WO2018195796A1

WO2018195796A1 - Coffee maker

Info

Publication number: WO2018195796A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/081988
Authority: WO
Inventors: 朱明德
Original assignee: 东保集团有限公司
Priority date: 2017-04-26
Filing date: 2017-04-26
Publication date: 2018-11-01

Abstract

Provided is a coffee maker for solving the problem of storing leftover coffee beans. The coffee maker comprises a bean-grinding assembly (101), the bean-grinding assembly (101) being used for grinding coffee beans into grounds, wherein a box body, used for storing the coffee beans, of the coffee maker is a detachable dedicated box body (103) provided by a supplier; the box body (103) is provided with at least one opening (3); and when the box body (103) is mounted on the coffee maker, the coffee beans in the box body (103) fall into the bean-grinding assembly (101) through the opening (3) under the effect of gravity.

Description

Coffee machine

Technical field

The invention relates to the field of living appliances, and in particular to a coffee machine.

Background technique

With the improvement of living standards, the demand for coffee drinks has shown an increasing trend, and coffee machines for brewing coffee have also entered people's lives as a kind of living appliances.

The existing coffee machine is provided with a bean bin for placing coffee beans. The user buys the coffee beans packaged on the market, and puts a proper amount of coffee beans into the bean bin for coffee brewing, and the remaining coffee beans are stored separately for use. .

In the prior art, the packaging capacity of the user who purchases the packaged coffee beans generally cannot match the capacity of the bean bin of the coffee machine, and the coffee beans that have been opened and not put into the bean machine of the coffee machine need to be stored separately by the user, not only Occupy storage space, and when the user is not stored properly, the opened coffee beans have food safety risks.

Summary of the invention

An embodiment of the present invention provides a coffee machine, which may include:

Grinding bean component;

The grinder component is used for grinding coffee beans into powder;

The box for storing coffee beans of the coffee machine is a detachable special box provided by a supplier;

The casing is provided with at least one opening, and when the casing is mounted on the coffee machine, the coffee beans in the casing fall into the grinder assembly through the opening under the force of gravity.

Preferably, the coffee machine further comprises: a box connector;

The box connector is placed between the box body and the grinder component;

The box connector is provided with a mechanical shutter, and when the mechanical shutter is in the first state, the coffee beans in the box fall under the action of gravity into the grinder component through the opening, when When the mechanical shutter is in the second state, the opening of the casing is sealed such that the coffee beans in the casing cannot fall out of the casing.

Preferably, the cartridge connector is provided with a valve opening, and the cartridge connector is provided with the a projection having an adapted cross section, such that the projection can pass through the opening;

The mechanical shutter includes a valve body and a spring;

a cross section of the valve body away from an end of the valve opening is adapted to the valve opening such that the valve body closes the valve opening;

One end of the spring is connected to the protruding portion, and the other end is connected to an end of the valve body away from the valve opening, and when the cartridge connector is not mounted on the coffee machine, the valve body is in the The opening is closed by the spring force of the spring, and when the cartridge connector is mounted on the coffee machine, the valve body is subjected to a reaction force of the coffee machine, and the valve body compresses the spring to make The valve body is remote from the valve opening through which the coffee beans fall out of the casing.

Preferably, the opening of the box body is provided with a movable seal;

The movable seal is movably connected to the opening, and when the movable seal is pulled away from the opening of the box, the coffee beans in the box can fall through the opening under the action of gravity Into the grinder component.

Preferably, the box body is provided with an identification member;

The coffee machine further includes an identification sensor for identifying preset information stored in the identification member.

Preferably, the identifier comprises:

Bar code, or radio frequency identification RFID tag.

Preferably, the preset information includes:

A unique identification of the box that is not repeated.

Preferably, the preset information includes:

The type information of the target coffee beans in the box, and/or the preset brewing mode of the coffee powder into which the target coffee beans in the box are converted;

The coffee machine further includes: a brewing unit, configured to brew the coffee powder converted by the target coffee bean according to the preset brewing manner.

Preferably, the preset information includes:

The upper limit of the number of times the coffee powder converted into coffee beans in the box can brew coffee;

The coffee machine further includes: a recording unit for recording coffee beans converted into coffee beans in the box body The actual number of brown coffee brewed;

And a first control unit, configured to control the coffee machine not responding to the brewing coffee when the actual number of times is not less than the upper limit number, until the box is replaced.

Optionally, the coffee machine further includes:

The first display unit is configured to display the ratio of the actual number or the actual number of times to the upper limit number of times.

Preferably, the preset information includes:

The box houses the capacity or weight of the coffee beans;

The coffee machine further includes:

a detecting unit for detecting the capacity or weight of the coffee beans used for brewing coffee each time;

a calculating unit, configured to calculate a capacity or a weight of the remaining coffee beans according to the detected capacity or weight of the coffee beans used for each brewing coffee, or the capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans occupies the coffee beans in the box body The ratio of capacity or weight.

Optionally, the coffee machine further includes:

And a second control unit, configured to control the coffee machine not responding to the brewing coffee when the capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans is not greater than a preset value until the cassette is replaced.

Optionally, the coffee machine further includes:

And a second display unit configured to display the calculated capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans, or the ratio of the capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans to the capacity or weight of the coffee beans contained in the cartridge.

It can be seen from the above technical solutions that the embodiments of the present invention have the following advantages:

In the coffee machine of the embodiment of the invention, the coffee bean box is used as a special box body, and the user can use the coffee beans packaged by the special box supplied by the supplier, and the coffee beans can be directly replaced after the coffee beans are used up. The new box, there is no problem of storage of the remaining coffee beans, saving storage space and reducing food safety risks.

DRAWINGS

1a is a schematic view showing the first state of the cartridge connector in another embodiment of the coffee machine according to the embodiment of the present invention;

1b is a schematic view showing the second state of the cartridge connector in another embodiment of the coffee machine according to the embodiment of the present invention;

1c is a schematic view showing the second state of the cartridge connector in another embodiment of the coffee machine according to the embodiment of the present invention;

1d is a schematic view showing the first state of the cartridge connector in another embodiment of the coffee machine according to the embodiment of the present invention;

1e is a schematic view showing another embodiment of a coffee machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 1f is a schematic view showing another embodiment of a coffee machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

2a is a schematic view showing a movable body of a casing in another embodiment of the coffee machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2b is a schematic view showing another embodiment of a coffee machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2c is a schematic view of another embodiment of a coffee machine in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

The terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", etc. (if present) in the specification and claims of the present invention and the above figures are used to distinguish similar objects without having to use To describe a specific order or order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments described herein can be implemented in a sequence other than what is illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "comprises" and "comprises" and "the" and "the" are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product, or device that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to Those steps or units may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products or devices.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a coffee machine for solving the storage problem of remaining coffee beans.

An embodiment of the coffee machine in the embodiment of the present invention includes: a grinder component, wherein

The ground bean component is used to grind coffee beans into powder;

The detachable special case provided by the coffee machine for storing the coffee beans is provided by the supplier;

It can be seen from the above that the coffee machine in the embodiment of the present invention is used for storing the coffee bean box as a special box, and the user can use the special box packaged coffee beans supplied by the supplier, and the coffee beans can be directly used after the coffee beans are used up. With the new box with coffee beans, there is no problem with the storage of the remaining coffee beans, saving storage space and reducing food safety risks.

In the above embodiment, the coffee beans in the box body fall into the grinder component through the opening under the action of gravity, and the coffee beans in the box enter the switch control of the grinder component, and specifically have various implementation manners. The figures are described separately:

1. Control by means of a box connector;

Referring to FIG. 1a to FIG. 1f, another embodiment of the coffee machine in the embodiment of the present invention may include:

a grinder component 101, a case connector 102, wherein

The grinder component is used for grinding coffee beans into a powder. The cartridge connector 102 is located between the grinder component and the container containing the coffee beans. When the coffee machine is equipped with a detachable special box provided by the supplier. At 103 o'clock, the state of the mechanical shutter on the cartridge connector can be controlled to control the passage of the coffee beans into the grinder assembly, as shown in FIG. 1a, when the mechanical shutter is in the first state, the opening of the cartridge is to the grinder assembly. The channel is opened, and the coffee beans in the box fall into the grinder assembly through the opening under the action of gravity. When the mechanical shutter is in the second state as shown in FIG. 1b, the opening of the box to the grind component is closed. So that the coffee beans in the box can not fall out of the box, and then the user can replace the new box in the case where the coffee beans are not used up in the box, the material of the box can be metal or plastic, or can be relative Environmentally friendly paper materials.

Specifically, referring to FIGS. 1c and 1d, the mechanical shutter may include a valve body 1 and a spring 2, the cartridge connector is provided with a valve opening 3, and the fixing projection 4 of the cartridge connector and the opening of the casing are horizontally The cross-section is adapted such that the projection 4 of the cartridge connector can extend through the opening of the casing into the casing, and the cross-section of the valve body away from the end of the valve opening is adapted to the cross-section of the valve opening, so that the valve body can The valve opening is closed, one end of the spring is connected to the protruding portion 4 of the box connector, and the other end is connected to one end of the valve body away from the valve opening 3. It can be understood that the protruding portion is used for fixing one end of the spring, the protruding portion Location setting and its The body shape can be adjusted according to requirements. The specific position setting and its shape are not limited here. As shown in Fig. 1c, when the box connector is not installed on the coffee machine, the valve body is closed under the elastic force of the spring. The opening of the body and the valve opening, as shown in Figure 1d, when the cartridge connector is mounted on the coffee machine, the valve body is subjected to the reaction force of the coffee machine, the valve body compresses the spring, so that the valve body is away from the valve opening, and the coffee beans can fall out through the valve opening Box.

It can be understood that the specific mechanical flap can be realized by the above-mentioned mechanical device which is composed of a valve body and a spring and which automatically opens and closes the opening of the box body, and can also be provided with a movable opening of the manually adjustable switch on the box connector. In order to achieve the purpose of opening the switch box body, only when the mechanical shutter is in the first state automatically or manually, the coffee beans in the box body fall into the grinder assembly through the opening under the action of gravity, so that the mechanical valve is in the first In the second state, the opening of the box body is sealed, and the coffee beans in the box body cannot be dropped out of the box body. The specific mechanical flap shape is not limited herein.

Further, the box body is provided with an identification component 1031. The coffee machine is provided with an identification sensor 104 for identifying preset information stored in the identification component. In actual use, the identification component may be a barcode or a radio frequency. The RFID tag or the chip and other identification systems are identified to achieve the purpose of identifying the preset information or writing the information. The specific identification manner is not limited herein.

Specifically, the preset information stored in the identifier may include a unique identifier that is not repeated by the box, and is used for uniquely identifying and identifying the box, and the preset information may further include information about the type of the target coffee bean in the box. The brewing machine is provided with a brewing unit 105 for brewing the coffee powder converted into the target coffee bean according to the preset brewing mode. When the preset information is the type information of the target coffee bean, the brewing unit can select the preset punching. In the bubble method, the flow of brewing coffee is carried out in the most reasonable manner corresponding to the coffee powder converted into this type of coffee beans.

Further, referring to FIG. 1e, the preset information stored in the identifier may further include an upper limit of the number of coffee powders that can be brewed by the coffee beans in the box, and the corresponding coffee machine is provided with a recording unit 106, and a control unit 107, wherein the recording unit is configured to record the actual number of times the coffee beans in the box are converted into coffee brewing coffee, and the first control unit is configured to control the coffee machine when the actual number of times is not less than the upper limit number of times In response to the instruction of brewing coffee, the process of brewing coffee is no longer performed, so as to prevent the poor quality of the brewed coffee when the coffee beans are insufficient, and the user is provided with a bad experience. Further, the coffee machine is provided with the first display unit 108. Used to display the actual number or the ratio of the actual number of times to the upper limit number, prompting the user to replace the new box.

It can be understood that, in this embodiment, the coffee machine can determine that the coffee beans in the coffee box have been used according to the upper limit number of times in the preset information in the identification member and the recording unit 106, and can actually detect the contents in the box in the actual operation. The capacity and weight of the coffee beans determine the use of the coffee beans. Referring to FIG. 1f, when the preset information in the identification member includes the capacity or weight of the coffee beans contained in the cartridge, the coffee machine may further include a detecting unit 109, and calculate The unit 110 and the second control unit 111 are configured to detect the capacity or weight of the coffee beans used for brewing coffee. The specific detection method is prior art, and is not described herein again. The calculation unit is configured to detect Each brewing coffee uses the capacity or weight of the coffee beans to calculate the capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans. It can be understood that in practice, the sensor can also directly detect the capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans, the second control unit, when When the capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans is not greater than the preset value, the coffee machine is not used to control the brewing coffee to prevent brewing coffee. Poor quality bring bad experience for users, and prompts the user to replace a new cassette.

Further, a second display unit 112 may be disposed on the coffee machine for displaying the calculated capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans, or the capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans as a percentage of the capacity or weight of the coffee beans contained in the box body, Prompt the user's use of coffee beans.

It can be seen from the above that in the embodiment, the coffee machine in the embodiment of the invention is used for storing the coffee bean box as a special box, and the coffee machine is provided with a box connector to control the coffee beans in the box to enter the grinder. The switch of the channel of the component increases the implementability of the embodiment of the present invention, and the user can use the coffee bean packaged by the special box supplied by the supplier, and can directly replace the new box containing the coffee bean after the coffee bean is used up. Body, there is no problem of storage of remaining coffee beans, saving storage space and reducing food safety risks.

Further, in this embodiment, the box body is provided with an identification member, and the coffee machine is provided with a corresponding identification sensor for identifying the type of the target coffee bean, thereby selecting the most reasonable preset brewing method for the target. The coffee powder converted from coffee beans is brewed, adding to the inventiveness of this embodiment.

Further, the coffee machine in this embodiment can also automatically recognize the use of the coffee beans in the box body, when the actual number of coffee beans brewed into the coffee bean box is not less than the upper limit number, or the capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans is not When the value is greater than the preset value, in order to prevent the coffee from being converted into coffee powder, the quality of the brewed coffee is not good, and the coffee machine does not respond to the instruction of brewing the coffee, and prompts the user to replace the box. The practicality of this embodiment is increased.

Second, control by means of removable seals;

Referring to FIG. 2a, FIG. 2b and FIG. 2c, another embodiment of the coffee machine in the embodiment of the present invention may include:

Grinding bean component 201, wherein

The grinder component is used to grind coffee beans into a powder, and the coffee machine is used to store the coffee beans. The cartridge is provided by a detachable special cartridge 202 provided by the supplier, and the casing is provided with at least one opening, as shown in Fig. 2a. A movable seal 2021 is disposed at the opening, and the movable seal is movably connected to the opening. When the box is mounted on the coffee machine, the coffee beans in the box can be removed when the movable seal is pulled away from the opening of the box It falls into the grinder assembly through the opening under the action of gravity.

Further, the box body is provided with an identification member 2022. The coffee machine is provided with an identification sensor 203 for identifying preset information stored in the identification member. In actual use, the identification member may be a barcode or a radio frequency. The RFID tag or the chip and other identification systems are identified for the purpose of identification, and the specific identification manner is not limited herein.

Specifically, the preset information stored in the identifier may include a unique identifier that is not repeated by the box, and is used for uniquely identifying and identifying the box, and the preset information may further include information about the type of the target coffee bean in the box. The brewing machine is provided with a brewing unit 204 for selecting the most reasonable way of brewing the coffee corresponding to the coffee powder converted into the coffee beans of the type in the preset brewing mode.

Further, referring to FIG. 2b, the preset information stored in the identifier may further include an upper limit of the number of coffee powders that can be brewed by the coffee beans in the box, and the corresponding coffee machine is provided with a recording unit 205, and a control unit 206, wherein the recording unit is configured to record the actual number of times the coffee beans in the box are converted into coffee brewing coffee, and the first control unit is configured to control the coffee machine when the actual number of times is not less than the upper limit number of times In response to the instruction to brew the coffee, the process of brewing the coffee is no longer performed, so as to prevent the poor quality of the brewed coffee when the coffee beans are insufficient, and the user is not provided with a bad experience. Further, the coffee machine is provided with the first display unit 207. Used to display the actual number or the ratio of the actual number of times to the upper limit number, prompting the user to replace the new box.

It can be understood that, in this embodiment, the coffee machine can determine that the coffee beans in the coffee box have been used according to the upper limit number of times in the preset information in the identification member and the recording unit 205, and can actually detect the contents in the box in the actual application. The capacity and weight of the coffee beans to determine the use of the coffee beans, see Figure 2c, when When the preset information in the identifier includes the capacity or weight of the container to accommodate the coffee beans, the coffee machine may further include a detecting unit 208, a calculating unit 209 and a second control unit 210, and the detecting unit is configured to detect the use of the brewed coffee each time. The capacity or weight of the coffee beans, the specific detection method is the prior art, and will not be described herein again. The calculation unit is used to calculate the capacity of the remaining coffee beans according to the detected capacity or weight of the coffee beans used for each brewed coffee or Weight, the second control unit, when the capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans is not greater than a preset value, the instruction for controlling the coffee machine not responding to the brewing coffee to prevent the poor quality of the brewed coffee is not good for the user. The experience and prompt the user to replace the new box.

Further, a second display unit 211 may be disposed on the coffee machine for displaying the calculated capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans, or the capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans as a proportion of the capacity or weight of the coffee beans contained in the box body, Prompt the user's use of coffee beans.

Claims

A coffee machine characterized by comprising:

Grinding bean component;

The grinder component is used for grinding coffee beans into powder;

The box for storing coffee beans of the coffee machine is a detachable special box provided by a supplier;

The casing is provided with at least one opening, and when the casing is mounted on the coffee machine, the coffee beans in the casing fall into the grinder assembly through the opening under the force of gravity.
The coffee machine of claim 1 further comprising:

Box connector

The box connector is placed between the box body and the grinder component;

The box connector is provided with a mechanical shutter, and when the mechanical shutter is in the first state, the coffee beans in the box fall under the action of gravity into the grinder component through the opening, when When the mechanical shutter is in the second state, the opening of the casing is sealed such that the coffee beans in the casing cannot fall out of the casing.
A coffee machine according to claim 2, wherein

The cartridge connector is provided with a valve opening, and the cartridge connector is provided with a projection adapted to the opening cross section such that the projection can pass through the opening;

The mechanical shutter includes a valve body and a spring;

a cross section of the valve body away from an end of the valve opening is adapted to the valve opening such that the valve body closes the valve opening;

One end of the spring is connected to the protruding portion, and the other end is connected to an end of the valve body away from the valve opening, and when the cartridge connector is not mounted on the coffee machine, the valve body is in the The opening is closed by the spring force of the spring, and when the cartridge connector is mounted on the coffee machine, the valve body is subjected to a reaction force of the coffee machine, and the valve body compresses the spring to make The valve body is remote from the valve opening through which the coffee beans fall out of the casing.
A coffee machine according to claim 1 wherein:

a movable seal is disposed at an opening of the box body;

The movable seal is movably connected to the opening, and when the movable seal is pulled away from the opening of the box, the coffee beans in the box can fall through the opening under the action of gravity Into the mill Bean components.
A coffee machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that

The box body is provided with an identification member;

The coffee machine further includes an identification sensor for identifying preset information stored in the identification member.
A coffee machine according to claim 5, wherein said identification member comprises:

Bar code, or radio frequency identification RFID tag.
The coffee machine according to claim 5, wherein the preset information comprises:

A unique identification of the box that is not repeated.
The coffee machine according to claim 5, wherein the preset information comprises:

The type information of the target coffee beans in the box, and/or the preset brewing mode of the coffee powder into which the target coffee beans in the box are converted.
The coffee machine of claim 8 further comprising:

And a brewing unit, configured to brew the coffee powder converted by the target coffee bean according to the preset brewing manner.
The coffee machine according to claim 5, wherein the preset information comprises:

The coffee beans converted into coffee beans in the box can be brewed to the upper limit of the number of times of coffee.
The coffee machine of claim 10, further comprising:

a recording unit for recording the actual number of times the coffee beans in the box are converted into coffee powder brewing coffee;

a first control unit, configured to control the coffee machine not responding to the brewing coffee when the actual number of times is not less than the upper limit number, until the box is replaced;

The first display unit is configured to display the ratio of the actual number or the actual number of times to the upper limit number of times.
The coffee machine according to claim 5, wherein the preset information comprises:

The box houses the capacity or weight of the coffee beans.
The coffee machine of claim 12, further comprising:

a detecting unit for detecting the capacity or weight of the coffee beans used for brewing coffee each time;

a calculation unit for using the capacity or weight of the coffee beans according to the detected coffee brewed each time The capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans is calculated, or the capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans is a ratio of the capacity or weight of the coffee beans contained in the cartridge.
The coffee machine of claim 13 further comprising:

And a second control unit, configured to control the coffee machine not responding to the brewing coffee when the capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans is not greater than a preset value until the cassette is replaced.
The coffee machine according to claim 13 or 14, further comprising:

And a second display unit configured to display the calculated capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans, or the ratio of the capacity or weight of the remaining coffee beans to the capacity or weight of the coffee beans contained in the cartridge.