KR20170039459A - A juicer with vacuum system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a juicer comprising: a driving member (320) for providing rotation force to a screw assembly (200), to integrally provide the juicer and a vacuum device; a vacuum pump (340) receiving driving force by the driving member (320); and a vacuum formation part (400) having a vacuum nozzle (410) for providing vacuum, by being connected to the vacuum pump (340), wherein the vacuum formation part (400) is operated to protrude to the outside from the juicer. Moreover, the present invention provides the juicer, when the vacuum formation part (400) protrudes to the outside, which has the vacuum nozzle (410) on an end of a lower side.

Description

A juicer with vacuum system including a vacuum forming part < RTI ID = 0.0 >

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a master controller having a vacuum device.

A conventional vertical centrifugal separator (for example, Korean Patent Registration No. 1013504, hereinafter referred to as " KJI ") includes a screw structure in which a juice object such as fruit or vegetable is introduced and cut, conveyed, crushed, do. The screw structure is provided on the inner side of the drum, and the juice is formed by the rotation of the screw assembly during the passage of the fruit juice between the mesh net and the drum, including the mesh net. The juice to be consumed by the user and pulp, which is the remnant residue, are collected separately at the bottom of the drum and are discharged separately through the respective discharge ports. A mesh network may not be provided in the screw assembly, and a separate mesh network may be provided between the drum and the screw assembly.

If the user wishes to drink juice using the juicer, the user will actuate the juicer after placing a cup of appropriate height under juice flow tube (see "131 " in Figure 1) The juice is cut, conveyed, crushed and squeezed by the operation, and the juice is collected in the cup through the juice flow tube.

The amount of the juice to be collected in the cup differs depending on the amount of the juice object to be injected, the characteristics of the juice object,

However, if the amount of juice is too much, or if there are other special circumstances, than the initial user thinks, the user may not be able to drink juice all at once and may want to keep it separately.

However, the juice collected in the cup is easily decayed even when it is stored at room temperature or in a low-temperature storage device such as a refrigerator due to the nature of fruit juices such as fruits and vegetables. Therefore, many users place the juice in a separate closed container and place it in the cryogenic storage device. However, in this case, too, the air can be introduced into the closed container, so that the shelf life is not so long.

To solve this problem, there has been an attempt to incorporate a vacuum pump into a blender as disclosed in Korean Patent No. 2009-0121537 and 2008-0036265. However, this conventional technique is inconvenient to use because the vacuum pump is simply coupled to the blender, and it is not suitable for the applicant, which mainly collects the juice mainly in the cup.

(Patent Document 1) KR 10-2009-0121537 A1

(Patent Document 2) KR 10-2008-0036265 A1

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.

Specifically, a vacuum apparatus capable of vacuum-tightly sealing a container in which a juice is collected is provided integrally with a juice dispenser using a juicer, and a juicer having improved user's convenience is proposed.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a weighing apparatus for sorting a juice object into a juice and a pulp by rotation of a screw assembly, A power member (320) for providing a rotational force to the power transmission member (200); A vacuum pump 340 for receiving power by the power member 320; And a vacuum forming unit 400 having a vacuum nozzle 410 connected to the vacuum pump 340 and providing a vacuum, the vacuum forming unit 400 being operated to project outward from the master cylinder And the vacuum nozzle 410 is located at the lower end when the vacuum forming part 400 protrudes outward.

In the first embodiment, the vacuum forming part 400 further includes a gear set, whereby the vacuum forming part 400 is operated in multiple stages so as to protrude outwardly from the master cylinder, It is preferable that the height h2 of the lower end of the vacuum nozzle 410 is controlled to any one of preset heights.

In the second embodiment, the vacuum forming part 400 further includes a height control member 420, and the height control member 420 may be disposed on the bottom of the vacuum forming part 400 from the bottom when the vacuum forming part 400 protrudes outward. It is preferable to control the projecting operation of the vacuum forming part 400 to the outside so as to control the height h2 of the lower end of the vacuum nozzle 410 to any one of preset heights.

On the other hand, the juicer includes a juice flow tube 131 for flowing the juice separated by the rotation of the screw assembly 200 to the outside; And a pulp flow tube 121 for flowing the pulp separated by the rotation of the screw assembly 200 to the outside. When the vacuum forming part 400 protrudes outward, the vacuum nozzle 410, The height h2 of the lower end of the pulp flow pipe 121 is preferably greater than the height h1 from the bottom to either the juice flow pipe 131 or the pulp flow pipe 121. [

The main body 300 further includes a main body 300 on which the power member 320 and the vacuum pump 340 are mounted and the vacuum forming part 400 is provided on one side of the main body 300 And may be operable to protrude outward from the main body 300.

In this case, an insertion groove 341 is formed at one side of the main body 300, and the insertion groove 341 is inwardly protruded from the outer surface of the main body 300. The vacuum forming part 400 is inserted into the insertion groove 341 It is preferable that it can be inserted.

A shaft hole is located in the insertion groove 341 and a rotary shaft 425 is positioned at the end of the vacuum forming part 400 toward the body 300. The rotary shaft 425 is inserted into the shaft hole The vacuum forming part 400 hinges outwardly from the inside of the insertion groove 341 and protrudes outward from the main body 300.

It is preferable that a distance from the juice flow tube 131 to the insertion groove 341 is shorter than a distance from the pulp flow tube 121 to the insertion groove 341.

In addition, the vacuum forming part 400 may move the vacuum nozzle 410 by a predetermined distance in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction while protruding outward from the main body 300.

The vacuum cleaner further includes a container 520 having a vacuum stopper 510 and an opening 511 selectively opened to allow the vacuum nozzle 410 to be inserted into the container 520 .

In this case, it is preferable that the vacuum stopper 510 has a plurality of openings 511 having the same size but different diameters.

In one embodiment, a mesh nest 276 is located below the screw assembly 200 and the juice passes through the mesh nest 276 when the screw assembly 200 is rotated, The pulp flows downward along the outer surface of the screw assembly 200 because the pulp does not pass through the mesh net 276. [

In another embodiment, the screw assembly 200 includes a screw that separates the juice object into juice and pulp; And a net drum located outside the screw and passing the juice to the outside but not the pulp.

The present invention provides a vacuum cleaner integrated with a vacuum cleaner which can be conveniently used by a user unlike a conventional vacuum cleaner combined with a vacuum cleaner (or a mixer).

Particularly, when the vacuum apparatus is not used, it is normally inserted into the main body and is not inconvenient to use, but it can be projected only at the time of use, thereby improving the convenience.

In addition, since the height of the vacuum forming portion can be appropriately selected, vacuum sealing can be conveniently performed in any container.

Further, since a single power member is used, the manufacturing cost does not increase greatly even when a vacuum device is used.

By configuring the various containers and the vacuum stopper, the user can select the container of the desired size to store the juice and conveniently vacuum seal it.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a master clerk according to the present invention; Fig.
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are exploded perspective views of a master station according to the present invention.
4 is a conceptual view of a vacuum forming part of a master cylinder according to the present invention.

The present invention will be described by taking the master secretary as an example. However, the same principle can be applied to devices other than the master, for example, the range of the present invention will be such as a blender, a green pot, and the like.

The constituent elements of the present invention can be used integrally or individually as needed. In addition, some components may be omitted depending on the usage form.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, the definitions of these terms should be described based on the contents throughout this specification.

The term "vacuum generation" or "vacuum formation " referred to in the present invention means to form a state in which air can be discharged from a target space to form a substantial vacuum state to be stored without corruption. It should be noted that this does not mean a completely vacuum atmosphere with no academic meaning but a vacuum state widely used in this technical field.

1. Explanation of the composition of the Master Clerk

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, referring to Figs. 1 to 3, the entire configuration of the master server will be described.

The main assembly according to the present invention comprises a lid 10, a drum 100 to be fastened to the lid 10, a screw assembly 200 rotatably disposed inside the drum 100, And a main body 300. Hereinafter, the concept including both the drum 100 and the screw assembly 200 will be referred to as an " juice screw assembly ".

The lid 10 is provided with a cover 10, a binding jaw 13 along the inner diameter of the bottom surface, and a rotation axis fixing groove 14 at the center of the bottom surface, the injection port 11 being spaced a predetermined distance from the center, And a rod-shaped injection rod 12 which functions as a push-in member for allowing the juice to be injected into the injection port 11 well. In the drawing, the injection port 11 is eccentrically positioned at the center of the lid 10, but it is not limited thereto. The upper rotary shaft 211 of the screw assembly 200 is inserted into the rotary shaft fixing groove 14.

A mesh net 276 is positioned below the screw assembly 200. As will be described later, when the juice object is cut, crushed and squeezed out of the upper part of the screw assembly 200, the juice is divided into juice and pulp, which passes through the mesh net 276 and flows into the screw assembly 200 And the pulp that does not pass through the mesh net 276 flows downward along the outer surface of the screw assembly 200 as it is.

The drum 100 has a hollow cylindrical container structure having a space therein. The drum 100 has a guide protrusion 110 protruding from a center of the inner bottom surface of the drum 100 with a predetermined diameter, A second guide groove 112 which is a columnar passage formed on the inner side, a pulp discharge hole 120, and a juice discharge hole 120. The first guide groove 111, A pulp flow tube 121, and a juice flow tube 131 are provided.

The first guide groove 111 is formed on the outer side of the guide jaw 110 around the center of the drum 100 in a cylindrical shape having a larger diameter than the guide jaws 110. The first guide groove 111 is provided with a drum The pulp discharge hole 120 passing through the bottom surface of the bottom plate 100 is formed.

The second guide groove 112 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a smaller diameter than the guide groove 110 on the inner side of the guide groove 110 about the center of the drum 100. The second guide groove 112 is formed with a drum 100 are formed in the upper and lower sides of the bottom surface of the juice extracting hole 130.

The pulp flow tube 121 and the juice flow tube 131 are connected to the pulp discharge hole 120 and the juice discharge hole 130 and extend to the outside of the drum 100 to easily discharge pulp and juice to the outside Orient as far as possible.

That is, the fruit juice is divided into juice and pulp by the rotational force in the course of passing through the screw assembly 200. The juice having passed through the mesh net 276 flows downward from the inside of the screw assembly 200 The pulp that has passed through the mesh nets 276 is discharged to the outside of the screw assembly 200 through the second guide groove 112 and then discharged to the outside through the juice discharge hole 130 and the juice flow tube 131, And then flows along the first guide groove 111 and is discharged to the outside of the main circulator through the pulp discharge hole 120 and the pulp flow pipe 121.

The upper portion of the main body 300 is preferably formed to have a size corresponding to the bottom surface of the drum 100, and is engaged with the lower portion of the drum 100.

The main body 300 includes a power member 320 such as a motor and an operating portion 330 such as a switch for applying power is disposed on an outer surface of the main body 300.

A prismatic shaft 310 is connected to the power member 320 and a prismatic shaft 310 is inserted into a prismatic hole 212 formed in a rotary shaft 210 located at a lower portion of the screw assembly 200, And the screw assembly 200 surrounding the rotary shaft 210 rotates.

In another embodiment of the present invention, which is not shown, a mesh network 276 is not located at the bottom of the screw assembly 200, but the screw assembly 200 is a solid screw (not shown) And a mesh drum (not shown) separately positioned outside the screw.

In this case, the juice object is cut, crushed, and pressed along the outer surface of the screw (not shown) to be separated into juice and pulp. The juice passes through a net drum (not shown) And the pulp does not pass through the net drum (not shown), and is discharged outside the master station.

Next, referring to FIG. 4, the vacuum forming part 400 according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

The vacuum forming unit 400 includes a vacuum pump 340 that receives power by the power member 320 to form a vacuum and a vacuum pump 340 that is disposed at one side of the vacuum forming unit 400 to be inserted into the vacuum stopper 510 of the container 520 And a vacuum nozzle 410 provided at an end thereof. And may further include a separate height control member 420 when operated electronically.

The vacuum forming part 400 is preferably provided in the main body 300. Particularly, when the vacuum forming part 400 is not used, it is inserted into the insertion groove 341 along the outer surface of the main body 300 so as not to be inconvenient for user's storage or mounting, It is preferable that it can be felt as a surface.

To this end, an insertion groove 341 is formed at one side of the main body 300, and the inserted groove 341 is inserted inwardly from the outer surface of the main body 300, and the vacuum forming part 400 is inserted therein.

In this position, the user protrudes outwardly when the vacuum forming part 400 is used. Whether mechanical or electronic, manual or automatic, the method is irrelevant.

In the illustrated embodiment, the shaft hole is located in the insertion groove 341, the rotation shaft 425 is positioned at the end of the vacuum forming part 400 facing the main body 300, the rotation shaft 425 is inserted into the insertion groove 341, So that the vacuum forming part 400 is hingedly protruded outwardly from the inside of the insertion groove 341.

Particularly, since the user wants to vacuum the container 520 containing the juice, which is not pulp, the distance from the juice flow tube 131 to the insertion groove 341 when the main body 300 is cylindrical is shorter than the distance from the pulp flow tube 121 To the insertion groove 341, as shown in Fig.

In the case of the mechanical operation method according to the first embodiment, it is preferable that the vacuum forming part 400 is provided with a gear set. When the user uses the gear set to hinge the vacuum forming part 400 to protrude outside the insertion groove 341 of the main body 300, the vacuum forming part 400 is hinged by the gear set in multiple stages. That is, a gear set is used to move the vacuum nozzle 410 to the multi-stage, and the height h2 of the lower end of the vacuum nozzle 410 from the bottom may be controlled to any one of preset heights through the hole.

In the case of the electronic operation method according to the second embodiment, the height control member 420 is operated through the operation part 330 provided outside the main body 300. That is, the user can control the degree of hinge movement of the vacuum forming part 400 through the operating part 330, i.e., the height h2 of the lower end of the vacuum nozzle 410 from the floor.

The height of the vacuum forming part 400 protruding outward, that is, the height h2 of the lower end of the vacuum nozzle 410 from the bottom can be selected from any of preset heights. In other words, the degree of hinge motion of the vacuum forming part 400 is determined. At this time, the vacuum nozzle 410 is operated in multiple stages such that the height h2 of the lower end of the vacuum nozzle 410 is not too low or too high.

It is preferable that the height h1 is larger than the height h1 from the bottom to either the juice flow pipe 131 or the pulp flow pipe 121 as a default value. In particular, as shown in Fig. 1, it is preferable that the height h1 from the bottom to the end of the juice flow tube 131 is larger than h1. The user can place the juice under the vacuum nozzle 410 without having to tilt the cup during vacuum sealing by placing the juice under the juice flow tube 131 using a container which is generally smaller than the height h1 so as to properly contain the juice So that the cup can be positioned.

The vacuum forming part 400 may be configured to move the vacuum nozzle 410 in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction while protruding outward from the main body 300 for the convenience of the user . If there is no moving clearance in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction, there is the inconvenience of placing the cup only in the correct position for vacuum sealing.

Meanwhile, the master clerk according to the present invention can be configured with a separate set of containers 520, that is, a plurality of containers 520. In this case, the containers 520 are configured to have different sizes, thereby enhancing convenience for the user.

The containers 520 are provided with a vacuum plug 510. The vacuum stopper 510 may have different diameters depending on the size of the container 520. Since the vacuum stopper 510 must be inserted into one vacuum nozzle 410, the vacuum stopper 510 has an opening 511 in which the vacuum nozzle 410 can be inserted, Are preferably equal in size.

The vacuum stopper 510 is preferably made of an elastic material such as rubber and the opening 511 of the vacuum stopper 510 may be opened only when the vacuum nozzle 410 is inserted and closed when the vacuum stopper 410 is not inserted. That is, it can be selectively opened. The vacuum stopper 510 itself is conventional in the art, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2. Explanation of operation and vacuum sealing process

The operation of the master clerk according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

A juice object such as fruit is prepared, and the container 520 is placed under the juice flow tube 131. The vacuum forming part 400 is inserted into the insertion groove 341 of the main body 300.

The power member 320 in the main body 300 is driven and the rotational force is transmitted to the rotational shaft 210 connected to the prismatic shaft 310 by rotating the prismatic shaft 310 .

As the rotary shaft 210 rotates, the screw assembly 200 coupled to the rotary shaft 210 rotates in the drum 100, and the operation of the master scissors is started.

The juice object is injected into the injection port 11 formed in the lid 10 by using the injection rod 12 and the injected juice object reaches the screw assembly 200 and is delivered to the screw assembly 200 by the screw assembly 200 Crushed and squeezed.

This grinding and pressing separates the juice and pulp such that the juice will flow along the second guide groove 112 located inside the screw assembly 200 to pass through the mesh net 276, Will flow along the first guide groove 111 located outside the screw assembly 200 because it can not pass through the mesh net 276.

The pulp flowing along the first guide groove 111 passes through the pulp discharge hole 120 and is discharged to the outside through the pulp flow pipe 121.

The juice flowing along the second guide groove 112 passes through the juice outlet hole 130 and collects in the container 520 through the juice flow tube 131.

If the user wishes to vacuum seal the container 520, the vacuum cap 510 corresponding to the container 510 is selected and closed. The vacuum plug 510 is prepared with various outer diameters according to the size of the container 510, and selects a suitable size of the vacuum plug 510.

According to the first embodiment, the vacuum forming part 400 is hingedly moved in the insertion groove 341 manually to protrude outward. At this time, the gears are hinged by the gear sets in multiple stages, and manually positioned at appropriate heights in consideration of the height of the container 520.

According to the second embodiment, the operation portion 330 is operated to hinge the vacuum forming portion 400 in the insertion groove 341 to protrude outward. At this time, the vacuum forming part 400 is gradually raised. By operating the operating part 330 in consideration of the height of the container 520, the vacuum forming part 400 is positioned at an appropriate height.

Next, after placing the container 520 closed with the vacuum stopper 510 with the juice under the vacuum forming part 400, the vacuum nozzle 410 is manually moved to the vacuum stopper 510 As shown in Fig.

Next, when the operation unit 330 is operated again to operate the vacuum pump 340, the air inside the container 520 is removed by the vacuum pump 340, and the container 520 is vacuum-sealed.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims. It will be appreciated that embodiments are possible. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the claims.

10: Cover
11: Injection port
12: injection rod
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14: rotating shaft fixing groove
100: Drums
110: guide chin
111: first guide groove
112: second guide groove
120: pulp discharge hole
121: pulp flow tube
130: juice discharge hole
131: Juice flow tube
200: screw assembly
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211: upper rotating shaft
212: square shaft
276: mesh network
300: Body
310: square shaft
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340: Vacuum pump
341: Insertion groove
400: Vacuum forming part
410: Vacuum nozzle
420: height control member
510: Vacuum plug
511: opening
520: container

Claims (14)

A juicer for separating juice into juice and pulp by rotation of a screw assembly (200)
In this case,
A power member 320 for providing a rotational force to the screw assembly 200;
A vacuum pump 340 for receiving power by the power member 320; And
And a vacuum forming part (400) having a vacuum nozzle (410) connected to the vacuum pump (340) and providing a vacuum,
The vacuum forming part 400 may be operated to protrude outwardly from the master cylinder,
When the vacuum forming part 400 protrudes outward, the vacuum nozzle 410 is positioned at the lower end,
Lord Clerk.
The method according to claim 1,
The vacuum forming part 400 further comprises a gear set,
By the gear set, the vacuum forming part 400 is operated in a multi-stage so as to protrude outward from the applicator so that the height h2 of the lower end of the vacuum nozzle 410 from the bottom One controlled,
Lord Clerk.
3. The method of claim 2,
The vacuum forming part 400 further includes a height control member 420,
The height control member 420 may control the height h2 of the lower end of the vacuum nozzle 410 to a predetermined height from the bottom when the vacuum forming part 400 protrudes outward, Which controls the projecting operation of the forming portion 400 to the outside,
Lord Clerk.
The method according to claim 2 or 3,
In this case,
A juice flow tube (131) for flowing the juice separated by the rotation of the screw assembly (200) to the outside; And
Further comprising a pulp flow tube (121) for flowing the pulp separated by rotation of the screw assembly (200) to the outside,
The height h2 of the lower end of the vacuum nozzle 410 from the bottom when the vacuum forming part 400 is protruded outward may be set to be any one of the juice flow pipe 131 Is greater than the height (h1)
Lord Clerk.
The method according to claim 1,
The main wiper further includes a main body 300 on which the power member 320 and the vacuum pump 340 are mounted,
The vacuum forming part 400 is provided at one side of the main body 300 and is operable to protrude outward from the main body 300,
Lord Clerk.
6. The method of claim 5,
An insertion groove 341 is formed at one side of the main body 300 so as to extend inwardly from the outer surface of the main body 300,
The vacuum forming part 400 may be inserted into the insertion groove 341,
Lord Clerk.
The method according to claim 6,
A shaft hole is located in the insertion groove 341,
A rotation shaft 425 is disposed at a distal end of the vacuum forming part 400 facing the main body 300,
The rotation shaft 425 is inserted into the shaft hole so that the vacuum forming part 400 hinges outward from the inside of the insertion groove 341 and protrudes outward from the main body 300,
Lord Clerk.
8. The method according to claim 6 or 7,
In this case,
A juice flow tube (131) for flowing the juice separated by the rotation of the screw assembly (200) to the outside; And
Further comprising a pulp flow tube (121) for flowing the pulp separated by rotation of the screw assembly (200) to the outside,
The main body 300 is cylindrical,
The distance from the juice flow tube 131 to the insertion groove 341 is shorter than the distance from the pulp flow tube 121 to the insertion groove 341,
Lord Clerk.
8. The method according to claim 6 or 7,
The vacuum forming part 400 may move the vacuum nozzle 410 by a predetermined distance in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction while projecting outward from the main body 300,
Lord Clerk.
The method according to claim 1,
The controller further includes a container 520 having a vacuum stop 510,
In the container 520, an opening 511, which is selectively opened to allow the vacuum nozzle 410 to be inserted,
Lord Clerk.
11. The method of claim 10,
The vacuum stopper 510 includes a plurality of openings 511 having the same size but different outer diameters,
Lord Clerk.
The method according to claim 1,
A mesh net 276 is positioned below the screw assembly 200,
During rotation of the screw assembly 200, the juice flows into the screw assembly 200 through the mesh net 276 and flows downward, and the pulp does not pass through the mesh net 276 Which flows downward along the outer surface of the screw assembly 200,
Lord Clerk.
The method according to claim 1,
The screw assembly (200)
A screw that separates the fruit juice into juice and pulp; And
And a net drum positioned outside the screw and passing the juice to the outside but not the pulp.
Lord Clerk.
A hollow drum 100;
A screw assembly 200 located inside the drum 100 and having a mesh network 276;
A cylindrical guide protrusion 111 provided on a lower surface of the drum 100 and provided at a position corresponding to the mesh screen 276;
A first guide groove 111 which is a columnar passage located outside the guide jaw 111;
A second guide groove 112 which is a columnar passage located inside the guide chin 111;
A pulp flow tube 121 communicating with the first guide groove 111 and directed to the outside;
A juice flow pipe (131) communicating with the second guide groove (112) and directed to the outside;
A main body 300 coupled to the lower surface of the drum 100 and having the power member 320 mounted thereon;
An insertion groove 341 provided at one side of the main body 300;
A vacuum forming part 400 having a vacuum nozzle 410 provided at a lower end thereof to receive power by the power member 320 and to be vacuum-injected into the insertion groove 341, ; And
And a plurality of containers (520) each having a plurality of vacuum stoppers (510) in which openings (511) through which the vacuum nozzles (410) can be inserted are located,
Lord Clerk.

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