JPH09294672A - Fruit juice oozing-out device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the juice of citrus fruits without making hands and surroundings dirty. SOLUTION: This device is formed of a cylindrical main body 1 with a pointed bottom part 1b and cutting blades 2 horizontally attached to the lower part of the main body 1. Juice flow holes 3 are formed through the lower side of the main body 1, and the cutting blades 2 are formed so that these edges 2c may freely turn upwards, downwards or horizontally.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a juice extractor for extracting juice of citrus fruits such as grapefruit and poncan.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a squeezer as an example of a device for taking out citrus fruit juice.
And a projecting portion projecting in the center of the tray portion.

When the juice is extracted from the citrus pulp by the squeezer, the citrus fruits are cut in half, and the cut hemispherical citrus pulp is pressed against the protrusions of the squeezer to extract the juice from the pulp. Is squeezed out.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional squeezer, it is necessary to cut the citrus fruits in half in advance, which is troublesome and troublesome, and at the time of cutting the citrus fruits and the pulp on the protrusions of the squeezer. There is a problem that when pressing it, the fruit juice scatters and stains the hands and the surrounding area.

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, an object of the present invention is to provide a fruit juice oozing tool which can easily take out citrus fruit juice without soiling the hands or the surroundings.

[0006]

The structure of the present invention for achieving the above object will be described with reference to the drawings corresponding to the embodiments. The invention according to claim 1 has a pointed bottom portion 1b.
A main body 1 and a cutting blade 2 horizontally attached to the lower part of the main body 1, and a fruit flow hole 3 is formed through the lower side wall of the main body 1. The cutting blade 2 has a cutting edge 2
The configuration is such that c is formed so as to freely face in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

In the above structure, when the juice Fd of citrus fruits F such as grapefruit is taken out, the upper portion of the main body 1 to which the cutting blade 2 is attached is gripped and the pointed bottom portion 1b of the main body 1 is moved upward. Push it into citrus F. Thereby, the cutting blade 2 hits the citrus fruit F, the cutting edge 2c of the cutting blade 2 faces the citrus fruit F, and the cutting blade 2 can be easily cut into the citrus fruit F. Then, the main body 1 is horizontally rotated. As a result, the cutting edge 2c of the cutting blade 2 hits the pulp Fa, the cutting edge 2c of the cutting blade 2 is oriented horizontally,
With the cutting blade 2, the flesh Fa in the citrus F and the flesh bag F
The fruit juice Fd exuded from the fruit meat Fa after b is cut can be stored in the main body 1 through the fruit juice circulation hole 3 of the main body 1. Next, the straw 6 can be inserted into the main body 1, and the juice Fd that has exuded into the main body 1 can be sucked through the straw 6.

In this case, the cutting blade 2 is cut into the citrus F only by pushing the pointed bottom portion 1b of the main body 1 to which the cutting blade 2 is attached into the citrus F from above and rotating it horizontally. With the cutting blade 2, the flesh Fa and the flesh bag F
b can be cut, and it is not necessary to cut the citrus F in half as in the conventional case, so it does not take much time,
Further, the juice Fd exuding from the pulp Fa is stored in the main body 1 through the juice circulation holes 3 of the main body 1, and the juice Fd does not scatter out of the citrus fruits F.
It is not stained with d.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the cutting blade 2 is rotatably attached to both ends of a spindle 4, and the spindle 4 with the cutting blade 2 has the fruit juice passage hole. A structure in which it is detachably attached to the main body 1 through 3 is adopted.

According to the above construction, the cutting blade 2 can be easily attached to the main body 1 only by inserting the spindle 4 with the cutting blade 2 into the fruit juice passage hole 3. Further, the spindle 4 with the cutting blade 2 can be pulled out from the fruit juice circulation hole 3, and the spindle 4 with the cutting blade 2 and the main body 1 can be separately washed, which is hygienic.

[0011] The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
In the invention described above, a configuration is adopted in which a mark 5 for confirming the position of the cutting blade 2 is formed on the main body 1.

According to the above construction, when the pointed bottom portion 1b of the main body 1 is pushed into the citrus F, the cutting blade 2 attached to the main body 1 is hidden inside the citrus F. Since the position of the cutting blade 2 can be confirmed by pressing the outer peripheral surface of the citrus fruit F with a finger to squeeze out the fruit juice Fd from the flesh Fa, the cutting blade 2 hidden in the citrus fruit F is accidentally pressed by the finger to The cutting blade 2 can prevent the skin Fc of the citrus F from being broken or the finger cut.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a juice extractor according to an embodiment of the present invention, which comprises a main body 1 and a pair of left and right cutting blades 2 horizontally attached to the lower portion of the main body 1.

The main body 1 is made of a synthetic resin material, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a bottomed tubular body is integrally formed with a collar portion 1a at a central portion of an outer peripheral surface thereof, and a lower portion than the collar portion 1a of the main body 1 is inserted into the citrus fruit F. The upper portion of the main body 1 above the collar portion 1a serves as a grip portion 1B. Moreover, the bottom portion 1b of the insertion portion 1A is formed in a pointed shape, and the bottom portion 1b is easily pushed into the citrus fruit F. Further, a large number of fruit juice circulation holes 3 are provided in the side wall of the insertion portion 1A.

The cutting blade 2 is made of a stainless steel thin plate (see FIG. 6) and may be rotatably attached to the side surface of the main body 1. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. It is rotatably attached to both ends of a support shaft 4 which traverses the main body 1 through the fruit juice passage hole 3.

According to the above structure, the cutting blade 2 can be easily attached to the main body 1 only by inserting the support shaft 4 with the cutting blade 2 into the juice passage hole 3. Further, the spindle 4 with the cutting blade 2 can be pulled out from the fruit juice circulation hole 3, and the spindle 4 with the cutting blade 2 and the main body 1 can be separately washed, which is hygienic.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the support shaft 4 is made of a stainless steel pipe, and the pipe-shaped support shaft 4 is provided.
A ring-shaped groove formed on the shaft portion 2a by inserting a shaft portion 2a protruding from the cutting blade 2 into the opening portions on both ends of the shaft 2 and an inner flange portion 4a formed by bending both ends of the pipe-shaped support shaft 4 inwardly. Two
The cutting blades 2 are rotatably attached to both ends of the pipe-shaped support shaft 4 by being fitted in b.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cutting edge 2c of the cutting blade 2 is inclined rearward with respect to the axis O of the shaft portion 2a by a predetermined angle α.

According to the above construction, by pushing the bottom portion 1b of the main body 1 to which the cutting blade 2 is attached into the citrus fruit F, the cutting blade 2 hits the citrus fruit F and is rotated, and the cutting edge 2c can be directed to the citrus fruit F. In addition, the cutting blade 2 is citrus F
After cutting the inside, by horizontally rotating the main body 1, the cutting blade 2 hits the pulp Fa and is rotated, and the cutting edge 2c
Can be oriented horizontally.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the collar portion 1a is
A mark 5 for confirming the position of the cutting blade 2 is formed on the.

In the above structure, when the spindle 4 with the cutting blade 2 is attached to the main body 1, as shown in FIG.
May be inserted through the fruit juice circulation hole 3 along the mark 5. According to this, by pushing the pointed bottom portion 1b of the main body 1 into the citrus, the cutting blade 2 attached to the main body 1 is hidden in the citrus F, but the marker 5 provided on the main body 1 causes the cutting blade 2 to move. Since the position can be confirmed, when the outer peripheral surface of the citrus F is pressed with a finger to squeeze out the juice from the flesh Fa, the cutting blade 2 hidden in the citrus F by the finger is mistaken because the position can be confirmed. Press and press the cutting blade 2 to peel the citrus fruit F
It is possible to prevent c from being broken or fingers being cut.

In FIG. 2, 6 is an upper end opening 1 of the main body 1.
The straw is inserted into the main body 1 from c and is for sucking the fruit juice Fd that has exuded into the main body 1.

In the above configuration, when the juice Fd of citrus fruits F such as grapefruit is to be taken out, FIG.
As shown in, the spindle 4 with the cutting blade 2 is inserted into the fruit juice circulation hole 3 of the main body 1, and the cutting blade 2 is horizontally attached to the main body 1.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8B, the main body 1
The gripping portion 1B of the main body 1 is gripped, and the pointed bottom portion 1b of the main body 1 is held.
Push into the citrus F from above. Thereby, the cutting blade 2
Is rotated by hitting the citrus F, the cutting edge 2c is directed to the citrus F, and the cutting blade 2 can be easily cut into the citrus F.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9A, the main body 1
Rotate horizontally. As a result, the cutting blade 2 is rotated by hitting the flesh Fa, the cutting edge 2c is oriented horizontally (see FIG. 4), the flesh Fa in the citrus F and the flesh bag Fb are cut by the cutting blade 2 and exude from the flesh Fa. The fruit juice Fd can be stored in the main body 1 through the fruit juice flow holes 3 of the main body 1.

In this case, the insertion portion 1A of the main body 1 is set to the citrus fruit F.
By gradually pushing it into the inside, rotating the body 1 horizontally (see the phantom line in FIG. 9 (a)), and pushing the outer peripheral surface of the citrus F with a finger (see FIG. 3), All the fruit juice Fd in F can be exuded into the main body 1.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9B, the straw 6 can be inserted into the main body 1 and the fruit juice Fd that has exuded into the main body 1 can be sucked through the straw 6.

In this case, since it is not necessary to previously cut the citrus fruits F into half as in the conventional case, it does not take time and the fruit juice Fd exuding from the fruit meat Fa is passed through the fruit juice flow hole 3 of the main body 1. It is accumulated in the main body 1 through it, and the juice Fd does not scatter out of the citrus fruits F.
It won't get dirty.

With the above-mentioned structure, the fruit juice F exuded into the main body 1
d was sucked with the straw 6, but without using the straw 6, the grip portion 1B was gripped and the main body 1 was tilted downward, so that the juice Fd from the upper end opening 1c of the main body 1
May be drained.

[0030]

According to the invention of claim 1, the cutting blade is cut into the citrus fruits only by pushing the pointed bottom portion of the main body to which the cutting blade is attached from above into the citrus fruits and horizontally rotating the cutting blade. No need to cut citrus fruits in half as in the conventional case, because the cutting blade can cut the flesh and the flesh bag.
The juice that has exuded from the pulp is collected in the main body through the juice circulation holes of the main body, and the juice does not scatter out of the citrus fruits, so that the surrounding area is not contaminated with the juice.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the cutting blade can be easily attached to the main body only by inserting the support shaft with the cutting blade into the juice circulation hole. Moreover, the spindle with the cutting blade can be pulled out from the juice circulation hole, and the spindle with the cutting blade and the main body can be separately washed, which is hygienic.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by pushing the pointed bottom of the main body into the citrus, the cutting blade attached to the main body is hidden inside the citrus, but the cutting blade is marked by the mark provided on the main body. Since the position can be confirmed, when pressing the outer peripheral surface of the citrus with a finger to squeeze out the juice from the pulp, the cutting blade hidden in the citrus is accidentally pressed by the finger to break the citrus peel or You can avoid getting your fingers cut.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fruit juice oozing tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state where the bottom portion of the body with the cutting blade is pushed into citrus fruits.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a horizontal sectional view of the spindle with the cutting blade.

FIG. 6 is a view as viewed in the direction of arrows AA in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the spindle with the cutting blade.

8 (a) and 8 (b) are schematic front views showing the first half of the juice oozing procedure.

9 (a) and 9 (b) are schematic front views showing the latter half of the juice exudation procedure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main body 1b Bottom part of main body 2 Cutting blade 2a Cutting edge 3 Fruit juice distribution hole 4 Spindle 5 Marker F Citrus

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cylindrical main body having a pointed bottom and a cutting blade horizontally attached to a lower portion of the main body, wherein a fruit juice passage hole is formed through a lower side wall of the main body, and the cutting blade is , A juice exuding tool formed such that its blade edge is oriented vertically and horizontally 2. The cutting blade is rotatably attached to both ends of a spindle, and the spindle with the cutting blade is detachably attached to the main body through the fruit juice passage hole. Juice juice soaker. 3. The fruit juice oozing tool according to claim 1, wherein the main body is formed with a mark for confirming the position of the cutting blade.