KR20130101302A

KR20130101302A - Auto-agitate apparatus

Info

Publication number: KR20130101302A
Application number: KR1020120022334A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이기춘
Original assignee: 이기춘
Priority date: 2012-03-05
Filing date: 2012-03-05
Publication date: 2013-09-13

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic stirring device capable of automatically stirring the workpiece. Automatic stirring device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a drive unit including a main body seated on the upper portion of the container in which the workpiece is accommodated, a drive shaft protruding to the lower portion of the main body and a motor for rotating the drive shaft, detachable to the drive shaft And a stirring blade coupled to agitate the workpiece contained in the container, a battery accommodated in the main body to supply power to the driving unit, and a control module to control the driving unit. Therefore, it is possible to use the battery in a place where no external power source is installed, and the stirring can be easily performed according to the type of workpiece.

Description

Automatic stirring device {auto-agitate apparatus}

The present invention relates to an automatic stirring device capable of automatically stirring the workpiece.

In general, when cooking or heating food or chemicals such as porridge or sesame, it is necessary to carry out continuous stirring to prevent food or chemicals from sticking or burning in the heating vessel.

When performing such agitation for a long time, the body is accompanied with a pain because it occurs in the body, there was a problem that can not perform other tasks while performing the stirring.

In order to improve the above problems, there has been disclosed a "automatic stirring vessel" of Korean Patent No. 10-1033706.

A conventional automatic stirring vessel includes a main body for storing food ingredients; A lid coupled to the top of the body; A thermoelectric module installed on the main body or the lid; A motor mounted under the lid and in electrical communication with the thermoelectric module; It is configured to include a stirring means connected to the motor is accommodated in the main body and rotated.

The conventional automatic stirring vessel having the above-described configuration drives a motor by connecting an external power source, and the stirring means is rotated by the driven motor to agitate the food material contained in the main body so that the stirring food is burned or pressed. Could prevent.

However, since the conventional automatic stirring vessel uses external power, it can be used only at the place where the outlet is installed, and there is a restriction in the place of use, and the wire is connected to the outlet and the electric wire to supply power. There was a problem that melted fire and short circuit.

In addition, there is a problem that the lid is separated from the main body due to steam generated from the food when the lid is coupled to the main body and difficult to stir.

In addition, when the stirring means is coupled to the lid to add food, there was a problem in that the stirring to stop and add.

In addition, agitation can be efficiently performed by using a suitable stirring means according to food, but there is a problem that agitation can not be efficiently performed because replacement of the stirring means is impossible.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems as described above, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to prevent an accident such as a fire or short circuit due to the exposure of the wire is connected to the external outlet is built in the power source. Not only that, but also to provide an automatic stirring device that can be used anywhere.

In addition, the lid can be prevented from being separated from the main body by steam generated when the workpiece is heated, the workpiece can be added even during stirring, and the stirring means can be replaced so that the stirring means is suitable for the type of workpiece. It is to provide an automatic stirring device that can be used.

Automatic stirring device according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is a drive unit including a main body seated on the upper portion of the container in which the workpiece is accommodated, a drive shaft protruding to the lower portion of the main body and a motor for rotating the drive shaft And a stirring blade detachably coupled to the drive shaft to stir the workpiece accommodated in the container, a battery accommodated in the main body to supply power to the drive unit, and a control module to control the drive unit.

Any one or both of the stirring blade and the drive shaft may be provided with a magnet to be detachably coupled to each other by the magnetic force of the magnet.

The main body may include a wing separator for separating the stirring blade detachably coupled to the drive shaft from the drive shaft.

The wing separating portion is a pressing portion protruding to the outside of the main body, the pressing portion is located on top of the stirring blade to press the upper portion of the stirring blade when pressing the pressing portion to separate the stirring blade from the drive shaft, the pressing portion And a connecting part connecting the pressing part, and an elastic member to elastically support the pressing part in the main body.

The main body may include an inlet through which the workpiece is inserted into the container through the main body.

The inlet may be provided with an opening and closing lid for opening or closing the inlet.

The main body may include a steam outlet through the main body to discharge the steam generated in the container to the outside.

The main body may include a charging module for charging the battery by receiving power from the outside.

The control module may include a speed control unit for adjusting the rotational speed of the motor, and a timer unit for setting a time for the driving unit to operate for a predetermined time.

The control module may include a memory unit configured to store information for controlling the driving unit according to a type of the workpiece, and to control the driving unit based on the stored information.

The control module may include a display that displays status information of the control module.

The stirring blade may include a stirring shaft having a shaft insertion groove into which the drive shaft is inserted, and a plurality of vanes protruding out of the stirring shaft to stir the workpiece.

The vane may include a horizontal portion protruding outwardly from the stirring shaft, and an inclined portion connected to be inclined from the end of the horizontal portion to the upper portion of the stirring shaft.

According to the present invention, a battery for supplying power is built in and can be used regardless of a place, and wires connected to the outside can be omitted to prevent fire and short circuit accidents caused by exposure of the wires.

In addition, the steam outlet is formed in the main body seated in the container can be prevented from leaving the main body due to the pressure of the steam.

In addition, an inlet for injecting the workpiece is formed to perform the stirring while simultaneously injecting the workpiece.

In addition, the wing separation unit can be easily performed to replace the stirring blade, by replacing the appropriate stirring blade according to the workpiece, it is possible to perform the stirring efficiently.

In addition, the control module is provided with a memory unit can perform agitation according to the type of the workpiece without the user's operation.

1 is a perspective view showing an automatic stirring device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view from the bottom of the automatic stirring device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a plan view showing an automatic stirring device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3.
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 3.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the stirring blade is separated from FIG. 6.
8 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a control module constituting the automatic stirring device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Automatic stirring device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a container (not shown).

The vessel can accommodate the workpiece to be stirred and can be formed in the shape of a vessel with an open top.

On the other hand, the container may be formed of a glass or metal material that is not easily melted when heated by the heating mechanism, the container is smaller than the circumference of the main body 130 so that the main body 130 to be described below can be seated on the open top It may be formed to have a circumference.

Herein, the workpiece may be a food material, a chemical material, or the like including food.

As shown in Figure 1 to 4, the automatic stirring device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a main body 130.

The body 130 may be seated in an open portion of the upper portion of the container. Meanwhile, the body 130 may include a bottom plate 110 and a housing 120 that seals an upper portion of the bottom plate 110.

The bottom plate 110 may be formed to have a larger circumference than the circumference of the container, the bottom plate 110 is preferably formed of a metal that is not easily dissolved in the fire, the bottom plate 110 is to be formed in a circular Can be.

In addition, a mounting space 115 may be formed between the housing 120 and the bottom plate 110, and the housing 120 may include a handle 135 to easily carry the automatic stirring device 100. The handle 135 may be formed in the receiving space 136 of the hollow form.

On the other hand, the body 130 may include an inlet 133. The inlet 133 may inject the workpiece through the housing 120 and the bottom plate 110 into the inside of the container located below the main body 130 (see FIG. 5).

At this time, the inlet 133 is the bottom plate 110 around the inlet 133 is formed in the housing 120 so that the workpiece does not flow into the mounting space 115 formed between the housing 120 and the bottom plate 110. It can be formed to be surrounded by a side wall extending to).

In addition, the inlet 133 may include an opening and closing lid 160. The opening and closing lid 160 may open or close the inlet 133. On the other hand, the opening and closing lid 160 may be formed in a plate shape, the opening and closing lid 160 may be provided with a handle 163 to easily open or close the inlet 133, the blood being heated in the container A plurality of steam holes 161 through which the steam generated from the workpiece is discharged to the outside may be formed.

In addition, the opening and closing lid 160 is inserted into the inlet 133 in the lateral direction of the main body 130 to form a lid insertion groove 134 that can easily prevent the opening and closing lid 160 from the main body 130. Can be.

The main body 130 may include a steam outlet 131. The steam outlet 131 may discharge the steam to the outside during the heating of the workpiece contained in the container.

Meanwhile, the steam outlet 131 may be formed to penetrate the housing 120 and the bottom plate 110, and the steam outlet 131 may be a mounting space formed between the housing 120 and the bottom plate 110. It may be formed so as to be surrounded by a side wall extending from the periphery formed with the steam outlet 131 in the housing 120 to the bottom plate 110 so that steam does not flow into the (115).

6 and 7, the main body 130 may include a wing separator 150. The wing separation unit 150 can easily separate the stirring blade 170 detachably coupled to the drive shaft 143 of the drive unit 140 to be described below.

Meanwhile, the wing separator 150 may include a pressing part 151, a pressing part 155, and a connecting part 153. The pressing unit 151 may be provided in the form of protruding part of the upper portion of the main body 130, more specifically, the upper portion of the housing 120. In addition, the pressing unit 155 is formed in the shape of a plate, the lower portion of the main body 130 and more specifically, the driving shaft 143 which is located below the bottom plate 110 and protrudes to the bottom of the bottom plate 110 is the pressing unit 155. It may be installed to penetrate).

In addition, the connection unit 153 may connect the pressing unit 151 positioned on the upper portion of the main body 130 and the pressing unit 155 positioned on the lower portion of the main body 130 to each other.

And, the wing portion may include an elastic member 157. The elastic member 157 may elastically support the pressing portion 151 in the main body 130 so that the pressing portion 151 partially protrudes out of the housing 120.

When the wing separation unit 150 configured as described above presses the pressing part 151 protruding to the upper portion of the main body 130, the pressing part 151 and the pressing part 155 are connected to the connection part 153, so that the pressing part is pressed. 155 is also moved to the lower portion of the drive shaft 143, and when the pressing force is released, the pressing portion 151 is upward by the elastic force of the elastic member 157, the pressing portion 155 is also configured to move upward together.

The automatic stirring device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a driving unit 140. The drive unit 140 may be installed in the mounting space 115 of the main body 130 and more specifically the main body 130 may rotate the stirring blade 170 to be described later.

On the other hand, the driving unit 140 may include a motor 141 and the drive shaft 143, the drive shaft 143 is projected to the lower portion of the main body 130 more specifically the bottom plate 110 in the main body 130 It may be coupled to be rotatable, the drive shaft 143 may be rotated by the motor 141.

In this case, a known reducer 145 may be provided between the drive shaft 143 and the motor 141 to increase the rotational force or speed of the motor 141.

Automatic stirring device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a stirring blade 170. The stirring blade 170 may rotate by stirring the workpiece contained in the container.

On the other hand, the stirring blade 170 is coupled by the drive shaft 143 can be rotated by the drive unit 140, the stirring blade 170 comprises a stirring shaft 171 and vanes 173 (vane) Can be. The stirring shaft 171 may have a long length in the vertical direction of the driving shaft 143, and the shaft insertion groove 172 into which the driving shaft 143 is inserted in the vertical direction may be formed in the stirring shaft 171. Can be.

At this time, the drive shaft 143 may be formed in an angular shape, that is, three to eight octagonal pillar shape, the shaft insertion groove 172 is formed in a shape corresponding to the drive shaft 143 when the drive shaft 143 is rotated The stirring blade 170 coupled to the drive shaft 143 may be prevented from slipping.

In addition, the upper end of the drive shaft 143 may be formed with a pressurized protrusion protruding outward of the drive shaft 143 so that the pressing portion 155 of the wing separation unit 150 over the upper end.

In addition, a plurality of vanes 173 may be provided radially around the driving shaft 143, and the vanes 173 may have various shapes.

As an example of the shape of the vane 173, as in the embodiment, the horizontal portion 174 protruding horizontally from the lower end of the drive shaft 143, and the horizontal portion 174 at the end of the protruding horizontal portion 174 is It may be configured to include an inclined portion 175 connected to be inclined to the upper portion of the protruding drive shaft 143.

In this case, the horizontal portion 174 and the protrusion of the vane 173 may be formed in the shape of a plate to have an inclined surface twisted in the rotating direction.

The vane 173 configured as described above may efficiently stir the workpiece while the inclined portion 175 and the horizontal portion 174 rotate.

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawings, the vane 173 of another example is provided with a plurality of drive shafts 143 so as to have different shapes and different lengths with respect to the drive shaft 143 to uniformly stir the workpieces. It can be configured to stir efficiently.

In addition, the stirring blade 170 may provide a user with a plurality of stirring blades 170 having a shape of a vane 173 suitable for stirring the workpiece according to the property of the workpiece.

In addition, the stirring blade 170 may be detachably coupled to the drive shaft 143.

At this time, the shaft insertion groove 172 formed in the end of the drive shaft 143 and the stirring shaft 171 of the stirring blade 170, for example, each having a different pole, for example, the magnet 149 of the north pole and the magnet of the south pole ( 179 may be provided respectively and detachably coupled to each other by the magnetic force of the magnets 149 and 179.

Here, the magnets 149 and 179 may be provided only at any one of the end of the driving shaft 143 and the shaft insertion groove 172 of the stirring shaft 171, and the other may be provided with a metal to which the magnets 149 and 179 may be attached. Of course, it can also be configured.

The automatic stirring device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a battery 185. The battery 185 may supply power to the driving unit 140 (see FIG. 4).

The battery 185 may be implemented as a secondary battery such as a lead acid battery, a nickel cadmium battery, a nickel hydride battery, a lithium ion battery, a lithium ion polymer battery, and the like that can be charged.

The battery 185 may be accommodated in the mounting space 115 of the main body 130 or the receiving space 136 formed in the handle 135 of the main body 130. At this time, the battery 185 is installed in the receiving space 136 of the handle 135, as in the embodiment, the handle 135 is located in the receiving space 136 by opening or closing the receiving space 136 The sealing cover 137 may be installed to facilitate replacement of the battery 185.

As such, since the battery 185 is installed in the main body 130, the battery 185 can be easily used even in a place without a separate external power source. When power is supplied to the outside by a wire as in the prior art, the wire melts when the workpiece is heated. This problem can be solved.

Automatic stirring device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a charging module 180. The charging module 180 may be installed in the main body 130 to charge the battery 185 by receiving power from the outside of the battery 185.

On the other hand, the charging module 180 may be installed in the receiving space 136 of the handle portion 135 formed in the main body 130 more specifically, the housing 120, the external power source is connected to the housing 120 A connection terminal may be provided, and the charging module 180 and the battery 185 may be electrically connected to each other.

As shown in FIG. 8, the automatic stirring device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a control module 190. The control module 190 may control the driving unit 140 to set the rotation speed and the rotation time of the stirring blade 170.

On the other hand, the control module 190 may include a speed adjusting unit 191. The speed control unit 191 can adjust the rotational speed of the stirring blade 170. In this case, the speed adjusting unit 191 may be configured to be directly adjustable by the user.

The control module 190 may include a timer 193. The timer unit 193 may set an arbitrary time such that the driving unit 140 operates only for a predetermined time, so that the stirring blade 170 rotates. The timer 193 may also be configured to be directly adjustable by the user like the speed controller 191.

The control module 190 may include a memory unit 197. The memory unit 197 may store information about the rotational speed and the rotation time of the driving unit 140, that is, the stirring blade 170, depending on the type of workpiece, and controls the driving unit 140 based on the stored information. can do.

For example, in the memory unit 197, when the workpiece is porridge, the rotation time of the stirring blade 170 is 3 minutes, the rotation speed is stored at 300 rpm, and when the workpiece is broken, the stirring blade 170 When the rotation time of 20) is 20 minutes and the rotation speed is 500 rpm, the user may be configured to control the driving unit 140 by calling the corresponding information when the user selects crack or porridge.

In this case, the control module 190 may include a selection switch for selecting information stored in the memory unit 197.

In addition, the control module 190 may include a display 195. The display 195 may display state information of the driving unit 140, for example, selection information of a workpiece called from the memory unit 197, a set rotation speed or rotation time, and a battery 185 capacity or charging time. have.

In this case, the display 195 may be implemented as an LED lamp displaying a number or a problem indicating simple information, and the display 195 may also be implemented as a touch panel in which a user directly manipulates the control module 190. It may be.

Here, all the components of the control module 190 may be electrically connected to each other.

The operation and effect between the above-described respective constitutions will be described.

Automatic stirring device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed so that the drive shaft 143 of the drive unit 140 protrudes downward in the mounting space 115 of the main body 130, the main body 130 in the main body 130 An inlet 133 for injecting the workpiece into the container positioned at the bottom of the outlet and a discharge port for discharging steam generated from the heated workpiece.

At this time, the opening 133 may be provided with an opening and closing lid 160 to open or close the opening 133.

Meanwhile, a control module 190 for controlling the charging module 180, the battery 185, and the driving unit 140 is installed inside the main body 130. In addition, the main body 130 is provided with a wing separation unit 150 for detaching the stirring blade 170 detachably coupled to the drive shaft 143, the wing separation unit 150, the pressing portion 151 is the main body It is provided to form a part protruding to the outside of the 130, the pressing portion 155 is provided in the lower portion of the main body 130 in the form of penetrating the drive shaft 143.

At this time, the pressing portion 151 is elastically supported by the elastic force of the elastic member 157 in the main body 130, the pressing portion 151 and the pressing portion 155 is connected to each other by the connecting portion 153.

Then, the drive shaft 143 is inserted so that the drive shaft 143 is inserted into the shaft insertion groove 172 of the stirring blade 170, the stirring blade 170 and the drive shaft 143 are mutually by the magnetic force of the magnets (149, 179) Removably coupled.

The automatic stirring device 100 configured as described above seats the main body 130 on the top of the container, and opens the inlet 133 to inject the workpiece to be stirred into the inside of the container.

Then, the power switch is turned on (0n) to supply power to the driving unit 140 from the battery 185 provided in the main body 130. At this time, the speed adjustment and the operation time of the driving unit 140 is directly adjusted by the user through the speed adjusting unit 191 and the timer unit 193, or preset speed adjustment according to the type of the workpiece stored in the memory unit 197 The information about the unit 191 and the timer unit 193 is called to control the driving unit 140.

As such, the controlled driving unit 140 rotates the stirring blade 170 at a set speed for a predetermined time to agitate the workpiece accommodated in the container, and after the set time passes, the control module 190 stops the driving unit 140. End the stirring.

At this time, it is preferable to provide a plurality of stirring blades 170 having different shapes of vanes 173 and to provide a stirring blade 170 having a vane 173 of a suitable shape according to the workpiece to the drive shaft 143. Do.

Here, when the workpiece is heated at the same time with stirring, steam generated from the workpiece is discharged to the outside through the steam outlet 131.

Meanwhile, when charging the battery 185, the external power source is connected to the charging terminal 181 provided in the main body 130 to charge, and when the charging is completed, the power is disconnected from the charging terminal 181.

6 and 7, in order to separate the stirring blade 170 from the driving shaft 143, the pressing part 151 protruding from the main body 130 is pressed. When the pressing part 151 is pressed, the pressing part 151 is connected to the pressing part 155 by the connecting part 153, so that the pressing part 155 moves together with the pressing part 151 to the lower part of the drive shaft 143. And the pressing unit 155 moving downwards moves the stirring shaft 171 downward from the driving shaft 143 by pressing the pressing protrusion provided on the stirring shaft 171, thereby driving the driving shaft 143 and the stirring shaft 171. The magnets 149 and 179 are coupled to each other so that the stirring shaft 171 is separated from the driving shaft 143.

Therefore, the automatic stirring device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be used even in a place where no power source is provided with the battery 185.

In addition, it is possible to replace the stirring blade 170 to install a suitable stirring blade 170 according to the type of the workpiece, it is possible to improve the stirring efficiency of the workpiece.

In addition, the display 195 may be provided to easily grasp usage information.

In addition, the steam outlet 131 is formed can be easily discharged steam generated when the workpiece is heated.

In addition, the inlet 133 for injecting the workpiece is formed, it is possible to easily insert the workpiece even during stirring of the workpiece.

In addition, the stirring blade 170 is coupled to the drive unit 140 by the magnets 149 and 179 to easily detach the stirring blade 170.

In addition, the memory unit 197 is provided to automatically set a suitable stirring time and stirring speed according to the workpiece to perform agitation, thereby improving the stirring efficiency of the workpiece.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, And all changes and modifications to the scope of the invention.

100: automatic stirring device 110: bottom plate
115: mounting space 120: housing
130: main body 131: steam outlet
133: inlet 134: lid insertion groove
135: handle portion 136: receiving space
137: sealing cover 140: drive unit
141: motor 143: drive shaft
145: reducer 149,179: magnet
150: wing separator 151: pressing part
153: connecting portion 155: pressing portion
157: elastic member 160: opening and closing lid
161: steam ball 163: handle
170: stirring blade 171: stirring shaft
172: shaft insertion groove 173: vane
174: horizontal portion 175: inclined portion
180: charging module 181: charging terminal
185: battery 190: control module
191: speed control unit 193: timer unit
195: Display 197: Memory Section

Claims

A main body seated on an upper portion of a container in which the work is to be received;
A drive unit including a drive shaft protruding to a lower portion of the main body and a motor to rotate the drive shaft;
A stirring blade detachably coupled to the drive shaft to stir the workpiece housed in the container;
A battery housed in the main body to supply power to the driving unit;
Automatic stirring device, characterized in that it comprises a control module for controlling the drive unit.

The method of claim 1,
Any one or both of the stirring blade and the drive shaft is provided with a magnet is characterized in that the automatic stirring device is coupled to each other detachably by the magnetic force of the magnet.

The method of claim 1,
The body
Automatic stirring device characterized in that it comprises a wing separator for separating the stirring blade detachably coupled to the drive shaft from the drive shaft.

The method of claim 3,
The wing separator
A pressing part protruding to the outside of the main body,
Located in the upper portion of the stirring blade is pressurizing portion for separating the stirring blade from the drive shaft by pressing the upper portion of the stirring blade when the pressing portion,
A connecting part connecting the pressing part and the pressing part, and
Automatic stirring device, characterized in that it comprises an elastic member for elastically supporting the pressing portion in the main body.

The method of claim 1,
The body
And an inlet through which the workpiece is introduced into the vessel through the main body.

The method of claim 5,
In the inlet
Automatic stirring device, characterized in that the opening and closing lid is installed to open or close the inlet.

The method of claim 1,
The body
Automatic stirring device, characterized in that it comprises a steam outlet through the main body to discharge the steam generated in the vessel to the outside.

The method of claim 1,
The body
Automatic stirring device, characterized in that it comprises a charging module for charging the battery by receiving power from the outside.

The method of claim 1,
The control module
Speed control unit for adjusting the rotational speed of the motor,
An automatic stirring device, characterized in that it comprises a timer for setting the time to operate the drive for a predetermined set time.

The method of claim 1,
The control module
And a memory unit configured to store the information controlling the driving unit according to the type of the workpiece, and to control the driving unit based on the stored information.

The method of claim 1,
The control module
Automatic stirring device, characterized in that it comprises a display for displaying the status information of the control module.

The method of claim 1,
The stirring blade
An agitator shaft having a shaft insertion groove into which the drive shaft is inserted, and
Automatic stirring device characterized in that it comprises a plurality of vanes protruding out of the stirring shaft to agitate the workpiece.

The method of claim 12,
The vane
A horizontal portion protruding horizontally outward from the stirring shaft, and
And an inclined portion connected to be inclined from the end of the horizontal portion to the upper portion of the stirring shaft.