JP2005185667A - Mixer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mixer capable of adjusting a juice extraction velocity and pouring and dividing the juice without trouble in a short time regardless of the viscosity and kind of the juice. <P>SOLUTION: A cock lever 43 includes a plurality of abutment surface parts, which are abutted on a cock structure member so as to fix the position of a cock lever 43, by changing each distance from a rotary axis part 44. When the cock lever 43 is operated so as to change-over the abutment surface part to be abutted onto the cock structure member, the amount of driving of a cock stopper 37 is changed and an opening area of the flow path in a cock 30 is changed. Consequently, the extraction velocity is adjusted in response to the juice. The juice is poured and divided without trouble in a short time regardless of the kind of the juice. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mixer that is mainly used for business purposes and pulverizes vegetables and fruits and mixes them with a liquid to produce mixed juice and the like.

Conventionally, in this type of mixer, a cooked product such as juice is extracted from a container by opening a cock (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Publication No.62-57336

  However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, the opening adjustment of the cock stopper is delicate, the extraction speed of the cooked food such as juice cannot be adjusted sufficiently, and when handling a juice with high viscosity such as a flesh or a lot of ice particles There was a problem that it took a long time to pour the juice into the cup, and the waiting time was long to handle many customers for business use.

  Also, if you increase the juice extraction speed by increasing the opening of the cock stopper according to such juice, if you handle a low viscosity juice such as green tea, the extraction speed will increase too much, There was a problem that the juice overflowed from the cup or the splash when the juice was poured out became large, and the surroundings of the cup and the user were stained with the juice.

  The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and an object thereof is to provide an easy-to-use mixer that can extract juice in a short time without trouble regardless of the viscosity and type of juice.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the mixer according to the present invention has a cock lever that drives the cock stopper having a contact surface portion that contacts a member constituting the cock by a rotation operation and fixes the position of the cock lever. A plurality of contact surface portions are provided with different distances from the rotation shaft portion of the cock lever.

  As a result, when the cock lever is operated to switch the contact surface portion of the cock lever that contacts the member constituting the cock, the driving amount of the cock stopper changes, and the opening area in the flow path in the cock can be changed. The juice extraction rate can be adjusted. Therefore, regardless of the type of juice, the juice can be poured out in a short time without any trouble, and usability can be improved.

  The mixer of the present invention can adjust the juice extraction speed by operating the cock lever, and can dispense juice in a short time without any trouble regardless of the type of juice.

  1st invention is equipped with the container which puts materials, such as vegetables and fruit, and the cutter which grind | pulverizes the material in a container, and is mounted on a main body, and the juice etc. which are attached to this container base and are in a container A cock for extracting the cooked food, a cock stopper that is movably disposed in the cock and opens and closes the flow path, and a cock lever that is rotatably attached to the cock stopper and drives the cock stopper by a pivoting operation. The cock lever is provided with a plurality of contact surface portions that contact a member constituting the cock by a rotation operation to fix the position of the cock lever, and the plurality of contact surface portions are rotation shaft portions of the cock lever. When the cock lever is operated to switch the abutment surface of the cock lever that abuts against the components that make up the cock, the cock stopper drive amount changes and the cock is changed. It is possible to change the opening area of the flow path, it is possible to adjust the rate of extraction of the juice. Therefore, regardless of the type of juice, the juice can be poured out in a short time without any trouble, and usability can be improved.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in particular, in the first aspect of the invention, the cock lever contact surface portion that contacts a member constituting the cock when the cock flow path is closed is provided on the bottom surface of the cock lever. By providing contact surfaces on the front and back sides of the cock lever that will contact when opened, the amount of cock stopper drive varies depending on whether the cock lever is tilted to the front or the back. Since the opening area in the road can be changed, the juice extraction speed can be adjusted by tilting the cock lever.

  According to a third aspect of the invention, in particular, in the second aspect of the invention, one or a plurality of contact surface portions are provided on one or both of the bottom surface and the front surface and between the bottom surface and the back surface of the cock lever. If the angle of the cock lever is changed and the abutting surface part is brought into contact with the member constituting the cock and fixed, the driving amount of the cock plug changes, and the opening area in the flow path in the cock can be changed. Juice extraction speed can be adjusted by cock lever angle.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in particular, in any one of the first to third aspects, the cock lever is rotatably attached to the cock so that the direction of the front and back of the cock lever can be changed. Even if the extraction speed is adjusted depending on the type, the direction of the cock lever can be changed so that the user can easily operate it, and the usability can be improved.

  In particular, the fifth aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of cock levers different from each other in any one of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, and each cock lever can be replaced with respect to the cock stopper. Since the range of adjustment is wide, it can be used for a wide range of foods, and the extraction speed can be finely adjusted, so that a more optimal extraction speed can be set depending on the type of juice.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
1 to 5 show a mixer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  1 to 3, the main body 11 incorporates a motor (not shown) and has a switch 12 and a cup cradle 13. A container 14 for storing materials such as vegetables and fruits has a screw 15 formed at the lower part of the outer periphery and a lid 16 attached to the upper part. The container 14 is detachably attached to the container base 17 via screws 15 by being screwed into the container base 17, and the container base 17 is detachably mounted on the main body 11. The container base 17 includes an extraction pipe 18 for extracting the food and a main bearing 19, and a container packing 20 and an O-ring 21 are disposed so that the food in the container 14 does not leak. The main bearing 19 includes a main shaft 22, a cutter 23 that crushes the material in the container 14, a connector upper 24, an oilless bearing 25 that rotatably supports the main shaft 21, an oil seal 26 that seals food. An opening 27 for extracting the cooked food and a filter 28 formed in a lattice shape to prevent coarse materials from being mixed with the cooked food or clogging the extraction pipe 18 are provided. The cutter 23 is a motor on the main body 11 side. , Rotated under the connector (not shown).

  A cock 30 having an extraction port 29 and constituting a flow path for a cooked product such as juice is connected to the outlet of the extraction pipe 18 of the container table 17 via a fastening member 31 and a cock presser 32. When the cock retainer 32 having a screw formed on the inner periphery is screwed into and fixed to the screw 33 formed on the container base 17, a fastening member 31 that fits and contacts the cock retainer 32 is formed at the connection portion of the cock 30. It abuts on the flange 34 and presses and fixes the cock 30 to the container base 17. Further, the tightening member 31 is provided with a notch 35 so that it can be attached to the cock 30.

  In the flow path of the cock 30, a cock packing 36 made of rubber for sealing, and a cock stopper 37 fitted with the cock packing 36 are disposed. The cock stopper 37 is supported by a cock stopper holder 38 so as to be freely driven. The cock stopper 37 is urged downward together with the cock packing 36 by a spring 39 and pressed against the inner wall of the cock 30. Further, the sliding surfaces of the cock stopper 37 and the cock stopper holder 38 are formed in a cylindrical shape, the cock stopper 37 is rotatably supported, and the upper surface of the cock stopper holder 38 is formed as a flat surface. Further, a screw is formed on the inner periphery of the cock stopper holder 38 and is fixed by screwing into the screw 40 of the cock 30 to close the opening above the extraction port 29.

  A hook member 41 made of a stainless spring material is insert-molded at the upper end of the cock stopper 37, and an opening 42 is formed in the hook member 41. The cock lever 43 is pivotably attached to the hook member 41 via the pivot shaft 44 and detachably attached through the opening 42, and the lower portion of the pivot shaft 44 does not interfere with the cock plug 37 that is driven upward. The cock stopper 37 is driven up and down by operating this. Further, the cock lever 43 is in contact with a cock stopper presser 38 constituting the cock 30 to fix the position of the cock lever 43, that is, a front surface 45, a rear surface 46, and a bottom surface 47 as shown in FIGS. Further, the distances A, B, and C from the rotation shaft portion 44 are formed so as to be different from each other so that A <B <C. The cock cover 48 covers the cock portion, and a hole 49 through which the cock lever 43 is passed is formed and fixed to the container base 17.

  About the mixer comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  Juice is completed when the juice material is put into the container 14 with the cock lever 43 raised, the switch 12 is turned on, and the cutter 23 is rotated for a predetermined time. At this time, since the joint portion of each part facing the juice is securely sealed by the container packing 20, the oil seal 26, the O-ring 21, and the cock packing 36, the juice leaks even if vibration occurs during operation. There is no.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the juice is extracted by placing the cup on the cup cradle 13 and tilting the cock lever 43, so that the rotating shaft 44 moves upward, and the spring 39 presses the upper part of the extraction port 29. Since the cock stopper 37 and the cock packing 36 are pulled upward, the seal at the upper part of the extraction port 29 is released, and the juice in the container 14 flows through the extraction pipe 18 and the cock 30 and is poured from the extraction port 29 into the cup. It is. At this time, the juice is passed through the filter 28 so that the material that could not be finely crushed is not extracted. Further, when the cock lever 43 is tilted, if the contact surface portion is brought into contact with the upper surface of the cock stopper retainer 38, the lower corner R is formed so as not to be below the rotation shaft portion 44. Even if force is applied, the cock lever 43 does not get up and return, and the cock lever 43 is locked in a state as it is even if the hand is released.

  At this time, when handling a smooth and low-viscosity juice such as green tea having a high extraction speed, the cock lever 43 is tilted toward the front side as shown in FIG. When the front face 45 smaller than C is brought into contact with the top face of the cock stopper holder 38, the opening dimension D at the upper part of the extraction port 29, which is formed by pulling up the cock stopper 37 and the cock packing 36, becomes small, and the extraction speed is excessively increased. Can be suppressed moderately. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the juice from overflowing or splashing when the juice is poured, and to keep the surrounding environment such as the cup and the user clean.

  Further, when handling a juice having a slow extraction speed or a highly viscous juice such as a dripping with a lot of grains, the cock lever 43 is tilted to the back side, contrary to FIG. When the rear surface 46 larger than B is brought into contact with the upper surface of the cock stopper presser 38, the opening dimension D at the upper portion of the extraction port 29 is increased, so that the juice can be discharged and the extraction speed can be increased. For this reason, the time which pours juice into a cup can be shortened, and waiting time can be reduced for a large number of customers in a short time.

  Further, when the cup lever 39 is filled with juice and the cock lever 39 that has been tilted is returned to the upright state, the cock plug 37 and the cock packing 36 are pressed against the upper portion of the extraction port 29 by the spring 39 and sealed as before extraction. , Juice extraction stops. At this time, even if the pulp made of small fibers and grains contained in the juice is bitten into the seal portion, the cock packing 36 is bent and the gap generated around the foreign material is absorbed and packed, so that the juice does not leak. .

  After using the mixer, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the cock cover 48 is pulled upward, the cock retainer 32 and the cock stopper retainer 38 are twisted to remove them from the cock 30, and the lower part of the cock packing 36 is pushed upward. If the opening 42 is extended above the cock stopper holder 38 and the rotating shaft 44 is removed from the opening 42, the opening 42 can be easily disassembled without using a tool. Further, in the reverse procedure, the cock portion can be easily assembled without tools as in the case of disassembly. Accordingly, a plurality of cock levers 43 formed by changing the distance from the rotating shaft portion 44 are provided on the abutting surface portions that fix the position of the cock lever 43, that is, the front surface 45, the rear surface 46, and the bottom surface 47. Depending on the type, the cock lever 43 can be easily replaced and used properly.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the contact surface portion that fixes the position of the cock lever 43 by contacting the cock lever 43 with the cock stopper 38 of the member constituting the cock is provided from the rotating shaft portion 44. By providing a plurality at different distances, when the cock lever 43 is operated to switch the contact surface portion of the cock lever 43 that contacts the cock stopper presser 38 of the member constituting the cock, the cock stopper 37 having the cock packing 36 is provided. , And the opening area D can be changed by changing the opening dimension D in the flow path in the cock 30. For this reason, the juice extraction speed can be adjusted, the juice can be poured out in a short time without any trouble regardless of the type of juice, and the usability can be improved.

  Further, the contact surface portion that contacts when the cock 30 of the present embodiment is closed is the bottom surface 47 of the cock lever 43, and the contact surface portion that contacts when the cock 30 is opened is the surface of the cock lever 43 (front surface 45). And the rear surface (rear surface 46), the driving amount of the cock stopper 37 provided with the seal portion changes between when the cock lever 43 is tilted to the front side and when the cock lever 43 is tilted to the back side. Since the opening area can be changed by changing the opening dimension D, the juice extraction speed can be adjusted only by switching the direction in which the cock lever 43 is tilted between the front side and the back side.

  In this embodiment, the cock lever 43 is arranged so that the front and back sides of the cock lever 43 are front and back and operated by tilting the cock lever 43 back and forth. However, the front and back sides of the cock lever 43 are arranged left and right and tilted left and right. The operation position may be changed as long as the operation position can be switched regardless of the direction of the cock lever 43.

  In addition, the cock stopper 37 and the cock lever 43 of the present embodiment are rotatably attached to the cock stopper presser 38 constituting the cock 30 so that the direction of the front and back can be easily changed, so that it matches the type of juice. Even if it is adjusted to the optimum extraction speed, the direction of the cock lever 43 can be changed and set so that it is always easy for the user to operate, so that the operability of the cock lever 43 is good and the usability is improved. it can.

  In addition, a plurality of different cock levers 43 having different distances from the rotating shaft part 44 to the contact surface part for fixing the position are provided, and the cook levers 43 can be easily exchanged so that the cooked food such as juice can be obtained. Depending on the type, the cock lever 43 can be replaced and used differently, so that the range of adjustment of the extraction speed of the food is expanded, so that it can be used for a wider range of food and the extraction speed can be adjusted more finely. Depending on the type, the optimum extraction speed can be set.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 6 shows a mixer according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment are the same components, and the description thereof will be omitted. Only parts different from those in the first embodiment will be described.

  The cock lever 51 of the present embodiment is rotatably attached to the hook member 41 via the rotation shaft portion 44 and detachably attached through the opening portion 42. Further, the cock lever 51 is formed with contact surface portions that contact the upper surface of the cock stopper presser 38 constituting the cock 30 and fix the position of the cock lever 51, that is, a front surface 52, a rear surface 53, and a bottom surface 54. As shown in FIG. 6, the diagonal front surface 55 is between 52 and the rear surface 56 is between the bottom surface 54 and the rear surface 53, and the distances J, K, L, M, and N from the rotation shaft portion 44 are set to J < They are formed so as to be in a magnitude relationship of K <L <M <N.

  About the mixer comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  When the juice is extracted, the cock lever 51 is tilted, and the abutting surface portion that abuts the upper surface of the cock stopper retainer 38 is switched to any one of the front surface 52, the rear surface 53, the oblique front surface 55, and the oblique rear surface 56, thereby The cock packing 36 is pulled upward, but the driving amount at that time is changed to MJ (difference between distance M and J, the same applies hereinafter), NJ, KJ, and LJ, and the flow path in the cock 30 Since the opening area of the upper part of the extraction port 29 can be changed in four ways, the juice extraction speed can be adjusted in four ways. Therefore, by providing one or a plurality of the abutting surface portions on one or both of the bottom surface, the front surface, and the back surface of the cock lever 51, the angle of the cock lever 51 is changed and the abutting surface portion constitutes the cock. The juice extraction speed can be adjusted more finely by simply abutting and fixing to the member to be used, so that it can be used for a wide range of foods, and set to a more optimal extraction speed according to the food. Can do.

  In this embodiment, five contact surface portions including the bottom surface are formed on the cock lever 51. However, the number of the contact surface portions may be further increased, and is limited to the present embodiment. It is not a thing. Further, a plurality of such cock levers may be provided and exchanged.

  As described above, since the mixer according to the present invention can adjust the extraction speed of the cooked product, it can be applied to a device for storing the cooked product or beverage.

Sectional drawing when the mixer cock in the first embodiment of the present invention is closed Detailed sectional view when the mixer cock is open The perspective view which shows the whole structure of the mixer The perspective view which shows the state which decomposed | disassembled the cock part of the mixer (A) The perspective view which shows a mode when the cock lever of the mixer is disassembled (b) The perspective view which shows the state which disassembled the cock stopper of the mixer Detailed sectional view when the cock of the mixer in Embodiment 2 of the present invention is closed

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Main body 14 Container 17 Container stand 23 Cutter 30 Cock 37 Cock stopper 43, 51 Cock lever 44 Rotating shaft part 45-47, 52-56 Contact surface part

Claims (5)

Equipped with a container to put materials such as vegetables and fruits and a cutter that crushes the material in the container and placed on the main body, and a cock attached to this container base to extract food such as juice in the container And a cock stopper that is movably disposed in the cock and opens and closes the flow path, and a cock lever that is rotatably attached to the cock stopper and drives the cock stopper by a turning operation. Is provided with a plurality of contact surface portions that contact the members constituting the cock by a rotation operation to fix the position of the cock lever, and the plurality of contact surface portions have different distances from the rotation shaft portion of the cock lever. Mixer. Provided on the bottom surface of the cock lever is a contact surface portion of the cock lever that contacts a member constituting the cock when the cock passage is closed, and the contact surface portion that contacts when the cock passage is opened is the surface of the cock lever. The mixer according to claim 1 provided on each of the back surfaces. 3. The mixer according to claim 2, wherein one or a plurality of contact surface portions are provided between one or both of the bottom surface and the front surface and between the bottom surface and the back surface of the cock lever. The mixer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cock lever is rotatably attached to the cock so that the direction of the front and back of the cock lever can be changed. The mixer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising a plurality of cock levers different from each other and each cock lever being replaceable with respect to the cock stopper.

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