CN220141385U

CN220141385U - Coffee machine

Info

Publication number: CN220141385U
Application number: CN202321708405.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 柯漫; 傅平; 吴承龙
Original assignee: Shenzhen Casdon Electrical Appliance Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Casdon Electrical Appliance Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-06-30
Filing date: 2023-06-30
Publication date: 2023-12-08
Anticipated expiration: 2033-06-30

Abstract

The utility model discloses a coffee machine, comprising: the machine comprises a machine body, a powder outlet cylinder, a powder bowl, a weighing assembly and a controller, wherein the machine body is provided with a powder outlet; the weighing assembly comprises a weighing supporting plate and a weight sensor, the weight sensor is positioned below the weighing supporting plate and is in butt joint with the weighing supporting plate, and the weight sensor is in communication connection with the controller; the powder bowl is arranged on the weighing supporting plate; the powder outlet cylinder is used for guiding the coffee bean powder at the powder outlet into the powder bowl; according to the utility model, the powder discharging barrel is arranged, the powder bowl can be directly placed on the weighing supporting plate for receiving powder, the powder discharging weight can be detected in real time, and the powder discharging can be stopped when the set powder discharging weight is reached, so that the powder discharging weight is accurate and controllable, the operation of a user is simplified, the waste of the powder discharging is reduced, and the use experience of the user is improved.

Description

Coffee machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of coffee making apparatuses, in particular to a coffee machine.

Background

Coffee is one of three drinks in the world, and is popular, and along with the popularity of coffee, people invent a coffee machine, so that the making requirement of coffee is met. The coffee machines which can be divided into a full-automatic coffee machine and a semi-automatic coffee machine according to the operation mode, wherein the coffee machines with different tastes are provided by selecting the quantity of powder, so that the coffee machines are favored by coffee lovers; the existing semi-automatic coffee machine is characterized in that an electronic scale is integrated on a water receiving disc, a powder bowl is installed at a powder outlet to receive powder, a user visually inspects a certain amount of powder and then takes down the powder bowl and puts the powder bowl on the electronic scale to weigh, wherein the operations of installing the powder bowl, grinding, taking down the powder bowl, weighing, re-installing the powder bowl, re-grinding and re-weighing are required to be repeated, the powder outlet weight cannot be accurately controlled, so that the user is required to repeatedly operate the powder outlet too little or the powder outlet is too much to cause waste, and the user experience is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a coffee machine, which can effectively solve the problems of waste caused by repeated operation of users or excessive powder discharge due to the fact that the powder discharge weight of the traditional semi-automatic coffee machine is not accurately controllable, and poor user experience

The technical problems are solved by the following technical scheme:

a coffee maker, comprising: the machine comprises a machine body, a powder outlet cylinder, a powder bowl, a weighing assembly and a controller, wherein the machine body is provided with a powder outlet; the weighing assembly comprises a weighing supporting plate and a weight sensor, the weight sensor is positioned below the weighing supporting plate and is in butt joint with the weighing supporting plate, and the weight sensor is in communication connection with the controller; the powder bowl is arranged on the weighing supporting plate; the powder outlet cylinder is used for guiding the coffee bean powder at the powder outlet into the powder bowl.

Compared with the background technology, the coffee machine has the following beneficial effects:

when the coffee bean grinding machine is used, the controller sets the powder discharging weight, the powder bowl is placed on the weighing supporting plate, the coffee bean powder at the powder outlet flows to the powder bowl along the powder discharging barrel, the weight of the powder bowl is gradually increased, the weight sensor converts real-time weight information into an electric signal to be output to the controller, the electric signal is processed and converted into the real-time powder discharging weight by the controller, the real-time powder discharging weight is compared with the set powder discharging amount, and when the real-time powder discharging weight is equal to the set powder discharging weight, the controller controls the bean grinding system to stop discharging powder; so, compare with current coffee machine, through setting up out powder section of thick bamboo, powder bowl can directly place and connect the powder in the layer board of weighing, and the powder weight just can detect in real time, just can stop out the powder when reaching the setting powder weight, and consequently the accurate controllability of powder weight reduces the powder extravagant when simplifying user's operation to user's use experience has been promoted.

In one embodiment, one end of the powder outlet cylinder is connected with the powder outlet, and the other end of the powder outlet cylinder extends to the powder bowl and is opposite to the powder bowl.

In one embodiment, one end of the powder outlet barrel is connected with the powder bowl, and the other end of the powder outlet barrel extends to the powder outlet and is opposite to the powder outlet.

In one embodiment, the machine body further comprises a liquid outlet which is used for being in sealing connection with the powder bowl, and the liquid outlet is opposite to the weighing supporting plate.

In one embodiment, the coffee machine further comprises a support for stably placing the powder bowl, wherein the support is arranged on the weighing supporting plate.

In one embodiment, the supporting member is in a columnar structure, one end of the supporting member is arranged on the weighing supporting plate, and the other end of the supporting member is provided with an accommodating cavity and an avoidance gap; the powder bowl comprises a body and a handle connected with the body, and the handle passes through the avoidance notch so that the body is embedded into the accommodating cavity. In one embodiment, the weighing support plate is provided with a positioning groove, and one end of the support member is embedded into the positioning groove.

In one embodiment, the support is integrally injection molded with the weigh blade.

In one embodiment, the coffee maker further comprises a water receiving tray, wherein the water receiving tray is arranged around the outer periphery of the weighing pallet.

In one embodiment, the coffee machine further comprises a touch display screen, wherein the touch display screen is fixedly arranged on the machine body, and the touch display screen is electrically connected with the controller.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the structure of a weighing module according to embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is another schematic structural view of embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of embodiment 2 of the present utility model.

Description of the reference numerals:

1. a body; 10. a powder outlet; 11. a liquid outlet; 2. a powder outlet cylinder; 3. a powder bowl; 30. a body; 31. a handle; 4. a weighing assembly; 40. weighing a supporting plate; 400. a positioning groove; 41. a weight sensor; 5. a support; 50. a receiving chamber; 51. avoiding the notch; 6. a water receiving tray; 7. and touching the display screen.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that, if the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," etc. indicate or refer to an orientation or a positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings, it is merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

The terms "first," "second," and the like, if any, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first", "a second", or the like, may include one or more such features, either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present utility model, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

In the description of the present utility model, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" should be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Example 1

This embodiment provides a coffee machine, as shown in fig. 1-2, comprising: the machine body 1, the powder outlet cylinder 2, the powder bowl 3, the weighing component 4 and the controller, wherein the machine body 1 is provided with a powder outlet 10; the weighing assembly 4 comprises a weighing supporting plate 40 and a weight sensor 41, the weight sensor 41 is positioned below the weighing supporting plate 40 and is in abutting connection with the weighing supporting plate 40, and the weight sensor 41 is in communication connection with the controller (not shown in the drawing); the powder bowl 3 is arranged on the weighing supporting plate 40; the powder outlet cylinder 2 is used for guiding coffee bean powder at the powder outlet 10 into the powder bowl 3.

On the basis of the structure, when the coffee bean grinding machine is used, the controller (not marked on the drawing) sets the powder discharging weight, the powder bowl 3 is placed on the weighing supporting plate 40, the coffee bean powder at the powder discharging port 10 flows to the powder bowl 3 along the powder discharging barrel 2, the weight of the powder bowl 3 is gradually increased, the weight sensor 41 converts real-time weight information into an electric signal to be output to the controller (not marked on the drawing), the electric signal is processed by the controller (not marked on the drawing) and converted into the real-time powder discharging weight, and compared with the set powder discharging weight, when the real-time powder discharging weight is equal to the set powder discharging weight, the controller (not marked on the drawing) controls the bean grinding system to stop discharging powder; so, compare with current coffee machine, through setting up out powder section of thick bamboo 2, powder bowl 3 can directly place in weighing layer board 40 and connect the powder, and the powder weight just can detect in real time, just can stop the powder when reaching the setting and go out powder weight, and consequently go out powder weight accurate controllable reduces the powder extravagant when simplifying user's operation to user's use experience has been promoted.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the controller (not labeled in the drawing) is a single-chip microcomputer or a PLC programmable controller (not labeled in the drawing), and the single-chip microcomputer has the advantages of realizing the control function, having stronger data processing capability, being capable of executing a relatively complex control algorithm and almost unlimited storage capacity thereof, and the like; the PLC has stable and reliable operation, is programmed by using a ladder diagram, and reduces a programming threshold.

The hardware architecture of the single chip microcomputer or the PLC programmable controller and the weight sensor 41 is a conventional structure in the art, and can be selected according to the use requirement of the product, and the model or the structural form of the product is not limited.

It should be noted that the weight sensor 41 may be powered by a battery, a power board or a controller (not shown in the drawing).

Further, the weight sensor 41 and the controller (not shown in the drawing) may be connected through wired communication or may be connected through wireless communication; for example, when the weight sensor 41 is connected to the controller (not shown in the drawing) through wireless communication, the weighing assembly 4 may include one or more of a WiFi communication module, a bluetooth communication module, and an infrared communication module, and correspondingly, the controller (not shown in the drawing) includes one or more of a WiFi communication module, a bluetooth communication module, and an infrared communication module. For example, when the weighing assembly 4 includes a WiFi communication module, the controller (not shown in the drawing) also includes a WiFi communication module, and the weight sensor 41 is communicatively connected to the controller (not shown in the drawing) through the WiFi communication module; when the weighing assembly 4 includes a WiFi communication module and a bluetooth communication module, the controller (not labeled in the drawing) also includes a WiFi communication module and a bluetooth communication module, and the weight sensor 41 is in communication connection with the controller (not labeled in the drawing) through the WiFi communication module or the bluetooth communication module.

Preferably, in this embodiment, one end of the powder outlet 2 is connected to the powder outlet 10, and the other end extends to the powder bowl 3 and is opposite to the powder bowl 3.

In this embodiment, the powder outlet barrel 2 and the powder outlet 10 are in interference fit by plugging; in other embodiments, the powder outlet 2 and the powder outlet 10 may be further connected by a fastener, a thread, a magnetic attraction structure, and the like, where the fastener, the thread, the magnetic attraction structure may be selected and designed according to the structures of the powder outlet 2 and the powder outlet 10 and the existing connection structure, and the details are not expanded here.

In this embodiment, the machine body 1 further includes a liquid outlet 11 for sealing connection with the powder bowl 3, where the liquid outlet 11 is opposite to the weighing pallet 40; thus, the controller (not shown in the drawing) detects the weight of the coffee discharged through the weight sensor 41 in real time according to the weight of the discharged coffee which is set by the user or the weight of the discharged coffee which is set by the user, and after the target discharged weight is reached, the controller (not shown in the drawing) controls the discharging system to stop discharging, so that the amount of the coffee required by the user can be accurately manufactured.

For example, as shown in fig. 3, after the powder bowl 3 receives coffee powder and reaches a set weight, the powder discharging system stops discharging powder, then the powder bowl 3 is tightly locked at the liquid outlet 11, a cup is placed on the weighing support plate 40 and is positioned below the liquid outlet 11, finally, coffee liquid extraction is performed, a controller (not labeled in the drawing) detects the weight of the cup, namely the weight of the coffee liquid discharged through a weight sensor 41 in real time, and after the target liquid discharged weight is reached, liquid discharging is stopped, so that the coffee liquid extraction is completed.

In this embodiment, the coffee machine further comprises a support member 5 for stably placing the powder bowl 3, and the support member 5 is arranged on the weighing support plate 40, so that the powder bowl 3 is ensured to be stable in the powder receiving process by arranging the support member 5.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the supporting member 5 has a columnar structure, one end of the supporting member 5 is disposed on the weighing supporting plate 40, and the other end is provided with an accommodating cavity 50 and an avoidance gap 51; the powder bowl 3 comprises a body 30 and a handle 31 connected with the body 30, wherein the handle 31 passes through the avoidance notch 51 so that the body 30 is embedded into the accommodating cavity 50; so set up, powder bowl 3 can place in place more fast, has guaranteed that powder bowl 3 keeps steady at the powder in-process that connects.

Of course, in other embodiments, the support member 5 may be designed into one or more combinations of a bracket, a block-shaped structure, etc. according to the specific structure of the powder bowl 3, which will not be repeated herein.

Further, in this embodiment, the weighing pallet 40 is provided with a positioning groove 400, and one end of the supporting member 5 is embedded in the positioning groove 400; through the arrangement, the supporting piece 5 can be placed in place more quickly, and meanwhile, the supporting piece 5 is prevented from moving in the powder receiving process to cause powder scattering.

In other embodiments, the support 5 and the weighing pallet 40 are integrally injection molded, which has the advantage of simplifying the production process, reducing the number of parts and facilitating assembly.

In this embodiment, the coffee machine further includes a water pan 6, where the water pan 6 is disposed around the outer periphery of the weighing tray 40, so that the residual bean powder or coffee liquid of the weighing tray 40 can be directly cleaned to the water pan 6, and the weighing tray 40 and the holding table are kept clean.

In this embodiment, the coffee machine further includes a touch display screen 7, the touch display screen 7 is mounted and fixed on the machine body 1, and the touch display screen 7 is electrically connected with the controller; the advantage of this design is that the user can more intuitively monitor the operation and working state of the coffee machine.

It should be noted that, the hardware architecture of the touch display screen 7 is a conventional structure in the art, and may be selected according to the use requirement of the product, and the model or the structural form thereof is not limited.

Example 2

This embodiment provides a coffee maker, as shown in fig. 4, comprising: the machine body 1, the powder outlet cylinder 2, the powder bowl 3, the weighing component 4 and the controller, wherein the machine body 1 is provided with a powder outlet 10; the weighing assembly 4 comprises a weighing supporting plate 40 and a weight sensor 41, the weight sensor 41 is positioned below the weighing supporting plate 40 and is in abutting connection with the weighing supporting plate 40, and the weight sensor 41 is in communication connection with the controller; the powder bowl 3 is arranged on the weighing supporting plate 40; the powder outlet cylinder 2 is used for guiding coffee bean powder into the powder bowl 3; wherein, one end of the powder outlet barrel 2 is connected with the powder bowl 3, and the other end extends to the powder outlet 10 and is opposite to the powder outlet 10.

The main difference between the above embodiment 2 and embodiment 1 is that: one end of the powder outlet barrel 2 is connected with the powder bowl 3, and the other end extends to the powder outlet 10 and is opposite to the powder outlet 10, and the working principle and technical effects of the embodiment 2 are the same as those of the embodiment 1, and are not described herein.

In this embodiment, the powder outlet barrel 2 and the powder bowl 3 are in interference fit through insertion; in other embodiments, the powder outlet barrel 2 and the powder bowl 3 may be further connected by a buckle, a thread, a magnetic attraction structure, and the buckle, the thread, the magnetic attraction structure may be selected and designed according to the structure of the powder outlet barrel 2 and the powder bowl 3 and the existing connection structure, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

In the specific content of the above embodiment, any combination of the technical features may be performed without contradiction, and for brevity of description, all possible combinations of the technical features are not described, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.

The foregoing detailed description of the embodiments presents only a few embodiments of the present utility model, which are described in some detail and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the utility model, which are all within the scope of the utility model. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present utility model is to be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A coffee machine, characterized by: the machine comprises a machine body, a powder outlet cylinder, a powder bowl, a weighing assembly and a controller, wherein the machine body is provided with a powder outlet; the weighing assembly comprises a weighing supporting plate and a weight sensor, the weight sensor is positioned below the weighing supporting plate and is in butt joint with the weighing supporting plate, and the weight sensor is in communication connection with the controller; the powder bowl is arranged on the weighing supporting plate; the powder outlet cylinder is used for guiding the coffee bean powder at the powder outlet into the powder bowl.

2. A coffee machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: one end of the powder outlet cylinder is connected with the powder outlet, and the other end of the powder outlet cylinder extends to the powder bowl and is opposite to the powder bowl.

3. A coffee machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: one end of the powder outlet barrel is connected with the powder bowl, and the other end of the powder outlet barrel extends to the powder outlet and is opposite to the powder outlet.

4. A coffee machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: the machine body further comprises a liquid outlet which is used for being in sealing connection with the powder bowl, and the liquid outlet is opposite to the weighing supporting plate.

5. A coffee machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: the powder bowl weighing device is characterized by further comprising a supporting piece used for stably placing the powder bowl, and the supporting piece is arranged on the weighing supporting plate.

6. A coffee machine as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: the bearing piece is of a columnar structure, one end of the bearing piece is arranged on the weighing supporting plate, and the other end of the bearing piece is provided with an accommodating cavity and an avoidance gap; the powder bowl comprises a body and a handle connected with the body, and the handle passes through the avoidance notch so that the body is embedded into the accommodating cavity.

7. The coffee machine of claim 6, wherein: the weighing support plate is provided with a positioning groove, and one end of the supporting piece is embedded into the positioning groove.

8. The coffee machine of claim 6, wherein: the supporting piece and the weighing supporting plate are integrally injection molded.

9. A coffee machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: the weighing tray also comprises a water receiving disc, wherein the water receiving disc is coiled on the outer periphery of the weighing tray.

10. A coffee machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: the touch control display screen is fixedly arranged on the machine body and is electrically connected with the controller.