JP2001353084A - Cup for mixer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cup for a juice mixer for producing fresh juice by loading the material for the fresh juice for one person with a normal cup size and then operating the juice mixer. SOLUTION: This cup for a mixer is used separately from the mixer while being formed at a closed-end cup whose upper portion is open. A projection is formed toward the inside of the wall of a drum part, and at the same time the central part of a bottom surface is raised to form a raised bottom.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a mixer cup used for a juice mixer or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a cup 21 for a juice mixer.
As shown in FIG. 7, a large-sized one used integrally with the juice mixer 20 is used. The juice mixer cup 21 is formed of a highly transparent plastic material such as glass or acrylic, and a rotary blade 22 for crushing and stirring the material is attached to the bottom.

When using the juice mixer cup 21, materials such as fruits and vegetables are put into the juice mixer body 23, and the juice mixer body 23 is attached.
When the start button (not shown) is pressed, the rotary blade 22 is rotated by the motor 24 of the juice mixer main body 23 to pulverize and agitate the material, thereby completing a fresh juice. When drinking this raw juice, it is transferred to an ordinary small cup 25 for one person and drinks it.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional cup for a juice mixer, it is necessary to wash the juice-mixer cup after making fresh juice.
There has been a problem that fruit and vegetable fiber waste and the like are attached to the rotating blade at the bottom, and it takes time to clean.

[0004] Further, when making and selling fresh juice at a juice stand or the like, customers have various tastes. Therefore, it is necessary to wash a juice mixer cup and use other materials each time. However, it is time-consuming and time-consuming, causing the customer to wait.

[0005] Further, in order to meet the needs of each customer, it is necessary to prepare different materials, and considering the combination of the materials, the number of types is very large, and it is difficult to adjust the composition and amount thereof. It is difficult for a single sales person to handle this task, and there is a problem that materials are wasted.

[0006] Therefore, an attempt was made to use a hand mixer or the like to put necessary materials in a usual small cup for one person and to rotate the rotary blade each time to make fresh juice. In the cup, the material also rotates together with the rotary blade, so that the material cannot be crushed well, and there is a problem that a delicious fresh juice cannot be produced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is intended for a mixer that can be used to mix raw juice material for one person in a normal cup size and then directly use a juice mixer or the like to produce raw juice. It is to provide a glass.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to a mixer cup formed in a bottomed cup having an open top and used separately from a mixer. Is characterized in that a projection is formed inward on the wall of the body. Further, the protrusion may be a triangular prism or a plate. Further, the bottom surface of the cup is a raised bottom having a raised central portion. Further, the cup is characterized in that the material for the juice is put and displayed.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a mixer cup according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG.
Is a perspective view showing a mixer cup of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a projection column of the mixer cup of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the projection column of the mixer cup of FIG. 1; FIG. 5 is a front view showing a display state of the mixer cup of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the mixer cup of FIG. 1 is used in a juice mixer. It is.

FIG. 1 shows a mixer cup A according to the present invention.
As shown in the figure, a bottomed mixer cup formed of a transparent and thin plastic material, the size of which is the size of a normal one-person cup, and a protrusion protruding inward on the wall of the body 1. The pillars 2, 2,... Are formed.
As will be described later, the mixer cup A is covered with a cap B (see FIG. 5).

Each of the protruding columns 2, 2,... Is formed into a triangular prism having a substantially mountain-shaped cross section, as shown in FIG. This shape is obtained by extruding the wall of the body portion 1 as it is during molding and is formed integrally with the wall of the body portion 1, so that the material of the portion of the projection column 2 is not necessary, and The mold is not complicated and is convenient.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the projecting pillar 2 may be a plate-like pillar 3 projecting inward from the wall of the body 1. Furthermore, not only a straight shape but also unevenness may be used, and any shape may be used as long as the shape gives resistance to the fluid flowing on the wall surface.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mixer cup A has a raised bottom in which the center of the bottom surface 4 is raised. The reason for this is that since the rotary blade of the juice mixer described later has a concave shape at the center (see rotary blade 22 in FIG. 7), when the material is located immediately below the rotary blade when the material is crushed and stirred, Is prevented from remaining without being pulverized and stirred.

A mixer cup A constructed as described above.
In the case where the material is crushed and stirred by the rotary blade of the juice mixer, the material is hindered by the projections 2 and does not rotate together, so that the rotary blade can efficiently crush the material. Further, the raised bottom prevents the material from accumulating directly below the rotary blade, so that the material can be uniformly pulverized and stirred.

Next, a description will be given of a case where the above-configured mixer cup A is used in a juice stand, a convenience store, or the like. First, as shown in FIG.
A number of types of fruit or vegetable materials that are likely to be requested by customers are prepared in a mixer cup A in advance, covered with a cap B, and displayed on a counter or display shelf. Then, the customer selects a favorite mixer cup A.

Next, the clerk takes out the cup A for the mixer designated by the customer and places it in the exclusive juice mixer 10. As shown in FIG. 6, the clerk puts the selected mixer cup A into the cup holder 11 of the juice mixer 10 and turns the cup unit 12 to move the position of the mixer cup A to the start position below the rotary blade 13. set.

Next, the start button 14 is pressed to operate the juice mixer 10. Then, the vertical movement unit 17 is operated, and the cup unit 12 is raised so that the rotary blade 13 is located in the mixer cup A. Then, the rotary blade 13 rotates, and the material in the cup is removed from the rotary blade 1.
Crush in 3 and mix with stirring to produce fresh juice. The time during this period is performed by a preset timer. When the fresh juice is prepared, the clerk takes out the mixer cup A from the cup holder 11, puts ice or the like according to the customer's preference, and hands it to the customer.

Further, the clerk turns the cup unit 12 to position the washing cup 15 under the rotary blade 13 after the fresh juice is produced, and presses a washing start button.
Then, the vertical movement unit 17 operates and moves upward,
The cup unit 12 is raised so that the rotary blade 13 is located in the cleaning cup 15. Then, the cleaning water supply unit 16 is automatically operated to supply the ozone water to the cleaning cup 15.
Is supplied to the rotary blade, the rotary drive unit operates to rotate the rotary blade 1
3 is rotated and automatically cleaned.

According to the above-described embodiment, the mixer cup A of the present invention can immediately respond to the customer's request if the ingredients for one person are prepared in one cup in advance. No more waiting for customers. Further, since various kinds of materials can be prepared in advance, it is possible to meet various customers' preferences.

Further, since the cup is handed over to the customer and used up and discarded thereafter, there is no need to wash it, which is hygienic and eliminates the need for the most troublesome parts in the past. You can save time.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various embodiments are possible within the scope of the claims. For example, the shape of the projection is not limited to a mountain shape or a plate shape, but may be various shapes such as a circular shape or a sawtooth shape. Further, the material of the cup is not limited to transparent plastic, and glass or metal can be used. Further, the juice mixer to be used is not a dedicated one, and a hand mixer or the like can be used.
Of course, it can be used not only for juice but also for mixing such as dressing.

[0022]

As described above, the present invention relates to a mixer cup which is formed into a closed-bottomed regular-size cup having an open top and which is used separately from a juice mixer. Because the raised bottom is formed with a protrusion toward the inside and the central portion of the bottom is raised, an excellent effect that fresh juice can be made directly in a juice mixer is provided.
In addition, since it is not necessary to clean the used cup, the juice mixer is also automatically cleaned, so that it is possible to eliminate the conventionally troublesome cleaning work.
Furthermore, there is an effect that it is possible to immediately respond to various tastes of customers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mixer cup of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the mixer cup of FIG.
It is an expanded sectional view.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view showing an embodiment of a projection column of the mixer cup of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view showing the mixer cup of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a use state of the mixer cup of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the mixer cup of FIG. 1 is used in a juice mixer.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a conventional juice mixer cup.

[Description of Signs] A Mixer Cup B Cap 1 Body 2 Projection Column 3 Projection Column 4 Bottom 10 Juice Mixer 11 Cup Holder 12 Cup Unit 13 Rotating Blade 14 Start Button 15 Cleaning Cup 16 Cleaning Water Supply Unit 17 Vertical Movement Unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A cup for a mixer which is formed as a bottomed cup having an open top and which is used separately from the mixer, wherein a wall of a body of the cup has a projection inward. A mixer cup characterized by being formed. 2. The mixer cup according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is a triangular prism. 3. The mixer cup according to claim 1, wherein the projection is a plate-like column. 4. The mixer cup according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the cup is a raised bottom having a raised central portion. 5. The cup for a mixer according to claim 1, wherein the cup is put on display with juice ingredients.