Citrus juicers

摘要

The invention relates to citrus juicers of the kind in which a reamer is supported upright on a shaft driven by an electric motor so that half of a citrus fruit may be pressed down onto the reamer for juice extraction. Typically such juicers are fitted with an arm (20) that carries a hollow pressing member which is intended to be lowered, by pivoting the arm, so as to press a half-fruit onto the reamer, and it is usual for the arm (20) to return to its fully raised position after use. Accordingly, the arm (20) is spring-urged towards its raised position and tends to adopt the raised position during storage and transit. The invention provides a latching means (50) to latch the arm (20) in a lowered position, thus allowing the juicer to be stored and moved around with the arm latched down, thereby making the juicer more compact and easier to handle. It is particularly preferred that the arm (20) is further provided with a damping device, such as a rotary viscous damper (60), to control upward movement of the arm (20) when it is released from the latching means (50).

主权项

1. A citrus juicer comprising an upstanding reamer, disposed on a shaft drivable by an electric motor and configured, when so driven, to extract juice from halved citrus fruits pressed thereon; the juicer further comprising a casing housing said motor and supporting said reamer, and an arm member mounted for pivotal movement relative to said casing and bearing a pressing member adapted to press the fruit onto the reamer; said arm having a raised position in which said pressing member is clear of said reamer and being lowerable from said raised position to press the fruit onto the reamer, wherein there is provided means urging said arm towards the raised position, and wherein a latching means is provided for latching the arm in a lowered position; and wherein the arm is further provided with a damping means adapted to resist movement of the arm towards its raised position, whereby the urging means and the damping means together ensure that the arm moves controllably towards said raised position, and stops gently thereat.