CN215457330U

CN215457330U - Beverage preparation equipment

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Publication number: CN215457330U
Application number: CN202120354222.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张荣霞; 王西; 张舒
Original assignee: Aigulu Shanghai Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Aigulu Shanghai Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-08
Filing date: 2021-02-08
Publication date: 2022-01-11
Anticipated expiration: 2031-02-08

Abstract

The utility model provides a beverage preparation device, which comprises a fermentation tank, a liquid storage tank, a first water pump, a second water pump, a first valve assembly, a second valve assembly, a third valve assembly and a fourth valve assembly; a heater is arranged inside the liquid storage tank; the inlet of the first water pump is directly or indirectly connected with the first outlet of the liquid storage tank, and the outlet of the first water pump is respectively connected with the first inlet of the liquid storage tank, the second outlet of the liquid storage tank and the beverage outlet through the first valve component; a second inlet of the liquid storage tank is respectively connected with a water source and an inlet of the second water pump through the second valve component; the tank bottom opening of the fermentation tank is connected with a sewage draining outlet through the third valve component; the outlet of the second water pump is connected with the tank top opening of the fermentation tank, and the inlet of the second water pump is respectively connected with the third outlet of the liquid storage tank and the sewage draining outlet through the fourth valve component.

Description

Beverage preparation equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of food preparation, in particular to beverage preparation equipment.

Background

Along with the development of science and technology and the consumption upgrade of people, the preparation of drink, the brewing of drinks is from the unified production in the mill and gradually moves towards the direction of less a lot of multiple types, and people are more and more to the selection of drink and drinks drink.

The common beverage or wine making process needs to be heated, temperature controlled, filtered, convoluted and deposited, cooled, cleaned and other steps, in the prior art, a saucepan can be used for heating, the heating process, the heating temperature and the heating time are manually controlled, and then dregs are manually filtered to realize the making of the whole process.

However, the beverage prepared by the prior art is not only limited in the quality of the finished product by the manual operation level, but also has a great potential safety hazard (such as scald).

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a beverage preparation device, which aims to solve the problems that the quality of a finished product is limited by the process level of manual operation and has larger potential safety hazard.

The beverage preparation equipment comprises a fermentation tank, a liquid storage tank, a first water pump, a second water pump, a first valve component, a second valve component, a third valve component and a fourth valve component; a heater is arranged inside the liquid storage tank;

the inlet of the first water pump is directly or indirectly connected with the first outlet of the liquid storage tank, and the outlet of the first water pump is respectively connected with the first inlet of the liquid storage tank, the second outlet of the liquid storage tank and the beverage outlet through the first valve component; a second inlet of the liquid storage tank is respectively connected with a water source and an inlet of the second water pump through the second valve component;

the tank bottom opening of the fermentation tank is connected with a sewage draining outlet through the third valve component;

the outlet of the second water pump is connected with the tank top opening of the fermentation tank, and the inlet of the second water pump is respectively connected with the third outlet of the liquid storage tank and the sewage draining outlet through the fourth valve component.

Optionally, the beverage preparation device further comprises a heat exchanger, wherein the first interface of the heat exchanger is connected with the second outlet of the liquid storage tank through the first valve component, the second interface of the heat exchanger is connected with the water source, the third interface of the heat exchanger is connected with the beverage outlet, and the fourth interface of the heat exchanger is connected with the sewage outlet through the third valve component.

Optionally, the first valve assembly comprises a first valve, a second valve and a third valve; the first communication port of the first valve is connected with the first inlet of the liquid storage tank, and the second communication port of the first valve, the first communication port of the second valve and the first communication port of the third valve are mutually connected;

a second communication port of the second valve is connected with a first interface of the heat exchanger, and a second communication port of the third valve is connected with a second outlet of the liquid storage tank;

the second valve assembly comprises a fourth valve and a fifth valve;

the first communication port of the fourth valve is connected with the second inlet of the liquid storage tank, the second communication port of the fourth valve is respectively connected with the first communication port of the fifth valve, the second interface of the heat exchanger and the water source, and the second communication port of the fifth valve, the inlet of the second water pump and one communication port of the fourth valve component are mutually connected.

Optionally, the first valve assembly further comprises a first three-way valve;

the first interface of the heat exchanger is directly or indirectly connected with the second outlet of the liquid storage tank through the first three-way valve;

the outlet of the first water pump is directly or indirectly connected with the first inlet of the liquid storage tank through the first three-way valve;

the outlet of the first water pump is directly or indirectly connected with the second outlet of the liquid storage tank through the first three-way valve.

Optionally, the second valve assembly further includes a second three-way valve, a first communication port of the second three-way valve is connected to the second inlet of the liquid storage tank, a second communication port of the second three-way valve is connected to the water source, and a third communication port of the second three-way valve, an inlet of the second water pump and a communication port of the fourth valve assembly are connected to each other.

Optionally, the third valve assembly comprises a sixth valve and a seventh valve;

the first communication port of the sixth valve is connected with the fourth interface of the heat exchanger, and the second communication port of the sixth valve is respectively connected with the first communication port of the seventh valve and the sewage outlet; a second communication port of the seventh valve is connected with a tank bottom port of the fermentation tank;

the fourth valve component comprises an eighth valve and a ninth valve; the first communication port of the eighth valve is connected with the third outlet of the liquid storage tank, and the second communication port of the eighth valve is mutually connected with the first communication port of the ninth valve, the second communication port of the sixth valve and the sewage outlet; and a second communication port of the ninth valve is connected with an inlet of the second water pump.

Optionally, the third valve assembly further comprises a third three-way valve;

a first communication port of the third three-way valve is connected with a fourth interface of the heat exchanger, a second communication port of the third three-way valve and the sewage draining outlet are connected with one communication port of the fourth valve component, and a third communication port of the third three-way valve is connected with a tank bottom port of the fermentation tank;

the fourth valve component further comprises a fourth three-way valve, a first communicating port of the fourth three-way valve is connected with a third outlet of the liquid storage tank, a second communicating port of the fourth three-way valve, a second communicating port of the third three-way valve and the sewage draining outlet are connected with each other, and a third communicating port of the fourth three-way valve is connected with an inlet of the second water pump.

Optionally, the drink outlet is connected with the tank top opening of the fermentation tank through a fermentation valve.

Optionally, the beverage preparation device further comprises a soaking basket, wherein the soaking basket is arranged inside the liquid storage tank and located below the first inlet of the liquid storage tank.

Optionally, the beverage preparation device further comprises a base and a moving wheel arranged at the bottom of the base, wherein the liquid storage tank, the first water pump, the second water pump, the first valve assembly, the second valve assembly, the third valve assembly and the fourth valve assembly are arranged on the base.

Optionally, the beverage preparation device further comprises a control device, a human-computer interaction device, a liquid level identification device and a temperature sensor;

the liquid level identification device and the temperature sensor are arranged in the liquid storage tank;

the control device is electrically connected with the first valve assembly, the second valve assembly, the third valve assembly, the fourth valve assembly, the first water pump, the second water pump, the heater, the liquid level identification device and the temperature sensor;

the human-computer interaction device is electrically connected with the control device.

Therefore, according to the beverage preparation equipment provided by the utility model, the first valve component, the second valve component, the third valve component and the fourth valve component are arranged among the fermentation tank, the liquid storage tank, the first water pump and the second water pump, so that a foundation is provided for realizing different communication modes among the fermentation tank, the liquid storage tank, the first water pump and the second water pump, and different beverages can be prepared by using the same equipment.

The embodiment of the utility model can automatically control the operation procedures (such as heating, temperature control, cooling, cleaning and the like) of the beverage preparation, improve the output quality and efficiency of the beverage, and greatly avoid potential safety hazards possibly caused by manual participation.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a first schematic structural view of a beverage preparation device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a beverage preparation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram III of a beverage preparation device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a beverage preparation device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a beverage preparation device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a beverage preparation device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a seventh schematic structural view of a beverage preparation device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an eighth embodiment of the beverage preparation device of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a first flowchart illustrating a beverage preparation control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a second flowchart illustrating a beverage preparation control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a third schematic flow chart illustrating a beverage preparation control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a fourth schematic flowchart of a beverage preparation control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a fifth flowchart illustrating a beverage preparation control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a flow chart illustrating a cleaning control method for a beverage preparation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the reference numerals

101-a fermentation tank;

1011-a fermentation valve;

102-a liquid storage tank;

1021-a heater;

1022-an outlet valve;

1023-a liquid level identification device;

1024 — a temperature sensor;

1025-soaking basket;

103-a first water pump;

104-a second water pump;

105-a first valve assembly;

1051-a first valve;

1052-a second valve;

1053-a third valve;

106-a second valve component;

1061-a fourth valve;

1062-fifth valve;

107-third valve assembly;

1071-sixth valve;

1072-a seventh valve;

108-a fourth valve assembly;

1081-an eighth valve;

1082-a ninth valve;

109-a heat exchanger;

1091-a first interface;

1092-a second interface;

1093-a third interface;

1094-a fourth interface;

110-a blowdown valve;

111-a control device;

112-human interaction means;

113-moving wheels.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth," and the like in the description and in the claims, as well as in the drawings, if any, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the utility model described herein are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

The technical solution of the present invention will be described in detail below with specific examples. The following several specific embodiments may be combined with each other, and details of the same or similar concepts or processes may not be repeated in some embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1, the apparatus for preparing beverage includes a fermentation tank 101, a storage tank 102, a first water pump 103, a second water pump 104, a first valve assembly 105, a second valve assembly 106, a third valve assembly 107, a fourth valve assembly 108, and a heat exchanger 109; a heater 1021 is arranged in the liquid storage tank 102;

the inlet of the first water pump 103 is directly or indirectly connected with the first outlet of the liquid storage tank, and the outlet of the first water pump 103 is respectively connected with the first inlet of the liquid storage tank 102, the second outlet of the liquid storage tank 102 and the beverage outlet through the first valve assembly 105; a second inlet of the reservoir 102 is connected to a water source and an inlet of the second water pump 104 through the second valve assembly 106;

the bottom opening of the fermentation tank 101 is connected with a sewage outlet through the third valve component 107;

the outlet of the second water pump 104 is connected to the top opening of the fermentation tank 101, and the inlet of the second water pump 104 is connected to the third outlet and the sewage outlet of the liquid storage tank 102 through the fourth valve assembly 108.

Wherein, the liquid storage tank 102 can be used for containing water and raw materials required by preparing drinks.

The heater 1021 is used for heating the liquid in the liquid storage tank 102;

a first valve assembly 105, a second valve assembly 106, a third valve assembly 107 and a fourth valve assembly 108 for controlling the flow direction of the liquid by controlling the opening and closing of the valves in the valve assemblies;

the first water pump 103 and the second water pump 104 are used for providing power for the flow of liquid in the equipment;

the fermentor 101 is used to ferment or carbonate the liquid in the fermentor to produce a second beverage, such as an alcoholic beverage, a carbonated beverage, or the like.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the beverage preparation apparatus further includes a heat exchanger 109, the first port 1091 of the heat exchanger 109 is connected to the second outlet of the liquid storage tank 102 through the first valve assembly 105, the second port 1092 of the heat exchanger 109 is connected to the water source, the third port 1093 of the heat exchanger 1093 is connected to the beverage outlet, and the fourth port 1094 of the heat exchanger 109 is connected to the sewage outlet through the third valve assembly 107.

The heat exchanger 109 is used for cooling the liquid with a certain temperature flowing through the heat exchanger 109; in one example, the liquid in the liquid storage tank 102 enters the heat exchanger 109 from the second outlet of the liquid storage tank 102, the water from the water source enters the heat exchanger 109 from the second port 1092 of the heat exchanger 109, the liquid between the first port 1091 and the third port 1093 of the heat exchanger 109 and the water between the second port 1092 and the fourth port 1094 of the heat exchanger 109 exchange heat, the liquid is discharged from the beverage outlet, and the water after heat exchange enters the sewage outlet through the third valve assembly 107, thereby completing the cooling process.

The fermentation tank 101, the storage tank 102, the first water pump 103, the second water pump 104, the first valve assembly 105, the second valve assembly 106, the third valve assembly 107, the fourth valve assembly 108, and the heat exchanger 109 may be integrated in the same equipment box, or may be provided in different equipment boxes.

Therefore, the beverage preparation device provided by the utility model provides a foundation for realizing different communication modes among the fermentation tank 101, the liquid storage tank 102, the first water pump 103 and the second water pump 104 by arranging the first valve assembly 105, the second valve assembly 106, the third valve assembly 107 and the fourth valve assembly 108 among the fermentation tank 101, the liquid storage tank 102, the first water pump 103 and the second water pump 104, and further different beverages can be prepared by using the same device.

Further, referring to fig. 3, the first valve assembly 105 includes a first valve 1051, a second valve 1052 and a third valve 1053; the first communication port of the first valve 1051 is connected to the first inlet of the reservoir 102, and the second communication port of the first valve 1051, the first communication port of the second valve 1052 and the first communication port of the third valve 1053 are connected to each other;

the second communication port of the second valve 1052 is connected to the first port 1091 of the heat exchanger 109, and the second communication port of the third valve 1053 is connected to the second outlet of the fluid reservoir 102;

the valve types of the first valve 1051, the second valve 1052 and the third valve 1053 are not limited, and may be a butterfly valve, a gate valve, a ball valve, etc., or may be an electric valve, a pneumatic valve, or a manual valve, and the flow direction of the liquid can be changed by opening and closing the valves without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

In an example, the first valve 1051 and the second valve 1052 may be replaced by a three-way valve, a first communication port of the three-way valve is connected to a first inlet of the liquid storage tank 102, a second communication port of the three-way valve is connected to the first port 1091 of the heat exchanger 109, third communication ports of the three-way valve are respectively connected to an outlet of the first water pump 103 and a communication port of the third valve 1053, and another communication port of the third valve 1053 is connected to a second outlet of the liquid storage tank 102; in another example, the first valve 1051 and the third valve 1053 may be replaced by a three-way valve, a first communication port of the three-way valve is connected to a first inlet of the liquid storage tank 102, a second communication port of the three-way valve is connected to a second outlet of the liquid storage tank 102, a third communication port of the three-way valve is respectively connected to an outlet of the first water pump 103 and one communication port of the second valve 1052, and another communication port of the second valve 1052 is connected to a first port of the heat exchanger 109; in other examples, the second valve 1052 and the third valve 1053 may be replaced by a three-way valve, a first communication port of the three-way valve is connected to the first port 1091 of the heat exchanger 109, a second communication port of the three-way valve is connected to the second outlet of the liquid storage tank, a third communication port of the three-way valve is respectively connected to the outlet of the first water pump 103 and one communication port of the first valve 1051, and another communication port of the first valve 1051 is connected to the first inlet of the liquid storage tank 102.

The second valve assembly 106 includes a fourth valve 1061 and a fifth valve 1062;

a first communication port of the fourth valve 1061 is connected to a second inlet of the liquid storage tank 102, a second communication port of the fourth valve 1061 is respectively connected to a first communication port of the fifth valve 1062, the second port 1092 of the heat exchanger 109 and the water source, and a second communication port of the fifth valve 1062, an inlet of the second water pump 104 and a communication port of the fourth valve assembly 108 are connected to each other.

The valve types of the fourth valve 1061 and the fifth valve 1062 are not limited, and may be a butterfly valve, a gate valve, a ball valve, etc., or may be an electric valve, a pneumatic valve, or a manual valve, as long as the flow direction of the liquid can be changed by opening and closing the valves, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

In an example, the fourth valve 1061 and the fifth valve 1062 may be replaced by a three-way valve, a first communication port of the three-way valve is connected to the second inlet of the liquid storage tank 102, a second communication port of the three-way valve is connected between the inlet of the second water pump and the fourth valve assembly 108, and a third communication port of the three-way valve is respectively connected to the water source and the second port 1092 of the heat exchanger 109.

Further, referring to fig. 4, the third valve assembly 107 includes a sixth valve 1071 and a seventh valve 1072;

the first communication port of the sixth valve 1071 is connected to the fourth port 1094 of the heat exchanger 109, and the second communication port of the sixth valve 1071 is connected to the first communication port of the seventh valve 1072 and the sewage outlet, respectively; a second communication port of the seventh valve 1072 is connected with a tank bottom port of the fermentation tank 101;

the sixth valve 1071 and the seventh valve 1072 may be in any form, such as a butterfly valve, a gate valve, a ball valve, an electric valve, a pneumatic valve, or a manual valve, and may be opened or closed to change the flow direction of the liquid without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

In an example, the sixth valve 1071 and the seventh valve 1072 may be replaced by a three-way valve, a first connection of the three-way valve is connected to the fourth connection 1094 of the heat exchanger 109, a second connection of the three-way valve is connected to the bottom port of the fermentation tank 101, and a third connection of the three-way valve is connected between the fourth valve assembly 108 and the sewage draining outlet.

The fourth valve assembly 108 includes an eighth valve 1081 and a ninth valve 1082; the first communication port of the eighth valve 1081 is connected to the third outlet of the liquid storage tank 102, and the second communication port of the eighth valve 1081 is connected to the first communication port of the ninth valve 1082, the second communication port of the sixth valve 1071, and the sewage outlet; the second communication port of the ninth valve 1082 is connected to the inlet of the second water pump 104.

The eighth valve 1081 and the ninth valve 1082 may be, but not limited to, butterfly valves, gate valves, ball valves, etc., electric valves, pneumatic valves, or manual valves, and the flow direction of the liquid can be changed by opening and closing the valves without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

In an example, the eighth valve 1081 and the ninth valve 1082 can be replaced by a three-way valve, a first communication port of the three-way valve is connected to the third outlet of the liquid storage tank 102, a second communication port of the three-way valve is connected between the inlet of the second water pump 104 and the second valve assembly 106, and a third communication port of the three-way valve is connected between the third valve assembly 107 and the sewage draining outlet.

Further, referring to fig. 5, the beverage outlet is connected to the top opening of the fermentation tank through the fermentation valve 1011, so that the liquid in the liquid storage tank can enter the fermentation tank 101 through the fermentation tank for fermentation or carbon dioxide charging.

Further, referring to fig. 5, the beverage preparation apparatus further comprises a soaking basket 1025, wherein the soaking basket 1025 is disposed inside the fluid reservoir 102 and below the first inlet of the fluid reservoir 102. Wherein the brew basket 1025 is adapted to hold solid materials such as malt, tea, dried fruit, etc. needed to prepare a beverage.

Further, referring to fig. 7, the beverage preparation apparatus further includes a base and a moving wheel 113 disposed at the bottom of the base, wherein the liquid storage tank 103, the first water pump 03, the second water pump 04, the first valve assembly 105, the second valve assembly 106, the third valve assembly 107, and the fourth valve assembly 108 are all mounted on the base.

In an example, the moving wheels 113 may also have a braking function to facilitate movement and fixing of the device, and the number of the moving wheels 113 is not limited, and may be two, or may be another number.

In a further example, referring to fig. 6 and 7, the beverage preparation apparatus further comprises a blowoff valve 110 and an outlet valve 1022 of the reservoir;

wherein, the first communication port of the blowoff valve 110 is connected between the third valve component 107 and the fourth valve component 108, and the second communication port of the blowoff valve 110 is connected with a sewage draining outlet; a first communication port of the outlet valve 1022 is connected to a first outlet of the reservoir tank, and a second communication port of the outlet valve 1022 is connected to an inlet of the first water pump 03.

Further, please refer to fig. 7 and 8, which further includes a control device 111, a human-computer interaction device 112, a liquid level recognition device 1023 and a temperature sensor 1024;

the liquid level identification device 1023 and the temperature sensor 1024 are arranged in the liquid storage tank 102;

the control device 111 is electrically connected with the first valve assembly 105, the second valve assembly 106, the third valve assembly 107, the fourth valve assembly 108, the first water pump 103, the second water pump 104, the heater 1021, the liquid level identification device 1023 and the temperature sensor 1024;

in one example, the liquid level recognition device 1023 may be a liquid level sensor, in other examples, the liquid level recognition device 1023 may be a gravity sensor, the water level condition of the liquid storage tank 102 is calculated according to the weight of the liquid in the liquid storage tank 102, and any device capable of acquiring the liquid level condition in the liquid storage tank 102 is not departing from the scope of the embodiment.

Specifically, the control device 111 is configured to:

controlling the first valve assembly 105 (e.g., the first valve 1051, the second valve 1052, and the third valve 1053), the second valve assembly 106 (e.g., the fourth valve 1061, the fifth valve 1062), the third valve assembly 107 (e.g., the sixth valve 1071, and the seventh valve 1072), the fourth valve assembly 108 (e.g., the eighth valve 1081, and the ninth valve 1082), the first water pump 103, the second water pump 104, and the heater 1021 to open and close; and also for controlling the opening and closing of the heat exchanger 109, the blowdown valve 110, and the outlet valve 1022.

The liquid level recognition device 1023 is used for detecting the water level in the liquid storage tank 102 and feeding back the water level to the control device 111, so that the control device 111 controls the opening and closing of each valve and the water pump according to the water level of the liquid storage tank 102;

the temperature sensor 1024 is used for detecting the water temperature in the reservoir 102 and feeding back the water temperature to the control device 111, so that the control device 111 controls the heater 1021 to be turned on and off according to the water temperature in the reservoir 102.

The human-computer interaction device 112 is electrically connected to the control device 111, and the human-computer interaction device 112 may be, for example, a touch screen, and is used for performing touch screen operation or touching control switches of each valve, water pump, and heater, and may also be used for displaying real-time water level information detected by the liquid level recognition device 1023 and real-time temperature information detected by the temperature sensor 1024, and may also be used for monitoring operation states of each device (e.g., water pump, heater, sensor, etc.), and further, may also be used for selecting different preparation modes (e.g., wort preparation mode, juice preparation mode, etc.).

Referring to fig. 9, a method for controlling preparation of a beverage is applied to a control device 111, the control device 111 is electrically connected to a first valve assembly 105, a second valve assembly 106, a third valve assembly 107, a fourth valve assembly 108, the first water pump 103, the second water pump 104, and the heater 1021 in a beverage preparation apparatus, and the control method includes:

s201: controlling a second inlet of the liquid storage tank to be communicated with the water source through the second valve component so as to enable water of the water source to enter the liquid storage tank until the water level of the liquid storage tank rises to a threshold water level;

s202: prompting a user to add the first raw material into the liquid storage tank and stirring through a human-computer interaction device;

s203: controlling the heater to be in an on state, and enabling: the temperature of the liquid in the liquid storage tank reaches a first threshold temperature;

s204: controlling the heater to be turned off;

s205: and controlling the liquid in the liquid storage tank to be sent out, and forming the required beverage.

In an example, the step S201 may specifically be: the fourth valve 1061 is opened to allow tap water (or treated soft water/purified water, etc.) to enter the liquid storage tank 102, the liquid level in the liquid storage tank 102 is detected by the liquid level recognition device 1023, and if the water level reaches the threshold level, the fourth valve 1061 is closed. In one example, the threshold water level may be 140 liters when preparing wort, 90 liters when preparing plum juice, and 100 liters when preparing juice or hydromel. In other examples, other water level values are also possible.

Step 202 may specifically be: when the man-machine interaction device prompts to add the first raw material, at the moment, the first raw material can be added manually or through other mechanical equipment. The first feedstock may, for example: malt extract, concentrated fruit juice or honey, and other materials. When the first material was malt extract, the addition weight was suggested to be 13kg, and when the first material was fruit juice concentrate or honey, the addition weight was suggested to be 10 kg.

Step S203 may specifically be: the heater 1021 is turned on and the temperature of the water in the reservoir 102 is sensed by the temperature sensor 1024 to achieve and maintain the first threshold temperature.

The first threshold temperature may be 100 degrees celsius (boiling may be understood as well) when the first raw material is malt extract or plum syrup powder, or may be 80 degrees celsius when the first raw material is concentrated fruit juice or honey, or may be other temperatures when the first raw material is other raw material.

Further, the beverage preparation device comprises a heat exchanger 109, a first connector 1091 of the heat exchanger is connected to the second outlet of the liquid storage tank 102 through the first valve assembly 105, a second connector 1092 of the heat exchanger is connected to the water source, a third connector 1093 of the heat exchanger is connected to the beverage outlet, and a fourth connector 1094 of the heat exchanger is connected to the sewage outlet through the third valve assembly 107;

referring to fig. 10, step 205 includes:

s2051: controlling a second outlet of the liquid storage tank to be communicated with a first interface of the heat exchanger through the first valve assembly, so that the liquid in the liquid storage tank is cooled by the heat exchanger to obtain a first beverage, and sending the first beverage to the beverage outlet; and/or:

s2052: through the fourth valve assembly and the second water pump, the liquid in the liquid storage tank is controlled to be communicated with the tank top opening of the fermentation tank through the third outlet of the liquid storage tank, so that: and fermenting or aerating the liquid in the fermentation tank to obtain a second beverage.

S2053: controlling, by the fermentation valve and the first valve assembly, liquid in the liquid storage tank to communicate with a tank top opening of the fermentation tank through the fermentation valve, so that: and fermenting or aerating the first beverage in the fermentation tank to obtain the second beverage.

Step S2051 may specifically be: the second valve 1052 and the third valve 1053 are opened.

Step S2052 may specifically be: the eighth and

ninth valves

1081 and 1082 and the second water pump 104 are opened, and fermentation (for example, yeast addition) or carbon dioxide addition is performed after the liquid is completely introduced into the fermentation tank.

Step S2053 may specifically be: the second valve 1052, the third valve 1053 and the fermentation valve 1011 are opened to allow the liquid in the liquid storage tank to enter the fermentation tank for fermentation (e.g., yeast addition) or carbon dioxide charging.

The liquid in the liquid storage tank 102 can be completely cooled by the heat exchanger 109 to obtain a first beverage, can also be completely fermented or carbonated by the fermentation tank 101 to obtain a second beverage, can also be partially cooled by the heat exchanger 109 to obtain a first beverage, and partially fermented or carbonated by the fermentation tank 101 to obtain a second beverage, or partially cooled by the heat exchanger 109 to obtain a first beverage, and partially enters the fermentation tank 101 through the fermentation valve 1011 to be fermented or carbonated to obtain a second beverage.

In one example, the first beverage can result in wort if the first material is a malt extract, in other examples, the first beverage can result in juice if the first material is a concentrated juice, the first beverage can result in honey water if the first material is honey, and the first beverage can result in a plum juice if the first material is a concentrated plum juice powder. The second beverage can be beer obtained by fermenting wort, fruit wine obtained by fermenting fruit juice, honey wine obtained by fermenting honey water, carbonated soda such as wort, fruit juice, honey water, and sour plum soup, etc.

Further, referring to fig. 11, before step S204, the method further includes:

s206: and in a first threshold time, keeping the temperature of the liquid in the liquid storage tank at the first threshold temperature through the heater, and prompting a user to add a second raw material for multiple times through a human-computer interaction device.

Wherein the second material can be, for example, hops when preparing wort, and the first threshold time can be, for example, 60 minutes, i.e., hops are added several times within 60 minutes after boiling, e.g., hops are added for the first time within 10 minutes, and hops are added for the second time after 30 minutes; the second material may for example be ice candy when preparing a plum syrup and the first threshold time may for example be 40 minutes, i.e. 40 minutes after boiling, ice candy is added.

For further example, referring to fig. 12, a soaking basket 1025 is disposed below the first inlet of the fluid reservoir 102;

before step 202, the method further comprises:

s207: controlling the heater to turn on, and causing: the liquid temperature in the liquid storage tank is kept at a second threshold temperature;

s208: prompting a user to add a third raw material into the liquid storage tank through a human-computer interaction device;

s209: and controlling the liquid in the liquid storage tank to be poured into the soaking basket through a first inlet of the liquid storage tank until reaching a second threshold time through the first water pump and the first valve assembly.

Step S207 may specifically be: turning on the heater 1021, and controlling the temperature of the liquid in the liquid storage tank 102 to be kept at a second threshold temperature; wherein, when wort or beer needs to be prepared, the second threshold temperature can be 65 degrees centigrade, when plum syrup needs to be prepared, the second threshold temperature can be 100 degrees centigrade, and if other drinks need to be prepared, the second threshold temperature can be other temperatures.

Step S208 may specifically be: when wort or beer needs to be prepared, the third raw material can be malt, the weight can be 2kg, and when plum syrup needs to be prepared, the third raw material can be dark plum, dried hawthorn, liquorice and sweet osmanthus, and the weight can be 1.5kg of dark plum, 1.5kg of dried hawthorn, 0.2kg of liquorice and 0.3kg of sweet osmanthus. If other beverages are to be prepared, the third material may also be other food materials, such as tea, dried fruit, etc.

Step S209 may specifically be: and opening the outlet valve 1021, the first water pump 103 and the first valve 1051, so that the hot water circularly pours the third raw material in the soaking basket 1025, and the third raw material residue is remained in the soaking basket 1025 and is closed after reaching the second threshold time. Wherein the second threshold time is: the time required for the process of sufficiently dissolving the substances such as aroma and flavor in the third raw material into water can be satisfied, and the second threshold time can be 20 minutes in one example.

Further, referring to fig. 13, before step S205, step S210 may be further included: controlling the liquid in the liquid storage tank to be sent into the liquid storage tank from a first outlet of the liquid storage tank through a second inlet of the liquid storage tank through the first valve assembly and the first water pump, and continuing for a third threshold time;

step S211: controlling the first valve assembly, the second valve assembly, the third valve assembly, the fourth valve assembly, the first water pump, and the second water pump to shut down for a fourth threshold time.

Step S210 may specifically be: opening the third valve 1053 and the outlet valve 1021, and simultaneously turning on the first water pump 103 for a third threshold time, wherein the third threshold time can be understood as: the process recipe requires a time period to meet the convolution requirement. In one example, the third threshold time is 15 minutes. In other examples, other durations are possible.

Step S211 may specifically be: closing the third valve 1053, the outlet valve 1021 and the first water pump 103 for a fourth threshold time, wherein the fourth threshold time is understood as: the process recipe requires a length of time to be able to meet the precipitation requirements. In one example, the fourth threshold time is 10 minutes. In other examples, other durations are possible.

Referring to fig. 14, the cleaning control method of the beverage preparation apparatus is applied to a control device 111, the control device 111 is electrically connected to the first valve assembly 105, the second valve assembly 106, the third valve assembly 107, the fourth valve assembly 108, the first water pump 103 and the second water pump 104 in the beverage preparation apparatus, and the cleaning control method includes:

s301: controlling the water source to be communicated with the liquid storage tank and the fermentation tank through the second valve assembly, the third valve assembly, the fourth valve assembly and the second water pump, and controlling the tank bottom opening of the fermentation tank to be communicated with the sewage discharge opening for a first cleaning threshold time;

s302: controlling a second inlet of the liquid storage tank to be communicated with the water source through the second valve component so that water of the water source enters the liquid storage tank until the water level of the liquid storage tank rises to a cleaning threshold water level;

s303: prompting a user to add cleaning fluid into the liquid storage tank through a human-computer interaction device;

s304: controlling the liquid in the liquid storage tank to be sent to the top opening of the fermentation tank from the third outlet of the liquid storage tank through the fourth valve assembly and the second water pump until the liquid in the liquid storage tank is completely transferred to the fermentation tank;

s305: controlling the liquid in the fermentation tank to be sent from the tank bottom opening of the fermentation tank to the tank top opening of the fermentation tank through the third valve component, the fourth valve component and the second water pump until reaching a second cleaning threshold time;

s306: controlling the tank bottom opening of the fermentation tank to be communicated with the sewage draining outlet through the third valve component;

s307: and controlling the water source to be communicated to the liquid storage tank and the fermentation tank through the second valve component, the third valve component, the fourth valve component and the second water pump, and communicating the tank bottom port of the fermentation tank to the sewage draining outlet for a third cleaning threshold time.

In an example, the step S301 may specifically be: the fourth valve 1061, the sixth valve 1071, the seventh valve 1072, the eighth valve 1081, the ninth valve 1082, the blowdown valve 110 and the second water pump 104 are opened to flush the fermentor 101 for a first cleaning threshold time, which may be, for example, 3 minutes, or other time periods. In a further example, a rotary spray head may be provided in the fermentor 101 for better flushing of the fermentor.

Step S302 may specifically be: the fourth valve 1061 is opened to allow tap water (or treated soft water/purified water, etc.) to pass through the liquid level recognition device 1023 to detect the water level in the liquid storage tank 102, and if the water level reaches the cleaning threshold water level, the fourth valve 1061 is closed, and the cleaning threshold water level may be, for example, 50 liters, or other water level values.

Step S303 may specifically be: the cleaning solution is added to the reservoir 102 and stirred uniformly.

Step S304 may specifically be: the eighth valve 1081 and the ninth valve 1082 are opened, the second water pump 104 is opened at the same time, and after the cleaning solution in the storage tank 102 is pumped into the fermentation tank 101, the eighth valve 1081 and the ninth valve 1082, and the second water pump 104 are closed.

Step S305 may specifically be: opening the seventh valve 1072, the ninth valve 1082 and the second water pump 104 to circulate the cleaning solution in the fermentation tank 101, and closing the seventh valve 1072, the ninth valve 1082 and the second water pump 104 after the second cleaning threshold time is reached. The second cleaning threshold time is understood to be a time period capable of meeting the requirements of the cleaning process, and may be, for example, 15 minutes, or other time periods.

Step S306 may specifically be: the seventh valve 1072 and the blowoff valve 110 are opened to discharge the cleaning solution.

Step S307 may specifically be: the fourth valve 1061, the eighth valve 1081, the ninth valve 1082, the second water pump 104, and the seventh valve 1072 and the blowdown valve 110 are opened simultaneously, and the fermentation tank 101 is flushed and then drained for a third cleaning threshold time, which may be, for example, 5 minutes, or other time periods.

The cleaning liquid may be a disinfectant or an alkaline cleaning agent dedicated to food, and the weight of the cleaning liquid may be 0.5kg, for example.

In an actual implementation process, steps S301 to S307 are recyclable, and further, an implementation process of the apparatus cleaning control method for preparing the beverage is described below.

In an implementation process, when the liquid storage tank 102 and/or the fermentation tank 101 needs to be cleaned, step S301 is implemented, namely the liquid storage tank 102 and the fermentation tank 101 are cleaned with clean water, step S302 and step S303 are implemented, namely cleaning liquid is prepared in the liquid storage tank 102, step S304 is implemented, namely the prepared cleaning liquid is pumped into the fermentation tank 101, step S305 is implemented, namely the fermentation tank 101 is cleaned with the cleaning liquid, step S306 is implemented, namely the cleaning liquid is discharged out of the fermentation tank 101, step S307 is implemented, namely the fermentation tank 101 is cleaned with clean water, at the moment, one cycle of equipment cleaning is completed, and the equipment cleaning can be performed for the second time by returning to step S301.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; while the utility model has been described in detail and with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A beverage preparation device is characterized by comprising a fermentation tank, a liquid storage tank, a first water pump, a second water pump, a first valve component, a second valve component, a third valve component and a fourth valve component; a heater is arranged inside the liquid storage tank;

2. The beverage preparation apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a heat exchanger, wherein the first port of the heat exchanger is connected to the second outlet of the liquid storage tank through the first valve assembly, the second port of the heat exchanger is connected to the water source, the third port of the heat exchanger is connected to the beverage outlet, and the fourth port of the heat exchanger is connected to the drain through the third valve assembly.

3. The beverage preparation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first valve assembly comprises a first valve, a second valve, and a third valve; the first communication port of the first valve is connected with the first inlet of the liquid storage tank, and the second communication port of the first valve, the first communication port of the second valve and the first communication port of the third valve are mutually connected;

the second valve assembly comprises a fourth valve and a fifth valve;

4. The beverage preparation apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the first valve assembly further comprises a first three-way valve;

5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the second valve assembly further comprises a second three-way valve, wherein a first communication port of the second three-way valve is connected to the second inlet of the liquid reservoir, a second communication port of the second three-way valve is connected to the water source, and a third communication port of the second three-way valve, an inlet of the second water pump and one communication port of the fourth valve assembly are connected to each other.

6. The beverage preparation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the third valve assembly comprises a sixth valve and a seventh valve;

7. The beverage preparation apparatus of claim 6, wherein the third valve assembly further comprises a third three-way valve;

8. The beverage preparation apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the beverage outlet is connected to the top opening of the fermentor via a fermentor valve.

9. The beverage preparation apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an infusion basket disposed within the fluid reservoir and positioned below the first inlet of the fluid reservoir.

10. The beverage preparation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a base, and a moving wheel disposed at a bottom of the base, wherein the liquid storage tank, the first water pump, the second water pump, the first valve assembly, the second valve assembly, the third valve assembly, and the fourth valve assembly are mounted to the base.

11. The beverage preparation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control device, a human-computer interaction device, a liquid level recognition device and a temperature sensor;