JPH0616706Y2 - Electric cooking equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to an electric cooking device for slicing or mashing cooking ingredients, and more particularly to a seal structure for preventing cooking ingredients cooked from a cylindrical portion of a bottle and contained water from flowing out of the bottle.

[Prior art]

For example, a conventional electric cooking device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-135033 is a main body incorporating an electric motor, and is detachably attached to the main body, and a rotating shaft is rotatably supported at its center through an oil seal. The container, a cutter member that is attachable to and detachable from the rotating shaft, and a lid that closes the upper end opening of the container. Then, the electric cooking device prevents, when the material put into the container with the rotation of the cutter member is cooked, the moisture from the material leaking out of the container by the oil seal.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, as the oil seal described above, since a member such as felt is used as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 of JP-B-60-31641, for example, it is sure to prevent leakage of water. There wasn't. Moreover, since the sealing performance of the oil seal deteriorates with the lapse of time, it was not possible to prevent leakage of water for a long period of time. The present invention was devised to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and the purpose thereof is to effectively prevent the cooked cooking material and its water from leaking out of the bottle. An object of the present invention is to provide an electric cooking device that can ensure the ease of cleaning the drive unit main body and can prevent deterioration of the electrical characteristics of the electric motor built in the drive unit main body. Another object of the present invention is to provide an electric cooking device capable of removing dust and the like adhering to a rotary shaft when a blade mounting member is attached to and detached from a cylindrical portion of a bottle and ensuring ease of cleaning. .

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a drive unit main body in which an electric motor having a rotary shaft protruding upward and a drive unit main body are detachably attached, stand upright at a central portion of a bottom plate, and have both upper and lower ends. A bottle having a cylindrical portion that is opened and can insert the rotation shaft of the electric motor, and a boss portion that covers the cylinder portion and that has the rotation shaft of the electric motor located inside the cylinder portion and that is inserted into the cylindrical portion are provided on the lower surface of the upper portion. In an electric cooking device comprising a blade mounting member and at least a pair of cutter blades mounted on the outer periphery of the blade mounting member, the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion of the bottle is about the axis of the rotating shaft of the electric motor,
It is characterized in that an elastically deformable airtight member is attached to which the tongue piece abuts in a state in which the tongue faces downward in the axis line.

[Function of the device]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, when the cooking material put into the bottle is cooked by the blade member attached to the rotary shaft that is inserted through the cylindrical portion by the drive of the electric motor, the cooking material and the contents are contained. Moisture flows into the cylindrical portion through the upper end opening of the cylindrical portion. Then, the cooking material and the water content that have flowed into the cylindrical portion flow out of the bottle by the tongue piece of the sealing member that comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft and closes the gap between the rotating shaft and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion, and then the drive unit. Adhesion to the body is regulated. Also, when the bottle is removed from the drive unit body after cooking work, the tongue piece of the seal member is pulled out in the axial direction while slidingly contacting the entire outer peripheral surface of the electric motor. Material and moisture can be removed.

【Example】

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an outline of an electric cooking apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of the electric cooking apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a sectional perspective view showing a sealing structure between a rotary shaft and a cylindrical portion. Yes,
The electric cooking device 1 includes a drive unit body 3 and a bottle 5. An electric motor is built in the case 7 of the drive unit main body 3, and a rotary shaft 11 of the electric motor projects upward from a through hole 7 a formed in the upper surface of the case 7. The upper portion of the rotary shaft 11 is formed in a modified cross section. A power switch 13 and a bottle switch 15 are mounted in the case 7, respectively. In the electric motor, the lid 25 is attached to the bottle 5 attached to the drive unit main body 3 as described later, and the bottle switch 15 is attached.
Is turned on after the power switch 13 is turned on. A bottle 5 is detachably attached to the upper portion of the drive unit body 3. That is, the step 7b is formed on the upper surface of the case 7.
Are integrally formed, and a plurality of engaging protrusions 7c are integrally formed on the outer periphery of the step portion 7b. On the other hand, the bottle 5 is made of a synthetic resin and has a substantially cylindrical shape having a bottom and an open upper end, and the lower end of the bottle 5 is integrally formed with a hanging portion 5a to be fitted into the stepped portion 7b.
An engaging hole 5b that engages with the engaging protrusion 7c is formed in the hanging portion 5a. Further, a cylindrical portion 17 having upper and lower ends opened is integrally formed in the central portion of the bottom surface of the bottle 5, and when the bottle 5 is attached to the drive unit body 3 in the cylindrical portion 17, the rotary shaft 11 is internally provided. Is located. A ring-shaped airtight member 19 is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the lower end opening of the cylindrical portion 17. The airtight member 19
Is a cylindrical portion 19 inserted into the inner peripheral surface of the lower end opening of the cylindrical portion 17.
b and a tongue piece 19a, which is inclined downward in the axis line at the upper end of the cylindrical portion 19b and is in pressure contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft 11, are integrally formed. A blade attachment member 21 is attached to the rotary shaft 11 located in the cylindrical portion 17. That is, the blade mounting member 21 includes a cylindrical mounting portion 21a that covers the upper end opening and the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 17, and the boss 2 into which the rotary shaft 11 is fitted.
1b and 1b are integrally formed. And the cylindrical mounting portion 2
A pair of cutters 23 is fixed to the outer periphery of 1a at diagonal positions. A lid 25 is attached to the upper end opening of the bottle 5, and the lid 25 is integrally formed with a cylindrical inlet 27 communicating with the inside of the bottle 5. In addition, a hollow portion 29 that communicates with the upper and lower sides is formed on a part of the outer periphery of the bottle 5 in accordance with the bottle switch 15, and the hollow portion 29 is constantly urged upward by the elastic force of a compression spring 31. A rod 33 is supported so as to be vertically movable.
The lid 25 is attached to the bottle 5 attached to the drive unit main body 3.
When the rod is mounted, the rod 33 moves downward against the elastic force of the compression spring 31 by the cam 25a that abuts on the upper end of the bottle 25 when the lid 25 is rotated with respect to the bottle 5, thereby turning on the bottle switch 15. Next, the operation of the electric cooking device 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. When the bottle 5 is attached to the upper portion of the drive unit main body 3 so that the engagement protrusion 7c of the case 7 engages with the engagement hole 5b, the rotary shaft 11 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 17. At this time, the tongue piece 19a of the airtight member 19 attached to the bottle 5 corresponding to the lower end opening of the cylindrical portion 17 is elastically deformed and slidably contacts the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft 11 and moves downward along the axis to move to the lower outer peripheral surface. Pressed around the entire axis. In this state, the boss 21b is inserted into the upper end portion of the rotary shaft 11 having a modified cross-sectional shape to insert the blade attachment member 21.
Is attached. Next, the bottle 5 to which the blade attachment member 21 is attached
When the cooking material is put into the inside and the upper end opening of the bottle 5 is closed by the lid 25, the rod 33 contacts the upper end of the cam 2
5a moves downward against the elastic force of the compression spring 31 to turn on the bottle switch 15. When the power switch 13 is turned ON in the above state, the blade attachment member 21 is rotated in a desired direction by driving the electric motor, and the cooking material in the bottle 5 is sliced or ground by the rotating cutter 23. . The cooking material mashed with the progress of slicing or mashing, particularly yams, natto and the like having stickiness and its moisture, the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 17 and the cylindrical mounting portion 21a.
After the gap 35 between the inner peripheral surface of the
It flows into the cylindrical portion 17 through the upper end opening of the cylindrical portion 17. At this time, since the tongue piece 19a of the airtight member 19 is in pressure contact with the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the rotating rotary shaft 11, the cooking material and the water flowing into the cylindrical portion 17 flow out of the bottle 5 to drive the driving portion. It avoids sticking to the body 3. Further, when removing the bottle 5 from the drive unit body 3 after the cooking work, the airtight member 19 is attached to the rotary shaft 11 in the cylindrical portion 17.
When the blade attachment member 21 is pulled out upward while maintaining the contact state of the tongue piece 19a of the tongue piece 19a, the cooking material and water that have penetrated into the cylindrical portion 17 and adhered to the rotary shaft 11 have the tongue piece 19a.
And is removed from the rotating shaft 11. As described above, in this embodiment, the airtight member 19 is attached to the bottle 5 corresponding to the lower end opening of the cylindrical portion 17, and the tongue piece 19a thereof is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the rotating shaft 11 to be sliced or ground. It is possible to prevent the cooking material from flowing into the cylindrical portion 17 and the cooking material from flowing out of the bottle 5. Further, the cooking material and water that have penetrated into the cylindrical portion 17 and adhered to the rotary shaft 11 can be removed when the bottle 5 is removed from the drive unit main body 3, and the adhesion to the drive unit main body 3 can be reliably prevented. You can

[Effect of device]

Therefore, the present invention can prevent the cooked cooking material and its water from leaking out of the bottle, can ensure the cleaning of the drive unit main body, and can be installed in the drive unit main body. It is possible to prevent the electric characteristics of the electric motor from deteriorating. Further, it is possible to remove dust and the like adhering to the rotary shaft when the blade mounting member is attached to and detached from the cylindrical portion of the bottle, thereby ensuring ease of cleaning.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing an electric cooking device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the electric cooking device, and FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view showing a sealing structure between a rotary shaft and a cylindrical portion. It is a perspective view. In the figure, 1 is an electric cooking device, 3 is a drive unit main body, 5 is a bottle,
Reference numeral 17 is a cylindrical portion, 19 is an airtight member, and 23 is a cutter.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A drive unit main body having a built-in electric motor having a rotary shaft protruding upward, and a drive unit main body detachably attached to the drive unit main body. And a bottle having a cylindrical portion through which the rotary shaft of the electric motor can be inserted, and a boss portion which covers the cylindrical portion and into which the rotary shaft of the electric motor located inside the cylindrical portion is inserted is provided on the lower surface of the upper portion. In an electric cooking device comprising a blade mounting member and at least a pair of cutter blades mounted on the outer periphery of the blade mounting member, a tongue piece is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion of the bottle about the axis of the rotating shaft of the electric motor. An electric cooking device, comprising an elastically deformable airtight member that abuts in a downward facing state.