Juice extractor with juice manifold having side outlet for juice
AssigneeFMC Technologies, Inc.
InventorGregory Schrader
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Abstract
A juice extractor includes extractor cups relatively moveable within a product material area that compress fruit therebetween. A strainer tube is mounted to receive juice and pulp and discharge juice therefrom. A juice manifold is positioned to collect the juice discharged from the strainer tube when an orifice tube moves therein. The juice manifold has an outlet positioned at a side of the extractor frame removed from the product material area to prevent build-up of peel and related byproducts.
Claims23
A juice extractor comprising:
- an extractor frame having an interior defining a product material area;
- at least one pair of extractor cups being relatively movable within the product material area;
- a strainer tube mounted to receive juice and pulp and discharge juice therefrom;
- an orifice tube movable within the strainer tube for generating pressure within the strainer tube to aid in discharging juice from the strainer tube;
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- a juice manifold positioned to collect the juice discharged from the strainer tube, said juice manifold having an outlet positioned at a side of said extractor frame removed from the product material area to prevent build-up of peel and related byproducts.
A juice extractor comprising:
- an extractor frame having an interior;
- inner side panels mounted within said extractor frame and dividing the interior into a medial product material area and opposing drive cavities;
- a plurality of movable extractor cups;
- a plurality of fixed extractor cups;
- a drive mechanism operative with said moveable extractor cups for reciprocating said moveable extractor cups into engagement with said fixed extractor cups;
- a strainer tube associated with each fixed extractor cup and mounted to receive juice and pulp and discharge juice through the strainer tube;
- an orifice tube movable within the strainer tube for generating pressure within the strainer tube to aid in discharging juice from the strainer tube;
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- a juice manifold extending between said inner side panels and positioned to collect the juice discharged from each strainer tube, said juice manifold having opposing outlets positioned at the inner side panels and removed from the product material area to prevent build-up of peel and related byproducts.
A method of forming a juice extractor comprising at least one pair of extractor cups being relatively movable within a product material area, a strainer tube mounted to receive juice and pulp and discharge juice therefrom, and an orifice tube movable within the strainer tube for generating pressure within the strainer tube to aid in discharging juice from the strainer tube, the method comprising:
- forming a juice manifold to receive juice from the strainer tube with a juice outlet positioned to discharge juice from the juice manifold being removed from the product material area to prevent build-up of peel and related byproducts.
A method of operating a juice extractor comprising at least one pair of extractor cups being relatively movable within a product material area, a strainer tube mounted to receive juice and pulp and discharge juice therefrom, and an orifice tube movable within the strainer tube for generating pressure within the strainer tube to aid in discharging juice from the strainer tube, the method comprising:
- collecting juice from the strainer tube within a juice manifold;
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- discharging juice from a juice outlet of the juice manifold, wherein the juice outlet is removed from the product material area to prevent build-up of peel and related byproducts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.