CN201353133Y

CN201353133Y - Cleaning device and component

Info

Publication number: CN201353133Y
Application number: CNU2008202098339U
Authority: CN
Inventors: H·奥伯斯特纳; W·默巴彻
Original assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
Current assignee: Koninklijke Philips NV
Priority date: 2007-12-17
Filing date: 2008-11-27
Publication date: 2009-12-02
Anticipated expiration: 2018-11-27
Also published as: WO2009077933A3; DE202008016376U1; WO2009077933A2

Abstract

The utility model provides a cleaning device and a component. The component comprises a juice extractor, a stirrer or a similar apparatus, which comprises a rotatable separation filter (68) and a feeding pipe (62) which points to the separation filter. A cleaning device (10) for cleaning the separation filter comprises a feeding pipe-shaped tubular body (12) applicable to the apparatus and a brush component (30, 32) arranged in the tubular body. The tubular body is provided with a guide device for guiding the brush component between an initial position and an extension position in the tubular body. In the extension position, the brush of the brush component extends out of the tubular body for contacting the separation filter.

Description

Cleaning equipment and assembly

Technical field

The utility model relates to cleaning equipment and comprises the assembly of this equipment.This cleaning equipment is applicable to the rotatable separator-filter of cleaning juice extractor, agitator or similar appliances.

Background technology

Juice extractor can be used for fresh fruit or vegetables are squeezed the juice.In order to increase the output of juice, in juice extractor, fresh fruit or vegetables are shredded.Use special-purpose sieve and high rotation speed (for example, to surpass 10,000rpm), go out outside the fruit fiber juice is centrifugal.Yet fruit or vegetables are squeezed the juice produces a lot of waste materials, such as pulp or skin.Waste material deposits to integrated or adds in the special container on the utensil.

Sieve or separator-filter are equipped with a lot of relatively little holes.These holes are passed through even as big as making juice, but are small enough to the detention waste material.During squeezing the juice, sieve becomes and is polluted by pulp and fruit fiber.In order to clean the many apertures on the sieve fully, sieve must be disassembled from utensil, handle sieve to utilize specific brush and water.

JP-2005-318918-A discloses a kind of juice extractor, and it comprises the cleaning equipment of the brush types that is used for the clean separation filter and need not filter is pulled down from juice extractor.Should provide rinse water by the opening in the juice extractor top.Brush is inserted by another opening in the top by hand channel.One end in contact separator-filter of brush.At revolving filter and when supplying water, brush clean separation filter.

Although the equipment of JP-2005-318918-A is implemented in cleaning and filtering under the situation of not dismantling juice extractor, hand-held brush may be inconvenient.

The utility model content

The purpose of this utility model is to realize with more convenient, user-friendly mode clean separation filter.

Therefore, the utility model provides a kind of cleaning equipment that is used to clean the rotatable separator-filter of juice extractor, agitator or similar appliances, and described equipment comprises:

-tubular body has the shape of the feed pipe that is fit to described utensil;

-brush assembly is configured in the described tubular body;

-wherein said tubular body is equipped with the guider that between the starting position that is used in described tubular body and the extended position described brush assembly is led, and the brush of described brush assembly extends to described tubular body outside and is used to contact described separator-filter.

Equipment of the present utility model is facing to revolving filter guiding and locate described brush, and with respect to described filter with described brush be fixed on correctly, on the preposition.Because having got rid of by hand, equipment grips brush, so described equipment is more more convenient than prior art equipment.Described equipment has reduced the required time of cleaning and filtering.To have got rid of in order cleaning filter have been dismantled from juice extractor.In professional environment, such as catering trade, the time decreased that is used to clean has increased the turnover and customer satisfaction.

In one embodiment, described tubular body has first openend and relative blind end, and described blind end comprises and is equipped with a plurality of plates that are used for the opening of aquaporin.Described opening allows water to arrive described revolving filter, and forces part water to arrive described brush assembly simultaneously.

In another embodiment, described equipment comprises spring members, its described brush assembly that is used for withdrawing in described starting position, and described spring members has first end that is connected to described brush assembly, and second end that is connected to described tubular body.Described spring members provides strong, reliable and cost effectively is used to the withdraw device of brush assembly to its starting position.

In one embodiment, described guider comprises two parallel gib blocks of the opposite side that is configured in described brush assembly.Gib block provide be used for brush guiding and navigate to towards with the relative simple proposal of contacted filter.

In one embodiment, parallel gib block tilts with respect to the length direction of described tubular body.Therefore, described gib block allows brush to contact the inclined wall of described filter.Simultaneously, the rinse water of part supply can and clean the cleaning of described filter by brush.

In specific embodiment, described brush assembly comprises brush carrier (brush holder), and it has the releasable connection to brush.Can easily replace described brush with the brush of another cleaning.Can get rid of cleaning to the easy replacement of brush, or reduce the required time of cleaning equipment at least brush.

In simple relatively and strong embodiment, described brush carrier is equipped with first slidingsurface, and its contact is used to regulate second slidingsurface of adjusting parts of the position of described brush assembly.

According to another aspect, the utility model provides a kind of assembly, comprising:

-juice extractor, agitator or similar appliances, described utensil comprises rotatable separator-filter, and the feed pipe that points to described separator-filter;

-cleaning equipment is used for the clean separation filter, comprising:

-tubular body has the shape of the feed pipe that is fit to described utensil;

-brush assembly is configured in the described tubular body;

-wherein said tubular body is equipped with the guider that between the starting position that is used in described tubular body and the extended position described brush assembly is led, and the brush of described brush assembly extends to described tubular body outside and is used to contact described separator-filter.Preferably, feed pipe and tubular body are provided with the opening of the aligning of the passage that is used for brush assembly.

Description of drawings

Other features of the present utility model and advantage are illustrated below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 shows the perspective section view according to equipment of the present utility model;

Fig. 2 shows the profile at juice extractor top;

Fig. 3 shows the profile of Fig. 2 top assembly that comprises equipment among the Fig. 1 that is in user mode;

Fig. 4 shows the assembly of the Fig. 3 that is in another user mode; And

Fig. 5 shows the perspective bottom view of equipment among Fig. 1.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 shows according to cleaning equipment 10 of the present utility model.This cleaning equipment comprises hollow pipe 12.Pipe 12 has the open top 14 that is equipped with edge 16.The bottom of pipe is equipped with the plate 18 (Fig. 5) with a plurality of holes 20.Guide ridges 22 and gathering sill 23 are configured in its inside along the length of pipe 12.Pipe 12 is equipped with opening 24 near its bottom.Near the

parallel gib block

26,28 that is configured in the opening 24 and points to opening 24 tilts with respect to the length of pipe 12.

Brush assembly is configured in the pipe 12.Brush assembly comprises brush carrier 30, and it is equipped with brush 32.Brush carrier 30 comprises the replacement mechanism that is used to replace brush 32.This replacement mechanism comprises for example detent mechanism (click-mechanism).Brush 32 can discharge by pin 36, and pin 36 is configured in the slit 38 of brush carrier movably.The assembly of brush carrier 30 and brush 32 is configured between the

gib block

26,28 of pipe 12 movably.One end in contact brush carrier 30 of spring 40, and the other end of spring is connected to the bottom 18 of pipe 12.Spring 40 remains on its starting position (Fig. 1) with brush carrier 30.Brush carrier 30 can (Fig. 1) moves to extended position (shown in Fig. 4) from the starting position between gib block.Configuration spring 40 is not there to be under the situation of external force brush carrier being withdrawn into the starting position from extended position.

One end of the brush carrier 30 relative with brush 32 is equipped with slidingsurface 42.Second slidingsurface 44 of slidingsurface 42 operating of contacts assemblies.Operating assembly comprises the adjusting parts 46 with second slidingsurface 44.Regulate parts 46 are equipped with user-operable on the top handle 48.The opposite end of regulating parts 46 can be equipped with reinforcement 50.Reinforcement 50 and

gib block

26,28 have the size of permission reinforcement vertical motion by gib block.

The inside of pipe 12 is equipped with suitable guider, such as guide ridges 22 or gathering sill 23, is used for leading to regulating parts between starting position (shown in Figure 1) and depressing position (shown in Fig. 4).When the adjusting parts were in the starting position, the end face of handle 48 was concordant with the end face at edge 16 basically.

Above-mentioned cleaning equipment is applicable to the rotatable separator-filter of cleaning juice extractor, agitator or similar appliances.The top 60 of an embodiment of this appliances for example comprises the vertical feed pipe 62 with open top end 64 and opening 66.The opposite end of feed pipe 62 is configured on the rotatable separator-filter 68.In the embodiment of Fig. 2, filter 68 comprises the dish 70 with hole 72.Inclined wall 74 is connected to the edge of dish.Inclined wall 74 can be equipped with porose (not shown).Filter can be according to its purpose with for example rotatable shredding machine or grater, or replaces with the filter with either large or small hole.Near filter, feed pipe 62 is equipped with opening or slit 78 (Fig. 4) of the passage that is used for brush 32 and brush carrier 30.Lid 80 with any suitable shape can be provided around feed pipe.Feed pipe inside can be equipped with positioner, such as ridge 82, is used for positioning managing 12.

Feed pipe 62 has dual-use function.In principle, feed pipe allows the user for example fruit or vegetables is input to and is used in the juice extractor it is squeezed the juice.Yet if stopped up filter, cleaning equipment 10 can insert feed pipe 62, as shown in Figure 3.The external diameter of pipe 12 is in the inside diameter ranges of feed pipe 62.Regulate the starting position that parts 46 and brush 32 and brush carrier 30 are in them, as mentioned above.

In order to start the cleaning to filter, revolving filter.Subsequently, via pipe 12, shown in arrow 90, introduce water.Simultaneously, the user shifts handle 48 onto depressing position (Fig. 4), shown in arrow 92.In depressing position, brush 32 contacted filters 68.Washing water (dishwater) stream in the hole 72 by filter or chopper plate 68 and the fast rotary speed of filter (up to 10,000rpm or more than) force water to flow along filter.Simultaneously, brush 32 contact inclined walls 74, and the surface of brushing filter is to remove fruit fiber.Water cleans to fruit fiber in the waste material container (not shown).After cleaning, consumer's release handle 48 and metal spring 40 force the brush carrier 30 with brush and regulate the starting position (Fig. 3) that parts 46 are in withdrawal.

Fig. 5 shows the bottom 18 of cleaning equipment 10.Hole 20 and optionally additional in addition slit 21 allow water to arrive revolving filter 68.Preferably, hole 20 has the size that allows water to pass through, to such an extent as to and the enough little part water that forces of the combination zone in hole 20 and slit 21 passes through opening 24.Fig. 5 also shows locating slot 83, and it has the shape corresponding to the ridge 82 of feed pipe.

When filter is cleaned and is applicable to that when squeezing the juice, cleaning equipment can clean in dish-washing machine, maybe can utilize the brush of another cleaning to replace brush 32.

Cleaning equipment is applicable to the heavy duty detergent utensil, for example uses at specialty.The heavy duty detergent utensil may every day operation or sometimes even (basically) continued operation.In catering industry, consuming time is important factor.Pusher assembly of the present utility model allows user's cleaning and filtering of utensil and filter need not be pulled down from utensil, and this has saved the time and has increased the turnover.In addition, the utensil of cleaning equipment ratio of the present utility model such as JP-2005-318918-A uses more convenient and simpler.The convenience of this equipment has prevented fault and has accelerated the process of cleaning and filtering.

The utility model is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment.Within the scope of the appended claims, a lot of distortion of the feature of embodiment and combination are possible.

Claims

1. cleaning equipment (10) that is used to clean the rotatable separator-filter of juice extractor, agitator or similar appliances, described equipment comprises:

-tubular body (12) has the shape of the feed pipe that is fit to described utensil;

-brush assembly (30,32) is configured in the described tubular body;

2. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said tubular body have first openend and relative blind end, and described blind end comprises and is equipped with a plurality of plates (18) that are used for the opening (20,21) of aquaporin.

3. equipment according to claim 1 and 2, further comprise spring members (40), its described brush assembly that is used for withdrawing in described starting position, described spring members has first end that is connected to described brush assembly, and second end that is connected to described tubular body.

4. according to each described equipment in the aforementioned claim, wherein said guider comprises two parallel gib blocks (26,28) of the opposite side that is configured in described brush assembly.

5. equipment according to claim 4, wherein said parallel gib block tilts with respect to the length direction of described tubular body.

6. equipment according to claim 5, wherein said tubular body are equipped with the opening (24) of the passage that is used for described brush assembly, and wherein said parallel gib block is configured near the described opening (24) and points to described opening (24).

7. according to each described equipment in the aforementioned claim, wherein said brush assembly comprises brush carrier (30), and it has to the releasable connection of brush (32).

8. equipment according to claim 7, wherein said brush carrier is equipped with first slidingsurface, and its contact is used to regulate second slidingsurface of adjusting parts (46) of the position of described brush assembly.

9. equipment according to claim 8, wherein said guider comprises guide ridges (22) or gathering sill (23), it is along the length direction configuration of described tubular body inwall, be used between starting position and depressing position, described adjusting parts being led, in described depressing position, described adjusting parts force described brush assembly to be in described extended position.

10. assembly comprises:

-juice extractor, agitator or similar appliances, described utensil comprise rotatable separator-filter (68), and the feed pipe (62) that points to described separator-filter;

-cleaning equipment (10) is used for the clean separation filter, comprising:

-brush assembly (30,32) is configured in the described tubular body;

11. assembly according to claim 10, wherein said feed pipe and described tubular body are equipped with the opening (24,78) of the aligning of the passage that is used for described brush assembly.