CN210613417U - Adjustable mixer - Google Patents

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CN210613417U
CN210613417U CN201921395048.1U CN201921395048U CN210613417U CN 210613417 U CN210613417 U CN 210613417U CN 201921395048 U CN201921395048 U CN 201921395048U CN 210613417 U CN210613417 U CN 210613417U
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An adjustable stirrer comprises a supporting part and a stirring part. The supporting part comprises a supporting seat and a telescopic supporting frame. The stirring part comprises a stirring motor, a telescopic stirring shaft and telescopic stirring blades. The supporting seat comprises a supporting seat main body and a limiting ring. The telescopic support frame comprises a first support frame, a second support frame and a support frame limiting part. The first support frame comprises a first support frame main body, a first groove-shaped through hole and a rotating rod. The second support frame comprises a second support frame main body, a second groove-shaped through hole and a clamping device. The clamping device comprises a chuck and a locking screw. The telescopic stirring shaft comprises an outer pipe, an inner pipe and a stirring shaft limiting part. The flexible stirring vane includes first stirring vane, second stirring vane, stirring vane locating part. This adjustable mixer easy operation, convenient to use is applicable to multiple stirred vessel.

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Adjustable mixer
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of agitating unit, especially an adjustable mixer.
Background
In the production process of the hotpot condiment, various raw materials are required to be prepared into powder and then are uniformly mixed with corresponding edible oil. In the present preparation chafing dish condiment trade, the stirring of the material of preparation chafing dish condiment adopts agitating unit to stir, has reduced stirring workman's intensity of labour, and the stirring, and stirring time is high, improves production efficiency.
However, when the stirring device in the current market is used for production and processing, one stirring device is only suitable for one stirring container, and when the stirring container is replaced, the stirring device matched with the stirring container needs to be replaced, so that the production process is complicated, and the cost is increased.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In view of this, the utility model provides an adjustable mixer suitable for multiple stirred vessel to satisfy food stirring processing demand.
An adjustable stirring machine comprises a supporting part and a stirring part, wherein the supporting part is used for being installed on a stirring container, and the stirring part is arranged on the supporting part. The supporting part comprises a supporting seat and at least three telescopic supporting frames movably connected to one side of the supporting seat. The stirring portion comprises a supporting seat, a telescopic stirring shaft and at least two telescopic stirring blades, wherein the supporting seat faces away from the stirring motor on one side of the telescopic supporting frame, the telescopic stirring shaft penetrates through the supporting seat and is connected with the stirring motor, and the telescopic stirring blades are arranged on the telescopic stirring shaft and are far away from one end of the stirring motor. The supporting seat comprises a supporting seat main body and at least six limiting rings arranged on one side of the supporting seat main body. Every two spacing rings are in one group. Each telescopic support frame comprises a first support frame connected with the limiting ring, a second support frame arranged on the first support frame, and at least one support frame limiting part arranged on the first support frame and the second support frame. The first support frame comprises a first support frame main body, at least one first groove-shaped through hole formed in the first support frame main body, and a rotating rod arranged at one end of the first support frame main body. The second support frame comprises a second support frame main body, a second groove-shaped through hole arranged on the second support frame main body, and a clamping device arranged at one end of the second support frame main body. The clamping device comprises a clamping head clamped on the stirring container and a locking screw arranged on the clamping head. The supporting frame limiting piece is inserted into the first groove-shaped through hole and the first groove-shaped through hole. The telescopic stirring shaft comprises an outer pipe connected with the stirring motor, an inner pipe inserted in the outer pipe, and at least one stirring shaft limiting part arranged on the side wall of the outer pipe. The outer diameter of the inner tube is smaller than the inner diameter of the outer tube. Every flexible stirring vane all include one with interior union coupling's first stirring vane, a second stirring vane of connection on first stirring vane to and one insert locate first stirring vane with stirring vane locating part on the second stirring vane. The first stirring blade comprises a first stirring blade main body and at least one first stirring blade groove-shaped hole arranged on the first stirring blade main body. The second stirring blade comprises a second stirring blade main body and at least one second stirring blade groove-shaped hole formed in the second stirring blade main body. The stirring blade limiting part is inserted into the first stirring blade groove-shaped hole and the second stirring blade groove-shaped hole, and the stirring blade limiting part can slide in the first stirring blade groove-shaped hole and the second stirring blade groove-shaped hole so as to adjust the position between the first stirring blade and the second stirring blade.
Furthermore, the adjustable stirrer also comprises an adjusting part connected with the stirring part, and the adjusting part comprises a time control part and a speed adjusting part.
Further, stirring portion still includes a protector, protector includes that a cover establishes flexible epaxial ring of stirring, two symmetries set up the ring both sides and respectively with two the connecting rod that flexible stirring vane connects, the connecting rod with first stirring vane is connected.
Furthermore, the number of the telescopic support frames is three, and the distances between any two adjacent telescopic support frames are equal.
Further, the edge of the side of the gripping head facing the mixing container is contoured in an arc.
Further, the first stirring blade is vertically connected with the inner pipe.
Further, the supporting frame limiting part and the stirring blade limiting part are both combined parts of bolts and nuts.
Furthermore, the number of the first groove-shaped through holes of each first support frame and the number of the second groove-shaped through holes of each second support frame are two.
Further, the number of the first stirring blade groove-shaped holes of each first stirring blade and the number of the second stirring blade groove-shaped holes of each second stirring blade are two.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides an adjustable mixer is through adjusting telescopic bracket telescopic stirring shaft, and telescopic stirring vane's length, so that the adjustable mixer is applicable to the difference agitator vessel. The second support frame of each telescopic support frame can move along the extending direction of the first support frame of the telescopic support frame, so that the support parts can be erected on the stirring containers with different calibers. The inner tube of flexible (mixing) shaft can follow the axial motion of outer tube, the inner tube can stretch into in the outer tube to adjustable the height of flexible (mixing) shaft is in order to be applicable to not co-altitude stirred vessel. The second stirring blade of each telescopic stirring blade can move along the extending direction of the first stirring blade of the telescopic stirring blade, so that the length of each telescopic stirring blade can be adjusted, and the telescopic stirring blades are suitable for stirring containers with different calibers. Therefore, the adjustable stirrer is simple to operate, convenient to use and suitable for various stirring containers.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the adjustable agitator provided by the utility model.
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the adjustable blender of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an adjustable agitator mounted on an agitator vessel.
Detailed Description
Specific examples of the present invention will be described in further detail below. It should be understood that the description herein of embodiments of the invention is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
As shown in fig. 1 to fig. 3, it is a schematic structural diagram of the adjustable agitator provided by the present invention. The adjustable agitator comprises a supporting part 10 for being mounted on the agitation vessel 1, an agitating part 20 provided on the supporting part 10, and an adjusting part 30 connected to the agitating part 20. The adjustable mixer further includes other functional modules, such as assembling components, etc., which should be known to those skilled in the art, and will not be described in detail herein.
The stirring container 1 is used for accommodating stirring raw materials, and the stirring container 1 is of a barreled structure, which is a prior art and is not described herein in detail.
The support part 10 comprises a support seat 11 and at least three telescopic support frames 12 movably connected to one side of the support seat 11. In this embodiment, the number of the telescopic supports 12 is three, and the distances between any two adjacent telescopic supports 12 are equal, and it is conceivable that the included angle between any two adjacent telescopic supports 12 is 120 degrees, so that the stress on each telescopic support 12 is the same, and the position of the support 10 on the stirring container 1 is stable.
The support seat 11 includes a support seat main body 111, and at least six limiting rings 112 disposed on one side of the support seat main body 111. The supporting seat main body 111 is used for mounting the stirring part 20 and providing a placing plane for the stirring part 20. The limiting rings 112 are arranged on the side face, facing one side of the telescopic support frame 12, of the support seat main body 111, every two limiting rings 112 are in a group, and one end of any one telescopic support frame 12 is arranged in any one group of the limiting rings 112, so that the telescopic support frame 12 is connected with the support seat 11.
Each of the telescopic support frames 12 includes a first support frame 121 connected to the limiting ring 112, a second support frame 122 disposed on the first support frame 121, and at least one support frame limiting member 123 disposed on the first support frame 121 and the second support frame 122. One end of the first support frame 121 is connected to the support base 11, and one end of the second support frame 122 is disposed on the stirring container 1.
The first support frame 121 includes a first support frame body 1211, at least one first groove-shaped through hole 1212 provided in the first support frame body 1211, and a rotation rod 1213 provided at one end of the first support frame body 1211. The rotating rod 1213 is inserted into a set of the limiting rings 112, so as to connect the first support frame 121 and the support seat 11 together, and the first support frame 121 rotates with the rotating rod 1213 as a rotating shaft, so that the angle between the telescopic support frame 12 and the support seat 11 can be adjusted during use, and the telescopic support frame 12 is suitable for mixing containers 1 with different calibers.
The second supporting frame 122 includes a second supporting frame main body 1221, a second through hole 1222 formed in the second supporting frame main body 1221, and a clamping device 1223 formed at an end of the second supporting frame main body 1221. In this embodiment, two first groove-shaped through holes 1212 of each first supporting frame 121 and two second groove-shaped through holes 1222 of each second supporting frame 122 are provided, and in use, at least one of the first groove-shaped through holes 1212 corresponds to at least one of the second groove-shaped through holes 1222, so that the supporting frame stopper 123 penetrates through the first supporting frame 121 and the second supporting frame 122 to connect the first supporting frame 121 and the second supporting frame 122 together. The clamping device 1223 includes a clamping head 1223a clamped to the stirring container 1, and a locking screw 1223b provided on the clamping head 1223 a. In use, the clamping head 1223a clamps the stirring container 1, and the locking screw 1223b is rotated to clamp the stirring container 1. The edge of the side of the gripping head 1223a facing the stirring vessel 1 is contoured in an arc shape so that the gripping head 1223a is easily disposed on the edge of the stirring vessel 1 and stabilizes the position of the gripping head 1223a on the stirring vessel 1.
The supporting frame limiting member 123 is configured to limit a position between the first supporting frame 121 and the second supporting frame 122, the supporting frame limiting member 123 is inserted into the first slot-shaped through hole 1212 and the first slot-shaped through hole 1222, when the position between the first supporting frame 121 and the second supporting frame 122 is adjusted, the supporting frame limiting member 123 can slide along the first slot-shaped through hole 1212 and the second slot-shaped through hole 1222, and when the position is adjusted, the supporting frame limiting member 123 is locked to limit the position between the first supporting frame 121 and the second supporting frame 122. When the position between the first support frame 121 and the second support frame 122 needs to be adjusted again, the support frame limiting member 123 is unlocked, that is, the position between the first support frame 121 and the second support frame 122 can be adjusted, so that the support portion 10 is suitable for the mixing containers 1 with different calibers.
Stirring portion 20 includes that one sets up supporting seat 11 dorsad the agitator motor 21 of telescopic support frame 12 one side, one passes supporting seat 11 and with the flexible (mixing) shaft 22 that agitator motor 21 is connected, at least two settings are in on the flexible (mixing) shaft 22 and keep away from the flexible stirring vane 23 of agitator motor 21 one end, and a protector 24.
The main function of the stirring motor 21 is to generate a driving torque, which is used as a power source of the telescopic stirring shaft 22 to drive the telescopic stirring shaft 22 to rotate, and is a prior art and is not described herein again.
The telescopic stirring shaft 22 comprises an outer pipe 221 connected with the stirring motor 21, an inner pipe 222 inserted in the outer pipe 221, and at least one stirring shaft limiting piece 223 arranged on the side wall of the outer pipe 221. The outer diameter of the inner pipe 222 is smaller than the inner diameter of the outer pipe 221, so that the inner pipe 222 can move along the axial direction of the outer pipe 221, that is, the inner pipe 222 can be extended into the outer pipe 221, so that the height of the telescopic stirring shaft 22 can be adjusted to adapt to the stirring vessels 1 with different heights. The stirring shaft limiting part 223 is in threaded connection with the outer pipe 221. After the length of the telescopic stirring shaft 22 is adjusted, the stirring shaft limiting part 223 is rotated to make the stirring shaft limiting part 223 abut against the inner pipe 222, so as to lock the position of the inner pipe 222 in the outer pipe 221. When the length of the telescopic stirring shaft 22 needs to be adjusted, the stirring shaft limiting piece 223 is rotated to unlock the position of the inner pipe 222 in the outer pipe 221. In this embodiment, the number of the stirring shaft limiting members 223 is two, and each of the stirring shaft limiting members 223 is a bolt.
Each of the retractable stirring blades 23 includes a first stirring blade 231 connected to the inner tube 22, a second stirring blade 232 connected to the first stirring blade 231, and a stirring blade limiting member 233 inserted between the first stirring blade 231 and the second stirring blade 232. The second stirring blade 232 is movable along the extending direction of the first stirring blade 231, so that the length of each telescopic stirring blade 23 can be adjusted to be suitable for the stirring containers 1 with different calibers. After the positions of the first stirring blade 231 and the second stirring blade 232 are adjusted, the first stirring blade 231 and the second stirring blade 232 are locked by the stirring blade limiting member 233. When the position between the first stirring blade 231 and the second stirring blade 232 needs to be adjusted, the stirring blade limiting member 233 is unlocked, and the position of the second stirring blade 232 on the first stirring blade 231 is adjusted. In this embodiment, the first agitating blade 231 is vertically connected to the inner pipe 222.
The first agitating blade 231 includes a first agitating blade body 2311, and at least one first agitating blade groove-shaped hole 2312 provided in the first agitating blade body 2311.
The second mixing blade 232 includes a second mixing blade body 2321, and at least one second mixing blade groove-shaped hole 2322 provided on the second mixing blade body 2321. In this embodiment, the number of the first stirring blade slot-shaped holes 2312 and the number of the second stirring blade slot-shaped holes 2322 are two, and when the first stirring blade 231 is connected to the second stirring blade 232, the stirring blade limiting member 233 is inserted into any one of the first stirring blade slot-shaped holes 2312 and the second stirring blade slot-shaped holes 2322, so as to connect the first stirring blade 231 and the second stirring blade 232 together. In the present embodiment, there are two first stirring blade slot-shaped holes 2312 of each first stirring blade 231 and two second stirring blade slot-shaped holes 2322 of each second stirring blade 232, and in use, at least one of the first stirring blade slot-shaped holes 2312 partially corresponds to at least one of the second stirring blade slot-shaped holes 2322, so as to facilitate installation of the stirring blade limiting member 233.
The mixing blade limiting member 233 is inserted into the first mixing blade slot-shaped hole 2312 and the second mixing blade slot-shaped hole 2322, and the mixing blade limiting member 233 can slide along the first mixing blade slot-shaped hole 2312 and the second mixing blade slot-shaped hole 2322 to adjust the position between the first mixing blade 231 and the second mixing blade 232. After the position adjustment between the first stirring blade 231 and the second stirring blade 232 is completed, the first stirring blade 231 and the second stirring blade 232 are locked by the stirring blade limiting member 233. In the present embodiment, the supporting frame limiting member 123 and the stirring blade limiting member 233 are both a bolt and nut assembly.
The protecting device 24 comprises a circular ring 241 sleeved on the telescopic stirring shaft 22, and two connecting rods 242 symmetrically arranged at two sides of the circular ring 241 and respectively connected with the two telescopic stirring blades 23. The connecting rod 242 is connected to the first stirring blade 231 to enhance the stability of the retractable stirring blade 23 during the stirring process.
The adjusting portion 30 includes a time control portion 31, and a speed adjusting portion 32. The time control part 31 may control the rotation time of the agitator motor 21, and the speed adjustment part 32 may control the rotation speed of the agitator motor 21 to meet the user's demand.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides an adjustable mixer is through adjusting telescopic support frame 12 telescopic stirring shaft 22, and telescopic stirring blade 23's length, so that the adjustable mixer is applicable to the difference stirred vessel 1. The second support frame 122 of each telescopic support frame 12 is movable along the extending direction of the first support frame 121 of the telescopic support frame 12, so that the support part 10 can be erected on the mixing containers 1 with different calibers. The inner pipe 222 of the telescopic stirring shaft 22 can move along the axial direction of the outer pipe 221, and the inner pipe 222 can be retracted into the outer pipe 221, so that the height of the telescopic stirring shaft 22 can be adjusted to adapt to the stirring containers 1 with different heights. The second stirring blade 232 of each of the retractable stirring blades 23 is movable along the extending direction of the first stirring blade 231 of the retractable stirring blade 23, so that the length of each of the retractable stirring blades 23 is adjustable to adapt to different calibers of the stirring container 1. Therefore, the adjustable stirrer is simple to operate, convenient to use and suitable for various stirring containers 1.
The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention, and any modification, equivalent replacement or improvement within the spirit of the present invention is encompassed by the claims of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides an adjustable mixer which characterized in that: the adjustable stirrer comprises a supporting part used for being installed on a stirring container, a stirring part arranged on the supporting part, the supporting part comprises a supporting seat and at least three telescopic supporting frames movably connected to one side of the supporting seat, the stirring part comprises a stirring motor arranged on one side of the supporting seat opposite to the telescopic supporting frame, a telescopic stirring shaft which penetrates through the supporting seat and is connected with the stirring motor, and at least two telescopic stirring blades which are arranged on the telescopic stirring shaft and are far away from one end of the stirring motor, the supporting seat comprises a supporting seat main body and at least six limiting rings arranged on one side of the supporting seat main body, every two limiting rings are in a group, each telescopic supporting frame comprises a first supporting frame connected with the limiting rings, the first support frame comprises a first support frame main body, at least one first groove-shaped through hole arranged on the first support frame main body and a rotating rod arranged at one end of the first support frame main body, the second support frame comprises a second support frame main body, a second groove-shaped through hole arranged on the second support frame main body and a clamping device arranged at one end of the second support frame main body, the clamping device comprises a clamping head clamped on a stirring container and a locking screw arranged on the clamping head, the support frame limiting part is inserted in the first groove-shaped through hole and the first groove-shaped through hole, the telescopic stirring shaft comprises an outer pipe connected with the stirring motor, an inner pipe inserted in the outer pipe and at least one stirring shaft limiting part arranged on the side wall of the outer pipe, the outer diameter of the inner pipe is smaller than the inner diameter of the outer pipe, each telescopic stirring blade comprises a first stirring blade connected with the inner pipe, a second stirring blade connected with the first stirring blade and a stirring blade limiting part inserted on the first stirring blade and the second stirring blade, the first stirring blade comprises a first stirring blade main body and at least one first stirring blade groove-shaped hole arranged on the first stirring blade main body, the second stirring blade comprises a second stirring blade main body and at least one second stirring blade groove-shaped hole arranged on the second stirring blade main body, the stirring blade limiting part is inserted into the first stirring blade groove-shaped hole and the second stirring blade groove-shaped hole, and the stirring blade limiting part can slide in the first stirring blade groove-shaped hole and the second stirring blade groove-shaped hole so as to adjust the position between the first stirring blade and the second stirring blade.
2. The adjustable mixer of claim 1, wherein: the adjustable stirrer further comprises an adjusting part connected with the stirring part, and the adjusting part comprises a time control part and a speed adjusting part.
3. The adjustable mixer of claim 1, wherein: stirring portion still includes a protector, protector includes that a cover establishes flexible epaxial ring of stirring, and two symmetries set up the ring both sides and respectively with two the connecting rod that flexible stirring vane connects, the connecting rod with first stirring vane connects.
4. The adjustable mixer of claim 1, wherein: the telescopic support frame is three, and the distance between any two adjacent telescopic support frames is equal.
5. The adjustable mixer of claim 1, wherein: the edge of the side of the clamping head facing the stirring container is curved.
6. The adjustable mixer of claim 1, wherein: the first stirring blade is vertically connected with the inner pipe.
7. The adjustable mixer of claim 1, wherein: the supporting frame limiting part and the stirring blade limiting part are combined parts of bolts and nuts.
8. The adjustable mixer of claim 1, wherein: the number of the first groove-shaped through holes of each first supporting frame and the number of the second groove-shaped through holes of each second supporting frame are two.
9. The adjustable mixer of claim 1, wherein: the number of the first stirring blade groove-shaped holes of each first stirring blade and the number of the second stirring blade groove-shaped holes of each second stirring blade are two.
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