CN110613344A

CN110613344A - Liquid heating container

Info

Publication number: CN110613344A
Application number: CN201810630923.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马向阳; 刘云祥; 柳维军; 刁飞
Original assignee: Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Life Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-06-19
Filing date: 2018-06-19
Publication date: 2019-12-27

Abstract

The present invention provides a liquid heating container, comprising: the container comprises a container body, wherein a container inlet is formed in the container body; a container cover installed at a container inlet of the container body; a filter cartridge mountable within the vessel body from the vessel inlet; a driving means installed on an outer surface of the container cover or an outer surface of the container body; the connecting piece, one end of the connecting piece is located in the container body and connected with the filter cartridge, and the other end of the connecting piece extends out of the container body or extends out of the container cover and is connected with the driving device.

Description

Liquid heating container

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of kitchen utensils, in particular to a liquid heating container.

Background

The present liquid heating container such as teapot that is furnished with the tea hourglass can put tealeaves in the tea hourglass the function of the inside in order to realize making tea, but the lift that tea leaks can not be realized to this kind of liquid heating container, consequently, when making tea, only can leak the tea and soak in tea always, just so can't confirm the time of making tea according to actual demand to can lead to the emergence of the circumstances such as the time overlength of making tea, tea soup are too thick, therefore can't ensure the taste of the tea soup that makes.

Therefore, how to provide a liquid heating container with a tea strainer capable of being lifted becomes a problem to be solved at present.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art or the related art.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a liquid heating vessel.

To achieve the above object, an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention provides a liquid heating vessel, including: the container comprises a container body, wherein a container inlet is formed in the container body, and a water outlet structure is formed in the side wall of the container body; a container cover installed at the container inlet of the container body for opening or closing the container inlet; a filter cartridge mountable within the vessel body from the vessel inlet; a driving means installed on an outer surface of the container cover or an outer surface of the container body; one end of the connecting piece is positioned in the container body and connected with the filter cartridge, and the other end of the connecting piece extends out of the container body or the container cover and is connected with the driving device; when the driving device works, the filter cartridge can be driven by the connecting piece to move in the container body along the height direction of the container body.

The liquid heating container provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises a container body, a container cover, a filter cartridge, a driving device and a connecting piece, wherein the container body is used for containing water required by brewing tea leaves and the like, the container cover is used for opening and closing a container opening of the container body, the filter cartridge is used for containing materials such as the tea leaves and the like, one end of the connecting piece is connected with the filter cartridge in the container body, the other end of the connecting piece extends out of the container body or the container cover and is connected with the driving device arranged on the outer surface of the container body or the outer surface of the container cover, so that the connecting piece can be driven by the driving device to move, the movable connecting piece drives the filter cartridge to lift in the container body, specifically, for example, the connecting piece can be connected with the driving device arranged on the container cover, when a user needs to brew tea, so that the filter cartridge filled with tea leaves is immersed below the liquid level in the container body along with the descending of the connecting piece, and tea making is started, when tea making is finished, a user can start the driving device again, the driving device can automatically pull the connecting piece and the filter cartridge to ascend, so that the filter cartridge ascends above the liquid level, and tea making is finished at this time. In addition, according to the structure, the filter cartridge and the connecting piece are driven by the driving device to automatically lift, and the opening and closing of the driving device are controlled by a user, so that in the actual use process, the moving distance of the connecting piece can be adjusted according to the opening time of the driving device, the filter cartridge can lift and be fixed to any height position, and the height position of the filter cartridge can be continuously adjusted in a stepless manner.

Wherein, can carry out the pouring of the internal tea of container etc. through setting up out the water structure on the lateral wall of container body and going out the water structure, like this when pouring out tea etc. just need not open the container lid, take out and strain a section of thick bamboo etc. so can make the pouring of tea etc. more convenient. Of course, the tea water or the like may be poured out directly through the inlet of the container body 1 without providing the water discharge structure.

The liquid heating container provided by the application can be used for making tea, and can also be used for making coffee or other drinks.

In addition, the liquid heating container provided by the technical scheme of the invention also has the following additional technical characteristics:

in the above technical solution, preferably, the liquid heating container further includes a rotating device, and the rotating device is connected to the driving device and can rotate under the action of the driving device; the connecting piece is a flexible connecting piece, one end of the flexible connecting piece, which is far away from the filter cartridge, is connected to the rotating device, and the flexible connecting piece can drive the filter cartridge to move in the container body along the height direction of the container body when the rotating device rotates.

In the technical scheme, a rotating device connected with the driving device can be further arranged, so that the rotating device can rotate under the driving of the driving device, and the connecting piece and the filter cylinder can be driven to lift through the rotation of the rotating device. In this case, it is preferable that the connection member is a flexible connection member (where the flexible connection member is a non-rigid connection member, specifically, the flexible connection member may be a connection line, a connection rope, a connection cable, a connection chain, etc.), and the rotation device is connected to the filter cartridge through the flexible connection member, so that when the filter cartridge needs to be lifted or lowered, the rotation device is driven to rotate by the driving device, and the flexible connection member is driven to move (for example, the flexible connection member may be wound in a roll shape) through rotation of the rotation device, so as to change a linear length of the flexible connection member, thereby shortening or lengthening a distance between the filter cartridge and the container cover, and thus adjusting a height position of the filter.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the rotating device is installed on an outer surface of the container cover, the container cover is provided with a first installation hole, and one end of the flexible connecting piece, which is far away from the filter cartridge, can extend out of the container cover through the first installation hole and is connected with the rotating device.

In the technical schemes, the rotating device can be preferably arranged on the outer surface of the container cover, the container cover is provided with the first mounting hole, so that one end, away from the filter cartridge, of the flexible connecting piece can extend out of the container cover through the first mounting hole and is connected with the rotating device, the rotating device and the flexible connecting piece can be connected with the filter cartridge from the upper part of the filter cartridge, so that the pulling force of the flexible connecting piece on the filter cartridge can be approximately consistent with the gravity direction of the filter cartridge, and therefore when a user drives the rotating device to rotate through the driving device, so that the rotating device pulls the filter cartridge to lift up and down through the flexible connecting piece, the pulling force of the flexible connecting piece on the filter cartridge can be consistent with the movement direction of the filter cartridge, the driving force of the driving device can be saved when the lifting of the filter cartridge is realized, and the energy. Simultaneously, this kind of structure rotating device is after the installation, and the flexible connectors except the part of being connected with rotating device, all the other parts can hang down naturally under the action of gravity of straining a section of thick bamboo, makes flexible connectors when extending to straining a section of thick bamboo from rotating device like this, the condition such as crooked does not appear to make flexible connectors not contact with other foreign matters, therefore alright avoid the contact of flexible connectors and container body etc. and then reducible flexible connectors's wearing and tearing, ensure flexible connectors's life. In addition, the rotating device is arranged on the container cover, and the filter cartridge can be roughly hung in the middle of the container body, so that the friction between the filter cartridge and the side wall of the container body can be reduced, and the filter cartridge is prevented from being inclined in the lifting process.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the rotating device is installed on an outer surface of the container body, a second installation hole is formed in the container body, and one end of the flexible connecting member, which is far away from the filter cartridge, can extend out of the container body through the second installation hole and is connected with the rotating device.

In these technical schemes, the rotating device can also be installed on the outer surface of the container body, and the outer surface of the container body is provided with the second installation hole, so that one end of the flexible connecting piece, which is far away from the filter cartridge, can extend out of the container body through the second installation hole and is connected with the rotating device, and therefore the lifting operation of the filter cartridge can be realized through the rotation of the rotating device. Simultaneously, this kind of structure, rotating device set up on the surface of container body, for example the lateral part, can also reduce the overall height of product, reduce the focus of product, make the product place can be more stable on the holding surface. The second mounting hole may be preferably provided at the upper end of the container body so as to prevent the liquid from leaking from the second mounting hole as much as possible, thereby increasing the capacity of the container body.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the rotating device is mounted on an outer surface of the container cover or an outer surface of the container body, and an end of the flexible connecting member, which is away from the filter cartridge, is capable of protruding out of the container body through a connection between the container body and the container cover and is connected to the rotating device.

In the technical schemes, the rotating device is arranged on the outer surface of the container cover or the outer surface of the container body, and one end, far away from the filter cartridge, of the flexible connecting piece extends out of the container body from the joint of the container body and the container cover and is connected with the rotating device, so that the situation that the mounting hole for the flexible connecting piece to pass through is formed in the outer surface of the container cover or the outer surface of the container body can be avoided, and the structure of the liquid heating container is simpler and more attractive.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the flexible connecting member is a connecting rope, and when the rotating device rotates, the connecting rope can be wound around the rotating device.

In these technical schemes, can be preferred to set up flexible connectors as connecting the rope, the lift operation of straining a section of thick bamboo is carried out to the compliance of usable connection rope like this, this kind of structure, when drive arrangement drive rotating device rotated, it can twine on rotating device's surface to connect the rope, in order to shorten flexible connectors's distance, like this alright strain a section of thick bamboo and draw to the opening part of container body, in order to heighten the position of straining a section of thick bamboo, and when straining a section of thick bamboo and need move down, only need make drive arrangement reverse rotation, release flexible connectors, strain a section of thick bamboo and just can descend automatically under the action of gravity. In addition, the connecting rope has extremely high softness, so the flexible connecting piece made of the connecting rope can be attached and wound on the rotating device to the maximum extent, winding space is not wasted, and the flexible connecting piece can be made of other materials.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the flexible connecting member is a connecting chain, and when the rotating device rotates, the connecting chain can be wound around the rotating device.

In these technical scheme, through setting up flexible connectors into the connecting chain, but the usable connecting chain twines and structural strength is high, the characteristic of should not damaging like this, and the life of extension connecting piece to reduce the change number of times of connecting piece, thereby save the cost of connecting piece.

Wherein, the material of the connecting rope or the connecting chain is preferably cotton, stainless steel and other materials which are resistant to water and high temperature of 100 ℃ and can meet the food sanitation requirement. In addition, it is described here that the connecting rope includes a connecting wire, and the connecting belt has a long and soft structure, and the material of the connecting rope and the chain can be arbitrarily selected.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the liquid heating container further includes: and the self-locking device is arranged corresponding to the rotating device and can be matched with the rotating device so as to enable the rotating device to be self-locked after the rotating device rotates.

In the technical schemes, the self-locking device is arranged corresponding to the rotating device, and the rotating device can be self-locked through the self-locking device after the rotating device rotates, so that the filter cartridge can be prevented from pulling the rotating device to rotate through the flexible connecting piece under the action of gravity, and the rotating device can be fixed after rotating. Specifically, for example, one or more clamping grooves may be formed in the rotating device, so that after the rotating device rotates to a certain position, the structure of the pin shaft can be clamped in the clamping groove, so that the rotating device cannot rotate, and when the rotating device needs to rotate again, the structure of the pin shaft can be taken out, so that the rotating device can rotate at will, for example, a speed reducer used in cooperation with the driving device can be mounted on the driving device, so that the rotating device can decelerate and stall through the speed reducer under the condition that the driving device stops driving. Of course, the self-locking device may have other structures, which are not listed here.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the connecting member is a connecting rod, the driving device is installed on an outer surface of the container cover, the container cover is provided with a third installation hole, and one end of the connecting rod, which is far away from the filter cartridge, can extend out of the container cover through the third installation hole and is connected with the driving device; the connecting rod can drive the filter cartridge to move in the container body along the height direction of the container body under the driving of the driving device.

In these technical solutions, it is preferable that the connecting member is a connecting rod, the driving device is installed on the outer surface of the container cover, and a third mounting hole is formed in the container cover, so that one end of the connecting rod, which is far away from the filter cartridge, can extend out of the container cover through the third mounting hole and is connected with the driving device, so that the connecting rod can drive the filter cartridge to lift under the driving of the driving device, specifically, for example, the connecting rod is vertically arranged in the mounting hole, and the surface of the connecting rod is provided with continuous transmission teeth, the driving device is provided with a gear shaft which can rotate and can be matched with the transmission teeth, so that the gear shaft rotated by the driving device can drive the connecting rod to lift or lower, so as to drive the filter cartridge to lift in the height direction of the container body, and at the same time, the transmission teeth of the connecting rod are continuous, so that the connecting rod and the, therefore, the height of the filter cylinder can be continuously adjusted in a stepless way, the situation that the position height of the filter cylinder is not ideal and the like in the existing stage adjustment can be prevented, and of course, the driving device can also drive the connecting rod to move by adopting other connecting modes, such as a crank block structure or a turbine worm structure and the like.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the liquid heating container further includes a controller, and the controller is connected to the driving device and is used for controlling the operation of the driving device; the controller comprises a control switch arranged on the container body or the container cover, and the control switch is connected with the driving device and used for controlling the start and stop of the driving device.

In these technical solutions, by providing the controller, the driving device can be controlled by the controller, and specifically, for example, a control switch can be provided on the container body or the container lid, so that the start and stop operation of the driving device can be realized by the control switch. Of course, the controller may also comprise other control elements, such as program modules for controlling the operation of the drive, or timers for controlling the operation time of the drive, etc. When the driving device is controlled to work, inching control can be carried out, namely the driving device works all the time after the switch is pressed down and stops working after the switch driving device is released, and automatic control can also be carried out, namely the driving device works all the time after the switch is pressed down until the switch is pressed down again and stops working.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the liquid heating container further includes a first travel switch and a second travel switch, wherein the first travel switch is disposed in the container body, is disposed near the container inlet, is connected to the driving device, and is capable of stopping the driving device when the filter cartridge is detected; the second travel switch is arranged in the container body, is close to the inner bottom wall of the container body, is connected with the driving device, and can stop the driving device when the filter cartridge is detected.

In the technical schemes, the first travel switch and the second travel switch are respectively arranged at the position, close to the container opening, of the container body and the position, close to the bottom of the container, of the container body, so that the position of the filter cartridge can be detected through the first travel switch and the second travel switch, when the filter cartridge descends to the bottom of the container body, the second travel switch can detect the position of the filter cartridge at the moment, a detection signal can be generated and sent to the controller, and therefore the driving device can be stopped by the controller to stop the filter cartridge from descending. When the filter cartridge rises to the container opening, the first travel switch can detect the position of the filter cartridge at the moment, so that a detection signal can be generated and sent to the controller, and the controller can control the driving device to stop working so as to stop the filter cartridge from rising and falling. The arrangement can stop the filter cylinder from lifting in time when the filter cylinder is about to contact the container opening and the inner bottom wall of the container, thereby preventing the filter cylinder from impacting the container opening or the inner bottom wall of the container to damage the container body and the filter cylinder.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the liquid heating container further includes: the program device is connected with the driving device and internally provided with one or more programs; wherein the controller is capable of controlling the operation of the driving device according to a program set in the programming device.

In these technical scheme, can set up a program device, accessible program presets drive arrangement's work flow like this to after starting drive arrangement, make drive arrangement can carry out work according to the procedure of choosing, just so can set for in advance and soak the time, and soak after finishing, make drive arrangement can automatic start, in order to realize intelligent lift. And preferably, can set up a plurality of programs, make the user select different programs to make tea according to personal habit or the kind of tealeaves etc. like this, therefore can satisfy user's demand better to and make the program of making tea can be with the kind looks adaptation of tealeaves, thereby can ensure the taste of different teas, in order to improve the effect of making tea.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the filter cartridge includes a cylinder and a cylinder cover, one end of the cylinder is open and the other end is closed, the cylinder is provided with a plurality of filter holes, and the cylinder cover can be covered on the open end of the cylinder in an openable or closable manner.

In these solutions, the filter cartridge may be configured to have a cover, and in this case, the filter cartridge includes a barrel for containing tea leaves and the like and a cap for closing or opening an opening of the filter cartridge. Wherein, the one end of connecting piece can be installed on the barrel, also can install on the cover, specifically, can install according to actual need. Preferably, however, one end of the connector is mounted on the lid. And in the container body, water outside the filter cylinder can enter the filter cylinder by arranging the filter holes on the cylinder body, so that the water inside and outside the filter cylinder is exchanged, and the operations of making tea and the like can be realized.

Of course, in other embodiments, the filter cartridge may be configured without a lid, and in such cases, the filter cartridge may include only a single cartridge body, rather than a cartridge lid.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the cylinder and the cylinder cover are mounted together by a screw thread, or the cylinder and the cylinder cover are detachably snap-fitted together.

In these technical scheme, barrel and cover can be preferably installed together through mounting means such as screw thread, buckle, because screw thread installation, buckle installation all are more common and firm mounting means, therefore simple structure, easily processing, and can also ensure the installation reliability.

In any of the above solutions, preferably, the cylinder and the cylinder cover are detachably mounted together, and of course, the cylinder cover is also rotatably mounted on the cylinder.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the container cover is provided with a handle.

In the technical schemes, the handle is arranged on the container cover, so that a user can open and close the container cover through the handle, and the operation convenience of the container cover can be improved.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the container body is a transparent container, and/or the container cover is a transparent cover, and/or the filter cartridge is a transparent cylinder.

In these technical schemes, through setting up the vessel into transparent container, or set up the container lid into transparent lid, or will strain a section of thick bamboo and be transparent section of thick bamboo to can watch the tealeaves condition in the vessel or strain a section of thick bamboo through vessel or container lid or transparent section of thick bamboo, also can watch specific process of making tea when making tea, thereby make the user can master the condition of making tea at any time.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the liquid heating container further includes a heating device, and the heating device is disposed in the container body or outside the container body.

In these technical scheme, set up heating device and can heat the water in the container body. Preferably, the heating device and the power supply device are directly arranged on the container body, so that the liquid heating container can be arranged into a liquid heating cup or a structure similar to the liquid heating cup. In this case, the heating device may be installed in the container body or may be installed outside the container body.

In the above another technical solution, preferably, the liquid heating container further includes a base and a heating device, the container body can be mounted on the base, and the heating device is disposed on the container body or in the base.

In these technical schemes, a base can be further arranged at the bottom of the container body, and the base can provide a platform for placing the container body on one hand, and on the other hand, the base can provide a power supply for the heating device, or the base can control the specific work of the container body, such as controlling heating power, heating time and the like. The heating device is used for heating the container body, wherein, in particular, the heating device can be arranged in the base and also can be arranged on the container body, and the position of the heating device can be arranged according to the actual situation. In this structure, the liquid heating container includes a container body, a container lid and a base, so that the liquid heating container can be provided as a teapot or a teapot-like structure.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the container body is further provided with a cover, and the cover can open or close the water outlet structure.

In these technical schemes, can set up a lid in the play water structure department of vessel, the accessible lid carries out opening and closing of water structure like this, can prevent like this that water structure from opening for a long time, therefore can be when making tea etc. the operation, close water structure to pin this internal heat of container and tea perfume etc. alright prevent like this that the heat from leaking, improve the heating efficiency of product, thereby ensure the effect of making tea.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the container body is provided with a handle. Wherein, can make the more convenient removal of carrying on of container body through setting up the handle to more do benefit to operation such as pouring tea, washing.

The base is provided with an operation panel, a control panel, a shell, a power supply and other structures.

Wherein, the liquid heating container is preferably a heating cup, a teapot or a coffee pot, of course, the liquid heating container can also be other products besides the heating cup, the teapot and the coffee pot.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a liquid heating vessel according to one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a part of a liquid heating container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numbers and the component names in fig. 1 and fig. 2 is:

1 container body, 12 water outlet structure, 2 container cover, 22 first mounting hole, 24 handle, 3 filter cartridge, 32 cylinder body, 34 cylinder cover, 4 rotating device, 5 flexible connecting piece and 6 base.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention can be more clearly understood, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, however, the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described herein, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

A liquid heating vessel provided in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 and 2.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention provides a liquid heating vessel comprising: the device comprises a container body 1, a container cover 2, a filter cartridge 3, a driving device and a connecting piece, wherein a container inlet is formed in the container body 1, and a water outlet structure 12 is formed in the side wall of the container body 1; the container cover 2 is installed at a container inlet of the container body 1 for opening or closing the container inlet; the filter cartridge 3 can be installed into the vessel body 1 from the vessel inlet; the driving device is arranged on the outer surface of the container cover 2 or the outer surface of the container body 1; one end of the connecting piece is positioned in the container body 1 and connected with the filter cartridge 3, and the other end of the connecting piece extends out of the container body 1 or out of the container cover 2 and is connected with the driving device; wherein, the drive arrangement can drive through the connecting piece and strain 3 and move along the direction of height of vessel 1 in vessel 1 during operation.

The liquid heating container provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises a container body 1, a container cover 2, a filter cartridge 3, a driving device and a connecting piece, wherein the container body 1 is used for containing water required by brewing tea leaves and the like, the container cover 2 is used for opening and closing a container opening of the container body 1, the filter cartridge 3 is used for containing materials such as the tea leaves and the like, one end of the connecting piece is connected with the filter cartridge 3 in the container body 1, the other end of the connecting piece extends out of the container body 1 or the container cover 2 and is connected with the driving device arranged on the outer surface of the container body 1 or the outer surface of the container cover 2, so that the connecting piece can be driven by the driving device to move, the filter cartridge 3 is driven by the moving connecting piece to lift in the container body 1, specifically, for example, the connecting piece can be connected with the driving device arranged on, the driving device can automatically drive the connecting piece to move downwards, so that the filter cartridge 3 filled with tea leaves is immersed below the liquid level in the container body 1 along with the descending of the connecting piece, and therefore tea making is started, when tea making is finished, a user can open the driving device again, the driving device can automatically pull the connecting piece and the filter cartridge 3 to ascend, so that the filter cartridge 3 ascends above the liquid level, and accordingly tea making is finished, the filter cartridge 3 can ascend and descend automatically under the driving of the driving device through the arrangement, the height of the filter cartridge 3 is changed without the need of manually adjusting the position of the connecting piece by the user, namely, the automatic ascending and descending of the filter cartridge 3 can be realized through the structure, the operation of the user can be simpler and more convenient, and the use difficulty can be reduced. In addition, according to the structure, the filter cartridge 3 and the connecting piece are driven by the driving device to automatically lift, and the opening and closing of the driving device are controlled by a user, so that in the actual use process, the moving distance of the connecting piece can be adjusted according to the opening time of the driving device, the filter cartridge 3 can lift and be fixed to any height position, and the height position of the filter cartridge 3 can be continuously adjusted in a stepless manner, so that in the actual use process, the height of the filter cartridge 3 can be randomly adjusted according to the liquid level condition in the container body 1, the height position of the filter cartridge 3 can be adjusted more randomly, and the height position of the filter cartridge 3 can be controlled better, and the situation that the filter cartridge 3 is too much higher than the liquid level or the filter cartridge 3 is too much lower than the liquid level in the conventional stage adjustment process can be prevented.

Wherein, through set up the water outlet structure 12 on the lateral wall of the container body 1 and can carry on the pouring out of tea, etc. in the container body 1 through the water outlet structure 12, like this when pouring out tea, etc., just need not open the container lid 2, take out the filter cartridge 3, etc., therefore can make the pouring out of tea, etc. more convenient. Of course, the tea water or the like may be poured out directly through the inlet of the container body 1 without providing the water discharge structure 12.

In the above embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the liquid heating container further includes a rotating device 4, and the rotating device 4 is connected to the driving device and can rotate under the action of the driving device; wherein, the connecting piece is flexible connecting piece 5, and the one end that flexible connecting piece 5 kept away from and strain a 3 is connected on rotating device 4 to can drive when rotating device 4 rotates and strain a 3 and move along the direction of height of vessel 1 in vessel 1.

In this embodiment, a rotating device 4 connected to the driving device may be further provided, so that the rotating device 4 can be driven by the driving device to rotate, and thus the connecting member and the filter cartridge 3 can be driven to move up and down by the rotation of the rotating device 4. At this time, it is preferable to provide the flexible connecting member 5 (where the flexible connecting member 5 is a non-rigid connecting member, specifically, the flexible connecting member 5 may be a connecting wire, a connecting rope, a connecting cable, a connecting chain, etc.), and connect the rotating device 4 with the filter cartridge 3 through the flexible connecting member 5, so that when the filter cartridge 3 needs to be lifted or lowered, the rotating device 4 can be driven to rotate by the driving device, so that the flexible connecting member 5 is driven to move (for example, the flexible connecting member 5 can be wound in a coil shape) through the rotation of the rotating device 4, so as to change the linear length of the flexible connecting member 5, thereby shortening or lengthening the distance between the filter cartridge 3 and the container cover 2, so that the height position of the filter cartridge 3 in the.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 1, the rotating unit 4 is mounted on the outer surface of the container cover 2, the container cover 2 is provided with a first mounting hole 22, and one end of the flexible connecting member 5 away from the filter cartridge 3 can extend out of the container cover 2 through the first mounting hole 22 and is connected with the rotating unit 4.

In these embodiments, it is preferable that the rotation device 4 is installed on the outer surface of the container cover 2, and the first installation hole 22 is formed in the container cover 2, so that one end of the flexible connection member 5, which is far away from the filter cartridge 3, can extend out of the container cover 2 through the first installation hole 22 and be connected with the rotation device 4, so that the rotation device 4 and the flexible connection member 5 can be connected with the filter cartridge 3 from above the filter cartridge 3, so that the pulling force of the flexible connection member 5 on the filter cartridge 3 can be approximately consistent with the gravity direction of the filter cartridge 3, so that when a user drives the rotation device 4 to rotate through the driving device, so that the rotation device 4 pulls the filter cartridge 3 up and down through the flexible connection member 5, the pulling force of the flexible connection member 5 on the filter cartridge 3 can be consistent with the movement direction of the filter cartridge 3, so that the driving force of the driving device can be saved, thereby saving energy consumption of the drive. Meanwhile, after the rotating device 4 with the structure is installed, the other parts of the flexible connecting piece 5 except the part connected with the rotating device 4 can naturally droop under the action of gravity of the filter cylinder 3, so that the flexible connecting piece 5 does not bend and the like when extending from the rotating device 4 to the filter cylinder 3, and the flexible connecting piece 5 is not in contact with other foreign objects, so that the contact between the flexible connecting piece 5 and the container body 1 and the like can be avoided, the abrasion of the flexible connecting piece 5 can be reduced, and the service life of the flexible connecting piece 5 is ensured. In addition, the rotating device 4 is arranged on the container cover 2, and can lift the filter cartridge 3 approximately in the middle of the container body 1, thereby reducing the friction between the filter cartridge 3 and the side wall of the container body 1 and preventing the filter cartridge 3 from being inclined in the lifting process.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the rotating device 4 is installed on the outer surface of the container body 1, the container body 1 is provided with a second installation hole, and one end of the flexible connecting member 5 away from the filter cartridge 3 can extend out of the container body 1 through the second installation hole and is connected with the rotating device 4.

In these embodiments, the rotating device 4 may also be installed on the outer surface of the container body 1, and a second installation hole is formed on the outer surface of the container body 1, so that the end of the flexible connecting member 5 away from the filter cartridge 3 can extend out of the container body 1 through the second installation hole and is connected with the rotating device 4, so that the lifting operation of the filter cartridge 3 can be realized through the rotation of the rotating device 4. Meanwhile, with the structure, the rotating device 4 is arranged on the outer surface of the container body 1, such as the side part, the whole height of the product can be reduced, the gravity center of the product is lowered, and the product can be placed on the supporting surface more stably. It is preferable that the second mounting hole is provided at the upper end of the container body 1, so that the liquid is prevented from leaking from the second mounting hole as much as possible, and the capacity of the container body 1 can be increased, but the second mounting hole may be provided at another position of the container body 1.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 1, the rotating unit 4 is mounted on the outer surface of the container lid 2 or the outer surface of the container body 1, and one end of the flexible connecting member 5, which is away from the filter cartridge 3, can protrude out of the container body 1 through the connection between the container body 1 and the container lid 2 and is connected to the rotating unit 4.

In these embodiments, by installing the rotating device 4 on the outer surface of the container cover 2 or the outer surface of the container body 1, and extending one end of the flexible connecting piece 5 far away from the filter cartridge 3 from the joint of the container body 1 and the container cover 2 to the outside of the container body 1, and connecting with the rotating device 4, it is avoided that an installation hole for the flexible connecting piece 5 to pass through is arranged on the outer surface of the container cover 2 or the outer surface of the container body 1, so that the structure of the liquid heating container can be more concise and beautiful.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 1, the flexible connecting member 5 is a connecting rope, and when the rotating device 4 rotates, the connecting rope can be wound around the rotating device 4.

In these embodiments, it is preferable that the flexible connecting member 5 is configured as a connecting rope, so that the lifting operation of the filter cartridge 3 can be performed by using the flexibility of the connecting rope, and this structure enables the connecting rope to be wound around the surface of the rotating device 4 when the driving device drives the rotating device 4 to rotate, so as to shorten the distance of the flexible connecting member 5, so that the filter cartridge 3 can be pulled toward the opening of the container body 1 to increase the position of the filter cartridge 3, and when the filter cartridge 3 needs to be moved down, the filter cartridge 3 can be automatically lowered by only rotating the driving device in the reverse direction and releasing the flexible connecting member 5. In addition, the connecting rope has extremely high flexibility, so the flexible connecting piece 5 made of the connecting rope can be attached and wound on the rotating device 4 to the maximum extent, the winding space is not wasted, and the flexible connecting piece 5 can be made of other materials.

In any of the above embodiments, the flexible connecting element 5 is preferably a connecting chain, which can be wound around the rotating device 4 when the rotating device 4 rotates.

In the embodiments, the flexible connecting piece 5 is arranged as the connecting chain, so that the characteristics of winding, high structural strength and uneasy damage of the connecting chain can be utilized, the service life of the connecting piece is prolonged, the replacement times of the connecting piece is reduced, and the cost of the connecting piece is saved.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the liquid heating vessel further comprises: and the self-locking device is arranged corresponding to the rotating device 4 and can be matched with the rotating device 4 so as to enable the rotating device 4 to be self-locked after the rotating device 4 rotates.

In these embodiments, the self-locking device is disposed corresponding to the rotating device 4, so that the rotating device 4 can be self-locked by the self-locking device after the rotating device 4 rotates, and thus the filter cartridge 3 can be prevented from rotating by pulling the rotating device 4 to rotate through the flexible connecting piece 5 due to the action of gravity, and the rotating device 4 can be fixed after rotating. Specifically, for example, one or more slots may be disposed on the rotating device 4, so that after the rotating device 4 rotates in place, the pin-like structure may be clamped in the slot to prevent the rotating device 4 from rotating, and when the rotating device 4 needs to rotate again, the pin-like structure may be taken out to allow the rotating device 4 to rotate at will, or for example, a speed reducer used in cooperation with a driving device may be mounted on the driving device to allow the rotating device 4 to decelerate and stall through the speed reducer when the driving device stops driving. Of course, the self-locking device may have other structures, which are not listed here.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the connecting member is a connecting rod, the driving device is installed on the outer surface of the container cover 2, the container cover 2 is provided with a third installation hole, and one end of the connecting rod, which is far away from the filter cartridge 3, can extend out of the container cover 2 through the third installation hole and is connected with the driving device; wherein, the connecting rod can drive the filter cartridge 3 to move in the container body 1 along the height direction of the container body 1 under the driving of the driving device.

In these embodiments, it is preferable that the connecting member is a connecting rod, the driving device is installed on the outer surface of the container cover 2, and a third installation hole is formed in the container cover 2, so that one end of the connecting rod, which is far away from the filter cartridge 3, can extend out of the container cover 2 through the third installation hole and is connected with the driving device, so that the connecting rod can drive the filter cartridge 3 to lift under the driving of the driving device, specifically, for example, the connecting rod is vertically arranged in the installation hole, and the surface of the connecting rod is provided with continuous transmission teeth, the driving device is provided with a gear shaft which can rotate and can be matched with the transmission teeth, so that the gear shaft rotated by the driving device can drive the connecting rod to lift or descend, thereby driving the filter cartridge 3 to lift in the height direction of the container body 1 in the container body 1, and at the same time, because the transmission teeth of the connecting rod are continuous, the connecting rod, therefore, the height of the filter cartridge 3 can be continuously adjusted in a stepless manner, so as to prevent the situation that the position height of the filter cartridge 3 is not ideal and the like when the existing stage is adjusted, and of course, the driving device can also adopt other connection modes to drive the connecting rod to move, such as a crank block structure or a turbine worm structure.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the liquid heating container further comprises a controller, the controller is connected with the driving device and is used for controlling the operation of the driving device; the controller comprises a control switch arranged on the container body 1 or the container cover 2, and the control switch is connected with the driving device and used for controlling the start and stop of the driving device.

In these embodiments, the controller is provided to control the driving device, and specifically, for example, a control switch may be provided on the container body 1 or the container cover 2, so that the start and stop operations of the driving device can be realized through the control switch. Of course, the controller may also comprise other control elements, such as program modules for controlling the operation of the drive, or timers for controlling the operation time of the drive, etc. When the driving device is controlled to work, inching control can be carried out, namely the driving device works all the time after the switch is pressed down and stops working after the switch driving device is released, and automatic control can also be carried out, namely the driving device works all the time after the switch is pressed down until the switch is pressed down again and stops working.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the liquid heating container further comprises a first travel switch and a second travel switch, wherein the first travel switch is disposed in the container body 1, is disposed near the inlet of the container, is connected with the driving device, and is capable of stopping the driving device when the filter cartridge 3 is detected; the second travel switch is disposed inside the container body 1, is disposed near the inner bottom wall of the container body 1, is connected to the driving device, and is capable of stopping the driving device when the filter cartridge 3 is detected.

In the embodiments, the first travel switch and the second travel switch are respectively arranged at the position of the container body 1 close to the container opening and the position of the container body close to the container bottom, so that the position of the filter cartridge 3 can be detected through the first travel switch and the second travel switch, when the filter cartridge 3 descends to the bottom of the container body 1, the second travel switch can detect the position of the filter cartridge 3 at the moment, a detection signal can be generated and sent to the controller, and the driving device can be stopped by the controller, so that the filter cartridge 3 stops descending. When the filter cartridge 3 rises to the container opening, the first travel switch can detect the position of the filter cartridge 3 at the moment, so that a detection signal can be generated and sent to the controller, and the controller can control the driving device to stop working so as to stop the lifting of the filter cartridge 3. This arrangement makes it possible to stop the elevation of the filter cartridge 3 in time when the filter cartridge 3 is about to contact the mouth of the vessel and the inner bottom wall of the vessel, thereby preventing the damage to the vessel body 1 and the filter cartridge 3 caused by the impact of the filter cartridge 3 on the mouth of the vessel or the inner bottom wall of the vessel.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the liquid heating vessel further comprises: the program device is connected with the driving device and internally provided with one or more programs; wherein, the controller can control the operation of the driving device according to the program set in the program device.

In the embodiments, a program device can be arranged, so that the working process of the driving device can be preset through the program, after the driving device is started, the driving device can work according to the selected program, the soaking time can be preset, and after the soaking is finished, the driving device can be automatically started to realize intelligent lifting. And preferably, can set up a plurality of programs, make the user select different programs to make tea according to personal habit or the kind of tealeaves etc. like this, therefore can satisfy user's demand better to and make the program of making tea can be with the kind looks adaptation of tealeaves, thereby can ensure the taste of different teas, in order to improve the effect of making tea.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 2, the filter cartridge 3 includes a cylinder 32 and a cap 34, one end of the cylinder 32 is open and the other end is closed, a plurality of filter holes are provided on the cylinder 32, and the cap 34 is openably or closably fitted on the open end of the cylinder 32.

In such embodiments, the filter cartridge 3 may be provided in a structure with a cover, in which case the filter cartridge 3 includes a cylinder 32 and a cylinder cover 34, wherein the cylinder 32 is used for containing tea leaves and the like, and the cylinder cover 34 is used for closing or opening the opening of the filter cartridge 3. Wherein, one end of the connecting piece can be installed on the cylinder 32 and also can be installed on the cylinder cover 34, and particularly, the connecting piece can be installed according to actual requirements. But preferably one end of the connector is mounted on the cover 34. And the filter holes are formed in the cylinder body 32, so that water outside the filter cartridge 3 can enter the filter cartridge 3 in the container body 1, so that the water inside and outside the filter cartridge 3 can be exchanged, and the operations of making tea and the like can be realized.

Of course, in other embodiments, the filter cartridge 3 may be provided in a non-lidded configuration, in which case the filter cartridge 3 includes only a single bowl 32 and no lid 34.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the barrel 32 and the cap 34 are threadably mounted together, or the barrel 32 and the cap 34 are removably snap-fitted together.

In these embodiments, the cylinder 32 and the cylinder cover 34 can be preferably mounted together by means of screws, snaps, etc. since the screws and the snaps are common and secure mounting means, the structure is simple, the process is easy, and the mounting reliability can be ensured.

In any of the above embodiments, the cylinder 32 and the cylinder cover 34 are preferably detachably mounted together, but of course, the cylinder cover 34 may be rotatably mounted on the cylinder 32.

In any of the above embodiments, the container lid 2 is preferably provided with a handle 24.

In these embodiments, by providing the handle 24 on the container cover 2, the user can open and close the container cover 2 through the handle 24, and thus the operational convenience of the container cover 2 can be improved.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the container body 1 is a transparent container, and/or the container lid 2 is a transparent lid, and/or the filter cartridge 3 is a transparent cylinder.

In these embodiments, the container body 1 is set to be a transparent container, the container cover 2 is set to be a transparent cover, or the filter cartridge 3 is a transparent cylinder, so that the tea conditions in the container body 1 or the filter cartridge 3 can be observed through the container body 1, the container cover 2 or the transparent cylinder, and a specific tea making process can also be observed when making tea, so that a user can master the tea making conditions at any time.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the liquid heating vessel further comprises a heating device disposed inside the vessel body 1 or outside the vessel body 1.

In these embodiments, heating means are provided to heat the water in the container body 1. Preferably, the heating device and the power supply device are directly arranged on the container body 1, so that the liquid heating container can be arranged into a liquid heating cup or a structure similar to the liquid heating cup. In this case, the heating device may be installed inside the container body 1 or may be installed outside the container body 1.

In the above-mentioned another embodiment, preferably, the liquid heating vessel further comprises a base 6, the vessel body 1 being mountable on the base 6, and a heating device provided on the vessel body 1 or in the base 6.

In these embodiments, a base 6 may be further disposed at the bottom of the container body 1, and the base 6 can provide a platform for placing the container body 1, and on the other hand, the base 6 can provide power for the heating device, or the base 6 can control the specific operation of the container body 1, such as controlling the heating power, the heating time, and the like. And the heating device is used for heating the container body 1, wherein, in particular, the heating device can be installed in the base 6 or on the container body 1, and the position of the heating device can be set according to the actual situation. In this configuration, the liquid heating vessel includes the vessel body 1, the vessel lid 2 and the base 6, so that the liquid heating vessel can be provided as a teapot or teapot-like structure.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the container body 1 is further provided with a cover body, and the cover body can open or close the water outlet structure 12.

In these embodiments, a cover may be disposed at the water outlet structure 12 of the container body 1, so that the water outlet structure 12 can be opened and closed through the cover, and thus the water outlet structure 12 can be prevented from being opened for a long time, so that the water outlet structure 12 can be closed when tea making is performed, and the like, so as to lock heat and tea aroma in the container body 1, so as to prevent the heat from leaking, improve the heating efficiency of the product, and ensure the tea making effect.

In any of the above embodiments, the container body 1 is preferably provided with a handle. Wherein, can make the more convenient removal of going on of vessel 1 through setting up the handle to more do benefit to operation such as pouring tea, washing.

Specifically, the base 6 is provided with an operation panel, a control panel, a housing, a power supply, and other structures.

Wherein the liquid heating vessel is preferably a heating cup, a teapot or a coffee pot, although the liquid heating vessel may also be other products than a heating cup, a teapot and a coffee pot.

In the description of the present specification, the terms "connect", "mount", "fix", and the like are to be understood in a broad sense, for example, "connect" may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the description herein, the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes will occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A liquid heating vessel, comprising:

the container comprises a container body, wherein a container inlet is formed in the container body, and a water outlet structure is formed in the side wall of the container body;

a container cover installed at the container inlet of the container body for opening or closing the container inlet;

a filter cartridge mountable within the vessel body from the vessel inlet;

a driving means installed on an outer surface of the container cover or an outer surface of the container body;

one end of the connecting piece is positioned in the container body and connected with the filter cartridge, and the other end of the connecting piece extends out of the container body or the container cover and is connected with the driving device;

when the driving device works, the filter cartridge can be driven by the connecting piece to move in the container body along the height direction of the container body.

2. A liquid heating vessel as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

the rotating device is connected with the driving device and can rotate under the action of the driving device;

the connecting piece is a flexible connecting piece, one end of the flexible connecting piece, which is far away from the filter cartridge, is connected to the rotating device, and the flexible connecting piece can drive the filter cartridge to move in the container body along the height direction of the container body when the rotating device rotates.

3. A liquid heating vessel as claimed in claim 2,

the rotating device is installed on the outer surface of the container cover, a first installation hole is formed in the container cover, and one end, away from the filter cartridge, of the flexible connecting piece can extend out of the container cover through the first installation hole and is connected with the rotating device; or

The rotating device is installed on the outer surface of the container body, a second installation hole is formed in the container body, and one end, far away from the filter cartridge, of the flexible connecting piece can extend out of the container body through the second installation hole and is connected with the rotating device; or

The rotating device is installed on the outer surface of the container cover or the outer surface of the container body, and one end of the flexible connecting piece, which is far away from the filter cartridge, can extend out of the container body through the joint of the container body and the container cover and is connected with the rotating device.

4. A liquid heating vessel as claimed in claim 2,

the flexible connecting piece is a connecting rope, and when the rotating device rotates, the connecting rope can be wound on the rotating device; or

The flexible connecting piece is a connecting chain, and when the rotating device rotates, the connecting chain can be wound on the rotating device.

5. A liquid heating vessel as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

and the self-locking device is arranged corresponding to the rotating device and can be matched with the rotating device so as to enable the rotating device to be self-locked after the rotating device rotates.

6. A liquid heating vessel as claimed in claim 1,

the connecting piece is a connecting rod, the driving device is installed on the outer surface of the container cover, a third installation hole is formed in the container cover, and one end, far away from the filter cartridge, of the connecting rod can extend out of the container cover through the third installation hole and is connected with the driving device;

the connecting rod can drive the filter cartridge to move in the container body along the height direction of the container body under the driving of the driving device.

7. A liquid heating vessel as claimed in any of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:

the controller is connected with the driving device and is used for controlling the work of the driving device;

the controller comprises a control switch arranged on the container body or the container cover, and the control switch is connected with the driving device and used for controlling the start and stop of the driving device.

8. A liquid heating vessel as claimed in claim 7 further comprising:

a first travel switch disposed within the container body, adjacent to the container inlet, and connected to the drive device, the first travel switch being capable of deactivating the drive device upon detection of the filter cartridge;

and the second travel switch is arranged in the container body, is close to the inner bottom wall of the container body, is connected with the driving device, and can stop the driving device when the filter cartridge is detected.

9. A liquid heating vessel as claimed in claim 7 further comprising:

the program device is connected with the driving device and internally provided with one or more programs;

wherein the controller is capable of controlling the operation of the driving device according to a program set in the programming device.

10. A liquid heating vessel according to any of claims 1 to 6,

the filter cartridge comprises a cartridge body and a cartridge cover, wherein one end of the cartridge body is opened, the other end of the cartridge body is closed, the cartridge body is provided with a plurality of filter holes, and the cartridge cover can be covered on the open end of the cartridge body in an opening or closing manner.

11. A liquid heating vessel according to any of claims 1 to 6,

a handle is arranged on the container cover; and/or

The container body is a transparent container, and/or the container cover is a transparent cover, and/or the filter cartridge is a transparent cylinder; and/or

The liquid heating container further comprises a heating device arranged in the container body or outside the container body, or

The liquid heating container also comprises a base and a heating device, the container body can be arranged on the base, and the heating device is arranged on the container body or in the base; and/or

The container body is also provided with a cover body, and the cover body can open or close the water outlet structure.