Food processor convenient to use

Abstract

The utility model discloses a food processor convenient to use, and relates to the field of life electric appliances, the food processor comprises a cup body assembly with a built-in stirring piece and a motor, the cup body assembly comprises a cup body and a cover body, the cover body is provided with a rotating piece which extends into the cup body and can rotate in one direction, and the rotating direction of the rotating piece is opposite to the rotating direction of the stirring piece. When food materials are processed, the food materials can collide with the rotating piece, the rotating piece plays a role of an existing turbulent flow rib, the stirring piece can fully stir the food materials, the smashing effect of the food materials is further improved, the structure that the turbulent flow rib is additionally arranged on the inner wall of the cup body is omitted, the forming mode of the cup body is simplified, the production cost of the cup body is reduced, and the cup body is convenient to use. Meanwhile, the rotating piece is arranged close to the inner wall of the cup body, the rotating piece can scrape off food materials remaining on the inner wall of the cup body while rotating, the cleanliness of the inner wall of the cup body is guaranteed, a user can conveniently clean the cup body in the follow-up process, meanwhile, waste of the food materials can be avoided, and the use experience of the user is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a food processor which is convenient to use. Background Art

[0002] Existing food processors generally include a cup assembly with a built-in stirring member and a motor disposed below the cup assembly to drive the stirring member to rotate. The cup assembly includes a cup and a lid covering the upper part of the cup. When using the food processor, the user places the food ingredients in the cup and then closes the cup lid. The stirring member rotates at a high speed driven by the motor to process the food ingredients. When the food ingredients rotate with the stirring member, they will rotate close to the inner wall of the cup due to centrifugal force, resulting in the food ingredients being unable to be effectively pulverized within the stirring range of the stirring member in the central area. In order to improve the pulverization effect, some commonly used ones will be provided with flow disturbance ribs on the inner wall of the cup, and the flow disturbance ribs are used to change the movement direction of the food ingredients, so that the food ingredients gather towards the center of the cup, thereby realizing the effective pulverization of the food ingredients. However, since the flow disturbance ribs are provided on the cup, the position of the flow disturbance ribs relative to the cup is fixed, but the volume of the food ingredients pulverized each time is not the same. Since the height of the flow disturbance ribs is fixed, it is impossible to achieve the best pulverization effect for the pulverization of food ingredients of different volumes, and the setting of the flow disturbance ribs makes the structure of the cup more complicated. To solve the above problems, some manufacturers will add a flow disturbance cover in the cup, and at the same time, the flow disturbance cover can move up and down to adjust the height where it is located, so as to adapt to the pulverization of food ingredients of different volumes. Although the above two methods can both achieve the effective pulverization of food ingredients, in the actual use process, some food ingredients will adhere to the inner wall of the cup. Especially for the models with a flow disturbance cover, the food ingredients will be clamped between the flow disturbance cover and the inner wall of the cup, resulting in great inconvenience for the user to clean the cup and causing waste of food ingredients, seriously affecting the user experience of consumers. Content of the Utility Model

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a food processor which is convenient to use, so as to solve the problems that in the existing food processor, it is necessary to set flow disturbance ribs on the cup, resulting in a complicated structure of the cup, and during the food ingredient processing, some food ingredients will adhere to the inner wall of the cup, resulting in difficult cleaning for the user and waste of food ingredients.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a food processor which is convenient to use, including a cup assembly with a built-in stirring member and a motor disposed below the cup assembly to drive the stirring member to rotate. The cup assembly includes a cup and a lid covering the upper part of the cup. The lid is provided with a rotating member extending into the cup and capable of rotating in one direction. The rotating direction of the rotating member is opposite to the rotating direction of the stirring member, and the rotating member is arranged adjacent to the inner wall of the cup.

[0005] The present application provides a rotating part that extends into the cup body and can rotate in one direction in the cover body, and the rotation direction of the rotating part is opposite to that of the stirring part, that is, the rotating part is fixed along the rotation direction of the stirring part, so that when the user uses the food processor to process food, the stirring part drives the food to rotate at a high speed, and the food can collide with the rotating part. The rotating part plays the role of the spoiler ribs set in the existing cup body, which is conducive to the stirring part to fully beat the food, so that the crushing effect of the food is further improved, and the structure of the spoiler ribs set on the inner wall of the cup body is omitted, the forming method of the cup body is simplified, and the production cost of the cup body is reduced. At the same time, the rotating part is set close to the inner wall of the cup body, so that after the food processing is completed, the user can control the rotation of the rotating part, and the rotating part can scrape off the food remaining on the inner wall of the cup body while rotating, ensuring the cleanliness of the inner wall of the cup body, which is not only convenient for the user to clean the cup body later, but also can avoid the waste of food, and improve the user experience.

[0006] In a preferred implementation of a food processor that is easy to use, a knob that is transmission-connected to the rotating member is provided on the top of the cover body, and the rotating member can rotate unidirectionally with the knob.

[0007] A knob is provided on the top of the cover body that is transmission-connected to the rotating part, and the rotating part can rotate unidirectionally with the knob, so that the user can manually rotate the knob, and the knob drives the rotating part to rotate to scrape the food on the wall of the cup body. The user can decide the number of rotations at any time according to the situation of the food in the cup body. The operation is convenient, and the knob is located on the top of the cover body, which is more in line with the user's operating habits and improves the user experience.

[0008] In a preferred implementation of a food processor that is easy to use, a reverse limiting structure is provided between the knob and the rotating member so that the rotating member can only rotate in one direction.

[0009] A reversal limit structure is provided between the knob and the rotating member, so that the rotating member can only rotate in one direction. This ensures that when processing food, the rotating member is fixed to achieve flow disturbance of the food, and avoids the situation where the rotating member can rotate in both directions and causes the rotating member to rotate with the food without having a flow disturbance effect, thereby ensuring effective food processing.

[0010] In a preferred implementation of an easy-to-use food processor, the reversal limit structure includes a ratchet plate arranged below the knob, a fixing member for fixing the ratchet plate, and a spring top rod arranged between the knob and the ratchet plate, and the limit step of the ratchet plate is oriented in the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotating member.

[0011] By setting the reverse limit structure to include a ratchet plate disposed below the knob, a fixing member for fixing the ratchet plate, and a spring ejector rod disposed between the knob and the ratchet plate, the limiting step of the ratchet plate faces in the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotating member. When the user rotates the knob, the knob drives the spring ejector rod to rotate. If the user rotates in the reverse direction, the spring ejector rod will abut against the limiting step of the ratchet plate to limit further rotation of the knob, thereby limiting the rotation of the rotating member. When the user rotates in the forward direction, the spring ejector rod will move sequentially on the inclined surface of the limiting step of the ratchet plate to achieve driving of the rotating member. At the same time, when the foodstuff applies a rotational force to the rotating member, the rotating member transmits the force to the knob, and when the knob has a tendency to rotate, circumferential limitation is achieved through the limiting step of the ratchet plate, thereby ensuring that the rotating member remains stationary.

[0012] In a preferred implementation manner of a food processor with convenient use, a drive motor for driving the rotating member to rotate is further provided inside the lid body.

[0013] By further providing a drive motor for driving the rotating member to rotate inside the lid body, after the foodstuff is processed, the user can control the drive motor to drive the rotating member, thereby realizing scraping off the foodstuff on the inner wall of the cup body. The whole process is automated, the operation is more convenient and fast, and the user experience is improved.

[0014] In a preferred implementation manner of a food processor with convenient use, the rotating member includes a scraping wall plate adapted to the inner wall of the cup body and a spoiler plate connected to the scraping wall plate and extending towards the center of the cup body.

[0015] By setting the rotating member to include a scraping wall plate adapted to the inner wall of the cup body and a spoiler plate connected to the scraping wall plate and extending towards the center of the cup body, the rotating member can scrape off the foodstuff on the inner wall of the cup body through the scraping wall plate, and at the same time can realize spoiler of the foodstuff during the foodstuff processing process through the spoiler plate. The division of labor is clear, which helps to improve the functional effect of the rotating member.

[0016] In a preferred implementation manner of a food processor with convenient use, the spoiler plate extends obliquely towards the center of the cup body from bottom to top.

[0017] By setting the spoiler plate to extend obliquely towards the center of the cup body from bottom to top, the spoiler plate closer to the upper part of the cup body is closer to the center of the cup body, so that the foodstuff located above the cup body can also be effectively spoiled through the spoiler plate, avoiding the situation that the foodstuff processing effect is poor due to the small centrifugal force of the top foodstuff resulting in the foodstuff being far from the inner wall of the cup body and unable to be spoiled, and further improving the pulverizing effect of the foodstuff.

[0018] In a preferred implementation manner of a food processor with convenient use, the distance L between the rotating member and the inner wall of the cup body satisfies: 3mm ≤ L ≤ 8mm.

[0019] By setting the distance L between the rotating member and the inner wall of the cup to satisfy: 3 mm ≤ L ≤ 8 mm, it is avoided that when the distance between the rotating member and the inner wall of the cup is too close, the ingredients on the inner wall of the cup are stuck between the inner wall of the cup and the rotating member when the user rotates the rotating member, resulting in the abnormal rotation of the rotating member; at the same time, it is avoided that when the distance between the rotating member and the inner wall of the cup is too large, the rotating member cannot effectively scrape the ingredients on the inner wall of the cup, resulting in more ingredient residues.

[0020] In a preferred implementation manner of a food processor that is convenient to use, the bottom end of the rotating member is not lower than the top end of the stirring member.

[0021] By setting the bottom end of the rotating member to be not lower than the top end of the stirring member, it is avoided that when the rotating member is lower than the stirring member, larger ingredients directly impact the rotating member when the stirring member rotates, resulting in a large force on the rotating member. Over a long time, the circumferential anti-rotation of the rotating member will fail, and further the turbulence loss of the rotating member will fail, which helps to extend the service life of the rotating member.

[0022] In a preferred implementation manner of a food processor that is convenient to use, the inner wall of the cup is further provided with turbulence ribs extending vertically upward from bottom to top, and the top end of the turbulence ribs is located below the rotating member.

[0023] By providing turbulence ribs extending vertically upward from bottom to top on the inner wall of the cup and the top end of the turbulence ribs being located below the rotating member, the ingredients below the rotating member can achieve turbulence through the turbulence ribs, and at the same time, the ingredients above the turbulence ribs can achieve turbulence through the rotating member, thereby realizing the all-round turbulence effect of the ingredients in the whole cup, which helps to further improve the crushing effect of the ingredients. Description of the Drawings

[0024] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the present invention. The schematic embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation to the present invention. In the drawings:

[0025] Figure 1 It is a half-sectional view of a food processor in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 It is a cross-sectional view of a lid in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 It is an exploded view of a lid in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 is Figure 3 an enlarged view of part A in

[0029] Figure 5This is a cross-sectional view of the cup body in an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0030] List of components and reference numerals:

[0031] 1 - Cup body, 11 - Turbulence ribs; 2 - Cover body; 3 - Stirring member; 4 - Rotating member, 41 - Wall scraping plate, 42 - Turbulence plate; 5 - Knob; 6 - Spring ejector rod; 7 - Ratchet plate; 8 - Fixing member; 9 - Transmission member. Detailed implementation manners

[0032] In order to more clearly illustrate the overall concept of the present utility model, the following will be further described in detail by way of examples in combination with the accompanying drawings of the specification.

[0033] It should be noted that many specific details are set forth in the following description in order to fully understand the present utility model. However, the present utility model can also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Therefore, the protection scope of the present utility model is not limited by the specific implementation manners disclosed below.

[0034] As Figures 1 to 5 shown, the present utility model provides a food processor that is convenient to use, including a cup body 1 assembly with a built-in stirring member 3 and a motor disposed below the cup body 1 assembly and driving the stirring member 3 to rotate. The cup body 1 assembly includes a cup body 1 and a cover body 2 covering the upper part of the cup body 1. The cover body 2 is provided with a rotating member 4 extending into the cup body 1 and capable of rotating in one direction. The rotating direction of the rotating member 4 is opposite to the rotating direction of the stirring member 3, and the rotating member 4 is arranged adjacent to the inner wall of the cup body 1.

[0035] In this application, by providing a rotating member 4 extending into the cup body 1 and capable of rotating in one direction on the cover body 2, and the rotating direction of the rotating member 4 is opposite to the rotating direction of the stirring member 3, that is, along the rotating direction of the stirring member 3, the rotating member 4 is stationary. When the user uses the food processor to process food materials, when the stirring member 3 drives the food materials to rotate at a high speed, the food materials can collide with the rotating member 4. The rotating member 4 plays the role of the turbulence ribs provided in the existing cup body 1, which is beneficial to the stirring member 3 to fully stir the food materials, further improving the crushing effect of the food materials. The structure of separately arranging turbulence ribs on the inner wall of the cup body 1 is omitted, simplifying the forming method of the cup body 1 and helping to reduce the production cost of the cup body 1. At the same time, the rotating member 4 is arranged adjacent to the inner wall of the cup body 1. After the food materials are processed, the user can control the rotation of the rotating member 4. When the rotating member 4 rotates, it can scrape off the food materials remaining on the inner wall of the cup body 1, ensuring the cleanliness of the inner wall of the cup body 1. This not only facilitates the user's subsequent cleaning of the cup body 1, but also avoids the waste of food materials and improves the user experience.

[0036] It should be noted that the present application does not specifically limit the rotation mode of the rotating member 4, and it can be any one of the following embodiments:

[0037] Example 1: As Figure 2 、 Figure 3 shown, in this embodiment, a knob 5 is provided at the top of the cover body 2 and is in driving connection with the rotating member 4, and the rotating member 4 can rotate unidirectionally along with the knob 5.

[0038] By providing a knob 5 at the top of the cover body 2 and being in driving connection with the rotating member 4, and the rotating member 4 can rotate unidirectionally along with the knob 5, the user can manually rotate the knob 5, and the knob 5 drives the rotating member 4 to rotate to scrape the ingredients on the inner wall of the cup body 1. The user can decide the number of rotations at any time according to the ingredients in the cup body 1. The operation is convenient, and the knob 5 is located at the top of the cover body 2, which is more in line with the user's operation habit and improves the user experience.

[0039] Furthermore, as Figure 2 shown, a reverse rotation limiting structure is further provided between the knob 5 and the rotating member 4 to enable the rotating member 4 to rotate only unidirectionally.

[0040] By further providing a reverse rotation limiting structure between the knob 5 and the rotating member 4, and enabling the rotating member 4 to rotate only unidirectionally through the reverse rotation limiting structure, when processing the ingredients, the rotating member 4 is fixed to realize the turbulence of the ingredients, and it is avoided that the rotating member 4 can rotate bidirectionally and follow the ingredients to rotate together without playing a role in turbulence, ensuring the effective progress of ingredient processing.

[0041] It should be noted that the present application does not specifically limit the reverse rotation limiting structure. As a preferred embodiment of the present application, as Figure 2 、 Figure 3 、 Figure 4 shown, the reverse rotation limiting structure includes a ratchet piece 7 provided below the knob 5, a fixing member 8 for fixing the ratchet piece 7, and a spring ejector rod 6 provided between the knob 5 and the ratchet piece 7. The limiting step of the ratchet piece 7 faces in the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotating member 4.

[0042] By setting the reverse rotation limiting structure to include a ratchet piece 7 provided below the knob 5, a fixing member 8 for fixing the ratchet piece 7, and a spring ejector rod 6 provided between the knob 5 and the ratchet piece 7, and the limiting step of the ratchet piece 7 faces in the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotating member 4, when the user rotates the knob 5, the knob 5 drives the spring ejector rod 6 to rotate. If the user rotates in reverse, the spring ejector rod 6 will abut against the limiting step of the ratchet piece 7 to limit the further rotation of the knob 5, thereby restricting the rotation of the rotating member 4; when the user rotates forward, the spring ejector rod 6 will move successively on the inclined surface of the limiting step of the ratchet piece 7 to drive the rotating member 4. At the same time, when the ingredients apply a rotational force to the rotating member 4, the rotating member 4 transmits the force to the knob 5, and when the knob 5 has a tendency to rotate, circumferential limitation is achieved through the limiting step of the ratchet piece 7, thereby ensuring that the rotating member 4 is fixed.

[0043] Specifically, in this embodiment, the knob 5 can directly contact the rotating member 4 and drive the rotating member 4 to rotate. It can also be that the knob 5 and the rotating member 4 are integrally formed. Preferably, as Figure 2 shown, a transmission member 9 is further provided between the knob 5 and the rotating member 4. When the knob 5 rotates, the knob 5 transmits the torque to the transmission member 9, and then the transmission member 9 transmits the torque to the rotating member 4 to drive the rotating member 4.

[0044] Embodiment 2: In this embodiment, a drive motor for driving the rotating member 4 to rotate is further provided inside the cover body 2.

[0045] By further providing a drive motor for driving the rotating member 4 to rotate inside the cover body 2, after the food processing is completed, the user can control the drive motor to drive the rotating member 4, thereby realizing the scraping of the food on the inner wall of the cup body 1. The whole process is automated, the operation is more convenient and fast, and the user experience is improved.

[0046] Specifically, the cover body 2 is provided with an upper coupler electrically connected to the drive motor. At the same time, the cup body 1 is provided with a lower coupler cooperating with the upper coupler. When the cover body 2 is installed in place, the upper coupler and the lower coupler are coupled and power transmission is realized, thereby supplying power to the drive motor.

[0047] As a preferred implementation manner of the present application, as Figure 3 shown, the rotating member 4 includes a scraping wall plate 41 adapted to the inner wall of the cup body 1 and a spoiler 42 connected to the scraping wall plate 41 and extending towards the center of the cup body 1.

[0048] By setting the rotating member 4 to include a scraping wall plate 41 adapted to the inner wall of the cup body 1 and a spoiler 42 connected to the scraping wall plate 41 and extending towards the center of the cup body 1, the rotating member 4 can realize the scraping of the food on the inner wall of the cup body 1 through the scraping wall plate 41, and at the same time, the spoiler 42 can realize the turbulence of the food during the food processing. The division of labor is clear, which helps to improve the functional effect of the rotating member 4.

[0049] Furthermore, as Figure 3 shown, the spoiler 42 extends obliquely upwards towards the center of the cup body 1.

[0050] By setting the spoiler 42 to extend obliquely upwards towards the center of the cup body 1, the spoiler 42 closer to the upper part of the cup body 1 is closer to the center of the cup body 1. Thus, the food located above the cup body 1 can also be effectively turbulenced through the spoiler 42, avoiding the situation that the food processing effect is poor due to the small centrifugal force of the top food causing the food to be far from the inner wall of the cup body 1 and unable to be turbulenced, and further improving the crushing effect of the food.

[0051] It should be noted that the present application does not specifically limit the distance between the rotating member 4 and the inner wall of the cup body 1. As a preferred embodiment of the present application, as Figure 5 shown, the distance L between the rotating member 4 and the inner wall of the cup body 1 satisfies: 3 mm ≤ L ≤ 8 mm. More preferably, L = 5 mm or 6 mm.

[0052] By setting the distance L between the rotating member 4 and the inner wall of the cup body 1 to satisfy: 3 mm ≤ L ≤ 8 mm, it is avoided that when the distance between the rotating member 4 and the inner wall of the cup body 1 is too close, the food ingredients on the inner wall of the cup body 1 get stuck between the inner wall of the cup body 1 and the rotating member 4 when the user rotates the rotating member 4, resulting in the rotating member 4 being unable to rotate normally; at the same time, it is avoided that when the distance between the rotating member 4 and the inner wall of the cup body 1 is too large, the rotating member 4 cannot effectively scrape the food ingredients on the inner wall of the cup body 1, causing a large amount of food ingredient residues.

[0053] As a preferred embodiment of the present application, as Figure 1 shown, the bottom end of the rotating member 4 is not lower than the top end of the stirring member 3.

[0054] By setting the bottom end of the rotating member 4 to be not lower than the top end of the stirring member 3, it is avoided that when the rotating member 4 is lower than the stirring member 3, larger food ingredients directly hit the rotating member 4 when the stirring member 3 rotates, resulting in the rotating member 4 being subjected to a large force, which may cause the circumferential anti-rotation failure of the rotating member 4 over a long time, and further lead to the failure of the rotating member 4 due to flow disturbance, which helps to extend the service life of the rotating member 4.

[0055] As a preferred embodiment of the present application, as Figure 1 shown, the inner wall of the cup body 1 is further provided with flow disturbance ribs 11 extending vertically upward from bottom to top, and the top end of the flow disturbance ribs 11 is located below the rotating member 4.

[0056] By providing the inner wall of the cup body 1 with flow disturbance ribs 11 extending vertically upward from bottom to top, and the top end of the flow disturbance ribs 11 being located below the rotating member 4, the food ingredients below the rotating member 4 can achieve flow disturbance through the flow disturbance ribs 11, and at the same time, the food ingredients above the flow disturbance ribs 11 can achieve flow disturbance through the rotating member 4, thereby realizing the all-round flow disturbance effect of the food ingredients in the entire cup body 1, which helps to further improve the crushing effect of the food ingredients.

[0057] The technical solution protected by the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. It should be noted that the combination of the technical solution of any one embodiment with the technical solutions of one or more other embodiments is within the protection scope of the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been described in detail above with general descriptions and specific embodiments, based on the present utility model, some modifications or improvements can be made, which are obvious to those skilled in the art. Therefore, these modifications or improvements made without departing from the spirit of the present utility model all fall within the scope of protection required by the present utility model.

Claims

1. A food processor that is convenient to use, comprising a cup assembly with a built-in stirring member and a motor disposed below the cup assembly and driving the stirring member to rotate, characterized in that, The cup body assembly includes a cup body and a cover body arranged on top of the cup body, the cover body is provided with a rotating member extending into the cup body and unidirectionally rotatable, the rotation direction of the rotating member is opposite to the rotation direction of the stirring member, and the rotating member is arranged adjacent to the inner wall of the cup body.

2. The convenient food processor according to claim 1, wherein A knob is provided on the top of the cover body which is transmission-connected with the rotating member, and the rotating member can rotate unidirectionally along with the knob.

3. The convenient food processor according to claim 2, characterized in that, A reverse limiting structure is also provided between the knob and the rotating member so that the rotating member can only rotate in one direction.

4. A food processor that is convenient to use according to claim 3, characterized in that, The reverse limiting structure includes a ratchet piece arranged below the knob, a fixing member for fixing the ratchet piece, and a spring push rod arranged between the knob and the ratchet piece. The limiting step of the ratchet piece faces the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotating member.

5. A food processor that is convenient to use according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cover body is also provided with a driving motor for driving the rotating member to rotate.

6. The convenient food processor according to claim 1, wherein, The rotating member comprises a scraper plate adapted to the inner wall of the cup body and a spoiler plate connected to the scraper plate and extending toward the center of the cup body.

7. The convenient food processor according to claim 6, characterized in that, The spoiler extends obliquely from bottom to top toward the center of the cup body.

8. A food processor that is convenient to use according to claim 1, characterized in that, The distance L between the rotating member and the inner wall of the cup body satisfies: 3mm≤L≤8mm.

9. The convenient food processor according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom end of the rotating member is arranged not lower than the top end of the stirring member.

10. A food processor that is convenient to use according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner wall of the cup body is also provided with a spoiler rib extending vertically from bottom to top, and the top of the spoiler rib is located below the rotating member.

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