CN116250741A

CN116250741A - Discharge valve device, processing cup assembly and food processor

Info

Publication number: CN116250741A
Application number: CN202111504472.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘志滨; 邢胜华
Original assignee: Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-09
Filing date: 2021-12-09
Publication date: 2023-06-13

Abstract

The invention discloses a discharge valve device, a processing cup assembly and a food processor, wherein the discharge valve device is arranged at a pulp outlet of the food processor and comprises a valve main body and a discharge pipe assembly, the valve main body comprises a shell assembly and a valve body assembly connected with the shell assembly, and a first valve body channel capable of switching on and off states is arranged in the valve body assembly; the exhaust pipe assembly is detachably connected with the valve body, an exhaust channel is arranged in the exhaust pipe assembly, and after the exhaust pipe assembly is installed on the valve body, the exhaust channel is communicated with the first valve body channel. The technical scheme of the invention ensures that the food processor is convenient to clean in the use process, and improves the food safety in the manufacturing process.

Description

Discharge valve device, processing cup assembly and food processor

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a discharge valve device, a processing cup assembly using the discharge valve device and a food processor using the processing cup assembly.

Background

Along with the improvement of life quality, food processing machines such as wall breaking machines, soybean milk machines and the like are becoming more popular in the life of people, and the food processing machines not only can stir nut food materials into fine food materials, but also can stir the nut food materials to make different fruit and vegetable juices, can also cook, cook tea and other functions, and bring convenience to the life of people.

Food processors are often equipped with a pulp draining function for easy use by people, however, during long-term use, the pulp outlet pipe is already a new pain spot for the user due to long-term passage of food material liquid.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a discharge valve device, which aims to realize convenient cleaning and improve food safety.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a discharge valve device applied to a food processor having a discharge port where the discharge valve device is installed, the discharge valve device comprising:

the valve comprises a valve body, wherein a first valve body channel capable of switching on-off states is arranged in the valve body; and

and the discharge pipe assembly is detachably connected with the valve body, a discharge channel is arranged in the discharge pipe assembly, and the discharge channel is communicated with the first valve body channel after the discharge pipe assembly is installed on the valve body.

According to the technical scheme, the discharge valve device is designed to be in a detachable form, when the fluid food materials are attached in the flow channel of the discharge valve device in the long-term use process of the food processor, the discharge pipe assembly can be independently cleaned by detaching the discharge pipe assembly, and the pipeline in the discharge valve device can be further exposed due to the fact that the discharge pipe is detached, so that the interior of the discharge valve device is conveniently flushed, the possibility of residual food materials in the pipeline in the discharge valve device is greatly reduced, the risk of spoilage caused by the residual food materials along with the time is reduced, and the food safety performance is improved.

Optionally, the valve body is formed with a mounting groove, the drain pipe assembly includes a mounting bracket and a drain pipe fixed to the mounting bracket, the drain pipe is formed with the drain channel therein, and the mounting bracket is embedded in the mounting groove.

Optionally, the valve body is provided with a first connecting portion, the mounting bracket is provided with a second connecting portion, and the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are detachably connected.

Optionally, the first connecting portion is a first magnetic member arranged on the valve main body, the second connecting portion is a second magnetic member arranged on the mounting bracket, and the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are magnetically attracted.

Optionally, the first and second connection portions are snap-fit and snap-fit groove formations formed between the valve body and the mounting bracket.

Optionally, a guide protrusion and a guide groove in sliding fit are also formed between the mounting bracket and the groove wall of the mounting groove.

Optionally, the mounting bracket is further provided with a disassembly and assembly force application part.

Optionally, the mounting bracket is integrally formed with the drain pipe.

Optionally, the mounting bracket comprises a pipe cover and a pipe bracket which are mutually covered and connected, the discharge pipe comprises a first pipe section and a second pipe section, the first pipe section is fixedly connected with the pipe cover, and the second pipe section is fixedly connected with the pipe bracket.

Optionally, the discharge pipe comprises a first pipe section and a second pipe section, the first pipe section is connected with the first valve body channel, the second pipe section is provided with a discharge port, wherein the central axis of the second pipe section extends in the axial direction of the food processor.

Optionally, the central axis of the second pipe section forms an angle of less than or equal to 45 ° with the axial direction of the food processor.

Optionally, the central axis of the first valve body channel is a straight line.

Optionally, the central axis of the first valve body channel forms an angle with the radial direction of the food processor of less than or equal to 45 degrees.

Optionally, the valve body includes the valve body subassembly, the valve body subassembly includes disk seat, case and drive structure, the disk seat cavity sets up and is equipped with feed inlet and first bin outlet at intervals, the case stretches into in the disk seat and have first case passageway, feed inlet first case passageway and first bin outlet constitute first valve body passageway, the case is driven by drive structure for the disk seat is rotatory and control the break-make of first valve body passageway, when the delivery pipe subassembly is installed to the valve body back, the delivery passageway with first bin outlet butt joint.

Optionally, the valve body further comprises a housing assembly formed with a void-avoidance groove at least partially accommodating the valve body assembly, the housing assembly or the valve seat forming the mounting groove.

Optionally, the shell component and the valve seat are of a split structure, and the shell component is further provided with a groove structure for installing a control panel;

or, the shell component and the valve seat are of an integrated structure, and the shell component is also provided with a groove body structure for installing a control panel.

Optionally, a second valve core channel is further arranged in the valve core, the valve seat is further provided with a second discharge port, and the feed inlet, the second valve core channel and the second discharge port form a second valve body channel;

the valve body is driven by the driving structure to rotate relative to the valve seat so that the valve body has a first discharge state and a second discharge state, and when the valve body is in the first discharge state, the feed inlet, the first valve core channel, the first discharge outlet and the discharge channel are sequentially communicated; when in the second discharge state, the feed inlet, the second valve body channel and the second discharge port are sequentially communicated.

Optionally, a filter screen is further installed on the valve core, and the filter screen is used for filtering the fluid flowing through the second valve body channel.

Optionally, a sealing sleeve is further arranged between the valve seat and the valve core, the sealing sleeve corresponds to the feeding hole, the first discharging hole and the second discharging hole respectively, the valve core stretches into the sealing sleeve, and the avoiding hole is formed in the sealing sleeve.

Optionally, the sealing sleeve is formed with a connector pipe at a position corresponding to the first discharge hole, the connector pipe extends out of the valve seat from the first discharge hole, the discharge pipe assembly is formed with a sealing ring surrounding an inlet of the discharge channel, and the sealing ring and the connector pipe are nested after the discharge pipe assembly is mounted to the valve main body.

Optionally, a position sensor is further installed on the valve seat, and an induction piece is installed on the valve core, so that when the induction piece makes the position sensor generate a trigger signal, the first valve core channel and the second valve core channel are not communicated with the feed inlet.

The invention also provides a processing cup assembly, which comprises a cup body and the discharge valve device, wherein the cup body is provided with the slurry discharge port, and the discharge valve device is arranged on the cup body and is in butt joint with the slurry discharge port.

The invention also provides a food processing machine, which comprises a main machine and a processing cup assembly arranged on the main machine, wherein the processing cup assembly is the processing cup assembly.

Optionally, the host is further provided with a receiving container below the processing cup assembly.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of one embodiment of a process cup assembly of the present invention, showing a drain tube assembly in a drain valve assembly in a separated state;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the processing cup assembly of FIG. 1 with a housing assembly removed from the discharge valve assembly;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a partially exploded view of the valve body of the exhaust valve assembly of the process cup assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a portion of the structure of the valve body assembly of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of the valve body assembly of FIG. 4 in an assembled state;

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of the valve body assembly of FIG. 4 from yet another perspective in an assembled state;

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a valve cartridge in the valve body assembly of FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a valve cartridge in the valve body assembly of FIG. 4 from another perspective

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a discharge tube assembly of the discharge valve device of FIG. 4;

FIG. 11 is an exploded view of the structure of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is an exploded view of the structure of FIG. 10 from a further perspective;

FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an exhaust valve apparatus of an embodiment of a process cup assembly of the present invention in an assembled state;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of an exploded view of a processing cup assembly of the present invention employing another embodiment of a discharge valve assembly;

FIG. 15 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a food processor of the present invention;

fig. 16 is a schematic view of a further cross-sectional structure of the food processor of fig. 15, showing the drain tube assembly in a separated state.

Reference numerals illustrate:

reference numerals	Name of the name	Reference numerals	Name of the name
				6	Food processor	60	Driving structure
5	Water pump	61	Driving motor
				4	Water tank	62	Driving assembly
3	Processing cup assembly	63	Electric control box
				2	Cup body	64	Control panel
2a	Slurry discharging port	70	Drain pipe assembly
				1	Discharge valve device	71	Mounting bracket
10	Valve body	72	Pipeline cover
				20	Housing assembly	721	Sealing ring
21	Mounting groove	73	Pipeline support
				22	Guide groove	731	Dismounting force application part
23	Empty-avoiding groove	732	Guide projection
				30	Valve body assembly	74	Discharge pipe
40	Valve seat	75	First pipe section
				41	Feed inlet	76	Second pipe section
42	A first discharge outlet	80	First connecting part
				43	A second discharge outlet	90	Second connecting part
50	Valve core	F	Sealing sleeve
				51	First valve core channel	F1	Interface tube
52	Second valve core channel	S	Induction element
				53	Filter screen	W	Receiving container

The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

It should be noted that all the directional indicators in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement conditions, etc. between the components in a specific posture, and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicators are correspondingly changed.

Furthermore, the description of "first," "second," etc. in this disclosure is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, "and/or" throughout this document includes three schemes, taking a and/or B as an example, including a technical scheme, a technical scheme B, and a technical scheme that both a and B satisfy; in addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present invention.

The present invention proposes a discharge valve device 1.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3 in combination, in an embodiment of the present invention, a discharge valve device 1 includes a valve body 10 and a discharge pipe assembly 70, and in an embodiment, a first valve body passage capable of switching on and off states is provided in the valve body 10. The discharge pipe assembly 70 is detachably connected to the valve body 10, and a discharge passage is provided in the discharge pipe assembly 70, and the discharge passage communicates with the first valve body passage after the discharge pipe assembly 70 is mounted to the valve body 10.

In use, the discharge valve device 1 is fixed to the outside of the cup 2 of the food processor 6, referring to fig. 15 and 16 in combination, in one embodiment, the valve body 10 includes a housing assembly 20 and a valve body assembly 30, in one form of installation, the valve body assembly 30 in the valve body 10 is fixed to the cup 2, and the housing assembly 20 is fixed to the casing in the food processor 6, so that the valve body 10 is stably installed to the food processor 6 through two-place installation, further, the housing assembly 20 is further formed with a void-free groove 23 at least partially accommodating the valve body assembly 30, so that the valve body assembly 30 is installed between the housing assembly 20 and the cup 2 to conceal the valve body assembly 30, and in one form, a groove structure for installing a control panel (not shown) on the food processor 6 is formed on the housing assembly 20, so that the housing assembly 20 is used as a carrier for installing other structures of the food processor 6, and the valve body assembly 30 is protected, so that the whole structure of the food processor 6 is more improved and the safety is also more compact. Of course, the present invention may also employ a form in which one of the valve body assembly 30 and the housing assembly 20 is fixed to a structure in the food processor 6 to integrally fix the valve body 10 to the food processor 6, and in order to enhance structural stability, the present invention preferably fixes the valve body assembly 30 to the cup 2, and the housing assembly 20 is fixed to a casing of the food processor 6, and a specific fixing form of the valve body assembly 30 to the cup 2 will be described in detail below.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 4 to 7, a valve body assembly 30 includes a valve seat 40, a valve core 50 and a driving structure 60, the valve seat 40 is hollow and provided with a feed port 41 and a first discharge port 42 at intervals, the valve core 50 extends into the valve seat 40 and has a first valve core channel 51, wherein the feed port 41, the first valve core channel 51 and the first discharge port 42 form a first valve body channel, the valve core 50 and the valve seat 40 are in rotary connection, specifically, a shaft hole matching structure is formed between the valve core 50 and the valve seat 40, and the valve core 50 can rotate around the shaft relative to the valve seat 40. The driving structure 60 comprises a control assembly and a driving motor 61, the control assembly comprises an electric control box 63 and a control board 64 arranged in the electric control box 63, the driving motor 61 is controlled by the control board 64, a motor shaft of the driving motor 61 is connected with the valve core 50, and the valve core 50 is rotationally connected with the valve seat 40, so that the driving motor 61 can drive the valve core 50 to rotate relative to the valve seat 40, the electric control box 63 and the driving motor 61 are fixed on the valve seat 40, the bottom of the shell assembly 20 is fixed with the valve seat 40, and the control board 64 can be connected into a control loop of the food processor 6, and can automatically control a first valve body channel to switch on-off states by combining programs such as automatic cooking and cleaning set by the food processor 6. In a discharging state, the food fluid in the cup body 2 can be discharged outwards through the paths of the feed inlet 41, the first valve core channel 51, the first discharge outlet 42 and the discharge channel, wherein the discharging state can be set to be a state that the prepared slurry is discharged to the beverage cup after the pulping is finished.

Furthermore, the central axis of the first valve body channel is set to be a straight line, so that food is not easy to stay on the inner wall of the first valve body channel in the process of discharging the food, and the food is not easy to rinse thoroughly in the automatic cleaning process, and further, in order to ensure smooth outflow of the slurry and ensure proper flow rate, the slurry is prevented from being piled up or splashed due to too low flow rate, the central axis of the first valve body channel is inclined downwards, and an included angle smaller than or equal to 45 degrees is formed between the central axis of the first valve body channel and the radial direction of the food processor 6. Of course, after a long period of use, some fluid food material may adhere to the inner wall of the first valve body channel, and for this reason, the drain pipe assembly 70 of the present invention is detachably connected to the valve body 10, that is, the drain pipe assembly 70 can be pulled away from the valve body assembly 30 or the housing assembly 20 without damaging the structure, so that the drain pipe assembly 70 can be washed separately, and the pipe in the valve body 10 can be exposed for cleaning, and after cleaning, the drain pipe assembly 70 can be reloaded into the valve body 10, so that the drain channel in the drain pipe assembly 70 is in butt-joint communication with the first drain port 42.

According to the technical scheme of the invention, the discharge valve device 1 is designed into the detachable form of the discharge pipe assembly 70, when fluid food materials are adhered in the flow channel of the discharge valve device 1 in the long-term use process of the food processor 6, the discharge pipe assembly 70 can be independently cleaned by detaching the discharge pipe assembly 70, and the pipelines in the discharge valve device 1 can be further exposed due to detaching the discharge pipe 74, so that the interior of the discharge valve device 1 can be conveniently flushed, the possibility of residual food materials in the pipelines in the discharge valve device 1 is greatly reduced, the deterioration risk caused by the residual food materials along with the time is reduced, and the food safety performance is improved.

Specifically, in order to achieve the detachable connection between the drain pipe assembly 70 and the valve body 10, referring to fig. 10 to 14, the housing assembly 20 or the valve body assembly 30 of the present invention is provided with a first connection portion 80, and the mounting bracket 71 is provided with a second connection portion 90, and the first connection portion 80 and the second connection portion 90 are detachably connected.

To enhance the convenience of the detachable connection of the discharge pipe assembly 70 to the valve body 10, in one embodiment, the housing assembly 20 is formed with a mounting groove 21 (refer to fig. 1 and 14), the discharge pipe assembly 70 includes a mounting bracket 71 and a discharge pipe 74 fixed to the mounting bracket 71, the discharge passage is formed in the discharge pipe 74, and the mounting bracket 71 is embedded in the mounting groove 21. The present invention forms the mounting groove 21 at the bottom of the housing assembly 20, and the housing assembly 20 is mounted at the side of the valve body 10 facing away from the cup body 2, i.e., the housing assembly 20 faces the user during use, so that the notch of the mounting groove 21 is also facing the user, and at the same time, the mounting groove 21 is in abutting communication with the first discharge port 42 on the valve seat 40, after assembly, the discharge pipe assembly 70 is partially inserted into the mounting groove 21 and partially exposed from the notch of the mounting groove 21, and the user can directly contact the discharge pipe assembly 70, thereby enabling the discharge pipe assembly to be disassembled without excessively disassembling other structures. Further, in the solution shown in the present embodiment, the outer contour of the mounting bracket 71 is approximately square, and the opening of the mounting bracket 21 is also square, so, by the arrangement of the mounting bracket 21, the mounting bracket 21 can limit the position of the exhaust pipe assembly 70 in the assembling process, so that the exhaust pipe assembly 70 is supported and limited, and the connecting structure is stable, and on the other hand, by the arrangement of the mounting bracket 21, the exhaust pipe assembly 70 is guided, so that the assembling is more convenient, and as can be understood, in other arrangement forms, by adjusting the connecting position of the housing assembly 20 and the valve seat 40 and the assembling form of the exhaust pipe 74 and the mounting bracket 71, the mounting bracket 21 and the first exhaust port 42 on the valve seat 40 can also be in a non-abutting communication form, that is, the mounting bracket 21 and the first exhaust port 42 are respectively located at two different positions and are independent from each other.

In other embodiments, the housing assembly 20 and the valve seat 40 may be integrally formed, that is, the mounting groove 21 may be formed on the valve seat 40 when the housing assembly 20 and the valve seat 40 are separately formed, although the mounting groove 21 is formed on the housing assembly 20 and the valve seat 40.

Based on the above structure, the detachable connection of the first connection portion 80 and the second connection portion 90 may be in various structural forms, and in one design, as shown in fig. 10 to 13, the first connection portion 80 and the second connection portion 90 are detachably connected by means of magnetic connection, specifically, the first connection portion 80 is a first magnetic member disposed on the housing assembly 20 or the valve body assembly 30, and the second connection portion 90 is a second magnetic member disposed on the mounting bracket 71, where the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are magnetically attracted. In the solution of the present invention exemplarily shown in fig. 10 to 13, the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are both magnets, wherein the first magnetic member is a columnar magnet disposed on the valve seat 40 in the valve body assembly 30, the second magnetic member is a columnar magnet disposed on the mounting bracket 71, and both the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are disposed to ensure stability of the connection structure. It will be appreciated that one of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member may be a soft metal material, while the other is a permanent magnet. The first connecting portion 80 and the second connecting portion 90 of this embodiment adopt a magnetic connection scheme, which is convenient in the disassembly and assembly process.

In another design form of the detachable connection of the first connection portion 80 and the second connection portion 90, referring to fig. 14, it may also be: the first and

second connection portions

80 and 90 are snap-fit and snap-fit groove structures formed between the housing assembly 20 and the mounting bracket 71. Wherein, can be provided with the catching groove on the cell wall of mounting groove 21, and protruding the hasp that is equipped with on the outer wall of installing support 71, then in the use, push into mounting groove 21 with the exhaust pipe subassembly 70 after, exhaust pipe 74 and first bin outlet 42 dock to the hasp card is gone into the catching groove, realizes the installation of exhaust pipe subassembly 70, when needs washing, drives the hasp through external force and breaks away from the catching groove, again with exhaust pipe subassembly 70 pull out can, whole assembly process is also simpler, and it is comparatively convenient to use. In this embodiment, a guiding inclined surface may be provided on the latch, and the latch has a certain elastic deformation capability, and the latch slides into the latch groove under the action of the guiding inclined surface during the process of inserting the drain pipe assembly 70 into the mounting groove 21, and the latch part exposes the latch groove, so that a user contacts the part outside the latch and drives the latch to be separated from the latch groove through pressing operation.

It will be appreciated that the detachable connection of the first connection portion 80 and the second connection portion 90 may be implemented by other manners, such as a latch connection, a screw connection, etc., which are not limited by the present invention.

In order to facilitate the process of inserting and extracting the drain pipe assembly 70 into and from the mounting groove 21 on the basis of the drain pipe assembly 70 being detachably extracted from the mounting groove 21, referring to fig. 1, 10 and 12, in one embodiment, a guide protrusion 732 and a guide groove 22 are slidably engaged between the mounting bracket 71 and the groove wall of the mounting groove 21. In the solution shown in fig. 1 by way of example, the guide groove 22 is formed on the groove wall of the installation groove 21, and the guide protrusion 732 is formed on the outer wall of the installation bracket 71, wherein the guide protrusion 732 and the guide groove 22 are both arc-shaped in cross section, and the guide groove 22 is arranged on the groove bottom wall of the installation groove 21, so that the drain pipe assembly 70 can be quickly aligned and smoothly slid into the installation groove 21 through the insertion sliding fit of the guide protrusion 732 and the guide groove 22 during the assembly process, and the structure of the guide groove 22 can also collect and guide the juice leaked from the first discharge hole 42 out of the installation groove 21, thereby avoiding the juice from being retained in the installation groove 21.

In order to further improve the convenience of the above-mentioned disassembly process, the mounting bracket 71 of the present invention is further provided with a disassembly and assembly force application portion 731. Referring to fig. 11 and 12, in one embodiment, the dismounting and applying portion 731 is a groove disposed on two opposite sides of the mounting bracket 71, and the groove can be pressed by a finger to avoid slipping during the process of pulling the drain pipe assembly 70. It is to be understood that the attachment/detachment urging portion 731 may be a convex configuration, such as a cylindrical configuration formed on the outer wall surface of the mounting bracket 71. In combination with the above, according to the present invention, after the discharge pipe assembly 70 is inserted into the installation groove 21, a part of the structure of the discharge valve assembly 70 is exposed outside the installation groove 21, that is, a part of the structure of the installation bracket 71 is exposed outside the installation groove 21, and the dismounting and applying portions 731 are located at opposite sides of the part of the installation bracket 71 exposed outside the installation groove 21, so that a user can directly contact the dismounting and applying portions 731 and perform an operation of pulling the discharge pipe assembly 70.

Further, in order to ensure structural stability of the drain pipe assembly 70 and facilitate assembly production, the mounting bracket 71 and the drain pipe 74 of the present invention are integrally formed, and in this embodiment, the mounting bracket 71 and the drain pipe 74 may be integrally manufactured by injection molding. In yet another embodiment, the mounting bracket 71 comprises a pipe cover 72 and a pipe bracket 73, and the exhaust pipe 74 is also divided into a first pipe section 75 and a second pipe section 76, wherein the first pipe section 75 is fixed with the pipe cover 72, the second pipe section 76 is fixed with the pipe bracket 73, the pipe cover 72 and the pipe bracket 73 can be fixed by welding or by detachable covering, when the pipe cover 72 and the pipe bracket 73 are assembled together, the first pipe section 75 is abutted with the second pipe section 76, and meanwhile, in the embodiment that the pipe cover 72 and the pipe bracket 73 also form a sealed cup body 2, in the above-mentioned content, the second connecting part 90 is fixed in a sealed cavity formed by the pipe cover 72 and the pipe bracket 73, so that the slurry can be prevented from flowing into the cavity to be eroded by liquid in the use process. Alternatively, in the case where the second connection portion 90 is a latch, the latch is formed on the outer wall of the pipe bracket 73. In this embodiment, by providing the mounting bracket 71 as two removable parts, after the drain pipe assembly 70 is removed, it is convenient to separately flush the plumbing components thereof.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the mounting bracket 71 and the exhaust pipe 74 may be two separate parts, where the exhaust pipe 74 and the mounting bracket 71 may be fixed by, for example, clamping, where the exhaust pipe 74 may be a flexible pipe with deformation capability, a mounting cavity and a clamping position are formed in the mounting bracket 71, and the exhaust pipe 74 is clamped into the clamping position of the mounting bracket 71, that is, in this embodiment, the mounting bracket 71 may play a rigid supporting role in the mounting process for the exhaust pipe 74, and after the whole is detached, the exhaust pipe 74 may be integrally drawn out from the mounting bracket 71, so as to be purposefully washed. In order to improve the convenience of use, referring to fig. 15 and 16, in an embodiment, the drain pipe 74 includes a first pipe section 75 and a second pipe section 76, the first pipe section 75 is connected to the first valve body channel, and the second pipe section 76 is provided with a drain, wherein a central axis of the second pipe section 76 extends in an axial direction of the food processor 6. The radial and axial directions of the food processor 6 defined in the present invention may be based on the cup 2, that is, the cup 2 is generally a solid of revolution structure, the radial direction of the cup 3 is defined as the radial direction of the food processor 6, and the axial direction of the cup 3 is defined as the axial direction of the food processor 9, and the above-mentioned central axis extends in the radial or axial direction of the food processor 6, which should be understood as the central axis extends in the radial direction of the food processor 6 or in the range of an angle less than or equal to 45 degrees with respect to the radial direction, and the axial direction is understood as the same, which is not repeated herein, that is, the concept of an orientation should be understood. Further, according to the present invention, the central axis of the second pipe section 76 extends obliquely downward in the axial direction, wherein the central axis of the second pipe section 76 forms an angle with the axial direction, the angle is less than or equal to 45 °, and the angle is preferably less than or equal to 15 °, and more preferably less than or equal to 10 °, and the discharge pipe 74 of the present embodiment is provided with two pipe sections, which are easy to connect with the first valve body passage, and ensure that the discharged slurry does not splash and falls into the receiving cup in the axial direction.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 6 to 9, a second valve core channel 52 is further disposed in the valve core 50, the valve seat 40 is further provided with a second discharge port 43, and the feed port 41, the second valve core channel 52 and the second discharge port 43 form a second valve body channel; wherein the valve core 50 rotates relative to the valve seat 40 under the driving of the driving structure 60 such that the valve body 10 has a first discharge state and a second discharge state, and when in the first discharge state, the feed port 41, the first valve core passage 51, the first discharge port 42, and the discharge passage are sequentially conducted; when in the second discharge state, the feed port 41, the second spool passage 52, and the second discharge port 43 are sequentially connected. In this embodiment, the second valve core channel 52 is arranged, so that different channels can be used according to different functions in the use process of the exhaust valve device 1 of the present invention, and the switching is convenient and the use is more convenient. For example, the second valve core channel 52 is set as the waste liquid discharge channel, the first valve core channel 51 is set as the pulp discharge channel in the pulping process, when in actual use, the first valve core channel 51 is used for conducting the feed inlet 41 and the first discharge outlet 42, and when in waste liquid discharge, the second valve core channel 52 is used for conducting the feed inlet 41 and the second discharge outlet 43, so that in the design and use, the condition that the pipeline is required to be thoroughly cleaned again when in use and the process of switching from waste liquid discharge to beverage production is more convenient to use.

Specifically, referring to fig. 8 and 9 in combination, the valve core 50 includes a cylindrical wall, a partition plate connected in the cylindrical wall, and a bottom plate capped at one end of the cylindrical wall, in which the first valve core channel 51 penetrates in a radial direction of the valve core 50, that is, the partition plate in the cylindrical wall defines a pipe structure, two openings of the first valve core channel 51 are all opened on the cylindrical wall, one opening of the second valve core channel 52 is arranged on the cylindrical wall, and the two openings of the first valve core channel 51 are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical wall, and the other opening of the second valve core channel 52 is opened on the bottom plate, so that the flow passage of the second valve core channel 52 is bent and arranged in a direction of the bottom plate first radially and then axially, and meanwhile, the first discharge port 42 on the valve seat 40 is arranged on the cylindrical wall, and the second discharge port 43 is arranged on the bottom plate, so that two discharge directions are different, and the two discharge states interfere less with each other.

In one embodiment, a filter screen 53 is further mounted on the valve core 50, and the filter screen 53 is used for filtering the fluid flowing through the second valve body channel. Specifically, the filter screen 53 may be made of metal, and is inlaid at an opening of the second valve core channel 52 corresponding to the feed inlet 41, and through the arrangement of the filter screen 53, in an actual use process, for example, the food processor 6 needs to cook some granular food materials, when the food materials need to be cleaned before cooking, the food materials can be prevented from being lost by blocking the filter screen 53, and the cleaned sewage can be smoothly discharged.

Referring to fig. 4 to 8, in an embodiment, a sealing sleeve F is further disposed between the valve seat 40 and the valve element 50, the sealing sleeve F is provided with a avoiding opening corresponding to the feeding opening 41, the first discharging opening 42 and the second discharging opening 43, respectively, and the valve element 50 extends into the sealing sleeve F. The sealing sleeve F can be made of silica gel, and the possibility that the whole structure leaks at the joint can be reduced through the arrangement of the sealing sleeve F.

Further, referring to fig. 1 to 8 and 13, the sealing sleeve F is formed with a mouthpiece F1 at a position corresponding to the first discharge port 42, the mouthpiece F1 extends out of the valve seat 40 from the first discharge port 42, the discharge pipe assembly 70 is formed with a sealing ring 721 surrounding an inlet of the discharge channel, and the sealing ring 721 is nested with the mouthpiece F1 after the discharge pipe assembly 70 is mounted to the valve body 10. In combination with the above, the seal ring 721 of the present invention is formed at the port of the first pipe section 75 of the discharge pipe 74, and in this embodiment, the cross section of the seal ring 721 may be formed in a tapered or trapezoid shape, which has a smaller thickness on the side facing the mouthpiece F1, so that when the mouthpiece F1 and the seal ring 721 are butted, effective seal pressing can be achieved, and the seal effect is good.

In an embodiment, a position sensor (not shown) is further installed on the valve seat 40, and a sensing member S (refer to fig. 8) is installed on the valve core 50, so that when the sensing member S makes the position sensor generate a trigger signal, neither the first valve body channel nor the second valve body channel is in communication with the feed port 41. The position sensor and the sensing member S may be formed as a hall switch, that is, the sensing member S may be in a magnet structure, or be in a micro switch or a photoelectric switch, and it is understood from the above that the present invention may be switched in different paths of the discharge pipe 74, and by setting the position sensor and the sensing member S, the discharge valve device 1 may be effectively ensured to be in a closed state during whipping or boiling operation of the food processor 6, for example, in fig. 8 and 9, the dotted circle position is a blocking position, and when the position is aligned to the feed inlet 41 on the valve seat 40 during rotation of the valve element 50, the whole discharge valve device 1 is in a closed state, so that leakage condition may be avoided.

Referring to fig. 1 to 14 in combination, the present invention further provides a processing cup assembly 3, which includes a cup body 2 and a discharge valve device 1, wherein the specific structure of the discharge valve device 1 refers to the above embodiment, and since the processing cup assembly 3 adopts all the technical solutions of all the embodiments, at least has all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the embodiments, and will not be described in detail herein. Wherein, a pulp discharging port 2a is arranged on the cup body 2, and the discharge valve device 1 is arranged on the cup body 2 and is in butt joint with the pulp discharging port 2 a. Specifically, in the structure of the processing cup assembly 3 of the present invention, the valve seat 40 may be provided with a connecting lug, and the bottom of the cup body 2 is integrally cast with a connecting post, and the discharge valve device 1 is fixedly connected with the cup body 2 by a screw connection manner. It will be appreciated that the processing cup assembly 3 is also provided with processing executing members, and the processing executing members can be stirring blades, grinders, dough stirring rods and other structures.

Referring to fig. 15 and 16 in combination, the present invention further provides a food processor 6, which includes a main machine and a processing cup assembly 3 mounted on the main machine, wherein the specific structure of the processing cup assembly 3 refers to the above embodiment, and since the food processor 6 adopts all the technical solutions of all the embodiments, at least the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the embodiments are not described herein again. The food processor 6 of the present invention may be a wall breaking machine, a food processor, a stirrer, a soymilk machine, etc. in the market. Wherein, be provided with the power supply in the host computer of food processor, the power supply is the motor, the drive shaft of motor carries out transmission coupling with the rotation axis in the processing executive component in the processing cup subassembly 3, thereby drive the processing executive component and whip food in the cup, wherein processing cup subassembly 3 can be dismantled from the host computer, also can be fixed on the host computer, for example when processing cup subassembly 3 adopts to fix on the host computer, combine the above content, then can be formed with the holding tank on the casing of host computer, then the cup of processing cup subassembly 3 imbeds in the holding tank, and the casing of host computer is formed with the extension mouth of intercommunication holding tank, then the pulp discharging mouth 2a on the cup 2 in the processing cup subassembly 3 sets up towards this extension mouth, pulp discharging valve device 1 in the above-mentioned content installs in extension mouth department. Moreover, the food processor 6 may further have a heating function, for example, a heating element is further disposed below the cup body 2 in the host machine, and heating and boiling of food materials in the cup body can be achieved through the heating element, wherein the heating element may be in a form of a heating pipe or a heating wire, and in other structures, the heating element may also be an electromagnetic coil, and a magnetic conductive plate is correspondingly disposed below the cup body 2, and a receiving container W is further disposed below the processing cup assembly 3 and located below the host machine, and the receiving container W may directly receive the sewage after cleaning through a pipeline to the second discharge port 43 in the foregoing. Furthermore, the invention can also form a containing table top on the upper surface of the receiving container W, and the beverage cup can be placed on the containing table top in the pulping process, so that the use is more convenient while the space is reasonably utilized.

Further, the food processor 6 of the present invention may further comprise a water tank 4, a water pump 5, etc., and the water in the water tank 4 is pumped by the water pump 5 to automatically add water into the cup 2 of the food processor 6 during operation.

The actual operation scene of the food processing is exemplified as follows:

1. the water in the water tank 4 is pumped into the cup 2 by the water pump 5, and the water quantity is about 350mL. The inner food material was soaked for 15min, during which time it was heated to 55 ℃ with minimal agitation (inability to stir the food material). After the above operations are completed, the rinse liquid containing the components such as purine, impurities, oxalic acid, etc. is discharged from the second discharge port 43 to the receiving container W through the discharge valve device 1.

2. The water in the water tank 4 is continuously pumped to the cup body 2 by the water pump 5. The discharge valve device 1 is switched to the closed state, the cup body 2 starts pulping, and when pulping is completed, the discharge valve device 1 is switched to the first discharge state to discharge pulp, and the pulp in the cup body 2 flows into the drink cup through the first discharge port 42 and the discharge pipe assembly 70. And after the pulp discharge is completed, the drink cup is taken away.

3. After the slurry discharge is completed, the discharge valve device 1 is switched to a closed state, and water in the water tank 4 is continuously pumped to the cup body 2 by the water pump 5. The cup body 2 is stirred and washed. After the agitation washing is completed, the discharge valve device 1 is switched to the second discharge state, and the washing waste liquid in the cup body 2 is discharged directly into the receiving container W through the second discharge port 43.

4. When the washing waste liquid in the cup body 2 is completely flowed into the receiving container W, the discharge pipe 74 can be directly taken down, and the detachable washing pipe can be brushed or washed by water by a brush. After disassembling the detachable and washable pipe, the passage in the valve core 50 of the discharge valve apparatus 1 can be brushed with a brush.

The foregoing description is only of the optional embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and all the equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present invention and the accompanying drawings or the direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A discharge valve apparatus for use in a food processor having a discharge port, the discharge valve apparatus being mounted at the discharge port, the discharge valve apparatus comprising:

2. The vent valve device of claim 1, wherein the valve body is formed with a mounting groove, the vent tube assembly comprising a mounting bracket and a vent tube secured to the mounting bracket, the vent tube having the vent passage formed therein, the mounting bracket being embedded in the mounting groove.

3. The discharge valve apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein the valve body is provided with a first connection portion and the mounting bracket is provided with a second connection portion, the first connection portion and the second connection portion being detachably connected.

4. The discharge valve apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first connection portion is a first magnetic member disposed on the valve body and the second connection portion is a second magnetic member disposed on the mounting bracket, the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member magnetically attracting each other.

5. The discharge valve device of claim 3, wherein the first and second connection portions are snap-fit and snap-fit groove formations formed between the valve body and the mounting bracket.

6. The discharge valve apparatus of claim 2, wherein a sliding fit of the guide projection and guide groove is also formed between the mounting bracket and the groove wall of the mounting groove.

7. The discharge valve apparatus of claim 2, wherein the mounting bracket is further provided with a detachable biasing portion.

8. The discharge valve device of claim 2, wherein the mounting bracket is of unitary construction with the discharge tube.

9. The discharge valve apparatus of claim 2, wherein the mounting bracket comprises a conduit cover and a conduit bracket that are in overlapping connection with each other, the discharge tube comprising a first conduit section fixedly connected to the conduit cover and a second conduit section fixedly connected to the conduit bracket.

10. The discharge valve device of claim 2, wherein the discharge tube comprises a first tube section and a second tube section, the first tube section being connected to the first valve body passage, the second tube section being provided with a discharge opening, wherein a central axis of the second tube section extends in an axial direction of the food processor.

11. The discharge valve device of claim 10, wherein the central axis of the second conduit section forms an angle of less than or equal to 45 ° with the axial direction of the food processor.

12. The discharge valve device of claim 2, wherein the central axis of the first valve body passage is a straight line.

13. The discharge valve device of claim 12, wherein the central axis of the first valve body passageway forms an angle of less than or equal to 45 degrees with a radial direction of the food processor.

14. The discharge valve apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 13, wherein the valve body includes a valve body assembly including a valve seat, a valve core and a driving structure, the valve seat being hollow and provided with a feed port and a first discharge port at intervals, the valve core extending into the valve seat and having a first valve core passage, the feed port, the first valve core passage and the first discharge port constituting the first valve body passage, the valve core being rotated relative to the valve seat by the driving structure to control the on-off of the first valve body passage, the discharge passage being in abutment with the first discharge port when the discharge pipe assembly is mounted to the valve body.

15. The discharge valve apparatus of claim 14, wherein the valve body further comprises a housing assembly formed with a relief groove at least partially receiving the valve body assembly, the housing assembly or the valve seat forming the mounting groove;

The shell component and the valve seat are of split structures, and the shell component is also provided with a groove structure for installing a control panel;

16. The exhaust valve apparatus as defined in claim 14, wherein a second spool passage is further provided in the spool, the valve seat is further provided with a second discharge port, and the feed port, the second spool passage, and the second discharge port constitute a second valve body passage;

17. The discharge valve apparatus of claim 16, wherein the valve cartridge further has a filter screen mounted thereon for filtering fluid flowing through the second valve body passage.

18. The discharge valve apparatus of claim 16, wherein a sealing sleeve is further disposed between the valve seat and the valve spool, the sealing sleeve having relief openings corresponding to the feed port, the first discharge port, and the second discharge port, respectively, the valve spool extending into the sealing sleeve.

19. The discharge valve apparatus of claim 18, wherein the sealing sleeve is formed with a mouthpiece at a position corresponding to the first discharge port, the mouthpiece extending from the first discharge port to the valve seat, the discharge tube assembly being formed with a sealing ring surrounding an inlet of the discharge passage, the sealing ring being nested with the mouthpiece when the discharge tube assembly is mounted to the valve body.

20. The exhaust valve apparatus as defined in claim 14, wherein a position sensor is further mounted on the valve seat, and wherein the sensing member is mounted on the valve spool such that neither the first valve spool passage nor the second valve spool passage is in communication with the feed port when the sensing member causes the position sensor to generate a trigger signal.

21. A processing cup assembly, comprising a cup body and a discharge valve device according to any one of claims 1 to 20, wherein the cup body is provided with a slurry discharge port, and the discharge valve device is mounted on the cup body and is in butt joint with the slurry discharge port.

22. A food processor comprising a main machine and a processing cup assembly mounted to the main machine, the processing cup assembly being as claimed in claim 21.

23. The food processor of claim 22 wherein the host machine is further provided with a receiving receptacle below the processing cup assembly.