JPH0325712Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a pot used for drinking green tea, black tea, etc.

(Prior art) Conventionally, regarding pots, there have been published Utility Model Application Publication No. 53-89986, Publication No. 60-24230, and Publication of Utility Model Application No. 56-37481.
Publication No. 130082, Publication No. 130082, and Publication No. 130082 of Japanese Utility Model Application No. 1987-
Various techniques have been disclosed in Publication No. 31581 and the like.

The technology described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 53-89986 is a coffee bottle for a drip type coffee boiler that includes a drip basket inserted into an opening at the top of the bottle, and which extends from the top opening end of the basket. It has a structure that fits into the grip groove of a bottle with an L-shaped tongue-shaped plate.

For this reason, when pouring coffee into a bowl, the L-shaped tongue plate is grasped together with the bottle.
The basket is fixed.

The technology described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 60-24230 is a coffee bottle for a drip type coffee boiler that is equipped with a drip basket inserted into an opening at the top of the bottle, and the top opening of the bottle has a groove. Furthermore, by providing a protrusion at the upper open end of the basket, the basket is structured to be inserted into a predetermined position relative to the bottle.

The technique described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-37481 has a structure that allows the filter member of a coffee extractor to be securely attached and to be easily attached and detached.

The technique described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 53-130082 is that the tea strainer part of the teapot is shaped like a circular net with multiple notches around it, and these notches are fitted into the internal protrusion of the teapot. It has a structure that can be fixed by turning it slightly.

The technique described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-31581 is to provide a circumferential groove on the upper inner circumferential surface of the teapot, fit the outer circumferential edge of a mesh-like circular tea strainer into this circumferential groove, and insert this into the ring that was also fitted. Therefore, it is attached removably.

(Problem that the invention attempts to solve) However, the above-mentioned Utility Model Application Publication No. 53-89986,
Publication of Utility Model Application No. 60-24230, Publication of Utility Model Application No. 56-37481, Publication of Utility Model Application No. 53-130082 and Publication of Utility Model Application No. 54-
In the technique described in Publication No. 31581, if the pot is tilted too much when pouring tea water into the container, the tea water may leak from the lid of the pot.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, the present invention provides a bottomed cylindrical tea strainer container with an opening at the top for storing tea leaves in the upper part of the pot body of a pot with a lid. At the same time, the inside of the tea strainer container was used as a pouring chamber, and the lower part of the pot defined by the tea strainer container was used as a hot water reservoir chamber.

Furthermore, a protrusion is provided on the inner wall surface of the lower part of the tea strainer container so as to protrude from the inner wall surface of the lower part of the tea strainer container for engaging a filter for tea leaves to be put into the tea strainer container.

Moreover, while the volume of the pouring chamber of the tea strainer container is approximately equal to the drinking amount of one cup,
A hole is bored in the bottom of the tea strainer container to limit the amount of hot water flowing from the hot water pouring chamber to the hot water reservoir chamber and to make the residence time of the hot water constant in the hot water pouring chamber.

A predetermined number of small holes are provided through the upper part of the tea strainer container, and an inner flange is provided protruding from the inner periphery of the opening of the tea strainer container located above the small holes.

(Function) In the pot of the present invention, the volume of the pouring chamber inside the tea strainer container fitted into the upper part of the pot body is the same as approximately one cup of hot tea, and a through hole is further bored in the bottom of the tea strainer container. Accordingly, the amount of hot water flowing from the tea strainer container is restricted by the through hole, and the time until the entire amount of hot water flows out is made constant, so that the concentration of tea is made constant.

In addition, since there is a protrusion on the inner wall of the lower part of the tea strainer container to which the filter is attached, the filter will not fall over even if the pot is tilted to a certain degree, and this will prevent the tea leaves on the filter from falling inside the tea strainer container. There will be no scattering.

Further, a predetermined number of small holes are formed through the upper part of the tea strainer container, and an inner flange is provided protruding from the inner peripheral edge of the opening of the tea strainer container located above the small holes.
For this reason, when the pot is tilted, the tea water remaining in the tea strainer container is stopped by the inner flange of the container and returned to the teacup chamber through the small hole.
It is possible to prevent leakage to the outside from the opening of the tea strainer container.

Note that when taking out the tea strainer container from the pot, the inner flange is hooked with one's fingers, so that the tea strainer can be taken out smoothly.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example embodying the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The pot main body 1 of the pot P is formed into a substantially bottomed cylindrical shape with the lower part slightly expanded from the upper part, and has a sprue 1b.
and a handle 1c, and an annular locking protrusion 1a is formed protruding from the inner peripheral surface near the upper end.

A tea strainer container 2 is removably fitted into the upper part of the pot body 1 in a substantially tight fit to accommodate tea leaves and inject hot water, and is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape with a bottom. Inside the main body 1, a pouring chamber 4A in the tea strainer container 2 and a hot water reservoir chamber 4B in the lower part of the container main body 1 are defined by the tea strainer container 2. however,
The volume of the hot water pouring chamber 4A is approximately the same as one cup of steamed tea, and the volume of the hot water reservoir chamber 4B is such that even if one cup of steamed tea is stored in the same chamber 4B, the liquid level of the hot water will not reach the level of the tea strainer container 2.
It is set so that it will never reach.

At the upper opening of the tea strainer container 2, there is an outer flange portion 2 for placing the tea strainer container 2 on the locking protrusion 1a of the pot main body 1 and holding the tea strainer container 2 in the inner upper part of the pot main body 1.
A is formed protrudingly, and the opening of the pot body 1 is closed by this outer flange 2a. Furthermore, an inner flange portion 2k is located at the upper end opening of the tea strainer container 2 and protrudes from the inner peripheral edge of the opening. In addition, tea strainer container 2
In the vicinity of the upper end, small holes 2b for draining water are arranged at approximately equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

For this reason, even when the pot P is tilted, the tea leaves and tea water in the tea strainer container 2 are stopped by the inner flange 2k, and the tea water passes through the small hole 2b into the water reservoir chamber 4B.
Therefore, leakage to the outside from the opening of the tea strainer container 2 can be prevented.

Also, for cleaning etc., put the tea strainer container 2 into the pot.
Even when taking it out, the finger can be caught on the inner flange 2k, making it possible to take it out smoothly.

On the other hand, a protrusion 2c is formed on the circumferential surface near the lower end of the tea strainer container 2 to protrude slightly around the circumference, and hot water can flow through a locking groove 2d formed below the protrusion 2c to remove leaves. A circular filter 5 made of wire mesh is removably attached to the bottom of the tea strainer container 2 so as to be mounted in a dispersed manner.

Furthermore, the bottom surface 2e of the tea strainer container 2 is provided on the bottom surface 2e.
In order to regulate the close contact between the filter 5 and the tea leaves, radially arranged protrusions 2f are provided, and a slight gap is formed between the bottom surface 2e and the filter 5.

In addition, in the center of the bottom surface 2e of the tea strainer container 2, a hole is provided in order to keep the residence time of the hot water constant in the tea strainer container 2, so that the amount of hot water poured into the strainer container 2 is restricted and only the appropriate amount of hot water flows down. A hole 6 is bored. In other words, the size of the through hole 6 is such that, for example, in the case of green tea, the hot water poured into the tea strainer container 2 to fill the tea strainer 2 is 20 to 20 cm.
It is set so that the entire amount flows out from inside the tea strainer container 2 in 25 seconds, and in this example, the diameter of the through hole 6 is about 3 mm.

Furthermore, the bottom surface 2e of the tea strainer container 2 is the bottom surface 25e.
It is formed into a concave curved shape that gently slopes downward toward the center so that hot water on the outer periphery flows toward the through hole 6.

Note that by pushing up the filter 5 through the through hole 6, the filter 5 can be inserted into the tea strainer container 2.
It can be desorbed more easily.

In this example, the filter 5 uses a stainless steel wire mesh with about 60 meshes, and in the case of green tea, it may have about 40 meshes, but the number of meshes does not affect the hot water passage characteristics.

The lid body 3 is mounted on the upper end of the pot body 1,
It is approximately disc-shaped and has a stepped portion 3a extending vertically from slightly inside the lower surface of the lid 3 along the outer periphery.

Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

First, tea leaves are placed in the tea strainer container 2, and when hot water is poured into the tea strainer container 2, all of the leaves on the filter 5 are impregnated and the tea leaves remain in the tea strainer container 2 for 20 to 25 seconds, and then hot water is poured into the tea strainer container 2. It flows down into the water reservoir chamber 4B through the hole 6 and is stored in the water reservoir chamber 4B.

Since a fixed amount of hot water can be injected into the tea strainer container 2, the amount of hot water becomes constant, and if the volume of the tea strainer container 2 is set to fit one cup of hot water, you can always enjoy the appropriate amount of hot water without any difference in intensity. You can drink it. Furthermore, if the lid 3 is placed on the tea strainer container 2 after pouring hot water into the tea strainer container 2, the aroma of tea will fill the inside of the pot body 1 and will not escape to the outside while the hot water flows down into the tea room 4B. You can always enjoy delicious and aromatic tea.

Therefore, the entire amount of hot water flows down into the hot water chamber 4B after a certain residence time has elapsed through the through hole 6, and the time for impregnating the tea leaves in the hot water becomes constant, and the concentration of tea becomes constant. . Furthermore, when pouring tea water into a vessel, etc., as described above, even if the pot P is tilted to a certain extent, the tea water remaining in the tea strainer container 2 is stopped by the inner flange 2k and flows into the small hole 2b. Since the tea water is then returned to the water reservoir chamber 4B, leakage of the tea water to the outside of the pot P is prevented. Furthermore, since a protrusion 2c is formed on the circumferential surface near the lower end of the tea strainer container 2 so as to protrude slightly around the circumference, the filter 5 does not fall down and tea leaves are not scattered inside the tea strainer container 2. You can pour hot water smoothly. Furthermore, since the filter 5 is detachable from the tea strainer container 2, it can be selected as desired depending on the type and fineness of the tea leaves.

Furthermore, a protrusion 2f is formed on the upper surface of the bottom surface 2e of the tea strainer container 2, and the close contact between the filter 5 and the bottom surface 2e is regulated, so that the flow characteristics between the leaves are constant, and the through hole is It is possible to avoid the problem that 6 is clogged with leaves.

In the case of Pot P of this example, the delicious taste of the tea can be maintained when the number of times one person drinks the leaves is two to three times.

Further, the size and number of the through holes 6 are not limited to those in the above embodiment, but can be appropriately selected depending on the size of the pot P, etc. Further, in this embodiment, the tea strainer container 2 is formed separately from the pot body 1, but it may be formed integrally with the pot body 1, and the filter 5 is not limited to metal, but may be a paper filter or the like.

(Effects of the invention) As described in detail above, according to the invention, a hot water pouring chamber and a hot water reservoir chamber are formed in the main body of a tea strainer container, and the amount of hot water flowing down is restricted, and the hot water accumulates in the hot water pouring chamber. Since the time is set to a constant value, the concentration of the tea water will always be constant, and you will always be able to drink and drink delicious tea water.

Furthermore, even when the pot is tilted, the tea water remaining in the tea strainer container is stopped by the inner flange of the container, and is then returned to the tea tank chamber through the small hole. This prevents leakage and makes handling easier.

Furthermore, when the tea strainer container is taken out of the pot for cleaning or the like, the inner flange is hooked with one's fingers, so that the tea strainer can be taken out smoothly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a pot, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pot, and FIG. 3 is a sectional perspective view of a tea strainer container. 1... Pot body, 2... Tea strainer container, 2b...
...Small hole, 2e...bottom, 2k...inner flange, 3...
Lid, 4A...Pouring chamber, 4B...Tap chamber, 5...
Filter, 6...through hole, P...pot.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A bottomed cylindrical tea strainer container with an open top for storing tea leaves is fitted into the upper part of the pot body of the pot with a lid, and the tea strainer The inside of the container is a pouring chamber, the lower part of the pot defined by the tea strainer container is a hot water chamber, and the inner wall surface of the lower part of the tea strainer container is provided with a filter for filtering tea leaves put into the tea strainer container. The tea strainer container is provided with a protruding portion for engagement, and the volume of the pouring chamber of the tea strainer container is formed to be approximately equal to the amount of drinking water for one cup;
A hole is bored in the bottom of the tea strainer container to limit the amount of hot water flowing from the hot water pouring chamber to the hot water reservoir chamber and to make the residence time of the hot water constant in the hot water pouring chamber, and further, A pot characterized in that a predetermined number of small holes are provided through the upper part of the tea strainer container, and an inner flange is provided protruding from the inner periphery of the opening of the tea strainer container located above the small holes.