JPH038194B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a juicer for commercial use.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY Conventionally, guide tools for guiding fruit from the cutter to the holder of this type of juicer have been developed, for example, by
As shown in Publication No. 6605, it consisted only of a curved guide tool made of a rigid body fixed to both rear surfaces of the cutter.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with such a guide tool, as shown in FIG. During this time, the orange 21 fell under its own weight and the juice could not be squeezed out at all, and the holder 2
3. Orange 21 was held in a state where a part of it was protruding from the outside, and the outer skin of Orange 21 was squeezed, which caused the taste of the juice to deteriorate.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a guide at the rear of the cutter with an auxiliary member made of an elastic body that urges the fruit in a direction perpendicular to the guide surface of the guide. be.

Effects According to the present invention, when the fruit is cut by the cutter, the auxiliary member urges the half-cut fruit into the holder by elastic force.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings. In Figures 1 to 3, 1 is a main body equipped with an electric motor (not shown) at the inner bottom and a speed reduction mechanism (not shown) at approximately the center. cam mechanism part 3
is arranged. These cam mechanisms 3 are provided with fruit holders 4. Further, on the trajectory of the side surface of the main body 1 on which the holder 4 rotates, there is provided a squeeze cone 2 for fruit squeezing, which is rotated by the electric motor and has a substantially semicircular surface with radial rib irregularities.

The holder 4 rotates clockwise about the center of the cam mechanism 3 in FIG. 3, and swings at a predetermined position by the cam mechanism 3. 5 is a transparent cover that is detachable from the main body 1 to prevent fruit juice from scattering, and a fruit inlet 5a.
is formed. 6 serves to filter and store the juice squeezed by the fruit juice receptor. 7 is a power switch.

In addition, a cutter 8 is provided on the upper part of the main body 1, and is located approximately on the central plane of the pair of holders 4, and is used to cut the fruit in half.
has been established. Reference numeral 9 denotes a rigid fruit guide provided at the rear of the cutter 8, and serves to guide the half-cut fruit to the holder 4. Reference numeral 10 denotes an auxiliary member made of an elastic body such as a plate spring, which is provided with one end fixed on both sides of the guide tool 9. Note that the guide tool 9 and the auxiliary member 10 are fixed by spot welding or the like while the cutter 8 is sandwiched.

Next, the operation of the configuration of this embodiment will be explained. When the power switch 7 is turned on, the aperture cone 2 and the holder 4 begin to rotate. Next, when a whole fruit (for example, an orange) 11 is put into the input port 5a, it is pushed by the pair of rotating holders 4 and is about to be cut in half by the cutter 8 (see FIG. 2A). At this time, the orange 11 presses the auxiliary member 10 against elasticity and moves on the curved surface of the guide tool 9 (see FIG. 2B). Immediately after cutting is completed, the half-cut orange 11 is reliably pushed into the holder 4 and held by the elastic force of the auxiliary member 10 so that it does not fall under its own weight (see FIG. 2C).

The rotating holder 4 holds the orange 1 held on the aperture cone 2 which rotates while being located on its rotational trajectory.
The cone 2 is pressed against the cone 1 by swinging motion while covering the cone 1, and only the pulp part of the orange 11 is milled by the unevenness provided on the surface of the cone 2 to squeeze out the juice.

It should be noted that, as a matter of course, when the holder 4 covers the squeeze cone 2, a clearance equal to the thickness of the outer skin of the orange 11 is secured. Then, while holding the outer skin of the orange 11, the rotation is further continued, and the holder 4 removes the outer skin in a substantially horizontal position and is dropped. The removed outer skin passes through the outer skin discharge port 1a of the main body 1 and is stored in a trash can placed at the bottom of the main body 1. Further, the fruit juice is filtered through the fruit juice receiver 6 and can be obtained from the outlet 6a.

Effects of the Invention The present invention provides an auxiliary member made of an elastic body on the guide at the rear of the cutter to urge the fruit in a direction perpendicular to the guide surface of the guide, thereby preventing the fruit from falling after half-cut or coming out of the holder. This prevents protrusion and enables normal drawing work.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of the cutter portion of a juicer showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the cutting action when the cutter portion shown in Fig. 1 is viewed from above, and Fig. 3 is a diagram of the same juicer. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the external appearance and a plan view showing a conventional juicer in a cut state. 1... Main body, 2... Drawing cone, 4... Holder, 8... Cutter, 9... Guide tool, 10... Auxiliary member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A main body incorporating an electric motor and a speed reduction mechanism, a fruit holder that protrudes from approximately the center of both sides of the main body and rotates on the side surface of the main body, and a squeeze cone provided within the rotation locus of this holder. and a cutter located at the upper part of the main body for cutting the fruit in half, and guide tools made of a rigid body on both sides of the rear part of the cutter for guiding the fruit to the holder, and the cutter is placed in the upper part of the main body to cut the fruit in half. A juicer equipped with an auxiliary member made of an elastic body that urges the guide surface in a direction perpendicular to the guide surface. 2. The juicer according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary member is a plate spring fixed at one end.