JP3293108B2 - Kneading device leg structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a leg structure of a kneading apparatus, and more particularly, to a leg structure of a kneading apparatus such as a bread maker which rotates a stirring blade to knead materials such as bread dough.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a bread maker, a process is performed in which bread ingredients are put into a container, kneaded, fermented, and baked. The kneading is performed by stirring the bread material put in the container 2 using the stirring blade 4 as shown in FIG. With the kneading, the container 2 vibrates, so that the entire bread maker 1 also vibrates back and forth and right and left. In order to relieve the shock caused by the vibration, the bread maker 1 is provided with four cylindrical legs 3, and each of these legs 3 has a cylindrical shape as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). The felt 5 is inserted. The felt 5 protrudes below the bottom surface 3a of the leg 3 and acts as a buffer against vibration. Rubber or the like is also used for the cushioning material.

However, the vibration of the bread maker 1 cannot be completely suppressed in the leg portion 3 having such a configuration, and the bread maker 1 is installed by the rotation of the stirring blade 4 while the kneading is continued. There was a problem that an accident occurred in which the robot was rotated on the table and dropped from the table. Further, the outer portion 5a of the felt 5 is deformed as shown in FIG. 7 by the rotation of the apparatus by the rotation of the stirring blade 4, the legs 3 become unstable, and the bread maker 1 There is a problem that it becomes easy to move.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to suppress the movement of a kneading apparatus such as a bread maker caused by kneading or the like. .

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a kneading apparatus for kneading a material by rotating a stirring blade, wherein a leg of the kneading apparatus is retracted with respect to a rotation direction of the stirring blade. The kneading device is configured to be inclined to prevent the kneading device from moving. Also,
In a kneading device provided with at least four legs having elasticity, the bottom surface of the leg is inclined so that an outer portion is lower than an inner portion with respect to the center of the kneading device.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in a kneading apparatus for kneading a material by rotating a stirring blade, a leg of the kneading apparatus is attached by being tilted in a direction of retreating with respect to a rotation direction of the stirring blade, and Since the movement is prevented, the rotational movement of the kneading device is suppressed and the kneading device does not move with respect to the table. In addition, in a kneading apparatus provided with a leg made of at least four elastic members, the bottom surface of the leg is inclined so that an outer portion is lower than an inner portion with respect to the center of the kneading device. Even if the stirring blade is rotated for a long time, the support of the device is not unstable due to the deformation of the legs.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration will be described. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a bread maker, which is provided with an operation panel (not shown) for setting time and selecting baking at the center of the front of the cylindrical kiln body, and a transparent unit is provided at the top of the kiln body. A dome-shaped lid 17 made of glass is provided so as to be freely opened and closed. In addition, a cylindrical outer case 1
9 and the bottom case 2 fitted and fixed to the lower end of the outer case 19
0, and an inner case 21 which is provided in the upper half of the outer case 19 and has an opening on the upper surface forming an oven chamber. In addition, the bottom of the inner case 21 is mounted and fixed on the upper surface of the base that is erected and fixed to the bottom case 20, and an annular heat ray radiating main heater 23 is fixed around the inner periphery of the inner case 21, and flour, water, baking powder, etc. Is provided with a baking case 18 in which the kneading, fermentation, and baking are performed by charging the bread material. A stirring blade 16 for kneading bread material such as flour is provided at the bottom of the baking case 18, and a projection 26 for preventing the clay-like bread material from rotating along with the stirring blade 16 is provided. It is removably arranged on the inner side surface of the. Since the pulley 32 of the motor 31 and the pulley 33 of the stirring blade 16 are connected by the timing belt 34, the rotation of the motor 31 causes the stirring blade 16 to rotate.
Rotates.

[0008] The bread maker 10 includes legs 13, 15 attached to leg attachment portions 12, 15 on the bottom surface of the bottom case 20.
14 supported. Leg attachment parts 12, 15
Is installed inclining in the direction of movement of the bread maker 10,
The cross section having an opening at the bottom and a cavity inside is a donut-shaped cylinder. A leg 13 made of an elastic member is inserted into the inside of the leg attachment portion 12. In addition, since the leg attachment part 15 has the same configuration as the leg attachment part 12, the following description is omitted.

Next, the operation will be described. By placing the bread maker 10 on the table 45, a load is applied to one end 13a of the leg 13 as shown in FIG. In this state, when the stirring blade 16 is rotated in the direction A shown in FIG.
Although it receives a force to rotate in the direction, the movement in the direction of arrow B is suppressed because the legs 13 are inclined.

FIGS. 4A and 4B show a leg mounting portion 50 and a leg 51 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The leg attachment parts 50 are provided at four places integrally with the bottom case 53 on the bottom surface 53 a of the bottom case of the bread maker 53. As shown in FIG. 4 (a), the leg attachment part 50 is attached perpendicular to the bottom surface of the bread maker 53, but the leg 51 inserted into the leg attachment part 50 has a parallelogram cross section. It is inclined. The leg 51 is inclined in the outer peripheral direction of the bottom surface 53a of the bottom case, and an outer portion 51a of the leg 51 which is one end on the outer peripheral side.
Has a shape projecting to a lower position. When the bread maker 53 is placed on the table 52 and the stirring blade similar to the stirring blade 16 shown in FIG. 1 is rotated, the load of the bread maker 53 is reduced by the centrifugal force generated by the rotational movement.
1a, the outer portion 5 as shown in FIG.
1a is deformed. Due to this deformation, the entire bottom surface of the leg 51 comes into close contact with the table 52, and the bread maker 53 is stably supported by the leg 51.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In a kneading device for kneading the material by rotating the stirring blade, the legs of the kneading device are attached by being inclined in a direction of retreating with respect to the rotation direction of the stirring blade, and the movement of the kneading device is prevented. In addition, the rotational movement of the kneading device caused by the rotation of the stirring blade during kneading or the like is suppressed. Further, in a kneading apparatus which includes at least four legs made of elastic members and rotates the stirring blade to knead the material, an outer portion of the bottom surface of the leg is lower than an inner portion with respect to the center of the kneading device. With such inclination, the kneading device is reliably supported on the entire bottom surface of the leg even by rotation of the stirring blade, and vibration and movement are suppressed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of a bread maker according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a leg of the bread maker shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a moving direction of the bread maker caused by rotation of a stirring blade of the bread maker.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment of the leg of the bread maker.

FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view of a conventional bread maker.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a leg of a conventional bread maker.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a main part of a leg of a conventional bread maker.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10,53 Bread maker 13,51 Leg 45,52 Stand

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] In a kneading apparatus for kneading a material by rotating a stirring blade, a leg of the kneading device is attached by being inclined in a direction of retreating with respect to a rotation direction of the stirring blade to prevent movement of the kneading device. The structure of the leg of the kneading device, characterized in that it is configured as described above. 2. A kneading apparatus comprising a leg made of at least four elastic members and kneading a material by rotating a stirring blade, wherein a bottom portion of the leg has an outer portion from an inner portion with respect to a center of the kneading device. The structure of the leg of the kneading device, wherein the structure is inclined so as to be lowered.