KR20130067197A - Beverage maker for extracting cartridges equipped with bubble increasing means - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A beverage maker for extracting cartridges is provided to increase the generation rate of bubbles or crema and improve the flavor of the beverages by employing a first foaming unit with a flexible shielding part which partially shields a penetration part of a panel member arranged on a discharge path. CONSTITUTION: A beverage maker for extracting cartridges comprises a receptacle and a first foaming unit(60A). The receptacle comprises a body with a fitting part to receive a cartridge, which is embedded with an extraction target object, and an extract flow path. The first foaming unit has an extract discharge part and a flexible shielding part(61a) formed around the discharge part.

Description

BEVERAGE MAKER FOR EXTRACTING CARTRIDGES EQUIPPED WITH BUBBLE INCREASING MEANS}

The present invention relates to a beverage maker for extracting cartridges having foaming means,

More specifically, a high temperature and high pressure water is sprayed onto a pack type cartridge, especially a cartridge containing coffee powder, which is packaged in a porous shell such as a capsule or a nonwoven fabric, to prepare a coffee beverage such as espresso. Provides a beverage maker for extracting cartridges that introduces foaming means to generate and increase crema to improve the flavor,

Furthermore, it adopts a universal cap with a plurality of seals for sealing various cartridge cover sheets housed in a receptacle so that they can be accommodated and used regardless of cartridges of different sizes and shapes for each irradiation.

Furthermore, from this, the universal beverage maker which employ | adopted the rotating body provided with the some receptacle can be provided.

The prior art associated with a beverage extraction device, in particular a coffee maker for extracting coffee by injecting hot and high pressure water into a cartridge containing ground coffee,

Patent Registration No. 10-0236856 (filed on October 5, 1999 [Cartridge Extraction Apparatus and Cartridge Holder]) is proposed to provide a cartridge extracting apparatus configured to be compatible with any espresso machine.

There is also an injection device for producing a beverage from a disposable capsule having a capsule centering mechanism, which is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2010-0113447 (published on October 21, 2010)

The present disclosure relates to an infusion apparatus for preparing a beverage or other food from a disposable capsule, and relates to an infusion apparatus for preparing coffee or other hot beverage by extracting or diluting a substance contained in a disposable capsule.

Further, Patent Registration No. 10-1067540 (date of registration September 19, 2011) [Method and apparatus for producing beverage]

The patent discloses that the beverage precursor liquid may be supplied based on the onset of the closure of the production chamber configured to at least partially surround the beverage cartridge. The lid control mechanism can lock the reservoir lid in place to prevent access to the reservoir and release the lid to allow access to the reservoir in response to the closure of the production chamber, And the reservoir lid can pneumatically seal the reservoir, for example, causing the reservoir to be hydraulically pressed into the production chamber, and the water in the reservoir can, for example, block power to the heater In response to detection that the water has been sufficiently heated, based on the opening of the thermal shut-off switch.

In addition, Patent Disclosure No. 10-2011-0122702 (November 10, 2011) discloses a beverage dispensing machine, which comprises a beverage dispensing machine of the type using a prepackaged container of beverage ingredient .

However, these prior arts do not provide a means to increase foam or crema (covering espresso shots with dense golden brown foam), which enhances the espresso-specific flavor, especially when brewing coffee. There is much to do.

Furthermore, conventional beverage makers including these prior arts, more specifically, coffee makers, and more specifically, high temperature and high pressure extraction type coffee makers using cartridges,

Pack type cartridges packed in a porous casing such as a capsule or a non-woven fabric are different from one manufacturer to another, so that the shape of receptacles for accommodating the cartridges is also different. When a consumer tries to drink various kinds of coffee, There is a problem that it is necessary to purchase again, so that an excessive purchase cost is incurred and there is a problem that the desired coffee product can not be enjoyed at will.

Accordingly, the present invention introduces a foam or crema by introducing a first bubble generating means having a flexible shield that partially covers the passage of the panel member arranged on the discharge path when the extract liquid by the hot water is dropped or discharged from the cartridge. It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage maker for extracting cartridges, which increases the amount of crema and thereby improves flavor.

In another aspect, the present invention allows the panel member to function as a perforated disc having a lower perforating function of the cartridge, so that each component can perform a multifunction in accordance with the trend of One-source Multi-use or One-source Multi-tasking. It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage maker for extracting cartridges.

Furthermore, the present invention introduces a second bubble generating means separately under the first bubble generating means, and its extract fluid communication hole is variable in diameter as it goes from top to bottom, and is narrow-light- narrow. Consisting of first to third communication parts having a size or first to fifth communication parts having a narrow-light- narrow-light- narrow It is an object of the present invention to provide a beverage maker for extracting cartridges which can further increase the amount of foaming or crema with a unique orifice structure.

Meanwhile, the present invention employs a universal cap to select all cartridges of different sizes and shapes as desired by the manufacturer to extract a beverage such as coffee, regardless of the type of various cartridges accommodated in the receptacle. An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage maker for extracting cartridges which can seal the upper surface.

It is housed in a receptacle and sealed by a universal cap to prevent the extraction solvent, especially high temperature and high pressure water, from leaking without passing through the cartridge. The cartridge further includes a third sealing part in the cap body to prevent the leakage of the extraction solvent rises to the top of the cover sheet to prevent the leakage of the extraction residue through the circumference of the nozzle constituting the extraction solvent constituting means It is an object to provide a beverage maker for extraction.

Furthermore, the receptacle body has a support for supporting the lower portion of the flange of the cartridge body in order to improve the tightness and stability of the sealed state, and the beverage for extracting cartridges, which further introduces a fourth sealing part in contact with the fitting circumference contact portion of the receptacle body to the cap. We aim at providing maker.

On the other hand, it is an object of the present invention to provide a truly universal beverage maker employing a rotating body having a plurality of receptacles for a variety of different cartridges, together with the universal cap.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a universal beverage maker for extracting cartridges, in which it is easy to put in and take out the beverage of the rotating body, especially a coffee cartridge, and also eliminates a problem of leakage of solvent (ie hot water) during extraction.

Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a universal beverage maker for extracting cartridges incorporating a stop means which allows the cartridge receptacle to stay precisely at the nozzle position of the housing when the rotating body is rotated by the rotating means.

In order to achieve the above object, the beverage maker for extracting the cartridge is provided with a foam generating means according to the present invention

A receptacle having a fitting portion for accommodating a cartridge in which an extraction object is embedded, the receptacle having a body in which an extract liquid communication path is formed; And

First bubble generating means having an extract liquid discharge part connected to a communication path of the receptacle main body, and a flexible shield provided around the discharge part;

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In addition, in the beverage maker for extracting cartridges equipped with foaming means according to the invention

A panel member arranged on a bottom surface of the receptacle body, the panel member having an extract liquid passage part connected to a communication path of the receptacle body, wherein a first bubble generating means is arranged below the panel member, and the flexible shield part includes the passage part. Arranged to cover up partially,

Furthermore, the panel member is a perforated disc,

Furthermore, the first communication portion accommodated in the receptacle, arranged below the first bubble generating means, and communicated with each other for passage of the extract liquid, a second communication portion larger than the first communication portion, and a third smaller than the second communication portion. The communication unit further comprises a second bubble generating means is formed with a communication hole is arranged from top to bottom,

Preferably, the communication hole of the second bubble generating means further includes a fourth communication part larger than the third communication part and a fifth communication part smaller than the fourth communication part from the upper part to the lower part.

On the other hand, the beverage maker for extracting cartridges having a universal cap according to the present invention

A cartridge including a body having an opening and a flange, and a cover sheet covering the opening of the body and having an edge attached to the flange, wherein the cartridge includes an extract object;

A receptacle having a body having a fitting portion for receiving the cartridge; And

A universal cap covering the fitting portion of the receptacle body and having a first sealing portion contacting the edge of the cartridge cover sheet and a second sealing portion contacting the upper surface of the inner edge of the cover sheet;

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In addition, in the beverage maker for cartridge extraction with a universal cap according to the invention

And a distribution means including a nozzle for supplying an extraction solvent to the inside of the cartridge, wherein the universal cap further includes a third sealing part surrounding the nozzle and in contact with an upper surface of the cover sheet,

The receptacle has a close contact around the fitting portion of the main body, the universal cap further comprises a fourth sealing contact with the close contact of the receptacle body,

The receptacle body preferably has a support for supporting the lower flange of the cartridge body.

On the other hand, the universal beverage maker for cartridge extraction according to the present invention in which the universal cap as described above is employed

A housing having a mounting portion, a beverage accommodating portion, and a discharge nozzle for supplying an extract to the beverage accommodating portion;

A plurality of cartridge receptacles;

A rotating body coupled to the mounting portion of the housing and having a coupling portion for each cartridge receptacle; And

Rotating means for turning the rotating body;

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In addition, universal drink maker for cartridge extraction

The rotating body further includes a retracting means for exposing the cartridge receptacle to the outside of the rotating body,

The advancing means is a sliding member having a gripping portion,

Preferably, stop means are further provided to allow the cartridge receptacle to stay precisely at the nozzle position of the housing during rotation of the rotating body by the rotating means.

The beverage maker for extracting cartridges with foaming means according to the present invention is a flexible shield that partially covers the passage of the panel member arranged on the discharge path when the extract liquid by the hot water is dropped or discharged from the cartridge. By introducing a first bubble generating means having an increase in the amount of foam or crema (Crema) generation, thereby improving the flavor, and also to allow the panel member to function as a punching disc that functions to puncture the lower cartridge, each component Multifunction can be performed according to the trend of One-source Multi-use (One-source Multi-use or One-source Multi-tasking), and further, a second bubble generating means is separately introduced under the first bubble generating means, Is of varying diameter from top to bottom, consisting of first to third communication portions having a narrow-light- narrow size or narrow-light- narrow ) - light (廣) It is constituted by the first to fifth communication having a narrow (狹), it is possible to further increase the foam or crema (Crema) amount to a specific structure of the orifice.

On the other hand, the beverage maker for cartridge extraction with a universal cap according to the present invention is adopted in the receptacle by adopting a universal cap in order to be able to extract a beverage such as coffee by selecting all the cartridges of different sizes and shapes as desired by the manufacturer Regardless of the type of various cartridges, the top of the cover sheet can be sealed and accommodated in the receptacle and sealed by the universal cap, thereby allowing the extraction solvent, especially high temperature and high pressure water, to flow out without passing through the cartridge. While preventing extraction, when the cartridge is removed after extraction is completed, the extraction solvent is soaked around the nozzle constituting the extraction solvent constituting means to prevent the extraction residue from being exposed through the extraction hole of the cartridge cover sheet. Third seal on the cap body to prevent damage The receptacle body further has a support for supporting the lower portion of the flange of the cartridge body in order to improve tightness and stability of the sealed state, and further introduces a fourth sealing part in contact with the fitting circumference contact portion of the receptacle body to the cap. It was.

On the other hand, the universal beverage maker for extracting cartridges according to the present invention employs a rotating body provided with a plurality of receptacles for various heterogeneous cartridges to extract coffee by selecting all the cartridges of different sizes and shapes as desired, In addition, it is easy to put in and take out the beverage of the rotating body, especially the coffee cartridge, and also to avoid the problem of leakage of solvent (ie hot water) during extraction, and furthermore, the cartridge receptacle stays at the nozzle position of the housing accurately when the rotating body is rotated by the rotating means. Stop means can be introduced to eliminate the possibility of extraction failure or the risk of leaking hot water.

1 is an exploded perspective view of main parts associated with the universal cap for the beverage maker for extracting cartridges according to the present invention;
2 is a cross-sectional view of the main portion combined with FIG.
3 and 4 are principal part cross-sectional views showing an embodiment different from that of FIG. 2, respectively.
5, 6 and 7 is an external perspective view of the universal beverage maker for extracting the cartridge according to the present invention with different observation directions, respectively.
8 is a perspective view of the first disassembly portion of a universal drink maker for cartridge extraction according to the present invention.
Figure 9 is a perspective view of the secondary decomposition of the universal beverage maker for cartridge extraction according to the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a schematic external perspective view of a beverage maker of a different type from FIG. 5; FIG.
Figure 11 is a view of the foaming means that is one of the core of the beverage maker for extracting cartridges according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention may be modified in various ways and may have various forms, and thus embodiments (or embodiments) will be described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific form disclosed, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same reference numerals, and in particular, the numerals of the tens and the digits of the digits, the digits of the tens, the digits of the digits and the alphabets are the same, Members referred to by reference numerals can be identified as members corresponding to these standards.

In addition, in the drawings, the components are exaggerated in size (or thickness), in size (or thickness), in size (or thickness), or in a simplified form or simplified in view of convenience of understanding. It should not be.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present application, the term " comprising " or " consisting of ", or the like, refers to the presence of a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

The first to the second, the second to the third, the fourth to the fourth, etc., which are described in this specification, will be referred to to distinguish between the different components, and are not limited to the manufactured order, and the invention In the description and claims, their names may not coincide.

In describing the universal cap 53 and the beverage maker M for extracting the cartridge using the same, in particular, the universal beverage maker according to the present invention, for the sake of convenience, the approximate direction of the rigidity is illustrated in FIGS. 1, 5, 8 and 8. If you refer to 9,

The upper, lower, right, and left sides are divided in the state as shown in the drawing, and the direction is specified in accordance with the reference in the description related to the other drawings.

First, the universal cap 53, which is one of the core of the present invention, which can be used in the beverage maker for extracting cartridge according to the present invention, is shown in Figs.

Regardless of the cartridge (CR) (see FIG. 1), the size and shape of each manufacturer may be used in a universal beverage maker (M) for extracting cartridges having a plurality of receptacles 30 to accommodate and use all of them. have.

Components of the rotating body 20, the rotating means R, and the other beverage makers having the same or different coupling parts 21 to accommodate the same or different cartridges will be described later with reference to FIG.

The universal cap 53 covers the receptacle 30 in which the cartridge CR is accommodated, and an extraction solvent, especially high temperature and high pressure water, passes through the cartridge to extract the extraction object (mainly coffee powder), and extraction. With the basic function of preventing the situation of the discharge of unauthorized matter without

Even if heterogeneous cartridges of different shapes and sizes are introduced, even if one cap is used universally for all of these heterogeneous cartridges, the sealing property is guaranteed to prevent the extraction solvent from being discharged without extraction. For this purpose, the universal cap 53 is provided with a plurality of seals.

The depicted cartridge CR is in the form of a capsule (or pod), which, if desired, can also be applied in the form of a pack type cartridge packaged in a porous casing, such as a nonwoven fabric.

In the structure of the illustrated capsule (or pod) type cartridge CR, the lower mesh disk 57 is first embedded in the container-shaped body C and then the extraction target body, that is, the coffee powder P, The upper mesh disk 53B is covered with the upper mesh disk 53B and the opening Ca of the body C is covered with the cover film C1 in the vacuum packaging state as much as possible and attached to the upper flange Cb of the body C to be.

The mesh disk 53B has a plurality of dispersion grooves, in particular, dispersion grooves 53g having a unique concentric circular shape and a radial structure overlapping each other.

Hydrothermal passage holes 53w are formed along this dispersion groove, and a central projection 53n having an upper and lower narrow shape is formed at the center of the lower surface of the mesh disk 53B (three right sides of FIG. 9). From the bottom observation perspective in the second (from top) single-dot chain line).

9 and 1, the central projection 53n is an extraction solvent distribution means 50, in particular, a nozzle having a tip in the form of a needle, that is, an upper destruction means 50A having the core 53A as a core. ,

The breakage of the cartridge cover sheet C1 by the perforation pin 53A and the high temperature and high pressure solvent supplied from the pump after the puncture,

Due to the central projection 53n (see Fig. 9) of the upper and lower narrowing shapes in the upper mesh disk 53B,

Despite the thinness of the mesh disk

Radially spread and move in the groove portion 53r (see FIGS. 1 and 2) formed in the center at the top,

Is spread widely by the dispersing grooves 53g and the hot water passage holes 53w to meet with the extraction object, that is, the coffee powder P, and starts extraction.

Next, the high-temperature, high-pressure water that has smoothly passed through the inside of the body C of the cartridge CR is extracted,

Only the extraction liquid is discharged to the lower mesh disk 57 and the residue remains on it.

In addition, the lower mesh disk 57 has an upward protrusion 57n at its upper portion. Since the upward protrusion has its unique cross-over shape, the hot water passing through the cartridge and performing the extraction function is changed into a drink And can be discharged downward through the holes of the mesh disk 57 while spreading over the upward protrusion.

The illustrated capsule type cartridge includes a body having an opening Ca and a flange Cb and a cover sheet C1 which is coupled to the flange of the body in a state where the extraction target body P is embedded in the body, .

The basic construction of such a cartridge is, however, an abstraction as well as a pack type cartridge packaged in a porous shell.

That is, the porous 'lower shell' can be classified as 'body' and the 'upper shell' can be classified as 'cover sheet'

The upper and lower outer shells having the extraction object embedded therein can be separated regardless of the manufacturing method and the assembling order, and the separated lower outer shell has the " opening ", and the upper and lower outer shells, Quot; and " flange ", respectively.

In addition, the pack type cartridge packaged with the porous outer shell should also prevent the extraction solvent, that is, the leaking of the high temperature and high pressure without passing through the cartridge, and prevent the discharge of the big object. Will be taken.

Accordingly, the universal cap of the present invention and the universal drink maker using the universal cap have a concept that can be universally applied irrespective of the type of the cartridge.

Next, the receptacle 30 includes a main body 31 having a fitting portion 31A for accommodating the cartridge CR.

Essentially, the shape and size of the fitting portion are deformed in accordance with the cartridge CR. In the present invention, a plurality of receptacles 30 are introduced to implement the universal beverage maker M, and the fitting portions of the main body are heterogeneous or homogeneous.

The pod type cartridge CR is required to be punched in the bottom surface of the cover sheet C1 and the body C,

The extraction solvent circulation means comprises an upper breaker means 50A essentially comprising a perforation pin 53a,

And a lower breaking means 50B constituted by a perforated disk 55 having a perforation projection 55a as its essence.

However, the destruction and puncturing of the cartridge is not essential, so it is referred to as an extraction solvent 'distribution means'.

The bottom surface (C) of the illustrated pod type cartridge (CR)

Upon mounting the receptacle main body fitting portion 31A of the cartridge,

Or upon completion of locking by the lever L of FIG.

Or the supply of water for extraction at high temperature and high pressure through the perforation pin 53a, the bottom surface of the cartridge body C is deformed by water pressure

The punching and breaking may be performed by contacting the punching protrusion 55a of the punching disk 55.

A foam disk 59 is arranged below the punch disk 55.

The foam disk is preferably made of a silicon material or other safety material resistant to heat and low risk of environmental hormone exposure,

1 and 2 after the extraction beverage discharged through the extraction beverage passing portion 55b inclined to the center of the perforated disk 55 is spread out to the outside of the foam disk 59 along the radially arranged guide path (59b),

(Crema, which covers espresso shots with a dense golden brown foam) that enhances the coffee, especially the espress specific flavor, by increasing the residence time through the through holes 59a at the end of each guide path .

In addition, as can be seen from a perspective view in the lower right one-dot chain line circle in FIG. 1, the receptacle 30, the bottom surface 37 of the main body 31 is provided.

A radial passage 37a corresponding to the guide passage 59b of the bubble disk 59 is formed and these passages are connected to the central discharge hole 37c,

A plurality of radial spaced apart pillars 37b protrude around the central discharge hole 37c,

The center engaging projection 59c of the foam disk 59 in the discharge hole 37c of the bottom of the receptacle body 37 (it is possible to maintain an easy assembling process and stable coupling state in the shape of a light beam) (second point of FIG. 1 right) See the bottom perspective view in the dashed circle)

Spaced column 37b is stably coupled to the annular groove (see FIG. 2) around the lower center engaging projection 59c of the foam disk 59,

The extracted beverage is discharged from each discharge hole 37c of the bubble disk 59 through the radial passage 37a and the central discharge hole 37c without clogging

Finally, abundant crema is formed and falls through the nozzle communication hole 20n at the center position of the coupling part 21 and the nozzle 13 of the housing to the cup located in the beverage container 10A.

Furthermore, through the passage portion 55b of the foam disk 59, the foam disk 59 guide path 59b of the foam disk 59 → a through hole 59a → a through hole 59a → a receptacle 30 main body 31 Zig-zag extraction liquid circulation path passing through the communication path 37a of the bottom part 37 → the discharge hole 37c, the spaced apart column 37b of the receptacle 30 main body 31, and the foam disc 59 A member such as the lower central coupling protrusion 59c may reduce the discharge pressure of the extract liquid discharged after being extracted at high pressure, thereby improving safety and convenience of use.

1 and 2, the universal cap 53, particularly the cap body T, which is one of the cores of the present invention, covers the fitting portion 31A of the main body 31 of the receptacle 30, and the cartridge CR The first sealing part T is in contact with the edge C1a of the cover sheet C1 and the second sealing part T2 is in contact with the upper surface of the edge c1a of the cover sheet C1.

In FIG. 1, the edge C1a of the cover sheet C1 is divided by a dotted line to indicate an area.

The first sealing portion T1 is supplied to the space between the cap 53 and the cover sheet C1 of the cartridge so that the solvent for extracting through the cartridge CR leaks out of the area of the cartridge CR, And thus,

The second sealing portion T2 serves to prevent the leakage of the extraction solvent in contact with the edge of the cover sheet of the smaller cartridge if the cartridge CR shown is the largest among the cartridges to which the cartridge CR can be employed.

A plurality of protrusions constituting the second sealing portion T2 may be provided,

The first and second hermetically sealed portions T1 and T2 may have various shapes such as a circular shape, a square shape and a triangle shape in conformity with the rim shape of the cartridge CR to be employed. Basically, It is preferable to have the same height without disconnecting (constituting a closed circuit).

Next, the beverage maker of the present invention further includes a circulation means (50) including a nozzle for supplying an extraction solvent into the inside of the cartridge (CR)

Furthermore, it is preferable that the universal cap 53, particularly the cap body T, further includes a third sealing portion T3 surrounding the nozzle and contacting the upper surface of the cover sheet C1.

The third sealing portion T3 is accommodated in the main body 31 of the receptacle 30 and is sealed by the universal cap 53 so that the extraction solvent, particularly, the high-temperature and high-pressure water, As a result,

Essentially, the extraction residue is exposed through the extraction hole of the cartridge cover sheet (C1) when the cartridge (CR) is removed after the extraction is completed, so that the user may be exposed to the hand of the drink maker, It serves to prevent the occurrence of pollution-causing situations.

The third sealing portion T3 is arranged adjacent to the nozzle, particularly, the perforation pin 53a of the upper breaking means 50A in the figure, so that the extraction solvent surrounds the nozzle (perforation pin) So that it is prevented from leaking to the top.

The third sealing portion is formed to fit the shape of the edge of the nozzle, but it is preferable that the third sealing portion is circular, and it is preferable that the third sealing portion has the same height without disconnection (constituting a closed circuit) so as to be uniformly adhered to the upper surface of each cartridge cover sheet edge.

On the other hand, the second sealing portion (T2) in contact with the inner side of the cover sheet of the used cartridge also performs a function of the third sealing portion, that is, to prevent the exposure of the extraction solvent balance to some extent. Therefore, the second sealing part and the third sealing part, which are components of a comprehensive and some degree of abstraction, are the same height when they are actually implemented (materialized) and have one projection or groove (without disconnection (which constitutes a closed circuit)). (Or preferably have a depth).

On the other hand, the universal cap 53 according to the present invention is raised and lowered by the locking member 40 associated with the lever (L) as described later, the punching pin 53a performs a cartridge cover sheet drilling operation,

In addition, the cap 53 is composed of an assembly of a pressurizing disk 53A coupled to the lifting drum 51 and a cap body T having a sealing part to enable the lifting and lowering of the cap 53.

More specifically, as can be seen in Figures 1 and 9,

The pressing disk 53A is fitted into each of the screw holes 51b of the corresponding elevating drum 51 through the screw projections 53p so that the bolts are inserted into the three screw projections to ensure firm fixing,

In addition, before the pressurizing disc 53A is coupled to the elevating drum, the perforation pin 53a is constrained to the center mount hole 53h by the engagement protrusion 53a ', and the watertightness is detected by the O- 53b.

In addition, as can be seen in the perspective view of the incision in the first one-dot chain line circle of Figure 1,

The body T of the cap 53 has an inward coupling groove Ta in which the pressing disc 53A is received and coupled to each other and the coupling groove Ta of the soft flexible cap body T for ensuring the hermeticity, On the bottom of

An annular recessed portion Tb is formed

The edge of the hard pressurizing disc 53A for facilitating the pressurizing force transmission and the hermeticity can be easily assembled.

As can be seen in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the receptacle 30 has a close contact 35A around the fitting portion 31A of the main body 31, and the universal cap 53, in particular a cap. The body T further preferably includes a fourth sealing portion T4 in contact with the contact portion 35A of the receptacle body 31.

The fourth sealing portion T4 prevents the extraction solvent of high temperature and high pressure (for example, 15 bar) from leaking out and spraying from the outside in the state where the cap 53 and the receptacle 30 are in tight contact with each other, And is intended to improve the stability of the closed state and the stability in order to reliably prevent it.

The tight fitting portion 35A is in the form of a projection formed without being cut along the fitting portion 31A of the receptacle body 31,

The fourth sealing portion T4 is formed as a recessed groove formed along the rim of the lower surface of the cap body T so as to be engaged with each other (When the outer sole making up the outer surface of the contact portion 35A and the fourth sealing portion T4 focuses on the skirt).

Further, in FIG. 3, the stability of the coupling state of the cap 53 and the receptacle 30 is also supported by the main body 31 of the receptacle 30 supporting the lower portion of the flange Cb of the cartridge CR body C. It is improved by the part 35B. This is because the sealing force can not be sufficiently ensured only by pressing the first sealing portion T1 of the cap body T on the upper surface of the thin cartridge body C.

On the other hand, the cap body (T) is the bottom surface, that is, the ceiling (Tc) (see the perspective view incision in the first one-dot chain line circle of Figure 1) as can be confirmed in more detail in Figure 2,

Except for the first to third sealed portions T1 (T2) and T3, the plate has a flat plate shape, and the extraction solvent having a high temperature and high pressure is ejected from the nozzle of the distribution means 50, that is, the drilling pin 53a. When the inside of the cartridge C is filled (faster than the embodiment of FIG. 3), the cover sheet C1 of the cartridge CR may be in close contact with the ceiling Tc.

In contrast, the cap 53 of the alternative embodiment shown in the upper one-dot chain line of FIG. 2 has a cap body ceiling protruding downwards,

Due to the smoothly projecting cap body ceiling, the high temperature and high pressure extraction solvent is ejected from the nozzle of the distribution means 50, that is, the drilling pin 53a, to fill the inside of the cartridge C (Fig. 2). The cover sheet C1 of the cartridge CR may be in close contact with the ceiling Tc more quickly than the basic form and the embodiment of FIG. 3.

In addition, in the alternative embodiment shown in the upper one-dot chain line of FIG. 2, even if the extraction solvent or the remaining liquid after the extraction is leaked upward through the hole of the cover sheet formed by the destruction by the punching pin 53a,

Due to the protruded ceiling, the cover sheet is deformed into a tilted shape toward the center

Upon separation of the cap 53 before or after completion of the cap extraction, the extraction solvent or the extracted filtrate enters the center hole which flows through the inclined surface of the cartridge cover sheet C1 by its own weight.

On the other hand, the cap 53 shown in FIG. 3 has a cap body T ceiling Tc alternatively formed in an arch shape, so that the extraction solvent having a high temperature and high pressure is applied to the nozzle of the distribution means 50. As it is ejected from the punch pin 53a and fills the inside of the cartridge C,

When the lower surface of the body C is inflated and descended to be destroyed by the perforation protrusions 55a of the perforation disc 55,

As the extraction solvent fills the space S (see Fig. 3) between the upper mesh disk 53B and the cover sheet C1, the cover sheet is first raised to allow the space S to be enlarged so that the extraction solvent is sufficient. While staying, it is dispersed and spread widely, so that it can instantly and evenly penetrate the whole extraction object (i.e., the whole coffee P),

The cover sheet C1 is brought into close contact with the second and third sealing portions T2 and T3 by the upward and downward expansion of the cover sheet C1 to firmly achieve the functions of the respective sealing portions, The space between the ceilings Tc is removed so that the residual liquid after the extraction solvent or extraction is leaked to the upper portion through the hole of the cover sheet formed by the breakage by the puncturing pin 53a is prevented from the occurrence of the third The function of the sealing portion is assisted.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, the cover sheet C1 is actually perfectly in contact with the ceiling Tc of the cap body T, but is illustrated in a rugged form for checking the deformation state of the cover sheet for convenience.

In addition, the cartilage body C is shown in a state where the lower surface thereof is expanded and lowered and broken by the perforation disk perforation projection 55a,

Furthermore, the extraction object is omitted for convenience.

The variant shown in FIG. 4 is adjacent to the second and third closure parts T2 and T3 and further to the first sealing part T1, in particular, each sealing part T1 as compared to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3. Inside the (T2) and (T3), auxiliary recesses T1a, T2b, and T3b of separate recessed shapes are provided.

The grooves of the auxiliary sealing portions T1a, T2b, and T3b are preferably continuous and have a uniform depth without interruption in consideration of improvement in airtightness and ease of manufacture.

If necessary, the auxiliary sealing portion may be provided outside the main sealing portion, alternatively formed inside or outside the sealing portion, or may be deformed to be spaced apart from the main sealing portion,

In view of the essential function of the first sealing portion, that is, the pressing function of the cover sheet edge (C1a), it is preferable that the auxiliary sealing portion is formed only inside the main second and third sealing portions.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the degree of deformation during expansion of the cover sheet C1 is more fully in close contact with the sealing parts T1, T2, T3, and the auxiliary sealing parts T1a, T2b, and T3b. It is deformed in the form, and also shown as there is a slightly open gap in Figure 4 is easy to check the shape of each of the main and secondary sealing portion (T1) (T2) (T3) (T1a) (T2b) (T3b). It is only one.

Therefore, the universal use and sealing performance using the universal cap 53 of the present invention can be further improved.

On the other hand, as shown in Figures 5 to 9, the universal beverage maker M for extracting the cartridge according to the present invention that can use the universal cap is largely equipped with a housing 10, the cartridge ( A receptacle 30 for CR (see FIG. 1), a rotating body 30 having a plurality of engaging portions 21 to which the plurality of receptacles are respectively coupled, and a rotating means R for the rotating body. .

The housing 10 has a shape in which the beverage accommodating part 10 is opened forward as if the animal is opening its mouth as shown in the front-oriented perspective view of FIG. 19 is provided, and a detachable grill 19a is provided above the storage space of the remaining liquid tray 19.

The upper part is provided with a mounting portion 11 for the rotating body 20, as shown in Figure 8, the built-in rotating body 20 is covered by a cover 11A.

As can be seen in FIG. 6, which is a perspective view observed from the bottom, a beverage extraction nozzle 13 is provided on the lower surface of the mounting portion 11 corresponding to the upper position of the beverage accommodation portion 10A.

As can be seen in FIG. 7, which is a perspective view seen from the rear side, the water tank 15 is mounted on the rear side for hot water supply and portability.

The essence of the water tank is the 'extraction solvent supply means', which can be 100% water that can be obtained in a natural state, such as water or living water supplied from a water supply facility in the essence of a drink, or water mixed with various drinking- Typically, it can be referred to as an 'extraction solvent'

Therefore, it may be any water-containing solvent supplying means connected to a faucet, a water purifier, a cold / hot water heater, etc. in addition to a water tank mounted on the housing 10.

As can be seen in Figure 5, the right side is provided with an operation unit 17, which is on / off button 17a, steam dial 17b (hot water discharge nozzle for steam or dilution is not shown for convenience), and It consists of a menu selection button (17c) (adjustment of beverage extraction, steam or hot water discharge, etc.), the steam dial functions to control the hot water discharge or steam discharge and discharge for dilution, washing dishes, etc. Since it is equipped with substantially the same function, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

In addition, a column of the housing 10 (a portion connecting the base with the residual liquid tray 19 and the mounting portion 11) to a boiler, a pump, and the like to inject high temperature and high pressure water like a conventional coffee maker. Micom, which serves as a variety of sensors and controllers for ensuring the control and safety is provided, in order to concentrate the core of the present invention, the drawings and description thereof are omitted for convenience.

While the illustrated form is a coffee extractable coffee maker among beverage makers, the concept of the present invention may be applied to a pack type cartridge form packaged in a porous envelope such as various container capsules (or pods) or nonwoven fabrics. In addition, extractables that can be packaged and provided in this cartridge may be not only coffee but also black tea, green tea, and the like. Therefore, the present invention should be interpreted as having a protection scope even for a beverage maker for extracting cartridges for providing various beverages.

Further, the 'beverage receiving portion' of the housing has a form that is open at the front so that the cup can be received, which is only representative of a portion where the extracted beverage is discharged. In addition to (or maliciously) A structure for accommodating a bottle or other container should be construed as falling within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the 'drink receiving portion' transfers the extracted beverage to another place through a hose or tube from the discharge nozzle 13 (which may have various structures such as non-exposed type in addition to the structure shown) It should also be construed to take the manner of putting in a variety of containers, such as cups, bottles, thermal insulation containers belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Thus, in this specification and claims, the term " beverage receptacle " is merely representative of any " extracted beverage receptacle "

5 to 9 is a universal beverage maker M having a structure in which a rotating shaft is formed in a vertical direction, and FIG. 10 illustrates a universal beverage make M1 in which a rotating shaft is formed in a horizontal direction. have.

Generally, the cover sheet is positioned at the top (or bottom) with respect to the cartridge (or capsule) in the form of a coffee cartridge, especially a roasted coffee powder in a small container, and a cover sheet C1 (see FIG. 9) fused at the top. In such a state, the cover sheet and the bottom of the container body are drilled, and high temperature and high pressure water is sprayed to extract coffee,

In the form of extracting coffee through perforation while the cover sheet of the cartridge (or capsule) and the bottom of the container body are located at the side, it is also adopted in commercial coffee makers.

The latter has the advantage that the liquid remaining in the cartridge (or capsule) remains in the container after extraction even if the cover sheet and the bottom of the container body is extracted, so that the remaining liquid does not fall upon removal and is relatively clean.

Accordingly, the concept of the rotating body and the receptacle shown in detail with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9 can be easily applied to a beverage maker employing a turntable having horizontal rotation axes arranged in a horizontal direction as shown in FIG. It has a total 20m, a mounting portion 11m of the housing 10 to which the rotating body is coupled, cartridge receptacles 21m, and a retraction means 23m for input and discharge of the cartridge.

Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should naturally be interpreted as affecting the drink maker arranged in the direction in which the rotating shaft rotational axis coincides with or shifts the gravity direction.

5 to 9, the rotating body 20 arranged to be rotatable on the mounting portion 11 of the housing 10 is pivoted by the rotating means R, and the rotating means shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 ( R) is a dial that is three-point bolted to the drum serving as the central shaft portion 20x of the rotating body, and this dial-type rotating means is exposed in the upper center of the cover 11A.

In order to ensure smooth rotation, the lower surface of the dial type rotating means R is held by the coil spring.

If necessary, the rotation of the rotating body can be configured to change the gear ratio in an optimal form to minimize the force required for the rotation to rotate more smoothly, and to introduce rolling means such as bearings at the supporting point of the rotating body. In addition, it may be rotated by applying a force on the outer side of the disk-type rotating body, or may be configured to be rotated by the power of the electric motor to be automated.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 9, the rotating body 20 constituting the core of the present invention includes a plurality of cartridge CR receptacles 30 radially arranged outside the central shaft portion 20x. ) Has a coupling portion 21.

The illustrated shape is a kind of turntable structure, but shapes having the same function can be modified into various structures. For example, like a bicycle wheel, a plurality of receptacles (a kind of holders) arranged radially with a central rotating shaft may be introduced, and the rotating shaft and each holder may have a structure connected by spokes.

In addition, the rotating body 20 is provided with a retracting means for exposing the cartridge (CR) receptacle 30 to the outside of the rotating body and re-received.

The advancing and retracting means is constituted by a sliding member 23 for opening and closing the drawer 30, in particular, for inserting and removing the receptacle 30 selected in accordance with the type of the desired cartridge. To this end, the engaging portion 21 preferably has a twisting portion 21A.

As shown in FIG. 5, the advancing means composed of the sliding member 23 has a finger input groove (see in the lower left one-dot chain line circle of FIGS. 6 and 9) to be pulled from the front side.

Furthermore, it is preferable that a stop means is provided so that the cartridge CR receptacle 30 stays exactly at the position of the nozzle 13 of the housing 10 when the rotating body 20 is rotated by the rotating means R.

Each engaging portion 21 of the rotating body 20 is provided with a nozzle communication hole 20n corresponding to the extraction beverage discharge nozzle 13 of the housing.

The stopping means is constituted in particular by a grip portion 23A constituting the sliding member 23 and a stop spring 25 provided on the mounting panel of the mounting panel 23B and the stop spring type protrusion 25a And a stop portion 31a on the front surface of the housing member 30 to which the projecting portions are elastically joined. The stop spring protrusion 25a and the stop 31a constituting the stop means may be modified into various mechanical or electronic stoppers if necessary.

In order to stably draw out the drawer type, the guide parts, in particular, the linear guide parts 27 are provided on both sides of the trimming part 21A of the coupling part 21 of the rotating body 20,

The receptacle 30 also has a corresponding top surface 33 on both sides.

The cartridge CR accommodated in the receptacle 30 may have different fitting portions 31A for different types of cartridges basically having different sizes and shapes,

In addition, since a plurality of homogeneous cartridges may be incorporated and the rotating body 20 may be continuously rotated as needed, beverage may be extracted, so that some or all of the main body 31 of each receptacle 30 may be identical (size and Shape) may have a fitting portion 31A.

The shape of the cartridge fitting portion 31A provided in the main body 31 of the receptacle 30 can be variously selected so that each of the cartridges having the same size and shape or different from each other can be appropriately combined.

In order to ensure ease of manufacture and compatibility, the coupling part 21 of the rotating body 20 preferably has a common shape and size, and accordingly, each receptacle is fitted to other parts other than the fitting part 31A, particularly before and after, both sides, It is preferable that the lower surface has the same shape. After the user purchases the product, the user can open the cover 11A of the housing 10, replace the receptacle 30 (holder or tray), fully withdraw the receptacle 30 And can be replaced.

The receptacle main body has locking portions 31b at both sides of the lower portion of the guide portion 33, and the rotating body coupling portion 21 is provided with a stopper 21a coupled to the locking portion. It consists of a ball (or bullet) type which is burnt. In addition, when exposing the receptacle from the rotating body 20 to separate the cartridge (CR) from the receptacle, the retaining member to prevent the receptacle 30 from being completely separated from the rotating body 20, the locking jaw, the engaging leaf spring, etc. Drawer structures known in furniture, toys, and the like can be employed. In addition, it is preferable that such a retaining member has a structure in which the receptacle can be completely separated from the rotating body, or employs a separate retaining member release means as necessary.

The grip portion 23A and the mounting panel 23B constituting the sliding member 23 are coupled by bolts (not shown) fitted in the respective coupling holes 23h and 23h '

9 and 9, the mounting panel 23B has a rail portion 23a on the upper surface thereof, and the receptacle 30 has a guide groove 31B on the lower surface thereof. Formed and joined together,

The grip portion 23A has a rim portion 23p formed downward on one side of the upper portion and the main body 31 of the receptacle has a corresponding interlocking protrusion 31p formed upwardly.

These upper and lower restraint elements 23p, 31p (23a, 31b)

By the rotation of the stable rotating body and the engaging portion 25a of the stop spring 24, which is the stop means, and the stop portion 31a of the receptacle body.

With the cartridge receptacle 30 (i.e. nozzle communication hole 20n of the rotating body) staying at the nozzle 13 position of the housing correctly

When the sliding member 23 is pulled in order to insert the cartridge CR, the receptacle 30 can be pulled out accurately.

The stopper spring 25 of the leaf spring type has both ends 23a and two fixing protrusions 23c on both sides of the exposure groove in a state in which the protrusions 25a are positioned in the exposed grooves 23b of the mounting panel 23B, .

The restricting elements of the advancing / retracting means 23 and the receptacle 30, that is, the ridge portion 23p and the interlocking protrusion 31p, the rail portion 23a and the guide groove 31B are formed in various interlocking or male- Lt; / RTI >

This may be referred to as the upper and lower 'rail' structure provided between the holding means and the receptacle,

It basically has an arc shape in accordance with the trajectory of the rotating body 20 and the receptacle 30 in a circular motion.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the sliding member 23 which is the retraction means is always constrained to the rotating body 20.

The illustrated shape is a circular arc formed with an interlocking protrusion 31p and a guide groove 31B formed above the stopper 31a of each receptacle 30 with respect to the rotating body 20 which rotates the central shaft portion 20x.圓弧) The trajectory of the flanges of the shape moves in a circle.

Correspondingly, that is, the mounting panel 23B corresponding to the interlocking portion 23p of the grip portion 23A corresponding to the interlocking protrusion 31p of the receptacle main body 31 and the guide groove 31B of the receptacle main body 31. There is provided a retracting means (23) having a rail portion (23a) of.

In this structure, the jamming portion 23p and the rail portion 23a are referred to as 'first binding elements'.

When the jamming protrusion 31p and the guide groove 31B are referred to as the 'second binding element',

The section length of the first constraining element must be longer than the separation distance between the second constraining element and the second constraining element, that is, the spacing between the receptacle and the receptacle 30.

In FIG. 9, the triangular member provided between the two members 30 can be confirmed.

In order to prevent interference with the rotating body, the distance from the center of the triangular member 20x to the center (ie, the radius) is more than the distance from the outside of the second binding element of the receptacle 30 to the center of the center shaft. Short).

Through this, each receptacle 30 can always maintain the state combined with the retraction means 23, the situation in which the retraction means 23 are not separated arbitrarily occurs.

Alternatively, if necessary, an arbitrary separation preventing structure of the retraction means is not shown, but the retraction means, that is, the sliding member 23 has a lower surface portion of the grip portion 23A on the lower flange 20f of the rotating body 20. Can be configured in a constrained manner,

This flange 20f is not present at the portion of the trimmed portion 21A,

When viewed from the plane with the receptacle 30 engaged, the flange 20f and the second constraining element do not have a gap (however, the fine play for the retraction of the receptacle should be ensured).

The first constraining element of the advancing means 23 meets the second constraining element of the receptacle 30 while forming the upper and lower rail structures 23p and 31p (23a and 31B) when the rotor 20 is pivoted, and the receptacle 30 At the end of the segment

Even if there is a gap between the receptacle and the receptacle

It can be immediately restrained to the flange 20f under the rotor 20 without (significant) interruption.

Another detachment prevention structure of the retraction means is that the sliding member 23, which is the retraction means, is forced by the outer wall of the retraction input portion (not specified) formed in the cover 11A of the mounting portion 11 of the housing 10 to which the retraction means is coupled. It can be fixed in a fitting manner.

Next, the distribution means 50 forms two holes in the cartridge so that the high temperature and high pressure water is introduced into the cartridge CR and the beverage is extracted and discharged, and the high temperature and high pressure water is extracted out of the receptacle in which the cartridge is located. Look at the locking member 40 is sealed to prevent leakage to the outside and maintain a closed state.

The distribution means 50 is composed of upper and lower breaking means 50A and 50B to fit the vertical central shaft portion 20x of the rotating body. In addition, the upper or lower breaker may be provided for each receptacle 30, but it is preferable that the upper and the lower breaker are commonly applied to all the receptacles in consideration of ease of manufacture and competitive price.

In FIG. 9, the lower breaking means 50B is illustrated as being arranged on the upper part of the rotor for convenience, but considering the order of disassembly, the lower breaking means 50B should be arranged on the lower part of the rotating body. (A) is arranged and shown at a position adjacent to the rotor for convenience.

The essence for 'drinking beverage' is not only extraction solvent distribution means, but also extraction solvent, that is, water is discharged without endless discharge without going through the extraction material of the cartridge (coffee powder (P) (see Fig. 9)). It is also important to prevent them from doing so.

Therefore, the extraction solvent must be provided with a locking member and a sealing means for discharging after the extraction is carried out through the cartridge inserted into the fitting portion 31A of the main body 31 of the receptacle 30, the sealing means is a coffee powder (P) By any means, such as any means that does not pass through a variety of cartridges, such as a pack (packed in a porous envelope such as a capsule (or pod) or a non-woven fabric, such as a built-in extract).

A perforation protrusion 55a penetrating into the receptacle 30 having a lower opening to perforate the bottom of the cartridge CR is provided in the perforation disc 55, and is manufactured in a form in which the perforation protrusion part is bent upward by cutting the center of the disc. In order to discharge the extracted beverage, an extract beverage passing part 55b is formed around the perforation protrusion.

As shown in Fig. 1 and 9, the capsule (or pod) cartridge CR shown in Figure 1 is first embedded with the lower mesh disk 57 in the container body (C), and then the extraction object, that is, The coffee powder P is embedded, and the upper mesh disk 53B is covered thereon, and the opening Ca of the body C is covered with the cover film C1 in a vacuum packaging state where possible. Attached to (Cb). This form illustrates an example of a cartridge.

The essential function of the distribution means for such a capsule (or pod) type cartridge is to be performed by the upper and lower breaking means 50A and 50B, ie the drilling pins 53a and the drilling protrusions 55a.

First, the upper breaking means (50A) is basically composed of a punching pin (53a) and is associated with the locking member (40).

The locking member 40 includes a lever L, a multi-axis link (41, 43, 45), and the mounting drum 47.

A lever (L) is provided at the center of the front surface of the housing cover (11A) to prevent water leakage at high temperature and high pressure for extraction, which is fixed to the first shaft portion (47a) of the mounting drum (47). La) and a swing shaft Lb.

The interlocking operation of the lever L and the multi-axis link 41, 43, 45 is similar to the principle of the nickname cicada or cam lock which is frequently used for side dishes. The pressing force of this lever also functions to prevent opening of the [sliding member 23 and receptacle 30 combination].

9 and 9, as can be seen in the upper right first and second single-dot chain lines (lever L, multi-axis links 41, 43, 45), mounting drum 47, lifting drum 51 Shaft pins for interconnection are omitted for convenience),

The swing shaft Lb of the lever L is engaged with the first shaft 41a of the first multi-axis link 41, and the second shaft 41b of the first multi-axis link 41 is the second multi-axis link 43. It is coupled with the upper shaft 45a of the third multi-axis link 45 to the connecting shaft 43b of the),

The fixed shaft 43a of the second multi-axis link 43 is coupled to the second shaft portion 47b of the mounting drum 47,

The lower shaft 45b of the third multi-axis link 45 is coupled to the storage portion 51a of the lifting drum 51.

The mounting drum 47 fixed to the upwardly projecting portion in front of the cover 11A of the housing 10 has the principle of lever as the lever L moves.

The rear swing shaft Lb is moved to continuously move the first, second and third multi-axis links 41, 43, and 45,

Finally, the lifting drum 51 moves up and down by the lifting and lowering of the lower shaft 45b of the third multi-axis link 45.

If the lever L is lowered and does not protrude to the upward protrusion in front of the cover 11A, the force acting points unique to the lever L and the multi-axis links 41, 43, and 45 are diversified, similar to the principle of camlock. The release or swing of the lever L and its linkage member is prevented by the pressure of the hot water for extraction in the receptacle 30.

As can be seen in the left first and second single-dot dashed circles of FIGS. 9 and 9,

The lifting drum 51 has a bent hot water passage 51A through which a water tank 15, a pipe connected to a boiler and a pump (not shown) passes (see the right first one-dot chain line circle in FIG. 9). As it is, a long hole 47A through which the tubular body passes is formed on one side of the rear side of the mounting drum 47 so that the tubular body is not damaged even after repeated movement of the elevating drum 51, the tubular body according to the elevating drum up and down To ensure the displacement space of

On the lower surface thereof, the pressurizing disk 53A is fitted into each of the screw holes 51b of the corresponding lifting drum 51 through the screw protrusion 53p, and the ear bolts are fitted to the three screw protrusions to ensure a firm fixing.

In addition, before the pressurizing disc 53A is coupled to the elevating drum, the perforation pin 53a is constrained to the center mount hole 53h by the engagement protrusion 53a ', and the watertightness is detected by the O- 53b.

Next, when the lifting drum 51 is lowered by the lowering of the lever L, it is pressed by the pressing disk 53A to be in close contact with the flange around the opening of the body C of the cartridge CR so as to contact the perforated pin 53a. The cap 53 constituting the essence of the sealing means for preventing the hot water discharged through the only pass through the inside of the cartridge and through the gap between the cartridge body outer surface and the receptacle 30 fitting portion (31A) without passing through the cartridge is centered The hollow h through which the punch pin 53a penetrates is formed in it.

The member which prevents the hot water from leaking out of the beverage caulker as another sealing means or auxiliary sealing means is coupled to the annular jaw boolean of the outer circumferential surface of the receptacle 30, the body 31 and 31A, and is interlocked or engaged with it. The elevating drum (51) is a circular edge portion.

The cap 53 constituting the sealing means, in particular the cap body T (see Fig. 1), is made of silicone or soft synthetic resin or the like, and is fixed on the pressing disk 53A in an interference fit or adhesive form.

As can be seen in Figure 1, the cap 53 is composed of a cap body T and the pressing disk 53A coupled to each other.

Next, looking at the lower destruction means (50B), the punching projection (55a) is provided in the center of the punching disc 55, whereby the lower portion of the cartridge (CR).

Referring to the coupling operation of the locking member, the sealing means, the locking member described above as follows.

When the lifting drum 51 interlocks and descends by the lowering of the lever L, and the pressing disk 53A is deformable, the cap is contracted, in particular, in contact with the pressing disk 53A. While the edge of the upwardly projecting structure (which causes the space between the pressurizing disk and the cap) is contracted, deformed, and lowered, the upper edge of the body is closed by pressing the edge around the opening of the cartridge (CR) body (C),

The lower flange of the elevating drum 51 is engaged with the hinge around the fitting portion 31A of the receptacle body 31 to prevent secondary sealing and leakage of high-pressure hot water to ensure safety.

As the cap 53 contracts and the space between the pressing disk 53A and the cap disappears, the lower end (tip end) of the perforation pin 53a protruding from the lower surface of the pressing disk passes through the hollow h of the cap The film cover C1 of the cartridge CR is pierced.

The lower end of the perforation pin 53a then meets the center of the mesh disk 53B in the cartridge body, and does not descend anymore.

9 and 9, side-by-side plan and bottom perspective views are shown in the right third and fourth one-dot dashed circles of FIGS. 9 and 9, mesh discs 53B are arranged on the lower surface of the cap 53 so as to have a unique concentric distributed groove ( 53g), a hydrothermal passage hole 53w is formed in this dispersion groove, and a central projection 53n in the shape of a light beam is formed at the center of the lower surface of the mesh disk 53B.

Subsequently, when high-temperature, high-pressure water is supplied by the pump, the hot water poured from the end hole of the perforation pin (53a)

Is spread widely by the dispersion grooves 53g of the mesh disk 53B and the hot water passage hole 53w to meet with the extraction object, that is, the coffee powder P, and starts extraction.

The upper protrusion 53n of the upper surface of the mesh disk 53B serves to form a recess in the center of the upper surface of the mesh disk 53 in spite of the thin thickness of the mesh disk, The end portion is accommodated and the high-pressure hot water impinges against the wall surface of the recessed portion to spread widely to ensure even extraction.

On the other hand, the hot water supplied through the hollow h of the body T of the cap 53 through the perforation pin 53a is maintained in watertightness due to the sealing structure of the sealing cap 53 and the pressure disk 53A,

In addition, an O-ring 53b is provided in the upper mounting hole 53h of the pressure disk 53A to ensure airtightness.

The hot water filling the inside of the cartridge body by the completely sealed state pressurizes the bottom surface of the cartridge body C which can be deformed to a predetermined degree,

As a result, the lower surface of the body C is exposed to the perforation protrusion 55a of the perforated disk 55.

The high-temperature, high-pressure water which smoothly passes through the inside of the cartridge CR is extracted,

Only the extracted liquid of the lower mesh disk 57 is discharged, and the debris is allowed to stay thereon. If necessary, the lower mesh disk may further include a filter as required.

The lower mesh disk 57 also has an upward protrusion 57n on its upper side, which has a unique cross-shaped upper (lower) shape, And spread out through the upward protrusions to be discharged through the holes of the mesh disk 57 downward.

A bubble disk 59 is arranged below the perforated disk 55 and is preferably made of silicone or other safe material which is strong against heat and low risk of exposure to environmental hormones,

The extracted beverage discharged through the extract beverage passing portion 55b centered on the perforating disk 55 is spread out to the outside of the bubble disk 59 along the radially arranged guide path 59b, 59a) and increases the residence time to increase the coffee, especially the foam or crema (which covers espresso shots with a dense golden brown foam) that improves the flavor peculiar to the espress.

As described above, since the high temperature and high pressure water supplied after drilling the upper and lower sides of the cartridge smoothly passes through the cartridge and is discharged only to the lower portion, the nozzle communication hole 20n at the center position of the coupling part 21 of the rotating body 20 and the nozzle of the housing ( 13) can be contained in the cup located in the beverage receiving portion (10A) through.

Depending on the need (or depending on the type and structure of the cartridge), the upper destructive means or the lower destructive means or both may be omitted,

For example, the bottom breaking means may be provided so as to be broken by the pressure of the extraction solvent filled in the cartridge body simply by the upper breaking means,

For example, the cartridge body has not only an upper opening but also a lower opening, which is a film member (synthetic resin film or metal (aluminum or its alloy)) foil which can be destroyed by the pressure of the extraction solvent supplied by the pump )). ≪ / RTI >

After extraction, the lever L is opened and the sliding member 23 which is the retraction means is opened and opened, and only the residue left after extraction is removed from the fitting portion 31A of the exposed receptacle 30.

Alternatively, the rotation means R can be turned to immediately extract the cartridge provided in the other receptacle 30.

Thereafter, if necessary, the receptacle 30 may be completely disadvantageous at the coupling portion 21 of the rotating body 20 to perform washing.

The concept of the rotating body, the receptacle 30, the locking member 40, the distribution means 50 can be modified to suit the universal beverage maker having a horizontal pivot-type rotating body as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the beverage maker for extracting the cartridge is introduced to the foam generating means, more precisely the 'increase of the foam' means in order to further increase the amount of foam or crema generated.

The foaming means is a receptacle by employing a universal cap in order to extract a beverage such as coffee by selecting all the cartridges of different sizes and shapes for each irradiation, as described above with respect to FIGS. Beverage makers for extracting cartridges that can seal the top of the cover sheet regardless of the various cartridge types

In addition to the universal cap, it can be applied to a truly universal beverage maker, employing a rotating body equipped with a plurality of receptacles for a variety of different cartridges,

The present invention may also be applied to an existing general beverage maker or a coffee maker (hence, in the following description of the foaming means and claims, the term 'receptacle' means a general cartridge receiving means or container covering the shapes shown in FIGS. 1 to 10. ).

First, as can be seen in the combined perspective view of FIG. 11A (see FIG. 1 for other components) with respect to the first bubble generating means 60A,

It is arranged in a receptacle 30 having a main body 31 having an extracting object, in particular a cartridge in which coffee P is embedded, and having an extract liquid communication path 37a formed therein, and communicating with the communication path 37a. It is mounted in the form.

The first foam generating means (60A) introduces a separate panel member to ensure a fixing force, this panel member also has a passage portion communicating with the communication path 37a of the main body 31 of the receptacle (30).

In particular, the panel member F for fixing the first bubble generating means to the receptacle body has a perforated disk 55 in accordance with the trend of One-source Multi-use or One-source Multi-tasking,

And the passing portion of the panel member functions as the passing portion 55b of the perforating disk 55. [ The first foam generating means is provided with three discharge portions 61b capable of communicating with the three passage portions 55b arranged at regular intervals around the perforation projection 55a.

The core of the first foam generating means 60A is a flexible shielding portion 61a that partially covers the passing portion 55b.

More essentially, irrespective of the panel member, the core of the first bubble generating means 60A is the extract liquid discharge portion 61b which is connected to the communication path 37a of the receptacle 30 main body 31, in particular the bottom portion 37. And, it may be referred to as a flexible shield 61b provided around the discharge portion. In this case as well, the flexible shielding portion 61b is sufficiently vibrated, whereby the amount of foam or crema can be increased while impacting the extract liquid dropped and discharged.

In addition, when the panel member F or the perforated disk 55 is introduced, the flexible shielding portion 61b is exposed in the free end form due to the passage of the panel member F or the perforated disk 55, Is discharged through the liquid passing portion (55b), so that the liquid is contacted and collided with the flexible shield (61b) more intensively.

The degree to which the flexible shield 61b covers the extract liquid passage part 55b may be adjusted in consideration of the amount of foam or crema, the amount of the extract liquid discharge, and the like.

On the other hand, as the first bubble generating means (60A) can be seen in a single perspective view in the lower one-dot chain circle circle of Figure 11 [A] and [A] (other components refer to Figure 1),

The receptacle body 31, the punched disc 55, but may be molded into a single body in consideration of the convenience of ensuring the sealing between the second bubble generating means (60B) to be described later with reference to FIG.

Only the part corresponding to the flexible shield 61a can be manufactured from a flexible synthetic resin or a silicone sheet (or film).

Preferably, the flexible shielding or first foam generating means (and further to the second foam generating means) is a silicone material or other safety material with a low risk of exposure to environmental hormones even at high temperatures.

The 'flexible' shielding portion 61a vibrates finely due to the pressure or impact of the extracted liquid to be discharged or the vibration of the beverage maker itself due to a pump or the like, Or the amount of generated crema can be increased.

Size, and number of the flexible shielding portions 61a and the ejection liquid ejecting portions 61b are determined in accordance with the size and number of the passage portions of the panel member F or the perforating disk 55,

The thickness of the flexible shield 61a (or the first bubble generating means 60A) is selected in consideration of ensuring vibration characteristics, ensuring sealing, and ensuring durability.

Furthermore, as can be seen in the exploded cross-sectional view of FIG. 11B, the second bubble generating means 60B (refer to FIG. 1 for other components),

Housed in the receptacle 30, in particular the main body 31, arranged below the first bubble generating means, having a communication hole 63 through which the extract liquid passes,

The communication hole is connected to the passage portion of the upper panel member (F) or the punching disc 55, the discharge portion 61b of the first bubble generating means (60A),

The lower receptacle 30 is connected to the communication path 37a of the bottom portion 37 of the main body 31.

As can be seen from the lower right one-dot chain line circle enlarged perspective view of Figs. 11B and 11B,

The extract liquid communication hole 63 has a diameter varying from the upper portion to the lower portion so that the first to third communicating portions 63a, 63b, 63c, 63d, and 63d having a narrow- 63e,

More preferably, the first to fifth communication units 63a, 63b, 63c, 63d, and 63e having narrow (wide) - wide (narrow) - wide (wide) So that the amount of foam or crema can be further increased by the unique orifice structure.

In addition, when manufacturing the second bubble generating means (60B) made of silicon, other elastomeric materials, or various other flexible materials, the communication hole 63 having a size smaller than 1mm may be blocked, and communication is performed by the pressure of the extract liquid. If the ball is deformed (deformed to hit down),

The first, third and fifth communication sections 63a, 63c and 63e which are narrow sections due to the second and fourth communication sections 63b and 63d which are wide sections of the communication holes. ) Can be extended, so that the communication hole 63 can be prevented from being blocked.

In addition, the communication hole 63 of the second bubble generating means (60B), as can be seen in a single enlarged perspective view in the lower right one-dot chain line circle of Figure 11 [B] and [B],

The second communication portion larger than the first communication portion, the third communication portion smaller than the second communication portion, the fourth communication portion larger than the third communication portion, and the fifth communication portion smaller than the fourth communication portion are formed in order from the top.

The detailed size (size of each cross-sectional area when the planar cross-sectional view of each communication section is observed)

Second Communication Section ≒ Fourth Communication Section〉 Fifth Communication Section〉 First Communication Section〉 Third Communication Section

Has the size of.

However, it is preferable that the size of the first communication portion ≒ the third communication portion ≒ the fifth communication portion, and the sizes of the communication portions 1 through 3 or the first through fifth communication portions are different from each other. Accordingly, the effect of increasing the amount of foam or crema due to the pressure difference in each communication part can be obtained.

If necessary, the diameter of the communication hole is variable, so that the number of communication portions in which the narrow width and the light width are repeated may be further increased. In this case, the communication portion 63c formed in the thin plate-shaped connection 63A. ) May have a plurality of structures spaced apart from each other.

Further, the panel member F or the perforated disk 55, the first bubble generating means 60A, and the second bubble generating means 60B have overlapping portions or edges 55c, 61c, 65a at their respective edges. In this area, to obtain the sealing and fixing force to prevent leakage of the extract,

The first bubble generating means 60A and the second bubble generating means 60B are disposed between the upper panel member F or the perforated disk 55 and the bottom portion 37 of the lower receptacle 30 main body 31. It is mounted in an intervening form.

Further, the second foam generating means 60B is similar to the bowl shape, so that the space portion 65 is formed under the first foam generating means 60A, thereby securing the retention space of the extract liquid, and the first foam generating means 60A The flexible shielding portion 61a of the shielding portion 61a can vibrate.

In the above description, conventionally known techniques related to the control method of the beverage maker by the microcomputer, the boiler, the pump, the mode of use, etc. are omitted, but those skilled in the art can easily guess, deduce and reproduce them.

In the above description of the present invention, the beverage maker and the rotating body and the receptacle having a specific shape and structure have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention can be variously modified, changed and replaced by those skilled in the art. , Changes and substitutions should be construed as falling within the protection scope of the present invention.

M: Drink maker CR: Cartridge
R: rotating means
10: housing 10A: beverage receptacle
11: mounting portion 13: nozzle
15: water tank 17: control panel
19: balance tray 19a: grill
20: rotating body 21: coupling portion
21A: Twisted part 21a: Stopper
23: advancement / retraction means 23A:
23B: mounting panel 25: stop means
30: Receptacle 31: Body
31A: fitting portion 31B: guide groove
31a: stop 33: inside the circle
40: locking member 41, 43, 45: multi-axis link
L: Lever 47: Mounting Drum
50A, 50B: breaking means 51: lift drum
53: Cap 53a: Perforation pin
55: perforated disk 55a: perforated projection
57: mesh disk 59: foam disk
60A, 60B: foaming means 61a: shield
61b: discharge portion 61c: overlapping portion
63: communicator 63a, 63b, 63c, 63d, 63e: communicator
63A: Connector 65: Space

Claims (5)

A receptacle having a fitting portion for accommodating a cartridge in which an extraction object is embedded, the receptacle having a body in which an extract liquid communication path is formed; And
First bubble generating means having an extract liquid discharge part connected to a communication path of the receptacle main body, and a flexible shield provided around the discharge part;
Cartridge maker beverage extraction comprising a. The method of claim 1,
A panel member arranged on a bottom surface of the receptacle body and having an extract liquid passage part connected to a communication path of the receptacle body,
A first bubble generating means is arranged below the panel member, wherein the flexible shield portion partially extracts the beverage maker for cartridge extraction, characterized in that the passage portion. 3. The method of claim 2,
The panel member is a beverage maker for cartridge extraction, characterized in that the perforated disc. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Housed in the receptacle, arranged below the first bubble generating means,
Second bubble generating means having a communication hole formed by arranging the first communication portion, the second communication portion larger than the first communication portion, and the third communication portion smaller than the second communication portion are arranged from the top to the bottom to communicate with the extract liquid Cartridge maker beverage extraction characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 4, wherein
The communication hole of the second bubble generating means is a beverage maker for extracting cartridges, characterized in that the fourth communication portion larger than the third communication portion, the fifth communication portion smaller than the fourth communication portion is further formed from top to bottom.

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