CN214964845U - Food processing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a kitchen appliance, especially a food preparation machine, including the organism that has the slurrying cavity and set up in the flowing back valve in the slurrying cavity outside, be provided with the liquid discharge's in the slurrying cavity flowing back passageway, its characterized in that on the flowing back valve: the liquid discharge valve is also provided with an auxiliary channel through which liquid or gas can enter and exit, and the auxiliary channel and the liquid discharge channel are mutually independent. The utility model discloses a food preparation machine's flowing back valve has multiple functions.

Description

Food processing machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a kitchen appliance, especially a food processor.

Background

The conventional frame type food processor generally comprises a machine body, a grinding cup arranged in the machine body, a liquid discharge valve arranged outside the grinding cup and a slurry receiving cup arranged below a liquid discharge pipe of the liquid discharge valve. Wherein the drain pipe is fixed with the drain valve into a whole. Because the drain pipe is hidden and installed in the organism, and generally has the bending section, at the in-process of thick liquid, the waste discharge, bending section part often has the residue to glue on the inner wall of drain pipe, even through washing water's washing away, remaining thing of gluing also can not thorough sanitization. If the residues can not be cleaned for a long time, bacteria can be bred, peculiar smell is generated, and potential food safety hazards exist.

In the existing food processor without hand washing, a water outlet nozzle is arranged on the wall of a grinding cup and is communicated with a water pump and a water tank through a communicating pipe, so that the water tank can feed water into the grinding cup for pulping or cleaning. Meanwhile, the bottom of the grinding cup of the food processor is also provided with a slurry discharge valve, and when the slurry discharge valve is opened, slurry and cleaning wastewater in the grinding cup can be discharged into the slurry receiving cup and the residual water box. Therefore, the existing food processor without hand washing has more parts, higher manufacturing cost and complex assembly process.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to achieve provides a food processor, and the drain valve of the food processor has multiple functions.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: the utility model provides a food preparation machine, includes the organism that has the slurrying cavity and sets up the flowing back valve in the slurrying cavity outside, be provided with the liquid discharge passageway with the liquid discharge in the slurrying cavity on the flowing back valve, its characterized in that: the liquid discharge valve is also provided with an auxiliary channel through which liquid or gas can enter and exit, and the auxiliary channel and the liquid discharge channel are mutually independent.

Furthermore, the liquid discharge valve comprises a valve seat and a valve core arranged in the valve seat, the valve core can rotate relative to the valve seat, the liquid discharge channel and the auxiliary channel are both arranged on the valve core, and the liquid discharge channel and the auxiliary channel can be controlled to be opened and closed by rotating the valve core.

Further, the liquid drainage channel and the auxiliary channel are alternatively opened;

or the liquid drainage channel and the auxiliary channel are opened simultaneously.

Further, the liquid discharge channel and the auxiliary channel are arranged through the valve core.

Furthermore, a groove is formed in the outer wall of the valve core, and the auxiliary channel is formed by the fact that the groove and the inner wall of the valve seat are enclosed.

Furthermore, the valve seat comprises a valve casing and a valve sleeve fixed in the valve casing, and the valve sleeve is wrapped on the outer side of the valve core so as to seal a gap between the valve core and the valve casing;

or, a detection device for detecting the position of the valve core is arranged on the drain valve, the detection device comprises a magnet arranged on the valve core and an induction element arranged on the valve seat, and the induction element is in induction fit with the magnet.

Furthermore, the liquid discharge valve comprises a valve seat and a valve core arranged in the valve seat, the valve core can rotate relative to the valve seat, wherein the liquid discharge channel is arranged on the valve core, and the auxiliary channel is arranged on the valve seat.

Furthermore, an auxiliary input port and an auxiliary output port are arranged on the drain valve, the auxiliary input port is communicated with an auxiliary supply system, and when the auxiliary channel is opened, a medium in the auxiliary supply system is discharged from the auxiliary output port through the auxiliary input port and the auxiliary channel.

Further, the auxiliary output port is communicated with the pulping cavity;

or the auxiliary output port discharges the medium towards the liquid receiving cup;

alternatively, the auxiliary supply system is a water supply system or an air supply system or a steam generating device.

Further, the liquid drainage channel and the auxiliary channel are not communicated with each other;

or the liquid drainage channel is communicated with the auxiliary channel when both are opened.

The utility model discloses a food preparation machine's flowing back valve has flowing back passageway and auxiliary passage, and flowing back passageway and auxiliary passage mutual independence, when flowing back passageway was opened, can be with thick liquid or waste water discharge in the slurrying cavity, and when auxiliary passage opened, also can realize liquid or gaseous business turn over flowing back valve. Compare in current food preparation machine that need not hand washing, its flowing back valve only has flowing back function, the utility model discloses a flowing back valve function is more, can be through the auxiliary passage of flowing back valve to pulping chamber in the slurrying, wash etc. also can let in steam or air in to pulping chamber through the auxiliary passage of flowing back valve, realizes the thick liquid heating in the pulping chamber, perhaps pressurizes and arrange the thick liquid, perhaps pressurizes and wash pulping chamber etc.. Moreover, steam can be introduced into the pulp receiving cup through an auxiliary channel of the drain valve to heat the pulp, or instant heating drinking water and the like can be introduced into the pulp receiving cup. And, compare with the current food preparation machine that need not wash by hand, under the condition that has the same function of intaking, the utility model discloses a flowing back valve still has the function of ooff valve, has both reduced the use of spare part, also lets food preparation machine's mounting structure compacter, and manufacturing cost is lower.

Drawings

The present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a food processor according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure at A in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the drain valve of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the drain valve of FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a drain valve according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The first embodiment is as follows:

as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4, the food processor of the present invention is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the food processor. A food processor comprises a machine body 1 with a pulping cavity 10, a drain valve 2 arranged outside the pulping cavity 10, a supply system 3 communicated with the drain valve 2 and a liquid receiving cup, wherein the liquid receiving cup comprises a waste water cup 41 arranged on the machine body 1 and a pulp receiving cup 42 seated on the waste water cup 41. The liquid discharge valve 2 is provided with a first input port 21, a second input port 22, a liquid discharge port 23 and a liquid discharge channel 20, the liquid discharge port 23 is positioned at the tail end of the liquid discharge channel 20 and is normally communicated with the liquid discharge channel 20, the liquid discharge port 23 is arranged above the pulp receiving cup 42, the first input port 21 is communicated with the pulp making cavity 10, the second input port 22 is communicated with the supply system 3, one of the liquid discharge channels 20 is communicated with the first input port 21 and the second input port 22, and when the first input port 21 is communicated with the liquid discharge channel 20, liquid in the pulp making cavity 10 is discharged into the pulp receiving cup 42 or the waste water cup 41 through the first input port 21, the liquid discharge channel 20 and the liquid discharge port 23; and the second input port 22 is communicated with the liquid discharge channel 20, the medium in the supply system 3 is discharged to the pulp receiving cup 42 or the waste water cup 41 through the second input port 22, the liquid discharge channel 20 and the liquid discharge port 23.

In this embodiment, the drain valve 2 includes a valve seat 24 and a valve core 25 disposed in the valve seat, the valve seat 24 includes a valve housing 241 and a valve sleeve 242 fixed in the valve housing 241, and the valve sleeve 242 is wrapped outside the valve core 25 to seal a gap between the valve core 25 and the valve housing 241. The valve core 25 can rotate relative to the valve seat 24, the first input port 21 and the second input port 22 are arranged through the valve seat 24, the liquid discharge channel 20 is arranged on the valve core 25, and the outer wall of the valve core 25 is also provided with a communicating port 250 communicated with one end of the liquid discharge channel 20, and the liquid discharge port 23 is positioned at the other end of the liquid discharge channel 20, namely, the liquid outlet 23 is positioned at the tail end of the valve core 25, wherein, the valve core 25 penetrates the valve seat 24 and discharges liquid towards the pulp receiving cup 42, the drain valve 2 further comprises a driving motor 26 and a valve cover plate 27 for fixing the driving motor 26, wherein, the valve cover plate 27 is fixed on the valve seat 24, the valve core 25 is driven by the driving motor 26 to rotate, so that the communicating port 250 is alternatively communicated with the first input port 21 and the second input port 22, when the communication port 250 is communicated with the first input port 21, the liquid discharge valve 2 can discharge the slurry or the cleaning wastewater in the pulping cavity 10; and the communication port 250 communicates with the second input port 22, the supply system 3 can perform high-pressure blast cleaning of the drain valve 2.

In this embodiment, the supply system 3 comprises a water tank 31, and a water pump 32 mounted on the body 1, wherein the water pump 32 is connected to the water tank 31 through a connection pipe (not shown), and the other end is connected to the second input port 22 of the drain valve 2. Meanwhile, the drain valve 2 is provided with a detection device for detecting the position of the valve core 25, the detection device comprises a magnet 251 mounted on the valve core 25 and an induction element 243 mounted on the valve seat 24, the induction element 243 is in induction fit with the magnet 251, and the control unit controls the driving motor 26 to stop rotating when the valve core 25 rotates to be communicated with the first input port 21 or the second input port 22.

For the food processor of this embodiment, the drain valve has a first input port and a second input port respectively communicating with the pulping chamber and the supply system, and the drain valve also has a same drain port, and since the drain channel of the drain valve can be alternatively communicated with the first input port and the second input port, when the drain channel is communicated with the first input port, the pulp or the wastewater in the pulping chamber can be discharged to the pulp receiving cup or the wastewater receiving cup through the first input port, the drain channel and the drain port, thereby realizing the pulp discharge and the wastewater discharge of the pulping chamber. Meanwhile, when the liquid discharge channel is communicated with the second input port, water in the water tank can impact the liquid discharge channel in the liquid discharge valve at high pressure through the second input port, so that the liquid discharge valve is cleaned, and the cleaned wastewater can be discharged into a wastewater cup through the liquid discharge port. The cleaning degree of the drain valve is greatly improved, and the problems that peculiar smell exists and bacteria are bred due to residual slurry residue of the drain valve are effectively solved. And, after the foreign matter that takes place in the flowing back valve blocks up, also can carry out high pressure impact to flowing back passageway through the water tank, realize that the foreign matter is discharged by the leakage fluid dram, promoted the flowing back valve foreign matter exhaust ability greatly, the foreign matter operation of discharging is also simpler.

In this embodiment, the supply system may be an air pump or an air supply device that supplies air to the drain valve. When the valve core rotates to the communicating port to be communicated with the second input port, the air pump or the air supply device can introduce high-pressure air to clean the liquid discharge channel in the valve core, and the high-pressure air can be discharged to the outside atmosphere through the second input port, the liquid discharge channel and the liquid discharge port. Compared with the method of cleaning the drain valve by using the high-pressure impact of the water in the water tank, a large amount of water can be saved. And when the valve core is blocked by foreign matters, the introduced high-pressure gas can not be limited by the characteristics of the foreign matters, and the foreign matter discharging capacity is stronger. Of course, the supply system may also be a tap or the like connected to the drain valve.

In this embodiment, the sensing element for detecting the position of the valve element may be a reed switch or a hall element. Moreover, the pulping cavity of the embodiment is installed in the installation cavity of the machine body, and is not detachable relative to the machine body. Of course, according to the requirement of a user, the pulping cavity can be designed to be detachably mounted relative to the machine body.

In this embodiment, the drain port is provided at the end of the valve body. Of course, for the present embodiment, the drain valve may further have a drain pipe, wherein the drain pipe is connected to the valve core, and the drain port is located at the end of the drain pipe. The liquid discharge pipe can be integrally formed with the valve core or can be connected with the valve core in a sealing mode, and at the moment, the liquid discharge channel comprises the valve core and a hollow channel of the liquid discharge pipe. Certainly, the fluid-discharge tube can be driven by the case and rotate, and at this moment, the setting that the waste water cup is parallel to connecing the thick liquid cup in the below of fluid-discharge tube, when the fluid-discharge tube rotates to waste water cup top, can carry out the waste water drainage, and when the fluid-discharge tube rotated to connecing thick liquid cup top, can carry out the thick liquid of arranging. And at the same time, the liquid discharge pipe is sleeved outside the valve core and is fixed on the valve seat, and the valve core is positioned in the liquid discharge pipe and is driven by the driving motor to rotate.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the above-described structural changes can be applied to other embodiments of the present invention.

Example two:

as shown in fig. 5, is a schematic structural diagram of a second implementation of the present invention. The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the structure of the drain valve. In this embodiment, the valve body 25 is provided with two communication ports, including a first communication port 2501 for communicating with the first input port 21 and a second communication port 2502 for communicating with the second input port 22, and when the first communication port 2501 communicates with the first input port 21, the second communication port 2502 is closed by being displaced from the second input port 22, and when the second communication port 2502 communicates with the second input port 22, the first communication port 2501 is closed by being displaced from the first input port 21. The drainage of the pulp chamber and the automatic cleaning of the drain valve can be realized by selectively communicating the first communication port 2501 with the first inlet port 21 and the second communication port 2502 with the second inlet port 22.

Meanwhile, in this embodiment, an auxiliary channel independent from the liquid discharge channel is further disposed on the valve core 25, an auxiliary output port 28 and an auxiliary input port 29 are disposed on the valve seat (the valve housing 241 and the valve housing 242), the auxiliary input port 29 is communicated with an auxiliary supply system, the auxiliary output port 28 is communicated with the pulping chamber 10 through a pipeline a, and when the valve core 25 rotates to the two ends of the auxiliary channel to be respectively communicated with the auxiliary input port 29 and the auxiliary output port 28, the auxiliary supply system can supply a medium into the pulping chamber 10 through the auxiliary channel of the valve core 25.

In this embodiment, the auxiliary supply system is the same supply device as the supply system 3 in the first embodiment, and the second input port 22 and the auxiliary input port 29 are communicated with the same supply device through a three-way valve b. In addition, in this embodiment, the outer wall of the valve core 25 is provided with a groove 200, and the auxiliary channel is formed by the groove 200 on the valve core 25 and the inner wall of the valve seat (i.e. the inner wall of the valve sleeve 242), wherein after the valve core 25 rotates in place, the auxiliary input port 29 and the auxiliary output port 28 are respectively communicated with two ends of the groove 200.

In this embodiment, two communicating ports are arranged on the valve core of the drain valve, and one of the two communicating ports is communicated with the pulping cavity and the supply system, so that liquid drainage of the pulping cavity and automatic cleaning of the drain valve are realized. The same advantageous effects as in the embodiment. Meanwhile, the drain valve of the embodiment is also provided with an auxiliary output port communicated with the pulping cavity and an auxiliary input port communicated with the auxiliary supply system, and the same as the first embodiment, the auxiliary supply device of the embodiment comprises a water tank and a water pump, so that water can be fed into the pulping cavity through the drain valve for pulping or cleaning, and at the moment, the drain valve has the function of a switch valve and can control the on-off of the water feeding into the pulping cavity. Compared with the structure that an independent switch valve is arranged on a water inlet pipeline, the liquid discharge valve has more functions. Of course, for the embodiment, the auxiliary output port of the liquid discharge valve is communicated with the cup wall of the pulping cavity, and in order to prevent water in the pulping cavity from returning into the pipeline, a separate cut-off valve capable of controlling the on-off of the pipeline can be arranged on the pipeline.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the auxiliary channel is formed by enclosing a groove provided on an outer wall of the valve core and an inner wall of the valve sleeve, and of course, the auxiliary channel may also be provided through the valve core. Moreover, for the valve core of this embodiment, a plurality of independent auxiliary channels that are not communicated with each other may be provided according to different requirements, and each auxiliary channel has a corresponding auxiliary input port and auxiliary output port, so as to implement functional diversity of the drain valve.

For the present embodiment, the auxiliary supply system may be a water supply system or an air supply system or a steam generating device, as in the first embodiment. The drain valve of the embodiment has more functions, and water can be fed into the pulping chamber for pulping, cleaning and the like through the auxiliary channel of the drain valve; the steam or air can be introduced into the pulping chamber through the auxiliary channel of the liquid discharge valve, so that the heating, the pressurized pulp discharge, the pressurized cleaning and the like of the pulp in the pulping chamber are realized. In addition, compared with the conventional food processor without hand washing, the drain valve of the embodiment has the function of an on-off valve under the condition of having the same water inlet function, so that the use of parts is reduced, the installation structure of the food processor is more compact, and the manufacturing cost is lower.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the liquid discharge channel is used for discharging liquid from the pulping cavity, and the auxiliary channel is used for supplying a medium to the pulping cavity. Of course, the food processor of this embodiment can also set for as required, realizes that flowing back passageway and auxiliary channel open simultaneously, for example when thick liquid is arranged to connecing the thick liquid cup, thick liquid, arrange thick liquid difficulty, at this moment, can let in air in the slurrying cavity through auxiliary channel, realize the pressurization and arrange thick liquid.

The pulping cavity of this embodiment is including smashing the cup and installing the bowl cover on smashing the cup, and this embodiment is through pipeline and pulping cavity intercommunication, and is provided with the nozzle on the pulping cavity, and pipeline and nozzle intercommunication. The nozzle may be disposed on the cup lid or on the sidewall or bottom wall of the grinding cup. The research and development personnel can set according to the requirements. It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the auxiliary passage is not limited to be provided on the valve element, and may be provided on the valve seat.

In addition, for the present embodiment, the auxiliary channel is not limited to be used for introducing a medium into the pulping chamber, and the auxiliary output port may be connected to the pulp receiving cup through a pipeline, or the auxiliary output port directly discharges the medium toward the pulp receiving cup, or the auxiliary output port is communicated with the liquid discharge pipe, so as to realize steam heating by introducing steam into the pulp in the pulp receiving cup, or add instant drinking water into the pulp receiving cup, or introduce gas into the beverage in the pulp receiving cup, thereby producing bubble beverage, etc.

As mentioned above, for the present embodiment, the drainage channel and the auxiliary channel are not opened at the same time and are not communicated with each other. Certainly, the drainage channel and the auxiliary channel can also be set to be communicated through a communication pipeline when both are opened, for example, when the drainage valve discharges the slurry through the drainage channel, the auxiliary channel is opened simultaneously, the water introduced into the auxiliary channel can be mixed with the slurry discharged by the pulping cavity and directly discharged into the slurry receiving cup, and the slurry is mixed and blended in the drainage valve.

It should be noted that the above structural changes of the present embodiment can also be applied to other embodiments of the present invention.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention includes, but is not limited to, those illustrated in the drawings and described in the detailed description above. Any modification which does not depart from the functional and structural principles of the present invention is intended to be included within the scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a food preparation machine, includes the organism that has the slurrying cavity and sets up the flowing back valve in the slurrying cavity outside, be provided with the liquid discharge passageway with the liquid discharge in the slurrying cavity on the flowing back valve, its characterized in that: the liquid discharge valve is also provided with an auxiliary channel through which liquid or gas can enter and exit, and the auxiliary channel and the liquid discharge channel are mutually independent.

2. The food processor of claim 1, wherein: the liquid discharge valve comprises a valve seat and a valve core arranged in the valve seat, the valve core can rotate relative to the valve seat, the liquid discharge channel and the auxiliary channel are both arranged on the valve core, and the liquid discharge channel and the auxiliary channel can be controlled to be opened and closed by rotating the valve core.

3. A food processor as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein: one of the liquid drainage channel and the auxiliary channel is opened;

or the liquid drainage channel and the auxiliary channel are opened simultaneously.

4. The food processor of claim 2, wherein: the liquid drainage channel and the auxiliary channel are arranged through the valve core.

5. The food processor of claim 2, wherein: the outer wall of the valve core is provided with a groove, and the auxiliary channel is formed by enclosing the groove and the inner wall of the valve seat.

6. The food processor of claim 2, wherein: the valve seat comprises a valve shell and a valve sleeve fixed in the valve shell, and the valve sleeve is wrapped on the outer side of the valve core so as to seal a gap between the valve core and the valve shell;

or, a detection device for detecting the position of the valve core is arranged on the drain valve, the detection device comprises a magnet arranged on the valve core and an induction element arranged on the valve seat, and the induction element is in induction fit with the magnet.

7. The food processor of claim 1, wherein: the liquid discharge valve comprises a valve seat and a valve core arranged in the valve seat, the valve core can rotate relative to the valve seat, the liquid discharge channel is arranged on the valve core, and the auxiliary channel is arranged on the valve seat.

8. The food processor of claim 1, wherein: and when the auxiliary channel is opened, the medium in the auxiliary supply system is discharged from the auxiliary output port through the auxiliary input port and the auxiliary channel.

9. The food processor of claim 8, wherein: the auxiliary output port is communicated with the pulping cavity;

or the auxiliary output port discharges the medium towards the liquid receiving cup;

alternatively, the auxiliary supply system is a water supply system or an air supply system or a steam generating device.

10. The food processor of claim 1, wherein: the liquid drainage channel is not communicated with the auxiliary channel;

or the liquid drainage channel is communicated with the auxiliary channel when both are opened.

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