CN114568944A

CN114568944A - Brewing machine

Info

Publication number: CN114568944A
Application number: CN202111421967.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴国辉; 吴恩欣; 张蒙恩; 洪玉清
Original assignee: Daquan Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Daquan Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-11-30
Filing date: 2021-11-26
Publication date: 2022-06-03
Also published as: TW202222235A; TWI811869B

Abstract

The invention discloses a brewing machine. The brewing machine comprises a liquid supply unit, a liquid outlet and a path device. The liquid supply unit is used for supplying liquid, the liquid outlet is communicated with the liquid supply unit to release the liquid, and the path device moves the liquid outlet according to at least one brewing path. The path device comprises a first transmission mechanism and a second transmission mechanism, the first transmission mechanism actuates the second transmission mechanism to enable the second transmission mechanism to generate a first motion track, the second transmission mechanism actuates the liquid outlet to enable the liquid outlet to generate a second motion track, and the shape of the first motion track is substantially the same as that of the second motion track.

Description

Brewing machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to a brewing machine, in particular to a brewing machine capable of simulating a brewing method of brewing a beverage by hands.

Background

Factors affecting coffee flavor are numerous, such as the water flow rate of brewing, water flow path, water temperature, grind size, and brewing time, and different coffee beans are suitable for different brewing parameters. It is not easy for a person to want to drink a cup of high quality hand-brewed coffee, which can be attributed to the following factors:

first, most people do not understand how different brewing parameter choices can affect the flavor of coffee;

secondly, the brewing parameters cannot be accurately controlled by a manual brewing mode, so that different people can produce inconsistent flavors during brewing;

third, brewing coffee by hand is time consuming and inconvenient.

Accordingly, there is a need to design a brewing machine capable of simulating hand brewing according to various parameters, so that anyone can easily drink a cup of high-quality hand-brewed coffee or other hand-brewed beverages.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a brewing machine and a brewing method, which can identify information of a to-be-brewed object to select proper brewing parameters, and can simulate a water flow mode and a water flow path of a manual brewing beverage to provide a high-quality manual brewing beverage with high consistency.

The invention discloses an embodiment of a brewing machine, which comprises a liquid supply unit, a liquid outlet and a path device. The liquid supply unit is used for supplying liquid, the liquid outlet is communicated with the liquid supply unit to release the liquid, and the path device moves the liquid outlet according to at least one brewing path. The path device comprises a first transmission mechanism and a second transmission mechanism, and the liquid outlet is arranged on the second transmission mechanism. The first transmission mechanism actuates the second transmission mechanism to enable the second transmission mechanism to generate a first motion track, the second transmission mechanism actuates the liquid outlet to enable the liquid outlet to generate a second motion track, and the shape of the first motion track is substantially the same as that of the second motion track.

The invention also discloses an embodiment of the brewing machine, which comprises a liquid supply unit, a heating device, a liquid outlet and a path device. The liquid supply unit is used for supplying liquid, the heating device is communicated with the liquid supply unit to heat the liquid, the liquid outlet is communicated with the heating device to release the liquid, and the path device moves the liquid outlet according to at least one brewing path. A reflux path configured to reflux the liquid flowing toward the liquid outlet to the heating device is provided on a flow path between the heating device and the liquid outlet, and the path device includes at least a first transmission mechanism and a second transmission mechanism moving in different directions.

The invention also discloses an embodiment of the brewing machine, which comprises a brewing assembly, a grinding device and a transmission machine part. The brewing assembly comprises a liquid supply unit, a liquid outlet and a path device, wherein the liquid supply unit is used for supplying liquid, the liquid outlet is communicated with the liquid supply unit to release the liquid, and the path device moves the liquid outlet according to at least one brewing path. The grinding device is arranged above the brewing assembly and is provided with an outlet for releasing the ground substances along a path. The transmission mechanism is used for changing the distance between the outlet of the grinding device and the bottom end of the brewing assembly, when the grinding device releases the ground materials, the outlet of the grinding device and the bottom end of the brewing assembly are provided with a first distance, when the liquid outlet releases the liquid, the outlet of the grinding device and the bottom end of the brewing assembly are provided with a second distance, and the first distance is smaller than the second distance.

The invention also discloses an embodiment of the brewing machine, which comprises a liquid supply unit, a heating device, a liquid outlet and a control unit. The liquid supply unit is used for supplying liquid, the heating device is communicated with the liquid supply unit to heat the liquid, the liquid outlet is communicated with the heating device to release the liquid, and the control unit controls the brewing process of the brewing machine according to at least one brewing time sequence programming. The brewing time sequence programming divides the total brewing time into a plurality of stages, each stage corresponds to at least two different brewing parameters, and at least one brewing parameter of two adjacent stages is different.

As an advantage of the above embodiment, since the motion track of the second transmission mechanism and the motion track of the liquid outlet generated by the second transmission mechanism actuating the liquid outlet are both linear or arc, or the first transmission mechanism and the second transmission mechanism of the path device can be designed to have the same transmission type of linear transmission or rotational transmission, similar transmission members can be used to form each transmission mechanism, thereby simplifying the structural design of the path device and reducing the manufacturing cost. Furthermore, because the liquid outlet is arranged on the path device, and the path device moves the liquid outlet according to at least one brewing path, the water flow mode and the path of the manual coffee brewing can be simulated. In addition, the data unit provides various brewing parameters, a user can select or set any brewing parameter through the operation unit and can also define a brewing path by himself, and the control unit can control the heating device to adjust the heated water temperature, control the liquid outlet to adjust the outflow water amount and control the path device to move the path of the liquid outlet according to the selected or set brewing parameter, so that various brewing parameters can be accurately controlled to eliminate errors and instability of manual brewing of coffee.

Other advantages of the present invention will be described in more detail in conjunction with the following description and the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic front view of an embodiment of the brewer of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side schematic view of the brewing machine of figure 1.

FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a path component according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram of a path component according to another embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a liquid outlet movement range of the path assembly of fig. 3A.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a path component of yet another embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of a liquid outlet movement range of the path assembly of fig. 5.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a path component in accordance with yet another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a customized drip coffee pad in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a top view of a filter hanging bag tray according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a use of a specially constructed drip coffee pad and drip tray in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a block schematic diagram of a brewing process system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of an operation unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a schematic view of multiple candidate brewing paths in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 14A is a schematic view of a brewing machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 14B is a functional block diagram of the brewing machine of fig. 14A.

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of a brewing machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16A is a schematic diagram illustrating a return path design according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 16B is a schematic diagram illustrating a return path design according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a schematic view of a brewing system comprised of multiple brewers.

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram of brewing sequence programming according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 19A and 19B are schematic views of a brewing machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 20 is a schematic view of a brewing machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

10. 10A-10F brewing machine; 100 a brewing processing unit; 101. 102 a brewing assembly; 11 a liquid supply unit; 112 bottom end; 114 a scale; 12. 12a, 12b heating means; 120 grinding means; 121 a liquid level sensor; 122 an outlet of the grinding device; 13. 13a, 13b pumps; 130 container(s); 14. 14a, 14b liquid outlets; 140 a drive mechanism; 141 a flow meter; 142 a hollow tube member; 15. 15a, 15b solenoid valves; 150 aligning device; 152. 154 a magnet; 20. 20A, 20B, 20A, 20B path means; 201 a first drive shaft; 202 connecting parts; 203 a second drive shaft; 21, a frame body; 22 longitudinal components; 221 a longitudinal drive wheel; 222 a longitudinal belt; 23 transverse elements; 231 a movable seat; 232 transverse driving wheels; 233 transverse belts; 25 a stator; 26 a rotor; 30 a carrier; 31 a cup placing space; a 32 weight sensor; 40 filtering and hanging the bag tray; 41 packaging holes; 42 ear hanging holes; 50 a scanning device; 60 data units; 70 an operation unit; 71 a touch screen; 72 hand drawing board; 80 a control unit; 84. 86 devices; 88 a cloud storage device; a, filtering and hanging coffee bags; a1 carrying bag; a2 hanging ears; the distance between D1 and D2; an S1 plane; s2 sector plane.

Detailed Description

The following description is of the preferred embodiments for carrying out the invention and is intended to illustrate the general spirit of the invention and not to limit the invention. Reference must be made to the following claims for their true scope of the invention.

It will be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of further features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

The use of words such as "first," "second," "third," etc. in the claims is used to modify elements of the claims and is not intended to identify elements having a priority, precedence, or chronological order in which one element precedes another or in which method steps are performed, but rather is used to distinguish between elements having the same terminology.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "coupled" to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is described as being "directly connected" or "directly coupled" to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe relationships between elements may also be similarly interpreted, such as "between" versus "directly between," or "adjacent" versus "directly adjacent," etc.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2 together, in an embodiment of the invention, the brewer 10 may include a liquid supply unit 11, a heating device 12, a pump 13, a liquid outlet 14, a routing device 20, a carrier 30, a pod tray 40, and an operating unit 70. As shown in fig. 2, the liquid supply unit 11 may be used to supply brewing liquid such as water, milk, soy milk, wine, etc., but is not limited thereto. The liquid supply unit 11 may be, for example, a liquid tank or a filtered water line. The heating device 12 may be used to heat a liquid to a desired temperature, and a level sensor 121 may be provided within the heating device 12 to maintain the heating device 12 at an appropriate level. The liquid supply unit 11, the heating device 12, the pump 13 and the liquid outlet 14 are connected, and the pump 13 is used for pushing the liquid to the liquid outlet 14 and releasing the liquid from the liquid outlet 14 to the container (such as the filter-hanging coffee bag a).

In this embodiment, the liquid outlet 14 may be disposed on the path device 20, but is not limited thereto. The liquid outlet 14 only needs to provide a function of discharging liquid, and the structure thereof is not particularly limited. For example, the liquid outlet 14 may be a nozzle. Furthermore, in one embodiment, the brewer 10 may have a flow meter 141 to detect the flow of the output liquid from the liquid outlet 14, and the carrier 30 may include a weight sensor to measure the weight of the various items and liquids carried thereon.

The path means 20 may be configured to move the liquid outlet 14, e.g. the path means may move the liquid outlet 14 according to at least one brewing path. Referring to fig. 3A, in one embodiment, the path device 20 includes a frame 21, two longitudinal assemblies 22, and a transverse assembly 23. The frame body 21 is fixedly disposed, and the longitudinal assembly 22 is disposed on the frame body 21 and includes two longitudinal driving wheels 221 and a longitudinal belt 222. The two longitudinal driving wheels 221 are rotatably disposed on the frame body 21, and the longitudinal belt 222 is sleeved on the two longitudinal driving wheels 221 and can be driven by the two longitudinal driving wheels 221. The transverse component 23 is disposed on the longitudinal component 22, and the longitudinal component 22 is capable of moving the transverse component 23 longitudinally. The transverse assembly 23 comprises a mobile seat 231, two transverse drive wheels 232, and a transverse belt 233. The moving seat 231 is disposed on the longitudinal belt 222 and moves along with the longitudinal belt 222. Two lateral driving wheels 232 are rotatably disposed on the movable base 231. The transverse belt 233 is sleeved on the two transverse driving wheels 232 and can be driven by the two transverse driving wheels 232. The liquid outlet 14 is provided on the transverse belt 233, and the transverse assembly 23 is capable of moving the liquid outlet 14 transversely as the transverse belt 233 moves. In other embodiments, such as shown in fig. 3B, the longitudinal members 22 can be simplified to one, and the frame 21 can be omitted so that the transverse members 23 are directly mounted on the longitudinal members 22. Furthermore, the pulley structure may be replaced by a screw.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the path device 20 is a two-axis mobile station (X-Y Table) having a first transmission mechanism (longitudinal component 22) and a second transmission mechanism (transverse component 23), the first transmission mechanism (longitudinal component 22) can longitudinally move the second transmission mechanism (transverse component 23) to make the second transmission mechanism (transverse component 23) linearly move to generate a linear motion trajectory (motion trajectory), and the second transmission mechanism (transverse component 23) can transversely move the liquid outlet 14 disposed thereon to make the liquid outlet 14 also generate a linear motion trajectory (motion trajectory). Therefore, as shown in fig. 4, the path device 20 can move the liquid outlet 14 arbitrarily on a plane S1, thereby achieving the effect of simulating the hand-washing mode and the path. In this embodiment, the area of the path means 20 that is capable of moving the liquid outlet 14 (i.e. the area of the plane S1) may completely cover the underlying hanging coffee pad or the filter paper and filter paper cup containing the coffee beans. The longitudinal component 22 and the transverse component 23 are preferably perpendicular to each other but are not limited to being parallel to each other, so that the liquid outlet 14 can be moved freely on a plane.

Referring to fig. 5, in another embodiment, the path device 20A may include a first drive shaft 201, a connector 202, and a second drive shaft 203. The connecting member 202 is disposed on the first driving shaft 201 and swings as the first driving shaft 201 rotates. The second driving shaft 203 is provided on the link 202 and moves as the link 202 swings. The second driving shaft 203 is preferably perpendicular to the first driving shaft 201, but is not limited thereto. The axial extension line of the second driving shaft 203 and the axial extension line of the first driving shaft 201 have a distance and have different extension directions, i.e. the two axial extension lines do not intersect. The liquid outlet 14 is provided on the second driving shaft 203, and oscillates as the second driving shaft 203 rotates. In the present embodiment, the path device 20A is a biaxial driving device (Two-Axis Robot) having a first transmission mechanism (driving shaft 201) and a second transmission mechanism (driving shaft 203), the first transmission mechanism (driving shaft 201) can actuate the second transmission mechanism (driving shaft 203) to rotate the second transmission mechanism (driving shaft 203) to generate an arc-shaped motion trajectory, and the second transmission mechanism (driving shaft 203) can rotate the liquid outlet 14 disposed thereon to generate an arc-shaped motion trajectory for the liquid outlet 14. Thus, the path means 20A moves the liquid outlet 14 along a three-dimensional spherical surface projected on a plane as a fan-shaped plane S2 as shown in fig. 6. Thus, the pathway device 20A can also completely cover the movable area of the liquid outlet 14 (i.e., the area of the plane S2) with the underlying hanging coffee pad or filter paper and filter paper cup containing coffee bean powder. In another embodiment, the path means may also be a three or more axis drive means to produce more dimensional movement of the liquid outlet 14.

Through the design of the above embodiment, the motion trail of the first transmission mechanism and the motion trail of the liquid outlet generated by the liquid outlet actuated by the second transmission mechanism are both linear or arc, or the first transmission mechanism and the second transmission mechanism of the path device can be designed to have the same transmission type of linear transmission or rotational transmission, so that similar transmission parts can be used to form each transmission mechanism, thereby simplifying the structural design of the path device and reducing the manufacturing cost. Further, each transmission mechanism may be driven by, for example, a stepping motor (stepper motor) or a servo motor (servo motor), but is not limited thereto.

The specific structure of the path device is not limited to the above two, and for example, referring to fig. 7, the path device 20B may be a ball Motor (Spherical Motor) including a stator 25 and a rotor 26. The stator 25 is fixedly provided, and the rotor 26 is provided in the stator 25 and is rotatable relative to the stator 25 along three mutually perpendicular imaginary axial centers. When the liquid outlet 14 is provided on the rotor 26 of the spherical motor, the liquid outlet 14 can move on a spherical surface as the rotor 26 rotates, thereby achieving the effect of arbitrarily moving the liquid outlet 14.

In the following embodiments, the brewing machine 10 is used for brewing coffee by using water, but the invention is not limited thereto, the brewing machine 10 may be used for brewing coffee by using other liquid such as milk, and the brewing machine 10 may be used for brewing other brewing substances such as tea, and the invention is not limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 1, a carrier 30 is provided below the liquid outlet 14. A cup placing space 31 is formed above the bearing member 30, and the cup placing space 31 is used for placing a coffee cup to be filled with brewed coffee. In one embodiment, the carrier 30 is, for example, a drip tray or scale (scale) removably disposed below the liquid outlet 14. In one embodiment, the brewer 10 may be used with a specially designed filter coffee pod A that, for example, holds ground coffee beans and precisely controls the size and weight of the coffee beans therein. Referring to fig. 8, the special hanging filter coffee bag a comprises a holding bag a1 and two hanging lugs a2, the holding bag a1 is substantially conical, the two hanging lugs a2 are arranged on the outer ring surface of the holding bag a1 and can be folded, and the hanging lugs a2 are used for hanging on the hanging filter bag tray 40 shown in fig. 9. The hanger A2 may be printed with a Bar Code, Quick Response Code, number Code or name label. These printed codes or labels can be scanned by a scanning device (not shown) to quickly identify the contents or effects of the used purpose-made hanging coffee packets A.

Referring to fig. 9 and 10, a filter hanging tray 40 is provided below the liquid outlet 14 and above the cup space 31. In one embodiment, the filter hanging bag tray 40 has a packing hole 41 and a plurality of ear hanging holes 42. The packaging hole 41 is aligned with the liquid outlet 14 and the cup placement space 31, and the ear hook hole 42 surrounds the packaging hole 41. In one embodiment, the number of the hanging-ear holes 42 is two, and two hanging-ears a2 can be respectively inserted into the two hanging-ear holes 42 to hang the special filter hanging coffee bag a on the filter hanging bag tray 40, and at this time, the containing bag a1 of the filter hanging coffee bag a is located in the packing hole 41 of the filter hanging bag tray 40 and is right opposite to the liquid outlet 14 and the coffee cup. In one embodiment, the filter hanging bag tray 40 can be moved laterally by a mechanism such as a slide rail, and moved away from the liquid outlet 14 to a position directly below the machine (i.e., a position where the upper side is not covered), so that a user can place the filter hanging coffee bag a or a filter hanging coffee bag generally available in the market. Here, the movement of the filter hanging tray 40 is not limited to a slide rail, and may be a pivoting ejection or return motion. Furthermore, the filter hanging tray 40 can be automated without manual manipulation.

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a brewing processing unit of the brewing machine in one embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 11, the brewing processing unit 100 may, for example, obtain information of a brewing object to provide at least one brewing parameter, and perform a brewing operation according to the brewing parameter. In one embodiment, the brewing processing unit 100 includes a scanning device 50, a data unit 60, an operation unit 70, and a control unit 80. As shown in fig. 11, the control unit 80 is electrically connected to the scanning device 50, the data unit 60, the operation unit 70, the path device 20, the pump 13, and the heating device 12. The control unit 80 is able to control the heating means 12 to adjust the liquid temperature, to control the voltage of the pump 13 to adjust the flow rate of the liquid discharged by the liquid outlet 14, and to instruct the path means 20 to move the liquid outlet 14 according to the selected brewing path, based on the brewing parameter information provided by the data unit 60.

The scanning device 50 is used to scan a bar code, a quick response code, a numeric code or a name tag. In one embodiment, the scanning device 50 may be disposed on the filter hanging tray 40, and in another embodiment, the scanning device 50 may also be a camera (camera) for determining the brewing parameters by photographing and recognizing the information of the bean origin, the store, the bean drying date, the bean drying depth, etc.

The data unit 60 can provide brewing parameters, which may include brewing path, liquid temperature, grinding degree of the to-be-brewed object, baking Date (Roast Date) of the to-be-brewed object, weight of the to-be-brewed object, ratio of the to-be-brewed object to the liquid, brewing liquid amount, liquid outflow rate, brewing mode, brewing Time, and steaming Time (Bloom Time), and the like. The data unit 60 is extensible, can increase or decrease brewing parameters affecting flavor, and can adjust brewing parameters according to the type of the brewing liquid and the object to be brewed. The way in which the data unit 60 provides the brewing parameters may be, for example, but not limited to, the following:

first, the code is directly recorded in the printed code, scanned by the scanning device 50, and then collected and provided by the data unit 60.

Secondly, the data unit 60 includes a memory capable of storing a database recording brewing parameters suitable for various coffee beans, and the data unit 60 can directly select recommended brewing parameters from the database for providing after the scanning device 50 scans and identifies the types of the coffee beans.

Thirdly, the data unit 60 has a network function, and after the scanning device 50 scans and identifies the type of the coffee bean powder, the recommended brewing parameters are selected from the cloud database for providing.

Fourth, the data unit 60 includes a camera that can capture recommended brewing parameters printed on the coffee bean package in an image recognition manner.

Fifth, the data unit 60 has an algorithm that automatically calculates and provides the recommended brewing parameters after calculation based on the roasting date of the coffee beans or the roasting degree of the coffee beans. For example, for some coffee beans, the farther from the roast date the stronger the flavor. To compensate for this, it is necessary to increase the amount of water or decrease the brewing time. For another example, moderately roasted coffee beans have a caramel aroma than lightly roasted coffee beans, which have a bright, less greasy flavor. Under this premise, the data unit 60 would recommend that moderately roasted coffee beans have a shorter brew time, since the shorter the brew time, the less palatable the user will have. Furthermore, a faster outflow speed may lighten the coffee taste, so the data unit 60 may recommend different outflow rates for different coffee bean types.

Referring to fig. 12 and 13, the operating unit 70 can set brewing parameters. In one embodiment, the operation unit 70 includes a touch screen 71 and a hand drawing board 72. The touch screen 71 can display the names of the coffee bean types scanned and identified by the scanning device 50, and can display the recommended brewing parameters provided by the data unit 60. The touch screen 71 can display various icons or buttons for the user to click, and the user can manually adjust the brewing parameters by means of the touch screen 71. Furthermore, the user can freely plan the brewing path on the hand drawing board 72 for subsequent brewing. However, the specific structure of the operation unit 70 is not limited to the above, for example, the touch screen 71 may be used to replace the hand drawing board 72, or the operation unit 70 may only have a display screen and physical keys. As shown in fig. 13, the touch screen 71 displays some brewing paths for the user to select, each pattern key represents a brewing path, and the user can click the pattern key of the brewing path to be selected for brewing. The brewing path displayed by the touch screen 71 may be a preset brewing path or a customized (custom) brewing path provided by the data unit 60. The brewing path is not limited at all, and the user can use the preset brewing path, click the customized pattern key to draw the set brewing path, or directly draw the brewing path for brewing during use. In addition, if a new brewing path is to be drawn, the user may draw the path through an application on a mobile device (e.g., a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or a desktop computer) without being limited to drawing on the touch screen 71 or the hand drawing board 72 of the brewing machine. Furthermore, all brewing paths may be named and are not limited to use for brewing coffee. The operation unit 70 is not limited to a touch screen of a brewing machine, and may be operated and set through an application program on a mobile device (e.g., a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or a desktop computer). Moreover, the operations of the scanning device 50, the data unit 60 and the operation unit 70 can also be completed through an application program on the mobile device, and are wired or wirelessly connected with the control unit 80. For example, the mobile device is connected to the brewing machine wirelessly or by wire, after the scanning device 50 scans the brewing machine, the data unit 60 displays the recommended brewing parameters in the application program of the mobile device, and the user can directly operate the icons or keys in the application program to adjust the brewing parameters, and can directly draw the brewing path in the application program, and then the brewing path is transmitted back to the control unit 80 for subsequent brewing, that is, the mobile device can be used as the operation unit 70. In addition, a camera of a mobile device may be used as the scanning device 50, and after the barcode and the QR code are recognized, a subsequent operation may be performed in an application program, or the data unit 60 and the operation unit 70 of the brewing machine may be returned to perform subsequent brewing. The functional units in the brewing process unit 100 are different in embodiments, and are not particularly limited. For example, the data unit 60 and the control unit 80 may be integrated into a Microcontroller (MCU), and the operation unit 70 may be implemented by an application program of a tablet or a mobile phone, further simplifying the overall architecture of the brewing processing unit 100.

Fig. 14A is a schematic view of a brewing machine according to another embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 14B is a functional block diagram of the brewing machine of fig. 14A. In the present embodiment, the brewer 10A may include a plurality of brewing assemblies (brewing assembly; FIG. 14A illustrates two

brewing assemblies

101, 102, but is not limited thereto), the

brewing assemblies

101 and 102 having independently controlled path means 20A, 20b and liquid outlets 14A, 14b, respectively, to form two brewing stations. As shown in fig. 14B, in an embodiment, the liquid supply unit 11 can supply liquid to the heating devices 12a, 12B of the

brewing assemblies

101, 102 respectively under the control of the solenoid valve 15, the heating device 12a heats the liquid to a desired temperature and then pushes the heated liquid to the liquid outlet 14a of the path device 20a through the pump 13a, and the heating device 12B heats the heated liquid to a desired temperature and then pushes the heated liquid to the liquid outlet 14B of the path device 20B through the pump 13B. In one embodiment, the control unit 80 may perform feedback control on the pumping speed (speed) or rotational speed (rotational speed) of the pump 13 to deliver different flow rates to achieve desired flavor using the liquid outlet 14 during different brewing stages. For example, a flow meter 141 may be provided as shown in fig. 2, the flow meter 141 may continuously detect the flow rate of the liquid discharged from the liquid outlet 14 during the brewing process, and the control unit 80 may feedback-adjust the pump speed or the rotation speed of the pump motor to change the flow rate of the pump 13 according to the flow rate signal returned by the

brewing elements

101, 102, so that the liquid outlet 14 can accurately discharge the required flow rate at different brewing stages. In another embodiment, the

weight sensors

32a and 32b can be used to detect the weight of the fluid injected into the container, the

brewing assemblies

101 and 102 can transmit the weight signals to the control unit 80 and differentiate the time to obtain the current flow rate, and then a separate feedback sensor (e.g., a PI controller or a PID controller) can be used to perform feedback control to achieve the purpose of obtaining the required flow rate at different brewing stages. Furthermore, the

brewing assembly

101, 102 may also feed back temperature and level sensing signals of the heating means 12a, 12b to the control unit 80 for obtaining accurate temperature and level control. In addition, the feedback sensor may be implemented by a circuit or software, and is not limited. On the other hand, the control unit 80 may output various control signals to the

brewing assembly

101, 102, such as solenoid valve voltage, heating device voltage, motor voltage, etc. In another embodiment, the liquid pressure may be used directly to push the liquid to the liquid outlet 14 without the use of the pump 13, for example, the liquid supply unit 11 may be positioned above the brewer 10A or the liquid supply unit 11 itself may employ a pressurized reservoir. In one embodiment, the liquid may enter a heater (not shown) external to the brewer 10A for preheating, so that the

heating devices

12a, 12b may heat the liquid to a set temperature more quickly. In one embodiment, the liquid supply unit 11 may be a liquid reservoir within the brewer 10A, and the liquid reservoir may be removable from the brewer 10A. In one embodiment, the brewer 10A may be used with a liquid purification device or a liquid disinfection device, and minerals or other additives may be added to the liquid to create different liquid flavors. Moreover, each

brewing assembly

101, 102 only needs to achieve the purpose of independent liquid outlet, and the structure is not limited. In another embodiment, for example, the

pumps

13a, 13b may be provided between the liquid supply unit 11 and the

heating devices

12a, 12 b. Alternatively, as shown in fig. 15, the two

brewing assemblies

101, 102 may share the same heating device 12 to reduce the number of components and manufacturing costs.

FIG. 16A is a diagram illustrating a reflow path design according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 16A, the pump 13 is disposed between the heating device 12 and the liquid outlet 14, and two electromagnetic valves 15a and 15b are provided in a flow path from the heating device 12 to the liquid outlet 14 so as to form a return path for returning the liquid flowing to the liquid outlet 14 to the heating device 12. Specifically, when the brewing machine receives a brewing command, the solenoid valve 15a is closed and the solenoid valve 15b is opened, so that the liquid flows back to the heating device 12 along the pump 13 and the solenoid valve 15b to heat the pipeline and the liquid with lower temperature in the pipeline. In one embodiment, the liquid backflow may be stopped until the pipeline reaches the set temperature in accordance with the heating device, but is not limited thereto. After the liquid backflow action is finished, the solenoid valve 15a can be opened and the solenoid valve 15b can be closed, so that the liquid is released to the container from the liquid outlet 14 for brewing action. By the design of the return flow path it is ensured that the temperature of the liquid first flowing out of the liquid outlet 14 at the start of each brewing corresponds to the set temperature, so that a more accurate liquid temperature control is obtained. The design of the return path is not limited at all, for example, as shown in fig. 16B, in another embodiment, the solenoid valve 15B may be disposed on the flow path closer to the liquid outlet 14, so that more lines are preheated in the flow path from the pump 13 to the solenoid valve 15B and the liquid outlet 14, and the temperature of the liquid initially flowing out from the liquid outlet 14 is more easily matched with the set temperature. Furthermore, in one embodiment, when the predetermined amount of liquid is filled into the container to complete the brewing process, the pump 13 can be activated again to discharge the residual liquid in the pipeline, so as to prevent the cooled residual liquid from entering the container during the next brewing process, and to prevent the residual liquid from dripping from the liquid outlet 14 during the non-brewing process. It should be noted that the solenoid valve 15 used in the above embodiments is only an example, and other valve bodies with the same function may be used without limitation.

Referring again to FIG. 14B, the control unit 80 of the brewer 10A may be connected to the application executable device 84 via wireless (Bluetooth or Wi-Fi) or wired connection, in this embodiment, the device 84 may be a mobile device such as a cell phone, and the application of the device 84 may issue instructions for the brewer 10A to begin brewing, etc. Status information of the brewer 10A (e.g., information that brewing has begun or completed, liquid temperature, insufficient liquid level, machine parts malfunction, etc.) or other information may inform the application of the device 84. The control unit 80 may retrieve the brewing parameter information directly from the data unit 60 of the brewer 10A, or download the brewing parameter information from the cloud storage 88 via an application and send to the brewer 10A. The brewing machine 10A status information and/or brewing parameter information may be stored in the brewing machine 10A itself, the device 84, an application of the device 84, or the cloud storage device 88. FIG. 17 shows a schematic view of a brewing system consisting of multiple brewing machines. In one embodiment, the brewers 10A-10E may use built-in brewing parameter information for brewing. In another embodiment, brewing may be performed via brewing parameter information sent by the

devices

84, 86, for example, a user may enter the brewing parameter information via an application of the device 84 and send it to the brewer 10A, and an application of the device 86 may download the brewing parameter information from the cloud storage 88 and send it to the brewers 10B-10E. The state information and/or brewing parameter information of each brewer 10A-10E may be shared with each other and stored to the brewers 10A-10E themselves, the

devices

84, 86, applications of the

devices

84, 86, or the cloud storage 88, etc.

The brewing machine can perform the brewing operation according to the brewing parameter information obtained in the above-mentioned various manners, and in one embodiment, the brewing parameter information of the brewing machine may include brewing time sequence programming (programmable brewing sequences). As shown in fig. 18, the brewing time sequence programming divides the total brewing time into a plurality of stages, each stage corresponds to at least two different brewing parameters selected, and at least one brewing parameter of two adjacent stages is different. Brewing parameters include, for example, brewing path, liquid temperature, brewing liquid volume, outflow rate, and the like. For example, in brewing sequence programming A, the brewing time for the first stage is 15 seconds and the outflow rate is 2 cc/s, then the brewing time for the second stage is 20 seconds (as shown in FIG. 18, the time to 35 second is up), and the outflow rate is changed to 0 cc/s (i.e., the second stage is known as the steaming (steaming) stage), the time from the third stage to 70 seconds is up and the inflow rate is 2.57cc/s, the time from the fourth stage to 95 seconds is up and the inflow rate is 5.8 cc/s. The flavor/mouthfeel of the brewed beverage can be more accurately controlled by programming the brewing sequence. Furthermore, multiple brewing machines (as shown in FIG. 17) can be programmed to perform brewing operations using different brewing sequences, such as

brewing machines

10B, 10C can brew black coffee using brewing sequence program A at the same time, and

brewing machines

10D, 10E can brew latte coffee using brewing sequence program B. Furthermore, multiple brewing stations of the same brewer, consisting of multiple brewing assemblies, may simultaneously perform different brewing sequence programming, e.g., brewing assembly 101 of brewer 10A may perform brewing sequence programming A and brewing assembly 102 may perform brewing sequence programming B. The number and content of the brewing sequence programming is not limited at all, and the brewing sequence programming can be automatically recommended by the brewing machine or modified or defined by a user through an operation interface of the brewing machine or an application program of the mobile device. Furthermore, the brewing machine of various embodiments of the present invention may use brewing sequence programming for brewing.

Fig. 19A and 19B are schematic views illustrating a brewing machine according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 19A and 19B, the brewing machine 10F includes a brewing assembly 101 and a grinding device 120, the brewing assembly 101 is used for providing a fluid with a set temperature and flow rate to a container 130 for brewing, and the structure of the foregoing embodiments can be adopted, so that the description is omitted here. The grinding device 120 is disposed above the brewing assembly 101, and the grinding device 120 grinds the material (e.g., coffee beans) and discharges the ground material (e.g., coffee grounds) along a path through an outlet 122 along the grinding device 120. In this embodiment, the distance between the grinder outlet 122 and the bottom end 112 of the brewing assembly 101 may be varied by means of the transmission mechanism 140. As shown in fig. 19A, for example, when the grinder 120 is to discharge the grounds, the pathway device 20 of the brewing assembly 101 can move the liquid outlet 14 out of the discharge path of the grounds, and the actuator 140 can move the entire brewing assembly 101 upward so that the grinder outlet 122 approaches the receptacle 130 to prevent the grounds from scattering out. As shown in fig. 19B, after the crushed material is released into the container 130, the driving mechanism 140 can move the entire brewing assembly 101 downward to the original position, and the path device 20 of the brewing assembly 101 can move the liquid outlet 14 to the discharging path of the crushed material (i.e. right above the container 130), and the liquid outlet 14 discharges the liquid for the subsequent brewing operation. Thus, in the present embodiment, the grinder outlet 122 is spaced apart from the brewing assembly bottom 112 by a first distance D1 when the grinder 130 discharges the ground material (FIG. 19A), and the grinder outlet 122 is spaced apart from the brewing assembly bottom 112 by a second distance D2 when the liquid outlet 14 discharges the liquid (FIG. 19B), and the first distance D1 is smaller than the second distance D2. In one embodiment, the brewing assembly bottom end 112 may be provided with a scale 114, the scale 114 may transmit a weight sensing signal, and the drive mechanism 140 may move the scale 114 to change the distance between the grinder device outlet 122 and the brewing assembly bottom end 112. The weight of beans added by a user can be accurately measured by using the platform scale 114, and the amount of water for brewing can be automatically adjusted by matching with a set proportion. Alternatively, the scale 114 may be used to accurately set both the bean weight and the amount of brewing water. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 19B, in one embodiment, the brewing machine may be provided with an alignment device 150 to allow the user to easily align the center of the container 130 with the liquid outlet 14 at the dispensing position. For example, a magnet 152 may be disposed in the platform scale 114 at the bottom end 112 of the brewing assembly directly below the position of the liquid outlet 14 when the liquid is discharged, and another magnet 154 may be disposed at the center of the bottom of the container 130, so that the center of the container 130 can be easily aligned with the position of the liquid outlet 14 when the liquid is discharged by the user when the container is placed by the

magnets

152 and 154. The structure of the alignment device 150 is not limited, and for example, a protrusion may be disposed at a position of the platform scale 114 (or the platform) directly below the liquid outlet 14, and a recess may be disposed at the center of the bottom of the container 130 to engage with the protrusion.

The structure of the drive mechanism 140 is not limited, and only the distance between the grinder device outlet 122 and the brewing assembly bottom end 112 (or the distance between the grinder device outlet 122 and the top of the container 130) can be varied. For example, as shown in fig. 20, the driving mechanism may be a retractable hollow tube 142 that is automatically or manually extended and retracted, again varying the distance of the grinder device outlet 122 relative to the brewing assembly 101. Furthermore, in one embodiment, the polishing apparatus 120 may also be programmed by the user through, for example, an application of the mobile device. Furthermore, the polishing apparatus can have a function of automatically adjusting the polishing thickness.

By the design of the various embodiments described above, the pattern and path of water flow for brewing coffee by hand can be simulated by the liquid outlet 14 being disposed on the pathway means 20 and the pathway means 20 moving the liquid outlet 14 according to at least one brewing path. Furthermore, the data unit 60 provides various brewing parameters, so that a user can select or set any brewing parameter through the operation unit 70, and the control unit 80 can control the heating device 12 to adjust the temperature of the heated water, control the liquid outlet 14 to adjust the amount of the water flowing out, and control the path device 20 to move the liquid outlet 14 according to the selected or set brewing parameter, thereby precisely controlling various brewing parameters to eliminate errors and instability of the manual brewing of coffee. In addition, the user can brew by utilizing self-defined brewing paths and brewing time sequence programming, so that the brewed beverage has uniqueness. Moreover, the brewing machine can integrate the grinding device and the transmission mechanism with various dimensions, so that a user can use the brewing machine more conveniently.

The foregoing is illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting thereof, although the invention is disclosed in the preferred embodiments, which are not intended to be limiting thereof. Any person skilled in the art should make some changes or modifications to the above-disclosed technical content to obtain equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention, but any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention still fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A brewing machine, comprising:

a liquid supply unit for supplying liquid;

a liquid outlet in communication with the liquid supply unit for releasing the liquid; and

a path device that moves the liquid outlet according to at least one brewing path, wherein the path device includes a first transmission mechanism and a second transmission mechanism, the first transmission mechanism actuates the second transmission mechanism to cause the second transmission mechanism to generate a first motion trajectory, the second transmission mechanism hydraulically actuates the liquid outlet to cause the liquid outlet to generate a second motion trajectory, and the first motion trajectory and the second motion trajectory are substantially the same shape.

2. A brewing machine, comprising:

a liquid supply unit for supplying liquid;

a heating device in communication with the liquid supply unit to heat the liquid;

a liquid outlet communicating with the heating device to discharge the liquid, wherein, on a flow path between the heating device and the liquid outlet, a return path configured to return the liquid flowing to the liquid outlet to the heating device is provided; and

a path device that moves the liquid outlet according to at least one brewing path, wherein the path device comprises at least a first transmission mechanism and a second transmission mechanism.

3. The brewing machine according to claim 2, further comprising:

a pump disposed between the heating device and the liquid outlet, or between the liquid supply unit and the heating device; and

and the flow detection device is used for detecting the flow of the liquid released from the liquid outlet and controlling the pump speed or the rotating speed of the pump in a feedback manner according to the detected flow value.

4. A brewing machine, comprising:

a brewing assembly, the brewing assembly comprising:

a liquid supply unit for supplying liquid;

a liquid outlet communicating with the liquid supply unit to discharge the liquid; and

a path device that moves the liquid outlet according to at least one brewing path, wherein the path device comprises at least a first transmission mechanism and a second transmission mechanism;

the grinding device is arranged above the brewing assembly and is provided with an outlet for releasing ground materials; and

a drive mechanism to vary a distance between the outlet of the grinding device and a bottom end of the brewing assembly.

5. The brewer of any of claims 1-4, further comprising a scale positioned at a bottom end of the brewer.

6. Brewing machine according to any of the claims 1-4, characterized in that the first transmission mechanism and the second transmission mechanism have the same transmission type, being both linear transmission or both rotational, and the liquid outlet is provided at the second transmission mechanism.

7. Brewing machine according to any of the claims 1-4, characterized in that the path means have one of the following configurations:

(1) the first transmission mechanism is a longitudinal component, the second transmission mechanism is a transverse component arranged on the longitudinal component, the liquid outlet is arranged on the transverse component, the longitudinal component can longitudinally move the transverse component, and the transverse component can transversely move the liquid outlet;

(2) the first transmission mechanism is a first driving shaft, the second transmission mechanism is a second driving shaft, and the axis extending line of the second driving shaft and the axis extending line of the first driving shaft have a certain distance and different extending directions.

8. Brewing machine according to any of the claims 1-4, characterized in that the first transmission is essentially perpendicular to the second transmission.

9. The brewing machine according to any one of claims 1-4, further comprising:

strain and hang a packet tray, strain and hang a packet tray and locate the liquid outlet below, strain and hang a packet tray and have packing hole and a plurality of ear hanging hole, the packing hole just right to the liquid outlet, just a plurality of ear hanging holes encircle the packing hole.

10. The brewing machine according to any one of claims 1-4, further comprising:

the brewing processing unit is used for acquiring information of the to-be-brewed object to provide at least one brewing parameter, wherein the brewing parameter comprises at least one of a brewing path, liquid temperature, grinding degree of the to-be-brewed object, baking date of the to-be-brewed object, weight of the to-be-brewed object, proportion of the to-be-brewed object to the liquid, brewing liquid amount, liquid outlet flow, a brewing mode, brewing time and steaming time.

11. Brewing machine according to any of the claims 1-4, characterized in that the path means are able to move the liquid outlet according to a path defined by the user.

12. A brewing machine, comprising:

a liquid supply unit for supplying liquid;

a liquid outlet in communication with the heating device to release the liquid; and

the brewing machine comprises a control unit, wherein the control unit controls the brewing process of the brewing machine according to brewing time sequence programming, the brewing time sequence programming divides the total brewing time into a plurality of stages, each stage corresponds to at least two selected different brewing parameters, and at least one brewing parameter of two adjacent stages is different.

13. The brewer of claim 12, wherein the brewer includes a first liquid outlet and a second liquid outlet, the control unit being capable of causing the first liquid outlet to deliver liquid according to a first brewing sequence programming and the second liquid outlet to deliver liquid according to a second brewing sequence programming, the first brewing sequence programming being different from the second brewing sequence programming.

14. The brewer of claim 12, wherein brewing schedule programming is stored in at least one of the brewer itself, an application executable device, and a cloud storage device.