JP2536114Y2 - Barley tea maker - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention relates to a barley tea maker, and more particularly to a barley tea maker that can be cooled to a predetermined temperature after barley tea extraction and can extract a desired concentration. is there.

[Conventional technology and issues to be solved]

When making cold barley tea, the conventional method used in ordinary households is to put roasted wheat grains in hot water boiled with a kettle etc., boil for a few minutes, then remove the wheat grains and remove the kettle. Let cool with water etc., transfer to a pot when it is somewhat cold,
Another method is to cool it further in a refrigerator.

However, there is a problem that it takes time to boil barley tea and then cool to a certain extent.

Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to provide a barley tea maker which can easily make barley tea by automatically performing the above-mentioned work.

On the other hand, a coffee maker is known as a device that can easily make coffee. As is well known, coffee maker extracts coffee liquor by applying boiling water to coffee grounds.

In the case of coffee, coffee liquid is extracted simply by pouring boiling water into coffee powder, whereas in the case of barley tea, barley tea cannot be extracted by simply pouring boiling water into roasted wheat grains. Therefore, a barley maker with the same principle as a coffee maker is useless.

Therefore, the present invention aims to improve barley tea extraction means so that barley tea before being cooled in a refrigerator can be made with the same convenience as when coffee is made by a coffee maker. Subject.

A third object is to make it possible to freely adjust the concentration of barley tea extracted.

[Means for solving the problem]

As a configuration of a barley tea maker that solves the above first to third problems, the present invention provides a heating unit in the middle of guiding water from a water tank to a barley tea extraction unit, and a pot mounting table below the barley tea extraction unit. In a barley tea maker provided with a cooling fan on the upper side of the pot mounting table, a heater is attached to the bottom surface of the barley tea extraction unit, and the bottom surface is pierced through the bottom surface of the extraction cup placed on the barley tea extraction unit. Along with providing a cylindrical extraction nozzle, with the lower end of the nozzle facing the upper part of the pot rest from the bottom of the barley tea extraction unit, and projecting the upper half of the extraction nozzle above the bottom of the extraction cup, A large number of small holes are provided in a certain range on the upper half peripheral surface,
A cylindrical nozzle cap is rotatably mounted on the upper half of the extraction nozzle, and an adjustment notch is provided at a position facing the small hole of the nozzle cap.

[Action]

The above barley tea making device guides the hot water heated by the heating unit to the barley tea extraction unit, and receives the barley tea liquor extracted by the extraction unit by the pot on the pot mounting table. The outer peripheral surface of the pot is air-cooled by a fan, and the barley tea inside is cooled to near room temperature.

In addition, while hot water is reheated in barley tea extraction section,
Barley tea having a desired concentration is extracted by accumulating for a predetermined time and adjusting the rotation angle of the nozzle cap.

〔Example〕

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the barley tea maker of the embodiment, the horizontal portion of the frame plate 1 bent into an L shape becomes the pot mounting table 2, and the water tank 4 is provided on the upper back surface of the upright portion 3. A fan 6 driven by a motor 5 is fixed below the water tank 4. A slit 7 is provided in the upright portion 3 in the portion of the fan 6 so that the wind blows out to the front side of the upright portion 3.

A heater case 8 is attached to one side of the upright portion 3. A water heater 9 composed of a U-shaped curved sheath heater is mounted in the heater case 8, and a pipe 12 connected to a bottom surface of the water tank 4 via a check valve 10 is inserted in the heater case 8. Leading to. pipe
12 is bent along the outside of the water heater 9 and drawn out of the heater case 8 halfway.

A barley tea extractor 11 is provided at the upper part on the front side of the standing part 3. The barley tea extracting unit 11 is a disc-shaped pedestal 13 integrated with the upright unit 3.
And a flat case-shaped top plate 14 which is opposed to the upper portion of the receiving stand 13 at a required interval and is integral with the upper end of the upright portion 3.
Having. A slit 15 is formed from the front edge to the center of the receiving table 13, and the lower end of a cylindrical nozzle 17 provided through the bottom surface of the extraction cup 16 passes through the slit 15, and is placed on the pot mounting table 2. Face the opening of the pot 22.

The tray 13 is provided with a spot heater 18 for heating the bottom surface of the extraction cup 16 placed thereon.
Further, the pipe 12 is drawn into the top plate 14, and an end of the pipe 12 faces the upper portion of the lid 19 of the extraction cup 16. A large number of steam holes 20 are provided in the lid 19, and a steam hole is also provided in the central portion of the top plate 14.
21 is provided.

When the pot 22 is placed on the mounting table 2, the mouth of the pot 22 faces the lower end of the extraction nozzle 17 of the extraction cup 16. The fan 6 faces the body of the pot 22.

The upper half of the extraction nozzle 17 protrudes from the bottom surface of the extraction cup 16, and a number of small holes 23 are provided in a certain area of the protruding half peripheral surface as shown in FIG.
A cylindrical adjusting nozzle cap 24 is rotatably fitted into and removed from the upper half of the device. An overflow hole 25 is formed inside the nozzle cap 24, and a mesh 26 as a filter is provided at the upper end thereof. A notch 27 for adjustment is provided at the lower end of the nozzle cap 24, and a mesh 30 is stretched over the notch 27 as well. When the nozzle cap 24 is rotated in one of the left and right directions (see the arrow in FIG. 4), the small holes 23 corresponding to the rotation angle are opened and closed by the notch 27 and the peripheral wall portions on both sides thereof. . An inverted L-shaped guide groove 28 is provided from the body to the lower end of the nozzle cap 24, and the small projection 29 of the extraction nozzle 17 fits into the guide groove 28. When the small projection 29 is located at the horizontal portion of the guide groove 28, the nozzle cap 24 does not come off, and a certain range of rotation is possible. When it is located at the vertical portion, the nozzle cap 24 can be freely pulled out.

The barley tea maker of the embodiment is as described above. The roasted barley grains are put into the extraction cup 16, and the roasted barley is placed on the receiving table 13, and the pot 22 is placed on the loading table 2. After water is poured into the water tank 4, the power is turned on to energize the water heater 9, the spot heater 18, and the motor 5 of the fan 6.

The water guided from the water tank 4 into the pipe 12 is heated by the water heater 9 and the vapor pressure inside the pipe 12
Is discharged into the extraction cup 16 from the upper end.

The hot water gradually accumulated in the extraction cup 16 is reheated by the spot heater 18 while the barley grains are immersed therein, and is heated to a temperature (about 95 ° C. or higher) sufficient to extract barley tea.

Further, the extracted barley tea falls into the pot 22 from the small hole 23 of the extraction nozzle 17 or the overflow hole 25 of the nozzle cap 24, but the opening ratio of the small hole 23 due to the notch 27 and the height of the upper end of the overflow hole 25. The length is set so that barley tea can stay in the extraction cup 16 for a time (about several minutes) sufficient to be extracted to a desired concentration.

Since the body of the pot 22 is air-cooled by the fan 6, the barley tea accumulated in the pot 22 is gradually cooled, and the cooling is continued for about one hour after the barley tea has been extracted. As a result, the barley tea is pre-cooled to about 5 ° C. higher than the room temperature, and thereafter, the pot 22 is placed in a refrigerator and cooled.

[Effect of the invention]

As mentioned above, the barley tea maker according to the present invention is heated,
There is the convenience that the steps of extraction and pre-cooling can be performed automatically. Also, by reheating in the extraction unit and adjusting the opening ratio of the small holes of the extraction nozzle by the nozzle cap,
Barley tea liquor adjusted to a desired concentration can be extracted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the same in use, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a nozzle portion, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the nozzle portion. 1 ... frame plate, 2 ... mounting base, 3 ... standing part, 4 ...
... water tank, 5 ... motor, 6 ... fan, 7 ... slit, 8 ... heater case, 9 ... hot water heater, 10 ... check valve, 11 ... barley tea extraction part, 12 ... pipe,
13 ...... Cradle, 14 ...... Top plate, 15 ...... Slit, 16 ...... Extraction cup, 17 ...... Extraction nozzle, 18 ...... Spot heater, 19
... lid, 20, 21 ... steam hole, 22 ... pot, 23 ... small hole, 24 ... nozzle cap, 25 ... overflow hole,
26 ... mesh, 27 ... notch, 28 ... guide groove, 29 ...
... small protrusions.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A barley tea comprising a heating unit provided on the way to guide water from a water tank to a barley tea extraction unit, a pot mounting table below the barley tea extraction unit, and a cooling fan provided on the upper side of the pot mounting table. In the maker, a heater is attached to the bottom surface of the barley tea extraction unit, and a cylindrical extraction nozzle penetrating the bottom surface is provided on the bottom surface of the extraction cup placed on the barley tea extraction unit, and the lower end of the nozzle is connected to the barley tea extraction unit. From the bottom of the part, facing the upper part of the pot rest, and let the upper half of the extraction nozzle protrude above the bottom of the extraction cup,
A large number of small holes are provided in a predetermined range on the peripheral surface of the upper half, and a cylindrical nozzle cap is rotatably covered on the upper half of the extraction nozzle, and adjusted to a position facing the small hole of the nozzle cap. A barley tea maker characterized by having a notch for use.