Dough mixer

Abstract

A dough mixer includes a main unit with a motor arranged therein and a dough mixing assembly mounted thereon. The dough mixing assembly includes a dough mixing bowl, a top cover, a transmission shaft connected to the motor and is arranged in the dough mixing bowl, a dough mixing unit connected to the transmission shaft and including an upper end, and a scraper unit detachably connected to the upper end of the dough mixing unit. The scraper unit includes a first bowl wall scraper including a first blade fitted to an inner wall of the dough mixing bowl, a second bowl wall scraper including a second blade fitted to the inner wall of the dough mixing bowl, wherein the second bowl wall scraper is arranged opposite to the first bowl wall scraper, and a central scraper including a third blade matched with an outer wall of the transmission shaft.

Claims

1. A dough mixer, comprising: a main unit, wherein a motor is arranged in the main unit; and a dough mixing assembly mounted on the main unit, comprising: a dough mixing bowl; a top cover; a transmission shaft connected to the motor, wherein the transmission shaft is arranged in the dough mixing bowl; a dough mixing unit connected to the transmission shaft and comprising an upper end; and a scraper unit detachably connected to the upper end of the dough mixing unit, comprising: a first bowl wall scraper, comprising a first blade fitted to an inner wall of the dough mixing bowl; a second bowl wall scraper, comprising a second blade fitted to the inner wall of the dough mixing bowl, wherein the second bowl wall scraper is arranged opposite to the first bowl wall scraper; and a central scraper, comprising a third blade matched with an outer wall of the transmission shaft, wherein the first and second bowl wall scrapers and the central scraper are configured to scrap off adhering material on the dough mixing assembly.

2. The dough mixer of claim 1, wherein the first bowl wall scraper, the second bowl wall scraper, and the central scraper are made of a silica gel material.

3. The dough mixer of claim 2, wherein the scraper unit comprises: a holder mounted on the dough mixing unit, wherein the central scraper is fixedly connected to an outer wall of the holder; a first supporting arm on a first side of the holder; and a second supporting arm on a second side of the holder.

4. The dough mixer of claim 3, wherein the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm are fixedly connected to the holder through screws.

5. The dough mixer of claim 4, wherein the first supporting arm comprises a first mounting sleeve at a first end, the first bowl wall scraper comprising a first elastic fastener to be matched with the first mounting sleeve, the second supporting arm comprises a second mounting sleeve at a second end, the second bowl wall scraper comprising a second elastic fastener to be matched with the second mounting sleeve, and the holder comprises a third mounting sleeve on the outer wall of the holder, the central scraper comprising a third elastic fastener to be matched with the third mounting sleeve.

6. The dough mixer of claim 5, wherein the holder comprises a fastener for fastening the dough mixing unit and the holder is of a bowl shape and fastened on the dough mixing unit.

7. The dough mixer of claim 1, wherein the dough mixing unit comprises a bidirectional dough mixing hook and a double-headed eggbeater.

8. The dough mixer of claim 7, wherein the double-headed eggbeater comprises: a mount connected to the transmission shaft; a first egg beating net connected to a third side of the mount; a second egg beating net connected to a fourth side of the mount; a bevel gear arranged on the mount; and gears engaged with the bevel gear, wherein the gears are arranged on the first egg beating net and the second egg beating net.

9. The dough mixer of claim 1, wherein the top cover comprises a vertical coaming at a lower end of the top cover, the vertical coaming comprises fastening grooves and is fitted to the inner wall of the dough mixing bowl, and the dough mixing bowl comprises fastening blocks on the inner wall of the dough mixing bowl to be matched with the fastening grooves.

10. The dough mixer of claim 9, wherein the top cover comprises a detachable internal cover at a center of the top cover.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The disclosure is best understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is emphasized that, according to common practice, the various features of the drawings are not to-scale. On the contrary, the dimensions of the various features are arbitrarily expanded or reduced for clarity.

(2) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dough mixer according to implementations of the present disclosure.

(3) FIG. 2 is a side view of a dough mixing assembly according to implementations of the present disclosure.

(4) FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the dough mixing assembly in FIG. 2 according to implementations of the present disclosure.

(5) FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a scraper unit according to implementations of the present disclosure.

(6) FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the scraper unit in FIG. 4 according to implementations of the present disclosure.

(7) FIG. 6 is a side view of a double-headed eggbeater according to implementations of the present disclosure.

(8) FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a dough mixing bowl and a top cover according to implementations of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(9) Referring to FIGS. 1-7, a dough mixer is shown, which comprises a main unit 1 and a dough mixing assembly 2 mounted on the main unit 1, a motor is arranged in the main unit 1, the dough mixing assembly 2 comprises a dough mixing bowl 21 and a top cover 24, a transmission shaft 22 which is connected to the motor is arranged in the dough mixing bowl 21, the transmission shaft 22 is connected to a dough mixing unit 23, the upper end of the dough mixing unit 23 is further connected to a detachable scraper unit 3, the scraper unit 3 is provided with two oppositely arranged bowl wall scrapers 31 for scraping off adhering material on the inner wall of the dough mixing bowl 21 and a central scraper 32 for scraping off adhering material on the outer wall of the transmission shaft 22, the bowl wall scraper 31 is provided with a blade fitted to the inner wall of the dough mixing bowl 21, the central scraper 32 is provided with a blade which is matched with the shape of the outer wall of the transmission shaft 22. Preferably, the bowl wall scrapers 31 and the central scraper 32 are made of silica gel material. The elasticity of the silica gel material is utilized to make the blades of the bowl wall scrapers 31 and the central scraper 32 to be fitted to the inner wall of the dough mixing bowl 21 and the outer wall of the transmission shaft 22. The scraper unit 3 is mounted at the upper end of the dough mixing unit 23 and it can follow the dough mixing unit 23 to rotate, so that the bowl wall scrapers 31 and the central scraper 32 can scrape off dough stuck on the inner wall of the dough mixing bowl 21 and the outer wall of the transmission shaft 22, the scraped dough drops into the dough mixing bowl 21 and is mixed with a big dough, consequently, waste is prevented, and the usage rate of flour is increased; in addition, after use, the inner wall of the dough mixing bowl 21 and the outer wall of the transmission shaft 22 are relatively clean, therefore, cleaning can be convenient, and the convenience is brought to users.

(10) In the implementation, preferably, the scraper unit 3 comprises a holder 33 which is mounted on the dough mixing unit 23, the central scraper 32 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the holder 33, the holder 33 is provided with a supporting arm 331 on each of both sides of the holder, for the mounting of the bowl wall scraper 31. Preferably, the supporting arms 331 are fixedly connected to the holder 33 through screws. Preferably, the holder 33 and the supporting arms 331 are respectively provided with a mounting sleeve 332 on the outer wall of the holder 33 and at the end of each supporting arms 331, the bowl wall scrapers 31 and the central scraper 32 are respectively provided with an elastic fastener 333 which is matched with the mounting sleeve 332. Preferably, the holder 33 is shaped like a bowl and fastened on the dough mixing unit 23, the holder 33 is further provided with a fastener 334 for fastening the dough mixing unit 23. By adopting the structure, different specifications of supporting arms 331 and bowl wall scrapers 31 can be used for different sizes of dough mixing bowls 21, with universal performance, the bowl wall scrapers 31 and the central scraper 32 can be mounted on the mounting sleeves 332 through the elastic fasteners 333, the structure is simple and convenient to disassemble, assemble and maintain; since the bowl-shaped holder 33 is fastened on the dough mixing unit 23 and locked by the fasteners 334, a firm and reliable connection between the scraper unit 3 and the dough mixing unit 23 is ensured in the process of mixing dough, and moreover, the scraper unit 3 is convenient to dismount and clean.

(11) In the implementation, preferably, the dough mixing unit 23 comprises a bidirectional dough mixing hook 231 and a double-headed eggbeater 232 for users to choose, so that users can conveniently mix dough or beat egg milk foam or make mashed potato, jam, etc., so the dough mixer has a variety of functions and it's more convenient to use.

(12) In the implementation, preferably, the double-headed eggbeater 232 comprises a mount 2321 which is connected to the transmission shaft 22, rotatable egg beating nets 2322 are connected to both sides of the mount 2321, a bevel gear 2323 is arranged on the mount 2321, and small gears 2324 which are engaged with the bevel gear 2323 are arranged on the egg beating nets 2322. By adopting the structure, the mount 2321 is driven by the transmission shaft 22 to rotate, the egg beating nets 2322 are then driven to rotate through the engagement between the bevel gear 2323 and the small gears 2324, the double-headed eggbeater 232 rotates and revolves simultaneously, and thereby the processing efficiency is increased greatly.

(13) In the implementation, preferably, the top cover 24 is provided at the lower end thereof with a vertical coaming 241 fitted to the inner wall of the dough mixing bowl 21, the vertical coaming 241 is provided with fastening grooves 242, and the dough mixing bowl 21 is provided at the inner wall thereof with fastening blocks 211 which are matched with the fastening grooves 242. The mating between the fastening grooves 242 and the fastening blocks 211 ensures that the top cover 24 can be firmly connected to the dough mixing bowl 21, for preventing separation, and thereby dough is prevented from flying out of the dough mixing bowl 21 in the process of mixing the dough.

(14) In the implementation, preferably, the top cover 24 is further provided at the center thereof with a detachable internal cover 25. Supplementary materials for food can be added through a hole in the center of the top cover 24 by removing the internal cover 25, and thereby preferably, the problem that operation is inconvenient because the feed inlet of the dough mixer is too small, is solved.

(15) What is mentioned above is merely the preferred implementations of the present disclosure, however, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned implementations, and all implementations which achieve the technical effects of the present disclosure with any same or similar means should fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

(16) While the disclosure has been described in connection with certain implementations, it is to be understood that the disclosure is not to be limited to the disclosed implementations but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the scope of the appended claims, which scope is to be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent structures as is permitted under the law.