CN107713818B

CN107713818B - Soybean milk machine and machine head thereof

Info

Publication number: CN107713818B
Application number: CN201610657632.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 梅长云; 常见虎; 潘典国; 伍世润; 何新华
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-08-11
Filing date: 2016-08-11
Publication date: 2023-04-18
Anticipated expiration: 2036-08-11
Also published as: CN107713818A

Abstract

The invention discloses a soybean milk machine and a machine head thereof, wherein the soybean milk machine comprises: the grinding device comprises a grinding cavity and a feeding channel, wherein the grinding cavity and the feeding channel are defined in the grinding cavity; the grinding assembly is connected with the grinding cavity, and at least one part of the grinding assembly extends into the grinding cavity; the pre-pressing assembly is arranged on the grinding cavity and corresponds to the feeding channel, and at least one part of the pre-pressing assembly extends into the feeding channel to extrude materials. According to the soybean milk machine, the material is extruded by the pre-pressing assembly, so that the extruded material is conveyed into the grinding cavity through the feeding channel, and the extruded material is further ground under the action of the grinding assembly. Therefore, the materials are extruded and then further ground, and noise is reduced.

Description

Soybean milk machine and machine head thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a soybean milk machine and a machine head of the soybean milk machine.

Background

In the related art soymilk makers, due to the working nature of the soymilk makers, a series of noise problems are inevitably generated when beans collide with cutters. Noise reduction research is carried out from the aspects of noise elimination and sound insulation, and although certain noise reduction results can be obtained, the noise level is still high, and the requirements of users cannot be well met.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art. To this end, it is an object of the present invention to propose a soymilk maker, which has reduced noise during use.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a head of a soymilk maker.

According to a first aspect embodiment of the invention, a soymilk maker comprises: the grinding device comprises a grinding cavity and a feeding channel, wherein the grinding cavity and the feeding channel are defined in the grinding cavity; the grinding assembly is connected with the grinding cavity, and at least one part of the grinding assembly extends into the grinding cavity; the pre-pressing assembly is arranged on the grinding cavity and corresponds to the feeding channel, and at least one part of the pre-pressing assembly extends into the feeding channel to extrude materials.

According to the soybean milk machine provided by the embodiment of the invention, the material is firstly extruded by the pre-pressing assembly, so that the extruded material is conveyed into the grinding cavity through the feeding channel, and the extruded material is further ground under the action of the grinding assembly. Therefore, the materials are extruded and then further ground, and noise is reduced.

In addition, the soymilk grinder according to the above embodiment of the invention also has the following additional technical characteristics:

according to some embodiments of the invention, the pre-pressing assembly comprises: the first gear and the second gear are respectively and rotatably arranged on the grinding cavity and are positioned on two opposite sides of the feeding channel, and the first gear and the second gear are meshed with each other and are used for extruding and conveying materials in the feeding direction.

Further, a backlash between the first gear and the second gear is in a range of 0.5 mm to 4 mm; or the distance between the first gear and the second gear is adjustable.

Further, pre-compaction subassembly still includes the extrusion motor, the extrusion motor with first gear links to each other, the extrusion motor is used for driving first gear is rotatory.

Further, the pre-pressing assembly further comprises a speed reducer, and the speed reducer is connected with the extrusion motor and the first gear respectively to transmit power.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the pre-pressing assembly is spaced apart from the feed opening of the feed channel by a predetermined distance to define a stock space.

Further, the soybean milk maker further comprises: and the prepressing controller is used for controlling the prepressing assembly to switch between a state of cutting off the feeding channel and a state of conveying and extruding materials along the feeding direction, and the prepressing controller is connected with the prepressing assembly.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the feed channel is provided above the grinding chamber, the feed channel extends in an up-down direction and a lower end of the feed channel communicates with the grinding chamber.

Further, the feed inlet of the feed channel is in a bell mouth shape with the size gradually reduced from top to bottom.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the grinding chamber comprises: the upper end of the cup body component is open; the grinding device comprises a cup body assembly, a head assembly, a grinding assembly, a feeding channel and a pre-pressing assembly, wherein the cup body assembly is arranged on the head assembly, the head assembly can be covered on the cup body assembly in an openable mode to limit the grinding cavity, the grinding assembly is arranged on the head assembly, the grinding assembly extends into the grinding cavity when the head assembly covers the cup body assembly, and the feeding channel and the pre-pressing assembly are arranged on the head assembly.

According to the machine head of the soybean milk machine of the embodiment of the second aspect of the invention, a feeding channel which extends along the vertical direction and is used for communicating a grinding cavity is formed on the machine head, and the machine head is provided with: the prepressing component is arranged on the machine head and corresponds to the feeding channel, and at least one part of the prepressing component extends into the feeding channel to extrude materials.

Further, the pre-pressing assembly comprises: the first gear and the second gear are respectively and rotatably arranged on the machine head and are positioned on two opposite sides of the feeding channel, and the first gear and the second gear are meshed with each other and are used for extruding and conveying materials in the feeding direction.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a soymilk maker according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1 at circle A;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a head of a soymilk maker according to an embodiment of the invention.

Reference numerals:

the soymilk maker 100 is provided with a casing having a casing,

grinding cavity 1, grinding cavity 11, feed channel 12, feed inlet 121, cup body assembly 13, handle 131, nose assembly 14, handle 141,

a grinding assembly 2, a grinding motor 21, a motor shaft 211, a grinding cutter 22,

the pre-pressing assembly 3, the first gear 31, the second gear 32, the extrusion motor 33, the speed reducer 34,

the handpiece 200.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

The soymilk maker 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below with reference to fig. 1 to 3.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3, a soymilk maker 100 according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the invention comprises: grinding cavity 1, grinding component 2 and pre-pressing component 3.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, a grinding chamber 11 and a feed passage 12 are defined in the grinding chamber 1, and the feed passage 12 communicates with the grinding chamber 11. The grinding assembly 2 is connected with the grinding chamber 1, and at least a part of the grinding assembly 2 extends into the grinding chamber 11. The pre-pressing component 3 is arranged on the grinding cavity 1, the pre-pressing component 3 corresponds to the feeding channel 12, and at least one part of the pre-pressing component 3 extends into the feeding channel 12 to extrude the material. Therefore, the material can be extruded through the pre-pressing assembly 3, the extruded material is conveyed into the grinding cavity 11 through the feeding channel 12 for further grinding, and noise in the pulping process is reduced.

Wherein, referring to fig. 3, the grinding assembly 2 includes a grinding motor 21 and a grinding cutter 22, a motor shaft 211 of the grinding motor 21 is connected to the grinding cutter 22 to drive the grinding cutter 22 to rotate, and the pressed material is further ground by the grinding cutter 22 to prepare soybean milk.

Here, it should be noted that, the material is preferably squeezed to be flat by the pre-pressing assembly 3, and does not need to be crushed, so that the flattened beans can be further ground by the grinding assembly 2, and the taste of the soymilk can be ensured.

In addition, the materials can be soaked for a period of time before being extruded, so that the operation of flattening the materials is easy to realize.

According to the soymilk grinder 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the material is firstly extruded by the pre-pressing component 3, so that the extruded material is conveyed into the grinding cavity 11 through the feeding channel 12, and the extruded material is further ground under the action of the grinding component 2. Therefore, in the process of preparing the soymilk by the soymilk maker 100, the materials are extruded and then further ground, and compared with the process of directly grinding the materials, the noise of the soymilk maker 100 in the process of making the soymilk is reduced.

According to some embodiments of the invention, referring to fig. 2 in combination with fig. 1, the pre-pressing assembly 3 comprises: a first gear 31 and a second gear 32, the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 are respectively rotatably installed on the grinding chamber 1, the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the feeding channel 12, the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 are engaged with each other, and the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 are used for extruding the materials and conveying the materials towards the feeding direction. From this, can realize the extrusion to the material through pre-compaction subassembly 3 for the material after the extrusion is easily carried to grinding chamber 11 in further grinding, compares in direct grinding material, and soybean milk machine 100 makes the noise reduction of thick liquid in-process.

For example, in the example of fig. 2, the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 are located on the left and right sides of the feed channel 12, respectively. This makes the process of extruding the material easy to implement.

Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, the pre-pressing assembly 3 may also have other structures, such as a circular wheel, and the pressing of the material can also be realized through the pressing action of, for example, the first circular wheel and the second circular wheel. The specific structural form of the pre-pressing assembly 3 can be adaptively selected according to actual needs. The pre-pressing assembly 3 including the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 is described below as an example, but this should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.

Further, referring to fig. 2, the backlash between the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 is in the range of 0.5 mm to 4 mm. From this, can realize better the extrusion to beans through the intermeshing of first gear 31 and second gear 32 to conveniently wait for the material that grinds with beans to flatten, in addition, set first gear 31 and second gear 32 to have certain flank clearance, can conveniently improve efficiency to the extrusion of material.

When the extruded material is ground, the sound of the extruded material impacting the wall of the grinding cavity is greatly reduced, so that the noise is reduced.

Further, the distance between the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 can be adjusted, and the purpose of adjusting the tooth side gap between the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 is achieved by adjusting the distance between the first gear 31 and the second gear 32, so that different materials can be extruded conveniently.

The backlash between the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 may be at 0.5 mm, 0.9 mm, 1.2 mm, 1.5 mm, 1.9 mm, 2.25 mm, 2.9 mm, 3.4 mm, 4 mm, or the like. The distance between the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 can be adjusted adaptively according to actual needs.

In addition, the pre-pressing assembly 3 can also be in other forms, such as a pressing plate type.

Further, referring to fig. 3 in combination with fig. 1 and 2, the pre-pressing assembly 3 further includes a pressing motor 33, the pressing motor 33 is connected to the first gear 31, and the pressing motor 33 is configured to drive the first gear 31 to rotate. Therefore, the first gear 31 can be driven to rotate through the rotation of the extrusion motor 33, and the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 are meshed with each other, so that the materials can be extruded through the mutual meshing of the first gear 31 and the second gear 32, and the materials can be conveyed towards the feeding direction, and therefore, favorable conditions are provided for further grinding the materials and preparing the soybean milk.

Further, referring to fig. 3 in combination with fig. 1 and 2, the pre-pressing assembly 3 further includes a speed reducer 34, and the speed reducer 34 is connected to the pressing motor 33 and the first gear 31, respectively, to transmit power. Therefore, the speed reducer 34 can better control the action of the pre-pressing assembly 3, so that the material can be better extruded.

The extrusion motor 33 is connected to the first gear 31 through a reducer 34. The rotating speed of the first gear 31 can be adjusted through the speed reducer 34, so that the meshing speed of the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 can be further controlled, and the extrusion speed of the material can be adjusted.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 2 in combination with fig. 3, the pre-pressing assembly 3 is spaced apart from the feed opening 121 of the feed channel 12 by a predetermined distance (refer to distance H in fig. 2) to define a stock space. From this, can carry out certain storage to the material through storage space for the extrusion operation to the material can go on in succession, still can reduce the number of times that the user added the material in addition, thereby reduces the artificial intervention of slurrying in-process.

Wherein, add materials such as beans through feed inlet 121 of feedstock channel 12, start extrusion motor 33, it is rotatory to drive first gear 31 through reduction gear 34, thereby first gear 31 and second gear 32 intermeshing extrude the material, make the material flatten the back get into in cup body assembly 13. After the extrusion of the material is finished, the grinding motor 21 is started to grind the extruded material.

Further, the soymilk maker 100 further comprises: and a prepressing controller (not shown in the figure) for controlling the prepressing assembly 3 to switch between a state of blocking the feeding channel 12 and a state of conveying and extruding the material along the feeding direction, wherein the prepressing controller is connected with the prepressing assembly 3. Thus, the reservation function of the soymilk maker 100 can be realized, thereby better satisfying the requirements of users.

Specifically, a material such as beans is placed in the feed opening 121, and at a predetermined time point, the pressing motor 33 is controlled to be activated, such as beans are pressed by the mutual engagement of the first gear 31 and the second gear 32, and the beans are introduced into the cup body assembly 13 for further grinding. The soymilk machine 100 according to the embodiment of the invention can effectively realize the function of reserving soymilk while ensuring the hygienic and safe storage of the soymilk.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the feed channel 12 is provided above the grinding chamber 11 (e.g., above the grinding chamber 11 in fig. 1), the feed channel 12 extends in the up-down direction (e.g., the up-down direction shown in fig. 2), and the lower end of the feed channel 12 (e.g., the lower end of the feed channel 12 in fig. 1) communicates with the grinding chamber 11. Therefore, the materials extruded by the pre-pressing assembly 3 can be smoothly conveyed into the grinding cavity 11 for further grinding, and favorable conditions are provided for preparation of the soybean milk.

Further, referring to fig. 2 in conjunction with fig. 1, the feed opening 121 of the feed channel 12 is in a bell mouth shape with a size gradually decreasing from top to bottom. From this, not only be favorable to the storage of material, the material of still being convenient for is to pre-compaction subassembly 3 gathering, can accelerate the preparation process of soybean milk like this, satisfies consumer's demand better.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, referring to fig. 1, a grinding chamber 1 comprises: a cup assembly 13 and a head assembly 14. The upper end of the cup assembly 13 (e.g., the upper end of the cup assembly 13 in fig. 1) is opened, and the head assembly 14 is openably covered on the cup assembly 13 to define the grinding chamber 11, wherein the grinding assembly 2 is provided on the head assembly 14, and when the head assembly 14 covers the cup assembly 13, the grinding assembly 2 is extended into the grinding chamber 11, and the feed passage 12 and the precompression assembly 3 are provided on the head assembly 14. Therefore, in the process of using the soymilk maker 100 to make soymilk, the materials can be extruded and then further ground, so that the noise in the soymilk making process can be reduced, and the requirements of users can be better met.

Wherein, still be equipped with handle 131 on the cup subassembly 13, from this, easily realize the transfer of soybean milk machine 100. A handle 141 is provided at the upper end of the head assembly 14 to facilitate mounting and dismounting of the head assembly 14.

Referring to fig. 3, in a head 200 of a soymilk maker according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention, a feeding channel 12 is formed on the head 200, the feeding channel 12 extends in an up-down direction (for example, the up-down direction shown in fig. 3), the feeding channel 12 is used for communicating with a grinding chamber 11, and the head 200 is provided with: and the prepressing assembly 3 is arranged on the machine head 200, the prepressing assembly 3 corresponds to the feeding channel 12, and at least one part of the prepressing assembly 3 extends into the feeding channel 12 to grind materials. Thereby, the material can be pressed by the pre-pressing assembly 3, so that the pressed material can be conveyed into the grinding chamber 11 via the feed channel 12.

Further, with reference to fig. 3 and 2, the pre-pressing assembly 3 includes: a first gear 31 and a second gear 32, the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 being rotatably mounted on the head 200, respectively, the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 being located on opposite sides (e.g., left and right sides in fig. 3) of the feeding path 12, the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 being engaged with each other, the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 being used to press and convey the material toward the feeding direction. From this, can extrude the material through pre-compaction subassembly 3 to make the material after the extrusion further carry to grinding chamber 11 in through feed channel 12.

The operation of the soymilk maker 100 according to the embodiment of the invention is described in detail below with reference to fig. 1 to 3.

The present invention provides a soymilk maker 100, the noise of the soymilk maker 100 in the soymilk making process is reduced.

Specifically, the feeding channel 12 is disposed at the head assembly 14, the material such as beans is placed at the feeding port 121 of the feeding channel 12, the first gear 31 and the second gear 32 (including gears, round wheels, and the like) are engaged with each other to squeeze the material such as beans, so as to flatten the hard material such as beans (without crushing), and the material enters the cup assembly 13 and is further ground by the grinding cutter 22. The squashed beans effectively reduce the noise of the grinding tool 22 over the first few beans.

The soymilk maker 100 can also realize an appointment function. Specifically, the beans are placed in the feed opening 121 of the feed channel 12, and at a predetermined time point, the pressing motor 33 is controlled to be started, the beans are pressed by the first gear 31 and the second gear 32, and the beans are introduced into the cup body assembly 13 for further grinding. The soymilk machine 100 according to the embodiment of the invention can effectively realize the soymilk reservation function while ensuring the hygienic and safe storage of the beans. The operation of the soymilk maker 100 according to an embodiment of the invention is completed.

According to the soymilk grinder 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the material is firstly extruded by the pre-pressing component 3, so that the extruded material is conveyed into the grinding cavity 11 through the feeding channel 12, and the extruded material is further ground under the action of the grinding component 2. Therefore, in the process of preparing the soymilk by the soymilk maker 100, the materials are extruded and then further ground, and compared with the process of directly grinding the materials, the noise of the soymilk maker 100 in the soymilk making process is reduced.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example" or "some examples" or the like are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A soymilk maker, which is characterized by comprising:

the grinding device comprises a grinding cavity and a feeding channel, wherein the grinding cavity and the feeding channel are defined in the grinding cavity;

the grinding assembly is connected with the grinding cavity, and at least one part of the grinding assembly extends into the grinding cavity;

the pre-pressing assembly is arranged on the grinding cavity and corresponds to the feeding channel, at least one part of the pre-pressing assembly extends into the feeding channel to extrude materials, and the materials are squeezed flat by the pre-pressing assembly without being squeezed into pieces.

2. The soymilk maker of claim 1, wherein the pre-pressing assembly comprises:

the first gear and the second gear are respectively and rotatably arranged on the grinding cavity and are positioned on two opposite sides of the feeding channel, and the first gear and the second gear are meshed with each other and are used for extruding and conveying materials in the feeding direction.

3. The soymilk maker of claim 2,

a backlash between the first gear and the second gear is in a range of 0.5 mm to 4 mm;

or the distance between the first gear and the second gear is adjustable.

4. The soymilk maker as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pre-pressing assembly further comprises an extrusion motor, and the extrusion motor is connected with the first gear and is used for driving the first gear to rotate.

5. The soymilk maker of claim 4, wherein the pre-pressing assembly further comprises a speed reducer, and the speed reducer is respectively connected with the extrusion motor and the first gear to transmit power.

6. The soymilk maker of claim 1, wherein the pre-pressing assembly is spaced apart from the feed opening of the feed channel by a predetermined distance to define a storage space.

7. The soymilk maker of claim 1, wherein the feed channel is arranged above the grinding chamber, the feed channel extends along the up-down direction, and the lower end of the feed channel is communicated with the grinding chamber.

8. The soymilk maker of claim 7, wherein the feed opening of the feed channel is in a bell mouth shape with the size gradually reduced from top to bottom.

9. The soymilk maker of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the grinding chamber comprises:

the upper end of the cup body component is open;

a head assembly openably covering the cup assembly to define the grinding chamber,

the grinding assembly is arranged on the machine head assembly, the grinding assembly extends into the grinding cavity when the machine head assembly covers the cup body assembly, and the feeding channel and the pre-pressing assembly are arranged on the machine head assembly.