KR101320088B1 - Vegetable cutter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device for cutting vegetables is provided to increase the durability of a blade by preventing a large amount of vegetables from being inputted and the overloading to a motor. CONSTITUTION: A device for cutting vegetables comprises a case, a motor, a blade, and a cover (7). The cover includes a plunger (15) in which is connected to the cover and protruding to the case. The case comprises a first rotary member (17), a second rotary member (19), and a switch (21). The first rotary member is rotated by the plunger. The second rotary member is rotated by the first rotary member. The second rotary member is fixed at the switch. The switch is turned on/off by the second rotary member and transmits a detected signal to a control unit.

Description

Vegetable cutter {Vegetable cutter}

The present invention can be used in a restaurant that cooks a large amount of food, and can be used to cut vegetables such as carrots or radish to various sizes, or to dicing, threading, slicing, slicing, etc. It relates to a vegetable cutter that can be.

In general, a vegetable cutter is used to cut vegetables as a variety of sizes and shapes. The vegetable cutter includes a case, a cover for sealing the case, a blade rotated by a driving source, and the like.

In a conventional vegetable cutter, a proximity sensor is attached to a cover or a case. When the cover is coupled to the case, the proximity sensor may detect the position of the cover and transmit the detected signal to the controller in a state capable of driving the motor. The vegetable cutter can cut the vegetables into various shapes and sizes by the blade which is rotated by driving the motor by inserting the operation switch after closing the cover and operating the motor.

When the cover is opened from the case, the proximity sensor senses that the cover is opened and transmits the signal to the controller, thereby controlling the controller to stop the rotation of the motor. When the motor is stopped, the blade that is rotated by the motor is also stopped so that the user can change the blade or clean the inside of the case.

However, when the proximity sensor provided on the cover or case comes into contact with a metal zipper or other metal jewelry attached to the user's clothes, the motor may be driven by recognizing that the cover is coupled to the case even when the cover is open. have.

Therefore, the vegetable cutter provided with the proximity sensor has a problem that a safety accident may occur due to a malfunction when the cover is opened.

In addition, the conventional vegetable cutter has a problem that the frequent overload of the motor may occur when the excessive amount of vegetables are put at one time, and the blade is damaged and the durability is inferior.

In addition, there is a problem that the quality of the cutting is reduced in an irregular shape while the vegetable is moved with the blade around the rotation axis in the process of cutting the vegetable is put in the conventional vegetable cutter.

Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to increase the processing capacity of the existing device and to have a modern molding beauty in appearance and at the same time attached to the user's clothes even in the open state The present invention provides a vegetable cutter that prevents safety accidents and increases safety by blocking the operation of a motor by a sensor operated by a metallic zipper or metallic jewelry.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a vegetable cutter for convenience in use by maintaining a stable posture while allowing the cover to be opened or closed in a case by a simple operation in one-touch manner when the cover is opened or closed in the case. .

In addition, the present invention is to provide a vegetable cutter that can be prevented from overloading the motor by temporarily preventing the input of a large amount of vegetables to increase the durability of the blade.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a vegetable cutter for cutting vegetables, such as radishes and carrots in the desired shape to improve the quality.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention as described above, the present invention provides a case provided with a space therein, a motor accommodated in the inside of the case, a blade accommodated in the case and rotated by the motor, hinged to the case And a main inlet for injecting vegetables and including a cover for opening or closing the inner space of the case,

The cover is provided with a plunger coupled to the cover and protruding toward the case, and the case includes a first rotating member rotating by the plunger, a second rotating member rotating by the first rotating member, and the second rotation. The member is fixed and provided with a vegetable cutter provided with a switch for on and off operation by the second rotating member and for transmitting a detected signal to the control unit.

Preferably, the case is provided with a through hole through which the tip portion of the plunger can enter the case.

Preferably, the first rotating member is hinged to the inside of the case and is elastically supported by a return spring that returns the first rotating member to its original position when the pressing force of the plunger is released.

The first rotating member may be a rotary roller is coupled to the front end portion in contact with the second rotating member.

The cover is preferably provided with an auxiliary cover assembly for opening or closing the main inlet.

The case is preferably an upper surface of the inclined surface.

A locking member is coupled to the cover, and the locking member includes a body having one end hinged to the cover, a locking portion extending from the body and provided with a locking groove, wherein the locking groove is fitted to a locking bar provided in the case. It is desirable to be.

Preferably, the locking bar has a rod-shaped bar having a circular cross section in a horizontal direction.

The locking portion is made of an elastic body of a synthetic resin material, the locking groove is preferably made of a semi-circular groove on the side of the locking portion.

One side of the main inlet is provided with a guide member for closing a portion of the main inlet, the cover is provided with an auxiliary cover assembly for opening or closing the main inlet,

The auxiliary cover assembly may include a rotary member hinged to the cover, an extension member coupled to the bottom of the rotary member in a vertical direction, and a pressing plate coupled to the extension member.

The guide member has an arc portion disposed along the shape of the main inlet, a motor shaft cover portion extending from the arc portion to cover the shaft of the motor, the first groove portion provided on both sides of the motor shaft cover portion and forming a groove shape; A second groove,

The pressing plate may be disposed to correspond to the shape of the guide member, and may be disposed on both sides of the third groove portion corresponding to the motor shaft covering portion and the third groove portion and respectively correspond to the first groove portion and the second groove portion. And a second protrusion.

The rotating member and the pressing plate is preferably provided with an auxiliary inlet penetrating from the outside to the portion with the blade.

The present invention provides a structure in which the plunger provided in the cover is inserted into the case to move the first rotating member, and the second rotating member is moved by the first rotating member to operate the switch in an on or off state. Metal zippers on the clothes or metal jewelry prevent the switch from malfunctioning, preventing the motor from malfunctioning when the cover is open. Therefore, the present invention can prevent a safety accident by preventing a malfunction in which the blade rotates in the process of cleaning or repairing the inside of the vegetable cutter has the effect of increasing safety.

In particular, the present invention provides a structure in which the motor can rotate only when the cover is in contact with the case, satisfies the safety regulations of the product and can improve the merchandise.

In addition, the present invention can be easily combined or open the cover and the case in a one-touch manner using a locking member of a simple structure has an effect that is convenient to use.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of preventing the overloading of the motor and preventing damage to the blade by preventing the vegetable from being in close contact with the entire surface of the blade at the same time even when the vegetable is excessively added to improve the durability.

In addition, the present invention prevents the vegetables introduced into the vegetable cutter to rotate with the blade by the guide member and at the same time to prevent the shaking of the blade has the effect of cutting the vegetables into a shape to improve the marketability.

1 is a view for explaining the overall configuration of the vegetable cutter in order to explain the embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a plan view of Fig.
3 is a configuration diagram showing a structure in which a switch can operate to explain an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a connection relationship between a switch, a controller, and a motor in order to explain an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing the structure of the locking member to explain an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view for explaining another example of an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a plan view illustrating the guide member and the auxiliary cover assembly of the vegetable cutter to explain an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view illustrating a state in which the auxiliary cover assembly is operated to explain an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and the same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the specification.

1 and 2 are a perspective view for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, showing a vegetable cutter.

The vegetable cutter of the embodiment of the present invention includes a case 1, a motor 3, a blade 5, a lid 7, and a safety switch means 9.

The case 1 forms an exterior and is provided with a space therein. The case 1 is provided with the motor 3 inside, and the blade 5 (refer FIG. 1) which rotates by this motor 3 is provided.

Case 1 is preferably made of a top surface inclined downward when viewed from the user side. The structure of the case 1 has the advantage of easy operation and convenient use when cleaning the inside of the water.

The motor 3 may be installed inside the case 1 and electrically connected to the controller 10 (shown in FIG. 4) to be controlled by the controller 10.

The blade 5 may be coupled to the shaft of the motor 3 to rotate. The blade 5 is formed in a substantially disk shape, and may be made of various structures that can cut vegetables such as carrots or radishes into various sizes, or perform dicing, threading, and gating. . And the blade 5 can be used in combination with the shaft of the motor (3) appropriate to the purpose and can be replaced as needed. The blade 5 is disposed in the inner space of the case 1.

The cover 7 may be hinged to the case 1 to open or close the internal space of the case 1. The cover 7 may be engaged by a hinge coupler 29 provided on the upper left side of the case 1 (see FIG. 2). The coupling structure of the cover 7 is to consider the convenience so that the user can easily open and close the cover (7).

The lid 7 is provided with a main inlet 7a (shown in FIG. 1) through which vegetables can be introduced into the case 1. The lid 7 is also provided with an auxiliary lid assembly 11 for opening or closing the main inlet 7a (shown in FIGS. 1, 7 and 8).

On the other hand, one inner side of the main inlet 7a is provided with a guide member 31 (shown in FIG. 7) for closing part of the main inlet 7a.

The guide member 31 closes a part of the main inlet 7a to prevent the introduction of too many vegetables at once. That is, the amount of the vegetable is introduced by the guide member 31 is limited, which is the motor to rotate the blade (5) and the blade (5) at the same time the vegetable is in close contact with the entire area (planar basis) of the blade (5) The load can be prevented.

The guide member 31 extends from the arc part 31a and the arc part 31a which are arranged along the shape of the main inlet 7a to cover the motor shaft 33 (shown in FIGS. 1 and 7). It includes a shielding portion 31b and a first groove portion 31c and a second groove portion 31d provided at both sides with respect to the motor shaft shielding portion 31b and forming a groove shape.

The arc portion 31a may be formed in a semicircular shape that is the same shape as the shape of the inner surface of the main inlet 7a. And the motor shaft covering portion 31a is arranged to be spaced apart from the upper portion of the motor shaft 33, and extended to a position covering the upper upper portion of the motor shaft 33 when viewing the plan view (see Fig. 7) do.

The first groove portion 31c and the second groove portion 31d extend from the motor shaft covering portion 31a to the end of the arc portion 31a and form a semi-circular groove when viewed from the arc portion 31a side.

Such a guide member 31 can prevent a large amount of vegetables are put at a time, the vegetables are in contact with the entire area of the blade 5 at the same time, the load is applied to the blade 5 and the motor for rotating it.

In particular, the motor shaft cover 31a serves to prevent the vegetables introduced into the main inlet 7a from rotating along with the rotational direction of the blade 5.

This embodiment of the present invention can prevent the vegetables to be atypical and non-uniformly cut while rotating with the blade 5 about the motor shaft (33).

In addition, the auxiliary cover assembly 11 described above includes a rotating member 35 hinged to the cover 7, an extension member 37 coupled to the lower end of the rotating member 35 in a vertical direction, and an extension member 37. And a pressing plate 39 to be engaged.

The rotating member 35 is hinged to one end of the cover 7, the handle 35a is provided on the opposite side of the hinged portion can be moved by the user in the up and down direction (Fig. 7 and 8).

The extending member 37 extends downward from the rotating member 35 and functions to push vegetables to the vicinity of the blade 5.

And the press plate 39 is a part which presses vegetables directly to the blade 5 side.

The pressing plate 39 is disposed to correspond to the shape (plane reference) of the guide member 31 and includes a third groove 39a corresponding to the motor shaft cover 31b.

The pressing plate 39 is disposed at both sides of the third groove 39a and corresponds to the first protrusion 39b and the second protrusion respectively corresponding to the first groove 31c and the second groove 31d of the guide member 31. (39c).

On the other hand, the above-described rotary member 35 and the pressing plate 39 is provided with an auxiliary inlet (35b) penetrating in the up and down directions.

That is, the auxiliary inlet (35b) is penetrated from the outside to the portion with the blade and is used to inject a small amount of vegetables separately from the main inlet (7a), and in some cases by using a rod (41, shown in Figure 1) It can be used to press the input vegetables.

On the other hand, the cover 7 is provided with an operation switch 13. The operation switch 13 may be connected to the control unit 10 to operate the motor 3 by adjusting the rotational speed of the motor 3.

The vegetable cutter of the embodiment of the present invention is provided with a safety switch means 9.

As shown in FIG. 3, the safety switch means 9 comprises a plunger 15, a first rotating member 17, a second rotating member 19, a switch 21, and a return spring 23. can do.

The plunger 15 is preferably coupled to the cover 7 and arranged in a shape in which a part protrudes toward the case 1 side.

The case 1 is provided with a through hole 1a (shown in FIG. 2) through which the plunger 15 can pass and be inserted into the case 1.

The first rotating member 17 is hinged to a central portion inside the case 1 to rotate a predetermined section. And the front end portion of the plunger 15 described above one side upper end of the first rotating member 17 can be pressed. The first rotating member 17 may be elastically supported by the case 1 and the return spring 23. The return spring 23 serves to move the first rotary member 17 to its original position when the pressure of the plunger 15 is released after the first rotary member 17 is pressed by the plunger 15. do. This return spring 23 is preferably made of a torsion spring.

The second rotating member 19 is disposed in a position capable of being in close contact with the leading end of the first rotating member 17 to rotate. The second rotating member 19 may be made of an elastic body made of metal. The second rotating member 19 may be fixedly coupled to a switch 21 such as a micro switch. The second rotating member 19 is in close contact with the distal end of the first rotating member 17 and can move upward (shown in FIG. 3).

The switch 21 may serve as an on and off switch by the second rotating member 19. That is, when the second rotary member 19 is moved upward, the contactor 21a provided to the switch 21 may be pressed by the second rotary member 19 to perform a switch function.

The switch 21 may be connected to the control unit 10 to transmit a signal to the control unit 10. In addition, the controller 10 may control the motor 3 to a driving state or a non-driving state according to the signal of the switch 21.

On the other hand, as another example of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 6, the rotary roller 25 may be installed at the front end of the first rotating member 17.

The rotary roller 25 is coupled to the front end of the first rotary member 17, the rotary roller 25 may be in contact with the second rotary member 19 to press the second rotary member 19.

The rotary roller 25 has a rolling contact between the tip of the first rotating member 17 and the second rotating member 19 without frictional contact, thereby abrasion of the first rotating member 17 and the second rotating member 19. It serves to prevent. Of course, the rotary roller 25 may be smoothly transmitted to the second rotating member 19, the rotational force of the first rotating member 17 can play a role in the stability of the operation.

On the other hand, the cover member 7 is provided with a locking member 27. The locking member 27 is rotatably installed on the cover 7. The locking member 27 includes a body 27a and a locking portion 27b.

Referring to Figure 5, the body 27a is made of a plate shape and one side is hinged to the cover (7). And the locking portion 27b extends downward from one surface of the body 27a. And the locking portion (27b) is the tip end is relatively pointed shape is provided with a locking groove (27c) on the side. The locking member 27 is preferably made of a synthetic resin excellent in elasticity.

The locking groove 27c may be fitted to the locking bar 1b (see FIGS. 2 and 5) provided in the case 1. A round portion 27d may be provided between the locking groove 27c and the front end of the locking bar 1b to be smoothly fitted to the locking bar 1b.

The locking groove 27c is preferably made of a semicircular groove on the side of the locking portion 27b.

In the locking bar 1b, a bar-shaped bar having a circular cross section may be disposed in the horizontal direction in the case 1.

Referring to the operation of the embodiment of the present invention made as described above are as follows.

First, when the user grabs and lifts the locking member 27 by hand, the cover 7 is rotated and opened around the hinge-coupled portion. In this case, the locking groove 27c of the locking member 27 may be separated from the locking bar 1b of the case 1 to open the cover 7.

When the user opens the lid 7, the plunger 15 releases the pressurized state of the first rotating member 17. The first rotating member 17 is then returned by the return spring 23 and the second rotating member 19 is also separated from the contactor 21a of the switch 21. The switch 21 transmits a state in which the switch does not operate to the controller 10.

Then, the controller 10 controls the motor 3 in a non-operating state.

In this state, there is no fear that the switch 21 is operated by the metallic zipper or the metallic ornaments attached to the user's clothes. In addition, the user can freely clean the water inside the case 1.

When the user grips the locking member 27 by hand and closes the cover 7 to the case 1, the locking groove 27c of the locking member 27 contacts the locking bar 1b with the round portion 27c. The locking groove 27c and the locking bar 1b are fitted by the elastic force of the elastic locking portion 27b.

At this time, the plunger 15 presses one side of the first rotating member 17 and the first rotating member 17 rotates around a center portion which is hinged. As the first rotating member 17 rotates, the second rotating member 19 is pushed up (see FIG. 3).

Then, since the second rotating member 19 is an elastic body, the second rotating member 19 presses the contactor 21a of the switch 21. The switch 21 transmits the signal to the controller 10. And the control unit 10 controls the motor 3 in a control state.

The user can control the rotation speed of the motor 3 to a desired state by operating the operation switch 13. And the user can put a vegetable such as radish or carrots into the main inlet (7a) can be cut in large quantities in the desired shape and size.

This embodiment of the present invention can prevent the safety accident by preventing the malfunction of the blade rotates in the process of cleaning or repairing the inside of the vegetable cutter can increase the safety.

In addition, the embodiment of the present invention provides a structure in which the motor 3 can rotate only when the cover 7 is closed to the case, thereby satisfying the safety regulations of the product and improving the merchandise.

And the embodiment of the present invention is easy to use the cover 7 and the case 1 can be easily combined or open in a one-touch manner.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, And it goes without saying that the invention belongs to the scope of the invention.

1.case, 1a. Through-hole, 1b. Jam Bar,
3. motor, 5. blade,
7. Cover, 7a. Main inlet, 9. safety switch means,
10. Controls, 11. Auxiliary cover assembly,
13. Operation switch, 15. Plunger,
17. First rotating member, 19. Second rotating member,
21. Switch, 21a. Contactor, 23. return spring.
25. rotary roller,
27. Locking member, 27a. Body, 27b. Catch, 27c. Locking groove, 27d. Round Part,
29. hinge couplings,
31. Guide member, 31a. Arc, 31b. Motor Shaft Cover, 31c. First groove 31d. Second groove 31e. Auxiliary slot,
33. motor shaft,
35. Rotating member, 35a. Handle, 35b. Auxiliary entrance,
37. Extension member,
39. Press plate, 39a. Third groove 39b. First protrusion, 39c. Second projection,
41.Bong

Claims (12)

Case with space provided,
A motor housed in the case,
The blade is accommodated in the case and rotated by the motor,
It is hinged to the case is provided with a main inlet for introducing vegetables and includes a cover for opening or closing the inner space of the case,
On the cover
A plunger coupled to the lid and protruding toward the case is provided,
In the case
A first rotating member rotating by the plunger,
A second rotating member rotating by the first rotating member,
The vegetable cutter is fixed to the second rotary member is provided, the switch to the on-off operation by the second rotary member and to transmit a detected signal to the control unit. The method according to claim 1,
In the case
And a through hole through which the leading end of the plunger can enter the case. The method according to claim 1,
The first rotating member is
The vegetable cutter is hinged in the case and is elastically supported by a return spring for returning the first rotating member to its original position when the pressing force of the plunger is released. The method according to claim 1,
The first rotating member is
Vegetable cutting machine to which the rotary roller is coupled to the front end side in contact with the second rotating member. The method according to claim 1,
On the cover
A vegetable cutter provided with an auxiliary lid assembly for opening or closing the main inlet. The method according to claim 1,
The case
A vegetable cutter with an inclined top surface. The method according to claim 1,
On the cover
The locking member is coupled,
The locking member
A body hinged to one end of the cover,
A locking portion extending from the body and provided with a locking groove;
The locking groove is a vegetable cutter that is fitted to the engaging bar provided in the case. The method of claim 7,
The hook bar is
A vegetable cutter in which a bar-shaped bar having a circular cross section is arranged in the horizontal direction in the case. The method of claim 7,
The catch
It is made of elastic material of synthetic resin material,
The locking groove
Vegetable cutter consisting of a semi-circular groove on the side of the locking portion. The method according to claim 1,
One side of the main inlet is provided with a guide member for closing a portion of the main inlet,
On the cover
An auxiliary cover assembly is provided for opening or closing the main inlet.
The secondary cover assembly
Rotating member hinged to the cover,
Extension member coupled to the lower end of the rotating member in a vertical direction,
Press plate coupled to the extension member
Vegetable cutter comprising a. The method of claim 10,
The guide member
Arc portion disposed along the shape of the main inlet,
A motor shaft covering portion extending from the arc portion and covering the shaft of the motor,
A first groove part and a second groove part provided on both sides of the motor shaft covering part and forming a groove shape;
The pressing plate is
A third groove portion corresponding to the shape of the guide member and corresponding to the motor shaft covering portion;
Vegetable cutters disposed on both sides of the third groove portion and including a first protrusion and a second protrusion corresponding to the first groove portion and the second groove portion, respectively. The method of claim 10,
The rotating member and the pressing plate
Vegetable cutters with auxiliary slots that penetrate from the outside to the bladed area.

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