Masticating separator for separating fruit or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp

摘要

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).

主权项

1. A masticating separator for separating fruit or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp comprising:
a housing, an inner wall in the housing, said inner wall adjacent to an auger rotatably mounted in the housing, wherein the inner wall has an elongate aperture for accommodating juices therethrough, and wherein the inner wall comprises a first part and a second part, the first and second parts being separable along the elongate aperture, a cavity defined between an outer surface of the auger and the inner wall to receive pulp and juice, and a juice passageway separated from the cavity, wherein rotation of the auger about its longitudinal axis urges juice in the cavity to flow through the elongate aperture to the juice passageway.