A soymilk machine

Abstract

This utility model relates to a soymilk maker, comprising: a pot body, which has an internal chamber for making soymilk, an inlet at the top of the chamber for soybeans to enter the soybean hopper, located outside the pot body, and an internal storage chamber for storing soybeans, with an outlet at the bottom of the storage chamber for discharging soybeans; and a soybean dispensing box, which is hollow inside forming a cavity with a soybean inlet and a soybean outlet, wherein the soybean inlet is connected to the outlet of the soybean hopper, and the soybean outlet is closed, allowing soybeans in the soybean hopper to enter the cavity; simultaneously, the soybean dispensing box, driven by a driving mechanism, can move to a position where its soybean inlet is offset from the outlet of the soybean hopper, and its soybean outlet is open and connected to the inlet of the chamber, allowing soybeans in the cavity to enter the pot body. This utility model can automatically and quantitatively deliver soybeans into the pot body.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of kitchen appliance technology, specifically relating to a soy milk maker. Background Technology

[0002] Existing soy milk makers typically use high-speed rotating blades to cut and pulverize soybeans. Examples include the structures disclosed in Chinese invention patent applications CN202510103534.5 ("Soy Milk Maker," publication number CN119606229A) and CN202410047499.5 ("A Soy Milk Maker with Detachable Cup," authorization announcement number CN118058636B).

[0003] Before making soy milk, users need to manually add soybeans, which is inconvenient and can result in adding too many or too few soybeans, affecting the taste of the soy milk. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide a soy milk maker that does not require users to manually add soybeans, in light of the current state of the technology.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve the above-mentioned technical problems is: a soy milk maker, comprising:

[0006] The pot body has a chamber inside for making soy milk, and the upper part of the chamber has a feed inlet for soybeans to enter;

[0007] Its features include:

[0008] The bean hopper is located outside the pot and has a storage cavity inside for storing beans. The lower part of the storage cavity has an outlet for discharging beans.

[0009] The bean retrieval box is hollow inside, forming a cavity with a bean inlet and a bean outlet. The bean inlet is connected to the output port of the bean hopper, and the bean outlet is closed, so that the beans in the bean hopper can enter the cavity. At the same time, driven by the driving mechanism, the bean retrieval box can move to a position where its bean inlet is offset from the output port of the bean hopper, and its bean outlet is open and connected to the feed inlet of the cavity, so that the beans in the cavity can enter the pot body.

[0010] Therefore, the soybeans placed in the soybean hopper can enter the soybean dispensing box through the output port. As the soybean dispensing box rotates to the dispensing position, the soybeans in the dispensing box can enter the cavity of the pot body through the soybean outlet and the feed inlet, realizing automatic feeding and eliminating the need for users to manually add soybeans before making soy milk. Moreover, the size of the cavity inside the soybean dispensing box determines the amount of soybeans entering the cavity from the soybean hopper each time, thus achieving quantitative dispensing and dispensing of soybeans.

[0011] Preferably, the bean hopper also has a discharge chamber located below the storage chamber, and the two are separated by a partition plate with the aforementioned output port. The discharge chamber has an outlet on its side wall, and the outlet is connected to the inlet of the chamber.

[0012] The bean-taking box is located inside the discharge chamber and can rotate circumferentially relative to the side wall of the discharge chamber under the drive of the drive mechanism to the bean-taking position and the aforementioned bean-discharging position. In the bean-taking position, the bean inlet at the top of the bean-taking box is in communication with the output port of the bean hopper, and the bean outlet is blocked by the side wall of the discharge chamber. In the bean-discharging position, the bean outlet is in communication with the discharge port on the side wall of the discharge chamber, and a baffle located outside the bean-taking box and connected to the bean-taking box blocks the output port of the bean hopper.

[0013] Preferably, the driving mechanism is a motor, used to drive the bean dispensing box to rotate back and forth between the bean dispensing position and the bean dispensing position.

[0014] This invention utilizes the gravity of the soybeans to dispense them, with the soybean dispensing box located above the feed inlet. To optimize spatial layout, preferably, the upper part of the chamber also has an air intake; it also includes a vacuum device located outside the pot, with its vacuum port connected to the air intake port to draw the soybeans into the chamber through the feed inlet. The design of the vacuum device in this invention allows the soybean dispensing box to be positioned at the same height as the feed inlet, slightly below, or slightly above it.

[0015] Preferably, the air intake is provided with a first switch for opening and closing the air intake; the feed inlet is provided with a second switch for opening and closing the feed inlet. Before making soy milk, the first and second switches can be turned on to activate the vacuum device, which draws the soybeans from the soybean collection box into the pot. When making soy milk, the first and second switches can be turned off to prevent soy milk from entering the vacuum device and the soybean collection box.

[0016] Preferably, both the first switch and the second switch are sealing plugs, which can move relative to their respective air intake and feed inlet under the drive of the drive rod.

[0017] Furthermore, the air intake and feed inlet face the same direction and are located on both sides of the chamber. This prevents the soybeans sucked into the pot from being directly drawn into the air intake.

[0018] Furthermore, the cross-section of the sidewall of the chamber is circular, and the air intake and feed inlet are located on the sidewall of the chamber and extend tangentially. When the vacuum device is working, the soybeans enter the pot tangentially and remain inside the pot under the action of centrifugal force and gravity, while the air is drawn away by the vacuum device, further preventing the soybeans from being sucked into the air intake.

[0019] In the above-mentioned solutions, preferably, it also includes a housing that can be embedded in a cabinet and a soy milk connector. The pot body is located inside the housing, the input end of the soy milk connector opens into the lower part of the chamber, and the output end of the soy milk connector faces downward and is located on the front side of the housing and communicates with the outside.

[0020] Preferably, the bean hopper is located outside the machine casing to facilitate feeding.

[0021] Compared with existing technologies, the advantages of this invention are as follows: The design of the bean hopper and the bean dispensing box allows the beans placed in the hopper to enter the dispensing box through the output port. As the dispensing box rotates to the dispensing position, the beans in the dispensing box can enter the pot's cavity through the bean outlet and inlet, achieving automatic feeding and eliminating the need for users to manually add beans before making soy milk. Furthermore, the size of the cavity inside the dispensing box determines the amount of beans entering the cavity from the hopper each time beans are dispensed, thus enabling quantitative bean dispensing and output. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present utility model (the cross-section is a vertical plane extending left and right, with the bean dispenser in the bean dispensing position);

[0024] Figure 3 This is another cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present utility model (the cross-section is a vertical plane extending left and right, with the bean dispenser in the bean dispensing position);

[0025] Figure 4 This is another sectional view of an embodiment of the present utility model (the sectional view is a horizontal plane, and the bean dispenser is in the bean dispensing position);

[0026] Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional view of a partial structure of an embodiment of the present invention (the bean dispensing box is in the bean dispensing position);

[0027] Figure 6 This is an exploded perspective view of a partial structure of an embodiment of the present utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0028] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0029] like Figures 1-6 As shown, this is a preferred embodiment of a soymilk maker according to the present invention. The soymilk maker includes a pot body 1, a bean hopper 2, a bean dispensing box 3, a drive mechanism 4, a vacuum device 5, a machine casing 6, and a soymilk inlet pipe.

[0030] The side of the soymilk maker facing the user is the front side. The housing 6 is designed to be installed inside a cabinet. A portion of the front sidewall of the housing 6 is recessed backward to form a front-opening cavity 60, which is used to place cups and other utensils through the opening.

[0031] The pot body 1, which has an internal cavity 10, is composed of an inner liner 1a with a hollow interior and an open top, and a cover 1b covering the top of the inner liner 1a. The pot body 1 is located inside the casing 6. The side wall of the inner liner 1a (i.e., the side wall of the pot body 1) has a circular cross-section. The upper part of the side wall of the inner liner 1a is provided with a feed inlet 11 and an air intake 12, both of which extend tangentially along the corresponding side wall of the inner liner 1a. The air intake 12 and the feed inlet 11 face the same direction (both face forward in this embodiment) and are distributed on the left and right sides of the cavity 10. At the same time, the air intake 12 is provided with a sealing plug for opening and closing the air intake 12 as a first switch 121, and the feed inlet 11 is provided with a sealing plug for opening and closing the feed inlet 11 as a second switch 111. Each sealing plug can move relative to its corresponding air intake 12 and feed inlet 11 under the drive of the drive rod 13.

[0032] Meanwhile, in order to make soy milk, in this embodiment, the bottom of the chamber 10 is provided with a blade 14 for crushing soybeans. The blade 14 can rotate around the central vertical axis under the drive of the drive motor 15 to break and crush the soybeans.

[0033] The soy milk connector is used to transport soy milk. The inlet 71 of the soy milk connector opens into the lower part of the chamber 10, and the outlet 72 of the soy milk connector faces downward and is located at the top of the aforementioned recess 60 for soy milk output. In order to quickly discharge the soy milk, an existing positive pressure pump can be installed to quickly discharge the soy milk in the chamber 10.

[0034] The aforementioned bean hopper 2 is located outside the casing 6. Inside, it has a storage chamber 20 for storing soybeans and a discharge chamber 21 located below the storage chamber 20. The discharge chamber 21 and the storage chamber 20 are separated by a middle partition 22, which has a through-hole 200 to allow soybeans from the storage chamber 20 to enter the discharge chamber 21. The side wall of the discharge chamber 21 has a discharge port 211, which is connected to the inlet 11 of the chamber 10 via a feed pipe.

[0035] The aforementioned bean-collecting box 3 is hollow, forming a cavity 30 with a bean inlet 31 at the top and a bean outlet 32 ​​on the side wall. The bean-collecting box 3 is located within the discharge chamber 21 and can rotate circumferentially relative to the side wall of the discharge chamber 21 to the bean-collecting position and the bean-discharging position under the drive of the drive mechanism 4. In the bean-collecting position, if... Figure 5As shown, the bean inlet 31 at the top of the bean dispensing box 3 is connected to the outlet 200 of the bean hopper 2. The bean outlet 32 ​​is blocked by the side wall of the discharge chamber 21, so that the beans in the storage chamber 20 can enter the bean dispensing box 3. The amount of beans entering the bean dispensing box 3 depends on the volume of the cavity 30. When the cavity 30 is full of beans, even when in the bean dispensing position, the beans in the storage chamber 20 will not enter the bean dispensing box, thus achieving quantitative bean dispensing. In the bean dispensing position, as... Figures 2-4 As shown, the bean inlet 31 is blocked by the intermediate partition 22, and the bean outlet 32 ​​is connected to the outlet 211 on the side wall of the discharge chamber 21. A baffle 33, located outside and connected to the bean scooping box 3, blocks the output port 200 of the bean hopper 2. This prevents the bean in the storage chamber 20 from entering the discharge chamber 21, while also allowing the bean that enters the bean scooping box 3 at the bean scooping position to enter the pot body 1. In this embodiment, the drive mechanism 4 is a motor, used to drive the bean scooping box 3 to rotate back and forth between the bean discharge position and the bean scooping position.

[0036] The aforementioned vacuum device 5 is located outside the pot body 1 and inside the casing 6. The vacuum device 5 is existing technology, and its vacuum port is connected to the air intake port 12 to draw the soybeans into the chamber 10 through the feed port 11. In this embodiment, the side wall of the soybean scooping box 3 is also provided with a small hole 34 that connects to the outside, so that when the vacuum device 5 draws a vacuum, air enters through the small hole 34, and the soybeans in the soybean scooping box 3 can be drawn into the pot body 1.

[0037] In the specification and claims of this utility model, terms indicating direction, such as "front," "rear," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "side," "top," and "bottom," are used to describe various exemplary structural parts and elements of this utility model. However, the use of these terms is merely for the purpose of explanation and is based on the exemplary orientations shown in the accompanying drawings. Since the embodiments disclosed in this utility model can be arranged in different orientations, these terms indicating direction are for illustrative purposes only and should not be regarded as limitations. For example, "upper" and "lower" are not necessarily limited to directions opposite to or consistent with the direction of gravity.

Claims

1. A soy milk maker, comprising: The pot body (1) has a chamber (10) inside for making soy milk, and the upper part of the chamber (10) has a feed inlet (11) for the soybeans to enter; Its features Including: The bean hopper (2) is located outside the pot body (1) and has a storage cavity (20) for storing bean material inside. The lower part of the storage cavity (20) has an outlet (200) for discharging bean material. The bean-taking box (3) is hollow inside, forming a cavity (30) with a bean inlet (31) and a bean outlet (32). The bean inlet (31) is connected to the output port (200) of the bean bin (2), and the bean outlet (32) is closed, so that the bean in the bean bin (2) can enter the cavity (30). At the same time, the bean-taking box (3) can move under the drive of the drive mechanism (4) to the bean outlet position where its bean inlet (31) is offset from the output port (200) of the bean bin (2) and its bean outlet (32) is open and connected to the feed inlet (11) of the chamber (10), so that the bean in the cavity (30) can enter the pot body (1).

2. The soymilk maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bean hopper (2) also has a discharge chamber (21) located below the storage chamber (20). The two are separated by a middle partition (22) with the above-mentioned output port (200). The side wall of the discharge chamber (21) is provided with a discharge port (211), which is connected to the inlet (11) of the chamber (10). The bean-taking box (3) is located inside the discharge chamber (21) and can rotate circumferentially relative to the side wall of the discharge chamber (21) to the bean-taking position and the bean-discharging position as described above under the drive of the drive mechanism (4). In the bean-taking position, the bean inlet (31) at the top of the bean-taking box (3) is connected to the output port (200) of the bean bin (2), and the bean outlet (32) is blocked by the side wall of the discharge chamber (21). In the bean-discharging position, the bean outlet (32) is connected to the discharge port (211) on the side wall of the discharge chamber (21), and the baffle (33) located outside the bean-taking box (3) and connected to the bean-taking box (3) blocks the output port (200) of the bean bin (2).

3. The soymilk maker according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driving mechanism (4) is a motor used to drive the bean dispensing box (3) to rotate back and forth between the bean dispensing position and the bean dispensing position.

4. The soymilk maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper part of the chamber (10) also has an air intake (12); it also includes a vacuum device (5) located outside the pot body (1), and the vacuum port of the vacuum device (5) is connected to the air intake (12) so as to suck the soybeans into the chamber (10) through the feed inlet (11).

5. The soymilk maker according to claim 4, characterized in that: The air intake (12) is provided with a first switch (121) for opening and closing the air intake (12); the feed inlet (11) is provided with a second switch (111) for opening and closing the feed inlet (11).

6. The soymilk maker according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first switch (121) and the second switch (111) are both sealing plugs. The sealing plugs can move relative to their respective air intake (12) and feed inlet (11) under the drive of the drive rod (13).

7. The soymilk maker according to claim 4, characterized in that: The air intake (12) and the feed inlet (11) face the same direction and are distributed on both sides of the chamber (10).

8. The soymilk maker according to claim 7, characterized in that: The sidewall of the chamber (10) has a circular cross-section, and the air inlet (12) and feed inlet (11) are located on the sidewall of the chamber (10) and extend tangentially.

9. The soymilk maker according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: It also includes a housing (6) that can be embedded in a cabinet and a soy milk pipe. The pot body (1) is located inside the housing (6). The input end (71) of the soy milk pipe opens into the lower part of the chamber (10). The output end (72) of the soy milk pipe faces downward and is located on the front side of the housing (6) and is connected to the outside.

10. The soymilk maker according to claim 9, characterized in that: The bean hopper (2) is located outside the casing (6).

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