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US 11,297,970 B2Granted
Systems, devices and methods for generating fruit juice
OwnerRabei Ibrahim, Salim Nimreinventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel citrus juicer.
Claims12
A citrus juicer comprising:
- a) a citrus container;
- b) a waste vessel;
- c) at least one cooling unit coupled with said citrus container and said waste vessel;
- d) a citrus transportation system for delivering a citrus fruit from said citrus container to a juicing point, said transportation system comprising at least one of:
- a conveyance unit,
- a stoppage unit,
- a pushing unit, and
- a citrus fruit rotation mechanism;
- e) at least one scanning unit;
- f) a digger comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical body having at least one opening and a tip,
- a drilling head disposed at the tip of the hollow cylindrical body, and
- a grinding/cutting mechanism;
- g) a computing system comprising a processor and a memory, adapted to receive data from said scanning unit, and further adapted for analyzing said data and instructing said digger and said grinding/cutting mechanism how to move within the citrus fruit;
- and
- h) a pump coupled to said digger;
- and
- i) a self-cleaning system comprising:
- a water source;
- and
- at least one sprinkler and/or vapor cleaning unit,
- wherein:
- (i) said hollow cylindrical body comprises two separate independent chambers, each having an opening, and said citrus juicer further comprises an intermediate juice collection chamber, which is coupled to said pump;
- or (ii) said hollow cylindrical body comprises only a single chamber having an opening, and
- wherein each opening of said chambers comprises a strainer.
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A digger unit for drilling into a citrus fruit having a flesh and a peel and creating a juice therein, comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical body having a proximal and distal end;
- at least one opening disposed at the proximal end of said hollow cylindrical body;
- a drilling head located at a tip of the proximal end of said hollow cylindrical body;
- and
- a grinding/cutting mechanism for prying the flesh away from the peel,
- wherein said grinding/cutting mechanism is secured alongside of said hollow cylindered body, and upon drilling and entering into the citrus fruit said grinding/cutting mechanism spreads out to inner walls of said citrus fruit and as the digger spins, the flesh is prying away from the peel while generating the juice within the fruit, which can then be drawn out via said hollow cylindered body, and
- wherein:
- (i) said hollow cylindrical body comprises two separate independent chambers, each having an opening, and said citrus juicer further comprises an intermediate juice collection chamber, which is coupled to said pump;
- or (ii) said hollow cylindrical body comprises only a single chamber having an opening, and
- wherein each opening of said chambers comprises a strainer.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.