CN216876093U - Slurry discharge valve device, stirring cup device and food processor - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a slurry discharge valve device, a stirring cup device and a food processor. The valve bracket is provided with a clamping position, the discharge pipe assembly comprises a pipe bracket and a discharge pipe arranged on the pipe bracket, and the pipe bracket is arranged on the clamping position and is detachably connected with the valve bracket; the valve component is arranged on the valve bracket, and acts on the discharge pipe to carry out on-off control on the discharge pipe, wherein the valve component and the discharge pipe component are arranged in a separable way; the hasp subassembly is installed in valve bracket and is close to the screens setting, and the hasp subassembly has locking state and unblock state, and under the locking state, the hasp subassembly supports holds the pipe support and restricts the discharge tube subassembly on the screens, and under the unblock state, the hasp subassembly separates with the pipe support for the discharge tube subassembly can be taken off from the screens. The utility model improves the cleaning convenience and food safety of the food processor.

Description

Slurry discharge valve device, stirring cup device and food processor

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household electrical appliances, in particular to a slurry discharge valve device, a stirring cup device using the slurry discharge valve device and a food processing machine using the stirring cup device.

Background

In some devices requiring fluid discharge, a slurry discharge valve is usually required to be arranged to control the fluid discharge, for example, in an existing food processing machine, the structure usually includes a machine body and a crushing cup arranged in the machine body, a slurry discharge hole is arranged at the bottom of the crushing cup, a slurry discharge valve is arranged at the slurry discharge hole, the slurry discharge valve is connected with a slurry discharge pipe, the slurry discharge valve includes a valve body, a valve core arranged in the valve body, and a slurry discharge motor, the valve body is connected with the crushing cup, the valve core is provided with a circulation hole, the circulation hole is communicated with the slurry discharge hole and the slurry discharge pipe to form a slurry discharge channel, and the slurry discharge motor drives the valve core to rotate to connect or disconnect the slurry discharge hole and the slurry discharge pipe. In the related design, the slurry discharge pipe in the existing slurry discharge valve is difficult to disassemble, a sanitary dead angle is easy to exist during cleaning, the cleaning is inconvenient, and the slurry discharge valve is not beneficial to the health of consumers when being used for a long time.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model mainly aims to provide a slurry discharge valve device, aiming at improving the cleaning convenience and food sanitation safety of a food processor.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a slurry discharge valve device, comprising:

the valve bracket is provided with a clamping position;

the discharge pipe assembly comprises a pipe bracket and a discharge pipe arranged on the pipe bracket, and the pipe bracket is arranged on the clamping position and is detachably connected with the valve bracket;

a valve assembly mounted to the valve carriage, the valve assembly acting on the discharge pipe to make and break control of the discharge pipe, wherein the valve assembly and the discharge pipe assembly are separately provided; and

the locking component is arranged on the valve support and close to the clamping position, the locking component has a locking state and an unlocking state, the locking component abuts against the pipe support and limits the discharge pipe component on the clamping position in the locking state, and the locking component is separated from the pipe support in the unlocking state, so that the discharge pipe component can be taken down from the clamping position.

According to the technical scheme, the discharge pipe assembly and the valve assembly are arranged in the structure of the slurry discharging valve device in a separable mode, the discharge pipe assembly is detachably connected with the valve support through the clamping position on the valve support, the locking assembly is arranged on the valve support, and the discharge pipe assembly can be integrally detached from the valve support under the unlocking state of the locking assembly, so that the discharge pipe assembly can be detached for cleaning in the using process, the cleaning operation is convenient, the possibility that food is retained in the discharge pipe assembly to cause food deterioration can be reduced, and the food sanitation and safety of the food processing machine in the food making process can be improved.

Optionally, the detent is formed as a detent structure, the valve carrier being at least partially embedded in the detent.

Optionally, a first connecting portion is arranged on a groove wall of the clamping groove, a second connecting portion is arranged on the pipe support, and the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are detachably connected.

Optionally, the first connecting portion is a jack disposed on a wall of the slot, the second connecting portion is a plug connected to the pipe support, and the plug is inserted into the jack.

Optionally, the locking assembly is disposed on the other side of the card slot opposite to the insertion hole.

Optionally, the valve bracket is further provided with an installation detection structure for detecting the installation state of the pipe bracket, and the detection structure is in butt fit with the insertion column.

Optionally, the valve bracket is further provided with an installation detection structure for detecting an installation state of the pipe bracket.

Optionally, the delivery pipe is provided with feed inlet, bin outlet and the installing port that communicates each other, the feed inlet is used for the discharge port butt joint with external equipment, the valve member including install in valve support's driving piece and with the plunger that the driving piece transmission is connected, the plunger in under the drive of driving piece by the installing port business turn over the delivery pipe is with control the break-make of delivery pipe.

Optionally, the driving part includes a driving motor installed on the valve support, a driving screw fixedly connected to a motor shaft of the driving motor, and a plunger threadedly connected to the driving screw, the valve support forms a guide groove communicated with the slot, and the plunger slidably penetrates through the guide groove.

Optionally, a stroke detection structure for detecting the stroke of the plunger is further mounted on the valve bracket.

Optionally, the installing port with the bin outlet is seted up respectively the both ends of row material pipe, the feed inlet is seted up on the lateral wall of delivery pipe, wherein, the pipe support corresponds the first mouth of dodging has been seted up to the feed inlet, the valve holder in the bottom of draw-in groove is seted up correspondingly the first second of dodging the mouth dodges the mouth.

Optionally, the discharge tube is further formed with a sealing ring surrounding the feed port.

Optionally, the latch assembly is a resilient latch assembly.

The utility model also provides a stirring cup device, which comprises a stirring cup and the slurry discharge valve device, wherein the stirring cup is provided with a discharge port, and the slurry discharge valve device is arranged outside the stirring cup and is in butt joint with the discharge port through the feed port.

The utility model also provides a food processor, which comprises a main machine and the stirring cup device, wherein the stirring cup device is arranged on the main machine.

Optionally, the host computer includes the casing, the casing is formed with the mounting groove and is provided with the intercommunication the window of mounting groove, the stirring cup device install in the mounting groove, and arrange thick liquid valve device towards the window sets up, still install on the casing and be used for opening or closing cap the apron of window, when the apron is opened, arrange thick liquid valve device by the window reveals.

Drawings

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic assembled view of a slurry discharge valve assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional structural illustration of the structure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of a further embodiment of a discharge pipe assembly in the slurry discharge valve assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional structural view of the assembled structure of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic illustration of the removal of the eductor assembly in a blender cup assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic illustration of the removal of the eductor assembly in a blender cup assembly in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic illustration of the removal of the drain tube assembly from the blender cup assembly in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the discharge tube assembly of the blender cup assembly of one embodiment of the present invention after removal;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a food processor according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the food processor of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the food processor of FIG. 10 in a use configuration in which the discharge valve assembly is in a closed position;

fig. 13 is a schematic view of the food processor of fig. 10 in yet another use state, in which the discharge valve device is in a conducting state.

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

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the movement situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In addition, the descriptions related to "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are 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 addition, "and/or" in the whole text includes three schemes, taking a and/or B as an example, including a technical scheme, and a technical scheme that a and B meet simultaneously; in addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

The present invention provides a slurry discharge valve apparatus 100.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, in an embodiment of the present invention, the slurry discharge valve apparatus 100 may be applied to a machine device requiring fluid discharge, such as a water dispenser, a beverage maker or a food processor 500 for making drinks, and the slurry discharge valve apparatus 100 includes a valve frame 110, a discharge pipe assembly 120, a valve assembly 150 and a latch assembly 160.

The valve bracket 110 is used to mount the entire slurry discharge valve apparatus 100 to an external device and is mounted to a discharge port 211 of the external device, and the shape of the valve bracket 110 may be a plate shape or other shape, and the shape of the valve bracket 110 is adapted to its mounting environment. Specifically, in order to realize the installation of the slurry discharge valve device 100 to the external device using the same, in some arrangements, the valve support 110 is provided with an installation portion 115, wherein the installation portion 115 has an unlimited structural form, such as a through hole, a threaded column, a snap, and the like, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the embodiment is provided with through holes all around the valve support 110, so that the valve support 110 can be fixed to the external device using the same by passing through the through holes through the connection members such as screws, bolts, and the like during the use.

Further, the valve supporter 110 of the present invention is formed with a stopper 110a, and the drain pipe assembly 120 includes a pipe supporter 130 and a drain pipe 140 mounted to the pipe supporter 130, the pipe supporter 130 being mounted to the stopper 110a and detachably coupled to the valve supporter 110. And a valve assembly 150 is installed at the valve bracket 110, the valve assembly 150 acting on the discharge pipe 140 to perform on-off control of the discharge pipe 140, wherein the valve assembly 150 and the discharge pipe assembly 120 are detachably provided. In this embodiment, the valve assembly 150 acts on the exhaust pipe 140, the valve assembly 150 extends into the exhaust pipe 140 to control the opening and closing of the flow passage in the exhaust pipe 140, or the valve assembly 150 acts on the outside of the valve assembly 150, for example, the exhaust pipe 140 is elastically deformed in a clamping and pressing manner, so that the flow passage in the exhaust pipe 140 is blocked, and at this time, the exhaust pipe 140 may be made of a material with elastic recovery capability, such as silica gel, rubber, and the like. And the valve assembly 150 and the exhaust pipe assembly 120 are separately provided, it is understood that, whether the valve assembly 150 controls the on/off of the exhaust pipe 140 in a manner of entering the exhaust pipe 140 or acting on the outside of the exhaust pipe 140, the valve assembly 150 and the exhaust pipe assembly 120 can be disassembled without destroying the structure, that is, the valve assembly 150 and the exhaust pipe assembly 120 can be separated by a commonly used disassembling tool, or the valve assembly 150 and the exhaust pipe assembly 120 can be separated directly and freehand without the disassembling tool, and the following description of the utility model will mainly show the condition that the valve assembly 150 extends into the exhaust pipe 140 to control the on/off and the separation of the two can be realized without the aid of tools.

The latch assembly 160 is mounted to the valve bracket 110 and disposed adjacent to the detent 110a, the latch assembly 160 having a latched state in which the latch assembly 160 abuts the pipe bracket 130 and restrains the drain pipe assembly 120 to the detent 110a and an unlatched state in which the latch assembly 160 is separated from the pipe bracket 130 so that the drain pipe assembly 120 can be removed from the detent 110 a. In an embodiment, the latch assembly 160 may adopt, for example, a structural form of the elastic latch assembly 160, please refer to fig. 2, the elastic latch assembly 160 includes a seat body, a latch, a reset element and a button, the seat body and the latch may be integrally or separately arranged, the button and the latch are movably connected, the latch is movably connected with the valve bracket 110, an extrusion inclined plane may be disposed between the latch and the button, in a natural state, the reset element drives the latch to extend into the buckle position to press the valve bracket 110 on the buckle position, and the extrusion inclined plane is driven by pressing the button to drive the latch to slide relative to the valve bracket 110 and withdraw from the buckle position, so that the exhaust pipe assembly 120 may be taken off from the buckle position, and the whole disassembly process is convenient. It is understood that the above is merely an example of the latch assembly 160, and in other embodiments, the latch assembly 160 may be a spring lock, such as a bolt stop, or other types of structures, and the application is not limited thereto.

In the structure of the slurry discharge valve device 100, the discharge pipe assembly 120 and the valve assembly 150 are detachably arranged, the discharge pipe assembly 120 is detachably connected with the valve support 110 through the retaining position 110a on the valve support 110, the valve support 110 is provided with the locking assembly 160, and the discharge pipe assembly 120 can be integrally detached from the valve support 110 by unlocking the locking assembly 160, so that the discharge pipe assembly 120 can be detached for cleaning during use, the cleaning operation is convenient, the possibility of food deterioration caused by food staying in the discharge pipe assembly 120 can be reduced, and the food sanitation and safety during the food making process of the food processor 500 are improved.

In one embodiment, the retaining portion 110a is formed as a slot 111, and the tube support 130 is at least partially embedded in the slot 111. The definition of the position limit 110a in the present invention should be understood as a detachable connection structure that the valve holder 110 can clamp the pipe holder 130, and in this embodiment, the positioning installation is realized in a manner that the pipe holder 130 is embedded in the clamping groove 111 through the clamping groove 111 formed on the valve holder 110, which is convenient for assembly, and the pipe holder 130 is not easy to loose and shift under the limit of the clamping groove 111.

In one embodiment, a first connecting portion 112 is disposed on a groove wall of the clamping groove 111, a second connecting portion 133 is disposed on the tube support 130, and the first connecting portion 112 and the second connecting portion 133 are detachably connected. In this embodiment, the first connecting portion 112 is a socket disposed on a wall of the slot 111, and the second connecting portion 133 is a plug connected to the pipe bracket 130, and the plug is inserted into the socket. That is, in the present embodiment, in the assembly process of the discharge pipe assembly 120, on the basis of embedding the pipe holder 130 into the clamping groove 111, the insertion post on the pipe holder 130 is also inserted into the insertion hole, so that the pipe holder 130 is less prone to loosening after installation.

Further, the locking assembly 160 is disposed on the other side of the card slot 111 opposite to the insertion hole. In this embodiment, the insertion holes and the locking assemblies 160 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the locking groove 111, so as to press and position two opposite sides of the discharge pipe assembly 120, and thus the installation structure is more stable. It will be appreciated that even in the case of the present invention in which the post and socket are provided, the mating position of the post and socket may be located on the side adjacent to the latch groove 111 with respect to the latch assembly 160, so that there are a variety of ways in which the drain pipe assembly 120 may be removed or installed during actual use.

For example, fig. 6 shows a configuration in which the vent assembly 120 is removed in a translational and rotational manner when the receptacle and latch assemblies 160 are positioned on opposite sides of the slot 111, respectively, to remove or install the vent assembly 120.

Fig. 7 shows a configuration in which the vent assembly 120 is removed in an upturned manner when the receptacle and latch assemblies 160 are positioned adjacent the sides of the catch groove 111, respectively, to remove or install the vent assembly 120.

In the configuration shown in fig. 8, the drain assembly 120 may also be removed in a flip-down configuration when the socket and latch assembly 160 are positioned adjacent the sides of the channel 111 to allow removal or installation of the drain assembly 120.

The following description continues with the aspect of the present invention in which the receptacle and latch assembly 160 are located on opposite sides of the card slot 111.

Further, the valve holder 110 is further provided with an installation detection structure 170 for detecting an installation state of the pipe holder 130, and the installation detection structure 170 is in abutting engagement with the insert column. The installation detection structure 170 may be in the form of a micro switch, a reed switch, or a hall switch, which is not limited in this application. By providing the installation detection structure 170, it is ensured that the discharge pipe assembly 120 can be installed in place, avoiding leakage or unstable operation during use.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the first connecting portion 112 and the second connecting portion 133 may be configured in other than the above, wherein the positions of the insertion holes and the insertion posts may be interchanged, for example, in the solutions shown in fig. 4 and 5, the insertion holes may be provided on the tube holder 130, and, as for the structure of the detents 110a, in the case of providing the insertion holes on the tube holder 130 in the manner shown in fig. 4, the structure of the detents 110a may also be in the form of the insertion posts. In this way, it can be further understood that when the structure of the detent 110a is changed and the first connecting portion 112 and the second connecting portion 133 are changed, the installation position of the installation detecting structure 170 for detecting the installation state of the tube holder 130 and the position of the installation detecting structure applied to the tube holder 130 may also be changed, i.e., not limited to the form of fitting with the second connecting portion 133 as the form of the insert post in the above.

In one embodiment, the discharge pipe 140 is provided with a feed port 141, a discharge port 142 and a mounting port 143, which are communicated with each other, the feed port 141 is used for interfacing with a discharge port 211 of an external device, the valve assembly 150 comprises a driving member 151 mounted on the valve bracket 110 and a plunger 154 in transmission connection with the driving member 151, and the plunger 154 is driven by the driving member 151 to move into and out of the discharge pipe 140 through the mounting port 143 to control the on and off of the discharge pipe 140. In this embodiment, the discharging pipe 140 may be made of silica gel, wherein the mounting opening 143 and the discharging opening 142 are respectively disposed at two ends of the discharging pipe, the feeding opening 141 is disposed on a side wall of the discharging pipe 140, the pipe support 130 is disposed with a first avoiding opening 134 corresponding to the feeding opening 141, and the valve support 110 is disposed with a second avoiding opening 114 corresponding to the first avoiding opening 134 at a bottom of the engaging groove 111. Referring to fig. 9, in the completely removed view of the discharge pipe assembly 120, it can be seen that when the slurry discharge valve device 100 is mounted on the sidewall of the blending cup 210 of the food processor 500, the fluid food material in the blending cup 210 can be smoothly discharged through the arrangement of the discharge pipe 140, it can be understood that when the position where the slurry discharge valve device 100 needs to be mounted is changed, the positions of the upper feed port 141 and the mounting port 143 can be correspondingly changed, and the mounting port 143 of the embodiment is located at the upper end of the discharge pipe 140, so that when the discharge pipe assembly 120 is dismounted, the plunger 154 does not interfere with the dismounting process, and the use process is convenient.

Specifically, the tube support 130 includes a barrel 131 and side plates 132 connected to both sides of the barrel 131, in the above, the second connecting portion 133 is formed on one side plate 132, and the locking assembly 160 is pressed on the other side plate 132, wherein the barrel 131 is provided with the first avoiding opening 134. In the present invention, the pipe bracket 130 and the discharge pipe 140 may be an integral structure, for example, they are manufactured by a secondary injection molding process, in the case of the integral structure, the assembly is convenient, and the pipe bracket 130 and the discharge pipe 140 may be a separate structure, in which case, the cleaning is more convenient.

In one embodiment, the driving member 151 includes a driving motor 152 mounted on the valve holder 110, a driving screw 153 fixedly connected to a motor shaft of the driving motor 152, and a plunger 154 threadedly connected to the driving screw 153, the valve holder 110 forms a guide slot 113 communicating with the catching groove 111, and the plunger 154 is slidably disposed through the guide slot 113. Compared with the traditional slurry discharging valve structure, the on-off control of the discharging pipe 140 is carried out in a mode that the driving motor 152 drives the plunger 154 to linearly move, and the discharging pipe 140 enters and exits from the mounting port 143, so that the structure has the advantages that the plunger 154 exits from the pipe channel of the discharging pipe 140 when being opened, the phenomenon that fluid food materials are remained at the connecting position of the plunger 154 and the discharging pipe 140 can be reduced, the cleaning is more thorough, the cleaning is more convenient, and meanwhile, due to the structural design, the discharging pipe assembly 120 can be independently disassembled for cleaning. It is understood that, in the above embodiment, the driving member 151 for driving the plunger 154 to move may be configured not by the driving motor 152, for example, by using an air cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, an electromagnet, or the like capable of generating a linear driving force, and even if the driving motor 152 is configured, the driving plunger 154 may be configured to move in various forms such as a gear transmission and a synchronous belt transmission, which is not particularly limited by the present invention.

Further, a stroke detection structure 180 for detecting a stroke of the plunger 154 is further mounted on the valve holder 110. Wherein, the stroke detection structure 180 may also adopt a micro switch, a reed switch, a hall switch, and other structural forms. In this embodiment, the two stroke sensing structures 180 are exemplarily shown in the drawings and are respectively used for the position where the sensing plunger 154 closes the discharge pipe 140 and the position where the sensing plunger 154 opens the discharge pipe 140, so that the arrangement makes the slurry discharge valve apparatus 100 more reliable in use.

In order to ensure the sealing performance when the plunger 154 closes the discharge pipe 140, in one embodiment, a sealing rib may be formed on the inner wall of the discharge pipe 140, the sealing rib is annular and is distributed on the upper and lower sides of the feed port 141, so that the fluid food material is not easily leaked between the outer wall of the plunger 154 and the inner wall of the discharge pipe 140 when the lower end of the plunger 154 is pressed against the sealing rib when inserted into the height position having the feed port 141. It will be appreciated that the sealing ribs may be provided on the outer wall of the plunger 154 alone or on both the outer wall of the plunger 154 and the inner wall of the discharge tube 140.

Further, in order to ensure good sealing performance at the interface when the discharge pipe 140 is mounted on an external device and is interfaced with the discharge port 211, the discharge pipe 140 is further provided with a sealing ring 144 surrounding the feed port 141. The sealing ring 144 can be an integral structure with the discharge pipe 140 or a separate structure and fixed by welding and gluing, and the sealing ring 144 is arranged, so that after the discharge pipe is installed, the sealing ring 144 is extruded to the peripheral side wall of the discharge port 211, and liquid at the position is not easy to leak.

Referring to fig. 1 to 9, the present invention further provides a stirring cup device 200, where the stirring cup device 200 includes a stirring cup 210 and a slurry discharge valve device 100, and the specific structure of the slurry discharge valve device 100 refers to the above embodiments, and since the stirring cup device 200 adopts all technical solutions of all the above embodiments, at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments are provided, and are not repeated herein. Wherein, the bottom of the mixing cup 210 is provided with a discharge port 211, the slurry discharge valve device 100 is arranged outside the mixing cup 210 and is butted with the discharge port 211 through the feed port 141, further, the mixing cup device 200 further comprises a crushing device 220 arranged in the mixing cup 210, the crushing device 220 can be a mixing knife, a mixing rod, a grinder and the like, in some arrangement forms, a heating element for heating the inside of the mixing cup 210 is further arranged on the mixing cup 210, wherein the heating element can be arranged at the bottom of the mixing cup 210 or at the side of the mixing cup 210, and the form of the heating element includes but is not limited to the forms of a heating pipe, a heating wire and a heating film.

Referring to fig. 1 to 13, the present invention further provides a food processor 500, wherein the food processor 500 includes a main body 400 and a stirring cup device 200 installed on the main body 400, the specific structure of the stirring cup device 200 refers to the above-mentioned embodiments, and since the food processor 500 adopts all technical solutions of all the above-mentioned embodiments, at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments are provided, and no further description is provided herein.

The food processor 500 of the utility model can be products such as a wall breaking machine, a soybean milk machine, a juice extractor and the like on the market, wherein, the main body 400 includes a housing 410 and a rotary motor 420 provided in the housing 410, after the blending cup device 200 is installed on the main body 400, the crushing device 220 of the blending cup device 200 is drivingly coupled to the rotating motor 420, and further, in the above, the valve supporter 110 of the slurry discharge valve apparatus 100 may be formed in the form of a cap, and the cover is coupled to an opening of one side of the housing 410, that is, the valve supporter 110 may be assembled with the housing 410 of the main body 400, in other forms, the valve bracket 110 may be formed as a seat structure and connected to the blender cup 210, for example, a column structure integrally formed with the mixing cup 210 may be formed on an outer wall of the mixing cup 210, and the mounting portion 115 of the valve holder 110 may be screwed to the column structure.

Further, in the case that the slurry discharge valve apparatus 100 is installed in the blending cup 210, the food processor 500 is formed with a mounting groove (not shown) on the housing 410, in which the blending cup apparatus 200 is installed, and is provided with a window 412 (see fig. 10) communicating with the mounting groove, and the slurry discharge valve apparatus 100 is disposed toward the window 412, and further, a cover 413 for opening or closing the window 412 is further installed on the housing 410, and when the cover 413 is opened, the slurry discharge valve apparatus 100 is exposed from the window 412. The cover 413 may be detachably connected to the housing 410, for example, by a snap, a magnet, or a screw, or the cover 413 may be rotatably connected to the housing 412 on one side and movably connected to the other side, so that the cover 413 may be turned over and opened without being separated from the housing 410 to expose the slurry discharge valve device 100 through the window.

Further, the food processor 500 of the present invention may further comprise a water supply device 300, in an embodiment, the water supply device 300 comprises a water tank 310 and a water pump assembly 320, wherein the housing 410 is formed with a mounting platform 411, the water tank 310 is mounted on the mounting platform 411, and the water tank 310 and the housing 410 are detachably connected, the water pump assembly 320 comprises a water pump, a pipeline and a nozzle, the nozzle is mounted on the blender cup 210, such that water in the water tank 310 can be pumped into the blender cup 210 by driving of the water pump, such that the food processor 500 can have an automatic processing or automatic cleaning function, and further, in order to avoid a backflow phenomenon of liquid in the blender cup 210 during use, a one-way valve which is conducted in a direction towards the nozzle may be further arranged on the pipeline. It is understood that in other embodiments of the water supply device 300, the water supply device 300 may also be a pipeline connected to an external water source and a solenoid valve provided on the pipeline for controlling on/off.

Further, the present invention also forms a placing table 440 below the discharge valve of the housing 410, and the food processor can be further provided with a slurry receiving cup 430, and the slurry receiving cup 430 is placed on the placing table 440. The slurry receiving cup 430 can receive prepared beverage or cleaned liquid in the using process of the food processor. Of course, the slurry receiving cup 430 can be provided by the user as needed during the use process.

The above description is only an alternative embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (16)

1. A slurry discharge valve apparatus, comprising:

the valve bracket is provided with a clamping position;

the discharge pipe assembly comprises a pipe bracket and a discharge pipe arranged on the pipe bracket, and the pipe bracket is arranged on the clamping position and is detachably connected with the valve bracket;

a valve assembly mounted to the valve carriage, the valve assembly acting on the discharge pipe to make and break control of the discharge pipe, wherein the valve assembly and the discharge pipe assembly are separately provided; and

the locking component is arranged on the valve support and close to the clamping position, the locking component has a locking state and an unlocking state, the locking component abuts against the pipe support and limits the discharge pipe component on the clamping position in the locking state, and the locking component is separated from the pipe support in the unlocking state, so that the discharge pipe component can be taken down from the clamping position.

2. The mud valve apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said detent is formed as a detent structure, said pipe support being at least partially nested within said detent.

3. The slurry discharge valve apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein a first connecting portion is provided on a groove wall of the catching groove, and a second connecting portion is provided on the pipe bracket, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion being detachably connected.

4. The mud valve apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said first connecting portion is a socket provided on a wall of said slot, and said second connecting portion is a post connected to said pipe support, said post being inserted into said socket.

5. The mud valve apparatus of claim 4, wherein the latch assembly is disposed on an opposite side of the slot from the socket.

6. The slurry outlet valve device according to claim 4, wherein the valve bracket is further provided with an installation detection structure for detecting an installation state of the pipe bracket, and the detection structure is in abutting engagement with the plug post.

7. The mud valve apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said valve bracket is further provided with an installation detecting structure for detecting an installation state of said pipe bracket.

8. The slurry outlet valve device as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the discharge pipe is provided with a feed inlet, a discharge outlet and a mounting opening which are communicated with each other, the feed inlet is used for being butted with a discharge outlet of external equipment, the valve assembly comprises a driving member mounted on the valve bracket and a plunger in transmission connection with the driving member, and the plunger enters and exits the discharge pipe through the mounting opening under the driving of the driving member so as to control the on-off of the discharge pipe.

9. The mud valve apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein said driving member includes a driving motor mounted on said valve frame, a driving screw fixedly connected to a motor shaft of said driving motor, and said plunger is threadedly connected to said driving screw, said valve frame forming a guide groove communicating with said catching groove, said plunger being slidably disposed through said guide groove.

10. The mud valve apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein a stroke sensing structure for sensing a stroke of said plunger is further installed on said valve frame.

11. The slurry discharge valve device according to claim 8, wherein said mounting opening and said discharge opening are respectively provided at both ends of said discharge pipe, said feed opening is provided on a side wall of said discharge pipe, wherein said pipe support is provided with a first escape opening corresponding to said feed opening, and said valve support is provided with a second escape opening corresponding to said first escape opening at a bottom portion of said clamping groove.

12. The slurry discharge valve apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein said discharge tube is further formed with a sealing ring surrounding said feed port.

13. The mud valve apparatus of any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the latch assembly is a resilient latch assembly.

14. A blender cup apparatus comprising a blender cup and a slurry discharge valve apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13, said blender cup being provided with a discharge outlet, said slurry discharge valve apparatus being provided externally of said blender cup and interfacing with said discharge outlet.

15. A food processor comprising a main body and a blender cup assembly according to claim 14, said blender cup assembly being mounted to said main body.

16. The food processor as defined in claim 15, wherein the main body includes a housing formed with a mounting groove and provided with a window communicating with the mounting groove, the blending cup device is mounted to the mounting groove, and the slurry discharge valve device is disposed toward the window, the housing further having a cover plate mounted thereon for opening or closing the window, the slurry discharge valve device being exposed through the window when the cover plate is opened.

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