GB2292069A - Beverage-making apparatus - Google Patents
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A beverage making apparatus comprises an outer container 21, a heating device 312 installed in the outer container for directly making therein a beverage; and a filtering device 32, installed in the outer container for filtering the beverage obtained. The beverage may flow into a cup 25. <IMAGE>
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DECOCTION-MAKING APPARATUS
The present invention is related to a decoction-making apparatus, more particularly to one for making medicating herbal decoction.
In general, a decoction-making raw material, especially tlie Chinese medicating herb, is decocted with lots of water and finally a concentrated small quantity of decoction is obtained by this way. It is to be noted that the decocting time and the decocting power need to be carefully controlled in order to maximize the effect of the decoction and obtain the complete-ingredient decoction. Besides, the pot used for decocting the raw material must be careflilly chosen. The most suitable material for the pot is potter's clay, and heat-proof glass, acid-proof steel or enamel etc.
also can be used as tlie material of the pot. However, a pot made of iron or copper is not suitable for this purpose because iron or copper is subject to reacting with daning, a component of the Chinese medicating herb. The
Chinese medicating herb is normally decocted with 600 c.c. water under proper conditioiis for one-day taking and it takes about 40-50 minutes to concentrate the liquid to 1/2 volume of the original water.After the decocting procedure, a filtering one must follow immediately to prevent some components of the decoction from being absorbed by tloe herbal dregs. Furtheniiore, the dregs free decoction needs heat maintenace because the cool decoction liars a bad effect on one's digestive system.
A coiiventional decoction-making apparatus, as sloown in Fig. 1 is offered for the purpose of decocting automatically. The decoction-makiiig raw material 11 is put into a raw material container 1 2 wloido is mounted in a pot 1 3 usually made of steel or iron for liquid level and temperature controlling purposes. The completion of decocting procedure depends on the height of the liquid level. When the liquid level descends to a position lower than the bottom of the raw material container 12, the apparatus will stop heating.The shortcomings of the conventional decoction-making apparatus are: 1. that the iron or steel pot is subject to an undesired reaction with a component of the decoction: 2. that the quantity of decocted raw material is confined for a proper decoction because the volume of the space between the bottoms of the raw material container and the pot is fixed; 3. that the follow-up filtering procedure and the heat-maintenance procedure cannot be proceeded automatically; 4. that the raw material will emerge from the liquid level gradually and cannot be decocted when the liquid level is descending on the process of decoction; 5. that both liquid and steam in the apparatus does not circulate well so that the heating power will be consulted more and the dissolved components of the obtained decoction will be adversely affected; and 6. that the cleaning of the pot is difficult because it has to be cleaned with the whole apparatus.
An object of the present invention is to provide a decoction-making apparatus which can control the making, filtering and receiving of the decoction automatically.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a decoction-making apparatus whose component parts can be set apart for seperate cleaning or inaii0tenallce.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a decoction-making apparatus whose heating power can be desiredly selected for different species of raw materials.
Anotller object of the present invention is to provide a decoction-making apparatus which can offer better circulation for both steam and liquid.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a decoction-making apparatus by which a complete-ingredient decoction can be obtained.
In accordance with the present invention, a decoction-making apparatus comprises an outer container: a heating device installed in the outer container for directly making therein a decoction: and a filtering device installed in the outer container and collected with the heating device for filtering the decoction obtained and flowing from the heating device.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the decoctionmaking device further comprises a receiving device installed in the outer container and connected with the filtering device for receiving the decoction.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the heating device comprises a pot for loading therein a decoction-making raw material: a heater engaging with the pot and heating the decoction-making raw material; and a heating controlling device switching the heater on when a temperature of the pot is lower than a first reference value and switching the heater off when a temperature of the pot is higher than a second reference value.
111 accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the pot comprises a pot body;a hook-ring handle, which a user can lift the pot body thereby, respectively mounted on opposite sides of the pot body for mounting the pot in the outer container: and a decoction-draining opening at a bottom of the pot body for draining the decoction.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the pot body is declining and indented at the bottom.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a dregs-collecting cup mounted at the bottom for collecting dregs.
ln accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the dregs.
collecting cup includes a hollow cylinder protruding from a center of a bottom of the dregs-collecting cup, and having a hole on the lowest part of the cylinder wall to allow the decoction to pass through but disallow the raw material and the dregs to pass thorough.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invetltion, the apparatus further comprises a filtering cap or a filtering cloth wrapping around the hollow cylinder.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the dregscollecting cup includes a cylinder protruding from a center of a bottom of the dregs-collecting cup, and the dregs-collecting cup is porous to allow the decoction to pass through but disallow the dregs to pass through.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the pot body further comprises a raw material holder installed in the pot body for loading the raw material therein.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the raw material holder includes a hollow cylinder protruding from a center of a bottom of the raw material holder for eiihancing convection of steam and liquid, and the raw material holder is porous to allow the decoction to pass through but disallow the raw material to pass through.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the pot body is made of a material selected from a group consisting of potter's clay, heat-proof glass, acid-proof steel and enamel.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the pot further comprises a heat-conducting layer existing on a surface of the pot body for heat conduction and fixed on the out container.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a power-adjusting device for adjusting the heater with a desired power.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the power adjustiiog device includes a variable resistor.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the heating controlling device is a bimetallic switch which is in an ON state when a temperature of the pot is lower than the first reference value but in an OFF state when a temperature of the pot is higher than the second reference value.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the first reference value is about 90"C.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the second reference value is about 1 20 C.
In accordance with anotller aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a heating indicator for indicating whether the pot is under a heating state.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a dividing board for dividing the heating device and the receiving device.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the dividing board is removable.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the filtering device comprises a hollow filter head protruding upwards through the bottom of the pot body and having many small pores to allow the decoction to pass thorough: a filter for filtering the decoction; and a hollow fixing part fixed on the dividing board and cooperating with the hollow filtering head to contain therebetween the filter.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the hollow fixing part has an opening on a top surface thereof for allowing the decoction to pass through.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the filter is a filter core inserted into the opening and between the hollow fixing part and the hollow filtering head.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the hollow fixing part has a top surface having many small pores thereon.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the filter is a filter cloth wrapping around the hollow fixing part or the hollow filtering head.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the filtering device comprises a lower part fixed on the dividing board, partially protruding upwards througli the bottom of the pot body and having many small pores on the protruding part to allow the decoction to pass through: a filter for filtering the decoction; and an upper part having holes on a top surface thereof for allowing the decoction to pass through, downwards enveloping the protruding part and cooperating with tlie lower part to contain therebetween the filter.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the filtering device further comprises a funnel around the lower part for receiving a leaked liquid.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus filrther comprises a leaking indicator for indicating whether the decoction is leaked out.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the filtering device further comprises a spring installed against the funnel for enhancing a connecting of the upper part and the lower part.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the filtering device comprises an upper clamping part fixed on the bottom of the pot body; a lower clamping part partly fixed on the upper clamping part and partly fixed on the indented bottom of the pot body; a filter for filtering the decoction; a fixing part fixed on the dividing board and containing thereon the filter; and a V-cross-sectional seal clamped between the upper and the lower clamping parts for fixing the fixing part.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the receiving device comprises: a switch controlling a flow of the decoction; a conduit connected with the filtering device and passing through the switch for conducting the decoction; and a cup mounted below the conduit for receiving therein the decoction.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the switch is an electromagnetic valve.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a controlling bottom mounted on the outer container, electrically connected to the switch and artificially manipulating an
ON/OFF state of the switch.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a controller electrically connected with the switch and the heating device to control an ON/OFF state of the switch and the heating device.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a timer for timing and infonning the controller of ending of decocting procedure according to a preset time.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a liquid level sensor for detecting a liquid level in the pot and infonning the controller of ending of decocting procedure according to a preset liquid level.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus flirtloer comprises a heating plate placed under the cup for heat mainteliance.
In accordaiice witlo another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a heat-maintaining controlling device switching tile heating plate on when a temperature of the pot is lower than a third reference value and switching the heater off wheii a temperature of tile pot is lligllel tloan a fourth reference value.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the heat mailltaillillg controlling device is a bimetallic switch which is in an ON state when a temperature of the pot is lower than the third reference value but ill an OFF state when a temperature of the pot is higher than the fourth reference value.
in accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the third reference value is about 50"C.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the fourth reference value is about 60"C.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a heat-maintaining indicator for indicating whether the pot is under a heat-maintaining state.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the outer container further comprises an opening for passing theretlirougti the cup.
in accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a cover which has an air vent to vent steam.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the decoctionmaking raw material is one selected from a medicating herbal and a coffee bean.
In accordance with the present invention, a decoction-making apparatus, comprises an outer container; a heating device partly protruding from the outer container for directly making therein a decoction; and a filtering device installed in the outer container and connected with the heating device for filiering the decoction obtained and flowing from the heating device.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the heating device has transparent region on the protruding part for allowing a situation of decocton-inaking to.be seen.
The present invention may be best ullderstood thorough the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. I is a sectional view of a conventional decoction-making apparatus;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a decoctionmaking apparatus according to the present invention;
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a preferred embodiment of a decoctionmaking apparatus according to the present invention;
Fig. 4 is a prespective view of a preferred embodiment of a filtering device according to the present invention;
Fig. 5 is a sectional view of another preferred embodiment of a filtering device according to the present invention;;
Fig. 6 is a sectional view of another preferred embodiment of a filtering device according to the present invention;
Fig. 7 is a prespective view of another preferred embodiment of a filtering device according to the present invention; and
Fig. 8 is a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of a decoction-making apparatus according to the present invention.
Tlle general procedures a decoction is made according to the present invention are that: 1. the user puts raw materials and water of proper quantities in a heating device for decoction; 2. the apparatus is powered on; 3. the user chooses a controlling mode to determinillg when the decocting procedure should stop; 4. the raw materials and water start to be heaten and the heating procedure will end automatically according to the preset mode; 5. upon stoping heating, a switch will be open automatically to allow the decoction to pass through; 6. before passing thorough the switch, the decoction should first pass a dregs-collecting cup for depriving dregs and then pass a filtering device for further filtration; 7. the filtered decoction flows into a cup for driiiking after passing tlirough the switch; and 8. if the decoction is not drunk immediately and the temperature of the decoction becomes lower than a reference degree, it will be kept under a heat-maintenance state.
The aforemetitioned steps are executed by the following embodiments of decoction-making apparatus and components thereof according to the present invention.
The present invention will now be described more specifically with refereiice to the following embodiments. It is to be noted that the following descriptions of preferred embodiments of this invention are presented herein for purpose of illustration and description only; it is not intended to be exhaustive or to be limited to the precise fonn disclosed.
Refer now to Figs. 2 & 3 which are respectively a perspective and a sectional views of a preferred embodiment of a decoction-making apparatus according to the present invention. The decoction-making apparatus comprises an outer container 21, a heating device 3 1 installed ill the outer container 2 1 for directly making therein a decoction, a filtering device 32 installed in the outer container 2 1 and connected witli the heating device 31 for filtering the decoction obtained and flowing from the heating device 3 1, and a receiving device 33 installed in the outer contailler 2 1 aid connected with tlie filtering device 32 for receiving the decoction. The apparatus further comprises a cover 22 which has all air vent 23 to veiit steam and an opening 24 for passing therethrough a receiving cup 25 belonging to the receiving device 33.The heating device 3 1 includes a pot 311 for loading therein a decoction-making raw material, a heater 3 12 engaging with the pot 3 11 and heating the decoction-making raw material, and a heating controlling device 3 13 which is a bimetallic switch switching tlie heater 3 1 2 on when a temperature of the pot 3 11 is lower thall a first reference value, e.g. 90"C, and switching the heater 3 12 off when a temperature of the pot 3 11 is higher than a second reference value, e.g. 120"C. The pot 311 further comprises a pot body 3111 which is indented at the bottom thereof and made of a material selected from a group of potter's clay, heat-proof glass, acid-proof steel or enamel, a hook-ring handle 311 2 which a user can lift the pot body 3111 thereby respectively mouiited on opposite sides of the pot body 3111 for mounting the pot body 3111 in the outer container, and a decoction-draining opening 31 14 at a bottom of the pot body 3 31 1 for draining the decoction.
On the pot body 311, a heat-conducting layer 34 is provided for heat conduction and is fixed on the outer container 2 1. Besides, the apparatus further comprises a dregs-collecting cup 35 wliich is mounted at the bottom of the pot body 311 for collecting dregs and includes a cylinder 351 protruding from a center of a bottom of tile dregs-collecting cup 35, aid a bridging surface between the cylinder 35 1 aid the dregs-collecting cup 35 is porous to allow the decoction to pass through but disallow the dregs to pass through. A raw material holder 36 is also installed in the pot body 311 for loading the raw material therein. The raw material holder 36 also iiicludes a hollow cylinder 361 protruding from a center of a bottom of tile raw material holder 36 for eiihancing convection of steam and liquid, aid the bottoin ofthe raw material holder 36 is porous to allow the decoction to pass tllrough but disallow the raw material to pass through.
The apparatus also comprises a removable dividing board 37 for dividing the heating device 31 and the receiving device 33. The filtering device 32 has several varieties and in this preferred embodiment as shown in Fig. 4, it comprises a hollow filter head 421 protruding upwards through the bottom of the pot body 311 and having many small pores to allow the decoction to pass through, a filter 422 for filtering the decoction, and a hollow fixing part 423 fixed on an arch which is further fixed on the dividing board 37 and cooperating with the hollow filtering head 423 to contain therebetween the filter 422. The hollow fixing part 423 has an opening 423 1 on a top surface thereof for allowing the decoction to pass through. The filter 422 is a filter core inserted into the opening 4231 and between the hollow fixing part 423 and the hollow filtering head 421.
Another variation of the hollow fixing part 423 is that it has a top surface having many small pores thereon instead of having the opening 4231 and the filter 422 may also alternatively be a filter cloth wrapping around the hollow fixing part 423 or the hollow filtering head 421. Of course, other components, including e.g a cushion ring 424, are needed when assembling the filtering device 32.
Fig. 5 is a sectional view of another preferred embodiment of a filtering device according to the present invention and it also shows an upper view of a preferred embodiment of a dregs-collecting cup. The filtering device comprises a lower part 51 fixed on the dividing board, partially protruding upwards through the bottom of the pot body and having many small pores on the protruding part to allow the decoction to pass through, a filter 52 for filtering the decoction, and an upper part 53 having holes on a top surface thereof for allowing the decoction to pass through, downwards enveloping the protruding part and cooperating with the lower part 51 to contain therebetween the filter 52.The lower part 51 of the filtering device includes a upward fitting part 511 engaging with the upper part 53 and a fixing part 512 fixed on an arch 57 wliich is further fixed on the dividing board. The filtering device further comprises a funnel 54 around tlie fixing part 512 for receiving the leaked liquid and a leaking indicator 55 for indicating whether the decoction is leaked out. Under the funnel 54; several springs 56 are installed against the funnel 54 for eilliancing the connection of tlie upper part 53 and the lower part 5 1.
Figs. 6 & 7 are respectively a sectional and a perspective views of another preferred embodiment of a filtering device accordiiig to the present iiiveiition. In this preferred embodiment, the filtering device comprises an upper clamping part 61 fixed on the bottom of the pot body 3111, a lower clamping part 63 partly fixed on the upper clamping part 61 and partly fixed on the indented bottom of the pot body 311 11, a filter 64 for filtering the decoction, a fixing part 65 fixed on the dividing board and containing thereon the filter 64, and a V-cross-sectional seal 66 clamped between the upper and tiie lower clamping parts 61 and 63 for fixing the fixing part 65.
Likewise, other components, including e.g a seal 67, are needed alien assembling the filtering device.
Referring to Fig. 3 again, the receiving device 33 comprises a switch 331, e.g. aIl electromagnetic valve, controlling a flow of tlie decoction, a conduit 332 connected with the filtering device 32 and passing through the switch 33 1 for conducting the decoctioii, a cup 25 moulted below tlie conduit 332 for receiving therein tile decoction, a heating plate 333 placed uiider the cup 25 for heat maintenance, and a heat-lnaintainilIg controlling device 334 switching the heating plate 333 on alien a temperature of the cup 25 is lower thaii a tliird reference value, e.g. 50"C, and switching the heating plate 333 off when a temperature of the cup 25 is higher than a fourth reference value, e.g. 60 C. The apparatus further comprises a controller 38 electrically connected to e.g. a timer and a liquid level sensor 39 for selection, and connected with the switch 331 and the heating device 31 to control an ON/OFF state of the switch 331 and the heating device 3 1. When the timer is selected, the completion of decoction is controlled according to the decoction time and it may be varied with the species of raw materials. When the liquid level sensor is selected, the completion of decoction is controlled according to tlie liquid level of the decoction.
Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a decoctionmaking apparatus according to the present invention. The decoctionmaking apparatus comprises an outer container 81, a heating device partly protruding from the outer container 81 for directly making therein a decoction, a filtering device installed in the outer container 81 and colulected with the heating device for filtering the decoction obtained and flowing from the heating device, and a receiving device installed in the outer container 81 and connected with the filtering device for receiving tlie decoction. The heating device has a transparent region 82 on the protruding part 83 for allowing a situation of decocton-tnaking to be seen.
The preferred embodiments of a decoction-making apparatus mentioned above may further comprise a power-adjusting device, e.g. a variable resistor for adjusting the heater to a desired power, a heating indicator for indicating wiletl1er the pot is under a heating state, and a heat-maintaining indicator for indicating whether the pot is under a heat-inaintaining state.
Besides the conventional medicating herb, tlie decoction-making raw material can be coffee beans. When making coffee, the heating time of coffee beans is less than that of the medicating herb.
To sum up, the present invention automatically proceeds all the decocting, filtering and receiving procedures, and makes the decocting time and decocting power more flexible for making more better decoction.
Furthennore, the modifications according to many humanized designs enhance the utility of a decoction-making device.
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1. A decoction-making apparatus, comprising: an outer container; a heating device installed in said outer container for directly making therein a decoction; and a filtering device installed in said outer container and collected with said heating device for filtering said decoction obtained and flowing from said heating device.
2. An apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that said decoction-making device further comprises a receiving device installed in said outer container and connected with said filtering device for receiving said decoction.
3. An apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that said heating device comprises: a pot for loading therein a decoction-making raw material; a heater engaging with said pot and heating said decoction-making raw material; and a heating controlling device switching said heater on when a temperature of said pot is lower than a first reference value and switching said heater off when a temperature of said pot is higher than a second reference value.
4. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 1 3, characterized in that said pot comprises: a pot body; a Isook-ring Iiandle, which a user can lift said pot body thereby, respectively mounted on opposite sides of said pot body for mounting said pot body in said outer container; and a decoction-draining opening at a bottom of said pot body for draining said decoction.
5. An apparatus according to Claim 4, characterized in that said bottom of said pot body is declining and indented.
6. An apparatus according to Claim 5, characterized in that said apparatus further comprises a dregs-collecting cup mounted at said bottom for collecting dregs.
7. All apparatus according to Claim 6, characterized in that said dregscollecting cup includes a hollow cylinder protruding from a center of a bottom of said dregs-collecting cup, and having a hole on a lowest part of said cylinder to allow said decoction to pass through but disallow said raw material and said dregs to pass through.
8. An apparatus according to Claim 7, characterized in that said apparatus further comprises a filtering cap or a filtering cloth wrapping around said hollow cylinder.
9. An apparatus according to Claim 6, characterized in that said dregscollecting cup includes a cylinder protruding from a center of a bottom of said dregs-collecting cup, and said dregs-collecting cup is porous to allow said decoction to pass through but'disallow said dregs to pass through.
10. An apparatus according to Claim 4, characterized ill that said pot body further comprises a raw material holder installed in said pot body for loadiiig said raw material therein.
I I. Ai1 apparatus according to Claim 10, charactenzed iii that said raw material holder includes a hollow cylinder protruding from a center of a bottom of said raw material holder for eiihancing convection of steam and liquid, and said raw material holder is porous to allow said decoction to pass through but disallow said raw material to pass through.
12. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 211, characterized in that said pot body is made of a material selected from a group cosisting of potter's clay, heat-proof glass, acid-proof steel and enamel.
13. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 212, characterized in that said apparatus further comprises a heat-conducting layer existing on a surface of said pot body for heat conduction and fixed on said out container.
14. An apparatus according to any oile of Claims 2-13 characterized in that said apparatus further comprises a power-adjusting device for adjustiiig said heater with a desired power.
15 All apparatus according to Claim 14, characterized in that said poweradjusting device includes a variable resistor.
16. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 2-15, characterized in that said heating controlling device is a bimetallic switch which is in an
ON state when a temperature of said pot is lower than said first reference value but in an OFF state when a temperature of said pot is higher than said second reference value.
17. All apparatus according to any one of Claims 216, characterized in that said first reference value is about 90"C.
1 8. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 2-16, characterized in that said second reference value is about 1200C.
19. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 2-18, characterized in tliat said apparatus further comprises a heating indicator for indicating whether said pot is under a heating state.
20. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 1-19, characterized in that said apparatus further comprises a dividing board for dividing said heating device and said receiving device.
21. An apparatus according to Claim 20, characterized ill that said dividing board is removable.
22. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 1-21, characterized in tilat said filtering device comprises: a hollow filter head protruding upwards through said bottom of said pot body and having many small pores to allow said decoctioii to pass thorough; a filter for filtering said decoction; and a hollow fixing part fixed on said dividing board and cooperating with said hollow filtering head to contain therebetween said filter.
23. All apparatus according to Claim 22, characterized ill that said hollow fixing part has an opening on a top surface thereof for allowing said decoction to pass through.
24. An apparatus according to Claim 23, characterized in that said filter is a filter core inserted into said opening and between said hollow fixing part and said hollow filtering head.
25. An apparatus according to Claim 22, characterized in that said hollow fixing part lias a top surface having many small pores tliereoii.
26. All apparatus according to Claim 25, characterized in that said filter is a filter cloth wrappilig around said hollow fixiiig part or said hollow filtering head.
27. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 121, characterized in that said filtering device comprises: a lower part fixed on said dividing board, partially protrudiiig upwards througll said bottom of said pot body and having many small pores on tlie protruding part thereof to allow said decoction to pass tlirough; a filter for filtering said decoction, and an upper part havitlg holes Otl a top surface thereof for allowing said decoction to pass through, downwards enveloping said protruding part and cooperating witch said lower part to contain therebetween said filter.
28. Aio apparatus according to Claim 27, characterized in that said filtering device further comprises a funnel around said lower part for receiving a leaked liquid.
29. All apparatus according to Claim 27 or 28, characterized in that said apparatus further comprises a leaking indicator for indicating whetller said decoction is leaked out.
30. All apparatus according to any one of Claims 27-29, characterized ill tliat said filtering device further comprises a spring installed against said funnel for enloanciiog a connecting of said upper part and said lower part.
31. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 1 21, characterized in that said filtering device comprises: all upper clamping part fixed on said bottom of said pot body; a lower clamping part partly fixed 011 said upper clamping part and partly fixed on said indented bottom of said pot body; a filter for filtering said decoction; a fixing part fixed on said dividing board and containing thereon said filter; and a V-cross-sectional seal clamped between said upper and said lower clamping parts for fixing said fixing part.
32. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 2~31, characterized in that said receiving device comprises: a switch controlling a flow of said decoction; a conduit connected witch said filtering device and passing through said switch for conductillg said decoction; and a cup mounted below said conduit for receiving therein said decoction.
33. All apparatus according to Claim 32, characterized in that said switch is an electromagnetic valve.
34. An apparatus according to Claim 32, characterized in that said apparatus further comprises a controlling bottom mounted Oll said outer container, electrically connected to said switch and artificially manipulatillg an ON/OFF state of said switch.
35. An apparatus according to Claim 31 or 32, characterized in that said apparatus further comprises a controller electrically connected with said switch and said heating device to control an ON/OFF state of said switch and said heating device.
36. An apparatus according to Claim 35, characterized in that said apparatus further comprises a timer for timing and infonning said controller of ending of decocting procedure according to a preset time.
37. An apparatus according to Claim 35, characterized in that said apparatus further comprises a liquid level sensor for detecting a liquid level in said pot and infonning said controller of ending of decocting procedure according to a preset liquid level.
38. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 33-37, characterized in that said receiving device further comprises a heating plate placed under said cup for heat maintenance.
39. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 33-38, characterized in that said receiving device further comprises a heat-maintaining controlling device switching said Iieatitig plate on when a temperature of said cup is lower tllail a third reference value and switching said heating plate off wheii a temperature of said cup is higher than a fourth reference value.
40. An apparatus according to Claim 38 or 39, characterized in that said heat-maintaining controlling device is a bimetallic switch which is in an
ON state when a temperature of said cup is lower than said third reference value but in an OFF state when a temperature of said cup is higher than said fourth reference value.
41. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 38-40, characterized in that said third reference value is about 50"C.
42. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 38-41 characterized itl that said fourth reference value is about 60"C.
43. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 33-42, characterized in that said apparatus further comprises a heat-maintaining indicator for indicating whether said pot is under a heat-maintaining state.
44. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 33-43, characterized itl that said outer container further comprises all opening for passing therethrough said cup.
45. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 144, characterized in that said apparatus further comprises a cover which has an air vent to vent steam.
46. An apparatus according to any one of Claims 3-45, characterized in tilat said decoction-making raw material is one selected from a medicating herb and a coffee bean.
47. A decoction-making apparatus, comprising: an outer container; a heating device partly protruding from said outer contailler for directly making therein a decoction; and a filtering device installed in said outer container and connected with said heating device for filtering said decoction obtained and flowing from said heating device.
48. An apparatus according to Claim 47, characterized in that said heating device has a transparent region on said protruding part for allowing a situation of decoction-making to be seen.
49. An decoction-making apparatus substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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