Spice crusher
OwnerYan Kwong Wonginventor
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Abstract
A spice crusher comprising a main body, a handle pivotally mounted on the main body, a crushing plate, a gear driving mechanism and a fineness control mechanism. The crushing plate, gear driving mechanism and fineness control mechanism are arranged within the main body so that the gear driving mechanism and the fineness control mechanism co-operate with the crushing plate. The driving gear mechanism enables the spice crusher to be operated easily by one hand. The fineness control mechanism controls the fineness of the crushed spices. The spice crusher may be used to crush peppercorns.
Claims10
A spice crusher, comprising a main body, a handle pivotally mounted on the main body, a crushing plate, a gear driving mechanism and a fineness control mechanism, wherein the crushing plate, gear driving mechanism and fineness control mechanism are disposed within the main body and the gear driving mechanism and the fineness control mechanism co-operate with the crushing plate, said gear driving mechanism comprising a driving gear, a pinion and a large gear, wherein one end face of the larger gear and one end face of the pinion have respective protruding teeth that engage with each other when the pinion is rotated in a first rotational direction, thus causing the large gear to rotate with the pinion in the first rotational direction, and wherein the protruding teeth of the pinion slip over the protruding teeth of the large gear when the pinion is rotated in a second rotational direction opposed to the first rotational direction, thus preventing the large gear from being rotated with the pinion in the second rotational direction.
A peppercorn crusher comprising a main body, a handle pivotally mounted on the main body, a hard plastic plate with a semi-circular wall, a crushing plate, a gear driving mechanism and a fineness control mechanism whereby a lid is disposed on the top of the main body, the handle includes a spring bow and a curved piece, the hard plastic plate is disposed within the main body and the spring bow presses on the semi-circular wall and the crushing plate, the gear driving mechanism and the fineness control mechanism are disposed within the main body and the gear driving mechanism co-operates with the crushing plate and the fineness control mechanism links with the crushing plate.
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