CN211299540U - Capsule puncture system and beverage brewing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model provides a system of punctureing and beverage brewing device of capsule should puncture the system and include: a support member; the middle part of the first connecting rod is hinged on the supporting component and is provided with a first end and a second end which are opposite; a lancing head assembly connected to a first end of the first link, the lancing head assembly including a rotatable lancing head; and the driving mechanism is used for driving the second end of the first connecting rod to rise, and the first end drives the puncture head assembly to descend, so that the puncture head is pressed against to puncture a capsule below the puncture head and can rotate along with the punctured capsule. The utility model discloses the system of punctureing of capsule is suitable for carrying out the capsule puncture of cold extraction drink, can rotate along with the capsule together after puncturing the capsule, is favorable to waiting to dash and steep the thing and discharge fast in the capsule to simple structure uses the drink brewing device of this system of punctureing to be suitable for carrying out the dashing of cold extraction capsule drink.

Description

Capsule puncture system and beverage brewing device

Technical Field

The embodiment of the utility model provides a relate to domestic appliance technical field, especially relate to a puncture system of capsule and use this drink brewing device who punctures the system.

Background

The cold-extracted beverage is prepared by brewing or extracting with water at room temperature or lower temperature, the water temperature is usually lower than room temperature and is about 20-22 ℃, such as cold-extracted coffee, the fine taste characteristics of the coffee can be fully embodied, and the cold-extracted beverage is one of the modern most fashionable beverages due to the mild acidity, sweet taste, bright mouthfeel and soft taste of the coffee.

The capsule beverage machines on the market at present are generally hot extraction beverage machines, and have no capsule beverage machine specially used for preparing cold extraction beverage. After the capsule is punctured by a puncturing system on the hot extraction beverage machine, hot water is injected into the capsule from one end of the capsule, and the hot water is fully mixed with the beverage to be brewed in the capsule and then flows out from the other end of the capsule, so that capsule beverages such as coffee, milk tea and the like are formed. For example, the chinese utility model patent with the publication number of CN203789707U discloses a brewing device for coffee capsules, which comprises a transmission sleeve, a capsule cup, a sliding sleeve, a handle, etc., wherein a puncturing device at the front end of the sliding sleeve locks and punctures the coffee capsules, and then water is injected into the coffee capsules to brew coffee. The piercing device has piercing and water injection functions, the mixing speed of hot water and the beverage to be brewed is high, stirring is not needed, and the beverage can be fully mixed in the flowing process.

The cold-extraction capsule beverage machine needs to pour the substance to be brewed into a special stirring device to stir the water and the substance to be brewed after the capsule is punctured so that the water and the substance to be brewed can be fully mixed. This requires that the piercing system facilitates the discharge of the contents of the capsule after piercing the capsule, and the piercing devices on prior art hot extraction beverage machines are not suitable for capsule piercing of cold extraction beverages.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, embodiments of the present invention provide a piercing system suitable for piercing a capsule of a cold-extracted beverage and a brewing device using the piercing system.

In order to solve the above problem, the embodiment of the present invention provides a technical solution:

a piercing system for a capsule, comprising:

a support member;

the middle part of the first connecting rod is hinged on the supporting component and is provided with a first end and a second end which are opposite;

a lancing head assembly connected to a first end of the first link, the lancing head assembly including a rotatable lancing head;

and the driving mechanism is used for driving the second end of the first connecting rod to rise, and the first end drives the puncture head assembly to descend, so that the puncture head is pressed against to puncture a capsule below the puncture head and can rotate along with the punctured capsule. The puncture system is suitable for puncturing the capsule of the cold-extraction beverage, can rotate along with the capsule after the capsule is punctured, is beneficial to quickly discharging the substance to be brewed in the capsule, and has a simple structure.

In some embodiments, the support member is provided with a guide hole along a vertical direction; the piercing head assembly further comprises:

the movable rod penetrates through the guide hole, and the bottom end of the movable rod is rotatably connected with the puncture head;

and the transmission component is hinged with the first end and the top end of the movable rod respectively. The arc-shaped motion of the first end can be transmitted to the puncture head through the matching of the movable rod and the transmission part, so that the puncture head can move along the vertical direction to ensure that the capsule can be effectively pressed.

In some embodiments, the piercing head is mounted to the bottom end of the movable rod by a ball bearing to enable the piercing head to rotate relative to the movable rod. The resistance of the puncture head in the rotating process can be reduced through the ball bearing, and the puncture head is prevented from blocking the rotation of the capsule.

In some embodiments, the drive mechanism comprises:

a rotating member having a first position in which the rotating member clears the second end and a second position in which the rotating member urges the second end to lower the first end;

and the driving shaft of the driving motor is connected with the rotating part and is used for driving the rotating part to rotate so as to switch between the first position and the second position. The rotating part can transmit the rotating motion of the driving motor to the second end of the first connecting rod so as to drive the second end to realize the arc-shaped lifting motion, and the structure is simple and easy to realize.

In some embodiments, a groove for providing an avoidance space is formed in the rotating member along a direction perpendicular to the rotation center of the rotating member, a first rotating shaft is disposed in the groove, an axis of the first rotating shaft is parallel to the rotation center of the rotating member, and the rotating member pushes the second end through the first rotating shaft at the second position.

In some embodiments, the first rotating shaft is sleeved with a sleeve capable of rotating relative to the first rotating shaft. The friction force between the second end and the first rotating shaft can be reduced, so that the driving mechanism can run more smoothly, and the jamming is avoided.

In some embodiments, the drive mechanism further comprises:

the lug is arranged on the rotating component and can synchronously rotate along with the rotating component;

the first stopping portion and the second stopping portion are respectively used for stopping the protruding block when the rotating component is switched to the first position and the second position so as to limit the rotating component to continuously rotate along the same direction. The damage to the first connecting rod or other parts caused by the over-rotation of the rotating part can be avoided.

In some embodiments, the lancing system further comprises:

and the resetting piece is used for applying resetting force to the first connecting rod so that the first end drives the puncture head assembly to rise under the action of the resetting force when the rotating part is switched to the first position. Can realize the automatic reset of the puncture head component.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a beverage brewing device simultaneously, it includes the puncture system of capsule as above. The beverage brewing device is suitable for brewing cold-extraction capsule beverages.

In some embodiments, the beverage brewing apparatus further comprises a stirring system, the stirring system comprises a stirring cup and a stirring head rotatably disposed in the stirring cup, and a placing position for placing the capsule is disposed at the top of the stirring head. The stirring head can drive the punctured capsule and the puncturing head to rotate together, so that the substance to be brewed in the capsule quickly and fully falls into the stirring cup.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses beneficial effect lies in:

the utility model discloses the system of punctureing of capsule is suitable for the capsule that carries out the cold extraction drink to puncture, can be along with the capsule is together rotatory after puncturing the capsule, is favorable to waiting to dash and steep the thing and discharge fast in the capsule to simple structure uses the drink brewing device of this system of punctureing to be suitable for carrying out the dashing of cold extraction capsule drink.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a piercing system for a capsule according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of a piercing system for a capsule according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic sectional view of a piercing system of a capsule according to an embodiment of the present invention with a rotating member in a first position;

fig. 4 is a schematic sectional view of the piercing system of the capsule according to the embodiment of the present invention when the rotating member is in the second position;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the piercing head assembly of the piercing system of the capsule of the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is an exploded view of the driving mechanism of the piercing system for the capsule according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is an exploded view of the rotating parts of the piercing system of the capsule according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a beverage brewing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

100-a piercing system;

110-a support member; 111-a pilot hole;

120-a first link; 121-a first end; 122-a second end;

130-a piercing head assembly; 131-piercing head; 132-a movable bar; 133-a transmission component; 134-ball bearings;

140-a drive mechanism; 141-a drive motor; 142-a rotating member; 143-grooves; 144-a first shaft; 145-a sleeve; 146-a bump; 147-a first stop; 148-a second stop; 149-motor support;

150-a reset member;

200-capsule;

300-a stirring system; 310-stirring cup; 320-stirring head.

Detailed Description

For better understanding of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a piercing system for a capsule, including: the lancing device comprises a support part 110, a first connecting rod 120, a lancing head assembly 130 and a driving mechanism 140, wherein the first connecting rod 120 is provided with a first end 121 and a second end 122 which are opposite, and the middle part of the first connecting rod 120 is hinged on the support part 110; the lancing head assembly 130 is coupled to the first end 121 of the first link 120, the lancing head assembly 130 including a rotatable lancing head 131; the driving mechanism 140 is used for driving the second end 122 of the first link 120 to rise, so that the first end 121 drives the puncture head assembly 130 to descend, so as to press the capsule 200 located therebelow by the puncture head 131, thereby puncturing the sealing membrane of the capsule 200, and the puncture head 131 can also rotate together with the punctured capsule 200.

The piercing system using the above structure is mainly directed to the capsule 200 for cold-extracting beverages, and the capsule 200 is usually provided with a piercing claw inside. The initial state of the piercing system is generally as shown in fig. 3, after the second end 122 is lifted, the first end 121 can drive the piercing head 131 to press against the capsule 200, and the piercing claw can pierce the sealing membrane along the edge of the capsule shell under the action of the piercing head 131, as shown in fig. 4, a complex guiding structure is not required, the structure is simple, the piercing head 131 is configured to rotate together with the pierced capsule 200, so that the piercing head 131 does not delay the rotation of the capsule 200, and the rapid discharge of the substance to be brewed in the capsule 200 is facilitated. The infusible material can be, for example, coffee, milk tea or other drinks, and the infusible material can be in the form of powder, granules, jelly or liquid.

As shown in fig. 2, 3 and 4, in some embodiments, the supporting member 110 is provided with a guiding hole 111 along a vertical direction, and the supporting member 110 may be a bracket inside the beverage machine, a part of the machine body, or a component of the beverage machine. The piercing head assembly 130 further comprises: the movable rod 132 penetrates through the guide hole 111 and can move along the guide hole 111, the bottom end of the movable rod 132 is rotatably connected with the puncture head 131, and the transmission component 133 is respectively hinged with the first end 121 and the top end of the movable rod 132. Because the first link 120 is hinged to the supporting member 110, the descending path of the first end 121 is arc-shaped, the movable rod 132 is limited to be capable of moving linearly only in the vertical direction by the guide hole 111, so as to ensure that the capsule 200 can be effectively pressed, the transmission member 133 and the top ends of the first end 121 and the movable rod 132 can rotate relatively, and then the arc-shaped motion of the first end 121 can be transmitted to the movable rod 132, so that the movable rod 132 can move linearly in the vertical direction. In a specific implementation process, the transmission component 133 may be in an inverted U shape, two hinge shafts extending in opposite directions are disposed at the top of the inverted U shape, the transmission component 133 is hinged to the first end 121 through the hinge shafts, two hinge shafts extending in opposite directions are disposed inside the notch of the inverted U shape, and the transmission component 133 is hinged to the top end of the movable rod 132 through the another hinge shafts.

As shown in FIG. 5, in some embodiments, the piercing head 131 may be mounted to the bottom end of the movable rod 132 via a ball bearing 134 such that the piercing head 131 can rotate relative to the movable rod 132. For example, a groove 143 may be formed at the bottom end of the movable rod 132, the outer ring of the ball bearing 134 may be fixedly coupled in the groove 143, and the top end of the piercing head 131 may be fixedly coupled with the inner ring of the ball bearing 134. In this way, the resistance during rotation of the piercing head 131 can be reduced, avoiding retardation of the rotation of the capsule 200.

As shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments, the driving mechanism 140 may include: a rotating member 142 and a driving motor 141, wherein the rotating member 142 has a first position and a second position, the first position is that the rotating member 142 avoids the second end 122, and the second position is that the rotating member 142 pushes the second end 122 to lower the first end 121; and a driving motor 141, a driving shaft of which is connected to the rotating member 142, for driving the rotating member 142 to rotate so as to switch between the first position and the second position. The rotating part 142 can transmit the rotating motion of the driving motor 141 to the second end 122 of the first link 120 to drive the second end 122 to realize the arc-shaped lifting motion, and the structure is simple and easy to realize.

In some embodiments, the lancing system can further include a reset member 150, wherein the reset member 150 is configured to apply a reset force to the first link 120, so that the first end 121 drives the lancing head assembly 130 to be lifted under the reset force when the rotating member 142 is switched to the first position, thereby achieving automatic reset of the lancing head assembly 130. The restoring member 150 can be a restoring spring, the bottom end of the restoring spring can be supported on the supporting member 110, and the top end of the restoring spring can be abutted between the hinge point of the first link 120 and the first end 121, so that the restoring spring is compressed when the first end 121 descends, and the restoring spring can push the first end 121 to rise after the rotating member 142 is retracted from the second end 122. Of course, the first end 121 of the first link 120 can be lifted by other mechanisms or components.

As shown in fig. 7, in some embodiments, a groove 143 for providing an avoidance space is formed in the rotating member 142 along a direction perpendicular to the rotation center of the rotating member, a first rotating shaft 144 is disposed in the groove 143, an axial line of the first rotating shaft 144 is parallel to the rotation center line of the rotating member 142, and in the second position, the rotating member 142 pushes the second end 122 through the first rotating shaft 144. For example, the rotating member 142 may be a cylinder, the driving shaft of the driving motor 141 may be connected to a position deviated from the axis of the cylindrical rotating member 142, and the driving shaft is parallel to the axis of the cylinder, a groove 143 for providing an avoiding space may be formed on the circumferential surface of the cylinder, the first rotating shaft 144 is connected in the groove 143 and is parallel to the axis of the cylinder, the second end 122 may extend into the groove 143, and when the rotating member 142 rotates to a specific angle, the first rotating shaft 144 pushes the second end 122. In some preferred embodiments, the first shaft 144 may further be sleeved with a sleeve 145 capable of rotating relative to the first shaft 144, so as to reduce the friction between the second end 122 and the first shaft 144, so that the driving mechanism 140 operates more smoothly, and the occurrence of jamming is avoided.

In some embodiments, the driving mechanism 140 may further include a limiting component for limiting the rotating member 142 from continuing to rotate in the same direction when the rotating member 142 is switched to the first position or the second position, so as to avoid damage to the first link 120 or other parts due to over-rotation. Specifically, this spacing subassembly can include: a protrusion 146 disposed on the rotating member 142 and capable of rotating synchronously with the rotating member 142, and a first stopping portion 147 and a second stopping portion 148 for stopping the protrusion 146; when the rotating member 142 rotates to the first position, the first stopping portion 147 can stop the protrusion 146, as shown in fig. 3, and when the rotating member 142 rotates to the second position, the second stopping portion 148 can stop the protrusion 146, as shown in fig. 4, so as to limit the rotating member 142 from continuing to rotate in the same direction. In a specific implementation, the protrusion 146 may be disposed on a cylindrical circumferential surface and arranged in a normal direction, the driving motor 141 may be mounted on a motor bracket 149, and the first and second stopping portions 147 and 148 may be disposed on the motor bracket 149. In a preferred embodiment, the lancing system can further include a controller, the controller is connected to the driving motor 141, the driving motor 141 can send a detection signal to the controller when the protrusion 146 contacts the first stopping portion 147 or the second stopping portion 148, and the controller can send a stop signal to the driving motor 141 after receiving the detection signal to control the driving motor 141 to stop rotating, so as to prevent the driving motor 141 from being damaged due to stalling. The controller can be a special controller and can also be a controller of the beverage machine.

With reference to fig. 1 and 8, a beverage brewing apparatus is also provided, which includes the piercing system 100 according to any of the above embodiments. Since the piercing system 100 is mainly used for piercing the capsule 200 of the cold-extracted beverage, has a simple structure, and can rotate together with the capsule 200 after the capsule 200 is pierced, which is beneficial to quickly discharging the substance to be brewed in the capsule 200, the beverage brewing device using the piercing system 100 is suitable for brewing cold-extracted capsule beverages, such as coffee, milk tea, fruit juice and the like.

In some embodiments, the beverage brewing apparatus further comprises a stirring system 300, the stirring system 300 comprises a stirring cup 310 and a stirring head 320 rotatably disposed in the stirring cup 310, a placement position for placing the capsule 200 is disposed on the top of the stirring head 320, and the stirring head 320 can drive the punctured capsule 200 and the puncturing head 131 to rotate together, so that the substance to be brewed in the capsule 200 can quickly and sufficiently fall into the stirring cup 310.

The utility model discloses puncture the system and be suitable for carrying out the capsule 200 puncture of cold extraction drink, can be along with capsule 200 is together rotatory after puncturing capsule 200, be favorable to waiting to dash and steep the thing and discharge fast in the capsule 200 to simple structure uses the drink brewing device of this puncture system to be suitable for carrying out the dashing of cold extraction capsule drink.

The above embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention is defined by the claims. Various modifications and equivalents of the invention can be made by those skilled in the art within the spirit and scope of the invention, and such modifications and equivalents should also be considered as falling within the scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

1. A piercing system for a capsule, comprising:

a support member;

the middle part of the first connecting rod is hinged on the supporting component and is provided with a first end and a second end which are opposite;

a lancing head assembly connected to a first end of the first link, the lancing head assembly including a rotatable lancing head;

and the driving mechanism is used for driving the second end of the first connecting rod to rise, and the first end drives the puncture head assembly to descend, so that the puncture head is pressed against to puncture a capsule below the puncture head and can rotate along with the punctured capsule.

2. Piercing system for capsules according to claim 1, characterized in that the support member is provided with a guide hole in vertical direction; the piercing head assembly further comprises:

the movable rod penetrates through the guide hole, and the bottom end of the movable rod is rotatably connected with the puncture head;

and the transmission component is hinged with the first end and the top end of the movable rod respectively.

3. Piercing system for capsules according to claim 2, characterized in that the piercing head is mounted at the bottom end of the movable rod by means of ball bearings so that the piercing head can rotate relative to the movable rod.

4. Piercing system for capsules according to claim 1, characterized in that said drive mechanism comprises:

a rotating member having a first position in which the rotating member clears the second end and a second position in which the rotating member urges the second end to lower the first end;

and the driving shaft of the driving motor is connected with the rotating part and is used for driving the rotating part to rotate so as to switch between the first position and the second position.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the rotating member defines a recess along a direction perpendicular to a rotation center thereof for providing an escape space, the recess defining a first axis of rotation, the axis of the first axis of rotation being parallel to the rotation center of the rotating member, the rotating member pushing the second end through the first axis of rotation in the second position.

6. Piercing system for capsules according to claim 5, characterized in that a sleeve is fitted over the first rotation shaft, which sleeve can rotate with respect to the first rotation shaft.

7. The capsule piercing system of claim 4, wherein the drive mechanism further comprises:

the lug is arranged on the rotating component and can synchronously rotate along with the rotating component;

the first stopping portion and the second stopping portion are respectively used for stopping the protruding block when the rotating component is switched to the first position and the second position so as to limit the rotating component to continuously rotate along the same direction.

8. The piercing system of a capsule according to claim 4, further comprising:

and the resetting piece is used for applying resetting force to the first connecting rod so that the first end drives the puncture head assembly to rise under the action of the resetting force when the rotating part is switched to the first position.

9. A beverage brewing device comprising a piercing system for a capsule according to any of claims 1-8.

10. The brewing device of claim 9, further comprising a stirring system, wherein the stirring system comprises a stirring cup and a stirring head rotatably disposed in the stirring cup, and a placement position for placing the capsule is disposed at the top of the stirring head.

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