TWM613403U - Grinder - Google Patents

Abstract

A grinder comprises a milling device, a powder dispensing tube, a driving device and an elastic element. The milling device has a powder outlet. The powder dispensing tube is movably connected to the powder outlet. The driving device is arranged at one side of the powder dispensing tube. The driving device comprises a motor and a driving element. The motor drives the driving element pressing against the powder dispensing tube to have the powder dispensing tube swinging toward a first direction Intermittently. The elastic element presses against the powder dispensing tube to have the powder dispensing tube swinging toward a second direction. Thereby, the grinder can remove the remaining powder in the powder dispensing tube effectively to ensure the extraction of flavor.

Description

grinder

This new model relates to a pulverizer, especially a pulverizer with elastic powder function.

During the powder feeding process of the mill, due to the influence of electrostatic force, residual powder is easily formed in the powder feeding pipe. Taking coffee powder as an example, if the coffee powder is mixed into the residual powder in the powder pipe, it will affect the flavor of the extraction.

At present, most of the methods to solve the problem of residual powder are to manually remove the residual powder in the pipeline by manual methods, but the force and speed of the powder cannot be accurately controlled, and it will increase the complexity of the user's operation.

Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a mill to solve the above-mentioned problems.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a powder mill, which can effectively remove the powder remaining in the powder pipeline and ensure the extraction of flavor.

In order to achieve at least one of the advantages or other advantages, an embodiment of the present invention provides a pulverizer. The pulverizer includes a pulverizing device, a powder lowering pipe, a driving device and at least one elastic element.

The milling device has a powder outlet. The lower powder pipe can be movably connected to the powder outlet. The driving device is arranged on one side of the lower powder tube. The driving device includes a motor and a driving member. The motor drives the driving member to rotate. The driving member abuts against the lower powder tube to intermittently drive the lower powder tube toward the first direction swing. The elastic element abuts against the lower powder tube to drive the lower powder tube to swing in the second direction.

In some embodiments, the first direction and the second direction are opposite directions.

In some embodiments, the first direction is toward the grinding device, and the second direction is away from the grinding device.

In some embodiments, the driving device is disposed above the powder outlet, and drives the lower powder tube to swing toward the first direction from top to bottom.

In some embodiments, the lower powder tube includes a connecting plate, the connecting plate has a plurality of openings, the lower powder tube is movably fixed to the powder outlet through a plurality of fixing members penetrating the openings, and the elastic element is The fixing member is positioned at the opening, and one end of the elastic element is abutted against the connecting plate.

In some embodiments, the number of the openings is four, and the number of the elastic element is four.

In some embodiments, the size of the opening is larger than the size of the positioning post, and the size of the elastic element is larger than the size of the opening.

In some embodiments, the driving member includes a plurality of swing arms symmetrical to a rotation axis.

In some embodiments, the driving device further includes a gear set, and the motor drives the driving member through the gear set.

Therefore, using the pulverizer provided by the present model, with the driving device and the elastic The setting of the sex element makes the lower powder pipe move back and forth in the first direction and the second direction, precisely control the force and speed of the powder to the lower powder pipe and the number of powder ejection, and can accurately remove the powder remaining in the powder pipe , To ensure the extraction of flavor, and eliminate the error of manual operation.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present invention. In order to understand the technical means of the present invention more clearly, it can be implemented in accordance with the content of the specification, and in order to make the above and other objectives, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand. In the following, the preferred embodiments are specially cited, combined with the drawings, and the detailed description is as follows.

10: Flour mill

12: Cylindrical shell

14: Lower powder tube

142: connecting plate

144: Hole

16: drive device

162: Motor

164: Drive

1642: Rotating Axis

1644: swing arm

166: Gear Set

18: Elastic element

20: fixed parts

202, 242: screws

204: Positioning column

22: abutment

24: fixed piece

X: first direction

Y: second direction

The included drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present application, which constitute a part of the specification, are used to exemplify the embodiments of the present application, and together with the text description, explain the principle of the present application. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work. In the schema:

[Figure 1] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an embodiment of the new milling machine.

[Fig. 2] is an enlarged schematic diagram of area A in Fig. 1.

[Figure 3] is an exploded schematic diagram of the lower powder tube of the present invention.

The specific structure and functional details disclosed herein are only representative, and are used for the purpose of describing exemplary embodiments of the present invention. However, the present invention can be implemented in many alternative forms, and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an embodiment of the new mill 10, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic diagram of area A in FIG. 1. To achieve at least one of the advantages or For other advantages, an embodiment of the present invention provides a powder mill 10 for removing residual powder in the lower powder tube 14. The pulverizer 10 includes a pulverizing device (not shown), a powder lower pipe 14, a driving device 16, and an elastic element 18. It should be noted that the milling device is installed in the cylindrical shell 12 of the mill 10, and its powder outlet is aligned with the lower powder tube 14 provided in this case. The grinding device can be a commonly used grinding device on the market.

The driving device 16 is disposed on the upper side of the lower powder pipe 14 and includes a motor 162 and a driving member 164. The lower powder tube 14 is movably connected to the powder outlet, and the powder ground by the grinding device enters the container, such as a coffee filter cup, through the lower powder tube 14.

The motor 162 is used to drive the driving member 164 to rotate. When the driving member 164 rotates, it will abut the lower powder tube 14 to intermittently drive the lower powder tube 14 to swing toward the first direction X. In one embodiment, the driving member 164 can periodically drive the lower powder tube 14 to swing in the first direction X.

The elastic element 18 abuts against the lower powder tube 14 to drive the lower powder tube 14 to swing in the second direction Y. Specifically, the principle of removing the residual powder in the lower powder tube 14 in this case is: the driving member 164 drives the lower powder tube 14 to swing in the first direction X. At this time, the elastic element 18 will move the lower powder tube 14 in the first direction X. Swing and be compressed; then, when the driving member 164 rotates away from the lower powder tube 14, the elastic restoring force of the elastic element itself will bounce the lower powder tube 14 back in the second direction Y, and thus bounce back and forth to remove the residue in the lower powder tube 14 powder. In this way, the powder mill 10 of this case can effectively remove the powder remaining in the lower powder tube 14 mechanically, saving labor costs. In addition, by appropriately adjusting the rotation speed of the driving member 164 and the arm length of the driving member 164, the force and speed of the powder applied to the lower powder tube 14 can be accurately controlled, and the powder remaining in the lower powder tube 14 can be effectively removed and eliminated. The error of manual operation.

In this embodiment, the first direction X and the second direction Y are opposite directions, the first direction X is toward the grinding device, and the second direction Y is away from the grinding device. But this case is not limited to this. By changing the installation orientation of the driving member 164 relative to the lower powder tube 14, the swing direction of the lower powder tube 14 can also be changed, that is, the orientation of the first direction X and the second direction Y can be changed. For example, if the driving member 164 is arranged on the left side of the lower powder tube 14 and the driving member 164 abuts against the lower powder tube 14 to the right, the lower powder tube 14 can be driven to swing to the right. If the driving member 164 is arranged on the lower side of the lower powder tube 14 and the driving member 164 is pressed upward to the lower powder tube 14, the lower powder tube 14 can be driven to swing upward.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the driving device 16 is fixed on the upper side of the powder outlet, and drives the lower powder tube 14 to swing toward the first direction X from top to bottom, which facilitates installation and manufacturing. However, this case is not limited to this. The driving device 16 can also be fixed at other positions according to actual usage requirements, for example, the left and right sides of the lower powder tube 14.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the driving device 16 may further include a gear set 166 through which the motor 162 drives the driving member 164. In one embodiment, the gear set 166 is a reduction gear set or a steering gear set for converting the rotation speed of the motor 162 into an appropriate driving rotation speed to drive the driving member 164 to rotate, so as to meet the actual demand of powder operation.

Furthermore, in an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the driving member 164 includes a plurality of swing arms 1644 symmetrical to a rotating shaft 1642, and presents a shape similar to a windmill. When rotating, the rotating shaft 1642 will drive the swing arm 1644 to rotate, causing the plurality of swing arms 1644 to abut against the lower powder tube 14 in sequence, so that the lower powder tube 14 can be driven to swing in the first direction X intermittently. Also, please refer to FIG. 3 together. The lower powder tube 14 is provided with an abutting member 22 to cooperate with the driving member 164. In other words, when the driving member 164 rotates, its swing arm 1644 will abut against the abutting member 22 to drive the lower powder tube 14 to swing in the first direction X.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the lower powder pipe 14 includes a connecting plate 142, and the connecting plate 142 has a plurality of openings 144. The lower powder tube 14 penetrates the openings through a plurality of The fixing member 20 of the hole 144 can be movably fixed to the powder outlet. To further illustrate, the fixing member 20 includes a screw 202 and a positioning post 204. The positioning post 204 is located on the fixing plate 24 and corresponds to the position of the opening 144. The fixing piece 24 is fixed to the powder milling device through a screw 242, and further, it is locked to the side of the powder outlet of the powder milling device. The positioning posts 204 respectively pass through corresponding openings 144. The screw 202 is screwed to the side of the positioning column 204 away from the fixing piece 24. The elastic element 18 is sleeved on the positioning post 204 and sandwiched between the screw 202 and the connecting plate 142. In this way, the elastic element 18 can abut against the connecting plate 142 of the lower powder tube 14.

When the swing arm of the driving member 164 drives the lower powder tube 14 to swing in the first direction X, the upper edge of the connecting plate 142 will follow the swing of the lower powder tube 14 to swing away from the fixing piece 24, so that the elastic element 18 is compressed. Deformed. When the swing arm is separated from the lower powder tube 14, the elastic restoring force of the elastic element 18 can push the connecting plate 142 to restore the lower powder tube 14 to its original position. In a preferred embodiment, the elastic element 18 is a spring. In one embodiment, the size of the opening 144 is larger than the size of the positioning post 204, and the size of the elastic element 18 is larger than the size of the opening 144 to ensure that the elastic element 18 can be positioned between the screw 202 and the connecting plate 142.

The location of the aforementioned elastic element 18 is only an example in this case. According to the change of the swing direction of the lower powder tube 14 and the type of the elastic element 18, its setting position can be adjusted appropriately to generate an elastic restoring force. The connecting plate 142 pushes the lower powder tube 14 to swing in the second direction Y to restore the lower powder tube 14 Its original location.

In a preferred embodiment, the number of the openings 144 is four, the number of the fixing members 20 is four, and the number of the elastic element 18 is four. It is worth noting that the number of elastic elements 18 used in this case can be determined according to actual requirements. For example, when the powder tube 14 is to be pushed more stably, more elastic elements 18 can be added.

In summary, the powder mill 10 provided by the present invention is compared with manual powder shaker. Through the arrangement of the driving device 16 and the elastic element 18, the lower powder pipe 14 moves in the first direction X and the second direction. The reciprocating movement in direction Y can precisely control the force, speed and frequency of powder ejection to the lower powder tube 14, thereby accurately removing the powder remaining in the lower powder tube 14 to ensure the extraction of flavor and eliminate manual operations. error.

Through the detailed description of the preferred embodiments above, it is hoped that the characteristics and spirit of the present invention can be described more clearly, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the preferred embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, its purpose is to cover various changes and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the patent application for this new model.

10: Flour mill

12: Cylindrical shell

14: Lower powder tube

16: drive device

162: Motor

164: Drive

1642: Rotating Axis

1644: swing arm

166: Gear Set

18: Elastic element

X: first direction

Y: second direction

Claims (9)

A powder mill includes: a powder grinding device with a powder outlet; a lower powder tube movably connected to the powder outlet; a driving device arranged on one side of the lower powder tube, and the driving device includes A motor and a driving member, the motor driving the driving member to rotate, the driving member abuts against the lower powder tube for intermittently driving the lower powder tube to swing in a first direction; and at least one elastic element, Abutting against the lower powder tube for driving the lower powder tube to swing toward a second direction. The pulverizer according to claim 1, wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite directions. The pulverizer according to claim 2, wherein the first direction is toward the pulverizing device, and the second direction is away from the pulverizing device. The pulverizer according to claim 1, wherein the driving device is arranged above the powder outlet, and drives the lower powder tube to swing toward the first direction from top to bottom. The pulverizer according to claim 1, wherein the lower powder pipe includes a connecting plate, the connecting plate has a plurality of openings, and the lower powder pipe can be movably fixed to The powder outlet and the at least one elastic element are positioned at the opening through the fixing member, and one end of the elastic element is against the connecting plate. The pulverizer according to claim 5, wherein the number of the openings is four, and the number of the elastic element is four. The pulverizer according to claim 5, wherein the pulverizer further includes a fixing piece that is locked to the pulverizing device, and the fixing piece includes a positioning post, and the positioning post is located on the fixed piece. On the stator and corresponding to the position of the opening, the size of the opening is larger than the size of the positioning column, and the size of the elastic element is larger than the size of the opening. The pulverizer according to claim 1, wherein the driving member includes a plurality of swing arms symmetrical to a rotation axis. The pulverizer according to claim 1, wherein the driving device further includes a gear set, and the motor drives the driving member through the gear set.

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