Food processor

Abstract

The present application provides a food processor, comprising: a housing assembly and a cutting mechanism. The housing assembly is provided with a feeding cavity used for containing a food ingredient to be processed, and the cutting mechanism comprises: a blade cutting mechanism and a grinding mechanism. The blade cutting mechanism is used for cutting said food ingredient, and the grinding mechanism is used for grinding said food ingredient cut by the blade cutting mechanism. In this way, the food processing quality of the food processor can be effectively improved.

Description

food processor

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application with application number CN202311774642.2 filed on December 21, 2023, and entitled “Food Processor.”

Technical field

[0002] The present application relates to the field of electrical appliance technology, and in particular to a food processor. [Background Technology]

[0003] As people's pursuit of healthier lifestyles increases, they are increasingly valuing the nutritional value of food. However, in real life, most ingredients need to be mashed into a thick paste to maximize their nutritional value. For example, garlic, used as a dressing, effectively enhances the taste of food. Mashing garlic activates the endogenous enzyme alliinase, which catalyzes the breakdown of alliin into garlic, which dilates blood vessels, lowers blood pressure, and kills various bacteria. It not only has antioxidant benefits but also promotes blood circulation, accelerates metabolism, and aids in detoxification and weight loss. Currently, people either process food into a thick paste using traditional manual methods or use food processors to automatically process the ingredients. Traditional manual processing requires significant labor costs to achieve this, while food processors offer some efficiency gains. However, existing food processors can only perform a simple mashing process, and the processing quality does not allow the ingredients to fully realize their nutritional value. [Summary of the invention]

[0004] The present application provides a food processor for improving the food processing quality of the food processor.

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the present application adopts a technical solution: providing a food processor, comprising: a housing assembly and a cutting mechanism, wherein the housing assembly is provided with a feed bin for accommodating food to be processed; the cutting mechanism comprises: a cutting mechanism for cutting the food to be processed; and a grinding mechanism for grinding the food to be processed after being cut by the cutting mechanism.

[0006] The beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present application are as follows: the food processor of the present application includes a housing assembly and a cutting mechanism, wherein the housing assembly is provided with a feed bin for accommodating food to be processed; the cutting mechanism includes a cutting mechanism and a grinding mechanism. The cutting mechanism is used to cut the food to be processed; and the grinding mechanism is used to grind the food to be processed after being cut by the cutting mechanism. The cutting mechanism is provided with a cutting mechanism and a grinding mechanism, wherein the food to be processed is cut by the cutting mechanism and then directed to the grinding mechanism, and the grinding mechanism grinds the food to be processed after being cut by the cutting mechanism. Based on this, the food to be processed can be effectively processed into a viscous paste with higher nutritional value, thereby effectively improving the food processing quality of the food processor.

[0007] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present application.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0008] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0009] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the food processor of the present application;

[0010] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the food processor in FIG1 ;

[0011] FIG3 is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a cross section of the food processor in FIG1 taken along line A;

[0012] FIG4 is a structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of the food processor in FIG1 taken along line A;

[0013] FIG5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cutting mechanism in FIG3 or FIG4. [Specific implementation method]

[0014] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0015] The terms "first" and "second" in this application are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, electronic device, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but optionally also includes steps or units that are not listed, or optionally also includes other steps or units inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0016] The present application provides a cutting mechanism 20, as shown in Figures 1-5. The cutting mechanism 20 is used in a food processor 10. The food processor 10 is used to process food ingredients into a state with higher nutritional value, such as processing garlic into mashed garlic. This application mainly describes the cutting mechanism 20 and food processor 10 in detail using the specific application of the food processor 10 in processing garlic. In other embodiments, the food processor 10 equipped with the cutting mechanism 20 of the present application can also be used to process other types of food ingredients, such as potatoes, which will not be described in detail here.

[0017] As shown in Figures 3-5, the cutting mechanism 20 includes a cutting mechanism 200 and a grinding mechanism 100. The cutting mechanism 200 is used to cut the food to be processed; the grinding mechanism 100 is provided with a grinding chamber 130, which is provided with an inlet 150 and an outlet 140. The food to be processed cut by the cutting mechanism 200 enters the grinding chamber 130 through the inlet 150. The grinding mechanism 100 is used to grind the food to be processed in the grinding chamber 130 and send the ground food to be processed out through the outlet 140.

[0018] Specifically, in this embodiment, the cutting mechanism 20 serves as a cutter of the food processor 10, which includes a cutting mechanism 200 and a grinding mechanism 100, wherein the cutting mechanism 200 is used to pre-process the food to be processed by cutting, so as to process the food to be processed into sheets or smaller shapes. Furthermore, the pre-processed food to be processed is guided to the grinding mechanism 100. The grinding mechanism 100 is provided with a special grinding chamber 130, and the pre-processed food to be processed is guided to the grinding chamber 130 for grinding. The grinding chamber 130 is provided with a feed port 150 and a discharge port 140. The pre-processed food to be processed enters the grinding chamber 130 from the feed port 150, and after being completely ground by the grinding mechanism 100, it is guided along the discharge port 140 of the grinding chamber 130 to the corresponding material receiving portion.

[0019] Different from the prior art, the cutting mechanism 20 of the present application is provided with a grinding mechanism 100. After being processed by the cutting mechanism 200, the food to be processed enters the grinding chamber 130 along the feed inlet 150 and is completely processed by the grinding mechanism 100 before being discharged through the discharge port 140. Based on this, the cutting mechanism 20 introduces the food to be processed after being pre-processed by the cutting mechanism 200 into the grinding chamber 130 and is ground by the grinding mechanism 100, which can effectively process the food to be processed into a viscous paste with higher nutritional value, thereby effectively improving the food processing quality of the cutting mechanism 20. In addition, the grinding mechanism 100 is provided with a dedicated grinding chamber 130. After being pre-processed by the cutting mechanism 200, the food to be processed enters the grinding chamber 130 along the feed inlet 150 and is ground by the grinding mechanism 100. The food is not discharged through the discharge port 140 until it is completely ground. Based on this, all food to be processed can be ground by the grinding mechanism 100, thereby effectively improving the food processing quality of the cutting mechanism 20.

[0020] Optionally, the grinding mechanism 100 includes a first blade disc 110 and a second blade disc 120. The first blade disc 110 is provided with a feed port 150. The second blade disc 120 is disposed on a side of the first blade disc 110 facing away from the cutting mechanism 200 and is spaced apart from the first blade disc 110 along the feeding direction X1 of the food to be processed to form a grinding chamber 130. One or more of the first blade disc 110 and the second blade disc 120 are configured as rotating members, and the first blade disc 110 and the second blade disc 120 are rotatable relative to each other.

[0021] Specifically, in this embodiment, the feed direction X1 is perpendicular to the support plane of the food processor 10. This arrangement allows the food to be processed to flow into the cutting mechanism 20 more quickly under the action of gravity, thereby effectively improving the processing efficiency of the food processor 10. The grinding mechanism 100 includes a first blade disc 110 and a second blade disc 120. The first blade disc 110 and the second blade disc 120 are arranged at intervals along the feed direction X1 in the manner described above to form the aforementioned grinding chamber 130. The cutting mechanism 200 is located on one side of the first blade disc 110 along the feed direction X1, that is, the cutting mechanism 200 is located above the first blade disc 110 along the feed direction X1. The feed port 150 is provided on the first blade disc 110. Based on this, the pre-processed food to be processed can be introduced into the grinding chamber 130 more quickly and efficiently, thereby effectively improving the processing efficiency of the food processor 10. Furthermore, either the first blade disc 110 or the second blade disc 120 may be configured as a rotating member, allowing the first blade disc 110 and the second blade disc 120 to rotate relative to each other. For example, in this embodiment, the first blade disc 110 is a fixed member fixedly connected to the housing assembly 600 of the food processor 10, while the second blade disc 120 is a rotating member. Driven by the drive mechanism 400, it rotates relative to the first blade disc 110, thereby achieving a grinding function. Furthermore, the first blade disc 110 and the second blade disc 120 are spaced apart along the feed direction X1. In other words, the second blade disc 120 is located below the first blade disc 110 along the feed direction X1. As a result, food materials falling into the grinding chamber 130 through the feed inlet 150 are directly carried by the second blade disc 120. The second blade disc 120, acting as a rotating member, can fling the food materials away, thereby more efficiently grinding the food materials within the grinding chamber 130 and effectively improving the grinding efficiency of the grinding mechanism 100.

[0022] Optionally, in other embodiments, the first cutter disc 110 and the second cutter disc 120 can both be set as rotating parts, for example, the rotation directions of the first cutter disc 110 and the second cutter disc 120 can be set to be opposite to each other, so that the first cutter disc 110 and the second cutter disc 120 can achieve relative rotation, thereby achieving the grinding function.

[0023] In other embodiments, the feeding direction X1 may also be arranged in other ways, which will not be described in detail herein.

[0024] Optionally, the feed port 150 is coaxially arranged with the second cutter disc 120, and the distance between the first cutter disc 110 and the second cutter disc 120 gradually decreases along the rotating axis perpendicular to the second cutter disc 120 and along the grinding direction X2 away from the rotating axis, wherein the discharge port 140 is arranged at the position where the distance between the first cutter disc 110 and the second cutter disc 120 is the smallest.

[0025] Specifically, in this embodiment, the second blade disc 120 is configured as a rotating member, wherein the feed port 150 is coaxially arranged with the second blade disc 120, that is, the feed port 150 is coaxially arranged with the rotation axis of the second blade disc 120. Based on this, the food to be processed falls directly into the middle part of the second blade disc 120 (that is, the area close to the rotation axis of the second blade disc 120) along the feed port 150. Furthermore, along the grinding direction X2 away from the rotation axis, the spacing component between the first blade disc 110 and the second blade disc 120 decreases. Based on this, the overall shape of the grinding chamber 130 is a structure that is narrow on the outside and wide on the inside. As a result, the food to be processed entering the grinding chamber 130 is gradually ground into a viscous paste by the grinding mechanism 100 along the grinding direction X2 under the action of the centrifugal force exerted by the second blade disc 120. Furthermore, the discharge port 140 is disposed at the position where the distance between the first blade disc 110 and the second blade disc 120 is the smallest, that is, the discharge port 140 is disposed at the minimum spacing between the first blade disc 110 and the second blade disc 120 along the grinding direction X2. At this position and the edge positions of the first blade disc 110 and the second blade disc 120, that is, the edge positions of the grinding chamber 130, all food to be processed can be fully ground in the grinding chamber 130 before being discharged, thereby effectively improving the food processing quality of the grinding mechanism 100. In this embodiment, the ground food to be processed can be efficiently discharged from the grinding chamber 130 along the discharge port 140 under the action of the centrifugal force provided by the second blade disc 120, thereby effectively improving the processing efficiency of the grinding mechanism 100.

[0026] Optionally, grinding teeth are provided on both the first and second cutter discs 110, 120 on a side adjacent to the grinding chamber 130. The grinding teeth include conical teeth or serrated teeth, and the tooth orientation of the grinding teeth of the first and second cutter discs 110 and 120 is opposite. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the first and second cutter discs 110, 120 may employ other types of cutter discs, which are not described in detail herein.

[0027] Optionally, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 , the grinding mechanism 100 includes: a gear connection assembly 300 for adjusting the distance between the first cutter disc 110 and the second cutter disc 120 .

[0028] Specifically, the grinding mechanism 100 is provided with a shift connection assembly 300, which can be used to adjust the distance between the first and second blade discs 110, 120. This allows the grinding mechanism 100 to adjust different shifts to suit the desired grinding degree of different ingredients, thereby obtaining the optimal ground product and effectively improving the applicability of the food processor 10. For example, garlic has the highest nutritional value when mashed. The user can use the shift connection assembly 300 to reduce the distance between the first and second blade discs 110, 120 to obtain a thick, viscous mashed garlic, thereby effectively improving the user's eating experience. For another example, if a user prefers minced garlic in a granular form, the user can use the shift connection assembly 300 to appropriately increase the distance between the first and second blade discs 110, 120 to obtain the desired minced garlic.

[0029] Optionally, the gear connection assembly 300 includes a first connection part 310 and a second connection part 320 that are detachably connected; wherein, either the first connection part 310 or the second connection part 320 is fixed to the housing assembly 600 of the food processor 10, and the other is fixed to the first blade disc 110; the gear connection assembly 300 is configured so that when the first connection part 310 and the second connection part 320 move around the rotating axis at a preset angular displacement, the distance between the first blade disc 110 and the housing assembly 600 along the feeding direction X1 changes, thereby adjusting the distance between the first blade disc 110 and the second blade disc 120.

[0030] Specifically, in this embodiment, the first blade disc 110 is a fixed member fixedly connected to the housing assembly 600, wherein the gear connection assembly 300 includes a first connection portion 310 and a second connection portion 320 that are detachably connected. One of the first connection portion 310 and the second connection portion 320 is fixed to the housing assembly 600 of the food processor 10, and the other is fixed to the first blade disc 110. The first blade disc 110 and the housing assembly 600 are quickly and detachably connected based on the connection portion and the second connection portion 320. The first connection portion 310 and the second connection portion 320 are configured to be reconnected after being disassembled and then rotated relative to each other about the rotation axis by a predetermined angular displacement. This allows the spacing between the first blade disc 110 and the housing assembly 600 to be adjusted, thereby adjusting the spacing between the first blade disc 110 and the second blade disc 120. For example, after the cutting assembly and the shell assembly 600 are assembled, along the feed direction X1, the distance between the first blade disc 110 and the shell assembly 600, and the distance between the second blade disc 120 and the shell assembly 600 are relatively fixed. In the present application, the first blade disc 110 is detachably connected to the shell assembly 600 through the above-mentioned gear connector. When it is necessary to switch the gear (that is, when it is necessary to adjust the distance between the first blade disc 110 and the second blade disc 120), the first blade disc 110 can be disassembled along the feed direction X1, and after rotating it around the rotating axis by a preset angle, the first blade disc 110 and the shell assembly 600 can be reassembled along the feed direction X1 to obtain a connection relationship with different distances along the feed direction X1 before the first blade disc 110 and the shell assembly 600 are relative to each other, thereby realizing gear adjustment.

[0031] Optionally, the first connecting portion 310 includes a plurality of first connecting members spaced apart along an arc direction X3 centered on the rotation axis of the rotating member, and the lengths of the plurality of first connecting members increase in sequence by a preset length along the arc direction X3; the second connecting portion 320 includes a plurality of second connecting members spaced apart along the arc direction X3, and the lengths of the plurality of second connecting members decrease in sequence by a preset length along the arc direction X3; wherein the corresponding first connecting members are detachably connected to the corresponding second connecting members.

[0032] Specifically, in this embodiment, the number of first connectors of different lengths and the number of second connectors of different lengths determine the number of gears of the grinding mechanism 100. For example, in this embodiment, the number of gears of the grinding mechanism 100 is three, so the first connecting portion 310 includes three first connectors of different lengths, wherein these three first connectors can be arranged along the arc direction X3 and in an arrangement from short to long. The corresponding second connecting portion 320 includes three second connectors of different lengths, wherein these three second connectors can be arranged along the arc direction X3 and in an arrangement from long to short. Based on the above arrangement, the first connecting portion 310 and the second connecting portion 320 can have three connection relationships with different lengths along the feed direction X1 at three corresponding relative positions on the arc direction X3, so that there are three adjustable spacing relationships between the first cutter disc 110 and the second cutter disc 120, that is, three grinding gears. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the grinding gears can be set to four gears, where the corresponding number of first connecting members is four and the number of second connecting members is four, arranged in the manner described above, which is not further described herein. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the first connecting portion 310 and the second connecting portion 320 can adopt other methods to achieve multiple grinding gears, which is not further described herein. Alternatively, in this embodiment, the arc reverse direction X3 can be set to the grinding direction X2 described above.

[0033] Optionally, the gear connection assembly 300 includes three groups of first connection parts 310 and three groups of second connection parts 320, wherein the three groups of first connection parts 310 are evenly spaced and fixed on the shell assembly 600 around the rotating shaft, and the three groups of second connection parts 320 are evenly spaced and fixed on the first cutter disc 110 around the rotating shaft; the corresponding first connection parts 310 and the corresponding second connection parts 320 are detachably connected.

[0034] Specifically, in this embodiment, the first connecting portion 310 is disposed on the housing assembly 600, and the second connecting portion 320 is disposed on the first blade disc 110. The gear assembly includes at least three groups of the aforementioned first connecting portions 310 and three groups of the aforementioned second connecting portions 320. The three groups have the first connecting portions 310 described in the aforementioned embodiment and are evenly spaced around the aforementioned rotating shaft. Correspondingly, the three groups have the second connecting portions 320 described in the aforementioned embodiment and are evenly spaced around the aforementioned rotating shaft. This arrangement effectively increases the connection stability between the first blade disc 110 and the housing assembly 600. Based on the above approach, for a grinding mechanism 100 with three gears, the gear connection assembly 300 includes a total of nine first connecting members and nine second connecting members. Correspondingly, if the grinding mechanism 100 has four gears, the gear connection assembly 300 includes a total of twelve first connecting members and twelve second connecting members.

[0035] Optionally, both the first connecting member and the second connecting member are magnetic members, and thus the first connecting portion 310 and the second connecting portion 320 are detachably connected by magnetic force, which can effectively improve the shifting efficiency of the grinding mechanism 100 .

[0036] Optionally, the cutting mechanism 20 further includes a driving mechanism 400 and a transmission shaft 500. The transmission shaft 500 is in driving connection with the driving mechanism 400 and is in driving connection with the cutting mechanism 200 and the grinding mechanism 100 in sequence along the feeding direction X1.

[0037] Specifically, in this embodiment, the cutting mechanism 200 and the grinding mechanism 100 are driven by the same driving mechanism 400, and the cutting mechanism 200 and the grinding mechanism 100 are arranged on the same transmission shaft 500. Based on this, the component structure of the cutting mechanism 20 can be effectively saved, thereby effectively saving the cost of the cutting mechanism 20.

[0038] Optionally, the cutting mechanism 200 includes a plurality of blades spaced apart along the feed direction X1, wherein the blades are connected to the transmission shaft 500. Specifically, in this embodiment, the cutting mechanism 200 includes a plurality of blades spaced apart along the feed direction X1. Based on this, the cutting mechanism 200 can effectively cut the food to be processed arranged in the feed direction X1, effectively preventing the food to be processed from being missed, thereby affecting the grinding of the grinding mechanism 100.

[0039] Optionally, in this embodiment, the rotation axis of the second cutter disc 120 described above is arranged to be coaxial with the transmission shaft 500 .

[0040] Optionally, as shown in Figures 2-4, the present application also provides a food processor 10, which includes: a shell assembly 600, which is provided with a feed bin 613, and the feed bin 613 is used to accommodate food to be processed; the cutting mechanism 20 includes: a knife cutting mechanism 200 and a grinding mechanism 100; the knife cutting mechanism 200 is used to cut the food to be processed; the grinding mechanism 100 is used to grind the food to be processed after being cut by the knife cutting mechanism 200.

[0041] Specifically, in this embodiment, the food processor 10 is provided with a housing assembly 600, wherein the housing assembly 600 is provided with a feed bin 613 for accommodating food to be processed. The food to be processed in the feed bin 613 is guided to the cutting mechanism 200 along the feeding direction X1. The cutting mechanism 200 cuts the food to be processed. Furthermore, the grinding mechanism 100 grinds the food to be processed after being cut by the cutting mechanism 200. Optionally, in this embodiment, the cutting mechanism 20 of the food processor 10 is the cutting mechanism 20 described in any of the above embodiments. In other embodiments, the food processor 10 may also adopt other cutting assemblies having a combination of cutting and grinding functions. Here, this article mainly describes the food processor 10 of this application based on the cutting mechanism 20 described in any of the above embodiments.

[0042] Different from the prior art, the food processor 10 of the present application includes a cutting mechanism 20, wherein the cutting mechanism 20 is provided with a knife cutting mechanism 200 and a grinding mechanism 100. The food to be processed is cut by the knife cutting mechanism 200 and then led to the grinding mechanism 100. The grinding mechanism 100 grinds the food to be processed after being cut by the knife cutting mechanism 200. Based on this, the food to be processed can be effectively processed into a viscous paste with higher nutritional value, thereby effectively improving the food processing quality of the food processor 10.

[0043] Optionally, the cutting mechanism 20 and the shell assembly 600 are detachably connected, so that the shell assembly 600 and the cutting mechanism 20 can be separately disassembled and cleaned during daily use of the food processor 10, thereby effectively improving the cleaning convenience of the food processor 10.

[0044] Optionally, the shell assembly 600 includes: a first shell 610 and a second shell 620, the feed bin 613 is arranged in the first shell 610; the receiving bin 621 is arranged in the second shell 620; the first shell 610 and the cutting mechanism 20 are detachably arranged in the receiving bin 621.

[0045] Specifically, in this embodiment, the shell assembly 600 includes a first shell 610 and a second shell 620, and the second shell 620 is provided with a material receiving bin 621, wherein the material feeding bin 613 is formed by deformation of the first shell 610, wherein the first shell 610 and the second shell 620 are detachably connected, and the first shell 610 is arranged in the material receiving bin 621 of the second shell 620, wherein the side wall of the first shell 610 completely separates the material receiving bin 621 and the material feeding bin 613, based on this, it can effectively prevent unprocessed food to be processed from directly entering the material receiving bin 621. The cutting mechanism 20 and the first housing 610 are detachably assembled and then detachably assembled in the material receiving bin 621. Therefore, the first housing 610, the second housing 620, and the cutting mechanism 20 are all detachably assembled, which effectively improves the ease of use of the food processor 10. Furthermore, in this manner, the food processor 10 can be disassembled and cleaned separately during daily use, thereby effectively improving the ease of cleaning of the food processor 10. The material receiving bin 621 is used to hold processed food to be processed, as will be described below.

[0046] Optionally, the housing assembly 600 further includes a lining cover 630, which is disposed over the opening of the feed bin 613. The drive mechanism 400 is supported on a side of the lining cover 630 facing away from the feed bin 613. The lining cover 630 is provided with a through hole, through which the drive shaft 500 passes, through the feed bin 613, and extends to the receiving bin 621. The lining cover 630 is detachably connected to the first housing 610 and the second housing 620.

[0047] Optionally, the feed bin 613 includes a storage portion 611 and a cutting portion 612 arranged along the feed direction X1, and the cutting mechanism 200 is at least partially located in the cutting portion 612, wherein, along the vertical direction perpendicular to the feed direction X1, the difference between the radial dimension of the cutting portion 612 and the cutting radius of the cutting mechanism 200 is less than or equal to a preset threshold.

[0048] Specifically, in this embodiment, the material storage portion 611 is used to expand the storage capacity of the feed bin 613 for food to be processed, thereby improving the operating efficiency of the food processor 10. The cutting portion 612 is disposed below the material storage portion 611 along the feed direction X1 and is used to cooperate with the cutting mechanism 200 to cut the food to be processed. The difference between the radial dimension of the cutting portion 612 along the feed direction X1 and the cutting radius of the cutting mechanism 200 is less than or equal to a preset threshold. For example, in this embodiment, the cutting portion 612 is a cylindrical tube. The cutting mechanism 200 includes multiple blades, at least some of which are located within the cutting portion 612. The radius of the cutting surface swept by each blade around the drive shaft 500 is the cutting radius. The difference between the cutting radius and the radial dimension of the cutting portion 612 is less than or equal to a preset threshold, which can be determined based on the actual application of the food processor 10. Based on this configuration, the cutting mechanism 20 can fully cut the food to be processed in the cutting portion 612.

[0049] Optionally, the inner sidewall of the material storage portion 611 is tilted relative to the inner sidewall of the material cutting portion 612. Specifically, in this embodiment, the inner sidewall of the material storage portion 611 is tilted relative to the inner sidewall of the material cutting portion 612, thereby effectively improving the flow capacity of the food to be processed in the material storage portion 611, so that the food to be processed in the material storage portion 611 can flow more efficiently to the material cutting portion 612, thereby preventing food to be processed from remaining in the material storage portion 611 after the food processor 10 finishes working.

[0050] Optionally, in some embodiments, the same effect as above can be achieved by simply setting the inner wall of the storage portion 611 near the cutting portion 612 to be inclined relative to the inner wall of the cutting portion 612, while also effectively increasing the capacity of the storage portion 611.

[0051] Optionally, the grinding chamber 130 is communicated with the cutting portion 612 , and the cutting mechanism 200 is at least partially located in the grinding chamber 130 .

[0052] Specifically, in this embodiment, the cutting part 612 and the grinding chamber 130 are connected and sealed, wherein the sealing setting of the cutting part 612 and the grinding chamber 130 can be understood as that the cutting part 612 and the grinding chamber 130 are set to prevent the processed food from overflowing. For example, as shown in Figure 3, in this embodiment, the shell assembly 600 includes a first shell 610 and a second shell 620, and the second shell 620 is provided with a material receiving bin 621, wherein the material feeding bin 613 is formed by deformation of the first shell 610, wherein the first shell 610 is provided with a first port connecting portion 615, wherein the port connecting portion is arranged around the outer peripheral side of the cutting portion 612, and the outer peripheral side of the corresponding first blade disc 110 feed port 150 is provided with a second port connecting portion 160, wherein the first port connecting portion 615 and the second port connecting portion 160 cooperate to achieve sealing between the cutting portion 612 and the grinding chamber 130, based on this, it can effectively prevent the processed food from overflowing into the material receiving bin 621 during the cutting process, thereby effectively improving the processing quality of the food processor 10. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, part of the blades of the cutting mechanism 200 are located in the grinding chamber 130. Based on this, the part of the blades located in the grinding chamber 130 can further cut the food to be processed in the grinding chamber 130, thereby effectively improving the processing efficiency of the food processor 10.

[0053] Optionally, the housing assembly 600 is further provided with a material receiving bin 621 , which is spaced apart from the material feeding bin 613 , and the discharge port 140 connects the grinding chamber 130 and the material receiving bin 621 .

[0054] Specifically, in this embodiment, the material receiving bin 621 is spaced apart from the material feeding bin 613. For example, in this embodiment, the second housing 620 is provided with the material receiving bin 621, and the first housing 610 is provided in the material receiving bin 621 of the second housing 620. The side wall of the first housing 610 completely separates the material receiving bin 621 from the material feeding bin 613, thereby effectively preventing unprocessed food materials from directly entering the material receiving bin 621. Furthermore, the grinding chamber 130 is connected to the material receiving bin 621 through the discharge port 140. Based on this, the food materials to be processed in the material feeding bin 613 can only be discharged to the material receiving bin 621 along the discharge port 140 after passing through the knife cutting mechanism 200 and the cutting mechanism 20 in sequence along the feeding direction X1, thereby effectively improving the processing quality of the food processor 10.

[0055] Optionally, the food processor 10 further includes a blocking member 700 disposed on the cutting portion 612 for slowing down the movement of the food to be processed along the feeding direction X1 to cooperate with the knife cutting mechanism 200 to complete the cutting operation. Optionally, as shown in FIG3 , in this embodiment, the blocking member 700 is a convex rib 700a extending axially from the cutting portion 612. Specifically, in this embodiment, the convex rib 700a extends from the material storage portion 611 along the axial direction of the cutting portion 612 to the bottom of the cutting portion 612. The protruding height of the convex rib 700a along the radial direction of the cutting portion 612 is less than the preset threshold value described above. Based on this, the convex rib 700a can cooperate with the knife cutting mechanism 200 to more effectively cut the food to be processed.

[0056] Optionally, as shown in Figure 4, the blocking member 700 is a horizontal bar 700b extending radially along the cutting portion 612, which is arranged at the bottom of the cutting portion 612 along the feeding direction X1. Based on this, the horizontal bar 700b can play a certain supporting role on the food to be processed located in the feeding bin 613, thereby slowing down the descending speed of the food to be processed, and then cooperating with the knife cutting mechanism 200 to efficiently complete the cutting work.

[0057] Optionally, the inner wall of the feed bin 613 is evenly spaced with a plurality of protrusions 614 extending along the feed direction X1. Based on this approach, the inner wall of the feed bin 613 presents a corrugated structure, thereby effectively reducing the contact area between the food to be processed and the wall surface of the inner wall of the feed bin 613, thereby effectively reducing the resistance of the food to be processed in the feed bin 613, and preventing some processed food from remaining on the inner wall of the feed bin 613.

[0058] It is worth noting that the drawings in this article are only intended to illustrate the structural relationship and connection relationship of the product of the invention of this application, and do not limit the specific structural dimensions of the product of the invention of this application.

[0059] The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the contents of the description and drawings of the present invention, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A food processor, characterized in that: include: The housing assembly is provided with a feed bin, and the feed bin is used to accommodate food to be processed; Cutting mechanism, including: A knife cutting mechanism, used for cutting the food to be processed; The grinding mechanism is used for grinding the food to be processed after being cut by the cutting mechanism.

2. The food processor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feed bin includes a storage portion and a cutting portion arranged along the feeding direction, and the knife cutting mechanism is at least partially located in the cutting portion, wherein, along the vertical direction perpendicular to the feeding direction, the difference between the radial dimension of the cutting portion and the cutting radius of the knife cutting mechanism is less than or equal to a preset threshold.

3. The food processor according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner side wall of the material storage portion is arranged to be inclined relative to the inner side wall of the material cutting portion.

4. The food processor according to claim 2, characterized in that: The grinding mechanism is provided with a grinding chamber, the grinding chamber is communicated with the cutting part, and the knife cutting mechanism is at least partially located in the grinding chamber.

5. The food processor according to claim 4, characterized in that: The grinding chamber is provided with a discharge port, and the shell assembly is further provided with a material receiving bin, the material receiving bin is spaced apart from the material feeding bin, and the discharge port communicates the grinding chamber with the material receiving bin.

6. The food processor according to claim 4, characterized in that: The grinding mechanism comprises: A first cutter disc is provided with a feed port connected to the cutting portion; A second blade disc is arranged on a side of the first blade disc away from the cutting mechanism, and is spaced apart from the first blade disc along the feeding direction of the food to be processed to form the grinding chamber; any one or more of the first blade disc and the second blade disc are configured as rotating parts, and the first blade disc and the second blade disc can rotate relative to each other; A gear connection assembly is respectively connected to the first cutter disc and the shell assembly, and the gear connection assembly is used to adjust the distance between the first cutter disc and the second cutter disc.

7. The food processor according to claim 2, characterized in that: The food processor also includes: The blocking member is arranged at the cutting portion and is used to slow down the movement of the food to be processed along the feeding direction so as to cooperate with the knife cutting mechanism to complete the cutting work.

8. The food processor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner side wall of the feed bin is evenly spaced with a plurality of protrusions extending along the feed direction.

9. The food processor according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that: The grinding mechanism is provided with a discharge port, and the housing assembly comprises: A first shell, wherein the feed bin is disposed in the first shell; The second shell, the material receiving bin is arranged in the second shell; the first shell and the material cutting mechanism are detachably arranged in the material receiving bin.

10. The food processor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cutting mechanism also includes: A driving mechanism, which is in driving connection with the knife cutting mechanism and the grinding mechanism, and is used to drive the knife cutting mechanism and the grinding mechanism to work; Wherein, the knife cutting mechanism comprises a plurality of blades arranged at intervals along the feeding direction, wherein the blades are transmission-connected to the driving mechanism.

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