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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NDC COMPOUND, STA. MESA, MANILA
Project Proposal
In partial fulfillment of the requirements in Machine Elements 2
JUICER
Submitted to:
Submitted by:
GROUP 2
Leader:
Huertas, Rovie
Members:
Caballero, Vincent
Cadoy, Bryan Christian
Kabigting, Nomer
2nd SEMESTER
SY 2015-16
1
5
FIG. 1
ISOMETRIC VIEW
2
4
FIG. 2
TOP VIEW
2
5
4
FIG. 3
FRONT VIEW
4
3
FIG. 4
DETAILED VIEW OF THE CHOKE FROM FIG. 3
ABSTRACT
The juicer uses a screw press in order to extract juice. A screw press is provided with a gradually
increasing diameter inner shaft (tapered) and as it goes toward the outlet a choke is placed that opens at a certain
pressure for greater extracting efficiency.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates in general to agricultural post-harvest implements used for extracting
purposes, but more particularly to an improved screw press design that can effectively extract juices.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
With reference to the accompanying drawings, there is shown a screw press 2 with gradually increasing
diameter inner shaft as it goes toward the choke 4 for better compression.
As shown in Fig. 1, the screw press of the juice extractor is connected to the motor 5 by means of a belt.
The material is fed into the feeder portions of the screw through an inlet hopper 1, attached to the frame and is
placed atop the press. The inserted material will go into the screen chamber 3 that acts as a sieve while being
conveyed by the screw press 2 where extraction occurs. At the end of the screw press the cake will pass through
the choke 4 that pushes the cake inward for greater extraction. Expelled liquid drains through screen to a
collection pan.
There are two things to consider in the present invention. First is the design of the screw press and
second is the torque. The present invention has a tapered shaft in order to have a greater pressure as the cake
moves toward the choke and the juice flows downward to the screen chamber. The choke helps in extracting the
cake that gives enough pressure for extracting and opens at a certain pressure to prevent bursting.