JP2003010039A - Juicer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stir juice inside a juice container with a simple configuration in a juicer. SOLUTION: The juicer is provided with a main body 9 provided with a juice container receiving base 21 and incorporated with an electric motor 10, a juice recovery container 14 provided with a juice flow-out port 19 and mounted on the main body 9, a separation basket 13 arranged inside the juice recovery container 14 and provided with a cutter 12 rotationally driven by the electric motor 10, a cover 15 covering the juice recovery container 14 and the juice container 22 mounted on the juice container receiving base 21 for receiving the juice flowing out from the juice flow-out port 19, and is also provided with a vibration drive source 25 inside the main body 9 and a freely movable vibration body 26 driven by the vibration drive source 25 inside the juice container 22. Thus the juice inside the juice container 22 is mixed by vibrating the vibration body 26 with a simple configuration.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a juicer used in homes and the like, in which juice is stirred with a simple structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional juicer will be described with reference to FIG. The figure shows the juice container portion of the juicer. The juice container 1 is placed on a juice container pedestal 4 provided in the main body 3 containing the electric motor 2, and the stirring blade 5 is rotatably attached to the inner bottom portion of the shaft. I support you. The opening of the juice container 1 faces the juice outlet 6, and receives the juice that has been squeezed out. on the other hand,
From the electric motor 2 to the rotation transmitting device 2 to the juice container cradle 4.
A drive connector 7 that obtains a rotational force via a is rotatably supported, and the drive connector 7 is coupled with a driven connector 8 provided on the back surface of the juice container 1 to rotate the stirring blades 5 to remove the juice in the juice container 1. Stir.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional structure, the back surface of the stirring blade 5 and the juice container 1 are provided.
There is a gap between it and the bottom of the
Since the connector shafts penetrated through each, the structure could not be said to be simple.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a juicer which can stir juice in a juice container with a simple structure.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the juicer of the present invention is provided with a vibration driving source in the main body, and a movable vibrating body driven by the vibration driving source is provided in the juice container. The juice is agitated by vibrating a vibrating body in the juice container.

As a result, a stirring blade is not required, and a juicer having a simple structure with no through hole or gap can be obtained.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 is a main body having a juice container cradle and a built-in electric motor,
A juice collection container equipped with a juice outlet and placed on the main body, a separation basket equipped with a cutter arranged in the juice collection container and driven to rotate by the electric motor, and a lid covering the juice collection container, A juice container mounted on the juice container cradle for receiving juice flowing out from the juice outlet, a vibration drive source provided in the main body, and a movable body driven by the vibration drive source in the juice container. By using a juicer equipped with a freely vibrating body, it is possible to stir the juice by vibrating the vibrating body in the juice container, and to have a simple structure without through holes or gaps.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the juice container lid covering the juice container is provided with the vibrating body movably, so that the vibrating body can be attached and detached integrally with the juice container lid, which improves usability. It is a thing.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a main body having a juice container cradle and a built-in electric motor, a juice collecting container having a juice outlet, and a juice collecting container mounted on the main body. A separation basket provided with a cutter that is arranged and rotated by the electric motor, a lid that covers the juice collection container, and a juice container that is placed on the juice container support and receives juice that flows out from the juice outlet. By providing a juicer on the main body side with a vibrating body for directly vibrating the juice container, the vibrating body can directly vibrate the juice container and agitate the juice therein, which simplifies the configuration. be able to.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the juice container is provided with a resonator supported by an elastic body.
The resonator disposed therein resonates, and the surrounding juice can be effectively stirred.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) In FIG. 1, 9 is an electric motor 1.
In a main body having a built-in 0, a separation cage 13 having a cutter 12 at the bottom is detachably attached to a connector 11 provided at an upper portion of the electric motor 10 and is rotationally driven. 14 is the main body 9
It is a juice collection container placed on top. Reference numeral 15 is a lid that has a material input port 16 and covers the upper opening of the juice recovery container 14, and inputs the material from the material input port 16 and supplies it to a cutter 12 that rotates with a pushing rod 17 for cutting.
The cut material is separated into juice passing through the filter 30 provided on the side of the separation basket 13 and lees scattered from the upper opening of the separation basket 13, and the juice is received by the juice guiding portion 18 in the juice collecting container 14. The lees are guided to the juice outlet 19 and the lees are collected in the lees receiving portion 20.

The juice flowing out from the juice outlet 19 is stored in a juice container 22 placed on a juice container support 21 provided on the main body 9. Juice container cradle 2
A vibration drive source 25 is installed in the lower part of 1. The vibration drive source 25 is composed of a solenoid having magnetic poles 23 and 24 in this embodiment. On the other hand, juice container 2
A vibrating body 26 driven by a vibrating drive source 25 is arranged in the inside of 2 by a flexible arm 28 provided on a supporting member 27 so as to be movable in a floating state and detachable from the juice container 22. Further, a stirring blade 29 is provided on the upper portion of the vibrating body 26, and the stirring blade 29, the vibrating body 26, the support member 27, and the flexible arm 28 are integrated, and can be attached to and detached from the juice container 22. is there. The vibrating body 26 is made of a magnetic plate in this embodiment.

The juice stirring operation in the juice container 22 of the juicer configured as described above will be described below. When a fluctuating current is applied to the solenoid that constitutes the vibration drive source 25 provided in the main body 9, a fluctuating magnetic field is generated between the magnetic poles 23 and 24, and the magnetic force movably supported by the flexible arm 28 in the juice container 22. The plate 26 is vibrated. Then, the magnetic plate 26 and the stirring blade 29 that moves together with the magnetic plate 26
Thus, the juice in the juice container 22 can be stirred. The current waveform flowing in the solenoid may be a sine wave alternating current, a rectangular wave, or the like, and may be periodic or irregularly varying, and may be appropriately selected so that the vibrating body 26 efficiently moves the juice.

(Embodiment 2) In FIG. 2, the same components as in Embodiment 1 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. A different point is that a vibrating body 31 and a stirring blade 37 are movably attached by a flexible arm 33 to a juice container lid 32 that detachably covers the juice container 22, and a vibration driving source is provided in a main body 9 facing the vibrating body 31. 36 are provided. Similar to the first embodiment, in this embodiment, the vibration driving source 36 uses the magnetic poles 34,
The vibrating body 3 is composed of a solenoid having 35.
1 is made of a magnetic plate.

In the juicer configured as described above, the vibrating body 31 is integrated with the juice container lid 32, so that the vibrating body 31 can be attached and detached.
At the same time, it is easy to use and the juice can be automatically stirred.

(Embodiment 3) In FIG. 3, the same components as in Embodiment 1 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. The difference is that the structure of the juice container pedestal differs from the juice container 22.
The juice container pedestal 39 having the vibrating body 40 on its receiving surface is used. The vibrating body 40 is supported by the main body 9 via the cushioning material 41, and the vibration drive source 4 is provided on the back surface of the vibrating body 40.
2 is attached. In this embodiment, the vibration drive source 42
Is composed of an exciter. The positions of the vibrating body 40 and the vibration drive source 42 are not limited as long as they are on the main body 9 side.

In the juicer configured as described above, the juice container 22 is directly vibrated by the vibrating body 40 in the main body 9, and the juice therein is vibrated and agitated. Can be automatically stirred.

(Embodiment 4) In FIG. 4, the same components as those of Embodiments 1 and 3 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.
The difference is that the juice container 22 has a stand 43 and
That is, the elastic body 44 (coil spring in this embodiment) attached thereto and the resonator 45 supported by the elastic body 44 are integrally provided so as to be freely inserted and removed.

In the juicer constructed as described above, the vibrating body 40 vibrates the juice container 22, and the resonator 45 supported by the elastic body 44 therein resonates to stir the surrounding juice.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the main body is provided with the vibration drive source, and the juice container is provided with the movable vibration body driven by the vibration drive source. The juice is agitated by vibrating, and a stirring blade is not required, and a juicer having a simple structure without a through hole or a gap can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a juicer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of essential parts of a juicer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of essential parts of a juicer according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of essential parts of a juicer according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a juice container portion in a conventional juicer.

[Explanation of symbols]

9 body 10 electric motor 13 separation baskets 14 Juice collection container 19 Juice outlet 21, 39 Juice container cradle 22 juice containers 25, 36, 42 Vibration drive source 26, 31, 40 Vibrators 32 Juice container lid 45 Resonator

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A main body having a juice container cradle and a built-in electric motor, a juice collecting container having a juice outlet and placed on the main body, and a rotary drive driven by the electric motor arranged in the juice collecting container. A separation basket equipped with a cutter, a lid that covers the juice collection container, and a juice container that is placed on the juice container pedestal and that receives juice that flows out from the juice outflow port A juicer provided with a drive source and having a movable vibrating body driven by a vibration drive source in the juice container. 2. The juicer according to claim 1, wherein a vibrating body is movably attached to a juice container lid which covers the juice container. 3. A main body having a juice container cradle and a built-in electric motor, a juice collecting container having a juice outlet and placed on the main body, and a rotary drive driven by the electric motor arranged in the juice collecting container. A separation basket with a cutter, a lid that covers the juice collection container, and a juice container that is placed on the juice container cradle and receives juice that flows out from the juice outlet, and the main body side has juice. A juicer equipped with a vibrator that directly vibrates the container. 4. The juicer according to claim 3, further comprising a resonator supported by an elastic body in the juice container.