JPS63171512A - Juicer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a juicer for squeezing juice from vegetables and fruits.

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional juicer of this kind is, for example, disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 51-255.
As shown in Publication No. 98, it was as shown in FIG. 11.

That is, container 3. A freely movable fixing plate 2 with one end pivoted is attached to the outer surface of the main body 1 on which the container lid 4 is placed, and the other end of this fixing plate 2 is hooked to a protrusion 6 provided on the outside of the container lid 4. The container 3 and the container lid 4 were fixed to the main body 1 using the following steps.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with such a structure, there is no container 3 on the main body 1.
．． After placing the container lid 4, the fixing plate 2 must be rotated by an external force and the other side of the fixing plate 2 must be hooked on the protrusion 6, so the operation of placing the container 5 and the container lid 4 on the main body 1, Two operations, one for rotating the fixed plate 2, were required, and when removing the fixed container lid 4 etc. from the main body 1, the reverse operation was required, which was very troublesome. Furthermore, fixing plate 2
Because it protrudes significantly from the outer surface of the main body 1, it has been difficult to make the entire product slim and compact.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a juicer in which a container and a container lid can be automatically and easily attached to and removed from a main body, and the protrusion of a fixing plate from the main body is reduced to make the product slim and compact.

Means for Solving the Problems and Technical Means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems are a locking part built into the main body, a part of which protrudes from the side wall of the main body, and the protruding part provided on the container lid. a clamp that fits into the clamp, an inclined rib provided on the side wall of the main body of the clamp, the lower side of which is inclined obliquely toward the inside of the main body, a spring that applies pressure to the clamp outward, and an inclined rib of the clamp that is operated from the outside. The clamp is provided with an operating plate located below the clamp that moves up and down, thereby reducing the angle of inclination of the upper part of the inclined rib of the clamp.

Effect The effect of this technical means is as follows. That is, when a container or the like is mounted on the main body and then a container lid is mounted, the container lid first hits the upper surface of the locking portion of the clamp that protrudes outside the main body. Thereafter, when downward pressure is applied to the container lid, the lower surface of the container lid applies a component of force toward the inside of the main body to the locking portion of the clamp, so that the clamp, which had been biased outward by the spring, is displaced inward. When the container lid is further pressed downward and the locking part of the container lid reaches the position of the locking part of the clamp, the clamp is displaced outward by the spring and the locking part of the clamp fits into the locking part of the container lid. Then the container lid is fixed to the main body. Next, when removing the container lid from the main body, if you operate the operating plate, which partially protrudes outside the main body, from the outside, the operating plate will move upward within the main body as if pushing against the inclined ribs of the clamp, so the clamp will move inside the main body. The locking part of the container lid is released from the clamp and the container can be removed from the main body.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 10. In the figure, 11 is a motor attached to the lower part of the main body 12 via a buffer 13 with screws 14, 16 is an output shaft connected to the rotating shaft of the motor 11,
A substantially cylindrical centrifugal separation cage 16 is detachably attached to its upper end.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a substantially cylindrical comb-shaped filter that is detachably installed inside the centrifugal separation basket 16, 18 a cutter provided at the center bottom of the centrifugal separation basket 16, and 19 a juice receiver placed on the main body 12. The container is provided with a juice outlet 2o in a part of its lower part. 21 is the juice container 1
When the container 19 is attached to the main body 12, the juice receiver is pressed by the protrusion 22 by a leaf spring attached to the lower surface of the container 9. Reference numeral 23 denotes a container lid which is detachably fitted into the container 19 and has a material input port 24 in the center thereof. Reference numeral 26 denotes a push rod that is inserted into the material input port 24 and presses vegetables, fruits, etc. onto the cutter 18. Reference numeral 26 denotes a bottom plate that covers the lower surface of the main body 12 and has legs 27 attached thereto. 28 is a plate-shaped clamp whose lower end is supported by a fixed part 29 provided at the inner bottom of the main body 12;
The upper part is always urged toward the outside of the main body 12 by a spring 30.

At the upper end of this clamp 28 is a locking part 31 with an inclined upper surface.
is provided to protrude outward from the main body 12, and further below it is an inclined rib 32 whose lower side is inclined inward.
It is located inside. 33 is a shaft holding an operating plate 34 and is fixed to the main body 12 with screws 36. Operation board 34
rotates freely about the shaft 33, and the main body 12 is attached to one side.
A protruding knob 36 is attached to the clamp 28, and the other end is located at a lower portion of the inclined rib 32 of the clamp 28. 37 is a lid extension extending downward from the container lid 23, and is provided with a hole 38 that fits into the locking portion 31 of the clamp 28.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained. First, after attaching the container 19 and the centrifugal cage 16 to the main body 12, the container lid 23 is attached, and the lower end of the lid extension 37 touches the locking portion 31 at the upper end of the clamp 28. When the container lid 23 is further pressed downward, as shown in FIG. 6, the clamp 28 pressed by the spring 30 receives an inward component of the main body 12 from the slope provided on the upper surface of the locking part 31, so that the clamp 28 The main body 12 is displaced inward. When the container lid 23 is further pressed and the hole 38 provided in the lid extension 37 reaches the position of the locking portion 31 of the clamp 28, the locking portion 31 is fitted into the hole 38 by the force of the spring 30.
Clamp 28 is restored. As a result, the container lid 23 is fixed to the main body 12 as shown in FIG. That is, the container lid 23 can be fixed to the main body 12 by a single operation of attaching the container lid 23 to the main body 12 and pressing it downward. At this time, the leaf spring 21 attached to the lower surface of the container 19 is pressed by the protrusion 22 on the main body 12.

Next, when separating the container lid 23 from the main body 12, when the knob 36 is pressed downward with a finger, the operating plate 34 rotates around the shaft 33, so the portion of the operating plate 34 located below the inclined rib 32 of the clamp 28 is displaced upward, and the clamp 28 is pushed inward by the height of the inclined rib 32, as shown in FIG. Then, the plate spring 21 pressed by the protrusion 22 of the main body 12 attached to the lower surface of the container 19 causes the container 19 and the container lid 23 to rise, and even if you release your finger pressing the knob 36, the locking portion 31 of the clamp 28 remains in place. The container 19 and the container lid 2 do not fit into the hole 38 of the lid extension 37.
3, the container lid 231 can be separated from the main body 12. Here, when the operating plate 34 moves the clamp 28 via the inclined rib 32, the amount of displacement of the clamp 28 inward of the main body 12 is determined by the amount of upward displacement of the operating plate 34. Therefore, the clamp 28
are on the left and right sides of the main body 12, and if the inclination angle of the inclined ribs 32 is constant, the difference in the amount of displacement of the left and right operating plates 34 causes a difference in the amount of displacement of the clamp 28 inward of the main body 12, causing the clamp 28 to enter the main body 12 too much. However, it may not fit all the way in. In order to prevent this, there is no problem if a vertical part is provided on the upper side of the inclined rib 32 and the operating plate 34 is set to move up to this vertical part. However, with such a configuration, the inclined rib 3
When the operating plate 34 reaches the vertical part of 2, even if the external force that pushed the knob 36 is removed, there is no force to return the operating plate 34 to its original position.
does not move downward, and the clamp 2B remains displaced inward of the main body 12. However, as shown in FIG. 10A2, if the inclination angle a of the inclined surface 39 in the upper part of the inclined rib 32 is smaller than that in the lower part, even if the operating plate 34 moves along the inclined surface 39, the inclination angle a will be small. Since the amount of displacement of the clamp 28 inward to the main body 12 is small, the difference in the amount of displacement of the clamp 28 into the main body 12 between the left and right sides can be made small.

In addition, since a downward force pushing down the operating plate 34 is exerted due to the inclination angle a of the inclined surface 39, when the external force pushing the knob 36 is removed, the operating plate 34 rotates about the shaft 33 and the knob 36 automatically moves upward and returns to its original position. Incidentally, instead of making the inclination angle a of the inclined surface 39 smaller than that of the lower part, a curved part 32a may be provided at the intersection of the upper part and the lower part of the inclined rib 32, resulting in the same effect as making the inclination angle a smaller than the lower part. It goes without saying that the effect obtained is included in one embodiment of the present invention (FIG. 10B).

Further, according to the configuration of the present invention, the clamp 28 is built into the main body 12 and the container lid 23 is fixed from the inside.
Since there are fewer parts protruding from the outside and their size can be reduced, the entire product can be made more compact and the product can be stored in less space. Furthermore, since there is no clamp on the outside of the main body 12, there is no chance of it getting caught on the user's clothes or causing malfunction.

The juicer according to the invention includes a clamp that is built into the main body, a part of which protrudes from the side wall of the main body, and the protruding part fits into a locking part provided on the container lid, and a lower side of the clamp provided on the side wall of the main body that is attached to the main body. The inclined rib of the clamp includes an inclined rib inclined inwardly, a spring that applies pressure to the clamp outward, and an operating plate that is operated from the outside and is located below the inclined rib of the clamp and moves up and down. By reducing the angle of inclination of the upper part, the container lid can be fixed to the main body by simply pressing downward while attaching it to the main body, and when the operating plate is operated from outside the main body, it can be easily inserted into the main body of the left and right clamps. The fixation between the container lid and the main body can be removed by reducing the difference in the amount of displacement of the container lid, and furthermore, by removing the external force that operates the operating plate, the operating plate can be automatically returned to its original position.

Moreover, not only can the entire product be made slim and compact, but since there are few irregularities on the outside of the main body, there is no chance of it getting caught, and it has various effects such as preventing it from falling off the table.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of essential parts of a juicer with a fixed container lid, showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the same juicer,
Figure 3 is a sectional view of the same juicer, Figure 4 is a sectional view of the main part showing the movement of the operating plate of the same juicer, Figure 6 is a sectional view of the main part of the same juicer before the container lid is fixed, Figure 6 is a sectional view of the main part of the same juicer just before the container lid is fixed, Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the main part of the same juicer when the flap is moved by the operating plate and the container lid is removed, and Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the main part of the same juicer. bottom view of the container,
Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the same juicer showing a state in which the leaf spring on the lower surface of the container is pressed by a protrusion on the main body, Fig. 10 is a side view of the main part of the clamp inclined rib part of the same juicer, and Fig. 11 is a main part sectional view of the same juicer. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of main parts showing a conventional embodiment.

12...Body, 23...Container lid 1.2
8... Clamp, 30... Spring, 31
...Locking part, 32... Slanted rib, 34
...Operating plate, 36...Knob, 37.
...Lid extension, 38...hole, 39...
...Upper slope.

Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person No. 1
Fig. f2-H & 3f--One image normal and static 32--One ode ref 34-Operations 36--Knob Fig. 2 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 Fig. 9 q

Claims (1)

[Claims] A main body that includes a built-in electric motor, a container placed on the main body, a container lid that covers the top of the container, and a portion of which protrudes from the side wall of the main body and the protruding portion fits into a locking portion provided on the container lid. a clamp built into the main body that fits together, an inclined rib provided on the side wall of the main body of the clamp, the lower side of which is inclined obliquely toward the inside of the main body, and a spring that presses the clamp outward;
A juicer comprising an operating plate that is operated from the outside and is located below the inclined ribs of the clamp and moves up and down, and the inclination angle of the upper part of the inclined ribs of the clamp is reduced.