Compact Juicer Layout With Tapered Juice Flow Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing compact fruit and vegetable juicers lack a full-size feed tube and efficient internal juice flow characteristics, leading to suboptimal cleaning and increased spillage.
Innovation Solution
A compact fruit and vegetable juicer design featuring a motor above a filter basket with a full-size feed tube, a central liquid collection chamber, and a pulp collection chamber that surrounds it, with a tapered interior wall to enhance juice flow and minimize spillage, incorporating a removable filter basket and a discharge spout with a tapered nozzle to prevent dripping.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a compact juicer design is used, then the device footprint is reduced, but the feed tube diameter is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The feed tube is nested within the lid structure of the collection chamber, allowing the full-size feed tube to be integrated into the compact overall design. The lid with the integrated feed tube sits atop the collection chamber, creating a nested configuration that maximizes space utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The feed tube is positioned vertically in the z-dimension by integrating it with the lid, rather than extending horizontally. This vertical arrangement allows the feed tube to maintain full size while keeping the horizontal footprint compact.
2Area of stationary object
If a compact juicer design is used, then the device footprint is reduced, but cleaning efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The collection chamber is segmented into distinct pulp collection and juice collection chambers, with the filter basket as a separate removable component. This segmentation allows each component to be easily accessed and cleaned independently, maintaining high cleaning efficiency in the compact design.
Solution Approach 2:
The filter basket is designed to be removable and dynamic, allowing users to easily take it out for cleaning. The tapered interior sidewall also creates dynamic juice flow that facilitates self-cleaning effects, reducing spillage and making maintenance easier.
3Area of stationary object
If a compact juicer design is used, then the device footprint is reduced, but juice spillage is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The interior sidewall of the collection chamber features a localized tapered geometry that directs juice flow toward the juice collection chamber. This local quality change in the wall structure creates optimized flow characteristics that prevent spillage despite the compact overall size.
Solution Approach 2:
The tapered interior sidewall creates a curved, flowing path for juice movement rather than sharp angles. This curvature guides juice smoothly from the grating disk area into the juice collection chamber, minimizing spillage and drips in the compact configuration.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design allows for efficient juice extraction and pulp separation, reducing spillage and facilitating easy cleaning, while maintaining a compact footprint.
Implementation Method 1
The inside diameter of the tubular interior sidewall that separates the pulp collection chamber from the juice collection chamber is tapered toward the central axis of rotation
Data Source
AI summary
A fruit and vegetable juicer has a motor above which is a filter basket that is surrounded by a collection chamber. A feed tube is supported above the filter basket and is integral with a lid to the collection chamber. In preferred embodiments, the separation chamber comprises a central liquid collection portion and a pulp collection portion that surrounds it. In particularly preferred embodiments, the inside diameter of the interior sidewall that separates the pulp collection chamber from the juice collection chamber is tapered toward a central axis of rotation. The smaller diameter end of the sidewall is adjacent to an upper rim of the filter basket.