CN111263603B - Juice extracting barrel and juice extractor using same - Google Patents
- ️Fri Sep 16 2022
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a juice extracting tube which is composed of two modules, is easy to clean, and can improve juice extracting efficiency, and a juice extractor using the same.
Also, an object of the present invention is to provide a juice extracting cartridge that forms a slit by inserting a portion protruding from one of two modules into a slit of the other module and discharges juice through the slit, so that dregs are easily washed when washing, and a juice extractor using the same.
Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a juice extracting tube in which a portion protruding from a plate surface portion is formed in one module, and the portion is inserted into a slit of the other module to form the gap, thereby improving rigidity of the juice extracting tube and being supported even by a strong pressing force, and a juice extractor using the same.
Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a juice extractor that fixes a gap by combining a plurality of structures of two modules with each other, so that the size of the gap does not change even if a strong pressing force is applied by a screw, and a juice extractor using the same.
Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a juice extracting cartridge which can be assembled by fixing two modules inside a cartridge case, and thus can remarkably improve the ease of assembly and disassembly, and a juice extractor using the same.
Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a juice extracting barrel in which a coupled portion is easily recognized with the naked eye when a module positioned at an outer side of two modules is coupled to a barrel housing, and thus, the ease of assembly can be improved, and a juice extractor using the same.
The object is achieved by a juice extractor cartridge according to an embodiment of the invention. The juice extracting barrel of the invention comprises: an inner module including an inner panel part having both open ends and a plurality of slits formed on the inner panel part; and an outer module including an outer plate portion detachably accommodating the inner module therein and a rib protruding from an inner side surface of the outer plate portion to be inserted into the slit of the inner plate portion, a gap being formed between the slit and the rib when the outer module is surrounded and coupled to the inner module.
In this case, the slit may be formed in a direction crossing the screw flight of the screw.
Also, the slit may be formed to be larger toward the radially outer side.
Preferably, the cross section of the inner plate portion has a shape that widens radially inward.
Also, the cross section of the inner plate portion may be semicircular or trapezoidal.
Here, the slit may be formed to be smaller toward a lower side in the longitudinal direction.
Also, the width of the slit may be formed to be narrower toward the upper side, and the width of the rib may be formed to be narrower toward the upper side.
Further, the rib may have a stepped portion formed therein, and a width of the rib on the upper side may be smaller than a width of the rib on the lower side with reference to the stepped portion.
Also, a separate space may be formed between the outside module and the inside module when the outside module receives the inside module.
When the outer module accommodates the inner module, at least a part of the outer plate and the inner plate may be in line contact or surface contact with each other from an upper end of the outer plate and an upper end of the inner plate abutting each other to a predetermined point below the upper end, and a space may be formed from the predetermined point to a rear end of the outer plate.
Here, the partitioned space may be formed to be wider or the same as the lower side.
Further, the outer side surface of the inner plate portion may be formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a vertical line, the inner peripheral surface of the outer plate portion may be formed to be inclined at a first angle with respect to the vertical line from the upper end of the outer plate portion to a preset point, and inclined at a second angle larger than the first angle with respect to the vertical line from the preset point to the bottom plate of the outer plate portion.
In this case, it is preferable that the predetermined angle formed by the outer surface of the inner plate is set to be the same as the first angle formed by the inner surface of the outer plate so that the outer surface of the inner block and the inner surface of the outer plate are in surface contact with each other from the upper portion of the outer plate to the predetermined point.
In addition, of the longitudinal edges of the inner plate portion where the slit is formed, the longitudinal edge located upstream with respect to the rotation direction of the screw may be formed as an inclined surface.
Further, a first rib may be formed to protrude from an inner surface of the inner plate portion.
Here, the first rib is preferably formed to abut on an end portion in a width direction of the slit or to be adjacent to the slit.
Further, a second rib may be formed on an inner side surface of the inner plate portion to protrude.
In this case, the lower the second rib may be formed, the lower the height of the second rib is.
A key groove may be formed in an outer surface of the inner plate, and a key protrusion into which the key groove is inserted may be formed in an inner surface of the outer plate.
An annular inner flange may be formed on the lower side of the inner plate portion so as to extend radially inward.
Also, a spiral guide rib may be formed on an upper surface of the inner flange toward the center.
Also, an outer flange may be formed at a lower side of the outer module.
And, the downside of inboard board portion can be formed with the step for the joint the outside flange can be formed with the joint end that extends to radial inboard, with the installation the step for the joint.
Further, a coupling protrusion may be formed at a lower end of the inner plate, and a coupling groove coupled to the coupling protrusion may be formed at the outer flange.
Also, a support protrusion may be formed at an upper side of the outer plate portion.
In addition, a support portion may be provided on at least one of an inner surface of the outer plate portion or an outer surface of the inner plate portion, and the support portion may support the inner surface of the outer plate portion and the outer surface of the inner plate portion in close contact with each other.
Also, the support portion may be formed separately of at least two portions.
In this case, a part of the separated support portion may be formed on the inner surface of the outer plate portion, and the other part may be formed on the outer surface of the inner plate portion and coupled to each other.
Also, at least one juice discharge hole may be formed on the outer side plate portion.
Also, the juice discharge hole may be formed at an outer side surface of the outer side plate portion.
Further, the lower end of the juice discharge hole is preferably formed to be inclined downward toward the outside in the radial direction.
Further, the outer side plate portion may be formed as a continuous surface whose outer side surface is closed,
the outer side surface may be formed with a step portion protruding to the radially outer side,
the juice discharge hole may be formed on a floor surface protruding radially outward from the stepped portion.
In addition, the object may be achieved by a juice extractor of another embodiment of the present invention. The juicer includes a cartridge housing that houses the juicer cartridge therein.
At this time, a juice discharge groove may be formed on the bottom plate surface of the drum casing in the circumferential direction, and a residue discharge groove may be formed on the radially outer side of the juice discharge groove in the circumferential direction.
Also, a coupling boss into which a coupling protrusion formed at a lower end of the inner module is inserted may be formed between the juice discharge groove and the residue discharge groove.
Preferably, a juice discharge port communicating with the juice discharge groove and a slag discharge port communicating with the slag discharge groove are formed in the drum housing.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a juice extracting cartridge which forms a slit by inserting a portion protruding from one of two modules into a slit of the other module and discharges juice through the slit, so that dregs are easily washed when washing, and a juice extractor using the same.
Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a juice extracting cylinder for discharging juice using a gap formed between two modules, so that it is possible to prevent a problem that dregs are clogged or a flow of juice extracted is obstructed during a juice extracting process, and a juice extractor using the same.
Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a juice extracting cartridge which fixes the gap by combining a plurality of structures of two modules with each other to prevent deformation of the juice extracting cartridge during juice extracting, and maintains an interval between slits to prevent the slits from being widened or varied in width, thereby being capable of maintaining the gap constant, and a juice extractor using the same.
Further, the present invention provides a juice extractor that can be assembled by fixing two modules inside a barrel housing, and can significantly improve the ease of assembly and disassembly, and a juice extractor using the same.
Further, the present invention provides a juice extractor that can improve ease of assembly by allowing a portion of a module located outside of two modules to be easily recognized with the naked eye when the module is coupled to a barrel housing, and a juice extractor using the same.
Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a juice extracting drum which smoothly transfers a material passing through a screw in an extracting process, improves an extracting rate by finely pulverizing and extracting the material, and can smoothly input the material, and a juice extractor using the same.
Detailed Description
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are described in detail only for the purpose of facilitating those skilled in the art to practice the present invention, and do not limit the technical spirit and scope of the present invention.
Note that, since the respective structures shown in the drawings are arbitrarily illustrated for convenience of explanation, the present invention is not limited to the structures shown in the drawings, and the sizes and shapes of the structural elements shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for the sake of clarity and convenience of explanation.
Therefore, terms specifically defined in consideration of the structures and actions of the present invention may be different according to the intention or the custom of the user or the operator, and the meanings of the terms should be determined based on the entire contents of the present specification. Further, for the purpose of explaining the present invention, the "upper side" and "upper portion" refer to the side to which the material is put, unless there is another reason that it can be differently explained.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a juice extractor according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of fig. 1, fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of fig. 1, and fig. 4 is a bottom exploded perspective view of fig. 1.
Referring to fig. 1 to 4, a juice extractor according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a main body 1, a
hopper100, a
screw300, and a
juice extracting barrel400.
The inclusion of a cartridge housing is commonly referred to as a juice cartridge, but in the juicer of the present invention, the cartridge housing and juice cartridge are described as being distinct for ease of description.
The main body 1 may include an
upper support2 and a
lower support3. A drive motor for generating a drive force and a speed reducer (not shown) for transmitting the drive force to a drive shaft are disposed inside the main body 1.
The drive motor and the speed reducer are constituted in the present embodiment, but may be constituted by a low-speed motor.
The
upper support part2 may be formed in a shape corresponding to the outer circumferential surface of the
cartridge case200 so as to support the lower part of the
cartridge case200.
The
lower support3 may be formed in a plate shape extending to one side at a lower portion of the body 1. A residue cup (not shown) for containing the residue may be disposed on the lower supporting
portion3.
The speed reducer performs a function of converting high-speed rotation of the drive motor into low-speed rotation, and may be disposed inside the
upper support2.
The
hopper100 is configured to temporarily accommodate a juicing object (for example, vegetables, grains, fruits, etc.) and guide the juicing object to the juicing
barrel400, and the
hopper100 is detachably coupled to the
barrel housing200.
The
cartridge case200 is provided in a substantially cylindrical shape having an open upper surface and an internal space, and is attached to an upper portion of the main body 1. Further, a
juice outlet220 is formed at one side, and a
residue outlet230 is formed at the other side.
The
juice extracting cylinder400 and the screw are disposed in the inner space, and the
hopper100 is coupled to the open upper surface.
The
cartridge housing200 is a core structure of the present invention together with the
juice extracting cartridge400, and a detailed description thereof will be made after the
juice extracting cartridge400.
The lower side of the
screw300 is connected to a driving
shaft6 of a driving motor, and the upper side is coupled to a coupling portion 110 provided in the
hopper100, and the driving
shaft6 receives a rotational force generated from the driving motor to perform a rotational motion, thereby squeezing or pulverizing the objects to be juiced.
When the
screw300 is disposed inside the
juice extracting tube400 described later, the space (space) between the screw and the
juice extracting tube400 is formed to be narrower toward the lower portion up to a predetermined point.
Further, a plurality of
screw flights310 are formed at a portion of the
screw300 that contacts the
juice extracting barrel400. The
screw flight310 causes the juice to be squeezed into a gap (space) formed between the
screw300 and the
juice extracting tube400, and the juice is transferred to the lower side.
Also, as for the width of the
screw flight310 formed on the
screw300, a single screw flight is formed on the upper side, thereby having a relatively wide interval. Also, a plurality of
screw threads310 are formed at a lower side so as to have a relatively narrow interval.
That is, the function of crushing the object to be juiced is performed on the upper side, and the function of crushing and squeezing the object to be juiced is performed on the lower side. Thus, in the process of moving the object to be juiced downward from the upper side by the rotation of the
screw300, the object to be juiced is juiced between the
screw thread310 and the inner side surface of the
inner block10, which will be described later.
The
juice extracting barrel400 is a core structure of the present invention, and has a hollow cylindrical or truncated cone shape, and can extrude or crush a juice extracting object by an interaction with the
screw300.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the juice extractor of fig. 3, and fig. 6 is a bottom perspective view of the juice extractor of fig. 3. Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the
juice extractor400 may include an
inner module10 and an
outer module20. Furthermore, the
juice extractor400 may be constructed by combining the inner and
outer modules10 and 20.
Here, the
inner module10 and the
outer module20 may be formed of a material such as Polyetherimide (PEI).
The
inner block10 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and the upper and lower sides thereof are openable. Here, the
inner module10 includes a plurality of
inner plates11, and a plurality of
slits12 are formed through the plurality of
inner plates11.
Here, the plate portions are named for convenience of explanation of the present invention, and when the cylindrical module is divided into the slit-formed hole portions and the slit-not-formed plate portions, the slit-not-formed plate portions are defined as "plate portions".
When the
screw300 is accommodated in the juice extractor, the
slit12 is not limited to a bar-shaped hole or an egg-shaped hole as long as it is a hole intersecting the thread of the
screw300.
As for the
slits12, the width of the
slits12 on the upper side may be smaller than the width of the
slits12 on the lower side. That is, the width of the
slit12 may be narrower toward the upper side.
Also, a stepped
portion121 may be formed on the
slit12. The width of the
slits12 on the upper side may be smaller than the width of the
slits12 on the lower side with respect to the
step portion121.
Also, a
first rib13 may be formed to protrude on the inner circumferential surface of the
inner panel portion11. In the present embodiment, the
first rib13 is formed in a protruding band shape, but may be deformed into any shape that abuts against the screw thread.
The
first ribs13 press or crush the material by interacting with the
screw threads310 as the
screw300 rotates.
Without the
first rib13, the objects to be juiced may not move downward to be stagnated, or the pressing force or the pulverizing force is weak or may not occur.
In the edge of the
first slit12 formed in the up-down direction, the
first rib13 may be formed to protrude radially inward.
The height of the
first rib13 may be set to be longer than the width (or amplitude) of the
slits12.
Further, a
second rib14 protruding in the longitudinal direction may be formed on the inner side surface of the
inner panel portion11.
The
second ribs14 may perform a function of enhancing rigidity of the
inner module10 and may perform a function of guiding the objects to be juiced to the inside of the
juice extracting tub400.
Also, the
second rib14 may perform a function of adjusting the position of the
screw300 and adjusting the juicing space.
The
second ribs14 perform a function of transferring a material put into the
juice extracting tub400 to a lower portion and crushing a juice extracting object.
For this, the
second ribs14 may be vertically formed in the up-down direction on the inner circumferential surface of the inner module 10 (or the inner side surface of the inner panel part 11).
The protruding height of the
second rib14 may be set to have the same height from the upper portion to the lower portion of the
inner module10, but may preferably be set to be gradually lower from the upper portion to the lower portion of the
inner module10.
Also, the
second rib14 may be formed to be inclined downward from the upper portion to the lower portion of the
inner module10, and may be formed at a middle portion thereof with a step portion 14-1 protruded to the
screw300 to form a step.
The position, number or protrusion height of the stepped portion 14-1 may be variously modified according to the shape of the
screw300 and the design condition of the
screw flight310.
The number and arrangement of the
second ribs14 may be variously changed as necessary in consideration of design conditions and juicing efficiency.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the example in which the
second rib14 is formed to be vertically formed along the vertical direction of the
inner module10 has been described, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.
That is, the
second ribs14 may be formed to intersect with the
screw flight310 of the
screw300 and have a predetermined slope, so that the objects to be juiced are crushed while being transferred downward by the interaction of the
screw300 and the
second ribs14 of the
inner block10.
In addition, the operation according to the formation lengths of the
first rib13 and the
second rib14 will be described.
The
first ribs13 are used to perform the following functions: that is, the juice extracting object transferred to the lower portion by the rotation of the
screw300 accommodated in the
inner block10 is finely and uniformly secondarily pulverized in cooperation with the
screw300.
For this reason, the
first ribs13 are formed on the lower inner surface of the
inner panel11. That is, the
first rib13 may be formed to have a length in the up-down direction shorter than that of the
second rib14.
As a result, the
second ribs14 are formed on the inner side surface of the
inner panel portion11 over the entire region from the upper portion to the lower portion; the
first ribs13 are formed only to a set height in the lower portion of the
inner panel portion11.
If the
first ribs13 are formed in the middle portion of the inside of the
inner plate11, the material is finely crushed in the middle portion of the
inner plate11 by the
first ribs13 and the
screw300, the particle size of the object to be juiced is sharply reduced, and the object to be juiced is not caught by the
second ribs14 in the lower portion of the
inner plate11 and rotates together with the
screw flight310 of the
screw300.
Therefore, the object to be squeezed cannot be smoothly transferred downward along the
screw flight310 of the
screw300, and the object to be squeezed stays inside the
inner plate11.
If the object to be juiced stagnates inside the
inner panel portion11, stagnation of the object to be juiced becomes more serious due to the object to be juiced being further thrown in, and the object to be juiced must be forcibly pressed and thrown in using another tool, which is inconvenient.
In order to prevent such a problem, the
first ribs13 according to the embodiment of the present invention are formed at the lower portion of the
inner panel11, so that the size of the juicing object does not change rapidly but changes stepwise, and thus the juicing object can be smoothly transferred to the lower side by the
screw thread310 and the
second ribs14, and the juicing object can be more finely pulverized by the
first ribs13 at the lower portion of the
inner panel11.
Further, the
first ribs13 are formed at the lower portion of the
inner plate11, so that the pressure of the object dregs to be squeezed against the
inner plate11 and the
screw300 is gradually increased in the process of smoothly transferring the object to be squeezed from the upper portion to the lower portion of the
inner plate11 by the
screw300 and the
second ribs14. Due to such pressure, juice extracted from the object of juice extraction can be smoothly discharged through the gap formed between the
slit12 of the
inner block10 and the
rib22 of the
outer block20.
Also, as the primarily pulverized juice extracting object is transferred to the lower portion to be pulverized more finely by the
first ribs13 formed at the lower portion of the
inner plate portion11, the dregs of the juice extracting object are strongly pressed due to the increased pressure between the
screw300 and the
inner plate portion11, the juice generated at this time is pushed upward, and the juice is discharged through the gaps formed between the
slits12 of the
inner block10 and the
ribs22 of the
outer block20, thereby improving the juice extracting efficiency.
Thereby, when the
inner block10 is coupled with the
outer block20, a gap is formed, which is formed to be gradually enlarged toward the radial outside, and thus, juice can be smoothly discharged. The cross section of the
inner plate11 may be semicircular or trapezoidal.
In addition, the plurality of
inner panel portions11 may include
inner panel portions11 having a relatively narrow width and
inner panel portions11 having a relatively wide width.
That is, in order to fix the coupling position of the
inner module10 and the
outer module20, a space in which the interval between the plurality of
ribs22 is relatively narrow and a space in which the interval is relatively wide may be formed. A space having a relatively wide interval between the plurality of
ribs22 may be inserted into the
inner panel part11 having a relatively wide width.
Also, the
first rib13 may be formed on the inner side surface of the
inner panel part11 having a relatively narrow width, and the
second rib14 may be formed on the inner side surface of the
inner panel part11 having a relatively wide width.
The cross section of the
inner plate portion11 may have a shape that widens toward the radially inner side of the
inner module10.
Further, a
step111 for engagement is formed below the
inner plate11, and an annular
inner flange16 is formed radially inward.
The
step111 for engaging is configured to be coupled to an
engaging end211 formed on an
outer flange27 of the
outer module20, which will be described later, and performs a function of fixing the coupling of the
inner module10 and the
outer module20.
The
inner flange16 supports the plurality of
slits12 formed in the
inner plate11 so as to have a constant width, and therefore the width of the
slits12 can be kept from being changed during juicing.
Moreover, since the upper surface of the
inner flange16 is formed to be inclined downward radially outward, juice can be easily discharged and the juice extraction efficiency can be improved.
Although the dregs are immediately discharged downward when the lower end of the
inner module10 is completely opened, the dregs are temporarily stagnated if the
inner flange16 is formed at the lower end of the
inner module10, and thus the juice extracting efficiency can be further improved.
In the present embodiment, the
inner flange16 is formed inside the engaging
step111, but the
inner flange16 may be directly joined to the inner surface of the
inner plate11.
Further, a
coupling protrusion19 is formed at a lower portion of the
inner plate portion11, and the
coupling protrusion19 penetrates a
coupling groove29 of an
outer module20 described later and is supported by a bottom plate surface of the
tube case200.
The
coupling protrusion19 may be formed to protrude toward the lower side of the
inner flange16, or may be formed as a groove recessed upward.
Also, a spiral guide rib (18 in fig. 7) may be formed toward the center on the upper surface of the
inner flange16.
In this case, on the upper surface of the
inner flange16, a
spiral guide rib18 is formed extending from the
second rib14 toward the central portion of the
inner module10 so that the dross can be accurately guided to be discharged downward after being caught.
The
spiral guide rib18 may be formed to extend from the
second rib14 and may be formed to be inclined at a prescribed angle to the rotation direction of the
screw300.
That is, the crushed residue to be juiced between the
screw300 and the
inner module10 is moved downward by the
first rib13 and the
second rib14, and the
guide rib18 formed as an inclined protrusion performs a function of guiding the residue to the residue discharge port so that the residue can be smoothly moved to the
residue discharge port230 of the
cylinder case200.
In addition, a
key groove15 may be formed in a part of the outer surface of the
inner plate portion11. The
key groove15 is sandwiched by
key protrusions25 formed on the inner surface of the
outer plate21, which will be described later, so that the coupling positions therebetween can be fixed.
Next, the
outside module20 will be explained. The
outer module20 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and includes an
outer plate21 having an open upper and lower sides, and a rib protruding from an inner surface of the
outer plate21.
The
outer plate portion21 is formed to be detachable (detachable) while accommodating the
inner module10 therein. That is, the
outside module20 is coupled to the
inside module10 so as to surround and accommodate the
inside module10 when coupled to the
inside module10. At this time, the
outside module20 can wrap and support the
inside module10.
The
rib22 is inserted into the
slit12 of the
inner module10 and forms a gap with the
slit12, and the
rib22 may be formed to protrude from the inner side surface of the
outer panel21.
In the present embodiment, the rib is formed in a bar shape elongated in one direction, but the shape is not limited if the
slit12 of the
inner module10 can be inserted and formed as a gap. Meanwhile, the
rib22 may be formed independently and coupled to the
outer plate portion21.
At this time, in order to make the width of the
rib22 narrower toward the upper side, the width of the
rib22 on the upper side may be smaller than the width of the
rib22 on the lower side.
Further, a stepped
portion24 is formed on the
rib22, and the width of the
rib22 on the upper portion side may be smaller than the width of the
rib22 on the lower portion side with reference to the stepped
portion24.
Further, a plurality of juice discharge holes 23 may be formed in the
outer plate portion21 along the outer surface.
Here, the bottom plate surface of the
juice discharge hole23 is formed to be inclined downward toward the outside in the radial direction, so that juice can be easily discharged and the juice extracting efficiency can be improved.
In addition, a
support protrusion26 may be formed on the upper side of the
outer plate portion21. The
support protrusion26 may be installed in a support groove (210 of fig. 3) formed on the inner circumferential surface of the
cartridge case200.
By fitting the
support projection26 into the
support groove210, the outer surface of the
outer block20 is supported in a state of being spaced apart from the inner surface of the
cylinder case200, and the
outer block20 can be fixed without rotating in the rotational direction in accordance with the rotational force of the
screw300.
Here, the
support protrusion26 may be formed in a shape of supporting at least two points in order to prevent the rotation of the
outer module20.
In the present invention, four
support protrusions26 are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction in a plan view for stable coupling of the support protrusions 26, and the
support grooves210 of the
cartridge case200 are formed in the same number at positions corresponding to the
support protrusions26.
Moreover, the
support projection26 is formed on the upper outer peripheral surface in particular in the upper side of the
outer plate portion21. Accordingly, when the user disposes the
outer module20 in the
cartridge case200, the
support groove210 can be easily recognized with the naked eye of the user, thereby improving the assembling property.
At the same time, the
support projections26 are fitted into the
support grooves210, whereby the
outer module20 can be fixed, and the assemblability can be significantly improved.
Further, a
key protrusion25 to be inserted into the
key groove15 of the
inner block10 by means of insertion coupling, sliding coupling, or the like is formed on the inner surface of the
outer plate portion21.
The
key groove15 and the
key protrusion25 are inserted and coupled to each other, so that the coupling position between the
inner module10 and the
outer module20 can be fixed.
That is, the coupling of the
key groove15 and the
key protrusion25 allows the coupling position, rotation, and inclination of the
inner block10 and the
outer block20 to be restricted, and the size of the gap to be maintained.
Also, an
annular flange27 may be formed on the lower side of the
outer plate portion21. Due to the
outer flange27, the dross cannot move directly under the
inner module10, and the dross temporarily rests on the upper surface of the
outer flange27.
That is, since the time for the juice extracting object to stay between the
screw200 and the
inner block10 is increased, the juice extracting object can be sufficiently pressed, and thus the juice extracting efficiency can be increased.
On the other hand, a
coupling groove29 through which the
coupling protrusion19 of the
inner module10 passes is formed on one side of the
outer flange27.
The size of the gap can be maintained by determining the relative position of the
outer module20 to the
inner module10 by coupling the
coupling groove29 and the
coupling protrusion19.
In the above-described
coupling protrusion19 and
coupling groove29, the protrusion may be deformed into a groove and the groove may be deformed into a protrusion, and means for fixing the
inside module10 and the
outside module20 is not limited to the above-described coupling groove and coupling protrusion.
Further, a catching
end211 is formed at a lower side of the
outer flange27. Therefore, when the
outside module20 is surrounded and coupled to the
inside module10, the catching
step111 of the
inside module10 is mounted to the catching
end211, and the
outside module10 supports the lower end of the
inside module10.
Next, a slit formed by coupling the inner block and the outer block will be described.
Fig. 7 is a coupling state diagram of fig. 5, and fig. 8 is a coupling state diagram of fig. 6. Referring to fig. 7 and 10, when the
inside module10 is received inside the
outside module20, the
outside module20 may surround and be coupled to the
inside module10.
At this time, the
slit12 between the
inner plates11 can be inserted with the
rib22 protruding from the inner surface of the
outer plate21 to form a predetermined gap a. Here, the size of the gap a may be constant or not. The slit a may be formed to communicate with a partitioned space b described later.
The slit a is formed to be widened toward the outer side in the radial direction, and therefore, juice can be smoothly discharged.
The slit a may be formed to be narrower from the upper side to the lower side because the upper side slit a1 is formed to be larger than the lower side slit a2 in the longitudinal direction. That is, since a greater pressure is applied to the lower side of the
juice extracting barrel400 during the pressing process, it is preferable to form the gap of the lower side of the
juice extracting barrel400 to be narrow.
For example, if the width of the
slit12 between the upper portions of the
inner panel11 is constant and the width of the
rib22 on the upper side of the stepped
portion24 is narrower toward the upper side, the size of the gap can be increased toward the upper side based on the stepped
portion24.
In the case where the object to be juiced is a relatively hard material such as carrot, most of the juice can be discharged from a narrow slit formed at the lower side during the squeezing process. However, when the object to be juiced is a relatively soft material such as tomato, juice can be discharged not only from the slit formed at the lower side during the squeezing process, but also from the wide slit at the upper side by the object to be juiced which has gathered in the slit formed at the lower side rising to the wide slit at the upper side. In this way, when the size of the gap a is not constant, the juice extraction efficiency can be improved for both a relatively hard object to be extracted, such as carrot, and a relatively soft object to be extracted, such as tomato.
The size of the gap a does not change during the juicing process, but can be kept constant. In addition, if the object to be juiced is a relatively hard object to be juiced such as carrot, the object may be caught by the gap a and stacked during the juicing process. In this case, since the object to be juiced is caught by the stepped
portion24, the object to be juiced can be prevented from being accumulated in the gap a.
Next, the partitioned space b formed by the coupling of the inner module and the outer module will be described.
Fig. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line I-I 'of fig. 7, and fig. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line II-II' of fig. 7. Referring to fig. 9 and 10, when the
inner module10 is accommodated in the
outer module20 and coupled, a space b may be formed between the outer surface of the
inner plate11 and the inner surface of the
outer plate21.
The partitioned space b functions as a flow path through which juice discharged through the slit a can move.
At this time, at least a part of the
outer plate21 and the
inner plate11 may be in line contact or surface contact from the upper end thereof contacting each other to a predetermined point downward, and the partitioned space b may be formed after the predetermined point. The space through which the juice can move, such as the slit a, may be formed in the portion where the at least one portion is in line contact or surface contact.
Also, the partitioned space b may be formed to be wider or the same as the lower side.
Fig. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating a coupling state of a screw with a juice extracting module, and fig. 12 is a partially enlarged view of fig. 11. Referring to fig. 11 and 12, the partitioned space is specifically described.
When the
inner module10 is vertically detachably accommodated in the
outer module20 and coupled, the inner surface of the
outer plate21 is surrounded by and coupled to the outer surface of the
inner plate11.
At this time, the outer side surface of the
inner plate portion11 is formed to be inclined by a predetermined angle a with respect to a vertical line, the inner side surface of the
outer plate portion21 is formed to be inclined by a first angle B with respect to the vertical line from the upper end of the
outer plate portion21 to a preset point, and is inclined by a second angle C with respect to the vertical line from the preset point of the
outer module20 to the bottom plate of the
outer module20.
Here, the second angle may preferably be larger than the first angle.
The angle a of the outer peripheral surface of the
inner plate portion11 is set to the same angle as the first angle B of the
outer plate portion21, and at least a part of the outer surface of the
inner plate portion11 and the inner surface of the
outer plate portion21 is in line contact or surface contact (portion denoted by "X") from the upper portion of the
outer module20 to a predetermined point of the transfer space, so that the upper portion of the
inner plate portion11 can be supported by the upper portion of the
outer plate portion21.
In this case, the angle formed by the outer surface of the
inner plate11 and the inner surface of the
outer plate21 is "0". Accordingly, when a juice is extracted from a juice-extracting object by the rotation of the
screw300, a load or pressure applied to the
inner block10 is transmitted to the
outer block20, and an effect of enhancing the rigidity of the
inner block10 can be obtained.
Since the inner surface of the
outer plate portion21 is formed at a second angle larger than the first angle from a predetermined point arranged in advance to the bottom plate surface of the
outer plate portion21, the angle α formed by the outer surface of the
inner plate portion11 and the inner surface of the
outer plate portion21 is larger than "0".
Therefore, a space b (see the portion denoted by "Y") is formed between the outer surface of the
inner plate11 and the inner surface of the
outer plate21. As described above, the partitioned space b functions as a flow path through which juice discharged through the slit a moves.
In this way, since the angle α formed by the outer surface of the
inner plate portion11 and the inner surface of the
outer plate portion21 is larger than "0", the partitioned space b can be formed to be wider toward the lower side. By forming the partitioned space b, a space in which juice can be discharged through the slits a and flow can be secured.
Preferably, the
inner plate portion11 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a diameter that decreases toward the lower side, so that the partitioned space b becomes wider toward the lower side.
Alternatively, a step may be formed below the
inner plate11, and the step may widen the partitioned space b toward the lower side.
As described above, the juice passing through the partitioned space b is discharged to the outside of the
outer module20 through the
juice discharge hole23, and the sludge can be discharged to the lower side of the
inner module10 between the
screw300 and the
inner module10.
Next, a cartridge housing of a juice extractor according to an embodiment of the present invention is explained.
Fig. 13 is a plan view of the cartridge case of fig. 1, fig. 14 is a partially cut perspective view of fig. 13, and fig. 15 is a plan view of the cartridge case of fig. 13 in a state of being coupled to an outer module.
Referring to fig. 1, 13 to 15, the
cartridge case200 is provided in a substantially cylindrical shape having an open upper surface and an inner space formed therein, and is mounted on an upper portion of the main body 1. The
juice extracting cylinder400 and the
screw300 are disposed in the inner space, and the
hopper100 may be coupled to the open upper surface.
A
cylinder hole260 is formed in the center of the bottom plate of the
cylinder case200. The driving
shaft6 is inserted into the
cylindrical hole260 and connected to the
screw300, and can transmit power to the
screw300.
The inner circumferential surface of the
cylinder hole260 may have a shape corresponding to the shape of the driving
shaft6 so as to be able to receive the rotational force generated in the driving motor through the driving shaft.
That is, the
cartridge case200 is installed in the main body 1 so that power of a driving shaft (not shown) receiving power of a driving motor (not shown) can be transmitted to the
screw300.
A
waterproof portion261 made of an elastic material such as a gasket may be provided around the
cylindrical hole260. That is, the driving shaft for transmitting power to the
screw300 is inserted into the
cylindrical hole260, and the leakage of the squeezed dregs or the squeezed juice to the driving shaft side can be prevented by the
waterproof portion261.
Further, a
juice outlet220 is formed at one side of the lower portion of the
cartridge case200, and a
residue outlet230 is formed at the other side.
In order to easily discharge juice, the
juice discharge port220 is formed to protrude from one side of the
cartridge case200 in a tubular shape, so that dregs can be discharged to a right lower side.
At this time, the
juice outlet220 may be opened or closed by the juice opening and
closing mechanism240, and the
residue outlet230 may be opened or closed by the residue opening and
closing mechanism250.
Further, a
slag discharge groove298 and a
juice discharge groove297 are formed in the bottom surface of the
drum case200 centering on the
drum hole260.
The
slag discharge groove298 is formed in the bottom plate surface of the
cylinder case200 in the circumferential direction radially outward from the
cylinder hole260.
Further, the
juice discharge groove297 may be formed in the circumferential direction on the bottom plate surface of the
drum case200, and may be formed at a position radially outward of the
residue discharge groove298, similarly to the
residue discharge groove298.
That is, the
reject groove298 is located radially inward of the
outer module20 and the
juice groove297 is located radially outward of the
outer module20.
Also, a juice
drain coupling groove221 for coupling the
juice drain groove297 and the
juice drain220 to each other is formed, and a slag
discharge coupling groove231 for coupling the
slag discharge groove298 and the
slag drain230 to each other is formed.
At this time, a cutting
part232 for cutting the
juice discharge groove297 and the
dreg discharge groove298 from each other is formed, so that juice and dreg can be completely separated and discharged through different discharge ports.
In addition, a plurality of
coupling bosses299 may be formed between the
residue discharge groove298 and the
juice discharge groove297 in a circumferential direction. The present invention is illustrated in a shape in which a recess is formed.
The
coupling projection299 may be inserted with the
coupling protrusion19 of the
inner module10 protruding to the lower side of the
coupling groove29 of the
outer module20.
In this way, the
coupling projection299 can be fixed to the
coupling projection19 of the
inner module10 and the
coupling groove29 of the
outer module20, so that the
inner module10, the
outer module20, and the
cartridge case200 can be integrally coupled. Accordingly, even under the pressing force caused by the rotation of the
screw300, the gap a and the partitioned space b can be maintained while preventing the
inner module10 and the
outer module20 from being damaged.
Next, an operation state of the above-described juice extractor according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Fig. 16 to 19 are operational state diagrams of a juice extractor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
First, juice discharge is explained. First, as shown in fig. 17, when the juice extracting material is put into the
hopper100, the
screw300 is rotated to press the material while moving the material downward, and then, as shown in fig. 18, juice is discharged through the gap a between the
slit12 of the
inner block10 and the
rib22 of the
outer block20.
Then, as shown in fig. 17, the juice discharged from the gap a between the
slit12 and the
rib22 passes through the partitioned space b formed between the
inner block10 and the
outer block20, and then is discharged between the inner circumferential surface of the
cylinder case200 and the outer surface of the
outer block20 through the
juice discharge hole23 of the
outer block20.
Next, the juice discharged between the inner circumferential surface of the
cartridge case200 and the outer surface of the
outer module20 moves downward, flows into a
juice discharge groove297 formed in the bottom plate of the
cartridge case200, passes through a juice
discharge connection groove221 connected to the
juice discharge groove297, and is discharged through the
juice discharge port220.
Next, with respect to the slag discharge, referring to fig. 19, the slag pressed between the
screw300 and the
inner block10 flows toward the
slag discharge groove298 and is discharged through the
slag discharge port230 after passing through the slag discharge connection groove 231 (see an arrow in fig. 18).
At this time, the dross cannot directly move downward of the
inner block10 due to the
outer flange27 extending radially inward from the lower end of the
inner block10, and the dross temporarily stays on the upper surface of the
outer flange27.
That is, since the time for the juice extracting object to stay between the
screw200 and the
inner block10 is increased, the juice extracting object can be sufficiently squeezed, and the juice extracting efficiency can be increased.
Next, a first modification of the juice extracting tube according to the present invention will be described. Fig. 20 is an integrated perspective view of a juice extracting barrel according to a first modification.
Referring to fig. 20, a separate space may not be formed between the outer surface of the
inner plate11 of the
inner module10 and the inner surface of the
outer plate21 of the
outer module20.
In this way, when the outer peripheral surface of the
inner plate11 is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the
outer plate21, even if vibration is applied to the entire
juice extracting tube400 during juice extraction, the
inner block10 is in close contact with the
outer block20, and thus the size of the gap a can be effectively kept constant.
Next, a second modification of the juice extracting tube according to the present invention will be described. Fig. 21 is a perspective view of an outside block according to a second modification, and fig. 22 is a combined perspective view of a juice extracting barrel according to the second modification.
At least one of the inner surface of the
outer plate portion21 and the outer surface of the
inner plate portion11 may be provided with a
support portion130 that supports the inner surface of the
outer plate portion21 and the outer surface of the
inner plate portion11 in close contact with each other.
In the present modification, the supporting
portion130 is formed on the inner surface of the
outer plate portion21 so as to protrude in the radial direction.
When the
inner module10 is coupled to the
outer module20, the
support portion130 is closely attached to the outer surface of the
inner plate portion11.
Therefore, even if vibration is applied to the
juice extracting tub400 during juice extraction, the
support portion130 elastically supports the
inner plate portion11 and the
outer plate portion21 in close contact with each other, and thus the size of the gap a and the separation space b formed between the
inner plate portion11 and the
outer plate portion21 can be effectively kept constant.
Although not shown, the supporting
portion130 may be formed as at least two parts that are separable from each other in a lockable manner (e.g., a manner in which a concave portion and a convex portion are coupled to each other).
In this case, a part of the separated
support portion130 may be formed on the inner surface of the
outer plate portion21, and the other part may be formed on the outer surface of the
inner plate portion11.
That is, if the
inner plate11 and the
outer plate21 are formed to be locked with each other, the elastic support of the vibration applied to the
juice extracting tube400 can be improved.
Next, a third modification of the juice extracting tube according to the present invention will be described. Fig. 23 is a perspective view of an inner module according to a third modification, and fig. 24 is an operation state view of a juice extracting barrel according to the third modification.
Referring to fig. 23, in the
inner module10 according to the third modification, the formation position of the
first rib13 formed on the inner side surface of the
inner panel portion11 is changed, and the
inclined surface18 is further increased.
The
first rib13 according to the third modification is formed at a position abutting on the width direction end of the
slit12 or adjacent to the
slit12. The
first rib13 is shown in abutment with the widthwise end portion of the
slit12.
When the
first rib13 is formed adjacent to the
slit12, the slag can be less likely to be caught in a gap described later than when the
first rib13 is formed in the central portion of the
inner panel11.
That is, when the
first rib13 is formed adjacent to the
slit12, the pressing force applied to the gap in the process of passing the object to be juiced over the
first rib13 is reduced, and therefore, the dirt can be reduced from being caught in the gap.
Further, of the longitudinal edges of the
slit12 formed on the inner surface of the
inner plate portion11, the longitudinal edges located upstream with respect to the rotation direction of the
screw300 may be formed with
inclined surfaces18 for preventing the dross from being caught in the gap.
If this is expressed differently centering on the
slit12, the
first rib13 is formed on the upstream side edge of the
slit12 and the
inclined surface18 is formed on the downstream side edge of the
slit12.
The
ribs22 of the
outside block20 are inserted into the
slits12, and a gap a is formed between the
slits12 and the
ribs22 to discharge juice of the crushed juicing object. At this time, dregs to be juiced may be caught in the gap a. However, the
first rib13 and the
inclined surface18 prevent dregs to be juiced from being caught in the gap a.
This is explained in detail with reference to fig. 24. When the
screw300 rotates inside the
inner block10, the object to be juiced moves downward in a space where the distance between the
screw flight310 and the
inner plate11 gradually decreases.
At this time, when the amount of the dregs of the juicing object crushed between the
screw300 and the
inner module10 is a small amount which is not enough to pass over the
first rib13, the dregs move to the lower side of the
inner module10 along the
first rib13.
At this time, when the amount of dross increases to an amount sufficient to pass over the
first rib13, the dross passes over the
first rib13 and moves toward the adjacent
first rib13 by the rotational force of the
screw300.
Also, due to the height of the
first ribs13, the dross moves toward the adjacent
first ribs13 across the gap a between the
slit12 and the
rib22. When the dross passes over the
first rib13, the dross moves to the adjacent
first rib13 along the
inclined surface18 formed on the edge of the
slit12 opposite to the
first rib13, and thus the dross can be prevented from being caught in the gap a between the
slit12 and the
rib22.
Then, the dross colliding against the adjacent
first rib13 moves to the lower side of the
inner module10 along the adjacent
first rib13.
Also, in the process that the object of juicing passes over the
first rib13, the pressing force applied to the gap a formed between the
slit12 and the
protrusion22 is reduced, and thus the inclusion of dregs in the gap can be minimized.
Next, a fourth modification of the juice extracting tube according to the present invention will be described. Fig. 25 is a perspective view of an outside module according to a fourth modification, and fig. 26 is a bottom perspective view of a coupled state of a juice extracting cartridge according to the fourth modification.
Referring to fig. 25 and 26, in a
juice extracting module400 according to a fourth modification, the
outer plate portion21 of the
outer module20 is formed as a continuous plate surface whose outer surface is closed. A step portion 28 protruding radially outward is formed on the
outer surface21. At this time, a step difference is illustrated between the stepped portion 28 and the
outer flange27.
Also, the
juice discharge hole23 may be formed on the floor surface protruding radially outward from the step portion 28.
With this structure, juice discharged from the upper portion of the slit a can be discharged to the outer lower portion of the
outer module20 through the juice discharge hole 140.
In this case, since the outer surface of the
outer block20 is formed of a closed continuous surface, juice can be prevented from being splashed onto the inner surface of the
cartridge case200.
Next, a fifth modification of the juice extractor of the present invention will be described. Fig. 27 is a perspective view of an outside module according to a fifth modification, and fig. 28 is a bottom perspective view of fig. 27.
Referring to fig. 27 and 28, in a
juice extracting module400 according to a fifth modification, the
outer plate portion21 is extended to the lower side of the
outer flange27 of the
outer module20, so that a
lower protrusion21a is further formed, and the
inner plate portion11 of the
inner module10 is formed to a length corresponding to the
lower protrusion21 a.
The
juice extracting module400 according to the fifth modification can extract juice not only to the outside of the
outer module20 through the
juice extracting holes23 of the
outer module20 but also to the lower side along the longitudinal slit a formed between the
inner module10 and the
outer module20, so that the juice extracting efficiency can be improved.
Next, a juice extractor according to another embodiment of the present invention is explained. Fig. 29 is a perspective view of a juice extractor according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 29, in the juice extractor according to another embodiment of the present invention, the coupling position of the cartridge housing is changed to be provided on the side of the main body, compared to the above-described one embodiment.
For this purpose, a decelerator accommodating portion 4 is further provided to extend laterally from the central portion of the main body portion 1 to one side. A speed reducer is disposed inside the speed reducer housing portion 4.
At this time, the decelerator accommodating section 4 may be formed in a shape corresponding to the lower surface of the
cartridge case200 to enable the
cartridge case200 to be mounted.
Also, the
cylinder case200 is installed in the reducer housing part 1 of the main body part 1 so that power of a driving shaft (not shown) receiving power of a driving motor (not shown) can be transmitted to the
screw300.
Also, the
upper support part2 of the main body part 1 may be formed in a shape corresponding to the outer circumferential surface of the
cartridge case200 to support the side part of the
cartridge case200.
In the present embodiment, the reducer case 4 is described as being formed on the lower side of the
cartridge case200, but may be formed on the upper side of the
cartridge case200 as needed.
Other structures in this embodiment are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, and therefore detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the juice extracting tube is configured by two modules, the dregs cannot be caught in the fine holes smaller than the conventional mesh tube, and thus the juice extracting module which is remarkably easy to clean can be provided.
In the case of two juice squeezing modules, the juice is discharged through the slit formed by the rib and the slit formed by the protruding plate surface and the partitioned space, so that the juice squeezing module can be prevented from being deformed under a strong squeezing force.
In addition, the gap and the partitioned space can maintain a constant size even under a strong pressing force by a plurality of structures in which the two modules are coupled to each other, and thus the juicing efficiency can be improved.
The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and improvements made by those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention defined in the claims are within the scope of the present invention.
Description of the reference numerals
1: main body part
2: upper side support part
3: lower side support part
4: reducer housing
6: drive shaft
100: hopper
200: cartridge case
210: support groove
220: juice outlet
221: spread groove for draining juice
230: slag discharge port
231: connecting groove for slag discharge
232: cutting part
240: juice opening and closing mechanism
250: opening and closing mechanism for dregs
260: barrel hole
261: waterproof part
297: juice draining groove
298: slag discharge groove
299: combined boss
300: screw rod
310: screw thread
400: juice extracting cylinder
10: inner module
11: inner side plate part
111: step for clamping
12: joint seam
121: step part
13: first rib
14: second rib
14-1: step part
15: key groove
16: inner flange
18: spiral guide edge
19: combining protrusion
20: outside module
21: outer side plate part
21 a: lower protrusion
211: clamping end
22: ribs
23: juice discharging hole
24: step part
25: key protrusion
26: support protrusion
27: outer flange
28: stepped portion
29: combination groove
a: gap
b: separate space