JP2002345651A - Heat insulation container for beverage extractor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To rapidly charge the charger of a heat insulation container so as to match with beverage extraction. SOLUTION: A beverage extractor 1 is provided with a water supply tank 2, a bottomed cylindrical kettle tank 5, a water supply pipe 7 connecting the water supply tank 2 and the kettle tank 5, a chamber 9 to set coffee powder or the like, a discharge pipe 10 leading boiling water in the kettle tank 5 to the upper part of the chamber 9, a mounting part 12 to mount the heat insulation container thereon and an inner container storing extract, and the boiling water in the kettle tank 5 is discharged to the upper part of the chamber 9 and extracted as the extract from the lower part of the chamber 9. The inner container is provided with a discharge mechanism discharging the extract to the outside, a motor-driven pump means and the charger energizing the motor- driven pump means. The charger of the heat insulation container 11 is rapidly charged within a time from water addition to the water supply tank 2 of the beverage extractor 1 is started until the extract is extracted so that the power required for the drive source of the discharge mechanism for pouring all the extract inside the heat insulation container 11 can be charged.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a warming container used for a beverage brewing machine for extracting an extract such as coffee or tea, and to a charger for supplying electric power to a drive source for driving a discharge mechanism of the warming container. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, beverage brewing machines used for business use include a water supply tank, a bottomed cylindrical water heater tank equipped with a heater, a water supply pipe connecting the water supply tank and the water heater tank, coffee powder, A chamber for setting tea leaves, etc., a discharge pipe for guiding the boiling water in the water heater tank to the upper part of the chamber, a heat insulation container for storing the extract extracted from the bottom of the chamber, and a heat insulation container placed thereon and extraction in the heat insulation container. When a desired water is supplied to the water supply tank, the water enters the water heater tank through a water supply pipe, and the water in the water heater tank is heated by the heater and boiled.

Further, when predetermined water required for the water supply tank is added, additional water is supplied into the water heater tank through the water supply pipe, and the boiling water corresponding to the additional water in the water heater tank causes the siphon phenomenon. And discharged to the upper part of the chamber through the discharge pipe. After laying filter paper in this chamber, raw materials such as coffee powder and tea leaves are set, and the boiling water discharged from the upper part of the chamber is mixed with the raw materials, and is dropped as an extract from the lower part of the chamber,
It is stored in the thermal insulation container.

[0004] The heat-insulating container also contains an inner container for storing the extract, a heater for surrounding the bottom of the outer wall of the inner container to heat the extract in the inner container, and discharging the extract in the inner container to the outside. Discharge mechanism, electric pump means for driving the discharge mechanism,
And a charger for energizing the electric pump means.

[0005]

However, in this type of heat retaining container for a beverage brewing machine, it is necessary to always charge the electric power necessary for pouring all the extract in the heat retaining container. The beverage brewer and the insulated container were completely separate, and their power supplies were completely different.

That is, the plug of the beverage brewing machine is inserted into a commercial outlet to keep the inside of the water heater tank boiling and in a boiling state, while the plug of the heat retaining container is inserted into the commercial outlet separately from the beverage brewing machine. Since the inner container of the thermal insulation container was kept warm and the charger of the thermal insulation container was charged, it took time to charge, and when the charging time of the charger was accidentally short, carry the thermal insulation container and drive the discharge mechanism There was a problem that it was not possible to inject the whole extract in the heat retaining container.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the problem of such a conventional heat retaining container for a beverage brewing machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a heat-insulating container for a beverage extractor, which is capable of rapidly charging water and constantly injecting the whole extract in the heat-insulating container.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a heat retaining container for a beverage brewing machine according to the present invention comprises a water tank 2 and a bottomed cylindrical water heater tank 5 equipped with a heater 3.
, A water supply pipe 7 connecting the water supply tank 2 and the water heater tank 5, a chamber 9 for setting coffee powder, tea leaves and the like, and boiling water in the water heater tank 5 to the chamber 9.
The water supply tank 2 is provided with a discharge pipe 10 for guiding the water upward, and a mounting portion 12 for mounting the heat retaining container, and desired water is added to the water supply tank 2. The additional water is supplied into the water heater tank 5. A beverage brewing machine 1 for discharging boiling water corresponding to the additional water in the chamber 5 to the upper part of the chamber 9 and extracting it as an extract from the lower part of the chamber 9 is provided. A discharge mechanism 15 for discharging the extracted liquid to the outside, an electric pump means 16 for driving the discharge mechanism 15, and a charger 17 for energizing the electric pump means 16, wherein water is supplied to the water supply tank 2 of the beverage extractor 1. The charger 17 of the heat-insulating container 11 is rapidly charged within a time from the time when the addition starts to be added to the time when the extract is extracted from the lower part of the chamber 9, and all the extract in the heat-insulating container 11 is poured out during the charging time. Discharge mechanism It has a configuration that allows charging electric power required for 5 of the driving source.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the beverage brewing machine in a state where the heat retaining container of the embodiment of the present invention is set, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the heat retaining container of the embodiment of the present invention.

The beverage brewing machine 1 is for business use especially used in offices and the like, and as shown in FIG. 1, is provided with a water supply tank 2 at an upper part in the apparatus main body and a heater 3 arranged in the apparatus main body. A hot plate 4, a water heater tank 5 placed on the hot plate 4, a sealing lid 6 for closing an upper end opening of the water heater tank 5, a water supply pipe 7 connecting the water supply tank 2 and the water heater tank 5, A lid 8 for closing the upper end opening of the main body of the apparatus, a slash-shaped chamber 9 for setting raw materials such as coffee powder and tea leaves, and a discharge pipe 10 for guiding the boiling water in the water heater tank 5 to above the chamber 9; A placing portion 12 below the chamber for placing the heat retaining container 11,
It consists of an electric circuit mechanism by a microcomputer that controls the power supply from the outlet. The mounting portion 12 of the beverage brewing machine 1 is provided with an outlet for a heat retaining container into which a power supply plug 21 of the heat retaining container 11 is inserted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the heat retaining container 11 has an inner container 13 for storing an extract from the chamber 9 of the beverage extractor 1.
And a heater 14 for keeping the extract in the inner container at the bottom of the outer wall of the inner container 13, and the outer case 1 surrounding the inner container 13.
9, a shoulder member 20 at the upper end of the outer case 19, a bottom member 34 at the lower end of the outer case 19, a lid 22 detachably attached to the upper end of the shoulder member 20, and a beak 23 in front of the shoulder member 20. An operation unit 24 having a switch, etc .; a discharge mechanism 15 for discharging the extract of the inner container 13 to the outside;
, An electric pump means 16 for driving the container 5, a charger 17 provided between the inner container 13 and the outer case 19,
Power supply control means 18 for switching either the power supply from the power supply or the power supply from the charger 17 to the electric pump means 16, and the power supply inputted to the heat retaining container 11, the heat retaining heater 14, the discharge mechanism 15, the electric pump means 16, And an electric circuit mechanism by a microcomputer for operating the power control means 18. 25 is a handle.

When a predetermined amount of water is supplied to the water supply tank 2, the beverage brewer 1 enters the water heater tank 5 through the water supply pipe 7, and the water in the water heater tank 5 is heated and boiled by the heater 3. Further, when desired water is added to the water supply tank 2, additional water is supplied into the water heater tank 5 through the water supply pipe 7.

Boiling water corresponding to additional water in the water heater tank 5 is discharged to the upper part of the chamber 9 through the discharge pipe 10 by the action of the siphon phenomenon. After laying a filter paper in the chamber 9, raw materials such as coffee powder and tea leaves are set, and the boiling water discharged from the upper part of the chamber 9 is mixed with the raw material, and dropped as a hot extract from the lower part of the chamber 9. Then, it is stored in the heat retaining container 11.

When the heat retaining container 11 is set on the mounting portion 12 and the plug 21 of the heat retaining container is inserted into an outlet for the heat retaining container, the beverage brewing machine 1 of the beverage extracting device 1 is inserted into the commercial outlet. Power is input from the plug to the heat-insulating container 11, and electricity is supplied to the heat-insulating heater 14 of the heat-insulating container 11 by the operation of the electric circuit mechanism by the microcomputer of the heat-insulating container 11, thereby heating the inner container 13 of the heat-insulating container 11.
The extract in the inner container 13 is warmed.

The power supply input to the heat-retaining container 11 is supplied to the charger 17 of the heat-retaining container 11 by the operation of an electric circuit mechanism by the microcomputer of the heat-retaining container 11, thereby rapidly charging the battery. At the time of charging, the water supply tank 2 of the beverage brewing machine 1
, And boiling water corresponding to the additional water in the water heater tank 5 is sent into the chamber 9 by the siphon phenomenon and dropped for about 3 to 5 minutes as an extract from the lower part of the chamber 9. Charging has been completed.

Further, the power supply control means 18 is also driven by the operation of the electric circuit mechanism of the heat insulation container 11 by the microcomputer, and the electric pump means 16 is energized.
When the water injection switch of the operation unit 24 is turned on, the discharge mechanism 15 is turned on.
Is turned on, and the warmed extract in the insulated container 11 is placed in a cup 2
Water to 6 mag.

The electric pump means 16 of the heat retaining container 11 comprises an electric pump 27 and a motor for driving the electric pump 27. The motor is supplied from the power source from the beverage brewing machine 1 or from the charger 17 of the heat retaining container 11. Will be driven by the power supply. When the charging of the charger 17 of the heat retaining container 11 is completed, the electric pump 27 necessary for injecting all the extract in the inner container 13 by turning on the water supply switch of the operation unit 24
Equipped with power to.

The discharge mechanism 15 of the heat retaining container 11 has a pumping pipe 28 communicating with the inner container 13 via the electric pump 27 of the electric pump means 16, and a liquid extracted from the pumping pipe 28 in front of the beak 23 of the shoulder member 20. A water injection pipe 29 discharged from the lower end, a first joint 30 communicating the electric pump 27 and the water pumping pipe 28, a water pumping pipe 28 and the water injection pipe 2
9 and a falling water stop valve 32 in the second joint 31 for stopping water when the heat retaining container 11 falls down.

The charger 17 of the heat retaining container 11 uses an electric double layer capacitor, and is described in Comparative Tables 1 and 2 below.
As shown in FIG. 3, the electric power necessary to discharge all of the extract in the inner container 13 is charged, and the charging of the electric power is performed by the beverage brewing machine 1.
The battery was rapidly charged within the extraction time. Insulation container 1
The first power supply control means 18 switches the power supply from the beverage brewing machine 1 or the power supply from the charger 17 by the operation of the electric circuit mechanism by the microcomputer, and the heat retaining container 11 is placed on the mounting portion 12 of the beverage brewing machine 1. When it is set, the electric pump means 16 can be driven by the power from the beverage brewing machine 1. The electric pump means 16 can be driven by the power source.

The operation unit 24 of the heat retaining container 11 is provided with a water injection switch for turning on and off the motor of the electric pump means 16. When the water injection switch is turned on, the electric pump 27 is driven via the motor. By the driving of the electric pump 27, the extract in the inner container 13 passes through the electric pump 27, rises in the water pumping pipe 28, and is poured into the receiver such as the cup 26 from the tip of the water injection pipe 29.

The lid 22 of the heat retaining container 11 can be opened and closed at the center of the upper end of the lid by operating the lever 33.
The heat retaining container 11 is placed on the placing portion 12 of the beverage extracting machine 1.
When extracting the extract, the lever 33 is slid to open the center of the upper end of the lid, communicates with the inside of the inner container 13 through the inside of the lid 22, and directly extracts the extract from the lower part of the chamber 9 into the inner container 13.
Drip into. After the dropping, the lever 33 is slid in the opposite direction to close the center of the upper end of the lid.

Next, the operation will be described. A predetermined water is supplied to the water supply tank 2 of the beverage brewing machine 1, an AC power supply from an outlet is converted into a DC power supply, and the heater 3 is turned on by the DC power supply. When the heater 3 is turned on, the water in the water heater tank 5 is heated to a boiling state.

Further, the heat-insulating container 11 is set on the mounting portion 12 of the beverage brewing machine 1, and the lever 33 of the lid 22 is slid to open the center of the upper end of the lid to establish a state of communication with the inside of the inner container 13. When desired water is added to the water supply tank 2 of the beverage brewing machine 1, additional water is supplied into the water heater tank 5.

Boiling water corresponding to the additional water is supplied to the chamber 9 by the action of the siphon phenomenon in the water heater tank 5.
To discharge. The boiling water in the chamber 9 is mixed with raw materials such as coffee powder and tea leaves, dropped as an extract from the lower part of the chamber 9, and stored in the inner container 13 of the heat retaining container 11.

When the dropping of the extract from the chamber 9 is completed, the lever 33 of the lid 22 is slid in the opposite direction to close the center of the upper end of the lid. During the time until additional water is supplied to the water supply tank 2 and the extract is dropped from the lower part of the chamber 9, the power input to the beverage extractor 1 is input to the heat retaining container 11, and the microcomputer of the heat retaining container 11 The charger 17 of the heat retaining container 11 is charged by the function of the electric circuit mechanism. At this time, it takes about 3 minutes to 5 minutes to drop the extract.
The charger 17 is being charged while the minute time is required.

Further, power is supplied to the heat retaining heater 14 of the heat retaining container 11 by the operation of the electric circuit mechanism by the microcomputer of the heat retaining container 11, and the inner container 13 of the heat retaining container 11 is supplied.
To keep the extract in the inner container 13 warm, and at the same time, the power supply control means 18 is switched by the operation of the electric circuit mechanism by the microcomputer of the heat retaining container 11 for injecting the operating part 24 of the heat retaining container 11. When the switch is turned on, the electric pump means 16 is driven, the discharge mechanism 15 is operated, and coffee, tea or the like can be poured into the cup 26 or the like from the tip of the water injection pipe 29.

Next, in a state where the heat retaining container 11 is separated from the mounting portion 12 of the beverage brewing machine 1, the handle 25 is lifted and carried to a predetermined drinking place, and the water supply switch of the operation portion 24 of the heat retaining container 11 is turned on. Only by this, the power supply control means 18 is operated by the function of the electric circuit mechanism by the microcomputer of the heat retaining container 11, the motor of the electric pump means 16 is driven by the power supply from the charger 17, and the discharge mechanism 15 is operated. From the tip of the water injection pipe 29 to the cup 26, etc.
Tea can be poured.

Experimental Example 1 A coffee brewer FLEX manufactured by Unimat Office Co., Ltd. was used as a beverage extractor, and 1500 cc of water was added to a water supply tank, and the time for extracting the extract from the chamber was measured. First time 3.30 seconds Second time 3.10 seconds Third time 3.20 seconds Fourth time 4.05 seconds Fifth time 3.40 seconds Average of 3.41 seconds, about 3 to 5 minutes The injection was completed.

[0029]

[Table 1]

EXPERIMENTAL EXAMPLE 2 An experiment was conducted on the number of times of water injection and the amount of discharge of the charger in an insulated container. The results are shown in Comparative Table 1. The experiment was performed using gold capas from Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and Nippon Chemical Co., Ltd. as the electric double layer capacitor of the charger 17. The number of times and the amount of discharge of the charger are shown with the amount of water injected at a time being about 100 cc. According to the comparative table 1, 230
If the inner container is 0 cc (usually, the thermal insulation container does not require a larger capacity than this), the inner container is manufactured by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
The voltage is 3.01 V or 3.27 V in the case of a unit, and 3.24 V or 3.47 V in the case of two units manufactured by Nippon Chemical Company.

[0031]

[Table 2]

Experimental Example 3 An experiment was conducted on the charging time of the charger and the charging voltage at that time.
The results are shown in Comparative Table 2. As the electric double layer capacitor of the charger 17, the same one as in Experimental Example 2 is used. The battery is almost expiring in about 3 minutes. In this experiment, it was possible to obtain a state in which the charging of the charger was almost completed within about 3 to 5 minutes of the extraction time of the beverage brewing machine, and to inject almost all of the liquid amount in the heat retaining container with this charging. can do. In this experimental example, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and Nippon Chemical Co., Ltd. were used as electric double layer capacitors, but the present invention is not limited to these two electric double layer capacitors.

Although the embodiment which is considered to be a representative example of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the structure of the embodiment. The invention achieves the object of the invention and can be carried out with appropriate modifications within a range having the following effects.

[0034]

As is clear from the above description, the heat retaining container for a beverage brewing machine according to the present invention is a water tank, a bottomed cylindrical water tank provided with a heater, a water tank and a water tank. A water supply pipe connecting the tank,
Equipped with a chamber for setting coffee powder, tea leaves, etc., a discharge pipe for guiding the boiling water in the water heater tank to the upper part of the chamber, and a mounting part for mounting the thermal insulation container, and adding desired water to the water supply tank Then, this additional water is supplied into a water heater tank, a boiling water equivalent to the additional water in the water heater tank is discharged to the upper part of the chamber, and a beverage extractor is provided for extracting as an extract from the lower part of the chamber, and the extract liquid is provided. Container, a discharge mechanism for discharging the extract in the container to the outside, electric pump means for driving the discharge mechanism, and a charger for energizing the electric pump means. During the period from the time when water is added to the tank to the time when the extract is extracted from the lower part of the chamber, the charger of the insulated container is rapidly charged, and all the extract in the insulated container is charged during the charging time. Since the power required for the drive source of the discharge mechanism that discharges can be charged, the charger of the thermal insulation container is rapidly charged in accordance with the extraction of the extract of the beverage extractor, and the entire extract of the thermal insulation container is always discharged. It was possible to expect a remarkable effect that water could be injected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a beverage brewing machine in a state where a heat retaining container according to an embodiment of the present invention is set.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the heat insulating container according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Beverage extractor 2 ... Water supply tank 3 ... Heater 5 ... Water heater tank 7 ... Water supply pipe 9 ... Chamber 10 ... Discharge pipe 11 ... Heat insulation container 12 ... Placement part 13 ... Inner container 14 ... Heat insulation heater 15 ... Discharge mechanism 16 ... Electric pump means 17 ... Charger 18 ... Power supply control means 24 ... Operation unit

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A water supply tank (2), a bottomed cylindrical water heater tank (5) provided with a heater (3), and a water supply pipe (7) connecting the water supply tank (2) and the water heater tank (5). ), A chamber (9) for setting coffee powder, tea leaves, etc., a discharge pipe (10) for guiding the boiling water in the water heater tank (5) to the upper side of the chamber (9), and a mounting for mounting the thermal insulation container. A water supply tank (2), add desired water to the water supply tank (2), supply the additional water to the water heater tank (5), and add water to the additional water in the water heater tank (5). A beverage extractor (1) for discharging the corresponding boiling water to the upper part of the chamber (9) and extracting it as an extract from the lower part of the chamber (9) is provided, and an inner container (1) for storing the extract is provided.
3), a discharge mechanism (15) for discharging the extract in the inner container (13) to the outside, an electric pump means (16) for driving the discharge mechanism (15), and an electric pump means (16). An insulated container (11) for a beverage brewing machine provided with a charger (17), wherein a chamber (9) is formed from a time when water starts to be added to a water supply tank (2) of the beverage brewing machine (1).
A discharge mechanism for rapidly charging the charger (17) of the heat retaining container (11) within a time period until the extract is extracted from the lower portion, and discharging all the extract from the heat retaining container (11) during the charging time. (15) A heat retaining container for a beverage brewing machine, which is capable of charging the power required for the drive source.