JP3441661B2 - High and low temperature dual beverage supply device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention extracts a favorite beverage such as coffee and provides it as a hot beverage that remains hot or as a low-temperature beverage after cooling, as required, to provide a high-temperature low-temperature two-type beverage. The present invention relates to a supply device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When coffee extracted from a coffee extractor (coffee maker) is provided as hot coffee (high-temperature drink) or ice coffee (low-temperature drink) according to the demand of the drinker, it has been generally used conventionally. According to the known method, a coffee extractor and a coffee cooler are installed side by side, and in the case of hot coffee, the coffee extracted from the extractor is provided as it is, and in the case of ice coffee, the hot coffee extracted is received in a container. This is transferred to a cooler, where it is cooled and then served as ice coffee.

In order to perform the above work safely and automatically, a coffee extractor and a cooler are integrated with each other, and the downstream end of the gutter is rotatably attached to the inlet of the cooler. The attached device is known. When using this device to provide iced coffee, the upstream end of the gutter is exposed below the extraction port of the extractor, and the extracted coffee is guided to the cooler through the gutter. . In the case of hot coffee, the gutter is rotated in an unobtrusive direction so that the coffee extracted from the extractor is received in a pot or a suitable container.

[0004]

The method of receiving the coffee extracted from the brewer into the container and transferring it to the cooler is dangerous because the coffee is in a high temperature state, and the container is kept open while the coffee is being brewed. Since I have to hold it by hand, I have the inconvenience that I cannot do other work in the meantime.

In this respect, the one provided with the above-mentioned gutter is
Although there is no such problem, since the coffee extractor and the cooler are integrated, the cooler is an obstacle when you drink ice coffee less often in winter, and therefore you rarely use the cooler. Often becomes. Moreover, since the left-right positional relationship between the coffee extractor and the cooler is fixed and the relationship cannot be freely set, it may be inconvenient depending on the installation location.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a hot and cold two-kind beverage supply device by using a gutter as a means for transferring extracted beverages such as coffee, while separating the extractor and the cooler separately. This is an issue.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a beverage extractor and a beverage cooler independently.
Ke , high temperature beverage is supplied through the beverage extractor, low temperature beverage is transferred to the beverage cooler by means of transferring the high temperature beverage, the high temperature and low temperature two kinds of beverage supply device, which is supplied after cooling, in the above, of the sorting unit, configured and freely bracket foldable attached to the beverage extractor, by a trough attached to a portion of the bracket, the
Rotate the upstream end of the gutter to the bracket in the horizontal plane.
Present and detachably attached, the upstream end of the gutter is faced below the extraction port of the beverage extractor while the bracket is upright, and the downstream end is above the injection port of the beverage cooler. In the folded state, the gutter is retracted from below the extraction port.

[0008]

The rotatable and removable mounting structure of the gutter includes a mounting base having a circular outer peripheral surface provided at the tip of the bracket, a fitting portion provided at the upstream end of the gutter, and the fitting portion. It consists of an elastic lock ring provided at the joint,
An outer peripheral engaging groove is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the mounting base, and the fitting portion has an inner peripheral surface that fits into the mounting base, and an inner peripheral engaging member facing the outer peripheral engaging groove on the inner peripheral surface thereof. The lock ring is formed in a cutout shape having a mating groove, one end of the cutout portion is locked to a locking portion provided in the inner peripheral engagement groove, and a finger hook portion provided at the other end is provided. A part of the inner circumference engagement groove is projected to the outside from a long hole provided in the circumferential direction, and the lock ring is reduced in diameter in a normal state to fit in both the outer circumference and inner circumference engagement grooves to lock the gutter. Then, when the finger hook portion is pushed in the circumferential direction to be expanded in diameter, the finger hook portion is fitted only in the inner circumferential engagement groove to release the lock.

The mounting base of the bracket may be fixed to a recess provided in the beverage extractor, and the bracket may be housed together with the gutter in the recess when the bracket is folded.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the high-temperature low-temperature dual-type supply device of the embodiment is designed to supply hot coffee and ice coffee on demand, and includes a coffee extractor 1 and a coffee. It is configured by a combination with the cooler 2 (see FIG. 2) and the pot 3. Depending on the case, the pot 3 may be replaced with a glass container such as a decanter held by hand.

The coffee extractor 1 is conventionally known as a coffee brewer or a coffee maker, and has a head portion 5 at the upper end of the body portion 4 which is protruded forward, and at the lower end of the body portion 4 as described above. A leg portion 6 facing the head portion 5 is provided. An internal water tank 7 is provided on the upper surface of the head portion 5.
A lid 10 is provided.

Inside the coffee extractor 1, as schematically shown in FIG. 3, the water tank 7, a heating container 8 communicating with the water tank 7 under the water tank 7, and a siphon tube 9 communicating with the heating container 8 are provided. Is provided, and one end of the siphon tube 9 serves as a discharge port 11. A chamber 12 equipped with a paper filter is detachably attached to the lower surface of the discharge port 11.

Water is put in a heating container 8 in advance and heated, and when the coffee is put, the coffee powder is put in the chamber 12 and mounted, and a required amount of water is put in the water tank 7,
The amount of hot water is discharged from the heating container 8 through the siphon tube 9 into the chamber 12. The coffee extracted in the chamber 12 is received in the pot 3 or the glass container and provided as hot coffee.

The coffee cooler 2 has also been conventionally used for cooling coffee and other beverages, and has an injection port 13 in the upper part thereof.
A cooling tank is provided below 3, and a predetermined amount of cooled coffee is discharged by operating the discharge button 14. The coffee cooler 2 is independent of the coffee extractor 1 and is arranged on the left side or the right side of the coffee extractor 1 depending on the conditions of the installation location, and in some cases, on the front side.

The rectangular recess 15 long in the vertical direction on the front surface of the body portion 4 of the coffee extractor 1 is provided, mounting base 17 of the bracket 16 is fixed to the inside of the recess 15.

The bracket 16 is commercially available from the prior art, but as shown in FIG.
A horizontal support arm 19 is attached to the upper bent portion of the hinge 7 by a hinge 18.
Are rotatably mounted in the vertical direction, and the pins 2 are respectively attached to the front surface of the mounting base 17 and the lower surface of the horizontal support arm 19.
Lower link 22 and upper link 2 by 1, 21 '
2'is rotatably attached.

The connecting links 22 and 22 'are connected to each other by a connecting pin 23 and extend straight to maintain the mounting base 17 and the horizontal supporting arm 19 at a right angle (see a solid line in FIG. 4). , Both connecting links 22, 2
Along with 2 ', the horizontal support arm 19 can be set in a folded state (see the two-dot chain line in the figure).

As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the structure which can selectively take the supporting state and the folding state is provided with a pin hole 25 at the tip of the lower connecting link 22, and
A bent edge 24 is formed at the upper edge of the lower connecting link 22 behind the pin hole 25. Also, the upper connecting link 2
An elongated hole 26 in the lengthwise direction is provided at the tip of 2 ', and an engaging projection 27 that engages with the lower surface of the bent edge 24 is formed on the tip side of the elongated hole 26.

The above-mentioned lower connecting link 22 and upper connecting link 2
When 2'is pulled in the direction in which they are separated from each other (Fig. 6 (b))
(Refer to the arrow in FIG. 6), the connecting pin 23 moves to one end of the slot 26, and the engaging projection 27 is disengaged from the bent edge 24, so that both connecting links 22 and 22 'are folded (FIG. 6 (a)). ) (B)).

On the contrary, when they are pushed toward each other (see FIG. 6 (d)), the connecting pin 23 moves to the other end of the elongated hole 26, and the engaging projection 27 of the bending edge 24 moves. Since the connecting links 22 and 22 'enter downward, rotation is prevented and the connecting links 22 and 22' are straight (see FIGS. 6C and 6D).

Horizontal support arm 19 of the bracket 16
A mounting base 28 having a circular outer peripheral surface is provided on the upper surface of the tip of the
Are provided (see FIG. 5). An endless outer peripheral engagement groove 29 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the mounting base 28.
The upstream end 32 of the gutter 31 is rotatably attached to the gutter 8 in a horizontal plane.

A fitting portion 33 is provided on the lower surface of the upstream end 32 of the gutter 31 for fitting to the outside of the mount 28, and the outer peripheral engaging groove 29 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the fitting portion 33. Is provided with an inner peripheral engagement groove 34. The inner peripheral engagement groove 34 is a circular arc groove having an end, and one end of the inner peripheral engagement groove 34 ends with a locking portion 35.
5'is provided. The other end of the inner peripheral engagement groove 34 has the fitting portion 33.
Is communicated with the elongated hole 36 extending in the circumferential direction.

A lock ring 37, which is in the shape of an oval, is formed in the space defined by the outer peripheral engaging groove 29 and the inner peripheral engaging groove 34.
Are fitted. The lock ring 37 is formed of an elastic member, and one end of the lock ring 37 is brought into contact with the locking portion 35, and a small projection 38 provided at the one end is locked in the small recess 35 ′. A finger hook 38 formed on the other end of the lock ring 37 is inserted into the elongated hole 36, and a part of the finger hook 38 projects to the outside of the fitting portion 33.

In the normal state, the lock ring 37 is in a reduced diameter state as shown in FIG. 6 (b), engages with both the outer peripheral engagement groove 29 and the inner peripheral engagement groove 34, and is fitted. The joint portion 33 is locked to the mounting base 28. In this state, the fitting portion 33 and the gutter 31 integral with the fitting portion 33 are not separated from the bracket 16, but can be freely rotated around the mounting base 28. Further, in the above-mentioned locked state, the lock ring 3
There is a slight gap between the outer periphery of 7 and the inner engagement groove 34.

Further, by putting a fingertip on the finger rest 38, as shown in FIG.
(C) When pushed in the direction shown by the arrow, the lock ring 37 expands in diameter and disengages from the outer peripheral engagement groove 29 and moves to the inner peripheral engagement groove 34, so that the cock is released and the fitting portion 33 is attached to the mounting base 2.
It can be removed from 8.

The trough 31 is provided with an inflow port 39 which is opened upward in a tapered shape at the upstream end 32. The gutter 31 is formed by a quadrangular pipe, and an outlet 42 is provided on the lower surface of the downstream end 41 of the tip (see FIG. 2). The length of the gutter 31 is the inlet 1 of the coffee cooler 2 when the gutter 31 is shaken to the side as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.
It should be a length that can be seen above 3. Further, the length of the recess 15 is set so that the gutter 31 having the length can be stored vertically (see FIG. 1).

The hot and cold two-kind beverage feeder of the embodiment is as described above, and when hot coffee is provided using the feeder, coffee powder is put into the chamber 12 equipped with a paper filter and the head portion 5 is provided. It is mounted below the discharge port 11 of. Along with this, as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 4, the bracket 16 is folded, and the gutter 31 is turned up half a turn to overlap it on the upper surface of the horizontal support arm 19, and the inlet 39 is set downward and is vertically recessed. It is stored inside the office 15. As a result, the gutter 31 and the bracket 16 are retracted from below the chamber 12.

Inside the recess 15, the horizontal support arm 19 rotates around the hinge 18 to face downward, and the gutter 31 is superposed upward on the front surface thereof.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the pot 3 is installed below the chamber 12. At this time, the inner plug of the pot 3 has an opening, and the opening is attached to the chamber 1.
It faces below the second extraction port 12 '.

Since the hot water is already boiled in the heating container 8 inside the coffee extractor 1, when the lid 10 of the water tank 7 is opened and a predetermined amount of water is injected, the amount of the water is changed in the above-mentioned manner. The same amount of hot water is poured into the chamber 12, and the extracted hot coffee drops into the pot 3. When the dropping of the coffee is completed, the inner plug of the pot 3 is replaced with a warm one. The hot coffee thus obtained is provided as hot coffee by appropriately adding sugar or the like.

Instead of receiving in the pot 3, a hand held decanter may be used.

In the case of providing iced coffee, as shown in FIG. 2, the coffee cooler 2 is installed on one side of the coffee extractor 1, and the gutter 31 is rotated in that direction to supply the outlet 42. Is placed above the inlet 13 of the coffee cooler 2.

Then, when coffee is extracted in the same manner as described above, hot coffee is injected into the coffee cooler 2 through the gutter 31 and cooled there. When the discharge button 14 is pressed after cooling, ice coffee is discharged.

After continuing the use as described above, the gutter 31
When carrying out maintenance, the lock by the lock ring 37 is released and the gutter 31 is removed from the bracket 16.

The above embodiment has been described with reference to the case of coffee, but the present invention is not limited to coffee, and a favorite beverage such as black tea or green tea can be used as a high temperature beverage or a low temperature beverage obtained by cooling the beverage. It can be used when provided.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, the beverage extractor and the beverage cooler are provided independently, and the two are connected by the gutter attached to the foldable bracket. Two types of low-temperature beverages can be provided on demand, and when the beverage cooling container becomes unnecessary for some reason, it is easy to separate it. Further, since the gutter can be retracted from the lower side of the beverage extraction port by folding the bracket, it does not hinder the direct reception of the extracted beverage below the extraction port of the drinking extractor.

Also, by rotatably mounting the above-mentioned gutter, the installation position of the beverage cooler can be freely selected within the reach of the gutter, and various conditions of the installation place can be dealt with. it can. Further, by rotating the gutter when the bracket is folded, the gutter can be folded and stored together with the bracket in a low volume.

Further, by mounting the above-mentioned gutter on the bracket through the lock mechanism, there is no fear that the gutter will come off during use, and it can be easily removed if necessary.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a usage state of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another usage state of the same as above.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of the above beverage extractor.

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of the above.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the above bracket. (B) Partial exploded perspective view of (a) figure

6 (a) is a plan view of the above-mentioned connecting link portion in a bendable state (b) (a) is a side view of FIG. 6 (c) is a plan view of the above-mentioned connecting link portion in a non-foldable state (d) (c) ) Side view of the figure

FIG. 7A is a partially enlarged sectional view of the above. (B) Sectional drawing of the bb line of (a) figure (C) Sectional drawing of the unlocked state of the bb line of (a) figure

[Explanation of symbols]

1 coffee extractor 2 coffee cooler 3 pots 4 torso 5 head 6 legs 7 water tank 8 heating vessels 9 Siphon tube 10 lid 11 outlet 12 chambers 12 'extraction port 13 inlet 14 Discharge button 15 recess 16 brackets 17 Mounting base 18 hinge 19 Horizontal support arm 21 pin 21 'pin 22 Lower link 22 'top link 23 Connecting pin 24 bent edge 25 pin hole 26 slot 27 Engagement protrusion 28 Mounting base 29 Outer peripheral engagement groove 31 gutter 32 upstream end 33 Fitting part 34 Inner peripheral engagement groove 35 Locking part 35 'small recess 36 slot 37 Lock Ring 38 finger rest 39 Inlet 41 Downstream end 42 Outlet

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-61-159924 (JP, A) Actually open 4-121835 (JP, U) Actually open 2-24259 (JP, U) Actually open 63- 18924 (JP, U) Actual development Sho 62-101436 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47J 31/50

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A beverage extractor and a beverage cooler are provided independently ,
High-temperature beverage is supplied through the beverage extractor, low-temperature beverage is transferred to the beverage cooler by the means for transferring the high-temperature beverage, the high-temperature low-temperature two-kind beverage supply device adapted to be supplied after cooling, the transfer The replacement means comprises a foldable bracket attached to the beverage extractor and a gutter attached to a part of the bracket .
The upstream end can be freely rotated in the horizontal plane on the bracket, and
Removably attached, while the bracket is upright, the upstream end of the gutter is faced below the outlet of the beverage extractor, and the downstream end is positioned above the inlet of the beverage cooler. No, a high-temperature low-temperature two-type beverage supply device characterized in that the gutter is retracted from below the extraction port in a folded state. 2. A rotatable and detachable mounting structure for the gutter includes a mounting base having a circular outer peripheral surface provided at a tip end portion of the bracket, and a fitting portion provided at an upstream end portion of the gutter. The mounting base has an outer peripheral engagement groove formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and the fitting unit has an inner peripheral surface to be fitted to the mounting base. The inner peripheral surface has an inner peripheral engaging groove that faces the outer peripheral engaging groove, the lock ring is formed in a truncated circle shape, and one end of the broken circle portion is provided in the inner circumferential engaging groove. The lock ring is locked to the stopper, and the finger hook provided on the other end is projected to the outside from an elongated hole provided in a part of the inner peripheral engagement groove in the circumferential direction, and the lock ring is reduced in diameter in a normal state. It fits into both the outer and inner circumference engagement grooves to lock the gutter, and when the finger hooks are pushed in the circumferential direction to expand the diameter, the inner circumference engagement grooves are formed. The high-temperature low-temperature two-type beverage supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the lock is released by fitting only. 3. The mounting base of the bracket is fixed to a recess provided in the beverage extractor, and when the bracket is folded, the bracket is housed in the recess together with the gutter. Item 2. The high-temperature low-temperature two-type beverage supply device according to Item 1 or 2 .