CN212037262U

CN212037262U - Valve body device and food processor

Info

Publication number: CN212037262U
Application number: CN202020297879.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 招绍坤; 罗国华; 邱锐杰; 肖磊; 孙毅
Original assignee: Guangdong Midea Life Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Midea Life Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-03-11
Filing date: 2020-03-11
Publication date: 2020-12-01
Anticipated expiration: 2030-03-11

Abstract

The utility model discloses a valve body device and food preparation machine, the valve body device is applied to food preparation machine, food preparation machine includes cup body assembly, cup body assembly is provided with the relief hole, its characterized in that, the valve body device install in cup body assembly, the valve body device includes the valve body, the valve body has feed port, discharge opening, the discharge material passageway that communicates feed port and discharge opening and the case that is used for controlling the break-make of discharge material passageway, the feed port can be close to each other with the discharge opening and butt joint intercommunication; wherein the valve body is extractable laterally relative to the cup assembly. The utility model discloses the valve body device washs conveniently.

Description

Valve body device and food processor

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a in particular to valve body device and food preparation machine who has this valve body device.

Background

The cooking machine with cleaning function is prepared to be favored by the user, in order to reach the abluent purpose of automated control cooking machine, can set up one in the cooking machine usually and realize the valve of blowing that the passageway of blowing opened and close by the motion of electrical system control part, and present market product valve body structure is together fixed with the machine usually, and the user just can't disassemble after the machine leaves the factory promptly. Because there is the movement clearance between each part in its thick liquid valve body of putting lieing in putting the thick liquid passageway, along with the user is to the use number of times of machine constantly increase, some food residue that viscidity is strong will be amasss more thickly in this clearance, and the time of having of a specified duration not only is difficult for wasing and very easily is rotten and breed the bacterium, influences the food hygiene safety of the drink of making.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The main object of the utility model is to provide a valve body device, aim at promoting the washing convenience of valve body device to improve food preparation machine's food sanitation security.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a valve body device for a food processor, the food processor including a cup body assembly, the cup body assembly having a discharge hole, the valve body device being mounted on the cup body assembly, the valve body device including a valve body, the valve body having a feed hole, a discharge passage communicating the feed hole and the discharge hole, and a valve element for controlling the on-off of the discharge passage, the feed hole and the discharge hole being capable of approaching each other and being in butt communication;

wherein the valve body is extractable laterally relative to the cup assembly.

The utility model discloses technical scheme can be taken out for cup body for the side direction for cup body assembly through designing valve body device for cup body assembly is last to be dismantled for valve body device's structure, so can conveniently wash the valve body, gets rid of remaining edible material residue, reduces the production of bacterium, has improved food sanitation security.

Optionally, the valve body assembly further comprises a bracket assembly comprising a first bracket adapted to be mounted to the cup assembly and a second bracket to which the valve body is attached, wherein the second bracket is movable along the first bracket to bring the inlet and outlet into close proximity and abutting communication; or the second bracket can move along the first bracket and drive the valve body to move out of the first bracket together.

In this embodiment, through the second bracket and the first bracket which are in sliding fit, the valve main body can be directly drawn out along the first bracket in a sliding way, and the installation and the disassembly are more convenient.

Optionally, a locking structure is arranged between the first support and the second support, and when the second support drives the valve body to be close to the discharge hole and enables the feed hole to be in butt joint communication with the discharge hole, the first support and the second support are relatively fixed together through the locking structure.

In this embodiment, by providing the locking structure between the first bracket and the second bracket, the first bracket and the second bracket can be prevented from coming off in a state where the valve body is communicated with the discharge hole to cause leakage.

Optionally, the locking structure includes an elastic buckle disposed on one of the first support and the second support, and a buckle head disposed on the other of the first support and the second support, and when the second support drives the valve body to approach the discharge hole and make the feed hole and the discharge hole in butt communication, the buckle head is clamped into the elastic buckle.

In this embodiment, the connection mode of the elastic buckle and the buckle head can make the first bracket and the second bracket more convenient to connect and unlock.

Optionally, the second bracket comprises a bracket main body and a pressing plate movably connected with the bracket main body, the valve body is embedded in the bracket main body, and the pressing plate is connected with one of the elastic buckle and the buckle head;

an elastic piece is arranged between the support main body and the pressing plate, and when the buckling head is clamped into the elastic buckle, the elastic piece provides elastic force to drive the valve body to be close to the discharge hole.

In this embodiment, the pressure plate can provide a better force application point when the second bracket is pushed in and pulled out of the first bracket, and the elastic element can further ensure that the valve body can not be separated from the leakage condition when the valve body is connected with the discharge hole.

Optionally, the first bracket comprises a cylinder body with openings at two ends and a gland movably connected with the cylinder body, one of the cylinder body and the gland is provided with an elastic buckle, and the other of the cylinder body and the gland is provided with a buckle head;

when the second support drives the valve body to slide into the barrel, the pressing cover covers the barrel, and the buckling head is clamped into the elastic buckle so as to lock the second support in the barrel.

In this embodiment, first support is the barrel structure, and the second support is carried out circumference by the structure of barrel and is spacing, and the activity in-process for the inlet opening on the valve body and the relief hole on the cup subassembly are counterpointed more accurately.

Optionally, an elastic pressing part is further installed on the surface of the pressing cover facing the cylinder, and the elastic pressing part abuts against a second bracket in the cylinder.

In this embodiment, the resilient depression may further ensure that the valve body does not become disengaged from the leak when the discharge orifice is connected.

Optionally, the locking structure is including setting up the first support with the magnetic part of the two of second support to and set up and install magnetic part in another of the two, the second support drives the valve body is close to the relief hole, and makes when the feed port with the relief hole butt joint intercommunication, magnetic part with magnetic part magnetism attracts mutually.

In this embodiment, the connection mode of magnetic connection can make first support and second support operate more conveniently when connecting and unblock to the both are difficult for getting loose, and structural stability is higher.

Optionally, the second bracket includes a bracket main body and a pressing plate connected to the bracket main body, the valve body is embedded in the bracket main body, and the pressing plate is provided with one of a magnetic member and a magnetic member.

In this embodiment, the provision of the pressure plate makes it easier to exert force during the drawing of the second holder.

Optionally, the valve body includes the disk seat and with the valve gap that the disk seat lid closed, the disk seat has seted up the feed port, the valve gap has seted up the discharge opening, the disk seat with the valve gap lid closes and forms discharge channel.

In this embodiment, the housing of the valve body is of a two-part design, which simplifies the construction.

Alternatively, the second bracket comprises two parts which cover each other and are respectively formed as the valve cover and the valve seat.

In this embodiment, the second bracket is shared with the housing structure of the valve body, so that the number of integral parts is reduced and the structure is further simplified.

Optionally, the valve cover and the valve seat are detachably connected, and/or the valve core can be separated from the discharge channel or the valve cover or the valve seat.

In this embodiment, both the housing and the valve element of the valve body can be disassembled for cleaning, which can further improve food hygiene safety.

Optionally, when the valve cover is covered with the valve seat, the valve seat and the valve cover are further matched to form a mounting hole communicated with the discharge channel;

the valve body device further comprises a driving motor connected to the first support, the valve core comprises a valve body section and a driving section connected with one end of the valve body section, the driving section is partially extended out of one end of the mounting hole, the valve body section is rotatable in the discharge channel, the valve body section is provided with a valve hole communicated with the feed hole and the discharge hole when in a conduction position, and a driving shaft of the driving motor is in transmission connection with the driving section.

In the embodiment, the valve core is automatically driven to rotate by the driving motor, so that the use is more convenient.

Optionally, the driving section is provided with a slot, and a driving shaft of the driving motor can be inserted into the slot.

The drive shaft of the drive motor is in this embodiment easier to assemble by the design of the slot.

Optionally, the valve core further comprises a handle segment connected with one end of the valve body segment, and the handle segment extends out of the other end of the mounting hole.

In this embodiment, the handle segment may drive the valve element to rotate during installation of the valve element, or during use, to calibrate the installation.

Optionally, a sealing sleeve is arranged between the valve body section and the valve seat and between the valve body section and the valve cover;

or, the valve body still includes the seal cover, the seal cover is including first body and the second body that is connected, first body is located discharge passage is interior and contain valve body section, the second body by the discharge opening stretches out and forms the relief pipe, perhaps the seal cover includes first body, second body and third body, states first body and is located discharge passage is interior and contains valve body section, the second body by the discharge opening stretches out and forms the relief pipe, the third body can seal the butt in the periphery of discharge opening.

In this embodiment, the provision of the sealing sleeve promotes the tightness of the valve body against leakage.

Optionally, the bottom of the first support is provided with an avoidance opening for the discharge pipe to pass through.

In this embodiment, the relief opening may facilitate the extension of the discharge tube.

Optionally, the valve body assembly further comprises a bracket assembly comprising a first bracket adapted to be mounted to the cup assembly and a second bracket to which the valve body is attached, wherein the second bracket is movable along the first bracket to bring the inlet and outlet into close proximity and abutting communication; or the second bracket can move along the first bracket and drive the valve body to move out of the first bracket;

a locking structure is arranged between the first support and the second support, and when the second support drives the valve body to be close to the discharge hole and enables the feed hole to be in butt joint communication with the discharge hole, the first support and the second support are relatively fixed together through the locking structure;

the locking structure comprises an elastic buckle arranged on one of the first support and the second support and a buckle head arranged on the other of the first support and the second support, and when the second support drives the valve body to be close to the discharge hole and enables the feed hole to be in butt joint communication with the discharge hole, the buckle head is clamped in the elastic buckle; the second support comprises a support main body and a pressing plate movably connected with the support main body, the valve body is embedded in the support main body, and the pressing plate is connected with one of the elastic buckle and the buckle head; an elastic part is arranged between the support main body and the pressing plate, when the buckling head is clamped in the elastic buckle, the elastic part provides elastic force to drive the valve body to be close to the discharge hole, or the first support comprises a cylinder body with openings at two ends and a pressing cover movably connected with the cylinder body, the cylinder body and the pressing cover are elastically buckled, and the other buckling head is arranged on the other elastic buckle; when the second bracket drives the valve body to slide into the sliding groove, the pressing cover covers the barrel, the buckling head is clamped into the elastic buckle to lock the second bracket in the barrel, an elastic pressing part is further mounted on the surface of the pressing cover facing the sliding groove, and the elastic pressing part presses against the second bracket in the sliding groove;

the locking structure comprises a magnetic part arranged on one of the first support and the second support, and a magnetic part arranged on the other of the first support and the second support, the second support drives the valve body to be close to the discharge hole, and when the feed hole is in butt joint communication with the discharge hole, the magnetic part and the magnetic part are magnetically attracted, the second support comprises a support main body and a pressing plate connected with the support main body, the valve body is embedded in the support main body, and one of the magnetic part and the magnetic part is arranged on the pressing plate;

the first bracket is provided with a sliding groove, and the bracket main body can be slidably inserted into the sliding groove;

the valve body comprises a valve seat and a valve cover which is covered with the valve seat, the valve seat is provided with the feeding hole, the valve cover is provided with the discharging hole, and the valve seat and the valve cover are covered to form the discharging channel;

the second bracket comprises two parts which are mutually covered and respectively form the valve cover and the valve seat;

the valve cover and the valve seat are detachably connected, and the valve core can be separated from the discharge channel;

when the valve cover is covered with the valve seat, the valve seat and the valve cover are matched to form a mounting hole communicated with the discharge channel;

the valve body device also comprises a driving motor connected to the first support, the valve core comprises a valve body section and a driving section connected with one end of the valve body section, the driving section partially extends out of one end of the mounting hole, the valve body section can rotate in the discharge channel, the valve body section is provided with a valve hole for communicating the feed hole and the discharge hole when in a conducting position, and a driving shaft of the driving motor is in transmission connection with the driving section;

the driving section is provided with a slot, and a driving shaft of the driving motor can be inserted into the slot;

the valve core also comprises a handle section connected with one end of the valve body section, and the handle section extends out of the other end of the mounting hole;

sealing sleeves are arranged between the valve body section and the valve seat and between the valve body section and the valve cover;

or, the valve body further comprises a sealing sleeve, the sealing sleeve comprises a first pipe body and a second pipe body which are connected, the first pipe body is positioned in the discharge channel and contains the valve body section, the second pipe body extends out of the discharge hole and forms a discharge pipe, or the sealing sleeve comprises a first pipe body, a second pipe body and a third pipe body, the first pipe body is positioned in the discharge channel and contains the valve body section, the second pipe body extends out of the discharge hole and forms a discharge pipe, and the third pipe body can be abutted to the periphery of the discharge hole in a sealing manner;

and a sensor for detecting the rotation angle of the driving shaft is also arranged on the first bracket.

The utility model discloses still provide food preparation machine, include:

a stirring knife assembly;

the stirring tool assembly comprises a cup body assembly, a stirring tool assembly and a stirring shaft, wherein a crushing cavity is arranged in the cup body assembly, the stirring tool assembly extends into the crushing cavity, and a discharge hole communicated with the crushing cavity is formed in the lower part of the cup body assembly; and

according to the valve body device, the first support in the valve body device is connected with the cup body assembly, and the feeding hole in the valve body can be in butt joint communication with the discharging hole.

Optionally, the cup body assembly comprises a cup body, a cup seat arranged at the lower part of the cup body and a heating plate arranged on the cup seat, the side wall of the heating plate is provided with the discharge hole

The food processor also comprises a water supply device, wherein the water supply device comprises a nozzle, and the nozzle is arranged on the cup body assembly and extends into the crushing cavity;

the water supply device further comprises a water tank, a water pump and a one-way valve, the water tank, the water pump and the nozzle are communicated through a pipeline, and the one-way valve is communicated in the direction from the water pump to the nozzle.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a food processor according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the assembly structure of the valve body assembly and the cup body assembly of the food processor according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the structure of FIG. 2 with the valve body and second bracket in a removed configuration;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional structural schematic of the structure of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a further perspective structural view of the structure of FIG. 3 with the valve body and second bracket in a removed condition;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional structural schematic of the structure of FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is an exploded schematic view of the valve body assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of a valve body assembly and a cup body assembly of a food processor according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the structure of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention in an assembled configuration of a valve body assembly and a cup assembly of a food processor;

FIG. 11 is an exploded schematic view of a portion of the valve body assembly of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention in an assembled configuration of a valve body assembly and a cup assembly of a food processor;

FIG. 13 is an exploded schematic view of a portion of the valve body assembly of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a valve body assembly and cup assembly of a food processor in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 15 is an exploded view of a portion of the valve body assembly of fig. 14.

The reference numbers illustrate:

the objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that all the directional indications in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the motion situation, etc. in a certain posture, and if the certain posture is changed, the directional indication is changed accordingly.

In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected" and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., "fixed" may be fixedly connected or detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

In addition, descriptions in the present application as to "first", "second", and the like are for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicit to the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions in the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the present invention provides a food processor 1, wherein the food processor 1 includes a main body 10, a receiving cup assembly 20, a cup body assembly 30, a water supply device 40, a stirring blade assembly 50, and a valve body device 90.

Host computer 10 includes host computer shell 11 and the bottom 12 of closing cap in host computer shell 11 bottom, at the internally mounted of host computer shell 11 has driver part 13, driver part 13 can be the motor, the rotation axis of stirring sword subassembly 50 is connected with the drive shaft transmission of motor promptly, of course driver part 13 can also be electromagnetic drive structure, electromagnetic drive structure can be including for example including the driving-disc of installing main drive magnet, the driving-disc can be driven by the motor, the driving-disc is located host computer 10, still including installing the vice driving-disc in stirring sword subassembly 50, the rotation axis of vice driving-disc connection stirring sword subassembly 50. When the motor drive is adopted, the stirring blade assembly 50 partially extends into the cup body assembly 30, and when the electromagnetic drive is adopted, the stirring blade assembly 50 is arranged in the cup body assembly. The main frame 10 further includes a main frame 111 covering the outside of the driving part 13, the bottom of the main frame 111 is further connected with a heat dissipation fan 14, an air guiding structure is formed on the main frame 111, an air duct 15 flowing through the driving part 13 is formed by the main frame 111 and the main frame 11 in a matching manner, wherein an air inlet and an air outlet communicated with the air duct 15 are formed on the bottom cover 12 or the main frame 11, and under the driving of the heat dissipation fan 14, external air flow can enter the air duct 15 from the air inlet to exchange heat with the driving part 13 so as to absorb heat generated in the operation process of the driving part 13, and the heat is discharged to the outside from the air outlet. A control circuit board 16 is also installed in the main body case 11, and the driving part 13 is electrically connected to the control circuit board 16. The upper portion of the host shell 11 is provided with a control panel 17, the control panel 17 is electrically connected with a control circuit board 16 in the host shell 11, and the control panel 17 is provided with a plurality of function buttons.

Cup body assembly 30 is stretched into and assembles the upper end of main support 111 by 11 upper portions of host computer shell, cup body assembly 30 is including cup 31, cup 33, heating plate 35 and bowl cover 37, heating plate 35 is fixed to the upper end of main support 111, be formed with crushing chamber 311 in the cup 31, cup 31's upper end opening is located to bowl cover 37 detachable lid, cup 33 accessible screw thread closes the mode soon and installs in the lower part of cup 31, heating plate 35 is installed in cup 33 and the lower extreme opening of closing cap cup 31, stirring knife tackle spare 50 then installs in heating plate 35, and stirring knife tackle spare 50's blade is located crushing intracavity 311, and stirring knife tackle spare 50's arbor is connected with the last output shaft transmission of driver part 13. The food processor 1 of the present application may have a heating function or not, depending on the specific application of the food processor 1, for example, when the food processor 1 is a juicer, a blender, etc., the food processor may not have a heating function, and when the food processor 1 is a wall breaking machine, a soymilk maker, etc., the food processor may have a heating function. In the case of having a heating function, a heating device is further installed below the heating plate 35, the heating device may be a heating pipe, a heating film, or an electromagnetic heating coil, and electronic components such as a temperature sensor are further installed on the heating plate 35. When the heating plate 35 does not have a heating function, the heating plate 35 may also be called a cutter head, that is, the heating plate 35 is fixedly mounted on the stirring blade assembly 50.

Discharge hole 351 is seted up to the lateral wall of the foretell heating plate 35 of this application, valve body device 90 has feed port 921, discharge hole 931 and the discharge channel who connects feed port 921 and discharge hole 931, wherein feed port 921 can dock the intercommunication with discharge hole 351, valve body device 90 installs in the outside of cup body assembly 30 and is located the lateral wall of cup 31 lower part, thereby more be favorable to valve body device 90's convenient dismantlement, can follow the butt joint of the lateral part of cup body assembly 30 and dismantle, accord with consumer's use custom, and needn't bow down or low lower head see whether the discharge hole 351 of cup bottom docks with valve body device 90's feed port 921.

The receiving cup assembly 20 is placed below the valve body device 90, when in use, the receiving cup assembly 30 receives fluid discharged through the valve body device 90, wherein the bottom cover 12 and the host machine shell 11 further extend to one side to form a part of a placing table 115, the placing table 115 is positioned below the valve body device 90, the placing table 115 is provided with a groove matched with the bottom of the receiving cup assembly 20, and therefore the receiving cup assembly 20 can be fixedly placed on the placing table 115 in a stable posture and receives the fluid discharged by the valve body device 90.

The water supply device 40 comprises a water tank 41, a water pump 42, a pipeline, a nozzle 43 and a one-way valve 44, wherein the water tank 41, the water pump 42 and the nozzle 43 are communicated through the pipeline, the water pump 42 is electrically connected with the control circuit board 16, and the one-way valve 44 is arranged between the water pump 42 and the nozzle 43 to prevent the liquid in the crushing cavity 311 from flowing back. The main body housing 11 is formed with a mounting platform 116 at the other side of the valve body device 90 away from the main body housing 11, the water tank 41 is mounted on the mounting platform 116, the water tank 41 is detachably connected with the main body housing 11, the water pump 42 is mounted in the main body housing 11, the nozzle 43 is mounted on the cup body 31 and extends into the crushing cavity 311, and can spray water into the crushing cavity 311, wherein the nozzle 43 can be preferably mounted on the upper part of the cup body 31.

When the food processor is used, the function button on the control panel 17 can be operated, the corresponding function is started by the control of the control circuit board 16, wherein the water supply device 40 can add water into the crushing cavity 311 of the cup body 31 in the food material processing process, in addition, the food processor 1 of the application also has an automatic cleaning function, the water supply device 40 can also add water into the cup body 31 in the automatic cleaning process, and the valve body device 90 can discharge the fluid food material after processing or the fluid residue for cleaning the cup body 31.

After the food processor 1 is used for a long time, food materials are remained at the pipeline, the interface and the valve body structure, and bacteria are easy to breed when the food materials are not cleaned in time, so that the food safety is affected. In order to solve the problems, the food processor 1 improves the valve body device 90, and the valve body device 90 can be detached and cleaned conveniently.

Referring to fig. 4 to 7, in some embodiments, the valve body assembly 90 is mounted on the side of the outer wall of the cup assembly 30, the valve body assembly 90 includes a valve body 91, the valve body 91 has a feeding hole 921, a discharging hole 931, a discharging channel communicating the feeding hole 921 and the discharging hole 931, and a valve core 94 for controlling the on/off of the discharging channel, and the feeding hole 921 and the discharging hole 351 can be close to each other and in butt communication. To achieve easy cleaning, the present general inventive concept is that the valve body 91 can be laterally withdrawn with respect to the cup assembly 30. The lateral direction includes not only a lateral direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the cup body 31 but also a lateral direction inclined at an angle to the axial direction of the cup body 31, that is, an upward or downward lateral direction inclined at an angle to the axial direction of the cup body 31. The utility model discloses technical scheme can be taken out for cup body 30 from the side direction for valve body 91 through designing valve body device 90 for cup body 30 for cup body device 90's structure can be followed cup body 30 and dismantled, so can conveniently wash valve body 91, gets rid of remaining edible material residue, reduces the production of bacterium, has improved food hygiene security.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the valve body assembly 90 further comprises a bracket assembly 96, the bracket assembly 96 comprising a first bracket 97 and a second bracket 98, the first bracket 97 adapted to be mounted to the discharge hole 351 of the cup assembly 20; the valve body 91 is connected to the second bracket 98. in some embodiments, the valve body 91 and the second bracket 98 may be detachably disposed, for example, the valve body 91 and the second bracket 98 may be detachably connected to be detachable. The detachable mode means that the valve body device 90 is detached without any tool or mounted without any tool on the premise that the structure thereof is not damaged when the valve body device is cleaned, so that the user can conveniently detach and clean the valve body device, and the sanitation of the food processor is kept; but also includes disassembly that can be easily accomplished using common tools without the need for specialized tools or the guidance of specialized personnel. The second support 98 is movable along the first support 97 to bring the feed holes 921 and the discharge holes 351 into close proximity and abutting communication; or the second support 98 can move along the first support 97 and drive the valve body 91 to move out of the first support 97 together, and the valve body 91 can be laterally withdrawn relative to the cup assembly 20 in the process, the movable connection between the first support 97 and the second support 98 adopts a sliding mode, and of course, the first support 97 and the second support 98 can also adopt other moving modes to move out of the valve body 91. For example, a relative oscillation mode or a relative ejection mode can be adopted.

First support 97 and second support 98 are the sliding connection relation, first support 97 is as bearing the structure that supports slip second support 98, therefore first support 97 can be the form of two or many side by side guide rails, or be the frame construction form, or other can provide second support 98 and carry out the structure that slides the direction, and second support 98 is the instrument that carries fixed valve body 91, this application second support 98 is for having the frame construction of upwards opening, it has the polylith bounding wall to enclose and closes the upwards or side opening draw-in groove that forms and can fix and place valve body 91, consequently can be when second support 98 roll-off first support 97, take out valve body 91 in second support 98 and wash valve body 91. When the first bracket 97 is in the form of a plurality of parallel guide rails, the second bracket 98 should have a slide rail that is engaged with the guide rails, and when the first bracket 97 is in the form of a frame, both sides of the second bracket 98 in the advancing direction may be supported by the first bracket 97. Wherein, first support 97 can be installed on the outer wall of heating plate 35, specifically can be that heating plate 35 is located and is provided with the screw post on the outer wall near relief hole 351, and is provided with the screw hole on first support 97, realizes being connected fixedly of first support 97 and heating plate through screw in screw post and screw hole. Of course, the way of fixedly connecting the first bracket 97 to the heating plate 35 is not limited to the screw connection way, but may be a pluggable clamping way, or a welding way, and in addition, the first bracket 97 may also be installed on the main body housing 11 of the main body 10 or other parts of the cup assembly 20, such as the cup holder 33, or on the above-mentioned main bracket 11.

The specific shape of relief hole 351, feed port 921 and discharge opening 931 of this application does not do the restriction, can be round hole or square hole, and in this embodiment, the three is the round hole. The valve core 94 can be driven by non-contact external force to move the valve core 94, such as by magnetically driving the valve core 94 to rotate or linearly move to open or close the discharge passage, or by contact external force to drive the valve core 94 to move, such as by driving the valve core 94 to rotate or linearly move by a motor or an air cylinder.

This application technical scheme is through setting up first support 97 and the second support 98 that can slide each other at valve body device 90, can drive valve body 91 along the gliding mode of first support 97 and be close to and dock relief hole 351, perhaps second support 98 slides and drives valve body 91 roll-off in the lump after first support 97, and valve body 91 can be taken out in the second support 98, so can conveniently wash valve body 91, get rid of remaining edible material residue, reduce the production of bacterium, the food hygiene security has been improved.

Further, the first bracket 97 is formed with a sliding groove 971, the second bracket 98 is slidably inserted into the sliding groove 971, and during use, the second bracket 98 can be horizontally pulled out along the direction indicated by the arrow in fig. 5 and 6, and the valve body 91 can be upwardly taken out to be separated from the second bracket 98, so as to facilitate cleaning of the valve body. The preferred frame structure of first support 97 of this embodiment, enclose by four consecutive baffles and close and constitute spout 971, and the cross-sectional area of spout 971 is roughly square, the shape size of spout 971 and the overall dimension looks adaptation of second support 98, so set up, make in the slip in-process of second support 98, first support 97 can form good spacing and support to the whole body of second support 98, so, the difficult swing that appears in the slip in-process of second support 98, then the inlet opening 921 on the valve body 91 docks more accurately with relief hole 351 on the cup subassembly.

In order to realize higher sealing performance when the valve body 91 is butted with the discharge hole 351, in some embodiments of the present application, a locking structure is further installed between the first support 97 and the second support 98, and when the second support 98 drives the valve body 91 to be close to the discharge hole 351 and enables the feed hole 921 to be in butt communication with the discharge hole 351, the first support 97 and the second support 98 are relatively fixed together through the locking structure.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3 to 9, in some possible embodiments of the locking structure, the locking structure includes an elastic buckle 972 disposed on one of the first support 97 and the second support 98, and a buckle 983 disposed on the other of the first support 97 and the second support 98, and when the second support 98 brings the valve body 91 close to the discharge hole 351 and enables the feed hole 921 to be in butt communication with the discharge hole 351, the buckle 983 is snapped into the elastic buckle 972.

With the locking structure being the mating of the snap 983 and the resilient snap 972, the present application provides a plurality of designs for the valve body assembly 90 through structural changes to the bracket assembly 96.

Specifically, please refer to fig. 3 to 6, fig. 3 to 6 are schematic structural views of a valve body device 90 according to a first embodiment of the present application; in this embodiment, the second bracket 98 includes a bracket body 981 and a pressure plate 982 movably connected to the bracket body 981, the pressure plate 982 is connected to one of the elastic buckle 972 and the button head 983, an elastic member 984 is disposed between the bracket body 981 and the pressure plate 982, and when the button head 983 is clamped in the elastic buckle 972, the elastic member 984 provides an elastic force to drive the valve body 91 to close the discharge hole 351. In this embodiment, the movable connection between the pressure plate 982 and the bracket body 981 may be a sliding rail and a sliding track structure formed at the end of the bracket body 981 and at one side of the pressure plate 982, the sliding rail and the sliding track structure being nested and slidably connected with each other, and a matching structure such as a rib and a bump is provided at the end of the sliding rail and the sliding track structure to prevent the pressure plate 982 from being separated from the bracket body 981, or the pressure plate 982 and the bracket body 981 may also be connected by a pivot at one side and a snap connection at the other side, and the elastic member 984 may be a spring or a resilient piece. The button head 983 and the elastic button 972 are arranged in pairs and located on two opposite outer wall surfaces of the first bracket 97. In the use, make the whole spout 971 along first support 97 of second support 98 slide through promoting clamp plate 982, after feed port 921 and relief hole 351 dock, further application of force makes elasticity buckle 972 and discount 983 combine, this moment because the elastic component 984 between clamp plate 982 and the support main part 981 can be compressed, and then elastic component 984 provides elastic force and orders about second support 98 to the trend that relief hole 351 is close to, so can further press cover the valve body 91 and paste tightly in cup subassembly 20, so feed port 921 and the difficult pine of relief hole 351 connection structure take off and produce the leakage.

Fig. 8 and 9 are schematic structural diagrams of a second embodiment of the valve body device 90 according to the present application, in which the locking structure is a button head 983 and an elastic button 972, in which the first bracket 97 is a frame structure and is formed with a sliding groove 971 for accommodating the entire second bracket 98, specifically, the first bracket 97 includes a barrel 974 having openings at two ends and a gland 975 movably connected to the barrel 974, one of the barrel 974 and the gland 975 is provided with the elastic button 972, and the other of the barrel 974 and the gland 975 is provided with the button head 983, where the movable connection between the barrel 974 and the gland 975 may be a rotational connection by a pivot at one side of the gland 975, or a connection by a flexible material, or a hinge connection, the other side of the gland 975 is provided with a button head 983, and the outer wall surface of the barrel 974 is correspondingly provided with the elastic button 972. When the second bracket 98 drives the valve body 91 to slide into the sliding slot 971, the pressing cover 975 covers the cylinder 974, and the fastening head 983 is fastened into the elastic fastener 972, so as to lock the second bracket 98 in the sliding slot 971. In this manner, the second bracket 98 and the valve body 91 are stably limited inside the first bracket 97, and the second bracket 98 can be further prevented from being loosened, so that leakage is not easily caused. Further, the surface of the gland 975 facing the chute 971 is also mounted with a resilient press member 977. In the using process, after the gland 975 is closed, the elastic pressing piece 977 presses against the second support 98 in the sliding groove 971, so that the valve body 91 has a tendency of moving towards the discharge hole 351, the feed hole 921 and the discharge hole 351 are attached more tightly, when cleaning is needed, the gland 975 is opened in the direction indicated by arrows in fig. 8 and 9, the second support 98 and the valve body 91 can be integrally drawn out, and the valve body 91 is taken down from the second support 98 for cleaning.

Fig. 11 to 15 show other possible solutions of the locking structure of the present application, wherein the locking structure includes a magnetic member 985 disposed on one of the first support 97 and the second support 98, and a magnetic member mounted on the other of the first support 97 and the second support 98, the second support 98 drives the valve body 91 to be close to the discharge hole 351, and when the feed hole 921 is in butt-joint communication with the discharge hole 351, the magnetic member 985 and the magnetic member are magnetically attracted. Under the scheme that the locking structure is magnetic adsorption, the second support 98 comprises a support main body 981 and a pressing plate 982 connected with the support main body 981, the valve body 91 is embedded in the support main body 981, and one of the magnetic part 985 and the magnetic part is installed on the pressing plate 982. In this embodiment, the pressing plate 982 is fixed at the end of the holder body 981, the holder body 981 slides into the sliding groove 971 in the first holder 97, and after the feeding hole 921 and the discharging hole 351 are butted, the pressing plate 982 abuts against the end surface of the first holder 97, and the magnetic member 985 and the magnetic member are arranged on the opposite wall surfaces of the first holder 97 and the pressing plate 982 in pairs, wherein both the magnetic member 985 and the magnetic member can be magnets, or one of the magnets and the other of the magnets can be a soft magnetic material such as an iron material. The magnetic member and the magnetic member may be in a square block shape or a round cake shape, and may be adhered, embedded or pre-cast into the first bracket 97 or the pressure plate 982. This embodiment sets up through above-mentioned magnetism connection structure, can dock the intercommunication back at feed port 921 and relief hole 351, and the junction through preventing feed port 921 and relief hole 351 appears leaking to when dismantling and wasing, the separation operation is also comparatively convenient.

Referring to fig. 7, in some embodiments, the valve body 91 includes a valve seat 92 and a valve cover 93 covering the valve seat 92, the valve seat 92 defines the feeding hole 921, the valve cover 93 defines the discharging hole 931, and the valve seat 92 and the valve cover 93 cover to form a discharging channel;

the valve cover 93 and the valve seat 92 are detachably connected, and/or the valve core 94 can be separated from the valve cover 93 or the valve seat 92 or can be separated from the valve cover 93 and the valve seat 92 simultaneously, wherein the detachable mode means that the valve body 91 is detached without any tool or installed without any tool on the premise that the structure of the valve body is not damaged when the valve body needs to be cleaned, so that the user can detach and clean the valve body conveniently, and the use sanitation of the food processor is kept; but also includes disassembly that can be easily accomplished using common tools without the need for specialized tools or the guidance of specialized personnel. When the cleaning operation is needed, the valve cover 93 can be separated from the valve seat 92, at this time, the valve core 94 can be connected to the valve cover 93 and separated from the valve seat 92, or the valve core 94 is connected to the valve seat 92 and separated from the valve cover 93, or the valve core 94 is separated from the valve cover 93 or the valve seat 92 at the same time, the cleaning can be facilitated, in addition, the valve cover 93 and the valve seat 92 can not be separated, only the valve core 92 is pulled out of the discharge channel, and the cleaning can be achieved. In the present embodiment, the valve cover 93 and the valve seat 92 are detachably provided to further improve the convenience of cleaning, on the basis that the second bracket 98 and the first bracket 97 are slidably connected to form the valve body 91 so that the whole can be taken out and detached for cleaning. In the present application, the valve cover 93 and the valve seat 92 are both substantially in a box-shaped structure, and the valve cover 93 and the valve seat 92 are substantially in a box shape after being covered, but in other embodiments, the valve cover 93 and the valve seat 92 may also be in a cylindrical shape or a special shape. The inlet holes 921 and the outlet holes 931 are located on two opposite surfaces of a square box formed by the valve cover 93 and the valve seat 92, wherein the valve core 94 is restrained by the valve cover 93 and the valve seat 92 together when the valve cover 93 covers the valve seat 92, and the valve core 94 can be separated from the restraint of the valve cover 93 and/or the valve seat 92 when the valve cover 93 is separated from the valve seat 92. Through the valve gap 93 design for the mode of being connected for dismantling with disk seat 92, so can wash valve gap 93 and disk seat 92's inside in the use to case 94 can be taken out in by valve gap 93 and disk seat 92, and case 94 also can be dismantled and get off and wash, so can avoid food waste to stop, reduces the possibility of breeding the bacterium, improves the healthy security of food.

Further, the valve cover 93 and the valve seat 92 may be different parts from the second support 98, such as the structure shown in fig. 5 to 8, and in other embodiments, the valve cover 93 and the valve seat 92 and the second support 98 may be an integral structure, and the second support 98 may be configured in such a way that the two parts are covered with each other and respectively form the valve cover 93 and the valve seat 92, that is, the valve cover 93 and the valve seat 92 are configured to be matched with the first support 97, such as the structure of another embodiment of the valve body device 90 of the present application shown in fig. 15, wherein the support body 981 mentioned above is formed as the valve seat 92 and the valve cover 93. Further, no matter the outer shell of the valve body 91 and the second support 98 are integrally or separately arranged, in order to improve the sealing performance, a sealing ring surrounding the feeding hole 921 can be embedded on the surface of the valve seat 92 facing the food processor, and when the feeding hole 921 and the discharging hole 351 are in butt communication after the valve body 91 is installed in place, the sealing ring 924 is located between the heating plate 35 in the cup body assembly 30 and the valve seat 92.

The application prefers the scheme of the contact type electric driven valve core 94, wherein when the valve cover 93 is covered with the valve seat 92, the valve seat 92 and the valve cover 93 are also matched to form a mounting hole 922 communicated with the discharge channel, and the mounting hole 922 is positioned on the surface of the square box between the feed hole 921 and the discharge hole 931; the valve body assembly 90 further includes a driving motor 99 connected to the first bracket 97, the valve body 94 includes a valve body 942 and a driving section 943 connected to an end of the valve body 942, the valve body 942 is rotatable in the discharge passage, the valve body 942 is provided with a valve hole 941 communicating the feed hole 921 and the discharge hole 931 at the conducting position, and a driving shaft of the driving motor 99 is drivingly connected to the driving section 943. The driving motor 99 is electrically connected with the control circuit board 16, and the automatic control of the valve core 94 is realized through the arrangement of the driving motor 99, so that the automatic processing and automatic cleaning process of the food processor can be realized in a matching manner, and the use process is more convenient.

In order to facilitate the driving connection between the driving motor 99 and the valve core 94, the driving section 943 is provided with a slot 945 in the embodiment, the driving shaft of the driving motor 99 is inserted into the slot 945, wherein the slot 945 is an open slot penetrating through the driving section 943 in the radial direction, and the valve core 94 can be conveniently adjusted in posture to insert the driving shaft of the motor into the slot 945 during installation. In addition, through the design of the slot 945, when the valve body 91 is integrally taken out, the motor of the electrical appliance element is not affected, and the valve is more convenient to disassemble and assemble.

In order to accurately control the rotation angle of the valve element 94 when the discharge passage is closed or opened, a sensor 991 for detecting the rotation angle of the driving shaft is further mounted on the first support 97.

In this embodiment, the mounting hole 922 is formed in the surface of the square box formed by the valve seat 92 and the valve cover 93 in the vertical direction, the driving section 943 extends from the upper surface, the driving motor 99 is also mounted on the upper portion of the first bracket 97, the valve body section 942 is formed in a spherical or cylindrical shape to improve the sealing performance, and a sealing sleeve 923 is provided between the valve body section 942 and the valve seat 92 and between the valve body section 942 and the valve cover 93.

Further, the valve core 94 further comprises a handle section 944 connected with the lower end of the valve body section 942, the handle section 944 extends from the lower end opening of the mounting hole 922, and the handle section 944 is arranged, so that on one hand, in the installation process of the valve core 94, the opening orientation of the slot 945 on the driving section 943 can be adjusted by driving the handle section 944, so that in the approaching process of the valve body 91, the driving shaft can be clamped into the slot 945, and the butt joint installation is facilitated.

In the structure of fig. 2 to 9, in order to facilitate the introduction of the fluid into the receiving cup assembly 20, when the valve cover 93 and the second support 98 are in a separate structure, the valve cover 93 is further provided with the discharge pipe 95, and the discharge pipe 95 communicates with the discharge hole 931. The valve cover discharge pipe 95 can be integrally formed with the valve cover 93, or can be clamped or can be arranged in an adhesive structure, and the discharge pipe 95 extends downwards for a certain distance, so that fluid can be better guided into the receiving cup assembly 20. Further, in all of the above embodiments, to facilitate the drawing of the valve body 91, the bottom of the first bracket 97 may be formed with a relief opening 973 for the discharge pipe 95 to pass through.

Further, referring to fig. 10 to 15 again, the present application further improves the sealing structure on the basis of the above-mentioned magnetic attraction connection scheme of the first bracket 97 and the second bracket 98, so as to obtain various valve body device 90 schemes with simplified structural design.

Fig. 10 and 11 illustrate a third embodiment of a valve body assembly 90 of the present application, wherein the sealing sleeve 95 comprises a first tube 951 and a second tube 952 connected, the first tube 951 being positioned within the discharge passageway and enclosing a valve body section 942, and the second tube 952 extending through a discharge orifice 921 and forming the discharge conduit.

Fig. 12 to 15 show a fourth embodiment of the present application based on the above-mentioned magnetic absorption connection scheme adopted by the first support 97 and the second support 98, in which the sealing sleeve 95 includes a first tube 951, a second tube 952 and a third tube 953, the first tube 951 is located in the discharge channel and encloses the valve body section 942, the second tube 952 extends from the discharge hole 931 and forms a discharge pipe, and the third tube 953 can be in sealing contact with the periphery of the discharge hole 351.

That is, in the third and fourth embodiments, the sealing sleeve 95 and the discharge pipe and/or the sealing ring are integrated, wherein the valve core 94 penetrates the first pipe 951, so that the overall structure of the valve body 91 is simplified, the number of parts is small during the disassembly and assembly process, and the use is more convenient.

The above only is the preferred embodiment of the present invention, not limiting the scope of the present invention, all the equivalent structure changes made by the contents of the specification and the drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or the direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A valve body device is applied to a food processing machine, the food processing machine comprises a cup body assembly, the cup body assembly is provided with a discharge hole, the valve body device is characterized in that the valve body device is mounted on the cup body assembly, the valve body device comprises a valve body, the valve body is provided with a feed hole, a discharge channel communicated with the feed hole and the discharge hole, and a valve core used for controlling the on-off of the discharge channel, and the feed hole and the discharge hole can be close to each other and are communicated in a butt joint mode;

wherein the valve body is extractable laterally relative to the cup assembly.

2. The valve body assembly of claim 1, further comprising a bracket assembly including a first bracket adapted to be mounted to the cup assembly and a second bracket to which the valve body is coupled, wherein the second bracket is movable along the first bracket to bring the inlet port and the outlet port into close proximity and abutting communication; or the second bracket can move along the first bracket and drive the valve body to move out of the first bracket together.

3. The valve body assembly of claim 2 wherein a locking structure is disposed between said first support and said second support, said first support and said second support being relatively secured together by said locking structure when said second support moves said valve body adjacent said discharge opening and said feed opening into abutting communication with said discharge opening.

4. A valve body assembly as defined in claim 3, wherein said locking structure includes a resilient catch disposed on one of said first support and said second support, and a retaining head disposed on the other of said first support and said second support, said retaining head being captured in said resilient catch when said second support moves said valve body adjacent said discharge opening and said feed opening into abutting communication with said discharge opening.

5. The valve body assembly of claim 4, wherein the second bracket includes a bracket body and a pressure plate movably connected to the bracket body, the valve body is embedded in the bracket body, and the pressure plate is connected to one of the elastic buckle and the buckle head;

6. The valve body device of claim 4, wherein the first bracket comprises a cylinder body with openings at two ends and a gland movably connected with the cylinder body, one of the cylinder body and the gland is provided with the elastic buckle, and the other of the cylinder body and the gland is provided with the buckle head;

7. The valve body assembly of claim 6 wherein the surface of said gland facing said barrel is further fitted with a resilient abutment which abuts against a second shelf in said barrel.

8. A valve body assembly as defined in claim 3, wherein said locking structure includes a magnetic member disposed on one of said first support and said second support, and a magnetic member disposed on the other of said first support and said second support, said second support driving said valve body adjacent said discharge opening and causing said magnetic member and said magnetic member to magnetically attract each other when said feed opening is in abutting communication with said discharge opening.

9. The valve body assembly of claim 8, wherein the second bracket includes a bracket body and a pressure plate coupled to the bracket body, the valve body being embedded in the bracket body, the pressure plate being configured to receive one of a magnetic member and a magnetically attractive member.

10. The valve body device as claimed in claim 3 or 8, wherein the valve body comprises a valve seat and a valve cover covering the valve seat, the valve seat is opened with the feeding hole, the valve cover is opened with the discharging hole, and the valve seat and the valve cover form the discharging channel.

11. The valve body assembly of claim 10 wherein said second support comprises two portions that cover each other and are formed as said bonnet and said valve seat, respectively.

12. Valve body arrangement according to claim 10, wherein the valve cover and the valve seat are detachably connected and/or the valve element can be detached from the discharge channel or from the valve cover or from the valve seat.

13. The valve body assembly of claim 10, wherein when the valve cover is closed with the valve seat, the valve seat and the valve cover further cooperate to form a mounting hole communicating with the discharge passageway;

14. The valve body assembly of claim 13 wherein said drive section defines a slot into which a drive shaft of said drive motor is insertable.

15. The valve body assembly of claim 13, wherein said valve spool further comprises a handle segment connected to one end of said valve body segment, said handle segment extending from the other end of said mounting bore.

16. The valve body assembly of claim 13, wherein a sealing sleeve is disposed between said valve body segment and said valve seat and between said valve body segment and said valve cover;

or, the valve body still includes the seal cover, the seal cover is including first body and the second body that is connected, first body is located discharge passage is interior and contain valve body section, the second body by the discharge opening stretches out and forms the relief pipe, perhaps the seal cover includes first body, second body and third body, first body is located discharge passage is interior and contains valve body section, the second body by the discharge opening stretches out and forms the relief pipe, the third body can seal the butt in the periphery of discharge opening.

17. The valve body assembly of claim 16 wherein said first support base defines an escape opening through which said discharge conduit passes.

18. The valve body assembly of claim 1, further comprising a bracket assembly including a first bracket adapted to be mounted to the cup assembly and a second bracket to which the valve body is coupled, wherein the second bracket is movable along the first bracket to bring the inlet port and the outlet port into close proximity and abutting communication; or the second bracket can move along the first bracket and drive the valve body to move out of the first bracket;

the locking structure comprises an elastic buckle arranged on one of the first support and the second support and a buckle head arranged on the other of the first support and the second support, and when the second support drives the valve body to be close to the discharge hole and enables the feed hole to be in butt joint communication with the discharge hole, the buckle head is clamped in the elastic buckle; the second support comprises a support main body and a pressing plate movably connected with the support main body, the valve body is embedded in the support main body, and the pressing plate is connected with one of the elastic buckle and the buckle head; an elastic part is arranged between the support main body and the pressing plate, when the buckling head is clamped in the elastic buckle, the elastic part provides elastic force to drive the valve body to be close to the discharge hole, or the first support comprises a cylinder body with openings at two ends and a pressing cover movably connected with the cylinder body, the cylinder body and the pressing cover are elastically buckled, and the other buckling head is arranged on the other elastic buckle; when the second bracket drives the valve body to slide into the barrel, the pressing cover covers the barrel, the buckling head is clamped into the elastic buckle to lock the second bracket in the barrel, an elastic pressing part is further mounted on the surface of the pressing cover facing the barrel, and the elastic pressing part presses against the second bracket in the barrel;

19. A food processor, comprising:

a stirring knife assembly;

the stirring tool assembly is arranged in the cup body assembly, the stirring tool assembly extends into or is arranged in the crushing cavity, and the lower part of the cup body assembly is also provided with a discharge hole communicated with the crushing cavity; and

a valve body assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein a first support of the valve body assembly is connected to the cup assembly and a feed port of the valve body is in abutting communication with the discharge port.

20. The food processor of claim 19, wherein the cup assembly includes a cup body, a cup holder mounted to a lower portion of the cup body, and a heater plate mounted to the cup holder, the heater plate having a sidewall defining the discharge opening