the tool needs to be docked with the coupling on the motor, which makes it more difficult to install the container on the base. The motor and the tool are separate and cannot form a fully enclosed structure. Moreover, due to the structural layout, the tool is less effective in cutting and stirring, and there is room for improvement. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a food processor in view of the above problems existing in the prior art.

[0006] The object of the present invention can be achieved through the following technical solutions: A food processor, comprising:

[0007] A base, wherein the base is provided with a container, and the container is fixedly connected to the base;

[0008] A driving element, wherein the driving element is fixedly installed in the base and is connected to a driving shaft; when the base is placed on a horizontal plane, the driving shaft has an inclination angle relative to the vertical direction of the container;

[0009] A cutter is arranged in the container, and the drive shaft passes through the container and is connected with the cutter.

[0010] Preferably, the base is installed with a water pump and a discharge pump, the outlet of the water pump is connected to the container, and the inlet of the discharge pump is connected to the container.

[0011] Preferably, the outlet of the discharge pump is connected to a rotatable discharge head, and the discharge head can be rotated to a cleaning position or a discharge position.

[0012] Preferably, the base is provided with a water tank, a waste liquid tank and a material receiving area, the water pump is connected to the outlet of the water tank through a connecting pipe, the waste liquid tank is received directly below the cleaning position, and the material receiving area is located directly below the material discharging position.

[0013] Preferably, it further comprises a heating plate, the bottom of the container has a mounting opening, the heating plate is sealed at the mounting opening and forms the bottom wall of the container, and the heating plate is installed with a heating element.

[0014] Preferably, the heating disk is provided with an axial hole in which a bearing is installed, the driving element and the tool are separated on both sides of the heating disk, and the driving element is fixedly connected to the heating disk, and the driving shaft passes through the axial hole and is connected to the bearing.

[0015] Preferably, the container includes a curved portion, the mounting opening is configured as a port of the curved portion, and the curved portion is located within the base.

[0016] Preferably, the inner wall surface of the container is configured as a smooth surface structure without obstruction ribs.

[0017] Preferably, a detachable top cover is installed on the top of the container.

[0018] Preferably, a controller is further included, and the driving element, the water pump, the discharge pump and the heating plate are all electrically connected to the controller.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] 1. A food processor is provided in which a container, a driving element and a cutter are all integrated in a base. Since the driving element is integrated with the container, the design requirement of a coupling is eliminated, and the driving element and the driving shaft are located inside the base, so that it is in a fully enclosed environment; in addition, since the driving shaft is inclined, the cutter is inclined, which greatly improves the effect of the cutter when cutting and stirring.

[0021] 2. Therefore, the tool does not simply throw the material toward the inner wall of the container, but causes the material to tumble and flow, and then the material moves toward the area where the tool is located under the action of gravity, greatly increasing the number and frequency of contacts between the tool and the material. In addition to improving the cutting and mixing performance, this design also eliminates the need to set up obstruction ribs on the inner wall of the container.

[0022] 3. The inner wall of the container is smooth, and materials or residues are not easy to adhere to the smooth surface (if there are obstruction ribs, the residues will adhere around the obstruction ribs, and this situation can only be cleaned manually), which greatly reduces the difficulty of cleaning and lays a structural foundation for the automatic cleaning function of this equipment.

[0023] 4. The processes of adding liquid, discharging and cleaning are all realized automatically, so there is no need to load and unload the container, so that the container can be fixed on the base. The inclined drive shaft can not only greatly improve the processing effect of the tool, but also eliminate the obstruction rib design on the inner wall of the container, making the inner wall of the container smooth enough, thereby greatly reducing the difficulty of cleaning and eliminating the blind area during cleaning, so that the device can achieve the effect of automatic cleaning and improve the convenience of operation.

[0024] 5. Since the heating plate directly serves as the bottom wall of the container, the heat can be directly transferred to the food in the container, which improves the heating efficiency and reduces energy loss. The wide contact area of ​​the heating plate ensures a more uniform heat distribution. In actual use, the food can be heated while being processed (such as juicing, breaking the wall, crushing, cutting, and mixing). BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the food processor of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of a container of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 3 It is an isometric view of the food processor of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 4 It is a structural exploded view of the container and the heating plate of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 5 It is a structural exploded view of the heating plate, driving element, driving shaft and cutting tool of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of the heating plate of the present invention.

[0031] In the figure, 100, base; 110, water pump; 120, discharge pump; 121, discharge head; 130, water tank; 140, material receiving area; 200, container; 210, installation port; 220, bending part; 230, top cover; 300, driving element; 310, driving shaft; 320, tool; 400, heating plate; 410, heating element; 420, shaft hole; 430, bearing. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The following are specific embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings to further describe the technical solution of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0033] like Figures 1 to 6As shown, a food processor includes: a base 100, the base 100 is provided with a container 200, and the container 200 is fixedly connected to the base 100; a driving element 300, the driving element 300 is fixedly installed in the base 100, and the driving element 300 is connected to a driving shaft 310; when the base 100 is placed on a horizontal plane, the driving shaft 310 has an inclination angle relative to the vertical direction of the container 200; a tool 320, the tool 320 is arranged in the container 200, and the driving shaft 310 passes through the container 200 and is connected to the tool 320.

[0034] A food processor is a multifunctional kitchen appliance, such as a wall breaker, a blender, a soybean milk maker, a juicer, etc. The base 100 is the main structure of the food processor, which can carry and fix other components. A driving element 300 (such as a motor) is installed in the base 100, and the base 100 is designed to be placed firmly on a horizontal surface. The container 200 is used to hold the food to be processed.

[0035] The driving element 300 is fixed inside the base 100 and is used to provide power to drive the cutter 320 to rotate. One end of the driving shaft 310 is connected to the driving element 300, and the other end passes through the container 200 and is connected to the cutter 320. The cutter 320 is located inside the container 200. The cutter 320 is used to process the material to be processed in the container 200. The cutter 320 can have different shapes and cutting edge designs to meet various needs such as juicing, wall breaking, mixing or crushing. Since the container 200 does not need to be disassembled in this solution, the driving element 300, the driving shaft 310 and the cutter 320 can be integrated together. The driving element 300 is always connected to the cutter 320 through the driving shaft 310, eliminating the design of the coupling.

[0036] It is worth noting that in this solution, the container 200 is fixedly connected to the base 100. This design fixes the container 200 to the base 100, making the container 200 an integral part of the base 100, thereby eliminating the need to disassemble the container 200. When processing food, the user only needs to pour the material to be processed into the container 200, and after the knife 320 has processed it, the finished product can be easily taken out through the specially designed extraction structure, without the need to load and unload the container 200, which greatly simplifies the operation process and improves the use efficiency.

[0037] The special feature of this solution is that when the base 100 is placed on a horizontal plane (i.e. in actual use), the drive shaft 310 is not completely vertical but has a certain inclination angle relative to the vertical direction of the container 200, that is, the drive shaft 310 is inclined in the vertical direction, and the vertical direction is the direction of gravity.

[0038] Preferably, the inclination angle of the drive shaft 310 relative to the vertical direction of the container 200 can be 10°, 20° or 45°. The specific inclination angle of the drive shaft 310 can be designed according to actual needs as long as it is a non-vertical setting.

[0039] The inclined design of the drive shaft 310 can form an angle between the drive shaft 310 and the direction of gravity, so that the tool 320 rotates around the non-vertical axis. The advantage of this design is that when the tool 320 cuts and stirs the material to be processed, it can cause the material to roll up and down, and make the food gather to the area where the tool 320 is located under the action of gravity, greatly increasing the number of contacts between the tool 320 and the material, improving the cutting and stirring performance, and eliminating the material retention area.

[0040] More specifically, the material in the container 200 is affected by gravity and tends to move downward. Since the drive shaft 310 is at an angle to the direction of gravity, the cutter 320 exerts an inclined centrifugal force on the material when rotating, causing the material to tend to flip upward. Then the material moves downward under the action of gravity, thereby contacting the rotating cutter 320. Therefore, the cutter 320 does not simply throw the material toward the inner wall of the container 200, but causes the material to tumble and flow, and then the material moves toward the area where the cutter 320 is located under the action of gravity, greatly increasing the number and frequency of contacts between the cutter 320 and the material. In addition to improving the performance of cutting and mixing, this design also eliminates the need to set obstruction ribs on the inner wall of the container 200.

[0041] On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiment, the inner wall surface of the container 200 is configured as a smooth surface structure without obstruction ribs.

[0042] It should be pointed out that in the existing design, the rotation axis of the tool is consistent with the direction of the plumb bob, that is, the tool rotates in a horizontal plane, thereby throwing the material toward the inner wall of the cup body. Therefore, in the existing design, obstruction ribs are set on the inner wall of the cup body. After the material hits the obstruction ribs on the inner wall of the cup body, it is rebounded toward the tool, thereby making the material contact with the tool.

[0043] In the present embodiment, the inclined driving shaft 310 drives the cutter 320 to rotate on the inclined surface, the material is stirred by the cutter 320 to move upward, and then sinks due to gravity, thereby contacting the cutter 320. Its cutting and stirring principle is different from the existing design, so there is no need to set obstruction ribs on the inner wall of the container 200.

[0044] It should be pointed out here that it is precisely because the device adopts an inclined drive shaft 310 that the smooth structure of the inner wall of the container 200 without obstruction ribs can be achieved, and thus the manual cleaning function of the device is laid a structural foundation. That is, the inner wall of the container 200 is a smooth surface, and materials or residues are not easy to adhere to the smooth surface (if there are obstruction ribs, then the residues will adhere around the obstruction ribs, and in this case, manual cleaning is the only option), which greatly reduces the difficulty of cleaning and lays a structural foundation for the automatic cleaning function of the device.

[0045] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, on the basis of the above embodiment, the base 100 is installed with a water pump 110 and a discharge pump 120 , the outlet of the water pump 110 is connected to the container 200 , and the inlet of the discharge pump 120 is connected to the container 200 .

[0046] The water pump 110 is fixedly installed in the base 100 and connected to the container 200. This enables the water pump 110 to introduce water or other liquids from the water tank 130 into the container 200 for liquid addition or cleaning during food processing. The inlet of the discharge pump 120 is connected to the container 200, so that the discharge pump 120 can extract the material in the container 200. The material processed by the cutter 320 can be discharged from the container 200 through the discharge pump 120. And after automatic cleaning, the waste liquid in the container 200 can be discharged from the container 200 through the discharge pump 120.

[0047] It should be pointed out that the present solution provides an integrated fully automatic food processor, which can automatically add water and extract the processed materials or food from the container 200, and automatically clean the container 200 after use. This design eliminates the process of loading and unloading the container 200, and only requires pouring the material to be processed into the container 200, so the container 200 can be fixed on the base 100.

[0048] In the actual processing process, the user puts the food to be processed into the container 200. When liquid needs to be added to the container 200, the water pump 110 is started, and the liquid is pumped into the container 200 through the water pipe. The drive element 300 is started to make the cutter 320 work, and the food is cut, mixed, etc. (for example, juicing, wall breaking, stirring, crushing, etc.). After the processing is completed, the discharge pump 120 is started, and the processed material is pumped out of the container 200 through the discharge pump 120. The user can hold the cup under the discharge head 121. When cleaning is required, the water pump 110 is started, and the liquid is pumped into the container 200 through the water pipe. The drive element 300 is started to make the cutter 320 work. The cutter 320 stirs the water in the container 200, thereby cleaning the inner wall surface of the container 200. After cleaning, the discharge pump 120 is started, and the waste liquid is discharged from the container 200.

[0049] It should be noted that in this solution, the processes of adding liquid, discharging materials and cleaning are all realized automatically, so there is no need to load and unload the container 200, so that the container 200 can be fixed on the base 100. The inclined drive shaft 310 can not only greatly improve the processing effect of the tool 320, but also eliminate the obstruction rib design on the inner wall of the container 200, making the inner wall of the container 200 smooth enough, thereby greatly reducing the difficulty of cleaning and eliminating the blind spot during cleaning, so that the device can achieve the effect of automatic cleaning and improve the convenience of operation.

[0050] On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiment, the outlet of the discharge pump 120 is connected to a rotatable discharge head 121 , and the discharge head 121 can be rotated to a cleaning position or a discharge position.

[0051] The discharge head 121 can be controlled by a motor, and the motor can control the rotation of the discharge head 121 so that the end of the discharge head 121 can reach the cleaning position or the discharge position. When the processed material (such as juice, soy milk and other liquid food) needs to be discharged, the user turns the discharge head 121 to the discharge position, and the finished product is discharged smoothly through the discharge head 121. After the container 200 is cleaned, the user can turn the discharge head 121 to the cleaning position, and the waste water inside the container 200 is discharged through the discharge head 121.

[0052] In this embodiment, the user can quickly switch the position of the discharge head 121 according to needs to adapt to different operating scenarios, reduce the workload of manual disassembly and cleaning, improve the convenience and efficiency of equipment use, and the convenient cleaning function ensures the cleanliness of the equipment and reduces the risk of cross contamination.

[0053] Based on the above embodiment, the base 100 is provided with a water tank 130, a waste liquid tank and a material receiving area 140. The water pump 110 is connected to the outlet of the water tank 130 through a connecting pipe. The waste liquid tank is located directly below the cleaning position, and the material receiving area 140 is located directly below the discharge position.

[0054] The water tank 130 is used to store clean water or other liquids that need to be added to the container 200. There is actually an interface seat at the bottom of the base 100. The water outlet at the bottom of the water tank 130 can be connected to the interface seat. The water pump 110 is connected to the interface seat through a connecting pipe to extract water from the water tank 130. The waste liquid tank is located directly below the cleaning position and is used to receive the waste liquid generated during the cleaning process. The material receiving area 140 is located directly below the material discharging position. The user can put the cup in the material receiving area 140 to receive the finished product discharged after processing.

[0055] In this embodiment, from adding liquid, processing to discharging and cleaning, the entire process requires almost no human intervention, which improves efficiency and convenience. The independent waste liquid management system ensures that the waste liquid in the cleaning process will not pollute the environment and keep the kitchen clean. In addition, the compact design of this equipment integrates multiple functions and reduces the space occupied by the equipment.

[0056] like Figures 1 to 6 As shown, based on the above embodiment, it also includes a heating plate 400, the bottom of the container 200 has a mounting opening 210, the heating plate 400 is sealed at the mounting opening 210 and forms the bottom wall of the container 200, and the heating plate 400 is installed with a heating element 410.

[0057] The container 200 is configured to have an opening at both ends, wherein a removable top cover 230 is installed at the top opening of the container 200, and materials can be added to the container 200 by opening the top cover 230. A specific installation port 210 is provided at the bottom of the container 200 for accommodating and fixing the heating plate 400. The heating plate 400 is a sturdy and well-heat-conducting component, and the heating plate 400 tightly blocks the installation port 210 to form the bottom wall of the container 200 to ensure that the internal liquid does not leak. The heating element 410 is preferably a heating tube or a heating wire or a PTC ceramic heating sheet or other efficient heating components, and the heating element 410 can make the heating plate 400 generate heat, thereby heating the materials to be processed or the food inside the container 200 to meet different cooking needs, such as heating, boiling, and keeping warm.

[0058] Since the heating plate 400 directly serves as the bottom wall of the container 200, heat can be directly transferred to the food in the container 200, which improves the heating efficiency and reduces energy loss. The wide contact area of ​​the heating plate 400 ensures a more uniform heat distribution. In actual use, the food can be heated while being processed (such as juicing, breaking, crushing, cutting, and mixing). This simultaneous processing and heating design significantly improves the functionality and practicality of the food processor.

[0059] Based on the above embodiment, the heating plate 400 is provided with an axial hole 420, a bearing 430 is installed in the axial hole 420, the driving element 300 and the tool 320 are separated on both sides of the heating plate 400, and the driving element 300 is fixedly connected to the heating plate 400, and the driving shaft 310 passes through the axial hole 420 and is connected to the bearing 430.

[0060] The heating plate 400 has an axial hole 420 in the center for installing a bearing 430. The drive shaft 310 passes through the heating plate 400 and enters the container 200 through the axial hole 420. There is a waterproof seal design between the drive shaft 310 and the axial hole 420. The bearing 430 can support the rotation of the drive shaft 310. The drive element 300 (such as a motor) is directly fixedly connected to one side of the heating plate 400. This can be achieved by screws, buckles or other mechanical connectors to ensure a firm connection between the two.

[0061] On the basis of the above embodiment, the container 200 includes a curved portion 220 , the mounting port 210 is configured as a port of the curved portion 220 , and the curved portion 220 is located inside the base 100 .

[0062] The existence of the curved portion 220 changes the spatial structure inside the container 200, making it easier for the food to tumble up and down when being cut and stirred by the cutter 320. This motion state can increase the chances of the cutter 320 contacting the food. Traditional straight cylindrical containers 200 may form "dead zones" at the bottom or corners, making it difficult for some food to fully participate in processing. The curved portion 220 can guide the food to converge toward the center, reduce these stagnation areas, and ensure that all food can be effectively processed.

[0063] On the basis of the above embodiment, a controller is further included, and the driving element 300, the water pump 110, the discharge pump 120 and the heating plate 400 are all electrically connected to the controller. The user can send commands to the controller by pressing a button, and the controller controls the driving element 300, the water pump 110, the discharge pump 120 and the heating plate 400 to work according to a pre-designed program.

[0064] It should be noted that all directional indications in the embodiments of the present invention (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components in a certain specific posture. If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0065] In addition, in the present invention, the descriptions such as "first", "second", "one", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features.

[0066] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly stipulated and limited, the terms "connected", "fixed", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "fixed" 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 limited.

[0067] In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments of the present invention can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the fact that ordinary technicians in the field can implement it. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

Claims

1. A food processor, characterized in that: include: A base (100), wherein the base (100) is provided with a container (200), and the container (200) is fixedly connected to the base (100); A driving element (300), wherein the driving element (300) is fixedly installed in the base (100), and the driving element (300) is connected to a driving shaft (310); when the base (100) is placed on a horizontal plane, the driving shaft (310) has an inclination angle relative to the vertical direction of the container (200); A tool (320) is disposed in the container (200); the drive shaft (310) passes through the container (200) and is connected to the tool (320).

2. A food processor as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The base (100) is installed with a water pump (110) and a discharge pump (120); the outlet of the water pump (110) is connected to the container (200), and the inlet of the discharge pump (120) is connected to the container (200).

3. A food processor as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The outlet of the discharge pump (120) is connected to a rotatable discharge head (121), and the discharge head (121) can be rotated to a cleaning position or a discharge position.

4. A food processor as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The base (100) is provided with a water tank (130), a waste liquid tank and a material receiving area (140); the water pump (110) is connected to the outlet of the water tank (130) via a connecting pipe; the waste liquid tank is located directly below the cleaning position; and the material receiving area (140) is located directly below the material discharging position.

5. A food processor as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a heating plate (400), the bottom of the container (200) has a mounting opening (210), the heating plate (400) is sealed at the mounting opening (210) and forms the bottom wall of the container (200), and the heating plate (400) is installed with a heating element (410).

6. A food processor as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The heating plate (400) is provided with an axial hole (420), a bearing (430) is installed in the axial hole (420), the driving element (300) and the tool (320) are separated on both sides of the heating plate (400), and the driving element (300) is fixedly connected to the heating plate (400), and the driving shaft (310) passes through the axial hole (420) and is connected to the bearing (430).

7. A food processor as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The container (200) comprises a bent portion (220), the mounting opening (210) is arranged as a port of the bent portion (220), and the bent portion (220) is located inside the base (100).

8. A food processor according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The inner wall surface of the container (200) is configured as a smooth surface structure without obstruction ribs.

9. A food processor as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: A detachable top cover (230) is installed on the top of the container (200).

10. A food processor as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a controller, and the driving element (300), the water pump (110), the discharge pump (120) and the heating plate (400) are all electrically connected to the controller.

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