CN102686134A - System & methods for on demand iced tea - Google Patents
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An on demand ice tea brewing system. The tea brewing system may include a concentrated tea brewer with a brewing chamber for brewing a concentrated tea, a piston positioned within the brewing chamber, and a mixing area for diluting the concentrated tea with an amount of diluent so as to provide a diluted tea. The tea brewing system also may include a dispensing nozzle in communication with the concentrated tea brewer to dispense the diluted tea.
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The system and method that the application's relate generally to is used to make tea, and relate in particular to be used to steep highly enriched tea and subsequently rapid dilution should concentrate tea so that the system and method for iced tea to be provided on request.
Background technology
Known a large amount of being used to provides the method for tea and other kind infusion beverages.These methods have comprised from using conventional bag to make tea to uses tea extract and concentrate.Conventional bag is made tea can provide one cup of high-quality tea, but usually tea in bag is inappropriate for (can not providing within a short period of time at least) a large amount of tea is provided.Tea extract and concentrate can provide a large amount of tea fast and have and extend the shelf life.The quality of the tea that but, is bubbled out by this extract and concentrate is not high by the make tea quality of the tea that bubbles out of conventional bag usually.
The problem that further possibly relate to is that the tea as iced tea is prepared in infusion.After infusion, before adding ice, must tea be cooled to room temperature at least usually, otherwise ice can melt and dilution tea.Further, can in tea, add sweetener and flavoring usually.But, generally must hand dipping and mix these additives.Therefore, the preparation of iced tea is the nervous process that needs some times.
Therefore, need a kind of improved system and method, can be than using the conventional bag a large amount of high-quality iced tea of infusion in the shorter time of making tea.System and method described here is preferably makes high-quality, jumbo iced tea effectively to reach the mode of practicing thrift cost.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the application provides a kind of system of making tea.This system of making tea comprises having the concentrated tea modulator that is used for infusion and concentrates the buncher of tea, be arranged on the piston of buncher and be used for concentrating tea so that the mixed zone of dilution tea (or the tea that waters down) to be provided through quantitative diluent.This system of making tea also comprises the distributing nozzle that communicates with concentrated tea modulator, so that emit dilution tea.
The system of making tea further comprises the one or more tea source that communicates with concentrated tea modulator, the one or more source of additive, the ice dispenser that communicate with distributing nozzle and the display that is used to choose tea beverage.Distributing nozzle comprises the lengthening target.Source of additive comprises sweetener, flavoring, colorant and/or functional additive.Concentrate the tea modulator and comprise the loam cake that communicates with buncher.Loam cake comprises filter and is used to handle the root face of having used tealeaves.The mixed zone is around the loam cake setting.Concentrated tea bag is drawn together greater than about 5 to 1 and less than about 8 to 1 concentration, and especially comprises and be approximately 6.75 to 1 concentration.
The application further provides a kind of (on demand) as required the method for infusion tea.This method is included in the buncher the suitable dosage tealeaves of infusion to produce concentrated tea; To concentrate tea and extrude buncher; Push the tealeaves of this dosage and extrude buncher so that will more concentrate tea; To concentrate tea and dilute tea to produce, and from distributing nozzle, pour out this dilution tea and drink with quantitative (or an amount of) mixing diluents.
This method further comprises the step of in buncher, adding said dosage tealeaves.This interpolation step comprises the tealeaves that in buncher, only adds said dosage.The step of pushing said dosage tealeaves comprises that the tealeaves with said dosage forms disk.This method further comprises the step of from buncher, only discharging this disk.
This method further is included in the step that the distributing nozzle place is mixed the tea that dilutes and one or more additives mutually.This additive comprises sweetener, flavoring, colorant and/or functional additive.The tealeaves of modulating suitable dosage comprises producing to have with greater than about 5 to 1 and less than the concentrated tea of about 8 to 1 concentration to make the step that concentrates tea, more particularly, and about 6.75 to 1 concentration.This method further comprises: after modulation, pressurization and pressing steps are accomplished, make extra an amount of water flows.
The application further provides the method for infusion tea as required.This method comprises only adds suitable dosage tealeaves in buncher; In buncher, add hot water; This dosage tealeaves of infusion is to produce concentrated tea; Should concentrate tea and dilute tea to produce, and from distributing nozzle, pour out the dilution tea that to drink, and should dilute tea at this distributing nozzle place and mix mutually with one or more additives with quantitative mixing diluents.
This method further comprises this dosage tealeaves of extruding so that will concentrate the step that tea extrudes buncher.The suitable dosage tealeaves of infusion comprises and produces concentration for greater than about 5 to 1 and less than about 8 to 1 concentrated tea to produce the step that concentrates tea.
To those skilled in the art, in conjunction with the accompanying drawing and the claim of enclosing, through following detailed description, these of the application and other characteristics will become obvious.
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Fig. 1 is the sketch map of iced tea modulating system described herein;
Fig. 2 is the outside side plan view of iced tea modulating system of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the side sectional view of tea modulator that is used for the iced tea modulating system of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 A is the side sectional view of buncher of the tea modulator of Fig. 3, shows the piston that is in retracted position;
Fig. 4 B is the side sectional view of buncher of the tea modulator of Fig. 3, shows the piston that is in extended position.
The specific embodiment
Referring now to accompanying drawing,, the identical same element of numeral in wherein whole views, Fig. 1 shows iced tea modulating system 100 described herein.Iced tea brewing system 100 comprises tea modulator 110.Will describe in detail as following; Tea modulator 110 can be that the De Yueenduke (de Jong Duke) of this Lie Dekete of Holland (Sliedrecht) sells, and trade mark is the modulating device of "
".Also can use the modulating device of similar type here.
Iced tea modulating system 100 further comprises one or more tea source 120.Can use the tea source 120 of any amount.Usually, tea source 120 can hold loose block tealeaves 130.Tealeaves 130 comprises black tea, green tea, white tea, oolong tea, tea blend or leaf lobe, draft tea or the similar material handled arbitrarily.Tea source 120 can have the capacity or the shape of any needs.Infeed in the tea modulator 110 through one or more tea chutes of communicating with tea source 120 140 or the organization of supply through other types tealeaves 130 suitable dosage.
Iced tea modulating system 100 also comprises the thermal water source 150 who communicates with tea modulator 110, and hot water 155 wherein is housed.Thermal water source 150 comprises the conventional water source that communicates with boiler 160.Boiler 160 can be traditional hot-water heating system that can make water boiling or approaching boiling of any type.Thermal water source 150 can also comprise the heat-exchanger pump 170 that communicates with boiler 160.Heat-exchanger pump 170 can be a traditional structure.
Iced tea modulating system 100 further comprises the preparation water source 180 that communicates with tea modulator 110, wherein has the diluent of cold preparation water 185 or other types.Preparation water source 180 communicates with traditional water supply and tea modulator 110 via preparation water pump 190.Preparation water pump 190 can be a traditional structure, also can be similar with above-mentioned heat-exchanger pump 170.
Iced tea modulating system 100 further comprises has used tealeaves receiver 200.Will be with tealeaves receiver 200 and the 110 adjacent settings of tea modulator.Received with tealeaves receiver 200 and used tealeaves 130 from the tea modulator.
Iced tea modulating system 100 also comprises distributing nozzle 210.The U.S. Patent number 7 that is entitled as " Dispensing Nozzle (distributing nozzle) " of this distributing nozzle 210 and Ziesel; 383; 966, the distributing nozzle shown in the Patent Application No. 11/782,833 that is entitled as " Dispensing Nozzle Assembly (distributing nozzle assembly) " of the U.S. Patent Publication 2007/0205219 that is entitled as " Dispensing Nozzle Assembly (distributing nozzle assembly) " of the U.S. Patent Publication 2006/0191964 that is entitled as " Dispensing Nozzle (distributing nozzle) " of Ziesel, Ziesel and/or Ziesel is similar.Here through whole with reference to U.S. Patent number 7,383,966, US publication 2006/019194, US publication 2007/0205219 and U. S. application number 11/782,833 be incorporated into this.Can also use the nozzle of similar kind here.
In this example, distributing nozzle 210 comprises central authorities lengthenings target 220, so that mix the different fluid here and guide the fluid stream that mixes into container 230.Also can use the mixing apparatus of other types here.Container 230 can be single deal cup (serving sized cup), and perhaps container 230 can adopt the water pot that can hold larger capacity tea or the container of other types.Distributing nozzle 210 communicates with tea modulator 110 through brew tea pipeline 240.
Iced tea modulating system 100 also comprises a plurality of source of additive 250.Source of additive 250 comprises one or more sweetener source 260.Comprise one or more sweeteners 270 in the sweetener source 260.Sweetener 270 can be natural or artificial sweetener.Sweetener 270 comprises traditional sweetener of sucrose, HFCS and/or other kinds.Source of additive 250 also comprises several seasoning material sources.Comprise one or more flavorings 290 in the seasoning material source 280.Flavoring 290 can be inspissated juice, syrup or similar kind material.For example, flavoring 290 comprises lemon, peach or other kind fruit or other flavorings arbitrarily.Source of additive 250 also comprises natural or artificial colorant; Be used to control the additive of tart flavour (for example citric acid or potassium citrate); Functional additive, for example vitamin, mineral matter, plant extracts, health products and OTC (or other) medicine (for example paracetamol); And/or any other needs the material of type.Source of additive 250 communicates with distributing nozzle 210 via one or more additive pipelines 300.Can use the additive pipeline 300 of any amount.
Iced tea modulating system 100 also comprises ice dispenser 310.Ice dispenser 310 is centered on or do not center on distributing nozzle 210 to be provided with, so that provide or do not provide ice 320 to container 230.Alternatively, ice dispenser 310 can be away from iced tea modulating system 100.Also can use dissimilar cooling devices here.
As shown in Figure 2, can the element of above-mentioned iced tea modulating system 100 be arranged in the cover 330.Cover 330 comprises support member 340, supports this container when filling beverage with Bedpan 230 via distributing nozzle 210.The cover 330 of iced tea modulating system 100 also comprises setting display 350 on it.Display 350 can be the selecting arrangement that the consumer can select any type of beverage.These selections comprise from the black tealeaves in tea source 120 or green tea 130, and from different types of additive of source of additive 250, for example sweetener 270, flavoring 290 and similar material.Can also select to add ice 320 from ice dispenser 310.Can use the selection equipment of any other type here.Display 350 can be interactively.Display 350 and iced tea modulating system 100 networks as a whole, so that provide about identification, sendout, geld, resupply, select to change and similar information.
Fig. 3, Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B at length show tea modulator 110.Tea modulator 110 comprises inner modulation chamber 360.Inner modulation chamber 360 communicates with thermal water source 150 through hot water pipeline 370.Inner modulation chamber 360 comprises the piston 380 that is arranged at wherein.Piston 380 can be a traditional design.Piston 380 forms water-tight seal largely in inner modulation chamber 360.Through the driving of eccentric cam 390, piston 380 moves up and down in inner modulation chamber 360.Also can use the driving mechanism of other types here.
During use, the consumer selects ice tea drink through display 350.For example, the consumer can select black tea, selects additive then, for example sweetener 270, flavoring 290 and ice 320.Then, iced tea modulating system 100 from one of them tea source 120, discharge suitable dosage tealeaves 130 in the nozzle 450 of tea modulator 110.Tealeaves 130 is poured in the inner modulation chamber 360 of tea modulator 110.Be noted that and in inner modulation chamber 360, do not need the paper of filter paper, bag or other kinds source.
Shown in Fig. 4 A, in case tealeaves 130 is placed in the inner modulation chamber 360, the loam cake 400 of tea modulator 110 is just closed inner modulation chamber 360.Then, hot water 155 flows in the inner modulation chamber 360 through hot water pipeline 370 from thermal water source 150, and the hot water 155 of preparatory implantation dosage at first is provided, and modulation concentrates tea 425 then.Hot water 155 preferably is about 98 degrees centigrade (being about 208 ° of degrees Fahrenheits).Also can select other temperature for use here, preferably between about 90 degrees centigrade to about 100 degrees centigrade (about 194 ° of degrees Fahrenheits to about 212 ° of degrees Fahrenheits).The infusion time of tealeaves 130 can be about 20 to 30 seconds, preferred about 23 seconds to about 25 seconds.Also can select other infusion time here for use.Infusion pressure also can be different.
When the brew cycle end, piston 380 is shown in the inner modulation chamber 360 like Fig. 4 B and stretches.This moving upward forces modulated concentrated tea 425 to pass filter 410 and gets in the mixed zone 420.Modulated concentrates tea 425 to be had and is about 6.75 to 1 concentration.Also can select for use approximately greater than 4: 1 and approximately less than any concentration of 8: 1 here.Then, modulated concentrate tea 425 and preparation water system 180 pass through prepare the preparation water 185 that waterpipe 430 comes and mix.Thereby will concentrate tea 425 and be diluted to dilution tea 435, and deliver to distributing nozzle 210 through modulated tea making pipeline 240.
Then, piston 380 continues to stretch in inner modulation chamber 360.In further stretching, piston 380 is pressed into disk-like structure 460 with tealeaves 130.This pressure also pushes tealeaves 130, thereby forces extra modulated to concentrate tea 425 (wherein having modulated tealeaves solid) through filter 410 and get in the mixed zone 420.Compare with the tea beverage that does not have pressure to provide, this final pressing steps can provide the high-quality tea beverage that has more tealeaves solids and other kind tea components.The high concentrating part of the concentrated tea 425 that this amount that squeezes out is considered to modulate.Through the mode of example, if about 100 milliliters modulated concentrated tea of making 425 gets into mixed zone 420, about about 15 milliliters of the increase that this final pressing steps can be extra again through piston.(when the coffee of modulating is bitter, not wanting this amount that squeezes out usually).Then, the modulated concentrated tea 425 that total amount is approximately 115 milliliters mixes with about 775 milliliters of preparation water, reaches concentration and is about 6.75 to 1.
Then, piston 380 is withdrawn a little, and loam cake 400 is opened inner modulation chamber 360 simultaneously.Then, piston 380 stretches once more, so that disk-like structure 460 liftings are gone out inner modulation chamber 360.Loam cake 400 is pivoted once more, uses in the tealeaves receiver 200 thereby root face 440 beats disk-like structure 460.Thereby except using the tealeaves 130 of plate-like 460 forms, iced tea modulating system 100 can not produce other discarded objects.
As stated, dilution tea 435 passes distributing nozzle 210 via modulated tea making pipeline 240.After pressing steps was accomplished, within a certain period of time, preparation water system 180 continued to make preparation water 185 to flow through the mixed zone 420 of loam cake 400 and get into modulated tea pipeline 240, so that remove all the residual tea in mixed zone 420 and the modulated tea making pipeline 240.Dilution tea 435 passes through distributing nozzle 210, and flows in the container 230 along lengthening target 220.At this moment, iced tea modulating system 100 also mixes the additive of selecting.For example, the sweetener 270 from sweetener source 260 mixes with dilution tea 435 along lengthening target 220.Similarly, the flavoring 290 from seasoning material source 280 of selection also mixes along lengthening target 220, and pours in the container 230.At last, if desired, iced tea modulating system 100 also comprises the quantitatively ice 320 of (or an amount of) from ice dispenser 310.
Thereby iced tea modulating system 100 can be made the iced tea of any desired amount as required with quick and effective and efficient manner.Because the modulated tea making 425 that concentrates is higher relatively with the dilution rate of preparation water 185, preparation water 185 makes the modulated tea making 425 that concentrates reduce to lower temperature, so that can immediately ice be added in the dilution tea 435, and ice is melted too early.Similarly, iced tea modulating system 100 can automatically add additive (for example sweetener 270 and flavoring 290) with correct proportions and be mixed in the container 230.Further, except using tealeaves 130, iced tea modulating system 100 can not produce other discarded objects.Thereby system and method described herein can provide a large amount of fresh modulation iced teas with quick and effective and efficient manner.For example, the iced tea that about 1 minute time internal modulation surpasses 1 liter can be less than.
It is obvious that, aforementioned specific embodiment that relates to the application, and here, those of ordinary skills can make a large amount of variations and modification and not deviate from of the present invention total spirit and the scope that following claim and equivalent thereof limit.
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1. system of making tea comprises:
Concentrate the tea modulator;
Said concentrated tea modulator comprises:
Buncher is used to modulate concentrated tea;
Piston is arranged in the said buncher; And
The mixed zone is used for through the said concentrated tea of quantitative diluent, so that dilution tea is provided; And
Distributing nozzle passes to the said dilution tea of distribution mutually with said concentrated tea modulator.
2. the system of making tea according to claim 1, wherein said distributing nozzle comprises the lengthening target.
3. the system of making tea according to claim 1 further comprises the one or more source of additive that communicate with said distributing nozzle, and said source of additive comprises sweetener, flavoring, colorant and/or functional additive.
4. the system of making tea according to claim 1, wherein said concentrated tea modulator comprises the loam cake that communicates with said buncher, said loam cake comprises filter and is used to handle the root face of having used tealeaves.
5. the system of making tea according to claim 1, wherein said concentrated tea bag is drawn together greater than about 5 to 1 and less than about 8 to 1 concentration.
6. method of infusion tea as required comprises:
Infusion potion tealeaves is to produce concentrated tea in buncher;
Said concentrated tea is extruded said buncher;
Push said dose of tealeaves, so that from said buncher, extrude the more tea that concentrates;
Said concentrated tea and quantitative mixing diluents are diluted tea to produce; And
From distributing nozzle, pour out the said dilution tea that is used to drink.
7. method according to claim 6 further comprises the step of adding this agent tealeaves to said buncher, and wherein said interpolation step comprises to said buncher and only adds said dose of tealeaves.
8. method according to claim 6, the step of this agent tealeaves of wherein said extruding comprise makes this agent tealeaves form plate-like.
9. method according to claim 8 further comprises the step of from said buncher, only this pan being discharged.
10. method according to claim 6 further is included in the distributing nozzle place said dilution tea is mixed with one or more additives mutually, and said additive comprises sweetener, flavoring, colorant and/or functional additive.
11. method according to claim 6, wherein said infusion potion tealeaves comprises to produce the step that concentrates tea: produce concentration greater than about 5 to 1 and less than about 8 to 1 said concentrated tea.
12. method according to claim 6 further comprises: after modulation, pressurization and pressing steps are accomplished, make the water flows of additional quantity.
13. the method for infusion tea as required comprises:
In buncher, only add the tealeaves of potion;
In said buncher, add hot water;
This agent tealeaves of infusion is to produce concentrated tea;
Said concentrated tea and quantitative mixing diluents are diluted tea to produce;
From distributing nozzle, pour out the said dilution tea that is used to drink; And
At said distributing nozzle said dilution tea is mixed with one or more additives.
14. method according to claim 13 comprises that further this agent tealeaves of extruding is to extrude said concentrated tea the step of said buncher.
15. method according to claim 13, wherein said infusion potion tealeaves comprises and produces concentration greater than about 5 to 1 and less than about 8 to 1 said concentrated tea to produce the step that concentrates tea.
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