JP2863373B2 - food processor - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container body for storing foods such as vegetables, a food cutting cutter rotatably provided below the container body, and a cutter provided outside the bottom of the container body. The present invention relates to a food processor for cutting vegetables and the like, comprising a drive motor for rotating the cutter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 1 shows an example of a conventional food processor.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

A conventional food processor comprises a container body 4
1, a driving motor 42 is provided outside the bottom of the driving motor 4.
The second rotating shaft 43 penetrates through the bottom of the container body 41 and is located inside the container body 41, and a food cutting cutter 44 for cutting food is provided on the rotating shaft 43 in a detachable manner.

Further, a lid 45 for opening and closing an opening provided at an upper portion of the container main body 41 is provided.

[0005]

With the food processor having the above-mentioned structure, a microwave oven is equipped with a food processor.
Driving motor with a function to stir, crush and knead
To perform cutting at a low rotation speed (full rotation
Speed is _{360rpm / 50H Z, 430rpm / 60H} Z
The rotation speed of a commercial food processor is 3500 rpm
m about 1/10), when the sharpness of the cutter is slightly reduced
The problem that fibrous foods (such as onions) cannot be cut
There was .

When food is cut by a cutter,
Due to the force applied when the food is cut,
And the cut food is attached to the inner wall of the container body.
The food can be cut more finely.
There was a problem that can not be .

[0007] The food processor of the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has a low speed rotation.
The sharpness can be maintained even during tasting, and the food can be cut to the desired size.
And can be cut by a cutter
It is an object of the present invention to provide a food processor in which food does not adhere to the inner wall of the container body .

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned object, a food processor according to the present invention comprises a container body for storing food, and a cutter for cutting food provided rotatably below the container body. When, in a food processor comprising a drive motor for rotationally driving the cutter provided at the bottom outside of the container body, the upper in the vessel body Symbol
Let's rotate along with the rotation of the cutter above the cutter
The resistance member that gives resistance to the food to be used is the axis of the cutter.
It is provided rotatably on the top and tries to rotate below the inner wall of the container body
Prevents the rotation of the resistance member which is rotated by the rotating food
A locking portion is provided.

Further , a resistance member for giving resistance to food is cut off.
And the above-mentioned resistance member
By turning it upside down and installing it, the distance between the cutter and
You to the variable.

[0010] Further, above the cutter in the container body,
Resists food that tries to rotate as the cutter rotates
A resistance member that applies force is rotatably mounted on the axis of the cutter.
And the food is going to rotate down the inner wall of the container body.
A locking portion for preventing rotation of the resistance member being rotated.
And cut by the cutter above the inside of the container body.
Food that removes food that adheres to the inner wall of the container body
Cut the removed body so that it can be
Ru provided on ter of the axis.

[0011] Furthermore, the adhesion food remover to the axis of rotation of the cutter unitized provided rotatably, in the time of cutters rotating rotates adhering food remover 90 DEG been with respect to the cutter, unit alone In this case, the cutter and the attached food removing body are rotatable so that they can be overlapped on a vertical plane.

Further, there is provided a driving body for rotating the attached food removing body in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of the food cutting cutter.

[0013]

[Function] The food processor of the above configuration is used for cutting food.
The food escapes in the direction of rotation of the cutter and upwards
The members prevent the cutting efficiency of the cutter .

Further, the resistance member is turned upside down to
Food that is cut by changing the distance from the cutter
You can adjust the fineness of the .

Further, when the food is cut, the food is rotated by the cutter.
The resistance member prevents escape in the direction and upwards and the cutter
Cutting efficiency is improved and the drive motor
The cutter stored in the container body by rotating the cutter
When cutting an article, the food cut by the cutter
It adheres to the inner wall of the container body, but adheres to the inner wall of the container body.
The adhered food remover rotates and removes the adhered food,
It is possible to repeatedly cut food with a cutter .

[0016] Still further, there is provided a unit in which the attached food removing body is attached to a rotating shaft of the cutter to make the unit into a unit to improve the usability. The unit is attached to the container body and the cutter is rotated to cut the food. In this state, the adhered food removal body rotates about 90 ° with respect to the cutter due to the rotation inhibiting force of the adhered food, preventing the food from being caught between the cutter and the cutter and rotating together. By rotating the attached food removal body to the position directly above the cutter and superimposing it on a vertical surface in the unit alone,
It can be made compact.

Further, by rotating the adhered food removing body in the direction opposite to the cutter, the moving direction of the dropped food is reversed to the rotating direction of the cutter, so that the cutting efficiency of the cutter is improved.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, a first embodiment of the food processor according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the food processor according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a drive motor 2 is provided on the outside of the bottom of the container body 1, and the rotation shaft 3 of the drive motor 2 passes through the bottom of the container body 1 and is inserted into the container body 1. The cutter rotating shaft 5 of a food cutting cutter 4 for cutting food is fitted to the rotating shaft 3 and the cutter 4 is detachably provided so as to be located below the container body 1.
The container body 6 in which the drive motor 2 is provided is connected to the container body 1.
Is provided at the bottom.

The lower end of the removing body rotating shaft 8 of the attached food removing body 7 for removing the food attached to the inner wall surface of the container body 1 and the lower surface of the lid 9 is fitted to the cutter rotating shaft 5, It is inserted into an insertion hole 10 provided at the center of a lid 9 that opens and closes an opening provided at an upper part of the container body 1.

The two-dimensional positional relationship between the cutter 4 and the adhered food remover 7 is determined in order to prevent the food from being pinched between the cutter 4 and the tip of the adhered food remover 7 and rotating together.
The angle of about 90 ° is shifted so that the gap between the cutters 4 and the attached food removing body 7 is maximized.

The cutter rotating shaft 5 and the removing body rotating shaft 8 are integrated to make the cutter 4 and the adhered food removing body 7 into a unit to improve the usability (for simplicity of explanation). 1, the cutter rotating shaft 5 and the removing body rotating shaft 8 are separately described), and the attached food removing body 7 is removed as shown in FIG. It is rotatably and detachably engaged with the body rotation shaft 8, and its rotation range is about 90 ° in a plane with respect to the cutter 4 from a position above the cutter 4 (a position overlapping with the cutter 4 on a vertical plane). It is preferable that the engagement piece 7a and the rotation restricting rib 8a are provided in association with each other so that the position is shifted.

The rotation restricting rib 8a is straddled between the vertical position restricting ribs 8b of the adhered food removing body 7 shown in FIGS. By doing so, in a state where the unit is mounted on the container body 1 and the cutter 4 is rotated to cut the food, the adhered food removing body 7 is shifted by 90 ° with respect to the cutter 4 due to the rotation inhibiting force by the adhered food. While rotating, the phenomenon that the food is sandwiched between the cutter 4 and the food can be prevented from rotating together, while the unit is removed from the container body 1, the attached food removing body 7 is turned to a position directly above the cutter 4. By moving and superimposing on a vertical plane, a compact form can be obtained.

When the removing body rotating shaft 8 is provided separately from the cutter rotating shaft 5, the attached food removing body 7 may be integrally molded so as to have a positional relationship shifted by about 90 ° with respect to the cutter 4. .

The attached food removing body 7 rotates along the inner wall surface of the container body 1 and is inclined so that the upper part is located forward and the lower part is located backward with respect to the rotation direction A as shown in FIG. When the food adhered to the inner wall surface of the container body 1 is removed due to the inclination, the food is prevented from scattering upward and adhering to the lid 9, and the food can be moved downward. To return to the position of the cutter 4 naturally.

The length of the removing body rotating shaft 8 of the attached food removing body 7 is formed such that the upper end of the removing body rotating shaft 8 protrudes from the insertion hole 10 before the lid 9 is completely closed. The upper end of the removing member rotating shaft 8 is formed into a C-cut, hemisphere, taper, or a combination thereof to facilitate insertion into the insertion hole 10.

A peripheral edge of the insertion hole 10 of the lid 9 is formed in a concave shape, and a guide 11 for guiding the removing member rotating shaft 8 to the insertion hole 10 is provided.

Below the inner wall of the container body 1, there are provided a plurality of projections 12 which provide resistance to the food so that the food does not rotate in the same manner as the cutter 4 when the cutter 4 rotates.
Is provided.

Further, the sharpness of the cutter 4 is reduced,
When the rotation speed of the cutter 4 is low, a resistance member 51 that prevents the food from escaping upward and provides resistance to the food that is going to rotate following the rotation of the cutter 4 is rotatable about the cutter rotation shaft 5. And it is provided detachably.

As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the resistance member 51 is formed of a resin molded product, and extends along an arcuate shaft mounting portion 51a and a diameter extension of the shaft mounting portion 51a. And a projection engaging portion 51b formed at an end of the resistance portion.

When the cutter rotating shaft 5 is attached to the container main body 1 and the cutter rotating shaft 5 is rotated, the projection engaging portions 51b are engaged with and fixed to the plurality of projections 12 provided below the inner wall of the container main body. It is formed in the dimensional relationship shown below.

The level difference between the upper end surface of the shaft engaging portion 51a and the upper end surface of the resistance portion is set smaller than the level difference between the lower end surface of the shaft engagement portion 51a and the lower end surface of the resistance portion. A and B correspond to the distance between the cutter 4 and the lower end surface of the resistance portion.

Therefore, the distance between the cutter 4 and the cutter 4 can be changed by inverting the resistance member 51 and mounting it, so that the fineness of the food to be cut can be adjusted.

Reference numeral 5a denotes a position regulating rib for regulating the vertical position of the resistance member.

The operation of the food processor having the above configuration will be described. The lid 9 closing the opening of the container body 1 is opened,
A cutter 4 and / or a cutter rotating shaft 5 with a resistance member 51 is attached to the container main body 1, and one end of the removed body rotating shaft 8 of the adhered food removing body 7 is attached to the cutter rotating shaft 5. After the food to be cut is accommodated in the container body 1 and the other end of the removing body rotating shaft 8 is inserted into the insertion hole 10 of the lid 9, The lid 9 is closed.

At this time, the distal end of the removing body rotating shaft 8 is guided by the guide 11 into the insertion hole 10 and inserted into the insertion hole 10 before the cover 9 is completely closed.
Since the tip of the removing member rotating shaft 8 is exposed to the outside, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the removing member rotating shaft 8 is inserted into the insertion hole 10 by visually checking the leading end.

When the food is started to be cut by closing the lid 9 and operating a switch (not shown), the drive motor 2 is energized and the drive motor 2 is driven, and the rotating shaft 3 of the drive motor 2 is moved. The cutter rotating shaft 5 and the removing body rotating shaft 8 are rotated through the above, and the cutter 4 and the attached food removing body 7 are rotated to cut the food.

The cutting of the food is performed by rotating the cutter 4.
Since the resistance member 51 is fixed by the engagement of the b with the protrusion 12, a resistance is added to prevent the food from escaping in the rotational direction and upward when the food is cut, so that the cutter 4 can be cut efficiently.

The cut food moves above the cutter 4 and adheres to the inner wall of the container body 1 and the lower surface of the lid 9, but is removed by the rotation of the adhered food removing body 7.
At this time, the food removed by the adhered food remover 7 is pushed down from above the container body 1 by the inclination formed in the adhered food remover 7, falls to the position of the cutter 4, and is cut into small pieces.

Since the adhered food removing body 7 is rotated at an angle of about 90 ° with respect to the rotation angle of the cutter 4, the phenomenon that the food is caught between the cutter 4 and rotates together with the cutter 4 is prevented. The food can be cut efficiently.

By mounting the resistance member 51 on the cutter rotating shaft 5 with the front and back reversed, the fineness of the food to be cut can be adjusted by changing the distance between the cutter 4 and the resistance member 51. Further, the cutter rotating shaft 5 and the removing body rotating shaft 8 are integrated to form a unit of the cutter 4 and the attached food removing body 7 or a unit of the cutter 4, the resistance member 51, and the attached food removing body 7. In the case of improving the usability, the configuration is such that the attached food removing body 7 is rotatably and detachably attached to the rotating shaft,
The storage and cleaning properties of the unit can be improved.

Next, the second embodiment of the food processor of the present invention will be described.
An embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.

The food processor according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a food removing body 7 attached to the cutter rotating shaft 5 of the cutter 4.
A driving body 13 is provided for rotating the cutter in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the cutter 4.

The driving body 13 has one end inserted into the cutter rotating shaft 5 of the cutter 4 and the other end fitted into the insertion hole 10 of the lid 9, and is rotatably provided on the outer periphery of the supporting column 14. And the rotating body 15 provided.

The column 14 has one end inserted into an insertion hole 16 provided in the cutter rotating shaft 5 and the other end shown in FIG.
The columns 14 are formed in a polygonal shape as shown in b and c, and are inserted into the insertion holes 10 of the lid 9 so as not to rotate. A gear 18 fitted to a gear portion 17 provided on the outer periphery of the cutter rotating shaft 5 is provided at one end of the support 14.
Is provided.

The rotating body 15 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the attached food removing body 7 is provided on the upper part thereof. The lower part covers the column 14, the gear 19, the cutter rotating shaft 5, and the gear part 18 at the lower part. Gear cover body 20 with increased inner diameter
Is provided.

A gear portion 21 is formed on the inner surface of the gear cover body 20 so as to fit with the gear 18 of the column 14.

The operation of the food processor having the above configuration will be described. One end of the support 14 is inserted into the insertion hole 16 of the cutter rotation shaft 5 and the gear 18 of the support 14 is fitted into the gear portion 17 of the cutter rotation shaft 5. Combined support 15
Is attached, the food is stored in the container body 1, and the cutting operation is started.

When the driving motor 2 is driven by the start of the cutting operation to rotate the rotating shaft 3, the cutter rotating shaft 5 of the cutter 4 also rotates, and the cutter 4 is rotated to cut the food.

Then, when the cutter rotating shaft 5 rotates,
The gear 18 of the support 14 fitted with the gear 17 of the rotating shaft 5 rotates, and the gear 21 of the gear cover 20 of the rotating body 15 is fitted to the gear 18. The body 15 is in a direction C opposite to the rotation direction B of the cutter rotation shaft 5.
Then, the attached food removing body 7 is rotated in the opposite direction to the cutter 4 to remove the food attached to the inner wall of the container body 1.

As described above, the attached food removing body 7 is
Is rotated in the opposite direction, the food is sandwiched between the attached food removing body 7 and the cutter 4 generated when the attached food removing body 7 and the cutter 4 rotate in the same direction, and the cutting is performed. There is no risk of inconvenience of not being
Food can be reliably cut. The cut food is prevented from entering the driving body 13 by the gear cover body 20.

In the second embodiment, a mechanism for rotating the adhered food removing body 7 in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the cutter 4 is provided at the lower portion of the container main body 1. It may be provided.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, a driving body 22 for rotating the attached food removing body 7 in a direction opposite to the cutter 4 is provided on the upper part of the container body 1.

The driving body 22 has one end fitted to the cutter rotating shaft 5 of the cutter 4 and the other end having a support 23 having a gear portion 23, a gear case 26 having a gear 25, and removing the adhered food. And a gear portion 27 provided on the body 7.

The support post 24 has one end fitted to the cutter rotating shaft 5 and mounted so as to rotate in the same direction as the cutter 4. The other end is provided with a gear portion 23 and the gear portion 23 is provided. The ring 28 is provided below the. The other end of the column 24 is inserted into an insertion hole 29 provided at the center of the gear case 26 provided on the lid 9.

The gear case 26 is provided with a gear 25 which is fitted and rotated with the gear 23 of the support column 24. When the support 24 rotates, the gear 25 is fitted by the gear 23 and the gear 25. 25 rotates.

The vicinity of the other end of the support column 24 (the gear portion 23)
A gear cover 30 provided with an inner surface of the gear portion 27 is rotatably mounted between the gear 28 and the ring 28). The gear cover 30 is provided at one end of the adhered food removing body 7, and the gear 25 of the gear case 26 and the gear portion 27 are fitted to each other. The cutter 4 is rotated in a direction E opposite to the rotation direction D.

The operation of the food processor having the above-described configuration will be described. One end of the column 24 to which the gear cover 30 of the adhered food removing body 7 is attached near the other end (between the gear portion 23 and the ring 28) is connected to the cutter rotating shaft 5. And the food is stored in the container body 1 and the cutting operation of the food is started.

When the drive motor 2 is driven by the start of the cutting operation to rotate the rotating shaft 3, the cutter rotating shaft 5 of the cutter 4 rotates and the cutter 4 rotates to cut the food.

When the column 24 is rotated by the rotation of the cutter rotating shaft 5, the gear 25 of the gear case 26 fitted with the gear portion 23 of the column 24 rotates. Due to the rotation of the gear 25, the gear cover 30 rotates via the gear portion 27 of the gear cover 30 fitted to the gear 25, and the attached food removing body 7 is rotated in the rotation direction D of the cutter 4.
To remove the food adhered to the inner wall of the container body 1.

[0061]

The food processor of the present invention has a cutter
The cutter will rotate above the cutter
A resistance member that gives resistance to the food
It is provided rotatably, and the rotation of the resistance member below the inner wall of the container body
Providing a locking part to prevent
To prevent the ball from escaping in the direction of rotation and upwards.
Can improve the cutting efficiency of the cutter
Can be made, and it is only necessary to provide a locking part.
Can also be simplified .

The resistance member can be freely attached to and detached from the cutter rotating shaft.
With the resistance member turned upside down.
By changing the distance between the cutter and
The fineness of food can you to adjust that.

[0063] Further, the adhesion food remover to the rotation axis of the mosquito Potter unitized provided rotatably, in the time of cutter rotation rotates adhering food remover is displaced approximately 90 ° to the cutter, unit alone In this case, the cutter and the attached food removal body can be freely rotated so that they can be overlapped on a vertical plane, so that the usability can be improved.Further, when the cutter rotates, the food is caught between the cutter and the cutter. Can be prevented from rotating together, and the unit can be stored in a compact form.

Further, since the driving body for rotating the adhered food removing body in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the cutter is provided, the adhered food produced when the adhered food removing body and the cutter are rotated in the same direction is provided. It is possible to reliably eliminate the risk that the food is sandwiched between the food remover and the cutter, and the food is not cut into a desired size by rotating together with the adhered food remover and the cutter. Since the moving direction of the dropped food is opposite to the rotating direction of the cutter, the cutting efficiency of the cutter can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall sectional view showing a first embodiment of a food processor according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of the food processor according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the food processor according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a cross section taken along line BB of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a part of a lid of the food processor according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view showing a part of a lid of the food processor according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a top view and a front view of the resistance member of the food processor according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an overall sectional view showing a second embodiment of the food processor of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a tip of a column of the food processor according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a plan sectional view of a main part of a food processor according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an overall sectional view showing another food processor of the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a main part of another food processor according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a plan sectional view showing a gear case portion of another food processor according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is an overall sectional view showing an example of a position of a conventional food processor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 2 Drive motor 3 Rotation shaft 4 Cutter 5 Cutter rotation shaft 7 Adhered food removal body 8 Removal body rotation shaft 9 Lid 12 Projection (locking part) 51 Resistance member

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hirokazu Nishio 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Inside Sharp Corporation (56) References Jikai Sho 62-1555739 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int) .Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A47J 43/046 B02C 18/08

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A container main body for storing food, a cutter for cutting food provided rotatably below the container main body, and a drive for rotating and driving the cutter provided outside the bottom of the container main body. in a food processor comprising a motor, rotation of the cutter above SL cutter upwardly in the container body
That gives resistance to food that tries to rotate with it
The member is rotatably provided on the axis of the cutter, and is rotated by the food to be rotated below the inner wall of the container body.
A food processor comprising a locking portion for preventing rotation of the resistance member . 2. The food processor according to claim 1, wherein
And a resistance member that gives resistance to food
It is provided detachably, and the resistance member is turned upside down.
The food processor is characterized in that the distance between the cutter and the cutter is made variable by mounting it . 3. The food processor according to claim 1 , wherein said cutter is cut above said container body by said cutter.
Attached food removal for removing food attached to the inner wall of the container body
Cutter to rotate the body with the cutter
A food processor, which is provided on the axis of the food processor. 4. A container body for storing food, and a food cutting member rotatably provided below the container body.
Rotating a cutter, the cutter provided in the bottom outside of the container body
A food processor consisting of a driving motor
Is cut by the cutter above the inside of the container body.
Attached food removal for removing food attached to the inner wall of the container body
Cutter to rotate the body with the cutter
Of provided on the axis, the attachment food remover to the axis of rotation of the cutter unitized provided rotatably, in the time of cutter rotation rotates adhering food remover 90 DEG been with respect to the cutter, the unit A food processor characterized in that it is rotatable so that the cutter and the attached food removing body can be overlapped on a vertical plane when used alone. 5. A container body for storing food, and a food cutting member rotatably provided below the container body.
Rotating a cutter, the cutter provided in the bottom outside of the container body
A food processor consisting of a driving motor
Is cut by the cutter above the inside of the container body.
Attached food removal for removing food attached to the inner wall of the container body
Cutter to rotate the body with the cutter
Food processor of provided on the axis, characterized in that the attachment food remover in the rotational direction opposite to the direction of the cutter provided with a drive member for rotationally driving.