Disclosed are a hand-operated juicer, a drive screw capable of rotating around an axis of the drive screw and moving forward and backward, and a juicing assembly of the hand-operated juicer. The juicing assembly includes a juicing head, and a juicing cover connected to a shell. The juicing head is capable of being accommodated in a squeezing cavity, an outer surface of the juicing head is an arc-shaped surface and is provided with a plurality of outer convex ribs, and the juicing cover is provided with an arc-shaped concave juicing head capable of accommodating the squeezing cavity. The drive screw rotates towards a front end for squeezing in the juicing process, thereby achieving the effects of more complete juicing, high juice yield and labor-saving operation. It is unnecessary to peel fruit, thereby facilitating the juicing operation.

Various juicing devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. The juicing device has mechanical squeezers, combination blades, front trays, and/or control systems for effective pressing.

A juicer insert for inserting into a preparation vessel, which juicer insert includes at least one rotatable tool holder, including at least one adapter element and at least one juicer tool. The transmission of rotational force the adapter element is configured at least indirectly couplable with the tool holder. The juicer tool is connected to the adapter element, so that a rotation of the adapter element causes a rotation of the juicer tool.

Semi-automatic machine for crushing and for collecting outside frozen food substances contained in an external storage container, for a subsequent food use of the food substances, that is for being eaten, as for example fruit smoothies, slushes, ice creams, etc., and/or for preparing foods to be eaten later, as for example condiments, seasonings, which machine being of the electrical type and including a support cabinet adapted to contain and to support at least a first electrical actuation means, at least a motion transmission element, at least an upper closing and pushing unit, and at least a lower crushing and discharging unit, the storage container containing the frozen food substance being able to be placed between the closing and pushing unit and the crushing and discharging unit, in such a way the same frozen food substance may be crushed and at the same time discharged outside the same machine.

A juicer (10) for juicing fruit and vegetable products has a motorised base (15), and a collection container (20) received by said base (15). The container (20) has an opening (40) permitting access to the container, and a lid (25) to close the opening. The lid (25) has a feed tube (30) to receive product to be juiced. The motorised base (15) has a surface (70a) adapted to receive the container (20) and a drive mechanism (65) protruding from the surface (70a). The container (20) has an inner juice chamber (80) and an outer pulp chamber (85) that at least partially surrounds the inner juice chamber (80). The inner juice chamber (80) provides a wall portion (100) at least partially separates the inner juice chamber (80) from the outer pulp chamber (85). The outer pulp chamber (85) has an outer wall (140) spaced from the wall portion (100). A filter basket (78) is located within the container (20) and in alignment with said feed tube (30) to receive the fruit and vegetable product. The filter basket (78) is rotatable about a central axis (77) by the drive mechanism (65). The filter basket (78) has a grating disc portion (160) and a sieve portion (165). The grating disc portion (160) is configured to separate the product into substantially solid product and liquid product such that the substantially solid product is ejected into the outer pulp chamber (85) and the liquid product is ejected through the sieve portion (165) into the inner juice chamber (160). A spout (105) for discharging the liquid product from the container (20) is integrally formed with the outer pulp chamber (85) to extend from the wall portion (100) at least partially separating the inner juice chamber (80) and the outer pulp chamber (85), to the outer wall (140) of the outer pulp chamber (85). The spout (105) is located toward the opening (40) of the container (20) and oriented in a direction away from the grating disc (160).

A food preparation appliance including a housing containing a sieve having an inner perforated surface for extracting fruits and vegetables into liquids and solid particles, a source of rotatable power for rotating the sieve, and a manually operated cleaning device for removing pulp of food particles from the perforated surface of the sieve. The cleaning device includes a cleaning implement having a first position normally biased into a non-engaged position from the perforated surface and a second position when the cleaning device is operated to an engaged position against the perforated surface. The cleaning implement is biased against the perforated surface in the second position using a biasing member configured to maintain constant engagement of the cleaning implement against the perforated surface while the sieve is rotated. In an embodiment, the biasing member is a coil wave spring.

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.

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.