Automated compounding machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to kitchen appliance technical field, specifically disclose a kind of automatic cutting and dispensing machine, in the automatic cutting and dispensing machine, base has the vegetable receiving groove and the cut passageway being communicated in vegetable receiving groove upper side, containing frame is located in base, and it has containing groove, the bottom of containing groove is equipped with the containing passageway being communicated cut passageway;Cutting assembly includes drive assembly and cutting knife, drive assembly is located in base, cutting knife is equipped in the output end of drive assembly, and it is used for cutting food material;Ballast component includes ballast support and ballast, ballast support is hinged in being equipped with base, ballast is equipped in ballast support, ballast support rotates between avoiding position and ballast position, when ballast support is located in avoiding position, ballast is located in the outside of containing groove, when ballast support is located in ballast position, ballast is located in containing groove inside.The above-mentioned setting makes that ballast can ballast food material, avoid the problem that hand and cutting knife appear contact, simultaneously, without observing ballast, improve user experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of kitchen appliance technology, and in particular to an automatic cutting and preparation machine. Background Technology

[0002] To save time during the food preparation stage, various food preparation devices have emerged. However, for Chinese cooking, considering the diversity of ingredients, the preparation process is even more varied. Related technologies include automatic cutting and preparation equipment with a base and a cutting blade. During use, the blade moves back and forth, and the ingredients are manually pressed down. When the ingredients are almost finished cutting, the pressing position needs to be observed to avoid hand injuries from the blade, requiring a certain level of skill and posing certain safety hazards. Furthermore, to ensure that the ingredients are relatively concentrated during the cutting process, some automatic cutting and preparation devices have a holding frame around the cutting blade to accommodate the ingredients, which increases the difficulty of observation and results in a poor user experience.

[0003] Therefore, there is an urgent need to research an automatic cutting and processing machine to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide an automatic food cutting machine to solve the problems of hand injury and poor user experience in the process of cutting food in the prior art.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] Automatic cutting and processing machine, including:

[0007] The base has a vegetable receiving trough and a cutting channel communicating with the upper side of the vegetable receiving trough.

[0008] A receiving frame is disposed on the base and has a receiving groove, the bottom of which is provided with a receiving channel communicating with the cutting channel;

[0009] The cutting component includes a drive component and a cutting blade. The drive component is located on the base, and the cutting blade is located at the output end of the drive component and is used to cut food ingredients.

[0010] A ballast assembly includes a ballast bracket and a ballast member. The ballast bracket is hinged to the base, and the ballast member is disposed on the ballast bracket. The ballast bracket rotates between a clearance position and a ballast position. When the ballast bracket is in the clearance position, the ballast member is located outside the receiving groove. When the ballast bracket is in the ballast position, the ballast member is located inside the receiving groove.

[0011] As an optional technical solution for an automatic cutting and slicing machine, the ballast support includes a ballast channel, and the ballast component includes a ballast body and two connecting ears. Along the width direction of the base, the two connecting ears are respectively located at both ends of the ballast body. The ballast body is located within the ballast channel, and both connecting ears are connected to the ballast support. Along the width direction of the base, each side of the receiving frame has a clearance groove to respectively avoid the two connecting ears.

[0012] As an optional technical solution for an automatic cutting and slicing machine, the ballast support includes two parallel and spaced vertical rods and two parallel and spaced horizontal rods between the two vertical rods. The two vertical rods and the two horizontal rods form the ballast channel, and the two connecting lugs are respectively connected to the two vertical rods.

[0013] As an optional technical solution for an automatic cutting and slicing machine, the vertical rod is provided with a positioning groove, and the connecting ear is installed in the positioning groove.

[0014] As an optional technical solution for an automatic cutting and assembling machine, the bottom of the positioning groove is provided with a positioning pin, the connecting ear has a locking hole, the positioning pin passes through the locking hole, the ballast assembly also includes a locking member, the locking member includes a connecting part and a limiting part, the connecting part is connected to the positioning pin, and the connecting ear is clamped between the limiting part and the bottom of the positioning groove.

[0015] As an optional technical solution for an automatic cutting and assembling machine, the locking hole has an outer expansion groove connected to its periphery, the limiting part is elongated and can rotate at the assembly angle and the locking angle. When the limiting part is at the assembly angle, it can pass through the outer expansion groove. When the limiting part is at the locking angle, it can restrict the connecting ear from moving away from the vertical rod.

[0016] As an optional technical solution for an automatic cutting and assembling machine, the clearance groove is arc-shaped and extends around the rotation axis of the ballast support.

[0017] As an optional technical solution for an automatic cutting and slicing machine, the cutting assembly further includes a moving part, which is slidably disposed on the base along the length direction of the base. The cutting blade is detachably connected to the moving part, and the output end of the drive assembly is connected to the moving part in a transmission manner.

[0018] As an optional technical solution for an automatic cutting and slicing machine, the drive assembly includes a drive element, a cam, and a connecting rod. The drive element is located on the base, the cam is located at the output end of the drive element, one end of the connecting rod is hinged to the cam, and the other end is hinged to the moving element.

[0019] As an optional technical solution for an automatic cutting and slicing machine, the automatic cutting and slicing machine also includes a vegetable receiving box, which can be placed in or removed from the vegetable receiving trough.

[0020] This utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0021] This utility model provides an automatic food preparation machine, which includes a base, a receiving frame, a cutting component, and a ballast component. The base has a receiving trough and a cutting channel connected to the upper side of the receiving trough. The receiving frame has a receiving groove, the bottom of which has a receiving channel connected to the cutting channel. The cutting component includes a drive component and a cutting blade. The drive component is located on the base, and the cutting blade is located at the output end of the drive component and is used to cut the food. The ballast component includes a ballast bracket and a ballast member. The ballast bracket is hinged to the base, and the ballast member is located on the ballast bracket. The ballast bracket rotates between a clearance position and a ballast position. When the ballast bracket is in the clearance position, the ballast member is located outside the receiving groove; when the ballast bracket is in the ballast position, the ballast member is located inside the receiving groove. The ballast bracket hinged to the base ensures the trajectory of the ballast component for ballasting food and avoids contact between the hand and the cutting blade. When pressing, only the ballast bracket needs to be pressed, without needing to observe the pressing position, thus improving the user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0022] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments of this utility model will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the content of the embodiments of this utility model and these drawings without creative effort.

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the automatic cutting and assembling machine in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 This is an exploded structural diagram of the automatic cutting and processing machine in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional structural diagram of the automatic cutting and processing machine in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0026] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the ballast assembly in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0027] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0028] Figure 6This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the ballast component in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0029] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the cooperation structure between the ballast component and the ballast support in an embodiment of this utility model.

[0030] In the picture:

[0031] 100. Base; 110. Vegetable trough;

[0032] 200, receiving frame; 210, receiving groove; 220, clearance groove;

[0033] 300. Slitting assembly; 310. Drive assembly; 311. Drive component; 312. Cam; 313. Linkage; 320. Slitting blade; 330. Moving component;

[0034] 400 Ballast assembly; 410 Ballast bracket; 411 Vertical bar; 4111 Positioning slot; 4112 Positioning pin; 412 Horizontal bar; 413 Ballast channel; 420 Ballast component; 421 Ballast body; 422 Connecting lug; 4221 Locking hole; 4222 Outward expansion groove; 430 Locking component; 431 Connecting part; 432 Limiting part; 440 Locking screw; 450 Rotating pin;

[0035] 500. Collect vegetable boxes. Detailed Implementation

[0036] Before explaining any implementation of this application in detail, it should be understood that this application is not limited to its application to the structural details and component arrangements set forth in the following description or shown in the above drawings.

[0037] In this application, the terms "comprising," "including," "having," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element.

[0038] In this application, the term "and / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent three cases: A existing alone, A and B existing simultaneously, and B existing alone. Additionally, the character " / " in this application generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects have an "and / or" relationship.

[0039] In this application, the terms "connection," "combination," "coupling," and "installation" can refer to direct connection, combination, coupling, or installation, or indirect connection, combination, coupling, or installation. For example, a direct connection refers to two parts or components being connected together without the need for an intermediary, while an indirect connection refers to two parts or components each being connected to at least one intermediary, with the connection achieved through the intermediary. Furthermore, "connection" and "coupling" are not limited to physical or mechanical connections or couplings, but can also include electrical connections or couplings.

[0040] In this application, those skilled in the art will understand that relative terms (e.g., “about,” “approximately,” “basically,” etc.) used in conjunction with quantities or conditions are to include the values ​​and have the meaning indicated by the context. For example, such relative terms include at least the degree of error associated with the measurement of a particular value, tolerances associated with the particular value due to manufacturing, assembly, use, etc. Such terms should also be considered as disclosing a range defined by the absolute values ​​of the two endpoints. Relative terms may refer to a certain percentage (e.g., 1%, 5%, 10% or more) of the indicated value. Numerical values ​​not using relative terms should also be disclosed as specific values ​​with tolerances. Furthermore, “basically” when expressing relative angular relationships (e.g., substantially parallel, substantially perpendicular) may refer to a certain degree (e.g., 1 degree, 5 degrees, 10 degrees or more) added to or subtracted from the indicated angle.

[0041] In this application, those skilled in the art will understand that the function performed by a component can be performed by one component, multiple components, one part, or multiple parts. Similarly, the function performed by a part can also be performed by one part, one component, or a combination of multiple parts.

[0042] In this application, the directional terms "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," and "rear" are used to describe the orientation and positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of this application. Furthermore, in the context, it should be understood that when an element is mentioned as being connected "upper" or "lower" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element "upper" or "lower," or indirectly connected through an intermediate element. It should also be understood that directional terms such as upper side, lower side, left side, right side, front side, and rear side not only represent positive orientation but can also be understood as lateral orientation. For example, "below" can include directly below, lower left, lower right, lower front, and lower rear.

[0043] like Figures 1 to 7As shown, this embodiment provides an automatic food preparation machine to safely cut different ingredients. It is simple to operate, convenient, labor-saving, and improves the user experience. The automatic food preparation machine can be used independently to cut ingredients during food preparation, or it can be applied to cooking robots to work with the robot's cooking mechanism to safely cut and cook ingredients, improving cooking safety and efficiency, meeting users' needs for safe ingredient cutting, and facilitating the preparation of various dishes to enhance user satisfaction. The automatic food preparation machine includes a base 100, a receiving frame 200, a cutting component 300, and a load-bearing component 400. The base 100 includes a receiving trough 110 and a cutting channel connected to the upper side of the receiving trough 110. A receiving frame 200 is disposed on the base 100 and has a receiving groove 210. The bottom of the receiving groove 210 has a receiving channel connected to the cutting channel. The cutting assembly 300 includes a driving assembly 310 and a cutting blade 320. The driving assembly 310 is disposed on the base 100, and the cutting blade 320 is disposed at the output end of the driving assembly 310 and is used for cutting food. The ballast assembly 400 includes a ballast bracket 410 and a ballast member 420. The ballast bracket 410 is hinged to a base 100, and the ballast member 420 is disposed on the ballast bracket 410. The ballast bracket 410 rotates between a clearance position and a ballast position. When the ballast bracket 410 is in the clearance position, the ballast member 420 is located outside the receiving groove 210; when the ballast bracket 410 is in the ballast position, the ballast member 420 is located inside the receiving groove 210. The ballast bracket 410 is hinged to the base 100 via a rotating pin 450. Specifically, the ballast bracket 410 has a first rotating hole, the base 100 has a second rotating hole, and the rotating pin 450 passes through both the first and second rotating holes.

[0044] By means of the ballast bracket 410 hinged to the base 100, the trajectory of the ballast component 420 for ballasting food is ensured, and the problem of hand contact with the cutting blade 320 is avoided. When pressing, only the ballast bracket 410 needs to be pressed, and there is no need to observe the pressing position, which improves the user experience.

[0045] The ballast support 410 includes a ballast channel 413, and the ballast component 420 includes a ballast body 421 and two connecting ears 422. Along the width direction of the base 100, the two connecting ears 422 are located at both ends of the ballast body 421, which is situated within the ballast channel 413. Both connecting ears 422 are connected to the ballast support 410. Along the width direction of the base 100, each side of the receiving frame 200 has a clearance groove 220 to allow passage for the two connecting ears 422. This arrangement ensures that the ballast support 410 and the ballast component 420 are on the same horizontal plane, making it easier to accurately determine the position of the ballast component 420 based on the position of the ballast support 410 during the pressing process, thus understanding the degree to which the food has been cut. Furthermore, when the top surfaces of the ballast support 410 and the base 100 abut, the distance between the ballast member 420 and the slitting blade 320 is minimized. At this point, the distance between the ballast member 420 and the slitting blade 320 is greater than zero and less than or equal to 2 mm. Specifically, the top surfaces of the ballast support 410 and the base 100 abut when the ballast position is engaged.

[0046] Specifically, the ballast support 410 includes two parallel and spaced-apart vertical rods 411 and two parallel and spaced-apart horizontal rods 412 between the two vertical rods 411. The two vertical rods 411 and the two horizontal rods 412 form a ballast channel 413, and two connecting lugs 422 are respectively connected to the two vertical rods 411. The two horizontal rods 412 and the two vertical rods 411 are integrally formed to improve the structural stability of the ballast support 410. The two vertical rods 411 are spaced apart along the width direction of the base 100, and the two horizontal rods 412 are spaced apart along the length direction of the base 100.

[0047] To improve connection efficiency, in some embodiments, the vertical rod 411 is provided with a positioning groove 4111, and the connecting ear 422 is installed in the positioning groove 4111. The positioning groove 4111 makes the installation of the connecting ear 422 more convenient, thereby improving assembly efficiency; in addition, placing the connecting ear 422 in the positioning groove 4111 also helps to ensure the relative positional relationship between the ballast member 420 and the ballast bracket 410.

[0048] Furthermore, a positioning pin 4112 protrudes from the bottom of the positioning groove 4111, and the connecting ear 422 has a locking hole 4221. The positioning pin 4112 passes through the locking hole 4221. The ballast assembly 400 also includes a locking member 430, which includes a connecting part 431 and a limiting part 432. The connecting part 431 is connected to the positioning pin 4112, and the connecting ear 422 is sandwiched between the limiting part 432 and the bottom of the positioning groove 4111. This arrangement ensures that the connecting ear 422 is limited by the positioning pin 4112 and the locking member 430, thereby maintaining a relatively fixed positional relationship with the ballast bracket 410. Each of the two vertical rods 411 is provided with a positioning groove 4111, and each of the two positioning grooves 4111 is provided with a positioning pin 4112 at the bottom of the groove. Each of the two connecting ears 422 is provided with a locking hole 4221. The two positioning pins 4112 are correspondingly inserted into the two locking holes 4221, and the two locking parts 430 are connected to the two positioning pins 4112 in a corresponding manner.

[0049] The locking hole 4221 has an outer expansion groove 4222 connected to its periphery. The limiting part 432 is elongated and can rotate at the assembly angle and the locking angle. When the limiting part 432 is at the assembly angle, it can pass through the outer expansion groove 4222. When the limiting part 432 is at the locking angle, it can restrict the connecting ear 422 from moving away from the vertical rod 411. In other words, when the limiting part 432 is at the assembly angle, its extension direction is the same as that of the outer expansion groove 4222; when the limiting part 432 is at the locking angle, its extension direction is perpendicular to that of the outer expansion groove 4222. When the limiting part 432 is at the assembly angle, it can pass through the outer expansion groove 4222, so that the limiting part 432 can pass through the locking hole 4221 of the connecting ear 422 and the outer expansion groove 4222, so that the locking hole 4221 is fitted onto the positioning pin 4112; when the limiting part 432 is at the locking angle, the connecting ear 422 is clamped between the bottom of the positioning groove 4111 and the limiting part 432, so as to limit the connecting ear 422 from moving away from the vertical rod 411. The limiting part 432 at the locking angle extends along the width direction of the base 100, and the limiting part 432 at the assembly angle extends along the length direction of the base 100. The periphery of the locking hole 4221 is connected to two opposing outer expansion grooves 4222, and the connecting part 431 is located in the middle of the limiting part 432, and the extending directions of the connecting part 431 and the limiting part 432 are perpendicular. This arrangement greatly improves the assembly and disassembly efficiency of the ballast component 420. The connecting part 431 is rod-shaped and has a connecting screw hole. The positioning pin 4112 has a positioning hole extending along its own axis. The diameter of the positioning hole is larger than the outer diameter of the connecting part 431 and smaller than the outer diameter of the limiting part 432. The connecting part 431 passes through the positioning hole from the end near the slitting blade 320, and the locking screw 440 passes through the positioning hole from the end away from the slitting blade 320 and is screwed into the connecting screw hole, so that the locking member 430 is connected to the ballast bracket 410, and the locking member 430 can rotate around the axis of the connecting part 431. The diameter of the nut of the locking screw 440 is larger than the diameter of the positioning hole.

[0050] In some embodiments, the clearance groove 220 is arc-shaped and extends about the rotation axis of the ballast support 410. This arrangement allows the shape of the clearance groove 220 to match the movement trajectory of the connecting ear 422, minimizing the area of ​​the clearance groove 220. This reduces the probability of food leakage and improves the structural strength of the receiving frame 200.

[0051] In some embodiments, the plane P of the upper opening of the accommodating frame 200 passes through the axis of the rotating pin 450, so that when the ballast member 420 enters the accommodating frame 200, it can completely close the upper opening of the accommodating frame 200, preventing the food from overflowing from the upper opening after being squeezed.

[0052] The slicing assembly 300 also includes a movable member 330, which is slidably disposed on the base 100 along its length. A slicing blade 320 is detachably connected to the movable member 330, and the output end of the drive assembly 310 is connected to the movable member 330 in a transmission manner. This arrangement causes the drive assembly 310 to drive the movable member 330 to reciprocate along the length of the base 100, and the movable member 330 to drive the slicing blade 320 to reciprocate along the length of the base 100, thereby slicing or shredding the food in the upper receiving frame 200. The movable member 330 has an installation channel in which the slicing blade 320 is installed. The slicing blade 320 is the blade head of a shredder or slicer in the prior art.

[0053] Regarding the structure of the drive assembly 310, in some embodiments, the drive assembly 310 includes a drive member 311, a cam 312 and a connecting rod 313. The drive member 311 is disposed on the base 100, the cam 312 is disposed at the output end of the drive member 311, one end of the connecting rod 313 is hinged to the cam 312, and the other end is hinged to the moving member 330.

[0054] Among them, the driving component 311 is a motor, the cam 312 includes a disk and a hinge shaft, the axis of the disk is collinear with the output shaft of the motor, the hinge shaft is located outside the axis of the disk and parallel to the axis of the disk, and one end of the connecting rod 313 is hinged to the hinge shaft.

[0055] To facilitate the collection of chopped ingredients, the automatic food preparation machine also includes a collection box 500, which can be placed in or removed from the collection trough 110. This arrangement ensures that the chopped ingredients fall into the collection box 500 below, thus completing the collection process. During transport or storage, the collection box 500 is placed in the collection trough 110 to reduce space usage.

[0056] Obviously, the above embodiments of this utility model are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the implementation of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art can make various obvious changes, readjustments, and substitutions without departing from the protection scope of this utility model. It is neither necessary nor possible to exhaustively describe all embodiments here. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of this utility model should be included within the protection scope of the claims of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic cutting and slicing machine, characterized in that, include: A base (100) having a vegetable receiving trough (110) and a cutting channel communicating with the upper side of the vegetable receiving trough (110); A receiving frame (200) is provided on the base (100) and has a receiving groove (210). The bottom of the receiving groove (210) is provided with a receiving channel communicating with the cutting channel. The cutting component (300) includes a drive component (310) and a cutting blade (320). The drive component (310) is located on the base (100), and the cutting blade (320) is located at the output end of the drive component (310) and is used to cut food ingredients. Ballast assembly (400) includes ballast bracket (410) and ballast member (420). Ballast bracket (410) is hinged to base (100). Ballast member (420) is disposed on ballast bracket (410). Ballast bracket (410) rotates between a clearance position and a ballast position. When ballast bracket (410) is in clearance position, ballast member (420) is located outside the receiving groove (210). When ballast bracket (410) is in ballast position, ballast member (420) is located inside the receiving groove (210).

2. The automatic cutting and assembling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The ballast support (410) includes a ballast channel (413), and the ballast component (420) includes a ballast body (421) and two connecting ears (422). Along the width direction of the base (100), the two connecting ears (422) are located at both ends of the ballast body (421). The ballast body (421) is located in the ballast channel (413), and both connecting ears (422) are connected to the ballast support (410). Along the width direction of the base (100), each side of the receiving frame (200) has a clearance groove (220) to avoid the two connecting ears (422) respectively.

3. The automatic cutting and assembling machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The ballast support (410) includes two parallel and spaced vertical rods (411) and two parallel and spaced horizontal rods (412) arranged between the two vertical rods (411). The two vertical rods (411) and the two horizontal rods (412) form the ballast channel (413). The two connecting lugs (422) are respectively connected to the two vertical rods (411).

4. The automatic cutting and assembling machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The vertical rod (411) is provided with a positioning groove (4111), and the connecting ear (422) is installed in the positioning groove (4111).

5. The automatic cutting and assembling machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, The bottom of the positioning groove (4111) is provided with a positioning pin (4112), the connecting ear (422) has a locking hole (4221), the positioning pin (4112) passes through the locking hole (4221), the ballast assembly (400) also includes a locking member (430), the locking member (430) includes a connecting part (431) and a limiting part (432), the connecting part (431) is connected to the positioning pin (4112), and the connecting ear (422) is sandwiched between the limiting part (432) and the bottom of the positioning groove (4111).

6. The automatic cutting and assembling machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, The locking hole (4221) is connected to an outer expansion groove (4222) on its periphery. The limiting part (432) is elongated and can rotate at the assembly angle and the locking angle. When the limiting part (432) is at the assembly angle, it can pass through the outer expansion groove (4222). When the limiting part (432) is at the locking angle, it can restrict the connecting ear (422) from moving away from the vertical rod (411).

7. The automatic cutting and assembling machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The clearance groove (220) is arc-shaped and extends around the rotation axis of the ballast support (410).

8. The automatic cutting and assembling machine according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, The slitting assembly (300) further includes a movable component (330), which is slidably disposed on the base (100) along the length direction of the base (100). The slitting blade (320) is detachably connected to the movable component (330), and the output end of the drive assembly (310) is connected to the movable component (330) in a transmission manner.

9. The automatic cutting and assembling machine according to claim 8, characterized in that, The drive assembly (310) includes a drive member (311), a cam (312) and a connecting rod (313). The drive member (311) is located on the base (100). The cam (312) is located at the output end of the drive member (311). One end of the connecting rod (313) is hinged to the cam (312), and the other end is hinged to the moving member (330).

10. The automatic cutting and slicing machine according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, The automatic cutting and processing machine also includes a vegetable collection box (500), which can be placed in or removed from the vegetable collection trough (110).

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