NZ802085B2 - Improved juicer - Google Patents

Abstract

Juicers come in various types and a popular type of juicer is a centrifugal juicer that receives foodstuffs such as fruits and vegetables through a feed tube leading to a rotating surface that can have teeth, blades, and/or other serrated mechanisms. Centrifugal force separates the juice from the pulp and forces the juice to move through a meshed surface such as a sieve or strainer. There is a need for an improved juicer that prevents the produced pulp from impacting vulnerable areas of the juicer during processing. There is also a need for a juicer that retains airtightness by preventing certain impacts that can compromise seals, seams, and the like. There is further a need for juicer that prevents juice from escaping from the juicer resulting in lost product, disruption in the juicing process, and unwanted mess and cleanup. This application is for an improved juicer that can process a foodstuff to produce a juice and a pulp. The improved juicer can prevent the produced pulp from interfering with the functionality of the improved juicer by preventing the pulp from impacting critical areas within the improved juicer. The improved juicer can block the pulp from impacting and disrupting airtight seals that otherwise would allow air to escape and juice to escape during processing. The juicer comprising a motor base having a motor, a juicer bin with an open top. The juicer bin having an inner and outer juicer bin wall. The motor base is adapted to receive the juicer bin. The juicer also comprises a sieve basket having a sieve basket bottom and a sieve wall. The sieve basket is adapted to be coupled with the motor. The juicer bin lid adapted to form a seal with the juicer bin. The lid having a feeding tube, an outer juicer bin lid wall adapted to form a seal with the juicer bin and an inner juicer bin wall extending form the bottom of the juicer bin lid to a position below the top of the inner juicer bin wall. The juicer further comprises a pusher for pushing foodstuff down the feeding tube during the processing wherein the outer and inner juicer bin lid wall are formed in the shape of concentric cylinders. The inner juicer bin lid wall positioned to block said pulp producing during the processing from striking the outer juicer bin lid wall.

Claims (13)

1. A juicer for a processing of a foodstuff to produce a pulp and a juice, said juicer comprising: a motor base, said motor base having a motor; a juicer bin with an open top, said juicer bin having: an inner juicer bin wall; and an outer juicer bin wall; wherein said motor base is adapted to receive said juicer bin; a sieve basket, said sieve basket having: a sieve basket bottom; and a sieve wall; wherein said sieve basket is adapted to be coupled with said motor; a juicer bin lid adapted to form a seal with said juicer bin, said juicer bin lid having: a feeding tube; an outer juicer bin lid wall adapted to form a seal with said juicer bin; an inner juicer bin lid wall extending from the bottom of said juicer bin lid to a position below the top of the inner juicer bin wall; and a pusher for pushing said foodstuff down said feeding tube during said processing; wherein said outer juicer bin lid wall and said inner juicer bin lid wall are formed in the shape of concentric cylinders, with said inner juicer bin lid wall positioned to block said pulp produced during said processing from striking said outer juicer bin lid wall.

2. The juicer according to claim 1, wherein said motor rotates said sieve basket when said sieve basket is coupled to said motor and said motor is operated; wherein said rotation of said sieve basket creates a centrifugal force; wherein said centrifugal force moves said juice produced during said processing through said sieve wall to said juice collection chamber; wherein said centrifugal force moves said pulp produced during said processing to said pulp collection chamber.

3. The juicer according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said sieve wall is in a frustoconical shape with a sieve wall bottom end fitted around said sieve basket bottom; a sieve wall top end with a circumference larger than the circumference of said sieve basket bottom.

4. The juicer according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said inner juicer bin lid wall has a circumference larger than the circumference of said inner juicer bin wall; wherein said inner juicer bin lid wall has a circumference smaller than the circumference of said outer juicer bin wall.

5. The juicer according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said pusher is fitted to the approximate size and shape of said feeding tube.

6. The juicer according to one of the preceding claims, said juicer bin further comprising a spout.

7. The juicer according to one of the preceding claims, wherein said sieve basket bottom is grated.

8. The juicer of claim 2, said juicer bin further having a spout; said sieve basket bottom being grated; and said sieve wall being in a frustoconical shape with a sieve wall bottom end fitted around said sieve basket bottom and a sieve wall top end with a circumference larger than the circumference of said sieve bottom end; wherein said motor rotates said sieve basket when said sieve basket is coupled to said motor and said motor is operated; wherein said rotation of said sieve basket creates a centrifugal force; wherein said centrifugal force moves said juice produced during said processing through said sieve wall to said juice collection chamber; wherein said centrifugal force moves said pulp produced during said processing to said pulp collection chamber; wherein said inner juicer bin lid wall has a circumference larger than the circumference of said inner juicer bin wall; and wherein said pusher is fitted to the approximate size and shape of said feeding tube.

9. The juicer according to claim 6 or 8, wherein said spout is an anti-drip spout.

10. The juicer according to one of the preceding claims, said juicer further comprising a bail handle.

11. The juicer according to claim 10, wherein said bail handle locks said juicer bin lid onto said juicer bin by rotating from a first bail handle position to a second bail handle position; whereby moving said bail handle from said first bail handle position to said second bail handle position may trigger a microswitch that actuates the motor for operation.

12. The juicer according to claim 11, wherein said first bail handle position being a horizontal bail handle position and said second bail handle position being a vertical bail handle position.

13. The juicer according to one of the preceding claims, said juicer further comprising: a juicer adapter base, said juicer adapter base adapted to enable said motor base to receive said juicer bin.