JP3111277U - Tea making equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a simple tea brewing apparatus for obtaining delicious tea from Japanese tea leaves.
A tea cup device 10 is placed in a teapot 1 by inserting a rotating projection 12 provided on the bottom of the teapot into a recess 31 at the bottom thereof. And it can assemble by fixing the lid | cover 11 which attached the rotating instrument 2 to the lower surface to the teapot 1 from upper opening. After pouring hot water of an appropriate temperature into the teapot, the pusher 21 of the rotating device 2 is lightly pressed, whereby the sushi net 3 rotates, and the tea leaves stored in the sushi net 3 are subjected to centrifugal force along with natural tea. Acts to promote tea delivery, and a desired strength of tea can be obtained in a short time.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a tea brewing apparatus suitable for making various types of tea, particularly Japanese tea.

  Usually, Japanese tea, such as green tea, is put into a sushi net with tea leaves set in a teapot, and hot water is poured from above to serve for drinking.

  Traditionally, as a device to make the tea delicious, you can adjust the temperature of the hot water, drink it in the state of No. 2 decoction, and after waiting for the tea leaf ingredients to melt after pouring hot water into the teapot Various measures are taken, such as darkening.

For example, in Patent Document 1, as a means for obtaining tea having a desired strength, an operating rod with a spring is inserted into a hole opened in the lid of the teapot, and the operating rod is pressed to provide the teapot. A tea set is disclosed in which a sushi net containing tea leaves is pressed to promote melting of the components of the tea leaves.
JP 2004-8784 A

  Although this proposed tea set is effective as a means to thicken the obtained tea quickly, catechins and tannins that cause astringency are eluted more than the sweetness theanine, which is really delicious. There is a question as to whether it can be a means to obtain tea.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a simple means for obtaining delicious tea from Japanese tea leaves.

  The present invention was completed by paying attention to the phenomenon that tea extracted by applying centrifugal force to tea leaves with hot water poured into the tea leaves in the teapot is extremely delicious.

  In other words, the present invention is a tool for brewing tea by applying centrifugal force to tea leaves in a sushi net attached to a teapot.

  The tea obtained by applying centrifugal force to tea leaves using the tea brewing apparatus of the present invention is extremely delicious. What brings about the deliciousness of Japanese tea is especially theanine, which is a kind of amino acid in the components of tea leaves. By giving rotational force to tea leaves soaked in hot water, a large amount of this theanine is released, On the other hand, catechin and tannic acid that cause bitterness in tea are thought to be due to the extremely small amount separated from tea leaves by such rotational force.

  In the present invention, the teapot is not limited to those used for home use or tea parties, but may be any so-called container having a function for making tea, and may be made of any material such as pottery, metal or synthetic resin. Can be used.

  As a rotating device, a simple push-spring type used for draining vegetables for home use is sufficient, and a rotation speed of about 100 times per minute is sufficient, but a normal electric rotating device is used. You can also

  Delicious tea can be extracted regardless of the type, quality, powder, and presence or absence of winding of tea leaves, and regardless of the temperature of hot water used.

  As a teapot of the present invention, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on an example in which tea is applied using tea leaves of ordinary rank and applied to a tea pot for home use.

  FIG. 1 shows in cross-section a tea brewing apparatus 10 of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 shows the components. As shown in the figure, the tea brewing device of the present invention comprises a teapot 1, a rotating device 2 inserted into the central opening of the teapot lid 11, and a sushi net 3 for storing tea leaves.

  The teapot 1 is provided with a protrusion 12 for turning the mesh through the center of the inner bottom surface, and an opening for inserting a rotating device 2 operated by a push handle 21 is provided at the center of the lid 11. Yes.

  FIG. 2 shows the mechanism of the rotating device 2 inserted from the central opening of the lid 11 in section. The rotating instrument 2 is provided with an outer case 23 containing a spring mechanism 22 on the lower peripheral surface of the push handle 21 and a spiral guide mechanism 24 at the center. A rotor 25 is provided at the tip of the spiral guide mechanism 24, and the rotor 25 is integrally connected to a rotating plate 26 disposed on the lower surface of the teapot lid 11. Furthermore, a locking projection 27 for locking the squish net is provided at the tip of the rotating plate 26. Since the rotating device 2 has such a mechanism, when the push handle 21 is pushed down against the spring mechanism 22, the spiral guide mechanism 24 rotates the rotor 25 at the tip, thereby causing the rotor 25 to move. The connected rotating plate 26 also rotates.

  FIG. 3 shows a state in which the push handle 21 is pushed down to the lowest point. In the process of pushing down the push handle 21 to the lowest point, the rotor 25 and the rotating plate 26 connected thereto rotate in one direction. Also, when the lowest point of the handle shown in FIG. 3 is reached, if the pressing is stopped, the elasticity of the spring mechanism 22 acts, and the spiral guide mechanism 24 is in the opposite direction to the case of pressing, that is, Return to the position shown in FIG. In the returning process of the spiral guide mechanism 24, the rotor 25 rotates in the opposite direction to that of the pressing, and the rotating plate 26 also rotates in the opposite direction. Thus, in the case of this rotating device, the rotary plate 26 rotates in the forward and reverse directions simply by pressing the push handle 21 downward, and the mesh screen connected thereto is moved in the forward and reverse directions as will be described later. Can be rotated.

  Returning to FIG. 1, reference numeral 3 shows the appearance of a sushi net used in the present invention. At the bottom of the tanning net 3, a recess 31 for mounting the rotary projection 12 provided at the bottom of the teapot is provided, and the upper ring 32 has a locking projection 27 at the tip of the rotary plate 26 shown in FIG. And a member 33 for locking.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which hot water is poured into the tea brewing apparatus 10 of the present invention assembled with the members shown in FIG.

  First, the tea cup 10 is placed in the teapot 1 by inserting the rotating projections 12 provided on the bottom of the teapot into the recess 31 at the bottom thereof. And it can assemble by fixing the lid | cover 11 which attached the rotating implement 2 to the lower surface to the teapot 1 from upper opening.

  Pour hot water at an appropriate temperature of 30 ° C. to 50 ° C. into the teapot, let the ingredients of tea naturally brew for about 3 minutes, pour it into a cup of water, and then lightly press the push handle 21 of the rotating device 2 to scour the net. 3 was rotated, and centrifugal force was applied to tea leaves stored in the sushi net 3 to promote tea brewing to obtain tea with a desired strength.

  Fig. 5 shows the sensory test by changing the conditions of tea leaching time and hot water obtained using 70 ml of hot water with 2 grams of the most consumed tea leaves of the average sencha using the tea brewing apparatus of the present invention. The result of having performed is shown.

  As a result, astringency increased as the temperature of the hot water increased, but sweetness was leached regardless of the temperature of the hot water, and all the tasting admitted that the taste was increased.

  The present invention can be applied not only to normal Japanese tea but also to black tea, herbal tea, coffee and others.

The components of the tea brewing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention are shown by appearance. The example of the rotation apparatus used for the tea set of this invention is shown. It is a figure which shows the operating state of the rotary instrument of FIG. It is a figure which shows the whole tea drinking utensil structure of this invention by a cross section. The sensory test result of the tea obtained using the tea brewing apparatus of the present invention is shown.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Teapot 11 Lid 12 Rotation protrusion 2 Rotating instrument 21 Push handle 22 Spring mechanism
23 outer case 24 spiral guide mechanism
25 Rotor 26 Rotating plate
27 Locking projection 3 Screen mesh 31 Rotating recess 32 Ring
33 Locking member 10 Tea set of the present invention

Claims (4)

  A tea-drinking device that makes a tea leaf screen attached to the teapot rotatable, and applies the centrifugal force to the tea leaf stored in the strainer screen.   The tea saucer according to claim 1, wherein a rotating device is attached to the lid of the teapot, and a tea net for tea leaves attached in the teapot is rotatable.   The tea brewing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the rotating apparatus is operated by a pressing handle.   4. The tea cup according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the rotating device is operated by electric means.

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