JP7041867B2 - Blender - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a blender, and more particularly to a blender in which the contents filled in a container are mixed by moving the container.

For example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 9-502093, when processing a food or the like, various treatments are sequentially applied to the raw material of the food. In particular, when using a plurality of types of raw materials, make sure that they are uniformly mixed. For example, a dryer having a rotary blade suitable for stirring food during the processing process is provided, and the dryer is used to dry the food while giving a rotary motion to promote mixing.

The pot blender uses the pot itself for filling and storing food materials as a stirring container, and as shown in FIG. 1, the drive motor 3 is attached to the main shaft 2 of the container 1 and the upper part of the container 1 is attached. The opening is closed by the lid 4, and the container 1 is rotated by the drive motor 3 in a state where the main shaft 2 of the container 1 is tilted, and at this time, the entire container is swung by the swinging means (see FIG. 2). ..

In a pot blender that promotes mixing of the contents 5 by giving such rotational motion and rocking motion to the container 1 filled with the contents 5, as shown in FIG. 2, the filling amount of the contents 5 with respect to the container 1 When the amount of the mixture is reduced so that the gap 6 in which the content does not exist is formed in the container 1, mixing is promoted, and uniform mixing can be expected in a shorter time.

However, as described above, when the filling amount of the content 5 with respect to the container 1 is small, when the container 1 is removed from the blender and the container 1 itself is used as a storage container for storing and storing the contents, only the volume corresponding to the gap 6 is obtained. Since the amount of the content 5 is small, the storage efficiency is deteriorated.

As described above, when the ratio of the filling amount of the content 5 to the container 1 is smaller, the mixing is promoted, but there is a drawback that the space efficiency at the time of storage is lowered. Therefore, there is a problem that the demands that contradict each other must be realized.

Special Table 9-502093 Gazette

The subject of the present invention is that when mixing is performed by applying motion from the outside, there is a gap between the contents and the container, whereby the mixing is efficiently performed and the container body itself is used. When used as it is as a storage container, it is to provide a blender that improves the space factor at the time of storage.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a blender in which the mixing of contents and the efficiency of storage of contents are compatible with each other by a simple structure.

The above-mentioned problem and another problem of the present invention will be clarified by the technical idea, the embodiment, and the embodiment of the present invention described below.

The main invention of the present application is
In a blender in which the contents filled in the container are mixed by moving the container.
The present invention relates to a blender having a variable means for making the capacity of a container variable.

Here, the volume of the container may be changed so that the container has a gap at the time of mixing and there is no gap at the time of storage.

Further, the variable means for varying the volume may be a cylindrical auxiliary cylinder, which may be mounted between the mouth portion of the container body and the lid.

Further, the auxiliary cylinder may be coupled to the container body and the lid by being fastened with a band.

Further, the means for changing the volume may be composed of a bellows-shaped cylinder, and the volume may be changed according to the amount of expansion and contraction of the cylinder.

Further, the volume change rate by the variable means of the volume may be in the range of 10% to 300% with respect to the volume of the container body.

Further, it has a rotation driving means for rotating the spindle of the container body and a swinging means for swinging the spindle of the container body, whereby the container body is provided with rotational motion and swing motion. It's okay.

The present invention is in a blender in which the contents filled in a container are mixed by moving the container.
It is provided with variable means for making the capacity of the container variable.

Therefore, at the time of mixing, the capacity of the container can be increased by the variable means, a gap can be formed between the contents and the container, the effect of mixing can be increased, and the time required for mixing can be shortened. .. On the other hand, when the container body is used as a storage container by removing it from this blender, the capacity of the container can be reduced by the variable means, and the storage efficiency can be improved.

It is the front view of the state which the main shaft of the container of a blender is tilted down. It is a front view of the main part which shows the state which gives a swinging motion to a container. It is a top view of the blender which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view (A) and a side view (B) of the blender. It is a vertical sectional view of a container which shows the structure which makes the capacity of a container variable. It is an enlarged sectional view of the variable part of the variable mechanism. It is a front view of the state where the main shaft of this container is upright. It is a front view which shows the state which gives the swing motion by tilting the main shaft of a container. It is a simulation image which shows the state of mixing with respect to time when the size of a container is changed. It is a vertical sectional view in a state where the capacity of the container of another embodiment is reduced. It is a vertical sectional view in a state where the same capacity is increased.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

The first method for expanding the capacity of the container is to attach an attachment for extending the container in the axial direction so as to expand the apparent container. Another structure is to make the container itself extend in the axial direction. The first embodiment relates to a structure for attaching an attachment for extending the container in the axial direction. On the other hand, the second embodiment has a structure in which the container itself is extended in the axial direction. This will be described below.

The structure of the blender according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

The pot blender according to this embodiment includes a gantry 10. The gantry 10 is assembled by bending a pipe-shaped structural member, and is movable with wheels 11 at each of the four lower corners thereof. Further, in FIGS. 3 and 4A, the support frames 12 are integrally provided so as to stand upright on the right side portion.

A drive box 15 is attached to a portion on the back surface side of the support frame 12, and a drive motor 16 is attached in the drive box 15. The drive motor 16 includes a swing shaft 17 as an output shaft, and an L-shaped lever 18 is connected and attached to the tip of the swing shaft 17. Further, a drive box 19 is attached to the lower surface of the horizontal portion of the L-shaped lever 18, and the spindle rotation motor 20 can be attached to the drive box 19.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the blender of the present embodiment includes a cylindrical and bottomed container 25. The container 25 includes a container body 26 that constitutes a lower portion thereof, and an auxiliary cylinder 27 that is coupled to the container body 26. The container body 26 and the auxiliary cylinder 27 are connected to each other by a connecting band 28 so as to overlap each other. A lid 29 is attached to the upper part of the auxiliary cylinder 27. When the auxiliary cylinder 27 is not attached, the lid 29 is directly attached to the mouth of the upper opening of the main body 26.

Next, the structure for fixing the lid 29 of the container 25 will be described. The fixing frame 33 is attached so as to be located at the upper part of the container 25. A fixed handle 34 is rotatably attached to the fixed frame 33. The screw 35 is attached to the lower side of the fixed handle 34 and the joint with the fixed frame 33. The hooks 36 on the lower sides of both ends of the fixed frame 33 are locked to the locked portion 38 of the pedestal 37 receiving the container 25.

Next, the structure of the variable means for changing the capacity of the container 25 will be described. The blender includes the structures shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. That is, the auxiliary cylinder 27 can be replaceably attached to the upper part of the container body 26. Here, as the auxiliary cylinder 27, those having various capacities having different dimensions in the axial direction are appropriately selected and attached. The lower end portion of the auxiliary cylinder 27 is abutted against the opening on the upper end side of the container body 26 and is coupled to each other by the connecting band 28. Here, a packing 46 is interposed between the upper end of the container body 26 and the lower end of the auxiliary cylinder 27. A lid 29 is attached to the upper end side of the auxiliary cylinder 27, and a packing 45 is attached between the lid 29 and the lid mounting band 43.

In such a state, the container 25 filled with a predetermined amount of contents is tilted from a state in which the main axis is vertical as shown in FIG. 7 so as to be laterally as shown in FIG. This operation is performed by rotation of the drive motor 16 with respect to the L-shaped lever 18 in FIG. After that, as shown in FIG. 4B, the L-shaped lever 18 alternately and repeatedly performs the swinging motion in the state where the drive box 19 goes upward and the state where the drive box 19 descends downward. As shown in FIG. 8, the container 25 swings. Moreover, at this time, the spindle rotation motor 20 in the drive box 19 is rotated. Therefore, the contents in the container 20 are moved inside the container 20 by two types of motions, a swing motion and a rotary motion.

FIG. 9 is a computer simulation of the change in the mixing ratio of the two types of raw materials filled during the shaking motion and the rotational motion given to the container 25 filled with such contents. be. The STD of (1) is the result of the conventional simulation of the hot blender shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and is 0 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 20 seconds, and 25 after the start of exercise. It is visualized so that each mixed state after seconds can be visually confirmed.

Next, STTx1.5 in (2) shows a simulation result in a state where the internal volume in the container 20 is 1.5 times as long as the container body 26. That is, it is a simulation of a mixed state of two kinds of substances when an auxiliary cylinder 27 having a length of 0.5 times the length of the container body 26 is coupled to the container body 26 to form a container 25. Then, the states after 0 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 20 seconds, and 25 seconds are visualized and shown.

This result clearly shows that (1) there is a clear improvement over the mixed state of each corresponding STD at the same time.

(3) STDx2.0 is a mixed state with respect to the time when the auxiliary cylinder 27 having the same length as the container body 26 is added to the STD state of the above (1), that is, the state where the auxiliary cylinder 27 is not attached. It is a simulation. Here, in each stage of 0 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 20 seconds, and 25 seconds, the mixing ratio of the two substances is (1) the mixed state of STD. 2) It is clearly shown that all of them are improved as compared with the mixed state of STDx1.5.

In the standard (STD), a spiral mixing pattern is seen on the bottom side or the top side even at 15 seconds, indicating that the mixing in the initial stage is insufficient. It can be seen that the degree of mixing improves by extending the time. After 25 seconds, the degree of mixing is slightly lower than that of other simulation results.

When the container 25 is expanded 1.5 times in the axial direction (STDx1.5), the movement of the particles in the axial direction becomes active, and a good mixing state is obtained after 15 seconds. The mixed state is so good that there is no need to extend the time.

In STDx2.0, which is a standard tank expanded 2.0 times in the axial direction, the movement of particles in the axial direction becomes active, and a good mixing state is obtained after 15 seconds. The mixed state is so good that there is no need to extend the time.

From the above results, it was found that the mixed state is greatly improved by extending the size of the tank 25 in the axial direction.

It is appropriate to change the size of the container 25 by the variable means within the range of 10 to 300%. When the container is expanded within the range of 10% or less, the effect of improving the mixing cannot be expected, and the time required for mixing is not shortened. That is, there is no point in changing the capacity of the container. Further, if the size of the container exceeds 300%, a useless gap is generated in the container, which causes the container to idle. Further, since the size of the container itself is larger than that of the contents, there is a problem that the space for operating the container increases and occupies a wasteful space.

Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. In the above embodiment, the auxiliary cylinder 27 is added later, but here, the bellows-shaped cylinder 52 is attached to the upper part of the container body 51, and the upper end of the bellows-shaped cylinder 52 is attached. The lid 53 is attached to the opening portion of the. By connecting the lower end of the bolt 54 penetrating the peripheral portion of the lid 53 and the projecting piece 55 of the container body 51 with the nut 56, the connection between the container body 51 and the bellows-shaped cylinder 52 can be adjusted. I have to.

Even with such a configuration, the volume of the container can be changed by the coupling structure of the container body 51 and the bellows-shaped cylinder 52. Moreover, since the capacity of the bellows-shaped cylinder 52 itself can be changed here, it is not necessary to prepare a plurality of types of auxiliary cylinders in advance. It also brings the advantage that the capacity of the container can be changed continuously.

Therefore, from the two embodiments, an appropriate gap can be formed in the container so as to obtain a good mixed state at the time of mixing, thereby promoting the mixing of the contents and increasing the gap if necessary. It is possible to mix in a short time. Moreover, at the time of storage, by removing the auxiliary cylinder 27 or contracting the bellows-shaped cylinder 52, no wasted space is created. This makes it possible to improve the efficiency of the storage space when the blender container itself is used as a storage container. That is, it is possible to satisfy mutually contradictory requirements.

Although the present invention has been described above by the illustrated embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. For example, as a means for varying the volume of the container in the above embodiment, a structure other than that described in the above two embodiments, for example, a sleeve shape slidable with respect to the container body 26 at the upper end of the container body 26. The volume may be changed by connecting the cylinders of the above and adjusting the amount of movement of the sleeve-shaped cylinder in the axial direction.

The present invention can be widely applied to various blenders that mix the contents by applying external motion to the container filled with the contents, and can be applied to grains, foods, and various other foods and non-food items. It can be widely applied to mixing.

1 Container 2 Main shaft 3 Drive motor 4 Cover 5 Contents 6 Gap 10 Stand 11 Wheel 12 Support frame 15 Drive box 16 Drive motor 17 Swing shaft 18 L-shaped lever 19 Drive box 20 Main shaft rotary motor 25 Container 26 Container body 27 Auxiliary cylinder 28 Fastening band 29 Lid 33 Fixed frame 34 Fixed handle 35 Screw 36 Hook 37 Cradle 38 Locked part 43 Lid mounting band 45 Packing 46 Packing 51 Container body 52 Bellows-shaped cylinder 53 Lid 54 Bolt 55 Projection piece 56 Nut

Claims (3)

In a blender in which the contents filled in the container are mixed by moving the container.
A variable means for making the capacity of the container variable is provided.
The variable means is composed of a cylindrical auxiliary cylinder mounted between the mouth and the lid of the bottomed cylindrical container body, and the capacity of the container is variable according to the length of the auxiliary cylinder. It has become
A packing is interposed between the end of the container body on the auxiliary cylinder side and the end of the auxiliary cylinder on the container body side, and the end of the container body on the auxiliary cylinder side and the auxiliary so as to surround the packing. The container body and the auxiliary cylinder are connected to each other by attaching a connecting band to the end of the cylinder on the container body side.
The blender is characterized in that the container body is configured to perform rotational motion and swing motion by a rotary driving means for rotating the spindle of the container body and a swinging means for swinging the spindle of the container body. .. The blender according to claim 1, wherein the change rate of the capacity by the variable means is in the range of 10% to 100% with respect to the volume of the container body. In a blender in which the contents filled in the container are mixed by moving the container.
A variable means for making the capacity of the container variable is provided.
The variable means is composed of a cylindrical auxiliary cylinder mounted between the mouth and the lid of the bottomed cylindrical container body, and the capacity of the container is variable according to the length of the auxiliary cylinder. It has become
A packing is interposed between the end of the auxiliary cylinder opposite to the container body and the lid, and a lid mounting band is attached to the end of the auxiliary cylinder opposite to the container body and the lid so as to surround the packing. The auxiliary cylinder and the lid are connected to each other by being attached to the auxiliary cylinder.
The blender is characterized in that the container body is configured to perform rotational motion and swing motion by a rotary driving means for rotating the spindle of the container body and a swinging means for swinging the spindle of the container body. ..

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