JP2013146308A - Food preparation apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food preparation apparatus configured such that a lower member is easy to remove from a basket containing strained lees.SOLUTION: A container 21 is provided attachably/detachably at a base part 2 of a body 1 provided with an inside electric motor 11. An inside of the container 21 is provided with a basket 27 having a side filter 36, a bottom filter 37, and a crushing blade 29. The base part 2 is provided with a heater 5 for heating the container 21. The basket 27 includes a storage portion 30 as an upper member, and a lid 31 as a lower member, and the lid 31 is attachably/detachably connected to the storage portion 30 by a turning/connecting mechanism 61. The turning/connecting mechanism 61 includes a locking portion 70 provided at the lid 31, a locking receiving portion 65 provided at the storage portion 30, and the other side edge part 63A and an inclined portion 68 which constitute a guide portion for guiding the lid 31 in a direction separated from the storage portion 30. Accordingly, the lid 31 is readily removed from the storage portion 30.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooking apparatus that can easily produce a liquid beverage or food at home.

  Conventionally, as this type of body, a main body provided with an electric motor inside, a container provided detachably with respect to the main body, a basket which is held in the container and communicates between the inside and outside via a filter, A soymilk maker comprising a crushing blade provided in a basket and driven by the electric motor, a heater for heating the container, and a control circuit for controlling energization of the electric motor and the heater, and is detachable below the basket It is known that a filter is formed on a lid body (corresponding to a lower member of the present invention) attached to a cover, and a plurality of projections projecting downward are formed on the outside of the lid body (for example, Patent Documents) 1).

JP 2003-235490 A

  In the prior art, by placing the basket so that the protrusion formed on the lid is on the bottom, the basket is floated by the height of the protrusion, thereby the filter formed on the lid Will not be blocked. Further, since the rib-shaped protrusion is formed on the outer side of the lid, the lid can be easily rotated and opened by placing a finger on the protrusion. And the residue of soybean meal etc. can be easily taken out from the said basket by opening the cover body of the said basket and removing a grinding blade. The present applicant has also filed a soymilk maker that centrifuges soymilk from the soybean meal in the basket. In this case, the soy milk contained in the soybean cake in the basket can be centrifuged and collected in the container, so that the recovery rate of the soy milk can be improved and the soybean cake can be disposed or reused well. Not only can this be done, but also when the basket is taken out, soy milk can be prevented from spilling from the soybean meal in the basket and contaminating the outside of the container.

  However, the conventional soymilk maker has a problem that when the soymilk adheres to the surface of the lid, the hand is easily slipped by the soymilk, so that it is difficult to remove the lid from the basket. Also, a soymilk maker of the type that centrifuges soymilk from soybean meal accumulates in a state where the soybean meal is pressed against the outer peripheral side of the inner surface of the lid of the basket by centrifugal force when separating the soymilk. For this reason, there existed a problem that it was hard to pull out and remove the said cover body from the said basket. Such a problem is prominent in a soy milk producing device for producing soy milk from soybeans rich in saponin, but also exists in a cooking apparatus for producing a liquid beverage or food from other materials in the same manner.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems and to provide a cooking device that can easily remove a lower member from a basket composed of two upper and lower members containing residues.

  The cooking apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a main body provided with an electric motor therein, a container detachably provided at a base portion of the main body, and the inside and the outside communicating with each other through the filter while being held in the container. And a crushing blade that is provided in the basket and is rotationally driven by the electric motor. The basket includes an upper member and a lower member that is detachably attached to the upper member by a rotation operation. The upper member and the lower member are coupled by a rotational coupling mechanism, and the rotational coupling mechanism includes a locking portion provided on one of the upper member and the lower member, and the upper A locking receiving portion that is provided on the other of the member and the lower member and that is locked by the locking portion, and that the lower member is guided away from the upper member by rotating the lower member in the fixing release direction. With a guide to Than is.

  The cooking device according to claim 2 of the present invention is the cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the rotation coupling mechanism includes an insertion groove provided in one of the upper member and the lower member, and the upper member and the lower member. The locking receiving portion provided on the other side, which can be inserted into and removed from the insertion groove, a locking groove provided on the proximal end side of the locking receiving portion and opened on one side in the circumferential direction, and one side in the circumferential direction of the insertion groove And the locking portion engaged with the locking groove and locked to the locking receiving portion, and the guide portion includes the other side portion of the insertion groove and a periphery of the locking receiving portion. The first step portion is provided on the other side of the direction and is in contact with the other side portion, and at least one of the first step portion and the other side portion is formed in an inclined shape.

  Furthermore, the cooking apparatus according to claim 3 of the present invention is the cooking apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rotation coupling mechanism includes an insertion groove provided in one of the upper member and the lower member, the upper member, and the lower member. The locking receiving portion provided on the other side of the member and detachable from the insertion groove, a locking groove provided on the proximal end side of the locking receiving portion and opened in one circumferential direction, and the circumferential direction of the insertion groove And a locking portion that engages with the locking groove and engages with the locking receiving portion, and the guide portion is provided on one circumferential side of the locking receiving portion. A second step portion, and a third step portion that is provided on one side in the circumferential direction of the insertion groove and that abuts on the second step portion by a rotation operation in a fixing release direction. At least one of the three steps is formed in an inclined shape.

  By configuring the present invention as described above, the locking portion provided on one of the upper member or the lower member and the locking receiving portion provided on the other of the upper member or the lower member are locked. Thus, the lower member can be fixed to the upper member of the basket. On the other hand, the lower member is rotated by the guide portion in the unlocking direction with respect to the upper member. Therefore, even if liquid beverages or foods adhere to the surface of the lower member or the residue is pressed against the outer peripheral side of the inner surface of the lower member of the basket, the lower member is lowered from the upper member. The member can be easily removed.

  The rotation coupling mechanism includes an insertion groove provided in one of the upper member and the lower member, and a latch receiving portion provided in the other of the upper member and the lower member and detachable from the insertion groove. A locking groove provided on the proximal end side of the locking receiving portion and opened on one side in the circumferential direction, and provided on the circumferential direction one side of the insertion groove and engaged with the locking groove to enter the locking receiving portion. A first step portion that has the locking portion to be locked, and the guide portion is provided on the other side of the insertion groove and on the other side in the circumferential direction of the locking receiving portion, and the other side portion contacts. If at least one of the first step portion and the other side portion is formed in an inclined shape, the lower member is rotated in the unlocking direction with respect to the upper member, so that the first step portion Since the other side abuts and the lower member is guided in a direction away from the upper member along the inclination, the lower member can be easily and circularly moved from the upper member. It can be removed.

  In addition, the rotation coupling mechanism includes an insertion groove provided in one of the upper member and the lower member, and a latch receiving portion provided in the other of the upper member and the lower member and detachable from the insertion groove. A locking groove provided on the proximal end side of the locking receiving portion and opened on one side in the circumferential direction, and provided on the circumferential direction one side of the insertion groove and engaged with the locking groove to enter the locking receiving portion. The locking portion is provided, and the guide portion is provided on the circumferential step side of the locking receiving portion and on the circumferential side of the insertion groove. A third step portion that comes into contact with the second step portion by a turning operation in a direction, and at least one of the second step portion and the third step portion is formed in an inclined shape, the upper member By rotating the lower member in the unlocking direction, the third step abuts the second step, and the lower member Because it is guided away, it can be removed lower member easily and smoothly from the upper member.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the grinding | pulverization state of the soymilk maker as a cooking apparatus which shows Example 1 of this invention. It is sectional drawing in a stop state same as the above. It is sectional drawing in a pulverization state same as the above. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view in the dehydrated state. It is a front view of the basket in the state where the lid was attached. It is a bottom view of the basket in the state where the lid was attached. It is a front view of the basket in the state which removed the cover body same as the above. It is a bottom view of the basket in the state which removed the cover body same as the above. It is explanatory drawing of a rotation connection mechanism similarly and shows a fixed state. It is explanatory drawing of a rotation connection mechanism similarly, and shows the state which rotated the cover body in the fixed release direction. It is explanatory drawing of a rotation connection mechanism similarly and shows the effect | action of a guide part. It is a front view of a crushing blade and a driven shaft. It is a top view of a crushing blade and a driven shaft. It is a bottom view of a crushing blade similarly. FIG. 3 is a side view of the removed crushing blade and the driven shaft. It is a perspective view of an operating tool. FIG. 3 is a front view of the operation tool. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the operating tool. FIG. 3 is a side view of the operation tool. It is a perspective view which shows the state which used the operation tool for the cover body similarly. It is a perspective view which shows the state which used the operation tool for the crushing blade similarly.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below do not limit the contents of the present invention described in the claims. In addition, all of the configurations described below are not necessarily essential requirements of the present invention.

  The following figures show Example 1. FIG. Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a soymilk maker as a cooking device. The main body 1 is supported by being attached to and supported by a base-like base portion 2, a standing member 3 standing from the base portion 2, and the standing member 3. The head 4 is configured in a substantially U shape in front view. A heater 5 is attached to the base 2, and the heater 5 is formed on a heater base 6 made of aluminum die cast. The standing member 3 is divided into a lower standing member 7 fixed to the base 2 and an upper standing member 8 which can be moved up and down by being slidably provided on the lower standing member 7. In addition, the head 4 is integrally fixed to the upper standing member 8. Between the lower erection member 7 and the upper erection member 8, there is first urging means 9 such as a spring that constantly urges the upper erection member 8 and thus the head 4 upward. Intervene. In this embodiment, an elevating guide shaft 10 is provided between the lower standing member 7 and the upper standing member 8 in the vertical direction, and the first urging means 9 is provided on the elevating guide shaft 10. It is intervened.

  An electric motor 11 is attached inside the upper standing member 8 so that the drive shaft 11A faces upward. Further, an operation unit 12 is provided on the upper surface of the head 4, and a switch (not shown) mounted on a circuit board 12 </ b> A provided inside the operation unit 12 can be operated. Further, a primary side connecting body 14 constituting one of the couplings 13 serving as a rotational force transmission / non-transmission switching portion is attached to the lower portion of the head 4 so as to be exposed downward. A primary side rotation shaft 15 is fixed to the upper part of the primary side coupling body 14, and a rotation center axis 16 of the primary side rotation shaft 15 is directed in the vertical direction. A rotational force transmitting means 17 is interposed between the primary side rotation shaft 15 and the drive shaft 11A. In the present embodiment, the rotational force transmitting means 17 has pulleys 18 and 18A respectively attached to the drive shaft 11A and the primary side rotational shaft 15, and a belt 19 interposed between the pulleys 18 and 18A. Configured. Thereby, the rotational force of the electric motor 11 can be transmitted to the primary side connecting body 14. The rotational speed of the electric motor 11 is appropriately reduced depending on the difference in diameter between the pulley 18 and the pulley 18A.

  Further, between the base 2 and the head 4 of the main body 1, a bottomed cylindrical container 21 having an opening at the top and a grip 20 on the side surface is detachably disposed. The container 21 is placed on the heater base 6 of the base 2.

  A lid 22 is detachably attached to the upper opening 21 </ b> A of the container 21. The lid body 22 has a cylindrical concave recess 23 formed substantially at the center, and a through-hole 24 formed vertically in the bottom center of the recess 23.

  A through-hole 24 is provided with a suspension 25 penetrating therethrough so as to be slidable in the vertical direction and rotatable about a central axis 24A of the through-hole 24. The center axis 24A is substantially coaxial with the rotation center axis 16. A driven shaft 26 is rotatably attached to the suspension portion 25 so as to penetrate in the vertical direction so as to be coaxial with the central axis 24A. A basket 27 is mounted coaxially with the central axis 24 </ b> A at the lower part of the hanging part 25, and is configured to be rotatable together with the hanging part 25. The driven shaft 26 is provided with a rod-shaped engaging portion 28 orthogonal to the central axis 24A of the driven shaft 26, and the basket 27 is engaged with and disengaged from the engaging portion 28. A receiving portion 27A is provided. Further, a crushing blade 29 is detachably attached to the lower end of the driven shaft 26. Therefore, the crushing blade 29 rotates as the driven shaft 26 rotates, and the basket 27 has the driven shaft 26 in a state where the engaging portion 28 and the engagement receiving portion 27A are engaged. It is comprised so that rotation is possible with rotation. The basket 27 includes a housing part 30 as an upper member having an open side and a lower part, and a lid body 31 as a lower member attached to the lower opening part of the housing part 30.

  A secondary side coupling body 32 that is engaged with the primary side coupling body 14 and constitutes the coupling 13 is attached to the upper end of the driven shaft 26. Further, a cover 33 surrounding and covering the secondary side connection body 32 is provided integrally with the suspension portion 25 around the lateral side of the secondary side connection body 32. Then, the side plate portion 34 formed in a cylindrical shape downward from the outer edge of the cover 33 is slidably inserted inside the inner peripheral surface of the recess 23, so that the hanging portion 25 is formed into the recess. It is guided so as to move in the vertical direction with respect to 23, and can rotate around the central axis 24A. Furthermore, a second urging means 35 such as a spring is provided between the bottom surface of the recess 23 and the cover 33, and the cover 33 is attached to the suspension portion by the second urging means 35. 25 is always urged upward. Then, as will be described later, the basket 33 that moves up and down integrally with the cover 33 is moved by the second urging means 35 so that all soybeans (not shown) are in the water surface in the container 21. The basket 27 is arranged at a lower position in the container 21 so as to be lower, or conversely, the basket 27 is arranged at a dewatering position above the water surface. Furthermore, a third urging means (not shown) is provided between the suspended portion 25 and the secondary side connecting body 32. The secondary linking body 32 and the driven shaft 26 are pushed upward with respect to the suspended portion 25 by the third urging means.

  The inner size of the storage unit 30 is determined when the storage unit 30 storing a necessary amount of soybeans is placed in a container 21 in which a necessary amount of water is stored in order to produce a predetermined amount of soy milk. Even the highest soybean among the above-mentioned soybeans is soaked in water, and preferably has a diameter sufficient for all the soybeans to be below the water surface. And the side filter 36 is attached to the side surface of the said accommodating part 30 so that attachment or detachment is possible. Furthermore, a bottom filter 37 is also formed on the lid plate 62 of the lid 31 attached below the housing portion 30. The lid 31 is formed so as to be engaged with the accommodating portion 30 or disengaged from the accommodating portion 30 by rotating around the central axis 24A.

  Further, on the standing member 3, the primary side connecting body 14 of the head 4 is set to a stop position (see FIG. 2), a crushing position (see FIGS. 1 and 3), and a dewatering position (see FIG. 4). Positioning means 38 that can be selectively fixed is provided.

  A guide member for guiding the upper standing member 8 to be vertically movable relative to the lower standing member 7 can be provided. For example, the guide member is configured such that an upward shaft provided on the lower standing member 7 is slidably inserted into a vertical penetrating portion provided on the upper standing member 8.

  Next, the positioning means 38 will be described with reference to FIGS. A pair of the lifting guide shafts 10 are disposed in the standing member 3. And the lower part of the said raising / lowering guide shaft 10 is fixed with respect to the lower attachment part 39 projected inwardly by the said lower standing member 7. FIG. The upper part of the elevating guide shaft 10 penetrates through a through hole 40A formed in the upper mounting part 40 projecting inwardly from the upper standing member 8. Further, a retaining locking member 42 is fixed above the upper and lower guide shaft 10 passing through the through hole 40A above the upper mounting portion 40. The first urging means 9 is interposed between the lower mounting portion 39 and the upper mounting portion 40, so that the upper standing member 8, and thus the head 4 is urged upward. A vertically long stopper 41 is attached to the upper erected member 8 so as to be along the elevation guide shaft 10 with a gap D therebetween. The stopper 41 is pushed backward by operating a stopper switching operation portion (not shown) so that the gap D can be widened. The stopper 41 is provided with a first locking portion 44 at an upper portion thereof, and a downwardly inclined first inclined surface that uniformly inclines so as to be rearward from the first locking portion 44 downward. 45 is formed so as to face the lifting guide shaft 10 side. Further, a second locking portion 46 is formed at a position slightly below the middle of the stopper 41 in the vertical direction, and is uniformly inclined so as to become rearward as it goes downward from the second locking portion 46. A downward second inclined surface 47 is formed so as to face the lifting guide shaft 10 side. The lower portion of the stopper 41 is in contact with the upper mounting portion 40. On the other hand, an upward third inclined surface 48 is also formed in the retaining member 42 so as to be rearward as it goes downward, and a locking portion is formed below the third inclined surface 48. A receiving portion 49 is formed. For this reason, when the head 4 is pressed downward, the length between the lower mounting portion 39 and the upper mounting portion 40 is shortened, and the third inclined surface 48 is changed to the first inclined surface 45 or Sliding with the second inclined surface 47, the locking receiving portion 49 engages with the first locking portion 44 or the second locking portion 46.

  Next, a coupling structure between the housing portion 30 as the upper member and the lid body 31 as the lower member will be described. The opening 60 below the housing part 30 and the lid 31 are coupled by a rotation coupling mechanism 61 that is a bayonet coupling mechanism.

  Hereinafter, the structure of the rotation coupling mechanism 61 will be described. A lid plate upper portion 62A that is one step higher is formed around the lid plate 62 of the lid body 31, and an arcuate groove 63 that is an insertion groove is formed through the lid plate upper portion 62A. A plurality of arc-shaped grooves 63 are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction around the central axis of the lid 31, that is, the central axis 24 </ b> A. On the other hand, at the opening edge 64 constituting the opening 60 of the housing portion 30, the same number of locking receiving portions 65 that can be inserted into and removed from the arc-shaped groove 63 protrude toward the tip side. Is formed. The planar shapes of the arc-shaped groove 63 and the locking receiving portion 65 are arc-shaped around the central axis. Moreover, the said latching receiving part 65 comprises a substantially L shape, and the front-end | tip faces the circumferential direction one side (left side in FIGS. 9-11). The locking receiving portion 65 forms a locking groove 66 that is open on one side in the circumferential direction. The distal end side edge portion 66A and the proximal end side edge portion 66B of the locking groove 66 are parallel, and the proximal end side edge portion 66B extends beyond the distal end of the engagement receiving portion 65 to one side in the circumferential direction. A second inclined portion 67 as a second step portion is formed between the tip and the opening edge 64. The tip side edge portion 66A is located on substantially the same plane as the opening edge 64.

  Furthermore, a first inclined portion 68 as a first step portion is provided between the locking receiving portion 65 and the opening edge 64 on the other circumferential side (the right side in FIGS. 9 to 11). . The first inclined portion 68 is in contact with the other side edge portion 63 </ b> A as the other side portion of the arc-shaped groove 63. Further, the front end side edge portion 65 </ b> A of the locking receiving portion 65 is formed in parallel with the opening edge 64. Further, the second inclined portion 67 is formed at a position higher than the first inclined portion 68. These inclined portions 67 and 68 make an angle of about 45 degrees with respect to the opening edge 64.

  In addition, on one side in the circumferential direction of the arc-shaped groove 63, the engaging groove 66 is engaged via a step portion 69 as a third step portion protruding to the upper surface side (lower side in FIGS. 9 to 11). A locking portion 70 that is inserted and locked to the locking receiving portion 65 is provided. The distance K from the other circumferential end of the second inclined portion 67 to the other circumferential end of the first inclined portion 68 is substantially equal to the distance K1 from the step portion 69 to the other side edge 63A. . The first inclined portion 68 and the other side edge portion 63A constitute a guide portion that makes contact with each other, and the second inclined portion 67 and the step portion 69 constitute a guide portion that makes contact with each other. Is done.

  As shown in FIGS. 12-15, the said grinding | pulverization blade 29 is provided with the cylindrical part 71 as a synthetic resin mounting part. The cylindrical portion 71 is integrally provided with left and right projecting portions 72 and 72 projecting left and right from the tip thereof. Then, left and right blade bodies 73, 73 made of metal protrude from the left and right protrusions 72, 72. In addition, these blade main bodies 73 and 73 are formed integrally. Moreover, the said cylindrical part 71, the protrusion parts 72 and 72, and the blade main body 73 are integrally formed by insert molding. In addition, a circumferential groove 74 is provided on the proximal end side of the cylindrical portion 71, and vertical groove portions 75, 75 that form a pair from the proximal end to the distal end side of the tubular portion 71 are the circumferential groove portion 74. It is formed beyond. The circumferential groove 74 is provided with an elastic stopper 76 formed by annularly forming a spring wire. Since the ends of the wire constituting the elastic stopper 76 are not fixed to each other, the diameter of the elastic stopper 76 can be increased. On the other hand, on the distal end side of the driven shaft 26, engaging portions 77 and 77 for engaging with the longitudinal groove portions 75 and 75 are projected. The central lower surface 29W of the grinding blade 29 is formed in a convex curved surface.

  The lid plate 62 of the lid 31 is formed with an inclined surface 78 around it, and the lid plate upper part 62 </ b> A is formed around the inclined surface 78. A plurality of vertical ribs 79 as short protrusions are radially formed on the outside of the lid plate 62. The plurality of vertical ribs 79 are arranged in an annular shape and are formed across the inclined surface 78. In addition, an opening passage 80 that allows passage of the engagement receiving portion 65 on the front end side is formed in some of the vertical ribs 79.

  Furthermore, the soybean milk maker according to the present invention includes a separate operation tool 81 for rotating and removing the lid 31. As shown in FIGS. 16-19, the operation tool main body 82 of the operation tool 81 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape that is long in the left-right direction. A lid operating portion 83 is provided at the edge on one side in the vertical direction of the operation tool 81, and a holding portion 84 for the grinding blade 29 is provided at the edge on the other side in the vertical direction. Yes. When the operation tool 81 is used, the operation tool main body 82 is mainly gripped.

  The lid operating portion 83 is an engagement receiving portion that engages with the vertical rib 79 on the arm portions 85 and 85 projecting on the left and right sides of the edge portion 82A on one side in the vertical direction of the operating tool main body 82. The groove portions 86, 86 are provided. In the state in which the groove portion 86 is engaged with the vertical rib 79, the arm portion 85 can have its inner inclined surface 85A abutted against the inclined surface 78, and its tip 85B can be connected to the upper portion of the lid plate. 62A can be contacted.

  The holding portion 84 of the crushing blade 29 is configured by projecting left and right arm portions 87 and 87 at the central portion of the edge portion 82B on the other side in the vertical direction of the operation tool main body 82. These arm portions 87 include base end portions 88 and 88 protruding from the edge portion 82B, and lateral locking portions 89 and 89 protruding from the front end side to the center side of the base end portions 88 and 88. ing. Then, the protruding portion 72 is locked to the base end side of these lateral locking portions 89 and 89. In addition, the base end portions 88 and 88 of the left and right arm portions 87 and 87 are protruded from one side in the thickness direction of the edge portion 82B and the other from the other side in the thickness direction of the edge portion 82B. Yes. The left and right lateral locking portions 89 and 89 have an axially symmetric shape. On the center side of these lateral locking portions 89, convex curved portions 89A and 89A having an arc shape are formed. Further, the back portions 73A and 73A of the blade main bodies 73 and 73 are brought into contact with the base end portions 88 and 88 in a state where the left and right lateral locking portions 89 and 89 are locked to the left and right projecting portions 72 and 72, respectively. Thus, a stable locking state can be obtained. A curved recess 82W is formed at the center of the other side edge 82B corresponding to the center lower surface 29W. The blade main bodies 73 and 73 are curved in a substantially arc shape, and have blade portions 73B and 73B on the edge opposite to the back portions 73A and 73A. In addition, curved concave portions 90, 90 are formed at both edges connecting the left and right protruding portions 72, 72, and the interval between the left and right curved portions 89A, 89A is wider than the interval between the concave portions 90, 90. Is set.

  The operation tool body 82 of the operation tool 81 has a substantially circular through hole 91 on one side and a long hole 92 on the other side. The operation tool main body 82 can be pulled by placing a finger on 92. A plurality of anti-slip convex portions 93 are formed on both surfaces of the operation tool main body 82.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, a stopper 94 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the lid body 31 is slidably provided vertically in the housing portion 30. The stopper 94 is locked to the stopper receiving portion 95 of the lid body 31, so that the rotation of the lid body 31 is restricted. On the other hand, by removing the stopper 94 from the stopper receiving portion 95, the lid body 31 can be rotated.

  Next, the usage method of the said soymilk manufacturing apparatus is demonstrated. First, a predetermined amount of dried soybeans is immersed in water in advance, and the soybeans are allowed to absorb water. Then, the absorbed soybean is accommodated in the accommodating portion 30 of the basket 27 to which the pulverizing blade 29 and the side filter 36 are attached, and the opening is closed by the lid 31. And the said basket 27 is accommodated in the said container 21 by attaching the said cover body 22 to the said container 21 which stored the required amount of water. The container 21 is inserted between the base 2 and the head 4 of the main body 1 and placed on the heater 5.

  In the stop state, the first urging means 9 is extended, and the retaining member 42 comes into contact with the upper mounting portion 40. At this time, the head 4 is in the highest position, and the primary side connecting body 14 protruding downward from the head 4 is disposed at the stop position. At this time, although the suspension portion 25 is pushed upward by the second urging means 35 and is disposed at a high position, the primary side connection body 14 and the secondary side connection body 32 are separated from each other. Thus, the coupling 13 is in a non-transmitting state.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 1 showing the pulverized state, the head 4 is pushed downward. Thus, by pressing down the head 4, the stopper 41 is configured such that the second inclined surface 47 and the first inclined surface 45 slide along the third inclined surface 48. , And is moved downward relative to the retaining member 42. Further, the latch receiving portion 49 of the stopper latching member 42 engages with the first latching portion 44 of the stopper 41, and the first biasing means 9 is in a compressed state. At this time, the head portion 4 is in the lowest position, and the primary side connecting body 14 protruding downward from the head portion 4 is disposed at the crushing position. As a result, the coupling 13 is in a transmission state by the primary side coupling body 14 and the secondary side coupling body 32 engaging and contacting each other. Further, as the primary side connecting body 14 is lowered, the secondary side connecting body 32 and, by extension, the basket 27 attached to the hanging portion 25 moves downward against the urging force of the second urging means 35. The soybeans in the basket 27 are immersed in the water in the container 21. At this time, the suspension portion 25 is pushed down to the lower limit against the urging force of the second urging means 35, and the secondary side coupling body 32 and the driven shaft 26 are It is pushed downward against the urging force of the urging means 35A. As a result, the engaging portion 28 provided on the driven shaft 26 is relatively pushed down below the engaging receiving portion 27 </ b> A provided on the basket 27. For this reason, the engagement between the engagement portion 28 and the engagement receiving portion 27A is released.

  When the operation unit 12 is operated in this state, a switch (not shown) mounted on the circuit board 12A is closed, and energization control of the heater 5 and the electric motor 11 is started by the control circuit. As a result, the electric motor 11 rotates at a high speed, and the rotational force rotates the driven shaft 26 via the rotational force transmitting means 17 and the coupling 13, so that the grinding blade 29 attached to the driven shaft 26 is moved. Spin and grind soybeans. At this time, as described above, since the engagement between the engagement portion 28 and the engagement receiving portion 27A is released, the basket 27 does not rotate.

  In this pulverized state, after the heating process is performed by the control circuit, the process proceeds to the pulverization process, and the pulverization blade 29 is intermittently and periodically rotated by the electric motor 11. Become. As a result, the water in the container 21 is warmed and the soybeans stored in the storage unit 30 are pulverized by the pulverizing blade 29. During the pulverization step, the soybean is pulverized and stirred in the container 30. As a result, the water-soluble soybean component is eluted in the warm water, and the water-insoluble soybean component is also dissolved in the warm water. On the other hand, the soybean meal remains in the storage unit 30.

  Further, in the later stage of the pulverization process, after the pulverization process, the process proceeds to a heating process, a stirring process, and a heat retaining process. In the heating process, the heater 5 is energized intermittently and periodically, and the energization of the electric motor 11 is stopped. By continuing the heating in this way, the raw odor disappears from the soy milk during production. Further, in the stirring step, the heater 5 is intermittently and periodically energized, and the electric motor 11 is also intermittently and periodically energized, and the grinding blade 29 rotates intermittently and periodically. Soybeans crushed in the container 30 are stirred. As a result, the high-temperature soy milk outside the container 30 passes through the filters 36 and 37 and enters the basket 27, and the low-temperature soy milk in which the soy components are further eluted and dispersed in the basket 27 is filtered. It passes through 37 and is discharged out of the basket 27. Further, in the heat retaining step, the soy milk in the container 21 and the basket 27 is kept at 80 ° C. or higher.

  Next, in the dehydrated state, when the stopper 41 is moved backward by pressing the stopper switching operation portion, the locking receiving portion 49 is detached from the first locking portion 44 and the first The head 4 is raised by the biasing force of the biasing means 9. When the head 4 is lifted together with the stopper 41, the second locking portion 46 of the stopper 41 is locked to the locking receiving portion 49.

  In a state where the second locking portion 46 and the locking receiving portion 49 are engaged, the head 4 is in an intermediate position between the stopped state and the pulverized state, and protrudes downward from the head 4. The primary side connector 14 is disposed at the dewatering position. As a result, the coupling 13 is in a transmission state by the primary side coupling body 14 and the secondary side coupling body 32 engaging and contacting each other. Further, as the primary side connecting body 14 is raised, the secondary side connecting body 32 and, consequently, the basket 27 attached to the hanging portion 25 is pushed upward by the urging force of the second urging means 35. The basket 27 is placed on the water surface so that the soybeans are not immersed. At this time, the suspension portion 25 is pushed up to the upper limit by the urging force of the second urging means 35, and the secondary side connecting body 32 and the driven shaft 26 are connected to the third urging means. It is pushed upward by the urging force of 35A. As a result, the engaging portion 28 provided on the driven shaft 26 is relatively pushed up above the engaging receiving portion 27 </ b> A provided on the basket 27. For this reason, the engaging portion 28 and the engagement receiving portion 27A are engaged again.

  When the operation unit 12 is operated in this state, a switch (not shown) mounted on the circuit board 12A is closed, and energization control of the motor 11 is started by the control circuit. As a result, the electric motor 11 rotates at a low speed, and the rotational force rotates the driven shaft 26 via the rotational force transmitting means 17 and the coupling 13, so that the basket is rotated along with the rotation of the driven shaft 26. 27 is rotated together with the suspension 25. At this time, the crushing blade 29 attached to the driven shaft 26 rotates integrally with the basket 27, so that the soybean is not stirred or crushed in the housing portion 30. Then, by rotating the basket 27, the soy milk contained in the soybean cake in the storage unit 30 is separated by centrifugal force, discharged into the container 21 through the side filter 36 of the storage unit 30, and collected. be able to. Note that the basket 27 is also rotated at a low speed by rotating the electric motor 11 at a low speed during the production and dehydration of soymilk. Thus, by rotating the basket 27 at a low speed, the basket 27 does not vibrate greatly even if the soybean meal in the storage unit 30 is non-uniform. Further, since the basket 27 is at a position higher than the water surface, the soy milk that has been centrifuged does not pass through the filters 36 and 37 and is not absorbed by the soybean meal again.

  When taking out soy milk from the container 21, by pressing the stopper switching operation portion again to move the stopper 41 backward, the locking receiving portion 49 is detached from the second locking portion 46, The head 4 is raised by the biasing force of the first biasing means 9. When the head 4 rises together with the stopper 41, the retaining locking member 42 comes into contact with the upper mounting portion 40. Then, the coupling 13 is disengaged. And the soymilk can be obtained by taking out the container 21 from between the base 2 and the head 4 of the main body 1 and removing the lid 22 having the basket 27 from the container 21. At this time, since the soybean meal in the basket 27 contains almost no soy milk, when the basket 27 is taken out from the container 21, the soy milk is prevented from dripping from the basket 27, and a table or the like. Can be made to not get dirty. Further, when the soybean meal in the basket 27 is discarded, it can be disposed as raw garbage as it is because it is dehydrated, and it is easy to clean up. Further, when the soybean meal is reused as okara, it can be immediately used for cooking as it is dehydrated.

  The soybean meal remaining in the basket 27 can be discharged by removing the lid 31 by rotating the lid 31 around the axis. The soybean meal is collected in a state where it is pressed against the outer peripheral side in the basket 27 by centrifugal force. The soybean meal is also pressed against the inner periphery of the lid 31. For this reason, the said cover 31 is in the state which is hard to pull out from the said accommodating part 30, and to remove. However, the lid body 31 is rotated around the axis by the guide portion constituted by the first inclined portion 68 and the other side edge portion 63A and the guide portion constituted by the second inclined portion 67 and the step portion 69. By rotating in the direction, it is configured to move in the axial direction and in the direction of extraction. For this reason, even if the soybean meal is pressed against the inner periphery of the lid 31, the lid 31 can be easily removed.

  The removal of the lid will be described in detail. When the lid body 31 is rotated in the circumferential direction from the fixed state shown in FIG. 9, the step portion 69 of the lid body 31 is moved to the second inclined portion 67 of the housing portion 30 as shown in FIG. 10. At the same time, the other side edge 63 </ b> A of the lid 31 abuts on the first inclined portion 68 of the accommodating portion 30. From this point, when the lid body 31 is further rotated, the lid body 31 is moved away from the opening 60 by being guided by the inclined portions 67 and 68 as shown in FIG. As a result, the locking receiving portion 65 comes out of the arcuate groove 63, and the lid body 31 can be removed from the housing portion 30. Therefore, even when the compressed soybean meal is pressed against the lid 31, the lid 31 is moved away from the housing portion 30 and the soybean meal by rotating the lid 31. The lid 31 can be easily removed.

  When the soybean cake is cooled, the components contained in the soy milk slightly remaining in the soybean cake are hardened and adhere to the lid body 31 so that the lid body 31 is difficult to remove. For this reason, it is necessary to remove the lid 31 while the soybean meal is hot. However, as described above, the soybean milk maker according to the present invention includes the operation tool 81 for rotating and opening the lid 31 as a separate body. Even when the basket 27 or the basket 27 is hot, the lid 31 can be easily removed without touching the lid 31 as much as possible. That is, as shown in FIG. 20, the groove portions 86, 86 of the lid operating portion 83 of the operating tool 81 are engaged with the vertical ribs 79, 79 located in the axially symmetric position of the lid 31. The operation tool 81 is set on the cover body 31, and the operation tool body 82 is gripped and rotated around the central axis 24 </ b> A to balance the cover body 31 without touching the hot basket 27 as much as possible. By rotating well, it can be easily removed from the housing part 30. In addition, the inner inclined surfaces 85A and 85A are in contact with the inclined surfaces 78 and 78 in a state where the tips 85B and 85B of the arm portions 85 and 85 of the lid operation unit 83 are in contact with the upper lid plate 62A. Touch. For this reason, the operating tool 81 is guided by the inner inclined surfaces 85A and 85A and the inclined surfaces 78 and 78, and is positioned so that the center of the lid 31 and the center of the operating tool 81 substantially coincide. . Accordingly, the lid 31 can be stably rotated by holding the operation tool main body 82 with the hand H. The longitudinal ribs 79, 79 with which the lid operation unit 83 engages are arbitrary as long as they are two in axial symmetry.

  In addition, when the soybean meal is cooled, the components contained in the soy milk slightly remaining in the soybean meal solidify and adhere to the filter 36 of the storage unit 30, so that the soybean meal is difficult to be removed from the storage unit 30. turn into. For this reason, it is necessary to remove the grinding blade 29 from the driven shaft 26 while the soybean meal is hot. However, as described above, the soymilk maker of the present invention includes the operation tool 81 for pulling out the lid grinding blade 29 from the driven shaft 26 as a separate body. Even when the soybean meal or the grinding blade 29 is hot, the grinding blade 29 can be easily detached from the driven shaft 26 without touching the grinding blade 29 as much as possible. That is, the cylindrical portion 71 is moved to the left and right lateral locking portions so that the curved portions 89A and 89A of the left and right lateral locking portions 89 and 89 pass outside the concave portions 90 and 90 of the grinding blade 29. When the operation tool 81 is turned in the locking direction when the operation tool 81 is rotated in the locking direction, the center lower surface 29W of the crushing blade 29 is brought into contact with the curved recess 82W of the operation tool main body 82. As shown in FIG. 21, the lateral locking portion 89 is locked to the protruding portion 72. When the operation tool 81 is pulled in this locked state, the elastic stopper 76 is expanded by the engaging portions 77 and 77 of the driven shaft 26 while passing through the engaging portions 77 and 77, thereby pulverizing. The blade 29 can be removed from the driven shaft 26. In the pulverizing blade 29, the left and right lateral locking portions 89 and 89 of the holding portion 84 are locked to the left and right projecting portions 72 and 72 that support the blade main bodies 73 and 73. For this reason, since the said blade main bodies 73 and 73 are not pulled when removing the said crushing blade 29 from the said driven shaft 26, damage to the said blade main bodies 73 and 73 can be suppressed. Thus, when the crushing blade 29 is removed from the driven shaft 26, the crushing blade 29 does not get in the way, so that the soybean meal can be easily taken out from the accommodating portion 30, and the accommodating portion 30 can be removed. Can be washed well. Also, the pulverizing blade 29 removed from the driven shaft 26 can be cleaned well.

  The crushing blade 29 is attached to the driven shaft 26 by a procedure reverse to the above-described removal procedure. That is, the engaging portions 77 and 77 are aligned with the longitudinal groove portions 75 and 75, and the tip of the driven shaft 26 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 71. At this time, the elastic stopper 76 is elastically expanded by being pushed by the engaging portions 77 and 77. And when the said engaging parts 77 and 77 pass the said elastic stopper 76, this elastic stopper 76 will restore | restore and will reduce in diameter. As a result, the pulverizing blade 29 is attached to the driven shaft 26 in a state in which the crushing blade 29 is prevented from coming off while the engaging portion 77 is fitted in the longitudinal groove portion 75.

  When attaching the crushing blade 29 to the driven shaft 26, it is desirable to use the operation tool 81 for safety. However, the crushing blade 29 may be held by a hand H and attached to the driven shaft 26. Is possible. In addition, when the lid 31 is attached to the accommodating portion 30, the operation tool 81 may be used. However, if the accommodating portion 30 and the lid 31 are not heated, the lid 31 is held by the hand H with the accommodating portion 30. You may make it attach to 30. At this time, the lid 31 can be easily rotated by putting a finger of a hand H on the vertical rib 79.

  As described above, in the above embodiment, the main body 1 provided with the electric motor 11 therein, the container 21 detachably provided on the base 2 of the main body 1, and suspended and held in the container 21, and the filter 36. , 37, a basket 27 that communicates with the inside and the outside, a crushing blade 29 that is provided in the basket 27 and is rotationally driven by the electric motor 11, and a heater 5 that heats the container 21. A soymilk maker comprising a housing 30 as an upper member and a lid 31 as a lower member that is detachably attached to the housing 30 by a turning operation, wherein the housing 30 and the lid 31 are provided. Are coupled by a rotation coupling mechanism 61, and the rotation coupling mechanism 61 includes a locking portion 70 provided on the lid 31 and a locking receiving portion 65 provided on the housing portion 30. By providing the other side edge 63A and the inclined portion 68 as a guide portion for guiding the lid 31 in a direction away from the housing portion 30 by a rotation operation of the lid 31 in the fixing release direction, By locking the stopper 70 and the locking receiving portion 65, the lid body 31 can be fixed to the housing portion 30, while the lid body 31 is fixed to the housing portion 30 in the unlocking direction. By rotating and bringing the other side edge portion 63A into contact with the inclined portion 68 and further rotating, the lid body 31 is guided in a direction away from the accommodating portion 30. Even if soy milk adheres to the surface or soybean cake is pressed against the outer peripheral side of the inner surface of the lid 31, the lid 31 can be easily removed from the housing portion 30.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the rotation coupling mechanism 61 can be inserted into and removed from the arcuate groove 63 as the insertion groove provided in the lid 31 and the arcuate groove 63 provided in the housing portion 30. The locking receiving portion 65, a locking groove 66 provided on the proximal end side of the locking receiving portion 65 and opened on one circumferential side, and the locking groove provided on the circumferential side of the arcuate groove 63 The guide portion is engaged with the other side edge portion 63 </ b> A which is the other side portion of the arc-shaped groove 63. Since the inclined portion 68 is formed as the first step portion provided on the other circumferential side of the locking receiving portion 65, the housing portion 30 is rotated in the unlocking direction with respect to the lid body 31. By doing so, the other side edge portion 63A abuts on the inclined portion 68, and the lid body 31 is moved forward along the inclination of the inclined portion 68. Because it is guided in a direction away from the housing portion 30, it is capable of removing the lid member 31 from the housing portion 30 easily and smoothly.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the rotation coupling mechanism 61 can be inserted into and removed from the arcuate groove 63 as an insertion groove provided in the lid 31 and the arcuate groove 63 provided in the housing portion 30. The locking receiving portion 65, a locking groove 66 provided on the proximal end side of the locking receiving portion 65 and opened on one circumferential side, and the locking groove provided on the circumferential side of the arcuate groove 63 66, the locking portion 70 engaging with the locking receiving portion 65, and the guide portion as a third step portion provided on one circumferential side of the arc-shaped groove 63. Since the stepped portion 69 is a sloping portion 67 as a second stepped portion provided on one side in the circumferential direction of the locking receiving portion 65, the lid body 31 is attached to the housing portion 30. By rotating in the unlocking direction, the inclined portion 67 comes into contact with the stepped portion 69, and the lid 31 is moved along the inclination. Because it is guided in a direction away from the volume portion 30 can be detached from the accommodating portion 30 easily and smoothly the lid 31.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the above Example, A various deformation | transformation implementation is possible within the range of the summary of invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the first step portion and the second step portion provided in the housing portion that is the upper member are inclined portions, but the other side portion of the insertion groove provided in the lid member that is the lower member and The third step portion may be an inclined portion. Further, both the first step portion and the other side portion, or both the second step portion and the third step portion may be inclined portions. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the said inclination part was inclined linearly, you may incline the said inclination part in curve shape. Furthermore, in the said Example, although the upper member was used as the accommodating part and the lower member was used as the cover, while the upper member was used as the cover and the lower member as the accommodating part, the said accommodating part was made detachable with respect to the said cover. Also good.

  Although the said Example is a soymilk maker, if a liquid drink or foodstuff is manufactured by grind | pulverizing a material in a basket and filtering with a filter, it can also be employ | adopted for another cooking apparatus. Is possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Base 5 Heater 11 Electric motor 21 Container 27 Basket 29 Grinding blade 30 Storage part (upper member)
31 Lid (lower member)
36 Side filter 37 Bottom filter 61 Rotating coupling mechanism 63 Arc-shaped groove (insertion groove)
63A Other side edge (other side, guide)
65 Locking receiving portion 66 Locking groove 67 Inclined portion (second step portion, guide portion)
68 Inclined part (first step part, guide part)
69 steps (third step, guide)
70 Locking part

Claims (3)

A main body provided with an electric motor therein, a container detachably provided at the base of the main body, a basket that is held in the container and communicates with the outside through a filter, and the electric motor provided in the basket A cooking device having a crushing blade that is rotationally driven by the basket, the basket having an upper member and a lower member that is detachably attached to the upper member by a rotation operation,
The upper member and the lower member are coupled by a pivot coupling mechanism, and the pivot coupling mechanism is provided on a locking portion provided on one of the upper member and the lower member, and on the other of the upper member and the lower member. A locking receiving portion that is locked by the locking portion, and a guide portion that guides the lower member away from the upper member by rotating the lower member in the fixing release direction. And cooking equipment.   The rotation coupling mechanism includes an insertion groove provided in one of the upper member and the lower member, the locking receiving portion provided in the other of the upper member and the lower member, which can be inserted into and removed from the insertion groove, A locking groove provided on the proximal end side of the locking receiving portion and opened on one circumferential side, and a locking groove provided on the circumferential side of the insertion groove and engaged with the locking receiving portion And the guide portion has a first step portion that is provided on the other side of the insertion groove and on the other side in the circumferential direction of the locking receiving portion and contacts the other side portion. The cooking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first step portion and the other side portion is formed in an inclined shape.   The rotation coupling mechanism includes an insertion groove provided in one of the upper member and the lower member, the locking receiving portion provided in the other of the upper member and the lower member, which can be inserted into and removed from the insertion groove, A locking groove provided on the proximal end side of the locking receiving portion and opened on one circumferential side, and a locking groove provided on the circumferential side of the insertion groove and engaged with the locking receiving portion And the guide portion is provided on the circumferential step side of the locking receiving portion and on the circumferential side of the insertion groove in the unlocking direction. 3. A third step portion that contacts the second step portion by a turning operation, and at least one of the second step portion and the third step portion is formed in an inclined shape. The cooking device described.

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