Patent Publication Number: US-10786118-B2

Title: Food processor

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This patent application is a continuation application of PCT Patent Application No. PCT/CN2017/096185, entitled “FOOD PROCESSOR” filed on Aug. 7, 2017, which claims priority to (i) Chinese Patent Application No. 201610666206.7, entitled “FOOD PROCESSOR” filed with Chinese Patent Office on Aug. 12, 2016, and (ii) Chinese Patent Application No. 201620877420.2, entitled “FOOD PROCESSOR” filed with Chinese Patent Office on Aug. 12, 2016, all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The disclosure generally relates to the technical field of food processing, and more particularly relates to a food processor. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Food processor includes soybean milk maker, wall-breaking cooking machine, blender, and the like, which are the machines using motor to drive smashing and squeezing food. Taking the wall-breaking cooking machine as an example, the motor can speed up to more than 25000 revolutions per minute (rpm) to instantly break the cell walls of fruits and vegetables. Therefore, the wall-breaking cooking machine can effectively extract phytochemicals, and the wall-breaking cooking machine has been regarded as the preferred household electrical appliance for modern home health care and health preservation. The latest generation of food processor has much more functions integrating heater and blender, which can not only make vegetable and fruit juice and ice blended powder, but also heat to make soybean milk, fish soup, soup with Chinese medicinal material, porridge, etc. 
     However, the latest generation of wall-breaking cooking machine is prone to generate foam when blending and heating food, and the foam is prone to overflow from the cup rabbet of the cup, thus greatly affecting the performance of the food processor. 
     SUMMARY 
     It is therefore one main object of the present disclosure to provide a food processor, which aims to prevent the foam from overflowing the cup by defining an anti-overflow metal inner cover for monitoring the foam generated during heating. 
     In order to achieve the aim, the food processor provided by the present disclosure includes a main engine, a stirring cup, and a cup cover assembly, a main control board is defined in the main engine; 
     the stirring cup is mounted on the main engine, and the cup cover assembly covers the stirring cup; 
     the bottom of the stirring cup defines a heating device, the heating device electrically is connected to the main control board; and 
     the cup cover assembly includes an upper cover, an inner surface of the upper cover defines an anti-overflow detecting element, and the anti-overflow detecting element electrically is connected to the main control board. 
     In an embodiment, the heating device includes a heat conducting plate and a heating assembly, the heat conducting plate is defined at the bottom of the stirring cup, the heating assembly is defined below the heat conducting plate, and the heating assembly electrically is connected to the main control board; the heating assembly is a resistance heating assembly, the resistance heating assembly is defined at a lower surface of the heat conducting plate; or, the heating assembly is an electromagnetic heating assembly, the heat conducting plate is a magnetic conducting plate, and the electromagnetic heating assembly faces the magnetic conducting plate. 
     In an embodiment, the upper cover defines a feed inlet, and a feed cover is mounted at the feed inlet; and 
     a sealing retaining ring is defined between a portion of the upper cover extending into the stirring cup and a wall of the stirring cup to seal a cup rabbet of the stirring cup. 
     In an embodiment, the anti-overflow detecting element is an anti-overflow metal inner cover, and the anti-overflow metal inner cover includes a metal ring extending towards the inside of the stirring cup. 
     In an embodiment, the metal ring extends downwards at a distance H in a range of 0.5 millimeters to 70 millimeters. 
     In an embodiment, the anti-overflow metal inner cover includes an annular cover plate, the metal ring extends from an outer periphery of the cover plate to the inside of the stirring cup, and the anti-overflow metal inner cover is positioned in the upper cover. 
     In an embodiment, the cover plate defines a plurality of screw holes, the upper cover correspondingly defines screw posts, and the cover plate is fixedly connected to the upper cover by screw bolts passing through the screw holes and the screw posts. 
     In an embodiment, an upper side of the cover plate defines a first sealing ring, the first sealing ring is adjacent to an inner periphery of the cover plate, a lower side of the metal ring defines a flanging, and a second sealing ring is defined between the flanging and the upper cover. 
     In an embodiment, the upper cover is a plastic element, the anti-overflow metal inner cover and the upper cover are in an integrated structure, and the upper cover and the anti-overflow metal inner cover are connected by a secondary injection molding. 
     In an embodiment, the anti-overflow detecting element is an anti-overflow metal detecting piece, and the anti-overflow metal detecting piece attaches to the inner surface of the upper cover, and extends towards the inside of the stirring cup. 
     In an embodiment, the upper cover is a plastic element, the anti-overflow metal detecting piece and the upper cover are in an integrated structure, and the upper cover and the anti-overflow metal strip are connected by a secondary injection molding. 
     In an embodiment, the upper cover includes a main body covering a cup rabbet of the stirring cup, and a mounting part radially protruding from a side of the main body, an electric conductor is defined in the mounting part, one end of the electric conductor is connected to the anti-overflow detecting element, and the other end of the electric conductor electrically is connected to the main control board. 
     In an embodiment, the end of the electric conductor away from the anti-overflow detecting element defines a conducting rod; and 
     the stirring cup defines a handle, an upper end of the handle defines an avoiding hole, a conducting needle is defined in the avoiding hole, one end of the conducting needle electrically is connected to the main control board, the other end of the conducting needle exposes from the avoiding hole and abuts against the conducting rod. 
     In an embodiment, the mounting part defines a sliding groove, the electric conductor is installed in the sliding groove, an end of the electric conductor passes through the sliding groove to abut against the anti-overflow detecting element, and a first spring is defined in the sliding groove, the first spring sleeves around the end of the electric conductor away from the anti-overflow detecting element, and when the first spring is in a compressed state, the electric conductor abuts against the anti-overflow detecting element. 
     In an embodiment, the anti-overflow detecting element, the electric conductor, and the conducting rod are in an integrated structure. 
     In an embodiment, the end of the electric conductor away from the anti-overflow detecting element defines a first induction element; and 
     the upper end of the handle defines a second induction element, the second induction element is coupled with the first induction element, and the second induction element electrically is connected to the main control board. 
     In an embodiment, the anti-overflow detecting element, the electrical conductor, and the first induction element are in an integrated structure. 
     In an embodiment, the stirring cup is made of glass, stainless steel, or plastic. 
     According to the technical solution of the present disclosure, the anti-overflow detecting element is defined at the inner surface of the upper cover, so that when a part of foam contacts the anti-overflow detecting element, the main control board controls the heating device to stop heating, then no foam is generated, for preventing the foam liquid from overflowing the stirring cup. When the foam disappear, the anti-overflow detecting element feeds the signal back to the main control board, and the main control board controls the heating device to heat again, thus repeatedly working until the food is heated to be braised. 
     As the heated food is generally sticky, the foam is prone to stick to the side wall of the stirring cup, and if the anti-overflow detecting device is arranged at the side wall of the stirring cup, which may cause the generated anti-overflow signal to be inaccurate, thus further causing the main control board to control the heating device to stop heating for a long time. While the anti-overflow detecting element is defined at the inner surface of the upper cover, which can improve the accuracy of signal generated by the anti-overflow detecting element. And, as the anti-overflow detecting element is arranged at the inner surface of the upper cover, it does not need to modify the structure of the stirring cup of the existing food processor, which is convenient to the design and process. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       To better illustrate the technical solutions that are reflected in various embodiments according to this disclosure or that are found in the prior art, the accompanying drawings intended for the description of the embodiments herein or for the prior art will now be briefly described, it is evident that the accompanying drawings listed in the following description show merely some embodiments according to this disclosure, and that those having ordinary skill in the art will be able to obtain other drawings based on the arrangements shown in these drawings without making inventive efforts. 
         FIG. 1  is a structural diagram of the food processor of the present disclosure according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional diagram of the food processor of the present disclosure according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 3  is an enlarged diagram of portion A shown in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 4  is an enlarged diagram of portion B shown in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 5  is an enlarged diagram of portion C shown in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 6  is a partial structural diagram of the food processor of  FIG. 1  having the anti-overflow metal inner cover according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 7  is a partial structural diagram of the food processor of  FIG. 1  having the anti-overflow metal inner cover according to another embodiment; 
         FIG. 8  is a partial structural diagram of the food processor of  FIG. 1  having the anti-overflow metal detecting strip according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 9  is a partial cross-sectional diagram of the food processor of  FIG. 1  having the anti-overflow metal detecting strip according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 10  is a partial cross-sectional diagram of the food processor of  FIG. 1  transmitting signals through electromagnetism according to an embodiment. 
     
    
    
     LABELS ILLUSTRATION FOR DRAWINGS 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
               
               
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                 Name 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 100 
                 food processor 
                 313 
                 sliding groove 
               
               
                  10 
                 main engine 
                 313a 
                 first side wall 
               
               
                  11 
                 motor 
                 313b 
                 second side wall 
               
               
                  20 
                 stirring cup 
                  40 
                 stirring knife assembly 
               
               
                  21 
                 metal plate 
                  41 
                 blade 
               
               
                  22 
                 heating assembly 
                  42 
                 cutter shaft 
               
               
                  23 
                 handle 
                 501 
                 anti-overflow metal inner cover 
               
               
                 231 
                 support 
                  50a 
                 cover plate 
               
               
                 232 
                 sliding hole 
                  50b 
                 metal ring 
               
               
                  24 
                 mounting box 
                  50c 
                 screw hole 
               
               
                 241 
                 mounting hole 
                  50d 
                 flanging 
               
               
                 242 
                 buckle 
                  51 
                 electric conductor 
               
               
                  30 
                 cup cover assembly 
                 511 
                 limiting part 
               
               
                  31 
                 upper cover 
                 512 
                 first spring 
               
               
                  31c 
                 screw post 
                  52 
                 conducting rod 
               
               
                 311 
                 main body 
                  60 
                 conducting needle 
               
               
                 312 
                 mounting part 
                  61 
                 second spring 
               
               
                 312a 
                 upper cover 
                  62 
                 abutting part 
               
               
                 312b 
                 lower cover 
                  71 
                 first sealing ring 
               
               
                  20a 
                 water outlet 
                  72 
                 second sealing ring 
               
               
                  50 
                 anti-overflow detecting 
                 502 
                 anti-overflow metal detecting piece 
               
               
                   
                 element 
               
               
                  81 
                 first induction element 
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                 second induction element 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The realization of the aim, functional characteristics, advantages of the present disclosure are further described specifically with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     In the following, the technical solution in the embodiment of the application will be described clearly and completely with reference to the drawings in the embodiment of the application. Obviously, the described embodiment is only a part of the embodiment of the application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative labor are within the scope of protection in this application. 
     It is to be understood that, all of the directional instructions in the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure (such as top, down, left, right, front, back . . . ) can only be used for explaining relative position relations, moving condition of the elements under a special form (referring to figures), and so on, if the special form changes, the directional instructions changes accordingly. 
     In addition, the descriptions, such as the “first”, the “second”, and the like, in the present disclosure, can only be used for describing the aim of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or suggesting relative importance or impliedly indicating the number of the indicated technical character. Therefore, the character indicated by the “first”, the “second” can express or impliedly include at least one character. In addition, the technical proposal of each exemplary embodiment can be combined with each other, however the technical proposal must base on that the ordinary skill in that art can realize the technical proposal, when the combination of the technical proposals occurs contradiction or cannot realize, it should consider that the combination of the technical proposals does not existed, and is not contained in the protection scope required by the present disclosure. 
     The present disclosure provides a food processor  100  which includes a wall-breaking cooking machine, a blender, a juicer, and a soybean milk machine. And, the wall-breaking cooking machine can integrate the functions of the juicer, the soybean milk machine, the ice cream machine, the cooking machine, the grinding machine, and the like, the wall-breaking cooking machine can instantly break the cell walls of food and release phytochemicals. 
     In the embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the food processor  100  includes a main engine  10 , a heating device, a stirring cup  20 , and a cup cover assembly  30 , a main control board (not labelled) and a motor  11  are defined in the main engine  10 . 
     The stirring cup  20  is mounted on the main engine  10 , the cup cover assembly  30  covers the stirring cup  20 , and the stirring cup  20  is also provided with a stirring knife assembly  40 , the stirring knife assembly  40  includes blades  41  and a cutter shaft  42 , the blades  41  are defined in the stirring cup  20 , and the cutter shaft  42  is connected to the motor  11 . 
     The heating device is configured to heat the stirring cup  20  and electrically is connected to the main control board. Generally, the heating device is arranged at the bottom of the stirring cup  20 . 
     The cup cover assembly  30  includes an upper cover  31  which is generally made of plastic material and molded by an injection molding. 
     The inner surface of the upper cover  31  defines an anti-overflow detecting element  50 , and the anti-overflow detecting element  50  electrically is connected to the main control board. 
     The working principle of generating signals is that: the anti-overflow detecting element  50  electrically is connected to the main control board in the main engine  10  through a connecting cable, and the connecting cable and the zero line form a loop. When a part of the foam contacts the anti-overflow detecting element  50 , the voltage at the anti-overflow detecting element  50  changes, thereby generating a control signal and transmitting the control signal to the main control board, and then the main control board issues an instruction, and the heating device stops heating accordingly. As long as the foam contacts with the anti-overflow detecting element  50 , the food processor  100  does not heat all the time. 
     According to the technical solution of the present disclosure, the anti-overflow detecting element  50  is defined at the inner surface of the upper cover  31 , so that when a part of foam contacts the anti-overflow detecting element  50 , the main control board controls the heating device to stop heating, then no foam is generated, for preventing the foam from overflowing the stirring cup  20 . When the foam disappear, the anti-overflow detecting element  50  feeds the signal back to the main control board, the main control board controls the heating device to heat again, thus repeatedly working until the food is heated to be braised. 
     Because the heated food is generally sticky, the foam is prone to stick to the side wall of the stirring cup  20 , and if the anti-overflow detecting device is arranged at the side wall of the stirring cup  20 , which may cause the generated anti-overflow signal to be inaccurate, thus further causing the main control board to control the heating device to stop heating for a long time. However, the anti-overflow detecting element  50  is defined at the inner surface of the upper cover  31 , which can improve the accuracy of signal generated by the anti-overflow detecting element  50 . And, as the anti-overflow detecting element  50  is arranged at the inner surface of the upper cover  31 , it does not need to modify the structure of the stirring cup  20  of the existing food processor  100 , which is convenient to the design and process. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the heating device includes a heat conducting plate  21  and a heating assembly  22 , the heat conducting plate  21  is generally a stainless steel plate. The heat conducting plate  21  is arranged at the bottom of the stirring cup  20 , the heating assembly  22  is arranged below the heat conducting plate  21 , and the heating assembly  22  electrically is connected to the main control board  12 . The main control board  12  controls the heating assembly  22  to heat the heat conducting plate  21 , the heat conducting plate  21  transfers the heat into the stirring cup  20 . Generally, the heat conducting plate  21  is disposed at the bottom of the stirring cup  20 . 
     The heating assembly  22  and the heat conducting plate  21  can be integrated together or separately arranged, and the arrangement mode of the heating assembly  22  and the heat conducting plate  21  can be set according to specific conditions. Even, the heating assembly  22  can directly heat the liquid in the stirring cup  20  without the heat conducting plate  21 . For example, the liquid in the stirring cup  20  is heated by a film heating mode. 
     The heating assembly  22  is a resistance heating assembly, the resistance heating assembly is arranged at a lower surface of the heat conducting plate  21 , and which is regarded as a resistance heating mode. 
     Alternatively, the heat conducting plate  21  is a magnetic conducting plate, and the magnetic conducting plate  21  is generally a magnetic conducting stainless steel plate, and can be integrally manufactured by a magnetic conducting metal material, such as 430 stainless steel or cast iron. Of course, the magnetic conducting plate  21  can also include a plate body manufactured by a non-magnetic conducting material such as ceramic, and a magnetic conducting film attached to the bottom surface of the plate body. The heating assembly  22  is an electromagnetic heating assembly (i.e., an electromagnetic coil), and the electromagnetic heating assembly faces the magnetic conducting plate  21 . This is the electromagnetic heating mode. When the electromagnetic heating mode is adopted, the heat conducting plate  21  at the lower end of the stirring cup  20  is heated. As the electromagnetic heating assembly has a long service life, and a low maintenance and replacement cost. And, the electromagnetic heating assembly utilizes high-frequency electromagnetic action to generate heat, the heat is fully utilized, and basically no loss occurs, so that the heat is concentrated at the heat conducting plate  21 . The internal molecules of the heat-conducting plate  21  directly induce magnetic energy to generate heat, such that the heat-conducting plate  21  can start to heat immediately, the average preheating time is shortened by more than 60 percent compared with the resistance coil heating mode, and the thermal efficiency is as high as more than 90 percent. Under the same conditions, the electromagnetic heating mode saves 30 percent to 70 percent of electricity compared with the resistance coil heating mode, thus greatly improving the use efficiency. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , the upper cover  31  defines a feed inlet, and a feed cover  32  is mounted at the feed inlet. A sealing retaining ring (not shown) is provided between a portion of the upper cover  31  extending into the stirring cup  20  and a wall of the stirring cup  20  to seal the cup rabbet of the stirring cup  20 . 
     Generally, the distance between the sealing retaining ring and the wall of the stirring cup is very small, the sealing retaining ring can even attach to the wall to prevent liquid foam from leaking out of the water outlet  20   a  of the cup rabbet of the stirring cup  20 . Since the water outlet  20   a  of the cup rabbet of the stirring cup  20  is sealed, the foam may generally overflow from the feed inlet, as the anti-overflow detecting element  50  forms an anti-overflow detecting device that generates the signal when detects the foam, thus preventing the foam from overflowing from the feed inlet. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 to 4 , in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the anti-overflow detecting element  50  is an anti-overflow metal inner cover  501 , the anti-overflow metal inner cover  501  at least includes a metal ring  50   b  extending towards the inside of the stirring cup  20 . 
     The anti-overflow detecting element  50  is made into an anti-overflow metal inner cover  501 , so that the detecting area of the anti-overflow detecting element  50  is increased. The anti-overflow metal inner cover  501  attaches to the inner surface of the upper cover  31 , and the upper cover  31  is made of a material with good thermal insulation performance such as plastic, rubber, glass, or the like, so as to prevent the heat transferred by the anti-overflow detecting element  50  from scalding user. The metal ring  50   b  serves to sense foam in advance. Generally, referring to  FIG. 4 , the metal ring  50   b  extends downwards at a distance H in a range of 0.5 millimeters to 70 millimeters. By adopting the distance range, the metal ring  50   b  would enable the structure of the anti-overflow metal inner cover  501  to interfere with the normal operation of the food processor  100  on the premise of sensing foam in advance to carry out an anti-overflow prejudgment. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 6 and 7 , the anti-overflow metal inner cover  501  includes an annular cover plate  50   a , the metal ring  50   b  extends from an outer periphery of the cover plate  50   a  to the inside of the stirring cup  20 , and the anti-overflow metal inner cover  501  is positioned in the upper cover  31 . In other words, the center of the annular cover plate  50   a  defines an avoiding hole matched with the feed inlet, so that the feeding operation can be conveniently carried out. 
     Generally, the anti-overflow metal inner cover  501  can be connected to the upper cover  31  through two modes. 
     Mode 1: the cover plate  50   a  defines a plurality of screw holes  50   c , the upper cover  31  is correspondingly provided with screw posts  31   c , the food processor  100  further includes screw bolts (not shown), and the cover plate  50   a  is fixedly connected to the upper cover  31  by screw bolts passing through the screw holes  50   c  and the screw posts  31   c . That is, the anti-overflow metal inner cover  501  is fixedly connected to the upper cover  31  by screw bolts. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 5 and 6 , in order to enhance the seal performance between the anti-overflow metal inner cover  501  and the upper cover  31 , the upper side of the cover plate  50   a  defines a first sealing ring  71 , the first sealing ring  71  is adjacent to the inner periphery of the cover plate  50   a , and the lower side of the metal ring  50   b  defines a flanging  50   d , and a second sealing ring  72  is provided between the flanging  50   d  and the upper cover  31 . 
     Mode 2: the anti-overflow metal inner cover  501  and the upper cover  31  are integrally formed. The anti-overflow metal inner cover  501  and the upper cover  31  are manufactured by an integral molding manner, for simplifying the steps of processing and assembling. In general, since the upper cover  31  is a plastic element and the anti-overflow metal inner cover  501  is a metal element, the upper cover  31  and the anti-overflow metal inner cover  501  are molded by a secondary injection molding. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 8 and 9 , in a second embodiment of the present disclosure, the anti-overflow detecting element  50  is an anti-overflow metal detecting piece  502 , the anti-overflow metal detecting piece  502  attaches to the inner surface of the upper cover  31  and extends towards the inside of the stirring cup  20 . That is, a small piece of metal sheet is arranged at the inner surface of the upper cover  31  for detecting overflow. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9 , the anti-overflow metal detecting piece  502  and the upper cover  31  are in the integrated structure. In general, since the upper cover  31  is a plastic element and the anti-overflow metal detecting piece  502  is a metal element, the upper cover  31  and the anti-overflow metal detecting piece  502  are molded by the secondary injection molding method. 
     The signal transmitting structure in the present disclosure will be described as below. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 2 to 5 , the upper cover  31  includes a main body  311  that covers the cup rabbet of the stirring cup  20 , and a mounting part  312  that is radially protruded from a side of the main body  311 . The mounting part  312  is internally provided with an electric conductor  51 , one end of the electric conductor  51  is connected to the anti-overflow detecting element  50 , and the other end of the electric conductor  51  electrically is connected to the main control board. 
     In this way, when the upper cover  31  covers the cup rabbet, the mounting part  312  and the handle  23  are clamped with each other. It can be understood that the upper cover  31  can be mounted through rotating or directly clamping. Generally, the mounting part  312  includes a lower cover  312   b  connected to the main body  311 , and an upper cover  312   a  fastened to the lower cover  312   b , and the electrical conductor  51  is accommodated in a cavity formed by the lower cover  312   b  and the upper cover  312   a . The anti-overflow detecting element  50  and the main control board are coupled together through the electric conductor  51 , and the signal detected by the anti-overflow detecting element  50  can be transmitted to the main control board. 
     In the present disclosure, in general, there are two modes of connecting the electric conductor  51  to the main control board: 
     The first mode is mechanical connection. Referring to  FIGS. 2 to 7 , the end of the electric conductor  51  away from the anti-overflow detecting element  50  defines a conducting rod  52 . The stirring cup  20  defines the handle  23 , the upper end of the handle  23  defines an avoiding hole, a conducting needle  60  is defined in the avoiding hole, one end of the conducting needle  60  electrically is connected to the main control board, and the other end of the conducting needle  60  exposes from the avoiding hole to contact with the conducting rod  52 . 
     In this way, when the foam contacts with the anti-overflow detecting element  50 , the signal is transmitted to the electric conductor  51  via the anti-overflow detecting element  50 , and then to the main control board via the electric conductor  51 , the conducting rod  52 , and the conducting needle  60 . Specifically, the conducting rod  52  passes through the lower cover  312   b , as such the conducting rod  52  can be connected to the conducting needle  60  more stably. The handle  23  is internally provided with a connecting wire, the conducting needle  60  can be coupled with an upper coupler (not shown) at the lower end of the stirring cup  20  through the connecting wire. A lower coupler (not shown) electrically connected to the main control board is arranged at a housing of the main engine  10 , and the upper coupler and the lower coupler are coupled together to enable the signal to be transmitted. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 2, 3 and 6 , the electrical conductor  50  is installed as follows: 
     The mounting part  312  defines a sliding groove  313 , the electric conductor  51  is mounted in the sliding groove  313 , and one end of the electric conductor  51  passes through the sliding groove  313  to abut against the anti-overflow detecting element  50 . 
     The sliding groove  313  is also internally provided with a first spring  512 . The first spring  512  sleeves around the end of the electric conductor  51  away from the anti-overflow detecting element  50 . When the first spring  512  is in a compressed state, the electric conductor  51  abuts against the anti-overflow detecting element  50 . 
     That is, the electric conductor  51  and the anti-overflow detecting element  50  are separately arranged. When the anti-overflow detecting element  50  is installed on the upper cover  31 , the anti-overflow detecting element  50  presses the electric conductor  51 , so that the electric conductor  51  slides in the sliding groove  313 , and the first spring  512  is in the compressed state, the anti-overflow detecting element  50  tightly abuts against the electric conductor  51 , so that the connection between the electric conductor  51  and the anti-overflow detecting element  50  is stable, and signal transmission is facilitated. 
     In the embodiment, referring to  FIG. 4 , the conducting rod  52  and the electric conductor  51  are defined to be integrally set. 
     Of course, the anti-overflow detecting element  50 , the electric conductor  51 , and the conducting rod  52  can be defined to be integrally formed. According to the arrangement, the integral punch molding or integral injection molding is adopted during processing. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 2 and 3 , the handle  23  is internally provided with a support  231 , and the support  231  defines a sliding hole  232 , the conducting needle  60  slides in the sliding hole  232 , and the sliding hole  232  includes a small aperture section communicated with the avoiding hole and a large aperture section communicated with the small aperture section; 
     The end of the conducting needle  60  away from the conducting rod  52  is also sleeved with a second spring  61 , the conducting needle  60  defines an abutting part  62  which elastically abuts against the second spring  61 , and the abutting part  62  abuts against the joint of the hole wall of the large aperture section and the hole wall of the small aperture section. 
     In this way, through the arrangement of the second spring  61 , the connection between the conducting rod  52  and the conducting needle  60  is much more tight. When the second spring  61  is in the compressed state, the conducting rod  52  abuts against and couples with the conducting needle  60 . When the upper cover  31  is not mounted on the stirring cup  20 , or when the upper cover  31  is mounted on the stirring cup  20 , while the mounting part  312  does not correspond to the handle  23 , the conducting rod  52  does not abut against and couple with the conducting needle  60 . 
     Furthermore, the handle  23  is internally provided with an mounting box  24  with an opening, the bottom wall of the mounting box  24  facing the opening defines a mounting hole  241 , and the mounting box  24  defines buckles  242  on both sides of the opening. 
     The support  231  is mounted in the mounting box  24  and is clamped with the buckles  242 . One end of the second spring  61  is accommodated in the mounting hole  241 , and the other end of the second spring  61  elastically abuts against the abutting part  62 . 
     In this way, through the arrangement of the mounting box  24 , the mounting bracket can be mounted much more stably. Generally, the connection wire passes through the mounting hole  241  of the mounting box  24  to communicate with the conducting needle  60 . 
     The second mode is magnetic induction connection. Referring to  FIG. 10 , the end of the electric conductor  51  away from the anti-overflow detecting element  50  defines a first induction element  81 . 
     The upper end of the handle  23  defines a second induction element  82 , the second induction element  82  is coupled with the first induction element  81 , and the second induction element  82  electrically is connected to the main control board. The first induction element  81  and the second induction element  82  are generally electromagnetic coupling coils. 
     The anti-overflow detecting element  50  detects an induction signal and transmits the induction signal to the first induction element  81  through the electric conductor  51 . As the first induction element  81  and the second induction element  82  are coupled together, the induction signal is transmitted to the second induction element  82 , and then to the main control board through the second induction element  82 . The main control board receives the induction signal to complete the overflow judgment and control the overflow. 
     The anti-overflow detecting element  50 , the electric conductor  51 , and the first induction element  81  are in the integrated structure. That is, the anti-overflow detecting element, the electric conductor, and the first induction element  81  are integrally formed. Of course, it is also possible to arrange the three separately, which is also within the protection scope of the present disclosure. 
     In the embodiment, the stirring cup  20  is made of glass, stainless steel, or plastic. The adopting of glass can enable user to clearly observe the operation state of the food processor  100 , and, the glass is also convenient to clean. Of course, the stirring cup  20  made of the stainless steel can have a higher the structural strength, so that the stirring cup  20  is not easy to be damaged. The stirring cup  20  made of plastic is more convenient in processing and molding. Of course, the above three are only embodiments of the present disclosure, and the stirring cup  20  may be made of other materials which are also within the scope of protection of the present disclosure. 
     The foregoing description merely depicts some preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and therefore is not intended to limit the scope of the application. An equivalent structural or flow changes made by using the content of the specification and drawings of the present disclosure, or any direct or indirect applications of the disclosure on any other related fields shall all fall in the scope of the application.