CN101579195B

CN101579195B - Pepper grinder

Info

Publication number: CN101579195B
Application number: CN200910039984A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴明锋
Original assignee: DONGGUAN LIANGJIA HARDWARE PLASTIC PRODUCT Co Ltd
Current assignee: DONGGUAN LIANGJIA HARDWARE PLASTIC PRODUCT Co Ltd
Priority date: 2009-06-04
Filing date: 2009-06-04
Publication date: 2012-08-29
Anticipated expiration: 2029-06-04
Also published as: CN101579195A

Abstract

The invention discloses a pepper grinder, which comprises a hollow containing unit, a grinding unit assembled on the bottom of the containing unit and used for grinding pepper, and an opening and closing unit, wherein the grinding unit defines a spilling port positioned on the bottom; and the opening and closing unit comprises an opening and closing element arranged below the grinding unit, the opening and closing element can move up and down and convert between a closing position and an opening position. When on the closing position, the opening and closing element obstructs outside space beyond the spilling port and the pepper grinder, and when on the opening position, the spilling port is communicated with the outside space beyond the pepper grinder; therefore, when the opening and closing unit moves to the closing position to block the spilling port, the pepper grinder can avoid pepper powder left in the grinding unit falling outward after use.

Description

Pepper grinder

Technical field

The invention relates to a kind of mill, be meant a kind of pepper grinder that is used for coarse flavouring such as pepper, salt grain are ground to form the micro powder shape especially.

Background technology

In modern times in people's the eating habit; The normal delicious food that uses flavouring to add the food dish; And pepper is a kind of flavouring commonly used, during use is coarse-grained pepper is placed in the pepper grinder, and grinds by the individual lapping device that is positioned at the bottom of one of this pepper grinder; Said lapping device generally includes: an outer grinding seat that fixedly installs; And one can be relatively interior the grindings seat that rotates of this outer grinding seat, these inside and outside seats that grind define an annular opening that is positioned at the below jointly, when relative this outer grinding seat rotation of interior grindings seat; The pepper particle receives these to grind the abrasive action of seats and wears into the pepper powder, and is dropped out and trickled down on food by this annular opening.

Though pepper grinder can reach the grinding effect in the past; Yet after grinding use; Have the pepper powder that had partly been ground and remain in the lapping device and unrestrained fully to food, these residual pepper powder are very easy to fall from annular opening, so work as pepper grinder and finish using and be placed in desktop, cabinet ... In when place; To have the pepper powder end and drop in desktop or cupboard surface, and then these utensil surfaces that supply pepper grinder to put of making dirty.Above-mentioned pepper grinder is desirable not to the utmost in the use, remains to be improved.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, the present invention is directed to the disappearance of prior art existence, its main purpose provides a kind of pepper grinder of the function of blocking to avoid residual pepper powder to drop that have downwards.

For realizing above-mentioned purpose, the present invention adopts following technical scheme:

A kind of pepper grinder, comprise a hollow and define one be installed in the space be installed in unit, a grinding unit and a keying unit.This grinding unit is assembled in this and is installed in the unit; And comprise a couple axle that can be driven and rotate; This couple axle has an axle track that extends through up and down; This grinding unit can be driven and utilize rotary action to grind pepper, and this grinding unit defines a mouth that spills that is positioned at the bottom.This keying unit comprise one can move up and down and on extend below and pass the connecting rod of the axle track of this couple axle; And opening and closing element that combines and be positioned at this grinding unit below with this connecting rod linkedly; This opening and closing element can be driven by this connecting rod and move between a detent position and an enable possition relative to this grinding unit; When opening and closing element is positioned at detent position; This opening and closing element intercept this spill mouthful with pepper grinder outside extraneous space, when opening and closing element was positioned at the enable possition, this spilt mouth and is connected with extraneous space outside the pepper grinder.

For more clearly setting forth architectural feature of the present invention and effect, come the present invention is elaborated below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and specific embodiment.Before the present invention is described in detail, be noted that in following description similarly assembly is to represent with identical numbering.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the assembled sectional view of one of pepper grinder of the present invention first preferred embodiment, shows that simultaneously an opening and closing element is positioned at a detent position;

Fig. 2 is the cutaway view of a similar Fig. 1, shows that simultaneously this opening and closing element is positioned at an enable possition;

Fig. 3 is the assembled sectional view of one of pepper grinder of the present invention second preferred embodiment, shows that simultaneously an opening and closing element is positioned at a detent position;

Fig. 4 is the sectional perspective exploded view of this second preferred embodiment;

Fig. 5 is the cutaway view of a similar Fig. 3, shows that simultaneously this opening and closing element is positioned at an enable possition;

Fig. 6 is the assembled sectional view of one of pepper grinder of the present invention the 3rd preferred embodiment, shows that simultaneously a lid is positioned at a non-depressed position; And

Fig. 7 is the cutaway view of a similar Fig. 6, shows that simultaneously a lid and a connecting rod move down with respect to the state of Fig. 6.

The accompanying drawing identifier declaration:

1, be installed in unit 10, be installed in the space

11, bottle 111, bottle wall

112, assembled wall 113, retaining wall

114, slide ditch 12, lid

121, roof 122, tegmental wall

123, combine wall 124, adapter section

125, the section of fastening 126, assembly hole

127, limited block 13, joint seat

130, axle installing hole 131, internal ring wall

132, external annulus 14, base

2, grinding unit 20, spill mouth

21, couple axle 211, apical grafting section

212, the end section of connecing 213, axle track

22, interior grinding seat 23, outer grinding seat

24, outer casing seat 25, screw

3, open and close unit 31, connecting rod

311, first end 312, the second end

32, return unit 33, opening and closing element

34, pressing piece

The specific embodiment:

Consult Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, first preferred embodiment of pepper grinder of the present invention comprises: one is installed in unit 1, a grinding unit 2, and a keying unit 3.

This is installed in the bottle 11 that unit 1 comprises a hollow, and a lid 12 that is installed in the top of this bottle 11 rotatably.

This bottle 11 comprises a bottle wall 111 around a central axis, and one within this bottle wall 111 the side face radial loop around outstanding assembled wall 112, the root edge of these assembled wall 112 contiguous this bottle walls 111.

This lid 12 defines one jointly with this bottle 11 and is installed in space 10, and this is installed in space 10 and can supplies members such as this grinding unit 2 and keying unit 3 to install.Said lid 12 comprises that a level is located at the roof 121 of these bottle 11 tops, and extends the tegmental wall 122 that combines from roof 121 peripheries towards this bottle 11; And the combination wall 123 of an outstanding annular under these roof 121 mediads; This combines within the wall 123 surperficial stepped; And comprise that one is positioned at top and the bigger adapter section 124 of internal diameter; And one be connected adapter section 124 bottoms and the less section of fastening 125 of internal diameter, and said adapter section 124 and this roof 121 define the assembly hole 126 that axially runs through jointly, and the cross section of said assembly hole 126 is square.

This grinding unit 2 is assembled in this and is installed in the space 10; And comprise: end section interior that couple axle that driven by this lid 12 and can rotate around self axis 21, are combined in this couple axle 21 linkedly grinds 22, outer grinding seats that fixedly install around grinding seat 22 in this of seat 23, one and is located at the outside outer casing seat 24 of this outer grinding seat 23, and two are installed in the screw 25 that the assembled wall 112 of unit 1 locks and combines with this outer casing seat 24 and this.This couple axle 21 is a long up and down upright hollow pipe fitting to extension; The cross section of its outward appearance is square; And comprise one stretch into this combination wall 123 and receive apical grafting section that this section of fastening 125 fastens 211, one with should in grind the end section of connecing 212 that seat 22 combines linkedly, and one runs through the rounded axle track in Qi Ding, bottom surface and cross section 213.

Should in grind seat 22 and this outer grinding seat 23 and define one jointly and be positioned at below and ringwise and spill mouthfuls 20.Driven by this couple axle 21 and when this outer grinding seat 23 rotated relatively, these inside and outside grinding seats 23 were worked in coordination and ground coarse-grained pepper, are spilt mouth 20 by the pepper powder after grinding by this and spill when grinding seat 22 in this.

This keying unit 3 comprises: axle track 213 that is installed in this couple axle 21 and on the connecting rod that extends below 31, one be arranged on the top of this couple axle 21 and be arranged in the return unit 32 of assembly hole 126, an opening and closing element 33 that is combined in the bottom of this connecting rod 31 linkedly, and pressing piece 34 that is fixedly installed on this return unit 32 and the top of connecting rod 31.

Wherein, This connecting rod 31 comprises that one projects upwards in the first end 311 of the apical margin of this couple axle 21; And a second end 312 that protrudes in the root edge of this couple axle 21 downwards, this first end 311 links this pressing piece 34, and this second end 312 links this opening and closing element 33.These return unit 32 ring sets are in first end 311 peripheries of this connecting rod 31, and press between the top of bottom and this couple axle 21 of this pressing piece 34 the elastic reset power that return unit 32 provides this

pressing piece

34 and 31 1 perseverances of connecting rod to make progress.This opening and closing element 33 is the level board sheet approximately, and its path length cooperates footpath within this bottle 11 and designs, and can fit in the inner peripheral surface of the root edge of bottle wall 111.

When the present invention uses; This keying unit 3 is positioned at a detent position shown in Figure 1 at the beginning; This opening and closing element 33 was close to grinding units 2 and was close to the root edge of this outer casing seat 24 and the root edge of bottle 11 this moment; This spills lower opening of mouthfuls 20 and is closed by this opening and closing element 33, make spill mouthfuls 20 with this pepper grinding pot outside extraneous space can't be communicated with by obstruct.And the present invention is when grinding pepper, rotates this lid 12 and can drive this couple axle 21 and rotate, and then grind seat 22 relative these outer grinding seats 23 in driving and rotate and grinding pepper particle.

Then in order to make the pepper powder outwards trickle down; Pushing this pressing piece 34 makes this keying unit 3 move to an enable possition shown in Figure 2; This moment this return unit 32 pressurizeds and compressing; This connecting rod 31 and opening and closing element 33 receive that pressing piece 34 moves down and and then descend, this opening and closing element 33 away from the root edge of

bottle wall

111 and and 111 on bottle wall produce the slit, the slit is outwards unrestrained thus to make the pepper powder.Wait to remove impose on pressing piece 34 push strength after, elastic reset power that this return unit 32 makes progress drives this pressing piece 34 and gets back to position shown in Figure 1, and then drives members such as this connecting rod 31, opening and closing element 33 and get back to this detent position.

Need to prove that above-mentioned occupation mode is with the action of rotate grinding and pushes this pressing piece 34 and action that opening and closing element 33 is opened is separately carried out, but the invention is not restricted to above-mentioned occupation mode; Because when rotating this lid 12, also can envelope the roof 121 of this lid 12 by palm, because pressing piece 34 is to project upwards in this roof 121 in normal condition; When therefore palm coats roof 121, can in the lump outstanding pressing piece 34 be compressed downwards, at the same time; Finger then grips the tegmental wall 122 of this lid 12 and rotates; Thus, in rotating the process of grinding pepper, this pressing piece 34 is pushed simultaneously and is made opening and closing element 33 be positioned at the enable possition; The pepper powder can directly outwards be trickled down, and this kind occupation mode only needs once action to accomplish.In addition, the design of pressing piece 34 is not also exceeded to protrude in this roof 121, only needs matching structure design and occupation mode and reaches and press down synchronously and rotatable the grinding gets final product.

In sum, should open and close unit 3 by being provided with, when needs use pepper powder; Control this opening and closing element 33 and be positioned at this enable possition so that pepper powder spills, after finishing using, this opening and closing element 33 resets to this detent position, and this spills mouth 20 with block; The pepper powder that remains in the grinding unit 2 can't outwards be dropped out; Therefore the present invention puts when desktop, does not have the anxiety of the desktop of making dirty, reaches the present invention's purpose really.

Consult Fig. 3,4,5, second preferred embodiment of pepper grinder of the present invention and this first preferred embodiment difference are: the design that this drive that is installed in structure and this couple axle 21 of unit 1 is ground.

The unit 1 that is installed in of present embodiment comprises a bottle 11, a joint seat 13 that is installed in these bottle 11 bottoms, and a base 14 that is fixedly mounted on these joint seat 13 bottoms, and this base 14, joint seat 13 define one jointly with bottle 11 and be installed in space 10.

Wherein, towards the bottle wall 111 that extends below and be provided with around a central axis, and one from these roof 121 mediads combination wall 123 of outstanding annular down from these roof 121 peripheries for the roof 121, that this bottle 11 comprises a circle.Because present embodiment omits the lid 12 in this first preferred embodiment, so the bottle 11 of present embodiment directly forms this roof 121 and the structure that combines wall 123.This joint seat 13 is to be installed in this bottle wall 111 root edges synchronously rotationally with this bottle 11, and comprises an internal ring wall 131 that defines a square axle installing hole 130, and spacer ring is around the peripheral external annulus 132 of this internal ring wall 131.

And shape is a cuboid outside this couple axle 21, and is plugged in the axle installing hole 130 of this joint seat 13, and the development length of the couple axle 21 of present embodiment is shorter, should interiorly grind seat 22 as long as can be inserted in this installing hole 130 and down link.

The keying unit 3 of present embodiment comprises equally: the connecting rod that extends below on one 31, one are arranged on the return unit 32 of this assembly hole 126, an opening and closing element 33 that is combined in the bottom of this connecting rod 31 linkedly, and a pressing piece 34 that is fixedly installed on this return unit 32 and the top of connecting rod 31.The end section of this connecting rod 31 is passed the axle track 213 of this couple axle 21 to link this opening and closing element 33.The area of this opening and closing element 33 cooperates the root edge size of the outer casing seat 24 of this grinding unit 2, so this opening and closing element 33 fits in the root edge of this outer casing seat 24 when being positioned at the detent position of Fig. 3.

When present embodiment uses, rotate this bottle 11 and rotate to drive this joint seat 13 and couple axle 21 relative these bases 14, so this couple axle 21 can drive interior grinding seat 22 rotations and grind pepper.Equally can be and should open and close unit 3 at detent position shown in Figure 3, and move between enable possition shown in Figure 5, so its occupation mode such as this first preferred embodiment are no longer explanation.

Can know that by above explanation the present invention's spirit is: after pepper grinder is finished using, utilize being communicated with of the isolated pepper grinder inner spaces of opening and closing element 33 and extraneous space; Prevent that the pepper powder from outwards dropping; Therefore the present invention's opening and closing element 33 can be large-area design like first preferred embodiment, to be posted by the root edge of whole bottle 11, and perhaps can be like second preferred embodiment; Only the recline root edge of this grinding unit 2 all can reach the block function.

Consult Fig. 6,7, the 3rd preferred embodiment of pepper grinder of the present invention and the structure of this first preferred embodiment are roughly the same, and difference is: the design of this bottle 11, lid 12 and keying unit 3.The bottle 11 of present embodiment more comprises a radially outstanding retaining wall 113 of side face within bottle wall 111.Wherein, shape is stepped outside this bottle wall 111, and the footpath is less outside its top section, and this bottle wall 111 comprises a sliding ditch 114 that is arranged with side face outside its top section, and said sliding ditch 114 around this bottle wall 111 ringwise.

The lid 12 of present embodiment comprises that the roof 121, of a level extends the tegmental wall 122 that combines from roof 121 peripheries towards this bottle wall 111, and one from these roof 121 mediads combination wall 123 of outstanding annular down.Wherein, this tegmental wall 122 comprises two limited blocks 127 separated between left and right and that the side face radial inward is given prominence within its root edge, and these limited blocks 127 are distinctly charged into the cunning ditch 114 of bottle 11.

The lid 12 of present embodiment can also relatively move up and down except can be relatively this bottle 11 rotates, and then between the depressed position of the non-depressed position of a Fig. 6 and a Fig. 7, changes.When this lid 12 was positioned at non-depressed position, the bottom of its tegmental wall 122 and this bottle 11 had the gap, and its limited block 127 is positioned at the apical margin of this cunning ditch 114; When this lid 12 is positioned at depressed position, the root edge of tegmental wall 122 this bottle 11 that reclines, its limited block 127 is positioned at the root edge of this cunning ditch 114.

The keying unit 3 of present embodiment comprises a connecting rod 31, a return unit 32 and an opening and closing element 33; The individual first end 311 that is positioned at apical margin of one of said connecting rod 31 is the roofs 121 that link this lid 12; This connecting rod 31 and these lid 12 interlock settings therefore can be with lid 12 relative these bottle 11 declines and rotations.These return unit 32 rings are located at this couple axle 21 peripheries; And between the combination wall 123 of the retaining wall 113 of this bottle 11 and lid 12; This return unit 32 can receive this lid 12 to press down and compressed, and then the elastic reset power that provides this

lid

12 and 31 1 on connecting rod to make progress.

Present embodiment is under general state, and this lid 12 is positioned at non-depressed position, and this spills the detent position of mouth 20 to make this opening and closing element 33 be positioned at block.During use; These lid 12 relative these bottles 11 are rotated; Bestow simultaneously and press down strength and lid 12 is moved down; This couple axle 21 can rotate synchronously with this lid 12 and reach the function of grinding pepper, and this connecting rod 31, opening and closing element 33 receive this lid 12 and press down and be moved downward to the enable possition simultaneously, so present embodiment also is to use single action can reach the purpose of grinding pepper and pressing down this opening and closing element 33 simultaneously.

Need to prove; The quantity of the limited block 127 of said lid 12 is not limited to two; It is said that its kenel also is not limited to present embodiment; As long as because can lid 12 be limited in this non-depressed position, break away from the design of this bottle 11 to prevent this lid 12 to receive this return unit 32 to make progress pushing tow, be all the scope that the present invention protects.

The above; It only is preferred embodiment of the present invention; Be not that technical scope of the present invention is done any restriction, so every foundation technical spirit of the present invention all still belongs in the scope of technical scheme of the present invention any trickle modification, equivalent variations and modification that above embodiment did.

Claims

1. a pepper grinder is characterized in that: comprise

One hollow be installed in the unit; Define one and be installed in the space; This is installed in the bottle that the unit comprises a hollow; And one be assembled in the apical margin of this bottle lid, this lid this bottle relatively moves up and down and between a non-depressed position and a depressed position, changes, and this bottle rotation relatively of this lid; Said lid comprises that a roof, extends the tegmental wall that combines from the roof periphery towards this bottle; And combination wall of giving prominence to downwards from this roof; This bottle comprises a bottle wall around setting and top and the assembling of this tegmental wall, and one within this bottle wall the radially outstanding retaining wall of side face;

One grinding unit, it is assembled in this and is installed in the unit and comprises the hard to bear aforementioned cover body of ability to drive and the couple axle that rotates, and this couple axle has an axle track that extends through up and down, and the top section of this couple axle is assembled with the aforementioned wall that combines; This grinding unit can hard to bear drive and utilize rotary action to grind pepper; This grinding unit defines a mouth that spills that is positioned at the bottom; This grinding unit comprises that more one is combined in the interior grinding seat of the bottom of this couple axle linkedly; And one around the outer grinding seat that grinds seat in this and fixedly install, and said to spill mouthful be to be defined jointly by this inside and outside grindings; And

One keying unit, it comprise one can move up and down and on extend below and the connecting rod, that passes the axle track of this couple axle is installed on return unit and opening and closing element that combines and be positioned at this grinding unit below with this connecting rod linkedly that this is installed in the space and this lid elastic reset power that a perseverance makes progress is provided; This return unit is arranged on the aforementioned retaining wall and can compresses by hard to bear aforementioned combination wall; This connecting rod can hard to bear this lid drive and relatively this bottle move up and down, this opening and closing element can drive and move between a detent position and an enable possition relative to this grinding unit by hard to bear this connecting rod;

When opening and closing element is positioned at detent position, this opening and closing element intercept this spill mouthful with pepper grinder outside extraneous space; When opening and closing element is positioned at the enable possition, this spill mouthful with pepper grinder outside extraneous spatial communication.

2. pepper grinder according to claim 1; It is characterized in that: said bottle wall comprises that one is arranged with in the sliding ditch on its surface; The tegmental wall of this lid comprises a limited block of giving prominence to towards this cunning ditch from its radial surface; When lid was positioned at non-depressed position, its limited block was positioned at the apical margin of this cunning ditch and this lid is positioned this non-depressed position.