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CN101073392B
CN101073392B CN2006100846275A CN200610084627A CN101073392B CN 101073392 B CN101073392 B CN 101073392B CN 2006100846275 A CN2006100846275 A CN 2006100846275A CN 200610084627 A CN200610084627 A CN 200610084627A CN 101073392 B CN101073392 B CN 101073392B
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一种爆米花加工装置,包括连接到加工托盘组件的容器和基座。加工托盘组件能够用于容纳和加热玉米粒,以使它们爆裂。搅拌棒在加热托盘上旋转,以使谷粒在加工期间移动。这使得爆米花加工机相对于微波或其它类型爆米花只需要更少的油量,获得了更健康的爆米花。加工托盘组件可以具有安全联锁机构,使得用户能够安全容易的从基座上拆装加工托盘组件以用于清洗。加工托盘组件可具有加热器安全机构,以当加工托盘组件从基座上脱离时,加热器安全装置能够自动切断加热器电源。当加工托盘组件未能适当得与基座接合时,加热器将被切断电源,加工托盘组件将停止工作。

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A popcorn processing apparatus includes a container and a base attached to a processing tray assembly. The processing tray assembly can be used to contain and heat corn kernels to pop them. A stirring bar rotates on the heated tray to move the grains during processing. This allows the popcorn processor to require less oil than microwave or other types of popcorn, resulting in healthier popcorn. The processing tray assembly may have a safety interlock mechanism, so that the user can safely and easily disassemble the processing tray assembly from the base for cleaning. The processing tray assembly may have a heater safety mechanism, so that when the processing tray assembly is detached from the base, the heater safety device can automatically cut off the heater power supply. When the process tray assembly fails to properly engage the base, the heater will be powered off and the process tray assembly will cease to function.

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Puffed corn machine
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of puffed corn machine, more particularly, relate to and a kind ofly have detachable so that the container that cleans and the puffed corn machine of intermediate processing tray equally also relate to the puffed corn machine that a kind of user of making can control the type and the quantity of corn, oil and flavouring.
Background technology
Multiple puffed rice processing unit (plant) known in the state of the art, these devices are used for iblet is processed into puffed rice.The heating iblet has multiple diverse ways, utilizes different batchings to assist this process.But other known device can not make the user dismantle the parts of those described devices easily, makes and can clean them.Other known devices do not have effective release mechanism yet, and this release mechanism prevents the work when parts being cleaned the back and re-assemblying of described device.They can not promote to process more healthy puffed rice with minimum oil, can not allow the user mix various batchings equally in puffed rice.
Present a kind of puffed rice processing unit (plant) of demand, this device can allow the user unpick and wash its various parts easily.Further, this puffed rice processing unit (plant) also needs to have safety device, and this safety device can prevent the work of described puffed rice processing unit (plant) automatically when the unsuitable installation of puffed rice processing unit (plant).Also need a kind of puffed rice processing unit (plant) in addition, this device can process more healthy puffed rice with minimum oil.
Summary of the invention
Target of the present invention is to overcome above-mentioned defective of the prior art.By the present invention described herein, can realize these and other target.
The present invention has the container that is connected to the intermediate processing tray assembly and the puffed rice processing unit (plant) of pedestal has been realized these and other target by providing a kind of.The intermediate processing tray assembly can be used in and holds and heat grain, so that their explosions.Stirring rod is rotated on heated tray, moves during processing so that order about grain.This makes described puffed corn machine with respect to microwave or other type puffed rice, needs oil mass still less, has obtained more healthy puffed rice.
The intermediate processing tray assembly can have safety interlock for overhead, so that the user can be safely and dismounting intermediate processing tray assembly from the pedestal easily.This makes the user easily to unpick and wash the intermediate processing tray assembly and puts in back on the pedestal.Locking bar can be depressed, thereby the active force that overcomes spring is provided, and makes joint (tab) rotation leave latched position, thereby makes intermediate processing tray assembly and pedestal engage or be disengaged.This joint will be packed in the safety interlocking safely, and guarantee that intermediate processing tray mechanism is fixed on the pedestal.
This puffed rice processing unit (plant) can have the heater release mechanism, so that when the intermediate processing tray assembly breaks away from pedestal, close heater automatically.On pedestal, the opening that has bar can be arranged.When a cylinder on the processed pallet component of this bar is depressed, the circuit of heater and thermostat is connected.Fail any moment of suitably engaging with pedestal at the intermediate processing tray assembly, heater all will be cut off the electricity supply automatically.
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Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the puffed rice processing unit (plant) of the preferred embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the decomposition view of the puffed rice processing unit (plant) of the preferred embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the bottom fragmentary, perspective view of the intermediate processing tray assembly of the preferred embodiments of the present invention.
The specific embodiment
With reference to figure 1, it shows the puffed rice processing unit (plant) 10 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and this device 10 comprises container 12 and the pedestal 16 that is connected to intermediate processing tray assembly 14.Pedestal 16 is suitable for being shelved on the general plane, for example sales counter or desktop.
Fig. 2 shows the decomposition view of puffed rice processing unit (plant) 10.Container 12 is used for the splendid attire iblet in the processing iblet stage, and can serve as the container containing of puffed rice in enjoying the process of puffed rice.Container 12 can be made by plastics or other materials, necessary heat during above-mentioned material is enough to hold puffed rice and stands processing grain.Container 12 tops are provided with increases flange 13.This is increased flange 13 and helps to prevent that overheated and shrinkage from influencing sales counter or desktop.Container 12 is preferably transparent, makes that the user can see grain during processing grain.But container 12 can be lighttight or opaque.Container 12 has one or more container handles 18, makes the user can easily catch container 12.
Intermediate processing tray assembly 14 can be used in and holds and heat grain, so that grain can burst open.Intermediate processing tray assembly 14 can be a cylindrical shape generally, and has one or more intermediate processing tray handles 15.Heated tray 20 can be heated to is enough to temperature that iblet is burst open.Iblet, oil and other flavouring all are placed on the heated tray 20.Heated tray 20 can be made by aluminium or other heat conducting material.Stirring rod 22 is rotated on heated tray 20, moves during processing to order about grain.This makes the puffed rice processing unit (plant) with respect to the puffed rice mode of microwave or other type, needs the oil of less amount, has obtained more healthy puffed rice.
Pedestal 16 generally can be cylindrical, has two or more handles 24 on its side.Handle 24 can be that well head shape or other make the user pick up the shape of puffed rice processing unit (plant) 10 easily.Pedestal 16 can have a power line (not shown), to give device 10 power supplies.On/off switch 26 can make the user open or close puffed corn machine.This on/off switch 26 can be trigger switch, button or other known in the prior art device.
A motor (not shown) is arranged in pedestal 16, and it can drive rotating shaft 28 rotations.The end of rotating shaft 28 stirring rod 22 of can packing into makes stirring rod 22 rotations and mobile iblet and other flavouring.Fig. 3 shows the bottom of intermediate processing tray assembly 14.The bottom of stirring rod 22 is positioned at the central authorities of heated tray 20, and the bottom of this stirring rod 22 has a groove 34 at the place, centre.The top of rotating shaft 28 this groove 34 of can packing into is so that rotating shaft 28 rotates stirring rod 22.Rotating shaft 28 and groove 34 can be complementary shape, slide to prevent to produce between rotating shaft 28 and the groove 34.
Heater (not shown) in the pedestal can heat heated tray 20, makes the temperature that its temperature is elevated to is enough to make the iblet explosion.Thermostat (not shown) in the pedestal is measured the temperature of heated tray 20 by contact disc 32.Contact disc 32 can press against the bottom of heated tray 20 by spring, so that contact disc 32 can keep fully contacting with the heated tray bottom always.This can provide temperature reading more accurately for thermostat.Contact disc 32 is preferably dish.Heater guard shield 30 is positioned at the top of pedestal 16, and this heater guard shield 30 can protect the user away from heater when heater is awfully hot.Can perforate on the heater guard shield 30, so that the heat of maximum can be radiated on the heated tray 20.
Intermediate processing tray assembly 14 can have safety interlock for overhead so that the user can be safely dismounting intermediate processing tray assembly 14 from the pedestal 16 easily.This makes the user can easily unpick and wash intermediate processing tray assembly 14 and puts in back on the pedestal 16.One or more pallet locking bars 36 can be connected on the intermediate processing tray handle 15.Each pallet locking bar 36 can have joint 38.Pallet locking bar 36 can be depressed, and enters or leave the safety interlocking 40 that is positioned on the pedestal 16 with turn joint 38.Safety interlocking 40 can be a well head shape or poroid, to hold joint 38.Joint 38 can hard to bear spring bias voltages and remain on the latched position.Can depress locking bar 36, overcome the power of spring, make joint 38 to rotate and leave latched position, thereby make intermediate processing tray assembly 14 and pedestal 16 engage or be disengaged with generation.This joint 38 will be packed in the safety interlocking 40 securely, and guarantee that intermediate processing tray assembly 14 is fixed on the pedestal 16.
This puffed rice processing unit (plant) 10 can have the heater release mechanism, so that when intermediate processing tray assembly 14 and pedestal 16 disengagings, cut off heater power source automatically.On pedestal 16, can have the opening that has bar 42.This bar 42 can be connected the circuit of heater and thermostat when pressurized.Thereby bar 42 can resiliently biased change circuit on-state.Cylinder 44 can be positioned on the inwall of intermediate processing tray assembly 14.When intermediate processing tray mechanism 14 correctly is fixed on the pedestal 16, cylinder 44 will contact with bar 42 and push down bar 42.This will connect circuit and make heater work.Fail any moment of suitably engaging with pedestal 16 at intermediate processing tray assembly 14, heater will be cut off power supply.
In order to operate puffed rice processing unit (plant) 10, the user must be locked in intermediate processing tray assembly 14 on the pedestal suitably.Handle 15 on intermediate processing tray assembly 14 grips locking bar 36, will open lock.Then intermediate processing tray assembly 14 is shelved on the pedestal 16.Intermediate processing tray handle 15 places such position, and promptly they place the top of the handle 24 on the pedestal 16 between two parties.In case unclamp locking bar 36, intermediate processing tray assembly 14 will be locked on the pedestal 16.
The user can add iblet, oil and flavouring in the intermediate processing tray assembly 14 then.Then, inverted container 12 is placed on intermediate processing tray assembly 14 tops.Power line is inserted the reference power supply socket and power switch 26 placed the position of connection.Then, stirring rod 22 will begin rotation, so begin culinary art.
After puffed rice is finished processing, grip locking bar 36 and make it near the handle 15 of intermediate processing tray assembly 14 and the handle 18 of container, to open intermediate processing tray assembly 14.Container 12 and intermediate processing tray assembly 14 are lifted from pedestal 16 together.Then, inverted container 12 and intermediate processing tray assembly 14, and the bottom of container 12 is placed on the flat surface.By intermediate processing tray handle 15, lift out intermediate processing tray assembly 14 from container 12, and it is put back to pedestal.Just the puffed rice of full container can have been enjoyed then.
Though disclose and illustrated the preferred embodiments of the present invention here, understand easily, can make various changes in the case without departing from the scope of the present invention.

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1. puffed corn machine comprises:
Wherein accommodate the pedestal (16) of heater element;
Be positioned at the pallet component (14) on the pedestal (16), be used to transmit come from heater element heat so that the iblet explosion on it; And
Be positioned at the puffed rice container (12) on this pallet component (14),
Wherein, at least one pallet locking bar (36) is installed on pallet component (14), each pallet locking bar (36) has joint (38), has the safety interlocking (40) that engages with this joint (38) on pedestal (16),
Wherein this joint (38) can switch between a disengaged position and a latched position with respect to safety interlocking (40) under the driving of pallet locking bar (36), and
Wherein this joint (38) remains on this latched position by spring in making the puffed rice process.
2. puffed corn machine comprises:
Wherein accommodate the pedestal (16) of heater element;
Be positioned at the pallet component (14) on the pedestal (16), be used to transmit come from heater element heat so that the iblet explosion on it; And
Be positioned at the puffed rice container (12) on this pallet component (14),
It is characterized in that on pedestal (16), having switching part, be used to be switched on or switched off the circuit that constitutes described heater element that pallet component (14) is provided with actuator, is used to change the state of described switching part, and
At least one pallet locking bar (36) is installed on pallet component (14), and each pallet locking bar (36) has joint (38), has the safety interlocking (40) that engages with this joint (38) on pedestal (16),
Wherein this joint (38) can switch between a disengaged position and a latched position with respect to safety interlocking (40) under the driving of pallet locking bar (36), and
Wherein this joint (38) remains on this latched position by spring in making the puffed rice process.
3. puffed corn machine according to claim 2, wherein said switching part comprise that one is arranged in the bar of pedestal (16) upper shed, and this bar (42) is only connected described circuit when pressurized.
4. puffed corn machine according to claim 3, wherein said actuator comprises a cylinder, only when pallet component (14) and pedestal (16) position alignment, cylinder (44) contacts and oppresses described bar (42).
5. puffed corn machine according to claim 3, wherein said switching part (42) is by the spring bias voltage in the pedestal (16).
6. puffed corn machine comprises:
Wherein accommodate the pedestal (16) of heater element;
Be positioned at the pallet component (14) on the pedestal (16), be used to transmit come from heater element heat so that the iblet explosion on it; And
Be positioned at the puffed rice container (12) on this pallet component (14),
Wherein, be provided with an agitating device (22) in pallet component (14), this agitating device is by motor-driven, and
Wherein, at least one pallet locking bar (36) is installed on pallet component (14), each pallet locking bar (36) has joint (38), has the safety interlocking (40) that engages with this joint (38) on pedestal (16),
Wherein this joint (38) can switch between a disengaged position and a latched position with respect to safety interlocking (40) under the driving of pallet locking bar (36), and
Wherein this joint (38) remains on this latched position by spring in making the puffed rice process.
7. as any one described puffed corn machine in the claim 1,2 or 6, wherein the top of this puffed rice container (12) is provided with flange (13).
8. as any one described puffed corn machine in the claim 1,2 or 6, wherein this puffed rice container (12) adopts transparent material to make.
9. as any one described puffed corn machine in the claim 1,2 or 6, wherein also comprise a thermostat in the pedestal (16), be used for measuring and regulating heating-up temperature.
10. puffed corn machine as claimed in claim 9 comprises that also one is pressed against the contact disc (32) of pallet component (14) bottom by spring, and heating-up temperature measured and regulate by described thermostat by this contact disc.
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