JP3019300U - Grinder for food - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To prevent loss of cleaning accessories such as cleaning brushes and spatulas attached to food grinders. Also, keep the cleaning accessories so that dust does not adhere to them. [Structure] Upper opening 30A of storage container 30 for storing food
A lid portion 53 is provided on the. Inside the lid portion 53, a pair of hooks 57 that hold the cleaning brush 55 detachably are vertically installed. [Effect] Since the cleaning brush 55 is held by the lid 53, the cleaning brush 55 can be reliably stored in the food crusher without being lost.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a food crusher for crushing granular food such as sesame, and more particularly to a storage structure for cleaning accessories used for cleaning food adhering to the crusher mechanism.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, this type of food crusher stores granular food, which is an object to be crushed, in a storage container, and the food in the storage container is mounted coaxially with the rotating tooth driven by an electric motor and the rotating tooth. The structure that crushes by a crushing mechanism composed of fixed teeth was common. This type of food crusher, for example, crushes foods containing a large amount of oil such as sesame, and the oils cause the crushed food to adhere to the crushing mechanism.If left in this state, the oil will be oxidized. Therefore, when used next time, the flavor of the crushed food may be deteriorated. For this reason, in this type of food crusher, the crusher main body and the storage container can be easily disassembled, and cleaning accessories such as a cleaning brush and spatula for sweeping food adhering to the crusher mechanism are used. Is attached separately from the food crusher.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the conventional food crusher, the accessories and the crusher body are stored separately, and since accessories such as cleaning brushes are easily dusty, for example, drawers of cupboards, etc. If you store it in a separate box, the food crusher and the accessories will be stored separately, so not only will you have to bother to find the accessories and search for them during use, but this type of Due to the small size of the accessories, there was a problem that they were easily lost.

The present invention is intended to solve such problems, and to provide a food crusher capable of storing accessories in a food crusher and preventing loss of the accessories. To aim.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to a first aspect of the present invention, a crusher main body having a built-in electric motor, a crushing mechanism driven by the electric motor via a reduction mechanism, and a granular food that is detachably attached to the crusher main body and is an object to be crushed. A food crusher comprising a storage container having a storage space for a food crusher and a lid for closing the upper opening of the storage container, and an accessory for cleaning the food crusher such as a brush or a spatula in the storage space. It is provided with a holding part that detachably locks.

Further, in the invention of claim 2, the holding portion is provided inside the lid portion.

[0007]

[Action]

 In the food crusher according to claim 1 of the present invention, since the cleaning accessory is held in the storage container, the cleaning accessory is not lost. Also, since the cleaning accessories can be stored in the sealed storage space, they will not get dirty with dust.

Further, in the food crusher according to claim 2 of the present invention, the accessory for cleaning can be stored in an inconspicuous position on the back surface side of the lid, and the appearance is neat, and the lid can be detached and stored. When putting food in the container, you can check whether the cleaning accessory is held.

[0009]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, a food crusher according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. Reference numeral 1 denotes a crusher main body, which is a cylindrical main body case 2 made of resin or the like, an electric motor 3 built in the main body case 2, and a crushed body which is fitted into the upper opening of the main body case 2. For example, it is composed of a cup-shaped receiving container 4 for receiving food A such as sesame, and a discharge tube 5 for discharging the food A in the receiving container 4 to the outside of the main body case 2. Reference numeral 6 denotes a bottom plate that fits into the lower opening of the main body case 2 and closes the bottom of the main body case 2. The bottom plate 6 has a battery storage portion for storing a battery serving as a drive source of the electric motor 3 (see FIG. A battery lid 7 for closing (not shown) is detachably attached. A case 9 for accommodating a reduction mechanism 8 for reducing the rotation of the electric motor 3 is provided inside the main body case 2. The case 9 is attached to a boss portion 10 protruding from the bottom plate 6 by a screw 11. It is fixed and fitted and attached to the back surface of the receiving container 4, and the electric motor 3 is fixed to the back surface side of the case 9. The shaft 3A of the electric motor 3 is provided so as to penetrate the inside of the case 9, while the output shaft 8A of the speed reduction mechanism 8 provided inside the case 9 is formed at the center of the bottom of the receiving container 4. It is axially supported by projecting from the hole 12 into the receiving container 4. Then, the gear 3B attached to the shaft 3A is meshed with the speed reduction mechanism 8, and the speed reduction mechanism 8 is relayed to transmit the rotation of the electric motor 3 to the output shaft 8A. A support 13 provided inside the receiving container 4 is detachably attached to the output shaft 8A. The switch 14 for operating the electric motor 3 is provided on the upper side of the peripheral surface of the body case 2. The support body 13 is formed in a substantially disc shape having a protruding cylindrical portion 15 to be attached to the output shaft 8A at the center, and the outer peripheral portion thereof receives the food A received in the receiving container 4. A discharge vane 17 is formed to lead to a discharge hole 16 provided at the bottom of the container 4. Further, a recess 19 having a diameter slightly larger than that of an annular wall 18 protruding from the bottom of the receiving container 4 is formed on the back surface side of the support 13 so as to surround the through hole 12, and the discharge is provided on the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the recess 19. A cylindrical positioning protrusion 21 that forms a groove 20 is formed between the blade 17 and the blade 17. Then, the cylindrical portion 15 is attached to the output shaft 8A of the speed reduction mechanism 8 so that the recess 19 of the support 13 is fitted into the annular wall 18 of the container 4, and the support 13 is horizontally assembled to the receiving container 4. . Disc-shaped rotary teeth 23 are attached to the upper surface side of the support body 13 assembled in this way through the panel 22. The rotary tooth 23 has a peripheral wall portion 24 that fits into the groove 20 of the support 13 from the peripheral edge, and a plurality of elastically deformable locking claws 25 that have hooks 25A at the tips on the bottom side. The hook 25A of the locking claw 25 is locked in a locking hole 26 formed in the recess 19 of the support 13 to integrally assemble the rotary tooth 23 and the support 13 together. ing. Then, the rotation of the support 13 guides the crushed food A received in the receiving container 4 by the discharge blade 17 of the support 13 to the discharge hole 16 of the receiving container 4, and the crushed food A A is discharged from the discharge tube 5 connected to the discharge hole 16 to the outside of the main body case 2. The discharge cylinder 5 is inclined from the discharge hole 16 and extends to the outside of the main body case 2 through an opening 2A formed in the peripheral wall of the main body case 2, and a detachable cap 27 is fitted to the front end opening 5A. are doing. A thin plate portion 27A is integrally connected to the cap 27, and the thin plate portion 27A is fixed to the main body case 2.

A storage container 30 for storing the granular food A, which is a material to be crushed, is detachably attached to the upper opening of the receiving container 4. The storage container 30 is made of a transparent resin or the like, has a mortar-shaped bottom portion 31 and is formed in a cylindrical shape with an open top surface, and a circular supply hole 35 is provided in the central portion of the bottom portion 31. At the center of the supply hole 35, there is provided a dome-shaped projecting portion 37 for fitting the rotating shaft 36 projectingly provided at the center of the upper surface of the rotary tooth 23. The projecting portion 37 is located inside the supply hole 35. It is integrally connected to the storage container 30 by a cross-shaped connecting portion 39 which is continuously provided from the peripheral surface. Further, at the periphery of the bottom portion 31 of the storage container 30, a cylindrical peripheral wall portion 41 that fits inside the opening of the receiving container 4 via a step portion 40 is provided, and the peripheral wall 41 of the peripheral wall 41 is located near the lower portion of the outer peripheral surface. Is provided with an engaging recess 42, and the engaging recess 42 is engaged with an engaging projection 43 protruding from the inner peripheral surface of the receiving container 4 so that the receiving container 4 and the storage container 30 can be detached. Install. Further, disk-shaped fixed teeth 45 are press-fitted into the opening edge of the peripheral wall 41. By assembling the storage container 30 into the receiving container 4, the fixed teeth 45 press-fitted into the peripheral wall 41 and the rotary teeth 23 assembled to the support 13 are coaxially assembled. That is, a hole 46 is formed at the center of the fixed tooth 45, and the fixed shaft 45 and the rotary tooth 23 are coaxial with each other by inserting the rotary shaft 36 protruding in the center of the upper surface of the rotary tooth 23 into the hole 46. The fixed tooth 45 and the rotary tooth 23 are closely attached to each other by the spring 22 that is assembled between the support body 13 and the rotary tooth 23. Then, the fixed tooth 45 and the rotary tooth 23 constitute a crushing mechanism. Further, the fixed tooth 45 is formed with a through hole 47 having substantially the same diameter as the supply hole 35 formed in the bottom 31 of the storage container 30, and a central portion 45A of the fixed tooth 45 surrounded by the through hole 47. The peripheral portion 45B of the fixed tooth 45 is integrally connected by a cross-shaped connecting portion 48 similar to the connecting portion 39 of the storage container 30.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in the peripheral edge portion 45 B of the fixed tooth 45, groove portions 50 are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction between the convex tooth portions 49, while the rotating portion As with the fixed teeth 45, the teeth 23 also have grooves 52 formed alternately between the convex teeth 51 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, as shown in FIG.

A detachable lid portion 53 is attached to the opening 30A of the storage container 30, and a pair of front and rear ribs 54 are provided inside the lid portion 53 as shown in FIG. A recessed notch 56 is formed at the center of these ribs 54 for fitting and positioning the handle 55A of the cleaning brush 55, which is an accessory, and the handle 55A is provided on the front side of the rib 54. A pair of elastically deformable hooks 57, which are holding portions that are detachably assembled, are vertically provided. A circular recess 55B is formed on the handle 55A of the cleaning brush 55.

The operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be described. When the granular food A such as sesame or the like to be crushed is stored in the storage container 30 and the switch 14 is pressed to drive the electric motor 3, the rotation of the shaft 3A of the electric motor 9 is transmitted through the speed reduction mechanism 8 which meshes with the gear 3B. The support 13 that is transmitted to the output shaft 8A and is attached to the output shaft 8A and the rotating teeth 23 attached to the support 13 are rotated, while the fixed teeth 45 that are fixed to the peripheral wall 41 of the storage container 30 are not rotated. The tooth 23 and the fixed tooth 45 are in sliding contact with each other. Further, the food A in the storage container 30 drops onto the rotary tooth 23 through the supply hole 35 of the storage container 30 and the through hole 47 of the fixed tooth 45, and by the rotation of the rotary tooth 23, the rotary tooth 23 and the fixed tooth. Supplied between 45. Then, the food A between the rotary tooth 23 and the fixed tooth 45 is supplied into the upper and lower groove portions 50 and 52 of the rotary tooth 23 and the fixed tooth 45, which are coincident with each other, by the rotation of the rotary tooth 23. The grooves 50 and 52 are separated from each other and crushed. At this time, the rotary teeth 23 are slightly moved up and down by the spring 22 interposed between the support 13 and the rotary teeth 23. Then, the food A crushed in this way is received in the receiving container 4, and the crushed food A is discharged from the discharge hole 16 of the receiving container 4 by the discharge blades 17 of the support 13 that rotates together with the rotary teeth 23. Drop it into the discharge tube 5. Further, the food A adhering to the rotary teeth 23 and the fixed teeth 45 at the time of crushing is wiped off by a cleaning brush 55 attached to the food crusher. The cleaning brush 55 is hung inside the lid 53. It is detachably held on the hook 57 and can be removed instantly if necessary. Further, when the cleaning brush 55 is not used, it is not only held by the hook 57 but also positioned by the notch 56 formed in the rib 54, so that the cleaning brush 55 does not come off from the hook 57 due to vibration from the electric motor 3 or the like. . In addition, the cleaning brush 55 can be stored in an inconspicuous position on the back side of the lid 53, and the appearance is neat, and the cleaning brush 55 is used when the lid 53 is detached and food A is put in the storage container 30. As described above, according to the present invention, by holding the cleaning brush 55 on the hook 57 that is suspended inside the lid 53, the food crusher can be confirmed. Since the cleaning brush 55 attached to the food crusher can be stored together, the cleaning brush 55 can be prevented from being lost. Further, by holding the cleaning brush 55 inside the lid portion 53, the cleaning brush 55 can be stored in the storage space of the closed storage container 4, so that dust etc. does not adhere to the cleaning brush 55, which is hygienic. By sweeping the granular food A adhered to the rotary teeth 23 and the fixed teeth 45 after crushing with such a sanitary cleaning brush 55, the rotary teeth 23 and the fixed teeth 45 can be always kept clean. Therefore, it is possible to always supply the tasty food A.

7 and 8 show the second and third embodiments of the present invention, respectively, and the same parts as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a box-shaped storage case 60 having a U-shaped cross section and an opening at one end is formed integrally with the inside of the lid 53 as the holding portion of the cleaning brush 55. The cleaning brush 55 is slidably assembled and held in the storage case 60.

Further, in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 8, a spatula 70 is used as an accessory. In order to hold the spatula 70, a pair of front and rear ribs 54 having a concave cutout 56 and a pair of elastically deformable hooks 57 are vertically provided inside the lid 53 as in the first embodiment. are doing.

As described above, in the second and third embodiments of the present invention, by holding the accessories such as the cleaning brush 55 and the spatula 70 inside the lid portion 53, the cleaning can be performed similarly to the first embodiment. The brush 55 and spatula 70 can be prevented from being lost, and dust is not attached to the cleaning brush 55 and spatula 70, which is hygienic.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. For example, although an example using a cleaning brush or a spatula as an accessory has been shown, the spatula and the cleaning brush may be integrated. Also, a plurality of types of accessories may be held inside the lid portion. Further, the holding portion is not limited to the hook or the storage case, and may be set appropriately.

[0019]

[Effect of device]

 According to the invention of claim 1, a crusher main body having a built-in electric motor, a crushing mechanism driven by the electric motor through a speed reduction mechanism, and a crusher that is detachably attached to the crusher main body A food crusher comprising a storage container having a food storage space and a lid for closing the upper opening of the storage container, for cleaning a food crusher such as a brush or spatula in the storage space. Since a holding part that removably locks the accessories is provided, the cleaning accessories can be prevented from being lost, and the cleaning accessories can be stored in a sealed storage space, which prevents them from becoming dirty with dust. It is hygienic because it does not exist.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the holding portion is provided inside the lid portion, the cleaning accessory can be stored in the inconspicuous position on the back surface side of the lid portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a food crusher showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the same.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the food crusher.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the fixed tooth of the above.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a rotary tooth of the above.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the lid section of the above.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention with a lid part cut into a half section.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the lid portion according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Crusher main body 3 Electric motor 8 Reduction mechanism 23 Rotating tooth (crushing mechanism) 30 Storage container 36 Rotating shaft 45 Fixed tooth (crushing mechanism) 53 Lid 55 Cleaning brush (accessory for cleaning) 57 Hook (holding part) 60 Storage case (Holding part) 70 spatula (accessory for cleaning)

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A crusher main body containing an electric motor, a crushing mechanism driven by the electric motor via a speed reduction mechanism, and a storage space for detachably attached to the crusher main body and for granular foodstuffs to be crushed. In a food crusher consisting of a storage container having a container and a lid for closing the upper opening of the storage container, a cleaning accessory such as a brush or a spatula for cleaning the food crusher can be detachably mounted in the storage space. A grinder for foods, characterized in that it is provided with a holding portion for locking to. 2. The food crusher according to claim 1, wherein the holding portion is provided inside the lid portion.