Cleaning mechanism for objects to be cooked
By using a combination of vibration and airflow devices in the cleaning channel, the problem of ineffective removal of substances adhering to the food to be cooked is solved, achieving efficient cleaning of the food to be cooked.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423017344.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-06
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-31
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-06
AI Technical Summary
In existing fully automatic cooking appliances, there is a problem that the food to be separated from the food being cooked is not completely separated.
A vibration device is used to vibrate the food to be cooked in the cleaning channel, so that the food to be separated is separated from the food to be cooked, and a wind device is used to carry the separated food away.
It achieves effective separation of the food to be cooked from the food to be separated, ensuring that the food to be cooked is cleaner and significantly improving the separation effect.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of kitchen utensils, and in particular to a cleaning mechanism for food to be cooked. Background Technology
[0002] As the pace of life in cities accelerates, more and more people want to spend more time on work or leisure rather than on housework. People are demanding higher levels of automation in home appliances, especially rice cookers, which have the highest household penetration rate. Their intelligence and automation can greatly improve the convenience for users.
[0003] In existing fully automatic cooking appliances, since most of the food to be cooked has undergone pre-processing and is relatively clean, a cleaning method has emerged that uses airflow to separate the food to be cooked from the items to be separated. When the food to be cooked enters the cleaning channel, the suction device pulls the food to be cooked and the items to be separated, and the suction device sucks out the items to be separated, thus cleaning the food to be cooked. However, for items that are firmly attached to the food to be cooked, this separation method cannot separate the items to be separated, resulting in incomplete separation of the food to be cooked and the items to be separated.
[0004] Therefore, there is a need to provide a cleaning mechanism for food to be cooked to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. Utility Model Content
[0005] This invention provides a cleaning mechanism for food to be cooked, which solves the problem that the cleaning mechanisms of existing fully automatic cooking appliances cannot completely separate firmly adhered food from the food to be cooked.
[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution of this utility model is as follows: a cleaning mechanism for food to be cooked, including a cleaning channel, a wind device and a vibration device, wherein the wind device and the vibration device are respectively connected to the cleaning channel, the vibration device is used to vibrate the food to be cooked in the cleaning channel to separate the food to be separated from the food to be cooked, and the wind device is used to carry away the food to be separated after vibration.
[0007] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the cleaning channel includes a mounting base and a cleaning chamber movably connected to the mounting base, and the drive end of the vibration device is connected to the cleaning chamber.
[0008] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, one end of the cleaning chamber is the feeding end and the other end is the discharging end, and the bottom of the cleaning chamber corresponding to the feeding end slopes downward from the feeding end to the discharging end.
[0009] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the bottom of the cleaning chamber is tilted at an angle of 3°-30°.
[0010] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, a buffer partition is also provided inside the cleaning chamber, which divides the cleaning chamber into a feeding area and a discharging area. A feeding port connecting the feeding area and the discharging area is formed between the bottom of the buffer partition and the bottom wall of the cleaning chamber.
[0011] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the width of the feeding port is smaller than the width of the feeding area, and the width of the feeding port is 5-20mm.
[0012] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the cleaning channel further includes a buffer located between the mounting base and the cleaning chamber, the cleaning chamber being movably connected to the mounting base via the buffer.
[0013] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the vibration device is a high-frequency vibration motor.
[0014] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the wind power device is a suction component or a blowing component, and the wind power device is connected to one side of the discharge area and communicates with the discharge area through a wind duct.
[0015] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the bottom of the cleaning chamber is also provided with air holes, which are located in the discharge area.
[0016] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model are as follows: When the food to be cooked falls into the cleaning channel, the vibration device vibrates the food to be cooked in the cleaning channel, causing friction between the food to be separated and the food to be cooked, which facilitates the separation of the food to be separated and makes the food to be cooked cleaner. Then, the wind device is used to carry the food to be separated away. The mechanism is simple and can effectively carry away the food to be separated. Attached Figure Description
[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments are briefly introduced below. The drawings described below are only the corresponding drawings of some embodiments of this utility model.
[0018] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the food cleaning mechanism of this utility model.
[0019] Figure 2 This is an exploded view of the mounting base of the food cleaning mechanism of this utility model.
[0020] Figure 3 This is a top view of the mounting base of the food cleaning mechanism of this utility model.
[0021] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A sectional view taken along the cutting line AA.
[0022] Figure 5 This is a perspective view of the cleaning chamber of the food-to-cook cleaning mechanism of this utility model.
[0023] 11. Cleaning channel; 12. Air-powered device; 13. Vibration device; 14. Feeding end; 15. Discharge end; 111. Mounting base; 112. Cleaning chamber; 113. Buffer; 1121. Feeding area; 1122. Discharge area; 1123. Air vent; 1124. Buffer baffle; 1125. Feed port. Detailed Implementation
[0024] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this disclosure clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this disclosure. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the described embodiments of this disclosure without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.
[0025] Unless otherwise defined, the technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains.
[0026] The terms "first," "second," and similar words used in this patent application specification and claims do not indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but are merely used to distinguish different components. The terms "comprising" or "including," and similar words, mean that the elements or objects preceding "comprising" or "including" encompass the elements or objects listed following "comprising" or "including," and do not exclude other elements or objects. The terms "connected" or "linked," and similar words, are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but can include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "Above," "below," "left," "right," etc., are used only to indicate relative positional relationships; when the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.
[0027] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0028] The following is a preferred embodiment of a food cleaning mechanism provided by this utility model that can solve the above-mentioned technical problems.
[0029] In the diagram, units with similar structures are represented by the same labels.
[0030] The terms "first" and "second" in this utility model are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, nor as a restriction on the order of events.
[0031] Please refer to Figure 1 This utility model provides a cleaning mechanism for food to be cooked, including a cleaning channel 11, a wind device 12 and a vibration device 13. The wind device 12 and the vibration device 13 are respectively connected to the cleaning channel 11. The vibration device 13 is used to vibrate the food to be cooked in the cleaning channel 11 to separate the food to be separated from the food to be cooked. The wind device 12 is used to carry away the food to be separated after vibration.
[0032] The material to be cooked, as referred to in this invention, may include rice, millet, etc.; the material to be separated may include dust, rice bran, and broken rice, etc. The weight of the material to be separated is less than the weight of the material to be cooked.
[0033] The cleaning channel 11 of the cleaning component is used for the food to be cooked to pass through and is a place for cleaning the food to be cooked. The vibration device 13 is used to vibrate the food to be cooked in the cleaning component to separate the food to be separated from the food to be cooked. The wind device 12 is used to carry away the separated food to be separated, so that the food to be separated and the food to be cooked are separated from the cleaning component.
[0034] When the cleaning mechanism separates the food to be cooked from the food to be separated, firstly, the wind device 12 and the vibration device 13 are activated. The food to be cooked falls into the cleaning channel 11. After the food to be cooked enters the cleaning channel 11, the vibration device 13 vibrates the food to be cooked, causing the food to be separated from the food to be cooked to rub against each other and separate. During the vibration process, the wind device 12 carries away the shaken food to be separated, thus separating the food to be separated from the food to be cooked. Under the action of the vibration device 13, the vibration device 13 separates the food to be cooked in the cleaning channel 11 from the food to be separated that is adhering to the food to be cooked, so that the food to be separated can be quickly separated from the food to be cooked, avoiding the food to be separated from the food to be cooked, and making the separated food to be cooked cleaner.
[0035] In this invention, vibration is used to separate the food to be cooked from the food to be separated. The vibration causes the food to be cooked to rub against each other, thereby causing the food to be separated from the food.
[0036] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 In this utility model, the cleaning channel 11 includes a mounting base 111 and a cleaning chamber 112 movably connected to the mounting base 111. The driving end of the vibration device 13 is connected to the cleaning chamber 112. The mounting base 111 is used to install the cleaning chamber 112. The cleaning chamber 112 is used to hold the food to be cooked. The vibration device 13 is used to vibrate the cleaning chamber 112 to separate the food to be cooked from the food inside the cleaning chamber 112. When the cleaning mechanism separates the food to be cooked and the food to be separated, the vibration device 13 is activated. The vibration device 13 vibrates the inside of the cleaning chamber 112. When the food to be cooked enters the cleaning chamber 112 and comes into contact with the bottom wall of the cleaning chamber 112, the vibration of the cleaning chamber 112 by the vibration device 13 causes the food to be cooked to vibrate inside the cleaning chamber 112, causing adjacent food items to rub against each other, thus separating the food items to be separated from the food items, thereby separating the food items to be separated from the food items.
[0037] Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In this invention, one end of the cleaning chamber 112 is the inlet end 14, and the other end is the outlet end 15. The bottom of the cleaning chamber 112, corresponding to the inlet end 14, slopes downwards from the inlet end 14 to the outlet end 15. This slope facilitates the movement of the food to be cooked into the cleaning chamber 112 towards the outlet end 15 under gravity. Under the vibration of the vibration device 13, the food to be cooked in the cleaning chamber 112 rubs against each other, causing the separation material on the food to be cooked to separate from the food. Simultaneously, the rubbing food moves towards the outlet end 15 along the slope, facilitating the removal of the food and the separation material from the cleaning chamber 112.
[0038] Please refer to Figure 4In this invention, the bottom of the cleaning chamber 112 is tilted at an angle of 3°-30°, such as 3°, 10°, 15°, 20°, or 30°. When the bottom of the cleaning chamber 112 is tilted between 3° and 15°, the food to be cooked moves slowly from the inlet end 14 to the outlet end 15, which is suitable for situations where there is a large amount of food to be separated, ensuring thorough separation of the food from the food. When the bottom of the cleaning chamber 112 is tilted between 15° and 30°, the food to be cooked moves faster from the inlet end 14 to the outlet end 15, which is suitable for situations where there is less food to be separated, thus improving the efficiency of cleaning the food. In other embodiments, the bottom of the cleaning chamber 112 can also be set as a plane. In this case, since the food to be cooked cannot move towards the outlet end 15 under gravity, an additional power mechanism is needed to move the food out of the cleaning chamber 112.
[0039] Please refer to Figure 4 In this invention, a buffer partition 1124 is further provided inside the cleaning chamber 112. The buffer partition 1124 divides the cleaning chamber 112 into a feeding area 1121 and a discharging area 1122. A feeding port 1125 is formed between the bottom of the buffer partition 1124 and the bottom wall of the cleaning chamber 112, connecting the feeding area 1121 and the discharging area 1122. The feeding area 1121 corresponds to the feeding end 14; the discharging area 1122 corresponds to one side of the discharging end 15.
[0040] The buffer partition 1124 separates the feeding area 1121 and the discharging area 1122, thereby limiting the wind range of the wind device. This allows the food to be cooked to enter the cleaning chamber 112 smoothly, preventing the wind device 12 from directly carrying the food to be cooked away from the feeding area 1121, or preventing the wind from flowing into the feeding area and thus failing to achieve the cleaning effect.
[0041] When the food to be cooked enters the cleaning chamber 112 from the feeding area 1121, the food to be cooked vibrates in the cleaning chamber 112, causing the food to be separated from the food to be cooked. Due to the effect of the inclined surface of the cleaning chamber 112, both the food to be cooked and the food to be separated move from the direction of the feeding port 1125 to the discharge area 1122, so that the wind power device 12 can remove the food to be cooked and the food to be separated from the cleaning chamber 112.
[0042] Please refer to Figure 4In this utility model, the vibration device 13 is connected to the lower part of the cleaning chamber 112 and located below the feeding area 1121. The food to be cooked enters the cleaning chamber 112 from the feeding area 1121 and contacts the bottom of the cleaning chamber 112. When the vibration device 13 vibrates the feeding area 1121, the food to be cooked can be separated from the food before entering the discharging area 1122.
[0043] In this invention, the width of the feeding port 1125 is smaller than the width of the feeding area 1121, and the width of the feeding port 1125 is 5-20mm. After the food to be cooked enters the cleaning chamber 112 from the feeding area 1121, the food to be cooked needs to enter the discharging area 1122 from the feeding port. The width of the feeding port 1125 is smaller than the width of the feeding area 1121 to slow down the speed at which the food to be cooked enters the discharging area 1122, thereby prolonging the time the food to be cooked stays in the feeding area 1121. When the vibration device 13 vibrates the cleaning chamber 112, the friction between the food to be cooked allows sufficient time for the separation of the food to be cooked from the food to be cooked. At the same time, the width of the feeding port 1125 ensures that there is not too much food to be cooked in the discharging area 1122, ensuring that both the separated food to be cooked and the separation of the food to be separated can be moved out normally.
[0044] Please refer to Figure 4 In this invention, the cleaning channel 11 further includes a buffer member 113 located between the mounting base 111 and the cleaning chamber 112. The cleaning chamber 112 is movably connected to the mounting base 111 via the buffer member 113. The buffer member 113 is preferably made of rubber or silicone. The buffer member 113 is mounted on the mounting base 111, and the cleaning chamber 112 is mounted on the buffer member 113, facilitating the fixation of the cleaning chamber 112 to the mounting base 111. When the vibration device 13 vibrates the cleaning chamber 112, the buffer member 113 reduces the vibration of the cleaning chamber 112 on the mounting base 111 due to its buffering effect, effectively reducing the amplitude of the vibration of the mounting base 111.
[0045] In this invention, the vibration device 13 is a high-frequency vibration motor. During operation, the high-frequency vibration motor generates a smoother current and magnetic field to reduce noise during vibration. The higher the operating frequency of the high-frequency vibration motor, the faster the motor's response speed, thereby improving the stability and responsiveness of the high-frequency vibration motor. At the same time, the high-frequency vibration motor can reduce electromagnetic leakage and motor losses, and extend the service life of the high-frequency vibration motor.
[0046] In other embodiments, the vibration device 13 can be a mechanical vibration, an acoustic vibration, or an electromagnetic vibration.
[0047] In this utility model, the wind power device 12 is a suction component or a blowing component. The wind power device 12 is connected to one side of the discharge area 1122 and communicates with the discharge area 1122 through a wind duct. The wind power device 12 is used to remove the food to be cooked and the food to be separated from the cleaning chamber 112, and at the same time, it carries away the separated food to be separated, so that the separated food to be cooked can be cooked.
[0048] Please refer to Figure 5 In this invention, the bottom of the cleaning chamber 112 is also provided with air vents 1123, which are located within the discharge area 1122. The size of each air vent 1123 should be smaller than the size of the food to be cooked, and multiple air vents 1123 are provided. The air vents 1123 are used for air intake, facilitating the airflow device 12 to remove the food to be separated and the food to be cooked from the cleaning chamber 112. The food to be separated, removed from the cleaning chamber 112, is sucked away by the suction assembly, while the food to be cooked can be dropped based on weight.
[0049] In this invention, when the wind power device 12 is a suction assembly, the suction assembly is connected to the discharge end 15. When the suction assembly suctions air, air enters the cleaning chamber 112 through the air hole 1123. The air entering the cleaning chamber 112 forms an airflow under the action of the suction assembly, carrying the food to be cooked and the food to be separated away from the cleaning chamber 112. Of course, the air can also flow from the feeding area 1121 to the discharge area 1122.
[0050] In this invention, when the wind power device 12 is a blower assembly, the blower assembly is located at the lower part of the cleaning chamber 112 and below the air outlet. The blower assembly blows air into the cleaning chamber 112 through the air hole 1123, and the airflow blows the food to be cooked and the food to be separated in the discharge area 1122 toward the discharge area 1122, thereby carrying the food to be cooked and the food to be separated away from the cleaning chamber 112. The food to be separated removed from the cleaning chamber 112 is blown away by the blower assembly, while the food to be cooked can be dropped according to weight.
[0051] In this invention, the size of the air vent 1123 is smaller than the size of the food to be cooked, to prevent the food to be cooked from falling from the direction of the air vent 1123 towards the bottom of the cleaning chamber 112.
[0052] <Example 1>
[0053] Embodiment 1 of this utility model provides a cleaning mechanism for food to be cooked, which includes a cleaning channel 11, a wind device 12, and a vibration device 13. The cleaning channel 11 includes a mounting base 111, a buffer member 113 connected to the mounting base 111, and a cleaning chamber 112 connected to the buffer member 113. One end of the cleaning chamber 112 is a feeding end 14, and the other end is a discharging end 15. The bottom of the cleaning chamber 112 slopes downward from the feeding end 14 to the discharging end 15. A buffer partition 1124 is provided inside the cleaning chamber 112. 124 divides the cleaning chamber 112 into a feeding area 1121 and a discharging area 1122. The bottom of the buffer partition 1124 and the bottom wall of the cleaning chamber 112 form a feeding port 1125 that connects the feeding area 1121 and the discharging area 1122. The bottom of the cleaning chamber 112 is also provided with a vent 1123, which is located in the discharging area 1122. The vibration device 13 is connected to the bottom of the cleaning chamber 112 and is located on one side of the feeding area 1121. The wind power device 12 is a suction assembly, which is located on one side of the discharging end 15.
[0054] When cleaning the food to be cooked, firstly, the vibration device 13 and the suction assembly are activated. The vibration device 13 vibrates the cleaning chamber 112, causing the food to be cooked to enter the feeding area 1121 from the feeding end 14 of the cleaning chamber 112. When the food to be cooked comes into contact with the bottom wall of the cleaning chamber 112, the vibration of the vibration device 13 causes friction between the food and the bottom of the cleaning chamber 112, facilitating the separation of the food from the food. Both the food to be cooked and the food to be separated move towards the feeding port 1125 and enter the outlet. Within the material area 1122, the inclined bottom of the cleaning chamber 112 accelerates the movement of the food to be cooked and the food to be separated towards the discharge area 1122. Under the action of the suction component, air is drawn in from the direction of the air hole 1123 and an airflow is formed that moves towards the suction component. When the food to be cooked and the food to be separated are located in the discharge area 1122, the airflow carries away the food to be cooked and the food to be separated, moving them away from the cleaning chamber 112. Through the above structure, the food to be cooked is prevented from adhering to the food to be separated, making the separated food to be cooked cleaner.
[0055] <Example 2>
[0056] Compared to Embodiment 1, in this embodiment, the suction device 12 is a blower assembly, and the rest of the structure is the same as in Embodiment 1.
[0057] When the wind power device 12 is a blower assembly, the blower assembly is located at the bottom of the cleaning chamber 112 and below the air vent 1123.
[0058] When cleaning the food to be cooked, firstly, the vibration device 13 and the blower assembly are activated. The vibration device 13 vibrates the cleaning chamber 112. Then, the food to be cooked is fed into the feeding area 1121 from the feeding end 14 of the cleaning chamber 112. When the food to be cooked comes into contact with the bottom wall of the cleaning chamber 112, the vibration of the vibration device 13 causes friction between the food and the bottom of the cleaning chamber 112, facilitating the separation of the food from the food. After the food is separated from the food, both the food and the food move towards the feeding port 1125. Upon entering the discharge zone 1122, the inclined bottom of the cleaning chamber 112 accelerates the movement of the food to be cooked and the food to be separated towards the discharge zone 1122. Due to the action of the blowing assembly, air is blown out from the air vents 1123, forming an airflow. Once the food to be cooked and the food to be separated are within the discharge zone 1122, the airflow blows them towards the top of the discharge zone 1122, moving them away from the cleaning chamber 112. This structure prevents the food to be cooked from adhering to the food to be separated, resulting in a cleaner separated food.
[0059] In summary, although the present invention has been disclosed above with reference to preferred embodiments, the above preferred embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope defined in the claims.
Claims
1. A cleaning mechanism for food to be cooked, characterized in that, It includes a cleaning channel, a wind power device, and a vibration device. The wind power device and the vibration device are respectively connected to the cleaning channel. The vibration device is used to vibrate the food to be cooked in the cleaning channel to separate the food to be separated from the food to be cooked. The wind power device is used to carry away the food to be separated after vibration.
2. The food cleaning mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cleaning channel includes a mounting base and a cleaning chamber movably connected to the mounting base, and the drive end of the vibration device is connected to the cleaning chamber.
3. The food-to-be-cooked cleaning mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, One end of the cleaning chamber is the feeding end, and the other end is the discharging end. The bottom of the cleaning chamber corresponding to the feeding end slopes downward from the feeding end to the discharging end.
4. The food-to-be-cooked cleaning mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that, The bottom of the cleaning chamber is tilted at an angle of 3°-30°.
5. The food-to-be-cooked cleaning mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that, The cleaning chamber is also equipped with a buffer partition, which divides the cleaning chamber into a feeding area and a discharging area. The bottom of the buffer partition and the bottom wall of the cleaning chamber form a feeding port that connects the feeding area and the discharging area.
6. The food-to-be-cooked cleaning mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that, The width of the feed port is smaller than the width of the feeding area, and the width of the feed port is 5-20mm.
7. The food-to-be-cooked cleaning mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, The cleaning channel also includes a buffer located between the mounting base and the cleaning chamber, the cleaning chamber being movably connected to the mounting base via the buffer.
8. The food-to-be-cooked cleaning mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The vibration device is a high-frequency vibration motor.
9. The food-to-be-cooked cleaning mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that, The wind power device is a suction component or a blowing component, and the wind power device is connected to one side of the discharge area and communicates with the discharge area through a wind duct.
10. The food-to-be-cooked cleaning mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that, The bottom of the cleaning chamber is also provided with air vents, which are located within the discharge area.