JPS5926937Y2 - food processor - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a food processor for shredding fruits, vegetables, etc.

In order to shred fruits, etc. and separate them into squeezing waste and liquid, a mortar-shaped centrifugal separation cage should be connected to the cutter shaft and rotatably installed in the container, and a scum surrounding the centrifugal separation cage should be installed. There is a specialized juicer of the type in which the receiver is housed in a container and a lid is attached to the container, which has a material input tube that approaches the scraping cutter at the bottom of the centrifuge basket.

On the other hand, there are food processors that selectively attach multiple types of special cutting cutters, such as chopping cutters, slicing cutters, and scraping cutters, to a cutter shaft that protrudes from the bottom of the container, and shred ingredients according to your preference. Exists.

The container in this food processor is closed with a lid that has a material input port, but when a slice cutter is used, the slice cutter rotates within the upper horizontal plane near the opening surface of the container, so the lid in the food processor It is inconvenient to have the material inlet protrude deeply into the interior of the container.

Therefore, in order to use the food processor for even more purposes, there is an idea to add something similar to the centrifugal separation basket of a dedicated juicer, but in this case, the cutter of the centrifugal separation basket and the material input port should be connected. If the gap is too large, the material will not be cut, liquid separation will not be possible, and the centrifuge cage itself will be damaged. Therefore, it is necessary to provide another lid with a material inlet that reaches the cutter at the bottom of the centrifuge cage. First, it is not possible to attach two lids to the container during storage, and the lid not only has a large outer diameter but also is bulky and difficult to handle due to the formation of the material input opening.

Moreover, in the case of a food processor, the rotation of the cutter shaft is slow, and when a piston presses the material from the material input port of the lid onto a part of the outer periphery of the cutter of the centrifugal separation basket, the centrifugal separation basket tilts and rotatability is impaired.

This idea was created in view of the above points, and the purpose is to create a food processor that can also be used as a juicer, in which case the same lid can be shared, eliminating the inconvenience of storage. It is.

In other words, this idea sets a centrifugal separation cage and a cylindrical body facing each other inside the container, and scrapes the material input from the inlet of the lid through the cylindrical body and keeps it floating on the cutter. Eliminates the risk of cutting chunks damaging the centrifugal cage, and only the shredded material is released from the bottom end of the cylinder, separated into scraps and liquid by the centrifugal cage, and only the liquid is released from the centrifugal cage. The juice is stored in a container and can therefore be used as a juicer. In this case, one lid is shared, reducing the storage space and making handling convenient.

An embodiment of this invention will be described based on the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 designates a base, and a mounting plate 2 provided within the base 1 is connected to a motor 3 and a cutter shaft 5 held by a bearing 4 and projecting upward on one side of the base 1. A belt 8 is passed between the pulley 6 connected to the cutter shaft 5 and the pulley 1 connected to the cutter shaft 5.

Next, a container 9 is attached to the base 1. From the center of the bottom of the container 9, a cylinder 10 surrounding the cutter shaft 5 is inserted.
is standing upright, and a lid 11 is attached to the top of the container 9.

This lid 11 has an inlet 13 into which the piston 12 is inserted.
An actuating piece 15 is formed that protrudes from a part of the circumferential side and turns on the safety switch 14 provided in the base 1 at a position where the lid 11 is properly attached to the container 9.

The safety switch 14 is connected in series with a main switch (not shown) in a power supply circuit including the motor 3.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, a chopping cutter 1 is installed, which has a long sword-shaped cutting blade 17 parallel to the bottom of the container 9 fixed to a mounting portion 16 that surrounds the tube 10 and is connected to the cutter shaft 5.
8 is provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a slicing cutter 20 is provided at the upper end of the mounting portion 16 to which a plate having a cutting edge 19 close to the lower end of the input port 13 is fixed.

However, chopping cutter 18 and slicing cutter 2
Centrifugal separation basket 21 selectively stored in container 9 in the same manner as 0
and a cylindrical body 22 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the centrifugal separation cage 21 includes a mounting portion 23 that surrounds the cylinder 10 and is connected to the cutter shaft 5, a disk 24 connected to the outer circumference of the lower end of the mounting portion 23, and A separation wall 26 rising from the outer periphery of the disk 24 and having a large number of small holes 25 formed therein is integrally molded, and the disk 2
A scraping cutter 2T is fixed to the upper surface of the disc 24, and a donut-shaped weight 28 is fixed to the lower surface of the disc 24.

A stopper ring 29 is attached to the upper edge of the separation wall 26.

The cylinder body 22 has a cylindrical shape with upper and lower openings, and has a plurality of locking pieces 31 formed on its upper edge to engage with a plurality of locking pieces 30 formed on the lower surface of the lid 11. A portion thereof is formed in a shape that protrudes toward the outer periphery so that its peripheral edge coincides with a portion of the input port 13, and is notched low enough to protrude downward from the input port 13.

The diameter of the cylindrical body 22 is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the scraping cutter 27, but as shown in FIG. An expanded peripheral surface 33 extending further downward from the upper surface of the scraping cutter 27 is formed continuously from this expanded lower surface 32, and furthermore, an expanded peripheral surface 33 is formed on the outside of this expanded peripheral surface 33 in the outer peripheral direction Projection 3 that projects further downward from the lower end of 33
4 is formed.

Furthermore, a plurality of lips 35 are formed on the lower inner periphery of the cylindrical body 22 .

In such a configuration, the cutter shaft 5 is rotated by driving the motor 3.

As shown in Figure 1, a chopping cutter 18 is attached to the cutter shaft 5.
When the material is input from the input port 13, the container 9
The material is cut and shredded into flakes many times between the bottom of the cutter and the cutting blade IT.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, when a slicing cutter 20 is attached to the cutter shaft 5 and the material is inputted from the input port 13, the material is sliced and stored in the bottom of the container 9 one after another.

As shown in FIG. 3, by attaching the centrifugal separation basket 21 to the cutter shaft 5, attaching the cylindrical body 22 to the lower surface of the lid 11, and introducing the material from the input port 13, the material 36 is transferred to the cylindrical body 22. It is maintained in a state where it can freely move on the scraping cutter 27.

That is, the uncut mass does not directly collide with the separation wall 26.

This means that even if the separation wall 26 is thin, such as a net, it will not be easily damaged.

Therefore, only the shredded materials fly out from the gap at the lower end of the cylinder body 22 due to centrifugal force and adhere to the separation wall 26, leaving the waste 3T.
is collected inside, and the liquid jumps out from the small hole 25 and is stored in the container 9.

In this way, the material 36 is not locally pressed against the scraping cutter 27, and the material 36 is evenly scraped by the scraping cutter 21.
Since it is joined to the base, rotation is smooth and vibrations can be reduced.

Since the scraping cutter 21 is lower than the upper surface of the mounting portion 23 and the weight 28 is located below, the center of gravity is low and the rotational performance is further stabilized.

Further, the material moved outward due to centrifugal force interferes with the lip 35, and therefore moves vigorously on the scraping cutter 27, thereby shortening the shredding time.

As shown in FIG. 6, if the lower end of the cylindrical body 22 is lowered below the upper surface of the scraping cutter 27 to prevent uncut objects from flying out, the ejecting effect of the cut objects is rather impaired.

Conversely, as shown in FIG. 1, if the lower end of the cylindrical body 22 is scraped off and raised above the upper surface of the cutter 2T, the material 36 will fly out before being cut under the action of centrifugal force and will be mixed into the scraps 37.

However, as shown in FIG.
By forming the expanding peripheral surface 33, the material 36 moves toward the expanding lower surface 32 due to the action of centrifugal force, but is blocked by the expanding curved surface 33 and is completely cut at the portion where the peripheral speed is highest.

The shredded material is not only fine, but also liquid begins to come out, so it flows easily and flows outward from below the expanding curved surface 33.

Therefore, cutting efficiency is good.

If the amount of debris 37 adhering to the separation wall 26 increases, the passage under the expanded circumferential surface 33 will be blocked, but the debris 31 moving inward will be swept away by the protrusion 34 and driven back to the outside.

Therefore, the outflow of the shredded material is not obstructed.

Furthermore, since the scraping cutter 2T is much lower than the top surface of the mounting part 23, the material input space becomes wider, and the height of the separation wall 26 can be increased to increase the capacity for accommodating scraps 37. Can cook.

When not in use, the bulky centrifuge cage 21 and cylinder 22 can be stored in the container 9, as shown in FIG. Since the shredded material can be squeezed without the need for , the storage space is small and handling is easy.

Although the cylindrical body 22 is held by the lid 11, it may be held at the upper inner periphery of the container 9.

Further, the cylindrical body 22 may be polygonal.

Since this device is constructed as described above, the cylindrical body eliminates the risk of uncut lumps colliding with the centrifuge cage and damaging it, and the cylindrical body scrapes the material and maintains it in contact with the cutter. This makes it possible to use the juicer as a juicer that separates shredded material into waste and liquid without using a lid with a material inlet that protrudes deeply toward the bottom of the container. This has the advantage of reducing storage space and making handling easier by sharing the storage space.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of this invention, and Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional side view showing the chopping cutter in use.
The figure is a vertical side view of a portion showing how it is used with a slice cutter, Figure 3 is a side view with a side view of a part showing how it is used with a centrifugal separation cage, Figure 4 is a perspective view of the cylinder, and Figure 5 is a centrifuge. Vertical side view with a partially enlarged view showing how the separation basket is used.
6 and 1 are partially enlarged longitudinal sectional side views showing other examples for comparison with FIG. 5. 1...Base, 3...Motor, 5...
... Cutter shaft, 9 ... Container, 11 ...
... Lid, 13 ... Inlet, 18 ... Chopping cutter (cutter exclusively for cutting), 20 ...
・Slice cutter (dedicated cutter for cutting), 21...
・Centrifugal separation cage, 22... Cylindrical body, 23...
・Mounting part, 27...Slip-off cutter.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A container with an opening at the top for selectively storing a plurality of cutting-specific cutters such as a chopping cutter and a slicing cutter while being connected to a vertical cutter shaft connected to the motor is removably connected to a base containing a built-in motor; A lid for opening and closing the container is provided, having an input port for introducing materials into the container, and a mounting portion connected to the cutter shaft is formed at the center, a scraping cutter is formed at the bottom, and a lid is provided for opening and closing the container. A centrifugal separation cage with an upper opening is provided which is removably stored, and upper and lower openings with a height extending from the lower end approaching the outer peripheral edge of the scraping cutter to the upper part of the container are provided. 1. A food processor, characterized in that it is provided with a cylindrical body shaped into a shape and selectively mounted within the container.