# US 2014/0196613 A1 · Masticating separator for separating fruit or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp

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- Number: US 2014/0196613 A1
- Document ID: US20140196613A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/232,786
- Filed: 2012-07-12
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2011-07-15
- Assignees: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Inventors: Stefan Sauer; Theodoor Stolk; Marjan Willeke Esther Cornelissen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196613A1

## CPC

- A47J 19/027: {Centrifugal extractors}
- A47J 19/025: {including a pressing screw}
- A47J 19/06: Juice presses for vegetables
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a masticating separator for separating fruit or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp. The masticating separator comprises a housing (21), an inner wall (43) in the housing (21), an auger (22,71) rotatably mounted in the housing (21), a cavity (46) defined between an outer surface (39,86) of the auger (22,71) and the inner wall (43) to receive pulp and juice, and a juice passageway (44) separated from the cavity (46). An elongate aperture (52) is formed in the inner wall (43) extending between the cavity (46) and the juice passageway (44). Therefore, when the auger (22,71) is rotated about its longitudinal axis to urge pulp and juice along the cavity (46), juice in the cavity (46) is urged to flow through the aperture (52) to the juice passageway (44).

## Claims

### Claim 1

A masticating separator for separating fruit or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp comprising a housing, an inner wall in the housing, an auger rotatably mounted in the housing, a cavity of the auger and the inner wall to receive pulp and juice, and a juice passageway separated from the cavity, wherein an elongate aperture is formed in the inner wall extending between the cavity and the juice passageway so that, when the auger is rotated about its longitudinal axis to urge pulp and juice along the cavity, juice in the cavity is urged to flow through the aperture to the juice passageway.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A masticating separator according to claim 1, wherein the inner wall is conically shaped.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A masticating separator according to claim 1, wherein the elongate aperture extends circumferentially around the inner wall.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A masticating separator according to claim 1, wherein a pulp outlet is formed at one end of the housing and the auger is configured to urge pulp and juice towards said pulp outlet.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

A masticating separator according to claim 4, wherein the aperture is spaced from the pulp outlet.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

A masticating separator according to claim 5, wherein the aperture is disposed proximate an opposing end of the inner wall to the pulp outlet.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A masticating separator according to claim 1 wherein the inner wall comprises a first part and a second part, the first and second parts being separable along the aperture.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

A masticating separator according to claim 7, wherein the first part is removably received in the housing.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

A masticating separator according to claim 7, wherein the second part is removably received in the housing.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

A masticating separator according to claim 7, wherein the second part is integrally formed with the housing.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

A masticating separator according to claim 1, wherein the first part has an end face which is spaced from an opposing end face of the second part to form the aperture.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

A masticating separator according to claim 11, further comprising a spacer means configured to space the end face of the first part from the opposing end face of the second part.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

A masticating separator according to claim 12, wherein the spacer means protrudes from one of the opposing end faces and locates against the opposing end face to space the first part from the second part.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

A masticating separator according to claim 1, further comprising a base to support the housing on a surface, wherein the longitudinal axis of the auger is configured to extend at an angle to a surface on which the base is disposed.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

A masticating separator according to claim 14, wherein the longitudinal axis of the auger is configured to upstand from the base, perpendicular to a surface on which the base is disposed.