JP2010194020A - Food processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food processor like a mixer or the like with which fruits, vegetables or the like are put into a container and cooked objects like cut/stirred juice or the like are made with a cutter, which improves safety by preventing a safety lever from stopping at unusual positions, and by prevents the cutter from rotating while it is exposed outside. <P>SOLUTION: A safety pin 6 which moves up and down is formed in a food processor body 1 containing an electric motor 2, a container table 3 which contains a cutter 9 rotated/driven with the electric motor 2 is attached to the food processor body 1, a container 4 in which cooked objects are put is attached to the container table 3 by screwing and fitting and a safety lever 7 which moves up and down is attached to the inner side face of the container table 3. The safety lever 7 is depressed with a screw thread 12 formed in the container 4 when the container 4 is screwed and attached to the container table 3, the safety lever 7 is pulled up with the screw thread 12 when the container 4 is removed from the container table 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric cooker such as a mixer that puts fruits, vegetables, etc. in a container and makes a cooked product such as a cutting agitated juice by a cutter.

  Conventionally, this type of electric cooker has been configured as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the configuration will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 7, an electric motor 2 is built in the electric cooker body 1, and a shaft is attached to a container base 3 attached to the electric cooker body 1 via a lower connector 11 and an upper connector 10 directly connected to the electric motor 2. The supported cutter 9 is rotated at a high speed, and the fruits, vegetables, etc. and the liquid in the container 4 are cut, ground and stirred.

The container base 3 has a built-in safety lever 13 supported so as to be movable up and down, an opening is provided on the inner surface of the container base 3 so that a part of the safety lever 13 protrudes, and the container 4 is fitted to the container base 3. In this case, the protruding top 13b of the safety lever 13 is pressed against the screw thread 12 of the container 4, thereby pushing down the safety lever 13. The safety lever 13 pushed down presses the safety pin 6 protruding from the electric cooker body 1, so that the safety pin 6 presses the switch 5 and closes the power supply circuit to the electric motor 2. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-309859 A

  However, in such a conventional configuration, in a state where the container 4 and the container base 3 are fitted, foreign matter is caught in the gap between the container base 3 and the safety lever 13, or the juice is dried after entering the safety lever. When 13 is stuck in a pressed down state, the safety pin 6 is pushed, and the cutter 9 rotates in a state exposed to the outside, which is dangerous.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described conventional problems, and to prevent the state where the safety lever stops at an abnormal position in advance, and to improve the safety by preventing the cutter from rotating when the cutter is exposed to the outside. It is said.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a safety pin that moves up and down in an electric cooker main body with a built-in electric motor, and a container base equipped with a cutter that is rotationally driven by the electric motor is mounted on the electric cooker main body. The container to put the food into the container base is attached by screw fitting, and a safety lever that moves up and down is provided on the inner surface of the container base. When the container is fitted to the container base, the screw thread formed on the container base When the safety lever is pushed down and the container is removed from the container base, the safety lever is pulled up by a screw thread.

  As a result, it is possible to prevent the safety lever from stopping at an abnormal position, and to prevent the cutter from rotating when the cutter is exposed to the outside, thereby improving safety.

  The electric cooking device of the present invention can prevent the safety lever from stopping at an abnormal position, can prevent the cutter from rotating when the cutter is exposed to the outside, and can improve safety.

  1st invention is the electric cooker main body which incorporated the electric motor, the safety pin which is provided in the said electric cooker main body, and moves up and down, the container which throws in food, the cutter rotationally driven by the said electric motor, and the said cutter A container base mounted on the main body of the electric cooker by mounting the container by screw fitting and a safety lever provided on the inner side surface of the container base and moving up and down, and fitting the container to the container base When fitted, the safety lever is pushed down by a screw thread formed on the container, and when the container is removed from the container base, the safety lever is pulled up by the screw thread, and the container is removed from the container base. When in a safe state, the safety lever can always be in a safe position that is pulled up. As a result, it is possible to prevent the safety lever from stopping at an abnormal position and rotating in a state where the cutter is exposed to the outside, thereby improving safety.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the thread formed on the container is less than one line, and a clearance larger than the width of the safety lever is provided in the circumferential direction, and the safety lever is restrained by the thread. The position of the safety lever recess can be made, and the opening length of the safety lever recess can be shortened to about 1.5 times the thread pitch, so that the rigidity of the safety lever recess can be increased.

  According to a third invention, in the first or second invention, a spring is installed between the container base and the safety lever, and when the container is not mounted on the container base, the safety lever is moved upward by the spring. Since it is configured to push up, and it is possible to prevent sticking in a state where the safety lever is pushed down when the container is detached from the container stand, a safer electric cooker can be provided.

  A fourth invention is the invention according to any one of the first to third inventions, wherein the container base is provided with a plurality of safety levers, and the placement position of the container base on the electric cooker body is increased to a plurality of places. be able to.

  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)
FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of an electric cooking device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the electric cooking device main body 1 includes an electric motor 2, a safety pin 6 that moves up and down is provided inside, and a container table 3 in which a cutter 9 that is rotationally driven by the electric motor 2 is installed is electric cooking. The container body 1 is mounted, and the container 4 for putting the food into the container base 3 is mounted by screw fitting. A safety lever 7 that moves up and down is provided on the inner surface of the container base 3, and the safety lever 7 pushes the safety pin 6 through the spring 8 to turn on the switch 5, thereby closing the power circuit of the electric motor 2 and rotating the cutter 9. I am doing so. Since other configurations are the same as those of the conventional example, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

  Here, when the container 4 is fitted and attached to the container base 3, the safety lever 7 is pushed down by a screw thread 12 formed on the container 4, and when the container 4 is removed from the container base 3, the safety lever 7 is pressed at the screw thread 12. 7 is raised.

  The operation and action of the above configuration will be described. When the container 4 is attached to the container base 3 having the cutter 9 therein by screwing and fitting, the screw lever 12 formed on the container 4 pushes down the safety lever 7 that moves up and down provided on the inner surface of the container base 3. When the container base 3 is installed in the electric cooker body 1, the safety lever 7 closes the power supply circuit to the electric motor 2 by pushing the safety pin 6.

  Even if the container table 3 is placed on the electric cooker body 1 without the container 4, the safety lever 7 does not push the safety pin 6, so the power circuit to the electric motor 2 is opened, and the cutter 9 is It does not rotate while exposed to the outside.

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part in a state where the container 4 is mounted on the container base 3, and FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when the safety lever recess 7a is provided on the side surface of the protruding portion of the safety lever 7, and the container 4 is attached to the container base 3 by screwing, the lower side of the safety lever recess 7a is When the screw thread 12 formed on the container 4 is pushed down and the container 4 is removed from the container base 3, the screw thread 12 formed on the container 4 is pulled up above the safety lever recess 7a. As a result, when the container 4 is removed from the container base 3, the safety lever 7 is reliably lifted, and even if the container base 3 is placed on the electric cooker body 1 without the container 4, the safety lever is secured. Since 7 does not push the safety pin 6, the power supply circuit is opened, and the cutter 9 does not rotate and is safe.

  Moreover, since the said structure can restrict | limit the position of the safety lever 7 reliably at the time of the attachment or detachment of the container 4 and the container base 3, it can also prevent that the safety lever 7 stops in the middle of an operating range.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the container 4 is fitted to the container base 3, the safety lever 7 is pushed down by the screw thread 12 formed on the container 4, and the container 4 is removed from the container base 3. Since the safety lever 7 is pulled up by the screw thread 12, the safety lever 7 can always be in a safe position where the safety lever 7 is pulled up when the container 4 is detached from the container base 3. 7 can be stopped at an abnormal position and the cutter 9 can be prevented from rotating while being exposed to the outside, and safety can be improved.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the container of the electric cooking device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the screw thread 12 formed in the container 4 has a length less than one line and a gap larger than the width of the safety lever 7 in the circumferential direction. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

  The operation and action of the above configuration will be described. The screw thread 12 has a length less than one line and a clearance larger than the width of the safety lever 7 in the circumferential direction, so that a position where the safety lever 7 is not restrained by the screw thread 12 can be formed. Since the opening length of 7a can be shortened to about 1.5 times the pitch of the screw thread 12, the rigidity of the safety lever recess 7a can be increased.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the screw thread 12 formed in the container 4 is less than one line and has a clearance larger than the width of the safety lever 7 in the circumferential direction. Since the height can be shortened to about 1.5 times the thread pitch, the rigidity of the safety lever recess 7a can be increased.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway side view of the electric cooking device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the spring 8 is installed between the container base 3 and the safety lever 7, and when the container 4 is not mounted on the container base 3, the spring 8 pushes the safety lever 7 upward. It is configured as follows. Other configurations are the same as those in the first or second embodiment, and the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

  The operation and action of the above configuration will be described. When the container 4 is not mounted on the container base 3, the safety lever 7 is pushed upward by the spring 8. As a result, even if the container base 3 is placed on the electric cooker body 1 without the container 4, the safety lever 7 does not push the safety pin 6, so the power circuit is opened, and the cutter 9 Is safe without rotating.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the spring 8 is installed between the container base 3 and the safety lever 7, and when the container 4 is not mounted on the container base 3, the safety lever 7 is moved by the spring 8. Since it is configured to push upward, the safety lever 7 can be prevented from sticking in a state where the container 4 is detached from the container base 3, and thus a safer electric cooker is provided. Can do.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the container base of the electric cooking device in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of safety levers 7 are provided on the container base 3. Other configurations are the same as those in the first to third embodiments.

  The operation and action of the above configuration will be described. Since a plurality of safety levers 7 are provided on the container base 3, the safety pin 6 can be pushed by any one of the safety levers 7 when the container base 3 is placed on the electric cooker body 1. Thereby, the mounting position to the electric cooker main body 1 of the container base 3 can be increased to several places.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since a plurality of safety levers 7 are provided on the container base 3, the placement positions of the container base 3 on the electric cooker body 1 can be increased to a plurality of locations.

  As described above, the electric cooker according to the present invention can prevent the safety lever from being stopped at an abnormal position, and can prevent the cutter from rotating when the cutter is exposed to the outside. Since it can improve, it is useful as electric cookers, such as a mixer, which puts fruits, vegetables, etc. into a container, and makes a food such as cutting agitation juice by a cutter.

Side view in which electric cooker in Embodiment 1 of the present invention is partially cut away Cross-sectional view of the main part of the electric cooker with the container mounted on the container base Cross-sectional view of the main part in the middle of removing the container of the electric cooker from the container base The perspective view in which the container of the electric cooking device in Embodiment 2 of the present invention was partially cut off Side view where the electric cooker in Embodiment 3 of the present invention is partially cut away The perspective view of the container stand of the electric cooking device in Embodiment 4 of this invention Side view of a conventional electric cooker with a part cut away

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric cooker body 2 Electric motor 3 Container stand 4 Container 6 Safety pin 7 Safety lever 9 Cutter 12 Screw thread

Claims (4)

An electric cooker body with a built-in electric motor, a safety pin provided in the electric cooker body that moves up and down, a container into which food is put, a cutter that is rotationally driven by the electric motor, and a container that has the cutter installed therein When the container is fitted and attached to the container base, the container base is attached to the main body of the electric cooker by screw fitting, and the safety lever is provided on the inner side of the container base and moves up and down. An electric cooker configured to push down a safety lever with a screw thread formed on a container and pull up the safety lever with the screw thread when the container is removed from the container base. The electric cooker according to claim 1, wherein the screw thread formed on the container is less than one thread, and a clearance larger than the width of the safety lever is provided in the circumferential direction. The electric cooker according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a spring is installed between the container base and the safety lever, and when the container is not mounted on the container base, the safety lever is pushed upward by the spring. The electric cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of safety levers are provided on the container base.