CN210354365U

CN210354365U - Capsule beverage machine

Info

Publication number: CN210354365U
Application number: CN201920753107.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邹新林; 丹尼斯·丰塞卡; 任仕尧
Original assignee: Shenzhen Xifei Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Xifei Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-04-30
Filing date: 2019-05-21
Publication date: 2020-04-21
Anticipated expiration: 2029-05-21

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model discloses a capsule beverage machine, which comprises a fixed bracket, an upper cover, a piston and a clamping component; the upper cover is arranged above the fixed support and is provided with a limiting structure protruding downwards; the piston is movably arranged in the fixed support and is provided with a propping structure; the clamping component comprises a clamping piece and a second elastic element, one end of the second elastic element is connected with the fixed support, and the other end of the second elastic element is connected with the clamping piece; when the abutting structure abuts against the clamping piece, the other end of the clamping piece is staggered with the limiting structure; when one end of the clamping piece is separated from the abutting structure, the clamping piece rotates relative to the fixed support under the action of the restoring force of the second elastic element, so that the other end of the clamping piece is opposite to the limiting structure. Through the structure, the utility model discloses capsule drink machine can lock the upper cover at the during operation, prevents that the upper cover from being opened by the mistake to guarantee capsule drink machine's normal work.

Description

Capsule beverage machine

Technical Field

The embodiment of the utility model provides a relate to domestic appliance technical field, especially relate to a capsule drink machine.

Background

With the improvement of living standard of people, capsule beverage machines, such as capsule coffee machines, capsule processing machines and the like, are increasingly popularized in modern families. The user makes the drink through the capsule drink machine, only needs open the upper cover, puts into the capsule of machine with the drink capsule and holds the intracavity, then opens the work button of machine, just can make a cup of fresh drink fast, and easy operation is convenient.

However, during the process of making the beverage, the upper cover of the machine may be accidentally opened to cause accidents or affect the normal operation of the machine.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the utility model aims at providing a capsule beverage machine with self-locking function.

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model discloses a technical scheme be: there is provided a capsule beverage machine comprising:

fixing a bracket;

the upper shell assembly comprises an upper cover, the upper cover is arranged above the fixed support and can slide between a first position and a second position relative to the fixed support, and a limiting structure which protrudes downwards is arranged on one surface of the upper cover relative to the fixed support;

the piston is movably arranged in the fixed support and is provided with a propping structure;

the clamping component is arranged between the upper cover and the piston and comprises a clamping piece and a second elastic element, one end of the second elastic element is connected with the fixed support, and the other end of the second elastic element is connected with the clamping piece; wherein the content of the first and second substances,

when the piston is in a standby state, one end of the clamping piece abuts against the abutting structure, the second elastic element is in a compressed state, and the other end of the clamping piece is staggered with the limiting structure;

when the piston is in a working state, one end of the clamping piece is separated from the abutting structure, and under the action of the restoring force of the second elastic element, the clamping piece rotates relative to the fixed support, so that the other end of the clamping piece is opposite to the limiting structure.

In some embodiments, the detent comprises a first abutment and a second abutment;

the first abutting part is fixedly connected with the second abutting part, and the joint of the first abutting part and the second abutting part is rotatably installed on the fixed bracket.

In some embodiments, the end of the first abutting portion extends downward toward the piston, so that the first abutting portion can abut against the abutting structure of the piston, and the end of the second abutting portion extends upward toward the upper cover, so that the second abutting portion can abut against the limiting structure of the upper cover;

one end of the second elastic element is connected to the fixed support, and the other end of the second elastic element abuts against the first abutting part.

In some embodiments, the second resilient element is substantially a semi-elliptical structure.

In some embodiments, further comprising a detection device;

the detection device is arranged on one side of the upper cover and used for detecting whether the upper cover is located at the first position or not.

In some embodiments, the detection device is a micro switch, and one side of the upper cover opposite to the micro switch is provided with a first step surface and a second step surface, and the second step surface is closer to the outer side edge of the upper cover than the first step surface;

when the upper cover is located at the first position, the micro switch is opposite to the second step surface and abuts against the second step surface.

In some embodiments, the upper housing assembly further comprises a first cover plate and a second cover plate;

the first cover plate and the second cover plate are both fixed relative to the fixed bracket, the first cover plate is positioned above the second cover plate, and the upper cover is installed between the first cover plate and the second cover plate in a push-pull manner; wherein the content of the first and second substances,

the first cover plate is provided with a first opening, the second cover plate is provided with a second opening, and the first opening is communicated with the second opening oppositely.

In some embodiments, the upper housing assembly further comprises a first resilient element disposed between the first cover plate and the second cover plate;

the first elastic element is of a roughly character-shaped structure, two ends of the first elastic element are respectively connected to the second cover plate, and the middle end of the first elastic element is connected to the upper cover.

In some embodiments, two ends of the first elastic element are respectively bent circumferentially to form a first rotating part and are respectively connected to the second cover plate in a rotating manner;

the middle end circumference of the first elastic element is bent to form a sleeving part and is sleeved and connected with one part of the upper cover.

In some embodiments, the second cover plate is provided with a limiting opening, one end of the blocking element, which is staggered with or opposite to the limiting structure, passes through the limiting opening, and the limiting opening is used for limiting the blocking element to rotate within a preset angle range.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the utility model provides a capsule beverage machine, which comprises a fixed bracket, a piston, an upper cover and a clamping component, wherein the piston is provided with a propping structure, and the upper cover is provided with a limiting structure; the clamping component is arranged between the upper cover and the piston and comprises a clamping piece and a second elastic element, one end of the second elastic element is connected with the fixed support, and the other end of the second elastic element is connected with the clamping piece; when the piston is in a standby state, one end of the clamping piece is abutted to the abutting structure, the second elastic element is in a compressed state, the other end of the second elastic element is staggered with the limiting structure, and the upper cover can slide between a first position and a second position; when the piston is in a working state, one end of the clamping piece is separated from the abutting structure, and under the action of the restoring force of the second elastic element, the clamping piece rotates relative to the fixed support, so that the other end of the clamping piece is opposite to the limiting structure, and the upper cover is locked at the first position. Through the structure, the capsule beverage machine can lock the upper cover when in work, and the upper cover is prevented from being opened by mistake, so that the normal work of the capsule beverage machine is ensured.

Drawings

One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, which correspond to the figures in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements and which are not to scale unless otherwise specified.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a capsule beverage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the capsule beverage machine of the embodiment of the present invention, in which a part of the structure of the housing and the water tank are omitted;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an upper cover according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the capsule beverage machine according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of the internal structure of another state of the capsule beverage machine according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the locking assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may be present. The terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a capsule beverage machine, capsule beverage machine 10 is used for making beverages such as cold/hot ice sand, fruit drink, coffee.

Referring to fig. 1, the capsule beverage machine 10 includes a housing 100 and a water tank 200 disposed outside the housing 100, wherein the housing 100 includes a top assembly 110, and a solid fruit capsule, a coffee capsule, etc. can be placed into the housing 100 by opening the top assembly 110.

Referring to fig. 2, the housing 100 is provided therein with a fixing bracket 120, a piston 130, a locking assembly 140 and a detecting device 150. Wherein, the piston 130 is movably disposed in the fixed bracket 120, and the piston 130 can reciprocate in the fixed bracket 120; the upper case assembly 110 is disposed above the fixed bracket 120, and is used for communicating or blocking the inside of the fixed bracket 120 with the outside when being opened or closed; the locking assembly 140 is disposed between the upper casing assembly 110 and the fixing bracket 120, and is used for locking the upper casing assembly 110 when the piston 130 is in the working state; the detecting device 150 is disposed at one side of the upper casing assembly 110, and is used for detecting whether the upper casing assembly 110 is in a closed state.

The fixed support 120 is provided with a containing cavity 1201, two opposite side walls in the fixed support 120 respectively extend outwards along the moving direction of the containing cavity 1201 to form an extruding cavity 1202, the extruding cavity 1202 is a capsule containing cavity or a part of the capsule containing cavity, the containing cavity 1201 and the extruding cavity 1202 are communicated to form a moving channel 1203, the piston 130 is contained in the containing cavity 1201, and the piston 130 can be driven to do reciprocating linear motion in the moving channel 1203 by arranging a driving device connected with the piston 130, so that the piston 130 pushes the capsule in the capsule containing cavity to move. It will be appreciated that the drive means may be an electric motor, an air cylinder or an oil cylinder or the like.

When the piston 130 is in a standby state, the piston 130 is completely accommodated in the accommodating cavity 1201; when the piston 130 is in the working state, the piston 130 can make a reciprocating linear motion or pause in the motion channel 1203, and at least a part of the piston 130 is positioned in the extrusion cavity 1202.

The upper housing assembly 110 is placed over the extrusion chamber 1202. The upper case assembly 110 includes a first cover plate 111, a second cover plate 112, and an upper cover 113. The first cover plate 111 and the second cover plate 112 are both fixed opposite to the fixing bracket 120, and the first cover plate 111 is located above the second cover plate 112. The first cover 111 has a first opening 1111, the second cover 112 has a second opening 1121, and the first opening 1111, the second opening 1121 and the extrusion cavity 1202 are vertically connected.

The upper cover 113 is slidably installed between the first cover plate 111 and the second cover plate 112, and the upper cover 113 is slidable back and forth between a first position and a second position along the second cover plate 112 with respect to the fixing bracket 120. The first position is a position of the upper cover 113 when the upper cover 113 blocks the outside from the extrusion cavity 1202, that is, the position of the upper cover 113 when the second opening 1121 is closed, and the second position is a position of the upper cover 113 when the outside is completely communicated with the extrusion cavity 1202, that is, the position of the upper cover 113 when the second opening 1121 is completely opened.

In a specific implementation, a handle 1131 may be disposed on a surface of the upper cover 113 facing away from the fixing bracket 120, and the upper cover 113 is pushed and pulled by the handle 1131 so that the upper cover 113 slides back and forth along the second cover 112 between the first position and the second position.

The upper housing assembly 110 further includes a first elastic element 114 disposed between the second cover plate 112 and the upper cover 113, and the first elastic element 114 is used for keeping the upper cover 113 in a fixed state and not easily loosened when the upper cover 113 is at the first position or the second position. When an external force acts on the upper cover 113 to make the upper cover 113 have a tendency of moving from one position to another position, the first elastic element 114 can generate an elastic force opposite to the movement tendency to counteract the external force, so that the upper cover 113 is continuously fixed at the position.

The first elastic element 114 is a bistable spring, and in particular, the first elastic element 114 has a substantially 3-shaped structure, two ends of which are respectively connected to the second cover plate 112, and one end of which is connected to the upper cover 113. Referring to fig. 3, two ends of the first elastic element 114 are respectively bent to form first rotating portions 1141, two sides of one surface of the second cover plate 112 facing the upper cover 113 are respectively provided with first rotating pillars 1122, and the two first rotating portions 1141 of the first elastic element 114 are respectively rotatably connected to the first rotating pillars 1122; the middle end of the first elastic element 114 is bent to form a sleeve portion 1142, the middle portion of the upper cover 113 facing the second cover plate 112 is provided with a sleeve post 1132, and the sleeve portion 1142 of the first elastic element 114 is sleeved on the sleeve post 1132.

In the process that the upper cover 113 slides between the first position and the second position along the second cover plate 112, the sleeve 1132 of the upper cover 113 drives the sleeve 1142 of the first elastic element 114 to move, and then drives the two first rotating portions 1141 of the first elastic element 114 to rotate around the two first rotating posts 1122 in opposite directions, so as to realize the transition of the first elastic element 114 between the first stable state and the second stable state. In the sliding process of the upper cover 113, the first elastic element 114 can buffer the external force applied to the upper cover 113, so that the user can smoothly pull the upper cover 113 from one position to another position.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 4 and fig. 5, the locking assembly 140 is rotatably mounted on the fixing bracket 120 and located between the upper cover 113 and the piston 130, a supporting structure 1301 is disposed on a surface of the piston 130 facing the second cover plate 112, and a limiting structure 1133 protruding downward is disposed on a surface of the upper cover 113 facing the second cover plate 112. The detent assembly 140 includes a detent member 141 and a second elastic member 142. The position-limiting member 141 is rotatably mounted on the fixing bracket 120, one end of the second elastic element 142 is connected to the fixing bracket 120, and the other end of the second elastic element 142 abuts against one end of the position-limiting member 141, so that when the abutting structure 1301 of the piston 130 is separated from one end of the position-limiting member 141, the position-limiting member 141 can rotate under the restoring force of the second elastic element 142 and the other end of the position-limiting member 141 is opposite to the position-limiting structure 1133 of the upper cover 113.

Specifically referring to fig. 4, when the piston 130 is in the standby state, the piston 130 is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 1201, such that one end of the blocking element 141 abuts against the abutting structure 1301, the second elastic element 142 is in the compressed state, and the other end of the blocking element 141 is staggered from the limiting structure 1133, and at this time, the upper cover 113 can slide back and forth between the first position and the second position relative to the fixed bracket 120.

Specifically referring to fig. 5, when the piston 130 is in the working state, at least a portion of the piston 130 enters the extrusion cavity 1202, one end of the locking member 141 disengages from the abutting structure 1301, and under the action of the restoring force of the second elastic element 142, the locking member 141 rotates relative to the fixing bracket 120, such that the other end of the locking member 141 is opposite to the limiting structure 1133, and when the upper cover 113 slides from the first position to the second position, the other end of the locking member 141 can abut against the limiting structure 1133 of the upper cover 113, such that the upper cover 113 is locked at the first position.

As shown in fig. 6, the detent member 141 includes a first abutting portion 1411 and a second abutting portion 1412, and the first abutting portion 1411 and the second abutting portion 1412 are fixedly connected. The fixed bracket 120 is provided with a second rotating column 1204, the joint of the first abutting part 1411 and the second abutting part 1412 is rotatably mounted on the second rotating column 1204, and the blocking member 141 can rotate around the second rotating column 1204.

The distal end of the first abutting portion 1411 extends downward toward the piston 130, so that the first abutting portion 1411 can abut against the abutting structure 1301 of the piston 130, and the distal end of the second abutting portion 1412 extends upward toward the upper cover 113, so that the second abutting portion 1412 can abut against the limiting structure 1133 of the upper cover 113.

The second elastic member 142 has a substantially semi-elliptical configuration. It is understood that the second elastic element 142 may also be in other shapes, such as hook-shaped, etc.; it will be appreciated that the second resilient element 142 may be a profiled spring, a leaf spring, or the like. One end of the second elastic element 142 extends circumferentially to form a second rotating portion 1421, a third rotating column 1205 is disposed on the fixing bracket 120, the second rotating portion 1421 is rotatably mounted on the third rotating column 1205, and the second rotating portion 1421 can rotate around the third rotating column 1205 to adapt to the change of the acting force of the first abutting portion 1411 on the second elastic element 142. The first abutting portion 1411 is provided with an abutting hole 1413, and the other end of the second elastic element 142 is inserted into the abutting hole 1413 in a slightly bent manner and abuts against the edge of the abutting hole 1413, so that the second elastic element 142 is tightly connected with the blocking element 141 and is not easy to disengage.

The second cover plate 112 defines a limit opening 1123, and the limit opening 1123 is substantially fan-shaped. The second abutting portion 1412 of the detent member 141 passes through the limiting opening 1123, and the limiting opening 1123 is used for limiting the rotation of the detent member 141 within a preset angle range.

The capsule beverage machine 10 further comprises a detection device 150, wherein the detection device 150 is disposed on one side of the upper cover 113 and is used for detecting whether the upper cover 113 is located at the first position. When the detecting device 150 detects that the upper cover 113 is located at the first position, the piston 130 can enter the working state to ensure that the upper housing assembly 110 is in the closed state when the piston 130 works.

In this embodiment, the detecting device 150 is a micro switch, a first step surface 1134, a second step surface 1135 and an arc tangent surface 1136 that smoothly connects the first step surface 1134 and the second step surface 1135 are disposed on one side of the upper cover 113 opposite to the micro switch, a vertical distance between planes of the first step surface 1134 and the second step surface 1135 is preset, and the second step surface 1135 is closer to an outer side edge of the upper cover 113 than the first step surface 1134.

In the process that the upper cover 113 slides from the second position to the first position, when the micro switch faces the first step surface 1134, the micro switch does not contact with the first step surface 1134, when the arc tangent surface 1136 faces the micro switch, the arc tangent surface 1136 is used as a reference, the micro switch can move to the second step surface 1135 along the arc tangent surface 1136 until the micro switch faces the second step surface 1135 and abuts against the second step surface 1135, the internal contact of the micro switch is connected, and at this moment, the upper cover 113 slides to the first position.

In the embodiment of the present invention, by providing the position-clamping assembly 140 between the upper cover 113 and the piston 130, when the capsule beverage machine 10 works, the upper casing assembly 110 is in the locked state, i.e. the upper cover 113 is locked at the first position, which prevents the accident caused by the mis-opening of the upper cover 113 of the capsule beverage machine 10, and only when the capsule beverage machine 10 stops working, the upper casing assembly 110 can be in the unlocked state, i.e. the upper cover 113 can slide back and forth between the first position and the second position.

It should be noted that the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in the specification and the drawings, but the present invention can be realized in many different forms, and is not limited to the embodiments described in the specification, and these embodiments are not provided as additional limitations to the present invention, and are provided for the purpose of making the understanding of the disclosure of the present invention more thorough and complete. Moreover, the above technical features are combined with each other to form various embodiments which are not listed above, and all the embodiments are regarded as the scope of the present invention; further, modifications and variations will occur to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description, and it is intended to cover all such modifications and variations as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A capsule beverage machine, comprising:

a fixed bracket (120);

the upper shell assembly (110) comprises an upper cover (113), the upper cover (113) is arranged above the fixed support (120) and can slide between a first position and a second position relative to the fixed support (120), and a limiting structure (1133) protruding downwards is arranged on one surface of the upper cover (113) relative to the fixed support (120);

the piston (130) is movably arranged in the fixed support (120), and the piston (130) is provided with a propping structure (1301);

the clamping assembly (140) is arranged between the upper cover (113) and the piston (130), the clamping assembly (140) comprises a clamping piece (141) and a second elastic element (142), one end of the second elastic element (142) is connected with the fixed support (120), and the other end of the second elastic element (142) is connected with the clamping piece (141); wherein the content of the first and second substances,

when the piston (130) is in a standby state, one end of the blocking element (141) abuts against the abutting structure (1301), the second elastic element (142) is in a compressed state, and the other end of the blocking element (141) is staggered with the limiting structure (1133);

when the piston (130) is in a working state, one end of the blocking element (141) is separated from the abutting structure (1301), and under the action of the restoring force of the second elastic element (142), the blocking element (141) rotates relative to the fixed support (120), so that the other end of the blocking element (141) is opposite to the limiting structure (1133).

2. The machine according to claim 1, wherein,

the detent (141) comprises a first abutment (1411) and a second abutment (1412);

the first abutting part (1411) is fixedly connected with the second abutting part (1412), and the joint of the first abutting part (1411) and the second abutting part (1412) is rotatably mounted on the fixed bracket (120).

3. The machine according to claim 2, wherein,

the tail end of the first abutting part (1411) extends downwards towards the direction of the piston (130), so that the first abutting part (1411) can abut against the abutting structure (1301) of the piston (130), and the tail end of the second abutting part (1412) extends upwards towards the direction of the upper cover (113), so that the second abutting part (1412) can abut against the limiting structure (1133) of the upper cover (113);

one end of the second elastic element (142) is connected to the fixed bracket (120), and the other end abuts against the first abutting portion (1411).

4. The machine according to claim 3, wherein,

the second elastic element (142) is approximately in a semi-elliptical structure.

5. The machine according to claim 1, wherein,

further comprising a detection device (150);

the detection device (150) is arranged on one side of the upper cover (113) and used for detecting whether the upper cover (113) is located at the first position or not.

6. The machine according to claim 5, wherein,

the detection device (150) is a microswitch, one side of the upper cover (113) opposite to the microswitch (150) is provided with a first step surface (1134) and a second step surface (1135), and the second step surface (1135) is closer to the outer side edge of the upper cover (113) than the first step surface (1134);

when the upper cover (113) is located at the first position, the microswitch is opposite to the second step surface (1135) and abuts against the second step surface (1135).

7. The machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein,

the upper housing assembly (110) further comprises a first cover plate (111) and a second cover plate (112);

the first cover plate (111) and the second cover plate (112) are fixed relative to the fixing bracket (120), the first cover plate (111) is positioned above the second cover plate (112), and the upper cover (113) is installed between the first cover plate (111) and the second cover plate (112) in a push-pull mode; wherein the content of the first and second substances,

the first cover plate (111) is provided with a first opening (1111), the second cover plate (112) is provided with a second opening (1121), and the first opening (1111) is communicated with the second opening (1121) oppositely.

8. The machine according to claim 7, wherein,

the upper housing assembly (110) further comprises a first resilient element (114), the first resilient element (114) being disposed between the first cover plate (111) and the second cover plate (112);

the first elastic element (114) is approximately in a 3-shaped structure, two ends of the first elastic element (114) are respectively connected to the second cover plate (112), and the middle end of the first elastic element (114) is connected to the upper cover (113).

9. The machine according to claim 8, wherein,

two ends of the first elastic element (114) are respectively bent circumferentially to form a first rotating part (1141) and are respectively connected to the second cover plate (112) in a rotating manner;

the middle end circumference of the first elastic element (114) is bent to form a sleeving part and is sleeved and connected with one part of the upper cover (113).

10. The machine according to claim 7, wherein,

the second cover plate (112) is provided with a limit opening (1123), one end of the clamping piece (141) which is staggered with or opposite to the limit structure (1133) penetrates through the limit opening (1123), and the limit opening (1123) is used for limiting the clamping piece (141) to rotate within a preset angle range.