Smoothie machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses a smoothie machine which comprises a smoothie machine body, the smoothie machine body comprises a base, and a controller is arranged on the rear portion in the smoothie machine body. The processing and stirring part is used for processing and stirring processed objects; the refrigeration part is positioned at the rear part of the processing and stirring part, and uniform refrigeration on the processing and stirring part is formed through the refrigeration part; the processing stirring part is of a double-layer stirring cage structure composed of an inner stirring cage structure and an outer stirring cage structure, the inner stirring cage structure is located in the refrigeration cup body, and the outer stirring cage structure wraps the refrigeration cup body; a dual-refrigeration structure of semiconductor refrigeration and compressor refrigeration is adopted, so that the refrigeration efficiency of the refrigeration end can be greatly improved; the refrigeration cup in a special shape is used, double-face refrigeration can be achieved, the heat exchange efficiency is improved, and the product volume is increased.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of small household appliances for making cold drinks, and in particular to a smoothie maker. Background Art

[0002] A smoothie maker, also called a smoothie blender or smoothie maker, is a small appliance widely used to make smoothies, cocktails, chilled cappuccinos, ice cream, milkshakes, and other iced drinks. Structurally, existing smoothie makers mainly consist of a cooling section and a mixing section. The cooling section uses a compressor to lower the temperature, while the mixing section continuously stirs the mixture to create the smoothie. Current technology typically uses a conventional single-sided cooling structure, coupled with traditional compressor refrigeration, resulting in slow cooling speed and insufficient uniformity. Furthermore, the traditional fan-shaped mixing structure makes it difficult to achieve even mixing. These are problems that require technological improvements to solve. Utility Model Content

[0003] This invention addresses the aforementioned problems by proposing a smoothie machine to solve them.

[0004] To achieve the above technical objectives, this utility model employs a smoothie machine, including a smoothie machine body, the smoothie machine body including a base, and a controller provided at the rear of the smoothie machine body;

[0005] A water tank for holding processed items, with a cover for sealing the opening of the water tank. The water tank is connected to the smoothie machine body via a sliding base located at the upper end of the smoothie machine body, forming a sliding connection and disassembly structure. The rear end of the water tank is connected to the smoothie machine body via a rotating connection structure, forming a snap-fit ​​connection. The front end of the water tank is provided with an outlet for releasing and removing the processed smoothie.

[0006] A processing and mixing section located inside the main body of the smoothie machine is used to process and mix the processed material; the bottom of the water tank is connected to the processing and mixing section, and the processed material is transported to the processing and mixing section through the water tank;

[0007] The front end of the processing and stirring section is equipped with a lever-type retrieval device that can remove the processed shaved ice. The lever-type retrieval device and the front end of the water tank are detachably connected. The lever-type retrieval device includes a lifting mechanism that can close and open the opening at the front end of the processing and stirring section through lifting and lowering movements. The lifting mechanism is controlled by a pull rod structure. A handle is provided at the upper end of the pull rod structure to facilitate operation of the pull rod structure. At the same time, an upper sealing ring and a lower sealing ring are provided inside the lifting mechanism to improve the sealing performance of the lifting mechanism.

[0008] A cooling section for cooling the workpiece in the processing and stirring section is located at the rear of the processing and stirring section, and uniform cooling of the processing and stirring section is formed by the cooling section.

[0009] A drive motor is located inside the body of the smoothie machine, and the drive motor is also located above the refrigeration section. The rotating motor is rotatably connected to the processing and stirring section through a rotating connection end. The water tank is equipped with a hollow refrigeration cup, the rear of which is in close contact with the refrigeration section. The refrigeration section is used to reduce the temperature inside and outside the refrigeration cup.

[0010] The processing and stirring section is a double-layer stirring cage structure consisting of an inner stirring cage structure and an outer stirring cage structure. The inner stirring cage structure is located inside the refrigeration cup body, and the outer stirring cage structure surrounds the outside of the refrigeration cup body.

[0011] The inner and outer stirring cage structures are integrally connected by a curved stirring structure at the front. The rear of the outer stirring cage structure is provided with a planetary gear that can drive the inner and outer stirring cage structures to rotate simultaneously. The planetary gear and the drive motor are rotatably connected through a drive gear, thereby driving the inner and outer stirring cage structures to rotate together.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the outer stirring cage structure of the double-layer stirring cage structure includes: a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece arranged in an upper and lower structure, the rear ends of the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece being fixedly connected to the rear end face of the planetary gear, and the inner and outer sides of the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece being integrally spirally connected with a first spiral stirring plate structure in a spiral structure.

[0013] The inner stirring cage structure of the double-layer stirring cage structure includes: a third connecting plate and a fourth connecting plate arranged in an upper and lower structure, and a second spiral stirring plate structure in a spiral structure integrally connected to the inner and outer sides of the third connecting plate and the fourth connecting plate.

[0014] The curved stirring structure includes: a rotating blade in the shape of a curved propeller located at the front of the first connecting plate, the second connecting plate, the third connecting plate, and the fourth connecting plate; the blade drives the first connecting plate, the second connecting plate, the first spiral stirring blade structure, the third connecting plate, the fourth connecting plate, the second spiral stirring blade structure, and the rotating blade to rotate together through the rotation of the planetary gear.

[0015] Furthermore, at the connection point between the first spiral stirring blade structure and the first connecting blade and the second connecting blade, there is a first transition connecting blade with a right angle transition, which is used to further increase the stirring force outside the cooling cup body;

[0016] The second spiral stirring blade structure has a second transition connecting piece at a right angle at the connection with the third and fourth connecting pieces, which is used to further increase the stirring force inside the refrigeration cup.

[0017] As a further preferred embodiment of this utility model, the cooling unit includes a semiconductor refrigeration chip, the cold end of which is in close contact with the rear of the cooling cup body, and the internal and external temperatures of the cooling cup body are cooled by the cooling of the cold end; the hot end of the semiconductor refrigeration chip is connected to a heat sink, and the rear end of the heat sink is connected to a cooling fan, which is used to quickly conduct and dissipate the heat emitted by the heat sink to the outside.

[0018] Furthermore, an evaporation chamber structure is provided between the inner and outer walls of the refrigeration cup body. The evaporation chamber structure includes: an inner wall of the evaporation chamber, an outer wall of the evaporation chamber, and an evaporation chamber body located between the inner wall of the evaporation chamber and the outer wall of the evaporation chamber; the side of the evaporation chamber body is provided with a cold air hole structure; at the same time, the evaporation chamber body is connected to the condenser located in the body of the slush machine and the refrigeration compressor located in the base of the slush machine body through an air inlet pipe, an air outlet pipe, and a condenser located in the body of the slush machine.

[0019] As a further preferred embodiment of this utility model, the rotating connection structure includes: a left locking mechanism and a right locking mechanism located on both sides of the connection between the smoothie machine body and the water tank;

[0020] The left locking mechanism includes: a first rotary locking mechanism located on the left side of the smoothie machine body and capable of connecting to a water tank, and the rotating end of the first rotary locking mechanism is provided with a first locking handle;

[0021] The right locking mechanism includes a second rotary locking mechanism located on the right side of the smoothie machine body, which can be connected to a water tank, and the rotating end of the second rotary locking mechanism is provided with a second locking handle.

[0022] A linkage rod is provided between the first rotary locking mechanism and the second rotary locking mechanism, which can drive the second rotary locking mechanism to rotate together when the first rotary locking mechanism rotates.

[0023] After adopting the above-mentioned technical improvements, this utility model has the following advantages:

[0024] 1. This utility model adopts a dual refrigeration structure of semiconductor refrigeration and compressor refrigeration, which can greatly improve the refrigeration efficiency of the refrigeration end;

[0025] 2. This utility model uses a specially shaped cooling cup, which can cool on both sides, improve heat exchange efficiency, and increase product volume;

[0026] 3. The stirring end used in this utility model adopts a double-layer stirring cage design, which enables the inner and outer parts of the refrigeration cup to be stirred evenly, thereby improving the stirring efficiency and uniformity.

[0027] 4. The left and right locking handles of this utility model have a linkage function, and only one handle needs to be operated, which is convenient for people who are accustomed to using their left or right hands and conforms to ergonomic design. Attached Figure Description

[0028] Figure 1 The diagram shown is a cross-sectional view of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 2 The diagram shown is a partially enlarged view of the double-layer stirring cage structure in this utility model;

[0030] Figure 3 The diagram shown is a structural diagram of the positions of the left and right locking handles in this utility model;

[0031] Figure 4 The diagram shown is a cross-sectional view of the cooling cup in this invention.

[0032] Figure 5 The diagram shown is an external structural diagram of the cooling cup in this utility model;

[0033] The components include: 1. Smoothie machine body; 2. Base; 3. Controller; 4. Water tank; 5. Discharge port; 6. Pulley-type dispensing device; 7. Cover; 8. Processing and stirring section; 9. Drive motor; 10. Cooling cup; 11. Inner stirring cage structure; 12. Outer stirring cage structure; 13. Curved surface stirring structure; 14. Planetary gear; 15. Drive gear; 16. First connecting piece; 17. Second connecting piece; 18. First spiral stirring blade structure; 19. Third connecting piece; 20. Fourth connecting piece; 21. Second spiral stirring blade structure; 22. Rotating blade; 23. First transition connecting piece; 4. Second transition connecting piece; 25. Semiconductor cooling chip; 26. Heat sink; 27. Cooling fan; 28. Evaporator chamber; 29. ​​Evaporator; 30. Cold air vent structure; 31. Condenser; 32. Refrigeration compressor; 33. First rotary locking mechanism; 34. First locking handle; 35. Second rotary locking mechanism; 36. Second locking handle; 37. Inner wall of evaporator chamber; 38. Outer wall of evaporator chamber; 39. Inlet pipe; 40. Outlet pipe; 41. Lifting mechanism; 42. Pull rod structure; 43. Handle; 44. Upper sealing ring; 45. Lower sealing ring; 46. Linkage rod. Detailed Implementation

[0034] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0035] Combination Figure 1 It is known that a smoothie maker includes a smoothie maker body 1, which includes a base 2, and a controller 3 is provided at the rear of the smoothie maker body 1.

[0036] This utility model also includes a water tank 4 for holding the processed material, and the upper part of the water tank 4 is provided with a cover 7 for sealing the opening of the water tank 4. In this invention, the water tank 4 forms a sliding connection and disassembly structure with the smoothie machine body 1 through a slide located at the upper end of the smoothie machine body 1, and the rear end of the water tank 4 forms a snap-fit ​​tight connection with the smoothie machine body through a rotating connection structure; at the same time, the front end of the water tank 4 is provided with an outlet 5 for releasing and removing the processed smoothie.

[0037] A processing and stirring section 8 is located inside the body 1 of the smoothie machine, which is used to process and stir the processed material; in this utility model, the bottom of the water tank 4 is connected to the processing and stirring section, and the processed material is transported to the processing and stirring section through the water tank 4.

[0038] A lever-type retrieval device 6 is provided at the front end of the processing and mixing section 8 to remove the processed shaved ice. The lever-type retrieval device 6 is detachably connected to the front end of the water tank 4. The lever-type retrieval device 6 includes a lifting mechanism 41 that can close and open the opening at the front end of the processing and mixing section 8 through lifting and lowering movements. The lifting mechanism 41 is controlled by a pull rod structure 42. A handle 43 is provided at the upper end of the pull rod structure 42 to facilitate the operation of the pull rod structure. At the same time, an upper sealing ring 44 and a lower sealing ring 45 are provided inside the lifting mechanism 41 to improve the sealing performance of the lifting mechanism 41.

[0039] A cooling section for cooling the workpiece inside the processing mixing section 8 is located at the rear of the processing mixing section 8, and uniform cooling of the processing mixing section 8 is achieved through the cooling section.

[0040] A drive motor 9 is located inside the body 1 of the smoothie machine. The drive motor 9 is also located above the refrigeration section. The motor 9 is rotated and connected to the processing and stirring section 8 through a rotating connection end. A hollow refrigeration cup 10 is provided inside the water tank 4. The rear of the refrigeration cup 10 is in close contact with the refrigeration section. The refrigeration section reduces the temperature inside and outside the refrigeration cup 10.

[0041] Depend on Figure 2 As can be seen, in this utility model, the processing stirring part 8 is a double-layer stirring cage structure composed of an inner stirring cage structure 11 and an outer stirring cage structure 12. The inner stirring cage structure 11 is located inside the cooling cup body 10, and the outer stirring cage structure 12 surrounds the outside of the cooling cup body 10. The inner stirring cage structure 11 and the outer stirring cage structure 12 are integrally connected by a front curved stirring structure 13. A planetary gear 14 is provided at the rear of the outer stirring cage structure 12, which can drive the inner stirring cage structure 11 and the outer stirring cage structure 12 to rotate simultaneously. The planetary gear 14 and the drive motor 9 are rotatably connected by a drive gear 15, thereby driving the inner stirring cage structure 11 and the outer stirring cage structure 12 to rotate together.

[0042] In this utility model, the preferred double-layer stirring cage structure 12 includes: a first connecting piece 16 and a second connecting piece 17 arranged in an upper and lower structure, the rear ends of the first connecting piece 16 and the second connecting piece 17 are fixed to the rear end face of the planetary gear 14, and the inner and outer sides of the first connecting piece 16 and the second connecting piece 17 are integrally connected with a first spiral stirring plate structure 18 in a spiral structure.

[0043] In this utility model, the preferred double-layer stirring cage structure 11 includes a third connecting piece 19 and a fourth connecting piece 20 arranged in an upper and lower structure, and a second spiral stirring plate structure 21 in a spiral structure is integrally connected to the inner and outer sides of the third connecting piece 19 and the fourth connecting piece 20.

[0044] In this invention, the preferred curved stirring structure 13 includes: a curved propeller-shaped rotating blade 22 located at the front of the first connecting piece 16, the second connecting piece 17, the third connecting piece 19, and the fourth connecting piece 20. Through the rotation of the planetary gear 14, the first connecting piece 16, the second connecting piece 17, the first spiral stirring blade structure 18, the third connecting piece 19, the fourth connecting piece 20, the second spiral stirring blade structure 21, and the rotating blade 22 rotate together. Simultaneously, at the connection point between the first spiral stirring blade structure 18 and the first connecting piece 16 and the second connecting piece 17, a first transition connecting piece 23 with a right-angle transition is provided to further increase the stirring force outside the cooling cup body 10; and at the connection point between the second spiral stirring blade structure 21 and the third connecting piece 19 and the fourth connecting piece 20, a second transition connecting piece 24 with a right-angle transition is provided to further increase the stirring force inside the cooling cup body 10.

[0045] Combination Figure 4 It is understood that in this utility model, the preferred cooling part includes a semiconductor cooling chip 25, the cold end of which is in close contact with the rear of the cooling cup body 10. The cooling of the inside and outside of the cooling cup body 10 is achieved by cooling the cold end of the semiconductor cooling chip 25. A heat sink 26 is connected to the hot end of the semiconductor cooling chip 25, and a cooling fan 27 is connected to the rear end of the heat sink 26 to quickly conduct and dissipate the heat emitted by the heat sink 26 to the outside.

[0046] Combination Figure 1 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 It can be seen that an evaporation chamber structure is provided between the inner and outer walls of the cooling cup body 10, that is... Figure 1The evaporator 29 mentioned in the present invention includes, in this invention, an evaporator 29 or evaporation chamber structure comprising: an inner wall 37 of the evaporation chamber, an outer wall 38 of the evaporation chamber, and an evaporation chamber body 28 located between the inner wall 37 and the outer wall 38 of the evaporation chamber; a cold air vent structure 30 is provided on the side of the evaporation chamber body 28; and the evaporation chamber body 28 is connected to the evaporation chamber body 1 via an air inlet pipe 39, an air outlet pipe 40, a condenser 31 located in the slush machine body 1, and a refrigeration compressor 32 located in the base of the slush machine body 1.

[0047] Combination Figure 3 It can be seen that, in this utility model, the preferred rotating connection structure includes: a left locking mechanism and a right locking mechanism located on both sides of the connection between the smoothie machine body 1 and the water tank 4.

[0048] In this utility model, the left locking mechanism includes: a first rotary locking mechanism 33 located on the left side of the slush machine body 1 and capable of connecting to the water tank 4, and the rotating end of the first rotary locking mechanism 33 is provided with a first locking handle 34; the right locking mechanism includes: a second rotary locking mechanism 35 located on the right side of the slush machine body 1 and capable of connecting to the water tank 4, and the rotating end of the second rotary locking mechanism 35 is provided with a second locking handle 36.

[0049] A linkage rod is provided between the first rotary locking mechanism 33 and the second rotary locking mechanism 35, which can drive the second rotary locking mechanism 35 to rotate together when the first rotary locking mechanism 33 rotates.

[0050] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present utility model, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A smoothie maker, comprising a smoothie maker body, the smoothie maker body including a base, and a controller provided at the rear of the smoothie maker body; A water tank for holding processed items, with a cover for sealing the opening of the water tank. The water tank is connected to the smoothie machine body via a sliding base located at the upper end of the smoothie machine body, forming a sliding connection and disassembly structure. The rear end of the water tank is connected to the smoothie machine body via a rotating connection structure, forming a snap-fit ​​connection. The front end of the water tank is provided with an outlet for releasing and removing the processed smoothie. A processing and mixing section located inside the main body of the smoothie machine is used to process and mix the processed material; the bottom of the water tank is connected to the processing and mixing section, and the processed material is transported to the processing and mixing section through the water tank; The front end of the processing and stirring unit is equipped with a lever-type retrieving device capable of removing the processed shaved ice. The lever-type retrieving device and the front end of the water tank are detachably connected. The lever-type retrieving device includes: A lifting mechanism capable of closing and opening the opening at the front end of the processing and stirring section through lifting and lowering motion. The lifting mechanism is controlled by a pull rod structure. A handle is provided at the upper end of the pull rod structure to facilitate operation of the pull rod structure. At the same time, an upper sealing ring and a lower sealing ring are provided inside the lifting mechanism to improve the sealing performance of the lifting mechanism. A cooling section for cooling the workpiece in the processing and stirring section is located at the rear of the processing and stirring section, and uniform cooling of the processing and stirring section is formed by the cooling section. A drive motor is located inside the body of the smoothie machine, and the drive motor is also located above the refrigeration section. The drive motor is rotatably connected to the processing and stirring section through a rotatable connection end. The water tank is equipped with a hollow refrigeration cup, the rear of which is in close contact with the refrigeration section. The refrigeration section is used to reduce the temperature inside and outside the refrigeration cup. The processing and stirring section is a double-layer stirring cage structure consisting of an inner stirring cage structure and an outer stirring cage structure. The inner stirring cage structure is located inside the refrigeration cup body, and the outer stirring cage structure surrounds the outside of the refrigeration cup body. The inner and outer stirring cage structures are integrally connected by a curved stirring structure at the front. The rear of the outer stirring cage structure is provided with a planetary gear that can drive the inner and outer stirring cage structures to rotate simultaneously. The planetary gear and the drive motor are rotatably connected through a drive gear, thereby driving the inner and outer stirring cage structures to rotate together.

2. The smoothie machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The outer agitator structure of the double-layer agitator structure includes: a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece arranged in an upper and lower structure, the rear ends of the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are fixed to the rear end face of the planetary gear, and the inner and outer sides of the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are integrally connected with a first spiral agitator structure in a spiral structure. The inner stirring cage structure of the double-layer stirring cage structure includes: a third connecting plate and a fourth connecting plate arranged in an upper and lower structure, and a second spiral stirring plate structure in a spiral structure integrally connected to the inner and outer sides of the third connecting plate and the fourth connecting plate. The curved stirring structure includes: a rotating blade in the shape of a curved propeller located at the front of the first connecting plate, the second connecting plate, the third connecting plate, and the fourth connecting plate; the blade drives the first connecting plate, the second connecting plate, the first spiral stirring blade structure, the third connecting plate, the fourth connecting plate, the second spiral stirring blade structure, and the rotating blade to rotate together through the rotation of the planetary gear.

3. A smoothie machine as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The first spiral stirring blade structure has a first transition connecting piece with a right angle at the connection with the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece, which is used to further increase the stirring force outside the refrigeration cup body; The second spiral stirring blade structure has a second transition connecting piece at a right angle at the connection with the third and fourth connecting pieces, which is used to further increase the stirring force inside the refrigeration cup.

4. A smoothie machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The cooling unit includes a semiconductor cooling chip. The cold end of the semiconductor cooling chip is in close contact with the rear of the cooling cup body. The cooling of the inside and outside of the cooling cup body is achieved by cooling the cold end. The hot end of the semiconductor cooling chip is connected to a heat sink. The rear end of the heat sink is connected to a cooling fan for quickly conducting and dissipating the heat emitted by the heat sink to the outside.

5. A smoothie machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, An evaporation chamber structure is provided between the inner and outer walls of the refrigeration cup body. The evaporation chamber structure includes: an inner wall of the evaporation chamber, an outer wall of the evaporation chamber, and an evaporation chamber body located between the inner wall of the evaporation chamber and the outer wall of the evaporation chamber. A cold air hole structure is provided on the side of the evaporation chamber body. At the same time, the evaporation chamber body is connected to the condenser located in the body of the slush machine and the refrigeration compressor located in the base of the slush machine body through an air inlet pipe, an air outlet pipe, and a condenser located in the body of the slush machine and a refrigeration compressor located in the base of the body of the slush machine.

6. A smoothie machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The rotating connection structure includes a left locking mechanism and a right locking mechanism located on both sides of the connection between the smoothie machine body and the water tank. The left locking mechanism includes: a first rotary locking mechanism located on the left side of the smoothie machine body and capable of connecting to a water tank, and the rotating end of the first rotary locking mechanism is provided with a first locking handle; The right locking mechanism includes: a second rotary locking mechanism located on the right side of the smoothie machine body, which can be connected to a water tank, and the rotating end of the second rotary locking mechanism is provided with a second locking handle; A linkage rod is provided between the first rotary locking mechanism and the second rotary locking mechanism, which can drive the second rotary locking mechanism to rotate together when the first rotary locking mechanism rotates.

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