JPH036261Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a novel structure of a tea dispensing device that can take out a substantially constant amount of tea such as bancha, hojicha, and sencha during tea drinking.

The most common way to make tea when serving customers or having family gatherings is to remove the lid from a tea canister that has already been filled with a predetermined amount of tea, and use a teaspoon to transfer several cups of tea to the teapot, or to pour the tea from the tea canister into the teapot. The method was to take an appropriate amount into the lid of the teapot, check the amount, and then transfer it to the teapot. However, with this general method, the amount of tea for each batch is not necessarily constant, and you have to be careful about the amount of tea taken out each time, especially when the person who usually brews the tea is not available. In some cases, those with little experience may not know the appropriate amount and cannot brew delicious tea, resulting in a great deal of trouble. Therefore, recently, tea with packs has become available on the market, which is a fixed amount packaged in packs so that anyone can easily enjoy tea. Not all types of tea are available, and they are limited to specific brands.
In addition to the inconvenience of not being able to select and enjoy tea according to each person's taste, and the use of tea being limited, some people dislike tea containing tea itself, and above all, it is expensive. It also had the disadvantage that people refrained from using it because it would stick to things.

Therefore, in this invention, in order to deal with the drawbacks of the conventional ones, a tea extraction device having a completely new structure was developed and completed, and the structure is as described in detail below.

As can be understood from the representative embodiments of this invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the tea dispensing device of this invention basically consists of a tea measuring section 1, a tea storage tank 2, and a tea receiving plate 3. It is formed.

The tea measuring section 1 further includes a receiving rod 11 and a tea dispensing rod 13. The receiving rod 11 is a horizontally placed hollow cylindrical body, and has a tea drop opening 12 cut out over a predetermined range on its upper surface side. Also,
The tea takeout rod 13 has an external shape similar to the above-mentioned sheath rod 11.
A thin tea making part 14, which is inscribed in the hollow part of the tea making part 14 and can be taken in and out in a tight manner along the axial direction, is formed on the upper surface side of the tea making part 14 having a tea receiving surface. By limiting the size of the tea receiving surface of the tea making section 14 to an appropriate size, the tea receiving surface of the tea making section 14 is formed to have a size suitable for each type of tea, for example, bancha, sencha, black tea, etc. Limit the amount of tea used,
can be supplied. Therefore,
A plurality of tea extraction rods 13 are prepared in the tea extraction device as a set, and each tea extraction rod 13 is formed in the tea making section 14 having a tea receiving surface of a different size, so that it can be adjusted according to the type of tea. This means that the optimum amount of tea can be reliably extracted.

Note that the outer shape of the tea take-out rod 13 is in the hollow part of the sheath rod 11 except when the tea take-out rod 13 is pulled out from the sheath rod 11 to take out a certain amount of tea. It must be possible to realize an inscribed structure, and the structure for this purpose is, for example, a slightly wedge-shaped structure that becomes slightly thicker toward the grip portion 15 side of the tea removal rod 13, such as the one in the illustrated embodiment. Alternatively, although not shown in the drawings, at least the gripping portion 15 side of the tea dispensing rod 13 may be attached with packing on the gripping portion 15 side of the tea dispensing rod 13 or realizing an interlocking structure. Any structure can be adopted as long as the outer shape and the hollow inner surface of the receiving rod 11 can have a close relationship.

In addition, the tea removal rod 13 is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment in which a plurality of tea removal rods having different sizes of tea receiving surfaces of the tea making section 14 are prepared as a set. As shown in the example shown in FIG.
6 is placed horizontally and the rotating rod 1 is inserted from the grip part 15 side.
7, and by rotating the rotating rod 17 in an appropriate direction to insert and remove the slide plug 16,
It is also possible to adjust the size of the tea receiving surface of the tea making section 14, and according to this embodiment, there is no need to prepare a plurality of tea removal rods 13 as a set. .

The tea storage part 2 has a smooth tapered shape from the upper surface of the outer case body 4 toward the tea drop opening 12 of the tea measuring part 1, and is formed separately from the outer case body 4 according to an embodiment. Alternatively, although not shown in the drawings, it may be formed integrally with the outer case body 4 in advance. In the figure, reference numeral 41 indicates an opening/closing lid that seals the tea storage tank 2 on the upper surface of the outer case body 4 and opens and closes when replenishing tea.

The tea receiving plate 3 is a pull-out plate-shaped body formed directly below the tea measuring section 1, and is connected to the tea dispensing rod 13.
It can be put in and taken out in parallel with the direction in which it is pulled out. This tea receiving plate 3 is designed so that when the tea dispensing rod 13 in the tea measuring section 1 is pulled out and the tea is transferred to the teapot, the tea taken out spills out from the bottom of the tea receiving surface on the tea receiving surface of the tea making section 14. This is to prevent tea from spilling onto the tea receiving plate 3 and being wasted by opening the opening/closing lid 41 and returning it to the tea storage tank 2. It turns out.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the tea receiving plate 3 can be pulled out manually independently of the tea measuring section 1, but of course it can be pulled out automatically by combining a spring or the like as necessary. The structure is such that the popping out by the spring is linked to the pulling out operation of the tea takeout rod 13, or a protrusion is formed below the tea takeout rod 13 so that when the tea takeout rod 13 is pulled out, the protrusion is It is also possible to adopt an appropriate structure such that the tea receiving plate 3 is hooked at a proper position on the lower tea receiving plate 3 and the tea receiving plate 3 is pulled out in an interlocking manner.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, various storage sections 5,
It is also possible to integrate it with 6, 7, 8, tray 9, etc. to form a tea serving set.

According to the tea dispensing device of this invention having the above-mentioned configuration, the opening/closing lid 41 is opened and a predetermined amount of tea is replenished into the tea storage tank 2 in advance, and when it is necessary to pour tea, , tea receiving board 3
(unnecessary in the case of an interlocking type), grip the grip part 15 of the tea removal rod 13 in the tea measuring part 1 protruding from the side of the outer case body 4, and pull it out. The amount of tea placed on the receiving surface is regulated by the receiving rod 11, so that a substantially constant amount can be taken out each time, and the optimum amount of tea can be brewed without any care. After transferring the tea to the teapot, if the empty tea removal rod 13 is inserted into the receiving rod 11, the tea that had entered from the tea drop opening 12 of the receiving rod 11 after the tea removal rod 13 was pulled out will be removed. The tea leaves are completely removed by the tea making section 14 and returned to their original state. At that time, since there is nothing that crosses the tea drop opening 12 of the receiving sheath rod 11, the tea will not be cut or broken at all, so no matter how many times you use it, the tea will not break into pieces or turn into waste tea. There is no danger of getting used to it.

As mentioned above, this device allows you to take out a substantial amount of tea every time you brew tea, and even people who have never brewed tea regularly can serve delicious tea every time without any worries. from,
It will be especially useful if it is always kept in the workplace. In addition, there is no need to waste tea because the amount used is constant each time and the tea is not used properly, which is economically advantageous. Furthermore, it is extremely convenient to handle, as it does not scatter tea and stain the surrounding area, and since it can be realized as a size not much different from the size of a conventional tea caddy, it does not take up much space. . Furthermore, since the tea measuring part is formed in a close contact structure, it is possible to prevent the aroma of tea from escaping or deteriorating in quality as much as possible, and it is possible to reliably guarantee delicious tea.

In addition, it can be freely combined with products with other functions and can increase added value, so it can be said that it is a product that should be highly evaluated as a tea-related product.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings are based on a representative embodiment of this invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the entire part shown through, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing only the tea measuring section, FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of only the tea take-out rod of another embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of another embodiment. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Tea measuring part, 2...Tea storage tank, 3...Tea receiver plate, 4...Outer case body, 11...Receptacle rod, 12...
...Tea drop opening, 13...Tea removal rod, 14...Tea making section, 41...Opening/closing lid.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A receiving sheath rod is formed by cutting out a predetermined area on the upper surface side of the horizontally placed hollow cylinder to form a tea drop opening; A tea measuring section is formed by a tea dispensing rod in which a thin-walled tea making section with a tea receiving surface is formed on the upper surface side. A tea storage tank having a smooth tapering shape toward the mouth, and a tea receiving plate directly below the tea measuring section that can be freely inserted and removed in parallel to the direction in which the tea dispensing rod is pulled out. A tea extraction device.