CN107225037B

CN107225037B - Waste food processor

Info

Publication number: CN107225037B
Application number: CN201610173191.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴雄浩; 陈伟杰; 滕勇; 陈诗洁; 张弛; 谢武彬
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2016-03-23
Filing date: 2016-03-23
Publication date: 2022-09-27
Anticipated expiration: 2036-03-23
Also published as: CN107225037A

Abstract

The invention provides a waste food processor, which comprises a grinding cylinder; the upper shell is sleeved outside the grinding cylinder; the grinding device comprises a first positioning structure and a second positioning structure, wherein one of the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure is arranged on the outer wall of the grinding cylinder, the other one of the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure is arranged on the inner wall of the upper shell, and the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure can be mutually nested so that the grinding cylinder and the upper shell can be positioned in the vertical direction or in the circumferential direction. The technical scheme of the invention solves the problem that the waste food processor in the prior art is difficult to assemble.

Description

Waste food processor

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a waste food processor.

Background

A household food waste disposer is a kitchen appliance product for disposing of assumed waste food residue. Through grinding, the household waste food such as fruit peels, rotten vegetable leaves, leftovers, even fishbones and bones can be thoroughly crushed, and finally, pasty substances are formed and discharged into a sewage system. The grinding cylinder and the outer housing of the prior art household food waste disposer are assembled by screws, and particularly, the assembling manner is divided into an external screw driving and an internal screw driving. The prior art household food waste disposer has the following problems:

when the grinding cylinder and the upper shell are assembled by adopting an external screw driving mode, the screw can be driven by a specially-made lengthened screwdriver head, and the assembly sight is easily blocked and the operation is very troublesome. If the short-batch-nozzle air batch body is easy to touch the machine body or touch the machine body, the assembly workers are unsmooth, and the assembly efficiency and the assembly quality are influenced.

When the grinding cylinder and the upper shell are assembled by adopting a built-in screw beating mode, due to the influence of the height and space limitation of screws, a common screwdriver cannot stretch into the grinding cylinder and is difficult to assemble, and the screws are extremely easy to fall into the shell and are difficult to take out in the installation process, so that certain risks are brought to the whole machine.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to a food waste disposer to solve the problem of the prior art that the food waste disposer is difficult to assemble.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a food waste disposer, including: a grinding cylinder; the upper shell is sleeved outside the grinding cylinder; first location structure and second location structure, one of first location structure and the second location structure sets up on the outer wall of grinding vessel, and another sets up on the inner wall of last casing, and first location structure and second location structure can be nested so that grinding vessel and last casing are fixed a position in vertical direction or circumference each other.

Further, the food waste disposer further includes: the jacking structure is arranged between the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure.

Furthermore, the first positioning structure is a bump, and the second positioning structure is a slot matched with the bump.

Further, the second positioning structure includes: the upper vertical plate and the lower vertical plate are arranged in parallel and extend along the circumferential direction of the upper shell; wherein, the upper vertical plate, the lower vertical plate and the inner wall of the upper shell form a slot.

Further, the second positioning structure further comprises: and the stop plate is connected between the upper vertical plate and the lower vertical plate.

Further, the length of riser is less than the length of last riser down, and wherein, the first end of last riser and riser down is connected respectively at the both ends of backstop board, and the second end of going up riser and riser down misplaces on the circumference direction along last casing.

Furthermore, reinforcing ribs are arranged on the upper vertical plate and/or the lower vertical plate.

Further, the tight structure in top includes the sand grip and with sand grip complex recess, wherein, one setting in sand grip and the recess is on the lug, and another setting is in the slot.

Furthermore, the convex strip is arranged in the slot and forms an included angle with the upper vertical plate,

furthermore, the convex strip is vertical to the upper vertical plate.

Further, a convex line is formed on the inner wall of the upper case.

Furthermore, the convex strip is formed on the upper vertical plate or the lower vertical plate.

Furthermore, a first guide inclined plane is arranged on the side wall of the groove opening of the convex strip departing from the slot, and a second guide inclined plane matched with the first guide inclined plane is arranged on the inner wall of the groove.

Further, the surface of the lug which faces away from the stop plate is an inclined surface.

By applying the technical scheme of the invention, when the waste food processor is assembled, the upper shell is sleeved on the grinding cylinder, so that the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure are mutually nested and fix the positions of the grinding cylinder and the upper shell in the vertical direction or the circumferential direction, and then the rest assembly operations can be continuously carried out. Above-mentioned grinding vessel and the assembling process of last casing no longer need the screw fastening, have simplified the operation process and have solved the inconvenient problem of wind batch operation simultaneously. The solution of the present invention therefore solves the problem of the prior art that the food waste disposer is difficult to assemble.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a food waste disposer in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary schematic view of a second positioning structure of the upper housing of the food waste disposer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary schematic view of a first locating feature of the grinding drum of the food waste disposer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional schematic view of the food waste disposer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the food waste disposer of FIG. 1 shown in a mated configuration prior to engagement of the first and second alignment structures;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the food waste disposer of FIG. 1 shown in a mated configuration with the first and second alignment structures engaged;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a first step operation of the assembly process of the food waste disposer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a second step operational schematic of the assembly process of the food waste disposer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a third step operational schematic of the assembly process of the food waste disposer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a fourth step operational schematic of the assembly process of the food waste disposer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of a second embodiment of the food waste disposer of the present invention; and

figure 12 illustrates a mating view of the first and second positioning structures of the food waste disposer of figure 11.

Wherein the figures include the following reference numerals:

10. a grinding cylinder; 20. an upper housing; 30. a first positioning structure; 40. a second positioning structure; 41. an upper vertical plate; 42. a lower vertical plate; 43. a stopper plate; 50. a jacking structure; 51. a convex strip; 511. a first guide slope; 52. a groove; 521. a second guide slope.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the food waste disposer of the first embodiment includes a grinding cylinder 10 and an upper housing 20, wherein the upper housing 20 is installed outside the grinding cylinder 10. A first positioning structure 30, a second positioning structure 40 and a tightening structure 50. Wherein the first positioning structure 30 is disposed on the outer wall of the grinding cylinder 10, the second positioning structure 40 is disposed on the inner wall of the upper housing 20, and the first positioning structure 30 and the second positioning structure 40 can be nested with each other to position the grinding cylinder 10 and the upper housing 20 in the vertical direction or the circumferential direction; the tightening structure 50 is disposed between the first positioning structure 30 and the second positioning structure 40.

With the technical solution of the present embodiment, when assembling the food waste disposer, the upper housing 20 is sleeved on the grinding cylinder 10, so that the first positioning structure 30 and the second positioning structure 40 are nested with each other and fix the positions of the grinding cylinder 10 and the upper housing 20 in the vertical direction. Then the upper shell 20 is clamped on the grinding cylinder 10 by the tightening structure 50, and the assembly operation of the grinding cylinder 10 and the upper shell 20 can be completed. The assembly process of the grinding cylinder 10 and the upper shell 20 does not need screw fastening any more, so that the operation process is simplified, and the problem of inconvenient operation of the screwdriver is solved. The solution of the present embodiment thus solves the problem of the prior art that the assembly of the food waste disposer is difficult.

Of course, the positions of the first positioning structure 30 and the second positioning structure 40 may be interchanged. That is, the first positioning structure 30 is provided on the inner wall of the upper housing 20, while the second positioning structure is provided on the outer wall of the grinding vessel 10.

It should be noted that the tightening structure 50 in the present embodiment may be a separate structure, or may be a structure provided on the first positioning structure 30 and the second positioning structure 40. The specific arrangement of the tightening structure 50 can be determined according to actual working requirements.

As shown in fig. 4 to 6, in the first embodiment, the first positioning structure 30 is a bump, and the second positioning structure 40 is a slot matched with the bump. When the grinding cylinder 10 and the upper shell 20 are installed, the lug is aligned with the slot, then the upper shell 20 is rotated to screw the lug into the slot, and then the upper shell 20 and the grinding cylinder 10 are clamped by the tightening structure 50.

As shown in fig. 2, in the first embodiment, the second positioning structure 40 includes an upper vertical plate 41, a lower vertical plate 42, and a stop plate 43. The upper vertical plate 41 and the lower vertical plate 42 are arranged in parallel and extend along the circumferential direction of the upper housing 20, and the stop plate 43 is connected between the upper vertical plate 41 and the lower vertical plate 42. The upper vertical plate 41 and the lower vertical plate 42 form a slot with the inner wall of the upper housing 20. Specifically, the above structure forms a slot with the card opening facing horizontally.

To facilitate the installation of the projection, as shown in fig. 2, the length of the lower vertical plate 42 is smaller than that of the upper vertical plate 41. Specifically, both ends of the stopper plate 43 are respectively connected to first ends of the upper vertical plate 41 and the lower vertical plate 42, and second ends of the upper vertical plate 41 and the lower vertical plate 42 are offset in the circumferential direction of the upper case 20. The structure makes the second end of the upper vertical plate 41 protrude from the second end of the lower vertical plate 42, when the upper shell 20 and the grinding cylinder 10 are assembled, the upper shell 20 is sleeved outside the grinding cylinder from top to bottom, meanwhile, the upper surface of the bump is abutted and positioned with the lower surface of the second end of the upper vertical plate 41, the bump is located at the opening of the slot, and the upper shell 20 is rotated to enable the upper shell to be inserted into the slot.

As shown in fig. 2, in the first embodiment, the upper vertical plate 41 and the lower vertical plate 42 are provided with reinforcing ribs to enhance the structural strength of the slot. Specifically, the reinforcing rib of the upper vertical plate 41 is located on the upper surface of the upper vertical plate 41, and the reinforcing rib of the lower vertical plate 42 is located on the lower surface of the lower vertical plate 42. Of course, the reinforcing ribs may be only provided on the upper vertical plate 41 or the lower vertical plate 42, and the specific arrangement mode of the reinforcing ribs may be determined according to actual working requirements.

As shown in fig. 5 and fig. 6, in a first technical solution of the embodiment, the tightening structure 50 includes a convex strip 51 and a concave groove 52 engaged with the convex strip 51. One of the convex strip 51 and the groove 52 is arranged on the convex block, and the other is arranged in the slot. The protruding strips 51 are disposed in the slots and form an included angle with the upper vertical plate 41, so that when the protruding blocks are inserted into the slots, the protruding strips 51 and the grooves 52 can be tightly pressed against each other in the circumferential direction of the upper shell 20, and the upper shell 20 and the grinding cylinder 10 are further clamped in the circumferential direction. Preferably, the ribs are perpendicular to the upper riser 41.

As shown in fig. 2, in the first embodiment, the rib 51 is formed on the inner wall of the upper casing 20, and the rib 51 extends in the vertical direction, and the above structure can prevent the upper casing 20 from being broken due to deformation when the upper casing 20 is assembled, because the radial plastic deformability of the upper casing 20 is good.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, in the first technical solution of the embodiment, a first guiding inclined plane 511 is disposed on a side wall of the protruding strip 51 facing away from the slot of the slot, a second guiding inclined plane 521 cooperating with the first guiding inclined plane 511 is disposed on an inner wall of the groove 52, meanwhile, a side wall of the protruding strip 51 facing the slot is a straight wall, and a surface of the groove 52 opposite to the second guiding inclined plane 521 is a vertical surface. When the projection is inserted into the insertion groove, one end of the projection is positioned by the stopper plate 43 and the other end is positioned by the straight wall and the vertical surface in the circumferential direction along the upper case 20. When the upper shell 20 and the grinding cylinder 10 need to be disassembled, the upper shell 20 is rotated reversely, the lug moves towards the direction away from the slot at the moment, the disassembly can be more convenient through the first guide inclined plane 511 and the second guide inclined plane 521, and the convex strip 51 and the groove 52 are prevented from being tightly embedded and difficult to disassemble.

As shown in fig. 5, in the first embodiment, the surface of the bump facing away from the stop plate 43 is an inclined surface to enhance the structural strength of the bump.

The assembling steps of the upper housing 20 and the grinding cylinder 10 of the waste food disposer of the first embodiment will be described in detail as follows:

1. as shown in fig. 7, the upper shell 20 is sleeved outside the grinding cylinder 10 from top to bottom, and at this time, the upper surface of the bump abuts against the reinforcing rib below the lower vertical plate 42;

2. as shown in fig. 8, the upper case 20 is rotated to the right side to displace the projection from the lower standing plate 42 in the circumferential direction;

3. as shown in fig. 9, the upper housing 20 is moved downward, and the upper surface of the protrusion abuts against the lower surface of the upper vertical plate 41, and the protrusion is just located at the opening of the slot;

4. as shown in fig. 10, the upper housing 20 is rotated to the left side to insert the protrusion into the insertion groove, and the protrusion 51 and the groove 52 are engaged with each other to fasten the upper housing 20 and the grinding cylinder 10.

When the upper housing 20 needs to be disassembled, the above steps are reversed, and will not be described herein.

As shown in fig. 4, in the technical solution of the first embodiment, the protruding blocks and the slots are distributed along the circumferential direction, so as to increase the structural stability after assembly.

In the first embodiment, the opening of the slot faces the horizontal direction, so that the protrusion can fix the relative position between the upper housing 20 and the grinding cylinder 10 in the vertical direction after being inserted into the slot. Of course, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the opening direction of the slot may also be downward, so that the protrusion can fix the relative position between the upper shell 20 and the grinding cylinder 10 in the circumferential direction after being inserted into the slot. The specific fixing form can be determined according to actual working requirements.

As shown in fig. 11 and 12, the second embodiment of the food waste disposer according to the present application is different from the first embodiment in that a convex strip 51 is formed on the upper standing plate 41 or the lower standing plate 42. The above structure can solve the appearance defect of whitening at the protruding strips 51 of the upper case 20 in one embodiment.

The assembly of the food waste disposer in the second embodiment is identical to that of the first embodiment, and will not be described herein.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A food waste disposer, comprising:

a grinding cylinder (10);

the upper shell (20) is sleeved outside the grinding cylinder (10);

a first positioning structure (30) and a second positioning structure (40), one of the first positioning structure (30) and the second positioning structure (40) is arranged on the outer wall of the grinding cylinder (10), the other one is arranged on the inner wall of the upper shell (20), and the first positioning structure (30) and the second positioning structure (40) can be mutually nested to position the grinding cylinder (10) and the upper shell (20) in the vertical direction or the circumferential direction;

the food waste disposer further includes:

a tightening structure (50) arranged between the first positioning structure (30) and the second positioning structure (40);

the first positioning structure (30) is a bump, and the second positioning structure (40) is a slot matched with the bump;

the second positioning structure (40) comprises:

the upper vertical plate (41) and the lower vertical plate (42) are arranged in parallel and extend along the circumferential direction of the upper shell (20);

the upper vertical plate (41), the lower vertical plate (42) and the inner wall of the upper shell (20) form the slot;

the length of the lower vertical plate (42) is smaller than that of the upper vertical plate (41), and the end parts of the upper vertical plate (41) and the lower vertical plate (42) are staggered in the circumferential direction of the upper shell (20).

2. The food waste disposer of claim 1, wherein the second positioning structure (40) further comprises:

and the stop plate (43) is connected between the upper vertical plate (41) and the lower vertical plate (42).

3. The food waste disposer of claim 2, wherein the two ends of the stop plate (43) are connected to first ends of the upper and lower vertical plates (41, 42), respectively, and second ends of the upper and lower vertical plates (41, 42) are offset in a circumferential direction along the upper housing (20).

4. The food waste disposer of claim 1, wherein the upper vertical plate (41) and/or the lower vertical plate (42) are provided with reinforcing ribs.

5. The food waste disposer of claim 1, wherein the tightening structure (50) comprises a rib (51) and a groove (52) engaged with the rib (51), wherein one of the rib (51) and the groove (52) is disposed on the protrusion and the other is disposed in the slot.

6. The food waste disposer of claim 5, wherein the ribs (51) are disposed in the slots at an angle to the upper riser (41).

7. The food waste disposer of claim 6, wherein the ribs (51) are perpendicular to the upper riser (41).

8. The food waste disposer of claim 6, wherein the ribs (51) are formed on an inner wall of the upper housing (20).

9. The food waste disposer of claim 6, wherein the rib (51) is formed on the upper vertical plate (41) or the lower vertical plate (42).

10. The food waste disposer of claim 6, wherein a side wall of the rib (51) facing away from the slot opening is provided with a first guide slope (511), and an inner wall of the groove (52) is provided with a second guide slope (521) engaged with the first guide slope (511).

11. The food waste disposer of claim 2, wherein the surface of the lug facing away from the stop plate (43) is beveled.