WO2022171921A1 - Maquina exprimidora con sistema y procedimiento de higienizacion - Google Patents
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- the patent refers to a juicer machine that includes a juice extraction group housed in a casing and that incorporates elements for an automated sanitization of the juice extraction group and the environment where the squeezing takes place, the juice is stored and it serves.
- the invention is especially aimed at squeezing machines in which a solid residue is generated during the squeezing process that must be taken, for hygiene reasons, to an external waste area arranged outside the casing.
- the technical sector to which the invention belongs is that of automatic juice extraction machines.
- the utility model ES1240714U of the same applicant adds a functionality to the machines of the type referred to here in the same way that the utility model ES 1099708 U also of the same applicant adds another utility.
- Patent ES2567101 by the same applicant, also incorporates modifications to a machine of the type we are referring to.
- Heating water from room temperature to a valid temperature for sanitizing is an energy-intensive process, so it is preferable to conserve heat by recirculating the cleaning liquid once it is heated.
- Recirculation requires having a recirculation circuit and a sealed container.
- the difficulty in the type of machine that is of interest, is that said sealed container must have openings for the entry of fruit, the exit of solids and, in addition, house inside a squeezing group connected to a motor through some axes.
- the object of patent ES2643766 is a support that allows the block squeezing group to be manipulated, facilitating assembly and disassembly operations.
- patent US2012024172 referring to a structure to keep the squeezing unit attached to a squeezing machine and that, once said structure is removed, the squeezing unit is easy to disassemble for cleaning.
- Patent US9155330 refers to a machine for the preparation of beverages in which a food selected by the user from among predetermined ones, falls to a blender together with a liquid and there the milkshake is prepared. That mixer is then rinsed with water, all automatically. There is no sanitation process, nor are the characteristics and needs of the machine the same as in the case of juicing.
- Patent CN 108835640 refers to a pulping machine, which crushes the fruit in a homogeneous way. After grinding, jets of water clean the operating area. This machine does not present any output of solids since all the residue is crushed, so it is poured down the drain together with the cleaning water. This option makes it impossible to use the inedible remains of the fruits. There is no sanitation process and the needs of the machine are not the same as in the case of juicing.
- Patents ES2130077 and ES20116143 have as their object juicer machines in which the solid residue is crushed to be able to drain it along with the cleaning water, all with the aforementioned problems.
- Patent ES2158162 refers to a juicer in which a series of spray points have been arranged to clean specific areas of it, but there is no general sanitization of the squeezing area, the squeezing group and all its auxiliary elements.
- Patent CN 108968087 refers to a juicer machine that has waste outlets through which the orange peel is evacuated. These outlets also act as an overflow in the event of the tank overfilling, acting as a drain for both juice and water.
- This machine is not sealed, it does not allow recirculation, and therefore no temperature is applied to the water, and the water jets are directed at certain elements of the squeezing group, and not for general cleaning. In this machine, a complete sanitization is not produced, but rather a rinsing of some elements.
- despite being a rinse with a very reduced and directed use of water as it drains through the same bark outlet ducts, it is difficult to manage the waste and is not environmentally friendly.
- the document ES2545235 refers to a juicer machine that incorporates a filter with a sweeper that removes the remains of pulp and seeds.
- the utility model ES1045339U also refers to a filter for a juicer machine with a drag system for removing pulp and other debris that is deposited on the filter.
- the applicant itself is the owner of a series of registrations related to filters that incorporate self-cleaning elements, serving as an example the utility model ES1238000U or ES1217438U, among others.
- None of the aforementioned filter systems is optimal because, due to their configuration, they generate or can generate shadows or recesses that are difficult to clean.
- the invention solves the aforementioned problems and claims a juicer capable of carrying out a complete, automated sanitizing process, sanitizing all the elements that can come into contact with the juice, including the casing.
- the machine discriminates solid waste without mixing it with liquids, facilitating its management and takes it to a waste bin outside the casing to promote hygiene.
- the invention also includes the sanitizing procedure applicable with the machine that is proposed and that optimizes the process.
- the machine includes:
- a watertight casing defined by a series of walls that have a series of holes suitable for;
- water will refer exclusively to the water directly taken from the water intake and cleaning liquids will be the generic way of referring to any liquid, including water, that intervenes in cleaning and sanitizing operations.
- the first subcircuit that supplies water to the machine preferably from a mains water intake.
- the second subcircuit carries out a general recirculation of the casing cleaning liquids.
- the third subcircuit recirculates the cleaning liquids from the bucket, recirculating them through the spout towards the casing.
- the casing to which mention has been made comprises, in addition to the holes linked to the cleaning circuit, a series of holes suitable for allowing the entry of fruit to be squeezed and the exit of residues. These holes can be sealed for cleaning processes or during machine downtime, making the inside of the casing completely isolated from the outside and watertight.
- the geometry of the casing comprises two differentiated volumes, the upper one being larger, with a funnel-shaped widening space between them. All the volumes of the casing are internally communicated.
- This casing suitable for containing the squeezing group, its accessories and the sprinklers of a sanitizing system, comprises;
- This rear wall intended to be anchored directly to the body of the machine where the motor and other elements are located.
- This rear wall includes housings for the drive shafts of the squeezing group, a housing for fixing the blade and, optionally, a housing for the drive shaft of the filter cleaning system.
- the side walls where, preferably, the outlet holes for the waste associated with doors that close or open them are arranged. Also preferably in the upper part of one of the sides is the feeding window through which the fruit is introduced into the casing. This window is associated with a lid that closes and opens it.
- the side walls comprise a section inclined towards the interior of the casing, this section being where the waste outlet holes could be located.
- a front wall with at least one hole for the outlet pipe and, in a preferred embodiment, also with a hole for the recirculation pipe.
- a bottom closure with a hole to accommodate a drain.
- the walls, the lid and the lower closure are permanently joined either by welding, screws or any other means, although in other executions the joints of the walls with each other and with the closures could be removable.
- An execution with inclined sections on the sides and with waste outlet holes in these sections has different advantages; the waste falls easily through the holes into a waste bin outside the casing, a funnel shape is generated that makes it easier for all the liquid to slide towards the bottom of the casing, and also a cutout or setback is generated in the silhouette of the casing in such a way that the size of its lower part is reduced and a space is created to locate the exit hole closing doors and allow their movement without exceeding the maximum width of the machine.
- the front wall has a practicable area. It is understood as practicable that it can be moved or removed, leaving free access to the interior of the casing.
- the front wall has a fixed part and another openable part.
- the fixed part is located in the lower area of the casing and covers up to the upper part of the widening area. This fixed part, together with the walls and the lower closure, generates a suitable tank to house the cleaning liquids before they are recirculated.
- the upper part of the front wall is preferably openable to allow wide and comfortable access to the interior of the casing and has a transparent window.
- the fruit inlet hole is arranged in the upper part of a side wall and is associated with a sliding lid that opens to allow the fruit to pass into the casing during squeezing and closes during cleaning. preventing water from leaking out of the casing. In a preferred option, it also remains closed during the rest time of the machine.
- the door has upward and downward movement and is mechanized and automated, and the closing and opening mechanism is coordinated with the squeezing, washing or stopping cycles.
- the waste outlet orifices are each associated with a flap.
- This door remains open during juicing and closed during cleaning. In a possible execution it also remains closed during the rest time of the machine.
- the movement of these doors can be mechanized and automated or done manually. If it is mechanized and automated, the closing and opening mechanism is coordinated with the squeezing, washing or stopping cycles.
- the squeezing group and its accessories are arranged in the following way.
- the squeezing group is located on a plane higher than the waste outlet holes and has extractor wedges to detach the rind from the already squeezed fruit, causing it to fall through the waste outlet holes into a container outside the casing.
- a juice filter is also arranged inside the casing with a drag cleaning system.
- This juice filter is located downstream, preferably vertically below the squeezing group. The pulp and remains deposited in the juice filter are dragged to its ends and from there, through the waste outlet holes, they fall into a waste bin outside the casing.
- the juice filter is in the form of a double channel in parallel and a spindle is housed in each of the channels, rotating one opposite the other in such a way that each of them dislodges the residues from one of the ends of the juice filter.
- the spindles are moved by an axis associated with the motor and a gear reverses the progress of one of them.
- the machine is completed with the cleaning subcircuits which, in a preferred execution, are three although in another possible execution there may only be two.
- the first subcircuit introduces the water into the machine through sprinklers.
- This subcircuit comprises a flow regulator that acts in association with a level detector in such a way that once there is enough water inside the casing, the supply of water from the intake is stopped.
- the water is introduced into the machine through the first line of some sprinklers.
- the sprinklers comprise blades with nozzles preferably oriented diagonally, which causes the rotation and directs the water also towards the interior walls of the casing.
- the introduced water accumulates in a tank formed in the lower part of the casing, awaiting its recirculation.
- the second subcircuit comprises a drain suitable for extracting the cleaning liquids from the tank at the bottom of the casing and starting recirculation.
- This second subcircuit comprises a fork capable of discriminating which liquid will go to final drainage and which will be recirculated, and also a recirculating pump to give pressure to the cleaning liquids, a heater such as a flow heater, a temperature controller of the water such as a thermostat. It may optionally comprise a filter.
- the cleaning liquids re-enter the housing through the second sprinkler line.
- the sprinklers comprise a first and a second conduit and are associated with the first subcircuit through the first conduit and with the second subcircuit through the second conduit in such a way that in the washing cycle, the initial filling occurs through the first conduit of the sprinklers with water from the network intake and in the recirculation, the cleaning liquids enter the casing through the second conduit of the sprinklers.
- the sprinklers can have a different configuration, although the one explained with a first and a second conduit is preferred.
- the sprinklers comprise a series of blades with cleaning liquid outlet nozzles. Some of the nozzles are in the first line and others in the second. Those of the first conduit are preferably smaller than those of the second and this is to raise the pressure of the water that arrives from the mains outlet.
- the cleaning product tanks suitable for introducing detergents, surfactants, decalcifiers or any other product that is necessary or suitable for proper sanitation into the flow.
- the drain is common both for the recirculation and for the final drainage of the casing, up to the fork where the liquids are diverted to recirculation or sewage depending on the moment of the washing cycle.
- the third subcircuit recirculates the cleaning liquids in the bucket, extracting them from it, passing them through the outlet pipe and recirculating them through the recirculation pipe to introduce them into the casing.
- it comprises an outlet pipe for the basin, a step-by-step motor arranged in the passage between the basin and the outlet pipe, and a recirculation pipe arranged under the outlet pipe.
- the recirculation spout is in an open, backward position, leaving the mouth of the outlet spout free, allowing the juice to come out, and during the washing cycles, it is in a closed, forward position, and collects the cleaning liquid that comes out of the outlet pipe and reintroduces it into the housing at the bottom.
- the control of the amount of liquid that comes out of the bucket, whether it is juice or cleaning fluid, and its pumping is carried out by a step-by-step motor arranged between the bucket and the outlet spout.
- the device allows the execution of a washing procedure that improves the results and that comprises the following stages and sub-stages.
- a second stage in which water is introduced into the casing In this second stage, the pressure of the water from the mains intake is increased by driving it through the first conduit because the sprinkler blades associated with that first conduit have a smaller section than that of the conduit that carries the water to them.
- the water comes out of the nozzles under pressure and with jets also directed towards the inner walls of the casing by the action of the rotating blades.
- the level detector orders the closing of the water intake.
- the third stage is the recirculation stage and two sub-stages take place that can be simultaneous:
- the water is recirculated, passing it through a heater until it reaches a predetermined temperature that can vary depending on the type of detergent to be used or other variables.
- the detergent is preferably introduced into the flow through a dosing pump that connects through a path at the base of the blades.
- This cleaning liquid comprising water and detergent is recirculated until the end of this third stage.
- the squeezing group and its accessories move. This movement is adequate to facilitate the access of water and cleaning products to all parts of it.
- This movement can be continuous or present predetermined or random stops.
- FIGURE 1 shows the casing (1) where the rear wall (2) can be seen with the housings (21) for the drive shafts of the squeezing system and the blade anchors (22), the top cover (3) with the holes for channeling cleaning liquids (31), the side walls (4), in this version with an inclined section (41) where the waste outlet holes (42) have been arranged, the front part (5 ), closed up to the widening area (6), this front part has a liquid outlet hole (51) and a recirculation hole (52).
- FIGURE 2 shows the casing to which a practicable area has been incorporated, in this case a door (7). This figure also shows the fruit inlet window (8) and the drive shaft housing of the juice filter cleaning system (9).
- FIGURE 3 shows the case with the door closed.
- the door has a frame (71) and a transparent window (72).
- FIGURE 4 shows the casing seen from the front with the waste outlet doors (10) closed, and FIGURE 5 shows such doors open.
- FIGURE 6 shows the casing (1) in a possible execution with a cut to better appreciate its interior.
- the squeezing group (11) is shown with the squeezing drums (112) and the extractor wedges (111) arranged in a plane superior to the waste outlet holes ( 42), here arranged on the side walls in its inclined section and with the associated door (10) closed.
- the juice filter (12) with a drag system, the juice storage tank (13), the inlet pipes (14) for water and cleaning liquids and the sprinklers (141) on the squeezing group.
- a bifurcation (177) that, together with a pump that opens or closes one of the branches, preferably the drainage to the final sewage system, discriminates the cleaning liquids that will be recirculated or those that, where appropriate, will go to the sewer.
- FIGURE 7 shows in detail the fruit entry window (8), which is shown open.
- FIGURE 8 shows in detail the fruit entry window (8) in this case closed by a sliding cover (81) activated by a mechanism (82) arranged on the side of the casing.
- FIGURE 9 shows in detail a waste outlet hole (42), in this case in an inclined section of a side wall, and the door (10) that closes it, which in this case is shown closed.
- FIGURE 10 shows in detail a possible execution of a waste outlet hole (42) and the door (10) that closes it, which, in this case, is seen open.
- the door (42) pivots on a lower hinge (420) and is activated by a door closing mechanism (421) arranged next to the door that it activates.
- the door has a suitable thickness and geometry to match the geometry of the waste outlet holes to seal them watertight, and may have sealing gaskets (422).
- FIGURE 11 shows, schematically, an execution of the first subcircuit (16) in continuous line and the second subcircuit (17) in broken line.
- the first subcircuit (16) comprises the mains water intake (161), flow regulators (162) such as a solenoid valve associated with a level detector and the sprinklers (141) through which the water enters the casing.
- flow regulators (162) such as a solenoid valve associated with a level detector and the sprinklers (141) through which the water enters the casing.
- the second general recirculation subcircuit (17) comprises a drain (176), optionally a filter (172), the recirculation pump (174), a flow heater (173) and a temperature controller (175) such as thermostat.
- FIGURE 12 shows the sprinklers (141) from the top and bottom, showing the connection (142) with the first and second subcircuits, being a connection of coaxial channels, with the central channel (143) being the first conduit as it is connected to the first subcircuit. and the outer channel (144) the second conduction as it is connected to the second subcircuit.
- the first conduit carries the cleaning liquids to the blades with a smaller section (145) and the second conduit to the blades with a larger section (146).
- the blades are mounted on an idle or loose shaft.
- the nozzles (148) and (149) are located at the ends of the blades, and can be fixed or adjustable, being able to be mounted on adjustable caps (147).
- the nozzles of the first conduit (148) have an outlet with a lower flow rate than the nozzles of the second conduit (149).
- FIGURE 13 shows the juice filter (12) suitable for being placed inside the casing on the bucket (13).
- the filter has a double channel geometry with spindles (121) housed on each of the channels. These spindles move by the action of a shaft (122) associated with a motor of the machine and have opposite movement with respect to each other by the action of a gear (123).
- FIGURE 14 shows a sectional diagram of the third subcircuit where the outlet pipe (18) can be seen, in this case with its mouth (181) free when the recirculation pipe (182) is removed. This position would be the one that the third subcircuit would adopt during the squeezing cycle of the machine and juice service. Not shown is the stepper motor that pumps the liquid from the bucket, also not shown, to the spout.
- FIGURE 15 shows a sectional diagram of the third subcircuit where the outlet pipe (18) can be seen, in this case with its mouth (181) in connection with the recirculation pipe (182) as it is advanced. This position would be the one that the third subcircuit would adopt during the washing cycle.
- the juicer machine with a sanitizing system comprises;
- a waterproof casing This casing has holes, both for the entry and exit of cleaning liquids and for the entry of fruit or the exit of waste.
- the fruit inlet and waste outlet are associated with opening doors and lids. allowing the casing to be watertight during the sanitizing cycles but to have said holes operative during the squeezing cycles.
- the squeezing group comprises male drums, female drums, a cutting blade, extractor wedges and a juice filter which in turn comprises a drive system that drives the remains that are deposited towards its sides.
- the filter is arranged under the squeezing group. Under the filter there is a bucket to receive the already filtered juice.
- a sanitizing circuit comprising three sub-circuits; the first of them for the introduction of water from a mains outlet, the second for general recirculation and heating of cleaning liquids and the third for recirculation of cleaning liquids from the bucket to the casing through the outlet pipe and recirculation pipe .
- the casing (1) In relation to the casing (1), it has a geometry of two prismatic volumes, a larger upper one and a smaller lower one with a widening area (6) between them. All of them are connected on the inside, with a single cavity.
- This front part has a liquid outlet hole (51) suitable for fixing an outlet pipe (18) and a recirculation hole (52) suitable for fixing a recirculation pipe (182).
- the upper zone of the front part is closed by a door (7) comprising a frame (71) and a transparent area (172).
- the lower part of the assembly is closed by a lower closure that has a drainage hole.
- This configuration generates a tank in the lower part of the casing suitable for containing the cleaning liquids before their recirculation.
- the waste outlet holes (42) are associated with flaps (10) suitable for sealing each waste hole for which, in addition to the complementary geometry between the flap and the waste outlet hole, sealing gaskets are provided (422) at the joints.
- These doors are associated with a motor that opens and closes them automatically, coordinating with the cleaning, squeezing or stopping operations, depending on the case. The closing and opening of the doors is carried out by pivoting them on hinges (420) arranged in their lower part.
- the motor 421 is disposed at a rear position, preferably within the main body of the machine.
- the fruit entry window (8) comprises a sliding cover (81) that opens or closes it in a coordinated manner with the cleaning, squeezing or stopping operations, as the case may be, and regulates the entry of fruit by hindering or freeing access.
- a sliding cover (81) that opens or closes it in a coordinated manner with the cleaning, squeezing or stopping operations, as the case may be, and regulates the entry of fruit by hindering or freeing access.
- a motor (82) arranged in a rear position, preferably inside the main body of the machine.
- This casing is suitable for housing a squeezing group (11) exposed to the action of the sprinklers.
- This squeezing group comprises female drums (112), male drums and extraction wedges (111) suitable for removing the rind once the fruit has been squeezed, leaving it loose so that, by gravity, it falls into the waste bin arranged outside the casing.
- the juice filter (12) In the vertical of the squeezing group, downstream, the juice filter (12) is arranged, which has a double channel geometry with spindles (121) housed on each of the channels. These spindles move by the action of a shaft (122) associated with a motor of the machine and have opposite movement with respect to each other by the action of a gear (123). The spindles drag the pulp and fruit remains towards the ends of the filter to, from there, fall into a waste bin arranged outside the casing.
- the machine includes a suitable circuit to sanitize the entire interior of the casing, the squeezing group and its auxiliaries.
- the circuit comprises three subcircuits.
- the first subcircuit (16) supplies water to the machine.
- it comprises a connection to a mains water intake (161), a flow regulator (162) associated with a level detector to control the amount of water inside the casing and a series of sprinklers (141) to introduce the water inside the casing with the desired pressure and direction.
- the second subcircuit comprises a drain (176), a filter (172), a pump (173), a flow heater (174), a thermostat to control the temperature (175) of the cleaning liquid and a series (141) of sprinklers to introduce the cleaning liquid inside the casing with the desired pressure and direction.
- the sprinklers are shared by the first and second circuits, although these sprinklers have a connection of coaxial channels, with the central channel (143) being the first conduit inlet because it is connected to the first subcircuit and the outer channel (144) being the connection of the second conduction to come connected to the second subcircuit being one and the other independent.
- the sprinklers comprise blades where the cleaning liquid outlet nozzles are located.
- the first conduit carries the cleaning liquids to the blades with a smaller section (145) and the second conduit to the blades with a larger section (146).
- the blades are mounted on an idle or loose shaft.
- the nozzles (148) and (149) are located at the end of the blades.
- the orientation of the nozzles and the pressure of the cleaning liquid they expel, causes and conditions the turning of the sprinklers.
- the outlet pressure of the cleaning liquid is conditioned by the section of the blades and by the section of the outlet of the nozzles, being lower in the nozzles of the first conduit (148) to raise the pressure of the water from the mains intake and greater in the nozzles of the second line (149) since the second subcircuit has a pump for this purpose.
- the nozzles are oriented diagonally to the plane of the blades to cause the sprinklers to turn and for the cleaning liquids to reach the internal part of the walls of the casing and the squeezing group. from different angles.
- the third subcircuit aims to clean the inside of the pipe and drain the bucket. To do this, it includes:
- step-by-step motor that takes the liquids from the bucket and pumps them to an outlet pipe.
- a recirculation pipe (182) mobile arranged under the outlet pipe.
- the recirculation spout (182) is in an open, delayed position, leaving the mouth (181) of the outlet spout free, allowing the juice to come out, and during the washing cycles, it is in a closed position. closed, advanced, and collects the cleaning liquid that comes out of the outlet pipe (18) and reintroduces it into the casing at the bottom.
- the recirculation pipe (182) preferably presents anterior-posterior movement.
- the machine comprises:
- This branch (177) associated with a pump in one of the branches, is coordinated with the squeezing processes, phase of the sanitization process or stoppage of the machine.
- the machine explained here has solid waste outlets (42), a juice outlet pipe (18) and a drain (176) independent of each other, achieving an environmentally effective management of each type of waste, allowing an effective sanitization process. , with low energy consumption as the cleaning liquid can be recirculated, and fully automated.
- the sanitation process comprises the following stages and sub-processes, some of which may be contemporary:
- a second stage in which water is introduced into the casing In this second stage, the water circulates through the first conduit (143) and through the blades with a smaller section (145) to, together with the nozzles of the first conduit (148), raise the pressure of the water and that at its outlet, as the nozzles are oriented diagonally, it causes the sprinklers to turn and rinse the walls of the casing.
- the level detector verifies that there is enough water inside the casing, in coordination with the flow regulator, it closes the passage preventing the entry of more water, ending the second stage.
- the general recirculation sub-stage where the water or cleaning liquids leave the casing through the drain (176) and pass through a filter (172), a selection key (177), a pump (173) and a heater ( 174) to re-enter the casing, hot and under pressure, through the second line (142) and the nozzles of the second line (149) of the sprinklers.
- the detergent is incorporated into the cleaning liquid.
- This general recirculation sub-stage has a first phase in which the water is recirculated without adding detergent. During this first phase, the water takes on temperature until it reaches a predetermined temperature that is ideal for the correct functioning of the detergent. Once that predetermined temperature is reached, the detergent is introduced into the casing through a dosing pump that connects through a path at the base of the blades.
- a fourth emptying stage Once the recirculation stage is finished, an emptying stage is carried out, in which the cleaning liquids are evacuated through the drain and go to the sewer.
- the water is taken from the mains through the first circuit again. .
- the squeezing group and its auxiliaries show movement.
- all the elements that move during the squeezing move in such a way that the different parts of the squeezing group or its auxiliaries are exposed to the sprinklers, varying their proximity or its angle of exposure, avoiding the existence of shadows or areas excluded from the action of cleaning liquids.
- This movement can be continuous or present stops and starts in such a way that a specific part is exposed more time to the action of the cleaning liquids.
- These stops can be predetermined or random or a combination of both, thus giving the option that all parts of the squeezing group, including the filter, are exposed to jets of hot and pressurized cleaning liquids.
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