CN102309263A - Magnetically-actuated milk foam maker - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a kind of milk foam device that is used to make milk or the foaming of other milk-based fluid; This device comprises that dress forms the main body of the container of treating foaming milk or other milk-based fluids; Be installed in the lid on the main body; Agitating element and the drive unit that is used to drive agitating element, base, wherein drive unit is a magnetic driving equipment; Agitating element is suitable for through the driving of magnetic driving equipment magnetic force ground and does not need that physical connection is arranged between magnetic driving equipment and agitating element, and agitating element is connected in lid rotationally.Through this mode; The milk foam maker is equipped with the agitating element that is connected in lid, and agitating element need not be provided with any driven by power element, driven by power parts etc. in lid, and common situation is; Otherwise, the milk foam maker has the agitating element at the top that is connected in device.This point makes milk foam maker simplicity of design, can in dish-washing machine, thoroughly be cleaned, and therefore be easy to suitably clean.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the milk foam device, promptly be used to make milk or the foaming of other milk-based fluid, with the milk foam maker of magnetically-actuated.More particularly, the present invention relates to the milk foam device, device comprises the main body of the container that is formed for milk or other milk-based fluid; Be installed in the lid on the main body; Agitating element and the drive unit that is used to drive agitating element, and base, wherein drive unit is a magnetic driving equipment.
Background technology
Be applied to for example preparing like beverages such as Cappuccino, milk foam coffee, latte, Ma Qiduo so that the form of milk foaming is stirred milk, these beverages generally include the liquid part like coffee, and the top has the milk of one deck foaming.
The various devices of milk foaming that make have different types and shape; Comprise better simply main use physical agitation with the milk foam device of the domestic type of milk foaming and more specialty or more advanced milk foam device usually, for example use steam in the steam pipe to stir usually and make the milk foaming with this.
Heating or preheat milk usually can the enhanced foaming process, this is normally known.
Family expenses milk foam maker contains one or more agitating elements that also make the milk foaming in the milk and with hand, motor or magnetically-actuated thus that are immersed in usually.General purpose is to make foaming as far as possible soon and/or for example even as far as possible.The durability of foaming, promptly up to the approximate time of a certain amount of bubble burst, also very important.
The milk foam maker of other types is also normally known.
Patent specification DE10200404043579 discloses the chargeable hand-held milk foam maker that has rotary garter spring.Patent specification GB384569 discloses to have by pedestal and the consitutional liquid stirrer of frame, and said structure has motored shell, and the motor driven turning cylinder is equipped with mixer head or mixer head on the axle.
EP1440648 and EP1483998 disclose the milk foam maker that is contained in the coffee machine.WO 2005089572 has described the milk foam maker that has heating element heater.Specification US5912039, US2001/0036124, EP1656866, US4480926 and DE19645564 disclose other milk foam maker or agitator.
Same applicant's authorized European patent EP 2053947 discloses the milk foam maker; This milk foam maker is included on the power supply base plate and is arranged in the electrical contact of the bottom of main body; When being placed on the base plate with convenient main body, electric power can be passed to main body from base plate through these contacts.In addition, this milk foam maker is included in the electrical contact between main body and the lid, so that make electric power be passed to lid through these contacts, lid comprises by power-actuated agitating element.
Authorized European patent EP 2000067B1 discloses the milk foam maker with magnetically-actuated, at the magnetic stirring apparatus of container bottom or agitating element by magnetically-actuated.Such a bottom agitator possibly always not handled easily, because for example the bottom agitator need manually be embedded into its correct position, and it is moving in the process of rotating and/or holding or topple over, to fluff.In addition, the bottom agitator need manually be shifted out so that clean, or the like.
The equipment (comprising those magnetic) that other is used to stir food is US2 for example, 932,493, and US3,356,349, US4,537,332, US6,712,497, WO2004/043212, DE1131372, and DE19624648.
In these known milk foam makers at least some do not provide the simple mode of for example when cleaning and/or use foam maker, operating.
Summary of the invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of milk foam device of magnetically-actuated of improvement, be used to make the foaming of milk or other milk-based fluid.
Another purpose provides effective milk foam device.
Also have a purpose to provide at the milk foam device that has carried out improvement aspect operation and/or the cleaning.
Make one or more in above-mentioned these purposes be achieved at least within the specific limits through the milk foam device that is suitable for milk or other milk-based fluid are foamed; Device comprises the main body of the container that is formed for making milk and the foaming of other milk-based fluid; Be installed in the lid on the main body; Agitating element and the drive unit that is used to drive agitating element, and base, wherein drive unit is a magnetic driving equipment.Agitating element is fit to driven by magnetic driving equipment magnetic force ground, and need not make magnetic driving equipment and agitating element physical connection, and agitating element is connected with lid rotationally.
Through this mode; This milk foam maker provides the agitating element that is connected to lid; And do not need in lid, to install any driven by power element, parts or analog, and this point all is other situation in the milk foam device that agitating element is connected in the device top usually.This design makes the milk foam maker simplify, and can in dish-washing machine, fully clean, can under current, clean, or the like, and therefore be easier to suitably clean.
In addition, with agitating element is connected with lid make this milk foam maker at least with have the operation and/or clean simpler on the whole when comparing of milk foam maker that unstable bottom drives agitating element.Particularly, this with do not contain the pass of being stamped of driven by power element or analog, the lid that is therefore comprising agitating element is easy to clean, for example in dish-washing machine, in flowing water, or the like.
From the operation purpose; Compare with the milk foam maker that has unstable bottom to drive agitating element; It also makes the milk of foaming more be prone to take out from container; And need not worry that the agitating element that becomes flexible can together pour out or in advance it shifted out with foaming milk---do very difficulty like this, because agitating element can be immersed in the foaming milk usually.
In one embodiment, agitating element is connected to bar, and this bar is fixed in lid un-rotatably, and agitating element is connected with bar rotationally.
Through this mode, the just weight (rather than agitating element adds the weight of bar) of agitating element that need be rotated.
In addition, it can guarantee in a simple manner that also agitator remains on its suitable position in foaming process, and this possibly be potential problem or be individual more complicated problems at least for the milk foam maker of bottom magnetically-actuated.
In addition,, the agitating element in the vertical direction in the container is effectively arranged only through selecting suitable pole length simply, and unlike for example realizing in the such difficulty of the unstable magnetic agitation element that is arranged in container bottom.
Make bar be fixed in the needs that sealed that are connected between bar that lid can also avoid rotating and the lid, otherwise possibly need for example rubber seal, packing ring etc., or other spacer, to be used for for example avoiding liquid to get into lid.
In one embodiment; Agitating element partly is connected with the containing that is used for holding at least in part with around attaching parts through the attaching parts with first size and shape with bar; Wherein attaching parts are positioned at the end of above-mentioned bar away from lid; And contain part and be positioned on the agitating element, or take opposite way.
Being easy between agitating element and bar, to provide rotating like this is connected.In the case, the mode that can cannot not take rotatablely of bar is fixed in lid.Selectively, can bar be fixed in lid with rotating mode.
In one embodiment, agitating element removably is connected in bar.Selectively or except that above-mentioned, bar also can be separated from lid.
In one embodiment, drive unit is at least partially housed in the base, and this mode need not adorned any power-actuated element, parts or analog, thereby is to use the thoroughly main body of cleaning of dish-washing machine.A kind of milk foam maker of compact conformation also can be provided in addition.
In one embodiment, drive unit is installed in the bottom of main body, and base comprises the base contact site; And aforementioned body comprises the main body contact site; Wherein, when main body was placed on the base, the base contact site contacted with the contact site physics of main body or is in the scope of contactless energy transmission; And the main body contact site is connected, to give the drive unit supply capability.
Do not transmit energy if main body contact site and base contact site need not contact through physics, contact site can for example embed or be placed under the surface of for example water-fast or waterproof so, so that the specific features of contact site or part can thoroughly be cleaned by dish-washing machine.The sealing of contact site makes simultaneously can not cause for example relevant with short circuit risk problem like milk, water etc.
Such contact site can be the electric induction contact site that for example utilizes the magnetic field transmission energy.
For those contact sites that needs the physics contact, they can be the waterproof contact sites, although need electric power like this, main body still can thoroughly be cleaned by dish-washing machine.
In one embodiment, main body or base comprise heating element heater.
In one embodiment; Agitating element comprises at least one magnetic (like magnet) element; And/or form by one or more magnetic (like magnet) material substantially, and/or has at least a magnetic (like magnet) speciality so that it can be driven by magnetic driving equipment magnetic force ground.
In one embodiment, agitating element comprises: agitator, blender, perhaps garter spring or disc spring.
In one embodiment, agitating element and magnetic driving equipment are orientated the center line that departs from container as.Unsettled fluid and/or asymmetric rotating fluid that eccentric agitating element causes make this off-centered position can improve foaming efficient.
In one embodiment, the milk foam device further comprises one or more guide members, and when lid was placed on the main body, guide member can make agitating element aim at automatically with magnetic driving equipment.
Can obtain the lid relevant with main body or container (with the driving mechanism that is contained in wherein) the appropriate position of (with agitating element) like this, this position is particularly useful for the agitating element and the magnetic driving equipment that are provided with prejudicially.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the present invention relates to be used for the application of the milk foam device of milk or other milk-based fluid.
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With reference to exemplary embodiment and relevant explanation as shown in the figures, of the present invention these will become clear with other aspects, wherein:
Fig. 1 has schematically shown the perspective view of the milk foam device that is used to make milk or the foaming of other milk-based fluid;
Fig. 2 a-2c has schematically shown the interchangeable embodiment of the different aspect of milk foam device;
Fig. 3 has schematically shown the perspective view of agitating element;
Fig. 4 a and 4b are schematically illustrated in the cross section of the center line of different agitating elements.
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Fig. 1 has schematically shown the perspective view of an embodiment of the milk foam device that is used to make milk or the foaming of other milk-based fluid.
The device (100) (preceding text only are called the milk foam maker) that is suitable for making milk or the foaming of other milk-based fluid is shown, and it comprises main body (101), base (102) and lid or lid (103) (preceding text only are called lid).
Main body (101) is formed for milk to be foamed or other milk-based fluid, and (milk or milk-based fluid do not illustrate; And only be called milk in the preceding text) container (116), wherein main body (101) (selectively) can comprise handle (104) or analog and/or pour spout (112).
Base (102) can be taked the for example form of annular chassis.Replacedly, base (102) also can be taked any other suitable shape.
In the exemplary embodiment that this illustrates especially, base (102) is through for example power line (105) or analog received energy.
Lid (103) comprises the agitating element (106) that is connected in lid (103) through for example bar (107) or analog rotationally.
Agitating element (106) driven device (does not illustrate especially; Among reference example such as Fig. 2 a-2c 115) drive or rotate, drive unit is taked the form of magnetic driving equipment, as below will at length explaining.Drive unit can be placed on (like what set forth in the explanation relevant with Fig. 2 c) in the main body (101) or be placed on base (102) goes up (like what set forth in the explanation of being correlated with Fig. 2 b with Fig. 2 a).
In certain embodiments, bar (107) is fixed in lid (103) un-rotatably, and agitating element (106) is connected with bar (107) rotationally simultaneously.
Replacedly, agitating element (106) is fixed on the bar (107) un-rotatably, and bar (107) is connected with lid (103) rotationally, for example to be similar to the ways of connecting rotationally between agitating element (106) and bar (107).Also having another kind of the selection, is that agitating element (106) is connected with bar (107) rotationally, and bar (107) is connected with lid (103) rotationally.
In those agitating elements (106) and embodiment that bar (107) is connected rotationally, bar (107) is fixed in lid (103), then have only agitating element (106) to be rotated by magnetic driving equipment, rather than agitating element (106) is rotated with bar (107).This reduced drive unit the weight that will rotate.
Bar (107) is fixed in lid (103) has avoided using the needs of rubber seal, packing ring or other spacer etc., so that be used for for example avoiding liquid to get into lid.
Between agitating element (106) and the bar (107) be connected rotationally or connect can be for example through ball bearing connect, " ball-and-socket " type connects (can be different shape and be not to form ball, not even than being spheroid) or the like and realizes.
Referring to Fig. 4 a and Fig. 4 b, the instance that is connected rotationally or connects between agitating element (106) and the bar (107) among the different embodiment that given an example.
Bar (107) can be the length of any appropriate, and agitating element (106) can be dismantled from bar (107).Selectively or except that above-mentioned situation, bar (107) also can be separated from lid (103).
Make agitating element (106) apart from container (116) bottom one section specific range arranged, this improves foaming capacity usually.
Make agitating element (106) with the additional advantage that lid (103) is connected be, for example use a kind of simple mode (for example only through selecting suitable pole length) that agitating element (106) in the vertical direction in the container (116) is effectively arranged through bar (107).Also can take other modes, magnetic force ground drives and is set to (for example more or less more loosely) agitating element in the at of container (116).
This mode guarantees that simultaneously agitating element (106) keeps original position (in place) in the process of for example containing foaming milk, also can take other possible modes, and magnetic force ground drives and is set to the agitating element in container (116) at.Otherwise, need before containing milk, remove the agitating element (106) of bottom sometimes, this is not preferred, because agitating element (106) will be immersed in the foaming milk.
In this way, be easy to be provided with the lid (103) of agitating element (106), it does not have any charged parts or element, and can easily manufacture water proof type.This means that for example whole lid (together with agitating element) can be easily through immersing in the water, passing through in flowing water, in dish-washing machine, to be cleaned.
Avoid because of cleaning or other purpose must be from the needs of lid (103) (or from container (116) bottom) dismounting agitating element (106); For the milk foam maker provides a tight basically element,, whole milk foam maker for example is easier to operation and cleaning so that becoming.
Agitating element (106) can comprise one or more agitators, blender, garter spring or disc spring, and/or analog.Agitating element as shown in Figure 1 (106) is garter spring or disc spring.
When lid (103) when central axis of container (116) is placed on the main body (101), agitating element (106) for example can be positioned on the main body (101).Selectively, agitating element (106) can be placed as and depart from central axis, that is, off-centre, because eccentric agitating element (106) causes the rotating fluid and/or the asymmetric rotating fluid of turbulent flow in this case, this can improve foaming efficient.
As stated, agitating element (106) is suitable for (not illustrating especially with magnetic driving equipment; For example referring to 115 among Fig. 2 a-2c) magnetic force ground drives, and do not need have physics to contact between magnetic driving equipment and agitating element (106).
Agitating element (106) can for example comprise that at least one magnet or other magnetic element (do not illustrate; For example referring to Fig. 3,120 among Fig. 4 a and Fig. 4 b) and/or form by one or more magnetic (like magnet) material substantially, and/or have at least a magnetic (like magnet) speciality, so that it can be driven by magnetic driving equipment magnetic force ground.
Magnetic driving equipment can for example comprise at least one rotating magnet, and it for example rotates through bar under the driving of motor or similar device.When rotating, the rotating magnet of drive unit will make agitating element (106) rotate, and cause it that milk in container (116) is foamed.Magnetic driving equipment can be set to its center of rotation and aim at basically with the center of rotation of agitating element (106).
If agitating element (106) is placed with magnetic driving equipment is eccentric; Milk foam maker (100) can comprise one or more guide members so; To cover (103) as the user and be placed on main body (101) last time, guide member can guarantee or help agitating element (106) and magnetic driving equipment automatically and aim at exactly.
Guide member (or a plurality of guide member) can be: for example at the hinge that covers between (103) and the main body (101); One or more recesses in the main body (101) or analog and the corresponding protuberance on lid (103) or emit head part or analog (perhaps with last opposite design); One or more backstop things---for example make lid (103) be positioned at correct position, is connected the corresponding shape on the top of the main body (101) that the corresponding shape of lid (103) and helping is suitably aimed at or guarantee any other suitable setting of suitable aligning with spiral between main body (101) at lid (103).
Uses magnetic driving equipment by this way, can also make main body (101) not have power components or the element that exposes, thereby main body (101) also can be in dish-washing machine, through immerse in the water, through being cleaned in that current are medium.
Magnetic driving equipment for example can be placed on for example base (102) (reference example such as Fig. 2 a and 2b) or the last near container (116) of main body (101).
If magnetic driving equipment is placed in the base (102), obtain energy easily.If magnetic driving equipment is placed in the main body, then can pass through between main body (101) and the base (102) contact site and from base (102) received energy, that kind described in the for example relevant explanation with Fig. 2 c.
Milk foam maker (100) can (selectable) comprise heating element heater (111).Heating element heater (111) can be the part of base (102), and is as shown in the figure, perhaps selectively; It can be the part of main body (101); For example in the bottom---or have more ground, when liquid is housed, main body near the bottom of liquid near and/or near the downside (for example shown in Fig. 2 c).In other embodiments, can there be heating element heater.
Heating element heater (111) can be the for example inductive heating element that embeds in (the having suitable main body) base (102), electrical heating elements or electric boiling plate (being positioned on the surface of base (102) for example or the vicinity of base (102)) or any other suitable heating element in principle.
As further instantiation; Heating element heater (111) (do not consider that it is to be positioned at main body (101), base (102) is interior or other is local) can be that so-called peltier device or parts (also are called as Peltier diode, cool sometimes; Thermoelectric (al) cooler; The Peltier heat pump, the parts of solid-state cold-producing medium or other title), it both can freeze and also can heat.Such peltier device or parts can be changed between heating or cooling particular surface.Through this mode, heating and the milk that foamed of cooling can easily be realized, and the parts that need not separate, and have not only comprised cooling-part but also have comprised the minimum dimension that has just reduced the milk foam maker under the situation of heating element heater at the milk foam device like this.
Heating element heater (111) can make the milk (or any other milk-based fluid) that foamed reach about 40 ° temperature in about 60 seconds or shorter time usually; The acceptable time scope that this normally makes milk or milk-based fluid foam also is to obtain the required duration of high-quality foaming.Also can set other temperature and/or other duration, for example according to the volume of milk in the milk foam maker or milk-based fluid.
Owing to heating element heater (111) is set on the base (102), so the heating element heater (111) that is positioned on the base (102) can easily be provided energy.Heating element heater (111) on main body (101) can easily be provided energy, also drives this drive unit simultaneously.
It is understandable that the shape and size of different parts (lid, main body, handle, base etc.) can easily change.
It should be noted that in other embodiments main body (101) not necessarily must be placed on the base (102).Main body (101) can for example only contact or placed adjacent with base (102).
Main body (101) can be mainly by for example stainless steel manufacturing.Selectively, main body (101) can be mainly by the glass manufacturing, for example as simple kettle or analog from bottom heating (if heating element heater is housed).
Main body (101) can be the container or the main body of for example so-called non-scald on hand, and is promptly for example high to 100 ℃ even liquid heated is housed in the container, and the user also can contact its outside or control its outside.
Fig. 2 a-2c has schematically shown alternative embodiment of milk foam device different aspect.
Shown in Fig. 2 a is the cross section of base (102).Explanation as relevant with Fig. 1 is said, and this base (102) comprises heating element heater (111) and magnetic driving equipment (115).
In this specific embodiment, magnetic driving equipment (115) roughly is positioned at the center and descends at the upper surface place of base (102) or at it, so its center of rotation is aimed at the center of rotation of agitating element (106) basically.
In this specific embodiment, heating element heater (111) is to have central opening or perforate so that hold the circular of magnetic driving equipment (115), and be positioned at base (102) the upper surface place or under.
When main body (101) is positioned at base (102) last time, magnetic driving equipment (115) can make when lid (103) and be placed on the agitating element rotation that main body (101) when lasting is fixed in lid, as again is described.
Shown in Fig. 2 b is the cross section of base (102) and the bottom of main body (101).
Base (102) comprises heating element heater (111) and magnetic driving equipment (115), as setting forth in the explanation relevant with Fig. 1.
In this specific embodiment; Magnetic driving equipment (115) roughly is positioned at the center; And lug boss, fragment, parts or the analog place on the surface of base (102) or within (only being called protuberance in the preceding text), and therefore its center of rotation is aimed at the center of rotation of agitating element (106) basically.
Accordingly, main body (101) bottom comprises the recess that is absorbed in main body (101) (108) that roughly is positioned at the center, holds the protuberance of base when being placed on base (102) with convenient main body (101).Through this mode, when lid is placed on the main body, magnetic driving equipment will be tightr with agitating element.
It is understandable that; The shape of the recess (108) that the shape of protuberance reaches and installs can be different from illustrated square; And/or the degree of depth of the height of protuberance and recess (108) can be bigger, improves the degree of depth that when being loaded on base (102) magnetic driving equipment (115) gets into main body with this.
In this specific embodiment, heating element heater (111) for central opening or perforate and be positioned at base (102) the upper surface place or under circle.Central opening or perforate are of a size of the similar size of for example same magnetic driving equipment (115), because the absolute like this content of main body that can stop is heated.
Fig. 2 c is depicted as the cross section of base (102) and the bottom of main body (101).
Heating element heater (111) and magnetic driving equipment (115) are contained in the bottom of main body (101).On the contrary or in addition, heating element heater (111) also can be positioned at the sidewall of container.
In this specific embodiment, magnetic driving equipment (115) roughly be positioned at the center and the vessel bottom wall place that is used for the milk (not shown) or under, so its center of rotation is aimed at the center of rotation of agitating element (106) basically.
In this specific embodiment, heating element heater (111) for central opening or perforate with hold magnetic driving equipment (115) and be positioned at the vessel bottom wall place or under circular.
Through this mode, when lid was placed on the main body, the distance between magnetic driving equipment (115) and the agitating element (106) can further shorten.
Another kind of selectable scheme can be combining of Fig. 2 b and Fig. 2 c, and promptly magnetic driving equipment is positioned at the embodiment of main body (101) through the recess in vessel bottom wall.
For energy being provided for magnetic driving equipment (115) and heating element heater (111); Main body comprises main body contact site (118); And base (102) comprises base contact site (117); Wherein be placed in base (102) last time when main body (101), base contact site (117) contacts or is between the two and can transmit non-contactly in the scope of energy with contact site (118) physics of main body.
It is magnetic driving equipment (115) and heating element heater (111) (if existence) supply electric power that main body contact site (118) is connected to directly or indirectly (promptly through middle power components transformer for example, console switch, light emitting diode (LED) or other lamp etc.).
Base contact site (117) is electrically connected on the electric power that is supplied to base (102) directly or indirectly.
Base contact site (117) and main body contact site (118) can for example be that sun/the moon contact is right, as for example can from Ou Lekang group (Otter Group) buy the sort of.They provide the water proof type contact site equally.
By this way, through a cover contact site, energy can be provided to the bottom of main body (101) simply to supply whole heating element heater (111) and magnetic driving equipment (115).
Can between the two, transmit energy with the noncontact form between the contact site, rather than rely on the contact site of physics contact.So, on main body (101) is placed on base (102) or with base (102) when contacting, only needing contact site to be in each other can be in the two transmits the scope of energy non-contactly, and needn't contact.
The non-contacting contact site of such transmission energy can be the electric induction contact site that for example carries out the energy transmission through magnetic field.
The electric induction contact can comprise that for example simple inductance connects; Inductance connects and comprises one or more primary coils and one or more secondary coil; Wherein primary coil and AC source (AC power) link, and the alternating current in the primary coil can produce magnetic field within it thus, and then produce magnetic flux.Magnetic flux is transferred to secondary coil from primary coil, cause producing in the secondary coil alternating current.This alternating current can be used to both can be direct current and also can be rectification to other element or device (like engine, heating element heater, brake etc.) power supply.
Usually be noted that; The position of magnetic driving equipment and agitating element may be selected to be eccentric among Fig. 2 a-2c; In preceding text, being mentioned, and if agitating element and magnetic driving equipment be eccentric the setting, the milk foam maker can comprise one or more guide members so; To cover (103) as the user and be placed on main body (101) last time, guide member can guarantee or help agitating element (106) and magnetic driving equipment automatically and aim at exactly.
Fig. 3 has schematically shown the perspective view of agitating element.Shown agitating element (106) is connected with bar (107), and it is (not shown that bar is connected in lid; Among reference example such as Fig. 1 103).
In preceding text, being mentioned, bar (107) can be fixed in lid un-rotatably, and agitating element (106) is connected with bar (107) rotationally simultaneously.Selectively, agitating element (106) can be fixed in bar (107), and bar (107) is connected in lid rotationally simultaneously.
Referring to the different embodiment among Fig. 4 a for example and Fig. 4 b, it is rotating the connection or connection between agitating element (106) and the bar (107).
Shown in exemplary embodiment in, agitating element (106) is the form of garter spring or disc spring, but also can use other form and type.
Agitating element (106) roughly comprises the magnetic part (120) of at least one magnet or other form; And/or form by one or more magnetic (like magnet) material substantially; And/or have at least a magnetic (like magnet) speciality, so that it can be driven by magnetic driving equipment (115) magnetic force ground.
Shown in exemplary embodiment in, agitating element (106) comprises that two are roughly cubical magnetic part (120), wherein, a magnetic part (120) embeds each opposite side of fixed part (121), so that spring keeps is motionless.Be installed on bar (107) to the basic middle part of fixed part (121), and the shape of bar-shaped basically (or analog) is arranged, every end supports or fixing spring.Selectable shape can be for example circular or comprise the shape of a plurality of rods or spoke.
Selectively, agitating element (106) can comprise the magnetic part of independent magnetic part and/or other shape (for example cube, spheroid, dish type etc.) and size.
As illustrated in the preceding text, magnetic part (120) driven device (not looking out, for example referring to 115 among Fig. 1, Fig. 2 a-2c) drives.
As long as agitating element (106) can fully rotate, then needn't consider the shape and/or the size of magnetic part.
This makes that to drive agitating element (106) with magnetic driving equipment very simple.
Fig. 4 a has schematically shown the cross section of different agitating elements in midline with Fig. 4 b.
Fig. 4 a has schematically shown bar (107) and the part that agitating element (106) joins, and comprises one or more magnetic parts (120), for example two separate respectively be cubical parts or parts for annular.
Shown in exemplary embodiment in; Agitating element (106) connects through so-called " ball-and-socket " type and is connected rotationally with bar (107); Be that its king-rod (107) comprises the attaching parts (122) that are roughly ball or sphere in its end away from lid; And agitating element (106) comprises that " nest " or (partly) opening shape (123) is so that part is held and around attaching parts (122), guaranteed to form the connection of fixing (but still rotatable) with this at least accordingly.
Connect also and can for example connect or the dish type connection shown in Fig. 4 b for ball bearing.
Bar (107) can be rotatable or be connected in lid (103) un-rotatably.
Schematically show bar (107) part that is connected with agitating element (106) among Fig. 4 b, comprise the magnetic part (120) that is shaped as circular disk, cross, prolongation rod or analog.
Shown in exemplary embodiment in; Stirring parts (106) is connected through connector with bar (107) rotationally; Its king-rod (107) has dish type attaching parts (122) at the end away from lid; And agitating element (108) comprises that (partly) opening shape (123) is so that part is held and centered on attaching parts (122) at least, so that guarantee to form the connection of fixing (but still rotatable) accordingly.
Bar (107) can be rotatable or be connected in lid (103) un-rotatably.
It is understandable that other is different from Fig. 4 a and can be used with other suitable being connected also that the permission shown in Fig. 4 b is rotated.
Will be understood that equally; The various different position component of the connection between bar (107) and agitating element (106) that help can exchange, for example with sphere or dish type attaching parts (122) as the part of agitating element (106) and on bar (107), have respective shapes (123).
In claims, the label in any bracket does not constitute the restriction to claim.Wording " comprises " does not get rid of parts or the step that is not put in the claim.Wording before parts " one " is not got rid of these parts and is occurred with plural form.
In the dependent claims that differs from one another, enumerate this fact of certain measures not these sizes of illustrative can not combine to use being used for and improve.
It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that various embodiment of the present invention can not exceeded the scope of the invention by combination.
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1. be suitable for making the milk foam device (100) of milk or the foaming of other milk-based fluid, said device (100) comprises
-main body (101), said main body are formed for milk to be foamed or the container of other milk-based fluid (116),
-lid (103), said lid is installed on the main body (101),
-agitating element (106) and be used to drive the drive unit (115) of said agitating element (106), and
-base (102),
It is characterized in that,
-said drive unit (115) is a magnetic driving equipment,
-said agitating element (106) is suitable for being driven and not needed have any physics to contact between said magnetic driving equipment (115) and the said agitating element (106) by said magnetic driving equipment (115) magnetic force ground, and
-said agitating element (106) can be rotationally connected with lid (103).
2. like the milk foam device (100) in the claim 1, it is characterized in that agitating element (106) is connected to bar (107), its king-rod (107) can not be fixed in lid (103) rotationally and wherein said agitating element (106) can be rotationally connected with said bar (107).
3. like each the described milk foam device (100) among the claim 1-2; It is characterized in that; Said agitating element (106) is connected with the containing part (123) that is used for holding at least in part with around said attaching parts (122) with the attaching parts of shape (122) through having predetermined first size with bar (107); Wherein, End and said containing away from lid (103) that said attaching parts (122) are positioned at said bar (107) partly are positioned on the said agitating element (106), or opposite with this mode.
4. like each the described milk foam device (100) among the claim 1-3, it is characterized in that said agitating element (106) is connected in said bar (107) removedly.
5. like each the described milk foam device (100) among the claim 1-4, it is characterized in that said magnetic driving equipment (115) is contained in the said base (102) at least in part.
6. like each the described milk foam device (100) among the claim 1-4, it is characterized in that,
-said magnetic driving equipment (115) is contained in the bottom of said main body (101);
-said base (102) comprises base contact site (117); And said main body (101) comprises main body contact site (118); Wherein, When said main body (101) is placed on said base (102) last time, said base contact site (117) contact with said main body contact site (118) physics or be in can be non-contactly between said base contact site (117) and said main body contact site (118) in the scope of transferring electric power.
-said main body contact site (118) is connected to supply electric power to said drive unit (115).
7. like each the described milk foam device among the claim 1-6, it is characterized in that said main body (101) or said base (102) comprise heating element heater (111).
8. like each the described milk foam device (100) among the claim 1-7; It is characterized in that; Said agitating element (106) comprises at least one magnetic part (120); And/or constitute by one or more magnetic materials substantially, and/or have magnetic at least, so that said agitating element (106) can be driven by magnetic driving equipment (115) magnetic force ground.
9. like each the described milk foam device (100) among the claim 1-8, it is characterized in that said agitating element (106) comprising:
-agitator,
-blender, or
-garter spring or disc spring.
10. like each the described milk foam device (100) among the claim 1-10, it is characterized in that said agitating element (106) and said magnetic driving equipment (115) are placed as the center line that departs from container (116).
11. like each the described milk foam device (100) among the claim 1-11; It is characterized in that; Said milk foam device (100) further comprises one or more guide members; When said lid (103) is placed on said main body (101) last time, said guide member can make said agitating element (106) aim at automatically with said magnetic driving equipment (115).
12. each the described milk foam device (100) as among the claim 1-11 is characterized in that, said milk foam device (100) is used to make milk or the foaming of other milk-based fluid.
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