With Handling Means Patents (Class 99/512)
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Patent number: 11786077Abstract: A food processor combines steaming of food on a support, and blending. The support is rotated about the same shaft as the blender blade, to release the food on the support centrifugally so that it drops to the blender blade. This enables an automated process with optimized steaming and blending.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Zhenzhen Cai, Tao Kong, Cong Tian, Jingwei Tan
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Patent number: 10743576Abstract: The invention relates to a citrus fruit juice extractor which can be used to cut citrus fruits into at least two parts, extract the juice therefrom and discharge the peel following juicing. The juice extractor consists of a juice extractor element coupled in a hollow housing having openings in the sides thereof, a cutting element connected above the extractor element, and press means located above the hollow housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: YUSY INC, S.A. DE C.V.Inventors: Alejandro Roberto Martinez TreviƱo, Jorge Alberto De La Garza Gonzalez
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Patent number: 10420362Abstract: A lid 12 of a juicer provides several important functions. It prevents juice from escaping, it diverts pulp efficiently toward a collector 13 or chute 150, it cooperates with a locking bar to keep the device safe and closed and it provides a platform for the feed tube. The lid 12 comprises a polymeric cap 52 (for example a polycarbonate) to which is secured a metal, preferably stainless steel feed tube 51. Importantly the combination of clear cap 52 and steel feed tube provides all of the advantages of both, that is, adequate strength in the feed tube and knife and the ability to see under the cap.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2015Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: BREVILLE PTY LIMITEDInventor: Keith James Hensel
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Patent number: 10152842Abstract: A beverage vending machine includes at least one outer casing with at least one magazine for accommodating agricultural products of fruit and vegetables. The machine is functionally associated with at least one device for centrifugal juicing of the agricultural products to obtain a centrifugally juiced fraction that can be utilized outside the casing. The centrifugal juicing device includes at least one element for the automatic pressing of at least one agricultural product to be subjected to centrifugal juicing against a rotating reference surface, affected by a component for automatically shredding the agricultural product supplied by the magazine for its optimum centrifugal juicing.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: A.A.T. AGROINDUSTRY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES S.P.A.Inventors: Marcello Nunzio Catalano, Salvatore Maria Vittorio Torrisi, Antonio Giallanza
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Patent number: 10010209Abstract: An apparatus for preparing fruit includes a main housing with a cutting area containing a cutting assembly and a drive assembly, a removable cup assembly for inserting the fruit into the apparatus, and a removable drawer and tray for removing cut pieces of fruit from the apparatus after a cutting operation. The apparatus includes a rinsing assembly for cleaning the fruit and the cutting assembly, and a deflector configured to route cut pieces of fruit into the tray and waste material through a disposal outlet. The cutting assembly is configured to perform one or more cutting operations depending on the type of fruit detected in the cup assembly: wedging for apples, lemons, limes, and pears, and cutting/peeling for oranges and grapefruits. The apparatus quickly prepares various fruits for consumption without requiring an operator to touch the cut pieces of fruit.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2012Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Carrier Commerical Refrigeration, Inc.Inventors: Robert Richard Tuchrelo, Jeffrey Quint Cahoon
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Patent number: 9538883Abstract: A grating disc (4) arranged to be mounted within a food processor (1) and to be rotated in a direction of rotation (26). The grating disc (4) comprising at least one grating tooth (24) for grating food to be processed which tooth protrudes from a surface of the grating disc. The tooth (24) has an uninterrupted, continuous envelope surface (29) forming an outer contour of said tooth (24) which surface has gradient which spatial derivative does not change sign. The envelope surface comprises a front surface (30) which is, during use, the leading surface of the grating tooth (24). The front surface (30) extends from the grating said disc surface (23) to a distal end of the grating tooth, and is adapted to be brought into contact with said food during use of said food processor (1). The front surface (30) is delimited in one direction by the grating disc surface, and in at least one other direction by at least one grating edge (32).Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Ines Fister, Juergen Holzbauer
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Patent number: 9456631Abstract: Provided is an electrical kitchen appliance including a pressing screw rotated about a substantially vertical axis in a work chamber having a food insertion chute communicating with the upper end of the pressing screw, and a discharge outlet. The pressing screw includes at least two main threads providing at least two separate passages for inserting food, each main thread having a lower face extending over at least one quarter of the circumference of the pressing screw.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: SEB S.A.Inventors: Patrick Charles, Augustin Dominguez
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Patent number: 9016196Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2006Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Breville Pty LimitedInventor: Keith James Hensel
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Patent number: 8978548Abstract: A kitchen appliance (1) for processing foodstuff comprises housing (3) surrounding a cavity (4) for receiving said foodstuff. The appliance further comprises an outlet (25) for dispensing pourable foodstuff from the housing (3) and a collector (22) to receive and collect pourable foodstuff and delivering the pourable foodstuff to the outlet (25). The outlet (25) has a spout (5), said spout (5) being hingeable about a substantially horizontal axis (23) between a first position in which the pourable foodstuff can be dispensed from the spout (5) and a second position in which dispensing of the pourable foodstuff from the spout (5) is prevented. Said spout (5) is constructed and arranged to be manipulated by a manipulator acting on the spout (5) so as to urge the spout (5) towards the second position.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Herfried Pucher
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Patent number: 8826811Abstract: A juicer module is disclosed herein. The juicer module includes an open top juicer container, a lid which is provided with a material input through a side of the lid and coupled to an upper portion of the juicer container, a net drum fixedly arranged within the juicer container and a screw arranged within the net drum. The screw is provided with a spiral portion formed on a side surface of the screw and a rotary shaft to pass through the shaft hole of the juicer container. The juicer module may further include a guide rotary portion formed on an upper end of the screw, and the lid may be provided with a rotary guide for guiding the rotation of the screw, the rotary guide being in contact with an edge of the guide rotary portion when the juicer module is assembled.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: NUC Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jong Boo Kim
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Publication number: 20140196613Abstract: The present invention relates to a masticating separator for separating fruit or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp. The masticating separator comprises a housing (21), an inner wall (43) in the housing (21), an auger (22,71) rotatably mounted in the housing (21), a cavity (46) defined between an outer surface (39,86) of the auger (22,71) and the inner wall (43) to receive pulp and juice, and a juice passageway (44) separated from the cavity (46). An elongate aperture (52) is formed in the inner wall (43) extending between the cavity (46) and the juice passageway (44). Therefore, when the auger (22,71) is rotated about its longitudinal axis to urge pulp and juice along the cavity (46), juice in the cavity (46) is urged to flow through the aperture (52) to the juice passageway (44).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Stefan Sauer, Theodoor Stolk, Marjan Willeke Esther Cornelissen
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Patent number: 8776676Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for a juicer includes: a cutting chamber; a squeezing chamber adjacent to the cutting chamber; wherein the cutting chamber includes a cutter; and wherein the squeezing chamber includes a press. In another embodiment of the invention, a method of assembling a juicer includes: providing a cutting chamber; placing at least one cutter in the cutting chamber; providing a squeezing chamber in a position adjacent to the cutting chamber; and providing a press in the squeezing chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Inventors: Roy Clarke, Carlos Andrew Thomas
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Patent number: 8701551Abstract: An antilip system for a food patty forming apparatus of the type having a reciprocating mold plate with at least one cavity. The system uses an adjustable escape passage to relieve pressure within a mold plate cavity. The system comprises a breather plate with antilip holes, a passage plate with antilip holes, and an adjusting bar movable between a full open position, a full closed position, and a plurality of intermediate positions. The passage plate also has a passage recycle channel for returning relieved materials to a hopper.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Formax, Inc.Inventors: Ralph Edward Doner, Ronald F. LaBruno, Joseph Allen Ebert
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Patent number: 8671833Abstract: An apparatus for extraction of juice and pulp from a food product includes a base enclosing an electric motor from which extends a rotating drive shaft, a tank fixed on the base and transpierced by the drive shaft, an entry spout for the food product, a strainer set in the tank and being supported and spun by the drive shaft, the strainer comprising a radial wall perforated by several holes and a solid bottom, such that the food product is in contact with the bottom and the wall and passes through the holes, and a food pusher which can be inserted in the spout, the food product being held against the bottom of the strainer by the food pusher in order to extract from this food product its juice which is collected in the tank situated underneath the strainer, wherein the bottom of the strainer comprises a shape of an ascending or descending staircase.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2008Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Hameur S.A.Inventors: Patrick Gonneaud, Jean-Pierre Lazzer
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Publication number: 20130160658Abstract: A refrigerated automatic distributor (51) for juices extracted from fresh fruits (53) comprising a fruit or vegetable stocking store (52), a juice extraction device (54) for extracting juice from fruits or vegetables, a fruit moving mechanism for moving the fruits or vegetables between the stocking store and the extraction device, a mouth (26) of access to a container (33) for the juice and an electronic control unit (31). The distributor (51) further comprises a sealing device (41) for sealing the container (33) with the juice extracted and to be dispensed and in which the electronic control unit (31) is provided for activating the sealing device (41) on request of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: A.A.T. AGROINDUSTRY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES S.P.A.Inventors: Salvatore Torrisi, Mario Venticinque
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Patent number: 8387520Abstract: The subject application is directed to a food processing device to extract juice. The device includes an inlet coupled to a disintegrator. The inlet is configured to accept food items and the disintegrator configured to disintegrate food items passed through the inlet. The device further includes a separator that accepts the disintegrated food items and separates out the liquid components from the food item. The device further includes a reservoir that is coupled to the separator for accepting and holding the liquid components. The reservoir includes a translucent member for viewing of liquid levels within the reservoir, and a valved outlet. The valved outlet is configured to allow or prevent the flow of liquid from the reservoir through the valved outlet.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Inventor: Alan Backus
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Publication number: 20120227592Abstract: A juice extracting apparatus, which can improve juice extracting efficiency without increasing a number of revolutions of a driving means, is disclosed. A juice extracting apparatus, which can easily clean components including an extracting net unit, while minimizing sludge stuck in or sticking on a component, is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Tong Yang Inc.Inventors: Tae Gyu Lim, Chul Gu Lee, Kyoung Ho Lee, Dong Hoon Kang
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Patent number: 7870812Abstract: A fruit cutter includes a fixed seat, and a cutting device movable relative to the fixed seat. The cutting device includes a movable seat and a blade unit. The blade unit includes a plurality of cutting blades. The cutting blades have an intersection provided with a sharp tapered drilling portion. Each of the cutting blades has a mediate portion provided with a concave guide edge. Thus, the drilling portion of the cutting blades is inserted into the central portion of the fruit to pierce the fruit, while the cutting blades of the blade unit extend from the central portion toward the rim of the fruit to cut and separate the fruit by guidance of the guide edge of each of the cutting blades, so that the fruit is cut into multiple parts easily and quickly.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2007Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Inventor: Te-Sheng Chiu
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Patent number: 7800022Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooking device comprising a coupling housing having a detachable vessel with a detachable pulverizing blade, a screen formed on its lateral surface, a handle grip with a coupling point of contact, a sensor and a plate type of a heater on which a plurality of heat bands are installed to adjust the caloric value; a base coupled to the lower part of the coupling housing with a motor and a controller; a coupling part coupled to the handle grip with the coupling groove which has an electric point of contact to be connected the coupling point of contact; and a sensor control circuit having an input circuit to receive electric signals generated from two electrodes, a control circuit to control the operation of electric devices connected to an output circuit with the electric signals from the input circuit, and a safety circuit to check the operation of the control circuit.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Inventor: Hong-Bae Kim
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Publication number: 20100089253Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for preparing foods, aimed at creating fruit and/or vegetable juice from whole or chopped fruits and/or vegetables, by grating and centrifugation, including in particular: a grating disc; a basket connected to the grating disc, linked to a drive shaft, comprising in particular a filter ring and a hub; a cover, fitted with a food introduction conduit, said conduit substantially having the shape of a cylindrical tube with a circular, oval or oblong base. The purpose of the invention is to offer improvements enabling juice to be produced with a high throughput. These improvements consist in particular of an introduction conduit comprising means for holding foods and a grating disc inclined with respect to its rotation axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Patrice Jean Marcel BOURGEOIS-POTAGE, Loic Xavier Fevre
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Patent number: 7587974Abstract: A food processor appliance includes various types of adaptors for permitting both liquid and solid food ingredients to be separately or concurrently fed into the appliance for processing therein, or for adapting the appliance particularly for processing long, slim food articles, such as carrots, cucumbers, etc. Another described feature is particularly useful for juicer-type appliances, and includes a base for supporting a juice-receiver receptacle, which base includes a retractable tray for catching drippings when the receptacle is not in place.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2006Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: AAC Trade Ltd.Inventors: Eli Cohen, Ann Grant
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Patent number: 7044051Abstract: A press for extracting juice and pulp from plant products, which has a motor component, a tank, and a cylindrical strainer, symmetrical about an axis, arranged in the tank and having a perforated radial wall, an opening for introduction of the plant products into strainer, and dilaceration teeth, the strainer being rotated around the axis by the motor component. The press has a blade extending inside the strainer near the perforated radial wall of the strainer, and the strainer being is rotated relative to the blade.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2004Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Hameur S.A.Inventor: Claude Le Rouzic
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Patent number: 5819641Abstract: The present invention relates to a multifunctional food processing machine, comprising: a main part, having a first tooth element on the upper side, a second tooth element around the first tooth element on the upper side and a motor, which drives a rotational movement of the first and second tooth elements, the motor being controlled by a switch; and a processing part, sitting on the upper side of the main part, the processing part having a casing, a rotatable third tooth element, which engages with the first tooth element or the second tooth element, and a processing unit, which is connected with the third tooth element, rotating therewith, and housed in the casing; wherein the processing unit rotates, as controlled by the switch, so as to process food.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1997Date of Patent: October 13, 1998Inventor: Maxwell Hsu
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Patent number: 5743176Abstract: A point of sale juice extractor where diverse types of fruit to be processed are fed from a storage bin through an auger to a grater plate. The juice is released from the fruit at the grater plate and is centrifuged into a collector pan while the waste pulp by-product is discharged into a waste container.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 1994Date of Patent: April 28, 1998Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: David N. Anderson, Wayne C. Sherman
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Patent number: 5669292Abstract: A juicer including a main body formed with a cylindrical recess having an open top, a dreg outlet extending the main body and being communication with the cylindrical recess, an electric motor arranged within the main body and and provided with an output axle extending upwardly out of the main body, a cylindrical filer disposed within the main body and driven by the output axle of the motor, a lid adapted to engage with the top of the main body, and a dreg displacing tool arranged in the lid, the characterized in that the lid is formed with a first tubular portion, a second tubular portion, an annular cavity between the first and second tubular portions, the second tubular portion having an upper end formed with two opposite protuberances at an inner side of said upper end, a cap mounted on the first tubular portion, a spring fitted within the annular cavity with an upper end of the spring bearing against the cap, the dreg displacing tool including an axle, a scraper extending from the axle and located an angType: GrantFiled: December 24, 1996Date of Patent: September 23, 1997Inventor: Tse-Hsiung Chen
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Patent number: 5479851Abstract: A fruit and vegetable juicer has a rotatable horizontal grating disc integral with and surrounded by a substantially frusto-conical filter sieve the sides of which project upwardly and outwardly from the grating disk, a feed tube arranged above the disc and a food pusher insertable into the tube to press food down on to the grating disc for grating, pulp and juice thereby produced flying upwardly and outwardly, the juice passing through the filter and the pulp passing over the filter for subsequent collection.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 1995Date of Patent: January 2, 1996Assignee: Breville Pty Ltd.Inventors: Stephen J. McClean, Richard W. Yallop
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Patent number: 5433144Abstract: A food processor including a motor housing base to hold a motor, a work bowl mounted around a top support on the motor housing base and having a front opening, a strainer basket fastened to a lid and turned within the work bowl by the motor, a cutter disposed within the strainer basket and turned by the motor, a top cover covered on the work bowl, a trash basket pivoted to the motor housing base and supported on a platform on the motor housing base adjacent to the front opening of the work bowl to collect trash from the work bowl, and a scraper slidably fastened to the top cover and by sliding block for removing trash from the strainer basket.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 1994Date of Patent: July 18, 1995Inventor: Chin-Lung Lee
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Patent number: 5421248Abstract: A multi-food processor and juice extractor is provided that includes a container which houses a filter assembly. The assembly is operatively connected to a shaft for rotating the assembly within the container. The food is milled within the filter assembly by a plurality of cutters integral with the assembly, and after filtering, juice and/or particulate food matter is received from a juice outlet. Food dregs collecting along an inside wall of the filter assembly is removed by a stopper. A rotary control knob is provided to place the stopper into either an engaged or disengaged position. The stopper expels the dregs by utilizing centrifugal force created by the spinning filter assembly. A spring attached to the control knob automatically returns the stopper to the disengaged position upon releasing the control knob.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1994Date of Patent: June 6, 1995Assignee: Airlux Electrical Co., Ltd.Inventor: Maxwell Hsu
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Patent number: 5222430Abstract: A juicer/mixer includes an actuating device for providing electrical power to a rotating shaft thereon, to which a squeezing housing device is engaged, thus allowing food to be processed in the squeezing housing device. Food is milled in the squeezing housing device and, after double filtering, juice is obtained from a juice outlet, and the dregs are remained in an inside wall of the squeezing housing device. A dreg displacement switch is provided to trigger a stopper to expel the dregs via a dreg outlet device by utilizing centrifugal force.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1992Date of Patent: June 29, 1993Inventor: Johnson Wang
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Patent number: 5193448Abstract: A centrifuge for alimentary uses of the kind provided with a central feeding duct, includes a pestle to be introduced in the feeding duct, provided at one end with a plurality of sharp and small projected elements adapted to engage the material to be treated as well as with a longitudinal groove on its outer surface. A pin which is connected to the feeding duct extends into the groove for allowing the pestle to slide in the feeding duct, while preventing any rotation thereof produced by the material being entrained by a rotating grater and delimiting the insertion of the pestle to a position in which the end thereof is located near the grater. Moreover, a projecting cutting element is provided on the head of the screw fixing the grater to a motor shaft, so as to effect the crumbling of the material located at the central part of the grater.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1990Date of Patent: March 16, 1993Inventor: Cimenti Antonio
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Patent number: 4840119Abstract: A tomato-squeezing device includes a bowl-shaped container for collecting the juice, in which a motor-driven basket having a perforated peripheral wall and entrainment formations in the form of curved blades on its base wall is rotatably mounted. A shaped cover intended for insertion into the basket has a system of lateral and base walls which define, in addition to an inner waste-collection chamber, a squeezing duct converging generally from an entry region with a duct for the supply of the tomatoes to be squeezed towards a terminal region having an aperture which communicates with the waste-collection chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 1988Date of Patent: June 20, 1989Assignee: Girmi S.P.A. Corso MatteothInventor: Carlo Caldi
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Patent number: 4688478Abstract: A bowl extender-actuator-and-adapter support has larger upper and smaller lower annular channel members separated by an intermediate shelf and is adapted to be mounted on the bowl of a food processor wth the lower channel member extending down into the bowl and is terminated at its lower end in a spider support web having a central opening in alignment with the rotary drive of the food processor extending up into the bowl. A plurality of radially spaced support ribs below the intermediate shelf define a plurality of mounting steps for enabling this adapter support to be mounted upon food processor bowls of various sizes. An actuator on the shelf extends downwardly outside of the bowl for activating the interlock switch of the food processor.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1986Date of Patent: August 25, 1987Assignee: Cuisinarts, Inc.Inventor: James E. Williams
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Patent number: 4183293Abstract: A juice extractor capable of adjusting contents of fine sized pulp in the juice comprisinga centrifugal basket having a filter of an inverted frustum of cone with an open larger top and a smaller bottom connected to an underlying pot part, the pot part having cutting teeth on its substantially flat inner bottom face and connected to the base part of said filter,a food feeding duct situated substantially vertical to and over the bottom face of the basket anda motor to rotate said basket at a high speed,wherein the peripheral wall of the pot part has a specified height and has a specified number of small perforations andan adjustable scraper is provided to scrape on the perforated part of the peripheral wall when set to select a making of pulp containing juice.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1977Date of Patent: January 15, 1980Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuzuru Arao, Katsufumi Nishio, Masashi Mikami, Toyoaki Murasawa
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Patent number: 4119542Abstract: A centrifugal separator comprises a follow rotor which is formed with a row of pores arranged circumferentially of the rotor and perforated, cylindrical film detachably received on the inner peripheral surface of the rotor. A mass of a semifluid material positioned within the film is splashed on to the inner surface of the film by a centrifugal force so that the liquid content of the material is passed through the film. The film is radially contracted by the liquid pressure developed between the film and the inner peripheral surface of the rotor and forms a cylindrical interstice between the film and the rotor, providing an additional filter medium through which the liquid is filtered and withdrawn from the pores. The rotor may be closed throughout its area and have a free longitudinal end from which to allow the liquid to withdraw. The centrifugal separator finds an application as a juice extractor if provided with a grating disc.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1977Date of Patent: October 10, 1978Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, LimitedInventors: Mikio Yamaoka, Yukio Hayashida, Takashi Korekawa, Toshiharu Nibu