JP2007301293A - Beverage extracting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a holder from bending by the weight of an extracted material including hot water during the extraction. <P>SOLUTION: The beverage extracting machine extracts a beverage by heating water stored in a tank 11 and feeding the heated water to a basket 14. A basket housing part 16 has a semicylindrical inner wall 17 and a receiving part 20 projecting forward on the inner wall 17. A holder 22 comprises a semicylindrical sheathing part 23 and a basket disposing part 28 or the basket 41 projecting backward from the lower part of the sheathing part 23. A locking rib 31 to be locked with the upper surface of the receiving part 20 is disposed at the basket disposing part 28 or the basket 41. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage extractor.

  Prior art document information relating to beverage extractors such as coffee makers of the present invention includes the following.

JP 2005-253593 A JP 2005-192592 A

  As shown in FIG. 6, the beverage extractor of Patent Document 1 includes a water tank 1 that receives water and a basket 2 that contains a beverage extraction raw material, and is extracted so as to be positioned below the basket 2. A liquid container 3 for receiving a drink is detachably installed. The water tank 1 is connected to a hot water supply pipe 4 that is arranged above the basket 2, and a heating means 5 is disposed on the hot water supply pipe 4 to supply heated water to the basket 2. The beverage is extracted from the extracted raw material.

  In Patent Document 1, the liquid container 3 is made of glass, the water supply pipe 4 is bypassed in the base 6 on which the liquid container 3 is disposed, and the heating means 5 is arranged so as to be positioned in the base 6. By installing, the beverage in the liquid container 3 can be kept warm after the beverage is extracted. Further, in the exterior body of the beverage extractor, the lower portion of the basket housing portion 7 is provided with a side wall portion so as to cover as much as possible without impairing the workability for taking out in order to improve and protect the heat retaining performance by the glass liquid container 3. 8 is protruding. Then, the lower end edge of the holder 9 that detachably accommodates the basket 2 can be placed using the step 8a due to the protrusion of the side wall portion 8, and the holder 9 is made of the weight of the extraction raw material containing hot water during extraction. Prevents downward bending.

  However, in recent years, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, a liquid container of this type of beverage extractor using a metal double container having high heat insulation performance has been provided. In the case of this liquid container, since it is not necessary to improve the heat retention performance and protect from the impact from the outside, it is not necessary to provide the side wall portion so as to protrude.

  However, when the protruding side wall portion is not provided, there is a problem that the holder is bent due to the weight of the extraction raw material containing hot water.

  The present invention has been made in view of conventional problems, and a beverage extractor that can prevent the holder from being bent by the weight of the extraction raw material containing hot water during extraction without providing a step for holding the holder in the main body. The issue is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a beverage extractor according to the present invention is provided with a basket housing portion at the top of a main body, and a holder is mounted on the basket housing portion so as to be opened and closed in a horizontal direction with a rotating shaft extending vertically. In the beverage extractor, the basket containing part is detachably attached to or integrally formed with the basket containing the extraction raw material, the water contained in the tank is heated and supplied to the basket, and the beverage is extracted. An inner wall having a substantially semi-cylindrical shape, and a receiving portion protruding forward on the inner wall, the holder having a substantially semi-cylindrical exterior portion and a basket projecting rearward from the lower portion of the exterior portion And a basket provided with a locking rib for locking to the upper surface of the receiving portion.

  In this beverage extractor, it is preferable that the receiving portion is formed wide on the inner wall so as to extend in the horizontal direction.

  In the beverage extractor according to the present invention, the basket mounting portion of the holder or the basket is provided with a locking rib that locks to the upper surface of the receiving portion provided in the basket housing portion, so that extraction including hot water during beverage extraction It is possible to prevent the holder from being bent by the weight of the raw material. as a result. The holder can be prevented from being deformed over time, and the appearance of the product can be prevented from being damaged.

  In addition, since the receiving portion is formed to have a wide width extending in the horizontal direction, when the steam discharged into the basket housing portion at the time of extraction is condensed and adheres to the inner wall, the condensed water flows down along the inner wall. Can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 show a beverage extractor according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this beverage extractor, a liquid container 53 composed of a double container having a high heat retention performance is detachably disposed on an extractor body 10 having a substantially U shape in a side view.

  The extractor body 10 includes a water tank 11 on the back located on the right side in FIG. The water tank 11 is provided so as to extend in the vertical direction, and an upper end thereof is opened to receive water, and the upper end opening is closed by a detachable lid 12.

  Moreover, the base part 13 which arrange | positions the liquid container 53 which receives the drink which flows out from the basket 41 mentioned later so that attachment or detachment is possible is formed in the lower end of the extractor main body 10 so that it may protrude ahead. Furthermore, a nose portion 14 that protrudes forward is formed at the upper end of the extractor body 10 so as to cover the upper portion of the base portion 13. A water supply member 15 for uniformly spraying hot water into the basket 41 is disposed inside the nose portion 14.

  In the upper part of the extractor main body 10, a basket housing part 16 is provided in the lower part of the nose part 14. A holder 22 is rotatably attached to the basket housing part 16 and a basket 41 can be attached to and detached from the holder 22. It is attached to.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the basket housing portion 16 includes an inner wall 17 having a substantially semicylindrical shape. As shown in FIG. 1, the basket housing portion 16 is configured with both ends located on the left and right sides in FIG. Further, in the exterior body of the beverage extractor main body, the lower portion of the basket housing portion 16 is provided with a basket for improving the design of the appearance of the product, the attaching / detaching workability of the liquid container 53, and the workability during cleaning. The housing portion 16 is constituted by an edge extending backward from the both end edges (left side in FIG. 1) and extending vertically without any protruding portion.

  And in the said basket accommodating part 16, the bearing part 18 which has a shaft hole for axially attaching the rotating shaft 26 of the holder 22 is provided in the right side part in FIG. Further, a locked portion 19 having a stepped portion for maintaining the holder 22 in a closed state is provided at the upper left end portion in FIG. 3 located on the opposite side to the bearing portion 18. The inner wall 17 is provided with a flat plate-shaped receiving portion 20 that protrudes forward. This receiving part 20 receives the holder 22 mentioned later on the upper surface, and is formed in this embodiment in the width | variety extended in a horizontal direction. Further, on the inner wall 17, the liquid container 53 is disposed on the base portion 13, so that the valve opening member 21 that abuts the outer surface of the liquid container 53 and opens the water stop valve 44 provided in the basket 41 is rocked. It is arranged to be movable.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the holder 22 is attached to the bearing portion 18 of the basket housing portion 16 so as to be openable and closable, and has a substantially semi-cylindrical exterior portion 23 that forms a substantially cylindrical shape with the inner wall 17. These are made of a resin integrally formed with a basket arrangement portion 28 for detachably arranging a basket 41 described later.

  The exterior portion 23 forms an outline line of the entire device with the exterior body of the extractor body 10, and a recess 24 that is recessed backward is further provided in the lower portion thereof. In the present embodiment, in order to further improve the overall decorativeness, a metal decorative plate 25 is further disposed on substantially the entire surface of the exterior portion 23 excluding the recess 24. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the exterior portion 23, one end extending in the vertical direction has a rotary shaft 26 that is pivotally attached to the bearing portion 18 so that the holder 22 can be rotated in the horizontal direction. Projecting so as to extend in the vertical direction. In addition, an elastic locking piece 27 having a locking portion 27 a that locks to the locked portion 19 is provided on the edge opposite to the rotating shaft 26.

  The basket arrangement portion 28 includes an opening 29 that protrudes rearward from the lower end of the exterior portion 23 and exposes a lower end extraction portion 43 of the basket 41 described later. Specifically, the basket disposing portion 28 includes a cylindrical portion 30 that extends upward from the outer peripheral edge of the opening 29 having a substantially oval shape in a plan view so as to form a substantially inverted conical cylindrical shape. In other words, the cylindrical portion 30 is provided so as to be continuous with the exterior portion 23, and the opening 29 that exposes the lower end extraction portion 43 is formed by the lower end edge of the cylindrical portion 30. The cylindrical portion 30 includes a rear surface support portion 30 a that extends so as to support substantially the entire rear side of the basket 41, and a front surface support portion 30 b that extends so as to support the front lower portion of the basket 41.

  The rear support 30a is formed with a locking rib 31 that protrudes horizontally so as to form a semi-annular flange shape and locks to the receiving portion 20 of the basket housing portion 16. Reinforcing ribs 32 are provided between the rear surface support portion 30a and the locking ribs 31 at a predetermined interval. Further, a part of the rear support portion 30 a is cut out over the locking rib 31. Further, the rear support 30a is provided with a notch 33 for exposing a link member 46 that opens and closes the water stop valve 44 of the basket 41, and a reinforcing rib 34 projects rearward from the edge thereof. .

  Further, the front support portion 30b is lower than the step formed by the concave portion 24 of the exterior portion 23, and an upper plate portion 35 extending forward is provided at an upper end edge of the front support portion 30b, and a front end edge of the upper plate portion 35 is provided. An outer plate portion 36 extending downward is provided. The outer plate portion 36 extends to the same height as the lower end of the exterior portion 23, and a bottom plate portion 37 is provided between the lower edge of the outer plate portion and the lower end edge of the exterior portion 23. The upper plate portion 35, the outer plate portion 36, and the bottom plate portion 37 constitute a partition wall that extends downward from the front surface support portion 30 b of the tubular portion 30 to the exterior portion 23.

  In the holder 22 configured as described above, a first heat insulating space 38 is formed in an interior surrounded by the exterior portion 23 and the outer plate portion 36 and the bottom plate portion 37 which are partition walls. The first heat insulation space 38 communicates with the heat insulation space between the exterior portion 23 and the basket 41. In addition, the outer side surrounded by the front support portion 30b of the cylindrical portion 30 and the upper plate portion 35 and the outer plate portion 36 which are partition walls is horizontally inward with respect to the first heat insulating space 38 via the outer plate portion 36. 2nd heat insulation space 39 adjacent to is formed. And in this embodiment, the flow path 40 which connects the 1st heat insulation space 38 and the opening part 29 to the intermediate part of the partition which consists of the upper-plate part 35, the outer-plate part 36, and the bottom-plate part 37, and the front surface support part 30b. The bottom is flush with the bottom plate portion 37.

  The holder 22 formed in this way does not provide ribs that are partially thick to support the basket 41, but the cylindrical portion 30 so as to form a substantially inverted conical cylindrical shape from the opening 29. Since it is provided, sink marks that impair the appearance are not formed in the exterior portion 23 including the recess 24.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the basket 41 has a substantially inverted triangular cross section for containing a beverage extraction material, and a predetermined interval between the inner surface of the basket 41 and a filter (not shown) for storing the extraction material. A plurality of ribs 42 for projecting a space project radially. The lower end extraction portion 43 of the basket 41 is opened, and the opening is closed by a water stop valve 44 (see FIG. 2). The water stop valve 44 has a mounting portion 45 projecting from the outer periphery of the basket 41 so as to form a substantially triangular shape, and is attached to an L-shaped link member 46 swingably attached to the mounting portion 45. Is installed. The link member 46 is urged by the spring 47 so as to close the lower end extraction portion 43 by the water stop valve 44, and is rotated so as to be opened by pressing of the valve opening member 21. Further, on the outer peripheral portion of the basket 41, a gripping portion 48 for taking out is projected so as to be positioned at a notch on the locking rib 31.

  Inside the extractor main body 10, a metal hot water supply pipe 49 that is continuous with the lower part of the water tank 11 and is bypassed and is provided above the basket 41 is disposed. The base part of the hot water supply pipe 49, that is, the detour part at the lower part of the water tank 11, is a supply means for supplying hot water to the upper basket 41 by utilizing the pressure rise caused by heating the water in the hot water supply pipe 49. A heater 50 serving as a role is provided. In the vicinity of the heater 50, a temperature sensor 51 made of a thermostat is disposed.

  In the beverage extractor, when the switch 52 disposed on the surface of the extractor main body 10 shown in FIG. 1 is operated, the heater 50 is always energized with a full power at a power rate of 100%. Then, the water in the lower part of the hot water supply pipe 49 is heated, and when the internal pressure increases due to the temperature rise, the heated hot water is supplied to the basket 41 through the water supply member 15. The hot water supplied to the basket 41 is extracted as a beverage when passing through the extraction raw material in the basket 41 and stored in the liquid container 53. On the other hand, when the water in the hot water supply pipe 49 is completely exhausted, the thermostat as the temperature sensor 51 is turned off due to abnormal temperature rise, and the extraction control is finished.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the liquid container 53 according to the present embodiment is disposed at the upper end of the container body 54 having a double-structured container body 54 composed of an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder made of metal (stainless steel). It consists of a shoulder body 55 and an inner plug 58 that is detachably attached to the shoulder body 55 by tightening. The shoulder body 55 is provided with a spout 56 that projects outwardly and a handle 57 is provided on the opposite side of the spout 56. The inner plug 58 is positioned at the lower portion of the basket 41 by mounting the liquid container 53 on the base portion 13, and is provided with a beverage storage passage 59 extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, and at the lower end outer peripheral portion of the container main body. A packing 60 that seals between the inner peripheral surface of 54 is provided. Then, the packing 60 is pressed against the stepped portion 54a of the container main body 54 from above by tightening with a screw portion to make a sealed state incapable of being poured out. On the other hand, the packing 60 is loosened to release the pressed contact with the stepped portion 54a. Accordingly, the beverage can be poured out from the spout 56 through the beverage dispensing passage 61 constituted by the outer peripheral portion of the inner plug 58 and the inner peripheral surface of the container main body 54.

  In the beverage extractor, when hot water is supplied to the basket 41 during beverage extraction, a force is applied downward to the holder 22 by the weight of the extraction raw material containing hot water. However, in this embodiment, since the locking rib 31 that locks to the upper surface of the receiving portion 20 of the basket housing portion 16 is provided in the basket disposition portion 28 of the holder 22, the holder 22 can be prevented from bending. . As a result, it is possible to prevent the holder 22 from being deformed over time, and for the purpose of improving design, attachment / detachment workability, and cleaning workability, the basket housing part 16 is configured by vertically extending edges having no protrusions at both ends and the lower part thereof. Nevertheless, the appearance of the product can be prevented from being damaged.

  Further, when the beverage is extracted, the inside of the basket 41 is filled with steam, and the steam adheres to the inner wall 17 as well as the lower surface of the nose portion 14. The condensed water adhering to the inner wall 17 flows down to the base portion 13 along the wall surface. However, the receiving portion 20 formed wide in the horizontal direction can prevent this problem from occurring.

  Furthermore, since the heat insulation space which continued with the 1st heat insulation space 38 is formed between the exterior part 23 of the holder 22, and the front surface of the basket 41, it can prevent that the drink under extraction is cooled with external air. Further, when the vapor in the heat insulation space is cooled by the outside air and condensed, it can be dripped onto the bottom plate portion 37 of the first heat insulation space 38 and drained to the liquid container 53 through the flow passage 40 communicating with the opening 29. . Therefore, it is possible to prevent the surroundings from being wetted by the dew condensation water remaining in the holder 22 during extraction or cleaning.

  Moreover, since the second heat insulating space 39 located on the shoulder 55 of the liquid container 53 is provided outside the holder 22, the steam discharged from the beverage storage passage 59 of the liquid container 53 is stored. be able to. Therefore, the steam of the extracted beverage can be prevented from adhering to the exterior part 23 of the holder 22. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, since the first heat insulating space 38 exists between the second heat insulating space 39 and the exterior portion 23 of the holder 22, the steam is cooled by the outside air, and the liquid container 53 is condensed. It can prevent dripping on the surface of the. Therefore, there is no discomfort to the user during use.

  In addition, the drink extractor of this invention is not limited to the structure of the said embodiment, A various change is possible.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the bearing portion 18 having the shaft hole is provided in the basket housing portion 16, and the rotating shaft 26 is provided in the holder 22. However, the bearing portion 18 is provided in the holder 22, while the bearing portion 18 is provided in the basket housing portion 16. The part 18 may be provided. Moreover, a bearing part may be provided in both the basket accommodating part 16 and the holder 22, and it may be axially attached by a separate rotating shaft.

  In the embodiment, the basket arrangement portion 28 is provided in the holder 22 that can be opened and closed, and the separate basket 41 is detachably arranged. However, the basket 41 is provided integrally with the holder 22, and It is good also as a structure which the locking rib 31 protrudes.

It is a side view which shows the drink extractor which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of FIG. It is a front view which shows the state which open | released the holder. It is a perspective view which shows a holder and a basket. It is an expanded sectional view of a holder. It is sectional drawing which shows the conventional drink extractor.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Extractor main body 11 ... Water tank 16 ... Basket accommodating part 17 ... Inner wall 18 ... Bearing part 19 ... Locked part 20 ... Receiving part 22 ... Holder 23 ... Exterior part 26 ... Rotating shaft 27 ... Elastic locking piece 27a ... Locking part 28 ... Basket arrangement part 29 ... Opening part 30 ... Cylindrical part 31 ... Locking rib 35 ... Upper plate part (partition wall) 36 ... Outer plate part (partition wall)
37 ... Bottom plate part (partition wall) 38 ... First heat insulation space 39 ... Second heat insulation space 40 ... Flow passage 41 ... Basket 43 ... Lower end extraction part 44 ... Water stop valve 49 ... Hot water supply pipe 50 ... Heater 53 ... Liquid container

Claims (2)

A basket housing part is provided at the upper part of the main body, and a holder is mounted on the basket housing part so that it can be opened and closed horizontally by a rotating shaft extending in the vertical direction. In a beverage extractor that heats and supplies water contained in a tank to the basket and extracts the beverage,
The basket accommodating portion includes an inner wall having a substantially semi-cylindrical shape, and a receiving portion protruding forward is provided on the inner wall,
The holder includes a substantially semi-cylindrical exterior part and a basket disposition part or basket projecting rearward from a lower part of the exterior part, and the basket disposition part or the basket is locked to the upper surface of the receiving part. A beverage extractor provided with a retaining rib.   The beverage extractor according to claim 1, wherein the receiving part is formed wide on the inner wall so as to extend in the horizontal direction.

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