CN216416938U

CN216416938U - Multifunctional food processor

Info

Publication number: CN216416938U
Application number: CN202122433744.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朱泽春; 王军伟
Original assignee: Joyoung Co Ltd
Current assignee: Joyoung Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-10-09
Filing date: 2021-10-09
Publication date: 2022-05-03
Anticipated expiration: 2031-10-09

Abstract

The utility model relates to a food preparation machine field discloses a multi-functional food preparation machine, including the host computer with install in the processing cup subassembly of host computer, processing cup subassembly is including stirring cup and stirring bowl cover, processing cup subassembly still including the optional dry mill cup subassembly of installing in the stirring cup, and the dry mill cup subassembly is from upwards radial expansion, the cooperation of soft contact between dry mill cup subassembly and the stirring cup. The utility model discloses a food preparation machine is favorable to reducing the transmission of vibrations and noise, promotes user's experience.

Description

Multifunctional food processor

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a food preparation machine field, concretely relates to multi-functional food preparation machine.

Background

Most food processors on the market have multiple functions, namely, the food processors can be used for preparing drinks and can also be used for other auxiliary functions such as dry grinding and the like. The dry grinding function on the market at present is on the basis of original power platform, changes the stirring cup and realizes, broken wall machine for example is equipped with drink cup and dry grinding cup in addition. However, for a self-cleaning food processing machine, the stirring cup is generally not detachable, so the way of extending the cup in the cup is extended, the dry grinding cup is placed in the stirring cup, and the processing knife drives the dry grinding cup to work, the capacity of the dry grinding cup assembly is small due to the limited structural size of the stirring cup, and the dry grinding cup assembly collides with the stirring cup due to the vibration generated in the working process of the dry grinding cup caused by the high-speed rotation of the processing knife, so that the great noise is generated, and the user experience is influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve one or more technical problem among the prior art, or at least provide a profitable selection, the utility model provides a multi-functional food processor is favorable to reducing the transmission of vibrations and noise, promotes user's experience.

A multifunctional food processor comprises a host and a processing cup assembly arranged on the host, wherein the processing cup assembly comprises a stirring cup and a stirring cup cover, the processing cup assembly further comprises a dry grinding cup assembly which can be selectively arranged in the stirring cup, and the dry grinding cup assembly is in soft contact fit with the stirring cup.

The utility model discloses a food preparation machine adopts the built-in mode of dry grinding cup subassembly, and the collision between dry grinding cup subassembly and the stirring cup can be cushioned dry grinding cup subassembly and the stirring cup to soft contact complex mode, avoids the two to form resonance to can reduce vibrations and noise. In addition, due to the fact that certain tolerance accumulation exists in the assembling process among the dry grinding cup assembly, the stirring cup and the main machine, the soft contact matching mode is adopted, the influence caused by the tolerance is eliminated by utilizing elastic deformation of materials, and the situation that the dry grinding cup assembly is not installed in place due to the fact that hard materials support the dry grinding cup assembly is avoided.

In a preferred implementation of a multi-functional food processor, a first seal ring is provided between the blending cup and the blending cup lid, and the dry milling cup assembly can abut against the first seal ring.

A first sealing ring is arranged between the stirring cup and the stirring cup cover, so that the sealing effect in the normal pulping process is realized. The first sealing washer of dry grinding cup subassembly butt realizes the cooperation of soft contact, under the condition that does not increase the cooperation structure, utilizes the elastic deformation of first sealing washer to realize reducing the effect of vibrations and noise, is favorable to reduce cost.

In a preferred embodiment of the multifunctional food processor, the first sealing ring is radially contracted from bottom to top in order to be able to be pressed axially against the dry grinding cup assembly.

The radial contractive structural style of the first sealing ring enables the contraction inclined plane to axially form downward pressure on the dry grinding cup component, so that the dry grinding cup component is pressed downwards, and the situation that the dry grinding cup component strongly jumps due to vibration in the machining process is prevented. Moreover, the contraction inclined plane has acting force on the dry grinding cup component in the radial direction, so that the radial limiting is carried out, the dry grinding cup component is prevented from deviating from the stirring center, and the vibration is reduced.

In a preferred implementation of the multifunctional food processor, the first sealing ring comprises a body and an extension extending towards the mixing cup.

The first sealing ring is provided with an extension part extending towards the stirring cup, and the extension part and the overlapping part of the stirring cup are attached to the wall of the stirring cup in the downward abutting process of the stirring cup cover. On one hand, in the normal pulping process, the sealing property between the stirring cup and the stirring cup cover is ensured; on the other hand, when the dry grinding cup assembly was placed in the stirring cup, the extension assisted radially spacingly with the butt of dry grinding cup assembly, prevented that the dry grinding cup assembly from taking place to carry out radial ascending rocking to reduce vibrations.

In a preferred implementation of a multi-function food processor, the extension portion flexibly deforms along the inner wall of the cup body in the process of being downwardly abutted by the blender cup cover to radially abut against the dry grinding cup assembly.

When the extension takes place flexible deformation along the cup inside, along the inside extension of the cup of stirring cup, can avoid because of the dislocation between first sealing washer that assembly tolerance probably leads to and the dry grinding cup subassembly, the extension radially can support in addition and press the dry grinding cup subassembly, realizes the radial positioning of dry grinding cup subassembly to alleviate vibrations.

In a preferred implementation of the multi-functional food processor, the outer wall of the dry grinding cup assembly is surrounded by a second sealing ring, which abuts against the first sealing ring when the dry grinding cup assembly is mounted in the stirring cup.

The outer wall of the dry grinding cup component is surrounded by the second sealing ring, and due to the fact that the second sealing ring abuts against the first sealing ring, vibration generated in the working process of the dry grinding cup component cannot be directly transmitted to the first sealing ring, and is transmitted to the first sealing ring after elastic buffering of the second sealing ring, and the effects of shock absorption and auxiliary positioning are better due to the double elastic contact mode.

In a preferred implementation of multi-functional food preparation machine, the stirring cup inner wall is equipped with first vortex muscle, and dry grinding cup subassembly outer wall is equipped with dodges the recess with first vortex muscle complex.

Carry out circumference spacing to the dry grinding cup subassembly through the first vortex muscle of stirring cup inner wall, guarantee that the dry grinding cup subassembly is in the course of the work, do not take place rotatoryly, alleviate vibrations, also can avoid eating the material and rotate along with the dry grinding cup, and influence dry grinding efficiency. And first vortex muscle has the guide effect, and in the installation, will dodge the recess and align with first vortex muscle and put into, the assembly of being convenient for improves assembly efficiency.

In a preferred implementation of the multi-functional food processor, the inner wall of the dry grinding cup assembly is provided with second turbulence ribs opposite to the avoiding groove.

Set up the second vortex muscle through the inner wall at the dry grinding cup subassembly, eat the material and take place to roll in second vortex muscle department, and effectively contact between the sword with processing, be favorable to improving dry grinding efficiency, make the powder more fine and smooth. Set up the second vortex muscle for dodging the recess, under the limited circumstances of the cup wall thickness of dry grinding cup subassembly, through one shot forming technology, alright form at the dry grinding cup subassembly outer wall and dodge the recess, form the second vortex muscle at the dry grinding cup subassembly inner wall, be favorable to reduce cost.

In a preferred implementation of the multi-functional food processor, the dry grind cup assembly includes a dry grind cup and a dry grind cup cover that fits over the dry grind cup and is in soft contact engagement with the blending cup.

Through setting up the dry milling bowl cover that covers in the dry milling cup, prevent that food powder from smashing the in-process and splashing and on the adhesion bowl cover, the clearance of being not convenient for causes the waste of eating the material moreover.

In a preferred embodiment of the multifunctional food processor, a cavity is provided between the stirring cup and the dry-grinding cup, and the dry-grinding cup expands radially from bottom to top to form a cavity that contracts radially from bottom to top.

The cavity between the stirring cup and the dry grinding cup forms a noise reduction cavity, and the noise collides with the cavity wall for many times to cause energy loss, so that the noise transmitted to the outside of the dry grinding cup can be reduced. Because the cavity is radially contracted from bottom to top, the sound waves are directionally transmitted along the outer wall of the dry grinding cup towards the direction of the main machine and are reflected. By changing the direction of sound wave propagation, the transmission of noise to the outside is reduced. The dry grinding cup is designed into a cup body structure with inclination, the lower part is small, the upper part is large, the space on the upper part of the dry grinding cup is increased as far as possible under the condition that the diameter of the bottom of the dry grinding cup is small due to the matching of the bottom of the dry grinding cup and the plane of the base, so that the space of the whole dry grinding cup is increased, and the dry grinding efficiency of the dry grinding cup is improved. Moreover, the dry grinding cup has a large enough space, and the food materials can be effectively rolled so as to meet the wall breaking rate of the existing testing method.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are described herein, serve to provide a further understanding of the invention and constitute a part of this specification, and the exemplary embodiments and descriptions thereof are provided for explaining the invention without unduly limiting it. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a food processor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view a in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view a second of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view three of a in fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of a fourth point a in fig. 1.

Description of reference numerals:

1. a host;

2. processing the cup assembly; 21. a stirring cup; 211. a first spoiler rib; 22. stirring the cup cover; 23. a dry grind cup assembly; 231. dry grinding the cup; 232. dry grinding the cup cover; 233. a cup holder; 234. avoiding the groove; 235. a second spoiler rib; 236. a cavity; 237. dry grinding the knife; 238. dry grinding the cutter shaft; 239. a positioning member; 24. a first seal ring; 241. a body; 242. an extension portion; 25. a second seal ring; 26. stirring the cutter shaft; 261. a connecting member;

3. and a slurry receiving cup.

Detailed Description

In order to more clearly explain the overall concept of the present invention, the following detailed description is given by way of example in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

It should be noted that in the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, however, the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described herein, and thus the scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In addition, in the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those 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.

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; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. However, the direct connection means that the two bodies are not connected through a transition structure, but connected through a connection structure to form a whole. 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. In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The specific scheme is as follows:

the utility model provides a multi-functional food preparation machine, as shown in fig. 1-fig. 2, in an embodiment, food preparation machine includes host computer 1, installs in host computer 1's processing cup subassembly 2 and connects thick liquid cup 3, and processing cup subassembly 2 is equipped with the stirring knife tackle spare including stirring cup 21 and stirring bowl cover 22 in the stirring cup 21, and the stirring knife tackle spare includes stirring sword and the stirring arbor 26 of connecting host computer 1, and stirring arbor top has connecting piece 261. The processing cup assembly 2 further includes an optional dry grinding cup assembly 23 mounted within the blending cup 21, the dry grinding cup assembly 23 including a dry grinding cup 231 and a dry grinding knife assembly including a dry grinding knife 237 and a dry grinding knife shaft 238. By adopting the manner of arranging the dry grinding cup assembly 23 inside, the positioning member 239 is arranged below the dry grinding cutter shaft 238, and the dry grinding cutter shaft is fixed with the connecting member 261 through the positioning member 239, so that the stirring cutter shaft 26 drives the dry grinding cutter shaft 238 to rotate, and the food material is processed into powder.

The dry grinding cup assembly 23 is in soft contact fit with the stirring cup 21, for example, a plurality of flexible pads are arranged on the outer wall of the dry grinding cup assembly 23, and the flexible pads are in contact fit with the stirring cup 21, so that the collision between the dry grinding cup assembly 23 and the stirring cup 21 is buffered by utilizing the flexible deformation of the flexible pads. The soft contact cooperation mode between dry grinding cup subassembly 23 and the stirring cup 21 can cushion the collision between dry grinding cup subassembly 23 and the stirring cup 21, avoids the two to form resonance to can reduce vibrations and noise. In addition, because the dry grinding cup component 23, the stirring cup 21 and the main machine 1 have certain tolerance accumulation in the assembling process and the soft contact matching mode, the influence caused by the tolerance is eliminated by utilizing the elastic deformation of the material, and the condition that the installation part of the dry grinding cup component 23 is in place because the hard material props against the dry grinding cup component 23 is avoided.

As shown in fig. 1-2, in one embodiment, a first seal ring 24 is disposed between the mixing cup 21 and the mixing cup cover 22, the first seal ring 24 is a silica gel seal ring and can elastically deform, and the dry grinding cup assembly 23 can abut against the first seal ring 24. The border is located under the stirring bowl cover 22 to first sealing washer 24, along with stirring bowl cover 22 installation, supports to press in the rim of a cup up end of stirring cup 21, compresses tightly first sealing washer 24 to first sealing washer 24 can seal the installation clearance between stirring cup 21 and the stirring bowl cover 22, avoids normally making milk in-process, and the thick liquid is revealed along the installation clearance. The top edge or the lateral wall of dry grinding cup subassembly 23 can butt first sealing washer 24 to form the soft cooperation of contacting between with stirring cup 21, avoid dry grinding cup subassembly 23 can be under the condition that does not increase the cooperation structure, utilize the elastic deformation realization of first sealing washer 24 to reduce the effect of vibrations and noise, be favorable to reduce cost. It should be noted that when the side wall of the dry grinding cup assembly 23 abuts against the first seal ring 24, the top of the dry grinding cup assembly 23 is prevented from contacting and colliding with the blender cup cover 22 by limiting the height of the dry grinding cup assembly 23.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the first seal ring 24 is radially constricted from below to above to be able to press axially against the dry grinding cup assembly 23. The first sealing ring 24 is radially contracted in a structure form, so that a contraction slope is formed inside the first sealing ring 24. Fig. 3 shows a state that the stirring cup cover 22 is not completely covered in place, and in the process of continuously covering the stirring cup cover 22 on the stirring cup 21, the contraction inclined plane of the first sealing ring 24 can press the top edge of the dry grinding cup assembly 23 to press the dry grinding cup assembly 23, the contraction inclined plane of the first sealing ring elastically deforms, and the inclined plane has a tendency of wrapping the top edge of the dry grinding cup assembly 23. The converging bevel breaks down the pressure against the dry grinding cup assembly 23 into downward and radially centered pressure. On the one hand, the shrinkage bevel axially exerts a downward pressure on the dry grinding cup assembly 23 to press the dry grinding cup assembly 23 downward, thereby preventing the dry grinding cup 231 from shaking strongly to cause cup jumping during the machining process. On the other hand, the shrinkage slope has an acting force on the dry grinding cup assembly 23 in the radial direction, so that the radial limiting is performed, the dry grinding cup assembly 23 is prevented from deviating from the stirring center, and the vibration is reduced.

As shown in fig. 2-5, in one embodiment, the first sealing ring 24 includes a body 241 and an extension 242 extending toward the blender cup 21.

The first sealing ring 24 is provided with an extending part 242 extending towards the mixing cup 21, and the overlapping part of the extending part 242 and the mixing cup 21 is attached to the cup wall of the mixing cup 21 in the downward pressing process of the mixing cup cover 22. On one hand, in the normal pulping process, the sealing performance between the stirring cup 21 and the stirring cup cover 22 is ensured; on the other hand, extension radial shrinkage from bottom to top, when dry grinding cup subassembly 23 placed in stirring cup 21, extension 242 and dry grinding cup subassembly 23 butt carry out auxiliary positioning, form the radial spacing to dry grinding cup subassembly 23, prevent that dry grinding cup subassembly 23 from taking place to carry out radial ascending rocking to reduce vibrations.

As shown in fig. 4-5, in one embodiment, a chamfer slope is provided at an inner wall of a cup opening of the blending cup 21, the chamfer slope has a guiding function, and the extension portion 242 flexibly deforms along the chamfer slope of the inner wall of the cup opening in a process of pressing the blending cup cover 22 downward to radially abut against the dry grinding cup assembly 23. The extension 242 is flexibly deformed when being squeezed, so as to extend along the inner wall of the cup body of the stirring cup 21, thereby avoiding the dislocation between the first sealing ring 24 and the dry grinding cup assembly 23, which is possibly caused by assembly tolerance, and the extension 242 can radially press the dry grinding cup assembly 23, thereby realizing the radial positioning of the dry grinding cup assembly 23, and further reducing the vibration.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3-5, the outer wall of the dry grinding cup assembly 23 is surrounded by a second seal ring 25, and when the dry grinding cup assembly 23 is installed in the blender cup 21, the second seal ring 25 abuts the first seal ring 24. The second sealing ring 25 is an annular sealing ring with a circular cross section, an annular groove for mounting the second sealing ring 25 is formed in the outer wall of the dry grinding cup assembly 23, and the annular groove is sleeved with the second sealing ring 25.

The outer wall of the dry grinding cup assembly 23 is surrounded by the second sealing ring 25, and due to the fact that the second sealing ring 25 abuts against the first sealing ring 24, vibration generated in the working process of the dry grinding cup assembly 23 cannot be directly transmitted to the first sealing ring 24, but is transmitted to the first sealing ring 24 after elastic buffering of the second sealing ring 25, and due to the double elastic contact mode, the effects of shock absorption and auxiliary positioning are better.

As shown in fig. 1, in one embodiment, the inner wall of the mixing cup 21 is provided with a first turbulence rib 211, and the outer wall of the dry grinding cup assembly 23 is provided with an avoiding groove 234 engaged with the first turbulence rib 211. The first turbulence ribs 211 are convex ribs formed along the inner wall of the stirring cup 21, and generally three or four ribs are provided.

Carry out circumference spacing to dry grinding cup subassembly 23 through the first vortex muscle 211 of stirring cup 21 inner wall, guarantee that dry grinding cup subassembly 23 does not take place rotatoryly at the course of the work, avoids eating the material and rotates along with dry grinding cup 231 body, and influences dry grinding efficiency. And first vortex muscle 211 has the guide effect, in the installation, will dodge recess 234 and align with first vortex muscle 211 and put into, the assembly of being convenient for improves assembly efficiency.

As shown in FIG. 1, in one embodiment, the inner wall of dry grinding cup assembly 23 is provided with a second turbulator rib 235 opposite to relief groove 234.

Set up second vortex muscle 235 through the inner wall at dry grinding cup subassembly 23, eat the material and take place to roll in second vortex muscle 235 department, and effectively contact between the sword with processing, be favorable to improving dry grinding efficiency, make the powder more exquisite. Set up second vortex muscle 235 for dodging recess 234, under the limited condition of cup wall thickness of dry grinding cup subassembly 23, through one shot forming technology, alright form in the outer wall of dry grinding cup subassembly 23 and dodge recess 234, form second vortex muscle 235 at dry grinding cup subassembly 23 inner wall, be favorable to reduce cost.

As shown in fig. 1, in one embodiment, the dry grind cup assembly 23 includes a dry grind cup 231 and a dry grind cup cover 232, the dry grind cup cover 232 covering the dry grind cup 231 and in soft contact engagement with the blender cup 21. An annular groove is formed in the outer side face of the dry grinding cup cover 232, and the second sealing ring 25 is installed in the annular groove. When the dry grinding cup cover 232 is covered on the dry grinding cup 231, the second sealing ring 25 abuts against the first sealing ring 24. In one embodiment, the dry grind cup assembly 23 further includes a cup holder 233, and the dry grind cup 231 is mounted to the cup holder 233. The cup base 233 is in the height range of the first spoiler rib 211 of the stirring cup 21, the outer wall of the cup base 233 is provided with an avoiding groove 234, and the dry grinding cup 231 is provided with a second spoiler rib 235 above the avoiding groove 234. Fit the dry grinding cup 231 lid of dry grinding cup 231 through setting up the lid, prevent that food powder from smashing the in-process and splashing and on the adhesion bowl cover, the clearance of being not convenient for causes the waste of edible material moreover.

As shown in FIG. 1, in one embodiment, a cavity 236 is provided between the blender cup 21 and the dry grind cup 231. The inner diameter of the dry grinding cup 231 is smaller than that of the stirring cup 21, so that a gap is reserved between the stirring cup 21 and the dry grinding cup 231, a noise reduction cavity is formed by the cavity 236 between the stirring cup 21 and the dry grinding cup 231, and the noise collides with the cavity wall for multiple times to cause energy loss, so that the noise transmitted to the outside of the dry grinding cup 231 can be reduced.

The dry grinding cup 231 is radially expanded from bottom to top, so that the dry grinding cup 231 is designed to be a cup body structure with a slope, the lower part of the cup body structure is small, the upper part of the dry grinding cup 231 is enlarged as much as possible under the condition that the diameter of the bottom of the dry grinding cup 231 is small due to the fact that the bottom of the dry grinding cup 231 is matched with the plane of the base, the space of the whole dry grinding cup 231 is enlarged, and the efficiency of the dry grinding cup assembly 23 is improved. Moreover, the dry grinding cup assembly 23 has a large enough space, and the food materials can be effectively rolled to satisfy the wall breaking rate of the existing testing method. As the dry grind cup 231 expands radially from bottom to top, the cavity 236 contracts radially from bottom to top, causing the sound waves to be directed along the outer wall of the dry grind cup 231 toward the host machine and to be reflected. By changing the direction of sound wave propagation, the transmission of noise to the outside is reduced.

The technical solution protected by the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it should be noted that the technical solution of any one embodiment is combined with the technical solution of one or more other embodiments in the protection scope of the present invention. Although the invention has been described in detail with respect to the general description and the specific embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and improvements can be made based on the invention. Therefore, such modifications and improvements are intended to be within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a multi-functional food preparation machine, includes the host computer and installs in the processing cup subassembly of host computer, processing cup subassembly is including stirring cup and stirring bowl cover, its characterized in that, processing cup subassembly still including the optional dry grinding cup subassembly of installing in the stirring cup, dry grinding cup subassembly with soft contact cooperation between the stirring cup.

2. A multifunctional food processor as defined in claim 1, wherein a first seal ring is disposed between said blending cup and said blending cup lid, said dry grinding cup assembly being capable of abutting said first seal ring.

3. A multi-function food processor as defined in claim 2, wherein said first seal ring is radially constricted from bottom to top to enable it to be axially urged against said dry grinding cup assembly.

4. A multifunctional food processor as defined in claim 2, wherein said first sealing ring comprises a body and an extension extending towards said blender cup.

5. The multifunctional food processor of claim 4, wherein the extension portion is flexibly deformed along the inner wall of the cup body to radially abut the dry grinding cup assembly during downward pressing of the blender lid.

6. A multi-function food processor as defined in claim 2, wherein the outer wall of said dry grinding cup assembly is surrounded by a second sealing ring, said second sealing ring abutting said first sealing ring when said dry grinding cup assembly is installed in said blender cup.

7. The multifunctional food processor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner wall of the stirring cup is provided with first turbulence ribs, and the outer wall of the dry grinding cup assembly is provided with avoiding grooves matched with the first turbulence ribs.

8. The multifunctional food processor as claimed in claim 7, wherein the inner wall of the dry grinding cup assembly is provided with a second turbulence rib at a position opposite to the avoiding groove.

9. A multifunction food processor as defined in claim 1, wherein said dry grind cup assembly includes a dry grind cup and a dry grind cup cover that fits over said dry grind cup and that is in soft contact engagement with said blender cup.

10. A multifunctional food processor as defined in claim 9, wherein a cavity is provided between said blending cup and said dry grinding cup, said dry grinding cup expanding radially from bottom to top to form said cavity contracting radially from bottom to top.