A JUICER
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- MX · MX
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- BREVILLE HLDG PTY LTD
- Filing Date
- 2022-08-26
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-12
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Abstract
Description
A JUICER FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention relates to a juicer and more particularly to a juicer for extracting juice from fruits and vegetables. The invention has been developed primarily for use as a juicer for fruits and vegetables and will be described below with reference to this application. However, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to this particular field of use. For example, the invention may be used as a blender or for a combination juicer and blender. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Juicers for fruits and vegetables are well-known. These juicers typically comprise a base with a drive mechanism, a container with a lid that has a feed tube, and a grating disc driven by the drive mechanism. The fruit and / or vegetables are inserted through the feed tube to come into contact with the grating disc, which rotates via the drive mechanism to grate or crush the produce. The resulting product is a mixture of substantially solid products (i.e., the pulp) and liquid products (i.e., the juice). The juice is then extracted and dispensed through a spout in the container and into a separate container (e.g., a pitcher or glass) for consumption. Most juicers are typically built with a low spout, meaning the distance between the spout and the base is relatively small. This limits the use of smaller containers (with a capacity of approximately 1 liter or less) or short glasses to collect the juice. The downside is that these smaller containers or glasses fill up quite quickly and need to be emptied before more juice can be made. This can be inconvenient for the user. Other juicers that allow for a high volume of juice have the disadvantage of a large footprint or overall height, thus taking up more space and typically requiring multiple components that are cumbersome to clean. uooo BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION It is an objective of the present invention to overcome, or at least substantially mitigate, one or more of the disadvantages of existing arrangements, or at least provide a useful alternative to existing arrangements. This description describes a juicer that includes: a motorized base; a collection container to be received by said base, the container having an opening to allow access to said container; a lid to close said opening of said container, said lid having a feed tube to receive the product to be squeezed; the motorized base which has a surface adapted to receive said container and a drive mechanism that protrudes from said surface; the container having an inner juice chamber and an outer pulp chamber that at least partially surrounds the inner juice chamber, with said inner juice chamber providing a wall portion to at least partially separate the inner juice chamber from the outer pulp chamber, the outer pulp chamber having an outer wall separate from the wall portion; a filter basket to be located inside the container and in alignment with said feed tube to receive said product, the filter basket being able to rotate about a central axis by means of the drive mechanism, the filter basket having a grating disc portion and a sieve portion, the grating disc portion being configured to separate the product into substantially solid product and liquid product such that the substantially solid product is expelled into the outer pulp chamber and the liquid product is expelled through the sieve portion into the inner juice chamber; and, a spout for discharging the liquid product from the container, the spout being formed integrally with the outer pulp chamber to extend from the wall portion that at least partially separates the inner juice chamber and the outer pulp chamber, to the outer wall of the outer pulp chamber;in which the nozzle is positioned towards the opening of the container and is oriented in a direction away from the grating disc.; Preferably, the beak is positioned above the grating disc. Preferably, the internal juice chamber includes an inner wall and an inclined wall leading to a lower edge of the wall portion, the inclined wall driving the liquid product in the internal juice chamber towards the spout. uooo Preferably, the surface on the motorized base has a base surface and a stepped portion. Preferably, the stepped portion has an upper surface separated from the base surface by a height. Preferably, the drive mechanism is located in the stepped portion and the external pulp container has a bottom that connects the inner wall and the outer wall, the bottom of the external pulp chamber which can be located on the surface of the base. Preferably, the container has a cavity to receive the stepped portion to position the container on the surface of the motorized base. Preferably, the motorized base has a positioning feature to locate the container with respect to the base. Preferably, the filter basket has a rim that can be located adjacent to one end of the wall portion of the inner juice chamber and an end portion adapted to engage with said drive mechanism through an opening in the inner wall, to rotate said basket around the central axis. Preferably, the outer pulp chamber substantially surrounds the inner juice chamber. Preferably, the inner juice chamber and the outer pulp chamber are arranged as substantially parallel concentric chambers. Preferably, the peak extends along an axis that is transverse to the central axis. Preferably, the motorized base has a plurality of foot portions to support the base, the plurality of foot portions being separated from the surface from which the drive mechanism protrudes. Preferably, the juicer includes a pusher that cooperates with the feed tube to propel the product through the tube towards the grating disc. Preferably, the feed tube includes at least one guide portion to help the pusher propel the product through the feed tube. Preferably, the juicer includes a safety mechanism to lock the lid, container, and base together, with the safety mechanism rotating to the base. Preferably, the safety mechanism has the form of a locking bar that rotates between a locked position and a released position. uooo Preferably, the container and lid have at least one complementary locking member; these members can be coupled with said safety mechanism to lock the lid, container, and base together. Preferably, such locking members include at least one male portion that can be coupled with a complementary female portion. Preferably, said member of said cover includes a cam surface to receive a portion of said safety mechanism. This description describes a juicer that includes: a motorized base; a collection container to be received by said base, the container having an opening to allow access to said container; a lid having a feed tube to receive the product to be squeezed, said lid to close said opening of said container; the motorized base having a plurality of foot portions to support the base, the plurality of foot portions separating from a base surface from which a drive mechanism protrudes, the surface adapted to receive said container; the container having an inner juice chamber and an outer pulp chamber substantially surrounding the inner juice chamber, with said inner juice chamber providing a wall portion to at least partially separate the inner juice chamber from the outer pulp chamber; a filter basket to be located inside the container and in alignment with said feed tube to receive said product, the filter basket having a rim that can be located adjacent to an end of the wall portion of the inner juice chamber and an end portion adapted to engage with said drive mechanism through an opening in the inner wall of the container, with the drive mechanism configured to rotate said basket about a central axis; the filter basket having a grating disc portion and a sieve portion, the disc portion being configured to separate the product into substantially solid product and liquid product, with the substantially solid product being expelled beyond the rim into the outer pulp chamber and the liquid product being expelled through the sieve portion into the inner juice chamber; and the outer pulp chamber having a bottom connecting an inner wall and an outer wall and wherein the bottom can be positioned in a direction away from the drive mechanism and towards the feet. Preferably, the base surface includes a stepped portion. IVIA / a / ZUZZ / UI uooo Preferably, the stepped portion has a surface that is separated from the base surface by a height. Preferably, the drive mechanism is located in one part of the stepped portion and the bottom of the external pulp chamber can be located in another part of the stepped portion. Preferably, the base includes a location feature to position the container relative to the base. Preferably, the internal juice chamber includes an elongated spout for discharging the liquid product from the container, said spout being located in a direction away from the grating disc portion and towards the container opening. Preferably, the peak extends along an axis that is transverse to the central axis. Preferably, the internal juice chamber includes an inner wall and an inclined wall leading to a lower edge of the wall portion, the inclined wall driving the liquid product in the internal juice chamber towards the spout. Preferably, the inner juice chamber and the outer pulp chamber are arranged as substantially parallel concentric chambers. Preferably, the juicer includes a pusher that cooperates with the feed tube to propel the product through the tube towards the grating disc. Preferably, the feed tube includes at least one guide portion to help the pusher propel the product through the feed tube. Preferably, the juicer includes a safety mechanism to lock the lid, container, and base together, with the safety mechanism rotating to the base. Preferably, the safety mechanism has the form of a locking bar that rotates between a locked position and a released position. Preferably, the container and lid have at least one complementary locking member; these members can be coupled with said safety mechanism to lock said lid, container and base together. Preferably, such locking members include at least one male portion that can be coupled with a complementary female portion. Preferably, said member of said cover includes a cam surface to receive a portion of said safety mechanism. Preferably, said container includes a stop member to limit the rotation of said safety mechanism. uooo This description describes a juicer that includes: a motorized base; a collection container to be received by said base, the container having an opening to allow access to said container; a lid having a feed tube to receive the product to be squeezed, said lid to close said opening of said container; the motorized base which has a surface from which a drive mechanism protrudes and adapted to receive said container; The container having an inner juice chamber and an outer pulp chamber substantially surrounding the inner juice chamber, with said inner juice chamber providing a wall portion to at least partially separate the inner juice chamber from the outer pulp chamber; and a filter basket to be located within the container and in alignment with said feed tube to receive said product, the filter basket having a rim that can be located adjacent to an end of the wall portion of the inner juice chamber and an end portion adapted to engage with said drive mechanism through an opening in the inner wall of the container, with the drive mechanism configured to rotate said basket about a central axis. Preferably, the filter basket includes a grating disc portion and a sieve portion, the disc portion being configured to separate the product into a substantially solid product and a liquid product, with the substantially solid product being expelled beyond the rim into the outer pulp chamber and the liquid product being expelled through the sieve portion into the inner juice chamber. Preferably, the external pulp chamber has a bottom connecting an inner wall and an outer wall, and wherein the bottom can be positioned in a direction away from the drive mechanism and towards the feet. Preferably, the motorized base includes a plurality of foot portions to support the base, the plurality of foot portions separating from a base surface from which a drive mechanism protrudes. This description also includes a juicer that comprises: a motorized base; a collection container to be received by said base, the container having an opening to allow access to said container; a lid having a feed tube to receive the product to be squeezed, said lid to close said opening of said container; UDOO the motorized base which has a surface adapted to receive said container and a drive mechanism that protrudes from said surface; the container having an internal juice chamber and an external pulp chamber that at least partially surrounds the internal juice chamber, with said internal juice chamber providing a wall portion to at least partially separate the internal juice chamber from the external pulp chamber; and a filter basket to be located within the container and in alignment with said feed tube to receive said product, the filter basket being adapted to engage with the drive mechanism to rotate said basket about a central axis. This description also includes a juicer that comprises: a motorized base; a collection container to be received by said base, the container having an opening to allow access to said container; a lid having a feed tube to receive the product to be squeezed, said lid to close said opening of said container; the motorized base which has a surface adapted to receive said container and a drive mechanism that protrudes from said surface; the container having an internal juice chamber and an external pulp chamber that at least partially surrounds the internal juice chamber, with said internal juice chamber providing a wall portion to at least partially separate the internal juice chamber from the external pulp chamber; a filter basket to be placed inside the container and in alignment with said feed tube to receive said product, the filter basket being adapted to couple to the drive mechanism to rotate said basket around a central axis; the base surface including a stepped portion having a surface that is separated from the base surface by a height; and the drive mechanism located on the surface of the stepped portion and an external pulp chamber bottom located on the base surface. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is an exploded schematic isometric view of a juicer; Figure 2 is a schematic isometric view of the juicer in Figure 1; uooo Figure 3 is a schematic side elevation view of the juicer in Figure 1; Figure 4 is a schematic top elevation view of the juicer in Figure 1; Figure 5 is a schematic lower elevation view of a container of the juicer of Figure 1; Figure 6 is an enlarged schematic side cross-sectional view of a section of the juicer from Figure 1; Figure 7 is an enlarged schematic side cross-sectional view of a section of the container in Figure 5; Figure 8 is an enlarged view of a portion of the container in Figure 7; Figure 9 is a schematic isometric view of the container in Figure 7; Figure 10 is an additional schematic isometric view of the container in Figure 7; Figure 11 is an additional schematic isometric view of the container in Figure 7; Figure 12 is a schematic top elevation view of the container in Figure 7; Figure 13 is a schematic isometric view of a lid from the container in Figure 1; and Figure 14 is an additional schematic isometric view of the lid in Figure 13. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MODALITIES Figures 1 to 6 of the accompanying drawings schematically depict a juicer 10 comprising a motorized base 15, a container 20 to be received by the base 15, and a lid 25 having a feed tube 30 for receiving the product (not shown) to be juiced. For the purposes of this description, it shall be understood that the juicer 10 can juice a wide variety of food products and vegetables. Throughout the description, the term "product" shall be used to designate any of these, unless otherwise specified. Container 20 provides a rim portion 35 that surrounds an opening 40 that receives the product to be squeezed. Lid 25 also includes a rim portion 45 that mates with the rim portion 35 of container 20 to provide a cover for opening 40, the lid 25 thus closing the opening 40. The base 15 includes a plurality of foot portions 50 to support the base 15. The foot portions 50 may have a rubberized surface to grip onto a countertop surface and minimize lateral movement or vibration of the juicer 10 during operation. The base 15 also includes a base surface 55 that is separated from the foot portions 50 by a distance 60 (see Figure 3). The base 15 further includes a power button or switch 57 that is operatively associated with an actuating mechanism 65. The power button or switch 57 can be actuated by a user to operate the actuating mechanism 65. The actuating mechanism 65 protrudes from the surface of the base 55 and into the container 20, with the surface of the base 55 adapted to engage and receive the container 20. In particular, the surface of the base 55 includes a stepped portion 70 that is received within a cavity 75 in the container 20 (see Figures 6 and 7). As will be discussed in more detail below, the complementary stepped portion 70 and the cavity 75 allow the container 20 to be aligned and mounted in the correct position relative to the base 15.In the embodiment depicted in Figure 1, the stepped portion 70 includes one or more pads 76 to dampen or absorb vibrations of the container 60 during operation of the juicer 10. The stepped portion 70 is provided with a surface 70a that is separated from the base surface 55 by a distance 70b. The drive mechanism 65 is configured to rotate around a central axis 77 in order to drive the rotation of a filter basket 78 (discussed in more detail below) around axis 77. Container 20 includes an inner juice chamber 80 and an outer pulp chamber 85 that at least partially surrounds the inner juice chamber 80. In a preferred embodiment, the outer pulp chamber 85 substantially surrounds the inner juice chamber 80. The inner juice chamber 80 and the outer pulp chamber 85 are thus arranged as substantially parallel concentric chambers. The inner juice chamber 80 and the outer pulp chamber 85 are at least partially separated by a wall portion 90. The inner juice chamber 80 further includes an inner wall 95 and an intermediate wall 100 separate from the inner wall 95. In the embodiment shown, the intermediate wall 100 extends from the inner wall 95 and is inclined at an angle α with respect to the inner wall 95. The intermediate wall 100 is also inclined at a complementary angle α with respect to the wall portion 90. Consequently, the inner wall 95 is provided with a frustoconical arrangement. The internal juice chamber 80 is also provided with an elongated spout 105 for discharging the liquid product from the internal chamber 80. The elongated spout 105 provides a channel 110 extending along a shaft 115 from the chamber opening 120 to the spout opening 125. As shown in the depicted embodiment, the shaft 115 extends transversely with respect to the central shaft 77. In the preferred embodiment, the shaft 115 extends downward at an acute angle with respect to the central shaft 77. It will be appreciated that the acute angle of extension of the channel 110 facilitates the discharge of liquid product from the internal chamber 80 into a container (not shown) positioned below the spout opening 125. As best shown in Figures 5, 9, and 10, the elongated spout 105 includes a notch 126 to facilitate the discharge of the liquid product from the spout opening 125 into the container. With reference to Figure 3, axis 115 (taken at the location of the spout opening 125) is separated from the base surface 55 by a distance 127. It will be appreciated that the sum of the distance 60 (between the foot portions 50 and the base surface 55) and the distance 127 (between the base surface 55 and the spout opening 125) provides sufficient height to accommodate a large container or glass, for example, a container capable of holding 2 L of liquid or a tall glass. Axis 115 is also separated from the rim portion 40 of the container 20 by a distance 128. Returning to Figures 6 and 7, the wall portion 90 of the inner juice chamber 80 extends in a first (downward) direction 130 (see Figure 6) to also provide an inner wall 135 of the outer pulp chamber 85. The outer pulp chamber 85 also includes an outer wall 140 and a bottom 145 that extends between the inner and outer walls 135 and 140. The inner and outer walls 135 and 140 are thus separated by a space to define the outer pulp chamber 85. The bottom 145 is located away from the drive mechanism 65 and separated by a distance 147 when the container 20 is assembled on the base 15. It will be seen that the bottom 145 engages and abuts the surface of the base 55 when the container 20 is assembled on the base 15. The bottom 145 is also located lower than surface 70a of stepped portion 70.The bottom 145 is also located below the inner wall 95, the intermediate wall 100, and the wall portion 90 of the inner juice chamber 80. It will be appreciated that the various walls and bottoms of the inner juice chamber 80 and the outer pulp chamber 85 can be integrally formed (e.g., by molding) to provide the container 20 as a single piece. Consequently, the cost and complexity of manufacturing the various parts can be reduced. As best shown in Figures 9 and 12, container 20 includes a female locating feature 150. The base surface 55 of base 15 includes a complementary male locating feature 155 (see Figures 1 and 6) to engage the female locating feature 150, in order to help correctly locate container 20 with respect to base 15. In the embodiment shown, the female locating feature 150 and the male locating feature 155 extend radially outward from the central axis 77. Returning to Figure 1, the juicer 10 further includes the filter basket 78, which can be positioned inside the container 20. The filter basket 78 is mounted at least partially within the inner juice chamber 80 (see Figure 6) and in alignment with the feed tube 30 and the central shaft 77 of the drive mechanism 65. The filter basket 78 includes a grating disc portion 160 and a conical sieve portion 165. As discussed earlier, the drive mechanism 65 is configured to drive the rotation of the filter basket 78 around the central shaft. 77. The drive mechanism 65 can also be configured to drive the rotation of either the grating disc portion 160 or the sieve portion 165 independently. The filter basket 78 includes a rim 170 that can be positioned adjacent to the wall portion 90 and an end portion 175 adapted to engage the drive mechanism 65 through an opening in the inner wall 180 of the container 20. It is understood and appreciated that the rim 170 is positioned above the height of the grating disc portion 160. The rim 170 is also positioned above the height of the wall portion 90. The inner wall opening 180 is provided by the inner wall 95 of the inner juice chamber 80. The end portion 175 of the filter basket 78 includes an alignment feature 182 to facilitate correct placement and assembly of the filter basket 78 within the container 20. The grating disc portion 160 is configured to separate the product fed through the feed tube 30 into substantially solid product (i.e., pulp) and liquid product (i.e., juice). During operation of the juicer 10, the product is fed through the feed tube 30 and engages the grating disc portion 160, which grates or crushes the product as the drive mechanism 65 rotates. The resulting solid product (which will be larger than the holes provided in the sieve portion 165 and therefore unable to pass through them) is then ejected upwards along the inclined sieve portion 165, over the rim 170, and into the outer pulp chamber 85. The resulting liquid product (which will be able to flow through the holes in the sieve portion 165) will be ejected through the sieve portion 165 and into the inner juice chamber 80.The liquid product falling into the inner juice chamber 80 then travels upward along the inclined intermediate wall 100 and into the spout channel 100 of the nozzle 105. The liquid product can then be discharged from the spout opening 125 into a collection container. It will be observed that the upward movement of the liquid product from the inner juice chamber 80 into the channel 100 along the intermediate wall 100 is facilitated by the airflow generated by the rotating filter basket 78. It will be noted that the juicer 10 may further include a pusher 185 that cooperates with the feed tube 30 and is adapted to push the product through the feed tube 30 into the grating disc portion 160. With reference to Figures 6 and 13, the feed tube 30 may further include a guide portion 186 to assist the pusher 185 in pushing the product through the feed tube 30 and into the grating disc portion 160. The feed tube 30 may also include pusher stabilizers 187 that help guide and stabilize the pusher 185 when it is inserted into the feed tube 30. As best shown in Figures 6 to 8 and 10, a retaining member 190 is provided above the wall portion 90 but below the rim 170 of the filter basket IVIA / a / ZUZZ / UI uooo 78. The retaining member 190 has a first portion 195 extending transversely from the wall portion 90 and a second portion 197 extending transversely from the first portion 195. The retaining member 190 also includes a cavity 198 for mating with the wall portion 90 and for facilitating induction or ultrasonic welding of the retaining member 190 to the wall portion 90. With induction welding, for example, a wire (not shown) is placed between the retaining member 190 and the wall portion 90 and heated by induction in order to melt the material surrounding the retaining member 190 and the wall portion 90 (which would typically be plastic). The retaining member 190 and the wall portion 90 would then fuse together to form an integral part of the container 20.Alternatively, with ultrasonic welding, the retaining member 190 and the wall portion 90 are fused together by the heat energy generated by ultrasonic vibration. A small triangular rib 199 (see Figure 8) is used as an energy director to focus the heat at the location / joint where the retaining member 190 and the wall portion 90 meet. It will be appreciated that the retaining member 190 prevents the upward flow of liquid product from the inner juice chamber 80 into the outer pulp chamber 85, which would otherwise unnecessarily waste consumable liquid product. The retaining member 190 also prevents the flow of substantially solid product ejected from the filter basket into the inner juice chamber 80 by protecting the exposed portion of the inner juice chamber 80. Referring back to Figures 1 and 2, the juicer 10 may further include a safety mechanism in the form of a locking bar 200 that is rotatably coupled to the base 15. The locking bar 200 is configured to rotate about a locking bar axis 205 (see Figure 2) to a locking position as shown in Figures 1 and 2, in order to lock the lid 25 and the container 20 to the base 15. The lid 25 includes a lid-locking portion 210, and the container 20 includes a complementary container-locking portion 215. The lid-locking portion 210 and the container-locking portion 215 are coupled together to facilitate the assembly of the lid 25 to the container 20. As best shown in Figure 1, the lid-locking portion 210 includes at least one male portion 220 that can be coupled with a portion complementary female 225 in the locking portion of container 215.The locking portions 210 and 215 also engage with the locking bar 200 to facilitate locking the lid 25 and container 20 to the base 15. In particular, the lid locking portion 210 includes a cam surface 230 to receive a portion of the locking bar 200. The locking bar 200 can also rotate to a released position (not shown), so that the locking bar 200 is no longer in contact with the cam surface 230, allowing the lid 25, container 20, and base 15 to be released for disassembly. The container 20 may also include a stop member 235 extending outward from the outer wall 140. IVIA / a / ZUZZ / UI uooo The stop member 235 limits the rotation of the locking bar 200 in order to prevent the locking bar 200 from unnecessarily contacting the feed tube 30. Various forms of the juicer and its components described above may have one or more of the following advantages. For example, the outer pulp chamber of the container is exceptionally deep, extending below the height of the drive mechanism. The depth of the outer pulp chamber is facilitated, at least in part, by the stepped portion of the base and the complementary configuration of the inner walls. The working arrangement of the filter basket, the wall portion, and the angled intermediate wall of the inner juice chamber also facilitates the dispensing of the liquid at the spout. The arrangement of the retaining member in the upper portion of the inner juice chamber also prevents the liquid from escaping the inner juice chamber and entering the outer pulp chamber, thus minimizing wasted liquid.The various components of the container (inner juice chamber, outer pulp chamber, retaining member) can also be integrally formed by molding and induction or ultrasonic welding, in order to reduce the number of separate components that need to be assembled. The arrangement of the inner juice chamber and the outer pulp chamber as described above also allows the spout to be positioned further from the standing portions of the base (compared to conventional juicers), thus providing a greater height for the spout opening to accommodate the collection of dispensed juice into a large container or glass without encroaching on the juicer's footprint. Although the invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention can take many other forms.
Claims
1. A juicer comprising: a motorized base; a collection container to be received by said base, the container having an opening to allow access to said container; a lid for closing said opening of said container, said lid having a feed tube for receiving the product to be juiced; the motorized base having a surface adapted to receive said container and a drive mechanism projecting from said surface; the container having an inner juice chamber and an outer pulp chamber at least partially surrounding the inner juice chamber, said inner juice chamber providing a wall portion to at least partially separate the inner juice chamber from the outer pulp chamber, the outer pulp chamber having an outer wall separate from the wall portion;a filter basket to be located inside the container and in alignment with said feed tube to receive said product, the filter basket being able to rotate about a central axis by means of the drive mechanism, the filter basket having a grating disc portion and a sieve portion, the grating disc portion being configured to separate the product into substantially solid product and liquid product such that the substantially solid product is expelled into the outer pulp chamber and the liquid product is expelled through the sieve portion into the inner juice chamber; and, a spout for discharging the liquid product from the container, the spout being formed integrally with the outer pulp chamber to extend from the wall portion that at least partially separates the inner juice chamber and the outer pulp chamber, to the outer wall of the outer pulp chamber;in which the nozzle is positioned towards the opening of the container and is oriented in a direction away from the grating disc.; 2. A juicer according to claim 1, wherein the spout is positioned above the grating disc.
3. A juicer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the internal juice chamber includes an inner wall and an inclined wall leading to a lower edge of the wall portion, the inclined wall driving the liquid product from the internal juice chamber towards the spout.
4. A juicer according to claim 3, wherein the surface on the motorized base has a base surface and a stepped portion.
5. A juicer according to claim 4, wherein the stepped portion has an upper surface separated from the base surface by a height.
6. A juicer according to claim 5, wherein the drive mechanism is located in the stepped portion and the external pulp container has a bottom connecting the inner and outer walls, the bottom of the external pulp chamber being located on the surface of the base.
7. A juicer according to claim 6, wherein the container has a cavity to receive the stepped portion for positioning the container on the surface of the motorized base.
8. A juicer according to claim 1, wherein the motorized base has a positioning feature for locating the container with respect to the base.
9. A juicer according to claim 3, wherein the filter basket has a rim that can be positioned next to an end portion of the inner juice chamber wall and an end portion adapted to engage with said drive mechanism through an opening in the inner wall, to rotate said basket about the central axis.
10. A juicer according to claim 1, wherein the outer pulp chamber substantially surrounds the inner juice chamber.
11. A juicer according to claim 10, wherein the inner juice chamber and the outer pulp chamber are arranged as substantially parallel concentric chambers.
12. A juicer according to claim 1, wherein the spout extends along an axis that is transverse to the central axis.
13. A juicer according to claim 1, wherein the motorized base has a plurality of foot portions for supporting the base, the plurality of foot portions being separated from the surface from which the drive mechanism protrudes.
14. A juicer according to claim 1, wherein the juicer includes a pusher to cooperate with the feed tube to propel the product through the tube towards the grating disc.
15. A juicer according to claim 1, wherein the feed tube includes at least one guide portion to assist the pusher in propelling the product through the feed tube.
16. A juicer according to claim 1, wherein the juicer includes a safety mechanism for locking together the lid, the container and the base, the safety mechanism being rotatably coupled to the base.
17. A juicer according to claim 16, wherein the safety mechanism has the form of a locking bar that rotates between a locked position and a released position.
18. A juicer according to claim 17, wherein the container and the lid have at least one complementary locking member, said members being able to engage with said safety mechanism to lock together the lid, the container, and the base. 10 19. A juicer according to claim 18, wherein said locking members include at least one male portion that can be coupled with a complementary female portion.
20. A juicer according to claim 18, wherein said member in said lid includes a cam surface for receiving a portion of said safety mechanism.