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US 2023/0218102 A1Published application
Juicing devices and methods
AssigneeGoodnature Products, Inc.
InventorsEric M. Wettlaufer, Dale Wettlaufer, Thomas Heyden, John Fritz
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Abstract
Various juicing devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. The juicing device has mechanical squeezers, combination blades, front trays, and/or control systems for effective pressing.
Claims20
A juicer machine comprising:
- a grinder assembly configured to grind food, the grinder assembly comprising an input chute;
- a press assembly configured to press juice from the ground food, the press assembly comprising a fixed platen and a movable platen, the movable platen positioned rearward of the fixed platen;
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- a basin configured to removably connect to the fixed platen such that the basin is positioned forward of the fixed platen and under the input chute.
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A juicer machine comprising:
- a frame comprising a well with a top opening;
- a press chamber configured to receive a ground food, the press chamber being removable from the well through the top opening, the press chamber comprising a movable platen and a fixed wall;
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- a linear actuator connected to the frame, the linear actuator comprising:
- an electric motor;
- a press shaft assembly comprising an internally threaded tube, the press shaft assembly having an end that is engageable with the movable platen;
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- a lead screw comprising a rotatable externally threaded rod;
- wherein rotation of the lead screw causes the press shaft assembly to translate the movable platen along a horizontal axis toward the fixed wall, thereby compressing the ground food in the press chamber and expelling juice.
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A juicer machine comprising:
- a frame comprising a support;
- a press chamber removably coupled to the frame, the press chamber configured to receive a ground food, the press chamber comprising a movable platen and a fixed wall;
- a lead screw assembly fixedly connected with the support and engageable with the movable platen;
- an electric motor configured to drive the lead screw assembly such that the lead screw assembly applies a pressing force to the movable platen and such that a resulting force is transmitted through the lead screw assembly to the support;
- an electronic sensor connected to the support, the electronic sensor configured to detect a deflection of the support due to the resulting force and to output a signal indicative of the deflection;
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- an electronic processor configured to control the lead screw assembly using the signal.
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A method of detecting breakage of a bag during operation of a juicer machine that includes a movable platen, a fixed platen, an actuator, a force sensor, and an electronic processor, wherein the method comprises, under the control of the electronic processor:
- advancing, with the actuator, the movable platen toward the fixed platen such that a food between the movable platen and the fixed platen is compressed;
- monitoring, with the force sensor, a force applied by the actuator to the movable platen during the compression of the food;
- detecting a decrease discontinuity in the force;
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- activating a bag-break response action.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.