Patent Application
20060213378
(a) Technical Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to peeling device, and in particular, a fruit skin peeling device which can peel the skin of fruit or vegetable within a very short time.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
The peeling of fruit skin or the like is generally done by way of a conventional fruit peeler 1 shown in
However, the drawback of the application of the conventional peeler 1 is that the peeler 1 may accidentally scratch the fingers of the hand holding the fruit. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a fruit skin peeling device which can mitigates the above drawback.
The primary purpose of the present invention is to provide a fruit skin peeling device comprising a base, a driving means, a rotating disc, a plurality of lateral plates and a top cover, the base having a top and a lower cavity, wherein the base is divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber and the lower chamber encloses the driving means having an axle protruded at the lower chamber and connected to the rotating disc, the bottom section of the upper chamber is provided with a debris opening and the lateral plates are position around the circular side of the upper chamber, characterized in that the rotating disc and the lateral plates are mounted with circular toothed-blade, the driving means drives the rotating disc to rotate such that fruits or the like placed in the upper chamber is driven to rotate and in contact with the circular toothed-blade to peel off the skin of the fruit or the like, and the peeled skins are discarded through the debris opening.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a fruit skin peeling device, wherein the bottom section of the upper chamber of the base is tilted which facilitates the discarding of the peeled skin through the debris opening of the device.
Sill another object of the present invention is to provide a fruit skin peeling device, wherein the rotating disc and the lateral plate are detachable and therefore the washing of the device is very convenient.
The foregoing object and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.
The following descriptions are of exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
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In accordance with the present invention, the base 3 includes an upper chamber 31 and a lower chamber 32. The interior side wall of the upper chamber 31 is provided with a plurality of engaging members 311 which are T-shaped structure. The inner circumferential edge of the upper section of the upper chamber 31 is provided with a plurality of engaging slots 312, and the bottom section of the upper chamber 31 is a debris opening 313, wherein the bottom section 314 of the upper chamber 31 is tilted, and the debris opening 313 is at the lowest point of the base 3. The outer side of the base 3, corresponding to the debris opening 313, is provided with a switch base 33. On the switch base 33, a press switch 331 and a rotating switch 332 are mounted. The user can select the press switch 331 to operate the device A such that the device A will rotate intermittently or to press the rotating switch 332 to cause the device A to rotate continuously. The lower section of the debris opening 313 is a collecting plate 34 and the bottom section of the collecting plate 34 is provided with a plurality of net holes 341. The driving means 4 is provided at the lower chamber 32.
The driving means 4 is installed at the lower chamber 32 of the base 3, and the driving means 4 is an axle 41 with polygonal corners. The axle 41 passes through from the lower chamber 32 and is protruded at the bottom section 314 of the upper chamber 31.
The rotating disc 5 is an umbrella shape circular disc, and the center of the rotating disc 5 is protruded with a hollow axle holder 51 of polygonal shape. The hollow axle holder 51 holds the axle 41 and a locking member 52 is used for locking the axle 41. The disc surface of the rotating disc 5 is provided with a plurality of circular toothed blade 53, and the center of the circular toothed blade 53 is provided with a plurality of through holes 531. The through holes 531 can be arranged to form the debris opening, and the rotating disc 5 is provided with a plurality of arch-shaped protrusions 54. The side plate 6 is formed from a plurality of arch-shaped thin plates, and the engaging member 311 at the inner side wall of the chamber 31 is used to engage the size plate 6 in place. The inner side of the side plate 6 is also provided with a plurality of circular toothed blade 61, and the center of the circular toothed blade 61 is provided with a plurality of through holes 611.
The top cover 7 has a lower end having an opening 71, and at the proximity of the external side of the opening 71, a protruded plate 72 is provided, and the protruded plate 72 can be exactly engaged with the engaging slot 312 of the upper chamber 31 so that the top cover 7 can be fitted to the base 3.
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The rotating of the rotating disc 5 and the arch-shaped protrusion 54 will drive the fruit 8 at the upper chamber 31 to rotate, and the peel of the fruit or the like is peeled.
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
