Kitchen appliance

Abstract

To provide a kitchen appliance that can install a cooking cup to a body correctly and fix and hold the cooking cup.SOLUTION: A kitchen appliance 10 for installing a cooking cup 50 to store a cooking material to a cup installation part 21 of a body 20 from a predetermined approach direction includes a holding part 30 biased so as to project in a direction orthogonal to the approach direction in the cup installation part. The cooking cup is provided with a part to be held 60 that is recessed so that the holding part is fitted thereto while the cooking cup is installed in the cup installation part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to kitchen appliances such as mixers, juicers, and food processors that are used with a cooking cup attached to the main body, and more specifically, to kitchen appliances that allow cooking to be performed with the cooking cup properly attached to the main body. [Background technology]

[0002] In kitchen appliances such as blenders, juicers, and food processors, ingredients are crushed, chopped, grated, crushed, chopped, or mixed by the cooking tool that rotates inside the cooking cup. For example, in a typical blender, the cooking tool is placed so that the rotation axis is perpendicular to the bottom of the cup, and the cooking cup is attached and detached vertically to the main body that contains a motor that rotates the rotation axis (hereinafter referred to as a "vertical blender").

[0003] The applicant has proposed an inclined mixer in which the rotation axis of the cooking utensil is inclined at an angle in Patent Document 1. In the inclined mixer, the cooking utensil is inclined, so that the food to be cooked rotates not only horizontally but also diagonally or vertically, thereby improving the cooking efficiency of stirring, etc. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] International Publication No. WO2022 / 211034 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In an inclined mixer, the cooking cup can be attached to and detached from the main body not vertically but horizontally or diagonally, so there is a large degree of freedom in the direction of attachment and detachment. However, because there is a degree of freedom in the direction of attachment and detachment, if the orientation of the cooking cup is poor, it may not be possible to attach it to the main body properly.

[0006] In addition, because the cooking utensil rotates on an inclined plane, the direction of rotation of the food includes not only horizontal components but also diagonal and vertical components, as described above. Therefore, the cooking cup may become unsteady during cooking due to the impact of the rotation and rotation of the cooking utensil and food.

[0007] For this reason, it is desirable to fix the cooking cup to the main body when it is attached, but if a locking mechanism that the user must operate to fix and hold the cooking cup to the main body or a locking mechanism that is electrically operated is provided, it becomes inconvenient as it requires the user to perform one or more additional actions when attaching or removing the cooking cup.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to provide a kitchen appliance that can properly attach, fix and hold a cooking cup on the main body. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The kitchen appliance according to the present invention is A kitchen appliance in which a cooking cup for containing food is attached to a cup attachment part of a main body from a predetermined approach direction, The cup mounting portion has a holding portion that is biased to protrude in a direction perpendicular to the approach direction, and the cooking cup has a recessed held portion into which the holding portion fits when the cooking cup is attached to the cup mounting portion.

[0010] The holding portion is biased so as to be able to protrude inward from both the left and right sides of the main body, The held portions are recessed inward on both the left and right sides of the cooking cup.

[0011] The holding portion has a head into which the held portion fits, and the head is formed with a guide portion that guides the holding portion.

[0012] The held portion is arranged on the upper end side of the cooking cup, and the main body is formed with a guide recess that holds the lower part of the cooking cup.

[0013] The cooking cup has an operator protruding in the approach direction, The cup attachment portion has a detection portion that is turned on by the operator when the cooking cup is attached to the cup attachment portion.

[0014] The cooking cup has a cup portion in which the food to be cooked is contained and a lid body that closes the cup portion, The held portion and the operator are formed on the cover.

[0015] The main body has a horizontal portion on which the cooking cup is placed and a vertical portion extending upward from the horizontal portion, and the holding portion is formed on the vertical portion.

[0016] The cup portion has a cooking utensil that cooks the food by rotation, The axis of rotation of the cooking utensil is inclined in a non-vertical direction.

[0017] The approach direction of the cooking cup is a non-vertical direction. Effect of the Invention

[0018] According to the kitchen appliance of the present invention, by attaching a cooking cup to the cup attachment part of the main body, the holding part of the main body that protrudes due to biasing fits into the non-holding part of the cooking cup and holds the cooking cup. This prevents the cooking cup from wobbling due to impacts caused by the rotation of cooking utensils or the rotation or turning of food during cooking. In addition, since the holding part can be retracted by biasing, when removing the cooking cup, the held part is released from the holding part by simply pulling the cooking cup. Therefore, the user does not need to take any additional action to release the held state, and there is no hassle. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0019] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a side view of an inclined mixer, which is a kitchen appliance according to one embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a cooking cup is attached to the main body. [Diagram 2]FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a side view of the inclined mixer showing the state in which the cooking cup has been removed from the main body. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of FIG. 3 as seen obliquely from behind. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a rear view of the main body. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a plan view of the main body. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the circled portion C in FIG. 5, and is a perspective view of the holding portion of the main body. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the cooking cup viewed diagonally from the front. [Figure 9] Figure 9 is a front view of the cooking cup. [Figure 10] Figure 10 is a plan view of the cooking cup. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is an enlarged oblique view of the held portion of the cooking cup. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, showing the state before the cooking cup is attached to the main body. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of the rectangular area D in FIG. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, showing the state in which the held convex portion of the cooking cup abuts against the holding portion of the main body. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, showing a state in which the holding convex portion of the cooking cup retracts the holding portion of the main body. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, showing a state in which the holding portion of the main body fits into the held portion of the cooking cup and the cooking cup is attached to the main body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0020] The kitchen appliance of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the kitchen appliance will be described by taking an inclined mixer 10 as an example, but the kitchen appliance is not limited to the inclined mixer 10 and may be a cooking appliance that cooks food by rotating cooking utensils in a cooking cup, such as a vertical mixer, a food processor, a juicer, a soup maker, a mill, or a blender. The kitchen appliance of the present invention may also be a cooking appliance that does not have cooking utensils in the cooking cup, such as a coffee maker, a Japanese tea maker, or an air fryer.

[0021] As shown in Figs. 1 to 4, an inclined mixer 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter, simply referred to as "mixer 10") includes a main body 20 and a cooking cup 50 that can be attached to and detached from the main body 20. Figs. 1 and 2 are views of the cooking cup 50 attached to the main body 20, and Figs. 3 and 4 are views of the cooking cup 50 in the process of being attached to the main body 20 or removed from the main body 20. In the mixer 10 of this embodiment, the cooking cup 50 can be attached to the main body 20 by approaching it at an angle to the main body 20 in a non-vertical direction (for example, a horizontal direction or a direction inclined to the horizontal direction of about 75° or less) as shown by arrow B in Figs. 3 and 4, rather than in a vertical direction, and the cooking cup 50 can be removed from the main body 20 by pulling it in the direction shown by arrow B'. In this embodiment, the right side of Figs. 1 to 4 is referred to as "front" and the left side is referred to as "rear" for the sake of explanation.

[0022] The main body 20 comprises a vertical portion 23 extending forward to approximately the same height as the cooking cup 50, and a horizontal portion 24 extending rearward of the vertical portion 23 and formed directly below the cooking cup 50. The upper surface of the horizontal portion 24 is formed with a mounting guide surface 25 on which the cooking cup 50 rests, and the upper side of the mounting guide surface 25 forms the cup mounting portion 21 on which the cooking cup 50 is attached.

[0023] The cup attachment section 21 has an inclined section 26 formed between the vertical section 23 and the horizontal section 24, as shown in Figs. 3 to 6. The inclined section 26 is inclined at an angle of about 45° in the drawings, but is not limited thereto. A main body side coupling 27 that is connected to a cooking utensil side coupling 59 (see Fig. 9) of the cooking utensil described below protrudes from the inclined section 26. The main body side coupling 27 is connected to a rotating shaft (neither of which is shown) of a motor provided below the vertical section 23. The main body side coupling 27 shown in the drawings has a shape in which a plurality of blade-like protrusions are provided obliquely protruding in the rotation direction (clockwise). The motor is driven by an operating section 22 provided on the rear surface of the horizontal section 24 to rotate the main body side coupling 27. In this embodiment, the motor is connected to the operating unit 22 via a switch 41 (Figure 12, etc.) of the detection unit 40, which detects that the cooking cup 50 is correctly attached to the main body 20, and is configured to be driven by the operating unit 22 only when the cooking cup 50 is correctly attached to the main body 20.

[0024] A placement guide surface 25 is formed on the upper surface of the horizontal portion 24, behind the inclined portion 26. The placement guide surface 25 has an inclined surface 25a that is slightly inclined upward at the rear end, and a horizontal surface 25b that is nearly horizontal from the center to the front. By providing the inclined surface 25a, the placed cooking cup 50 can be prevented from moving backward, and the cooking cup 50 can be stably held on the placement guide surface 25.

[0025] 4 and 5, guide recesses 28 are formed on the left and right sides of inclined portion 26 into which lower tip 53 of cooking cup 50 (see FIGS. 4, 8 and 9) fits. When cooking cup 50 is attached to main body 20, guide recesses 28 fit into lower tip 53 of cooking cup 50, guiding cooking cup 50 to be attached in the correct orientation.

[0026] As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, a holding recess 31 is formed on the upper end of the vertical portion 23, recessed toward the front on the rear side facing the cooking cup 50. A holding portion 30 for holding the cooking cup 50 is formed in the holding recess 31. The holding portion 30 is a mechanism for engaging with the held portion 60 of the cooking cup 50 to prevent the cooking cup 50 from coming off the main body 20 due to vibration or impact during cooking. In this embodiment, the holding portion 30 is disposed on the left and right of the holding recess 31, and has a head 35 that appears and disappears in a direction perpendicular to the approach direction (arrow B) of the cooking cup 50 or in a direction perpendicular to one vertical plane including the approach direction. Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the circled portion C in Fig. 5, and in the figure, it can be seen that the head 35 constituting the holding portion 30 protrudes from the inner surface of the holding recess 31.

[0027] The main body 20 also has a built-in detection unit 40 that detects whether the cooking cup 50 is correctly attached. The structure of the detection unit 40 will also be described later, but as shown in Figure 5, a detection hole 43 is formed in the front bottom surface of the holding recess 31, through which an operator 63 of the cooking cup 50 that operates the detection unit 40 can enter.

[0028] Next, the cooking cup 50 that is detachable from the main body 20 will be described. The cooking cup 50 can be configured to include a cup portion 51 and a lid 55 that covers the cup portion 51. The cup portion 51 is open at the top, and ingredients are added through the opening at the top. The cup portion 51 is formed with a handle 54 at its rear end for the user to grasp. The cup portion 51 itself is a cylindrical body that extends vertically above approximately the center, and the lower portion is bent diagonally downward toward the front, with a bottom hole (not shown) formed on the inclined bottom side into which a cutter die 57 is attached.

[0029] The cutter die 57 is detachable by screwing into the bottom hole of the cup part 51. Figures 5 and 6 show the state in which the cutter die 57 is attached to the cup part 51. The cutter die 57 is a base on which cooking utensils such as blades and cutters according to the cooking contents are rotatably arranged. Although the cooking utensils are not shown, the cutter die 57 is attached to the cup part 51 so that the cooking utensils are exposed inside the cup part 51. The cooking utensils are connected to a rotating shaft 58 that rotatably passes through the cutter die 57, and a cooking utensil side coupling 59 is disposed at the base end of the rotating shaft 58. By attaching the cooking cup 50 to the main body 20, the cooking utensil side coupling 59 is connected to the above-mentioned main body side coupling 27 (Figures 3 to 6) and can rotate together.

[0030] 1 to 4 and 8, a cup bottom surface 52 is formed on the bottom side of the cup portion 51, which conforms to the shape of the mounting guide surface 25 of the main body 20. The rear side of the cup bottom surface 52 has a surface shape that is inclined obliquely upward, similar to the inclined surface 25a of the mounting guide surface 25. The cup bottom surface 52 has a horizontal bottom edge shape from the center to the front, and extends upward from the bottom edge in a skirt shape to surround the left and right sides of the cutter die 57. The left and right lower end portions 53 of the cup bottom surface 52 that sandwich the cutter die 57 fit into the guide recesses 28 of the main body 20 (FIGS. 4 and 5) when the cooking cup 50 is attached to the main body 20.

[0031] The opening on the top surface of the cup portion 51 is closed by a removable lid 55. The fixing structure of the lid 55 and the cup portion 51 is not shown, but may be, for example, a screw-fit structure, but is not limited to this.

[0032] As shown in Figures 4, 8, 10, etc., lid body 55 has finger hook portion 56 protruding rearward at a position that is on the front side when cup portion 51 is closed. Finger hook portion 56 is a protrusion on which a user hooks his / her finger when rotating lid body 55. When attaching lid body 55, the user simply rotates lid body 55 until finger hook portion 56 overlaps handle 54 vertically.

[0033] The lid body 55 has a held portion 60 formed on the front side opposite the finger grip portion 56, which engages with the holding portion 30 when the cooking cup 50 is attached to the main body 20. The held portion 60 can be formed as a held protrusion 61 that fits into the holding recess 31 (see FIG. 5, etc.) of the main body 20, for example, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10. In this embodiment, the held protrusion 61 protrudes forward of the lid body 55. The held protrusion 61 can also be formed on the cup portion 51.

[0034] In the illustrated embodiment, the held convex portion 61 is in the form of a circular arc protruding in the range of about 60° to 80° on the front side of the lid body 55, and the held portion 60 is formed on both side surfaces. As best shown in the enlarged figure 11, the held portion 60 is provided on the left and right of the held convex portion 61, and is a vertically long groove 62 recessed inward. Note that the held portion 60 may be a recess having a shape into which at least the holding portion 30 of the main body 20 fits, for example, a hemispherical recess when the holding portion 30 has a configuration having a hemispherical head 35 as shown in FIG. 7. In this embodiment, the held portion 60 is formed as the vertically long groove 62 because, when removing the cooking cup 50, the holding portion 30 can be easily removed from the groove 62 by pulling the cooking cup 50 so that the holding portion 30 slides along the groove 62. For this purpose, the upper left and right edges of the retained convex portion 61 are rounded as shown in Figures 8 and 11, and the upper end of the groove 62 is extended to reach the rounded upper edge of the retained convex portion 61, so that the upper end of the groove 62 opens diagonally forward.

[0035] Further, the held convex portion 61 is formed with an operator 63 that enters a detection hole 43 (see FIG. 5) formed on the rear surface of the holding concave portion 31 when the held convex portion 61 is engaged with the holding concave portion 31. When the cooking cup 50 is properly attached to the main body 20, the operator 63 enters the detection hole 43 and turns on the detection unit 40 arranged at the back of the detection hole 43.

[0036] The configurations of the holding unit 30 and the detection unit 40 described above will be described in more detail. The holding unit 30 is shown in Figs. 3 and 7, and the internal structures of the holding unit 30 and the detection unit 40 are shown in Figs. 12 and 13. Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in Fig. 1, showing the front side of the main body 20 as the upper side. Fig. 12 shows the state in which the cooking cup 50 is being attached to the main body 20, i.e., before the held convex portion 61 enters the holding concave portion 31. Fig. 13 is an enlarged view of the rectangular area D in Fig. 12.

[0037] As shown in Figures 7, 12 and 13, the holding part 30 has a head 35 that can be inserted and removed from a horizontal hole 32 formed on the left and right inner surfaces of the holding recess 31. For convenience in assembling the head 35, the horizontal hole 32 cannot be shaped as a hole through which only the head 35 can protrude, and is configured to extend to the front side of the holding recess 31. The head 35 can be a substantially hemispherical protrusion as shown in Figure 7, and in the illustrated embodiment, the head 35 is formed with a guide part 36 for smoothly guiding the held protrusion 61. For example, the guide part 36 can be shaped by cutting the rear side of the head 35 obliquely.

[0038] 12 and 13, the holding portion 30 can be a plunger 37 with a head 35 arranged inwardly by a coil spring 39 so as to be able to protrude and retract within a frame 33 formed on the inner rear side of the left and right sides of the holding recess 31. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, the head 35 is integrally formed with a stabilizing plate 38 for suppressing tilt of the head 35 on the front side of the head 35. Coil springs 39 are fitted into the head 35 and the stabilizing plate 38, respectively, and the coil springs 39 are fitted into pins 34 protruding inwardly from the frame 33.

[0039] The operation of the holding part 30 will be described later with reference to Figures 14 to 16, but in the process of attaching the cooking cup 50 to the main body 20, after being pushed back by the held convex part 61 of the cooking cup 50 (Figure 15), when it faces the held part 60, the head 35 protrudes and fits into the held part 60, holding the held part 60 (Figure 16). Note that when the cooking cup 50 is removed, the stabilizing plate 38 is configured to cover and conceal the horizontal hole 32 that extends to the front side of the holding recess 31, thereby preventing foreign matter from entering the main body 20 through the horizontal hole 32.

[0040] The detection unit 40 is a mechanism that detects that the cooking cup 50 is correctly attached to the main body 20. The detection unit 40 can be configured to be turned on by an operator 63 of the cooking cup 50 shown in Figs. 8 to 11. As shown in Fig. 12, the detection unit 40 houses a switch 41 in the space in front of the holding recess 31 of the main body 20. The switch 41 is electrically connected to the motor and the switch 41, and turning on the switch 41 allows current to flow to the motor. In other words, if the cooking cup 50 is not correctly attached to the main body 20, the switch 41 remains off, and no current is passed through the motor even if the switch 41 is operated.

[0041] The switch 41 can be exemplified by a push-type switch. In this embodiment, the switch 41 is disposed on the front side (rear side) of the holding recess 31. The pusher 42 for turning the switch 41 on and off is provided on the detection hole 43 side. A slider 44 that is biased forward by a coil spring 47 and can slide back and forth is disposed between the switch 41 and the detection hole 43, and the slider 44 is slid forward by an operator 63 of the cover body 55 to operate the pusher 42 of the switch 41. The slider 44 has a push piece 45 formed on the front side for operating the pusher 42 of the switch 41, and a cap 46 that enters the detection hole 43 and is pressed by the operator 63 is formed on the rear side. The cap 46 covers the detection hole 43 and prevents foreign matter from entering through the detection hole 43.

[0042] 14 to 16, during the process of attaching the cooking cup 50 to the main body 20, the operating member 63 of the cooking cup 50 enters the detection hole 43 and pushes in the cap 46 of the slider 44. This causes the slider 44 to move forward and the pushing piece 45 turns on the pushing member 42 of the switch 41.

[0043] The mixer 10 having the above configuration can be used in the following manner.

[0044] First, as shown in Figs. 8 to 10, with the cooking cup 50 removed from the main body 20, the lid 55 is opened and the ingredients to be cooked are placed in the cup portion 51. As shown in Figs. 2, 8, etc., the cooking cup 50 has a cup bottom surface 52 with a straight bottom edge portion, so that the cooking cup 50 can be placed in a stable state by placing this portion on a table or the like. Then, the lid 55 is fitted into the cup portion 51 and rotated to close. The cooking cup 50 is rotated until the handle 54 of the cup portion 51 is aligned with the finger grip portion 56. As a result, the holding convex portion 61 of the lid 55 of the cooking cup 50 faces the front side opposite the handle 54.

[0045] In this state, the cooking cup 50 is attached to the cup attachment portion 21 of the main body 20. The cooking cup 50 is brought close to the cup attachment portion 21 of the main body 20 as shown by arrow B in Figures 3 and 4, with the held convex portion 61 facing forward and the handle 54 facing backward. Then, the cooking cup 50 is pushed forward while sliding with the cup bottom surface 52 placed on the mounting guide surface 25 of the main body 20. This causes the lower tip portions 53 of the cooking cup 50 to be inserted into the guide recesses 28 of the main body 20, and the cooking cup 50 can be adjusted to the correct orientation.

[0046] When the cooking cup 50 is further pushed in in this state, the cooking utensil side coupling 59 of the cooking cup 50 engages with the main body side coupling 27. In addition, the held convex portion 61 moves in the direction shown by arrow E in Figures 4, 12, 14 to 16 and enters the holding concave portion 31.

[0047] Fig. 12 shows a state in which the held convex portion 61 has not yet entered the holding recess 31. When the cooking cup 50 is pushed in the direction of the arrow E from this state, the held convex portion 61 enters the holding recess 31 as shown in Fig. 14, and first, both ends of the held convex portion 61 abut against the head 35 of the holding part 30 from the front. Since the head 35 of the holding part 30 has the guide portion 36 formed therein as shown in Fig. 7, the held convex portion 61 is smoothly guided along the inclination of the guide portion 36, and the head 35 is pushed by the held convex portion 61 and retreats laterally against the biasing force of the coil spring 39 as shown by the arrow F in Fig. 15. A stabilizing plate 38 is provided next to the head 35, and these are biased by two coil springs 39, 39, so that even if the retained protrusion 61 collides with the head 35 in the direction of arrow E perpendicular to the direction in which the head 35 appears and disappears, the head 35 retreats straight without tilting.

[0048] By further pushing the cooking cup 50 in the direction of arrow E from this state, as shown in Fig. 16, the head 35 of the holding portion 30 faces the left and right grooves 62 (see Fig. 11) of the held convex portion 61. Then, due to the biasing force of the coil spring 39, the head 35 moves inward as shown by arrow G and fits into the groove 62, which is the held portion 60. As the head 35 of the holding portion 30 fits into the groove 62, the held convex portion 61 is pressed down and held from the left and right by the heads 35, 35 biased by the coil spring 39. This prevents the cooking cup 50 from wobbling.

[0049] Furthermore, when the cooking cup 50 is pushed in the direction of the arrow E, the operator 63 provided at the tip of the held convex portion 61 enters the detection hole 43 as shown by the arrow G in Fig. 16. The entered operator 63 pushes the cap 46 of the slider 44, moving the slider 44 forward. As a result, the pushing piece 45 of the slider 44 pushes the pushing piece 42 of the switch 41 as shown by the arrow H in Fig. 16, turning on the switch 41. This allows electricity to be supplied to the motor when the operating unit 22 (see Fig. 1, etc.) is operated.

[0050] As a result, the cooking cup 50 is attached to the cup attachment portion 21 of the main body 20 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The cooking cup 50 has its upper end side pressed by the head 35 of the holding portion 30 of the main body 20 at the groove 62 that serves as the held portion 60 of the held convex portion 61 from the left and right, so that wobbling to the left and right and the front and rear is suppressed. In addition, the cooking cup 50 has its lower end lower end 53 inserted into the guide recess 28 of the main body 20, so that wobbling to the left and right is suppressed. In addition, the main body 20 has the rear end of the mounting guide surface 25 on which the cooking cup 50 is placed inclined upward, and the cup bottom surface 52 of the cooking cup 50 is also shaped to follow the mounting guide surface 25, so that the backward movement of the cooking cup 50 is suppressed. In addition, the cooking cup 50 is also suppressed from moving upward due to the weight of the cooking cup 50 itself, or the fact that the held convex portion 61 is fitted into the holding recess 31, etc. That is, the cooking cup 50 is attached to the main body 20 in a state in which movement in any direction, including front-back, left-right, and up-down, is restricted.

[0051] According to the present invention, in the process of attaching the cooking cup 50 to the main body 20, the cooking cup 50 is correctly guided to the main body 20 and can be attached to the correct position without the user having to take any additional action or being too conscious of it. Furthermore, when attached, the cooking cup 50 is positioned and held in the main body 20.

[0052] Then, with the cooking cup 50 attached to the main body 20 as described above, cooking is started by operating the operating unit 22. Because the switch 41, which detects that the cooking cup 50 is correctly attached, is in the on state, by operating the operating unit 22, the motor is driven, the cooking utensils rotate in the cooking cup 50, and the ingredients are cooked by stirring, etc. During this cooking, the cooking cup 50 is subjected to impacts in the front-back, left-right, and up-down directions due to the rotation of the cooking utensils and the rotation of the food (ingredients). However, because the cooking cup 50 is restricted from moving in any of the front-back, left-right, and up-down directions relative to the main body 20, there is almost no wobbling, and the cooking cup 50 does not come off the main body 20.

[0053] Even if the cooking cup 50 is attached to the main body 20 without attaching the lid 55 to the cup portion 51, there is no operator 63 for pressing the switch 41. Therefore, even if the operating portion 22 is operated, no electricity is applied to the motor, and cooking will not be performed by mistake.

[0054] Also, if the lid 55 is attached but not closed properly, the held convex portion 61 of the lid 55 will not enter the holding concave portion 31, or even if it does enter, the operating element 63 will be misaligned with the detection hole 43 and the switch 41 will not turn on. Therefore, even if the operating part 22 is operated, no electricity will be applied to the motor, and cooking will not be performed by mistake.

[0055] To remove the cooking cup 50 from the main body 20 after cooking is completed, the user may grasp the handle 54 of the cooking cup 50 and pull the cooking cup 50 toward himself, for example, diagonally upward and backward, as shown by the arrow B' in FIG. 4. By pulling the cooking cup 50, the lower end 53 of the cooking cup 50 slides forward on the placement guide surface 25 while the lower end 53 of the cooking cup 50 comes out of the guide recess 28. In addition, the upper end side of the cooking cup 50 tilts backward with the lower end 53 as a fulcrum. As a result, the cooking cup 50 moves backward while the groove 62 in which the head 35 was fitted remains slightly tilted forward. As shown in FIG. 11, the upper end of the groove 62 opens diagonally backward, so that the groove 62 releases the head 35 upward, and the head 35 comes out of the groove 62. In addition, the held convex portion 61 is pulled out of the holding concave portion 31. Then, by pulling the cooking cup 50 further forward, the lower tip portion 53 is pulled out of the guide recess 28. This releases the engagement between the cooking cup 50 and the main body 20, and the cooking cup 50 can be removed from the main body 20.

[0056] According to the present invention, the process of removing the cooking cup 50 from the main body 20 does not require the user to take any additional action and is not something the user is particularly aware of, so it does not bother the user.

[0057] After removing the cooking cup 50 from the main body 20, it can be moved to a desired position, and the lid 55 can be opened to remove or pour out the food.

[0058] The above description is for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be interpreted as limiting the invention described in the claims or restricting the scope of the invention. Furthermore, the configuration of each part of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the technical scope described in the claims.

[0059] For example, the configuration of the holding portion 30 and the configuration of the held portion 60 are not limited to those in the above-described embodiment. Furthermore, the switch 41 of the detection portion 40 is not limited to a push-type switch, and may be an infrared sensor, a magnet sensor, or the like.

[0060] The present invention is particularly suitable for application to kitchen appliances that cook food by rotating cooking utensils in a cooking cup, such as vertical mixers, food processors, juicers, soup makers, mills, blenders, etc. As described above, this is because the cooking cup may be subjected to an impact caused by vibrations of the cooking utensils or food during cooking, resulting in it coming off. [Explanation of symbols]

[0061] 10. Tilting mixer (kitchen appliance) 20 Main unit 21 Cup attachment part 23 Vertical section 24 Horizontal section 25 Placement guide surface 26 Slope 28 Guide recess 30 Holding part 31 Retaining recess 35 Head 36 Attraction Department 37 Plunger 40 Detection unit 41 Switch 43 Detection hole 44 Slider 50 Cooking Cups 51 Cup section Bottom surface of 52 cups Lower part of the tip 55 Lid 60 Held part Convex part for holding 62 Groove 63 Operator

Claims

1. A kitchen appliance in which a cooking cup for containing food is attached to a cup attachment part of a main body from a predetermined approach direction, The cup mounting portion has a holding portion biased to protrude in a direction perpendicular to the approach direction, and the cooking cup has a recessed held portion into which the holding portion fits when the cooking cup is mounted on the cup mounting portion. Kitchen appliances.

2. The holding portion is biased so as to be able to protrude inward from both the left and right sides of the main body, The held portion is recessed inward on both the left and right sides of the cooking cup. The kitchen appliance according to claim 1.

3. The holding portion has a head into which the held portion fits, and the head is formed with a guide portion that guides the holding portion. The kitchen appliance according to claim 2.

4. The held portion is disposed on the upper end side of the cooking cup, and the main body has a guide recess formed therein for holding a lower portion of the cooking cup. The kitchen appliance according to claim 3.

5. The cooking cup has an operator protruding in the approach direction, The cup attachment portion has a detection portion that is turned on by the operation device when the cooking cup is attached to the cup attachment portion. The kitchen appliance according to claim 4.

6. The cooking cup has a cup portion in which the food to be cooked is contained and a lid body that closes the cup portion, The held portion and the operator are formed on the cover. The kitchen appliance according to claim 5.

7. The main body has a horizontal portion on which the cooking cup is placed and a vertical portion extending upward from the horizontal portion, and the holding portion is formed on the vertical portion. The kitchen appliance according to claim 6.

8. The cup portion has a cooking utensil that cooks the food by rotation, The rotation axis of the cooking utensil is inclined in a non-vertical direction. The kitchen appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The approach direction of the cooking cup is a non-vertical direction. The kitchen appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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