Citrus juicer
AssigneeBraun GmbH
InventorsRafael P. Lucas, Jose C. Blasco, Antonio R. Rius
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Abstract
This invention relates to a citrus juicer for producing fruit juices. The motor-driven cone (11) is surrounded on all sides by a strainer (20) having passageways (27) under which a bowl for collecting the fruit juice is disposed. As a citrus fruit is squeezed, the resulting juice passes through the passageways of the strainer. The boundary area between the cone (11) and the area of the strainer (20) surrounding it is configured as an annular gap (25) whose cross section of passage is adapted to be increased or decreased by means of an adjusting device. The pulp content in the fruit juice is thereby predetermined.
Claims18
A citrus juicer for producing fruit juice comprising a cone, drive shaft structure coupled in driving relation to said cone for driving said cone in rotation, a strainer surrounding said cone, said cone and said strainer being vertically adjustable relative to one another, a collecting bowl under said strainer, said bowl having an inner wall and adapted to collect fruit juice, apertures in the readily extending area between said cone and the inner wall of said collecting bowl that define a plurality of passageways, the boundary area between said cone and the area of said strainer surrounding said cone being an annular gap, said apertures being in the circumferential surface of at least one of said cone and said strainer so that said circumferential surface varies in a radial direction in the area of said annular gap, the juice of a citrus fruit passing through said passageways of said strainer as said fruit is squeezed, while the pulp is largely retained by said strainer, and an adjusting device for moving said cone and said strainer relative to one another to vary the cross section passage areas of said passageway apertures.
A citrus juicer as claimed in claim 29 wherein said adjusting device is provided intermediate said strainer and said collecting bowl.
A citrus juicer for producing fruit juice comprising a cone, drive shaft structure coupled in driving relation to said cone for driving said cone in rotation, a strainer surrounding said cone, the boundary area between said cone and the area of said strainer surrounding said cone ninth an annular gap, said strainer being inclined down toward said annular gap, a collecting bowl under said strainer, said bowl having an inner wall and adapted to collect fruit juice, the juice of a citrus fruit passing through said annular gap as said fruit is squeezed, while the pulp is largely retained by said strainer,
- and an adjusting device for varying the cross sectional area of said annular gap between said cone and said strainer.
A citrus juicer for producing fruit juice comprising a cone, drive shaft structure coupled in driving relation to said cone for driving said cone in rotation, a strainer surrounding said one, the boundary area between said cone and the area of said strainer surrounding said cone being an annular gap, a plurality of passageways provided on said strainer close to said annular gap, a collecting bowl under said strainer, said bowl having an inner wall and adapted to collect fruit juice, apertures in the radially extending area between said cone and the inner wall of said collecting bowl that define a plruality of passageways, the juice of a citrus fluid passing through said passageways of said strainer as said fruit is squeezed, while the pulp is largely retained by said strainer,
- and an adjusting device for varying the cross sectional areas of said passageway apertures.
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