KR20180077123A - Blender - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a blender, in which a storage space occupied by a main body of the vacuum blender can be reduced when the blender is not in use, a container can be attached to and detached from the main body without interruption, visibility of the inside of the container is enhanced, and noises generated during operation can be reduced. According to the present invention, the blender comprises: a main body having a motor for providing a driving force, and a vacuum pump for sucking in air; a container detachably attached to the main body and having a processing member mounted in a lower inner side to be able to rotate, and a container cover tightly mounted in an upper opening; a first vacuum tube connected with the vacuum pump; and a soundproof cover mounted in the main body to cover the container, detachably attached to the main body to be completely separated from the main body, wherein an opening formed in one end is closed by the main body when the soundproof cover is mounted in the main body, such that an inner space thereof can be closed. One end of the first vacuum tube is exposed to the inner space.

Description

Blender {BLENDER}

The present invention relates to a blender, and more particularly, to a vacuum blender capable of reducing noise generated when processing a food material in a container of a blender, and having improved ease of use.

Generally, the blender is provided with a power source of a driving device mounted on the outside of the container after a food material such as fruit, vegetables, etc. is put in a container rotatably mounted on the inside of the lower part and the cover is closed, And food materials are subjected to processing procedures such as mixing, pulverization, etc., and juice, soup, etc. can be quickly produced in a busy modern society, and the demand for them is increasing.

In addition, a variety of vacuum blenders for evacuating air inside the container are being developed in such a manner that the food material processed in the container of the blender can be processed in a fresh state. Such a vacuum blender can suppress the browning, oxidation, nutrient destruction and the like of the food material because the food material can be processed while maintaining the inside of the container at a reduced pressure (low acid concentration) It is possible to suppress the generation of a large amount of bubbles, thereby improving the texture and visual expression of the processed food material.

An example of such a conventional vacuum blender is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1618729 and will be briefly described with reference to Fig.

1, a conventional vacuum blender 100 includes a control unit 200 in which a motor 240 and a vacuum pump 230 are accommodated, and an operation unit 200 in which an operation button 220 is disposed on a surface is provided A body 210; A vacuum crushing part 500 composed of a storage container 510 detachably mounted on the upper part of the main body 210 and having a mixer blade 515 rotatably mounted on a bottom part of the main body 210; A supporting part 300 extending upwardly from the main body 210 along the side wall of the vacuum crushing part 500; And a vacuum decompression unit 400 rotatably connected to the upper end of the support unit 300 and connected to the upper end of the storage container 510 so as to be able to communicate with the upper end of the storage container 510.

In this conventional vacuum blender 100, the support part 300 is formed so as to protrude upward as a unit with the main body 210, so that even when the storage container 510 is removed from the main body 210, Since the support portion 300 is formed along one side of the container 510 as well as occupying a large amount of the storage space because the height of the container body 100 is large, It becomes an obstacle when approaching to, and it causes inconvenience to use. In addition, at certain positions, the container 510 may be covered by the support portion 300, which may make it impossible to visually check the interior of the container 510, thereby making it difficult to grasp the processing state of the food material.

A vacuum decompression unit 400 having a first vacuum chamber 530 communicating with an exhaust hole formed in a sealing lid 530 connected to the upper side of the container 510 is rotatably mounted on the upper portion of the support unit 300 . However, since the vacuum decompression unit 400 configured as described above is supported from the lower side or connected to each other by the sealing lid 530 at the upper end of the container 510, So that the hinge part 310 or the like may be subjected to a large stress and may be ruptured.

The driving force of the motor 240 inside the main body 210 is connected to the rotating base 250 and to the rotating base 250 by friction or concave-convex coupling or the like The mixer blade 515 connected to the end of the rotating shaft 514 is transferred to the rotating plate 514 which is rotatably supported on the rotating plate 512 and by the lower packing 517 and the bearing 516, 510).

Since the driving force transmitting mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the motor 240 to the mixer blade 515 inside the container 510 generates a lot of mechanical friction between the components, A large noise may be generated so as to cause inconvenience to a person in the room.

Also, when the mixer blade 515 in the container 510 crushes the food material, a large noise is generated due to friction and collision between the mixer blades 515 and the first vacuum chamber 450 by operation of the vacuum pump 230, And air passing through the second vacuum stopper 540, the connection nozzle 440, etc. rub against them when the air in the second vacuum chamber 580 is exhausted.

Korean Patent No. 10-1618729 (April 29, 2016)

Accordingly, the present invention is conceived to solve the problem of the conventional vacuum blender as described above, and it is possible to reduce the storage space occupied by the main body of the blender when not in use, and to prevent the attachment / detachment of the container to / And it is an object of the present invention to provide a blender capable of improving the visibility of the interior of the container and reducing noise generated during operation.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vacuum cleaner comprising: a main body having a motor for providing driving force and a vacuum pump for sucking air; A container detachably mounted on the main body and having a processing member rotatably mounted in a lower side thereof and a container cover hermetically mounted in an upper opening; A first vacuum tube connected to the vacuum pump; And a soundproof cover which can be mounted on the body to cover the container and is detachable to be completely detached from the body, and when the body is mounted on the body, the one opening is closed by the body so that the inner space is closed And one end of the first vacuum tube may be exposed to the inner space when the soundproof cover is mounted on the main body.

The container or the cover may be provided with an exhaust hole for communicating the inside of the container and the internal space of the soundproof cover.

And a second vacuum tube having one end connected to the one end of the first vacuum tube and the other end disposed near the exhaust hole when the soundproof cover is mounted on the main body.

And a contact portion provided at the other end of the second vacuum tube to come into close contact with the exhaust hole.

And a sucking member provided at the other end of the second vacuum tube for contacting the exhaust hole in close contact with the exhaust hole.

The second vacuum tube may be coupled to the soundproof cover and may be removable from the body together with the soundproof cover.

The second vacuum tube may be formed by the double wall of the soundproof cover.

An adsorption member may be provided at the one end of the first vacuum tube.

Wherein the soundproof cover is provided with a positioning part protruding to the inside of the lower end of the soundproof cover, and the positioning part is located on the upper side of the soundproof cover, And an edge of the seat portion has a second inclined surface corresponding to the first inclined surface, and the adsorption member can be disposed on the second inclined surface.

The one end of the second vacuum tube may be disposed at a lower end of the soundproof cover.

And the second vacuum tube is formed in the body so as to correspond to the one side end of the second vacuum tube that is not connected to the one side end of the first vacuum tube among the plurality of one side ends of the second vacuum tube, And a blocking unit for blocking the signal.

The seating portion is formed on the upper portion of the main body so that the container is mounted on the seating portion and a positioning portion protruding inward of the soundproof cover is provided on the inner side of the lower end of the soundproof cover.

The positioning portion may have a first inclined surface inclined inward toward the upper side and an edge of the seating portion may have a second inclined surface corresponding to the first inclined surface.

The soundproof cover may further include a handle disposed on the side wall, and the second vacuum tube may be disposed through the handle.

The contact portion may be movable up and down.

The upper wall of the soundproof cover can be opened and closed.

The container may include an auxiliary input portion, and the soundproof cover may be provided with an opening for exposing the auxiliary input portion to the outside.

The container may include a discharge portion for allowing the contents inside the container to be discharged to the outside, and the cover may be formed with a cutout portion so that the discharge portion protrudes to the outside of the soundproof cover.

The soundproof cover may further include an elastic material pressing member disposed adjacent to the contact portion between the soundproof cover and the main body to maintain airtightness between the soundproof cover and the main body.

And a release valve for releasing the vacuum state of the internal space of the soundproof cover.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vacuum cleaner comprising: a main body having a motor for providing a driving force and a vacuum pump for sucking air; A container detachably mounted on the main body, the container including a processing member rotatably mounted in the lower side and a container cover hermetically mounted in the upper opening; A first vacuum tube connected to the vacuum pump; A soundproof cover which can be mounted on the main body so as to cover the container and is detachably detachable from the main body, and when the main body is mounted on the main body, the one opening is closed by the main body, Wherein one end of the first vacuum tube is exposed to the outside of the inner space of the soundproof cover when the soundproof cover is mounted to the main body; And a second vacuum tube having one end connected to the one end of the first vacuum tube and the other end disposed on the exhaust hole when the soundproof cover is mounted on the main body.

1 is a side cross-sectional view of a vacuum blender according to the prior art,
2 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of the vacuum blender in an exploded state according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 3 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of the vacuum blender of Figure 2 in an assembled state,
4 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of a vacuum blender according to another embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a partial side sectional view of a connection portion in a decomposed state of a vacuum blender according to another embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 6 is a partial side sectional view of a connection portion in a decomposed state of a vacuum blender according to another embodiment of the present invention,
7 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of a movable contact portion of a vacuum blender according to another embodiment of the present invention,
8 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of a movable contact portion of a vacuum blender according to another embodiment of the present invention,
9 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of a vacuum blender according to another embodiment of the present invention,
10 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of a blender according to another embodiment of the present invention,
11 is a schematic side view of a blender according to another embodiment of the present invention,
12 is a schematic partial side cross-sectional view of a blender according to another embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 13 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of a blender according to another embodiment of the present invention,
14 is a partial side sectional view of the blender of FIG. 13,
15 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of a blender according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described herein should not be construed as limiting the invention, but merely as being illustrative.

Referring to Figures 2 and 3, there is shown a schematic side cross-sectional view of a vacuum blender in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

A vacuum blender according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 10 for accommodating a motor 11 for providing a driving force and a vacuum pump 30 capable of sucking air; And a soundproof cover 50 that receives the container 20 and is detachably connected to the main body 10. The present embodiment is described using a vacuum blender, but it is not necessarily a vacuum blender, and the present invention can be applied to a general blender. The container 20 may also be provided with a processing element, for example a mixer blade 23, for processing the food material, which may be removably seated in the body 10 and rotatably disposed in the inner lower portion thereof . The container lid 21 can be detachably and hermetically connected to the upper opening of the container 20. An upper portion of the main body 10 is provided with a seating portion (not shown) on which a driving force transmitting mechanism for assisting the seating of the container 20 and for transmitting the driving force of the motor 11 to the mixer blade 23 of the container 20 13).

The main body 10 has an unillustrated operation portion, and the user can operate the vacuum blender as necessary by operating a button or the like of the operation portion. The operation of the motor 11 or the vacuum pump 30 can be adjusted by the operation part of the user.

The motor 11 provides a driving force for rotating the mixer blade 23 of the container and the shaft 12 of the motor 11 is provided on the upper side of the main body 10 and is connected to a rotary base (Not shown), and the rotation base may be provided outside the lower portion of the container 20 and connected to a rotation plate (not shown) constituting a driving force transmission mechanism. The rotating plate is connected to the rotating shaft 22 and a processing member such as a mixer blade 23 is connected to the inner end of the container 20 of the rotating shaft 22. [

The vacuum pump 30 is for sucking air, and a vacuum tube 35 (first vacuum tube (or flow path)) can be extended from a suction port (not shown). The vacuum pump 30 may receive driving force from the motor 11, but may also include a separate driving device. One end 31 of the vacuum tube 35 connected to the suction port of the vacuum pump 30 may be arranged to be exposed on the upper surface of the main body 10, for example. One side end 31 of the exposed vacuum tube 35 is connected to a vacuum tube 35 provided to be exposed at the lower end of the soundproof cover 50 when the soundproof cover 50 described later is mounted on the upper side of the main body 10. The second vacuum tube). The suction force of the vacuum pump 30 is transmitted to the exhaust hole 24 of the lid 21 which is brought into close contact with the contact portion 33 through the vacuum tube 35 inside the soundproof cover 50, ) Can be sucked in. The vacuum pump 30 is provided with an exhaust port (not shown) for exhausting the sucked air. In this embodiment, an exhaust hole is formed in the lid of the container 20, but not limited thereto, and it may be formed in any part of the container 20 itself.

The vacuum pump 30 may maintain a vacuum state for a predetermined period of time after the operation, but may be configured such that, when the operation is completed, the vibration state is substantially released.

On the upper side of the main body 10, a seating portion 13 to which the lower portion of the container 20 is detachably connected may be formed. The seating part 13 may be provided to expose a rotation base connected to the axis of the motor 11. [

The container 20 may have a mixer blade 23 as a processing member rotatably mounted on the inside of the lower portion and this mixer blade 23 is connected to the motor 11 via the rotary shaft 22, The driving force can be transmitted. The container 20 is made of a transparent material, for example tempered glass, so that the interior can be seen by the user.

An opening at the top of the container (20) is provided with a lid (21) detachably connected in an airtight manner. The lid 21 may be formed with an exhaust hole 24 that can communicate with the contact portion 33 of the soundproof cover 50 to be described later. A concave portion 27 is formed around the exhaust hole 24 so that airtightness can be improved when the contact portion 33 is brought into close contact with the exhaust hole 24. The exhaust hole 24 may be provided with a kind of check valve 29 which can only exhaust air and shut off the inflow of air into the container 20.

The soundproof cover 50 can be detachably mounted on the main body 10 so as to cover the container 20 and the container lid 21 from above the container 20. The soundproof cover 50 may be formed, for example, in a cylindrical shape with its upper end closed. A vacuum tube 35 (second vacuum tube) extending from the lower end of the soundproof cover 50 to the contact portion 33 may be disposed on the side wall 54 of the soundproof cover 50. The vacuum tube 35 provided in the soundproof cover 50 may be a separate tube but may be a double tube by forming a part of the side wall 54 of the soundproof cover 50, As shown in FIG.

When the soundproof cover 50 is mounted on the body 10, the upper side wall 52 of the soundproof cover 50 may be provided with a contact portion 33 for connecting with the exhaust hole 24 of the container lid 21 have. And the other end of the second vacuum tube 35 can be opened to the lower side of the contact portion 33. The contact portion 33 may be provided with a protruding body 36 protruding below the upper wall 52 and a suction member 34 disposed below the protruding body. The other end of the second vacuum tube 35 may be exposed at the center of the suction member 34.

 A suction member 34 for improving the airtightness of the connection between the contact portion 33 and the lid 21 may be provided on the lower side of the contact portion 33 (see FIG. 3). In this case, in cooperation with the concave portion 27 formed in the periphery of the exhaust hole 24 of the lid 21, the airtightness can be further improved.

One end of the vacuum tube 35 connected to the vacuum pump 30 is located outside the upper surface of the main body 10 covered by the soundproof cover 50 when the soundproof cover 50 is mounted, That is, to the outside of the inner space of the soundproof cover 50. In this case, the vacuum tube 35 disposed on the soundproof cover 50 may be provided on the outer surface of the soundproof cover 50 by a separate tube member or the like.

As described above, when the soundproof cover 50 is mounted on the upper side of the main body 10, for example, the suction force of the vacuum pump 30 is transmitted to the contact portion 33 through the vacuum tube 35, 33 to the inside of the container 20 through the exhaust hole 24 of the lid 21 so that the air inside the container 20 can be exhausted. Therefore, it is possible to lower the oxygen density inside the container 20 and to suppress the color change of the food material processed by the member for processing the food material inside the container 20, for example, the mixer blade 23, Reduction of nutrient destruction, and reduction of bubble generation can be obtained. At this time, the air discharged from the container 20 may generate noise while passing through the valve 29 and the like, but can be suppressed from being propagated to the outside by the soundproof cover 50.

When the soundproof cover 50 is mounted on the main body 10, for example, the soundproof cover 50 also covers the seating portion 13 provided on the upper side of the main body 10. Therefore, the mechanical noise generated in the driving force transmitting mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the motor 11 to the mixer blade 23 of the container 20, and the noise generated from the impact of the mixer blade 23 and the food material, It is possible to reduce the inconvenience due to the noise of the user and the surrounding people.

The vacuum pump 30 can also or alternatively be configured such that air in the internal space formed by the soundproof cover 50 and the main body 10 can be exhausted by the vacuum pump 30 34 or the first vacuum tube (or the flow path) connected to the suction port of the vacuum pump 30 is connected to the upper surface of the main body 10 covered with the soundproof cover 50 (See Fig. 15)), the effect of the noise pumping can be further enhanced. That is, since noise such as a mechanical frictional sound is transmitted by using air as a medium, if air density is lowered by exhausting the air inside the soundproof cover 50, noise transmission can be reduced.

Since the soundproof cover 50 can be easily and completely removed from the main body 10, the operation of mounting the container 20 to the main body 10 or removing the container 20 from the main body 10 can be performed in a vacuum It is possible from anywhere around the blender. Further, when the vacuum blender is not used, since the soundproof cover 50 is completely removed, the space required for accommodating the main body 10 can be reduced.

Further, when the soundproof cover 50 is removed from the main body 10, a release valve (not shown) for releasing the vacuum state in the soundproof cover 50 may be provided, for example, in the main body. For example, the release valve is disposed in the vacuum tube 35 between the inlet port of the vacuum pump 30 and one end 31 of the vacuum tube 35 so that when the vacuum is released, As shown in FIG.

In addition, the soundproof cover 50 can be formed of a material having transparency together with the container 20. In this case, the user can observe the inside of the container 20 from the entire circumference, .

Referring to Figure 4, a schematic cross-sectional view of a vacuum blender according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown.

The difference between the embodiment shown in Fig. 4 and the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is that the soundproof cover 50 has the handle 55. Fig. The handle 55 may be disposed on the side wall 54 of the soundproof cover 50, for example. For example, as shown in Fig. 4, the handle 55 may be disposed in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the side wall 54. Fig.

In addition, the vacuum tube 35 may extend through the handle 55. In this case, since the portion of the handle 55 is relatively large in thickness, the vacuum tube 35 can be easily embedded therein. The vacuum tube 35 may include a separate tube member, but may also include a flow path formed inside the handle 55.

5, there is shown a schematic side cross-sectional view of a connecting portion to which the lower end of the soundproof cover 50 of the vacuum blender according to another embodiment of the present invention is connected to the main body 10. [

The difference between the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and the embodiment shown in Fig. 5 is that the position of the soundproof cover 50 mounted on the main body 10 is changed laterally on the upper surface of the main body 10 And a position determining unit 53 that can prevent the above-described error. That is, the inner bottom of the soundproof cover 50 is projected further inward than the width or the inner diameter of the soundproof cover 50 so that when the soundproof cover 50 is attached to the main body 10, The positioning portion 53 is formed. The positioning portion 53 may be formed, for example, in a ring shape, but at least two or more of the positioning portions 53 may be formed intermittently, or only one of them may be formed.

Since the positioning portion 53 can maintain the position on the plane of the soundproof cover 50, the one end portion 31 of the vacuum tube 35 connected to the vacuum pump 30, The connection state between the one end portion 32 of the vacuum tube 35 provided at the lower end of the soundproof cover 50 can be maintained with high reliability.

5 may have a plurality of vacuum tube 35 end portions at the lower end of the soundproof cover 50. In this case, At this time, one end of the plurality of vacuum tubes 35 can be connected to the vacuum tube 35 by the connection pipe 135 and to each other. Therefore, since the user can connect any one of the ends of the plurality of vacuum tubes 35 to the one end 31 of the vacuum tube 35 of the main body 10, the soundproof cover 50 can be easily mounted It can be done quickly. The ends of the plurality of vacuum tubes 35 that are not connected may be closed by the blocking portions 14 provided on the upper side of the main body 10, It can also be used for.

Referring to FIG. 6, there is shown a schematic side cross-sectional view of a connection portion where a soundproof cover of a vacuum blender according to another embodiment of the present invention is connected to a main body.

The difference between the embodiment shown in Fig. 5 and the embodiment shown in Fig. 6 is that the positioning portion 153 has a first inclined surface 153 approaching inward toward the upper side, and the edge of the seating portion 13 is located at a position And a second inclined surface 113 corresponding to the first inclined surface 153 of the crystal unit 53. [

According to this configuration, when the soundproof cover 50 is mounted on the main body 10, the lower width or diameter of the positioning portion 53 is large, while the width or diameter of the upper portion of the seating portion 13 is small, The connection of the soundproof cover 50 to the seat portion 13 can be made easier because the seat portion 13 can be easily inserted into the positioning portion 53. [

In addition, protrusions (not shown) and corresponding grooves (not shown) are formed in the positioning portion 53 and the seating portion 13 to align the cover 50 with the main body 10, Lt; / RTI >

Referring to Fig. 7, there is shown a schematic side cross-sectional view of an upper portion of a soundproof cover according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The difference between the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and the embodiment shown in Fig. 7 is that the contact portion 33a is movably mounted up and down. For example, a hole may be formed in the upper wall 52 of the soundproof cover 50, and the contact body 136 may be moved up and down airtightly in this hole. Accordingly, depending on the height of the container 20, the contact body 136 can be vertically positioned to enable the contact portion 33a to be hermetically connected to the exhaust hole 24 of the lid 21. Or may release the hermetic connection, if desired.

Alternatively, when the contact body 136 is pushed downward, it is fixed to the lower position, and when the contact body 136 is further pushed downward, the contact body 136 is moved upward again to return to the initial position.

Referring to Fig. 8, there is shown a schematic side elevation view of an upper portion of a soundproof cover according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The difference between the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and the embodiment shown in Fig. 8 is that the upper side wall 152 of the soundproof cover 50 is constituted by an opening / closing door. The door door 152 may be connected to the upper end of the side wall 54 of the soundproof cover 50 through a hinge 56. An engagement member 58 may be provided at the opposite end of the opening and closing door 52 to the hinge 56 in order to maintain the closed state of the opening and closing door 152. An engagement member 58 58 may be caught.

Referring to Fig. 9, there is shown a schematic side cross-sectional view of a blender in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

The difference between the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and the embodiment shown in Fig. 9 lies in that the blender according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 9, even when the soundproof cover 50 is mounted on the body 10, And an auxiliary input unit capable of inputting food or materials into the container 20.

The auxiliary input portion 80 includes an extension portion 82 extending upward from the hole 85 formed in the lid 21 of the container 20; And an auxiliary lid 81 capable of opening and closing an upper opening of the extension portion 82. [ The extension portion 82 may be connected to the hole 85 of the lid 21 via the packing 83 for the purpose of maintaining airtightness. The upper end of the extension portion 82 can be brought into close contact with the opening 86 formed in the upper side wall 52 of the soundproof cover 50 (see FIG. 9A). At this time, an outer contact portion 87 protruding in the outward direction may be formed on the outer surface of the extended portion 82 for the tight connection between the extended portion 82 and the upper wall 52.

The auxiliary lid 81 of the auxiliary input portion 80 may remain in a state of closing the extension portion 82 even if the soundproof cover 50 is detached from the main body 10 (refer to FIG. 9B). The auxiliary lid 81 may include an insert 84 that extends below the auxiliary lid 81 and closely contacts the inner surface of the extension 82 to air tightly close the extension 82 . A stepped portion is formed on the inner surface of the extending portion 82 to correspond to the pressing portion 84 so that the airtightness between the auxiliary lid 81 and the extending portion 82 can be further improved.

On the other hand, the exhaust hole 24 is disposed in the vicinity of the auxiliary inlet portion 80, and the position of the suction member 34 or the like of the contact portion 33b can be changed corresponding thereto.

Referring to Fig. 10, there is shown a schematic cross-sectional side view of a blender in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

The difference between the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and the embodiment shown in Fig. 10 is that, in the case of the blender according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 10, And a discharge unit 125 is formed which can be discharged to the outside.

The discharge part 125 may be formed on the lower side wall of the container 120 and a valve 126 for opening and closing the discharge part 125 may be mounted on the free end of the discharge part 125.

Further, the discharge portion 125 is protruded so as to have a length that can be exposed to the outside of the soundproof cover 50.

The soundproof cover 50 is provided with a cutout 154 (Fig. 10 (b)) so that the free end of the discharge portion 125 can be exposed to the outside of the soundproof cover 50 with the soundproof cover 50 mounted on the main body 10 A) may be formed at the lower portion of the soundproof cover 50. [ The cutout portion 154 is formed along the length direction from the lower end of the soundproof cover 50 to the upper end of the soundproof cover 50 so that when the soundproof cover 50 is attached to the main body 10, .

When the soundproof cover 50 is completely mounted on the main body 10, the upper surface of the cutout portion 154 can be closely contacted with the outer surface of the discharge portion 125 so as to be shaped, (See B in Fig. 10), or may be formed to extend upward from the upper portion of the main body 10, for example, by a closing portion 167 formed to extend downward below the discharge portion 125 The concave portion formed at the upper end of the closing portion 164 is in close contact with the lower outside surface of the discharging portion 125 so that the concave portion is shaped to be in contact with the lower outside surface of the discharging portion 125. In this case, .

10 does not show the above-described or later-described configuration capable of exhausting the inside of the container 120 or the inside of the soundproof cover 50, such as the vacuum pump 30, The blender may have this configuration.

Referring to Fig. 11, there is shown a schematic side view of a blender according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The difference between the above-described embodiment and the embodiment shown in Fig. 11 is that the blender according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 11 includes a display provided in the soundproof cover 50, for example, a transparent display.

11, the information related to the operating state of the blender, for example, the number of revolutions per minute of the motor 11, the type of contents contained in the container 20, A steam indicator having an increased number in proportion to the temperature and temperature of the contents, a degree of vacuum inside the vessel 20, and the like are displayed . This indication may also be displayed as an augmented reality.

11 may also be applied to the inside of the container 120 or the inside of the soundproof cover 50, such as the vacuum pump 30 shown in Fig. 9, for example. Also, as in the embodiment shown in Fig. 10, The above-described or later-described configuration capable of exhausting the exhaust gas may be disposed.

Referring to Figure 12, there is shown a cross-sectional side view of a portion of a blender in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

The difference between the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and the embodiment shown in Fig. 12 is that the contact portion 33c can be moved up and down from the lower side of the upper side wall 52. Fig. The contact portion 33c includes a press plate 136a that can be hermetically adhered to the periphery of the concave portion 27 of the lid 21, a connection nozzle fixedly connected to the through hole 137 of the press plate 136a A support bar 152 slidably connected at one end to a hole of a first flange 156 extending in the lateral direction of the connection nozzle 150 and the other end fixedly connected to the upper wall 52, And an elastic member 155 extruded into the bar 152 to press the first flange 156 downward.

A second flange 157 extending in the lateral direction is formed to be fixed to the connection nozzle 150 at a portion of the connection nozzle 150 to which the compression plate 136a and the connection nozzle 150 are connected, 136a and the connecting nozzle 150 can be made more rigid.

A sealing member 134 such as an O-ring for enhancing airtightness may be provided on a lower surface of the press plate 136a, that is, a surface close to the lid 21.

Both ends of the elastic member 155 can be fixedly connected to the upper wall 52 and the first flange 156, respectively, so that the connection nozzle 150 can be prevented from falling downward.

The connecting nozzle 150 may have a shape bent at an angle of about 90 degrees, one end connected to the vacuum tube 35, and the other end connected to the compression plate 136a. The connection nozzle 150 may extend downwardly through the opening 151 of the inner wall 51.

With this configuration, when the soundproof cover 50 is mounted on the main body 10 so as to cover the container 20, the pressing plate 136a of the contact portion 33c contacts the peripheral portion of the recess 27 of the lid 21 As shown in Fig. At this time, the presser plate 136a can be pressed upward by a predetermined degree by the lid 21. By the movement of the presser plate 136a, the elastic member 155 is subjected to an elastic force in the direction of being compressed and stretched So that the adhesion between the press plate 136a and the lid 21 can be enhanced.

Referring to Figure 13, there is shown a schematic side cross-sectional view of a blender in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention.

The difference between the embodiment shown in Fig. 13 and the embodiment shown in Fig. 6 is that one end 31 of the vacuum tube 35 (first vacuum tube (or flow path)) extending from the vacuum pump 30, (Or a second vacuum tube (or flow path)) exposed at the lower end of the cover 50, which is exposed and connected to the second inclined surface 113 formed at the edge, for example, For example, at the first inclined surface 153 at the positioning portion 53. As shown in Fig.

As shown in an enlarged circle in the circle A of Fig. 13, the suction member 114 may be provided at one end of the vacuum tube 35 extending from the vacuum pump 30. [ The suction member 114 can be brought into close contact with the first inclined surface 153 of the positioning portion 53 where one end of the vacuum tube 35 is exposed when the cover 50 is mounted on the main body 10, Further, when the vacuum pump 30 is operated and a suction force is generated inside the adsorption member 114, the first slope 153 can be brought into close airtight contact.

14, when the cover 50 is detached from the main body 10, the suction member 114 and the positioning portion 53 may be spaced apart from each other.

Referring to Figure 15, a schematic side cross-sectional view of a blender according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown.

The difference between the embodiment shown in Fig. 15 and the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is that a vacuum tube 35 (first vacuum tube (or flow path)) communicating with the suction port of the vacuum pump 30 has one end In the upper surface of the main body 10 is exposed in a portion constituting a space sealed by the soundproof cover 50 and the main body 10 when the soundproof cover 50 is mounted on the main body 10 .

Also, a check valve 129 is provided on the lid 21 to allow the air inside the container 20 to be discharged and to block the inflow. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a check valve 129 may be provided in a part of the container 20.

The check valve 129 includes a hollow cylindrical body 228 having an upper portion closed and an opening at the bottom, an exhaust hole 128 formed in the side wall of the body 228 and positioned outside the lid 21, And an exhaust hole cover 28 disposed on the side wall of the body 228 so as to cover the exhaust hole 128.

The exhaust hole cover 28 is formed of, for example, a membrane, and is lifted when the air inside the cover 50 is exhausted by the vacuum pump 30 through the vacuum tube 35, To be opened. Thus, the air inside the container 20 flows into the cover 50 and can be exhausted through the vacuum tube 35 to the outside of the soundproof cover.

A filter member 131 may be attached to one end of the vacuum tube 35 connected to the inlet port of the vacuum pump 30 to remove dust or foreign matter from the air.

The upper surface of the main body 10 may be provided with a pressing member 110 to be in close contact with the lower end of the soundproof cover 50 when the soundproof cover 50 is mounted on the main body 10. [ The airtightness between the lower end of the soundproof cover 50 and the main body 10 can be improved by the pressing member 110. [ The compression member 110 may be formed of an elastic material and may be formed along the edge of the lower end of the soundproof cover 50. [

The air inside the container 20 and the air inside the soundproof cover 50 can also be exhausted with a simple structure, so that the noise generated during use of the blender, for example, Noise caused by friction between the food and the food, noise generated in the power transmission mechanism for transmitting the power of the motor 11 to the mixer blade 23, and the like can be effectively reduced.

It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the various embodiments described above do not necessarily operate in only one embodiment, but that the features of each embodiment may constitute other embodiments in various combinations.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the soundproof cover is attached to the main body, the container and the power transmission mechanism can be airtightly covered, The air can be exhausted, so that the noise generated inside the container and around the seat of the main body can be effectively blocked.

In addition, since the soundproof cover can be completely removed from the main body, a structure protruding from the upper side of the main body is not formed, so that a space for housing the main body can be saved, , It is possible to observe the interior of the container at any place around the entire body, so that convenience in use can be greatly improved.

The embodiments described above are intended to illustrate the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It will be appreciated that those skilled in the art may easily make changes or modifications to these embodiments, but such modifications or changes may fall within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

10: Body
11: Motor
12: Motor shaft
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20: container
21: Cover
22: rotating shaft
23: Mixer blade
24: Exhaust hole
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29; 129: Check valve
30: Vacuum pump
31: One end of the vacuum tube connected to the vacuum pump
32: One end of the vacuum tube provided at the bottom of the soundproof cover
33; 33a; 33b; 33c:
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35: vacuum tube
36; 136: contact body
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50: Soundproof cover
51: Inner wall
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54: side wall
55: Handle
56: Hinge
80: auxiliary input unit
81: Auxiliary lid
82: Extension part
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Claims (21)

A main body having a motor for providing driving force and a vacuum pump for sucking air;
A container detachably mounted on the main body and having a processing member rotatably mounted in a lower side thereof and a container cover hermetically mounted in an upper opening;
A first vacuum tube connected to the vacuum pump;
And a soundproof cover which can be mounted on the main body so as to cover the container and is detachable to be completely detached from the main body and has one end closed by the main body when the main body is mounted on the main body, In addition,
Wherein one end of the first vacuum tube is exposed to the inner space when the soundproof cover is mounted to the body. The blender as claimed in claim 1, wherein the container or the cover is provided with an exhaust hole for communicating the inside of the container and the internal space of the soundproof cover. 3. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, further comprising a second vacuum tube, one end of which is connected to the one end of the first vacuum tube and the other end of which is disposed near the exhaust hole when the soundproof cover is mounted on the main body , Blender. 4. The blender of claim 3, further comprising a contact provided at the other end of the second vacuum tube for contacting the exhaust hole in close contact. 4. The blender of claim 3, further comprising a suction member provided at the other end of the second vacuum tube and adapted to come into close contact with the exhaust hole. The blender as claimed in any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the second vacuum tube is coupled to the soundproof cover and is removable from the body together with the soundproof cover. The blender as claimed in any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the second vacuum tube is formed by a double wall of the soundproof cover. The blender of claim 3, wherein the one end of the first vacuum tube is provided with a suction member. The soundproof cover according to claim 8, wherein a seat portion is formed to protrude from the upper portion of the body, the container is mounted to the seat portion, a positioning portion protruding inward of the soundproof cover is provided inside the lower end of the soundproof cover, Wherein the determining portion has a first inclined surface inclined inward toward the upper side and an edge of the seating portion has a second inclined surface corresponding to the first inclined surface and the adsorbing member is disposed on the second inclined surface. 4. The blender of claim 3, wherein the one end of the second vacuum tube is disposed at a lower end of the soundproof cover. 10. The vacuum tube according to claim 10, further comprising: a plurality of first vacuum tubes formed on the body so as to correspond to the one side end of the second vacuum tube not connected to the one side end of the first vacuum tube among the plurality of one side ends of the second vacuum tube, Further comprising a blocking portion for blocking suction. The blender according to claim 1, wherein a seat portion is formed to protrude from an upper portion of the body, the container is mounted to the seat portion, and a positioning portion protruding inward of the soundproof cover is provided inside the lower end of the soundproof cover. 13. The blender of claim 12, wherein the positioning portion has a first inclined surface inclined inward toward the upper side, and an edge of the seating portion has a second inclined surface corresponding to the first inclined surface. 4. The blender of claim 3, wherein the soundproof cover further comprises a handle disposed on a side wall, the second vacuum tube disposed through the handle. 5. The blender of claim 4, wherein the contact portion is movable up and down. The blender of claim 1, wherein the upper wall of the soundproof cover is openable and closable. The blender of claim 1, wherein the container includes an auxiliary input portion, and the soundproof cover is formed with an opening for exposing the auxiliary input portion to the outside. The blender of claim 1, wherein the container includes a discharge portion for allowing the contents inside the container to be discharged to the outside, and the cover has a cutout portion so that the discharge portion protrudes to the outside of the soundproof cover. The blender of claim 1, further comprising an elastic material compression member disposed adjacent to the sound insulation cover and a contact area of the body to maintain airtightness between the soundproof cover and the body. The blender of claim 1, further comprising a release valve for releasing the vacuum state of the internal space of the soundproof cover. A main body having a motor for providing driving force and a vacuum pump for sucking air;
A container detachably mounted on the main body, the container including a processing member rotatably mounted in the lower side and a container cover hermetically mounted in the upper opening;
A first vacuum tube connected to the vacuum pump;
A soundproof cover which can be mounted on the main body so as to cover the container and is detachably detachable from the main body, and when the main body is mounted on the main body, the one opening is closed by the main body, Wherein one end of the first vacuum tube is exposed to the outside of the inner space of the soundproof cover when the soundproof cover is mounted to the main body; And
And a second vacuum tube having one end connected to the one end of the first vacuum tube and the other end disposed on the exhaust hole body when the soundproof cover is mounted to the body.

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