CN214345971U - Stirring structure and stirring system - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a stirring structure and a stirring system, wherein the stirring structure comprises a first stirring component and a second stirring component, and the first stirring component comprises a first stirring shaft and a stirring piece; the second stirring assembly comprises a second stirring shaft and a scraping piece, the second stirring shaft is provided with an installation cavity for materials to enter, the second stirring shaft is also provided with a first installation hole communicated with the installation cavity, the first stirring shaft extends into the installation cavity along the first installation hole, the stirring piece is connected with the first stirring shaft and arranged in the installation cavity, and the scraping piece is connected with the second stirring shaft and arranged outside the installation cavity; when the stirring structure is used, one end of the first stirring shaft is arranged in the installation cavity, the other end of the first stirring shaft extends out of the installation cavity along the first installation hole, the stirring piece is connected to the first stirring shaft and arranged in the installation cavity, and the scraping piece is connected to the second stirring shaft and arranged outside the installation cavity.

Description

Stirring structure and stirring system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an agitated vessel technical field especially relates to a stirring structure and mixing system.

Background

The stirring system is a common device in the technical fields of food, medicine and the like. The stirring shaft is driven by the motor through the transmission shaft to drive the stirring paddle to stir the stirred materials, so that the purpose of mixing the materials is achieved. Wherein the fasteners are used for coupling and securing the components. A gap is reserved between a stirring blade of a common stirring system and a tank body for containing materials, so that the stirring blade is not in contact with the tank body. In the production process of products such as hotpot condiment, sauce and the like, the hotpot condiment and the sauce are generally required to be heated and boiled, and the hotpot condiment and the sauce have high viscosity and are easy to layer. The materials close to the tank wall are easily heated and stuck on the tank wall in the current heating and boiling process, the time of the material heating and boiling process at the center of the tank is long, and the qualification rate and the production efficiency of products are finally reduced.

Traditional mixing system can set up two stirring pieces usually, and one of them stirring piece is used for stirring the material at chamber middle part, and another stirring piece is used for striking off the material that glues on stirring chamber wall to make the material can intensive mixing, promote the qualification rate of product.

However, when the conventional stirring system is used, the two stirring members are easy to interfere, and the stirring efficiency is further influenced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Based on this, to traditional mixing system when using, two stirring piece take place to interfere easily, and then influence the problem of stirring efficiency, provided a stirring structure and mixing system, this stirring structure and mixing system when using, stirring piece and strike off can not take place to interfere between the piece.

The specific technical scheme is as follows:

in one aspect, the present application relates to a stirring structure, comprising a first stirring assembly and a second stirring assembly, wherein the first stirring assembly comprises a first stirring shaft and a stirring piece; the second stirring assembly comprises a second stirring shaft and a scraping piece, the second stirring shaft is provided with an installation cavity for materials to enter, the second stirring shaft is further provided with a first installation hole communicated with the installation cavity, one end of the first stirring shaft is arranged in the installation cavity, the other end of the first stirring shaft extends out of the installation cavity through the first installation hole, and the scraping piece is connected with the second stirring shaft and arranged outside the installation cavity.

Above-mentioned stirring structure is when using, because the one end of first (mixing) shaft set up in the installation cavity, the other end is followed first mounting hole stretches out the installation cavity, the stirring piece connect in first (mixing) shaft just set up in the installation cavity, strike off the piece connect in the second (mixing) shaft and set up in outside the installation cavity, so, can not take place to interfere with when stirring the during operation with striking off the piece when stirring the piece during operation, and then can guarantee the efficiency of stirring structure stirring.

The technical solution is further explained below:

in one embodiment, the first stirring shaft and the second stirring shaft are coaxially arranged. Therefore, the first stirring shaft and the second stirring shaft are ensured not to interfere with each other during operation.

In one embodiment, the stirring element is helical. So, when using, the stirring piece produces ascending lift effect to the material when rotating rotatory stirring, and then can effectual improvement convection current between the material mix, promotes the homogeneity that the material mixes.

In one embodiment, the stirring structure further comprises a first driving member and a second driving member, the first driving member is connected with the first stirring shaft for driving the first stirring shaft to rotate, and the second driving member is connected with the second stirring shaft for driving the second stirring shaft to rotate. Therefore, according to the material of the material or the stirring requirement, the first driving piece can be set to drive the rotation speed of the first stirring shaft, so as to control the stirring speed of the stirring piece; similarly, according to the material of the material or the stirring requirement, a second driving piece can be arranged to drive the rotation speed of the second stirring shaft, so that the stirring speed of the scraping piece is controlled; when in use, the stirring speed of the first stirring shafts can be the same or different. So, set up the speed of first (mixing) shaft and second (mixing) shaft as required for stir efficiently, the material stirring mixes fully.

In one embodiment, the second driving member is further provided with a second mounting hole, one end of the first stirring shaft is disposed in the mounting cavity and connected to the stirring member, the first driving member and the second driving member are disposed outside the mounting cavity, and the other end of the first stirring shaft penetrates through the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole simultaneously and is connected to the first driving member. Thus, the first stirring shaft and the second stirring shaft are ensured not to interfere with each other in operation.

In another aspect, the present application also relates to a stirring system including the stirring structure in any of the above embodiments. Still include storing jar, first driving piece and second driving piece, first driving piece with first agitator shaft is connected and is used for the drive first (mixing) shaft rotates, the second driving piece be used for with second agitator shaft is connected and is used for the drive the second (mixing) shaft rotates, the storing jar is equipped with the storing chamber, the stirring piece with strike off the piece set up in the storing intracavity, first driving piece and second driving piece set up in the storing is extraventricular.

The stirring system comprises the stirring structure in any one of the embodiments, so that when the stirring system is used, one end of the first stirring shaft is arranged in the installation cavity, the other end of the first stirring shaft extends out of the installation cavity along the first installation hole, the stirring piece is connected with the first stirring shaft and arranged in the installation cavity, and the scraping piece is connected with the second stirring shaft and arranged outside the installation cavity, so that the stirring piece and the scraping piece do not interfere with each other during operation, and the stirring efficiency of the stirring structure can be further ensured. In addition, the first driving piece and the second driving piece are arranged outside the storage cavity, at the moment, the first driving piece and the second driving piece do not occupy the space of the storage cavity, and the utilization rate of the space of the storage cavity is improved. In addition, the first driving piece and the second driving piece are arranged outside the storage cavity, so that the storage cavity can be designed towards the miniaturization direction.

In one embodiment, the stirring system further comprises a connecting piece, the second driving piece is connected with the storage tank through the connecting piece, the connecting piece is provided with a third mounting hole, and the other end of the first stirring shaft penetrates through the first mounting hole and the third mounting hole simultaneously. So, through the connecting piece with second drive connection in on the storing jar.

In one embodiment, the second stirring shaft includes a first mounting body and a second mounting body, the first mounting body and the second mounting body are surrounded to form the mounting cavity, the first mounting body is provided with the first mounting hole, the scraping element is connected to the second mounting body, and the shape of the second mounting body matches with the shape of the portion, facing the second mounting body, of the storage cavity.

In one embodiment, the second mounting body is arc-shaped, and the part of the storage cavity facing the second mounting body is arc-shaped.

In one embodiment, the scraper element is in contact engagement with an inner wall of the storage chamber. So, promote the reliability that the piece of scraping strikes off the material that is located on the inner wall in storing chamber.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which form a part of the present application, are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention in any way.

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive labor.

Furthermore, the drawings are not to scale of 1:1, and the relative dimensions of the various elements in the drawings are drawn only by way of example and not necessarily to true scale.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a stirring system according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an assembly of a first stirring assembly and a second stirring assembly according to an embodiment.

Description of reference numerals:

10. a stirring system; 100. a stirring structure; 110. a first stirring assembly; 112. a first driving member; 114. a first stirring shaft; 116. a stirring member; 120. a second stirring assembly; 122. a second driving member; 124. a second stirring shaft; 1242. installing a cavity; 1244. a first mounting body; 1246. a second mounting body; 126. a scraping member; 200. a storage tank; 210. a storage chamber; 300. a connecting member; 400. and a tail end bearing.

Detailed Description

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, as those skilled in the art will be able to make similar modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating 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 the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the production process of products such as hotpot condiment, sauce and the like, the hotpot condiment and the sauce are generally required to be heated and boiled, and the hotpot condiment and the sauce have high viscosity and are easy to layer. The materials close to the tank wall are easily heated and stuck on the tank wall in the current heating and boiling process, the time of the material heating and boiling process at the center of the tank is long, and the qualification rate and the production efficiency of products are finally reduced. In order to solve the problem, the traditional stirring structure generally can set up two stirring pieces, and one of them stirring piece is used for stirring the material at chamber middle part, and another stirring piece is used for striking off the material that glues on stirring chamber wall to make the material can intensive mixing, promote the qualification rate of product. However, when the conventional stirring system is used, the two stirring members are easy to interfere, and the stirring efficiency is further influenced. In view of the above, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the present application provides a stirring structure 100 and a stirring system 10, wherein the stirring structure 100 and the stirring system 10 can prevent the stirring members 116 from interfering with each other when in use.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a stirring system 10 in an embodiment, the stirring system 10 in the embodiment includes a stirring structure 100 and a storage tank 200, the storage tank 200 is provided with a storage cavity 210, when in use, a material is placed in the storage cavity 210, and the material is stirred by the stirring structure 100.

As an alternative structure of the stirring structure 100, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, in one embodiment, the stirring structure 100 includes a first stirring assembly 110 and a second stirring assembly 120, the first stirring assembly 110 includes a stirring member 116, the second stirring assembly 120 includes a scraping member 126, and both the stirring member 116 and the scraping member 126 are disposed in the storage cavity 210 and are used for stirring the material in the storage cavity 210.

Further, the first stirring assembly 110 further includes a first stirring shaft 114, and the second stirring assembly 120 further includes a second stirring shaft 124, and the second stirring shaft 124 is formed with a mounting cavity 1242 for material to enter. Specifically, the mounting cavity 1242 may be a cavity structure with two open ends, or may be a cavity structure with one open end. During use, materials can enter the installation cavity 1242 for stirring by the stirring member 116; further, the second stirring shaft 124 is further provided with a first installation hole communicated with the installation cavity 1242, one end of the first stirring shaft 114 is disposed in the installation cavity 1242, and the other end extends out of the installation cavity 1242 along the first installation hole. In order to ensure that the second stirring shaft 124 and the first stirring shaft 114 do not interfere with each other during operation, the first stirring shaft 114 is in clearance fit with the first mounting hole. The stirring member 116 is connected to the first stirring shaft 114 and disposed in the installation cavity 1242, and the scraping member 126 is connected to the second stirring shaft 124 and disposed outside the installation cavity 1242.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, when the stirring structure 100 of the above embodiment is used, since the first stirring shaft 114 extends into the installation cavity 1242 along the first installation hole, the stirring element 116 is connected to the first stirring shaft 114 and disposed in the installation cavity 1242, and the scraping element 126 is connected to the second stirring shaft 124 and disposed outside the installation cavity 1242, so that when the stirring element 116 works and the scraping element 126 works, no interference occurs, and the stirring efficiency of the stirring structure 100 can be ensured.

Optionally, scraper 126 may be removably attached to first agitator shaft 114, thus facilitating replacement and maintenance. The detachable connection mode of the scraping piece 126 and the second stirring shaft 124 can be clamping connection or insertion connection; in other embodiments, scraper 126 and second agitator shaft 124 may be riveted or welded.

Further, in order to ensure that the first stirring shaft 114 and the second stirring shaft 124 do not interfere with each other during operation, in one embodiment, the first stirring shaft 114 and the second stirring shaft 124 are coaxially disposed.

When the stirring structure 100 is operated, a rotational power source needs to be provided for the first stirring shaft 114 and the second stirring shaft 124, so as to drive the first stirring shaft 114 to drive the stirring member 116 to rotate and drive the second stirring shaft 124 to drive the scraping member 126 to rotate.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the first stirring assembly 110 further includes a first driving member 112, and the first driving member 112 is used for driving the first stirring shaft 114 to rotate, so that the first stirring shaft 114 drives the stirring member 116 to rotate. The second stirring assembly 120 further includes a second driving member 122, the second driving member 122 is configured to drive the second stirring shaft 124 to rotate, so that the second stirring shaft 124 drives the scraping member 126 to rotate.

In order to realize the coaxial arrangement of the first stirring shaft 114 and the second stirring shaft 124, in one embodiment, the second driving member 122 is further provided with a second installation hole, one end of the first stirring shaft 114 is disposed in the installation cavity 1242 and connected with the stirring member 116, the first driving member 112 and the second driving member 122 are disposed outside the installation cavity 1242, and the other end of the first stirring shaft 114 passes through the first installation hole and the second installation hole simultaneously to be connected with the first driving member 112. Thus, the first stirring shaft 114 and the second stirring shaft 124 can be coaxially arranged, the first driving member 112 drives the first stirring shaft 114 alone, and the second driving member 122 drives the second stirring shaft 124 alone.

Further, referring to fig. 1, the first driving member 112 and the second driving member 122 are disposed outside the storage cavity 210, so that the first driving member 112 and the second driving member 122 do not occupy the space of the storage cavity 210, and the utilization rate of the space of the storage cavity 210 is improved. In addition, the first driving member 112 and the second driving member 122 are disposed outside the storage cavity 210, so that the storage cavity 210 can be designed toward miniaturization.

Alternatively, the first drive member 112 may be a first motor and the second drive member 122 may be a second motor. The first motor and the second motor can be variable frequency adjustable speed motors.

Further, according to the material of the material or the stirring requirement, the first driving member 112 may be further configured to drive the rotation speed of the first stirring shaft 114, so as to control the stirring speed of the stirring member 116; similarly, according to the material of the material or the stirring requirement, the second driving member 122 can be further configured to drive the rotation speed of the second stirring shaft 124, so as to control the stirring speed of the scraping member 126. When the stirring device is used, the stirring speed of the first stirring shaft 114 and the stirring speed of the second stirring shaft 124 can be the same or different, so that the speeds of the first stirring shaft 114 and the second stirring shaft 124 are set as required, the stirring efficiency is high, and the material stirring is fully mixed.

To secure the second actuating member 122, it is generally necessary to secure the second actuating member 122 to the canister 200. As an alternative embodiment of the fixed mounting of the second driving member 122 to the canister 200, referring to fig. 1, in one embodiment, the blending system 10 further includes a connecting member 300, and the second driving member 122 is connected to the canister 200 through the connecting member 300; further, the connecting member 300 is provided with a third mounting hole, and the other end of the first stirring shaft 114 passes through the first mounting hole, the third mounting hole and the second mounting hole simultaneously to be connected with the first driving member 112. Alternatively, the connector 300 may be a bearing.

Referring to fig. 1, the first driving member 112 is fixed above the second driving member 122, and the first driving member 112 is disposed between the canister 200 and the second driving member 122. Specifically, the upper part of the outer shell of the second driving member 122 is fixed to the first driving member 112 by a first flange, and the lower part of the outer shell of the second driving member 122 is fixed to the storage tank 200 by a second flange.

Further, in order to connect the first stirring shaft 114 and the second stirring shaft 124, in this embodiment, the stirring structure 100 further includes an end bearing 400, and the bottom end of the first stirring shaft 114 is connected to the second stirring shaft 124 by the end bearing 400, so that the stability of the first stirring shaft 114 can be enhanced, and the stability of the stirring element 116 during rotation can be further improved. The use of the end bearing 400 to connect the first agitator shaft 114 to the second agitator shaft 124 does not interfere with the independent rotation of the first agitator shaft 114 and the second agitator shaft 124.

On the basis of any of the above embodiments, for the material with high viscosity or extremely easy to layer, the material is easy to stick on the side wall of the storage cavity 210 during the boiling process. In the heating and cooking process for the materials, the time required for the materials in the center of the storage cavity 210 to be heated and cooked is long, and finally, the yield of the product and the production efficiency are reduced. Therefore, in the embodiment, the first stirring shaft 114 is used for stirring the material located in the middle of the storage cavity 210, so that the material located in the middle of the storage cavity 210 is continuously stirred by the stirring piece 116, and the material located in the middle of the storage cavity 210 is prevented from being layered in the cooking process, and the product yield is prevented from being influenced; in addition, the material that is located the inner wall of storing chamber 210 is scraped to rethread scraping piece 126, avoids the material that is located on the inner wall of storing chamber 210 to be unable to fully fuse with other materials, influences the product percent of pass.

Optionally, in one of the embodiments, the scraper 126 is in contact engagement with the inner wall of the storage compartment 210. In this way, the material on the inner wall of the storage cavity 210 is scraped by the scraping member 126. In other embodiments, the scraping element 126 may be spaced from the inner wall of the storage chamber 210 by a distance that is sufficient to allow the scraping element 126 to scrape off material that is adhered to the inner wall of the storage chamber 210 when the scraping element 126 is rotated.

Alternatively, the stirring member 116 is helical. So, when using, stirring piece 116 produces ascending lift effect to the material when rotating rotatory stirring, and then can effectual improvement convection current between the material mix to promote the homogeneity that the material mixes. The scraping member 126 may be a scraper, through which material on the sidewall of the storage chamber 210 is scraped.

The stirring member 116 can be detachably connected with the first stirring shaft 114, so that replacement and maintenance are facilitated, the detachable connection mode of the stirring member 116 and the first stirring shaft 114 can be clamping connection or insertion connection, for example, a first clamping portion is arranged on the stirring member 116, and a second clamping portion matched with the first clamping portion in a clamping connection mode is arranged on the first stirring shaft 114; or a first plug-in part is arranged on the stirring piece 116, and a second plug-in part which is in plug-in fit with the first plug-in part is arranged on the first stirring shaft 114; in other embodiments, the stirring member 116 and the first stirring shaft 114 may be riveted or welded.

On the basis of any of the above embodiments, the second stirring shaft 124 includes a first installation body 1244 and a second installation body 1246, the first installation body 1244 and the second installation body 1246 are enclosed to form an installation cavity 1242, the first installation body 1244 is provided with a first installation hole, the scraper is connected to the second installation body 1246, and the shape of the second installation body 1246 matches with the shape of the portion of the storage cavity 210 facing the second installation body 1246. In this way, the scraping member 126 on the second mounting body 1246 can better scrape the material on the sidewall of the storage cavity 210 during the rotating process. Optionally, the second mounting body 1246 is a hollow structure, and when installed, the first stirring shaft 114 extends into the mounting cavity 1242 along the hollow portion of the second mounting body 1246.

Optionally, the second mounting body 1246 is arc-shaped, and a portion of the storage cavity 210 facing the second mounting body 1246 is arc-shaped. The number of the scraping members 126 is plural, and the plural scraping members 126 are arranged along the arc-shaped trend interval of the second installation body 1246.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, 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 the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature may be directly on or directly under the second feature or indirectly via intermediate members. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.

The technical features of the above embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described, but should be considered as the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above examples only represent some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. An agitation structure, comprising:

the first stirring assembly comprises a first stirring shaft and a stirring piece; and

the second stirring subassembly, the second stirring subassembly includes the second (mixing) shaft and strikes off the piece, the second (mixing) shaft is formed with the installation cavity that can supply the material to get into, the second (mixing) shaft still is equipped with the first mounting hole with this installation cavity intercommunication, the one end of first (mixing) shaft set up in the installation cavity, the other end of first (mixing) shaft is followed first mounting hole stretches out the installation cavity, the stirring piece connect in first (mixing) shaft and set up in the installation cavity, strike off the piece connect in the second (mixing) shaft and set up in outside the installation cavity.

2. The stirring structure of claim 1, wherein the first stirring shaft and the second stirring shaft are coaxially disposed.

3. The stirring structure according to claim 1, wherein the stirring member has a spiral shape.

4. The stirring structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a first driving member connected to the first stirring shaft for driving the first stirring shaft to rotate, and a second driving member connected to the second stirring shaft for driving the second stirring shaft to rotate.

5. The mixing structure according to claim 4, wherein the second driving member further has a second mounting hole, one end of the first mixing shaft is disposed in the mounting cavity and connected to the mixing member, the first driving member and the second driving member are disposed outside the mounting cavity, and the other end of the first mixing shaft passes through the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole and is connected to the first driving member.

6. A stirring system comprising the stirring structure of any one of claims 1 to 5;

still include storing jar, first driving piece and second driving piece, first driving piece with first agitator shaft is connected and is used for the drive first (mixing) shaft rotates, the second driving piece be used for with second agitator shaft is connected and is used for the drive the second (mixing) shaft rotates, the storing jar is equipped with the storing chamber, the stirring piece with strike off the piece set up in the storing intracavity, first driving piece and second driving piece set up in the storing is extraventricular.

7. The stirring system of claim 6, further comprising a connector, wherein the second driving member is connected to the storage tank through the connector, the connector is provided with a third mounting hole, and the other end of the first stirring shaft passes through the first mounting hole and the third mounting hole simultaneously.

8. The mixing system of claim 6, wherein said second mixing shaft comprises a first mounting body and a second mounting body, said first mounting body and said second mounting body enclosing said mounting cavity, said first mounting body defining said first mounting hole, said scraper member being attached to said second mounting body, said second mounting body having a shape that matches a shape of a portion of said storage cavity facing said second mounting body.

9. The blending system of claim 8, wherein the second mounting body is arcuate in shape and a portion of the storage cavity facing the second mounting body is arcuate in shape.

10. The blending system of any of claims 6 to 9, wherein the scraper element engages in contact with an inner wall of the storage compartment.

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