JPS5926939Y2 - food processor - Google Patents

Description

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

A device for shredding fruits, etc. and separating them into squeezed dregs and liquid is a container with a mortar-shaped centrifugal separation basket connected to a cutter shaft so as to be rotatable, and a scum surrounding the centrifugal separation basket. There is a specialized juicer of the type in which a receiver houses 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 cutting-specific 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 distance between the cutter of the centrifugal separation basket and the material input port is If it is too wide, the material will not be cut, liquid separation will not be possible, and the centrifugal cage itself will be damaged. Therefore, another lid must be provided with a material input port that reaches the cutter at the bottom of the centrifugal cage. When storing the container, two lids cannot be attached to the container, and the lid not only has a large outer diameter but also has a bulky material input opening, making it difficult to handle.

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 made in consideration of the above points, and it can also be used as a juicer, in which case the same lid can be shared, eliminating the inconvenience during storage, and also preventing clogging of the separation wall. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a food processor that can efficiently separate liquid and waste from shredded food and that can be easily cleaned afterwards.

In other words, this idea! , a centrifugal separation cage and a cylindrical body facing each other are set inside the container, and the material input from the input port of the lid is scraped by the cylindrical body and kept floating on the cutter, and the uncut mass is centrifuged. Eliminating the fear of damaging the separation basket, only the shredded material is released from the bottom end of the cylinder, separated into waste and liquid by the centrifugal separation cage, and only the liquid is released from the centrifugation cage and stored in a container. In particular, by bending the filter into a waveform inside the separation wall, a space is created between the filter and the separation wall to prevent clogging of the small pores in the separation wall, and to expand the surface area of the filter. This prevents shredded material from adhering to the entire surface of the filter and causing clogging, and therefore allows for efficient separation of liquid and waste, making it easy to clean, and therefore can be used as a juicer. In this case, one lid is used in common to reduce the storage space and make handling convenient.

An embodiment of this invention will be explained 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 around the pulley 6 connected to the cutter shaft 5 and the pulley 7 connected to the cutter shaft 5.

Next, a container 9 is attached to the base 1.

A cylinder 10 surrounding the cutter shaft 5 is erected from the center of the bottom of the container 9, 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.

In addition, as shown in FIG.
A slicing cutter 20 having a fixed plate material having a cutting edge 19 close to the lower end of the cutter 3 is provided.

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 segment body 22 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the centrifugal separation cage 21 includes a mounting portion 23 that surrounds the tube 10 and is connected to the cutter shaft 5, a disk 24 that is connected to the outer periphery 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 27 is fixed to the upper surface of the disk 24, and a donut-shaped weight 28 is fixed to the lower surface of the disk 24.

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

A filter 30 whose mesh is denser than the aperture ratio of the small holes 25 of the separation wall 26 is held in the stopper ring 29 while being bent in a zigzag pattern in the radial direction.

Of course, it may be bent in a zigzag manner in the vertical direction.

The cylinder body 22 has a cylindrical shape with upper and lower openings, and has a plurality of locking pieces 32 formed on its upper edge to engage with a plurality of locking pieces 31 formed on the lower surface of the lid 11. A part of the edge is formed in a shape that protrudes toward the outer circumferential side so that the periphery coincides with a part of the input port 13, and is notched low enough to protrude downward from the input port 13.

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 many times between the bottom and the cutting blade 11 and shredded into flakes.

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.

Therefore, 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 33 is placed in the tube. The cutter 21 is maintained in a floating state by the body 22.

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 material 34 flies out from the gap at the lower end of the cylinder 22 due to centrifugal force and adheres to the separation wall 26, the scum accumulates inside, and the liquid flies out from the filter 30 and the small hole 25 and is stored in the container 9. .

When the filter 30 becomes stiff, a space 35 is formed between the filter 30 and the separation wall 26 by bending the filter 30, thereby preventing the small holes 25 from clogging.

The filter 30 also has a large surface area, and the inner surface is also formed with unevenness, so that the entire surface is not blocked by the shredded material 34.

Thereby, it is possible to efficiently separate the dregs and the liquid, and the separation wall 26 and filter 30 are not easily clogged and are easy to clean.

Furthermore, since the small holes 25 are not easily clogged, there is no need to enlarge them in advance, and the strength of the separation wall 26 will not be weakened.

When not in use, as shown in Figure 3, the bulky centrifugal separation cage 21
The cylinder body 22 can be stored in the container 9, and the shredded material can be squeezed without the need for another lid having a charging cylinder that protrudes deeply into the centrifugal cage 21.
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. By sharing the filter, the storage space can be reduced and the handling can be facilitated.In particular, by arranging the filter bent in a zigzag shape inside the separation wall, clogging of the filter and the separation wall can be prevented. It has effects such as efficient separation of waste and liquid, and easy cleaning afterwards.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of this invention, and Fig. 1 is a vertical 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 of a part where it is used with a centrifugal separation basket, Figure 4 is a perspective view of the cylinder, and Figure 5 is a filter. FIG. 3 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a portion of the body showing a bent state. 1...Base, 3...Motor, 5...
... Cutter shaft, 9 ... Container, 11 ...
... Lid, 13 ... Inlet, 18 ... Chopping cutter, 20 ... Slice cutter,
21... Centrifugal separation cage, 22... Cylindrical body,
23...Mounting part, 25...Small hole, 26
...Separation wall, 27..Slip cutter, 30..Filter.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A container that is detachably held in a base with a built-in motor and with a canter shaft connected to the motor vertically protruding from the bottom, and an opening at the top of the container having an input port for introducing materials into the container. An annular separation cutter having a lid that opens and closes and has a large number of small holes formed therein, and is separate from a cutting-only cutter such as a chopping cutter or a slicing cutter, which is attached to the cutter shaft and selectively stored in the container. A centrifugal separation cage having a wall, a scraping cutter located at the bottom thereof, and a mounting portion attached to the cutter shaft is provided, and the density of the mesh is set on the inside of the separation wall of the centrifugal separation cage based on the aperture ratio of the aforementioned pallet holes. a filter is provided bent in a wave shape, and is selectively stored in the container together with the centrifugal separation cage in a state where the filter is opposed to each other with a predetermined space inside the filter and the lower end approaches the outer periphery of the drop cutter. A food processor characterized by having a cylindrical body.