PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a juice extractor capable of preventing great shear and friction from acting on a food material such as vegetables and fruits and capable of suitably extracting juice while preventing loss of nutrients such as a vitamin group.SOLUTION: A juice extractor 1 includes: a food material holding part 20 for holding a food material F in an included state, which is partially made of a plurality of wire ropes 22 being flexible members a shape-variable driving part 30 which is connected to the food material holding part 20 and which deforms the food material holding part 20 so as to squeeze the food material F and an extracted juice receiving part 4 which receives extracted juice L flowing out from the food material F.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】野菜や果物などの食材に大きな剪断や摩擦が作用することを防止でき、ビタミン類などの栄養素を維持したまま好適に搾汁することが可能な搾汁機を提供する。【解決手段】搾汁機1は食材Fを内包して保持する、一部が可撓性部材である複数のワイヤロープ22からなる食材保持部20と、食材保持部20に連結され、食材Fを搾るように食材保持部20を変形させる形状可変駆動部30と、食材Fから流出する搾汁Lを受ける搾汁受け部4と、を備える。【選択図】図4
