CN101073477A

CN101073477A - Container for food processor

Info

Publication number: CN101073477A
Application number: CN 200610084628
Authority: CN
Inventors: 奇·瓦·利昂格
Original assignee: Conair Corp
Current assignee: Conair Corp
Priority date: 2006-05-19
Filing date: 2006-05-19
Publication date: 2007-11-21

Abstract

The invention is concerned with the storage tank for blade of food preparation machine, includes the outer shell, and the handle that is for easy transport of storage tank. The outer shell includes the top part, the middle part and the bottom part, which can store any kind of accessories in it. The invention can set the round opening at the bottom part in order to put the tank in the machine. The opening on the bottom can set on the driving axis of the machine in order to close machine when the storage tank in it.

Description

The storage tank that is used for food processor

Technical field

The present invention relates to the holder of a kind of blade and dish.More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of storage tank that can store the blade of various food processor safely.

Background technology

Be well known that the Mixmaster that provides has and is used to for example finish the various blades of cutting, tearing and cut such task.These blades are very sharp, must focus one's attention on when the consumer operates them, to prevent to hurt oneself.

The inherent defect relevant with the numerous food product processing machine is that they do not provide a kind of method of storage blade, makes them not be damaged and is not placed on the outside, so when fetching or may coming to harm during storage attachments.In addition, various blades can occupy valuable table top or drawer space.Therefore, need a kind of like this accessory, this accessory allows people to store various blades in the mode that is safe to the user and protects blade not to be damaged simultaneously, promptly.In addition, need not take valuable table top or the mode of drawer space is stored these blades with a kind of yet.

Summary of the invention

A target of the present invention is the shortcoming that overcomes above-mentioned prior art.By the present invention described herein, can realize these and other targets.

Can store the various storage tanks that are used for the blade of food processor safely by providing a kind of, the present invention has realized these and other targets.Storage tank comprises shell and in order easily to transport the handle of storage tank.Shell can comprise top section, mid portion and base section.Top section preferably includes locking, so that top section is remained closed.Can use first bar, to partially open top section from the centre, the feasible accessory that can use in the mid portion.Can use second bar, to open mid portion from base section, the feasible accessory that can use in the base section.

Various otch or groove can be positioned at these parts, and described otch or groove can be preserved various food processor accessories, for example blade, dish or bridge.In a preferred embodiment, circular open is positioned on the bottom of storage tank.This opening can make whole storage tank be placed in the food processor, so that store.Can place at the opening on the bottom of storage tank food processor driving shaft above, can be positioned at closed food processor under its inner situation at storage tank then.

Description of drawings

By the following detailed description of reference, and, can more fully must understand the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawing that marks below to illustrative embodiment.

Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the storage tank that is used for food processor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the partial, exploded perspective view of storage tank of the food processor of Fig. 1, and it shows the different signal aspect of storage tank;

Fig. 3 is the rear perspective of storage tank of the food processor of Fig. 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the partial, exploded perspective view of storage tank of the food processor of Fig. 1, and it shows the mid portion of opening;

Fig. 5 is the partial, exploded perspective view of storage tank of the food processor of Fig. 1, and it shows the base section of opening;

Fig. 6 is the bottom perspective view of storage tank of the food processor of Fig. 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

With reference to figure 1, show storage tank according to the food processor of an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, this storage tank is represented with Reference numeral 10 usually.Storage tank 10 comprises shell 12 and in order to transport the handle 14 of storage tank 10 easily.In a preferred embodiment, shell can comprise top section 16, mid portion 18 and base section 20.Handle 14 can be fixed on the top section 16 of shell 12 by the one or more projections 15 that are connected on the top section 16.

Top section 16 preferably includes locking 22, so that make top section 16 remain closed.This can make storage tank 10 firmly fix the food processor dish.As shown in Figure 2, the top section 16 of shell 12 can be opened this locking 22 over being pulled away from by the top area 24 with locking 22.Any dish that the top section that this makes the user to use can be kept at storage tank 10 is 16 li.In an example, storage tank can be preserved and cut dish 26 and tear dish 28.By opening locking 22, the user can use these

dishes

26,28, and their top sections 16 from storage tank 10 are pulled out, so that use in the food processor (not shown).Then, the top area 24 that the user can be by promoting locking is with the top section 16 of fastening shell 12, makes locking 22 repositions.

Fig. 3 shows the back side of storage tank 10.Shell support 38 is positioned on the back side of storage tank 10.The hinge (not shown) is positioned at 40 places, bottom of support 38, and support 38 can be around above-mentioned hinge rotation when opening top section 16.Shell support 38 preferably has straight profile.This makes when open top section 16, top section 16 can be straight rest on desk or the table top, make that coiling 26,28 can not drop out.

Fig. 4 shows the storage tank 10 that top section 16 is shown in an open position.In order to open top section, press down first bar 30.In a preferred embodiment, the pressing down of first bar 30 making button 32 rotations of winning, and broken away from up to described button till first clamp 34 on the bottom side 36 of the top section 16 that is positioned at shell 12.When not pressing down first bar 30, because first clamp 34 can not break away from first button 32, so can not open top section 16.When down-pressed pole 30, first clamp 34 is left in 32 rotations of first button, and the clamp of winning is not stopped.Then, can open top section 16.

In the mid portion 18 of shell 12, can be provided with several otch or groove part, to be used to preserve the food processor accessory.For example, can be provided with first notch portion 42, this part 42 can be preserved the face blade 44 that is used for bread.Mid portion 18 can have second notch portion 46, and this part 46 can be preserved bridge 50.This bridge 50 can be connected on the

dish

26,28, makes them can be connected on the driving shaft (not shown) of food processor.

But Fig. 5 shows the storage tank 10 that base section 20 is in the use location.For using base section 20, press down second bar 52.With with the similar mode of first bar 30, the pressing down of second bar 52 makes and 54 rotations of second button broken away from till second clamp 55 that is positioned at shell 12 up to described button.When not pressing down second bar 54, because second clamp can not be separated from second button 54, so can not use base section 20.When pressing down second bar 52, second clamp 55 is left in 54 rotations of second button, makes that second clamp is not stopped.Like this, top section 16 and mid portion 18 can rotate around hinge simultaneously, and can use base section 20.

For helping to open, joint 60 and post 62 can be set.Preferably, joint 60 can utilize the spring bias voltage that makes progress.When not pressing down second bar 52 and mid portion 18 when contacting fully with base section 20, post 62 promotes joints 60, pushes it down to base section 20.When pressing down second bar 52, second clamp 55 is left in 54 rotations of second button, and mid portion can separate from base section.Spring bias voltage joint 60 upwards pushes away the mid portion 18 of post 62 and shell 12.This helps, if second bar 52 unclamps before mid portion 18 lifts from base section 20, guarantees that then second button 54 can not engage again with second clamp 55.This can help also to prevent that mid portion 18 from getting back on the base section 20 with excessive active force closure, if above-mentioned situation takes place then may damage storage tank 10.Similarly, joint and rod structure also can be arranged between top section 16 and the mid portion 18.

Base section 20 can have three cuts part 56.This otch or groove can be preserved and for example chop blade 58.But the blade of other types and annex also can place 20 li of this base sections or place in other parts in the storage tank 10.

In a preferred embodiment, circular open 64 can be positioned on the bottom of storage tank 10, as illustrated in Figures 5 and 6.This opening 64 can be so that whole storage tank 10 be placed in the food processor, so that store.The opening 64 at the place, bottom of storage tank 10 can be placed on the top of the driving shaft (not shown) of food processor, can be positioned at closed food processor under its inner situation at storage tank 10 then.Mating hole 66 can be positioned at the place, bottom that chops blade 58, makes that chopping blade can not hinder storage tank 10 to place the top of driving shaft.

Though disclosed herein and described the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that and under the situation that does not deviate from scope of the present invention, can make various changes.

Claims

1. storage tank, this storage tank comprises shell, this shell is made of one or more storages parts, is provided with otch or the groove that is used to store the food processor annex in these storage parts, and is respectively equipped with locking device.

2. storage tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein the annex of food processor comprises one of following at least: blade, dish or bridge.

3. storage tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein said storage partly comprises top section, mid portion and base section, at any one time, wherein at least two parts lock together by the locking device on mid portion or the base section.

4. storage tank as claimed in claim 3, wherein, the locking device of top section comprises locking, and it is positioned at the peripheral region of top section, when open mode, can allow the food processor annex from top section, to extract out, can stop that when lock-out state the food processor annex extracts out from top section.

5. storage tank as claimed in claim 3, wherein, also be included in the support with flat profile that vertically forms on the periphery of shell, this support one end is fixed or is integrally formed in the top section, and the other end is connected on the hinge that is positioned on the base section periphery.

6. storage tank as claimed in claim 5, wherein, the position that the locking device of mid portion is positioned on the periphery of mid portion, have a common boundary with top section, and comprising: first button, with first clamp of first lock joint and first bar that is used to press down first button.

7. storage tank as claimed in claim 5, wherein, the position that the locking device of base section is positioned on the periphery of base section, have a common boundary with mid portion, and comprising: second button, with second clamp of second lock joint and second bar that is used to press down second button.

8. storage tank as claimed in claim 3, also comprise and be positioned at base section and by spring-supported joint, and at the post of the corresponding position of the bottom of mid portion, wherein when middle part snapped together with base section, described post was pressed against on this joint by described spring.

9. storage tank as claimed in claim 3, also comprise and being located in the mid portion and by spring-supported joint, and at the post of the corresponding position of the bottom of top section, wherein when top section and mid portion snapped together, described post was pressed against on this joint by spring.

10. storage tank as claimed in claim 3 also is included in the corresponding opening of driving shaft shape of that the bottom of storage tank forms, shape and food processor.