KR102369159B1 - Residue discharge device and juicer provided with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a waste disposal device.
Discharge device according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided in the drum housing so as to communicate with the residue outlet formed in the drum housing to discharge the juice residue in the drum housing, and the residue outlet to discharge the juice residue discharged through the residue outlet to the outside and a waste discharge pipe to be used, and the waste discharge pipe may be composed of a first member and a second member that are separably coupled to each other along a longitudinal direction thereof.

Description

DEVICE AND JUICER PROVIDED WITH THE SAME

The present invention relates to a garbage discharge device and a juicer having the same, and more particularly, to a garbage discharge device in which a garbage discharge pipe through which juice residues are discharged is separated along a longitudinal direction thereof, and to a juicer having the same.

Recently, as interest in health increases at home, the frequency of use of a juicer having a function in which an individual can directly produce juice from a juice target such as vegetables, grains, and fruits and consume the juice is increasing.

As disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 793852, the general operation of such a juicer is a method of pressing and squeezing a juicer on a steel plate using the principle of grinding beans with a millstone and squeezing the juice.

To this end, the juicer includes a drum housing having a driving unit providing rotational force, a driving shaft receiving rotational force from the driving unit, a screw connected to the driving shaft and compressing and pulverizing a juice target by a screw spiral formed in a part thereof, and A juice drum for separating the juice produced by the screw is provided. The driving unit for providing rotational force to the juicer includes a motor and a reducer. The motor is connected to the drive shaft to transmit rotational force to the screw. To this end, the drive shaft passes through the lower part of the drum housing and is connected with a screw.

In general, the juice separated from the juice in the drum housing is discharged to the outside through a residue discharge port formed in the lower portion of the drum housing and a residue discharge pipe communicating therewith.

Such a waste discharge pipe has a rather long length compared to its inner diameter, but there is a difficult problem, such as the user having to use a separate tool for washing to remove the juice residue remaining in the residue discharge pipe.

In addition, the conventional waste discharging device is configured in such a way that only the waste outlet is opened and closed, and the juice contained in the juice waste is lost or the juice contained in the juice is lost due to the user operating the juicer incorrectly in the state that the waste outlet hole is open. There was a problem, such as flowing into the juicer body equipped with the device.

Accordingly, the present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and it is easy to remove the juice residue remaining inside the residue discharge pipe, and provides a residue discharge device in which the juicer does not operate when the residue discharge hole is opened. aim to

The residue discharge device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a residue discharge port formed in the drum housing so that the juice residue in the drum housing is discharged; and a residue discharge pipe provided in the drum housing to communicate with the residue discharge port in order to discharge the juice residue discharged through the residue discharge port to the outside; It is characterized in that it is composed of a first member and a second member.

The first member may be located on the upper side, and the second member may be located on the lower side.

The first member may be integrally formed with the drum housing, and the second member may be separately formed and detachably coupled to the drum housing and the first member.

The second member may be hingedly coupled to one side of the drum housing, and may be selectively coupled or separated from the first member according to rotation.

A sealing packing may be disposed between the surfaces in contact with the first member and the second member.

A locking device for maintaining the coupling state of the first member and the second member may be provided in the waste discharge pipe.

The locking device may include: a pair of extension parts, one end of which is rotatably coupled to both sides of any one of the first member and the second member; and a locking part connecting the other ends of the pair of extension parts to each other and caught on the outer surface of the other one of the first member and the second member during rotation.

The first member may be located at the upper side, the second member may be located at the lower side, and the locking ring may be rotatably coupled to the second member.

The locking device includes: a hook formed on the second member and extending from a sidewall of the second member to a sidewall of the first member; any one of a fixing protrusion and a fixing groove formed on the hook; and the other one of the fixing protrusion and the fixing groove provided on the sidewall of the first member and formed to correspond to any one of the fixing protrusion and the fixing groove.

A hook seating groove corresponding to the hook may be provided on a sidewall of the first member, and the other one of the fixing protrusion and the fixing groove may be formed in the hook seating groove.

The locking device may include any one of a magnet and a metal member mounted on the first member; And it is mounted on the second member, the one and the other one of a magnet and a metal member, or a magnet; includes, wherein the first member and the second member are coupled to each other by the magnetic force of the magnet is maintained. can be

The residue discharge device may further include a juice packing for applying a discharge resistance to the juice residue discharged from the residue outlet.

The juice packing may be fixed in the waste discharge pipe when the first member and the second member are coupled to each other.

The juice packing may be detachably installed from the waste discharge pipe when the first member and the second member are separated from each other.

The juice packing may include a support portion in contact with the inner surface of the waste discharge pipe at the lower portion.

At least a portion of the support part may be located in the residue discharge section ds of the residue discharge port in the longitudinal direction of the residue discharge pipe.

The juice packing may include a resistance part that closes at least a portion of the waste outlet, and extends in a direction in which the juice debris that has reached the juice packing is discharged.

The resistance part may be inclined toward the bottom surface of the drum housing.

A mounting groove may be formed on a lower surface of the juice packing, and a mounting protrusion corresponding to the mounting groove may be formed on an upper surface of the second member.

The juicer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes any one of the garbage discharge devices, and further includes a sensor or a switch device for detecting whether the first member and the second member of the garbage discharge pipe are coupled.

According to embodiments of the present invention, the waste discharge path inside the waste discharge pipe is completely opened, so that the user can easily clean the waste pipe.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the juice residues from leaking to the outside of the residue discharge pipe during operation of the juicer despite the opening of the residue discharge path as described above.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the juice contained in the juice residue is lost or the juice is introduced into the juicer body equipped with an electric device such as a motor due to the operation of the juicer in a state in which the residue discharge path is opened etc. can be prevented.

In addition, the effects obtainable or predicted by the embodiments of the present invention are to be disclosed directly or implicitly in the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention. That is, various effects predicted according to embodiments of the present invention will be disclosed in the detailed description to be described later.

1 is a view showing a state in which the juice residue is discharged from the drum housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 and 3 are perspective views of a drum housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 and 5 are longitudinal cross-sectional views of a drum housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the juice packing according to an embodiment of the present invention is separated from the waste discharge pipe.
7 is a view showing a juice packing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a drum housing equipped with a juice packing according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view showing a juice packing according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10 and 11 are perspective views of a drum housing according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a perspective view of a drum housing according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings. The disclosure of the present specification is intended to describe in detail enough to be easily practiced by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, whereby the technical spirit and scope of the present invention are not disclosed herein It is not meant to be limited to the disclosed embodiments or the description thereof.

In addition, since each configuration shown in the drawings is arbitrarily shown for convenience of explanation, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the bar shown in the drawings, and the size or shape of the components shown in the drawings are exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. can be shown. Therefore, the terms specifically defined in consideration of the configuration and operation of the present invention may vary according to the intention or custom of the user or operator, and definitions of these terms should be made based on the content throughout this specification.

In the present specification, unless otherwise specified, the terms 'upper', 'upper', 'top' or similar terms refer to a side or a part or end close to the side into which the material is added, and 'bottom', 'lower', The term 'bottom' or a similar term is intended to refer to a portion or end opposite to or close to the side into which the material is fed.

1 is a view showing a state in which the juice residue is discharged from the drum housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The drum housing 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a juicer that separates ingredients such as vegetables, grains, or fruits into juice and juice residues. Referring to FIG. 1 , the screw 20 and the juice drum 30 are disposed in the inner space of the drum housing 10 , and the screw 20 is rotated about a longitudinal rotation axis by receiving a driving force. When the user puts the material into the space between the screw 20 and the juice drum 30 from the upper side, the material moves downward along the screw spiral 22 of the rotating screw 20 and the screw 20 and the juice drum (30) by pressing or pulverizing. At this time, the juice exits to the outside, that is, into the space between the drum housing 10 and the juice drum 30 through the juice discharge hole formed in the juice drum 30, and the juice residue is pushed by the screw spiral 22 After moving to the lower part of the drum housing 10 , it is moved toward the waste outlet 110 formed on the bottom surface of the drum housing 10 . The juice residues moved to the residue outlet 110 are subjected to discharge resistance by the juice packing 170 blocking the residue outlet 10, whereby the juice residues are compressed once more. Accordingly, the discharge pressure of the juice residues increases, and the juice residues push the juice packing 170 from the residue outlet 110, and move to the space between the residue outlet 110 and the juice packing 170. After that, the juice residue is discharged to the outside of the drum housing 10 through the residue discharge pipe (120).

Hereinafter, the residue discharging device 100 provided in the drum housing 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the waste discharge pipe of the drum housing is coupled according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the waste discharge pipe is separated. 4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a state in which the waste discharge pipe of the drum housing is coupled according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a state in which the waste discharge pipe is separated. Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the juice packing according to an embodiment of the present invention is separated from the waste discharge pipe.

The garbage discharge apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a garbage discharge port 110 and a garbage discharge pipe 120 .

The residue outlet 110 is formed on the bottom surface of the drum housing 10 so that the juice residue in the drum housing 10 is discharged. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the waste outlet 110 may be formed to communicate with the bottom surface of the drum housing 10 in the vertical direction. The bottom surface of the drum housing 10 means a disk-shaped structure formed under the drum housing 10 to support the screw 20 and the juicer drum 30 . A hole through which the shaft of the motor passes may be formed in a central portion of the bottom surface. The juice residue is pushed by the screw spiral of the rotating screw and discharged through the residue outlet 110 .

The residue discharge pipe 120 is provided in the drum housing 10 so as to communicate with the residue discharge port 110 in order to discharge the juice residue discharged through the residue discharge port 110 to the outside of the drum housing 10 . That is, the juice residue is separated from the juice in the drum housing 10 and is discharged to the outside through the residue outlet 110 and the residue discharge pipe 120 sequentially.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the waste discharge pipe 120 may include a first member 130 and a second member 140 that are separably coupled to each other along the longitudinal direction thereof. When the first member 130 and the second member 140 are separated from each other, the residue discharge path 122 in the residue discharge pipe 120 is completely opened, so that the user can easily clean the residue discharge path 122 . there is. Here, the separation of the first member 130 and the second member 140 not only occurs when both ends of the first and second members 130 and 140 that are in contact with each other fall apart, but also when the first and second members 130 and 140 are separated. ) includes a case in which the other ends of the first and second members 130 and 140 are separated from each other by pivoting with respect to one end of the at least one.

Unless specifically limited herein, the first member 130 and the second member 140 may be separated in any direction. For example, the first member 130 and the second member 140 may be separated from the ground in a horizontal, vertical, or oblique direction.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first member 130 may be disposed on the upper side, and the second member 140 may be disposed on the lower side. In addition, the first member 130 and the second member 140 may be separated along a surface substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the drum housing 10 .

When the first member 130 and the second member 140 are vertically disposed as described above, the first member 130 is integrally formed with the drum housing 10, and the second member 140 is a drum. The housing 10 and the first member 130 may be formed as a separate and separable part.

In one aspect, the second member 140 includes one end of the drum housing 10 , that is, one end hinged to one end of the first member 130 , and selectively with the first member 130 according to rotation. may be combined or separated. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the one surface of the drum housing 10 may be a bottom surface of the drum housing 10 . In addition, one end of the second member 140 may be hinged to the bottom surface of the drum housing 10 inside the radius of the waste outlet 100 . In this case, the hollow first hinge coupling portion 12 may be formed on the bottom surface of the drum housing 10 . In addition, a hollow second hinge coupling portion 124 may be formed at one end of the second member 140 . The first hinge coupling part 12 and the second hinge coupling part 124 may overlap each other, and a hinge shaft member ha may be inserted into the hollow to define a rotation axis of the second member 140 .

Accordingly, the second member 140 may be rotatably installed around the hinge shaft member ha. The user may couple or separate the first member 130 and the second member 140 from each other by raising the second member 140 upward or lowering it downward.

The sealing packing 150 may be disposed between the surfaces in contact with the first member 130 and the second member 140 along the contacting surfaces. As shown in FIG. 2 , the sealing packing 150 may be installed on the side of the second member 140 , or alternatively, it may be installed on the side of the first member 140 . It can be prevented that the juice residue passing through the residue discharge pipe 120 by the sealing packing 150 leaks between the contacting surfaces.

A locking device for maintaining the coupling state of the first member 130 and the second member 140 may be provided in the waste discharge pipe 120 .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the locking device may be a locking ring 160 . Referring to FIG. 3 , the locking ring 160 may include a pair of extension parts 162 and a locking part 164 . In one aspect, one end of the pair of extension parts 162 may be rotatably coupled to both sides of the second member 140 . The locking part 164 connects the other ends of the pair of extension parts 162 to each other.

When the first member 130 and the second member 140 are positioned at upper and lower sides, respectively, and the locking ring 160 is rotatably coupled to the second member 140 , the user moves the locking ring 160 to the upper side When rotated to the locking portion 164 is caught on the outer surface of the upper side of the first member (130). As a result, the first member 130 and the second member 140 are in a state that maintains the coupling, that is, a locked state. Conversely, when the user rotates the lock ring 160 downward, the lock is released and the lock is released.

In another aspect, when the locking ring 160 is rotatably coupled to the first member 130 located on the upper side, the locking ring 160 rotates downward by its own weight to prevent the second member 140 from rotating. can get caught on the outside. In this case, contrary to the intention of the user to release the lock, the lock may be locked by the weight of the lock ring 160 . Therefore, when the first member 130 and the second member 140 are respectively located on the upper side and the lower side, it may be preferable that the lock ring 160 is coupled to the second member 140 at the lower side. However, unless specifically limited herein, it will be appreciated that the embodiment in which the locking ring 160 is coupled to the upper first member 130 is not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

The waste discharge device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a juice packing 170 . The juice packing 170 is installed to apply discharge resistance to the juice residue discharged through the residue outlet 110 . In order to apply the discharge resistance to the juice residue, the juice packing 170 may be disposed in close contact with the lower side of the residue outlet 100 . In addition, in order to apply a certain resistance to the juice residue discharged from the residue outlet 110 and provide a space in which the juice residue can be discharged, the juice packing 170 may be made of a material having elasticity.

The juice packing 170 may be fixedly installed in the waste discharge pipe 120 when the first member 130 and the second member 140 are coupled to each other. Referring to FIG. 4 , when the first member 130 and the second member 140 are coupled to each other, the juice packing 170 is the first juice packing fixing surface 14 and the second member of the drum housing 10 . It is sandwiched between the second juice packing fixing surface 142 of 140 and is fixed in the waste discharge pipe 120 . On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, in order to prevent the juice packing 170 from moving in the longitudinal direction of the juice residue discharge pipe 120, the juice packing 170 has a mounting groove 176, the residue discharge pipe 120 ) may include a mounting protrusion 146, which will be described later.

Contrary to the above, when the first member 130 and the second member 140 are separated from each other, the juice packing 170 may be detachably installed from the waste discharge pipe 120 . Referring to FIG. 5 , when the first member 130 and the second member 140 are separated from each other, the juice packing 170 rotates together with the second member 140 to extract the first juice of the drum housing 10 . It is spaced apart from the packing fixing surface 14 . In this state, the juice packing 170 is lifted upward from the second member 140 to be in a state in which it can be separated from the second member 140 . Accordingly, the user may separate the first member 130 and the second member 140 after separating the juice packing 170 from the second member 140 as shown in FIG. 6 . Therefore, the user can easily wash the waste discharge pipe 120 or the juice packing 170.

On the other hand, the juice discharge pipe 200 may be formed in the drum housing 100 , and the juice separated from the juice residue in the drum housing 10 is discharged to the outside through the juice discharge pipe.

Hereinafter, the juice packing 170 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 7 .

4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a state in which the waste discharge pipe of the drum housing is coupled according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a view showing the juice packing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 7 , the juice packing 170 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a support portion 172 and a resistance portion 174 .

The support part 172 extends to the lower side, that is, on the opposite side of the waste outlet 110 , and comes into contact with a portion of the inner surface of the waste outlet pipe 120 . The waste discharge pipe 120 may be the second member 140 , and the inner surface may be an inner upper surface of the second member 140 .

The support part 172 is in contact with the inner surface of the second member 140 to support the juice packing 170 . That is, the juice packing 170 is pushed by the juice residue discharged from the residue outlet 110 and receives a constant force downward, and the support part 172 supports the juice packing 170 from the force.

In order to support the juice packing 170 from the juice residue discharged through the residue outlet 110 , the support part 172 may be located just below the residue outlet 110 . That is, referring to FIG. 4 , at least a portion of the support part 172 may be located in the residue discharge section ds of the residue discharge port 110 in the longitudinal direction of the residue discharge pipe 120 . In the present specification, the residue discharge section (ds) is a section through which the juice residue is discharged through the residue outlet 110, passes through the lower edge of the residue outlet 110, and is perpendicular to the bottom surface of the drum housing 10. It means a closed section formed by In such a residue discharge section (ds), the discharge pressure of the juice residues may be very high. Therefore, by locating the support 172 in the residue discharge section ds, it may be possible for the juice packing 170 to be stably supported and the juice packing 170 to perform its function.

On the other hand, the support 172 may be formed to occupy only a predetermined section of the waste discharge section (ds), whereby the discharge resistance of the juice residues can be adjusted. That is, when the area of the predetermined section increases, the discharge resistance increases, and when the area decreases, the discharge resistance decreases.

The resistance unit 174 closes at least a portion of the residue outlet 110 , and extends in the direction in which the juice residue reaching the juice packing 170 is discharged. The resistance unit 174 extends in the direction in which the juice residues are discharged, thereby providing discharge resistance to the juice residues.

The resistance unit 174 may be inclined toward the bottom surface of the drum housing 10 , that is, upward. Accordingly, the resistance unit 174 is in close contact with the bottom surface of the drum housing 10 and applies sufficient discharge resistance to the juice residue discharged from the residue outlet 110, so that the moisture in the juice residue can be removed as much as possible. On the other hand, when the juice packing 170 is separated from the residue discharge pipe 120 as shown in FIG. 7, the resistance part 174 is inclined upward, but as shown in FIG. 4, the juice packing 170 is the residue discharge pipe When mounted on the 120, the resistor 174 may be in close contact with the bottom surface of the drum housing 10 to have a shape substantially parallel to the bottom surface.

On the other hand, in order to mount the juice packing 170 to the waste discharge pipe 120, a mounting groove 176 is formed on the lower surface of the juice packing 170, and the mounting groove 176 is formed on the upper surface of the second member 140. A mounting protrusion 146 corresponding to may be formed. The juice packing 170 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of mounting grooves 176 . In this case, the second member 140 may include the same number of mounting protrusions 146 as the plurality.

As described above, the juice packing 170 is sandwiched between the first juice packing fixing surface 14 of the drum housing 10 and the second juice packing fixing surface 142 of the second member 140 in the vertical direction. is completely fixed in the waste discharge pipe 120 . However, in some cases, the juice packing 170 may be moved in the longitudinal direction of the waste discharge pipe 120, and the mounting protrusion 146 is inserted into the mounting groove 176 to prevent movement in the longitudinal direction. can

In addition, when the first member 130 and the second member 140 are separated, the state in which the mounting protrusion 146 is inserted into the mounting groove 176 is maintained, so that the first member 130 and the second member 140 are separated. Even when the member 140 is separated, the state in which the juice packing 170 is mounted to the second member 140 is maintained. Therefore, even when the user separates the first member 130 and the second member 140 for washing, etc., since the juice packing 170 does not separate from the second member 140, the juice packing 170 due to the user's carelessness ( 170) can be prevented from being lost. In addition, in order to mount the juice packing 170 in the waste discharge pipe 120 , the user inserts the mounting protrusion 146 into the mounting groove 176 and then combines the first member 130 and the second member 140 . If you do, the mounting of the juice packing 170 can be very easy.

Hereinafter, the juice packing 170 ′ according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9 . Unless otherwise specified below, the juice packing 170 ′ according to another embodiment of the present invention has the same effect as the juice packing 170 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above.

8 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a drum housing equipped with a juice packing according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a view showing a juice packing according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8 and 9, the juice packing 170' according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a support part 172' and a resistance part 174'.

The support portion 172 ′ extends downwardly, that is, on the opposite side of the waste outlet 110 , and comes into contact with a portion of the inner surface of the waste discharge pipe 120 . The waste discharge pipe 120 may be the second member 140 , and the inner surface may be an inner upper surface of the second member 140 .

The support portion 172' is in contact with the inner surface of the second member 140 to support the juice packing 170'. That is, the juice packing 170 ′ is pushed by the juice residue discharged from the residue outlet 110 and receives a constant force downward, and the support portion 172 ′ supports the juice packing 170 ′ from the force.

In order to support the juice packing 170 ′ from the juice residue discharged through the residue outlet 110 , the support unit 172 ′ may be located just below the residue outlet 110 . That is, referring to FIG. 8 , at least a portion of the support part 172 ′ may be located in the residue discharge section ds of the residue discharge port 110 in the longitudinal direction of the residue discharge pipe 120 . In the residue discharge section ds, the discharge pressure of the juice residues may be very high. Therefore, by locating the support portion 172' within the residue discharge section ds, it may be possible for the juice packing 170' to be stably supported and the juice packing 170' to perform its function.

On the other hand, the support portion 172 ' may be formed to occupy only a predetermined section of the waste discharge section (ds), whereby the discharge resistance of the juice waste can be adjusted. That is, when the area of the predetermined section increases, the discharge resistance increases, and when the area decreases, the discharge resistance decreases.

The resistance unit 174 ′ closes at least a portion of the residue outlet 110 , and extends in the direction in which the juice residue reaching the juice packing 170 ′ is discharged. The resistance unit 174 ′ provides discharge resistance to the juice residues by extending in the direction in which the juice residues are discharged.

On the other hand, the resistance part 174' of the juice packing 170' according to another embodiment of the present invention is extended shorter than the resistance part 174 of the juice packing 170 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above. It may have a short length. In one aspect, the extension length of the resistance portions 174 and 174' may be variously modified, but it is preferable that the ends of the resistance portions 174 and 174' are formed to deviate from the residue discharge section ds. can

The resistance portion 174 ′ may be inclined toward the bottom surface of the drum housing 10 , that is, upward. Accordingly, the resistance unit 174 ′ is in close contact with the bottom surface of the drum housing 10 to apply sufficient discharge resistance to the juice residue discharged from the residue outlet 110 , so that the moisture in the juice residue can be removed as much as possible.

On the other hand, in order to mount the juice packing 170 ′ to the waste discharge pipe 120 , a mounting groove 176 ′ is formed on the lower surface of the juice packing 170 ′, and the mounting groove is formed on the upper surface of the second member 140 . A mounting protrusion 146 corresponding to 176 may be formed. The juice packing 170' according to another embodiment of the present invention may have one mounting groove 176'. In this case, the second member 140 may also include one mounting protrusion 146 .

Hereinafter, a locking device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

10 and 11 are perspective views of a drum housing having a locking device according to another embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a view showing a state in which the first member 130 and the second member 140 are coupled, and FIG. 11 is a view showing a state in which the first member 130 and the second member 140 are separated. am.

The locking device according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a hook 146 , a fixing protrusion 148 , and a fixing groove 138 .

10 and 11, the hook 146 is formed on the second member 140, from the side wall 144 of the second member 140 toward the side wall 134 of the first member 130 ( That is, the first and second members may extend upwardly from the coupled position. A fixing protrusion 148 may be formed on the inside of the hook 146 in the width direction of the second member 140 . In addition, a fixing groove 138 formed to correspond to the fixing protrusion 148 on the sidewall 134 of the first member 130 may be formed outside in the width direction of the first member 130 .

When the first member 130 and the second member 140 are coupled to each other, the fixing protrusion 148 is inserted into the fixing groove 138 to maintain the coupling between the first member 130 and the second member 140 . state, that is, it becomes a locked state.

The fixing groove 138 may be formed in either or both of the two sidewalls 134 of the first member 130 . The fixing protrusion 148 may also be formed on both of the two sidewalls 144 of the second member 140 or on the sidewall 144 on the side where the fixing groove 138 is formed.

Meanwhile, a hook seating groove 136 having a shape corresponding to the hook 146 is provided on the sidewall 134 of the first member 130 , and the fixing groove 138 may be formed in the hook seating groove 136 . . In this case, since the hook 146 may be seated in the hook seating groove 136 , the side surface of the waste discharge pipe 120 may be formed evenly without a protruding portion.

The hook 146, the fixing protrusion 148, the hook seating groove 136 and the fixing groove 138 have been described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the following embodiments and equivalents are not limited thereto. Inventions within the scope are included.

The hook 146 may be formed on the second member 140 instead of the first member 130 . In this case, the hook seating groove 136 is formed in the first member 130 instead of the second member 140 .

In addition, the fixing protrusion 148 may be formed outside the second member 140 in the width direction, not the inside. In this case, the fixing groove 138 is formed on the inside, not the outside, in the width direction of the first member 130 . In addition, the hook 146 is also inserted into the inner side of the side wall 134 of the first member 130 , that is, inward in the width direction of the first member 130 , and the hook seating groove 136 is also formed in the inner side. do.

In addition, the fixing protrusion 148 may be formed in the first member 140 or the hook seating groove 136 of the first member 140 instead of the hook 146 of the second member 140 . In this case, the fixing groove 138 is formed in the hook 146 .

12 is a perspective view of a drum housing according to another embodiment of the present invention, illustrating a state in which the first member 130 and the second member 140 are separated.

The locking device according to another embodiment of the present invention may be to maintain the coupling state between the first member 130 and the second member 140 by the magnetic force of a magnet.

The locking device may include a magnet 139 and a metal member 149 attached to the magnet by magnetic force.

The magnet 139 may be mounted on the first member 130 , preferably mounted on the sidewall 134 of the first member 130 . When the magnet 139 is mounted on the sidewall 134 of the first member 130 , the magnet 139 is exposed on the surface on which the first member 130 is in contact with the second member 140 or is in contact with the surface. may be placed adjacent to each other.

The metal member 149 may be mounted on the second member 140 , preferably on the sidewall 144 of the second member 140 . When the metal member 149 is mounted on the sidewall 144 of the second member 140 , the metal member 149 is exposed on the surface of the second member 140 in contact with the first member 130 or the It may be disposed adjacent to the surface.

The magnet 139 may be mounted to either or both sidewalls 134 of the first member 130 . The metal member 149 may also be mounted on both sidewalls 144 of the second member 140 or on the sidewall 144 of the side on which the magnet 139 is mounted.

When the first member 130 and the second member 140 are coupled to each other, the first member 130 and the second member 140 by the attractive force between the magnet 139 and the metal member 149 . becomes a state that maintains the association, that is, a locked state.

On the other hand, the magnet 139 may be mounted on the second member 140 other than the first member 130 , and in this case, the metal member 149 is attached to the first member 130 instead of the second member 140 . will be installed In addition, without using the metal member 149, but mounting the magnet to both the first member 130 and the second member 140, disposing the magnet in a direction in which an attractive force acts between the magnets possible.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the juicer including the garbage discharge device according to the present invention may operate only when the first member 130 and the second member 140 of the garbage discharge pipe 120 are coupled to each other. there is. That is, when the first member 130 and the second member 140 are separated from each other, the juicer is not operated.

Accordingly, the juicer is operated in a state in which the first member 130 and the second member 140 are separated from each other to prevent the juice residue from leaking to the outside of the residue discharge pipe 120 .

For example, when an operation switch is provided on any one of the contact surfaces of the first member 130 and the second member 140 so that the first member 130 and the second member 140 are coupled, the operation switch is turned on and the operation switch may be turned off when the first member 130 and the second member 140 are separated. However, embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the first member 130 and the second member 140 are coupled to each other, the juice packing 170 is fixed in the waste discharge pipe 120 and discharged from the waste outlet 110 . Exhaust resistance is applied to the juice residue that is formed. Conversely, when the first member 130 and the second member 140 are separated from each other, the juice residue does not receive resistance to discharge from the juice packing 170 . However, since the juicer according to an embodiment of the present invention does not operate when the first member 130 and the second member 140 are separated from each other as described above, the juice residues reduce the resistance to discharge from the juice packing 170 . If not, the juicer will not work.

Therefore, the juice contained in the juice residue is lost because the juice residue discharged through the residue outlet 110 does not receive discharge resistance from the juice packing 170, or the juicer body equipped with an electric device such as a juicer motor. Inflow can be prevented.

As described above, although the present invention has been described with reference to limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the technical spirit of the present invention and the following by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. It goes without saying that various modifications and variations are possible within the equivalent scope of the utility model registration claims to be described.

10: drum housing 12: first hinge coupling part
14: first juice packing fixing surface 100: residue discharge device
110: waste outlet 120: waste outlet pipe
122: waste discharge path 124: second hinge coupling portion
130: first member 134: side wall
136: hook seating groove 138: fixing groove
139: magnet 140: second member
142: second juice packing fixing surface 144: side wall
146: hook 148: fixing projection
149: metal member 150: sealing packing
160: lock ring 162: extension
164: catching portion 170, 170': juice packing
172, 172': support portion 174, 174': resistance portion
176, 176': mounting groove 200: juice outlet pipe
ha: hinge shaft member ds: waste discharge section

Claims (12)

A juicer capable of compressing and pulverizing a material by a screw and a juice drum rotating about a longitudinal axis of rotation, and wherein the juicer residue is pushed to the screw spiral and moved to the lower bottom surface of the drum housing,
a residue outlet formed in communication with the bottom surface of the drum housing in the vertical direction so that the juice residue in the drum housing is discharged; and
a residue discharge pipe provided in the drum housing to communicate with the residue discharge port in order to discharge the juice residue discharged through the residue discharge port to the outside;
including,
The waste discharge pipe is composed of a first member and a second member that are separably coupled to each other along the longitudinal direction,
The first member is integrally formed with the drum housing,
The second member is located below the first member, is formed separately, is detachably coupled to the drum housing and the first member, is hinged to one side of the drum housing, and is rotated to the first member selectively coupled or separated from the member,
Further comprising a juice packing for applying a discharge resistance to the juice residue discharged in the downward direction from the residue outlet,
The juice packing is mounted on the second member so that when the second member rotates upward and is coupled to the first member, the juice packing covers the waste outlet, and the second member rotates downward to rotate the first member When separated from the juice packing opens the waste outlet,
A sealing packing for sealing a surface in contact with the first member and the second member is disposed,
The juice packing is
A resistance portion that closes at least a portion of the residue outlet and extends in the direction in which the juice residues that have reached the juice packing are discharged;
A waste discharging device including a support part protruding downward and positioned below the waste outlet and in contact with the bottom surface of the second member to resist the force received from the juiced waste discharged from the waste outlet. delete According to claim 1,
A mounting groove is formed on the lower surface of the juice packing,
A waste discharging device in which a mounting protrusion corresponding to the mounting groove is formed on an upper surface of the second member. 4. The method of claim 1 or 3,
A locking device for maintaining the coupled state of the first member and the second member is provided on the waste discharge pipe,
The lock is
a hook formed on the second member and extending from a sidewall of the second member to a sidewall of the first member;
any one of a fixing protrusion and a fixing groove formed on the hook; and
the other one of the fixing protrusion and the fixing groove provided on the sidewall of the first member and formed to correspond to any one of the fixing protrusion and the fixing groove;
A waste discharging device comprising a. 5. The method of claim 4,
A hook seating groove corresponding to the hook is provided on the sidewall of the first member,
The other one of the fixing protrusion and the fixing groove is a waste discharge device formed in the hook seating groove. According to claim 1,
A locking device for maintaining the coupled state of the first member and the second member is provided on the waste discharge pipe,
The lock is
any one of a magnet and a metal member mounted on the first member; and
Doedoe mounted on the second member, the other one from any one of a magnet and a metal member, or a magnet;
including,
The first member and the second member is a garbage discharging device that is maintained in a state coupled to each other by the magnetic force of the magnet. According to claim 1,
The juice packing is
When the first member and the second member are separated from each other, the garbage discharge device is installed to be detachably from the garbage discharge pipe. According to claim 1,
At least a portion of the support
A residue discharging device located in the residue discharge section (ds) of the residue discharge port in the longitudinal direction of the residue discharge pipe. delete According to claim 1,
the resistor
A waste discharge device inclined upward to be in close contact with the bottom surface of the drum housing. According to claim 1,
The sealing packing is a residue discharging device disposed along the contacting surface between the contacting surface of the first member and the second member. Claims 1 or 3 comprising the waste discharging device,
The juicer further comprising a sensor or a switch device for detecting whether the first member and the second member of the waste discharge pipe are coupled.

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