Food processor

Abstract

The utility model provides a food processor, which belongs to the technical field of kitchen appliances and comprises a base provided with a container fixedly connected with the base; the driving element is fixedly mounted in the base, and the driving element is connected with a driving shaft; when the base is arranged on the horizontal plane, the driving shaft has an inclined angle relative to the vertical direction of the container; the cutter is arranged in the container, and the driving shaft penetrates through the container to be connected with the cutter; the food processor has the advantages that the container, the driving element and the cutter are all integrated on the base, due to the fact that the driving element and the container are integrated together, the design requirement of a coupler is omitted, and the driving element and the driving shaft are located in the base so that the driving element and the driving shaft can be located in a totally-closed environment; in addition, the driving shaft is obliquely arranged, so that the cutter is inclined, and the cutting and stirring effects of the cutter are greatly improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to kitchen appliance technical field relates to a kind of food processing device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Food processing device is a kind of device that can cut, stir, crush, refine, mix food or food material, such as wall breaking machine, mixer, soybean milk machine, juicer and the like.

[0003] Such food processing device generally includes base, container and cutter, cutter is installed at the bottom of container, container can be installed on base, motor (motor) on base is connected with cutter at the bottom of container through shaft coupling. Container and base are designed as detachable structure, when assembling, the bottom of container is aligned with the corresponding position of base and then assembled together.

[0004] The above-mentioned food processing device needs to be installed on the base before use, during installation, the shaft coupling on the cutter needs to be connected with the shaft coupling on the motor, which increases the difficulty of installing the container on the base, and the motor and the cutter are separate, cannot form a fully enclosed structure. Moreover, due to the reason of structural layout, the effect of cutter in cutting and stirring is poor, and there is certain improvement space. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0005] The utility model aims at the above-mentioned problems existing in prior art, and provides a kind of food processing device.

[0006] The utility model can be realized by the following technical scheme: a kind of food processing device, comprising:

[0007] Base, the base is provided with container, the container is fixedly connected with the base;

[0008] Driving element, the driving element is fixedly installed in the base, the driving element is connected with driving shaft;When the base is placed on horizontal plane, the driving shaft exists inclination angle relative to the vertical direction of the container;

[0009] Cutter, the cutter is arranged in the container, the driving shaft is connected with the cutter through the container.

[0010] Preferably, the base is provided with water pump and discharge pump, the outlet of the water pump is connected with the container, and the inlet of the discharge pump is connected with the container.

[0011] Preferably, the outlet of the discharge pump is connected with rotatable discharge head, and the discharge head can be rotated to cleaning position or discharge position.

[0012] Preferably, the base is provided with a water tank, a waste liquid tank and a material receiving area, the water pump is connected with the outlet of the water tank through a connecting pipe, the waste liquid tank is arranged directly below the cleaning position, and the material receiving area is arranged directly below the discharging position.

[0013] Preferably, the base is provided with a water tank, a waste liquid tank and a material receiving area, the water pump is connected with the outlet of the water tank through a connecting pipe, the waste liquid tank is arranged directly below the cleaning position, and the material receiving area is arranged directly below the discharging position.

[0014] Preferably, the heating disc is provided with an axle hole, a bearing is arranged in the axle hole, the driving element and the cutter are arranged on the two sides of the heating disc, the driving element is fixedly connected with the heating disc, the driving shaft passes through the axle hole and is connected with the bearing.

[0015] Preferably, the container comprises a bending part, the mounting port is arranged at the port of the bending part, and the bending part is arranged in the base.

[0016] Preferably, the inner wall surface of the container is arranged as a smooth surface structure without ribs.

[0017] Preferably, a detachable top cover is arranged at the top of the container.

[0018] Preferably, a controller is further arranged, and the driving element, the water pump, the discharging pump and the heating disc are electrically connected with the controller.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the device has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] 1. The device integrates the container, the driving element and the cutter in the base, the driving element is integrated with the container, the design requirement of the shaft coupling is eliminated, the driving element and the driving shaft are arranged in the base, and thus the driving element and the driving shaft are arranged in a fully closed environment; in addition, the driving shaft is arranged in an inclined manner, the cutter is arranged in an inclined manner, and the effect of the cutting and stirring of the cutter is greatly improved.

[0021] 2. Therefore, the cutter does not simply throw the material to the inner wall surface of the container, but promotes the rolling and flowing of the material, and then the material moves to the area where the cutter is arranged under the action of gravity, the contact frequency between the cutter and the material is greatly increased, the design improves the performance of the cutting and stirring, and the requirement of arranging the ribs on the inner wall surface of the container is eliminated.

[0022] 3. The inner wall surface of the container is smooth, the material or residue is not easy to adhere to the smooth surface (if the ribs are arranged, the residue will adhere to the surrounding of the ribs, and the manual cleaning is required in this case), the cleaning difficulty is greatly reduced, and the structure foundation is laid for the automatic cleaning function of the device.

[0023] 4. The processes of adding liquid, discharging, and cleaning are all automated, eliminating the need for loading and unloading containers and allowing them to be fixed to the base. The tilted drive shaft not only significantly improves the cutting tool's processing effect but also eliminates the need for obstructive ribs on the container's inner wall, resulting in a sufficiently smooth inner wall. This greatly reduces cleaning difficulty and eliminates blind spots during cleaning, enabling the device to achieve automatic cleaning and improving operational convenience.

[0024] 5. Since the heating plate directly serves as the bottom wall of the container, heat can be directly transferred to the food inside the container, improving heating efficiency and reducing energy loss. The wide contact area of ​​the heating plate ensures more even heat distribution. In actual use, food can be heated while processing (e.g., juicing, blending, pulverizing, cutting, mixing). Attached Figure Description

[0025] Fig. 1 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the food processor of this utility model.

[0026] Fig. 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the container of this utility model.

[0027] Fig. 3 This is an isometric view of the food processor of this utility model.

[0028] Fig. 4 This is an exploded view of the container and heating plate of this utility model.

[0029] Fig. 5 This is an exploded view of the heating plate, driving element, driving shaft, and cutting tool of this utility model.

[0030] Fig. 6 This is a schematic diagram of the heating plate of this utility model.

[0031] In the diagram, 100 is the base; 110 is the water pump; 120 is the discharge pump; 121 is the discharge head; 130 is the water tank; 140 is the receiving area; 200 is the container; 210 is the mounting port; 220 is the bend; 230 is the top cover; 300 is the drive element; 310 is the drive shaft; 320 is the cutter; 400 is the heating plate; 410 is the heating element; 420 is the shaft hole; and 430 is the bearing. Detailed Implementation

[0032] The following are specific embodiments of the present invention, which are described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0033] like Figs. 1-6As shown, a food processor includes: a base 100, the base 100 is provided with a container 200, the container 200 is fixedly connected with the base 100; a driving element 300, the driving element 300 is fixedly installed in the base 100, and the driving element 300 is connected with a driving shaft 310; when the base 100 is placed on a horizontal plane, the driving shaft 310 has an inclination angle relative to the vertical direction of the container 200; a cutter 320, the cutter 320 is arranged in the container 200, and the driving shaft 310 penetrates the container 200 and is connected with the cutter 320.

[0034] The food processor is a multifunctional kitchen appliance, such as a blender, a mixer, a soybean milk machine, a juicer, etc. The base 100 is the main structure of the food processor, which can carry and fix other components. The base 100 is installed with a driving element 300 (such as a motor), and the base 100 is designed to be stably placed on a horizontal surface. The container 200 is used to contain the materials to be processed.

[0035] The driving element 300 is fixed in the base 100, which is used to provide power to drive the cutter 320 to rotate. One end of the driving shaft 310 is connected to the driving element 300, and the other end penetrates the container 200 and is connected with the cutter 320. The cutter 320 is located inside the container 200, and the cutter 320 is used to process the materials to be processed in the container 200. The cutter 320 can have different shapes and blade designs to meet various needs such as juicing, breaking, mixing or crushing. Since the container 200 does not need to be disassembled in this scheme, the driving element 300, the driving shaft 310 and the cutter 320 can be integrated together, and the driving element 300 is always connected with the cutter 320 through the driving shaft 310, eliminating the design of the shaft coupling.

[0036] It is worth noting that in this scheme, the container 200 is fixedly connected with the base 100. This design fixes the container 200 with the base 100, so that the container 200 becomes an integral part of the base 100, thereby eliminating the need to disassemble the container 200. During food processing, the user only needs to pour the materials to be processed into the container 200, and after the processing is completed by the cutter 320, the finished product can be easily taken out through a specially designed extraction structure, without the need to disassemble the container 200, greatly simplifying the operation process and improving the use efficiency.

[0037] The particularity of this scheme is that when the base 100 is placed on a horizontal plane (i.e. in the actual use state), the driving shaft 310 is not completely vertical but has a certain inclination angle relative to the vertical direction of the container 200, i.e. the driving shaft 310 is inclined to the vertical direction, and the vertical direction is the direction of gravity.

[0038] Preferably, the driving shaft 310 is inclined at an angle of 10° or 20° or 45° relative to the vertical direction of the container 200. The specific angle of inclination of the driving shaft 310 can be designed according to actual needs, as long as it is not vertical.

[0039] The inclined design of the driving shaft 310 forms an angle between the driving shaft 310 and the direction of gravity, so that the cutter 320 rotates around a non-vertical axis. The advantage of this design is that when the cutter 320 cuts and stirs the material to be processed, it can promote the material to flow up and down, and make the food material converge to the area where the cutter 320 is located under the action of gravity, greatly increasing the contact frequency between the cutter 320 and the material, improving the cutting and stirring performance, and eliminating the stagnant area of the material.

[0040] More specifically, the material in the container 200 is affected by gravity and has a downward movement tendency. Since the driving shaft 310 and the direction of gravity form an angle, the cutter 320 exerts an inclined centrifugal force on the material when rotating, so that the material has an upward movement tendency. Then the material moves downward under the action of gravity and contacts the rotating cutter 320. Therefore, the cutter 320 does not simply throw the material against the inner wall of the container 200, but promotes the material to flow and then the material moves to the area where the cutter 320 is located under the action of gravity, greatly increasing the contact frequency between the cutter 320 and the material. This design not only improves the performance of cutting and stirring, but also eliminates the need to set a blocking rib on the inner wall of the container 200.

[0041] On the basis of the above embodiment, the inner wall of the container 200 is provided with a smooth surface structure without blocking ribs.

[0042] It should be noted that in the existing design, the rotating shaft of the cutter is consistent with the plumb direction, i.e., the cutter rotates in a horizontal plane and throws the material against the inner wall of the cup, so the existing design sets a blocking rib on the inner wall of the cup. The material is bounced back to the cutter after hitting the blocking rib on the inner wall of the cup, so that the material contacts the cutter.

[0043] In the present embodiment, the inclined driving shaft 310 drives the cutter 320 to rotate on the inclined surface, the material is stirred upward by the cutter 320, and then sinks under the action of gravity to contact the cutter 320. The cutting and stirring principle is different from the existing design, so there is no need to set a blocking rib on the inner wall of the container 200.

[0044] It is important to note here that the inclined arrangement of the drive shaft 310 enables the smooth structure of the inner wall surface of the container 200 without ribs, which lays the foundation for the manual cleaning-free function of the device. That is, the inner wall surface of the container 200 is smooth, and materials or residues are not easy to adhere to the smooth surface (if there are ribs, residues will adhere around the ribs, which can only be manually cleaned), greatly reducing the difficulty of cleaning and laying the foundation for the automatic cleaning function of the device.

[0045] As shown in Figs. 1-3 Based on the above embodiment, the base 100 is provided with a water pump 110 and a discharge pump 120. The outlet of the water pump 110 is connected to the container 200, and the inlet of the discharge pump 120 is connected to the container 200.

[0046] The water pump 110 is fixedly installed in the base 100 and connected to the container 200. This enables the water pump 110 to introduce water or other liquids from the water tank 130 into the container 200 for liquid addition requirements during food material processing or cleaning operations. The inlet of the discharge pump 120 is connected to the container 200, enabling the discharge pump 120 to extract materials in the container 200. The materials processed by the cutter 320 can be discharged from the container 200 through the discharge pump 120. After automatic cleaning, the waste liquid in the container 200 can be discharged from the container 200 through the discharge pump 120.

[0047] It is important to note here that the present scheme provides an integrated full-automatic food processor that can automatically add water and extract processed materials or food from the container 200. After use, the container 200 can be automatically cleaned. This design eliminates the process of loading and unloading the container 200, and only needs to pour the materials to be processed into the container 200, so the container 200 can be fixed on the base 100.

[0048] In actual processing, the user puts the food materials to be processed into the container 200. When liquid needs to be added to the container 200, the water pump 110 is started, and the liquid is pumped into the container 200 through the water pipe. The drive element 300 is started to make the cutter 320 work to cut, mix, and process the food materials (such as juicing, breaking, stirring, and crushing). After processing, the discharge pump 120 is started, and the processed materials are extracted from the container 200 through the discharge pump 120. The user can hold a cup under the discharge head 121. When cleaning is needed, the water pump 110 is started, and the liquid is pumped into the container 200 through the water pipe. The drive element 300 is started to make the cutter 320 work, and the cutter 320 stirs the water in the container 200 to clean the inner wall surface of the container 200. After cleaning, the discharge pump 120 is started, and the waste liquid is discharged from the container 200.

[0049] It should be noted that in the present scheme, the liquid adding, discharging and cleaning processes are automatically realized, so there is no need to disassemble and assemble the container 200, which enables the container 200 to be fixed on the base 100. The obliquely arranged drive shaft 310 not only greatly improves the machining effect of the cutter 320, but also enables the inner wall surface of the container 200 to be free of blocking ribs, so that the inner wall surface of the container 200 is smooth enough, thereby greatly reducing the cleaning difficulty and eliminating the blind area during cleaning, so that the device can realize automatic cleaning effect and improve the operation convenience.

[0050] On the basis of the above embodiment, the outlet of the discharging pump 120 is connected with a rotatable discharging head 121, which can be rotated to a cleaning position or a discharging position.

[0051] The discharging head 121 can be controlled by a motor, which can control the rotation of the discharging head 121, so that the end of the discharging head 121 can reach the cleaning position or the discharging position. When it is needed to discharge the processed materials (such as liquid food like juice, soy milk, etc.), the user rotates the discharging head 121 to the discharging position, and the finished products are smoothly discharged through the discharging head 121. After the container 200 is cleaned, the user can rotate the discharging head 121 to the cleaning position, and the waste water in the container 200 is discharged through the discharging head 121.

[0052] In the present embodiment, the user can quickly switch the position of the discharging head 121 according to the needs, adapt to different operation scenes, reduce the workload of manual disassembly and cleaning, improve the convenience and efficiency of equipment use, and the convenient cleaning function ensures the cleanliness of the equipment and reduces the risk of cross contamination.

[0053] On the basis of the above embodiment, the base 100 is provided with a water tank 130, a waste liquid tank and a receiving area 140. The water pump 110 is connected with the outlet of the water tank 130 through a connecting pipe. The waste liquid tank is located directly below the cleaning position. The receiving area 140 is located directly below the discharging position.

[0054] The water tank 130 is used to store clean water or other liquids that need to be added to the container 200. There is actually an interface seat at the bottom of the base 100. The water outlet at the bottom of the water tank 130 can be connected with the interface seat. The water pump 110 is connected with the interface seat through the connecting pipe, so as to draw the water in the water tank 130. The waste liquid tank is located directly below the cleaning position and is used to receive the waste liquid generated during the cleaning process. The receiving area 140 is located directly below the discharging position, and the user can place a cup in the receiving area 140 to receive the finished products discharged after processing.

[0055] In the embodiment, the whole process from liquid adding, processing to discharging and cleaning almost needs no manual intervention, improving efficiency and convenience. The independent waste liquid management system ensures that the waste liquid in the cleaning process does not pollute the environment and keeps the kitchen clean. Moreover, the compact design of the device integrates multiple functions, reducing the space occupied by the device.

[0056] As shown in Figs. 1-6 the above embodiment, a heating disc 400 is further included, the bottom of the container 200 has a mounting port 210, the heating disc 400 is sealed to the mounting port 210 and forms the bottom wall of the container 200, and the heating disc 400 is installed with a heating element 410.

[0057] The container 200 is provided with an open structure at both ends, wherein the top opening of the container 200 is installed with a detachable top cover 230, and the top cover 230 is opened to add materials into the container 200. A specific mounting port 210 is arranged at the bottom of the container 200 for accommodating and fixing the heating disc 400. The heating disc 400 is a solid and good heat-conducting component, the heating disc 400 tightly seals the mounting port 210 to form the bottom wall of the container 200, ensuring that the internal liquid will not leak. The heating element 410 is preferably a heating tube or an electric heating wire or a PTC ceramic heating sheet or other efficient heating components, and the heating element 410 can heat the heating disc 400 to heat the materials or food materials inside the container 200 to meet different cooking needs, such as heating, boiling, and keeping warm.

[0058] Since the heating disc 400 directly serves as the bottom wall of the container 200, heat can be directly transmitted to the food materials in the container 200, improving the heating efficiency and reducing energy loss, and the wide contact area of the heating disc 400 ensures that the heat distribution is more uniform. In actual use, the food materials can be heated while being processed (such as juicing, breaking, crushing, cutting, and mixing), and this synchronous processing and heating design significantly improves the functionality and practicality of the food processor.

[0059] On the basis of the above embodiment, the heating disc 400 is provided with a shaft hole 420, a bearing 430 is installed in the shaft hole 420, the driving element 300 and the cutter 320 are separated on both sides of the heating disc 400, the driving element 300 is fixedly connected with the heating disc 400, and the driving shaft 310 passes through the shaft hole 420 and is connected with the bearing 430.

[0060] The heating disc 400 is provided with an axle hole 420 in the center, used for installing a bearing 430, the driving shaft 310 passes through the axle hole 420 and penetrates into the container 200, the driving shaft 310 and the axle hole 420 are provided with a waterproof sealing design, the bearing 430 can support the rotation of the driving shaft 310, and the driving element 300 (such as a motor) is directly fixedly connected to one side of the heating disc 400. This can be realized by screws, buckles or other mechanical connectors, so as to ensure firm combination between the two.

[0061] On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiment, the container 200 comprises a curved portion 220, the mounting port 210 is arranged as a port of the curved portion 220, and the curved portion 220 is located in the base 100.

[0062] The existence of the curved portion 220 changes the space structure inside the container 200, so that the food materials are more likely to form an up-and-down rolling movement when being cut and stirred by the cutter 320, and this movement state can increase the opportunity of contact between the cutter 320 and the materials. The conventional straight cylinder-shaped container 200 can form a "dead zone" at the bottom or corner, so that some food materials are difficult to fully participate in processing. The curved portion 220 can guide the food materials to converge to the center, reduce these stagnant areas, and ensure that all materials can be effectively processed.

[0063] On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiment, a controller is further included, and the driving element 300, the water pump 110, the discharging pump 120 and the heating disc 400 are electrically connected with the controller. A user can send a command to the controller through a button, and the controller controls the driving element 300, the water pump 110, the discharging pump 120 and the heating disc 400 to work according to a pre-designed program.

[0064] It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement condition and the like between components in a certain specific posture, and if the specific posture changes, the directional indications also change accordingly.

[0065] In addition, the descriptions such as "first", "second", "one" and the like in the present application are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first" and "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features.

[0066] In the utility model, unless another definite provision and limitation, the term "connect", "fix" and so on should do the broad sense understanding, for example, "fix" can be fixed connection, also can be detachable connection, or be integrated;Can be mechanical connection, also can be electrical connection;Can be directly connected, also can be indirectly connected through the intermediate medium, can be two elements inside the communication or two elements of the interaction relationship, unless another definite limitation.

[0067] In addition, the technical solutions of various embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other, but must be based on the realization of ordinary skilled personnel in the art, when the combination of technical solutions appears contradictory or cannot be realized, it should be considered that the combination of such technical solutions does not exist, also not within the protection scope required by the present application.

Claims

1. A food processor, characterized in that, include: A base (100) is provided with a container (200), and the container (200) is fixedly connected to the base (100); A drive element (300) is fixedly installed inside the base (100), and the drive element (300) is connected to a drive shaft (310); when the base (100) is placed on a horizontal plane, the drive shaft (310) has an inclination angle relative to the vertical direction of the container (200); A cutting tool (320) is disposed inside the container (200), and a drive shaft (310) passes through the container (200) and is connected to the cutting tool (320).

2. The food processor as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The base (100) is equipped with a water pump (110) and a discharge pump (120). The outlet of the water pump (110) is connected to the container (200), and the inlet of the discharge pump (120) is connected to the container (200).

3. A food processor as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The outlet of the discharge pump (120) is connected to a rotatable discharge head (121), which can be rotated to a cleaning position or a discharge position.

4. A food processor as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The base (100) is provided with a water tank (130), a waste liquid tank and a receiving area (140). The water pump (110) is connected to the outlet of the water tank (130) through a connecting pipe. The waste liquid tank is located directly below the cleaning position. The receiving area (140) is located directly below the discharge position.

5. A food processor as described in claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a heating plate (400), the bottom of the container (200) has an installation port (210), the heating plate (400) is sealed in the installation port (210) and forms the bottom wall of the container (200), and the heating plate (400) is equipped with a heating element (410).

6. A food processor as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The heating plate (400) has a shaft hole (420), and a bearing (430) is installed in the shaft hole (420). The driving element (300) and the cutting tool (320) are separated on both sides of the heating plate (400), and the driving element (300) is fixedly connected to the heating plate (400). The driving shaft (310) passes through the shaft hole (420) and is connected to the bearing (430).

7. A food processor as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The container (200) includes a bend (220), and the mounting port (210) is configured as a port of the bend (220), which is located within the base (100).

8. A food processor as described in any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The inner wall of the container (200) is configured as a smooth surface structure without obstruction ribs.

9. A food processor as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The container (200) is fitted with a removable top cover (230).

10. A food processor as described in claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes a controller, and the drive element (300), the water pump (110), the discharge pump (120) and the heating plate (400) are all electrically connected to the controller.

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