JP2004130041A - Grain spice mill - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motor-driven grain spice mill easily milling a desired amount of spice and having a compact and simple structure. <P>SOLUTION: An operation member 17 provided with an operation button 17a extending from a housing is press-operably provided on a housing 100. A chute 212 for supplying pieces of the grain spice allows a lower opening thereof to approach to the rotary mills 22 and 23. A ring slit 5 is provided on a space between an upper opening of the rotary mills and the lower opening of the chute 212 and a slit 5a<SB>1</SB>is provided on the ring outer peripheral part thereof for receiving predetermined numbers of the pieces of the grain spice. The ring slit 5 allows the slit 5a<SB>1</SB>to always lie on the lower opening of the chute 212 to receive the predetermined numbers of the pieces of the grain spice housed in the chute 212 to the inside of the slit 5a<SB>1</SB>and to hold a state of regulating dropping. The predetermined numbers of the pieces of the grain spice are allowed to drop and supplied to the rotary mills 22 and 23. At the same time the rotary mills 22 and 23 are operated by a motor 8 to mill them. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a so-called mill in which a granular food is ground with a mortar into a powder, and more particularly to the same apparatus for spices.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an apparatus which includes a fixed portion and a rotating portion, and holds and rotates each portion with both hands to grind granular pepper or pepper.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such a device, it is required that the required amount of spice is easily obtained, but it is difficult to obtain the optimum required amount, and the operation is performed based on experience. Or, excessive spices were frequently ground. An object of the present invention is to provide a small-sized granular condiment mill that can easily grind a desired amount of condiment and is easy to operate.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve this problem, according to the present invention, a dry battery, a rechargeable battery, or the like is housed as a power source in a housing that can be gripped with one hand, and the motor is driven by this to operate the rotary mill. Then, a spice is supplied from above the rotary mill by a shooter. The power supply for the motor is provided with an operation button that can be operated with one hand held out of the housing, and the power supply switch is opened and closed with this. There has been provided a granular condiment mill that is small and can efficiently grind the granular condiment.
[0005]
In addition, a rotatable slitter is disposed between the lower end opening of the shooter that holds and supplies the granular condiments to be ground and the rotating mill that receives and grinds the spice, and one or a predetermined number of granules are provided on the slitter. A slit for receiving a number of spices is provided, and the slitter is always kept at a position where the spices in the slit are regulated to be supplied toward the mortar, and the operating member that is exposed from the housing to the outside is manually operated. Thus, the slitter was rotated by a predetermined angle to move the slit, and the condiment in the slit was brought to a position where it was supplied to the mill. At this position, only the spice particles in the slit fall and are supplied to the mill, and when the operation is released, the slitter returns to the original position by the spring, accepts the spice particles from the shooter again, and prepares for the next operation deep. If the number of spice particles contained in the slit is one, the desired number of spices can be processed one by one if the number of spice particles is one, and two by two if the number is two. Further, if the operation of the operation is performed a plurality of times, the number of spice particles in the slit can be processed twice as many times as the number of spice particles, and it is possible to meet a wide range of demands.
[0006]
The operating member also controls a switch for turning on and off the power of the motor that drives the rotary mill. In this way, the spices can be reliably ground each time the operation is performed.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a housing having a shape that can be gripped by one hand, a power supply device provided in the housing, and an upper opening driven by a motor provided in the housing and supplied with power from the power supply device. A rotating mill for receiving and sprinkling the granular spice from the housing, a shooter provided above the rotating mill to accommodate the granular spice and supply the granular spice from the lower end opening, and an operation button that can be operated with one hand held from the housing. Operating means to be provided, and means for supplying a predetermined number of granular spices of one or a plurality of grains to the rotary mill by operating the operating means with an operation button, It has the effect of being able to grind even a single grain with a simple operation.
[0008]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a means for supplying a predetermined number of one or more granular spices to the rotary mill by operating the operating means is provided on the rotary mill in the housing. A ring-shaped or disk-shaped slitter is provided between the opening and the lower end opening of the shooter, the ring-shaped or disk-shaped slitter being rotated by a predetermined angle by operating the operation means and returning to the original position when the operation is stopped. A slit for receiving the number of grains is provided, and the slitter always positions the slit at the lower end opening of the shooter to receive a predetermined number of granular condiments housed in the shooter in the slit, and the slitter for the granular condiments in the slit. It stops in a state in which the downward drop is restricted, and when operating the operating means, the slit is out of the range of the lower end opening of the shooter, and inside the slit. The granular condiment is rotated by a predetermined angle to a position where falling down is allowed, and a predetermined number of granular condiments are dropped and supplied to the rotary mill. It has the effect of being able to grind a small amount of spices even from grains.
[0009]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first and second aspects, the number of times of operating the operating means is to supply a granular spice that is a multiple of the predetermined number of grains, and an optimum amount of the spice is provided. It has the effect that it can be easily obtained.
[0010]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first, second, and third aspects, the operating means is interlocked with an operation of a power supply on / off switch of the motor. Is obtained.
[0011]
(Embodiment 1)
In the present embodiment, they are collectively described as corresponding to claims 1, 2, and 3.
[0012]
1 and 2 are cross-sectional views of the granular condiment mill of the present invention at different angles, and illustrate the internal structure. In both figures, reference numeral 100 denotes a housing that wraps the entirety, and has a constricted portion near the center of the height so as to be easily gripped by one hand of a person, and has a rounded cylindrical shape. It has a middle case, an outer case 116, and an upper cover 127, each of which is made of resin and is detachable from each other for supplying and removing spices or cleaning. Details are omitted. Three legs 26 are attached to the lower portion of the lower case 125 to ensure stability when placed on a table or the like.
[0013]
Reference numeral 1 denotes a lower gear case, and 7 denotes an upper gear case, both of which are attached to the middle case 106 and have a structure in which a later-described gear group is housed between the two. Reference numeral 19 denotes a battery case provided above the inside of the outer case 116, and accommodates a dry battery 19a serving as a power source for driving a motor described later. Reference numeral 20 denotes a detachable battery cover that closes an upper opening of the battery case 19. The dry battery 19a may be another type of battery such as a rechargeable battery.
[0014]
8 is a motor. It is mounted on the upper surface of the upper gear case 7 and is driven by the battery 19a in the battery case 19 to rotate the gear 9 at the shaft tip extending downward. On the other hand, a rotary mill is disposed in the lower case 125, and one outer mouse | mouth 22 which comprises a rotary mill is fixedly attached to the lower surface of the lower gear case 1, and the other inner mouse | mouth 23 is a rotary mill shaft 15 and illustration omitted. , And driven by the gear 9 through the gear group. The granulated condiments supplied from above are crushed between the contact surfaces of the outer whisk 22 and the inner whisk 23 that are in contact with the slopes provided therein, but the structure is well known and will not be described in detail. A screw 23a is extended below the inner mouse 23, and a nut-like screw 24 is screwed into the screw 23a. The screw 23a is turned to adjust the distance between the tip of the inner mouse 23 and the lower end of the rotary mill shaft 15. The structure is such that the urging force of a compression type coil spring 223 mounted on the base member changes to adjust the level of the particle size of pulverization. The pulverized granular spice falls from the opening below the lower case 125.
[0015]
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 17 denotes an operation member, which is a lever-shaped member. A switch button 17 a provided on the upper side of the operation member 17 faces outward from a vertically long window-shaped opening provided in the outer case 116 of the housing 100. The operation member 17 is rotatably supported by the outer case 116 at a fulcrum 17c, and the lower end 17c of the operation member 17 presses an operation piece of the switch 11 described later. The position of the operation button 17a is arranged near a position where the outer diameter of the housing 100 is slightly depressed so that the operation can be easily performed with one hand.
[0016]
Reference numeral 12 in FIG. 1 denotes a shooter main body. A cylindrical shooter 212 having a slightly thicker upper portion is constituted by the 18 shooter lids, and has a function of storing a granular condiment to be ground and supplying it downward. The shooter 212 is disposed vertically in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the housing 100, and its upper end is opened near the upper end of the outer case 116, and supplies the granular spice to be ground from this portion. The lower end is open toward the upper part of the rotary mill. Note that since the spices are always stored in the shooter 212, the shooters 212 may be formed of a transparent material so that the remaining amount can be easily recognized, and the corresponding portion of the housing 100 may be formed of a transparent material.
[0017]
1 and 2, reference numeral 5 denotes a slitter. It is a member in which two large and small rings are connected by one or several arms in the radial direction, and the inner diameter portion of the small diameter portion 5b rotates around the outer periphery of the rotary mill shaft 15. A gear 5g is provided at the lower outer diameter of the small diameter portion 5b. Moreover, as seen in perspective view in the vicinity of the slitter 5 shown in FIG. 3, the outer periphery of the large diameter portion 5a is formed with a slit 5a _1. The slits 5a ₁ has a length along the circumference of the large diameter portion 5a, or a grain size of the granular condiments to be rubra, or Yes set to an integer multiple, the processing by the operation unit one operation It is a shape and dimension that allows the number of grains to be arranged in a line along an arc. Incidentally, dropping restrictions on the outer circumference of the granular condiments in the slit 5a ₁ is performed by the wall surface 116h which is extended from the wall surface 1h or intermediate case 116 and extends from the lower gear case 1.
[0018]
The operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8 together with the supplement of the structure of the means for supplying a predetermined number of one or more granular spices to the rotary mill in the present embodiment.
[0019]
3, 4, and 7 all show a state in which the slitter 5 is in the standby position, that is, a state in which the operating member 17 is not operated. FIG. 3 is a transparent top view near the slitter 5, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view.
[0020]
As understood from FIG. 3, the lower end of the shooter 212 extends along the outer circumferential arc of the large diameter portion 5 a of the slitter 5, and therefore, a plurality of particles at the bottom of the condiment particles contained in the shooter 212. Is in contact with the upper surface of the large diameter portion 5a. Further, as understood from FIG. 4, a plurality of spice particles Y are supplied on standby to the upper portion of the shooter 212. And only one condiment particle Y ₁ as in the first two figures of the present embodiment in which is adapted to enter into the slit 5a _1. And the savory particle Y ₁ is locked by the locking portion 1s formed on the upper portion of the lower gear case 1 as shown in FIG. 4, are regulated to fall, also, the falling regulation of outer circumferential direction from the lower gear case 1 This is performed by the extended wall surface 1h or the extended wall surface 116h from the middle case 116. Also one other condiments particle Y ₁ is being in contact with the upper surface of the large diameter portion 5a of the slitter 5 as described above.
[0021]
The structure for rotating the slitter 212 will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 2 denotes a rack, and a rack gear 2g is provided on one side of the L-shaped member, meshes with the slitter gear 3, and the slitter gear 3 is provided with a gear 5g provided integrally below the outer periphery of the small diameter portion 5b of the slitter 212. It is a structure that meshes. The other side 2t of the L-shape of the rack 2 is disposed at a position pressed by the lower end 17c of the operation member 17. Reference numeral 4 denotes a spring, which is set so as to constantly urge the rack 2 in the direction of arrow A. Therefore, the operation member 17 is constantly urged in the direction of arrow B in FIG. This state can be understood from the perspective view of FIG.
[0022]
The states of FIGS. 3, 4, and 7 are so-called standby states in which the operation member 17 is not operated. From this state, the operation button 17a of the operation member 17 is pressed in a direction opposite to the direction of arrow B in FIG. The range that can be pushed in is regulated by a mechanism (not shown). The rack 2 moves in the direction opposite to the direction of arrow A in FIG. 3 against the urging force of the spring 4. The rack gear 2g of the rack 2 drives the slitter gear 3, and the slitter gear 3 drives the gear 5g of the slitter 212. The slitter 212 rotates in the direction of arrow C in FIG. The rotation is restricted in a state where the rotation has been performed by the predetermined angle, and the operation is stopped.
[0023]
This state is shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. Predetermined angle of rotation of the slitter 5 moves the slit 5a _1. The stop position is a position where the guide 1a is provided on the lower gear case 1 in FIG. Since there is a lack of engagement portion 1s is the position of the guide 1a granular condiments Y ₁ in the slit 5a ₁ is released fall regulations, and falls along the guide 1a, toward the rotary die 22 and 23 of the lower It falls and is ground to a predetermined particle size by the operation of the rotary mill.
[0024]
When the operation pressing of the operation button 17a of the operation member 17 is released, the slitter 5 returns to the position shown in FIG. Again another particulate condiments enters the slits 5a _1, and waits for the next operation.
[0025]
The size of the slit 5a _1, i.e. the length along the circumference of the slit 5a ₁ is set to a grain size of the granular condiments to be rubra in the present embodiment, by setting the integral multiple thereof, A larger number of grains can be ground.
[0026]
Although operation of the operating member was only once above, if the number of times of operating the N times, can also to particle number to be accommodated in the slit 5a ₁ supplying particulate condiments N times, It can respond to a wide range of requests with high accuracy.
[0027]
Thus only the granular condiments slits 5a ₁ by the operation of the embodiment 1 in accordance If the operating member 17 is ground can be obtained condiments ensures desired amount.
[0028]
(Embodiment 2)
The second embodiment corresponds to claim 4.
[0029]
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a switch. It is composed of a small microswitch or the like, and is inserted between a circuit between an electric contact provided in a battery case 19 for accommodating a dry battery in the housing and a terminal of the motor 8 although a circuit diagram is omitted. The switch 11 is mounted on the surface of the upper gear case 7, and the operating piece 11 a of the switch 11 is arranged at a position pressed by the operation of the operation member 17. Accordingly, when the operation button 17a of the operation member 17 is operated and pressed, the slitter 17 rotates to supply a predetermined amount of condiments to the rotary mill as described above, and at the same time, the switch 11 is turned on and the motor 8 is operated. Then, the inner mortar 23 of the rotary mill is rotated to grind the spice granules supplied. The ground spice falls from the lower opening of the lower case 25 and is used.
[0030]
When the operation pressing of the operation button 17a is released, the operating member 17 returns to the original state by the urging force of the spring 4, and the pressing of the operating piece 11a of the switch 11 is also released, so that the circuit is cut off and the motor 8 stops.
[0031]
As described above, according to the second embodiment, the rotating mill can be operated in conjunction with the operation of the operation member 17 to obtain only a desired amount of condiments.
[0032]
In the above description, an example has been described in which the slitter 5 is formed in a ring shape, but it may be formed in a disk shape.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to claim 1 of the present invention, a housing having a shape that can be gripped with one hand, a power supply device provided in the housing, and a motor driven in the housing and supplied with power from the power supply device are provided. The housing is provided with a rotating mill that receives a granular spice from the upper opening and grinds it, a shooter that is provided above the rotating mill and accommodates the granular spice and supplies the granular spice from the lower opening, and an operation button that can be operated with one hand held by the housing. Since the operating means provided to come out from, and means for supplying a granular spice of a predetermined number of one or a plurality of particles to the rotary mill by operating the operating means with an operation button, It is compact, can be operated with one hand, and can process granular condiments such as pepper and pepper in small units from one grain, and has the advantage of no wasteful consumption. Results can be obtained.
[0034]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, means for supplying a predetermined number of granular spices of one or a plurality of grains to the rotary mill by operating the operating means is provided in the housing. A ring-shaped or disk-shaped slitter is provided between the upper opening of the rotary mill and the lower opening of the shooter, which is rotated by a predetermined angle by operating the operating means and returns to the original position when the operation is stopped. A slit for receiving a predetermined number of spices is provided, and the slitter always positions the slit at the lower end of the shooter to receive a predetermined number of spices contained in the shooter in the slit, and the slit in the slit. It stops in a state where the falling of the granular condiment is restricted, and when operating the operating means, the slit is out of the range of the lower end opening of the shooter, and The granular condiments in the container are rotated by a predetermined angle to a position where falling down of the granular condiments is permitted, and a predetermined number of granular condiments are dropped and supplied to the rotating mill, so that the size is small and one handed. The advantage is that granular spices such as pepper and sansho can be processed in small units from one grain, and the optimum amount of spice can be reliably obtained with a simple operation. Is obtained.
[0035]
Further, according to claim 3 of the present invention, in each of the above-mentioned claims, a granular spice of a multiple of the predetermined number of grains is supplied according to the number of times of operating the operating means, so that a desired amount of spice to be processed is provided. Has an advantageous effect of widening the range.
[0036]
Further, according to claim 4 of the present invention, in each of the above-mentioned claims, the operating means is interlocked with the operation of the power on / off switch of the motor, so that an advantageous effect of ensuring the operation is obtained.
[0037]
In summary, it is possible to provide a small-sized granular condiment mill that can be used at a dining table in such a manner that a desired amount of spices such as pepper and pepper can be ground and used without waste, the operation is reliable, the structure is simple and the condiments are simple. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a granular condiment mill of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the granular condiment mill of the present invention at an angle different from that of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of the granular condiment mill of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line B 'of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of the granular condiment mill of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a portion B in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of the granular condiment mill of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part of the granular condiment mill of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference Signs List 1 lower gear case 2 rack 3 slitter gear 4 spring 5 slitter 5a ₁ slit 7 upper gear case 8 motor 9 pinion gear 11 switch 15 rotating mill shaft 17 operating member 17a operating button 19 battery case 22 outer male 23 inner male 24 male stopper 100 housing 106 Middle case 116 Outer case 125 Lower case 212 Shooter

Claims (4)

A housing that can be gripped with one hand,
A power supply device provided in the housing;
A rotary mill that is provided in the housing, is driven by a motor supplied with power from the power supply device, receives the granular condiment from the upper opening, and grinds it.
A shooter that is provided above the rotating mill and accommodates the granular condiments and supplies the granular condiments from the lower end opening,
Operating means provided with an operation button that can be operated with one hand grasped from the housing,
A means for supplying a predetermined number of one or more granular spices to the rotary mill by operating the operating means with operation buttons. Means for supplying a predetermined number of granular spices of one or more grains to the rotating mill by operating the operating means,
A ring-shaped or disk-shaped slitter is provided between the rotation die upper opening and the shooter lower opening in the housing, which is rotated by a predetermined angle by operating the operation means and returns to the original position by stopping the operation,
On the outer periphery of the slitter, a slit is provided to receive a predetermined number of granular condiments,
The slitter always has the slit positioned at the lower end of the shooter, receives a predetermined number of granular condiments contained in the shooter in the slit, and is restricted from falling down the granular condiments in the slit. When the operating means is operated, the slit is rotated by a predetermined angle to a position outside the range of the lower end opening of the shooter, and the granular condiment in the slit is allowed to fall downward, and The granular condiment mill according to claim 1, wherein a number of granular condiments are dropped and supplied to the rotary mill. The granular condiment mill according to claim 1, wherein the number of times the operating means is operated supplies a plurality of granular condiments of the predetermined number of particles. The granular condiment mill according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operation means is interlocked with an operation of a power supply opening / closing switch of the motor.

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