Vegetable cutter

Abstract

The vegetable cutter comprises a machine shell, a cutter assembly and a cutter box, and the machine shell is provided with a feeding port, a discharging port and a cutting cavity communicating with the feeding port and the discharging port; the cutter assembly can be rotatably mounted in the cutting cavity, and the cutter assembly comprises a bracket and a cutter mounted on the bracket; the cutter box is used for placing cutters; wherein the machine shell is further provided with an installation cavity, and the cutter box is movably installed in the installation cavity. Compared with the prior art, the scheme has the advantage that cutters are stored through the cutter box.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of kitchen appliances, in particular to a vegetable cutter. BACKGROUND

[0002] The vegetable cutter is a kitchen appliance for cutting vegetables, fruits and the like into filaments or slices with uniform thickness, replacing the traditional manual knife to cut vegetables. Beginners with poor knife skills can also easily and quickly cut slices or filaments. The existing vegetable cutters can be mainly divided into hand-operated vegetable cutters, scraper-type vegetable cutters and pull rope-type vegetable cutters.

[0003] The hand-operated vegetable cutter includes a housing, a support and a knife. The housing has a feeding port, a discharging port and a cutting chamber communicating with the feeding port and the discharging port. The support is rotatably installed in the cutting chamber. The knife is installed on the support. According to different requirements of food materials, multiple knives need to be configured. Different knives can meet the requirements of cutting filaments and slices. However, the increase in the number of knives affects the storage of the vegetable cutter.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new technical scheme to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION

[0005] To solve the above problems, the vegetable cutter provided by the present application can store knives in a knife box.

[0006] The present application provides a vegetable cutter, which comprises:

[0007] a housing having a feeding port, a discharging port and a cutting chamber communicating with the feeding port and the discharging port;

[0008] a knife assembly rotatably installed in the cutting chamber, the knife assembly comprising a support and a knife installed on the support; and

[0009] a knife box for placing knives;

[0010] The housing further has a mounting cavity, and the knife box is movably installed in the mounting cavity.

[0011] The following provides several optional modes, but does not serve as an additional limitation on the above general scheme, but merely as a further supplement or preference. In the absence of technical or logical contradictions, each optional mode can be combined with the above general scheme, and can also be combined between multiple optional modes.

[0012] Optionally, the housing comprises:

[0013] a base having the mounting cavity; and

[0014] A cutting shell is fixedly installed on the top of the base, and has the feeding port, the discharging port and the cutting chamber.

[0015] Optionally, the vegetable cutter further comprises:

[0016] A guide rail cooperates with the cutter box to guide the sliding of the cutter box in the mounting cavity.

[0017] Optionally, the guide rail is a sliding groove formed in the inner wall of the mounting cavity.

[0018] The cutter box has a sliding block cooperating with the sliding groove.

[0019] Optionally, the outer side of the cutter box is provided with a handle.

[0020] When the cutter box is located in the mounting cavity, the surface of the cutter box is substantially flush with the surface of the machine shell.

[0021] Optionally, the support has a connecting portion.

[0022] The vegetable cutter further comprises a driving handle, at least a part of the driving handle is located outside the machine shell, the driving handle has a connecting hole, the driving handle is sleeved outside the connecting portion through the connecting hole, and the driving handle is detachably connected with the connecting portion.

[0023] Optionally, the outer side of the connecting portion has a clamping groove.

[0024] The driving handle has a clamping portion cooperating with the clamping groove.

[0025] Optionally, the outer side of the connecting portion further has a guide groove, the guide groove communicates with the clamping groove to guide the clamping portion to enter the clamping groove.

[0026] Optionally, the connecting portion has a cylindrical structure, the connecting portion has a first end connected with the support and a second end facing away from the support.

[0027] One side of the guide groove is open to the second end and extends along the axial direction of the connecting portion.

[0028] The guide groove and the clamping groove are arranged along the circumferential direction of the connecting portion.

[0029] The clamping portion rotates in a first direction to enter the clamping groove from the guide groove.

[0030] The clamping portion rotates in a second direction different from the first direction to separate from the clamping groove and enter the guide groove.

[0031] Optionally, the vegetable cutter further includes a suction cup assembly, the suction cup assembly comprising:

[0032] A suction cup is movably mounted to the housing by means of an elastic member. The suction cup includes a suction cup body and a fixing part fixedly mounted on the suction cup body. The suction cup body is located at the bottom of the housing, and the fixing part extends into the housing.

[0033] An operating handle, rotatably mounted in the middle of the housing, one end of which extends into the housing and is rotatably connected to the fixing part, and the other end extends out of the housing; and

[0034] A locking element is disposed between the operating handle and the housing to limit the swing of the operating handle.

[0035] This application discloses a vegetable cutter in which the blades are placed in a knife box when stored. The knife box is movably installed in the mounting cavity, making it convenient for users to access or store the knives at any time. The knife box also avoids the knives being externally mounted, which would affect the aesthetics of the vegetable cutter, and at the same time, it makes the structure of the vegetable cutter more compact. Attached Figure Description

[0036] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a vegetable cutter according to an embodiment of this application;

[0037] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a vegetable cutter from another perspective;

[0038] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of a vegetable cutter;

[0039] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the disassembly mechanism of a vegetable cutter;

[0040] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the cutting tool box and part of the base;

[0041] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A partial sectional view in the document;

[0042] Figure 7 for Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of a vegetable cutter;

[0043] Figure 8 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the medium-sized cutting tool assembly;

[0044] Figure 9 for Figure 8 Cross-sectional view of the central support;

[0045] Figure 10 For Figure 7 Partial structure diagram of middle driving handle.

[0046] Reference signs in the drawings are explained as follows:

[0047] 100, vegetable cutter;

[0048] 10, machine shell; 11, base; 111, mounting cavity; 112, guide rail; 113, sliding groove; 114, base; 115, cover; 12, cutting shell; 121, feeding port; 122, discharging port; 123, cutting cavity; 13, feeding cylinder; 14, feeding briquet;

[0049] 20, cutter assembly; 21, support; 22, cutter; 23, connecting part; 231, clamping groove; 232, guide groove; 233, protruding part;

[0050] 30, cutter box; 31, sliding block; 32, handle; 33, placing groove;

[0051] 40, driving handle; 41, connecting hole; 42, clamping part;

[0052] 50, suction cup assembly; 51, suction cup; 511, suction cup body; 512, fixing part; 52, operation handle; 53, locking part; 54, locking part; 55, elastic member. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0053] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, but not all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0054] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being “connected” with another component, it can be directly connected with the other component or there can be a middle component. When a component is referred to as being “disposed on” another component, it can be directly disposed on the other component or there can be a middle component.

[0055] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in this description, the terms “and / or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0056] As Figures 1 to 10 shown in the figure, the present application provides a vegetable cutter 100, which comprises a casing 10, a cutter assembly 20 and a cutter box 30. The casing 10 has a feeding port 121, a discharging port 122 and a cutting chamber 123 connecting the feeding port 121 and the discharging port 122. The cutter assembly 20 is rotatably installed in the cutting chamber 123, which comprises a support 21 and a cutter 22 installed on the support 21. The cutter box 30 is used to place the cutter 22. The casing 10 further has a mounting cavity 111, and the cutter box 30 is movably installed in the mounting cavity 111.

[0057] The vegetables or fruits to be cut enter the feeding port 121, and then are cut by the cutter 22, and finally are discharged from the discharging port 122, so as to realize the cutting operation. The cutter in the vegetable cutter 100 is placed in the cutter box 30 when it is stored. The cutter box 30 is movably installed in the mounting cavity 111, so as to facilitate the user to take or store the cutter 22 at any time. The cutter box 30 can also avoid the external placement of the cutter 22, which affects the appearance of the vegetable cutter 100, and can also make the structure of the vegetable cutter 100 more compact.

[0058] In the embodiment, as Figures 1 to 4 shown in the figure, the casing 10 comprises a base 11 and a cutting shell 12. The base 11 has a mounting cavity 111. The cutting shell 12 is fixedly installed on the top of the base 11, and has a feeding port 121, a discharging port 122 and a cutting chamber 123. The base 11 and the cutting shell 12 can be fixedly connected by screws, buckles or the like, so as to ensure the stability of the connection between the two.

[0059] In the embodiment, as Figures 1 to 4 shown in the figure, the cutting shell 12 is substantially in a cylindrical structure, for example, a horn-shaped structure. The feeding port 121 is located at the top of the cutting shell 12, the discharging port 122 is located at the side of the cutting shell 12, and the cutting chamber 123 is located inside the cutting shell 12. The inner wall of the cutting shell 12 is inclined, which facilitates the cut materials to flow out of the discharging port 122 along the inclined inner wall after the cutting operation is completed, so as to complete the discharging and improve the discharging capacity of the cut materials. One side of the cutting shell 12 is open to form the discharging port 122, and the other side is closed.

[0060] In the embodiment, as Figures 1 to 4As shown, the support 21 is substantially in a cylindrical structure; for example, the support 21 is substantially in a trumpet structure. The support 21 is substantially the same as the inner side of the cutting shell 12, so that the outer side of the support 21 is fitted or clearance fitted with the inner side of the cutting shell 12, so that the support 21 can be stably assembled in the cutting shell 12. The cutter 22 on the support 21 can be provided with a plurality of cutter 22, and the cutter 22 is circumferentially arranged on the support 21. The support 21 is rotatably installed in the cutting shell 12, so as to synchronously drive the cutter 22 installed on the support 21 to rotate, so as to improve the working efficiency of the vegetable cutter 100.

[0061] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 to 4 and Figures 7 to 10 The vegetable cutter 100 further comprises a driving handle 40, at least part of the driving handle 40 is located outside the casing 10, and the driving handle 40 is used to drive the support 21 to rotate. The support 21 has a connecting portion 23, and the closed end of the cutting shell 12 has a rotating hole for the connecting portion 23 to extend out of. After the connecting portion 23 extends out of the rotating hole, the connecting portion 23 can be connected with the driving handle 40, and the driving handle 40 drives the support 21 to rotate through the connecting portion 23.

[0062] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 7 to 10 The driving handle 40 is detachably connected with the connecting portion 23; after the driving handle 40 is detached from the connecting portion 23, the cutter assembly 20 can be taken out of the cutting cavity, so as to clean or replace the cutter 22 of the cutter assembly 20. Specifically, the driving handle 40 has a connecting hole 41, and the driving handle 40 is sleeved outside the connecting portion 23 through the connecting hole 41, and is detachably connected with the connecting portion 23.

[0063] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 7 to 10 The outer side of the connecting portion 23 has a clamping groove 231; the driving handle 40 has a clamping portion 42 matched with the clamping groove 231, so as to realize the stable connection between the driving handle 40 and the connecting portion 23. In order to facilitate the clamping portion 42 to enter the clamping groove 231, the outer side of the connecting portion 23 further has a guide groove 232, which is communicated with the clamping groove 231, so as to guide the clamping portion 42 to enter the clamping groove 231. The clamping portion 42 is located on the inner wall of the connecting hole 41.

[0064] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 7 to 10As shown, the connecting portion 23 is in a columnar structure, and has a first end connected with the bracket 21 and a second end opposite to the bracket 21; the guide slot 232 is open at the second end and extends along the axial direction of the connecting portion 23; the guide slot 232 and the clamping slot 231 are arranged along the circumferential direction of the connecting portion 23; wherein the clamping portion 42 is rotated in a first direction to be able to enter the clamping slot 231 from the guide slot 232; wherein the clamping portion 42 is rotated in a second direction different from the first direction to be able to escape from the clamping slot 231 and enter the guide slot 232. Wherein the first direction is clockwise, and the second direction is counterclockwise; or the second direction is clockwise, and the first direction is counterclockwise.

[0065] In the installation, the connecting hole 41 of the driving handle 40 is aligned with the connecting portion 23, and then the clamping portion 42 is aligned with the guide slot 232 outside the connecting portion 23, and the clamping portion 42 is pushed into the clamping slot 231 along the guide slot 232 to achieve the firm connection between the driving handle 40 and the bracket 21. When disassembling, the clamping portion 42 is only rotated in the second direction different from the first direction to escape from the clamping slot 231 and enter the guide slot 232, so that the driving handle 40 can be removed from the bracket 21.

[0066] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 7 to 10 The guide slot 232 and the clamping slot 231 have a protrusion 233 therebetween; when a certain force is applied, the clamping portion 42 can pass over the protrusion 233, and the protrusion 233 can limit the clamping portion 42 in the clamping slot 231. The clamping portion 42 is in an arc structure to facilitate the clamping portion 42 to pass over the protrusion 233.

[0067] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 to 4 The top of the cutting shell 12 is provided with a feeding cylinder 13, and the feeding cylinder 13 has a feeding passage therein, one end of the feeding passage is communicated with the cutting chamber 123, and the other end is an inlet 121; the material to be cut enters from the inlet 121, and then enters the cutting chamber 123 through the feeding passage.

[0068] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 to 4 The vegetable cutter 100 further comprises a feeding pressing block 14 movably arranged in the feeding passage; under the action of external force, the feeding pressing block 14 is pressed downward to extrude the material in the feeding cylinder 13 downward to the cutter 22, which is beneficial to improve the cutting efficiency of the vegetable cutter body; in addition, it also avoids the user directly touching the material to be cut.

[0069] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 to 6As shown, the structure of the base 11 is not strictly limited, as long as it can have enough space to accommodate the tool box 30. The sidewall of the base 11 has an opening in communication with the mounting cavity 111; the tool box 30 can enter and exit the mounting cavity 111 along the opening. The base 11 includes a base 114 and a cover 115 fixedly installed above the base 114, and the base 114 and the cover 115 enclose the mounting cavity 111.

[0070] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 to 5 , the tool box 30 has a placing groove 33 for placing the tool 22; the tools 22 are sequentially and spacedly arranged in the placing groove 33 along the third direction. The tool box 30 is provided with a handle 32 on the outside, which is convenient for the user to hold and move. When the tool box 30 is located in the mounting cavity 111, the surface of the tool box 30 is substantially flush with the surface of the machine shell 10, so that the structure of the vegetable cutter 100 is more compact; in addition, it can also improve the appearance of the vegetable cutter 100.

[0071] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 to 5 , the vegetable cutter 100 further comprises a guide rail 112 cooperating with the tool box 30 to guide the sliding of the tool box 30 in the mounting cavity 111, so as to facilitate the movement of the tool box 30 in the mounting cavity 111. The guide rail 112 is a guide groove 232 opened in the inner wall of the mounting cavity 111; the tool box 30 has a sliding block 31 cooperating with the guide groove 232. The guide groove 232 is opened in the base 114; the sliding block 31 is arranged at the bottom of the tool box 30. Among them, the number of guide grooves 232 is two, and the number of sliding blocks 31 is two, and the two sliding blocks 31 cooperate with the corresponding guide grooves 232 respectively.

[0072] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 6 , the vegetable cutter 100 further comprises a suction cup assembly 50, which can adsorb the vegetable cutter 100 on the workbench to prevent the vegetable cutter 100 from sliding during work. When the user needs to move the vegetable cutter 100, he only needs to unlock the suction cup assembly 50 and separate it from the table; when the user needs to fix the vegetable cutter 100 on the workbench, he only needs to operate the suction cup assembly 50 to adsorb on the table. This design not only improves the stability of the vegetable cutter 100, but also facilitates the operation of the user.

[0073] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 6As shown, the suction cup assembly 50 comprises a suction cup 51, an operating handle 52 and a locking member 53. The suction cup 51 is movably mounted on the casing 10 by means of an elastic member 55. The suction cup 51 comprises a suction cup body 511 and a fixed portion 512 fixedly mounted on the suction cup body 511. The suction cup body 511 is located at the bottom of the casing 10, and the fixed portion 512 extends into the casing 10. The operating handle 52 is rotatably mounted on the casing 10 at a middle position. One end of the operating handle 52 extends into the casing 10 and is rotatably connected with the fixed portion 512. The other end of the operating handle 52 extends out of the casing 10. The locking member 53 is arranged between the operating handle 52 and the casing 10, so as to limit the swing of the operating handle 52.

[0074] In use, the suction cup body 511 is placed on a plane on which the vegetable cutter 100 is desired to be fixed. At this time, the elastic member 55 exerts a force on the suction cup body 511 in a direction away from the operating handle 52. By pressing the operating handle 52, the suction cup body 511 can overcome the elastic force of the elastic member 55 and move away from the plane, so that the suction cup body 511 can be tightly sucked to the plane to generate suction force and fix the vegetable cutter 100 on the plane. After the operation is completed, the locking member 53 can be used to lock the operating handle 52 to prevent it from swinging, so as to ensure the stability of the suction force of the suction cup 51 and avoid displacement of the vegetable cutter 100 during cutting.

[0075] In the embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 6 the elastic member 55 is a spring. The elastic member 55 is pressed between the suction cup body 511 and the base 11. The operating handle 52 is actively connected with the fixed portion 512 through a first pivot. The operating handle 52 is rotatably connected with the base 11 through a second pivot. The locking member 53 is fixed at a middle position of the operating handle 52, and the second pivot is located between the locking member 53 and the first pivot. The base 11 has a locking portion 54, and the locking member 53 can be clamped with or separated from the locking portion 54.

[0076] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any manner. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described, but it should be understood that any combination of the technical features is within the scope of the disclosure, as long as the combination does not result in contradictions. When the technical features in different embodiments are embodied in the same drawing, it is considered that the drawing also discloses the combination of the embodiments involved.

[0077] The above embodiments only express several implementation manners of the present application, and the description is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be understood as a limitation on the patent scope of the application. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, a number of modifications and improvements can be made, which are all within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A vegetable cutter characterized by comprising: The vegetable cutter comprises: a housing having a feeding port, a discharging port and a cutting chamber communicating with the feeding port and the discharging port; a cutter assembly rotatably mounted in the cutting chamber, the cutter assembly comprising a support and a cutter mounted on the support; and a cutter box for placing the cutter. The housing further comprises a mounting cavity, and the cutter box is movably mounted in the mounting cavity. The housing comprises:

2. The vegetable cutter according to claim 1, wherein a base having the mounting cavity; and a cutting shell fixedly mounted on the top of the base, the cutting shell having the feeding port, the discharging port and the cutting chamber. The vegetable cutter further comprises:

3. The vegetable cutter according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a guide rail cooperating with the cutter box to guide the sliding of the cutter box in the mounting cavity. The guide rail is a sliding groove formed in the inner wall of the mounting cavity.

4. The vegetable cutter according to claim 3, wherein The cutter box has a sliding block cooperating with the sliding groove. The cutter box is provided with a handle on the outside thereof.

5. The vegetable cutter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein When the cutter box is located in the mounting cavity, the surface of the cutter box is substantially flush with the surface of the housing. The support has a connecting portion.

6. The vegetable cutter according to claim 1, wherein The vegetable cutter further comprises a driving handle, at least a part of the driving handle being located outside the housing, the driving handle having a connecting hole, the driving handle being sleeved outside the connecting portion through the connecting hole and being detachably connected with the connecting portion. The outside of the connecting portion has a clamping groove.

7. The vegetable cutter according to claim 6, wherein The driving handle has a clamping portion cooperating with the clamping groove. The outside of the connecting portion further has a guide groove, the guide groove being communicated with the clamping groove to guide the clamping portion into the clamping groove.

8. The vegetable cutter according to claim 7, wherein The connecting portion has a first end connected with the support and a second end opposite to the support.

9. The vegetable cutter according to claim 8, characterized in that The guide groove is open on one side of the second end and extends along the axial direction of the connecting portion. The guide groove and the clamping groove are arranged along the circumferential direction of the connecting portion. The clamping portion is rotated in a first direction to be able to enter the clamping groove through the guide groove. The clamping portion is rotated in a second direction different from the first direction to be able to be separated from the clamping groove and enter the guide groove. The vegetable cutter further comprises a suction cup assembly, the suction cup assembly comprising:

10. The vegetable cutter according to claim 1, wherein a suction cup movably mounted on the housing by means of an elastic member, the suction cup comprising a suction cup body and a fixing portion fixedly mounted on the suction cup body, the suction cup body being located at the bottom of the housing, and the fixing portion extending into the housing; an operating handle rotatably mounted on the housing at a middle position, one end of the operating handle extending into the housing and being rotatably connected with the fixing portion, and the other end of the operating handle extending out of the housing; and a locking member arranged between the operating handle and the housing to limit the swing of the operating handle. ​

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