Combined vegetable cutter
By designing a modular vegetable cutter that integrates peeling, slicing, and shredding functions, the problem of limited functionality in existing vegetable cutters is solved. This enables multi-functional processing, is energy-efficient, and suitable for large hotels and canteens.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-20
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-02
AI Technical Summary
Existing vegetable cutters can only perform single functions such as peeling, slicing, or shredding, which requires the purchase of multiple devices and increases inconvenience for users.
A modular vegetable cutter was designed, integrating peeling, slicing, and shredding functions into one unit. By setting a peeling mechanism and a slicing/shredding mechanism on the frame and using a single motor to drive both mechanisms simultaneously, multi-functional processing can be achieved.
It enables multi-functional vegetable processing, saves on the number of motors used, reduces costs, occupies little space, and is convenient and quick to operate, making it suitable for large hotels, canteens, and other similar venues.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of food machinery technology, specifically to a combined vegetable cutter. Background Technology
[0002] Vegetable cutters are widely used in large hotels and canteens. Their widespread use has greatly reduced the labor intensity of vegetable cutting and improved production and processing efficiency. However, existing vegetable cutters still have some shortcomings. For example, they often can only perform single tasks such as peeling, slicing, or shredding, and cannot combine peeling and shredding into one operation. This means that processing plants often need to purchase multiple machines to meet their needs, causing inconvenience to users. Utility Model Content
[0003] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides a combined vegetable cutter that can perform multiple functions, including peeling, slicing, and shredding. It occupies little space, achieves multi-functional vegetable processing, is energy-efficient, and convenient.
[0004] This utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:
[0005] A combined vegetable cutter is provided, including a frame and a motor installed within the frame. A peeling mechanism and a slicing / shredding mechanism are respectively installed on the frame. The peeling mechanism includes a peeling cylinder mounted on the frame with an open top. A sanding plate is installed on the inner wall of the peeling cylinder. Discharge doors I and II are respectively installed on the side walls of the peeling cylinder. A bearing sleeve fixed to the frame is installed at the bottom center of the peeling cylinder, and a main shaft is vertically rotatably mounted within the bearing sleeve. A feeding and peeling disc is detachably installed at the upper end of the main shaft at the bottom of the peeling cylinder. The machine has pulleys and small grooved pulleys installed inside the frame. The pulleys are connected to the motor wheel of the electric motor via a belt drive. The slicing and shredding mechanism includes a cutting cylinder with an open top. A drive shaft is rotatably mounted at the bottom center of the cutting cylinder via a bearing cap and bearing seat. A cutting disc is installed at the bottom of the cutting cylinder at the upper end of the drive shaft. A cutting outlet is opened on the side wall of the cutting cylinder, and a slicing knife and a shredder are installed at the cutting outlet. A large grooved pulley is installed at the lower end of the drive shaft inside the frame. The large grooved pulley and the small grooved pulley are connected by a belt drive.
[0006] Furthermore, the abrasive disc includes a support plate, flexible sandpaper, and abrasive protrusions. There are three abrasive protrusions, with a central angle of 120° between them, and they are fixed to the support plate by bolts. The flexible sandpaper is glued and fixed to the surfaces of the abrasive protrusions and the support plate.
[0007] Three material-feeding protrusions are fixed to the upper surface of the support plate with bolts, and flexible sandpaper is attached and fixed to the surface of the support plate and the material-feeding protrusions. The sandpaper is evenly distributed with abrasive grains, which can effectively increase the friction with the material. Together with the abrasive plate on the inner wall of the abrasive cylinder, it can effectively abrade the material. When the support plate drives the material to rotate, the three material-feeding protrusions can stir the material to ensure the high efficiency of abrasion.
[0008] Furthermore, the open end of the abrasive barrel is equipped with a top cover.
[0009] By installing a cover at the open end of the grinding cylinder, the grinding cylinder can be sealed to prevent material from being thrown out from the open end during grinding rotation, thus ensuring stable grinding operation.
[0010] Furthermore, the central angle between discharge gate I and discharge gate II is 90°.
[0011] Discharge door I is used to easily discharge the ground material into the cutting drum, while discharge door II is used to directly discharge the ground material when slicing or shredding is not required; the central angle between the two is set to 90°, which can be easily opened or closed as needed, making operation convenient.
[0012] Furthermore, the sidewalls of the grinding cylinder are connected to guide grooves at discharge gate I and discharge gate II, respectively, with the guide groove of discharge gate I extending above the cutting cylinder.
[0013] By connecting guide troughs to discharge gates I and II, it is easy to discharge the material from the grinding cylinder.
[0014] Furthermore, a water outlet is provided at the bottom of the side wall of the grinding cylinder and connected to a water outlet pipe.
[0015] The bottom side wall of the grinding cylinder is also provided with a water outlet and connected to a water outlet pipe, which can discharge the cleaning water containing the grinding material outside the grinding cylinder after the grinding is completed.
[0016] Furthermore, the slicing blade is installed on the tangential direction of the cutting disc by bolts and pads, and the shredding blade is formed by multiple blades fixed at intervals. The blade of the shredding blade is perpendicular to the blade of the slicing blade, and the gap between the upper and lower blades is connected to the cutting outlet.
[0017] The slicing blade is positioned along the tangential direction of the cutting disc. When the cutting disc rotates, the material rotates and passes through the slicing blade, it is sliced into pieces. After slicing, the material comes into contact with the shredder and is separated into shreds. The shreds are then discharged from the cutting outlet through the gap between the upper and lower blades, thus completing the shredding process. When shredding is not required, the shredder can be removed, allowing the material to be continuously sliced into pieces as it passes through the slicing blade and discharged from the cutting outlet, thus completing the slicing process.
[0018] Furthermore, an arc-shaped slice thickness adjustment plate is installed inside the vegetable cutting cylinder at the vegetable cutting outlet. One end of the slice thickness adjustment plate is in contact with the slicing knife, and the other end of the slice thickness adjustment plate is rotatably mounted on the bottom surface of the vegetable cutting cylinder via a rotating shaft and a torsion spring and is located in the tangential direction of the vegetable cutting disc. An eccentric block that can abut against the slice thickness adjustment plate is rotatably mounted on the bottom edge of the vegetable cutting cylinder near the vegetable cutting outlet via a fixed shaft.
[0019] By setting up a slice thickness adjustment plate, the rotation of the fixed shaft can drive the eccentric block to rotate. When the eccentric block rotates, it squeezes the slice thickness adjustment plate, which is limited by the torsion spring, so that the slice thickness adjustment plate overcomes the elastic force of the torsion spring and rotates, thereby changing the gap between the slice thickness adjustment plate and the vegetable cutting plate to achieve the purpose of slice thickness adjustment.
[0020] Preferably, a rotating handle is installed at the upper end of the fixed shaft, and an adjusting nut that can limit the rotation of the fixed shaft is installed at the lower end of the fixed shaft.
[0021] By setting an adjusting nut, the fixed shaft can be rotated by turning the handle, which in turn rotates the eccentric block by a certain angle. This allows for manual limiting of the eccentric block's position after adjustment, thus ensuring the stability of the slice thickness.
[0022] Furthermore, a water supply pipe for adding water to the grinding cylinder is also installed on one side of the frame.
[0023] By installing a water inlet pipe on one side of the grinding cylinder, water can be added to the grinding cylinder as the grinding disc rotates to buffer the centrifugal force of the internal material and protect its integrity.
[0024] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0025] This invention features a peeling mechanism and a slicing / shredding mechanism at both ends of the frame, enabling multi-functional operation. It combines peeling, slicing, and shredding functions, achieving multi-functional product processing. A single motor drives both mechanisms simultaneously, reducing the number of motors required, resulting in energy efficiency and lower costs. This vegetable cutter can be used independently or in combination, offering convenience and speed. Its compact structure and small footprint make it highly suitable for widespread application. Attached Figure Description
[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model.
[0027] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Top view.
[0028] Figure 3 for Figure 1 The left view.
[0029] Figure 4This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the grinding disc in this utility model.
[0030] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Top view.
[0031] Figure 6 for Figure 4 A bottom view.
[0032] Figure 7 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of the slicing and shredding mechanism in this utility model.
[0033] Figure 8 for Figure 3 Enlarged diagram of point A in the middle.
[0034] As shown in the figure:
[0035] 1. Top cover, 2. Grinding cylinder, 3. Round pin, 4. Grinding disc, 5. Guide groove, 6. Water inlet pipe, 7. Bearing sleeve, 8. Pulley, 9. Motor wheel, 10. Main shaft, 11. Motor, 12. Frame, 13. Small grooved wheel, 14. Large grooved wheel, 15. Bearing seat, 16. Drive shaft, 17. Bearing cover, 18. Cutting disc, 19. Cutting cylinder, 20. Cutting outlet, 21. Discharge gate I, 22. Discharge gate II, 23. Belt, 24. Sheet thickness adjustment plate, 25. Grinding plate, 26. Water outlet pipe, 27. Blade, 28. Wire cutter, 29. Flexible sandpaper, 30. Support plate, 31. Feeding protrusion, 32. Stirring plate, 33. Fixed shaft, 34. Eccentric block, 35. Rotating shaft, 36. Handle. Detailed Implementation
[0036] To clearly illustrate the technical features of this solution, the following detailed implementation method will be used to explain the solution.
[0037] A combined vegetable cutter includes a frame 12 and a motor 11 installed within the frame 12. The frame 12 is equipped with a peeling mechanism and a slicing / shredding mechanism. The peeling mechanism includes a peeling cylinder 2 mounted on the frame 12 with an open top, and a top cover 1 is provided at the open end of the peeling cylinder 2. A water inlet pipe 6 for adding water to the peeling cylinder 2 is also installed on one side of the frame 12.
[0038] The inner wall of the abrasive cylinder 2 is fitted with a grinding plate 25. The side walls of the abrasive cylinder 2 are fitted with discharge gates I21 and II22, respectively, with a central angle of 90° between them. A water outlet is also provided at the bottom of the side wall of the abrasive cylinder 2 and connected to a water outlet pipe 26. In this embodiment, the water outlet pipe 26 is positioned directly opposite the discharge gate II22.
[0039] A bearing sleeve 7, which is fixed to the frame 12, is installed at the bottom center of the grinding cylinder 2. A main shaft 10 is vertically rotatably installed inside the bearing sleeve 7. The upper end of the main shaft 10 is detachably installed at the bottom of the grinding cylinder 2 with a feeding grinding disc 4. The main shaft 10 is fixed to the bearing sleeve 7 with a bearing. The bearing sleeve 7 is fixed to the bottom of the grinding cylinder 2. A round pin 3 is inlaid at the upper end of the main shaft 10. The inner hole of the feeding grinding disc 4 is clearance-fitted with the upper end of the main shaft 10. The groove on the feeding grinding disc 4 holds the round pin 3. When the feeding grinding disc 4 is removed, the groove disengages from the round pin 3.
[0040] The lower end of the main shaft 10 is equipped with a pulley 8 and a small grooved wheel 13 inside the frame 12. The pulley 8 is connected to the motor wheel 9 of the motor 11 via a belt 23. The slicing and shredding mechanism includes a cutting cylinder 19 with an open top. A drive shaft 16 is rotatably mounted at the bottom center of the cutting cylinder 19 via a bearing cap 17 and a bearing seat 15. A cutting disc 18 is installed at the bottom of the cutting cylinder 19 at the upper end of the drive shaft 16. A cutting outlet 20 is opened on the side wall of the cutting cylinder 19, and a slicing knife 27 and a shredding knife 28 are installed at the cutting outlet 20. A large grooved wheel 14 is installed at the lower end of the drive shaft 16 inside the frame 12. The large grooved wheel 14 and the small grooved wheel 13 are connected by a belt 23.
[0041] The abrasive disc 4 includes a support disc 30, flexible sandpaper 29, and abrasive protrusions 31. The bottom surface of the support disc 30 is provided with a spirally radiating and breathing agitator 32, which can be used to agitate the water between the support disc 30 and the bottom surface of the abrasive cylinder 2, and at the same time prevent abrasive from accumulating on the bottom surface of the support disc 30 and causing blockage. There are three abrasive protrusions 31, and the central angle between the three abrasive protrusions 31 is 120°. They are fixed to the support disc 30 with bolts. The flexible sandpaper 29 is pasted and fixed to the surface of the abrasive protrusions 31 and the support disc 30.
[0042] The side wall of the peeling cylinder 2 is connected to the guide groove 5 at the discharge gate I21 and discharge gate II22 respectively. The guide groove 5 of the discharge gate I21 extends to the top of the vegetable cutting cylinder 19.
[0043] The slicing blade 27 is mounted on the tangential direction of the cutting disc 18 by bolts and a pad. The shredding blade 28 is formed by multiple blades fixed at intervals. The blade of the shredding blade 28 is perpendicular to the blade of the slicing blade 27, and the gap between the upper and lower blades is connected to the cutting outlet 20.
[0044] Inside the cutting cylinder 19, at the cutting outlet 20, there is an arc-shaped slice thickness adjustment plate 24. One end of the slice thickness adjustment plate 24 contacts the slicing knife 28, and the other end of the slice thickness adjustment plate 24 is rotatably mounted on the bottom surface of the cutting cylinder 19 via a rotating shaft and a torsion spring, located in the tangential direction of the cutting disc 18. Near the cutting outlet 20 at the bottom edge of the cutting cylinder 19, an eccentric block 34 is rotatably mounted via a fixed shaft 33, which can abut against the slice thickness adjustment plate 24. One end of the slice thickness adjustment plate 24 cooperates with the torsion spring and the rotating shaft 35, so that the other end of the slice thickness adjustment plate 24 tends to rotate towards the inner wall of the cutting cylinder 19. By setting the eccentric block 34 to abut against it, the rotation of the eccentric block 34 can apply force to the slice thickness adjustment plate 24, making it move closer to the cutting disc 18 in the opposite direction, thereby realizing the adjustment of the gap size, which can be used to adjust the slice thickness.
[0045] The shredder 28 consists of multiple blades that are bolted together at intervals on the cutting cylinder 19. The slicing blade 27 is arranged perpendicularly to the shredder 28 and fixed on the cutting cylinder 19. One end of the slice thickness adjustment plate 24 is rotatably mounted on the bottom surface of the cutting cylinder 19 via a rotating shaft 35 and a torsion spring. The eccentric shaft 33 rotates at a certain angle, which can drive the eccentric block 34 to press the slice thickness adjustment plate 24, thereby adjusting the distance between the slice thickness adjustment plate 24 and the cutting disc 18 to form different slice thicknesses. When the specifications of the shredder combination are fixed, the slice thickness is adjusted to be consistent with the specifications of the shredder 28, and square shreds are cut. The shredder can be removed to make slices.
[0046] A rotating handle 36 is installed at the upper end of the fixed shaft 33, and an adjusting nut that limits the rotation of the fixed shaft 33 is installed at the lower end of the fixed shaft 33. In order to ensure that the rotation angle of the eccentric block 34 driven by the fixed shaft 33 is limited, the adjusting nut can be used to limit the rotation, and the position can be locked after the rotation is adjusted.
[0047] Taking potato slicing or shredding as an example, in operation, the motor 11 drives the motor wheel 9 to rotate. The motor wheel 9 drives the pulley 8, small grooved wheel 13, and large grooved wheel 14 via the belt 23, which in turn drives the main shaft 10 and transmission shaft 16 to rotate. This, in turn, drives the feeding and grinding disc 4 and the cutting disc 18 to rotate. By turning the handle 36, the eccentric block 34 is used to rotate the slice thickness adjustment plate 24 to adjust the required slice thickness. Potatoes are poured into the grinding cylinder 2 from the top cover 1. At the same time, water is added into the grinding cylinder 2 through the water inlet pipe 6. The potatoes are driven by the feeding and grinding disc 4. The potato peel is rotated and tumbled inside the peeling cylinder 2. The peeling disc 4, with its flexible sandpaper 29, and the abrasive plate 25 on the inner wall of the peeling cylinder 2 work together to remove the potato skin. The peeled potato skin and water are discharged from the peeling cylinder 2 through the water outlet 26. After the potatoes are clean, the discharge gate I21 is opened, and the potatoes, under centrifugal force, fall from the discharge gate I21 through the guide chute 5 into the cutting cylinder 19. The cutting disc 18 rotates the potatoes, which are then shredded by the shredder 28, slicer 27, and slice thickness adjustment plate 24, and finally fall into the user's container through the cutting outlet 20. If the user only wants to slice the potatoes, the shredder 28 can be removed. If the user only needs to peel the potatoes and not slice or shred them, after peeling, the discharge gate II22 is opened, and the potatoes fall into the user's container through the guide chute 5.
[0048] Of course, the above description is not limited to the examples above. Technical features of this utility model not described can be implemented by or using existing technology, and will not be repeated here. The above embodiments and drawings are only used to illustrate the technical solution of this utility model and are not intended to limit this utility model. This utility model has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments. Those skilled in the art should understand that any changes, modifications, additions or substitutions made by those skilled in the art within the scope of this utility model do not depart from the spirit of this utility model and should also fall within the protection scope of the claims of this utility model.
Claims
1. A combined vegetable cutter, comprising a frame and an electric motor installed within the frame, wherein a peeling mechanism and a slicing / shredding mechanism are respectively arranged on the frame, characterized in that: The grinding mechanism includes a grinding cylinder mounted on a frame with an open top. A grinding plate is installed on the inner wall of the grinding cylinder. Discharge gates I and II are installed on the side walls of the grinding cylinder. A bearing sleeve fixed to the frame is installed at the bottom center of the grinding cylinder, and a main shaft is vertically rotatably mounted within the bearing sleeve. A grinding disc is detachably mounted on the upper end of the main shaft at the bottom of the grinding cylinder. A pulley and a small grooved pulley are installed on the lower end of the main shaft within the frame. The pulley is connected to the motor wheel of the electric motor via a belt drive. The slicing and shredding mechanism includes a cutting cylinder with an open top. A drive shaft is rotatably mounted on the bottom center of the cutting cylinder via a bearing cap and bearing seat. A cutting disc is installed on the upper end of the drive shaft at the bottom of the cutting cylinder. A cutting outlet is opened on the side wall of the cutting cylinder, and cooperating slicing and shredding blades are installed at the cutting outlet. A large grooved pulley is installed on the lower end of the drive shaft within the frame, and the large grooved pulley and the small grooved pulley are connected via a belt drive.
2. The combined vegetable cutter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The abrasive disc includes a support plate, flexible sandpaper, and abrasive protrusions. There are three abrasive protrusions, with a central angle of 120° between them. They are fixed to the support plate with bolts, and the flexible sandpaper is glued to the surfaces of the abrasive protrusions and the support plate.
3. The combined vegetable cutter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The open end of the material cylinder is equipped with a top cover.
4. The combined vegetable cutter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The central angle between discharge gate I and discharge gate II is 90°.
5. The combined vegetable cutter according to claim 1 or 4, characterized in that: The side walls of the peeling cylinder are connected to guide grooves at discharge gate I and discharge gate II, respectively. The guide groove of discharge gate I extends to the top of the cutting cylinder.
6. The combined vegetable cutter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom side wall of the abrasive cylinder is also provided with a water outlet and connected to a water outlet pipe.
7. The combined vegetable cutter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slicing blade is mounted on the tangential direction of the cutting disc by bolts and pads. The shredding blade is formed by multiple blades fixed at intervals. The blade of the shredding blade is perpendicular to the blade of the slicing blade, and the gap between the upper and lower blades is connected to the cutting outlet.
8. The combined vegetable cutter according to claim 7, characterized in that: Inside the vegetable cutting cylinder, at the vegetable cutting outlet, there is also an arc-shaped slice thickness adjustment plate. One end of the slice thickness adjustment plate is in contact with the slicing knife, and the other end of the slice thickness adjustment plate is rotatably mounted on the bottom surface of the vegetable cutting cylinder via a rotating shaft and a torsion spring, and is located in the tangential direction of the vegetable cutting disc. Near the vegetable cutting outlet at the bottom edge of the vegetable cutting cylinder, there is an eccentric block that can abut against the slice thickness adjustment plate via a fixed shaft.
9. The combined vegetable cutter according to claim 8, characterized in that: A rotating handle is installed at the upper end of the fixed shaft, and an adjusting nut that limits the rotation of the fixed shaft is installed at the lower end of the fixed shaft.
10. The combined vegetable cutter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame is also equipped with a water supply pipe on one side of the grinding cylinder, which allows water to be added into the grinding cylinder.