CN2533776Y - Domestic machine for grinding & mixing vegetables or fruits - Google Patents
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The utility model which relates to an improved structure fruit-vegetable machine comprises a seat body which is internally arranged a motor, and the seat body is provided with a hollow shell seat, and a peeling filtration component is arranged in a containing chamber of the shell seat, and a feeding through hole which is used to inputting the fruits and vegetables and correspondingly peeling the filtration component is arranged above the containing chamber of the shell seat, and a fluid outlet and a residue outlet are respectively arranged corresponding to the two sides of the containing chamber, wherein, the large diameter feeding through hole is against to the center of the grinding disc of the peeling filtration component, and the direction of a pressing force is against the axis of the motor, and a stopping tablet is arranged in the internal wall in the bottom end of the feeding through hole to avoid the fruits and vegetables in the feeding through hole rotating with the peeling filtration component, and the cutting and grinding effect can be promoted, and a cutting knife is arranged in the center of the grinding disc, of which can improve the cutting and grinding ability, and a pressed type control valve is arranged at the fluid outlet to control whether the fluid which is transiently kept in the shell seat is flowing out after cutting and grinding and avoid the fluid outflow when changing cups.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to the vegetable treating machine in the beverage maker of a kind of kitchen utensils field, particularly relate to a kind of direction of exerting pressure that makes over against axle center of motor, stop the fruit and vegetable piece together to rotate with abrasive disk, and the structure improved vegetable treating machine that can control the new structure design whether juice stream go out.
Background technology
When past people wanted to drink the fresh fruit and vegetable juice of cup, the vegetables and fruits cutting frustillatum after will cleaning earlier usually was positioned in the cup of fruit juice mixer again, and a cutter that drives in the cup via the motor in the fruit juice mixer rotates at a high speed, and fruit and vegetable juice is beaten in the vegetables and fruits cutting that this is block.
Because under the vegetables and fruits long-time whipping effect that repeats that be rotating blade in fruit juice mixer, its nutrition is destroyed easily, and in the fruit juice because of the juice slag mixes, some fruit and vegetable juice then need wait step more after filtration, so comparatively loaded down with trivial details obtaining of vegetables and fruits juice.For this reason, there is the people promptly to design a kind of juice slag of doing and separates and keep the vegetable treating machine of fruit and vegetable juice, provide people to choose use than multiple nutritive components.
At present existing common vegetable treating machine design, generally has a pedestal, be provided with a motor in the inside of pedestal, on pedestal, be provided with a hollow shell block in addition, this shell block bottom surface one side is provided with the juice outlet, and passing the pedestal end face, motor spindle is inserted into shell block inside, group is established a taper filter screen in regular turn, set firmly an abrasive disk on this axle top again, abrasive disk is positioned at filter shading portion, has plural pointed tooth on its card, make abrasive disk and taper filter screen be all motor driven rotary in the pedestal, shell block has a slag notch with respect to the filter screen side again, and with respect to being provided with a residue container under the slag notch, in addition the shell block end face is provided with a straight tube-like charging port that extends to the abrasive disk top, the suitable gap of maintenance between the root edge of this feed pipe and abrasive disk end face with respect to the abrasive disk eccentric part.
During use, it is that vegetables and fruits are put into to abrasive disk from the charging port of top, abrasive disk pointed tooth through turn cuts into shape in small, broken bits, the juice that these vegetables and fruits are included discharges, wherein the user can use one to compress rod and stretch in the charging port, vegetables and fruits are pressurizeed, the assisted milling dish is to the grinding cutting effect of vegetables and fruits, centrifugal action when other utilizes the rotation of taper filter screen, make its juice partly by filter screen after by juice outlet outflow, the residue part filter screen of then ascending gradually under the centrifugal action of turn filter screen is concentrated in the residue container and be disposed to by slag notch, reaches the effect that the juice slag separates.
Take off existing vegetable treating machine structural design only, people are a kind of can to cut into liquid state fast with vegetables and fruits though can provide, and the easy utensil that allows its juice slag separate automatically, yet this vegetable treating machine still has following problem and waits to improve in reality use operation, wherein:
1, the charging port of this vegetable treating machine is the design of adopting corresponding abrasive disk end face one side, because vegetables and fruits weight and user's direction of exerting pressure is toward the off-centered side of abrasive disk end face, so because of the force direction lateral deviation in axle center of motor one side, can increase the weight of motor load, cause the member consume easily, and can reduce stability of rotation.
2, the charging port of this vegetable treating machine designs for straight tube-like, putting into the charging port when vegetables and fruits is that abrasive disk is when carrying out cutting and grinding, the vegetables and fruits of little bulk are easy to generate the situation in company with the abrasive disk rotation, and need to urge vegetables and fruits with the rod that compresses that stretches in the charging port, can impose effective cutting and grinding effect for abrasive disk.
3, the juice of this vegetable treating machine exports the control member that the control of tool not juice flows out, so when accepting the fruit and vegetable juice liquid container and fill with, the user often has little time to change container, so that juice flow in outside, so, not only cause the waste of fruit and vegetable juice, and cause the user need remake inconvenience such as cleaning desktop.
This shows that above-mentioned existing vegetable treating machine still has many defectives, and the assistant officer treats further to be improved.
Because the defective that above-mentioned existing vegetable treating machine exists, the design people is actively studied innovation, through constantly studying, designing based on abundant practical experience and professional knowledge, and after studying sample and improvement repeatedly, create the utility model that has practical value finally.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem underlying to be solved in the utility model is, overcome the defective that existing vegetable treating machine exists, and provide a kind of direction of exerting pressure that makes over against axle center of motor, can stop vegetables and fruits to change together, and can control the structure improved vegetable treating machine whether juice stream goes out with abrasive disk.
The utility model solves its technical problem underlying and realizes by the following technical solutions.According to a kind of structure improved vegetable treating machine that the utility model proposes, it comprises a pedestal, a shell block, a rotary-cut filter element and a control valve member, wherein: this pedestal, its inside is provided with motor, and the axle of motor wears out the end face of pedestal; This shell block, be to be installed on the pedestal, its inner formation is provided with accommodation chamber, the bottom surface of accommodation chamber is provided with a perforation that supplies motor spindle to pass, and the peritreme of this perforation forms convex up, and accommodation chamber one side bottom surface is provided with juice outlet, side is provided with a slag notch in addition, in addition shell block is provided with the straight tube-like charging port that extends down one day, and this charging port center is corresponding to motor spindle, and is provided with a stop tab at the bottom inwall; This rotary-cut filter element, be to be installed in the shell block accommodation chamber, its bottom is provided with the rotating disk that a cover cap is gone up and is connected with motor spindle in the shell block perforation, this rotating disk is provided with a taper filter screen, the bottom surface of filter screen inboard is provided with an abrasive disk, and middle place is provided with sharpener on the abrasive disk card, and periphery is provided with the cutting pointed tooth of plural number, and the corresponding abrasive disk middle position of shell block straight tube-like charging port, charging port root edge and abrasive disk end face maintain a specific spacing; This controls valve member, be to be hubbed at shell block juice outlet below, it is provided with the valve portion of an able to turn on or off juice outlet with respect to pivoting point one side, be provided with a skewed bar that detects with respect to the extension of valve subordinate side, and this control valve member in addition is provided with spring between side and shell block with respect to pivoting point, and this valve portion seals the outlet of shell block juice under normal conditions.
The utility model solves its technical problem and can also adopt following technical measures further to realize.
Aforesaid structure improved vegetable treating machine, the wherein said sharpener tool of being located at abrasive disk central authorities be provided with two differences towards blade.
Aforesaid structure improved vegetable treating machine, the plural number that is provided with on wherein said abrasive disk card cutting pointed tooth is to be eccentric radial cutting pointed tooth arranged in a straight line.
Aforesaid structure improved vegetable treating machine, the wherein said stop tab of being located at shell block charging port bottom inwall are the knife edge shapes that is towards having a down dip.
Aforesaid structure improved vegetable treating machine, the charging port of wherein said shell block is the heavy caliber project organization of circular cross section.
Aforesaid structure improved vegetable treating machine, wherein said vegetable treating machine also comprise the rod that compresses of a corresponding shell block charging port, and this top that compresses rod is provided with a grip part greater than the charging port, and the bottom side edge then forms the recess that is provided with corresponding stop tab.
Aforesaid structure improved vegetable treating machine, the juice exit of wherein said shell block is provided with the ring-type cork.
The utility model compared with prior art has tangible advantage and beneficial effect.By above technical scheme as can be known, the structure improved vegetable treating machine of the utility model, it mainly is provided with the pedestal of establishing motor in one, pedestal is provided with the hollow shell block, shell block is established a rotary-cut filter element in its accommodation chamber, the top is provided with one provides fruit and vegetable to insert and the charging port of corresponding rotary-cut filter element, be respectively equipped with juice outlet and slag notch with respect to the accommodation chamber both sides, heavy caliber charging port abrasive disk central authorities in the rotary-cut filter element wherein, make direction of exerting pressure over against axle center of motor, and the inwall place of charging port bottom is provided with a stop tab, place the fruit and vegetable of charging port to rotate in company with the rotary-cut filter element with prevention, promote its cutting and grinding effect, abrasive disk central authorities are equipped with sharpener, strengthen its cutting and grinding ability, be provided with one in addition in the juice exit and compress formula control valve member, whether the juice that persists in shell block behind the cutting and grinding with control flows out, when avoiding changing glass tool juice flow in outside, and provide a kind of have more handy, the vegetable treating machine of practical function.
In sum, the structure improved vegetable treating machine of the utility model, it has can make direction of exerting pressure over against axle center of motor, and can stop vegetables and fruits to change together with abrasive disk, simultaneously can control the effect whether juice stream goes out, it is in limited field, technical development space, no matter structurally or bigger improvement all arranged on the function, and have large improvement technically, and produced handy and practical effect, and have the effect of enhancement really, thus be suitable for practicality more, really be a new and innovative, progressive, practical new design.
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Fig. 1 is a combining structure generalized section of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 is that the charging port that is provided with stop tab in the utility model is overlooked partial schematic diagram.
Fig. 3 is the schematic top plan view of abrasive disk in the utility model.
Fig. 4 is the sectional perspective schematic diagram of abrasive disk in the utility model.
Fig. 5 is that user mode of the present utility model is with reference to figure one.
Fig. 6 is that user mode of the present utility model is with reference to figure two.
(10) pedestal (11) motor
(12) axle
(20) shell block (21) accommodation chamber
(22) perforation (23) juice outlet
(231) cork (24) slag notch
(25) charging port (26) stop tab
(27) compress rod (271) recess
(272) grip part (28) residue container
(30) rotary-cut filter element (31) rotating disk
(32) filter screen (33) abrasive disk
(331) pointed tooth (332) sharpener
(333) blade
(40) control valve member (41) valve portion
(42) detect bar (43) spring
The specific embodiment
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and preferred embodiment, to according to its specific embodiment of structure improved vegetable treating machine, structure, feature and the effect thereof that the utility model proposes, describe in detail as after.
See also Fig. 1, shown in Figure 2, the structure improved vegetable treating machine of the utility model, it comprises a pedestal (10), a shell block (20), a rotary-cut filter element (30) and a control valve member (40), wherein:
This pedestal (10), its inside are provided with motor (11), and the axle (12) of this motor (11) passes the end face of pedestal (10);
This shell block (20), be to be installed on the pedestal (10), its inside has an accommodation chamber (21), a perforation (22) that provides motor (11) axle (12) to pass is provided in accommodation chamber (21) bottom surface, this perforation (22) peritreme forms convex up, and these accommodation chamber (21) one side bottom surfaces are provided with the juice outlet (23) of a tool ring-type cork (231), side is provided with a slag notch (24) in addition, shell block (20) is provided with the straight tube-like charging port (25) (as shown in Figure 2) that extends down one day in addition, the center of this charging port (25) is corresponding to motor (11) axle, and is provided with a stop tab (26) at the bottom inwall;
This rotary-cut filter element (30), be in the accommodation chamber (21) that is installed in shell block (20), its bottom is provided with the rotating disk (31) that a cover cap is gone up and is connected with motor (11) axle (12) in shell block (20) perforation (22), rotating disk (31) is provided with a taper filter screen (32), it is big that filter screen (32) is the upper end diameter, the taper reticulate body that end diameter is little, and filter screen (32) inside bottom surface is provided with an abrasive disk (33), as shown in Figure 3, have plural number on this abrasive disk (33) card and be eccentric radial cutting pointed tooth (331) arranged in a straight line, place is provided with sharpener (332) in the middle of it, and make the corresponding abrasive disk of shell block (20) straight tube-like charging port (25) (33) middle position, charging port (25) root edge and abrasive disk (33) end face keep a specific spacing;
This controls valve member (40), it is the below that is hubbed at shell block (20) juice outlet (23), it is provided with the valve portion (41) of an able to turn on or off juice outlet (23) with respect to pivoting point one side, extend a skewed bar (42) that detects with respect to valve portion (41) below, and control valve member (40) in addition is provided with spring (43) between side and shell block (20) with respect to pivoting point, makes valve portion (41) seal shell block (20) juice under normal conditions and exports (23).
The aforementioned stop tab (26) of being located at shell block (20) charging port (25) bottom inwall is towards the knife edge shape that has a down dip.
What aforementioned vegetable treating machine still comprised corresponding shell block (a 20) charging port (25) compresses rod (27), this compresses rod (27) top tool and is provided with a grip part greater than charging port (25) (272), and the bottom side edge then forms the recess (271) of corresponding stop tab (26).
The charging port (25) of aforementioned shell block (20) is the heavy caliber design of circular cross section, it can directly be inserted the vegetables and fruits of whole big fruit grain wherein, and need not vegetables and fruits are divided into several small blocks.
See also shown in Figure 4, the aforementioned sharpener (332) of being located at abrasive disk (33) central authorities be provided with two differences towards blade (333), make it can cooperate periphery plural number cutting pointed tooth (331) that whole big fruit grain done the cutting and grinding effect.
The use of relevant the utility model vegetable treating machine, see also shown in Figure 5, be that vegetables and fruits are put into from shell block (20) charging port (25), and utilize motor (11) to drive rotary-cut filter element (30) rotation at a high speed, carry out cutting and grinding with its abrasive disk (33) to putting into the inner vegetables and fruits of shell block (20), wherein utilize the backstop action of the stop tab (26) at inwall place, charging port (25) bottom, stop vegetables and fruits together to rotate in company with abrasive disk (33), in addition to putting into the big block fruit and vegetable of charging port (25), as shown in Figure 6, the user also can use and compress rod (27) and compress fruit and vegetable, and cooperate knife edge shape stop tab (26) to cut off fruit and vegetable, by abrasive disk (33) it is done the cutting and grinding effect again.
Secondly, as shown in Figure 5, fruit and vegetable become shape in small, broken bits through abrasive disk (33) cutting and grinding of turn, the juice that these vegetables and fruits are included discharges, and under the centrifugal action when taper filter screen (32) rotates, its juice is partly flowed in the accommodation chamber (21) of shell block (20) by filter screen (32), the residue part filter screen (32) of then under the centrifugal action of turn filter screen (32), ascending gradually, concentrate in the residue container (28) and be disposed to, reach the effect that the juice slag separates by slag notch (24).
When people take fruit and vegetable juice, the bar (42) that detects that the cup tool can be pressed against control valve member (40) is located, make valve portion (41) open juice outlet (23), allow the interior fruit and vegetable juice of shell block (20) accommodation chamber (21) flow in the cup tool, when the cup tool leave control valve member (40) detect bar (42) time, control valve member (40) promptly under spring (43) effect, makes its valve portion (41) reply the state of closing juice outlet (23), and then fruit and vegetable juice persists in the accommodation chamber (21) of shell block (20).
The above, it only is preferred embodiment of the present utility model, be not that the utility model is done any pro forma restriction, every foundation technical spirit of the present utility model all still belongs in the scope of technical solutions of the utility model any simple modification, equivalent variations and modification that above embodiment did.
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1, a kind of structure improved vegetable treating machine is characterized in that it comprises a pedestal, a shell block, a rotary-cut filter element and a control valve member, wherein:
This pedestal, its inside is provided with motor, and the axle of motor wears out the end face of pedestal;
This shell block, be to be installed on the pedestal, its inner formation is provided with accommodation chamber, the bottom surface of accommodation chamber is provided with a perforation that supplies motor spindle to pass, and the peritreme of this perforation forms convex up, and accommodation chamber one side bottom surface is provided with juice outlet, side is provided with a slag notch in addition, in addition shell block is provided with the straight tube-like charging port that extends down one day, and this charging port center is corresponding to motor spindle, and is provided with a stop tab at the bottom inwall;
This rotary-cut filter element, be to be installed in the shell block accommodation chamber, its bottom is provided with the rotating disk that a cover cap is gone up and is connected with motor spindle in the shell block perforation, this rotating disk is provided with a taper filter screen, the bottom surface of filter screen inboard is provided with an abrasive disk, and middle place is provided with sharpener on the abrasive disk card, and periphery is provided with the cutting pointed tooth of plural number, and the corresponding abrasive disk middle position of shell block straight tube-like charging port, charging port root edge and abrasive disk end face maintain a specific spacing;
This controls valve member, be to be hubbed at shell block juice outlet below, it is provided with the valve portion of an able to turn on or off juice outlet with respect to pivoting point one side, be provided with a skewed bar that detects with respect to the extension of valve subordinate side, and this control valve member in addition is provided with spring between side and shell block with respect to pivoting point, and this valve portion seals the outlet of shell block juice under normal conditions.
2, vegetable treating machine according to claim 1, it is characterized in that the wherein said sharpener tool of being located at abrasive disk central authorities be provided with two differences towards blade.
3, vegetable treating machine according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that the plural number cutting pointed tooth that is provided with on the wherein said abrasive disk card is to be eccentric radial cutting pointed tooth arranged in a straight line.
4, vegetable treating machine according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that the wherein said stop tab of being located at shell block charging port bottom inwall is the knife edge shape that is towards having a down dip.
5, vegetable treating machine according to claim 4, the charging port that it is characterized in that wherein said shell block are the heavy caliber project organization of circular cross section.
6, vegetable treating machine according to claim 4, it is characterized in that wherein said vegetable treating machine also comprises the rod that compresses of a corresponding shell block charging port, this top that compresses rod is provided with a grip part greater than the charging port, and the bottom side edge then forms the recess that is provided with corresponding stop tab.
7, vegetable treating machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that the juice exit of wherein said shell block is provided with the ring-type cork.
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