Can opener

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12448266-B2
Application number	US-202418666663-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 16, 2024
Priority date	Nov 14, 2023
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

Can opener includes a shell, power mechanism, transmission mechanism, and cutting mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes a main drive gear, eccentric disc, and movable block. The main drive gear and eccentric disc are coaxially arranged, and the surface of the main drive gear facing the eccentric disc is provided with a linkage groove. The movable block is arranged on the eccentric disc in a liftable manner to insert into or withdraw from the linkage groove. One side of the movable block is provided with a first inclined surface and a first vertical surface, and the other side is provided with a second vertical surface. When the main drive gear rotates forward, the linkage groove abuts against the first vertical surface to drive the eccentric disc to rotate forward. When it rotates forward beyond the limiting position, the linkage groove slides relative to the first inclined surface to stop driving the eccentric disc to rotate forward. When it rotates backward, the linkage groove abuts against the second vertical surface to drive the eccentric disc to rotate backward.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A can opener, comprising a shell, a power mechanism, a transmission mechanism, and a cutting mechanism, wherein a fastener is provided on the shell, and the transmission mechanism comprises a main drive gear, an eccentric disc, a movable block, and a resilient component arranged between the eccentric disc and the movable block;
the main drive gear and the eccentric disc are coaxially arranged, and a surface of the main drive gear facing the eccentric disc is provided with at least one linkage groove;
the movable block is arranged on the eccentric disc in a liftable manner to insert into or withdraw from the at least one linkage groove;
one side of the movable block is provided with a first inclined surface and a first vertical surface, and the other side is provided with a second vertical surface; and
when the main drive gear rotates forward, the at least one linkage groove abuts against the first vertical surface to drive the eccentric disc to rotate forward;
when the main drive gear rotates forward to a limit position, the fastener suppresses the movable block;
when the main drive gear rotates forward beyond the limit position, a portion of an inner side wall of the at least one linkage groove slides relative to the first inclined surface, thus causing the movable block to retract from the at least one linkage groove so as to stop driving the eccentric disc to rotate forward; and
when the main drive gear rotates backward, the at least one linkage groove abuts against the second vertical surface to drive the eccentric disc to rotate backward.

2. The can opener according to claim 1 ,
wherein the fastener is configured to suppress the movable block and compress the resilient component when the main drive gear rotates forward beyond the limit position, thus causing the portion of the inner side wall of the at least one linkage groove to slide relative to the first inclined surface.

3. The can opener according to claim 2 , wherein the eccentric disc is provided thereon with a mounting base, wherein the movable block and the resilient component are arranged inside the mounting base.

4. The can opener according to claim 3 , wherein the mounting base is arranged therein with a movable groove and a limit slot;
a bottom end of the movable block is provided with a limiting block, the movable block is arranged inside the movable groove, and the limiting block is arranged inside the limit slot.

5. The can opener according to claim 3 , wherein the fastener extends along a direction of rotation of the main drive gear;
a bottom end of the fastener is provided with a first guiding surface; and
when the main drive gear rotates forward to the limit position, the fastener suppresses the movable block through the first guiding surface.

6. The can opener according to claim 5 , wherein the movable block is provided with a second guiding surface corresponding to the first guiding surface; and
when the main drive gear rotates forward to the limit position, by sliding the first guiding surface relative to the second guiding surface, the fastener suppresses the movable block.

7. The can opener according to claim 6 , wherein the movable block is arranged with a clamping groove corresponding to the fastener;
the mounting base is arranged with an avoidance groove corresponding to the fastener; and
when the main drive gear rotates forward to the limit position, the fastener extends into the avoidance groove and the clamping groove, thereby suppressing the movable block.

8. The can opener according to claim 1 , wherein the movable block comprises a base and a protrusion;
the first inclined surface and the first vertical surface are arranged on one side of the protrusion, and the second vertical surface is arranged on the other side of the protrusion; and
the protrusion can be inserted into or withdrawn from the at least one linkage groove.

9. The can opener according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one linkage groove comprises multiple linkage grooves, and the multiple linkage grooves are distributed at an equal interval along a direction of rotation of the main drive gear.

10. The can opener according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one linkage groove is a fan-shaped groove.

Assignees

• Zhuhai Kelitong Electronic Co Ltd

Inventors

• Song Xiaoxian
• Xiang Jiyuan
• Wang Ruiping

Classifications

• B67B7/34

  with rotatable cutters · CPC title

• B67B7/385 Primary

  specially adapted to be hand-held · CPC title