Juice extractor with integral juice manifold and cup bridge
AssigneeFMC Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGregory Schrader, Jose Carvalho
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Abstract
A juice extractor and associated method includes an extractor frame, extractor cup mounted for movement within the extractor frame and a cup bridge mounted within the extractor frame. A juice manifold is integral with the cup bridge for receiving juice during extractor operation.
Claims29
A juice extractor comprising:
- an extractor frame;
- at least one extractor cup mounted for movement within the extractor frame;
- and
- a cup bridge mounted within the extractor frame and including at least one extractor cup mounted on the cup bridge for receiving the at least one moveable extractor cup into engagement thereto for compressing fruit, and a juice manifold integral with the cup bridge for receiving juice during extractor operation.
A juice extractor comprising:
- an extractor frame;
- a cup support member mounted for movement within the extractor frame;
- a plurality of extractor cups supported by the cup support member;
- a drive mechanism engaging the cup support member for reciprocating the cup support member;
- and
- a cup bridge mounted within the extractor frame and including a plurality of extractor cups mounted on the cup bridge for receiving the extractor cups supported by the cup support member into engagement for compressing fruit, and a juice manifold integral with the cup bridge for receiving juice during extractor operation.
A method for forming a juice extractor comprising an extractor frame, at least one moveable extractor cup, a cup bridge mounted within the extractor frame, and at least one respective extractor cup mounted on the cup bridge for receiving into engagement therewith the movable extractor cup, the method comprising:
- forming a juice manifold integral with the cup bridge for receiving juice during extractor operation.
A method of operating a juice extractor, which comprises:
- driving at least one moveable extractor cup into engagement with a fixed extractor cup mounted on a cup bridge within the juice extractor and squeezing fruit therebetween;
- and
- collecting juice within a juice manifold that is formed integral with the cup bridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.