Flip cover structure of smoothie machine

The design of the flip-top structure of the smoothie machine solves the problems of inconvenient operation and insufficient sealing of traditional smoothie machine lids, achieving higher sealing performance and simplified operation, ensuring the hygiene and convenient use of the storage chamber.

CN223694837UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-23GUANGDONG SHUNDE NOON APPLIANCE MFG CO LTD +1
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520083620.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-14
Publication Date
2025-12-23
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-14

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Traditional smoothie makers have lids that are inconvenient to operate and lack proper sealing, which can easily lead to cross-contamination and food spillage.

Method used

Design a flip-top structure that forms a closed storage cavity by tightly connecting the inner and outer shells. Combined with the unlocking mechanism of the pressing component and the cover, the elasticity of the silicone allows the cover to pop open, simplifying the operation.

Benefits of technology

It improves sealing, prevents food from splashing out and foreign objects from entering, simplifies the operation process, and ensures the hygiene and ease of use of the storage chamber.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of smoothie machines, and discloses a flip cover structure of a smoothie machine, which comprises a cover shell, a limiting groove arranged at the bottom of one side of the cover shell, an inner shell arranged below the cover shell, an outer shell arranged outside the inner shell, a fixing plate arranged on the outer side wall of the inner shell, a spring arranged on the fixing plate, and a spring arranged at one end of the spring and fixedly connected with the fixing plate. A limiting block is arranged at the top of the pressing piece, and the limiting block abuts against the limiting groove; the embodiment of the utility model has the beneficial effects that the inner shell and the outer shell are tightly connected to form the material storage cavity with a closed space, so that the overall sealing performance can be improved, objects in the material storage cavity are prevented from splashing out, meanwhile, external foreign matters are prevented from entering the material storage cavity, and the cleanness and sanitation of the material storage cavity are ensured; the pressing piece is arranged to abut against the cover shell, locking between the pressing piece and the cover shell can be relieved by pressing the pressing piece, the cover shell can be immediately bounced open to expose the feeding port through elasticity of silica gel, operability is simplified, and operation and use of a user are facilitated.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ice blender, especially to a flip cover structure of ice blender. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the design of modern kitchen appliances, user experience and safety are increasingly valued. As a popular kitchen appliance, the ice blender is widely used in homes and commercial environments, mainly for making various ice drinks and smoothies. The ice blender usually realizes feeding by opening the top cover. Many traditional ice blender covers are opened and closed in a rotating or lifting manner. This method may require two hands to operate, especially when the hands have already touched the food materials, which can easily cause cross-contamination. In addition, the sealing performance of the cover may not be ideal, and food materials may splash during stirring, causing kitchen environment to be messy. SUMMARY

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a flip cover structure of an ice blender to solve the problems of inconvenient opening and poor sealing performance of the ice blender.

[0004] A flip cover structure of an ice blender includes a cover shell, a limit groove is arranged on one side and bottom of the cover shell, an inner shell is arranged below the cover shell, an outer shell is arranged outside the inner shell, a fixed plate is installed on the outer side wall of the inner shell, a spring is arranged on the fixed plate, one end of the spring is fixedly connected with the fixed plate, and the other end is connected with a pressing piece, the pressing piece is inserted into the inner side of the cover shell, a limit block is arranged on the side close to the cover shell, and the limit block abuts against the limit groove.

[0005] In one embodiment, a through hole is formed in one side wall of the outer shell, and a clamping block is protruded on the top of the other side wall of the outer shell.

[0006] In one embodiment, the cover shell is semicircular, a clamping groove is recessed on the other side and bottom of the cover shell, the clamping groove is matched with the clamping block, a clamping cavity is formed in the inside of the cover shell at both ends of the clamping groove, and the shaft is movably arranged in the clamping cavity at both ends.

[0007] In one embodiment, at least one group of silica gels is arranged on the top of the outer shell on the side of the clamping block, and the top of the silica gel is in contact with the bottom of the cover shell.

[0008] In one embodiment, a button is protruded on the outer side and middle of the pressing piece, the button is flush with the position of the spring, the button is matched with the through hole, the button penetrates through the through hole, and the button is protruded on the outer side wall of the outer shell.

[0009] In one of the embodiments, the bottom of the pressing piece is provided with a round shaft, the fixing plate is provided with a bottom platform, one side of the bottom platform is recessed with a semicircular groove, and the round shaft is matched and connected with the semicircular groove.

[0010] In one of the embodiments, the top of the fixing plate is recessed with an abutting groove matched with the pressing piece.

[0011] In one of the embodiments, the middle part of the fixing plate is provided with a plurality of mounting holes, and the outer shell is fixedly connected with the inner shell through the mounting holes.

[0012] In one of the embodiments, the top of the limiting block is provided with an inclined surface facing the cover shell, and the upper horizontal line of the inclined surface is on the same vertical plane with the outer side plane of the limiting groove.

[0013] In one of the embodiments, the inside of the cover shell is provided with a feeding port, the inside of the inner shell forms a storage cavity, and the feeding port communicates with the storage cavity.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the ice slush machine flip cover structure has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] The inner shell and the outer shell are tightly connected to form a closed space storage cavity, which can improve the overall sealing performance, prevent the contents in the storage cavity from spilling out, prevent foreign matters from entering the storage cavity, and ensure the cleanliness of the storage cavity; the pressing piece abuts against the cover shell, the pressing piece is pressed to release the locking between the pressing piece and the cover shell, the elasticity of the silica gel can make the cover shell pop open immediately to expose the feeding port, and the operability is simplified, which is convenient for users to operate and use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of the flip cover structure of the ice slush machine;

[0017] Figure 2 It is an internal structure schematic view of the flip cover structure of the ice slush machine;

[0018] Figure 3 It is a structure schematic view of the fixing plate and the pressing piece of the flip cover structure of the ice slush machine;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a structure schematic view of the cover shell and the pressing piece of the flip cover structure of the ice slush machine;

[0020] Figure 5 It is a structure schematic view of the fixing plate of the flip cover structure of the ice slush machine.

[0021] Among them, the corresponding relationship between the reference signs and the component names is:

[0022] 1. Cover; 2. Limiting groove; 3. Inner shell; 4. Outer shell; 5. Fixing plate; 6. Spring; 7. Pressing element; 8. Limiting block; 9. Through hole; 10. Locking block; 11. Rotating shaft; 12. Locking groove; 13. Locking cavity; 14. Silicone; 15. Button; 16. Round shaft; 17. Base; 18. Semi-circular groove; 19. Abutting groove; 20. Mounting hole; 21. Inclined surface; 22. Feed inlet; 23. Limiting post. Detailed Implementation

[0023] To better understand the above-mentioned objectives, features, and advantages of this utility model, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in these embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0024] Many specific details are set forth in the following description in order to provide a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0025] Some embodiments of this utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] like Figures 1 to 5 As shown, this embodiment discloses a flip-top structure for a smoothie machine, including: a cover shell 1, a limiting groove 2 provided at the bottom of one side of the cover shell 1, an inner shell 3 provided below the cover shell 1, an outer shell 4 provided outside the inner shell 3, a fixing plate 5 installed on the outer side wall of the inner shell 3, a spring 6 provided on the fixing plate 5, one end of the spring 6 being fixedly connected to the fixing plate 5, and the other end being connected to a pressing member 7, a limiting post 23 provided in the middle of the spring 6, the limiting post 23 being fixedly connected to the fixing plate 5, the limiting post 23 being used to limit the spring 6 and prevent the spring 6 from being misaligned; the top of the pressing member 7 is inserted into the inner side of the cover shell 1, and a limiting block 8 is provided on the side near the cover shell 1, the limiting block 8 abutting against the limiting groove 2. Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model embodiment are as follows: by setting the inner shell 3 and the outer shell 4 to be tightly connected to form a closed storage cavity, the overall sealing performance can be improved, preventing the contents of the storage cavity from splashing out, and also preventing foreign objects from entering the storage cavity, ensuring the cleanliness and hygiene of the storage cavity; by setting the pressing member 7 to abut against the cover shell 1, by pressing the pressing member 7, the locking between the pressing member 7 and the cover shell 1 can be released, and by the elasticity of the silicone 14, the cover shell 1 can be opened and exposed to reveal the feed port 22, which simplifies the operation and makes it convenient for users to operate and use.

[0027] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 4As shown in the figure, in addition to the features of the above embodiments, this embodiment is further limited that: a through hole 9 is formed on one side wall of the outer shell 4, a clamping block 10 is protruded on the top of the other side wall of the outer shell 4, and a rotating shaft 11 is movably arranged through the center of the clamping block 10. The cover shell 1 is semicircular, a clamping groove 12 is recessed on the bottom of the other side of the cover shell 1, the clamping groove 12 is matched with the clamping block 10, a clamping cavity 13 is formed in the cover shell 1 at both ends of the clamping groove 12, and the rotating shaft 11 is movably arranged in the clamping cavity 13 at both ends. At least one set of silica gel 14 is arranged on the top of the outer shell 4 at the side of the clamping block 10, and the top of the silica gel 14 is in contact with the bottom of the cover shell 1. When the cover shell 1 is unlocked, under the elastic force of the silica gel 14 and the limiting action of the rotating shaft 11, the cover shell 1 is bounced out and turned laterally, realizing the opening and closing of the feeding port 22, which is simple to operate and improves the convenience.

[0028] As shown in the figures Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 5 , in addition to the features of the above embodiments, this embodiment is further limited that: a key 15 is protruded on the outer middle part of the pressing piece 7, the key 15 is flush with the position of the spring 6, the key 15 is matched with the through hole 9, the key 15 penetrates through the through hole 9 and is protruded on the outer side wall of the outer shell 4. This key 15 can be seen from the overall shape of the smoothie maker, and when the user needs to open the cover shell 1, only needs to press the key 15 from the outside, and the key 15 can control the pressing piece 7 to unlock the cover shell 1, thereby realizing the opening of the cover shell 1 of the storage cavity; the spring 6 realizes the resetting of the key 15.

[0029] As shown in the figures Figure 3 and Figure 5 , in addition to the features of the above embodiments, this embodiment is further limited that: a circular shaft 16 is arranged on the bottom of the pressing piece 7, a bottom table 17 is arranged on the fixed plate 5, a semicircular groove 18 is recessed on one side of the bottom table 17, and the circular shaft 16 is matched and connected with the semicircular groove 18. Through the cooperation of the circular shaft 16 and the bottom table 17, the position of the pressing piece 7 can be fixed.

[0030] As shown in the figures Figure 3 and Figure 5 , in addition to the features of the above embodiments, this embodiment is further limited that: a resisting groove 19 is recessed on the top of the fixed plate 5, and the resisting groove 19 is matched with the pressing piece 7. The resisting groove 19 is used to provide space for the inward pressing movement of the pressing piece 7.

[0031] As shown in the figures Figure 5 , in addition to the features of the above embodiments, this embodiment is further limited that: a plurality of mounting holes 20 are formed in the middle of the fixed plate 5, and the outer shell 4 is fixedly connected with the inner shell 3 through the mounting holes 20. By fixing the inner shell 3 and the outer shell 4, the overall stability and sealing performance of the smoothie maker are improved.

[0032] As Figure 4 shown, in addition to the features of the above embodiments, this embodiment is further limited that: the top of the limiting block 8 is provided with a slope 21, the slope 21 is towards the cover shell 1, and the upper horizontal line of the slope 21 is on the same vertical plane as the outer side of the limiting groove 2. When the user needs to reset the cover shell 1, press down the cover shell 1, the bottom of the limiting groove 2 of the cover shell 1 slides along the slope 21 of the limiting block 8, the limiting block 8 is pressed towards the inside of the smoothie maker, until the cover shell 1 is pressed to the bottom, under the action of the spring 6, the limiting block 8 is reset and clamped in the limiting groove 2, realizing the locking of the cover shell 1.

[0033] As Figure 2 shown, in addition to the features of the above embodiments, this embodiment is further limited that: the inside of the cover shell 1 is provided with a feeding port 22, the inside of the inner shell 3 forms a storage cavity, and the feeding port 22 communicates with the storage cavity. Open the cover shell 1, add materials into the feeding port 22, cover the cover shell 1, and the materials enter the storage cavity to work without spilling out.

[0034] Working principle:

[0035] Press the button 15 to drive the pressing piece 7 to move towards the inside of the resisting groove 19, the spring 6 is compressed, the limiting block 8 is separated from the limiting groove 2, the cover shell 1 is flipped open under the action of the silica gel 14, the cover shell 1 and the pressing piece 7 are unlocked, the spring 6 rebounds to reset the pressing piece 7; the feeding port 22 is exposed, materials are added into the feeding port 22, and the materials enter the storage cavity; after the addition is completed, the cover shell 1 is pressed back, the edge of the limiting groove 2 presses the slope 21 of the limiting block 8, the limiting block 8 is pressed, the spring 6 is compressed, the cover shell 1 slides to the bottom along the slope 21, the spring 6 rebounds to reset the limiting block 8, and the cover shell 1 is locked with the pressing piece 7, and the smoothie maker can be started.

[0036] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, and in order to make the description simple, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described, however, as long as the combinations of the technical features do not exist contradictory, they should be considered as the scope of the present application.

[0037] The above embodiments only express several implementation manners of the present application, the description is more specific and detailed, but it should not be understood as the limitation of the scope of the present application. It should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, a number of modifications and improvements can be made, which all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application patent should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A flip-top structure for a smoothie maker, characterized in that, include: A cover (1) is provided with a limiting groove (2) at the bottom of one side of the cover (1). An inner shell (3) is provided below the cover (1). An outer shell (4) is provided outside the inner shell (3). A fixing plate (5) is installed on the outer side wall of the inner shell (3). A spring (6) is provided on the fixing plate (5). One end of the spring (6) is fixedly connected to the fixing plate (5), and the other end is connected to a pressing member (7). A limiting block (8) is provided on the top of the pressing member (7). The limiting block (8) abuts against the limiting groove (2).

2. The flip-top structure of a smoothie machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, A through hole (9) is provided on one side wall of the outer shell (4), and a locking block (10) is provided on the top of the other side wall of the outer shell (4). A rotating shaft (11) is provided through the center of the locking block (10).

3. The flip-top structure of a smoothie maker according to claim 2, characterized in that, The cover (1) is semi-circular, and a groove (12) is recessed at the bottom of the other side of the cover (1). The groove (12) matches the block (10). A cavity (13) is opened inside the cover (1) at both ends of the groove (12). The two ends of the rotating shaft (11) are movably disposed in the cavity (13).

4. The flip-top structure of a smoothie maker according to claim 3, characterized in that, At least one set of silicone (14) is provided on the top of the outer shell (4) on the side of the card block (10), and the top of the silicone (14) is in contact with the bottom of the cover (1).

5. The flip-top structure of a smoothie machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, A button (15) is protruding from the middle of the outer side of the pressing member (7). The button (15) is flush with the spring (6). The button (15) is adapted to the through hole (9). The button (15) passes through the through hole (9) and protrudes from the outer side wall of the outer shell (4).

6. The flip-top structure of a smoothie machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, The bottom of the pressing member (7) is provided with a round shaft (16), and the fixing plate (5) is provided with a base (17). A semi-circular groove (18) is recessed on one side of the base (17), and the round shaft (16) is matched and connected with the semi-circular groove (18).

7. The flip-top structure of a smoothie maker according to claim 6, characterized in that, The top of the fixing plate (5) is recessed with a groove (19), which is adapted to the pressing member (7).

8. The flip-top structure of a smoothie maker according to claim 7, characterized in that, The fixing plate (5) has several mounting holes (20) in the middle, and the outer shell (4) is fixedly connected to the inner shell (3) through the mounting holes (20).

9. The flip-top structure of a smoothie maker according to claim 8, characterized in that, The top of the limiting block (8) is provided with an inclined surface (21), the inclined surface (21) faces the cover shell (1), and the upper horizontal line of the inclined surface (21) is on the same vertical plane as the outer plane of the limiting groove (2).

10. The flip-top structure of a smoothie machine according to claim 9, characterized in that, The cover (1) has a feed inlet (22) inside, and the inner shell (3) forms a storage cavity inside, with the feed inlet (22) connected to the storage cavity.