CN213248628U

CN213248628U - Food processor

Info

Publication number: CN213248628U
Application number: CN202021609774.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 顾王骞
Original assignee: Zhejiang Shaoxing Supor Domestic Electrical Appliance Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Shaoxing Supor Domestic Electrical Appliance Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-08-05
Filing date: 2020-08-05
Publication date: 2021-05-25
Anticipated expiration: 2030-08-05

Abstract

The utility model provides a food processor. This cooking machine includes the cup subassembly of cooking machine base and two at least different grade types of detachably installation on the cooking machine base. The processor base is internally provided with a controller. The cup assembly comprises a cup body assembly and a cup cover assembly capable of covering the cup body assembly, a magnetic induction element is arranged on the cup body assembly and is used for being electrically connected with the controller, and different magnets are respectively installed on the cup cover assemblies of the cup assemblies of different types. When the cup cover assembly is covered on the cup body assembly, a magnetic field generated by the magnet is applied to the magnetic induction element, and the controller detects the opening and closing state of the cup cover assembly and the type of the cup assembly based on an output voltage signal of the magnetic induction element. Thus, the different types of cup assemblies can be distinguished while judging the closing of the cover.

Description

Food processor

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, especially, relate to a cooking machine.

Background

With the increasing living standard of people, many different types of food processors appear on the market. The functions of the food processor mainly include, but are not limited to, functions of making soybean milk, grinding dry powder, squeezing juice, making minced meat, shaving ice, making coffee, preparing beauty mask for women and the like. The food processor can comprise a soybean milk machine, a stirrer, a wall breaking machine and the like. The different kinds of functions enrich the life of people.

The cooking machine comprises a cooking machine base, a cup body assembly arranged on the cooking machine base and a cup cover assembly capable of covering the cup body assembly. Some current cooking machine bases can be equipped with a plurality of cup body components for realize different cooking functions. When the food processor uses different cup body assemblies, the cup body assemblies need to be identified, so that corresponding functions are executed.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a cooking machine can distinguish the type of cup subassembly when judging to close the lid.

One aspect of the utility model provides a food processor. The cooking machine includes cooking machine base and detachably install in the cup subassembly of two at least different grade types on the cooking machine base. A controller is arranged in the processor base. The cup assembly comprises a cup body assembly and a cup cover assembly capable of being covered on the cup body assembly, a magnetic induction element is arranged on the cup body assembly and used for being electrically connected with the controller, and different magnets are respectively installed on the cup cover assemblies of the cup assemblies of different types. When the cup cover assembly is covered on the cup body assembly, a magnetic field generated by the magnet is applied to the magnetic induction element, and the controller detects the opening and closing state of the cup cover assembly and the type of the cup assembly based on an output voltage signal of the magnetic induction element.

Further, the magnetic sensing element has a power end for connecting a dc power supply end, a ground end for grounding, and an output end for outputting the output voltage signal, the controller has a voltage detection port, and the output end of the magnetic sensing element is electrically connected to the voltage detection port of the controller. Therefore, the controller acquires signals from the two existing ports instead of acquiring signals through one voltage detection port, and therefore the using amount of the ports of the controller is reduced.

Further, the magnets on the cup cover assemblies of the different types of cup assemblies have different magnetic forces, the voltage detection port of the controller detects the type of the cup assembly through the detected strength of the output voltage signal, and the larger the magnetic force of the magnet is, the stronger the output voltage signal is; the smaller the magnetic force of the magnet, the weaker the output voltage signal. Therefore, the voltage detection port of the controller can detect different types of cup assemblies according to different strengths of the output voltage signals.

Further, a first resistor is provided between the power supply terminal and the output terminal of the magnetic induction element. The first resistor may function as a voltage divider.

Further, the output terminal of the magnetic induction element is connected to the voltage detection port of the controller through a second resistor. The second resistor may act as a current limit for a voltage sense port of the controller.

Further, a capacitor is further disposed between the output terminal of the magnetic induction element and the ground terminal. The capacitor may act as a filter.

Further, the cup body assembly is provided with a cup handle, the cup cover assembly is provided with a cup cover handle, the magnetic induction element is arranged in the cup handle, and the magnet is arranged in the cup cover handle. Therefore, when the cup cover assembly is covered on the cup body assembly, the magnetic field generated by the magnet can act on the magnetic induction element.

Further, the magnetic induction element includes a hall element. Thus, when the magnetic field generated by the magnet acts on the hall element, a hall effect can be generated on the hall element.

Further, the Hall element is arranged in a way that when the cup cover assembly covers the cup body assembly, a magnetic field generated by the magnet is vertical to the surface of the Hall element. Thereby, the magnetic field generated at the surface of the hall element is maximized.

Further, cup body assembly's bottom be provided with magnetic induction element electric connection's cup coupler, the top of cooking machine base is provided with and is connected to the base coupler of controller cup body assembly install in when on the cooking machine base, cup coupler peg graft in the base coupler, magnetic induction element passes through cup coupler with base coupler electric connection to the controller. Thus, the electrical connection between the magnetic induction element and the controller is realized.

The utility model discloses a cooking machine sets up different magnets on cup subassembly of the cup subassembly of different grade type through setting up magnetic induction element on cup subassembly to, having cancelled the resistance of pre-installation in the cup subassembly bottom among the current cooking machine, having or not produced output voltage signal and the different output voltage signal that produce through magnetic induction element, thereby can distinguish the cup subassembly of different grade type when judging to close the lid.

Moreover, the utility model discloses a two signals of collection before the cooking machine has become and has only need gather a signal to reduce the signal acquisition volume of controller, alleviateed the burden of controller.

Additionally, the utility model discloses a cooking machine can expand the cup subassembly of more types. The utility model discloses an application scope of cooking machine is wider, scalability is better.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cup assembly;

FIG. 2 is an assembled cross-sectional view of the cup assembly shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a perspective view of the food processor according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of one type of cup assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an assembled cross-sectional view of the cup assembly shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an assembled cross-sectional view of another type of cup assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an assembled cross-sectional view of a further type of cup assembly of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a connection between the magnetic sensing element and the controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus consistent with certain aspects of the invention, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Unless defined otherwise, technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention belongs. The use of "first," "second," and similar terms in the description and in the claims does not indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but rather is used to distinguish one element from another. Also, the use of the terms "a" or "an" and the like do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one. "plurality" or "a number" means two or more. Unless otherwise indicated, "front", "rear", "lower" and/or "upper" and the like are for convenience of description and are not limited to one position or one spatial orientation. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that the element or item listed as preceding "comprising" or "includes" covers the element or item listed as following "comprising" or "includes" and its equivalents, and does not exclude other elements or items. The terms "connected" or "coupled" and the like are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. As used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be noted that, in order to better embody the innovative features of the present invention, only the structural features closely related to the creation point of the present invention are shown and described in the drawings and the description thereof, and other less related structural features or other existing structural features are omitted or outlined. However, this does not mean that the food processor of the present invention does not necessarily include these other structural features, and that the food processor of the present invention may include other structural features necessary to achieve the basic functions of the food processor.

Fig. 1 and 2 disclose a pictorial representation of a food processor cup assembly 80. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the cup assembly 80 includes a cup body assembly 81 and a lid assembly 82 capable of covering the cup body assembly 81, a cup coupler 812 is disposed on a cup handle 811 of the cup body assembly 81, a lid coupler 822 is disposed on a lid handle 821 of the lid assembly 82, a short-circuit cap is disposed on the lid coupler 822, when the lid assembly 82 covers the cup body assembly 81, the lid coupler 822 is electrically connected with the cup coupler 812, and the short-circuit cap is closed, so that a controller (not shown) of the food processor judges whether the lid assembly 82 covers the cup body assembly 81 according to the opening and closing of the short-circuit cap.

In addition, as shown in fig. 2, the controller of the food processor recognizes different types of the cup assembly 80 by a pre-installed resistor 813 at the bottom of the cup body assembly 81, the pre-installed resistor 813 of the different types of the cup assembly 80 generally includes a thermistor and a fixed resistor with different resistance values, and the controller recognizes the different types of the cup assembly 80 by judging the difference of the resistance values.

However, for the cover closing detection and different types of detection of the cup assembly 80, the controller needs to collect two signals through two ports, so that the number of ports of the controller is occupied, and the signal collection amount of the controller is increased.

In view of this, the present invention provides an improved technical solution.

Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of the food processor 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 3, the food processor 100 of an embodiment of the present invention includes a food processor base 10 and at least two different types of cup assemblies 20, wherein the food processor 100 in fig. 3 is shown with one type of cup assembly 20.

In one embodiment, the food processor base 10 is in the form of a stand. The food processor base 10 may include a motor (not shown) and a main control board (not shown), and the main control board is provided with a controller 11 (shown in fig. 8). The food processor base 10 can provide power, control and drive the food processor 100 to work, and can interact with the user. The top of the food processor base 10 may be provided with a base coupler (not shown). The base coupler is electrically connected to the controller 11 on the main control board, for example, by a wire or a metal conductor.

At least two different types of cup assemblies 20 are removably mounted to the processor base 10. Figures 4 and 5 disclose one type of cup assembly 20 of the present invention. As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the cup assembly 20 is a hot cup assembly having a stirring blade 31 and a heating plate 40, and can be used for stirring and heating food materials, and making hot beverages such as soybean milk, rice paste, and the like. The stirring blade 31 can be assembled on the heating plate 40, the stirring blade 31 is connected with a rotating shaft of a motor, and the motor can drive the stirring blade 31 to rotate. Fig. 6 discloses another type of cup assembly 20 of the present invention. As shown in fig. 6, the cup assembly 20 is a cold cup assembly having a stirring blade 31, and can be used for stirring food materials and making cold drinks, such as juice, milkshakes, and the like. Fig. 7 discloses yet another type of cup assembly 20 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the cup assembly 20 is a dry grinding cup assembly having a grinding blade 32 that may be used to grind dry powders and the like.

The utility model discloses a cooking machine 100 can call corresponding operating program according to the different grade type of cup subassembly 20, realizes multiple operating function. Through changing the cup subassembly 20 of different grade type, can realize different cooking functions, satisfy people's different processing demands. However, the cup assembly 20 of the present invention is not limited to the type shown in fig. 4-7. In other embodiments, the cup assembly 20 of the present invention may further include a dough cup assembly and a ground meat cup assembly. Moreover, the cup assembly 20 of the present invention is not limited to three types, and in other embodiments, the cup assembly 20 of the present invention can further include more different types of cup assemblies 20. Different types of cup assemblies 20 may perform different functions for making different food materials.

As shown in fig. 4-7, the cup assembly 20 includes a cup assembly 21 and a lid assembly 22 that can be covered on the cup assembly 21. The cup body assembly 21 can contain food materials. A cup seat coupler (not shown) is arranged at the bottom of the cup body assembly 21, and the cup seat coupler of the cup body assembly 21 can be electrically plugged with the base coupler of the food processor base 10. When the food processor 100 works, the cup cover assembly 22 can be covered on the cup body assembly 21. After the food processor 100 is finished, the cup lid assembly 22 can be taken down from the cup body assembly 21. In some embodiments, the lid assembly 22 can be opened to add food material during cooking by the cooking machine 100. Bowl assembly 21 has a cup handle 211 on one side and lid assembly 22 has a lid handle 221 on one side. When lid assembly 22 is closed on cup assembly 21, lid handle 221 interfaces with cup handle 211 and lid assembly 22 is in place. In one embodiment, the lid assembly 22 may be screwed onto the bowl assembly 21 and rotated into position such that the lid assembly 22 covers the bowl assembly 21.

The cup body assembly 21 of the present invention is provided with a magnetic induction element 212. The magnetic sensing element 212 may be used to electrically connect with the controller 11. The magnetic sensor 212 disposed on the cup assembly 21 is electrically connected to the cup holder coupler through a wire or a metal conductive member. When the cup body assembly 21 is mounted on the food processor base 10, the cup seat coupler of the cup body assembly 21 is inserted into the base coupler of the food processor base 10, and the magnetic induction element 212 is electrically connected to the controller 11 through the cup seat coupler and the base coupler. Thus, the electrical connection between the magnetic induction element 212 and the controller 11 is achieved.

Different magnets 222 are mounted on the cap assembly 22 of different cup assemblies 20. In one embodiment, the magnet 222 may be a magnet, for example.

In one embodiment, the magnetic sensing element 212 comprises a hall element. Thus, when the magnetic field generated by the magnet 222 acts on the hall element, a hall effect can be generated on the hall element.

In some embodiments, magnetic sensing element 212 may be disposed in cup handle 211 of cup assembly 21 and magnet 222 may be disposed in lid handle 221 of lid assembly 22. So that when lid assembly 22 is closed on bowl assembly 21, lid handle 221 engages cup handle 211 and the magnetic field generated by magnet 222 acts on magnetically sensitive element 212.

When the lid assembly 22 is covered on the cup assembly 21, the magnetic field generated by the magnet 222 is applied to the magnetic sensor 212, and the controller 11 detects the open/close state of the lid assembly 22 and the type of the cup assembly 20 based on the output voltage signal of the magnetic sensor 212.

In some embodiments, to enhance the magnetic field acting on the Hall element, the Hall element may be configured such that the magnetic field generated by the magnet 222 is perpendicular to the surface of the Hall element when the lid assembly 22 is closed on the cup assembly 21, thereby maximizing the magnetic field generated at the surface of the Hall element.

The utility model discloses a cup subassembly 20 replaces the short circuit cap design among the current cup subassembly 80 with magnetic induction element 212 to cancelled the resistance 813 of pre-installation in the cup body assembly 81 bottom, the utility model discloses a controller 11 judges whether cup cover assembly 22 closes through judging that magnetic induction element 212 has or not to gather the signal. Because different magnets 222 are installed on the cup lid assemblies 22 of different types of cup assemblies 20, output voltage signals generated by the different types of cup assemblies 20 are different in the process of closing the cup, and the purpose of judging the different cup assemblies 20 can be achieved by judging the different output voltage signals of the magnetic induction element 212. Therefore, the food processer 100 of the present invention replaces more devices with fewer devices, and saves design cost. Moreover, the design structure is simpler.

Fig. 8 shows a schematic diagram of the connection between the magnetic sensing element 212 and the controller 11 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The Controller 11 may be, for example, a single chip microcomputer (MCU, Micro-Controller Unit) or the like. As shown in fig. 8, the magnetic sensing element 212 has a power terminal T1 for connecting a dc power supply terminal VCC, for example +5V, a ground terminal T3 for grounding GND, and an output terminal T2 for outputting an output voltage signal, the controller 11 has a voltage detection port AD, and the output terminal T2 of the magnetic sensing element 212 is electrically connected to the voltage detection port AD of the controller 11.

The utility model discloses a two signals of controller 11 in cooking machine 100 from the collection before have become and have only need gather a signal to reduce controller 11's signal acquisition volume, alleviateed controller 11's burden. Furthermore, the utility model discloses a controller 11 of cooking machine 100 has become from two current port acquisition signal and can acquire the signal through a voltage detection port AD to the use amount of controller 11's port has been reduced.

In some embodiments, a first resistor R1 is disposed between the power terminal T1 and the output terminal T2 of the magnetic sensing element 212. The first resistor R1 may function as a voltage divider.

In some embodiments, the output terminal T2 of the magnetic sensing element 212 is connected to the voltage detection port AD of the controller 11 through a second resistor R2. The second resistor R2 may act as a current limit for the voltage detection port AD of the controller 11.

In some embodiments, a capacitor C is further disposed between the output terminal T2 and the ground terminal T3 of the magnetic sensing element 212. The capacitor C may act as a filter.

The utility model discloses a cooking machine 100 sets up different magnets 222 on the bowl cover subassembly 22 of the cup subassembly 20 of different grade type through set up magnetic induction element 212 on cup subassembly 21, has cancelled the resistance 813 of pre-installation in cup subassembly 81 bottom among the current cooking machine, has or not to produce output voltage signal and the different output voltage signal that produce through magnetic induction element 212 to cup subassembly 21 of different grade type can be distinguished when judging to close the lid.

Compared with the existing cup assembly 80 identified by the resistor 813, the food processor 100 of the present invention can expand more types of cup assemblies 20 as long as the output voltage signal of the magnetic sensing element 212 can be distinguished. Therefore, the food processer 100 of the present invention has a wider application range and better expandability.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and should not be taken as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cooking machine, its characterized in that: the method comprises the following steps:

the food processor comprises a food processor base (10), wherein a controller (11) is arranged in the food processor base (10); and

cup subassembly (20) of two at least different grade types, detachably install in on cooking machine base (10), cup subassembly (20) include cup subassembly (21) and can cover bowl cover subassembly (22) on cup subassembly (21), be provided with magnetic induction component (212) on cup subassembly (21), magnetic induction component (212) be used for with controller (11) electric connection, install different magnet (222) on the bowl cover subassembly (22) of the cup subassembly (20) of different grade type respectively,

when the cup cover assembly (22) is covered on the cup body assembly (21), the magnetic field generated by the magnet (222) is applied to the magnetic induction element (212), and the controller (11) detects the opening and closing state of the cup cover assembly (22) and the type of the cup assembly (20) based on the output voltage signal of the magnetic induction element (212).

2. The food processor of claim 1, wherein: the magnetic induction element (212) is provided with a power supply end for connecting a direct current power supply end, a grounding end for grounding and an output end for outputting the output voltage signal, the controller (11) is provided with a voltage detection port, and the output end of the magnetic induction element (212) is electrically connected to the voltage detection port of the controller (11).

3. The food processor of claim 2, wherein: the magnet (222) on the cup cover assembly (22) of the different cup assembly types (20) has different magnetic forces, the voltage detection port of the controller (11) detects the type of the cup assembly (20) through the strength of the detected output voltage signal, and the stronger the magnetic force of the magnet (222), the stronger the output voltage signal; the smaller the magnetic force of the magnet (222), the weaker the output voltage signal.

4. The food processor of claim 2, wherein: a first resistor is disposed between the power supply terminal and the output terminal of the magnetic induction element (212).

5. The food processor of claim 2, wherein: the output of the magnetic sensing element (212) is connected to the voltage detection port of the controller (11) through a second resistor.

6. The food processor of claim 2, wherein: a capacitor is also provided between the output terminal of the magnetic induction element (212) and the ground terminal.

7. The food processor of claim 1, wherein: cup subassembly (21) has cup handle (211), bowl cover subassembly (22) has bowl cover handle (221), magnetic induction component (212) set up in cup handle (211), magnet (222) set up in bowl cover handle (221).

8. The food processor of claim 1, wherein: the magnetic sensing element (212) comprises a hall element.

9. The food processor of claim 8, wherein: the Hall element is arranged in a way that when the cup cover assembly (22) is covered on the cup body assembly (21), a magnetic field generated by the magnet (222) is vertical to the surface of the Hall element.

10. The food processor of claim 1, wherein: the bottom of cup body component (21) be provided with magnetic induction component (212) electric connection's cup coupler, the top of cooking machine base (10) is provided with and is connected to the base coupler of controller (11) cup body component (21) install in when cooking machine base (10) are gone up, the cup coupler peg graft in the base coupler, magnetic induction component (212) pass through the cup coupler with base coupler electric connection to controller (11).