JPH0787817B2 - Juicer - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a juicer for squeezing juice from a material crushed by a cutter by a centrifuge basket, and more particularly, to a juicer separated from the juice fraction from the centrifuge basket. The present invention relates to a juicer that is scattered and accumulates in a waste case.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a juicer, a so-called in-casing type in which a tubular filter body is arranged in a bottomed tubular centrifugal separation basket is used.

However, in this type of juicer, since the dust separated from the crushed material is laminated on the inner surface of the filter body, the filter is likely to be clogged, and the amount of dust that can be accumulated is large. There is a problem that the amount of juice that can be continuously squeezed is small because the amount is small.

Therefore, recently, there has been proposed a juicer having a configuration in which a centrifugal separation basket provided with a cutter and an inverted conical filter section is used to successively discharge the scraps after the juice is squeezed out of the centrifugal separation basket. .

Since this type of juicer has a peculiar structure of scattering dust, it is necessary to provide a dust case for accumulating the scattered dust.

Specifically, a configuration is considered in which a bottomed tubular casing case is used, and a lower opening is formed on the lower wall of the casing case along the upper flange of the centrifugal separation basket.

However, if the upper end of the lower opening is higher than the brim, the dregs are likely to scatter the juice into the saucer, while if it is too low, the accumulated dregs are easily dropped into the saucer. , It becomes easier for juice to enter the waste case.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a juicer capable of efficiently storing dust in the dust case while having a structure for discharging the dust to the outside of the centrifugation basket. The purpose is to do.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the juicer according to the present invention has a structure in which a centrifuge basket is provided with an inverted conical filter portion that opens upward, and the waste is discharged outside the basket.

In addition, a bottomed cylindrical casing case having a lower opening formed in the lower wall is formed so that the lower opening is formed along the outer periphery of the brim and the upper opening of the lower opening is formed at the upper edge of the filter section. Is arranged so as to have an intermediate height between the upper and lower ends of the brim portion, and is configured to collect the dust particles scattered from the upper end side of the centrifugal separation basket.

Action Since the juicer according to the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, the dust scattered from the upper end side of the centrifugal separation basket is stored in the dust case, and the dust accumulated in the dust case does not easily drop.

Embodiment Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the juicer includes a main body 100 having a motor 110 built therein, a saucer 200 for collecting the juice component that has passed through the filter portion of a centrifugal separation basket, a cutter 310, and an inverted conical filter. The centrifuge 300 provided with the section 320, a cylindrical bottomed waste case 400 for collecting the dust scattered from the upper end side of the centrifuge basket 300, and the cutter 3
It has a lid body 500 in which a charging cylinder 510 that opens to face 10 is formed.When using, the saucer 200, the centrifuge basket 300, and the waste case 400 are set in order on the body 100, and the lid body 500 is placed. By locking the main body 100, each component is fixed as shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail.

In FIG. 1, the motor 110 is fixed to the upper wall of the casing that covers the outer periphery of the main body 100. Output shaft 111 of motor 110
Is projected from the upper wall, and the rotating plate 112 is
Is fitted and fixed.

Further, a placing table portion 130 is formed on one side of the main body 100 so that a side wall is cut out, and a semi-cylindrical juice case 140 is placed on the placing table portion 130.

The saucer 200 that collects the juice is in the shape of a dish that opens upward, has a circular central opening 210 that exposes the rotating plate 112 in the center of the bottom wall, and the juice case 130 is provided on one side of the other bottom wall. An outlet 220 is formed so as to face from above.

Now, the centrifuge basket 300 arranged inside the saucer 200 is
A resin coupling part 330 is mounted on the rotary plate 112 and rotatably supported. As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 4, a metal cutter 310 for crushing the material is provided on the upper surface of the coupling portion 330, and the lower end of the metal mesh filter portion 320 is provided in the peripheral portion. It is embedded.

The above filter part 320 is formed in an inverted conical shape,
Its upper end is a resin brim portion 34 formed along the upper edge.
Embedded within 0.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the brim portion 340 includes a base portion 341 that holds the filter portion 320, an outer peripheral flange 342 formed by being inserted into the outer peripheral side of the base portion 341, and an outer peripheral flange 342. And a wedge-shaped protrusion 344 formed at a position that divides the outer peripheral flange 342 into four in the circumferential direction.

The outer peripheral flange 342 has a shape such that the outer peripheral flange 342 gradually enters the inside from the one protrusion 344 toward the next protrusion 344 rearward in the rotation direction R with respect to the maximum outer circle indicated by the broken line in FIG. Has been done.

By forming the protrusion 344 on the discontinuous portion of the outer peripheral flange 342, the stepped surface A is formed, and the scrap contacted by the stepped surface A is flipped up.

As shown in FIG. 6, the waste case 400 includes symmetrical semi-cylindrical members 420 and 420 rotatably connected through two hinges 410 and 411, and side walls 430 of the respective semi-cylindrical members.
Slide plates 440,44 slidably arranged along
0 (see FIG. 7) and has a flat cylindrical shape as a whole when assembled. Each semi-cylindrical member 420, 42
0 has an upper wall 450 that forms an upper opening 451 when the whole is cylindrical, and a lower wall 460 that forms a lower opening 461 having a diameter larger than that of the upper opening 451.

A knob portion 441 is formed on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the slide plate 440 so as to project to the outside of the side wall 430 when mounted on the waste case 400, and a scraping rib 442 and a recess 443 projecting inward are formed on the other end side. Has been formed.

On the side wall 430 of the waste case 400, there is provided a stopper 431 (see FIG. 1) that engages with the recess 443 of the slide plate 440 when the slide plate 440 is attached to the parting line portion on one side to position the slide plate 440 on one side. The split line portion on the other side is notched so that the knob portion 441 of the slide plate 440 is projected.

As shown in FIG. 3, an inner flange 462 protruding downward along the periphery of the lower opening 461 is formed on the lower wall 460 of the dust case 400, and the inner flange 462 and the side wall 430 have an inner portion at an intermediate portion. An outer flange 463, which has a smaller protrusion amount than the flange 462, is formed so as to protrude downward. In addition, these flanges are all splashes of the juice that has passed through the filter portion 320 of the centrifuge basket 300 to other than the saucer 200,
It has an action to prevent outflow.

The upper end portion of the lower opening 461 of the waste case 400 is the first when mounted.
As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 3, the brim 3 of the centrifuge basket 300
It is configured to be arranged along 40. Further, in this example, the upper end portion of the lower opening 461, that is, the upper surface of the lower wall 460 is located in the middle of the upper and lower ends of the brim portion 340, and the lower opening 4
The clearance between 61 and the brim portion 340 is set so small that it does not hinder the rotation of the centrifugal separation basket 300, and the configuration is such that it is possible to minimize the falling of dust from the dust case 400.

The lid 500 has a substantially hemispherical shape as shown in FIG. 2, and a piston 520 for pressing the charged material against the cutter 310 is detachably inserted into the charging cylinder 510.

Next, the operation of the juicer configured as described above will be described.

When squeezing the juice, after the setting as shown in FIG. 1 is completed, the power is turned on and the motor 110 is rotated to rotate the centrifugation basket 300.

Next, pull out the piston 520 and put the ingredients such as fruits, vegetables, etc., cut into appropriate size into the charging cylinder 510 to
Press from above. As a result, the cutter 310 crushes the material, and the crushed material reaches the filter section 320 while being blown to the outer circumference by the centrifugal force.

In the material reaching the filter section 320, the juice content passes through the filter section 320 and drops to the side of the saucer 200, and the dregs that have become lighter due to the juice content are scattered into the dregs case 400.

The juice component dropped on the saucer 200 flows along the saucer 200 and is accumulated in the juice case 140.

On the other hand, the amount of waste accumulates in the waste case 400 from the lower outer circumference to the inner circumference. At this time, if the upper end portion of the lower opening 461 is higher than the brim portion 340, the scraps are likely to be scattered into the saucer 200. Conversely, if it is too low, the accumulated scraps are received.
It is easy for the juice to fall into the inside of 200, and the juice can easily enter the waste case 400. This juicer has a lower opening 461
By arranging the upper end of each of the two in the middle of the upper and lower ends of the brim section 340, both are balanced and the juice can be collected most efficiently.

Moreover, even if the accumulated scraps stick out from the lower opening 461 due to the step provided on the outer peripheral flange 342 of the brim portion 340,
The contacting scrap is flipped up toward the upper part of the scrap case 400 by the step surface A, so that not only the braking effect due to the scrap can be prevented but also the volume of the scrap case 400 can be effectively used.

When juice collection is completed or the dregs case 400 is full, the motor 110 is stopped, the lid 500 is removed, and the dregs case 400 is taken out.

Next, the waste case 400 is folded in two around the hinges 410 and 411, and the knob 441 of the slide plate 440 is held and the slide plate 440 is held.
To remove the scraps.

After roughly removing the dust by this operation, the two slide plates 440 are completely pulled out and the dust case 400 and the slide plate 440 are washed with water to remove fine dust.

In the above embodiment, the lower wall 460 of the waste case 400 is used.
Although only the example in which the upper end portion of the lower opening 461 formed on the upper surface matches the upper surface of the lower wall 460 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when the upper end portion of the lower opening 461 formed in the lower wall 460 of the dust case 400 is located above the lower wall 460, the upper end of the tubular flange 461 'is If the centrifuge basket 300 is arranged so as to be located in the middle of the upper and lower ends of the brim portion 340, it prevents scattering of the scraps to the outside of the waste case 400 and invasion of the juice to the waste case 400 in the same manner as above. be able to.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the clearance between the brim portion of the centrifuge basket and the upper end portion of the lower opening of the dust case, and scatter the dust to a portion other than the dust case. It is possible to prevent this from happening and to prevent the amount of dust accumulated in the dust case from dropping.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a juicer according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the juicer shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1, and FIG. Is a plan view of the centrifuge basket shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the waste case shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the slide plate, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a modification of FIG. 300 …… Centriation basket, 310 …… Cutter 320 …… Filter part, 340 …… Brim part 400 …… Scrap case, 450 …… Upper wall 451 …… Upper opening, 460 …… Lower wall 461 …… Lower opening

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Shoji Hoshino 43 Horiyamashita, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. Hadano Plant (72) Inventor Toru Tanikawa 43, Horiyamashita, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. Hadano Factory

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A centrifuge basket having a cutter for crushing material and an inverted conical filter portion opened upward, and a flange portion formed along the circumferential direction at the upper end edge of the filter portion, and A bottomed cylindrical waste case having an upper wall having an opening and a lower wall having a lower opening, the lower opening extending along the outer periphery of the brim, and the upper end of the lower opening. The juicer is characterized in that the waste case is arranged such that the height of the portion is intermediate between the upper and lower ends of the brim portion.