KR102058677B1 - A juice extracting screw assembly increasing the extraction rate and a juicer having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a juicer, comprising a hollow drum and a screw assembly rotatably mounted inside the drum, wherein the drum includes a guide jaw protruding from the inner bottom of the drum and a guide groove into which the screw assembly bottom is inserted. And, the height of the guide jaw relative to the drum bottom exceeds 5.3mm, and the depth of the guide groove relates to a juicer assembly and juicer comprising the same, characterized in that more than 1.2mm.

Description

A juice extracting screw assembly increasing the extraction rate and a juicer having the same}

The present invention relates to a juicer, and more particularly, the height of the guide jaw to prevent the separated pulp from being introduced into the juice network in the protruding shape, and the lower end of the screw assembly located in the drum in the groove shape. It is related to the juicer screw assembly and the juicer containing the juice rate is increased by adjusting the ratio of the depth of the guide groove is inserted to guide the screw assembly rotation.

In many cases, making green juice or juice directly at home for a healthy life has been increasing, and for this purpose, many devices have been disclosed for making juices using vegetables or fruits at home.

One such device is a juicer. Conventional juicers include a drum disposed under the cover and the cover, a mandrel with a juice net housed inside the drum, a juice screw inserted to be rotatable within the mandrel, a brush rotating part disposed to surround the mandrel, and the like. It consists of. As a result, the juice is rotated by the juice screw, and the juice is made between the drums, and the juices generated are discharged through the drums.

Another juicer is a juicer for simplifying the complex structure inside the drum on which the juice screw is mounted, the drum housing a hollow drum, a screw assembly rotatably mounted within the drum, a body containing juice and pulp discharged from the drum. The juicer is located at the bottom of the screw assembly, and juice is made between the drum by the rotation of the screw assembly, and the juice is generated and flows into the juicer through the juicer to separate the juice and pulp. For example.

On the other hand, when evaluating the performance or efficiency of the juicer described above, the juicer's juice rate is considered, and the juicer's juice rate is closely related to the structure of the juicer itself.

In the case of the juicer where the juice network is located in the conventional screw assembly, the juicer juice is juiced between the screw assembly and the drum by the rotation of the screw assembly. And structural relationships with and screw assemblies.

In particular, it was intended to increase the juice rate by changing the angle with respect to the vertical line of the screw assembly in the relationship between the drum and the screw assembly.

Or, to increase the juice rate by changing the structure of the juice blade formed in one or more while rotating in a spiral along the outer surface of the screw assembly.

However, in the case of juicers where the juice is placed in a screw assembly where the juice flows inside the juice net after the juice object is juiced and the pulp remains outside the juice net and is discharged outward along a separate flow path, the juice net after juice The rate of juice depends on the structural characteristics of the guide jaw guiding the screw assembly and the lower end of the screw assembly inserted to guide the screw assembly while preventing the outer pulp from flowing into the juice network. Did not consider

The present invention is a structural feature of the guide groove to guide the screw assembly is inserted into the guide jaw and the lower end of the screw assembly is formed in the drum as described above, the optimum ratio of the guide jaw length and the length of the guide groove, etc. In consideration of this, it is intended to provide a structure that can optimize the juice rate.

The present invention to solve the above problems, the hollow drum 100; And a screw assembly (200) rotatably mounted in the drum (100), wherein the drum (100) includes: a guide jaw (110) projecting on an inner bottom surface of the drum (100); And a guide groove 115 recessed downward from the inner bottom surface to insert a lower end of the screw assembly 200.

The height difference between the top surface of the guide jaw 100 and the bottom surface of the guide groove 115 based on the inner bottom surface of the drum 100 is greater than 6.5mm.

Preferably, the height H of the guide jaw 110 relative to the bottom of the drum 100 exceeds 5.3mm, and the depth D of the guide groove 115 exceeds 1.2mm. It features.

Preferably, the ratio of the length to the height D of the guide jaw 110 to the depth D of the guide groove 115 is 1.80: 1 to 5.38: 1.

Preferably, the height H of the guide jaw 110 is characterized in that less than 7mm.

Preferably, the depth D of the guide groove 115 is characterized in that less than 3mm.

Preferably, the height (H) of the guide jaw 110 is 7mm or less, and the depth (D) of the guide groove 115 is characterized in that 3mm or less.

According to the present invention, by adjusting the height of the guide jaw and the depth of the guide groove can increase the juice rate of the juicer.

Further, by adjusting the ratio of the height of the guide jaw and the depth of the guide groove can be optimized juice rate.

Furthermore, it is possible to increase the juice rate by providing the optimal height of the guide jaw and the depth of the guide groove.

1 is an exploded perspective view of the juicer according to the present invention seen from above.
2 is an exploded perspective view of the juicer according to the present invention seen from below.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the juice screw assembly coupled to the drum and the screw assembly according to the present invention.
4 is a vertical sectional view along a line passing through the center of the drum according to the invention.
5 is an experimental data value for the juice rate calculated by adjusting the height of the guide jaw and the depth of the guide groove according to the present invention.

The juice screw assembly and juicer including the same to increase the juice rate according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this process, the thickness of the lines or the size of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of description.

In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or convention of a user or an operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be described based on the contents throughout the specification.

In the present invention, the term 'juice' should be understood to encompass all steps of cutting, grinding, pressing and / or extracting juices injected throughout the specification.

In the present invention, when the material is juiced, it is described that 'juice' and 'pulp' are produced. 'Juice' is to be understood as meaning the object that the user wants to drink the material juice, 'pulp' is to be understood as meaning that the juice is extracted and left as a general discharged to the outside.

One . Juice screw  Assembly 400 and Juicer (500)  Structure description

Hereinafter, a juicer 500 according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the overall configuration of the juicer 500 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

Juicer 500 according to the present invention is the cover 10, the drum 100 is fastened to the cover 10, the screw assembly 200 is disposed to be rotatable inside the drum 100 and the lower portion of the drum 100 It includes a main body 300 coupled to. Hereinafter, a concept including both the drum 100 and the screw assembly 200 will be referred to as a 'juice screw assembly 400'.

The cover 10 is formed so that the inlet 11 is separated from the center by a predetermined distance so that the juice object can be inserted through the cover 10 from the top to the bottom, the rotating shaft fixing groove 14 and the bottom inner diameter at the center of the bottom surface A binding jaw 13 is formed along the rod-shaped injection rod 12 to allow the juice to be well injected into the injection hole 11.

The drum 100 is a hollow cylindrical container structure having a space therein. The drum 100 protrudes in a circular shape having a predetermined diameter around the center of the binding groove 150 and the bottom surface of the drum 100. Guide grooves (110) formed, guide grooves (115) guided by inserting the lower end of the screw assembly (200) outwards based on the guide jaw (110), the agent formed on the outside based on the guide grooves (115) 1 guide groove 111, the second guide groove 112 formed on the inner side with respect to the guide jaw 110, residue discharge hole 120, juice discharge hole 130, residue flow pipe 121, juice Water flow tube 131, the drum 100 includes a waterproof cylinder 140 formed in the central portion.

The binding groove 150 is formed at the upper end of the drum 100, and is fastened to correspond to the binding jaw 13 formed on the cover 10 so that the cover 10 and the drum 100 are coupled to each other.

The first guide groove 111 is formed in a circular shape having a diameter larger than the guide groove 115 on the outside of the guide groove 115 around the center of the drum 100, the drum in the first guide groove 111 The residue discharge hole 120 penetrating up and down the bottom surface of the (100) is formed.

The second guide groove 112 is formed in a circular shape having a diameter smaller than the guide jaw 110 inside the guide jaw 110 around the center of the drum 100, the drum in the second guide groove 112 Juice discharge hole 130 penetrating up and down the bottom surface of the 100 is formed.

In addition, the residue flow pipe 121 and the juice flow pipe 131 is in communication with the residue discharge hole 120 and the juice discharge hole 130, respectively, extending to the outside of the drum 100 to form the residue and juice to the outside Make it easy to drain.

The waterproof cylinder 140 has a cylindrical shape having a predetermined height and is formed to penetrate the inner center of the drum 100 and includes a waterproof member 141.

The waterproof member 141 is attached to the upper portion of the waterproof cylinder 140 to prevent the leakage of the juice when juiced by preventing the gap between the rotating shaft 210 and the waterproof cylinder 140 to be described later.

The screw assembly 200 is installed inside the drum 100, and includes a rotating shaft 210, a juice blade 220 surrounding the rotating shaft 210, a juice net 230, and a brush 270.

The rotating shaft 210 is a cylindrical rotating body includes an upper rotating shaft 211 and a square shaft hole (212).

The upper rotary shaft 211 is formed to protrude to a diameter smaller than the rotary shaft 210 on the upper portion of the rotary shaft 210, is inserted into the rotary shaft fixing groove 14 formed in the cover 10 and fixed.

The square shaft hole 212 is formed on the same axis as the upper rotary shaft 211 below the rotary shaft 210.

Therefore, when the screw assembly 200 is installed inside the drum 100, the rotating shaft 210 penetrates through the waterproof cylinder 140 formed in the drum 100, and the square shaft hole 212 and the square shaft 310 of the main body. ) Is combined.

The juice blade 220 is formed in a spiral rotating along the outer circumferential surface of the screw assembly 200.

The juice net 230 is installed in the lower part of the screw assembly 200, is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape having a predetermined height and a plurality of juice holes are formed through the surface.

The size or number of the juice balls is not limited, but the juice juice between the drum 100 and the screw assembly 200 passes through the juice balls and flows to the second guide grooves 112, and the dregs are used for the juice balls. In order to prevent the passage to move to the first guide groove 111, the size of the juice hole is preferably manufactured in consideration of the size that can be separated from the juice and the residue.

The brush 270 rotates with the screw assembly 200 to sweep the juice collected in the second guide groove 112 through the juice net 230 when juiced, so that the brush 270 is easily discharged to the juice discharge hole 130. Has additional functions.

The juice rate of the juice screw assembly 400 and the juicer 500 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

As described above, when the screw assembly 200 is coupled to the drum 100, the guide jaw 110 protrudes from the inner bottom surface of the drum 100 in the center direction of the drum 100 and the screw assembly 200. It is located inward to guide the rotation of the screw assembly 200 as well as to prevent the pulp from flowing back into the juicer 230. Therefore, the drum 100 is formed at a constant height around the bottom.

Guide groove 115 is in the form of a groove of a constant depth dug down with respect to the inner bottom surface of the drum 100, when the screw assembly 200 is coupled to the drum 100, the lower end of the screw assembly 200 guide groove Is inserted into the groove of the 115, the guide groove 115, as well as the guide jaw 110 guides the rotation of the screw assembly 200, and serves to prevent the pulp from flowing back into the juice net 230 do.

A typical criterion for the effectiveness of juicers is the juice rate. This juice rate can be determined by the ratio of the amount of pure juice to the dose.

As a result of the juice rate test, the juice rate is increased when the height difference exceeds 6.5 mm between the top surface of the guide jaw 100 and the bottom surface of the guide groove 115 based on the inner bottom surface of the drum 100. appear.

 Furthermore, the juice rate of the juicer than the conventional juicer or commercially available juicer in the guide jaw 110 of the height exceeding 5.3mm, the height of the guide jaw 110 of the existing juicer based on the inner bottom surface of the drum 100 This appears to be increased, the existing juicer or commercially sold notes in the guide groove 115 of the depth exceeding 1.2mm, the depth of the guide groove 115 of the existing juicer based on the inner bottom surface of the drum (100) The juice rate is shown to be higher than in AD.

Furthermore, when the ratio of the length of the guide jaw 110 height to the length of the guide groove 115 depth is 1.80: 1 to 5.38: 1, the juice rate is shown to be increased than the existing juicer or commercially available juicer. . That is, the height of the guide jaw 110 shows an increased juice rate than the existing juicer or commercially available juicer in the range of more than 5.3mm and 7.0mm or less, the depth of the guide groove 115 exceeds 1.2mm 3.0mm In the following range, it shows an increased juice rate than existing juicers or commercially available juicers.

Furthermore, when the height of the guide jaw 110 is greater than 5.3mm and less than 7.0mm and the depth of the guide groove 115 is more than 1.2mm and less than 3.0mm, the optimum juice rate is shown.

Furthermore, when the guide jaw 110 is 7 mm and the guide groove 115 is 3 mm, the optimum juice rate is shown among the experimental data juice rates.

The difference in the optimal juice rate according to the present invention compared to the juice rate of the existing juicer is about 10% difference occurs as a result of the experiment. This difference is a remarkable difference compared to 2.6%, which is the difference in the juice rate between the existing juicers, according to the effect of varying the value of the guide jaw 110 height and guide groove 115 depth according to the present invention There is critical significance. In other words, even if there is a difference in the juice rate in the existing juicer, the difference is less than 3%, and even if the improvement is only about 3% of the juice rate improvement, but the juice rate improvement according to the present invention reaches almost 10% There is a significant effect on the rate.

2. Juice screw Assembly 400 ) And Juicer (500)  Action Process Description

Hereinafter, the operation of the juicer 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

When power is applied to the juicer 500 by turning on the switch 330 of the juicer 500, the motor inside the main body 300 is driven, and the square shaft 310 provided in the motor rotates to form the square shaft 310. Rotation force is transmitted to the rotating shaft 210 connected to.

Accordingly, the screw assembly 200 coupled with the rotation shaft 210 rotates in the drum 100 and the operation of the juicer 500 is started.

When the juicer 500 is operated, the juice object is injected using the injection rod 12 into the injection hole 11 formed in the cover 10, and the injected juice object reaches the screw assembly 200 to juice the blade 220. ) Grinding and juices are initiated.

When the juice is started, the juice is passed through the juice hole formed in the juice network 230 into the screw assembly 200 and the introduced juice is the second guide groove 112 formed inside the bottom surface of the drum 100. Gathered and collected in the juice flows to the juice flow pipe 131 through the juice discharge hole 130 is discharged out of the juicer 500 is to be drinking by the user.

On the other hand, the debris does not pass through the juice hole formed in the juice net 230 and descends along the outer surface of the juice net 230 and the inner wall of the drum 100, the dregs are the first formed outside the bottom surface of the drum (100) Gathered and collected in the guide groove 111 is discharged out of the juicer 500 through the dregs flow pipe 121 through the dregs discharge hole (120).

In the above specification, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily understand and reproduce the present invention, which is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and equivalents from the embodiments of the present invention. It will be appreciated that embodiments are possible. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the claims.

500: Juicer
400: juice screw assembly
10: cover
11: injection hole
12: injection rod
13: binding jaw
14: rotating shaft fixing groove
100: drum
110: guide jaw
111: first guide groove
112: the second guide groove
115: Information Home
120: waste discharge hole
121: leftover flow pipe
130: juice discharge hole
131: juice flow tube
140: waterproof cylinder
141: waterproof member
150: binding groove
200: screw assembly
210: axis of rotation
220: upper rotating shaft
212: square shaft ball
220: juice blade
230: juice net
270: Brush
300 body
310: square shaft
H: height of guide jaw
D: depth of guide groove

Claims (7)

Hollow drum 100; And
It includes; screw assembly 200 is rotatably mounted inside the drum 100,
The drum 100,
A guide jaw 110 protruding from the inner bottom surface of the drum 100; And
A guide groove 115 recessed downward from the inner bottom surface to insert a lower end of the screw assembly 200,
The height difference between the top surface of the guide jaw 110 and the bottom surface of the guide groove 115 is greater than 6.5 mm based on the inner bottom surface of the drum 100,
Spiral juice blade 220 is formed to rotate along the outer circumferential surface of the screw assembly 200,
Under the screw assembly 200,
It is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape having a predetermined height, the juice net 230 is formed with a plurality of juice holes penetrated on the surface, the juice flows through the juice hole flows into the juice net 230,
The guide jaw 110 is formed at a constant height around the bottom of the drum 100 to guide the rotation of the screw assembly 200, characterized in that the pulp prevents backflow into the juice net 230 Made,
Juicer screw assembly.
The method of claim 1,
The height H of the guide jaw 110 based on the inner bottom surface of the drum 100 exceeds 5.3 mm, and the depth D of the guide groove 115 exceeds 1.2 mm. doing,
Juicer screw assembly.
The method of claim 2,
Characterized in that the ratio of the length to the height (D) of the guide jaw 110 to the depth (D) of the guide groove 115 is 1.80: 1 to 5.38: 1,
Juicer screw assembly.
The method of claim 3, wherein
The height H of the guide jaw 110 is characterized in that less than 7mm,
Juicer screw assembly.
The method of claim 3, wherein
Depth (D) of the guide groove 115 is characterized in that less than 3mm,
Juicer screw assembly.
The method of claim 3, wherein
The height (H) of the guide jaw 110 is less than 7mm, and the depth (D) of the guide groove 115 is characterized in that less than 3mm,
Juicer screw assembly.
Juicer comprising a juice screw assembly (200) according to any of the preceding claims.

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