Stirring cup assembly and food processor

Abstract

The utility model provides a stirring cup assembly and a food processor. The stirring cup assembly comprises a stirring cup, the stirring cup comprises a cup main body, a cup neck part arranged at the top end of the cup main body and a cup bottom wall arranged at the bottom end of the cup main body, the inner diameter of the cup neck part is smaller than that of the cup main body, and the cup neck part and the cup main body are connected through a transition part; and the heating element is arranged on the cup bottom wall and / or the cup main body. In this way, the smashing efficiency is higher, and meanwhile the heating time of the food materials is shortened.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of food processing, in particular to a stirring cup assembly and a food processor. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the increasing improvement of people's living standards, many different types of food processors appear on the market. The functions of the food processor mainly can include, but are not limited to, making soy milk, juicing, making rice paste, mincing meat, shaving ice, making coffee and / or mixing mask, etc. The food processor can include a soy milk machine, a blender or a blender, etc. The current food processor has the problems of low food crushing efficiency and long heating time. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0003] The present application provides a stirring cup assembly and a food processor, which can improve the crushing efficiency of food materials and reduce the heating time.

[0004] In one aspect, the present application provides a stirring cup assembly. The stirring cup assembly comprises: a stirring cup, comprising a cup body, a cup neck part provided at the top end of the cup body, and a cup bottom wall provided at the bottom end of the cup body, the inner diameter of the cup neck part is smaller than the inner diameter of the cup body, and the cup neck part and the cup body are connected by a transition part; and a heating element provided on the cup bottom wall and / or the cup body. Since the inner diameter of the cup neck part is smaller than the inner diameter of the cup body, when the knife assembly rotates to stir and beat the food materials, the food materials hit the transition part upwards and are bounced back downwards by the transition part to be stirred and crushed by the knife assembly again. In this way, the food materials are tumbled more violently in the stirring cup, and the crushing efficiency is higher. At the same time, when the heating element heats the food materials, the heat generated by the heating element is radiated upwards, and at least part of the heat is bounced back after being radiated to the transition part and the cup neck part, thereby reducing the loss of heat. In this way, the heat can be fully utilized, and the heating time of the food materials is reduced.

[0005] Optionally, the transition part extends in an arc shape from the top end of the cup body to the bottom end of the cup neck part. By setting the transition part in a circular arc shape, on the one hand, the food materials hitting the transition part can be bounced back to the direction of the knife assembly more effectively, improving the crushing efficiency of the food materials; on the other hand, the heat radiated to the transition part can be bounced back to the direction of the food materials more efficiently, and the heating efficiency of the food materials is higher.

[0006] Optionally, the difference between the inner diameter of the cup body and the inner diameter of the cup neck part is greater than 16 mm. By limiting the difference between the inner diameters of the cup body and the cup neck part, the crushing efficiency and heating efficiency of the food materials are further ensured.

[0007] Optionally, the inner diameter of the cup body is between 100mm and 140mm, and the inner diameter of the cup neck is between 80mm and 110mm. By limiting the inner diameter of the cup body, on the one hand, the capacity of the blending cup is ensured to be sufficient, and on the other hand, the crushing efficiency of the food materials is ensured; by limiting the inner diameter of the cup neck, on the one hand, the crushing efficiency and heating efficiency of the food materials are ensured, and on the other hand, the spilling of the food material slurry from the cup neck is avoided, thereby avoiding scalding the user, and the use is safer.

[0008] Optionally, the ratio of the inner diameter of the cup body to the inner diameter of the cup neck is between 1.3 and 1.4. In this way, the crushing efficiency and heating efficiency of the food materials are further improved.

[0009] Optionally, the height of the cup body is between 82mm and 95mm, and the height of the cup neck is between 60mm and 80mm. By limiting the height of the cup body, on the one hand, the capacity of the cup body is ensured to be appropriate, and on the other hand, the crushing effect and heating efficiency of the food materials are ensured; by limiting the height of the cup neck, on the one hand, the spilling of the slurry is avoided to cause scalding, and on the other hand, the overall height of the blending cup is appropriate, and the overall height of the food processor is avoided to be increased.

[0010] Optionally, the ratio of the height of the cup body to the height of the cup neck is between 1.36 and 1.5. In this way, on the one hand, the capacity of the blending cup is ensured to be appropriate, and on the other hand, the crushing effect and heating efficiency of the food materials are ensured.

[0011] Optionally, the material of the blending cup is food-grade stainless steel, and the blending cup is made by an integral molding process, and the heating element is fixed to the cup bottom wall. In this way, the manufacturing is simple, and the assembly is convenient.

[0012] Optionally, the inner wall of the cup body is provided with a plurality of turbulence ribs. By providing the turbulence ribs, the crushing efficiency of the food materials is increased.

[0013] Another aspect of the present application provides a food processor. The food processor comprises: a housing; a motor arranged in the housing; and a blending cup assembly as described above arranged above the motor, and the output shaft of the motor is connected with the knife assembly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the food processor of the present application is shown;

[0015] Figure 2 A cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the food processor of the present application is shown; Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the blending cup assembly is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein with reference to the attached drawings. The description herein refers to the accompanying drawings, which show by way of illustration various embodiments of the application. The description herein, in connection with the appended drawings, makes use of structural descriptions and terminology for the purpose of describing the subject matter of the application. There is no intention, therefore, to limit the application as claimed to any specific embodiment disclosed or by its structural representations. Rather, the intent is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the application as defined by the appended claims.

[0017] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. Unless otherwise defined, technical terms or scientific terms used herein shall have the same meaning as is commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The use of the terms "a" and "an" and "the" and "at least one" herein does not exclude a plurality, and "comprising" does not exclude other steps. It is also to be understood that the use of "approximately," "substantially," "heuristically," "about," or "largely" herein indicates that the value described by such terms is "within experimentation error" of the stated value. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and / or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Expressions such as "at least one of," when preceding the syllables of a list of elements, modify the entire list of elements and do not change the meaning of the list of elements.

[0018] Please refer to Figures 1 to 2 The food processor 100 can be used to make soy milk, rice paste, and juice, etc. In the illustrated embodiment, the food processor 100 is a direct-drive food processor. The food processor 100 includes a housing 30, a motor 40 disposed in the housing 30, and a blending cup assembly 90 disposed above the motor 40. A cup cover assembly 50 is disposed on the blending cup assembly. An output shaft of the motor 40 is drivingly connected to a blade assembly 20. The food processor 100 further includes a control board 60 and a temperature controller 65. The control board 60 is assembled to the housing 30, and the temperature controller 65 is assembled to a motor bracket 45.

[0019] In other embodiments, the food processor 100 is a non-direct-drive food processor. The food processor 100 includes a main body and a blending cup assembly assembled to the main body. The main body includes a housing and a motor disposed in the housing. An output shaft of the motor is connected to the blade assembly through a clutch.

[0020] The stirring cup assembly 90 comprises the stirring cup 10 and the heating element 15. The stirring cup 10 comprises a cup body 11, a cup neck 12 arranged at the top end of the cup body 11, and a cup bottom wall 13 arranged at the bottom end of the cup body 11. The inner diameter D2 of the cup neck 12 is smaller than the inner diameter D1 of the cup body 11, and the cup neck 12 and the cup body 11 are connected through a transition portion 14. The heating element 15 is arranged on the cup bottom wall 13 and / or the cup body 11, and is used for heating the food materials in the stirring cup 10.

[0021] In the illustrated embodiment, the cup body 11 and the cup neck 12 are respectively in a cylindrical shape. In other embodiments, the cup body 11 is in a cylindrical shape, and the cup neck 12 is in a square tube shape or a polygonal tube shape, etc. In yet other embodiments, the cup neck 12 is in a cylindrical shape, and the cup body 11 is in a square tube shape or a polygonal tube shape, etc. In yet other embodiments, the cup neck 12 is in a square tube shape or a polygonal tube shape, etc., and the cup body 11 is in a square tube shape or a polygonal tube shape, etc. The above are only some examples, and are not limited to the above examples. The inner diameters of the cup body 11 at different heights can be the same or different; similarly, the inner diameters of the cup neck 12 at different heights can be the same or different.

[0022] Since the inner diameter of the cup neck 12 is smaller than the inner diameter of the cup body 11, when the knife assembly 20 rotates to stir the food materials, the food materials hit the transition portion 14 upwards and are bounced back downwards by the transition portion 14 to be stirred and crushed by the knife assembly 20 again. In this way, the food materials are tumbled more violently in the stirring cup 10, and the crushing efficiency is higher. Meanwhile, the heat generated by the heating element 15 is radiated upwards, and at least part of the heat is bounced back after being radiated to the transition portion 14 and the cup neck 12, thereby reducing the loss of heat. In this way, the heat can be fully utilized, and the heating time of the food materials is reduced.

[0023] In one embodiment, the transition portion 14 extends in an arc shape from the top end of the cup body 11 to the bottom end of the cup neck 12. By arranging the transition portion 14 in a circular arc shape, on the one hand, the food materials hitting the transition portion 14 can be bounced back to the knife assembly 20 more effectively, and the crushing efficiency of the food materials is improved. On the other hand, the heat radiated to the transition portion 14 can be bounced back to the food materials more efficiently, and the heating efficiency of the food materials is higher. In other embodiments, the transition portion 14 can also be planar or in other shapes, which are not limited herein.

[0024] Preferably, the difference L between the inner diameter D1 of the cup body 11 and the inner diameter D2 of the cup neck 12 is greater than 16 mm. By limiting the difference between the inner diameters of the cup body 11 and the cup neck 12, the crushing efficiency and the heating efficiency of the food materials are further ensured. In some embodiments, the difference between the inner diameter D1 of the cup body 11 and the inner diameter D2 of the cup neck 12 can be 17 mm, 18 mm, 19 mm, 20 mm, 21 mm, 22 mm, etc.

[0025] The inner diameter D1 of the cup body 11 is between 100 mm and 140 mm, and the inner diameter D2 of the cup neck 12 is between 80 mm and 110 mm. By limiting the inner diameter of the cup body 11, on the one hand, the capacity of the blending cup 10 is ensured to be sufficient, and on the other hand, the crushing efficiency of the food materials is ensured; by limiting the inner diameter of the cup neck 12, on the one hand, the crushing efficiency and heating efficiency of the food materials are ensured, and on the other hand, the food material slurry is prevented from overflowing from the cup neck 12, thereby avoiding scalding the user, and the use is safer.

[0026] In some embodiments, the inner diameter D1 of the cup body 11 can be 100 mm, 110 mm, 120 mm, 130 mm, 140 mm, or a value between any two adjacent values of the above. The inner diameter D2 of the cup neck 12 can be 80 mm, 90 mm, 100 mm, 110 mm, or a value between any two adjacent values of the above.

[0027] Preferably, the ratio of the inner diameter D1 of the cup body 11 to the inner diameter D2 of the cup neck 12 is between 1.3 and 1.4. In this way, the crushing efficiency and heating efficiency of the food materials are further improved. In some embodiments, the ratio of the inner diameter D1 of the cup body 11 to the inner diameter D2 of the cup neck 12 can be 1.3, 1.35, 1.4, or a value between any two adjacent values of the above.

[0028] The height H1 of the cup body 11 is between 82 mm and 95 mm, and the height H2 of the cup neck 12 is between 60 mm and 80 mm. By limiting the height of the cup body 11, on the one hand, the capacity of the cup body 11 is ensured to be appropriate, and on the other hand, the crushing effect and heating efficiency of the food materials are ensured; by limiting the height of the cup neck 12, on the one hand, the slurry is prevented from overflowing to cause scalding, and on the other hand, the overall height of the blending cup 10 is appropriate, avoiding increasing the overall height of the food processor 100.

[0029] In some embodiments, the height H1 of the cup body 11 can be 82 mm, 85 mm, 90 mm, 95 mm, or a value between any two adjacent values of the above. The height H2 of the cup neck 12 can be 60 mm, 70 mm, 80 mm, or a value between any two adjacent values of the above.

[0030] Preferably, the ratio of the height H1 of the cup body 11 to the height H2 of the cup neck 12 is between 1.36 and 1.5. In this way, on the one hand, the capacity of the blending cup 10 is ensured to be appropriate, and on the other hand, the crushing effect and heating efficiency of the food materials are ensured. In some embodiments, the ratio of the height H1 of the cup body 11 to the height H2 of the cup neck 12 can be 1.36, 1.4, 1.45, 1.5, or a value between any two adjacent values of the above.

[0031] In the illustrated embodiment, the material of the stirring cup 10 is food-grade stainless steel, and the stirring cup 10 is made by an integral molding process, and the heating element 15 is fixed to the cup bottom wall 13. In this way, the manufacturing is simple and the assembly is convenient. In another embodiment, the material of the cup body 11 and the cup neck 12 is glass, the material of the cup bottom wall 13 is food-grade stainless steel, the cup bottom wall 13 is fixed to the bottom end of the cup body 11, and the heating element is fixed to the cup bottom wall 13.

[0032] In the illustrated embodiment, the inner wall of the cup body 11 is provided with a plurality of turbulence ribs 111. By providing the turbulence ribs 111, the crushing efficiency of the food materials is increased. The number of the turbulence ribs 111 can be 2, 3, 4, 5, etc., and is not limited thereto.

[0033] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A mixing cup assembly, characterized by, It comprises: a stirring cup (10) comprising a cup body (11), a cup neck (12) arranged at the top end of the cup body (11), and a cup bottom wall (13) arranged at the bottom end of the cup body (11), the inner diameter of the cup neck (12) being smaller than that of the cup body (11), and the cup neck (12) and the cup body (11) being connected through a transition portion (14); and a heating element (15) arranged at the cup bottom wall (13) and / or the cup body (11).

2. The mug assembly of claim 1, wherein: The transition portion (14) extends in an arc shape from the top end of the cup body (11) to the bottom end of the cup neck (12).

3. The mug assembly of claim 1, wherein: The difference between the inner diameter of the cup body (11) and the inner diameter of the cup neck (12) is greater than 16 mm.

4. The mug assembly of claim 1, wherein: The inner diameter of the cup body (11) is between 100 mm and 140 mm, and the inner diameter of the cup neck (12) is between 80 mm and 110 mm.

5. The mug assembly of claim 1, wherein: The ratio of the inner diameter of the cup body (11) to the inner diameter of the cup neck (12) is between 1.3 and 1.

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6. The mug assembly of claim 1, wherein: The height of the cup body (11) is between 82 mm and 95 mm, and the height of the cup neck (12) is between 60 mm and 80 mm.

7. The mug assembly of claim 1, wherein: The ratio of the height of the cup body (11) to the height of the cup neck (12) is between 1.36 and 1.

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8. The mug assembly of claim 1, wherein: The stirring cup (10) is made of food-grade stainless steel and is made by an integral molding process, and the heating element (15) is fixed to the cup bottom wall (13).

9. The mug assembly of claim 1, wherein: The inner wall of the cup body (11) is provided with a plurality of turbulence ribs (111).

10. A food processor, characterized in that, It comprises: a housing (30); a motor (40) arranged in the housing (30); and The stirring cup assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is arranged above the motor (40), and the output shaft of the motor (40) is connected with the knife assembly (20).

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