SUGARCANE JUICE EXTRACTION ASSISTIVE DEVICE

Abstract

A sugarcane juice extraction assistive device, comprising a housing 101 configured with a cylindrical member 103 to allow insertion of sugarcane, a foot pedal 104 configured with two supports 102 to rotate a fly wheel 106 connected to the foot pedal 104 via a crank 107, a first spur gear 108 attached with the fly wheel 106 via a link 109 for rotating a second spur gear 110, a third spur gear 111 attached with the second spur gear 110 via a rod 112 for rotating a fourth spur gear 113, a primary and secondary rollers 114 configured with the third and fourth spur gear 113 respectively to rotate for extracting sugarcane juice, a display panel 117 installed over the housing 101 to receive user’s input, a bar 204 gripped by the user to push and pull a piston 203 within a receptacle 201 for extracting the juice.

Specification

Description:FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a sugarcane juice extraction assistive device which is capable of assisting a user in squeezing a sugarcane to extract the sugarcane juice while filtering the juice to remove the bagasse and sugarcane peel's particles and also helps in providing the user specified amount of extracted sugarcane juice.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Sugarcane is a widely distributed economic crop and is delicious, sweet, juicy, and nutritious. The sugarcane is a species of tall, perennial grass that is used for sugar production. The Sugar cane has a high sugar content and is the main raw material in the sugar industry. Also, the sugarcane is widely used to make candy, beverages, sugar and juice etcetera. For these purposes, the sugarcane is required to be squeezed in order to extract juice from the sugarcane. The sugarcane is squeezed by inserting the sugarcane in manual sugarcane crusher or electric sugarcane juicer. These devices include rollers or gears. The rollers type sugarcane squeezer utilizes a compression principle to squeeze sugarcane juice through mutual extrusion between the rollers. The sugarcane is inserted in between the two rollers and is flattened as soon as the sugarcanes entered the grinding rollers in a straight insertion manner and hence results in extraction of the juice from the sugarcane.

[0003] In traditionally used method for squeezing the sugarcanes, the sugarcanes need to be pushed into a machine by manpower in a straight manner, as a result of which extra labor is added. Also, the use is extremely inconvenient. Sometimes, the rollers are not properly matched with each other in rotation and operation that results in improper squeezing of the sugarcane. Thereby, some juice is remained left in the sugarcane that causes wastage of the sugarcane. While pushing the sugarcane in the roller, there are chances of contact of fingers with the roller that leads to injury. Also, there is no casing available for covering the squeezing of the sugarcane in traditional device that is not hygienic. The use of this sugarcane juice can leads to many diseases to consumer.

[0004] CN210792200U discloses about a sugarcane squeezer that includes a first squeezing roller, a second squeezing roller, a third squeezing roller, a fourth squeezing roller and a fifth squeezing roller, wherein the fourth squeezing roller, the driving gear, the second driven gear, the first driven gear and the third driven gear respectively correspond to the fourth driven gear, the driving gear, the second driven gear, the first driven gear and the third driven gear in the gears, the driving gear is connected with the motor, the driving gear is respectively meshed with the first driven gear and the third driven gear, the first driven gear is meshed with the second driven gear, and the third driven gear is meshed with the fourth driven gear. The utility model discloses reduce intensity of labor, realized higher juice rate. CN'00U discloses about a sugarcane squeezer used for squeezing the sugarcane to extract the sugarcane juice. However, the above mentioned invention lacks in converting the rotational energy generated by the user manually for squeezing the sugarcane, into electrical energy for generating electricity. The above mentioned invention also lacks in providing a regulated amount of the juice to the user according to the user's desire and in regulating the temperature of the extracted juice.

[0005] CN210522707U discloses about a sugarcane squeezer with a crushing function. The juicer comprises a machine main body, a juice collecting box, a residue scraping mechanism, an anti-blocking mechanism and a control panel, a juice collecting box is fixed to the bottom end in the machine body. Squeezing rollers are hinged to the two side walls of the mechanical main body above the filter screen plate, a residue scraping mechanism is arranged on the inner side wall of the mechanical main body below the pressing roller; a crushing box is mounted at the top end of the interior of the mechanical main body; an anti-blocking mechanism is arranged in the portion, below the smashing box, of the machine body, symmetrical smashing wheels are hinged to the inner walls of the two sides of the smashing box, a smashing motor is installed on the outer wall of the portion, on one side of the smashing box, of the machine body through a supporting plate, and a control panel is installed on the outer wall of the side, away from the smashing motor, of the machine body. According to the utility model, the automatic crushing function of the squeezer before squeezing is realized, the adhesion phenomenon of residues during squeezing of the squeezer is avoided, and the blockage phenomenon during squeezing of sugarcanes is also avoided. CN'45U discloses about a sugarcane squeezer with a crushing function used for squeezing the sugarcane to extract the sugarcane juice. However, the above mentioned invention lacks in filtering the extracted sugarcane juice while enabling the user to apply the pressure through the foot of the user for operating the device. The above mentioned invention also lacks in converting the rotational energy generated by the user manually into electrical energy for generating electricity.

[0006] Conventionally, many devices available which are capable of assisting a user in squeezing a sugarcane to extract the juice, but there are no features available by means of which the rotational energy used for squeezing the sugarcane is used to generate electricity, also no devices available which are capable of filtering the extracted juice while providing the user specified amount of the extracted juice. Additionally, no devices available which enables the user to apply the pressure through the foot of the user for operating the device to squeeze the sugarcane manually where there is scarcity of electricity.

[0007] In order to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks, there exists a need in the art to develop a device which is capable of assisting a user in squeezing and extracting juice from a sugarcane in manual way with reduced human effort. Also there exists a need in the art to develop a device which is capable to generate electricity from the rotational energy generated by the user by manually operating the device and uses this power to dispense user-specified amount of juice for providing the user specified amount of juice to the user.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

[0008] The principal object of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art.

[0009] An object of the present invention is to develop a device which is capable of assisting a user in squeezing a sugarcane to extract the sugarcane juice manually with reduced manual labor while sieving the extracted juice to separate bagasse from the juice.

[0010] Another object of the present invention is to develop a device which is capable of filtering the extracted juice to remove the sugarcane peel and other unwanted particles present in the extracted juice in order to make the juice consumable or useable.

[0011] Another object of the present invention is to develop a device which is capable of dispensing the extracted sugarcane juice according to the user's requirement for providing the user specified amount of the dispensed sugarcane juice to the user.

[0012] Yet another object of the present invention is to develop a device which is capable of allowing the user to operate the device by applying pressure through the foot for squeezing the sugarcane and accordingly generate electricity using rotational energy produced in the device by manual operation for powering up electrical and electronically operated components associated with the device.

[0013] The foregoing and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0014] The present invention relates to a sugarcane juice extraction assistive device which is capable of extracting juice from a sugarcane by squeezing the sugarcane to assist the user in extracting juice.

[0015] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a sugarcane juice extraction assistive device comprises of, a housing positioned over a ground surface by means of multiple supports, a cylindrical member is configured with apex portion of the housing to enable a user to insert a sugarcane for squeezed to extract sugarcane juice, a foot pedal configured with a particular pair of the supports by means of two pivot joints, the user applies pressure over the pedal to provide a swinging movement to the foot pedal in a reciprocatory forward and backward direction that results in rotation of a fly wheel connected to the foot pedal via a crank; a first spur gear attached with the fly wheel via a link that rotates along with the fly wheel, a second spur gear arranged over the first gear in a manner that rotation of the first spur gear results in rotation of the second spur gear in opposite direction, a third spur gear attached with the second spur gear via a rod that rotates along with the second spur gear for rotating a fourth spur gear positioned in parallel with the third gear in opposite direction, a primary and secondary rollers configured with the third and fourth spur gear respectively to rotate in opposite directions and positioned beneath the member to receive the inserted sugarcane, the rollers upon rotation applies pressure over the sugarcane to squeeze the sugarcane for extracting sugarcane juice that is received by an inclined tray positioned beneath the rollers, an inclined sieve is positioned beneath the rollers to receive bagasse and sugarcane juice that gets sieved and the juice gets collected in the tray, a storage chamber connected with the tray by means of an opening crafted over the housing to store the extracted juice and a filter is installed with a opening to filter the sugarcane juice.

[0016] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the proposed device also comprises of, a touch interactive display panel is installed over the housing to enable the user to provide an input regarding an amount and temperature of the sugarcane juice, based on which a microcontroller linked with the display panel actuates a Peltier unit installed in the chamber to regulate temperature of the extracted juice in accordance with the user-specified temperature, a cylindrical receptacle configured with a conduit attached with the chamber and arranged with a piston by means of a bar in a manner that, one end of the bar protrudes out of the receptacle via a cavity crafted over apex portion of the receptacle that is gripped by the user to apply pressure over the bar to push and pull the piston within the receptacle to create a negative pressure in view of extracting the juice from the chamber, an iris lid installed with the conduit to open in view of enabling dispensing the sugarcane juice, a tension spring is arranged between the receptacle and bar that retracts the piston to create a vacuum to withdraw the sugarcane juice and aid in pulling of the bar, a flow meter is installed in the conduit to monitor flow of the sugarcane juice, based on which the microcontroller determines amount of the dispensed juice, as soon as the determined amount matches the user-specified amount of the dispensed sugarcane juice, the microcontroller directs the lid to close and a dynamo is installed within the first spur gear to convert rotational energy of the first spur gear into electricity. a battery associated with the device for storing the energy and powering up electrical and electronically operated components associated with the device.

[0017] While the invention has been described and shown with particular reference to the preferred embodiment, it will be apparent that variations might be possible that would fall within the scope of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings where:
Figure 1 illustrates an isometric view a sugarcane juice extraction assistive device; and
Figure 2 illustrates an isometric view a cylindrical receptacle associated with the proposed device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019] The following description includes the preferred best mode of one embodiment of the present invention. It will be clear from this description of the invention that the invention is not limited to these illustrated embodiments but that the invention also includes a variety of modifications and embodiments thereto. Therefore, the present description should be seen as illustrative and not limiting. While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative constructions, it should be understood, that there is no intention to limit the invention to the specific form disclosed, but, on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

[0020] In any embodiment described herein, the open-ended terms "comprising," "comprises," and the like (which are synonymous with "including," "having" and "characterized by") may be replaced by the respective partially closed phrases "consisting essentially of," consists essentially of," and the like or the respective closed phrases "consisting of," "consists of, the like.

[0021] As used herein, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" designate both the singular and the plural, unless expressly stated to designate the singular only.

[0022] The present invention relates to a sugarcane juice extraction assistive device which is capable of facilitating a user in squeezing a sugarcane to extract the sugarcane juice. Additionally, the proposed device is also capable of dispensing the user specified amount of the extracted sugarcane juice, thus preventing the sugarcane juice from wastage.

[0023] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2, an isometric view a sugarcane juice extraction assistive device and an isometric view of a cylindrical receptacle associated with the proposed device are illustrated, respectively comprising a housing 101 positioned over a ground surface by means of multiple supports 102, a cylindrical member 103 configured with apex portion of the housing 101, a foot pedal 104 configured with two of the supports 102 by means of two pivot joints 105, a fly wheel 106 connected to the foot pedal 104 via a crank 107, a first spur gear 108 attached with the fly wheel 106 via a link 109, a second spur gear 110 arranged over the first gear 108, a third spur gear 111 attached with the second spur gear 110 via a rod 112, a fourth spur gear 113 positioned in parallel to the third spur gear 111, a primary and secondary rollers 114 configured with the third and fourth spur gear 113 respectively, an inclined tray 115 positioned beneath the rollers 114, a storage chamber 116 connected with the tray 115 by means of an opening crafted over the housing 101, a display panel 117 installed over the housing 101, a cylindrical receptacle 201 configured with a conduit 202 attached with the chamber 116, a piston 203 arranged within the receptacle 201 by means of a bar 204, an inclined sieve 118 positioned beneath the rollers 113, a tension spring 205 arranged between the receptacle 201 and bar 204, a dynamo 119 installed with first spur gear 108 and an iris lid 206 installed with the conduit 202.

[0024] The proposed device comprises of a housing 101 positioned over a ground surface by means of plurality of supports 102. The housing 101 is casted with highly durable materials and is rigid in nature with a hollow cuboidal shape, offering a large space to accommodate multiple mechanical and electrical units. The housing 101 is constructed from sturdy and robust materials that may include but not limited to stainless steel, aluminum. These materials offer rigidness and robustness to the housing 101 making the housing 101 resistant to mechanical stress and pressure.

[0025] The supports 102 used herein are preferably rods which are made up of a material that includes but not limited to stainless steel, aluminum etcetera. The supports 102 used herein are in the range of four to six in number and provide the stability and support 102 to the housing 101 while bearing the weight of the housing 101 and the different components to ensure the proper functioning of the components accommodated in the housing 101 for sugarcane squeezing purpose. The housing 101 is configured with a cylindrical member 103 at apex portion that enables a user to insert a sugarcane that is to be squeezed for extracting sugarcane juice. The cylindrical member 103 is hollow from inside and open from the top portion that allows the vertical insertion of the sugarcane in the housing 101.

[0026] Additionally, a foot pedal 104 is configured with a particular pair of the supports 102 by means of a pair of pivot joints 105. Herein, the user applies pressure over the pedal 104 to provide a swinging movement to the foot pedal 104 in a reciprocatory forward and backward direction that results in rotation of a fly wheel 106 connected to the foot pedal 104 via a crank 107. The pivot joint 105 is a mechanical component that allows rotary movement around a single axis. The pivot joint 105 comprises of a ring structure that is formed on the end of the supports 102 present in proximity of the pedal's 104 end and a cylindrical portion which is carved on the foot pedal 104 that are linked with each other for enabling rotational movement of the pedal 104. This rotational movement of the pedal 104 forces the crank 107 to move which further rotates the fly wheel 106. The flywheel is a mechanical component which stores energy in the form of rotational momentum and provide the same rotational momentum when rotation is required.

[0027] Further, a first spur gear 108 is attached with the fly wheel 106 via a link 109 that rotates along with the fly wheel 106. The spur gear is a cylindrical component carved with teeth over the outer periphery which are projecting radially. The teeth of the spur gears are parallel to the link 109 and is used to transfer mechanical motion and control speed, power, and torque between shafts. As the flywheel is rotating, the link 109 also starts rotating with the speed of the flywheel. This rotation results in the rotation of the first spur gear 108 as the first spur gear 108 is connected with the link 109 that is rotating due to the rotating flywheel.

[0028] Herein, teeth of the first spur gear 108 are meshed with teeth of a second spur gear 110 arranged over the first gear in a manner that rotation of the first spur gear 108 results in rotation of the second spur gear 110 in opposite direction. The tooth of the first spur gear 108 which is in contact with the tooth of the second spur gear 110 applies the pushing force on the second spur gear's 110 tooth in upward or downward direction according to the direction of rotation of the first spur gear 108. Hence, by getting rotating power from the flywheel, the first spur gear 108 forces the teeth of the second spur gear 110 to rotate in opposite direction. In this way, the first spur gear 108 rotates the second spur gear 110 in opposite direction.

[0029] The second spur gear 110 is further attached with a third spur gear 111 via a rod 112. The third spur gear 111 rotates along with the second spur gear 110 in the same direction. As the second spur gear 110 rotates due to the first spur gear's 108 rotation, the rod 112 also starts rotating with the same speed of the second spur gear 110. This rotation of the rod 112 forces the third spur gear 111 to rotate along with the second spur gear 110 in the same direction. Herein, teeth of the third spur gear 111 are meshed with teeth of a fourth spur gear 113 positioned in parallel that results in rotation of the fourth spur gear 113 in opposite direction. The tooth of the third spur gear 111 which is in contact with the tooth of the fourth spur gear 113 applies the pushing force on the fourth spur gear's 113 tooth and forced the fourth spur gear 113 to rotate in opposite direction. Hence, the third spur gear 111 rotates the fourth spur gear 113 in opposite direction. Thus, the fourth spur gear 113 rotates in opposite direction with respect to the third spur gear 111.

[0030] Furthermore, a primary and secondary roller 114 are configured with the third and fourth spur gear 113 respectively that gets rotated in opposite directions with respect to rotation of the third and fourth spur gear 113. Herein, the rollers 114 are positioned beneath the member 103 to receive the inserted sugarcane for squeezing purpose. The rollers 114 are a revolving cylinder which are placed corresponding to each other and are used to apply squeezing force on the inserted sugarcane for squeezing the sugarcane. The rollers 114 are rotated due to the rotation of the third and fourth spur gear 113. As the third and fourth spur gear 113 are rotating, the rollers 114 also starts rotating. Upon rotation, the rollers 114 apply pressure over the inserted sugarcane to squeeze the sugarcane for extracting sugarcane juice that is received by an inclined tray 115 positioned beneath the rollers 114.

[0031] Also, an inclined sieve 118 is arranged within the housing 101 and positioned beneath the rollers 114 to receive bagasse and sugarcane juice that gets sieved and only the juice gets collected in the tray 115. The sieve 118 is preferably a disc which is carved with multiple holes. These holes allow only juice to pass from the holes and prevents the bagasse from passing through the holes and mixing with the juice. Further, an outlet is crafted over the housing 101 that is linked with the sieve 118 to receive the bagasse in view of discarding the bagasse out of the housing 101. This discarded bagasse is stored in an auxiliary vessel placed by the user in proximity to the outlet in order to ensure the cleanliness of the surface and housing 101. The extracted juice received by the inclined tray 115 is stored in a storage chamber 116 connected with the tray 115 by means of an opening crafted over the housing 101. Also, a filter is installed with the opening to filter the sugarcane juice. The filter further removes the particles of sugarcane's peel by employing a layer which has very small pores to allow the passage of the juice only.

[0032] Upon completion of storing of the juice extracted from the sugarcane, the user accesses a touch interactive display panel 117 that is installed over the housing 101 to provide an input regarding an amount and temperature of the sugarcane juice. The touch interactive display panel 117 mapped herein consists of multiple tiny electrically active wires. When user touch the options illustrated over the display panel 117 regarding amount and temperature of the sugarcane juice, the wires get pressed together that results in completion of the circuit. Which further results in flow of voltages across the circuit. This voltage flow is detected by a microcontroller linked with the display panel 117 in form of electric signals. Further the signals are processed by the microcontroller to determine the user's input regarding the amount and temperature of the sugarcane juice.

[0033] Based on the use's input, the microcontroller actuates a Peltier unit installed in the chamber 116 to regulate temperature of the extracted juice in accordance with the user-specified temperature. The Peltier unit employed herein is based on the Peltier effect that stated that the cooling of one junction and the heating of the other junction takes place, when electric current is maintained in a circuit of material consisting of two dissimilar conductors. The Peltier unit consists of two semiconductor plates, known as Peltier plates, connected in series and sandwiched between two ceramic plates. When an electric current is applied to the Peltier unit, one side of the unit absorbs heat from its surroundings, while the other side releases heat. Hence, in this way the Peltier unit generates the heating/cooling effect in order to regulate temperature of the extracted juice in accordance with the user-specified temperature.

[0034] Upon regulating the temperature of the extracted juice in accordance with the user-specified temperature, a cylindrical receptacle 201 configured with a conduit 202 is attached with the chamber 116 to extract the juice from the chamber 116. Herein, a piston 203 is arranged within the receptacle 201 by means of a bar 204 in a manner that, one end of the bar 204 protrudes out of the receptacle 201 via a cavity crafted over apex portion of the receptacle 201 that is gripped by the user to apply pressure over the bar 204 to push and pull the piston 203 within the receptacle 201 to create a negative pressure in view of extracting the juice from the chamber 116. When the bar 204 is moved up and down, it causes the piston 203 inside the receptacle 201 to move, which creates a vacuum in the receptacle 201 because of removal of air in pushing and pulling of the piston 203 within the receptacle 201. This vacuum then draws juice up through the conduit 202 from the chamber 116. The juice is then pushed out of the chamber 116 and into the receptacle 201 when the bar 204 is pushed down, using atmospheric pressure to force the juice out to from the chamber 116 for dispensing purpose according to the user's requirement.

[0035] Moreover, a tension spring 205 is arranged between the receptacle 201 and bar 204 that further helps in retracting the piston 203 to create the vacuum to withdraw the sugarcane juice and aid in pulling of the bar 204. The tension spring 205, also known as extension spring 205, absorb and store energy by resisting a pulling force. They work based on Hooke's Law, which states that the force required to stretch or compress a spring 205 is proportional to the distance it is stretched or compressed. When extended, they create a return force, bringing the bar 204 back to the original position. Thus, helps in retracting the piston 203 to create the vacuum to withdraw the sugarcane juice and aid in pulling of the bar 204. In this way, the juice is extracted from the chamber 116.

[0036] In synchronous to this, the microcontroller actuates an iris lid 206 installed with the conduit 202 to open in view of enabling dispensing the sugarcane juice. The iris lid 206 is the covering utilized for allowing the passage of extracted juice of the sugarcane from the conduit 202. The iris lid 206 includes an inner flat ring, an outer flat ring, and an even number of iris blades (upper and lower). Each iris blade is attached to the inner ring by a pivot assembly and to the outer ring by a roller/slider assembly. The upper and lower rings are co-centered and are kept in sliding contact. The iris is opened by turning the outer ring around the center while holding the inner ring stationary for enabling dispensing of the sugarcane juice into an auxiliary container placed by the user below the iris lid 206.

[0037] While the juice is getting dispensed in the auxiliary container, the microcontroller actuates a flow meter installed in the conduit 202 to monitor flow of the sugarcane juice. The flow sensor is equipped with a sensing element, often a paddle wheel or a turbine, positioned in the path of the dispensing sugarcane juice. As the juice passes through the conduit 202, it impinges on the sensing element, causing it to rotate. This rotational motion is then translated into an electrical signal by a magnetic or optical encoder attached to the sensing element. The frequency or amplitude of these signals is directly proportional to the flow rate of the juice. This data is then sent to the microcontroller for processing. Upon processing the acquired data, the microcontroller monitors the flow of the sugarcane juice.

[0038] Based on the flow of the sugarcane juice, the microcontroller determines amount of the dispensed juice by using protocols and information pre-fed in the microcontroller. As soon as the determined amount matches the user-specified amount of the dispensed sugarcane juice, the microcontroller directs the lid 206 to close in order to prevent the flow of the sugarcane juice from the conduit 202 into the auxiliary container, thereby providing the user-specified amount of the dispensed sugarcane juice to the user.

[0039] Lastly, a dynamo 119 is installed within the first spur gear 108 to convert rotational energy of the first spur gear 108 into electricity. The dynamo 119 works by converting the rotational energy of the gear into electrical energy. The dynamo 119 includes a rotor, a stator etcetera. The spur gear is connected with the rotor of the dynamo 119. As the spur gear rotates due to the movement of the flywheel, it drives the rotor inside the dynamo 119. This rotor spins within a magnetic field created by a stator, inducing a flow of current which is corresponded to the electrical energy. Thus, the rotational motion of the spur gear is transformed into electrical energy.

[0040] This generated electricity is further saved in a battery associated with the device for powering up electrical and electronically operated components associated with the device. The battery is comprised of a pair of electrodes named as a cathode and an anode. The battery uses a chemical reaction of oxidation/reduction to do work on charge and produce a voltage between their anode and cathode and thus produces electrical energy that is used to do work in the device.

[0041] The present invention works best in the following manner, where the housing 101 as disclosed in the invention is positioned over the ground surface by means of multiple supports 102. Herein, the cylindrical member 103 is configured with apex portion of the housing 101 that enables the user to insert the sugarcane that is to be squeezed for extracting sugarcane juice. Also, the foot pedal 104 is configured with the particular pair of the supports 102 by means of the pair of pivot joints 105. Upon setting up the housing 101, the user applies the pressure over the pedal 104 to provide the swinging movement to the foot pedal 104 in a reciprocatory forward and backward direction that results in the movement of the crank 107 which further rotates the fly wheel 106. Further, the first spur gear 108 rotates along with the fly wheel 106 as both are attached with the same link 109. Herein, teeth of the first spur gear 108 are meshed with teeth of the second spur gear 110 in a manner that rotation of the first spur gear 108 results in rotation of the second spur gear 110 in opposite direction which is placed above the first spur gear 108. The second spur gear 110 is further connected with the third spur gear 111 via the rod 112 that rotates the third spur gear 111 along with the second spur gear 110. Additionally, the teeth of the third spur gear 111 are meshed with the teeth of the fourth spur gear 113 positioned in parallel that results in rotation of the fourth spur gear 113 in opposite direction. Furthermore, the primary and secondary rollers 114 are configured with the third and fourth spur gear 113 respectively that gets rotated in opposite directions with respect to rotation of the third and fourth spur gear 113. The rollers 114 receive the inserted sugarcane and upon rotation applies the pressure over the sugarcane to squeeze the sugarcane for extracting sugarcane juice which passes through the sieve 118 for separating bagasse from the and the juice is received by the inclined tray 115. Then, the separated bagasse is dispensed out from the outlet in the auxiliary vessel. After this, the extracted juice is further filtered by the filter. The extracting juice is further stored in the chamber 116. Then, the user accessed the touch interactive display panel 117 to provide the input regarding an amount and temperature of the sugarcane juice. Based on this, the microcontroller actuates the Peltier unit to regulate temperature of the extracted juice in accordance with the user-specified temperature. Thereafter, the user gripped the bar 204 to apply pressure over the bar 204 to push and pull the piston 203 within the receptacle 201 to create the negative pressure for extracting the juice from the chamber 116. Moreover, the tension spring 205 helps in retracting the piston 203 to create the vacuum for withdrawing the sugarcane juice to aid in pulling of the bar 204. Simultaneously, the microcontroller actuates the iris lid 206 installed with the conduit 202 to open for enabling dispensing of the sugarcane juice in the auxiliary container placed by the user. Then, the flow meter monitors flow of the sugarcane juice. In accordance to this, the microcontroller determines amount of the dispensed juice and as soon as the determined amount matches the user-specified amount of the dispensed sugarcane juice, the microcontroller directs the lid 206 to close, thereby providing the user specified amount of the dispensed sugarcane juice. Lastly, the dynamo 119 converts the rotational energy of the first spur gear 108 into electricity that is further saved in the battery for powering up electrical and electronically operated components associated with the device.

[0042] In an embodiment of the present invention, in the place of iris lid 206, an electronic controlled valve may be used for dispending the extracted sugarcane juice. Also, multiple LEDs may be used by arranging over the housing 101 to ensure the proper lighting in the surrounding of the housing 101 to allow the user to properly operate the device in low light conditions too. Also, in the place of touch interactive display panel 117, a microphone may be used by arranging over the housing 101 for receiving user's input. Further, a speaker may be attached on the housing 101 to produce voice command when the sugarcane is completely squeezed or when the bagasse of the sugarcane is accumulated inside the device.

[0043] Although the field of the invention has been described herein with limited reference to specific embodiments, this description is not meant to be construed in a limiting sense. Various modifications of the disclosed embodiments, as well as alternate embodiments of the invention, will become apparent to persons skilled in the art upon reference to the description of the invention. , Claims:1) A sugarcane juice extraction assistive device, comprising:

i) a housing 101 positioned over a ground surface by means of plurality of supports 102, wherein a cylindrical member 103 is configured with apex portion of said housing 101 to enable a user to insert a sugarcane that is to be squeezed for extracting sugarcane juice;
ii) a foot pedal 104 configured with a particular pair of said supports 102 by means of a pair of pivot joints 105, wherein said user applies pressure over said pedal 104 to provide a swinging movement to said foot pedal 104 in a reciprocatory forward and backward direction that results in rotation of a fly wheel 106 connected to said foot pedal 104 via a crank 107;
iii) a first spur gear 108 attached with said fly wheel 106 via a link 109 that rotates along with said fly wheel 106, wherein teeth of said first spur gear 108 are meshed with teeth of a second spur gear 110 arranged over said first gear in a manner that rotation of said first spur gear 108 results in rotation of said second spur gear 110 in opposite direction;
iv) a third spur gear 111 attached with said second spur gear 110 via a rod 112 and that rotates along with said second spur gear 110, wherein teeth of said third spur gear 111 are meshed with teeth of a fourth spur gear 113 positioned in parallel that results in rotation of said fourth spur gear 113 in opposite direction;
v) a primary and secondary roller 114 configured with said third and fourth spur gear 113 respectively that gets rotated in opposite directions with respect to rotation of said third and fourth spur gear 113, wherein said rollers 114 are positioned beneath said member 103 to receive said inserted sugarcane and upon rotation apply pressure over said sugarcane to squeeze said for extracting sugarcane juice that is received by an inclined tray 115 positioned beneath said rollers 114;
vi) a storage chamber 116 connected with said tray 115 by means of an opening crafted over said housing 101 to store said extracted juice, wherein a touch interactive display panel 117 is installed over said housing 101 to enable said user to provide an input regarding an amount and temperature of said sugarcane juice based on which a microcontroller linked with said display panel 117 actuates a Peltier unit installed in said chamber 116 to regulate temperature of said extracted juice in accordance with said user-specified temperature;
vii) a cylindrical receptacle 201 configured with a conduit 202 attached with said chamber 116, wherein a piston 203 is arranged within said receptacle 201 by means of a bar 204 in a manner that, one end of said bar 204 protrudes out of said receptacle 201 via a cavity crafted over apex portion of said receptacle 201 that is gripped by said user to apply pressure over said bar 204 to push and pull said piston 203 within said receptacle 201 to create a negative pressure in view of extracting said juice from said chamber 116; and
viii) an iris lid 206 installed with said conduit 202 and actuated by said microcontroller to open in view of enabling dispensing said sugarcane juice, wherein a flow meter is installed in said conduit 202 to monitor flow of said sugarcane juice based on which said microcontroller determines amount of said dispensed juice and as soon as said determined amount matches said user-specified amount of said dispensed sugarcane juice, said microcontroller directs said lid 206 to close, thereby providing said user specified amount of said dispensed sugarcane juice.

2) The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an inclined sieve 118 is arranged within said housing 101 and positioned beneath said rollers 114 to receive bagasse and sugarcane juice that gets sieved and said juice gets collected in said tray 115.

3) The device as claimed in claim 1 and 2, wherein an outlet is crafted over said housing 101 and linked with said sieve 118 to receive said bagasse in view of discarding said bagasse out of said housing 101.

4) The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a filter is installed with said opening to filter said sugarcane juice.

5) The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a tension spring 205 is arranged between said receptacle 201 and bar 204 that retracts said piston 203 to create a vacuum to withdraw said sugarcane juice and aid in pulling of said bar 204.

6) The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a dynamo 119 is installed within said first spur gear 108 to convert rotational energy of said first spur gear 108 into electricity that is further saved in a battery associated with said device for powering up electrical and electronically operated components associated with said device.

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