JP2018064654A - Fruit juice spray tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fruit juice spray tool capable of spraying fruit juice stably, in which filter cleaning can be performed easily.SOLUTION: A fruit juice spray tool 1 is composed of a spray part 2 for sucking fruit juice and spraying it in a mist state, and a screw part 3 connected to the spray part 2 and screwed into a fruit or the like. An opening 3c penetrating a trunk part 3a in a crosswise direction is provided in the lower part of the trunk part 3a of the screw part 3. When a finger is detached from a push button 5b to release pressing force on the push button 5b, the fruit juice in an insertion hole of a lemon is sucked in a cylindrical part 5d through the opening 3c, and through a filter part 5j and a liquid suction tube 5i. When the push button 5b is pushed, the fruit juice in the cylindrical part 5d outflows upward through a liquid supply cylinder pipe 5f, and is sprayed from a spray nozzle 5a of the push button 5b.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a juice spraying tool that is inserted into a fruit such as lemon and sprays the juice accumulated in the insertion hole.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a fruit juice extractor having a part having an inner surface defining a cavity for collecting fruit juice filtered through a filter, and a spray dispenser comprising a spray pump and a tube disposed in the cavity. A juice spray consisting of:

  In the juice spray of Patent Document 1, for example, after a juice spray is inserted into a fruit such as a lemon from the tip, the juice accumulated in the cavity from the passage at the tip is sprayed from the nozzle at the upper end of the spray dispenser via a tube. .

  With this juice spray, when using lemon juice for flavoring dishes such as fried foods, it is possible to adhere lemon juice to the entire dish without smearing hands, rather than squeezing the lemon directly with fingers. Become.

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  However, in Patent Document 1, the fruit juice collected at the tip of the tube can be accumulated in the cavity only from the hole at the tip of the fruit juice spray. In the process of inserting the juice spray into the fruit, the juice at the tip of the spray accumulates in the cavity, but when the insertion of the juice spray into the fruit is completed, the amount of juice that enters the cavity from the passage at the lower end decreases. Resulting in.

  In particular, since the passage for supplying juice to the cavity exists only at the tip of the juice extractor, as the juice around the tip of the juice spray decreases, the rate at which the juice accumulates in the cavity also slows down. The problem arises that spraying is not possible without elapse of time.

  Moreover, when this fruit juice spray is inserted into the fruit, clogging due to fruit fibers may occur in the passage portion. In such a case, even if there is enough juice in the juice, the juice does not easily accumulate in the cavity, so pull out the juice spray from the fruit once, disassemble and wash it, then insert it into the fruit again and use it There is a problem that must be done.

  The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a juice spraying tool that can spray fruit juice stably and can easily clean the filter part even while it is inserted into the fruit. There is to do.

  In order to achieve the above object, a juice spraying tool according to the present invention is a spray that sucks up juice from a suction pipe at the lower end and sprays it in the form of a mist from the spray nozzle by pressing a push button provided with an upper end spray nozzle. And a screw part connected to the spray part, wherein a detachable filter part is attached to the lower part of the liquid suction pipe, and the screw part is a cylindrical body part The lower portion of the body portion is provided with an opening portion penetrating the body portion in the lateral direction, and the filter portion can be inserted into the body portion.

  The juice spraying tool according to the present invention is provided with an opening in the screw part screwed into the fruit, so that the juice that has exuded from the periphery of the insertion hole formed when inserted into the fruit and accumulated in the insertion hole Can be effectively sprayed through.

  In addition, the filter part is detachably attached to the liquid suction pipe of the spray part to prevent the fruit fibers from entering the spray part, and when the clogging by the fruit fibers occurs, only the filter part is cleaned. It is possible.

It is a perspective view of the state which decomposed | disassembled the fruit juice spraying tool of the Example. It is the perspective view seen from the upper direction of the assembled state. It is the perspective view seen from the bottom. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view. It is the cross-sectional view expanded along the AA line of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of a use state. It is sectional drawing of the state which pushed in the pushbutton. It is the cross-sectional view expanded along the AA line of the 1st modification. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the 2nd modification. It is the cross-sectional view expanded along the AA line of the 2nd modification.

  The present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiments shown in the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the fruit spraying tool 1 disassembled, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the assembled fruit spraying tool 1 as viewed from above, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the fruit juice spraying tool 1 as viewed from below. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the fruit juice spraying tool 1, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged transverse sectional view along the line AA in FIG.

  The fruit spraying tool 1 is made of a synthetic resin. The size of the fruit spraying tool 1 is, for example, about 10 cm in length and the diameter of the lower screw part is about 2 cm, and is appropriately selected according to the size of the fruit to be screwed. Can be selected.

  The juice spraying tool 1 includes a spray unit 2 that sucks up fruit juice and sprays it in a mist, and a screw unit 3 that is connected to the spray unit 2 and screwed into a fruit or the like. The spray unit 2 includes a base unit 4 and a spray unit 5 fixed in the central axis direction of the base unit 4.

  The base portion 4 has a cylindrical large-diameter portion 4a, a cylindrical medium-diameter portion 4b extending upward from the lid of the large-diameter portion 4a, and an open upper portion, and the medium-diameter portion 4b. The small-diameter portion 4c extends upward from the lid of the large-diameter portion 4a. The upper portion of the small-diameter portion 4c is closed, and a through-hole 4d is provided in the center of the upper portion.

  Further, an inner threaded portion 4e is provided inside the large diameter portion 4a, and a collar portion 4f is projected outward in a flange shape at the lower end of the large diameter portion 4a. In addition, the collar part 4f may be a curved surface shape along the side surface of the fruit as illustrated, or may be a planar shape. Moreover, the large diameter part 4a, the medium diameter part 4b, the small diameter part 4c, and the collar part 4f are integrally molded.

  The spray part 5 is arranged movably in the vertical direction on the medium diameter part 4b, and is provided with a push button 5b having a spray nozzle 5a at the upper end. The lower part of the push button 5b is cylindrical, and the medium diameter part 4b and the small diameter part 4c A cylindrical portion 5c that is inserted in between and communicates with the spray nozzle 5a is formed downward.

  A pump part 5e surrounded by a cylindrical part 5d having a large diameter is provided at the center of the spray part 5, and a cylinder part 5g of a liquid supply cylinder pipe 5f movable in the vertical direction is inserted into the cylindrical part 5d. The upper part of the liquid supply cylinder pipe 5f protrudes above the cylindrical part 5d, and the upper end thereof is fitted into the cylinder part 5c of the push button 5b so that the spray nozzle 5a and the liquid supply cylinder pipe 5f can communicate with each other.

  The lower part of the push button 5b is disposed between the medium diameter part 4b and the small diameter part 4c, and the cylinder part 5g has a flange shape. The peripheral edge of the cylinder portion 5g is slidably in contact with the inner wall of the cylindrical portion 5d, and is urged upward by a coil spring 5h provided as an urging member inside the cylindrical portion 5d.

  A liquid suction pipe 5i is attached to the inner diameter of the pump part 5e, and a filter part 5j having a liquid suction pipe 5i disposed on the inner diameter is attached to the lower part of the pump part 5e so as to contact the lower end of the pump part 5e. The tip of the liquid suction pipe 5i is in a state of being inserted slightly above the lower end in the filter portion 5j.

  The filter portion 5j has a substantially cylindrical shape, and is provided with an attachment portion 5k to the liquid absorption tube 5i and a plurality of slit portions 5l in the vertical direction around the side, and the liquid absorption tube 5i as required. It can be pulled out and removed.

  In this embodiment, the structure does not include a bottom surface, but a structure including a bottom surface may be used. Further, the upper end of the attachment portion 5k of the filter portion 5j abuts on the lower end of the pump portion 5e, thereby preventing the filter portion 5j from sliding on the side surface of the liquid suction pipe 5i.

  Further, a ball valve 5m functioning as a check valve is movably disposed at the boundary with the liquid suction pipe 5i below the pump portion 5e. Further, annular packings 5n and 5o for sealing are attached to the upper end of the cylindrical portion 5d and around the cylindrical portion 5d.

  The upper part of the cylindrical part 5d of the spray part 5 is fitted in the small diameter part 4c of the spray part 2, the spray part 2 and the spray part 5 are fixed by an adhesive, and the space between the cylindrical part 5d and the small diameter part 4c is fixed. Sealed by packing 5n. Further, the packing 5o is positioned inside the large diameter portion 4a and at the boundary portion of the medium diameter portion 4b.

  On the other hand, the screw portion 3 includes a cylindrical barrel portion 3a, and an outer screw portion 3b that is screwed into the inner screw portion 4e of the spray portion 2 is provided on the upper portion of the barrel portion 3a. Moreover, for example, a rectangular opening 3c that penetrates the body 3a in the lateral direction is provided at the lower part of the body 3a. In the present embodiment, two openings 3c are provided, but one or a plurality of appropriate openings 3c can be provided.

  The opening 3c is formed by legs 3d and 3e which are part of the body 3a, and the opening 3c may be opened to above the body 3a.

  A bottom surface portion 3f is connected to the lower end of the body portion 3a. A concave portion 3g for inserting the lower end of the filter portion 5j is formed at the center of the bottom surface portion 3f. A sharp tip 3h is provided. The tip 3h is easily screwed into the fruit and has a cross-shaped cross section for reinforcement and resin saving. Further, a screw blade 3i is provided in a spiral shape in the right-hand screw direction around the body portion 3a, the leg portions 3d and 3e, and the tip portion 3h.

  When the fruit juice spraying tool 1 is used, the external thread part 3b of the screw part 3 is screwed and fixed to the internal thread part 4e of the spray part 2. At this time, the upper end of the screw part 3 abuts against the packing 5o of the spray part 2, and is sealed so that there is no liquid leakage at this screwing part. In addition, fixation of the spray part 2 and the screw part 3 is not limited to screwing, It can also connect by fitting of connection parts.

  The filter part 5j at the lower end of the spray part 5 of the spray part 2 is inserted to the vicinity of the opening 3c of the body part 3a of the screw part 3, and the lower end of the filter part 5j is inserted and positioned in the recess 3g of the bottom face part 3f. . The filter part 5j inserted into the recess 3g is fixed in the body part 3a and does not move.

  Screw the fruit juice J into the lemon L to be sucked, for example, using the screw blade 3i while rotating the screw part 3 in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. When the screwing is finished, the collar portion 4f of the base portion 4 contacts the skin of the lemon L and functions as a stopper, so that the screw portion 3 is not inserted into the lemon L any more. And the juice J of the lemon L which oozed out from the periphery of the insertion hole formed when it inserted in the lemon L will accumulate in the insertion hole.

  Therefore, the juice spraying tool 1 is grasped with the lemon L by hand as shown in FIG. 6, and the push button 5b is pushed downward with a finger. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 7, the cylinder part 5g of the liquid supply cylinder pipe 5f descends against the upward biasing force of the coil spring 5h, the space in the cylindrical part 5d becomes smaller, and the ball valve 5m It is pushed downward to close the space between the liquid suction pipe 5i and the air in the cylindrical portion 5d is pressurized. The pressurized air is discharged to the outside from the spray nozzle 5a of the push button 5b through the liquid supply cylinder tube 5f.

  When the finger is released from the push button 5b and the pressing force to the push button 5b is released, the cylinder portion 5g of the liquid supply cylinder pipe 5f is pushed upward by the urging force of the coil spring 5h of the pump portion 5e, as shown in FIG. The space in the cylindrical portion 5d becomes larger and the pressure in the cylindrical portion 5d is reduced. Thereby, the ball valve 5m is pushed up and opened, and the fruit juice J in the lemon L insertion hole is sucked into the cylindrical portion 5d through the opening portion 3c and the filter portion 5j and the liquid suction pipe 5i.

  Here, when the push button 5b is pushed again against the urging force of the coil spring 5h, the inside of the cylindrical part 5d is pressurized by the cylinder part 5g of the liquid supply cylinder pipe 5f, the ball valve 5m is closed, and the inside of the cylindrical part 5d The fruit juice flows upward through the liquid supply cylinder tube 5f and is sprayed from the spray nozzle 5a of the push button 5b.

  When the push button 5b is released, the cylinder part 5g rises and the inside of the cylindrical part 5d becomes negative pressure, the ball valve 5m opens, and the juice J in the lemon L insertion hole again passes through the opening part 3c through the filter part 5j and the liquid suction pipe 5i. And is sucked into the cylindrical portion 5d. By repeating the operation by the push button 5b, the juice of lemon L is continuously sucked and sprayed.

  The structure of the pump unit 5e is not limited to the embodiment. When the push button 5b is pressed, the fruit juice in the pump unit 5e is pressurized and sprayed from the spray nozzle 5a, and when the finger is released from the push button 5b, the pump unit 5e is pressed. Any structure may be used as long as the juice from the fruit is sucked into 5e.

  When the juice spraying tool 1 is in use, clogging occurs in the slit part 5l of the filter part 5j, and the fruit juice J is sufficiently accumulated in the insertion hole but cannot be sprayed from the spray nozzle 5a. The screwing of the part 2 to the screw part 3 is removed, and only the spray part 2 is removed. And after cleaning the slit part 5l of the filter part 5j with water washing etc., the spraying of fruit juice J can be restarted by attaching the spraying part 2 to the screw part 3 which has been inserted in the lemon L.

  In the conventional fruit juice spray, when clogging occurs in the passage portion during use, it is necessary to draw out the entire fruit juice spray from the lemon L, which is troublesome. On the other hand, since the juice spraying tool 1 of the present embodiment only removes and cleans the spray portion 2, clogging of the filter portion 5j and the like can be easily eliminated even during use. Moreover, since the filter part 5j can be removed from the liquid suction pipe 5i, only the filter part 5j can be concentrated and cleaned.

  FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the juice spraying tool 1 ′ according to the first modified example. When inserting into a fruit such as lemon L, the end portions in the rotating direction of the leg portions 3d and 3e are brought close to the filter portion 5j. Thus, a bending portion 3j that is bent inward is provided.

  By providing the curved portion 3j, it is possible to prevent the fiber or the like contained in the fruit juice J from entering the narrow gap between the leg portions 3d and 3e and the filter portion 5j that is easily clogged when the screw portion 3 is inserted and rotated. it can. In this way, by preventing the entry of fibers or the like between the leg portions 3d and 3e and the filter portion 5j, the slit portion 5l of the filter portion 5j is configured not to be clogged.

  FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of the juice spraying tool 1 of the second modification, and FIG. 10 is a transverse sectional view along the line AA. At both ends in the horizontal direction of the leg portions 3d and 3e, guide wall portions 3k are provided to stand inward toward the filter portion 5j. Therefore, when attaching the spray part 2 to the screw part 3, it can be easily inserted into the body part 3a along the guide wall part 3k from the lower end of the filter part 5j.

  The shape of the guide wall 3k is a triangle with the legs 3d and 3e and the bottom 3f as sides. The lower end of the filter portion 5j is guided toward the center of the bottom surface portion 3f as it goes downward, and the concave portion of the bottom surface portion 3f is formed. It will be modified to match 3g. Moreover, the height of the guide wall part 3k can employ | adopt appropriate height with respect to the leg parts 3d and 3e.

  The lower ends of the filter portions 5j guided by the four guide wall portions 3k arranged in a state shifted by 90 degrees are inserted into the concave portions 3g of the bottom surface portion 3f. Thus, by providing the guide wall portion 3k, the filter portion 5j is easily inserted into the concave portion 3g of the bottom surface portion 3f without wobbling in the body portion 3a.

  In the second modification, the description has been given using the four guide wall portions 3k. However, a plurality of guide wall portions 3k are connected to the leg portions 3d and 3e inward from the leg portions 3d and 3e toward the filter portion 5j. Any structure can be used.

  As described above, the guide wall portion 3k has a function of guiding the filter portion 5j, and also has a function of preventing entry of fibers and the like between the leg portions 3d and 3e and the filter portion 5j.

  In the conventional fruit juice spray, since the fruit juice can be accumulated only from the hole at the tip, it takes time to accumulate, and compared to the fact that it cannot be continuously sprayed, the fruit spraying tool 1 of this embodiment is By providing the opening 3c, the juice that has oozed out from the periphery of the insertion hole formed when inserted into the fruit and accumulated in the insertion hole can be immediately sprayed through the opening 3c. Therefore, the fruit juice spraying tool 1 can be sprayed continuously.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fruit juice spray tool 2 Spray part 3 Screw part 3a Trunk part 3b External thread part 3c Opening part 3d, 3e Leg part 3f Bottom face part 3h Tip part 3i Screw blade 3j Curved part 3k Guide wall part 4 Base part 4e Internal thread part 4f Collar Part 5 Spray part 5a Spray nozzle 5b Push button 5d Cylindrical part 5f Liquid supply cylinder pipe 5i Liquid absorption pipe 5j Filter part 5l Slit part

Claims (10)

Juice spray consisting of a spray part that sucks up juice from the liquid suction pipe at the lower end and sprays it in the form of mist from the spray nozzle by pressing a push button provided with an upper end spray nozzle, and a screw part connected to the spray part Tools,
A removable filter part is attached to the lower part of the liquid absorption pipe,
The screw part includes a cylindrical body part, and an opening part penetrating the body part in a lateral direction is provided at a lower part of the body part,
The fruit juice spraying tool, wherein the filter part can be inserted into the body part.   The fruit juice spraying device according to claim 1, wherein a bottom portion is connected to a lower end of the body portion, and a tip portion having a sharp point is provided below the bottom portion.   The juice spraying device according to claim 2, wherein a concave portion for inserting a lower end of the filter portion is formed in the center of the bottom surface portion.   The juice spraying device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a screw blade is spirally provided in a right-handed screw direction around the body portion.   The juice spraying device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the filter portion has a substantially cylindrical shape, and a plurality of slit portions are provided in a longitudinal direction. The spray part is composed of a base part and a spray part fixed in the direction of the central axis of the base part.
The juice spraying device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a collar portion functioning as a stopper when the screw portion is screwed into the fruit is projected outward from the base portion. .   The juice spraying tool according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the spray part and the screw part are connected by screwing.   The opening is formed by a leg part that is a part of the body part, and is bent inward so as to approach the filter part at an end part in a rotating direction when the leg part is inserted into the fruit. The fruit juice spraying tool according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a curved portion is provided.   The opening is formed by a leg portion that is a part of the trunk portion, and a plurality of guide wall portions are connected to the leg portion from the leg portion toward the filter portion. The juice spraying tool according to any one of claims 1 to 7.   The juice spraying device according to claim 9, wherein the guide wall portion has a shape that becomes wider toward the inside as it goes downward.

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