WO2008096319A1 - Pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive - Google Patents
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- WO2008096319A1 WO2008096319A1 PCT/IB2008/050426 IB2008050426W WO2008096319A1 WO 2008096319 A1 WO2008096319 A1 WO 2008096319A1 IB 2008050426 W IB2008050426 W IB 2008050426W WO 2008096319 A1 WO2008096319 A1 WO 2008096319A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F26—DRYING
- F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
- F26B11/00—Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects with movement which is non-progressive
- F26B11/02—Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects with movement which is non-progressive in moving drums or other mainly-closed receptacles
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J43/00—Implements for preparing or holding food, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- A47J43/24—Devices for washing vegetables or the like
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
- Y10T74/18—Mechanical movements
- Y10T74/18056—Rotary to or from reciprocating or oscillating
- Y10T74/18088—Rack and pinion type
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
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- Y10T74/18056—Rotary to or from reciprocating or oscillating
- Y10T74/18088—Rack and pinion type
- Y10T74/18128—Clutchable gears
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- the present invention relates to devices used to spin items centrifugally, and more particularly, to a pivotally-levera ⁇ ed manual centrifugal drive such as for use in drying items sucn as leafy vegetables and other food items.
- U.S. Patent Nos . 5,865,109 to Bull and 5,904,090 to Lillelund et al. disclose manually-driven centrifugal drying devices that are hand-cranked by a handle that is integrated with the lid assembly and oriented for a direction of movement in a plane parallel with the lid assembly.
- U.S. Patent No. 6,018,883 to Mulhauser discloses a manually-driven centrifugal drying device with a handle that is oriented for movement perpendicular to the lid assembly, but the mechanism does not provide leverage to attain rapid movement of the spinner.
- U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0144257 to Cheng et al. discloses a manually- driven centrifugal drying device with a pull-cord drive that generates leverage but is oriented for movement not perpendicular to the lid assembly.
- the device may also include an automatic clutch that engages the rotation wheel only when the handle is moved in one direction.
- a further optional feature is a mechanism for decelerating the rotation wheel, which includes a disk having a diameter substantially smaller than the rotation wheel.
- Figs. l-8b depict an embodiment of the present invention of a pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive for use with a bowl and basket nested within the bowl, wherein:
- Fig. 1 is a top perspective view showing the handle locked down;
- Fig. 2 is a top perspective view showing the handle partly extended upwardly;
- Fig. 3 is a top perspective exploded view;
- Fig. 4 is a bottom perspective partial cutaway view, particularly showing the braking mechanism;
- Figs. 5A and 5B are sectional side views, respectively showing the handle in the locked-down position and in a partly-extended position;
- Fig. 6 is a sectional side view, showing a bowl and a basket mated with the pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive.
- Fig. 7 is a top perspective exploded view (from a different angle than Fig. 3) of the "drive-train.”
- Figs. 8A and 8B are top perspective close-up views of the gears, respectively snowing the clutch cog in an engaged position and an unengaged position.
- Figs. l-8b depict an embodiment of the present invention of a pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive 20 for use with a bowl 86 and basket 92 nested within the bowl so as to form a manually-driven centrifugal drying device 10.
- the pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive 20 mates with a bowl 86 having solid walls and a conical protuberance 90 at its bottom, upon which the basket 92 (wnich is perforated and nests within the bowl 86) can spin during use.
- the bowl 86 may also include an annular high-friction footing 88 at its base.
- FIGs. 1 and 2 show a top perspective view of the pivotally- leveraged manual centrifugal drive 20, which primarily consists of a generally flat housing 21 and a handle 24 pivotally attached to the pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive 20.
- a locking button 30 slides forward and backward on the handle 24 and includes a protruding pin (not shown) that inserts (when the handle 24 is in the down position as shown in Fig.
- the handle can pivot further upwardly than shown in Fig. 2, such as to approximately a 90 degree angle with the housing 21.
- the pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive 20 also includes a brake outton 26, further described below.
- the handle 24 is biased toward the fully upwardly pivoted position by a spring 34. (The straight end of the spring 34 is engaged within a corresponding hole in the cylindrical opening in the end of the handle 24 while the longer, curved end is retained on a screw 40 along with a ring 42) .
- the handle 24 pivots on a shaft 38 (which is affixed at each end within corresponding holes formed xn stanchion 43 and dome 45, with a bushing 84 placed on the shaft 38 to bear the central portion of spring 34), and a spring 34 urges the handle 24 upwardly so that as soon as a user stops pushing the handle 24 downwardly towards the pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive 20, the handle 24 pivots upwardly back to an extended position.
- Rotation wheel 58 is driven uni-directionally by manual operation of the handle 24, and its fins 100 engage the basket 92 so that it rotates within the bowl 86.
- teeth 73 of the rack 72 engage (through aperture 75 in dome 45) pinion 70, which is fixedly attached to a drive wheel 68 and is stabilized on an axle 62 (which is received in a corresponding hole in the top interior of gear housing 74 such that the axle 62 can rotate within the hole) .
- Housing closure 60 is fixedly attached to housing 21 such as by locating pegs 106 in guide holes 96 and screws (not shown) in guides 98 and internally-threaded stanchions 104, and gear housing 74 is in turn fixedly attached to housing closure 60 such as by screws and stanchions
- downward and upward pivoting of the handle 24 produce forward and backward motion of the rack 72, producing resulting clockwise and counterclockwise rotation of the drive wheel 68.
- Clutch cog 44 clutches gear 50 only when drive wheel 68 is rotated clockwise as viewed in Figs. 7-8B, however, because the ends of its axle are free to move within a slightly arcuate path 108 defined in housing closure 60 (and a corresponding slightly arcuate path defined in the opposing portion of the gear housing 74, the reverse outline of which is visible on the other side of gear housing 74 in Figs. 3 and 7) .
- Counterclockwise rotation of drive wheel 68 urges clutch cog 44 along slightly arcuate path 108 in the direction away from gear 50 and axle 51, and clockwise rotation urges it toward gear 50.
- rotation wheel 58 (ro which axle 51 is fixedly attached) is therefore free to spin irrespecrive of the motion of the rest of the drive-train and gears.
- a syrrmetric, counter-rotating double-drive gear may be used, each having a pinion driven by teeth on opposing sides of a wider rack.
- a brake means including a brake disk 54 can be employed to indirectly decelerate the rotation wheel 58.
- the brake disk 54 includes a high-friction tire 52 and is indirectly fixedly attached to the rotation wheel 58 (e.g., by endcap 56 screwed onto axle 51 or other suitable means such as a snap-lock) .
- the tire 52 is slowed when the ram 64 impinges upon it.
- the ram 64 is biased against contact with the tire 52 by a spring 48, and is activated by manual pressure on the brake button 26.
- Manual pressure on the brake button 26 plunges a rod 36 downwardly against the bias of the spring 76, moving a wedge 66 downwardly.
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- One-Way And Automatic Clutches, And Combinations Of Different Clutches (AREA)
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| DE602008002903T DE602008002903D1 (en) | 2007-02-07 | 2008-02-06 | MANUAL CENTRIFUGAL DRIVE WITH SWIVEL LEVER EFFECT |
| AU2008212511A AU2008212511B2 (en) | 2007-02-07 | 2008-02-06 | Pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive |
| HK09111902.5A HK1132640B (en) | 2007-02-07 | 2008-02-06 | Pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive |
| AT08702580T ATE483387T1 (en) | 2007-02-07 | 2008-02-06 | MANUAL CENTRIFUGAL DRIVE WITH SWIVEL LEVER EFFECT |
| EP08702580A EP2120659B1 (en) | 2007-02-07 | 2008-02-06 | Pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive |
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