JP2017140271A - Device for pouring hot water to dripper - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for pouring hot water to a dripper, capable of extracting mild and tasty coffee by sequentially pouring to a coffee dripper, a certain amount of hot water for steaming, and a certain amount of hot water for coffee component extraction at a specified time difference.SOLUTION: The hot water pouring device includes: a measuring container 1 including a steaming-hot-water storage chamber 2 and an extraction-hot-water storage chamber 3 having respectively, hot water discharge ports 2b, 3b openable/closable by valves 2a, 3a; a valve opening/closing mechanism that, when a lid body 4 of the measuring container 1 is opened, closes the valves 2a, 3a; and a hot water pouring vessel 7 connected to a lower side of the measuring container, and including a waiting container 8 disposed therein, the waiting container receiving, for a specified time, the hot water from the extraction-hot-water storage chamber 3 via a support base 5 including the valve opening/closing mechanism. The hot water pouring device is so configured that, after the hot water in the steaming-hot-water storage chamber 2 is directly poured to a dripper side disposed on the lower side of the hot water pouring vessel 7, subsequently the hot water stored in the waiting container 8 is poured to the dripper side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a pouring device for a dripper capable of extracting mellow and delicious coffee.

  Traditionally, to extract mellow and delicious coffee using a coffee dripper, first set a filter paper in the dripper, put an appropriate amount of coffee powder on this filter paper, then pour a small amount of hot water into the coffee It is easy to extract coffee components by steaming and swelling the whole powder, and then pouring a desired amount of hot water into the coffee cup while extracting the coffee components.

  Thus, as a coffee dripper that can obtain a coffee extract by sequentially performing a coffee powder steaming procedure and a coffee component extraction procedure, for example, the coffee provided in the bottom of the dripper in Patent Document 1 It is described that a valve is provided in the extraction hole of the extraction liquid and the extraction hole is opened and closed by operating the valve by operating a lever.

  According to this coffee dripper, first, hot water is poured into the coffee powder in the dripper where the filter paper is set with the extraction hole at the bottom of the dripper closed by a valve, and after the steaming time of the coffee powder has elapsed, it swells by steaming The coffee extract can be poured into the coffee cup from the extraction hole by opening the valve by lever operation while pouring hot coffee powder.

  Patent Document 2 describes a coffee dripper in which a steaming container is pivotally supported in an erected state at the upper end opening of the dripper. According to this coffee dripper, after storing an appropriate amount of coffee powder in a steaming container, steam the coffee powder by pouring hot water for a desired time, and then pouring the steam into the steaming container following this steaming procedure. The coffee powder in the steaming container overflows from the steaming container with the poured water and flows down into the lower dripper where the filter paper is set, and then the steaming container is inverted so that its open end faces downward The hot water remaining in the steaming container is discharged into the dripper by installing, and the filter paper set in the dripper is passed through to extract the coffee.

JP 2000-60735 A JP 2006-26367 A

  However, according to the former coffee dripper, when the coffee is steamed, the extraction hole at the bottom of the dripper is closed with a valve, and the amount of pouring water and the steaming time to be poured into the dripper becomes indefinite, and if the steaming time is too short, the coffee Insufficient components can be extracted, resulting in a thin and tasteless coffee.If the steaming time is too long, the coffee powder will swell too much and the bitterness will become stronger, so a coffee extract with a mild taste cannot be obtained. Moreover, there is a problem that the scent also flows out.

  Similarly, in the latter coffee dripper, when steaming, the time for pouring until the hot water is filled in the steaming container containing the coffee powder varies depending on the pouring speed and the steaming time is short. In addition, when the steaming procedure is followed and the water is poured into the steaming container following the steaming procedure, the coffee powder is not allowed to sufficiently penetrate into the coffee powder. At the same time, it overflows from the steaming container and cannot sufficiently extract the coffee components, so that it is impossible to obtain a mellow and delicious coffee.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the object of the present invention is to always use a certain amount of steaming hot water and a certain amount of hot water for coffee component extraction sequentially with a certain time difference. The object is to provide a pouring device for the dripper that can be poured into the dripper to obtain a mellow and delicious coffee.

  In order to achieve the above object, a hot water supply apparatus for a dripper according to the present invention has a hot water storage room for steaming and an extraction hot water room each having a hot water outlet that can be opened and closed by a valve at the lower end. And a valve opening / closing mechanism for simultaneously opening and closing valves provided at the hot water outlet of the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber in the measuring container, and a series connection under the measuring container, A pouring hole provided at the bottom with a pouring hole for pouring hot water flowing down from the hot water outlet of the steaming pouring chamber directly into the dripper, and the hot water outlet of the hot water extraction chamber disposed in the pouring vessel Waiting configured to receive hot water flowing down from the steaming hot water storage chamber and then discharge it onto the bottom of the pouring vessel after the steaming time in the pouring from the steaming hot water storage chamber to the dripper Specially made of containers To.

  In the pouring apparatus for the dripper constructed as described above, the invention according to claim 2 is provided with a scale indicating the amount of pouring for one time in the measuring container, and a hot water storage chamber for steaming below the scale. The upper end opening part with the hot water storage chamber for extraction is provided.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 2, the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the upper end opening of the extraction hot water storage chamber is positioned below the upper end opening of the steaming hot water storage chamber.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a lid is provided on the measuring container, the valve opening / closing mechanism is operated in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the lid, and the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage when the lid is opened. The hot water outlet with the chamber is held in a closed state, and when closed, the hot water outlet with the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber is held in an open state.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the valve opening / closing mechanism is disposed between the measuring container and the pouring container, and is inserted into and removed from a hot water outlet between the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber on the upper surface thereof. A support base provided with possible pins and hot water flow holes, and on both sides of the upper surface of the support base, are arranged to be movable up and down in conjunction with opening and closing of the lid of the measurement container. It is composed of a pair of parallel horizontal lift bars to be placed, and the weighing container is moved downward by the closing operation of the lid, and the valve of the hot water outlet is pushed up and opened by a pin protruding from the support base. It is characterized by comprising.

  In the invention according to claim 6, a peripheral wall protrudes from the front peripheral portion of the support base, and a longitudinally long hole reaching from the upper end to the vicinity of the lower end is provided in the front surface portion of the peripheral wall. It is characterized by intervening in the insertion state.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the standby container is pivotably disposed with its upper end opening directed downwardly from the hot water storage chamber for extraction and inclined, and tilts when a certain amount or more of hot water has accumulated. It is characterized by having a structure of draining hot water.

  The invention according to claim 8 is another structure of the standby container, wherein an inverted U-shaped siphon pipe is provided inside the standby container, and one open end opened downward of the siphon pipe is formed in the standby container. It faces the inner bottom surface, and the other open end penetrates the bottom of the standby container and faces downward.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the measuring container is provided with a steaming hot water storage chamber and an extraction hot water chamber each having a hot water outlet that can be opened and closed by a valve at the lower end. By pouring a predetermined amount of hot water into a steaming hot water storage chamber and an extraction hot water storage chamber, a predetermined amount of hot water required for steaming coffee powder and extracting components can be accommodated simultaneously and accurately.

  Furthermore, a valve opening / closing mechanism for simultaneously opening and closing valves provided at the hot water outlets of the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber in the measuring container is provided, and the steaming pouring chamber is provided below the measuring container. A pouring vessel with a pouring hole at the bottom for pouring hot water flowing down from the hot water outlet directly into the dripper is connected, and the hot water flowing down from the hot water outlet of the extraction hot water storage chamber is temporarily inserted into the pouring vessel. Since a standby container for discharging hot water is disposed on the bottom of the pouring container after a certain steaming time in pouring from the steaming hot water storage chamber to the dripper, the valve opening / closing mechanism is operated simultaneously. Even though the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber that are opened are drained into the pouring vessel all at once, only a certain amount of hot water discharged from the steaming hot water storage chamber is stored in the pouring vessel. Pour directly into the dripper from the pouring hole Thus, the coffee powder in the dripper can be swollen with a certain amount of hot water for steaming, while the hot water from the extraction hot water storage chamber can be temporarily stored in the standby container, and the coffee powder After the elapse of the steaming time, the hot water for extraction can be poured from the standby container to the dripper side through the pouring hole of the pouring container to extract the coffee component.

  Therefore, the amount of hot water for steaming the coffee powder poured into the dripper and the steaming time can always be set constant, and a certain amount of hot water for coffee extraction can be set at a constant time difference from the hot water for steaming. So you can pour it into the dripper and get a mellow and delicious coffee.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 2, while the scale which shows the amount of pouring for one time is provided in the said measurement container, the upper end opening part of the hot water storage chamber for steaming and the hot water storage chamber for extraction is provided below this scale. Because it is provided, by pouring hot water into the measuring container, the steaming hot water chamber and the extracting hot water chamber are automatically filled with a predetermined amount of hot water for steaming and hot water for extraction. In addition, the upper hot water accommodated above the upper end openings of the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber is discharged from the hot water outlets of the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber. A predetermined amount of water is distributed to the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber, and a predetermined amount of hot water required for steaming and extraction can be sequentially poured into the dripper side with a certain time difference.

  At this time, as described in claim 3, by placing the upper end opening of the extraction hot water storage chamber below the upper end opening of the hot water storage chamber for steaming, a small amount necessary for steaming is extracted during coffee extraction. Hot water can be supplied to the pouring container through the steaming hot water storage chamber, and hot water for extraction requiring a large amount of hot water can be supplied to the standby container in the pouring container through the hot water storage chamber hot water storage chamber.

  According to the invention of claim 4, the weighing container is provided with a lid, and when the lid is opened by operating the valve opening / closing mechanism in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the lid, Since the hot water outlets of the hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water chamber are kept closed, and when the hot water outlet is closed, the hot water outlets of the steaming hot water chamber and the extraction hot water chamber are held open. When the lid is opened and hot water is poured into the measuring container, the hot water outlets of the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber are kept closed, and the hot water is accurately stored to the position where the scale is provided. By closing the lid, the hot water outlets of the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber can be automatically opened and discharged to the hot water pouring container side.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, the said valve opening / closing mechanism is arrange | positioned between the measurement container and the pouring container, and the upper surface is provided with the hot water outlet of the hot water storage chamber for steaming and the hot water storage chamber for extraction. A support base provided with an insertable / removable pin and a hot water flow hole, and on both sides of the upper surface of the support base, are arranged to be movable up and down in conjunction with opening and closing of the lid of the measurement container container. It consists of a pair of parallel horizontal lift bars that are placed in the erected state, and the weighing container is moved downward by closing the lid, and the valve of the hot water outlet is pushed up by the pin protruding from the support. Since it is configured to be valved, it is possible to open and close the hot water outlet between the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber of the measuring container in a simple and reliable manner in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the lid. When the lid is open, the valve is closed and Injection of hot water is smoothly performed, and simultaneously opened and closed the lid can automatically perform the extraction of the coffee.

  According to the invention of claim 6, a peripheral wall protrudes from the front peripheral portion of the support base, and a vertical hole extending from the upper end to the vicinity of the lower end is provided in the front surface portion of the peripheral wall. Since the handle of the measuring container is inserted into the inserted state, the handle is picked up and inserted into the vertical hole provided in the peripheral wall of the measuring container from above, so that the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage The weighing container can be easily and accurately set on the support table so that the hot water outlet to the chamber corresponds to the upper part of the valve push-up pin protruding from the support table. It is possible to keep the state of the container without causing reluctance.

  According to the invention according to claim 7, the standby container that temporarily holds hot water for extraction flowing down from the hot water outlet of the extraction hot water storage chamber has its upper end opening directed toward the hot water outlet of the hot water storage chamber for extraction, In addition, it is arranged in a tilted manner so as to be rotatable, and has a structure of squeezing and draining when a certain amount or more of hot water accumulates. The time for supplying hot water and the time for the standby container to tilt and drain downward from the standby container can always be set to be constant, and within these times, from the hot water outlet of the steaming hot water storage chamber to the dripper side. It can be adjusted simply and accurately so that the process of pouring hot water to sufficiently swell the coffee powder is completed, and a delicious coffee from which the coffee components are effectively extracted can be obtained.

  On the other hand, according to the invention according to claim 8, the standby container that temporarily holds hot water for extraction flowing down from the hot water outlet of the hot water storage chamber for extraction is provided in the container, with one open end being the inner bottom surface of the container. Since the inverted U-shaped siphon tube having the other open end penetrating the bottom of the container and facing downward is disposed, the same as the standby container according to claim 7. In addition, after the hot water supply from the hot water outlet of the extraction hot water storage chamber to the inside of the container is started, the time for pouring water into the dripper through the pipe line facing downward from the bottom surface of the container can be set constant. In this time, it was possible to accurately adjust the process so that the coffee powder was sufficiently swollen by pouring from the hot water outlet of the steaming hot water storage chamber to the dripper side, thereby effectively extracting the coffee components. You can get delicious coffee.

The vertical side view of the pouring apparatus to the dripper of this invention. The bottom view. The perspective view of the state which opened the lid | cover. FIG. The perspective view of the support stand which provided the lid body of the pouring container. The longitudinal side view. The perspective view of the support stand of the state which closed the cover body. The longitudinal side view. The vertical side view of the measurement container installed on the support stand. The longitudinal front view. The vertical side view of the measurement container at the time of coffee extraction. The longitudinal front view. The perspective view of the state which opened the cover body and has put hot water into the measuring container. The longitudinal side view. The vertical side view of the state which put hot water to the scale in the measuring container. The vertical side view of the state which closed the cover body. The vertical side view of the state which is pouring from the waiting container to the dripper side. The vertical side view of the state which completed extraction of coffee. The perspective view of the state which uses the dripper of another structure. The vertical side view of the pouring apparatus to the dripper provided with the waiting container of another structure. The longitudinal section front view of the pouring container which provided the waiting container. The vertical side view which shows a use condition.

  A specific embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 to 4, a pouring device for a dripper is provided with hot water outlets 2b and 3b that can be opened and closed by spherical valves 2a and 3a at the lower end. A measuring container 1 provided with a steaming hot water storage chamber 2 and an extraction hot water storage chamber 3, respectively, a support base 5 including a lid body 4 for opening and closing the upper end opening of the measuring container 1, and the lid body 4. The valve opening / closing mechanism 6 for simultaneously opening and closing the hot water outlets 2b, 3b of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 and the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 in the measuring container 1 in conjunction with the opening and closing of the measuring container 1, and the support base 5 below the measuring container 1 And a pouring hole 7b for pouring the hot water flowing down from the hot water outlet 2b of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 in the measuring container 1 directly into the dripper A arranged downward in the bottom portion 7a. Discharged hot water in the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 disposed in the container 7 and the pouring container 7 The hot water flowing down from 3b is once received, and is composed of a stand-by container 8 and a stand 9 for pouring hot water into the dripper A side after a certain steaming time in pouring from the hot water storage chamber 2 to the dripper A. Yes.

  The measuring container 1 is formed of a bottomed cylindrical body having a short length, and has a shallow conical shape in which the outer peripheral edge is integrally connected to the inner peripheral surface of the measuring container 1 over the entire circumference in the lower half portion thereof. The extraction hot water storage chamber 3 having a bottom 3c (the bottom 3c also serves as the bottom of the measuring container 1) is provided, and the upper end opening of the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 is fully opened. In addition, a hot water outlet 3b that is opened and closed by the valve 3a is provided at the deepest center of the bottom 3c.

  Further, the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 having a small-diameter cylindrical shape having a lower end portion formed in a tapered conical bottom portion 2c is disposed in the front portion of the outer peripheral portion of the extraction hot water storage chamber 3. The outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 is integrally connected to the outer peripheral portion of the front portion of the bottom portion 3c of the extraction hot water storage chamber 3, and the bottom portion 2c is connected to the front portion of the bottom portion 3c of the hot water storage chamber 3 for extraction. A hot water outlet 2b that is protruded downward and is opened and closed by the valve 2a at the deepest central portion of the bottom 2c formed in the conical shape is provided. The open end of the hot water outlet 3b of the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 and the open end of the hot water outlet 2b of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 are positioned on the same horizontal plane.

  A scale 10 indicating the amount of hot water poured into the coffee cup B is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the upper end of the measuring container 1, and the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 and the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 are located below the scale 10. The upper end opening of the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 is disposed below the upper end opening of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2. Therefore, in the state where hot water is put into the scale 10 in the measuring container 1, the hot water in the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 and the upper end opening of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 are extended upward to the hot water surface. Is used as hot water for steaming coffee powder, and other hot water is used as hot water for extracting coffee components.

  The valves 2a and 3a formed in a spherical shape are disposed in the conical bottom 2c of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 and the shallow conical bottom 3c of the extraction hot water storage chamber 3, respectively. The upper ends of the hot water outlets 2b and 3b penetrating the bottom 2c of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 and the bottom 3c of the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 are normally closed by the dead weights of the valves 2a and 3a. The upper ends of the hot water outlets 2b and 3b are opened by pushing the valves 2a and 3a upward. Further, leg wall portions 1a and 1a are provided on the front and rear portions of the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 so that the lower end protrudes downward to reach the lower end of the measuring container 1. A handle 1b is integrally provided on the front surface of the outer peripheral portion of the measuring container 1.

  The support 5 having the lid 4 that opens and closes the upper end opening of the measuring container 1 has a disk shape slightly larger than the outer diameter of the measuring container 1 as shown in FIGS. It is formed, and the upper surface of the central portion (central portion) is opposed to the lower side of the hot water outlet 3b of the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 of the measuring container 1 so as to be relative to the hot water outlet 3b from the lower end side of the hot water outlet 3b. And a pin 12 that can be inserted and pushed up to project the valve 3a, and is disposed on the upper surface of the front portion so as to face the lower side of the hot water outlet 2b of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 of the measuring container 1. A pin 13 that protrudes from the lower end side of the opening relative to the hot water outlet 2b to push up the valve 2a is provided. These pins 12 and 13 are formed to have a smaller diameter than the hot water outlets 2b and 3b, respectively, and are configured to discharge hot water through a gap between the outer peripheral surface and the hot water outlets 2b and 3b.

  Further, small-diameter cylindrical portions 14 and 15 surrounding the pins 12 and 13 are respectively provided at the center of the upper surface of the support base 5 and the front surface of the upper surface, and are surrounded by the small-diameter cylindrical portions 14 and 15, respectively. A plurality of hot water flow holes 16, 17 penetrating in the vertical direction are formed in the center portion and the front portion of the support base 5.

  Further, bearing protrusions 18, 18 are provided on both sides of the outer peripheral surface on the rear side of the support base 5, and the lid 4 that opens and closes the upper end opening of the measuring container 1 on these protrusions 18, 18. The lower ends of the arm pieces 19, 19 projecting on both sides of the rear surface are pivotally mounted by the shaft body 20 so that the opening end of the measuring container 1 is opened and closed by the lid body 4. On both sides of the upper surface of the support base 5, straight concave grooves 23 and 23 (see FIGS. 9 to 12) having a constant width long in the front-rear direction are provided in parallel to each other with a constant interval on the left and right. A pair of left and right horizontal lift bars 21, 21 parallel to each other for placing the measuring container 1 in an erected state are disposed in the concave grooves 23, 23.

  The front ends of these horizontal lift bars 21 and 21 are rotated around the distal ends of the link pieces 22 and 22 pivotally attached to the support shafts 32 supported on the inner walls on both sides of the front ends of the concave grooves 23 and 23, respectively. While being pivotally mounted, the rear end portion protrudes rearward from the rear end of the recessed grooves 23, 23 opening rearward from the rear end of the support base 5, and this rear end portion is The arm piece 19, 19 of the lid body 4 is rotatable about a support shaft 33 projecting from a pivoting portion of the shaft body 20 to an intermediate portion having a distance substantially equal to the length of the link piece 22. The horizontal lift bars 21 and 21 are simultaneously moved up and down in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the lid body 4 so that they can be moved in and out of the concave grooves 23 and 23 while being held parallel to each other. ing.

  And the said support stand 5 arrange | positioned between the said measurement container 1 and the pouring container 7, the cover body 4 which is pivotally attached to this support stand 5, and opens and closes the opening end of the measurement container 1, and a cover body The pins 12, 13 projecting from the support 5 when the measuring container 1 placed on the horizontal lift bars 21, 21 is moved downward by the horizontal lift bars 21, 21 moving up and down in conjunction with opening and closing of 4. The valve 2a, 3a of the hot water outlets 2b, 3b is pushed up to open the valve, and the hot water outlets 2b, 3b are separated upward from the pins 12, 13 protruding from the support base 5 when the measuring container is moved upward. A valve opening / closing mechanism 6 (see FIG. 5) for closing the valve is configured.

  A peripheral wall 5a protrudes from the peripheral edge of the front half of the support base 5 and a peripheral wall 5b lower than the peripheral wall 5a protrudes from the peripheral edge of the rear half, and is surrounded by the peripheral walls 5a and 5b. The measuring container 1 is configured to be removably disposed in the space, and a vertically long hole serving as a guide for the handle 1b of the measuring container 1 is formed in the center of the front surface of the peripheral wall 5a on the front half side. 24 is provided from the upper end to the vicinity of the lower end, and the handle 1b is inserted into the vertically long hole 24 from above to accommodate the measuring container 1 on the support base 5 surrounded by the front peripheral walls 5a and 5b. The outer bottom surface is configured to be placed between the horizontal lift bars 21 and 21 so as to be installed. Further, a lower peripheral wall portion 5c having a predetermined length is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the support base 5 downward, and a circumferential step portion 5d having an L-shaped cross section is provided around the entire periphery of the lower peripheral wall portion. It is formed over.

  The hot water which is disposed in the pouring vessel 7 and flows down from the hot water outlet 3b of the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 is once received, and a constant steaming in pouring from the hot water storage chamber 2 to the dripper A is performed. The standby container 8 for pouring water into the dripper A side after time is configured to have a shishidoshi (deering) structure.

  Specifically, bearing pieces 25 and 25 having a fixed height project from the rear side portions on both sides of the upper surface of the bottom portion 7a of the pouring vessel 7, while the standby vessel 8 has a bottomed rectangular tube shape. The upper end opening is cut obliquely to form a hot water receiving port 8a from the hot water outlet 3b of the extraction hot water storage chamber 3, and shafts 26 are provided on both side surfaces of the intermediate portion in the lengthwise direction of the standby container 8. 26 is provided so that the shafts 26 and 26 are rotatably supported by the bearing pieces 25 and 25, and the center of gravity is positioned behind the shaft 26 in an empty state where hot water is not received. The bottom portion is received by a receiving protrusion piece 7c that protrudes from the bottom portion 7a of the pouring vessel 7 in a state inclined obliquely rearward from the upper end toward the lower end.

  The pouring vessel 7 has a support base 5 and its outer peripheral surface formed in a cylindrical shape having the same diameter, and its bottom portion 7a is centered from the outer peripheral edge integrally connected to the inner peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the pouring vessel 7. It is formed in a shallow conical shape that is gently inclined downward toward the center (center), and the pouring hole 7b is provided at the center of the bottom 7a. Further, the upper end portion of the pouring vessel 7 is detachably fitted to the peripheral step portion 5d formed on the lower peripheral wall portion 5c of the support base 5 so that the pouring vessel 7 is connected in series below the support base 5. It is formed in the engaging part 7d connected to.

  In addition, mounting holes 27 for connecting a stand 9 for providing a space where the coffee cup B and the dripper A can be installed below the pouring vessel 7 are provided on both sides of the bottom 7a of the pouring vessel 7 at the bottom. , 27 and a pair of left and right cylindrical body portions 28, 28 project downward. Further, a pair of left and right cylindrical body portions 30 and 30 (see FIG. 2) having mounting holes 29 and 29 having different heights (lengths) than the cylindrical body portions 28 and 28 are also provided so as to protrude from the stand 9. The arrangement height of the pouring container 7 from the installation surface can be changed.

  The stand 9 is poured by inserting the upper end portion into the mounting holes 27, 27 (29, 29) of the pair of left and right cylindrical body portions 28, 28 (30, 30) provided in the bottom portion 7a of the pouring vessel 7. A pair of left and right support columns 9a, 9a to be connected to the outer bottom surface of the container 7, and an installation seat 9b bent horizontally from the lower ends of these support columns 9a, 9a and connected to each other in a plane U shape; Formed from.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the pouring device for the dripper constructed as described above has a measuring base 1, a support base 5 provided with a lid 4 of the measuring container 1, a pouring container 7, and a stand as shown in FIG. 4. 9 and the like are stored separately, and when used, a pair of left and right cylindrical body portions 28, 28 (the upper end portions of the support column portions 9a, 9a of the stand 9 project from the outer bottom surface of the pouring vessel 7 ( 30 and 30) are inserted into the mounting holes 27 and 27 (29 and 29) to attach the pouring container 7 on the stand 9, and the stepped peripheral portion provided at the lower end of the lower peripheral wall portion 5c of the support base 5 The support 5 is connected in series on the pouring vessel 7 by fitting 5d to the upper end engaging portion 7d of the pouring vessel 7. A standby container 8 is attached in advance to the pouring container 7 and horizontal lift bars 21 and 21 and a lid 4 are attached to the support base 5.

  Further, the lid body 4 is tilted rearward so that the upper end opening of the support base 5 is fully opened, and the measuring container 1 is viewed from above in the space surrounded by the peripheral walls 5a and 5b of the support base 5. Insert. This insertion operation is performed while holding the handle 1b of the measuring container 1 and inserting the handle 1b into the longitudinally long hole 24 provided on the front surface of the front peripheral wall 5a of the support base 5 from above. Accordingly, the measuring container 1 can be accurately placed on the support 5 with the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 side facing forward. When the weighing container 1 is inserted, the lid 4 is opened, and the horizontal lift bars 21, 21 provided on both sides of the bottom of the support base 5 by the opening of the weighing container 1 are recessed grooves 23 of the support base 5, The measuring container 1 is placed on the support base 5 by projecting upward from 23 and placing the leg 1 a of the measuring container 1 on the horizontal lift bars 21, 21.

  In this way, after assembling the pouring device for the dripper, the coffee cup B in which the dripper A is disposed in the opening is installed below the pouring vessel 7 supported by the stand 9 (see FIG. 13). . As the dripper A, an extraction hole a2 is provided at the bottom of a dripper body a1 formed in a funnel shape, and a disc-shaped flange portion a3 that is placed on the open end of the coffee cup B is provided at the outer periphery of the bottom. The filter paper C is developed and laid along the inner surface of the dripper body a1, and the coffee powder D is fed into the filter paper C once. However, the present invention is not limited to such a dripper A, For example, as shown in FIG. 19, a support piece E is provided at the opening end of a coffee bag A ′ made of filter paper containing a single dose of coffee powder D and supported on the opening edge of the coffee cup B in a erected state. A dripper B having a structure may be used.

  After the coffee cup B provided with the dripper A at the open end is installed below the pouring container 7, hot water (hot water) is poured into the measuring container 1 with the lid 4 open from the pot or the like until the scale 10 is reached. (See Figure 14 and Figure 15). At this time, the horizontal lift bars 21, 21 supporting the weighing container 1 are lifted upward from the bottom surface of the support 5 by opening the lid 4, and the weighing container 1 is lifted. Accordingly, the hot water outlets 2b and 3b of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 and the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 provided in the measuring container 1 protrude from the center upper surface and the front upper surface of the support base 5, respectively. 13 are spaced apart upward from each other, and the drains 2b and 3b are closed by the dead weight of the valves 2a and 3a made of spherical valves, and kept in the measuring container 1 without leaking downward. doing.

  When the lid 4 is closed after pouring in the measuring container 1 until the scale 10 is reached, the horizontal lift bars 21, 21 are lowered in conjunction with the closing operation, as shown in FIGS. The horizontal lift bars 21 and 21 are immersed in the recessed grooves 23 and 23 on both sides of the support 5 on which the horizontal lift bars 21 and 21 are disposed. As the horizontal lift bars 21 and 21 are lowered, the measuring container 1 placed on the horizontal lift bars 21 and 21 is also lowered integrally, and the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 and the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 provided in the measuring container 1. Pins 12 and 13 projecting from the center upper surface and the front upper surface of the support base 5 are relatively inserted into the hot water outlets 2b and 3b, and the valves 2a and 13b are inserted at the tips of these pins 12 and 13, respectively. 3a is pushed up and the hot water outlets 2b and 3b are opened.

  Then, the hot water in the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 and the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 passes from the hot water outlets 2b and 3b through the hot water flow holes 16 and 17 drilled around the pins 12 and 13 in the support base 5. Flows out. At this time, the hot water flowing out from the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 through the hot water outlet 2b and the hot water lower hole 16 flows down directly onto the bottom 7a of the pouring vessel 7, while the hot water outlet 3b from the hot water storage chamber 3 for extraction, The hot water flowing out through the hot water flow hole 17 is temporarily stored in the standby container 8 disposed in the hot water container 7 without flowing down on the bottom 7 a of the hot water container 7.

  As the hot water stored in the measuring container 1 is discharged to the pouring container 7 through the hot water outlets 2b and 3b, the hot water level in the measuring container 1 is lowered and is more than the upper end opening of the hot water storage chamber 3 for extraction. When the upper end opening is lowered to the opening end of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2, the hot water in the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 continues to be poured without entering the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 side. The coffee powder D in the filter paper C of the dripper A is poured into the dripper A through the pouring hole 7b provided in the center of the bottom portion 7a after flowing down on the bottom portion 7a of the container 7 and along the inclined upper surface of the bottom portion 7a. Is steamed with this hot water for a certain period of time to swell the coffee powder D, thereby facilitating extraction of coffee components.

  Thus, while the coffee powder D is swollen by the hot water flowing out from the steaming hot water storage chamber 2, the hot water flowing out from the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 is once received in the standby container 8 to steam the coffee powder D. When the time is completed, as shown in FIG. 17 by the hot water filled in the standby container 8, the upper end opening of the standby container 8 tilts downward so that the hot water in the standby container 8 becomes the bottom of the pouring container 7. The components of the coffee powder D poured into the dripper A through the pouring hole 7b provided in the center of the bottom portion 7a and swollen by the steaming are extracted. The coffee cup B is accommodated through the extraction hole a2. Note that the standby container 8 reaches a predetermined amount of hot water, and the position of the center of gravity of the standby container 8 moves forward from the shaft 26 that is the rotation center of the standby container 8, and moves forward with the shaft 26 as a fulcrum. It tilts diagonally downward to discharge the hot water inside and returns to its original state after the discharge.

  The steaming step of the coffee powder D by the steaming hot water poured into the dripper A from the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 side is performed only for the time necessary to swell the coffee powder D to the best condition, and after this time has elapsed, By pouring hot water for extraction into the dripper A from the standby container 8 side, it is possible to extract mellow and fragrant delicious coffee.

  For example, the amount of hot water poured into the measuring container 1 is about 160 cc, the amount of hot water poured into the dripper A side from the hot water outlet 2b of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 is about 20 cc, and the amount of hot water poured into the dripper A side from the hot water outlet 3b of the hot water storage chamber 3 is extracted. 140 cc, after pouring from the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 side to the dripper A side, the time difference of pouring from the standby container 8 side to the dripper A side is approximately 15 seconds, so that the coffee component Good extraction can be made possible.

  In the above embodiment, a spherical valve is used as the valves 2a and 3a for opening and closing the hot water outlets 2b and 3b of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 and the extraction hot water storage chamber 3, but the pin 12 from the lower side, It may be a flat valve that can be opened by 13, or other opening / closing means may be employed.

  Further, simultaneously with the start of pouring from the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 to the dripper A side, the pouring of the hot water from the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 is temporarily stored in the standby container 8 without performing the pouring to the dripper A side. After the coffee powder D is successfully steamed by the pouring from the hot water storage chamber 2, the operation of the standby container 8 for continuously pouring the hot water from the standby container 8 to the dripper A side is as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to such a structure, and for example, as shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, a structure using the principle of siphon may be adopted.

  The standby container 8 ′ having a structure utilizing the principle of the siphon is formed in a rectangular box shape having a certain depth, and protrudes toward a rear side portion on both sides of the upper surface of the bottom 7a of the pouring container 7. The shafts 26 'and 26' projecting from the center portions of the outer side surfaces of the bearing pieces 25 'and 25' having a fixed height are supported so as not to rotate and to be removable. An inverted U-shaped siphon tube 40 faces into the container 8 'with one open end 40a opened downward facing the inner bottom surface of the standby container 8', and the other open end opened downward 40b is disposed and fixed in such a manner that the bottom of the standby container 8 ′ penetrates into the watertight state and faces the inner bottom surface of the pouring container 7. Note that the upper end bent portion of the siphon tube 40 is located below the upper end opening of the standby container 8 ′.

  Measuring container 1 other than standby container 8 ′ equipped with siphon tube 40, steaming hot water storage chamber 2, extraction hot water storage chamber 3, extraction hot water storage chamber 3, lid 4, support base 5, valve opening / closing mechanism 6, pouring container Since the structure constituting the pouring device such as 7 is the same as that of the above embodiment, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Since it is configured in this manner, the lid 4 is closed after pouring in the measuring container 1 until the graduation 10 is reached, and in the same manner as in the above embodiment, the horizontal lift bars 21, 21 that are interlocked by this closing are moved horizontally. The hot water outlets 2b and 3b of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 and the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 in the measuring container 1 placed on the lift bars 21 and 21 are pushed up by pins 12 and 13 protruding from the support base 5. Then, the hot water outlets 2b and 3b are opened.

  Then, the hot water in the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 and the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 passes from the hot water outlets 2b and 3b through the hot water flow holes 16 and 17 drilled around the pins 12 and 13 in the support base 5. Flows out. At this time, the hot water flowing out from the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 through the hot water outlet 2b and the hot water lower hole 16 flows down directly onto the bottom 7a of the pouring vessel 7, while the hot water outlet 3b from the hot water storage chamber 3 for extraction, The hot water flowing out through the hot water flow hole 17 is accommodated in the standby container 8 ′ disposed in the hot water container 7 without flowing down onto the bottom 7 a of the hot water container 7.

  The hot water flowing from the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 through the hot water outlet 2b and the hot water lower hole 16 onto the bottom portion 7a of the pouring vessel 7 flows along the inclined upper surface of the bottom portion 7a and is poured into the central portion of the bottom portion 7a. It is poured into the dripper A through the holes 7b, and the entire coffee powder D in the filter paper C of the dripper A is steamed with this hot water to swell the coffee powder D, thereby facilitating extraction of coffee components.

Thus, while the coffee powder D is swollen for a certain period of time with the hot water flowing out of the steaming hot water storage chamber 2, the hot water flowing out of the extraction hot water storage chamber 3 is filled in the standby container 8 ', and the coffee powder D When the steaming time is completed, one open end 40a facing the inner bottom surface of the standby container 8 ′
The hot water in the siphon tube 40 reaches the height of the upper bent portion of the siphon tube 40 and acts on the hot water surface of the standby vessel 8 ', so that the hot water in the standby vessel 8' passes through the siphon tube 40. The coffee flows down from the other open end 40b of the siphon tube 40 onto the bottom 7a of the pouring vessel 7, poured into the dripper A from the pouring hole 7b provided at the center of the bottom 7a, and swollen by the steaming. The components of the powder D are extracted, and the extracted coffee liquid is stored in the coffee cup B through the filter paper C and the extraction hole a2.

  The steaming step of the coffee powder D by the steaming hot water poured into the dripper A from the steaming hot water storage chamber 2 side is performed for the time necessary to swell the coffee powder D to the best state, as in the above embodiment. After the elapse of this time, by pouring hot water for extraction into the dripper A from the waiting container 8 'side, a mellow and fragrant delicious coffee can be extracted.

1 Measuring container 2 Hot water storage room for steaming 3 Hot water storage room for extraction
2a, 3a valve
2b, 3b Hot water outlet 4 Lid 5 Support base 6 Valve open / close mechanism 7 Pouring container 8 Standby container 9 Stand
10 scales
12, 13 pins
16, 17
21 Horizontal lift bar
24 Long hole A Dripper B Coffee cup

Claims (8)

  A measuring container having a steaming hot water storage chamber and an extraction hot water chamber each provided with a hot water outlet that can be opened and closed by a valve at the lower end, and provided in the hot water outlets of the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber in the measuring container A valve opening / closing mechanism that opens and closes the valves simultaneously, and a pouring hole that is connected in series below the measuring container and that pours hot water flowing down from the hot water outlet of the steaming pouring chamber directly into the dripper The hot water container and the hot water flowing in from the hot water outlet of the extraction hot water storage chamber are temporarily received and fixed steaming time in the hot water pouring from the hot water storage chamber to the dripper An apparatus for pouring water into a dripper, comprising: a standby container configured to be discharged onto a bottom portion provided with the above-mentioned pouring hole of the pouring container later.   The scale which shows the amount of pouring for one time is provided in the measuring container, The upper end opening part of the hot water storage chamber for steaming and the hot water storage chamber for extraction is provided below this scale, The 1st aspect is characterized by the above-mentioned. A pouring device for the described dripper.   3. The apparatus for pouring water into a dripper according to claim 1, wherein the upper end opening of the extraction hot water storage chamber is positioned below the upper end opening of the steaming hot water storage chamber.   A lid is provided on the measuring container, and the valve opening / closing mechanism is operated in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the lid. When the lid is opened, the hot water outlets for the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber are closed. 2. The dripper injection according to claim 1, wherein when the water is held and closed, the hot water outlets of the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber are held open. Hot water equipment.   The valve opening / closing mechanism is disposed between the measuring container and the pouring container, and has an upper surface provided with a pin and a hot water flow hole that can be inserted into and removed from the hot water outlet of the steaming hot water storage chamber and the extraction hot water storage chamber. And a pair of parallel horizontal plates arranged on both sides of the upper surface of the support base so as to be movable up and down in conjunction with opening and closing of the lid of the measurement container and placing the measurement container in a erected state. It comprises a lift bar, and is configured to open the valve by pushing up the valve of the hot water outlet with a pin protruding from the support base by moving the weighing container downward by closing the lid. The apparatus for pouring water into the dripper according to claim 1.   A peripheral wall is projected from the front peripheral part of the support base, and a vertical hole extending from the upper end to the vicinity of the lower end is provided in the front surface part of the peripheral wall. An apparatus for pouring water into a dripper according to claim 1 or claim 5, wherein:   The standby container is pivotably disposed with its upper end opening directed downwardly from the hot water storage chamber and tilted, and is constructed to have a squeezing structure that tilts and discharges when a certain amount or more of hot water has accumulated. The apparatus for pouring water into the dripper according to claim 1, wherein:   An inverted U-shaped siphon tube is provided inside the standby container, and one open end opened downward of the siphon tube faces the inner bottom surface of the standby container, and the other open end faces the bottom of the standby container. The apparatus for pouring water into the dripper according to claim 1, wherein the pouring device penetrates downward.

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