JP5359084B2 - Electric cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a safe electric cooker which permits nonmounting of a cutter base to be easily understood when a cooking cup is to be mounted on a cooker body. <P>SOLUTION: The electric cooker comprises the cooking cup 4 to be freely detachably mounted on the cooker body 1 incorporating an electric motor 2, a body protrusion portion 9 protrusively provided in a part of the body 1, the cutter base 11 to be detachably attached to the cooking cup 4, a cutter 5 rotatably provided in the cutter base 11 and rotatively driven by the electric motor 2, and a rotary body 15 provided in the cooking cup 4 and rotating, interlocking with the action of mounting the cutter base 11 on the cooking cup 4. When the cutter base 11 is removed from the cooking cup 4 and the cooking cup 4 is mounted on the body 1, one end of the rotary body 15 is located in the position where it interferes with the body protrusion portion 9. Consequently, when the cutter base 11 is not mounted, the cooking cup 4 cannot be normally mounted on the body 1, whereby the nonmounting of the cutter base 11 can be easily found. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric cooker that puts vegetables, fruits and the like into a container and cuts and agitates them with a cutter to make a cooked product such as juice.

  The electric cooker which made the conventional cutter removable is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional electric cooker.

  In FIG. 6, a main body 1 of a conventional electric cooking device incorporates an electric motor 2 and an energization mechanism 3 connected to a main body side connector 7. The energization mechanism 3 is provided with a cup detection pin 10. The cooking cup 4 includes a cutter 5 directly connected to the cup-side connector 8, and is detachably mounted on the main body 1 with the cup insertion surface 23 as a guide.

  The cutter 5 and the cup side connector 8 are rotatably attached to a cutter base 11, and the cutter base 11 is detachably attached to the cooking cup 4 together with a waterproof seal material 12. The cooking cup 4 is provided with a bottom convex portion 6 corresponding to the cup detection pin 10.

When the cooking cup 4 is placed on the main body 1, the bottom surface convex portion 6 pushes down the cup detection pin 10 and the energization mechanism 3 can be electrically connected. Then, by turning on a switch (not shown) connected to the energizing mechanism 3, the electric motor 2 is energized, and the inside of the cooking cup 4 is connected by the cup side connector 8 of the cooking cup 4 via the main body side connector 7. The cutter 5 rotates. When the cooking cup 4 is washed after the cooking is finished, it can be easily washed by removing the cutter base 11 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-254798 A

  However, in the configuration of the conventional electric cooker, the cooking cup 4 can be placed on the main body 1 even when the cutter base 11 is detached from the cooking cup 4, so that the water can be accidentally left in this state. When the food or the food is poured into the cooking cup 4, the water or the food passes through the cooking cup 4 and is poured onto the main body side connector 7, and the cup insertion surface 23 of the cooking cup 4. However, there is a problem that the water and the cooked material are dammed up and accumulated between the main body 1 and the cooking cup 4 and overflow, and further enter the inside of the main body 1 from between the main body side connector 7 and the electric motor 2.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problem, and even if it is attempted to place the cutter cup on the main body in a state where the cutter stand is removed from the cooking cup, the cooking cup cannot be placed normally, and the cutter stand can be easily provided. The purpose is to provide a safe electric cooker that can be seen that it is not attached, and that even if water or food is accidentally poured into the cooking cup, it is difficult for water or food to enter the main body. To do.

In order to solve the conventional problems, an electric cooker according to the present invention includes a main body incorporating an electric motor, a cooking cup detachably mounted on the main body, and the cooking cup of the main body. A main body protrusion provided to protrude from at least a part of the portion, a cutter base detachably attached to the cooking cup, a cutter provided rotatably on the cutter base,
A connector that transmits power from the electric motor to the cutter; and a rotating body that is provided in the cooking cup and rotates or rotates in conjunction with an operation of attaching the cutter base to the cooking cup. When the cooking cup is placed on the main body with the cooking cup removed from the cooking cup, one end of the rotating body is in a position where it interferes with the main body protrusion, and the cooking cup is Since the rotary body interferes with the main body protrusion when it is placed on the main body and cannot be normally placed, it can be easily understood that the cutter table is not attached to the cooking cup. In addition, even when water or a food item is accidentally poured into the cooking cup while the rotating body and the main body protruding portion are left in a state where they are forcibly interfered with each other, the cooking cup is moved by the main body protruding portion. Since it is not placed horizontally on the main body, water and food can flow outside through the gap between the cooking cup and the main body, making it difficult to enter the inside of the main body.

  In the electric cooker of the present invention, the rotating body cannot be placed by interfering with the main body projection even when trying to place the cooking cup on the main body with the cutter base removed, so the cutter base is attached to the cooking cup. If you accidentally pour water or food into the cooking cup by mistake, the cooking cup is tilted, so it will easily flow out of the gap between the main unit and the cooking cup. It is possible to provide a safer electric cooker without entering the main body.

  1st invention protrudes and provided in the at least one part of the part by which the main body which incorporates an electric motor, the cup for cooking detachably mounted in the said main body, and the said cup for cooking of the said main body is mounted. A main body protrusion, a cutter base that is detachably attached to the cooking cup, a cutter that is rotatably provided on the cutter base, a connector that transmits power from the electric motor to the cutter, and the cooking cup. Provided with a rotating body that rotates or rotates in conjunction with the operation of attaching the cutter table to the cooking cup, and with the cutter table removed from the cooking cup, the cooking cup is When placed on the main body, one end of the rotating body is at a position where it interferes with the main body protrusion, and when the cooking cup is placed on the main body, the rotating body is the book. Can not be placed normally interfere with the projections, it is easy to see that not wearing the cutter table to the cooking cup. In addition, even when water or a food item is accidentally poured into the cooking cup while the rotating body and the main body protruding portion are left in a state where they are forcibly interfered with each other, the cooking cup is moved by the main body protruding portion. Since it is not placed horizontally on the main body, water and food can flow outside through the gap between the cooking cup and the main body, making it difficult to enter the inside of the main body.

  In the second invention, in particular, the main body protrusion of the first invention is formed by a substantially annular rib that guides the cooking cup when the cooking cup is placed on the main body. Since the mounting position can be determined, the rotating body and the main body protrusion can be reliably interfered with each other.

  The third invention, in particular, when the rotating body of the first or second invention is provided on the cooking cup so as to be pivotable up and down, and when the cooking cup without the cutter table is attached to the main body, The rotation center of the rotating body, the main body protrusion side end that interferes with the main body protrusion of the rotating body, and the main body protrusion are in the same direction as the direction in which the cooking cup is placed on the main body. Since the rotating body interferes with the main body protruding portion, the force applied to the rotating body from the main body protruding portion cannot rotate the rotating body when the rotating body interferes with the main body protruding portion. The body can reliably inhibit the placement of the cooking cup.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in particular, the rotating body according to the first or second aspect of the invention is configured to rotate in a substantially horizontal direction with respect to the main body. When the rotating body interferes with the main body protruding portion, the main body protrusion Since the force applied to the rotating body from the part is different from the direction in which the rotating body is rotated, the rotating body can reliably obstruct the placement of the cooking cup.

  In the fifth aspect of the invention, in particular, at least one of the end of the rotating body of the fourth aspect on the cutter table side or the surface of the cutter table that contacts the rotating body is provided with an inclined surface, and the cutter table is cooked. When attaching to the cup, the horizontal movement of the rotating body can be performed smoothly.

  In particular, the sixth aspect of the invention relates to a cup detection pin for detecting that a cooking cup is placed on the main body of any one of the first to fifth aspects of the invention, and to the electric motor only when the cup detection pin is pushed. The cooking cup is provided with an energizing mechanism for energizing and provided with an end for a detection pin that pushes the cup detection pin into the rotating body when the cooking cup equipped with a cutter base is placed on the main body. Since the electric motor is not energized when the cutter table is not attached to the machine, a safer electric cooker can be provided.

  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 partial cross-sectional view of the electric cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention (a state where a cooking cup on which a cutter table is mounted is placed on the main body), and FIG. 2 is an electric cooking device of the same. It is sectional drawing (state which removed the cutter stand from the cup for cooking). Since the basic configuration of the electric cooker in the present embodiment is substantially the same as that of the conventional electric cooker shown in FIG. 6, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  1 and 2, a main body projection 9 is formed on the upper surface of the main body 1 of the electric cooker according to the present embodiment on the portion where the cooking cup 4 is placed. On the outer periphery of the bottom of the cutter base 11, a cutter base convex portion 14 for fitting with the cooking cup 4 is provided, and the cutter base 11 on which the waterproof sealing material 12 is placed is pushed vertically from the bottom surface of the cooking cup 4. Thus, by rotating, the cutter base convex portion 14 is configured to be fitted into the cup concave portion 13 provided on the cooking cup 4 side by the bayonet mechanism with the waterproof seal material 12 interposed therebetween.

  The bottom surface of the cooking cup 4 is provided with a cutter base side end portion 15b at one end and a main body projection side end portion 15c at the other end, and a rotating body 15 that is rotatable around the rotating body shaft portion 15a. The rotation range is limited to a rotation of about 90 degrees from the substantially horizontal state as shown in FIG. 2 until the main body projection side end portion 15c contacts the cooking cup inner wall surface 21. The rotary body 15 is rotationally biased so that the end 15b of the cutter base side protrudes toward the cutter base 11 so that the rotary body 15 is substantially horizontal.

  The rotating body 15 is attached to the main body protrusion side end 15c of the rotating body 15 when the cooking cup 4 is placed on the main body 1 with the rotating body 15 rotated to the horizontal position. The position is set so as to interfere with the projection 9.

  Next, the operation of the rotating body 15 will be described.

  First, in order to attach the cutter base 11 to the cooking cup 4, when the cutter base 11 is pushed in from the bottom of the cooking cup 4, a part of the cutter base 11 is subjected to the biasing force of the spring 16 as shown in FIG. 1. Against, the cutter base side end 15b of the rotating body 15 is pushed up, the opposite main body projection side end 15c faces downward, and after fixing the cutter base 11 to the cooking cup 4 in this state, the cooking cup 4 is Place on the main body 1. In this state, the main body protrusion side end 15 c of the rotating body 15 faces downward and does not interfere with the main body protrusion 9 provided on the main body 1, so that the cooking cup 4 can be properly placed on the main body 1.

  Next, the case where the cutter base 11 is removed from the cooking cup 4 will be described.

  When the cutter base 11 is removed from the cooking cup 4, the rotating body 15 is urged to rotate by the spring 16 and rotates around the rotating body shaft portion 15a to a position where the cutter table side end portion 15b protrudes inward. Operates and stops at the cooking cup inner wall 21. In this state, when the cooking cup 4 is to be placed on the main body 1, the main body projection side end 15 c of the rotating body 15 is located at the position of the main body projection 9 and interferes therewith. Therefore, the user can easily know that the cutter table 11 is not attached to the cooking cup 4.

  Even if water or a food item is accidentally poured into the cooking cup 4 with the cutter table 11 left unattached to the cooking cup 4 and the cooking cup 4 left on the main body 1, Since the rotating body 15 interferes with the protrusion 9, the cooking cup 4 is not placed horizontally on the main body 1, and water and food are easily discharged from the gap between the main body 1 and the cooking cup 4. And does not enter the inside of the main body 1.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, even when trying to place the cooking cup 4 on the main body 1 with the cutter base 11 removed from the cooking cup 4, the cooking cup 4 is normally placed. Since it is not possible, it is understood that the cutter base 11 is not easily attached, and even if water or food is accidentally poured into the cooking cup 4 from which the cutter base 11 has been removed, It is possible to provide a safe electric cooker that is difficult to enter.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electric cooking device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 (a) is a cross-sectional view of a state where a cooking cup with a cutter table mounted thereon is placed on the main body. FIG.3 (b) is sectional drawing of the state which removed the cutter stand from the cooking cup. In addition, about the same component as the electric cooker in the said 1st Embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted using the same code | symbol.

  The rotating body 22 of the electric cooker in the present embodiment is provided in the cooking cup 4 so as to be rotatable up and down around the rotating body shaft portion 22a, but unlike the first embodiment, The container cutter table side end 22b and the main body projection side end 22c of the rotator 22 rotate in the same direction on one side of the rotator shaft 22a, and when the cutter table 11 is not mounted, the main body projection side end 22c. Is configured to be biased by the spring 16 and to be directed vertically downward of the rotating body shaft portion 22a.

  The main body protrusion 17 provided on the main body 1 so as to correspond to the main body protrusion side end 22c of the rotating body 22 is a substantially annular rib so as to serve as a guide for the cooking cup bottom side wall surface 23 of the cooking cup 4. It is configured. The rotating body shaft portion 22 a is provided on the cooking cup bottom side wall surface 23, and the detachable cutter base 11 can take a large surface on the side of the cup side connector 8, and has a cutter base handle 25. It is configured to form a concave shape together with the cooking cup bottom side wall surface 23 and guide the main body protrusion 17 which is a convex portion.

  3A, when the cutter table 11 is inserted into the cooking cup 4 by grasping the handle 25 of the cutter table 11, the cutter table side end 22b of the rotating body 22 is pushed upward by the cutter table 11. Then, it rotates upward together with the main body protrusion side end portion 22c around the rotating body shaft portion 22a, and rotates to a position away from the position where it interferes with the main body protrusion portion 17.

In FIG. 3B, when the cutter table handle 25 is grasped and the cutter table 11 is removed from the cooking cup 4, the rotating body 22 rotates downward about the rotating body shaft portion 22 a by the biasing force of the spring 16. . When the cooking cup 4 is to be placed on the main body 1, the main body protrusion side end 22 c of the rotating body 22 and the main body protrusion 17 cannot interfere with each other. At this time, the main body projection 1
7, the main body protrusion side end portion 22 c, and the rotating body shaft portion 22 a are aligned in the vertical direction, so that the main body side protrusion portion 22 c cannot rotate even when pressed by the main body side protrusion portion 17.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the main body protrusion end portion 22c, the rotation shaft 22a, and the main body protrusion portion 17 of the rotating body 22 are configured in a straight line. When not mounted, not only can the cutter base 11 not be easily mounted, but the rotating body 22 cannot be rotated even if the cooking cup 4 is pushed firmly into the main body 1, so that the electric cooker with higher safety can be obtained. Can be provided.

(Embodiment 3)
Fig.4 (a) is a fragmentary sectional view of the state which removed the cutter base of the electric cooking device in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention from the cup for cooking, FIG.4 (b) is the rotary body of the cup for cooking. It is the partial side view and partial top view of a part. In addition, about the same component as the electric cooker in the said 1st, 2nd embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted using the same code | symbol.

  4, the rotating body 18 of the electric cooking device in the present embodiment has a cutter base side end 18b at one end and a main body projection side end 18c at the other end, and rotates around the rotating body shaft portion 18a. The cooking cup 4 is freely provided, and is further urged by a spring 16 so that the cutter table side end portion 18b protrudes inward.

  Unlike the first and second embodiments, the rotating body 18 in the present embodiment is attached to the main body 1 so as to rotate in a substantially horizontal direction.

  When the cutter table 11 is not attached to the cooking cup 4, when the cooking cup 4 is placed on the main body 1, the cutter table side end 18b of the rotating body 18 is inward by the biasing force of the spring 16, That is, the opposite main body protrusion side end 18c protrudes outward, and the main body protrusion side end 18c and the main body protrusion 17 interfere with each other and cannot be placed. At this time, the direction in which the main body protrusion 17 pushes the main body protrusion side end 18 c is different from the rotation direction of the rotary body 18, so that when the cooking cup 4 is placed on the main body 1, the rotary body 18 There is no rotation.

  Further, when the cutter table 11 is attached to the cooking cup 4, the cutter table 11 comes into contact with the cutter table side end 18 b of the rotating body 18. At this time, the cutter table 11 is provided with a cutter table inclined surface 24 that gradually spreads from top to bottom, and the corresponding cutter table side end portion 18b is provided with a rotating body inclined surface 19 that opens downward. Therefore, when the cutter table 11 is inserted into the cooking cup 4 from below, the cutter table side end 18b opens outwardly against the biasing force of the spring 16 by the cutter table inclined surface 24. The main body projection side end 18c is rotated inward, that is, moved from a position where it interferes with the main body projection 17, in other words.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the rotating direction of the rotating body 18 by the rotating body shaft portion 18a and the direction of the force of the main body protruding portion 17 do not match, so the cutter table 11 is not mounted. Sometimes, not only can the cutter base 11 not be easily mounted, but even if the cooking cup 4 is pushed into the main body protrusion 17 of the main body 1, the rotation direction is different, so the rotating body 18 does not rotate and is more secure. An electric cooker can be provided. The rotating body 18 can be rotated in the horizontal direction by the cutter table inclined surface 24 and the rotating body inclined surface 19, but if there is at least one inclined surface of the cutter table inclined surface 24 and the rotating body inclined surface 19. Smooth operation can be performed.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of an electric cooking device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
) Is a cross-sectional view of a state in which the cooking cup with the cutter base mounted thereon is placed on the main body, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of the state in which the cutter base is removed from the cooking cup. In addition, about the same component as the electric cooker in the said 1st-3rd embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted using the same code | symbol.

  In FIG. 5, the rotating body 20 of the electric cooker in the present embodiment is attached to the cooking cup 4 so as to be rotatable up and down around the rotating body shaft portion 20a, and the cutter table side end portion 20b and the main body protrusion It is comprised by the side edge part 20c and the edge part 20d for detection pins.

  The rotating body 20 is biased by the spring 16 so that the cutter table side end portion 20b rotates about the rotating body shaft portion 20a toward the cutter table 11, and the rotation angle thereof is the inner wall surface of the cooking cup. 21 is constrained to about 90 degrees.

  When the cutter table 11 is inserted from the bottom of the cooking cup 4 to attach the cutter table 11 to the cooking cup 4, the cutter table side end 20 b of the rotating body 20 resists the urging force of the spring 16. 11, the rotating body 20 rotates around the rotating body shaft portion 20 a so that the cutter table side end portion 20 b faces upward, and the opposite main body projection side end portion 20 c of the main body protruding portion 17 Out of position. At the same time, the detection pin end portion 20d pushes the cup detection pin 10 provided on the inner side of the groove portion of the main body protruding portion 17 and moves to a position where it can be energized.

  In FIG. 5B, when the cutter base 11 is removed from the cooking cup 4, the rotating body 20 rotates around the rotating body shaft portion 20 a by the urging force of the spring 16, and the end of the rotating body 20 on the cutter base side. 20b protrudes inward, that is, in the direction in which the cutter base 11 is mounted, and the main body protrusion side end 20c and the detection pin end 20d protrude outward. In this state, that is, in a state where the cutter base 11 is not attached, if the cooking cup 4 is to be placed on the main body 1, the main body protrusion side end 20 c of the rotating body 20 and the main body protrusion 17 interfere with each other. Since it is impossible, it can be easily understood that the cutter table 11 is not attached to the cooking cup 4.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the end portion 20d for the detection pin is formed on the rotating body 20, and therefore the cutter table 11 can be easily obtained when the cutter table 11 is not attached to the cooking cup 4. In addition, it is possible to make the electric motor 2 non-energizable and to provide a safer electric cooker.

  As described above, when the electric cooker according to the present invention is placed on the main body in a state where the cutter base is not attached to the cooking cup, the placement is hindered by the rotating body, and the cutter base is not attached. Since it is easily understood, it can also be applied to general rotating equipment that attaches and detaches cutters from containers such as cups, in addition to mixers, food processors and mills.

The fragmentary sectional view of the electric cooking device in a 1st embodiment of the present invention (the state where the cooking cup with which the cutter stand was mounted was laid in the main part) Sectional view of the electric cooker (with the cutter base removed from the cooking cup) (A) Partial sectional view of the electric cooking device in the second embodiment of the present invention (a state where the cooking cup on which the cutter table is mounted is placed on the main body) (b) Partial sectional view of the electric cooking device (The cutter stand is removed from the cooking cup) (A) Partial sectional view of the electric cooker according to the third embodiment of the present invention with the cutter base removed from the cooking cup (b) Partial side view and partial plan view of the rotating body portion of the cooking cup (A) Partial sectional view of an electric cooking device in a fourth embodiment of the present invention (a state where a cooking cup on which a cutter table is mounted is placed on the main body) (b) Partial sectional view of the electric cooking device (The cutter stand is removed from the cooking cup) Partial sectional view of a conventional electric cooker

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Electric motor 3 Current supply mechanism 4 Cup for cooking 5 Cutter 6 Bottom convex part 7 Main body side connector (connector)
8 Cup side connector (connector)
9, 17 Main body projection 10 Cup detection pin 11 Cutter base 15, 18, 20, 22 Rotating body 15a, 18a, 20a, 22a Rotating body shaft 15b, 18b, 20b, 22b Cutter base end 15c, 18c, 20c 22c Main body projection side end 19 Rotating body inclined surface 20d Detection pin end 24 Cutter stand inclined surface

Claims (6)

A main body with a built-in electric motor, a cooking cup detachably mounted on the main body, and a main body protrusion provided to protrude from at least a part of the portion of the main body on which the cooking cup is mounted; A cutter base that is detachably attached to the cooking cup, a cutter that is rotatably provided on the cutter base, a connector that transmits power to the cutter from the electric motor, and a cutter base that is provided on the cooking cup. A rotating body that rotates or rotates in conjunction with the operation of attaching the cooking cup to the cooking cup, and the cooking cup is placed on the main body with the cutter base removed from the cooking cup The electric cooker, wherein one end of the rotating body is in a position where it interferes with the main body protrusion. The electric cooker according to claim 1, wherein the main body protrusion is formed by a substantially annular rib that guides the cooking cup when the cooking cup is placed on the main body. A rotating body is provided on the cooking cup so as to be rotatable up and down, and when the cooking cup without a cutter base is mounted on the main body, the rotating center of the rotating body and the main body protrusion of the rotating body The main body protrusion side end portion that interferes with the main body protrusion portion and the main body protrusion portion are configured to be aligned in a straight line in the same direction as the direction in which the cooking cup is placed on the main body. Electric cooker. The electric cooker according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rotating body is configured to rotate in a substantially horizontal direction with respect to the main body. The electric cooker according to claim 4, wherein an inclined surface is provided on at least one of an end of the rotating body on the cutter table side or a surface of the cutter table that contacts the rotating body. The main body is provided with a cup detection pin for detecting that the cooking cup is placed, and an energization mechanism for energizing the electric motor only when the cup detection pin is pushed in, and the cooking cup with a cutter table is attached to the main body. The electric cooker of any one of Claims 1-5 which provided the edge part for detection pins which push in the said cup detection pin when it mounts in a rotary body.

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