JPH0829127B2 - Juicer - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a juicer that squeezes vegetables, fruits and the like and squeezes out juice from the flesh and the like.

(Prior art) Recently, a juicer that grinds out vegetables and fruits to squeeze out juice has an output shaft of the motor or a rotary shaft that rotates in conjunction with the output shaft of the motor (hereinafter, (Simply referred to as rotating shaft etc.) protrudes, and at the tip of this rotating shaft etc., a mortar-shaped centrifuge basket equipped with a wholesaler at the bottom is rotatably arranged, and in the circumferential direction of the centrifuge basket, A substantially cylindrical saucer part for collecting the juice that has been centrifuged from the centrifuge basket is provided, and a discharge port for dropping the juice collected in the juice cup below the bottom wall part is opened in the bottom wall part of the saucer part. It is considered that a cylindrical waste case that receives the amount of waste scattered from the centrifuge basket is detachably arranged in the upper opening of the tray.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the case of such a juicer, since the waste case is formed in a tubular shape, the amount of waste scattered from the upper end opening of the rotating mortar-shaped centrifuge basket is less than that of the waste case. If it adheres to the cylindrical inner peripheral wall, there is a problem in that it is very difficult to perform the cleaning work for removing the dust.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a juicer that is further improved in ease of use by facilitating cleaning of the waste case.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve the above object, a juicer according to the present invention has a bottom part having a wholesale part for scraping off vegetables, fruits, etc. and rubbing for filtering juice around the bottom part. A centrifuge basket provided with a bowl-shaped filter, a rotation driving means for this centrifuge basket, and a saucer portion arranged on the outer peripheral side of the centrifuge basket for receiving juice scattered from the spinning centrifuge basket. A bottom wall portion having an opening capable of storing the upper end portion of the saucer portion from below, a peripheral wall portion for accommodating the dust scattered from the upper end opening portion of the centrifugal separation basket, and an upper wall portion of the upper portion of the peripheral wall portion. A juicer comprising: a bottomed tubular casing case having; and a lid body having an insertion port formed through the upper wall portion and the bottom wall portion of the casing case from above and opening facing the wholesaler portion. Cass While dividable constituting the over scan, characterized in that a movable slide plate along the peripheral wall inner surface of the said Kasukesu.

(Operation) According to this configuration, after storing vegetables, fruits, etc. in the centrifuge basket, the sliding plate is attached to the cylindrical peripheral wall portion in the waste case to close the waste case, and the rotation drive means in the main body is used. When the vegetables and fruits are wholesaled by rotating the centrifuge basket, the ground flesh rises up the mortar-shaped filter by centrifugal force, and the juice is filtered and stored in the saucer part during the rise of this flesh. It After the juice has been squeezed, the residue will rise to the upper opening of the upper part of the filter,
From the upper end opening, it scatters toward the peripheral wall of the waste case and adheres to the sliding plate. After squeezing out the juice, open the waste case after stopping the rotation of the centrifuge basket,
Since most of the scraps can be taken out while being attached to the sliding plate, the scraps can be easily removed from the scrap case.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of a juicer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, the schematic structure of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 10. The juicer body 100 has a motor (not shown) built therein, and handles 110 are pivotally attached to both upper side portions of the juicer body 100. A rotation shaft 120 (rotational drive means) that is rotationally driven by a motor projects from the top of the juicer body 100, and a juice cup 130 is arranged on the side of the juicer body 100. The juicer main body 100 is equipped with a saucer portion 200 for collecting juice obtained by squeezing the sherbet-shaped pulp that has been ground up.

The tray portion 200 has a shape in which a large-diameter cylindrical shape and a small-diameter cylindrical shape are arranged side by side. At the center of the large-diameter bottom wall portion 200a of the saucer portion 200, an opening 2 through which the rotary shaft 120 is projected is provided.
10 is opened, and the opening edge of the opening 210 is a step rising from the bottom wall 200a so that juice does not spill. A centrifugal separation basket 300 is arranged above the opening edge portion. The saucer portion 200 extends above the juice cup 130, and a juice outlet 220 is opened in the bottom wall portion 200c of the extending portion 200b of the juice cup 130. At the upper edge of the peripheral wall portion 200d that rises from the bottom wall portion 200a, a step portion 230 that fits with the dust case 400 that surrounds the circumferential direction of the centrifugal separation basket 300 is formed. The step portion 230 is formed of a lower step portion 230a and an upper step portion 230b rising from the step portion 230a. The upper and lower two step portions 230a and 230b are the saucer portion 20.
It is formed so as to surround the circumference of 0 along the peripheral wall portion 200d from the large diameter portion of the tray portion 200 to the extending portion 200b.

As shown in FIG. 5, the centrifuge basket 300 is composed of a mortar-shaped filter 310 having a large number of small filtration holes p and a wholesaler portion 320 attached to the bottom of the filter 310. The upper end opening 310a has four protrusions 330 protruding upward. This protrusion 330
Has a function of scattering upwardly the squeezing residue of the pulp that rises up the inclined surface 310b of the rotating filter 310.

In the present embodiment, the waste case 400 surrounding the centrifuge basket 300 is composed of a pair of case constituents 400a, 400a, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4.
The pair of case structures 400a, 400a are respectively provided with semicircular arc-shaped peripheral wall portions (semicircular arcuate peripheral wall portions) 400b.
It is formed so as to have a cylindrical shape by joining 0b. A semicircular upper wall portion 400c is provided on an upper portion of the peripheral wall portion 400b, and a bottom wall portion 400d is provided on a lower portion of the peripheral wall portion 400b. Each of the pair of case components 400a, 400a is an upper wall portion. 400b
Are connected by a first hinge 410 (see FIG. 10) provided on the. The first hinge 410 is a pair of case components 4
A resin hinge that connects 00a and 400a together may be used. The pair of case components 400a, 400a are formed into a cylindrical shape by being joined to each other so that the centrifugal separation basket 300 can be built therein. When the cylindrical waste case 400 is opened via the first hinge 410, The case structures 400a, 400a can be overlapped with each other in a semi-cylindrical shape.

A pressing plate portion 430 is formed near one end of the peripheral wall portion 400b of the case structure 400a. As shown in FIG. 3, a portion of the peripheral wall portion 400b in the vicinity of the holding plate portion 430 bulges outwardly of the waste case 400, and an interval between the peripheral wall portion 400b of the bulging portion 440 and the holding plate portion 430 is equal to each other. The spacing is set so that the sliding plate 420 disposed along the peripheral wall portion 400b can be inserted, and scraps attached to the sliding plate 420 can be scraped when the sliding plate 420 is pulled out from the peripheral wall portion 400b. Opposing at intervals. Notches 440a are formed at the respective joint ends of the bulging portion 440 (see FIG. 1). On the outer periphery of the pair of case structures 400a, 400a, a brim portion 450 that fits into the extending portion 200b of the tray portion 200 when forming the waste case 400 is formed as a part of the bottom wall portion 400d. Has been done.

As shown in FIG. 4, a supporting rib 460 that abuts the arcuate step 230a is formed on the bottom wall 400d of the case structure 400a. The support rib 460 is formed along the peripheral edge of the bottom wall portion 400d and seals the juice that is about to enter by a capillary phenomenon into the gap between the fitting portions of the waste case 400 and the tray portion 200. The height h ₁ at which the support rib 460 projects from the bottom wall portion 400d is such that when the waste case 400 is mounted on the lower step portion 230a of the tray portion 200, the upper surface f ₁ of the bottom wall portion 400d of the centrifuge basket 300 is It is set so as to be positioned at a height intermediate between the upper edge α and the lower edge β of the upper end opening 310a, and at this time, the juice permeates between the bottom wall 400d and the upper step 230b. It is set so that there is a gap C for preventing the above (see FIG. 11). This prevents the juice filtered by the filter 310 from splashing on the upper surface f ₁ of the bottom wall portion 400d, and prevents the scrap S scattered from the upper end opening 310a from falling on the saucer portion 200. ing.

An arcuate recess 470a forming a lower opening 470 of the dust case 400 is opened on the center side of the bottom wall 400d, and a shielding wall 480 is projected along the arcuate recess 470a. This shielding wall portion 480 is larger than the supporting rib 460 and protrudes from the bottom wall portion 400d. When the shielding case portion 400 is mounted on the step portion 230a of the tray 200, the lower end portion 480a of the shielding wall portion 480. Is located at a position lower than the lower step 230a,
This is formed to seal the juice that comes in. On the side wall surface of the cylindrical center portion of the lower end 480a of the shielding portion 480, an annular projection 480b for sealing is provided so as to be located at a position lower than the upper end opening 310a of the filter 310.

The arcuate recess 470a is sized to cover the waste case 400 from above the centrifugal separation basket 300 when the waste case 400 is formed by joining the pair of case constituents 400a, 400a to each other. The diameter is set to be slightly larger than the upper end opening 310a of the centrifugation basket 300.

An arcuate recess 490a forming an upper opening 490 of the waste case 400 is opened at the central portion side of the upper wall portion 400c.
The arcuate concave portion 490a is formed when the pair of case constituent bodies 400a, 400a are joined to form the waste case 300.
The size is formed so that the push rod 520 extending from the upper cover 500 can be inserted therethrough.

The sliding plate 420 is made of a flexible synthetic resin in this embodiment, and is formed so as to curve with a radius larger than that of the peripheral wall portion 400b as shown in FIG. It has an urging force that presses the peripheral wall portion 400b when it is pressed. A knob 421 is formed at the rear end of the sliding plate 420 so as to be bent at a substantially L-shaped angle, and forms a pair of case components 400a, 40a.
When the waste case 400 is formed by joining 0a, the notch 4
The knob 421 projects from the 40a. The vicinity of the base portion of the knob portion 421 is slightly bent toward the outer side of the waste case 400 so as to follow the inner wall shape of the bulging portion 440 (see FIGS. 2 and 3), and the sliding plate 420 is displaced. Is being prevented. Wedge-shaped protrusions 422 having a triangular planar shape are formed on the upper and lower edges of the knob 421.
By locking the rectangular projection 451 protruding from the brim portion 450, the sliding plate 420 which is about to return to a curved state having a larger diameter than the peripheral wall portion 400b, the sliding plate 420 of the sliding plate 420 along the peripheral wall portion 400b. Holds the extended state. Since the wedge-shaped protrusions 422 are provided at the upper and lower edges of the knob portion 421, the sliding plate 420 is provided on the left and right peripheral wall portions 400b, 40a of the pair of case components 400a, 400a.
It can also be installed on 0b.

A protruding strip 423 extending in the width direction of the sliding plate 420 is provided at the tip of the sliding plate 420 so as to project. The ridges 423 have a function of scraping off scraps attached to the sliding plate 420 by the pressing plate 430 and the ridges 423 when the sliding plate 420 is pulled out from the peripheral wall portion 400b. There is. At the tip of the sliding plate 420, a locking protrusion 4 is provided at the end of the peripheral wall 400b farther from the bulging portion 440.
A recess 424 that engages 52 (see FIG. 5) is formed. The recess 424 and the locking protrusion 452 hold the state in which the sliding plate 420 is pressed against the peripheral wall portion 400b by the engagement state of the wedge-shaped protrusion 422 of the knob portion 421 and the rectangular protrusion 451 of the collar portion 450. ing. Wedge-shaped protrusion 422 of knob 421 and rectangular protrusion 4 of collar 450
When the locked state with 51 is released, the sliding plate 420 tries to elastically return to the original large-diameter curved state, and the gap between the sliding plate 420 and the peripheral wall portion 400b is enlarged, and the sliding plate 420 is expanded. The sliding plate 420 as it moves toward the center of the waste case 400.
Also, the scrap S (see FIG. 5) of the juice attached to the upper wall portion 400c and the bottom wall portion 400d of the case structure 400a is peeled off. It should be noted that three strip-shaped projections 425 extending in the longitudinal direction of the sliding plate 420 are formed at the upper and lower edges and the center of the inner wall surface of the sliding plate 420, and The return power is strengthened.

A pair of locking holes 510 that engage with a pair of locking claws 140 that project from the upper opening peripheral edge of the juicer body 100 are formed in the peripheral edge of the cover 500. Cover 500
Mounts the saucer part 200 on the juicer body 100, engages the centrifuge basket 300 with the rotating shaft 120, and
After being stored in the waste case 400, the waste case 400 is pressed and fixed from above, and the waste case 400 is fixed by engagement of the pair of locking claws 140 and the pair of locking holes 510. . When the cover 500 holds the waste case 400, the saucer part 200 is fixed to the upper part of the juicer body 100 by the force from the waste case 400, and the centrifuge basket 300 can rotate without contacting the saucer part 200 and the waste case 400. It has become. Top 500a of cover 500
Is formed to be substantially flat, and an input port 530 for inserting the push rod 520 is formed on the inner wall surface of the apex portion 500a. This input port 530 is the upper opening 490 of the waste case 400.
It has a size such that it can be inserted into the basket, faces the wholesale part 320 of the centrifuge basket 300, and has an inner diameter into which a plurality of strawberries 600 as fruits can be inserted. Push rod 52
The tip part 520a of 0 is located near the wholesale part 320 of the centrifuge basket 300 when the head part 520b of the push rod 520 is brought into contact with the top part 500a, so that the strawberries 600 can be completely unloaded. It has become.

The juicer according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the peripheral wall portion 400b of the case structure 400a is penetrated by the positioning holes 495, and the juicer is slid. If the convex portion 426 that fits into the positioning hole 495 is provided on the surface of the moving plate 420 that abuts on the peripheral wall portion 400b, the sliding plate
The 420 can be easily positioned and the positioning hole 49
Since the cleaning water accumulated on the peripheral wall 400b can be drained from 5,
The sliding plate 420 may be pulled out from the peripheral wall portion 400b to expose the peripheral wall portion 400b, and it is not necessary to pull out the sliding plate 420 from the case structure 400b and completely remove it.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, when the upper edge portion (or the lower edge portion) of the grip portion 421 of the sliding plate 420 is integrally connected by a resin hinge (second hinge) 427, a pair of case components is formed. When 400a is opened and overlapped in a semi-circular shape (see FIG. 8), the sliding plates 420, 420 inserted in each of the pair of case components 400a, 400a can be easily pulled out simultaneously. It becomes convenient to handle. In this case, in order to secure the rotation area of the second hinge 427, the notch 440 of the second hinge 427 is provided.
Open the portions of the a facing the upper and lower edges by the thickness of the peripheral wall portion 400b.

In the juicer according to the present embodiment, first, the saucer portion 200 is mounted on the juicer body 100, and the opening 210 of the saucer portion 200 is formed.
The centrifuge basket 300 is engaged with the rotating shaft 120 facing inside. Next, the pair of case components 400a, 400a are superposed in an arc shape via the first hinge 410 to form a pair of case components 400a, 40a.
The sliding plate 420 is inserted into each peripheral wall portion 400b of 0a, the leading end portion of the sliding plate 420 is locked to the locking projection 452 of the case structure 400b, and the wedge-shaped projection 422 of the sliding plate 420 is fitted to the brim portion 450. The sliding plate 420 is fixed to the peripheral wall portion 400b by being locked to the rectangular protrusions 451 and then the pair of case components 400a and 400a are closed to form the waste case 400. After the waste case 400 is formed, the upper end opening 310a of the centrifugation basket 300 is inserted into the lower opening 470 of the waste case 400 from above the centrifugation basket 300. At this time, the support rib 460 of the case structure 400a comes into contact with the step portion 230a, and the waste case 400 is mounted on the tray portion 200. The support rib 460 fits with the step portion 230 of the saucer portion 200, and since a gap C is formed between the step portion 230b and the bottom wall portion 400d, juice leakage due to the capillary phenomenon is prevented. Further, at this time, the shielding plate portion 480 is projectingly provided on the bottom wall portion 400d of the waste case 400, and the upper surface f ₁ of the bottom wall portion 400d has an upper edge α and a lower edge portion β of the upper end opening 310a of the centrifugal separation basket 300. Since it is located between the two, the juice scattered from the filter 310 is prevented from scattering inside the dregs case 400, and the upper edge α of the upper end opening 310a is
It is possible to prevent the scrap S coming from the ground from falling into the tray 200.

When the centrifuge basket 300 is stored in the waste case 400, the waste case 400 is covered with the cover 500 from above, and the locking claw 140 of the juicer body 100 is locked in the locking hole 510 of the cover 500, the waste case 400 receives the saucer 200. Then, the juicer main body 100 can be used.

For example, when making strawberry juice, pull out the push rod 520 from the input port 530, store the strawberry 600 in the input port 530, then insert the push rod 600 into the input port 530, turn on the power and centrifuge. Push the push rod 520 while rotating the basket 300, and the strawberries 600 are ground up to make juice. Juice is saucer part 20
The juice drops from the discharge port 220 of 0 into the juice cup 130, and juice is collected in the juice cup.

After scouring the strawberry 600, remove the pair of locking claws 140 of the juicer main body 100 from the locking holes 510 of the cover 500 and cover 5.
00, the dust case 400, and the centrifugation basket 300 are taken out and washed. When cleaning the dust case 400, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, remove the dust case 400, open the pair of case components 400a, 400a as shown in FIG. 7, and slide it as shown in FIG. Pull out the moving plate 420. At this time, as described above, when the sliding plate 420 separates from the peripheral wall portion 400b due to the elastic restoring force when the sliding plate 420 itself returns to the original shape, the amount S of scraps attached to the upper wall portion 400c and the bottom wall portion 400d is increased. Also sliding plate 420
It is scraped off by the upper and lower edges of the. Further, since the scrap S attached to the sliding plate 420 is hardened by losing most of the water, it is peeled off when the sliding plate 420 returns to its original shape. After removing the sliding plate 420, as shown in FIG.
Both the pair of case components 400a and 400a are washed.

(Effect of the invention) Since the juicer according to the present invention is configured as described above, after the pulp of fruits and the like is wholesaled and squeezed,
Even if the residue is attached to the residue case around the centrifuge basket, the sliding plate to which the residue is adhered can be removed from the residue case, so that cleaning of the residue case becomes extremely easy. Further, since the waste case is opened in a divisible manner, the sliding plate can be easily taken out.

Further, a holding plate portion is disposed near one end of each semi-circular peripheral wall portion of the case structure, and the holding plate portion and the semi-circular peripheral wall portion can scrape off scraps attached to the sliding plate. If they face each other at intervals, scraps can be peeled off at the same time when the sliding plates are pulled out, the sliding plates can be easily fixed to the semi-circular peripheral wall portion, and handling during cleaning is easy. It will be easier.

Further, when the sliding plate has elasticity such that the sliding plate is curved to have a larger diameter than the semi-circular peripheral wall portion of the waste case and returns to its original shape,
When the sliding plate is removed from the case structure, the sliding plate is deformed, so scraps are easily peeled off and cleaning is facilitated, which is extremely useful.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a waste case according to an embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a perspective view of the sliding plate of the present embodiment, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the waste case of FIG. 1 seen from above, and FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the waste case of FIG. 1 seen from below. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram of the juicer according to the present embodiment, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a state where the waste case is removed from the tray, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a state where the case configuration body is folded in two. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the sliding plate is pulled out from the two-fold case structure body of FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a cleaning state of the two-fold case structure body, and FIG. 10 is this embodiment. Disassembled block diagram of the juicer of
FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a sealed state between the waste case and the tray according to FIG. 1, FIG. 12 is a perspective view in which a positioning hole is provided in the waste case of the first embodiment, and FIG. 13 is the waste case of FIG. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a sliding plate provided with a convex portion that fits into the positioning hole of FIG. 14, and FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a sliding plate in which the rear end portion is connected by a hinge as a modified example of the sliding plate. . 100: Juicer main body 120: Rotating shaft (rotational driving means) 200: Pan section, 230: Step section 230a ... Lower step section, 230b ... Upper step section 300 ... Centrifuge basket, 310 …… Filter 310a …… Top opening, 320 …… Wholesale part 400 …… Casing case, 400a …… Case structure 400b …… Perimeter wall, 400d …… Bottom wall 420 …… Sliding plate, 421 …… Picking Part 422 …… Wedge-shaped projection, 423 …… Projection 460 …… Bearing rib, C …… Gap for preventing penetration 470 …… Lower opening, 480 …… Shielding rib 490 …… Lower opening, 500 …… Cover 510: Locking hole, 520: Push rod

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Shoji Hoshino 43 Horiyamashita, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. Hadano Plant (72) Inventor Toru Tanikawa 43, Horiyamashita, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. Hadano Factory

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A centrifuge basket having a bottom part for grabbing vegetables, fruits, etc. and a mortar-shaped filter for filtering juice around the bottom part, and a rotational drive of the centrifuge basket. Means, a pan disposed on the outer peripheral side of the centrifuge basket for receiving juice scattered from the rotating centrifuge basket, and a bottom wall having an opening capable of storing the upper end of the pan from below Cylindrical casing case having a bottom portion and a peripheral wall portion for accommodating scatter scattered from the upper end opening of the centrifuge basket, and an upper wall portion above the peripheral wall portion, and the upper wall portion and the bottom wall portion of the casing case. And a lid body having a charging port formed so as to face the wholesaler portion and open toward the wholesaler portion. The juicer case is configured to be separable, and along the inner surface of the peripheral wall portion in the duster case. Transfer A juicer characterized by having a movable sliding plate. 2. The juicer according to claim 1, wherein the waste case is formed of a pair of case structures each having a semicircular arc-shaped peripheral wall portion that is joined in a cylindrical shape at the time of joining. In the vicinity of one end of the inner surface of each semi-circular peripheral wall portion, there is arranged a pressing plate portion for inserting the slide plate from the one end portion side and positioning the slide plate on the inner surface of the circular arc peripheral wall portion. The pressing plate portion and the inner surface of the semi-circular arc-shaped peripheral wall portion are capable of scraping scraps attached to the slide plate when the sliding plate is pulled out from the inner surface of the semi-circular arc-shaped peripheral wall portion. Juicers characterized by facing each other at regular intervals. 3. The juicer according to claim 2, wherein the sliding plate is formed in a curved shape with a radius of curvature larger than a radius of curvature of an inner surface of the semicircular arc-shaped peripheral wall portion, and is attached to the case structure. A juicer having a biasing force that sometimes presses the inner surface of the semi-circular peripheral wall portion. 4. The juicer according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a positioning hole is provided in the semi-circular peripheral wall portion of the case structure, and a convex portion fitted into the positioning hole is provided with the sliding plate. Juicer characterized by being installed in. 5. The juicer according to any one of claims (2), (3), and (4), wherein each of the pair of case components is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape and forms a cylindrical shape when joined. Are rotatably coupled to each other by a first hinge, and the rear end portions of the sliding plates inserted in between the holding plate portion and the inner surface of the semi-circular peripheral wall portion in the insertion direction are connected to each other by a second hinge. When the waste case is opened and the pair of case constituents are superposed in a semi-cylindrical shape, the sliding plates integrally connected by the second hinge are connected to each other by the pressing plate portion and a semicircle. A juicer that can be simultaneously pulled out from between the inner surface of the arc-shaped peripheral wall portion. 6. The juicer according to any one of claims (2) to (5), wherein the sliding plate inserted between the holding plate and the inner surface of the semicircular arc-shaped peripheral wall has a rear end in each insertion direction. While forming the knob,
A notch is formed at a joint end of the case structure near the holding plate, and when the pair of case structures are joined to form a waste case, the knob is projected from the notch. Juicer.