citrus juicer

Abstract

To provide a citrus fruit squeezer that prevents citrus fruits from slipping and moving. [Solution] The citrus juicer (10) is equipped with a receiving member (20) on which citrus fruits are placed, and a pressing member (30) that rotates relative to the receiving member (20) and squeezes the citrus fruits together with the receiving member (20). The receiving member (20) and pressing member (30) are equipped with a first stopper (208) and a second stopper (308), respectively, to prevent the citrus fruits from moving. The first stopper (208) and the second stopper (308) are arranged to come into contact with the outer surface of the citrus peel.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a juice extractor for extracting juice from citrus fruits. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes a lemon squeezer that can reliably squeeze only the flesh of the lemon without crushing the peel, can efficiently collect the squeezed lemon juice, and allows the amount of squeezed lemon juice to be easily seen from the outside. This lemon squeezer is characterized in that a presser member is rotatably mounted on a receiving member, and a plurality of squeezing ridges are alternately overlapped on the opposing surfaces of the receiving member and the presser member and extend in one direction to squeeze out only the flesh part of the lemon, and a reservoir is provided on the receiving member near the end of the squeezing ridges to collect the squeezed lemon juice, and the top of the reservoir is open so that it can be seen. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Jikko No. 62-14981 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Conventionally, when citrus juicers are used, the citrus fruit tends to slip and move when pressure is applied, making it difficult to extract sufficient juice. To provide a citrus juicer that can suppress the slippage of citrus fruits and stably squeeze juice out of them. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The invention described in claim 1 is a citrus juicer comprising a receiving member on which sliced citrus fruits are placed, and a pressing member that rotates relative to the receiving member and squeezes the citrus fruits together with the receiving member, characterized in that at least one of the receiving member or the pressing member is provided with a stopper to prevent the citrus fruits from moving.

[0006] In the invention described in claim 2, the stopper is provided so as to come into contact with the outer surface of the citrus peel. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, a citrus juicer can be provided that prevents citrus fruits from slipping and moving, and can stably squeeze out juice. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the appearance of a citrus juicer according to one embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the citrus juicer in an open state. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing a side view of the state when the citrus juicer is used to extract juice. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which some specific embodiments of the present invention will be described for ease of understanding. Note that parts not relevant to the description may be omitted from the drawings.

[0010] The citrus juicer 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention can stably squeeze citrus fruits that have been cut into wedges. Citrus fruits include, but are not limited to, lemons and oranges. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the citrus juicer 10 includes a receiving member 20 and a pressing member 30.

[0011] The receiving member 20 is a member on which citrus fruits are placed, and is provided with a handle 204 extending in one direction. A wall portion 206 is formed on the edge of the receiving member 20 to collect squeezed juice. Holes (not shown) are formed in the wall portion 206 to support both ends of a rotation shaft AX extending in one direction.

[0012] A first stopper 208 is provided on the inner surface of the receiving member 20. This first stopper 208 is a plate-shaped member that protrudes from the inner surface and can come into contact with the outer surface of the citrus peel. The first stopper 208 is positioned offset from the center line CL in a plan view.

[0013] The holding member 30 has a plurality of protrusions 302 on its inner surface (the surface on the receiving member 20 side) that come into contact with the citrus fruit, allowing it to hold the citrus fruit together with the receiving member 20. The holding member 30 is provided with a handle 304 that pairs with the handle 204. Furthermore, one end of the pressing member 30 is formed with a cylindrical portion through which the rotation axis AX passes. Therefore, the pressing member 30 can rotate around this rotation axis AX.

[0014] A second stopper 308 is provided on the inner surface of the holding member 30. This second stopper 308 is a plate-shaped member that protrudes from the inner surface and can come into contact with the outer surface of the citrus peel. When viewed from above with the receiving member 20 and the holding member 30 open as shown in FIG. 2, the second stopper 308 is offset from the center line CL to the opposite side from the first stopper 208, and is positioned so that it is aligned when the holding member 30 and the receiving member 20 are closed.

[0015] In this citrus juicer 10, the pressing member 30 and the receiving member 20 open and close around the rotation axis AX, and the citrus fruit is squeezed and pressure is applied to it, thereby squeezing the juice.

[0016] Next, a method of using the citrus juicer 10 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the receiving member 20 and the pressing member 30 are opened, and the user places a lemon 50 (an example of a citrus fruit) cut into wedges on the receiving member 20. The lemon 50 is placed so that the peel is on the side away from the rotation axis AX. After placing the lemon 50, the user rotates the pressing member 30 so that the lemon 50 is sandwiched between the pressing member 30 and the receiving member 20.

[0017] Next, the user places his / her index finger on the handle 204 (see FIG. 2) and his / her thumb on the handle 304 and applies pressure, whereby the lemon 50 is squeezed. At this time, the force applied to the lemon 50 includes a vector component in a direction that tries to push the lemon outward (toward the handle 204), so the lemon 50 tries to slide and move.

[0018] In addition, although the surface of the pressing member 30 has multiple protrusions 302 as mentioned above, the effect of preventing slipping is not sufficient compared to the magnitude of the vector component that moves the citrus fruit.

[0019] However, since the receiving member 20 and the pressing member 30 are provided with a first stopper 208 and a second stopper 308, respectively, these first stopper 208 and second stopper 308 come into contact with the outer surface of the peel of the lemon 50 that is about to be pushed out, thereby suppressing the movement of the lemon 50.

[0020] Therefore, the lemon 50 is positioned so that sufficient pressure is applied to squeeze out the juice stably. The juice squeezed out in this manner is collected in the receiving member 20.

[0021] As described above, according to the citrus fruit juicer 10, the first stopper 208 and the second stopper 308 suppress the movement of the citrus fruit, and the juice can be squeezed stably. The stopper may be provided on at least one of the receiving member 20 and the pressing member 30 as long as it can prevent the citrus fruit from moving.

[0022] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and all changes in conditions that do not deviate from the gist of the present invention are within the scope of application of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0023] 10 Citrus Juice 20 Receiving member 30 Retaining member 50 Lemon 204 Toride 206 Wall section 208 First Stopper 302 Protrusion 304 Toride 308 Second Stopper AX Rotation Axis CL center line

Claims

1. a receiving member on which the citrus fruits are placed; A pressing member that rotates relative to the receiving member and squeezes the citrus fruit together with the receiving member, A citrus juicer characterized in that at least one of the receiving member and the pressing member is provided with a stopper for preventing the citrus fruit from moving.

2. 2. The citrus juicer of claim 1, wherein the stopper is adapted to contact the outer surface of the citrus peel.

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